University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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etter from the editor For some reason this has been the most difficult article to write for this yearbook. Maybe it is because I have too much to say about everyone on staff. Each person brought something special to the table. I want to thank you all for the endless hours you spent on this book. My expectations were not just met, they were exceeded. And of course the yearbook would not have been so amazing if it were not my manag- ing editor. Jen, thank you for saving the yearbook multiple times, keeping me sane, and putting up with my organization OCD. I will really miss this staff. But, it is finally done! Congratulations, Kathleen Martinez, editor in chief Pi Ay LIKE CHAMPiOM TODM .9 £009 iui LLTmak Uu David Prina ' 08 Anya Hershberger ' 08 Jeniffer Velez ' 08 Kathleen Martinez ' 08 copy photo photo managing editor editor-in-chief CD ean Scanlan 111 D.iniclk ' Slr.u tia ' 10 Casey Carney ' 10 Cnurtiu ' s Ball 10 Bob Franken ' 69 design dorm lite dorm life organizations media advisor staff page 335

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the yearbook has a strange calendar. It doesn ' t fall in line with the school year, and it certainly doesn ' t start in January. The yearbook process begins around May and ends just about a year later. Specifically April 21st for this book. My point? It takes a long time! The theme for this book, The Cold Stanckird, was conceived in an economics class around April of 2007. I knew there was a reason I took that class.. .And from there, the idea took off! All summer was spent coming up with design ideas and about nine drafts later, there was finally a ladder. At the end of the summer, the dedicated staff met at Pokagon State Park for some bonding with our fellow media friends. Although many people were new to the Dome, all of them jumped right into their new jobs. I would like to applaud the 19 person staff on meeting each of Iheir five major deadlines. The assignments were not always easy (often requiring much time on Facebook), the computers were unusually slow, and let ' s face it, the mess in the office was not exactly conducive to working. I know there were many long nights spent below South Dining Hall listening to scary creaks outside the office door. But then again it was pretty awesome having 24 hour access to the dining hall. All of the editors had plenty of pages to keep them occupied each deadline, especially when it came to editing the final sports |)ages, completing all ]{)(, pages of the senior section and indexing what seemed like hundreds of thousands of names. In the end, the staff came together and invested much time and energy into what can be considered I a yearbook masterpiece, or at least that is how we see it. story n K,ithlcen Martinez Amy W.iJJM ' r (IH student lilo fJry.iii Atiern ()8 Anclrevv Holmos 08 Teresa HaiKock OSM.irs ' S(hul)en ' OJ sports sports t.iur.i ScMgi, ■() ' ) tiinls.iyt,ilnniui O ' l M.i(lil ZdIIo IW Mary Cuiuoy 09 i uvi(ine DcSaiUii. t ' asst. niaiiaging editor Design pe iai events photo acailemits 334 the gold standard

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memorials Connor McCrath Tim Aher On February 24, Noire Dame sopho- more Connor McCrath passed away from complications caused by diabetes. Fr. Peter McCormick, who lived next to McCrath dur- ing his freshman year, described McCrath as an eng iging, friendly young man. McCrath had recently trans- ferred to Siegfried Hall in January, and he was making plans to pursue a major in the business school. On February 24, law student Tim Aher tragi- illy passed away. An : ' complished linguist, her hoped to lever- age his language skills to become an interna- iinnal lawyer. At the I niversity of Chicago, . ' . Iiere he received his undergraduate degree, her shared his deep .ippreciation for mu- sic by serving as sta- tu m manager of the student radio station while writing reviews of popular groups. lou Hruby ' 35 Lou Hruby was an esteemed editor of the Dome yearbook. 2007 editor Natalya Fiore met Lou for a lunch at Cladstone ' s, a restaurant in California on the Pacific Coast Highway. Ill October, Notre Dame lost a special member of the family, editor of the 1934 yearbook, Lou Hruby. Lou was the oldest living former Dome yearbook editor. He lived in Pacific Pali- sades, California. He had both a long and successful career in the Ceneral Electric Marketing Department. Lou will be forever remembered for his vivacious personality, heartfilled generosity, and his love for the Dome yearbook. Moira Madden, editor of 2006 Dome recalled , Lou ' s sincere interest in the well being of the book and its creators was so warm and energizing that memories of his stories and smiles kept me going tin many late nights before a deadline. Lou was an amazing role mtKlel and generous phiianthnipist. Lou genert)usly created an endow- ment fund for the Dome yearbook editors and always remained an intrit al part of the program. Each year, even at the age of 93, he traveled back to Notre Dame to meet the staff at their annual banquet. Natalya Fiore , 2007 Dome editor reminisced, I am so lucky to h.ive met him. His zeal for life shined on everyone who was a part of it. He is both a fond memory and an inspiration for me, and of course his generosity towards the Dome Yearb(H)k is unfathomable. He will always be remembered, because he was simply irreplacable. Dan Reagan, Associate Vice President for Univereity Relations described the 1934 editor as an aljsolute gem, truly one of a kind, and just a magnificent person. In my 24 years of work here at Notre Dame I have had the privilege of meeting and de el()piiig Iriendships with n)an outstanding people - but right al the lop would be Lou. He will lorever be remembered in the Notre Dame family. Lou Hruby was a true inspiration. I 336 the gold standard