1 O B S E R V E R Tuesday, October, 15, 1996 • Vol. XXX No. 37 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Fac ulty S enate Malloy tackles campus issues in Senate address By RUSSELL W ILLIAMS abuse. Assistant News Editor While citing the rise of Notre Dame’s under­ graduate program in national surveys in recent Reiterating many of the popular concerns years, particularly the renowned U.S. News and regarding life at Notre Dame, University President World report survey, Malloy said, “We shouldn’t Father Edward Malloy made his annual address to exaggerate the significance of how our peers see the Faculty Senate last night at the Center for us." He emphasized the importance of recruiting Continuing Education. new faculty and improving the graduate programs Malloy gave a comprehensive at the University. and informative presentation, — — —— —— In the past six years, there has which was followed by a question been an additional $44 million and answer session with faculty 6T A 7e are making added to endowment for financial members from the senate. The W almost no aid, including $5 million for grad­ highlight of that question and progress in the hiring uate scholarships, and $1.5 million answer session was the contin- for law school scholarships. “Our ued questions regarding the hir- of underrepresented long term strategy continues to be mg of a new professor in the the- minorities, and we are to build up endowment for finan­ ology department, and the affir­ cial aid," said Malloy in reference mative action policy of the quickly slipping below to the increase in financial aid University which includes Holy 50 percent in the hiring funding. Cross priests along with women, Malloy lauded the improvements historical minorities, ' and of Catholics. We have made to the School of Architecture Catholics. good reason to pursue building, the new London program In his opening statement, facilitate off Trafalger Square in Malloy said, “There arc a lot of our affirmative action London, and the success of indicators as to why we should be goals.’ University institutes like the pleased." Center for Philosophy of Religion. Among the reasons for opti­ Malloy said the new London facili­ mism cited by Malloy include the Faher Edward Malloy ty was a result of the convergence development of a new center for of available space, good location, teaching and learning at Notre Dame, the and funding. improvement of the University’s academic reputa­ In light of the increasing concern on campus tion nationwide, continued steady funding for regarding alcohol abuse and “ binge drinking” by graduate programs, and the ongoing improvement students, Malloy emphasized the need to tackle of the physical appearance of University building the issue. “1 have a high regard for our stu­ facilities. dents..., and it would be non-responsible, in my Expressing a bright outlook for the future, judgment, not to bring to our common attention Malloy focused on serious topics such as the Notre what I consider clear evidence that our students Dame affirmative action policy in hiring faculty, consume alcohol, particularly in the category of The Observer/Kevin Dalum diversifying the students and student alcohol University President Father Edward Malloy delivered his annual see MALLOY / page 4 address to the Faculty Senate last night. ELECTION '96 Appleby: Consider faith in vote By ALEX ORR his talk. “The Catholic Social Tradition and News Writer the Catholic Vote,” given as the culmination of the weekly lecture series “The 1996 For most American Catholics, the letters Elections and the Common Good." CST connote nothing at all. Even the mean­ Pope Leo XIII initiated the CST w ith his ing behind the initials, the Catholic Social 1891 encyclical on the condition of labor, Tradition, will likely illicit little more in them “Rerum Novarum." This work came out as than a vague impression of Christian ser­ a stance against the often opulent and vice, or centuries of almsgiving parishioners. destructive excesses of laissez faire capital­ But a wealth of information pertaining to ism, and both the atheism and denial of pri­ Catholic identity, particularly in the political vate property of socialism. sphere, is contained in this body of doc­ “Socialism denies individual rights, and is trines, the first of which was formulated well out of sync with the defined natural order over a century ago. that allows the individual the expression of Scott Appleby, Director of the Cushwa his own creation in God’s image through Center and associate professor in the work and the support of himself and his department of History explained the history family,” explained Appleby on the papal and modern import of this often-overlooked The Observer/Kevin Dalum teaching of the Catholic Church last night in Scott Appleby discussed the Catholic Social Tradition with regard to Election ‘96. see ELECTION / page 4 Seniors agree with GMAC surveyS ecurity B eat By MICHELLE KRUPA whether those plans involve living] w ill be higher. I guess Security warns students Assistant News Editor ______________________ entering the work force or I’m just an optimistic person, pursuing post-graduate edu­ but I went to Notre Dame and They may be the optimists, cation. my parents went to small col­ of laptop computer thefts but Notre Dame seniors gen­ ”1 think my standard of liv­ leges, so I’ve had more oppor­ By LIZ FORAN computers unattended only for a erally expect their standard of ing will be a little bit better tunities here,” said Matthew Editor-in-Chief few minutes, the computers were living to be higher in 20 years because of my Notre Dame Gotsch, a government and gone when the students returned, than their parents’ had been experience. I had more computer applications major, After several thefts of laptop he said. at that time. opportunities and met more said. computers over the past several The laptops have disappeared This hopefulness is shared people here than I might have “ Our parents have been able weeks, Notre Dame Security is from a number of locations, by nearly two-thirds of 1,000 elsewhere,” Thomas to give us things that they had issuing a warning to all students including one from Fitzpatrick college students who partici­ Threadgold, a civil engineer­ to work very hard for. We during midterms week: Hall, two from the library, one pated in a survey by the ing major, said. have breaks, like scholarships Don’t leave your computer alone. from the Joyce Center and two George 11. Gallup International “ I have the feeling that com­ and being able to go to col­ Eight portable computers have from the Law School library. Institute on behalf of the ing out of Notre Dame or any lege, that were much rarer for been stolen since school began, Two other portable computers Graduate Management reputable university that we, them,” Leonard Talbot, a bio­ according to Chuck Hurley, assis­ were taken from an unlocked Admission Council (GMAC), meaning the children, will be chemistry major, commented. tant director of Notre Dame room in Planner Hall. the details of which ran in The making equal if not more than Others are not as sure, but Security. Most of the thefts have “Students should not leave the Observer yesterday. our parents,” said John remain confident in the hope occurred when students have left computers unattended,” Hurley Many felt that having Bruno, a biology major plan­ of attaining a comfortable the computers to use the restroom said. “Take them with you. Almost attended Notice Dame w ill ben­ ning to attend medical school. or get a drink. every one of these thefts could efit their future plans. “Hopefully it [standard of see GMAC / page 6 Although the students left the have been prevented.” page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Tuesday, October 15, 1996 ■ Inside C olumn W orld at a Glance A S e lf Kurdish rebels claim advance on Irbil BAGHDAD, Iraq Talabani, said he was reluctant to A Kurdish faction claimed Iraq update Monday, Oct. 14. take on Saddam’s powerful m ili­ new gains Monday in a push Route of Patriotic aBI ' 2$ w HaNf a tary. Portrait through northern Iraq, and Union o f Kurdistan “We have no plans at present to (PUK) forces the U.S. and Ira q i govern­ retake Irbil because it’s surround­ When she said, “Your next assignment ments were put in the curi­ ed by Iraqi tanks,” Talabani was will be your self-portrait,” my reaction was ous position of agreeing on quoted as telling the London-based very common. Then I actually thought something: The feuding Arabic daily al-Hayat on Sunday. about painting myself, and all of a sudden Kurds should settle their dif­ The rival Kurdistan Democratic \m ajority g ^ ^ the assignment became — — —— — ferences to keep the conflict Party captured Irbil with the help very scary. There are Jed Peters from spreading. Degala o f Saddam ’s a rm y Aug. 31 and things I’d rather lose toil Ad Design Manager The American and Iraqi went on to seize virtually the entire sleep over than trying positions did not completely Kurdish region in northern Iraq. to pick the best way to shade blemishes and ... coincide, however. The White ........................... r ; TajaS, frm jp k a n Dam J Iraq’s assistance prompted the shadow scars. My anxiety was lessened House said both Iraq and TURKEY United States to retaliate with Chemchemal.e ' when I was informed that I could represent Iran should stay out of the cruise missiles. 36th parallel myself however I wanted. Perfect, I conflict, while Iraq warned Iraq has urged the two Kurdish -^Sulaymaniyah thought.