Newton Named New Law School Dean GE Wins Hesburgh Award
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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 43: ISSUE 116 THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Newton named new Law School dean Identity Current chancellor of University of California law school will assume position on July 1 theft a has interacted with Newton of Denve-r, according to the University's mission," he said. By MADELINE BUCKLEY through a national group of law release. O'Hara, who has served as News Editor school deans and that Newton is "I am humbled and excited to dean of the Law School for the threat on "highly regarded" within that have been chosen to lead the past 10 years, said she felt it University President Fr. John group. Notre Dame Law School and be was time for a change. Jenkins appointed Nell Jessup "She will part of the great intellectual tra "It's a privilege to serve and a Newton as the new dean of the bring great dition and mission of the corollary of that privilege is ca111pus Law School, the University experience University," Newton said in the knowing when you think the announced Tuesday. and energy release. "It is an honor to follow time is ripe for a change in lead Newton currently serves as to the posi one of the great law deans, ership, and I felt the time was By SARAH MERVOSH chancellor and dean of the t i o n , " Patricia O'Hara, who has done ripe," she said. "It can be a way News Writer Hastings College of the Law at O'Hara said. so much for the law school dur of revitalizing the entire school." the University of California and Newton's ing her tenure." In 2007, The Observer report If you ever received a credit will assume her position on July area of Jenkins welcomed Newton to ed O'Hara was strongly criti 1, according to a press release. card application and prompt e x p e r t i s e Newton the Notre Dame community in cized by students when the Law ly threw it in the garbage or Patricia O'Hara, current Law lies in the press release. School dropped six spots in the if your date of birth is posted School dean, announced her American Indian law and has "In Nell Newton, Notre Dame U.S. News and World Report on Facebook, it is easier for intention to step down from the served as dean of the law has gained a superb scholar, a Law School rankings - from someone to steal your identi position last March. schools at the University of proven academic leader, and a O'Hara told The Observer she ty, according to Director of Connecticut and the University person deeply committed to the see DEAN/page 3 Information Security Gary Dobbins. "By the time you realize [your identity has been stolen], you're out trying to '09 Legacy GE wins Hesburgh Award buy a car," he said. "Someone runs a credit check on you and realizes that you've open for ND alum, CFO Keith Sherin, accepts award on company's behalf already owned four cars and several boats. And you had no idea." By SARAH MERVOSH College students are partic donations News Writer ularly vulnerable because many students have not had General Electric (GE) to depend on their identity By PUJA PARIKH was awarded the Fr. and therefore, do not realize News Writer Theodore M. Hesburgh its worth. Award for Exemplary "They might not have even The Senior Legacy, an Ethics, Environmental, realized its value yet, but the opportunity for seniors and Social and Governance criminals certainly have, their parents to give money Practices on Wednesday Dobbins said. "They would to a cause of their choosing, evening. prefer to steal it from you has begun receiving dona Chief Financial Officer of before you realize that it is tions for its 2009 fund. GE Keith Sherin, who important." "The Senior Legacy is an graduated from Notre College students also tend opportunity - an opportuni Dame in 1981, said it was to receive a lot of credit card ty for each graduating class a "privilege" to accept the applications, he said, which to leave its own, unique, last award on behalf of his makes them more vulnerable. ing impact on the face of Our company. A blank credit card applica Lady's University," co-chair "I have to say I am enor tion in the garbage can give of the Student Development mously proud of this young someone the opportunity to Committee Kevin Marvinac man," said Hesburgh as he steal your identity. said. shook hands with Sherin "I could open it up, fill out Senior Joe Gagnon, the and presented GE with the your name, and start taking other Committee chair, dis award. PAT COVENEY!The Observer on your identity slowly, start cussed the Legacy's aims. Keith Sherin of General Electric speaks to Fr. Theodore Hesburgh ing with that," Lenette "The goal of the Senior see HESBURGH/page 6 on Wednesday after accepting the award named for him. Votava, organizational com Legacy is to make a lasting munications analyst, said. impact to improve Notre If identity thieves fill out Dame and the quality of life STUDENT SENATE their addresses on enough for future students, to leave credit card applications a legacy that will continue to under your name, then it is • grow and will still be improv more believable to the credit ing the university years after 28 new senators sworn into office card company that you may Class of '09 has graduated, have moved -and they gain and to have at least 50% of control of your identity and the Class of '09 to partici By MADELINE BUCKLEY finances. pate," he said. News Editor "They build it up a step at a As part of its Senior time in terms of plausibility," Legacy, the Class of 2009 Student body president Dobbins said. selected the Internship Grant Schmidt and Student Another reason college stu Assistance Fund. which will body vice president Cynthia dents are vulnerable is their provide students with a Weber were sworn into widespread use of social net stipend to enable them to office at Wednesday's working sites, like Facebook, pursue internships in their Student Senate meeting. Dobbins said. chosen field. However, if Eight new committee "People are very willing to donors prefer their gift go chairs and 28 student sena give away a lot of what we toward different causes, they tors were also sworn in by would call valuable informa can designate one. Ian Secviar, president of the tion on social networking "Because seniors vote on Judicial Council. !sites]," he said. what their legacy should be, Weber said she hopes the "Valuable information" is it is uniquely theirs, and they new senators will engage in information that other insti have a great opportunity to constructive debate through tutions would consider pri contribute to causes they out the term. TOM l..A!The Observer vate and would use to prove New members of the Student Senate are sworn into office at a see LEGACY/page 3 see SENATE/page 4 meeting Wednesday. see THEFT/page 6 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Thursday, April 2, 2009 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: IN THE EVENT OF A ZOMBIE ATTACK, WHERE WOULD YOU SEEK PROTECTION? Lessons Learned Remember back to first grade. 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I've thought about the different above the Oak zombies a Sarin guy." things I've learned while I've been Room." probably can't here, the most important, of course, get in." being Notre Dame football. As the stands are packed with Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] fans with various levels of sobriety, there is a certain feeling of kinship among us. It doesn't matter what you look like or who you are, as IN BRIEF long as you are not a fan of the opposing team. With the flourish of fanfare, the outbursts of cheers, The play "Our Town," by and the magic of the marching Thornton Wilder will be shown band, the football games cannot be today through Saturday at 7:30 missed. Ever. Under any circum p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in stances. They are the most impor Decio Mainstage Theatre of the tant part of the weekend, and I can DeBartolo Performing Arts not wait to experience another sea Center. The play was first pub son. lished and produced in 1938, Although football is a substantial and depicts life in Grover's part of college life, there are other Corners, New Hampshire, trans important things I've learned as forming the simple events of well. Such as, do not lose your ID everyday existence into univer card, because you will not be able sal truths.