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/ ^ X THE O bserver The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys VOLUME 41 : ISSUE 73 TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Peer advocates give pre-hearing adviceLondon the Office of Residence Life and were hired and a publicity push ORLH only sends information By EILEEN DUFFY Housing (ORLH) with a student drew many more cases than the about the Peer Advocacy Program to Assistant News Editor advocate to counsel him as he year before, said Gina Dolan, Program to students facing the prepares to defend himself. who took the reins of the pro­ more-serious hearings. While advocates are available for gram this year. A second reason, Dolan sug­ be updated Following the University’s deci­ basic meetings (termed “confer­ “[Leito, Trippi and I] kind of gested, could be that students sion to suspend star basketball ences”), students most often looked at this program and real­ receive a referral to the Peer player Kyle McAlarney, the Notre employ them when they’ve com­ ized it was an untapped Advocacy Program from ORLH Popular abroad spot Dame community has reignited mitted more serious infractions resource,” Dolan said. “We real­ itself — meaning they associate an oft-inflamed debate over dis­ and are facing a hearing — com­ ized there was a lot of influence it with the disciplinary heavy will see changes cipline. Fueling the fire is wide­ plete with two ORLH representa­ and power a group of students hand. spread confusion about Notre tives, a rector and witnesses. could have on our student body.” “Sometimes, then, they’re hesi­ Dame’s policy — confusion which McAlarney, for example, under­ Despite last year’s efforts, most tant to get involved with us, in By EVA BINDA a group of 10 students known as went a hearing before his sus­ students remain in the dark terms of not trusting us, or think­ News Writer Peer Advocates can straighten pension. about the Peer Advocacy ing we’re biased or not on then- out. Under the watch of Judicial Program — and the program’s level,” Dolan said, noting that The London Program, Notre Unfortunately, most on campus Council President James Leito leaders are quick to explain why. some of this year’s advocates Dame’s oldest and largest under­ don’t know they exist. and Vice President of Peer First, although 90 percent of have themselves been disciplined graduate study abroad opportu­ Dating back to the 1970s, the Advocacy John Trippi last year, ORLH cases result in the minor by ORLH. “We want to make nity, will undergo significant Peer Advocacy Program provides the program strove to bring itself conferences, said Judicial changes beginning in fall 2007. a student facing charges from more attention. Twelve advocates Council President Liz Kozlow, see PEER/page 4 Director of the London Program Paul Bradshaw said in an e-mail he recognized the need to make certain changes, specifi­ cally, modifying the current Jenkins encourages truth, holiness scheduling system, enhancing residence life and increasing internship opportunities. “At this Catholic university, In the past, there have been By JOHN-PAUL WITT let us be reminded that we problems coordinating breaks News Writer are oriented toward truth in and start dates that correspond our faith, truth that we should to those at Notre Dame, he said. The importance of seeking witness in our lives,” he said. “The principal motivation both spiritual and intellectual Jenkins drew from his back­ behind [these changes] is to satisfaction was the main ground as a philosophy pro­ bring [the program] more in line theme of the homily fessor, explaining that he with the dates of the semesters University President Father studied Aquinas for many I, on campus,” he said. “In the John Jenkins delivered years because the writing was future, we shall begin and end Monday at the annual Mass in “simple, but powerful.” our classes each semester within celebration of the feast of St. “He pursued truth, but a few days of the beginning and Thomas Aquinas. through faith and hope,” end of classes on [the main] “Many universities speak Jenkins said. campus.” about their goal being truth, Recalling the words of Pope The mid-semester break in but our goal is love,” Jenkins Benedict XVI in the encyclical London will shift to the same said. “God is Love,” Jenkins said time as fall break in South Bend, More than a hundred people the teachings of Aquinas “opening up the possibility of filled the Basilica of the draw students to “a deeper London students meeting up Sacred Heart to commemo­ faith.” with students from campus and rate the feast day of Aquinas, “We are reminded that we traveling together through the the patron saint of Catholic are called to the pursuit of A United Kingdom and Europe,” universities and students. truth,” he said, “not just to Bradshaw said. Jenkins asked the inspire the mind, but to love These calendar changes, he University community to God and one another.” said, will also provide advan­ remember “while we seek the Junior Jarrod Waugh said CHRISTIAN SAGARDIAZThe Observer tages to the British faculty teach- truth, we also seek to be University President Father John Jenkins delivers a homily at the holy.” see MASS/page 6 Basilica Monday for the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. see LONDON/page 3 Return hard for abroad students Essay contest held on Reverse culture shock affects some as they re-adjust to campus life Pope's/God is Love' By JENNIFER METZ said. “It is on a topic that is a News Writer By EMMA DRISCOLL very broad concern not just in News Writer the church, but I would say in For students who study the world in that it has two abroad, returning to the famil­ The Office of the President parts. The first part is theo­ iar campuses of Notre Dame aims to spur discussion of retical, philosophical, theolog­ and Saint Mary’s means seeing Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical ical and the second part is old friends and professors and “God is Love” with an essay practical.” walking familiar paths to old competition and a student The essay contest will award classroom buildings. But for conference in the spring to prizes for essays submitted by some students, returning from discuss the work. students in three categories — abroad can cause a reverse The encyclical was chosen freshmen and sophomores, culture shock and lead to feel­ because it addresses issues juniors and seniors and grad­ ings of alienation and frustra­ that face not only the church, uate students. The guidelines tion rather than comfort. but the world as a whole, said for the contest are open-ended To help students deal with the Sabine M acCorm ack, the Rev. so students can consider the stress of returning to school, Theodore Hesburgh C.S.C. encyclical in a way that suits the University Counseling Professor of Arts and Letters. their interests, MacCormack Center offers counseling ses­ MacCormack is the faculty said. sions for returnees, said Staff advisor for the competition “Basically, students are Psychologist Dr. Wendy Settle. and the committee that will encouraged to think about the “Many times readjustm ent LINDSAY POULIN/The Observer run the conference. encyclical in the context of the Junior Erin O’Neill speaks about her time in Angers, France in “It’s the first encyclical of see ABROAD/page 6 the Study Abroad Office Monday. this papacy,” MacCormack see ESSAY/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, January 30, 2007 I n s id e C o lu m n Question of the Day: W h ic h d o r m , o t h e r t h a n y o u r o w n , is y o u r f a v o r it e ? W h y ? Dear Selena Roberts, A few weeks ago, you boldly stated that ‘the vibe out of Notre Dame was that Charlie Weis was surprised by the demands of the job and that he wants to leave. Beth Daley Christie Hjerpe Emily Brunner Emily Popoff Maria Petnuch Theresa Bea I’d venture to guess that the nation’s most rep­ utable paper doesn’t freshm an freshm an junior junior freshm an freshm an encourage its writers look- Ken Fowler Welsh Family Lyons Walsh Walsh Lyons Welsh Family ing like clueless fools. You ________________ must have missed the „ „ memo. Sports Editor “Lyons, “We only like “Dillon, “Is there any “Morrissey, “Lyons, On Sunday, you, a New because that’s Lyons!” because I other dorm because it’s as because Maria York Times reporter, wrote a piece about how what spend all my besides close to Lyons and Christie black coaches aren’t getting opportunities to everyone else time there. ” W alsh?” as you can live there!” prove their worth and bashed Notre Dame for the Ty Willingham situation. said. ” get. ” Funny story, Selena. Notre Dame gave Willingham a shot so many other black coaches are denied. But he failed. The problem I have with you’re argument stems from my vehement support for the notion that seven black head coaches at 119 schools is pathetic. But you do more harm than good to the cause by complaining about a school that indeed gave a black head coach a chance. Willingham got his first head coaching job at I n B r ie f Stanford after being only a position coach for the Vikings. He had no coordinator position experi­ Naunihal Singh, assistant ence. Of all the people to reference about minori­ professor of political science ty hirings, it’s not him. He didn’t earn it as much and Kellogg Institute Faculty as a guy like Ron Prince at Kansas State, and it Fellow, will speak about shows in the fact that Washington is struggling.

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