First Four Fall Pep Rallies Planned Graduate Students Seek Policy
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the Observer The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 44 : Issue 129 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2010 ndsmcobserver.com First four fall pep rallies planned Brian Kelly Soler, Bell seek new venues; guest speakers targeted to boost energy, create excitement to build on By CAITLYN KALSCHEUR community News Writer Student body president Catherine Soler said student By MOLLY MADDEN government is working with the News Writer University to make football pep rallies “shorter but more excit- Irish head football coach Brian ing” due to some student dissat- Kelly told students that the foot- isfaction with last year’s rallies. ball team needs to “get back to a Student body vice president collegiate sense of community” at Andrew Bell said student gov- a meeting with student govern- ernment worked with Game Day ment Tuesday. Operations, the Athletic Speaking to Department, football team rep- members of resentatives and Hall the Hall Presidents’ Council co-chairs Presidents’ Alexa Doyle and Mike Oliver. Council (HPC) “Our discussion focused on and the the fact that while all alumni, Council of prospective students and mem- Representatives bers of the Notre Dame commu- (COR) at the nity are welcome to the pep ral- Guglielmino lies, the students and the foot- A t h l e t i c s Kelly ball team should be the heart of C o m p l e x , every rally,” Bell said. Kelly described the overhaul the Soler added: “We hope every- COURTNEY ECKERLE/The Observer football team recently underwent one is excited for pep rally sea- Leprechaun Dan Collins rides a Trojan horse and fires up the student body with cheers during — and he wasn’t talking in terms son. It’s a collaborative process, the Southern Cal football pep rally on Oct. 17, 2009. of offense and defense. so while the students and the Instead, Kelly said he was players are the focus, everyone different,” Bell said. “Some peo- “This is the first time that standing tradition,” Bell said, expecting the football team to get can have a good time.” ple were disappointed with pep Notre Dame is actively seeking “Last year’s reception and rid of the attitude of “us” and Soler said first-year Irish foot- rallies last year but we hope guest speakers for pep rallies,” atmosphere were great, but “them” and become a part of the ball coach Brian Kelly told her that they will come to the rallies Soler said. “We want big, excit- there are ways that it can student body. he is also excited about improv- next year and feel engaged and ing people to come and be a improve.” “My job is to reconnect some of ing the pep rallies. She said want to be involved.” part of the experience.” Bell said improvements for the the things that I believe haven’t Kelly want students more “The biggest changes Soler The first pep rally will be the Dillon pep rally would include been emphasized in the proper involved in creating successful and Bell are introducing are Dillon Hall pep rally on South better visibility, sound quality manner,” Kelly said to the stu- pep rallies. new venues and new traditions Quad. and a shorter length. dents. “This is not a relationship “We hope that students will to enhance the energy and over- “We’re very excited to be back see that the pep rally format is all experience of pep rallies. at Dillon, upholding the long- see RALLIES/page 4 see KELLY/page 4 Graduate students Volcano disrupts students abroad By TONY RIVERA seek policy change News Writer Notre Dame students on campus may not have felt By MEGAN DOYLE stantial resources and a com- mitment as a Catholic university the effects of the volcanic News Writer to recognize and support the eruption in Iceland over the inherent dignity of all human past week, but the same can- Graduate student families are life Notre Dame must provide a not be said for those abroad. suffering from a lack of ade- comparable degree of support “Frustrating, confusing, quate health care and need the for student families.” spontaneous,” junior Claire University to rethink its policies According to Klee, the health Brosnihan said when asked to better encourage community care plan offered to students is to describe her time in around women who are consid- unaffordable with the stipend Europe since the eruption. ering or engaged in family life, provided. “This is my spring break, so graduate theology student Ricky Graduate theology student I was planning on going from Klee said. Kevin Haley said that while his Munich to Istanbul, then Graduate students, their plan as a student is reasonable Athens, then Santorini, then spouses, and many of their and affordable, his wife Danielle Paris.” young children gathered around has gone uninsured because of Yet with the eruption of the Main Building Monday to the shortcomings in the state Eyjafjallajökull those plans demonstrate and petition the health care plan that his family never worked out. AP University to create for family- has chosen for her and their Currently studying in Notre Passengers wait at the Finnair counter in JFK International friendly policies for the gradu- children in lieu of paying for the Dame’s Angers Program, Airport after being stranded by Iceland’s volcanic eruption. ate student community. University’s option. Brosnihan is one of many “We are not where we want to “For a University that so val- Notre Dame students abroad said. hours trying to find a way to be in our support of graduate ues Catholic ideology, it is a who have found difficulty After all flights in Munich make it to Istanbul without students,” Graduate School problem for families, for spous- traveling over the past week Airport were cancelled, flying, though she realized it dean Greg Sterling said. “But we es and for children that we are due to the volcano. Brosnihan said she was would be impossible. Now are working to get there.” “I’ve been stuck in Munich unable to get a refund for The petition states: “With sub- see POLICY/page 6 for three days,” Brosnihan two of her flights and spent see VOLCANO/page 6 INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER SMC teams place in global math contest page 3 N Bald and beautiful page 12 N Players to shave heads for charity 24 N Viewpoint page 10 page 2 The Observer N PAGE 2 Wednesday, April 21, 2010 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HELP THE EARTH ON EARTH DAY? Blogrollin’ time Ah, its that time of year again. AnTostal organizers are flinging free food left and right outside DeBart, the Blue-Gold Game Pavielle Goldman Katie Washington Kathleen Monahan Kelly McGauley Maggie Wydysh is modestly mundane and procrastination reigns supreme in the heights of the sophomore senior freshman junior sophomore Hesburgh Library. 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