“There's a little magic about Notre Dame and there are innumerable idiosyncrasies about this special place as well, ... and somebody who had attend Notre Dame as an undergraduate and had the opportunity to be part of the residential nature of this campus, and to have been touched by the spirituality that perhaps exist here, I think is just in a much better position to serve as one of the most visible leaders of this institution.”
“They are taking on volunteers who can stand the rigors, ... Some of the volunteers are sleeping on the floor. They don't want people to go down there and become casualties themselves. The people who aren't able to withstand those difficulties are probably better suited to stay here and help out.”
“Home football games can drive me crazy, ... We have to organize every pre- and post-game event, and some can be quite large, like band day this Saturday.”
“We strongly man the student area to make sure folks don't get hurt, ... We can't have kids hanging off the edge of the stadium, so we need to keep everything under control. Our goal is that everyone enjoys themselves in a safe environment.”