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ous graduates Monday The 2010 Stewardship Report
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By JOHN CAMERON News Writer
Catherine Soler and vice president
nears the end of its term, Soler said she plans to continue pursuing their objectives and initiatives
Soler and Bell are set to leave office on April 1 and will concentrate on finalizing an agreement with local law enforcement building on the Campus Life Council’s (
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“I don’t think the word popular is strong enough to describe me ”
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“I would say that I have a good group of friends ” TJ Record sophomore Morrissey
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Doctors remove knife from man’s head after 4 years
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s u f f e r i n g f r o m s e v e r e headaches, bad breath and b r e a t h i n g d i f f i c u l t i e s b u t never knew the cause of his discomfort, said the senior
“I don’t think a word describes how popular I am ” Will Salvi sophomore Dillon
o f f i c i a l a t t h e Y u x i C i t y People's Hospital in Yunnan Province
L i t o l d d o c t o r s h e h a d b e e n s t a b b e d i n t h e l o w e r right jaw by a robber four y e a r s a g o a n d t h e b l a d e b r o k e o f f i n s i d e h i s h e a d without anyone realizing it, said the director of the hos-
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S u r g e o n s w o r k e d c a utiously to remove the badlyc o r r o d e d b l a d e w i t h o u t s h a t t e r i n g i t H e s a i d T h e h o s p i t a l ' s w e b s i t e a l s o reported the successful surgery
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s q u e s a d i l l a s a l e s
By EMILY SCHRANK News Writer
While many students looking for an inexpensive, late-night snack head to The Huddle for Midnight Dogs, they can now find another option in a rather unlikely place the Knights of Columbus building on South Quad
Sophomores Patrick Adams and Bobby Thompson, both officers in Notre Dame’s Knights of Columbus Council 1477, originally had the idea to sell que-
s a d i l l a s o u t o f the building last y
process through
Activities Office
( S A O ) , D o l l a r Dillaz” will officially open for b u s i n e s s Thursday night
quesadilla sales will increase the
Columbus on campus
“We want to make more use of the building for the community and for charity,” he said “I think we come across as being relatively aloof or secluded, and we ’ re trying to break that exclusive image ”
While “Dollar Dillaz” currently features only cheese quesadillas, Thompson said he hopes to even-
Mexican menu
“The only thing really lacking on
“We want to make more use of the building for the community and for charity ”
Bobby Thompson officer Knights of Columbus Council 1477
“We submitted an SAO request and it took a while to get the food permit, Adams said But everything worked out ” Adams said they have done trial runs just within the Council during
response
“Once we expand it to everyone else we want it to catch on ” he said T h o m p s o n s
want to drive to Taco Bell
Adams said
Knights of Columbus approval to sell quesadillas one night during the week After spring break, SAO will review the operation and consider expanding it he said “ D o l l a
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every Thursday night from 10:30 p m to 12:30 a m Proceeds from the Knights of Columbus quesadilla sales will be donated to charity
Contact Emily Schrank at eschrank@nd edu
By CAITLIN HOUSLEY News Writer
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c r i p t i o n t h a t f i t a l l w o m e n , t h a t v a r i e s f r o m t o d a y ’ s s t a n d a r d s
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b e c o m e s a m o t h e r p a rt a k e s i n f e m i n i n e h o b b i e s a n d i s a g o o d h o s t e s s ”
We a v e r s a i d H o w e v e r We a v e r s a i d b o t h N i g h t i n g a l e a n d B l a c k w e l l u s e d t h i s f e m i n i n e i d e a l t o r e i n f o r c e t h e i r i d e a t h a t w o m e n
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f i e l d H e a l i n g r e q u i r e s f e m in i n e v i r t u e s , ” W e a v e r s a i d “ a n d w o m e n w e r e a l r e a d y m a i n t a i n i n g t h e h e a l t h o f t h e i r f a m i l y Wo m e n ’ s m o d e s t y c a n [ a l s o ] o n l y b e r e t a i n e d w i t h f e m a l e p h y s ic i a n s ” B o t h w o m e n s e t p r e c e d e n t s f o r t h e r o l e o f w o m e n i n t o d a y ’ s m e d i c a l f i e l d M o n a R o d r i g u e z , a j u n i o r b i o l o g y m a j o r, s a i d t h e t a l k w a s e n l i g h t e n i n g b u t a l s o p o i n t e d t o l a r g e r i s s u e s f a ci n g w o m e n i n t h e m e d i a l f i e l d T h e l e c t u r e s h o w e d m e t h a t w e h a v e n ’t c o m e f u l l c i rc l e T h e h e a l t h f i e l d i s s t i l l s e v e r e l y l a c k i n g w o m e n d o ct o r s a n d n u r s e s W o r k s t i l l n e e d s t o b e d o n e ” R o d r i g u e z s a i d R o d r i g u e z a l s o s a i d t h e l e ct u r e w a s p a r t i c u l a r l y i m p o rt a n t f o r s t u d e n t s o f a
“Lectures like this are empowering in order to know where we ’ ve come from, as well as to instill in us a fundamental understanding of where we need to go ”
Mona Rodriguez junior
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been in the past 20 and plus years in the top three schools in the country,” Lou Nanni, vice president of University Relations said “Princeton, Dartmouth and Notre Dame are in the mix for the highest alumni giving rates
Development Committee organized “Thanksgiving in February,”
of a donor and writes a personal letter for that person
student, Sellers said Each let-
their year and their major
being put to good use
goal for this year is to send over 1,000 thank-you notes ” The committee set up thank-
students to fill out as they pass through the building Banda said each student receives the name
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uct of a year of community relations work through the beND campaign is expected shortly
We definitely want to continue our push for the agreement with t h e l o c a l l a w e n f o r c e m e n t , t h e
U n i v e r s i t y a n d s t u d e n t g o v e r nment to have regular conversations, she said We have meetings coming up with the Indiana State Excise Police to get them on board but basically making that a legitimate agreement is definitely something we want to finish
Soler said while the work with law enforcement has been slower than the administration had originally hoped, she is pleased with h o w r e l a t i o n s h a v e p r o g r e s s e d this year
One of the things we were surprised with is the amount of time it takes to create something like our agreement with the police To u s , i t s e e m e d l i k e i t s h o u l d b e automatic, with everyone being so on board,” she said “But we ’ ve seen the process of getting things completed, not for lack of interest, but just the difficulty of navigating through administration and community affairs that students don’t normally get involved in Bell said he thought the beND campaign had made an impact on the larger problem of yearly fluctuations in student arrests
“We think this is a really important step toward ending a problem that comes up [every few years], he said “In the time we ’ ve been here, there hasn’t been a spike in arrests until this year but as we ’ ve done our research and gotten a more historical perspective, we see this is a recurring problem ” Soler said she hopes, despite the short period left in her term to make significant headway with CLC’s sexual assault prevention work
O u r f o c u s o n s e x u a l a s s a u l t [with] CLC is sort of a new project, but definitely something we want to make a lot of progress on in the time we have left, considering CLC goes until the end of the year, she said
Also in collaboration with CLC, Soler said she anticipates changes in how the administration serves off-campus students
“ O n C L C , w e ’ r e p u s h i n g f o r more administrative attention to off-campus students, and that will be coming through a resolution,” she said Bell said he also hopes to continue working toward ongoing cam-
lets
The Spirit of Notre Dame cam-
made significant lead gifts to the University during the campaign’s first three years and the project was officially unveiled on a large scale in May 2007
The seven-year campaign set a goal for $1 5 billion, Nanni said “To date we have raised about $ 1 , 9 4 6 , 0 0 0 , 0
“ We are about four and a half months from completing the campaign ” Economic concerns helped the Development Office make better strategic decisions, Nanni said “ W e s a w w h
schools saw, ” he said “We saw a d
that was about
20 to 25 percent range across the board ” I
by its end Notre Dame will be
pus improvements, such as the addition of lights to McGlinn Fields
a n d f u r t h e r r e n o v a t i o n s t o t h e
DeBartolo Lounge
“Those things obviously won’t be done before April 1, but we really just want to lay the groundwork so that even when we ’ re out of office those things will happen,” he said
Soler said she thinks the administration s efforts have accelerated both projects
“ I t h i n k t h a t we were ambit i o u s i n o u r D e B a
o l o Lounge goals as far as the timeline,” she said “ B u t w
the first school in higher education without a medical school to reach this mark, Nanni said The Development has two divisions
we could call advancement
would include many of the sup-
The other division would be all of our fundraisers that work on cultivating one-to-one relationships that work with individuals, families, corporate entities
multi-year gifts of $100,000 and above
said This fund includes all gifts collected on a smaller scale from outreach to over 250,000
University Donors to the Annual
also includes giving societies that specifically direct member gifts to certain areas of campus life
further those initiatives, and I just hope there’s a lot of emphasis and focus from the next administration in continuing and improving those r e l a t i o n s h i p s e v e n m
“We have done a very good job with our Internet approach ” he said “In the last couple of years we have finished second in the nation after Stanford in terms of the total amounts of funds raised via the Internet ” Donors can direct their gifts to a specific area of spending such as a scholarship or a particular building project “
most pliable,” he said “It allows us to address what the most critical priorities, needs and opportunities are at the University Financial aid is the first priorit
Department reviews applications from prospective students on a need-blind basis, and Nanni said the University promised to meet 100 percent of the demonstrated financial need for its students “Because of that policy it has forced us to raise more money and generate more resources to help make a Notre Dame education more accessible,” he said Gi
grams,
Every student, even
Nanni said
“I
think that we were ambitious in our DeBartolo Lounge goals as far as the timeline ”
Catherine Soler student body president
terms of getting that pushed up in the order of renovations at the University and I’d say the same thing about the lights in McGlinn Fields ”
After turnover, Soler said she hopes the next administration will b
with regards to community outr
w enforcement
“The beND campaign did a lot to
, ” s h e said “We hope that since it’s been such a help this year and we ve received such a positive response, that it will be a priority ” Soler said it was important for student government to stay true to the basic services students expect from it “ We h o p e that a lot of the p r o g r a m s w e s t a r t e d t h a t r e a l l y s e r v e d student needs, but may not be as elaborate or grand as some other things, do continue, she s a i d “ I h o p e t h a t o u r w o r k with Transpo the discount program, giving input on Rent-a-Text, and other things like Whine Week w i l l c o n t i n u e , b e c a u s e t h e y ’ r e important and it s what students expect of their student government ” S o l e r s a i d s h e s e e s t h e l a s t month of her term as an opportunity to complete or advance some of her administration’s objectives w
administration’s transition
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Contact Megan Doyle at mdoyle11@nd.edu
selves,” she said
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of
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“I believe it is more important to emphasize that there is so much more to be lost with an eating disorder than just weight”
Christina Grasso senior
r o f t r e a t m e n t a n d s u p p o r t f r o m h e r p a r e n t s G r a s s o b e g a n t o e a t a g a i n “ W i t h t h e i r u n c o n d i t i o n a l l o v e p a i r e d w i t h r o u n dt h e - c l o c kc a r e I s l o w l y b e g a n e a t i n g a g a i n , s h e s a i d A f t e r s p e n di n g t h e s u mm e r i n r e h ab i l i t a t i o n G r a s s o r e t u r n e d t o t h e C o l l e g e a n d r e l a p s e d S h e r e t u r n e d t o t r e a t m e n t a n d h a s b e e n b e t t e r s i n c e G r a s s o c r e d i t s h e r r e c o v e r y
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tures,” junior Hilary Kelly said “I’ve gotten a lot of tips on how
and how to prepare
Rivers said the fair
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ting,” Rivers said
Contact Carly Landon at clandon1@nd edu
: J a m e s F r a n c o E v e r y t h i n g I n e e d t o k n o w i n l i f e I l e a r n e d a s a J a m e s F r a n c o f a n 1 E d u c a t i o n i s i m p o r t a n t I n 2 0 0 6 , F r a n c o r e e n r o l l e d a t U C L A a s a n E n g l i s h m a j o r w i t h a c r e a t i v e w r i t i n g c o n c e n t r a t i o n Tw o y e a r s l a t e r, h e g r a d u a t e d w i t h a G PA o v e r 3 5 N o o n e w i l l e v e r f o r g e t F r a n c o i n “ F r e a k s a n d G e e k s ” o r “ S p i d e r m a n ”
b u t h e h a s u n d o u b t e d l y i m p r o v e d s i n c e b e g a n h i s e d u c a t i o n a g a i n I n t h e y e a r s d u r i n g a n d p o s t h i s e d u c at i o n o v e r h a u l , h e h a s t u r n e d o u t b l o c k b u s t e r s l i k e “ P i n e a p p l e
E x p r e s s , ” “ M i l k ” a n d “ 1 2 7 H o u r s , ”
e a r n i n g a w a r d s h o w n o t i c e a l o n g t h e w a y 2 M a j o r s a r e n o t A s a C l a s s i c s m a j o r, t h i s l e s s o n m o s t e x c i t e s m e A l t h o u g h h e w a s a l r e a d y a f a i r l y e s t a b l i s h e d a c t o r w h e n h e w e n t b a c k t o c o l l e g e , F r a n c o c h o s e a m a j o r s o m e w h a t u n r e l a t e d t o h i s c a r e e r H e p r o v e d t h a t n o m a t t e r w h a t y o u s t u d y, a s l o n g a s y o u a p p l y y o u r s e l f a n d w o r k h a r d y o u c a n g o
m a n y p l a c e s w i t h y o u r l i f e 3 We w i l l e n d u p l i k e o u r p a r e n t s I n t h e “ S p i d e r m a n ” s e r i e s , F r a n c o p l a y e d H a r r y O s b o r n , P e t e r P a r k e r s b e s t f r i e n d a n d s o n o f h i s n e m e s i s , t h e G r e e n G o b l i n D e s p i t e h i s c o n n e ct i o n t o P a r k e r O s b o r n f o l l o w e d i n h i s f a t h e r ’ s f o o t s t e p s a n d b e c a m e t h e
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s i s o f P a r k e r ’ s H o p e f u l l y n o n e o f o u r p a r e n t s a r e s e c r e t l y s u p e r v i l l a i n s , b u t r e g a r d l e s s w e w i l l s t i l l p r o b a b l y e n d u p c h a n n e l i n g t r a i t s a n d a c t i o n s o f o u r p a r e n t s w e w o u l d r a t h e r n o t 4 “ We l l b e c a r e f u l , m a n B e c a r ef u l We a r s h o e s i n t h e h o u s e S a f e t y
S a f e t y f i r s t , t h e n t e a m w o r k ” F r a n c o s p o k e t h e s e w o r d s o f w i sd o m i n 2 0 0 8 ’ s “ P i n e a p p l e E x p r e s s ” a s p o t - d e a l e r S a u l S i l v e r A l t h o u g h S a u l d e l i v e r e d t h i s g e m w h i l e u n d e r t h e i n f l u e n c e , t h e s e n t i m e n t s a n d l e s s o n s s t i l l r i n g t r u e I n l i f e , s a f e t y, l o o s e l y t r a n s l a t e d h e r e a s h a p p i n e s s a l w a y s c o m e s f i r s t , s p e c i f i c a l l y f o r y o u r s e l f S o m e t i m e s w e n e e d t o p u t o u r o w n h a p p i n e s s a b o v e t h e n e e d s o f o t h e r s A n d s o m e t i m e s , w e n e e d t o w o r k w i t h o t h e r s t o a c h i e v e o u r g o a l s T h e s e a r e o n l y s n i p p e t s o f t h e l i f e l e s s o n s I h a v e l e a r n e d f r o m F r a n c o t h r o u g h t h e y e a r s I h a v e a l s o l e a r n e d t o b e t o l e r a n t a n d t o p e r s ev e r e A l s o , t h a t N a v y u n i f o r m s a r e t h e m o s t a t t r a c t i v e o f a l l t h e s e r v i c e b
“Spread the Word to End the Word ” At Notre Dame and across the world people are uniting to end the hurtful use of the word “retard ” Here is why I am joining them: In middle school it felt like I was given the keys to the word “Swear words” were off limits at school or in front of my parents, but somehow retard toed the line as appropriate Some pushed back, including my mom emphatically, but once the word became the cool way of calling someone or something stupid there was no stopping it I never used the word hatefully at people with disabilities, so I cleared myself of responsibility that I could be hurting someone ’ s feelings In high school I started volunteering with Special Olympics The judgments and preconceptions I had about people with disabilities were quickly replaced by enormous respect for the athletes and gratefulness for the energy they brought to my life Working with the Special Olympics is my first memory of enjoying volunteer work I
Chris Rhodenbaugh
left every practice or event inspired by being around so many people that seek friendships without reserve and that possess a full appreciation for all they receive Despite making friends with people who have intellectual disabilities and becoming increasingly involved in Special Olympics, I still used the r-word occasionally in high school Hearing the word so often, my brain s subconscious had disassociated it from the cruel word people use to slander or mock those with disabilities It was a challenge to eradicate it from my vocabulary That was until one day when I was on a bus full of Special Olympics athletes heading down to a basketball tournament I laughed at a story told to me by another volunteer from a couple rows up and responded without thought, “That’s so retarded!”
All that heard me immediately got quiet and then a couple athletes looked at me and said with utmost seriousness, “Chris, we don’t use that word ” Most people never have that moment After apologizing profusely, I committed to myself to never say the word again I made the commitment because it became simple to me; why should we use words that offend an entire community of people just by hearing them? None of my friends, athletes or volunteers on that bus thought I was using it hatefully The athletes stopped me because they were well aware of their medical
classification as “mentally retarded” and that society found it acceptable to make retarded synonymous with stupid or ridiculous
To all those concerned with censorship and the removal of a word out of regular discourse, no one is trying to police you from saying the word Instead we ask you make a decision for yourself knowing that simply overhearing the word is offensive and often damaging to at least the 5 percent of people in the US with an intellectual disability and their friends and families
The number of people who disapprove of the word is growing, especially at Notre Dame where more than 2,500 students signed a pledge last year to end their use of the r-word Special Olympians and people across the world who believe in the value of every member of our human family are asking you to be a fan of respect On End the R Word Day, March 2, we hope you will enthusiastically pledge to end the hurtful use of the word retard
Chris Rhodenbaugh is a senior political science major and editor of LeftysLastCry com, Notre Dame s Progressive Headquarters He can be contacted at crhodenb@nd edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer
“It was the best of times it was the worst of times ” The opening line of Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” accurately describes the situation that two Democrats from Illinois, Sen Richard Durbin and Rep Jan Schakowsky, experienced as they participated in President Obama’s debt commission in 2010
It was the best of times: during 2010 both politicians were at the peak of their political careers
Adam Newman
Durbin was the second highest Democrat in the Senate, while Schakowsky was a lieutenant to then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, allowing her more influence than other members with equal seniority Both Durbin and Schakowsky possessed excellent job security: Durbin won re-election in 2008 with 68 percent of the vote and Schakowsky won re-election in 2010 with 66 percent of the vote
It was the worst of times: During 2010, American unemployment was 10 percent the economy was weak and long-term fiscal issues loomed: the national debt was an unprecedented $13 trillion and the budget deficit exceeded $1 trillion In January 2010, Republican Sen Judd Gregg and Democratic Sen Kent Conrad proposed an 18-member Senate debt commission that would propose deficit reduction solutions However, seven Republican co-sponsors withdrew their support for the commission days before the vote and the commission failed to pass Consequently, President Obama created an 18-member Presidential debt commission by executive order The President appointed former Republican Sen Alan Simpson and former Clinton Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles to co-chair the commission In addition to the co-chairs the President appointed four nonpoliticians and allowed the Democrat and Republican leaders in both houses of Congress to each appoint three members to the commission The commission was tasked with proposing solutions to decrease budget deficits to 3 percent of GDP (the 2010 budget deficit was around 10 percent of GDP) Both Sen Durbin and Rep Schakowsky were placed on the commission
The President’s commission worked together for six months Their work culminated on Dec 1, 2010, when the co-chairs released the proposal, titled The Moment of Truth The “Moment of Truth” contained many politically unpopular proposals including: cuts to entitlement spending, raising the retirement age cuts to defense closing tax loopholes and reforming the government workforce If fully implemented, the proposal would slash $4 trillion from deficits and decrease the budget deficit to 2 3 percent of GDP by 2020 The proposal would have stabilized
the national debt by 2014 and decreased the debt to 60 percent of GDP by 2023 (Today, the national debt is nearly 100 percent of GDP and still growing )
Ultimately, the proposal only received eleven votes, three short of the fourteen votes required for the measure to move forward towards the legislative process Rep Schakowsky was one of the members who voted against the proposal In defense of her position, she stated in a release: [The] proposal would have serious consequences for lower and middle class Americans, and that is why I cannot support it ” Sen Durbin, who shares a common progressive ideology with Rep Schakowsky, voted for the proposal He explained his decision in an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune:
“The question my closest political friends are asking is this: Why is a progressive like Dick Durbin voting for this deficit commission report? [I believe] all politicians, left or right, Democrat or Republican, have to acknowledge the deficit crisis our nation faces It s time for all of us to come together to make hard choices I am ready to do my part ” America’s federal government currently borrows 40 cents for every dollar spent This level of borrowing is unsustainable and will eventually lead to the devaluation of American Treasury Bonds Devaluation could spark a debt crisis large enough to drag a weak economy into a new recession Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan articulated this well in light of the failed passage of “The Moment of Truth”: “I think something equivalent to what Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson put out is going to be passed by the Congress The only question is, is it before or after a bond market crisis?
If America is to succeed in solving its fiscal issues, an unprecedented level of political courage is necessary Success will mean politicians voting for politically unpopular and imperfect pieces of legislation Success will mean Republicans doing the unthinkable: raising taxes, and success will mean Democrats doing the unthinkable: cutting spending (especially entitlement spending) Durbin did the unthinkable Schakowsky didn t
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” is perhaps the most famous opening line in a novel Many people though, are unfamiliar with the second line in “A Tale of Two Cities” “it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness ” There may not be a better line to contrast Sen Durbin and Rep Schakowsky
Adam Newman is a sophomore finance major and can be reached at anewman3@nd edu
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer
“We are continually faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems ”
Tuesday, Februar y 22, 2011
Dear Domers, Normally, I’d cherish an empty inbox you know, one without e-mails from the clubs I signed up for freshman year whose listservs I just can’t bring myself to unsubscribe from even though I ve never attended a single meeting (because how do you tell someone that you actually don’t want be a part of Habitat for Humanity?) But lately, the absolute dearth of questions you ’ ve sent my way has me feeling a little blue, which is clearly not in my nature (because I’m green, right?)
In any case, I refuse to have a giant grey box on the Viewpoint page saying “The Observer apologizes for the absence of Ask the GreenMan the comics already waste enough paper that way So I’ve chosen my own topic that I think may be of interest to the general student body: alcohol
With St Patrick’s Day only a month away (or slightly more for those celebrating on March 23), green beer is definitely on the brain This got me wondering: how can I green my alcohol consumption beyond just dumping some food coloring into my beverage of choice?
So here it is: The GreenMan’s Guide to Alcohol and Parties
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
First, so that ResLife doesn t have any reason to uncover my true identity, I will preface these tips by re-iterating that consumption of alcohol by those under 21 is illegal in the state of Indiana
Regardless of age, the over-consumption of alcohol is dangerous, and can cause serious damage to self, others, and even the surrounding environment For starters, the easiest way to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of your alcohol consumption is a no-brainer: reduce the amount of transportation demanded by your drinking habit
With so much of the social scene located on or within walking distance of campus (weather permitting), this one shouldn t be too hard for most of us to adopt If going off campus, choose an establishment you can walk to like Kildare’s the Backer or a nearby house If your partying preferences require you to travel farther and I promise Student Government isn’t paying me to say this, but take Transpo! At the very least, you should completely fill your cab (this also improves your chances of haggling for a $2 fare)
Another option to decrease your drinking-related travel is to cut out the trip to the liquor store by brewing your own beer It takes some dedication and
patience, but homebrewing is a fairly simple and affordable process Plus, homebrews help us embrace another key environmental principle: buying local By making your own beer, you eliminate the environmental impact of shipping the beer and you can drink it from reusable containers As an aside, homebrewing is not expressly discussed in DuLac’s current alcohol policy
Another tenet of environmentalism that you may not think applies to alcohol but does: buying organic Organic beer and wine are pretty widely available, and organic brands of liquor are out there too Just as with any product you should try to reduce packaging as much as possible When possible, buy in bulk, ideally keg-sized bulk Kegs are actually about as green as you can get, providing over a hundred servings in a single container that is reused over and over again Note: pursuant to DuLac this tip can only be followed at off-campus gatherings The type of packaging your alcohol comes in can make a difference too For example, based on a life-cycle analysis of wine stoppers natural corks have the lowest carbon footprint followed by synthetic plastic corks Aluminum screw caps have by far the highest impact, so class it up and invest in a corkscrew
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EDITORIAL CARTOON
Choosing between bottles and cans is largely a wash because both glass and aluminum can be recycled infinitely (unlike paper which can only be recycled an average seven times before the fibers become too short) In case you haven’t heard, recycling is kind of a good thing: glass bottles take over 4,000 years to decompose in a landfill and every recycled aluminum can saves enough energy to power a T V for three hours So for the love of all that is green, please recycle your cans, bottles, and Solo cups after a party
One last fun fact: have you ever worried that the lime wedge at the bottom of your Corona bottle means you can’t recycle it? Don t! Recycling facilities these days are incredibly sophisticated, and can easily handle your lingering fruit garnishes
Drinking happens So please, drink smart and drink green
The GreenMan
Have a question about the environment or how to go green in your personal life? Wondering about the ethics of dating someone who drives a Hummer, for example? Email me at askthegreenman@gmail com
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Last Monday, as the dust settled from the 2011 Grammys and anticipation built on the other side of the Atlantic for the next day’s BRIT Awards, Radiohead made a big announcement In a post on the quintet s official Twitter feed, the band stated that its e i g h t h s t u d i o e f f o r t w o u l d b e r e l e a s e d Saturday a mere five days later and would be called “The King of Limbs ” As if one surprise was not enough for one week, in the early hours of Friday morning Radiohead announced the album was available for download 24 hours early on the band’s website
This type of a release cycle is not new for Radiohead Its last record, “In Rainbows,” was announced 10 days before its release in October 2007 and was made available for download on the band s website on a “ pay what you want” basis
“The King of Limbs” was not made available for free (the basic download costs $9) but, like “In Rainbows,” it is self-released Radiohead has been free of contractual obligations with any record label since 2004
As it did with its previous album in the past week much of the buzz surrounding The King of Limbs has unfortunately f o c u s e d m o r e u p o n t h e b a n d ’ s n o v e l method of releasing the record than on the actual music
The first thing that is apparent about “The King of Limbs” is that it is short the
record contains eight tracks that clock in at about 37 minutes in total This does not, however, give the album a rushed feel in any sense
The musical tone of the album is generally very calm and slow-moving something that could possibly become tiresome over a longer period of time, but in context actually counteracts the album’s brevity nicely
Opener “Bloom” begins with an eerie piano loop that continues on for about 15
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bustling polyrhythmic drum sample begins to play across one another Finally, after more than a minute of this, singer Thom Yorke begins in his now instantly recognizable tenor: “Open your mouth wide / The universe will sigh ”
The record sounds anything but formulaic, but Radiohead is in fact following a formula here: its own This is the formula the b a n d i n v e n t e d i n 1 9 9 7 w i t h “ O K Computer,” tore apart three years later with “Kid A ” and has been refining ever since in different forms
From the very beginning, The King of Limbs” sounds like a Radiohead album All the elements are here: the thick contextual layering the complex electronic stylings we have come to expect all of these things from the band But the fascinating thing about “The King of Limbs” is that in spite of this, it really doesn’t sound like any previous Radiohead album in particular Call it a new twist on an old formula, if you will Important to note is the fact that this
album is probably the farthest removed sonically from the grunge of 1995’s “The Bends, the arena rock of OK Computer, or even the fuzz-driven atmospherics of “In Rainbows ” “The King of Limbs” easily has the least “rock” moments of any previous album Even the starkly electronic “Kid A” had How to Disappear Completely, which was a far cry from an arena rock anthem, but at least it was guitar-centered Look for none of that here
I n s t e a d , t h e b a n d h a s v e r y o b v i o u s l y been influenced by the experimental electronica of artists such as Flying Lotus or Four Tet, as well as the bass-heavy genre of British dance music known as “dubstep ” Bassist Colin Greenwood’s work is essential in many places because of this The only song that could really be said to feature something similar to traditional instrumentation is “Codex,” which happens to be the album’s outstanding highlight Coming off the heels of ethereal first single “Lotus Flower,” “Codex” brings the listener back to earth with its dulcet piano tones and one of the sweetest melodies Yorke has ever penned He plumbs the s a m e e m o t i o n a l w e l l a s “ I n R a i n b o w s ”
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Radiohead album is a seemingly off-thewall abstraction that progresses the band’s ever-changing sound even further How it stacks up compared to the legacy of “OK Computer,” “Kid A,” and, depending on who you talk to maybe “In Rainbows ” is not yet apparent
Radiohead has done it once again: The band has created an incredibly complex album that somehow manages to instantly become engrained in the listener’s brain after one listen Completely digesting the album takes repeated listens, naturally, but any previous fan of Radiohead should welcome the bizarre world of “The King of Limbs” from the beginning
Contact Christopher Collum at ccollum@nd edu “King of Limbs”
Label: Self-released
Best tracks: “Codex” and “Lotus Flower”
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week to compete in the United
Junior Olympics Entering with high hopes the Irish emerged
enth and ninth in men
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s sabre, respectively Nichols, the third seed heading into the tournament, placed first in her pool and won the
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Olympics, an event in which he has competed five times The Junior Olympics is a national competition independent of the
the top amateur fencers in the country against each other in two age groups, U17 and U20 T
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the Joyce Center March 5
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Syracuse, the worst free throw shooting team in the Big East sealed a 69-64 victory over No 15 Villanova at the line Monday night
Jardine had 20 points and six assists for the Orange (23-6 106), while Jackson had 18 points, five rebounds and four blocks The win was the sixth this sea-
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throws by Jackson Villanova went on a 9-2 run f i v e p o i n t s b y S t o k e s t o g e t within 57-56 with 5:28 to play Jardine made a free throw and a 3 to make it a five-point game
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w i t h s p o n s o r e v e n t s , b u s i n e
MIAMI Dwyane Wade’s sore right ankle is not sore enough to present a problem for the Miami Heat
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Monday and pronounced himself ready to go when the Heat open
pieces of positive news Miami got when it reconvened to start the final 26-game stretch of the regular season
“I don’t want to miss any time ” Wade said Monday night “It’s not serious enough to miss any time
Wa d e a g g r a v a t e d t h e a n k l e midway through the third quarter of Sunday’s All-Star game when he tried an acrobatic pass and l a n d e d a w k w
moments later and did not return
Wa d e a c k n o w l e d g e d t h a t h e was worried for a few moments Sunday night, but once the acute pain subsided it was clear that the problem was minor
“I think he’s more tired than he i s s o r e , ” H e a t c o a c h E r i k Spoelstra said I think this was a tough turnaround for these guys
t o g e t i n a t 7 a m t o d a y a n d bounce back at a 5 p m practice That makes it tough probably for your body, getting on a normal East coast clock ”
For Miami’s All-Star contingent
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C h r i s B o s h , a l o n g w i t h 3 - p o i n t shootout champion James Jones
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meetings and then the game itself proved hectic for everyone
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Kevin Garnett logged an average of 14 minutes
Spoelstra wasn’t bothered
“The minutes in one particular g a m e , t h a t d o e s n ’t a f f e c t a n ything, big picture, Spoelstra said
“These guys are young ” James played 32 minutes, the most of anyone in the game for the second straight year Both the Heat and Celtics play on Tuesday, though Miami’s AllS t a r s n e e d e d t o m a k e a c r o s scountry flight home to get ready for Sacramento, while Boston’s only had to make the quick trip to northern California for a game with Golden State
“Man, I’m 26 years old,” James said “I don’t go out to All-Star weekend to sit on no bench during the game I want to play and I want to win Me and Doc talked a n d I w a s f i n e w i t h p l a y i n g a s many minutes as I did I hate to c o m e o u t o f a n y g a m e I d o n ’t care if it’s a recreation game in t h e s u m m e r t i m e I j u s t l o v e t o play
S o Wa d e w a s f e e l i n g g o o d , James was feeling good, and forward Mike Miller was feeling better
s t r o n g e r d e f e n s i v e s h o w i n g a g a i n s t t h e M o u n t a i n e e r s t o
t a r t a n e w w i n n i n g s t r e a k T h e 7 8 p o i n t s t h e y a l l o w e d t h e H u s k i e s t o s c o r e w a s t h e m o s t i n t h e i r n i n e p r e v i o u s g a m e s , w h e n o n l y t w o o p p o -
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o r w a r d J a m e s Neal in a trade with the Dallas Stars was too good to pass up for Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero Praising Neal’s potential, and the fact that he has a year left on his contract, Shero elected to make the trade on Monday
deal, landing fourth-year player Matt Niskanen The injuries had not had
looking at This is for now, plus down the line for both of these players So that’s encouraging,” Shero said during a telephone
the game And Neal on our list is one of the
Malkin who will miss the rest of the year with a knee injury
O v e r a l l , t h e P e n g u i n s a r e without players who have combined to score 86 of their 174 g o a l s t h i s season
A n d a d d d e f e n s e m a n P a u l M a r t i n to the list, as
h e ’ s l i s t e d a s d a y t o d a y a f t e r h e w a s s h a k e n u p a f t e r b e i n g c h e c k e d i n t o t h e b o a r d s d u r i n g a 3 - 2 s h o o t o u t l o s s a t C h i c a g o a day earlier Neal, 23, is in his third NHL season and ranked third on the S t a r s w i t h 2 1 g o a l s a n d f i f t h w i t h 3 9 p o i n t s i n 5 9 g a m e s
t h e i r p l a y o f f p o s i t i o n A f t e r h o l d i n g a d o u b l e - d i g i t p o i n t l e a d a t o p t h e P a c i f i c D i v i s i o n three weeks ago, they’ve fallen t o e i g h t h i n t h e W e s t a f t e r g o i n g 2 - 9 - 1 i n
“Alex is a legitimate top-four defenseman who will have a positive impact on our entire crop of blue-liners.”
Joe Nieuwendyk Star s general manager
T h o u g h p l a y i n g o n t h e S t a r s
t o p l i n e w i t h B r a d R i c h a r d s a n d L o u i E r i k s s o n , N e a l h a d been slumping of late as his goal in a 5 - 2 l o s s a t Va n c o u v e r o n Saturday ended a 1 0 - g a m e g o a l drought
“The injuries had not had a lot to do with what I’ve been looking at. This is for now, plus down the line for both of these players ”
Ray Shero Penguins general manager
h e Washington Capitals Neal’s addition will help the Penguins in the short-term as
Crosby, who is out indefinitely with a concussion, and Evgeni
N i s k a n e n h a s s i x a s s i s t s i n 4 5 g a m e s t h i s s e as o n , a c o n s i d e rable drop off from 2008-09 when he led all Stars bluel i n e r s w i t h 3 5 p o i n t s ( s i x g o a l s ,
2 9 a s s i s t s ) H e w a s t h e S t a r s f i r s t - r o u n d p i c k i n t h e 2 0 0 5 draft, selected 28th overall
T h e t r a d e c o m e s a s t h e Penguins have hit a rut, going
2 - 4 - 1 i n t h e i r p a s t s e v e n g a m e s P i t t s b u r g h ( 2 6 - 1 9 - 5 )
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Kelley is having a solid jun-
ior season, ” Belles coach Jenn Henley said “The fact that she was able to score her 1 000th p o i n t a s a j u n i o r s a y s a l o t a b o u t t h e t y p e o f t e a m m a t e s she has and their efforts in getting her the ball Saint Mary’s, which pounded Kalamazoo by 31 points earlier t h i s s e a s o n d i d n o t l e a d o n
S a t u r d a y u n t i l s o p h o m o r e g u a r d A n n i e D o y l e m a d e a layup with 8:37 left in the first half to give the Belles a 21-19
e d g e K a l a m a z o o h a d p r e v iously led by as much as eight, f o l l o w i n g a n e a r l y
start the game
We knew they were going to come out with a lot of emotion and energy, as it was their senior day ” Henley said “They did a g r e a
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i n g t h e middle with their drives and we d i d n ’t h a v e a n a n s w e r f o r i t early on ”
Despite shooting just 32 percent from the field, Saint Mary’s w e n t i n
throws Mahoney finished with 1
from the 3-point line
y stripe
The Belles flipped the script in the second half, holding the Hornets to 26 points in the second half after allowing them to
shoot 49 percent in the first
paint
Henley said “We continued to push the ball in transi-
going in our favor ”
The Hornets had four players in double figures but were led
Kaplan Kaplan had 20 points and went 6-for-11 from 3
clinched the No 3 seed in the MIAA tournament and will
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Writer
By MATTHEW DeFRANKS Sports Writer
The Belles (18-7,
MIAA) have also broken the program’s single-season team free throws record Saint Mary’s has made 530 free throws to surpass the previous record of 484 Over the weekend, junior
posted her 11th double-double of the year against the Hornets
high 21 points and grabbing 11 rebounds
By VICKY JACOBSEN
Sports Writer
first Freshman Nicole Zhang, the top freshman in the nation, was t
r d i n g a 7 6 ( p l u s - 4 )
o u n d one and a 74 (plus-2) in the second
“It felt great getting back into tournament mode but we defin i t e l y d i d n o t p l a y o u r b e s t , ” Z h a n g s a i d “ We w e r e a l l j u s t really rusty from not playing a r o u n d o f g o l f i n a f e w m o n t h s , and it was tough getting adjusted to playing 36 holes of tournament golf again ”
The Irish opened the day with a c o m b i n e d 3 0 3 ( p l u s - 1 5 ) f i r s t r o u n d ,
way tie for ninth place with Kent
They followed that performance with a 308 (plus-20) later in the afternoon for a 611 on the day Zhang’s plus-6 effort ties her for 22nd with seven other golfers in the field of 75 competitors The i n d i v i d u a l l e a d e r, Te x a s Christian s Brooke Beeler, stands 12 strokes ahead of Zhang Senior So-Hyun Park and junior B
after finishing the day at 9-over par Park shot a morning round of 77 and an afternoon 79, while H u f f e r o p e n e d w i t h a 7 5 a n d closed with a 78, to both finish the day at 153
Senior Katie Conway currently stands tied for 53rd with a 156 (plus-12) receiving a four-stroke penalty Freshman Kristina Nhim rounds out the Irish scoring, tied for 62nd with a plus-14 158 Zhang said she feels that the I r i s
h
r d round feeling more confident and prepared than they did in the first
two
“We feel
course, we practiced our putting and chipping, so hopefully those areas of our game will improve for tomorrow’s round ”
The Irish will tee off the third
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i r o p e n e r t o M i c h i g a n S t a t e F r i d a y b e f o r e r a t t l i n g o f f c o n s e c ut i v e w i n s
By MATT UNGER Sports Writer
m e s a n d r e c o r ds e t t i n g p e r f o r m a n c e s T h e B e l l e s s h a t t e r e d f i v e s c h o o l r e c o r d s o v e r t h e t h r e e d a y s a n d j u n i o r A u d r e y D a l r y m p l e e a r n e d a N C A A B - c u t t i m e i n t h e 2 0 0 - y a r d b r e a s t s t r o k e , g i v i n g h e r t h e c h a n c e o f b e i n g i n v i t e d t o t h e N C A A
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