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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 45: Issue 17 Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Ndsmcobserver.com Local businesses offer discounts Kellogg to By JOHN CAMERON News Writer host abroad Students hesitant to set foot outside Flex Point terri- tory can venture off campus open house without breaking the bank thanks to the Students for South Bend (SFSB) discount By NICOLE TOCZAUER program. News Writer The program, which has expanded to include over 60 Students who are interested local restaurants, museums in service or research abroad and other vendors, offers stu- but are overwhelmed by the dents with valid Notre Dame, application process can get Saint Mary’s or Holy Cross a head start at Wednesday’s IDs a variety of everyday dis- International Open House, counts and daily specials. where representatives from Emily LeStrange, the for- more than 20 University of- mer Off-Campus Concerns LAURA LAWS | Observer Graphic fices involved with study, ser- chair responsible for the vice and research abroad will program’s founding, said the said. “If you create a way for were eager to participate. South Bend Silverhawks.” showcase a variety of avail- program is meant to increase students to continually shop “Businesses from the be- Katy Zemlock, this year’s able programs. both student patronage at lo- downtown or to frequent the ginning have been interested Off-Campus Concerns chair, Holly Rivers, director of the cal businesses and campus small businesses they didn’t in participating, especially said SFSB is still seeking Kellogg Institute for Interna- engagement with the com- know existed before, I think small businesses in the South more local vendors. tional Studies, said the 450 munity at large. you create a positive rela- Bend city area,” she said. “We are working with Kite students registered for the “I’ve always thought the tionship with your commu- “We were able to grab the at- Realty, the Eddy Street Com- event will receive information program was a great way nity.” tention of a lot of places stu- mons developer, to discuss a on opportunities available in for students to break out of When the program began dents frequent, like Between blanket discount at the busi- Africa, Latin America, Asia, the comfort zone Eddy Street last year, LeStrange said a the Buns, Studebagels, Leg- Commons has,” LeStrange number of local businesses ends, Le Peep and even the see DISCOUNT/page 5 see ABROAD/page 5 Campus fire department Poverty rate increases in 2010 By MARIELLE HAMPE keeps students safe News Writer Poverty in the United States rose to 15.1 percent in 2010, with 46.2 million Americans reportedly below the poverty line, according to a report released by the Census Bu- reau Tuesday. While politicians debate a number of quick fixes to the apparent crisis, Notre Dame economics professor Jim Sul- livan said some of the hype may be in the way the statis- tics are calculated. “Poverty estimates are based on cash income like earnings and welfare pay- ments. The poverty estimates exclude government pro- grams such as food stamps, housing subsidies and the Earned Income Tax Credit, a 50 billion dollar program LAURA LAWS | Observer Graphic that is much larger than wel- fare,” he said. the economic distribution,” “By ignoring the effects ASHLEY DACY/The Observer The Census Bureau deter- he said. “It allows us to an- of government funded pro- Captain Robert “RD” Brown attends to daily activities at the mines poverty by comparing swer the question, ‘Have we grams, the official poverty Notre Dame Firehouse. a household’s total income made progress over time?’” estimates suggest that the to a threshold level that var- The Census Bureau report, government is losing the war maintains constant vigilance ies by family size and age “Income, Poverty, and Health on poverty, but this is not the By EMMA RUSS through the Notre Dame Fire composition. If a household’s Insurance Coverage: 2010,” case,” Sullivan said. News Writer Department (NDFD). total income falls below the stated that the number of While Sullivan acknowl- NDFD handles all of the Uni- threshold, every member in Americans below the poverty edges the worsening of many In 1879, a devastating fire versity’s fire safety-related the family is considered to be line increased from 43.6 mil- Americans’ financials, his destroyed Notre Dame’s Main needs, and its responsibilities in poverty. lion during 2009. research shows that long- Building, alerting the adminis- are broader than most munici- “Official poverty estimates Sullivan said the selected term progress has been made tration to the need for greater pal fire departments, Interim are the single most important indicators can obscure the against poverty. He suggests fire safety measures. More than indicator for the well being positive impact of some gov- a century later, the University see FIRE/page 5 of the people at the bottom of ernment programs. see POVERTY/page 5 INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER McCormick discusses social concerns page 3 u Viewpoint page 8 u Fashion by Felicia page 10 u Football team excited for Michigan State page 20 page 2 | ndsmcobserver.com The Observer u DAY-TO-DAY Wednesday, September 14, 2011 QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS THE LAST SONG YOU HEARD? www.ndsmcobserver.com P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Editor-in-Chief Douglas Farmer Managing Editor Business Manager Sarah Mervosh Jeff Liptak Asst. Managing Editor: Adriana Pratt Asst. 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