Wednesday, March 18, 1998 • Vol. XXXI No. 108 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY' University reports investigation to r~CAA By MATTHEW LOUGHRAN through their association with football team on Feb. 23. purchase tickets to Friday lun­ After the NCAA receives the News Editor Kimberly Dunbar, who South ··According to a press release cheons preceding home foot­ report, they must decide what, Bend police are investigating from Notre Dame Public ball games," it continues. "The if any action to take in further Today or tomorrow for embezzling nearly Relations released on March 6, woman has no other current or investigation of the matter. University athletic director $750,000 from her job at the report finds that "The previous connection with the "It is really entirely out of Michael Wadsworth will Dominiack Mechanical Inc., in woman's apparent connection University or its athletic inter­ our hands," Moore said. "It's releasn to the NCAA a report South Bend. with Notre Dame or its athletic ests." entirely up to someone at the about his recent investigation "We were contacted by interests was as a member The twelve players involved NCAA as to what to do with the into gifts from a South Bend someone with knowledge of since 1995 of the Quarterback reportedly received gifts of report afwr they receive it." woman to seven former Notre the case," said Dennis Moore, Club, a football fan organiza­ jewelry and clothing from Wadsworth is out of his Dame football players and five director of public relations for tion open to any member of Dunbar, who has a daughter office until Monday and could current players. the University. The athletic the public paying a $25 annual with former Irish safety Jarvis not be reached for comment. According to the report, the department then began inves­ fee. Edison. She also reportedly The South Bend Tribune con­ players were not in any viola­ tigating connections between "The only benefit of club took some of the players to tributed to this report. tion of NCAA regulations Dunbar and members of the membership is the right to Chicago Bulls games. The Vatican makes 'an a•~t of repentance' for the Holo<~aust By LAURA PETELLE Film symposium Assistant News Editor 'THIS DOCUMENT IS TOO SUBTLE, TOO The Vatican issued a document RESTRAINED IN ITS LANGUAGE, TOO CARE­ deals with issues yesterday entitled "We Remember: RJL. THERE SHOULD BE A LllTLE MORE "MEA A Reflection on the Shoah [Holocaust]." The statement is the CULPA" IN IT.' product of 11 years of work by a FATHER RICHARD MCBRIEN of the Holocaust committee headed by Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy, the head of the By ERICA THESING Vatican Commission on Religious News Writer Relations with the Jews. 'I THINK THE STATEMENT IS AN IMPORTANT In his cover letter. Pope John Hecognizing the incrnased usn of film and televi­ Paul II said that he hoped that the TEACHING STATEMENT. IT BRINGS THE sion in modprn education. the Notre Dame document would "help to heal the HOLOCAUST AND ANTI-SEMITISM ON TO THE wounds of past misunderstanding llolocaust Project is sponsoring a film symposium CATHOLIC RADAR SCOPE.' and teacher's workshop this weekend at the Snite and injustices." Museum. The document, which calls itself RABBI MICHAEL SIGNER Tlw four films, each dealing with an aspect of the "an act of repentance" neverthe­ llolocaust. begin Thursday evening and run less skirts the painful issue of the through Saturday evening. The teacher's work­ Vatican's silence about Nazi atroci­ focus on his role in rescuing Jews We've been at this a long time, and shop, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, invites ties during World War II. It also instead. I think the Jewish community has local junior high and high school instructors to ignores the accusations leveled "It's much too restrained; it did expected a much stronger state­ examine resources for llolocaust education. against Pope Pius XII, choosing to not go far enough," said Father ment than this," he continued. Tlwre is a current debate among scholars Richard McBrien, "I think the statement is an regarding the use of video in education and the professor of the­ important teaching statement," llol()(~aust Project wanted to stage this debate at ology. "I think in said Rabbi Michael Signer, profes­ Notn· Dame. according to Professor John Welle, comparison with sor of theology and co-director of organizPr of the symposium and workshops. the statements the Notre Dame Holocaust Project. "Thin-e's a lot of discussion about using films to released by the "It brings the Holocaust and anti­ teach history," Welle said. "Our images of history French and Semitism onto the Catholic radar are very important for deciding what we do next. German bishops scope. And that. already, is an Our decisions for thn future are based on what we earlier, this docu­ enormous advancement. Until now, JWrceive the past to have been. It's important that ment is much to the only person who's discussed we becOITI!~ sophisticated consumers of audio visu­ restrained." this has been the Pope himself, but al material." "If the Jews this is now a teaching document WPII!~ desigrwd the format of the symposium and aren't all that for the whole Church." workshop to target a eombination of scholars and impressed with The principal editor of the loeal tnadwrs. the document, Vatican's statement on the "Wp wanted to provide stimulation for local then obviously Holocaust, Father Hemi Boeckman, teachers and Notre Dame students, some of whom Courtesy of the Catholic Information Center on the Internet there's something will be the closing speaker at the arn pn~paring to become teachers," he said. "The The Pontificate of John Paul II has been marked by efforts wrong with it. at reconciliation with various estranged groups. see VATICAN I page 4 see FILM I page 6 Saint Mary's magazines to publish bi-annually By P.COLLEEN NUGENT 1950's, since her sophomore "We are looking for creawve "Although we try to keep Saint Mary's News Editor year. Last year, she acted as and imaginative works of art most of the space for students, one of the magazine's three such as poetry and short fic­ we are open to all for submis­ For the first time this year. editors. This is her second tion writings that can be pub­ sions," Crunk stated. "Any stu­ both of Saint Mary's student year of involvement with The lished," Westler, associate dents of all majors and classes arts publications will release Avenue, which was created professor of the English are welcomed to submit their two issues during the school several years ago due to a stu­ department said. writing and works of art." year. dent initiated movement. Art featured in the Chimes For the first time this year, Chimes, headed by Professor The magazines have been zine, contains written works of magazine is represented in Chimes will award two honor­ Max Westlcr and The Avenue, published on a yearly basis. fiction, poetry, and short sto­ many different forms. able mentions. The awards headed by English Professor However, this year, the goals ries. These are written by Photography, sculpture, draw­ will be given to the best writ­ Ted Billy arc the two publica­ of these two committees have alumnae, faculty members, ings, painting, as well as ten piece of fiction and poetry, tions. Both of these works are taken a slight change. Now students, and individuals from sketches are some examples of as decided by the boar<;!. edited by senior Shannon students, faculty members, the community. There is a previous works that have been "Once all the submissions Crunk. and alumni will be receiving deep emphasis on student par­ showcased in this magazine. have been turned in, the edito­ Crunk has been involved copies of these magazines two ticipation, because it is a mag­ For the most part, any kind of rial board will decide which with Chimes, a magazine that times each year. azine created for the student art is welcomed as a submis­ two pieces of writing were the has been around since the Chimes, the literary maga- body. sion. see ART I page 6 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, March 18, 1998 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • INSIDE COLUMN Sisters Louisiana preparing to change state drinking laws I dedieate this to my P. Colleen Nugent sisters Kate Shean BATON HOUGE, La. for strengthening thn existing drink­ Saint Mary's News Editor (SMC '95) and Bridget. Louisiana's top legal authority told ing laws, whleh will prohibit anyone My whole life, I have students that the upcoming legislative under 21 from buying or possessing grown up knowing them, living with them, session, scheduled for the end of this alcohol, is to save lives. lie pointt~d loving them and hating them. month. will mark the end of 18-20 out alcohol related crashes are the The best part of this is the simple fact that year olds being able to enter bars and number one eausn of' death among through the years, we have managed to final­ purchase alcohol. 16-24 year olds. ly come together and look at each other with In a speech held Monday in the "Young people are more vulnerable feelings of trust, loyalty, respect and love. Union Colonnade Theater, Hiehard to the toxic efl'eets of' aleohol bncaust! I am the second eldest of four children - leyoub, Louisiana's attorney general, of lesser developed body systems. It all of whom are complete opposites, at least said the Governor's Task Foree on raised questions from many of the can have a grnater dfeet on you," physically.