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--~~~~-- ------------~~--- ----------~------., THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 39: ISSUE 29 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1. 2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Students, professors react to Bush-Kerry debate Darners watch and respond to presidential candidates' primetime face-off Gables, Fla. All topics and ques presentation." By TERESA FRALISH tions were chosen by Lehrer. Given Bush's current lead in A"ociatc News Editor "Certainly tonight nobody lost the polls, Arnold said he was this debate," political professor most surprised by Kerry's per As presidential candidates David Campbell said. "I don't formance against Bush, espe Senator John Kerry and think there were many surpris cially on foreign policy issues. President George Bush sparred es here." "I think Kerry was the superi over foreign policy topics Political science professor or candidate in that he did bet Thursday evening, student and Peri Arnold, who specializes in ter than expected. I think this is faculty viewers said the debate presidential politics, agreed a format that served him partic had no dear-cut winner, though that the debate had no over ularly well," Arnold said. both men demonstrated individ whelming winner, but said In contrast, Arnold said Bush ual strnngths. Kerry emerged with a clear tended to repeat much of what The 90-minute debate edge. he has said already throughout between Bush and Kerry, mod "I think Kerry did very well the campaign. erated by PBS news anchor Jim and played against form," "What he did was to read the CLAIRE KELLEY!The Observer Lehrer. took place at the Arnold said. "I think that he Students gather in a DeBartolo classroom to watch Thursday's University of Miami in Coral was extremely successful in his see DEBATE/page6 presidential debate at an event sponsored by Rock the Vote. First Year of Studies to undergo transition Kolman announces Former dean looks June retirement at program's history By AMANDA MICHAELS By KATE ANTONACCI Associate News Editor News Writer Adding to what was already The second floor of the a year of great transition for Coleman-Morse Center is a famil the adminis- iar place for the newest Domers. tration, anoth- ,...,..--~= The First Year of Studies office is er University housed there and advisors are leader found shelling out support and announced guidance daily to Notre Dame's they will bow freshmen. out at the end The nationally renowned and of the academ much lauded FYS program first ic year. took flight under Dr. Emil Hofman, E i I e e n professor emeritus. Every day, Kolman, dean Kolman Hofman can be found at his "field of the First office," a bench conveniently situ Year of Studies program, said ated in front of the Dome on God she will retire in June after Quad. He claimed this spot nearly her third five-year contract HILLARY THORNTON and CECELIA HILLARD!The Observer 14 years ago, after retiring from Freshmen wait outside of the main desk for the First Year of Studies office in the Coleman-Morse see KOLMAN I page 8 Center. Eileen Kolman, dean of the First Year of Studies, announced that she will retire in June. see FYS/page 4 Bookstore gears up for gan1e day Irish an1bassador to Employees stock up for expected buying boom deliver keynote speech By TRICIA de GROOT Presidency Perspective" is of News Writer By MADDIE HANNA great relevance. News Writer "It's a very important topic In the minds of many stu because the relationship between dents. alumni and fans, there Irish ambassador to the United the greatest military superpower is no better time to be on States Noel Fahey will inaugurate [the United States] and what is campus than home football Notre Dame's new Irish language becoming the greatest economic weekends. Visitors, both and literature superpower [the European Union] friend and foe, nock to cam department is of great consequence for the pus to see the Dome, the sta with a keynote rest of the world," O'Ciardha said. dium. Touchdown Jesus and address today Along with the address, Fahey not least of all. the Hammes at 3 p.m. at is scheduled for a meeting with Bookstore. McKenna Christopher Fox, director of the The bookstore. which nor Hall. Keough Institute for Irish studies mally employs about 200 According to and University President Father people, about 80 of whom Eamonn Edward Malloy and lunch with work full-time, has upwards O'Ciardha, the faculty fellows of the Keough of' 500 employees on home professor in Fahey Institute. football weekPnds. the Keough On Saturday, Fahey will be "It is a significant opportu- HILLARY THORNTON and CECELIA HILLIARD!The Observer Institute for Irish Studies, Fahey's attending the tailgate of Thomas Employees at the Hammes bookstore stock up on Notre discussion of "Ireland, Europe see BOOKSTORE/page 6 Dame apparel for the expected rush before Saturday's game. and the United States: A Post- see FAHEY/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Friday, October 1, 2004 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT'S YOUR PREDICTION FOR THE FOOTBALL GAME THIS WEEKEND? Why I hate l- .• r·'... •·.·•...•. -·. .·)·.·:··•.· .. parietals II.~ ... I hate parietals. No, I don't have a II"'l""' {r significant other on campus and no, parietals are not restraining my sex life - but I do believe that parietals Becky Byers Jamie Martinez Jim Molani John Skakun Patrick Lasseter Rocco Gallzio have altered my college career in an senior SDII senior senior freshman sophomore extremely nega tive way. Eileen Duffy Howard employee Fisher Keough Dillon Dillon First of all, they don't work. I News "Notre Dame, "Notre Dame is "Notre Dame, "Notre Dame "ND, 28. Un-due "/think they'll don't think I'm Production 30. Purdue, I 7·" going to kick 2 7· Purdue, 24. " will win 35-3 I." Perversity, I 2. " stop counting letting out any Editor secret here. Not butt!" when we are up only are Notre I00-0." Dame students penalized quite often for parietals infractions, but I've seen many a person get away with it. If I wanted to spend the night in a guys' dorm. I could- side entrances can be opened from the inside in the middle of the night, and not going to the bathroom for seven hours isn't that difficult. Or so I've heard. Although they can be easily bro ken, I would now like to discuss why the ineonvenience of parietals ought IN BRIEF to bn abolished. I will start with the sibling argument. I can't believe that The Student Union Board will this University would force my room sponsor a screening of "Harry mate's innocent, freckled-face 11- Potter and the Prisoner of year-old brother to sleep in a strange Azkaban" tonight and boys' dorm during a visit. Heally, Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m. Notre Dame, he is not going to have The movie will be shown in 101 sex with anybody, and I highly doubt DeBartolo for $3. his presence would bother any of the other girls in our dorm. Plus, I think Irish ambassador to the slr-cping on the futon in his sister's United States, Noel Fahey, will clean room (as opposed to some of give a lecture on the relation the other frighteningly disgusting ships among Ireland, Europe guys' rooms I've seen) would proba and America to inaugurate the bly he a healthier environment. University's new Department of Next up: The off-campus argu Irish Language and Literature ment. Notre Dame cares a lot about today at 3 p.m. in the McKenna entertaining its students on campus, Hall auditorium. and about keeping them in the dorms. The 119th Sorin Talent Show Thn endless array of SUB movies, will be presented tonight from Flipsidc events and dorm happenings 8 to 10 p.m. outside of Sorin am evidence to that. Ilowever, when Hall. The show will include a co-nd group is enjoying itself "Dinn with an Otter" auction tognther, especially on a weeknight, for charity. HILLARY THORNTON and CECELIA HILLIARDfrhe Observer the dreaded parietals inevitably Chad Wagner, left, and Ryan Scholz film a segment about Notre Dame for the force this group to move ofT-campus The men's and women's College Football Tour 2004, "Tailgates, Tradition, and Touchdowns", on the first cross country teams will run in for continued coed fun in a relaxed floor of the Hammes bookstore Thursday. atmosphere. the Notre Dame Invitational As much as I like playing foosball today from 4:15 to 6:15p.m. at with my guy friends in the glaring the Burke Memorial Golf light of the 24-hour lounges, I'd Course. probably rather be sitting in a pri vate dorm room, listening to music OFFBEAT The men's and women's and chatting. Which brings me to my swimming teams will race final (and most important) argument: The big 'Baby' Is back relieved and looking forward The two men argued over against Evansville today from 4 Parietals hinder healthy relation BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. - to a full night's sleep. the best way to prepare to 6 p.m. at the Holt's Aquatic ships with members of the opposite Keith Berg's 17-foot "When I first heard that skinless chicken for dinner. Center. sex. I'm not referring to sexual rela Burmese python came out of the snake was missing, my "It started out as a physi tions at all. I'm talking about friend hiding after a long weekend. three children were playing cal confrontation, but it The Saturday Scholar Series ships.