/ ^ V T H E O b s e r v e r The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 42 : ISSUE 23 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER27. 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Brown gives State of Student Union address

Speech urges all senators to raise bar of Senate supports Notre progress, focus working on projects at hand Dame divestment initiative

ordinance that has been a By KAITLYNN RIELY focal point for student govern­ By KAITLYNN RIELY Assistant News Editor ment since the end of July. Assistant News Editor The ordinance, as it was Student body president Liz originally written, would have Student Senate unanimously passed Brown invoked her campaign required residents of boarding a resolution Wednesday commending slogan — “raising the bar, houses — defined as resi­ the University for divesting from redefining the standards” — dences where more than two companies that support the Sudanese in her second State of the unrelated people reside — to government as human rights viola­ Student Union address register for a permit before tions continue in the country’s Darfur Wednesday, urging senators to hosting a gathering where 25 region. not become complacent with or more people would have The resolution, presented by Social the progress they have access to alcohol. Concerns chair Karen Koski and already made and to keep Brown, as well as vice presi­ Lyons senator Kelly Kanavy, urges working on initiatives. dent Maris Braun, began Notre Dame’s Investment Office to “While our progress thus far meeting with the Common continue divesting from companies demonstrates our ability to Council and other South Bend that do business with the government effectively respond to student and University representatives of Sudan. concerns, I challenge you to in August to discuss changing While she was researching the work hard to raise that bar the ordinance. Over the issue, Koski said, Notre Dame’s Chief even farther,” Brown said at course of several weeks, the Investment Officer Scott Malpass the Student Senate meeting. proposed ordinance was even­ informed her that Notre Dame has Brown’s speech came two tually amended to describe — already divested from companies days after the South Bend but not activate — the permit that are involved in Sudan. Common Council passed an and registration process for IAN GAVUCK/The Observer “This was a resolution encouraging gatherings. Student body president Liz Brown delivers her second see BROWN/page 3 The ordinance, which was State of the Student Union address Wednesday. see SENATE/page 3 CSC hosts annual post-graduate service fair Students meet representatives from volunteer organizations, discuss options to contribute to global community

Liz Mackenzie, director of College of Science, five p er­ By GENE NOONE senior transition programs for cent from the Mendoza News W riter the CSC, said between 300 College of Business and two and 400 students usually percent from the College of The Center for Social attend the fair — a figure Engineering. None were from Concerns (CSC) held its annu­ that she said reflects Notre the School of Architecture. al post-graduate service fair Dame’s role as a lead contrib­ “Every year about 10 per­ Wednesday in the Joyce utor to post-graduate service. cent of graduates go into Center to introduce under­ According to the Career service,” Mackenzie said. graduate students to opportu­ Center’s latest Future Plans “That’s around 200 students, nities available through vol­ Survey, 11 percent of 2006 which is pretty large com­ unteer programs. Notre Dame graduates went pared to other schools.” Representatives from 86 into service. In recent years, most top organizations, including the The 2006 survey found that universities have not seen Peace Corps and Teach for 80 percent of students partic­ post-graduate service rates as IAN GAVLICK/The O bserver America, were present to give ipating in service came from high as Notre Dame’s. For Students examine different volunteer opportunities at the CSC’s information and answer ques­ the College of Arts and post-graduate service fair Wednesday at the Joyce Center. tions about their programs. Letters, 13 percent from the see SERVICE/page 4 Party bust leads to 57 arrests SMC students benefit Indiana Excise Police ticket minors on Corby Blvd. early Saturday from band membership

Of the 53 minors, two were and four officers from the played, like flute and clar­ By KAITLYNN RIELY jailed, Fults said. The first Indiana State Police Bremen By MOLLY LAMPING inet and, in the concert Assistant News Editor was taken to jail for minor Post arrived at the house at News Writer band, oboe,” said Assistant consumption and false 12:35 a.m. Saturday. Director of Bands Larry Fifty-seven people were informing, the second for “They were just doing sat­ Founded in 1845, the Band Dwyer. arrested, mostly for under­ minor consumption and also uration patrols in the cam ­ of the Fighting Irish was all The first woman to join the age drinking, after police for resisting arrest by flee­ pus area and they noticed a male until 1970, when it band, however, was a disrupted a party early ing. larger group of individuals first accepted Saint Mary’s Sousaphone player named Saturday morning at a house Several people fled from on the front lawn and students — two years before Rosemary Crock. owned by Notre Dame stu­ the area, Fults said. spilling out into [Corby the University itself became “For two years, Saint dents. Four of the five tenants Street],” Fults said. co-educational. Mary’s students were the Fifty-three people were were given arrest tickets for The incident was not listed Today, College students only women members of the given arrest tickets for furnishing alcohol to minors. as a noise violation, Fults are still full members of the band,” Dwyer said. “Those minor consumption of alco­ One of the tenants was not said. The police report says band, commuting to the women were pioneers in a hol at the house on the 900- at the house when police the large numbers of individ­ Notre Dame campus for co-educational band two block of Corby Blvd., known came, said a resident of the uals on the front lawn and practice and games. years before the University locally as Corby Street, said house who asked to not be overflowing into the street In 1970, former band itself became co-education- Jennifer Fults, a public rela­ named. alerted police to the party. director Robert O’Brien al.” tions officer for the Indiana Two officers from the wanted more instruments State Excise Police. Indiana State Excise Police see ARRESTS/page 3 that “women stereotypically see BAND/page 6 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Thursday, September 27, 2007

In sid e C olumn Question of the Day: If you could do a year of service , for w hom would you w ork a n d w h y? A tale of two state schools

I lail to the victors! Victory for MSU! Elaine Amoresano Noelle Crooks Michael Gotsch Sarah Rauenhorst Katelyn Lentz Wo have hoard both these phrases under losing circumstances. freshman junior junior senior freshman I have witnessed the Irish battle PW Cavanaugh Keough off campus Howard Michigan and “Doctors “Doctors “Oxfam or City “Colorodo “I would do it Without Borders Without Borders Year - these Vincentian for the Peace or Peace Corps because I want organizations Volunteers Corps because regarded our to be a doctor. ” represent a because it’s in two neighbors to because I want they are the the noilh as bitter rivals and never knew to see the world commitment to Denver. ” best. ’’ whom to root for when they played each while helping social justice, other. not ju st Now, I have a team to root for in the the people in annual Michigan-Michigan State game. it.’’ charity. ” Go Wolverines! Before all Irish fans reading this jump on mo like the Oklahoma State coach at a press conference, let me make one thing clear. Notre Dame will always be my In B rief favorite team. Always. Instead of hoping for a tie or nuclear holocaust at a Spartans-Wolverines game, Fall intramural fees will I will be rooting for Michigan for the same start being collected today. reason we go to college: class (right?). Money can be dropped off at At the Big House last week, I witnessed Rolfs SportsRec Center. a terrible blowout loss while surrounded CoRec basketball is $50 per by Michigan fans in an area close to the team and interhall volleyball Michigiin student section. is $20. The final deadline is When your team loses 38-0 to one of Oct. 4. your bitter rivals in their house, you expect a chorus of taunting and single lin­ The film “El Norte” will be gers showing you who really is number show n today at 7 p.m. in one. Yet I did not hear a single negative Browning Cinema, in the comment from Michigan fans. DeBartolo Performing Arts I sat next to a man who did not attend Center. D irecto r Gregory Michigan but made the trip up from St. Nava is scheduled to be pres­ Louis to cheer on the Wolverines. I ended ent. Tickets are $3 for stu­ up talking to him the entire game. dents. Our conversation transitioned from the ineptitude of the Irish offense to my plans Award-winning film maker after graduation this May. Stephanie Black, a pioneer in At the end of the game, my new docum enting migration, will Wolverine companion gave me his cell speak about her work in Room phone number and offered me free hospi­ C-103 of the Hcsburgh Center tality if 1 ever visited his beloved St. I xmis. today at 4:15 p.m. Rewind one year, back to Spartan VANESSA GEMPIS/The Observer Stadium last September. Fenced off construction on the new Law School building on DeBartolo Quad near The men’s tennis team will As we sat in the second row from the Main Circle blocks pedestrian traffic on sidewalks. com pete in the Tom Fallon top at Spartan Stadium, my friends and I Invitational Friday, Saturday could barely finish our sentences as we and Sunday at the Eck Tennis were verbally pelted by taunts, mocking Pavilion/Courtney Tennis our quarterback’s looks, our coach’s Center. Matches will take waistline, and even the mural on our place at various times library. O ffbeat throughout the weekend. Sailors don’t hear as many four-letter words as we did over those three plus Parents say lab technician told television station Elizabeth Schaper said she Francois Truffaut’s French hours in the rain. And it wasn’t even MSU bit their son WRTV. “She looked at me was charged a 50-cent late language film “Jules and Jim ” students digging deep into their dictionar­ INDIANAPOLIS — A lab­ and smiled and said, ‘Oh, it fee while turning in a book will be shown Friday at 7 and ies, bombarding us with locker-room- oratory technician has was just a play bite. He’s that her late mother had 10 p.m. at the DeBartolo level language. been fired after the parents not hurt.’” checked out of a Harrison Performing Arts Center. They were middle-aged people, senior of a 3-year-old boy claimed After they returned Public Library branch. Tickets arc $3 for students. citizens, and even kids. I think any fan in she bit his shoulder while home, the boy’s mother “I was in shock,” Schaper a diaper discovered their favorite four-let­ drawing blood from his said, she saw teeth marks said. “This has rocked me As part of the “Worldview” ter word that night. arm, a hospital spokesman on his left shoulder, and to my core.” film series, the DeBartolo Back to this past Saturday. As I made said. her husband drove the Schaper’s mother, Ethel Performing Arts Center will the trek to Notre Dame Stadium, I walked Faith Buntin took her son child back to the hospital, Schaper, died at the age of show “From a Silk Coccoon, ” with three MSU students who began light- Victor to St. Vincent where he was prescribed 87 on Sept. 16 after suffer­ a Japanese American renunci­ heartedly mocking The Shirt. Hospital on Friday for a antibiotics. ing a massive stroke. A few ation story, Saturday at 7 and After a civil discussion about the game blood test because of days later, Schaper said 10 p.m. Tickets are $3 for stu­ with the three Spartan students, 1 wished recent recalls of toys Dead? You still have to pay she found a library boo k dents. them luck. They reciprocated but stated involving lead. She said she library fine that her mother had that Nl) has something that Michigan saw the worker put her HARRISON, N.Y. — Even checked out from the To submit information to be State lacks: sportsmanship. mouth on Victor's shoulder. the dead apparently have library. included in this section ofThe The respect I received in the Big 1 louse “I looked at her like that to pay the fines on their Observer, e-mail detailed iind the utter disrespect I found at was the craziest thing that overdue books at one Information compiled from information about an event to Spartan Stadium brought my Great Lakes I’d ever seen,” Faith Buntin Westchester County library. the Associated Press. [email protected] State football allegiances to Ann Arbor. Nevertheless, I hope Michigan goes 1- II every year. Just as long as they beat the Spartans. TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY

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dents with improving their the dialogue traditionally we have our work cut out off campus behavior and associated with student gov­ for us in the coming year,” Brown acting as respectful neigh­ ernment to produce positive Brown said. Arrests continued from page 1 bors to South Bend resi­ changes for the student In the next two weeks, stu­ continued from page 1 dents. body,” Br.own dent govern­ passed Monday, also creates Although the ordinance said . “I am m en t will The police remained at the a Community/Campus has been amended and encouraged by encourage stu­ house until 3:30 a.m., Fults Advisory Coalition. passed, “our work is far our progress “There is no denying dents to partic­ said. Brown called the creation from over,” Brown said. thus far and ipate in the A resident of the house, of the coali­ The recent look forward that we have our Oct. 8 Notre who asked to not be named, tion a “sig­ introduction to the chal­ work cut out for us in Dame Forum said the police were at the nificant” step “In my address to you of D om e r le n g e s we the coming year ” on immigra­ house for three hours in improving last April, I emphasized D o llars in have set for tion. The because they lined everyone c o m m u n ity the N otre ourselves in forum will up, gave Breathalyzer tests relations. the importance of Dame the coming Liz Brown b rin g in and checked IDs one by one. “The moving past the Stadium, the m onths.” student body president experts on They also searched the house Common dialogue traditionally creation of a Brown said immigration and had the exits from the C o u n c i l ’ s meal to look for matters, and house and the backyard decision to associated with student e x c h a n g e progress on Brown said she blocked off to prevent anyone tab le the government to produce program for the creation of a global looks forward to a “heated from leaving, the resident party regis- positive changes for the on cam p u s studies minor, the usability and enlightened discussion.” said. t r a t i o n students and of Domer Dollars at off-cam­ Following the forum, stu­ Fults said she has not process in student body. ” the launch of pus locations, the introduc­ dent government will hold worked in her position long order to pur­ a s tu d e n t tion of community-based the first of its faculty-stu- enough to say w h eth er 57 sue alterna­ Liz Brown government curriculum and the avail­ dent contemporary issues arrests is unusual for the tive initia­ Web site are ability of locally grown food debate series, Brown said. student body president area near Notre Dame’s cam­ tives is the the first in the dining hall. The debate, which will fea­ pus. re s u lt of th re e of Student government will ture faculty and students “Statewide, I wouldn’t say m any m e e t­ what Brown also explore minority faculty discussing immigration, will that it’s out of the ordinary,” ings and unprecedented said she hopes will be many recruitment techniques and take place in the Dooley she said. communication between city initiatives to improve stu­ forums to address the issues Room of LaFortune on Oct. The officers were on rou­ officials, university repre­ dent life. of eating disorders and sex­ 11. tine patrol when they discov­ sentatives and student rep­ “In my address to you last ual assault that affect Notre ered the party Saturday resentatives,” Brown said. April, I emphasized the Dame students. Contact Kaitlynn Riely at morning, Fults said. Brown also credited stu- importance of moving past “There is no denying that [email protected] “We are assigned to St. Joe County, and I cannot tell you for sure that they are there every weekend, but they are “As a Catholic university, the coming weeks. John Jenkins will visiting assigned to St. Joe County,” Notre Dame recognizes its Residence Life chair four dorms over the course she said. Senate obligation to help people in Mariana Montes said she had of the year for informal dis­ Fults advised people to continued from page 1 need no matter where they a meeting with Phil Johnson, cussions. Brown randomly refrain from drinking alco­ are,” Kanavy said. the director of the Notre chose Siegfried, McGlinn, holic beverages until they are the administration to keep it The Senate passed four Dame _ Security/Police, Lewis and Sorin as the resi­ 21 to avoid encounters with up, and the Student Senate is additional resolutions during regarding the possibility of dence halls Jenkins would the Indiana State Excise recognizing what a great its meeting. Three of the res­ installing a blue emergency visit. Police. thing this is and that we sup­ olutions were amendments to light in the D6 parking lot. port it,” she said. the Student Body Montes said Johnson was Contact Kaitlynn Riely at Contact Kaitlynn Riely at Kanavy gave a Powerpoint Constitution receptive to [email protected] [email protected] presentation to the Senate to that corrected the idea. explain the conflict occurring grammatical S t u d e n t in Sudan and to show why it errors and “As a Catholic body vice was important that Notre m ade som e university, Notre Dame p r e s i d e n t Dame removed shares and editing recognizes its Maris Braun stocks from companies that adjustments. said she and fja ste tfie fjn tu iitio iir pay money to Sudan. The Senate obligation to help student body The Sudanese government, passed a res­ people in need no president Liz Kanavy said, uses more than olution con­ matter where Brow n m et 70 percent of its income to gratulating with ™ TRY OUR NEW fund the military, which it the Keenan they are. ’’ E x e c u t i v e uses to attack its own citi­ and Stanford Vice LATE NIGHT MENU zens. r e s i d e n c e Kelly Kanavy P r e s i d e n t “This has been a major halls, erected Lyons senator John Affleck-. problem and a major human­ in 1957, for Graves about itarian crisis that our world their 50th a resolution has had to deal with,” anniversary. passed in the Kanavy said. The Senate continued dis­ Senate last week asking the The resolution commending cussion of issues raised in University to commit to the University for its divest­ past meetings. Carol reducing greenhouse gases. m ent is im portant, Kanavy Hendrickson, the chair of the Braun said the meeting was said, so that in the future the Academic Affairs committee, productive and that they Investment Office will avoid said she is making the final brainstormed ways to publi­ working with companies with steps toward sending out a cize how Notre Dame is ties to Sudan. She said the survey to students about already working to reduce its Try Legends’ Late Night Menu featuring delicious, resolution will also remind course packets, due to the impact on the environment. the University to keep up increase in course packet inexpensive items perfect for your night out. with the list of companies prices from last year. 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The majority of University will do some sort of teaching Service students who go into post­ program, but there are many graduate service participate other fields available. Bill O'Reilly denies continued from page 1 in faith-based programs, “You can do service in any according to the Career area, including fields like example, Northwestern Center’s survey. business and law,” Bradley accusations of racism University's latest Career Senior Laura Bradley, who said. Outcomes Survey found that is looking at both domestic Wednesday’s fair offered a 6.3 percent of graduates go and international teaching dozen organizations with “You and I have gone to Associated Press on to “volunteer, do commu­ programs, said she plans on business placements, almost dinner before in Harlem, and nity service, or travel,” while doing at least one year of 40 organizations with health NEW YORK — Fox News I’ve never heard you say any­ Georgetown faith-related care placements, and more C hannel’s Bill O’Reilly said thing offensive,” said University’s lat­ service. than a dozen programs with Wednesday his critics took Sharpton, speaking from est Senior “My goals law placements. remarks he made about a Baton Rouge, La. “I’m going Survey Report “/ know that a year of for next year Other placement fields famed Harlem restaurant out to listen to the tape and I’m found that three service will be a are to live were in communications, of context and “fabricated a going to give a judgm ent.” percent of grad­ humbling, sim ply in a construction, peace and jus­ racial controversy where The controversy was simi­ uates go into faith based tice advocacy and environ­ none exists.” lar to one that enveloped “volunteer serv­ life-changing year community, ment. He criticized the liberal presidential candidate Joe ice.” full of learning and to teach and “Post-graduate service is a group Media Matters for Biden last winter. When A CSC growth for me. ” w ork w ith great way to get deeper America as “smear mer­ Biden praised rival Barack research report kids, to involved in an issue that chants” for publicizing state­ Obama as “articulate” and compiled in May become flu­ interests you,” Mackenzie ments he made on his radio “clean,” many saw this as a 2004 said Laura Bradley ent in said. “It allows you to build show last week. way of conveying those were University grad­ senior Spanish and, skills with people and get O’Reilly told his radio audi­ unusual characteristics for u ates began a ideally, to get your foot in the door no m at­ ence that he dined with civil blacks. service relation­ an interna­ ter what career you want to rights activist Sylvia’s man­ ship with the Peace Corps in tional perspective on pover­ go into later in life.” A1 Sharpton at ager Trenness the 1960s. ty,” she said. “I know that a Whether students are Sylvia’s recent­ Woods-Black Liz Ategou, the Peace year of service interested ly and “could­ “We didn't call him a told the New Corps representative at will be a hum­ in going to n’t get over the racist. We said his York Daily Wednesday’s fair, said her bling, life- “[Notre Dame] students g r a d u a te fact that there comments were News th a t organization has always had changing year are hard working, school or was no differ­ O’Reilly’s positive experiences with full of learning g ettin g a ence” between ignorant and racially remarks were Notre Dame students. and growth for intelligent and, most job, the black-run charged, and we “insulting” and “[Notre Dame] students are me.” importantly, they are Bradley restaurant and stand by that. ” showed he has hard working, intelligent Bradley interested in service said, a others in New little knowledge and, most importantly, they looked at sever­ y ear of York City. of the black are interested in service pro­ al programs, programs. ” service It was just Karl Frisch community. grams,” she said. “Students including the “only like a subur­ spokesm an At one point here got great volunteer Alliance for Liz Ategou in c re a se s ban Italian Media Matters on the radio experience as undergrads, show, Williams Catholic Peace Corps representative your expe­ restaurant, he and you see that in their Education, and rience and said. “There mentioned that participation after gradua­ others based in knowl- wasn’t any too many peo­ tion.” Latin America, edg6.” kind of craziness at all,” he ple see little else in black Notre Dame’s participation where she would like to “It makes you a more said. culture beyond profane rap. in post-graduate service has teach. appealing candidate for O'Reilly told The “That’s right,” O'Reilly said. steadily risen over the past Like Bradley, most students whatever you want to do,” Associated Press that Media “There wasn’t one person in 20 years. According to the go into teaching programs. she said. Matters had “cherry-picked” Sylvia’s who was screaming, CSC report, post-graduate Mackenzie said 40 to 50 per­ remarks out of a broader ‘M.F.-er, I want more iced service has doubled since cent of Notre Dame students Contact Gene Noone at conversation about racial tea.”’ 1991. that do post-graduate service [email protected] altitudes. He had told listen­ Karl Frisch, spokesman for ers that his grandmother — Media Matters, said it is typi­ and many other white cal for O'Reilly to criticize Americans — feared blacks his group for merely report­ because they didn’t know any ing what he says. Rhode said. coaches while they sing the and w ere “We didn’t B a n d “If you want to ride the Alma Mater, which is really swayed by vio­ call him a trolley, you either have to cool,” she said. lent im ages in racist," Frisch continued from page 1 go incredibly Band black culture. said. “We said early or risk member “If you lis­ “Circumstances may his comments This year, there are 43 being late,” she K a t h e r i n e be different in their were ignorant “It requires a little tened to the Saint Mary’s students in the said. “I leave P u tz, a full hour, it lives but we’re all and racially band, which is more than Saint Mary’s 45 extra dedication on Saint Mary’s charged, and was a criticism Americans. ’’ 10 percent of the band’s minutes before the part of Saint student, of racism on we stand by practice starts.” total size. These members Mary’s women.’’ said s t u ­ the part of that.” underwent the same audi­ The commute dents from white Bill O’Reilly O’Reilly said tion process as Notre Dame and extended the College Americans who Fox News personality th a t the band members. time commit­ Larry Dwyer a n d are ignorant of Williams con­ “They do everything ment do not assistant director of University the fact that versation was everyone else does,” Dwyer detract from lose their bands there is no dif­ carried on s a id . “It re q u ire s a little the experience, different ference more than 400 extra dedication on the R hode and school asso­ between white and black radio stations and that there part of Saint Mary’s women Sheehan said. ciations at anymore,” he told the AP. wasn’t one complaint from a just because they have [a “It’s interesting to be on band activities. Students “Circumstances may be dif­ listener. commute] and whatnot. the field,” Rhode said. “At from Holy Cross are also ferent in their lives but we’re “This isn’t about a racially The band building and halftime, we’re standing eligble for band member­ all Americans. Anyone who insensitive remark,” he said. practice field behind the ship. would be offended by that “Anybody can listen to the are about as far players “Once you’re part of the conversation would have to unedited version of the con­ away from Saint “When we have an d you section, you’re a saxo­ be looking to be offended.” versation on Billoreilly.com. Mary’s as you visiting bands and can hear it phone, not a Saint Mary’s His radio show was a con­ You want to think I’m insen­ can get.” w hen the student or a Notre Dame versation with sitive to race, College band they find out you’re coaches student,” she said. Fox News con­ you go right members, like from Saint Mary’s, are yelling That surprises band tributor Juan ahead." juniors Jessica they’re kind at s o m e ­ members from other col­ Williams, “Anyone who would The re a l Sheehan and one or leges, she said. a u th o r of a story, he said, Sharon Rhode, of confused. ’’ c o n g ra tu - “When we have visiting book about the be offended by that was about the use various 1 a t i n g bands and they find out coarseness of conversation would “corrupt media modes of trans­ Katherine Putz som eone.” you’re from Saint Mary’s, some black cul­ have to be looking to culture” in portation to get band member S h e e h a n they’re kind of confused,” ture. Williams which outlets to practice. enjoys the Putz said. “You have to defended be offended. ” like CNN and “We bike over close c o n ­ kind of explain that we’re O’Reilly during MSNBC do sto­ I to practice] ta c t the sister schools, but that a T uesday Bill O’Reilly ries about his everyday,” Sheehan said. band has with players and makes us unique.” appearance on Fox News personality remarks Relying on College-pro­ coaches. “The O’Reilly “because vided transportation takes “Post-game, I stand right Contact Molly Lamping at Factor. ” they’re getting an time commitment, behind the players and mlampiO 1 @saintm arys.edu “It’s so frus­ killed in the trating,” Williams said. ratings.” “They want to shut you up. “The O’Reilly Factor” is They want to shut up any­ seen by more people — 2.2 body who has an honest dis­ million average this year — cussion about race.” than its direct competitors Please recycle Sharpton, appearing on on MSNBC and CNN com­ O’Reilly’s TV program bined. MSNBC’s “Countdown” Wednesday, acknowledged with Keith Olbermann aver­ that he found accounts of ages 721,000 viewers in the what O’Reilly said “disturb­ time slot while CNN’s 8 p.m. The Observer. ing and surprising,” but show averages 611,000, added that he had not heard according to Nielsen Media the radio broadcast. Research. WORLD & NATION Thursday, September 27, 2007 CO M PILED FROM T H E OBSERVER'S W1 RE SERVICES page 5

International N ew s Myanmar attacks monks, kills one YANGON — Myanmar security forces opened fire on Buddhist monks and other pro-democracy Prime Minister seeks international support demonstrators for the first time Wednesday, killing at least one man and wounding others in chaotic Al-Maliki tells U.N. General Assembly national reconciliation will rid terrorism from Iraq confrontations across the capital. Dramatic images of the protests, many transmit­ Associated Press ted from the secretive Southeast Asian nation by dissidents using cell phones and the Internet, rivet­ ed world attention on the escalating faceoff UNITED NATIONS — Iraqi between the junta and its opponents. Prime Minister Nouri al- Clouds of, tear gas and smoke from fires hung Maliki warned the U.N. over streets, and defiant protesters and even General Assembly bystanders pelted police with bottles and rocks in Wednesday that the contin­ some places. Others helped monks escape arrest ued (low of weapons, suicide by bundling them into taxis and other vehicles and bombers and terrorism fund­ shouting “Go, go, go, run!” ing into his country would The government said one man was killed when result in “disastrous conse­ police opened fire during the ninth consecutive day quences” for the region and of demonstrations, but dissidents outside Myanmar the world. reported receiving news of up to eight deaths. Al-Maliki, who met with President Bush Tuesday, 50 killed as Iraq violence on the upswing urged the international com­ BAGHDAD — A wave of bombings and shootings munity and countries in the swept Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 50 people region to support Iraq’s and raising fears that al-Qaida had launched a national reconciliation promised new offensive. The U.S. military process to rid terrorism from acknowledged that violence was on the upswing the country and bring peace and blamed it on the terror movement. to the region. Also Wednesday came the announcement that “National reconciliation is Iraqi and American troops raided the Iraqi military stronger than the weapons academy the day before and arrested cadets and of terrorism,” he said. instructors allegedly linked to the kidnap-slaying of “Today we feel optimistic the former superintendent and the abduction of his that countries of the region replacement, who was later freed. realize the danger of the ter­ Police reported at least six car bombings around rorist attacks against Iraq, the country Wednesday, an increase over the pat­ that it is not in their interest tern of attacks in recent weeks, though U.S. offi­ for Iraq to be weak.” cials insisted that violence was still below levels of Al-Maliki said his country last year.weapons would be an “unacceptable risk had reduced sectarian to stability in the region and in the world.” killings and brought stability to some regions, such as Anbar province in the west. He said thousands of dis­ N ational N ew s placed families have been able to return to their AP Specter case ends in deadlocked jury homes. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki addresses the General Assembly of the United Nations He said Iraq also has hun­ Wednesday. He said national reconciliation is stronger than any weapon of terror. LOS ANGELES — The murder trial of music dreds of political parties producer Phil Spector ended in a mistrial active within 20 political quences for peoples of the Assembly and the govern­ delayed action on such initia­ Wednesday because of a deadlocked jury. alliances; more than 6,000 region and the world.” ment established by the vote tives as a national oil law The mistrial came on the 12th day of delibera-- civil organizations; hundreds Washington has long of the people, while they do have stalled in the Iraqi par­ tions on whether Spector murdered actress Lana of newspapers and maga­ accused Iran of aiding Shiite not even have the courage to liament amid factional bick­ Clarkson more than 4 years ago. The 12-member zines and 40 local and satel­ Muslim militias in Iraq that it declare their defeat and exit ering and, in some cases, panel had hoard about five months of testimony. lite TV stations. But terror­ says have killed hundreds of Iraq,” he said. defections. The jury foreman reported the panel was dead­ ists are targeting this “new American troops with pow­ The U.S. delegation walked “Some politicians may be locked 10 to 2 but did not indicate which way it Iraq,” he said. erful bombs known as explo­ out of the General Assembly trying to block the law to was leaning. The jury reported a 7-5 impasse last “Terrorism kills civilians, sively formed penetrators, or chamber when Ahmadinejad gain special advantage,” week and had resumed deliberations with modi­ journalists, actors, thinkers EFPs. The U.S. has also went to the podium, leaving Bush said. “And these par­ fied instructions. and professionals. It attacks accused Iran of training only a low-ranking note- ties have got to understand “At this time, I will find that the jury is unable to universities, marketplaces fighters and sending them taker to listen to his speech, that it’s in the interests of arrive at a verdict and declare a mistrial in this and libraries. It blows up into Iraq to attack American which also indirectly accused Iraq to get good law passed.” matter,” Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler mosques and churches and and Iraqi troops. the U.S. and Israel of human In his speech to the said. destroys the infrastructure of Iran disputes those allega­ rights violations. Gonzalo General Assembly, al-Maliki state institutions,” al-Maliki tions, saying it does not med­ Gallegos, a State Department only briefly noted the pro­ Clinton, Gore reunite for conference said. dle inside Iraq. spokesman, said the U.S. posed oil law, saying his gov­ NEW YORK — Global warming, poverty, health Al-Maliki said he has Iranian President wanted “to send him a pow­ ernment has completed the and education took center stage at the opening of warned the countries in the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told erful message.” work on it and was awaiting Clinton Global Initiative conference Wednesday as region that “the continued world leaders Tuesday that In his meeting with al- its approval by the Iraqi par­ former President Clinton and his vice president, overflow of weapons, money, the U.S. government’s policy Maliki on Tuesday, Bush liament. A1 Gore, briefly reunited on a common cause. suicide bombers and the on Iraq was destabilizing the pressed the Iraqi leader to He said national reconcili­ Although there has been a chill in their relation­ spreading of ‘fatwas’ inciting occupied country. make progress on measures ation was not the responsi­ ship, the two Democrats spoke warmly of each hatred and murder will only “They even oppose the deemed critical to the recon­ bility of his government other. Clinton praised Gore for his environmental result in disastrous conse- constitution, National ciliation process. Much- alone. activism, and Gore plugged Clinton’s new book. Gore, who won an Academy Award for his doc­ umentary “An Inconvenient Truth,” had appeared at the United Nations across town on Monday, where he cited a lengthening list of glob­ al warming's impacts and urged world leaders to Bush calls for new sanctions against Iran act now. Associated Press closed,” said Nicholas Burns, the State However, he said it is unlikely that Department’s No. 3 diplomat. He was the text of a new resolution will be Local N ews NEW YORK — The Bush adminis­ to meet with senior diplomats from agreed to this week. tration moved Wednesday to cement the five permanent Security Council As Burns spoke, Rice was assuring Indianapolis airport concourse closed international support for new U.N. members and Germany to craft ele­ Iran’s wary neighbors in the Persian INDIANAPOLIS — Security officials closed one sanctions on Iran over its nuclear pro­ ments of a new sanctions resolution. Gulf of U.S. backing to improve their concourse at the Indianapolis International grams and rebuked Iranian President “We’re going to keep going,” Burns defenses against a “hegemonislic Airport for about an hour Wednesday because of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for declaring told reporters. “If Mr. Ahmadinejad Iran” through proposed multibillion a suspicious package that turned out to be inert the issue “closed.” thinks somehow that he has been dollar arms sales, a senior State explosives used to train federal security person­ A day after a defiant Ahmadinejad given a pass, he is mistaken about Department official told reporters. nel. told the United Nations General that.” In a meeting with the foreign minis­ Transportation Security Administration spokes­ Assembly that his country would defy Burns’ talks over dinner with diplo­ ters of the six-member Gulf woman Lara Uselding said airline passengers further U.N. Security Council efforts to mats from Russia, China, Britain, Cooperation Council — Bahrain, were never in danger and the TSA was reviewing impose additional penalties, Secretary France and Germany will set the stage Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia procedures to prevent it from happening again. of State Condoleezza Rice and her top for a second meeting on Thursday and and the United Arab Emirates — The evacuation came about two weeks after a aides sought to marshal consensus on then one between Rice and the along with Egypt and Jordan, Rice flight crew member who’s also an air security the move. group’s other foreign ministers on heard deep fears about Iranian officer left his government-issued gun at the air­ “I am sorry to tell President Friday when the resolution is expect­ attempts to dominate the region, the port’s ground transportation center. Ahmadinejad that the case is not ed to be further defined. official said. page 6 The Observer ♦ NEWS Thursday, September 27, 2007 Judge rules two Patriot Act provisions unconstitutional

train bombings that killed 191 peo­ to a Nation based on extra-consti­ Mayfield under 24-hour surveil­ faulted the FBI for sloppy work in Associated Press ple in 2004. tutional authority is prohibited, as lance, listened to his phone calls mistakenly linking Mayfield to the PORTLAND, Ore. — Two provi­ The federal government apolo­ well as ill-advised,” she wrote. and surreptitiously searched his Madrid bombings. That report said sions of the USA Patriot Act are gized and settled part of the law­ By asking her to dismiss home and law office. federal prosecutors and FBI agents unconstitutional because they suit for $2 million after admitting a Mayfield's lawsuit, the judge said, The Mayfield case has been an had made inaccurate and ambigu­ allow search warrants to be issued fingerprint was misread. But as the U.S. attorney general's office embarrassment for the federal ous statements to a federal judge without a part of the settlement, Mayfield was “asking this court to, in government. Last year, the Justice to get arrest and criminal search showing of retained the essence, amend the Bill of Rights, Department's internal watchdog warrants against Mayfield. probable right to chal­ by giving it an interpretation that cause, a feder­ “For over 200 years, this lenge parts of would deprive it of any real mean­ al judge ruled Nation has adhered to the the Patriot ing. This court declines to do so.” “rPeve corned Wednesday. rule of law — with Act, which Elden Rosenthal, an attorney for greatly Mayfield, issued a statement on his U.S. District unparalleled success. A Judge Ann expanded the behalf praising the judge, saying TOM M Y CASH Aiken ruled shift to a Nation based on authority of she “has upheld both the tradition w w w . tommy cast 1. com find Ik (fxVt (fncev £a*td that the extra-constitutional law enforcers of judicial independence, and our T h e n a m e is K n o w n W o r l d w i d e . . . His Ta l e n t is O b v i o u s ! to investigate nation’s most cherished principle P a r t OF THE CASH FAMILY MUSICAL HERITAGE! F o r e i g n authority is prohibited, as Intelligence suspected acts of the right to be secure in one's 'presenting a/Husical ‘‘Tribute te Surveillance well as ill-advised. ” of terrorism. own home.” M y B r o t h e r Act, as amend­ M a y fie ld Justice Department spokesman ed by the Ann A iken claimed that Peter Carr said the agency was secret search­ reviewing the decision, and he Patriot Act, U.S. District Judge “now permits es of his house declined to comment further. the executive and office Mayfield, a Muslim convert, was branch of government to conduct under the Foreign Intelligence taken into custody on May 6, 2004, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER, 28 8:00 PM surveillance and searches of Surveillance Act violated the because of a fingerprint found on a American citizens without satisfy­ Fourth Amendment’s guarantee detonator at the scene of the ing the probable cause require­ against unreasonable search and Madrid bombing. The FBI said the ments of the Fourth Amendment.” seizure. Aiken agreed with print matched Mayfield’s. He was Portland attorney Brandon Mayfield, repeatedly criticizing the released about two weeks later, Mayfield sought the ruling in a government. and the FBI admitted it had erred lawsuit against tin; federal govern­ “For over 200 years, this Nation in saying the fingerprints were his 410 South Main Street Elkhart, Indiana 46516 ment after he was mistakenly has adhered to the rule of law — and later apologized to him. Tickets $18, $22, $27 linked by the FBI to the Madrid with unparalleled success. A shift Before his arrest, the FBI put "This show is my way of paying tribute to my brother's life and career, ► Order online at www.elcotheatre.com and to his great music" - Tommy Cash ' Or call 800-294-8223,574-2934469 Tommy Cash has recanted over 20 albums with numerous hits Italy Including " t o White Horses. Convenient free parking U se and Shine, She Met I Stranger I Met A Train, One Song Away." Eat and drink at your seats Doctor: Pope violated Church teaching Ah appearing: A TZ T f i 'vi 1 Vatican denies euthanasia allegations against John Paul II

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M arket R eca p GM, UAW tentatively reach agreement

D o w +99.50 Union cancels tivo-day strike; automotive company guarantees investment in U.S. plants J o n e s 13,878.15

Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: Associated Press 1,318 91 1,917 3,187,767,487 DETROIT — General AMEX 2,398.29 +28.16 Motors Corp. won its strug­ NASDAQ 2,699.03 +15.58 gle to unload $51 billion in NYSE 9,980.12 +46.30 retiree health costs and improve competitiveness in S&P 5 0 0 1,525.42 +8.21 the latest round of contract NIKKEI (Tokyo) 16,435.74 0.00 talks with the United Auto FTSE 100 (London ) 6,433.00 +36.10 Workers, but not without a short-lived strike that COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE wrung promises out of GM S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SPY) + 0.53 + 0.80 152.19 to keep jobs at U.S. plants. The two sides tentatively POWERSHARES (QQQQ) +0.49 +0.25 51.32 agreed Wednesday to a FORD MOTOR CO (F) + 6.47 +0.54 8.88 groundbreaking agreement SUN MICROSYS INC (JAVA) -0.88 -0.05 5.62 that allows GM to move its unfunded retiree health care costs into an inde­ pendent trust administered 10-YEAR NOTE + 0.13 +0.006 4.620 by the UAW. The union also 13-WEEK BILL -1.76 -0.065 3:625 agreed to lower wages for some workers. In 30-YEAR BOND + 0.14 +0.007 4.893 exchange, the UAW won 5-YEAR NOTE -0.07 -0.003 4.256 commitments from GM to invest in U.S. plants, bonuses and an agreement LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +0.77 80.30 to hire thousands of tempo­ rary workers which will GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -3.30 735.50 boost UAW membership, PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) + 0.63 89.35 according to a person who was briefed on the con­ tract. The person request­ ed anonymity because the YEN 115.4300 details haven’t been pub­ EURO 0.7078 licly released. Wall Street applauded CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.0052 news of the deal, sending BRITISH POUND 0.4961 GM shares up more than 9 percent. The union said the agree­ In B rief ment with the nation’s largest automaker was Kurt Bewersdorf, a machinist at the General Motors Powertrain plant in Romulus, Mich, Drug might slow spread of melanoma reached shortly after 3 stands with coworkers during a strike at the plant on Tuesday. BARCELONA — A very early test of an experi­ a.m. The UAW canceled its mental drug seemed to slow the spread of advanced two-day strike about an GM’s long-term debt rating, negotiated at Ford Motor members. Voting is expect­ deadly skin cancer in a small study, the drug’s U.S. hour later and workers which is currently below Co. and Chrysler LLC. UAW ed to begin this weekend, developer reported in preliminary findings were back in GM’s 80 U.S. investment grade. President Ron Gettelfinger Gettelfinger said. If mem­ Wednesday. facilities Wednesday after­ “We view the tentative said he will decide this bers vote against the Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. of Lexington, Mass., noon. GM lost production of agreement and its appar­ week which automaker will agreement they could go reported that patients with advanced melanoma around 25,000 vehicles due ent terms as a historic go next. The UAW may back on strike, but who got the drug survived an average of 3.7 months to the strike, according to milestone toward the long­ even conduct negotiations Gettelfinger said he’s confi­ without new cancer lesions, compared to 1.8 CSM Worldwide Inc. term improvement in fun­ with Ford and Chrysler dent it will be ratified. months for those who got the standard treatment. Analysts had suggested a damentals and survival at simultaneously, “We’re very comfortable The treatment, given as a pill, is so early in devel­ short strike could actually the North American Gettelfinger said during an with this agreement and opment it doesn’t have a name. It must pass muster improve GM’s outlook automakers,” KeyBanc interview on “The Paul W. we're happy to be able to in much more rigorous testing before the company because it would cut back analyst Brett Hoselton Smith Show” on WJR-AM. recommend it to our mem­ seeks U.S. approval. on inventory levels. w rote in a note to The GM contract will be bership,” Gettelfinger said. Synta’s drug is one of several in development by GM shares rose $3.22, or investors. reviewed by local UAW Tom Brune, who works at other companies trying a new strategy against can­ 9.4 percent, to $37.64. The agreement is expect­ presidents this week and a GM plant in Wentzville, cer — killing tumor cells by overloading them with Standard & Poor’s Ratings ed to set a pattern for con­ will be subject to a vote of Mo., said he was happy to oxygen. Services said it may raise tracts that now will be GM's 74,000 rank-and-file go back to work. “We are taking advantage of the Achilles heel of cancer cells,” said Dr. Anthony Williams, vice presi­ dent of clinical research at Synta Pharmaceuticals. Toyota, Nissan announce safety recalls WASHINGTON — Toyota Motor Corp. said Stocks up as large companies stabilize Wednesday it was recalling optional “all-weather” floor mats in 55,000 Lexus ES 350 and Toyota Camry passenger cars because the mat could inter­ Associated Press Stearns off the table, if that can be The Russell 2000 index of smaller fere with the gas pedal and lead to a crash. done. That should help the financials,” companies rose 6.12, or 0.76 percent, The National Highway Traffic Safety NEW YORK — Stocks rose soundly said William Rutherford, president of to 809.12. Administration issued a consumer advisory about Wednesday following word that some Rutherford Investment Management in Treasury prices turned higher the heavy-duty rubber floor mats, noting that if of the problems dogging big companies Portland, Ore., referring to the recent Wednesday after there was surprising­ unsecured, the mat could move forward and trap like General Motors Corp. and Bear failure of two Bear Stearns hedge ly strong investor demand in a govern­ the gas pedal, causing the vehicle to accelerate Stearns Cos. could be on the mend. funds. ment sale of $18 billion in new 2-year uncontrollably. GM, one of the 30 stocks that makes “It takes a lot of risk out of Bear Treasurys. The yield on the bench­ In a separate move, Nissan Motor Co. said it was up the Dow Jones industrial average, Stearns stock. It doesn’t mean that the mark 10-year Treasury note, which recalling nearly 420,000 sport utility vehicles led the market higher from the outset fears that investors had yesterday moves opposite its price, fell to 4.62 because of possible corrosion in the tube where with word it had struck a tentative were misplaced. It just means there is percent from 4.64 percent late motorists pump gas. contract agreement with the United a new piece of information to be con­ Tuesday. The recall involves Nissan Pathfinder and Infiniti Auto Workers that could allow the sidered,” he said of any interest Buffett The dollar recovered slightly against QX4 SUVs from the 1997-2001 model years. More company to shed some of its burden­ might show. major currencies Wednesday despite than 370,(MX) of the vehicles under recall were orig­ some health care costs. The GM and Bear Stearns news lift­ lackluster economic data, but not inally sold or are currently registered in 22 “cold While stocks held onto gains ed investor sentiment, sending the before hitting another record low weather” states and the District of Columbia. throughout the session, rumors that Dow up 99.50, or 0.72 percent, to against the euro. Gold prices fell. Another 45,(MX) vehicles are in Canada. Bear Stearns Cos. would sell a stake in 13,878.15. Oil futures ended higher Wednesday, In the Toyota recall, NHTSA urged drivers of the company took on new urgency in Broader stock indicators also rose. closing above $80 a barrel as a turbu­ other vehicles, including the Avalon and Prius, to the final hour of trading with a report The Standard & Poor's 500 index lent day ended with a late rally led by check the driver-side floor mats to ensure they were that billionaire investor Warren Buffett advanced 8.21, or 0.54 percent, to investors who saw an early price dip properly installed. NHTSA spokesman Rae Tyson was a potential suitor. 1,525.42, and the Nasdaq composite as a buying opportunity. 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Mart where he was an assistant out of a life raft. Archer and Zarabozo paid manager. He also went AWOL Kirby Logan Archer and $4,000 cash to charter the Joe from the Army four years ago. Guillermo Zarabozo are in cus­ Cool on Sunday to Bimini, Both men made initial court tody on federal charges while Bahamas, where they told the appearances Wednesday. Archer rescuers conduct a massive boat’s operators they had female is charged with fleeing prosecu­ search in heavy rain for the crew companions waiting for them. tion in Arkansas. Zarabozo is Information Meeting of the 47-foot fishing charter Joe The Coast Guard says that GPS charged with lying to federal Cool. Neither Archer, who was a navigation devices on the boat agents. September 27, 6:00 PM fugitive, nor Zarabozo is charged show that it veered sharply south According to the FBI affidavit, Center for Social Concerns in the disappearances. toward Cuba about halfway into Zarabozo initially told his Coast “All I can say at this point is the 50-mile trip. Guard rescuers that “unknown that the investigation is continu­ Zarabozo, 19, of Hialeah, is a subjects” had hijacked the boat, for more information visit www.peacecorps.gov ing,” FBI spokeswoman Judy Cuban immigrant. Archer is a shot and killed the four crew Orihuela said. or call 800.424.8580 former soldier once stationed at members and then ordered The pair were found in a life Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; his ex- Zarabozo to throw the bodies into the sea. Zarabozo later told the FBI he had never been on the Joe Cool, even though his state identification card was found on m. the boat. The vessel was found “in disar­ ray,” according to the affidavit. It said that aside from the apparent blood and the key, investigators found six marijuana cigarettes , - on the boat, as well as a laptop computer, luggage, clothes and a cell phone. Archer and Zarabozo were being held without bail at a fed­ eral detention center in Miami. Neither the FBI nor the Coast Guard would comment on what they have told investigators. Meanwhile, Coast Guard ships and aircraft searched hundreds of miles of open ocean in heavy rain for the boat’s captain, Jake Branam, 27; his wife, Kelley Branam, 30; his half brother, Scott Campbell, 30; and Samuel Kairy, 27, all of Miami Beach. “The w eather is very, very nasty,” said Coast Guard Petty Officer Dana Warr. “It makes searching very difficult, both in * ■ ■ the air and the sea.” The search includes a C-130 aircraft and helicopters. It was j expanded as far north as Cape i Canaveral on W ednesday to account for possible drift caused by the Gulf Stream current. Coast Guard searchers also checked out on foot some of the dozens of small uninhabited islands that dot the Bahamas to the east of Miami. Archer, a former military police investigator, had been sta­ IND tioned at Guantanam o Bay, Cuba, during the 1990s, accord­ ing to court records. He went AWOL in 2003 and received a less-than-honorable discharge as a result, according to Arkansas records from his 2005 divorce. AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT IF I DROI In court, Archer and Zarabozo were both told they would get MY PHONE DOWN THE SEWER, ALL MY court-appointed lawyers. When asked whether he had any assets FRIENDS’ NUMBERS WON’T GO WITH IT. to pay for a lawyer, Archer said all he had was $2,200 that inves­ tigators confiscated after his arrest. My C ontacts Backup from A bail hearing for both men U.S. Cellular* gives you the peace was set for Friday. Prosecutors of mind and security of knowing you said they would seek to keep can rescue all your contacts, even both in detention. if you can’t (or would rather not) Several of Zarabozo’s relatives rescue your phone. attended the hearing. They My Contacts Backup declined to talk to reporters. U.S. Cellular is wireless Archer and his ex-wife, where you matter most" Backup Complete Michelle Rowe, have had no 123 Contacts Saved. recent contact, according to her 4 Contacts Updated attorney, Chaney Taylor of 0 Contacts Deleted Batesville, Ark. Rowe has cus­ tody of the couple's two young U.S. Cellular sons. “We don't know where he's been since January,” Taylor said. Court records show that getusc.com 1-888-BUY-USCC Archer has since remarried, to another woman named Michelle. In court Wednesday, Archer said ^lasyedge^J^y^AeJfou^Goj^uetomefs^wilHncurjiata^uBa^ he is now separated. page 10 The Observer ♦ NE'WS Thursday, September 27, 2007 School responds to suicidal threats Israel Wisconsin students pleased about being informed of danger ahead of time Gaza Strip strike a weapon, was on top of a updated its Web site through­ Associated Press parking ramp at the UW out the night and posted alerts MADISON, Wis. — Students Hospital and wanted police to on Facebook, the popular at the University of Wisconsin- kill him. social networking site. bloodiest in years Madison offered nothing but Miller was serving a jail term By late Tuesday, students praise Wednesday for the with work-release privileges were told that classes and nor­ school’s sweeping response a after pleading no contest last mal hospital operations would Israeli-led operation Hamas, was involved in the day earlier to threatening calls year to armed robbery with resume Wednesday even as March kidnapping of BBC from a suicidal man who use of force. He left the jail for police continued to search for kills 8 Palestinians, journalist Alan Johnston, claimed to have a gun. a medical appointment Sept. 8 Miller. who was later freed. The The university canceled and never came back. Laura Caldwell, 21, said she wounds 25 others group is also thought to be some classes and activities, About 20 minutes after the stayed in her apartment the among those holding Israeli warned students to stay home first call, police say Miller rest of the night after receiving Associated Press soldier Gil ad Shalit, seized and briefly closed the UW called to report there were the e-mail warning. She said in a cro ss-b o rd er raid in Hospital to some patients and shots fired near the hospital she called friends who live GAZA CITY — Israeli mili­ June 2006. visitors as police sought the and people fleeing in every near the hospital to tell them tary forces killed at least In the ground incursion, caller, believed to be a 19- direction. Shortly after that, he to stay home and lock their eight Palestinians and Israeli tanks and soldiers y e a r - o 1 d called again doors. And she followed the wounded 25 in an airstrike took control of Beit Hanoun, escaped to report a university Web site for and a tank-led ground oper­ a town in northern Gaza inmate. bomb threat updates. ation Wednesday, the bloodi­ from which militants had Authorities at the hospi­ “I really don’t know how est day in the Gaza Strip launched rockets. hadn’t found "If he had been a danger tal under a much better you can handle a since Israel declared it a Witnesses said a tank shell the man as and we decided not to fictitious situation like that,” said “hostile territory.” hit between two houses and The Israeli army said the soldiers fired tank-mounted o f blow it out of proportion, it name. Both Caldwell, a senior. W e d n e sd a y of those calls UW-Madison Police Sgt. raids were a machine guns. evening, but could have ended ugly.” were hoaxes, Jason Whitney acknowledged response to The army’s they had no police that not all students learned of near daily fire killed four bombardment Palestinians evidence that Martha Saywell believe. the threat immediately if they he was ever Police did not check their e-mail or of Israeli bor­ “We are moving and wounded doctoral student on cam pus searched the watch TV news. But he main­ der towns, closer to a broad and 25, including or actually parking ramp tained the university reached including 20 complex operation five critically, had a for Miller and many of the 60,000 students, mortar shells hospital doc­ weapon and started block­ faculty and staff on campus. and 10 rock­ in Gaza. ” tors said. were confident he had never ing the “You’re not always going to ets fired T he arm y been a danger to others. entrances to the hospital. As reach everybody, but we Wednesday, Ehud Barak said the tank and Israeli fired toward a Still, students said they were their search extended through reached more of our popula­ Israeli defense minister glad the school kept them the west end of campus, offi­ tion than any city would have,” Defense group of mili­ informed, especially in light of cials canceled night classes he said. Minister Ehud tants carrying the massacre at Virginia Tech. and a soccer game and closed UW-Madison Assistant Police Barak warned anti-tank mis­ “If he had been a dangerand academic buildings. Chief Dale Burke said the uni­ that “we are siles. we decided not to blow it out The hospital started divert­ versity has reviewed its securi­ moving closer to a broad A top aide to the head of of proportion, it could have ing some emergency room ty policies since the Virginia and complex operation in the Hamas government in ended ugly,” said Martha patients to other hospitals and Tech killings. Gaza ” to stop rocket fire. Gaza, Ismail llaniyeh, said Saywell, 32, a doctoral student told visitors to stay away. “I don’t think any of us Israel’s designation of the Israeli operations would who lives two blocks from the About 6 p.m., the university hoped that we would be able to Gaza as a “hostile territory” strengthen the resolve of hospital. sent the first mass e-mail put these things into play quite last week was a precursor to Gazans. “The honorable In his first call to authorities, warning students of a poten­ this soon,” he said. “But the the possible cutoff of elec­ Palestinian blood shed by about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, the tially suicidal gunman and to fact that we had done the work tricity and other utilities to this Nazi army will only caller — identified by police as stay indoors. The university has certainly helped us in this the coastal strip, which is make us more steadfast,” Jesse Miller — claimed he had sent two other mass e-mails, matter.” ruled by the Islamic mili­ Mohammed Madhoun said. tants of Hamas. In the West Bank, mean­ In W ednesday’s airstrike, while, Palestinian security missiles hit officials a jeep as it seized two M o ro cco crossed a hom em ade crowded “The honorable ro ck ets, a i n t e r s e c ­ possible tion in the Palestinian blood shed by sign th at Photo misleading in kidnapping case Z e i t o u n this Nazi army will only the attack n e ig h b o r ­ make us more steadfast. ” techniques hood of of Gaza mil­ Associated Press aunt and father were also pic­ the girl in the photograph isn’t G aza City, itants are tured, relatives said. Madeleine are true, it is disap­ killing at Mohammed Madhoun spreading. ZINAT — The parents of miss­ The child, visibly upset by the pointing news,” said Mitchell. He least four top aide to the head of the The projec­ ing British 3-year-old Madeleine heated interest in her, clung to said the couple has decided not to m e m b e r s Hamas government in Gaza tiles, not McCann had their hopes dashed her sister Wednesday before comment on reported sightings of of the yet fitted again Wednesday when a girl retreating to play on a chipped their daughter. Army of with explo­ resembling their daughter who tile landing outside her house. Madeleine vanished from the Islam , a sives, were was photographed in Morocco Interpol said its office in Madrid, Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz small mili­ discovered turned out to be the child of an Spain, had received “a number of on May 3, just days before her tant group involved in kid­ in B ethlehem and handed olive farmer. photographs from members of the fourth birthday. Portuguese napping a BBC jo u rn a list over to the Israeli army. The excitement over the photo, public of potential Madeleine police have named the girl's par­ and capturing an Israeli sol­ The Palestinian govern­ taken by Spanish tourist Clara sightings, includ­ ents, Kate and dier. ment in the West Bank has Torres in northern Morocco and ing the picture Gerry McCann, The Israeli military said been cooperating more with widely published on the Internet, taken in Morocco “Clearly, if these as official sus­ the jeep was carrying rock­ Israeli authorities since testified to the international fren­ by a Spanish cou­ pects in the dis­ reports that the girl in ets ready for firing. llamas gunmen seized con­ zy the McCann case has sparked. ple.” appearance. The bodies in the jeep trol of Gaza in June. It is led Many people have hoped for The interna­ the photographs isn’t The couple said were badly disfigured, by President Mahmoud signs that Madeleine is alive more tional police Madeleine are true, it they left the girl prompting different death Abbas, whose Fatah move­ than four months after she disap­ organization, and their 2-year- is disappointing. ” tolls. Hospital officials said ment is a bitter rival of peared from a Portuguese resort. based in the old twins asleep four people died, while the llamas. Interpol said Wednesday that southeastern in their rented Army of Islam said five of its The Israeli military investigators have been studying French city of Clarence Mitchell villa while they members were killed. announced an indefinite clo­ the blurry detail of the photo. Only Lyon, said the family spokesman had dinner near­ Dozens of Palestinians sur­ sure of the West Bank and vague outlines of the girl's face photos had been by. Despite an rounded the wrecked jeep, Gaza Strip ahead of the were visible in the picture, which forwarded to extensive search some dipping their hands weeklong Jewish holiday of showed a group of people that Portuguese and a worldwide into the blood of the victims, Succot, which began at sun­ includes a woman wearing police, who are leading an inves­ publicity effort led by her par­ to underscore their demand set Wednesday. Blanket clo­ Moroccan-style clothing and car­ tigation into Madeleine's disap­ ents, no confirmed trace of for revenge. “God is great,” sures, including travel bans rying a fair-haired girl on her pearance. Madeleine has turned up. the crowd chanted. within the Palestinian areas, back. It did not suggest any effort Moroccan security officials told Other alleged sightings of the The Army of Islam, a are imposed during Jewish by the woman to hide the child's the AP that police in the North girl have been reported in Europe group that broke away from holidays. face. African kingdom had not and Morocco. The area in which An Associated Press reporter received any formal requests to the photograph was taken is reached the girl and her family investigate. Portuguese police known for European influences, Wednesday in Zinat in northern declined to comment on the and fair-haired children with Morocco, the mountain village grounds that an investigation was light-colored eyes are relatively where the photo was taken and continuing. common. Please recycle where the family works a modest A spokesman for the McCanns, The photo was taken last month olive farm. Clarence Mitchell, said the family through a car windshield at a dis­ The girl is 3-year-old Bouchra experiences an “emotional roller tance of several dozen yards, and Ahmed Ben Aissa, and in the coaster ... each time this sort of the resemblance to Madeleine was photo she was being carried by information comes in." only clear upon zooming in on the her mother, Halida, while her “Clearly, if these reports that image. Thursday, September 27, 2007 The Observer ♦ NEWS page 11 Engineers: Bridge collapse causing undue alarm

misunderstood. Association of State Highway traffic demands. Bridges issue?” Minnesota said in its Associated Press “People seem to think a and Transportation Officials built decades ago, for response. bridge is within a hair’s holds its annual conference instance, sometimes carry Frazier, the Montana engi­ ST. PAUL, Minn. — State breadth of collapse when beginning Thursday in narrower shoulders or lower neer, said in an interview highway officials around the they hear these terms,” Milwaukee. The association clearance than today's struc­ that something as simple as country want the govern­ Montana’s chief transporta­ conducted the survey, and tures. “eligible” or “noneligible” ment to stop scaring the tion engineer Loran Frazier the AP obtained the results “Fracture critical” is for federal dollars would public by using dire-sound­ vented in an e-mail survey of as part of a government applied to bridges without work for him. Utah’s repre­ ing phrases such as “struc­ his peers after the Interstate records request. multiple backup features, sentative recommended turally deficient” and “frac­ 35W disaster. “There seemed “I don’t believe the indus­ meaning that if one critical adding a category like “criti­ ture critical” to describe to be borderline hysteria try understood how big of a component failed, the entire cally deficient.” A bridges in need of repairs. regarding the bridges.” problem it was until they structure could give way. Mississippi official suggested In interviews and govern­ At least one highway-safe- started trying to explain it to T h e a “H ealth ment documents obtained by ty watchdog group agreed the media and to the public,” Interstate Index.” T h e th a t the said Kelley Rehm, the asso­ 35W bridge Gregory Associated te rm s a re ciation’s program manager w as ra te d 7 don’t believe the industry Cohen, Press, some misleading for bridges and structures. both struc­ president e n g i n e e r s “People seem to think a an d o u g h t About 12 percent of the turally defi­ understood how big of a of the say the bridge is within a hair’s to be nation's 607,363 bridges are c ie n t and problem it was American te rm s a re breadth of collapse when changed, classified as structurally fracture until they started Highway making an d said deficient, according to 2006 critical. Users A m e r i c a ’s they hear these terms. there is lit­ figures from the FHA. The cau se trying to explain it to the Alliance, bridges There seemed to be tle risk that The terms date to 1978, of the dis­ media and to the public. ” an advoca­ sound borderline hysteria new termi- when Congress updated aster is still cy group shakier oology guidelines for replacing and under f o r Kelley Rehm th a n they regarding the bridges. ” would give rehabilitating bridges. The i n v e s t i g a ­ motorists, really are, the public a categories are important tion. program manager said he and they Loran Frazier false sense because they determine how Within American Association of State favors w ould p r e ­ chief transportation engineer for of security federal money is doled out to days of the Highway and Transportation making the fer less- a b o u t the states. c o l l a p s e , terms more the state of Montana alarming nation’s A bridge is typically R e h m ’ s under­ phrases, or bridges. labeled “structurally defi­ association standable p e rh a p s a Control cient” if regular inspections polled state transportation to the public and does not “Health Index for the over the labeling system uncover significant deterio­ departments about their worry that a change would nation’s spans. rests with Congress and the ration such as advanced feelings toward the labels. reduce pressure to spend The issue came up after F e d e ra l H ighw ay cracking in concrete or steel Transportation officials from more on bridges. the Minneapolis bridge col­ Administration, part of the components. The rating New Hampshire to Wyoming “Of course if they do that it lapse Aug. 1 that killed 13 Transportation Department. often leads to weight restric­ urged adoption of new ter­ could always come back and people. The span, along with The department would not tions and increased monitor­ minology. bite them,” said Cohen, an more than 73,000 other U.S. comment directly on the ing and maintenance. “Car dealers no longer engineer by training. “Say bridges, had been classified terms used to classify The term “functionally have ‘used’ cars. They they do start describing as structurally deficient, a bridges’ state of repair. obsolete” is applied to instead switched to ‘previ­ things in flowery terms and term some engineers say Such terminology is bridges that don’t meet cur­ ously owned.’ Can’t we simi­ another bridge falls down, sent shudders across the expected to be discussed rent design standards, gen­ larly come up with nomen­ then they'll have egg all over nation because it was widely when the American erally because of changing clature that is less of an their face.”

President discusses hostage release Ireland

Colombian leader Uribe says he's cautious to negogiate with leftist rebels Prime Minister to

American defense contractors icent when asked if the negotia­ Associated Press held by the FARC and the moth­ tions between Chavez and the remain in office NEW YORK — Colombian er of former Colombian presi­ FARC might lead to a wider President Alvaro Uribe said dential candidate Ingrid peace process with the rebels, friends and acquaintances on Wednesday he was grateful Betancourt, a French-Colombian who have been fighting the gov­ Associated Press the grounds he was struggling Venezuela’s leader is seeking to citizen. ernment for more than four financially in the wake of a mar­ win the release of three “We’re the closest we’ve ever decades. He insisted that his DUBLIN — Prime Minister riage breakdown. Americans and other hostages in been to getting our son back, ” hardline security policies have Bertie Ahern narrowly defeated The suspicious cash deposits C o lo m b ia, Lynne Stansell, mother of U.S. significantly reduced murders an attempt Wednesday to oust into newly opened bank but seemed hostage Keith Stansell, said in and kidnappings. him from office because he took accounts belonging to him and cautious Bogota on Wednesday. “Chavez “For us, the military path is secret cash payments from busi­ his girlfriend “started within 30 about rais­ told us he was doing this as a just as valid as the path of nego­ nessmen. days of the ending of my matri­ ing hopes on humanitarian gesture, not for tiation,” Uribe said. “We will not Ahern faced his first-ever “no monial proceedings,” he said, the negotia­ political reasons.” allow anything to break our will confidence” vote in parliament referring to his court-ordered tions with Chavez faces difficult negotia­ to pursue a firm policy of saying following his testimony this separation settlement. Divorce leftist tions. ‘no more terrorism.’” month to a corruption tribunal, was not legalized in Ireland until rebels. On Tuesday, he hinted at the Since Uribe and Chavez which has unearthed payments 1997 and Ahern remains mar­ In an idea of a U.S. presidential par­ announced the mediation effort to Ahern in the mid-1990s that ried. in te r v ie w don for a FARC fighter convicted last month, Washington has exceed $140,000. Opposition chiefs derided Uribe with The in a U.S. court of exporting been cautiously supportive. The After a bitter 3-hour debate, Ahern's bid for public sympathy, Associated cocaine and a second, higher- U.S. ambassador to Colombia, lawmakers in Ahern’s three- an expressed doubts that the Press, Uribe stressed that a ranking rebel, convicted of con­ William Brownfield, said last party coalition voted to keep money-taking happened in the meeting expected next month spiracy in the seizure of the week that “we look upon favor­ supporting him even though circumstances he described to between President Hugo Chavez three American contractors after ably the participation of any such payments break current the three-judge tribunal. They and rebel leaders would be only their plane crashed on a surveil­ leader, public servant, politician ethics laws — and, according to noted that Ahern had initially the latest of many efforts to free lance mission. or important person” who might opposition leaders, Ahern claimed to be broke when the captives. He was steadfast in Uribe has ruled out including help secure the hostages’ obstructed and told lies to the friends began offering him cash refusing key rebel demands the two in any prisoner swap. release. taxpayer-funded investigation. unsolicited, but later admitted including a New York City-sized He emphasized that his gov­ Success by Chavez in mediat­ “The problem here is we don't that he had the equivalent of demilitarized zone and the ernment has made several con­ ing a humanitarian swap could believe you. I don't believe your $100,000 in his office safe in release of two Colombian rebels cessions, including releasing a expand his influence. The United story. I believe your story at the 1994 even before receiving any imprisoned in the U.S. high-ranking rebel in June at the States accuses Chavez of being a tribunal was a cock-and-bull of the donations. “It’s difficult because everyone request of French President threat to democracy but many story. And I think a lot of people Enda Kenny, leader of the wants the release of hostages,” Nicolas Sarkozy, who has made Latin Americans laud him for in this country agree with me,” opposition Fine Gael party, called said Uribe, who was in New York securing Betancourt’s freedom a using Venezuela’s oil wealth to Eamon Gilmore, leader of the Ahern’s explanations for how he for a meeting of the U.N. General priority. A day after being freed, help the region's poor. opposition Labour Party, told a got the money “fairy tales.” He Assembly. “I hope the rebels free however, Rodrigo Granda said Uribe, a strong U.S. ally who glum-faced Ahern. asserted that Ahern's vaguely the hostages at President the FARC would only release has cordial ties with neighboring The no-confidence vote was recalled events of friends offer­ Chavez’s request. But we will hostages if government troops Venezuela, said he was not con­ the first in Ireland since 1992. ing unsolicited money “never express all of our gratitude to withdraw from a large swath of cerned Chavez would get the Ahem, who has won populari­ happened.” President Chavez ... whether or western Colombia. credit for any release of prison­ ty for a decade of peacemaking Several speakers compared not the effort proves successful.” Uribe said he discussed the ers. and growing prosperity, pre­ Ahern's money-taking to the sins Families of the kidnapped are hostage situation with Sarkozy “I don’t make those calcula­ vailed in an 81-76 vote straight of former Prime Minister Charles optimistic Chavez could sway the this week and was to meet tions," he said. “What motivates down party lines, he faces fur­ Haughey, whose scandal- Revolutionary Armed Forces of Thursday with relatives of me to make decisions — to sup­ ther damaging months of testi­ plagued career ended in 1992. Colombia because of the rebels’ Stansell and the two other U.S. port the efforts of President mony in the probe. Haughey, who died last year, was affinity for his leftist ideals. The captives, Marc Gonsalves and Chavez — is the suffering of kid­ In his speech opening the subsequently forced to admit he Venezuelan president met Tom Howes. nap victims, the grief of the fam­ debate, Ahern sought to defend took $14 million from Ireland's Tuesday with relatives of three The Colombian leader was ret­ ilies.” his taking money from wealthy business elite while in office. " V T The Observer page 12 V ie w p o in t Thursday, September 27, 2007

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Amid the local and global interest in We’ve had a chance to look back and our lives, right? We’re here, right? As before Basil. He organized the wealthy the beatification last week of Blessed celebrate now for a while, to “catch a top students, scholars, teachers, of Paris to serve the poor, and worked Basil Moreau, C.S.C., I enjoyed period­ glimpse of what God is like” through administrators, we somehow “made it” zealously to ensure that clergy were ic moments that shook me out of my Basil Moreau, to remember how to Notre Dame. Why shouldn’t God rec­ well-educated and trained. He estab­ comfort zone and reminded me that Moreau fit into the French church and ognize our efforts in the same way, lished charitable societies in every not everyone lived politics of his time, and how clearly right? Wrong. parish to serve the needs of the poor on the “all Moreau, Kate Barrett the Congregation of Holy Cross, which And what a relief it is, actually, to be and sick at the local level, which today all the time” track he founded, has been in the very fab­ wrong. Saints offer us examples of are known as Societies of St. Vincent that many of us F aithP oint ric of Notre Dame ever since he sent people who, through whatever the cir­ de Paul. here on campus felt Father Sorin and his young helpers on cumstances of their lives, appreciate How will we, inspired by the example part of for a while. their missionary journey. and cooperate with God’s faithful love. of Blessed Basil Moreau, change our As my early-morning running partner So, whore do we go from here? We certainly must work at being holy, world? This Sunday’s gospel will tell and I made our way along one of our Surely we would do an injustice to but even our ability to do so is God’s the story of the rich man and Lazarus, routes around campus, she asked me, Blessed Basil, and to our very under­ gift. The church recognizes saints as who lay at the rich m an’s gate, starv­ “Who’s the guy on all the blue signs?” I standing of holiness, if we let all this folks particularly adept at knowing ing and covered with sores, while the found myself trying to explain the fuss drop into mere memory until a that it’s not all about them, but about rich man either didn’t notice or chose story of Blessed Basil to her, a devout final miracle boosts him up over the God’s love showing forth in their to ignore him. We are undeniably over­ non-Catholic Christian, in a way that threshold into official sainthood. It actions and lives. This quotation from flowing with abundance, as was the also made sense out of our church’s seems to me our next step ought to at Moreau himself seems perfect for rich man. We have caught a glimpse of unique tradition of naming people least include asking ourselves the bumping us out of our illusions that we what God is like. We must not fail to saints. question, “Flow can Moreau’s example should get all the credit or the glory respond in love, as Basil did, with lives Kenneth Woodward wrote in his of holiness help us open our hearts to for our successes: “If God has given me of whole-hearted attention, gratitude, highly acclaimed “Making Saints: How God’s love and our lives to God’s activi­ a mind, it is so that I may know him. If and service. the Church Decides Who Becomes a ty here on earth?” he has given me a heart free to love, it Saint, Who Doesn’t and Why” that “A Ironically, perhaps, we are surround­ is so that 1 may attach myself to him ... This week’s FaithPoint is written by saint is always someone through whom ed as students, faculty and staff with If I am all that I am, it is only for him, Kate Barrett, director of resources and we catch a glimpse of what God is like the temptation to believe that it’s all and I must strive unceasingly towards special projects in Campus Ministry. — and of what we are called to be. about us: that through our hard work, him as my center.” She can be reached at Only God ’makes’ saints, of course. our strength of character, our devo­ Maybe Moreau was inspired by the [email protected] The church merely identifies from time tion, our generosity, we somehow cre­ example of St. Vincent de Paul, whose The views expressed in this column to time a few of these for emulation. ate our holiness through our own feast day we celebrate today. Vincent are those of the author and not neces­ The church then tells the story.” efforts. After all. it works in the rest of lived in France also, about 220 years sarily those ofThe Observer.

Letters to the E ditor Irish language hardly dead Council ignores serious

As a student of the Irish language, I was a proper balance between preserving their city issues quite disturbed after reading Puja Parikh’s culture and adapting to a modern way of article: “Expert: Irish Language On Verge of life.” Witty’s comment implies that Irish is Extinction” on Monday. I was not disturbed, not a modern language, which is an erro­ I’ve lived in South Bend since I Bend: Student parties. however, by the apparent impending death neous conclusion given the content of 0 was six years old, and I feel much I implore the Common Council of the Irish language, but rather by Parikh’s Tuathaigh’s lecture. It was stressed in the safer here at Notre Dame than I to get some perspective and con­ grossly inaccurate summary of Professor6 lecture, for example, that a degree in com­ do when I am in any other part of sider what they could accomplish Tuathaigh’s illuminating lecture. It seems as puter technology can be completed almost South Bend. if they stopped wasting time try­ though Parikh completely missed the point entirely in Irish with moderate ease. Indeed, During my senior year of high ing to curtail student partying and of the lecture, which was not intended to be the Irish language is used in many techno­ school, a 17-year-old girl stabbed instead focused on the more seri­ a dirge for the language, but rather an logical and medical fields of study in Ireland. another girl to death because the ous problems plaguing South examination of its past, its present, and its To suggest the language is archaic and has two liked the same boy. My par­ Bend. If the raucous parties of future. . no place in modern Ireland is not only incor­ ents’ house is in a fairly affluent college students are the worst Additionally, Parikh took many of 6 rect, but also extremely offensive to the neighborhood, but I’ve witnessed things that the South Bend Police Tuathaigh’s comments out of context in a many educated Irish speakers in the country multiple drug busts going on Department has to deal with, then manner which skewed their place in the who use the language in their field. down the street. My high school I’d say we live in a pretty good overall lecture. The outlook for the language I would like to emphasize to readers of friends joke about wearing bullet­ town. Unfortunately, teen partying is not nearly as bleak as Parikh made it Parikh’s article that, in my opinion, 6 proof vests to school because is the least of South Bend’s prob­ seem. True, the language has experienced a Tuathaigh’s wonderful lecture was seriously guns are such a common occur­ lems, and if the police are busy decline, due in large part to the misinterpreted. The Irish language may rence. Thousands of animals are trying to break up student parties, Anglicization of the country. But government indeed be experiencing a decline, but the euthanized here every year there will be even less manpower efforts, Gaelscoileanna (Irish-language outlook of its future is not hopeless, as because people don’t care about to deal with the “actual” bad schools) and Irish-language media such as Parikh suggests. their pets. People get murdered things that go on in South Bend. TG4 and Raidio na Gaeltachta have com­ all the time. bined to preserve the Irish language. Kelsey Robertson And while all of this is going on, Irena Zajickova I also take great issue with the statement sophom ore people are debating and rewriting sophomore given by Rachel Witty at the end of the arti­ Regina Hall an ordinance designed to combat Lewis Hall cle: “It seems very hard for the Irish to find Sept. 26 the “real problem ” of life in South Sept. 25

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OBSERVER GRAPHIC I Matt Hudson returns to Pittsburgh and reunites with the he thinks. Before he left. Darling and Carr By CHRIS MINE feisty Kelly Carr (Heaton), his former co-host, had a drunken one-night stand. Nine months Scene Writer to anchor the evening news at WURG 9. later, Carr had Darling’s child and tried to Ryan Church (Josh Gad), a stressed, over­ phone Darling to tell him the news, but he When two sitcom superstars — Patricia weight and profusely sweaty young man refused to answer her call. The pilot episode Heaton (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) and runs the newsroom filled with stereotypical, takes a turn to tire dramatic when Darling Kelsey Crammer (“Cheers,” “Frasier”) — one-dimensional characters. There’s the finds out that Carr's child is actually his, but star in a new sitcom, expectations are high. office vixen, weathergirl Montana Diaz Carr refuses to let Darling have a place in Unfortunately, the writing and supporting I lerrera (Ayda Field), the pitiable loser. Gary her daughter's life. cast of “Back to You” (Wednesdays, 8 p.m., Crezyzewski flyBurrell) and the crazy sports Right now, “Back to You” is rigged with FOX) fails to rise to the talent level of its two guy, Marsh McGinley (the always hysterical problems. It devotes too much time trying to stars. Fred Willard of “Anchorman” and “Best In make tire newsroom funny and not enough Crammer plays Chuck Darling, a woman­ Show”). Aside from Willard, the supporting time dealing with the urgent problem that izing anchorman whose career began in cast adds absolutely nothing to the bland and exists between Carr and Darling. Maybe it Pittsburgh and led him to Los Angeles, trite material the writers give it. should focus on tire latter issue. where he was fired after an on-air outburst But “Back to You” finds its heart in live- Gramnrer, playing a character far-removed of his became a hit on YouTube. Darling time Emmy winner Crammer and two-time from Frasier Crane, still manages to make Emmy winner Heaton. The the most predictable farce funny with his pair have undeniable facial reactions and tone of voice. Heaton Back to You chemistry. The funniest played the unappreciated Debra to perfec­ and best parts of the show’s tion on “Raymond,” and here she plays the FOX first two episodes were the independent Carr with the same voracity and Airing: Wednesday at 8 p.m. times Crammer and energy. Even in the heavy storyline involving Photo courtesy of tv.yahoo.com Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton were on camera Carr and Darling’s daughter, Heaton and Patricia Heaton, left, and Kelsey alone together, infusing Grammer bring laughs. Grammer portray reunited news anchors. Heaton, Fred Willard, Ty Burrell their own comedic styles “Back to You” is nowhere near the quality into their characters’ prick­ of “Frasier,” “Raymond” or other newsroom developed, well-cast supporting characters ly interaction. comedies such as “The Mary Tyler Moore and well-written scripts to make a great But there’s more to Show.” Christopher Lloyd and Steven show. “Back to You” has none of these ele­ “Back to You” than just Levitan, the co-creators of “Back to You, ” ments, but Grammer and Heaton make it newsroom comedy. who worked with Grammer on “Frasier,” watchable. Darling’s return has forgot one of the main lessons of “Moore,” more in store for him than “Frasier,” and “Raymond” — it takes fully- Contact Chris Hine at [email protected] Devendra Banhart Artist sings revolution in ‘freak-folk’ album

OBSERVER GRAPHIC I Matt Hudson most creative period right around the Billings, is the unwritten leader of some­ itual tradition. By JAMES COSTA time of the American Revolution. The thing totally unique, labeled “freak-folk." One of the underlying themes of Assistant Scene Editor man was quite ugly, crippled and a tanner Billings is seen most clearly in songs Banhart’s record is an awareness and of leather by trade. Somehow, he got the such as Banhart’s “Saved,” when the reaction to the current American military In 1785, Devendra Banhart would have job as a “singing- other singers calibrate their upheaval — the national opinion of the been leading a Southern Tent Revival school teacher.” In voices around his. lie utilizes war in Iraq. Billings shares the same type meeting by singing sacred music to his the 18th century Banhart, like Billings, is the singing method of “lining of awareness in his own work, especially congregation. Obviously, the old congre­ there were the unwritten leader of out” that dates to Billings’ time in a song called "Chester.” It was sort of gations are gone and the world has singing-school and was very likely used by like a pop song about the American changed. Yet Banhart’s “Smokey Rolls teachers who something totally unique, Billings in his own instruction Revolution. Throughout “Smokey” in both Down Thunder Canyon” takes us back for lived in the city labeled “freak-folk. ” of rural congregations. Back in the Spanish tracks and the English tracks, a moment to an age still alive in musical and traveled to Billings’ day the idea of lining is recognition of divided national opinion traditions, but changed. In the sways of farms to teach out and calibrating to the main towards the government and the war. It Banhart’s music emerges a modern day people how to sing hymns. People didn't voice was used to get in tune for perform­ takes a few listens to catch hold of the William Billings, ready to lead our voices have recordings, so the teachers were ing songs in genres such as the sacred sheer scope of each song, but its well back to pitch. necessary. Without them most of the con­ harp song style. Now it’s just worth the work. Here’s a quick history of William gregations would end up sounding lousy nice to listen to in Ban hart's Banhart’s Billings, lie lived for 53 years, with his in church on Sunday mornings. “Smokey.” choice of genre Banhart is like Billings In the 18th and 19th cen­ One of the underlying and subject seem in musical output and turies, people mainly sang themes of Banhart’s record to be a natural Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon style. Billings wrote about spiritual topics. is an awareness and progression of approximately 120 Banhart is inclined toward young culture Devendra Banhart hymns in a rather short spiritual topics as well, but reaction to the current and music, espe­ Released by: Beggars XI Recording period of time. Banhart is because it’s 2007 and because American military cially folk and Recommended Tracks:Sea Horse, Saved, often criticized for being he is Devendra Banhart, upheaval — the national underground. too prolific and putting these topics are not as easily The tradition My Dearest Friend out albums with far more identifiable as standard times opinion of the war in Iraq. that began with a than the typical 10 or 11 like "Wonder’s Love" and common man songs. Also, Billings is "Jacob’s Ladder." They are like William credited with being one identifiable, however, in the album’s Billings is fittingly being carried into of the first American jumping “Shabop Shalom.” Here, the lis­ today’s turbulent world by Banhart, an composers to make an tener is treated to a thoroughly modern­ extraordinary artist. American sound of ized and radicalized tune with its own music. B anhart, like complexities building off the original spir­ Contact James Costa at [email protected] / " I T h e O b ser v er

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DANCE SCENE DEBATE

OBSERVER GRAPHIC I Matt Hudson

P o in t : C rank T hat S oulja B oy C ounterpoint : C an T hat S oulja B oy

To crank or not to crank, that is the cle” wrist motion combined with a side- “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” was the gets more coverage, Christina Aguilera question. to-side hopping motion like that of a number one song in America last week. is the brighter star. Across campus, students have been boxing kangaroo. For a better and more And people wonder what’s wrong In a similar fashion, “Crank That” practicing their steps, and freshmen complete understanding of the Soulja with the music industry today. may enjoy more airplay than “The have been teaching their RAs the dance Boy, be sure to check out the instruction­ At Notre Dame house parties, kids Cupid Shuffle” did in its time. That still known only as al video, available on YouTube in which lose all control doesn't mean Cupid’s gospel-like vocals “Crank That (Soulja Tae Andrews Soulja Boy himself walks any would-be when the song Marcela won’t dwarf Soulja Boy's crude and Boy),” the latest club ~ cranker through the various steps of his comes on. Their Berrios insipid debut single any day of the craze to sweep the Scene Editor signature dance. frenzied attempts to “ week. nation, propelling So as you find yourself panicking at reproduce the Scene Writer But one should be forgiving toward Soulja Boy and his Club Fever or at your next SYR, eschew Soulja Boy dance the latter. He is, after all. a 17-year-old eponymous song to No. 1 on the the bump ‘n grind in lieu of the latest only confirm the who thinks he’s a thug because he Billboard Top 100 in mid-September. dance. Instead of awkwardly stepping on fear that music listeners — like movie­ strikes a Superman-in-midair pose Every so often, a signature dance toes and sweating all over your prospec­ goers, TV watchers and magazine read­ while singing about what he plans to do move comes along that defines an era. It tive partner, do what feels natural and ers — favor the absurd over anything to his critics’ girlfriends. all started back in the days of the crank that Soulja Boy. that may have some substance. Children say the darnest things. Electric Slide and continues to manifest My esteemed, if misguided colleague “Laffy Taffy.” Point made. So the next time “Soulja Boy” comes itself with songs such as Fat Joe’s “Lean Marcela Berrios advocates in the column In the meantime, more promising on at Club Fever, it may draw to the Back” a few years ago and more recent­ opposite mine that we all should do the artists — such as Cupid — are relegat­ dance floor people eager to crank it like ly, “Lean Wit It Rock Cupid Shuffle in lieu of ed. His dance single, “The Cupid this schoolboy. That’s fine. “Crank That” Wit It” by Dem the Soulja Boy. I feel Shuffle” — released in February — is catchy. The lyrics are so absurd they Franchise Boyz. And of My esteemed, if bad for her. peaked at No. 66 on the Billboard become irresistible. Those who initially course, how could we misguided colleague The Stupid Cupid is a charts, despite being a refreshingly resist it will likely give in eventually. forget last year’s smash Marcela Berrios no-talent travesty of a playful track that blends traditional hip- It grows on you, like fungus. single “We Fly High” by dance, which requires hop and R&B with a flavor of country. But let it be known that if what you Jim Jones. The song advocates in the column neither timing nor “They say I’m a rapper and I say no,” seek is a song accompanied by an offi­ invited us to join in opposite mine that we all coordination, and will Cupid says in the song's first verse, in cial choreography and an instructional ubiquitous cries of should do the Cupid earn any prospective case the listener failed to notice his video on YouTube, there are better “Ballin’!” accompanied dancer exactly zero crossbred style. choices out there than Soulja Boy. by a wrist-flicking Shuffle in lieu of the points in street credi­ And with that, he takes the listener to There are choices that let you keep motion mimicking a Soulja Boy. I fe el bad for bility (and exactly zero the chorus — a set of four easy instruc­ some of your dignity on the dance floor. basketball jump shot. her. phone numbers at the tions that have people line-dancing to a Seriously, that part in “Crank That” Contemporary hip- end of the night). song that is charming both in the sim­ where you have to take three jumps to hop music invites us to The people have spo­ plicity of its steps and the richness of its the side will make you look exactly like engage in lots of shoulder dipping, timed ken. The vox populi has made its pres­ musical influences. Ed (from “The Lion King”) when he was finger snapping and synchronized step­ ence known, and its-song is the Soulja To do the Cupid Shuffle, you go to the trying to point out to the other hyenas ping. We’ve had people telling us to Boy. So as soon as the Caribbean-style right, then go to the left. Now kick. Now that Simba and Nala were getting away jump on it (Sugarhill Gang), jump drum strains and hard slamming beats walk it by yourself. It’s as easy as one, at the elephant graveyard. around (House of Pain), pop, lock and of Soulja Boy kick in, you’ll know what to two, three or simple as do-re-mi. And no, Soulja Boy and Tae, I am not drop it (Huey) and gyrate and contort do. But Tae Andrews will have you being a hater by saying that. our bodies into unimaginable shapes believe Soulja Boy’s more challenging and positions. The views expressed in Scene and dance routine is superior to Cupid’s The views expressed in Scene and The Soulja Boy encompasses all of this Heard are those of the author and not four-step chorus, and that the populari­ Heard are those of the author and not and more. “Crank That” combines a lit­ necessarily those of The Observer. ty of “Crank That” across the country necessarily those ofThe Observer. tle bit of everything, including the Yung Contact Tae Andrews at attests to this. A smart consumer, how­ Contact Marcela Berrios at Joe “It’s Going Down” “rev the motorcy­ tandrewl @nd. edu ever, knows that though Britney Spears aberrios@nd. edu The Office' premieres fourth season, opens new chapter

can go to NBC.com for brief clips of what By CASSIE BELEK “The Office” characters did this summer. Assistant Scene Editor Jim left Karen crying next to a fountain in New York, Pam finally let her hair down Last season, “The Office” left us with a and is now 30 percent more unpredictable, whopping three cliffhangers. First, Jim Ryan forgot his entire life in Scranton but leaves Karen in New York City to ask Pam thinks he dated a black girl, Angela went to out on a date. Second, Michael tells a the Pocono’s with a gentleman triend, and breast-enhanced and recently-fired Jan Jan moved in and made Michael watch “Y that she can move into his condo. And Tu Mama Tambien.” third, Ryan gets the branch-supervising job “The Office” steers each new season in a at corporate and dumps Kelly on the spot. particular direction while staying on the What a way to start a new season. cutting edge of comedy. In its first season, Season four of “The Office” premieres the show was just trying to find its legs. tonight on NBC at 9 p.m. with “Fun Run,” “The Office” broke out in its second season the first of four hour-long episodes to start and found its comedic direction that was the season. separate from the BBC origi­ “Fun Run” nal. Season three remained Tonight’s episode follows the Photo courtesy of sparklies.org wraps up excellent and successfully The cast of “The Office” poses in between filming for the fourth season's pre­ some of last Dunder Mifflin employees after took a huge risk focusing on miere, “Fun Run.” The episode airs tonight at 9 p.m. on NBC. season’s loose a freak accident in the office two different branches. ends and prompts Michael to organize a Season four will focus not dreams in the season’s second episode vision. answers a few only on further develop­ “Dunder Mifflin Infinity.” However, for now, the focus is on of our burning charity “fun run. ” ments in the relationships To coincide with the show’s launch of tonight’s revelations. Enjoy the payoff, but q u e s t i o n s . between Jim and Pam and Dunder Mifflin Infinity, NBC.com is creating first, here’s a couple spoilers: Jim takes off Tonight’s episode follows the Dunder Mifflin Dwight and Angela, but also on the profes­ its own interactive Dunder Mifflin Infinity in his shirt, and Andy takes measures to pro­ employees after a freak accident in the sional struggles of Dunder Mifflin Scranton which fans can join online branches, com­ tect his nipples. Now wait just a few more office prompts Michael to organize a chari­ as new corporate boss Ryan tries to take plete tasks and earn prizes and Schrute hours. It’s almost here. ty “fun run.” the company into the 21st century and into Bucks. “The Office” is taking its interaction But even before tonight’s episode, fans the online age. Ryan unveils his digital with fans to a level rarely reached on tele­ Contact Cassie Belek at [email protected] page 16 The Observer ♦ CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, September 27, 2007

MLB Bonds likely plays last game in Giants uniform Slugger misses 10 games due to injured toe ; the 43-year-old home run king is still unsure of playing next season

ent play for the last time.” Associated Press About a dozen fans waited SAN FRANCISCO — Barry outside the player parking lot Bonds stepped in for what for a final chance at the slug­ probably wore his final rounds ger’s autograph. Inside the of batting practice in a Giants ballpark, a large logo reading uniform Wednesday, cameras “BONDS 25” was painted on clicking at his every move. the field in black over Bonds’ Some of the San Diego left field spot. Padres even came out early to A series of video clips were catch a glimpse — with man­ scheduled to be shown during ager Bud Black, a former the game as a tribute to No. teammate of the San Francisco 25. Bonds was told last slugger, perched on the front Thursday by owner Peter of the dugout rail. Magowan, who also watched Bonds discussed hitting with closely as Bonds took his cuts, teammate Dave Roberts out­ he would not be re-signed for side the cage between rounds, a 16th season with the Giants. and hoi lered to greet Black, “I think there’s a lot of sad­ too. ness,” executive vice president A fter missing 10 games Larry Baer said Wednesday. becausi of a sprained big right “When you step back from the too th a t is sadness, you worse than challenge initially y o u rself to thought, think of any Bonds was in “The 15 years run deep other run — the starting for all of us. He’s had a 15 years in lineup and one city. ... It's batting in his lot of fun, we’ve had a a very simple regular lot o f fun. ” two words, but cleanup spot thank you. Wed nesday. Larry Baer The 15 years But he isn’t run deep for scheduled to executive vice president all of us. He’s play this San Francisco Giants had a lot of weekend in fun, we’ve had Los Angeles. a lot of fun. “This will be He’s had suc­ the only game cess. W e’ve I play in, yes,” Bonds said. had success.” So, this was it. The end of a On Tuesday night, fans Giants outfielder Barry Bonds swings at a pitch thrown by Padres starting pitcher Jake Peavy in history-making era for the 43- called for Bonds with their the first inning of Wednesday’s game. year-old home run king, familiar chant of “Barry! also shook hands with fans league seasons in Pittsburgh. next season in the American seven-time NL MVP and 14- Barry!” He never was avail­ near the San Francisco dugout “I don’t think he’d get League, the club might consid­ time All-Star — in the very city able to pinch hit because of before he hit. cheered in L.A. when he came er signing him briefly so he where he used to bounce the tender toe and Bonds had Bochy said his star player off the field in his last game,” could retire as a Giant. around the clubhouse as his an MRI m ight only said te a m ­ Mays had late father, Bobby, and godfa­ exam on it get one at- m ate Rich to leave the ther, Hall of Famer Willie Wednesday. bat, and Aurilia, who Giants late Mays, got ready for games. The toe is probably no along with in his Manager Bruce Bochy took not broken. m ore than Bonds fell career notice when he wrote Bonds “It’s still “When you write his name three — all short against before into the lineup for the last swollen. I’m into the lineup for the final d e p e n d in g the wild-card I ’m sure his fans will send retiring time, a special piece of paper serious. It’s time, you realize what on his toe. Angels in the him off in a great way. ” with the set to go into safe keeping in still sore,” Bonds 2002 World New York the Giants’ archives. Bochy Bonds said you ’re doing. ” broke Hank Series. “I Mets. The knows Bonds might not ever in a brief A a r o n ’s think it’s fit­ Rich Aurilia Say Hey Kid play again, too, despite the b a c k -a n d - Bruce Bochy record with ting. I’m sure Giants shortstop was in the slugger insisting he wants to forth with his 756th Giants manager the fans will c lu b h o u s e suit up next year somewhere. the m edia home run in send him off for Bonds’ “When you write his name at his lock­ this very in a great farew ell in into the lineup for the final er. “It is not ballpark on way.” the w a te r­ time, you realize what you’re broken. Aug. 7. And The large front ball­ doing, ” Bochy said. “I know it’s That’s good. everyone banners commemorating park where he helped bring in a possibility (he’s done). ... No more interviews. This seemed to think it was nice Bonds’ home run record still 3 million fans in all eight years Talking to him, he w ants to turned into an interview, God this is where Bonds would play hang from the light posts on of its existence. play some more. He might forbid.” his final game for an organiza­ either side of the main cenler- “Whenever the retirement is, change his mind and we could Bonds was visited by Baer in tion he joined in 1993 after field scoreboard. we’ll talk and see what he be seeing this tremendous tal- the clubhouse and the slugger spending his first seven big Baer said even if Bonds plays wants to do,” Baer said.

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team record previous 1 Nebraska 10-0 1 2 Stanford 12-0 2 3 Penn State 10-2 3 4 u se 12-0 4 5 UCLA 12-1 5 6 Florida 11-0 6 7 Texas 6-3 7 8 Washington 13-0 8 9 Wisconsin 10-1 9 10 California 10-2 11 11 Michigan 13-1 10 12 Minnesota 9-3 12 13 Hawaii 10-3 13 14 Duke 8-3 14 15 San Diego 9-4 15 16 Dayton 15-0 18 17 Ohio 10-3 19 18 Kansas State 11-3 16 19 St. John’s 17-2 21 20 Cal Poly 8-6 20 21 Oregon 12-2 24 22 LSU 11-2 22 23 BYU 8-4 17 24 New Mexico State 11-3 25 25 Oklahoma 11-2 NR

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1 Wake Forest 6-0-0 1 2 NOTRE DAME 5-1-1 4 3 Northwestern 6-0-1 6 4 Virginia 5-1-1 3 Billy Martin, Michael Vick’s attorney, talks to reporters Wednesday after learning Vick tested positive for marijuana 5 UConn 7-1-0 2 in September. Vick will be sentenced Dec. 10 and faces up to five years in prison for dogfighting charges. 6 Santa Clara 5-1-2 8 7 Duke 5-2-0 12 8 West Virginia 5-2-0 5 Judge issues tighter restrictions for Vick 9 SMU 4-2-1 11 10 Michigan 7-0-1 14 by a federal probation offi­ pretty seriously if they feel controlled substances. 11 Harvard 6-1-1 9 Associated Press 12 Virginia Tech 5-1-1 15 cer that was filed in U.S. that the defendant has The random drug testing 13 Creighton 3-1-2 7 RICHMOND, Va — A District Court on flaunted the conditions for ordered Wednesday could 14 Brown 6-0-1 21 federal judge placed Wednesday. release,” Malone said. include urine testing, the 15 Saint Louis 3-1-2 18 tighter restrictions on Vick, who has admitted “It’s certainly not a wearing of a sweat patch, 16 USF 6-1-2 17 M ichael Vick on bankrolling a dogfighting smart thing to do.” a remote alcohol testing 17 UCLA 3-3-1 .13 Wednesday after the operation on property he On Tuesday, Vick also system or any form of pro­ 18 Maryland 3-3-1 16 Atlanta Falcons quarter­ owns in Surry County in was indicted on state hibited substance screen­ 19 Indiana 3-3-1 10 back tested positive for his written federal plea, is charges of beating or ing or testing. 20 UCSB 3-2-2 20 marijuana. scheduled for sentencing killing or causing dogs to Hudson’s order also 21 Boston College 5-1-0 NR Because of the result, Dec. 10. He faces up to five fight other dogs and requires Vick to partici­ 22 California 4-2-1 24 U.S. District Judge Henry years in prison. engaging in or promoting pate in inpatient or outpa­ 23 Tulsa 5-2-0 NR Hudson placed special Because Vick violated dogfighting. Each felony is tient substance therapy 24 Washington 5-2-1 22 conditions on Vick’s the conditions of his punishable by up to five and mental health coun­ 25 Furman 7-1-0 23 release, including restrict­ release, Hudson could take years in prison. seling, if the pretrial serv­ ing him to his home that into consideration The 27-year-old former ices officer or supervising between 10 p.m. and 6 during sentencing, said Virginia Tech star was officer deem it appropri­ a.m. with electronic moni­ Linda Malone, a criminal placed under pretrial ate. Vick must pay for the toring and ordering him to procedure expert and release supervision by U.S. treatment. MIAA Women’s Soccer submit to random drug Marshall-Wythe Magistrate Dennis Dohnal Vick’s attorney, Billy Standings testing. Foundation professor of in July. The restrictions Martin, also represents The urine sample was law at the College of included refraining from Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, submitted Sept. 13, William and Mary. use or unlawful possession who pleaded guilty in an team league overall according to a document “Every judge considers of narcotic drugs or other airport sex sting.

Albion 1-0-1 7-1-2 SAINT MARY’S 1-0-1 5-1-3 In B rief Calvin 1-0-0 4-3-1 Hope 1-0-0 5-5-0 Alma 1-1-0 6-3-1 Record-breaking HR ball to Rex Grossman benched in Struggling Cubs drop Kalamazoo 1-1-0 5-3-1 be branded with asterisk favor of Griese another to last place Marlins Adrian 0-1-0 3-6-1 NEW YORK — The ball Barry LAKE FOREST, 111. — Brian Griese MIAMI — Panic, Cubs fans. The Tri-State 0-1-0 0-7-2 Bonds hit for his record-breaking is in. Rex Grossman is out. Cubs’ grip on the NL Central lead Olivet 0-2-0 5-4-1 756th home run will be branded with Yet, despite numbers indicating the became shaky Wednesday night, an asterisk and sent to the Baseball Chicago Bears needed to make a when they were shut out over the Hall of Fame. change with their starting quarter­ final 5.2 innings and lost for the Fashion designer Marc Ecko, who back, when it finally happened the second night in a row to the last- bought the ball in an online auction, news jarred Grossman. place Florida Marlins, 7-4. set up a Web site for fans to vote on He used words like “surprised” Chicago began the night with a the ball’s fate, and Wednesday and “frustration” to describe his two-game lead over second-place announced the decision to brand it feelings when he learned Griese Milwaukee, which played St. Louis. won out over the other options — would be calling signals Sunday at The Cubs’ magic number for around the dial sending it to Cooperstown unblem­ Detroit. clinching the division remained at ished or launching it into space. “The frustrating part is I know this four with four games left in the Ecko said he believed the vote to offense is close to getting in a brand the ball showed people rhythm and clicking, and I just wish regular season. thought “this was shrouded in a I could have been the one pulling A two-out RBI single in the fifth MLB chapter of baseball history that was­ the trigger,” Grossman said inning by backup catcher Matt Cubs at Marlins n’t necessarily the clearest it could Wednesday afternoon, hours after Treanor put the Marlins ahead to stay. Miguel Cabrera added a two- 4:05 p.m., WGN be.” the Bears announced the change. Ecko, whom Bonds called “an idiot” At 1-2 and with the league's 30th- run homer, his 34th. last week, had the winning bid Sept. ranked offense, the defending NFC In the wake of the Cubs’ loss 15 in the online auction for the ball champions need to do something Tuesday, players patiently endured that Bonds hit Aug. 7 to break Hank different. So they turned to Griese, a a fresh round of questions about Aaron's record of 755 home runs. Pro Bowl pick with Denver in 2000. the franchise's history of collapses. page 18 The Observer ♦ PAID ADVERTISEMENT Thursday, September 27, 2007

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W o m e n ’s W orld C u p Coach plans new goalie strategy for semifinals Scurry will start in U.S. match against Brazil, replacing Solo, who hasn't allowed a goal in almost 300 minutes of play

sions that will help us win the Associated Press the past.” next game.” Scurry caught Ryan’s eye in HANGZHOU — Greg Ryan Unbeaten in 51 straight practice. will be seen as a savvy strate­ games, the No. 1 -ranked “I have been playing incred­ gist if it works. United States is seeking its ibly well,” she said. “I kept If it fails, he’ll be blamed third World Cup title, but myself in shape, kept myself for benching goalkeeper Hope Brazil figures to be its tough­ on my toes and sharp. So he Solo — she hasn’t yielded a est test. A victory puts the just decided it was going to goal in almost 300 minutes in U.S. squad into Sunday’s final be me.” the women’s World Cup — against defending champion Former U.S. captain Julie and switching 24 hours Germany in Shanghai. Foudy, a soccer analyst on before the match to veteran Germany reached the final on ESPN, was skeptical of the Briana Scurry for Thursday’s Wednesday in Tianjin, over­ change after hearing Ryan semifinal against Brazil. whelming Norway 3-0. explain it. fr W m The U.S. coach surprised Germany defeated the “I think Bri will be fine, and almost everyone on Americans 3-0 in the World the move will be fine,” Foudy Wednesday, going with the Cup semifinals four years said. “But I just think it 36-year-old Scurry because ago. becomes a distraction when her quick reflexes could frus­ Solo, 25, has been excellent you’re too focused on that trate the tricky, fast-paced defending crosses and high rather than the game. To me Brazilians led by strikers balls, but Ryan wants Scurry it’s a sign of worrying too Marta and Cristiane. for her scrambling. much about the opponent.” Ryan shrugged off any criti­ “The way the Brazilians She couldn’t recall a similar cism. play in terms of creating off move in a high-profile tour­ “That’s not important to me the dribble in the penalty box nament — men or women. U.S. women's soccer goalkeepers Briana Scurry, left, and Hope at all,” he said. “From Day 1 and making a goalkeeper “I just think sometimes you Solo practice grabbing shots during a training session Wednesday. I’ve just tried to make deci- make reaction-type saves, I can overthink things,” she think Bri is the best goal­ said. “Maybe that was the keeper in the world in those case, but if he pulls it off situations,” Ryan said. maybe it’s hailed as a great The move split opinions. move. Scurry is a longtime star. “I think Bri is fine. But it’s A bit of Ireland in Her decisive penalty-kick more the team chemistry save against China in the ‘99 issue and how Hope rebounds final in the Rose Bowl capti­ if you want her, and the fact vated the nation. But this that Bri hasn’t been playing your own backyard. switch could be disruptive to that much.” a young, close-knit group. Ryan was asked if benching The game is expected to be Solo, who has played 52 times tight, although the United internationally for the United States has lost only once to States, would hurt her long­ Brazil in 22 games. term confidence. Ryan broke the news to Solo “That’s not our concern,” on Tuesday, but she sensed Ryan said. “We came here what was coming. trying to win a world champi­ “The moment I got tapped onship; put the players on the on the shoulder saying I need field that we thought could to meet with you, I had a pit win each game.” in my stomach and I knew Scurry has played 163 times what it was,” said Solo, who’s for the United State, but has given up only two goals in been the No. 2 recently, and four games — both against she hasn’t played a full game North Korea in a 2-2 opening in three months. draw. She’s been in goal in the “I was very taken back, but last two games against Brazil: Just seconds from campus. With its many choice beverages, hearty food that’s the nature of sports a 2-0 victory in June in New and it happens,” Solo said. York, and the 2004 Olympic and lively conversation, Brigid s is th e place to be. Plus there's “He has his reasons.” final, which the Americans live music on weekends, overstuffed leather chairs to cozy up by the Ryan said he talked with won 2-1 in extra time. It was Scurry several months ago Scurry’s goalkeeping that fireplace and lots of big screen TVs to watch all the games. about playing in the World allowed the U.S. team , out­ And we’re open seven nights a week, too. Cup if Brazil were the oppo­ played in the game, to take nent. the gold. “She (Solo) knew there were “She’ll be ready, wait and

(W aterford Estates Lody,e has hotel rooms a t reasonable rates for upcom ing N D football weekends.) certain types of games that I see,” Ryan said. felt like Bri would be the In Germany’s 3-0 victory, an keeper,” Ryan said. own-goal by Trine Ronning Asked if Solo would return just before halftime set in the final if the United Germany on its way, and it fin n n States defeats Brazil, Ryan dominated the second half replied: “I don’t know.” with goals from Kerstin Scurry acknowledged the Stegemann and Martina W a t e r f o r d move caught many off-guard. Mueller. Germamy has not estates lodge “I think some people might been scored on in 529 min­ find it to be unusual, but I’m utes, dating back to the 2003 52890 S.R. 933, just north of the Notre Dame campus and minutes from downtown South getting my opportunity now tournament. That broke the Bend. Call toll free at 877-783-8496 or online at www.waterfordestateslodge.com . and I’m not really concerned record of 442 minutes in about what has .happened in 1999 and 2003.

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sation about season ticket hold­ Coach denies making ers, he snapped: “Bitch, 1 don’t degrading remarks give a (expletive) about these white people.” about MSG coworker Season ticket holders “are the. backbone of how we all make a living,” he said. Associated Press The jury was sent home early NEW YORK — New York Wednesday after Thomas con­ Knicks coach Isiah Thomas tes­ cluded his testimony. Closing tified Wednesday that he never arguments at the trial, now in cursed at a fired team execu­ its third week, were set for tive wlm has accused him of Thursday. sexual harassment. In Browne Sanders’ suit, the In his second day on the wit­ 44-year-old former ness stand at a trial in federal Northwestern basketball star court in Manhattan, Thomas says she was dismissed in 2005 denied allegations in a $10 mil­ because she dared to accuse lion lawsuit that he repeatedly Thomas of routinely using vul­ addressed the plaintiff, Anucha gar language in his first year Browne Sanders, as “bitch” and of later making unwanted and “ho” while they worked sexual advances toward her. together at Madison Square She seeks reinstatem ent to a Lrun When it's the Garden. job as vice president of market­ Degrading a woman that way ing, which paid as much as prestigious Luce scholarship, finding you an “is never OK," he told the jury $260,000 annually. of five women and three men. Thomas testified that in the exciting 1-yrJob In the far east, strategically chosen to match “It is never appropriate.” two years he worked with Thomas added, “I’ve never Browne Sanders, their contact cursed at Anucha. I’ve cursed was infrequent — he estimated your career goals. Apply by November 2,2007. around Anucha.” a total of three hours — and He also calmly played down a usually friendly and respectful. videotaped deposition in which Sometimes they would greet Interested? 29 or younger? Have you now (or will you have by the end of May, 2008) an ND degree? he suggested he would be more each other with hugs and kiss­ No east-Asia experience? For more information, contact Mrs. Nancy 0'Connor( [email protected] ) troubled hearing a white man es on the cheek, but there calling a black woman a nothing romantic about it, he “bitch” than if a black man said said. the same thing. “She was a co-worker, and “It’s very offensive for any that’s the way I treated her,” he man — black, white, purple,” said. he said under questioning by Asked about an exchange one of his lawyers. with Browne Sanders following Thomas, 46. also contradict­ a Knicks game in 2005, ed earlier testimony by Browne Thomas smiled and asked, “Is Sanders that during a conver­ that the ‘No love’ hug?"

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NHL II planned Beloved Chicago ’re^nancy? hockey owner dies i m D on t go it alone. eral managers, but still the Wirtz passes away at Blackhawks have not won a age 77 after 41 years asStanley Cup championship if you'br someone you love needs help since 1961 and have missed Blackhawks president the playoffs eight times in the or information, please call. last nine seasons. Attendance last season was 12,700 in the 20,500-seat United Center. Associated Press “In spite of the last decade, Confidential support and assistance CHICAGO — W illiam W. he was upbeat, and positive, available at Notre Dame: Wirtz was a philanthropist and caring, the same way he and family man who owned was when we were success­ • Sr. Jean Lenz, OSF, Student Affairs, 1-7407 the Chicago Blackhawks ful,” general manager Dale through years of sweeping Tallon said Wednesday. “He • Sr. Sue Dunn, OP, Student Affairs, 1-7819 changes in the NHL and was never changed, and that tells chairman of the league’s you what kind of a man he • Sylvia Dillon, Campus Ministry, 1-7163 board of governors for nearly was. I loved him like a m m two decades. father.” • John Dillon, Campus M inistry, 1 -71.63 Amassing a fortune in real At the United Center, the estate, liquor distribution, retired numbers of Bobby • Dr. Susan Steihe-Pasalich, Counseling Center, 1-4365 banking and other enterpris­ Hull, Stan Mikita, Tony es, he was also a tough bar­ Esposito, Glenn Hall and Ann E. Kleva, Health Services, 1-8286 gainer, given the nickname Denis Savard hang high above “Dollar Bill” for his tightfisted the ice. approach to contracts for big- One of the NHL’s greatest South Hend Community Resources: name players. scorers, Hull left in 1972 and Wirtz died Wednesday at went to Winnipeg of the WHA • Women’s Care Center: 234-0363 age 77. The team ’s Web site for a big contract when the said he lost a battle with can­ Blackhawks would not meet * Catholic Charities: 234-3111 cer in Evanston. his salary demands. Wirtz was remembered for In recent years, Chicago lost both his contributions to the such high-caliber players as sport and charity and for his Jeremy Roenick, Tony jjglfisit our website at: stubborn management style Amonte, Ed Belfour and Chris .nd.edu/ departments/pregnant.slitml that included a refusal to tele­ Chelios. vise the team ’s home games, Many fans were livid by his ■ F infuriating fans, many of refusal to televise homes whom had stopped watching games and there were anti- altogether the last several Wirtz Web sites. Wirtz once years. said home games on TV Wirtz’s family purchased the weren’t fair to fans who actu­ team in 1954 and he became ally went to the games. team president in 1966, a “He took a lot of heat here position he held for 41 years. over the years. But people Asked in a 2005 TV inter­ don’t know him like I do. He’s view about his legacy, Wirtz just a family guy, and he loves said: his players, and loves the peo­ “I have been remembered ple that work for him,” said very nicely in the U.S. Hockey Savard, the Hall of Earner Hall of Fame and the National who is now the team’s coach. Hockey League Hall of Fame. Wirtz often said his goal So I don’t need any more hon­ was for the team to win ors than them. The only way I another Stanley Cup, but he want to be remembered is not was not known to spend lav­ by the public, but just by my ishly on players. family and friends. That I put That image changed some­ more back on this earth than I what when the club signed took out. That’s my reputation goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin and I’m gonna stick with it.” to a four-year, $27 million Wirtz helped negotiate the contract in 2005. m erger of the NHL and the “I think that was a great World Hockey Association in name, ‘Dollar Bill.’ But they the late 1970’s. forgot to put the 100,000 or “Bill Wirtz was a giant pres­ million in front of it, because ence in a giant city his that’s what he gave out,” beloved Chicago and an even Mikita said Wednesday. “I can greater presence in the honestly say from my experi­ National Hockey League,” ence, because of the hockey NHL commissioner Gary camp that I run, every year I Bettman said in a statement. got a nice check from him.” “His 41 years as President of Despite his reputation for the Blackhawks and 18 years paying close attention to the as Chairman of the Board bottom line, Wirtz was known leave an incomparable legacy for his philanthropy. of contributions to the game Since its establishment in and to the League.” 1993, Blackhawk Charities Together with Chicago Bulls has donated millions of dol­ owner Jerry Reinsdorf, Wirtz lars to worthy causes in backed the construction of the Chicago, including the Boys United Center, which replaced and Girls Clubs and the the Chicago Stadium, the Amateur Hockey Association longtime home for of Illinois. Blackhawks. “We have lost a great owner When Chicago Stadium was and a great steward of the knocked down by the wreck­ sport,” said Boston Bruins ing ball, Wirtz came to the owner Jeremy Jacobs, who is parking lot, stood, watched the ch airm an of the NHL and wept because the building Board of Govenors. had been a part of his family “No one did more for hockey for so long. on both the professional and But the move across the amateur levels than he did. street for the 1994-95 season He will always be remem­ has not been a transition of bered as a dedicated leader in success for the once perennial the sport and for the legacy playoff team — especially on he has left in his community, the ice. especially his humanitarian There has been constant efforts through his founda­ shuffling in coaches and gen­ tion.” The Observer ♦ SPORTS Thursday, September 27, 2007

MLB — AL Dye's two-run homer leads White Sox to victory Yankees claim 15th victory in last 20 games to eliminate Tigers from the playoff race win. He didn’t give up much, Associated Press manager Buddy Bell said. “He hung the breaking ball to CHICAGO — It’s been awhile Dye and the home run that since Jon Garland pitched his Thome hit looked like it was last shutout, so with a long rest thigh-high and over the middle coming, he took advantage of a of the plate. Other than that, he chance to finish off a game. had some innings where he was Jim I home hit his 505th home in a little bit of trouble but he run and Garland pitched his first handled that pretty good/” shutout of the season as the Chicago White Sox defeated the Yankees 12, Devil Rays 4 Kansas City Royals 3-0 on Champagne flowed. Joe Torre Wednesday night. cried. The New York Yankees Jermaine Dye added a two-run whooped it up. homer for the White Sox, who Celebrating clinching wins moved out of a tie with the never gets old, even when Royals for last place in the AL you’ve made the postseason for Central. 13 seasons in a row. Garland (10-13) won for just Torre shed tears Wednesday the second time in 1 I starts, night after the Yankees clinched allowing just three hits while at least a wild-card berth with a striking out two and walking victory over the Tampa Bay two. Devil Rays that capped a come­ “I came out in the eighth back from a huge early season inning and I saw him (manager deficit. Ozzie Guillen) walking toward “Who knows? This could be me in the dugout and I wasn’t his last time in,” center fielder sure if he was going to give it to Johnny Damon. “We’re hoping me or not,” Garland said. “I did­ not. You have to savor every moment. Enjoy it. The team we AP n’t know where my pitch count Royals second baseman Mark Grudzielanek grounds out during the third inning of Chicago’s 3-0 was, but in the same breath, I have now. where we came from, win over Kansas City Wednesday. don’t have to pick up a baseball being way back, we couldn’t be for three months.” happier. We have a World Series He retired his last nine batters to win, but this thing is really 1991-2005. They’ve made the Casey said. home finale improved when the and improved to 16-6 in his special.” postseason in all 12 seasons The defending American game resumed and Minnesota career against the Royals. It was Elated owner George under Torre. League champions needed help ace Johan Santana did not Garland’s sixth career shutout Steinbrenner even got into the “I’m elated,” Steinbrenner from Tampa Bay to maintain return to the mound. and first since Aug. 24, 2006, act, making a rare ballpark said in a statement. “After a their remote chances of earning “We weren’t going to take any against Detroit. appearance. He kicked off the tough first half of the season a postseason bid. But the New chances once it got to be 30 or Garland, who has been the celebration when he moved to when everyone seemed to lose York Yankees beat the Devil 40 minutes,” Twins manager subject of trade rumors in the the front row of his private suite, faith except for our players and Rays 12-4 to guarantee Detroit Ron Gardenhire said. “We aren’t past, didn’t want to ponder if where he could interact with our fans, the team has really would be relegated to watching going to risk him getting hurt.” this was his last start for the fans while the Yankees were stepped up and shown them­ the playoffs. That ended his streak of pitch­ White Sox. building a big lead. selves to be the champions that “We watched it in the begin­ ing at least five innings in 123 “At this moment, it’s not even The victory. New York’s 15th they are. ... I really like the mix ning, but it was a blowout straight starts dating to 2004. in my hands, ” said Garland, who in 20 games, eliminated defend­ of veterans and younger players early,” Casey said. “It had to end sooner or later, has pitched for the White Sox for ing AL champion Detroit from who have contributed to this The New York-Tampa Bay but this isn’t the way you would eight seasons. “There is nothing postseason contention and set comeback. It has been exciting game ended just as crew chief want,” Santana said. “You just I can do about it. I would like to up a probable first-round to watch them play, coalesce and Bruce Froemming came onto the can’t control the weather.” be back here." matchup with Cleveland, the pull together. The fans and I field at Comerica Park to declare In the last 50 years, just Curt After pitching eight scoreless Central champion. The Yankees look forward to the team accom­ the game was over. Schilling (147) and David Cone innings on Sept. 20 against the are three games behind Boston plishing our ultimate goal — Even before it was official, (145) had longer streaks. White Sox, Royals starter Zack with four games left, so New bringing a world championship Tigers manager Jim Leyland Santana gave up three runs — Greinke gave up a solo home York’s streak of nine consecutive back to New York.” was resigned to the fact that his two earned — two hits and three run to Thome in the first inning AL East titles is likely to end. The Los Angeles Angels ballclub had slim-to-none odds walks. He struck out four, giving and was tagged by Dye for a New York, just 21-29 before already have clinched the AL of getting a chance to defend the him an AL-best 235 in his final two-run homer in the fourth play on May 30, has gone 70-38 West, so all four AL playoff AL pennant. start of the season. inning. since then. Players, from Derek teams were decided before any But Leyland was proud of the Nick Blackburn replaced It was Thome’s 33rd of the Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, to spot in the NL was clinched. way the Tigers (87-72) overcame Santana and the Tigers took season and moved him to 22nd Joba Chamberlain and Mariano a slew of injuries that started advantage. on the all-time list, passing Rivera, hugged each other on Tigers 9, Twins 4 hitting them in spring training Blackburn (0-1) gave up six Eddie Murray. Dye’s homer was the field and in the dugout fol­ A dreary, drizzle-filled sky and kept providing setbacks the runs — four earned — and his 28th of the season. lowing the final out. provided a fitting backdrop for rest of the year. seven hits in the fourth. The only hits surrendered by “This is what it was about. It the Detroit Tigers on the night “We had a pretty good year, 15 “They just knocked the ball all Garland worn base hits by David was a lot of unselfishness,” they were eliminated from the over with three games left is not over the place for that inning, Dejesus, Mark Grudzielanek Torre said. “There were a lot of playoff race. bad,” Leyland said. “We went and that ended up being enough and Mark Teahen. guys who played through some Mike Hessman hit a home run through a lot more than we did with the rain again,” Gardenhire Greinke (7-7), who was shuf- injuries, played through some and an RBI single to lead Detroit last year. But that’s all part of said. fled between the rotation and fatigue. And, of course, Alex — to a rain-shortened victory over the game, competition and pro­ On Blackburn’s second pitch, the bullpen throughout the sea­ we sort of rallied around him.” the Minnesota Twins on fessional sports.” Hessman started the scoring son, allowed three runs and The Yankees have made the Wednesday night, a five-plus- The Twins led 4-3 in the top of barrage with a homer to left- seven hits in five innings. I Ie had playoffs every year since 1995, inning win that came just too the fourth when rain delayed the center. Five Tigers followed with six strikeouts and walked two. and their streak of 13 consecu­ late. game for one hour and 18 min­ one-out hits, ending with “I think he was good enough tive trips is one shy of the record “It was kind of a weird end­ utes. Magglio Ordonez’s RBI single to win. He gave us a chance to set by the Atlanta Braves from ing,” Tigers first baseman Sean Detroit’s shot at winning its that ended Blackburn’s night.

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MLB — NL Marlins defeat Cubs for second straight night Brewers waste chance to cut deficit to one game by falling to Cardinals; Lohse's start earns Phillies a 5-2 win

forearm, Gardner finished for Associated Press his second save in two chances. MIAMI — Alfonso Soriano dressed slowly. Aramis Ramirez Cardinals 7, Brewers 3 hunched over his postgame Time is running out on the meal. Mark DeRosa sprawled on Milwaukee Brewers. a couch. All focused on the TV The Brewers wasted a chance in the corner of the clubhouse, to cut their NL Central deficit to hoping for help. one game, giving up a first- The Chicago Cubs need it. inning home run to Albert Their grip on the NL Central Pujols in a testy loss Wednesday became shaky Wednesday night, night to the St. Louis Cardinals when they were shut out over that saw two more hit batters the final 5 2-3 innings and lost and a pair of ejections. for the second night in a row to “We’re in a situation where the last-place Florida Marlins, we no longer control our own 7-4. destiny, so we pretty much are There was good news an hour in a must-win every day,” said later from Milwaukee, where St. Ryan Braun, who drove in all Louis beat the second-place three of Milwaukee’s runs. Brewers 7-3. That left the Cubs’ Chicago maintained a two- lead at two games and reduced game division lead with four to three their magic number for games to play despite a 7-4 loss clinching the division, with four at the Florida Marlins. games left in the regular sea­ Milwaukee starts a season-end­ son. ing four-game series Thursday But the Cubs acknowledged at home against San Diego. they’re not making it easy. Thursday’s scheduled starter, “Maybe we’re pressing a little 21-year-old Yovani Gallardo, bit,” said DeRosa, who commit­ said that will be the most ted a throwing error in the important outing of his life. Cubs leftfielder Cliff Floyd, right, congratulates Derrek Lee after the first baseman hit a solo Marlins' three-run second “They’re all important now,” home run in the third inning during Florida’s 7-4 win Wednesday. inning. “I’d like to think we’re he said. not playing tight, but maybe Reliever Brian Shouse, who something they’ve sorely lacked “It’s a lot of fun,” Lohse said. Lohse (9-12) allowed two runs there are some circumstances came in after Chicago’s game down the stretch. Then “You have a lot of pressure, but and six hits, striking out five where we are. We have to real­ had been decided, allowed three Washington helped them move you have to block it out.” and becoming the first Phillies ize we’re still in first place.” inherited runner to score. closer to first place. The Phillies (86-72) haven’t starter to go seven innings since A two-out RBI single in the “Any time you can see that Lohse became the first Phillies spent a day m first place all sea­ Jamie Moyer on Sept. 14. fifth inning by backup catcher the Cubs already lost, the game starter to pitch seven innings in son, and were seven games “He pitched a heck of a game Matt Treanor put the Marlins was right there within our two weeks, and Philadelphia behind the Mets after losing to and took us exactly where we ahead to stay. Miguel Cabrera reach,” Shouse said. “For this to moved within one game of NL Colorado on Sept. 12. One game needed to go,” manager Charlie added a two-run homer, his happen, it was very disappoint­ East-leading New York with a 5- is their closest margin since Manuel said. 34th. ing.” 2 victory over the Atlanta opening day. Pinch-hitter Shane Victorino In the wake of Chicago’s loss A night after Jeff Suppan Braves on Wednesday night. Philadelphia remained one hit a solo homer, Greg Dobbs Tuesday, players patiently threw a high, inside pitch at Several players gathered in game behind San Diego in the had a key two-run single and endured a fresh round of ques­ Pujols, causing St. Louis manag­ the clubhouse and ate their NL wild-card standings. The Philadelphia took advantage of tions about the franchise’s his­ er Tony La Russa and Brewers post-game meals while watch­ Padres beat the San Francisco third baseman Chipper Jones’ tory of collapses. They then manager Ned Yost to exchange ing the Nationals beat the Mets Giants 11-3. Colorado beat Los throwing error to score three failed to build on an early lead heated words, there was more 9-6. The Phillies and Mets have Angeles 2-0 and remained tied unearned runs off Tim Hudson against Marlins rookie Daniel inside pitching. four games remaining. with Philadelphia. (16-10). Barone, who remained winless Both benches were warned in six starts but left with the about throwing at each other in score 4-all. the second inning after Brad “It was a bad ballgame from Thompson (8-6) plunked Prince us,” Cubs manager Lou Piniella Fielder on the right shoulder said. “We’ve got to play better with a high fastball. Fielder got than that if we want to go for­ up and stared at the Cardinals ward.” dugout while plate umpire Tom Piniella delivered a brief club­ I lallion walked him all the way house pep talk after the game. down to first before issuing his The message? warnings. “Relax and have fun,” center “I was just trying to throw the fielder Jacque Jones said. “We ball in to him,” Thompson said. control our own destiny. Just go “I wasn’t trying to hit him.” out and play.” In the eighth, Pujols was The series is reminiscent of plunked on the elbow by 2003, when Florida rallied from Brewers reliever Seth McClung, a three-games-to-one deficit who was ejected along with and beat the Cubs in the NL Yost. The Cardinals went on to championship series. One differ­ score four runs with two outs. ence: The 2007 Marlins began “It’s not the first guy I’ve hit, the night tied with Pittsburgh not the first walk. Why do you for the league’s worst record. think Tampa traded me?” “The Cubs are looking to roll McClung said. “It happens over us, and we’re not letting sometimes with me. The ball them do it,” said Lee Gardner, just gets out of my hand and W hat are you waiting for? who pitched the ninth. “They files away.” came in looking for a couple of La Russa was also diplomatic. easy wins, and we’re not giving “That wasn’t intentional,” he in.” said. “They were down by one Florida beat Chicago for the run. It’s not a good time to do ninth game in a row over the that.” past two seasons. That tied for Pujols’ homer, which gave him the longest active streak 100 RBIs for the seventh between two major league straight season, set an early clubs. tone. He maintained he wasn’t “We haven’t had success motivated by the previous against this team,” Piniella said. night’s events. “They’ve got our number. They “That wasn’t even on my feel nice and comfortable m ind.,” he said. “I knew it against the Cubbies.” slipped away from him.” The announced crowd was Braun’s RBI double put 19,051, with at least two-thirds Milwaukee ahead in the second, cheering for the Cubs. They but St. Louis went ahead to stay were mostly quietly in the late in the third when Ryan Ludwick innings because seven Florida doubled off Carlos Villanueva Join us for ACE Kickoff relievers combined for 5 1-3 (8-5) following an intentional Tuesday, O ctober 2 7pm Legends scoreless innings. walk to Pujols. Matt Lindstrom (4-4) pitched a perfect seventh. With closer Phillies 5, Mets 2 Kevin Gregg nursing a sore Kyle Lohse gave the Phillies page 24 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Thursday, September 27, 2007

F ootball California, Oregon meet again in Tedford Bowl

since Oregon has such a sizable finally have left the school, making Associated Press population of Northern California this meeting a bit less personal — kids — who couldn’t get into Cal, but still just as tough in front of BERKELEY, Calif. — Brandon the Bears’ wiseacre fans say — the crazy Autzen fans. Hampton has a grudging respect that some call it the University of “The crowd there is unbeliev­ for the Oregon students who pack California at Eugene. ably educated about when to be Autzen Stadium, even while he And the programs’ connections loud and when to calm down grits his teeth at the incessant are even more labyrinthine. Ducks when they have the ball,” Tedford yelling and the mean jeering — quarterback Dennis Dixon and said. “It’s a very, very tough envi­ and those confounded, nonstop receiver Cameron Colvin are East ronment with the noise and com­ duck calls. Bay natives, as is Oregon coach municating. It was kind of differ­ “Those students are just behind Mike Bellotti, who also employed ent my first year back there, to be you, all the time, right on your Cal defensive coordinator Bob on the other side.” back, ” the California safety said. Gregory before he left with Tedford lost in his first two trips “They’re great. It's like they’re Tedford to revive the Golden to Oregon with Cal, but both almost on the sideline with you." Bears’ slumbering program with games were frenetic, high-scoring Hampton didn’t even know that strategies and management skills affairs that went down to the final the real Oregon student section is honed in Eugene. minute. The Bears haven’t won at over behind the Ducks’ own side­ For example, Tedford immedi­ Autzen since 1987 — a fact that line, near the west end zone of ately redesigned the Bears’ uni­ Oregon’s fans won’t hesitate to cite that remarkably boisterous field. forms when he arrived in for them on Saturday. Those noisemakers behind the vis­ Berkeley. Last season, the Bears “Twenty-year streaks have noth­ iting bench are mostly just regular debuted their garish yellow jer­ ing do" with these guys,” Tedford quacks — and they’ll be out in seys — just like something the said. “Some of them weren’t even force Saturday for a big chapter in fashion-forward Ducks would born 20 years ago, so it has noth­ one of college football’s most wear — for their 45-24 win over ing to do with them. It’s about this underrated rivalries. Oregon. year. That’s what counts. That’s all When No. 6 Cal (4-0, 1-0 Pac- Most of the key players on both that matters.” 10) visits 11 ih-ranked Oregon (4- teams were recruited by both There’s no shortage of motiva­ 0, 1-0), it’s more than a confer­ schools, with Cal gradually dent­ tion this season, however. Oregon ence showdown that will set the ing Bel lotti’s long-standing could be jealous of the national early tone in the annual race to pipeline to the Fast Bay’s richest attention and higher ranking dethrone USC. talent. Ted lord’s biggest coup was bestowed on Cal, while the Bears It’s another meeting of two strik­ keeping running back Marshawn were surprised to hear they’re a ingly similar programs with inter­ Lynch home four years ago point-spread underdog despite twined histories, coaching staffs despite a big push by Oregon, but their lofty poll spot. and recruiting pools — and a 2-2 many others got away. “We’re not really worrying record against each other since Tedford and Bellotti are still per­ about it,” Oregon linebacker former Oregon offensive coordina­ fectly friendly, but both would love Jerome Boyd said. “We’re just tor Jo IT Tedford flew away and to gain a decisive edge in a rivalry worrying about ourselves. We like went south for the fall. that’s featured two wins apiece for the fact that they’re coming to our Though they’re separated by the home team since Tedford stadium, and we like the fact that 500 miles, the schools feel a lot defected in 2002 (the schools did­ (ESPN) Gameday is coming, but closer together during football n’t play that year). All the players who wouldn’t like that, you California running back Justin Forsett breaks free against season. It starts with the students, that Tedford recruited to Oregon know?” Tennessee Sept. 1. The Bears take on Oregon Saturday.

MLB Umpire out for remainder of season

Associated Press NEW YORK — Umpire Mike Winters was suspended by Major League Baseball for the remain­ der of the regular season on Wednesday because of his con­ frontation with San Diego’s Milton Bradley last weekend. The Padres claimed Winters baited Bradley, who has a history of losing his temper. Bradley tore a knee ligament when his man­ ager spun him to the ground while trying to keep him from going after the umpire during Sunday’s 7-3 loss to Colorado in San Diego. Winters was suspended because the commissioner’s office concluded he had used a profani­ ty aimed at Bradley, a baseball official said, speaking on condi­ tion of anonymity because the reason for the suspension was ! not announced. Umpire Mike Winters officiates a game in San Diego Sept. 23. Padres m anager Bud Black Winters was suspended for the season Wednesday. declined to comment. “In this case, I think it’s best for senior official in the commission­ over Colorado and Philadelphia my position to just stay away er’s office. in the NL wild-card race. from it,” he said by phone from Bob Watson, baseball’s vice Trouble began when plate San Francisco, where the Padres president in charge of discipline, umpire Brian Runge asked were to finish a series against the has not decided whether to Bradley if he had (lipped his bat Giants on Wednesday night. penalize Bradley, the commis­ in the ump’s direction after tak­ The 48-year-old Winters sioner’s office said. ing a called third strike that AMERICA’S #T SANDWICH DELIVERY! became a major league umpire in John Hirschbeck, president of ended the fifth inning. Runge 1990 and worked the World the World Umpires Association, indicated that Winters told him SOUTH BEND - 54570 N. IRONWOOO DR. - S74.g77.B500 Series in 2002 and last year. declined comment. that Bradley had. Winters became the first “I want to wait until I have a The dispute escalated after SOUTH BENO - 1290 E. IRELAND - 574.291.1900 umpire suspended since 2003, chance to talk our attorneys in Bradley singled, then asked SOUTH BEND - 138 S. MICHIGAN - 574.246.1020 when the commissioner’s office the morning,” Hirschbeck said. Winters if he told Runge he threw MISHAWAKA - 5343 N. MAIN ST. ~ 574.968.4600 announced that Bruce Bradley tore the anterior cruci­ his bat. Froemming and John Hirschbeck ate ligament in his right knee and First base coach Bobby JIMMYJOHNS.COM each were receiving 10-day will need surgery, which is Meacham and Black said Winters penalties. Froemming made an expected to sideline him for at used profanity. Bradley called it anti-Semitic slur about an umpir­ least six months. His injury was a “the most unprofessional and ing administrator and baseball blow to the Padres, who began most ridiculous thing I’ve ever said Hirschbeck threatened a Wednesday with a one-game lead seen.” Thursday, September 27, 2007 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 25

“However, the other guys on “There are different philoso­ “We’re trying to play a little for a while, you get used to it the team are just as excited phies in every organization. bit more of a physical, down­ and kind of know what the Backs for him. [Sophomore] James We had a main back when we hill game and those guys are defenders are going to do so Aldridge breaks down the left- were at LSU; however we running the ball a little bit you get in some type of flow,” continued from page 28 hand sideline. All the guys on rotated backs in, and when better downhill at this time,” Aldridge said. “But that also the sideline one back got hot he stayed in Haywood said. just comes from watching film and [tight end-coach Bernie] are excited and the other backs under­ Aldridge ran for 103 yards and preparing off the field for Parmalee sends the rotations for Jam es stand. At Texas, Cedric while Hughes added 33 yards the game also.” in with all the other substitu­ Aldridge Benson carried 95 percent of and a Aldridge tions.” b e c a u s e the load,” Haywood said. t o u c h ­ said the rota­ Maywood said the rotation th e y ’re “Here, at the University of down. “Once you’re in the game for tion helps all allows each back to have a buying into Notre Dame, we have the A ld rid g e a while, you get used to it the running role even though one individ­ their roles opportunity to have multiple a n d and kind of know what the backs main­ ual may receive more carries and w hen guys that can do a lot of dif­ H u g h e s tain th a t than the rest of the group. guys buy ferent things. We have a cou­ will likely defenders are going to do so rhythm while “The other day, [fifth-year into their Aldridge ple power backs that as you see signif­ you get in some getting rest senior] Travis Thomas goes in roles, you can see from the game we icant car- type of flow. ” between car­ on goal line. He runs a run can improve as a team.” rotated those guys in various r i e s ries. and runs it in for a touchdown Haywood, who previously situations, and each one of a g a in st a “It gives around the left side. How coached at LSU and Texas, them had some success in P u r d u e James Aldridge you a chance excited is he and he only said the rotation system dif­ their own rights.” team that Irish running back to kind of get probably played eight to ten fers from what he saw at Against Michigan State, allowed your legs snaps,” Haywood said. those two schools. Notre Dame’s more physical 232 yards back for a running backs, Aldridge and rushing to Minnesota last couple plays, get your wind Hughes, combined for 24 of week. back,” Aldridge said. “And Notre Dame’s 35 rushing Aldridge said he did not whenever your personnel is Little Caesars' attempts. Haywood said the wear down after carrying the called again you get back out number of carries Hughes and ball 18 times against there and get back right into Aldridge received is indicative Michigan State, and the car­ the flow that you’re in.” of the direction Notre Dame is ries allowed him to develop a trying to go with its running rhythm running the ball. Contact Chris Hine at game. “Once you’re in the game [email protected]

the words from the “official” tran­ athlete, and he doesn’t deserve to script posted on-line. Associate be kicked when he’s down.” Media Athletic Director John Heisler And then Gundy turned and continued from page 28 said Tuesday that Notre Dame attacked who Carlson is. routinely edits its transcripts, pro­ “If you have a child some day, doing anything to actually-build it. vided by a third party, for clarity’s you’ll understand how it feels, but You can point the finger at offen­ sake when specific questions you obviously don’t have a child. I sive line coach John Latina, but would not make sense for those do,” he screamed. "... If you want his lines at Ole Miss were consid­ reading. to go after an athlete, one of my ered among the best-coached and While official transcripts should athletes, you go after one who toughest in the SEC.” include complete, unedited quota­ doesn’t do the right things. You Weis took offense and tions for honesty’s sake — and to don’t downgrade [denigrate] him answered Hansen’s unrelated retain the legitimacy of the tran­ because he does everything right question at a news conference the script itself— there is a separate, and may not play as well on next day with a quick retort and a important point raised by the Saturday. And you let us make jab at Hansen. exchange. that decision. That’s why I don’t “Well, would you like for me to Weis is either right or wrong; read the newspaper. Because it’s CHEESE, answer this in the first person, there’s no need to ignore the con­ garbage. ... PEPPER0NI.0R second person or third person?” flict of opinions. “Come after me. I’m a man, I’m Weis asked. “Well, you probably Such conflicts between coaches forty. I’m not a kid. Write some­ ITALIAN SAUSAGE have that answer. So we’ll move and media happen, and they are thing about me or our coaches. Original Reund •Canyeut "Pina tax on. Next question.” far from rare. Leaders in pres­ Don’t write about a kid that does HICKORY CROSSING PLAZA The exchange was available for sure-packed jobs get mad all the everything right, whose heart’s • 3601 Edison Road at Hickory • 243-4680 all to see via an on-line video, but time. Sometimes their anger is broken, and then say the coaches the athletic department omitted justified; sometimes it’s not. said he was scared. That ain’t Always, however, it’s entertain­ true.” ing. As a friend of mine said earli­ The fallout has been a national er this week, people love you mocking of Gundy for his over- when you’re human. Humans the-top response, but isn’t that a have a tendency to get mad, react bit self-serving? stupidly and then repent. That’s A writer communicates with life. printed words. When they are vit­ But there are also times when riolic and petty, should a coach, anger is justified. who communicates with the spo­ Oklahoma State coach Mike ken word, be able to respond in Gundy screamed at and belittled kind? columnist Jenni Carlson Saturday If we extol the virtues of an for reporting that backup quar­ unhindered freedom of speech, terback Bobby Reid’s mother was shouldn’t we also support the feeding the player chicken the freedom to mock, lambaste, previous week after the Cowboys’ ostracize and berate you for voic­ 41-23 loss to Troy. Carlson’s argu­ ing an ignorant, intellectually dis­ ment was that the episode was honest, mind-numbing and poorly just the latest example of Reid argued opinion? being soft. When asked about what is “Does he have the fire in his acceptable criticism of athletes belly?” the column read. “Or does and coaches Wednesday, Weis he want to be coddled, babied, tried to strip away the argument perhaps even fed chicken? over journalism’s ethics. He took “That scene in the parking lot a simpler approach to Gundy’s Coffee at the Como last week had no bearing on the response. Cowboys changing quarterbacks, For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Students at Notre Dame “I know all the coaches of and yet, it said so much about America will go, ‘Yeah, yeah, Reid. A 21-year-old letting his yeah.’ And the journalists of Tuesday, October 2 mother feed him in public? Most America will go, ‘No, no no,’” 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. college kids, much less college Weis said. “But in reality, as a football players, would just as dad, that would really bother 316 Coleman-Morse soon be seen running naked me.” across campus.” Weis was wrong for his reaction The Core Council invites gay. lesbian, and bisexual members of the Notre Dame family, So Carlson made a claim — she to Hansen’s piece, but he’s right their friends, and supporters to an informal gathering at the Co-Mo. attacked who Reid is, far deeper here. Everyone is welcome and confidentiality is assured. than only attacking his play. She Whether or not it’s ethical to intertwined the two, and Gundy censor columnists or criticize the was none too pleased. integrity of student-athletes, the “That article had to have been words have an effect. But the written by a person that doesn’t debate over what is fair to print is have a child and has never had a just as important. child that’s had their heart bro­ The question is, are we ready to ken and come home upset,” make an honest debate? Gundy steamed at Carlson in the CORE COUNCIL post-game news conference. "... The views expressed in this col­ FOR GAY & LESBIAN Here’s all that kid did: He goes to umn are those of the author and STUDENTS class, he’s respectful to the not necessarily those ofThe media, he’s respectful to the pub­ Observer. lic. Contact Ken Fowler at “And he’s not a professional kfowlerl @nd. edu page 26 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Thursday, September 27, 2007

In their opener, the Lions 7-6 loss to Breen-Philips, was unable to lead an offen­ junior Kelsey Young, the looked very impressive on which dropped the Bullfrogs sive scoring drive. team’s free safety. Lewis Interhall both sides of the ball. The to a record of 0-2-1. The Lewis will look to senior must do the same, or it runs continued from page 24 tandem of sophomore quar­ Chicks are not faring any bet­ captain Alexandra Persley to the risk of allowing Hackney terback Claire Connell and ter after losing rally the to find Sobolewski or junior 6 defensive struggle with freshman running back Neva to W elsh Chicks to Courtney Rains — two talent­ Badin. Junior captain and Lundy ran and passed their Family 26-13, “We have really their first ed offensive threats. quarterback Melissa Meagher way to 20 points. although they victory of Likewise, Badin must keep was the sparkplug for the The next week, however, managed two improved as a whole with the season. sophomore quarterback Babes offense, scoring the they were blanked by a tough late scores to each game, especially the Both Katherine Guarnieri from only touchdown of the game. Pangborn defense. To suc­ make the final defense. We are going to teams have staging another offensive Junior receiver Tara ceed, the young Lyons offense tally m ore had d e fe n ­ onslaught like she did against Me Carr on w as a v alu ab le will have to bounce back respectable. win out and go 4-2... ” sive p ro b ­ Welsh Family in the second member of the offense as from the shutout loss and Both teams lems in the half. well, and tonight’s outcome rekindle the explosive offense are lead by Melissa Meagher past. Badin Both teams look to tonight’s will depend upon the chem­ it showcased opening week­ their seniors, Breen-Phillips quarterback seem s to game to put them back into istry of the two juniors. end. but several of have cured the running for the playoffs. "We have really improved them have had last season’s as a whole with each game, Badin vs. Lewis tough seasons. defensive Contact Eric Prister at especially the defense, which Lewis will battle Badin Badin senior wide receiver woes, holding both of its last [email protected], Pat Stynes at is getting a lot better," tonight at 9 on Riehle Field in Kristen Sobolewski did not two opponents to one touch­ [email protected] and Anthony Meagher said. "We are going a game between two teams make it into the end zone down each with the help of Conklin at [email protected] . to win out and go 4-2, start­ with disappointing seasons so against Breen-Phillips, since ing with a win Thursday far. her co-captain, junior quar­ night.” Badin is fresh off an intense terback Katie Bose Hackney, THE CUSHWA CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF J f L AMERICAN CATHOLICISM Hanks p r e s e n t s continued from page 28 -ur having the greatest competi­ American Catholic Studies Seminar tive im p act in the USYSA “Drawing the Line Between What Should, and National Championships that year and again when the What Should Not Be Told in American Catholic Texans were the 2005 runner- History—John Tracy Ellis and David Francis up. Sweeney’s Life of John Lancaster Spalding" “[Hanks] played for a great youth club, so she’s definitely C. Walker Collar, Xavier University not used to being on the los­ ing side," Irish coach Randy Wald rum said. “This is a first 77 mrsday, September 21, 2007 for her, like most of our play­ ers.” 4:30 p. m. After graduating from the 1140 Tlanner Hall youth soccer ranks, Hanks continued her winning ways at Notre Dame. As a fresh ­ man, she won the Hermann Trophy as the Division 1 national player of the year for the 22-3-0 Irish squad that MCAT DAT OAT I PCAT made the national quarterfi­ nals. “For me, 1 knew it would be difficult after winning the tro­ phy," Hanks said.“i’ve worked very hard.” But neither double teams VANESSA GEMPIS/The Observer nor a sophomore jinx slowed Irish forward Kerri Hanks fights for the ball in Notre Dame’s 2-1 her down last season as she loss to Oklahoma State on Sept. 16. won the Big East offensive player of the year award with ble of playing a lot better than ing back, it’s a huge lift for Enroll by September 30, 2007 and save $100 on MCAT, DAT, 22 goals and 22 assists. The this." them. And Kerri has shown OAT and PCAT comprehensive courses. Plus, act now and Irish finished as the national Hanks, for one, has scored that commitment to fighting.” runner-up with a record of in each of Notre Dame’s last The rest of the Irish will beat the $100 October T ' 2007 price increase! 25-1-1. four contests and Waldrum need to imitate that dogged But the team has struggled said that she has played even attitude if they hope to play this season, outplaying teams better than she did in her two deep into the NCAA but rarely getting the results award-winning seasons. Tournament. For now, the they hope for. “Her energy level is incredi­ team will focus on building on “This year has been frus­ ble,” said Waldrum. “The last its 4-0 win over DePaul Kaplan provides the most realistic practice for trating because we’ve outshot few seasons she hasn’t had to Friday in its Big East opener. the computer-based MCAT. teams and outplayed them,” carry us but, this year, she’s “We’ve just been playing Hanks said. “We’ve just been certainly elevated her game.” our hearts out [in practice], ” Enroll today to take advantage of this limited-time offer. giving some careless mistakes While she has scored 56 Hanks said. “We’re just look­ on the back end and not fin­ goals in more than two colle­ ing at Friday [against ishing up front.” giate seasons, Hanks and Louisvillel and trying to start Higher test scores guaranteed KAPLAN Hanks said that the team is Waldrum both cited defense picking up wins.” or your money back: not struggling because of a as the area in which she has Luckily for the Irish, their TEST PREP AND lack of skill. improved most. star forward has proved that 1-800-KAP-TEST | kaptest.com “You shouldn’t compare us “She's made big strides she knows how to do just that. 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C om m entary Running to daylight Coaches ND tailbacks rotate argue with for improved yardage in rushing attack press corps By CHRIS HINE Sports Editor Should teams be able

Notre Dame g.lined 117 to regulate coverage? yards on the ground Saturday against Michigan State by Charlie Weis had a bit of a employing a situational rota­ moment last week. tion of running backs — and Eric Hansen of the South Bend this week, offensive coordi­ Tribune wrote a lengthy “analy­ nator Michael Haywood said sis” in last to expect more of the same Thursday’s against Purdue. paper, Haywood said the rotation which asked calls for different backs to the reader come in during situations to imagine that would maximize their he were strengths in the running Charlie Weis game. and “All of those decisions are explored made prior to the game. We what Weis get into a situation and their was think­ Ken Fowler rotation is already set,” ing going Haywood said. “In the game into the the other day, there was a big Michigan Sports Writer run, and understanding the State game. individual who made the big In reality, run, I just turned to the side­ it was a column — which is fine. line and said, “33 [freshman Its toughest words went like this: Robert Hughes], you’re in.’ “You talked a good game about The rotation is already set nasty, but until now you weren’t DAN COOPEFVThe O bserver Irish sophomore running back James Aldridge runs away from Michigan State linebacker Sir sec BACKS/page 25 Darean Adams in Notre Dame’s 31-14 loss to the Spartans Saturday. see MEDIA/page 25

W o m e n ’s Interhall F ootball ND W o m e n ’s S o c c er Undefeated Welsh Fam Hanks not used to losing and PW meet at Riehle Irish forward determined to get squad back to winning ways By FRAN TOLAN the chemistry we have on Sports Writer Breen-Phillips looks offense this year,” Bushelle for 2nd straight win; said. “1 think our defense In the first game of her deserves credit too for con­ collegiate career, Kerri Badin takes on Lewis sistently giving us great field Hanks racked up three position to work with.” goals and an assist in an Whirlwinds junior quarter- 11-1 win over New By ERIC PR1STER, hack lenni Gargula, who has Hampshire. PAT STYNES and sco red 12 to u ch d o w n s in For most of her freshman ANTHONY CONKLIN three games, and Pasquerilla and sophomore seasons, Sports Writers West’s Grace Orians, with Hanks and the Irish contin­ seven touchdowns of her ued rolling over opponents Pasquerilla West vs. Welsh own, lead their respective in a similar fashion. Family offenses. This year has not been so Two undefeated teams meet Bushelle called tonight’s easy for Hanks and her tonight at 8 on Riehle Field matchup “the toughest regu­ teammates. Despite notch­ as Pasquerilla West takes on lar season game we play this ing six goals in her team ’s Welsh Family. year.” first eight games, the jun­ The last time the two teams Pasquerilla West captain ior has lost as many games met, in last year’s semifinal, Tina Martinek could not be this season as she had in the Purple Weasels defeated reached for comment. her first two seasons com­ the Whirlwinds. bined. W elsh Fam ily, though, is Breen Phillips vs. Lyons The Irish stand at 3-4-1 trying not to think about the Trying to keep its momen­ as they begin the meaty past. tum going, Breen-Phillips (1- part of their Big East “We re m e m b e r th a t PW 2) takes on reeling Lyons (1- -schedule Friday at ended our season last year, 1) tonight at 7 on Riehle Louisville. but we’re more concerned Field. “It is hard for me with this year’s playoffs Breen-Phillips had a rough because I’ve never been on rather than with what hap­ start to the season, losing to a team with a losing record pened last year,” Welsh defending champions before,” Hanks said. Family senior captain Kelly Pasquerilla West 3 3-18. Before arriving at Notre Bushelle said. Lyons started off with a Dame, Hanks starred for Both teams have experi­ strong 20-6 win over Badin the Dallas Texans, the enced great offensive success but was shut out by Pangborn 2003 United States Youth so far this season, outscoring 16-0 last Sunday. Soccer Association national their opponents by a com­ Last weekend, however, the champion. Hanks received bined 81 points in five games. Babes improved significantly, the Golden Boot Award for “Our offense has been suc­ nabbing their first win in a 7- WU YU E/The O bserver cessful because of the combi­ Irish forward Kerri Hanks p asses the ball ahead in Notre Dame’s nation of good coaching and see INTERHALL/page 26 see HANKS/page 26 4-0 win over DePaul on Sept. 21.