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Z ^ X THE U b s e r v e r The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 44 : ISSUE 20 MONDAY. SEPTEMBER21, 2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM University sues former employee for fraud ND alleges worker inappropriately received $29,387; Gaspar claims she informed school three times of misappropriation the inappropriate gratuity, By JOSEPH McMAHON but instead used the money to Associate News Editor Jan 15 _____ Caspar begins her employment with Catering... by Design purchase a motor vehicle and make other payments,” the The University filed suit in suit claimed. “The University % Apr 17 -------- Gaspar receives gratuity for $29,387 St. Joseph County Circuit discovered the mistake in Court against of one its for May 2009 and requested Apr 17, 20, 28 — Caspar claims she attempted to contact University mer employees on Aug. 27, repayment but [the] defen alleging that the defendant dant has refused to make any M a y ----------------------- University discovers the mispayment was wrongfully overcompen repayment of the inappropri sated. ate gratuity.” According to the court doc In a letter filed with the Jun ----- University contacts Caspar about mispayment uments, the defendant, Sara Court on Sep. 10, Gaspar said Gaspar, who had worked for while she did use the money S Aug 27- University files suit against Caspar Catering... by Design since to buy a car and pay off some Jan. 15, was paid the inap debts, she did attempt to con Caspar files letter telling her side of story propriate gratuity of $29,387 tact the University three Sept 10 — instead of the $29.87 to times after first noticing the which she was entitled. inappropriate payment on “[The] defendant did not MARY CECILIA MITSCH I Observer Graphic notify the University about see GAS PAR/page 4 RHA calls Student body relieved after close victory for recount McCarthy's game-winning interception helps calm campus after MSU almost pulls upset By MOLLY MADDEN agreed the game was much too close for his liking. News Writer “It was ugly,” Sandler said. due to fraud “But I guess there's something There was a collective sigh of to be said about being able to relief across Notre Dame win an ugly game.” By MEGAN LONEY Stadium as the final whistle With 11 penalties against the News Writer % blew signaling the end of the Irish costing a total of 99 yards, Irish’s 33-30 victory over the the officiating was something Although Residence Hall Michigan State Spartans on that many students found fault Association (RHA) of Saint Saturday. It took Irish safety with. Mary’s College announced the Kyle McCarthy’s interception “It was more balanced than election results for President within the final minute of the Michigan,” junior Kyle Bailey and Vice President of each res game to secure the win and save said. “But I thought they made a idence hall Sept. 11, the results the Irish from another last- bad call when they brought back were eventually recanted on minute defeat. Michael Floyd’s touchdown.” Sept. 14 after it was revealed “It was like Michigan all over Sandler said he very upset that some students had voted COLEMAN COLLINS/The Observer again, minus us losing,” junior with the officiating and thought more than once. Students celebrate after watching Irish safety Kyle McCarthy snag Bradley McDonald said. “I can neither confirm nor a crucial interception in the final minutes of Saturday’s game. Sophomore Josh Sandler see GAME/page 6 deny whether or not there were candidates that voted more than once, but 1 can veri fy that students voted more than once,” Patrick Daniel, Mahony discusses 'Year of Priests' Director of Student Involvement, said. The voting discrepancies By LAUREN JACOBI first must come to fully under were not due to errors in the News Writer stand the role of the Ministerial voting system, Daniel said. or Ordained Priesthood. Although PRISM has been Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, Mahony said priests must used in the past for voting, the archbishop of Los Angeles, dis build up the Church by practic “snap” system was used for the cussed the importance of the ing the three-fold mission of elections that took place this relationship between the witness, worship and service. academic year. This system is Ministerial Priesthood and the “The role of the Ministerial established through Saint Baptismal Priesthood at the Priesthood is not one of simply Mary’s Institutional Research Hesburgh Center for presiding over the sacraments, office that is responsible for International Studies Friday but is also a role of leadership conducting and reviewing sur afternoon. within a community of co- / vey information that is not lim “This ‘Year for P riests’ is responsibility," he said. ited to student activities; it more than a focus on the According to Mahony, the reviews survey information for unique role of the ordained responsibility of the ordained the entire college, Daniel said. priesthood within the Catholic priests is to engage the priest The “snap” system pairs a Church; it is a focus on the hood within the people and then specific link in the voting sur priesthood that every baptized represent the meaning of vey to a specific student. This member is called to, the priesthood for them. Priests do is how those who review the Baptismal Priesthood,” Mahony this best when viewing them votes are able to know the said. selves as a part of the Baptized name of the student, the stu- In order to understand the community, rather than above TAYLOR ITSELL/The Observer role of the Baptismal Cardinal Roger Mahony, archbishop of Los Angeles, speaks see RHA/page 6 Priesthood, Mahony said, we see MAHONY/page 3 about the Year of Priests’ at the Hesburgh Center Friday. INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER Snuggies at Bookstore page 4 ♦ Review of Dan Brown's Lost Symbol page 12 ♦ Irish Insider m iddle ♦ Viewpoint page 10 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Monday, September 21, 2009 Inside C olumn Question of the Day: W hat did you think of the B ig 1 0 refs in this S aturday 's g a m e ? Hook ups: Two can play * Naming names in this column is not something that has been previ ously done, nor something 1 will Marissa Baun Adam Fonseco Fritz Schoenhut Brendan Dougherty Cathy Rivera Jackie Bowe begin to do now, but this John Tucker knows who he is, and that is senior senior junior freshman freshman freshman good enough for Lyons St. Edward’s St. Edward’s St. Edward’s Howard Pangborn me. There is a differ ence between dat “I just thought “Big 1 0 really "They can have “Interhall refs “It was “I obviously ing, hooking up they were isn’t that big. ” my big 1 0 . ” are better than frustrating didn’t agree and being in a totally unfair!” Big 1 0 refs.” watching them with them. It relationship. As many people may make all those could have be familiar with calls against turned out bad dating is awk us. Just not but luckily it Ashley Charnley ward, hooking up fair!” is generally done didn’t. ” while under the Saint Mary’s influence and Editor relationships are Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] messy, but hope fully worth the reward. However, when you attempt to mix the three, there will be trouble. In B rief In my experience, which may be limited but isn’t altogether unim Free flu shots will be avail portant, women don’t generally try able to Notre Dame faculty, staff to do this. It is often times the guys and students on T uesday who, upon arriving at college, feel through Thursday, at Stepan the need to assert their manhood Center from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. on (among other things) by seeing how Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on many girls they can score. Now per Wednesday, and 1 p.m . to 8 sonally, I see no harm in this to be p.m. on Thursday. Current ND honest, as long as the men are up ID and short sleeves required. front with their intentions, I don’t judge. A lecture, FI 1 Talks: Douglas In fact, I don’t judge people as a Lieblien, will be held Sept. 24 at rule of thumb. However, when what 160 Mendoza College of a certain male has done affects one B u sin ess at 6 p.m . Lieblien, of your friends, there must be some Emmy-nominated writer and sort of retribution. In this case, I liii* Co-Executive Producer of don’t believe in violence, but I do Hannah Montana, will present believe in words. “Crazy Town Incorporated.” One day, and maybe this is simply This event is free. my wishful thinking, you will have done to you what you have done to A lecture, “Comparative and these women and it will give you at World Literature Today,” will least some small twinge of regret. be held Friday at 209 But in reality, we all know this isn’t DeBartolo Hall from 1 p.m. to 3 true. So, what I am saying now goes GRACE KENESEY/The Observer p.m. Emily Apter, professor of out to all those women who have St. Edward’s celebrates a touchdown at an interhall football match against French and Comparative been scorned. Carroll Hall. Fritz Schoenhut is dressed as Scooby Doo. Carroll Hall went on to Literature at New York The Golden Rule no longer win the match, 7 to 6. University, will be giving the lec applies.