THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 41: ISSUE 56 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21.2006 NDSMCOBSERYER.COM Police eject season-high 48 people University from enjoying a great football game." Alcohol-related offenses Though the number of ejections is seeks out prompt action at game the highest this season, it is far less than the 181 ejections police made at last year's final home football game. newVP By KATE ANTONACCI Johnson said that since this was News Editor the last game of the season, officers were particularly concerned about Position will focus on Ejections spiked at the seniors' last the "safety of those whose celebra­ home football game Saturday, as tion of the day included consumption research, technology police forced 48 people to leave the of alcohol." stadium for intoxication or alcohol­ Twenty-eight arrest tickets were By KAITLYNN RIELY related offenses, officials said. issued to adults for violations of "Unfortunately, a number of peo­ liquor laws, Johnson said. Ten peo­ News Writer ple - more than in past games - ple were aLc;o denied entry to the sta­ Notre Dame has launched a drank alcohol to the point of intoxi­ dium for intoxication and were nationwide search for a vice pres­ cation and were either not admitted released to "a responsible adult." ident for research, a newly creat­ to the stadium or ejected from the Three people were arrested at the ed position to direct the stadium. Some were arrested," said stadium for public intoxication, University's efforts to become a Phil Johnson, associate director of Johnson said. top research institution, said Notre Dame Security/Police. "These Despite the noticeable increase in University Provost Tom Burish. people let alcohol and intoxication the amount of marshmallows thrown DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer "The Office of the Vice get in the way of their safety and Students throw marshmallows at the football game their fun - and it prevented them President for Research will focus see ARRESTS/page 4 Saturday. Police made a season-high number of ejections. on helping to create and imple­ ment a strategy that will strength­ en the research efforts at Notre Dame," Burish said. The new vice president will 75 band members will travel to USC work with various offices, deans and department chairs to strengthen the support of Unscheduled trip made at Charlie Weis' request; group will leave Saturday at 8 a.m. research programs at the University, he said. sist primarily of members who "We are looking for a person By JOHN PAUL WITT play easily heard instruments - who, himself or herself, has a News Writer mostly brass and percussion - research record, who is an and of the most experienced and accomplished scholar," Burish On a mission to help the dedicated juniors and seniors, said. Fighting Irish bring home a vic­ said band vice president Michelle The person who is picked to fill tory, 75 members of the Notre Manrique. · this position will be someone Dame Band will perform at the Last month, band director Ken "who can work well with the fac­ Notre Dame-USC football game Dye received a personal call from ulty, who is willing to work Saturday - a Weis to ask if it was possible to toward ambitious goals and who trip planned at send part of the band with the has an appreciation for the many the request of See Also football team to the USC game, areas of the University that can head football Dwyer said. Junior and senior reach toward this ambitious coach Charlie "NO Club band members were encouraged goal," Burish said. We is. welcomes fans" to apply, Dwyer said, and those Burish created an ad hoc com­ Band officials with the most seniority and loud­ mittee on graduate studies and did not comment page3 est instruments were selected. research in November 2005 to on funding for "We're not going to have fun. recommend the best way to the group's last-minute trip to We're going to give our team the organize the offices that oversee Los Angeles, but assistant band edge," said senior drum major graduate studies and research. In director Lawrence Dwyer said Brad Fleming. a letter to Frank Incropera, dean DUSTIN MEN NELLA/The Observer they were "delighted" to be able The band will fly out at 8 a.m. of the College of Engineering and Football coach Charlie Weis walks past the march­ to make the trip. ing band at the Army game Saturday. The USC-bound band will con- see BAND/page 4 see VP/page 4 _ BOARD OF GOVERNANCE Can1pus empties as Mooney speaks at group meeting College president asks members about SMC's strengths, weaknesses Thanksgiving nears them back to their hometown of By LIZ HARTER By EILEEN DUFFY Rockville, Md., on Thursday - News Writer Assistant News Editor where big plans await them. Thanksgiving Day begins bright College President Carol Ann During a much-needed aca­ and early at the Parnell home, Mooney visited the Saint demic respite this Thanksgiving, with the family running the annu­ Mary's Board of Governance Notre Dame students are offering al 5K Rockville Turkey Chase. meeting Monday to discuss gratitude for family, friends, food Back at home, Parnell said, he the College's strengths and and two-and-a-half inch television and his three siblings will help weaknesses. screens. their mom cook before the rela­ Mooney asked BOG mem­ "I would say I've never needed tives arrive in the early afternoon. bers a series of questions to a break more," said sophomore Playing a football game or two in gather information and help Nicholas Krienke. "It's just the the backyard, plus watching one assess what the College's pri­ daily grind, I guess. I'm feeling it on TV, is in order, he said. orities should be for the next more than ever." "The extended family comes to five years. Morrissey sophomore Andrew our house for Thanksgiving In the past, Mooney held Parnell was sneaking out early, because it's our holiday," Parnell four question-and-answer walking to catch the shuttle to said. "We're really family-oriented sessions in Vander Vennet Chicago's O'Hare airport Monday ... I love Thanksgiving." Theater for students, but not afternoon. He was planning to fly And for the students lucky KATE FENLON!The Observer many people attended. to Washington D.C., where his two enough to have scored tickets to College President Carol Ann Mooney speaks at the BOG meeting older brothers have recently pur­ Monday. see MOONEY/page 4 chased a home, then carpool with see BREAK/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Tuesday, November 21, 2006 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT A NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL GAME? Did you knovv? Since Thanksgiving break is soon upon us, I decided to do a little research into the history and origin of this Jim Murphy Chris Harrington Anastasia Kaloydis Jonathan Boyle Christina Luchetta John Henderson famous holiday. I was interested to sec what the pilgrims ate at their first feast, freshman junior sophomore sophomore sophomore senior where it was Dillon Dillon LeMans Fisher off campus off campus held and Kate Fenlon , other facts of "Doing "Spooning with ''The wave. "Painting the "Hearing "Tailgating and this nature. , In the Photographer push-ups. my roommates helmets." Anastasia marshmallow United States, for three getting yelled fights to the , Thanksgiving hours. at for trying to point where you is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in November. It was originally held for start the wave. " get stuck to the three days in 1621 in Plymouth, Mass. It bench.'' is known as Harvest Festival in the United Kingdom and is celebrated at the end of the Harvest Festival but is not as well celebrated as Christmas or Easter. , It did not become an actual holiday until1863. Abraham Lincoln was the president who decided that IN BRIEF Thanksgiving should fall on the last Thursday of the month. But Dwight D. Eisenhower moved the holiday to the Faculty, staff, students and next to last Thursday of the month in an the general public are all effort to create a longer shopping sea­ invited to watch Chicago son for Christmas. artist Esperanza Gama In terms of food, the pilgrims were construct this year's altar for not consuming the modern dishes we the annual Day of the Dead do today such as turkey, corn and celebration at the Snite beans. They did eat venison and wild Museum between 10 a.m. fowl. They also did not use forks to eat and 4 p.m. today. The altar their food - rather they used spoons, will be dedicated to those knives and fingers. who died crossing the United Regarding the use of salt and pepper: States-Mexico border. Salt would be available on the table but Admission is free. pepper would be used solely in cooking. Also, what an individual. would eat A colloquium on depended on his or her social standing. "Simplifying the Nuclear The most important people received the Many-Body Problem with the best food. Individuals never asked for Renormalization Group," food to be passed -they simply ate featuring Dr. Scott Bogner of what was in front of them. Ohio State University, will Unfortunately, the pilgrims did not take place today between 2 consume any pie or sweets after dinner p.m. and 3:30 in room 127 of because the small supply of sugar they the Nieuwland Science Hall. brought over on the Mayflower had diminished by the time Thanksgiving At 8 p.m. today in the had rolled around.