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/ ^ X t h e bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 43 : ISSUE 63 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Students mixed on Weis' return CatholicTV By IRENA ZAJICKOVA and come here that’s qualified to televises JOHN TIERNEY run the program. It’s not like we can get Urban Meyer.” News Writers Sophomore Kristin Gales agreed, and said that Weis’ Basilica Despite losing 15 games in talents in the recruiting arena two seasons — the most loss are perhaps a reason why his es for any Notre Dame coach job is, for now, safe. in that time period — Charlie “I am disappointed in how Masses Weis will be retained as the this season went, but I under head coach of the Fighting stand that there are many Irish for the 2009 season. factors involved in retaining By EMMA DRISCOLL The decision has garnered or dismissing a head coach,” News Writer mixed feelings from Notre Gales said. “Weis has proven Dame students. Some feel to be an excellent recruiter Once again, people do not that impulsively firing Weis and while that is only one have to be South Bend locals or would be a mistake, especial part of the job, it is a relevant students in order to celebrate ly if there are no high-caliber part of his job performance Mass along with worshipers at coaches available to replace and perhaps a reason for the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. him. optimism in the future.” CatholicTV, formerly called “You don’t want to be too Senior James Butler said Boston Catholic Television, quick about this,” said Weis’ recruiting prowess is a began airing the 10 a.m. Michael Augsberger, a junior. key reason why he should be JESSICA LEE/The Observer Sunday Basilica Mass live last “Look at the coaching market. Student reaction is mixed at the news that Irish coach Sunday, according to Associate There’s no one that wants to see WEIS/page 4 Charlie Weis will be retained for another year. Director of Liturgy Fr. Peter Rocca. CatholicTV has been provid ing Catholic television program ming for 50 years and covers the East Coast, some Southern NDSP using cameras in Stadium states and some of the Comcast eastern region, Rocca said. “1 know it will be a big hit, so Alert posted on scoreboard after the thrcnving of snowballs, marshmallows during Nov. 22 game to speak, especially in the New England area [because] there Residence Life, said that the are a lot of Catholics there. I By JOHN-PAUL W ITT cameras are nothing new. think as the word spreads it will News Writer “The Notre Dame Security become a pretty well known Police (NDSP) Department does Mass to watch,” Rocca said. If you’re considering throw employ video cameras for Comcast, Verizon, Full ing a snowball (or something crime prevention, safety and Channel and RCN Cable else) at a football game next security purposes in the stadi providers in the New England season — watch out, because um and elsewhere on campus area carry provide CatholicTV, you’re probably on camera. and has done so for many Rocca said. Following the throwing of years — since about the early CatholicTV can be accessed snowballs from the student 1990’s,” Kirk said, “NDSP con nationally on the Sky Angel section onto the field during trols the use of the cameras.” 1PTV and online at the Nov. 22 Syracuse-Notre Although NDSP and the www.CatholicTV.com , R occa Dame game, the message “You Office of Residence Life often said. are being filmed for future dis work together, the use of video “We’re very pleased that cipline” was displayed on is normally restricted to mat CatholicTV is doing this,” Rocca Stadium scoreboards. ters of more serious concern said. DAN JACOBS/The Observer This was a surprise to many than violation of University The Hallmark Channel broad- Students throwing marshmallows and snowballs were recorded on students, but Bill Kirk, associ video by Notre Dame Security Police during the Nov. 22 game. ate vice president for see VIDEO/page 4 see MASS/page 4 S tudent S enate B oard of G overnance Grab 'N' Go options discussed Groups ask Board Senators debate dining preferences revealed in recent survey for trip funding By JOSEPH McMAHON Assistant News Editor other college students from By ASHLEY CHARNLEY around the country. The Student Senate dis News Writer Erin Horvath, president of cussed the expansion of Grab College Republicans, would like ‘N’ Go options in their weekly College Republicans attended to use this opportunity to bring meeting Wednesday, after the Board of Governance (BOG) more conservative speakers to receiving the results of a meeting Wednesday night in campus. recent survey conducted by the search of funds for their “1 don’t think the school does Senate Committee on upcoming trip to the a good job of bringing both Residence Life. Conservative Political Action sides on campus, and so we are Senate Committee on Conference (CPAC). taking that responsibility on Residence Life Chair Joy The conference will be held ourselves,” Horvath said. Hwang said Food Services rep Feb. 26-28, 2009 at the Omni She also believes the confer resentatives were adamant Shoreham Hotel in Washington ence will be a great chance for th at Grab ‘N’ Go food options TOM LA/The Observer D.C. Seven students, including the students attending to net- Student body president Bob Reish, left, and vice president Grant four executives will be attend see SEN ATE/page 4 Schmidt at Wednesday’s Senate meeting. ing the event along with 6,000 see BOG/page 6 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Thursday, December 4, 2008 Inside C olumn Question of the Day: W hat do you think about Charlie W eis coming back next year ? Who is responsible? #* I ' ' Deans of the College of Arts and L e tte rs, Alex Korenstra Chris Anderson Dan Dansdill Michael Call Michael Rodio 1 am a sophomore PLS major who takes his education very seriously. Being a PLS sophomore, but desiring freshman freshman freshman senior freshman to study abroad next spring, I decided Keenan Keenan Alumni Stanford Keenan to take two seminars instead of one, the norm for all 7 think we “There weren’t “He deserves “I think he’ll do “As long as he students in PLS. Each is a four- Eric Prister should give him any good another year. a better job. ” is recruiting credit course, put a chance to coaches out He doubled our Kerri Hanks as ting my credit total prove himself.” wins. ” the new Sports Writer there and it at 17 (including quarterback. ” three other three- would cost too credit classes), the much money to total number that 1 am allowed as a let him go sophomore in the College of Arts and Letters. However, in preparation for anyways. ” graduate school (something that you have often criticized the PLS depart ment for not doing), Professor Candida Moss, a Bible scholar, gener ously offered to begin teaching me In B rief Biblical Greek, a course which is not offered by the University. In order to T he Silent Night Silent do so, 1 wished to sign up for a direct Auction hosted by Pasquerilla ed reading course with Professor East will take place in Moss, which would put me at 20 credit LaFortune Ballroom tonight h o u rs. fro m 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. With this goal in mind, I went into Proceeds raised at the auction your office on Monday to apply for an will support Building for overload. I spoke to a very nice Tomorrow. woman at one of the desks in the main lobby of your office, who listened to Community Celebration of an extremely abridged version of my the 60th Anniversary of the plan for next semester. After hearing Universal Declaration of my plan, she went to speak to one of Human Rights will be held at you. She returned about twenty-five UAW Local #5 at 1426 S. seconds later with the answer that Main St. south of downtown under no circumstances are sopho South Bend. The Celebration mores allowed to overload. will take place on Saturday Later that day, a fellow Arts and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Letters sophomore went to your office with a similar goal in mind. She Please bring a donation for accepted a job with ND Vision this the Food Bank. summer, a program which requires its Members of Saint Mary’s counselors to take a three-credit prep Women's Choir will perform course in the spring semester before at the College’s 36th annual they take the job. If she were to take Madrigal Dinners this w eek her normal course load and also take TOM LA/The Observer end. Performances are the Vision class, she would have eight A student sells gifts and trinkets in LaFortune as part of the AVON fundraiser Friday a n d Saturday a t 7 een credit hours, or according to you, to support the Saint Joseph’s County Spay Neuter Assistance Program. p.m . a n d Saturday a n d an overload. She also described her Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are situation, and was given the same $40 for evening performanc answer. Under no circumstances are es, $35 for matinee perform sophomores allowed to overload. ances an d $15 for children. What frustrates me about these experiences is that sophomores in the O ffbeat Circle K, Knott Hall and the College of Arts and Letters are the Class of 2009 will make only people who cannot overload.