.----------- - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 41: ISSUE 40 THURSDAY, OCTOBER26, 2006 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Abroad students travel to Belfast ND given Dublin Program trip focuses on political, Katrina religious divides within Northern Ireland recognition that have troubled this island's By KAREN LANGLEY northern end for generations. News Writer Between meeting with a rep­ University one of resentative of the Sinn Fein BELFAST - There's a lot of political party and touring nine to receive award baggage that comes with being Catholic and Protestant neigh­ Irish and Catholic in this city. Or borhoods, students were able to Irish and Protestant, for that learn experientially about life By RYAN SYDLIK matter. north of the border. News Writer Notre Dame students may not The group drove north on Oct. often have reason to think about 13, over ground where program Notre Dame's service in these challenges, given the pep­ director Kevin Whelan said Katrina-ravaged areas has band air which surrounds any snipers used to lie in wait. Upon done even more than campus expression of their uni­ arrival, they toured Stormont, improve the lives of the versity's traditional heritage. But the home of the Northern storm's victims - it's won last weekend, the students of Ireland Assembly - a legislative the University national Notre Dame's Dublin Program body which has not met since recognition. traveled to Northern Ireland's October 2002 because of tension The back wall of this Belfast home serves as a canvas for a Notre Dame was one of capital to see firsthand about Nationalist party mural. Students on the Dublin Program visited the nine U.S. universities to the political and religious divides see BELFAST/page 6 city last weekend. receive the Katrina Compassion Award for Excellence in Hurricane Relief Service award from the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Death penalty group begins on campus nation's largest independent grant-maker for the support of service and volunteerism. Notre Dame Against State Killing to hold lectures, work toward moratorium In addition to the award for Katrina relief efforts, the Campus Ministry. It forms a corporation also gave Notre By KAITLYNN RIELY coalition with various other stu­ Dame an award for its over­ News Writer dent groups on campus - all mission of service. including the Notre Dame Law Bill Purcell, assistant pro­ Given the debate surrounding School's ND Coalition to Abolish fessional specialist at the the death penalty within the the Death Penalty, Notre Dame Center for Social Concerns, Catholic Church, Notre Dame, as Right to Life and Amnesty said the corporation was a Catholic University, should International - who will help likely impressed by the quick address it. them sponsor and publicize and comprehensive nature of That's the philosophy of Notre events. Notre Dame's relief efforts. Dame Against State Killing "Last spring, in talking to The University reacted to (NDASK), a new student organi­ friends, we realized that there the tragedy through a vari­ zation. isn't really an informed opinion ety of prayer services, The group will launch its first about [the death penalty] on fundraising efforts and event this fall with a series of campus," Laidman said. forums to discuss national lectures to educate students ·"Everyone had very strong opin- issues that resulted in the about the death penalty. ions, but they didn't really have aftermath. NDASK co-organizers junior the facts on it." "It was everything from Andrea Laidman and senior Will The group differs from Notre the [Hesburghl Library col­ McAuliffe - who is also an Dame Right to Life, McAuliffe lecting books [to] engineer­ Observer columnist - described said, because it focuses solely on ing [students that] went AP the organization as a campaign the death penalty issue. NDASK [down to the region] in a NDASK shares the cause of people like these protestors observing under the direction of the a moment of silence Wednesday after a Aorida man's execution. Center for Social Concerns and see NDASK/page 4 see KATRINA/ page 4 Saint Mary's to install Professor stresses career vocation Talk examines views 2006 Endowed Fall Lecture late Pope John Paul II new e-mail system series to discuss the chang­ specifically thanks "women of women, working; ing views of women in the who work," she said, which workplace. allows women to fulfill Zimbra Server boasts - iPlanet Messaging, encourages balance "Work is a vocation," their desire to work. known on campus as Aegis Wolfteich said. "Women are "Work does influence and developed by Sun updated features for By ABBY RICHARDSON primarily seen as mothers." women's life in many Microsystems - has been News Writer This stereotype, she said, ways," Wolfteich said. spring semester "showing its age" in the past has historically been a Careers give women a few months, Fowlkes said. threat to women working chance to redefine them­ By LIZ HARTER The new Zimbra The challenge of balanc­ outside the house. Over selves and their lives, she News Writer Collaboration Server boasts ing both a career and fami­ time, however, more said, and allows them to "all new software, hardware ly - a thought that worries women have dissolved that reshape their devotional and [has a] greater quota lnbox warnings of over­ many college students - image and pursued careers, life. capacity for our users," flowing e-mail accounts may served as the focus of she said. Wolfteich encouraged the be a thing of the past at Fowlkes said. It will include Boston University professor Wolfteich said this change women in the room to rec­ Saint Mary's next semester e-mail, a calendar system Claire Wolfteich's Tuesday has also stemmed from the ognize their job as a voca­ as the College prepares to and shared wikis. night talk at Saint Mary's. religious world, and she tion - something that not install a new messaging sys­ The Saint Mary's Web site As a professor and moth­ reminded the audience of many do, she said, espe­ tem during winter break, defines wikis as the ability er of three, Wolfteich came papal encyclicals that cially if work does not Chief Information Officer to use a Web site to collabo- to the College's Stapleton encouraged women to ven­ involve service or suffer- Keith Fowlkes said. Lounge as part of the ture into the workplace. The current e-mail system see E-MAIL/page 4 Center for Spirituality's In a 1995 encyclical, the see LECTURE/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Thursday, October 26, 2006 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WILL FERRELL MOVIE? Let yourself fall behind this vveekend Bob Reish Chris Kane Devin Harrington Evan Sharpley Jessica Miller Matt Lind Believe it or not, it's still fall. sophomore junior sophomore sophomore senior sophomore And it will be until Dec. 22. Sarin Keenan Stanford Dillon off campus Keenan That's nearly two more months of the leaves changing, football, sweatshirts and mitten-less hands. '"Old School.' '"Old School.' '"SNL,' because '"Zoolander,' '"Elf,' because I '"Bewitched,' Right? Obviously Because Bam it's not too because he is so like eating from because that Not exactly. because he's Bam is a dork - crazy like some hot right now." the four food show is long Winter has come Katie Kohler living every he has a physique of his movies groups. overdue to be early this year. , We haven't man's dream. to die for - and and it's actually made into a even changed there's a guy funny." movie." our clocks back News Writer for daylight sav­ named Fred and ing time yet. he's got a pair of We have slacks." woken up more than once to snow on the ground in October. The heat is on in the dorms. Halloween? Please- Christmas is in the air. IN BRIEF For the first time in years, I don't think I'll be opposed to hearing David Shipler, Pulitzer Christmas music by Thanksgiving. Prize-winning author will Even though it may feel like win­ speak about "The Working ter, rest assured that fall isn't fin­ Poor. Invisible in America" ished. tonight at 7 p.m. in Jordan There are still things to look for­ Auditorium at the Mendoza ward to, despite the weather mak­ College of Business. ing it seem otherwise. One of those things is happening David Whalen, the associate at the end of the week. provost of Hillsdale College You guessed it. Daylight saving will speak give a lecture enti­ time is around the corner. tled "Scarlet Sins and Books That being said, this is now a that are Read" tonight at public service announcement to set 7:30 p.m. in room 129 of your clocks back one hour this DeBartolo Hall. Sunday. Being from the East Coast, I The Halloween Dance spon­ know most Indiana residents are sored by the classes of 2009 opposed to daylight saving time for and 2009 will take place various reasons (crops, farms, tonight at 9:30 p.m. in the cows?), but I'm sure no college LaFortune Ballroom. Free student would complain about an Chic-Fil-A will be served, and extra hour of sleep ... especially the event is free to all NO, after a Saturday night. SMC and HCC students. My favorite part about changing ALLISON AMBROSE/The ObseJVer the clocks back is that Sunday is a Junior Andrew Hayes acts out a Greek tragedy Wednesday afternoon on the Legends: The Best of 25-hour day. Fieldhouse Mall as part of the Classics Fest. Acousticafe will take place Have you ever heard the expres­ tonight at 10 p.m.