Kroc Estate Donates $50 Million to ND Philanthropist Leaves Largest Single Gift in Univ

/ ^ \ THE O b s e r v e r The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys 2OLUME 38 : ISSUE 41 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER29, 2003 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Kroc estate donates $50 million to ND Philanthropist leaves largest single gift in Univ founder Ray Kroc, specified in to Notre Dame prior to hearing relationship with Notre Dame to of the institute, she did maintain By M EG H AN N E DOW NES her will that the money should Hesburgh’s make such close relationships with News Editor be used to strengthen the gradu speech, previ "The program will be a large gift; Hesburgh and the institute ate program in the Kroc Institute ously made a h o w e v e r , directors. A speech promoting peace for Peace Studies and toward series of gifts to distinctive because it will Hesburgh’s Kroc’s gift parallels the sec made 18 years ago by then the Institute’s strategic plan, establish the bear the marks of Notre speech pro ond-largest single gift of $35 University President Theodore Scott Appleby, director of the institute and to Dame, namely specific pelled Kroc million made by Thomas and H e s b u r g h institute, said. build the to focus her Kathy Mendoza to enhance the inspired the “We intend to build a program Hesburgh expense in religious and philanthro academic curriculum of the late Joan that will be a pioneer in the field Institute for cultural dimensions of py in the College of Business Kroc to of peace studies and public poli International conflict and a long-term past 15 to Administration, Brown said. bequeath $50 cy regarding justice, peace and Studies. She 20 years on The gift will endow the Rev. million — the human rights issues,” Appleby donated a total commitment to various peace Theodore M. Hesburgh Fund for largest single said. “The program will be dis of $69.1 million conflict settings. ” issues and Graduate Peace Studies and fur gift in Notre tinctive because it will bear the to the human ther the institute’s strategic plan. Dame history marks of Notre Dame, namely r University. Scott Appleby rights. Appleby said the strategic plan — in her will specific expertise in religious University Brown will expand the graduate pro to the peace Kroc and cultural dimensions of con s p o k e s m a n Kroc Institute for Peace Studies said though gram both in size and to a two- institute she flict and a long-term commit Dennis Brown director Kroc was year degree, which will incorpo helped establish and fund. ment to various conflict set said it was not directly rate a semester of field research Kroc, a philanthropist and the tings.” unusual for i n v o l v e d widow of McDonald’s Corp. Kroc, who had no connection someone who did have a direct with the day-to-day operations see KROC/page 6 Banner aims to boost ND football morale SMC will talking about what we could By CLAIRE HE1NINGER do to bring the excitement, News Writer use AED the morale, the energy back to where it was before this With the Fighting Irish loss upset loss,” Lennon said. “In column steadily growing and his press conference, [Coach machines student confidence rapidly Tyrone Willingham] talked shrinking, Alumni about how much his team Association Executive will need a lift from the Devices respond to Director Chuck Lennon decid crowd on Saturday against ed it was time to unite the Florida State ... We talked cardiac arrest crises campus community behind its about hanging sheets from football team. dorms, but we wanted to By ANGELA SAOUD After a weekend of brain make a bigger statement by News Writer storming following the team’s sewing 250 feet together.” disheartening loss to Boston James O’Connor, director of Saint Mary’s security has College, Lennon and other retail operations at the added an Automated External campus leaders announced Ilammes Notre Dame Defibrillator machine to its their plan, the Notre Dame Bookstore, added that the emergency response services Spirit Banner project, idea for the banner was con in order to more quickly aid Tuesday. Intended to boost sistent with Lennon’s person people suffering from heart morale and demonstrate ality and reputation. attacks. When a person suf unity, the display will consist “The project is indicative of fers from cardiac arrest, he of two oversized bedsheets Chuck Lennon’s energy and or she has only a few vital bearing the words “We Are spirit,” O’Connor said. “He minutes to get help. ND” with handwritten mes was talking about the atmos “The only use of an AED TIM KACMAR/The Observer sages of encouragement from phere on campus with the machine is to save someone’s Fans look on during the Boston College loss Saturday. The students and alumni. miserable weather and the life,” said Mary Pat Leonard, Spirit Banner project, proposed In part by Chuck Lennon, “It started with [University health initiative director for Alumni Association director, Is an effort to Increase morale. spokesman] Matt Storin and I see BANNER/page 6 the Fort Wayne American Heart Association. “The AED works as sort of a jumper cable to get the heart pump ing again.” The paddles of the AED Colleges debate foreign language requirement device are placed on the chest of a cardiac arrest vic tim by an emergency worker. Engineering , business schools discuss concerns about availability of other optionsIf the machine does not dents to take at least one lan cern that a language require “There’s too many require detect a heartbeat, the pad By WILL PU C K ETT guage course at Notre Dame, ment for business students ments for engineering dles will charge. After follow News Writer and sometimes as many as would take away from other majors, and to add a lan ing the automated voice three, without even being a opportunities available at the guage requirement would not p ro m p ts, a b u tto n is The majority of students at language major. University. fit in the cu rricu lu m ,” Sen d e p re sse d and a shock is Notre Dame spend at least Adding a requirement for “We don’t want to take said. delivered to the person. This one semester learning a for the College of Business has away choices, such as double Bill Nichols, associate dean process is repeated until a eign language. Simple been discussed, said Samuel majors, minors and the like.” and professor of accountancy heartbeat is detected or until enough — except that a third Gaglio, assistant dean of the Gaglio said. “We encourage in the College of Business, medical help arrives. or more of Notre Dame stu College of Business. language for those who seek said that he believed conver “By having this machine on dents do not have to fulfill a “It’s been discussed, but it it out, but we want that to be sational language should be campus, we’re cutting down language requirement at all. was a conscious decision not the student’s choice.” less emphasized as opposed response time to get to the That’s because the College to make [foreign language Mihir Sen", professor and to learning about what makes victim,” said College Safety of Business and the College of study] a requirement,” Gaglio director of undergraduate a country work. Officer Dan Woods. “The first Engineering do not, in gener said. “T here’s a limit to the studies for aerospace and “Understanding cultures few minutes after someone is al, have a language require number of requirements we mechanical engineering, and the economics is more down are critical, and any- ment. Other undergraduate can put in place.” expressed many of the same colleges require their stu Gaglio also expressed con concerns as Gaglio. see LANGUAGE/page 6 see AED/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 Inside C olumn Question of the Day: What would you do if you won the$190 million Powerball drawing? Lovin' country Most people know what you get when you play country music back wards: Your wife back, your job back, your truck back and your dog Jelanl McEwen Jourdan Sorrell Kristina Cltl Kyle Lin Michael Moore Miguel Luna back. Junior Senior Freshman Senior Freshman Junior Sure, this is the Siegfried Siegfried Pasquerilla East Siegfried Zahm Siegfried typical stereo Chris Naidus type, and that is just what it 7 would build a “I would buy a “I’d get a per 7 would buy “I would buy a “I'd bribe should be. Assistant co-ed dorm off- giant Klondike sonal trainer to the Playboy car, buy plenty Father Malloy I am proud to Graphics Editor say that I listen to campus that bar and a pet get in shape Mansion. ” o f “refresh to get rid of country music all would have it’s llama to ride to and then travel m en ts” fo r parietals. ” the time, and I tune the radio to it own shuttle. ” class.” to Italy and lay Zahm, and because I like to hear about broken hearts, pickup trucks and crossing out on the invest the rest the county line. Anything else simply beach all day. ” of my money. ” would not be country music. Sadly, the airwaves the past few years have experienced a severe lack of tears and twang. Even Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow made it to the top of the country charts. Don’t get me wrong — “Picture” is a very good In B rief song, and there is nothing wrong with music that has more of a pop sound to it.

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