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THE INDEPENDENT TO UNCOVER NEWSPAPER SERVING THE TRUTH NOTRE DAME AND AND REPORT SAINT Mary’s IT ACCURATELY VOLUME 46, ISSUE 52 | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ELECTION 2012 Implications of Obama’s second term analyzed Experts provide Students react to insight on next election results four years with mixed feelings By KRISTEN DURBIN By ANNA BOARINI News Editor News Writer In the next four years of his Much like the rest of the presidency, Barack Obama country, the reactions of will expand on the efforts of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s his first term in office. But he students to the outcome of wouldn’t have had the oppor- the 2012 presidential elec- tunity to do so without a broad tion spanned the political national base of support. spectrum. In terms of the immediate For Saint Mary’s senior Liz results of the election, politi- Craney, President Barack cal science professor Darren Obama’s reelection was a Davis said Obama’s mainte- positive outcome. nance of his 2008 electorate “The issues that mean the contributed to his reelection. KEVIN SONG | The Observer most to me, my views line President Barack Obama delivers his victory speech in Chicago on Tuesday night after winning a second see ELECTION PAGE 6 term in the White House. Obama said he plans to emphasize bipartisanship in Washington. see REACTION PAGE 7 Panel explores coeducation at Notre Dame By NICOLE MICHELS went down and then reality hit.” possibly assimilate women,” News Writer Sterling spoke at the Eck Hesburgh said. “I’m just delight- Visitor Center Thursday in a ed that we are a better university, “It was like running a gauntlet, panel discussion titled “Paving better Catholic university, better every single day.” the Way: Reflections on the Early modern university because we Jeanine Sterling, a 1976 alum- Years of Coeducation at Notre have women as well as men in na and member of the first fully Dame,” commemorating the the mix.” coeducated Notre Dame fresh- 40th anniversary of coeducation Dr. Susan Poulson, history man class, dealt with the im- at the University. professor at the University of pact of gender integration at the The panel, sponsored by the Scranton and co-editor of “Going University firsthand. Cushwa Center for the Study of Coed: Women’s Experiences in “We were very young, so the American Catholicism, opened Formerly Men’s Colleges and bombardment of mixed mes- with a recorded comment from Universities, 1950 – 2000,” be- sages the girls received was very University President Emeritus gan the discussion by presenting disconcerting,” Sterling said. Fr. Ted Hesburgh, who com- findings from her research ex- “On one hand, we were treated mended all involved in the co- ploring women’s experiences of as someone very special … but education process. coeducation. KIRBY MCKENNA | The Observer then the reporters and the cam- “This was a great male bas- A group of panelists discuss the early years of Notre Dame coeduca- eras left town and the banner tion and no one thought it could see PANEL PAGE 5 tion on Thursday night at the Eck Visitors Center. Football hits 1993’s record Professors discuss By TORI ROECK lit up the next day. goal in the final seconds of News Writer “I’ll never forget after we the game, and the No. 1 light won the game when that No. went out. ‘Sexuality 101’ 9-0. 1 lit up,” 1994 alum Steve “[At the Boston College To those Notre Dame alum- Camilleri said. “It wasn’t there game] there was a sense of ex- By KATIE CARLISLE Psychology professors Catherine ni who were here during the for very long, but to have that haustion I think all around in News Writer Pittman, Rebecca Stoddart, Bettina 1993 football season, this re- No. 1 light up when you’re a the student body, in the fans Spencer, Religious Studies profes- cord feels familiar. On Nov. 13, student at Notre Dame, espe- and in the team, because the In response to a controversial sor Stacy Davis and Global Studies 1993, a 9-0 Fighting Irish team cially during your senior year Florida State game had been upcoming lecture addressing sex- professor Laura Elder defined sex, ranked No. 2 in the country — It’s really special.” such an effort and such an ual orientation and the Church, five gender roles and sexual orienta- defeated No. 1 ranked Florida One week later, Boston undertaking for everyone,” Saint Mary’s professors presented tion and discussed the topic within State at home, 31-24, in the College dashed the 10-0 Irish’s 1994 alum and University their thoughts on this issue as part an interdisciplinary context that “Game of the Century,” and hopes for an undefeated sea- of “Sexuality 101”in Spes Unica Hall the No. 1 sign atop Grace Hall son on a game-winning field see FANS PAGE 5 Thursday evening. see SEXUALITY PAGE 4 Free Tickets to Canada STUDENT GOV PAGE 3 VIEWPOINT PAGE 9 SCENE PAGE 10 MEN’S BASKETBALL PAGE 20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PAGE 20 2 THE OBSERVER | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012 | NDSMCOBSERVER.COM TODAY Have a question you want answered? 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