The Observer VOL. XXV. NO. 22 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,1992 t THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Notre Dame not ranked among top 25 universities By DAVID KINNEY annual spending on instruction, higher than several of the uni­ News Editor student services, administration versities ranked in the top 25 in and academic support including U.S. News & World Report's some categories: Notre Dame was not among computers and libraries per • Incoming freshmen have U.S. News and W orld Report’s full-time student. Ranking of the Top Universities higher SAT and ACT scores top 25 national universities for But almost all the universities than 10 of the universities; the third consecutive year but ranked have medical schools, •A higher percentage of remained among the best of the which account for much of the Academ. Student Faculty Ftnan. Student freshmen at ND graduate in the 179 universities ranked spending, so “it will be difficult reputa- selec- ■y re- satis- top 10 percent of their class annually by the magazine. for us to be ranked in the top f sourcesfactlon than nine of the schools; ND placed in the first 25,” Moore said. Rank name v rank rank •Admission is more selective quartile, the best of four groups Notre Dame placed 18th in 1. Harvard University / 8 1 than 10 other universities in the of national universities, and 1988 and 23rd in 1989 but has 2. Princeton University / i l l 11 3 top 25; A 3 was 20th among private not ranked in the top 25 since. •More freshmen stay for 3.YaleUniversity / 4 6 universities, according to Beginning in 1990, the financial \ 10 sophomore year than 18 of the resources category weighted 4 . Stanford U n iv ersity / / 5 5 11 top 25, and more freshmen Dennis Moore, director of / 5 more heavily and the University graduate in less than five years public relations. ' 1 1 32 Harvard University was dropped in the rankings, Moore than 20 of the schools; named the best university in the said. 5. M a s s a c h u s ^ t ^ o C W , 6 6 7 13 •Only Harvard, Princeton and nation for the third consecutive U.S. News determines the best 7. Dartmouth College V / 15 9 11 9 2 Dartmouth universities have year. Princeton University, Yale national universities on the better student satisfaction rates 7. Duke University 12 10 9 13 5 University, Stanford University basis of five attributes: reputa­ than Notre Dame. and the California Institute of tion, selectivity, faculty re­ 9. University of Chicago 8 24 2 6 25 “What that says to me is that sources, financial resources and we re bringing in at least as Technology rounded out the top 10. Columbia University 12 13 12 10 8 five. student satisfaction. talented — if not more talented Moore attributed the ranking — students than those ranked to U.S. News’ emphasis on fi­ Financial resources count for ahead of us,” said Moore. Fur­ nancial resources. The total 18 percent, student satisfaction sources count for 25 percent weight to categories that deal thermore, the “students must education spending per student for seven percent, and reputa­ each. with students,” said Moore. think they’re getting a good is determined by a school’s total tion, selectivity and faculty re- “Their method gives the least However, Notre Dame scored education.” Student Senate discusses security issues, BOG approves of club By KATIE CAPUTO protection,” according to multicultural festival and trustee report News Writer Chlebek. By KENYA JOHNSON Mary’s security for the proposal. Fieldhouse Mall. These events Security is investigating the News Writer He w ill then approach local w ill be sponsored by different Saint Mary’s Board of Gover­ possibility of selling them bars with the proposal. campus organizations, said nance approved a request by through the bookstore or stu­ Student Senate discussed Senator Tyler Farmer also Farmer. the Notre Dame En­ dent government. Board increasing security in parking reported on the upcoming Mul­ trepreneurial Club to obtain of­ members expressed mixed lots of local bars, the ticultural Fall Festival that will Student senate will also pre­ ficial club status at the College opinions about how many stu­ Multicultural Fall Festival, and take place Oct. 4-9. sent the board of trustees re­ during last night’s meeting. dents would be interested in the Board of Trustees Report on “It is important for us as stu­ port, “Upholding the Mission: Gene Sheikh, president of the, buying the product. research during last night’s dent leaders to actually attend, Teaching and Research at a club, said the club encourages • Lisa Campione, representa­ meeting. participate in, and support the National Catholic University,” students interested in en­ tive of the Student Alumni As­ Student government will at­ events going on that week. on Oct. 1. It includes nine rec­ trepreneurship to explore dif­ sociation, appealed for $200 for tempt to encourage local bars to We’ve put a lot of effort into the ommendations based on three ferent aspects of the marketing Founder’s Day cups. Campione place security officers in their festival this year and we’ve got common themes: teaching in­ world. said it was for an important parking lots on Thursday, some great things planned,” centives, academic life in and With official status at Saint cause because Founder’s Day is Friday and Saturday nights. The said Farmer. out of the classroom, and exam­ Mary’s, the club would be able a day for recognition of Saint primary concern is the Special events planned w ill ination of undergraduate aca­ to hold fundraisers through Mary’s. The board approved the Commons. include an opening multicul­ demic programs, said Lynn student activities at the school. funds. tural mass on Sunday, Oct.4, Friedewald, president of Breen- “It w ill help involve Saint • The Student Activities “Everything from assaults, the African Dance Troop per­ Phillips. Mary’s students in en­ Committee (SAC) briefed the robberies, and shoot-outs have formance on Thursday, Oct. 8, The senate also finalized the trepreneurship,” said a board on plans in progress. The happened to our students in the and the traditional Taste of Na­ regulations for Freshmen Class sophomore on the board. committee is planning several Commons parking lot,” said tions on Friday, Oct. 9. Council elections. Applications In other business: student-faculty meals and discussing a big sister program R.G. S tarm ann, stu de nt gov­ In addition, there will be daily for the council will be due Fri­ • Richard Chlebek, director of ernment security commissioner. “fireside chats” in the Interna­ day, Sept. 25, and elections w ill Saint Mary’s Security, discussed within the academic depart­ “We need to make these places tional Students Organization be held Monday, Sept. 28. personal electric safety alarms ments. safer for students.” lounge (2nd floor LaFortune) in Senate also nominated Ellen that students can wear on their SAC is also reviewing finals Starmann plans to do re­ the mornings, “culture on the Zahren as the new SUB Director body and activate in case of week policies in an attempt to search and gain the support of quad” at noon and of Programming, and passed a emergency. “The alarms are a restrict tests and papers on the both Notre Dame and Saint “entertainment on the quad” resolution to emphasis Hall quality product for personal last two days before finals. from 4 p.m.-5 p.m, both at Fellows at Notre Dame. Campus voter registration drive registers 600 to 700 By MARA DIVIS dents’ awareness of voting and News Writer the political process has in­ creased. Last week’s Student govern­ “This year being a national ment-sponsored voter regis­ election helped things go quite tration drive registered be­ well,” O’Neill said. “The more tween 600 and 700 Notre Dame people who vote, the more students, according to Chris awareness and interest there Setti, coordinator of student is.” government political activities. Setti said that the national Setti said the drive, which election has made students was set up in the North and more likely to make the effort South Dining Halls, targeted to register. Although students students who had just turned know little about local congres­ 18 and had not yet registered sional races, the increased pub­ to vote and students who had licity for the presidential elec­ registered in their home states tion has heightened student but had not requested absentee interest. ballots. The drive also aided voter “It was a lot bigger turnout awareness in Saint Joseph than we expected,” he said. “A County and the issues of the lot of students didn’t know how Michiana area, O’Neill said. to register back home. We fa­ “It helps Saint Joe County out cilitated the process.” on their accord, since we’re International sale Student Body Vice President registering people,” she said. Bridget Nelson and Kristin Pooley (right to left), freshman from Lewis Hall, look to make a possible purchase Molly O’Neill said because this “They don’t have to come here of the clothes and jewelry from around the world for sale from the International Art Company. year is a national election, stu­ and register people.” - ‘ ^ • • * " • - • •«. -i y/' * -■ ^ (/ w/ ’ page 2 The Observer Thursday, September,!!?, 1992 INSIDE COLUMN W E A T H E R REPORT forecast for noon, Tuesday, September 22 Diversity and Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. Mostly cloudy today with a 30 per cent chance of showers. learning breed Much cooler. High in the lower 60s. tolerance TEMPERATURES Each year, during City Anchorage Hispanic Heritage Month, Atlanta Hispanics across the Bogota United States have the Boston Cairo opportunity to celebrate, Chicago take pride in and spread Cleveland the word about the ac­ Dallas Detroit complishments which Indianapolis Hispanics have made in Rancho Lozano Jerusalem Day Editor London contributing to the history Los Angeles of the United States.