THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 38: ISSUE 87 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10,2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Ebersol, Istvan tickets advance to run-off Winning tickets vow to step up Losing tickets express no regrets, campaigns for Thursday election endorse Istvan-Bell team By MAUREEN REYNOLDS By AMANDA MICHAELS Associare News Ediror News Writer The tickets of Charlie Ebersol-James Leito and The Ryan Craft-Steve Lynch and Mark Healy­ Adam Istvan and Karla Bell will advance to a Mike Healy tickets will be excluded from runoff election for student body president and Thursday's run-off election after receiving 14 per­ vice president on Thursday after Monday's pri­ cent and 11.4 percent of the primary vote, respec­ mary. tively. The two tickets in the run-off election, Ebersol Both tickets endorsed Adam Istvan and Karla Bell and Leito and Istvan and Bell, received 46 and after learning the results, citing the pair's strong 21.4 percent of the vote respectively. The policies and similar goals as their reasoning. remaining tickets, Ryan Craft and Steve Lynch "We believe they have the best platform to sup­ and Mark and Mike Healy, received 14 and 11.4 · port. It focuses on getting things done that the stu­ percent of the vote, respectively. A total of 3,496 dents will see, and I like its feasibility. I think students cast ballots in Monday's primary, with they'll do the best job in office," said Mark Healy. 7.3 percent of voters abstaining. Lynch agreed. Residence hall loyalty played a role in the "We all had pretty similar platforms," he said. "I elections, as Craft and Lynch won their home would rather see them in office. Everyone should see RESULTS/page 4 see ELECTION/page 4 Trustees reach no VICTORY! decision on vacancies plan. By SHEILA FLYNN "Obviously, they had produc­ News Writer tive meetings," Storin said, but no significant decisions were At a time when several top­ made regarding executive level University positions are offices. empty or in transition. the The status of these executive Board of Trustees made "no offices remains uncertain. The major decisions" last week at University has yet to fill the their meeting on campus, position of executive vice pres­ University spokesman Matt ident, empty since June ,30, Storin said. when the resignation of Father A trustee said previously the Timothy Scully took effect. board intended to discuss Carol Mooney, vice president strategic planning, specifically and associate provost, will be TIM SULLIVAN/The the. University's the most Ushers attempt to prevent students from rushing the court after the men's basketball team beat recently launched 10-year see TRUSTEES/page 4 the No.5 Huskies 80-74. Exactly one year ago Monday, the Irish defeated No.4 Pittsburgh. COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES Quaranto advocates voter registration drive years," Quaranto said. By MATT BRAMANTI He encouraged student News Writer leaders to assist in the "Rock the Vote" effort, with the goal Members of the Council of of registering students and Representatives convened distributing absentee ballots, Monday evening in LaFortune allowing them to vote in Student Center to discuss a hometown elections while at voter registration drive. Notre Dame. Peter Quaranto, a sopho­ In literature accompanying more who works at the his presentation, Quaranto Center for Social Concerns in cited a study indicating that the justice education pro­ 92 percent of registered vot­ gram, spoke to the body ers between 25 and 29 regis­ regarding a proposed voter tered during their college registration drive. He said years. there is significant room for Quaranto proposed includ­ improvement in political ing th~ drive's effortsin cam­ awareness among students. pus events, like lectures, "Notre Dame has typically Student Union Board concerts MICHELLE OTTO/The Observer had a very bad record of and other programs. In his Peter Quaranto presents a proposal for a voter registration drive to the Council of Representatives on political engagement and Monday night. The drive would potentially Increase the political awareness of Notre Dame students. voter turnout during election see COUNCIL/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Tuesday, February 10, 2004 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: DID YOU VOTE .IN THE STUDENT BODY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS? Mind wanderings Ahhh, it's about that time of year. No, I don't mean spring-c!eaning­ just a bit of a refresher for the Inside Column. A pine-green £lir freshener, if Karla Bell Pat Mlllea Jesse Beery Saira Khan John Koreckl Mark Ersfeld you will, provided compliments of The Junior Senior Junior Junior Junior Senior Observer along with a pile of inky, Walsh Off campus Keenan McGlinn Stanford Off-campus stinky newsprint. What happened .. That•s today? .. "'No. I'm too ..What. and "'Yes! I don •t . "Yes because I "'No. I had no to those days when the most serious jaded about take time away want Charlie wanted to idea who ran. ·· topic to invade the student from my bio Ebersol to win cancel out my sacred shrine of government. •• studying and ... anyone but roommate•s Page 2 was the him.·· vote... complete lack of NCAA football personal monkey Will Puckett recruiting? assistants? Ah, for That•sjust the glory of cam­ dajtt•• pus elections past. News Now, if we all got a Production Hummer, that would top the monkeys. Just barely. I think it's pretty much de rigueur IN BRIEF nowadays for any column worth its salt to mention that absolutely nobody reads the Inside Column. There may or Kathleen Bruhn, a visiting may not be some truth to that- when Kellogg Fellow from the asked if he'd ever read it, a 17-year-old University of California Santa . freshman from Zahm with false buck Barbara will deliver a lecture teeth, a cowboy hat turned sideways titled "Partisanship and and the name "Pancho Spilla" said he Protest in· Brazil and Mexico." could neither confirm nor deny reports The lecture takes place today that he'd been known to read one on at 12:30 p.m. in room 103-C of occasion. the Hesburgh Center. The event That's no excuse, though. There's got is sponsored by the Kellogg to be some denia - err, I mean, Institute for International accountability here! Self-deprecating Studies. humor only goes so far before someone just has to stand up, clear the air and Attend a writer's workshop then apologize for baking the beans. hosted by Chuck Klosterman On a completely unrelated note, since today in the Foster Room of of late the Irish seem to be under pres­ LaFortune at 2 p.m. sure to become more research-orient­ ed, I vote we make the unofficial motto • Omolola Eniola of ·the IHTFP. Hey, ifM.I.T. uses it, it can't be Department of Chemistry and all wrong ... right? Biomolecular Engineering at Speaking of notes, I'm sure Notre the University of Pennsylvania Dame has some more harmonious ones will present a lecture titled planned for the Stadium than U2 and "Design and In Vitro Charact­ MICHELLE OTIOffhe Observer erization of Biodegradable the Boss. Something like ... The Show Chuck Klosterman, author of Fargo Rock City and a senior writer for Spin magazine, 2007, featuring Yo Yo Ma and the Drug Delivery Vehicles within speaks to members of the Notre Dame community In the South Dining Hall Oak the Adhesive Properties of Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Of Room. The event was part of the Notre Dame Literary Festival. course, security will still have to be on Leukocytes." The lecture guard with Breathalyzers at the begins at 3:30 p.m. in entrance. Can't have any intoxicated DeBartolo 14i. first flutes wandering in, now can we? This above all, to thine own advice be Those interested in the Gov. true, and then it shall follow, as the OFFBEAT Bob Orr Entrepreneur night the day, something something. I Fellowship are invited to an really should listen to my own advice, . Norwegian man pilfers book. She left briefly to get "I think it was a great information session scheduled shut my yap, and spend more time har­ women's high heels it and he jotted down a success," said Sharon for 5:30 p.m. this afternoon in monizing my inner peace quotient with OSLO, Norway- A bold number. It was only after he Ehasz, 24, who owns the DeBartolo 131. campus norms. By that, I mean it's thief with a penchant for was gone that she noticed African leopard tortoises time for me to hit the Huddle for some high-heeled shoes has been all her high-heeled shoes with her husband, Bobby The International Student matches, a tree for some sticks, and a keeping women on their were gone from the entry­ Ehasz. "I think they're Services and Activities is spon­ lake for an experiment to see if Plato toes in the western city of way. going to be a little confused soring a showing of the film sinks or swims. Er, whether he's imag­ Stavanger. Another woman told the - the world as they knew it "Heaven" at 7 p.m. tonight in ined or not. If only ... The thief, described as a newspaper that high-heeled is going to be somewhat tilt­ DeBartolo 117. Kind of sad that I don't know the male in his 30s, boldly shoes had been stolen from ed." lakes apart yet, isn't it? I confess, I just enters homes, sometimes her house five times. Veterinarians Jay Auditions for "The Taxi walk by them. I'm like "Hey, lake!" and when the owners are there, Johnson of University Cabaret" by the Farley Hall go on by.