V ^ X THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys VOLUME 44 : ISSUE 11 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Domer doubles Eight sets of twins currently enrolled in the Class of 2013; Twin Club formed on campus lot.” By MOLLY MADDEN Civantos is an identical twin. News Writer She and her sister Tess, who both work for The Observer, Notre Dame has a thing for were amazed to learn how twins. many twins attended Notre The Class of 2013 currently Dame and believed that there has eight complete sets of twins had to be some way for all of in their year. When current jun­ the twins in the school to get ior Lillian Civantos was a fresh­ together. man and learned that her class “I thought that it would be contained six sets of twins, the really great if there was a way news came as a shock. for all of us to get to know each “I remember [University other,” Civantos said. President] Fr. [John] Jenkins Civantos took her idea and was addressing my freshman formed the Twin Club of Notre class and said that our class Dame, which has been up and DAN JACOBS/The Observer had six complete sets,” Civantos Junior class identical twins Lillian, left, and Tess Civantos, right, pose with Kennedy, left, and said. “I just thought that was a see DOUBLES/page 4 Coleman Collins, right, on South Quad. Game day changes a success Students report thefts, Season opener runs smoothlyf fans respond well to additionsattacks near campus By SARAH MERVOSH Observer Staff Report The report said a 19-year- News Writer old student told police he As the new school year is was tackled and robbed by Saturday’s season opener now in full swing, South two men last Tuesday. One proved to be a success on and Bend police are seeing an man claimed to have a gun. off the field as fans responded increase in robbery and lar­ The student, who was favorably to changes made to ceny towards students, walking down Notre Dame improve home football week­ according to South Bend Ave. around 10:30 p.m., told ends, Director of Game-Day Police Capt. Phil Trent. police his backpack and wal­ Operations Mike Seamon said. “We are seeing an up-tick let were stolen. The back­ “All early indications are in robbery and larceny as pack contained the student’s that we had a really successful students walk alone or in laptop computer. weekend,” Seamon said. “We twos in the middle of the Another robbery was were very happy with how night, through dimly lighted reported earlier that week everything unfolded.” areas,” he said in an e-mail. by two female students who Friday afternoon marked the “We see this every year, just were also tackled by two first time that the tunnel to the as we see a spike in burgla­ men on Notre Dame Ave. stadium was open to the pub­ ries during Christmas about 1 a.m. Aug. 30, the lic, and over 3,500 people break.” Tribune report said. walked through the tunnel for Two robberies were Trent said students should photo opportunities on the reported by Notre Dame stu­ take precautionary measures field, Seamon said. PAT COVENEY/The Observer dents last week, according to when choosing to walk off- The student section cheers during Saturday’s victory over a South Bend Tribune campus at night, especially see GAME/page 4 Nevada. report. after a few drinks. SMC cross country to Ryan Hall residents settle in donate shoes to Uganda By AMANDA GRAY News Writer those in need in Uganda. By ALLISON FRANKLIN Uganda is among the The women of Ryan Hall are News Writer world’s poorest countries. settling into their new home Approximately half of 32.4 and intend to pick a mascot and On Sept. 5, the partici­ million Ugandans live below colors by mid-October, around pants of the second-annual the international poverty the time of the dorm’s dedica­ Saint Mary’s Alumnae Race line, which is a $1.25 per tion, hall Rector Breyan crossed a finish line made day. Tornifolio said. ug of old running shoes, but Saint Mary’s cross country “In two weeks we will elect these shoes were much more coach Jackie Bauters came our first hall council, who will than just a finish line. up with the idea of helping help orchestrate discussions Instead of charging a race Ugandans after two College about our mascot and colors,” entrance fee, the Saint nursing students, Caitlin Tornifolio said. Mary’s cross country team Brodmerkel and Megan The women will come up with DAN JACOBS/The Observer collected old sneakers, Residents of Ryan Hall adjust to life in the new dorm, work on which they plan to send to see X-COUNTRY/page 4 see RYAN/page 3 picking a hall council, colors and a mascot. INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER DVD rentals resume at N D page 3 ♦ Clausen and Floyd earn honors page 20 ♦ ZZ Top coming to Morris page 10 ♦ Viewpoint page 8 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, September 8, 2009 In side C olumn Question of the Day: W hat w ould your rection be if dining halls becam e vegetarian ? On beauty Many inside columns are like women’s skirts — long enough to cover the essentials, but short Brian Nasca Danielle Guidry Chris Damian Rebecca Sullivan Dave Wilkerson enough to keep you interested. They are often comical, slightly nostalgic, junior sophomore freshman freshman senior or sometimes Morrissey McGlinn Dillon Lyons off campus self-referential. Cornelius Rogers Past topics have included Batman “I’d starve. ’ 7 don’t eat a “Where’s my “I wouldn’t be “I’d lose 60 ethically opposed, vs. Superman, Scene Writer lot of meat meat?" pounds. ’’ favorite poke- anyway so I but I wouldn’t be mon and the ugly area in wouldn’t be for it. But as long between the mod quad dorms. But I completely as I have the mint have decided to swim against the opposed. ” and chocolate stream like the salmon of fro-yo, I’m good” Capistrano. I have delivered you an inside column that involves a little more intellectual acumen. I am sure that as Notre Dame students and Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] alumni your sharp minds are up to the task. ‘“Beauty is truth, truth beauty,’— that is all / Ye know on earth, and In B rief all ye need to know.” Many have heard the words uttered by John A summer long program for Keats’ Grecian urn, but how many children produced an exhibit have really stopped to contemplate entitled “Graffiti Art Project.” their meaning? Can all of mankind’s The exhibit is held in the existence simply be reduced to this Crossroads Gallery, 217 South single axiom? Michigan Street. The display Nowadays the adjective “beauti­ opens at 9 a.m. today. ful” is used to describe anything including films, songs, pets, cars, “F ritz S ch o ld er, clothes and of course people. Contemporary Artist: Perhaps the profuse use of the word Influences" will be presented today has diminished its value, but by Native American artist Fritz why do we even feel the need to use Scholder. The collection will be the word in the first place? shown in the Milly and Frits Perhaps we use the word because Kaeser Mestrovic Studio we all are looking for beauty in Gallery in the Suite Museum some way or another. A musician of Art at 10 a.m. today. searches for it in her music. An author looks for it in his writing. A An exhibit entitled “In Praise wayward Notre Dame student hopes of Donors. Selections from Dr. to find it at an SYR. And the scien­ and Mrs. R. Stephen Lehman tist seeks it out in rational truth. It Collection” will be held in the looks like Keats’ urn hit the mark. Scholz Family Works on Paper However, this concept of beauty Gallery in the Snite Museum seems entirely subjective. Surely, SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer of Art at 10 a.m. today. beauty cannot be just what every­ A squirrel plays peek-a-boo in the trees behind Lyons Hall Monday afternoon. one finds beautiful. Some poor “Para la Gente: Art, Politics twisted soul may think Crowley Hall and Cultural Identity of the is beautiful, but that does not make Taller de Grafica Popular” it so. Is there anything that is uni­ will be held in the versally agreed upon as beautiful? O’Shaughnessy Galleries in What most people find beautiful the Snite Museum of Art at 10 are things belonging to nature. O ffbeat a.m. today. Mountains, waterfalls, rainbows, flowers, etc. What is so special French teens forced to now waking up to the prob­ winnings even though An exhibit called “Thin: about these? For us, they are the marry when traveling lem. authorities have been try­ Photographs by Lauren closest thing to eternity that we will PARIS — As thousands “For a long time this ing to deport him. Greenfield” will host 53 color experience on earth. Mountains, of girls and young women used to be considered a Tesfaldet Tesloy, a 28- photographs of young women valleys and seas have been here prepare to start the new cultural thing,” Fatima year-old Eritrean who has with eating disorders. It will be long before we were and will school year in France, Lalem, who is in charge of lived in the immigrant- held in the O’Shaughnessy endure long after we are gone.