ND Eyes 2008 Presidential Election Suspension Students, Professors Scrutinize Clinton, Obama, Brownback, Edwards, Other Hopefuls Provokes Dates
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THE U b s e r v e r The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 41 : ISSUE 71 FRIDAY, JANUARY26, 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND eyes 2008 presidential election Suspension Students, professors scrutinize Clinton, Obama, Brownback, Edwards, other hopefuls provokes dates. in the running, but potential announce their candidacies so By EILEEN DUFFY One by one, they’re walking Republican candidates include early, said American Studies pro Assistant News Editor through. On the Democratic side, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), former fessor Robert Schmuhl. The can debate Sen. Hillary Clinton (N.Y.), former mayor of New York City Rudy didates are likely to be set by Sen. John Giuliani and February of With election 2008’s Iowa pri Edwards (N.C.) former that year, he Students divided over maries less than a year away, as and Gov. Bill Speaker of said. McAlarney decision presidential hopefuls hustle to Richardson th e U.S. W hen it announce their candidacies, the (N.M.) have House Newt H i comes to the politically minded on Notre proclaim ed Gingrich. f * j Republican Dame’s campus are analyzing the their intentions The o p en p r i m a r i e s , By JOHN TIERNEY field and, in some cases, itching to run for pres ness of the Notre Dame News W riter to back their personal favorite. ident, and Sen. race, coupled College The 2008 presidential election Barack Obama with front- Republicans The University decided marks the first time in 80 years (111.) said he will Clinton loading in the Brownback p r e s i d e n t Obama Monday how to deal with Notre that neither the sitting president make an offi n o m in a tio n S arah Way Dame basketball player Kyle nor sitting vice president is run cial announcement on Feb. 10. procedure — that is, slating cau doesn’t think McCain or Giuliani McAlarney’s marijuana posses ning for the job, leaving the door Sen. Sam Brownback (Kan.) is cuses and primaries for early in sion charges — suspension wide open for potential candi one of a few Republicans officially 2008 — is prompting hopefuls to see ELECTIONS/page 4 from Notre Dame — but stu dents are still grappling with the case and its outcome. Many students said they sup port the decision to suspend the sophomore guard — who was Hodges, Payne to lead SMC students pulled over and arrested near campus early on Dec. 29 — and hailed it as consistent with du pairs within two percent of Lac, while others expressed By KATIE KOHLER each other. Tuesday, however, frustration with what they saw News Writer saw Ferriera-Antonelli in the as unfair aspects of University lead. policy. Kim I lodges and Kelly Payne “I am not surprised by the “This was a big punishment, came away with a narrow vic results at all,” Hodges said. “I but it was deserved,” freshman tory over opponents Colleen am just surprised how close it Jill Schroeder said. “It sends the Ferreira and Jenny Antonellf in was.” message there’s no special the Saint Mary’s student body . Ferreira found no security in treatment for athletes and the presidential and vice presiden holding the lead during the pre policy is fair.” tial elections Thursday. liminary vote. But students like junior Jake The pair received 300 total “It is an election. It could go Watson said the University over votes over Ferreira and either way at any time,” she reacted to the arrest since mari Antonelli’s 263 votes. The two said. juana was involved — an issue tickets met in a runoff when the Hodges and Payne ran a dedi not just for McAlarney, he said, results from Tuesday’s prelimi cated campaign and attributed but any student caught for pos nary knocked out third ticket their success to their persist session. Annie Davis and Courtney ence. The pair said the main “They’ll just fine someone $15 Kennedy. difference between winning and for getting caught with a beer in Hodges-Payne clinched the losing was meeting new people. the hallway underage, but I victory by less than 10 percent “We did whatever we could to know people who got kicked out in the runoff with 52.2 percent get our message out. We sat of the school for having pot,” he versus Ferreira-Antonelli’s 45.7 outside the dining hall, went said. “Really, this should be a less severe offense than under- KATE FENLON/The Observer percent. door-to-door in dorms and put Kim Hodges, left, and Kelly Payne were elected student body Prior to the election, the race president and vice president, respectively, in a runoff Thursday. was neck-and-neck, with the see SMC/page 4 see REACTION/page 6 Keenan Revue tickets Lennon honored with dinner sell out in 13 minutes Alumni Association director recognized for 25 years of service By JO H N PAUL W ITT the Notre Dame and Saint News Writer By EVA BINDA Mary’s communities. News Writer Tickets were distributed One hundred and fifty peo Thursday at Saint Mary’s ple filled the Joyce Center Tickets for the Keenan from 1 p.m. to 3 and at Notre Monogram Room Thursday Revue, a traditionally irrev Dame from 4 p.m. to 6 at the night to honor Alumni erent annual production, sold Joyce Center. Association Executive out at a rate of more than 100 Showing up early was a Director and Associate Vice per minute Thursday. good strategy for getting tick President for University “It was a great and rousing ets, which were gone in 13 Relations Chuck Lennon. success,” said sophomore m inutes. While students know ticket seller Peter Vignali, “The first people showed up Lennon primarily as the MC Vignali and fellow ticket at the JAGG at 1:15 and [tick of pep rallies — with his seller senior Johnny et distribution] didn't start trademark “raise the roof” — McDermott experienced a until 4 ,” M cDerm ott said. “We Thursday’s dinner and busy afternoon distributing were cleaned up and out of speeches focused on his 25 tickets to one of the most- there by 4:20.” years of service as head of anticipated campus shows of Tickets for the Thursday the Alumni Association, the the year. and Saturday night perform 120,000-member union of The Revue is a sketch come ances went fastest. Notre Dame alumni, family dy production run by Keenan Despite the rush, sellers and friends. JENNIFER KANG/The Observer Hall that pokes fun at various Chuck Lennon, right, speaks with Father Theodore Hesburgh aspects — and people — of see REVUE/ page 6 see LENNON/page 6 during a dinner Thursday in Lennon’s honor. page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Friday, January 26, 2007 Inside C olumn Question of the Day: Do you k n o w what the H o be y B a k e r is ? Fantasy films on the rise Alie Minnis Bobby Polish Elisa Suarez Erin Dolan Jordan Lacy Michelle Byrne The fantasy film is the hot thing sophomore sophomore junior freshman junior sophomore in Hollywood right now and no one Cavanaugh Dillon Cavanaugh Cavanaugh Zahm Cavanaugh is the worse off for it. Since the “Lord of the Rings” phe nomenon, films have been released “Duh, a person "The clubbing of “Skiing. ” “A hobo bakery.“Yes, I do. It’s “It’s like the that have taken that bakes baby seals. ” Cutty Sparks’ Heisman for Marty Schroeder the fantasy hobeys. It was a favorite hobby. ’hockey. Figure genre to new places and audi Assistant vocab word in it out. ’’ ences to worlds Scene Editor 5 th grade. ” they never thought existed. Well, what do I mean when I say fantasy? Some would say it means only those stories that are similar to “Lord of the Rings” in which valiant humans and elves too snob by for their own good fight evil ores or some other devil that is threat ening to take over the world, In B rief Middle Earth or whatever the bat tlefield of the film might be called. The 18th annual ND Student I would like to take a more gener Film Festival will take place al approach. This year, the third today and Saturday at 7 p.m. installment in the “Shrek” series and 10 in the Browning Cinema will be released with rumors of a in the DeBartolo Performing few more. Those few could include Arts Center. The festival fea a “Puss in Boots” film similar to the tures 13 short films made as way the “X-Men” film series is class projects during the past branching off into films about year. Tickets are $6 for general exclusive characters, such as admission, $5 for faculty/staff W olverine. and $3 for students. These films have captured the hearts of children and adults alike, Summer Shakespeare pres and while many will say the origi ents “The Romeo and Juliet nal was the best, the creative team Story: In Concert” today at 7:30 at DreamWorks is still motivated p.m. in the Decio Mainstage enough by the competition from Theatre in the Debartolo Pixar to release what I think will be Performing Arts Center. The an extremely delightful film. performance features two Perhaps the film that has gotten singers, three actors and a 30- to most press concerning the fanta piece orchestra onstage. Ticket sy genre is last year’s Academy prices range from $12 to $50. Award nominated “Pan’s Labyrinth.” From the wild imagina The Student Activities Office tion of Mexican director Guillermo ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer and O’Neill Hall are sponsoring del Toro, this film brought adults to The French department will present “Le Medecin Malgre Lui” today and Saturday at an Improv Comedy Show in the fantasy realm and pulled it 7:30 p.m.