The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 45: Issue 58
Monday, November 21, 2011
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Students celebrate sweet victory S u s p e c t assaults local man
By ADA M LLOR ENS News Writer
Seniors left Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday feeling content after the football team defeated Boston College 16-14. Though the Irish won by less than he expected, senior Matt Sush insky said he was still happy w ith the outcome. “It is always n ice to w in, but I th ink we shou ld have won by a lot more seeing as how we were play ing Boston College. But a w in is a w in,” Sushinsky said. Participating in the traditional Sen ior Day marshmallow f ight was especially enjoyable for Sush insky. “The marshmallow f ight was a lot of fun. It is n ice that the sen iors have a g reat tradition for their f inal home game,” Sush insky said. “It did get a little messy, but I th ink we all had a blast.” Seniors rushed the f ield after the Irish v ictory, a tradition Sush insky said meant a lot to h im. “For all Notre Dame students, the f ield is a sacred place,” Sush insky said. “Being able to go out there after the game and walk on the f ield where some of the
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was not affected by the play on the f ield.” Donoghue said the atmosphere in the senior student section was amazing. “Being around fellow classmates made us all
Notre Dame Security Police (NDSP) is investigating the assault of a Mishawaka man that occurred Saturday on campus, police said. The assault occurred around 4:15 p.m. on a pedestrian path between Alumni Stadium and Eck Baseball Stadium. Witnesses told police the victim and the suspect argued, and then the suspect struck the victim in the face, knocking him to the ground. Police said the suspect fled before NDSP arrived at the scene. The victim received medical treatment on the scene from the Notre Dame Fire Department for a possible head injury, and police said an ambulance transported him to a local hospital. Police described the suspect as a white male about 5’6” to 5’8” tall and 150 to 165 pounds in weight. He was clean-shaven with dark hair, wearing a blue Notre Dame track style jacket and blue jeans.
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Students wave a banner at the Notre Dame vs. Boston College game on Saturday. The crowd cheered on the Irish at their final home game, which ended in a 16-14 victory for Notre Dame. g reatest football players have played was a g reat f inale to my four years here. “It also was nice to touch the g rass before they decide to get turf or something.” Sen ior Meghan Donoghue said a lack luster effort by the Irish did not hinder the
football env ironment. “ [Saturday] def initely was not the best performance I have seen in my four years here,” Donoghue said. “However, I was caught up in the moment of this being my f inal time inside Notre Dame Stadium as a student, so I
Annual Riley luncheon Governor addresses education honors Dance Marathon By KIMBERLY WESTPHAL News Writer
The Saint Mary’s CollegeNotre Dame Dance Marathon (SMC-ND DM) executive officers attended the annual Hope Happens Here Luncheon for the Riley Children’s Foundation in Indianapolis on Friday. “The Annual Riley luncheon is one of my favorite events to attend because it helps put into perspective what Dance Marathon helps support,” president Rebecca Guerin said. Junior Amy Tiberi, vice president of internal relations for the SMC-ND DM, said around 1,500 people attended the Hope Happens Here luncheon. All of the attendees were donors to Riley Children’s Hospital in some way. Also in attendance were Riley patients, parents and doctors, as well as executives for the hospital, Indiana University
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and Butler University. “It was a reminder of what Dance Marathon does for the patients and staff of Riley,” Tiberi said. “It was renewing and made me much more motivated to make this an amazing year for our marathon.” The luncheon is an annual meeting to touch base with all the donors and let them know how their profits have been put to good use at Riley Children’s Hospital, she said. The Riley Board of Governors, amongst other speakers, expressed gratitude toward the donors and detailed plans for future fundraisers. Junior Maureen Parsons, vice president of finance for the marathon, said the luncheon was an opportunity for the Riley Foundation to thank those who have given to Riley over the last year, including
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie spoke about public schools and family at the “Education and the Law” symposium on Friday in the Eck Hall of Law.
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By NICOLE MICHELS News Writer
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie drew on his childhood schooling as an example for education reform Friday in the Eck Hall of Law. Christie delivered the keynote address of the symposium titled “Education and the Law,” sponsored by the Notre Dame Law Review, to a packed house. To understand how he feels
about the issue of public schools, Christie said he would need to explain his origins in Newark, N.J., and how that related to the quality of his education. Christie said he is convinced he wouldn’t be where he was today if his parents had not relocated his family to another school district, because the Newark public school system was not adequately educating its students.
This has driven Christie to seek ways to improve public schooling to ensure that today’s children will be better prepared than the previous generation to meet life’s challenges, he said. “I can’t help thinking how many men and women in the public schools system have the talent to be the next governor of New Jersey, but they never
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