1 j l f\ . : . VOL. XXV. N0.1 03 The ObserverTUESDAY , MARCt·r3. 1993 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Connolly wins '94 ticket; others to face run-off Sophomore Class By NANCY DUNN in the same manner for the News Writer next year," said Connolly. "We are pleased that our Class elections yesterday class had enough confidence in yielded a victory for the Dan us to re-elect us and we are ex­ Connolly ticket for the senior cited to have a great senior class and a run-off in the year," said Junius. "We are sophomore and junior class looking forward to continuing races. all the projects that we have al­ Connolly, with Vice President ready started," added Genel. Maura Cavanagh. Treasurer In the junior class race, the ]• n io r Cl11ss David Gene! and Secretary third-place Mike McEvilly ticket Megan Junius, will continue to objected to the results, arguing represent the class of 1994. The that Grace Hall ran out of bal­ Senior Cl11.ss ticket won 63.7 percent of the lots at 6:15 p.m. and judicial vote and a majority of 20 of the board members turned voters 26 dorms. away. The ticket took 20.9 per­ cent of the votes, four votes be­ A run-off will be held hind the second place Wade Wednesday between the junior ticket. class tickets of. Bryan Corbett McEvilly said his ticket will (37 .1 percent of the vote) and not appeal the decision in order Ira Wade (21.2 percent) and the to allow the election to proceed. • Note: sophomore tickets of Michaela "The election process was run In the sophomore class, there will be a run-off Kendall {42.1 percent) and Tim poorly," McEvilly said. "It's the between Kendall & Glenister. Glenister (36.2 percent). responsibility of the j-council to In the junior class, there will be a run-off between Students can vote in their let them U-board members) Corbett & Wade. dorms between 11 a.m. and 1 know what they should do." In the sen'1or class, Connolly is the decisive winner. The Observer/Christopher Mullins p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. Off­ campus students can vote at the The dorm's j-board members Run-off candidates are busy Wade. campaign allotment during this LaFortune Information Desk at were told through their judicial planning their campaign Candidates involved in the period. the same times. council presidents that they had strategies for the Wednesday run-offs were given another 24 Elections Committee Co-chair "It is a great honor to have the authority to create elections. "We're glad that we hours to campaign starting at Andrea Sullivan said the elec­ our classmates feel that we makeshift ballots, according to made the run-off, and we'd like midnight today and ending tions went smoothly and gen­ have served them well and that Judicial Council Pre'sident Pete to thank the people who cast midnight tomorrow. Candidates erated a lot of interest on cam­ they have faith in us to continue Castelli. their votes for us initially," said cannot spend over their $100 pus. GSU 'Carte Blanche' adds revamps meal hours at SMC elections By LAURA FERGUSON We did consider changing the By JASON WILLIAMS News Writer meal plan again but we felt that News Writer this was the best option for students and the school." To better accommodate the A general operations schedule Major overhauls in the Grad­ needs of Saint Mary's students, of dining hall service includes uate Student Union's {GSU) Marriott Food Services recently the following: constitution last fall have re­ announced plans to open the •full breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m., sulted in major changes in dining hall for 12 hours per day, breakfast items grilled to order; election proceedings for GSU beginning in the fall of 1993. •pastries and juices from 9 to officers this spring. The new serving hours will run 10:15 a.m.; The most outstanding from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on •beverages only from 10:15 to changes include mail-in voting weekdays. Weekend hours 10:45; ballots and split tickets for the have not yet been determined •10:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. deli, positions of president and vice but they plan to extend them traditional, specialty formats, president. Prior to this year, also. This new program, called grill, desserts, and salad bar; students could only run on "Carte Blanche," will include •1:15 to 3:45 grill, deli, and double tickets and a singular unlimited service for students salad bar; voting booth in Hesburgh Li­ throughout the day. Students •beverages only from 3:45 to brary was the only location may come in more than once 4:15; available for students to cast per meal, according to Liz •4:15 to 6:15 deli, self-serve their ballots. Bohlke, Dining Hall Director. traditional, one specialty The new election procedures The new plan will avoid format, grill, dessert, and salad were prompted by an attempt scheduling conflicts and the bar; to increase graduate student current need ftfr the box lunch •6:15 to 7 p.m. grill, salad bar, involvement on campus, ac­ program for students who and deli. cording to Ulick Stafford, attend class during dining hall Another change is that a grill Chairman of the GSU Elections, hours. and fryers will be put on line Credentials and Procedures It was put into action by the three to enable students to have (ECP) Committee. Marriott corporation, the RHA breakfast, grill sandwiches, and "There were a lot of times food committee, and the burgers to order. when we had students inter­ administration. Suggestions According to Bohlke, this ested in running for a position, from the student suggestion program was implemented by but they could not find anyone board, which asked for longer Marriott at other college to run with them," Stafford serving hours, were also used. campuses, including Denison said. "The opinion of the It is unsure if there will be a University in Ohio, and they committee was that we should cost increase for food services have been very successful. have two tickets. This way we as a result of this change. Because the dining hall will be will hopefully have a more var­ However, Bohlke feels that this open additional hours, these ied pool of candidates." plan will give students the best changes will affect the student Although the voting booth in value for their money. work-study program. Hesburgh will still be available A change in the number of meal "The number of hours will to graduate students on plans would have been too increase but we won't know election day, mail-in ballots will expensive for students, where to make the adjustments be circulated in the Graduate according to Bohlke. She said until we actually open up in the Student Newsletter, a periodical that the past system was a 19 fall. We will most likely have to sent to all graduate students. meal per week plan. But the restructure schedules," said "In the past, the elections cost is based on a cost for less Scott Pearson, dining hall have drawn only 15 to 20 per­ than 19 meals, accounting for manager. cent of the students," Ulick The Observer/ Brian McDonough the price of missed meals. Tanya Wilson, a sophomore said. "By sending ballots in the Cooking it up "We feel that the Cart Blanche student manager commented, Brother Bonaventure Scully, rector of Keenan Hall, prepares dinner at program will improve the value see GSU I page 4 see MEALS I page 6 Dismas House, a community house for ex-convicts. and convenience for students. ~ -- ---~---~- page 2 The Observer Tuesday, March 2, 1993 INSIDE COLUMN cr::;:§~ili~,~~m::::~:::'I~::::::~~:::::::l:i:::~;~::~:::~~:~:::l cloudy and The mystery and ''"'= warmer today with a percent chance of meaning of the light rain. Highs from the middle to upper 40s. Cloudy and cold tanning salon tonight with a 50 percent chance of This last weekend I light rain. participated in a national phenomenon: I paid money to be exposed to H L radiation. 34 28 63 32 Since I will be exposed 69 44 to the merciless South 79 54 45 25 Padre Island sun for a 42 22 few days of my Spring 50 46 Break, a friend of mine 42 19 Mark Krejci 14 convinced me that going 44 Business Copy 68 46 43 32 to a tanning salon was in Editor my best interests. Let me 65 47 recount a little of my-------- 50 32 : .:. 42 17 harrowing experience. ::: 27 21 58 20 The radiation distributors first ask you how ' ::. FRONTS: 43 22 susceptible you are to burning. I stretched the 37 32 truth a little, "Oh, I don't really burn that 44 25 :: •• • 61 43 easily." From that answer and a little ... WARM STATIONARY• • 46 40 .f • COLD questionnaire the young woman who worked 41 22 Pressure 54 45 there determined what dose of radiation would 50 26 be adequate for me-tWo minutes. H L She gave me a pair of goggles that made me HIGH LOW look like Spiderman with long hair, and then led me into a dimly lit dressing room. Here she instructed me how to correctly microwave myself: "Once in the booth, rotate to get even exposure, make sure to wear your goggles, and TODAY AT AGLANCE flip this switch when you're ready to enter the capsule into a Sudafed package in February 1991 in a 'booth.'" WORLD scheme to kill his 29-year-old wife, Jennifer, for $700,000 They don't flip the switch for you.