The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 45: Issue 125
thursday, April 19, 2012
Ndsmcobserver.com
‘The Shirt’ unveiling to take place Friday Event will feature free food and prizes as well as appearances by former Notre Dame football stars By ANNA BOARINI News Writer
Ever y yea r, Not re Da me fa n s wa it w it h bated breat h to see what The Sh i r t, t hei r u n i for m on foot ba l l Satu rdays, w i l l look l i ke. The wa it i s over Fr iday when The Sh i r t w i l l be u nvei led at 5 :30 p.m. i n f ront of t he Ha m mes Not re Da me Bookstore. Ju n ior Lau ren Couey, The Sh i r t u nvei l i ng coord i nator, sa id ma ny st udent g roups
w i l l per for m at t he event, i nclud i ng P roject Fresh, t he ba nd, cheerleaders, t he bag pipe ba nd a nd t he Glee C lu b, a mong ot hers. For mer foot ba l l players w i l l a l so appea r at t he event, Couey sa id. “Rober t Hug hes, G olden Tate a nd A l len P i n ket t, who w i l l a l so be ou r MC for t he day, [a re com i ng ] ,” she sa id. “Hav i ng for mer players w i l l be pret t y excit i ng, a long w it h [ I r i sh coach Br ia n] Kel ly a nd t he [cu r rent]
players.” Couey sa id t he event w i l l a l so feat u re ga mes a nd food. “There w i l l be i n f lata bles for k id s, a cor n hole toss tou r na ment, t r iv ia w it h pr i zes a nd f ree food,” she sa id. “Ji m my Joh n’s a nd Hot Box have donated food, so we a re pret t y excited a bout t hat.” Sen ior Pau l Ba ra nay, v ice president of The Sh i r t Comm it tee, sa id t h i s yea r’s u nvei l i ng w i l l showca se t he
cha r ita ble a spect of The Sh i r t. Couey sa id Fr. Tom Doyle, v ice-president for st udent a f fa i rs, w i l l appea r at t he event for t he f i rst t i me to spea k a bout t he late Sr. Jea n Len z, one of t he fou nders of The Sh i r t. Ba ra nay sa id t he event w i l l h ig h l ig ht not on ly The Sh i r t’s desig n but a l so t he cha r ita ble ef for t s made possi ble by proceed s f rom The Sh i r t. Accord i ng to The Sh i r t
P roject website, t he prof it s f rom The Sh i r t suppor t st udent g roups on ca mpu s a nd esta bl i sh memor ia l awa rd s for pa r t icu la r Not re Da me st udent s. Ba ra nay sa id t he f i na l desig n ha s been i n place si nce ea rly Febr ua r y, a nd wh i le he ca n not ex pl icit ly revea l a ny t h i ng a bout The Sh i r t, he sa id t he for mat of t he event g ives a h i nt. “One t h i ng I ca n say i s
see UNVEILING/page 5
Panel affirms immorality of capital punishment By MARISA IATI Associate News Editor
Two Notre Dame professors and a retired local priest asserted capital punishment is immoral at a Wednesday panel discussion. Adjunct Instructor of Writing and Rhetoric Ed Kelly said he opposes the death penalty for three reasons. “First of all, there are systems of privilege and oppression in place in this country that I think make it virtually impossible for the death penalty to be applied fairly and justly,” he said. “Consequently, we have many people of color and many, many poor people who find themselves on death row, and that’s unfair.” Kelly said he believes it is
impossible to combat violence with violence, and that statesanctioned violence is nonsensical. He said he also opposes the death penalty because people who are not imprisoned often have much more in common with prisoners than they expect. “I have four children,” Kelly said. “None of my daughters has been raped. Our only son has not been killed … Still, I would argue that all people are redeemable, that redemption is possible for everyone. Thus, I’m opposed to the death penalty.” Fr. Tom McNally, a retired priest who volunteers as a chaplain at the Indiana State Prison, shared his experience speaking with prisoners on death row
see PANEL/page 6
ALEX PARTAK/The Observer
Father Tom McNally shares his experiences of working with prisoners on death row to emphasize the depravity of capital punishment on Wednesday in the LaFortune Ballroom.
Scholars to discuss Catholicism, Islam
ROTC Pass in Review
By M A RY K ATE NEL SON News Writer
MACKENZIE SAIN/The Observer
Cadets from the Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC branches march in Wednesday’s Pass in Review ceremony at Arlotta Stadium. Students received awards for outstanding service during the event.
Inside today’s paper
Musl i m a nd Cat hol ic schola rs w i l l engage i n i nter rel ig ious d ia log ue du ri ng “The Chu rch a nd Isla m : An I nter nat iona l Col loq u iu m at t he Un iversit y of Not re Da me” on Thu rsday a nd Fr iday. Key note spea ker Fr. Sa m i r K ha l i l Sa m i r, who adv ises Pope Bened ict X V I on Isla m ic mat ters, w i l l d iscuss t he relat ionsh ip bet ween t he Cat hol ic Chu rch a nd Isla m Thu rsday at 8 p.m. i n t he A nd rews Aud itor iu m i n
Geddes Ha l l, accord i ng to a Un iversit y press release. P rom i nent Musl i m schola r a nd president of t he World Rel ig ions Resea rch Center Dr. A bdol ra h i m Gava h i w i l l t hen respond to Sa m i r’s speech. P rofessor Joh n Cavad i n i sa id t hese t wo add resses ser ve as a va lua ble exa mple of of f icia l i nter rel ig ious d ia log ue. “It is i mpor ta nt not just to ta l k a bout [i nter rel ig ious d ia log ue] , but to act ua l ly do it,” Cavad i n i sa id. “Th is
see COLLOQUIUM/page 5
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