the Observer The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 44 : Issue 90 friday, february 18, 2011 ndsmcobserver.com ND releases McCormick wins in run-off Students statement appreciate on assault hall staff Observer Staff Report By NICOLE TOCZAUER Notre Dame released a state- News Writer ment Thursday in which it said it thoroughly investigates every Senija Begic entered her posi- sexual misconduct allegation, tion on the cleaning staff of adheres to student privacy laws Sorin College when she emi- and does not tolerate sexual grated from Bosnia to America misconduct, in response to com- 11 years ago. Begic said she plaints directed at the has developed strong relation- University. ships with residents of the “Sexual misconduct is unac- dorm during her time on the ceptable and will not be tolerat- job. ed at Notre Dame,” the state- “I like my boys. They help me ment said. “The unfortunate a lot and every day come to my reality is that sexual misconduct break room and ask me ques- is a serious issue at colleges and BLAIR CHEMIDLIN | Observer Graphic tions,” she said. “When I clean, universities across the country, these guys keep it clean too. I and we are not immune.” a smooth transition with ment more about students am proud of them.” The Chicago Tribune reported By EMILY SCHRANK current student body presi- by creating a committee for At Notre Dame, there seems Thursday that Notre Dame News Writer dent Catherine Soler and constituent services. to be a special relationship Security Police (NDSP) delayed vice president Andrew Bell. “Ultimately, moral con- between staff and students, the investigation of a sexual Junior Pat McCormick and “We want to build on the science is at the core of all with custodial doors often fea- assault allegation that a Saint sophomore Brett Rocheleau extraordinary foundation of our ideas,” he said. turing thank you notes, ban- Mary’s College student filed in won the election for student their leadership has built Rocheleau, who was out ners and stickers. September against a male Notre body president and vice for student government,” he of town when the polls In Sorin, the bond has led to Dame student. The Tribune president after capturing 64 said. closed at 8 p.m., received Senija Appreciation Day, fresh- cited the student and her fami- percent of the vote in The ticket’s top priority is the results of the election man Bobby Hess said. ly’s disappointment with the Thursday’s runoff, Judicial going to be trying to con- via Skype. “She has to deal with a lot of University’s investigation. Council president Marcelo nect to students in all areas “I’m very excited and I us, so last semester we signed The Tribune also compared Perez said. of their life, McCormick wish I was there,” he said. up for half-hour periods and the case to that of Elizabeth McCormick and Rocheleau said. “We’re both looking for- did jobs to help out,” he said. “Lizzy” Seeberg, a Saint Mary’s defeated junior James Ward “We want to try to trans- ward to a great year.” “We know how much work she student who committed suicide and freshman Heather form student government as Ward and Eaton received puts in to keep this place in September, nine days after Eaton in the runoff election. a way of amplifying stu- 35.9 percent of the vote in clean.” reporting a sexual assault alle- “It was a very normal dents’ voices and respond- the runoff. Eaton said the Working as cleaning staff for gation against a Notre Dame turnout, with just a little ing to issues that students ticket was excited to have five dorms on campus, Shania athlete to NDSP. Seeberg’s par- over 3,000 students voting,” care about,” he said. “It is made it to this point in the Carter has established her own ents expressed disappointment Perez said. “No more or no our hope that we can build election. bonds with students. with the University in a less than usual.” a student government that “It’s definitely something “I do believe that there is a December interview with the McCormick, who currently allows students to chart to cross off the bucket list,” relationship between staff and Chicago Tribune, but Notre serves as the chair of the their own course for the Eaton said. “I just want to students in the dorms,” she Dame and University President Senate Social Concerns future of Notre Dame.” thank everyone who has said. “I’ve had wonderful expe- Committee, said he looks McCormick said they hope see ASSAULT/page 6 forward to working toward to make student govern- see ELECTION/page 7 see STAFF/page 6 Robinson Center celebrates 10th anniversary The RCLC serves as a com- “It’s a safe, neutral place,” By AMANDA GRAY munity resource for the peo- Taylor said. “Everyone has News Writer ple of South Bend, specifically the right to talk.” the Northeast Neighborhood, According to the 2009-2010 A little more than 10 years Taylor said. It began as an RCLC Annual Report, more ago, Marguerite Taylor off-campus educational initia- than 16,200 guests signed walked into the building on tive created in partnership into the RCLC during the N. Eddy Street that would between Notre Dame and the year. Jennifer Knapp become the Robinson Neighborhood. Beudert, the manager of the Community Learning Center The RCLC offers everything RCLC, said the RCLC pro- (RCLC), without knowing how from afterschool tutoring for gramming reaches an addi- the facility would become an children in grade school to tional 3,000 people outside of integral part of the neighbor- computer classes for the eld- the building with programs in hood. erly to telephone service for a South Bend community “We stood here trying to resident to use, Taylor said. schools. figure out what we were sup- They also hold community “The foundation of every- posed to do,” said Taylor, the meetings there, with resi- thing we do is relationships,” MATTHEW SAAD/The Observer associate director for Adult dents with different back- Beudert said. “Our new slo- Sophomore Linda Scheiber tutors Joy Brown, a seventh-grader at Clay Programs. “It has grown into grounds coming together to Intermediate School, at the Robinson Community Learning Center. a great place.” give input. see CENTER/page 6 INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER Students design software for Wii page 3 N Molarity: A successful Observer comic page 12 N Women’s basketball to face UConn page 24 N Viewpoint page 10 page 2 The Observer N PAGE 2 Friday, February 18, 2011 THE OBSERVER QUESTION OF THE DAY: IF YOUR LIFE WAS A PARTY, WHAT WOULD THE THEME BE? 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