Don't look forward to this one Generation gap Despite the star-studded cast, including Haley A student writes that shefells left behind when Thursday Joel Osment, critic Casey McClusky finds "Pay it candidates ignore the college age group infavor Forward" not worth at trip to the theater. of issues important to older voters. OCTOBER26, Scene+ page 16 Viewpoint+ page 15 2000 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIV NO. 42 HTTP://OBSERVER.N D.EDU SMC faculty supports Observer's independence debate by means of free and Observer. The Board of essential that the College be The Faculty Assembly resolu­ By MOLLY McVOY vigorous student media are Governance heard in the tion follows a resolution from Saint Mary's Editor essential to the educational issued a "We, as faculty. under­ discussions Notre Dame's Faculty Senate environment of a liberal arts statement in about the last 'month. The Observer's Saint Mary's faculty assembly college in a democratic soci­ support of stand that the staff at The future of The relationship with the University unanimously passed a resolu­ ety," and, therefore, supports T h e Observer have Observer. was reviewed by a committee tion at Wednesday's meeting the current status of The Observer's policies in place and no "From my chaired by Notre Dame profes­ that supported The Observer's Observer as an independent current sta­ perspective, it sor David Solomon. The com­ independent status. student newspaper. tus last one else needs to was important mittee made a recommendation "What we wanted to do was "We, as faculty, understand month. step in." that whoever regarding The Observer's edito­ show support for the indepen­ that the staff at The Observer Alexander is making rial and advertising indepen­ dence of The Observer," said have policies in place and no said that these deci­ dence to Father Edward Malloy Susan Alexander Susan Alexander. author of the one else needs to step in," this resolu­ sions [about and The Observer is waiting for resolution and a Saint Mary's Alexander said. tion was resolution author The Observer] Malloy's decision based on that associate professor in sociolo­ The resolution is the second important at Notre Dame report. gy. public statement by members not only to understands The text of the Faculty The document states that of the Saint Mary's community support the newspaper's inde­ that this is our newspaper too," "freedom of expression and regarding the status of The pendence, but that it was also Alexander said. see FACULTY/page 4 BOARD OF GOVERNANCE STUDENT SENATE Members discuss construction By AMY GREENE NewsWrirer Board members discussed the future campus improvements that will come to ·fruition in the next year and the impend­ ing revision of the College's mission statement at Wednesday's Board of Governance (BOG) meeting. "There is a planned addition on the cast end of Madcleva and designs to improve heating, air conditioning and water are in the works," said board member Allison Webb. "The number of classrooms will remain the same, but be larger." According to Webb, the costs for reno­ vations to Madeleva and the creation of the student center will total $9.3 million, and totals for improvements overall will total $18 million. LIZ lANG/The Observer "By June plans should be set and it will Vice presidential candidate Joseph Lieberman speaks to a packed house at Washington Hall Tuesday. Student senators be 12 to 18 months later until the con­ expressed concern that many students were unable to get attend the event, since all tickets were given out in the first struction. During the construction there will probably be temporary classrooms 10 minutes of distribution. Student body president Brian O'Donoghue said short notice prevented a raffle system. for students," said Webb. In other Board news: O'Donoghue explains ticket policy + Senior Molly Kahn addressed the BOG about the new mission statement. "Please take a few minutes of your an awesome event. I think tributed on Sunday evening in time to look at your e-mails about the By FINN PRESSLY [Lieberman] is a great role model for LaFortune. Tickets sold out within mission statement and comment. It is Assistant News Editor anyone going into government." 10minutes, causing some to question important that we have student input Student body president Brian why a larger venue was not selected. because we are the core facets of the In the wake of Democratic vice O'Donoghue also discussed the inci­ "We set the ticket policy that way community." Kahn said. presidential candidate Joseph dent, clarifying for the Senate that the [because] it was within 24 hours of Lieberman's visit to campus Tuesday, senior responsible for the interruption students getting back to campus," + Saint Mary's students are organizing Notre Dame's Student Senate dis­ was not doing so on behalf of Right to O'Donoghue said, also noting that a a Super Sibs club on campus. The club cussed the heckling incident that took Life, the Progressive Student Alliance raffle would have been used had includes students from Saint Mary's, place during his speech, as well as or any other University-affiliated club there been more time. Notre Dame and Holy Cross who have concerns that many students were or society. "We know it wasn't an ideal system. siblings with disabilities. The club pairs unable to secure tickets for the event. "That person was a single individual The Lieberman camp chose students with other students who have "It's a shame that... the lead story speaking alone," said O'Donoghue. Washington Hall, so we had no con­ disabled siblings and aims to give per­ was that [Lieberman] was interrupted Senators also voiced complaints trol over that," said O'Donoghue. sonal attention that they may not other- by a heckler," said Ryan Becker, from the students about the lack of Zahm Hall senator. "I thought it was availability of tickets, which were dis- see BOG/page 4 see SENATE/page4 Thursday, Ocrober 26, 2000 page~~:========================================~T.~he~O~~~er~v~er~·~~~~============================================== INSIDE INSII>E COLUMN THIS WEEK AT NOTRE DAME/SAINT MARY'S Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday I>eath penalty +Film: "The Patriot," + Concert: Notre Dame + Performance: Blak + Celebration: "Dia de los DeBartolo 101, 10:30 p.m. Glee Club fall concert, 8 Images, 7:30p.m., Muertos," Mexican protesters +Event: Murder Mystery p.m., Washington Hall Washington Hall celebration honoring the sponsored by the Student + Performance: Folk + Concert: South Bend dead, 1 p.m., LaFortune short-sighted Advisory Council; 7 p.m., Dance Group, 7:30 to 11 Symphony "Spooktacular," + Concert: David Carroll Auditorium p.m., Clubhouse 3 p.m., O'Laughlin Schulenberg and Mary Standing outside of Washington Hall, early Tuesday morning, I admit, I was a little intimi­ Auditorium Oleskiewicz, 2 p.m., dated by the Secret Service men eyeing every Annenberg Auditorium slight move I made - the suspicious looks were enough to make me a little uneasy. llow•wer, what really bother·ed me was the pres­ ence or protesters against OUTSIDE THE DOME Compiled from U-Wire reports the death penalty. Targeting Gore is definitely not the most logical course of action to take -especially since Nader appeals to students to become informed Hush is infamous for govern- world and a better country, and they ing over the state known for <!tV STANFORD, Calif. executing the most inmates Green Party presidential candidate will not wimp out when they go to the Ralph Nader provoked a packed voting booth." annually. In addition, Hush Klflin Turner has already let it be known crowd to laugh, cheer and hiss Following a talk by Medea his plans of appointing con- Monday night during his two-hour Benjamin. the Green Party's Senate servative Supreme Court talk at the university. candidate, the audience greeted Justice:; if he gets the oppor- Copy Editor Nader focused his remarks on stu­ Nader with a standing ovation. tunity. dent responsibility, the corporate Nader encouraged students to look True, Hush has supported influence on government and social beyond their privilege at Stanford. introducing accurate genetic issues like poverty and racism. He also "You want to be careful because evidence, but this recent turn of events has con­ criticized the two main presidential when you get accepted to Stanford, veniently taken place within the last few candidates, Vice President AI Gore you're not on the ladder to success, months. Clearly this is a politically driven ploy and Texas Governor George W. Bush. you're on an escalator; you don't even to down-play the massive and rising numbers of Students waited for three hours to have to climb," he said. "You won't be exec uti IJns. claim unassigned tickets for the 500 problems. able to develop the empathy to recog­ Even though both candidates support the seat venue. Stanford and the Green "We combine idealism with the need nize that most people are being shut death penalty, Bush's dismal statistics on the Party co-sponsored the talk. to put power behind truth instead of out." issue make him the less favorable candidate for Some students said they wanted to the waffling, wavering rhetoric of He challenged students to perform those opposed to the penalty. With more con­ hear Nader speak to become informed politicians who think they can fool community service and to give back to servative justices on the Court, the future looks voters, others because they thought you," said Nader before his speech. their communities as a way to define dim for those supporting a more impartial Nader offered specific solut_ions to "Students are eager to see a better themselves as citizens.