Mother Preaches Tolerance Appear On

Blame Davie for team’s performance, not patriotism PARTLY Friday CLOUDY Football coach Bob Davie was simply following administrators’ directions by keeping the team in the locker room. SEPTEMBER28, HIGH 63° Editorial ♦ page 11 2 0 0 1 LOW 49° O b s e r v e r The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s VOL. XXXV NO. 24 H TTP://O B S ERVER.ND.EDU Student to Mother preaches tolerance appear on By JASON McFARLEY News Editor College Judy Shepard doesn’t expect her work end anytime soon, Jeopardy although the gay rights activist wishes she were out of a job. “I know that good things are going to happen,” Shepard told By ANDREW THAGARD a rapt Notre Dame audience News Writer Thursday, “and they’re going to happen soon. And I’ll be out “Who W ants to Be a of work, but that’s a good Millionaire” may be a favorite thing,” she said game show for many students, Shepard, whose son, but not Andrew Nerlinger, who Matthew, died in a highly pub is competing licized October 1998 anti-gay in JEOP hate crime, spoke before a ARD Y ! ’ s capacity crowd of about 200 College students, faculty, staff and Edition in South Bend residents. November. The University’s Standing “I like Committee on Gay and Lesbian JEOPARDY! Student Needs sponsored the m ore than talk to promote campus unity ’Millionaire,’” with homosexual and bisexual the St. Nerlinger members of the Notre Dame E d w a r d ’s community. senior said. Shepard on Thursday deliv “I met Regis here and told him ered an emotional speech that I was going to be on JEOP inspired tears as readily as it ARDY! He didn’t think that was did laughs from the Hesburgh funny.” Library Auditorium gathering. Nerlinger registered for As Shepard read from a vic- College JEOPARDY! when he tim-impact statement she gave was playing the online game during sentencing of one of her during the summer. He was son’s killers, many students randomly chosen as one of sobbed openly and wiped tears 1,500 college students picked from their faces. to try out for the special “I’ll never understand why November series. In August, anyone would want to hurt Nerlinger traveled to Baltimore Matt,” she read from the April to take a 50 question test and 1999 statement. “Such an act participate in a mock run of of cruelty is incomprehensi the show. ble.” “It was cool just to pass the Matthew Shepard died after test,” he said. two men beat, robbed and left Nerlinger’s experience with him tied to a fence in the the game show, however, Wyoming prarie. didn’t end in Baltimore. The Each man is now serving two senior received a letter at the life sentences in prison. end of September inviting him Shepard said she didn’t hold to participate in the two-week the men ultimately responsible college tournament at UCLA. for her 21 -year-old son’s PETER RICHARDSON/The Observer The 10 shows, featuring 15 death. Judy Shepard spoke to a crowd of 200 students, faculty, staff and South Bend residents college students from around “I blame society for what Thursday night about the murder of her son Matthew, who was killed in a highly-publicized the country, will be taped over happened to Matt,” she said. anti-gay hate crime in October 1998. Shepard said she blames society for the death of her a two-day period starting on son and she will not rest until all gays feel comfortable disclosing their sexuality. The lecture see JEOPARDY/page 4 see SHEPARD/page 4 prompted a South Bend area man to “come out of the closet.” Security/Police arrests fugutive in Roseland Park assistant director of NDSPD, m an who was attem pting to items from a wallet that had no other recent robberies By MIKE CONNOLLY Security originally responded to break into her apartment. been reported stolen from reported at University Village, News Writer a complaint from a woman in While Security officers Galvin Life Science Center on but there have been recent University Village that the sus attempted to handcuff the man, Monday. thefts from other campus build Notre Dame Security/Police pect was attempting to break he escaped, ran across U.S. 933 Security will investigate his ings. recaptured a suspect behind into her apartment. Security and fled behind Denny’s possible involvement in other The case has been forwarded the Signature Inn in Roseland officers responding to the call Restaurant. Security, along campus larcenies. to the prosecutor’s office who Park after he lied from police detained a man matching the with St. Joseph County Police “He’s been here and passed will investigate the incident and custody at University Village. description of the suspect on and Roseland Police, recap through some campus build may choose to press charges Police said the man was Saint Mary’s Road. tured the suspect when he was ings,” Hurley said. “So we are against the suspect for attempt charged with possession of The man was taken into cus hiding in the bushes in going to be looking into his pos ed breaking and entering. stolen property and resisting tody by Security and brought to Roseland Park. sible involvement in other arrest by flight. University Village. The victim When Security searched the crimes.” Contact Mike Connolly at According to Chuck Hurley, identified the suspect as the suspect, officers discovered Hurley said there have been [email protected]. page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Friday, September 28, 2001 I n sid e C o lu m n T h is W eek in N otre D a m e /S a in t M a r y ’s H isto r y Malloy inauguration scheduled World News Tonight” features Hesburgh Happily never Wednesday, September 23, 1987 Monday, September 24, 1979 Father Edward Malloy was formally installed as the An ABC-TV “World News Tonight” segment featuredin- after University’s 16th president. Malloy was preceded by 15 terviews with Notre Dame President Father Theodore We’re told early on, by way of once-upon-a- Holy Cross priests, but they all took office without the Hesburgh and Father James Burtcheall, a university time fairy tales and Disney movies, that the key to success is finding someone with whom you traditional academic ritual. This was the first presiden theology professor. Hesburgh addressed the change in can share your life. Finding true love will break the spell, slay the dragon and cue the “happily tial inauguration in Notre Dame’s 145-year history. the American Catholic Church, and Burtchaell spoke on ever after” ending credits the topic of abortion. every time. As we grow older, howev er, we’re told to forget the fairy tale, that sharing can wait and it’s better to focus on yourself and have a good BEYOND CAMPUS Compiled from U-Wire reports time toasting your own suc cesses. This small contra diction of life’s instructions prompts the question: Jacqueline Displaced NYU students return with caution Better to be single or com Browder NEW YORK Affairs, said Water Street was mitted? Students returned to New York reopened after utilities were turned It’s the double cliche of University’s Water Street dorm back on, the rooms were cleaned, walking a fine line with a Scene Copy Wednesday with mixed feelings environmental tests were conducted double-edged sword. We Editor about their safety. and contaminated rooms cleaned want it both ways. With dust still covering the streets again. According to any coffee and sidewalks and the downtown “I don’t feel any less safe at Water table magazine (Cosmopolitan, Maxim, take area continuing to emanate an acrid Street than any other part of the your pick), being single is synonymous with smell, students were concerned city,” CAS junior Christina Hultholm being fabulous. With this solo mentality about returning to the area. said. screaming at us from glossy pages filled with “I’m worried about the air quality. “I would live here again. I don't toned models and tips on how to "meet 'em and I heard private companies tested the feel any different because of this not wow 'em," what’s not to love? It’s all rather air and found high levels of asbestos to live here again,” General Studies enticing. Suddenly, a relationship seems to and fiber glass,” Michelle Napoli, a Program sophomore Nabila Sheikh have the appeal of entering a dragon’s lair with College of Arts and Science sopho sophomore Raj Brahmbhatt said. said. neither weapon nor trusty sidekick. It’s just not more, said. “How can the air quality be safe Students also voiced their concerns something that you want to do. Napoli used to have a view of the when there are rooms with about getting settled into the school It’s the same with television. Tuning into any World Trade Center towers from her asbestos?” year. “I had such a hard time adjust of the must-see TV shows, leading the single room. However, the University maintains ing to classes because all my note life looks pretty good. Who wouldn’t want to be “I feel less safe being close to that the air quality is safe. Lynne books and books were [at Water hanging out in the city, drinking coffee and everything,” Stern School of Business Brown, vice president of Student Street],” Napoli said. engaging in witty banter? However, if you look a little closer, the mes sage is unclear.

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