-~-~------------· THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 42: ISSUE 15 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Ordinance undergoes drastic changes Students, Student body president Brown expects South Bend Common Council to pass party resolution tonight temn suffer city before holding a gathering at of public hearings," Brown said. Monday evening and will be fol­ By KAITLYNN RIELY which more than 25 people The new ordinance will also lowed by a public hearing at 6 Assistant News Editor would have access to alcohol. establish a community coalition p.m. to discuss the ordinance. third loss "Although the bill contains all composed of members of the The newly drafted ordinance, Major changes have been the permit Notre Dame and South Bend Brown said, directs the Common Campus attitude grim made to the ordinance proposed and regis­ communities. Council to evaluate how well the by the South Bend Common tration lan­ "We think it makes sense to coalition and other efforts to after Michigan defeat Council to control student par­ guage for bring together city officials and address the issue of disruptive ties, said student body president social gath­ University officials and students student partying work - and if By MARCELA BERRIOS and Liz Brown, who expects that erings, it and residents to discuss, not just they do not work well, the option KAREN LANGLEY Council members will approve also stipu­ student parties, but neighbor­ to revisit the registration process the ordinance at their meeting lates that hood watches ... and anything is still "on the table." News Writers tonight. such a pro­ that might come up," Brown ''I'm happy with the way this The biggest modification is that gram will said. has turned out," Brown said. With the realized fear of an the ordinance will not require not be Luecke She said the language regard­ Brown, along with student 0-3 record to kick off the year, rnsidents of boarding houses - enacted ing the coalition was still in the body vice president Maris Braun, saying students are disappoint­ defined as houses where more unless a subsequent ordinance is process of being finalized was first alerted to the proposed ed, frustrated and pessimistic than two unrelated people live - passed by the Common Council, Sunda~ The South Bend about the rest of the football to register for a permit from the which would require another set Community Relations meets see TOWNI page 6 season would be an understate­ ment. "We sucked," sophomore Steven Mazer said about Notre Dame's 38-0 loss to Michigan Saturday. "I have some friends Kroc panel debates meaning of war coming this weekend for Michigan State. We're going to get killed." Scholars, military personnel and correspondents discuss definition of conflict, tactics And he wasn't alone in his gloomy forecast. to protecting fundamental human Many students said they were By BRIAN McKENZIE AND rights that can be legally suspend­ embarrassed by the crushing NICK BOCK ed during formal wartime," defeat at Ann Arbor, and they News Writers aecording to a press release by the don't expect the first post­ Kroc Institute previewing the event. Brady Quinn season to get bet­ Gerard Powers, director of policy Two former commanders of U.S. ter. But at a school where tra­ studies at the Kroc Institute, com­ and British forces in Bosnia com­ ditionally, the fall semester mended two visiting general<; who posed the military panel, which equals the football semester, spoke at the "What is War?'' con­ filled an auditorium well beyond they said they're still planning ference this weekend because, capacity. U.S. Gen. William Nash to attend the remaining games. Powers said, "you can't talk about and British Gen. Michael Rose "The score isn't the impor­ war and peace without under­ focused on how international law tant thing. It's the atmosphere," standing the situation on the and morality affected war policy. freshman Natalie Parra said. ground." According to Rose, obeying the "Even when we're losing, it's a The conference, hosted by the rules of war was an important way great atmosphere." Kroe Institute Friday and Saturday, to mobilize public support. But some upperclassmen IP.aturod speeches by scholars, mili­ Violations, he said, undermined the think it's easier to stay as posi­ tary personnel and war correspon­ mission, promoting the forces of tive as Parra when there are dents. It was held to help the civilization. Nations that lose the still three years of football International Law Association for­ moral high ground "don't have a VANESSA GEMPISfThe Obse!Ver ahead. mulate a more precise and modem Ernest Torriero, war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, definition of war, which i.<; "central see WAR/page 6 addresses students at the 'What is War?' conference Friday. see GAME/page 3 Honors progra111 attracts students Int.'l enrollment at Seminars, funded research highlight Glynn Family program 10-year low for SMC By EMILY KEEBLER News Writer of electronic resources to target By LIZ HARTER potential students abroad. While The first Glynn Family Honors News Writer Program students arrived for no one from the admissions freshman orientation only weeks office has traveled international­ ago but already have immersed Saint Mary's is furthering its ly for a number of years, the themselves in engaging course­ recruitment of international office does have a number of work. prospects as its enrollment of contacts in other countries. Sophomore Katie Woodward, such students hit a 1 0-year low "We seek names from high who is in the program, said the this semester. school counselors who are a honors program added to Notre The College has only eight good source for international Dame's appeal when she looked international students this year, students participating in study at collnges. including two freshmen. Saint abroad [and] exchange pro­ "It made me more inclined to Mary's is striving to increase its grams," Meyer said. eo me .... Not only do I get to be international student population The office also contacts alum­ at this great university, but I get to three percent by the 2012, nae who are living in other to have the small college atmos­ vice president of enrollment countries and asks them to help phere where everyone knows management Dan Meyer said. with recruiting. everyone and you get personal The eight students compose less "While we don't have organ­ attention from the professors," · GEMPISfThe Obse!Ver than one percent of the student ized alumnae chapters over- Sophomore Kristina Sault speaks with Professor C.F. Delaney in the body. see HONORS/page 4 honors program lounge. Delaney is also the director of the program. The College utilizes a number see STUDENTS/page 6 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, September 17, 2007 INSIDE CoLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: IF YOU COULD GET ANY TATTOO, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? Jets .update Onn week after a nail-biting loss to the New 1\ngland Patriots, new Jets starting quarterback Kellen Clmnnns led a furious comeback Alan Geygan Jonathan Liedl Rachel Washington Mike Reyes Joey Brown Seth Sutton nffort. throwing for 177 yards in sophomore freshman freshman sophomore junior sophomore the fourth quar- Keough Dillon Pangborn Dillon Dillon O'Neill ter. But a Hay Greg Arbogast Lewis in tercep- tion in thn nnd "J wouldn't get ':4 hippogriff ':4 treble clef "Your name on ':4 potato ... just ':4 can of butter zone sealnd a 20-13 win for the Sports Writer a tattoo. I don't on my lower and in the my rear end." because." with wings." Havnns. have the back. They're middle of it would In the post- muscles to show sexy." be the word game press conference, Jets coach it off" 'fulmine,, which Eric Mangini eouldn't eontain his frustration, 11speeially with means lightning Clemons. because I love "If Kellen (Clemens] had played music and like lw did in the fourth quartnr for thn l'irst thrnn quart11rs, he would lightning." have thrown for over 700 yards," Mangini said. "The day was not a r.omplntn loss, hownvnr. I did have Carson Palnwr on my fantasy IN BRIEF tnam." Down 17-3, thP r.onwbar.k niTort !\ Constitution Day lneturn startnd lwtw11en tlw third and entitled "The Constitution fourth quart11r when Mangini Goes to War: National rushnd his tPam into thn locknr Security and the Hole of the room wl111n1 thPy receiv11d a "price­ Court" will tak1~ plaen today less pPp talk" from Indianapolis at 4 p.m. in 126 DeBartolo Colts quart11rbaek Pnyton Manning. Hall. The event is open to tho "It's all about f'inding thn right pub lie. ehannnl at the right timn," Mangini said. "You know P11yton is out thorn The rosary will be said sonwwhnrn. i\ftpr all. hn is thn tonight at 6:45 at tho Grotto. face of tho NFI.. him and Tank Thn rosary is said daily. Johnson." Fornwr starting <)B Chad !\ panel discussion titlnd Pennington said. Mangini "can't "Pursuing a Career in motivatn us likP PPyton dons." Industry after Graduate "I nwan Coach is hnn1 all thn School" will take plaee time. We only get to SilO Peyton Tuesday at :1:30 p.m. in oncn or twil:n a eommnreial bn11Lk, DeBartolo Hall, room 13S. and somntinws only l'or 30 snconds. Panelists include Dt·. Hobert Wlwn Peyton speaks, we Iiston." Dunn, diroetor of the Thn Jnts dnfense - paranoid of Integrated Engineering and having its signals stolen after last Business J>raetiee Currieu lum week's antics of voyeur Bill at Notre Dame; James Mason, Beliehick- trind a nnw tactic this Zimmer Corporation; and Sunday, rdusing to call dnl'onsive VANESSA GEMPISffhe Observer Howard girls cheer for Brittany Bock, their favorite player, during Friday night's Suhas Vaza, project managnr plays.