Trustees Chair Awarded Laetare SUB Anticipates SNL Speaker Series
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THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 41 : ISSUE 102 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20,2007 N DSMCOBSERVER.COM Trustees chair awarded Laetare Center • cally regarded as the most Jenkins said in a news graduate in 1956 and earned By JOHN-PAUL WITT prestigious award given to release. "We hope to convey a juris doctor degree from receives News Writer American Catholics. It is with this, our highest honor, Notre Dame Law School in modeled as an American the gratitude Notre Dame 1959. He served as a law compliment to the Golden owes him as well." clerk for former Supreme nevv grant Patrick McCartan, the Rose, a McCartan has been cited in Court Justice Charles Evans chair of Notre Dame's Board p a p a 1 surveys conducted by The Whittaker before becoming a of Trustees, will join the award that National Law Journal as one senior partner at Jones Day, Robinson program company of accomplished has existed of the country's most an international law firm Catholics like former since the respected and influential with 30 offices worldwide. teaches financial tips President John F. Kennedy 11th centu lawyers. Among other honors, and activist Dorothy Day as ry. He was elected Board chair McCartan has received the the 131st recipient of the "Notre and University fellow in 2000 Archdiocese of Cleveland's By EVA BINDA University's Laetare Medal. Dame's aus and has served on the Board 1994 Archbishop Edward F. News Writer McCartan will receive the picious since 1989. His tenure as Hoban Award and the Anti medal during the institutional McCartan chair was highlighted by the Defamation League's 1998 The Key Bank Foundation University's undergraduate position as it enters a new election in 2004 and inaugu Torch of Liberty Award. He recently awarded a $20,000 grant commencement exercises era owes much to Pat ration in 2005 of Jenkins as also received an honorary to the Robinson Community May 20. McCartan's strong and sure Notre Dame's 17th president. degree from Notre Dame in Learning Center - a substantial The Laetare Medal - first leadership," University McCartan graduated from gift that the center's director said awarded in 1883 - is typi- President Father John Notre Dame as an under- see LAETARE/ page 8 will help its staff teach young peo ple to make good financial deci sions. The grant will go toward the Robinson Center's Youth Financial Literacy Training Program, which SUB anticipates SNL speaker series provides "young people in middle and high schools with the tools to think about their own financial Group hopes to bring Andy Samberg, success," center director Jay Caponigro said Monday. The Colin Quinn, Ana Gasteyer to campus Robinson Center, which uses vol unteers from Notre Dame and members to come to Saint Mary's, has been teaching By BECKY HOGAN campus and talk about students about financial literacy News Writer what it's like to be on the for the past four years, he said. show," SUB Manager Approximately 60 students Its posters boast of Patrick Vassel said. from the South Bend area will being the "best group on Although the speakers participate in the program, which campus," and while this have not been confirmed, teaches young people simple skills self-proclaimed slogan is Ideas and Issues commit like managing a checking account entirely unofficial, the tee members said they and more advanced concepts like Student Union Board hope to host Ana investments and returns. The pro might not be all talk. Gasteyer, Colin Quinn gram also instructs students how SUB's most recent proj and Andy Samberg. to use credit cards and manage ect is an upcoming "By virtue of their pro debt. "Saturday Night Live" fession, any of the speak "We certainly hope that chil speaker series, which ers will be entertaining," dren understand the value of plans to feature three Vassel said. "We are money," Caponigro said. "We SNL alums talking about inviting them more as a hope that, as they leave the pro their experiences on the speaker series than as a gram, they're making choices long-running sketch comedy series." about how to spend their money comedy show. The challenge, he said, that are based on how to make "We wanted to have a is "trying to put together DUSTIN MENNELLNThe Observer money work for them instead of few of the SNL alums SUB brought Ken Jennings, a 74-time "Jeopardy!" winner, to speak to and some of the current see SUB/page 4 students two years ago. SUB hopes to bring in multiple "SNI:' alums this year. see GRANT/page 4 Prayercasts reach students, alums New editors assume By JOHN-PAUL WITT roles at The Observer News Writer Observer Staff Report as photo editor through 2007- Campus Ministry has taken 08. Mennella was appointed to prayer at Notre Dame into the 21st The Observer's new depart the position in the spring of century with the launch of the ND ment editors take over their 2006. Prayercast - a Web site where lis 2007-08 General Board positions The nine new General Board teners can hear prayers, homilies today, although two of the edi appointments are: and music. tors will not begin until August + Karen Langley, news editor The project, created by Folk and three positions are not yet + Chris Khorey and Chris Choir Director Steven Warner, uses filled, Editor in Chief Maddie Hine, sports editors streaming media technology to Hanna said Monday. + Tae Andrews, scene editor allow Internet users to listen to a Three of the 14 positions are + Katie Kohler, Saint Mary's selection of music, Gospel reading being filled by those who have editor and prayer with a Notre Dame fla previously served in their posts. + Madeline Nies, graphics edi vor. Kyle West has served as con tor The Prayercast features musi troller since the fall of 2006 and +Jessica Cortez, ad sales cians from the Folk Choir and will continue through this manager homilists like Zahm rector Father semester before becoming busi + Kelly Gronli, ad design man Dan Parrish. St. Edward's rector ness manager next fall. ager Father Ralph Haag and Campus Joey King will remain as editor "All of the editors bring signifi Ministry director Father Richard of the Viewpoint Department cant talent and experience to Warner. through 2007-08. He has held their respective positions," "All the music is re-recorded for Hanna said. "l am confident the CHRIS WILLIAMS!The Observer that post since the spring of Zahm freshman Nadeem Haque visits the new NO 2006. see PODCAST/page 6 Prayercast website from his dorm room. Dustin Mennella will also serve see BOARD/page 8 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Tuesday, March 20, 2007 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: HOW DID YOU SPEND YOUR SPRING BREAK? Loving the college life The moment I stepped onto the Notre Dame campus, I fell in love with the school. Dan Mcinnis Dan Rodgers Dave Tighe Elena Brandewie Kelsey Young Michael Angulo Ever since, I've continued to love junior sophomore junior sophomore sophomore sophomore the school and the people, but until Sarin Siegfried off campus McGlinn Badin Alumni recently, I was not ready to call it my home. Throughout the year I have been one of those students "I ghost rode "J went to Rome "/had a day "/went to "Swimming "I used your ,, who get so excited to go home for the whip. to chill with my with Mr. Beam Immokalee, illegally in tuition dollars break. I think, "Wow, I Casey Carney homeboy, Benny and Madame Florida, and Mexico. In to hang out am so excited to XVI." TAAKA." found out why crocs. with President go home and see my old friends Photographer McDonalds is Bush in the and family, sleep the devil. ,, beautiful in my queen country of sized bed, shower without sandals, Guatemala. ,, eat food outside the dining halls, etc." But this spring break I realized something. I realized that Notre Dame is my new home, my college friends are my true friends, and, IN BRIEF frankly, I really enjoy (and I am now used to) the freedom of college. Notre Dame men's baseball My spring break started out awe will play Cleveland State at 5:05 somely. I went home to Scottsdale, p.m. today at Francis Eck Arizona. My parents picked me up Stadirnn. from the airport Friday afternoon, and then I met up with my best Registration for a Summer friend, and we all went out to din Session at Notre Dame begins ner. Wednesday. Students interested On Saturday, my mom took me in taking classes during the sum shopping and we got our nails done. mer can register through I went to a spring training game insideND. with my mom and my dog (kind of random I know) on Sunday and then A screening of the film on Monday I went to lunch and did "Sometimes in April" will be some more shopping with more held in the Hesburgh Center friends. But by Tuesday I was Auditorium Wednesday at 7 p.m. already bored. Some friends and The screening is sponsored by family went back to work and back BEHWA, an organization made to school while others had already up of survivors of the 1994 drifted so far apart from me. Rwandan genocide and The I've grown so accustomed to the Kellogg Institute for International freedom of living on my own {well at Studies. least away from my parents). I can do whatever I want, whenever I The Notre Dame Chamber want, with whomever I want on Players will perform with guest campus.