----- -- -~----------~----~-.-., I I I I l j I I • Monday, November 10, 1997 • Vol. XXXI No. 50 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Off-campus shooting wounds ND sophomore By HEATHER COCKS three blocks away from the Clay allegedly had a blood News Editor intersection of Notre Dame alcohol level exceeding 0.260, Avenue and Angela Boulevard, more than twice the legal limit Police are investigating the police said. in Indiana, according to televi­ early-morning shooting of a Following what may have sion news reports. Notre Dame student in a neigh­ been a verbal altercation As a result of his injuries, borhood just south of campus, between Clay and a resident of Clay may spend up to eight according to the South Bend 602 E. Howard St., according to weeks on crutches, sources Police Department. Chuck Hurley of Notre Dame said. He could not be reached Corey Clay, a Morrissey Hall Security/Police, the suspect shot for comment; his friends sophomore, is recovering in the Clay in his right thigh. declined to talk to The care of University Health Last night's FOX-28 news Observer. Services after a single gunshot broadcast stated that Clay's The police have made no struck him in the upper thigh at shooter caught him by surprise arrest, but are investigating the approximately 3:20 a.m. and left him bleeding on the incident based on witnesses' Sunday. sidewalk. statements and a description of After celebrating his 20th "He was transported to St. the suspect, the police report birthday Saturday night at an Joseph Medical Center, where said. off-campus establishment, Clay he was treated and then ite of walked with a female compan­ released to Health Services at WNDU-16 and FOX-28 con­ ion through a neighborhood Notre Dame," Hurley said. tributed to this report. Shoot in • MULTICULTURAL BEAT Film, discussion explore perceptions of racism By KRISTINA ZURCHER like us" attitude. News Writer And, as another man in the film said, those denying the problem are minimizing the experi­ Problems concerning relations between different ences of people of color. According to the another ethnic groups surfaced during discussion following perception in the film, blacks who work in a white­ last night's showing of the movie "The Color of collar atmosphere are expected to stay out of the Fear" at Lewis Hall. spotlight and get their work done - in a similar The movie depicted a group of men from differ­ setting, white workers never experience that stig­ ent ethnic backgrounds discussing their encoun­ ma. ters with racism. The characters agreed racism is Discussion then turned to the "privilege" of more than encounters, it is an underlying con­ being white. A man in the film had mentioned that sciousness that pervades all ethnic interaction. Caucasians do not have to wake up in the morning The discussion following the film addressed and think about their whiteness. According to him, Caucasians' abilities to recognize racism. An they are told from history books, from schools, and African-American in the film said that when from society that the world belongs to them. They Caucasians say, "There is no problem here; we do not have to think about how to make the world accept you," they project the problem of racism theirs, as non-whites have to do. onto minorities. The character added that white One audience member expanded on this notion people never have to explain themselves, and as a by saying that she could "put racism on the back result, they cannot relate to the problem. burner." She said that she could go through days In reference to the man's statement, one student without even thinking about racism. said that when Caucasians deny racism, they During the discussion, the film was connected to ignore the differences between whites and people multicultural relations at Notre Dame by examin­ The Observer/Kevin Dalum of other ethnic backgrounds.·According to the stu­ ing The Observer's Oct. 31 comic strip that labeled Students gathered to discuss racism following a showing of the film dent, whites have the tendency to display a "be "The Color of Fear'' last night in Lewis Hall. see RACISM/ page 4 Finish disappoints computer team La, Ia Ia ... By SARAH HANSEN The night concluded with a specialist with the University, News Writer question and answer session observed, "These are ques­ at the Center for Continuing tions that might be assigned Students from 87 midwest­ Education from 8 p.m. to 9 in a computer science or ern and Canadian colleges p.m. and a social pizza gath­ engineering class which most invaded campus Friday to ering for the participants in students could complete in a participate in the 22nd annu­ North Dining Hall beginning week. This competition giyes al Association at 9 p.m. the teams five hours to com­ for Computer Activities plete at least six such ques­ Machinery KIND oF LIKE THE resumed tions." computer 'JT's Saturday morn­ "We [Notre Dame's team] contest. FOOTBALL TEAM. WE ing at 7:30a.m. have gone to these contests Following a DID OKAY, BUT WE EXPECTED with breakfast where we've barely gotten a weekend of MORE., at North Dining problem done," Sepeta con­ activities, Hall. The con­ tinued. Notre Dame's test began Not only are correct two teams Ray Sepeta promptly at 9 answers required, but time finished 27th also plays an integral role in and 30th in professional specialist a.~he competi­ team standings. The top two the competi­ tion requires teams, ones that have solved tion. the teams of the most problems in the Presented with two to three three students to write com­ shortest time, advance to the practice problems Friday, puter programs in an effort world finals in Atlanta in teams of three students used to solve six to eight problems, February. the computer labs at which might ask for a win­ Sepeta took this year's suc­ Fitzpatrick and Nieuwland ning move in a chess game, a cess as an opportunity to Halls to ready themselves for calculation of a best football reflect on past c'ompetitions. Saturday's competition. team based on records and "A couple of years ago we Notre Dame's two teams competition or a translation [Notre Dame's team] finished finished extraordinarily well of a sentence written in sixth. We had solved enough in the practice session. The Russian. problems to place third, but University's A team, seniors These problems were for­ hadn't solved them fast Mark Harris and Mike mulated by Andrew enough." Gillespie and junior Eric Lumsdaine, associate profes­ The competition is set up on Olson, finished second out of sor with the computer sci­ a five-hour time frame. In the the 87 teams, and Notre ence and engineering depart­ first four hours, scores for The Observer/Joe Stark Dame's B team, seniors Brian ment, in conjunction with a the teams and team standings Director Joseph Rolon (below) looks on as "La La Amazing Grace" Nahas, Colin Thomas and team of graduate students. hits a high note during Saturday night's performance of "The Vince Indriolo, finished third. Ray Sepeta, professional see TEAM I page 4 Colored Museum" at Washington Hall. ----~---~------------ --- - (£,.....-...........---~----------~- ~ page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Monday, November 1 0, 1997 • INSIDE COLUMN Ho-w A-ware utside the Dome Compiled from U-wire reports Are We No-w? Arkansas freshman charged with murdering his girlfriend I've gotten in trouble FAYETTEVILLE. Ark. bulletin naming Robbins as the sus­ for saying it before, but I A UA engineering freshman was pect in White's murder. have no qualms about arrested on charges of capital murder UAPD Capt. Geary Robinson said saying it again. I am still in the death of his former girlfriend Robbins' lOth-floor room in Yocum amazed that this is sup­ Wednesday and is awaiting his Dec. 4 Hall was secured by police posed to be a community arraignment while being held in the Wednesday and Robbins' roommate, of educated people. Craighead County Jail in Jonesboro John Major, a chemical engineering Alcohol Awareness without bond. freshman from Little Rock, was ques­ Week has come and gone, Robert Arant Robbins Jr., 18, of tioned and moved to a different floor. and how much have Lake City, was arrested Wednesday in Major declined to comment we changed? What Saint Mary's Accent Editor Conway and was taken to Jonesboro. The University of Arkansas Razorback Wednesday. have we learned? At a hearing in Lake City yesterday, Detective Lt. Rusty Grigsby of the Nothing. prosecutors asked that Robbins be Crime Laboratory Wednesday. The Jonesboro Police Department said a Forgive my cynicism, but recently, I have held without bond. Robbins requested cause of death is not yet known. search warrant for Robbins' room been shaken out of my naivete with regards a public defender, said Mike Walden, The Jonesboro Sun reported that "may be in the works," but would not to drinking and driving around campus. I Craighead County deputy prosecuting Jonesboro police were contacted by say any more yesterday. didn't previously believe that people could be attorney. the Poinsett County Sheriff's Office Robbins, a freshman industrial so stupid as to ignore all of the warnings and Robbins is charged with the murder shortly before midnight Tuesday. The engineering major. is still officially harsh realities we see about drinking and of Bethany White, 19, of Jonesboro. Poinsett agency received a 911 call enrolled in classes, Julie Kegley, a UA driving. I've heard my fellow students say The Jonesboro Sun reported that from someone using a cellular phone spokeswoman, said.