Concert Kicks Off Inaugural Celebration in D C. Thousands Come to See Show at National Mall
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/ ^ V THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 43 : ISSUE 69 MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Concert kicks off inaugural celebration in D C. Thousands come to see show at National Mall ByJENN METZ News Editor WASHINGTON — Some of the biggest names in music, televi sion and film performed live in a free concert on the National Mall Saw # in front of hundreds of thou sands Sunday, but the loudest applause went to President- For m or6 elect Barack . Obama. p h o to s see Supporters p ag e 9 flocked to the Lincoln Memorial to witness “We Are One,” a concert to kick off a three-day celebration leading up ** to Obama’s historic inauguration Tuesday. The program was part history lesson with film mon- AARON STEINER/The Observer President-elect Obama and wife Michelle wave to the crowd Thousands gathered in Washington to listen to several of the biggest from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during Sunday’s concert. see CON CERT / page 8 names in music as well as a speech from President-elect Obama. College Dems leader travels to Washington for historic day Howard watched election night later squeezed into the crowd of By KAITLYNN RIELY coverage on Nov. 4 from the people gathered on the National Associate News Editor Democratic headquarters in South Mall to watch musical acts like Bend, and when the results came Bruce Springsteen, U2, Beyonce WASHINGTON — When Sen. back in favor of Obama, he knew and John Mellencamp and speak Barack Obama became President he had an aunt and an uncle in ers like Tom Hanks and Jamie elect B arack O bam a on Nov. 4, Lorton, Va. who would be willing Foxx. Notre Dame senior Spencer to loan him a bed for a few nights Like most Americans, Howard Howard knew where he would be in January. saw Obama for the first time when on Jan. 20. Driving with a friend, Howard he delivered the keynote address Throngs of people departed the left Notre Dame Saturday at noon at the 2004 Democratic National National Mall Sunday afternoon and arrived in Virginia at about Convention. after the pre-inauguration Day midnight. “I thought it would be eight years “We Are One” concert, an event As he drove east to the later because I was hoping [Sen. that featured the president-elect Washington D C. region, he said he John] Kerry would win, but I told and Vice President-elect Joe Biden saw many cars with Obama stick my mom while 1 was watching that and their families, as well as sev ers on their bumpers. I thought [Obama] would be the eral dozen big-name actors and “Stopping at rest areas, people next president,” he said. “It was a performers. Howard, the co-presi were talking about I the inaugura little sooner than I expected.” dent of the College Democrats of tion],” Howard said. Howard went to work for Obama Notre Dame, was standing at the He arrived in downtown starting in the summer of 2008, AARON STEINER/The Observer corner of 18th St. and E. following Washington Sunday morning short Notre Dame senior Spencer Howard, leader of the the concert. ly before noon, and a few hours see LEADER/page 8 College Democrats, will attend Tuesday’s inauguration. ND ROTC teams take second NDSP warns of By LIZ LEFEBVRE News Writer sex offender in area ~ L i The 23rd Annual Flyin’ Irish Basketball Invitational - i last week. drew 51 ROTC teams from Observer Staff Report Robbins has a history of com across the country to campus mitting crimes on or near college this weekend, and Notre According to recent news campuses. He was released from Dame came just short of win reports, Rickey Allen Robbins, a prison in December after serving ning both the men’s and co n v icted time for a sex crime. He has fam women’s titles. sex offender ily living in southeast Indiana. The tournament, hosted by reportedly Robbins is a white 58-year-old Notre Dame’s Air Force fled parole male. He is 5-foot-9 and weighs ROTC, lasted Friday night in Lake about 190 pounds, with brown through Sunday afternoon at County, Ore. hair and hazel eyes, NDSP said. the JACC, when the Notre on Dec. 12, If you see Robbins on campus, Dame women’s Air Force 2008, may immediately contact Notre Dame team and m en’s Navy team Security Police at 574-631-5555. ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer have been earned second place in their seen on the If you see Robbins off campus, Notre Dame men’s Navy ROTC basketball team finished second Robbins in the 23rd Annual Flyin’ Irish Basketball Invitational this past campus of contact the local police by calling see ROTC/page 6 weekend. Indiana University South Bend 911. page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Monday, January 19, 2009 In side C olumn Question of the Day: W hat do you believe? Stream of consciousness * j It’s currently 12:45 a.m. on Monday morning. I’ve been in The Observer office since 2 p.m. minus the hour and a half I Deshaun Gasque Ethan Hatch Joey Leary John Bracke Kyle Ricketts took for dinner at Saint Mary’s. I’ll proba bly be here for at least another hour and a half, then I’ll get six hours of sleep and sophomore sophomore senior junior senior head to my intern- Alumni off-campus off-campus off-campus off-campus ship at the South Bend Tribune for Liz Harter “I believe that “I believe in “yo-degree 7 believe in “I believe in a four hours. After life is what you global cooling. weather. ” Santa Claus. ’ risk that I’ll head to Saint Mary’s class, do my home Editor m ake o f it." appropriate work and will be rate of return. ” right back in this same seat at 7 p.m. tomorrow night to do this all over again — though hopefully without having to write the Inside Column. Anyway, I hope laying out my schedule for you helps to explain why I cannot come up with a cohesive topic for the Inside Column. So instead, you get the random thoughts that have been swimming in my head for the past 10 hours. In B rief ♦ LOST starts this week! Yay! It has been way too long since I’ve been able to A prayer service will be held obsess over Sawyer, Kate, Jack and, yes, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther even Locke. Things to think about: Is Jin King, Jr. today from 11 a.m. to really dead? Will Jack convince everyone 11:30 a.m. in the Main Building to go back to the island? What did Sawyer Rotunda. The service will be led whisper to Kate before he jumped out of by President, Rev. John Jenkins. the helicopter? A reception will follow. ♦ Last week’s episode of “The Office” was one of the best I’ve ever seen. After Saint Mary’s Multicultural spending four hours watching the BBC’s and Student Programs is spon version of the show wth my family in soring a Martin Luther King, Jr. Salzburg, Austria over Christmas break — Commemorative March today the BBC was the only channel in English ... at 5 p.m. The event will begin in unless you count all the music videos on the Student Center Atrium and MTV — 1 was ready to get away from end in Haggar Parlor. Gareth and Tim and back to Dwight and Refreshments will be served Jim. Thankfully, Andy and Dwight’s duel afterwards. delivered as Andy hit Dwight with his car in a masterful display of wit. Mass will be held in honor of ♦ Forest husbands. If you haven’t seen Blessed Basil Moreau on the movie “Defiance” you have no idea T uesday at 5:15 p.m . in the what I’m talking about. And if the box Basilica of the Sacred Heart. office results from this weekend are any The service is open to the pub indication — the Daniel Craig, Leiv lic. Schreiber drama came in at number eight — not many of you know what I’m talking JESSICA LEEnhe Observer Health and Recreation will be about, therefore I’m done with this topic. With the recent sub-zero temperatures and lake effect snow falls many stu having a Dance Kick-Off on ♦ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Why dents are dealing with scraping ice and snow off their cars and digging them Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. at RSRC doesn’t Saint Mary’s or Notre Dame recog out of parking spaces before they can go anywhere. AR 2. Registration can be done nize this holiday? Having the day off would via RecRegister. The class is be nice. The semester is already stressful open to students, faculty, and after one week. I was talking with a South staff. Bend Tribune staff writer last week about the holiday. She was sad because she O ffbeat Campus Ministry is holding a thinks kids these days don’t know what panel discussion titled "Men in MLK did. I was scared to admit that aside Shoplifter gets run over the vehicle but fell out and arrested Thursday for leav Black: Inspirations and from his “I Have a Dream” speech, I don’t twice by her getaway car was run over by the car. ing the scene of a crash Reflections " Tuesday at 7:30 really know specifics about him. CAPE CORAL, Fla.