1 OBSERVER Wednesday, November 5, 1997 • Vol. XXXI No. 47 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Five ND professors to receive awards for works By KRISTI KLITSCH ment was selected as the b"st paper, best application paper, about the theory in class,” he dynamics occur between a News Writer application paper. The paper is best interdisciplinary paper, said. Further, he hopes that company and supplier which entitled “Is Quality Perception and best environmental issues the paper will eventually gen­ forces the supplier to act The research papers of five a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? The paper. This year the winners erate into the body of knowl­ quickly,” Krajewski said. They Notre Dame management pro­ case of the Automotive were chosen from more than edge about quality perception. discovered a number of rea­ fessors in the College of Industry.” 1,000 entries. “When a paper gets recogni­ sons why these dynamics occur Business Administration will Another paper, “The The award winning paper tion, it will have an impact that and they developed a model to receive two Effective Use of Supply-Chain written by Conlon, Devaraj and goes beyond Notre Dame,” he demonstrate the reasons. of the top Flexibility,” written by Lee Matta explored the idea of the said. Both Conlon and Krajewski four prizes Krajewski, the William R. and perception of quality and deci­ Krajewski expressed the said they were surprised and awarded by F. Cassie Daley Professor of sion-making. same interest in using his the­ honored at winning the the Decision Manufacturing Strategy, and “We had access to a data­ ory of supply-chain flexibility awards. Sciences ) Jerry Wei, associate professor base on the maintenance of in his classes. “This really motivates us to Institute at of management, received the cars from a car dealership,” “This next term, this [the take this a step further,” its annual honor of Best Theoretical/ Conlon said. This database theory] will be a major section Conlon said. meeting this A Empirical Research paper. showed a direct correlation of my course,” he said. “This is quite an honor. I am November. Conlon The Decision Sciences between the perceived quality Krajewski and Wei very satisfied, pleased and A co lla b o ­ Institute is “areacademic group of a car and the manner it is researched the correlation humbled,” Krajewski respond­ rative effort by Edward of people interested in deci­ maintained. between a flexible supplier and ed. Conlon, chair and professor of sion-making in organizations,” Conlon hopes to use his the increased efficiency of a The awards will be present­ management, Sarvanan said Conlon. At the annual developed theory of perception company. The two professors ed at the annual meeting of the Devaraj, assistant professor of meeting, the institute awards of quality and decision-making explored the “company and Decision Sciences Institute in management, and Khalil four prizes in the areas of best in his classes. supplier relationship” of three San Diego the weekend of Nov. Matta, professor of manage­ theoretical/empirical research “All three of us will talk pairs and found that "a lot of 23-25. Dick fuels extra-terrestrial debate Would you like coffee with that? By T IM LOGAN ring to the release of H.G. Wells’ “War of the News Writer Worlds” in 1897. “There has been more interest in the ‘90s in the implications of making contact with The idea of extra-terrestrial life surrounds us extraterrestrial life.” and w ill grow to permeate our lives even more, Dick compares the view that humanity is not becoming a major issue in the next century, alone with world views put forth by earlier according to author Steven Dick. philosophers of a heliocentric solar system and the Dick, a historian, astronomer and public rela­ existence of other solar systems. tions officer for the U.S. Naval Observatory, deliv­ “Modern science fiction is a good way for popu­ ered a lecture yesterday afternoon about the his­ lar culture to absorb this new world view,” he tory of the debate regarding the existence of said. extra-terrestrial life. While the possibility of intelligent life existing on To Dick, the extra-terrestrial life debate is more Mars today is extremely slim, scientists are now than just another idea in science. “ It is compre­ studying a piece of rock which traveled to Earth hensive enough to qualify as a world view, and it’s from the planet and was found in Antarctica in fairly testable,” he said. “ [The issue] defines our 1984. Some say small fossils have been found place in the universe. This importance accounts which may point to the existence of past micro­ for the passionate nature of debate surrounding scopic life on Mars. it.” “We’ll hear a lot more about the rock in the next Dick traced the century-old controversy con­ few years,” Dick stated. He also predicts the fu r­ cerning life on Mars, including how the search for ther investigation of other possible locations of life has evolved from looking for intelligent life to life. looking for vegetation, microbes and even fossils “The planet Europa has become a prime suspect in the search for evidence of any kind of life. He for exobiologists hunting for life,” says Dick. also discussed the implications that would have to Europa is a planet in a neighboring solar system be faced if we were to find proof of alien beings and is currently being photographed by the and the ways our culture has been fascinated with Galileo spacecraft. Pictures sent back from Galileo the red planet. show bodies of water on the planet, ” he said. “Popular culture has reacted to the possibility of Dick declined to say if he believes that intelligent The Observer/Kristy Sutorius life on Mars through books, music and a number Students participated in a poetry night at Clarissa Calloway’s Coffee House last night. See story on page 3. of other avenues for a century,” Dick said, refer­ see E.T. / page 6 Survey prompts concern in SMC alcohol program By MELANIE CARMAN two percent of non-binge Assistant Saint Mary’s News Editor drinkers were hurt or injured while consuming alcohol, College Binge Drinking A recent survey has brought Wedne: while 23 percent of frequent the facts about alcoholism on Fm binge drinkers said they had National Survey Results college campuses into the been hurt or injured while spotlight. In the national under the influence of alcohol. report, titled “Health and “People’s bodily reactions to Behavioral Consequences of to abuse or dependence. alcohol varies depending on Students Who Binge Drinking in College,” “I believe students need to the individual,” DePauw said. 17,592 students from 140 col­ think about the consequences “Certain situations can lead to Students Who Binge Drink lege campuses were ques­ of their choices, especially in d iffe re n t re a c tio n s , such as \ Binge Drink Frequently tioned. relation to alcohol,” said Mary whether or not the individual According to the survey, 44 DePauw, director of the is taking a prescription drug, percent of students were clas­ Counseling and Career or for women, pre-menstrua­ IT sified as binge drinkers and 19 Development Center. “Too tion has an effect on the influ­ Men: 23% percent as frequent binge often I hear students say what ence alcohol can have on the 50% drinkers. Binge drinking is they thought was going to be a body.” defined as having five or more good time turned into a Recently, with the fatal acci­ drinks in one sitting for men painful situation because alco­ dents caused by alcohol abuse Women: 1 7 % or four drinks for women. hol was used irresponsibly.” on college campuses, students Frequent binge drinking is Statistics in the survey also feel the need to speak out on classified as participating in reveal a significant difference how they view the issue and three or more binges within in the behavior of frequent what they can do to prevent Total: 44% 1 9 % two weeks. binge drinkers and non-binge such incidents. The Saint Mary’s College drinkers. Eight percent of non­ “I feel that the alcohol Counseling and Career binge drinkers forgot where awareness week acknowledges • 17,592 students at 140 campuses w<ere surveyed.Id . Development Center offers they were or what they did the problem at hand. • Binge = 5 drinks in a row for men, 4 'QLW om en assistance to help students after consuming alcohol in. However, I feel that it should determine when the casual comparison to 54 percent of • Frequerit Binge = 3 or more binges h in tw o w e e k s ulse of alcohol crosses the line frequent binge drinkers. Only see ALC O H O L/ page 6 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, November 5, 1997 INSIDE COLUMN Just Don’t CallS Outside the Dome Me ‘Red’ UK professor was victim of murder, police say Every day, dozens of peo-' LEXINGTON said Pinney always was accessible to pie are born into this world, A University of Kentucky architec­ students. opening up to even more ture professor was found dead on a “There was no one better to talk dozens of parents the m ira­ rural Fayette County road Monday to,” said Meyers, who took a class cle of life. morning. Police found the body of Pinney taught three years ago. “He Hopefully not too many of Paul “ Pete” Pinney, Jr., on Cleveland really knew his stuff. You could ask you shuddered at those Road, said Julia Smyth-Pinney, his him about anything and he’d give you words when recalling that ex-wife and an associate professor in a great story about it.” high school health class P the College of Architecture.