the Observer The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s ndsmcobserver.com Volume 44 : Issue 101 monday, march 7, 2011 ndsmcobserver.com Dayne Student competition to aid camp sticks to Bookstore Basketball Tournament to benefit the Jumpball Basketball Programme in Jamaica charity By VICTORIA MORENO News Writer Activities at Rolfs Sports Recreation Center were in full force Friday, but Center Court One was temporarily out of commission. Irish quarterback Dayne Crist was taped to the east wall with purple, pink, blue and even cheetah tape. “Donate to Duct Tape Dayne” was the hook that drew Notre Dame students, faculty and staff to Rolfs Sports Recreation Center to Photo courtesy of Chad Sutcliffe a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s “[Kingston, Jamaica, where Relay for Life event. By AMANDA GRAY the main camp is held,] is RecSports partnered with News Writer very different from what you Relay for Life to raise both think of when you think of awareness and funding for Soon the sound of bouncing Jamaica,” Sutcliffe said. “It’s the event. basketballs and cheers will a very large third-world city. “I wanted to do something sound around campus with It’s very poor with extremely truly different,” Lana the annual Bookstore high crime rates. Many kids Basketball Tournament dur- come from these back- see RELAY/page 4 ing the month of April, but grounds. When school is out, organizers wanted partici- many kids don’t have any- pants to know the event is thing to do. This camp gives about much more than the 5- them an activity. Parents and on-5 games on the court. kids can come by and know The annual tournament they can have a great time.” Students benefits the Jumpball The Programme was found- Basketball Programme, a free ed in the summer of 1995 basketball day camp for chil- from funds collected by the dren held in Jamaica, Alumni Club of Jamaica, and dance to Programme co-director and it had a little more than 100 Photo courtesy of Chad Sutcliffe co-founder Chad Sutcliffe children participate, Sutcliffe Top: A young jumpball participant takes part in the said. Sutcliffe and the other said. He was volunteering in raise funds warm up drills. founder, Bill Maloney, are Kingston as a teacher when Bottom: Melissa Lechlitner, former Notre Dame women’s 1995 graduates of Notre basketball captain, shows off her dribbling skills. Dame. see BOOKSTORE/page 5 By BRIDGET MEADE News Writer Dedicated students spent 12 hours on their feet to benefit Riley’s Children’s Hospital Bouts documentary hits silver screen Saturday at the Saint Mary’s College-Notre Dame Dance shown at the DeBartolo Marathon, held from noon to By KRISTEN DURBIN Performing Arts Center, said midnight at the Angela Athletic News Writer Pat Ryan, a 2008 graduate Facility. and associate producer of Dance Marathon President After nearly three years of the film. Katie Fadden said more than production, the final cut of “In any project you work 500 Saint Mary’s, Notre Dame “Strong Bodies Fight” made on, you look at it closer and and Holy Cross students and its Midwest premiere at find things to focus on,” community members attended Notre Dame Saturday. Ryan said. “In two hours of the event. Families of children The documentary film, footage and interviews, the who are treated by Riley’s which highlights the rela- overall message sometimes Children’s Hospital also attended tionship between Notre gets out of context, so we and were invited to speak about Dame’s storied Bengal Bouts had to think about that.” their experiences with Riley’s. and the Holy Cross missions Ryan said the bulk of the “We had eight different fami- they support in Bangladesh, film has not changed, but lies speak throughout the night,” originally premiered in its such elements as color and she said. “Hearing the families’ “rough cut” form in sound have been improved. stories is a great way to inspire November 2009. Since then, “Mark [Weber, producer the participants and also to its creators have edited and and editor of the film] did a SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer perfected the film into the Bengal Bouts captains at the end of the finals Friday evening hold a see DANCE/page 5 final product that was see BENGAL/page 5 trophy. The Bouts support the Holy Cross missions in Bangladesh. INSIDE TODAY ’S PAPER OIS extends deadlines page 3 N Viewpoint page 8 N Super Mash Bros. preform at Legends page 10 N Mens Basketball prevails page 20 page 2 The Observer N PAGE 2 Monday, March 7, 2011 THE OBSERVER Random Word Association: Q:What's the worst thing P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Q: Egypt: “Sand castles” you've ever gotten in the 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF mail?. Douglas Farmer Q: Mass: “Gravity” Carolyn: “A facetious death MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER threat.” Madeline Buckley Patrick Sala Q: Fork: ”Spork” ASST. MANAGING EDITOR: Sam Werner Q: What do you hate. ASST. 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