Tuesday, April15, 2003 Big THE East honors softball page 13 The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXVII NO. 131 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Increase in lay service cuts religious vocations Founded by the Congregation within the last few years, so track position at the College at Catholic-Muslim Women's By ANNELIESE WOOLFORD of the SL'iters of the Holy Cross in there has probably been an the request of others, applied Dialogue program initiated this Saint Mary's Editor 1844, Saint Mary's has faced a increase more now than four and was hired. semester. decline in years ago, Other sisters employed by the Based on her experience work­ It shouldn't come as a surprise the number but cer­ College are Kathleen Dolphin, ing with other educational com­ to sec sisters walking, biking or of sisters "! think there may be tainly not director of the Center for munities in the United States and driving around Saint Mary's. holding creative ways to explore the more than Spirituality, Linda Kors. director Bangladesh, Farina feels that There is a convent on campus positions 20 years of the Volunteer Center, Elena Saint Mary's couid better incor­ after all. Not as commonly seen, within the way sisters, priests and ago," said Malits, professor emeritus in the porate religious vocations into its however, is the role that sisters College brothers could share more with Patrick Religious Studies Department, campus. play in fulfilling vocations at the i t s e I f . students." White, Rose Anne Schultz, vice presi­ "I think there may be creative College. Within the interim dent for Mission, Agnes Anne ways to explore the way sisters. "Numbers entering the com­ past few vice presi­ Roberts, director of facilities and priests and brothers could share munity have dropped sharply, years, posi­ Marianne Farina dent and Marianne Farina, a Center for more with students," she said. "I probably because there are so tions have Leadership Fellow dean of Women's Intercultural enjoy being with the Saint Mary's many other dill'ercnt things that opened up faculty at Leadership fellow. women and look for opportuni­ a young girl can to do, like the allowing the College. In addition to fulfilling her two­ ties to get together with them Peace Corps or other volunteer sisters to become more involved Kiene, for example, attended year fellowship, Farina teaches outside of the classroom." services." said Sister Jean Kiene, in the community. Saint Mary's as a student before several courses within the Social Although there is no appanmt a professor in the English "Persons as individuals and in entering the religious communi­ Justice Education Department lk partnw n t. some cases, positions, are new ty. In 1970, she began a tenure- and is the coordinator for CWIL's see VOCATIONS/page 4 OIT expects new server to run today In-hall dance By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER Nows Wrirer resolution fails Performance issues with the +Senate, Office of the back-up mainframe server now running lrishlink caused problems President vow to continue for Notre Dame students attempt­ debate next year ing to register for classes or lookup class information Monday. "We were experiencing a slow By JOE TROMBELLO down in registration, but we think News Writer we are back on level ground," said University Hcgistrar Harold Members of the Campus Life Council met Pace. Monday afternoon in the McNeil Boom of the Pace said that the slowdown LaFortune Student Center to discuss the Senate carne to a head for an hour at 2 resolution calling for a probationary reinstatement p.m., when 150 to 200 students of in-hall dances. were scheduled to register. The Sarah Bates, former Pasquerilla West senator. server rejected some attempts to presented letters written by both the former and register for courses or view infor­ Sophomore Cannen Forte logged on to lrishllnk from his Asher Hall donn room Monday, a task that failed due to a server enor during his web registration time. the current Senate recommending the dance re­ mation about open classes. The instatement. After a debate that dominated the Hegistrar's Office assisted any stu­ CLC agenda, the resolution failed by a secret ballot dents who called them and report­ Sophomore Carmen Forte said 12:45 p.m. registration time. vote of 8-8. Hesolutions require a 2!3 majority to ed problems using Web registra­ that he was initially unable to pass. tion. login to web registration for his see IRISHLINK/page 4 "I defmitely thought it was a productive meeting; I was extremely impressed with both sides," Bates said. "I felt today that a lot of us [students] went into the meeting not really expecting the resolution to pass but more hoping we cotrld open up the CCC allocates 2003-04 club funds lines of communication. Talking to the rectors and administrators and getting their ideas and opin­ ions defmitely helped." By MATT BRAMANTI 1 Libby Bishop, former student body president, Nows Wrirer 2003-2004 Club Allocations by Division I said that rectors wanted to give the new policy soo.ooo requiring dances to be held outside residence halls more time before changing the policy. The Club Coordination Council -+50,000 . < "The sentiment of rectors ... would be to see the released its budget for the 2003-04 [r:~_:1;0f!:3 .·· ?_004 T?hJ_l,Bl~d~~t -+00.000 1----------'a;ooJ · :•ou·• Reauc•l .~·-----1 resolution in two to three years," she said. "(The academic year, allocating over :o ~oo; 20U4-·R;,:-A;·i~;;i~~;0 . rectors] want to give the new policy a chance." $256,000 to 215 student clubs and ln 2003 • 2l>0·1 Actual Allof:alkm ' 350,000 Brother Jerome Meyer. Knott Hall rector, said the Student Senate approved it that some rectors also had concerns about a lack Thursday. The annual funding alloca­ 300,000 of space to hold in-hall dances as well as the belief tions represent less than 114 of clubs' 250,000 that in-hall dances contribute to an unhealthy estimated expenditures, said CCC drinking culture. Meyer said that he supported the president Seth O'Donnell. 200.000 Council's decision. Controller Tim Lavelle agreed and 150,000 "[Some people feel that] we should go a couple said the limited amount of resources of years without dances in the halls to break the I 00,000 :-l.t makes the allocation process dillicult. ,. drinking culture," he said. "Clubs need as much financial sup­ 50.000 Students addressed concerns that dances out­ port as possible," the pair wrote in a side of residence halls cost more to put on and that letter explaining the budget report to $. the removal of dances from the halls has lost a tra­ the Student Senate. The report also dition. identified trends in student activities Students also said that because the policy iptervicw processes," Lavelle said. but only $305,000 is being allocated. over the past few years, including changes banned both hard alcohol and in-hall ''We look at how fiscally responsible The funding comes primarily from "improvements in club activities, dances during the same year, they could not increased number of clubs, and the club is." the annual student activities fee that all undergraduates are required to directly attribute a decrease in alcohol consump­ increased desire for clubs to become Student clubs' budgets and demand tion to the banning of in-hall dances. pay, though some money also comes more active on campus." for money have outstripped the CCC Bates said that the student proposal and ensuing from proceeds from the sale of The Lavelle said the clubs' competition allocations, leaving clubs with the discussion attempted to increase communication Shirt. for funds leads to close budgetary task of raising large sums of money. between students. administrators and rectors to scrutiny by CCC ollicials. The total predicted spending by all see BUDGET/page 8 "Each club goes through extensive clubs amounts to about $1,125,000, see RESOLUTION/page 6 page 2 The Observer+ WHAT'S UP Tuesday, April 15, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS Hey Belles NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS I would like to point something out. BOG grants Pentagon: Indexes jump Saying 'good­ Sit back, sink ND baseball A school's mascot is just that, it's a on bargain bye' to the into the just 1 short of mascot. It is not intended to be a term $7,000 to The Major combat to refer to all students, nor is it Show in Iraq finished hunting Dome Stripes school record intended to be a general term used when addressing BOG officers dis­ When Tikrit fell The Dow Jones Maria Smith Notre Dame has all members of a Columnist Amy cussed and granted Monday with little Industrial Average Schill admits that awards four sham­ 17 straight wins particular institu­ a request for finan­ resistance it was rose over 140 rocks to Elephant's and faces Eastern tion. despite often mak­ cial support from the last Iraqi city to points as investors ing fun of Notre new album, The Michigan tonight at For example, at the organizers of succumb to U.S. led were attracted by White Stripes in home to try to tie Harvard I am cer­ Dame, she doesn't The Show at ground and air low prices resulting want to leave. her review. the record. tain that gradua­ Monday's meeting. forces. from last week's tion speakers do declines. not greet the grad­ uating class with Katie McVoy the statement "Hey there Crimson!" Senior Staff page 8 page 5 page 7 page 10 page 12 page 24 For at least the Writer 300th time this year I opened my Saint Mary's email and was once again irritated to see an WHAT'S GOING DOWN e-mail that ended, "Thanks Belles." Now, not all e-mails end, "Thanks Belles," but many of them begin "Hey Vehicle found with engine running Belles," or contain "Hang in there NDSP secured a vehicle discovered with its Belles," "We can work through this engine running at Eck Baseball Stadium Friday.