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/ ^ V THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 42 : ISSUE 6 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Kramer prepared to oppose bill CLC Council Landlord plans voter registration , gatherings would not solve the problem of By KAREN LANGLEY focuses on out-of-control student parties. News Editor “By and large, the students really feel like they’re being South Bend landlord Mark treated unfairly and targeted,” 3 issues Kramer — who rents to 600 he said. “They feel alienated Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s from South Bend. ” By GENE NOONE students — says he is prepared The proposed ordinance News Writer to fight the proposed party per would require residents of mit ordinance he believes will be boarding houses — buildings in At the opening meeting of the voted into effect by the Common which two or more unrelated Campus Life Council, members Council. people live — to file an applica established three task forces to “In the event the ordinance tion for a permit 10 days before address issues of community passes, I’m prepared to take hosting a party at which more relations, student development legal steps to challenge that,” he than 25 people would have and the campus environment. said. “I have secured an attorney access to alcohol. Failure to reg Discussions of the Community to investigate and go forward ister such a gathering would be Relations Task Force included with this.” punishable by a $500 fine, with a references to such off-campus Kramer said the proposed $1,000 fine for any subsequent issues as the proposed South ordinance, which would apply to violation. DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer Bend party permit ordinance and the tenants of his 80 houses, is Notre Dame senior Casie Sweeney cleans in her house on North St. the Aug. 21 shootings outside the unfairly targeted at students and see ORDINANCE/page 3 Peter’s Street, which would be affected by the proposed ordinance. popular Club 23. Council members expressed a need for the task force to address student safety on and off campus and promote healthier communi ty relations between the student SUB provides chance for game tickets body and the City of South Bend. Atop a list of proposals was the Students try for Michigan game; no lottery available for Saturday's Penn State contest form ation of a committee to work with city officials for the establishment of better relations stretched through legends during between Notre Dame and the By KRISTEN EDELEN most of the event, which ran from surrounding community. News Writer 12 to 5 p.m. Meanwhile, the Student A total of 1,715 ID cards were Development Task Force will Many football-obsessed Notre swiped, registering each card address student gambling, Dame students might consider holder for the drawing of 98 win among other issues. Student their college experience incom ning lottery tickets. Each lottery Body President Liz Brown plete without a road trip north to ticket will entitle the winner to stressed the need for the CLC to the Big House in Ann Arbor or a purchase a pair of tickets to the be “proactive” about the issue. flight out west to “shake down the game. Students could to swipe up Student Body Vice President thunder” over the USC’s Coliseum to four ID cards each at the regis Maris Braun addressed student — and often, the Student Union tration, held at Legends. cheating as an issue for discus Board facilitates lotteries for tick The winning numbers will be sion by the task force. Another ets to various away football posted on the SUB Web site proposal dealing with Student games. Tuesday at 5 p.m., said Peter Development involved freshman Though students were able to Biava, co-director of program orientation. Several members enter a lottery Monday to win ming for SUB. said the current freshman orien tickets for the Sept. 15 game at Students wifi then have until tation program is in need of Michigan, there wifi be no student Sept. 13 to purchase their tickets reform, particularly in the sched lottery for tickets to Saturday’s from the LaFortune Box Office, he uling of events and conduct of game against Penn State. said. At that point, the remaining students during the weekend. QUENTIN STENGER/The Observer Student response was high at tickets will go on sale to students Several Council members also Students gather outside Legends to swipe their ID cards for a the ID card swipe for tickets to the chance to win tickets for the football game against Michigan. Michigan game. A line of students see TICKETS/page 3 see CLC/page 3 Board of Governance addresses beatification, admissions Bounce Back program Contact made with a Holy Cross university encourages high school like to remain in contact — and By MANDI STIRONE possibly collaborate — with other applicants to college News Writer Holy Cross schools during the beatification. Several issues and upcoming His e-mail, which updated By MANDI STIRONE events were major discussion top Hodges on St. Edward’s activities News Writer ics at the Saint Mary’s College for the beatification, was an Board of Governance (BOG) meet attempt at establishing contact At Saint Mary’s, an old program is ing on Monday, but the coming with other Holy Cross schools, she being given a new boost by Kristie beatification of Congregation of said. Hodges, the admissions commissioner the Holy Cross founder Father “He said that he had the idea of of the Board of Governance. Basil Moreau dominated the dis possibly starting a conference [of Bounce Back is a program through cussions. Holy Cross schools],” she which Saint Mary’s students return to It is likely that Saint Mary’s wifi explained. their high schools to encourage young be in contact with other The e-mail detailed that he had women to check out Saint Mary’s dur Congregation of the Holy Cross been “fishing around and think ing their college search. schools during the beatification of ing of putting together a student “We’re trying to get them to go Father Basil Moreau, student government conference of all holy back to their high schools and talk to body president Kim Hodges said. cross universities.” according to them about Saint Mary’s,” Hodges She received an e-mail from the Hodges. said. KELLY HIGGINSZThe O bserver student body president of St. “Right now it’s simply a Student body executive treasurer Courtney Kennedy and Student Edward’s University in Austin, see BOUNCE/page 3 Body President Kim Hodges speak at Monday’s BOG meeting. Texas, discussing how he would see BOG/page 3 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 In s id e C olu m n Question of the Day: H o w d o you feel a b o u t the la c k of a P e n n S tate ticket lo t te r y? The Pink Lady One day before I left for my senior year at Notre Dame, I decided 1 needed a bicycle. The commute from Clover Ridge John Shekitka Brittany Perrie Joanna Batt Zach McGoldrick Kelly Clancy Kevin Sonn would be 20 minutes by foot, but a Sophomore Senior Sophomore Junior Junior bike could get me Grad student Mary Kate Lewis Cavanaugh Dillon PE St. E d ’s there in 10, at most. Malone Knowing it was “I’m angry, mad “That’s lame. I “I think it’s “I don’t like it “Go Irish. Beat “Makes sense A ssistant too late to go unfair. Students at all. A road Lions. ” because no one shopping for new M anaging and confused. ” really want to wheels, I rum Editor go.’’ should come trip would be like maged through first. ” fun. ” Pennsylvania. ” our garage to see what I could find. Buried in the back, behind the lawn mower and underneath our trampoline tarp, was my mom's rarely-ridden hot pink bicycle. This, I thought to myself, is per fect. And very, very pink. So I squeezed it into the backseat of my black Chevy Prizm (Peanut, as I call her), and set off for Notre In B r ie f Dame. I didn’t realize just how bright this bicycle really was until I parked it There will be free fitness next to the “cool kids’” bikes at classes offered at Rolfs Sports Clover Ridge. My bike wasn’t just RecCcntcr this week starting pink, it was BRIGHT pink. I1ICII- at 7:30 a.m. today. Schedules LIGHTER pink. Head-turning pink. can be found online. Space is I loved it even more. Plus, it was limited. free and the seat was exceptionally comfortable. The Suite museum will I certainly get a few double takes show “Between Figurative as I happily bounce down the quad and Abstract,” paintings by on “the pink lady.” as 1 call my pret Gao Xingjan Tuesday at 10 ty bike. My friends, for the most a.m. Admission is free. part, giggle and tell me it’s cute. Others have said they would only The Notre Dame volleyball ride my hike if they were intoxicat team will play the College of ed. Charleston in the Shamrock The best part of having a bike? It Invitational on Friday at 7 makes me feel like a little kid again. p.m. at the Joyce Center. And when you're 21 and teetering * on the edge of the real world, being The Suite Museum will young feels better than ever. show “The Camera and When I was nine and ten years Rainbow; Color in old, I absolutely loved going for bike Photography on Wednesday.