Vagina Monologues Performed at SMC the Hour and 15 Minute Perfor by KERRY SMITH Mance
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News Writer The women who performed the "Monologues" - undergrad More than 150 students, facul uates, graduate students and ty and community members faculty from both Notre Dame filled the Regina Hall lobby and Saint Mary's -- felt the Monday night to attend a read reading was necessary to pro ing of "The Vagina mote awareness of and concern Monologues." for women's issues within the After the Saint Mary's admin community. istration refused to officially "The play's purpose is to host the production on campus, spread awareness about rape 15 women from the academic and violence," the representa community banded together to tive said. "I was surprised [the perform the Monologues. College .cancelled thfl produc "It's really important to tion]. It was getting pressure understand that this was not from alumnae and donors who done in response to the adminis are part of the community. It's tration canceling the produc too bad that's the case. Four tion," the group's representative hundred fifty colleges and uni said. on condition of anonymity. versities, a number of them "It was done because one in Catholic, perform 'The Vagina four women are raped in the Monologues' across the country. MOLLY McVOYfThe Observer United States. It was done Under normal circumstances, A larger crowd than expected showed up for "The Vagina Monologues" MondiliY night at Regina because 500,00 women are this play raises a lot of money Hall. Although the Saint Mary's administration did not officially recognize the performance, 15 raped each year in this country. for groups dealing with these women gathered to perform the controversial play. These are issues that affect issues." every person in this room, this Monday's performance did Prior to performing the been organizing it for three said. "We did a lot of it just by school, this community and the raise a small amount of money "Monologues," the group met weeks. We got together through word of mouth." nation. This play embodies that through donations made at the three times to put the reading a sort of filtering and network The performance was sched and we need to talk about it." conclusion. The group plans to together. ing process to put it together." uled to take place in Regina's Barefoot and clad in black, the donate the money received to 'Some of us were in the The group was pleased with dance studio, but because so performers read a series of one of three organizations: the 'Monologues' last year and oth the attendance at the reading. many people attended, the monologues depicting various YMCA, Saint Margaret's House ers had seen it performed," the "We were happy so many peo "Monologues" were moved to sexual issues facing women in or Sex Offense Services. representative said. "We had ple came," the representative the larger Regina lobby. CAMPUS LIFE COUNCIL McGriff traces llistory Members discuss <iu Lac policies of African-Am.e1ricans the group Monday that the changes to the handbook are By JASON McFARLEY ORL, based on information not likely. Irish and African ancestry in Assistant News Editor from residence hall staff and "I don't see revisions we're By NOREEN GILLESPIE his family, traced the origin campus security reports, has making being terribly dramatic News Writer of intraracial prejudice to the With major revision work to placed four du La,c policies this year," he said. onset of the slave trade in du Lac slated for this summer, under consideration for revi Most work on changes to the The roots of intraracial Portugal i:u 1493. A division Campus Life Council (CLC) sion: 2001-02 edition of du Lac will tension dig as far back as the was created among African members on Monday heard +Expanding the definition of take place in early summer, origins of the slave trade in Americans when many were w h i c h abusive drinking to include the according to Kirk. He said the Africa, according to Ronald brought into the slave trade areas of the misuse of prescription or non handbook then moves to McGriff, by members University prescription drugs in connec University trustees for professor of their own student tion with alcohol consumption approval in August. of social "Africa is not a countr!J~ racial group handbook +Formatting and presenting But if the CLC's discussion sciences at it is a continent. " - not only will likely housing and residence hall Monday was an indication, t h e whites. The undergo information and regulations some proposed changes may College. of assumption change +Determining the impact of fall off the agenda long before t h e Ronald McGriff that the and made disciplinary sanctions on stu summer. Sequoias. social sciences professor entire clear which dent eligibility for athletic par While Kirk's recommenda Because of African issues they Kirk ticipation and awards, campus tions prompted little debate a long his- American plan to clubs, student government Monday, three Faculty Senate tory of race felt the keep off the agenda. positions and study abroad resolutions presented by Ed deep wedges within the same about the slave trade is Discussion at the 70-minute programs Manier stirred some tense, African-American racial false, McGriff explained. roeeting centered on the du +Regulating the use of small frank exchanges. group, intraracial tensions "The wealthy blacks along Lac introduction, which details appliances in residence hall The resolutions, passed and prejudice is a subject the coast [of Africa] were the University's unofficial poli rooms unanimously by the senate on that needs to be addressed, wealthy for the very same cy of drafting major changes to "I don't know which way Jan. 24, target the section of McGriff said in a Black reason whites were wealthy the handbook every two years. administrators are leaning in du Lac, which indicates the History. Month address at in the South - the slave The CLC was somewhat recep any of these areas, but [the process by which students and Saint Mary's Monday trade," McGriff said. "It lays tive to proposed changes by recommended changes] high- clubs may propose changes to evening. the groundwork for people to the Office of Residence Life . light concerns," Kirk said. the handbook. Because outsiders to racial be separated by racial preju (ORL), but several members Kirk, who was required to Nathan Hatch, University groups have a tendency to dice." expressed doubt and frustra present to the CLC before the provost, directed the recom group various ethnicities in Early diverse cultural and tion toward Faculty Senate-ini group's first March meeting mendations to the CLC after one category, different geographical demographics tiated recommendations. any areas under consideration the senate forwarded them to ancestries among African in Africa a.lso makes the soli- Bill Kirk, assistant vice presi for revision in the next edition Americans can be ignored. dent for Residence Life, told of du Lac, said siignificant see CLC/page 4 McGriff, who claims a mix of see AFRICA/page 6 page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Tuesday, February 20, 2001 INSIDE COLUMN QUOTES OF THE WEEK ''This district has the "They leave early 'Td love to see some "It's nice to look in worst test scores I've when they think one call Nelly on the the newspaper and Vagina Pride ever seen. If children everyone is asleep. phone and tell him to see Notre Dame in come to Notre Dame first place because I Last weekend I faked an orgasm in front of my were blindfolded, Six o'clock might be mother and 20,000 perfect strangers. Sitting in they couldn't get any early for them, but to speak about remember when we Madison Square Garden, I marveled as the entire lower.,, not for the rector.~, diversity.,, got our heads handed arena erupted into a jubilant, orgasmic yell. to us.,, Laughing, I turned towards my mother and Joan Raymond Jeffrey Shoup Nikki McCord wasn't a bit embarrassed. vice-presidential candi In fact, I had never felt so Laura Kelly superintendent of the Director of Residence Troy Murphy proud to be a woman. When South Bend Community Life on breaking parletals date on diversity at the Notre Dame forward she called me up two weeks Schools Corporation run-off debate ago and asked if I wanted to Associate fly to New York to see "The Scene Editor Vagina Monologues," I was floored - my mother is OUTSIDE THE DOME Compiled from U-Wire reports about as Catholic and conservative as they come. So when she told me that her friends had planned an entire trip around seeing this contro University of Kentucky debates visitation policy versial play, I was more than a little intrigued. I told her I was up for it. LEXINGTON. Ky. it was a nuisance," he said. I'll never forget that. evening. A rally organized The Student Government According to information that SGA for "V-Day"- a movement fighting to end vio Association (SGA) and Resident has collected from UK's Office of lence against women, included an extended ver Student Council have proposed a new Residence Life and RSC, the visitation sion of the "Monologues." Playwright Eve Ensler visitation policy for the residence policy has remained unchanged since hosted the event, and even directed the audience halls.