- --------- ---------------------------------------. THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 41: ISSUE 129 TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM White keeps 1unique' role in mind Student's Under his watch, school has captured four national titles, attained best-ever Director's Cup finish fihnchosen his media access and public By KEN FOWLER Significant athletic events at Notre Dame persona. White only occasion­ under Kevin White News Writer ally holds press conferences at Tribeca and is not the main person March 13, 2000 White hired as Director of Athletics. Editor's note: This is the third reporters who cover Notre December 5, 2000 Bob Davie signs extension as football coach. story in a four-part series look­ Dame sports call for comments. January 1, 2001 Notre Dame loses in Fiesta Bowl, its first BCS appearance. That role is often filled by April1, 2001 Notre Dame women's basketball captures National ChllntJJiontshi]p~ ByJENNMETZ ing at Notre Dame's athletic December 2, 2001 Davie fired after football fmishes 5-6. department under the direction Associate Athletic Director News Writer John Heisler, whose primary December 9, 2001 Notre Dame hires George O'Leary to replace Davie. of Kevin White as he enters his December 14,2001 O'Leary resigns after admitting he embellished on his resume. eighth year at the school. responsibilities include media Senior Daniel Negret was in duties. January 1, 2002 Notre Dame hires Tyrone Willingham to replace O'Leary. attendance at the world premiere Some interpreted from Fall2002 Notre Dame wins eight straight games to open the football season of "Towards Darkness (Hacia la In a market where a confer­ but falls short of a BCS bid and finishes 10-3. ence of one often draws more White's answer in the session oscuridad)" at the Tribeca Film March 23, 2003 Notre Dame fencing captures National Championship. Festival in New York Oty Saturday, attention than a conference of that he would rather not dis­ Fa112003 Notre Dame finishes 5-7 in football. where he watched his family's cre­ 10 or 12 or 16, Notre Dame cuss every detail about the ath­ Fall2004 Notre Dame goes 6-6 in the regular season. Athletic Director Kevin White letic department. But in an November 30, 2004 Notre Dame frres Willingham. ative vision materialize on the big takes a measured approach to interview with The Observer, December 5, 2004 Notre Dame women's soccer wins National Championship. screen. "Towards Darkness," a 94- all his public comments out of White stressed that his avail­ December 1~, 2004 Notre Dame hires Charlie Weis to replace Willingham. necessity. ability isn't primarily a person­ March 20, 2005 Notre Dame fencing captures National Championship. minute film, is an offiCial 2007 Last May, White met with­ aL choice but a decision based October 29,2005 Mter 5-2 start, Weis signs 10-year contract extension. selection in the World Narrative media members on campus to on his unique role and standing January 2, 2006 Notre Dame football loses in the Fiesta Bowl to complete 9-3 Feature competition at the festival. talk in detail about the athletic among the nation's athletic season. It stars America Ferrera of "Ugly department's "master plan" for directors. A case in point is the June 22,2006 Notre Dame earns best-ever finish in Director's Cup at No.6. Betty" fame. Bowl Championship Series' December 3, 2006 Notre Dame women's soccer loses in national title game. Negret - who was born in new facilities and opened up January 3, 2007 Notre Dame football loses in the Sugar Bowl to complete 10-3 questions on an array of sub­ Colombia - and his older brother, season. Antonio, founded their production jects. One of the first was about see WHITE/page 4 MATT HUDSON/Observer company, Negret Films, la..'it year. Headquartered in Panama, their parents serve as officers, making their company truly a family-run business. Alum joins race for Indiana governor A Film, Television and Theatre and finance double major, Daniel Governor Frank O'Bannon. Negret has background in both the By AMANDA GONZALES Kernan took over the office business and creative side of film­ making. In this undertaking, he News Writer after O'Bannon's death in 2003. After Schellinger graduated steered more toward the business Jim Schellinger, a 1984 Notre with an architecture degree, he angle, working substantially dur­ ing the pre-production stages with Dame architecture graduate. went on to work for CSO investors and actors, while Antonio has entered the race to become Architects - one of the top five ·_ who wrote and directed the film the 50th governor of Indiana architecture companies in with a "moderate to conserva­ Indianapolis - and became the -took the creative reins. But there was some overlap of tive Democrat" platform and a firm's president in 1996. the·two areas, Daniel Negret said. strong desire to serve the elec­ Schellinger said he hopes to The brothers started the compa­ torate, he said. defeat the Republican incum­ Born in South Bend, bent, Mitch Daniels, after he ny with the "goal of making films [they've] always wanted to see," he Schellinger would become the defeats his competition in the second University graduate to Democratic primary, State said. "With our own company, we ascend to Indiana's executive Senator Richard Young and for­ office. Joe Kernan, a 1968 mer Congresswoman Jill Long. have the freedom to make these graduate and former mayor of "To put it simply, Indiana films," he said. adding the compa­ AP ny is "willing to take risks" with South Bend, was elected in Jim Schellinger submits his official paperwork seeking 1996 as lieutenant governor to Democratic nomination for governor in Indianapolis March 19. see GOVERNOR/page 4 see FESTIVAL/page 6 Wedding bells ring for SMC loses official, tw-o professors students in springtime Chief information officer to take job at l.JV-Wise; 2 teachers also to leave helping the couple mature By MANDl STIRONE By JOHN-PAUL WITT enough to the point where mar­ News Writer News Writer riage seems like the next logical step in the relationship. A top Saint Mary's official and If not through personal experi­ "We had a good community of two professors will leave the ence, most Notre Dame students people around us - we were College in the coming months. are familiar with the tradition able to build friendships and face Chief Information Officer Keith that fmds seniors engaged by the challenges together," Miller said. Fowlkes and communication end of spring semester - "ring Amiri also credited Notre and performance studies by spring." And while Grotto pro­ Dame's spiritual atmosphere Department Chair John Pauley posals and Basilica weddings are with allowing the couple to pur­ will finish their service at the common among seniors and sue a deeper relationship. College this term. In addition, alumni who met at Notre Dame, "In general, !Notre Darnel has communications professor Ann - some students are choosing to been a big part of our spiritual Plamondon, who has been at set a wedding date as early as growth - the Basilica, Mass and Saint Mary's since 1981, will sophomore year. praying together," Amiri said, retire after fall semester next One such couple, sophomores "It's a perfect place for us to year, Pauley said. Dan Amiri and Rachel Miller, has focus on the spiritual aspect of Fowlkes. who has been at already decided to get engaged. the relationship, something that Saint Mary's for more than five The two met in high school and often gets left out." years, completed his last day at began dating during their senior The sophomores plan to grad­ the College Monday and will year after both decided to attend uate a semester early so they can become the vice chancellor of KATE FENLON!The Observer Notre Dame. Professor John Pauley speaks with a student at the College last Miller credits Notre Dame with see WEDDINGS/page 6 see LOSSES/page 3 month. Pauley will leave Saint Mary's at the end of this semester. .. page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Tuesday, May I, 2007 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE YOU DOING DURING STUDY DAYS? Off the chest You know, I'm graduating this semes· ter. It's coming up fast. As stated several times before in various places, as a paid Observer employee I am entitled to write Cliff Harris Peter Hoffman Katie Mounts Kathleen Krcmaric Ryan Duffy an Inside Column. I reserved this Inside Column space solely graduate student graduate student senior senior senior for the purpose of off-campus off-campus off-campus Farley Stanford cleaning house of all loose ends from my undergraduate years. 'Ttl be taking 'Tm going to be "Hanging out "Hanging out "Sleeping and Here is a list of my take-home in the basement with Kathleen." with Katie." forming an things I need to get final, doing of Fitzpatrick, alliance with off my chest before I move on to a new research, making Quad Duck." chapter in my life: grading exams breakthrough Adam Fairholm and watching discoveries." + To James: I told you I'd turn in that Cartoonist the NBA receipt for a reim- playoffs." bursement for the hat. I lost the receipt and the deadline passed. Sorry. + To the Subway workers: I have tried very hard to enunciate clearly and vividly describe what my sandwich should be like in a non-demeaning way. However, IN BRIEF you frequently seem sad as a collective whole. I have failed to cheer you. I'm The Notre Dame Jazz Band sorry.