--------------- Ani ~1ondav,.: November 18,2002 THE rocks Windy City page 12 The Independent Newspaper Seroing Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXVII NO. 59 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU ND campus reflects on fall dances Senior Club to the basement By TERESA FRALISH of the Knights of Columbus Assistant News Editor building, where dorm dances could be held. Just one semester after the One of the major players in University instituted sweeping last year's decision to end in­ changes in an effort to curb hall dances, Father Mark drinking among Notre Dame Poorman, the University's students, 19 dorms have held vice-president for Student their fall dances under the Affairs, said he felt the new new policies that require requirements had been a dorms to hold their SYHs out­ good policy. side of the residence halls. "It's early to say," Poorman Despite the new regulations, said. "But overall we have students and staff say it received a lot of positive feed­ seems too early to tell what back about the dances this the final result will be. year, especially from stu­ "I think the jury's still out," dents." said Jeff Shoup, director of R eprese n tati ves from Hesidence Life. Student Government worked Last March, Student Affairs with Poorman's office over announced the new policies, the summer to ensure that ending a long time tradition the new policies would be of in-hall SYHs. University implemented smoothly. "Our officials felt that many stu­ office worked all summer dents were leaving the dances with Student Body President ANNIE: O'CONNORi[he Observer to drink in their rooms. In Libby Bishop and her staff. Students have fun this weekend at the Welsh Hall formal, which was held in the Rotunda of the attempt to ease concerns The input of a! these folks Main Building. The feeling among students and staff about the new dance policies has been mixed. about increased costs, was invaluable," Poorman Student Affairs offered each said. Bishop said student govern­ about SYRs. "I think there's they have seen a slight dorm a $1,000 subsidy for Bishop's office said student ment's future plans regarding still a lot of room for dia­ decrease in safety and alcohol this year only to help with feedback about this year's the issue of dorm dances logue," said Bishop. "I really issues at dances held this funding problems. Student dances has been both positive included further discussion think that Student Affairs will year so far. "I would say Activities also identified and negative. "I've heard on the Campus Life Council talk to us if we can nail down we've had a bit fewer cases of about 20 ofT-campus loca­ such mixed reactions and and developing a focus with specific improvements." discipline afterwards," tions, ranging from Alumni- mixed emotions," said Bishop. the llall Presidents' Council Residence Life officials said see DANCES/page 6 University Libraries announce budget cutbacks + Students encounter and endowment revenues had Spring 2002 semester. previously absorbed these infla­ By the end of this calendar research difficulties with tionary increases but were year, the library will also elimi­ reduction of journals unable to do so this fiScal year. nate the 891 paper journals to The economic downturn also which faculty and students cur­ contributed to a decrease in rently have both electronic and By JOE TROMBELLO endowment portfolios. While paper access. In this way, the NewsWtiter purchasing power of books and library can reduce its costs with­ journals decreased by 6 to 10 out eliminating core content. percent because of rising costs, "Teaching faculty collaborated Because the rising costs of the collections' budget only with librarians to keep the most journal and book subscriptions increased between 2 and 2.5 needed journals," Younger said. have outpaced the budget percent. "Trading off the less needed and increase for the 2002-03 school "Overall for next year, the less frequently used [material year, the Notre Dame libraries increase in the library collection was needed to] keep the more have been forced to reduce com­ budget is less than the rate of needed materials." mitments by 6 inflation for Younger said that although the percent. library University libraries relied on fac­ "Library "Budget problems have a materials. ulty members and library repre­ deficits affect wide sweep because Therefore sentatives to work together to everyone on every [University] with this determine which materials could campus," said I i mite d be culled, the 2002-03 University department uses the assistant librar­ increase, we Committee on Libraries has both ANNIE O'CONNORfThe Observer ian Cheryl library." have to be an undergraduate and a gradu­ Freshman Colin Taylor researches a paper at the periodical Smith. "Budget more selec­ ate student representative to section of the Hesburgh Library, a department that will problems have tive in our provide student input and sug­ soon undergo steep budget cuts. a wide sweep Cheryl Smith purchase of gestions. because every assistant librarian books and "Having access to the latest [University] journals papers is to research what hav­ unique journal or book titles, she to fight price increases and pub­ department during the ing oil is to a car. You can't do said that she anticipates she will lishers' control in an attempt to uses the coming without it," said Wesley Calvert, need to do so to cut commit­ return science back to the scien­ library," she said. year," Younger said in a letter graduate student representative. ments by the necessary 6 per­ tists as opposed to the publishing Since 1986, the journal unit addressed to all faculty members "A lot of graduate students are cent. Some journals in her areas corporations. cost has increased 226 percent in April 2002. unhappy with the cuts that have have almost doubled in price "Some commercial publishers and the book unit cost has risen With faculty input, subject come through already, since it from the previous year. have raised prices to a degree 66 percent, while the price of librarians in April and May makes things harder to access Nevertheless, such price increas­ that we find unexplainable," inflation increased only 57 per­ ascertained which journals and and there is some material that es have not come without criti­ Younger said. "We are encour­ cent during the time period. books students and staff most we just aren't getting anymore." cism. Organizations and coali­ aging the faculty and the schol­ According to Jennifer Younger, frequently used. Over 500 jour­ Although Smith, a subject tions like SPARC (Scholarly arly society to bring pressure on director of University libraries, nal titles were cancelled to save librarian for education and psy­ Publishing and Academic commercial publishers." the libraries' collection budget $170,000 at the end of the chology, has not yet cut any Resources Coalition) have risen see LIBRARY/page 6 page 2 The Observer+ WHAT'S UP Monday, November 18, 2002 INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS My life's NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS soundtrack Saint Mary's U.N. officials PG&E prepares Letters fault Scene covers Womens soccer I woke up to a gorgeous day. The students and prepare to to answer Saddam, not Ani DiFranco's advances in sun was out, the blue sky promised staff attend resume Iraqi charges in sanctions, for latest concert the NCAA warm weather, and it was Friday. I left my room ready to carpe diem, to womens forum inspections federal court Iraqi problems tour stop tournament see and conquer. I was walking on sunshine, ooh yeah. SMC students Cheif inspector Lawyers for Professor Dan A Scene reviewer After beating both I slipped on my and staff along Hans Bix landed in Pacific Electric and Lindley and senior checks out Ani Di Ohio State and headphones as I Colleen Barrett with women from Cyprus on Sunday Gas and state offi­ Matthew Osburn Franco's most Purdue 3-1 over the headed to my sin­ the South Bend to prepare his team cials return to argue that the poli­ recent performance weekend, the Notre gle Friday class, community attend­ of weapons inspec­ bankruptcy court cies of the Iraqi dic­ of her indie-rock Dame womens and just as I Account ed a program on tors to for a new Monday to debate tator, not economic music style in team advanced to approached South Executive women's concerns round of weapons the future of sanctions are the Chicago. the third round of Quad, the song on at Memorial inspections in Iraq. California's largest real cause of Iraq's the NCAA tourna­ my Walkman hit Hospital. utility company. problems. ment. its crescendo. I'm not going to tell you what song I was listening to. Well, ok, fine. There's nothing to be embarrassed page 3 page 5 page 7 page 11 page 12 page 24 about. It was Whitney Houston's "One Moment in Time." It's a good song! But the point is, when I heard WHAT's GoiNG DowN Whitney asking for that one moment WHAT'S HAPPENING@ ND to be more than she thought she could be, I thought, "This is my song! DUI reported on Friday Today, the answers are all up to +Community Youth Conference NDSP apprehended a visitor on me!" It was perfect timing. 7:30-3 p.m. at McKenna Hall Juniper road around 2 a.m. And that's when I decided I need a Friday morning for driving under soundtrack to my life. When I walk the inlluence and exceeding the by the Grotto. the Rudy theme song + Faculty Tea and Panel Discussion "Should We Seck an Audience posted speed limit.