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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 42: ISSUE 58 · FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 30,2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Students.work with NDSP on campus 'Notre Workers write parking tickets, volunteer with Safe Walk, among other jobs with police Dating' ByJENN METZ students, Johnson said. ThBse 1970s, student employees Korros, who is in charge of students work in a variety of Assistant News Editor worked in 'parking lot patrol' traffic and parking, started areas, including administra and monitored the student working with NDSP 15 years discussed tion, p·arking enforcement, parking lots late at night and ago. Notre Dame students have lost and found and assisting in the early morning hours. Student ticket-writers help been helping out the police for dispatchers. Most student And for a number of years, relieve the officers of ticket Par.ietals, dorm scene about three decades in differ workers, Johnson said, are in law students worked part writing so "they can do other ent ways - including writing SafeWalk, a group that stu time at the Main Gate when it things," Korros said. affect gender relations parking tickets and escorting dents can call to walk them was located between the "They add eyes and ears other studP.nts to and from home at night. Morris Inn and Alumni Hall." that have seen things going campus locations. said Phil "Student responsibilities Now, student ticket-writers on, like car break-ins," he said By ANN-MARIE WOODS .Johnson. the director of Notre have changed somewhat help out officers during what of the student workers . News Writer Dame Security/Police (NDSP). through the years," Johnson Maj. Jeff Korros called "busy NDSP employs "40 or so" said. "For example, in the late times." see NDSP/page 4 Boy meets girl. Boy and girl date. Boy gives girl a ring by spring semester of their senior year. Welcome to "Notre Dating." Raising prevale.nt questions Freshman finishes first novel in 29 days not often discussed in an open forum, the Gender Relations Center (GRC) focused on how Kaitlyn Conway completes national contest with 31 hours to spare, plans to compete again next year single-sex dorms and parietals affect gender relations at Conway has entered the con Notre Dame in the "Notre By KAITLYNN RIELY test, held by the National Dating Series" Wednesday The N..e Ga.e Assistant News Editor Novel Writing Month organiza night in the Coleman-Morse By Kaidyn Conway tion, nicknamed NaNoWriMo. Center lounge. ~ It may not be the next great She tried it in eighth grade Gender Relations Center Jack chuckled. pulling himself up from the wall he American novel, but at least and again during her senior director Heather Rakoczy was leaning agUo.st. "Sally!" be imitated me, smirking. it's done. year of high school. moderated the event and led "1 didn't expect to see you again so soon... Starting at midnight on Nov. Last year, she wrote 17,000 the discussion along with the "1 didn't espect to see you again ever... It was true 1, Notre Dame freshman words by the deadline. This GRC's FIRE starters. I h.adn•t. But I was glad I was seeing him again- for Kaitlyn Conway set out to year, she said, she was deter The FIRE starters, whose some i~e reason, I felt safe with him. write a 50,000-word novel in mined to finish. She remem acronym stands for "Finding Mistake number two. 30 days. As a participant in bered times, though, when Identity Relationships Jack's smirk grew into a true smile, and the the National Novel Writing 50,000 words seemed like an Equality," are student peer insurmountable objective in mischievous glint in his eyes was bright. "Really? Month competition, Conway educators who facilitate just 30 days. I knew I'd see you again... joined thousands around the greater awareness, discussion world in a feverish attep1pt to But Conway said she never . and solutions to gender issues -rhat's st:alkerish.," I assemrl, taking a step t:ow:mis create a work of fiction by lost sight of her goal. on campus. him despite mysd£ midnight on Nov. 30. "I was determined," she said. The program began with a He shrugged. but his smile remained firmly in place. Conway has· been writing "I was like, Tm doing this.' I discussion comparing "the cul There was a teasing glint in his eyes. "So walk away. .. "The Name Game," a futuristic didn't think I was going to ture around dating and relat "I'm going to.... crime story, in between classes make it for a while this past ing" at Notre Dame to that of "Really?" and homework. At 5 p.m. weekend because I was so high school. Students in atten I was only a few feet away from him. I forced my feet Thursday, more than 24 hours behind. I didn't have any time dance were able to voice to stop- when had I gotten so dose? "Re:illy." before the deadline, Conway to work, but then I started thoughts and concerns about He smirked again and snickered sofdy. "I don't think surpassed the necessary word cranking stuff out, and I was specific gender issues on cam you're going to.." count by 113 words, bringing like, 'I'm golden."' pus, specifically with dating "What makes you think that?" her page total to more than 90 Conway only had about and single-sex dorms. His smirk grew. "The &ct that you're going tD have pages on Microsoft Word - the 38,000 words written Tuesday Many described varying dinner with me?" equivalent of a 175-page pub evening. But she was confident experiences in high school, My jaw dropped slightly. I was astounded by his lished book. She said finishing - and rightly so - that she but most students shared simi audacity- it was both refreshing and exasperating. felt "fantastic" but that it feels would finish by the deadline. lar stories about Notre Dame. "I'm oot even-" My growling stomach interrupted me. "really weird" to be a novelist. "I've had 5,000-word days Students spoke of a "hook-up ..-hungry ... " I finished lamely. "I haven't started calling for the past two days," she culture" and pervasive ideas His smirk grew even more. if possible. "'My treat." myself that yet," she said. said Tuesday. "So I'm going to and examples of "people This is her first completed novel, but the third time see NOVEL/page 6 see DATING/page 3 'A Carroll Christmas' held tonight Business manners Dorm hopes hundreds will attend annual event for carols, food and Santa Claus taught at session for students between dinner By ROHAN ANAND time and their evening more comfortable presenting News Writer By BRIAN McKENZIE yourself in a business setting." plans for later on in the News Writer night," he said. She said business etiquette Carroll Hall will unoffi And he emphasized that "comes out mostly when you're cially kiek off the Christmas passers-by need not stay for About 100 students joined 15 dining." season at Notre Dame with the entire event, which last alumni at a formal business The dinner was adapted its lOth annual "A Carroll for two hours. "It's more etiquette dinner hosted by the from a program at the Christmas" tonight at 7. like a stop by, move Student Alumni Club and the University of North Carolina, The men of Carroll have through, enjoy the festivi Alumni Association Thursday Mousaw said. been working hard through ties, sing a few songs and night in North Dining Hall. "Notre Dame is known fo.r its out the WP.ek to promote the be on your way," Sanchez "[The dinner] is a different alum network - it's the best in event and hope to exceed said. way of learning," said the world," she said. "We last year's attendance of The planning committee, Meeghan Mousaw, the assis wanted an alum at every table 400. hall president Derek Photo courtesy of Derek Sanchez tant director of Early Alumni because it's important to learn Sanchez said. "A Carroll Christmas" revelers Services. "You've got to be pro "It's a great intermediate see CARROLL/page 6 pose for a picture with Santa. fessional. It makes you feel see DINNER/page 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Friday, November 30, 2007 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE WRITER'S STRIKE? Censoring Santa It.'s about tinw someonn told Santa that just bm~ausn mommy was kissing him under thn mistletoe, it doesn't Kim Fitzgibbon Tiffany Nelson Thanh Le Kristine Yuen John Henry make her a ho, ho, ho. junior That merry sophomore junior sophomore senior man in red. Kaitlynn Riely Badin Walsh off campus McGlinn Alumni who urges children all Assistant News "I write the "I hope they get "Good for them. "I just want "fl :<; around Uw Editor world to bP stall notes for the money and They deserve Conan back." unfortunate good l'or good- Badin Hall. the 1Vshows recognition. " that I miss my nnss sak11, is getting the equivalent of They can hire come back so weekly show. " nml in his stocking from a Santa train ing company in Australia this me. that I can Christmas season. watch 'The In a story pkked up this wonk by the Office."' Australian news nwdia, Santas-in training are bPing encouragml to trade in ho. ho. ho for ha, ha, ha. The rmTuitment firm Westall' told its prospnd.ive Santas they should stop acc:ornpanying tlwir belly laughs with a jolly "ho, ho, ho" because it could IN BRIEF f'rightm1 ehildrnn and may be derogato ry to wonwn.

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