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THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT Mary’s IT ACCURATELY V OLUME 48, ISSUE 73 | THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ESPN sues Notre Dame for records Observer Lawsuit alleges NDSP violated Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act elects By ANN MARIE JAKUBOWSKI E ditor-in-Chief ESPN filed a lawsuit against next top Notre Dame earlier this month claiming the University’s re- fusal to release campus police records violates Indiana’s pub- editor lic records law, according to a Observer Staff Report report Wednesday in the South Bend Tribune. The Observer General Board The case, filed Jan. 15 in St. elected Associate Sports Editor Joseph Superior Court, al- Greg Hadley to the position of leges that Notre Dame officials Editor-in-Chief for 2015-2016 on violated Indiana’s Access to Wednesday. Public Records Act when they Hadley, a junior resident of refused to release Notre Dame Carroll Hall, is a double ma- Security Police (NDSP) records requested by ESPN reporter hief Paula Lavigne, the Tribune C reported. SUSAN ZHU | The Observer -in- In September and November Dame student athletes but was Public Access Counselor Luke Counselor website. Britt is an ditor E 2014, Lavigne formally re- turned down both times, ac- Britt in October and December, attorney appointed quested police incident re- cording to the Tribune. She according to documents avail- Greg Hadley Greg ports and logs related to Notre filed complaints with Indiana able on the Public Access see ESPN PAGE 5 2015-2016 jor in Political Science and American Studies with a mi- nor in Journalism, Ethics and Major’s Night features Career Center Democracy. The Rockville, Maryland, native has served as By ANNETTE SAYRE that a major will define their In preparation for this event, Career Center is going to play both Baraka Bouts and Bengal N ews Writer career for the rest of their life student government created a larger role.” Bouts editor in 2013-2014 and — and that is not the case,” the motto “learn, discuss, en- Career counselors will be covered the Notre Dame wom- E veryone throws the term Lara Dulin, the project leader vision” to encourage students present at the event to sit and en's basketball team and men's around, but what does it actu- of Major’s Night said not only to learn about the chat with students about how lacrosse team during their Final ally mean to "major in" some- She said she hopes stu- academic opportunities of- a major can transition into a Four runs last season. thing? Major's Night will be dents will come to the event fered at Notre Dame, but also career and what a major really "This position is both an honor held Thursday to help students Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in to discuss their passions with means for their future. and an opportunity, and I am get a better understanding of South Dining Hall with a de- professors and students and Michelle Lacouture, stu- very grateful to have it," Hadley their options in college and sire to be inspired. seek guidance from career dent government's director of said. "The Editorial Board this beyond. “We want students to be cre- counselors. academic affairs, said Major's year has done tremendous work, “A typical misconception ative, to follow their curiosi- “This year we wanted to Night is the showcase of all of and I'm really looking forward to that underclassmen have ties and to explore all different make Major’s Night a little when they come to college is kinds of things,” Dulin said. different,” Dulin said. "The see MAJORS PAGE 5 see EDITOR PAGE 4 N ew exhibits open at Saint Mary’s gallery By KATE KULWICKI channel video, silk screened N ews Writer cardboard boxes, rubber, sur- veyor’s poles and audio. The ex- W ednesday evening, the hibit explores a three mile-long Saint Mary's Moreau Art building that was constructed Galleries welcomed two new in the 1930s to be a Nazi resort spring exhibits, “Touristic that was unfinished in Prora, Intents” by Mat Rappaport Germany. Rappaport said he and “Homeland: Chicago & started his research for this Belgrade Diasporas,” a collab- project in 2008. orative project by Melissa Potter Rappaport said the purpose and Mat Rappaport. The exhib- of the site was to house 20,000 its will run from Wednesday vacationing working class through March 6. Germans after the destruction “Touristic Intents” was cre- MONICA VILLAGOMEZ MENDEZ| The Observer ated using photographs, single see ART PAGE 4 Artists Melissa Potter, left, and Mat Rappaport presented two new exhibits to the Saint Mary’s community in the Moreau Galleries, titled ‘Touristic Intents’ and ‘Homeland: Chicago & Belgrade Diasporas.’ N EWS PAGE 3 VIEWPOINT PAGE 7 SCENE PAGE 8 MEN’S BASKETBALL PAGE 16 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PAGE 16 2 THE OBSERVER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM TODAY Have a question you want answered? QUESTION OF THE DAY: Email [email protected] ndsmcobserver.com What was the best activity you do last semester? P .O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Editor-in-Chief Carolyn Etienne Margaret Mary Underwood Ann Marie Jakubowski Managing Editor Business Manager sophomore Year Brian Hartnett Alex Jirschele Holy Cross Hall Holy Cross Hall Asst. Managing Editor: Isaac Lorton Asst. 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