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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 38: ISSUE 98 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25,2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Taylor discusses perspectives on war ·on terrorism received his Air Force commis lecture entitled "Perspectives on likely be passed down to the said that "the threat persists." By SHELIA FLYNN and sion from the Notre Dame ROTC the Global War on Terrorism," next generation. "No terrorist grpup has ever MERYL GUYER program in 1970. Taylor's other sponsored by the department of "I don't think this is something been defeated sol-ely by military News Writers positions included director of the political science and Air Force that's going to be solved within action," he said, adding, "al Office of Foreign Missions, with ROTC. the next 10 years," Taylor said. Qaeda is everywhere." Francis Taylor, the assistant the rank of ambassador, and he Taylor offered his personal He said the war on terror is a To cap this widespread disper secretary of state for diplomatic has served as the U.S. reflections and memories about changing, prolonged process sion, Taylor said, the radical ide security, focused on the future Department of State's Sept. 11 and the subsequent because victory will not come ologies and cultural misunder when he revisited his past Coordinator for beginnings of the war on terror. with actions of the military and standing which propel it must be Tuesday by returning to Notre Counterterrorism since July 13, Throughout the presentation, he law enforcement officials. While quelled. Dame. 2001. focused on the war as a continu he cited major gains, such as the "The challenge !s to get people "It's always good to be back He first spoke yesterday at ing process and said that the apprehension of more than home," said Taylor, who 12:30 p.m. in DeBartolo, giving a battle to end terrorism will most 4,000 al-Qaeda soldiers, Taylor see TAYLOR/page' 4 Controversial film on Jesus' final hours opens Reuters EPA Protesters In New York City rally against "The Passion of the Christ." The film Actor Jim Cavlezel, who portrays Jesus, carries the cross In a scene from "The has drawn both praise and crltclsm from religious groups. Passion of the Christ," which opens today nationwide. · Controversy surrounds movie debut ND student interest in movie varies movie, it won't put to rest the con life. By MATT BRAMANTI tentious issues it addresses. By MATT BRAMANTI Campus Fellowship for the Holy News Writer Some reviewers have criticized the News Writer Spirit officer junior Dave Salmon said film's graphic depictions of the scourg he has heard a limited amount of Controversy and accusations of anti ing, crucifixion and death of Jesus, say After months of charges of anti enthusiasm among members of his Semitism have been swirling around ing they're unnecessary and emotionally Semitism, sectarian bickering and nondenominational Christian organiza "The Passion of the draining. In an interview with Diane media coverage, Mel Gibson's film "The tion. "There hasn't been a whole lot of Christ" nationwide See Also Sawyer for ABC's "Primetime" - which Passion of the Christ" opens today, Ash talk," Salmon said. "But I guess there's since March, when a aired last week - Gibson acknowledged "The Passion of Wednesday, in about 2,800 theaters a mild buzz of excitement about it." New York Times the R-rated film contained lifelike, bru nationwide, including several across Senior Lee DeLeon, an officer in the Magazine article the Christ" tal violence, but said it must be viewed Michiana. interdenominational Christian group interviewed director in the context of the broader story. 14 15 Religious groups on campus and in Iron Sharpens Iron, said his organiza Mel Gibson about pages and "I think it pushes one over the edge so the South Bend area reported varying tion has planned a trip to see the film the project. While that they see the enormity. the enormity levels of interest in the controversial this weekend. ' today's 2,800-theater release of the film film, which offers a graphic and violent will allow Americans to finally see the see CRITICISM/page 6 portrayal of the last 12 hours of Jesus' see INTEREST/page 6 Network connection Students react to Lenten season gious topic, Sifuentes said. upgrade fails again By DUSTIN VONHANDORF "We hope to turn this into a News Writer more frequent thing [occurring outside of Lent]." he said. "The installation failed Today, many Catholics will · In addition to its regularly By MATT BRAMANTI approximately two hours attend Mass and receive ashes to scheduled daily Mass. Sunday News Writer after cutover," Klimek said. symbolize humility in their faith. Mass and Vespers, the Basilica of "There was a short outage at Not only does Ash Wednesday the Sacred Heart will offer For the second time in three around 8:30 a.m." denote Catholic modesty, it also Stations of the Cross every Friday days, the Office of Information "Cutover" refers to the marks the beginning of the at 7:15p.m. Technologies failed to suc process in which all Internet Lenten holiday leading to Easter. Junior Tanisa Johnson said that cessfully install a new campus traffic was switched to the The University offers numerous as of now, she has no specific Internet connection and dis new connection. activities that allow students to plans for the weeks leading up to rupted service to thousands of Klimek said OIT personnel become more involved in the Easter. users. encountered the same prob Church during the holy season. ''I'm not Catholic, but [Lent is Tom Klimek, manager of lem that disabled the new Alumni President Paul Sifuentes aboutJ reflection, I guess," she network engineering for OIT, connection when it was first said his hall will host the "Last said. "It usually means giving up said a hardware failure activated last weekend. About Homily" series. The series will be something." quickly crippled the new fiber three hours after the first held Mondays at 9 p.m. and will Other students acknowledge optic connection which is installation Sunday morning, include Mass, with a homily writ that Lent is a time for reflection, designed to link the Notre a piece of optical networking ANDY KENNA/The ObseNer ten in a similar fashion to the yet also see it as a marker for the Dame campus with Internet equipment failed. This failure Sacred Heart Basilica will be "Last Lecture" series. The homi end of the year. backbone connections in offering Stations of the Cross lies will focus on the readings for Chicago. see UPGRADE/page 4 on Fridays during Lent. the day as opposed to any reli- see LENT/page 4 . - ~· . .. ' . = . page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Wednesday, February 25, 2004 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE YOU GIVING UP FOR LENT? It's about that time Does anyone have as difficult a time as I do? Finding something to sacrifice for Lent. that is. To be honest, I completely forgot about Claudia Ramirez Grant Kleiber Matt Dowling Sarah Ernst Sayo Belli Veronica Rivero · it - not Lent, just about having to give Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior something up. It Off-Campus Off-Campus Lyons Off-Campus Off-Campus seemed like Off-Campus Christmas was ,, barely yesterday "Studying. "Being Jewish.·· ..Binge drinking ..Believing in "Sunday ..Non-alcoholic and now here we t ,, God.·· classes. •• drinks.·· are at Ash ... no. Wednesday already. The only way that I did remember was thanks to a frantic Instant Annellese Message Monday Woolford from my friend laughing hysterical Saint Mary·s ly at what one of Editor our guy friends has, apparently, decided to do. Just think "40 Days, 40 Nights" that Josh Hartnett flick that came out a IN BRIEF couple of years ago to demonstrate how religiously flippant some Catholics can Learn about the Student Union be. Board, talk with current SUB staff It's not the idea itself that sent me into and eat free food at the SUB Open hysterics along with my friend - after House tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. in all, I'm sure more than a few of us have considered it as well at some point. It's 201LaFo~e. just amusing knowing this person and The Student Union Board pres thinking that he'll actually try to be seri ent<; the 46th Annual CoUegiate ous about this. I give it a week- tops. Jazz Festival Preview tonight Really though, why am I the one left from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the struggling each year over, what seems to LaFortune Ballroom. Admission is be, a relatively easy decision? free to studentS and the public. I remember back in grade school when my classmates and I didn't quite under The Working Group on the stand what the purpose was in having to Americas and the Department of give up something we liked. Everyone English present "Caribbean decided chocolate would be suitable; it Inventions, Part 2," a component was the old standby. Our parents rarely of the Ward-Phillip Lectures. gave it to us on a regular basis anyway, "Colonialism in Reverse: so it wasn't like there was too much to Englishness and the Politics of miss, right? Then there were those, like Culture" will be presented tonight me, who didn't like chocolate much, but at 6 p.m. in rooms 100-104 followed the crowd and took the easy McKenna Hall. way out. How I saw it, I could have all the vanilla pudding I wanted -and I did. ANDY KENNAfThe Observer "States of Limbo: Engaging As I got older, I somehow fell into the Notre Dame students play frisbee on South Quad Tuesday afternoon.