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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 43: ISSUE 100 TUESDAY. MARCH 3, 2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM University remembers Rabbi Signer College • Theology prof, who died Jan. 10, studied relationship between Judiasm and Catholicism examines though you were not Catholic," believe in it, you gave affec­ was lucky to have Signer as a By MADELINE BUCKLEY Theology Department Chair tionate statements of disagree­ faculty member. Assistant News Editor John Cavadini said in a eulogy ment," he said. "That was the "He allowed us to build poverty for Signer. greatness of your soul." bridges both spiritually and Friends, students and col­ Although the two disagreed Cavadini joked that Signer intellectually between the leagues commemorated the on the fun­ spoke many languages, and great Jewish religion and this By MEGAN LONEY life of Rabbi Michael Signer, damental one of them was Catholic. Catholic University," he said. News Writer the Abrams Professor of beliefs of "You knew the difference Jenkins said Signer made Jewish Thought and Culture at their reli­ between Jesuits and the school a richer and better Linda Wolfson, a member Notre Dame who died gions, Domiiiicans," he said. place and participated fully in of the Community Forum for Saturday Jan. 10, at a memo­ Cavadini Signer studied the compli­ Notre Dame life. Economic Development, put rial service Monday. said he cated relationship between "In his robust, generous way, poverty in concrete perspec­ Many speakers remembered . always felt Catholicism and Judaism and he was completely part of the tive at Saint Mary's Human Signer's spirited personality comfortable inspired positive dialogue community," he said "We will Rights Panel discussion on engaging in about the differences, Cavadini always remember him in grat­ and lauded his work studying Signer Monday. the Christian and Jewish faiths theological said. He said when Signer was itude. I give thanks. for his "Poverty is not a statistic," and its impact on the discussions with Signer. Signer hired, he knew Notre Dame life." she said. "It is not an University and the wider com­ considered others beliefs with was not only getting a scholar, Theology professor Fr. amount of money you have munity. respect, even if he did not but also a teacher. Richard McBrien said bringing to make over the line or "You acquired an empathy agree, he said. University President Fr. John under the line. It's people." for all things Catholic, even "Even though you did not Jenkins said the University see SIGNER/page 4 Students and staff spent part of their lunch hour lis­ tening to a discussion spon­ sored by the Saint Mary's CAMPUS LIFE COUNCIL College Justice Education Program and the Office for Mendoza climbs in rankings Civic and Social Engagement in Stapleton Lounge Monday Medical Business Week names ND business program No.2 in nation from 12 to 1 p.m. As the second part of a spring lecture series com­ memorating the 60th By AARON STEINER anniversary of the Universal Assistant News Editor Top Undergraduate Business Pr~rams amnesty accord!ina to 8ugnes5Week Declaration of Human Rights, the panel focused on The Mendoza College of the right to live free from Business moved up one spot in the hardship of poverty. policy BusinessWeek's annual survey The discussion featured of undergraduate business panelists who have experi­ programs, according to the ence living in poverty, four rankings in the latest edition of whom were guests from of the magazine available on Hope Ministries and the discussed newsstands yesterday. Center for the Homeless in Now second only to the South Bend. For privacy rea­ By SARAH MERVOSH University of Virginia, Notre sons, the panelists requested News Writer Dame's program was ranked that The Observer not use third last year, seventh in their last names. Members of Campus Life 2007 and third in 2006. A guest from Hope Council (CLC) proposed a plan to Since being ranked third, Ministries who identified use surveys to learn more about the College of Business adopt- herself as Rose described students' views on the Medical Amnesty Policy and about the see RANK/page 4 see PANEL/page 6 transition process for multicultur­ al and international students at their Monday meeting. Chief Executive Assistant Karen Koski, said questions regarding the Medical Amnesty Policy, which Purcell talks faith, public service would protect students who have been drinking from getting in trouble while helping an intoxi­ "[Notre Dame students] cated friend who is hurt or sick, By LAURA McCRYSTAL have been leading in this will be included in student gov­ News Writer particular area for quite ernment's survey over Spring some time." Break. Faith can provide guid­ The lecture was titled Questions like "Do you feel like ance and support in works "American Politics you know how to handle a case of of public service and col­ Living Faithful severe alcohol poisoning effective­ lege students across the Citizenship" and took ly?" and "Who do you turn to first country are answering the place in the auditorium of when there is a problem while call, Bill Purcell, former the University's Eck drinking?" will be included in the mayor of Nashville, Tenn. Center. survey, according to Koski. and current director of Purcell cited a speech by "Hopefully, this will shed some Harvard's Institute of President John F. Kennedy light on the actual issue at hand," Politics, said in a lecture in 1963, which stated that she said. to Notre Dame students educated citizens are obli­ .Koski also said her task force Monday night. gated to serve the public. will meet with a representative "The great news about This call to public service, from the Office of Alcohol and this moment in time is Purcell said, is still rele­ Drug Education and four resident that, on this campus and vant today. assistants to "get a few more on campuses all across Purcell, who has worked opinions on this and how they see the country, your hearts in public service for more DAN JACOBS/The Observer are right on this issue and Bill Purcell, director of Harvard's Institute of Politics, your heads are right on see CLC/page 6 spoke on faith and public service Monday. this issue," he said. see PURCELL/page 6 -------~----- page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Tuesday, March 3, 2009 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: JF YOU COULD MORPH ANY 7WO ANIMALS TOGETHER, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Don't Panic I'm dedicating "this column to all the seniors who don't quite have their schedules settled after May 17. For those who have jobs or graduate Alica Carroll Don Whitley Sam Tulisiak Maggie Kendzicky Lizzy Maltby school already figured out, I am freshman junior freshman freshman freshman truly happy and excited for you. However, you don't need any help, LeMans Stanford LeMans Holy Cross LeMans so I'll see you at Fever on Thursday. For the rest of you (the majority), "A sasquatch ''A ferret and a ''A chipmunk ''A hippo and ''A shitzu and a things are starting to get a little and a duck." and a platypus. '' bulldog." crazy. , , If you are like me, you have had chinchilla. nightingale. some interviews, filled out dozens Jim McGuire of maddeningly inefficient online applications, and Scene Writer felt generally demoralized a few times in the process. With the recession still going strong and corporate layoffs affect­ ing just about every major industry, it's hard out there for a second IN BRIEF semester senior who wants a chance to prove himself or herself. A lecture titled It isn't just Arts & Letters students "Environment and Revolution having a hard time either. The big in 20th-century Mexico: A financial services outfits can't afford Historical Case Study of to pay those big signing bonuses like Agrarian Reform and its they used to, and even some engi­ Implications for the New Left neers have been left scratching their of Latin America Today" will heads because of the slowdown. The take place today at 12:30 p.m. Career Center does a great job, but in Room C103 of the they can't fix the job market for you Heshurgh Center. (though I am sure they would if they could). The film "Slumdog At this point sitting fn a corner and Millionaire" will be shown at sobbing might seem like a sensible the DeBartolo Performing option, but it won't make you feel Arts Center today at 8 p.m., any better or help you get that awe­ Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and some first job you want. So what are 9:30 p.m., Friday at 6:30 p.m. seniors in limbo supposed to do? and 9:30 p.m., and Saturday First, don't panic. There is still time at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. to look and weigh options. Did you apply to grad school as a "backup" to Xahier Agirre Aranburu, fmding a job? Well, graduate school is senior analyst, Office of the hardly a "back-up," it's a way to Prosecutor of the improve your skill set, get some International Criminal Court more real-world experience, and ALISON AMBROSEfThe Observer in the Netherlands, is being continue hitting the bars every night Andrian Dantly, center, former Notre Dame basketball standout and member of Naismith honored with the Kroc during the week (come on, Master of Basketball Hall of Fame, was honored for his service to the program Monday night. Institute's 2009 Distinguished Divinity students, don't think I don't Alumni Award in the know what happens at Fischer­ Heshurgh Auditorium today Grace every night).

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