Don’t get used to it ACCENT: A Domer Dictionary A nice day is in store, with partly sunny skies and high of 80 degrees today and & tomorrow. Lows in the low VIEWPOINT: Welcome to the freshmen 60s tonight. VOL. XXII, NO. 1 SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1988 the independent newspaper serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's The Class of 1992 comes to campus 1,830 enter ND Saint Mary's from largest pool welcomes 500 of applicants yet new women By SARAH VOIGT By MIMI TUOHY Staff Reporter Assistant Saint Mary’s Editor Superlatives abound for the Notre Four years of hard work, determina­ Dame class of 1992, which will have the tion, and enjoyment began Thursday most minority students, and will be the as the Saint M ary’s class of 1992 arrived most selective of any class in the his­ on campus for the first time. tory of the University. These 500 young women represent 34 “This year the pool of 9,635 applicants states and four foreign countries, in­ for 1,830 spots was the University’s big­ cluding Bolivia, Ireland, Vietnam and gest ever. The number of applicants the Phillipines, according to Mary Pat has increased twenty percent over last Nolan, associate director of admis­ year’s record breaking high,’’said sions. Kevin Rooney, director of undergradu­ “ This year’s incoming class is very ate admissions. talented. Most were very involved in Associate Director of Admissions Pat community activities while in high Leonardo offered some explanations school and are eager to get involved for the increased applicant pool. “The here at Saint M ary’s. We have transfer of authority between Hesburgh definitely chosen a group of qualified and Malloy has attracted a lot of na­ : young women,” said Nolan. tional exposure,” Leonardo said. This feeling is exemplified by the fact Another reason may be the improved that almost ten percent of the freshmen academic reputation that Notre Dame have been named as Presidential has earned recently. Leonardo also Scholars, an honor granted to a certain speculates that the admission office’s number of superb high school seniors more aggressive recruiting tactics across the country. have helped increase the number of ap­ “ Saint M ary’s College has a lot going plicants. for it. The incoming students are aware “Also, the national press surrounding of the quality of the programs that ex­ the Heisman trophy winner and Notre ist, and the heritage and tradition of Dame’s improved sports facilities have the college. They all want to be a part not hurt admissions,” Leonardo said. of the community and we are glad that One recent trend is an increased they are here,” Nolan said. percentage of minority applicants. The In order to welcome them appropriat- class of 1992 has the highest percentage ly, the Orientation ’88 Committee, the of minority students ever at 13 percent. faculty, staff and administration have This year 25 or 30 more children of organized academic, social and religi­ alumni were admitted than last year, ous events focusing on the concerns of pushing the “alumni kid” total the new students. percentage over last year’s 25 percent, The social event this evening, the according to Rooney. Beach Party at 6 p.m. on the Library Rooney said that the applicant pool Green, will allow the students families has stayed steady the last few years at to get acquainted before the academic 64 percent men and 36 percent women. year is officially opened Sunday at a After two more freshmen classes at this liturgical service at 9:30 a.m. in Angela ratio the population of women on Athletic Facility. campus will have changed from 27 to Orientation Chairperson Sue Suchy 36 percent of the entire student popula­People get ready The Observer / Rob Regovich believes that this weekend has a great tion. This year’s freshman class con­ impact on the general attitude of the sists of 685 women and 1145 men. A worker touches up the interior of Sacred Heart Church during preparations for incoming freshman class. ’’This is a the arrival of the freshmen and their parents this weekend. Sacred Heart's newly see Frosh, page 4 renovated Crypt is now open for visitors. see SMC, page 4 ND Orientation SMC Orientation Saturday, August 20 Saturday, August 20 12 - 1 p.m. Lunch. Freshmen. (South Dining Hall) 11:30 a m. - 1:00 p.m. College Open House (Angela Athletic Facility) 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Dinner. Freshmen. (South Dining Hall) 2 p.m. Financial Aid Briefing (Little Theater, Moreau Hall) 7:30 p.m. Welcome and Introductory Ceremony for freshmen and their parents. 3 p.m. Student Services Presentation (O'Laughlin Auditorium) All freshmen required to attend. (JACC) 4 p.m. Survival group meetings (Location to be announced) 9 p.m. Freshmen meet with hall rectors and staff. All freshmen required to 6 - 8 p.m. Beach Party '88 (Library Green) attend. (Assigned halls) Sunday, August 21 9 p.m. Parent orientation. (JACC) Sunday, August 21 8:15-9 a.m. Breakfast 9:30 a.m. Opening of School Liturgy (Angela Athletic Facility) 7-8:15 a.m. Breakfast. Students. (South Dining Hall) 11-1 p.m. Brunch 8:30 a.m. Introduction to the academic program. All freshman required to 1 p.m. Survival group meetings for groups 1 -33 (Locations to be announced) attend. Parents welcome. (JACC) 1 p.m. Making the Grade with Time to Play for groups 34-65 (Stapleton 9:30 -10:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast for parents. (Monogram Room, JACC) Lounge, LeMans Hall) 9:30 a.m. General guidance sessions for freshmen. All freshmen required to 1 p.m. Bloom Where You’re Planted for groups 66-100 (Haggar Parlor) attend. (Location to be announced) 2 p.m. Survival group meetings for groups 34-65 (Locations to be announced) 11 a.m. Welcome Mass. Freshmen and parents (JACC) 2 p.m. Making the Grade with Time to Play for groups 66-100 (Stapleton Noon - 12:45 p.m. Picnic lunch. (JACC) Lounge, LeMans Hall) see ND, page 19 see Saint Mary’s, page 19 Saturday, August 20, 1988 page 2 The Observer In Brief Some down-to-earth tips for starry-eyed freshmen Student parking? No, the Indiana State F air’s Here you are, a starry-eyed (teary-eyed, per­ demolition derby in Indianapolis is coming up and Roger haps) freshman, full of visions of the Golden Mark Cox, the state champion, doesn’t have a sponsor. The Dome and of the Grotto at night and the an­ Evansville junkyard operator is one of about 100 drivers ticipation of our first football game. And after McLaughlin expected to compete in next Saturday’s mechanized the parents leave and you spend that first night mayhem and estimates he’ll spend about $1,000, as much without much to do except miss home and News Editor as the winner receives, preparing his car. Cox had the hometown honeys and food cooked by Mom or doors bashed off his car by the time he vanquished his Dad instead of anonymous dining hall workers, “what they don’t know won’t hurt you” ap­ opponents in last year’s title bout. His wife was terrified. you’ll get depressed. Don’t worry, it goes away. proach, but that can lead to dismissal and for­ “I ’ll put it this way: I ’ve seen him in about 300 demos and But just to tide you over the “freshman hump” , feiture of tuition, so watch your back. that one I cried all the way through, ” said Tonya Cox. here’s some practical advice: P a rie ta ls :The grass by Saint M ary’s Lake “I t ’s nothing like the little bitty ones around here, they go Major decision: But it’s not really a major is a decent spot to break parietals. The golf gung-ho. I was begging him, ‘Please let’s go home.’ I just decision, since you can switch colleges until course isn’t bad either. Watch out for bugs and prayed a lot.” -Associated Press your junior year and can switch majors until Security, which has been known to patrol these the seventh day of your senior year. Just re­areas. Don’t use the steam tunnels - they’re The Challenger is ready,say elated engineers more member that Engineering has the largest num­ too dirty. If you’re really that hot to trot, go than 2 1/2 years after a flawed booster rocket joint doomed ber of freshmen and the smallest number of find a motel. Twenty bucks is cheap compared the Challenger, the redesigned part is “the safest thing seniors. At least, that’s what some senior told to a semester’s tuition and the eight semesters on the space shuttle” and elated engineers say the craft me my freshman year. I ’ve been here someone’s gotten caught on is ready to launch. Meanwhile, technicians at Cape M ia m i: Jimmy Johnson is Satan incarnate. campus and expelled. Canaveral, Fla., bolted a clamp over a gas leak on the Miami players wear their IQ ’s on their jerseys. The D o m e : Don’t climb it. The view isn’t that Discovery and applied a sealing compound today as they Find an upperclassman who went to see us lose good, you can’t reach the gold part, it’s a long worked to clear one of the last remaining hurdles to liftoff. last year 24-0 or three years ago 58-7 to tell you way down, and getting caught is no fun at all.