ASA Condemns University GLND/SMC Position

IOBSERVER Thursday, September 7, 1995* Vol. XXVII No. 14 Tl IE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S ASA condemns university GLND/SMC position By DAVE TYLER sor and current president of part, maintained that in refus legislation, the adopted resolu no idea that it would be intro News Editor the ASA. The resolution is be ing GLND/SMC m eeting space tion does represent the majority duced.” lieved to be the first passed by on campus it was adhering to a view of the governing council of Director of Public Relations The American Sociological an outside body chastising the long-standing policy of not the ASA, which makes the and Information Dennis Moore Association (ASA) passed a res University administration for its granting funds or space to un body’s policies. said the resolution demon olution at its annual conference stance in the GLND/SMC con recognized groups. It holds that The language of the resolu strates a misunderstanding of which “strongly deplores” the troversy. GLND/SMC cannot be recog tion noted that the ASA’s code the University’s position. actions the GLND/SMC was told last nized as an official campus of ethics calls for sociologists to “There is always a tendency Notre Dame February by University officials group because GLND/SMC’s be respond against acts of discrim to equate concern for members administra that it would no longer be al liefs are philosophically incon ination on university campuses. of the gay and lesbian commu tion took in lowed to meet in the University sistent with the Roman Catholic The resolution goes on to say nity with recognition for dealing with Counseling Center. The news Church’s teaching. that the ASA “strongly de GLND/SMC," said Moore. Gay and sparked debate over The resolution was intro plores” the action the adminis “The language was amend Lesbians of GLND/SMC’s status as a campus duced by members of the Gay tration took in denying ed,” Hallinan said. “We sug Notre Dame group. Campus bodies including and Lesbian Caucus of the ASA GLND/SMC on-campus meeting gested a change from the term and S ain t the Faculty and Student and may have been drafted by space and official recognition sanction’ which has legal con Mary’s Hallinan Senates, the Campus Life Coun a Notre Dame alumnus, said and calls on the University offi notations, to ‘strongly deplore,’ College cil, Graduate Student Council, Hallinan. The ASA is the lead cials to formally recognize to convey our feelings. ” The (GLND/SMC) last spring. and the Hall President’s Council ing membership organization GLND/SMC as a campus group. governing council voted unani The ASA held its business criticized the University’s ac for American sociologists, with The resolution’s introduction mously to adopt the resolution, meeting on August 22 where tions, and several large protests over 14,000 members, five came as a surprise to some with one abstention. the resolution was introduced, were held on campus during thousand of whom attended members of the association. Hallinan said the vote repre- according to Maureen Hallinan, the spring months. this August’s conference. “It took everyone by sur a Notre Dame sociology profes The administration, for its While not a binding piece of prise,” said Hallinan. “We had see ASA/ page 4 Faculty S enate ‘Coaches’ playing tonight New agenda stresses Play celebrates Rockne, Lombardi and Bryant in measures to improve benefit performances By GWENDOLYN NORGLE for the Senators’ input, espe Assistant News Editor cially in the areas of atten By MARY KATE MORTON and JIM KELLY dance and times of the meet Associate News Editor News Writer ings. Other points to be discussed Washington Hall opens its doors tonight to After offering a brief sum at future meetings include staff start its season with the first performance of mary of last year’s business, salaries and levels of respon “Coaches — Off the Field with Knute, Vince Father Richard McBrien, chair sibilities, the North Central As and the Bear.” The two-act play chronicles the of the Faculty Senate, pre sociation accreditation report, lives of former football coaches Knute Rockne, viewed this year’s agenda at and the status of the Senate’s Vince Lombardi and Paul “Bear” Bryant. the Senate’s first meeting of the past resolutions. Buddy Farmer, the author, played under Bear year last night. In an effort to improve com Bryant in 1961. He has constructed the play as McBrien outlined the Senate munication within the Senate, a respectful yet honest reflection of the lives business for the upcoming McBrien urged openness and careers of the three coaching legends. year, while at the same time amongst Senate members, The Notre Dame Club of Saint Joseph Valley acknowledging its potential to stressing that communication is sponsoring the production and plans to change according to concerns should be “even more pro donate all proceeds to the Ara Parseghian of members of the Senate. nounced than it has been in the Medical Research Foundation. The Foundation Photo courtesy of Notre Dame Sports Information “That which follows here is by past. KnuteRockne (above), Vince Lombardi and Bear no means finally fixed,” he “There is no inside group’ see COACHES/ page 4 Bryant are remembered in “Coaches.” said. within the Senate,” McBrien McBrien then listed several said, “other than members who topics to be dealt with in have been elected to various Parseghian fights different battle upcoming Senate meetings. committees.” He encouraged “Accountability,” he said, the Senators to use e-mail “to By MARY KATE MORTON Stadium, coaching legend Ara Foundation. “will be carried over from last enhance communication Associate News Parseghian will launch a per Parseghian began the Foun year,” as a reminder of the throughout the year. Editor sonal crusade on the Notre dation when he discovered Senate’s primary purpose - to “Whatever we do, we shall do Dame campus when the play that three of his grandchildren preserve the “academic integri it in the most prompt, efficient, A fter 11 “Coaches” opens at were diagnosed with ty and future of the University,” and fair-minded manner pos seasons of Washington Hall tonight. The Niemann-Pick Type C (NP-C) while honoring its “claim to sible,” McBrien concluded fighting foot proceeds of the play, about fel Disease. NP-C is a genetic dis Catholicity.” about the committee’s plans for ball battles low coaches Knute Rockne, order that inhibits the metabo Another item on the Senate’s the 1995-96 school year. He on the field Vince Lombardi and Paul lizing of cholesterol, ultimately agenda is the continuation of asked the Senate for its most of N otre “Bear” Bryant, will benefit the the Senate’s Self Study, a for “constructive and effective par Ara Parseghian Medical Dame see NP-C/page 4 mal examination of the Senate ticipation in the life and gover by its members. McBrien asked nance of Notre Dame. ” Committee recommends Packwood’s expulsion By LARRY MARGASAK about whether he would resign. stroying” his diaries. The com Associated Press “I want to think about this for mittee harshly described the a minute and I want to talk to alterations as illegal and a WASHINGTON some people and I am not going crime against the Senate. The Senate Ethics Committee to make instantaneous deci — He abused his position “by voted unanimously Wednesday sions,” the senator told re repeatedly committing sexual to recommend that Sen. Bob porters before the committee misconduct” between 1969 and Packwood be expelled for sex announced its decision. 1990. ual and official misconduct, an If the required 67 senators do — He deliberately tried to en extraordinary decision that the not vote for expulsion, the hance his personal finances by Oregon Republican called ethics committee said it would trying to get his estranged wife “totally and absolutely outra propose a censure, loss of a job from individuals with an geous.” Packwood’s Finance Committee interest in legislation. The committee’s three Re chairmanship and a loss of se Packwood denied that he al publicans and three Democrats niority. tered his taped diaries when he said in a strongly-worded state The committee said Pack learned the committee would ment that the panel “strenu wood should be expelled be subpoena them. He did admit ously urges, and fully expects ” cause: that he altered copies of his di the full Senate to vote to expel — He tried to obstruct the ary tapes — but not the origi- Photo by Associated Press Packwood. committee’s inquiry by “with The Senate Ethics Committee recommended yesterday that Sen. Bob Packwood ducked a question holding, altering and de see SENATE/page 4 Packwood, shown here in 1992, be expelled from the Senate. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Thursday, September 7, 1995 ■ Inside C o lu m n 0 WORLD AT A GLANCE A lesson in Police clash with anti-nuclear protestors in Tahiti PAPEETE, Tahiti bring flights to a halt Wednesday Slinging chains and beating France sets off morning. The protesters, includ police shields with metal pipes, nuclear blast ing some children, sat down, Scooby Doo demonstrators brawled with sang songs and held up pro- police on Papeete’s airport run Mururoa Atoll independence and anti-nuclear way Wednesday in the first vio Lagoon signs. “Peace, freedom, love. dogma lent protest of France’s new Wanaa Think of our children. French nuclear tests. Two policemen X. take your bombs and go out for and two protesters were hospi « Took place at 12:30 p.m. God’s sake,” one sign read. Ten talized, the French High (5:30 EDT) In a tunnel bored minutes later, about 200 riot I remain a firm believer — — — Commissioner’s office said.

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