The Observer

OL. XXV NO. 131 The Observer THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1993 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Senate kills Clinton’s jobs bill WASHINGTON (AP) — create summer jobs for students support. Democrats abandoned their ef and finance other programs But Republicans stood firm, fort to push President Clinton’s Clinton said would stimulate the arguing that the package would jobs bill through the Senate economy and put more add billions to record federal Wednesday, as relentless Re Americans to work. It also had deficits while doing little to help publicans saddled the new $3.2 billion from the existing a $6 trillion economy. president with his first major highway trust fund for road Democrats had wanted to fi legislative defeat. construction. nance the measure by borrow After fruitless eleventh-hour “While the other side is con ing money, which would drive negotiations between White gratulating each other on up the budget shortfall. House officials and Senate proving they are a force to be In a day of closed-door talks, Democrats and Republicans, reckoned with, they have only Republicans offered a much the Senate used a voice vote to proved that they are the smaller version of the package approve only the $4 billion the guardians of grid lock,” said worth about $6.5 billion — the bill contained for jobless bene Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va. jobless benefits money, plus fits and strip the rest of the some spending for summer money from the legislation. “If 1 am any judge, I think the jobs, road building and other Hours earlier, Democrats had American people are supporting projects. All the programs but lost their fourth attempt to our position on this package,” the unemployment benefits break a filibuster by minority said Senate Minority Leader would have been paid for with Republicans that had frozen the Bob Dole, R-Kan. “Most people I cuts in existing programs, a measure in the Senate since last talk to say cut spending first ... package the Democrats re month. and don’t raise my taxes.” jected. The Senate vote, in effect, Dole also said the battle The final offer by the White killed one of Clinton’s major showed that the White House House and Mitchell was a bill economic initiatives. should seek support from Re worth $12.9 billion, including “I’m disappointed but I knew publicans on future issues, the highway money. For the when I came here that we’d something it failed to do on the first time, Democrats moved have to change some things in jobs package. toward meeting a key GOP de Washington,” Clinton told re “Hopefully, we’ll be consulted mand by offering to pay for porters after the vote. “The on health care and some of the some of the spending — $5 bil American people won’t be sur other major problems,” he said. lion of it — by cutting existing prised, I guess, to think that a The Senate measure now goes programs. minority of one house could to the House, where Democratic But Dole said the new White keep several hundred thousand aides were uncertain whether a House proposal was too large. The Observer/ Sue Kehias people out of work this year.” vote would occur this week or And he said Republicans The jobs measure killed next. Liberals there were wanted everything in the mea Testing her skill and balance Wednesday contained $12.2 bil already unhappy when Clinton sure paid for with offsetting Amy Cooper, a Pasquerilla East sophomore tries her skill and lion to restore forests, provide had stripped $4 billion from the cuts — except $4 billion it con succeeds at the ladder climb as part of the AnTostal activities at Notre immunizations for children, bill in a futile effort to win GOP tains for jobless benefits. Dame yesterday on the Fieldhouse Mall. Gays, lesbians find their place on campus Dominos Editor's Note: The following The Unrecognized Minority is the second of a three-part Homosexuals find place for help comes back series examining the place of gays and lesbians on the Notre GAYS By KATIE MURPHY heterosexual couples on cam Dame and Saint Mary's News Writer pus. They come in with their to campus campuses. 9 partner and they feel they By SARAH DORAN CAMPUS The University Counseling want to get help, or maybe Associate News Editor By KATIE MURPHY Center serves as an outlet for they have just broken up with couldn’t talk about what was News Writer gay and lesbian students who a partner," continued Steibe- going on with me,” she said. Dominos Pizza was banned are in emotional pain, accord Pasalich. Tom told his closest friends from delivering their products Before she “came out,” Kelly ing to Sue Steibe-Pasalich, Although issues of concern that he was gay a few months to the University from March A. Smith, a fifth-year Saint assistant director of the coun for gays and lesbians “have ago. Although he was subtly 31 until April 20 after failing to Mary’s student, was depressed seling center. been pretty stable over the aware of being homosexual in abide by regulations concern and afraid of how her friends Gay and lesbian students years”, Steibe-Pasalich cau high school, he found it easy to ing posting their signs on cam would react to her sexuality. may come into the counseling tioned that these are not the “put in the back of [his] mind.” pus. She wouldn’t tell anyone where center for many different only problems students come “I didn’t talk about it much. she was going on the weekends reasons, according to Steibe- the them with. But it finally came to the point University policy states that or with whom, for fear of Pasalich, but sexual identity Counseling is widely avail where I didn’t want to play the signs must be approved by the harassment or vandalism. issues generally center around able, according to Steibe- game anymore. I wanted to be Office of Student Activities be Tom skirted the question of three main areas. Pasalich. true to myself,” he said. fore they can be posted on his hom osexuality by being “Sometimes students come “Someone is always covering campus. Most corporate signs immersed in school activities in confused with their sexual the phones. There is always Edward has yet to tell his are not approved because of a and academics. He began to identity. They come looking for someone who can see them. roommates or his family, conflict of interest, according to lose interest in going out with help to deal with their All anyone needs to do is just although he wants to get it out William Kirk, assistant vice his friends and felt very uncertainties,” said Steibe- call the counseling center and in the open. “A lot of people president for student affairs. “detached from reality”. He was Pasalich. ask to see a counselor,” she have the guts to be more open tired of trying to “trick” himself Students also come to the said. than I am,” he said. The Dominos Pizza into being someone he was not. counseling center to talk about The Counseling Center’s He said he especially fears his corporation illeagally posted Edw ard, who asked to be “coming out,” she said. services are completely con family’s reaction to his signs without approval from identified by middle name only, “They are looking for help or fidential, said Steibe-Pasalich. homosexuality. “I often feel a lot Student Activities, Kirk said. As has only told other gays and ideas to tell friends, family, They cannot release any of pressure from my family. a result, the University lesbians about his roommates. Those are stu names without the student’s They have a lot of plans for me prohibited Domino's from homosexuality. Living in the dents who are clear on iden written permission. to have a family, to get a job,” delivering pizzas to any dorm, he knows many of his tity, but are looking for sup In addition to the resources he said. University owned buildings. friends and hall-mates port,” Steibe-Pasalich said. of the Counseling Center, a subscribe to the common Finally, students may seek support group affiliated with Both Smith and Tom “They had been warned on a stereotypes of gays, and he is the services of the counseling Campus Ministry for gays and struggled to tell their number of occasions that they unsure how they will react if he center is if they are having lesbians is pending. heterosexual friends and feared were prohibited from posting “comes out”. problems in homosexual rela jeopardizing other friendships. unapproved signs on campus,” tionships. Contributions to this story “I was scared to death. I could Kirk said. “Their failure to These three students are “It’s just like problems with were made by Jason Williams. hardly look at (them),” Smith abide by the rules resulted in friendly, outgoing, involved said. the ban..“ college students—the only and made them happier and Smith, Edward, and Tom According to Tom, he difference between them and more self-confident. “You build acknowledged that gays and carefully chose which friends to The ban was originally set to mainstream students at Notre self-confidence and esteem lesbians are subjected to much tell about his homosexuality. last until May 18, but was Dame and Saint Mary’s is their once you accept it as good, prejudice and hatred from "Some of them, even though shortened “to accommodate sexual preferences. positive, and beneficial, ” Tom different sources. they are such good friends, they the students,” Kirk said.

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