I love living in Zahm. Despite the campus' negative opinion towards Zahm, I proudly state that I am a Zahmbie. Being a part of the Zahm community opens up many opportunities to share in a strong brotherhood.

This brotherhood, which often appears extreme, is very similar to the brotherhood and sisterhood that we have in the Notre Dame family. Every dorm has their own sense of brotherhood or sisterhood but we all share the common bond of being part of the Notre Dame family. But what happens when people forget the latter part, that we are all Domers? Disrespect and destruction.

Saturday night, some individuals forgot that they are part of the Notre Dame family and vandalized numerous parts of our campus. The Zahm Hall entrance way was covered in vulgar designs and other pictures. The Zahm Hall sign was ruined by black spray paint. The cowards that performed these offensive acts even took their hatred for Zahm out on St. Edward's by spray painting Zahm on their dorm.

Obviously the individuals involved in this incident have no respect for Zahm or Notre Dame. It sickens me that somebody could ruin such a beautiful campus. It also sickens me that somebody could make me rethink the image I have of the Notre Dame family. But I guess there are always a few black sheep in a family.

I hope this was an isolated incident and this type of destruction does not happen again. We will not retaliate or sink to the level of cowards. Because we are not cowards, we are the men of Zahm Hall.

Sean P. Coary

junior

Zahm Hall

April 8, 2001

• If you don't got it, don't flaunt it
  
• Quote of the day
  
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