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the Observer The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 44 : Issue 100 friday, march 4, 2011 ndsmcobserver.com Students face breakfast decision Bands, SUB By SAM STRYKER News Writer present 53rd A battle of the bagels com- menced on Jan. 22 when jazz festival popular chain Einstein Bros. opened a location on South Bend Avenue, just a few By KRISTEN DURBIN doors down from local estab- News Writer lishment Studebagels. Merry Smith, owner of Notre Dame’s 53rd annual Studebagels, said business Collegiate Jazz Festival will unite has held steady since professional and student musi- Einstein Bros. opened. cians this weekend. “It’s only been a month or The two-day, student-run festi- so, but we really haven’t seen val, sponsored by the Notre Dame a difference yet,” she said. Bands and the Student Union “We looked at last year’s Board, routinely attracts world- numbers from the same time class judges and ensembles, direc- and we’re about identical.” EILEEN VEIHMEYER/The Observer tor of jazz studies and faculty advi- Smith said this is not the Saint Mary’s sophomore Brigid Hurley purchases an item at the new Einstein Bros. Bagels sor Larry Dwyer said. This year’s first challenge Studebagels location in South Bend Thursday. The store presents a challenge to local standard Studebagels. edition of the country’s oldest col- has experienced in 18 years legiate jazz festival features nine of business. She said the may have to step up our tomers, Newton said. He said the community and say, ‘Hey, collegiate bands and one ensem- company continues to focus game a little bit, and do some these promotions have helped we’re in town. Why don’t you ble comprised of the festival’s on producing the best prod- different things.” draw students to the restau- come in and let us take care judges. uct. Business has started strong rant. of you,’” Newton said. “The festival is nationally known “There actually have been a for Einstein Bros., owner “The redemption rate has “Hopefully they like the prod- as one of the best festivals bands couple of different bagel Michael Newton said. been quite impressive,” uct and they’ll come in again, can come to, so we always get shops around, and a lot of “[Business has been] good, Newton said. “It definitely with or without a coupon.” really great college bands to play places offer bagels, but noth- very good,” he said. “We have has been nice to see the kids Smith said she estimates 30 here,” Dwyer said. “We’ve also ing has opened this close,” been fortunate so far. ... come in and use those percent of Studebagels cus- been able to attract a who’s who Smith said. “We just roll with [Notre Dame students] are a coupons. I think they have tomers are Notre Dame stu- of great jazz names to serve as what we know. We try to do big part of our business. We been quite happy so far.” dents. In addition to a 10 judges over the past 50 years.” the best we can.” look for everyone in the com- College students will percent student discount, she Dwyer said prominent jazz Smith said rather than view munity, including Notre Dame remain a big part of business said the warm atmosphere of musicians, including this year’s Einstein Bros. as detrimental students and local college once the coupons expire, Studebagels draws the col- judges, The Clayton Brothers to Studebagels’ business, she students.” Newton said. He said drawing lege crowd. Quartet, are attracted to the festi- sees a chance to improve her Einstein Bros has offered in customers initially was “Some of the kids who val because it provides a unique restaurant. coupons on campus in addi- important to introducing the come by at night to see the opportunity to work with college- “I think it will make us tion to giving away free Einstein Bros. experience. bagels made, I have become age amateur musicians at an even better. Competition is breakfast sandwiches for a “I think this was a great always good,” she said. “We year to their first 100 cus- way to introduce ourselves to see BAGELS/page 5 see JAZZ/page 4 Students network at Huntington wins SCC runoff rescheduled Career Fair By MEGAN DOYLE Associate News Editor After the results were delayed for more than 24 hours due to campaign viola- tions, the officers for next year’s Senior Class Council were named late Thursday night. Anne Huntington will serve as senior class president. Her council will include Mike Oliver, Brittni Alexander and Tyler Harmsen. Huntington’s ticket won 472, ASHLEY DACY/The Observer Lands’ End representative Courtney Sikorski, center, speaks to or 57.42 percent, of the votes, students at the Winter Career Fair Thursday. while the opposing ticket won 350 (42.58 percent) of the votes. success, said Kevin Monahan, The Judicial Council reported By AMANDA GRAY associate director of the Career 822 total votes, and 50 voters LAUREN KALINOSKI | Observer Graphic News Writer Center, said. abstained from choosing a par- “Students have been very sup- ticular ballot. excited for the ticket to assume want to do and how we want to Even though the snowstorm portive as they realized the crip- Huntington and her ticket their positions. do it.” that hit campus Feb. 2 caused pling effects the weather would defeated Parker King, Ben “In our campaigning, we “We want to do some small many headaches and forced the have had on the Career Fair and German, Alicia Elliott and really came together as a team events to get our class ready to Winter Career Fair to be can- the safety issues involved if we Brinya Bjork to win the elec- and saw who worked where move off campus,” she said. celled, the Career Center’s tion. best,” she said. “We have a rescheduled Career Fair was a see FAIR/page 5 Huntington said she was really good idea of what we see ELECTION/page 3 INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER SMC students perform operas page 3 N Spotlight on Philip Treacy page 8 N Viewpoint page 6 N Bengal Bouts Insider page 2 The Observer N PAGE 2 Friday, March 4, 2011 THE OBSERVER QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHICH NINTENDO CHARACTER DO YOU MOST ASSOCIATE WITH? 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