The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 45: Issue 129 Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Ndsmcobserver.com Taco Bell, Pizza Hut to replace Sbarro in fall By KRISTEN DURBIN said. News Editor Prentkowski said the deci- sion to replace Sbarro has When students return to been deliberated for the past campus for the fall 2012 se- three years due to the ap- mester, they will have two proaching expiration of the new fast-food dining options franchise’s contract and its to choose from in the Huddle decline in business. Food Court in LaFortune Stu- “Over the last few years, we dent Center. saw Sbarro’s business decline, On Monday, Food Services and the overall student satis- announced its plans to open faction with and preference Taco Bell and Pizza Hut fran- for Sbarro as a brand declined chise concepts in the current as well according to surveys, location of Sbarro this fall. so we took the upcoming expi- The addition of the restau- ration of the franchise agree- rants will be the first fran- ment as a good opportunity chise change in the Huddle to take a look at our alterna- since 2003, Food Services di- tives,” Prentkowski said. rector David Prentkowski said. Jim LaBella, the general “It’s been 10 years since manager of the Huddle, said SARAH O’CONNOR/The Observer Sbarro went in, so it’s time for A student browses his options at Sbarro in the LaFortune Student Center on Tuesday. a change. I’m excited for it,” he see SBARRO/page 3 Pizza Hut and Taco Bell will take over the space in the fall. Professor speaks on miracles in “Last Lecture” series By CHRISTIAN MYERS Education (ACE) co-founder ing the audience whether or into three lessons he learned lieve not just God, but all good News Writer and Fisher resident Fr. Tim not they believe in miracles. through important experienc- things come in threes,” he Scully. “Do you believe in mira- es in his life. He explained the said. Notre Dame, and Fisher Hall Scully spoke Tuesday night cles?” Scully said. “I think division was based on his be- The first lesson came as a in particular, would not be the in the Coleman-Morse Center miracles happen all the time. lief that all good things come result of his work with local same without political science lounge as part of the “Last The very fabric of life is made in threes. prisoners while a sopho professor, Kellogg Institute Lecture” series. up of miracles.” “I’m an intense and un- fellow, Alliance for Catholic He began his lecture by ask- The lecture was divided apologetic Trinitarian. I be- see LECTURE/page 6 Lecture discusses “Mormon moment” Two professors named By ANNA BOARINI News Writer Guggenheim Fellows Tuesday evening, Dr. Bruce Porter, an elder in the Church By ANN MARIE JAKUBOWSKI “Next year, I will be writ- of Jesus Christ of Latter-day News Writer ing a book on Christian Saints (LDS) gave a lecture perceptions of Muslims liv- arguing there is currently In early April, 181 U.S. ing under Christian rule in a “Mormon moment.” Por- scholars, artists and scien- southern ter is a member of the Quo- tists were named 2012 Gug- E u r o p e rum of 70, an LDS governing genheim Fellows, includ- in a pe- body, and titled his lecture ing two Notre Dame faculty riod when “The Latter-Day Saints come members. Both professors Christians marching in: Mormonism Margot Fassler and Olivia had con- abroad and at home in the Remie Constable are faculty q u e r e d 21st century.” in the Medieval Studies pro- large ar- “Right now, there is ex- gram. eas that traordinary media attention According to the John Si- had once given to Mormons both home mon Guggenheim Memorial been un- and abroad,” he said. “There GRANT TOBIN/The Observer Foundation’s website, the der Mus- Fassler are three reasons for this; Dr. Bruce Porter, a LDS elder, delivers his lecture focused on the award is commonly thought lim con- Below: Constable the candidacy of Mitt Rom- current state of his church in DeBartolo Hall on Tuesday afternoon. of as a “midcareer” award t r o l , ” ney, the Broadway hit musi- for candidates who demon- Con sta ble Title cal “The Book of Mormon,” erarchy and central beliefs. headquarters … it helps en- strate notable prior achieve- said. which is a parody of the re- He dispelled a common myth sure the church remains one ment as well as exceptional The re- ligion … and our own media about the church’s founder, unified body,” he said. “We promise for the future. Re- search it- campaign, ‘I am a Mormon’ Joseph Smith. are a close-knit people, we cipients this year were se- self will intended to dispel stereo- “We recognize him [Joseph feel strong bonds to other lected from a pool of almost focus on types.” Smith] as a fallible mortal saints across the world. 3,000 applicants. the rela- The sheer growth of the and do not in any sense wor- There exists a global Mor- Constable, director of t i o n s h i p s church and the rising promi- ship him,” he said. mon village.” Notre Dame’s Medieval In- between the Constable nence of Latter-day Saints in Porter said despite the ex- After explaining some as- stitute, said her work is cen- Christians Below: Constable a wide variety of fields also plosion of growth in the LDS pects of the church, Porter tered on the interactions and Muslims, she said. contribute to the added at- church, Mormons are still discussed Mormons and poli- between Christians and “I am looking at how this Title tention, Porter said. very connected. tics. Muslims in southern Europe relationship worked, and at To begin his talk, Porter “Our policies and curricu- between the 12th and 16th explained some of the LDS hi- lum originate from church see LDS/page 5 centuries. see FELLOWS/page 6 INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER BAVO talk discusses sexual violence page 3 u Viewpoint page 8 u Style with Sean page 10 u Spotlight on men’s lacrosse page 20 page 2 | ndsmcobserver.com The Observer u DAY-TO-DAY Wednesday, April 25, 2012 QUESTION OF THE DAY: DID YOU GET REFUNDED FROM PIGTOSTAL? www.ndsmcobserver.com P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Editor-in-Chief Allan Joseph Managing Editor Business Manager Megan Doyle Jeff Liptak Asst. Managing Editor: Andrew Owens Asst. 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