Embracing Change Sarah Brown's Presidential Term, According to Current Stu Dent Body President Sarah Catherine White
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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 38: ISSUE 123 THURSDAY, APRILS, 2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND prepares for Easter weekend festivities SGA fills Masses and processions Students and their families ByK. AARON VAN throughout Holy Week, all cul comprise most of the attendees, chief of OOSTERHOUT minating in the single most but "subway alumni" add signif News Writer important event in the Church icantly to the numbers. These calendar, the Paschal Vigil "alumni". according to Briel, staff post Six security guards patrolling Mass, held at 9 p.m. Saturday. have never actually attended the Basilica? Aged pilgrims The religious importance of this the university yet still feel a flocking by droves to participate hallowed day cannot be under great attachment to it, whether By ANGElA SAOUD in the Vigil Mass? A South estimated, said Matt Briel, through life as a die-hard Notre Dining Hall chef spending the assistant University sacristan. Dame sports fan or simply an Saint Mary's Editor better part of a day hewing a "Every other liturgy is based avid churchgoer.. massive sculpture from one ofT the Easter Vigil," he said. "A lot of the geriatric set The Student'Government solid chunk of ice? Easter weekend will draw make it something of a pilgrim Association chief of staff and These are just a few of the anywhere from 8,000 to 15,000 age," Briel said. "They see this the student member of the Board of Trustees positions typical pastimes that occupy worshipers to the Basilica, as as the Catholic capital of the were filled this week, according Notre Dame staff during this crowds of 2,000 or more cram United States." sacred Easter weekend, as the each service at the building In order to handle the crowds, to Saint Mary's stu campus community emerges with a normal capacity of 1,600. the Basilica adds four more dent gov from the introspective depths of These crowds make the Easter security guards to its standard the Lenten season to the joys of weekend services the highest two, reinforcing the squadron in ernment. Freshman TIM SULLIVAN/The Observer all things spring. attended of the year, topping case of emergency. S u s a n The Basllllca doors will see The Basilica of the Sacred Christmas masses by several MclldufT will Increased traffic over Easter. Heart hosts over a dozen thousand, Briel said. see EASTER/ page 4 serve as the student gov ernment association Mcllduff chief of staff, a position created during Eliz-abeth Jablonski-Diehl and Embracing change Sarah Brown's presidential term, according to current stu dent body president Sarah Catherine White. Additionally, Sisters of Holy Cross continue tradition of Brown will serve as the student trustee. service, maintain lifetime of commitment "Basically, Susan will serve as a liaison between all of the branches of BOG and the exec "A lot of people have that Editor's note: This is the utive board," White said. "The fourth of a four-part 1/oly idea at first. And then as they position requires attending a think about it, 'Hmm, not a bad Week series focusing on the variety of meetings, keeping idea, if I do that I can do this rl'liyious of Notre Dame, track of schedules, relaying Saint Mary's and 1/oly Cross. and this and this,"' she contin information and providing us ued, her pale fingers darting and others a contact for infor across her lap and flailing mation." By CLAIRE HEININGER excitedly through the air. News Editor MclldufT previously served as "And after awhile, the idea the BOG public relations com goes up here," she said, point Sister M. Campion likes to ing to her head. "And it's in missioner. "It was a really positive expe dpscribe change using body your whole body." She sat back rience for me," MdldufT said of language. Sitting in the and smiled. her past position. "l think it's Archives and Records office at "They say, 'If you don't Holy Cross Sisters prepared me well for the job at Bertrand llall, home to the change, you die,"' she added a hand." Sisters of lloly minute later. continue a tradition Mcllduff was appointed to Cross at Saint "Well, it's the the position by White and stu 1 Religious truth." Mary's, the 84· of service. Above, dent body vice president Mary year-old nun ""r;;~~ on Campus Campion has Pauline Moran. becomes seen a lot of Sister Cecilia Kelly "Susan came very highly rec instantly ani ~ A Holy Week Series change during ommended from Elizabeth." matfld at the her time at advises a student in White said. "She's positive, dili mention of the topic. Saint Mary's and is hopeful that gent and hard-working. We "I have this idea about - unlike many of her fellow 2002. Right, Sister can already tell that she's here change. When somebody sisters - the 161-year-old Violet Rodriques of to get the job done. Everyone adjusts to change, they think, order will not die out. While the around her picks up on her 'Oh I don't like that idea'- you Sisters of Holy Cross numbered enthusiasm, so I think this will know, a gut feeling," she said about 1, 700 worldwide in the Bangladesh scatters as she grabbed her stomach and gave 11 mock wince. see SISTERS/page 8 flowers in 1999. Photos courtesy of Congregation Communications see CHIEF/page 4 Students applaud ND's ranking in Latino survey was ranked by "Hispanic "I fell in love with the beauti ent show put on by Alianza, a The upper classman help out as By KATIE LAIRD Magazine" as being a university ful campus, the environment student Latino organization, a support system," Valdez said. News Writer with strong academic excel and the people," she said. ''I've promotes diversity and aware "You can find so many organi lence and Hispanic achieve always felt very welcome on ness of other cultures, she said. zations that will support you as Latino students said that ment. campus. I've felt very comfort Additionally, St. Edward Hall's a Hispanic student ... I've had a Notre Dame's ranking of No. 9 Kathya Valdez. a senior able." Spanish Mass is celebrated very good experience here." in the "Top 25 Colleges for majoring in science pre-profes Valdez said that at Notre every Sunday at 1:30 p.m. She Alina Dewit is a first-year stu Latinos" reaffirms the sional and Spanish, is a first Dame there are many resources also said that a retreat early on dent from Guatemala who said University's commitment to pro generation Mexican student available to Latino students. in her freshman year helped that she chose to attend Notre mote diversity and provide a from East Chicago, Ind. She She is active in campus min her to make good friends. Dame in part because of the welcoming place for all stu said that she chose to ·attend istry and added that many clubs "On the Latino Freshman opportunities available to her. dents. This marks the third Notre Dame because she really reach out to help Hispanic stu Retreat ... [Hispanic students] consecutive year Notre Dame liked the peaceful atmosphere. dents. Latin Expressions, a tal- realize that they're not alone. see SURVEY/page 8 • 0 •• page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Thursday, April 8, 2004 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR EASTER? A fun little Easter ga111e Let's play a game -though for you Psych majors out there, this may sound a little more like naming pre-associations from your childhood. Nevertheless, we'll Dan O'Brien Chris Tarnackl Sheila Mclaughlin Johnny Griffin Charles Rlffert Melissa Felger have some fun. · Sophomore Freshman Freshman Sophomore Junior Sophomore Here are the O'Neill O'Neill McCandless O'Neill Morrissey Welsh Family rules. I will give lauren Galgano you a word, and you say the first "Chillin ,, Viewpoint "Hunting for "Attempting to "Saying "Laying eggs." "I have a memory or thought regatta." that pops into your Copy Editor Easter eggs." cross-breed goodbye to my mind. (If you are pink and yellow family as they sitting alone, you peeps." get ready to go may want to keep your thoughts inside, to Mexico." just .in case somebody walks by.) I'll share my answers with you, and the one with the best stories at the end wins. Appropriately, the topic will be "Easter." Eggs. The vinegar-water mixture with the red dye does not taste like kool-aid. Basket. Chocolate, one of the top five things ever - except when that is all you eat IN BRIEF for an entire day. Rabbit. Peter. Although, he was one bad little Celebrate Easter at the bunny. As I recall, he ate quite a few of Basilica of the Sacred Heart. Mr. McGregor's vegetables, having to Join Father Peter Rocca, hide later in a watering can that was full Basilica rector, for the of water. I am reminded of a similar Paschal Vigil Mass on incident involving NDSP. Saturday at 9 p.m. On Jelly Beans. Sunday, Masses will take I love the black ones. place at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and Peeps. noon with music provided by There is a limit to how stale they can University choirs. The day get before you should continue eating will conclude with the them. Paschal Vespers at 7:15 p.m. Easter. Parade, the classic movie stariing Fred Catch the latest episode of Astaire. It always puts me in a happy NDTV tonight at 5 p.m.