VOL. XXIII NO. 130 TUESDAY , APRIL 24, 1990 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Freshmen applications drop Kolman to head Freshman Year By JANICE O'LEARY is like standing on the by 700; ND accepts 31 00 Associate News Editor fourteenth noor of the li­ By VALLI VAIRAVAN high school curriculum, level of brary and looking out." News Writer competition within the high "I especially enjoyed work­ Tlwrn has bnon a decrease in school, as well as test scores, Eileen Kolman, associate ing with O'Meara," she thn nurnbor of high school stu­ teacher evaluations and essays. provost of the University of added. dnnts who appliod to Notre The extracurricular activities Notre Dame, has been Kolman will remain as named Dean of the Fresh­ Danw this ynar. t~omparod to and personal statnment give the chairperson of the Fac­ man Year of Studies. tlw n~conl high number of ap­ admissions officer a sense of ulty/Student Committee on plirants last yPar. according to the applicant's non-academic Kolman joined the Notre Women at Notre Dame and Dame administration in Au­ • 1- ) 1\Pvin Hoorwy. director of Un­ aehiovement. ~::~:"' of the Committtw on the dprgrad uatP Ad missions. Applications are then re­ gust of 1989 and she will as­ Year of Women. On April 4. tlw Notre Dame viewed by an admissions sume her new position in The recipient of a Ph.D. in Admissions Ofllrn mailod out committee, consisting of 11 of­ August 1990, succeeding the higher education from Loy­ retiring Emil Hofman, pro­ i. dPdsion lnttPrs to tlw 9,150 ficers. "It is a very thorough Eileen Kolman ola University, Chicago, in students who appliod to Notro review process," which lasts fessor emeritus of chemistry 1987, Kolman was assoeiatc and dean of Freshman Year l>anw. i\1~cording to Hooney, from November to April, we have done and think dean and coordinator of in­ 3,100 applicants wNe aeeopted Rooney said. since 1971. about new traditions to stitutional planning at to tlw Univ1~rsity for tho up­ The average SAT score for start," she said. Mount St. Joseph in Cincin­ coming yoar. About 700 are on the admitted group of appli­ In making the appoint­ "Our Freshman Year of nati for three years prior to tlw waiting list, and may be cants is 1250, and the average ment, Provost Timothy Studies is unique in Ameri­ coming to Notre Dame. admitWd in lato May or oarly class rank is in the top five per­ O'Meara commented, "In a can higher education," Previously she held posi­ .June. cent. very short time, Dr. Kolman O'Meara said, "and its con­ tions in institutional plan­ Tho nurnbnr of students ap­ Approximately 1,000 admit­ has shown remarkable abil­ tinuing excellence under the ning at Elmhurst College and plying to Notrn Dame de­ ted students have been desig­ ity to grasp the academic outstanding leadership of in the graduate school at cmasod by about 700 sinen last nated Notre Dame Scholars. culture of Notre Dame. This Emil Hofman is a source of Loyola and also dean of stu­ year. llowovnr, Hooney pointed These students arc viewed as asset, plus her broad experi­ pride to all of us. There will dents at St. Xavier College, out that tho applkant pool last "the strongest of the admitted ence in higher education, be changes, of course, but Chicago, and at Albertus year was the largest one in group," according to Rooney. gives me great confidence they will evolve from a firm Magnus College, New Haven. Notro Dame's history. The male-female ratio of the that she will meet the chal­ foundation. The Freshman Her undergraduate degree "Tiw applicant pool this year incoming freshman elass is ex­ lenge of such a key position Year's primary purpose is to from Ohio Dominican Col­ was a littlo smaiiN, but it was pected to be similar to the pre­ in the University." introduce young women and lege in Columbus was in the most taltmted that we have vious three classes, which is Kolman said it was prema­ men into the rigors and re­ mathematics, and she 1wer had. so tho combination of roughly 64 percent male to 36 ture for her to speak of any wards of the intellectual earned an M.Ed. from llw two factors-the decrease percent female. The minority changes she might wish to life ... " Boston College, according to in applications but thn increase enrollment 'is expected to be make. She first wants to As associate provost, Kol­ Conklin. in quality- nwant that we were about the same as in the pre­ meet with the staff and read man's responsibilities have The Freshman Year began making vnry similar deeisions sent freshman class. at 16 per­ the report on Freshman included women's concerns, in 1 962 at Notre Dame to to a year ago," said Hooney. cent, he said. Year of Studies prepared by academic affirmative action, give freshman students one Tlw Admissions Office fwalu­ There has been a small in­ Student Government. faculty problems, HOTC, and year of a common ed uc:a­ atf~s candidates for both aca­ crease in the number of inter­ "freshman Year of Studies policies on the handicapped, tional exporience before demic and non-academic national students who applied has such a good reputation" according to Richard Con­ choosing a major in one of achievement and potential, ac­ and were admitted, while appli­ in higher education, Kolman klin, director of Public Rela- the four undergraduate col­ eording to Hoonny. Every appli­ cations continued to be received said. "I want to build on its tions and Information. · leges. It is often cited as one cation is rnad by at least two from across the United States. strengths and add new di­ Kolman described her of the major reasons Notre staff nwmbnrs, who look at an mensions." position as associate Dame's retention rate is applicant's grades. dass rank, see U.S./ page 4 "Change-over is an oppor­ provost as a "wonderful among the highest in the na­ tunit to re-examine thin s overview of the Universit . It tion, said Conklin. Liberals, conservatives fire arguments at panel debate vatism is "more soundly based" By FRANK RIVERA News Writer due to the fact that it is based on past occurrences. llo criti­ The conservatives have cized the JibP.rals for trying to "bastardized their priorities," implement change too rapidly, according to Mike Schadek, but stating that in order to survive, fellow senior Jim McCarthy ac­ a society must absorb chang11 cused liberals of attempting to at a much slower rate. unseat the traditional estab­ ''I'm not surprised the eon­ lished government "in the name servatives have concentrated on of a socialized Utopian vision." the roots of conservative phi­ Accusations and dialogue losophy," said Ghilarducci, were exchanged as Schadek "because the effects arc very and McCarthy. along with a sorry." panel of four Notre Dame pro­ Liberals are accused of repre­ fussors, took part in a Student senting only spt~cial interest Union Board- sponsored debate groups, but special interest on liberalism and conservatism groups reprnsent 99 percent of Monday night. the population. said Ghilar­ "Liberalism/Conservatism: ducci. Their Hoots and Their Conse­ According to Jlouek, liberals quences," featured Professors have held five issues of impor­ James Carberry and Bernard tance in the last 40 years. Norling and McCarthy repre­ These include: racism and sex­ senting the conservative view­ ism; thP. cold war; intPilectual point. Professors Teresa Ghi­ and academic freedom; the larducci and John Houck and poor; and the status of women. Schadek, meanwhile, repre­ McCarthy pointed out that sented the liberal viewpoint. under the conservatives unem­ "We at.l know what ployment and inflation have 'conservative' means," said fallen while the Gross National Schadek in his opening stateJ Product has risen. ment, "quite simply, the rich get richer and the poor get After their opening remarks, poorer." the participants made their re­ "Conservative tradition is not buttals. This was followed by a an ideology," said Carberry. question-and-answer period, in The Observer/John Culver "Conservative tradition is not a which the panel fielded ques­ The liberal position was taken by (top, from left): Professor John Houck, student Mike Schadek and Profes­ creed. Nor is it religion. It is a tions posed by the audience and sor Teresa Ghilarducci in last night's debate. Shown below are (from left) Law Professor Fernand Dutile, who historically- based, philosophi­ selected by moderator Fernand served as moderator, and conservative speakers Professor James Carberry, Professor Bernard Norling and cal view of man." Dutile, a professor in the Law student Jim McCarthy. The speakers exchanged quips on the merits of their beliefs. Norling added that conser- School. ....----~--- -- - --------------------------------------- page 2 The Observer Tuesday, April 24, 1990 INSIDE COLUMN WEATHER Forecast for noon, Tuesday, April 24. Lines show high temperatures. These guys 80 play hoops and wear tutus We never came--------­ anywhere near the fi­ 60 nals. But we were proud, by God. Proud Yesterday's high: 73 to have been members Yesterday's low: 45 of the coolest team in Nation's high: 94 last year's Bookstore (Chamberlain, S.D. and Basketball Tourna­ Presidio, Tex.) ment. What team was Nation's low: 32 the coolest in 1989's Peter Loftus (Elkins, W.V). tourney, you ask? Was it Assistant News Editor Forecast: Partly sunny Adworks? Malicious Prostitution? and warm today. Highs Heck, no. It was Five Guys Who Aren't FRONTS: around 80. Partly cloudy Afraid to Wear Tutus While Playing Basket­ • • • and mild tonight.