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Shappell-Andrichik Secures Majority / ^ X THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 40 : ISSUE 87 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2006 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Shappell-Andrichik secures majority General election vote decides Losing tickets look toward race for student body future, remain supportive president, vice president of elected administration By MARY KATE MALONE By KATHLEEN MCDONNELL Assisstant News Editor News Writer Juniors Lizzi Shappell and Bill While not all candidates at the Andrichik ran away with the victory in national level exhibit graceful conces­ the student government president and sions, those who campaigned to lead vice president election Monday, winning Notre Dame’s student body next year 51.78 percent of the vote and narrowly did so with humility on Monday escaping a run-off — the first time a evening. ticket has done so since 1999. Before the Lizzi Shappell-Bill The pair will take on its new posts Andrichik ticket achieved an outright April 1. Shappell will replace current majority — rare for a student body student body president Dave Baron, and election — some candidates had been Andrichik will replace Shappell, the cur­ counting on having a last shot at cam­ rent vice president. paigning before the assumed run-off Typically no ticket wins the majority election on Thursday. vote in the general, and that results in a Despite this, the losing tickets run-off election between the two with quickly reoriented after the results the highest number of votes. But this were announced and were already year was different, as Shappell and planning how to positively impact the Andrichik managed to clinch the majori­ University next academic year. ty and avoid a week of historically Junior Jason Laws and sophomore dogged campaigning leading up to the MATTHEW SMEDBERG/The Observer Bob Costa took special interest in Vice president-elect Bill Andrichik embraces presidentelect Lizzi Shappell after see ELECTION/page 6 learning of their victory in Monday’s general election. see FUTURE/page 6 Election victory indicates mandate for Shappell , insight of Notre Dame student body I didn’t think it would actual­ had slogged through the three- one withheld since the 1999 Notre Dame students also to trap potential voters like ly happen. round slugfest that was the election — but she also will stepped up, shaking off their flies. Merely living in the wrong I’d joked for days about how 2004 Charlie Ebersol and Adam stand as just the third female oft-bemoaned cloaks of apathy dorm or owning the wrong type great it would be for the elec­ Istvan race. student body president in Notre and turning in a performance of car can spell doom for a tick­ tion to be decided without a So when the call came last Dame history. as impressive as that of et. Competency and realistic run-off, but night that Lizzi Shappell had It is a testament to the Shappell. Elections are always ideals are overlooked in favor with two Amanda secured a majority the first respect garnered by Dave a complex mish-mash of mixed of glad-handing and sheer vol­ strong tickets M ichaels time around, I literally stared Baron and Shappell over the messages and lorn loyalties, ume. leading the at the receiver in shock. course of this term that on a even more so on a college cam­ But this time around, the stu­ charge, I Assistant News Add another item to the list of campus criticized for strained pus. One candidate seduces dent body seemed to experi­ knew that Editor landmark events this semester. gender relations, a woman was with attractive — and usually ence a moment of clarity while was ju st the Not only was Shappell given a elected to lead without hesita­ impossible — promises, while pipe dream of a reporter who powerful student mandate — tion. another oozes enough charisma see COLUMN/page 4 'Monologues' opens in new academic setting Audience reacts to Panel discussion controversial play caps performance, staged in classroom addresses sexuality By HEATHER By MADDIE HANNA VAN HOEGARDEN Associate News Editor News Writer After Hie first of this week’s pro­ Amidst ongoing debate about ductions of “The Vagina whether academic freedom Monologues” ended Monday, two should permit University depart­ theologians and one social scien­ ments to sponsor events deemed tist delved deeper into the discus­ to conflict with Catholic values, sion of female sexuality and vio­ Notre Dame students performed lence against women — an aca­ “The Vagina Monologues” for a demic approach that retained nearly full auditorium of stu­ almost 100 people in DeBartolo dents, faculty and administrators 101 after the performance. Monday night, touching on Theology professor Robin themes from sexual awakenings Darling Young, theology and law to female genital mutilation. school professor M. Cathleen This year’s play — sponsored Kaveny and sociology professor by the English and sociology Jackie Smith spoke Monday night departments and set to continue on the ability of “The Vagina tonight and Wednesday — was KERRY O’CONNOR/The Observer KERRY O CONNORZThe Observer Monologues” to confront often- An audience of students, faculty and adminis­ performed in 101 DeBartolo Hall Student players in “The Vagina Monologues” unspoken issues and bring them act out one of the many experience-oriented trators wait in DeBartolo Hall 101 for the per­ see PLAY/page 4 skits in the work. formance of the “Monologues” to begin. see PANEL/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, February 14, 2006 In side C olumn Question of the Day: W ho did you vote fo r in th e st u d e n t b o d y presidential e le c tio n ? Don't stop m believin' i I know the situation looks bleak. After a promising 10-2 start, Notre Dame bas­ u ketball stumbled their way to becoming the greatest 1 -8 team in Big East history. Kushal Parikh Caleb Laux Katie Paquette Jeffrey Koch Jenna Laedtke Rob Huth It felt like 1 was having deja vu every time 1 had the mis­ sophomore freshm an freshm an freshm an freshm an sophomore fortune of watching Greg Arbogast Sorin M orrissey Farley Fisher Farley Stanford the Irish in the last ________________ five minutes of a game. I mean, how Sports Writer “The candidate “I’m not voting , “Lizzi Shappell, “Laws and “Lizzi Shappell, “Shappell and many of you just who looks out because I have because she has Costa, because because she’s Andrichik, knew that that fo r the a coup plan for lots o f they ’re going to made the because they're prayer of a 3-pointer by Taquan Dean would somehow find its way to the bot­ minorities. ” next week. ” experience. ’’ get the most biggest effort of both upstanding tom of the net at Louisville? Watching done. ” trying to get her young citizens. ” the reaction of the Notre Dame bench campaign out after that shot went in made you ques­ tion not only whether this team could around take anymore, but quite possibly the campus. ’’ existence of a higher power as well. There’s just something about this team though. Something about this team that hasn’t let me give up on them yet. Something about this team that n rief makes me think that the seemingly I B unattainable idea of an NCAA tourna­ ment bid is still a tangible possibility. A Student Night hosted by Allow me to draw on the immortal Kevin Guilfoile and featuring slam wisdom of Bluto Blutarski when he says, poet Saul Williams will be held “Was it over when the Germans bombed tonight at 7 p.m. in Washington Pearl Harbor?” No, it wasn’t over then, Hall. The event is sponsored by and it isn’t over now for the Irish and an the Creative Writing Program as NCAA tournament bid. part of the 2006 Literary Festival ‘Why?’ you ask. Well, first and fore­ and is open to the public. most, I’m a strong believer in the “You can only lose so many games where you Notre Dame graduate and walk back to your dorm wanting to cry” author of historical fiction Tasha theory. Although this might be a little Alexander will speak tonight at painful for some, here’s a recap of such 5:30 p.m. in the LaFortune moments from this school year: football, Ballroom. The event is sponsored Michigan State and USC; basketball, by the Creative Writing Program Georgetown and Villanova. I mean, how as part of the 2006 Literary much punishment can the sports gods Festival and is open to the public. possibly expect us to endure in one year? Keith Beauchamp, civil rights That theory in mind, I come back to activist and filmmaker, will dis­ the idea that there’s just something cuss his documentary “The about this team. A weak team would Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till” have rolled over and died after the W ednesday at 7 p.m . in the Villanova game. The majority of teams Hesburgh Center auditorium. would have packed it in after the West ANN KELLEY/The Observer Virginia heartbreaker. Even a mentally McGlinn juniors Barbara MacDonald, left, and Tanya Noronha sell make-your-own Poet Rane Arroyo will lecture tough team would have decided this just Valentine’s Day cookies for $1 in LaFortune Monday night. The cookies sales con­ Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in w asn’t their season after the Louisville tinue tonight and Wednesday from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Proceeds benefit Operation the McKenna Hall Auditorium. loss. Smile. The event is cosponsored by the If, however, the Irish had packed it in Creative Writing Program and the for the season already, like most teams Institute for Latino Studies as part would have in their situation, they of the 2006 Literary Festival and would have come out against an under­ O ffbeat is open to the public.
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