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THE U b s e r v e r The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys 0 OLUM E38: ISSUE 99 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY26, 2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM S tudent S enate Funding removed from Office of President letter, the FMB stated that each confidence that these events will By MAUREEN REYNOLDS organization “have events planned not only be executed, but will also Associate News Editor for the rest of the semester that be planned to the best of our need funding.” capabilities.” The Student Senate passed a “The FMB felt that these events “I have confidence in our staff reallocation of $11,400 from the would benefit more students than as well as in our office leadership Office of the Student Body some of those planned by the to get the job'done,” Lao said. President back to the Financial Office of the President, and that Student Union treasurer Don Management Board by a vote of was their reason for reallocating Norton attended the meeting to 17 to 6 with two abstentions at its the money,” the letter continued. speak on behalf of the FMB’s deci weekly meeting Wednesday. Members of the Office of the sion. He cited the lack of prepara The FMB held two separate President contested the realloca tion by the Office of the President spending reviews in December tion during the meeting. as one reason the FMB decided to and January to “assess how clubs Although he was not present, reallocate the money. and organizations spent the student body president Jeremy “We have given the Office of the money allocated to them last Lao sent a letter to the Senate ask President a good three chances [to March.” and to “give FMB an idea ing senators to leave $ 10,000 of show us a budget] ... I told them of what to allocate in its upcoming the money FMB wanted to take. this is the decision we’ve come to,” budget meeting," according to a He cited three major events Norton said. “As a board, we letter to the Senate from the FMB. planned by the Office of the thought it was the best decision ... In its assessment, the FMB President — the Alcohol other groups seemed better pre decided that a total of $11,400 Awareness Campaign, Student pared to spend the money.” was not needed by the Office of Appreciation Week and the End of Chief of staff Patrick Corker the President and could be better the Year Mass — as the reasons spoke on behalf of the Office of the used by other clubs. The reallocat why the office needed the money. President, and he tried to explain ed money will be given to the “All of the events are named the delay in presenting the FMB Student Union board, the Hall and the expenses already with a budget, citing the turnover SOFIA BALLONZThe Observer President’s Council, the Class of planned,” Lao said in his letter. “I Members of the Student Senate meet Wednesday. The senate passed 2004 and the Class of 2006. In its give my office the full faith and see SENATE/page 6 a resolution to remove $11,400 from the Office of the President. ND students continue to flock to Mass Panel University ranks higher than BC, GU in mass offerings debates gay Editor's Note: This is the first of (self-identified as 70 percent and marriage a two-part series exploring 50 percent, respectively) might be M ass at Notre Dame. a factor. It is instead a testament By KATIE LAIRD to the strong faith community that News Writer By AMANDA MICHAELS is distinctly Notre Dame, uniquely woven from the chapels in each News Writer A panel discussion on the individual dorm and the symbolic highly controversial issue of Basilica that stands at its heart, to Boston College has 36. same-sex marriages was the Masses held everyday in Georgetown has 42. Notre Dame held Wednesday evening at Malloy Hall and the Mendoza has 175. And this is one set of the Eck Visitor’s Center just College of Business. numbers has nothing to do with one day after President Bush “Though Mass has always held sports. announced his goal to create a strong position within the Notre Rather, it lists the average num an amendment banning gay Dame community, I think in ber of Masses said each week at marriage in the United recent years it has grown the nation’s top three Catholic States. stronger. I think there are more universities, with Notre Dame The debate, titled “The undergraduate students who holding the indisputable lead of Future of Marriage: Should want to make deep faith and spir twice as many as its rivals — Sexual Orientation Matter? ituality a part of their four-year combined. Is M arriage the experience here,” said Father This disparity has nothing to do Government’s Business?” Richard Warner, director of cam with a competition to be the most attracted a large crowd to CHUY BENITEZ/The Observer pus ministry. Father Greg Green presides over an Ash Wednesday mass in ‘Catholic’ college, though lower the Eck Visitor’s Auditorium Welsh Family Hall. Notre Dame leads Catholic universities In percentages of Catholics at average number of Masses said each week. Boston College and Georgetown see MASS/page 4 see DEBATE/page 8 SMC student gov't announces class election results officials said the voter turnout Mary’s student government Shorsten as treasurer. cent of the class abstained. By KELLY MEEHAN was on par with what was become efficient at alerting the “Our immediate goal, as we Despite running unopposed, News Writer expected, with 53 percent of the campus that an election is going take over, is to first establish our the Class of 2006 Lerner/Palasky class of 2007 voting, 30 percent on and having a higher voter class board for the following ticket had to receive a majority of The results of the Saint Mary’s of the class of 2006 and 50 per turn out,” student body president school year,” Toth said. “From the votes in order to be named election for class officers were cent of the class of 2005. This is Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl said. there, we want begin thinking of class officers, and the candidates announced Wednesday after all the second year that Saint Mary’s Claudia Toth was named presi activities and events that we can did so, winning 67 percent of the day voting Tfiesday on PRISM. has used online voting, which dent of the Class of 2007, win plan for our class for next year.” vote. Danielle Lerner was named Students had the opportunity has caused increased voter ning 63 percent of the votes. The runner-up in the Class of president of the Class of 2006, to vote only for the candidates turnout compared to past years. Kathleen Kindt will serve as vice 2007 election, receiving 33 per Liz Palasky will be the vice representing their respective “I think in the next couple president, Kristen Bogdanowicz cent of the votes, was the classes, and student government years you should see Saint as secretary and Deanna McllduflTLittell ticket. Four per see ELECTION/page 6 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Thursday, February 26, 2004 Inside C olumn Question of the Day: A r e you planning to s e e M el G ib s o n ’s “Th e Pa s s io n of the C h r ist ?" Where's the meat? I’m sure all the freshmen around campus were thrilled to enter the dining halls yesterday and discover that meat items were all of a sud Luis Chirboga Ben Zerante Kevin Walsh Laura Maclean Alvaro Guevara den non-existent. Welcome to Notre Ju n io r S o p h o m o re So p h o m o re So p h o m o re So p h o m o re Dame dining D illon St. Edwards F isher F arley Z a h m halls during Lent, the place where for every “I’m definitely "Tes." “Yeah, but I “Si .1 Friday, plus Ash going this probably won’t Wednesday, the meat disappears weekend ." be having and several dif popcorn with ferent kinds of that. ” shrimp suddenly appear like the Mike Harkins fish of Capistrano. Better get used G raphics to it — popcorn shrimp one day, Cajun shrimp the next, then buffalo shrimp — by the end of Lent you’ll never want to eat In B rief shrimp again. I’m sure someone always has some complaint about the dining Ravi Radhakrishnan of the hall not having meat at this time of Department of Chemistry at New year, and it may be a tired subject York University will deliver a lec if you’re not a freshman, but it’s all ture titled “Fidelty in DNA i could think about while meeting Replication and Repair: A Story with a study group in LaFortune, of DNA Polymerases.” The lec right next to Subway, with a menu ture will take place this afternoon full of sandwiches staring back at at 3:30 p.m. in DeBartolo room me. 138. Now I know this is a Catholic institution, yet I’m a little confused Simon Gikandi, Hayden as to why the dining hall does not Professor of English Language* provide at least some kind of meat. and Literature at the University of Not only are there a lot of people Michigan, will lecture on “States here who don’t make the decision in Limbo: Engaging Creole to give up meat on Fridays; the Modernism ” today at 4:30 p.m.