Be seduced Knowledge is power? Movie critic Matt Nania reviews “The Last In this week’s political face-off, the College Thursday ■ppllgiHi Seduction, ’’ an interesting take on classic Democrats and College Republicans square off film noir. over educational issues. SEPTEMBER 28, Scene ♦ page 18 Viewpoint ♦ page 15 2 0 0 0 O bserver The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s VOL XXXIV NO. 28 H T T P ://0 BSE RVER.ND.EDU Board of G o v e r n a n c e S t u d e n t S enate SMC shirt draws protests, ban Resolution ♦ Students say Crissie Renner, student body tion getting worse. I don’t the student body and it’s left junior class shirt president. “This represents want to go through with sell­ to us to decide. If they don’t to address everyone on this Board and I ing the shirts. We're out like the shirt or the message, offensive to ND have gotten numerous phone $1,300 and I honestly don’t then don’t buy it.” calls about it. This brings us know where Other m em ­ backwards from where we to go.” bers argued By AMY GREENE sex assault were going.” Robinson “This brings us that it was the News Writer “When you put the ‘ND’ on said she backwards from responsibilty of the shirt, that was a direct w a s where we were student repre­ By LAURA ROMPF The Board of Governance attack,” secretary Amanda unaware of sentatives to Assistant News Editor addressed the controversial Spica said. the final going." reject ideas shirts printed by the junior Notre Dame representative design for that might class at its weekly meeting Suzanne Lohmeyer agreed, the shirt, seem offensive. Crissie Renner Last spring, many people on Notre held “I can see how it’s ‘cute,’ but h o w e v e r . “The prob­ Dame’s campus showed concern over student body president last one thing can start the She said she lem is you are the issue of sexual assault and rape. night. whole ball rolling. I do see it disapproved appointed by The issue received attention in the T h e snowballing.” of the shirt m em bers of campus media, and the University shirt Members questioned the design and instructed the your class ” senior Molly sponsored a sexual portrays stereotypes which the shirt junior board not to print the Kahn said. We are entrust­ assault panel with See Also t w seems to stregthen. shirts. ed as student leaders with a rape survivors. young “How can we make certain “I told them to take the special responsibility. I can Subsequently, the “GOT report girls, one judgments like that about ‘ND’ off and the next thing I see how it’s ‘cute,’ but it is Student Senate focuses on with an ND women?” Kristy Sulorius know, it’s printed. It didn’t inappropriate.” R enner passed a resolution alcohol” “ND” on asked. get conveyed the way I “I love Saint Mary’s and by at Wednesday h e r “A really good friend of wanted it to,” she said. “I no means do I want to mini­ night’s m eeting to shirt, the other a French mine goes to Notre Dame addressed the issue with the mize the distance we’ve create educational page 6 cross, and a young boy and if she wore the shirt and Junior Board and stood come,” said junior vice pres­ presentations in the wearing an “ND.” The young the situation were reversed, alone in removing the ‘ND.’” ident Erin Weldon. “Now residence halls to boy is kissing the girl wear­ I’d be really hurt,” said The opportunity to change we’re making the issue pub­ provide information to students about ing the French cross with Autumn Palacz, senior class the idea was offered and lic and it’s only going to get the issue of sexual assault. “The Girl of Choice” written president. some agreed to compro­ worse.” “Through talking to several individ­ below. Controversy regarding the mise.” Student Activities uals, we learned that the assembly in Board members attacked shirt has been escalating for Junior Liz Kocourek said approved the shirt because it Washington Hall is not the best way to the shirt for potentially hurt­ the past three weeks. the T-shirt idea came from did not go against the handle this issue,” said Lewis senator ing relations between the “Since day one 1 have been the students and they should M ission Statem ent or Luciana Reali. “We believe a more two campuses. worried about complaints,” be left to decide if they want endorse alcohol, drugs or personal setting would be more effec­ “I am appalled by the shirt said junior class president, to buy the shirt or not. sexism, board members tive.” and work desperately hard Katy Robinson. “I can’t “You can’t all agree on one said. Other board members The committee on gender issues to maintain good relations imagine selling the shirts idea,” said Kocourek. “Our met with Jeff Shoup, director of across the street,” said now and only see the situa­ meetings are always open to see SHlRT/page 6 see RESOLUTION/page 4 Remembering Brionne Clary Friends celebrate 2 0 - y e a r - old cancer vic Welsh Hall resident By TIM LOGAN Senior Staff W riter Funny. Loyal. Resilient. This is how Brionne Clary’s friends will remember the junior, who died last Wednesday of complications from leukemia. “She was an amazing person,” said Kate Downen, who would have lived across from Clary this year in Welsh Family Hall. “Sometimes she could be crazy, off the wall. She was the most caring, deep-down wonderful person.” Clary loved basketball, and she played on Welsh’s inter­ hall team and a Bookstore Basketball squad that reached the Final Four of last year’s women’s tournament. The Welsh team will frame her number 51 jersey and put it and a plaque in the dorm, said Katie Rak, a teammate of Clary. Photo courtesy of Sarah Miller see CLARY/page # Brionne Clary (right) enjoys a football game at Notre Dame Stadium with friends (from left) Kate Stephan, Elisabeth Parker and Kate Downen. page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Thursday, September 28, 2000 I n s id e C o lu m n T h is W eek on C a m p u s Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday P icture perfect? ♦ Concert: Los Angeles ♦ Concert: “The Chamber ♦ Comedy: “Chicago City ♦ Mass: Black Catholic Guitar Quartet, 8 p.m., Music of Bach,” 7:30 p.m., Limits,” 8:30 p.m., Mass: Celebration of Hesburgh Library Haggar College Center O’Laughlin Mainstage at Canonizations, 10 p.m., A picture is worth a thousand words. But are they always the words we want to Auditorium ♦ Film: “The Godfather Moreau Center Log Chapel say? The picture and words on the back of ♦ Lecture: “Quinceaneras Trilogy,” 8 p.m., ♦ Festival: WVFl’s ♦ Concert: Ying Quartet, the T-shirt sponsored by the Class of 2002 board said just about everything that Saint and the Hispanic Woman in 155 DcBartolo Irishpalooza, bands and 2 p.m., Annenberg Mary’s women don’t want “Return to Me,” 8, food, 5 p.m.. North Quad Auditorium ofSnite to hear. Moreen USA,” 12:15 p.m., LeMans ♦ Film: Featuring a crude repro­ Gillespie I Iall Stapleton Lounge 10:30 p.m., 101 Debartolo Museum duction of the famous “II and Bacio”, the shirt show­ Colleen cased a young boy with a Notre Dame T-shirt kissing M cCarthy the cheek of a girl with a OUTSIDE THE Dome Compiled from U-Wire reports Saint Mary’s emblem on Managing her shirt while a forlorn Editor Notre Dame-clad girl and looked on. Underneath Associate Rental car service supplies rides at Stanford were the words “Girl of News Editor STANFORD, Calif. vers under 25, and 21 is generally Choice.” Starting this fall, the Stanford the youngest age people can rent Imagine the disgust of bookstore is offering rental car ser­ cars. the student body. vices to minimize the inconvenience However, Enterprise will allow Fortunately, Board of Governance did the of off-campus travel, particularly for rentals to students 18 and over if right thing and deserves to be commended for incoming freshmen. they provide a Stanford student ID. purchasing all of the T-shirts from the Class The Class of 2004 is the first to proof of full insurance coverage and of 2002, keeping them from being sold. But feel the effects of a policy instituted a credit card in their own name. once the words are spoken, it is hard to for­ in the spring of 1999 that denies These criteria may still be difficult get that some members of the community parking permits to all freshmen. to meet for some students. found this acceptable in the first place. The university has taken measures “The insurance might be a prob­ Gender relations arc nothing to joke about to make adequate alternative trans­ lem for m e,” said senior Margaret at Saint Mary’s and Notre Dame. Over the portation available, one of which is Bruce. “But it still widens my past three years since the infamous a contract negotiated with options. I think it will be helpful “Parasite” letter, Saint Mary’s women have Enterprise Rent-a-Car, one of the emic calendar. when friends and family visit me.” worked tirelessly to break down stereotypes nation’s largest rental car services. More importantly, Enterprise will Dean of students Marc Wais calls and instill a sense of pride in students for Enterprise will offer Stanford stu­ allow rentals to students between the program a “bold and creative what it means to be a Saint Mary’s woman.