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- ... THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 38: ISSUE 95 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20,2004 . NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Ca1npus prepares for Junior Parents Weekend Committee chair jUNIOR PARENTS WEEKEND Non-juniors consider outlines activities for rridav ,_ limited options for 3-day event 9 p.m. --··1 a.m.·-· '""""!"-___,. campus activities J 1<1dt:Ml Premiere# • By CLAIRE HEININGER By MATT BRAMANTI Assistant News Editor News Writer When 2004 Junior Parents Junior Parents Weekend Weekend chairperson Meg begins today, launching three Harty's father was a junior at days of events aimed at Notre Notre Dame in 1961, JPW Dame's juniors and their par­ was nothing like the extrava­ ents. ganza it is today - in fact, he But what about the other "barely remembers it," Harty 6,000 undergraduates? said. Although she's a senior, Ana That didn't stop him, Farach can't escape the week­ though, from telling his end, which draws thousands daughter about the 52-year­ I - -~ :. of parents from around the old tradition. Since her fresh­ country. man year, Harty and her par­ Sunda\' "My boyfriend is a junior, so ents have been planning I'll be eating dinner with his and thinking about their own parents at some point," JPW experience. Farach said. But the more they talked, DAVE ROONEY !The Observer Employees at Catering by Design finalize last-minute plans for see JPW/ page 4 Junior Parents Weekend. see PLAN/page 6 ND students launch Trustees finish campus visit reality," Mahoney said. The committee was also Operation Rice Bowl By NATALIE BAILEY After witnessing the VISI­ glad to hear that all the News Writer ble progress of the student apartments are filled for center and next year and With a new president and apartments, that the selec­ several new buildings, the trustees "These buildings tion process change is the buzz for the are excited to represent the went so smooth­ Board of Trustees on the see students Board of Trustees· ly, she said. Saint Mary's campus enjoy them, The Student Life through Friday night. she said. commitment to Committee joint­ As part of the Board's "I think the student life and ly met with the ,, visit, student trustee Sarah students are success. Mission commit­ Mahoney sat in on the going to love tee to explore Facilities and Grounds and the new build­ the topic of pro­ Student Life committee ings, and they Sarah Mahoney moting and meetings Thursday. will be a great student trustee experiencing Facilities and Grounds recruiting tool diversity while focused on updating the for prospective maintaining trustees on the several con­ students," Mahoney said. community and staying true struction projects. "These buildings represent to the Mission Statement. "All projects are looking the Board of Trustees' com­ Twelve students shared great, and the student mitment to student life and apartments are becoming a success." see TRUSTEES/page 6 ND students study education DAVE ROONEYfThe Observer Brin Anderson, second from left, and Julia Miller-Lemon pose with rice bowls with University president Edward Malloy, far Education majors make trek to SMC for classes right, and University vice president Mark Poorman. dents studied education at Saint dents are enrolled in the Operation Rice Bowl is a pro­ By STEPHANIE YAHN Mary's. In order to continue serv­ Education Program at Saint By ANNA GELHAUS gram of donation throughout News Writer ing undergraduate students who Mary's. An additional 25 are tak­ News Writer Lent. Participants receive a wanted to ·obtain teacher certifi­ ing introductory courses that will small box and are encouraged Riding his bike over snow-cov­ cation, the University worked help them determine if and how Operation Rice Bowl is com­ to donate change to the bowl ered train tracks wasn't exactly with Saint Mary's to allow stu­ they want to proceed in the pro­ ing to Notre Dame this Lent, throughout the season. what Nick Kheriaty had in mind dents to participate in the gram. Should they decide to con­ giving students a chance to "It is so easy," Miller-Lemon when he envisioned traveling to College's program. tinue, the students will submit donate to the work of Catholic said. "At this campus, especial­ class. But in order to get his At that time, Notre Dame was applications for acceptance into Relief Services. ly, we don't realize how much teaching credentials, the Notre an all-male university and stu­ the program. Eleven of the 28 Sponsored primarily by the we have. With the rice bowls, Dame senior had to take his dents mainly went into second­ students presently admitted are Sophomore Class Council, it is students can make an impact interests across the street to ary education rather than ele­ males and a majority of the stu­ the first time in recent memory every day." study in the Education Program mentary education. dents share a common focus in that the program will be held Seventy-five percent of the . at Saint Mary's College. "That has all changed now," secondary education. A handful on campus, according to Brin donations will go to Catholic It has been over 40 years since said Julie Turner of Notre focus on elementary educatjon. Anderson and Julia Miller­ Relief Services projects in Notre Dame dissolved its own Dame's Institute for Educational Notre Dame students are quick Lemon. co-chairs of the pro­ education school, but few Initiatives. gram. see BOWL/page 4 remember a time before stu- Currently, 28 Notre Dame stu- see TEACHERS/page 6 L page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Friday, February 20, 2004 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO ABOUT JPW? Identity • • criSIS It's only normal for the college student to be caught in some sort of identity cri­ sis. But I wonder, is the same degree of Tommy Bramanti self uncertainty permissible for the Amy Kern Hillary Schwarb Justin Tuck Rachel Polinski Stefanle DIHert administration of a university? Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Junior Initially, you may Lewis Lewis Siegfried Lewis Walsh Dillon ask, "Can an insti­ Lauren Galgano ·tution even have an identity crisis?" I Viewpoint ..Going "Paul Freeman. "My mom is "The father- "Your mom ... "To spending propose two key Copy Editor shopping with yeah that,s bringing me her daughter erg time with my words that will ,, clear the matter up mom. Jessica's dad.,, pound cake. •• race challenge. ., parents who I immensely: "academic freedom." love so much.,. "Academic freedom" is a 50 cent phrase that will buy you a better rank­ ing in U.S. News. Want to compete with Ivy League schools? You had better be hosting sexually explicit theatre presen­ tations, selling the most controversial books written by pro-abortion activists in your bookstore and denying any accordance with Catholicism other than some unfortunate traditions due the cir­ cumstances of the University's founding. IN BRIEF Otherwise, there goes your respect in academia. Given these criteria. our administra­ Give the gift of life by donat­ tion seems caught in a very tight spot. ing blood today from 9 a.m. to To be clear, I honestly believe that our 3:30 p.m. at Rolfs. The event is great administrators want to maintain sponsored by RecSports, the uniquely Catholic atmosphere that University Health Services, generally permeates the grounds of this IrisHealth and the South Bend beautiful campus. Medical Foundation. Reserve a However, the question now becomes, spot by callling 631-6100. "Why are we so determined to sell our­ selves short?'' Trying to conform to the The Thomas Aquinas mold of a secular society only diminish­ Symposium will take place es what Notre Dame stands for, leading today from 4-8 p.m. at the to inherent contradiction. Moreau Center's Little Theatre Let me provide some concrete exam­ at Saint Mary's. Attend presen­ ples. tations by Cathleen Kaveny, a In one breath, we are told that certain Notre Dame professor, and politically charged events - I don't Father David Hollenbach, a believe I have to name the two most professor from Boston College. recent- will be allowed on-campus in the name of"academic freedom." FlipSide presentes Movie Shortly before one of the productions, Night. The fun starts at 6:15 however, the administration was forced p.m. tonight with pickups at to remove a provocative "advertising" various campus locations. display for the production from LaFortune. I suppose if we can't have DAVE ROONEY !The Observer ND Express will host open Rising temperatures bring Increased construction work to campus. Workers above Notre Dame women parading around in billards. Take on your friends continue the construction of a building adjacent to Stephen Center that, when com­ bikini tops in a public forum, we should from 9 p.m. to midnight. pleted, will house the post office and Notre Dame Security/Pollee. Construction just put them on stage and sell tickets. (I think you get my point ... ) picked up at other sites on Juniper Road and DeBartolo Quad as well. Bryan McCree, a comedian likewise, the Queer Film Festival from Mad TV and Comedy slipped in under the guise of"academic Central, will perform tonight at freedom," as well. Never mind the fact Legends at 10 p.m. that these films presented propaganda OFFBEAT explicitly contrary to Catholic teaching. Station One will perform So what is my point? Am I advocating Woman fined for found to be a dog, as eligi­ Madison Planning Board tonight at Reekers at 11 p.m. that we should neither be "academic" registering cows to vote ble to vote in local govern­ tonight takes up a man's nor "free" at this University? Not in the LONDON Brenda ment elections, the coun­ application to open a top­ Enjoy night club dancing at least.

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