THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 42: ISSUE 89 MONDAY. FEBRUARY 18,2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Two students die in unrelated cases Diversity in University releases little information; rectors inform halls during Sunday Masses classroo InS McGrath's death did not take p.m. and did not make a trans­ cult time." By KAREN LANGLEY and place in Siegfried, Conley said. port, she said. The University will release MARY KATE MALONE His address was the first offi­ No name has been released further information once the encouraged News Writers cial notice to Siegfried resi­ in the second death, but a immediate families of the two dents of McGrath's death. number of dorm rectors said students have contacted other Two Notre Dame students Local news outlets reported the student was not an under­ family members, University Cole delivers closing died this weekend in separate that a student died in Dillon graduate. spokesman Dennis Brown said. and unrelated incidents, Hall Sunday. This was uncon­ University President Father Local news outlets reported keynote speech at DSLC University officials said Sunday firmed Sunday night by John Jenkins expressed condo­ that Notre Dame evening. University officials, who also lences to the families of the Security/Police responded to By KATLYN SMITH One of the students, Connor had not released McGrath's two students through a state­ the scene Sunday, but The News Writer McGrath, was a sophomore name. ment Sunday night. Observer was unable to reach who moved to Siegfried Hall in A call reporting an unre­ "On behalf of the entire the NDSP spokesman Sunday The only woman that has January. He died Sunday sponsive male at Dillon was University, my deepest condo­ night. served as president of both morning or early afternoon, placed to the South Bend Fire lences go out to the families of America's historically Siegfried rector Father John Department at 1:39 p.m. and friends of these two mem­ Contact Karen Langley at black colleges for women Conley told students gathered Sunday, a fire department bers of the Notre Dame fami­ [email protected] and Mary urged Saint Mary's and all at the dorm's Mass Sunday spokeswoman said. The ambu­ ly," Jenkins said. "Our prayers Kate Malone at schools to night. lance arrived at Dillon at 1:53 are with them during this diffi- [email protected] take steps to improve both diver­ sity and the sense of inclu­ Policy bans profs from teaching relatives siveness on campus Provost hopes to avoid 'perception of bias' in the classroom; new rule to be enacted this fall during the c I o s i n g Cole said last week. in the fall 2007 semester, handle her relationship with keynote By DAVIS RHORER, JR. Pope-Davis referred to the entrepreneurship professor her daughter, who is currently address of the Diverse News Writer "perception of bias" that might Gerald Frieling had his grand­ taking her class. Students' Leadership come up among students in a son, senior Grant Frieling, as a On the first day of school, Conference (DSLC) Friday. Besides major and class classroom if they knew their student in one of his classes. DeRidder introduced her Johnnetta Cole - who has restrictions, students register­ professor was teaching a "It was obviously different daughter to the rest of the led Spelman and Bennett ing for classes this fall will also direct relative. than a normal class," Grant class to avoid any misunder­ College focused her have to consider blood ties to The new policy is part of the Frieling said. standings. address on issues of diversity the instructor, as a new policy complete re-evaluation of aca­ As an entrepreneurship "I thought that was impor­ and inclusion in higher edu­ prohibits students and profes­ demic policies the University's major, Frieling was required to tant. I didn't want people to cation. sors who are related from Academic Council conducts take his grandfather's course think I was playing favorites," "It is not our differences. It being in the same classroom. every 10 years. Pope-Davis to get the degree. He said that DeRidder said. is our silences about our dif­ In a letter to University fac­ referred to the review as a before the semester began, he She said that when she start­ ferences that harm us," Cole ulty and staff members, the chance to "update with the and his grandfather decided to ed working at Notre Dame, she said. Office of the Provost times." keep a strictly professor-stu­ asked about the University's The first woman ever elect­ announced last month a policy While he said no particular dent rapport in class. policy regarding professors ed to the Board of Coca-Cola that will go into effect begin­ incident triggered the new pol­ "I was more attentive," teaching their own children - Enterprises, Cole said she ning with the 2008-09 aca­ icy, Pope-Davis referred to the Grant Frieling said. "I didn't a policy she said is good to decided to adopt a hands-on demic year prohibiting profes­ change as "proactive," com­ want to go through the have to avoid problems. approach to deal with this sors from teaching relatives. mon among other universities motions." But it is also important problem, or what she calls "We think its better not to and the product of a council of Professor Martine DeRidder, schools remain flexible in cer­ the "Noah Principle." put faculty in that position," Notre Dame faculty members. who teaches an introductory tain cases, she said. "No more credit for pre- Vice President and Associate The new policy will affect public policy course, had to Provost Donald Pope-Davis several students. In one case make a decision about how to see RELATIVES/page 4 see DIVERSITY/page 4 Parents flock to bars, restaurants ND Inoves forward JPW results in increased with green projects sales for local businesses Sustainability office looks into energy efficiency By THERESA CIVANTOS and part of the Energy and News Writer By EMMA DRISCOLL Environmental Issues com­ News Writer mittee, said some of these Married people over the age of projects will focus on waste 45 were the ones crowding the Notre Dame is giving its disposal, recycling; environ­ dance floor at The Backer this affinity for the color green a mentally friendly landscap­ weekend, as Junior Parents new meaning with plans for ing and buildings and water Weekend brought waves of par­ various sustainability and and energy conservation. ents to campus - and to the conservation efforts across He said about 25 buildings bars, too. campus. - or 40 percent of the gross "There were a lot more older The University recently. square footage of campus - people here this weekend," said established the Office of are currently being audited Hoxanne Szczechowski, a bar­ Sustainability and a $2 mil­ to identify potential conser­ tender at the Linebacker lion green loan fund, and "is vation projects for the Lounge. "At least half our cus­ evaluating plans for numer­ future, Kempf said. Some tomers were parents. Usually we ous projects and initiatives" buildings being evaluated have none." for these new developments, are the library tower, But most South Bend bars and Amy Coughlin, project man­ Flanner Hall, Notre Dame restaurants were unfazed by the agement director, said in an Stadium, the Snite Museum exceptionally large number of Photo courtesy of Julie Anne Cannon e-mail. and the Hesburgh Center for From left, Scott Weber and juniors Matt Storey and Mark Paul Kempf, director of see JPW/page 6 Weber share a laugh at Oyster Bar Saturday night. utilities for the University see GREEN/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, February 18, 2008 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT JUNIOR PARENTS WEEKEND? What's ina natne? "When dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with Meghan Corley Nate Forte Stephanie Nienaber leAnne Parson Katie Rollins creatures of' Iogie," writes Dale Carnegi11 in one of' the first best-sell­ junior junior junior junior junior ing self help off campus O'Neill Walsh Walsh Walsh books, "llow Joey King to Win Friends and "When my dad "The gala." "Making my "Sister Janet's "The gala." lnlluenee Viewpoint Editor thanked me for parents endure invocation at People." "We are teaching him the South Bend the Saturday dealing with the fine art of February night dinner." creatures of emotion, creatures bris­ 'pong beer.'" weather." tling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity." The book explores various conse­ quences of that principle, one of which is the importance of calling people by their first names. Only Carnegie puts it in grander terms, writing, "Hemember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any IN BRIEF language." He gives plenty of examples. Most As part of the Margaret Hill notably he chronicles how another endowed lecture series, Emmy Carnegie- Andrew, Steel King­ Award-winning actress and applied the principal. When he author Camryn Manheim will wanted to sell rails to the speak tonight in the Little Pnnnsylvania railroad, he built a Theater at Saint Mary's at 7:30. steel mill in Pittsburgh called "Edgar Manheim is most known for her Thompson Stnel Works." The presi­ work on "The Practice." dnnt of' the Pennsylvania Railroad at Recently, her book, "Wake Up, I'm the time was J. Edgar Thompson. Fat," was named to the New York Let's just say that when J. Edgar Times bestsellers list. Student Thompson needed to buy rails, he tickets am $5.