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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 43: ISSUE 35 MONDAY, OCTOBER 13,2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ELECTION 2008 Skunks pose Student groups debate platfonns probleins for Representatives from Notre Dame political clubs discuss merits of presidential candidates both ca111puses By KAITLYNN RIELY Associate News Editor By LIZ HARTER and KELSEY FALTER News Writers There was no debate Friday afternoon between Sen. John McCain, Sen. Barack Obama and former congressman Bob With the apparent spike in the number Barr. There was no face off between of nocturnal creatures at both Notre Dame Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Joe Biden and and Saint Mary's, many students have Wayne Allyn Root. reported seeing skunks around their resi Instead, members of the Notre Dame dence halls, making them wonder if they College Republicans, Democrats and should stock up on tomato juice. Libertarians acted as surrogates for Scott Knight, Industrial Hygenist of Risk their candidates and argued in favor of Management for NDSP, said he hadn't their platforms, taking questions first heard of skunks being a problem until from a moderator and then from an early September. audience. "I had not heard of anything until [early Junior Christine Romero, the co-chair September] when a student contacted us of NO Votes '08, a campaign run by the about a skunk," he said. "Building Services Center for Social Concerns. posed ques typically handles those types of calls." tions to the three teams of two and then Students have reported seeing the later allowed the audience to ask ques skunks between Main Circle and Reekers, tions of their own. in front of Siegfried Hall, on God Quad and , LEE!fhe South Quad and on the Alumnae Green at Students from Notre Dame's Republican, Democratic, and Libertarian groups see DEBATE/page 3 debated of Sen. John McCain, left, Sen. Barack Obama, middle, and Bob Barr. see SKUNKS/page 3 Nuinber of Lyons hosts annual Mara Fox Run and we had such a great students By MADELINE BUCKLEY turnout," Caminiti said. News Writer The run raised a little over $3,000 through the $15 dol About 250 runners partici lar registration fee and some takingGRE pated in Lyons Hall's annual personal donations, Sample Mara Fox run Saturday, said. While some of the • marking the 15th anniver money will pay for the T Increases sary of the death of the shirts that were given to Lyons Hall freshman who participants, most of the was hit and killed by a drunk funds will go toward a schol driver in 1993, run organiz arship fund to help- a Notre By ELLYN MICHALAK ers Jeana Caminiti and Katie Dame student study abroad News Writer Sample said. in Toledo, Spain, she said. The run was successful The scholarship fund was According to Council of and had more participants started in Fox's name the Graduate Studies, enrollment in this year than last year, first year after she died, graduate school has increased Caminiti said. Caminiti said. Photo courtesy of Kelly Pierson three percent annually over the "We couldn't have asked Students run across the Notre Dame campus Saturday during past 10 years, leading to a spike for more beautiful weather see FOX/page 6 the annual Mara Fox Run, which is hosted by Lyons Hall. in the number of seniors taking the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). "The increase in doctorates awarded. particularly in key Bags tournainent benefits children's groups fields, is a necessary step in pro ducing the highly qualified work force required to enhance U.S. Event raises funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters competitiveness," said Debra W. Stewart, CGS President in a 2008 event because he knew how press release. "While the By KATIE KOHLER much the club benefits the increased representation of Assistant Managing Editor children of South Bend minority students is another through mentoring. encouraging sign, we must con In order to raise money for "We wanted to raise tinue to expand the domestic the fast-growing Big awareness about Big pipeline to ensure that America Brothers Big Sisters Club of Brothers Big Sisters. The has the talent pool it will need in Notre Dame and Saint club currently has a waiting the 21st century global economy." Mary's, senior Charlie list of children in South Admissions departments use Cummings hosted, organized Bend that want to be GRE Scores to determine admis and orchestrated the first matched up with Notre sion into a graduate program. annual Bags for Kids 2008 Dame students - especially The test scores supplement an on Saturday. boys - so we were hoping application. More than 40 teams of two that the tournament would The test consists of three parts participated in the bag toss spark some interest in the - verbal reasoning, quantitative ing tournament, which club and lead some students reasoning and analytical writing. raised more than $300 to sign up to be 'Bigs,"' The verbal reasoning and quanti which the University will Cummings said. tative reasoning sections are KATIE KOHLER!The Observer match, bringing the grand While the event was Participants line up during the first annual Bags for Kids 2008 total to $600. see G REI page 6 tournament Saturday, which featured more than 40 teams. Cummings organized- the see BAGS/page 3 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, October 13, 2008 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE OFF CAMPUS BLOCK PARTIES? Paris' ne-w BFFs For mn, MTV's new show Paris /Iifton 's My Neu• !JFF is a must-see, hneausn it sueennds in combining two Margie of rny guilty plnasures: trashy reality Ryan McCune Caroline Green Billy Lyman Nick DePrey Megan Ladiere tnlnvision and Paris Hilton. Rosmonowski I'm a big fan of any kind of "reali senior senior senior senior senior senior ty" show. I smirk at the loser off-campus off-campus off-campus off-campus boyfriends on Parnntal Control, giggle off-campus off-campus uncontrollably at the devil-costume clad, pitchfork-waving man on Hell ~·Makes me love "It's always "Chicken "Hopefully 'The bass "/just love Date, and sing South Bend that interesting Jackson rocks ResLife can't player form block parties!" along to YouTube Irena Zajlckova , vidnos of Paula much more. when the pizza my world." fine us for this that band that Abdul's stalker outnumbers one. played is , from Amnrican Wire Editor people four to dreamy. Idol. There's just one." something about watching other peo '- ple do embarrassing things that amuses me to no end, even though their antics are most likely staged. My fixation with Paris is a bit hard or to explain. It started when a boy tried to make me mad by informing IN BRIEF me, via the misspnlled f'acebook mes sage that passes for communication NDVotes will hold Pizza, now, "you act like your Paris Hilton." Pop, and Politics: Social and My first thought was: "MY Paris Moral Issues today at 5 p.m. I Iii ton? llow is she dif'fnrent from in the Coleman Morse anyone nlse 's?" After realizing that Lounge. The event is open to he meant the contraction "you are," I the public and free pizza will glanemJ at his list of reasons, which be served. Professors Paolo did nothing to convince me that Paris Carozza, law, and Mary Keys, and I arn thn samo pPrson. political science, will speak. Novortheloss, l'vn f'nlt an odd sort of kinship with lwr over sinen. A panel discussion, "The I watdwd the first Ppisode on Credit Crisis: What It Means Wndnesday. The show opnncd with for You and the World," will Paris informing us, "I'm Paris Hilton, be held today at 7 p.m. in the and I'm an amazing host friond." I Jordan Auditorium of the can honostly say that I'd rather bo Mendoza College of Business. frionds with Paris than with any of The event is free and open to Uw contestants. Most worn bland, the public. catty, and dnarly using Paris to achinvn. as they put it, "instant German Club and SUB will colnbrityism." I almost felt bad for hold Okdomerfest on twr. Tuesday. Oct. 14, from 7 to The bnst part was probably when 10 p.m. at Legends. Free Paris had a scary man question her food will be served, t-shirts bnsties-in-training about their given away, and a live rnotivos for wishing to become her JENNIFER KANGfThe Observer German band will perform. Anna Lacey signs a poster for the Notre Dame Core Council in LaFortune Friday. BFF. As if those weren't obvious. The event is free and open Seated at the table, from left to right, are Core Council representatives Sr. Sue The awesome part was that the to all students of Notre Dunn, Lauren Cummings, and Janeva Waked. questioning took place in an aban Dame, Saint Mary's and Holy doned warehouse. And the contest Cross. ants were blindfolded. It was quite ominous. A health information ses After one of the girls was sent sion, "Know Your Body," will home, the credits rolled and I debat OFFBEAT be held Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 8 ed if I should go to bed or watch the p.m. in Room 117, next episode. Couple saws house in half Penh. She said they ended Lamborghini Gallardo O'Shaughnessy Hall. The The show brought up one of life's after divorce proceedings _their marriage last month. supercar on a French event is part of "Love Your grnat qunstions: who do I !'eel more PHNOM PENH, Cambodia "He brought his relatives airstrip.