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Weis Charity to Stay in South Bend Decorations Awake Christmas Spirit the Observer The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 44 : Issue 61 wednesday, december 2, 2009 ndsmcobserver.com Weis charity to stay in South Bend Exhibit Hannah and Friends’ shows old, location won’t change despite coach’s firing new Berlins By JOSEPH McMAHON By MOLLY MADDEN Associate News Editor News Writer Despite former Coach Charlie A new photography exhibit on Weis’ firing Monday, his family’s campus juxtaposes images of charity organization Hannah and Berlin from before and after the Friends, named after Weis’ Wall fell, bridging the historical daughter, will continue to be and ideological distance to a headquartered and operate pri- time most Notre Dame students marily in the South Bend area. can’t remember. “Our programs will not The traveling photo exhibit change,” executive director “Icons of a Border Installation” Sharon Bui Green said. “We real- is the result of a semester-long ize that there is a mission and a project that was undertaken by greater good here that we are students at the University of doing for people with special Paderborn in Germany. The needs, and [Hannah and Friends] exhibit is on display in the is going to be a permanent place Center for the Study of for people with special needs Language and Cultures in room going forward.” 329 of DeBartolo Hall until Dec. Green said Weis’ position as PAT COVENEY/The Observer 16. Maura and Hannah Weis cut the ribbon at the Hannah and Friends’ first residential home, which opened see CHARITY/page 4 on Sept. 29. The organization will reamin in South Bend despite Charlie Weis being fired. see BERLIN/page 6 Students Early applicant pool larger, of higher quality increase in the number of minor- learn about By LIZ O’DONNELL ity and international applicants,” News Writer he said. Saracino said the percentage of Notre Dame’s Assistant Provost applicants classified as either off-campus of Admissions Dan Saracino said international or ethnically this year’s early applicant pool diverse rose more than the 13.5 increased both in number and percent of the overall applicants. life, rights overall quality, as measured by He also said the overall quality of GPA and test scores. the applications was greater than He said the admissions office they’ve received in years past. received 4,330 applications for By MEGAN HEMLER “Good news for us as well was the Early Action deadline, which the fact that we saw an increase News Writer is up 13.5 percent from last in the quality of the overall appli- year’s number. cant pool as measured by tran- Moving off campus involves “The good news is that we saw scripts and test scores,” he said. contracts, and knowing the an increase in applications. [In terms of agreement is an addition] we saw an even greater see EARLY/page 6 SOFIA ITURBE I Observer Graphic important factor in successful off-campus living, University Associate Vice President for Resident Life Bill Kirk said dur- ing an informational meeting Tuesday night. Decorations awake Christmas spirit Held at 8 p.m. in Montgomery Auditorium, “Moving Off community lights around cam- Campus: What to Know Before By MEGAN DOYLE pus and decorating some of the — and After — Signing Your News Writer buildings like Corby Hall, Old Lease,” covered the basic points College and the guard posts,” students should know if they Football season may be over, McCauslin said. “We also han- decide to leave Notre Dame’s but another is just beginning, dle special requests from residence halls. as festive decorations have dorms to put up the decora- There are many reasons why appeared on dorms and lights tions outside their halls, includ- students choose to live off cam- have been hung to brighten ing trees over their porticos.” pus, like lower living costs and buildings and trees around Some of the Christmas fea- more lifestyle freedom, but Kirk campus to commemorate the tures around campus include a also pointed out some of the holidays. nativity scene by the Grotto, a burdens of life beyond the Pat McCauslin, towering pine underneath the dorms. Superintendent Landscape dome in the Main Building, a “But there is a lot of responsi- Services, described his depart- Christmas tree in bility involved in moving off ment’s role in the Christmas O’Shaughnessy Hall and campus,” Kirk said. “Really do decorations as a service to the strands of lights on large trees your homework and under- University that he works hard near the main entrance and by stand why you want to move. … SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer to perform. the fire station. Two giant stockings hang outside of Sorin College in honor of “Landscape Services is see RIGHTS/page 4 the holiday season. responsible for hanging the see CHRISTMAS/page 4 INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER SMC candygrams benefit charity page 4 N Holiday TV episodes page 10 N Ianello to take over page 20 N Viewpoint page 8 page 2 The Observer N PAGE 2 Wednesday, December 2, 2009 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED? Memo to Swarbrick As of 3 p.m. Monday afternoon, Jack Swarbrick became the most important and most scrutinized member of the Alexis Hiner Allison Bandeen Matthew Sushinsky Rob Goodale Cavanaugh Hannan Kate Augustine Notre Dame family. His task is daunting and his goals are lofty. After more than sophomore senior sophomore freshman sophomore sophomore a decade of medi- Le Mans Holy Cross Alumni Keough Dillon off campus ocrity, he is the Barrick Bollman man tasked with finding the savior. Sports Writer “I got a touch “My N’Sync CD, “A teddy bear. I “Probably my “It’s a toss up. My “When I was Jack Swarbrick screen phone 1997. Best band got it two years big wheel when brother gave me four, my twin can either be Kevin last Christmas. ever!” ago from my I was five.” his old Lego castle, sister and I got White or Moose Krause. For the sake of the Notre Dame Nation, I hope it’s the I had a Razor mommy.” or there was this matching pink latter. before, but sword I got too, but Lion King So Mr. Swarbrick, I hope you are up those were it was plastic.” bicycles.” to the task. As you conduct your search, I offer a few recommendations. getting old!” Your first task is gauging interest. This year, Notre Dame is the job. There is no Florida or LSU to compete with Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] like last time. I would suggest you con- tact anyone and everyone who could remotely fill the post to gauge interest, starting from Bill Belichick down to IN BRIEF Skip Holtz. Even if a coach has publicly denied interest, they are candidates The Kellogg Institute is until they say no to you. Be like David hosting a discussion on “The Abernathy asking out the much-older Role of University in Kerry Piqua. Maybe they will say yes. Development” in the first Once you have a list of interested floor Coleman-Morse Lounge coaches, your task gets far more diffi- today at 7 p.m. Refreshments cult. History has shown that coaches will be served. with success as a college head coach have a better chance of succeeding at Hosted by the Notre Dame Notre Dame. So scratch Jon Gruden, Energy Center, a lecture Steve Marucci, Will Muschamp and oth- titled “Future Automobile ers. We need a strong defensive foun- Fuels: Fill Up or Plug In?” dation. It is no coincidence that the top will be delivered by Michael four BCS teams also field the top four Desmond, the distinguished defenses. So extra emphasis needs to be advisor within BP’s Refining placed on coach like TCU’s Gary and Marketing, Research and Patterson and Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops. Technology division, Lastly, whoever you select needs to Thursday at 4 p.m. in the have at least an understanding what it Carey Auditorium of the is to be a Notre Dame man. This was Hesburgh Library. the area where Charlie succeeded, and our new coach needs to continue that. The Kellogg Institute is That means running a clean program, sponsoring a lecture on “The making athletes be student-athletes and Churches, Development, and giving back to the community. This is COURTNEY ECKERLE/The Observer Democracy in Uganda” why I am afraid of Urban Meyer, with First year students Katherine Trainor and Lindsey Bisch pick up stockings and Thursday at 4:15 p.m. in room his 25-plus player arrests and lax disci- candy for their dorms in the Saint Mary’s Student Center on Monday. C103 of the Hesburgh Center. pline. Bishop Lambert Bainomugisha Whoever you choose Jack, now comes of the Archdiocese of Mbarara the hardest part of all. Getting the sav- and Professor Peter ior to South Bend, Ind. There are a cou- Kanyandago of Uganda ple recommendations I would make to Martyrs University will speak. do this. First, don’t be cheap. If you OFFBEAT believe the man you picked is the one, “Bright Star,” a film then offer him top dollar. And make Jesus Christ dumped from Efforts to reach Christ for Massachusetts highway, but depicting the early nine- sure it is clear that the school would jury pool for disruption comment were unsuccessful. a cowboy stuck in the traffic teenth century love affair also make sure he has the support to BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Court administrator jam has come to the rescue. between John Keats and hire the best staff possible.
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