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THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT Mary’s IT ACCURATELY VOLUME 47, ISSUE 123 | MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2014 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Warm weather marks Blue-Gold weekend The Shirt 2014 Tens of thousands features new fabric of Irish fans attend on anniversary Blue-Gold Game By WEI LIN By JESSICA MERDES News Writer News Writer Students wondered what color, Hundreds of fans poured design and logo would adorn The into Notre Dame Stadium on Shirt 2014 as they stood waiting Saturday to watch the Irish for the grand unveiling out- scrimmage in the annual Blue- side the Hammes Notre Dame Gold Spring Game, a tradition Bookstore enjoying free food and that began 85 years ago. cheerleading performances. Students and fans threw tail- The unveiling ceremony, MICHAEL YU | The Observer gates, dressed up in Notre Dame which takes place each year on Quarterback Everett Golson looks to pass during the Blue-Gold Game on Saturday. The spring football gear and shouted traditional the day before the Blue-Gold festival, which marked Golson’s return to the team, took place during the first 70-degree day in six months. cheers throughout the game. Spring Game, began at 6 p.m. Officer Tim McCarthy with the Students who bought The Shirt Indiana State Police shared his after the ceremony received a 15 first joke of 2014 with the lively percent discount on up to two crowd. The official attendance Shirts. number was 27,986. This year’s shirt features the John Rydberg, a freshman in outside and inside of the football O’Neill Hall, said, “My friends stadium on the front and back of and I decided to go all out for this The Shirt, respectively. The Shirt game. It didn’t matter at all that it 2014 is heather blue made with CAROLINE GENCO | The Observer MICHAEL YU | The Observer was just a scrimmage. In the Tarean Folston stops short of the end zone Cheerleaders display The Shirt 2014 at its unveiling ceremony see SHIRT PAGE 5 during the Blue-Gold Game on Saturday. outside Hammes Bookstore on Friday evening. see GAME PAGE 5 Former Moms visit Saint Mary’s Beloved ND VP campus for tours, blessing staff By HALEIGH EHMSEN dies at News Writer member Approximately 240 mothers traveled to Saint Mary’s this past age 89 weekend to celebrate the annual dies Junior Mom’s Weekend (JMW) Observer Staff Report on campus. Observer Staff Report Junior class president Nicole James W. Frick, former O’Toole said the weekend kicked Curry C.L. Montague, University vice president for off Friday with a wine and cheese principal custodian public relations, alumni af- reception in the Student Center of Notre Dame’s Main fairs and development, died Lounge. Building for about 30 Wednesday at the age of 89 at O’Toole said JMW is a great years, died April 7 at the his home in Naples, Fla., ac- opportunity to bring the junior Sanctuary at Holy Cross, cording to a University press class together. a South Bend senior living Photo Courtesy of Nicole O’Toole release. “It’s great to meet everybody’s community, at the age of 81, Frick enrolled at Notre moms and it’s a special oppor- Saint Mary’s junior class vice president and class president post with according to a University Saint Mary’s College President and the Junior Moms committeehead. Dame as a 23-year-old fresh- tunity for students to show their press release. man after serving in the U.S. mothers just exactly what Saint whether that be our mom, grand- them. “In a sense, he was al- Navy during World War II. Mary’s means to them,” O’Toole mother, sister, aunt, or close fam- “I know my mom was look- most an icon of the build- He worked part time for the said. ily friend,” Hazen said. “They ing forward to coming to this ing itself,” University University development of- Junior Emmi Hazen said JMW have all helped shape our lives weekend because, although she president emeritus Fr. fice, then called the Notre is a great way to honor the spe- and lead us to Saint Mary’s in was not a Saint Mary’s grad her- Edward A. “Monk” Malloy Dame Foundation, before cial women in our lives. one way or another.” self, she knows how important it said in a statement. “His graduating and entering full- “I think it’s a great way for all Hazen said the weekend has been to me these past three enthusiasm and upbeat time into the foundation, the of the amazing young women is such a special time for the years,” Hazen said. perspective were shown at Saint Mary’s to pay tribute to daughters, but also the moth- see FRICK PAGE 5 some of our greatest role models, ers who have always supported see MOMS PAGE 5 see MONTAGUE PAGE 5 SHAMROCK CHALLENGE PAGE 4 VIEWPOINT PAGE 6 SCENE PAGE 9 FOOTBALL PAGE 16 WOMEN’S LACROSSE PAGE 16 2 THE OBSERVER | MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2014 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM TODAY Have a question you want answered? 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