! O B S E R V E R Thursday, March 9, 1995* Vol. XXVI No. 103 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Faculty ND/SMC relations examined at forum tions, we hope that the students and Notre Dame students dis­ Mary’s because they were not to receive S t u d e n t s of the two colleges will be able cussed their relations. accepted into Notre Dame. to better understand and The groups were led by facili­ This influences Saint Mary’s respect the different living tators involved in the student women to feel like second-class t o d i s c u s s styles of each campus, ” said El- government of one of the citizens when visiting Notre awards Ganzouri. schools. Dame," said Mike Flood, a By SARA WOODEN stereotypes The president of the Notre The discussions in each of the junior in Zahm Hall. News Writer____________________________ Dame Student Body, David groups addressed the relations Suggestions to improve these By CAROLINE BLUM Hungeling, also expressed the between Saint Mary’s and relations involve initiating Five faculty members of News Writer_____________________________ importance of maintaining good Notre Dame women. The con­ inter-hall sports involving the Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s student relations between the clusions found extreme stereo­ two campuses, developing “sis­ College have been selected by Continuing to better the rela­ two schools. types embedded in both groups ter dorms ” between the cam­ the Lilly Endowment to receive tionships between Saint Mary’s He explained that through of women. The cause of the puses of Saint Mary’s and Notre four of sixteen awards in its and Notre Dame students is a calling together the leaders and stereotypes was alleged to Dame, and insisting on the end Summer Stipend program. major issue because of the long students of the two campuses, result from the warnings which to the spreading of stereotypes Professors Susan Duff and tradition between the schools, the future and present leaders Freshmen Orientation leaders during Orientation. Doris Watt of Saint Mary’s a c c o rd in g to S a in t M ary ’s will be able to hear from the fixate in the freshmen’s brains The conflict between rela­ were the recipients of one Student Body President Noha students and work to better right off the bat. These stereo­ tions is not strictly between the award, as was their colleague El-Ganzouri, who spoke at a their relationships with each types supply Saint Mary’s stu­ women of the two colleges, David Stefancic. Professors forum last night in Haggar other. dents with feelings of inferiori­ however. Rafael Tenorio and Jeanne Parlor at Saint Mary’s. The next part of the forum ty. “I have heard much worse “Through a forum on Notre involved dividing into small “The biggest misconception comments about Saint Mary’s Dame and Saint Mary’s rela­ groups. In the small groups, a about Saint Mary’s women is see FACULTY/ page 4 combination of Saint Mary’s that they are only at Saint see ND/SM C/ page 4 Committee addresses tolerance, awareness By HEATHER TOMLINSON According to Rucavado, how­ News Writer ever, there has already been much support shown for the The formation of a Toler­ committee by students and fac­ ance/Awareness Committee ulty alike. He also said the (TAG) to serve the Notre Dame Center for Social Concerns and and Saint Mary’s community groups affiliated with the cen­ was discussed at an organiza­ ter have been very supportive tional meeting last night in the as well. basement of the LaFortune TAG hopes to facilitate fur­ Student Center. ther support and communica­ TAG co-chairs, Gina tion on Notre Dame and Saint Rucavado and Chris Pagen, Mary’s campuses with an e- believe that Notre Dame and mail system through which Saint Mary’s lack an “all-inclu­ anyone interested may obtain sive tolerance group." They information about a variety of hope that TAG will be just such campus events. a group by acting as a “bridge Upcoming TAG events will in­ and a communication network clude the distribution of gray between the social concerns ribbons for students to wear, groups" at the schools. The signifying individual expression committee’s major goal is an of tolerance, in addition to a increased sense of community “diversity festival” supported at Notre Dame and Saint by Pax Christi and Amnesty Mary’s through tolerance, International with food and live awareness, and communica­ bands. Pagen said that the tion. Pagen and Rucavado feel group believes it can help to that the key to building such a alleviate “ignorance and quiet The Observer/Brandon Candura community is visible support. acceptance of" intolerance and New medical complications “A lot of support is invisible,” exclusion of groups at Notre said Rucavado. “Silence," Dame and Saint Mary’s. Dr. Gary Mitchell, a South Bend physician, discussed the new moral dilemmas that physicians mustadded Pagen, “isn’t really sup­ “The committee, ” Pagen said, face, including passive and active euthanasia. See story, page 3. port at all." “is very hopeful." Catholic colleges divided on gay recognition Editor's Note: This is the third tioned homosexual groups on garding GLND/SMC ignited an Rainbow Alliance, in 1991. The installment of a four-part seriesseveral occasions. ongoing dispute on campus group was aided by members of examining the dilemma of being Other Catholic colleges do not Gay and which has made international the school’s administration in gay and Catholic. afford the groups official recog­ news. The University adminis­ seeking its official recognition nition, but do offer them at Catholic tration says that GLND/SMC’s status, according to Julie Saker, By LIZ FORAN least some priviliges of other purpose is not compatible with assistant vice president and di­ Associate News Editor____________________ officially recognized organiza­ Part 3 of 4 the teaching of the Catholic rector of student life. tions. Boston College and Church or the mission of the Boston College holds a similar Catholic colleges and univer­ Georgetown University are colleges and universities do not University. In 1985, DePaul attitude regarding the gay and sities around the nation are di­ universities who have taken officially recognize or provide Univeristy became the first lesbian group on campus, al­ vided in their response to gay this route. gay and lesbian student groups Catholic university to officially though by choice. “We’ve esen- and lesbian groups on campus, Georgetown University, how­ with recognition or priviliges, recognize a gay and lesbian tially done what Georgetown some even lacking the existence ever, was forced into granting but allow student support student group, according to has been legally required to do, of this type of group. its campus homosexual group groups to meet through their Peggy Clark, director of student not because we were legally Several Catholic schools offi­ the same rights and privilges as campus ministy functions. life. required to do it but because cially recognize gay and lesbian other campus organization Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s “They’re registered like any we thought it was the morally groups on campus, and they through the existence of the appear to be alone in their de­ other group," she said. “The right thing to do," said Robert are accorded the same rights Human Rights Act. Students cision not to officially recognize university’s stance on this Sherwood, dean of student de­ and privilges as other campus took the university to court in the gay and lesbian student group is that while the church velopment at Boston College. groups. Among these are De- the 1980s, and the Washington group on campus or to afford it does not support homosexual Other Catholic schools report Paul University and Loyola Uni­ Court of Appeals decided that any rights or priviliges of other activity, we believe the univer­ having no gay and lesbian versity, both in Illinois. Saint the university must provide gay groups, including meeting in sity does support homosexual group on campus. Included John’s University, Saint Louis and lesbian groups with the University facilities, advertising people." among these are St. John’s University and Santa Clara Uni­ same “tangible benefits” re­ in University or campus publi­ St. Louis University, a University, Regis University and versity do so as well. ceived by all other university cations, or receiving any fund­ Catholic school of 11,700, Duquesne University. Universities administered by groups. ing from the school. granted recognition to their gay The South Bend Tribune con­ the Society of Jesus have sanc­ And several other Catholic The University’s action re­ and lesbian student group, the tributed to this report. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Thursday, March 9, 1995 m INSIDE COLUMN WORLD AT A GLANCE To all Two US diplomats killed in Pakistan, one wounded KARACHI, Pakistan gets for a host of violence-prone ele­ ments in chaotic Karachi, including The white Toyota van carrying Russla TAJIKISTAN Prank call employees to the U.S. Consulate halted drug barons, Muslim radicals and ter­ in the heavy morning traffic at a red rorists seeking revenge for last month’s 'V' light. A yellow Suzuki taxi also extradition of the man accused of mas­ recipients... stopped, and two men with AK-47s terminding the World Trade Center leaped out. PAKISTAN bombing in New York. Sunday morning, still The gunmen methodically sprayed Americans who work at the con­ groggy from an overrun the van with bullets, firing first into the 01 sulate, already under a heightened cold and, in search of the front windshield, then into the back.