Dorm Changes Uphold Tradition "This Was a Very Important Game for the Students and Fans," Villarreal Said
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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 41: ISSUE 29 MONDAY, OCTOBER2, 2006 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Donnelly tries to drum up campus support Fans bear Effect change, ND School fn 1981, is currently engaged in what he called a -weather grad tells students "razor-close race" with Republican incumbent Chris Chocola, to whom he lost in the By AMANDA MICHAELS 2004 election 55 percent to 45 in victory Assistant News Editor percent. The race has been sin gled out for national attention With the days until the by The New York Times, which Early scoring, unique national election ticking down used an attack ad employed by and races across the country Chocola as an example of the plays excite crowd heating up, double Domer Joe trend in negative political cam Donnelly, the democratic candi paigning. date for Congress in Indiana's Sponsored by the Notre Dame By PATRICK CASSIDY Second Congressional District, College Democrats (NDCD), the News Writer visited campus Sunday night to event drew almost 50 interest speak about his goals for the ed audience members to A week after its euphoric country and to encourage polit LaFortune - the majority of come-from-behind victory in ical activism among students at whom were students involved East Lansing, the Irish football Notre Dame. with the NDCD. Helen team returned home Saturday Donnelly, who graduated Adeosun, co-president of the to face the Purdue from the University in 197_7 and Congressional candidate Joe Donnelly speaks to students on Boilermakers in Notre Dame from the Notre Dame Law see JOE/page 4 the importance of political activism and his own political goals. Stadium - and over 80,000 people were on hand to watch. Fans like freshman Aileen Villarreal enjoyed the contest, despite the less heralded com petition this weekend. Dorm changes uphold tradition "This was a very important game for the students and fans," Villarreal said. "I think ture and available personal the fans came out pumped Goal is to create more maid and grocery services. because of the heart the play space for students, Compared to such luxurious ers t>howed last week." housing, Notre Dame's dorms The team gave the fans what not luxury housing can start to look like Walkmen they wantf'd right from the among iPods. But for now, the beginning, scoring a touch University is tuning out the down on their initial drive for By JOE PIARULLI laughs - Notre Dame likes its the first time all season. The Assistant News Editor older dorms, and the only play calling for the Irish changes planned for soon-to included some trickery as be-constructed residence freshman receiver George West Students at DePaul halls are of the spatial variety, scored on an 11-yard reverse University in Chicago might said Jeff Shoup, the director play. This decision would just just be laughing at Notre of the Office of Residence Life be a precursor to an even more Dame right now. and Housing (ORLH). pivotal trick play by head No, they didn't beat any ORLH recently established a coach Charlie Weis, a Jeff Irish sports teams or outper committee to discuss the Samardzija fake field goal from form Notre Dame students future of residential life and five yards out. academically. But they might decide what kind of campus "I love Charlie Weis' aggres be laughing at Notre Dame living environment is best for sive play calling," freshman because-of what they have Notre Dame. Patrick Duffey said. "lie has that Notre Dame students "There are all kinds of great confidence in his players don't - in-room bathrooms places that have things like and whether it is a fourth and kitchens. Or maybe climbing walls and hot tubs ... down attempt or a fake special because of their tanning and but I think everyone on the teams' play, he has the guts to TOM FOLEY!The Observer hair salons. Or perhaps it's committee believed that we do it." Sophomore Evan Uu studies in a former Lafortune booth relocated just their satellite television to Yaz's restaurant in the basement of Morrissey Manor. service, their designer furni- see DORMS/page 6 see GAME/ page 4 Racers compete to fight cancer Brazil week promotes By MAGGIE DUNN cultural awareness News Writer Almost 200 runners and walkers sweated through the Organizers to screen video, stage concerts 13th annual Saint Mary's Oktoberfest 5K run/3K walk organize the week. to help raise money for By COLLEEN SHULA Events run from Monday breast cancer Sunday after News Writer through Thursday and begin noon. with a showing of the movie The event's 186 partici A film viewing, a social hour "Favela Rising" on Monday pants - ranging from Saint night. The film, which has Mary's cross-country runners and concerts headline Notre Dame's third annual Brazil won 24 national and interna to breast cancer survivors tional film festival awards, themselves - raised approx week, an event beginning today that's meant to cele documents social revolution imately $3,650 for the cause. ary Anderson Sa as he rallies While everyone walked or brate Brazilian culture and encourage a greater apprecia against the violent oppression ran to raise money and in his Rio de Janeiro commu awareness, many also had tion of it. "It's a very lively culture nity. Irene Rizzini, visiting personal reasons. chair in the Study of Brazilian "My boyfriend's mom was that draws a lot of people," said Juliana de Sousa Solis, a Culture, will introduce the diagnosed with breast cancer film and will lead a discussion when we were both in high GRETCHEN MOORE!The Observer member of the Kellogg Chelsea Foote, Katie White, Audra Maxbauer and Tina Pales lead Institute for International see RUN/page 4 racers at the start of the annual Oktoberfest SK run/3K walk. Studies, who helped plan and - -see-BRAZIL/page 6 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, October 2, 2006 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CHEER TO DO AT FOOTBALL GAMES? Woe is the castigated s111oker Kim Kyrouac Rebecca Mendoza Molly McGowen Charlie Gardner Brett Belock Elizabeth Elliott Perhaps it is just my own personal freshman sophomore freshman freshman junior junior background, but I had never been Knott Welsh Family exposed to true prejudice in my life, Walsh Lewis Breen-Phillips Morrissey at least not until I came here to Notre Dame. Recently, though, I "Doing the jig, 'The one the "I love the "Gooo Irish! 'The 'Metallica' "That big, long, have become at least until I band plays push-ups, as Beat one, because it's involved one aware that I Phil Hudelson myself am fell offthe after a sack, .long as our [someone]!" just plain that doesn't part of a bleachers." because the score isn't awesome. really have a minority Photographer whole soccer getting too name ... group here that suffers team goes crazy high." great persecu- for it." tion at the hands of others. I am a smoker. At a school that is constantly try ing to become more diverse, it always amazes me that so many people can be so closed-minded about something. As a smoker, it is IN BRIEF rare to go more than a day without at least one person telling me how awful my habit is and list a plethora All are invited to a public of reasons for me to quit. forum, "Decade Past, Decade I find it hard to believe that there Future: Journalism Copes with are many people in the country Constant Change" which will be today who are unaware of the risks hosted by The Gallivan Program and consequences of smoking. After today at 3 p.m. in the Hesburgh all, it is hard to ignore the flood of Center for International anti-smoking propaganda in every Studies auditorium. form of media. Every smoker knows the inherent risks, and has made a Alexander Tzonis, professor choice to keep smoking in spite of and chair emeritus of architec them. So when a random passerby tural theory and design methods feels it necessary to criticize my at the University of Technology lifestyle choices, it leaves me dumb of Delft, Netherlands will lecture founded and with no response ... on "The Discovery of Classical besides to light another cigarette, of Architecture: Its Background, course. Principles and Civilizing Force" If this were the only problem I ran today at 4:30 p.m. in room 104 into as a smoker, I realize I would Bond Hall. not have much to complain about. The real problem, though, is not as "Performance and Analysis - simple as having to face dirty looks or Synthesis: Theorizing from people I don't know. Rather, it Gesture and Texture for is the fact that my rights are slowly Performers" a lecture by Dr. LAURIE HUNT/The Observer Robert Hatten, professor of being taken away from me by the A pumpkin adorns the outstretched finger of the "first down Moses" statue next government that is supposed to pro music theory at Indiana to the Hesburgh Library Sunday- the work of an anonymous (and very tall) van University will take place today tect them. There is a public smoking dal. Sunday was the first day in October, meaning Halloween is 29 days away. ban in place already in St Joe at 5 p.m. in room 115 of the County, and in my hometown of Crowley Hall of Music. Columbus, Ohio, as well. On the bal lot this November will be a proposal All students are invited to to make all public places in Ohio attend an informational meet smoke-free.