THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 44: ISSUE 32 WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 7. 2009 NDSMCOBSERYER.COM ESTEEM graduate program welcomes first class Students in the engineering, science and business colleges work to bring new technology to commerical market Science, Engineering and faster we can get that to do Twenty-eight students are hope to work to bring By JOHN TIERNEY Business. good for society, the better currently enrolled in researched technology to the News Writer The program seeks to train society is." ESTEEM, which is a one-year commercial market, either for scientists and engineers in The ESTEEM program's graduate program that profit or non-profit ventures. The Engineering, Science the skills needed to bring new curriculum seeks to give sci­ awards a Masters of Science The program was first con­ and Technology technology to the commercial ence and engineering stu­ degree. These students have ceived late in the summer of Entrepreneurship Excellence market, according to Bob dents, many of whom do not strong undergraduate back­ 2008 by Gregory Crawford, Master's Program (ESTEEM) Alworth, an associate dean in have a background in entre­ grounds in science and engi­ dean of the College of welcomed its first class this the Colleges of Science and preneurship or business, the neering, Alworth said. Science, Peter Kilpatrick, fall, just over a year after it Engineering. tools they need to take tech­ "They're not in [ESTEEM] dean of the College of was conceived as a joint ven­ "There's wonderful science nology from the research to because they're going to do Engineering, and Carolyn ture graduate program and engineering that's being the development level, research," Alworth said. between the Colleges of created," Alworth said. "The Alworth said. Instead, ESTEEM students see ESTEEM/page 6 Annual Okdomerfest to be celebrated tonight beginning of the year to plan By KATIE PERALTA Okdomerfest. Assistant News Editor "Okdomerfest is the German Club's biggest event of the Many Americans ring in the year," she said. "I can confi­ autumn season with pumpkins dently say Okdomerfest will be and apple pie. Others, howev­ one of the best events for Notre er, turn to the ways of their Dame students all year." German counterparts and cele­ The event, which is open and brate with lederhosen and free to all Notre Dame and wienerschnitzel. Saint Mary's faculty and stu­ The Notre Dame German dents with a valid school iden­ Club, along with the Student tification card, will serve a Union Board (SUB) will spon­ variety of authentic German sor its annual Okdomerfest cel­ cuisine including brats, sauer­ ebration tonight from 7 p.m. to kraut, pretzels and potato 10 p.m. at Legends. salad, senior Katy Smith, Marie! Osetinsky, a senior treasurer of the German Club German major and vice presi­ said. Smith, along with Photo courtesy of Mary Allison dent of the German Club, has Observer Assistant Managing Students Hayley Mohr, left, and Mariel Osetinsky enjoy traditional German food at the 2008 been working with the Club as Okdomerfest event. This year's Okdomerfest will take place tonight at Legends. well as Legends since the see GERMAN/page 6 Professors discuss '08 Expert explores peace in Africa election, presidency ByMEGAN DOYLE News Writer Future of American Politics." By SCOTT ENGLERT In the first part of the lec­ VIsiting fellow C..eorge Wachira, a News Writer ture, Notre Dame associate senior Research and Policy Advisor professor of political science of the Nairobi Peace Initiative­ The role of the United John Griffin addressed the Africa, discussed the effectiveness States President, especially relevance of a famous presi­ of Truth and Reconciliation that of President Barack dential quote to modern Commissions (THC) for peace Obama, along with discussion American politics. and conse­ building efforts in Africa in a lec­ of the scope of government, quently, its impact of the ture Tuesday night. remained a heated topic of 2008 presidential election. The lecture, titled "Truth discussion amongst "Government is not the Overstretched? TRCs as University political scientists solution to our problems, Transitional Justice Tools in Tuesday afternoon. government is the problem,·· Africa," was hosted by the Kroc Notre Dame's Rooney Griffin quoted former presi­ Institute for International Peace Center for the Study of dent Ronald Reagan as say­ Studies. American Democracy contin­ ing in 1981. A THC, Wachira said, is formu­ ued this discussion yesterday Griffin presented a graph lated to address daims of human in a lecture "Congress and depicting popular opinion rights violations and to assure pun­ the Presidency" as a part of about the scope of govern­ ishments for the crimes committed its conference titled "The ment. The graph portrayed against victims of such injustices. Change Election? The 2008 Senior Research and Policy Advisor of the Nairobi Peace Presidential Election and the see ROONEY/page 4 see AFRI CAl page 3 Initiative-Africa George Wachira speaks at his lecture Tuesday. INSIDE TODAY'S PAPER Print quotas depleted page 3 • Madonna album review page 12 • Men's golf wins Classic page 24 • Viewpoint page 10 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Wednesday, October 7, 2009 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: IF YOUR LIFE COULD BE A YOUTUBE VIDEO, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Love A person's relationship with their home­ town's sports teams is the kind of thing that can be likened to a romantic relation­ ship. You are there for you team through thick and thin, whether you are winning or l?sing. In fact. the dev?- Jared Jedick tion of the typical fan IS Sarah Spieler Jordan Matulis Johanna Kirsch Ariella Phillips Elizabeth Andrews Zachary Angus probably indicative of a stronger relationship Sports sophomore sophomore senior sophomore sophomore sophom(Jre with their hometown Production Paquerilla West Howard McGlinn McGlinn Pasquerilla West Keough team than they have Editor with their actual wives or girlfriends. '"Can I have yo "Justin Bieber "ND vs. "Otters holding "'Total Eclipse "Potter Puppet Fans incorporate their sports teams into number?' Self music video Washington, hands. YouTube of the Heart' pals. Because their sense of self, and when your team wins, you win, and when it loses, you lose. explanatory. " 'One Time' Golden Tate it and you'll see video. It's weird I'm full of The agony and joy is palpable, despite the becuase he's my flipping. " why. " yet it makes so wizard angst." fact that we are often reminded that it is number one. " much sense. just a game. " And like any relationship, it can have Just like ... me. rewards and drawbacks. Some fans get to go to the playoffs every year and compete for a championship, while some fans get run into the ground Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] every year. It is the inevitability of sports life. These fans can be sorted into dllferent categories. IN BRIEF For some, like Yankees or Steelers fans, it's flirting with the playoffs and champi­ David Foster will deliver a onships every year. I will classify these lecture titled "Contesting a fans as the "fortunates." They have no rea­ Revolution: Raymundo son to be stressed about what is going to Gleyzer's Documentary happen in the season, because sixty per­ Mexico: La Revolucion cent of the time they are going to win. They Congelada" today at 4:30 p.m. are never out of the running until the end at the Hesburgh Center in of the year, and every so often they get to room C-103. taste the joys of winning a championship. But these fans can still find reason for The New Playwrights complaining. Workshop will perform "Cargo" These fans wonder: will former Cy and "Scattered Voices" tonight Young winner CC Sabathia live up to the at the Philbin Studio Theater of hype and lead the team to the World the DeBartolo Performing Arts Series? or will our team win our fourth or Center. Tickets are $5 for stu­ fifth championship in the past ten years? dents, $12 for faculty and 10 for Then there are the "middle-of-the-road­ staff and seniors. The perform­ ers," who usually do not compete but every ances will run from Oct. 6 to five years or so make a run at a champi­ Oct. 11. onship. These fans get to enjoy the benefit.'> of "Money Ball" and see how good man­ The Blue and Gold agement both on the field and in the front Mechatronic Football will be office can lead to a product worth spending held tonight at 8 p.m. in Room money on tickets to see. These are your 356 of Fitzpatrick Hall. Free Minnesota Twins or Tampa Bay Rays, and IAN GAVLICK!The Observer pizza and soda, as well as infor­ they are able to create legitimate underdog Notre Dame junior Dustin Zhang watches his tee shot as the rain begins to fall mation about the 2010 Chicago stories that can capture the imagination, during the Fighting Gridiron Golf Classic at the Warren Golf Course Tuesday. Auto Show will be provided. despite not always being in the race every year. Junot Diaz will be reading And then there are the "unfortunates." from his novel "The Brief These are the poor, hapless souls whose Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" sports experience is an endless agony. Year tonight from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at after year they rebuild, and year after year OFFBEAT the Decio Mainstage Theater at they fail to compete. This category can be the DeBartolo Performing Arts likened to your Cleveland Browns or your Aussie race fans limited to for alcohol, with up to 36 cans own toilet paper to school to Center.