ND Volunteers Staff Local No-Kill Animal Shelter
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Irish back on the road Chechans cross Russian border Senior defensive end Lamont Bryant leads the Russia allows thousands of refugees to flee Friday Fighting Irish to Knoxville to clash with Tee war-torn Chechnya Thursday after blocking Martin and the No. 4 Tennesse Volunteers. their passage for more than a week. NOVEMBERS, Irish Insider World & Nation + page 5 1999 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIII NO. 46 HTTP://OBSERVER.N D.EDU "Animals have no advocates; they can't speak for themselves. " Phyllis Shelton-Ball ND volunteers staff local no-kill• animal• .;i.Lt ""' shelter By LIZ ZANONI News Writer When Kmart employees found five puppies dcscrtml next to a leaky, 30-foot dumpster, they photwd Sebrina Tingley, a starr member in the psychology department, at the Pet Hefugc in Mishawaka. Tingley is one of tlw many Notre Dame staff, faculty and students involved with Pet Hefuge, a non-profit. no-kill, volunteer-operated animal shnltnr. "Animals have no advocates; they can't speak for themselves," said Phyllis Shelton-Ball, a romance language department staiT member who helps maintain tlw Pet Hefuge Web page. "It is up to the people who care about them." Pet Hnfugn has caught the attention of 14 Notre Dame studnnts and staff members who donate their time answering phones. walking dogs. col lecting fond and ev1~n fostering pets until a suit able home is found. "It amazes nw how many Notre Dame people from difl'en~nt parts of campus are involved," said Ester-Mirjam Sent, assistant professor of econom ies. Sent. who also helps update the Web page, was shocked that after mentioning Pet Refuge in class, several students approached her to discuss volun teering. "People will support a cause or organiza tion likn this. they're just not aware of it," Sent said. Becausn Pet Hefugc depends completely on its voluntm~rs. the slwltnr always looks for people to assist in daily operations and long term fundrais ing activities such as the annual Haunted Trail in October. "It do1)sn't havr. to be a huge time investment," Sent said. Something as simple as collecting Meijer's receipts. used by Pet Refuge to receive l'nw dog food. helps the shelter immensely, she Photo courtesy of www.petrefuge.com A Pet Refuge volunteer holds puppies available for adoption at the Mishawaka shelter. Several Notre Dame students and staff members volunteer at the shelter where they walk dogs, answer phones, collect food and see SHELTER/page 4 maintain the shelter's Web site. Grad students overshadowed Counselors grieve • Grad school is growing modestly to meet our The school's motto, said challenges." Mike Waddell, a joint medieval loss of Coleman small, but is it The school is small, yes, but studies and philosophy gradu superb? "a little far from [superb]." ate student, is a "pretty accu but also as a friend and role said Jorge Ganopolsky, a grad rate" reflection of his work. By jACKIE OSTROWSKI model. student studying biochemistry. Waddell wanted a relatively News Wrirer "She was very inspirational By CHRISTINE KRALY Part of this, Ganopolsky says, small school, by graduate and strong," said Wendy Settle, Associate News Ediror is dun to the differences hr. school standards, but one with After a two-year battle with a staff psychologist and a col sees in graduate and under a good academic reputation, cancer, Sally Coleman, a sub league of Coleman's. "She had graduate privileges. which is why he says he came Ask graduate students what stance abuse counselor at the a w.~Y of connecting with peo Ganopolsky, who likes to swim to Notre Dame. Students need they lovn about Notre Dame University Counseling Center, ple. at the Hoekne Memorial, suf to understand, though, that the and they rnspond with a multi died Oct. 21. Coleman accomplished a fers the burdens of undergrad University's main focus is not tude of answers. Coleman worked at Notre great deal while at Notre uate breaks when summer and on graduate studies, he said. More than likely, though, the Dame for 14 years. She was Dame. In 1987, she helped break hours for the facility "The University has a answer won't be that it's diagnosed with cancer in write the grant that created the shorten. stronger commitment to October 1997, and had multiple br.causc thn graduate school Office of Alcohol and Drug Other places on campus, undergraduate students," he has a terrific: reputation or surgeries afterward, resulting Education. Previously, Notre including the llesburgh said. "You need to know that relationship with the rest of in time away from work. She Dame only had a counseling Library, change their hours when you get here." thn University. returned to the Counseling center. during breaks. This, he said, Notre Dame, Waddell said, is Center in January 1999 and The graduate school's motto Another one of her projects, shows preferential treatment interested in improving its pro worked full-time during the has long bnen "Small but Challenge 2000, was an enor because graduate students live file. not educating its graduate spring semester. Her cancer superb." a phrase 1:oinr.d by mous undertaking. Coleman at school throughout the year. students, and the University returned in August, however, Nathan llatch wlwn he held proposed a national confernnee "[You canl feel the differ needs to evaluate why it does preventing her from working thn position as the school's at Notre Dame that would draw ence," Ganopolsky said. "When this. this semester. vice president. James Merz, in hundreds of people from undergrad students !are not "Most of the University Those who knew Coleman across the nation to discuss a tlw sdwol's prns1~nt viee presi around], we're not taken care stress not only her impact as a dent. has sinee add1~d "and of." see GRADUATE/page 6 counselor and faculty member, see CO LEMAN I page 6 page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Friday, November 5, 1999 INSIDE CoLUMN THIS WEEK IN NOTRE DAME/SAINT MARY'S HISTORY Keenan presents first 'Keenan Review' St. Mary's expands parietals hours NoWay Out Saturday, Nov. 6, 1976 Friday, Nov. 5, 1982 Keenan Hall performed 'The New Keenan Review, an St. Mary's instituted weekday parietals for the remain Evening of Song Dance and Comedy," in Washington Hall, der of the academic year. For the first time, male visitors I'm sure everyone realizes what their situa tion is at some point, but the state I recently and hoped it would become an annual event. The show will be allowed in residence halls from 5 to 10 p.m. on found myself in struck me as an interesting included a soft rock number, a classical violin act and a Sunday through Thursday nights. Weekend parietal coincidence over break. One day, I'm in school, stressing over my barbershop octet, as well as 14 other acts. ''This is a hours remained the same. The change was welcomed by Latin quizzes and questions for Core. The next, I'm relaxing with my cousins in chance for Keenan to shine and for people within the hall the vast majority of students, although some protested Michigan, talking, playing games and read to get to know each other," said director Tom Lenz. that the new hours would limit privacy. ing. It was then I realized I was stressed because I Angela Campos hadn't left myself a way out. OUTSIDE THE DOME Compiled from U-Wire reports When I was in high Lab Tech school, whether I had the time or not, I always had novel to read for fun, outside of class. U. Wahington students anxious after shooting When I started to get stressed out or need SEATTLE "/ don 't think I've ever been that the television stations released. ed a break from my schoolwork, I'd let myself On a typical Wednesday afternoon, "Some guy in camoflage - it made become part of the story and I would be the Husky Lounge in The University that close to anything me more aware of the ROTC guys absent from reality, relaxing and relteving of Washington's HUB basement is happening. " walking around campus," said Lane myself of stress. peaceful. Tired students nap on the Hatfield, a graduate student of Last year, I was so busy trying to keep up tables and catch up on homework, Jessica Shook English. my grades and stay sane that I had no real lulled by the sounds of their favorite Other students also mentioned the student free time to read, although I think I managed soap opera. ROTC uniform, saying that it made some reading time. But Wednesday, the tone was very the situation a lot weirder. A few As a result, I had a lot of stress and no way different. Anxious students gathered complained about the vague nature to rid myself of it. in groups, mulling over the ramifica as 8th Avenue, the fact that the trail of the description. I decided that this year, as a sophomore, no tions of the events unfolding in extended through Wallingford was Ashley Ballantyne, a graduate stu matter how much work I had to do or how Wallingford. enough for her. dent in environmental engineering, much time I had to do it, I would take time Bicyclists started planning alternate "This is really weird - you can summed up the general attitude out of my schedule to make sure I could relax routes home and Seattle newcomers walk outside and see the helicopters," toward the "official" report on the -namely, curl up in a good book.