--- --- --- -----------------------------..., THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 42: ISSUE 4 FRIDAY, AUGUST 31.2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Police question proposed ordinance Penalties SBPD spokesman Phil Trent doubts department can enforce plan intended to control student parties for Hand said Capt. Phil Trent, a residential neighborhoods. fines. By KAREN LANGLEY spokesman for the police The Council's proposed ordi­ The specifics of the bill are News Editor department. "We need to nance would require resi­ not conducive to efficient unknow-n take a really good look at all dents of boarding houses - patrolling, Trent said. Leaders of the South Bend the city resources and our buildings in which more than "We've got legitimate bars, Police Department believe ability to do what we say two unrelated people live - fully licensed, with 100 Junior guard allegedly the Common Council's pro­ we're going to do." to file an application for a patrons spilling out onto the posed ordinance to require When faced with a city of permit 10 days before host­ streets," he said. solicited a prostitute permits for some off-campus more than 105,000 people to ing a party at which more "Somebody's party with 25 parties is not the best way to police, patrolling officers will than 25 people would have people isn't even going to address out-of-control gath­ need to respond to calls - access to alcohol. Failure to register on the radar." By CHRIS KHOREY erings - and might not even not pore over a list of poten­ register such a gathering Council members readily News Writer be enforceable. tial parties, he said. would be punishable by a admitted during community "The question is, how far is Sponsoring Council mem­ $500 fine, with a $1,000 fine relations committee meetings Notre Dame students, alum­ everybody willing to stretch bers argue the ordinance for any subsequent violation. that the ordinance would pri- ni and sports fans are asking or fund the city's resources would introduce responsibili­ Violations of any other city questions regarding the pun­ to necessarily enforce this," ty and order to students in laws would retain their own see ORDINANCE/page 6 ishment by the Office of Residence Life and Housing of junior football player Derrell Hand, who Notre Dame nabs 19th in rankings was arrest­ ed for allegedly University, at 20th spot last year, gets high marks in US News and World Report survey soliciting a prostitute on South Hand vations about the methodology By KAITLYNN RIELY Bend's that is used in the rankings." 2008 U.S. News and World Report Assistant News Editor south side Aug. 3. US News and World Report But answers may be slow in College Rankings: National Universities collects data from universities US News and World Report coming. to compile the rankings. The Irish football coach Charlie recently placed Notre Dame in data include the retention and a tie for 19th in its 2008 rank­ Weis said that Hand, who graduation rate for each col­ was suspended indefinitely ings of the country's best col­ lege, the average freshman leges - one spot up from a from the team immediately retention rate, the selectivity following his arrest, was No. 20 ranking last year. of admissions, class size, the "reinstated" Monday and has The rankings, published academic credentials of annually by US News and attended classes and football incoming students and the practice all week. World Report, put Notre Dame number of faculty members. in a tie with Vanderbilt. The junior nose guard will Those factors account for 75 be held out of at least the Princeton, Harvard and Yale percent of the school's rank­ occupy the first three spots on season's first three games ing. against Georgia Tech, Penn the list. The remaining 25 percent of Assistant Vice President for State and Michigan. But, a school's score is determined Weis said, the suspension News and Information Dennis by a peer assessment review, Brown said the University is was his and had nothing to in which the president, do with Residence Life. pleased with the top-20 rank­ provost and dean of admis- ing, but added that Notre Dame has "always had reser- see RANKINGS/page 4 see HAND/page 9 Students count down to game time Undergrad research Excitement buzzes around season opener against Georgia Tech director announced By AMANDA GONZALES News Writer Jacobs said Thursday. By MARCELA BERRIOS Jacobs said Lucero was cho­ News Writer sen to fill this position because The long, agonizing wait for her years as an academic many students will end The most recent product of advisor and assistant dean of Saturday at 3:43 p.m. when University President Father First Year of Studies have the Notre Dame football sea­ John Jenkins and Provost made her familiar with under­ son kicks off in Notre Dame Thomas Burish's public com­ graduate students and what Stadium against the Georgia mitment to research is the the University will need to do Tech Yellow Jackets. appointment of former to engage them in more Because of the graduation Assistant Dean of the research projects. of quarterback Brady Quinn Graduate School Cecilia "Roughly 30 percent of stu­ and wide receivers Jeff Lucero to be the new director dents do undergraduate Samardzija and Rhema of undergraduate research. research currently, and I'm McKnight - and running The newly created position hoping that by reaching out to back Darius Walker's early is designed "to expand students, especially first and departure for the NFL Draft research opportunities for second-year students, we can - Notre Dame is not ranked undergraduates ... and to increase that percentage," she in the top 25 for the first encourage current and enter­ said in a news release shortly time since Charlie Weis' first ing students to participate in after taking office last May. game as coach, against JACKIE SPENGLER!The Observer research," Vice President and Lucero said one way she Hundreds of students sit on South Quad Thursday to watch the Associate Provost for see OPENER/page 6 Dillon Pep Rally, an annual tradition before the first football game. Undergraduate Studies Dennis see RESEARCH/page 8 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Friday, August 31, 2007 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHO WILL WIN THE SEASON OPENER SATURDAY AND BY HOW MUCH? A Falcons fan's lan1ent Them are a lot of reasons to be proud to bP from Atlanta. Coke, I lome Depot, Chick-Fil-A. I lank Aaron, Wal111~ llous1~? Unfortunately this past Adebola Giwa Emilie Prot Julian Lagoy Lili Nguyen Simon Chun Melissa Harintho summer our city was enveloped in junior junior senior sophomore sophomore freshman controvnrsy and embarrassed by a star we once embraced- Michael Alumni Pasquerilla East off campus Welsh Family Knott McGlinn Vick. When drafted from Virginia Tech in "Notre Dame "Dude, I don't "Georgia Tech "Hmmm.Isay "Notre Dame. "Notre Dame, of 2001, Michael Vick was a quarterback " unlike any the NFL had ever seen. because even know." will blow us Notre Dame by 20-14. course! By nine From the day the Faleons traded up to although away because a field goal." points. " select him with Georgia has we don't have Michael Bryan thn first pick, Viek technology, Brady." was an instant celebrity in Sports we've got Atlanta. I was in Production heart." attendance at a Braves gamn a Editor few days af'ter the draf't. and I swear the ovation for Miduwl Vir.k throwing out the cere­ monial first pitrh was loudnr than Chipper .lonns' walk-oil' homer nine innings lator. IN BRIEF Wn wantml to low Michael Vick, and for the first few snasons ol' his NFI. A pep rally for the game earenr we had no rnason not to. In his against Georgia Tneh will be first yoar starting, Vick lml us to the held in the Joyce Centct· playofTs and bmLt Brett Farve and the tonight from 6 p.m. to 7. Packllrs at I.ambeau Field. Students with IDs may enter Ev1m though the Faleons fell to the through Gate 11 between 5:15 Eaglt~s in thn next round, Michael Viek p.m. and 5:45. The general was thn hottest athletn ever to hit public may enter through Gate Atlanta. The No. 7 jersey was thll best­ 8 at 5:45 p.m. with tickets. snlling of any player in the NFL. I happily unwrapp1~d my jersey The Summer Shakespeare Christmas morning and wore it every company will perform "Love's Sunday of the Sllason. Labor Lost" tonight at8:30 in A season later, Vick signed a huge the DeBartolo Performing I 0-yfmr contract worth $130 million. Arts Center. Tiekets are $20- The Georgia Domfl was sold out evp,ry 35 for faculty/staff/seniors and week and had never been so loud - $12-15 for all students. we wanted Michael Vick to be a Performances will run through Falcon !'or life. Sept. 2. The warning signs began in 2005 with the "Hon Mexico" incident, when The DeBartolo Performing Vick was sued !'or allegedly passing on Arts Center will be screening a Sexually Transmitted Disease. The Michael Moore's documentary suit was privately settled out of court, "Sicko" tonight at 7 and 10 and little was made of the incident in ERIC SALESffhe Observer p.m. Tickets are $3 for stu­ Atlanta. To us, he was still the most Mitch Gillespie's profile is outlined against the August sky as the Good Year blimp dents and $6 for the general talented quarterback in football, and drifted over campus Thursday.