-------- -------------------- ---------------------------~- THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 42: ISSUE 3 THURSDAY. AUGUST 30.2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Major issues mark first Senate meeting Brown warns against off­ Joyce Center and ND Stadium campus student rowdiness will now accept Domer Dollars By KAITLYNN RIELY By KAITLYNN RIELY Assistant News Editor Assistant News Editor Student body president Liz Brown Concession stands at Notre Dame Stadium warned student senators Wednesday that and the Joyce Center will now accept unruly off-campus behavior by students Domer Dollars, student body president Liz this weekend could jeopardize ongoing Brown and vice president Maris Braun discussions between student and eity announced Wednesday during the first leaders about the proposed ordinance Student Senate meeting of the academic addressing large parties in South Bend. year. "Many of us have the mentality that by Brown told members of the Student moving oil' campus we are automatically Senate that, after collaboration with Food free from the rules and regulations that Services and Vending Services, Domer govern residence life on campus," she Dollars could now be used in the two loca­ said. "However. we must realize that tions. although we no longer have to check in "This is obviously a great new program with our rector and RAs. we do have a that we have," Brown said. responsibility to behave as responsible The announcement was a political coup residents of the South Bend community." for Brown and Braun, whose campaign Brown sent an e-mail to the student platform last year included the addition of body on Aug. 4 to notify them of an ordi­ Domer Dollars at the two largest venues for nance drafted by members of the South Notre Dame athletics. Bend Common Couneil. The ordinance Mike Davy, the manager of continuous requires residents of boarding houses - improvement for Food Services, said the lAURIE HUNT!The Observer Student body president Liz Brown, left, outlines her recommendations for see ORDINANCE/page 4 student action following discussions with South Bend Common Council members. see DINING/page 4 Eddy Street Commons Project awaits tax changes coming in 2009 · Eddy Street complex will include retail, restaurants, office, residences 25 acres developer. out tax issues, Hakanen said. By MARCELA BERRIOS The South Bend Common Developments such as the Eddy 85,000 sq. ft. of shops and restaurants Associate News Editor Council approved the developer's Street Commons, which allow for proposal for the planned unit multi-purpose units, require spe­ 2 hotels During a time of town-gown development on July 16, authoriz­ cial permissions from the city, he tension, the construction of the ing the rezoning of the property said. $200 million, 25-acre Eddy Street near the intersection of Edison The Council unanimously 250 apartments Commons may help connect the Road and Eddy Street, said approved the proposal Notre campus to its surroundings with Gregory Hakanen, Notre Dame's Dame and its Indianapolis-based 75,000 sq. ft. of office space blocks of shops, restaurants, resi­ director of asset management and developer, Kite Realty Group, sub­ dences and offices. real estate development, said mitted in early May. 120 condominiums "We hope Eddy Commons will Tuesday. Before the Council approved be a place where students and The first phase of the project, Kite's plans, the developer had to 80 town homes South Bend residents alike can go which will include retail, office make concessions to receive the to spend an afternoon shopping and restaurant space, hotels and votes of council members who or enjoy a good dinner," said residential space, will be complet­ were skeptical about the project's **Information compiled from the Office ot.AsSIR.nagcdfi.,nt David Compton, vice president of ed during 2009. But ground can­ MATI HUDSON/The Observer Kite Realty Group, the project's not be broken until the city works see EDDY/page 4 Hilton near SMC not set to open this weekend and Special Events Center, and administrators on Aug. 16, By LIZ HARTER located on the northeast side 2006. News Writer of the hotel site. In order to provide parking The center, which will open without detracting from the The Hilton Garden Inn next by Feb. 1, will be available for College's main entrance, the to Saint Mary's will not open formal dinners, conferences, College and the Sisters bro­ by this weekend's opening weddings and special events, kered a land exchange to pre­ football game against Georgia Smeltzer said. It will seat 750 serve the green space in front Teeh. despite advertisements formal dinner guests and up to of the College. that it would. 8,400 J!leople when it is used as The College has opted to The hotel, located on a banquet center. deed one acre of land west of Douglas Hoad. will aeccpt The Hilton was built after Angela Drive to the reservations beginning Nov. 1. the Sisters of the Holy Cross Congregation and will receive But it's possible, said General were approached by the in exchange the land east of Manager Nicole Smeltzer, that Holladay Corporation in late Madeleva Drive in front of the the hotel could open earlier. 2005 about constructing a Welcome Center and Madeleva "We may be able to open for 100-unit Hilton Garden Inn Hall. l the Sept. 22] Michigan State Hotel and a 350-seat confer­ The Congregation's newly­ !home game[." Smeltzer said. ence center. acquired land will allow addi­ College President Carol Ann tional parking to the north and With that game only a month KATE FENLON!The Observer away, construction is continu­ Mooney announced the con­ Cars already fill the parking lot of the Hilton Garden Inn next to ing on the Gillespie Conference struction plans to faculty, staff see HILTON/page 4 Saint Mary's. The hotel will not open this weekend. t page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Thursday, August 30, 2007 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT CLASS ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO? The first -weekend Tlw WIH~kend is fast approaching, and ((>r freshnwn it's their lirst without dedaring their love for other dorms via 1:hants or late-night runs around earn­ Charlie Vogelheim Pamela Wyrowski Christina Lee Steph Bendinelli Nick Ward Sue Kippels pus. I've overheard some of them mak­ junior senior senior junior junior senior ing plans to have parties this weekend, and I was reminded of the good old abroad off campus off campus Welsh Family Sorin off campus days when I attendnd my first dorm party. "German, ''I'm looking "Health ''I'm looking "/ don't have "My Health In retrospect. like many of the bever­ ages consumed during them, dorm because forward to all of Economics, forward to class with Dr. Economics partins are an acquired tastl). German is my classes, because I like Medical Physics Michelle class, because It was the night sexy. except for Corby's ... and I this year, Whaley; there- I'm recruiting before our first Bill Brink like Sue." honw ((JOtball linear algebra. " because we get fore, I have at Corby's." ganw. I soon real­ Sports to stick people nothing to look ized that even Production in big machines forward to this though I was mak­ for fun." year. ing a short trip Editor across the hall. mnsh shorts were not the reeommend­ ml attire. I walked-no, shoved-my way in to a darkenml room full of sop­ ping wnt bodies indistinguishablo from mu:h othnr, all moving to the boat of an IN BRIEF unrecognizable song. The guys all fmd some sort of collar on, another memo I The Summer Shakespeare missnd, and the girls all had domwd company will perform somn sort of dub attiro. "Love's Labor Lost" tonight What fun is this? I had known every­ at 7::H) in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center. OJJP tlwn~ for exactly one week and was in no hurry to entertain myself by Tkkets are $20-35 for facul­ dandng l(>r tlw nnxt two hours. ty/stal'f/seniors and $12-15 Unfortunately. I had no ehoice, eonsid­ for all students. nring I was envdoped in tho broiling­ Performances will run hot mob of pPople and lim:ed to move through Sept. 2. at tlwir disiTPtion. /\ftPr bning violtmtly expdlnd from The DeBartolo Performing thn mosh pit half an hour latnr, I Arts Center will be screening nscapnd into tlw hall. Our HA was thn film "Only Human" thmatlming to shut the party down. I ("Seres Queridos") tonight at went to the bathroom to lind someone 10 p.m. Tieknts are $3 for had thrown up, completdy missing the students and $(, for the gen­ toilnt hut covnring pretty much every­ eral public. thing else. What a successful night. Hventually all femalns wero evacuat­ Thn DeBartolo Performing ed and my friends and I. along with Arts Center will be screening everyone else still awake and on cam­ Michael Moore's documen­ pus, dnseendnd on Hm:kers. We ate and tary "Sicko" Friday at 7 and attmnptnd to diseuss thn night, every­ 10 p.m. Tickets are $3 for one screaming because they had lost LAURIE HUNT!rhe Observer students and $6 for the gen­ their voice and bncause our ears were Workers continued on Aug. 29 to landscape the former Juniper Road between Notre eral public. still ringing from the nonstop bass they Dame Stadium and the Joyce Athletic and Convocation Center. The old road was had bnen bombarded with. 011'-campus removed during the spring and summer. The Notre Dame women's was starting to look good. soccer team will take on Eventually, the party scene got better.