Roemer: Students Hope for Future by EMILY HAGE Tinued

VOL. XXV NO. 27 The ObserverTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1992· THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Roemer: Students hope for future By EMILY HAGE tinued. In the last 12 years, the News Writer percentage of high paying manufacturing jobs has gone Notre Dame and Saint Mary's from 34 percent to 16.5 per students are the hope for poli cent, which inhibits the coun tics in the future, said Con try's progress toward a more gressman Tim Roemer {D-In service-oriented economy and diana) last night at the Center better paying jobs, which en for Social Concerns. courage family values, said His speech was one of three Roemer. preparatory sessions for the Children and poverty should Washington Seminar "Poverty also be priorities in the gov and Democracy in America," a Tim Roemer ernment, he said. "Statistically one credit theology course of speaking, when you look at fered to Notre Dame and Saint articulate, born into good cir children and poverty in this Mary's students. cumstances," he said. "I think country, you should want to run "I think Notre Dame and Saint the mission for you is to take out and do something about it," Mary's people are the best risks." said Roemer. One in five equipped people to come to Roemer also stressed family children, one in three Hispanic Washington," said Roemer. "I values. "I think that govern children, and two in five African think the young people have a ment can help promote family American children are born into lot of the answers." values," he said. Roemer cited poverty, and one in ten people It is important for students to the Work Force Development in the United States are on food "make the step across the abyss Services, which offers training stamps, said Roemer. and say, 'I am going to so to the unemployed, as a good Roemer supports shifting fi something about what I feel.' I example of what the govern nancial support from B-2 think that's one of the things ment can do for Americans. bombers and a $30 billion a that Notre Dame excels at." "The best family values are year CIA budget to fund techno Roemer encouraged students to not only caring but having pro logical advancement, including use their talents by going to grams to help families get high definition televisions, to Washington to learn the politi through tough times," he said. support for the middle class, The Observer/ Maureen Long cal system, helping in Ap America's economic woes , helping families afford college. Block and tackle especially in the Midwest. will palachia, and volunteering at "We're losing our middle class. Lyons Hall football team members practice their defensive skills in soup kitchens. have a significant impact on children and families, he con- preparation for an upcoming game. lnterhall football relieves stress "You are blessed to be smart, see ROEMER/ page 4 and encourages healthy competition between dorm rivals. Stancato/Woo confront Whisler/Fedesna in runoff election Thursday By LAURA FERGUSON published, they are held re cline the appeal. News Writer sponsible since it involved their The other tickets of How SMC Freshman Elections campaign. They must count the ells/Farley, McDonald/Petrovic Since no ticket received a ma $14 used to print the ad as a and Stancato/Woo are releasing jority of votes in last night's part of their budget. a formal complaint against the controversial Saint Mary's Col "I didn't know about the bud Whisler/Fedesna ticket. lege freshman class president get. The rules of the campaigns "We want our class to know and vice presidential elections, should be posted somewhere," so that the outcome of the elec a runoff election between Juliet said SMC freshman tion will be true. Because we Stancato/Jen Woo and Lisa Mavourneen Michiels, who don't think that it is fair for Whisler/Liz Fedesna will be submitted the ad to The Ob some to go out of their way to held Thursday. Penalty Abstained server. go by the book and for others to The ticket of Barbara How 5% 2% The decision to subtract 14 not adhere by the rules," said ells/Jenn Farley received 17 A penalty was assessed to Whisler I Fedesna The Observer/Christopher Mullin votes was made by a portion of Stancato and Woo. percent of the vote, Heather the election committee, Student Thirteen positions for the McDonald/ Kathryn Petrovic 18 paign, which was penalized 14 Observer on Friday to wish Body President Tina Carrara Board of the Freshman class percent, Stancato/Woo received votes because of campaign vio them good luck in the election. and Director of Student Activi were also decided by the elec 24 percent, and lations. This ad caused Whisler and ties Marlene Johnson. Whisler tion. Since only 13 candidates Whisler/Fedesna 34 percent. According to Becky McLain, Fedesna to go over the $50 limit and Fedesna can appeal the were on the ballot all will be on decision until 8 p.m. Thursday. Two percent abstained. election commissioner, friends set for campaign expenses. the board. From this group the If appealed, the election Controversy surrounded of Whisler and Fedesna ran a Although the candidates did Whisler and Fedesna's cam- committee can accept or de- birthday advertisement in The not know that this ad would be see SMC I page 4 ND accounting program ranked 6th in United States Special to The Observer The undergraduate account ing program in Notre Dame's College of Business Adminis tration has been ranked sixth in · r¥~'ir.;0if];;ijfijTJhffii':&:Mtf?l the nation in academic quality by a survey in the industry newsletter Public Accounting Report. "It's gratifying to have our peers recognize the high quality of our faculty, students and programs," said department chairman Thomas Frecka. NO is normally ranked among the top 10 accountancy programs in the annual survey of accounting faculty and de partment chairs nationwide. The University of Illinois ranked first in this year's sur vey, followed by the Universities of Texas, Southern California, and Michigan, and Brigham Young University. After Notre Dame, Northern they go out to The Observer/ Maureen Long Illinois University, the Univer Higher technology sity of Pennsylvania, Miami terviews with students," he {Ohio) and Ohio State Universi said. "This survey helps en Working in the DeBartolo Media Resources room, junior Brett Bauer and sophomore Steve Rossigno ties round out the top ten. hance our overall reputation use a computer with a laser disc system that allows professors to use footage from a video Frecka said the University's encyclopedia as supplements to the class lectures. high rating helps the students. see Accounting I page 4 -------------------~---------------- page 2 The Observer Tuesday, September 29, 1992 INSIDE COLUMN FORECAST Aiding suicide Partly sunny and cooler today with a high around 60. can be an act Sunny and warmer Wednesday with of mercy highs in the mid 60s. He's at it again. You may------- TEMPERATURES have heard. This time it City H L was just miles away from Anchorage 45 33 us in our neighbor to the Atlanta 70 66 north, Michigan. Another Bogota 59 43 death to which this man Boston 77 61 Cairo 84 66 was a contributing Chicago 69 50 factor-this, I think, his Cleveland 69 44 fifth. And yet, though his Dallas 83 57 identity is well known, he Detroit 69 43 Indianapolis 71 45 is a free man-not behind Jerusalem 77 57 bars as many believe he BrendanRegan London 63 59 should be, but rather Graphic Artist Los Angeles 92 71 walking the streets jus..__--=----- Madrid 72 52 Minneapolis 74 51 like you and me. (To those of you reading this Moscow 63 48 from your jail cell, ignore that last remark. And Nashville 75 52 don't worry, you're not missing much by not •• New York 70 59 being able to vote this fall.) .. • .. Paris 68 61 •COLO • WARM STATIONARY Philadelphia 73 63 Rome 81 61 All of the aforementioned deceased are Pressure Seattle 66 46 women, for what that fact is worth. No, this South Bend 63 49 man i~ not ~ rapi~t, nor ?oes he even display L ~ ~ G1J B EZ38~ Tokyo 70 57 any misogyrust traits. Qmte the opposite, he is SHOWERS RAIN T·STORMS FLURRIES SNOW ICE SUNNY p Washington. D.C. 74 65 an extremely caring, compassionate and understanding individual who puts his own .:::···::: ... :::.:.:. carefully calculated sense of right and wrong ahead of the conventions of the society that damns him. His name is Dr. Death. Well, that's his nickname. His real name is Dr. TODAY AT AGLANCE Jack Kevorkian, but most people more readily recognize the former title, one that I feel is most aprOJ?OS giv~n his recently adopted specialty. WORLD "':'arned in a letter from a relative two weeks ago that Wait a mmute, you protest-this columnist, villagers planned to attack him for indulging in satanic ~ho _just finished describing this man as being rituals known as "qaravi tevoro". canng and compassiOnate" agrees with the Gorbachev declines to testify rather morbid nickname given to him? Exactly. •MOSCOW - Mikhail 1 Gorbachev asked Russia's l It's all a matter of perception. I'd assume that Constitutional Court on most of you reading this-as a decent sample o Monday to excuse him from NATIONAL Americans in general-immediately shudder, or testifying in a trial on his have some negative reaction within,when disbanded Communist Party, T~er mauls magician during act confronted with the subject of death.

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