THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT Mary’s IT ACCURATELY V OLUME 49, ISSUE 20 | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM N D, South Bend join White House initiative Notre Dame and the city of South Bend will collaborate as a part of the MetroLab Network By KATIE GALIOTO cities’ needs. N ews Writer “The interesting thing about the South Bend-Notre Dame re- The White House announced lationship is we really are kind a new program on Monday that of punching above our weight aims to address urban prob- in terms of city size,” Murphy lems in cities across the coun- said. “We are clearly the small- try, including New York City, est city, so we feel blessed and Chicago, Los Angeles — and fortunate to be a part of the South Bend. MetroLab Network. We also David Murphy, director of feel we have a lot to contribute the ESTEEM graduate program and are excited to learn from and associate dean of entre- what some of the bigger cities preneurship in engineering are doing with their university and science, said Notre Dame partners.” and South Bend were selected Santiago Garces, South to participate in the MetroLab Bend’s chief innovation officer Network, a program that en- and Notre Dame class of 2011, ables universities and local gov- said the MetroLab Network MICHAEL YU | The Observer ernments to work together to South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks at a College Democrats meeting last year. Monday at the White find innovative ways to address see CITIES PAGE 5 House, Buttigieg helped introduce the MetroLab Network, which facilitates university-city collaborations. S tudents react to earthquake SMC panelists By CLARE KOSSLER “When the earthquake was coastline, as well as tsunami A ssociate News Editor going on, I felt a mixture of ex- warnings in locations as far as speak on assault citement and uncertainty,” Hawaii, California and even Traveling abroad can be an Huber said in an email. “... I think Japan. The same article said the overwhelming experience, even our group as a whole was a little earthquake has directly or indi- without a natural disaster. bit shaken, but we’re completely rectly caused at least 11 deaths. For junior John Huber, one of fine.” All 13 Notre Dame students 13 Notre Dame students spend- According to an article from studying abroad in Santiago ing the fall semester in Santiago, The Weather Channel, the were unharmed. Chile, the 8.3-magnitude earth- earthquake — which was cen- Junior Rachel Francis said her quake that struck the country tered 145 miles north-northwest parents were visiting her from Wednesday was “an interesting of Santiago — resulted in 15-foot welcome to Chilean culture.” tsunami waves along Chile’s see CHILE PAGE 5 FOOTBALL FRIDAY FEATURE Group boosts campus spirit CAITLYN JORDAN | The Observer Saint Mary’s senior Bri O’Brien, left, discusses strategies for sexual By SELENA PONIO assault prevention Thursday in the Student Center. N ews Writer By ALEX WINEGAR Violence Office (BAVO). O n home game Saturdays, 11 A ssociate Saint Mary’s Editor Panelists were: Maggie students hide behind mysterious Langenfeld, Caylin McCallick, personas and gold spandex, roam- The justice education pro- Nicole Caratas, Kayla Gaughan, ing campus to greet Notre Dame gram at Saint Mary’s spon- Alex Shambery, Bri O’Brien, fans who seek the perfect photo sored a panel of eight students Katie Dwyer and Vanessa opportunity. Thursday in the atrium of the Odom (Editor’s note: Nicole These 11 men make up the Gold Student Center, where the Caratas is a news writer for the Gang, a group currently in its sec- student panelists discussed Observer). ond year on campus. For every changes that need to be made “Rape and sexual assault are home game, they go out in their regarding sexual assault on not natural consequences,” morph suits to add a memorable el- campus. Dwyer said. “They are con- ement to the game day experience The panel consisted of stu- sequences of disrespecting at Notre Dame. Photo courtesy of Ryan O’Donnell dents involved in the justice someone else … [and] it Members of the Gold Gang strike poses on God Quad. The group education board, presidential see GOLD PAGE 5 appears on game days to take pictures with fans. task force and Belles Against see PANEL PAGE 4 NEWS PAGE 3 VIEWPOINT PAGE 7 SCENE PAGE 9 MEN’S SOCCER PAGE 16 WOMEN’S SOCCER PAGE 16 2 THE OBSERVER | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM TODAY Have a question you want answered? QUESTION OF THE DAY: Email [email protected] ndsmcobserver.com What is your favorite Starbucks drink? P .O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Editor-in-Chief Cary Palmer Erin Prestage Greg Hadley Managing Editor Business Manager sophomore sophomore Jack Rooney Cristina Gutierrez Breen-Phillips Hall Lyons Hall Asst. Managing Editor: Mary Green Asst. 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