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/ ^ X THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys VOLUME 42 : ISSUE 126 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Pope's visit spurs discussions of Catholicism University professors contemplate Students find inspiration, hope for meaning of Catholic education the future in papal actions, talks By KATIE KOHLER r By BECKY HOGAN News Writer News Writer Only days after Pope Benedict XVI made his Pope Benedict XVI visited the United States first trip to the United States, Catholic educators for the first time since being elected to the at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s are pondering papacy in 2004 last week. what it means to “witness truth and professional The pope’s talks during his visit focused on ism” in their institutions. immigration, Catholic education and the On April 17, University President Fr. John Church’s sexual abuse scandal. His universal Jenkins and Saint Mary’s College President Carol message of hope resonated among Catholics Ann Mooney were among those in attendance at nationwide, and even among Notre Dame stu the pope’s address in Washington D C. regarding dents. academic freedom and Catholic identity. Junior Susan Bigelow said she was touched “It was a reaffirmation of that commitment [to by the fact that the pope took the time to meet truth and reason),” Jenkins said in a statement to with so many people throughout his visit. the South Bend Tribune. “His willingness to meet with diverse groups Benedict made no specific references to any of people — sexual abuse victims, immigrants college or university in the address, but encour and teachers — has really shown how diverse aged Catholic educators to seek the truth and we are,” she said. “It was an affirmation that uphold Catholic teachings. AP the American Catholic Church is a place of Pope Benedict XVI presides over a Mass in Yankee S ta d iu m see POPE/page 6 Sunday during his first visit to the United States as pope see STUDENTS/page 4 University gathers to mourn student's death Former Zahm Hall rector Fr. Parrish delivers the homily at a Mass to commemorate the life of junior Andrew Bunikis Michelle — who attended the “We find ourselves tormented By JOSEPH McMAHON memorial service. by this tragic death,” Parrish Assistant News Editor Former Zahm Hall rector Fr. said. “There is no getting Daniel Parrish, who was the around it. Tonight, we know the Friends, family and classmates dorm rector when Bunikis was cross.” gathered at the Basilica Tuesday on campus, delivered the homily However, Parrish said Bunikis’ night in memory of Andrew at the memorial. He also men life is an example of someone Bunikis, a Zahm junior from tioned Bunikis’ family. who did all they could to spread Phoenix who died in a bus crash “Our hearts are heavy as we hope. in Thailand last Friday. remember the life of a man who “We come together in this Bunikis had taken the semes was taken from us too soon,” place to declare against the ter off to continue his work edu Parrish said in his homily. “Our darkness of the night the bril cating children in northern hearts are breaking tonight with liant light of Christ,” he said. Thailand. Andrew’s family.” “[Andrew’s mission] was to University president Fr. John Parrish described Bunikis as a bring hope to all he met, from Jenkins presided over the Mass. truly caring young man who South Bend to Thailand.” In his greeting, he expressed served the people of Thailand Current Zahm Hall rector Fr. feeling of “sadness” and “loss.” “whom he had grown to love.” Corry Colona, who lived down Jenkins also welcomed Bunikis’ He emphasized the theme of the hall from Bunikis, offered QUENTIN STENGER/ The Observer immediate family — his parents the cross and what it means to Students mourn the death of Andrew Bunikis at a Mass A1 and Caroline and his sister carry its burden. see MASS/page 4 held in the Basillica Tuesday night. Business contest names winners Juniors run Web site Gigot Center gives grad students, professor grand prize of $10,000 to buy and sell books mission or purpose. Graduate students Shelia By PUJA PARIKH Graduate students Brian Powenski, Anita Allen, Brad bookstore] on price, we re also News Writer Dunn, Christopher Dunn, Mary Annis, Heather Annis, Brendan By MEG MIRSHAK more convenient since we go Beth Williams and electrical Cooper, Edward Powers and News Writer right to the [student’s] dorm Notre Dame’s Gigot Center for engineering professor J. Chris Ziener were awarded the room to pick up the books and Entrepreneurial Studies Nicholas Laneman won the Sustainable Social Venture Plan Students in the Mendoza deliver the books,” Matasic said. announced the winners of the grand prize of $10,000 with award with their program, College of Business have a new He said they offer the delivery eighth annual McCloskey their business, Rfware. Medxcycle. option to sell their textbooks at service because students should Business Plan Competition and Rfware is a software radio Medxcycle collects unused the end of the semester: not have to stand in line during the seventh annual Sustainable that “makes a new generation consumable medical items and DormBooks.com. finals week and worry about Social Venture Plan Competition of electronic communication uses medical equipment that Co-founded by juniors losing money reselling their on April 18. devices possible — radios that would otherwise be discarded Andrew Matasic and Karol textbooks to the bookstore. “The McCloskey Competition can be adapted to almost any in the United States and resells Grzesiak, DormBooks.com is a Currently, Dormbooks.com is intended for traditional current and future wireless the equipment to underserved Web site facilitating the buying employs 15 Notre Dame stu entrepreneurial ventures that protocol with a simple software countries. and selling of used business dents who serve as pickup have not yet been launched or upgrade,” according to the Powneski got involved in the textbooks. agents for the Spring 2008 buy are at the earliest stage of competition brochure. competition because she’s inter The Web site buys back text back period, which runs from launch,” program manager Brian Dunn, who was desig ested in entrepreneurship. books for more than the book May 6 to 13. Melissa Paulsen said. “The nated leader and CEO of Rfware “[I] used the business plan store offers and resells them to When one of these agents Social Venturing or Social plans to use the prize money his competition as a crash course students at a lower price, the picks up a textbook from a stu- Entrepreneurship combines team earned to launch the pro pair said. entrepreneurship with a social gram. see CONTEST/page 4 “In addition to beating [the see BOOKS/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Wednesday, April 23, 2008 I n s id e C o l u m n Question of the Day: W hat event w ould you a d d to A n Tostal? Old before my time After recently visiting my grand parents on a rare weekend trip Alena Christensen Michael O’Connor Brier Steenberg Joseph Murphy Sarah Walorski home, I found myself envious of them. sophomore senior sophomore senior senior Needless to say, this jealousy of McGlinn Carroll Dillon off-campus off-campus the life of my 80-year-old Madeline Buckley “Water balloon “Free scooter “Skeet “Britn ey “Apple bottom grandma is a News Production very strange fig h t." d a y ." shooting.' S p e a rs? ’’ jeans day. ’’ feeling. Editor Apparently the cliche stating that youth is wasted on the young rings some truth. Throughout the visit, all I could think about was the mountain of homework that I had waiting for me when I returned to campus. While I was obsessing over the numerous tests and papers due throughout the coming week, 1 watched my grand ma pack for Florida after returning I n B r ie f home from a nice breakfast out with some friends. Students for Environmental At that moment, retirement Action will hold a Vegetarian seemed a joy. Old age is a small No Waste Dinner in the price to pay for the life that my 1 Colcman-Morse Lounge at 5 grandparents are leading. p.m. today. While some people struggle through retirement, experiencing Magicians Brian Brushwood the hardships of money problems and Jonny Zavant will perform and old age, my grandparents love to n ig h t in the L aF ortu n e being retired. Retirement enables Ballroom from 8 to 10 as part them to jet off to Florida for a month of the Student Union Board’s to partake in walks on the beach AnTostal festivities. and poolside happy hours with their condo friends, with no threat of In honor of William deadlines, papers or working for a Shakespeare's 444th birthday, paycheck. Then, when they return the Cushwa-Lcighton Library from Florida, they will come back to is presenting a poetry reading a life of golfing, reading and visiting by student poets of English 323 with friends. tonight at 7:30. Meanwhile, I would return from a rushed weekend visit to three tests The Kroc Institute for and two papers along with the loom International Peace Studies will ing threat of finals. host a lecture Thursday enti Somehow schoolwork has driven tled “Sharpening Sanctions’ me to pathetically wish 1 were old Effectiveness” at 12:30 p.m. in and retired. the Hesburgh Center. However, my grandparents paid VANESSAGEV their dues. My grandfather worked Cathy Quick, left, of Cathy's Diabetic Delights and Student for Environmental Action presi Women’s Lacrosse: Big East as an engineer for 40 years before dent Eileen Wilkie share a laugh as they sample some of the treats from the Farmer's Semifinals will be held Friday retiring while my grandmother Market booth during an Earth Day exhibition at Fieldhouse Mall on Tuesday.