New exhibit comes to the Snite Tragedy in Russia Preview the Snite's new art of the An explosion ripped through a Mosco arcade Wednesday Southwest exhibit, "Taos Artists and Their late Tuesday, injuring at least 30 people. Patrons: 1898-1950." page 5 SEPTEMBER 1, page 10-11 1999 O BSERVER The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint M ary’s VOL XXXIII NO. 7 h t t p ://OBSERVER.ND.EDU S e c u r it y Police charge Morrissey intruder with felony theft Lake, police reported. Seconds “Safety on campus is slept. Hurley recommended dent Richard Klee agreed stu­ By JOSHUA BOURGEOIS later, an officer responding to students lock doors when not dents are vulnerable to theft. pretty good, but the quick News Wrirvr the call saw a vehicle leave in their rooms. "I think a lot of guys are thief is hard to find. the D-6 parking lot with a Preventative measures starting to lock their doors passenger that matched the A week <>!' thefts in Morrissey Students are very trust­ “In the past, whenever there more often," Klee said, "[bull I Hall ended Tuesday with a car suspect's description, assis­ think everybody’s still pretty ing here because they is something stolen, the stu­ tant director of Notre Dame chase and the arrest of an dents usually left the door laid back about ftheft in the alleged serial burglar. Security/Police Chuck Hurley view it like home. ” open or unlocked,” Hurley dorms]." Lorenzo Jackson, 42, of said. said. “It is very im portant for Considering the vulnerability South Bend, was charged with The officer followed the Father William Seetch students to lock their door.” of rooms in dorms where felony theft and criminal tres­ vehicle southbound on U.S. Morrissey rector Morrissey rector Father entrance doors remain passing at approximately 10 31, then westbound on Angela William Seetch attributed the unlocked, female dorms have a.m. Tuesday, a St. Joseph Boulevard to Diamond Avenue lack of locked doors to stu­ chosen to secure main doors Count) lad spokesman said. near Lincolnway. at all times. Jackson found the man in his dents "naivete about theives” Noire Dame Security/Police “When the car stopped on “It is up to the dorm rector room after returning from a skills. responded to a call at Lincoln, the driver fled on foot, whether the doors will be shower at approximately 8 “Safety on the campus is Morrissey at approximately but the other two passengers, locked all the time, but I think a.m. Monday. The resident pretty good, but the quick thief 8:20 a.m. after an unautho­ including the suspect, were it will eventually happen,” then discovered money had is hard to find. Most of the rized person reportedly apprehended," Hurley said. Seetch said. “The key issue been taken from a wallet on thieves are from South Bend,” entered a student’s unlocked, The driver was not caught, against it is hospitality. his desk and reported the inci­ Seetch said. “Students are second-floor room. but two passengers were “When I was a student at dent to Notre Dame very trusting here because Before officers arrived, the arrested. Notre Dame, all of the dorms Security/Police. they view it like home. suspect fled the room, police Jackson later was identified were open,” he continued. “It Jackson also is connected to “However, in the morning reported. The room's residents in a photographic line-up by a is a hassle and a lack of hospi­ a similar Aug. 27 crime when they are showering, the then chased him through the tality when the doors are dorm resident. The other pas­ reported by another Morrissey thief can go in and steal dorm. locked all day, but it might be senger was arrested on an resident. money and CDs in seconds. A witness outside saw the necessary." outstanding warrant. Students need to lock their suspect run out of the South In all three instances, stu­ dents left their doors unlocked doors whenever they leave Quad hall and head west on a Morrissey burglaries their room," he added. Staff writer Michelle Krupa path around Saint Mary's while they left to shower or The student who identified Sophomore Morrissey resi­ contributed to this report. SMC improves athletic S ig n m e u p M em b ers of facilities for MIAA campus clubs and activities recruit new By MOLLY MCVOY especially in swimming. m em bers at Assistant Sports Editor Presently, Saint Mary’s has a pool in Regina Hall, but this pool activities night New courts, new fields and is not regulation size, and the at the JACC new personnel are all part of team practices at Notre Dame’s yesterday. future plans of Saint Mary’s ath­ facilities. JOB TURNER/ letics, now a permanent member “I think a pool would be the The Observer of the Michigan Collegiate most important improvement we Athletic Association. could have,” said Senger. “Every As an official conference other team has a place to prac­ school, athletics and recruiting tice on campus, and the swim become top priorities, and the team should be able to as well.” College’s administration and The new scissor-lock wood athletic department have com­ floor in Angela Athletic Facility mitted to renovating sports facil­ was installed last September, ities. and there are plans for six new “Athletic, facilities were one tennis courts by this spring. thing the MIAA suggested we Many Saint Mary’s facilities are work on. ” said assistant athletic competitive with those at other director Jini Cook. "Right away, MIAA schools, and those in need we put a new floor in so they of upgrading will receiving could see that we were commit­ attention, Cook said. ted to meeting their standards." “Our soccer field is very close to top in our conference,” she MIAA standards explained. “W e’ll see improve­ ments in all other areas in the The MIAA is composed of future.” Division III colleges and univer­ sities including Hope College, Albion College and Calvin More improvements College. Saint M ary’s has been a Angela Athletic Facility, the provisional member since 1997, main athletic building on cam­ and now, as a permanent mem­ pus was constructed in 1977. ber, the College has begun mak­ Although it won an award for ing improvements to meet con­ architecture in 1978, improve­ ference standards. ments are planned for it. Anne Senger, a member of the Three treadmills, a Reebok Student Athletic Council, agrees there is some need for change, see M IA A /p a g e 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Wednesday, September 1, 1999 OUTSIDE THE D o m e Compiled from U-Wire reports I n s id e C o l u m n Yeah, I’m a USC celebrates ‘College of the Year’ ranking U. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA “They chose us because USC because of its ability to Acclaimed for its extensive has done the best job in relat­ implement programs that other col­ slacker community involvement and outreach leges seek to emulate. USC’s tradition programs, University of Southern ing to the community, making of serving the community Hey, I didn’t do my homework the other California was chosen as the College the community a part of this was noted as being one of the oldest day. I was supposed to read about 250 pages of the Year in the Time/Princeton and most intense programs at a uni­ university and making the for four classes, but I didn’t do it. Review college guidebook, which hit versity. T hat’s not to say I didn’t try. I stayed up newsstands last week. university a part of the A panel of experts chose this year’s until 1 a.m. reading one article for my sociol­ “I brag about our programs all the community." theme — service learning — to see ogy class. Actually, I fell time. I can honestly say that our pro­ how universities and colleges asleep around 11 p.m., grams are second to none,” applied classroom theories to the real Steven Sample only turning my light off said Michael Jackson, vice president world through public service. and setting my alarm with of Student Affairs. president of USC “(The administration) used to say a guilt I was too tired to “It’s extremely exciting to all of us that USC was a private university with consider at 1 a.m. who have been working under one,” Sample said. “They chose us a public mission,” Jackson So I didn’t think about it. President Steven Sample's because USC has done the best job in said. “That’s how USC first looked at The next morning, when leadership to interact with the com­ relating to the community, making the itself.” everything I was supposed munity.” community a part of this At least half of USC students volun­ to read was supposed to be Sample spoke at a celebration in university and making the university a teer for class and for fun. Time high­ discussed, I prayed for Mike Vanegas Hahn Plaza on Monday, announcing part of the community.” lighted some of the various cancelled classes and all USC’s honor. Editors of The Best College for You community outreach projects both that special stuff that “They had over 4,000 schools to selected USC as the college of the year inside and outside the classroom in rarely happens. choose from, and they chose this which they participate. Instead of getting what I Scene Editor paid for, I got what I asked for.