Marine Graduate Injured in Iraq War
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Wednesday, March 26,2003 BCAC "' THE holds fashion show page 13 The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL. XXXVII NO. 117 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Marine graduate injured in Iraq war The AP reported that Ferrell was injured. a stint with the Marines," said former Observer managing By HELENA PAYNE had to receive a field tracheoto "The details remain sketchy, Sederberg said in the article. editor and 2002 graduate Noreen Senior Sr;~ffWrircr my after a llumvee accident that but it looks as if Dustin and sev Some current Notre Dame Gillepsie, adding that. "He really caused chest injuries and broken eral other Marines were in an Navy ROTC students who worked wore the responsibility that they First Lieutenant Dustin Ferrell, bones. The operation involves accident in a Humvee. A field with him also referred to his teach you in ROTC in office." a ;woo Notre Dame graduate cutting a hole in the threat to tracheotomy by a Navy corpsman leadership. Ferrell, an accounting major and U.S. Marine, was recently allow air to pass through. saved his life. His trachea had "I remember him as being a originally from California, was injured in "People that have tra been crushed," Sederberg great leader, and also, he had a living in North Carolina with his I r a q , cheotomies, they survive," said reported. great sense of humor," said wife, Rachel, a Saint Mary's according to Patti Null, a local charge nurse at Sederberg also wrote about senior John Seiter, who worked graduate, before he was sent to n~porL-; from Memorial Hospital of South Ferrell's involvement at Notre under Ferrell when he held the the Middle East. The two were t h e Bend. Dame, where he was active in position of public affairs officer in married in August at the Associallld As of Tuesday, it was reported the Navy ROTC program, which Navy ROTC. Basilica. l'rt!SS and that Fermll was recovering in an had given him a scholarship. As public affairs officer, Ferrell In the Air Force hospital, Ferrell's Air Force hospital ncar "Between his academic classes edited the Navy newsletter. He Sederberg reported that Ferrell mother-in- Frankfurt, Germany. and his military obligation, he also wrote a series of columns in has to usc a ventilator to law. who Ferrell Ferrell's mother-in-law, seemed to be running or study The Observer that incited student breathe. writes for Deborah Soderberg, wrote about ing nearly every minute of his reactions during his time as an the Michigan City (Ind.) News Ferrell Tuesday for the Michigan four years at Notre Dame, on his assistant viewpoint editor. Contact Helena Payne at Dispatch. City paper, explaining how he way to a degree in business and "They did elicit good dialogue," [email protected] Ralph Nader to How SWEET IT IS speak on campus plausibility of legislating ethics By JULIA MILLER-LEMON at the corporate level and the Nt-w' Writer effect that such legislation would have on the business world. Consumer advocate Halph Nader has recently headed an Nader will address the Notre effort to create a new organiza DamP community today at 3 tion to set standards for corpo p.m. in the Jordan Auditorium rate accountants. of the Lisa Casey, a Notre Dame law Mendoza professor, said Nader will most College of likely address Wall Street scan Business. dals that have occurred over T i t I n d the past year and the need for "Legislating legislation that will better pro Corporate tect consumers and their inter Ethics," the ests. Since the admission of talk is spon false profits and the demise of sorml by the Nader Enron last year, the accounts of Notre Dame other major corporations have Law School come under close scrutiny and KELLY GLASSOCK/Kansas State Collegian and is part of the business lee more scandals have been Jill Krause, Karen Swanson and Anne Weese celebrate the womens basketball team's 59-53 turn serins. revealed, leading many to ques victory over Kansas State, which put both the mens and womens basketball teams Into the Nader ran for president in tion the integrity of corporate Sweet Sixteen In the same year for the first time. See "Severe Upset," page 24. 2000 as a Green Party candi America. date and has been a prominent Andrew Casad, the facilitator figure in consumer issues. He of Notre founded organi- D a m e zations respon Greens, sible for the "The progressive issues said that College posts emergency plan establishment don't get enough he's very of several attention on campus, so excited to increase awareness of their If the plan is implemented, major federal h e a r By ANGELA SAOUD consumer pro it should be a very surroundings. Students are students will be notified Nader's News Writer tection agen interesting lecture." thoughts asked to watch for suspicious through e-mail, telephone cies. including on respon While the risk for terrorist circumstances and report calls and personal contact. t h e attacks on schools is low, any behavior they find out of Upon receiving notification Andrew Casad sible busi Environrnnntal n e s s Saint Mary's is responding the ordinary. of a terrorist attack, students Protection facilitator of Notre Dame Greens ethics, proactively by creating an Harris said students should and staff should proceed to Agency. the especially Emergency Response Plan. not be fearful, simply alert. the basement of Regina Hall. Occupational s i n c e .Rosemarie Harris, Saint The Emergency Response preferably through the tun Safety and llealth Nader is commonly regarded as Mary's Interim Director of Plan would only be put into nels running below the cam Administration and the "America's most well-known Security. displayed the nine action under certain pus. Signs have been placed Consumer Product Safety consumer advocate." page action plan Friday on instances. These circum directing students to appro Administration. "The progressive issues don't the College's homepage. stances include a red alert priate locations, where fur Numerous other consumer get enough attention on cam "I want to strongly empha issued by the government or ther instruction will be given actions groups. such as the pus, so it should be a very inter size that we have not a biological or chemical upon arrival. Center for Auto Safety. Public esting lecture." Casad said. received any notification attack. Security suggests that stu .Citizen. the Clean Water Action Nder received his undergrad thus far to implement the The plan suggests that stu dents share this information l'rojnct, Disability Hights Center uate degree from Princeton plan," Harris said. "However, dents equip their rooms with with their families. They will and the Project for Corporation University in 1955, and gradu we are responding proactive supplies such as bottled set up additional phone lines Hnsponsibility. were all started ated from Harvard Law School ly to the threat. This is sim water, non-perishable food for family members to call by the Study for Hesponsible in 1958. ply to make students aware items, first aid supplies. a and receive news updates on Law. Nader's original research of our heightened state of radio and a flashlight. the campus' condition. organization. alert." Students may want to pre Organizers said that Nader is Contact Julia Miller-Lemon at The heightened security pare a kit that can be easily Contact Angela Saoud at expected to speak about the [email protected] alert encourages students to taken with them. [email protected] page 2 The Observer+ WHAT'S UP Wednesday, March 26, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS Dancing NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS king Feminist U.S. forces kill Fox News War focus has Telling it like Severe upset Symposium at least 150 leading rival led to neglect it is Two days ago, a female finally shows 'The Iraqi soldiers CNN of domestic spoke the words that I had been waiting to hear for some time: Righteous near Baghdad concerns "You're a good lead." Babes' Wait. Let me explain. 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