THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 39: ISSUE 15 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND alum fatally injured in car accident Observer staff report restaurant. Several in the reason, running into the path group had already crossed of a northbound car that A Notre Dame graduate South Bend struck him. died a!'ter he was struck by a Avenue at The car was driven by a 19- car early Sunday morning Vaness year-old South Bend resident when he left a local bar. Street when who is a sophomore at Saint Hyan O'Connor, 24, a 2002 · O'Connor Mary's. graduate, died as a result of and another O'Connor, a West Chester, injuries sustained in the person Pa., resident, was taken to crash that occurred at stopped at Saint Joseph's Regional approximately 3:30 a.m. in the intersec­ Medical Center where he was the 1800 block of South Bend tion. later pronounced dead. Ave., South Bend police offi­ According Police said alcohol appears cer William Kraus said in a O'Connor to a police to be a factor in the accident. news release. statement, a Several dorm ma.sses across Police said O'Connor had witness said that O'Connor Notre Dame's campus Sunday CHUY BENITEZ/The Observer left the bar with a group of began to run across South night prayed for both Students gathered in Siegfried's chapel Sunday evening to pray friends to walk to a local Bend Avenue for an unknown O'Connor and the driver. for all those involved in the early morning accident. Community reacts to Irish victory Despite field rush, damages are minimal By KATE ANTONACCI PAUL SPADAFORA!The Observer News Writer The Golden Knights para­ chuted into the packed Despite the excitement Stadium before Saturday's caused by Saturday's victory game. over Michigan, many people at the game had something big­ ger to worry about _ student safety and the condition of the Soldiers field. For students, the victory win meant doing something they've always wanted to do. fly into "Realistically, around half­ time it became a serious Above, ushers stand thought, and I got goose together before bumps," O'Neill sophomore stadiun1 Chris Tarnacki said. '.'It's students begin something you see on TV all By PAUL SPADAFORA the time and it's so special to News Writer rushing the field. At be a part of." But for stadium employees The opening ceremony of left, the and ushers, storming the field the first home football game is not as excitifig of an idea, was highlighted by members leprechaun, Eddie mainly because of safety rea­ of the U.S. Army Golden sons. Knights parachute team, Lerum, cheers on the Manager of Stadium who landed in Notre Dame Personnel Cappy Gagnon said Stadium with the American team. rushing the field often causes Flag at the start of the game safety issues. Saturday. "The big problem with rush­ The Golden Knights are ing the field is that the height the U.S. Army's official para­ of the wall to the asphalt is chute demonstration team. PHOTOS• BY about 8 to 9 feet and that's a According to Sgt. Jeffrey Schaffer, a performer on the CLAIRE KELLEY see DAMAGE/page 4 team, they serve a three-fold mission - to test parachute equipment and techniques, participate in parachuting Students impressed by Notre Dame's surprising victory competitions around the world and to promote the Notre Dame senior Andrew Shelton or the fact that Notre of what happened last week and public relations and recruit­ By DANIELL£ LERNER Nakamoto was happily surprised Dame rebounded from last year's what happened against Michigan ment offices of the army. News Writer by the outcome. 38-0 loss, fans campus-wide were last year," he said. Founded in 1959, the "I really didn't think we were pleased with the win. Entering halftime down 9-0, Golden Knights have been After a devastating loss last going to do so well," Nakamoto But before the Michigan game, students were happy with the called "the best parachute week to Brigham Young, the foot­ said. "I just wanted the game to some students were skeptical of defense's effort to kee.p the Irish team in the world" by many ball team came back in full force be a close one, and I was able to the outcome. in the game and impressed with organizations, Schaffer said. Saturday, beating Michigan 28-20 get that, and, even better, the Notre Dame junior Sam Richey the dominance the unit showed This year marks the and recapturing the title of the win." was one of those students. throughout the game. most winningest program in col­ Whether it was Brady Quinn's "I don't think anyone expected see PARACHUTE/page 4 lege football. 46-yard touchdown pass to Matt us to do as well as we did because see REACTION/page 4· rage 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, September 13, 2004 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WERE THE BEST AND WORST MOMENTS OF THE MICHIGAN GAME? Genocide lllust end Last week, in our nation's capital, Secretary of State Colin Powell, sat in front of the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations and uttered the Kallnda Brown Dave Hartung Jana Wingo Dan Nickele Alyse Kinchen Julie Hynes word "genocide." Not in reference to senior sophomore sophomore sophomore sophomore sophomore the Holocaust or Hwanda, but to Jeannine Privat Lyons Alumni Welsh Family Zahm off-campus 1/oward the mass slaugh- ter of men, "The whole first 'The high point "The high point "The best "The worst "The first women and chi!- Wire Editor touchdown was dren today in halfwas the was only letting was storming moment was moment was Darfur, Sudan. worst moment, them get one the field. The storming the when I had to the best This is not just torture, not just eth­ but sometimes touch down. The low point was field after the go to the first moment." nic cleansing and not just systematic you have to worst point was almost being win. The worst aid room during rape, it is genocide. Yet again, the old cliche "Never again" has been believe in the letting them get trampled when moment was all the third ignored. The world faces the horror luck ofthe a touchdown." storming the our turnovers. " quarter." of genocide once more. Another holo­ Irish." field." caust, except, instead of the use of systematic gases and shootings, these perpetrators in Dafur use fire, burn­ ing people alive in their homes, use rape, sometimes raping women to death; and use machetes, hacking IN BRIEF people apart until they are beaten or bled to death. Genocide is not a thing of the past. It will not go away. It is Come hear a vocal and piano going on now. As you read this col­ concert by soprano Georgine umn, it is likely an African from Re'sick and pianist Doris Darfur is being killed by the jan­ Stevenson in the Annenburg jaweed militia, is dying from starva­ Auditorium at the Snite tion or is suffering from one of the Museum of Art Tuesday at 7:30 myriad diseases that quickly spread p.m. in the temporary refugee camps. Numbers vary. but current esti­ There will be an mates place the number of Africans Interdenominational Prayer who have already been killed at Service on Tuesday at 9 p.m. at 50,000, with up to a million and a half Sacred Heart Chapel in lloly people ousted from their homes. Cross Hall at Saint Mary's. All Around 100,000 refugees have fled to faiths are welcome. neighboring Chad, with more trying to cross the border everyday. The film "Rebel Frontier" Imagine. for a second, that your life will be shown Wednesday from is completely different: Your life cen­ 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the llesburgh ters on the day-to-day mundane trials Center Auditorium. <>f merely surviving. You take pleas­ ure in the most simple of things: an On Friday. self-guided tours extra piece of ripened fruit, good of Debartolo Performing Arts health. clean water and a beaten up Center will be offered. Campus half-inflated soccer ball. Now imag­ entertainers will provide con­ ine, that the little that you have, the CLAIRE KELLEY!The Observer tinuous entertainment in all Assistant Band Director Lane Weaver, left, stands with former Notre Dame five venues from 4:30 to 10 little that you live for has been taken women's basketball player Danielle Green Saturday as the National Anthem is away. p.m. played before the game's kickoff. Green, an army officer, lost her left hand One night. your village is stormed; and forearm on May 25 while stationed in Baghdad. your mother and sisters are brutally The Relay for Life: "Fighting raped and your father beaten to death Irish Fighting Cancer" will while you cower hidden behind one of take place at the Stepan Center the few pieces of furniture in your beginning Friday at 6 p.m. and one-room home. The smell of smoke OFFBEAT continue until Saturday at 10 overwhelms you as the janjaweed sets a.m. For more ·information. call fire to your entire village. You strug­ Dog pulls trigger on ing to the sheriffs office. wads of it on eBay. 631-6829. All proceeds will go gle to run out, and maybe if you're attacker On Monday, Bradford There are over two dozen to the American Cancer lucky, you escape.