/ ^ V THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 41 : ISSUE 92 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Construction starts on water system PEPYND construction and must be By JOHN TIERNEY relocated. fundraises News W riter “Further utility construc­ tion work will likely also Construction began occur prior to the start of for school Monday on the chilled water the building construction system between the Morris later this year,” he said. Inn and the former Notre The system, which oper­ Group to hold dinner Dame Post Office in prepa­ ates primarily from April ration for the construction until November, is responsi­ for Cambodia effort of the new Law School this ble for delivering chilled summer, said University water from the central loca­ Utilities Director Paul tion at the Utilities Complex By ROHAN ANAND Kempf. to specific points on cam­ News Writer Preliminary utility work is pus, Kempf said. Because “typically required” before the Law School construction actual construction on a is scheduled to begin in the A group within the Student project begins, Kempf said summer — when the chilled International Business in an e-mail Monday. In this water system is needed — Council (SIBC) hopes to raise case, the work is necessary the system must be relocat­ $1,000 at a fundraising din­ ner tonight to help a not-for- LINDSAY POULINZThe Observer because the chilled water ed prior to the start of the A construction vehicle sits unattended near Nieuwland system for the area sur­ season. profit organization build a Science Hall Monday. Construction began further south on rounding the Law School school in Phnom Penh, campus in preparation for the new Law School building. conflicts with the planned see WATER/page 3 Cambodia. Notre Dame Class of 2002 alumna Daniela Papi helped found Protect the Earth Protect Yourself (PEPY) Ride, an organization that supports Students Kellogg receives Coca-Cola grant education projects in develop­ ing areas and encourages adventure travel. Senior Tim Company awards $290,000 to fund Notre Dame Prize, internships Rann met Papi while he was respond volunteering in Cambodia two summers ago, and he decided to establish a PEPY chapter at over the last 10 years — Distinguished Public Notre Dame within the SIBC. By KATE ANTONACCI focuses on improving quali­ Service in Latin America “Our Notre Dame chapter to flood News Editor ty of life in different com­ was established in 2000 helps PEPY by providing busi­ munities and enhancing and is given annually to an ness consulting, financial individual opportunity individual from that region The Coca-Cola Foundation statements and ideas on how through education. who has effectively and Volunteers sought to recently awarded Notre to improve their operations,” “Our programs support substantively furthered the Dame a $290,000 grant to Rann said. scholarships for aspiring public good in one or more clean local Food Bank support two distinguished PEPYND held a fundraising students; encourage and countries of the region. The programs at the Kellogg dinner in December and motivate young people to award focuses on an indi­ Institute for International raised nearly $850 to fund By EMMA DRISCOLL stay in school; and foster vidual’s accomplishments Studies, the University this new project. Since then, News Writer cultural understanding,” in areas like government, announced Monday. the organization has according to the Coca-Cola religion, education and The funds will go toward increased that figure to After a Feb. 14 pipe break at Foundation Web site. media. the Notre Dame Prize for approximately $19,000. Rann the Food Bank of Northern Distinguished Public Nearly $180,000 of the “[The Notre Dame Prize] said he hopes to raise roughly Indiana damaged 15,000 grant will go toward the is the only award of its Service in Latin America $1,000 more during tonight’s pounds of food, Notre Dame Notre Dame Prize, which is kind to recognize the and will expand the dinner to reach their goal. students have responded — or Kellogg Institute Internship awarded to some of the efforts of public figures to “We’re grateful for the very are planning to respond — to leading political, civil and enhance the region’s wel­ Program, which will benefit generous donors who have the request for volunteers to religious figures in Latin fare by strengthening 20 students during the next come forth helping us raise help salvage what’s left. two summers. America. The money will democracy and improving the money for this project,” The pipe break occurred in provide three years of sup­ the well being of its citi­ The C oca-C ola Rann said. “Now, we’re rely­ the corner of an unheated room port for the prize, accord­ zens,” the press release Foundation — which has ing on the students to help us on the northwest side of the given more than $155 mil­ ing to a press release. second floor of the Food Bank’s lion to educational issues The Notre Dame Prize for see GRANT/page 4 see PEPYND/page 4 warehouse, said Dennis Brown, the executive director of the Food Bank. When a Notre Dame student heard about the flooding, he encouraged students to help. Two tickets proceed to class council run-off Senior Ryan Daily, the com­ munity volunteer request coor­ dinator for Notre Dame’s Sophomore Class Council were Center for Social Concerns sent By EVA BINDA announced Monday at 9 p.m. out a notice to “hopefully every News Writer on the third floor of dorm service commissioner” LaFortune. last week so they could inform Since no ticket in the race Judicial Council president their residents about the situa­ for Sophomore Class Council Liz Kozlow said 1,053 fresh­ tion and see if anybody would won 50 percent plus one votes, men voted in the election — want to help out. the Schmidt-Lakusta-Hwang- 50 percent of the class, she Daily felt that if students Kyrouac and the Mathews- said. received the request from their Adsit-McDonald-Rose tickets Kozlow, who was hoping for dorm service commissioners, will proceed to a run-off elec­ at least a 50 percent turnout, they would be inclined to vol­ tion Thursday. said she was pleased with the unteer. The Sophomore Class number of freshmen who “I presume students have Council was the only class voted in the election. helped out, and if not, they will council to hold an election this “It was really impressive be helping soon,” he said. year since only one ticket ran considering the turnout in Daily was right, as Welsh in both the junior and senior other elections,” she said. Family resident assistant Shelly council races. The Student Schmidt-Lakusta-IIwang- Heger heard about the pipe Senate voted unanimously in Kyrouac garnered 470 votes break and the need for volun­ each case to suspend elections (44.6 percent), Mathews-Adsit- teers from her service commis- for these two races last McDonald-Rose won 279 votes CHRIS WILLIAMS/The Observer Wednesday. Candidates Adam Mathews, left, Jeff Lakusta and Joy Hwang wait for see FLOOD/page 6 Elections results for see ELECTION/page 6 election results Monday. Two tickets will advance to Thursday’s run-off. page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Inside C olumn Question of the Day: W h a t ’s yo u r favo rite c l a s s r o o m bu ild ing o n c a m p u s a n d w h y ? Survivor already? I lost my ID card this weekend. The impact of this loss didn’t quite hit me until dinnertime, when, realizing I only had 61 cents in cash, I took out a package of my Angie Maxey Bret Shapot Jenn Cassidy Paula Freitag Ryan Bradley Sam Chen room’s seemingly endless pile of Cup of Noodles and put junior junior sophomore sophomore senior senior some water on to Jennifer Metz Welsh Family Alumni Lyons McGlinn Zahm off campus boil. Our water heater might be ille­ “Crowley, “Jordan “The Band “DeBarlolo, "Fitzpatrick: It’s “DeBartolo. If I gal, but desperate News times call for desper­ Production because I just because it has building, because it’s where we do want to see all ate measures. Editor got engaged good lab because that’s close. I don’t flow analysis, if my friends on While stressing there this facilities. ” where Dr. like to walk. ” you know what campus. I just out, I did what I do best — put in a DVD box set and sit and w eekend.” Kenneth Dye I mean. ” stand in the watch. For hours. Inspired by their second lives. ” hallw ay at turn on The Amazing Race, I recently pur­ break time. chased the eighth season of Survivor to pay tribute to my favorite couple, possibly ever — Boston Rob and Amber. (You can request online that they come to events. Whoever it is that organizes big events here, I’m just putting it out there. I’m sure they’re not that expensive. I’d go.) In B rief My ridiculous collection of box sets, in retrospect, is probably the reason for my untimely shortage of funds. The Department of Film, For one day, at least, I am playing my Television and Theatre presents own version of the show — Survivor 25: Agatha Christie’s “The Indiana. I can boil water. I rely on my Cup Mousetrap” on the D ecio of Noodles for sustenance. I make alliances Mainstagc Theatre at the with my fellow “tribemates” to gain access DeBartolo Performing Arts to their valuable FlexPoints. Center. The show opens today Rewards won today: a coffee at at 7:30 p.m., and continues until Starbucks, three yogurt-covered pretzels March 4.