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Volume 47, Issue 42 | FRIDay, NOVEMBER 1, 2013 | ndsmcobserver.com
Keoughs donate $30 million for new building Jenkins Hall to house Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies and Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies By PAUL KIM News Writer
Donald and Marilyn Keough recently donated $30 million to underwrite the construction costs for a new building that will house four international studies institutes, the University stated in a press release Oct. 18. The building will be named Jenkins Hall in honor of University President Fr. John Jenkins. It will house the Keough-Naughton Institute
for Irish Studies and the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies. The hall will also provide additional spaces for the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, the release stated. “This wonderful gift is the most recent instance of Don and Mickie Keough’s tremendous generosity to Notre Dame,” Jenkins said in the press release. “I am truly humbled by their request to
name this magnificent addition to our campus in my honor and grateful beyond words for their gift. ... This extraordinary gift will inspire us to become a more global University, bringing the world to Notre Dame and Notre Dame to the world.” Jenkins Hall will be constructed adjacent to Nanovic Hall, which is also to be built, the release stated. Together the halls will occupy 170,000 square feet. According to the release, the two-year
Rep. Kelly credits ND for sparking passion for service By NICOLE MICHELS Assistant Managing Editor
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth story in a series featuring Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s graduates serving as members of Congress. This series, titled “Trading Golden Dome for Capitol Dome,” will run on Fridays.
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Courtesy of Office of Representative Mike Kelly
Rep. Mike Kelly, class of 1970, has publicly spoken against the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
right now we’re spread out in different parts of the campus,” Carozza said. There has been a proposal to found a school for international affairs, acting director of the Liu Institute Nelson Mark said. He said this school could also use the new space in Jenkins Hall and be near international institutes. “It just makes sense for international institutes and people in that school [for see DONATION PAGE 6
ND, SMC groups celebrate Día de los Muertos By CHRISTIAN MYERS
Although lawmakers allowed the federal government to reopen, debate continues on health care and on the meaning of the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. see KELLY PAGE 7
construction is expected to be completed by the 2017-18 academic year. In addition to the Keoughs’ donation, a $5 million contribution to finance construction has been made by the Kellogg and Kroc Institutes, Paolo Carozza, director of the Kellogg Institute, said. “By being in a new space that unites other institutes, we’re really hoping that it’s going to generate all sorts of new synergies and opportunities to collaborate because
Groups at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s are working hard to make sure that this year, El Día de los Muertos, a traditional Mexican holiday of remembrance for the dead, is a day to remember in every sense. Fr. Joe Corpora, associate director of Latino Student Ministry, said El Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a traditional Mexican holiday recognized from Oct.
31 through Nov. 2. He said the holiday is celebrated by erecting altars and decorating them with traditional items, as well as with mementos and pictures of the deceased relatives one wishes to remember. “It is believed that the spirits of the dead visit their families on Oct. 31 and leave on Nov. 1,” Corpora said. “Families make altars and place ofrendas, or offerings, of food, such as pan de muerto [sweet rolls], in the see HOLIDAY PAGE 5
Stadium grounds crew ‘take care of God’s field’ By TORI ROECK Associate News Editor
Eight years ago, the Notre Dame grounds crew saved Pac Washington’s life. “I was a local street punk, doing stuff I wasn’t supposed to,” Washington said. “And I got into a bad shooting, took my teeth out. Almost didn’t make it. And T [Robert Thomas], which is our other boss, he seen me on the corner right after it happened, and he
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said, ‘Man, what do I gotta do to get you off these streets?’ I said, ‘I need a job, T.’ I’ve been here ever since. “I left a life alone. Now I take care of God’s field.”
Taking care of ‘God’s field’ Dan Brazo, Notre Dame Stadium facility manager, said the grounds crew handles maintenance on all the University’s outdoor athletic fields for all sports except basketball, volleyball and hockey.
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“We have a responsibility for all the athletic outdoor fields and facilities, so it’s not just football ... basically, making sure that the fields and facilities are in the best shape possible, from a safety standpoint for the student athletes and from an aesthetic standpoint for the fans,” Brazo said. Weeks before home football games are especially busy for the grounds crew, whose see GROUNDS PAGE 6
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EMILY McCONVILLE | The Observer
Members of the Notre Dame Stadium grounds crew stand in front of the field they tend every week.
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