Keenan Revue Celebrates 40 Years Visiting Professor Analyzes Sexuality in Taiwan Voter Turnout Increases in Student Body Electio
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THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT Mary’s IT ACCURATELY V OLUME 50, ISSUE 90 | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2016 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Keenan Revue celebrates 40 years Continuing the tradition, the men of Keenan Hall perform in the annual variety show By KAYLA MULLEN coming back from Michigan A ssociate News Editor after having been at a bar. It was one of those really shock- S ince its inception 40 years ing and sobering moments for ago, the Keenan Revue has our dorm, to really consider been performed in three dif- the role that alcohol played at ferent locations, kicked off a lot of social events and in the Saint Mary’s campus, shamed dorm’s life. various times in The Observer “That was kind of the context Viewpoint section and, despite for people saying, ‘Okay, so get- all, endured as a campus tra- ting wasted every weekend is dition. Started in 1976 by two one thing to do, but what else Keenan Hall RAs, Thomas Lenz could the dorm do that would and Richard Thomas, class of contribute to the growth of the 1977, as an alternative activity dorm spirit and to the health of to the drinking culture on cam- the community?’” pus, the “New Keenan Revue” Over the summer, Lenz, a opened Nov. 6 in Washington member of the Glee Club, and Hall. Thomas, who had participated “It began junior year when in theatre in high school, began Rick and I were in Keenan Hall discussing the idea of holding a — there was a real tragedy for hall-wide variety show, Lenz EMMET FARNAN | The Observer the hall,” Lenz said. “One of our The annual Keenan Revue celebrates its 40th year with “The New Keenan Revue: The 40 Year Old Version.” classmates — he was hit by a car see REVUE PAGE 5 Two Keenan Hall RAs started the show in 1976 as an alternative activity to the drinking culture. Voter turnout increases in V isiting professor student body election analyzes sexuality Observer Staff Report Corey Robinson and sopho- Juniors Louis Bertolotti and more Rebecca Blais — gar- Elizabeth Fenton came in sec- in Taiwan Judicial Council released nered 59.41 percent of the ond place with 19.55 percent official percentages for voter votes cast in Wednesday’s of vote, and juniors Dominic turnout and election results election. Alberigi and Jenn Cha came from the race for student Overall, voter turnout this in third with 15.63 percent. In body president and vice pres- year was 59 percent of the un- addition, 5.41 percent of vot- ident in an email Thursday dergraduate student body, up ers chose to abstain, accord- morning. from 45 percent in last year’s ing to Thursday’s email. According to the email, student body election and 46 Robinson and Blais will the winning ticket — junior percent the year before. take office April 1. Club pushes for more KATHLEEN DONOHUE | The Observer Amy Brainer, assistant professor of women and gender studies, speaks civil political dialogue about coming out as a member of the LGBTQ community in Taiwan. By STEPHANIE SNYDER Change in Taiwan,” and her re- By SELENA PONIO political and civic actions. idea is to give students op- N ews Writer search focuses on families in N ews Writer Rosie McDowell, faculty portunities to become in- East Asia. advisor for NDVotes ’16, said volved in civic and political S aint Mary’s hosted Amy The term ‘coming out’ is A s election season pro- this student-driven train- issues and to stay active in Brainer, assistant professor of largely a term used in the West, gresses, NDVotes ’16 will be ing session aims to give stu- the causes and issues im- women and gender studies at Brainer said, and outwardly hosting a training session dents more opportunities portant to them beyond the the University of Michigan- identifying oneself as LGBTQ is aimed at improving pub- for involvement and to in- election.” Dearborn, Thursday night to uncommon in Taiwan. lic dialogue titled “Voter form them about the voter The free training will be present her recent research on Brainer said she had met a Mobilization: Training registration process. facilitated by student lead- LGBTQ people coming out in couple in a long term same-sex in Civic Reflection” this “[The training opportuni- ers and is sponsored by Taiwan. relationship, but they had not Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 ties] are on issues that were Indiana Campus Compact. Brainer is currently working directly identified themselves p.m., as part of its broader selected by students and The student-to-student on a book manuscript tenta- as LGBTQ.“The pathway of goal of initiating conver- what they said was impor- tively titled “Gendering Home: sations on campus about tant,” McDowell said. “The see NDVOTES PAGE 4 Queer Kinship and Family seeAN TAIW PAGE 4 N EWS PAGE 3 VIEWPOINT PAGE 7 SCENE PAGE 8 BENGAL BOUTS PAGE 16 MEN’S BASKETBALL PAGE 16 2 THE OBSERVER | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2016 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM TODAY Have a question you want answered? QUES TION OF THE DAY: Email [email protected] ndsmcobserver.com What should Notre Dame give up for Lent? P .O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Editor-in-Chief Joe Grady Tom Hite Greg Hadley junior senior Managing Editor Business Manager St. Edward’s Hall Dillon Hall Jack Rooney Cristina Gutierrez Asst. Managing Editor: Mary Green “Burger King.” “Fever.” Asst. 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