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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~ THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 43: ISSUE 20 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER22, 2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Columbian president given ND award ROTC Celebration marks Kellogg's 25th anniversary trains in interim director Ted Beatty said. By JOSEPH McMAHON The award carries a $15,000 Michigan Assistant News Editor prize as well as a $15,000 matching grant for a charity of Bi-annual exercise The Kellogg Institute for the recipient's choice, which International Studies awarded was presented to Fundaci6n held at Fort Custer its prestigious Notre Dame Prize Colombia Presente. Both for Distinguished Public Service awards are funded by the Coca in Latin America to Cesar Cola Foundation. By ROBERT SINGER Gaviria Trajillo, the former Gaviria said he was honored News Writer president of Colombia, during a to receive the award and ceremony celebrating Kellogg's pleased with the work of the Army ROTC cadets 25th anniversary Friday. Institute in Latin America. returned Sunday afternoon "The Kellogg Institute has "Well I'm very proud to be from a weekend-long field spent 25 years developing a rep honored and to receive this training exercise at Fort utation for the study of democ award from the Kellogg Custer, located just outside. racy in Latin America, and Institute. This is a very presti the town of Battle Creek, QUENTIN STENGER/The Observer here's somebody who spent 40 gious university, and the Kellogg Mich., according to an e-mail Fonner Columbian President Cesar Gaviria Trajillo accepts the Notre years of his career, not studying from Cadet Mike Howard. Dame Award for Distinguished Public Service to Latin America Friday. it, but living it," the Institute's see KELLOGG/page 6 The event, held twice a year in the fall and spring, focused on developing skills in three main areas: naviga tion, combat, and leadership, MSU loss disappoints students, ND fans according to the email. The purpose was to provide the guess I shouldn't be surprised cadets in attendance -- 46 By EMMA DRISCOLL after last year," senior Luke from Notre Dame, 4 from News Writer Derheimer said. Saint Mary's and 2 from Holy Junior Andrea Teske made the Cross -- with practical expe Hundreds of students made the trip to East Lansing as part of the rience that reaches beyond trip from South Bend to East band. She said that the team still the classroom, Howard said. Lansing, Mich., to support the played better than it did last year "In general, the idea is to Irish in Saturday's football game and that it played with heart. improve upon what we do in against the Michigan State "Sometimes, things don't go in class, to put meaning behind University Spartans. Although our favor," Teske said. what we do in class," sopho fans enjoyed the game day, many For Teske, the team's perform more Kyle Hanratty said. were disappointed with the Irish ance this year is still giving her "For juniors and seniors, it's loss. hope. a good way to get experience "The game day itself was fun, "It was disappointing that we in the field." but it was a really disappointing didn't win ... I don't really have According to Howard, the game," senior Tracey Janesheski any less faith that we're going to training exercise will go a said. win more games than we're long way toward preparing Some students felt that the going to lose this year," Teske Army ROTC juniors for their game reminded them of the said. Leader Development and team's performance last year. She said the team seems to be DAN Observer Assessment Course next "I did not enjoy driving three Students were still "cranked up" during parts of Notre Dame's hours to watch our team lose. I see FOOTBALL/page 8 first loss of the season to Michigan State Saturday. see ROTC/page 3 Run benefits cancer awareness 'The Quad' social Three- and six-mile event attracts increased participants Saturday network site to debut all 'social networks' relegate By KELLY DAVIS By SARAH MERVOSH News Writer its users to behind a physical News Writer computer screen. It is what social networking should have Members of the Notre Dame, This week, a new Web site evolved into by 2008, but has Saint Mary's and Holy Cross com made exclusively for college not." munities ran and walked in the students and meant to be an The two co-founders said 25th Annual Domer Run Saturday enhancement of college life The Quad is a service specifi to benefit Ovarian Cancer aware will be launched midweek cally made to make life easier ness and education, race director said Jason Schutzbank, for other college students. and assistant director _of facilities, Executive Vice President and "In conceptualizing all these special events and family program Chief Technology Officer of things, these are all things ming, Jeff Walker said. The run, College Tonight Inc. that I've personally gone which is held on a designated away The site, which was previ- through and experienced a football weekend each fall, started ously called need for," said Schutzbank. at 9 a.m. in front of Moose Kraus collegetonight.com, will Suchin graduated from drive near the stadium tunnel. become thequad.com accord .Emory University in 2006 and Walker said race participation ing to co-founders Zach Schutzbank will graduate in increased by 15 to 20 percent this Suchin, President and Chief 2009. year. He credited the growth main Exeutive Officer of College "It is not something that was ly to online registration, which was Tonight Inc., and Schutzbank. built by a bunch of 40-year instated this year. Although According to the current olds in a room," Suchin said. RecSports did not have participant Web site, collegetonight.com, Thequad.com will consist of numbers finalized by Sunday, an the site "promotes actual four main aspects: The Scene, A Notre Dame firetruck leads the start of the annual Domer social interactivity rather than see RUN/page 6 Run Saturday. Over 500 people participated in the event. the sedentary lifestyle nearly see WEB SITE/page 9 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, September 22, 2008 ~SIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: ARE YOU DISCOURAGED BY THE FOOTBALL TEAM'S LOSS SATURDAY? Sex and free vvill I spent a good portion of my Frosh- 0 experience listening to talk about how accepting Notre Dame is of peo ple with di!Terent beliefs. But some Grayson Duren Charles Janini Erin Wash Erin lslo Dan Krcmaric where along the way it was slipped in that if students Freshman Fresman Senior Freshman Senior were caught hav- Sarah Mervosh Keenan Dillon Off campus Breen Phillips Dillon ing sex, they would be "sepa- "Slightly ''I'm more "No! The Irish 'Yes, because I "Yes, and I'm rated from the Univorsity." News Writer discouraged, encouraged by are still back, was there and glad I didn't I almost started but there's a Purdue's baby!" it sucked!" make the road laughing when I silver lining. struggles with trip." heard this. I didn't understand how the university could tell us not to do Now our Central something that is completely legal quarterback will Michigan." and within our rights. become more I now understand that because Catholicism does not believe in sex aesthetically before marriage, we are asked to pleasing." respect that belief by abstaining. But I define respect as speaking and act ing in a way that allows others to live their life peacefully. Ilaving sex IN BRIEF would not interrupt anyone from abstaining. The event "Freedom With Furthermore, the Catholic faith Friends" will be held tonight does not believe in reincarnation, but at 7 p.m. in Haggar Parlor at the University would never "sepa Saint Mary's. Alumna Justine rate" my llindu roommate for prac Ray, '08 will lead a discussion ticing her beliefs. In fact, the on how women can support University would encourage her to do each other with body image so. and eating concerns. Sex, like faith. is a personal choir:e. And I believe that the University The Ford Program is spon should let us make that choice. soring African Underground Disallowing sex is both na"ive and Tuesday in LaFortune ultimately detrimental. People are Ballroom. A screening of the going to have sex if they want to have film "Democracy in Dakar" sex and should not be seen as bad will start at 7 p.m. followed by people for doing so. a panel discussion with the Not selling forms of birth control on filmmakers. Live international campus is not going to stop people for hip hop, featuring groups having sex. It will only make it more from West Africa, will play likely that a female will get pregnant. until11. And this is where it gf~ts weird. The University says we can't have sex. but The event "Love Your Body if a girl gets pregnant. she will not be and the Planet!" will be held dismissed. Instead. the University will Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Saint support lwr. l agree that she does DAN JACOBSfThe Observer Mary's Student Center need support. but she could have The Michigan State Spartan dances with the Irish Guard during Notre Dame's 23-7 Lounge. Joanna Livieratos used it a lot more back when she loss to Michigan State Saturday. will discuss living in ways that should have been buying condoms, are healthy and sustainable. but couldn't find them on campus. I applaud Notre Dame and the The Ford Family Program in Catholic Church's good intentions and Human Development Studies their own high morals.