Officers Discuss Shirt, Review Strategic Plans
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Tuesday, November 12,2002 New / ^ V T h e genie comes out O b s e r v e r page 12 The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL. XXXVII NO. 55 HTTPV/OBSERVER.ND.EDU E xecutive C a bin et Officers discuss Shirt, review strategic plans “Everything lined up as per Senior class president Matt By MATT BRAMANTI fectly as it could have,” Schuster Smith presented his council’s News Writer said. strategic plan, focusing on popu She predicted next year’s pro lar events in order to foster class Executive Cabinet members ject will be successful, but said unity. met Monday evening to discuss that its too early to know for cer “Everything we’ve seen this the future of The Shirt strategic tain. year proves that the sky’s the planning, and a new student Schuster encouraged students limit,” Smith said, referring to his events calendar. to submit designs for next year’s organization’s successful pro Courtney Schuster, chairperson Shirt. Entries are due in the gramming. of The Shirt, delivered a report Student Activities Office by Dec. His plan stressed the need for on the success of the project. 6. quality events, and noted that “We’ve delivered 104,000 Peggy Hnatusko, assistant such programming is not neces shirts, with more on the way,” director of programs for Student sarily expensive. Schuster said. Activities, emphasized the chari “Money is good, but it’s better She also briefed the Cabinet on table purpose of The Shirt. to have creativity in using the the new financial arrangement of “There are students out there money we have,” Smith said. the project. with need, and The Shirt brings He noted the popularity of “We’re making 7 percent of the in the funds to meet that need,” recent events at the Alumni- wholesale price of anything that Hnatusko said. Senior Club, including a Graffiti has ‘Return to Glory’ on it,” she A portion of revenues from Dance revival and senior lunch said, adding that this deal has sales of “Return to Glory” prod es. brought in an additional $50,000 ucts goes to the rectors’ fund, Dan Barabas, president of the for the student-run project. which helps disadvantaged stu off-campus council, also deliv Schuster credited The Shirt’s dents pay for some of the costs of ered his organization’s strategic success to an attractive design, student life. Aid has been given plan. CHIP MARKS/The Observer positive media coverage and the for club dues, dance tickets, “Safety is the most important Senior class president Matt Smith delivered his strategic plan Irish’s performance on the grid medical expenses, among other to the members of the Executive Cabinet on Monday evening. iron. means of assistance. see SHIRT/page 6 Accounting PLO advisor condemns Israel program By MELANIE BECKER moves up News Writer Diana Buttu, the Chief Legal Advisor for the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), By MATT BRAMANTI addressed human rights viola tions in Israel Monday at Saint News Writer Mary’s Carroll Auditorium. Buttu was born and raised in Notre Dame’s accountancy Canada by her parents after programs are moving up in the they fled Palestine in the late world. According to the industry 1940s. She attended Queens newsletter Public Accounting College in Canada, received a law degree from Stanford Report, the Mendoza College of University and is currently Business’ undergraduate pro pursuing a master’s degree in gram is now the fourth best in human rights and refugee the country, while the graduate compensation from Stanford. program maintained its fifth- Buttu encouraged the audi place spot. ence to “think like a The rankings are compiled Palestinian,” in order to under from a poll of accountancy fac stand the problems in the ulty members at colleges and Middle East. She questioned the U.S. media’s portrayal of universities throughout the events in Israel and said that United States. she was concerned that U.S. Angie Kase, program manag citizens do not understand the er of the graduate accounting truth of the situation. program, attributed Notre According to Buttu, the Dame’s success to the faculty Israeli-Palestinian conflict is and to undergraduate students political, not religious. who move into the graduate Land dispute has been the program. problem that has led the Palestinians and the Israelis to “We’ve traditionally had a lot the brink of war, she said. of strong undergrads from Israeli occupation of Notre Dame who continue CHIP MARKS/The Observer Palestinian land has pushed Diana Buttu lectured a Saint Mary's crowd on human rights violations in Israel, accusing here,” Kase said. Palestinians out of their homes She also praised department and off their land and along Israelis of pushing Palestinians out of their homes and off their lands. chairman Tom Schaefer. the West Bank in Jerusalem describing the Israeli’s theory Palestine. Us here, them violators of it are subject to “His membership in national and in Gaza there are segre behind settle expansion. there,” demonstrates the death on the spot without any accounting organizations has gated Israeli and Palestinian According to Buttu, the relo desire of Israeli to remove the Questions, she said, adding Palestinians from the area, she tnat personal travel has been added to the visibility of the pro settlements, Buttu added. cation of Palestinians to Jordan As Israeli communities grow has become a prevalent idea in said. restricted without permission gram,” Kase said. Schaefer and expand they are building Israel as 43 percent of Israelis Since the Freedom of the Israeli government. serves as president of the through Palestinian support ethic cleansing of M ovement in Oslo in 1993 Trees, agriculture and fertile Accounting Programs Communities and destroying Palestinians and 70 percent Palestinians have been subject land are being destroyed with Leadership Group, a board of homes that are in the way, she support the removal of to more restrictions from the in the Palestine, according to the American Accounting said. Palestinians from Israel. Israelis, Buttu added. Buttu. Checkpoints have been “Get rid of the people, hold Israeli propaganda such as Palestinians have an imposed see ACCOUNTING/page 8 onto the land,” Buttu said, the slogan, “Jordan equals curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., see PALESTINE/page 6 page 2 The Observer ♦ WHAT’S UP Tuesday, November 12, 2002 In sid e C o lum n W hat ’s In sid e CAMPUS WORLD & BUSINESS Ban chalk on NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS Saint Mary’s Iraqi Board Letter Music critic: Miami sidewalks BOG Parliament overseeing condemns Aguilera’s reclaims considers denounces accounting behavior of latest album Sendwich top This Inside Column is a personal student U.N. industry draws Leprechaun at strips artist of spot, Irish request to the administration to ban all chalk writing on the sidewalks on cam request resolution criticism Navy gam e talent remain third pus. I think everyone’s noticed that chalk Saint Mary's Iraq's top law The new board A Notre Dame The Observer's Miami's win over writing on sidewalks Board of Govern makers denounced appointed to over fan from Maryland music critic claims Tennessee pro has become a lot ance considered a the latest U.N. reso see the nation's reminds the Irish to Aguilera's latest pelled it to the top more prominent this student financial lution on weapon's accounting indus win with honor album "Stripped" of the Sendwich year. Until recently, request for a play. inspections despite try is already and lose with is terrible and the Index, while Notre the Peace Coalition Officers tabled the possible war with embroiled in con grace. He criticizes work of a Dame maintained seemed to have a resolution for fur the United States. troversy. the Leprechaun's "wannabe" diva. its third-place rank monopoly on the ther discussion. behavior at ing. idea with messages Saturday's game. slamming possible military action in Iraq. Campus side page 3 page 5 page 7 pages 10-11 pages 12-13 page 7 walks have become Andrew Thagard particularly crowd ed on football week Assistant ends with additional News Editor W hat ’s G oing D ow n people and crudely What ’s H appening @ ND drawn chalk mes sages vying for space. Athlete sustains injury An injured student athlete Lately, a chalk war seems to have ♦ Allan Hilcy British Drawing ♦ Campus Bible Study. Coleman erupted between the Peace Coalition and was transported to St. Joseph Collection. The Suite Museum of Morse Center conference room, 7 Regional Medical Center for some unidentified chalk writers. Walking Art, all day. p.m. Please bring your own Bible. around campus the other day I noticed treatment of a sports injury. messages that read, “Beat up Poor The injury occurred at Riehle People,” “Human: the other white meat,” Field. “Global Warming + Nuclear Winter = Perfect Temperature” and “Let’s have sex Golf ball hits car with Saddam.” ♦ Story Time: “Night Lights.” ♦ Lecture with Mark and Louise A student reported that his I have no idea who wrote that last one. Stories, crafts and activities. Z w ick. “Chesterton’s vehicle was struck by a golf These unidentified chalk artists also use 11 amines Notre Dame Bookstore, D istribution.” DeBartolo 11 all, ball. The car was parked in the the tactic of writing “Not!” after Peace 11 a.m. Room 138, 7:30 p.m. South lot. Coalition messages, which can be pretty amusing. Stolen jacket remains a My personal favorite, however, is mystery “DeBartolo Hall = Stupid.” Clever, huh? A visitor reported the theft of These messages can be pretty enter What ’s H appening @ SMC a jacket in the Joyce Center.