/ ^ \ THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 42 : ISSUE 127 THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Students voice concerns, Security listens Prof to speak body president Mickey Stan Klimczak shortly after win­ the positive things that he had to W hite By LIZ HARTER and Gruscinski and vice president ning the election to express their done including [creating] the lost MANDI STIRONE Sarah Falvey campaigned for concerns about the reliability of and found.” News Writers office, they saw a need to work the escort policy, but Gariepy With the questions surround­ with Security to make the cam­ and Klimczak brought up other ing the trespasser who escaped House, Bush This is the second article in a pus safer and increase student’s issues as well. custody after making his way two-part series exploring the faith in the department. “[They talked about] sexual onto the roof of Regina Hall policies of Saint Mary’s Security. They met with Director of assault and informing students April 5, and seemingly slow ACE founder to talk Security and Assistant director how to stay safe,” Falvey said. response to the incident from When Saint Mary’s student of Security Dave Gariepy and “Dave also highlighted some of Saint Mary’s Security detailed in about faith-based schools the first part of this series, many College students have concerns about the effectiveness of Saint By CLAIRE REISING Mary’s Security. News Writer Falvey, however, does not think Security is ineffective. “I think they take [our safety! Political science professor Father very seriously,” she said. “[I feel] Timothy Scully will speak at they would try their hardest [to Washington today about the clos­ fix any problems students have] ing of almost 1,200 faith-based, because they’re really commit­ inner-city schools between 2000 ted to it.” and 2006, as part of the White LIZ HARTER/The O bserver House Summit on Inner-City Saint Mary’s Security is headquartered in these two buildings next to Holy Cross Hall. see SECURITY/page 6 Children and Faith-Based Schools. Scully’s speech, entitled “Higher Education: Signs of Hope” will draw from his work as the co­ founder of the Alliance for Catholic Site's 'juicy/ anonymous gossip prompts concern Education (ACE), which trains col­ lege graduates to work in inner- city Catholic schools. Scully, who is Juicycampus.com attracts users with explicit, unsigned discussions of students'personal lives a former Executive Vice President of the University, is also the found­ ing director of the University’s campus life in general but it who created one post asking posters have called her, Institute for Educational Initiatives. By JOSEPH McMAHON leaves it open to hurt others black freshmen what they among other degrading “In terms of the providers of Assistant News Editor under the veil of anonymity,” thought of the Web site, said terms, a “stripper” and a “fat faith-based educators, the ACE he said. “I think that if mem­ words like these show racism tro ll.” program is the largest and the Notre Dame and Saint bers had to post their names is still a problem at Notre “I feel it is completely most well-known in the country, so Mary’s College students have under each post they would Dame. immature that people really I suppose we were natural part­ been taking advantage of a definitely weigh their words “This shows the true senti­ abuse the Web site,” Craig ners for them to turn to in terms of new Web site forum — juicy- more and take things more ments that [some students] said. “It really sucks to go on inviting us to be involved in the campus.com — to share gos­ seriously.” hold deep inside,” he said. there and see your name summit,” he said. sip and spread rumors about While some topics are “They’ll say stuff like this posted up not knowing who Scully received an invitation their fellow classmates. harmless, such as discussion blindly online where they it’s from and that everyone in directly from the White House for According to freshman Scott of upcoming social events, know there are no repercus­ the world can just go on the summit, which President McIntosh, while the Web site others are lewd and slander­ sions for their actions.” there, type in your name and George W. Bush convened to dis­ can be humorous at times, ous, littered with sexist and One popular trend on juicy- read about you.” cuss ways to bolster education for th e a n o n y m ity racist remarks. campus.com is to post gossip, Craig chose to respond to inner-city schools. juicycampus.com provides One of the more offensive usually having to do with sex, her faceless critics by writing In a White House press release, allows students to post what­ posts included statements about one specific student. back and signing her name Bush said the summit will address ever they want without fear about African-American stu­ Saint Mary’s freshman under the posts. low-income urban students’ need of repercussion. dents that were full of racial Sarah Craig has five different “I decided that if people for more educational options and “I think it provides a way slurs. topics about her on the Web for students to vent about Freshman Khai Thomas, site, where anonymous see WEB SITE/page 4 see SCULLY/page 6 Hesburgh walk to S tudent S enate benefit local schools TCEs to switch from print to online Yuen, a sophomore and grad­ Upgraded method for evaluating courses will also help students pick classes By KATIE PERALTA uate of the Upward Bound Assistant News Editor program . “The fundraiser we are By MADELINE BUCKLEY Former University doing for Upward Bound is an News Writer President Father Theodore attempt to create an inde­ Hesburgh played an integral pendent source of funding in The Student Senate passed role in advancing social jus­ case the U.S. Department of Wednesday a resolution to sup­ tice in the 1960s, and as a Education were to decide to port the implementation of tribute to his work in educa­ cut the program in its entire­ online teacher and course evalu­ tion, Upward Bound will host ty,” Yuen said. ations to replace the paper eval­ its inaugural Father Ted’s The program helps its stu­ uations that are currently used Fun Run and Walk this dent participants graduate in classrooms. Sunday. high school by providing a The move to online evaluations All proceeds will benefit number of services, from is an effort of the Offices of Upward Bound at Notre tutoring to college visitations Institutional Research and Dame, a program that serves to SAT preparation, Coates Information Technology and the South Bend high school stu­ and Yuen said. Advisory Committee to the dents who are the first in “|The program is] for first Provost of Evaluation of their family to attend college. generation college students Teaching, Academic Affairs Funded by the Department and students from lower chair Ryan Brellenthin said. of Education, Upward Bound socioeconomic backgrounds,” The teach er evaluations will has seen its funds dwindling Yuen said. be restructured online as Course HALEY BEAUPRE/The O bserver in recent years because of Senators vote to pass a resolution supporting the switch to online budget cuts, said Kristine see RUN/page 3 see SENATE/page 3 TCEs at Wednesday’s meeting in the LaFortune Student Center. page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Thursday, April 24, 2008 In sid e C olumn Question of the Day: W hat reinstated TV s h o w were / a r e you excited to have b a c k ? What is Surinam? 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If I had to offer you a short version of In B rief the tragedy that followed, it would be “stay in school, political science The Kroc Institute for majors.” If I had to offer a slightly International Peace Studies will longer version, it would be “stay in host a lecture today entitled school, and please slap any “Sharpening Sanctions’ Surinamians you meet.” Effectiveness” at 12:30 in the There are many things you do not Hesburgh Center. know about me. I was elected "Most l ikely to be an Abercrombie and The dance - a - thon, Antostal: Fitch Centerfold." I am three nations Bailainos! will bo held on North closer to world conquest (four if you Quad tonight from 5 p.m. to mid­ count West Sahara). And my zeal for night to help raise money for St.