University Clears Way for WVFI to Go FM by BRAD PRENDERGAST University's Officers Had Accept South Bend Community
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Thursday, April10, 1997 • Vol. XXX No. 122 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Long-standing dream becomes a reality. .. University clears way for WVFI to go FM By BRAD PRENDERGAST University's officers had accept South Bend community. license for the FM band from focus on the college, alternative Editor-in-Chief ed WVFI's proposal to seek FM Presently, the station can only the FCC, a process that will style music. "Obviously, they status with the Federal be picked up by select dorms probably last until August 1998. [the FCC] won't find that in this Tucked into office folders in Communications Commission. around the campus. The first step involves hiring area. I'm pretty sure everything the WVFI-AM radio station are For Mike Flood, station man an attorney to conduct a search will work out." correspondence letters - some ager of WVFI, the announce for available frequencies on the As an FM station, WVFI will written 35 years ~~;go - by for ment represented the culmina FM diAl, Flood said. As a non have to follow regulations that mer station.--1~~,..~11---.. tion of a plan that he had pur commercial, educational sta are stricter than those imposed managers. sued since the fall of 1995. tion, WVFI will be nestled in the on the AM band. Besides keep describing their "We've been doing this for so high 80s or low 90s of the FM ing updated engineering logs wishes to join long ... It's all we've been doing band, similar to where WSND and public inspection files, the FM band. for the last two years," Flood 88.9 resides. WVFI also will have to abide by Last night, p.1) said. "It's the biggest deal the The search for a place on the the FCC's standards on accept Patricia 0' Har a. L----;;---;;:---;----" station has ever seen." band will last about two able language on the air, pro vice president of Student The move to FM will allow the months, according to Adele vide news and weather reports, Affairs, announced that those station to replace its present ever seen.· Lanan, assistant director of and implement the emergency dreams had become a reality. AM carrier current with a 100- Student Activities and adviser action system. , Speaking at the annual watt broadcasting system that Mike Flood to the station. But according to Lanan and Student Leadership Banquet, will expand the station's listen "The FCC will look at the for Flood, that won't be a problem. O'llara informed an audience ing range to as much as four mat of WVFI and see if there's "They're already doing regu in the Joyce Center's miles, encompassing Saint Flood and the staff at WVFI a glut of similar stations," lar newscasts for example. Monogram Hoom that the Mary's College and areas of the now begin work on obtaining a Lanan said, noting the station's see WVFI I page 6 Davie turns to stultents Students look to By DAN CICHALSKI new position. He define 'the dream' Associate News Editor expressed a desire to continue Head football coach Bob the Notre Dame By MICHELLE KRUPA Davie reached out to the football tradition students last night. In an while also making informal talk at the some changes This Saturday, local students will reinvent the DeBartolo auditorium, that will appeal to American Dream - or at least define it in their own Davie asked for their help the various perspectives - as part of National Deliberation Day in establishing a closer groups of people (NDD). relationship between connected to the The event, organized by the Foundation for themselves and the foot Fighting Irish - Individual Responsibility and Social Trust (FIRST), ball team. the administra will take place in over a do?:en states and will incor Discussing his plans for tion, the student porate discussion on a wide variety of topics which the team, the upcoming body, the alumni, influence the political, social, and moral visions that fall season and his new the fans and the 18- through 35-year-old people have about the responsibilities as head players. future. coach, Davie made an D a v i e On campus at the Center for Social Concerns from effort to get to know the announced at the 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Notre Dame's NDD will be based on Notre Dame student body beginning of his issues that students bring to the platform and follow in order to relate with it lecture that he in the prescribed theme of the event, "Reinventing better and further the would pass out the American Dream: a vision for the next century." deyelopment of the foot envelopes at the "We will be discussing issues concerned with rein ball program. end for the stu venting the American dream. We will talk about "I think we have a lot in dents to write what the dream has been, focusing on two specific common," Davie said. down any sugges questions: 'What was it to our parents?' and 'What referring to the junior tions they might do we want it to be for our kids?,"' Vieira said. class, who sponsored the have regarding He plans to bring up a number of issues to the talk. "We're both finish the team and stu conference but claims that the discourse will not be ing our third year here at dent involvement. limited to his ideas. "I will start off the day suggest Notre Dame and we're The envelope, L------- ing possible discussion topics such as the future of urban America, values and tolerance, and economic entering a year we're a 1 r e a d y ·''"''"·· . .·.'· ,, both going to remember addressed to Davie addresses a question fronrthe polarization, but whatever people want to talk about for the rest of our lives." Davie at the foot- Jor the team; · > as it relates to the American dream will also be dis Speaking to a rather ball offiee, con cussed," Vieira said. sparse crowd scattered tained a blank sheet of youto write. dow~ any~ The first of such events at the University, NDD fol throughout the room, paper. t g you }:an, thi!lK of>; lows in a progression of attempts that FIRST has Davie reflected on his "I want your input," way that I can gefthe · implemented in an effort to call to political action first few months in his Davie explained. "I want student body more see DREAM/ page 4 • RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION HALL COUNCIL SMC announces partial election tally ELECTIONS Observer Staff Report "We have a lot of new ideas, and we're excited about next year," said LeMans president-elect Even after yesterday's residence hall elections Cervantes. "We plan to focus on getting students at Saint Mary's, questions still exist regarding hall involved from the beginning, and establish more leadership in Holy Cross, Regina and Annunciata Cervantes Garman unity in the hall, since it's so large. Merris _....._ ___ Hansen Ilalls. "We've all had experience with RHA. and would Hesidence Hall Association vice president-elect Lamora Nelson like (for hall council) to continue to work togeth Tario and elections commissioner Barbara Nolan er," Cervantes continued. Richter announced election results for the executive offi Taking 96 percent of the vote for McCandless Abstain cers for LeMans and McCandless Halls last night. hall was Gina Gurreso, Kat Rademacher, There were no results to report for the remaining Penelope Kistka and Sharis Long, running unop three halls, however, as students failed to show posed. Four percent of voters abstained. an interest in exe·eutive board postitions. According to RHA officials, the remaining resi Jenn Cervantes, Courtney Merris, Betsy Lamora dence halls will hold elections in the fall. and Johanna Tario will comprise the executive The Board of Governance Constitution stipu Gurreso board of LeMans Hall, taking 60 percent of the lates that freshmen may only hold elected student Kista 96% 4% vote. The competing ticket comprised of Jen government positions on their class ·board. Long ,__ __ Abstain Nelson, Melanie Garman, Carin Hansen and Therefore, the incoming class of 2001 will not Rademacher Shelly Hichter took 37 percent of votes, with three percent abstaining. see RHA/ page 6 The Observer /Brian Bla k -------------~,__--~--------------------~?-----------------------------------~------------~,_-------------------------------------- page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Thursday, April 10, 1997 • INSIDE COLUMN • WORLD AT A GLANCE Bomb in Illinois courtroom causes public stampede URBANA, Ill. ing and in terror." Life Jurors leaped out of the box in Ewing, 3 7, was arrested at a motel panic and people stampeded out of a and charged with arson, carrying an courthouse after a hooded man threw explosive device, and using that device America is coming dan- :-;~~~~~~~ gerously close to a crisis of a Molotov cocktail at a judge, slam during a crime of violence, Champaign values. The judiciaries' ming him in the forehead and start County Sheriff Dave Madigan said. role in bringing about this ing a fire that gutted the courtroom. Federal Magistrate David Bernthal crisis recently drove lead The bomb bounced off the forehead ordered Ewing held without bail today ing thinkers - including of Circuit Judge George Miller, but pending a hearing Friday. Ewing asked former Supreme Court didn't immediately explode Tuesday. Bernthal to remove himself from the nominee Robert Bork, Miller, one of the four people who case, saying, "I feel you are a suspect in Catholic leader Richard suffered minor injuries, had handled violating my federally protected rights." John Nehaus and a civil case involving John E. Ewing, Ewing also asked that he be allowed to Brandon Williams the man arrested later in the day for represent himself.