Aerosmith's at it again Are parents the cure to school violence? After decades of rock. Aerosmith continues to According to Observer columnist Charles Rice, Tuesday thrill fans. Find out if it's worth it to Just parents are the strongest link to change. Press Play. viewpoint+ page 13 MARCH20, scene+ page 15 2001 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIV N0.1 0S HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Suspected fire forces evacuation, no residents hurt Department battalion chief Chico Rodriguez. '~ By NOREEN GILLESPIE "It was just a smoke scare." News Writer Holy Cross resident Jame Roark was shower­ ing in the south basement bathroom when she A suspected fire forced the evacuation of heard the fan backfire and saw the room fill nearly 150 Holy Cross Hall residents Monday with smoke. evnning after a resident reported seeing "I was washing my hair, and I heard a zap smoke in a basement shower stall. noise," Roark said. A blown fan motor in a section of duct work "The room was filled with smoke, and it was filled the south basement bathroom with becoming almost like a haze. I couldn't see the smoke, said Notre Dame fire chief John rest of the bathroom." Antonucci. Notre Dame Fire Department was Roark escaped unharmed, and notified the first to respond to the call at approximate­ neighbors on the basement floor of the dorm ly <J:10 Monday evening and found hazy smoke to contact Saint Mary's security. No residents in the bathroom but no flames upon respond­ were injured, but one security officer was ing, members of the battalion said. treated for smoke inhalation, according to Seven fire trucks and one ambulance Holy Cross hall director Laura Sobiek. responded to the call, including members of Residents were allowed back in the building the South Bend Fire Department. at 9:55 p.m., and Saint Mary's physical plant NAOMI CORDELLJThe Observer "(The smoke) pretty much contained itself by personnel were examining the fan motor after A small electrical fire in Holy Cross Hall forced the evacuation the time we got here," said South Bend Fire the fire battalions left campus. of 150 residents and resulted in one minor injury. HEADING TO THE ROCKIES New center promises more social space the first and third floors of the By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER building, and a considerably News Writer larger amount of space than in the previous offices. The new Coleman-Morse "We never thought it would Center's architecture and fea­ turn out as beautiful as it has. tures dazzled those who walked Campus Ministry went from into the building on its first day 5,000 square feet of office space of service to students Monday. to 35,000 square feet," said The building is more than an Father Richard Warner, director architectural sight, however, of Campus Ministry. bringing together three of the The center has united Campus most frequently used student Ministry, which was previously services on campus: Academic housed in the Hesburgh library Services for Student Athletes, and the basement of Badin Hall. Campus Ministry and First Year "Before, retreats were run out of Studies. of the library office. We were In addition to the offices them­ disconnected from the Badin selves, there is study and social office and so many people there space available to students. A were involved in the retreats," large lounge on the first floor, said director of retreats Father named in honor of Dorene and John Herman. Jerry Hammes who recently Those going on retreats will donated $1 million for a Campus now pick up paperwork and Ministry endowment, has space depart for the retreat from the for studying or relaxing and is same location on the first floor of open 21 hours a day, closing the center. The new retreat every morning at 4 am for clean­ office also provides more office ing and re-open at 7 a.m. The space for those leading retreats. lounge is furnished with tables "A lot of the people involved and chairs for studying, couches with the retreat are rectors and and a big screen TV for those we didn't have a place to work seeking a break from their work, [from]. Here, we can have meet­ free popcorn and soda provided ings for retreats and can orga­ by Campus Ministry and two nize them. It will do a lot to help fireplaces. On Thursday, Friday us improve our current pro­ and Saturday nights, there will grams and start new ones," be food service available in the Herman said. lounge from 8 p.m until 3 a.m. A new Campus Ministry orga­ ''I'm thinking about making it nization, PLAN, also has space my new study space," said on the first floor. Students in sophomore David Choe. "I used PLAN will serve as hosts to stu­ to study at LaFortune, but every­ dents from 6 p.m. until midnight body goes there. This is open 24 each night, restocking the hours and it's more relaxed. We lounge refreshments and also need more 24-hour space for providing information about TIM KACMAR!The Observer Campus Ministry programs. Irish forward Kelley Siemon sails toward the basket during Monday night's 88-54 win over hanging out or doing home­ work." Michigan. Siemon and the other Irish seniors played their final home game. The win advances Campus Ministry has offices on see COLEMAN-MORSE/page 4 the Irish to the Sweet 16 in Denver, Colo. where they will take on Utah Saturday. page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Tuesday, March 20, 2001 Ii INSIDE COLUMN QUOTES OF THE WEEK "We just keep "This represents an "We weren't the "Hopefully, he'll get For Jake's sake asking why and we important social ringleaders of the into the draft. We're There are some days when I think that know we're never justice action on reading... tired of seeing Troy despite having lived 21 years, I still don't understand the world at all. A conversation going to get the behalf of the Katie Poynter, CARE mem­ Murphy.·· with my mother this weekend made Sunday answer." University. " ber, on action taken against Pitt basketball coach Ben one of those days. On Saturday, March 17, Josh Nemeth on his sister Jen­ Brian O'Donoghue, student the group for a Feb. 19 per­ Howland after the Panther's Jake Siniawski passed ny, a Holy Cross student who body president, on Notre 66-54 Big East Tournament away from complications fomance of "The Vagina of a lifelong battle with died of meningitis March 5. Dame's joining the WRC. Monologues." win over the Irish March 8. Fanconi Anemia. He was just 10 years old. Jake was a fifth grader who attended school with two of my younger broth­ ers and belonged to my Anne Marie OUTSIDE THE DOME Compiled from U-Wire reports parish in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mattingly Though Jake did not know me, it was impossible for me not to know him in the Senior Staff Brown U. group to continue action against paper small community of Saint Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. "Our action was to remove The following the coalition's action on Bernard, Taylor Creek. A coalition of student groups that Friday. Jake's picture was printed stole nearly 4,000 copies of The Herald from on-campus Over the weekend the Boston on stickers we wore at parish festivals to Brown Daily Herald Friday said it locations of distribution. We Globe, the Providence Journal and raise awareness. He appeared on posters plans to continue to take action will continue to be active until the Associated Press ran stories on under the colorful words "For Jake's Sake," against The Herald until the newspa­ the theft. Representatives from The advertising a bone marrow drive to try to per meets its demands, according to the paper meets our demands. .. Herald and the coalition also 11nd a match for Jake and many others a press release the group issued appeared on NBC's "Today" show nationally in need of marrow transplants. Saturday. Sunday morning. Throughout his short life. Jake became an press release "Our action was to remove The Brown University student coalition Already the controversy has advocate for the local blood bank and the Herald from on-campus locations of sparked the creation of at least one Make A Wish Foundation, and he appeared distribution," the release said. "We rival campus group, Students of on television and the radio to educate the will continue to be active until the remove the word "Brown" from its Color Against Censorship (SCAC). public about Fanconi Anemia and to raise paper meets our demands." name, and that it cease distributing "SCAC was formed to provide a money for research. The coalition had demanded The copies on campus. voice for minority students who are Jake's family kept our parish informed Herald donate the $725 cost of a The Herald declined to honor any disenchanted with the coalition's about how Jake was doing through a Web full-page advertisement to the Third of the group's demands. actions," the group said in a state­ site that they updated daily with journal World community and give the coali­ The coalition's dispute with The ment Sunday night. "The group is entries. When I returned home last Sunday tion a free full-page ad. Herald grew into a massive campus growing very rapidly, as dozens of for spring break, my mother showed me one On Saturday the coalition added controversy and garnered national students have already expressed such entry.