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A year after the attacks, students remember the shock felt The memories of loved ones lost on September 11 still burn in in the nation's capital. the hearts of family members. page 3 page 4 page 2 The Observer+ ONE YEAR LATER Wednesday, September 11, 2002 Keep the Americans misunderstand Arab hatred memory alive leading many Muslims to region, democracy would With regard to self-inter­ + Arab animosity wrongly perceive ensue, but the government est, Appleby said that A jet slamming into a skyscraper has many origins Americans. Appleby provid­ is too concerned about its America cannot be too ... two 11 0-story towers engulfed in ed four reasons for why oil, said Appleby. pragmatic, narrow and flames ... our nation's capital By MEGHANNE DOWNES there is animosity directed The United States has short-sided. A sizeable and enveloped in smoke ... a plane Assistant News Editor at the United States from made Saudi Arabia an ally forceful political will will be wrecked in a Pennsylvania field ... the Islamic world. The gov­ for strategic and self-inter­ necessary for this to be these are the images that will ernment's e s t e d overcome. always come to Major news networks relation­ means, Americans are compelled mind when I hear broadcasted images of ship with "We don't need despite to look at situations and the phrase Palestinians rejoicing in the Israel is the oil to heat the its anti­ believe that they are the "9/11." streets on Sept. 11, leaving blurred homes for the needy poor democ­ peacekeepers. Father But for all the many enraged Americans f o r but for our second ratic sys­ Theodore Hesburgh, presi­ evil and fear and asking "Why do they hate Muslims, tem, said dent emeritus, said at horror that I us?" and they homes, yachts and Apple­ Sunday's panel that every associate with Scott Appleby, director of wonder if four cars. , by. The time there is a disaster the that fateful day, I the Kroc Institute for t h e govern­ United States and Red Cross also remember International Peace Studies. United ment is are the first to arrive on the Scott Appleby the good that Andrew Thagard at a Sunday panel discus­ States is willing scene with manpower and came out of it. sion, was quick to point out the pup­ professor to look financial aid, but this is a The events of that the "they" is not repre­ pet of a the other very small percentage of that Tuesday one Assistant sentative of the whole of Zionist w a y our gross national product. year ago didn't News Editor Islam and that it was a state or is Israel the surro­ because of the oil resources In this world of conflict. just motivate small extremist faction that gate of the United States. available in that country. the United States, as well as firefighters and carried out the terrorist This hostility stems from American self-interest other countries, is asking rescue workers of New York City to attacks. The geopolitical the emasculization and becomes selfishness who the enemy is. "We are risk their lives in helping others, development of these states repression within the cul­ because Americans con­ one of the candidates," said they moved a nation to act. is important to understand­ ture. Many Muslims carry a sume an enormous amount Appleby. Politicians put bipartisanship aside ing the conflicts, said deep sense of humiliation. of oil. "We don't need the and worked together, church atten­ Appleby. In several ways the US for­ oil to heat the homes for dance dramatically increased, dona­ Within the Islamic world eign policy is hypocritical. If the needy poor but for our tions of blood and money skyrocket­ conspiracy theories abound Islamic reign was permitted second homes, yachts and Contact Meghanne Downes at ed and a deep sense of patriotism and facts are distorted, to be established in this four cars," said Appleby. mdownesl @nd.edu. pervaded the country. Around the world, nations grow­ ing increasingly hostile toward the United States openly expressed their sorrow and sympathy. People crowded outside American Sept. 11 classes in popular demand embassies, covering the gates with ization increase a subcul­ of Sept. 11 were fallout liberties [presented by the cards and flowers and hosting can­ By JESSICA DALSING ture of support for terror­ from the collapse of the Web]." dlelight vigils. President Bush's war News Writer ism. but that nothing can Ottoman Empire." Many professors decided on terrorism toppled the oppressive justify terrorism," said Revelation and to restructure the content Taliban regime and guaranteed new In the aftermath of Sept. Johansen. Revolution, taught by of already existing courses freedoms for the men and women of 11, Notre Dame has added Johansen said that stu­ Joseph Amar, which looks to examine issues related Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden's al­ semester-long courses that dents showed a strong at conflict from a religious to Sept. 11. Heidi Qaida terrorist network was weak­ deal with issues related to interest in the material that point of view, is the theolo­ Ardizzone, assistant profes­ ened and driven further into moun­ the terrorist attacks. was presented and were gy department's contribu­ sor of American Studies, tainous caves. "The events of Sept. 11 concerned with what could tion to the new course left the final two weeks of Closer to home, I remember the have changed how we see be done to address the offerings. her Homefronts During Notre Dame and Saint Mary's com­ causes of terrorism. "I It] broadened my world War class open to focus on munities uniting in prayer. Classes, many issues and have pro­ vided us 0 t h e r view show- develop­ practices and other normal activi­ with a classes ing me the ments in ties were cancelled and students "/couldn't get into any l "The class helped people dealt more culture and the war on and faculty gathered on South Quad r e a teachable to understand that acts generallj the people of the Sept. 11 classes terrorism. to celebrate Mass. Around the coun­ moment," with the instead of Johan­ try, Notre.Dame clubs raised money of terror are political because they were all i d culture and just the sen said to help those affected by the terror­ s a acts.,, filled before my DART R e n e e religion of terrorists," that he is ist attacks while mourning losses Tynan, the Middle said Linda time., addressing within the Notre Dame and Saint assistant East. Both Melchor. a terrorism Mary's families as a result of the Robert Johansen professor entry-level N o t r e in his them. professor Meghan Hahn of man­ courses and D a m e existing Back in South Bend, Notre Dame Notre Dame student agement. special senior. interna- and Saint Mary's students draped These classes have studies Arabic language Even the tional rela­ flags outside their dorm windows. proved to be popular courses are being offered. abroad programs offered tions courses. In the spring, They organized a massive collection among students as many of The histo- courses he will teach a course on at that weekend's football game. the classes filled up early. ry depart­ dealing ethics and international Many carpooled to local blood banks "The class [Problems of m e n t "[It] broadened my world with Sept. relations that will address and waited hours in line for the Contemporary Violence: offered a 11. The terrorism as well. chance to donate blood - so many. view showing me the Terrorism, War, and Peace Modern London There seemed to be an in fact, that some were turned After Sept. 11] filled up Middle culture and the people Program overabundance of appli­ away. immediately when registra­ Eastern instead ofjust the offered cants for several of the God really does work in mysteri­ tion opened," said Robert History Democracy classes as many students ous ways. Today, one year later, I terrorists. ,, Johansen, director of grad­ course in the Age were disappointed when still can't fathom how so much good uate studies in the Kroc ranging of the Web, they could not register for came from so much evil. Institute for International from 500 Linda Melchor dealing the classes that they had Still, I worry. I worry that as time Peace Studies. A.D. to the Notre Dame student with the hoped to. goes on we'll forget the good that This class dealt specifi­ present. way the "I couldn't get into any of came from last September and sim­ cally with the global role of P a u I Internet the Sept. 11 classes ply focus on the bad. the United States along Cobb, assistant professor of affects American concep­ because they were all filled After all, the flags that once deco­ with the meaning of human History, helped illustrate tions of security and priva­ before my DART time," said rated our dorms are boxed away, security and how to achieve the importance of history in cy in the wake of the ter­ Notre Dame senior Meghan our nation's blood supply has it. the contemporary situation rorist attacks. Hahn. returned to normal levels (and in "The class helped people when he discussed World A. James McAdams, pro­ some areas is dangerously low) and to understand that acts of War I with his students and fessor, said, "We will con­ stories of corporate greed have terror are political acts and asked them to, "assess the sider the threats to person­ Contact Jessica Dalsing at overshadowed our progress in the that conditions of victim- degree to which the events al privacy and democratic jdalsing.l @nd.edu war on terrorism. Please don't let that happen. Please don't slip back into compla­ cency. Today and always, remember to attend mass, light a candle at the Grotto .and volunteer to hBlp othe.rs. in memorial And please, please, please don't forget. Don't forget what happened NOTRE DAME SAINT MARY~S -the bad and especially the good. + Tri-military flag raising em·emony with prayPrs and tlw + Memorial prayor sPrvieo loci hy Marilou Eldred, Hngina playing of ··Taps," rlagpolos at Pasqunrilla Cnntnr, 7 a.m. Cha pol, Noon. The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and + Hosary prayer sorvicn loci by Not.rn Danw Stuclm1ts, +Mass for l'oaco and Justic<1, lloly Spirit Chapel, Le Mans not necessarily those of The Observer. Grotto. Noon. llall, 9:30p.m.

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the TV there's going to be and work for the students for By JASON McFARLEY something there," she said. "I about a week. Program offi­ from across the ocean News Writer have a sense that [terrorism cials also scratched special events and city tours from the Dave Belczyk, a senior who against the United States] isn't By JAMES GAFFEY If only she had stayed. done. It'll always be in my curriculum. They warned stu­ was in London last fall, recalls News Writer A week before terrorists mind." dents to stay close to their the anxiety he felt in being slammed a jet liner into the It stays with Gail Thompson, apartments and to avoid taking unable to contact his girlfriend Pentagon, Lauren Berrigan too. She remembers clearly the the subway and gathering in Sept. 11, 2001 started out as who was studying in quit her internship at the sym- morning of the attacks. crowded places. a typical Tuesday for Notre Washington, D.C. at the time. bol of The day began the same as In October, students faced a Dame students studying abroad "I wished I could have been America's most others had the past two renewed threat, as positive in London last semester. It was with family and friends," said military weeks Thompson had been in tests for the disease anthrax late afternoon London-time Belczyk. "We were an ocean might. Washington. She woke early, surfaced in government office when the first plane was away from them, and that was Berrigan, dressed and left on time to buildings. Thompson, who by hijacked. Many of the 150 very difficult." studying in arrive by 9 a.m. at her intern­ October was working for a "LonDomers" were in class at Aside from the safety of fami­ the Notre ship in New York Sen. Hillary senator from her home state of the time; some were wrapping ly and friends back home, D a m e Rodham-Clinton's office. Louisiana, found herself dis­ up assignments just off Notre Dame London students Washing­ Thompson stepped off the placed when officials closed Trafalgar Square in the class­ had to worry about their own t o n Berrigan Metro subway system and into the Hart Senate Building, fear­ room building's library; some safety in the capital city of Program, a world of panic. ing that airborne anthrax had were unwinding at their apart­ America's biggest ally. The craved a "Every-one was watching TV entered the building's ventila­ ments on Edgware Road; and London students' apartment job with when I got to work" in the tion system. some, undoubtedly, were sip­ building is situated in a largely better Russell Senate Building, she Thompson submitted to an ping pints in a quaint English Arab neighborhood, and a organiza­ said. ''They said the Pentagon optional anthrax test and took pub. handful of students were ver­ tion and had been hit, and outside you Cipro pills as a precaution. No They were focusing on adapt­ bally harassed during the m o r e could see the smoke behind one who she worked with ing to a different culture; the weeks following the attack. direction. the building. We all ran to get eventually tested positive for familiarity of life in America, London Program administra­ On Sept. out of there. It was the fastest I the disease. for the sake of personal tors and rectors advised stu­ 11, 2001, had ever run in my life." The Hart building's close growth, was something they dents not to wear any U.S. she saw Internship coordinators sent forced displaced senators to had left behind for the semes­ clothing that might make them Protzman her former Thompson and other Notre relocate in the basement of the ter. But the news of the World targets. Bryant recalls the office Dame students home for the Russell Senate Building. The Trade Center's collapse struck uncertainty and helplessness trans­ day. Thompson debated how move made Thompson's Notre Dame London students many of the LonDomers felt. "It formed into to get back to her apartment. internship experience better. just as deeply as if they were was unsettling because there smoldering She would feel unsafe on the "It was really tight quarters back home. The terrorist were rumors about sending us rubble, and subway, she thought, so she in the basement. If I leaned to attacks of Sept. 11 put back," she said. she instant­ opted to walk. But ominous the left, I could see what's LonDomers in an awkward Although Bryant said she felt ly regretted feelings still enveloped her, going on in another office," she position - they felt the shock no less patriotic than if she had ever walk­ particularly each time a plane said. "If I went to get coffee, I and pain of having one's own been in the U.S .. she said, "We ing away. flew overhead. could see what was going on in country attacked and yet were couldn't show our patriotism as "Where I The long, fearful walk another office." strangely removed from it. much because we didn't want had worked Thompson home, however, did give her Berrigan, who worked with a Christine Bryant first got to make ourselves targets." was really time to think. The thought Congressional committee after word of the attacks while in the The great majority of British close to the damaged area of that loomed most prominently leaving the Pentagon intern­ computer lab of the London citizens, however, did not pose the building," said Berrigan, in her mind was to leave the ship, said her time in classroom building. The person the slightest threat to the safety now a senior. "It's a little program. Washington ultimately was sitting next to her received an of American students. In the strange to say, but in a lot of "I wanted to go home," she positive, too. She eventually Instant Message from a friend week following the attacks, ways I felt guilty for not being said. "Me and my mother had wants to live and work in the in America and shouted out to flowers, sympathetic notes. and there and experiencing what a serious conversation about city. everyone in the room. Soon stu­ candles filled Grosvenor the other workers did that me coming home." On the anniversary of the dents were frantically attempt­ Square, the park in front of the day." Although program directors tragedy today, Berrigan and ing to log on to CNN .com to find U.S. Embassy. Throughout Berrigan was one of 19 stu­ gave students the option of her Washington Program out more and sharing details as London British flags hung at dents studying in Washington departing the program and classmates' thoughts won't they uncovered them. half-mast. And Sept. 14, the last fall when planes hit the returning to Notre Dame for necessarily dwell on the "The site was blocked at first third day after the attacks, was Pentagon, toppled the twin the semester, no students left destruction and death toll. because there was so much declared a national day of peaks of the New York skyline Washington. Speculation that ''I'm trying to put September traffic," said Bryant. mourning throughout the and went careening into a the University would cancel 11 behind me," said Berrigan. As a result, many of the stu­ United Kingdom. At 11 a.m. Pennsylvania field. The stu­ the program, in fact, con­ "I almost wish there wasn't dents in the computer lab filed Friday three minutes of silence dents watched as the attacks cerned many of the students. such an emphasis on it." into the basement of the build­ were observed in memory of and the events that followed in Rachael Protzman's family Thompson says she'll be ing to watch the news with those killed in the attacks on their wake played out like a and friends had a hard time looking forward, not behind. dozens of other classmates as it America. national drama just beyond the understanding her reasons for "One of the biggest lessons came in on television. Bryant, Notre Dame London Program group's own doorstep. wanting to stay in the nation's I've learned is there are a lot though, went back to her classes participated in the day For Berrigan, the pangs of capital. of people who hate us what we apartment and found that all of mourning. The streets of guilt haven't subsided, not "I never wanted to leave," stand for. They can either her roommates were trying to London were strangely quiet. even a year later. She still said Protzman, who interned a eliminate us or we can keep use the phone to call back Busses, taxis, and subway thinks about the day of the public relations firm. "It was going. I think most likely we'll home. The first few hours after trains all stopped for the three­ mostly deadly terrorist strike difficult talking to loved ones keep going," she said. the attack it was very difficult minute period. on U.S. soil- sometimes more because they didn't compre­ to get information about family Despite the great sympathy of than she'd like to. hend why I didn't want to and friend back home, Bryant "I still have the continual leave." Contact Jason McFarley at said. "In my apartment the Contact James Gaffey at fear that every time I turn on The attacks cancelled class mcfarley.l @nd.edu news was on all the time." 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"I was in London "It means more "It showed how "It's one of the "[A day] when "It's only been a "I feel like it was "It's hard to at the time and I than just a down­ vulnerable we as most 1;; •'al days seemingly every year and it still a tragedy. People find the words to didn't realize that fall for the U.S. Americans are. in Ame•·r, ·m histo- social, economic feels like the visu­ have gone out of describe it. it had happened The problems of ry; ir · · e Pearl and ethnic prob­ al is still present, their way to trivi­ Everything has right away, but Americans act as the Middle East Harbor. i sparks lems all got put by like it just hap­ alize it. I have a changed - every­ when I went out­ if they were the only ones affected are no longer for- anger in me. the wayside and pened yesterday. problem with us thing down to our side. instanta­ going overseas all perception of but it [affected] the eign to us There's a feeling in everyone came It's still pretty neously every sin­ because they me that we should together as one." fresh and is some­ the time invading peace and safe­ gle person was on a whole world, not were brought to have retribution. " thing we'll never other people's ty." cell phone." just America. " our homefront." forget." land." • ONE YEAR LATER

page 4 Wednesday, September 11, 2002 Friends and family remembered

Jarret had been scheduled to assignment in New York City was last heard from when he in the city. A few days later, By SARAH NESTOR work the flight, another call for a meeting with the Aon phoned his mother to tell them when O'Neill still had not come Saint Mary's News Editor confirmed that Amy Jarret had Corporation when one of the he had just seen the first plane home, the family's worst fears been on flight 175. planes struck the south tower of crash into the building next were confirmed. While America remembers "It's been hard on the family the World Trade Center. door. Apparently feeling safe "He was just the best guy, he last year's terrorist attacks, the because her body was never Suzanne Kondratenko was last because of the announcement had a great temperament, gen­ Notre Dame and Saint Mary's found," Peter Jarret said. seen heading down the stairs that his building was secure, he tle and easy going," McDermott communities mourn the loved "Instead the family has been from the 90th floor of the sec­ said he wished he had a camera said. "It was just unthinkable ones that they lost. finding other ways to remember ond tower. to take a picture. for his parents and sister." her; dedicating a memorial in Two weeks after the attacks, A bachelor, Tim Byrne had Today, in O'Neill's hometown A loving niece New Smithfield and through while the Kondratenko family been a surrogate father to his of Amityville, N.Y., family and Amy Jarret, 28, loved Notre memorial masses for her." still searched for Suzanne eight brothers and one sister friends have transformed a gar­ Dame football and came with Kondratenko in New York, since their father, whose birth­ den in the middle of town into a her brother, Jay Jarret '91, to A role model alumna Caroline Kondratenko left for day was Sept. 11, died in 1986 memorial park. at least one home game each Suzanne Kondratenko, a Saint Rome, following once again in at age 47. "It's a beautiful park in his year. Her ties to Notre Dame Mary's 1996 humanistic studies her sister's footsteps. honor," McDermott said. "It started with her grandfather, alumna, loved her time at col­ "I was in denial for a long A cherished cousin was a big even in the town, the late Aram P. Jarret, Sr. '38, lege and spoke so highly of time and it was tough being so Peter O'Neill began working many people from the village her father Aram P. Jarret '65, Saint Mary's that she convinced far away from what was hap­ at the company of Sandler and helped out, and it was a big and uncle Father Peter Jarret her sister, Caroline pening," Caroline Kondratenko O'Neill at the beginning of event that really pulled the vil­ '86, rector of Keough Hall. Kondratenko, Saint Mary's said. "It was a great experience August, just a short few weeks lage together." "Amy had a good love for life senior, to apply. though and I knew how much before the terrorist attacks. A While many members of the and a great love for people," "I spent a lot of time here vis­ she had loved it there." recent graduate of Bentley O'Neill family will be attending Peter Jarret said. iting her when I was younger," Today, the Kondratenko fami­ College, the 21-year-old had memorial service in New York Amy Jarret, 28, began work­ Caroline Kondratenko said. ly is in New York City visiting competed against many appli­ in honor of the young man that ing for United Airlines when ''I've always tried to follow in Ground Zero, the place where cants to be a bond trader on the graced so many lives, she was 23 years old. She loved her footsteps." Suzanne was last seen. 104th floor of the World Trade McDermott will be here with meeting new people and the Suzanne Kondratenko made "We are going to the memori­ Center. the support of the Notre Dame freedom of being a flight atten­ the most of her time at Saint al services in New York City Padraic McDermott, a Notre family. dant. Her family experienced Mary's, earning a student inde­ together, it's a chance for our Dame junior, remembers his "It was really tough being out little anxiety about her chosen pendent study and research family to spend time together cousin's devotion to his family here when it happened," career. grant, spending a year abroad there," Caroline Kondratenko and friends and living at home McDermott said. "It was the "She was completely suited to in Rome and graduating at the said. to stay close to family and Notre Dame campus, friends it," Peter Jarret said. "Though top of her class. friends but commuting to work and the Mass that helped, so she was engaged to be married "She was extremely brilliant, A loved brother each day in New York City. that I didn't even feel homesick. so I think she was looking to get independent, but family was Timothy Byrne was a bond "I le was an athlete, he played I don't know what I would have out of it." very important to her and she trader who worked on the one lacrosse and liked to ski, he was done without that support." When United Airlines flight always found time for us," hundred fourth floor of the sec­ a volunteer fireman," While these are a few from 175, en route from Boston to Caroline Kondratenko said. ond tower of the World Trade McDermott said. "His friends, the thousands that lost their lives on Sept. 11, they represent Los Angeles, crashed into the "She had a great sense of Center. He loved working in the as well as his family knew he south tower of the World Trade humor and people always loved Twin Towers, so much that one was always looking out for the dreams that ended, the fam­ Center no one in the family sus­ her. You had to know her to of his brothers had given him a them, he was devoted to serving ilies forever separated and the pected that Amy Jarret had experience it." framed photo of the complex for others. realization that life is so deli­ cate. been working that flight. Suzanne Kondratenko was a a Christmas present the previ­ Shortly after the south tower A call from United Airlines an senior operations improvement ous year. fell O'Neill's family began to hour later let the family in New consultant for Keane Consulting Timothy Byrne, 36, brother of fear for his safety, but amid the Contact Sarah Nestor at Smithfield, R.I., know that Amy Group in Chicago. She was on Notre Dame junior Colin Byrne, chaos they hoped he had safety [email protected]

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NELLIE WILLIAMSfThe Observer Policemen stand in front of the Grotto softly lit by candelight at the Sept. 11 vigil service Tuesday night.

Students reflect on life after Sept. 11 U.S. plans quiet 9/11

• Community obtain nuclear weapons," said Notre Dame sophomore. m.em.orial observances voices safety and Luis Chiriboga, Notre Dame sophomore and international Foreign policy security concerns student from Ecuador. observe three minutes of In recent months, the govern­ Associated Press Aaron Briggs, Notre Dame ment has made it apparent that silence before an interfaith junior, does not feel any safer, prayer at Daley Plaza. By MEGHANNE DOWNES a United States invasion of Iraq but he does not really feel any­ In New York, former Mayor Assistant News Editor is on the horizon. Some students NEW YORK more unsafe since the attacks. questioned whether it was the The nation will remember Rudolph Giuliani was sched­ He feels that way because the United States' role to take this last Sept. 11 mostly in silence, uled to lead a long line of peo­ 8:45 a.m. 9:03 a.m. 9:43 a.m. situations unfolding in the with few sounds other than ple reading the victims' 10:10 a.m. position. Mideast and New York are not "I think the government might bells tolling, military jets names in alphabetical order. With each explosion America's directly affecting him. roaring in tribute and the Others include Secretary of sense of pride and security was be a tad too aggressive with "I think everything feels less regard to regime change in Iraq. reading of victims' names. State Colin Powell, actor chipped away. Americans were safe. Even though we have more At the World Trade Center, Robert De Niro and Sen. awakened to not only a black Instead. I would rather see more security, it draws attention to our humanitarian aid to Afghanistan felled by two of the four Hillary Rodham Clinton. New York sky, but to the reality vulnerability," said Erin Ryan. hijacked jetliners, family A ceremony at the that they were no longer and less covert operations," said Students vary on their feelings Jacquelyn Kramer. members and dignitaries will Pentagon, where 189 people untouchable and were in fact regarding the effectiveness of the read the names of the 2,801 were killed, including five vulnerable. Chester spoke of the duty that new security measures. the United States has in the dead and missing Wednesday hijackers, will begin at 9:30 A year after September 11 Jacquelyn Kramer feels safe and morning, to begin and end a.m., and include a moment with Osama bin Laden not world and wondered if its ego would not hesitate to fly on an has grown to the size that it with moments of silence and of silence, the Pledge of caught and war with Iraq immi­ airplane. All students are not as include readings of the Allegiance and musical selec­ nent, Americans undoubtedly automatically assumed that it assured as Kramer is. "As far as has a duty to solve crime and Declaration of Independence tions by military bands. will be reflecting on not only how me feeling safe, I really don't and the Gettysburg Address. Thousands were expected their lives have changed but poverty. think about it. I see the airport "We have this elitist view that The city's remembrance is to gather Wednesday in the their sense of security and their stuff and we are supposed to feel to begin with a moment of Pennsylvania field where the country's policy objectives. they [other countries] will listen safer but I don't think it is that to us because it is us, but we are silence at 8:46 a.m., when the fourth hijacked plane easy. I certainly don't feel safe always interfering and it doesn't first plane hit the trade center crashed. Wednesday's cere­ Safety because of a guy in uniform," mean that they will listen. We - and end just before 10:30 mony at 10:06 a.m., the time Lisa Chester, a Saint Mary's said Chester. take it too far. It's not our duty a.m., when the second tower of the plane crash, will student, grew up in a sheltered Alicia d'Alessandro, Notre to be there. It's foolish of us to collapsed. include a moment of silence small town. The attacks forced Dame sophomore, said that the think people will listen to us at A wall etched with the and a reading of the 40 vic­ her to become more conscious of attacks show what we take for all times," said Chester. names of the dead and miss­ tims' names as bells are potential problems. granted such as walking freely in Briggs believed that the nation ing was unveiled Tuesday at a tolled. Although South Bend, IN is not an airport. does have a certain responsibility new ground zero viewing President Bush will visit all a small town, several students Some are cautiously reassured on the international scene. "I stand. three disaster sites feel relativity safe here because by the belief that a sense of calm agree with America's foreign A ceremony was planned at Wednesday, traveling from they are removed from potential has returned to the nation after policy. I think terrorism is some­ the Oklahoma City National the Pentagon to Pennsylvania targets and New York and the initial wave of panic. thing that we should not tolerate Memorial, which marks what to New York's Ground Zero. Washington, D.C. "I feel safe because I feel like and I agree with our policy on had been the worst act of ter­ Bush will address the nation "It depends where you are. everyone is more aware now of Iraq," said Briggs. "Its our duty rorism on American soil. In Wednesday night from Ellis Here I feel safe, but in a big city, their surroundings and what's as members of the human race Chicago, home to the nation's Island, with another symbol I don't know. I wonder how easy going on, although there is still a tallest building - the Sears - the Statue of Liberty - as it would be for terrorists to threat," said Courtney Zeph, see REFLECTION/page 4 Tower - residents will his backdrop. page 2 The Observer+ WHAT'S UP Wednesday, September II, 2002

INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE Is Iraq worth it? CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT SCENE SPORTS War is nothing if not a gamble. From the earliest recorded battles straight ACE teacher Nation put on Investigators Mother and Vigil lit by Football through to today, this remains constant throughout history. As a result the vic­ recognized higher alert finish probe son reflect on memories preview tor, no matter how powerful, is never September 11 invincible. Tom Haight American, Israeli A Notre Dame The Notre Dame Michigan quarter­ and British citi- President Bush As the nation's Lawmakers sug­ highlighted a terrorist alert is gested that the student and her commm1ity comes back, John Navarre, zens, as well as together to mourn soldiers have Staff Writer recent Notre Dame raised to the sec­ Justice Department mother share their faces many chal­ grad who is now the victims of Sept. learned this the ond highest level, conduct an investi­ experiences of 11 at the Grotto. lenges in this week­ an ACE volunteer hard way over the security heightens gation into Martha Ground Zero. end's game. last several decades as they have when he was in and embassies Stewart. become targets of those whom they town last week. close. have vanquished on the battlefield. As the United States prepares to lace up the gloves again in the name of world peace (ironic, isn't it?), the world is abuzz with debate as to whether or not war is justified. Few, however, are ask­ page 3 page 5 page 11 page 13 ing whether it will be worth it. While page 7 the ethicists duke it out on the moral level, a far easier gage for the common man is a simple benefit/risk ratio. As any business major can tell you (and WHAT's GoiNG DowN therefore I'm assuming most of you can WHAT'S HAPPENING @ ND follow this), the benefit/risk ratio is a device for determining whether an Car broken into Car vandalized investment is worth making. • Memorial Mass celebrated by Between 8:30 p.m. Monday night A car was reportedly vandalized on Let's look first at the risks involved in Father Edward Malloy, president, and 7:26 Tuesday morning, a car St. Joseph Drive Monday evening. a sustained war with Iraq. By sus­ Hcflecting Pool Ilesburgh Library, parked in D2 north was broken into. There are no suspects. tained, we actually mean a quick war 5 p.m. which will drag on into a long occupa­ Solicitor given a warning Unlocked bike stolen NDSP apprehended an individual in An unlocked bike was taken from a tion (see Afghanistan) wherein the + British drawings from the col­ resistance fighters will likely be armed a parking lot who was asking for bike rack on the west side of the lection of Mr. and Mrs. Allan J. with weapons such as poison gas, money. The individual was issued a Hesburgh Library between 9:00 a.m.- anthrax, and a host of other weapons no trespass warning letter and 3 p.m. on Monday. never before at the disposal of guerilla + Nineteenth-century European released. fighters. While the current administra­ photographs from the Janos tion would like us to believe that the Scholz Collection, Snite Museum, Money taken from drawer Iraqi people will all join hands with the all day. Money was reported as being taken United States (notice United States, not from the unlocked desk of an United Nations) troops and sing songs, unlocked office in the Galvin Life keep in mind these people have Science Center. absolutely no reason to like the United WHAT'S HAPPENING @ SMC States. Remember, Sadam has done a St. Ed's resident breaks the good job convincing them that the rules United States embargos are the cause of +Mass for Peace and Justice, Holy NDSP were called to St. Ed's all of their hardships. Casualties to Spirit Chapel, Le Mans Ilall, 9:30 Monday night because of a violation occupying troops in the months follow­ p.m. of University rules. The case is being ing will likely be high. Further, we will referred for administrative review. be inciting more acts of terrorism from + Student Diversity Board meet­ a people who have, throughout history, ing, IICC'J#304, Noon. predominately desired to be left alone. This will come back to haunt us, guar­ anteed. + Blue Mantle meeting, Next let's take a quick look at the IICC'J#303, 4:40 to 8 p.m. potential benefits. Once again, the White House wants us to believe that we will be saving ourselves from annihila­ tion at the hands of Iraqi nukes. Please, can we be realistic? Sadam is power hungry, not suicidal. Any large-scale attack on United States soil will result in an end to his reign. Funding WHAT'S COOKING Palestinian suicide bombers is one thing, attacking the US directly is anoth­ er. What real benefits do we get? Well, North Dining Hall South Dining Hall we get cheap oil from the new puppet Today Lunch: Broccoli cheese soup, minestrone soup, Today Lunch: Baked cheese ravioli, pesto sauce, pretzel government, the military gets to oil its hawaiian pizza, roast, champagne rice pilaf, apple crisp, stixks, mexican beef pizza, BBQ chicken, grilled tuna with gears (which it always likes), we'll hope baked cajun pollock, cheese and vegetable pie. long grain lemon, turkey breast, bread stuffing, long grain and wild the economy gets a boost, and the and wild rice, winter blend vegetables, oatmeal, bacon rice, onion rings, grilled chicken, oriental vegetables, can­ administration gets a "V' in its column. slices, scrambled eggs, sausage gravy and biscuits, hash tonese BBQ pork, chicken taco, arroz con polio Not bad if you're a rich American, in the browns, grilled turkey on kaiser, california casserole military or involved in Bush's adminis­ Today Dinner: Baked cheese ravioli, mexican beef pizza, tration. Oh, wait, those are the only Today Dinner: Broccoli cheese soup, tomato soup, buffalo sauteed mushrooms, spinach pie, green bean casserole, people in the world who are pushing for chicken lasagna, hawaiian pizza, roasted turkey breast, turkey noodle casserole, fried perch, roast top round, cajun this war. bread stuffing, apple crisp, broccoli and tofu, tuna casse­ chicken breast, seasoned fried, kung pao chicken, taco bas­ The evaluation does not bode well for role, potato pancakes, applesauce, spinach, BBQ ribs kets the case of war. Notice that we're the only country ready to fight. Even in Britain, the majority oppose this war. Statistically, America has seen a whole lot less war in the last century than the rest of the world. Do you think, just The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those ofThe Observer. TODAY TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Contact Tom Haight at a: [email protected] :cLIJ ti LLI 3: CORRECTIONS ..... c( ~ ~ (,) 0 HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH 87 HIGH HIGH The Observer regards irself as a professional publica­ ...I 75 70 78 77 76 tion and strives for the highest standards of journal­ LOW 58 LOW 49 LOW 54 LOW 59 LOW 58 LOW 54 ism at all times. We do, however, recognize chat we will make mistakes. If we have made a mistake, please contact us at 631-4541 so we can Atlanta 95/ 65 Boston 80/ 53 Chicago 75/ 53 Denver 69/56 Houston 90/ 71 Los Angeles 83/ 63 Minneapolis 76/ 56 correct our error. New York 82/ 54 Philadelphia 95/78 Phoenix 76/ 55 Seattle 81/ 56 St. Louis 87/ 75 Tampa 89/69 Washington 85/ 58 Wednesday, September 11, 2002 The Observer+ CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Prominent feminist author speaks at Saint Mary's

By MELANIE BECKER power and economic stability so "In her research she is trying News Writer that they can make their own to connect women's personal decisions. While many women struggles to larger social move­ Through joint sponsorship of continue to have families, oth­ ments," Religious Studies Chair the Center for Women's ers choose to pursue careers. Phyllis Kaminski said. Leadership (CWIL) and the "Marriage, family and com­ The audience raised ques­ Women's Studies department, mitment are still important, but tions of how religion plays a feminist author Paula Kamen they are not set in stone," factor in the changing view of spoke to about 50 people at Kamen said. "Paths are very women's sexuality, and several Saint Mary's Tuesday about the different then they were members of tbe audience raised evolution of females in society. before." issues about the struggle Kamen, whose book "Her These outside factors revolu­ between religion and lifestyle Way" explored 20-year-olds tionized the way women are issues espoused by Kamen. vision of the future of women's viewed, and view themselves Kamen concluded her talk by movements, talked about the sexually. As women's roles in saying women should listen to independence women have society have changed, sexuality their own voice in making per­ gained over the past 30 years, has been pushed to the fore­ sonal decisions. Additionally, which has given them greater front, said Kamen. liberation should mean that career options and sexual con­ Sexual harassment, rape, sex women are given the right to trol. out of marriage and lesbianism follow their own morals and Feminism and its implications have come to light as women values. were also addressed. Kamen struggled to take control of "I think that the amount of stressed feminism is a way to their bodies and free them­ people that showed up shows give women a chance to explore selves from shame, Kamen what an important topic this is their individualism. The ideals added. Increasing sexual free­ in the community," said junior of feminism, she said, are not to dom has put women into a Mary Beth Broviak. LIZ GAYDOS/The Observer encourage women to be more more traditionally male realm Paula Kamen spoke to Saint Mary's students on Tuesday about like men, but for them to gain as they are becoming more sex­ Contact Melanie Becker at growing independence among women in the past 30 years. more knowledge, political ually active and aware. beck0931 @saintmarys.edu Bush highlighted ACE and Notre Dame graduate introduced to the crowd at the new teacher, Rios said he hopes teacher and empower his stu­ Rios found that, of all the ser­ By TERESA FRALISH airport, teaches sixth grade chil­ to help develop each of his stu­ dents to achieve their goals. vice teaching opportunities avail­ News Writer dren at St. Adalbert Catholic dent's potential and be sensitive "I hope that my kids see able, ACE offered the best School in South Bend through to their learning styles. "The through both my teaching and chance to strongly influence chil­ In his Sept. 5 speech at the the Alliance for Catholic biggest challenge is to tap into experiences that they can dren's lives. The ACE program South Bend Regional Airport, Education. the individual needs of the stu­ accomplish anything as long as also provides participants with President Bush pointed specifi­ The ACE program is a two­ dents," he said. "Children learn they put forth the attitude and several layers of support, Rios cally to year service experience that in different ways." effort," said Rios. said, including sight supervisor teacher and places college graduates in To help his students be suc­ Rios did not enter the ACE pro­ teachers who offer volunteers 1995 Notre understaffed and Catholic cessful, Rios wants to offer dif­ gram immediately after gradua­ positive reinforcement and as Dame grad­ schools nationwide. While teach­ ferent types of instruction for his tion as many Notre Dame well as mentor teachers during uate Ricardo ing, volunteers earn a tuition­ sixth-graders. Though the stu­ seniors do. After receiving a the school year and summer ses­ Rios as an free master's of education dents aren't perfect, Rios said he degree in accounting from the sions. example of degree and receive a stipend to feels optimistic about teaching. University, he instead worked for "It's basically set up for suc­ h 0 w cover their living costs. "You can't really have an off four years as an accountant, a cess," said Rios. Americans Bush founded the Freedom day," he said. "It's exciting career he found satisfying and In addition to the ACE pro­ could serve Rios Corps, an umbrella organization because [the children] make you challenging. gram itself, Rios also considers their coun­ that encompasses Americorps, a laugh." Despite having a rewarding his experiences at Notre Dame try. sponsor organization for ACE, Over the course of the year, position in the business world, as a significant factor in initially Rios, whom Bush met and upon entering office. As a fairly Rios hopes to improve as a Rios eventually became interest­ stimulating his interest in service ed in making a significant with children. After spending career change and decided to one semester of his sophomore spend a year serving in a year studying abroad in Mexico, Mexican orphanage. Rios felt his outlook on society "I think something pulled me," had greatly broadened. said Rios. "That experience gave me a When his year of service in greater world perspective," said Mexico ended, Rios initially Rios. When deciding to work as looked for a teaching position, a volunteer teacher, Rios reflect­ but found the search difficult ed back on his time in Mexico to since he had no academic back­ help him make the choice to ground in education. At that enter the ACE program. point Rios began to consider While at Notre Dame, Rios also various service teaching oppor­ participated in a wide array of tunities, and decided that the service opportunities with chil­ ACE program seemed like a dren, including working with good match for his interests. children's after school programs UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME "The more I learned about the at La Casa de Amistad and help­ INTERNATIONAL STUDY PROGRAM ACE program the more I was ing Hispanic families to learn IN impressed," Rios said. English through the Buen Vecino Rios credits the ACE pro­ program. Rios tutored children gram's excellent recruitment at Notre Dame's Northeast and teacher support networks Neighborhood Center and ATHENS, GREECE as key factors in his decision to worked as a resident advisor in apply and become a volunteer. Zahm Hall during his senior "I liked the fact that they real­ year. INFORMATION MEETING ly go out and fmd energetic peo­ ple who want to do service and Contact Teresa Fralish at With. Julliet Mayinj a, Assistant Director teach," he said. [email protected] International Study Programs And Returning Students Wet Your Whistle! (and stuff your face)

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RESUMES Anyone can write a resume -but will it be effective? A+ Resumes is the answer. q> Resumes that work q> FREE consultation q> Located near campus A+ Resumes 243-3140 www .aplusrez.com WORLD & NATION Wednesday, September 11, 2002 COMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER WIRE SERVICES page 5 U.S. raises nation's terror alert level ty director, said plans for multi­ Owens, announcing security Associated Press ple attacks on U.S. targets in measures at the state Capitol, southeast Asia were in "an told residents, "You should WASHINGTON operational phase." probably bring your driver's The Bush administration Code orange is the highest license" to the building. raised the nation wide terror alert level imposed since the The government sent a sepa­ alert to its second-highest level, system was established in rate alert to local law enforce­ closed nine U.S. embassies March. The only higher status, ment across the United States overseas and heightened secu­ code red, reflects a severe risk warning of possible scattered rity at federal buildings and of attack on U.S. soil based on attacks, prompting discussions landmarks in America as new credible evidence. in communities on how best to intelligence warned of car "The threats that we have protect potential targets like bombings, suicide attacks and heard recently remind us of the shopping malls, schools and other strikes linked to the Sept. pattern of threats we heard public gatherings. 11 anniversary. prior to Sept. 11," Bush said on Echoing the words of Americans were urged the eve of the anniversary. "We Attorney General John Ashcroft Tuesday to be alert but have no specific threat to in a news conference earlier, unbowed - go to work, to America, but we're taking the alert said: "Reporting also school, on trips - despite spe­ everything seriously." indicates that lower level al­ cific threats against U.S. inter­ From immigration officers to Qaida operatives and sympa­ ests abroad and less credible meat inspectors, government thizers view the Sept. 11 time­ concerns that terrorists might workers were put on high alert frame as a suitable time to lash attack America again. as security precautions rivaled out in small strikes to demon­ After a hectic series of tele­ measures taken immediately strate their worldwide presence phone calls and late-night after last year's attacks. and resolve. Widely dispersed, meetings, President Bush's top Vice President Dick Cheney unsophisticated strikes are pos­ advisers decided Monday to canceled a Tuesday night sible." recommend raising the level speech and was taken to a Local police were on edge. from code yellow - "significant secret location to protect the They urged residents to report risk" of attack - to code presidential line of succession any suspicious activity. orange - a "high risk." Bush in case of an attack. He will "There's no such thing as a met twice with the advisers remain in seclusion at least stupid phone call," said Lt. Tuesday morning, the last time through the Sept. 11 obser­ Kelly Willis, spokesman for the in the top-secret Situation vances, a senior administration Des Moines, Iowa, police Room, before telling them, official said. department. "We're here to be "Let's do it." Defense Secretary Donald H. bothered." Despite no evidence of a plot Rumsfeld ordered that live anti­ Among 15 or so U.S. diplo­ against the United States, the aircraft missiles be stationed matic posts closed overseas, the Sept. 11 anniversary and intelli­ near launchers that had been embassy in Jakarta and a con­ gence gathered in the last 48 deployed around Washington sular office in Surabaya, both in hours - some from a high­ for a training exercise. Indonesia, were shut down due I>J> Photo ranking al-Qaida operative - Across the country, access to what officials called credible A U.S. military helicopter flies over the Pentagon in prompted the decision. Tom was restricted to public places and specific information about Washington. The Bush administration increased security Ridge, Bush's homeland securi- and events. Colorado Gov. Bill security threats. measures in response to terrorist threats. Bush to ask U.N. for help with Iraq

resolution after resolution after resolu­ congressional briefings Tuesday. ventive military action was legitimate if Associated Press tion, who has weapons of mass destruc­ Bush also continued phone conversa­ Baghdad doesn't change its ways. WASHINGTON tion," Bush said during a visit to the tions on Iraq, talking to Prime Minister U.S. allies and members of Congress President Bush said Tuesday he will Afghan Embassy. "And the battlefield Jose Maria Aznar of Spain, President have urged Bush to give them more evi­ ask the United Nations "to deal with the has now shifted to America; so there's a Alvaro Uribe of Colombia and President dence that Saddam's nuclear, biological problem" of Iraq and dispatched top different dynamic than we've ever faced Vicente Fox of Mexico. He plans to host and chemical weapons programs pose a members of his national security team to before." Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi at Camp direct threat. Capitol Hill to talk to skeptical lawmak­ The president does not plan to offer David Saturday, continuing a pattern of In his U.N. speech Thursday, the ers. new information about an Iraqi threat or inviting like-minded leaders to the presi­ administration official said, Bush plans Bush tied his goal of toppling Iraqi recommend any specific actions in his dential retreat. to respond with a challenge of his own: President Saddam Hussein to the war on Thursday speech, a senior White House Berlusconi has frequently allied him­ "What more do we need to know?" terror he began after the Sept. 11 official said on condition of anonymity. self with Bush on foreign policy, and in a Outside experts and U.S. officials say attacks a year ago. Lawmakers said George Tenet, the direc­ letter to a newspaper to be published Iraq probably has stocks of chemical and ''I'm deeply concerned about a leader tor of central intelligence, and national Wednesday, laid out his strongest case biological weapons and could make a who has ignored the United Nations for security adviser Condoleezza Rice like­ yet in support of the U.S. demand for nuclear bomb if it could obtain enough all these years, refused to conform to wise gave no new information in private ousting the Iraqi president, saying pre- nuclear material.

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Iraq appeals to Arabs to confront U.S.: Medical helicopter crashes in S. Dakota: FBI searches Islamic leader's home: In conflicting signals. a senior Iraqi official on A medical helicopter crashed while taking a Federal agents Tuesday searched the apartment of a Tuesday called on Arabs to rise and "confront" patient to a hospital in Sioux Falls, killing all four prominent local Islamic leader charged with docu­ America, barely a day after another official said people on board, officials said Tuesday. The heli­ ment fraud and a judge ordered him held without Iraq wanted to be a trade partner, not a battlefield copter, missing since late Monday, was found bail pending trial. FBI spokeswoman Beth Anne foe, with the United States. In the United Nations, Tuesday morning in a field southeast of Doland in Steele wouldn't disclose details of the search. Sheik meanwhile, U.N. chief arms inspector Hans Blix said northeastern South Dakota, Gov. Bill Janklow Mohamed Abdirahman Kariye pleaded innocent to there was no evidence from aerial photos or other said. "There are no survivors," he said. The felony charges of unlawful use of a Social Security sources that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction Careflight air ambulance, leased by Avera St. number and unlawful possession of a U.S. govern­ or is trying to build them. But he added there are Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen, was on its way from ment document. A trial is scheduled for Nov. 5. still "many open questions" about Iraq's weapons Aberdeen to the Heart Hospital of South Dakota in programs that need to be answered. Sioux Falls with a patient, the pilot, a flight nurse Map shows miners didn't have updates: and a flight medic, officials said. A newly discovered map appears to show that Arab station broadcasts Bin Laden tape: mine operators didn't have the most recent survey The Arab satellite station Al-Jazeera broadcast more Police investigate Buzz Aldrin: of the area when nine miners got trapped for excerpts of a videotape on Tuesday in which a male Detectives are investigating a complaint that three days, authorities said Tuesday. The map voice attributed to Osama bin Laden can be heard retired astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin punched found by federal investigators shows more exten­ naming all 19 Sept. 11 hijackers and later the four a man in the face at the Luke Hotel on Rodeo sive digging in an abandoned mine that was not leaders of the Sept. 11 attacks - Mohamed Atta, Drive, after being asked to swear on a Bible that shown on maps being used by the nine miners, Marwan Al-Shehhi, Ziad Jarrah and Hani Hanjour. he'd been to the moon. mine safety officials said. page 6 The Observer+ CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, September 11, 2002 New shuttle service gets Two business students students around campus awarded Fanning scholarship who taught business communication By SHANNON NELLIGAN The revised schedule hopes to create Special to The Observer as a guest instructor in the college News Writer a dependable 40-minute loop around from 1989-95. A 1953 Notre Dame Notre Dame, Saint Mary's and Holy Edward O'Connell, a finance major graduate, Fanning was a University In an attempt to keep students out of Cross. A second bus services the Legal from Oak Lawn, Ill., and Catherine benefactor and a longtime member of the rain and snow in between campus­ Aid Clinic and Robinson Learning Totten, a marketing major from the college's advisory council. es this fall, Notre Dame and Saint Center on weekday afternoons. Pittsburgh, have been named the 2002 O'Connell and Totten were selected Mary's consolidated the shuttle sched­ According to Rebecca Spann, a Saint recipients of Eugene D. Fanning by faculty of Notre Dame's Fanning ule by eliminating seven stops, includ­ Mary's freshman, who rides the shut­ Scholarships at the University of Notre Center for Business Communication ing LeMans and Holy Cross Halls. tle from McCandless Hall, the shuttle Dame. for their excellence in communication According to Dan Skendzel, Notre is occasionally early or late in the Funded by donations from members skills. The scholarship includes a Dame's director of administrative ser­ evening, but it is still faster than walk­ of the University's advisory council for $3,500 credit to each student's tuition vices, the stops that were eliminated ing to and from the two campuses. the Mendoza College of Business, the account and a commemorative pewter either had a low rate of student use or Although the new schedule has yet scholarships were established in 1995 plate. The two students are the 15th could be easily served by a nearby to increase efficiency and timeliness, in honor of the late Gene Fanning, a and 16th recipients of the scholar­ stop. Melissa Peters, LeMans Hall director Chicago businessman and investor ships. Prior to the implementation of the said, "There have been no complaints new plan for the shuttle schedule, about shuttle service at this time." there was a consensus between Notre The change in bus stops has not Dame and Saint Mary's student gov­ posed any security issues and has ernment and administration to amend caused few complaints. the service. A portion of this decision "At this time there have been no official reports of security problems Collect Calls was based on ridership data provided by shuttle operator, Coach USA. due to the location of the bus stops," "In previous years the shuttle has said Dan Woods, Saint Mary's interim Save The Max been very unreliable, arriving and director of security. departing stops at various times because it could not possibly make all of its scheduled stops in the allotted Contact Shannon Nelligan at time," Skendzel said. [email protected] ( Speaker highlights effect of Russian privatization

approach, advocated the free distribu­ By CHRISTINA CEPERO tion of state-owned property through­ 1800MAXSAVE.COM News Writer out the whole of the Russian popula­ tion. Its limitations were that it did not After the tumultuous decades of create any economic incentive for the crime and corruption, which occurred accumulation of capital and no effec­ during its rocky transition from 75 tive mechanism was introduced on years of Communism to a capitalist how to utilize these potential shares of 1-800-MAX-SAVE economy during the 90's, Russia has state property. emerged as a prosperous country. The actual approach to privatization This month Notre Dame welcomes Russia employed in 1992 after the fall { 1-800-629-7283) Russian economist Victor Supyan, vis­ of the Soviet Union in 1991 most iting fellow of the Kellogg Institute for resembled the last "but was actually *Plus set-up.lnterstate/8p.m.-7a.m. International Studies and deputy based on the shared interest among director of the Institute of the USA several social forces," said Supyan. and Canada Studies, Russian Academy It had the following six main objec­ of Sciences .. tives: create a middle class, increase On Sept. 10, he gave a presentation employee productivity, social protec­ entitled "The social and economic tion, enhance financial stability, cre­ DIAL 10-10-226 THEN 1 + AREA CODE AND NUMBER consequences of the Russian privati­ ate strong national economy and zation" at the Hesburgh Center for attract foreign capital. 50°/o MORE International Studies. Voucher privatization failed to fulfill TALK TIME Supyan reviewed Russia's current its goals of economic effectiveness and economic situation. Its economy has foreign investment because companies WWW.10-1 0-226.COM been growing steadily since 1998 after did not make serious changes in orga­ experiencing a deep depression. nizational and man- Supyan said this economic growth is agerial structures, not directly connected with privatiza­ and it did not add to tion as was initially expected. new investments. Rather, the four main reasons for Supyan said, "The economic success have been: privatization in + Import substitution (meaning focus- Russia did not create ing on the domestic market) a stable middle class + Solid growth in export volumes as was expected." + Better tax collection Rather, it created a + Increased domestic investments class of private own­ Supyan then discussed the three dif­ ers. ferent approaches to privatization During the 1990's, Russia considered. The first, most lib­ political instability, eral approach was "based on the legislation, a general proposition that the state's property economic slowdown should be sold to anyone who was and relatively high LeBnmch LeLunch ready to pay." inflation also pre­ Although this would have been the vented privatization most economically efficient method, it from taking off. was unre~listic because no one, The primary benefit including criminals, had enough capi­ of privatization, Welcome Back tal to buy the huge amounts of land, therefore, was the and it would also be socially unfair. creation of the poten­ The second approach to privatiza­ tial for flow of capi­ tion involved leftist forces such as tal, a factor that trade unions and the socialist and allowed the Russian communist parties who supposed that economy to flourish the enterprise assets should be trans­ after 1998, said Great Place to Work ferred or sold to them. Supyan. This system had worked in 12 7 S. Michigan St. Germany, but its shortcoming was that it ignored all other populations in Contact Christina the country. Cepero at South Bend, IN 46601 The third, called the voucher [email protected] 288-7337 ------~ ------

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Market Watch Se tember 10 Stewart investigation complete Dow jones • Results sent 8,602.61 +83.23 to Department ~ of Justice NASDAQ Associated Press WASHINGTON 1,320.09 ~ +15.49 Lawmakers asked the Justice Department on S&P500 Tuesday to begin a crimi­ nal investigation into whether Martha Stewart 909.58 ~ +6.62 lied to a House committee trying to determine if she received inside information AMEX before selling her ImClone stock. 876.97 +3.65 "As members of ~ Congress we believe it is our obligation to forward NYSE specific and credible infor­ mation in our possession 491.71 ~ +2.65 that could suggest a feder­ al crime has been commit­ ted," the Republican and Democratic leaders of the TOP 5 VOLUME LEADERS House Energy and COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE Commerce Committee wrote to Attorney General PALM INC(PALM) +2.47 +8.57 8.7! John Ashcroft. 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Boeing workers vote to go on strike The shares closed Tuesday Nearly 1,500 employees of Boeing's subur­ at $9.05, up $1.30, or 16.8 this matter will now termi­ 4,000 shares of ImClone ers said they have been ban Philadelphia plant have voted to go on percent, from a day earlier nate and am confident that stock on Dec. 27, a day prevented from resolving strike early Saturday unless the company in afternoon trading on the the investigation will lead before the company's discrepancies and "suspi­ improves on a contract offer made Sunday. New York Stock Exchange. to Ms. Stewart's exonera­ application for federal cious communications" About 98 percent of the membership of Stewart's attorneys said tion." review of its highly touted involving the stock sale. United Aerospace Workers Local 1069 voted they welcomed the com­ At the Justice colon cancer drug, Erbitux, The domestic design mittee's action because the Department, spokesman was denied. tycoon has refused repeat­ in favor of a strike, local President John Justice Department is the Mark Corallo said the "I think that she did that edly to be interviewed by DiFrancisco said Tuesday. He said the union appropriate authority to agency will review the law­ innocently," Stewart committee staff members, offered to negotiate further but received no address questions related makers' letter. He declined lawyer James Fitzpatrick they said, and her attor­ response from Boeing. to her stock sale. comment. said on CNN's "Moneyline" neys have said Stewart, if Madelyn Bush, a Boeing spokeswoman, said "I strongly disagree with Stewart is a friend of for­ Tuesday night. subpoenaed, would invoke no talks were scheduled. Bush didn't rule out the analysis of the commit­ mer ImClone chief execu­ Committee spokesman her Fifth Amendment right further negotiations, but said a contract the tee and its staff but am tive Sam Waksal, the only Ken Johnson said panel not to incriminate herself. company proposed on Sunday was "our best pleased that the matter person so far charged in investigators negotiated Pieces of evidence and final offer." will now be exclusively in the federal investigation of with Stewart's attorneys obtained by the committee the hands of professional ImClone Systems Inc., until shortly before the "cause us to be deeply law enforcement authori­ which he founded. He announcement, offering skeptical of Ms. Stewart's United: No deadline extension yet ties who are trained to pleaded innocent last not to seek a Justice accounts and raise a seri­ United Airlines' new chief executive is wait­ conduct a responsible and month to charges of securi­ Department probe if she ous question as to whether ing to see unions' proposal for a financial ·thorough investigation," ties fraud, perjury, bank would agree to appear vol­ those accounts were false, recovery plan before deciding whether a said Stewart attorney fraud and obstruction of untarily and testify at a misleading and designed to Monday deadline for reaching labor agree­ Robert Morvillo. ''I'm glad justice. hearing next week. conceal material facts," the ments should be pushed back, a spokesman that the political aspects of Stewart sold nearly In the letter, the lawmak- letter to Ashcroft said. said. Glenn Tilton said shortly after taking over the ailing carrier's top job last week that he might seek an extension to the Sept. 16 deadline imposed by his predecessor. Pilots union spokesman Steve Derebey said Port Authority sued over WTC tanks Tuesday that Tilton had indicated to union leaders that he was inclined to ask the Air Center. little structural damage and col­ Transportation Stabilization Board for about Associated Press In particular, the lawsuit lapsed due to fire alone, the first two more weeks to amend United's applica­ WASHINGTON claimed, the Port Authority failed fireproofed steel structure to do so. tion for a $1.8 billion government loan guar­ A utility and five insurance com­ to properly monitor multiple diesel Consolidated Edison Co. of New antee. panies filed a $314 million lawsuit fuel tanks installed in 1999 to pro­ York Inc. and five of its insurance blaming the Sept. 11 collapse of a vide power to the city's emergency companies - including Aegis Sidgmore to quit as WorldCom CEO 4 7 -story World Trade Center com­ command bunker on the building's Insurance Services Inc. and Lloyds World Com Inc. chief executive John Sidgmore plex building on the Port Authority 23rd floor. The Port Authority - accused the Port Authority of said Tuesday he would step down as soon as a of New York and New Jersey's neg­ denied the lawsuit's accusations. failing to apply, interpret and permanent replacement can be found to lead ligence in monitoring diesel fuel The building also housed a secret enforce safe engineering practices the bankrupt telecommunications provider. tanks in the building. CIA station, believed to be the most and standards commonly used for important CIA domestic station out­ high-rise office buildings through­ "I have concluded that having moved The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, said side Washington. It was near the out the state. WorldCom through the initial phase of the the Port Authority, owner of the two 110-story trade center towers They said the Port Authority also bankruptcy process, now is the appropriate trade center complex, was respon­ that collapsed after they were did not properly apply, interpret time for the company to initiate a search for a sible for the collapse because it struck by planes hijacked by ter­ and enforce New York City and long-term CEO," said Sidgmore, who replaced poorly controlled the design, use rorists. state fire safety rules and regula­ former CEO Bernie Ebbers in April. and occupancy of 7 World Trade It was believed to have sustained tions. page 8 The Observer+ NEWS Wednesday, September 11, 2002 Flight 93 victints' fantilies UC-Berkeley students visit crash site a year later receive hate e-mail that we do not forget,"said Hamilton "It's important to remember we Associated Press Peterson of Bethesda, Md., who lost his By EMMA SCHWARTZ shouldn't let [the students' decision] SHANKSVILLE. Pa. father and stepmother in the crash. Daily Californian translate into vicious telephone and/or Friends and family of the victims of Some of the relatives and friends were BERKELEY. Calif. e-mail attacks directed towards those United Flight 93 privately shared their making their first visit to the site, about Some University of California­ who wanted to keep red, white and grief and memories at the crash site 70 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Berkeley students planning blue out," the statement said. Tuesday, a day before a public ceremo­ Several spoke about the natural beau­ Wednesday's Sept. 11 memorial con­ Sources quoted in the California ny marking the one-year anniversary. ty of the site, against the backdrop of a tinue to receive hate messages - a Patriot's article, who wished to remain Preparations for Wednesday's event tree line, and said it was a fitting resting result of their widely publicized state­ anonymous, said it misrepresented were put on hold for two hours as the place. ments against distributing red,white their views and included factually nearly 500 people walked on the grassy "It was such a place that was so much and blue ribbons. incorrect information. field in western Pennsylvania to remem­ about my brother. that there was actual­ Students began receiving hate e­ But editors of the publication said ber their loved ones, who investigators ly a comfort in it,"said Lori Guadagno, of mails and phone calls after a conserv­ they presented all material accurately believe overpowered the hijackers and Jacksonville, Fla., whose brother, ative campus publication, The in the article. prevented the plane from reaching its Richard, died. California Patriot, ran an online article "It's a question of [them] lying or us target. On Wednesday morning, organizers on the decision made by the event's [lying] and we have the notation to Reporters and the public were barred expect some 20,000 people to attend a planning committee not to hand out back it up," said Seth Norman, man­ from the site, where 44 people died - public memorial in a field a few hundred red, white and blue ribbons during the aging editor of the California Patriot. including the four hijackers - when the yards away from the crash site. memorial. Some students received Steve Sexton. the writer of the arti­ plane went down Sept. 11 just outside At 10:06 a.m .. the time the plane more than 200 hate e-mails each - cle and former news editor of The Shanksville. Family members later crashed. a bell will toll as the name of many containing racial slurs -over Daily Californian, declined to comment described the gathering as a healing way each victim is read. Scheduled speakers the issue. on the allegations. to remember the passengers and crew. were to include homeland security chief "You're nothing but an anti­ Some Berkeley faculty members said The gathering was "solemn and sad, Tom Ridge, who was Pennsylvania's American hate monger." said an the controversy has been blown out of and yet celebratory," said Alice Hoglan, governor at the time of the crash, and anonymous e-mail sent to Graduate proportion. 52. of Los Gatos, Calif.. whose son, Mark Sandy Dahl. the wife of Flight 93 pilot Assembly President Jessica Quindel. "It's really sort of surprising how big Bingham, was killed. "It was very heal­ Jason Dahl. President Bush was expect­ "You offend and disgust me and other an issue this has become," said politi­ ing. It was almost a joyful event for me." ed to visit privately with families at the veterans of this great country." cal science professor Henry Brady. "The most important thing to me is crash site Wednesday afternoon. ASUC President Jesse Gabriel and "[The hate mail] shows the depth and members of his office said they also concerns and fears that some people received hate messages.Students who have and it's a shame that they've received hate messages said they have come out in this way." been unfairly singled out and added Last Thursday Berkeley Chancellor the messages have taken away from Robert Berdahl overruled the white­ the memorial's importance. ribbon decision and allowed the use of Utah questions the right to "The controversy has detracted from ribbons that bear the colors of the U.S. the idea of grieving the loss of life," flag. Quindel said. "We're trying to include In a joint meeting the next day, revoke parents' guardianship all voices and are being outcast and organizers said they plan to distribute seen as wrong, which goes against various colors of ribbons, including Mitchell recognizes the boy's biologi­ American ideals. I think that shows white. By MEAGAN ANDERSON cal parents do have legal ground to the irony of trying to be patriotic." "I deeply resent the implication that The Daily Universe oppose the ruling, but feels strongly California Patriot writers said in a by planning this service in this way, that they should not maintain their statement released Monday that they we are unpatriotic," said Berdahl at a PROVO. Utah parental rights. intended for their article to ignite a press conference Thursday. The parental rights of a mother and "They can't hide behind the federal reaction but did not mean for it to "We believe it is a disservice to those father are in jeopardy after the Utah constitution, "Mitchell said. "The boy is result in hate messages or harm those who died to allow this memorial to Supreme Court convened Friday morn­ here and his parents are elsewhere." involved in planning the memorial. become a political rally of any kind." ing. According to Jim Shirley, attorney for The argument in this case is whether the boy's mother. Utah the state of Utah has the right totermi­ has the authority to make nate parenral rights of a mother and decisions about the boy's father who do not live in Utah. foster care, but it does no~ The parents in question, who have have jurisdiction to termi-' not been identified, are serving jail nate parental rights. time in Texas and Oklahoma after Utah officials say the being separately convicted of sexually hoy's parents were noti-' abusing children. iied of the termination The couple's 13-year-old son has proceedings but chose not been in Utah state foster care since to participate. 1998, when his older sister, who had "Incarcerated parents legal guardianship, was unable to care communicate all of the for the boy and turned him over to the time."said Martha Pierce. state. The state of Utah has found the an attorney defending the boy's biological parents unfit and deter­ boy's welfare. The boy's mined that their parental rights should parents could have com­ be terminated. Annina Mitchell, attor­ municated their concerns ney for the state, said she is aware how by telephone or by video sensitive this case is. with Utah State attorneys "The issue here is whether Utah has but no contact was made, the right to terminate parental rights," she said. Students can exchange she said. their football tickets for regular admission tickets. In order to exchange a student ticket for a regular admission ticket to a specific football game: 1.Students must go to Gate 10 Box Office during the exchange period for the game, which runs from Tuesday through Thursday the week prior to the game. 2. Notre Dame students must pay $22.00, and Saint Mary's and Holy cross students must pay $14.00 (the difference between their price per game and the regular admission price). 3. Each student must exchange his/her own ticket and present his/her student 1.0.

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INDONESIA Nine United States embassies close worldwide

Associated Press were in Southeast Asia, where Dominican Republic and oth­ saying there was a "continu­ from Gatwick. dozens of Islamic hard-liners ers - also heightened security ing threat of terrorist actions, In France, Transport allegedly linked to the al­ ahead of the anniversary of which may target civilians and Minister Gilles de Robien JAKARTA Qaida terror network have the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. include suicide operations." warned that aviation "has Nine U.S. embassies in Asia, been arrested over the last In Puerto Rico, U.S. military About 10 unarmed London become a weapon" as he Africa and the Middle East year in Singapore and bases tightened security police officers, backed by toured Charles de Gaulle air­ were closed, and U.S. military Malaysia. Tuesday following a govern­ armed soldiers, were on duty port outside Paris to demon­ bases and embassies in In Indonesia, the world's ment decision to raise its ter­ at the U.S. Embassy on strate extra security measures Europe enforced tightened most populous Muslim nation ror alert warning to the sec­ Grosvenor put in place security Tuesday, the eve of and home to several hard-line ond-highest level - code Square, since Sept. 11. the anniversary of the Sept. 11 Islamic groups, the U.S. orange. w h e r e "Monstrosity is always "At any terror attacks. Embassy announced it was In Europe, extra security security lying in wait, it's out instant, any­ Shortly after dawn broke in closed until further notice was ordered at airports, gov­ has been there, and it is always where in New Zealand Wednesday, because of a "credible and ernment offices and stepped up France or in Prime Minister Helen Clark specific" terrorist threat. embassies. for the possible." the world, ter- planted trees on the grounds "We know that the al-Qaida The Vatican newspaper, anniver- rorism can of the U.S. Embassy to com­ network is still far from L'Osservatore Romano, dedi­ sary. U.S. Jean-Pierre Raffarln strike, and memorate the attacks. defeated," Ambassador Ralph cated most of its Tuesday edi- diplomats France Prime Minister therefore, we "This date has been forever Boyce said. tion to the said secu­ are not free in etched into our memories," H e anniversary of rity also the face of ter­ Clark said. "The world will implied the "This date has been the terror remained rorism, we are never forget the tragedy which warning attacks. high at the embassy in Berlin, on watch," took place. w a s forever etched into our "The duty of sealed off for a block on all Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Those attacks were acts of received memories. memory is sides by armed police. Raffarin said in an interview utterly incomprehensible vio­ through accompanied The U.S. military's European with Radio France lence which shook us all pro­ intelligence by another Command, based at a sprawl­ Internationale. "Monstrosity is foundly." sources, Helen Clark imperative ing headquarters in Stuttgart, always lying in wait, it's out In Australia, flags flew at saying it New Zealand Prime Minister that unites all Germany, and responsible for there, and it is always possi­ half staff and people began was "more of humanity: American forces in Europe ble." laying wreaths at makeshift than an the duty to and parts of Africa, said secu­ With the al-Qaida network memorials early Wednesday. anonymous conquer fear," rity measures were being kept disrupted by the U.S.-led war In Washington, Bush admin­ e-mail or a the newspaper at levels of recent months, but on terrorism, European offi­ istration officials cited the phoned in threat." said. "The absurd and heinous that base commanders could cials were warning of the threats against U.S. embassies U.S. officials in neighboring logic of terrorism also feeds on order extra measures as war­ threat of attacks by individual in southeast Asia in raising Malaysia, a mostly Muslim the fear that it provokes." ranted. Islamic extremists who might the nation's terror alert to country of 23 million people, Italy assigned 4,000 soldiers Last week, German police act without outside direction. "code orange," its second­ said the embassy there would to protect "sensitive sites," acting on an FBI tip arrested a The prosecutor who led the highest level. close until further notice due while Belgium ordered "strict 24-year-old Turkish man and probe into Osama bin Laden's German authorities raided a to a specific threat. vigilance" for its security his fiancee, a U.S.-German cit­ operations in Italy said the trading company Tuesday that The American diplomatic _ authorities. German police izen, on suspicion of planning new threat to Europe in the a German official said once mission in Cambodia will shut said they were stepping up to bomb U.S. military installa­ aftermath of Sept. 11 comes employed a suspected al­ for at least three days as a security at Frankfurt airport, tions in Heidelberg. from "free-lance" terrorists Qaida recruiter accused of security precaution, said continental Europe's biggest. Investigators said they have without direct connections to drafting members of the terror charge d'affaires Alex Arvizu. "Now, we always have to no evidence linking them to al-Qaida. cell that dispatched the Sept. He gave no details. consider the unthinkable," al-Qaida and believe they "At the moment, we are not 11 suicide hijackers, and U.S. embassies were also Belgian Interior Minister were acting alone. threatened by the same net­ Turkey was on alert for the closed in Vietnam, Pakistan, Antoine Duquesne said. At the Spangdahlem U.S. air work as before Sept. 11," possibility that militants Tajikistan, Bahrain, the United The U.S. State Department force base in western Stefano Dambruoso told The linked to al-Qaida might be Arab Emirates and Malawi. issued a worldwide caution Germany, 12 buildings were Associated Press in an inter­ planning poison gas attacks. U.S. embassies in Caribbean this week urging Americans to evacuated for several hours view Monday night. "Al-Qaida But the most direct threats countries Haiti, the remain especially vigilant, Monday after an explosives­ as we knew it has been largely sniffing dog alerted authorities dismembered." to a gravel truck entering the "But there are many frus­ Bachat:a • Sa-.nba base. No bomb was found. trated Muslims in Europe, who At London area airports, live on the fringes of society. officials said airlines canceled They are close to fundamen­ 18 trans-Atlantic flights from talist groups but don't belong Heathrow and at least two to any organization." Orthodox Christian Fellowship Club

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Mother reflects on son's response to tragedy

Stephen was home from Notre Dame at Notre Dame, he was told he needed scrupulously. saying anything- that "victims' family for Christmas, 2001. He had described to be certified as a firefighter. He took It seemed we had come nearly full members could be there." to us how the University had respond­ Firefighting I in Pennsylvania the sum­ circle. Our son had grown more and Twelve minutes later he emerges, as ed on Sept. 11, and that was when I mer after his freshman year and was more silent and despairing. I finally grim-faced as a 19-year-old can be. knew, more than ever, that he was in a hired as a part-timer by the Notre said, "If you are sure you have to see "Unreal doesn't begin to describe it," is good place. Dame Fire Department in the days this, and if you really do want to see it, all he can say. Over 6,000 people had turned out for before Sept. 11. He felt part of the then you have to go up to that check­ We walk the long way back. He Mass on South Quad. As a member of brotherhood of EMS workers and fire­ point, explain your situation and show wants to leave his Notre Dame Fire the Notre Dame Chorale, he sang with fighters. that soldier your credentials. We'll Department shirt at the fence memori­ the Mass choir. Honestly, not only was We took the subway into Manhattan wait here for you." al. By this time there's a crowd- we I grateful he was where he was, I was early on Dec. 28. The public viewing He looked from the barricade to the start to get separated. He points and also a little jealous. ramp was slated to open the following soldier to the inner-circle ramp that calls out, ''I'll meet you there!" We had a remarkably usual Monday. Walking past the makeshift went up to the site and back to us, We slowly make our way "there," a Christmas in Pennsylvania. Stephen memorials and plywood barricades, we turned and strode to the guard. We triangular street corner, with saw­ helped out the men's section of our could only glimpse the site. sheltered in the lee of an office build­ horse barricades I can lean on, wearily parish choir on Christmas Eve, and the People had laid flowers, hung pic­ ing (we weren't allowed inside because grateful. I still have the pamphlet that extended family gathered at my sis­ tures of loved ones and left mementos of security precautions) and watched. was pressed into my hand two hours ter's on the 25th. On Dec. 27, we made of every sort from all across our nation It was the coldest day of 2001. earlier. It offers carefully non-denomi­ our customary holiday journey to visit and the world. There was a reverent Stephen spoke to the soldier. He national spiritual comfort. I slowly his grandmother in Queens, N.Y., over silence. Someone put a pamphlet into offered two IDs. Each was thoroughly realize that the horrifying photo on the the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, past my hand. The cover photo showed peo­ checked, each picture held up for com­ cover was taken from the spot on the now-altered Manhattan skyline. He ple running for their lives from the parison. More discussion. which I am standing. Now I'm the grew quiet and reiterated his desire to smoke and deadly debris of a collaps­ Then- he's in. Not a look back in silent one. visit Ground Zero. He had trained to be ing tower. We kept walking and walk­ our direction. Head down, he's moving Notre Dame, Our Mother, pray for an EMT after his junior year of high ing, seemingly around an endless precisely as directed, as if in proces­ us. school, volunteering Fridays and perimeter, drawn to but still afraid of sion. (He didn't spend all those years Saturdays, 6 p.m. to midnight, with the the elusive look into the crater. in Catholic school for nothing.) Up the Joanne M. Carroll local ambulance corps during his Barricades were manned by armed ramp. Out of sight. Later we learn that Downingtown, Pa. senior year. Wanting to work in EMS soldiers and IDs were being examined he was told to be very careful about Sept. 6

GUEST COLUMN Mark this anniversary with inclusive vision

One year ago, in the days before the terrorist like renegade cowboys on the issue of a global cam­ ingly building an international consensus on our attacks, Sept. 11 was a date like any other. It had no paign against terrorism. right to wage war on radical Muslims, we now find symbolic importance, its mention did not elicit a vis­ But something happened in the first, long year that through unilateral decision-making and disre­ ceral sinking or a mental vortex of nightmarish after Sept. 11. Bush mistook a world sympathetic to spect of international opinion, global support for the images. the horror and pain of the terrorist attacks for an United States has fallen to levels seldom experi­ One year ago, had you asked international mandate to allow unchecked United enced. Even Britain is a bit shaky about whether to me if Sept. ·11 would be an Mike Still States military action across the world. He mistook get into the Hussein ouster game. important day, I would have national grief as a cry to create an imperial One year later, we need to remind our­ said, "Well, it'll be a busy day ... presidency, whose decisions were selves that it was not Iraq that struck I have to get to the involvement Daily beyond question and actions above at our capital, scarred fair by 9 a.m. and then be back Collegian scrutiny. Pennsylvania, and caused the at my apartment to wait for the Bush now feels as though he World Trade Center to fall, but cable-internet guy to get me has an unlimited mandate, terrorists blinded by violent online." one which covers the right and hateful rage towards One year ago, the top stories were Chandra Levy to wage war on Saddam America - precisely the and stem-cell research. Hussein's Iraq. type of rage engendered Things are a bit different now from a year ago. There is no doubt that by unilateral action and Following the attacks, our nation and the world have Hussein is a vile dicta­ the flouting of interna­ acted in ways that hitherto seemed impossible. tor. He is a man who tional coalitions. Americans rallied together as a people in a way has used chemical One year later, we unseen since the Second World War. There was an weapons on his own need to reflect on outpouring of support throughout the world from people, a man who the horror of Sept. countries as disparate as Russia and Malaysia. For has actively pur­ 11, honor those we the first time since the 1979 revolution, no chants of sued the develop­ lost and find solace "Death to America" were uttered at the Friday public ment of weapons of and pride in our prayer sessions in Iran. mass destruction. ability to come And George W. Bush, a man seemingly better suit­ But does he present together as a ed for the Waffle House than the White House, rose such a security risk nation. to the occasion and became a leader. that we might send We need to show On Sept. 11, the Kegmeister grew up. He was no a quarter million of the rest of the longer two sizes too small for his office. He realized our American sons, world that our that success in his war on terrorism would be fleet­ daughters, friends response to the ter­ ing without deep and true international support. So and siblings over to ror attack will con­ Bush's folks, led by Secretary of State Colin Powell the Persian Gulf tinue to be one based and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, fanned out region, a large number on reason and not across the globe, searching for international part­ of whom might never simply raw emotion. ners to vanquish the looming and hidden threat. come back? Does he One year later, we Although improbable and without precedent, deep present such a security need to call on President and true international support seemed within reach. risk that we should risk Bush to present a vision In the days after the September attacks, nation after generating increased anti­ for our place in the interna­ nation agreed to help Bush snuff out terror cells. Americanism throughout the tional community, one which British Prime Minister Tony Blair called on the inter­ Arab world and beyond? does not place us in a realm national community to "reorder this world around According to CIA officials, proof alone, cut off from international us" and "create lasting good out of the shadow of of links between Iraq and a! Qaeda support and dialogue. evil." Pakistan agreed to allow the United States are sketchy at best. Says Sen. Chuck unprecedented support in the Afghanistan strikes. Hagel (R-Neb.), a member of the Foreign This column first appeared in the Sept. 10 Russia's Vladimir Putin reached out to Bush with a Relations Committee, "Saddam is not in league with issue of the Daily Collegian, the daily campus news­ warmth that melted away four decades of lingering a! Qaeda. Of course he cheers and encourages them. paper of Pennsylvania State University. It is reprint­ Cold War distrust. Our president was leading the But I have not seen any intelligence that would lead ed here courtesy of U- WIRE. international community into a just war. For a brief me to connect Sad dam Hussein with al Qaeda." The views expressed in this column are those of the time, it seemed as though we weren't going to act In the first, long year after Sept. 11, after painstak- author and not necessarily those of The Observer. l edition bodl,2002 Wednesday, Septem

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Graves' first career start a shutout for Reds

Associated Press Adams also compiled 363 They were idle Monday when two-run homer in the seventh Abreu was thrown out at the relief appearances before the Mets defeated inning and had three RBI in plate in the third by second CINCINNATI starting at Arizona on June 5 Philadelphia, handing the Florida's 6-4 win. baseman Luis Castillo, who Russell Branyan hit a solo last year. Braves another division cham­ "It was one of those things took the throw from Kevin homer to back Danny Graves Chuck McElroy, who played pionship. where I was kind of relaxing, Millar after Pat Burrell dou­ and four relievers who com­ for the Reds from 1999 to The team noted the accom­ waiting for the second game," bled. bined on a six-hitter that led 1996, set the record by mak­ plishment before the game, Redmond said. "But you the Cincinnati Reds over the ing 603 relief appearances showing season highlights on always have to be ready, and Cardinals 8, Brewers 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 Tuesday before starting for Baltimore the video board and unveiling when they told me I was going Matt Morris, activated from night. against Oakland on Sept. 2, a 2002 pennant alongside the to double switch, I went and the disabled list before the Cincinnati, which gave 2000. 10 others that have been won had a catch to get ready." game, allowed one run in five Graves his first career start, Graves, whose career high is since 1991. He connected off Randy Wolf innings Tuesday night as the got its sixth shutout of the sea­ four innings, threw 38 pitches, New York's Roger Cedeno (11-8) for his second homer of St. Louis Cardinals beat the son and sent Pittsburgh to its 2 5 for strikes, before rookie dampened the mood on the the season. It followed a lead­ Milwaukee Brewers 8-3. 14th shutout loss. The Pirates Wily Mo Pena pinch hit for first pitch of the game, homer­ off single by Mike Mordecai, Eduardo Perez hit a three­ (63-82) are ensured of a 10th him and got an infield single ing into the center-field seats who had three hits. run homer and Scott Rolen straight losing season, a fran­ in his first major league plate against Damian Moss. ''I'm not a big home-run hit­ had a solo shot for the chise record that broke the appearance. Graves allowed Moss gave up four more runs ter so it surprised me as much Cardinals, who have won mark set from 1949 through two hits and walked none but in the second, including a as it surprised everyone else," seven straight for the first 1957. hit two batters. mammoth homer by Mike Redmond said. time since a nine-game streak They are the 18th major Wells allowed five hits in six Piazza. The left-bander was "Actually I foresaw what from Sept. 8-22 last year. St. league franchise to record at innings. He has lost three lifted for a pinch-hitter in the was going to happen," Marlins Louis maintained a 51-game least 10 consecutive losing straight decisions for the sec­ bottom half, leaving him with manager Jeff Torborg jokingly lead over second-place seasons, a group that includes ond time this season. the shortest start of his said when asked about the Houston in the NL Central. the 1945 to 1955 Reds. career. double switch, made to allow Morris (16-7), who went on The crowd of 13,153 was Braves 12, Mets 6 Moss might have escaped the reliever Vladimir Nunez to the disabled list Aug. 24 after Cincinnati's third-smallest of Just because they've already second without any damage if pitch two innings. straining his left hamstring the season. clinched the NL East, the Chipper Jones had not lost a Derrek Lee had a bases­ the previous day against Branyan 's sixth-inning Atlanta Braves don't have to flyball in the lights, giving Joe loaded triple in the first inning Philadelphia, allowed five hits, homer off Kip Wells (12-14), stop beating up on the New McEwing a leadoff double. for the Marlins, who sent the struck out three and walked his 11th since the Reds York Mets. Moss retired the next two Phillies to their eighth loss in one. He threw 7 4 pitches, 44 acquired him from Cleveland A day after wrapping up hitters, but Cedeno and Raul nine games. for strikes. on June 7, cleared the 40-foot their 11th straight division Gonzalez followed with run­ "I know that those things are Milwaukee's only run off him "batter's eye" wall located 393 title, the Braves overcame a scoring singles and Piazza hit going to happen," Wolf said of came on Jim Rushford's RBI feet away in center field. He is five-run deficit for a victory a 434-foot drive into the left­ the first inning. "You just have single in the second. The the fourth player and first Red over New York behind two field seats for his 28th homer, to try and minimize them." Brewers' 51-94 record is the to clear the wall since it was homers from Andruw Jones a two-run shot. Graeme Lloyd (4-4) pitched a worst in the National League built before the 2001 season. and five RBls from pinch-hit­ Chipper Jones picked up that hitless sixth in relief of Julian and they went 2-for-9 with Jose Guillen and Aaron ters. hit right away, looking sky­ Tavarez, who gave up three runners in scoring position, Boone added run-scoring hits Jones homered in four ward to follow the flight of the runs, seven hits and five walks making them 3-for-32 in their in the eighth. straight at-bats, going back to ball without moving a step. in five innings. Armando last three games. Chris Reitsma (6-10) pitched Saturday's game against But the Braves responded as Almanza pitched the ninth for Wayne Franklin (1-0), mak­ 3 1-3 innings in relief of Montreal. He became only the if they were mad at the Mets his second save in four ing his first major league Graves, who threw three 11th player in NL history to for taking away their chance chances. start, allowed six runs _ five innings. Scott Sullivan got a accomplish the feat. to celebrate on the field. Wolf, who had been 6-0 in earned _ and six hits in five­ popup and strikeout to strand Trey Hodges (1-0) earned eight starts since a July 21 plus innings. the bases loaded in the sev­ the win in his big league Marlins 6, Phlllles 4 loss to Atlanta, gave up five Perez homered in the fourth enth. debut. Mets starter Pedro Mike Redmond wasn't sup­ runs and seven hits in seven for a 3-1 lead, and St. Louis After not earning a save Astacio (12-9) gave up four posed to play in the opener of innings. added a run later in the inning since May 3, 2000, Scott homers and was ejected in the Florida's doubleheader After falling behind, when Edgar Renteria stole Williamson got his second in fifth inning after he plunked against Philadelphia on Philadelphia got a run from second, took third when catch­ two nights. Gary Sheffield in the arm with Tuesday night, then provided Tomas Perez's second-inning er Robert Machado's throw Graves, Cincinnati's closer a pitch. the much of the Marlins' RBI grounder, then tied it in went wide and high into cen­ since 1999, had made 363 The Braves, who have base­ offense. the fifth when Bobby Abreu hit ter field and came around relief appearances, the most ball's best record, missed a Redmond, who entered dur­ an RBI double and scored on a when Jeffrey Hammonds' by any pitcher making his first chance to clinch themselves by ing a double switch in the single by Travis Lee, who had throw went past third for start since Los Angeles' Terry losing Sunday to Montreal. sixth inning, hit a tiebreaking three hits. another error.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Burkett gets win in Red Sox rout of Rays

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"I knew as soon as I let it Burkett (11-7) gave up one Weaver allowed one run in scored on a passed ball by Brook in the eighth to Luis Matos. After go, the result wasn't going to be run and six hits in seven innings eight innings and Raul Mondesi Fordyce, narrowly beating an error by first baseman Nick too good." for his first win since July 27. He homered as the New York Fordyce's throw to Sidney Johnson, Ramiro Mendoza got The Indians and Blue Jays, had been 0-4 with an 8.47 ERA Yankees completed a sweep of a Ponson (7 -6). out of a first-and-third jam by both rebuilding, have a com­ in his last seven starts. split doubleheader with a 3-1 With one out in the fourth, getting Jerry Hairston to hit into bined 25 rookies on their ros­ Ramirez also hit an RBI dou­ victory over the Baltimore Mondesi hit his 26th homer, giv­ a double play. ters. Eleven rookies started ble. 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TENNIS Sampras, Agassi will sit out Davis Cup to rest

too many situations in Davis Cup Associated Press when the so-called best players were NEW YORK there and didn't want to be there for The all-American U.S. Open final whatever reason. And that never between Pete Sampras and Andre works." Agassi took enough out of both play­ McEnroe said that had Agassi won ers to keep them off the Davis Cup the U.S. Open, he thinks Agassi's team. Davis Cup decision might have Sampras beat Agassi to win the U.S. changed. Open on Sunday, and told team cap­ "I think Andre was devastated with tain Patrick McEnroe a day later that his loss," McEnroe said. "Andre has he wasn't ready to play in next week­ said all along he is not going to play end's Davis Cup semifinal match Davis Cup. I wasn't surprised that he against France in Paris. declined." "I think Pete needs time to digest Sampras, who has won a record 14 what happened and decide what he Grand Slam singles titles, has never wants to do," McEnroe said Tuesday. advanced past the semifinals on the "I think he's just worn out, and I cer­ red clay of Roland Garros, losing in tainly understand that." the first round this year McEnroe Once the United States' top two noted that, saying that having players passed on the chance, Sampras on the team didn't guarantee McEnroe chose Andy Roddick, James a U.S. victory. Blake, Todd Martin and Mardy Fish to "I had a conversation with Pete that play France on the clay at Roland was very honest and very straightfor­ Garros, home of the French Open. ward," McEnroe said. "When he told Roddick and Blake will play singles, me that he's exhausted and having and there is a good chance that Blake lots of emotions, that was pretty much and Martin will comprise the doubles the answer." team. That pair beat Mahesh Sebastien Grosjean, Arnaud Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi, the U.S. Clement, Fabrice Santoro and Michael Open doubles champions, to win the Llodra were chosen last week to rep­ ATP Tour's event in Cincinnati last resent defending champion France in month. the semifinal, scheduled for Sept. 20- Sampras eliminated Roddick in the 22. U.S. Open quarterfinals en route to The United States and France have his first singles title since winning met 13 times in Davis Cup play, with Wimbledon in 2000. the Americans holding a 7-6 advan­ "It's time for the younger guys to tage. take the baton and run with it," said The last match between France and McEnroe, whose term as captain was the United States at Roland Garros extended by two years on Tuesday. was the 1932 final, which France won "This is a big step, we're relying on 3-2. France hasn't played there since them." 1982, when it defeated Agassi had previously decided that Czechoslovakia in a quarterfinal. he wasn't going to play, but McEnroe "I think our chances are excellent," held out hope that he would change McEnroe said. "Obviously, playing in AFP Photo his mind. Paris will be difficult, but we're look­ Pete Sampras follows through on a serve in the U.S. Open. Sampras won the "I really want the guys who want to ing forward to it. The guys really tournament and will sit out this weekend's Davis Cup to rest. be there," McEnroe said. "I've seen wanted to play at Roland Garros."

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NCAA FOOTBALL U-WIRE Miami receiver to miss Gators hope to rebound next game after surgery after loss to Hurricanes The Gators (1-1) face Ohio (0-2) this By SETH TRAUB Associated Press before playing No.5 Florida State. week before heading to Tennessee on "He was hurting a little bit last week, Florida Alligator Sept. 21. CORAL GABLES, Fla. but it was a big game and he toughed it Florida is 8-1 all-time against mem­ Miami receiver Andre Johnson will miss out," teammate Vernon Carey said. "Now GAINESVILLE, Fla. bers of the Mid-American Conference. Saturday's game at Temple after having he wants to get ready for the rest of the Florida got a day off from practicing While Saturday's 41-16 loss was hum­ surgery on his left shoulder. season." Monday as the Gators took a day off bling, it didn't take Florida out of the Johnson, who leads the team with seven With Johnson out, the Hurricanes will Instead, the No. 12 Gators will practice picture of its season-long goals, includ­ catches for 100 yards and two touch­ turn to Ethenic Sands, Kevin Beard and Friday instead of a ing the SEC champi­ downs, had surgery Monday to remove Roscoe Parrish. Coker said freshmen light walk-through onship and are still a loose particles. His arm was in a sling Akieem Jolla and Ryan Moore also will or team meeting. "We've told them all year long shot for the Tuesday, and Hurricanes coach Larry play Saturday against the Owls, a team When players now, 'We are going to national championship. Coker said Johnson will not practice this Miami has outscored 180-24 over the last take the practice face adversity and really "We've told them all week. four meetings. field today there year now, 'We are Coker did not set a date for Johnson's The Hurricanes also lost defensive tack­ will be some how you handle that is going to face adversity return but said he expects him to play le Santonio Thomas for the rest of the sea­ renewed position going to be the tell-tale and really how you Sept. 21 against Boston College. son. Thomas, a 6-foot-4, 302-pound battles coach Ron sign of the kind of handle that is going to The 6-foot-3 junior caught four passes junior, tore a chest muscle against the Zook will be evalu­ be the tell-tale sign of for 56 yards in the top-ranked Hurricanes' Gators. ating, including at football team you are."' the kind of football 41-16 win over Florida on Saturday, play­ He will redshirt this season, leaving him the offensive line, team you are,"' Zook ing with discomfort in his shoulder for the with two years of eligibility. defensive line and Ron Zook said. second consecutive week. Thomas played sparingly the last two in the kicking Florida head coach It is certain that "It's something that's been bothering seasons. He was a backup behind William game. making the inevitable him, and something needed to be done," Joseph, Vince Wilfork and Matt Walters Zook said he is comparisons between Coker said. this year. confident that problems made evident Zook and former coach Steve Spurrier The surgery comes before what should "He's in good spirits and in great against the Hurricanes can and will be are unfair at this point, but one inter­ be the easiest part of Miami's schedule - shape," Coker said. "He's very upbeat fixed. esting fact remains: a three-game stretch against Temple, about it. He said, 'Coach, you wanted to "I feel confident this team will do the Spurrier lost five games at The Boston College and Connecticut. After redshirt me anyway, didn't you?' I said, things we need to do to get those Swamp by a combined 25 points. that, the Hurricanes have a week off 'Maybe, maybe not."' things corrected," he said. Zook's first loss was by 25 points.

U-WIRE Friedgen revamps Terps' ailing running game

middle, either by design or last­ By ANDREW LEVINE and often capped off their car­ north-south. Their hard reads Earl was in heavy pursuit of second adjustment. ries with an extra burst. were pretty much right on." McBrien, who was scrambling Maryland Diamondback A decidedly different Crawford "I saw it from all of them," Perhaps no play electrified the out of the pocket when Harrison showed up Saturday when he Friedgen said of his team's Byrd Stadium crowd on bolted across the field and COLLEGE PARK, Md. entered the game in the second hard-nosed running. "Even Saturday like junior wide receiv­ crushed the unsuspecting line­ The biggest difference in the quarter. The 6-foot-2, 220- Mario, who was making cuts er Latrez Harrison's devastating backer. Maryland Terrapin football pounder stiff-armed and bull­ and running east-west most of third-quarter block on Akron Earl launched backward as team's running game Saturday rushed his way to 29 yards on the time, finished off going linebacker Diontre Earl. his helmet flew off his head. against Akron may not have six carries, including a six-yard been the team's 50 carries or its touchdown run off a pitch from 209 rushing yards, but rather junior quarterback Scott the way the running backs ran McBrien early in the second - straight ahead. quarter. In his short tenure as the On his first carry, he took it Terps' coach, Ralph Friedgen straight up the middle and rum­ has hammered home the impor­ bled through a group of Akron tance of his running backs run­ defenders for a 12-yard gain. ning from north to south. Many "I tried to get in Jason's ear attribute his philosophy to the because I noticed against Notre success of junior tailback Bruce Dame he was running more left­ Perry, who improved greatly in to-right," junior offensive guard that area last season on his way Lamar Bryant said. "I told him to becoming the ACC Offensive earlier in the week he's 220 Player of the Year. pounds and there aren't many That element of the Terps' backs in the ACC that are 220 ground game was absent in pounds and if he tries to shake their season-opening loss to someone I'm going to hit him. I Notre Dame, and they needed it told him to just run north-south to come from sophomore tail­ and run everyone over and back Jason Crawford, who when I saw him in the open field joined the Terps last season running someone over I was with a reputation as a big, pun­ like, 'he pays attention."' ishing back. Meanwhile, freshman Mario Save for his first few runs Merrills and senior Chris Downs against Notre Dame, Crawford - both elusive backs - were The Sound oFFteedom didn't have many plays up the more decisive in their running CO's Celebrating the Anniversary of 9/11 Original Music by NO Students Only $8 Proceeds go to Feed the Children On sale at Lafortune Wednesday, September 11 9am-5pm

~======\ Wednesday, September 11, 2002 The Observer+ SPORTS page 19 NBA Cavaliers acquire Cleaves in trade with Kings

"I think it's a perfect spot for 32 games for the Kings. but nothing is imminent," said depth up front. • Addition adds me because Cleveland has an ''I'm so excited because I Paxson, who indicated the "He's a good athlete, which depth at point energetic, young, up-and-com­ really feel like I'm getting a club might use its trade excep­ is where we wanted to get bet­ guard for Cleveland ing team with Miles, Ricky chance to play and that's all tion to acquire another ball­ ter," said Kings coach Rick Davis and DaJuan Wagner and I've ever wanted," Cleaves handler. Adelman. "We felt like we Associated Press I'm hungry to show people said. "I enjoyed the winning For now, Cleaves gives the didn't need three point what I can do," Cleaves said. and all of the great people in Cavs an insurance policy at guards. This is going to add to CLEVELAND "I haven't felt Sacramento, the point. our depth and flexibility." Needing another point guard this good but I want to Coles, a 12-year veteran, Jones became expendable after trading Andre Miller ear­ since college." 'Tm so excited because I be in the mix played in just 33 games last after the Cavs acquired Miles lier this summer, the Cleaves really feel like I'm getting on the season before having knee and re-signed restricted free Cleveland Cavaliers acquired began his pro a chance to play and court." surgery. agent Ricky Davis. Mateen Cleaves on Tuesday career in He'll get Rookie Wagner played some Cleveland also has Lamond from the Sacramento Kings for Detroit that's all I've ever his chance point guard in college, but he's Murray at small forward, forward Jumaine Jones. about 70 miles wanted." with the better suited as a shooting although he could be the next After dealing Miller to the from his Cavs. guard and the Cavs don't want player dealt. Los Angeles Clippers in July hometown of "He's got to use him at the point unless Murray recently released a for forward Darius Miles, the Flint, Mich. - Mateen Cleaves something to they have to. statement voicing his displea­ Cavs were left with Bimbo after leading Cavaliers point guard prove," Cavs The 23-year-old Jones aver­ sure with the Cavs' latest Coles as the only true point Michigan general man­ aged 8.3 points and 6.0 rebuilding effort. He closed by guard on their roster. State to an NCAA title in 2000. ager Jim Paxson said. "There's rebounds in his first season saying, "Play me or trade me." The Cavs are hoping the 25- He averaged 5.4 points and an opportunity for him to earn with the Cavs, who got the Paxson said he spoke with year-old Cleaves, who was 2.7 assists in 78 games as a minutes here. He's excited. He small forward along with for­ Murray's agent last week. buried on Sacramento's bench rookie, but was traded to wants to play." ward Tyrone Hill in the trade "I told him we expect behind Mike Bibby and Bobby Sacramento before last season Cleveland is looking to add that sent Matt Harpring, Lamond to come in ready to Jackson, can solve some of for guard Jon Barry and a another guard, and Paxson Cedric Henderson and Robert play and compete," Paxson their backcourt issues - and future first-round draft pick. said the team has been talking Traylor to the Philadelphia said. "If something can be jumpstart his pro career in Cleaves got little time sitting with 36-year-old free agent 76ers. worked out with a trade, then Cleveland. behind Bibby and Jackson, Rod Strickland. The 6-foot-8 Jones will give the best thing Lamond can do Cleaves can't wait to try. and averaged just 2.2 points in "We're having discussions, the Kings some much needed is be ready to play."

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457824 457939 458056 458167 458304 ALTERNATES Associated Press 457828 457942 458057 458179 458308 457839 The PGA Tour policy board 457832 457943 458062 458180 458317 457873 is considering reducing the number of players in as many 457833 457944 458064 458184 458319 457893 as 10 tournaments next year. 457834 457945 458065 458186 458323 457936 "It's a matter of daylight 458066 458200 more than anything else," Olin 457841 457947 458325 457955 Browne, a policy board mem­ 457842 457948 458073 458202 458328 457971 ber, said over the weekend at 457843 458076 458219 458021 the Canadian Open. "It's oner­ 457949 458330 ous to expect a guy to warm 457848 457952 458086 458220 458335 458028 up in the dark or finish in the 457854 457961 458094 458224 458337 458048 dark." That was the case at the 457855 457966 458095 458229 458341 458084 Phoenix Open this year. one of 457856 457970 458097 458231 458343 458144 the events targeted for 458098 change. Because of frost 457861 457972 458235 458354 458158 delays and limited daylight, 457862 457975 458106 458245 458357 458189 21 players didn't finish the 457875 458108 458247 458212 first round and 25 players had ~ 457976 458374 to return Saturday morning to 457876 457988 458113 458250 458377 458279 complete the second round. 457878 457992 458115 458255 458314 The tour policy is for full-field 458378 events to have 144 players 457879 458006 458126 458263 458379 458361 before April, and 156 players 457881 458007 458127 458265 458390 458364 during daylight-saving times (with a few exceptions). 457883 458009 458128 458271 458394 458381 Browne said the board has 457894 458013 458130 458272 458393 proposed reducing fields by 457898 458134 458278 12 players at certain events. 458018 Among those targeted are 457899 458022 458138 458280 the Sony Open, Phoenix Open 457900 458142 458283 and Nissan Open early in the 458024 season, along with 457914 458031 458143 458286 Greensboro and Tampa Bay in 457915 458033 458145 458288 the fall. The issue now goes to the Players Advisory Council, 457917 458034 458150 458291 which will poll PGA Tour 457918 458035 458153 458293 members. A final decision is expected at the next policy 457923 458036 458157 458294 board meeting in November. 457925 458043 458161 458297 "Most members are not in favor," Browne said. "The 457929 458047 458162 458298 board isn't in favor of it, 457935 458054 458164 458300 either. I think we all agree that everyone should have as many opportunities to play as e possible. But we should be able to start and finish in day­ light." ,-----­ •' ' ' AROUND THE NATION page 20 COMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER WIRE SERVICES Wednesday, September 11, 2002

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On Tuesday, Kings forward Chris Webber spoke publically for the first time since his Indictment. He claimed he was Innocent of the charge of lying to the grand jury and promised to fight the indictment. Webber speaks publically about indicbnent

who befriended kids like U.S. attorney's office in Webber, who had just Associated Press myself, preying on our Detroit. finished a workout, said he SACRAMENTO, Calif. naivete, our innocence, "I did not lie to the grand was speaking out because Chris Webber, making his claiming that he loved us jury," Webber said. "I wanted to show my sup­ first public statement since and that he wanted to sup­ Kings coach Rick porters I am not running being indicted on federal port us, but later wanting Adelman and vice presi­ away from the situation." charges, said Tuesday he to cash in on that love and dent of basketball opera­ And he said he will con­ did not lie to a grand jury support that we thought tions Geoff Petrie joined tinue to speak out. and that he tried to help was free," Webber said. Webber outside the team's "I will dedicate time prosecutors in their case Webber, who led practice facility next to speaking to kids and fami­ against a University of Michigan's "Fab Five" team Arco Arena. lies that are in athletics Michigan booster about his to two NCAA title games, is "We'll support Chris in such as myself about the dealings with Ed Martin, in the second year of a whatever he chooses to do. pitfalls of athletics and who admits lending the $123 million, seven-year And we don't think it will those who prey on kids and NBA star $280,000 while contract with the affect what he does on the young families. Hopefully, he was still an amateur. Sacramento Kings. court," said Petrie, who they can learn from this Martin also admitted lend­ He was charged with added it was too early to experience," he said. ing money to other obstruction of justice and speculate whether Webber Martin pleaded guilty in Michigan basketball play­ making a false declaration will miss any games May to conspiracy to laun­ ers. before a grand jury, because of his legal prob­ der money, admitting he "This case is about a man according to the FBI and lems. took gambling money, com-

IN BRIEF Base ball not affected Washington Wizards coach Doug Wizards on Tuesday signed Bryon Collins said Tuesday that Jordan Russell to start at small forward - by security hoped the insert would get his foot Jordan's usual position last season Major league baseball's schedule in better alignment and "take away - and Collins said recently signed was unaffected by Tuesday's deci­ some of the pain on outside of the Larry Hughes and Richard sion by the government to raise the joint" of his right knee. Hamilton are penciled in as his United States' security alert warn­ Jordan had surgery on the knee starting guards. ing to "high risk." in February, cutting short the first Sixteen games were scheduled for season of his second comeback. He Wednesday, and baseball has said he plans to play another Selig fine after spokesman Rich Levin said no season if his health allows, and that accident changes were planned. his final decision won't be Baseball commissioner Bud Selig The commissioner's office said announced until shortly before the was in a minor car accident but did last week that all major league Wizards open training camp Oct. 1. not appear to be hurt. night games on Sept. 11 will pause Collins said Jordan has experi­ Laurel Prieb, vice president of around the dial at 9:11 p.m. local time for a enced no new swelling or fluid marketing for the Milwaukee moment of silence in remembrance buildup on the knee over the sum­ Brewers and Selig's son-in-law, of last year's terrorist attacks. mer, but that Jordan's final deci­ said the accident occurred during a MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL sion could hinge on how he feels lunchtime trip Monday to his Red Sox at Devil Rays 6 p.m., ESPN2 Jordan fitted with shoe once he starts practicing with the favorite fast-food spot, a custard White Sox at Royals 7 p.m., FOXSPORTS shoe inserts. stand in the suburban area of Orioles at Yankees 7 p.m., ESPN insert "I don't think that decision's Wauwatosa. Michael Jordan was fitted with a going to come for a couple of "I haven't talked to him today," shoe insert this week to deal with weeks," Collins said. said Prieb, the husband of Brewers fOOTBALL discomfort in his knee as he con­ Should Jordan play, he would president Wendy Selig-Prieb said. Rebuilding of the FDNY Football Club templates whether to return for likely be a regular off the bench for "Based on last night's phone con­ 7 p.m., ESPN another NBA season. the first time in his career. The versation, he's fine." Wednesday, September 11, 2002 The Observer+ SPORTS page 21

WOMENS VOLLEYBALL Irish sweat out 3-set victory over Crusaders

Team survives seize control. Junior Kim Fletcher and fresh­ the charge with four kills and a into matches this weekend," + Leading 12-10, Notre Dame man Kelly Corbett each had hit­ block in the game. Brown said. " .. .We did play bet­ hot gym to beat won 14 of the next 18 points. ting percentages of .333. "The team in general was just ter in game 2 and even better in Valparaiso for fifth During the run, setter Kristen In game 2, Emily Loomis playing better and better as the game 3. The main thing we are Kinder had two of her six kills. recorded five of her team-high match went on, so it was easier taking form here is to play better consecutive year The junior tri-captain finished 11 kills and registered two to contribute in game three," from the beginning. It is going to with a game- blocks. Neff said. be a challeng­ By MATT LOZAR high .7 50 hit- Notre Dame Neff fin- ing weekend." Sports W rirer ting percent­ trailed 5-4 ished the "We are age and 11 "It was very hot and early in the match with ''The team in general was looking for­ For five consecutive seasons, digs. humid. The gym is not air­ game and seven kills, just playing better and ward to the Notre Dame has played "I thought conditioned. I don't really built a 14-10 three blocks better as the match went games in our Valparaiso in volleyball, and the we had a lead by capi­ and a .462 tournament," result has been the same every slow start, think it affected us at all. talizing on hitting per­ on, so it was easier to Neff said. time - an Irish victory. then we We had plenty of water, m o r e centage. contribute in game "That's going Tuesday night, the Irish (5-2) ended up but I don't think it Valparaiso Outside hit­ three.,, to be big for swept the Crusaders 30-23, 30- playing pretty affected our play at all.,, errors. ter Marion us. We are 23, 30-18 at the sweltering well," Brown The Irish Hansen led expecting to Valparaiso Athletic and said. "It was took control Valparaiso Katie Neff play well." Recreation Center. a good Debbie Brown of the game with nine kills middle blocker This week­ "It was very hot and humid. opportunity head coach and won by and 12 digs. end, the Irish The gym is not air-conditioned," to play a seven. Overall, the return to the Notre Dame coach Debbie large amount Notre Dame Crusaders combined for a team Joyce Center to host the Golden Brown said. "I don't think it real­ of people. I built its lead hitting percentage of .070 and Dome Invitational. ly affected us at all. We had thought the people off the bench in game 3 in a similar fashion to had only four blocks. Notre Dame begins play in the plenty of water, but I don't think played especially well." the first two. By comparison, the Irish hit tournament Friday against it affected our play at all." Freshman Meg Henican con­ With a 10-8 lead. the Irish .227 as a team and recorded 10 Northwestern at 3:45. The Irish started off slowly in tributed off the bench with solid won eight straight points en blocks. game 1. but were able to take play in the back row, recording route to a 12-point win. "I think the way we started Contact Matt Lozar at advantage of Crusader errors to three digs. Middle blocker Katie Neff led wasn't good in terms of going [email protected]

MENS SOCCER Irish earn player of week honors

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FOOTBALL Michigan's Navarre looks to anchor offense

quarterback in Michigan football contributing factor. But his team By KATIE McVOY history to reach that landmark. is focused on helping him keep Associate Sports Editor He is eighth on the Michigan the ball this season, even career passing yards list and against a defense like Notre On Saturday Michigan will seventh on the career touch­ Dame's. enter Notre Dame Stadium and down list with 32. If he contin­ "I think [Navarre] has a lot not one of the players will have ues to play well this season he more confidence," said junior ever played on Notre Dame turf. could move all the way to sec­ running back Chris Perry. "Last The defense may not be so wor­ ond on that list, finishing 2002 year he took a lot of heat that he ried. Michigan's has been touted behind Elvis Grbac's 71 touch­ didn't deserve. But the support­ as one of the strongest defensive downs record. ing cast didn't help him out too units in the country. But what But those stats aren't as key much either. Everyone is a lot about the Michigan offense? this weekend when Michigan stronger and we know our The Wolverine offense will be comes to Notre Dame as the fact assignments, which in turn facing a very solid Notre Dame that Navarre has game experi­ ma~es everyone look a lot bet­ defense, one that has shut down ence. ter. two teams' passing game and "I think anytime you would But before he can focus on one team's running game. They rather have a guy that has some protecting the ball, he needs to will face off against a veteran experience in those kinds of just focus on the ball. The ques­ defense. And they will face off games [road games]." said tion buzzing around the weekly amidst the yells and screams of Michigan coach Lloyd Carr. "In Michigan press conference on a green student section and an terms of this game, I think that Monday was whether Navarre alumni section that wouldn't put the fact that John has played in could focus on the game despite Michigan high on its list of a lot of big games on the road the distractions of playing in favorite schools. So who can will help him certainly." Notre Dame Stadium. they depend on? Navarre started this season It goes without saying that the They will all tell you John with a career-high 286 yards crowd will be hyped for this Navarre. against Washington. But he game. And, although Notre "I have had confidence since hasn't faced a secondary like Dame Stadium doesn't rival sta­ he got here and took over for Notre Dame's. If he wants to add diums like Nebraska's for its Drew Henson in 2000," said any more yards to that 3,460, noise, the crowd will do its best senior tight end Bennie Joppru. he's going to have to protect the to be a distraction. "He is playing with more confi­ ball. "You cannot look at the big Photo courtesy of Michigan Sports Information dence now, and I think that is "[Protecting the ball] is a big picture and all the surroundings A mainstay of Michigan's offense, quarterback John Navarre very dangerous." premium every game but espe­ and noise," Navarre said. "You will look to avoid distraction inside Notre Dame Stadium. Navarre, the senior quarter­ cially against a team that is dan­ have to focus on what you are back from Cudahy, Wis., has gerous," Navarre said. "With the doing and what your offense is said. "There are stadiums out game." started the last 16 games. After speed that they have and what doing." there where you can't hear and And if you ask him, he's just taking over for Henson in 2000, they have done in the past cou­ As Navarre looks to better his you have to feel the guy next to focused on getting his job done. he started all 12 games last sea­ ple of games, you have to be 58.3 career completion percent­ you." Navarre said, "If we play like son, attempting a record 385 especially careful." age amidst the hoots and hollers So is Navarre ready for this we did on Saturday, if we con­ passes. Navarre, who through 13 of Notre Dame stadium, Carr is game? Is he preparing any dif­ trol the ball and stop the defense As he enters this Saturday's interceptions last season, would worried about just one thing - ferently? like we did last week, things will game, Navarre is just a little hate to add one more to the two­ communication. "You have to ask John that take care of themselves." more than 500 yards short of interception total this season. "The question is if you have question," senior offensive line­ reaching the 4,000-yard mark. Navarre took some heat last guys that can hear, and some­ man Tony Pape said. "He pre­ Contact Katie McVoy at He would be only the eighth season and losing the ball was a times you can't hear," the coach pares every game like any other [email protected]

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thing good to happen is great." Associated Press But not all American sports While this week will be a shined this weekend. chance for Americans to The United States basketball reflect on the tragic events of team finished an unbelievable the last year, this past week­ sixth at the World end exhibited why sports are Championships in so important to this country's Indianapolis, the hotbed of psyche. Whether it was the American basketball. They intensity of team competition had been 58-0 in international or the beauty of a one-on-one competition when using NBA battle, sports has done so players. It was an outcome much over the past 12 months worse than anyone could have to heal America's wounds. It envisioned coming into the has provided a brief escape tournament, resulting in the from "the real world", and country's worst showing in may be the only part of history at a World American society that hasn't Championships. changed post-Sept. 11 - that "I still think we're the best, is, if you don't count the the model for the world, but longer lines for security people are catching up. They checks. beat us, and they beat us in It was a banner weekend for our own country. We have to most American sports, from tip our hat to them," USA the kickoff of the NFL season coach George Karl said. to the complete domination by While patriotism has been Americans at the U.S. Open. prevalent at sporting events More important is the fact that since Sept. 11, the United everyone got a chance to see States appeared to play with­ that New York has started to out passion in this tourna­ recover and rebuild. ment. It seemed the The NFL season started in Americans were foreigners in spectacular fashion Thursday their own home. Teams like as 500,000 fans jammed into Turkey, Argentina and Times Square for a blowout Yugoslavia had rabid fans that concert, followed by San spurred on their squads with a Francisco's exciting 16-13 win wild patriotic fervor. over the New York Giants. "We didn't play the right The kickoff party was the way, we didn't play with the league's way of demonstrating passion of the other teams," the resilience of the Big Apple. Antonio Davis said. "They really wanted to show The American players the country, and the world, seemed to have adapted the that New York City is back," fans apathy. The stands were said John Collins, the NFL's mostly empty when the senior vice president of mar­ Americans were on the court keting and entertainment. and those who did attend That was only the beginning showed nowhere near as of an outstanding weekend for much spirit as their foreign America's passion. The NFL counterparts. saw three games decided in Heck, there were more peo­ overtime, one in the final ple watching the U.S. Open on minute and 10 others decided an outdoor 20-foot screen in by one touchdown or less. The midtown Manhattan than were only other time there were at the fifth-place game which three overtime games on America lost to Spain. opening weekend was 1979. Despite the lack of spirit in Across town from Times Indianapolis, every weekend Square, the U.S. Open was millions of Americans go to preparing itself for an All­ sporting events all over the American final on both the SEAN LOFTIN/Sun Herald country, ranging from men's and women's side of the During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, U2 paid tribute to the victims of Sept. 11. In NASCAR racing to college foot­ draw. the past year, sporting events have helped heal the wounds caused by the attacks. ball. They provide a chance The Williams sisters squared for us to forget for a few hours off in a Grand Slam final for won his 14th grand slam title, No offense to Agassi, but Everyone would have suffered what is happening in our lives the third time this season, and beating Andre Agassi. It was New York sports fans have - from the owners to the and live vicariously through like the previous two, Serena the first time the two had met had something to cheer about players to the peanut vendors. those athletes and teams. got the best of Venus, who had in a major championship since all summer long with the "America needs this. It may have been taken America in her heart wearing Wimbledon in 1999. perennial success of the Especially with Sept. 11 com­ somewhat for granted before a red, white and blue tradi­ "Pete just played a little too Yankees. ing up," said Tony Pencek, a the terrorist attacks, but the tional tennis dress. good for me today," Agassi America's pastime almost fan sitting in a bar across the role of sports became increas­ Two American old-timers said. "It's great to hear New suffered a big loss, but the street from Wrigley Field. ingly evident afterward. And renewed their rivalry in the York cheer again. It was beau­ impending labor strike was "You need to get people's that is something that will men's final, as Pete Sampras tiful being here." averted at the last minute. minds off of it. And for some- hopefully never change.

FOOTBALL VOU.EYBALl MENS SOCCER Leading the pack Notre Dame 3 After the Irish received their highest ranking in Valparaiso 0 school history Monday, Irish players Kevin Just a little more than 500 yards away from Goldthwaite and Erich Braun garnered indidivid­ 4,000, Michigan quarterback John Navarre will The Irish returned to play against the Crusaders ual honors for their play last week. have to be cool under pressure and protect the Tuesday night after finishing the Loyola­ ball against a serious Irish defensive attack on Marymount Classic 1-2 over the weekend. Notre Saturday. Dame swept Valparaiso in three sets for the win. page 22 page 21 page 21