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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 41: ISSUE 52 MONDAY. NOVEMBER 13,2006 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND senior killed in early morning car accident Fatal Toll Road crash caused Candlelight memorial service by tire blowout, officials say held at Grotto in Brann's honor By KATE ANTONACCI By KATE ANTONACCI News Editor News Editor A Notre Dame senior was ki1led in a car More than 200 students gathered at the crash early Friday morning on Indiana Grotto Saturday night for a memorial prayer State Toll Road near LaPorte, Ind., offi service for Notre Dame senior Caitlin Brann, cials said. who was described as a "spark of fire." Caitlin Brann, 22, was headed west on Brann died in a car crash early Friday Interstate 80-90 at 2:13 morning on the Indiana Toll Road. a.m. EST Friday when A bagpipe played "Amazing Grace" as her rear passenger-side three of Brann's friends processed through tire blew out, causing the crowd, one holding the Bible, one holding her to lose control of her, a poster with pictures of Brann and one hold 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier ing a cross. convertible, according to Students held candles beneath Mary's stat an Indiana State Police ue hugging, crying and wiping tears. report. After a soloist performed "Let it Be" on the Brann, a marketing guitar, Brann's friends spoke about their major from Orland Park, Brann memories of her. Some spoke about Ill., entered the median sideways, just Freshman Orientation, when they met Brann past mile marker 41.2. Her car rolled and decided "she was cooler than the rest of numerous times before becoming airborne us." and sideswiping the trailer of a semi- Another spoke about chatting with Brann Students attend a memorial prayer service at the Grotto Saturday in see ACCIDENT/page 4 remembrance of senior Caitlin Brann. see MEMORIAL/page 6 ~Loyal Daughters' debuts at DPAC Moody Jenkins withdraws endorsement from play, Stuart but supports goal of sexual assault prevention Jenkins still "completely sup By MARY KATE MALONE ports" the central aim of the News Editor play, "which is education and speaks awareness to prevent sexual A student-created production assault and sexual violence." about sexuality and sexual Jenkins' withdrawal of his Talk focuses on UN' s assault at Notre Dame will open endorsement comes seven today with the clear intent, months after he identified the role, worldwide needs organizers said, of shaking the student-written "Loyal University community into Daughters" as one of the "sub By KAITLYNN RIELY awareness about sexual violence stantive" results of an inflamed, News Writer on campus. two-month, campus-wide discus "Loyal Daughters" will debut, sion on academic freedom and however, without the endorse Catholic character. Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, ment of University President That discussion began on Jan. chairman of the board of Father John Jenkins - a back 23, when Jenkins questioned the directors of the United ing it lost after Jenkins viewed annual on-campus presence of Nations (UN) Foundation for the script in early October and "The Vagina Monologues" and the Global Compact, delivered found that its occasionally "neu other events "in name or content the keynote tral stance" on premarital sex clearly and egregiously contrary address of a was "in direct opposition to the to or inconsistent with the funda three-day Church and Father Jenkins' posi mental values of a Catholic uni peace con tion on issues of sexual morali versity." ference that ty," University spokesman Dennis On April 5, Jenkins issued a DUSTIN MEN NELLA/The Observer b e g a n Brown said Sunday. Freshman Patrick Tighe plays a teacher reading from dulac S u n d a y Brown said, however, that see SUPPORT/page 4 in a full dress rehearsal of "Loyal Daughters" Saturday. night, organ ized by the Center for Ethics and Moody-Stuart Religious Student-written, NO-specific production will run four nights this week Values in Business. Moody-Stuart, who is also never think that [sexual vio on interviews that senior uality, off-campus and on-cam chairman of international By MARY KATE MALONE lence] is happening around writer and producer Emily pus rape, self-defense tech mining company Anglo News Editor here." Weisbecker conducted with niques, duLac discrepancies American PLC, called for The 25 monologues and skits more than 55 Notre Dame stu and body image issues - businesses to contribute to Judging from the vigor of in "Loyal Daughters" examine dents and professors. themes that bear some similar the development of strong their applause, the 16 students discrepancies between the "It was just amazing," ity to those found in "The societies in fragile or corrupt who came to watch the first ideal perception of Notre Dame Weisbecker said of conducting Vagina Monologues," a play countdes. full dress rehearsal of "Loyal - what the script calls "the the interviews. "People were that opened amid a flurry of "It is part of our responsi Daughters" Saturday were not sense of familiarity, sense of very forthright in telling me controversy last spring regard bility, with others in society, unaffected by the performance belonging" - and the presence very personal experiences. I ing its place and purpose at to help create the kind of - which brought them to of sexual violence on campus. felt very honored that they Notre Dame. society in which we can do laughter, tears and, at times, The production, which opens trusted me and were willing to University President Father business," said Moody-Stuart, utter silence. tonight, is written, directed share so much." John Jenkins sparked that 10- who spoke in the press box of "It is shocking," said junior and performed completely by There are stories of sexual week controversy in addresses Notre Dame Stadium. Luke Cieslewicz, who attended Notre Dame students. Each assault (against both men and the dress rehearsal. "You monologue is true and based women), homosexuality, bisex- see SHOW/page 8 see UN/page 6 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, November 13, 2006 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DINING HALL FOOD TO EAT AND WHY? 'Wo-w -wo-w we wah' "Borat" has drawn crowds to movie theaters across the nation since the movie's release on Nov. 3, delighting many Americans and infuriating the Thomas Thuruthiyil Hilda Boney Scott Rice Morgan Schulz Maura Caufield nation of Kazakhstan. South Dining South Dining freshman sophomore sophomore But, maybe it Hall staff Hall staff Morrissey Howard Howard should be the Laura Baumgartner other way around. News Writer "Grilled "Catfish, "Cornbread, "Flank steak, "Roasted While chicken because it's because it's because the steamship leg Kazakhstan is not portrayed in a positive light in the breast on one of my sweet with a blend of of pork film, the claims against that nation salad. favorite hint of seasonings on because it are at least fiction. While there have because it's foods." crunchiness. " the steak sounds SO been several reports of people believ , ing British comedian Sacha Cohen's healthy. gives it full delicious!" characterization of the central Asian flavor." country, anyone would have to be gullible and lazy to seriously accept it as truth. A simple online search of Kazakhstan could easily inform any curious party about the nation and its citizens. Or better yet, a visit to the IN BRIEF local library where they stock ency clopedias full of useful tidbits waiting to be absorbed into hungry minds. Professor Thomas Goltz will Cohen's movie has spiked world present a lecture, video wide interest in this formerly unheard presentation and discussion of region of the globe, a great oppor entitled "The Chechen tunity, in my opinion, for Kazakhstan National Disaster and Other to boost tourism and generate a buzz. Conflicts in the Post-Soviet It's a publicist's dream come true. Caucasus today at 4:30 p.m. News outlets everywhere are running in the Annenberg Auditorium stories, and if Kazakhstan can spin at the Snite Museum of Art. them right, they could be a major This event is free and open to form of free advertising. the general public. Americans, on the other hand, are not so lucky. 2006 Richard H. Driehaus The negative portrayals of our citi Prize Laureate Allan zens do represent truths in our coun Greenberg will present a try, not blatant over-exaggerations. lecture entitled "Architecture The fact that some who have seen of Democracy" today from the movie internalize the depiction of 4:30 p.m. to 6 in 104 Bond Kazakhstan as truth only serves as Hall. This event is open to the evidence of this fact. general public. I found parts of the movie to be hilarious and others incredibly Travel writer and PBS grotesque, but overall I left the the personality Rick Steves will atre mostly in a state of shock. kick off International HY PHAM/The Observer Education week with a Though the shock was partially McGruff, Clancy the big Leprechaun and Notre Dame cheerleaders participate In a induced by the graphic nature of cer lecture entitled "How to pickup game of smash ball during halftime of the women's volleyball victory over Travel Smart" today at 7:30 tain scenes, it was primarily due to West VIrginia yesterday. the reawakening I received about our p.m. in the McKenna Hall country's own shortcomings. Auditorium. He will lecture Certain details concerning the again at 4:30p.m. Tuesday. process behind the creation of the film remain foggy; however, the image Saint Mary's junior class of the United States in the movie is OFFBEAT will sell $2 banana splits more believable and true than that of today from 5 p.m.