Good Bye Ben Happy Thanksgiving Scene music critic Geoff Rahie says goodbye to The Observer will resume publishing Tuesday, Tuesday one ofthe most innovative and energetic November 28. Have a safe and happy holiday. bands of last decade, Ben Folds Five. NOVEMBER21, Scene + page 13 2000 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIV NO. 59 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU MPs detain 8 ND, SMC students Police arrest 1, 700 at By TIM LOGAN where the base is located, to Most of the students went to join in that remembrance. Once a vigil Saturday afternoon at Senior Staff Writer SOA protest in Georgia there. they participated in a the base gate where speakers two-day vigil with an estimated discussed some of the atrocities mander, said. "Romana Nicholas. Age 2. 6,500 other protesters from committed by SOA graduates. A Martin Sheen + Police arrested 1, 700 protest­ Guatemala," a voice cried out across the country. number of the school's 60,000 among arrested ers, including actor Martin when the drum roll stopped. "It was pretty powerful," said graduates, including former Sheen - about half the num­ "Presente," replied the thou­ junior Rachel Soltis. "It's a Panamanian dictator Manuel demonstrators ber that entered the west-cen­ sands of marchers, each one diversity of people, but you can Noriega and Roberto tral Georgia post Sunday. An raising a little white cross into see in their D'Aubisson, who is widely Associated Press estimated 3,000 others contin­ the air to eyes it's all believed to have ordered the ued the protest outside the symbolize the same assassination of Archbishop COLUMBUS, Ga. "It was pretty powerful. gates. that the tod­ why they're Oscar Romero, have been Wearing white masks and Most of those arrested were dler was pre.­ It's a diversity of people, there." accused of human rights abus­ black robes and carrying card­ charged with trespassing, given sent in spirit. The 33 es. board coffins and crosses, but you can see in their a warning and released, said Homan a travelers, The big event came Sunday, thousands of demonstrators eyes it's all the same why Col. G.T. Myers, Fort Benning's Nicholas was their num­ on a cold and rainy afternoon. marched provost marshal. Some who one of thou­ they're there." bers up That was when the "funeral slowly poured fake blood on the street sands of from 24 a procession" and march onto through the were charged with damaging innocent year ago, the base itself would take gates of Rachel Soltis government property, he said. people killed had a long place. As the demonstrators F o r t · The annual demonstration by graduates junior journey. took their places in line, more Benning. of the School They left speakers, including actor A s commemorates the Nov. 16, 1989, killings in El Salvador of of the Friday after­ Martin Sheen, encouraged they've six Jesuit priests, to which Americas (SOA), a U. S. Army noon. After a brief prayer ser­ them and denounced the SOA. done every program located in Fort vice and procession through The marchers lined up, linking year since some of the school's graduates Sheen have been linked. Benning, Ga .. which trains the snow from the Center for arms five across, and the pro­ 1989, they Though the school is sched­ Latin American officers in Social Concerns to Library cession was ready to begin. c a m e uled to close Dec. 15 and be human rights. democracy. and. Circle, they piled into four vans Then it started, and the line Sunday to demand the closing replaced by the Western some speculate, torture. And and headed south. marched towards the base, of the Army's School of the Hemisphere Institute for Sunday, Nicholas and every On the way, the travelers while a drum rolled and Americas, which trains Latin Security Cooperation, oppo­ other innocent victim of SOA anticipated the upcoming singers shouted out the names American soldiers. Critics nents vow to keep up the graduates was remembered at demonstration, sang songs, of victims of SOA graduates. blame the school for human protests. a vigil and mass demonstration slept and got to know each "It was really powerful rights abuses committed by "We see this as cosmetic," calling for the school to be other. because we'd hear the whole some of its graduates - said Roy Bourgeois. a co­ closed. "It was totally like your clas­ family, one by one," Soltis said. charges the Army calls absurd. founder of School of the Thirty-three students from sic road trip," Soltis said. This went on for more than an "''d characterize it as false Notre Dame and Saint Mary's Nineteen hours later, at noon and as propaganda," Maj. Gen. Americas Watch who has traveled to Columbus. Ga., on Saturday, the vans arrived. see STUDENTS/page 4 John LeMoyne, the post com- see PROTEST/page 4 In memory of Brionne moved on to a better place," + Mass honors University president Father Welsh junior who Edward Malloy said to a crowd succumbed to cancer comprised mostly of students and Clary's fellow Welsh Hall residents. By JASON McFARLEY Malloy, who presided over the Assistant News Editor 50-minute Mass, also delivered Clary's homily. He lauded Clary Two months to the day of her as a symbol of courage and per­ death, Brionne Clary's friends, sonal strength. family and neighbors gathered "She was courageous in fight- to celebrate ing her med­ the life of the ical dilemma. former Welsh "Although it is with great She didn't Family Hall want it to be a resident at a sadnes that we gather strike against well-attended here today, it is with her or an memorial Mass great confidence that we obstacle. She Tuesday. understand Brionne has fought grace­ The atten­ fully and with dees filled the moved to a better place. " a sense of Basilica of the purpose; and Sacred Heart Father Edward Malloy in doing that, to more than she serves as half capacity University president a model for all and remem- of us," Malloy bered the said. Notre Dame junior whose Sept. Malloy praised Clary, of Tyler. 20 death marked the end of a Texas, as an asset to the years-long battle with leukemia. University. "Although it is with sadness "To the members of Brioniie's Photo courtesy of Sarah Miller that we gather here today, it is family: Thanks for the gift of Brionne Clary (second from right) spends time in a Welsh Hall dorm room with friends, from with great confidence that we left, Sarah Miller, Elisabeth Parker, Kate Downen and Kate Stephan. A mass in honor of her understand that Brionne has see BRIO NNE/page 4 memory was held at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart Monday night. page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Tuesday, November 21, 2000 INSIDE COLUMN QUOTES OF THE WEEK "/ could talk about "/ absolutely endorse "You can play bigtime ''Americans struggle the hostile the idea that a loss of football at Ohio State with a sexual culture Holiday Blues environment but let's faith or the criticism or Florida, but I divided between skip all that. Let's offaith can wanted a bigtime Puritanical Two years ago this Thanksgiving eve was my family's day from hell. My big brother was just get down to the ultimately degree." repression and teachings of the pornographic over- gone visiting friends. My mom had taken our strengthen it." , truck to work and then to help her friend church." exposure. pack for a move. My dad had gotten a ride to Dean of the College of Ron Israel, Notre Dame work because his car was Sarah strong safety in the shop. Father John Harvey on Arts and Letters, Mark Peggy Sanday on 'rape­ Rykowski It was a dark. rainy, cold homosexuality at Notre Roche on questioning prone' campuses day. I left the house with Dame religion plenty of time to get to my Saint Mary's doctor's appointment. News Editor Until I realized that the entrance ramp was backed up to who knew where, and I decided to cut OUTSIDE THE DOME Compiled from U-Wire reports across town. I knew I was going to be late once I realized that traffic was a mess. Smack in front of my high school, I pan­ San Diego State mascot receives criticism icked. I switched lanes none too subtly and SAN DIEGO through a human symbol," Weber bumped a black sedan that had somehow "Monty" Montezuma will continue said. "But we must do so in a way sQuck up on my left. Since it was my l1rst the San Diego State University tra­ that respects and accurately por­ accident and the people were not friendly, I dition of running through the stands trays the individual represented and was a basket-case in no time nat. and twirling his flaming spear dur­ his or her culture. Meanwhile. my mom was on her way to her ing football games. At least for the "It is not unreasonable to also friend's house and heard her tire blow when time being. expect that San Diego State's sym­ she was almost there. By the time she parked Monty's future as the San Diego bols and logos be appropriate." at the house, it was completely flat. She State University mascot has been in For now, Weber said everything called my father, who got a ride out to the jeopardy the last two months after a will stay the same.