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OBSERVER.COM Jenkins Calls for Increased Faculty Diversity / ^ V THE O b s e r v e r The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 43 : ISSUE 17 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Jenkins calls for increased faculty diversity 17 percent of Notre Dame's faculty are minorities compared to 28 percent at, 25 Yale percent at University of Chicago diverse ethnically, socio-eco- flipped through PowerPoint Research, 28 percent of full­ faculty, as a percentage of the By KAITLYNN RIELY nomically and by gender is a slides comparing the percent­ time instructional faculty in whole teaching and research Associate News Editor richer com­ ages of female and ethnic 2006 at AAU private schools faculty, has increased from 11 munity for minority faculty members were female, compared with percent to 13 percent between University President Fr. John l e a r n i n g , employed at Notre Dame with 23 percent at Notre Dame. 1997 and 2006. Jenkins emphasized Notre discussion those employed at private When the professor numbers Comparing all faculty, 17 Dame’s commitment to diver­ and inquiry, schools in the Association of are compared by rank, Notre percent of Notre Dame’s facul­ sity, specifically to recruiting a n d one A m erican Universities (AAU), Dame exceeds the average ty are minorities, com pared to ethnic minorities and women whose an organization of 62 leading percentage of female assistant 28 percent at Yale, 25 percent as faculty members, in his g r a d u a t e s research universities in the professors for AAU private at the University of Chicago, annual address to the faculty are better United States and Canada. schools, but falls below the 14 percent at Duke and 11 Tuesday. prepared to According to data from the average for female associate percent at Brown, in compari­ “Like many other colleges live an d Jenkins Integrated Postsecondary professors and full professors. son. and universities in the coun­ w o rk in a Education Data System The Office of Institutional Notre Dame’s research sta- try, we recognize that an aca­ world that is ever more global (IPEDS) and Notre Dame’s Research shows the number of demic community that is more and diverse,” he said. Jenkins Office of Institutional racially and ethnically diverse see JENKINS/page 8 E lection 2 0 0 8 SMC lines up events for Rock the Vote Festival 'Vote Smart' bus travels Prof explains the role of the to college to educate students Electoral College in the election By LIZ HARTER By MANDI STIRONE Saint Mary’s Editor Assistant News Editor When Saint Mary’s students walked past Patrick Pierce, a professor of political the parking lot in between McCandless Hall science at Saint Mary’s explained that the and the Student Center on Tuesday they Electoral College is used as the method of were met with the sight of a red, white and selecting the president at a lecture dur­ blue bus with the words “Voter’s Self ing the College’s Rock the Vote Festival. Defense System, Project Vote Smart” on the Pierce — part of the Festival’s commit­ side. tee which was made up of faculty, staff The bus, a part of www.votesmart.org , and students — said he thought students travels the country with information about might want to understand what the the Web site and organization which pro­ Electoral College does in relation to the vides non-partisan, unbiased information on election. over 40,000 candidates running in local, He discussed the current election and state and national elections, arrived at the people’s voting inclinations and College five hours early and left three hours explained what he thinks people really ahead of schedule due to a miscommunica- look for when they vote. tion between Saint Mary’s and the Vote “It’s not really the self-interest thing LIZ HARTER/The O bserver The Project Vote Smart Bus, which provides information on over 40,000 candi­ see VOTE/page6 dates, sits between McCandless Hall and the Student Center Tuesday. see ELECTORAL/page 6 Eck Center broadcasts C ouncil o f R epresentatives interview with author Group debates Frosh-O changes life against the backdrop of the Student Activities V.P. discusses criticisms of new program at meeting By MOLLY MADDEN Korean War. News Writer Many of Roth’s works have dealt with a particular time in By JOHN TIERNEY An interview about the new American history though he said News Writer novel, Indignation, written by the manner in which Indignation Pulitzer Prize winning author came to be was somewhat differ­ Phillip Roth was broadcast in the ent than his previous works. First Year Orientation Eck Center Auditorium Tuesday. “I did not really have a story in should make first year Fellow author Benjamin Taylor mind,” Roth said. “I just had a students feel welcome at asked Roth questions regarding period, and that period hap­ Notre Dame, Vice the novel and his inspiration for pened to be the Korean War.” President of Student past works during the interview Roth, was entering his fresh­ Activities Brian Coughlin that included some reader sub­ men year of college when the told the Council of mitted questions from select uni­ Korean War broke out. Representative (COR) as versities and bookstores across He said if is impossible for him they discussed criticisms the country. to look back on his college years of the changes made to Indignation, Roth’s 29th novel, and not think of, what he called, Orientation this year at their meeting Tuesday. is a story about a passionate America’s “Forgotten War.” ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer young man named Marcus Vice President of Student Activities Brian Coughlin, right, discuss­ Messner who is recounting his see ROTH/page 6 see COR/page 4 es criticism of Frosh-0 changes with council members Tuesday. page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Wednesday, September 17, 2008 In side C olumn Question of the Day: W hat a r e yo u d o in g to s a v e e n e r g y d u r in g e n e r g y w e e k? Bowl to pregame The combination of creative minds, too much free time and a never-end­ ing desire to drink alcohol has creat­ ed a plethora of drinking games on Nathan Menendez Victor Saenz Piper Muenez Mary Kate Roohan Katrina Rodriguez college campuses across the country. Beer Pong, senior senior freshman freshman freshman Flip Cup, Dan Murphy M orrissey off-campus Lyons Lyons Lyons Power Hours, Quarters, “Studying to “Studying “Studying “Unplugging my “Turning off the Anchorman, Sports Editor Big Booty, become a philosophy so outside instead fan. ” bathroom light Kings (or w hat­ chemical as to ask why o f in my when I leave. ” ever you w ant to call it), the list just engineer so I we must be dorm room. ” keeps on going. Some students have even created games to popular songs can increase more energy like “Roxanne” by the Police, energy efficient. ” AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck,” or “Beer efficiency. ” for my Horses” by the legendary Toby Keith. Most of these activities are used in the pregame portion of your night on the town. They get the blood flowing, so to speak, and provide some dis­ tractions during tbat awkward sober stage to keep you from making inap­ In B rief propriate passes at your friends that can be blamed on your beer. There will be a lecture enti­ However, all these new innovations tled “How We Can End the have sadly overshadowed some clas­ Genocide in S udan” given by sic pregame opportunities that have John Prendergast in the all but fallen off the map; games that Hesburgh Center for our grandfather’s taught our fathers International Studies that we have left in the closet cov­ Auditorium, on Thursday from ered by dust next to Battleship and 12:30 to 2 p.m. Lunch will be Pokemon cards. available prior to the lecture. It One brave group is doing their best is sponsored by the Kroc to reverse this trend and revive a Institute for International classic — bowling. Peace Studies, DeBartolo Bowling is a perfect combination of Performing Arts Center, and semi-athletic, skills, chances to talk the Center for Social Concerns trash to your opponents and a splash This event is free and open to of responsible alcohol consumption. the public. The game is entertaining enough to play without any beer involved, In “T he W o n d e rb re a d which is a testam ent to its greatness, Years,” Pat Ilazell finds humor fry playing a round of water pong or in the experience of growing up Hip cup with empty Solo cups and in America. This event will be you’ll quickly see what I mean. The Thurs., Fri., and Sat. at 7 p.m. pins, balls and alleys also provide in DeBartolo Performing Arts enough sexual innuendos to safely Center, Dccio Mainstage tread through those awkward NICK PAXTON/The Observer Theatre. Tickets are $40, $32 moments that 1 mentioned before. Dillon sophomore Daniel Russ does his part to conserve energy by towel-dry­ faculty/staff, $30 seniors, and A few years ago a small group of ing his hair instead of using a hair dryer. Students are finding creative ways $15 students and can be pur­ students decided it was time to bring to lessen their energy output in light of the upcoming energy week. chased at the Ticket Office. bowling back to the pregaming expe­ rience. They started with small The annual Forum Film weekly meetings on Wednesday Festival will be held Friday at nights to unwind on hump day and 7 p.m.
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