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Psychopathic killer hits the screen Football ticket forum Reviewer says The Cell — starring Jennifer Students will have the opportunity to voice their Thursday Lopez, Vince Vaughn and Vincent D’Onofrio - concerns regarding ticket distribution and their is bizarre, creative and horrifying, recommendations for change. AUGUST 31, Scene ♦ page 13 Viewpoint ♦ page 11 2 0 0 0 O b s e r v e r The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s VOL XXXIV NO. 8 HTTP://OBSERVER.N D.EDU Student questions The Shirt’s new design concept ♦ Original design students are responsible for selecting the design of The rejected for mixing Shirt, it has to go through vari football, religion ous University offices to make sure that it meets University and NCAA regulations. It was By COLLEEN McCARTHY during this process that objec Associate News Editor tions to Fitzpatrick's design were encountered. When many students, alumni “I was told that my design and fans don the 2000 “Shirt” violated the University’s policy for this football season, Notre of mixing football and reli Dame senior Noil Fitzpatrick gion,” said Fitzpatrick. will decline to follow suit. Fitzpatrick was then directed The Shirt, which is designed to Father William Beauchamp, by a student and sold in vari who at that time was executive ous campus venues, is an vice president of the organization run by students. University. Beauchamp said he The popular piece of apparel is was asked to look over the a tribute to the football team design although he normally and worn as a sign of solidari did not view the designs. ty by the student body at the “There is not a specific policy first home football game. regarding the mixture of reli For Fitzpatrick, his ordeal gion and football, but someone with The Shirt began in the had questions about his design spring of 2000 when he sub and 1 did make suggestions to mitted a design to The Shirt Neil that the University was committee. What followed led concerned about the design to much frustration for because it had the statue of the Fitzpatrick and made him Holy Mother Mary in it,” said question the extent to which Beauchamp. “We are very sen students run the committee — sitive with the use of or if the University’s adminis University religious symbols tration was calling the shots in and wanted to be sure the use the end. of any symbols in the design “The design I submitted had were in keeping with the the football players in a group appropriate use of that sym holding up their helmets at the bol.” PETE RICHARDSON/The Observer base of the Dome with the Fitzpatrick detailed his con Senior Neil Fitzpatrick displays his original concept for The Shirt. The design originally won the words ‘Proudly in the heavens versation with Beauchamp. design contest, but the University decided to change it. gleams thy gold and blue,’” “I wanted to meet with him said Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick to show him the design and was notified that his design ask what changes I needed to and that would be acceptable. object to his use of the Dome for The Shirt. had been selected as the 2000 make for it to be acceptable,” I know I repeated myself a few with the football players since “I was frustrated because the Shirt. said Fitzpatrick. “We agreed times as to the changes that on the 2000 football media school is inherently Catholic Peggy Hnatusko, assistant that I would enlarge the Dome were agreed upon.” guide the football players are and known for football so it director of Student Activities to make it a silhouette so that Fitzpatrick said he was puz before the Dome in a design was frustrating not to be able programs, said that although no details of Mary were visible zled that the University would similar to his original design see SHIRT/page 4 New rectors bring unique experiences to halls Board, alumni editor's Note: This is the second of two Joseph’s hospital. “I am looking forward to living in a stories about the new rectors and rec- Dougherty comes to Notre Dame with community with students,” she said. “I help interns tress on Notre Dame's campus. much experience in the educational really want to be a companion to the aspect of ministry, including working girls. It’s really exciting.” By NATE PHILLIPS with the campus ministry at the Dougherty describes herself as both explore law News Writer University of Tampa. flexible and understanding. Despite her experiences in Florida, “It is easy for me to go with the flow. I Dougherty had a strong desire to work find it to be very liberating,” she said. This year, as the infectious feeling of at a Catholic school, especially at Notre She also loves examining different By BRIGID SWEENEY anticipation and optimism about the Dame. perspectives, including those that do not News Writer new year spreads throughout campus, “I’ve always loved Notre Dame,” she necessarily mesh with her views. perhaps no one is looking forward to the said. “Being an Irish-Catholic, it’s in my “I love new ideas and new thoughts,” With the help of the Notre Dame Law school year more blood.” she said. “I don’t mind challenges Association Board and the generosity of than new “fresh Dougherty came across a job opening because 1 think that I can learn from alumni, eight Notre Dame law students men” rectors advertisement for a rector position at people.” turned internships with public interest Father John Steele Notre Dame in the National Catholic. Although Dougherty gained wisdom law firms across the country into a possi of Morrissey Manor f i Reporter and she said it seemed like a from the wide range of experiences in bility for future law school summer pro and Sister Anne great idea. Even though she enjoyed her her life, she hopes that she can continue grams. Dougherty of work at the University of Tampa and to learn while at Notre Dame. “A few years ago, students came to the Howard Hall. with the AIDS ministry, she was anxious “I think I can learn from the students, Board asking for more public interest The two say they to experience a campus with a strong and hopefully I can share with them my work consistent with Notre Dame’s mis are eager for the religious foundation. experiences as well," she said. sion statement," said Paul Mattingly, Dougherty experiences the “It’s nice to get back into an academic Dougherty is focused on establishing chairperson of the Notre Dame Alumni- next year will offer. field at a Catholic college,” Dougherty more service projects through the dorm. Funded Summer Stipend Committee. Dougherty came to Howard Hall after said. “As a dorm, we want to focus more on “There weren’t many resources avail serving for 11 years in an AIDS ministry In addition to the academic environ sponsoring social work and fund-rais- able, especially to students trying to in Tampa, Fla. She also served as a ment, Dougherty will enjoy being with mental health counselor in Tampa’s St. the students. see RECTORS/page 6 see SERVICE/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Thursday, August 31, 2000 Inside C olumn T his W eek at N otre D am e /S aint M ary ’s Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Except acceptance ♦ Fundraiser: “Coach's Car ♦ Book Signing: "Monk's ♦ Film : “Rear Window," ♦ A rt: “Ramiro Rodriguez Wash," 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.. Reflections, A View from 9 p.m., Annenberg Exhibition,” all day, College, As a highschool student I would the Dome” with author Auditorium, Snite 230 McKenna Hall. think about that word and what it meant for Gold Field parking lot. west hours. I had spent my whole life going to of lick Baseball Stadium. University President Museum. ♦ M a ss: Spanish Mass school, studying, preparing for the opportuni ty to attain something more — the path to ♦ Lecture: “Vulnerability of Edward Malloy, 4 to 6 p.m., ♦ Breakfast:“McIntosh for (La misa on espanol), knowledge. This is not international Migrants,” llammes Bookstore. Governor Breakfast,” 1:30 p.m., knowledge in the form of memorizing facts and 4 p.m., Hesburgh Center 9 a.m., Stapleton Lounge, Keenan/Stanford Chapel. rhetoric, but a knowledge Saint Mary’s. centered on experiences, a for International Studies. quest to redefine and question all that I am and all that others may or may not be. OUTSIDE THE Dome Compiled from U-Wire reports I could not wait to enter into a level of truly mean ingful conversation about Kiflin Turner things that really matter, Duke, NACS forge compromise with Varsity finally leaving behind the one-dimensional, materi Copy Editor DURHAM, N.C. NACS — an association of 3,000 col alistic clones of the high Students can now expect more text lege bookstores, including Duke school world and moving books at advertised discount rates University stores and the Book on to people who actually thanks to a compromise made earlier Exchange in Durham. The NACS con had personality, interests, and most of all, this month between the National tended that Varsity made false and substance. Association of College Stores, Inc., and misleading advertisements about the What I found was a little more than disap the Varsity Group Inc. — the parent discounts that online retailer offered. pointing. I learned one of my first lessons on company of VarsityBooks.com. A Washington court dismissed one the ways of the real world — people and The settlement agrees that Varsity, of the two allegations last fall, and ideals are pretty much the same wherever one of the nation's largest online text Varsity representatives insist that the you go, with nothing changing except the book retailers, will no longer advertise settlement of the second will have lit scenery surrounding us all.