/ ^ V THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys VOLUME 42: ISSUE 7 W EDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2 0 0 7 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM 60 NDFCU members affected by scam Legends Credit union president: Fraudulent e-mails tracked to Netherlands, source's identity unknown evacuated information — to the after receiving one or more e- password, Ditchcreek said. By MARCELA BERRIOS Netherlands, Ditchcreek said. mails from an unknown scam­ After the NDFCU learned of Associate News Editor The scammers may never be mer masquerading as the these e-mails Friday, a warn­ for gas leak found, he said. NDFCU. ing was posted on the credit More than 60 Notre Dame “Unfortunately in these Ditchcreek said the first union’s homepage. Federal Credit Union (NDFCU) cases, it’s almost impossible to wave of e-mails asked users to “If you have received an e- Construction crew accounts may have been com­ track down the criminals, click on a link and fill out a mail message that appears to causes pipe rupture promised as a result of a multi­ especially at the international survey for the NDFCU. A pop­ have originated from Notre part e-mail scam Friday, level,” Ditchcreek said. “Nine up window asked them to enter Dame Federal Credit Union NDFCU P resident Leo out of 10 times you’ll never dis­ their member number and telling you that ‘your access Ditchcreek said Tuesday. cover the identity of the fraud­ password. has been limited’ or asking you By MARCELA BERRIOS The NDFCU inform ation sters, and that’s very frustrat­ A different e-mail informed to participate in a survey, Associate News Editor technology (IT) team tracked ing for the law enforcers and members their online access to please do not click on any links the origin of the fraudulent e- the victims, but sadly, it would their accounts had been limit­ that ask for your personal mails — which rerouted users cost too much to launch a ed until they reviewed and information, ” the warning said. A construction crew acciden­ to a counterfeit NDFCU Web search abroad.” confirmed their information. A Late Friday, a second wave of tally struck a gas pipe approxi­ mately 200 yards from the site that asked for their debit Over 60 NDFCU members link on the e-mail directed fraudulent e-mails capitalized card numbers and security have contacted the credit them to a site where they could Mendoza College of Business Tuesday, said Rich Jacobs, codes, among other sensitive union to freeze their accounts enter their user name and see N D FCU /page 6 general manager of nearby Legends of Notre Dame. More than 20 people in the restaurant and its adjacent parking lots were evacuated around 1:20 p.m., Jacobs said. ND ad focuses on research, service A news release said the line was capped around 2:20 p.m. New TV commercial airs during Georgia Tech game, features University's Haiti Program But Jacobs said he and his staff weren’t allowed to reen­ ter Legends until 3 p.m. that highlighted several Notre Notre Dame Security/Police By THERESA CIVANTOS Dame students and their vari­ Director Phil Johnson did not News Writer ous fights for human rights. return phone calls Tuesday. The commercial concluded But Jacobs said he didn’t think Notre Dame’s new commer­ with a student asking the view­ there were any injuries. cial aired on NBC Saturday er, “What would you fight for?” Two accidental gas leaks during the Georgia Tech foot­ The two-minute spot only already occurred earlier this ball game, trumpeting the aired once during the game. It year. University’s research initiatives was the first of seven spots On Feb. 13, seven buildings in Haiti. that will air during halftime of on campus — including The ad opened with two min­ Notre Dame home games this DeBartolo Hall and Decio Hall utes of footage of striking fall. Each spot focuses on a dif­ — were evacuated after a leak. poverty in the Haitian capital, ferent aspect of Notre Dame One month later, on March 26, Port-Au-Prince. The segment humanitarian research initia­ a construction crew working featured victims of elephantia­ tives, said Associate Vice on St. Joseph’s Drive south of sis, a disfiguring disease that President for Marketing Todd the Center for Social Concerns causes swelling in the extremi­ Woodward. The same 30-sec- caused the rupture of another ties, and highlighted Notre ond spot will follow all seven gas line. Dame’s research initiatives ads. aimed at fighting the deadly “This ad shows that Notre DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer disease. Senior Mike Hazlebeck watches the new Notre Dame commer­ Contact Marcela Berrios at Next came a 30-second spot see AD/page 4 cial online at nd.edu from his off-campus home Tuesday. [email protected] Brown, Braun embrace year ahead SMC prepares for President, vice president welcome student involvement against ordinance beatification trip By KAITLYNN RIELY Assistant News Editor and to cultivate in our own By KATIE KOHLER lives union of hearts and zeal Student body president Liz Saint Mary’s Editor Brown and vice president for the mission,” the letter said. Maris Braun have had a busy last few weeks — and Saint Mary’s will join the Pope Benedict XVI approved Moreau’s next step toward it’s only going to get busier. Congregation of the Holy Since the end of July, Cross in celebrating the beati­ sainthood on April 28, 2006. Brown and Braun have been fication of the order’s founder, Pope John Paul II venerated voicing concerns and negoti­ Father Basil Moreau, on Sept. Moreau on April 12, 2003 for ating compromises regard­ 15 in Le Mans, France. the miraculous cures attrib­ uted to him. ing an ordinance proposed The official letter from the by the South Bend Common four Holy Cross congregation Members of the Saint Mary’s Council to control large par­ leaders — Sister Joy O’Grady, community will be present at the ceremonies, including stu­ ties off campus. Father Hugh Cleary, Sister “I came back, ready to go, Mary Kay Kinberger and dents, faculty members and maybe because we already Sister Kesta Occident — said administrators. Saint Mary’s senior Haley had the ordinance moving the congregation will honor forward,” Brown said. “But Moreau for the whole year. Nickell will be the only stu­ JESSICA LEE/The Observer “Through Basil Moreau’s dent the College will sponsor Student body president Liz Brown, middle, and vice president Maris legacy, we are called to a rad­ see BROW N/page 6 Braun, left, discuss their 2007-08 goals during an interview Tuesday. ical identification to Christ, see MOREAU/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Wednesday, September 5, 2007 Inside C olumn Question of the Day: W hat kind of m u sic w ould you m a k e if you w e r e a n a rtist.; a n d w h y ? King of Troy Freshman ladies: Looking for your future husband? Look no further than Michael Troy. I know what you might be thinking. Jarett DeAngelis Kim Schlesinger Roosevelt Kelley Mallory Jacobs Maggie Culhane Who is Michael Troy? grad student freshman senior junior junior Asking such a off campus Lewis McGlinn question is only Katie Peralta off campus Lewis forgivable because young “Indie rock and “Rock music, “Hip hop, “R&B, because “Bach’s fugue, Michael has News Wire roll fo r me. ” because it is my because it’s the it feeds my because it’s like graced the Notre Editor Dame campus favorite. ” poetry of urban soul. ” an Escher with his presence culture. ” drawing o f for a mere 14 music. ’’ days. This spectacular young lad hails from Charlotte, N. C., also my hometown. Our fathers played high school football together and have been best friends ever since. Vacationing, din­ ing and partying together have been commonplace among the Troys and Peraltas for as long as I can remem­ ber. n rief Even at a young age, Michael I B proved wise beyond his years. I recall fondly one football weekend The Suite museum will when Michael and his father came to show “Between Figurative visit my family when we still lived and Abstract,” paintings by here in South Bend. Gao Xingjan, today at 10 a.m. His fascination with Notre Dame Admission is free. and its football tradition was matched only by his superior intel­ The Snite Museum will lectual curiosity. Michael proceeded show “The Camera and one evening to teach me how to play Rainbow; Color in all of our computer games, including Photography” today. my personal favorite, Rollercoaster Admission is free. Tycoon. Michael’s genius only grew in high The public Policy Lecture school, as he fulfilled his passion for Series will hold “Latino immi­ physics when he joined Science grants in America: Our Past Olympiad. Now Michael is not only a and our Future today at 4:30 left-side-of-the-brain kind of guy. p.m. in 220 McKenna Hall. He also made all the young ladies President and general council of Charlotte Catholic swoon as a of the Mexican American striking tenor in the mixed choral Legal Defense and group. He even shook his groove Educational Fund, John thing in the school musical. Trasvina will speak. Before I knew it, my childhood friend was already looking at col­ The DeBartolo Performing DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer leges. He knew all along that he Arts Center will hold screen­ Junior Lourdes Long, left, and sophomore Colleen Kelly speak at the first meeting of belonged right here under the Dome.