Faculty Senate Addresses Recruiting, Finances

Thursday, January 22, 1998 • Vol. XXXI No. 75 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S • FACULTY SENATE Faculty Senate addresses recruiting, finances By TIM LOGAN In the realm of faculty bene the primary issuf\ in hiring." News Writer fits, including health coverage There was also concern that, and tuition breaks, the while Notre Dame's pay scale is Salaries, budget issues and University ranks 24th. high in some departments, it is office space were among the top "Our current pay structure is low in others, particularly busi ics raised at Provost Nathan immensely competitive," says ness. Among Big Ten schools Hatch's annual discussion with Hatch. but he acknowledges Notre Dame trails only the Faculty Senate last night. there are other important issues Northwestern in average faculty The provost responded to ques for potential hires. One source of salary, but falls short of all of tions prepared and submitted by difficulty has been luring top those institutions in the average faculty members for discussion. academics to the South Bend salary of business school faculty, The meeting focused on Notre area away from more traditional according to a recent survey. Dame's ability to compete for top college towns such as Boston, In science departments, how professors and graduate stu Berkeley and Ann Arbor. ever, Hatch notes that starting dents in terms of pay and bene "We must work to build a salaries are similar across the fits. Hatch noted that Notre dynamic intellectual Mecca in a board and that issues such as Dame, with an average faculty place no one would pick it," laboratory space and spousal The Observer/John Daily The Faculty Senate met yesterday to consider fiscal policies for the salary of $71,300, ranks 16th Hatch said. "Our goal has to be hiring are important factors in 1998 spring semester. among 190 major institutions. to make sure that· salary is not see FACULTY I page 8 ND gifts to Pope makes historic visit to Cuba decade-old U.S. economic embargo. The Cuban church hopes the visit will United Way help it expand its influence. In his airport remarks, John Paul said he was praying that Cuba "may reach high offer to everyone a climate of free dom, mutual trust, social justice and lasting peace." Castro said if there By CHRISTINE KRALY have been difficulties between the News Writer church and his revolutionary govern ment, "the revolution is not to For more than 18 years now, blame." Notre Dame has been affiliated En route to Havana, the pope told with the St. Joseph County United reporters aboard the papal plane that Way. Faculty and staff ofthe he wants to hear from Castro "the University donate money to the full truth of his country, about rela program, which ,gives aid to thos~ tions between church and state." living around and within the Standing at an airport lectern Notre Dame community in various under a blazing sun, the pope cele wavs. brated this "happy and long-awaited "There are a number of Notre The Associated Press day" and spoke out on the U.S. Dame families that are benefited Cuban leader Fidel Castro greets Pope John Paul II on his arrival in Havana. Cuban standoff that has long isolated by the United Way organlzatio:th" this communist nation. said Doug Hemphill, manager of Associated Press kissing the ground as he arrived. "May Cuba, with all its magnificent Employment & Affirmative Action, ·"John Paul the Second! The whole HAVANA ·potential, open itself up to the world, Department of Human Resources. world loves you!" the crowd chanted. and may the world open itself up to Pope John Paul II, a "messenger of This year a total of 1.433 faculty For more than an hour, at the cen Cuba," he declared. and staff members of the truth and hope," began a historic pil ter of world attention in the televised grimage Wednesday to Cuba, land of And he firmly endorsed .what he University donated $259,331 to airport ceremony, the white-clad called the "legitimate desires" of the the United Way, surpassing the hardship, embattled faith and an pope and the gray-bearded 71-year aging, struggling revolution. Roman Catholic Church in Cuba and goal for 1997 by $34,331. That old revolutionary moved easily its quest for more privileges under amount topped 1996 donations by President Fidel Castro, dressed in a together. double-breasted blue suit instead of Castro's government. $70.352, and this year's gift was The Cuban leader aided the bent "I wish to say with the same force a record in the number of both his usual fatigues, was among those and ailing pontiff, offering his hand waiting to greet John Paul as the 77- as at the beginning of my pontificate: dollars and donors. at the pope's elbow. 'Do not be afraid to open your hearts "The significant increase in giv· year-old pope slowly climbed down Things may not be so solicitous from his plane after arriving at 4 to Christ.' Allow him to come into ing speaks well of the generosity when the two hold their substantive your lives, into your families, into p.m. session Thursday. of the Notre Dame community,~ society," he said. said Father Mark Poorman, Four children, dressed in white, Castro hopes the visit will gain exec held up a box of Cuban soil so the utive assistant to the executive stature for his revolution and support vice president and the pontiff could continue his tradition of for an end to the more than three- see POPE I page 4 University's United Way liaison. Ninety-nine cents of every dole Jar donated by Notre Dame • STUDENT SENATE employees stays within the St. Joseph County area itself. so the program is very beneficial to local projects, such as the Logan Student questions lack of senate action Center and the Salvation Army. The funds raised are allocated to By HEATHER MACKENZIE no formal senate. entire Student Body's man programs and agencies aroun~ Associate News Editor · procedure Leen encouraged members date," Leen's letter concluded. the South Bend area to help governing of the senate to take some sort Student Body president Matt improve health and human ser The purpose of the Student the submis of action in contemplating this Griffin qualified the Executive vices. Senate as the "voice of the stu sion of pro issue, as it has not yet been Board's decision to propose "Notre Dame is the largest dent body" was called into posals to the formally accepted by the the fee increase by reminding employer in the area ... and the question last night by Stanford Board of Board of Trustees. Leen that two members of United Way really focuses on resident and former senator Trustees, it "Fortunately, it is not too late Student Senate were on the workplace," said Hemphill. Mark Leen. is disturbing to act. Take up the initiative board that drafted the propos "We are pleased to play a role Referring to the proposal that mem leen and open a debate on the al. in supporting the vital mission of made by the Executive Cabinet bers of issue. Though there is no pro "There were two senators the United Way and hope to assist of student government to Student Government, especial cedure preventing Student that helped. And in the past, it even more in the future," said Patricia O'Hara to increase the ly the president and the vice Government members from has always been procedure to Poorman. student activities fee by $15, president, consider it appropri presenting proposals without submit proposals this way For now, Hemphill is just happy Lecn was "disturbed" by the ate policy not to submit what is the assent of the Senate, the [without formal approval of with the present. "We are pretty senate's neglect to address or essentially a tax-raising pro Board of Trustees will look to the senatel. We just followed proud of the dollar amount vote on the issue. posal to the Student Senate," your opinion as pre-eminent, past procedure." raised." "While I realize that there is Leen stated in his letter to the since it is you who have the see SENATE I page 8 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Thursday, January 22, 1998 • INSIDE COLUMN r-·---,~Z .. ·. ./' • An Ode To \,~'c ~Putstde the Dome "\_f · Compiled from U-Wire reports YOU 'Sickening' racist memo circulates at IUPUI This world is an Nora Regina Meany BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Tuesday but could not confirm the director of communications and pub unkind place. We Saint Mary's Accent Editor While most law students returned exact content. The memo stated the lic relations, said the IUPUI Office of shuffle around from to campus with junk mail in their School of Law-Indianapolis is only for Affirmative Action and thn IUPUI day to day, concentrating on our own per mailboxes, first-year African-· whites, and African-Americans were police department have eoncluded the sonal deadlines and crises. Speaking per American law students at IU-Purdue only admitted because of affirmative memo did not meet tho guidelines of sonally, I nPver really look beyond the University at action. intended harm, so this incident is not nngativn aspects of my existence. Indianapolis Lefstein said the memo was distrib a criminal aetivity. 1\spncially when I write this column. So, received a uted without authorization through IUPUI chancellor Gerald Bepko today I'd just like to sit down with YOU memorandum the use of student mail folders. released a statement on civility in and tell YOU how great I think you are.

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