/ ^ V THE O bserv er The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys VOLUME 43 : ISSUE 30 MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Leaders must understand liberty, Barr says Libertarian politician speaks on lack Presidential candidate of leadership during visit to campus details campaign goals By KAITLYNN RIELY By KAITLYNN RIELY Associate News Editor Associate News Editor Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis had it right, Although Libertarian presiden­ former congressman Bob Barr said, when he said the tial candidate Bob Barr, 59, greatest danger to liberty lurks in receives far less media attention the minds of men who lack See Also than the two major party candi­ understanding. dates, Sens. Barack Obama and “ Barr stirs Barr, the presidential candidate John McCain, he maintains the for the Libertarian Party, spoke Libertarians on schedule of a prime contender. Friday at Washington Hall about campus” Barr finished giving a speech in the “vacuum of leadership” in Washington Hall shortly after 4 the United States, a trend he page 3 p.m., then rushed over to believes manifests itself in the O’Shaughnessy to do an interview Democratic and Republican Party presidential tickets with NPR before leaving Notre this fall. Dame to speak at another college To fulfill the job of being president of the United campus that evening. On his way States, leaders must understand liberty, Barr said. to the radio interview, as the “America is not a military. America is not an econo­ Notre Dame Marching Band my. America is freedom, liberty and the job of the JESS LEE/Observer Photo began its Friday afternoon reper- Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr spoke in Washington Hall see SPEECH/page 6 Friday. Barr emphasized his belief that presidents must understand liberty. see BARR/page 6 Colleges Duncan dedicated with mass, reception The Duncan family and By AARON STEINER to host inti Board of Trustees were also News Writer invited to a formal dinner with hall staff and hall gov­ conference Residents and benefactors ernment representatives at gathered with University offi­ South Dining Hall, following cials Friday to dedicate the dedication ceremony and Collaborative event Duncan Hall, the first dorm reception at the hall. built on the Notre Dame Assistant Rector Dan Allen will focus on French- Campus since 1997. said the events were a suc­ American themes The Board of Trustees and cess. the Duncan family, including “It was a very positive hall benefactor Raymond reception overall,” he said. ByJENN METZ Duncan and his wife, Sally “You could really see a sense News Editor Duncan, were invited to of gratification on the faces of attend a dedication mass, hall the Duncans. blessing, and reception at the “It was nice to see how AARON STEINER/Observer Photo An international conference dorm, organized by dorm staff A plaque and portrait of Raymond and Sally Duncan in the Duncan focused on the future of revo­ and residents. see DUN CAN / page 8 Hall lobby were blessed Friday during the dorm’s dedication. lutionary studies will begin Monday at the University, as part of a collaboration of scholars from Notre Dame, Indiana University South Bend Forum to address Exec, stipend ND student (1USB), the Universite de Provence and the Universite de Toulouse. Weaver, and voted on by each full-time student pays. The conference, titled “New By LIZ HARTER student body president The budget is a recom­ reports rape Paradigms for Revolutionary Saint Mary’s Editor Mickey Gruscinski, student mendation for Vice Studies: French-American body vice president Sarah President of Student Affairs Observer Staff Report Colloquium,” features several Saint Mary’s students with Falvey, chief of staff Lauren Karen Johnson and Director Francophone and Anglophone questions or concerns about T h e i s s , of Student Involvement and The South Bend Tribune reported scholars in literature, history the Student Government Student BOG advisor Patrick Daniel Sunday that a female student at the and art, including Lynn Hunt, Association (SGA) budget A ctivities who will either approve or University was reportedly raped by a a Eugen Weber Professor of discussed during last week’s Board reject it, Falvey said male acquaintance at an off-campus History at the University of Board of Governance (BOG) Coordinator Wednesday. apartment early Friday. California, Los Angeles meeting will have the (SAB) The Executive Board can According to the Tribune, police said (UCLA), who will deliver the chance to voice their opin­ Michele choose whether or not they the victim was with the suspect at an off- keynote address. ions and find answers at an P e t e r s o n , wish to accept this money campus apartment shortly after 1 a.m. Hunt’s lecture, titled Open Forum for the SMC R e s id e n c e for their services to SGA The victim stated she was engaged in “Revolution and Subjectivity: Student Body on the subject Hall Gruscinski and the student body. kissing and touching with the suspect, Towards a New Paradigm?” today at 5 p.m. in the Association “Last year was the first who is also a student at the University, will take place Monday at 7 Student Center Lounge. (RHA) coordinator Maura year they did [take a according to the Tribune. p.m. in the Annenberg Senior Sarah Voss planned Clougherty, Student stipend],” Weaver said at The Tribune reported the victim said Auditorium in the Snite the event after hearing Diversity Board coordinator the meeting Wednesday. that the male suspect committed sex acts Museum of Art. about the issues raised by Adriana Rodriguez and “They told us about it at the with her against her will and refused to The full conference pro­ members of BOG about the executive secretary Jenny end of last year so it was stop when she said to. gram, with lectures held both budget, specifically the Hoffman, who has previous­ something we needed to The victim went to Memorial Hospital in 100 McKenna Hall and at $20,000 stipend the ly written for The Observer, vote on. in South Bend for treatment later that the IUSB Student Activity Executive Board allotted for and lays out the allocation “This year we’re looking night, and police were called to investi­ Center, is posted on the con- themselves. of funding for the $243,040 at things like making gate, according to the Tribune. The budget was prepared which SGA received from The Tribune reported that no charges see EVENT/page 4 by executive treasurer Mo the student government fees see FORUM/page 9 have yet been filed against the suspect. page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Monday, October 6, 2008 In sid e C olumn Question of the Day: W h a t ’s y o u r f a v o r it e c l im b in g h o l d ? In another's shoes On Sept. 1, The Observer ran a story about Architecture students who had the opportunity to almost literally be disabled for a day. Sawyer Negro Viki Mair Jonathan Callahan Jose No Ayan Paul Dom Wiraset Some of them became physically dis­ Senior Grad student Senior Grad student Grad student Grad student abled. They were in wheel chairs or had off-campus O’Hara Grace off-campus off-campus off-campus off-campus to use crutches. Others had to wear blindfolds in order to simulate blindness. “Slopper. ” “Knee bar. ’ “Jesus ju g’ “Under cling. ” “Anything that “Pinch. I’ll admit, at the time, I felt bad for gets me to the these students, and maybe a little smug. I was secretly glad I didn’t have to do top. ” anything like that. Of course, I was Mandi Stirone wrong about that, ------------------------ and the sad thing Assistant is: 1 should ve seen News Editor it coming. I’m taking a sign language class this semester with three of my friends. I’ll admit that when I signed up for it, I was just looking to finally have a class with my friends, and maybe learn some­ In B rief thing that could be classified as “cool.” I probably should have known I would be getting more than I bargained for. A lecture entitled "Environmental We are going to be getting two out-of­ Brokers and the American class practice assignments to help us Wilderness" will be given by Annie better understand “deaf culture.” Gilbert Coleman, associate profes­ We arc supposed to go into some pub­ sor and director of graduate studies. lic place, like a store, and try to do Department of History, tonight. It something completely ordinary, like buy will be in 116 DeBartolo Hall at something. For the first one we’re not 4:30 p.m. and is presented by the allowed to have an interpreter. For the Americiin Studies Department. second assignment, we are going to be allowed to have an interpreter. NDVotes 08 Pizza, Pop, and We have to do the first assignment Politics: "Foreign Policy and sometime this week. National Security" will be present­ Now, I must say that I do like this ed by professors Mary Ellen class. I’m actually learning a lot and I O'Connell, Robert and Marion can communicate using the language, Short, lew School; Michael Deseh, sort of. political science; and Joseph Bock, At this point I can really only ask Kroc Institute for International someone’s name, where they’re from, Peace Studies. It will be held in the and whether or not they like something. I lesburgh Center Auditorium on Oh, and we learned how to say we’re Hies, at 5:30 p.m. and is free and hungry and thirsty, two very important open to the public.