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Onto Michigan From London to the Dome George W. Bush won the South Carolina primary Check out the review of "All’s Well That Ends Monday Saturday, but his battle with John McCain will Well, ” which will be performed this week in continue in Michigan’s primary this Tuesday. Washington Hall by the London Stage Actors. FEBRUARY 21, News ♦ page 6 Scene ♦ page 12-13 2 0 0 0 O B SER V ER The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s VOL XXXIII NO. 87 HTTP://OBSE RVER.ND.EDU Behind the scenes at Notre Dame M a n y Notre Dame plowed, clean and safe By MAUREEN SMITHE Assistant News Editor Who plows the quads at 4 a.m.? Who vacuums the hallways in the dorms? And who keeps the Golden Dome golden? While it may be easy to recognize the work of professors, researchers, adminis trators and students on campus, it is often the work of those who keep the campus up and running that goes unnoticed. The Boiler Operator After Notre Dame’s power plant explo sion last year, boiler operator Dave Chodzinski showed up to work “shocked." “Everything they had put in was brand new.” Chodzinski said. “When we got to work the day after it happened, every body went on the roof to look down into I the plant].” Although most days aren't that exciting, the South Bend native still enjoys the work. Specifically, Chodzinski is “respon sible for shoveling coal into the boilers — keeping them running so they can pro duce electricity and heating for all build ings on campus.” “It’s a prestigious job,” he said. “This is a good place to work because they aren’t going to pick up the University and move it somewhere else and lay people off — it’s stable work.” JOB TURNER/The Observer The power plant runs 365 days a year, Snow plowers have a tough job keeping up at Notre Dame, but equipment such as the sweeper, plows and radars help. with three workers assigned to three “We've got radar, so as soon as we know it will snow we get all the trucks ready,” said Bill Klein, lead groundskeeper. rotating shifts. Although all three shifts require the same work, Chodzinski said he prefers the day shift because it gives 16 years ago. have a paycheck.” During the blustery winter months, him more time to spend with his family, “I’ll tell you, basketball is better than Klein can be seen plowing the quads late which will grow next Friday when he gets football these days, especially the wom The Snow Flower at night until well into the morning. married. ens’ team — they are great,” he said, Growing up in Granger, lead “We’ve got radar, so as soon as we “She is not a Notre Dame fan, but I am despite the fact that he can rarely attend groundskeepers Bill Klein has always know it will snow we get all the trucks going to work on converting her,” the games because of conflicts with his loved Notre Dame. ready,” Klein said. Chodzinski laughed. work hours. “My dad was a Notre Dame fan. I have a Working on three shifts that operate In fact, Chodzinski was a Notre Dame Overall, Chodzinski and his co-workers daughter who is a senior here now,” He nearly around the clock, Klein and his fan long before he started working here "make the most of it. Everybody here has said. “This is the ultimate job because it is a pretty good time,” he said. “You gotta at a place I love.” see W ORKERS/page 4 Engineering McBrien will not seek mandate ogy professor and former depart would not seek a mandate. By ERIN PIROUTEK ment chairman, will not seek a Father Thomas Reese, editor- prof wins award Assistant News Editor mandate because, he said, it in-chief of “America,” a weekly would compromise the institu Catholic magazine, asked The November vote by the tional autonomy of Catholic uni McBrien to write an article elabo Special to The Observer National Conference of Catholic versities and colleges. Mandates rating upon his decision not to Bishops on the implementation of introduce an external, non-acade request a mandate. Steven Schmid, associate professor of aerospace Ex Corde Ecclesiae, which includ mic agent, the bishop, into the At first he was reluctant to do and mechanical engineering at Notre Dame, is one of ed the process of determining who can so, not wanting to call attention to nine recipients selected to receive the 2000 John T. requirement and cannot teach in a Catholic himself. Several theologians, Parsons Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer that theology university or college. The imple however, advised him that such Award. professor mentation guidelines require that an article might help individuals The award is conferred each year by the Society of receive man theologians at Catholic colleges make decisions on the mandate Manufacturing Engineers in recognition of significant dates, raised and universities receive mandates issue. achievements and leadership in the field of manufac concerns in to teach from their local bishops. McBrien’s article “Why I Shall turing engineering by young engineers. It ranks in Catholic the The implementation guidelines Not Seek a Mandate” appeared in stature with the Society’s International Honor Award ology depart of Ex Corde, a document which the Feb. 12 issue of “America.” and the Award of Merit. Schmid will receive the ments nation Pope John Paul II originally “I made it clear in the article, award later this year at the North American Vi issued in 1990, were approved by however, that my position was wide. McBrien Manufacturing Research Conference in Lexington, One prom i the U.S. Catholic bishops on Nov. not based on defiance but on a Ky. nent Notre 17, 1999. Afterwards, various concern for the academic integri A faculty member since 1993, Schmid specializes in Dame professor has stated he will members of the national press ty of Catholic universities. It is, not seek such a mandate. called McBrien for his reaction. see AWARD/page 4 Father Richard McBrien, theol He repeatedly stated that he see M ANDATE/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Monday, February 21, 2000 I n s id e C o l u m n T h is W eek at N o tr e D a m e /S a in t M a r y ’s Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday A History Lesson ♦ CPR Training: Rolfs Rec ♦ Northern Ireland Lecture: ♦ Dancing with Different ♦ All’s Well That Ends Center at 6:30 p.m. Hesburgh Library Colors: Hesburgh Library W ell: Washington Hall, I’ll be the first to admit I was skeptical. When my friend Trip told me he was going to Call 1-8662 to register. Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Auditorium, 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Call 1-8128 for invite History to dinner I just laughed. Why ♦ The Art of the Mask: ♦ The Rivals: O’Laughlin ♦ All’s Well That Ends $12 student tickets. would a legend want to dine with a group of students? I was sure he had Library Auditorium, 8 p.m. Auditorium. Call 284-4626 W ell: Washington Hall, ♦ Choices in Healing: fab more important things Kevin Berchou ♦ Eucharistic Adoration: for tickets. 7:30 p.m. Call 1-8128 for Michael Lerner, Ph.D. on to do, universities to build, committees to serve on. I Fisher Hall begins at $12 student tickets. approaches to cancer at put my chances of sharing a sports copy meal with History right up editor 11:30 p.m. McKenna Hall, 7 p.m. there with my shot at tak ing in a movie with the Pope. Then one day, Trip burst into my room. He OUTSIDE THE D o m e Compiled from U-Wire reports asked me if I’d made any plans for the third Thursday in February because he had found a way to take History to dinner. All it took was a simple call. Ambitious as U Penn students stage sit-in, withdraw from LFA Trip was, he had phoned History’s secretary to see if it would be possible to take the man to PHILADELPHIA “We're generally pretty happy it’s a good first step, but it’s defi dinner. The next day an affirmative reply The sleeping bags are rolled up, nitely not the end.” arrived from his secretary. She said that the colored signs have been moved with the outcome of the sit-in. PSAS still hopes to convince the away and College Hall no longer University to join the Worker Rights History didn’t normally do this, but in this case We think it’s a good first step, he'd make an exception. echoes with the sound of bongo Consortium, an organization it feels So that was how it all happened. On the third drums. but it’s definitely not the end. ” is better able to monitor labor con Thursday in February, four Sorinites and two But although Penn Students ditions. It hopes to achieve this lovely ladies from Pangborn frequented the Against Sweatshops has left the Roopa Gona through the Ad Hoc Committee on building, its impact lingers both on Sweatshops, which is looking into Morris Inn for dinner with one Father Penn Students Against Sweatshops Theodore Hesburgh as their distinguished campus and across the nation. the issue and will make a recom guest. After launching the first success member mendation to Rodin. That’s right. I, along with my friends, had the ful sit-in at Penn in decades, PSAS College freshman Anna Roberts honor of dining with the man many refer to as has managed to attract attention Sweatshops member Amanda Bell, said the PSAS sit-in helped jump- one of the greatest to have ever lived.