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Controversial New Policy to Solve Moving Problems by JOHN LUCAS the Use of University Inspectors R.A -----~----------------- ----~-~-~-------~ ---------------------, VOL. XXV. NO. 132 The Observer FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1993 1 Task force Boehnen examines I leads ND I.. - SYRs ~ ' grads By THERESA ALEMAN ! By HONORA BUCKLEY News Writer News Writer Students view all-hall semi­ Scott Boehnen, an English formals (SYRs) as a suitable major from Medina, Ohio, has means of social interaction been named valedictorian of on campus, according to the the University of Notre Dame's findings of the SYR task force 1993 graduating class. created by the Hall President's Council (HPC). "I am very pleased," said The task force was Boehnen. "I am a little appre­ designed by the HPC in an hensive, but very eager to ad­ effort to improve dance dress my class." restrictions after the Boehnen, who will deliver the cancellation of three dorm valedictory address at the May SYRs in the 1992 fall 16 commencement exercises, is semester. The dances were the highest ranking graduating cancelled due to failure to senior in the College of Arts meet the 70 percent dorm mm1mum attendance and Letters. He has a requirement specified by cumulative grade point aver­ DuLac. age of 3.993. The group consisted of Boehnen is a National Merit seven Notre Dame students of Scholar sponsored by the Stan­ various backgrounds who re­ ley Works Corporation, the ported their findings to the Richard Hoffman Collins Campus Life Council (CLC) Scholar, ·and the Medina after almost a month of County Retired Teachers Asso­ visiting halls and various ciation Scholarship recipient. dances. Meeting for the first time in Boehnen also received the late January and making Meehan Medal given by the final recommendations in English department for the early February, the group best senior essay. asked several questions of The Observer/David Hungeling "I am very impressed with students about the dances Holding on for dear life the English department," said see SYRs I page 4 A Notre Dame student holds on tightly to the Gyro on the Fieldhouse Mall. The Gyro was a part of the see BOEHNEN I page 6 AnTostal activities yesterday. Kirk: Controversial new policy to solve moving problems By JOHN LUCAS the use of University inspectors R.A. at St. Edward's Hall. rooms disassembled a week explanation of the room dam­ Assistant News Editor from the Facilities Operations "People have complained ... early, the date for room in­ age students are not responsi­ Department, Kirk said. they don't understand why the spections is the same as last ble for, according to Kirk. Despite student concerns, the "The R.A.s used to determine inspections had to happen this year, according to Kirk. Since "The inspectors will be very revised moving-out process reasonable damage and room weekend. It's a bad combina­ last year's inspections were reasonable as far as explana­ should actually alleviate charges. What we have now is tion of inspections, room picks made at a hall level, most oc­ tions of damage go. Obviously headaches instead of causing a more consistent policy to cut .and finals coming up," he said. curred during Senior Week, they don't want to charge stu­ them, according to Bill Kirk, down complaints," he said. Sister Annette George, rec­ when most students were not dents if the damage is not their assistant vice president for Res­ The new policy requires stu­ tress of Lewis Hall, agreed, ex­ around, he said. fault," he said. idence Life. dents to have their rooms ready plaining that many students According to Lyons sopho­ Seniors and other students In the past, room inspections for inspection by 10 p.m. on have complained of the incon­ more Meg Garzelloni, the same who will be staying at Notre were handled individually by April 25. Inspector will begin venience of having the inspec­ R.A.s who made the initial in­ Dame after finals can re­ each hall, and Residence Assis­ examining rooms and assessing tions before. spections in the fall should also assemble their rooms after in­ tants (R.A.s) examined rooms fines during the upcoming study "Some students are afraid the inspect in the spring. "Outside spections, according to Kirk. and assessed fines for damage, days on April 29 and 30. new policy will disrupt their inspectors don't know the "Seniors can bring their rooms according to Kirk. Although the new inspections rooms before they would like to, situation in each dorm. The back to a comfortable level. It Since there were so many are meant to help students, but I think once it is over, same people should be doesn't have to look like a bare problems and complaints from many students feel that the students will be relieved and inspecting rooms from the cell," he said. students and parents, the Uni­ deadline to have rooms disas­ grateful," she said. beginning to end," she said. Being able to reassemble versity decided on a new in­ sembled comes at a bad time, While many students feel that The inspectors will be un­ spection plan which involved according to Mike Gaunt, an they are required to have their derstanding and receptive to see MOVING I page 4 Long history precedes battles for gay, lesbian recognition Editor's Note: The following is THE UNRECOGNIZED MINORITY organize unofficially. Notre Dame students. They the third of a three-part series "One of Hesburgh's famous shared concerns with groups of P-FLAG examining the place of gays quotes ... was that there was no people from both South Bend and lesbians on the Notre Dame homosexual students at Notre and Saint Mary's. supports family, and Saint Mary's Campuses. Dame until 1968," said Chuck The Gay Community dissolved Colbert, a 1978 graduate and during the early 1980s, but friends of gays member of the board of direc­ By JASON WILLIAMS independent "cells" of ho­ By JASON WILLIAMS chairman of Gays and Lesbians tors for the alumni club of mosexual students continued to Assistant News Editor Assistant News Editor of Notre Dame/Saint Mary's Boston. "That claim is abso­ thrive on campus, according to (GLNDSMC). "They will never lutely ridiculous. We've got Yore. Despite being the unrecog­ Parents and Friends of Les­ give up that conservative alumni in our data base to The spring of 1984 saw the nized minority, homosexual bians and Gays {P-FlAG) serves Catholic identity-they see that prove gays existed on campus emergence of Gay Students of as a support group for non· students at Notre Dame and as the one way they define long before then." Saint Mary's have had a long Notre Dame and Saint Mary's homosexual individuals who themselves." Gay and lesbian groups first (GSND-SMC), the predecessor to history of existence on campus. seek counseling to accept Although the most recent began appearing on campus The administration continues GLND/SMC which was estab­ friends and family wbo have controversy surrounding gays around 1972, Colbert said. He lished in 1985. One of their to deny recognition of gay and "come out." and lesbians has been their re­ said he attended his first Gay main concerns dealt with lesbian groups due to the con­ P-FlAG is a national organi­ quests to form student groups, Community at Notre Dame establishing a hotline to serve flict with their "Catholic charac­ zation which has a Michiana simply sparking dialogue about meeting when he was a as an avenue of communication Chapter. It has no official rela­ ter and teachings of the Uni­ homosexual issues used to be a sophomore. between the group and stu­ versity." But other national, tionship with Notre Dame or major achievement in the "It was a very, very under­ dents. Saint Mary's. Catholic universities including 1960s. ground, quiet sort of thing," he Georgetown University and One of the most historic The organization has three The earliest discussion of gays said. "In those days-especially events which involved gay stu­ purposes, according to Ed Catholic University have homo­ occurred in two articles from as an undergrad-it was not sexual organizations on cam­ dents on campus dealt with a Manier, spokesperson for P­ 1961 issues of Scholastic. The heard of to be out and open conflict between the adminis­ FLAG and a Notre Dame faculty pus. administration refused to even about it." tration and the WSND-FM "Notre Dame sees itself as be­ member. verify the existence of gays on The Gay Community at Notre campus radio station in 1986. They provide education and ing absolutely unique," said campus until groups began to Dame was not exclusive to Michael Yore, former co- see HISTORY I page 4 see P-FLAG I page 6 ~ ---------------------------- 2 INSIDE COLUMN NATIONAL Weather FORECAST The Accu-Weather® forecast for noon, Friday, April 23. Increasing cloudiness and warmer today. Living off-campus: Highs in the low 60s. Cloudy and mild tomorrow with a 70 the ultimate percent chance of thundershowers. housing solution TEMPERATURES Notre Dame, perhaps City H L Anchorage 54 29 more than any other Athens 79 52 Atlanta 62 39 school in the nation, is Bogota 68 54 surrounded and defined Boston 52 45 Cairo 75 55 by tradition. Charlotte 61 41 The legacy of football, Chicago 60 35 Cleveland 53 36 single-sex dorms, Dallas 75 44 parietals, the Golden Detroit 60 34 Shayne Indianapolis 60 31 Dome, the over-priced Jerusalem 70 46 bookstore "on the Bushfield London 59 46 Los Angeles 75 57 campus," that wacky An News Copy Editor Madrid 46 64 Tostal-all of these are Minneapolis 63 35 FRONTS: Moscow 28 43 deeply rooted in Notre Dame tradition. There is Nashville 36 62 another ND tradition, however, that I don't •• • New York 56 46 Paris 70 54 understand.
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