the Observerndsmcobserver.com The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 4540 : Issue 4??? Wednesday,Friday, August August 27, 27,2010 2004 ndsmcobserver.com Alcohol-related incidents spark concern Police make arrests Students should know and issue citations for their rights, attempt to minor consumption cooperate to avoid at off-campus parties trouble with drinking By SARAH MERVOSH By LAURA McCRYSTAL News Editor News Editor Three people were arrested As the school year begins and two more were cited last and students attend off-cam- weekend for minor consumption pus parties, local lawyers’ in off-campus areas heavily pop- advice is to understand not ulated with Notre Dame stu- only the law, but also the dents. The suspects were 19 and value of cooperative behavior 20 years old. in encounters with police offi- Three of the suspects gave cers. Notre Dame campus addresses Notre Dame Law School and two gave out-of-state graduate Rudy Monterrosa addresses. said it is crucial for students These incidents came after to know the law. He practices police busted a party July 17 at law in South Bend and has 1017 E. Washington St. and took experience defending stu- 43 people to jail for various alco- dents charged with alcohol- hol charges. Those arrested related offenses. included eight football players, “I do believe that it’s an one basketball player and nine issue that students do need to hockey players. be aware of what their rights South Bend police responded are and what they can and to a call that a fight was occur- cannot do,” he said. see ARRESTS/page 9 GASPAR GARCIA DE PAREDES | Observer Graphic see RIGHTS/page 6 Fr. Warner selected as Block Party returns to B1 12th Superior General By JOHN CAMERON News Writer community,” University By COURTENAY DEVLIN President Fr. John Jenkins News Writer said in a press release. Saturday marks the return After his ordination, Fr. of the B1 Block Party, which The Congregation of the Holy Warner returned to Chile to will be held at 5 p.m. in the Cross has a new leader in teach English for six years Legend’s parking lot and star Rome, and he’ll arrive from before becoming the provin- Guster and Mayer Hawthorne, Notre Dame. cial treasurer for the Indiana among others. Director of Campus Ministry Holy Cross Province. In 1979, The event was originally Fr. Richard he became Provincial Superior conceived after construction V. Warner for the Indiana chapter. cancelled the annual student- was elected Warner, a counselor to then- run concert, “The Show.” on July 16 University President Fr. “The Show didn’t have a to become Edward “Monk” Malloy, place to go, and there really the 12th became director of Campus wasn’t anything going on at S u p e r i o r Ministry in 1989 and has held the beginning of the year last General of the position for more than 20 year so Legend’s decided to t h e years. have it in the parking lot,” Congregation In his new position, Warner said Aaron Perri, general of Holy Fr. Warner will succeed Fr. Hugh W. manager of Legends. “I don’t Cross in Clearly. He will oversee the think it’s necessarily replaced Rome. international missions and The Show.” Warner graduated from operations of the The Block Party may not Notre Dame in 1962 and Congregation, founded in have officially replaced The received an honorary degree France in 1837 by Blessed Show, but it drew a larger in 1987 from the University. Basil Moreau. Warner will crowd last year than the He also studied theology at work primarily from Rome, annual show ever did. Observer file photo Catholic University in according to the release. “It was a wild success last Musician Matisyahu performs at last fall’s B1 Block Party. Santiago, Chile, and was The Congregation of Holy year. We had 5,000 people; it Saturday marks the return of the outdoor Legend’s event. ordained a Holy Cross priest Cross is an order of more than was bigger than The Show in 1966. 1,500 priests and has founded ever was. Even with five ticket is unlike The Show in that it is on,” he said. “The idea behind “Fr. Warner has served eight colleges and universities booths, we couldn’t keep up about more than the music. it is that it’s really three Notre Dame with distinction in in the United States, including with the line,” Perri said. “We He said he hopes students will attractions in one: the food, many and varied capacities, Notre Dame, and 45 second- couldn’t have been more take advantage of all it has to the festivities, the music. We and we are collectively — and ary schools worldwide, the pleased ... People just really offer this year. actually have free food from 5 I am personally — indebted to release said. In addition to embraced it.” “I feel like last year people to 7 p.m., so that’s something him for his wise counsel, wit- education, the Holy Cross is While the Block Party is, in kind of thought of it just as a new from last year.” ness to the Gospel and service part, a concert, Perri reminds concert and didn’t realize to our campus and broader see WARNER/page 5 students that the Block Party there was a lot more going see PARTY/page 6 INSIDE TODAY’S PAPER Freshmen’s first week page 3 N Comic-Con in Review page 12 N Kelly pleased after Thursday practice page 24 N Viewpoint page 10 page 2 The Observer N PAGE 2 Friday, August 27, 2010 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? XOXO, Observer It’s appropriate that I spend most of my time working for The Observer, because I specialize in Elizabeth Balderramma Kyle Sandberg Lauren Kelly Lucia Tosatto Tylor Gauger observing. That’s my watered down term for junior junior sophomore sophomore sophomore picking out cer- McGlinn Alumni off-campus Ryan Stanford tain individuals on campus and giving them just- “Special K.” “Cracklin’ Oat “Froot Loops.” “Special K.” “Honey obscure enough Bran.” Bunches of Oats nicknames that and Oh’s.” my friends and I can talk about them. With two thou- sand new fresh- Sarah Mervosh men to choose from and the return of people News Editor watching in the Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] dining hall, the beginning of fall semester is the most wonderful time of the year for us “observers.” IN BRIEF Most of the time, it’s someone I have never met. But their insis- Shakespeare’s fairy tale tence on wearing cute dresses to “Cymbeline” will be performed the DH on Saturday mornings tonight at 8 p.m. in the Decio instead of sweats like the rest of Mainstage Theatre at the the hungover campus population, DeBartolo Performing Arts or their eerie resemblance to an Center. Tickets are $15 for stu- armadillo, warrants my “observa- dents and $35 for general admis- tion.” sion. For more information call Sometimes, it’s someone who 574-631-2273. skirts the edges of my friend group. At least in this case they have some The annual RecSports semblance of who I am, but I can’t Biathalon will take place decide if that makes it more or less Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at St. creepy that my friends text me Joseph’s Beach, with registration “Frills singing karaoke at a bar beginning at 9 a.m. For more about her long distance relation- information call RecSports at ship with JFK!!!” Probably more 574-631-5100. creepy, but it’s fine. Basically, if you work in student The musical “Kiss Me Kate” government, have hooked up with will be performed Saturday at any of my friends or one of my 7:30 p.m. in the Leighton Concert friends wants to hook up with you, Hall at the DeBartolo Performing are a barista at Starbucks or Arts Center. Tickets are $15 for always study in the same location, students and $35 for general you are in danger of earning your- SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer admission. For more information self a nickname. Several Notre Dame students spent their Thursday afternoon playing cornhole call the DeBartolo Box office at I’m sure I’ve earned myself one and other games at a barbecue on South Quad, sponsored by the College of 574-631-2273. right now since my picture is next Engineering. to this column. But do me a favor An opening reception for the and at least make it creative McGraw and PauLlosa Collection enough that I won’t know you’re Exhibit will take place Sunday talking about me when I pass you from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Snite in the dining hall. Changing Smerv OFFBEAT Museum of Art. All are welcome to Smurf won’t cut it. to attend. For those of you sitting here Man hit by flying me," Pennington said That works out to about being creeped out, don’t even try to fish during boat race Wednesday. $100,000 a pound for 16 There will be an outdoor pretend that you don’t do it too. COLUMBIA — A fish out The 43-year-old lawyer pounds of Kentucky's screening of the film “Planet Face it, campus “observing” is 10 of water sent a Texas already was having trouble favorite cured meat. Earth” this Sunday at 8: 30 p.m.