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THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT MAry’S IT ACCURATELY VLO UME 48, ISSUE 115 | FRIDAY, apRIL 10, 2015 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM SMC hosts viewing of ‘The Hunting Ground’ BAVO sponsors showing of CNN’s documentary exploring sexual assault on college campuses By HALEIGH EHMSEN very proud that two Saint Saint Mary’s Editor Mary’s women and a Saint Mary’s father were willing to The Belles Against Violence be featured.” Office (BAVO) sponsored a In addition to Saint Mary’s showing of and panel discus- and Notre Dame, sever- sion on the CNN documen- al other schools were also tary “The Hunting Ground” featured in the documen- on Thursday evening in tary, including University O’Laughlin Auditorium on of Southern California, Saint Mary’s campus. Harvard, Dartmouth, North Saint Mary’s College Carolina and Yale, among President Carol Ann Mooney others. introduced the film, which Lt. Pat Cottrell, a re- deals with sexual assaults tired official of Notre Dame on college campuses includ- Security Police (NDSP), was ing Saint Mary’s and Notre featured in the documentary Dame. to talk about sexual assaults “The film promotes action on Notre Dame’s campus and an important message specifically. and voices that need to be heard,” Mooney said. “I am see CNN PAGE 6 ERIN RICE | The Observer Court hears ESPN, NDSP lawsuit Film By KATIE GALIOTO News Writer reflects On April 1, lawyers rep- resenting Notre Dame and ESPN presented their oral on Irish arguments in front of St. Joseph Superior Court Judge Steven Hostetler in a case to determine if Notre Dame uprising Security Police (NDSP) vio- lated Indiana’s Access to By MADISON JAROS Public Records Act (APRA). News Writer The unresolved issue at the crux of the case is whether or The Irish centenary cel- not the law considers NDSP a ebration, commemorating private agency. 100 years of Irish indepen- In September and dence in 2016, will feature Notre Dame’s documentary see ESPN PAGE 6 EMILY DANAHER | The Observer “1916: The Irish Rebellion” as a major pillar of the festivi- ties, Thomas J. & Kathleen M. O’Donnell Professor of SCC to hold first ever Dance-A-Thon Irish Studies Bríona Nic Dhiarmada said. By CLARE KOSSLER proceeds of which will ben- have been doing dance-a- a wide variety of medi- The documentary tells News Writer efit Memorial Children’s thons to raise money for cal and surgical diagnoses the story of the 1916 Easter Hospital in downtown South hospitals in their area, and from more than 20 refer- Rising, an event that ulti- Just a few weeks after the Bend. we just really wanted to do ral hospitals throughout mately led to Ireland’s in- Holy Half, Notre Dame will SCC Treasurer Neil Joseph something where we had an Southwestern Michigan and dependence. A three-part see another kind of mara- said the idea for the fun- impact on our community Northern Indiana.” series, it will feature lead- thon come to campus — this draiser was derived from specifically,” he said. “They [Memorial ing scholars from around the time, a dance marathon. the example of a number of Joseph said all proceeds Children’s Hospital] were world, many of them from From 7 p.m. Friday night universities, including Penn from the Dance-A-Thon will really in dire need of this Notre Dame, Dhiarmada until 7 a.m. Saturday morn- State and Ohio State, which help to fund the the esti- new addition for their pe- said. The documentary was ing in South Dining Hall, have raised thousands of mated $10 million expan- diatric unit, and so we met produced by award-winning the class of 2017 Sophomore dollars through month-long sion of Memorial Children’s with them, and they were director Pat Collins and will Class Council (SCC) will campaigns that culminate Hospital in South Bend, really excited,” Joseph said. be narrated by Irish actor host Notre Dame’s first an- in massive dance parties. which, according to its web- nual Dance-A-Thon, the “A lot of other colleges site, “treats children with see DANCE PAGE 7 see FILM PAGE 7 NEWS PAGE 3 VIEWPOINT PAGE 8 SCENE PAGE 10 BASEBALL PAGE 20 MEN’S TENNIS PAGE 20 2 THER obsE VER | FRIDAY, apRIL 10, 2015 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM TODAY Have a question you want answered? QUESTION OF THE DAY: Email [email protected] ndsmcobserver.com What is your dream circus job? P.O. 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