Seniors Bid Farewell to Football Band, Cheerleaders Class of 2005 Looks Cherish Memories Back at Game Traditions
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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 39: ISSUE 52 FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 12,2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM E-mail warns students of cab driver threat Legion requests for other sex acts with and intentionally enticing." sound attractive, but the conse By ANGELA SAOUD groups of individuals so that In her e-mail, Timm warned the quences can be dangerous, some shirts at Saint Mary's Editor encounters can be videotaped." campus of the dangers of an activ times fatal." The e-mail stated that one spe ity like this. The e-mail said any student who Students at Saint Mary's cific driver has been identified and "The technology that exists feels uncomfortable with anything received an e-mail Thursday was issued a no trespass order, today will allow pictures and video a cab driver says or does should bookstore warning them of a cab driver or forbidding the driver to come onto such as is being requested to be have the driver bring her to Saint cab drivers soliciting students to the Saint Mary's campus. sent out over the Internet. It is Mary's and call security immedi pose for pictures in hotel rooms. Saint Mary's Security is monitor hard to know just how far such ately. Profits from first According to the e-mail, sent by ing the situation, as are other pictures will travel and in whose Saiut Mary's Spokesperson Vice President of Student Affairs appropriate authorities in the sur hands they may arrive," Timm Melanie McDonald said all the time sales will go to Linda Timm, the driver or drivers rounding communities, the e-mail wrote. "Pictures such as these information Saint Mary's has was solicits Saint Mary's students to said. often have a way of surfacing later released to students in the e-mail. Coaches vs. Cancer pose for pictures by offering them The e-mail also noted the in one's life when it is least expect "Everything she [Linda Timm] various amounts of money. The e amounts of money offered for sex ed. Do not place yourself in this mail noted there "have also been ual acts have been "significant type of situation. The money may see DRIVER/ page 8 Seniors bid farewell to football Band, cheerleaders Class of 2005 looks cherish memories back at game traditions By EILEEN DUFFY By BETH ERICKSON A student sports this year's News Writer News Writer Leprechaun Legion T-shirt. One hundred two marching Three years ago, the Class of By PETER LEAHY band members will play their 2005 sat together in the far News Writer last notes and 13 cheerleaders reaches of the student section, will veil their last cheer in looking forward to what then Taking a cue from the Notre Dame Stadium on seemed like endless Saturdays of famed Shirt, the Leprechaun Saturday afternoon. gridiron and tailgates. But this Legion shirts declaring "No "It's really hard to believe Saturday, these students will be shirt No shoes No tie No prob that Saturday will be my last rooting on the Irish from the stu lem" are on sale at the book time marching out of the tunnel dent section for the last time. store for the first time, with and onto the field," Sarah As the final home game draws profits from the $15 purchase Paulson. president and four near, the seniors are anxious for a going to charity. year member of the band, said. win. According to Leprechaun "The marching band has been "I just really hope we win, and I Legion president and Knott a huge part of my experience hope it's a memorable game," senior Brian Tracy, the T-shirt here at Notre Dame, and I don't senior Erin Phillips said. "I can't used to promote Notre Dame think that I've realized yet that believe it's our last game." basketball was not always after Saturday it's going to be Some come for the thrill of the student designed or sold to ending." athletics, others for the atmos the general public. Assistant drum major Dan phere. "Sports promotions always Ferretti recalled some memo "There's nothing better than made a student T-shirt," rable experiences made possi actually looking forward to wak Tracy said .. ble by being in the band. ing up at 7 a.m.," senior Joe After the Leprechaun "I have had the opportunity to Swiderski said. "I'll miss the ran Legion was founded in 2001, perform in some of the greatest domness of it all. The unexpected however, this practice venues in college football - is always the best, like when we changed. I Doak-Campbell Stadium at came back and beat Michigan this "My freshman year and Florida State, Neyland Stadium year." sophomore year [Sports pro in Tenne.ssee, Michigan Others come for the Stadium motions] made their shirt, ~ Stadium and of course Notre experience. and we made ours," Tracy Dame Stadium," he said. "I will miss the Stadium hot said. "Starting two years ago I Top, an exuberant student section cheers during the Michigan I1 see BAND/page 4 game. Bottom, the band makes its traditional formation. see SENIORS/page 4 see LEGION/page 4 I I I ! Notre Dame students restricted from spring travel to Cuba .Power to Communion" theolo for less than 10 weeks, but lines, which is very difficult to take place in the near future, Theology class nixes gy class could not proceed with must be either conducting do. Most trips aren't 10 next year or so, since there is trip due to new law their third-annual Cuba trip, graduate research specifically weeks." so much pressure ag~inst it scheduled for March 5-13, related to Cuba, sponsoring a ·Also, Kaesebier said only [the new restrictions]." Pelton 2005. Cuban national to teach in the Notre Dame students or faculty said. By MADDIE HANNA "Am I surprised and unhappy U.S or organizing and prepar could be authorized to use the According to Pelton, the class News Writer with this development? The ing licensed educational activi University's travel, a change will be taught as usual with a answer is yes," Pelton said. ties. The Cuba service trip will from the past when students new focus on bringing Cubans Due to tightened U.S. govern The new law, announced be one of the main University from other institutions were to Notre Dame. Lecturers will ment restrictions on travel to June 30, permits student travel programs affected by the poli free to participate in any Notre visit throughout the spring Cuba, a group of Notre Dame to Cuba only if the trip lasts a cy change. Dame programs that involved semester. students will no longer be able minimum of 10 weeks and Despite these allowances, travel to Cuba. Even though undergraduates to make Cuba their spring entails a structured education Kaesebier said travel to Cuba Despite the strict restric will no longer be able to travel break destination in March. al program, formal courses of WOIJld be strongly curtailed. tions, Pelton said. he was confi to Cuba, students have still University General Counsel study or teaching at a Cuban "Our ability to take trips with dent the travel situation would shown strong interest in the Carol Kaesebier informed the academic institution, said students is going to be severely improve at some point. class, said Pelton. ology professor Father Robert Kaesebier. limited," she said. "It [the trip] "My personal opinion is that Pelton Oct. 27 that his "From Students may travel to Cuba has to meet the new guide- there will be a change that will see CUBA/ page 6 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Friday, November 12, 2004 .INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT'S YOUR PREDICTION FOR THE FOOTBALL GAME THIS WEEKEND? One last chance It's all over Saturday. The Notre Dame Stadium lights will be shining down on our cold bodins as wn look out onto the field Jennl Fong Jonathan Klingler Mike Randolph Morgan Dill Ryan Retartha Will Marra for our last time as students. freshman sophomore freshman sophomore sophomore freshman The team will have already Pangborn Keenan Fisher Pasquerilla East Dillon Zahm saluted us with thnir gold hnlmets "3 1-24, Notre "Irish 3 I, Pitt "/ am literally "Van no "Whoever Lee "Notre Dame, and the rest of the fans will have Dame." Ij. If we lose at and morally Irlandesef" Corso picks it's time for left thn Stadium, least we'll obligated to say against." another Pitt but some of' us probably beat our defense is loss. 27-13 will just be sitting USC." there in thn frenz- nationwide. Irish." ing Novnmber Matt Lozar Notre Dame 1wening, .with takes it 100 to tears rolling 15. down our cheeks, Editor-in-Chief not wanting it to end. Unfortunately, it will have to. Notre Dame football did have an impaet on my college decision. I IN BRIEF could have stayed at home and got ten a scholarship to a very good Tom Bancholl', associate pro school. Knowing I would have fessor from the Department of passed up the opportunity to spend Government and School of four y1~ars at the University I had Foreign Service at Georgetown watched on TV sinen I was 5 years University, will lecturn on "How old would have haunted me forever. the Embryo Became Political." The nwmories aren't overf'lowing A NANOVIC Ethies Seminar, the in my mind about Notre Dame games lecture will take place today from our youth. I rmnnmher wearing from 12:30 to 2 p.m.