--- -- --------. THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 44: ISSUE 5 . MONDAY, AUGUST 31.2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Dillon Hall pep rally returns to campus College Following last year's cancellation, traditional event to feature new format, entire football team welcon1es on stage and have everything By JOSEPH McMAHON good to go. This year that is five nevv Associate News Editor not going to be the case." Event director and Dillon After a one-year hiatus, the Hall resident assistant Keith trustees Dillon Hall pep rally, a 40-year Ruehlmann said losing the pep tradition, returns to campus rally last year made the dorm with an updated format featur­ leadership even more eager to ing an array of surprise guest stage the signature event. By ALICIA SMITH speakers and the entire foot­ "You really don't know what News Writer ball team. you have until it's gone, and "The reason it was canceled when we lost it last year I was Saint Mary's Board of last year was that everything really upset about it," he said. Trustees elected four new didn't come together in a time­ In years past, the Dillon Hall members and appointed a ly fashion," Dillon Hall presi­ pep rally was an event primari­ student member in June. dent Kevin Doyle said. "It was ly organized for students. The new trustees include a whole bunch of different Unlike other pep rallies, usual­ Sr. Maureen Grady, Rose things but basically it just did­ ly held in the Joyce Center, it Observer File Photo Marie Lopez Jones, Almira n't come together in time for us Dillon Hall residents perform a sketch during a previous pep Wilson Cann and Carmen to put the rally on and get it up see DILLON/page 4 rally in 2005. The event was cancelled for the 2008 season. Murphy. Kristle D. Hodges was appointed as the student trustee. Hodges was appointed to Cause of fire near LaFortune under investigation serve as the student trustee for the 2009-2010 school year. She is senior at the Friday morning fire forces evacuations; Jenkins thanks community for quick response to incident College, currently majoring in English writing. She also has minors in Religious 10:45 a.m. Studies and Women's Studies. By MADELINE BUCKLEY LaFortune Student Center Hodges has served on the News Editor and several surrounding Board of Governance since buildings, including dormito­ 2007. The cause of the fire in a ries, were evacuated during As the student representa­ utility tunnel under the area the time. tive, Hodges "is a full voting near LaFortune Student St. Edward's Hall, St. Liam member so she participates Center Friday morning is still Hall, Nieuwland Science, exactly like any other under investigation, accord­ Cavanaugh Hall, Stepan trustee. She attends the com­ ing to University spokesman Chemistry, Breen Phillips Hall mittee meetings, the full Dennis Brown. and Farley Hall were among board meetings, the execu­ "There will be work over the evacuated buildings. tive sessions, the whole bit," the next few days on a variety A University employee was Susan Dampeer, executive of things - repairing cable treated at a local hospital for assistant to the president, television connections, phone smoke inhalation, but was said. ~- . ,,.,. and Internet," Brown said. released the same day. "No restrictions are on her DAN JACOBSfThe Observer The fire was reported Brown said the fire affected that aren't on anybody else." Firefighters from around the area help extinguish the blaze around 8:15 a.m. Friday and which began near the LaFortune Student Center Friday morning. was extinguished around see FIRE/page 3 see TRUSTEES/page 3 ESS minor grows in popularity RecSports hosts Students say coursework helps give them valuable experience annual biathlon no one has recognized," because it shows students how By IRENA ZAJICKOVA McAdams said. "Students they can help. News Writer want to learn about educa­ "It gives them the satisfac­ waist deep in the chilly waters of tion. They come from good tion of working on real prob­ By CASEY KENNY St. Joe's Lake, then swam to vari­ Notre Dame's Education, educational backgrounds, so lems, so they feel like they're News Writer ous buoys and back to the starting Schooling and Society (ESS) that's inspired them to learn doing something authentic point on shore. minor has only existed for about education. Also, a lot of that will make a difference," Saturday's brisk weather and After completing the half-mile eight years, but during that them want to give back to the she said. overcast skies did not prevent swim portion, competitors dried time, it has morphed from a community, so ESS teaches The minor has about 100 over 100 students and faculty off, changed and continued or small program of only twelve them how to give back to the students every year. Although members from converging at St. tagged their teammate who then students to one of the most community in a very satisfying some students who minor in Joe's Lake to participate in completed the running portion of popular minors in the College way." ESS decide not to go into edu­ RecSports' annual biathlon. the race - a two-mile run around of Arts and Letters. The ESS curriculum is com­ cation, those who plan to will The biathlon featured several St. Joe's and St. Mary's Lakes in a Nancy McAdams, the pro­ prised of a combination of tra­ benefit from the strong foun­ divisions of participants - varsity figure eight loop. gram's undergraduate advisor, ditional lecture classes and a dation it provides, according and non-varsity, individual and RecSports coordinator for spe­ said the massive growth in senior-year research compo­ to junior Elizabeth Young. team and male and female - and cial events Tim Novak said they popularity is easy to explain nent, where students conduct "The ESS minor is kind of tested the participants' endurance have sponsored this event for over - the minor's subject matter studies at local schools target­ like the sociology of education and stamina as they competed in 20 years and he sees it as a good is unique. ing specific problems. as opposed to a teacher certi- a half-mile swim followed by a way to begin the school year. "I think it has filled a need McAdams said this research is two-mile run. on campus that was there that a pivotal part of the minor see EDUCATION/page 4 All participants began the race see BIATHLON/page 3 INSIDE TODAY'S PAPER Review of Wilco (The Album) page 12 • Notre Dame football wide receiver and offensive line preview page 20 • Viewpoint page 8 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, August 31, 2009 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS THE STUPIDEST RULE IN DU LAC? Beautify Mod Quad I am a resident of Pasquerilla East Hall. "Is that one of those dorms back behind North Dining Hall?" you might ask. Tom Carnevale Marques Camp Cristina Anaya DeShaun Gasque Rick Morasse "That is the farthest possible dorm from me," is another popular response, followed sophomore senior senior junior sophomore by, "I've never been to Dillon Keough Howard Alumni Alumni Mod Quad. I'm sorry that you have to live back there." "You can't walk "You're "DuLac? Que?" "If you have 'That the legal I am happy, howev­ on the grass!" supposed to sex, you're age is still 2 I. '' er, to point out some read duLac?" going to hell. " perks of being a PE Pyro. PE is the closest girls' dorm to RolfS, and one of the closest Laura to the library. We McCrystal also live next door to Grace Hall, home to News Writer the best cafe on earn­ Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] pus. I've made it to O'Shag in under 5 min­ utes, which is probably faster than some of the dorms all the way at the end of South IN BRIEF Quad. When the weather is bad, PE girls walk "Graffiti Art Project through PW on their way to North Dining (GAP)"- Art Exhibition is Hall, therefore only spending one minute being held at Crossroads outside. Cavanaugh and BP girls have a Gallery at Notre Dame much wetter or colder walk. Downtown, 217 S. Michogan It does not bother me that PE is less than St. The gallery is open 9 a.m. beautiful in outward appearance. We have to 4 p.m., and the exhibit air conditioning, big rooms and huge clos­ runs until Sept. 30. GAP is ets. the culmination of a summer Last, but not least, our floors are num­ project with South Bend stu­ bered 5 through 8. I enjoy living in the only dents, age 10 to 17. room 819 on campus. While some fellow Pyros gaze longingly "Thin: Photographs by at Farley or Cavanaugh, I love living on Lauren Greenfield" is run­ Mod Quad. ning at the Snite Museum of I have just one complaint. Art through Oct. 18. The Landscapers clearly worked hard all exhibit showcases photo­ summer long to keep campus gorgeous. graphs of women with eating Did they get lost on their way to Mod disorders at a Florida treat­ Quad? ment facility. The museum is Every fall when I return to Notre Dame, open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. I am once again in awe of our beautiful campus. God Quad is bursting with flow­ "The Brothers Bloom," a ers, North Quad always has a few new film, will be shown at the trees and the grass is greener than ever.