------------------------ --- 1 Friday, November 15, 1996 • Vol. XXVII No. 54 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S By TIM SHERMAN In addition, University President Father Sports Editor Edward Malloy refused comment on the matter. With 98 career wins at Notre Dame, Lou As aired on last night's SportsCenter and Holtz is the second-winningest coach in published on ESPN's web site, ESPNET Irish history. He needs just eight more vic­ Sportszone, Holtz may make an announce­ tories to pass the legendary Knute Rockne ment as soon as the middle of next week. and move into the top spot. Olbermann proceeded to give a laundry But there are published reports speculat­ list of items that indicate Holtz's 11-year ing that the 59-year old Holtz will not get stay may be ending soon. the chance as he will not return to coach The seven events given, as "reported by the Irish in 1997. reliable sources close to the school or the ESPN's Keith Olbermann is reporting athletic department or both," contained there are a whirlwind of rumors on cam­ two particularly intriguing scenarios. pus surrounding an imminent resignation The first reported that the University's of Holtz. Board of Trustees "canceled long-standing The Observer contacted numerous mem­ plans this week and headed to the campus bers of the team but each either denied the The Observer/Mike Ruma speculations or could not offer comment. Head football coach Lou Holtz leads the Irish from the sidelines during a recent see HOLTZ I page 5 game. Rumor has it that Holtz will not return to this position for the 1997 season. Friday Feature Catholics recall Here comes the Bernardin's grace • By BRAD PRENDERGAST bride, all dressed 1n ... News Editor Cardinal Joseph Bernardin's blue quiet charisma put a human face and gold? on the Catholic Church, in the process bridging the gap between Over half of ND, SMC students the Church and other religions. Such were the reflections offered find spouses under the Dome by Catholics nationwide after yes­ By JOHN DE BOY terday's announcement that News Writer Bernardin had succumbed to pan­ creatic cancer, three months after Bernardin ells are ringing for graduates of Notre Dame and he had said he would die within a Saint Mary's College. Wedding bells, that is. year. B According to a statistic released by the Notre According to Scott Appleby, a professor of history Dame Alumni Association, as many as 55 to 60 per­ at Notre Dame and director of the University's cent of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's graduates even­ Cushwa Center for the Study of American tually go on to marry other Notre Dame and Saint Catholicism, Bernardin was a leader by example in Mary's alumni. Additionally, recent trends seem to the American Catholic Church in the years after the suggest that graduates of the two schools, when com­ Second Vatican Council. pared with other young people, tend to be less fearful "He will be remembered for his consensus-building, of marrying at an earlier age. collaborative and collegial style- all the 'C-words' of According to Charles Lennon, executive director of Vatican II," Appleby said yesterday. "He was known the Alumni Association, the percentage of alumni who as a reconciler. He could find the good in (people who go on to marry fellow college graduates is probably disagreed in the Church) and bring that good togeth­ somewhat higher at Notre Dame and Saint Mary's er and synthesize it." than it is at other colleges and universities. Bernardin, 68, the senior Roman Catholic prelate in "I would think it would be higher at Notre Dame the United States and leader of Chicago's 2.3 million and Saint Mary's because of the homogeneous student Catholics, died at his home, surrounded by friends body that we have here," Lennon says. "There are more Catholics here, so that figure [55 to 60 percent] see DEATH I page 5 The Observer/Katie Kroener is probably higher here than it is at state schools, Notre Dame seniors Jeannine Haener and Danny although it would probably be similar at other Eisenbacher were recently engaged at the Grotto. Catholic schools." Haener feels that "the whole Catholic aspect of Notre Others, such as Notre Dame senior and husband-to­ Dame really brought us together'' and that the spiritual be Steve Dirnberger, feel similarly. Dirnberger, who facet of the University has helped the couple grow and mature in their shared faith. "It is what attracted us to Football Weekend Social Gathering Notre Dame and what eventually brought us together." see MARRIAGE/ page 4 The Morris Inn Patio Center for the Homeless Alumni Tours (C.H.A.T) Meet at the Main Circle Marching Band Rehearsal Step off - Main Building Lights go on at stadium tomorrow Band Steps off for Pep Rally Band Building PEP RALLY! By MICHELLE KRUPA JACC Arena, enter Gate 10 Assistant News Editor Marching Band Rehearsal Darkness will cast its shadows no longer on Loftus Sports Center Notre Dame football players and fans. The Alumni Hospitality Center welcomes all alumni Tomorrow, for the first time, permanent and friends lights will be used during the game against Joyce Center, North Dome PomPon Squad (1 0:00) and Cheerleader (1 0:15) Pitt to illuminate Notre Dame Stadium. Performances The project, a $700,000 enterprise by NBC, Notre Dame Bookstore became a supplement to the major construc­ PomPon Squad (10:40) and Cheerleader (10:50) tion on the stadium after a decision last Performances JACC North Dome June. In past years, temporary lights have Glee Club - Notre Dame in Review been used for games played late into the sea­ Joyce Center, North Dome son, as it begins to get dark earlier in the Shenanigans Performance Joyce Center, North Dome afternoon. Lack of daylight makes playing Marching Band Concert dangerous and televising the game difficult. Main Building (Step off at 12:45) Due to the increased height of the stadi­ Women's Soccer vs. Indiana um's facade, temporary lighting is no longer Alumni Field Marching Band Pre-game Show feasible. at the Stadium "Due to the complexity of putting tempo­ BEAT PITTSBURGH! rary lights in as the season draws on, there NOTRE DAME STADIUM The Observer/Katie Kroener wasn't a good reason to do it. Since we've Upon recent completion of a $700,000 construction project funded by NBC, permanent stadium lights will be used for the first time tomorrow. see LIGHTS I page 4 t page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Friday, November 15, 1996 • INSIDE COLUMN • WORLD AT A GLANCE What every Police prepared for violence in Florida woman needs Welcome back to the inside column's two part series on complaining. To recap, Lori's column dealt with why we complain. Today, I'm going to take complaining to a new level and illustrate the various ways of bitchery by tak­ Kaiser Meany ing one subject and mak­ Saint Mary's Accem ing it the focus of today's Editor column. My topic? The Bra. I know you've seen it. ... or else heard about it. The bra. The million dollar bra that is made out of diamonds. The bra that Claudia Schiffer is modeling on the cover of the Christmas Victoria's Secret catalog. The ulti­ mate push up bra. At first I thought it was a farce, but upon investigating the inside cover I realized it was true. This is an actual bra, custom made from "over one hundred carats of real diamonds, and literally hundreds more in semi-precious stones ... " My mouth went dry. Do you know how many people could be put through a year's worth of college for a million dollars? I That's not the worst part. Think of how unpractical this piece of lingerie is ..... .. First of all, it's made out of diamonds and gems, and is probably adhered together by some kind of super glue or metal thingie. Oh, that sounds really comfortable. Ladies ... when you wake up on a cold winter's morning and Clinton looks for defense secretary Teen convicted of killing friends have to get dressed for work, wouldn't a cold, EASTON, Pa. hard diamond bra be the last thing you would want next to your skin? Wouldn't it chafe? Hoping to cobble together a new for­ A 19-year-old man was convicted of murdering two Diamonds cut glass ..... what if you get a defec­ eign policy team with a GOP touch, high school girls as they ate at a popular Lehigh University meeting spot. Christopher Bissey burst into tive Diamond Studded Miracle Bra® and it President Clinton is focusing on punctures your skin? Republican Sen. William Cohen in his tears Wednesday as he was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. Jurors were to begin considering I can't even entertain the thought of how search for a defense secretary, an offi­ cial says. The senior administration today whether he should be sentenced to death or life in you would accessorize with this. Diamond prison. Jennifer Grider, 17, and her childhood friend, Studded Miraele Bra® and khakis? Diamond official, speaking on condition on Studded Miracle Bra® and your favorite anonymity, said Clinton is expected to Mary Orlando, 15, were shot to death in in Bethlehem in turtleneck? And what if it gets dirty .... you leave today for a 12-day overseas trip_.~----­ June 1995. The murders stunned the working-class neighborhood where the girls grew up around the corner can't exactly throw it in the sink with some without making a final decisions on his foreign affairs from each other.