/ ^ \ THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys VOLUME 42 : ISSUE 1 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Students, officials will celebrate Moreau Cell phone Founder of the Congregation of the Holy Cross to be beatified in he Mans, Francereception Dame community. University President Father John By JOSEPH McMAHON “For all of us, it is a very special Jenkins; Richard C. Notebaert, News Writer mom ent,” he said. “He was a chair of the University’s Board of inconsistent great educator, and during our Trustees; Executive Vice One hundred seventy years time as priests and brothers we President John Affleck-Graves; after Father Basil Moreau found­ have been educators.” Associate Vice President Father College wants student ed the Congregation of Holy Cross Warner is a member of the offi­ James E. McDonald; Provost in Le Mans, France, Notre Dame cial party that will be closely Thomas G. Burish; John Cavadini, response to fix problem students, faculty and administra­ involved in the weekend’s festivi­ the director of the Institute for tors will travel to the site to cele­ ties. The official party consists of Church Life; and Vice President brate his beatification for three 800 people — 15 from each Holy for Student Affairs Father Mark By MANDI STIRONE days of ceremonies to celebrate Cross province across the globe, Poorman. News Writer Moreau’s life, beginning Friday. as well as administrators from In addition to the official group, Father Richard Warner, direc­ each of the Holy Cross schools 65 Notre Dame students studying After cutting off service to tor of campus ministry at Notre and all the Holy Cross bishops. in Europe — mainly in Angers, DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer all dorm phones this sum­ Dame, described the importance In addition to Warner, Notre A banner of Father Moreau mer, Saint Mary’s is respond­ of the beatification for the Notre Dame’s delegation will include see MOREAU/page 3 waves over South Quad. ing to student complaints that cell phone service is unavailable in their rooms. Students were required to disclose their cell numbers during room picks last spring, though they could opt ROTC program bucks national trend out from having their num­ ber listed on the directory. Information Technology has Applicants for University's divisions remain high despite ongoing violence inrequested Iraq student participa­ tion in a PRISM survey designed to locate problem education through military schol­ By MARCELA BERRIOS areas, said Sandy Handley, arships is the ultimate dealmak- telecommunications coordi­ Associate News Editor er. nator. “At this point, the objective Across the United States, as Army on pace is to define the areas that the war in Iraq continues and Capt. Sean Straus, in charge of there are problems in,” she the country mourns on the sixth the Army ROTC’s recruiting said. “We need to know anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist operations at Notre Dame, said where the difficulties lie for attacks, college ROTC programs he expects to have as many as 30 every carrier. ... We are look­ are scrambling to attract incom­ freshmen enrolled in the pro­ ing at all the options.” ing students. gram by the end of the 2007-08 No solution will be At Notre Dame, however, ROTC academic year. attempted until student input programs have received steady Currently, he said, there are arrives, so students are rates of applications — generally only 24 new recruits at Notre # 0 encouraged to participate, surpassing national averages Dame, but more should arrive she said. since before the war began. next semester — putting the “We understand the diffi­ Students who consider joining class of 2011 on the higher end culties that students are hav­ a ROTC program must weigh of the program’s averages. ing with [cell phone] service, tuition benefits and an accelerat­ Straus said since 2001, the and we would like to resolve ed career start with likely Army ROTC program has wel­ those problems as quickly as deployment after graduation. For comed between 20 and 25 new possible,” she said. some Notre Dame students, a recruits out of more than 200 Students seemed generally sense of duty sounds stronger applicants each year. receptive to the new policy, DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer than any fear of serving over­ “The admissions standards at Members of the Army ROTC salute their superior officer in a drill seas. For others, the chance to in August 2006. make affordable a Notre Dame see ROTC/page 6 see PHONES/page 4 Writers say art transcends all NBC, FIT team up for Nobel Prize winner, New York native discuss homeland, heartland ND commercial contest By SARAH MAYER “This is a popular concept these News Writer By PUJA PARIKH days,” Heisler said. “Go back to the News W riter Superbowl Doritos commercial and Two famous writers — one you see a lot of organizations doing an author raised in the For the first time, NBC will air a these things. Video is accessible to Notre Dame commercial created Dominican Republic, the everyone these days, and everyone and directed entirely by a other an artist who was born has a camera or an editing pro­ University student. in China — came together gram on his or her computer. Students can enter the contest Monday to discuss the ways in “Everyone is into making movies through the the Film, Television which creative expressions and videos.” and Theatre department, which is can transcend cultural bound­ This is the first time NBC and working collaboratively with NBC. aries and other borders. FTT have worked together in The “Between Homeland The proposed spots, which are 30 order to sponsor a student-made and Heartland” literary and seconds long, are due Friday. commercial. arts event featured author Three scripts will be chosen, “NBC’s idea is to target the 18-to- greenlighted for production and Julia Alvarez and artist Gao 24 year old demographic,” Heisler Xingjian Monday in McKenna posted on nbcsports.com — where said. “They are trying to drive peo­ fans will be able to vote on them Hall. The presentation kicked ple to their Web site ... and make it off a four-day celebration of and decide the final winner. more interactive to get students the arts that will explore the Karen Heisler, supervisor of the and other people to their web site.” concept of home and identity. FIT internship program, is one of CHRISTIAN SAGUARDIAN/The Observer Heisler and NBC Sports decided Author Julia Alvarez speaks at the “Between Homeland and the faculty members who will see CULTURE/page 4 Heartland” literary and arts event in McKennna Hall Monday. review the films. see NBC/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, September 11, 2007 I n s id e C o l u m n Question of the Day:W h a t w o u l d b e y o u r id e a l N o tr e D a m e t e l e v is io n c o m m e r c ia l? Pardon me if I sweat It’s 10 o’clock on a Thursday which can only mean one thing: I am getting dressed and ready to go to Fever. What’s my biggest worry at the Adam Carlson Chris Vanderhurst Emily Lyons John Mrugala Kate Zinsmeister Mary Frances Popit moment? Will Jesus Cab be avail­ sophomore junior sophomore senior sophomore junior able? No. Do I have enough money to Dillon take a twenty out of the ATM? No. Knott Pangborn O’Neill McGlinn Welsh Family Will everyone be Kelly Higgins able to see the “Nudity. “Father Jenkins “It would show “Touchdown “Thurty seconds “Everyone in buckets of sweat I am inevitably Associate doing a keg the closeness Jesus and First of Brady the student going to leave on Photo Editor stand ." and unigueness Down Moses Quinn. ” body wearing this shirt? Yes. As of the different doing pushups Jimmy Clausen a rule, I will most likely choose something white or dorms, like at in the stadium jerseys. ” black; these garments mask the wet the pep rallies. ” with the spots the best. student Since I began going to dances in middle school, I have been strategi­ section. ” cally been choosing my clothing based on bow badly I anticipate my sweat to be. I gauge my choice on a few factors: temperature outside, number of people, amount of dancing I plan on doing, and degree of dark­ I n B r ie f ness. From my experience with my friends, these are not considerations The Notre Dame Peace that all girls must make on a regular Fellowship will host a candle­ basis. light prayer service of solidar­ Because this fall has been unusual­ ity on Tuesdayat 8 p.m. in ly warm, I have not had a reprieve front of Stonehenge at the from my bouts with sweatiness. Ficldhouse Mall. Prayers will Although I must say it is comforting be offered for the victims of to look around the Backer at 1:30 and the 9/11 attacks and their realize everyone is as sweaty as I am, families, as well as for anyone that does not always make up for my affected by events in the discomfort at the fact that I have Middle East. been this sweaty since I got there at 11. Don’t get me wrong, I am not one There will be a student of those people who is sweating next mixer Tuesdayevening at to you sitting in class. I am a motion 6:30 p.m. for entrepreneurial- sweater. The instant I start in on that minded students at Legends.