NY Times Columnist Brooks Speaks at ND Best-Selling Author Discusses Polarization of American Politics Through Five Influential Books
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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOlUME 38: ISSUE 56 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19,2003 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM NY Times columnist Brooks speaks at ND Best-selling author discusses polarization of American politics through five influential books Brooks presented his Five white shirts," he said. By DOLORES DIAZ Book Theory that traced the Brooks said tradition then News Writer polarization of politics through tumbled with the Vietnam War five influential books of the past and the release of David David Brooks, a New York 50 years. The books began rep Halberstam's "The Best and Times columnist and a best resenting a The Brightest." Carl selling author, traced the polar traditional Bernstein and Bob ization of American politics politic that "It could be that Woodward's "All the through the last 50 years in a altered American people President's Men," talk given Tuesday in Carey through the saw the Nixon years Auditorium. Vietnam War are just sick of and the infamous Brooks is best known for the and various scandals. From Watergate scandal in book "Bobos in Paradise: The scandals and now on maybe which President New Upper Class and How resulted in the Richard Nixon was They Got There" and his work polarization of scandal mongering implicated in the as a political analyst on "The American gov won't have such a involvement of the News Hour with Jim Lehrer." ernment. big effect. Maybe 1972 break in and In his talk. Brooks said that The first electronic bugging of the American public had b 0 0 k • that's the way the Democratic become isolated within its indi Theodore H. out of it." National committee. vidual groups and that govern White's "The "The politics of ment, the only common ground Making of the David Brooks scandal began to that these sectors had to inter President, overtake," Brooks act, had become increasingly 1960," was columnist said. divided. representative New York Times In his opinion, "The "We're segmenting off into of traditional Real Anita Hill" by different cultural zones and American poli- David Brock was "the what I think happens is that tics. said Brooks. politics of scandal turned into every place becomes more like "The message of that book blood-sport" and gave birth to itself," Brooks said. "You have was white men in power; when the age of Clinton in which less and less in common with you read that book you get a scandal became deeply BUG DAVISSON!The Observer other people 30 miles down the sense of how Washington was New York Times columnist and author of the best-selling book road." in the 1960's - white men, see BROOKS/page 4 "Bobos In Paradise" David Brooks lectures at Notre Dame Tuesday. Sayers' fund received warmly Saint Mary's to host Faculty, staff react positively to minority scholarship initiative Showcase of Careers diversity among their own Affleck-Graves also said By MATTHEW SMEDBERG ranks. that "[We] have a very gen Alliance for Catholic Education News Writer "I admire the faculty in erous faculty who con By ANNIE BASINSKI (ACE) will be among the creating this scholarship. I tribute to a multitude of News Writer organizations that will be rep Faculty and staff have also believe that they should important causes from resented. The number of responded positively to the consider establishing sup United Way to the missions Representatives from 59 organizations represented in Friday announcement made port programs for their col in Uganda and Bangladesh, local and national organiza this year's Showcase is a sig by Valerie Sayers detailing a leagues of color," she said. so my presumption is that tions will recruit students for nificant increase from the 38 scholarship fund for minori "Per my perspective, if stu there will be support for employment and internship present during last year's ty students, to be supported dents see diversity in the this proposal." positions at the Saint Mary's career fair. by faculty ~~~ faculty ranks, they [will] Carol Mooney, also a vice annual Showcase of Careers "It's exciting, because repre through think that the University is president and associate event Thursday. sentatives from these organi contribu attempting to meet the chal provost, applauded the Jeff Roberts, associate direc zations will bring hundreds of tions from lenge of diversifying all measure while noting that it tor of career new opportuni payroll areas of the Notre Dame cannot stand alone. Efforts opportunities, ties for our stu deduc community." to build diversity, she said, said Showcase of "It's a wonderful dents to tions. Sayers said she was "are built piece by piece, Careers is the networking explore," Sayers, donating the monetary part like a mosaic; when enough "premiere event" Roberts said. who made of the Sheedy Award to the pieces are in place, a clear that the opportunity. " A resume drop t h e new fund to help it get and coherent picture Counseling and will also be announce- Sayers started. It is unclear how emerges." C a r e e r Jeff Roberts available for ment in many faculty are likely to "This particular piece is Development associate director of those organiza her acceptance speech for contribute, but Mark Roche, especially powerful because Center sponsors. tions that are the Sheedy Award for dean of the College of Arts it is built on the commit "It's a wonder career opportunities unable to send Excellence in Teaching, is a and Letters, is one of sever ment of individual members ful networking representatives professor in the English al to pledge support. of the community." opportunity - a to attend the fair. department. "Those of us who con Other pieces of this mosa great way of developing con Before attending the fair. "(Sayers') initiative is an tribute to such an initiative ic should include "programs tacts and connections and a Roberts suggests that students interesting approach," said with our own personal for underrepresented stu way for students to explore a review the C&CDC Web site, John Affleck-Graves, funds will benefit not only dents which encourage wide range of job possibilities which provides a link called University vice president from the quality and kind of them to pursue termin_al in a time efficient manner," "Making the Most of a Career and associate provost. "It is student we attract, but also degrees," said Outlaw, as Roberts said. Fair" that contains informa important that we all work from the stronger emotional well as measures to help Organizations slated to tion about the organizations hard to achieve [a diverse connections we will gain to ensure "that we see more appear include businesses, scheduled to appear and offers campus] both in our student Notre Dame in the process," than the Western and graduate schools, volunteer tips for ways to approach an body and in the faculty." Hoche said. "Contributing to European ideology. There· organizations and government employer or graduate school Iris Outlaw, director of such an initiative allows us have been significant con service programs. AFLAC, representative. The site also Multicultural Student to commit to the tributions from members of Army ROTC, Indiana provides students with sugges Programs and Services, University's highest ideals other ethnic backgrounds." University School of Public and tions for appropriate questions agreed. She said she also in a way that transcends Environmental Affairs, Camp to ask representatives. hopes to see faculty initia and complements our intel Contact Matthew Smedberg at Tecumseh YMCA, Kaplan tives aimed at supporting lectual contributions." smedberg.l @nd.edu Educational Services and the see CAREERS/ page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Wednesday, November 19, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE NOTRE DAME GETS CD-ED DORMS?. The great divide There's an obvious divide between Notre Dame coaches. There are the greats. There are the goods. And there are the merely lamentable. Megan Lloyd Alanna Lungren Christa Moen Martla Murphy Katie Szewczuk Carrie Peters Rockne. Leahy. Parseghian. The Junior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior greats. Nine con Off-Campus Off-Campus Off Campus Welsh Family Off-Campus Off-Campus sensus champi Kate Gales onships between them, scores of 'The devil on "When "Co-ed is not in 'They'd have to "It won't. " "When pigs can All-Americans y. and a place in Wire Editor ice skates ... feminism isn't the vocabulary start listening fl " the history books that's why I live considered a of the adminis- to students - for all. off campus. " dirty word. " tration." which will Devine. Holtz. The goods. A cham never happen." pionship ring apiece. Two men of sheer determination, perhaps with out the genius of Rockne, but who ultimately got the job done. Devine sometimes struggled through his seasons, but with a quarterback like Joe Montana, who could be denied a championship? Holtz started his first season 6-5. However, he led the Irish to a IN BRIEF national championship in 1988 - our most recent win. His all-time Daniel Frank. director of winning record over 11 seasons was Judaic Studies Program at 100-30-2. University of Kentucky, will pres Then there are the coaches that ent "Friendship and the are forgotten in the eyes of our Irish Possibility of Charity" today history. Gerry Faust, Bob Davie, from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in Terry Brennan, Joe Kuharich. No DeBartolo room 119. titles. No memorials. My dad, who entered school the year after the Gather a group of friends and 1977 championship team, is still bit play drop-in volleyball tonight ter about watching Faust painfully from 7 to 11 p.m.