the Observer The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 44 : Issue 104 Thursday, March 10, 2011 ndsmcobserver.com Basketball fans mad for tourney SGA Association By MEGAN DOYLE and SAM STRYKER News Writers discusses As March Madness approaches and the Irish anticipate their tour- nament experience, some Notre printing Dame students will forfeit sunny afternoons at the beach for the lights of Madison Square Garden access over their Spring Break. The No. 4 Notre Dame men’s bas- ketball team begins its quest for a By MEGAN LONEY championship in the Big East News Writer Conference tournament tonight as they square off against Cincinnati at 7 p.m. in New York. The quarterfi- After debate, Saint Mary’s nal game marks the next step in the Student Government Association team’s journey to a championship “It’s not the atmosphere of a (SGA) passed a motion season. home game here but it is still a high Wednesday to install a printer in If the team wins tonight, the Irish level of basketball,” he said. Holy Cross Hall before the cur- will play again in a semifinal game “Usually we are outnumbered in rent administration ends its at 9 p.m. Friday evening. terms of fans … but it is still a great term April 1. Sophomore Mickey Gardella said experience.” Student body president he could not remember the last time Notre Dame students from the Rachael Chesley said she will he missed the Big East tournament. surrounding area and members of work to implement this project “My dad and I go every year,” he the band typically join the stands to in coming weeks with student said. “I have been an ND fan my support the team as they play for body vice president Laura Smith whole life so we always try to go to the Big East title. and Residence Hall Association some of those games … but we see “We had a great finish to the year, (RHA) president Marianne other teams play as well.” and we are very hot right now,” he Jones. Gardella, a New Jersey native, said. “But we don’t know what will “We will work on setting a will travel home for spring break happen.” max print limit, a time limit and Friday. If Notre Dame wins The depth of the Big East developing an overall control Thursday evening, he will join the Conference could help the team plan for the printer,” Chesley Leprechaun Legion at 9 p.m. Friday handle the heat of NCAA tourna- said. to cheer on the team in the semifi- ment competition, Gardella said. Chesley and Jones met with nals. “I think that would help us Coordinator of Student The Notre Dame contingent in against a team like BYU or San Computing Kathy Hausmann to New York is typically smaller than Diego State that has not played the MAGGIE O’BRIEN/The Observer gather information about at a home game in the Purcell Students cheer on the Irish at the men’s basketball game vs. Pavilion, Gardella said. see FANS/page 3 Gonzaga on Dec. 11. Notre Dame won the game 83-79. see SGA/page 4 UN group, businesses, to meet at ND Habitat auctions Business professor Fr. Oliver Williams is one of the directors of this conference. historic window “The United Nations founded the compact in 2000,” Williams said. “The compact is made of 10 prin- ciples for companies to abide by and incorporate into their daily practice.” Companies join the Global Compact and promise to protect human rights, labor rights, environmental issues and anti-corruption prac- tices. The Development Goals specifically outline 10 Photo courtesy of Lou Pierce goals to significantly relieve A former Main Building window is being auctioned off by poverty by 2015. Habitat for Humanity to raise funds for various building projects. To sign onto the Compact, BRANDON KEELEAN/The Observer the president of a company removed from the Main Building By ADAM LLORENS goals to end extreme pover- must write a letter to the ty around the world. By CHRISTIAN MYERS in 1997 will be included in an News Writer Secretary General of the The Mendoza College of United Nations indicating an News Writer auction hosted by the St. Joseph Business will host the con- interest in joining and County chapter of Habitat for Government representa- ference from March 20 to promising to write a report Notre Dame fans can now Humanity. tives and top business exec- 22. The United Nations each year indicating how purchase a window from the Jim Williams, executive direc- utives will meet on campus Global Compact began in the company is progressing Main Building to add to their tor of the local Habitat chapter, with the United Nations 2000 and established 10 in implementing the collection of University memora- said current bids for the win- Global Compact Foundation principles for the better- bilia. next week to discuss their ment of humanity. see UN/page 5 One of several windows see WINDOW/page 4 INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER Group discusses turnover process page 3 N Preparing for the Holy Half page 8 N Men’s hockey to face Lake Superior page 16 N Viewpoint page 6 page 2 The Observer N PAGE 2 Thursday, March 10, 2011 THE OBSERVER QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OLD CARTOON? P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Douglas Farmer MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER Madeline Buckley Patrick Sala ASST. 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