/ ^ X THE U b s e r v e r The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys VOLUME 41 : ISSUE 6 TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2006 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Off-campus thefts target student vehicles Residential areas, apartment complexes hit by rash of break-ins vehicle break-ins and theft have ally happen” on their street. The By KATEANTONACCI left many off-campus residents South Bend Police Department News Editor feeling frustrated and unsafe. told McCall a similar break-in — Senior Thomas McCall awoke where only golf clubs were Senior Matt Houser woke up this weekend to find his car win­ taken — happened the same Thursday morning to the news dow smashed and his golf clubs night. that a window on his car— sit­ stolen from the trunk of his car. And police say it will probably ting in the driveway of his which was sitting in the drive­ happen again. Warrick Street house — had way of his house on a quiet area When Houser reported his been smashed. of Juniper Road. incident to the South Bend “I had a CD player, amplifier . “They didn’t take any of the Police Department, officers told and subwoofer, totaling about a electronic equipment,” said him that “they would hit again grand, stolen,” Houser said. McCall, who lives on Juniper during home football games, “The window was broken, which Road near Welworth Street and before Christmas, after cost $235 to replace.” Whitefield Road. “They only Christmas and then again at the The break-in to Houser’s car took my golf clubs.” end of the year.” was not the only one off-campus McCall said he lives in a resi­ “IThe police officer] recom- CLEMENT SUHENDRAZThe Observer residents have seen in recent dential area, and his neighbors Two cars at Stadium Club Apartments on Bulla Road were weeks. Numerous incidences of said such break-ins “do not usu­ see THEFTS/page 4 broken into last week. Summer training benefits University ROTC participants physical and classroom military ROTC. The most crucial step By BRIDGET KEATING training, as well as extracurric­ for any AROTC student is the News Writer ular involvement — and the completion of Warrior Forge work continues when school is Leadership Development As senior Ryan Larson landed out of session. Assessment Course (LDAC), he in Fort Lewis, Wash, for an While most students digress said. Army leadership assessment from such a demanding sched­ Notre Dame AROTC focuses camp, he felt prepared for the ule during the summer months, heavily on cadet readiness for challenges that lay ahead. ROTC cadets and midshipmen camp because camp scores can “I felt ... confident that the dive into various required and amount to half of their entire training program at Notre voluntary training and leader­ four-year grade, Masapollo Dame prepared me for success ship programs in preparation said. and knew I’d face few surpris­ for futures in their respective In addition, scores influence es.” branches. a cadet’s selection opportuni­ Now back on campus for the Each branch participates in ties upon commissioning. academic year, course work competitive programs that Strong Scholar Athlete Leader and busy schedules pale to allow students from colleges profiles include a high academ­ compare to the rigors of the across the country to gather to ic record — including military challenges Larson and his fel­ demonstrate their abilities. studies — and involvement in low Reserve Officers’ Training Often summer results are fac­ athletics, community service Corps (ROTC) faced during the tored into a formula that con­ and other activities. summer. tributes to placement upon To ensure solid performances Students enrolled in Reserve commissioning. from Notre Dame participants, DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Major Gary Masapollo likened current juniors prepare Junior Patrick Grainey, right, instructs freshmen in a ROTC programs at Notre Dame bal­ Army summer commitment to drill during freshman orientation week. ance a full course load with the “bowl game” of Army see ROTC/page 6 Service seminars attract hundreds C a m p u s Life C ouncil ND community to Members establish give back over break task forces, set goals By MEGAN SENNETT News Writer Student body president and By KAITLYNN RIELY CLC chair Lizzi Shappell start­ For many Notre Dame stu­ News Writer dents, fall break is their first ed the meeting with introduc­ tions and explained the coun­ chance to escape the rigors of college life but for others, the Concerns ranging from stu­ cil’s job and how it operates to class-free week is the perfect dents safety to gambling and new members. time to give back to their com­ alcohol abuse were raised at “This body’s purpose is to munity. the first Campus Life Council advise [Vice President for Student Affairs] Father [Mark] ■ This year, the Center for (CLC) meeting of the year Social Concerns (CSC) received Monday. Poorman,” Shappell said. “In bringing rectors, administra­ about 320 applications for its To manage and address tors, and faculty to the table, I fall break seminars, said these pressing issues the CLC Angela Miller-McGraw, director created three task forces — personally believe that it of Educational Immersion and Conduct Awareness, Student encompasses student life, but the Appalachia Seminar. Concerns and Student Voice from different perspectives.” The turnout impressed Miller- and Input — and one ad-hoc Most of the work of the CLC McGraw, who hopes for even committee regarding student gets done on the task force, more applicants for the winter Photo courtesy of Matthew Hughes safety matters to organize its Shappell said. Last year, she Senior Matthew Hughes, center, and his Appalachia Seminar group approach to this year’s student see BREAK/page 4 work at the David School in David, Ky. during fall break 2004. affairs agenda. see CLC/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 In side C olumn Question of the Day: W hat is your favorite section of The O b se r v e r ? Not just crab cakes Quick! Name one thing about Maryland. Let me guess. You either said crab Ada Lubanski Hava Bourne Jason Briggs Jon Henry Mark Skylling Shannon Brady cakes or football, right? senior junior sophomore junior sophomore sophomore Because that’s what we do. McGlinn Breen Phillips Zahm St. Ed’s Keough Lyons Hey, it was in a movie, and Jay Fitzpatrick movies don’t lie, “Question of the “Editorials, “Question of the “Scene. The “Comic section “Question of the do they? Day. It is the because it is Day, so 1 can writers do a — Jockular. It Day. It makes my Well, as a Sports Writer Marylander, I funniest something new see my picture good job. ’’ cracks me up. ” day. ” can tell you right section. ” everyday. ” on it. ” now that was way off the mark. We don’t “do” football. We do lacrosse. Or jousting, if you want our official state sport. But it’s okay if you didn’t know that, because not many people do. They don’t care about Maryland. It’s just that goofy looking state shoved between Pennsylvania and Virginia. Oh, we’re near D C., but as a In B rief Baltimorean, I hate D C. But if you go back far enough, to Student Activities will host the colonial age, you may remem­ its annual Activities Night ber that we Marylanders were the tonight from 7 p.m. to 9 in first to allow Catholics to live freely, the Joyce Center. so about 85 percent of you reading this owe us a big thank you. Or at “Goodie and The Feel least a little wave on your way A lrigh ts” will perform at passing through. Legends at 10 p.m. Thursday. Move forward in time to 1787 and The show is free for students. the Constitution. This is the begin­ ning of Maryland’s obscurity as C hicago’s “Howl at the even Delaware passed us. Of course Moon” dueling pianos will you’re going to be the “First State” perform at Legends at 10 — you’re right next to Philly, and p.m Friday. ND, SMC or HCC you only have three counties. student ID required for admis­ Let it go. sion. Now we go to 1814, the Battle of Baltimore. If you didn’t know, this “An Inconvenient Truth” is when the Star Spangled Banner will be shown at 7 p.m. & 10 was written, so every time you sing p.m. Thursday and Friday in that song, you are praising the Browning Cinema at The bravery of Marylanders. But most DeBartolo Performing Arts of the time, that gets left out of the Center. Admission is $6 for story too. I still blame Delaware. general public, $5 for faculty, Have you ever wondered why our $4 for seniors and $3 for stu­ LAURIE HUNT/The Observer dents. football team is the Ravens? Zahm Hall's stuffed moose head mascot, Ignats, hangs in the basement lounge, That’s right, kiddies, it’s because keeping close watch over residents and guests. a corrupt political machine bought The Snite Museum of Art Edgar Allan Poe’s vote multiple will showcase Mexican migra­ times in exchange for alcohol — so tion to the United States much so that it left him dead in a through a multimedia exhibit gutter. And since we’re good peo­ that includes Chicano and ple, we buried him in one of our Mexican visual arts beginning church graveyards and named a O ffbeat Sunday, Sept. 3 in the muse­ team after one of his poems 140 um’s O’Shaughnessy Galleries, years later. And what was Poe Woman crashes while let the dog ‘have a try’ W ednesday to m isde­ Mestrovic Studio Gallery and doing there in the first place? He teaching dog to drive while she operated the meanor tampering with the entrance atrium.