Notre Dame quarterback punched in the face at a bar

The Chicago Tribune reported that Jimmy Clausen, the captain and starting quarterback for the University of Notre Dame’s football team, suffered “at least one black eye” as the result of being punched in the face at a bar in South Bend, Ind.

The face-punching happened outside of CJ’s Pub, where Clausen was seen with family members and other Notre Dame students. It is unknown what led to the brawl that resulted in the punching of Clausen’s face, but a representative of CJ’s Pub was quick to point out that the fight did not happen in the bar itself.

This is the third in a series of alcohol-related incidents Clausen has experienced since becoming a Notre Dame student. In 2007, he was cited for transporting alcohol as a minor, and in 2008, he was photographed, still underage, participating in a round of Beer Olympics.

Neither Clausen nor Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis could be reached for comment.

University of California students sit-in over budget concerns

According to the campus newspaper The Daily Californian, a group of 150 UC Berkeley students mobbed the office of the president Monday afternoon, carrying signs and demanding to speak with President Mark Yudof.

“They say our protests are misguided,” said Cristina Urista, a protester. “Why doesn’t the administration show us the budget?”

The protest began four blocks away at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland, in observance of the 45 students arrested during a sit-in on Friday. Charges against three of those students have already been dropped.

Protesters were unable to speak with the president, who was out of his office on a furlough at the time of the demonstration, but after a half-hour of waiting, they were greeted by the vice presidents of business and academic affairs. That question-and-answer session lasted three hours.

While the two campus representatives were unable to get the protesters a meeting with the president in the near future, they promised to notify him of their grievances.

Cannabis-growing college opens in Detroit

The UK Guardian reported that a school was recently opened in Detroit, Mich., to teach growers of medicinal marijuana how to properly care for and cultivate the cannabis plants.

Medicinal marijuana was legalized in the state of Michigan earlier this year, and the state has since given out 1000 certificates per month to grow plants to be used for medicinal purposes.

“My father is a family-practice doctor, and he is issuing medical marijuana cards, so I know there are a lot of people getting them,” said Ryan Hasbany, a business student. “It could turn into a very lucrative business. There’s Harvard economists who say this is what we need to bring the economy back.”

Experts stress that the college is necessary in teaching interested entrepreneurs proper growing and strain-developing concepts for growing medicinal marijuana, distinct from techniques in growing pot sold on the streets.

“The horticultural process is very complex,” said Nick Tennant, the co-founder of the school. “If you want to do it right, you’re going to need to learn. There’s a lot of money in this if you do it right.”

Classes cost $475 for six evening courses, and tickets to Detroit from SeaTac are currently between $200-300.

Reach columnist Morgan Gard at news@dailyuw.com.