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OLUME 38 : ISSUE 70 FRIDAY. JANUARY 16, 2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM University: close Juniper Road ND starts dialogue By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER News Writer

The University has proposed program closing Juniper Road and redirecting traffic to a widened Ivy Road or a new By MATTHEW SMEDBERG road near Ivy, which would News Writer most likely be financed by the University. The signs began to go up While the safety of pedestri­ in September: “Had enough ans crossing Juniper to reach talk? Engage in sustained campus buildings and parking dialogue.” Others asked lots is one reason for closing “What do Princeton and Juniper, University officials Parts efimtipe UVA have that Notre Dame also say they want to maintain ## doesn’t? Sustained the relatively small, pedestri­ Read to be Dialogue.” Students won­ an nature of the campus. removed dered what they might "It's not just about safety; mean. Thursday night, in we want to keep campus the Coleman-Morse lounge, small,” said University archi­ Improvements they found out. tect Doug Marsh. to Ivy Road In the course of the town Officials say closing Juniper hall meeting commemorat­ would allow a campus devel­ (Alternative?) ing Martin Luther King Jr., opment boundary to be creat­ Tessa Garcia, student gov­ ed, so that new buildings are improvements ernment’s diversity chair­ constructed within the current lo Ivy Road person, stood up to footprint, rather than expand­ announce the inception of ing the campus, which offi­ (Alternatives) a new initiative called cials say they have no desire Sustained Dialogue meant to help break down diversi­ see JUNIPER/page 4 MIKE HARKINS AND PAUL RONCALZObserver graphic ty barriers on campus. The program involves small groups of eight to 12 individuals, each of whose background is different. Gay marriage rulings may affect ND housing These people will meet twice a month over the marriage, but does not specify when the day ever came ... [the changed.” course of a semester or By DOLORES DIAZ that the couples must be male contract] would probably change According to the mission state­ year. After agreeing to con­ News Writer and female, which would create a to specify that the marriage must ment of the Office of Resident life fidentiality, they will dis­ loophole if Indiana acknowledged be between a heterosexual cou­ and Housing, “The University cuss issues surrounding The University Office of gay civil unions. ple.” encourages a way of living conso­ their own experiences with Residence Life and Housing could However Mary Gude, assistant As a Catholic institution, the nant with a Christian community diversity; if all goes face allowing same-sex marriage vice president of student affairs University is required to uphold and manifest in prayer, liturgy according to plan, they will partners to reside in campus mar­ and standing committee chair for the teaching of the Catholic and service. Residential life be able to share very per­ riage housing residents if gay and lesbian student needs, Church that does not grant or endeavors to develop that sense sonal information so that Massachusetts’ ruling allowing said she was not concerned about acknowledge gay marriage. This of community that is at once more others can learn to value same-sex marriages becomes a the Massachusetts ruling having extends to University housing, as human and more divine.” them and what they stand national trend. any immediate effect on the well. Because homosexual couples for. The University also could Indiana marriage law, nor did she “The official doctrine of the could potentially live off campus Sustained Dialogue change its graduate family hous­ consider the contract inflexible. Church is that marriage is together and keep their sexuality developed out of work done ing contracts, which limit lodging “Indiana would be at the end of between a man and a woman,” a secret from the University quite by Harold Saunders, a U.S. to degree-seeking students and the line on [changing the m ar­ said Gude. “The wording [of the their spouses pending proof of riage law],” Gude said. “If and contract] would have to be see HOUSING/page 4 see DIALOGUE/page 6 OIT completes massive network upgrade over break

nology officer, emphasized other closets that had accumulated over By WILL PUCKETT advantages. the years as well, reducing the News Writer “This upgrade replaced 5 year- possibility of it causing problems. old equipment that was costing us This is not the only thing OIT While students were vacation­ a lot of money to maintain and has been doing, Latimer said. ing over winter break, the Office repair,” Latimer said. “The During the fall semester, network of Information Technology was switches we put in are easier to equipment was upgraded in hard at work on the largest net­ maintain, can be managed DeBartolo, Grace and Planner work upgrade ever at the remotely, and overall will cost us halls, and the wireless network University. A team of engineers less money to run.” continues to be expanded, visited each residence hall and The switch closets — 75 of them Latimer said. replaced the approximately 220 in 62 buildings — were upgraded, “We obviously have more switches that connect students to as well. Many air conditioning desires than we have dollars, and the network, in addition to other units were not adequate, and we re trying to pick the most cost- improvements. some buildings had no air condi­ effective improvements to the net­ The upgrade was implemented tioning. potentially allowing equip­ work. This major upgrade to not only to quicken the speed of ment to overheat and suffer dam­ ResNet kept coming up, and so the network, but to improve the age. Where necessary, those sys­ we did that over break — but reliability and manageability of tems were replaced or new ones that’s not all we’re doing,” he the network, as well, officials were installed, Latimer said. said. “We re hoping to make said. Uninterruptible power supplies, more upgrades to the campus While the network received or battery backups, were also network, including offering more approximately a tenfold improve­ installed in each switch closet, bandwidth and more flexibility for ment in raw speed, from 10 allowing the campus network to everyone who uses the network.” Photo courtesy of OIT megabits to 100 megabits for continue to function for some time Tom Marentette and Pete Shaw, network engineers for the OIT, each student’s computer, Dewitt should the power go out. Dust Contact Will Puckett at rewire Morissey Hall’s switch closet over winter break. Latimer, Notre Dame’s chief tech­ and dirt were cleaned out of the [email protected] page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Friday, January 16, 2004

In sid e C olum n Question of the Day: W hat Til death do us part

“Father of the Bride” it wasn't. But the worst part about Britney Spears’ double- dare shotgun Las Seth Erwin Paul Critser BJ. Duebrea Adam Kaufmann Brianna Carter Vegas wedding last Senior Junior Fifth year Junior Freshman week wasn’t that Off-campus the bride wore the Off-campus Off-campus O’Neill Farley now infamous “jeans and a base­ ball cap,” nor that 7 would be a “A burning bush "I’d be a chia "The kind with “Grass, but not only one of the above was white. tomacco plant. so people will p et." legs that eats the pokey kind.' It wasn’t the follow my meat. ” Claire Heininger media frenzy that commandments. ” followed, which r ocketed even Production groom Jason Editor Alexander’s spot- light-craving high school ex-girlfriend onto prime time entertainment news. The worst part was what the 55-hour debacle inadvertently pointed out: While Britney’s celebrity was enough to merit In B r ie f a legal annulment, her heterosexuality was enough to merit an equally legal marriage. The Career Center will spon­ The debate over whether Britney’s or sor a workshop on Friday at 3 any other marriage should be labeled p.m. in the L aFortune “holy matrimony,” “civil union” or some­ Ballroom in preparation for thing in between reached its boiling the Winter Career and point over the holidays, when the Internship Fair. The workshop release of a New York Times/CBS News will address writing a cover poll showed 55 percent of Americans to letter, interviewing, job strate­ be in favor of a proposed constitutional gies and more. amendment to restrict marriage to a union between a man and a woman. RecSports will host an open While most supporters acknowledge skate Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. that an amendment won’t automatically at the Joyce Ice Rink. Skates make the “straight lightbulb” go off in are available to rent for $3. homosexuals’ heads, the promise that the gay lifestyle will remain in the shad­ Enjoy night club dancing at ows instead of on the altars is enough to Legends on Friday. The fun win their support. Most of the 55 per­ starts at midnight and contin­ cent likely feel guilty about outright ues until 4 a.m. intolerance but have no qualms telling gays to keep their “confused” hands off Student Activities will spon­ a “sacred institution” and thus their sor open billiards at ND commitment out of sight. Express from 9 p.m. to mid­ President Bush has publicly endorsed night on Friday. the idea of an amendment and plans to ANDY KENNAZThe Observer A Notre Dame Fire Rescue vehicle is parked In front of Fisher Hall on Thursday Enjoy bowling at Beacon stress it as a major issue of the 2004 evening. Members of the Fire Department were called to the South Quad residence election campaign, most likely under the Bowl on Friday. Transportation hall when the fire alarm sounded and they quickly inspected the dorm before giving will be provided from Library exploitative assumption that his the all-clear. Democratic opponent would refuse to Circle at 9:30 p.m. The event is sign it into law. As the party lines sponsored by Flipside. become entrenched and the shouts on each side get louder, it becomes easy to Kennedy's Kitchen, a seven overlook the question at the root of the O ffbeat piece Irish band, will perform debate — whose job is it to decide? at L egends at 10 p.m. on Is it the President, Congress, the Brain sandwiches still on egg, seasoning and flour, puff Naked in the 20-degree Friday. Supreme Court? Or is it the two people some menus up when cooked. They are weather, the three young who are enough in love that they are EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Fear served hot, heaping outside men huddled behind cars in RecSports will sponsor a willing face the daily disapproval of of mad cow disease hasn’t the bun. a parking lot until police cross country ski clinic and announcing that love for all to hear? Is kept Cecelia Coan from eat­ They are traced back to a arrived. open house for the ski shop at the sanctity of marriage truly more ing her beloved deep-fried time when southern Indiana The three entered the the Rockne Memorial Pro Shop threatened by homosexual couples’ per­ cow brain sandwiches. newcomers from Germany restaurant before daybreak on Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m. ceived lack of “normalcy” than it is by She’s more concerned and Holland wasted little. Wednesday, wearing only Those interested in the clinic the lack a seriousness and loyalty — a about what the cholesterol Some families have their own shoes and hats. They left are asked to p rereg ister problem undeniably rampant in the tra­ will do to her heart than suf­ recipes passed down over the their car running so they through RecSports. ditional man-and-wife match? fering the brain-wasting dis­ generations. could make a quick escape. If amendment supporters truly believe ease found in a cow in But the streakers watched Popular Genus, a five piece that it is up to the government to pre­ Washington state. Streakers watch as their through the windows as a Nashville-based band, will per­ vent homosexuals from marrying, they “I think I'll have hardening car is stolen man who had been eating form at Legends on Saturday. have every right to propose it. But it of the arteries before I have SPOKANE, Wash. — Three inside the restaurant drove Doors open at 9:30 p.m. would serve them well to find a better mad cow disease,” said men who went streaking off in their car. disguise for their discomfort with gays Cecelia Coan, 40, picking up through a Denny’s restaurant No charges were brought To submit information to be — tellingly the poll found the strongest a brain sandwich to go at the were chilled and chagrined against the streakers. included in this section of The support for

percent of the designs exhibited of more 'phishing' By MERYL GUYER News Writer some previous graphic design experience, Crossin said. Warning follows increase in complaints This is the 14th year of The The Shirt selection process Shirt tradition at Notre Dame, continued this week with final which began as an independent threats, but the threats are design submissions sent to Katie student project initiated by By WILL PUCKETT simply too numerous to com­ Crossin, president of the project. Brennan Harvath to cover med­ News Writer pletely stop them. Hence, The winner will be notified in ical costs for a graduate student students must guard them­ the upcoming weeks, at which injured in a hit-and-run acci­ Prompted by a severe selves against would-be point he or she will receive a dent. The Shirt’s purpose was to increase in fraudulent phone thieves. $200 award and assist Crossin unify students as well as raise calls and e-mails to Notre “A good rule of thumb and the rest of The Shirt produc­ funds for the unexpected costs. Dame students, the Office of might be to never give out tion staff with the project. The 1990 home opener foot­ Information Technology will private information over the The w inner’s design will be ball game versus Michigan fea­ be sending out a security phone to anyone unless you used for the 2004-05 Shirt, tured 85 percent of the student alert via e-mail in the near made the call,” Dobbins said. although there will be some nec­ body in The Shirt and 9,500 future. “If someone essary alterations m ade to shirts were sold that season. According to contacts you accommodate moving the design After its first two years of pro­ Gary Dobbins, “A good rule of wanting per­ from paper to fabric. ANDY KENNA/The Observer duction, the Hammes Bookstore, Katie Crossin, president of director of infor­ thumb might be to sonal informa­ And the color of the 2004-05 along with other campus stores, mation security tion, offer to shirt? The Shirt project, poses with never give out picked up The Shirt, which con­ an ‘03 Shirt in the bookstore. for the call them back “[That’s] the thousand dollar tributed to increased sales. University, this private information at the number question,” Crossin said. This year’s Shirt continues in is a problem to anyone unless listed on the While participants were its tradition with a student-run need in order to purchase items that students credit card requested to submit at least one focus said Crossin, and much of like dance tickets and other should take very you m ade the call ” company’s design in the familiar kelly green the decision-making is left to extras that help them participate seriously. website, or color, the committee has not students, although The Shirt in more campus life events. “We’ve seen a Gary Dobbins whatever it is.” definitively chosen that color for project is now joined by mem­ With The Shirt’s continued dramatic rise in director So-called the new shirts. bers of the Alumni Association, ‘phishing’ type “phishing” has success, there has been discus­ Information Security Eight designers were chosen the Student Senate, the Hammes sion about increasing compensa­ exploits, where becom e an to be finalists from a first round Bookstore and the Financial tion for the selected designer, someone con­ - increasing of submissions turned in Nov. Management Board. which is now $200. However, tacts students problem 26. This preliminary design was Proceeds from shirt sales are with the history of the project as on the telephone or via e- nationwide. very general, left up to the cre­ divided in two. Half of the money a social service and the fact that mail and sounds a heck of a The full extent of the swin­ ativity of the applicant. Some supports student clubs and positions within the project, lot like Visa or Mastercard, dles is unknown, but several submissions were just concepts organizations, and the other half including that of the President, asking for personal informa­ major Internet service or ideas rather than full designs, fulfills the original purpose of are completely voluntary, no tion such as credit card providers and universities Crossin said. covering unforeseen medical decision to increase the prize numbers,” Dobbins said. have reported problems, and The competition attracted a costs for students, Crossin said. amount has been made, Crossin “We’re just trying to make increasing media attention is variety of individuals from dif­ Within the latter half there is said. people aware that they’re being directed at the topic. ferent majors, although contest­ also a “rector fund,” which is going to be hit with this.” ants were not asked their majors given to the care of rectors to Contact Meryl Guyer at Dobbins said OIT tries very Contact Will Puckett at when applying, and roughly 50 dispense to students in financial [email protected]. hard to keep on top of new [email protected]. Re-start” Night For new & returning participants For new & past leaders

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ty members, although some that students who do not obey did it and took a lot of criticism suggestions, such as building crosswalk signals are the ones Housing for it, and Notre Dame already Juniper tunnels for pedestrians under who cause safety problems on has more of a conservative tra­ continued from page 1 Juniper, are not feasible. Juniper. continued from page 1 dition than it does.” “Our goal is to be a good “One of the things people are Irwin said that a change to the to do. The campus master plan neighbor. We have to consider beginning to notice about easily, the matter boils down to clause would have to be passed calls for two new residence their feedback, but we have to Notre Dame students is that principle. Gay rights advocates through the Board of Fellows, halls to be constructed on the be realistic, too,” Rucker said. they think they can do any­ seek to foster a community which is required to vote on cer­ area where Juniper currently On Wednesday night at a thing because they are Notre where homosexuals are free to tain policy changed. The Board passes between Knott and meeting at Darden Primary Dame students ... they need to be open with their lifestyle. consists of three priests and Pasquerilla East Halls and the School, the University unveiled be taking some responsibility,” But if such changes to the resi­ three laymen who already serve B2 and D2 parking lots. two new plans that would cre­ Morehouse said. dence contract became neces­ on the Board of Trustees. Improving the traffic flow ate a new road through prop­ Other residents raised con­ sary, the task would fall to “For anything to pass, you around campus is also a rea­ erty the University owns east cerns about students crossing General Counsel upon word have to have majority vote,” said son to close Juniper and of campus instead of taking an improved Ivy Road from from the University administra­ Irwin. improve other roads, officials homes, which County Turtle Creek to campus, saying tion. Associate Vice President Gude said that part of the rea­ say. The University says that Commissioner Mark Dobson that there are currently no and Counsel Jill Bodensteiner son that the University didn’t 8,100 vehicles pass through praised for being responsive to crosswalks, and students dart said that, if the contract were to adopt the sexual orientation sec­ part of Juniper each day, but the concerns of community in and out of traffic to cross be changed, it wouldn’t neces­ tion as part if its anti-discrimina­ estimates that less than 2,000 members. the road. Marsh said a pedes­ sarily take very long to com­ tion clause was precisely to of them are through trips. “From what I've seen and trian crossing will be studied. plete. avoid getting caught in a situa­ Estimates show that an aver­ heard, I’m that much more “I don’t think we’re planning “The process [of changing a tion that would place University age trip on Juniper from impressed,” Dobson said. on a traffic signal just for contract] could take a day or a policy and the Church position at Cleveland Road to the Five In both alternatives, ^vy pedestrians ... We need to find year depending on its impor­ odds with each other. Points intersection currently Road would be disconnected a way to get a properly desig­ tance,” said Bodensteiner. In order for the University to takes 15 minutes. But esti­ from Douglas Road so it would nated pedestrian crossover Bodensteiner said that, as a smoothly adopt a sexual orienta­ mates show that if no changes not be used as a through that [students] can’t even private institution, the University tion section to its anti-discrimi­ were made, in 2025 there street. Ivy Road would likely screw up,” Marsh said. is not bound by normal constitu­ nation clause it would have to be would be 12,900 vehicles trav­ be increased to four lanes In the next months, the tional law. The anti-discrimina­ in response to a change in eling on Juniper each day and between Edison and Vanness University will continue to tion clause of the University, Church teaching. However, Gude an average trip would take Roads. At Vanness, the new conduct traffic modeling and stated on the graduate policy acknowledged that the Church 19.3 minutes. road would split from Ivy, develop a draft layout of road contract, does not include a sec­ stance on homosexuality Director of Community either connecting to Douglas improvements. Eventually, tion on sexual orientation or remains a controversial issue on Relations Jackie Rucker said Road (alternative 6) or con­ Notre Dame will bring its lend itself to gay rights. which many Catholic academics that the University has made it necting back to Juniper (alter­ plans before the county coun­ “[As a private institution the remain divided. a priority to share its plans for native 7). Any plan to close cil for approval, but Marsh University] cuts away on a lot of “Who knows in the future?” Juniper with the community, Juniper and build new roads said the University does not indirect freedoms,” said Cory Gude said. “But you can imagine which has helped to alleviate or expand existing ones have a tim eline in which it Irwin, Notre Dame student and this is going to take sometime; fears and eliminate rumors. requires the approval of the hopes to close Juniper. member on the Standing the stance is founded on gospel,” In December, the University county council. The University is also study­ Committee for Gay and Lesbian Gude speculated that the unveiled plans to expand Ivy While residents of Ivy Road ing two other changes, in con­ Student Needs. Massachusetts ruling would take Road to four lanes at two pub­ were pleased to hear a new junction with county officials: Even if the contract loophole about four or five years for the lic meetings. In one plan, road would not require them ♦ Straightening Edison south remained, gay advocates would courts to fully work through, called 4g, the road would still to move, many other area resi­ of campus so the road would have to seek an amendment to and she emphasized that much run between Edison and dents still are not in favor of curve through the tailgating the non-discrimination clause remains unsettled. Douglas Roads. In a second closing Juniper. fields rather than in front of which does not apply to homo­ Indiana is one of 37 states that plan, called 5g, the road would Indian Lakes resident Carole the DeBartolo Center for the sexuals. However, the clause has have laws prohibiting recogni­ run between Edison but curve Morehouse said she believes Performing Arts, allowing for been challenged before and was tion of gay marriage. Of the 13 after passing through Bulla closing Juniper would increase a more attractive campus last rejected by the Board of states without such a law, two Road to reconnect with her commute to work by at entry to be constructed Trustees in 1998. are in the Midwest, Wisconsin Juniper Road. These proposals least 10 minutes if she took ♦ C onnecting Ivy Road to For Irwin, a change in the and Ohio, eight are on the east were not popular with resi­ Cleveland Road to Main Street Tw yckenham Road, so th at near future seems doubtful. coast and the remaining three dents on Ivy Road who would instead of using Juniper. drivers would not have to turn “We basically haven’t been are Wyoming, New Mexico and lose their houses as a result of “It’s the only North-South onto Edison from Ivy, then SR able to move on it. Even now, it Oregon. construction. roadway we have,” Morehouse 23, then Twyckenham would get shot down,” said Rucker said that the said. Irwin. “A lot of that also has to University is carefully consid­ A concern echoed by many Contact Scott Brodfuehrer at do with publicity. Boston Contact Dolores Diaz at ering feedback from communi­ residents at the meeting was [email protected] [College] is a Catholic school that [email protected]

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International N e w s Bush visits Martin Luther King's grave Acquittal sought for 9/11 suspect HAMBURG, Germany — Lawyers for the second Sept. 11 suspect to go on trial argued Between 700-800 demonstrators protes Thursday that the Moroccan was unaware of the plot by hijack ringleader Mohamed Atta. Associated Press Abdelghani Mzoudi, charged with more than 3,000 counts of accessory to murder ATLANTA — Looking for election-year support from and membership in a terrorist organization, black voters in the South, knew al-Qaida cell members but was not President Bush was greet­ part of the plan to attack the United States, ed at Martin Luther King's lawyer Guel Pinar told the Hamburg state grave here Thursday by court during closing arguments. noisy demonstrators who “Abdelghani Mzoudi belonged to the group chanted “Go home, Bush!” of students around Mohamed Atta. He spent after receiving a warmer time in Afghanistan. The evidence shows reception at a run-down that — but no more than that,” Pinar argued. church in New Orleans. Prosecutors last week sought the maximum As Bush placed a wreath 15 years in prison for Mzoudi, 31, arguing on King’s crypt, a low cho­ rus of boos could be heard evidence showed he assisted the Sept. 11 from across the street plotters. where an estimated 700 to 800 protesters beat drums American pilot pays fine for gesture and waved signs bearing SAG PAULO, Brazil — An American Airlines slogans such as “War is not pilot paid a fine of nearly $13,000 Thursday after the answer” and “It’s not a being accused of making an obscene gesture photo-op, George.” during new customs procedures for U.S. citizens. Bush’s four-stop swing Brazil authorities charged that Dale Robin through Georgia and Hersh, 53, lifted his middle finger on Wednesday Louisiana allowed him to court two important con­ while undergoing the new security process, stituencies — religious con­ imposed in response to similar rules in the servatives, who make up United States for citizens of Brazil and many his base of support, and other countries. black voters, only 9 percent Hersh was accused of showing contempt for of whom supported him in authorities — a crime in Brazil punishable by up 2000. Events in both states to two years in jail. were paired with fund-rais­ But officials said the offense was minor, fining ers, which raised $2.3 mil­ him $12,750 instead of pressing charges. lion for his campaign account, already brimming with more than $130 mil­ lion. N ational N e w s In this year’s presidential race, Bush probably will garner only slightly more of A masked protestor — one of hundreds — voices his opinion as President Bush Press gathers as Jackson arraigned the black vote, predicts arrives to commemorate the death of Martin Luther King Jr. at his grave site. SANTA MARIA, Calif. — The world press David Bositis, a political dismissed his visit to the Louisiana, Bush said King like he’s doing all these analyst in Washington who understood that “faith is things for black people. It descended in full force Thursday on the nor­ grave as a symbolic gesture focuses on black issues. that only underscored power greater than all oth­ makes him look less con­ mally quiet Santa Maria Valley, setting up “Nine percent is the low­ shortcomings in the admin­ ers,” and that it was impor­ servative, and that’s a mini TV studios with satellite dishes to beam est for a Republican candi­ istration’s relationship with tant for America to “honor potential plus for white, news around the globe when pop star date since Barry blacks. his life and what he stood suburban swing voters.” Michael Jackson is arraigned on charges of Gold water,” he said. “When Back in Washington, Rep. for.” At the church, where child molestations you get a zero on a test and Elijah Cummings, chair­ Bush was at Union Bethel pews are broken and the Call it O.J. deja vu. you take it a second time, man of the Congressional A.M.E. Church, in a high- sky can be seen through Nearly 10 years after the O.J. Simpson trial the odds are that you’re Black Caucus, said not one crime area of downtown holes in stained glass win­ brought a media horde to the Los Angeles going to do a little better.” policy decision made by the New Orleans, to push his dow panes, Bush courts, many of the same players have The president, standing Bush administration — faith-based initiative. He announced that the Justice Department has finalized trekked 150 miles northwest to a rural area silently, his head slightly from the war in Iraq to the typically uses black church­ bowed, appeared unfazed economy, from education to es for faith-based events, just such regulations affect­ better known for its vineyards and strawber­ by the protesters at King’s the environment — has but Bositis of the Joint ing $3.7 billion in funding, ry fields than its criminal cases. tomb, where he laid a mirrored King’s dream. Center for Political and primarily for programs that The feeling of a time warp was intensified wreath of red, white and “The president needs to be Economic Studies, a think help crime victims, prevent by the presence of Simpson prosecutor blue flowers to mark what more embracing of elected tank in Washington said child victimization and pro­ Marcia Clark, standing outside the court­ would have been the civil African American officials Thursday’s events were tai­ mote safe schools. house doing reports for “Entertainment rights leader’s 75th birth­ and the entire African lored to winning white vot­ “That’s why I’m here — Tonight.” day. American community every ers too. to get involved with the King Center officials said day of the year, not just on “They’re aimed at white faith-based initiative,” said Man faces double murder charges they extended no formal January 15th,” he said. Christian conservative sup­ David Shelton Jr., minister invitation to Bush but porters,” he said. from a poor church nearby McKEESPORT, Pa. — A man was charged Bush didn’t speak pub­ accepted his offer to come. licly at the grave, but earli­ “Appearing in black that has fed 400,000 peo­ Thursday with killing two brothers during a The president’s critics er at the black church in churches makes him look ple the past 17 years. fight over a half-ounce of crack, and authori­ ties were investigating whether he also shot his ex-girlfriend and her daughter. Keith Howard, 38, was charged with homi­ cide in the deaths of Jamar Hooper, 27, and Ondrea Hooper, 23, the county coroner’s Rover rolls onto planet's surface office said. mission. “Our wheels are finally were misty-eyed and choked-up as Associated Press dirty.” they described the success of the The six-wheeled vehicle had been maneuver, and raised a champagne Local N e w s PASADENA, Calif. — To the great relief of NASA scientists, the Spirit perched atop its lander since its toast at an early morning news con­ rover rolled onto the surface of arrival on Mars on Jan. 3. On ference. Kernan line-item veto questioned Mars and trundled across the Thursday, it finally rolled down a “Mars now is our sandbox, and we INDIANAPOLIS — Lawmakers have given an salmon-colored soil Thursday for ramp onto the surface of the Red are ready to play and learn” said early, bipartisan response to Democratic Gov. the first time since the vehicle Planet, covering a mere 10 feet, as Charles Elachi, director of NASA’s Joe Kernan’s call for the power of the line-item bounced to a landing nearly two planned. The trip took 78 seconds. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. veto on spending: Forgot it. weeks ago. Engineers had worried that the Spirit is to spend three to four After deadlines passed in the Senate and The slow maneuver was a nail-bit­ golf-cart-size vehicle might become days parked beside its lander, giving House this week, not a single legislator had ing moment for scientists who had snagged on its ramp or damaged it time to find its bearings and per­ filed a joint resolution with language allowing a feared that Spirit might become yet beyond repair, making it impossible form some preliminary analysis of governor to strike individual items from the another casualty in the star-crossed to complete its mission. Scientists the soil and pebbles around it. Then budget without killing the entire bill. history of Mars exploration. said the roll-off may have been the it will set off a meandering journey Giving the governor such power would “This is a big relief,” said Rob riskiest step the rover would ever to prospect for geologic evidence require amending the Indiana Constitution, a Manning, manager of the entry, take on Mars. that the now-dry planet was once process that usually takes at least three years. descent and landing portion of the NASA engineers and scientists wetter and hospitable to life. page 6 The Observer ♦ NIEVES Friday, January 16, 2004 Panel nixes reducing King's legacy discussed

ment, and J. Roberto tioned being apprehensive radioactive testing By MATT SMEDBERG Gutierrez, University vice that they would be seen as News Writer president for communication, patronizing if they tried to WASHINGTON — The Energy during nuclear weapons making asked the assembled students mingle with minorities. Department has not done the — in ancient salt beds 2,150 feet Students, faculty and staff open-ended questions which Elena Lacayo, a sophomore necessary tests to justify relaxing below ground. met in the Coleman-M orse had been put together by the from Howard Hall, described the testing of radioactive waste Under the Energy Center lounge Thursday night event’s four student organiz­ her experiences coming from shipments bound for a New Department’s proposed changes, for a “town hall meeting” as ers. The questions were her homeland of Nicaragua to Mexico storage site, a panel of instead of testing each shipment part of the celebration of framed in terms of King’s life Notre Dame. scientists said Thursday. of waste, records kept orl each Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and legacy, but student “I found that there are The department has argued drum of radioactive material discussing issues of campus answers dealt with the histor­ rules, unspoken rules, that that safety checks required on would be used to determine diversity, respect and other ical aspect only in passing, make it very difficult to deal shipments to the Waste Isolation whether the waste inside is eligi­ topics related to King’s legacy. preferring to cut straight to with someone from another Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, N.M., ble to be buried at the site. The event drew a large their ideas on the state of the culture, someone who is dif­ cost $3.1 billion and create There is no deadline for the audience who did not hesitate campus. ferent ... I think I break the delays. Changing the require­ state to act on the Energy to voice their ideas — and Students voiced concerns rules a lot without even know­ ments would save time and Department application. their frustration at the ways that ethnic groups are ing it, because I grew up in a money, the department said in Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., they see the Notre Dame envi­ sequestered into their own different culture,” Lacayo petitioning for changes last who objected to the Domenici ronment stifling real diversity. areas of campus life, rather said. week. provision, said the scientists’ The event’s moderators, than being seen as participat­ A report by a panel of scien­ report shows that Congress professor Carolyn Nordstrom ing in all that Notre Dame has Contact Matthew Smedberg at tists appointed by the National should only pre-empt state regu­ of the anthropology depart- to offer. White students men- [email protected] Research Council — a division of latory authority “after a trans­ the National Academies of parent process has taken place Science — said Energy has not — a process that yields thought­ done adequate studies to support ful and careful analysis.” its argument for The law cannot easing regulations be undone, and those analy­ YThis] is another Bingaman said, but ses should be it should serve as a Woman identifies rapist example o f DOE done before it reminder “that seeks to modify putting the cart there is a well- Associated Press Diane Alexander testified. In a hearing that began the state waste before the horse...” established process Lee faces a March 1 trial in Wednesday, prosecutors are disposal permit. for modifying exist­ BATON ROUGE, La. — A the death of Charlotte Murray seeking permission to use evi­ nurse who survived a beating However, a pro­ Ron Curry ing state regula­ Pace of Baton Rouge and has dence from four of the killings vision backed by tions and that the and attempted rape in her pleaded innocent. Police say and the assault on Alexander Sen. Pete New Mexico federal government home in 2002 pointed to seri­ DNA evidence linked Lee to in Pace’s trial. The hearing Domenici, R-N.M., Environment Secretary should respect it.” al killing suspect Derrick Todd the murders of five other will continue next month. and signed into Domenici defend­ Lee in a courtroom Thursday south Louisiana women Lee was arrested in Atlanta law last month by ed the provision. and said he was the attacker. between September 2001 and in May after an intense, 10- President Bush orders the Experience has shown us that “I’m absolutely sure, with­ March 200, and the assault on month manhunt that terrified Energy Department to request intrusive sampling techniques out a shadow of a doubt,” Alexander. women across Louisiana. that New Mexico relax its testing have shown to have little envi­ requirements and restricts the ronmental, public safety or state’s ability to refuse the health benefits,” he said. request. The National Research Council Sustained Dialogue in enthusiastic. “This is another example of panel said that when the Washington, D C. “There are some on this the management failures coming Carlsbad plant became the first Dialogue “If [Saunders] can make campus who will abhor the from the highest levels of DOE,” operational waste facility of its continued from page 1 dialogue across the world, idea of ‘Sustained Dialogue’ said New Mexico Environment kind four years ago, it made we can do it across campus,” because of their idea of the Secretary Ron Curry. “It is sense for regulators to be cau­ diplomat in Tajikistan. He said Garcia, a junior from homogeneity which they another example of DOE putting tious and impose rigorous meas­ organized meetings of Tajik Walsh Hall. associate with Notre Dame.” the cart before the horse and ures for screening waste. national officials and used Student response to the Garcia will be holding making unfounded assumptions Today, the site’s track record the principles which became announcement was over­ information sessions next to the detrim ent of New could help identify changes that the Sustained Dialogue pro­ whelmingly positive at the week for all interested in the Mexicans.” could be warranted. However, a gram to help them overcome town hall meeting. program. A kickoff retreat The Carlsbad facility buries systematic analysis is needed regional prejudices and dif­ Chandra Johnson, assistant will be held Feb. 7. transuranic waste — such as before the Energy Department ferences of outlook. The pro­ to the President, cautioned gloves, rags, tools, dried sludge can make its case that changes gram is currently run by the that some in the Notre Dame Contact Matthew Smedberg at and other debris contaminated are justified, the panel said. International Institute of community might not be so smedberg. 1 @nd.edu

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Yahoo’s comeback repre­ POUND 0 .5 4 8 sents another hopeful sign CANADIAN $ 1.296 for the high-tech industry. As more people get high­ speed Internet connections in their homes and invest A taxi whizzes past a Yahoo billboard in San Francisco last year. The company has In B r ief in portable devices to stay online, tech leaders like become the most popular Internet site. Intel Corp. and Apple luring traffic from AOL, sim ilarity to the frothy Yahoo’s ad revenue has Small cigarette companies sue La. Computer Inc. also are said industry analyst Rob days before the tech bub­ grown substantially since Three small cigarette makers filed a lawsuit reporting higher profits. Enderle. But that could ble burst in late 2000: it paid $1.8 billion to Monday accusing Louisiana of enacting legisla­ After deteriorating from quickly change if MSN, Almost everyone seems acquire Overture Services, tion aimed at preserving Big Tobacco’s market a 2000 high of $237.50 to AOL or another major Web convinced Yahoo is poised a marketing vehicle that share and artificially propping up the major pro­ a 2001 low of $8.02, site targets Yahoo. for years of robust growth charges Web sites to dis­ ducers’ settlement payments to the states. Yahoo’s stock price has While MSN and AOL can as the Internet increasing­ play their links alongside related search engine Plaintiffs said the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District tripled since the end of count on built-in traffic ly becomes ingrained in 2002, reaching $48 in from the subscribers who people’s lives and more results. Court in New Orleans, asked the court to declare mid-January. also pay them for Internet homes get broadband con­ Other acquisitions in Louisiana law unconstitutional. Lawyers for The Silicon Valley com­ connections, Yahoo has nections to make the Semel’s $2.5 billion buying those filing the suit said 18 other states, includ­ pany’s Web sites emerged relatively few financial ties medium even more useful. spree included the online ing Indiana, have similar laws. as the most popular to its audience. Yahoo “is a company in help-wanted site HotJobs The National Association of Attorneys General Internet destinations the “If someone really takes the right place at the right and search engine says such laws closed a loophole that gave last two months,' surpass­ aim and decides to try to time,” said analyst Imran provider Inktomi. upstart cigarette companies a price advantage ing Microsoft Corp.’s MSN hit Yahoo, they could lose Khan of Fulcrum Global With a soft-spoken man­ over companies that signed a settlement with 46 and Time Warner Inc.’s a lot of people before they Partners. ner and no previous states in 1998 and agreed to pay more than AOL for the first time, even knew it was happen­ Much of Yahoo’s success Internet experience, the reflects a turnaround in 60-year-old Semel didn’t $200 billion over 25 years to resolve state claims according to comScore ing,” Enderle said. Networks, which tracks The threat doesn’t Internet advertising, seem like a logical choice for reimbursement for the costs of treating sick Web use. Yahoo had 111 appear to worry Wall which fell from a $7.6 bil­ to run Yahoo, a fun-loving smokers. million unique visitors in Street. Analysts expect lion market in 2000 to company Filled with brash December. Yahoo’s profits to rise $6.2 billion in 2002 and workers who weren’t even Toyota car able to park itself Yahoo has thrived while nearly 50 percent this rebounded to $6.8 billion born when he first became TOKYO — Your hands don’t even need to be Microsoft has directed year. last year, according to fig­ a Hollywood executive in touching the steering wheel for it to start spin­ much of its attention at T here is one striking ures gathered by Fulcrum. 1972. ning back and forth aggressively, all by itself — slowly guiding the car into the parking spot. Parallel parking is designed to be a breeze with the Intelligent Parking Assist system, part of a new $2,200 option package for Toyota Motor Kroger employees sue for family leave Corp.’s Prius gas-electric hybrid in Japan. The plaintiffs — Jacqueline This is a bold and somewhat unnerving con­ ney who represents the workers. Three Indiana women “The more we dug into it, the Buckley of Crawfordsville, Jane cept, a car that parks itself. As a driver, you’ve file class-action suit more it became apparent this is a Carrington of Indianapolis and got to wonder as the Prius eases back toward systemic problem,” Lugbill said Karla Quillen of Danville — are the curb: What is this machine thinking? Wednesday. members of United Food & It's also difficult not to be gripped by a “Look The lawsuit was filed Monday in Commercial Workers Union Local Ma, no hands” thrill — even if the system only Associated Press U.S. District Court in Cincinnati, 700. The union represents nearly partially fulfills its promise. CINCINNATI — Three Kroger where Kroger is based. 4,000 Kroger workers in central workers in Indiana have filed a “For two months, we’ve tried to Indiana. ’ Outsourcing backlash forms class-action lawsuit accusing the work with top management and Thousands of Kroger employees SAN JOSE, Calif. — Executives from Silicon grocer of violating the Family and legal counsel at Kroger to avoid a nationwide could join the lawsuit if they have had similar experiences Valley to Wall Street are adamant that shifting Medical Leave Act. lawsuit,” Lugbill said. “But all Kroger placed the employees in we’ve seen is foot-dragging and upon returning to work after an white-collar jobs from the United States to jobs with reduced health care cov­ threats against us if we file such a FMLA leave in the past three years, developing countries is good business, but a erage when they returned in 2002 lawsuit. That left us with few other Lugbill said. backlash is brewing. from leaves protected by the law, or options.” The lawsuit is not part of contract Indiana’s state government canceled a $15 forced them to pay their own health Kroger spokesman Jeff Golc said disputes between Kroger and union million contract with an Indian consulting firm care bills for the time they missed, it is the company’s policy not to workers that triggered strikes in in November. said Ann Lugbill, a Cincinnati attor­ comment on pending litigation. several states last fall. page 8 The Observer ♦ NATIONAL NEWS Friday, January 16, 2004 Halliburton may have overcharged for fuel

Associated Press Halliburton has denied doing September. The latest document to sur­ for its sales to Halliburton anything wrong and called crit­ The referral to the inspector face is a Corps of Engineers because it had never sold fuel WASHINGTON — Halliburton icism of its actions unfair and general indicates the auditors memo to DCAA last week called before. The Army document chose a high-priced Kuwaiti politically motivated. suspect illegal activity. The a “business case” justifying the does not mention any demand supplier for gasoline in Iraq in The Defense Contract Audit investigation will center on fuel costs. Halliburton charged by Kuwait that only Altanmia just one day after considering Agency on Tuesday asked the actions by government work­ the Army more than double the could be used as a supplier. bids from only three compa­ Pentagon’s inspector general to ers, not the company, a senior cost for fuel it trucked into Iraq Halliburton got a contract to nies, an Army document says. investigate a “suspected irregu­ defense official said Thursday from Kuwait than for fuel it rep air Ira q ’s crum bling oil The Army Corps of Engineers larity” involving the on condition of anonymity. bought in Turkey. industry as part of its contract document, obtained Thursday Halliburton contract to provide The Army Corps of Halliburton has claimed that to provide emergency construc­ by The Associated Press, raises gasoline to civilians in Iraq. Engineers, which oversees the Altanmia was the only compa­ tion and other services to the new questions about Vice Auditors had said last month contract, has backed ny approved by the Kuwaiti Army. On May 4, military com­ President Dick Cheney’s former that Halliburton and its Halliburton. Corps officials last government to sell fuel in Iraq. manders in Iraq told company two days after Kuwaiti fuel supplier, the month ruled that Halliburton But the Corps of Engineers Halliburton to start supplying Pentagon auditors requested Altanmia Marketing Co., may subsidiary KBR didn’t have to document doesn’t say that. It gasoline in Iraq because an investigation of possible have overcharged the Army by justify the price it was paying says Altanmia had to get crowds in long lines at gas sta­ criminal wrongdoing. $61 million between May and Altanmia for fuel. Kuwaiti government approval tions were becoming unruly. Ashton Kutcher says Tunk'd!' is really over

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Associated Press see such sentiments commit­ grams, including 11 Cabinet- ted to writing. level departments and scores WASHINGTON — A Senate “It’s basically saying, ‘Here’s of other agencies, for the fis­ committee chairman has writ­ a list of your programs. If you cal year that started last Oct. double murders ten senators seeking their want to see them passed, you 1. Its 1,182 pages also include support for a troubled govern­ best vote for this bill,”’ said $7.5 billion for at least 7,000 Associated Press Police said Howard told them ment-wide spending bill and Philip Klinkner, a political sci­ home-district projects, House he argued with Jamar Hooper on pointedly listing the projects entist at Hamilton College in Democrats have said. McKEESPORT, Pa. — A man the top floor of Hooper’s home the measure includes for each C linton, N.Y., Republican was charged Thursday with and shot him during a fight. As lawmaker’s home state. who has stud­ leaders are killing two brothers during a fight Howard was coming down the The letter — which falls ied Congress. “There is only one threatening that if over a half-ounce of crack, and stairs he realized Ondrea Hooper short of explicitly threatening The bill’s the bill is blocked, authorities were investigating was downstairs and shot him, those projects — underscores Republican thing to do, and they will try push­ whether he also shot his ex-girl­ police said. the pressure both sides are supporters will that is vote this ing another meas­ friend and her daughter. Police said Howard was sus­ bringing as the Senate nears a need 60 of the turkey down and ure through Keith Howard, 38, was charged pected in the shootings of Moyer showdown vote over the $373 100 Senate Congress financ­ with homicide in the deaths of and Knight, but had not been billion measure on Tuesday, votes to pre­ start over." ing most pro­ Jamar Hooper, 27, and Ondrea charged. the day Congress returns from vent Democrats grams at last Hooper, 23, the county coroner’s Autopsies showed all the vic­ its winter recess. from delaying Paul Weyrich year’s levels. office said. tims were shot in the head. “The subcommittees have Moyer and Knight were also shot the legislation. Coalitions for America One dispute with The men were found shot late tried to accommodate your Members of newfound political Wednesday in Jamar Hooper’s in the chest and neck. priorities and concerns in this both parties clout is a provi­ house in suburban Pittsburgh, Moyer and her daughter were bill,” read the Jan. 6 letter by say the GOP may well fall sion delaying for two years a where Howard had been staying. last seen alive on Monday, and Senate Appropriations short. requirement that beef and Earlier that day, the bodies of investigators believe they may Committee Chairman Ted The House approved the many other foods carry labels Jane Moyer, 42, have been killed Stevens, R-Alaska. “Attached package Dec. 8 shortly before identifying their country of and Kinisha Knight, that day. Two you will find a list of projects Congress adjourned for the origin. 15, had been found “They were always friends of the that may be of particular year. Senate Majority Leader Since the Dec. 23 announce­ in their home about daughter found interest to you.” Bill Frist, R-Tenn., delayed his ment that a Washington state a block away. around each other, the bodies Senators and aides refused chamber’s vote until now Holstein had tested positive Police Chief just like they were Wednesday when to discuss the letters publicly. because of opposition from for mad cow disease, that dis­ Joseph Pero said that day. ” they stopped by One senator’s letter included Democrats and some pute has become one the bill’s police had been the home worried a nine-page attachment listing Republicans over overtime most visible, with many called to Moyer’s because the girl more than 300 projects, pay, media ownership rules Democrats demanding the home about a half- Phillisa Hooper h ad n ’t been in including one as small as and other issues. removal of the delaying lan­ dozen times since mother of victims class, Pero said. $25,000 for a neighborhood “There is only one thing to guage from the measure. December for Howard was youth center, said an aide do, and that is vote this “I think there is a great deal domestic matters being held at the speaking on condition of turkey down and start over,” of opposition to the omnibus involving Howard and Moyer. He Allegheny County Jail. It was anonymity. said Paul Weyrich of in its current form, especially didn’t know if Howard had been unclear whether he had an attor­ Threats and rewards, Coalitions for America, one of the provisions dealing with charged in those incidents. ney. unspoken and explicit, are six conservative groups that mad cow and delaying” the Howard, whom Pero described Phillisa Hooper said her sons commonplace in Congress. announced their opposition to labeling requirements, Senate as a crack abuser, had crack, a had been friends with Howard. But several congressional the legislation on Thursday. Minority Leader Tom Daschle, gun and $1,200 in the car when “My boys, they were always aides said that as subtle as The overall bill would D-S.D., said in an interview he was arrested, authorities said. together. They were always the letter was, it is unusual to finance most domestic pro­ this week. Police said he confessed to using around each other, just like- they the gun to shoot both brothers were that day,” said Hooper, who after Jamar Hooper accused him was making plans Thursday for Part-Time Position of stealing the drug. their funerals.

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E d it o r in C h ie f Notre Dame has traditionally been a pedestrian campus, but as demonstrated it can do, means those affected by a Juniper closure Andrew Soukup the campus expanded east with the construction of Rolfs and the will likely buy in to a final solution. new Jordan Hall of Science, Juniper Road — and its busy traffic — Notre Dame has several reasons for wanting Juniper closed. M a n a g in g E d it o r B u sin ess M a n a g er Scott Brodfuehrer Lori Lewalski separates parts of campus and threatens that pedestrian nature. Because the University does not want to purchase additional land to The University wants to close Juniper between expand, closing Juniper would allow the University A sst. M a n a g in g E d it o r Eddy Street and Douglas Road and re-route traffic to use that space for buildings. Two residence halls Sheila Flynn by widening Ivy Road and building a new road. O b s e r v e r have been proposed in the space currently occupied

N ew s E d it o r * Meghanne Downes Proposals to close Juniper have been discussed by the road between Knott and Pasquerilla East

V ie w p o in t E d it o r * Sarah Vabulas before, but this newest effort differs in two ways. Not Halls and the B2 and D2 parking lots. Safety is only is the University willing to pay for the cost of Editorial another concern on Juniper, for both pedestrians and S p o r t s E d it o r * Joe Herder improving local roads so Juniper can be closed, but automobiles. And these concerns will only increase Sc e n e E d it o r * Maria Smith the University is being upfront with its neighbors about the proposal. in 2006 when the Jordan Hall of Science opens and even more Sa in t M a ry ' s E d it o r * Annellesc Woo! ford The University should be lauded for both of these steps. classrooms and laboratories sit on the other side of the road. Before P h o t o E d it o r * Tim Kacmar Explaining the University’s plans to neighbors at town hall meetings Juniper is closed, students should recognize that Notre Dame’s G r a p h ic s Ed it o r * Mike Harkins might be viewed as a waste of time by some, but community mem­ pedestrian campus does not extend to Juniper Road and cross the A d v e r t is in g M a n a g er * Maura Cenedella bers’ suggestions have already been incorporated into the planning street carefully, both as a matter of safety and a gesture of goodwill A d D e s ig n M a n a g er * Tom Haight process, such as creating a new road near Ivy rather than expand­ to the residents who will be inconvenienced when the road closes. S ystem s A dministrator * Ted Bangert ing Ivy, which will mean no residents will lose their homes in the Closing Juniper may inconvenience some South Bend residents, W e b A dministrator * Todd Nieto process. 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Friday, January 16,2004 V▼ ie w po^ in t^ page 11 How "Saved by the Bell" prepared me for life

Like so many others of our generation, I would rush week. Remembering their rivalry and Zack’s string of moral home from middle school every day to settle into the Not only did the episode offer a sentimental lesson victories against repression, a generation developed couch cushion and watch perhaps one of the most on the nature of drug addiction, but the group’s inter­ the courage and confidence required to question high­ influential television shows of vention after A C. Slater discovers her secret proves er authorities. Notre Dame students, in particular, my childhood: “Saved by the that a friend in need is a friend indeed, and Jessie could benefit from a crash-course review of Zack’s Bell.” Bill Rinner ultimately recovers from her traumatic experience. antics, lest we forget that authority is not so much a Despite its dearth of realism, When not facing internal adversity, the group’s con­ permanent obstacle as a temporary inconvenience to its cookie-cutter character frontations with societal injustice opened a young gen­ our goals. stereotypes and its overwhelm­ A Voice of eration’s eyes to problems ranging from sexism to Finally, as we prepare ourselves to venture out ing corniness, “Saved by the Reason the destruction of the environment. into the business world, the lessons about the Bell” nevertheless provided Who can watch the tragic moment when glories and pitfalls of capitalism that wisdom that I still carry today. Zack’s pet duck Becky dies from an oil “Saved by the Bell” presents are more For the small handful of you who never watched the spill and not be enraged at the greed relevant now than ever before. One show during your adolescent heyday, it featured six and utter inhumanity of oil compa­ needn’t major in business to learn high school students, led by the ineffably cool Zack nies with virtually no regard for the basic marketing skills. Look no fur­ Morris, who planned their schemes in the principal’s environment? Fortunately, the ther than the episode “Model office at Bayside High, ate lunch at The Max every day group overcomes the plot of an Students,” when Zack and compa­ and learned every harsh lesson to emerge as better evil corporation and all other ny rejuvenate the failing student people and closer friends at the end of each 30-minute bounds of simple rationality to store by selling a women’s swim installment. thwart the attempt to turn team calendar. As they discover, Parents and critics alike panned the show as an Bayside High into a giant oil rig sex sells. Despite the moral or unrealistic portrayal of high school life, and they were at the expense of a duck pond. ethical downside to objectifying largely vindicated when we realized that the lines Protecting the environment the body, we live in a beauty- between the jocks, nerds, feminists and cheerleaders from evildoers was only the oriented world where looks can were more blurred than “Saved by the Bell’s” depic­ beginning of the group’s inspira­ be crucial to success. tion. I felt particularly disappointed when my high tional movement for social jus­ “Saved by the Bell” offered a school experience did not include a dance contest ref­ tice. When the new girl Kristi dose of idealism to an otherwise ereed by Casey Kasem, but my enlightenment would tries out for the wrestling team, apathetic generation, proving that come in due time. Now that we have grown up since she faces the institutionalized sex­ even nerdy students have their day the awkward and ignorant years of junior and senior ism inherent in the athletic world and jocks can ultimately attain the high school, we can evaluate the show to recognize where females are not encouraged to elusive yet attractive feminist. We the positive effects lurking amidst its flaws. utilize their physical talents. Her lucky few who witnessed its brilliance I’ll start by referencing an old classic, one that for­ ardent supporters intervene, and she should never regret the valuable time ever lingers in the memory for those fortunate enough receives her chance to prove her ability on spent on the couch after school when we to have viewed it. Entitled “Jessie’s Song,” the episode the wrestling mat, shocking the after-school tel­ should have been doing our homework. features the overachieving Jessie Spano, who later evision world with the stunning pin of a rival wrestler. drops out of Stansbury University to pursue a career The episode proved a worthy allegory for the real- Bill Rinner is a junior economics major studying as a stripper, in the midst of a nervous breakdown life introduction of Title IX, which has benefited abroad at the London School of Economics. After much only amplified by her addiction to caffeine pills. I’m countless college students who can look no further thought, he fully endorses Rev. Al Sharpton for the willing to wager that every student familiar with the than the gym of Bayside High for internal justification Democratic presidental nomination. He can be episode recalls the horrendous image of Jessie of the controversial provision. reached at [email protected]. screaming “I’m so excited! I’m so ... scared!” when None can forget Zack’s encounters with his friendly The views expressed in this column are those of the they contemplate taking a No-Doz pill during finals nemesis, Mr. Belding, the bumbling principal. author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

etter to th e d ito r L E E ditorial C a rtoon Exchange what?

A couple of days ago, two friends come from a distant, little-known and I, swaddled in the folds of kingdom called England, or for that Brobdingnagian jackets, slid onto matter, come from anywhere but oq°J!! the sidewalks of South Bend. My here, you’d best get thee to Chicago friend wanted nothing more than to before the bell tolls five on Friday. convert some hundred-odd pounds Not even the Notre Dame Federal I w 5 m sterling into its pea-colored Credit Union performs this feat of American equivalent. Braving metamorphosing pounds into Boreas huffing and puffing dollars. No, in matters of against us, we walked Midas, no bank can from W ashington to change shining sterling Colfax, across to gleaming green. (Or Michigan to Main, they will do it, but it etching rectangular will cost $17-25 U.S. paths throughout dollars for the the city’s streets. exchange and to What we discov­ get the money can ered was that take up to 10 South Bend’s finan­ days.) I inquire of cial district is the a University begun soul of the city. For by Frenchmen, a lovely overhead adopted by Irish, view of South Bend, offering the Keough visit Key Bank. For a and the Kellogg, wide array of travel boasting the instruc­ magazines to pore tion of Chinese, over while the wind Arabic, and many oth­ whips and whirls out­ ers, why it can’t get its side, pop into the TCU. hands on the money. Need to see some green fronds after the monotony of snow? Joan Arbery First Source has plants. But should graduate student you ever need to exchange curren­ off campus Wit/. cy, should you by some fluke of fate Jan. 15 T he O bserver page 12 Scene Friday, January 16, 2004 'Eye' on the Snite this "Kennedy's Kitt weekend for an Iri Started

Irish culture is celebrated, so is Irish By JULIE BENDER music. Assistant Scene Editor This weekend, Legends is host to Kennedy’s Kitchen, a South Bend- With a leprechaun as the mascot, based band founded, naturally, on St. Irish as the team name, bagpipes on Patrick’s Day in 1998. The seven football mornings and a fair share of members of the band, all a variety of students with red hair, freckles and ages and backgrounds, play tradition­ last names prefaced by “0” and “Me,” al Celtic music in their numerous gigs Notre Dame can pretty much claim around town and have made quite a

Photograph courtesy of Snite Museum of Art itself the hub of Irish Americans in the name for themselves in the local The “First Woman” painting is one of many very powerful com­ United States. So, with the new live music scene. mentaries about the death penalty as drawn by Malaquias music bar Legends on campus, it is Getting their start in the Monday Montoya. only natural that in a place where night jam sessions at Lula’s Cafe, the

opened last Sunday. Artist By MARIA SMITH Malaquias Montoya, a leading Scene Editor Figure in the political Chicano movement on the west coast, “My Eye,” an exhibition of conceived the protest during paintings by award-winning the 2000 presidential election artist Rick Bartow, will open after the focus on George this Sunday at the Snite Bush’s home state of Texas Museum of Art. Bartow, who is brought greater media atten­ Yurok in origin, draws on. his tion to the issue of the death Native American ancestry in penalty in the United States. his paintings, which explore He uses his imagery to protest mythological themes from all a practice that he considers an over the world. Originally from atrocity. northern California, Bartow “We have perfected the art now lives and works on the of institutional killing to the coast of Oregon. degree that it has deadened B artow is cu rren tly on a our national, quintessential^ two-year national tour, funded human response to death,” the by an endowment from The Snite Museum Web site quoted Confederated Tribes of Grand the artist as saying. “I want to Ronde and by the Oregon Arts produce a body of work Commission, the National depicting the horror of this Endowment for the Arts and act.” the Oregon Council for the “Premeditated: Meditations Humanities. An exhibition on Capital Punishm ent ” will guide with an introduction by run through Feb. 22. “My Eye” Oregon writer Barry Lopez, an will run from Jan. 18 to March extensive biography of the 14. Both exhibitions are free artist and a critical essay by Photo courtesy of www.kennedyskitchen.com and open to the public. curator Rebecca Dobkins will John Kennedy, the lead singer/songwriter of Kennedy’s Kitchen, sat in with his accompany the exhibition. nephew, Nolan Ladewski, last year at the 2002 Saint Mary’s Fine Art Camp. “Premeditated: Meditations Contact Maria Smith at on Capital Punishment” [email protected]

P h o to c o u r te s y of vt Photograph courtesy of the Snite Museum of Art Bartow’s paintings, like this “Sie/Angry," use animal imagery At the Rockford Celtic Festival, Kennedy’s Kitchen’s usual three-part “orchestra ” to illustrate mythological influences on a diversity of cultures. and a bohdran, has a broad repertoire of Irish music ranging from slow aires to flying T he O bserver

Friday, January 16, 2004 page 13

:chen" returns to Notre Dame ish concert at Legends Bend area, this hot Irish band is well-known for h-energy and authentic music

band has had incredible success and in Chris O’Brien, who lives in Kilkee, the past has performed in the Shaheen Ireland during the summers with her Music Series at Saint Mary’s College husband and children, works to restore and with champion step dancers Paul artwork and antique furniture and also Cusick and Caitlin Allen at Notre Dame. offers her talents on fiddle and vocals This past July brought the release of to Kennedy’s Kitchen, and another their self-titled debut album, and the band, Tallas. band currently plays regular gigs at Jim B radberry, the ow ner of Mr. both Fiddler’s Hearth and Lula’s. Bradberry’s Violin Shop, played guitar One of the essential characteristics of with Jericho and TD Davis in the 70’s, the band is their ability to interact with and how plays a variety of music a crowd in such a way that it erases including country, bluegrass, any distinction between musicians and Bulgarian, and of course, Irish music. audience. Participation, dancing, clap­ In addition to Kennedy’s Kitchen, he ping and singing are encouraged by the plays with a bluegrass band along with band and occur naturally with the his wife. nature of the music played. Everyone The band also includes two younger is part of the show when Kennedy’s members, adding youth, vitality and Kitchen is playing. In fact, all the much talent to the band. Nolan members of the band originally started Ladewski, who is 14 and the nephew of 4 out in the band as guest participants in founding member Kennedy, plays the the open Monday night jams at Lula’s tin whistle and the low D whistle with Cafe learning the ropes of Irish and the band. In 1999, he placed first in his W % m u s ic Wgptl^r.. age for tin whistle in th e M idwest Band members include John Fleadh and went to Ireland to'compete Kennedy, who is a singer-songwriter later that year. Ladewski appears on and multi-instrumentalist contributing the CD Notre Dame Experience, and is vocals, guitar, tin whistle, bouzouki, also a member of the band Mira, which bohdran and banjo to the band. Before also performs regularly at Fiddler’s forming Kennedy’s Kitchen, he was the Hearth. founder of another traditional Irish Sally Joyce, age 16, although rela­ band, Seamaisin, and he continues to tively new to Irish music, plays fiddle work as a producer and promoter for and various whistles with the Kitchen. various other projects. She is an accomplished pianist and has Bob Harke, the oldest member of the studied tin whistle and fiddle with local band and a science professor for local teachers. Along with Ladewski, Joyce is high school and college students, visit­ also a member of Mira. ed Ireland in 1995 and was immediate­ Much is in store for the band in the ly taken by the musical atmosphere, coming year. March brings the prom­ rhythms and culture found in local ise of several concerts at local venues pubs. It didn’t take him long to begin in Michigan City, St. Joseph, Mich, and composing his own Irish tunes, and Valparaiso. In September the band will upon returning to South Bend he began be part of Indiana’s biggest festival, the Photo courtesy of www.kennedyskitchen.com participating in the Lula’s jam sessions Blueberry Festival, held in Plymouth, Bob Harke, seen here playing the bohdran, is one of the band’s oldest with his guitar, bohdran and vocals. and in October the members and is also a high school and college science professor. Rob Weber, bass player and supplier band will take part in of low vocals, is a South a weekend festival for Bend native who lived in Notre Dame’s Alumni Texas for many years per­ Bands on campus. forming with many blues, Sometime in the fall, jazz and R&B artists dur­ the band also plans to ing his time there. Weber participate in the LVD is a writer with hundreds Concert S.eries and of short stories, novellas will perform at the and a novel in his reper­ University of Illinois. toire, and the story-telling So, even if it isn’t qualities of Irish music is possible to fly to what drew him into play­ Ireland and sit with ing with Kennedy’s authentic Irish fid­ Kitchen. dlers and a cream y Joel Cooper is currently Guinness in hand, the the Director of closest thing this side Information Technology at of the Atlantic is at C arleton College in Legends this week­ Minnesota, but he returns end, cooking it up regularly to the Michiana with Kennedy’s area to perform with Kitchen. Come sup­ Kennedy’s Kitchen, con­ port the band and get tributing bass, guitar and your . Irish dance vocals. His singing back­ groovin’! The show ground includes groups starts at 10 p.m. such as the Notre Dame Chorale and the Vesper Chorale, and gigs with the South Bend Symphony. Cooper is also a composer; • of www.kennedyskitchen.com his song “Land By The Photo courtesy of www.kennedyskitchen.com ra’’of two guitars Sea” is on the Kitchen’s Contact Julie Bender at Kennedy’s Kitchen played for a fundraiser for firemen and policemen at the Notre Dame ing reels. debut album. [email protected] Senior Bar in 20 0 2 . They return this weekend to Legends for a night of upbeat Irish music. page 14 The Observer ♦ CLASSIFIEDS Friday, January 16, 2004

NHL Barnaby third period goal lifts Rangers into tie with Devils

Associated Press carried the puck the length of the ice, and beat Dunham. NEW YORK — M atthew Wiseman got the Rangers even Barnaby scored with 1:49 just 42 seconds into the third remaining in regulation to lift when a pass trickled loosely off the New York Rangers into a 3-3 Barnaby’s stick. Wiseman found tie with the New Jersey Devils on the puck in the slot and chipped Thursday night. a shot over Brodeur’s stick. The Devils appeared to be on It was Wiseman’s first point in their way to another win over seven career NHL games. the Rangers after Sergei Brylin But Brylin cleaned up a big scored to snap a third-period tie. rebound left by Dunham, waited But Barnaby salvaged a rare patiently in front, and put a point for New York against New backhander in over the goalie’s Jersey with his late goal. shoulder at 4:05. Martin Brodeur made 30 saves in his 50th straight start against Boston 1, Buffalo 0 the Rangers, who are 1-21-13-1 Felix Potvin made 27 saves for versus the Devils since Feb. 17, his 31st career shutout and 1997. Sergei Samsonov scored to lift Mike Dunham made 30 stops the Boston Bruins over the for New York, outshot 2-0 in Buffalo Sabres. overtime. Potvin, 3-0-1 in his last four Brylin put the Devils in front 3- starts, helped Boston extend its 2 at 4:05 of the third, just 3:37 winning streak to five games and after rookie Chad Wiseman its unbeaten streak to seven (6- scored his First NHL goal to tie it 0-1-0). at 2 for New York. The Bruins got their first New York’s third goal came shutout in Buffalo since April 4, when Mark Messier worked the 1993. puck behind the net and found Mika Noronen made 24 saves Barnaby in front. The feisty for­ for Buffalo, which had its home ward split two Devils defenders unbeaten streak stopped at and beat Brodeur. seven games. R e u te rs Brodeur gave up a long-dis­ Samsonov scored his ninth Justin Papineu (left) of the Islanders and Chris Neil fight for the puck in a 4-4 tie between the tance goal to Anson Carter late goal with 4:33 remaining in the Ottawa Senators and the Islanders. in the first period, before Scott second period. Joe Thornton Niedermayer assisted on goals recovered a loose puck in the by Erik Rasmussen and Jay corner and swung around to the Carolina Hurricanes. Blues to a win over the assists. Pandolfo in the second to give slot, where he fed Glen Murray. St. Louis scored all three of his Columbus Blue Jackets. With the Blues on the power New Jersey a 2-1 lead. Murray’s one-timer was goals during the Lightning’s five- Mark Rycroft added a goal and play, Tkachuk carried the puck The Devils haven’t lost to the stopped by Noronen, but goal first period against goal- an assist for the Blues. Chris from the right point into the slot. Rangers since falling in overtime Samsonov tucked in the tenders Kevin Weekes and Jamie Pronger and Dallas Drake also Tkachuk lost control of the puck, on Oct. 17, 2001 — going 7-0-4 rebound. Storr, matching the three-goal scored for St. Louis, which won but Boguniecki was there to in that span. New Jersey was Thornton extended his point performance the All-Star for­ for just the fourth time in its last whip a quick shot past Columbus without captain Scott Stevens for streak to seven games. ward had against Carolina on 14 games. goalie Marc Denis. the fourth straight game, and Samsonov has a point in five of Jan. 30, 2003. Backup goalie Reinhard Divis Niedermayer wore the ‘C’ in his seven games since returning Andreychuk scored the 622nd made 23 saves to improve his NY Islanders 4, Ottawa 4 place. from a knee injury. goal of his 22-year career in the record to 3-0 and keep the Blues Todd White, Martin Havlat and Stevens had been fighting the Buffalo came closest to scoring period, making him the 25th perfect against the Blue Jackets Zdeno Chara scored in the third flu, but has still felt run down in the game’s first minute, when player in NHL history with 1,300 (4-0-0-0). period to help the Ottawa since recovering from the illness. Daniel Briere hit the post. points. Brad Richards scored Geoff Sanderson and Nikolai Senators overcome a four-goal New Jersey general manager Potvin made consecutive stops just 35 seconds into the game, Zherdev each had a goal and an deficit and tie the New York Lou Lamoriello said Stevens will in traffic five minutes into the and Carolina coach Peter assist for Columbus. Todd Islanders. be out another seven to 10 days third period. He stopped Jason Laviolette yanked Weekes when Marchant also scored for the Patrick Lalime made 34 saves because the defenseman might Botterill from the slot, and foiled St. Louis scored on Tampa Bay’s Blue Jackets. for the Senators, who earned a be feeling the effects of an Ales Kotalik on the rebound second shot, less than three min­ Columbus took a 3-2 lead point for the 14th time in their unknown hit from earlier in the while sprawled on the ice. utes later. when Sanderson scored 1:05 last 15 games (10-1-4). season. Potvin, who made 12 saves in Storr wasn’t much better at into the third period. Michael Peca scored twice, Carter gave the Rangers a 1-0 the third period, raised his first, giving up two goals to St. But the Blues rallied. Rycroft and Mattias Weinhandl and lead with 1:11 left in the first record against Buffalo to 5-7-4. Louis in a three-minute span tipped home Murray Baron’s Mariusz Czerkawski had power- period. Jan Hlavac carried the Two of his five wins have been before Andreychuk got his ninth slap shot from the point to tie it play goals as New York built a 4- puck into the Devils’ zone after shutouts. of the season on a power play to at 8:43 of the period, and 0 lead 14:13 into the second. Carter forced a turnover. Hlavac give the Lightning a 5-1 lead. Boguniecki gave the Blues the Ottawa rookie Josh Langfeld dropped a pass back to Carter, After dominating the opening lead 1:07 later when he convert­ scored for the second straight who slapped a shot from the Tampa Bay 5, Carolina 4 period, Tampa Bay managed just ed Petr Cajanek’s centering pass. game at 14:30, just 17 seconds blue line past Brodeur. Martin St. Louis had his sec­ two shots in the second and 11 Drake then added an empty after Peca’s second goal, to draw The Devils tied it and went ond hat trick of the season and in the third. net goal with 24.9 seconds left. the Senators within three. ahead when Rasmussen and Dave Andreychuck got his Boguniecki scored the first White scored a power-play Pandolfo scored 3:08 apart. 1,300th point, leading the St. Louis 5, Columbus 3 goal of the game 7:28 into the goal 3:17 into the third and Pandolfo took a pass in front Tampa Bay Lightning to their Eric Boguniecki scored twice contest thanks in large part to Havlat made it 4-3 when he from John Madden, who had fifth straight victory, over the to lead the slumping St. Louis Keith Tkachuk, who had two scored off a turnover.

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NBA Wilkens joins Knicks, replacing Chaney as head coach

Associated Press Wilkens ran a brief practice GREENBURGH, N.Y. — in the afternoon, preparing the Lenny Wilkens was wrapping revamped Knicks to play the up his introductory news con­ Seattle SuperSonics on Friday ference Thursday when a grin­ night. He replaces Don ning Stephon Marbury strode Chaney, fired Wednesday. over to the dais. “The opportunity to come “Here comes another back to New York is just Brooklyn guy," the New York tremendous. It’s not anything Knicks’ new coach said before that I thought could happen," receiving a big hug from the said Wilkens, who had been team’s point guard. out of work since being fired Marbury delivered the by the Toronto Raptors at the warmest embrace to Wilkens end of last season. as the Knicks welcomed The Knicks are the sixth aboard another of the best team coached by the 66-year- playmakers ever to come out old Wilkens, who has made the of New York. First, new7 team playoffs in 19 of his 30 seasons president Isiah Thomas traded on the bench. His challenge in for an All-Star (Marbury), then New York will be to guide the Lenny Wilkens, a Hall of Famer, speaks about his plans for the the Knlcks Thursday at the Knlcks he hired a Hall of Famer Knicks (16-24) back to the training facility. Wilkens replaces Don Chaney as the head coach of the Knlcks. (Wilkens). postseason after a two-year absence. New York is 2 1/2 gam es behind Philadelphia for eighth m place in the Eastern Conference. “We’ve got our work cut out for us, but I’m an optimist,” Wilkens said. “It’s still early enough. We can make the playoffs.” He plans to prod the Knicks to refocus on defense and hopes to tweak their offense — all while growing accustomed to a roster that, until Thursday, he had only seen a handful of times on television. Wilkens.said he welcomes input from Thomas, who drew up a wish list of coaching can­ didates before settling on the gray-haired gentleman from the Class of ‘56 at Boys High School in Brooklyn. “I feel like it's my team right NOT-FOR PROFIT now — or I should say Stephen’s team,” Wilkens said. Wilkens, owner of the most coaching victories and losses Ca reers a s v o c a t io n s in NBA history, will have to make adjustments on the fly. The Knicks enter a stretch of six games in nine days that A panel of alumni and alumnae reflect on the integration includes a matinee matchup with the Raptors on Monday. offaith and oocial concerns into life beyond Notre Dame. Several Toronto players criti­ cized Wilkens’ coaching meth­ ods after he was fired in April. Vince Carter said Wilkens doesn’t understand today’s Sunday, January 18 game. Wilkens said he was sur­ prised by C arter’s comments 4:00 - 5:30 pm and defended his tenure in Toronto, citing the team’s numerous injuries during his Center for Social Concerns three seasons there. “I don’t pay it any mind because many players will say Pizza will be served. things to distract from them­ selves,” Wilkens said. After being fired, Wilkens spent time at home in Seattle playing golf and tennis. “I never gave much thought S p e a k e r s to whether my coaching days were over or not. When I left I said I still had a lot of coach­ Julie Hodek '01 ing left in m e,” Wilkens said. “When the season started, I Organizer, UNITE Chicago started missing it. And I start­ ed to watch a lot of games. Chris Nanni '88 And when this opportunity came, I jumped at it.” Associate principal, PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL Cristo Rey High School, Chicago **SPRING BREAK** Book early and save $$! Live Susan Ranaghan '95 band & DJ, Flard body & Venus Swimwear contest, Director, L'Arche South Bend Suites up to 12 people, 3 pools, huge beachfront hot- tub, lazy river ride, water CSC slide, jet skis, parasail navi Sandpiper-Beacon Beach Resort NOTRE DAME 800-488-8828 VOCATION INITIATIVE www.sandpiperbeacon.com page 16 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Friday, January 16, 2004

NFL Delhomme brings spirit, Lopienski contributes for Colts enthusiasm to Panthers Associated Press eight catches for 201 yards and up by going to Davenport or INDIANAPOLIS — Colts full­ three touchdowns, including an Lopienski. back Tom Lopienski waited all 87-yarder — the longest pass “Marvin sets the tempo for us Associated Press fullback Brad Hoover said. “It season to touch the football play in the franchise’s postsea­ in the passing game. We see was weird. There needed to be and tight end Joe Dean son history. Wayne also has how people are playing him CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jake a change and he comes in jok­ Davenport went seven games emerged as a primary threat and how they’re going to try Delhomme sprinted onto the ing, saying, ‘Don’t worry. We’re without having a pass thrown with 11 catches and two touch­ and take him away,” coach football field and into the hud­ going to do it.’ Then, Bam! Bam! his direction. downs the last two weeks. Even Tony Dungy said. “Then it’s a dle, words of encouragement Bam!” Both delivered when given little-used players like matter of everyone being ready. tumbling out of his mouth faster It’s been Bam, Bam, Bam ever the chance. Lopienski, an undrafted rookie, In our offense, you have to be than his teammates could com­ since. With players like Lopienski and Davenport, a blocking tight able to produce when your prehend. Delhomme has led Carolina to and Davenport, Brandon end, are making an impact. number is called.” The Carolina Panthers trailed eight victories this season by Stokley and Reggie Wayne now Lopienski’s first touch of the For these Colts, that call 17-0 in their season opener and engineering the game-winning on Peyton Manning’s radar, season came on a 2-yard could come at almost any Delhomme was sent in to turn it drive late in the fourth quarter opponents look almost defense­ touchdown reception at Kansas moment — given their injury around. or in overtime. less against an Indianapolis City, and Lopienski and history. He did. That day he rallied the His most recent heroics came offense that finds new contrib­ Davenport each had as many Harrison, who hurt his ribs Panthers to the biggest come­ last week in St. Louis, when he utors every week. catches as James last week — last week, had already missed back in franchise history and threw a 69-yard touchdown “They have weapons all over one. That’s by design. one game this season with a has continued to do so, bringing pass to Smith on the first play of the place,” Patriots cornerback “In this offense, you just have strained hamstring. them within one win of a trip to double overtime to beat the Ty Law said. “They have the to stay with it,” Manning said. James sat out three games the Super Bowl. Rams and put the Panthers into big three, Brandon and Reggie “Joe Dean? Now there’s a after breaking two bones in his “To me, this game is no differ­ the NFC championships. are stepping up. You have to go trend-breaker right there. Tom lower back and rookie tight ent than the first game of the Delhomme is far from the next out and play good, sound team Lopienski, there you go.” end Dallas Clark missed the season,” Delhomme said. “The Joe Montana, John Elway or defense to stop them.” The offensive mastermind is last 6 1/2 games with a broken goals are still the same: Play Dan Marino. The 15-2 Patriots’ biggest Tom Moore, a man who has right leg. your best and win.” But his ability to stay calm in challenge of the season could run some of the best offenses in Now Stokley, who was signed No one knew what to expect the waning moments of a tight come Sunday when the Colts league history, including those to be the team’s No. 3 receiver from Delhomme when he game have earned the 29-year- bring the league’s hottest of the high-scoring Detroit but didn’t get healthy until relieved Rodney Peete in the old some comparisons to the offense to chilly Foxboro, Mass. Lions teams that featured December, may not play second half of the Sept. 7 season great fourth-quarter comeback Indianapolis (14-4) scored 79 Barry Sanders and Herman Sunday because his infant son opener. He failed to unseat quarterbacks. points in its first two playoff Moore. was hospitalized. Peete for the starting job in So how does a guy in his first games, has yet to punt and In Indianapolis, Moore has Yet the Colts have continued training camp, but Peete played season as a starter not panic seems to be improving as the made some adjustments, such to win because of The so poorly that day against with the game — and now the stakes increase. as using double-tight end for­ Unknowns — players such as Jacksonville there was no way season — on the line? Manning, the league’s co- mations, but has continued to Troy Walters, who had a the Panthers could leave him in. “In those situations where we MVP, has a near perfect passer rely primarily on one-back sets. career-high 36 receptions and So they sent in Delhomme, do have to come back, I just tell rating of 156.9 after throwing With all the options — a 456 yards before breaking his then crossed their fingers and myself, 'OK, don’t try to do eight touchdowns and no inter­ quarterback adept at reading nose and then being dropped to hoped he’d be able to pump something you can’t, don’t try to ceptions in a 41-10 victory over defenses and changing calls, a No. 4 after Stokley’s emer­ some life into the offense. be anybody you’re not, don’t try Denver and a 38-31 win at receiver defenders must focus gence. “He came running in as if it to take something th at’s not K ansas City. Five-tim e Pro on stopping and a power run­ “Everybody’s making plays, was 0-0 and we had a shot,” there,’“ Delhomme said. “The Bowl receiver Marvin Harrison ning back — Moore has tested everybody’s reading it when it’s receiver Steve Smith said. “He main thing for me is to get the has 13 catches for 231 yards defenses by putting more stress called,” Walters said. “Stokley’s was screaming and yelling and ball into the hands of our play- and two touchdowns, while on them. made several big plays, Reggie telling us we were going to win. makers. I know if I get too riled Edgerrin James has rushed for The Colts don’t hesitate to and Joe Dean, every one has He really came in with some up, if I try to do too much, then I 203 yards and two TDs. send tight end Marcus Pollard made a play.” fire.” will only hurt the team.” The other part of the equa­ deep over the middle, and The Colts are hopeful that It was the chance the feisty That’s a lesson Delhomme tion is the Colts’ supporting Wayne and Stokley can be used Clark, who was not placed on Cajun from Louisiana had been learned the hard way with the cast. short or deep. And just when injured re se rv e , may be waiting for his entire life. Saints. Stokley has become a big- defenses think they’ve figured healthy enough to play in the He’d spent five years as a Given an opportunity to prove play threat in the playoffs with it out, Manning crosses them Super Bowl, if they make it. backup for his homestate New himself in 1999, Delhomme Orleans Saints with no chance couldn’t eat or sleep before the to unseat Aaron Brooks for the preseason game. It was between starting job. Although he loved Delhomme and Danny Wuerffel being close to his home and for the starting job and family, Delhomme knew he Delhomme flopped when he got needed to leave if he was ever out onto the field. going to play in the NFL. “I had to play well and then He was courted by Carolina some, probably, to win that job,” and Dallas, and picked the Delhomme said. “I put a lot of Panthers hoping he’d be start­ pressure on myself and came in 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 5 ing by opening day. and stunk it up. I hated the feel­ Although it didn’t happen the ing that I had, feeling like, Oh, way he planned, his big chance you’ve got to make a play.’ was in front of him and there “From that point on I swore RESIDENT ASSISTANT was no way Delhomme was that I would never, ever do that going to blow it. again.” “I just told myself'Don’t try to Instead, Delhomme hits the win it all at once. This is what field like an eager kid who just you’ve wanted to do all your got his first pair of shoulder life,’" Delhomme recalled. pads. He’s passionate and eager The Panthers fed off of his and excited, but determined not enthusiasm as Delhomme threw to make the same m istakes Available in the three touchdown passes — the twice. final with 16 seconds to play — But it’s the intangibles — the to rally them to a 24-23 victory lift he gives the offense, the Office of Student Affairs over the Jaguars. spark he brings to the entire “It was like with the snap of a team — that make him invalu­ 316 Main Building finger, everything changed,” able. through ■ $ « Friday, January 23, 2004 Amu■'■■■Si Your hotness truly transcends Hi W N} Applications are also available for downloading at: time. Happy 2 1 st mm . .M http://osa.nd.edu/ birthday! Love, . .L..V .. - TV 1 Your favorite roommates Friday, January 16, 2004 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 17

NFL Marino becomes Dolphins' VP of football operations

Associated Press has become Miami’s senior that comes with having a stake So M arino will give up his make the final decision on per­ MIAMI — He spent 17 years vice president of football oper­ in the outcome of every game. three-days-a-week, $2 million- sonnel. running the huddle for the ations. “The TV shows have been a-year TV gigs for a less glam­ “Dan has a real feel for the Dolphins. Now, he’ll run their The job title may be long, but great, and orous, more game, and I think that’s going front office, which means it lacks the luster of the posi­ I feel I did demanding, to translate to helping our enduring fickle fans, carping tion he played so well. The a pretty newly creat­ team both on the field and in columnists, best, most popular player in good job, “Dan has a real feel for the ed job that securing players,” team presi­ endless Dolphins history, Marino puts but you game, and I think that's has been dent Eddie Jones said. “It’s hours of his reputation on the line by d o n ’t win going to translate to helping only vaguely going to be a feel thing as we gam e film taking charge of a team that or lose,” defined. go along, defining exactly what a n d won its most recent Super he says. our team both on the field This much he’s going to be doing.” December Bowl title 30 years ago. “There is and in securing players. ” Marino There’s no doubt Marino will trips to “I’ve had people say to me, som ething knows: have the ear of owner Wayne Buffalo. ‘Why take this risk?’” he about Coach Dave Huizenga. They’re golf buddies Eddie Jones Why would admits. being part W a n n s te d t and often travel together. But Dan Marino His answer: While working of the Team president and general the fuzzy job description rein­ want that? Dan Marino the past four years as a net­ o rg a n iz a ­ manager forces suspicions that Marino The office, work TV analyst, Marino tion and Rick is m erely a fig u reh ead to desk and other trappings that missed the Dolphins. -He working together. If you’re Spielman will report to him. appease season-ticket holders come with joining the mun­ missed chasing the NFL title part of that process and you He’ll sit in on coaches’ m eet­ unhappy that Miami missed dane 9-to-5 world will all be he never won. He especially win, there is no better satisfac­ ings and assist with player the playoffs the past two years. new to Marino, now that he missed the rush of adrenaline tion in the world.” evaluations, but Spielman will Reaction to his hiring was enthusiastic from fans, less so among media pundits. “I wouldn’t have taken the job just to make it look good,” Marino says. “It’s not a PR position. ... I think Wayne is looking for another set of eyes that played the game for 17 Space still available! years that can look at it from a different perspective.” A handful of standout NFL players have moved to the front office, with results rang­ ing from first rate (Ozzie Newsome in Baltimore) to last place (Matt Millen in Detroit). Register Now! “It’s very difficult to go straight from the field without any experience in that role,” former Dolphins coach Jimmy Johnson says. “But there are enough quality people within the organization that Dan will have time to learn in the job, One Credit Courses and I’m sure he’ll do a great job.” Marino’s judgment could prove particularly beneficial regarding the passing game for Spring 2004 that has been Miami’s weakest area since he retired. The receiving corps and offensive line need to be upgraded, and the Dolphins must decide whether to stay with inconsis­ tent, injury-prone Jay Fiedler Prayer The Mass at quarterback. Theo. 340R 1 credit. S/U The presence of Marino also Theo. 340A1 credit. S/U means another year of shaky Instructor: Professor Lawrence Cunningham Instructor: Professor David Fagerberg job security for Wannstedt, who narrowly avoided being Sundays Wednesdays fired after this past season. He January 25, February 1,8, 15, 22, 29 Jan.28, F eb .4 ,11, 18, 25, March 3 became coach in January 2000 and is widely perceived to Time: 6:00-8:05 p.m. Time: 6:00-8:05 p.m. have nudged Marino into retirement two months later. At the news conference Monday where Marino was introduced as the new boss, Wannstedt stood off to one side, back literally against the Marriage gJr Last day to DART is Wednesday. wall, wearing an expression he Theo. 340Q. 1 credit. S U # usually reserves for losses to After Monday, contact Dorothy Anderson in the the New York Jets. He and Instructor: Professor Maura^Ryan Marino claim there’s no strain Sundays in their relationship. Theology Department at 631-7811 to add class. Syllabi “Dave told me [in 2000) if I March 21, 28, April 4, 18r 25 6t May 3 wanted an opportunity to come Time: 6:00-8:05 p.m. can be obtained at the Theology Dept., 130 MalEy Hall. back, I could,” Marino said. “But it didn’t feel right. It was time for me.” He retired reluctantly, and now the master of the fourth- quarter rally has staged anoth­ ' er comeback. An hour after his hiring was announced, there Ignatian Spirituality Eucharist were 40 congratulatory mes­ Theo. 340S 1 credit. S/U ' Theo. 340P 1 cred E S/U sages on his cell phone, reflecting a good vibe that’s Instructor: Professor Brian Daley, S.J. Instructor: Profess^ Joseph Wawrykow sure to last awhile. Tuesdays The Dolphins are Marino’s Weekend Retreat team again, and they’ll remain Retreat Date: January 23- 25 March 16, 23, 30, A p # M § I undefeated until at least Time: Friday, 4:00 p.m.; Sunday, end by 12:00 noon Time: 6:00-8:05 p.m. . September. AROUND THE NATION page 18 C ompiled from T he O bserver wire services Friday, January 16, 2004

AP Men’s Basketball MLB team record points Connecticut (62): •• ' 13-1 .1*787 Duke (4) 124 1,689 Stanford (11) V. 13-0 1,647 Wake Forest (5). .# 11*0 . 1,862 Kentucky 10-1 1,477 Saint Joseph's . : 13-0 # 1,356 Arizona 10-2 v- 1,249 Louisville 11-1 1,248 North Carolina . 10*2 .-v 1,146 : Cincinnati • 11-0 ##::: 1,136 - Oklahoma 10*1 973 Georgia Tech 12-2 • 952: :: Pittsburgh # 15-0 926

team record " points 1 Connecticut (24) 13*1 763 2 # Duke (2) 12*1 729 # 0 Wake Forest . 11*0 667 4 # Stanford (1) 13*0: 684 # 0 Kentucky 19*1 658 Saint Joseph's (1).. 13-0 588 !## Cincinnati 11*0 565 JONATHAN DANIEL/Getty # 0 Arizona 10-2 542 Kerry Wood pitches in Game 7 of the NLCS. The Cubs ace joined sixty-four others in filing for salary arbitration 9 : Louisville #• ; 111 473 Thursday. 19# Florida 11-2 458 11 : North Carolina i f p 10*2 450 til Kansas 9*2 408 13 Oklahoma 10-1 404 65 baseball players file for arbitartion ;:140 Georgia Tech 12*2 393 :# Pittsburgh 16-0 381 Associated Press who accepted arbitration Tuesday when players and receive in the process, 16 Texas 9*2 316 offers from their former teams exchange proposed which is largely limited to # 0 Genzaga 12-2 268 AL Cy Young Award teams also were in the salaries — just 34 players those with at least three IS Syracuse 11*1 275 w inner Roy H alladay, group: Philadelphia’s swapped figures with their but less than six years of Wisconsin 262 I## 11-2 2001 NL Rookie of the Kevin Millwood and the teams last year. For those major league service. Creighton 146 20# 12-0 Year Albert Pujols and 0 # Marquette 11*2 138 New York Yankees’ Gabe who don’t settle, hearings Three players who had # 0 Texas Tech 13-2 109 New York Yankees second White. before three-arbitrator been eligible agreed to 23 Vanderbilt 12-1 95 baseman Alfonso Soriano Clubs have made an panels will be scheduled contracts Thursday, with •Mississippi State 13-0 85 were among 65 players effort in recent years to during the first three San Diego right-hander # 0 Illinois 10*3 64 who filed for salary arbi­ force deals with non-star weeks of February. Adam Eaton getting a tration Thursday, the players well before mid- Just seven cases went to $5.25 million, two-year fewest to submit their January, threatening not hearings last year, with deal, Cubs closer Joe names since 1999. to offer them contracts owners winning five and Borowski receiving a $4.3 Mens College Basketball Houston pitchers Wade unless they settled before increasing their record to million, two-year agree­ Miller, Roy Oswalt and filing. 259-194 since arbitration ment and Seattle catcher Big East Conference Octavio Dotel also filed, as Seventy-two players began in 1974. Ben Davis getting a $1.4 did Chicago Cubs pitcher filed last year, down from Players have not won a million, one-year deal. Kerry Wood, Anaheim 90 in 2002 and 102 in majority of a year’s hear­ Philadelphia shortstop pitcher Jarrod Washburn 2001. Just 62 filed in ings since 1996, but own­ Jimmy Rollins settled last 5 conf overall- and Florida pitchers Brad 1999. ers complain about arbi­ shortly after filing, agree­ Pittsburgh 3-1 16-8 5*0 24 Penny and Carl Pavano. Many of those who filed tration because of the ing to a $2.4 million, one- Connecticut : 2*8 14*1 5*0 15 Two free-agent pitchers are expected to settle by huge raises many players year contract. Syracuse 2-0 12-1 5-0 m m NOTRE DAME 2-1 8*4 4*1 I##*' Virginia Tech 1-1 6*5 # 3 4 ## # 0 Seton Halt 1*1 10-3 , 4*1 20 In Brief Providence 11 9*3 3*2 m # Vlllanova 1*1 3*4 2*3 79 Boston College 1*2 11*4 2*3 11 MLB hopes to find home terrible struggle up there,” Selig Wie, believed to be the youngest Rutgers 1*2 9-4 i 2-3 26 for the Expos said. “I’d like to get the club sold. It player ever on the PGA Tour, made West Virginia # 1-2 0*4 3-2 would be one less thing for us and three birdies in a respectable round Georgetown 1-3 18*3 2 3 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major for me.” of 2-over 72 that left her nine strokes Saint John’s 8*3 49 2*3 187 league baseball hopes to pick the Baseball officials have spoken behind early leader Carlos Franco future home of the Montreal Expos about the Expos with groups from and in need of her best round to by the All-Star break, vowing to Las Vegas; Monterrey, Mexico; make the cut. make a decision this season follow­ Norfolk, Va.; Northern Virginia; Still, the ninth-grader from ing two years of missed deadlines. Portland, Ore.; San Juan, Puerto Punahou made quite an impression. The Expos were bought by the Rico; and Washington, D C. Last "She hits it long enough to play other 29 teams before the 2002 sea­ year, owners told the groups they any golf course,” said Craig Bowden, son, and the commissioner’s office wanted funding for a new ballpark in her playing partner who posted a 70. originally hoped to relocate the team place before making a decision. It "I looked at her today as another by 2003. was unclear if baseball still holds to player.” Following a two-day owners meet­ that. ’We don’t have a lot in common,” around the dial ing, Expos president Tony Tavares “Whoever gets the team is going to Bowden said. "I asked her when she said baseball’s goal was to “hopefully have a ballpark situation struc­ was going to get her driver’s have a decision by the All-Star tured,” Selig said. license.” Golf game.” Wie two over at Sony They were different in other areas, Sony Open 7 p.m., ESPN Commissioner Bud Selig expressed Open too. confidence the Expos would be relo­ HONOLULU — Michelle Wie hardly Wie twice hit drives longer than NBA cated by the start of the 2005 season. looked out of place Thursday at the 300 yards, and routinely knocked it He said remaining in Montreal was Sony Open. Give her time, and the some 20 yards beyond Bowden. Her San Antonio at Indiana 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 not an option. 14-year-old might prove she belongs only weakness was her irons. Despite LA Lakers at Sacramento 10:30 p.m. ESPN “They’ve had a hard time finding on the PGA Tour. length that would fit right in among Boston at Orlando 7 p.m. FSN local ownership once Charles Michelle Wie just missed on a few the men, she rarely gave herself Bronfman left in 1989. It’s been a long birdie putts Thursday. good birdie chances.

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ND T r a ck and F ield offered Crum a scholarship, S M C B a sk etba ll although the Florida native is Visits still deciding between the continued from page 24 Irish, Michigan State and Tennessee. Belles look to regain Irish travel looked at his film, they knew Frank thinks the weather in they wanted him to have the South Bend could be a factor ball in his hands.” in possibly shying away the 6- Nate Lyles, a hard-hitting, foot, 214 pounder. form against Alma for indoor 6-foot, 185 pound corner- “Crum is looking forward to back, and cornerback Junior visiting,” Frank said. “But a strong presence in the post By STEVE COYER Jabbie (5-foot-ll, 175 with a Florida kid, it’s always for Alma. opener pounds), a late prep-school hard to know how they’ll Sports Writer The Belles will try to count­ find out of Parlin, N.J., are accept the environment.” er Alma’s good shooting and two other defensive backfield Palmer is a middle line­ A tough stretch of games inside game with a deter­ prospects. Lyles would most backer out of Houston who mined defense and a com­ Special t o The Observer over the winter has hurt the likely play safety due to his Frank believes will be a chal­ Belles’ overall record, but the bined team effort. style of play, and, according lenge to lure. team looks to rebound “We feel that our depth, Notre Dame’s men’s and to Frank, Jabbie is now talk­ “He just visited Arizona and Saturday against Alma defensive intensity and women’s track and field teams ing about switching his inten­ came away very impressed,” College. rebounding are our big keys will begin the indoor portion of tions to playing running back. Frank said. “Notre Dame has The Belles (4-10) have lost in w inning this gam e,” their 2004 schedule this weekend Lyles is one of Notre Dame’s to really impress him, their last five games and are Beilina said. “The key to at the Central Michigan Opener initial offers from the begin­ [because] he’s the type of guy 0-4 in the MIAA this year. turning this season around is in Mt. Pleasant, Mich., today at ning of the recruiting process. you want on your team. He’s After a close loss Tuesday getting all of our players on 5:30 p.m. Also making visits are offen­ a middle linebacker with against Adrian College, the the same page at the same After this weekend’s opener, sive guard Jaimie Thomas, good size and good speed.” Belles are eager to pull out a time.” the Irish will return to the Loftus running back Samson Taylor The final visitor, 6-4, 215 win against Alma. Center Emily Creachbaum Sports Center for three consecu­ and linebackers Maurice pound linebacker Justin Despite the setbacks faced probably has been the most tive weekends of home meets. Crum, Ronnie Palmer and Brown could have potential over the past month, the consistent player for the Notre Dame will take on Western Justin Brown. at linebacker or defensive Belles Belles this year, Michigan and Ball State in a tri­ Thomas, a 6-foot-4, 320 end. His size reminds Frank remain con­ but the team has angular meet on Jan. 23, fol­ pound guard from Bishop of Justin Tuck as an incoming fident about done best in lowed by a quad meet with McDevitt High School in freshman. the rest of “We are as hungry games where DePaul, Marquette and Michigan Harrisburg, Penn., has visited the season. as ever to get a win there is a b al­ State on Jan. 30. The Meyo Maryland and Tennessee The team and get things on anced effort. Invitational follows on Feb. 6 and already. Contact Pat Leonard at looks to “Our team has 7. Notre Dame has already [email protected] play m ore track." been very bal­ aggressively anced this year,” and avoid Suzanne Beilina Beilina said. “I University Club mistakes. Belles coach feel like there “We are are many differ­ as hungry ent individuals as ever to that have Wedding Receptions get a win and get things on stepped up at different times track,” coach Suzanne Beilina throughout the season.” Rehearsal Dinner said. “We are still focusing on The Belles will play nine of getting the little things done their last ten games against Graduation Parties as well as getting an aggres­ conference teams. With a win a p e sive mentality for 40 minutes against Alma, the Belles can Anniversaries rather than just parts of the snap their losing streak and Birthdays game.” gain their first conference Alma College (8-5) has tra­ win of the year. M: Meetings ditionally been a tough oppo ­ The Belles will play at home nent for the Belles, and this against Alma Saturday at 3 Seminar year looks to be no exception. p.m. Lunch or Dinner Reservations 631-4678 Forward Karen Hall, who recently was nam ed MIAA Contact Steve Coyer at Meetings and Private Parties 631-4679 player of the week, should be [email protected]

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S M C S w im m in g Petcoff looks to veterans to improve team's times

and the loss of a top swimmer top times,” Petcoff said. Saint Mary’s has also welcomed schedule.” By DAN TAPETILLO who took a leave of absence All three swimmers posted newcomer Sarah Nowak who However, Saint Mary’s is not Sports Writer from college. impressive times last weekend finished second in the 200-yard taking its challengers lightly. But as the season is nearing a against conference rival Calvin individual medley and returning “[Kalamazoo] always swims Despite facing adversity earlier close and Saint College (3-1) who swimmer Katie Dingeman. well against us and this year this season, it is the veterans Mary’s begins is currently third Despite the team’s loss to they had an unbelievable recruit­ that have continued to make preparations "We’ll have a number in the MIAA Calvin last weekend, the Belles ing class,” Petcoff said. Saint Mary’s a threat to other for the MIAA of season best times." standings. Nelis are expecting faster times from “[Kalamazoo] is knocking on the teams. Swimming Finished first in the majority of their swimmers. door of conference leaders Saint Mary’s will be challenged Championships the 500-yard After recovering from a week Calvin and Hope.” today by conference rivals in Grand Gregg Petcoff freestyle and sec­ of double workouts, fatigue is not Keeping the other teams’ Kalamazoo (1-1) and Olivet (1-3) Rapids, Mich., Belles coach ond in the 200- expected to impact the Belles’ strengths in mind, Saint Mary’s in a three-way meet that will be Saint Mary’s yard freestyle, performance. will be bringing its competitive scored separately and give Saint coach Gregg Ramsey placed “Historically the team has spirits to the meet. Mary’s the chance to come away Petcoff is anticipating season second in the 200-yard butterfly always swam better times than “We’ll have a number of sea­ with two wins. best times from his veterans. and Palchak finished first in the the weekend after winter break,” son best times,” Petcoff said. Earlier this season Saint “Kelly Nelis, Megan Ramsey 100-yard freestyle and second in Petcoff said. “[The team] feels a Mary’s had to overcome obsta­ and Marueen Palchak will all be the 50-yard freestyle. little more rested when they Contact Dan Tapetillo at cles such as the lack of divers looked upon when it comes to In addition to these veterans, come back to their regular swim [email protected]

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let us know what we need to do After a particularly brutal tomorrow. freestyle) and Doug Bauman Men looking to build in the next month to get fall season that saw most of “We re looking to see if we (200-yard backstroke) each off training trip winsready.” team suffer a viral infection, can pick up where we left off recorded a first place finish as Since the Irish will host the the Irish finally appear to be at with our in-season meets,” the Irish overcame a 21-point Wolverines on Jan. 31, scoring full strength with about a coach Tim Welsh said. “The deficit to steal a victory over By MATT PUGLISI will only be kept against the month remaining before the question is always, ‘Are we UCSB in the meet’s final race. Sports Writer Illini in this particular meet. Big East Championships. faster compared to ourselves The tri-meet victories cou­ On Jan. 4, the Irish set four “I think we’re pretty than we were last time?”’ pled with intense training The women’s swimming and meet records in handily win­ healthy,” Weathers said. “The Last Friday, Notre Dame took resulted in quite a successful diving team hopes to bolster its ning the second annual Puerto traveling [over break] tends to care of both UC-Santa Barbara holiday trip for the young 4-1 dual meet mark when No. Rico Winter Training Meet in weaken the kids a little, but and Wyoming, 104-101 and team. 21 Notre Dame travels to Ann Encantada, Puerto Rico. The we’re a lot healthier right now 133-98, respectively, to finish “The training trip was mag­ Arbor, Mich, to compete in the 200-yard medley relay team than we were at this time last off a 12-day training trip in nificent,” Welsh said. “We Michigan Invitational against (Danielle Hulick, Laurie year.” Mission Viejo, Calif, over win­ trained hard everyday, raced host No. 16 Michigan and Musgrave and Lisa Garcia and The men’s squad (3-5) looks ter break. well and we’re very happy with Illinois tonight and tomorrow. Katie Carroll) in addition to to continue its climb to .500 The 400-yard freestyle relay the results. Now we have to “We want to find out where Musgrave (100-yard breast­ when the Irish journey to team (Matt Obringer, Frank translate those [results] to our everyone’s at and start plan­ stroke), Carroll (100-yard Pittsburgh to lock horns with Krakowski, Tim Randolph and season meets.” ning for the Big East freestyle), and Ann Barton the No. 17 Panthers as well as Louis Cavadini), Ted Brown Championships,” coach Bailey (200-yard backstroke) all Villanova and Maryland in a (500- and 1,000-yard Contact Matt Puglisi at Weathers said. “[The meet] will recorded records in the victory. quadrangular meet today and freestyle), Krakowski (50-yard [email protected]

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and Chris Quinn has had some had little trouble playing well on trouble playing physical guards the road. The Irish rallied from M e n’s B asketball Streaks in the past. a six-point deficit with three continued from page 24 “It’s a unique way of playing,” minutes left to beat Villanova Brey said. “Both [Edelin] and and nearly snapped Pittsburgh’s Brey wants Quinn to be Pace are unorthodox guys. To two-season-long home winning What’s ^more, Syracuse’s their credit, they stay to their streak. offense creates matchup prob­ strengths.” That road-warrior attitude is lems for the Irish. Although On the other hand, Brey is one the Irish want to bring into aggressive from tip-off Carmelo Anthony was the third anxious to see his team return to the Joyce Center. overall pick in the NBA Draft a student-filled Joyce Center for “We have a road identity last summer after playing just the first time since a loss against where we are real focused on one season for Syracuse, the Indiana. Then, in December, the road,” Quinn said. “We have Orangemen have had little diffi­ Notre Dame had dropped to a to carry that over to our home culty replacing his point produc­ losing record for the first time in court and use the crowd for dif­ tion. the Mike Brey era and the Irish ferent things to our advantage.” Most striking about Syracuse’s were reeling. Now, having gone Saturday’s game is the first in offense is that while guard Gerry 6-1 since that loss, Brey wants a string of matchups against McNamara makes 42.5 percent to see how his squad responds ranked foes. Notre Dame still of his 3-pointers, the rest of the to a boisterous crowd. has to play Kentucky, Pittsburgh, team has only made nine. “Sometimes the energy in our Syracuse again, Providence and Instead of hanging around the building, we don’t handle that No. 1 Connecticut twice. perimeter, guards Billy Edelin — well,” Brey said. “I talked to Beating any of those teams who shredded the Irish for 26 them about using the crowd to would help Notre Dame’s quali- points at the Joyce Center last our advantage. ... ty-win component and improve year — and Josh Pace crash the “We have to use the energy to their RPI ranking, which was basket play after play, scoring play defense and not try to do 110th in the nation this week. most of their points by cutting to something on offense that’s not the hoop. Notre Dame’s 6-foot us.” Contact Andrew Soukup at guard tandem of Chris Thomas Surprisingly, Notre Dame has asoukup@nd. edu Spring Break in Panama City Beach, Florida!

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W o rld Fa m o u s “You gotta let a guy try a lit­ By ANDREW SOUKUP tle bit of everything,” Brey Sports Writer said. “But when it comes down T iKI Ba R! to it, that’s who you are and His shot w asn’t falling, his that’s who he is.” game was suffering and Chris Jones, one of Notre Dame’s Quinn was struggling. most vocal leaders, knows the So after Notre Dame’s loss to Irish often key off iiis play. Indiana Dec. 10, Irish coach That’s why he feels it’s his Mike Brey made Quinn the responsibility to help set the team’s sixth man for Notre tone in big gam es like Dame’s next six games to Saturday’s clash against shake up the Irish lineup. Syracuse. The results were impressive. “My play on the court is Quinn shot 33-for-57 over the going to reflect the rest of the stretch, averaged 16 points a team’s play, and they are going game and went four straight to look to me for guidance and games without a turnover. leadership on the court,” Jones Convinced that Quinn had said. “When I’m out there, I’m shaken whatever ailed him, staying within myself, doing Brey re-inserted the sopho­ the small things to affect the more guard into the lineup team in a positive way.” against Pittsburgh and said Only 9 Blocks from Cympus Quinn will start Saturday New member With Notre Dame’s big men I .sundry Area with Washer and Dryer against the Orangemen. beset by injuries, Brey started Fully r.quippbii K itchen Including Dishwasher and G arbage “There was a change in his looking for another body to Disposal dynamic a bit, his awareness was heightened and it jum p- help the Irish in practice. Private Patio So he turned to the football ADI Alarm System (Optional Monitoring) started his play,” Brey said of the initial switch. “That’s team. Central Air Conditioning great. But now I want him Enter 6-foot-6, 230-pound Asaigmi Parking going out with 19:59 on the tight end John Carlson, who Energy EfSeicni Gas Heating game clock.” joined the basketball team over Professionally Managed Quinn, for his part, took the Christmas Break with football 24 — f lour Emergency On-Call Maintenance switch in stride. While his min­ coach Tyrone Willingham’s utes didn’t drop, he feels ready blessing. Carlson is the first For More. Real Estate Management Corporation. to be back on the floor during athlete to play both football P-O- Box 540 the opening tip. And Quinn is and basketball since wide South Bead, IN 46624 willing to take what Brey told receiver Javin Hunter walked Telt^hmie: 574-2.14-9923 him to heart. onto the basketball team five Facsimile: 574-234-9925 “He has been impressing years ago. upon me all year not to pass up “It was completely out of the any shots,” the sophomore blue,” the freshman said. said. “He wants me to be “Coming into break, I expected Fhe Finest in Student H o u s i n g aggressive because for our to stay home for awhile and team to be successful, I’m come back for off-season train­ going to have to get off some ing. I didn’t expect it at all.” shots.” Carlson, who was recruited merits by a handful of schools to play In his element basketball, said that the foot­ At the beginning of the sea­ ball team was fine with his son, senior Torrian Jones felt dabble on the hardcourt as long as he maintained his lust 4 Blocks South of the Notre Dame Campus ready to explode. He’d worked all summer on improving many training regimen and kept his Spacious 2-Bedmom Apartments on Notre Dame Avenue different aspects of his game, grades up. Current I:-year & 10-month 5 .esse* Available and Jones — a three-year role He knows there’s little On-Site Laundry Facility player for the Irish — relished chance he’ll see significant — 2 Closets and 1 SJesic in Each Bedroom the opportunity to see his first or even any — playing time Private Parking Lots extended minutes. this year. But Brey has been 24 - hour On-Call Emergency Maintenance But in his last three games, highly complimentary of Up to 4 Persons Per Apartment Jones has averaged a double­ Carlson’s play. double — 11.7 points and 10.3 “If he had to go in a game,” For More information: Real Estate Management Corporation rebounds — in part because the coach smiled, “he’d handle P.O. Box 540 Brey said Jones has returned himself OK.” South Bend, IN 46624 to doing what he does best — t elephone: 574-234-9923 playing tough defense, slashing Facsimile: 574-234-9925 to the basket and tipping in Contact Andrew Soukup at Jblad#£ebrcsb com rebounds. [email protected] page 22 Jhe Observer ♦ SPORTS Friday, January 16, 2004

dent, having collected a 3-1 stout defense, allowing an aver­ record in its last four games, age of 2.42 goals per game. That Game including the victory over Maine. defense is backed by two solid continued from page 24 The lone Irish loss in that span netminders in junior Morgan Cey came at the hands of Bowling and Brown. Green, who defeated Notre Dame Each goalie has at least two sets us up terrifically going into in a 5-4 overtime heartbreaker shutouts this season (Cey with the second half of the season. Jan. 9. two, Brown with four), and These are also terrific games to The Irish got revenge on the Brown has the third lowest over­ try and get those at-large bids Falcons a day later with fresh­ all goals against average (2.36) for the NCAA tournament.” man goaltender David Brown and second highest save percent­ Notre Dame making 32 age (.920) in the CCHA. Cey currently sits in saves in a 3- would also be ranked highly in third place in 7 know each of them 0 shutout both lists, with an overall GAA of the CCHA, with wants to play every win over 1.79 and a save percentage of a conference Bowling .944, but he has not played in record of 8-6-2 game, hut they know the Green. enough games to be counted on and 18 points, most important thing for Freshmen the official statistics. only one point the team is [a win] and Jason Paige “I think the confidence is really behind Michigan and Josh high among our goalies,” Poulin and Miami they play that way. ” Sciba and said. “When you have two guys (Ohio). senior Brett back there, I think they help Following the Dave Poulin L e b d a each other. They drive each W isco n sin Irish coach scored goals other, and I know that each of series, the Irish in the victo­ them wants to play every game, play 12 straight ry. Paige and but they know the most impor­ conference games to finish up Sciba also scored goals in the 5-4 tant thing for the team is [a win] the season. overtime loss. and they play that way.” The Irish come into the “Jason Paige has really been a The Irish face a dangerous foe Wisconsin series with a losing steady defensive force for us all in the Badgers, who sent three record against the Badgers, 15- year, but he’s also scored some players to the U.S. Junior 36-6. However, the Irish made nice goals,” Poulin said. “Josh National Team that won a gold history on Oct. 2, 1998, when the Sciba may have as good a set of medal in Finland in December. team spoiled the opening of hands as anyone on this team, Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves was Wisconsin’s Kohl Center with a and he’s going to score a lot of also the coach of that team. 2-1 victory over the Badgers. goals for us.” ANDY KENNA/The Observer Notre Dame will also come into One reason for Notre Dame’s Contact Justin Schuver at Corey McLean passes the puck against Bowling Green Oct. 17. the Kohl Center feeling confi­ success this year has been a [email protected] The Irish travel to Wisconsin to face the No. 4 Badgers.

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M e n’s B asketball Hockey No. 4 Breaking one more streak Wisconsin awaits Irish The Irish try to beat Syracuse for the first time in three years By JUSTIN SCHUVER that the Irish have to overcome Associate Sports Editor By ANDREW SOUKUP Jim Boeheim’s zone defense. Sports Writer Although Brey said the The Irish hope the third Orangemen have been playing time will be the charm when Since Big East play started, more man-to-man defense this they face yet another ranked Notre Dame has been joking that year than they typically have in opponent in a grueling non­ they’ve been the streak-breakers. the past, the Irish coach knows conference schedule when First, the Irish snapped West that he has to prepare his team they meet No. 4 Wisconsin in Virginia’s Drew Schifmo’s string to face a zone for an extended a two-game road series this of 48 consecutive games with at period of time. weekend. least 10 points. Then, they “We just need to be patient,” Notre Dame has already snapped an eight-year losing senior Torrian knocked off two ranked non- streak against Villanova. Jones said. CCHA opponents this year on Now, the Irish have a chance to “The 2-3 zone See Also the road, beating then-No. 1 end another one. doesn’t turn Boston College 1-0 Oct. 24, When defending national you over. It “Brey wants and defeating then-No. 3 champion Syracuse rolls into the makes you Quinn to be Maine Dec. 28. Joyce Center Saturday, the Irish play a little The Irish are actually facing aggressive from hope to halt a four-game losing faster than their fourth ranked non-con­ streak against the No. 19 you want to. tip-off” ference foe of the season this Orangemen. “A lot of weekend, with the team losing page 21 “It’s a frame of mind of believ­ times, teams to then-No. 14 Cornell Dec. ing that you can do it,” said Irish settle for a 3- 27. coach Mike Brey, whose team has point shot and don’t move the Irish coach Dave Poulin sees lost nine of its last 10 games ball around to break down the many positives in playing a against the Orangemen. zone. If we go inside and estab­ difficult schedule. “[Syracuse is] a team that has lish Torin [Francis] early and kick “We’ve played a grueling done it more than us. One of the the ball out, we’ll get open looks non-conference schedule and things we have to do mentally is for our guards for 3’s and open TIM KACMAFVThe Observer have picked up some big try to convince ourselves we can driving lanes.” Chris Thomas looks to drive against Bracey Wright of Indiana wins,” he said. “I think this be like that.” in a Dec. 10 Irish loss. Notre Dame hopes to end a four-game To beat Syracuse, it’s no secret see STREAKS/page 21 losing streak to Syracuse Saturday. see GAME/page 22

N D W o m e n ’s B asketball F ootball Irish hope to continue winning ways 11 recruits visiting campus this weekend By HEATHER VAN HOEGARDEN Sports Writer Hoskins, offensive tackle By PAT LEONARD Chauncey Incarnato and defen­ Sports Writer sive back Tregg Duerson are all After upsetting two ranked teams in players who have committed a row (No. 16 Virginia Tech and No. 4 Tyrone Willingham and his verbally but are still making the Connecticut), Notre Dame looks to coaching staff secured a top-five trip on the first of three week­ continue its play traveling to face recruiting class last winter. A 10- ends the coaches have remaining West Virginia. 3 season and the coined ‘Return to sell Notre Dame. The Mountaineers, 10-5, 2-2 Big to Glory’ of the Notre Dame foot­ Cornerback Courtney Grixby East, come off their first win on the ball program was attractive headlines the remainder of the road since Feb. 2, 2001, defeating St. enough to lure the talent of visiting players. John’s Tuesday night, 69-67. immediate impact players such Grixby, 5-foot-9, 160 pounds, In the game, six-foot-one center as starting quarterback Brady was an explosive quarterback at Michelle Carter led West Virginia Quinn and defensive end Victor Central High School in Omaha, shooting 8-of-10, good for 16 points. Abiamiri. Neb. He threw for over 1,200 Sherell Sowho scored 16 as well, The 2008 Notre Dame football yards and ran for 800 yards, including 4-for-7 from beyond the recruiting class contains few scoring 14 touchdowns. He also arc, to go along with 10 rebounds. players like an Abiamiri or Quinn played defensive back on third- The Mountaineers are also home to who could have such an impact and-long situations. In fact, the Big East assist leader Yolanda save maybe Grand Rapids, Mich, Grixby s versatility already has Paige, who averages 7.3 per game running back Justin Hoskins, coaches brainstorming. and dished out 14 assists against St. according to Irish Insider colum­ “Notre Dame has started to John’s. nist Mike Frank. talk to Courtney about playing Meanwhile, Notre Dame (9-6, 2-1 This weekend the Irish contin­ receiver,” Frank said. “With the Big East), comes off what were two of ue to plug away at the remaining ball in his hands, he is just a arguably its best games of the season. TIM SULLIVAN/The Observer talent pool, welcoming 11 play­ deadly player. After the staff Irish forward Jacqueline Batteast drives to the basket ers — including three verbal see B BALL/page 22 Tuesday night against Connecticut. commitments — on official visits. see WEEKEND/page 19

C/3 SMC SWIMMING SM C BASKETBALL ND TRACK AND FIELD NFL Michigan Saint Mary’s vs. Central Michigan Invitational Saint Mary's faces Alma Opener Panthers' quarterback Former Raptors coach DC 3 Kalamazo and Olivet iin Jake Delhomme has led Lenny Wilkens is now C 3 The Irish look to add a conference meet this Saturday, 3 p.m. Today, 5:30 p.m. his team to the playoffs the New York Knicks