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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 40: ISSUE 43 FRIDAY, OCTOBER28, 2005 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND in talks to hire ex-governor Basketball University, political science stroke in 2003, Kernan fare, transportation, capital promotion By MARY KATE MALONE professor John Hoos said assumed command as punishment," Roos said. "He News Writer Wednesday. Indiana's 48th governor. would draw upon his experi "Ex-governor Kernan loves Kernan - who resides in ences in the statehouse and Th11 Notre Dame department his alma mater and has an South Bend - left his post as take students through the criticized of political sci'ence is currently extraordinary knowledge in governor on Jan. 10 after actual Indiana budget, for in talks to add former gover politics and government," Roos Republican Mitch Daniels example, to show the politics nor of said. "He's dealt with billion defeated him in the 2004 of putting a budget together." By KATE ANTONACCI Indiana dollar budgets, capital punish gubernatorial election. In addition to teaching the Associate News Editor .I o s n p h ment crime cases [and) prop Roos said Kernan's class course, Kernan would give Knrnan to its erty taxes. He has a range of could be available as soon as talks periodically and serve as In years past, students faculty. experience about politics that spring 2006. The course would an advisor for students inter awoke in the wee hours of a Kernan, a would be of use to students." likely be small and focus on ested in public affairs. cold October morning to lin!~ 1 1H1S gradu Kernan served as mayor of different dimensions of state "l-Ie loves South Bend, he up outside the Joyce ((mter atn of Notre South Bend from 1987 to politics, Roos said. Kernan loves Notre Dame," Roos said. with one goal in mind - to Damn. has 1996. lie was South Bend's would use his experience in "He loves to work with young leave with basketball season nxpressed longest-serving mayor when politics to shape parts of the people and he would be a ter ticket booklets in hand just int11r11st in Kernan he resigned to become lieu class around major issues he rific asset if we could get him." as the sun was coming up. teaching a tenant governor under Frank faced while serving in the pub But this year, due largely to singl11-eredit gulwrnatorial ()'Bannon in 1996. When lic sector. Contact Mary Kate Malone complaints about the system l11adorship elass at thr. ()'Bannon suffered a massive "llealthcare, budgets, wel- at [email protected] and low student attendance at games, organizers decided to alter their method of ticket distribution. "I think they had a great idea with the whole 'get Tours reveal beauty, character of catnpus everyone out and pumped for the basketball season' thing, but I think maybe if they had Student guides play crucial role in introducing the University to prospects and their fantilies advertised it a little bit earli er or made it a little more By KAITLYNN RIELY exciting it would have gone better," junior Brigid Bulfin News Writer said. For some Notrn Dame appli Bulf'in was referring to cants, it's the storied tradition, "Late Night with the Legion," vivacious dorm life or infectious the event held Wednnsday at school spirit that sparks their the .Joyce Centnr from 10 intnrnst in tho Univnrsity - but p.m. to 12 a.m. where stu for prospective student Kate dents obtained a redeemable llarris it was a campus tour that ticket voucher to bn solidifind her decision to apply. exchanged for a ticket book "You could kind of tell [the let - but only after pieking tour[ was focusnd on academics up a bracelet upon entering hut it wasn't nazy focused - the JACC and waiting for two hours to receive the voucher. 1wople had fun," she said. "It seemed somewhat unor Notre Damn students lead ganized as we tried to get tours snvnral times a week, leav ing from thn Main Building and into the .JACC to get the b r a c e I e t s , " j u n i o r H .. 1. nmharking on a journey across onn of tho nation's most storied Kornhaas said. "Then there was a mad rush when pnople college campusns to show and dnscribn to prospnctive students realizr.d they could leave to get the vouchers at the end." tho eharactnr of the University. Bulf'in, who is picking up Approximatnly 75 Notre Dame her tickets today, .said that studonL'i work as tour guides for PHIL HUDELSON/The Observer Student tour guide Katy Kemnetz, a junior, gives a campus tour on South Quad Wednesday. see TOURS/page 4 Approximately 75 Notre Dame students work as tour guides for the admissions office. see TICKETS/page 8 Forum assesses future of Big Easy Religious leadership By KAREN LANGLEY weighs modem faith News Writer Middle East. Faculty experts in law, archi By JANICE FLYNN The initiative - formed in tecture and engineering united News Writer 2003 - includes 38 American to sham their views on the need religious leaders who endorse to rebuild New Orleans and to American Muslim, Jewish the current "road map" solution discuss nr.cessary details - and Christian leaders empha to the Middle East conflict and regarding design, planning, sized that both understanding encourage the current U.S. land usc and environmental the narrative that originates administration to engage in crn law - in a forum at the Law "the other" and rejecting unilat ative, consistent leadership. School Thursday. eral action are crucial to suc Gerard Powers, director of Law $chool Assistant cess in the Middle East, in a policy studies at the Kroc l'rofnssor Amy Barrett noted panel discussion on interreli Institute !'or International Peace that while most Americans gious leadership in the Holy Studies, served as discussion think of New Orleans as a Land Wednesday. moderator and praised the unique city, it has qualities that "When Faiths Unite" kept spr.akers for their "real arn even more important than with the spirit of the academic courage" in eollaborating over thn music and food for which it forum of faith in the modern the divisive conflict. lie urgnd is fanwd. world and featured three lead speakers to explain the con New Orleans differs from Observer ers from the National tlict's relevance from their par- Law School Assistant Professor Amy Barrett describes the unique Interreligious Leadership see KATRINA/page 9 contributions of New Orleans at a rebuilding forum Thursday. Initiative for Peace in the see FAITH/ page 9 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Friday, October 28, 2005 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHO DO YOU THINK SHOULD HAVE A STATUE ON CAMPUS? Tilne for horror flicks I never really need an excuse to watch horror movies. However, in the extremely unlikely event that you aren't exactly like me, get your Kevin O'Boyle David Balfanz Maggie Manning Michael Angulo James Miller-Marquez Patrick Donnelly self together and realize that senior senior senior freshman sophomore junior Halloween is off-campus off campus off-campus Alumni St. Ed's Keough here, and you Joe Piarulli must honor it by ,, watching things "Bill Braschy. ,, "Tyrone "Randy "Ron Talley. ,, "Pat Donnelly. "Vladimir News ,, die while eating Willingha_m. ,, Waldrum.·· Lenin. popcorn. Production I've sat through Editor countless hours of horror movies, and since this is almost the season to be jolly and give presents, I've decided to lend my professional advice about what to watch on this candy-filled day of joy. The modern classics: "The Exorcist" (still the best), "Alien" (makes me not want to go into outer space), "Hellraiser" (this one's gory), "The Shining" (Jack Nicholson's per IN BRIEF formance still outshines the compe tition), "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (Johnny Depp's first film role), The Mara Fox 5K Run will be "Friday the 13th" (there are now ten held on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. sequels), "The Texas Chainsaw Sign in will begin at 9:30 a.m. at Massacre" (this has three unpubli Lyons Hall. Students are permit cized sequels, not including the ted to sign up the morning of the recent remake), "Poltergeist", race. The registration fee is $15 "Halloween", "The Evil Dead" and includes a T-shirt. There will ("Spiderman" director Sam Raimi's be free food and a raffie for vari first feature), "Child's Play" (the first ous prizes. Proceeds go to the few films in this series make "Seed Mara Fox Scholarship Fund. of Chucky" look even worse than it is), "Silence of the Lambs" (winner At 8 p.m. tonight, Notre of five Academy Awards), "Misery' Dame's Glee Club will present its (based off Stephen King's novel), annual Fall Concert at the "The Thing" (starring Kurt Russell) DeBartolo Performing Arts and "Se7en." Center. Tickets are $3 and can The best horror movies you proba be purchased by calling the tick bly haven't seen: "Session 9" (as et office at (574) 631-2800. creepy as it is complicated), "The Exorcist III" (the little-known sequel The women's swimming and thai deserves more attention than it diving team will compete against bas ever received), "Apt Pupil" UC Berkeley today at 5 p.m. in (based off a Stephen King short Rolfs Aquatic Center. story), "The l:litcher" (the movie that TIM SULLIVANffhe Observer helped end hitchhiking), "The Ugly" The film "The Untold Story of A new statue on campus honors the leadership and friendship of Father Emmet Louis Till," directed by (made in England), "Ginger Snaps" Theodore Hesburgh and the late Father Edmund Joyce, president and executive (a Canadian werewolf film), "The Keith and Kevin Beauchamp, vice president of the University, respectively, from 1952 to 1987.