Something about quarterbacks Give students an extra hour They're the future of Notre Dame's football The Observer editorial addresses the Campus Friday program. The Observer catches up with Jared Life Council's recent recommendation to Clark, Carlyle Holiday and Matt LoVecchio. move parietals back an hour to 9 a.m. APRIL 27, Irish Insider Viewpoint+ page 10 2001 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXIV NO. 130 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Structural repairs close parts of Stadium the general contractor of the pro­ game. The suit alleges Ellerbe By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER ject. The outcome of this litigation Beckett failed to design an ade­ News Writer will determine who ultimately quate water supply system for the pays for the repairs. stadium and did not notify the The upper bowl and concourse According to Director of Public University that the sewage line in of the Notre Dame Stadium will be Relations Dennis Moore, construc­ place needed repairs or upgrades. off-limits to spectators at tion equipment will remain on site The suit claims the company erred Saturday's Blue Gold Game as a Saturday so repairs can resume in estimating the expected volume result of repairs to the stadium the on Monday, but construction of toilets flushing at peak times University begun in December. debris has been cleaned up. before, during and after the game. The repairs are addressing "We're going to make sure the The suit also claims that Castell structural problems that appeared equipment doesn't impede fans did not test the water and sewage after the expansion and renova­ going in and out of the stadium. systems before the first game to tion of the stadium in 1997, The area will be cleaned up and insure they worked properly. including cracked concrete and any dust will be eliminated," Fans should not become accus­ failed hand rails and joints. The Moore said. tomed to seeing the stadium University is paying for the repairs The University first became under construction because this at the same time they are pursu­ aware of design flaws during the stage of work will be completed MARY AIMONOVITCH!The Observer ing litigation against Ellerbe addition's inaugural game Sept. 6, during the summer and construc­ Repairs to cracked concrete and failed hand rails will close parts Becket, Inc, the stadium project's 1997 against Georgia Tech, when tion equipment and supplies· will of the stadium during this weekend's Blue-Gold game. architect and engineer, and the stadium flooded with water be removed before the first game Construction should be completed this summer. Casteel Construction Corporation, and sewage before the start of the of the year on Sept. 22. University plans Recycling program grows for new, modern By MYRA McGRIFF engineering building Saint Mary's News Editor After a year of planning, the Saint Mary's Student Environmental Action Coalition [SEAC] By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER has reached a pivotal stage in instituting a cam­ pus wide recycling program. Currently working News Writer with the administration, SEAC hopes to see action taken soon. In an effort to have facilities of a caliber equal to the facul­ The idea for a recycling program spawned from ty, the University plans to construct a new multidisciplinary inquiries during Activities Night in the fall of 1999. engineering learning and research facility to open in four It was the first time SEAC set up a booth and the years. response they got was favorable. Students were "We have a very distinguished faculty, but our current interested in Saint Mary's recycling program, facilities are far less distinguished," said Frank Incropera, especially questioning why there was no one pro­ Dean of Engineering. "Our facilities lag seriously behind gram for recycling plastic and glass on campus. those at other schools and this kind of space is imperative to Teresa Lorenz, president of SEAC and other retain and attract students and faculty." members knew they had to respond. The building will contain a commons area on the first floor, "So many of the people that signed up for the a large learning c.enter, a nanotechnology laboratory and a club would ask us if we could do something about materials synthesis laboratory, each occupying about one­ glass and plastic recycling," said Lorenz. third of the building's space, projected to be approximately the same size as the current law school. see RECYCLING/page 4 According Incropera, the new building will emphasize interactive learning using hands-on projects and testing, working in teams and working on projects that incorporate the curriculum of multiple engineering schools. In addition to serving a lab and learning facility, the goal is that the building's commons area will be inviting and facili­ tate discussion. "We want to make it a building people want to be in and will stimulate interactions. We hope the facility will encour­ age communication, community and collaboration," said Incropera. The learning center will occupy the rest of the space on the first floor, and at 16,000 sq. ft. will be almost four times larg­ er than the current learning center that opened this year in Cushing Hall to support the new Introduction to Engineering program for first year students. "The learning center will continue to service the needs of first year students and with the new building, we would not be surprised if the number of first year students increases from 300 to 400," said Incropera. The new Learning Center will also be used for multidiscipli­ nary activities that require collaboration between curriculum of more than one department in the college of engineering. A large grant from the General Electric foundation will EVELYN GONZALES/The Observer support the development of these multidisciplinary modules Saint Mary's students collect plastic and glass on campus. After a year of planning, the Saint Mary's to be used in the new facility. Work on the design of the Student Environmental Action Coalition [SEAC] has reached a pivotal stage In instituting a campus­ modules will begin now so that when the new building opens wide recycling program. Students were interested In Saint Mary's recycling program, especially ques­ there will be programs ready to use the facility. tioning why there was no program for recycling plastic and glass on campus. see ENGINEERING/page 4 \ page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Thursday, April26, 2001 INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK IN NO/SMC HISTORY Record store proposal approved Domino's comes back to campus Covering the CLC Monday, April 23, 1979 Thursday, April 22, 1993 Seth Whetzel had a few things right about pari­ Director of Student Activities John Reid approved a Domino's Pizza was banned from delivering their products etals. Pushing for an extension to the opposite-sex vis­ proposal to establish a Student Union Record Store. to the University for almost a month after failing to abide iting hours, WhetZel, a Campus Life Council mem­ The approval marked the end of nearly a year of by regulations concerning posting their signs on campus. ber and sophomore St. Edward's Hall resident, made sense in action and in efforts on the part of Bill Roche, Student Body presi­ The Domino's Pizza corporation illegaly posted signs with­ speech at the CLC meeting Monday. dent, and the Student Union to make albums available out app_:oval from Student Activities. As a result, the "This is simply a request for to students at low costs in a student-operated record members of the opposite sex University prohibited Domino's from delivering pizzas to to have more hours each day outlet. any University owned buildings. to interact with each other in the privacy of their own rooms," Whetzel told the council composed of Notre Dame faculty, staff and stu­ OUTSIDE THE DOME Compiled from U-Wire reports dents. Right on, I say. Jason McFarley Of course, he didn't get everything he wanted on Fire destroys Rotunda, office buildings Monday. Whetzel watched, News Editor pleased, I'm sure, as the FARMVILLE, VA According to fire department offi­ group voted 13-3 to push LC)NC~WC)()D parietals back an hour to 9 A huge fire destroyed Longwood cials, the cause of the fire remains a.m. every day. But his pleas for a 60-minute College's historic Rotunda on Tuesday () L (. I• unknown. Initial speculation centered extension to the hours through the week fell on 10 and damaged additional buildings in on the possibility that the fire was seemingly deaf ears, as Whetzel and each student the school's Ruffner Hall complex. our room last night because they had related to the renovation efforts. CLC member saw that move shot down 10-6-a No injuries or fatalities were report­ nowhere to go." More than 150 firefighters fought vote short of the majority needed for passage. ed in the incident. The residence halls suffered heat "flames reaching 20 feet in the air," Depending on whom you looked at following the East and West Ruffner Halls, used and smoke damage and possibly some said Walter English, a Farmville fire­ rejected resolution, the scene - members repre­ for classrooms and oflices, were com­ water and fire damage as well, fighter and sophomore student at senting all facets of University life seated, hands pletely gutted in the blaze, and Longwood spokeswoman Judy Longwood. "The lire was extremely clasped or, in some cases propping up heads­ Grainger Hall suffered severe damage McReynolds said. "The important thing large ... the biggest I've ever seen." was either oddly disturbing or strikingly familiar. to its roof and top floor. is that no students were injured." Despite the extensive damage to On the one hand were students visibly deflated About 400 students also were evacu­ All classes and final exams at classrooms.