THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT Mary’s IT ACCURATELY VOLUME 46, ISSUE 123 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND community supports cancer research The Bald and the ‘Embrace the Beautiful fundraiser identity of being a begins in LaFortune bald woman’ By CHARITHA ISANAKA By KAITLYN RABACH News Writer Saint Mary’s Editor Less than a week after mem- After participating in St. bers of the Notre Dame com- Baldrick’s Day fundraiser, “The munity raised money for the Bald and the Beautiful” last year, American Cancer Society at senior Maeva Alexander said she Relay for Life, students are wants more Saint Mary’s women shaving their heads, cutting “to embrace the identity of being their hair and purchasing hair a bald woman” and shave their extensions to further support heads to fundraise for childhood cancer research. cancer research. The Bald and the Beautiful Alexander said she appointed (TBAB) fundraiser will begin herself the Saint Mary’s coor- today at 4 p.m. and run until dinator of the St. Baldrick’s Day 10 p.m. in the Sorin and Dooley fundraiser, after she realized how Rooms of the LaFortune much of an impact shaving her Student Center, TBAB co-chair head had on her perception of fe- Betsy McGovern said. It will male beauty. continue Thursday from 4 to “It was an amazing experi- 10 p.m. and Friday from 4 to 8 ence,” Alexander said. “It affected p.m. me in so many different ways be- “I am reminded over and cause our society does not view over how innately gener- women without hair as feminine. ous and giving people are,” Shaving my head actually made McGovern said. “Local styl- me feel more empowered be- ists donate hours of their time cause I knew I could be a woman over the event’s three days and without hair.” continue to thank us for letting A woman’s appearance often them participate.” affects how other people treat her, TBAB is the largest Photo courtesy of Elisabeth McGovern Alexander said. She said The Bald A participant of last year’s St. Baldrick’s fundraiser titled “The Bald and the Beautiful” has her head see TBAB PAGE 4 shaved to stand in solidarity with those battling cancer. see FUNDRAISER PAGE 4 ND, SMC to award Professors analyze bombing By ANN MARIE JAKUBOWSKI honorary degrees News Editor Observer Staff Report computational materials sci- The two bombs at the Boston ence. He has taught physics and Marathon on Monday caused Commencement speaker researched at Tshingua, after not only chaos, but also an Cardinal Timothy Dolan will stints in the Chinese Academy of explosion of questions and receive one of six honorary de- Sciences, as dean of Tshingua’s concerns for United States gov- grees awarded at Notre Dame’s Graduate School, and as vice ernment officials and civilians. commencement ceremony May president of Tshingua. The explosions killed three 19, according to a University Sister Antona Ebo will receive people and injured more than press release. a doctor of laws at the ceremony, 170, according to the Associated Dolan, archbishop of New according to the release. Ebo Press. President Barack Obama York and president of the United has worked as an activist for called the bombing “an act of GRANT TOBIN | The Observer States Conference of Catholic human rights, marching with terrorism” Tuesday. Students gathered in Our Lady of Mercy Chapel for a prayer service Bishops, will receive an honor- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Law professor Jimmy Gurulé Monday evening in honor of Boston bombing victims. ary doctor of laws degree, the Selma, Ala., and Montgomery, said the Federal Bureau of release stated. Ala. Ebo was also the first black Investigation (FBI) investigates as the Under Secretary for the 2001 response efforts of the Gu Binglin, president of woman religious to lead a hospi- all terrorism cases. He said the Enforcement during the George United States Secret Service; the Tshingua University in Beijing, tal. She later served as president FBI, not Boston police or other W. Bush administration, over- Customs Service; the Bureau of will receive a doctor of science at of the National Black Sisters’ Massachusetts law enforcement seeing the federal law enforce- Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms the ceremony, according to the Conference. agencies, will lead the subse- ment agencies during the Sept. and the Financial Crimes release. Binglin has led the field quent action. 11, 2001 bombings of the World of condensed matter physics and see DEGREES PAGE 3 Gurulé previously served Trade Centers. 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