Rockin’ Stepan Check out a preview of Wednesday’s Leap Day and Y2K Few problems are expected, but Leap Tuesday concert featuring rock groups Day has caused some Y2K concerns. Vertical Horizon and Stoke 9 . News ♦ page 7 FEBRUARY 29, Scene ♦ page 10-11 2 0 0 0 O B SER V ER The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s VOL XXXIII NO. 93 HTTP://OBSERVER . N D .E D U Class elections yield two winners, a run-off and a revote ment elections recently, By JASON McFARLEY some people may be dis­ News Writer couraged from turning out. This is the third mis­ While Monday’s class take in three elections,” council primary elections said Matt Smith, the presi­ did not feature any cam­ dential candidate on the paign or procedural viola­ omitted ticket. tions on the part of the Smith noted that this candidates, a production balloting misprint came in error in the ballots used the face of two other stu­ for the class of 2003 con­ dent government contro­ test marked another con­ versies surrounding the flict in a recent string of student body presidential controversial student gov­ elections at Saint Mary’s ernment elections. and Notre Dame. According to Elections Folks, however, said Committee member today’s vote should garner Amanda Dovidio, the just as much support as name of one ticket was the original. She and other run twice on one-sixth of election committee mem­ all 2003 ballots. In turn, bers took steps Monday one ticket was omitted night to ensure a success­ from the flawed ballots. ful election today. Due to the error, all “We’ve left voice mails results for this elections with all the hall rectors are null and void, Dovidio asking them to get the SHANNON BENNETT/The Observer The winners of Class of 2002 look at the results from Judicial council president Kelly Folks. The said. word out that there is a Jorissen ticket won over 50 percent of the vote, so a run-off is not needed. Judicial Council presi­ revote today. I'm sure dent Kelly Folks said the we’ll get a good turn out,” Jorissen’s running freshmen will recast their Folks said. mates were vice presi­ N D Elections votes today. Although they regret the dent Mary Dunleavy, Class of 2001 “The times will be the conflict in the 2003 elec­ secretary Marcella same, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. tion, both Folks and Nurse and treasurer Gernerd,45. 5« D (Runoff, and 5 to 7 p.m. Freshmen Dovidio are pleased with Taylor McWilliams. Nelson (27.9%) Off-Campus can vote in their dorms,” the manner in which the “Our primary goal is Folks said. other elections ran. to create a mini-abroad Winners But some worry that a The 2002 contest yielded program. It’s for those Amy Mathews revote today will not a winning ticket. Carrying juniors who don’t want ‘lass of 2002 Nicole Benjamin (52.9%) prompt a high voter nearly 66 percent of his to go away for an entire Winners class’ vote, Jonathan turnout. semester. Instead, they Jorissen, Dunleary, Nurse, McWilliams (65.9%) “I fear that given the Jorissen was elected presi­ state of student govern­ dent for the 2000-01 term. see ELECTIONS/page 4 MANDI POWELL/The Observer Nancy Fallon, editor of Saint Girls get chance Mary’s Courier, dies unexpectedly to explore math, long-winded professional and per­ “The magazine was like our ByNOREEN GILLESPIE sonal relationship. mutual brainchild,” Manier said. Associate News Editor “After meeting with her about “The magazine truly soared under science at SMC freelancing, I wrote on my calendar, her leadership. She showed not only Nancy Fallon, three-year editor of ‘great writer, amazing woman. vision, but a meticulous attention to the Saint Mary’s alumnae magazine Definitely call,”’ Manier remem­ detail.” By KATIE MCVOY Courier, died Wednesday after a bered. Fallon was born Oct. 28, 1955, in News Writer heart attack. She was 45 years old. During her tenure at Saint Mary’s, Oklahoma City, Okla. She earned a Fallon was watching her daughter Fallon extended her contributions bachelor’s degree from Eastern Saint Mary’s hosted the 10th annual Hypatia Clare, age 11, participate in the beyond the Courier’s office. She col­ Kentucky University and holds a Day Saturday. Catholic Diocese spelling bee at Holy laborated with master's degree Sponsored by the mathematics, chemistry, biol­ Cross School in South Bend when development in English ogy and nursing departments, Hypatia Day offers the apparent heart attack struck. on writing “Nancy was an extremely Literature from seventh-grade girls the opportunity to explore the Fallon began as a freelance writer projects and the University of bright and talented, very importance of women in mathematics and the sci­ for Courier in 1989, where she also wrote a Virginia. During ences. The event encourages girls’ interests in assumed the editor position eight video script for kind person. She contributed her career she math and science. years later. She also worked as a the College. a lot to Saint M ary’s. She taught at Lees- “At this age they’re very excited about math freelance writer for Notre Dame “Nancy was McRae College and science,” said Colleen Hoover, who has run Magazine. an extremely was our voice. ’’ in Banner Elk, the event for three years. “In the high school Maureen Manier, then editor of bright and tal­ N.C., and at years, there is a big drop in interest and now is Courier, was immediately ented, very Barb Henry Notre Dame. In the time to make a strong statement saying ‘yes, impressed with Fallon. kind person,” 1981, she mar­ director of Alumnae Relations you should take the hardest classes you can, and “I kne(v instantly that she was said * Barb ried Stephen yes, you should work to succeed.’” someone I wanted to work with,” Henry, direc­ Fallon, an asso­ This year’s Hypatia Day had record success Manier said. “She was a quiet, even tor of alumnae ciate professor with 125 girls and 140 parents attended. unassuming woman when you met relations. “She contributed a lot to in the Program of Liberal Studies at Teachers recommended each girl because of her her, but in the course of our first Saint Mary’s. She was our voice.” Notre Dame. interest and ability in mathematics and science. meeting I could tell she possessed Fallon revamped the Courier dur­ Fallon also founded and taught The day began with keynote speaker Tanya tremendous intelligence and ing her tenure in the position, envi­ the Junior Great Books program at Ryskind, who has been a part of Hypatia Day for insight.” sioning a new design for the maga­ Holy Cross School in South Bend. the past several years. Ryskind, a past counselor The first impression Fallon made zine and greater attention to detail She was a longtime volunteer of St. in the publication. Joseph Soup Kitchen in South Bend. would be one that would start a see HYPATIA/page 6 page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Tuesday, February 29, 2000 I nsid e C o lu m n Q uotes of the W eek 7 hope in io years “It was, quite “It’s time to begin “Ninety-six percent when I return to honestly, a blur. ” the journey toward o f the film s seen in Things could everything Notre Dame America are made in Saint M a ry’s, I will America. ... It’s a see more diversity, Jonathon Pentzien and her students can tremendous depriva­ including in the glass senior, on his Bengal Bouts and will be. ” tion for American chil­ be worse dren to see the world case that holds the fight last Friday Brian O’Donoghue in their own eyes. ” I had a lot of homework this weekend, and I photographs of the student body president­ took advantage of every opportunity present­ Board o f Trustees. ” Luciana Castellina ed to me to complain about it. elect, on the Student presidente commisione I whined to my parents over the phone. I Senate’s denial of the of Italy, on the problem of grumbled to my friends Manuela Hernandez Osbom/Donahey appeal cultural diversity in America here at Notre Dame. I Saint Mary’s senior griped to my friends at Erin LaRuffa home through AOL Instant ________________ Messenger. I was so wor­ ried that I would never be copy editor OUTSIDE THE D om e Compiled from U-Wire reports able to finish everything. I convinced myself that I was going to fail my theology and economics tests, not to mention every other assignment I would ever have in Coca-Cola head promotes U. Florida partnership the rest of my years at Notre Dame. I felt GAINESVILLE, Fla. Foundation in December 1999. quite sorry for myself as my hands pecked Coca-Cola may make a lot of money The two-year program, the first of away at my computer’s keyboard for hours. as the only soft drink distributor at its kind for the Coca-Cola Foundation, But then I got a reality check. the University of Florida, but the will provide international internships Sunday night, I heard about a sophomore president of Coca-Cola USA told 300 to UF graduate and professional stu­ from Zahm Hall who was recently diagnosed people Friday that anyone who deals dents to assist with projects in Africa with his company should benefit in with leukemia. He had been spending the UF recently amended and expand­ and Latin and Central America. The return.