■ Current Miss America Kate Shindle is ■ Swing dancing is sweeping the nation. Scene preparing to relinquish her crown this week­ reviewed a new swing album by The Brian Setzer Wednesday end. Women’s News examines issues sur­ Orchestra. Find out if it’s worthy to groove to. rounding SEPTEMBER the pageant. Women’s News • 3 Scene • 14-15 16, 1998

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VOL XXXII NO. 16 WW W .ND.EDU/~OBSERVER ■ M ulticultural B eat Despite rumor, Hispanic Heritage Month begins at SMC Driver still By EMILY PARKER News Writer plays for ND Yesterday marked the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month, and Saint Mary's College was no exception, celebrated in style with the By KATHLEEN O ’BRIEN first-ever Annual Hispanic Heritage News Writer Month. The event, entitled “ El Grito de la Sophomore football player Tony Driver is Independeneia,” — Spanish for “Cry back on campus, wondering what all the fuss for Independence" — was sponsored was about. and designed by La Euerza, a Latina Driver, a strong safety, confirmed last night student organization. It included din­ that he is still a Notre Dame student and a ner, folk dancing and music. member of the football team, despite yester­ The organization sponsors about 80 day’s reports to the contrary. percent of the events this month, “There was a lot of stuff on my mind, some along with the Office of M ulticultural stuff I had to take care of at homo," said Affairs. Driver. “Football’s fine, school’s fine, I just The purpose of the Cry for needed to go home for a day." Independence celebration is to mark Driver left campus Monday afternoon before the numerous Latin American inde­ football practice, returning to stay overnight at pendence days that occur this month. his home in Louisville, Ky. Saint Mary’s activities were com­ Based on comments of some of his team­ prised of Mexican folk dance, Chilean mates and his conspicuous absence from foot­ music and Nicaraguan poetry all per­ ball practice, The Observer reported yesterday formed by Saint Mary’s students. that he had left the University indefinitely. A Students who are of Hispanic back­ few teammates said Driver left either because ground are excited to display their he didn’t like the coaches or because he had culture and heritage throughout the been switched from the tailback position to month. safety. “It is a wonderful opportunity for When Driver returned to campus, he was students to show pride in their cul­ surprised to learn that his status at the ture and learn more about other University was the focus of such attention. Hispanic cultures," said Maria “I’m fine. I’m 100%," said Driver. “I’m just a Oropeza of the Office of M ulticultural normal student who had things going on at Affairs. home, but I guess my situation's a lot more Latino culture is not just one cul­ open than other people’s." ture. but many different cultures He also said that he is happy with his situa­ from many different areas, mixing tion on the team. The Observer/Manuela Hernandez the backgrounds of the settlers of Driver is considered a key figure in the suc­ Latin America, such as British, A folk dancer celebrates the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month. Saint Mary’s cess of the Irish this season. The 6-foot-2, 210- Spanish, Portuguese and African, College held an event with music and dance to mark the beginning of the month, pound safety is a significant contributor to the with the practices of the indigenous in Mexico, the Caribbean, Guam and Oropeza said, Irish defense, making seven tackles in the peoples. the Philippines. It couldn’t be applied Due to the differences of the people team’s 45-23 loss to Michigan State last week­ "The word Hispanic itself means to the people of Brazil, who speak and the cultures involved, the Office end. people of Spain, and throughout his­ Portuguese. of M ulticultural Affairs and La Euerza He appeared in all 13 games as a freshman, tory was applied only to those with “Latino is a term the people have have decided on events that reflect averaging 19.5 yards per kickoff return. One of Spanish surnames, including people ascribed to themselves, really," that same diversity. six freshmen to earn a monogram, he also car­ ried the ball 35 times for 125 yards. Alcohol use raises concerns for SMC campus

By NORA KULWICKI of Residence Life. “Some students One rector at a male dorm News Writer In the past, were taken twice,” clearly delineated Notre Notre Dame has she said, noting Dame's “real" policy, indicating Step onto a shuttle bus any been ra n ked as that one student that it is much looser than Friday night and chances are one of the top was hospitalized Saint Mary’s alcohol rules. your senses w ill be deluged by binge drinking twice within a two- “I know that lunderage the sight, sme 11 schools in the week period. drinkingl does go on ... fresh­ and sound of SEE ALSO nation. With such intoxi­ men can register a party with groomed, per­ Considering the cating levels of alcohol," said the rector. “ [We fum ed and " “Binge social link between alcohol being con­ are] trying to help [keep] peo­ said that she planned to do chattering drinking still a the two schools, many Saint sumed, it seems that leaving ple in a controlled environ­ some, “ heavy drinking." females. problem." Mary’s students experience the the Saint Mary’s campus might ment." Saint Mary’s regulations An evening of alcohol is not M ost are p .4 effects of the score’s implica­ add to the danger. only allow for drinking behind uncommon for her as she/ said headed to tions. Why then, do Saint Mary's closed doors if all occupants of she “ parties four days a week." Notre Dame to Mary DePauw, director of students migrate so readily to the room are 21 years old or This evidence of “heavy party and many of these counseling and career develop­ the cast side of the boundary over. drinking" has precedence. women plan to drink — heavi­ ment. said that she is, “very street? Since underage drinking does Orr spoke of some cases in concerned th at d rin k in g is a One obvious reason is that occur among Saint Mary's stu­ ly the past years that have gotten The tradition of alcohol con­ problem at every college, underage drinking is much dents, some would think it dangerously out of control. sumption that exists on the including ours ... I because I more permissible at Notre safer for them if the College “ Students have been taken to Dome side of U.S. 31 seems to there is a high correlation Dame. loosened its drinking policy. the hospital with alarmingly have been inherited by Saint between alcohol abuse and sit­ “We respond to what we are However, the consensus high blood alcohol levels,” she Mary’s women. uations where women get aware of,” said Jeff Shoup, among students seems to indi­ said, citing cases where stu­ The culture of the Notre hurt." director of Residence Life at cate that this is not their dents have tallied .300 blood Dame/Saint Mary’s community One student relying on the Notre Dame. “The rectors are desire. alcohol content levels. This is doesn’t make it easy to not shuttle bus for transportation responsible for enforcement extremely dangerous, consider­ drink, said Suzie Orr, director to a dorm party at Notre Dame within the residence halls." ing that a .500 BAG is fatal. see SMC/ page 4 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, September 16, 1998

INSIDE COLUMN u t s i d e t h e D o m e Compiled from U-Wire reports Driver’s Ed Bomb scare leads to evacuation of Vanderbilt residence hall NASHVILLE, Tenn. being asked to leave. I've started to wonder a few things about A little after 4 p.m. on Thursday of “We were prepared for this the kind of people who accidentally open last week, Resident Adviser Richard because we talked about this type of their car doors into the car parked next to Helms and Area Director Jason thing during AD training at the them. Jakubowski were rooting around in beginning of the year,” said Specifically, I've Sarah Dylag the ceiling tiles on the third floor of Jakubowski. Started to wonder Scene E ditor Barnard Hall. Three hours later, the V After Barnard was evacuated, the where they learned to ------previously evacuated residents of the package was opened, and a black d r iv e . Vanderbilt-Barnard Quad were told evacuated the building and called alarm clock was found inside. Even Correct me if I'm wrong, but last time I that they could return to their rooms. VUPD, EMS and ISA,” said so, the package was retained by checked, if a driver parks a car so close to The bomb squad had declared the Jakubowski. “And I was impressed by Metro police and taken to the crime another car that it is impossible to comfort­ area safe. how quickly all of the staff respond­ lab downtown for processing, which ably get out of the vehicle without denting, Jakubowski had been alerted by ed.” VUPD zone officers were the first includes lifting fingerprints from the scratching or otherwise damaging the other the RA that there was a beeping to respond, who in turn alerted Metro box. car, then the driver shouldn’t park there. noise in the hallway outside the police and the bomb squad. “This is a pretty sick joke,” said It is, I think, a pretty easy concept to third-floor bathroom of Barnard. As soon as Metro arrived, the area Dean of Residential and Judicial understand. It has to do with respect for Once it was decided that the noise enclosed by the Admissions Office Affairs Brock Williams. Williams' other drivers and their vehicles and it has to was coming from the ceiling, they driveway, the Old Gym, Alumni Hall office has been conducting interviews do with common sense. You w ouldn’t, after pushed aside the tiles and found an and the Kirkland drive was blocked since the incident, as has VUPD. all, want to find a new scratch on your car object foreign to the halls. A three- off with bright yellow police line tape, VUPD Detective Larry Reese has been and so you treat others as you would your­ by-five-inch box, wrapped in duct and the evacuated students were impressed with the way that students self, right? tape, was determined to be the herded toward Sarratt, a safe dis­ have been coming forth with infor­ For some strange reason, however, the source of the beeping. tance away. On the way, RA’s mation, as well as with the candor drivers who park at Turtle Creek Court “Just to be on the safe side, we informed residents of why they were with which they speak. don’t seem to get it. Three times in the past month, I have walked out into the parking lot to discover a new dent or scratch on my car. 0 UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO 0 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH The first time, 1 didn’t get very upset. 1 decided that it probably happens to every­ Alumni protest exception to dry stadium Employee caught in student ID scam one at least once and I went out and bought a new bottle of touch-up paint. The second BOULDER, Colo. PITTSBURGH, Penn. time, I yelled some choice words, blamed it The decision to keep alcohol flowing at the Flatirons Pitt officials have confirmed that they reprimanded a on the craziness of the Michigan weekend Club has upset many alumni and students. On Thursday, Copy Cat employee who was caught creating a fraudulent and pulled out the touch-up paint again. the Board of Regents voted to support the Folsom Stadium Pitt ID for another University employee. Neither employee But this time, I’m a little less calm about ban on beer sales, but to still allow alcohol in the Flatirons was charged crim inally because there was no evidence of the whole thing. When I found the new dent, Club, a clubhouse in the stadium that seats about 900 peo­ an exchange of money, according to Pitt spokesman Ken I considered searching for the driver who ple. Anyone who can afford a $1,250 donation to athletic Service."It is not against the law to duplicate a Pitt ID,” had caused it so I could teach him or her scholarships at CU can become a member of the Flatirons Service said. “It was a clear violation of University policy how to properly park a car. I considered Club. “The alumni board overwhelmingly considered (the to duplicate the ID card, though.” Both employees were slamming my own car door a million times regents’ decision) to be a double standard, hypocritical,” reprimanded through University channels, Service said. into the car parked next to me. And, for a said Kent Zimmerman, president of the Alumni The University employee allegedly asked the Copy Cat brief moment, the scene from “Fried Green Association, after the alumni board met Friday. One alum­ employee working in the Scaife Hall branch to duplicate Tomatoes” came to mind — the one where nus even believed “it is non-American to have a ban that the ID as a joke for a friend, Service said. The Copy Cat she totals the car who steals her parking you can buy your way out of,” Zimmerman said. Two worker allegedly scanned the employee's card using a spot by driving her own car into it. years ago, the Alumni Association came out against the two-color copier at the store. Service said there was no After a few deep breaths, however, I beer ban. At the alumni board meeting, they supported the evidence that the card was intended for use in any fraudu­ returned to rational thinking and I decided continued ban by a slim majority vote of 15 to 12. But only lent manner. He declined to say how the University found to just give some general advice to all Turtle three out of 27 felt it was fair to allow alcohol in the out about the fake ID or to release the names of the two Creek Court drivers. Flatirons Club. employees involved. First, if you cannot maneuver your car through the crowded parking lot, DO NOT » MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY » RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PARK THERE. Park on the street or park in the other part of Turtle Creek, but don’t try Frat house at center of lawsuit Student group leads nationwide protest to squeeze into a parking spot. EAST LANSING, Mich. NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. Second, if you park in a spot close to Two East Lansing housing commissioners are suing the The Student Action Union began a nationwide campaign another car, take a minute to carefully city and its housing director after months of conflict over a last week to protest Guess, which the University group make sure that you don’t hit the car the controversial decision involving an MSU fraternity. The law­ claims utilizes sweatshops to manufacture its clothing. The next to you when you open the door. Even if suit, which is being brought by commissioners Bill Ramirez- group began handing out fliers Friday alleging Guess has a you’re in a hurry. It takes two seconds to Roberts and Marilyn Fine, stems from the city’s decision not history of subcontracting to companies which underpay think about someone other than yourself to forward a case to the Commission on Housing that and overwork their employees. Rutgers College senior and two more to make sure you’re careful involved the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house's possible vio­ Arsenia Reilly, member of the SAU, said the group is one with your car door. lations to city restrictions. The commissioners petitioned of 50 nationwide which will be asking students on their Third, if you absolutely cannot avoid doing Friday for a court order that would allow the commission to respective campuses to boycott Guess. Schools that have damage, consider finding the driver of the act on the case. Howard Asch, the official being sued, said groups advocating the boycott include Harvard, Cornell, car that you dent, scratch or damage. the information on the December police report wasn’t com­ Georgetown and New York Universities. “What we’re try­ Although there is not much that can be done plete enough to justify bringing the case to the commission. ing to do is spread some awareness about this,” said Reilly to fix a small scratch or dent, a simple apol­ “It was not a good, clear case and it is not something we of the SAU, which is a member of United Students against ogy can work wonders because when you could handle,” said Asch, the city's director of housing and Sweatshops Coalition. “We want people to know about the sneak away without a word, you prove that code enforcement andneighborhood conservation. “We had sweatshops Guess had two years ago. Ever since they got you have no respect for anyone else. no documentation that alcohol wasconsumed on the proper­ some bad press about that last year they moved those Everytime someone a car door is slammed ty.” plants to Mexico.” into mine, I think of something Albert Camus wrote in his novel “The Plague.” He 0 SOUTH BEND WEATHER N NATIONAL WEATHER said “Stupidity has a knack of getting its 5 Day South Bend Forecast way.” I guess stupid drivers get their way as AccuWeather-forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures i f Wednesday's temperatures well.

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Womens News Wednesday, September 16, 1998 BEAUTY PAGEANTS Challenging Campus royalty living among us year for By NOREEN GILLESPIE focused on outward appearance, and that needs lo be cut News Writer out.” Yet Kenton, like other pageant contestants, defends Miss America College student Brie Strohmeyer remembers what it was pageants’ value regardless of the criticism they have received. like to have a little girl’s dream. “ It’s not all beauty and no brains,” she said. “Judges today “I remember watching the Miss America pageant when I are looking for representatives of what youth aspires to be. A was seven and looking at that pretty girl with a crown on her lot of people think that if you’re not six feet and 120 pounds, 1998 head and thinking, 1 want to be that g irl,'” she said. you can’t win. That is not reality, and judges realize that." Strohmeyer, now a pageant contestant herself, was not “ People who think this is all beauty and no brains are not alone. This weekend, watching closely,” said Bv JESSICA DEI.GADO when the American Strohmeyer, who was News Writer public turns its atten­ named Miss Kansas tion to the 78th Miss America Teen in 1997. A $40,000 scholarship, a rhinestone America pageant, 52 “That is totally inaccu­ tiara and a year full of promoting AIDS contestants will com­ rate. The girls I know awareness were Kate Shindlo's prizes pete to realize their who are involved in for winning the M i s s America pageant own childhood dream. last year. pageants are some of A 20 year-old senior at While the pageant the fastest, precise, culminates months of Northwestern University, Shindlo’s and accurate thinkers training in the dramat­ that I have ever met. roots are in Illinois. Winning the 1997 ic competition of tal­ Miss Illinois title qualified her to rep­ The judges expect you ent, however, poise, to be able to give logi­ resent her home state in the national beauty and intellect, pageant. cal, factually based the contestants will Each year, Miss America must answers. Intelligence also stir up a familiar choose a social issue to work on. is definitely empha­ Shindle chose lo endorse controversial question for followers sized." of the pageant: Are AIDS prevention tools such as condom Pageant contestants pageants degrading to argue that the inter­ distribution in schools and providing women? view process is one of clean needles to drug addicts. For Laura llaigwood, by her own admission. Shindle chose the aspects of the coordinator of the a tough road to travel. competition that take womens studies pro- ww»m,«iiimoi:Wk»icit beyond just a com­ “There are still many, many commu­ gram at Saint Mary’s Eive finalists remain on stage at the 1997 Miss Illinois pageant. Katherine S h in d le (center) nities taking what petition of beauty. College, it is a major went on to win the title of Miss America 1998. limy affectionately Freshman, Holly concern. refer to as baby steps James, Miss Georgia “The emphasis on beauty, display, and the kinds of beauty toward I1IV preven­ Blueberry 1997, discussed the challenge of answering heated that are striven for in pageants are problematic,” she said. questions on the spot. tion when they “Like most feminists, I would prefer if the emphasis was just “ People think that the questions that are asked are silly, like, should be taking on the intellectual capabilities of women.” giant leaps,” she ‘If you had a million dollars, what would you do?’ They’re not said. Erin Kenton, a Saint Mary’s student and pageant contestant, like that,” she said. “Once 1 was asked. If you were a crim inal agreed. Kenton, who began competing on a local level, won lawyer defending an accused rapist of three young girls, and But local and stale S h in d le her town pageant to become Miss McHenry in McHenry, 111., he admitted to you that he committed the crime, could you still s c h o o l boards put and went on to compete on the county level in 1997. defend him?” restrictions on the vocabulary Shindle can use In her pre­ “ Pageants do need to be more open to people of different “That was tough,” she said. “ From a m oral point, I couldn’t sizes, colors, and beliefs,” she said. “Their focus should be on sentations, making it complicated for defend him. But since it was my duty to the bar, I would have the whole person. In a lot of pageants, prerequisites are more her to disseminate all the information. see ROYALTY/ page 8 During her visit to South Carolina, Shindle had lo give a talk without the using the words condoms, needles, heterosexual, homosexual, gay and History of the coveted crown straight. “Other than that I could say whatev­ By LISA MAXBAUER that each contestant should wear a become an im portant part of the Miss er I wanted about HIV prevention" she W om en’s N ews E ditor swimsuit. America competition. The first scholar­ said. Besides the celebration of beauty, the ship was given in 1945 to Bess Myerson In her personal life, Shindle devel­ Three generations ago, this democra­ initial Miss America contest served an in the amount of $5,000. Today's winner oped a heightened awareness of AIDS cy placed a crown on top of a woman’s economic function. As a symbol for the receives over $40,000 in educational when her theater professor in college head. The obtrusive crown accompanied beautiful summer weather, excitement grants. died of the disease. The issue hit home one simple duty: to embody the image of surrounding the naming of a queen Throughout Miss America's long histo­ doubly hard when doctors diagnosed a America’s “bathing beauty.” extended the summer tourist season one ry, 71 women have earned their rights to family friend with HIV. she said. Margaret Gorman, the first woman to week beyond Labor Day. the crown. Mary Campbell of Ohio is the “The epidemic sort of took on a wear the crown of Miss America, could Over the next 78 years, the purpose of only woman to be crowned for two con­ human face, and the war on AIDS not envision the legacy she would secutive years, a practice now pro­ leave. Today, the crown appears hibited by pageant restrictions. became my personal crusade" Shindle States With Most Miss America Wins said. smaller, but the title of Miss The contest also lapsed during As part of her service initiative. America has grown immensely to years of war and international cri­ Shindle has become the spokeswoman encompass a modern social California sis. for “Make A Difference Day." This responsibility. Ohio The job requirements of the event is hold annually on the fourth The term pageantry bears a rich queen have moved dramatically Saturday of October to recognize and historical tradition originating in Pennsylvania away from the realm of frivolous encourage those who help others. This England is the 15th century. It con­ entertainment to facilitate more program is sponsored by The Points of sisted of dramatic outdoor presen­ Illinois community involvement. Light Foundation, and has the support tations celebrating the life of par­ Since 1989, contestants must of UivicSource, a national resource ticular communities. Michigan prepare a “ platform ” on issues organization for civic leadership. The idea of American pageantry, m m Mississippi ranging from education and health "As Miss America, I hope to bring lo however, was conceived in 1921 in to poverty and injustice. The win­ action and encourage others to join New Jersey. The 1920s were the Oklahoma ner becomes a spokeswoman for me, our state and our local title hold­ age where awards such as the f e i i 4 her selected cause and uses her ers by w orking together to find power­ Grammy and the Oscar were being influence to bring about national ful solutions to specific problems in instituted in the world of entertainment. the Miss America title would extend awareness. their communities," she said. So a group of individuals in Atlantic City beyond its boundaries and be redefined. Due to her public appearances to com­ set out to award a prize on the merit of In 1935, a talent competition was munities nationwide, today’s Miss beauty. implemented into the contest activities. America must maintain a challenging Writer Richard Corliss described the This additional requirement forced schedule. Her itinerary requires her to * Miss America typical pageant contestant in the early women to prove their well-roundedness travel over 20,000 miles a month, rarely 1999 years as “a prom queen who wants to in society. Women vying for the crown staying in one place for more than two become the Statue of Liberty.” today must also participate in two weeks days. airs Saturday, The 1920’s also featured Atlantic City worth of activities for the pageant, The Miss America Organization September 19th as the premiere seaport of the East including an evening dress and inter­ presently operates as a not-for-profit Coast. Since outward appearance would view portion featured during the culmi­ corporation year round. Its mission is to on ABC be the main criteria of judgment, the nating television event. founders of Miss America concluded Educational rewards have also see CROWN / page 8 page 4 The Observer • CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, September 16, 1998 Binge drinking still a Prof: problems in Asia not new

problem, study shows By MAGGY TINUCCI News Writer By MAUREEN SMITHE investigation for the Harvard News Writer study. “ In fact, there has been Unstable economic conditions an intensification of severe in Southeast Asia, combined Despite an increase in the drinking behavior among with crises in politics and real number of students who choose drinkers.” estate, is a prim ary reason for to abstain from alcohol, binge Some students on Notre the recent financial turmoil in drinking continues to be a prob­ Dame’s campus expressed views that area of the world, that lem on American college cam­ on college drinking similar to could have been anticipated by puses, a recent study from the Wechsler. examining further a comparable Harvard School of Public Health “I’m not surprised by the incident in Mexico in 1994, reported. number of binge drinkers here. according to llene Grabcl, a vis­ The survey compared It is the American tradition,” iting professor at the Kellogg responses from 1993 and 1997 said freshman Bob Forgash. Institute. college students and their feel­ “It's what is expected at col­ In May 1997, Thailand was ings about drinking. In the lege.” experiencing a political and con­ report, binge drinking is defined One key factor in the results stitutional crisis at about the as four drinks in a row for was the presence of fraternities same time as a change in women and five in a row for and sororities, institutions which investor sentiment was emerg­ men, a drink being a 12-oz. Notre Dame does not maintain. ing in the United Slates. These beer, a 4-oz. glass of wine, or a “Fraternity and sorority mem­ factors combined to cause 1.25-oz. shot of liquor. bers, and especially students investors to turn away from the One of the most s u rp ris in g who live in the houses, continue forming markets in Asia, Grabol finds was the one-third increase to be at the center of the cam­ said: “The bubble in Thailand in the number of students who pus alcohol culture,” Wechsler was about to collapse.” deliberately “drink to get said. Investors began to pull out of drunk." Other students feel differently, stock and currency markets at There was no significant as can be observed in the that time. A significant reason decrease in binge drinking dur­ increased number of those who for this was that the dollar ing the four-year break. In choose not to drink. In 1993, began to appreciate relative to 1997, 42.7 percent of those only 15.6 percent of those who the yen, which served to under­ polled reported being binge responded to the survey mine the export industry within llene Grabel, a visiting professor, delivered a lecture regarding eco­ drinkers, compared to 44.1 per­ abstained, while in 1997, 19 Southeast Asia. nomic conditions in Southeast Asia. cent in 1993. percent made the choice not to In addition, most countries were repaying loans to the spiral of economics,” said would institute an “Despite highly publicized drink. Grabel. Americanization of economies Sophomore Betsy Cavo United States on the dollar, so a tragedies and continuing exami­ Several countries approached and neo-liberalization reforms. nations of college alcohol poli­ explained why she chooses to rise in the value of the dollar made it more expensive to repay the International Monetary This caused external influence cies, the data indicate that, at abstain from alcohol: “I never Fund (IMF) for assistance and in decision-making and a vul­ the national level thus far, the really got into drinking during those loans. “A further round of decline led were granted aid with the stipu­ nerability to future crisis was extent and nature of binge high school, and I like making lations that their governments exacerbated, Grabel said. drinking has not changed," said sure that everyone gets home to the cumulative downward Henry Wechsler, who led the safely.”

cially pertinent to Saint Mary’s women, considering that SMC women react differently to news happening? Call alcohol than men. Not only are continued from page 1 women vulnerable to date rape The student who parties four drugs but their metabolisms times a week spoke for many may also dictate their limits. The Observer at 631-5323 when she said, “I do it but I DePauw warned that taking like Saint Mary’s being more an over-the-counter drug like controlled. I feel safer [here.l 1 Ibuprofen or being premen­ have the option not to drink." strual w ill elevate the effects of and fill us in. A place where women can alcohol. If the drug is ingested feel protected from the effects during premenstruation, one and influence of alcohol may drink for a woman can be be more valuable then ever. equivalent to eight or 10 in a Judy Kenney, director of normal situation (depending on health services, said that she body weight). has seen the consequences of “ Students [sometimes] say, T alcohol use, including, “stu­ don’t know what happened,’ “ M ake A C areer dents concerned about a sexu­ said DePauw. al situation.” There is no indication that She said that Saint Mary’s this problem will be imminent­ women have been given date ly resolved, but the key to safer Out of Spending rape drugs such as Rohypnol alcohol use by women seems to (Roofies). lie in education as well as cau­ Kenney also expressed con­ tion. O ther People’s cern about the fact that there “When you're in a social situ­ are “recipes” on the internet ation. you have to constantly instructing people how to keep it in your mind,” Kenney make “home brews" of sub­ said. “I don’t want to sound M o n e y . stances that will work the like everyone should be para­ same as roofies. noid, but they should be edu­ Alcohol education is espe- cated.” Please join us for an inform ation session: r International Study Wednesday, September 16 Notre Dame Room, M orris Inn Programs 6:00 - 8:00 pm Study at the American University in Cairo Sponsored by Notre Dame (Instruction is in English) Career & Placement

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WASHINGTON Mexicans remain without aid

1IUIXTLA, MEXICO Thousands of flood victims remained without food and medicine on Tuesday, five days after rivers washed away homes, crops and many of their neighbors. Cloudy weath­ er on Tuesday prevented aid flights from reaching many areas in the ravaged coastal region of southern Mexico. In the remote vil­ lage of Vademitt, one of thousands of settle­ ments blasted by the floods, farm er Ramon Gutierrez his feet swollen from infection was angry. “The aid that President Ernesto Zedillo offered by television still has not arrived and we are sure it will not arrive because we are from the PRD,” he said, referring to the opposition Democratic Revolutionary Party.

Alabama mourns Wallace

MONTGOMERY Thousands of black and white AFP Photo Alabamians on Tuesday filed past the open Lawyers for President Bill Clinton are trying to block the release of a videotape of his August 17 grand jury testimony. casket of former Gov. George Wallace at the Civil War-era Capitol where he once vowed, "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!” “I loved Congress may release Clinton tape Governor Wallace.” said Karen Lott, a white woman from Birmingham who was one of A s s o c ia t e d P ress issue. The videotape would like­ incurred said to be some the mourners filing through the Capitol “We believe that commit­ ly be played and replayed by $4.4 million investigating where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as pres­ WASHINGTON ting perjury and obstruction stations around the country the Lewinsky cover-up alle­ ident of the Confederacy in 1861. “I believed The White House braced of justice, these are feats of if released. Clinton’s defend­ gations McCurry said, “if in what he stood for honesty, decency, and Tuesday for release of dam­ enormous consequence.” ers fretted that the there’s a serious effort he didn't believe in drinking. He had family aging new evidence as Clinton testified at the images of the president, made in Congress to that, values.” Malia Ragan, a white woman and House Republicans pushed White House by closed cir­ sometimes angry and defi­ we’ll consider it when the one of many state workers filing through the to make public a videotape cuit before the grand jury ant and at other times split­ time comes.” rotunda, said: “ It's a real sad day. I think it’s of President Clinton’s grand on Aug. 17. The videotape ting legal hairs, would be at The issue pervaded the the end of an era.” jury testimony, said to show shows the president appear­ odds with his attempts in closed-door Republican a chief executive uncomfort­ ing to be caught off guard recent days to express con­ Senate caucus during the ably answering pointed by questions a few times trition and sorrow over his day, as sources said sena­ questions about sex. and struggles uncomfort­ relationship with Monica tors had a discussion about Cuban spies may be Lawyers familiar with the ably to answer, the lawyers Lewinsky. the importance political testimony, speaking on con­ said. And many times when The behind-the-scenes and legal of avoiding the responsible for four deaths dition of anonymity, said pressed to give more details, struggle between the two appearance of prejudging the videotape shows the Clinton refers back to parties over the videotape the case. MIAMI president at times angry the legalistic statement his came as Republican leaders Several sources, speaking A man charged with spying for the Cuban with graphic questioning lawyers prepared to answer brushed aside Democratic on condition of anonymity, government became friendly with Cuban from lawyers in indepen­ questions about the sexual talk of mere censure of the said that was intended to exiles and could have passed along inform a­ dent counsel Kenneth nature of his relationship president at least for the discourage Sen. Orrin tion that led to the deaths of four people Starr's office. At one point, with former intern time being. Hatch, ( R-Utah), from aboard two unarmed American civilian these sources said, Clinton Monica Lewinsky. While Armey fielded ques­ repeating comments he planes, an exile leader said accused prosecutors of Laboring to make public tions about censure on one made over the weekend Tuesday. Rene Gonzalez was among 10 criminalizing his private life. as much of Starr’s evidence side of the Capitol, Senate speculating that censure or people charged Monday in what prosecutors These lawyers offered a as possible. House Majority Leader Trent Lott some other lesser punish­ called the largest Cuban spy ring uncovered description of the videotape Republicans want the video­ addressed the issue on ment might be the outcome in the United States since Fidel Castro came as the White House labored tape released as early as the other. He told reporters of the controversy. to power in 1959. Brothers to the Rescue to shore of Clinton's stand­ this week. Democrats are it was “inappropriate at this At the same time, the had two planes shot down over international ing among congressional objecting, saying Clinton is time to be talking about White House moved to pre­ waters on Feb. 24, 1996. The group’s D em ocrats, and as being treated unfairly what might happen” to vent further erosion in loader, Jose Basulto, said he thinks Gonzalez Republicans brushed aside because no other witness’ Clinton. Clinton’s political standing could have given Cuba information that led Democratic talk of a mere testimony was taped. Neither Lott, (R-Miss), nor among Democrats. Chief of to the shootdown. Basulto did not elaborate censure of the president. “We just hope that it’s not Armey closed the door on staff Erskine Bowles and a on what kind of information Gonzalez Censure is ’’not an option misused,” presidential the idea of a sanction less phalanx of aides journeyed could have revealed to Cuba before its MiG that holds a lot of altrac- spokesman Mike McCurry than impeachment in the to the Capitol to join the fighter downed the planes. , tion,” House Majority said Tuesday. Other end and neither did weekly closed-door Leader Dick Armey of Texas Democrats said they feared McCurry. 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page 8 ______The Observer * N E W S ______Wednesday, September 16, 1998 Crown ■RusslA continued from page3 New governm ent m ay print m ore m oney empower American women to achieve their personal and pro­ Associated Press sent a retreat to Soviet-era eco­ consensus rather than quick itself from the new administra­ fessional goals. Over $100 m il­ nomic policies. economic action. He has asked tion. Communist leader lion in educational scholarships MOSCOW Primakov, who conferred with to be given up to a year before Gennady Zyuganov said the have been awarded, making it Russia’s new government President Boris Yeltsin on new his policies were assessed. appointment of Maslyukov, a the nation’s leading achievement showed some of its cards Cabinet appointments Tuesday, Central Bank chairman Viktor former central planner, and program. Tuesday, proposing to print insists he is only trying to create Gerashchenko called Tuesday Gerashchenko, a former Soviet Miss America 1991, Marjorie money to pay back wages and a team that represents all the for a return to the Soviet-era chief banker, was a Kremlin ini­ Vincent, describes her experi­ impose some Soviet-style con­ major political and economic practice of requiring exporters tiative, not a Communist pro­ ence with the organization as trols over the market — but also factions, including the to turn in all of their hard cur­ posal. one that allowed her to “live a making a key appointment to Communist Party. rency earnings to the govern­ Zyuganov met with Primkov successful and effective life.” enhance its reform credentials. The prime minister also met ment, in exchange for rubles at on Tuesday to discuss the new Although the Miss America The head of the centrist Our with an International Monetary a state-determined rate. government. pageant continues to evolve and Home Is Russia party, Eund delegation on Tuesday. He The measure “is long over­ Yeltsin assured French thrive, it remains the focus of Alexander Shokhin, was named later issued a statement saying due,” Gerashchenko said. “That President Jacques Chirac dur­ close scrutiny. Reporter Tish deputy prime minister in charge the Russian side was committed should have been done last ing a telephone conversation Durkin combated this attention of financial issues — a daunting to “market reforms, but pointed year.” Tuesday that Russia "'w ill not when she disclosed that the fem­ job as Russia tries to pull itself out the need for some changes New First Deputy Prime deviate from the course of eco­ inist movement had never out of its economic morass. He in the ways of their implemen­ Minister Yuri Maslyukov — a nomic reforms,” Yeltsin’s press before ridiculed any “woman said he expected another mem­ tation to ensure sustainable Communist Party member who service said. who’s ever tried to have, no, be, ber of his faction to be named to economic growth and to take nevertheless has shown himself Gerashchenko said he sup­ it all." a Cabinet post later. into account all the social willing to work in a reform-ori­ ported printing more money to Leonard Horn, President of the Shokhin served as Russia’s aspects of the reforms,” accord­ ented government — has also pay off many months’ of unpaid Miss America Organization, economics minister at the start ing to the ITAR-Tass news advocated the measure. wages. “'We can’t do without believes “in a world that has of the country’s free-market agency. No one in the government has that,” he said. nothing but troubles, this is reforms. He has promised that The Interfax news agency called for reviving Soviet-era However, he did not say if the something really good [and] Russia’s policies w ill be based said the international lenders fundamentals such as fully increase in the money supply wholesome.” on “fundamental market-econ- supported the strategic goals of nationalized industry, price con­ would be underpinned by the The pageant continues to omy principles.” the new government. trols or ending the free flow of Central Bank’s hard currency thrive at the turn of the century. Russian liberals and media However, aside from a few capital and the ruble’s convert­ reserves. If the bank simply Last year, the ABC network led have been making doomsday preliminary measures, ibility. prints money that is not backed the TV ratings competition for predictions that the new gov­ Primakov has not announced The Communist Party, which by assets, that would erode the the first time in 18 weeks when ernment, under Prime Minister any economic program and has formed the most solid oppo­ value of the ruble and could it aired the pageant. Yevgeny Primakov, w ill repre­ appears to be seeking political sition to Yeltsin, has distanced lead to hyperinflation. Information attribute to www.missamoriea.org in particular. “Platforms allow women to Royalty “As a seven year old, the only speak out on issues in the com­ reason that I wanted to get munity, and show their intellec­ continued from page 3 involved was because I saw a tual strength,” said Strohmeyer. pretty girl with a crown on her “ Pageants can provide spring­ to. 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Associated Press here — it gives me a good feel­ While the VIPs arrived, a few ing," said Sami Alayan, a 26- locals lingered at the gate, peek­ may have drug ties JERICHO, West Bank year-old Palestinian who owns a ing in to try to catch a glimpse. There were no crooning small construction company. Guards turned them away. lounge lizards, and a few of the “This will bring us together." Security was tight. Before bet­ Associated Pros “You have to assume gamblers were as worried about Michael Levy, a 60-year-old tors could roll the dice or play a that everything we've been WASHINGTON terrorism as how their blackjack surgeon from Tel Aviv, said he hand of blackjack, they were giving them has ended up An ambitious effort to hands would play out. hopes to become a regular at searched and scanned by metal in the hands of the traf­ overhaul Mexico's corrupt But for most of the VIP crowd the Oasis although he is some­ detectors. fickers” said a senior law-enforcement system at Tuesday’s grand opening of what concerned it could become When the casino opens to the United Slates law-enforce­ has been thrown into tur­ the first casino in the a target for terror attacks. general public, gamblers will m ent o ffic ia l who, as did moil by the disclosure that Palestinian lands, the question “If there’s oven the slightest have to register their passport others, insisted on top investigators of an elite of safety was the same as it is incident here, all the money numbers. anonymity. “It's a disas­ American-trained police every day in this part of the invested will go out the win- The opening-night crowd ter.” unit may have ties to drug world — a roll of the dice. quickly bal- Other officials were more traffickers, American offi­ The $50 million Oasis , r , looned into cautious about the signifi­ casino, a glitzy glass-and- t ’s t h e ir [t h e Palestinians ] the hun„ cials say. cance of the tests. But they stone emporium in the The disclosure emerged said they expected that CHOICE — WE RESPECT IT.’ dreds, with after recent lie-detector arid moonscape of the buses American collaboration tests administered, at Judean desert, opened its ro llin g in with the unit to be sus­ Mexican authorities' pended until the Mexican doors to a limited group Be n j a m in N e t a n y a h u fro m Tel request, to Mexican police of invitees and prepared Aviv and a Attorney General’s office agents by American for the gambling public to steady undertook an investigation Government experts. descend starting stre a m o f of the case. Officials said at least Wednesday. dow,” Levy said. cars. A senior Mexican law- Only a half-hour from At the roulette table, a Prime Minister Benjamin some of those investigators enforcement official said whose tests indicated col­ Jerusalem, on the outskirts of Palestinian was calling bets Netanyahu, who has had few tonight that the accusa­ lusion w ith traffickers had the biblical town of Jericho, the when asked whether all the areas of agreement with the tions were serious, but did been chosen for their posts casino — eventually to be joined casino w ill help bring peace. Palestinians of late, had nothing not necessarily mean that after elaborate screening by luxury hotels and golf cours­ "It’ll help our economy,’’ the critical to say about the senior investigators had devised by Americans. es — hopes to attract foreign dealer said, then segued Palestinian move into the gam­ been working for traffick­ American officials said tourists. Israelis and smoothly back into his croupi­ bling trade. ers. He said, though, that they were just beginning to Palestinians who live in Israel. er’s role.’"No more bets, “It’s their choice — we respect an administrative inquiry assess the damage that Residents of the West Bank and please!” he called. it.” he said. Gambling is illegal was under way and that corrupt investigators might Gaza Strip are being barred at Arafat’s cash-strapped gov­ in Israel. one senior investigator had have wrought, a task that the request of Yasser Arafat’s ernment hopes the casino will Islamic fundamentalists, how­ been reassigned. will take weeks. Most Palestinian Authority. prove a jackpot in the form of ever, are railing against the “This vetting process senior officials in the unit That request apparently was gaming taxes. But some casino as a den of iniquity. The was not the one we agreed were implicated by the lie- made in part to appease Arafat’s Palestinians living nearby fear militant Islamic group Hamas to; the questions were not detector tests. Islamic opposition, which has that little of the wealth generat­ stopped short of direct threats, clear and they were not Officials said they feared condemned gambling as sinful ed by the casino will trickle but made clear its displeasure. the ones we authorized.” that much of the sensitive and said Tuesday that it was down. “'This is an indicator of cor­ the official, who insisted information that American considering what steps to take The contrasts of glamour and ruption,” the group’s spiritual on anonymity, said of the law-enforcement agents now that the casino is open. poverty are inescapable. The leader, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, American conclusions. had shared with the At a blackjack table, Arabs casino is just across the street said Tuesday in the Gaza Strip. “Failing a polygraph Mexican unit during the from east Jerusalem and Israelis from the Aqabat Jaber refugee “In the name of Hamas we con­ does not mean that these last year might have been sat side by side, laying down camp, a shantytown of dirt demn this project. ... We are people committed crimes compromised. their bets. roads, water shortages and fre­ studying the steps we shall or took money,” he said. ’’There’s no discrimination quent power outages. take.”

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General Election: Associated Press “1 thought of how blessed enter the race in January, I am, both personally and months behind Schumer Nov. 3 NEW YORK in the opportunity I’ve had and Green. n v Geraldine Ferraro’s polit­ to serve," Ms. Ferraro said. Her campaign suffered ical comeback ended in the “As my campaign for U.S. problems with fund raising New York primary on and getting out a con­ Tuesday, as she failed cise message. Green to win the Democratic became fond of saying nomination to chal­ S MY CAMPAIGN FOR U .S . she was "ru n n in g on Results in the rest of the states lenge GOP Sen. the fumes of fame.” Alfonse D'Amato. *A1Senate ends ... I w a n t Meanwhile, A ssociated l’ ress Democratic primary to Somerville Charles Schumer, a YOU TO KNOW I WILL CONTINUE Schumer dipped into Mayor Michael Capuano in the 8th Brooklyn congressman his $13 million cam­ TO SPEAK UP FOR ISSUES • CONNECTICUT District, where John F. Kennedy's and with a huge warchest, I paign fund to blanket GOVERNOR: Democratic ltcp. Tip O'Neill's political careers began. easily beat Ms. BELIEVE IN.' the state with televi­ Barbara Kennelly and Republican Gov. Democratic Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II Ferraro and Mark sion advertisements John Rowland ran unopposed. is retiring after six terms. Green, New York months before the pri­ SENATE: Former GOP Rep. Gary City’s elected public G e r a l d in e F e r r a r o mary. Franks and Democratic Sen. • MINNESOTA advocate. Ms. Ferraro, N ew Y o rk Christopher Dodd ran unopposed. GOVERNOR: Attorney General a vice presidential candi­ Senate ends, and for any Democrats also chose a Hubert Humphrey 111 won the five-way date in 1984, had said this future elective office, I candidate to take on Gov. primary in the Democratic-Farmer- would be her last race if want you to know I will George Pataki in the pop­ • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Labor Party, beating Ted Mondale, also she lost. continue to speak up for ular Republican incum­ MAYOR: Anthony Williams, the city's a son of a vice president. St. Paul With 74 percent of issues I believe in.” bent’s bid for a second former chief financial manager, easily Mayor Norm Coleman won the GOP precincts reporting, Ms. Ferraro, who nar­ term. beat six other Democrats for the nomi­ nomination. GOP Gov. Arne Carlson is Schumer had 262,481 rowly lost a 1992 race for New York City Council nation to succeed four-term Mayor not seeking a third terra. votes, or 51 percent, while the Democratic nomination Speaker Peter Vallone Marion Barry. Ms. Ferraro had 136,156 to challenge D'Amato, gave easily defeated Lt. Gov. • NORTH CAROLINA votes, or 26 percent. Green up a $195,000-a-year job Betsy McCaughey Ross, • MARYLAND HOUSE: Republican dentist Scott received 96,888 votes, or as a co-host of CNN’s who only became a GOVERNOR: Democratic Gov. Parris Keadle won the six-way prim ary and 19 percent. “Crossfire” program to Democrat a year ago after Glendening beat two little-known oppo­ w ill challenge incumbent Rep. Mel nents. In the Republican race, 1994 Watt, who defeated a Democratic chal­ nominee Ellen Sauerbrey beat county lenger. executive Charles Ecker. Carroll tops dead woman in race SENATE: T w o-term Sen. Barbara • RHODE ISLAND Mikulski beat two little-known GOVERNOR: Rematch in November Democratic challengers. Dr. Ross Associated Press Carroll had 75 percent, while Ms. coming between Republican Gov. Ledgerwood had 25 percent. Pierpont won the 10-way Republican Lincoln Almond, who had no primary primary. OKLAHOMA CITY Even though Ms. Ledgerwood died of a opposition, and 1994 Democratic nomi­ A strange political odyssey ended in heart attack soon after filing her candida­ nee Myrth York, who beat a token chal­ •MASSACHUSETTS Oklahoma when an air conditioning repair­ cy, she finished second in the four-way pri­ lenger. man easily defeated his dead rival for the GOVERNOR: Acting Gov. Paul mary on Aug. 25 and advanced to the Democratic nomination to challenge three- Cellucci beat state Treasurer Joseph runoff because Carroll fell short of 50 per­ Malone in GOP primary. Attorney •WASHINGTON term GOP Sen. Don Nickles. cent. General Scott ilarshbarger won the SENATE: GOP Rep. Linda Sm ith Don Carroll, a 40-year-old political new­ Her family couldn't get her name off the three-way Democratic race. beat investment banker and former comer, got three times as many votes as ballot. Democratic Party officials guessed HOUSE: Former Boston Mayor Ray Seattle prosecutor Chris Bayley. the late Jacquelyn Ledgerwood to win the that many voters did not know of her Flynn conceded the 10-way Democratic Sen. Patty Murray beat nomination. death because the race had generated lit­ token opposition. With 70 percent of precincts reporting, tle publicity.

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J apan IRAN Typhoon Stelle hits central Japan Afghan worries

Associated Press at a speed of 28 mph, the down by high waves. agency said. Katsumi Inamoto, 46, suf­ TOKYO It was expected to head fered a skull fracture, Nomura put Iran on alert Typhoon Stella, with winds toward Japan’s northern main said. up to 65 mph, hit central island of Hokkaido later Masashi Suzuki, also 46, Associated Press Islamic nations to meet to Japan early Wednesday, Wednesday, the agency said. sustained bruises to his body. counter the threat, IRNA said. bringing rain and high waves In Shizuoka, about 100 peo­ Both men were treated at a TEHRAN In Saudi Arabia, Taliban that caused at least two ple were evacuated to public nearby hospital. With tensions increasing representative Mawlawi injuries. facilities after more than 14 National broadcaster NHK with neighboring Afghanistan, Shehabuldin said the religious Waves as high as 23 feet hit inches of rain fell in just 24 reported transportation dis­ Iran on Tuesday put its m ili­ army does not want war with coastal areas in Shizuoka pre­ hours, said police spokesman ruptions in parts of central, tary and top civilian officials Iran but that “we are ready to fecture, or state, where Stella Kenji Nomura. He said 275 eastern and northern Japan. on full alert and called for encounter and fight against came ashore early Wednesday homes in Shizuoka were Hood­ Three domestic airlines can­ nationwide demonstrations. any outside Iranian invasion.” morning, the Meteorological ed. celed scheduled morning The government called on His comments were made in Agency said. Two of six Tokyo Electric flights to and from Tokyo’s the public to turn out for an interview with the London- The season’s fifth typhoon, Power Co. workers restoring Haneda airport, but Tokyo’s protest rallies following Friday based Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Stella was located about 90 power to households in the main international airport at prayers, the official Islamic which was to be published miles northeast of Tokyo and town of Higashiizu were Narita was largely unaffected, Republic News Agency report­ Wednesday. was heading north-northeast injured after being knocked NHK said. ed. The Taliban, which controls Both countries have massed about 90 percent of troops on their common bor­ Afghanistan, is widely believed der since the fundamentalist to be supported by Pakistan. Taliban admitted Thursday to Iran, alleged to be backing the killing eight Iranian diplomats alliance fighting the Taliban, and a journalist last month. has urged a government be The official Islamic Republic formed of all Afghan factions. News Agency quoted Iran’s Most Pakistanis are Sunni supreme leader, Ayatollah All Muslims like most Afghans. Khamenei, as saying Tuesday Iran has a majority of Shiite that military and top civilian Muslims. officials must be ready “for On Tuesday, thousands of speedy, timely and decisive Iranians marched in the city of implementation of whatever Qom, south of Tehran, protest­ decisions the senior political ing the diplomats’ deaths, and security authorities deem Iranian television reported. necessary.” There have been widespread The leadership of Iran’s par­ calls in Iran for a strike on the liament warned that the situa­ Taliban, whose forces killed tion in Afghanistan “will turn the Iranians after capturing into a regional and trans- the Afghan city of Mazar-e- regional crisis” and urged Sharif on Aug. 8.

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I began the school year with the bit­ I had been sitting in our quad, dis­ just finished working diligently on a organic chemistry and mechanical tersweet realization that, as a junior, I cussing our upcoming SYR. We were painting, he was at the sink washing engineering, need a “date week” to am right in the middle of what I excited, but admittedly, a bit appre­ his hands when he looked up and improve our relations with each believe to be four of the best years of hensive. Dances have a way of mani­ noticed Tina. His face broke into a other? How have we turned something festing themselves into something big­ huge grin, and he began to giggle. so simple into something so complicat­ ger than they are meant to be. What Suddenly, he put his arms out and ran ed? And why do we find it so difficult starts out as the promise of a fun straight to her, and just held her as to just put our arms out and run? evening can quickly turn into cause she scooped him into her arms. Kids like Dominic astonish me. They Jaclyn for worrying: are unfailingly “What if he honest, and they thinks this?," take incredible “What if she risks. They Villano thinks that?” aren’t afraid to Everyone seek answers to starts assum­ hard questions, ing too much, or to show peo­ my life. Recognizing that half of my and somehow, ple how they years as a Notre Dame undergrad are the fun can feel. Sometimes over, I found comfort in the thought get lost. they succeed, that the past two years have been time We were sometimes they well spent. mulling this fail. But kids are Thinking back, I remember going to over when always fearless classes that first week of freshman another room­ in their quest to year and being tremendously mate burst understand peo­ impressed by my professors, who through the ple and the could recite Dante by memory, and door, return­ world. spout formulas off the tops of their ing from the In my first two heads that I couldn't understand with Early years here at a textbook in hand and a tutor at my Childhood Notre Dame, I side. I was enthralled, and slightly Development have been edu­ overwhelmed, by the worldliness and Center where cated about scholastic ability of these men and she volunteers many subjects by women. I vowed that someday, I would each w eek.1 professors who be just like them. watched her are brilliant, It is now two years later, and some­ face light up respected and where along the way, my priorities as she plopped down on the couch and The simplicity of Dominic’s gesture internationally recognized In the next have changed. Or rather, they’ve began to talk about the kids, especially made a huge impression on me. two, I want to learn more about life grown, and I have realized that in one child in particular, a little boy Dominic didn’t try to guess if he would from kids like Dominic, who are amaz­ addition to becoming more intelligent named Dominic. be rejected. He didn’t need to make ingly brave, strong and resilient. and worldly, there are other more When Tina first arrived at the ECDC, any mental notes about body lan­ Someday, I will be just like them. important qualities that I am striving all of the children in her class had guage, or weigh the consequences of to attain while here at ND. been busy creating projects. She expressing his feelings. He just put his Jaclyn Villano is a junior arts and All of this was still unbeknownst to walked around and praised the kids arms out and ran. letters major. Her column appears me, however, until last Thursday, for jobs well done, and then she What is it that changes with time, every other Wednesday. when a conversation with two of my noticed Dominic, an adorable two-year and makes expressing ourselves to The views expressed in this column roommates left me with a changed old boy with striking blue eyes and each other so difficult? Why is it that are those of the author and not neces­ perspective. My roommate Brigid and hair that looked like cornsilk. Having we Notre Dame students, who can ace sarily those of The Observer.

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Le t t e r to t h e E d it o r ■ Like A rrows in the Hand of a W arrior The Peasant of the Hispanic Caribbean Program Pavements Provides Unique Opportunity for “The Holy Father den and not a blessing. This is a soci­ Notre Dame Students appoints a Bishop ety that breeds a culture of death. In to a seat la cathedral) such a society people hire or buy I was quite disappointed by the Sept. 10 Rather a significant previous knowledge of so the people may hear the truth guns and try to kill each other, and Campus Scene section entitled “We’ve Got spoken and written Spanish is required. For that will set them tree. give their hatred intellectual-sound­ the Whole World in our Hands, ” for the fol­ this reason, the program is particularly fit­ Clergy, teachers and journalists ing names; while those who do not lowing reason: although briefly mentioned at ted for juniors (but not exclusively), who are the amplifiers fight, “refuse to feed the poor — and the start of the article, the Caribbean have had the time at the University or on of the Bishop’s voice. let the politicians/ feed the poor/ by Program — the most recent addition to the other study abroad programs, to build up Fathers and mothers going around/ like pickpockets.” International Studies Programs at Notre their repertoire; must also be Savage capitalism Dame — was the only one of ND’s 14 pro­ • An independent comparative project on the Bishop’s is not a functional grams not to receive its own descriptive some contemporary aspect of the countries voice." society; it is an blurb. is also required of the participants. The No, Father acquisitive soci- In fact, the two-page spread did not even research for these projects draws upon what McB., this is Gabriel ety. explain that this new program is an unique has been learned in class but is essentially not that For Peter, as for opportunity for the comparative study of completed out on the street (or on the beach, “white-robed many others, a three Spanish- in some cases), Polack” again, good society is speaking talking with the but he defends Martinez one where it is nation-states — natives. If they Papal easy to be good. Puerto Rico choose, students Supremacy. 11 is was a philoso­ (which is actu­ can take advan­ No, Ms. P., this is not the leader of phy centered on the person, his dig­ ally still a terri­ tage of this oppor­ some fascist cult, but he loves the nity and responsibilities toward his tory of the tunity to conduct Church’s hierarchy. The quote is part community. What a far cry from the U.S.), the hands-on of the Easy Essays by the founder “compassionate stale ” they try to sell Dominican research to be and inspiration of the Catholic us nowadays! In a good society peo­ Republic and later used on their Worker Movement, Peter Maurin. ple are generous even when not Cuba. A bit of theses or area “Birth control threatened by an IRS audit, and peo­ investigative studies papers. is not self-control. ple do not live off other people’s reporting As is evident, What is not self control sweat. A “compassionate state” is would have this program is self-indulgence. just that, a state and not a society, quickly discov­ merits much What is self-indulgence and it is no substitute for the com­ ered the follow­ recognition. It is is prostitution of functions. passionate people whose place it ing: innovative, a Prostitution in marriage takes. “The spare room, the extra • The pro­ result of its com­ is prostitution of marriage. jacket," all those belong to the poor, gram is only parative and Prostitution of marriage but not via the 1040 Form. Our char­ offered during dynamic struc­ is prostitution plus hypocrisy,” ity must be personal, from a person the spring ture, and chal­ lenging — the In the final days of the spring, a to a person. semester (the friend introduced me to The Catholic “To be our brother’s keeper fall is hurri­ social, political Worker. It was the time to fall in is what God wants us to do. cane season in and economic love, and I fell in love with this untir­ To feed the hungry this region) and complexities of the region ing teacher, this Peasant of the at a personal sacrifice will be enjoy­ Pavements, this visionary who wrote is what God wants us to do. ing, in 1999, its abound. Also simply as if to humbly hide his To clothe the naked second year of numerous howev­ thoughts. Here I propose to be quite at a personal sacrifice existence. er, and important unjust to Peter. I will not present a is what God wants us to do. • The stu­ to the traveling picture of him as he was, for I have To shelter the homeless dents selected ND student, are only the collection of his writings and at a personal sacrifice study under 17 the opportunities for exploration what his friend, Dorothy Day, had to is what God wants us to do. university pro­ say about him. But I w ill present an To instruct the ignorant fessors and and fun, the impression of his thought as I under­ at a personal sacrifice academics, chance to appre­ stood it, the thought with which 1 fell is what God wants us to do. some of the ciate the natural “beauties” of the in love. To serve man for God’s sake region’s most “As some people used to think/ that is what God wants us to do." distinguished islands: the sights, we need a good honest war/ to end Peter did not write about the scholars in the “sabores” all wars, Karl Marx used to think/ scourge of our day, abortion. Back in their fields. The (tastes) and who that we need a gigantic class-strug- his day, the law had a little bit more classes are tai­ could forget, the gle/ to bring about a classless soci­ sense; back then, murder was illegal. lored to the SALSA! ety." He did not understand why oth­ Last week’s PSA article brought a Notre Dame Geographically, ers spent so much time writing about barrage of arguments in favor of student’s needs this region may — although at seem to just be how bad things are (in society, in the socially justified murder. It is funny Hispanic Caribbean Program participants in Havana, the United States’ Church): Isn’t it much better to write to see in the same article a desire for different sites Cuba in front of the statue of Cuban patriot, Jose Marti. about things as they should bo, so a society of abundance where all life of study, the backyard.” Yet that they will move people into w ill be respected equally, and an academic mater­ culturally, it is a changing the world? One style leads exposition of the need for realpolitik ial taught builds upon the previous compo- whole new neighborhood. Don’t overlook it to confrontation, hatred, violence, in our present society, according to nent(s). Sites include the capital of Puerto ... and good luck on your travels! and death (sin, in a word). The other which the lives of the most defense­ Rico, San Juan; Santiago de los Caballeros in gets you the label “visionary," maybe less and vulnerable are considered to the Dominican Republic and various cities, Erika M. Serran because you have vision. For Peter’s have less value than the lives of those including Havana and Santiago, in Cuba; Toledo, Spain 1996-1997 style elevates the spirit and sets a who have some sort of influence or • Although the classes are all taught in Hispanic Caribbean 1998 goal: “ He aroused in you a sense of voice. It would be funny if it wasn’t Spanish, they are NOT language courses. September 11,1998 your own capacities for work, for sad. The biggest paradox is not: accomplishment. He made you feel “Why do family-values conservatives that you and all men had great and support social policies that increase generous hearts with which to love indigence and therefore abortion?” God. The real paradox is: “Why do radi­ “ In a capitalist society cals and liberals, whose battle cry is ‘If nobody ever said anything unless where man equality and who rally for the under­ is inhuman to man dog, stand for social Darwinism and people cannot not for the Universal Right to Life?” he knew what he was talking about, keep from dreaming This last paragraph goes to show about a society how much better a writer Peter where man Maurin was. Instead of my verbosity, a ghastly hush would descend upon would be human he would have just quoted Someone to man.” else: This is Peter’s heart, this “ quiet "Thou shall not kill. the earth.’ yearning." Savage capitalism is the Love as 1 have loved you.” name for an unfair society, where man’s work is a commodity like tin Gabriel Martinez is a graduate stu­ — Sir Alan Herbert and cabbages, where man is pitted dent in the department o f economics. against man in a mad race of His column appears every other exploitation and counter-exploita­ Wednesday. tion, where the soil is not seen as the The views expressed in this column basis of human life but yet another are those o f the author and not nec­ commodity, where a baby is a bur­ essarily those o f The Observer. Observer. Viewpoint. 1 @nd.edu page 14 O bserver Wednesday, September 16, 1998

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H ey Repeats, grab your kitten ‘cause danceable mix of guitar and horns. No Doubt swing’s the thing! The new swing craze lead singer Gwen Stefani is featured on “You’re has been accompanied by new bands The Boss,” where she sings to Setzer, “Maybe springing up everywhere. The Brian tonight, I’ll be the boss/then tomorrow night, I’LL Setzer Orchestra is no newcomer when it comes be the boss.” The Royal Crown Revue’s Eddie to swing. They have recently released their third Nichols, and Meghan Ivey of the Eddie Reed Big CD entitled The Dirty Boogie. The new album Band sing back-up vocals on “Jump Jive An’ centers around former Stray Cat Brian Setzer. W ail.” The pompadour sporting, Gretsch guitar playing, This CD is a rockin’ good time. It w ill make you hypertattooed guitarist is backed up by a 17- dance, make you sing, make you jive, and most piece band of bass, drums, blaring trumpets, importantly, make you smile with a desire to get mellow saxophones and big bad bones. on the dance floor and show off your moves. For Rolling Stone magazine points out that it would those of you just getting into swing, this CD is a be easy to dismiss Setzer as an opportunist must-have. The happy horns and driving rhythm jum ping on the swing bandwagon, but he has have me convinced that “ It’s the Dirty Boogie for been playing his unique combo of swing and i i ” rockabilly for years. Previous Brian Setzer orchestra releases include 1996's Guitar Slinger, and 1994’s self-titled debut. The Dirty Boogie contains a fine mix of original new tunes and covers of old songs. Keith Kawamoto Most notably, Setzer has covered “Jump Jive An’ Wail,” originally performed by Louis Prima back in the day. Many may recognize this song Photo courtesy of Interscope Records from the GAP commercial entitled “Khakis Swing.” The fast pulsing rhythm of this song will surely blow your wig. The B.S.O. has also record­ The Big Kahuna, Keith ed the old Stray Cats hit “Rock This Town.” Kawamoto, is on the The Brian Setzer Horns have been added to the famous rockabilly tune making it even more danceable. If this CD air from midnight until does one thing for you, it will make you want to dance. Its blaring horns, fast guitar solos, and 2 a.m. Wednesday Orchestra linger snapping beats will get any Lindy Hopper off of his stool and onto his groundpads. nights on WSND 88.9 In one of the CD’s slower songs, Setzer covers “ Since I Don’t Have You,” originally performed FM Nocturne. The Dirty Boogie by the Skyliners. Repeats, make sure to grab your kitten and dance close with her for this Ska, Punk, Swing. Interscope Records song. Original songs arranged by Setzer include “This Cat’s On A Hot Tin Roof” and the brassy It’s more fun than a ★ ★★★ (best out of five) goodness of “As Long As I’m Singin’.” A number of guest musicians are featured on barrel of monkeys the new album, adding even more depth to the

A lot of the people who are starting to Desireless does have its share of flaws, though. read this review are probably saying to It is not really a solid CD all of the way through. themselves, “Who on earth is Eagle- For the most part the best stuff is pretty much Eye Cherry?” Many people will think of finished after track six. The lyrics are also in him as the guy with the weird hair in the “Save many cases the reason that the CD could be con­ Tonight” video. Even others might confuse him sidered corny at many points. Many people will with better known musicians like Ben Harper or find themselves feeling sick to their stomach (iesireless the guy from Jamiroquai. Although I would not while listening to “When Mermaids Cry.” The CD say that this is one of the greatest albums I have does not really flow through well. ever heard, 1 definitely think that on his debut I liked this CD and would probably buy it, but album Desireless, Eagle-Eye Cherry proves that you must keep in mind a couple of things. First he is not someone who should be quickly looked of all, “ Save Tonight” is the best song by far and over. is also different from many of the other songs on The best song on this album is by far “Save the album. Tonight,” which has been made into a video. Desireless is very diverse musically and has a This is the first song on the album and it immedi­ couple of good tracks, but do not expect to see ately gets you ready for a folkish, fast-paced, any Grammy’s in Eagle-Eye Cherry’s future. musical experience. With lyrics like “save tonight/ we’ll fight the break of dawn/ come tomorrow/ tomorrow I’ll be gone,” make this the type of song that people want to hear when they get in a “seize the day” sort of mood. “Save Todd Callais Tonight” is definitely a classic that you will prob­ ably still be hearing every so often for years to come. Photo courtesy of Sony Music The best part about the rest of the album is the diverse nature of Eagle-Eye Cherry’s music. You can catch Music While listening to the CD I was reminded at times of Ben Harper, Ani DiFranco, Lisa Loeb, Scene reviewer Todd Stone Temple Pilots, Dave Matthews Band, Jimi Eagle-Eye Cherry Hendrix, the Barenaked Ladies, Blues Traveler, Callais on WSND 88.9 Depeche Mode, the Grateful Dead, Garbage and even some country music. FM Nocturne on The messages also vary from pleas to get love, Desireless to get rid of love and to stop using drugs. The Wednesday nights clarity of lyrics make the CD a fairly easy listen Sony Music because at least you know what the song is from midnight until 2 about. Superior to the vocals, however, is the ★★★ (best out of five) wide range of talent that is demonstrated in am .. twangy guitar beats, great bass, interesting drum solos, and various other instruments. Wednesday, September 16, 1998 O bserver page 15

T his year has been great for Killah Priest. The album’s first single, Shining Star features Launching a successful solo album in the production by Wyclef Jean of Refugee Camp and spring, he proved his mastery of the Wu-Tang MC 01’ Dirty Bastard. The track also microphone. Less than half a year later, features backup by Earth Wind and Fire who he has returned as the guiding lyrical pillar performed the original Shining Star more than behind Sunz of Man. Along with 60 Second twenty years ago. Wyclef Jean doesn’t have pro­ Assassin, Hell Razah and Prodigal Sunn, KP has duction skills to match 4th Disciple or True created a lasting testament to the true path. Master, but great mixing between Earth Wind The message behind “The Last Shall Be First” and Fire and the four MCs and phenomenal rap­ is only slightly loss confounding than the spelling ping make the track a winner. As the album pro­ of its members’ handles. The main thrust run­ gresses, the Sunz explore different styles sup­ ning through the album is an advocation of a ported by the five producers behind the album. peculiarly mystic blend of rap culture with Both 4th Disciple and True Master explore a new ancient Judaic and Christian tradition. Where sound which gives the album a very progressive Killa Priest’s solo effort established many of the sound. basic tenets of this hybrid faith, the Sunz discuss The Last Shall Be First has been more than how there faith interacts with the world around four years in the making and the time and dedi­ them. Present throughout the album is a sense of cation shows through. From start to finish, this paranoia and suspicion difficult to parallel. In album is rife with original beats and lyrical the album’s intro we are warned “You got your styles. With so many Wu-Tang albums currently Photo courtesy of BMG/Red Ant gun? Cock it cuz Illum inati is watchin.’” Things on the market, Sunz of Man is one'that can be only get better from there. trusted to entertain and if the listener tunes their The album starts to pick up pace with the mental radio well enough, possibly illuminate. fourth track, Flaming Swords, without question Sunz of Man the album’s premier song. The four MCs work their craft above a thick piano and horn mix pro­ vided by producer True Master. Flaming Swords tells the history of the world through the grisly The Last Shall Be First eyes of a ‘soldier in the army of the Lord.’ Stuart Smith Illuminating in great detail the few moments BMG/Red Ant before the death of a non-believer. ★ ★★★★ (best out of five) concert review

Blessid art thy band

ans of all ages gathered at Saint Mary’s O’Laughlin Auditorium on Saturday signed autographs and talked to those who had waited to meet them. They sat down night to hear the sounds of Blessid Union of Souls. The group took the stage and answered a few questions, one of them being where they got their name. at 8:1.5 and played for an hour and 15 minutes. Included in the line-up Blessid Union of Souls refers to an episode on the long running series MASH in Saturday were songs from their 1995 album, Home, and their 1997 self- which Frank Burns is talking to “Hotlips" Margaret Houlihan and tells her they can tilledF album. become a “blessed union of souls”. Personal artistic influences vary among the The band began with “Scenes from a Coffee House (You’ll Always Be Mine)" and band. C.P. looks to musicians like Frank Zappa while Jeff admires bands like ended with the popular "I Wanna Be There. ” In all they played 10 songs, in addition Aerosmith. Eddie likes motown and Tony likes Pink Floyd. Eliot prefers early Elton to two encores, “ Peace and Love” and “Oh Virginia.” John and Freddy Mercury. One of the highlights to their careers so far is the 1996 "I was excited when the band came back on and played “Oh Virginia.” It’s such a tour with Mike and the Mechanics. fun song ’said to junior Saint Mary’s College student Brigid Byrne. Notre Dame As far as the rest of the year goes, the band plans to focus on the release of their freshman Christina Castrillo added, “ I know all of their songs and I loved the con­ third album, not yet titled. Their intended release date is sometime before February cert." of next year. They think that their second album was done “under the gun" and Keyboard player C.P. Roth entertained the crowd not only with his flashy purple they want to lake their time with this one. Bassist Tony Clark concluded the conver­ pants but also with his harmonica-playing. Vocalist Eliot Sloan helped got the crowd sation, by saying, “The audience was small and mighty, very receptive. The way we going with his movements all over the stage and interacting with the other members like it. We hope that we’ll be asked back.” of the band. The group is comprised of vocalist Eliot Sloan, guitarist Jeff Pence, drummer Eddie Hedges, bass player Tony Clark and keyboard/harmonica player C.P. Roth. The band is very appreciative of their fans. They came out after the show and Sarah Magness page 16 The Observer • SPORTS Wednesday, September 16, 1998 0 AUSTRALIAN OLYMPICS I WNBA IOC debates drug crackdowns Sales is sold to

Associated Press “The only time an athlete would ever find themselves in prison is if they had a commer­ SEOUL, South Korea cial or traffickable amount of drugs.” expansion Orlando Australian Olympic officials are taking a Coates denied that his proposals, focus on w hat’s ahead. First, hard-line approach to drugs in sports — announced last month in Australia, called for there's training camp for a tougher, in some ways, than the International two-year jail terms for athletes caught using The question follows Nykesha WNBA tour of Brazil and then Olympic Committee. steroids. Sales w herever she goes, so her career in Orlando, A highly placed member of the IOC suggests He said he was pushing for Australian laws she wasn’t caught off guard. “I think I’m just about 100 it’s tough enough to scare away athletes from to be changed so that penalties for “hard The former Connecticut star percent ... 1 feel good out international events in that country. sports drugs” were as strict as those for nar­ would just as soon people stop there,” she said. “There’s no But John Coates, president of the Australian cotics. talking about how she became pain, no soreness.” Olympic Committee, refutes the suggestion by Possession or personal use of individual the Huskies’ all-time leading Sales, who helped UConn win IOC executive board m em ber Jacques Rogge doses of performance-enhancing drugs could scorer last winter, especially a national championship in that international sports organizations would result in criminal action, but only in fines, not now that she's preparing to 1995 and make the Final Four refuse to stage events in Australia if athletes ja il, Coates said. start her pro career in the appearance the following year, could face jail for doping offenses. Rogge said Tuesday he was happy with : WNBA. averaged 20.9 points, 5.7 “I don’t think it’s going to cost us,” Coates Coates’ clarification that jail would apply only “I was a little surprised by all rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.9 said Tuesday. “A number of people could say to traffickers. the controversy,” she said assists as a senior. the reverse: We are selecting a country that is IOC vice president Dick Pound of Canada Tuesday during a conference In addition to being an All- doing everything possible to make it a clean said board members were eager to hear call to announce that she and American, she was voted Big event.” Coates’ explanation. former Stanford standout East player of the year and Big The two Olympic representatives made their “The first impression conveyed to us sug­ Kristin Folkl had been assigned East defensive player of the feelings known during an executive confer­ gested a rather scorched-earth policy which as inaugural players for expan­ year. ence. Olympic officials are in Seoul to discuss I’m sure he did not have in mind and I hope sion franchises in Orlando and Sales, 22, committed to the preparations for a world anti-drug conference he didn’t,” Pound said. Minnesota. WNBA following the season. to be held at Lausanne, Switzerland, Feb. 2-4. “1, for one, do not want to see sports compe­ Both teams will begin play in But the ruptured Achilles' ten­ The four-day conference, called in the wake titions run by the police and I don’t want to 1999 with Orlando building don that sidelined her for the of the drug scandals that marred the Tour de see athletes who were selected for doping around Sales, who broke last month of her college France, will finalize plans for the creation of control led away by police.” UConn’s scoring record when career also wiped out what a special Olympic agency to coordinate drug- At Sydney, any athlete testing positive for she was allowed to score an would have been her rookie testing throughout the world. drugs would be subjected to existing IOC uncontested layup despite professional season this sum­ On Tuesday, the Australian Olympic com­ rules, including disqualification from the being sidelined with a season- mer. mittee said that athletes using performance- games. However, an Olympic athlete involved ending Achilles’ tendon injury. Like Sales, Folk! will be start­ enhancing drugs at the Sydney Olympics will in supplying or selling drugs to others could The basket sparked a debate ing her pro career after sitting face criminal fines and would be jailed only if face criminal prosecution. over whether Sales, who clear­ out this summer because of an they were caught trafficking. “If there are international athletes, coaches ly would have broken the injury. A two-sport star who Before Tuesday’s decision, Australian or other officials who are in possession of record had she not been led Stanford to two national Olympic officials were at odds with the IOC, drugs in a commercial quantity or traffickable injured, should have been volleyball championships, she which had opposed any crim inal action amount then they ought be subject to these given an opportunity to break is recovering from a torn liga­ against drug cheats. stricter laws,” Coates said. the mark. ment in her left knee. The IOC insisted that only traffickers and Coates also said he wants the Australian “It’s old now,” the 6-foot Folkl said the knee is about dealers should be prosecuted, while athletes government to ban two popular performance- guard/forward said of the sub­ 80 percent healthy and that should be sanctioned by sports bodies alone. enhancing drugs — EPO and DHEA. EPO, an ject. "it’s died down, and I want her regular workout routine “At no time have I proposed that athletes endurance-boosting hormone, was at the cen­ to keep it that way.” includes running, weightliitlng, who test positive for drugs should go to jail,” ter of the scandal at this summer’s Tour de Sales, who says her ankle is riding a bicycle and shooting Coates said. France. DHEA is an anabolic steroid. healthy again, would prefer to jum p shots.

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Sorry, if you ha ven 't had your portrait taken by Friday of next week, you can’t be in your senior yearbook. page 18 The Observer • SPORTS Wednesday, September 16, 1998 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Tennessee working to end Florida winning streak Associated Press of Florida, but so far it hasn’t Vols are too psyched out to play Tailback Jamal Lewis was still get more than five chances to been too helpful against the well. so green last year that he car­ try. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Gators. There are differences in the ried the ball only five times for As successful as Manning was There’ll be no drastic mea­ “1 think it’s really important Tennessee team that will play 11 yards. He has since gained in his career at Tennessee, he sures taken by coach Phillip for us to get over this hurdle of Saturday in Knoxville and the 1,442 yards. He may not add never led the Vols to victory over Fulmer to end Tennessee's five- Florida," Fulmer admitted. one that lost 33-20 a year ago in anything to that total against the Florida. Now it’s Tee Martin’s game losing streak against "We’re in the same division, and Gainesville. Gators, but it’s a safe bet he’ll turn to try. Florida. all the consequences puts a spe­ “ I’m not going to stand on my cial emphasis on this game. head and cat bugs and shave my Tennessee last year and hair or anything like that,” Florida in 1992 proved it is pos­ Tonight Fulmer said as the sixth-ranked sible for the loser of this game to Volunteers (1-0) prepared for win the SEC Eastern Division their annual Southeastern title. But that requires at least Justice in The Global Economy: Conference showdown against two subsequent losses by the the second-ranked Gators (2-0). game winner and an undefeated Any of those might be tempt­ run through the rest of the A Worker Perspective: ing options for a coach who is league by the loser, and nobody 54-6 against the rest of the wants to count on that happen­ world but just 1-5 against Steve ing. George Becker Spurrier’s Gators, but Fulmer As was the case during believes in treating all games Alabama’s nine-year non-losing President, United Steelworkers of America alike. streak against the Vols (there Fulmer’s formula has worked was one tie), Fulmer gets asked against Alabama, the Vols’ every year if the Gators simply nemesis before the emergence have Tennessee’s number, if the 21st Annual LLOYD MC BRIDE American Heart Association, Memorial Lecture ONE OF THESE CAN CHANGE A THOUSAND LIVES SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH © 1997, American Heart Association University of Notre Dame Room 102 - DeBartolo Hall Need Cash ?? Wednesday, September 16, 1998 8:00pm Earn $25.00 Today with this Ad and a student I D. Campus Inform ation: 631-6213

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Associated Press avoid reporters and onlookers. He is to deadline in that regard. Jordan has coun- Kimble assuming Jordan’s role, made testify next week in a case expected to lersued, seeking $4 million. $168,000 at the box office. CHICAGO last about a month. Sperling said producers Brian Fried and Sperling pointed out that Jordan was to Both sides in the Michael Jordan law­ The 1993 lawsuit filed by 1 leaven Corp. Keith Bank threatened Jordan with “high- appear in about 12 minutes of a 104- suit accused the other Tuesday of break­ accuses Jordan of backing out of the film profile, destructive legal action” and were minute film that was widely panned by ing promises regarding a movie that was “Heaven is a Playground" after signing a now making good on that threat. critics. to have featured “When you make a 1988 contract guaranteeing him $350,000 Sperling charged Heaven Corp. tried to Heaven Corp. is seeking $16 million to promise and you commit to do something, plus 5 percent of the film ’s profits. get more money by waiting to sue until $20 million in damages, which it says rep­ you must honor that promise," Doan Jordan’s lawyer, Frederick Sperling, after the Bulls had won two champi­ resents the profit it would have made had Dickie, the p laintiffs lawyer, told jurors said his client never refused to appear onships and Jordan was established as a Jordan appeared. during opening statements in Cook and the contract was a preliminary agree­ superstar, rather than bring it when Dickie portrayed Jordan’s agent David County Circuit Court. ment that was not legally binding. He Jordan was less well-known. Falk as manipulating Jordan, whose fame Jordan sat at the defense table Tuesday, added that the producers knowingly mis­ The movie, with former Loyola was growing during the time Fried and using a back entrance to the courtroom to led Jordan about financing and missed a Marymount basketball standout Bo Bank were trying to make the movie. Drop in for some killer tunes.

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I page 20 The Observer • SPORTS Wednesday, September 16, 1998 MAJOR LEAGUE B&SEBA Boston snaps losing skid against slumping Yanks Associated Press Nomar Garciaparra led off with a sin­ fourth in six games, reducing its magic came on a hanging slider from Stieb on gle and with two outs, Jerzembeck number to two. The defending AL a full count, a 426-foot drive that tied it NEW YORK walked Damon Buford. Varitek fol­ champions would clinch a tie for the at 4. For all rookie catcher Jason lowed by ripping a 1-1 pitch into the division title with their next victory or In the fifth, Ramirez hit another 3-2 Varitek's early problems catching Tim seats in right for his sixth homer to the next loss by the Chicago White Sox. pitch from Stieb for a two-run homer Wakefield’s knuckleball, he had no make it 3-0. Ramirez hit his first two homers off that gave the Indians a 6-4 lead. He hit trouble handling Yankee pitching. The Red Sox got some help from Dave Stieb (1-2), pitching in Cleveland a 1-2 pitch from Paul Quantrill in the Varitek homered twice and drove in a Jerzembeck, a 26-year-old right-han­ for the first time since pitching a no­ seventh for a solo homer that made it career-high five runs and Wakefield der from Queens, N.Y., in the third. hitter against the Indians on Sept. 2, 7-5. took a shutout into the seventh Tuesday Darren Bragg singled, took second on a 1990 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. night as the Red Sox snapped a three- wild pitch and came home on John Back then, Jacobs Field was a parking Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 0 game losing streak with a 9-4 win over Valentin’s single. After a fielder’s lot, the Indians were a laughing stock New York. choice, a balk moved Valentin to third and Ramirez was a high school student. Kevin Millwood, making the most of The victory, only Boston’s third in 12 and Jerzembeck was done for the night This time, in the third start of his what was planned as his final start of games, enabled the Red Sox to slow when he walked Garciaparra. comeback at age 41, Stieb allowed six 1998, pitched seven shutout innings their September swoon and open a Mike Buddie came on and Mike runs — five earned — and nine hits in 4 Tuesday night and the Atlanta Braves four-game lead over Toronto in the AL Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to give 2-3 innings. He walked one and struck beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0. wild-card race. The Blue Jays lost 7-5 Wakefield a five-run cushion. out two. Millwood (16-8) will now move from in Cleveland. Varitek followed a leadoff single by Ramirez, drafted by the Indians nine the rotation to the bullpen as the Meanwhile, New York, which gave Buford in the fourth with a shot off the months after Stieb’s no-hitter, hit a solo Braves begin preparing for the playoffs. rookie pitcher Mike Jerzembeck (0-1) facing off the upper deck in right for his homer to right in the third and a two- The Braves plan to use a four-man his first major league start in order to first multihomer game and a 7-0 lead. run shot to left in the fifth that gave the rotation consisting of Greg Maddux, give their starters an extra days’ rest, Mo Vaughn hit a two-run single in the Indians a 6-4 lead. His 40th, a solo shot Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Denny dropped to 6-9 in their last 15. The seventh off Mike Stanton. off Paul Quantrill in the seventh, made Neagle in the postseason. Rookie Bruce Yankees need to go 8-5 in their final 13 Jerzembeck, who made his major it 7-5. Chen w ill start in Millwood’s place games to set the AL record for wins in a league debut in relief last week, had a With an RBI groundout in the first, Sunday. season. forgetful first start, allowing five runs Ramirez increased his team-high total Norm Charlton pitched the ninth for Scott Brosius hit a three-run homel­ and four hits in 2 1-3 innings. to 129 RBIs — fourth in the AL behind his first save of the season. He blew a and Bernie Williams had a solo shot for Juan Gonzalez, Belle and Ken Griffey save chance earlier this season while New York. Cleveland 7, Toronto 5 Jr. It was Ramirez’s first three-homer with Baltimore. Wakefield (16-8) baffled the Yankees game and 12th multihomer game — Millwood pitched out of several jams. with his knuckler, which seemed to Manny Ramirez hit three homers for half of them this season. In the sixth, the 23-year-old right-han­ dance more than usual on an oppres­ his first 40-homer season and drove in Chad Ogea (5-3) allowed one run in der struck out Bobby Estalella and sively muggy night, for 6 1-3 innings. five runs Tuesday night as the three innings in relief of Bartolo Colon, pinch-hitter Marlon Anderson to strand The right-hander, who had lost three Cleveland Indians moved closer to the ineffective in his first start since Sept. a pair of runners. straight starts with a fat 11.57 ERA, AL Central title by beating the Toronto 2. The Indians had hoped 12 days’ rest Tyler Green (6-11), facing a Braves allowed only three hits before the Blue Jays 7-5. would solve Colon’s second-half woes, lineup that included only two everyday Yankees touched him for four hits and Ramirez homered in consecutive at- but he allowed four runs and six hits in players in Ryan Klesko and Javy Lopez, three runs — Brosius’ 18th homer — in bats in third, fifth and seventh, becom­ four innings. struggled for the second straight start. the seventh. ing the sixth Indians player to hit 40 Colon is 4-4 with a 6.12 ERA since He gave up all three runs in the third Varitek’s night didn’t get off to such a homers in a season. Ramirez, who the All-Star break, allowing 90 hits in inning. great start. He was charged with two didn’t bat again, joined Albert Belle, 67 2-3 innings. Kevin Witt, represent­ With two outs and runners on first passed balls in the first inning as he Rocky Colavito, Ai Rosen, Jim Thome ing the tying run against Doug Jones, and third. Green walked Greg Colbrunn tried to follow Wakefield’s bobbing and Hal Trosky. flied to the wall in center in his first to load the bases. Green then issued a pitches. His second one, put runners on He also dealt another blow to the major-league at-bat in the ninth. Paul four-pitch walk to Klesko, who was hit­ second and third with two outs, but Blue Jays’ hopes in the AL wild-card Assenmacher got the last out for his ting .197 with runners in scoring posi­ Wakefield dodged trouble by getting chase. Toronto, which dropped four second save. tion with two outs. Tino Martinez to fly out. games behind Boston, lost its second Ramirez’s homers traveled an esti­ A third straight walk to Lopez and an But things improved quickly for straight after winning 14 of 16. mated 1,222 feet combined — the first RBI single by Gerald Williams made it Varitek in Boston’s second. Cleveland won its third straight and and last exceeding 400 feet. His first 3-0.

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W OR LEAGUE BASEBALL Astros beat late Mets’ rally Pro baseball returns Associated Press______Then Mets left fielder Jay homers and 15 RBIs since the Payton threw out the potential All-Star break. to Brooklyn HOUSTON winning run in the bottom half. Houston had a chance to win For the second straight night, Rey Ordonez, who earlier hit in the ninth when Tim Bogar Associated Press row's big league stars to the New York Mets overcame a his third career home run, put doubled off Rigo Beltran lead­ Coney Island today." two-run deficit in the ninth the ing off. Mitch Meluskey fol­ NEW YORK Ritter said the New York inning. Mets ahead 5-4 in the 11th lowed with a single to left, but The city has agreed in Yankees w ill have to agree This time, the Houston Astros w ith an RBI double off Elarton. Payton - who has come back principle to put a New York to have a Mets farm team in came back to win. Derek Bell But John Franco could not hold from elbow surgery - easily Mets farm team into a new the city. The city is hoping hit a leadoff home run in the the edge, giving up Jeff threw Bogar out at home. stadium to be built in Coney to put a Yankees farm team 12th off Jeff Tam, and the Bagwell’s 33rd home run lead­ Meluskey tried to bowl over Island, Mayor Rudolph in a stadium on Staten Astros dampened the Mets’ ing off the the bottom half. catcher Todd Hundley, who Giuliani said Tuesday. Island. wild-card run with a 6-5 victo­ Jay Powell (7-5) pitched a had the ball with the runner “After 40 years we have Under the agreement ry Tuesday in the first game of scoreless 12th, striking out still about 15 feet from the finally brought professional between the city and the a doubleheader. Brian McRae w ith runners on plate. baseball back to Brooklyn," Mets, the minor league team New York, which began the second and third to end the Houston’s Shane Reynolds, the mayor said, referring to would play in the city- day tied with Chicago for the inning. Tam (1-1) took the loss. unbeaten in six starts since the departure of the owned Coney Island stadium NL wild-card lead, tied it in the On Monday night, the Mets Aug. 14, allowed two runs and Dodgers in the 1950s. under a long-term conces­ ninth on Carlos Baerga’s two- also trailed 4-2 in the ninth seven hits in 6 2-3 innings. No date was given for the sion agreement. run homer off Scott Elarton. when McRae hit a two-run New York starter Armando start of minor league play, Giuliani said the stadium, homer off Billy Wagner. New Reynoso, 7-1 since coming off but mayoral spokesman at Steeplechase Park, will York went on to win 7-4 in 13 the disabled list on July 24, Curt Ritter said “everyone’s be “an inexpensive form of ■ Sports Briefs innings and tied Chicago in the gave up three runs and five hoping to do this within two family entertainment” and years." Modern Dance - This class NL wild-card race. hits in six innings. Dave “a significant step forward The Mets franchise in the will be tailored for a range of The Astros wound up clinch­ Clark’s RBI groundout put the in the economic revitaliza­ New York-Penn league, now abillitles. Semester long ing the NL Central title late Astros ahead in the first, but tion in this part of playing in Pittsfield. Mass., course that w ill meet M/Th Monday night when the Cubs Ordonez made it 2-1 in the sec­ B rooklyn.” will move into the new sta­ 6:15-7:30 p.m. in Activity lost. 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Associated Press more fans a chance to see him and restored his lead over Sosa, 1991. games. Ray Lankford had a two- play. whose Chicago Cubs played at Jose Guillen added a two-run run homer for the Cardinals. ST. LOUIS The games were sold out, but San Diego later Tuesday. homer in the third for the Sean Lawrence (2-1), the third It took Mark McGwire only one only about 10,000 fans were McGwire had been 3-for-18, Pirates, who snapped a three- Pittsburgh pitcher, allowed a run at-bat to take back sole posses­ watching when the first game all singles, since breaking the game losing streak and won for in 2 1-3 innings. Rich Loiselle got sion of the home run record. began at 5:10 p.m. CDT. record. only the fourth time in 18 two outs for his 19th save. McGwire, pinch-hitting in the The ballpark was filled by the Kevin Young's three-run home ninth inning, hit his 63rd home time McGwire, batting for leadoff run snapped a fifth-inning tie in run Tuesday night to move hitter Dclino DeShields, made a game that featured six homers, ahead of Sammy Sosa in the his third pinch-hit appearance of two by Cardinals rookie J.D. St. Louis fan keeps great race. the season with one out and Drew. McGwire ended a six-game nobody on in the ninth. On a 1-0 Young’s homer off Donovan homer drought with his solo shot pitch, he hit a long drive mea­ Osborne (4-4) snapped a 2-for- McGwire’s HR ball off Pittsburgh reliever Jason sured at 385 feet into the 35 slump. Drew connected Christiansen in St. Louis' 8-6 loss bleachers in left-center field. It twice, including a 421-foot drive to the Pirates in the first game of was his sixth career pinch-hit to center in the fifth, and hit into ST. LOUIS a doubleheader. homer. two double plays. The fan who caught Mark McGwire’s 63rd home run is look­ The Cardinals slugger did not The homer was McGwire’s Drew’s two-homer game was ing to cash in. start the opener as a precaution first since he broke Roger Maris’ the first by a Cardinals rookie "The ball is worth something to someone, and I’d tike to have for his ailing back, and to allow record with No. 62 on Sept. 8, since Bernard Gilkey on Oct. 5, something for it myself,” said John Grass, a 46-year-old from St. Louis. Grass is the first fan who has not surrendered the ball since CSC McGwire's 55th home run. lie spoke to reporters moments after Earn one credit CENTER FOR catching McGwire’s 385-foot pinch homer in the ninth inning of SOCIAL the first game of Tuesday ’s doubleheader against Pittsburgh. while learning in a city...continue the tradition CONCERNS Grass, a groundskecper for a St. Louis County school district, said he and a friend had purchased four left-field bleacher seats for the 14 Cardinals home games in September at a cost of $178 each. “I was sitting in the eighth row and the ball came right to me.” Grass said, "1 saw it ail the way.” Grass said several fans pushed and shoved him in an effort to get the ball, but he was quickly surrounded by police, who gave him an escort. Grass said he wants McGwire to get the ball, but that he was not in a big rush to give it to him. “ Right now, its going in my safe deposit box," he said. Grass said he hopes to meet McGwire and determine if the T l i e U i ritsan Plm ige Sem inar ball has any value. “He makes millions of dollars,” Grass said. "1 don't think there The urban plunge program is a 48 hour course, which allows students to experience is anything wrong with something coming to me.” McGwire has said that he will not pay for any baseballs poverty and injustice in an urban setting... to date, over 3,000 students have returned by fans but will trade items such as bats, jerseys and participated in the urban plunge. tickets for them. Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty said he did not expect the team to do any negotiating with Grass. “I don’t know how you would figure out what it’s worth,” As a participant, you will be able to choose from approximately 50 cities which host Jocketty said, “It might not be worth much, depending on how Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross students. Some of these cities in the past many home runs he hits." Grass said he wasn’t concerned about the value of the ball. have included: "Whatever happens, I got what I wanted,” he said. "I hope Albany New Orleans Mark gets the ball, but i’ll be happy to keep it or sell it. I want to think about It.” Atlanta Memphis After the game, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa walked by Brooklyn Nashville Grass and had a two-word comment: “ Nice catch ” Harlem Seattle Baltimore Phoenix Cooperstown benefits Washington Honolulu Los Angeles and many more sites As a participant, you w ill join a 30 year tradition which has gained national attention from McGwire & Sosa and served as a model of experiential learning that has been adopted by a number of Associated Press years. “I think it has a lot to do with colleges and universities nationally. COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. a general good feeling with | Not I but the city teaches. - Socrates The chase by Mark McGwire baseball this year," said Ken and Sammy Sosa for baseball’s Meifert, the Hall’s director of FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT the Center for Social Concerns 631-5293 or home run record has helped sales. “There’s a lot of good visit our website: http://www.nd.edu:80/~ndcntrsc rejuvenate interest in the Hall things going on." of Fame, where attendance is As of Sept. 14, more than Application Deadline --Friday, November 6 up for the first time in four 256,000 fans had visited the Hall of Fame, up about 7 per­ cent from about 240,000 on the same date inl997. It is the first g lo w in g the R o o f increase since the 1994-95 P f strike. “The last few days have been outstanding," Meifert said. “Since the record was broken, we’ve really been doing well." The hall’s attendance record of 410,000 was set in 1989 dur­ ing the its 50th anniversary.

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Special io The Observer______season, according to the rank­ Michelle Dasso are ranked on ings released by the the womens team while senior Notre Dame men’s and Intercollegiate Tennis Brian Patterson and junior Ryan w om en ’s te nn is team s have Association on Tuesday, Sachire are ranked on the mens earned preseason singles and Seniors Jennifer Hall and team. doubles rankings for the 98-99 Marisa Velasco and sophomore A three-time NCAA singles participant and two-time NCAA doubles participant, Hall enters her senior year ranked No. 23 after earning her second All- America honor last year by teaming w ith Tiffany Gates to advance to the quarterfinals of the ‘98 NCAA doubles champi­ onship. This added to her sin­ gles All-America accolades as a freshman. She is on pace to become Notre Dames all-time leader in singles wins and combined sin­ gles and doubles wins. She has compiled an 87-47 singles record and 64-36 doubles record and has anchored the No. 1 singles spot in Irish lineup in her three years. Velasco returns with a presea­ son ranking of No. 54 after a junior year as one of the best No. 3 singles players in the country with a 19-4 record and The Observer/Jeff Hsu Ryan Sachire moved up the rankings to No. 8 after playing on the U.S. a final ranking of 73. Tennis Association’s All-American Summer Team. Her intense competitiveness and fiery play on the court has The Irish are one of just five pionships as one of 16 seeded led to a 79-29 career singles schools with two singles players players in the draw. record, including a 5-1 record in ranked in the top 25, joining Sachire will team with NCAA team competition. defending NCAA champion Patterson to form the 28th- Dasso begins her sophomore Florida, UCLA, Georgia and ranked doubles duo in the pre­ year ranked 17th after bursting Mississippi. Notre Dame also is season rankings. Photo courtesy of Notre Dame Sports Information into collegiate tennis and into one of just six schools with three Patterson led the Irish in dou­ Senior Marisa Velasco, who finished with a 19-4 record last year, was the Irish recordbooks as a fresh­ singles players ranked in the top bles the last years with Jakub ranked 54th in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. man with her 40-8 singles 60, joining Duke, Florida, UCLA, Pietrowski as the pair qualified record and 24-13 doubles Georgia, Mississippi and USC. for the 1997 and 1998 NCAA record, the most singles and On the men’s side, Sachire championships. Patterson and ■ M ajor League Baseball combined singles and doubles enters the season ranked eighth Pietrowski were ranked as high wins in a season in Notre Dame after finishing his sophomore fifth last year with a final rank­ history. year ranked 20th in the country. ing of No. 21. Junior drills 1,000 While being ranked as high as He returns for his junior year The Irish men’s and women’s No. 16 during the season, Dasso after spending the summer as tennis teams open their fall sea­ won her first 20 singles dual one of six top American college sons this weekend as the RBI and 52nd HR matches and finished 14-6 players on the elite United women play host to the Eck against ranked opponents on States Tennis Associations All- Classic on Fri.-Sun, Sept. 18-20, Associated Press Griffey got to 1,000 RBIs her way to an NCAA singles bid. American Summer Team. at the Courtney Tennis Center. faster than anyone except Mel Dasso and Hall will team He became Notre Dame’s first The mens tennis team travels to MINNEAPOLIS Ott (27 years, three months), together in doubles for the first All-American since 1994 last Houston, Texas, for the Rice Ken Griffey Jr. became the Jimmie Foxx (27 years, eight time this season and have been year when he advanced to the Invitational on Fri.-Sun, Sept. fourth-youngest player in months) and Lou Gehrig (28 ranVprl Nn 1 R third round at the NCAA cham­ 18-20. major league history to reach years, 9 1/2 months). Gehrig 1.000 RBIs, and hit his AL- got to the milestone 10 days best 52nd homer today in the faster than Griffey. Seattle Mariners game Griffey also is the first in against the Minnesota Twins. Seattle history with 1,000 Griffey drove in five runs. RBIs. He has 132 this season, lie hit a two-run single in third-best in the AL and the the fourth inning to pass the third-highest total of his 1.000 milestone, lie added a career. He also needs one three-run'homer in a six-run stolen base to become only seventh and has 1,004 RBIs the third player ever with 50 in his 10 seasons. homers and 20 steals in a A t 28 years and 10 months, season. Come experience the Fun YOU can have working for...

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coach Katie Weismiller. Boylan is focusing on team goals Boylan this season. continued from page 28 “As a team, last year we made it to the sweet 16, so we want to “Her attitude, the way she goes make it further, to the top eight, about it, has really served her and ultimately to win a national well. She just gets better all the championship,” said Boylan. tim e." “Priority-wise, as a sophomore, I Boylan’s play presents a formi­ am able to put volleyball first." dable challenge for any team. She Said Brown, “She is only a was one of 40 volleyball players sophomore, but she plays with invited to train with the USA incredible poise and maturity. Volleyball Program this summer, What makes her stand out from only the most recent in a long list other players is her work ethic, of accomplishments for the 6-foot- her competitiveness and her lead­ I native of Lisle, III. She is also ership skills." highly respected by college coach­ Looked to as a consistent leader es. on the team, she is also counted “Boylan's one of the best setters on for solid play game-in and in the country," said Colorado game-out. If she can continue to coach Pi'i Aiu after his team look dominate play for the Irish the on the Irish. rest of this season, the team “Their [Notre Dame’s] setter should be a contender for its I Boylan I does a great job of dis­ fourth straight Big East champi­ The Observer/John Daily tributing the ball,” added Indiana onship. 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0 WOMEN'S SOCCER Petrucelli s excellence promotes women’s soccer By BRIAN KESSLER ates of Petrucelli’s soccer program; now, standout Assistant Sports Editor players like Anne Makinen, Jenny Streiffer and Jenny Heft are among the team’s rising stars. On Sunday, the largest regular season crowd in “I’ve just done my job and worked hard to bring women’s college soccer history showed up to pay the best players 1 could find to Notre Dame,” said tribute to two of the premier soccer programs in Petrucelli. the country. His commitment to winning — coupled with his A total of 6,024 fans packed Fetzer Field in outstanding players — has also raised attendance Chapel Hill, N.C., to watch a one-versus-two levels wherever the Irish play. showdown, as top-ranked North Carolina squared “My first and only goal is to win National off against No. 2 Notre Dame. Championships,” said Petrucelli. “That continues The 5-1 outcome in favor of North Carolina to be our goal. I think growth only comes along spoke volumes about the continuing dominance of with winning. the Tar Heel program, but the final score was not “Anson IDorrancel has been the ultimate pio­ the only conclusion that could be drawn from the neer,” Petrucelli continued. “He has achieved game. more success than anyone, not just on the college Women’s soccer has grown tremendously in the level, but also on the international level.” past few seasons and Notre Dame has played a Notre Dame and North Carolina, two of the win- significant role in that development. ningest programs in recent years, have helped “Over the course of the last few years, the qual­ spearhead the growth of women’s soccer at the ity of play has improved significantly,” said head collegiate level. coach Chris Petrucelli. “I think the quality of “I’m very excited,” said Dorrance following his teams attracts fans because they know they are team’s win over the Irish. “We put on a show for going to see a great game.” these fans and that’s what keeps them coming Notre Dame has been putting on a show for back.” fans for more than 10 seasons now. Petrucelli has In 1997, a sellout crowd came to Alumni Field been an integral part of Notre Dame’s success. to watch Notre Dame play North Carolina, and In his eight-plus seasons, he has boasted a 157- this year’s game set a new regular season single­ 20-9 record and a .871 winning percentage, game attendance record on the Tar Heels’ home which ranks him second among NCAA Division 1 field. women’s soccer program. “Our sport has grown throughout the country,” Following Sunday’s game, Carolina head coach said Petrucelli. “It hasn’t just been our teams, but Anson Dorrance spoke about Petrucelli’s contri­ something like 80,000 people came out to watch bution to the game. the Olympics. I think that trickles down to us and “Chris [Petrucelli] and I spend our lives in this helps us draw more. The growth of those teams sport,” said Dorrance. “He has been one of the has helped the success of our teams.” pioneers of the game and has played an im por­ A North Carolina-Notre Dame rematch in the tant role in the growth of women’s soccer.” Final Four could lie somewhere down the road. If Petrucelli has recruited and developed some of so, fans will be sure to flock to Greensboro, N.C., the world’s best players. Kate Sobrero, Cindy to watch two of the most exciting teams in The Observer/John Daily Daws and Holly Manthei are much-lauded gradu­ women’s sports compete at the highest level. Coach Chris Petrucelli, two-time national coach of the year, has led the Irish to four NCAA semifinal showings in the last eight years.

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