New Leaders Set Goals for the Year Their Interns for the Summer, Some Are Still Looking for Qual Ified Students to Fill Positions
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-----------------------------------------------~-------------------- THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 40: ISSUE 115 MONDAY. APRIL 3. 2006 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Law- profs anticipate Supretne Court case Students Justices' decision on Gonzales v. Carhart could have major effect on current abortion law seek jobs The 2003 act bans late fessor Donald Kommers said In its monumental 1973 By KAREN LANGLEY term abortions in which a makes Gonzales a very sig Roe v. Wade decision that Associate News Editor viable fetus is partially deliv nificant case. legalized abortion, the Court ered before being aborted, "A reversal of that decision said any limit on abortion for break except in cases when neces would result in effectively must include exceptions for With the U.S. Supreme sary to save the mother's life. sustaining the constitutional both the health and the life Court poised to hear a case It does not, however, ity of similar statutes passed of the mother. In Doe v. Center can help find challenging a federal partial include an exception for the by many other states," Bolton - Roe's companion birth abortion act, Notre health of the mother - the Kommers said Friday. decision - Snead said the last-minute options Dame legal experts say the point that led an appellate The Stenberg ruling struck Court defined health expan-. case may seriously affect court to rule it unconstitu down 30 state partial birth sively so that it encompasses current abortion law and the tional. abortion bans because many factors only tangential By ADRIENNE RUFFNER future of abortion-related Gonzales will give the although they allowed for an ly related to a woman's phys News Writer juris prudence. Court an opportunity to exception if needed to save ical health. The Court said on Feb. 21 reconsider its 5-4 decision to the life of the mother - like "The bottom line," Snead While many Notre Dame stu it will hear the case Gonzales strike down a Nebraska law the federal act - there was said, "is the state and federal dents have already landed v. Carhart and decide upon banning partial birth abor no exception made for the government may not ban internships in their home the consti·tutionality of the tions in the 2000 case mother's health, law profes abortions before viability," towns, in new cities, or even federal Partial Birth Stenberg v. Carhart - a pos sor 0. Carter Snead said in foreign countries, it isn't too Abortion Ban Act of 2003. sibility political science pro- Friday. see LAW/page 4 late to find the perfect sum mer job. · Susanne Thorup, manager of internship development at the Career Center, said while most employers have already hired New leaders set goals for the year their interns for the summer, some are still looking for qual ified students to fill positions. At ND, Shappell and SMC's Mcilduff and "It's the end of recruiting season, but we can still help Andrichik promise Siefert hope for more students tap into lots of resources." Thorup said. 'proactive' leadership student feedback "There are still lots of local internships available for stu By MARY KATE MALONE By KELLY MEEHAN dents who will be staying on News Editor Saint Mary's Editor campus this summer." Hundreds of employers have Saturday's student gov interviewed students on cam Student body president ernment turnover marked a pus in the Career Center dur Lizzi Shappell and student new era of leadership at ing the past few months, body vice president Bill Saint Mary's as junior Susan Thorup said. Most of those Andrichik savored the first Mcllduff and sophomore were for business majors, but the Career Center prides itself day of their term in sweat Above, CLAIRE KELLEY; Below, KELLY Observer Maggie Siefert took over as pants as they settled into Above, ND student body vice president Bill Andrichik, left, and stu student body president and on its wide variety of their new offices Saturday as dent body president Lizzi Shappell talk about their plans for the year. vice president. resources for all majors, par the chief leaders of the stu Below, SMC student body vice president Maggie Siefert, left, and stu The traditional April 1 ticularly on its Web site, she said. dent body. dent body president Susan Mcllduff discuss IIVIP-T,~nn turnov&r marked the end of "I think· it's gonna take a senior Kellye Mitros' presi The Web site features few days for it to sink in that dency and the beginning of Golrish, a database where stu it's Bill and I and not [former Mcllduff's term leading the dents can search for hundreds student body president! Dave student body after serving of internships across the coun [Baroni and I, which has as student body vice presi try, and Hot Internships, a site been the norm for me:" said dent for the past year. focusing on particular intern Shappell, who was student Mcllduff, a business and ships that might attract stu body vice president under communication studies dou-· dents. Baron. "We've taken over [at] ble major from Leetonia, Summer internships are not a time where there's some Ohio and student body vice limited to business majors and big issues." president Siefert, a sopho those in other career-specific The former co-ree football more studio art major with fields, Thorup said. teammates describe their an education endorsement "We have helped students administration as a "working from Lisle, Ill. saic!_ their find all types of internships," see SHAPPELL! page 6 see MCILDUFF/page 6 see SUMMER/page 4 Holtz speaks to full house on cotnpetition, Catholicistn mistakes and focus on the possi Holtz described how on the eve By MEGAN O'NEIL bilities of the future. of Notre Dame's 1988 matchup Senior StafTWriter "I don't worry about the past against rival USC in Los Angeles because God forgives the past ... he suspended his two biggest Greeted on stage by a hearty and I don't worry about the future offensive threats, Ricky Watters "Lou, Lou" chant, the man who because I know what is going to and Tony Brooks, for disciplinary coached the Irish to their most happen if I llive my] life the right reasons. recent national football champi way," Holtz said. "The next morning we put them onship told his audience in Stepan Addressing the theme of the on the plane. I told myself, 'Lou Center Friday night that Catholics evening - Catholicism and com Holtz, that was a mistake. Next must approach their faith life with petition - Holtz said he does not time I will put them on the bus.' the same dedication and perse see a conflict but rather a strong "That's Notre Dame. Notre verance as an athlete on a field. correlation between the two. Dame stands for something. As individuals in the roughly Becoming a successful athlete When they say something they 300-member audience snapped and a Catholic takes sacrifice and mean it. It all goes back to disci pictures, Lou Holtz said both faith discipline, Holtz said. pline." and athletic pursuits require "You are going to do without In 1987, as the team prepared "total commitment." lie encour things other people do," Holtz Former Notre Dame head football coach Lou Holtz shares aged his listeners to let go of past said. see HOLTZ/page 8 coaching stories Friday in a talk at the Stepan Center. --------------- ~~ -- -- page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, April 3, 2006 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM THE NEW STUDENT GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION? Project takes you state by state Brandon Faus Tom Hoffman Sarah Boeding Bridget Gilloon Alex Vossler Jack Laskowitz lin is a Michigan native who sophomore freshman freshman freshman sophomore senior claims to be a graphic designer, an Morrissey O'Neill Pangborn Pangborn Stanford Dillon amatour seamstnr, a crocheter of ski caps and a writer of' short f'ic tion. lie played whistles for the "The demolition "Wise "Better Grab- "Better "A guaranteed "/ like puppies. " Mi<:higan folk of Morrissey. " decisions. " and-Go. " weather. " national quartet, Marzuki, Jarred Wafer and released a championship noise pop elec in football. " troni<:a album Graphics inspirnd by the Designer Animals or thH Chinese Zodiac. lie has released four other solo albums that he recorded, pro duced, and engineered all but one ("Seven Swans"), and he is a man who also plays most of 20 or more instruments incorporated into his music. IN BRIEF Many of you have heard his suc cessful and very hyped indie album Yolanda Martinez-San "Illinois," the second installation of Miguel, graduate chair for his epic conception - a CD about Spanish, will give a lncture titlnd each of the 50 states that aims to "Travesias: Imagining the capture different experiences, his Hispanic Caribbean from the tories, and feelings of each region Diaspora" Tuesday at 5 p.m. in through music. 200 McKenna Hall. The leeture lie is Suf]an Stevens. is part of the Spring 2006 "Illinois" is the second release of Hispanic Caribbean Lecture Suf]an's 50 state project, the first Series "Encuentro Caribeiio: embracing his horne state, Puerto Rico isla frontera" Michigan ("Greetings from sponsored by the Institute for Michigan, The Creal Lakes State"). Latino Studies. Stevens draws from personal expe riences, state heritage, regional Father Willy Raymond, history, and political and social national director of Catholic issues for his "Crentings from production company Family Michigan, th11 Creat Lakes State" Theater Productions, will give a with songs about snowmobiles, leeture titled "Young Catholic Henry Ford, the Dntroit Hace Hiots Hollywood" Tuesday at 7:30 and love.