THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 38: ISSUE 19 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19,2003 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM President of Nigeria to. speak Sunday Church Life's "A Call to continent. By MEGHAN MARTIN Solidarity with Africa" confer­ "It is one of the most popu­ Associate News Editor ence Sunday. lous countries in Africa, but is The conference, a collabora­ also a country with a lot of Only ten days after fellow tive effort among a number of deep problems," theology pro­ African Desmond Tutu, arch­ University entities and an fessor and conference coordi­ bishop emer- international collection of nator John Cavadini said. "In a itus of Cape See Also scholars, aid workers, clergy lot of ways, Nigeria is a bit of Town, South and students, was designed to an African microcosm." Africa, "A Call to be a collective response to a Nigerian-born Father addressed Solidarity with 2001 document issued by the Paulinus Odozor, a fellow the­ the Notre Africa to be United States Conference of ology professor who has Dame com­ Catholic Bishops of the same served as liaison between the munity at a delivered" name. African and American contin­ University­ page 11 President Oba'sanjo's visit gents of the conference, said sponsored comes five days before Nigeria the nation plays a more signifi­ peace confer- will launch its first satellite cant role on the continent than ence, His into space, an event that many westerners may realize. Excellency Chief Olusegun marks the first of its kind in "Over one-fifth of all Africa Obasanjo, president of Nigeria, the history of Africa, and lives in Nigeria," he said. will present the keynote points to the significant role Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo (right), shown here meet­ address at the Institute for his nation plays within the see NIGERIA/page 11 ing with Liberian president Moses Blah, will speak Sunday. Cameras shadow football team Scalping By CLAIRE HEININGER penalties News Writer The "magic in the sound of • their name" echoed all the Increase way to Bristol, Conn. last year, sending the Notre Dame mystique resonating through By MATT BRAMANTI ESPN headquarters and News Writer enticing network executives to select the Fighting Irish As demand for Notre Dame football team as their final football tickets rises, University choice to shadow during this officials find themselves in a year's installment of the orig­ dilemma: how can the University inal reality series The encourage ticket exchange while Season. discouraging scalping? From Four Horsemen to The present solution lies in seven Heismans to 11 nation­ more stringent anti-scalping reg­ al titles, "every sports fan is ulations and tougher enforce­ aware of the storied transi­ ment, combined with a fan­ tion of Notre Dame football," friendly ticket exchange pro­ said Michael Antinoro, senior gram, said Jim Fraleigh, assis­ coordinating producer for tant athletic director in charge of ESPN Original Entertainment. ticket operations. "The history is so rich with Fraleigh said the move came great players, coaches and as alumni were becoming more games that the team truly and more frustrated with the has a national following lack of available tickets. "There has been a very, very unlike any other school," he CHRIS VIERIGfThe Observer A camera crew from ESPN's The Season films football practice Thursday. Crews plan to fol­ see SEASON/page 9 low the team through November. see SCALPING/page 10 Departmental honors Ticket lotto excludes Saint Mary's programs flourish By ANNELIESE WOOLFORD Saint Mary's Editor department chairs, eight depart­ By JOE TROMBELLO ments currently offer approved Saint Mary's and Holy Cross stu­ News Writer honors programs: American dents have traditionally been Studies, English, German and included in numerous activities Although the Colleges of Arts Russian Languages and and events held at Notre Dame and Letters and Science offer a Literatures, History, Philosophy, and, as a whole, are appreciative joint honors Political Science, Psychology and of that fact. When an announce­ program that See Also Romance Languages and ment was made that Thursday's attracts 60 Purdue football ticket lottery was "Honors Literatures. first-year stu­ Each honors program requires restricted solely to Notre Dame dents annually, programs not a thesis, but some departments students, those at the other col­ many Arts and available in all additionally require students to leges were left speculating why. Letters depart­ While several Saint Mary's and colleges" take more advanced classes, even ments offer on the graduate school level. In Holy Cross students claim to have departmental page6 addition, some programs remain participated in past football lotter­ honors pro­ open to as many students as meet ies, the tickets have always been grams that are reserved for students at Notre the criteria, while others aim to CHRIS VIERIG!The Observer open to seleeted upperclassmen. cap the number of students that Two students get their lotto numbers for the Purdue game Dame, said Charlie Ebersol, According to the 2003-04 orien­ Thursday at Legends. tation guide for Arts and Letters see HONORS/page 15 see LOTTERY/page 10 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Friday, September 19, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT'S YOUR PREDICTION FOR THE FOOTBALL GAME THIS WEEKEND? Where's the ticket fairness? Juan Alba Joe Schuster Kat Roblez Donisha Lewis Kevin Haley Notre Dame football tickets­ everyone wants them, but not every­ Senior Junior Sophomore Sophomore Graduate one can have them. This is a reality Alumni Hall Keough Hall Breen-Phillips Pangborn Hall Student that a significant minority of the Notre Dame community discovered this past week. ''I think we're "'We're going to "I think we'll "'I hope it looks "I think we will Saint Mary's going to lose., come back pull it off in the nothing like the score points ... students were in all the right unable to enter strong after our second half .. last game... , Thursday's loss... ways. Purdue football ticket lottery because although they belong to the Notre Dame com­ munity, they are Meghanne not specifically Notre Dame stu­ Downes dents. This seems rather unfair as News Editor IN BRIEF Saint Mary's stu- dents are eligible Cheer the Irish to victory as to purchase student season tickets; they take on Michigan State however, this is at a higher cost than University this weekend at the what Notre Dame students pay. Football Pep Ralley at 6 p.m. Though they cheer for Notre Dame Friday at the Joyce Center. sports, ironically chant "We are ND!" and attend the pep rally in Support the fundraising sanctioned Saint Mary's seating, efforts of Fisher Hall at their they are still on the outside looking second annual Roof Sit. This in when it comes to the away foot­ year's event begins at 7:45 ball ticket lottery. p.m. Friday at Legends. Charlie Ebersol, Student Union Board president, claims this is Join the Phoxes of Pangborn because SUB organizes the lottery Hall at their bonfire Friday at and services only Notre Dame stu­ Holy Cross Hill from 8:30 to dents and thus the tickets should 10 p.m. Refreshments will be only be available to Notre Dame stu­ served. dents. Ok that's fair enough to under­ "The Guerilla Girls," a per­ stand if Saint Mary's students were formance comprised of like Bethel College or Indiana women artists, writers, per­ University South Bend students, but formers and filmmakers, will they are not. be on stage at Saint Mary's Like it or not, Notre Dame has a Moreau Center Little Theatre sister school and it's called Saint Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Mary's. The two co-exist in a unique community and in many ways Join in the Notre Dame spir­ CHRIS VIERIG/The Observer enrichen one another. Notre Dame The football teams practices Thursday for Saturday's game against Michigan State it and watch the band on the thrives on its community and Saint University. The game begins at 1:30 p.m at the Notre Dame Stadium. steps of Bond Hall perform Mary's is a part of this family. This is before the game from noon to evidenced not only by the fact they 12:45 p.m. Saturday. can buy football tickets, but by the shared phone directory book, full This weekend the Student access to libraries and other facili­ OFFBEAT Union Board's movie is this ties on both campuses and the fact Fossil shows rodent was honor of Brian Patterson, a after the treatment, clumps summer's popular favorite that Saint Mary's students can par­ size of buffalo Harvard professor who led a of her hair came out in the "Finding Nemo" in DeBartolo ticipate in Notre Dame clubs and WASHINGTON -A rodent fossil-collection expedition to wash and even more were 101 at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. events. the size of a buffalo? Venezuela in the 1970s. pulled out when combed. It simply is not fair to say that Researchers say they have Informally, the skeleton is Reddish said she was left "From Page to Stage" will Sain~ Mary's students can buy regu­ found fossils for a 1,545- called Goya. nearly bald as the result of a be the second installment of lar season tickets but can't enter an pound giant that thrived mil­ chemical reaction from the the Saturday Scholar Series away game lottery. lions of years ago in a Woman gets $150,000 for hair-relaxing product and and it will be an interactive If SUB maintains that their reason­ swampy South American for­ bad hair job the dye used to bleach her audience performance.