Backstreet's Back ... alright! Need help coping? Scene compares Backstreet's second album to Tuesday 'N 5'ync's newly released sophomore album. Kate Rowland gives advice on how to deal with See who wins the battle ofthe boy bands. the stressful time of May on campus. MAY2, Viewpoint + page 9 Scene + page 11 2000 THE The Independent New!lpapa Servi11g Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIII NO. 130 HTTP:/ /OBSERVER.N D.EDU Londomers caught in anti-capitalist protest in the building using computer incidents of the day, when a By FINN PRESSLY and library facilities when the McDonald's restaurant on London Correspondent protests occurred. Whitehall was smashed and pil­ Protesters were initially laged by anarchists protesting LONDON focused at Parliament Square, globalization. As central London dissolved about a mile away from the "At 2 p.m., a bunch of into May Day protests Monday, Notre Dame building. though masked ... individuals started to the Notre Dame London Centre the melee eventually spread take chairs and bash in the found itself on the brink of the northward along Whitehall to windows of McDonald's," he chaos devel- encompass Trafalgar Square, said. "In about 15 or 20 min­ oping just See Also just one block away from the utes, it wasn't recognizable as a yards away. "Internationals Centre. McDonald's anymore." Though Police in riot gear formed a "They were throwing fries classes at the protest against barricade outside the Notre into the crowd and all of the Notre Dame capitalism" Dame building, and eventually change from the cash regis­ Centre were curious students ventured into ters," he said, adding that cancelled for page5 the demonstration, which had municipal police were initially Bank lloliday, proceeded relatively peacefully beaten back by the protestf~rs, the approxi- throughout the morning. who were only dispersed by the mate British equivalent of Junior Tom Ogorzalek wit­ Labor Day, many students were nessed one of the most violent see RIOTS/page 4 photos by FINN PRESSL YfThe Observer Protesters gather on and around Nelson's column in Trafalgar Square, London (left), to protest against capitalism. Police units (right) form a barricade between the square and the Notre Dame London Centre. Protests were also held in Berlin, Moscow, as well as a number of U.S. cities including Porland, Ore., New York City and Olympia, Wash. CLC Malloy, Crenshaw Committee may be dissolved, revamped council that will address similar The Academic Council, chaired dedicate new By HELENA RA YAM issues to those of the CLC. by Father Edward Malloy, submit­ News Writer The proposal's main recommen­ ted the proposal to the CLC for its dation calls for the formation of an review, but also to make them golf course The dissolution or change in advisory committee to the presi­ aware that the Officer's Group will dent of student affairs comprised of meet in August to make more final function of the Campus Life Council Sprecialto The Observer (CLC) is a possibility for the future, student. faculty and administrators. decisions on the formation of the as members d!)bated this and other This new Advisory Committee will Advisory Council. operate by "bringing the key play­ "He does not want to dissolve the The William K. and Natalie 0. Warren Golf last minute Course was dedicated Monday and is open to issues at the ers to the table -the students, fac­ CLC without another [council] to ulty and administrators - to talk take its place," said O'Donoghue. the public beginning today. final meeting of The private dedication ceremony featured a about the problems and tensions "I think he's trying to get a sense the CLC of the blessing of the course by University president school year that exist between academic and of whether those who sit on this student life," said Michael body think this is a good idea Father Edward Malloy and remarks from the Monday. designer, professional golfer Ben Crenshaw. "If this body Palumbo, outgoing student body because they are the ones most vice president. affected," said student body vice The course is named in honor of the par­ !continues to] ents of Notre Dame alumnus William Warren Though the recommendation president Brooke Norton. exist, there is Jr., of Tulsa, Okla., who chairs a foundation work to do," does not explicitly announce the O'Donoghue said the Advisory O'Donoghue dissolution of the CLC, some mem­ Council would have a different founded by his father that made a $7 million said Brian gift to underwrite construction of the course. ()'Donoghue, bers questioned if the CLC would "channel of communication" with Warren and other benefactors participated student body president. A current still be a viable council and if the proposal by the Academic Council advisory council would tackle com­ see .CLC/ page 4 see GOLF/page 6 recommends the formation a new parable topics. page 2 The Observer +INSIDE Tuesday, May 2, 2000 INSIDE COLUMN QUOTES OF THE WEEK "Notre Dame may be ''The faith that we "It's a good thing he "We need to reach Who weare the only major have has been passed has a job on campus beyond the walls (~{ institution where down to us primarily as a rector, because LaFortune to educate The dock is ticking. There are just a few short weeks left of my athletics actually by many groups of he belongs on the students to all the career at Notre Dame. As graduation and bigger funds academic women. bench in a collar." opportunities which things get closer, I lind myself trying to capturn advancement - at we work so hard to what it was like to spend five years in this University. I wonder what most schools the Dolores Leckey Matt Doherty provide them with." my classmates, studying athletic department Madeleva lecturer men's basketball coach, on architecture, drawing car­ loses money." Father Tom Doyle's play in Brian O'Donoghue toons and all those other Scott Malpass the Hall of Fame Bookstore student body president things have done to shape Basketball game me. I want to know what ND vice president of finance kind of person a graduatP of NotrP Dame becomes. As a collected group, who are we.'J OUTSIDE THE DOME Compiled from U-Wire reports I have detlmnined that we Jeff Beam are many things, several of them in contradiction. We are huge- the school's Clinton speaks at Eastern Mich U. commencement national name and interna- Cartoonist tiona! draw gives campus a YPSILANTI, Mich. "All the possibilities must be allowing consunwrs to detnrmin() larger-than-life image. When As access to the Internet spreads measured against the what information can be exchanged someone throws a bottle on and personal information becomes between two companies; banning a basketball court, it's national news. The samo more readily available, Presidc~nt challenges of this new era." the use of medical records against goes for the administration and nearly every Clinton addrnsscd concerns that individuals in casns of health cover­ decision they make. But we are also incredibly many may be having about their Bill Clinton age, mortgages and (TBdit; protc~ct­ own personal security. ing pc~rsonal consumer information; small. As a colledPd community we barely fill the U.S. President .JACC. Evervone seems to know everyone else, so "All the possibilities must be mea­ and ensuring accPss to records and news traw~fs fast and contentious news even sured against the challenges of this correction of PITCH'S. faster. We poke our noses in each others' busi­ new era. Challenges to our privacy advancnd internet access. the Among other issues concerning ness and make others concerns our own. Ten as individuals. to our pledge of l'rnsident outlined plans to ensure the President is the widening gap years from now we'll probably tell people about equal opportunity to every member privacy is not jeopardized by tech­ between the rich and poor becaus1~ our friend Conor who got sick, whether we knew of our community, to our steward­ nology in arnas of individual finan­ of limited access to technology. him or not. ship of the environment as citizens cial and medical records. ".lust as we had to close the We are arrogant, though sometimes it is of the planet," Clinton said Sunday "The same genetic code that industrial divide in tlw 20th cpntu­ endearing. even charming. We know how difli­ to Eastern Michigan University's offers hope for millions can also be ry, we must now close tlw digital cult it can be to get into and through Notre Dame graduating class at their eom­ used to deny health insurance. The divide in the 21st cnntury," Clinton and are damn proud of the fact we've dono it, menc()ment ceremony. same technology that links distant said. "We have to make· the Internet and that self-confidence is attractive. Our "Wn are in the midst of a pro­ placns can also be used to track our as common as tPIPphmw usagP." favoritP game (and most unsettling) is to prove to found revolution, tlw most sweeping every move online," Clinton said Information tPchnology makes up everyone that we have more work and have had since the industrial revolution a adding that "we can't let break­ onP-third of tlw nation's growth but less sleep than they have. There is no school century ago," Clinton said. throughs in tl~chnology, break walls usc~s only S percPnt of tlw work­ more boastful when our athletic teams do well. With major advances in technolo­ of privacy." force, Clinton said, emphasizing tlw We are critical.