The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 45: Issue 42 Friday, October 28, 2011 Ndsmcobserver.com University Students to ‘Raise an X for X’ Professor athletes wins Nobel coach kids Prize By NICOLE TOCZAUER By DAN BROMBACH News Writer News Writer What started out as a sim- For Notre Dame Astrophys- ple pick-up flag football game ics Professor Peter Garnav- between Notre Dame’s men’s ich, a telephone call at 5:00 lacrosse seniors and commu- a.m. was a dream come true. nity children last year has Over the line, his wife in- now developed into the Irish formed him that he and his Experience League. scientific According to Director Kev- team- in Dugan, manager of Youth mates had and Community Programs, just won the Irish Experience League the 2011 is a free five-week program Courtesy of Corey Colonna Nobel for boys and girls in the local Residents of Zahm Hall raise an “X” in honor of hallmate Xavier Murphy, who lost his battle with Prize in community and is led by stu- leukemia on October 11. Murphy would have been 23 years old on Saturday. physics. dent athletes and volunteers. Garnav- “The goal of the Irish Ex- By SARA FELSENSTEIN “Doing [the ‘X’] for him is would see a number of people ich said perience League is to use the Associate News Editor just a further symbol of exactly with their hands up in the air he has Peter Garnavich virtues of the five pillars of who he was. It represents him, for him.” a l w a y s Notre Dame athletics - excel- Tomorrow, thousands of stu- the dorm and our community But for Murphy’s family and felt that lence, education, faith, tradi- dents are encouraged to raise standing together,” Duffey said. friends, tomorrow’s “X” will he and tion and community - to pos- their arms in an “X” as a sym- “Normally … everyone hates us hold a different significance. his team, the High-Z Super- itively influence children,” bol of unity, strength and re- for it, but this time it obviously “One of the first questions nova Search Team, were ca- Dugan said. “These are the membrance. means something more.” the guys asked [after Xavier pable of winning the prize, key fundamental principles The “X” will honor Xavier Corry Colonna, rector of passed] is, ‘Are we going to but he was surprised at just we shape our student-athlete Murphy, a fifth-year student Zahm Hall, said the Raise an move forward with this?’” Col- how quickly this was accom- experience around. We want and former resident of Zahm X for X campaign began when onna said. “Mrs. Murphy called plished. to impact as many young Hall who died Oct. 11 after a Murphy was first diagnosed me that evening and I asked “It was really a pleasant children as possible with the short battle with cancer. To- with leukemia in September. her. She said, ‘Now he’ll see it surprise because it has only virtues inherent with these morrow would have been his “We started this process be- from heaven. Go ahead ⎯ sounds been 13 years since we made fundamental building blocks 23rd birthday. fore he had passed away,” Col- like a great idea.’” our findings,” Garnavich of success.” Senior Daniel Duffey, a resi- onna said. “The goal was he Colonna said after hearing said. “Some people wait 30 The league was a collab- dent assistant in Zahm and would be able to see us. He was the news of Murphy’s passing, or more years before their orative event between the friend of Murphy’s, said the watching the football games the Zahm community immedi- work is rewarded … I think unified “X” is the perfect way to from Riley Hospital in India- see ACE/page 5 honor Murphy. napolis. Our hope was … he see ‘X’/page 5 see NOBEL/page 4 Business students strive to improve stadium atmosphere By ANNA BOARINI “We think Notre Dame has the News Writer potential, with all it’s tradition, to have as good an atmosphere This season, Notre Dame fans as anybody.” have sought a few “-ation’s” in Cunningham said the project their gameday experience, spe- researches how Notre Dame cifically intimidation, motiva- can achieve a more intimidat- tion and elation. ing home field advantage. Junior Kristen Stoutenburgh Home field advantage, and sophomore Matthew Cun- Stoutenburgh said, is the key ningham believe they have the to being more than just a tough solutions to achieve these states game on paper. at every home game: music and “When opponents come in a jumbotron. and see our name on the sched- After this year’s loss to Michi- ule, they are like, ‘Oh [man], gan, Cunningham and Stouten- we’re playing Notre Dame,” she burgh, Mendoza College of said. “But once they get [here] it Business students, created a is different … It is not as intimi- research project aimed at mak- dating as other places.” ing the game day atmosphere To begin their project, Cun- in Notre Dame Stadium more ningham and Stoutenburgh exciting, energetic and intimi- surveyed University students. dating. The survey asked students ques- “If you look at all the success- tions such as, “How would you ful college football programs compare another school’s game of the last ten years or so, they atmosphere to Notre Dame’s?” all have intimidating home field advantage,” Cunningham said. see STADIUM/page 6 MARINA KOZAK I Observer Graphic INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER Recycled paper change page 3 u Viewpoint page 10 u Old and young Domers page 12 u Women’s soccer in Big East quarterfinals page 24 page 2 | ndsmcobserver.com The Observer u DAY-TO-DAY Friday, October 28, 2011 QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT’S THE BEST HALLOWEEN COSTUME YOU’VE EVER SEEN? www.ndsmcobserver.com 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 Sarah Mervosh Jeff Liptak Asst. Managing Editor: Adriana Pratt Asst. 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