THE b s e r v e r UThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 42 : ISSUE 24 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER28, 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Honor code violations increase Bloggers Notre Dame Code of Honor Committee attempts to make students, faculty aware of rules type on The number, which includes then, all cases went to a h ear­ and unauthorized collabora­ ByJENN METZ all cases resolved by June 7, is ing. tion on homework. Assistant News Editor an aggregate approximation of “There has been an increase Jacobs said he is working travel, ND the violations committed in in the number of cases since with faculty to ensure guide­ A total of 89 violations of the last academic year. Some we instituted the new report,” lines for a specific class are Privacy worries still Notre Dame's honor code were additional cases may have Jacobs said. “Faculty are more laid out clearly for the stu­ reported and resolved during occurred in the spring semes­ likely to pursue a case if they dents so the number of times a concern, writers say the 2006-2007 academic year, ter that were not fully feel they have a mechanism ignorance is used as a defense said Dennis Jacobs, the associ­ resolved at the time of the that’s efficient and that leads will decrease. He encourages By ROHAN ANAND ate provost and faculty co­ year’s report — “but th a t’s a to an appropriate resolution.” faculty to put their expecta­ News Writer chair of the Notre Dame Code small number,” Jacobs said. The other possibility, he tions in writing, either in the of Honor Committee. Two years ago, the number said, is that there is more syllabus or on a hand-out Notre Dame students and of violations resolved was 58. cheating going on now than in sheet, so the students fully Blogging has become a faculty are expected to adhere .Jacobs gave two possible the past. understand how the honor popular means of mass com­ to the simple code — “as a explanations for the increase “It could be a combination. code applies to their class. munication, and some Notre member of the Notre Dame in violations. It could be less cheating and Upon entering the Dame students are joining community, I will not partici­ First, it could be because the more compliance. We just University, all students receive the millions of Internet users pate in or tolerate academ ic “faculty understands the don’t know,” he said. a booklet in their orientation who maintain personal Web dishonesty” — that lays the process better than they did,” Jacobs said students materials informing them of sites. foundation for the University’s he said. The process for accused of academic dishon­ the honor code. They must Seniors Rob Arseniadis and high standards of academic reporting and resolving viola­ esty sometimes claim igno­ Chris Wilson write a blog integrity. tions changed in 2005; before rance, in cases of plagiarism see CODE/page 4 about Notre Dame football and basketball. They created their blog — www.rakesof- mallow.com — in July 2006. Arseniadis said the concept of “blogging” didn’t appeal to University looks to boost recycling him until he realized he could make it humorous while maintaining enough Greater student, faculty involvement hard content to keep readers Recap of the Notre Dame Recycling Program interested. needed to increase waste reuse percentage “Really, our main goal was by Fiscal Year from 1990-91 through 2005-06 to get opposing fans mad at us — which we have,” he Notre Dame currently By MAUREEN MULLEN said. “Honestly, we just want­ recycles 61 percent of its Material T o ta l Since 90/91 (in pound*) « News Writer ed to design a site where solid waste. This summer, 488,703 1 Aluminum Cans viewers can get a student the University switched to a Newspaper 3,123,613 I perspective on our sports Student environmental single-stream recycling sys­ 1,743,843 ® teams, and we do basic activists and University tem. This switch represents Glass things to keep them coming administrators say they a major step forward, said Plastic 461,113 I like adding photos or want to improve and expand junior Lourdes Long, a stu­ 11,097,953 Corrugated YouTube videos.” recycling at Notre Dame by dent environmentalist and Wood 3,771,252 implementing new initia­ member of the Energy Sophomore Aldrich Anderson also has his own tives and organizing educa­ Center Student Advisory Mixed Paper 5,458,147 blog. Anderson travels fre­ tional campaigns this year. Board. White Paper 2,148.783 1 Many departments and Until recently, Long said, 5,573,645 * quently to the Philippines to Miscellaneous visit his relatives. For him, individuals at the University campus recyclables had Compost 11,760,000 expend great effort to recy­ been sorted and disposed of blogging serves as a way to document his journeys. cle, said Amy Amoni, direc­ separately, according to the Magazines 782,456 | “Especially for those who tor of Project Management particular material. A sin­ Ash Disposal 69,495,962 | are obsessed with memory for University Business gle-stream system allows for Mixed Metals m s m 1 like me, maintaining a blog Operations. the mingling of recyclable Grand Total 107,883,250 0 while abroad eases the fear But, she said, “there are paper and mixed containers also so many opportunities for improvement.” see RE CYCLING/page 6 see BLOGS/page 4 Doxology vital, Haughey says Irish fans split on Holy Cross founder praised God through Eucharist, life traveling for game By LIZ HARTER Some students plan has made it hard for Kerelegon to News Writer be enthusiastic for the upcoming trip despite 0-4 record games. “I am just hoping at least to win Congregation of Holy Cross founder the last half of our games,” Father Basil Moreau praised God by By KATIE PERALTA Kerelegon said. living his life in unity with the Holy News Writer Not all students are despairing Spirit, said John Haughey, a senior after Notre Dame’s rough start. fellow with the Woodstock Theological Notre Dame’s struggling start in Sophomore Miguel Berrios plans Center at Georgetown University. football has dissuaded some Notre to drive to Purdue with two of his “The primary act of his life was the Dame fans, like junior Ron friends. life of the Eucharist,” Haughey said Kerelegon, from making the trip to Notre Dame’s performance in Thursday at Saint Mary’s. West Lafayette, Ind., Saturday to the last four games did not impact Haughey’s lecture — “Saint Mary’s see the Irish take on the Purdue his decision to make the three- College and Doxology: Why? How? Boilermakers. hour drive, Berrios said. Where? When?” — was the first lec­ Kerelegon said he will watch the “I would have gone anyways,” ture of the Saint Mary’s Endowed Fall game on television from campus he said. “I’m a hardcore fan.” John Haughey, a senior fellow at the Woodstock and get some homework done. Theological Center at Georgetown, speaks Thursday. see MOREAU/page 4 The team’s performance this year see GAME/page 6 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Friday, September 28, 2007 In s id e C olum n Question of the Day: Would you ever go skydiving? Why or Why Nor? 'We delivery' % woes There’s something wrong with this semester. Joanie Fisher Jordan Brooks Eddie Velazquez Mary Claire Sullivan Brendan Ryan Look at the bizarre, awful things that have happened: freshm an senior sophomore senior senior ♦ There was a shooting outside Walsh Off campus O’neil Walsh Keough Club 23. ♦ There was an Internet scant that preyed on “I’ll never do ‘Yes, but only if “Yes, I will. “No, because “I’d love to go Notre Dame skydiving I'm strapped Then I can taste I’m grounded." skydiving, Federal Credit because I’m with Zach." the rainbow ... because it is out U nion c u s ­ oh, wait. ” tomers. deathly afraid of this world. ’’ ♦ T h e of heights. ” w o m en ’s soccer and volleyball teams have los­ ing records. ♦ The football team is 0-4. Chris Khorey W hat could be causing all of this? Sports editor In B rief W h a t evil c u rs e h a s descended on this campus? Francois Truffaut’s French Like most of you, I was extremely language film “Jules and Jim ” confused by all of this. I couldn’t will be shown today at 7 and for the life of me figure out what 10 p.m. at the DeBartolo was going on at Notre Dame. \ Performing Arts Center. And then, on the way back from Tickets are $3 for students. Ann Arbor last week, just when I thought life couldn’t get any worse, The m en ’s tennis team will I saw the problem, the root of the compete in the Tom Fallon tragedies, frustrations and strug­ Invitational Friday, Saturday gles. and Sunday at the Eek Tennis We were driving down SR-23, I Pavilion/Courtney Tennis coming up on Ironwood Road. And I Center. Matches will take saw that beacon of life, liberty and place at various times sweet and sour chicken — Golden throughout the weekend. Dragon Chinese Restaurant. In my depressed, post-loss stale, I Kwame Anthony Appiah and looked at the establishment as one Martha Nussbaum provide of the first signs that I was home, keynote speeches at the safe in South Bend, far away from “Cosmopolitanism: Gender, the evil of Ann Arbor. Race, Class and the Qucset And then I saw something that for Global Justice” conference struck me with horror.