THE ~ The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Darne and Saint Mary's OLUME 43: ISSUE 47 ' FRIO Y. NOVEMBER 7, 2008 N DSMCOBSERVER.COM ELECTION 2008 Dome to Dome: ND alums re-elected to Congress Five graduates - Donnelly, Visclosky, Souder, King, Lungren -hold onto House seats in Nov. 4 election and includes the University of life Democrat, and in an inter­ on the Donnelly re-election told The Observer. ByJENN METZ Notre Dame, Democrat Peter view with The Observer after campaign, as reported in the Visclosky, a 1973 Notre Dame News Editor Visclosky won his 12th term in he secured re-election, said Oct. 31 article titled "Indiana Law School graduate, the 1st District, and Republican one of the Party's biggest tests candidates prepare for elec­ reclaimed his seat in Indiana's Five Notre Dame graduates Mark Souder won his eighth during the upcoming adminis­ tion." · District 1 with 71 percent of - two Democrats and three term in the 3rd District. tration will be to reconcile Senior Cindy Brenner, one of the vote. He defeated his oppo­ Hepublicans - were re-elected Donnelly soundly defeated positions of the liberal and the students who worked for nent, Republican Mark Leyva, to the United States House of his opponent, Republican Luke moderate members of Donnelly's campaign, told The who received 27 percent of the Representatives Tuesday. Puckett, with 67 percent of the Congressional leadership. Observer in the article that she vote. Three of the nine House seats vote. He graduated from Notre He told The Observer: "There was drawn to the Congressman Souder, who earned his MBA allotted to Indiana belong to Dame as an undergraduate in are a large number of addition­ because of his moderate from the University in 197 4, Notre Dame graduates - 1977 and from Notre Dame al pro-life Democrats" in aJPproach. won Indiana's District 3, which Democrat Joe Donnelly won his Law School in 1981. Congress. "We're going to pur­ "He is a conservative contains the city of Fort second term representing the Donnelly is widely known for sue a very moderate policy Democrat, so he has the Wayne, with 55 percent of the 2nd District, which is partly his moderate stance within the moving the country forward." morals of a lot of the conserva­ comprised of St. Joseph County Democratic Party. He is a pro- A number of students worked tive areas [of Indiana]," she see CONGRESS/page 6 Hunting for a good break Three seniors and sophomore use alurnni connections to organize a 'dream hunt' in the western United States By JOHN-PAUL WITT News Writer Most Notre Dame students had the chance to go home, participate in service, or catch up on sleep and studying dur­ ing the break, but four stu­ dents decided they needed a more "intense" break. Seniors Bryce Hummer, Daniel "D.J." McGill, 'Josh Miller and sophomore Jeremy Miller came up with the idea of a "dream hunt" for this fall break, since it would be the seniors' last, Hummer said. "We are all hunters. We hunt deer," Hummer said, "Three of us are from Indiana, D.J. is from Virginia. So this break we wanted to hunt out Photo Courtesy of BRYCE HUMMER west." Photo Courtesy of BRYCE HUMMER Hunting buddies Josh Miller, Daniel "D.J." McGill, Jeremy Jl>Sh Miller, Daniel "D.J." McGill, ND grad Bob LeGoy, Bryce Hummer Miller and Bryce Hummer pose in Smoke Creel<, Nevada. see HUNT/page 6 and Jeremy Miller at the Winnemucca Ranch, north of Reno, Nevada. Debate team competes Fans fly to Boston for Eagles game to tourney semi-finals Students hope long trek will result in a win for the Fighting Irish Team's first entrance into the By AMANDA GRAY debate community for this By HONORA KENNEY News Writer 2008-2009 academic year," News Writer Kwan said. Notre Dame's debate team Team members include This week, as both the made it to the semi-finals at a Kwan, junior Melissa Curvino, football and hockey teams tournament recently, the fur­ junior Michael Lucien, and journey to Boston College thest a varsity partner team freshman Sean O'Brien. for what promises to be two has gone for two decades, The competition was from exc:iting encounters with the Notre Dame senior Natassia Oct. 24 until Oct. 27. Eagles, many loyal Irish Kwan said. The topic of debate this year fans accompany them out The team recently competed is "reducing agrir:ultural subsi­ east. in the Motor City Classic dies," Curvino said. Senior Erin Kelly, who is Debate Tournament at Wayne The team paired off, with from Lexington, Mass., said State University, located in Kwan and Curvino as one duo she'll be flying out for the Detroit. and Lucien and O'Brien the games. "The Motor City Classic other. "It'll be worth it," she Debate Tournament ... was "At this last tournament our said. ''I'm unbelievably HY PHAM/The Observer very important because it was <liolden Tate runs the ball during last weekend's 36-33 loss the Notre Dame Policy Debate see DEBATE/page 4 see GAME/ page 6 t,o Pittsburgh. -------------------------------------------------------- page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Friday, November 7, 2008 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS THE MOST PRESSING CONCERN FOR BARACK OBAMA? Election Apathy? Notn~ Damn surprised me this election season. The stereotype ha.-; long bm~n that Notre Dame stud1ml'i are apathetic, Brian Wysocki Peter Vignall Kevin "Cube" Prawdzlk Tom Junker 11nawarn or just too restrained about pol­ ilies. Studenl'i hnre just don't have that sophomore senior senior senior activist spirit that Keenan Keenan Fisher Keenan thrives on many col­ Aaron Steiner lege campuses- or so thi~y say. ''Outlawing "To knock down "His ability to "Racialism. " The Observer News Writer Cubs fans." Stanford and Barack n"' 1-lhil! •• examinnd the pnr­ ceived apathy build an among studenl'i in auditorium for 2007, citing low lnvel'i of aetivism and the Keenan only one dnmonstration against the war Revue." in Iraq on campus -sponsored by an outside group. ("Campus struggles with activism, apathy," Mar. 28, 2007) Indeed, political party dubs on campus weren't- unW this year- allowed to use funds to campaign lor any particular eandidatn. Politics, at lea.-;t by my impres­ sions, was rarely discussed in the dining IN BRIEF ha.ll or dorms. It had been over 15 years - until this fall- that a presidential The Department of Music will candidate visited campus, the last being be hosting Bach's Lunch: A Bill Clinton's visit in 1992. Noontime Concert at 12:10 By those signs, Notre Dame looks apa­ p.m. today at Debartolo thetic:. But perhaps a dill'erent bn~ed of Performing Arts Center. activism and involvement is present at Admission is free, but tickets Notre Dame. are requirnd. Call the box office Proli1ssor George Lopez of the Notre for reservations. Dame Kroc Institute lbr International Peaee Studies told Thn Observer in Notre Dame Symphony March. 2007, that Notre Dame studenl'i Orchestra will be having a Fall arn "morn levelheaded" and "more judi­ Concert tonight at 8 p.m. in cious" when it comes to aetivism, political Debartolo Performing Arts or otherwise. Center. Tickets will be $6 gen­ My own impressions from this fall eral public and $:l for students. would seem to prove that point. Stud1mts attendnd dozens of lectures Health and Recreation will and discussions about the nlnetion. on a be holding a Skate Night variety of topics. At the evenl'i I attended, tonight from 9 to 11 p.m. at the I witnessed intellectual debate that usual­ Joyce Center. Admission will be ly moved beyond the rhetoric that's $3. and skate rental is $2. reha.'ilwd liJr hours on end on cable tele­ vi-;ion. The play "Loyal Daughters The College Jjbertarians got a presi­ and Sons" sponsored by the dential eandidatn to stop at Notre Dan1e, Gender Studies Program will and while I wouldn't say that the event TOM LNThe Observer take place tonight and was heavily attended, Bob Barr's pres­ The Duncan lnterhall Football special teams units attempt to block a field goal by Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in ence on campus at least brought more to Siegfried. The lnterhall Football playoffs start this Sunday. Washington Hall. Tickets will the table in terms of di-;cussion. be sold at the LaFortune box My da.<;smates watehed the debates, office and are $3 for students and discussed their implications in the and $5 for the public. The play dining hall-; or before class. Although the addresses the diversity of discussion usually centered on the tim­ approaches to sexuality and nier moments and the catch phra.'ies OFFBEAT bringing awareness to sexual ("maverick" or "Joe the Plumber," any­ violence It is written, directed, one?) that often were part of drinking Thieves caught in Hungary from a nearby farm, where E.H. Shepard, one of chil­ produced and performed by games, that students could di'icuss the wtth 12 pigs In car 35 pigs have gone missing in dren's literature's most students. debates is testimony to their attentiveness BUDAPEST - Two thieves recent days. famous illustrators, shows to the events. were caught in southern Pooh dipping his paw into a St. Edward's Hall is hosting Student government moved to allow Hungary with 12 pigs stuffed Pooh sketch makes pot of honey while sitting at "ND's Got Talent!" Nov. 11 at 8 campus political groups to use fund'> to in their small van during a $50,000 a table as Piglet and Tigger p.m.