.. Wednesday, April30, 2003 This is the last THE regular issue of The Observer for the academic year. The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXVII NO. 139 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Police aware of Rally in the Alley Student + Turtle Creek claims notifies residents to expect larger police presence RA attack • Alleged incident By MEGHANNE DOWNES News Editor took place at off­ campus apartment The management of Turtle Creek Apartments notified By MATT BRAMANTI residents that local police News Writer departments are aware of today's planned Rally in the A Notre Dame student Alley, adding that they should claimed he was assaulted expect an increased police Saturday by a Knott Hall resi­ presence at the apartment -00<.- . dent assistant at his Turtle complex for the remainder of Creek apartment. the year. The junior, a former Knott Student residents said the resident, said he had just laid notice is the first they down for a nap when the received since they moved alleged assailant came to the into their apartments. apartment accompanied by Rally in the Alley is a tradi­ several other students. tional party that occurs at the The student said he opened beginning of the school year Courtesy of Turtle Creek Apartments Web site the door and had a brief in August and on the last day Turtle Creek Apartments Is expected tonight to be the scene of not only Rally In the Alley, argument before he was of classes in April. but Increased police presence as well. allegedly punched in the face. The notification, a copy of "I don't think I got more which was obtained by The regarding parties. ipate a stepped up police pres­ tion said, referring to two than two words out before I Observer, warned residents to "In light of the recent events ence in and around Turtle raids on South Bend bars this took a right hook to the eye," act responsibly and reminded surrounding the University Creek throughout the remain­ them of the complex's rules see RALLY/page 8 and the city, you should antic- der of the year," the notifica- see ATIACK/page 4 CCC votes to change club funding allocation procedures it would have to raise $200 on its percent of total club budgets - "This isn't a need for clubs to ommendation was totally inde­ By JULIA MILLER-LEMON own. thus alternative methods to sup­ raise more funds," O'Donnell pendent from it," Panza said. News Writer The 215 campus clubs under port club activity are necessary." said. ''It's simply a way to ensure Until now, the social service the jurisdiction of the CCC are O'Donnell discredited claims that clubs are not relying solely clubs were the only of the six The Club Coordination Council divided into six divisions: that the new requirements show on student activity fee alloca­ club divisions that were not decided to change the way that Academic, Athletic, Cultural, a need for clubs to raise their tions." required to collect dues, and the funds are allocated to campus Performing Arts, Social Service own money despite the success­ CCC vice president Jessica CCC has no intention of changing clubs in February. and Special Interest. In the past, ful fundraising campaign of The Panza said The Shirt did not this. But service clubs may As part of a strategic plan these clubs have all been Shirt. Proceeds from the sale of have anything to do with the new choose to start collecting dues as started under the Libby Bishop encouraged to hold fundraisers, The Shirt are intended to go policy. a form of fundraiser. administration, the new policy but they were never required. scholarships, charities and stu­ "Profits from the The Shirt "Our definition of a fundraiser requires clubs to raise 20 per­ "The change is primarily to dent government, although the project have in the past varied is pretty loose," O'Donnell said. cent of what they are given from help clubs earn supplemental Financial Management Board is greatly from year to year, and "Collecting dues from club mem­ the CCC budget. This means that funding," said CCC president permitted to use part of The are spread out amongst a wide bers is just one way that groups if a particular club is given Seth O'Donnell. "The CCC can Shirt funds for direct allocation variety of campus-wide groups $1,000 from the CCC in funding, only fund approximately 22.5 to campus clubs. and causes. Thus, the CCC rec- see CCC/page 8 Seniors in A PLEA FOR PEACE COBA ROTC JUmps• 1n• look ahead rankings By MATT BRAMANTI News Writer By ANDREW THAGARD News Writer Notre Dame ROTC seniors who will graduate next month Notre Dame's Mendoza will serve their country in a College of Business MBA pro­ broad variety of missions. gram continued to climb in the Upon graduation, the cadets U.S. News and Word Report's and midshipmen will be com­ national ranking of graduate missioned officers and will school programs, rising from report to duties across the unranked four years ago to No. country 29 in this year's list. Lt. Cmdr. Dan Walsh, an The high ranking is an instructor in the Naval ROTC LAUREN FORBES/The Observer honor, said Dean Carolyn Woo, program, said the 29 seniors Political science professor Dan Lindley speaks at Tuesday's Preemptive Peace rally In but she added that the College under his watch will include front of the Stonehenge World War II memorial. Lindley was one of several speakers that see ROTC/page 4 discussed options for rebuilding Iraq. The rally was sponsored by the Peace Coalition. see CO BA/ page 6 page 2 The Observer+ WHAT'S UP Wednesday, April 30~ 2003 INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS An Era of NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS Air Saint Mary's U.S. troops fire Oil futures at Notre Dame The Freshmen Baseball bust In the April 20 Chicago Tribune Sports changes its on protesters, 5-month low should release Four section, I saw a thank-you note from mission ki1113 Iraqis faculty salaries Michael Jordan to basketball. statement As Jordan and the rest of the basket­ ball world look back on the career of the greatest player to Saint Mary's Responding to an Analysts predict The Observer Freshmen gear The Notre Dame step on the court, I College recently anti-American overproduction calls on the up for the "The baseball team suf­ think we all need to announced its protest, U.S. para­ after the Organi­ University to prove Freshmen Four fered a defeat in look back too. After shorter, revised troopers fired shots zation of Petro­ its claims of gender Plays," which are Tuesday's game all, we grew up in mission statement. during a demon­ leum Exporting equity by releasing directed by fresh­ against the the Michael Jordan stration Tuesday in Countries's recent salary averages by men and including University of generation. Fallujah, Iraq. decision to height­ department and freshmen actors. Michigan 8-4. Everyone our age en the output ceil­ gender. that picked up a ing for oil. basketball was Michael Jordan. Associate page 16 When you went out Sports Editor page 10 page 5 page 7 page 18 page 36 on the court to shoot around, you weren't Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing or even the great ones like Bird and WHAT's GOING DowN Magic. You were Michael Jordan. WHAT'S HAPPENING @ NO- You and your buddies would fight in ·PeeWee basketball to get number 23, Property broken into Monday because no other number mattered. + Farley End of the Year Picnic, 6 p.m., North Quad NDSP received a report from an You'd jump from the free-throw line employee Monday that a rental prop­ -even though you'd land just three feet erty owned by the University had been later- and shoot the ball in mid-air to +The Political Lessons of the \Varin Iraq, 7 p.m., 129 broken into. There are no suspects mirror his gravity-defying dunk in the DeBartolo Hall and the case is pending. 1987 Slam Dunk Contest. You'd stick your tongue out. I think Police investigate harassment +Cuba Librc'? Hcflections Upon the Catholic Church in Cuba Police are investigating a harassment every MJ fan knows what this one is. Today, 7 p.m., C-103 Ilesburgh Center Every time you go up for a shot - complaint from Pasquerilla West that whether it was a layup, jumper or was reported Monday. three-pointer -you had the tongue out like Mike did. +Interfaith Christian Night Prayer, 10 p.m., Morrissey Hall Student loses parking decal You tried those impossible turnaround Chapel , A student told NDSP Monday that she jumpers that His Airness always man­ lost her parking decal at an unknown aged to bury. You'd count down from location. three to pretend to hit that buzzer-beat­ er like Jordan so often did to Cleveland. Authorities tow two vehicles You'd shrug and shake your head after Two students' vehicles were towed every jumper you made, like Mike did for parking violations Monday. One when he hit his sixth three against was parked at the Post Office and the Portland in the Game 1 of the 1992 other was in the D2 South Lot. Finals. You'd shoot- or more appropriately, Worker injured in dining hall miss - those free throws with your eyes A Notre Dame employee was taken closed as Mike would do from time to from South Dining Hall to the time to mess with his opponents, just to University Health Center for treatment let them know- in case they didn't of an injury Monday.