/ ^ V THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 42 : ISSUE 39 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Student government briefs trustees Purchases Brown, Braun, Plamoottil detail response to Common Council's party permit ordinance of condos women,” one trustee said. Council members wanted to Common Council members By KAREN LANGLEY “I’m glad it wasn’t a guy.” resolve tensions between who sponsored the ordi­ News Editor Student involvement in stu­ raucous student residents nance, to discuss alternate continue dent government and off- and neighbors and to paths to solving problems of Members of the Student campus issues soared during address problems they saw rowdy student gatherings off B ut sales slow amid Affairs Committee of the the discussions about the with underage drinking, she campus. Though she had Board of Trustees listened ordinance. Brown said. said. conversations with Rouse, fo o tb a ll team's woes Thursday as the student gov­ “There were unprecedent­ Board m em bers laughed as Kirsits and South Bend ernment administration ed levels of student interest Brown described the college Mayor Stephen Luecke, described the controversy in student government and party scene upon which she Brown said, the “party that By MARY KATE MALONE and surrounding the South Bend community relations,” she said the U.S. Department of turned the tide” was the MADDIE HANNA Common Council’s party per­ said. Justice bases the Student weekend of the home football News Writers mit ordinance. Brown described the goals Party Riots guide. game against Georgia Tech, Board members and staff of Council members who “These are the type of par­ when student behavior was Prompted by rising hotel prices applauded after student body supported the ordinance, ties where you literally have at a peak. that were costing them $6,000 president Liz Brown which, in its first publicized cars tipped over and set on F ace d w ith a C om m on each year, Notre Dame parents explained the role student form, would have required fire,” Brown said. “We did Council that wanted to see Rick and Terri Martini decided to government played in resolv­ many student tenants to file not feel this was a problem real results, “we pushed the purchase a condo at New London ing the tension through dia­ a permit with the city 10 we had at Notre Dame.” student body to validate our Lake near Bulla Road two years logue with city administra­ days before hosting a party Brown described how she claims,” Brown said. ago. tors and Council members. where at least 25 guests approached Timothy Rouse The decision proved to be a “Thank God for these would have access to alcohol. and A1 “Buddy” Kirsits, the see BOT/page 9 profitable one. Rick, who lives in Pittsburgh, bought the property just as the off-campus housing market in South Bend was heat­ ing up — and his condo has appreciated by 20 percent in 24 Business dean Woo shares 'Herstory'months. Condominiums, townhouses and hotel-condos have been Hong Kong native overcame challenges to obtain education in America; she credits support system sprouting up around Notre Dame, collectively feeding an investment Although she personally has of more than $200 million to the By EM ILY KEEBLER South Bond community, according News Writer faced substantial challenges, Woo maintained that everyone to the South Bend Tribune. But a dismal football season and a stag­ has a worthwhile story. Dean Carolyn Woo showed “Every story is unique, of nant housing market have caused on Thursday that she has a some developers to scale back course, but every story is the story to tell. same. ... There’s a lot of com­ their plans around Notre Dame. Speaking to a diverse audi­ mon experience, especially the Waterford Estates Lodge ence in the Coleman-Morse things that are most pro­ opened in fall 2005, after the Center Lounge, the Martin J. Brenan Hospitality Management found,” Woo said. Gillen Dean of the Mendoza Woo’s presentation was the Group purchased the Ramada Inn College of Business reflected second in a noontime lecture in South Bend. Mike Brenan, on her childhood in Hong Kong Waterford’s general manager and series, “Telling HERstory,” and her coming to the United sponsored by the First Year of developer, converted the hotel to a States as an undergraduate Studies Program. The new co ndo-hotel — m eaning he student. monthly series features women upgraded the hotel rooms, which Woo immediately engaged serving in campus leadership people now purchase instead of audience members — faculty, roles. rent. ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer staff and students of various In the past two years, Brenan Carolyn Woo, the dean of the Mendoza College of Business, levels — w ith wisdom, sinceri­ speaks Thursday at the Coleman-Morse Center about her life. ty and a touch of humor. see WOO/page 6 see CONDOS/page 4 Students prepare to embark on fall service trips Center fo r Social Concerns offers Saint Mary's group w ill make diverse opportunities fo r service pilgrimage to Monterrey; Mexico By ROHAN AN AN D By KATLYN SMITH News Writer News Writer After a week of mid-term exams and Six Saint Mary’s students w ill travel to papers, Saturday’s football game might be Monterrey, Mexico, during fall break, where the only time of respite for hundreds of stu­ they w ill immerse themselves in some of the dents who plan to embark on week-long most destitute areas of the region for a social concerns seminars during fall break. week. For 25 years, the Center for Social Carolyne Call, the director of the Office for Concerns has been facilitating community- Civil and Social Engagement (OCSE), w ill based learning opportunities worldwide, accompany the students to the Sisters of the including the popular Appalachia and Urban Holy Cross Mission in Guadalupe, a suburb Plunge seminars. of Monterrey. The trip, which is sponsored Over the past few years, the CSC has boost­ by the OCSE and Campus Ministry, was ed the number of programs it offers to cater offered for the first time at Saint Mary’s last to a more diverse range of student interests. year. “The Center offers unique opportunities for “ Students see a d ifferen t livin g situation students to serve in a leadership capacity as and can experience spiritual growth in a Observer file photo completely new environment,” Call said. Notre Dame students work at an Appalachia site during the 2005 see SERVICE/page 9 fall break. Hundreds of students will do service projects next week. see MEXICO/page 4 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Friday, October 19, 2007 I n s id e C o l u m n Question of the Day: W hat a r e you doing for fall b r e a k ? Shame of the Yankees The news that Joe Torre is leaving the Yankees, although somewhat expected, is still painful to those of us who have grown Ambour Dawson Kristen Infusino Laura Schaffer M att Drummond Seth Sutton up Yankee fans. Torre was responsible for some of the best memories of our child­ freshm an senior freshman freshman sophomore hood — four World Series championships, McGlinn Lyons Welsh Fam Siegfried O’N eill six American league pennants and 10 division titles. “Going to Great “Going home. ‘ “Going to a “I ’m going on a “Taking out the In a baseball era tainted by cheaters, Torre was a model of how a man, much A m erica’s wedding. ” Glee Club tour ." trash. ” less a professional baseball figure, should Fright Fest. ” carry himself. I le never lashed out at his players, never criticized his boss and always gave back to the com­ Bill Brink and munity. I le was a Chris Mine man under con­ stant pressure, but ho never let Sports Writers you know it. The win now mantra prevalent in sports today finally caught up to Torre. Four championships I n B r ie f in 12 years and a playoff appearance every season he donned the pinstripes should have erased any doubt about The Chief Executive Officer of Torre’s job security. The Yankees’ mania­ OfficeMax, Sam Duncan, w ill cal owner, George Steinbrenner, has speak today as a part of the breathed down Torre’s neck for some Boardroom Insights Lecture time, and finally got his chance to let him Series from 10:40 a.m. to 12:15 go, to move on, to contend again. p.m. in the Jordan Auditorium Did he do it? Nope. in the Mendoza College of Rather than do the honorable thing — Business. thank Torre for his services but tell him the team was moving on — the Yankees The ND Progressive Student offered Torre a one-year, $5 million con­ Alliance will host an an open tract — a salary cut of more than $2 mil­ discussion about past and cur­ lion — with incentives that could have rent democracy movements in made it worth $8 million. Why the salary B urm a in light of the recent cut? To account for recent playoff failures, deadly crackdown on Buddhist according to Yankees brass. monks and other demonstrators Apparently even the classics! some­ today fro m 2-3:30 p.m. in times got no class in return. With the way Hesburgh Center Auditorium. ownership treated Torre, it would have been more respectful not to offer him a The Competitions Kickoff and contract at all. They made him an offer he Elevator Pitch Competition as had to refuse. part of NASDAQ training sessions So Torre did what any successful, self- will occur from 3-5 p.m.