THUNDERSTORMS Students deserve a mail-in system Friday While this year's lottery system was adequate, The Observer calls for a HIGH 76° mail in system to minimize lines and confusion. AUGUST 31, LOW52° Viewpoint+ page 12 2001 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXV NO. 4 HTTP:/ /OBSERVER.N D.EDU FlipSide Soaking up spirit sponsors Alumni create bright yellow towels to unify football crowds concert By JASON McFARLEY News Editor By ERIN LaRUFFA Mike Costin and Jim Humbert News Writer aren't interested in beginning a revolution. Two years ago, members of For the University graduates FlipSide decided to plan a con­ and business partners, shaking cert for the first weekend of the things up a bit inside Notre 2000-2001 school year. Dame Stadium will do. However, members of the "Sometimes it's tough getting club, which sponsors alcohol­ people to rally behind some­ free events every weekend, real­ thing," Humbert said. "I ized that they could not create wouldn't even know how to start a movement." the type of event they envi­ sioned without some help. After But from offices in their delaying the event for a year, Mishawaka advertising special­ FlipSide members will finally ty company, Costin and see their vision become a reality Humbert are quietly, and maybe unknowingly, inspiring tonight in the Joyce Center. The concert features four bands: change - one 12-by-17 -inch Right Hand Side, Nine Days, SR- piece of fabric at a time. In response to the football 71 and They Might Be Giants. "FlipSide began planning this game last fall that turned Notre two years ago for a year ago, Dame stadium - and Irish fans' faces - red, Costin and but it became too daunting a task," said Notre Dame junior Humbert have designed a towel that the men say will help the Michael Rampolla, co-chair of Flipstock. Irish take back their field. The small, gold-colored towel is Saint Mary's student Sarah Hoshaw and Holy Cross student emblazoned in blue lettering with the simple directive: "Play Amelia Marcum also co-chaired like a champion today." the event. "The idea grew out of the fact The concert, called Flipstock, that so much attention was is free of charge and open to students with Notre Dame, Saint given to the game last year. Surely there were more Irish Mary's or Holy Cross IDs. fans there than Nebraska fans, Clubs, dorms and depart­ but every third or fourth red ments from all three schools shirt seemed to blend togeth­ joined forces with FlipSide to er," Costin said of the so-called plan Flipstock. "sea of red" phenomenon last "We want it to be an event for year when Notre Dame lost all three campuses," Rampolla before a home crowd laden said. "We got student input to with Nebraska fans in red find out who would put on a attire. good live show." The apparent choice of Notre He added that the bands were Dame faculty and alumni to sell also selected based on their their tickets to Nebraska fans availability for the concert date dealt an embarrassing blow to PETER RICHARDSON/The Observer and whether concert sponsors school spirit. Notre Dame alumni Mike Costin, left, and Jim Hubert wanted to avoid another team taking could come up with enough over the Notre Dame stadium with its team colors and designed bright, yellow "Play Like a funds to pay the bands. see TOWELS/page 4 Champion Today" towels to give fans a standard way to show their spirit. Rampolla said he and his fellow FlipSide members hope Flipstock will show students that there are alternatives to drinking on weekends. "It's the first weekend night of Philbin plans to visit campus next week school," Rampolla said, adding that the concert's date was not picked specifically to draw stu­ director of public relations and information. Philbin. dents away from drinking By JASON McFARLEY Earlier this year, Philbin, a 1953 Notre The center will cost at least $50· million events. News Editor Dame graduate, made and is being underwritten in part by a $33- "If that's one of the effects, a $2.75-million gift to million gift from the late Edward DeBartolo. then I think we've accomplished Regis Philbin is expected to visit the his alma mater to fund The building is expected to open in 2003. the goal of showing students University next week for a ground-breaking a studio theater in the Named in honor of DeBartolo's late wife, there are other things to do," ceremony for a major arts center that the arts center. the center is currently the last announced Rampolla said. television personality has helped under­ Philbin is the host of addition to the DeBartolo Quad. The arts "This concert is a big way to write, Notre Dame officials said Thursday. the popular nationally complex will join DeBartolo Hall, the do what we normally try to do," University administrators are still negoti­ broadcast shows "Live! Mendoza College of Business and the said Rampolla. "We want to hit ating with Philbin's spokespeople to deter­ With Regis and Kelly" Hesburgh Center for International Studies students that first weekend, mine when he will appear next week and and "Who Wants to Be OIJ. the quad. when freshmen are setting their what his role in the ground-breaking ser­ a Millionaire?" He is Philbin social patterns. We want to vice at the Marie P. DeBartolo Center for the father of 1996 the Performing Arts will be, according to University graduate Jennifer Philbin and Contact Jason McFarley at see FLIPSTOCK/page 4 Dennis Brown, Notre Dame's associate third-year Notre Dame law student Joanna mcfarley.l @nd.edu. page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Friday, August 31, 2001 INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK IN NOTRE DAME/SAINT MARY'S HISTORY And then, at 24-hour lounge planned Campus store closes Thursday, August 25, 1988 Wednesday, September 3, 1975 After 20 years of business, Gilbert's Men's Clothing Student body president Tom Doyle worked with camp ... Campus Store closed its doors. Store president Robert band University Food Services to create a 24-hour space in Despite the horrible reference to American Pie, I Hunt cited changes in students' habits of dressing as the happen to be one of those Bandos, you know, the the South Dining Hall's Oak Room, providing food and main reason for the store's closing. people who love their school's band -live and social space to students around the clock. The 24-hour breathe it. whether they're in the band or not. I happen to fall in the unfortunate category of "not," Oak Room was expected to run on a trial basis and not for a lack of trying on my part. beginning September 6, 1988. I first tried out for band as a sophomore (my parents fell for the great myth that the band leaves no time for study­ ing when I was a freshman). I BEYOND CAMPUS Compiled from U-Wire reports was cut. I came back as a junior and, again, was cut. So I said, I have nothing to lose and everything to gain if I try Parents sue Cal State-Chico frat members out one more, one last time. Angela Campos CHICO, Calif. ual fraternity members for wrongful If you're superstitious, you The parents of an 18-year-old death and alleged selected incidents of hear things like third time's a Lab Tech California State University-Chico stu­ negligence. charm, bad things come in threes, and three strikes- dent who died of alcohol poisoning . In a separate legal proceeding on you're out. I'm not superstitious, but that's how I last October are suing the fraternity Feb. 5, Bettar, DeLuna and Dobbyn felt. he belonged to for wrongful death, Cl·--' 11CO were convicted of the misdemeanor of I was the only senior trying out for a first shot at negligence and unfair business prac­ providing alcohol to Heideman, who the band. I gave the band everything I had this year tices. Yates, Daniel Santos, Richard DeLuna, was a minor. The three members -I gave my heart and soul, held nothing back. God First-year student and Pi Kappa Phi Theodore Bloemendaal, Benjamin were sentenced to serve 30 days in jail must have greater plans for me, because for the fraternity pledge Adrian Heideman Hopfer, Sam Dobbyn and Nicholas and pay a fme of $640 each. third time, I was cut. died last fall after drinking an entire Sutton, according to the lawsuit. All of the defendants listed in I love the Band of the Fighting Irish. I always will. bottle of blackberry brandy during an The Heidemans claim the national Heideman's parents' lawsuit were Some people dream about coming to Notre Dame to initiation ceremony, according to the and local fraternal organizations are sought for comment, but by press play football. I came with a dream to play in the lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior to blame for wrongful death, hazing, time, had either failed to return phone marching band. I guess that not all dreams are Court. dangerous initiation rituals, endan­ calls or could not be reached because meant to come true. Now, almost a year after their son's germent and abandonment. improper they had changed their listed phone So what am I going to do now ... ? The question death, Michael and Edith Heideman medical care, failure to supervise initi­ numbers. doesn't haunt me the way it would did my sopho­ are suing the national organization Pi ation events, failure to provide super­ On Aug.