3SI50 YEARSa t " SAINT I OBSERVER M A R Y ’S Wednesday, August 31, 1994* Vol. XXVI No. 3 355 NOTRE DAME-IN 9 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S Book fair goes high-tech with campus network By KATIE MURPHY Associate News Editor idora’s an The long lines and jumbled stacks of books which charac­ affordable terized the last two student Book Fairs have been replaced alternative by a streamlined, computerized buying and selling system on m m the University’s Macintosh com­ MURPHY puter network. Instead of trekking over to Stepan to rummage through by dollar, stud hundreds of books with a wide are rapidly emptying th- range of prices, students can pockets for this semester’s now access a student govern­ books. Pandora’s Books, a ment database which lists local bookseller located on available books, their prices 808 Howard, has long tried to make this expensive time and the sellers. of year a little cheaper for “It’s very user-friendly and students by buying and sell­ easy to use,” said Thad Nation, ing used textbooks for nearly student government executive 20 years. coordinator of intellectual life. “It’s an all-around book­ Two Computer Applications store.” Mary Wilkins, (CAPP) students developed the Pandora’s Books manager computerized system last said. “But we have every­ semester for a class project , thing in terras of student and then donated it to student books. If we don’t have a government. The system is book, we can order it.” available at all Macintosh O bserver file photo b y six era The new computerized book fair system at Notre Dame will provide an alternative to book purchasers at the workstations at the campus Pandora’s buys and trades Hammes Book Store and off campus book vendors like Pandora’s._____________________________________ used books year-round. They computer clusters. Government.” Although a pass­ the price they want, and their Fair next semester. then resell the books to text­ “We’re taking what is on the word is requested, just press phone number. Buyers must The first two Book Fairs., or­ book companies and other bulletin boards across campus return. The system contains in­ call the selling student them­ ganized for the Fall 1993 and students. Pandora’s will pay and putting it all on the com­ structions on each screen. selves in order to purchase the Spring 1994 semesters, were 10 percent or less of a book’s puter.” said Nation. “You can search for a book by book. proposed by former Student cover price in cash, or 40 The program can be accessed title or by course or you can see Although only a small number Body President and Vice-Presi­ percent of the cover price in by double-clicking with the the entire listing of available of books are currently listed in dent Frank Flynn and Nikki mouse on the computer’s net­ recreational books can be books,” said Nation. the system because few stu­ Wellmann. during their election work server and opening the traded at the rate of two cus­ Students selling books must dents know about it, Nation campaign Approximately $30- “Coursewear” file. Within tomer books for one enter their name, the title of anticipates that many students 40,000 worth of books was sold “Coursewear,” open “Other” the book, the course number, will use the computerized Book at each sale. see PANDORA’S/ page 4 and then open “Student U.S. talks migration with LaFortune bustling with activities Cubans, but little else By KATE GRISHAM teamed up with Student Union tickets, and Notre Dame athlet­ Assistant News Editor Board to provide an event ic w ear.” By DONALD ROTHBERG only about migration, a mid­ which will hopefully introduce “We’re really excited, and we Associated Press level U.S. delegation will meet Complete with tarot card students to different activities hope to make the open house with Cuban officials in New readers, caricature artists, and we have planned for this year,” an annual event,” she said. WASHINGTON York on Wednesday or Thurs­ a computerized virtual reality said DuBay. The United States talks with day. booth, LaFortune Student According to DuBay, Student North Korea about nuclear If the Cubans raise other is­ Center will hold an open house Students will be able to visit Activities and Student Union technology and expanded rela­ sues — the U.S. economic em­ today from 4 various offices and businesses Board will be working together tions, but turns a cold shoulder bargo, the possibility of discus­ p.m. until 10 in LaFortune, while sampling to provide a wide variety of to Cuba. President Clinton sits sions between Castro and Clin­ p.m. free food and beverages. En­ activities to campus this year. down for a cordial chat with ton — they will be cut off, says tertainment will be provided by “We’re bringing a hypnotist Syrian President Hafez Assad, Undersecretary of State Peter T he ev e n t the local bands to campus, and we’re also try­ but won’t exchange a word Tarnoff. will be held in Rockem’Sockem’ Robots and ing to get the Indigo Girls and with Fidel Castro. The U.S. delegation is autho­ an attempt to Cliff Erikson. Toad the Wet Sprocket to come Now Clinton is coming under rized “to talk migration issues better famil- “Students will also be able to to Notre Dame this year,” she pressure from allies and critics and that’s all we will talk have their fortune told, play said. demswithiiie Karen Dubay alike to ease the U.S. hard line about,” he said. Virtual Reality, and experience toward Castro’s regime. Tarnoff echoes the belief of building, ac­ other novelty events like carica­ “Basically, w e’ll be working “It really is incongruous that the Clinton administration and co r d in g to ture artists,” said DuBay. with Dave, Matt, and Tyler to the most powerful nation on eight predecessors, going back Student Activities Programmer “We will also be having door fill in the gaps and help bring earth is unable or unwilling to to Dwight Eisenhower, that Karen DuBay. prizes for American Airline fun events and entertainment talk to the leader of a tiny im­ with enough U.S. pressure Cas­ “Student Activites has tickets, CD players, concert to Notre Dame," she said. poverished nation that’s just 90 tro’s regime will crumble. miles off our coast,” said Sen. “We have no doubt that the Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., one of the people of Cuba want a change, Women’s study class added president’s strongest allies in an overwhelming majority,” Congress. Tarnoff said in an interview on Caputi said. also been scheduled who spe­ No booster of Clinton is Sen. Public Television. By MYRNA MALONEY “The material, therefore, in­ cializes in the question of body Alan Simpson, the assistant "Of the presidents who News W riter image and sexuality, according Republican leader of the Sen­ thought he would leave soon, cludes some women’s history, attention to women’s current to Caputi. ate. Neither would anyone call four of them are now dead, Introduction to Women’s the Wyoming senator soft on another four are out of office Studies aims to give students a social status and feminist the­ ory; all of which are considered “My hope for the sem ester is communist regimes. and he’s still there," said taste of the broad dicipline of while remaining sensitive to the to demonstrate the academic But he too wonders aloud Leahy. women’s studies, according to complexities of race, class, geo­ rigor of women’s studies. We why the United States can’t talk When Castro came to power political science professor Mary graphical location and sexual in the program see it as an to Cuba. in the final years of the Eisen­ Caputi. orientation,” she said. essential part of a college like “If we’re opening the door to hower administration, the Texts studied throughout the Saint Mary’s,"Caputi said. Vietnam and North Korea, American public was barely This course is being offered semester include Betty The material covered in the what in the world are we doing aware of impending trouble in for the first time this semester Friedan’s, “The Feminine 200 level course is aimed at not talking to this guy (Castro), Vietnam. China and North Ko­ at Saint Mary’s College. “The class will teach students Mystique;” “Orlando: A Biog­ sophomores but is offered to all who’s 91 miles away?” asked rea were hostile powers who raphy,” by Virginia Woolf; and students regardless of previous Simpson during an appearance had been allies in a war that to think about gender as a criti­ Kim Chernin’s, “The Hungry exposure to women’s studies, on CNN. claimed thousands of American cal category by analyzing vari­ Self: Women, Eating, and according to Caputi, and does Under strict orders to talk lives. ous empirical and theoretical approaches to women’s issues,” Identity.” A guest speaker has fulfill a core requirement. page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, August 31,1994 m Inside Column World at a Glance Conversation Agriculture Department striving for more nutritious school lunches WASHINGTON forehand. Gump said one popular The timetable for healthier meal is chicken nuggets. By switch­ at the school lunches should be moved up, ing from six nuggets to three a nutrition-advocacy group said (fi nuggets plus one baked drumstick, Tuesday, citing 41 schools across the fat content was cut from 40 per­ salad bar the nation that are already improv­ cent to 28 percent, and the meal ing nutrition for students.