Fonner ND Track Star Dies in Race University 2002 Graduate Ryan Shay Collapses Several Miles Into U.S
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----------------- THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 42: ISSUE 44 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Fonner ND track star dies in race University 2002 graduate Ryan Shay collapses several miles into U.S. Olympic marathon trial tests alert On Sunday, a spokeswoman for By KEN FOWLER the New York City medical 2001 NCAA Champion 2000 BIG EAST Champion News Writer examiner's office told AP that in the followin& event~: in tlle followi113 events: syste111s the initial autopsy on Shay's l 0,000 meters 5,000 meten (Outdoor) Former Notre Dame track star body was inconclusive. 10,000 meters 2001 ALL-AMERICAN 'Tweaking' of e-mail Hyan Shay collapsed and died Shay's legacy at Notre Dame in the f..UOwin& e\"t'nl:;.: during the U.S. Olympic 1999 ALL-AMERICAN is not in doubt. 10,000 meters in the followi~J3 eVO>nt$: configuration needed marathon trials Saturday in "He was the ultimate competi 5,000 me~rs (Indoor) Cross Cmmtry New York City. lie was 28. tor," Notre Dame Athletic 5,000 meters (Outdoor) l 0,000 meten Shay collapsed in Central Park Director Kevin White said By KAREN LANGLEY 2001 BIG EAST Champion five and a half miles into the Saturday. "He had an aura in the f<Mlmnna IL'venb: 1999 BIG EAST Champion News Editor race. about him." in 1M followiq ewnt.: 5,000 me~n (Indoor) Cross Country Shay's father told the White called Shay "the Brady 10,000 meten 3,000 meten (Indoor) The University performed a Associated Press Saturday that Quinn of the Olympic sports, successful test of ND Alert, the doctors diagnosed the runner that's how big he was around 2000 ALL-AMERICAN School Record Holder: Ul 1M f..t)owiq l''V'I!Ub: new emergency communications with an enlarged heart when he here." 5,000 meten (Indoor) system, Friday afternoon, an was in high school but doctors 10,000 me~rs 5,000 meten (Outdoor) lO,OOOme~n Office of Information Technology repeatedly cleared him to run. see SHAY/page 4 spokesman said. Graphic by Jared Wafer The trial included the launch of emergency.nd.edu, a portal for ongoing information during any crisis, and a test implementation Speakers to address gender issues on ca111pus of the two-part ND Alert notifica tion system. The notification system Human trafficking, sexual assault among headline topics to be tackled by panel discussions includes the distribution of emer gency messages to student, facul ty and staff phones and e-mail Law School are hosting a ficking survivor who was to educate ourselves about." account, as well as a broadcast to By CLAIRE REISING panel today on human traf asked to testify in front of a She said the symposium is NewsWrirer any television sets turned on in ficking. Tomorrow, United House Judiciary Committee timely because Congress is dorms, common areas and Nations adviser Gillian on International Legislation, deciding whether to reautho offices. The broadcast is possible A U.S. State Department Sorensen will speak on the according to Rachel Tomas rize the Victims of through the University's Comcast report says that approxi state of Morgan of the Center for Trafficking and Violence cable system. mately 800,000 people are women Social Concerns. Two people Protection Act of 2000, While the Office of Information trafficked across interna interna who worked on Katya's case, which allows heavier prose Technology (OIT) was still gather tional borders and forced tionally, Notre Dame law professor cution for offenders and pro ing and analyzing data Friday into lives of slavery or pros a n d Bridgette Carr and Angus vides aid to victims. afternoon, Jay Steed, executive titution every year. One in author Lowe, Senior Special Agent Although human traffick assistant to Chief Information six American women are vic a n d of U.S. Immigration and ing is a global issue, Morgan Officer Gordon Wishon, said the tims of sexual assault, activist Customs, will also speak, as said, ordinary U.S. citizens test was an overall success. aeeording to the Hape, Jackson well as junior Katherine should learn how to recog "We had to do a little bit of Abuse and Ineest National Katz will Dunn, who learned about nize victims in their commu tweaking for the e-mails going to Network. Although these sta lecture on human trafficking through nities. She said that In the Sorensen Notre Dame e-mail accounts," he tistics may seem far the male service-learning internships. book "Not For Sale: The said. removed from the lives of response "Human trafficking is one Return of Global Slave Trade OIT workers had to modify the Notre Dame students, three to violence against women. of the most pressing issues and How We Can Fight It," configurations that eontrol earn campus presentations this Today's symposium, we have today, and it seems David Batstone reports that pus-wide e-mail distribution, he week will aim to raise con "Bought and Sold: Human our campus hasn't done people uncovered human said. Not all test e-mails were - versation about the issues. Trafficking and Bonded much !about it] before," trafficking cases in their The Center for Social con Labor in the U.S.," will fea Morgan said. "Trafficking is cerns and the Notre Dame ture "Katya," a human traf- an urgent thing that we need see GENDER/page 6 see ALERTS/page 4 Photo exhibit highlights Kashtnir Researcher exa111ines Qazi blends personal riot 111isconceptions experience with global events in presentation Professor explains actions of the authorities behind them in a more serious By MADELINE BUCKLEY By BRIAN McKENZIE way," he said. But he said News Writer News Writer that even the word "riots" was controversial because "many Fozia Qazi brought the politi Notre Dame sociology pro people think it's a pejorative cal plight of Kashmir to Saint fessor Daniel Myers presented word and it gives excuses for Mary's Friday with her photo a lecture titled "Cops, Protest repression. They want to exhibit, displayed in the and Rioting" to a crowd of think of it as a rebellion Cushwa-J.eighton library. The about 50 people Saturday against unjust authority." exhibit. opened with a presenta morning. "But I want to take a broad tion by Qazi. Qazi is a math He focused American riots er view," he said, adding that professor at Saint Mary's and a in the 1960s, saying they were people tend to think of riots as fellow in the Center for often started when white "enormous crowds. But only Womnn's InterCultural police ol'ficers were accused of 200 of the 4,000 riots in !the J.eadnrship (CWIL). misconduct against black sus 1960s I involved 1 ,000 or more "I was very excited when I pects. Crowds would gather people. Even 15 people can do woke up this morning because and the situation would spiral a lot of damage." this is somPthing very elose to out of control because the Another myth, he said, is that my heart. The people. tl1P. con police had insufficient rein most riots occurred on eollege rtiet, and the impact it has on forcements. campuses. However, three Women mourn the death of a relative killed in Kashmir. Fozia Meyers wanted to "look at see KASHMIR/page 6 Qazi's photos highlight both military and civilian life in the region. riots and protests and what's see MYERS/page6 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, November 5, 2007 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE DICTATOR AND WHY? Exam.ining heritage My f!~trnat group and I. who are all Filipino, were having dinner at Mikados, a local Japannsn restau Rick Helffrich Mary Margaret Skelly Rashad Carter Matt Walters Michael Streit HulHung rant near campus. Thn restaurant was fillnd with mostly Caucasian junior sophomore sophomore junior sophomore sophomore studnnts. While O'Neill PE Keough Keenan Alumni Walsh my group and I Eric Sales , , wnrn hnading "Grengle. "I don't "Julius Caesar. I "Mussolini. I "General Tso. "Mao, because towards the Photographer door. a random associate liked his toga. " like Italian he's Chinese. " studnn t from myself with food." inside thn many restaurant shouted out, "Look, it's like Chinatown!" dictators. " My frinnd Camille, who is Filipino, and I wnre walking baek to my dorm from breakfast when a mini van behind us carne to a halt bncausn we wPre blocking the driveway. We moved out of thn van's way and continued to walk on the lawn. Unexpectedly, the van backed up towards the lawn we wnrn standing on and started honk IN BRIEF ing at us. I looked into the minivan and rnaliznd it was two old men There will be a showing of that wn did nut rneognize. Camille a doeumentary followed by a asked me what his problem was lecture today at 4::10. "Off to because we wnre obviously out of War" highlights military life the way. The driver of the minivan in Iraq. David Cortright, a proenndnd to roll down his window visiting fellow at tlw Kroc and ynllnd. "What did you say?" Institute will speak. This Camill(~ thnn rnpeatnd to thf~ driver, evnnt is part of the lliggins "What is thn problem'?" Then thn Center Labor film series driver shoutnd, "(;o baek to China!" and will be hold in room C- whiln laughing. lin thnn gave us the 1 00 in the Ilesburgh Center finger. Auditorium. I was thn hall manager of St. 1\dwards llall. which was being Tlw rosary will be said usml as a sports (:amp hall two tonight at 6:45 at the sumrnnrs ago.