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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 40: ISSUE 68 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18,2006 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Jenkins to address academic freedom Timm hired Queer Film Festival, Vagina Monologues are starting points for discussion as head of
Monologues. and Communication Hilary he's going to bn for or against it Mount Mary By MADDIE HANNA and "Academic freedom is an Crnkovich said. and he hasn't said anything one MARY KATE MALONE essential value in any university Professors and students said way or another. With pnople so New~ Wril~rs community, and our Catholic they were encouraged by polarized on this campus, each By MEGAN O'NEIL character is essenlial to Notre Jenkins' decision to speak pub convinced that .Jenkins is on Saint Mary's Editor Univorsity l'rnsidnnt Father Dame," Jenkins said in a state licly about two contentious and their sid.e, it is very useful for .John .Jnnkins will discuss the ment Tuesday. "I want to central aspects of the him to articulate where he Saint Mary's Vice Presidnnt int1~rplay bntwenn academic address both these central val~ University's identity. stands." for Student Affairs Linda frc-ndom and ues, and seek comment and dis James Collins, associate chair While the ()ueer Film Festival Timm announced last wnek Notro Danw's cussion from the University of the Film, Television and and Vagina Monologues - the she will leave the Collegn in Catholic community. I bnlieve such dis Theatre Department, whieh has former entering its third year at June in order to assume tlw character in cussion is an important one for traditionally co-sponsored the Notre Dame, the latter its fifth presidency th rt~n opn n Notre Dame and Catholic higher Queer Film Festival and Vagina - have particularly polarized at Mount dialogue ndueation in general." Monologues, said the addresses the campus, Brown said the two Mary College addrnsses Jenkins will not make a policy have already built anticipation. events would serve as examples in Milwau nnxt wnnk, a announcement in favor or ''I'm delightnd he's giving the rather than focal points in the kee, Wis. decision against certain productions dur talk on where he stands on all address Jenkins will deliver to As a viee spurred by ing his addresses, but will sim of this. Right now I think clarifi faculty on Monday, students on president at Jenkins rncnnt ply initiate dialogue, University cation of when~ he stands in Tuesday and alumni on Saint Mary's hnightnnnd dnbatn about the spokesman Dennis Brown and really important," Collins said. for 11 years, ()twnr Film Festival and Vagina vice president of Public Affairs "A lot of people are imagining see JENKINS/page 4 Timm inter- acted elosely Tlmm with stu- dents, overseeing various departments on campus including athletics and reere Off-campus student residences burglarized ation, student activities, counseling and career devel opment, health and wellnnss Locked doors, a/ann Renters disturbed, services and residenee lifn. "This is the next move in systems fail to stop but not surprised my life," Timm said of tho job winter break thefts by recent break-ins change. "In lots of ways, this will be a new beginning for me - a new bnginning pro l\y MARY KATE MALONE By KATIE PERRY fessionally and a new begin A.~siswn1 News Editor A~sistant News Editor ning personally." Timm began to consider thn Snvnral off-eampus hrllls Off-campus students possibility of a presidential position in recnnt years, she ns 01:eupil~d by Notre Dame victimized by burglaries students wore burglarized during Christmas break said, and was first contaeted or vandalized during said they were not sur by the Mount Mary search Christmas brPak in a series prised by the events - committee as a potential can ol' crimns that students said just shocked they did not didate in late .July. Timm said r:ausod serious damage to happen sooner. And some that institution's mission as a tlwir honws. feared the erimes would Catholic women's liberal arts Tnn studnnts Jiving at S25 increase already-inflamed eollnge resonated with her East Washington St. esti tensions between Notre from the very beginning. rnatml thn damagn to their Dame students and the One of six candidates ini I 0-bndroom house al about South Bend community. tially intnrvinwed, Timm visit $10,000. Burglars rmtnrnd "I was feeling like we od the Milwaukoe r:ampus in tlw house Doc. 27, stealing were going to get broken mid-Snptnmbnr wlwro she nvnryth ing from I>VI>s and into, even during met with the search commit tee - a body whieh ineludnd Residents of 524 Corby Street discovered their house was vandal sec THEFTS/page 6 Ized during break. Houses on East Washington Street were also hit. see SECURITY/page 8 see TIMM/pagc 6 College starts setnester day early Forn1er trustee pleads
By KELLY MEEHAN guilty to misdemeanor A.o;.~istaltl News l'.di10r
Saint Mary's studrmts' win Observer Staff Report the Notre Dame eampus, police said. The two were on eampus tnr bmak r~amn to an abrupt end Monday wlmn they found Former Notre Dame football for the winter Board of' Trustees thmnselvns sitting in a class captain and NFL Super Bowl meeting. Duerson pushed his wife out the door of tlwir room room on a day previously winner Dave Duerson, who resigned from the University's and she hit the wall, and she rr~snrwd for enrollment. pur chasing books and sclwdule Board of' Trustees last was treated and rnleased from a local hospital, police said. changes. February, pleaded guilty Thn Collngn Acadnmie Tuesday to a misdomeanor Duerson agreed to plnad i\lliLirs Council votnd in April charge of domestic battery. guilty to the domnstie battory 2005 to rnsunw class on thn Duerson, 45, of llighland eharge in return for thren otlwr first Monday of' the spring Park, Ill., appeared Tuesday in counts against him lwing dis tho traffic and misdemeanor missed. Catherine Wilson, a 2006 SOIJlestnr and 11VI11'Y division of' Superior Court in spokeswoman for St. .Joseph snnwstnr tlwrr~al'tnr. Tlw eoundl optnd to bngin a day South Bfmd and plead11d guilty County Proseeu tor M ieh a rd 11arlinr in ordnr to aehievn a to 01111 of' four misdemeanor Dvorak, told the Assoeiatnd an nqual nwnting time counts against him. Prns~. Tho formnr football star hPI.wnon classns thai. convmw The charges stemmed from is selwdulnd to h11 snntnnend on Monday, Wndrwsday and an argument betwnen Dunrson Mareh 14 and l'aens up to a 1-'riday and thosl' that nwt on and his wife, Alicia. that took ynar in jail and a $5,000 linn. Saint Mary's students listen in class, which started on Monday place last February in their sec CLASS/page 4 at the College - a day before classes at Notre Dame began. hotel room at the Morris Inn on see DUERSON/pagc 9 ------,
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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WAS THE BEST PART OF WINTER BREAK? Obligatory resolution
It's the beginning of a new semester, and also still the beginning of a new year. Although the festivities of New Jeff Paone Jorie Reger Jon Kearney Bill Buzaid Kevin Washington Brian Desplinter Year's Eve are in the past, for many people New Year's resolutions are very junior junior freshman freshman freshman freshman much a part of Dillon Welsh Family Alumni Alumni Knott Hall Alumni the present. laura Baumgartner It has only , been about 17 "Watching The "When my "Hugging the "Frolicking in "The warm "Sobriety. Aristocrats. ,, friend became White Sox the snow with weather.'' days, give or Wzre Editor , take a few my friend with World Series Kearney. hours, since , these resolutions were made and I benefits. " trophy. hope most of you can still honestly say that you are living up to yours. However, if you didn't choose to con verge with the masses and resolve to improve your life in some way this year I think that's OK too. Based on my experiences, I haven't encountered many people who were able to sustain their goals for the New Year through out the month of January, let alone the entire year. IN BRIEF Personally, I don't even remember what my past resolutions may have The film "The Breakfast Club" been. This makes me fairly confident will be shown Thursday at 11:55 that I did not continue with my resolve p.m. as part of the Brew and to improve myself for very long. View at Legends. Free breakfast I think the problem with New Year's will be served. resolutions is that a lot of the time people don't really commit to them. The Notre Dame Student Film They make up a resolution whether Festival begins Friday at 7 p.m. it's to start working out on a regular in the DeBartolo Center for the basis, to quit smoking, or to spend Performing Arts. The Festival more time doing volunteer work not will feature 12 short films made because they truly want to do these as class projects during the past things but because they feel obligated year and will include dark come too. dies and documentaries. New Year's resolutions are a tradi tion that dates back to Babylonian Bill O'Connell's Chicago times, and because they are still so Skyliners, a swing band, will per popular in society today who wants to form Friday at 10 p.m. at be the oddball who doesn't make one. Legends. However, if you really want to change something about yourself or your life, The Saint Mary's swim team shouldn't you be able to do it any day will compete against Kalamazoo of the year? College in its final home meet of Life is complicated enough as it is; the season Friday at 6:30 p.m. in 1 do we really need to have the added Rolfs Aquatic Center. pressure of New Year's and its dread HY PHAM/The Observer ed resolutions looming over our heads With Morrissey not having Internet or cable for the next couple of weeks during The Saint Mary's first year on top of all the daily stressors we dorm installation, students have been forced to go elsewhere for their online needs. board is sponsoring Battle of the encounter? For most, like these two students Tuesday, the Internet refuge is the basement of Bands 2006 Saturday at 6:30 If you really are dedicated to chang Morrissey, where many cables line the hallway ready to be installed. p.m. in the Saint Mary's Student ing yourself for the better or resolving Center. The event will feature to change something else that you Notre Dame bands think could use improvements and just OFFBEAT "Somersaults," "Slap Bracelet need that extra push to get started, Suicide," "Robbie Hazen," "Ryan then I think New Year's was created Airport becomes hot room, where the bride playing hide-and-seek, Connaughton" and "Patrick the for you. However, I don't think we spot to tie the knot and groom can check in according to Sydney's Unlikely Genius." Proceeds bene should need a set day too encourage STOCKHOLM - A busy their luggage, order Daily Telegraph. fit Riley Hospital for Children. us to make changes. If you want to international airport may champagne and catering, "I just hopped in there change something I think you should not seem like the most and when the ceremony is and couldn't even get the Tim Reynolds, a collaborator just go out and do it, take the initiative romantic setting for a over, be driven straight up lid down and the kids with the Dave Matthews Band, and start whenever you feel like it. wedding, but it is an to the aircraft. came in and said, 'Ha, ha! will perform at Legends Saturday There's no reason to wait until next increasingly popular We found you,"' Toom told at 10 p.m. NO/Saint Mary's/Holy year to make a resolution, so if you venue for exchanging Father traps himself In the newspaper. Cross 10 required. missed the deadline of midnight on vows in Sweden. washer playing with kids Toom, of the New Year's Eve this year, don't worry Last year, 488 couples SYDNEY, Australia- A Queensland city of Mission IMPROVable, a about it, start today. tied the knot at Arlanda man had to be rescued Townsville, waited for an Chicago-based improv comedy I didn't start my resolution until airport outside Stockholm, after becoming wedged in hour with his knees group, will perform Saturday at 9 returning to campus. In fact, I wasn't up from 348 in 2004. It a washing machine while pressed to his chest p.m. in Washington Hall. even going to make one simply was the second consecu playing a game with his before being rescued by Admission is free. because I couldn't think of anything tive yearly increase, air children, a newspaper local fire squad member that I thought I wanted to change. port spokeswoman Helena reported Tuesday. Dave Dillon, the paper To submit information to be Once I had moved in and worked up Miller said. A fire officer pulled reported. included in this section of The an appetite after struggling with my The weddings took place Robin Toom, 38, out of the Observer, e-mail detailed informa luggage however, my resolution came in the airport chapel or, machine after Toom Information compiled tion about an event to to me.· more commonly, in a VIP became trapped while from the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu I'm going to eat in the dining hall this semester. There will be no more spending money on snacks at Meijer or Target, no more ordering Jimmy TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY John's at all hours of the day. I'm a:: going to use the meal plan I paid for IJJ instead of spending extra money on ::J: food. ~ I've been here for three days now IJJ and I've been to the dining hall three 3: times. At least it's a step in the right ....I direction. ct I hope you all find success with your (.) 0 resolutions as well. Good luck...... HIGH 32 HIGH 30 HIGH 46 HIGH 43 HIGH 44 HIGH 38 Contact Laura Baumgartner at LOW 28 LOW 25 LOW 38 LOW 38 LOW 26 LOW [email protected] 29 The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and Atlanta 61 I 44 Boston 32 I 10 Chicago 46 I 30 Denver 37 I 26 Houston 72 I 63 los Angeles 63 I 48 Minneapolis 33 I 28 not necessarily those of The Observer. New York 32 I 16 Philadelphia 31 I 20 Phoenix 58 I 42 Seattle 43 I 41 St. Louis 44 I 38 Tampa 68 I 44 Washington 42 I 32
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such as polities and global By PETER NINNEMAN humanitarian interest<>, econom News Writer ies, education, gender relations and cultural diversity at the Notm Damn has not yot hold University and Catholic soeial any campus nvents to honor teaching. Faculty members on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the panel will indude Anthony observed Monday, but it has Burrow, a researcher assoeiate CLAIRE KELLEY !The Ubserver plans to do so. In addition, in the department of' psychology, Domers cheer on the Irish In the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2 after flocking there from across the country. University leaders also partiei and Heanna Ursin, a visiting fel patnd in some community and low in the department of good to sec [all my friends] for a who attended the game. ofl'-campus events for the holi Afrieana studies. Student mem By RYAN SYDLIK game one last time," "It was a lot of fun," Kurtz said. day. bers of the King Day committee, News Writer Clock was able to go beeause a "I really thought we were coming Hichard Pierce, chair of the whieh organized the event, will friend secured him a game ticket back in the last 5 minutPs, but our University's department of also share the mierophone dur Notre Dame and Saint Mary's and beeause he received a plane defense just eouldn 't stop them." 1\fricana studies and associate ing the mtleting. students traveled from all over the ticket as a special gift from his Kurtz also had positive experi professor of history, led a discus The meeting is sponsored by United States to Tempe, Ariz .. in grandfather. He knew some peo ences with Ohio State fans and sion at Notre Dame Downtown, Campus Ministry and large numbers over the break to ple that were not as well pre said they were really amiablP. located on South Michigan Multicultural Student Programs sec the Irish take on the Ohio pared, however. "I didn't see any lighl'i or argu Strnnt, whkh focused on lesser and Services and will be held at State Buekcyes in the Fiesta Bowl. "One girl I know didn't initially ments," Kurtz said. "I expected a known dvil rights activists. 7 p.m. in the student lounge of Despite the loss, student<; enjoyed have a game ticket, but she made little bit more animosity, but there Dean of First Year of Studies the Coleman-Morse Center. In the game and the experiences that all the flight arrangements before really wasn't any at all." and theology professor Hugh addition to Tuesday's event, eamc with it. she even was able to get one," he A native of Seott'idale, it was the Page was the keynote speaker at there will be a similar discussion Senior Chris Christensen of said. fourth Notre Dame bowl game the "King Day" gospel program by selected student leaders and Knott Hall made the trip to the Clock also mentioned that he loss in Arizona Kurtz attended. at the Century Center in South members of the King Day com Sun Devil Stadium from Virginia knew a few people who were ''I'm still waiting for a victory," Bnnd. Page discussed tht1 rela mittee on Jan. 23, in the Main with friends and family. upset they didn't win the lottery. Kurtz said. "And hopefully, the tionship between religion and Building. "I had a good time," Christensen "Seniors were mad that under fifth time is the charm." sodal ehang11 at the annual pro Students understood why the said. "I really enjoyed seeing all classmen got tickets while they Ed Kummercr, a sophomore J.,>Tam. University did not hold any my friends there, and being in the were unable to go to what would who is also an Arizona native, In meent ynars, celebrations of evenl'i honoring King this week. student section made it almost like be their last game as a student," went to the game with his family. Martin Luther King Day at Notrn "It would have been nice for a home game." he said. "It was painful at times, but it was Damn have ineluded prayer the University to have done However, Christensen was not a Saint Mary's senior Tai Baird fun to go and support the team," serviens, a "pnaen quilt" made something because he really big fan of Sun Devil Stadium. It waited in line for several hours in Kummernr said. by studenl<> of' Notre Damn and ehanged the way the country was disconcerting to him because, the College's Student Center to buy Saint Mary's studP.nt Becky loml nlemnntary schools and an works, but it's understandable he said, due to the stands' red one of the 100 tickets allotted to Feauto flew from Iowa to Vegas artistic showeasn by studnnl'i of that nothing happened because color, it looked like there were Saint Mary's students and then and then drove to Tempe to tail Notm Dame, Saint Mary's, and we all just got baek from break," more Ohio State fans than Notre flew from Georgia to watch the gate with friends and watch Notro I loly Cross. freshman Eileen Helmer said. Dame fans. Irish face off against the Buckeyes. Dame take the field. As in 2004, this year Notre "Organizing and advertising any Kevin Clock, also a senior from "It was really neat meeting so "I enjoyed the game despite I>ame will bn holding a town hall type of event would've been Knott Hall, made his way to many different people from all being disappointed by the loss," mneting. "A Call fhr Your Voice: pretty hard." Tempe and said the weather was across the United States that trav Fcauto said. Th11 H11sponsibility of Every Man ideal for a football game. eled just to sec the game," Baird and Woman," will take place Contact Peter Ninneman at "Aside from the loss, I had a said. Contact Ryan Sydlik at .Jan. 24 and will discuss topies [email protected] great time," Clock said. "It was Will Kurtz was another senior [email protected] The Observer is currently accepting applications for the 2006-07 Editor-in-Chief
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of view and discussions of impor this very seriously, which is a rooms on Saturday evening. tance," she said. very good sign." "Some [students] had already Jenkins Jenkins prioritized student Philosophy professor Ed Class bought plane tickets to come continued from page 1 involvement in the discussion Manier, who has in the past been continued from page 1 back without to school on through an invitation Executive outspoken in defense of academ Saturday rather than Sunday, Assistant to the President ic freedom issues, including the Tuesday and Thursday. and we had to allow housing . Thursday. Frances Shavers extended to Queer Film Festival, said predic Some students who utilized the and make special exceptions," Brown said he did not believe student body president Dave tions about what the president class-free Monday for readjust she said. "The change was just a decision had been reached Baron during winter break. On will reveal are at this point spec ing to college life after a four frustrating for residents, RAs about whether to change the Jan. 2, Jenkins, Shavers, Baron ulative. week winter break did not wel and residence life staff to have name of the Queer Film Festival, and student body vice president "My initial reaction is more in come the earlier starting date. to deal with on a fairly short a possibility raised in December. Lizzi Shappell the wait and see "I liked having the extra day notice." Each address' audience will be met while in mode," Manier to get organized, buy books Sophomores Erin Hogan and allowed a chance to respond Arizona for the "I think all of us are said. "Jenkins is and catch up with friends Natalie Grasso faced the chal with comments or questions, an Fiesta Bowl to a serious man before we start in with class lenge of having a very limited open discussion concept that discuss the thinking the same thing, and this is an es," junior Catherine Reinert time to move into their dorm quickly generated a positive possibility of a [that is] we don't have a important talk. I said. "I arrived on Sunday rooms after studying in Rome response from the Notre Dame dialogue sense ofwhat he's going think it will be a night and had class all day [on last semester. community. involving stu good idea to lis Monday] so I haven't had a "We just really hit the ground "It's important that Father dents, Baron to say. It is interesting ten to the talk chance to buy my books yet." running," Grasso said. "We had John is telling us what his said. because everyone is with something The College made adjust to move in quickly, which gave thoughts are because [the aca "I appreciate interested in it. like an open ments in attempts to accommo us no time to stop and think demic freedom issue] has caused and respect the mind ... I cer date the early start to the about the readjusting process." a lot of discord in the communi approach Everyone thinks this tainly plan on semester. Representatives from Hogan agreed and said that it ty," said anthropology professor [Jenkins] is has a lot of implications attending." each academic department was difficult to find time to James McKenna, whose depart taking with in order for our Students were available on Sunday reunite with friends after being ment has previously sponsored this, especially University to be great. " involved with afternoon to address students' away from the campus since the Queer Film Festival. "What's his effort to the Vagina scheduling problems, and the last May. important is the ability of these include as Monologues bookstore remained open from "I have just been going non issues to be addressed by all many people as James McKenna production are 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. stop since I got here, and have constituencies of the campus." possible in the anthropology professor also anxious to College residence halls, how not even had time to think But he also expressed uncer discussion," hear what ever, did not reopen until 9 about being back," she said. tainty - a feeling he believes Baron said. Jenkins has to a.m. on Sunday, which proved Communications studies pro many professors share. "T.hat's say, director to put a time constraint on fessor Colleen Fitzpatrick said "I think all of us are thinking extremely respectful of us, as Madi Liddy said. many students who desired she felt students did not seem the same thing, [that is] we don't students in particular." "We just discussed that we're extra time to move back into quite as prepared on Monday have a sense of what he's going Baron said he believes there going to keep an open mind," their dorm rooms. as they did on the first day of to say," McKenna said. "It is will be a sizeable student Liddy said. "Although there's a "I felt a little rushed, espe class last semester. interesting because everyone is turnout at Tuesday's discussion. lot of drama about the Vagina cially since they didn't open the "Very few students had the interested in it. Everyone thinks Jenkins has no choice but to Monologues, we're also really dorms until Sunday morning," textbooks yet . . . I also heard of this has a lot of implications in confront an issue of this magni willing to hear what he has to junior Mary Meier said. "I was a few students who missed orde·r for our University to be tude, said Charles Rice, law say about academic freedom ... also surprised that the book Monday's class because they great." school professor emeritus, who We all want to go." store closed at 6 p.m. I figured assumed the semester started Crnkovich said the new year has previously opposed both the The co-chairs of this year's they would stay open later to [Tuesday]," she said. "But over provided a good opportunity for Vagina Monologues and the Queer Film Festival were not accommodate students." all, the students seemed to be new University leadership to ini Queer Film Festival. available for comment Tuesday. As a junior resident advisor, enthusiastic about starting, tiate discussion on important "I think that's part of his Jessica Stoller returned to her even if there were a few grum topics such as academic free responsibility as president to Contact Maddie Hanna at dorm room on Saturday and bles about starting on Monday." dom. address this issue," Rice said. "I mhannal @nd.edu said that the situation became "A university setting is a won did not expect it but I think it's and Mary Kate Malone frustrating when some students Contact Kelly Meehan at derful place to encourage points an indication that he is taking at [email protected] snuck back into their dorm kmeehaO [email protected]
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Court upholds doctor-assisted suicide Countries disagree over Iran Vllo:NNA, Austria - Pressure on Iran Without Roberts' support, Supreme Court backs Oregon's assisted suicide law ini.«Hlsil'ind Ttwsday, with koy Europoan rounl.rins aud Uw United Statns moving alwad with plans to rnfnr Tehran to tho Associated Press U.N. Snrurity Council and Israel vowing not WAS I IINGTON- The first to lnt llw Iranians dnvnlop nuelnar major ruling of tho Hobnrts woapons. era at the Suprome Court But Hussia and China- Iran's past back was missing somnthing: tlw Prs- urged rwgotiations instead of con support of nnw Chief .Justico frontation. casting doubt on whntlwr next John Hobnrts. month"s lntnrnalional Atomic Erwrgy Hoberts joined the court's Agn11ry llwotillg will dPmonstraln unifind a most conservative nH1Ill political will. bers. Antonio Scalia and A nwnting Monday in London produend no Clarnnee Thomas, in baek agrnnmnnt among the Unitod States, ing the Bush administra f."raru~n. Britain and Cormany and Moscow tion's challengn to Orngon's and B1~ijing on whether to rnfnr tho dispute unique doctor-assistnd sui over Iranian nuclear nnrichmnnt to thn cide law. Security Counr.il. which eould imposn sanc They were outvoted, how tions. ever, by moderato and liber U.S. strike strains Pakistani relations al justices who said Oregon PI·:SIIAWAH, Pakistan - Pakistani provin doctors can help terminally cial authoritins said Tuesday four or fivn for ill patinnts die without fear Pign tnrrorists wmn killml in tho purportnd of punishment from the fed U.S. missih~ strike that has snvnrPiy strairwd eral gov~~rnment. rnlations with this Muslim nation, a key ally in The 6-3 decision found l'rnsidPnt Bush's war on tnrror. that the Bush administra Prinu~ MinistPr Shaukat Aziz. on tho ovn of a tion improperly tried to use trip to Washington. said that dnspitn the a federal drug law to pur importan1~n of tins with thn United States, sue OrHgon doetors who altarks insido Pakistan "cannot bn rondo nod." help people din undnr the "Pakistan has committnd to lighting terror law. ism. but naturally we cannot accept any Although Hoberts did not action within our country which results in writH his own dissent, his what happmwd ovm tho wnnknnd," Aziz said, vote signals how he may n~fmring to tho missile strike Friday in the change tho court. · bordN viii ago of Damadola. lie rnplaced William II. Eight«wn rnsidnnts, ineluding womnn and Hehnquist, a states' rights rhildrnn. worn also killed in tho strike, tho supporter who was against the Bush administration in Charlene Andrews, 68, plaintiff and tenninally ill breast-cancer patient, second from right, another state-federal gov celebrates after the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision Tuesday. NATIONAL NEWS ernment dash last ynar, over federal authority to Congress to attempt to out and capital punishnwnt. That decision, hy Hnhnquist, override state mndieal mar law assisted suicide. The case was argued in left room for states to set Court rules to remove life support ijuana statutes. "Congress did not have October on Hoberts' second their own ruins. SI'HINGFIEI.D, Mass.- The state's highest Justiee Anthony M. this far-reaching intent to day on the bench, and he The Tuesday ruling, and court rulod Tuesday that an 11-ynar-old girl Kennedy said the latest dis alter the federal-state bal strongly hinted that he dissents, were tinged with who was allogndly kickod and beaten with a pute, between Oregon and ance," Kennedy wrote for would back the Bush an understanding about thn hasdJUII bat eould be taken ofT life support. social conservatives in the the majority - himself', administration. Somn eourt delicate nature of the sub Tho move could lead to murder eharges Bush administration, was retiring Justice Sandra Day watchers had expected ject. Thn court itself is aging against lwr stnpfather. part of a "political and O'Connor and Justiees John O'Connor to be the decisive and thn death of Hnhnquist Stall~ oiTidals had asknd that Ilaleigh moral debatn" over doctor Paul Stevens, David Souter, vote, which could havn this past Snptmnlwr after a Poutn~·s vnntilator and fending tube be with assisted suieidn. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and delayed the casn until hor yearlong light with canc1~r drawn after doetors said she was in a vegnta The ruling could encour Stephen Breyer. successor was on the court. was emotional for the jus tiv•~ statn with no hope of recovery. age other states to consider With this decision The Senate is set to vote liens. llnr slf~pfather, who is already charged with copying Oregon's law, used Kennedy showed signs of soon on nominen Samuel Scalia said in his dissent lwating the girl. fought the move. but the to end the lives of' more becoming a more influential ;\lito. that thn court's ruling "is Suprnmn .Judidal Court ruled against him. than 200 seriously ill people swing voter after O'Connor Justices have dealt with perhaps drivnn by a fnnling No imnwdiatn date was set for tho removal in that state. The decision, departs. lie is a moderate end-of-life cases before, that the subject of assistnd of lif"n support, said Donisn Montniro, a one of' the biggest expected conservativn who some most recently in 1997 when suicide is none of' the fl~dor spokeswoman for tho Department of Sodal from the eourt this year, times joins more liberal the court unanimously al governmnnt's business. It Snrvicns. Doctors havn said llalnigh would die also could set the stage for members on eases involving ruled that peopln have no is easy to sympathize with within a few d!LYS without tho fending tube. such things as gay rights constitutional right to die. that position." Senators: Katrina recovery slow NEW OHLEANS - Progrnss rnbuilding thn Cull" Coast is still ovnrshadownd by the devas tation brought by llurricann Katrina, sena IRAQ tors said Tunsday, promising morn federal hPlp as thny vinwnd broken lnvnns and the shattnrnd homns of victims trying to restart their livns. Tape of U.S. hostage aired on Iraqi television Four months af'tnr thn Aug. 21J storm, law makers said thny wnre surprisnd to sen how Associated Press tape on Tuesday. In its own statenwnt appealing f'OJ" littln progn~ss has bnnn made in places like However, a still photograph of Carroll's rnleasn, tlw nnwspapor said c;ulf'port, Miss., whnn1 ehurdws worn guttnd BAGHDAD - Hostage Amnriean Carroll from thn videotapn that later she arrivnd in Iraq in 2003 and and t.rPns uprootPd, and in Now Orlnans, reporter Jill Carroll appeared in a appeared on thn J\1-Jazeera Web site began liling stories l'or tlw Monitor wlwrn piles of hoards and rubhln sit wlwrn silent 20-sneond video aired Tunsday carried a logo in the bottom right early last year. homns usnd to stand. by Al-Jazeera television, which said corner that read "Thn Hnvengo Tlw kidnapp1~rs "have sniwd an her abductors gave thn Unitnd States Brigade." The group was not known innocent porson who is a grPat 72 hours to free female prisoners in from prnvious elaims of responsibili admirer of' the Iraqi peopl1~ ... tlw Iraq or she would be killed. ty of violenee in Iraq. newspaper said. "Siw is a prof'Pssion LOCAL NEWS The tape showed thn 28-year-old Carroll was a freelance report1~r al journalist whose only goal has reporter sitting in front of a white for The Christian Science Monitor. b1111n to report truthfully about Iraq background and spnaking, but her and the newspapnr released a statn and to promotn understanding. As an Legislature reviews highway plan voice could not be heard. On the ment from her family pleading with intelligent, dedicated, OJWn-mimled INiliANAI'Ol.IS - Gov. Mitch Daniels' tape, Carroll is pale and appears her captors to set hor free. rnportnr. she has earned tlw rnspnct major highway plan got sevoral plugs dur tired, and her long, straight, brown "Jill is an innocp,nt journalist and of' her Arab and Western peers." ing its first hearing bnl'ort1 lawmakers hair is parted in the middle and we respectfully ask that you pleas1~ The State Department rnspondnd Tuesday, with propononts calling it a bold pulled back from her raeo. show her merey and allow hnr to to the videotape with a stall~ment proposal that would creatn jobs and boost Al-Jazeera would not tell Thn return home to hnr mother, sister that U.S. ortieials worn doing every-. nronomk devnlopnwnt by funding numnr Associated Press how it reenived the and family," the statemnnt said. "Jill thing possible to win Carroll's frnn ous road and other transportation projects. tape, but the station issued its own is a friend and sister to many Iraqis dom. The plan would allow the state to lnase statement calling for Carroll's and has bnen dedicated to bringing "We continue to make every nfTort tlu~ Indiana Toll Hoad in northern Indiana release. An Al-Jazeera producer said the truth of thn Iraq war to the Wfl can, working with Iraqis and oth to a private venture for an up-front sum no militant group's name was world. We appeal for the speedy and ers, to sen Miss Carroll is return11d tlw administration hopes would bn $2 bil attached to the messagn that was safn return of our beloved daughter safe and sound," spokesman Soan lion or morn. snnt to the station with thn silent and sister." McCormaek said. page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, January 18, 2006
The South Bend Police when it comes to student Leaving Saint Mary's will Department did not return phone life. The school is largely a be difficult, Timm said, but Thefts calls seeking comment Tuesday. Ti0101 commuter college, with turnover is part of the "nat continued from page 1 Mark Kramer, who owns both continued from page 1 fewer than 200 students ural transition" at any houses on Washington Street, residing on campus. school. Playstation consoles to food and said alarm systems are essential representatives from the Further, the average age of "I think at any institution a bed comforter, the occupants to preventing break-ins. He said corporate board, the School the students at Mount Mary there is a circle of change," said. Desktop computers and tel he sent out an e-mail to all his Sisters of Notre Dame, the is 24, meaning many are Timm said. "You always evision sets were spared. tenants before the holiday Board of Trustees, faculty, working while simultane want to continue to assess Senior John Noell, who lives at encouraging them to take special administration, staff, stu ously pursuing a degree. you contributions [to the the house, said he and his room precautions to ensure that their dents and alumnae. Timm said she is looking institution], and bringing in mates locked every window and houses were safe. "When I met with the forward to serving a differ new blood is good." door before leaving for break. Despite his instructions, this search committee it felt ent type of student body Colleagues at Saint Mary's "But we have big windows and year's crimes were the worst he's really good. I thought, 'This and working to create have been very supportive doors that aren't sturdy and lock ever seen. could be a really good fit sense of campus life. of her decisions, Timm ing your room isn't good either "That's the problem ... this is for me,"' Timm said. "It think that is going to said. [because I those can get kicked the prime time that something is Timm was invited back to be a really interesting In a statement released easily, too," Noell said. "I was going to happen, but we don't Mount Mary in late October change," Timm said. by the College, President prepared [against burglary], but have a lot of break-ins," Kramer for a weekend of extensive She said her immediate Carol Mooney praised I wasn't surprised [our house said. "In all my years of doing interviews, which she goals as presi- Timm for her was broken into]." this I can count them on one described as "intense." She dent are to contributions Nearly every door of the house hand." was notified she had been ensure the "I think at any to Saint was broken down - including Kramer said every house he selected as the College's College's Mary's. the 10 bedroom doors - all of owns has an alarm system, but lOth president just before financial sta institution there is "Linda's which were locked. it's up to the tenants to make Christmas. bility by a circle of change. ,, selection is a The tenants didn't find out sure it's connected and working "I've very excited," Timm increasing its great personal about the robbery until one of properly. said. "I was feeling confi endowment achievement Linda Tlmm the roommates, who lives in A break-in was also reported at dent throughout. I just felt and to pay for her and a Granger, drove by the house and 524 Corby St. on Dec. 28, where throughout all the inter careful atten- SMC vice president of fitting outcome realized what had happened. vandals splattered walls with views I communicated who tion to enroll- student affairs for an exem The damage was not as severe profane graffiti - causing I am and what my skills are ment numbers. plary career in at 821 East Washington St., between $500-$1,000 worth of and my interests in the best "As we are higher educa where residents said the bur damage, resident Ray Jarosz possible way that I could." here [at Saint Mary's], you tion," Mooney said. "During glars were caught in the middle said. Timm will take the helm are always going to be very her tenure she has shown a of their stealing spree, thanks to The vandals broke through a at a college that has made attentive to your enrollment consistent level of profes a friend who drove by the house window on the second floor using notable progress in the past and how you are going to sional competence and and noticed people inside. The a futon from a neighbor's porch. few years. Outgoing College attract students to your complete devotion to our burglary was reported on Dec. "[There was] writing on pic President Patricia institution," Timm said. students. We will miss Dr. 28. tures and on walls, [and also] O'Donoghue increased Timm is the second Saint Timm at Saint Mary's." "The house is equipped with an feces on a chair," said James enrollment this year to a Mary's vice president to The College should have alarm, which apparently was not Yesnik, who also lives in the record-high 1,722 students. step down from the no problem attracting a triggered during the break-in," house. A recent capital campaign College's administration strong replacement for her, said one of the residents, a male The house's alarm system was raised $28 million, far sur this academic year. Timm said. senior who wished to remain not connected, allowing the van passing the original goal of In August, Pat White, vice "I am certain there will anonymous. "The speaker for the dals to cause serious damage $16.5 million and enabling president and dean of fac be a great pool of candi alarm was ripped out of the wall. without the threat of getting the institution to build two ulty, announced he would dates," Timm said. "This is We are frustrated that the alarm caught. The only item stolen was new buildings. leave his position in May to a great job with great peo did not go off. but are very an old Notre Dame I.D card. However, while Mount take a yearlong sabbatical ple to work with." thankful that our friend was in Mary mirrors Saint Mary's and then rejoin the English the area during the time of the Contact Mary Kate Malone at as a Catholic women's col department as a faculty Contact Megan O'Neil at burglary." [email protected] lege, it is quite different member. [email protected] ..------
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006 USINESS page 7 Guidant accepts Boston Scientific offer 10,896.32 $27.2 billion may end bidding war between Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific ..... Up: Same: Down: Composite Volu Associated Press 1,194 118 ~ 2, I 82,435,970 BOSTON - For Boston Seinntifie Corp., tim third time AMEX I ,813.32 ~2.14 was a charm - even if the NASDAQ 2.265.16 +7.52 priee it must pay fiJr a rival NYSf 7,992.60 -33.34 medical device makor is S&PSOO 1,2g2.93 -4.6g nearly $3 billion morn than when it sparked a bidding NIKK£1(Tokyo) 15.395.66 -410.29 war. fTSf IOO(london) 5,699.00 -41.20 Guidant Corp. spurnod Boston Sdnntifk's first two COMPANY %CHANGE I $GAIN I PRICE buyout otTers in favor of' Guidant's standing dnal with INTEL CP (INTC) -0.27 25.52 -1.05 Johnson & Johnson. NASDAQ 110 TR (QQQQ) -0.65 -0.28 42.70 So instnad of' bidding higher MICROSOFT CP (MSFT) -0.74 -0.20 26.99 by anothnr fi~w lnmdrnd mil lion dollars. Boston Scientific SUN MICROSYS INC(SUNW) -2.12 -0.10 4.61 ponind up in a big way CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) -1.27 -0.24 18.68 Tunsday. raising iL-. ofli~r frmn about $25 billion to $27.2 bil lion. 30- YEAR BOND -0.31 -0.14 45.11 Loss than ninn hours latnr, I 0-YEAR NOTE -0.41 -0.18 43.32 Boston Scinntif'ic got tho change of' !wart it wanted. -0.30 -0.13 42.69 5-YEAR NOTE Guidant nmbraePd Boston 3-MONTH BILL +0.28 +0.12 42.32 Sdentifk's proposal as supn Commodities rior to .I&.J's latest of'f'nr. which is about $] billion LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +2.36 66.94 small or but eo uld of'f'e r a GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -2.70 S54.30 spnndior routn to a completnd PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) -0.30 83.65 clnal. .1&.1 now must decide Excha Rates whether to bid higlwr or walk YEN 115.6000 away with a $705 million EURO 0.8264 break-up fen. The reo had bmm snt at $625 million, but POUND 0.5668 has been incrnasnd twice in CANADIAN$ 1.1627 the most mcnnt J&J ofliws. Tunsday's priee hike, and other nnw nnticements, lef't AP some observers surprised at Guldant Corp., pictured above, has been the commodity of a bidding war between IN BRIEF thn len!,Tt.hs Boston Scientific Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific. is going to buy Guidant and Stocks fall accordingly with Japan acquire iL'i lucrative business uppnr hand in this." involving Guidant products. !nave it saddiPd with too in implantabln heart defibril J&J and Boston Seientilie Sinee Juno, Guidant has mueh dnht. J&J also said tim Nl~W YOHK - Stods rell moderately Tunsday on llw lwnls of a stoep drop in lators and pacemakers. arn closo rivals in the markot rnealled or issued warnings proposal was based on .Iapan's Nikkei stock average, rising oil prices Some eonsidernd it a last f(w drug-eoated heart stenL-.. about SX,OOO htmrt defibrilla "nxtrenwly aggn~ssivn busi tors and almost 200,000 and disappointing bank earnings. diteh ellhrt to quiekly unseat But thny face increasing com ness projnel.ions." .1&1 rather than draw out the potition in Uutt niche and are paenmaknrs, leading to law "Thn company will considtw U.S. investors sold ofT t~quit.ins af'ler Japan's main stock indi'X rnll 2.X4 pnrennt, its biggest proenss with additional mod dunling to move into defibril suiL<> and rn~-,rulatory invnsti its altnrnatives under tlw loss in rwarly two years. Japanese stocks slid est boosts. lators and pacemakers, a gations. existing nwrgnr agrennwnt with Cuidant," said Nnw after Tokyo-basPd lntnrrwt company l.ivndoor "I didn't expect a knock fast-growing $10 billion busi Guidant said in a brief your-socks-ofT bid," said ness in which neither suitor is statement Tuesday that its Brunswkk, N. .l.-lllL'ied .1&.1. Co. was raidnd Monday nvening over suspeet a player. board detormined that Sharnholdnrs arn to votn on ncl securities violations, nnws that sparked a Nancy llavnns, manager of sellof'r of' ot.lwr lntnrrwt companies and pushed Havens Advisors, a New Thn bidding war began Boston Seinntilie's revised .I&J's omw Jan. 31. But with oJTer is "superior" to its down auto and eln1:tronies stocks. York-basnd hedgn f'und and Doe. 5 when Boston Scientific Indianapolis-based Cuidant Hising oil pril:ns also spookml investors. Guidant invnstor. "This has made an unsolicited $24.6 standing deal with J&J. declaring Boston Sdnntifk's billion oil'nr - a move that Johnson & Johnson bid supnrior, .I&J now IHL'> livn Crude oil f'uturns rose on concerns about gono higlwr than anybody responded by saying Boston business days- until tlw nnd Iran's nudear· program and an attack on an ever anticipated." came aftnr J&J reduced its 'But I think this is a very, price from the original $25.4 Seinntilie's proposal would of business Jan. 24 - to oil platf'orm in Nigt~ria. 1\ barwl ol' light crudn was quoted at $(,5.39, up $1.47, in trading on very smart move filr Boston billion to $21.5 billion hurt the earnings potential of muntnr it under tho tnrms of Sdontilic ... They'vo taken the because of safety problems tho eombinnd company and its agrnnnwnt with Guidant.. tlw Nt~w York Mnreantile Exdmnge. Disappointing bank earnings also spurrnd snlling. Wells [.'argo & Co. missnd analysts' nxpnc.tations, saying a spike in personal bank ruptl'ins in the fourth quartnr hurt its results. Cineinnati-based Fifth Third Baneorp said its Safety questions arise with hemophilia drug margins arn narrowing and its nnt internst itH'onw l'nll 2 pl'reent f'rom tlw year-ago pnri od. Associated Press appears in Wednesday's Journal of' the patients without hnmophilia. Novo Dana Corp. suffers substantial loss American Modica! Association. Nordisk said it is condueting studies on TOI.U>O, Ohio- /\uto parts maker Dana Cl IICAGO - A hemophilia drug has The authors, inducting Dr. Kathryn the sal'ety of NovoSevnn in such Corp. on Tunsday rnportnd a third-quartnr loss bnnn linknd to deaths, strokes, lwart O'Connell of the FDA's Center l'or patients. or rwarly $1.3 billion as a slumping automobile attacks and othnr complications in Biologies Evaluation and H.eseareh, Thn researelwrs analyzed 4:~ I industry fort:t~d it to rnalign its business, trigger pationts givon the m11dicine for othor called for rigorous sal'ety studies of' n~ports to the FD/\ of' advorsn evnnts, ing massivn charges during the period. Its types of out-of-control bloeding, such new uses for the drug, which is made ranging !'rom nausea to dnath. during sharPs tumhlnd morn than 20 pnrcnnt. as cerebral hemorrhages, according to by the Danish pharmaceutical compa the first live years of tlw drug's usn. Tlw mmpany, which makns brakns, axlns and FDA researchers. ny Novo Nordisk. Drug makers are required to report otlwr parL-., rnportnd a loss of' $1.27 billion. or The medicine, NovoSeven, is a dot NovoSeven got l'ast-track approval such side e!Teets when they happen $S.50 pnr share, for tlw three months ended ting drug that was introduced in liJIJIJ as an orphan drug, whieh means the during reseanh on the drug af'tnr its St~pt. :m compared to a profit of $42 million, or aftor being approved by the Food and company reeoivecl financial incentives approval. Dodors report them volun 2X cnnts pnr sham, a ynar oarlier. Sales odgod Drug Administration to stop bleeding to develop it beeauso it treats a raro tarily. higher to $2.4 billion from $2.11 billion last year. in hemophiliacs. But it has also shown condition and was soon as having little In 1R5 eases, the drug's clotting "Obviously, our results am far from aceept promise in treating cerebral hemor potential for profit. aetion may have led to problems such ahln, parlieularly tho opt~rating loss," said rhages, a potentially lethal type of Novo Nordisk AS said in a statement as strokes and heart attacks, aeeord Chairman and Chief Exncutive Mike Burns in a stroke involving bleeding in the brain. that off-label use of NovoSeven has ing to the study. Most of thoso prob statmnent. "Many of thn challenges we arn fac Most of the reported complications resulted in complications in older peo lems follownd ofl'-labnl uses and hap ing on tho automotivn sidn, including higher followed oll'-labnl use--that is, uses f()r ple and those with underlying heart pened within 24 hours of the last dosn. material cosL-. and lower production levels, arn which tho drug was not speeilically disease and acute injuries. The risk for Whon it was introduced, NovoSeven induslrywide issues." approved by the FDA. 0!1'-labnl usn is approved uses "is thought to bo low," was thought to be helpl'ul l'or only the Tlw company said in Oetobor that it was legal, but doctors have less informa the company said. 10 percent of' hnmophilia patients who delaying tho release of the statement as it tion on possibl(~ side effects of such The company changed the warning do not respond to standard troat worknd to restate previous earnings reports uses. in the paekage insert in October to ments. The genetically ongineered bneausn of improper aeeounting. The report on the complications inelude information on side e!Tects in drug cost about $7,500 per dose. page 8 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Wormington, also a victim of the lights on and turn alarms the same alarm company for South Bend community. the 825 Washington St. on," he said. years without difficulty. "A lot of students are upset Security break-in, said there are Kramer said after students An resident of 821 because they feel their neigh continued from page 1 "always" crimes in off-cam Leave, all houses are Washington St. who wished to bors have been calling the pus housing while students "checked" remain anony police on them with noise Thanksgiving break [because are home between semesters. and those mous said complaints ad nauseam, but of] the reputation of the "Landlords, student govern with activat- although the failed to notice that people area," said senior Bill ment and probably parents, ed alarms house was were in their homes kicking Kiolbasa, a neighbor of the as well, have gone through are turned ':4 lot of students are equipped with down doors while they were 524 Corby St. residents the proper precautions with on. upset because they feel an alarm sys supposed to be empty," he whose house was vandalized students, but if someone "We're tem, it was said. during winter break. wants to break into a home aware stu their neighbors have been "apparently Muto said his neighbors Senior Stephen Muto - a they usually can, especially dents are calling the police on them not triggered "aren't the biggest fans," and resident of the 825 knowing that police forces targeted with noise complaints ad during the would not call the police if Washington St. home robbed are already quite busy and no over break break-in." their house were robbed. during break - said though one will be in the home for and we try nauseam, but failed to "We are Wormington said the neigh he was "upset" his house was over a month," he said. to be dili notice that people were frustrated the bors should not be blamed broken into, he was "almost Phil Johnson, associate gent and in their homes kicking alarm did not from the crimes, but thinks expecting" the crime. director of Notre Dame proactive in go off," he the students' response is "a "I was surprised that we Security/Police (NDSP) said checking. down doors while they said. "A more reflection of the growing ten weren't broken into [last criminals target student They all were supposed to be secure and sions between students and year J," he said. "I expected it houses because they "know have alarm empty." reliable secu the community." to happen." full well what [students'] systems but rity system "I hope students and neigh Derek Gelcich, a senior who schedules are." I don't know would be bors can begin to see this also lives at 825 Washington Turtle Creek Apartments if they're Matt Wormington appreciated, issue from both sides and St., said he and his room representative Sarah Johnson actually off-campus president [but] I cannot come to an understanding of mates were warned of poten said the company takes spe hooked up," hold our land- one another," he said. tial crime in the area by pre cial precautions during the he said. lord liable for "[Student body president] vious home renters. vulnerable time between J a r o s z the criminal Dave Baron and I still believe "We had talked to people semesters. said when intruders entered acts of others in this commu the developing dialogue who lived [here] last year, "[Our methods of security] and vandalized his Anlan nity." between the two groups will and talked to people at have definitely been effec Properties-owned home, Wormington said he has serve to alleviate this tension Washington Street about how tive," she said. "As far as I police were not notified heard "a lot" of negativity -but it isn't going to happen they got robbed," he said. "At know, [other housing com because the alarm system from students affected by the overnight." some point we knew some munities] have had more was disconnected. crimes - ill will that might houses would get robbed - instances of theft and vandal "No signal was sent to the place further stress on Notre Contact Katie Perry at we were just hoping it wasn't ism than us." police, but the alarm's motion Dame's relationship with the [email protected] ours." Johnson said "to her knowl detectors were tripped when Senior John Noell, who edge" no thefts or vandalisms they went into the base lives with Muto and Gelrich, were reported in the housing ment," he said. "This defi said he was units during nitely stopped them from tak "prepared" winter break. ing anything, because you for such a Turtle don't just break into a house break-in and "Landlords, student Creek has one and not take electronics, or was not sur government and courtesy staff something." prised given member liv Kramer encourages tenants the reputa probably parents, as well, ing on cam to activate their alarm sys tion of their have gone through the pus with a tems as they "prevent cata 1 O-man resi proper precautions pager on him strophic damage and the loss dence. at all times of belongings" for an afford "Our house with students, but if who watches able price - Less than $30 a is known as someone wants to break the property year per person, he said. a student into a home they usually at night, "At 821, the alarm was on house and Johnson said. [and] not as much was people know can, especially knowing Additionally, taken," he said. ''f've been where it is that police forces are employees told [the residents of 8251 and we fig already quite busy and no who live refused to set up the alarm ure it had a throughout system ... I don't know why decent shot one will be in the home the housing they wouldn't." of getting for over a month." complex But Muto said he and his b r o k e n serve to roommates called their alarm thwart poten company "a million times" to into," he Matt Wormington said. tial criminals. activate their system. Students off-campus president Kramer "I blame [Safeguard said their Properties Company]," he said. "We set status as owner Mark up four or five appointments Notre Dame Kramer, who and they never came out." undergraduates caused them rents out the 825 Washington Noell said the company to be sitting ducks for crimi St. and 821 E. Washington St. "messed around" with him nals who knew no one would homes robbed during break, and his fellow tenets. be inhabiting the homes for said he warns tenants each "I think it's a scam," he more than a month during year of potential crimes dur said. "I wonder if [Kramer] winter break. ing this "prime time" - even affiliates himself with them. "The [intruders] know who though he doesn't usually If you're trying to be a good we are and saw that our experience this magnitude of landlord, why would you house was empty," said sen crime at his residences. affiliate yourself with a bad ior Ray Jarosz, whose 524 "We send out a notice [for] security company? Safeguard Corby St. home was vandal tenants to call the police and Company ... is worthless to ized. set up a neighborhood watch me. I'd rather get ADT." 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IO FIUT 300 PA TICIPANTS FIRST PRIEE: VIDE iPOD page 10 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS Wednesday, January 18, 2006 School district suspends 'intelligent design' course Associated Press In the federal court settlement, which represented the parents. just before a judge was sched District officials were encour FRESNO - Under legal pres the district agreed to halt the In a landmark lawsuit, uled to hold a hearing on aged to settle by the Discovery sure, a rural school district course at Frazier Mountain High Americans United successfully whether to halt the class midway Institute, a Seattle-based think Tuesday canceled an elective next week and said it would blocked the Dover, Pa., school through the monthlong winter tank that supports intelligent philosophy course on "intelligent never again offer a "course that system last month from teaching term. design and which had filed a design" and agreed never to pro promotes or endorses creation intelligent design alongside evo All five of the cash-strapped court brief in favor of the Dover mote the topic in class again. ism, creation science or intelli lution in high school biology district's trustees voted to settle school board. A group of parents had sued gent design." classes. U.S. District Judge John the potentially expensive case, The El Tejon class "was mis the El Tejon school system last "This sends a strong signal to E. Jones III ruled that intelligent said Pete Carton, the district's conceived," said John West, a week, accusing it of violating the school districts across the coun design is religion masquerading attorney. The class started Jan. 3 senior fellow at the institute. "It constitutional separation of try that they cannot promote cre as science. with 15 students. was almost all about Biblical cre church and state with ationism or intelligent design as However, some activists con El Tejon Superintendent John ationism, not intelligent design." "Philosophy of Design," a high an alternative to evolution, tended that Jones' ruling opened Wight said the subject was prop Sharon Lemburg, a social stud school course taught by a minis whether they do so in a science the door to teaching intelligent er for a philosophy class. But ies teacher and soccer coach ter's wife that advanced the class or a humanities class," said design in philosophy or religion Americans United argued the who taught "Philosophy of notion that life is so complex it Ayesha N. Khan, legal director classes. course relied almost exclusively Design," defended the course in must have been created by some for Americans United for The settlement in the El Tejon on videos that presented reli a letter to the weekly Mountain kind of higher intelligence. Separation of Church and State, school district was announced gious theories as scientific ones. Enterprise. Oklahom.a City born. bing witness to be released Associated Press Building and killed 168 people. Messages left with the bureau that Fortier's testimony was Fortier, 37, formerly of after hours were not immedi needed to convict McVeigh and OKLAHOMA CITY- Michael Kingman, Ariz., has been in ately returned. Nichols. Fortier, the prosecution's star federal custody since the year Jim Denny, whose two chil "I am very angry," Coverdale witness in the Oklahoma City of the bombing. dren were seriously injured in said. "I feel like Fortier bombing trials, is scheduled to "I think he's served enough the bombing, said he also should've gotten life in prison be released from federal prison time," said Bud Welch, whose believes Fortier should be without parole." Friday, victims' relatives said. daughter Julie, a Social released. Fortier and his wife, Lori, The Federal Bureau of Security office staffer, was "McVeigh already got his both testified against McVeigh Prisons has notified family killed in the blast. punishment, and and Nichols during their feder members of several bombing "I think Michael Nichols will be in al trials and acknowledged victims of Fortier's impending was probably "It's intellectually prison for the rest helping the pair in their plan to release, the relatives said involved in some indefensible to say of his life," Denny blow up the building, said Tuesday. He still must serve of the stuff that that they weren't said. "Let this guy McVeigh's attorney, Stephen The three years of supervised was going on in conspirators, get out and get on Jones. release. Arizona, but I with his life." "It's intellectually indefensi Rolling Fortier served in the Army hope he's in line because they McVeigh was ble to say that they weren't with bombing conspirators to be a good citi were. executed in 2001 conspirators, because they Stones! Timothy McVeigh and Terry zen now." at the U.S. were. Their own testimony Nichols. He was sentenced in Welch and other Penitentiary in indicates that," Jones said. 1998 to 12 years in prison for victims' family Stephen Jones Terre Haute, Ind., "They knew the date, time and knowing about the bomb plot members received Timothy McVeigh's for his role in the place of the bombing and both and not telling authorities. a one-page form attorney bombing. Nichols of them assisted materially." He also pleaded guilty to letter from the was convicted on Lori Fortier testified that she helping McVeigh and Nichols Bureau of Prisons both federal and helped make a false ID card move and sell stolen guns, and this week listing Fortier's state charges and is serving a that McVeigh used to rent the for lying to federal authorities release date. sentence of life without parole. truck used in the bombing, after the Oklahoma City bomb Neither the form nor the Jannie Coverdale, whose two Jones noted. She was granted ing. The 1995 attack destroyed bureau's Web site indicated grandsons were killed in the immunity for her testimony and the Alfred P. Murrah Federal where Fortier was being held. blast, said she doesn't believe never served any prison time. Bookstores seek to confirn1 work as 'fiction' Oprah's choices face scrutiny in wake of fames Frey's 'A Million Little Pieces' controversy Associated Press Gun. Frey and Winfrey have under "literature and fiction," '"Night' is not a fiction title defended "A Million Little but is switching the book to and we are in the process of NEW YORK - Another Oprah Pieces," saying any factual prob "biographies and memoirs," updating our database so that book club pick has raised the lems were transcended by the blaming the problem on its "data the title is not classified as issue of fact vs. fiction. book's emotional power. · source." such," Brown says. Barnes & Noble.com and No such allegations are being "Amazon.com's data source Strand says that Amazon's Sllndoy Marth Z6, 2006 • 7:30 p.m. Amazon.com both said Tuesday made about "Night," but there for the Oprah's Book Club edi changes were based on an inter Thv Elw Tllvattv • Elkhllrt. Indiana that they were making changes has long been confusion over tion of 'Night' inaccurately clas nal review. Barnes & Noble's to certify Elie Wiesel's "Night" as how to label it. ·While Wiesel and sified the book as fiction," said announcement was in response nonfiction. Barnes & Noble.com his publisher, Farrar, Straus & Strand, who declined to offer to an inquiry from The is removing the book from its fic Giroux, call it a memoir, "Night" details. Associated Press. tion list, while Amazon.com is is frequently listed as fiction on Meanwhile, Amazon's editorial On Winfrey's Web site, a also changing the categorization course syllabuses and was called description of an earlier edition, description of the book notes of "Night" and revising an edito a novel in a 1983 published by that "although some facts vary rial description to make clear N.ew York Times Bantam in the slightly from his own personal that it does not consider the review of a Wiesel "Amazon. com's 1980s, is being and familial history, 'Night' book a novel. biography. "Night" data source or the edited "to make it should be considered an autobi "We hope to make these is described in an explicitly clear ography." Ruth Wisse, a profes changes as quickly as possible," Amazon.com edi Oprah's Book Club that 'Night' is non sor of Yiddish and comparative said Jani Strand, a spokes torial review as edition of 'Night' fiction," Strand literature at Harvard University, woman for Amazon.com. "technically a inaccurately said. The Bantam considers Wiesel's book a mem Wiesel did not immediately novel," albeit so version, which is oir, but says it's often labeled fic return a call from The close to Wiesel's clasified the book already classified tion because of the book's Associated Press seeking com life that "it's gen as fiction." under "biogra sophisticated narrative style, ment. erally - and not phies and mem which resembles a novel. On Monday, Winfrey inaccurately - Jani Stran oirs," was No. 3 on Karen Hall, who has taught a announced that Wiesel's classic read as an autobi Amazon.com as of course on the "literature of trau Amazon.com account of his family's place ography." Tuesday after ma" at Syracuse University, calls ment in the Auschwitz death Wiesel first spokeswoman noon. "Night" a "trauma narrative" camp was her latest choice. wrote the book in Strand described and says such books are "Night" quickly topped the best the 1950s in such changes as unavoidably subjective. She seller list on Amazon.com, dis Yiddish, then translated it into "unusual," but not rare. regards the book as a novel and placing Winfrey's previous selec French. Hill & Wang, which Also Tuesday, "Night" topped plans to keep doing so. tion, James Frey's "A Million Farrar, Straus now owns, pub both the "biography" and "fic "For me, then, 'Night' is 100 Little Pieces." lished the original English-lan tion" best seller lists on Barnes percent true in its call to readers Tuesday Febroory 7th, 2006 • 7:30 p.m. Frey's story of substance abuse guage edition in 1960. Wiesel's & Noble.com. Barnes & Noble to remember the Holocaust, lis Morris Performing Arts Center has been widely disputed, with wife, Marion Wiesel, has trans spokeswoman Carolyn Brown ten to and learn from its sur the author acknowledging that lated the current English ver says "some initial data that was vivors, and never to allow such South Bend, lndiaiiG he had embellished parts of the sion. supplied to us" classified the an event to take place again," Titkvts ovai!Qble at Morris Box Offitt book, as reported by the inves Amazon.com has been catego book as fiction and was now says Hall, now an assistant pro Olarge by phont 574f23S.9190 ,., . " or 800/537-6415 ~,0 ~-r tigative Web site, The Smoking rizing the new edition of "Night" "being corrected." fessor at Ithaca College. www.morrlutnltr.org .. -· ...... 11 '" ·~· Wednesday, January 18, 2006 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS page 11 Sept. 11 workers die of illnesses Corzine sworn in Direct link between ground zero, fatalities unclear as governor of N.J. Associated Press deaths or illnesses among its at one point that he may have enrolled members are linked to cystic fibrosis, Pellegrino said. Associated Press room, a prescription drug NEW YOHK- James Zadroga trade center exposure. He left the job in 2004 when he with a higher co-pay, meals spent I (J hours a day toiling in But Hobin llerbert, who became too weak to climb THENTON, N.J. - Jon on-wheels not delivered, a tho World Trade Contcr ruins directs a medical-monitoring stairs, and died Oct. 23 of respi Corzine was sworn in Tuesday road or seienec lab not built." for a month, breathing in program at Mount Sinai ratory ailments in Florida, said as New Jersey's 54th gover lie has estimated that the dobris-chokod air. Timothy Medical Center for more than colleagues who spoke with his nor, promising ethics reform state will faee a $6 billion gap Koller said he eoughed up bits 14,000 ground zero workers, family. and an end to "fiscal gim in the coming fiseal year of gravel from his lungs arter said "certainly it is not incon Both Keller and Hernandez, micks" that have papered over budget that must be approved tho towers fell on So pt. 11, ceivable" thal a person could each with a decade on the job, the state's financial problems. by July 1. 200 I. Felix llernandflz spflnt die of respiratory disease relat were nonsmokers and had no The former Wall Street titan "Too often, for too long, days at thn site helping to ed to Sept. 11. previous health problems turned Democratic U.S. sena under both parties, liseal gim search for vietims. Karin DcShore said she does before Sept. 11, Faeth said. tor took the oath of oflice dur micks have been invented, /\II tlmm men died in the past not need scientists Zadroga, a ing an early afternoon cere recycled, and reapplied to seven months of what their to tell her what "This is just the tip 34-year-old mony. His swearing-in ended mask fiscal realities," he families and colleagufls say caused the death of New York a tumultuous period in state added. were pnrsistent respiratory iii her friend Keller, oftheiceber~A1an~ detective, politics that began in 2004 Corzine also stressed ethics IHJsses diroetly caused by their 41. DeShore was a many more people logged 470 when Gov. James McGreevey reform, a common refrain work at ground zero. Fire Department are going to die from hours at the resigned after during his cam While thousands of people captain who took site in 2001, acknowledging paign and one who either worked at or lived Keller to the trade the aftermath of the including Sept. a gay affair. "All New Jerseyans embraced by near the site have reported ail center on Sept. 11, toxicity." 11, and died State Senate should know my both parties fol nwnts such as "trade center and barely escaped Jan. 5. Family President resolve is to govern lowing a series eough" sinee the terrorist the south tower's Hichard Codey David Worby members and of scandals. uttacks, sonul say that only now collapse. co-workers had been act the state of New "I call on all are the eonsnquenees of work "He came back attorney said he had ing governor Jersey as one my fellow public ing at the site beeoming heart coughing" two days contracted since then. community with one servants to join breakingly eloar. later, she said. Faeth said that blaek lung disease and had high "/\11 New in an historic "I'm very fearful," said Keller told him that he coughed levels of mercury in his brain. Jerseyans future." effort to end the Donald Faeth, an emergeney up debris so violently he could Autopsy results have not been should know toxic mix of pol medieal teehnieian and of'ficer barely breathe on Sept. 11, and released. my resolve is Jon Corzine itics, money and in a union with two of the later developed emphysema. David Worby, an attorney rep to govern the governor of New Jersey public business ground znro workers who died Keller went home to resenting more than 5,000 state of New - at every level last year. "I think that thnre are Levittown on medical leave in plaintiffs suing those who Jersey as one of New Jersey several people who died that March. He died on June 23 of supervised the cleanup over community with one future," government. Let's award pub day and didn't realize that they heart disease complicated by their illnesses, said 21 of his Corzine told the crowd. lic contracts by competition dind that day." bronchitis and emphysema, the clients have died of Sept. 11- Corzine, 59, beat Hepublican and quality, not contribu Some of'fieials say it is too Nassau County medical examin related diseases since mid- businessman Douglas tions," he said. early to draw that eonclusion. er's ollice said. 2004. He said he was not Forrester by 10 points in There is a year left on Doe tors running different Felix Hernandez, 31, worked authorized to release their November. The two spent Corzine's Senate term, and he health screening programs say on rescue and recovery work at names, but represented people more than $75 million, much selected Rep. Hobert it will take decades to get a ground zero following the who toiled at ground zero, at of it their own money, making Menendez to succeed him. clear picture of the long-term attacks, said his former super the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten their contest the most expen Menendez, 52, is to be sworn health effeets of working at visor, Lt. Hegina Pellegrino. In Island where trade center sive New Jersey governor's in Wednesday. ground zero. 2002, "it started with a cold he debris was moved, and at the race ever. Corzine went into politics Tho eity Department of Health couldn't shake ... and it kept city morgue. In his inaugural speech, after being ousted from and Mental Hygiene, whieh is getting worse and worse and "This is just the tip of the ice Corzine said the state faces Goldman Sachs, where he had tracking the hnalth of 71 ,000 worse," she said. berg," Worby said. "Many, "tough choices" and that been CEO, in a power dispute poople exposed to Sept. 11 dust Hernandez was diagnosed many more people are going to "every dollar squandered in in 1999. and debris, said last week that with various respiratory dis die from the aftermath of the violation of the public trust is I le was elected to the Senate it is too soon to say whether any eases and was told by doctors toxicity." a book not bought for a class- the following year. want to be Student Bodv r----· TAKE A STUDY BREAK $2 off Lunch/ Brunch or $10 off Dinner for Two Presidentil Lunch Available M-F Dinner Available any Night exp. 2/13/06 Info Meeting Located on Historic West Washington Street 620 West Washington, South Bend, IN 46601 57 4-234-9077 Today {Jan. 18) www.tippe.com BPM Proprietors LaFortune's Sorin Room Warren & Linda All interested students are encouraged to attend to learn about rules, regulations, lJir.sl Original 'Azza in 7oa~n / dates and petitions. 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Par Leonard Paula Garcia claim that some common physical to what it could become, because it At the most extreme, a chimera can Ass1: MANAGING EDITOR: Maureen Reynolds attribute (probably has the active potential (as opposed to be split down the center - male on A~ST. MANAGING EDITOR: Sarah Vabulas DNA) conveys per the passive potential of sex eells) to one side, female on the opposite. Ass·I: MANAGING EDITOR: Heather Van Hoegarden sonhood, or one can indisputably become a person, and Others appear normal, with cells of claim that it is con until personhood is assured, this each zygote spread throughout the SPORTS EDITOR: Mike Gilloon veyed by an immate potential is what is most important. body, and most probably pass unde SCENE EDITOR: Rama Gottumukkala rial soul. This line of The moral conclusion that killing a tected. (One chimerical woman was SAINT MARY's EDITOR: Megan O'Neil reasoning has given zygote is wrong follows from this. not discovered until she failed a PHOTO EDITOR: Claire Kelley rise to the popular I don't propose to justify the ethic maternity test for her own children). GRAPHICS EDITOR: Graham Ebersch battle cry: "Life here, because my knowledge is not llowever, chimeras become a prob ADVERTISING MANAGER: Nick Guerrieri begins at concep extensive, but I will point out two lem when one tries to work a soul into tion!" Lance problems where the ethic succeeds the equation. Surely it cannot be the AD DESIGN MANAGER: Jennifer Kenning Many who follow Gallop and the "life begins at conception" case that two souls are cooperating in CoNTROllER: Jim Kirihara this rallying cry argument fails: "zygote genocide" and a single physical body. Nor does it WEB ADMIN1STRATOR: Damian Althoff probably used the Tidewater "human chimeras." seein plausible to regard each set of soul argument. 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Terri MANAGING EDITOR nontrivial number of those who have undetected each year of natural caus Schiavo)? Again, the most reasonable (574) 631-4541 [email protected] ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR been convinced of the pro-choice es, many tens of billions since the conclusion is that fusion occurs before (574) 631-4324 argument probably noticed some of genesis of the human species. It may, souls are generated. BUSINESS OFFICE the weaknesses in believing that in fact, be the case that far more Hopefully I have sown the seeds of (574) 631-5313 human life beings at conception, and human souls die than are ever born. doubt in your mind that "life begins at NEWS DESK concluded that the rest is bunk. Theologically speaking, it is certain conception" is the best route, logically (574) 631-5323 [email protected] As rallying cries go, "life begins at ly possible that there are vast herds of and apologetically, to a sound pro-life VIEWPOINT DESK (574) 631-5303 [email protected] conception" was useful, but it does human souls, of which we are almost ethic. For my part. 1 am certain that it SPORTS DESK more harm than good, and it is past totally unaware, continually migrating does more harm than good and effort (574) 631-4543 [email protected] time that pro-lifers abandoned the into the afterlife. At least, nothing needs to be focused on find its SCENE DESK idea and its flaws and found a more prevents it from being so. However, is replacement. The ethic of potentiality (574) 631-4540 [email protected] useable alternative. The trick is to do this situation plausible? 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TODAY'S STAFF News Sports Megan O'Neil Kate Gales QUOTE OF THE DAY QUOTE OF THE DAY Amanda Michaels Chris Khorey Maureen Mullen Kyle Cassily "No one can go back and make Viewpoint Scene "The world is a tragedy Submit aLetter I a brand new start, my to those who feel, but a comedy friend, but anyone can start Laura Sonn Brian Doxtader to those who think." from here and make a Graphics brand new end." Kelly MacDonald .' to .. ··.. the. ,. ,., .. Editor"· ' ,., ·' .., '··· .,. at•. ·"' ·.. !f Horace Walpole Dan Zadra fourth earl of Orford American author '•~t www.Adsmcobserver.com ~·r THE OBSERVER Wednesday, January 18, 2006 IEWPOINT page 13 LETTER TO THE EDITOR U-WIRE Examining Alito's record A King's legacy I imagine thatthn numbnr of' Notre Dame stu E.I.DuPont de Nemours and C.). Furthering his Because he dared to dream, we all continue to dream. denL'i who gathnrnd around CSPAN to wateh record as a judge who rarely sides with defen Monday marked Martin Luther King, .Jr.'s birthday, and the hours of' Judge Samuel Alilo's eonlirmation hear dants alleging discrimination, Alito rejected dis nation celebrated by remembering this remarkable man and ings ovnr winter break is fairly small- one might crimination elaims by an African American con everything for which he stood. say rninisculn. Most students view winter break as victed by an entirely white jury. That ruling was His concept of "somebodiness" symbolized thn importance of a nnednd vacation from the cerebral. However, in overturned because African Americans were the worthiness of humans. This idea inspired thn rnnewed spirit of academie interest at the illegally barred from the jury due to their race millions of African Americans to rise above Staff bt~ginning of a new semester, we should all take a (Hiley v. Taylor). the racism and oppression they were facing in Editorial moment to consider the ramifications of Alita's Alito dissented to uphold a Pennsylvania law America. nomination to the Supreme Court. The Senate requiring women to notify their husbands before King stood for equality and peace for every Daily .ludidary Committee rescheduled the vote on having an abortion (Planned Parenthood of one. His nonviolent approach to marching and Mississippian Alito's nomination for Jan. 24, making this the Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey) and refused demonstrating proved his love for all people. University of perfect time to dosely examine Alita's judicial to answer Senators who asked him if the In his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, Mississippi rneord and tnstimony from the Constitution protects the right King dreamed "that one day this nation will eonlirmation hearings. to an abortion. During the con rise up and live out the true meaning of its The first thing to keep in mind I find it both frightening firmation hearings, Alito's only creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men arc about Alito is that he was nomi and illuminating how the response regarding Roe v. Wade created equal' .. . that one day on the red hills of Georgia the natnd to replace Justice Sandra was that he would keep an sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will Day O'Connor, a truly moderate same far right that "open mind" if the issue came be able to sit down together at a table of brothnrhood ... that and evnnhanded justice who was bemoaned nominee before the court again. one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering the swing votnr in controversial Harriet Miers as not Considering his previous rul with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed and influential casns including conservative enough has ings, I sincerely doubt that Alito into an oasis of freedom and justice ... that my four children will the separation of' church and rejoiced in Alita's has an open mind regarding one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the state, dvil rights and abortion. I abortion. It's especially impor color of their skin, but by the content of their character." lind it both f'rightnning and illu nomination. tant and pertinent to current King's dream lives on today. Though we have eome a long minating how the same far right events to examine Alito's way, there is stillmore distance to bn traveled. that bmnoaned nominee I Iarriet Miers as not eon defense in 1984 for Attorney General John We should all remembnr King's words as we celebrate his servativn enough has rejoiced in Alito's nomina Mitchell's illegal domestic surveillance. If you birthday, and every day. tion, daiming him to be a "mainstream" conser are troubled by the thought of the National We should all continue to strive to reaeh King's dream. vative. Analysis of ;\lito's rulings as a judge on Seeurity Administration eavesdropping on your Yesterday was a day ofT for many workers, but we shouldn't the U.S. Court of Appeals reveals a consistent phone ealls, you should be equally troubled by consider it just another day off. pattern of radically conservative decisions, a Alito's nomination. We should use such a day to remember King's many accom pattern we can only assume Alito would contin The eonstitutionality of abortion, free speech, plishments and to challenge ourselves to beeome better citi U!l to follow if c:onlirmed to the Supreme Court. discrimination, domestic spying and other such zens. Make no mistake, Alito's decisions on repro issues are certain to come before the Supreme We should live up to and beyond King's dream. ductive privacy, firnarms, federalism, discrimi Court in the time that Alito would serve as a Educate yourself about King and about how to make this nation and executive branch authorities show Justice. These issues eoncern the hard won free world a better place for yourself and for others. It will continue him a wholly eonservative judge masquerading doms of all Americans and, given his record, to make this world better for your ehildren and for future gen as an even tmnp11red moderate like O'Connor. In Alito simply cannot be trusted to protect those erations. Unitnd States v. Hybar, Alito dissented to block freedoms. Peaee and equality for everyone is a goal we can achieve. legislation regulating the transfer and posses sion of machine guns at gun shows. In 1996, John Trippi This editorial originally appeared in the Jan. 17 issue of the Ali to was the only judge in a court of ten to dis Notre Dame College Democrats Daily Mississippian, the daily publication at the l!nillersity of sent from the majority that voted to strike down sophomore Mississippi. a law making it extremely diflicult for women to Zahm Hall The lliews expressed in this editorial are those of the author allegn workplacn diserimination (Sheridan v. jan. 17 and not necessarily those of The Obserller. U-WIRE Dangerous tin1es unify A case for open dialogue The world is ollnn said to bn shrink ous to the extreme. Confirmation hearings for Supreme diset~rnibln record on key lngal issuns, ing. Sadly, smallor does not equate to In this situation, it speaks volumns to Court nominee Samuel Ali to wrapped up many qualili1~d eandidates, particularly law safnr. how far diplomacy has come. Af'tnr a Friday. While we learned much about profnssors, will inevitably be p THE OBSERVER page 14 CENE Wednesday, January 18, 2006 GOLDEN GLOBES RECAP Golden Globes offers surprises, laughs "Brokeback Mountain" took home Best By CASSIE BELEK Motion Picture - Drama, and Ang Lee Scene Writer won Best Director for the movie. On the other side, "Walk the Line" won Best "Brokeback Mountain" surprised no Motion Pictur.e - Musical or Comedy, one when it won four categories at and its stars, Reese Witherspoon and Monday night's 63rd Annual Golden Joaquin Phoenix, both won for Lead in a Globe Awards, but the evening was still Musical or Comedy. Felicity Huffman lost filled with plenty of pleasant surprises for "Desperate Housewives," but won and humorous acceptance speeches. The Best Actress in a Drama for latter may be attributed to the free "Transamerica," and Philip Seymour booze at the awards, an aspect that dis Hoffman won Best Actor in a Drama for tinguishes the ceremony from the "Capote," beating out perennial favorite Oscars. Russell Crowe and breakout stars Heath Unlike the more formal and traditional Ledger and Terrence Howard. Academy Awards, the Golden Globes are The television part of the awards presented during a dinner party- the offered some shocking upsets, most food and alcohol give the affair a more notably Mary-Louise Parker winning festive tone than its counterpart. Best Actress in TV Series - Musical or Presenter Harrison Ford even brought Comedy over four "Housewives" for her his drink on stage and made co-presen role in the Showtime series "Weeds." ter Virginia Madsen hold it. Sandra Oh, who got lost on her way to courtesy Ford's behavior certainly was not the the stage, won for her supporting role in The "Brokeback Mountain" table celebrates its Best Picture Golden Globe win oddest event of the evening. S. Epatha "Grey's Anatomy" and Hugh Laurie got a with a bottle of champagne. The picture also won Best Director for Ang Lee. Merkerson, winner for her role in the win for Fox for his lead in "House." It made-for-TV movie "Lackawanna was no surprise when "Lost" won Best Oscar nominees are announced between Philip Seymour Hoffman and Blues," openly declared she was having TV Series - Drama and "Desperate January 31, and two films that were Joaquin Phoenix. Now that all four a "major hot flash." Steve Carell, winner Housewives" won Best TV Series - missing from the Globes' best picture actors have won the Globe, there is no for his role in "The Otlice" on NBC, read Musical or Comedy, even though the categories - "Crash" and "Capote" - are doubt they will be among the Oscar a speech he said his wife wrote and was competition was exceptional in both cat expected to be among the nominees for nominees. filled with multiple praises and thanks to egories. the Academy Awards. "Brokeback" may Hollywood has only a few weeks to none other than his wife. And finally, With the Globes over, the entertain be the current favorite, but the addition regroup and decide who it wants to Geena Davis who won for her role as the ment industry can now focus on the of those nominees would put it into a crown with Oscar gold, but Monday President of the United States in grand-daddy of them all- the Academy whole new competition that it may not night was all about the Globes, which "Commander In Chief," told a touching Awards. The Globes often successfully win. has gained significant prestige over the story of a little girl who said that predicts Oscar winners, but too much However, the Globes may be dead on years. Movie and television stars gath because of her, she wanted to be presi can happen between now and March 5, for the best actor categories. As of now, ered for one night to honor the year's dent. Actually, Davis said, she made the as was seen last year when "Million Best Actress competition boils down to best and take advantage of the open bar. whole thing up, but not before the story Dollar Baby" beat both Golden Globes Reese Witherspoon and Felicity garnered admiring applause. winners "Sideways" and "The Aviator." Huffman, and Best Actor comes down Contact Cassie Belek at [email protected] MOVIE REVIEW 'Chronicles of Narnia' a charm_ing, faithful book adaptation through a mix of spies, treachery and By MOLLY GRIFFIN evil magic. She fears the arrival of the Assistant Scene Editor children, because they are an integral part of the prophesy that foretells the "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, return of Asian the lion (Liam Neeson), the Witch and the Wardrobe" has who possesses the power to overthrow received a great deal of press, but most the witch. The children find themselves of it hasn't actually dealt with the film drawn into the battle for control over itself. Narnia, and in the process, the four Most press has focused on how the children learn a great deal about them film compares to the massively popular selves and the relationship they have "Harry Potter" franchise or analyzed with each other. how much of author C.S. Lewis's The four actors who portray the Christian themes made it into the Pevensie children do a decent job in movie. the film, considering that they have to Fortunately for viewers, director shoulder much of the acting burden in Andrew Adamson's adaptation of "The the movie. They aren't quite as adept Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" at acting as their peers in the "Harry surpasses these Potter" films, narrow cate but they still gories and can The Chronicles of N arnia: manage to hold be enjoyed by all The Lion, the Witch, and their own in a audiences, multi-million including fans of the Wardrobe dollar movie, the entire Narnia especially con series. sidering how "The Lion, the much green Witch and the screen work Wardrobe" Director: Andrew Adamson was involved in Photo courtesy of movieweb.com chronicles the Writer:••• Ann Peacock the film's pro The four young leads of "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the adventures of the Starring: Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, duction. Wardrobe" enter a strange new world in the film based on books by C.S. Lewis. Pevensie chil Anna Popplewell and William Moseley Tilda Swinton dren, who dis- manages to niscent of similar scenes in the "Lord the movie. cover the magi- steal the movie of the Rings" films. It is admirable, Overall, "The Lion, the Witch and the cal realm of Narnia in the back of a with her portrayal of the White Witch. though, that the makers of the film Wardrobe" manages to prove what wardrobe. The four children, Peter Iler distinctive appearance, coupled managed to pull off a convincing battle critics expected wrong. It isn't simply a (William Moseley). Susan (Anna with a convincing portrayal of evil, sequence with no blood and very little "Harry Potter" rip-off, and it doesn't Popplewell), Edmund ISkandar Keynes) makes her an extremely effective vil on-screen violence, which keeps it push a Christian agenda, as many and Lucy (Georgie Henley), soon find lain and allows her to steal every scene acceptable for children. expected. It is an entertaining film that themselves embroiled in a battle in which she appears. She manages to All of the CGI in the movie, especially is appropriate for all viewers, and, as a between the forces of good and evil in create a terrifying bad guy that still the digitally-created characters like bonus for the studios, will probably a land they never knew existed. manages to be appropriate for a chil Asian, is very impressive. It is good prove to be a very lucrative franchise Narnia has been in a state of perpet dren's tilm. enough to create the magical atmos in the future. ual winter under the rule of the tyran The film's most impressive scenes phere necessary for the film to work, nical White Witch, Jadis (Tilda between the forces of good and evil are but it is real enough so that it doesn't Contact Molly Griffin at Swinton), who maintains her power entertaining, but they seem very remi- detract from the beautiful scenery in [email protected] NSIDER THE Wednesday, January 18, 2006 OBSERVER Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20 Ohio statement Irish lose 2006 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, 34-20, as Buckeyes' offense rolls By PAT LEONARD quarter. Sports Wri rer Ginn scored again at the 14:16 mark of the second quar ter on a 6S-yard end-around TEMPE, Ariz. - Notre Dame down the left sideline, beating scored in only six plays on the Talley to the end and <'.oasting opening possession of the 2006 the rest of' tho way. Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Jan. 2, but Thc~n tho Bucknyns forced a Ohio State's response was just punt and appeared poised to as quick and even more score again when Smith and nrnphatie. Ginn could not eonnncl on a Thn Bucknyes (I 0-2) scored pitch, and Notre lhtmn's throe touchdowns bnl'ore half Wooden recovernd tlw fumble limn and did not surrnnder on the Irish 9-yard linn. points again until tlw 4:25 mark But the Irish wnre f'orcnd to of thn third quartnr. as No. 4 punt again, and four plays latnr. ( lhio Stale narrwd a :H-20 win Ohio State wido rnc~nivnr ovnr No. h Notrn Damn (9-3) on Santonin llolnws caught an S:i Jan. 2 at Sun DPvil Stadium yard totu:hdown pass (2:21 hPforP 7h, I 1J(J fans, tlw largtlSt rnmaining) from Smith, who Tostitos l:insta Bowl tTowd in a also gained (>(, yards rushing in non-dwrnpionship ganw. addition to his nnar-f'lawiPss "Tlwy dnfinitPiy wnrn thn bnt passing numhcws. tnr tParn today," Irish roach "As you watelwd Troy CharliP Wnis said rnattPr-of throughout his earner. clvnry l'actly following tlw gamo. day in praetkn, he lnarns a lit Tlw t~ommon t.lwmn in tho tle sornnthing and gnts lwttnr. post-ganw Notrn Damn locker and he l~mrns from nvnry ball room was that tlwrn was noth gamn," Ohio Statn coach .lim ing olsP to say. Ohio State post Tressnl said. Pd (, 17 yards of total offense, Tlw Irish again c:ould nwunt almost :wo morn than Notre no offensive monwnturn wlwn Danw's :{4S. Irish quarterback they began thn nnxt drivn wit.h Brady Quinn was hnld without a 2:16 rmnaining, and Ohio Statn touchdown pass for thn l'irst thnn drove downfield to sot up ganw all season, while a 28-yard fic~ld goal attnrnpt as Bu<:knyns signal-eallnr Troy time expired. Smith cornpletnd 19-of-28 Notre Dame f'rne saf'nty attnrnpts for :H2 yards and two Chinedum Ndukwe blocked tho touchdowns. attempt- the f'irst of' two by Tho Bucknyns dominated the the Irish - to prevent a largor box seorn, but the Irish still CLAIRE KELLEY/The Observer deficit than the 21-7 halftimn worn just one down away from Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith stiff-arms Notre Dame defensive end Victor Abiamlrl on a pass Ohio Statc1 lead. but the Irish sntl.ing up thnir ofTonsn to com rush during the 2006 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. Smith threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns. went into the locker room still pinto a latn-garnn eomnback. aware they had gotten their Sc~oring twictl in thn second to throw at us, but they just the scoreboard saw what hap The Irish were counting their "butts kicked" for the game's half and holding Ohio State to outplayed us today." pened. I guess everyone has blessings to even be in the first 30 minutes, Wooden said. two f'inld goals, Notrn Dame Notre Darno nevertheless their own opinion," Irish wide game when the fourth quarter The seeond half' efl'ort was not was down 27-20 with 4:45 found itself in position to tie the receiver Jeff Samardzija said. "I arrived. Ohio State's defense enough, lnaving all Irish players rnrnaining wlwn the Buckeyes game late, and a crucial third guess the refs have their own held strong almost all game, led in the post-game locker room hngan tlwir final drive. quarter call also prevented the opinion, too." by 12 tackles (nine solo) from despondent despite the snason's Ohio State started on its own game from bning even closer. First, Notre Dame defensive star middle linebacker A.J. success in comparison to reennt 15-yurd linn and got a first Down 21-7 at the half, the back Leo Ferrine was called for Hawk. And Irish receivers years. down to tlw 26, but Notre Irish scored the first second a block in the back, negating dropped several passes early "We did have a great season, Damn's dnfonso tightened, hold half points on a 1 0-yard Darius the touchdown. that stalled but it just doesn't f'enl as good ing the Buckeyns to -1 yards on Walker touchdown run, his sec But then the ref- drives. when you don't execute in the first and socond down. ond of three on the day. Place erees reversed Notre Dame last game," Walker said. "We thought we wern gonna kicker D ..J. Fitzpatrick missed the original call, "Our coaches got us senior lineback Irish tight end Anthony stop thorn," Irish strong safnty the extra point to make the deciding upon ers Corey Mays Fasano, who a wenk later Torn Zbikowski said. "Wo seoro 21-13. And Ohio State further revinw very prepared ... but and Brandon would dnelarn himself nligible worked a lot on the four-minute seemed unfazed with a 44-yard that Gonzalez they just outplayed Boyte led their for the 2006 NFL draft, put the kir~d of' ~!rill trying to stop their completion to wide receiver Ted had not estab us today." team in tackles loss in pnrspeetive. oflnnse. Ginn, Jr. (X catches, 167 yards, lished possession in their final "This tnam has a lot of char But Smith nsc:apnd the grasp one touchdown) on first down prior to the fum game with 12 acter," ho said. "It went against of Irish defensive end Honald to the Notre Dame 21-yard line. ble. Tom Zbikowski and 10, respec what a lot of people worn say Talloy on 3rd-and-11 and hit But three plays later, The ruling was Irish strong safety tively. But in the ing in tho bnginning of the year. wide reeeivor Anthony Buekeyes wide receiver incomplete. Ohio first half, the And evnn though we've had Gonzalnz for tho first down. Anthony Gonzalez fumbled a State settled for Buckeyes offense some disappointing losses and Then Ohio State tailback completion on 3rd and 12 deep a 40-yard field also never coming out horn with a disap Michanl Pittman (21 carries, in Notre Dame territory. Irish goal and also escaped retaining missed a boat. pointing loss, I think the snason 136 yards) look the rwxt play strong safnly Tom Zbikowski just a one-point lead heading Ginn scored on a 56-yard is still a success. from scrimmage 60 yards for scooped up the fumble and into the fourth quarter. touchdown pass on the "I think we made some great tho touchdown to seal a scampered the field's full length "That was the play," Weis Buckeyes' lirst possession of' tho strides. W<~ 'ro back on tho map, Buckeye victory. for the score. said. "What! said to the official game, sneaking by what cor and we set up a lot for tho "Looking at film, our eoadw~ Not so fast, said the referees on the field is I hope your guy nerback Ambrose Wooden future." got us very prepared, - first by throwing a !lag, then upstairs was right because that called a "busted coverage" dnep Zbikowski said. "Wo kind of' by reversing the play entirely. changed the whole complexion down the left sideline with Contact Pat Leonard at saw everything tlwy worn going "I think everyone who saw of the game." 10:02 remaining in the first [email protected] player of the game stat of the game play of the game quote of the game 275-62 Troy Smith Incomplete ruling on Ohio State wide "We were lucky }or it to be 21-7 at receiver Anthony Gonzales' fumble halftime. It very easily could ~ave been Ohio State:<; quarterback completed Ohio State's net rushing total com a three-score game. 19-of-28 passesfor 342 yards and two pared to Notre Dame's, an indicator Irish strong safety Tom Zbikowski's touchdowns. rushed for 66 yards and of the deficit the lrishfaced and the return would have given the Irish Charlie Wels directed the offense to 617 total yards dominance of the Buckeye offense possession and a chance to tie Irish coach page 2 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Wednesday, January 18, 2006 report card quarterbacks: Quinn threw no intercep tions and dealt with uncontained pres sure and dropped passes, but the junior C+ also did not throw a touchdown pass and the offense scored just 20 points. running backs: Notre Dame ran the ball well when it could afford to. Walker wac; the only bright spot on the offense, scor A- ing three touchdowns and gaining 93 yards on just 16 carries. receivers: Stovall caught nine passes for 126 yards and Shelton showed up late, but Samardzija dropped a few passes and C- Fasano was a non-factor. The receivers could not get open when it mattered. offensive line: The unit run-blocked well, especially early on, but the line did not protect Quinn and never found a consis C- tent rhythm. Ohio State's front seven dominated throughout the day. defensive line: The Irish had zero pres sure on Buckeyes quarterback Troy Smith. and when they did, they could F n't tackle. Antonio Pittman gained 136 yards rushing, as well, as Notre Dame surrendered record yardage. linebackers: Mays and Hoyte each fin ished with double-digit tackles, but Ohio c State ran the ball well and did whatever it wanted on the offensive end. defensive backs: Even if Notre Dame had scored more points, the Irish secondary proved it could not contain Ginn and F Holmes. Zbikowski's negated fumble return almost swung the momentum, but not quite. special teams: The unit blocked two field goals and did not surrender any big B returns. Fitzpatrick missed one extra + point, but it didn't hurt the Irish much. coaching: Notre Dame seemed prepared and determined for the first 2:01 of the game, then the wheels came off. The Leprechaun and cheerleaders join the team in saluting Notre Dame fans after a 34-20 Irish loss in the c Whether it was due to Weis or person Fiesta Bowl Jan. 2. Defensive tackle Derek Landri (66) returns next season to a defensive line that gave up nel, the Irish didn't get it done. 275 rushing yards to the Buckeyes, including 138 from tailback Antonio Pittman. overall: The Irish performed well consistently in the 2005- 1.86 06 season. The team that showed up Jan. 2 was a mere Bucks can't bury Irish optimism shadow of itself. TEMPE, Ariz. - It might not next season. We is says the play of the team have felt like one, but Notre Dame After the loss, that talent is much rests mostly on his shoulders. He is left Tempe with a win. hungrier- 617 yards hungrier, in not a genius, a miracle worker or a No, the Irish didn't earn a victory fact. messiah -just a few of the names adding up over Ohio State in the Tostitos That's the amount of total offense for the coach thrown around by Fiesta Bowl. Jim Tressel's Buckeyes racked up Notre Dame fans in 2005. Troy Smith, Ted on Notre Dame. Weis is a football coach, a very the nuinbers Ginn, Jr. and The Irish coaches' task of keep good football coach, but too often A.J. Hawk ing egos under control suddenly the media and fans tag Weis and made sure of became a little easier after Ohio others in his business as miracle Total yards of Ohio State offense, the most that. State blew past Notre Dame in a workers before a miracle is per ever gained against Notre Dame in a single But Charlie game that wasn't as close as the formed. game. The previous record was 610 yards, Weis' team score indicated. There was no miracle in Tempe. set by USC in 2002. 617 came away Irish strength and conditioning Instead, one team was outplayed from Arizona coach Ruben by another in a Percentage of successful Ohio State with something Mendoza should game that could third-down conversions. The Buckeyes more important Mike Gilloon send a few thank With Brady Quinn, have had a different 66 • 66 were 8-for-12. than a victor's you notes to Jeff Samardzija and outcome if the Irish trophy and a Sports Editor Columbus, Ohio, had played like they tan - motiva- especially to Hawk most other starters know they can. Average yards per completion from Buckeyes 18 tion. and Ginn, Jr., who Now they have a quarterback Troy Smith to his receivers. returning, the team All that was needed for Notre reminded Notre will be as talented as spring and summer Dame to be everyone's preseason Dame that simply to think about the Total combined receiving yards by Ohio No. 1 pick in 2006, besides the showing up doesn't any in college football loss and re-dedicate State wideouts Ted Ginn, Jr. (eight catch early departures of Vince Young win football games. nextseason.Afterthe themselves to play 291 es, 167 yards) and Santonio Holmes (live and Reggie Bush, was a convincing It will take a pas loss, that talent is ing up to their catches, 124 yards). Irish victory over the Buckeyes in sionate performance potential every the final Fiesta Bowl to be played to march into much hungrier- 617 week. Number of touchdowns scored by Notre Dame at Sun Devil Stadium. Atlanta in the 2006 yards hungrier, They have just sophomore running back Darius Walker, one short 3 But Weis' first season didn't end season opener on in fact. over seven months of the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl record held by Arizona like it was supposed to. Sept. 2 and beat before their next State's Woody Green (1972 vs. Missouri). Maurice Stovall's final game Georgia Tech. It will game. That's 227 came to a conclusion without a take plenty of execution to topple days the Irish have to work toward Number of touchdown passes thrown by Notre Dame touchdown. Joe Paterno and Penn State one a 2006 season with a happier end quarterback Brady Quinn, the only time all season the Mark LeVoir and Dan Stevenson's week later. And Reggie Bush or no ing than 2005 - a long time to junior was held scoreless. Quinn's previous season dedicated careers hit a scarlet Reggie Bush, winning at USC in wait for a team hungry for a 0 low had been his lone touchdown pass against and-gray dead end. next year's regular-season finale chance to show it's better than it Michigan on Sept. 10. Despite the frustration of many will require intense focus. looked on Jan. 2. underclassmen for not giving the Regardless of how well Smith ran Weis will surely give them plenty Number of starters the Irish will lose to graduation 7 seniors a better going-away party, the Buckeyes' offense and how of food for thought. and/or the NFL draft. this loss could be the best thing to effectively Hawk stopped the Irish happen to the Irish. running game, it was the lack of The views expressed in this col With Brady Quinn, Jeff passion, execution and intensity umn are those of the author and Attendance of the 2006 Tostitos Samardzija and most other starters that clouded Notre Dame's experi Fiesta Bowl, the bowl's largest in not those of The Observer. 76,196 returning, the team will be as tal ence in the Valley of the Sun. Contact Mike Gilloon at a non-championship game. ented as any in college football As he has insisted all season, mgilloon@nd. edu Wednesday, January 18, 2006 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 3 Walker upset for outgoing seniors scoring• summary Sophomore running dnl'nnso. llis three touchdowns fell 1st 2nd :kd 4th Total back maintains solid one score short of tying the Fiesta Bowl record set by Ohio State 7 14 3 10 34 Irish rushing game Arizona State's Woody Notre Dame 7 0 6 7 20 Green against Missouri in First quarter 1972. Notre Damn 7, Ohio State 0 By PAT LEONARD Though Irish quarterback Darius Walker 20-yard run (D.J. Fitzpatrick Brady Quinn had no touch Spons Wrirer kick) with 12:59 remaining down passes, Quinn also Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:01 elapsed threw no interceptions and Notre Damo 7, Ohio State 7 TEMPE, Ariz. - Darius gave Walker the room he Ted Ginn, Jr. 56-yard reception from Troy Smith Walker has two morn years needed to operate early on. (Josh Huston kick) with 10:02 remaining. of eligibility in a Notre "They've got a grnat Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 2:57 elapsed Damn uniform. D.J. defcnsn. They really do," Fitzpatrick, Brandon lloyte, Walker said. "We really Second quarter Mark LnVoir, Dan wanted to come in to run Ohio Stall~ 14, Notrl' Dame 7 Stevenson, Corey Mays, the ball, even though we Ginn, Jr. 68-yard run (Huston kick) with 14:16 Maurice Stovall and a slew were going against the No. remaining. of others don't oven have 1 rush defense, the goal Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:16 elapsed one. was to run the ball. We did Ohio State 21, Notrn Dame 7 Santonio Holmes 85-yard reception from Smith The sophomore running have some success early, (Huston kick) with 2:21 remaining. hack was expnrioneing but ... " Drive: 4 plays, 98 yards, 2:16 elaps.ed mixed emotions in the post The Irish were forced into gamn locker room, none of limiting rush attempts. Third quarter them pleasant. Notrn Dame Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 13 But hn was coach Charlie Walker 10-yard run (Fitzpatrick kick failed) with learning from "It really hurts to Weis did not 4:25 remaining. thn expnri not be able to fenl the Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 2:53 elapsed nncn, disap- send the seniors Buckeyes ever Ohio State 24, Notrl' Dame 13 pointed hn actually con Huston 40-yard field goal with 2:20 remaining. could not out right." tained Walker. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:05 elapsed honor the sen "We really CLAIRE KELLEY /The Observer Notre Dame running back Darius Walker strides forward for Fourth quarter iors with a vie Darius Walker didn't get shut tory but also down !running several of his 93 rushing yards Jan. 2 against Ohio State. Irish running back Ohio State 27, Notre llame 13 aware he will the balll," Weis Huston 26-yard field goal with 10:12 be in thnir said. "We had The Irish were able to block ground game that balances remaining. position ontl day. to start throwing. That's and contain Ohio State's an offense. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:22 elapsed "It rnally hurts to not be really what happened. What aggressive linebackers on But when the opposition Ohio Statn 27, Notre Dame 20 abln to send the seniors out I dncided at hall'time was I the play, despite solid pene forces Notre Dame into Walker 3-yard run (Fitzpatrick kick) with 5:27 right, to not send thn sen was not going to allow the tration by Hawk and others. passing situations like Ohio remaining. ion; out on top," Walker tempo of the game to stay "It seemed like the first State did in the Fiesta Bowl, Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:45 elapsed said. "So I know the under- the way it was." drive we got a chance to the strength in the running Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20 1: Ia s s llliHl are h u r li II g f 0 r Notre Dame's defense execute and we were click game is negated. Antonio Pittman 60-yard run (Huston kick) with that. But I guess we can use could not l'ind a consistent ing on all cylinders," "It depends on us," said 1:46 remaining. this to lwlp prepare us for answer for Troy Smith, Walker said. "And some Irish defensive back Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:41 elapsed going into the offseason Antonio Pittman, Ted Ginn where along the line it just Ambrose Wooden, a mem next season, and maybn and company on Ohio didn't, and we really never ber of the secondary that wn'll have a littltl more State's oiTensive end. regained our composure." surrendered two long drive and determination to That meant fewer carries Walker finished the sea touchdown passes leading statistics not fool like this next year." for Walker and more passes son with 1,196 yards rush to the early deficit. Walker was not necessari to mount a comeback from ing, averaging 4. 7 yards per "We didn't play like Notre total yards ly blaming himself. lie per the 21-7 halftime deficit. carry and 99.7 yards per Dame has this entire sea sonally did twnrything he But the game didn't start contest. son," Walker said. "So ------·----- could on Jan. 2 to prevent that way. lie accounted for nino of that's what really hurts osu 617 such a fnnling for his elders. Walker carried the ball tho team's 21 rushing about losing this game is Thn junior carrind the three times on Notre touchdowns and 68 percent that we lost to a team but ball 1 f1 times for 90 yards Dame's opening drive, of its offense on the ground. we really didn't come to and thren touchdowns which ate up 72 yards in six Add that to his 43 catches play." against Ohio State, which plays and only 2:01. for 351 yards and two eamn into the game ranked Walker's third carry was a touchdowns, and it creates Contact Pat Leonard at No. 1 nationally in run 20-yard touchdown run. a productive and efficient [email protected] passing yards Careers end with proud performances Irish as Mays tailed 12 stops Ohio State aimed to extend It was also the last Fiesta By MIKE GILLOON and lloyte racked up 10. its 21-7 lead as Buckeyes' Bowl ever played at Sun time of possession Sporrs Ediror Mays also forced a fumble, kicker Josh Huston lined up Devil Stadium, as the bowl sacked Ohio State quarter for a 2R-yard field goal. will move across the Phoenix TEMPE, Ariz. - Thn sun back Troy Smith once and But Ndukwe slipped metropolitan area to the ._I set on Notrn l>anw's senior had two tackles for Joss. through the line to block the new Cardinals Stadium in .t.iil elass when the Tostitos The season didn't end as kick and keep the deficit at Glendale, Ariz next year. Fiesta Bowl ended in a 34- they would have preferred, 14 points. The Fiesta Bowl has been 20 loss to Ohio State on Jan. but the seniors were opti Laws' play came after Ohio played in Tempo's Sun Devil 2. But that's mistic about the State's second drive of the Stadium for 35 years and 28-62 rushns-yards 36-275 not without "/ learned a lot ... end of their second half and with the hosted five national champi 29-45-0 eomp-att-int 19-28-0 snveral players careers at Irish still trailing 21-7. onship games, including • 6-42.3 punts-avg. yards 1-40 about the game of Notre Dame. II us ton lined up for a 46- Notre Dame's 34-21 win making signili 1-0 fumblos-lost 2-2 eant eontribu- "I learned a yarder after Ohio State had over West Virginia on Jan. 2, football and things 6-48 penalties-yards 7-53 lions during lot !during my driven from its own 41 down 1989 to give the Irish the their final aside from time at Notre to the Irish 29 when Laws national title. 22 first downs 27 garnns in an football. " Damel," lloyte got enough of his hand on passing Irish uniform. said. "I learned the ball to turn back the Captains . Quinn 29-45-0 Smith 19-28-0 Maurice Brandon Hoyte a lot from the Buckeyes once again. Captains for the bowl Stovall and coaches about The blocks were the sec game were lloyte for the rushing Irish linebacker Matt Shelton the game of ond and third of the season defense, Quinn for the Walker 16-90 Pittman 21-136 paced the Irish football and for Notre Dame, as Laws offense and Mays for spneial Schwapp 2-4 Ginn, Jr. 2-73 nweivers by combining for things aside from football." blocked a 44-yard attempt teams. rncniving 14 catches l'or 178 yards. by Purdue's Ben Jones dur All of' Slwlton 's live catches Klckln' It ing a 49-2R Irish victory Coin flip Stovall 9-126 Ginn, Jr. 8-167 One of the few highlights over the Boilermakers on Ohio State won the toss Walker 7-37 Holmes 5-124 eamn in the second half, Samardzija 6-59 Hall 2-22 with lhree eoming on a for the Irish against the Oct. 1. and deferred to the second Shelton 5-52 Pittman 2-6 third-quarter drivn resulting Buckeyes came on special half. Notre Dame chose to in a Darius Walker touch teams as Irish free safety Packln 'em In defend the north end zone tack Ins down run to bring the Irish Chinedum Ndukwe and The attendance at Sun and received the opening Mays 12 Hawk 12 within eight at 21-13. defnnsive tackle Trevor Laws Devil Stadium for the Fiesta kickoff. Hoyle 10 Whitner 9 Linebackers Brandon each blocked a field goal. Bowl was 76,196 - a Zbikowski 9 Jenkins 9 lloyte and Corey Mays were Ndukwe's deflection came record crowd for a non Contact Mike Gilloon at Wooden 7 Kudla 7 llw top two tacklers for the at the end of the first half as championship BCS game. [email protected] Crum, Jr. 7 Schlegel 7 page 4 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Wednesday, January 18, 2006 CLAIRE KELLEYfThe Observer Sunburned A season that many believe brought a spark back to the Notm Dame football program ended with a thud on Jan. 2 when the Irish fell to Ohio State :H-20 in the Fiesta Bowl. A.J. Hawk and the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes rushing defense held Darius Walker and Notre Dame to 62 total yards on the ground. Quarterback and Dublin, Ohio native Brady Quinn realized a childhood dream when the Irish were paired with the Buckeyes. But Quinn threw no touchdowns for the first time all sea. State sacked him five times- two courtesy of his sister's boyfHend Hawk. Though Quinn received most of the attention before the game after setting nearly every Notre Dame passing record thi..c; season, it was the Buckeyes' Troy Smith who shined under the desert sun as he went 19-for-28 for 342 yards and two TDs, including an 85-yarder to Ohio State speedster Ted Ginn, Jr. Irish coach Charlie Weis was frustrated that his team was only down 27-20 late in the game but couldn't force Ohio State to give the ball back, as running back Antonio Pittman streaked 60 yards down the Buckeyes' sideline with 1 :46 remaining to cement the victory. Notre Dame has now lost eight consecutive bowl games, with the last win a 24-21 victory over Texas A&M in the 1994 Cotton Bowl when Quinn was nine years old. CLAIRE KELLEYfThe Observer Irish wide receiver Jeff Samardzija stiff-arms Ohio State cornerback Ashton Youboty, top left. Notre Dame running back Darius Walker sprints away from Buckeyes free safety Nate Salley, top right. Irish quarterback Brady Quinn is dragged down by Ohio State linebacker A.J. Hawk on one of Hawk's two sacks, bottom right. Ohio State flanker Ted Ginn, Jr. eludes Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman during a return, bottom left. Irish coach Charlie Weis shouts orders to his team, middle left. THE OBSERVER W~.:JnesJay, January 18, 2006 CENE page 15 'KING KONG' A GRAND, WILD RIDE without going over the top. Naomi Watts silver screen in a long while. Viewers, he fights three Tyramwsaurus Boxes By MARTY SCHROEDER stars as Ann Darrow, an actress who goes along with the d1aracters, happen upon while nutna!-,ting to kenp thom away from Sn·ne Critic along for tlw ride, literally, as Denham giant, skin-crawling insects, leeches the Darrow. There is perhaps no more enjoy promises her she will be a star and finally size of lions and centipedes as long as an ablo mmnent in tho film than watching With his "Lord of the lUngs" master get the credit she thinks she (more arm. There are giant bats and, most Kong battle three dinosaurs through tho piece bohind him, Peter .Jackson returns humbly than Denham) deserves. Adrien impressively, dinosaurs that stampode canopy of the island's forests and thon to tlw senmn with another epie of kingly Brody, as a through the valleys down onto a plain wlwrn ho finally dnfnal'> proportions. Tho rnlcase of "King Kong" writer whom Pro'Kong' of island and T the final one in a glorious, bono-crundting Rex(~S - brings togetlwr a motley mix of proven Denham takes to whose only moment. actors, ono known li1r his comedy and tho writn his script, purpose in lifo, it The film's plot rnvolvns around Kong giant simian hims1~lf. Kong. and Thomas seems, is to eat falling in love with Darrow and how sho Tlw film brings the audience to an Kretschmann, as ••• A. Darrow. All of the eonllicts with hor growing fondnoss for unknown island filled with natives and the mystnrious strangn animals that him and hnr desirn to get away from him +Jackson·······! brings a sense of fun and stories of wonders too gmat to be spokon and opportunis are eneountcrod on and b1u:k to the humans. This may snmn of. .Jackson takos vinwors on a ride filled tic Captain excitement to his "Rings" follow-up this long-lost island eoneoitnd or pretentious to sonu•, but. if with a mysterious sea captain, a woman Englehorn, fill +The special effects, especially the CCI ereate a fun-filled disbelief is susponded for thrne hours and in love with acting and looking for a pay out the rest of Kong himself, are spectacular ride that Jackson audiences allow thmnsolves to lm wowml dwck. a fanw-starvnd movie dirm:tor and the east. + "King Kong" is grand entertainment seems to have had a by the strange encounters in tlw film, this anchored by a strong cast tlw plethora of ov1~rsiznd fauna that only a Onee they blast directing and is one of the most fun and nntortaining long-lost island could provide. arrive at the creating. films one can sec this yoar. Tlw first hour of this throe-hour carni aforementioned island, the situation The real star of the show, however, is After finishing "Lord of tlw Hings," val ride involvos diroctor Carl Denham begins to eome apart at the seams, as the tho giant gorilla Kong. Using motion-cap Jackson said he wantod to have sornn fun Uaek Black) bringing his cast and erew to natives capture Darrow and oiTer her to ture tnehnology, Andy Serkis brings his and with this film, ho gives us an adven an uncharted island on a map he diseov Kong. The oversized gorilla takes her Gollum acting chops to this gargantuan ture where seeing a giant gorilla on top of lwed to film what hn belinves will be his away into the forest, which is when the behemoth of a gorilla. The gymnastic the Empire State building seems credible. tick1~t to fanw and fortune. Jaek Blaek audience begins to have fun. The island movement employed by Serkis gives a lifo adeptly plays Denham. giving the ·right whoro Kong abides is filled with some of to Kong that would be otherwise impossi Contact Marty Schroeder at amount of crazed genius to the eharaeter tho most wonderful creaturns seen on the ble. This is most vividly expressed when mschroed 1 @nd.edu 'KONG' AN ILLOGICAL, SELF-INDULGENT BORE snquels are rare and good remakes even and pretty much everyone else bneomns talent, though - it takes some serious By BRIAN DOXTADER rarer. Peter Jackson adds his name to the horror-movie-osque fodder. skill to rnduce Academy Award winnnr A"istant Scene Editor notorious list of great directors who have In a strange twist of fate, "King Kong" Adrien Brody and Tnnadous J) litllnn victim to the remake bug, a surpris f(Jels undeveloped in many ways, despite a singer/Golden Globe nominnn .lark Bl1u:k ThNn is a s1:erw midway through "King ingly high-profile list that includes Gus massively overblown running time of 18(, to non-nntities, but .Jackson somPhow Kong'" that may be one of the worst in VanSant (1998's "Psycho") and Tim minutes. The plot finds no true cohesion, manages to pull it oil'. rnennt major motion picture history: Burton (2002's "Planet of the Apes"}. which means the whole enterprise is lit Plot holes are big enough to d rivn a bus Adrien Brody and .hu:k Black are chasod To its crndit, "King Kong" starts out as fully paeod throughout. "King Kong" through, leaving a mntrie ton of unan hy staggeringly unconvincing CGI an impnceablo period pioee, but once tho should feel adventurous and spontmwous swered qunstions like: Whnrn do thn dinosaurs and ward them oil' by (and this plot sputters to a start, it bceomos far (as the original classic was), not heavy island natives go? Or how is it that Anrw is not !wing madn up) hitting tlw raptors morn problematic:. and laborod-ovnr. and Kong are ablo to havn a monwnt in in thn faen. At tho heart of Resolution rarely thn instantly-mnpty strnnts of Nnw York'? Such is tlw stull' of "King Kong,'" Pntor Jackson's remake is Con'Kong' derives from the Or how do Adrien Brody and Co. got Jackson's long-awaited follow-up to his tho retooled love plot, and instead chasnd by dinosaurs and giant bugs on tlw AeadPmy Award winning "Lord of tho story. Now it's a stems from either way inland on Skull Island, yilt managn to Hings" trilogy. Critical eonsensus on tlw bizarre and highly convenient deus waltz right out when plot nncnssitatns'? movie would indicate that the din~dor has modern love trian ex maehina or PntN Jackson may l)(J a good din~ctor, delivnrPd a phPnomenal film in the same gle between Adricn +"King Kong" is bloated, poorly paced, sudden character but King Kong is not a good film. It's a Ppir mold as his prPvious pkturns. Brody, Naomi Watts self-indulgent•••••• and over-long shifts. wastn of monny, a wastn of potPntial and a Critical eonsnnsus would bn wrong. and King Kong him +The film collapses under the weight Though Kong wastP of talent. lie nPnds to takP a stop "King Kong" isn't a grnat film, or IWIHl a self. While in the of its inexcusable plotholes himself is easily back and reeonsidnr what madn him so good onl'. lnstnarl, it is a rnisguidPd, ovnr original Anne was +There is little character development the most interest successful in tho first placn, somnthing he bloatml, sPif-indulgPnt picturn posing as torrified of Kong, and few fulfilled character arcs ing character in must havn l'orgottnn - otherwise, how quality dnmna. Sadly, "King Kong," rather here she's kind of the picture, that's eould he ever possibly in his right mind than tho grand nntnrtainmnnt it wants to attractnd to him. really no.t saying think that a chasn scerw in which lw, is a train wrnck on par with the "Star Who wouldn't love a giant gorilla, espo mueh. None of the others got much to do Academy Award winner /\drien Brody and Wars" prequPis and the "Matrix" sPquels, dally one who can take down morn than except run lrom dinosaurs and light giant Tnnaeious D sing1~r Jaek Blaek hit CCI a disappointing hut nll'nctive n~minder of one T-Hex dinosaur at the same Limn? So insects. Character arcs are startnd, thon dinosaurs in the l'acn is a good idea? what happPns when directors let success Anne falls in love with Kong (and vice abandoned and, despite a plnthora of go to thPir !wads. versa, obviously) while Jack Black groat actors, no humans in tho lilm gener Contact Brian Doxtader at ConvPntional wisdom dictates that good schemes, Adrien Brody fumes heroically ate much interest. It's not a question of [email protected] courtesy Photo courtesy of movieweb.com King Kong, the eponymous character of Peter Jackson's latest epic, is a CGI Despite its flaws, "King Kong" is an impeccable period-piece that recreates creature whose body movements were acted out by Gollum actor Andy Serkis. Depression-era America, when the original "Kong" (1933) was actually made. THE OBSERVER page 16 CENE Wednesday, January 18, 2006 MOVIE REVIEWS McCarthyism exposed in Clooney's new film behind remnants of their more typical By LAURA MILLER suave/romantic typecasting and fully Scene Critic inhabit the CBS executives they portray. Daniels is a superb contribution to the George Clooney's "Good Night, and cast - he and David Strathairn (who Good Luck" catapults the audience back plays Edward Murrow) are a crucial ele into the 1950s and, despite the presence ment in bridging the gap between the of many contemporary faces (including modern and historical film clips. George Clooney, Robert Downey, Jr. and As a whole, the film is well written, but Jeff Daniels), is successful in achieving screenwriters Clooney and Heslov some an authentic aura. times forget that not all of their audience Clooney and cinematographer Robert members are familiar with Elswit photographed the entire picture McCarthyism. Although it is a famous in black and white, which creates a event in American history, those who strikingly unique film that is both enter have little specific knowledge or experi taining and informative. However, while ence about the original broadcasting and the style and flow of the film make it cin events may be slightly confused at the - ematically exceptional, at times it inter beginning of the film. Despite this, the feres with the narrative and its compre film's focus is clear, and once the audi hensibility. ence adjusts to the style of the movie, it Instead of presenting the audience is easy to follow. However, this initial with a history of confusion Fred Friendly (George Clooney), left, and Edward R. Murrow, right, are reporters McCarthyism, presents one in the age of McCarthyism in George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck." Clooney immerses Good Night, and Good Luck. major artistic in the story and flaw-while acters that each have their own individ Like no other movie that is out in the makes it his own. any audience ual story. It is a compilation of everyday aters, "Good Night and Good Luck" The film mixes vin member will events in the lives of everyday people addresses the importance of American tage television learn from this that unexpectedly create something heritage. It leaves behind the typical broadcasts from Director: George Clooney film, those who extraordinary. themes of drama to address the issue of the 1950s with a Writers: George Clooney and Grant Heslov have some This style is to the story's advantage. the common man and his role in our corresponding sto Starring: David Strathairn, Jeff Daniels, previous The down-to-earth quality of the charac country. The tagline for the movie states, ryline of the inner George Clooney and Robert Downey Jr. knowledge on ters and television blurbs allow the audi "We will not walk in fear of one anoth workings of CBS. the subject will ence to connect to the story and under er," emphasizing the need for Americans As the story progresses, it is becomes both enjoy the film more and extract stand its pertinence to life as an to confront issues valiantly at a grass less and less apparent which shots are more meaning from it. American. The story is so authentic to roots level. "Good Night, and Good Luck" contemporary and which are from the The story is very different from a typi the 1950s styles, manners of speech, inspires change in a country filled with vaults. cal Hollywood movie in that it does not behavior and life that it feels completely fear and provides a hopeful outlook for This artistic blending is made seamless have the exciting plot line of many mod non-fictional. It becomes apparent that the future. through the excellence of the acting. ern films. Instead, it is much more is it Clooney's goal to record a story, not Clooney and Downey are able to leave reflective of real life. It has many char- to write one. Contact Laura Miller at [email protected] Moss grows fat on 'The Family Stone' The family's modern dynamic is particu By KATIE BARON larly evident in a scene in which the Scene Critic homosexuality and deafness of the youngest son become a topic of conversa Every year, theaters are flooded with tion at the dinner table. Although perhaps holiday films that emphasize the impor a bit overdone, the acknowledgement of tance of family. "The Family Stone," the diversity in today's world adds interest which, like its predecessors, is both to the film. Also, the understated scenes in comedic and bittersweet, is a contempo which no words are spoken quietly inform rary take on this American stapl!l. the audience that all is not right with the Although the thoroughly modern family Stones. Unfortunately, unimpressive per dynamic and the subtle manner in which formances and weak writing overwhelm the film deals with serious family issues these strengths. are unique and worthy of note, overall the While Sarah Jessica Parker is generally fllm is unremarkable. a strong comedic actress, in this role, she On the surface, "The Family Stone" is is downright irritating. Meredith is obvi reminiscent of "Meet the Parents." ously "quirky," but while writer/director Meredith Morton (Sarah Jessica Parker), Thomas Bezucha intends for this quirki an up-tight executive, travels to boyfriend ness to be endearing, Parker never tran Everett's (Dermot Mulroney) idyllic child scends her character's annoying traits. hood home to celebrate Christmas with Whether this is a result of poor writing his family. Although the Stone family wel or poor acting is difficult to say - most comes her, it is very likely it is a result clear that they do of both. The same not like her. Sybil The Family Stone can be said for the Stone (Diane character of Keaton), Everett's Everett Stone. mother, is particu :-4. Though the movie larly resistant to att!lmpts to raise Everett's plans to Director: Thomas Bezucha audience sympa Photo courtesy of movieweb.com present Meredith Writer: Thomas Bezucha thy for his con Amy (Rachel McAdams), left, and her mother Sybil (Diane Keaton), right, get with the family Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane fused and intro into a messy situation in Thomas Bezucha's holiday movie "The Family Stone." wedding ring. This Keaton, and Durmont Mulroney spective character, seemingly light film Mulroney instead about Everett. Both actresses are skilled the actors lack chemistry, but the writing departs from the comedic genre with its comes across as whiny and a bit imma at balancing their cutting remarks with in most of the romantic scenes sounds as somber undertones, which become ture. genuine expressions of concern for though it were stolen from a bad episode increasingly apparent throughout the The two strongest performances are Everett's well being. of "Dawson's Creek." course of the movie. given by Diane Keaton as Sybil Stone and The plot becomes somewhat ridiculous Unfortunately, the film's redeeming The script has a few schmaltzy lines, but Rachel McAdams as youngest daughter when Meredith convinces her sister Julie qualities cannot save it from the destruc for the most part, it avoids the saccharine Amy. This mother-daughter pair particu (Claire Danes) to join her for support. tive influence of its other much weaker sentimentality that runs rampant in other larly dislikes Meredith, and although they Chaos ensues, and a supposedly surpris elements. "The Family Stone" has its films of the romantic-comedy/family are merciless in their treatment of her, ing, yet tiresomely predictable swapping moments, but more often than not audi drama variety. The Stones are fairly con both Sybil and Amy are extremely likable. of partners takes place. This plot develop ences will find themselves hoping for vincing as a real family with real prob The audience gets the sense that they ment reveals a major weakness in the film more. lems, and the cast conveys a sense of behave badly not because they are catty - the romantic relationships between the familial cohesiveness. by nature, but rather because they care characters are not believable. Not only do Contact Katie Baron at [email protected] w~dnesday, January 18, 2006 The Observer + PAID ADVERTISEMENT Don't forget about MOVIES in the BROWNING CINEMA Caii631-FILM for a recorded list of this week's showings! .. r ----~---- 1 page 18 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, January 18, 2006 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL Killingsworth leads Hoosiers over Illinois Pittsnogle scores 18 as West Virginia dominates Providence; Villanova erases halftime deficit, beats Seton Hall 73-64 Asspciated Press Indiana used a 15-6 run in during the 1988-89 season. the second half to make it 55- "It's really good news that BLOOMINGTON - Marco 40 with 8:23 to go. we're not living or dying by the Killingsworth scored 20 of his The lllini rallied with 12 three," West Virginia coach 23 points in the second half to straight points to close to 55-52 John Beilein said. "And now we help No. 13 .Indiana beat No. 7 when Randle completed a can look at the next game. Illinois 62-60 on Tuesday night. three-point play with 4:52 left. Everybody knows who we play." Indiana (11-3, 3-1 Big Ten) Brown missed a 3-pointer with West Virginia (13-3, 5-0 Big won for the seventh time in 4.5 seconds left that would have East) is also off to its best start eight games and became only tied the game. Jamar Smith in the league since joining 11 the fourth team to beat the tipped in the miss to make it years ago. Fighting Illini in the regular 61-60. "The schedule is a little bit season since Jan. 24, 2004. The Robert Vaden then made one different this year," Beilein said. victory set ofT a wild celebration of two free throws with 3.6 sec "Don't give us too much credit as Indiana extended its home onds left, and Rich McBride's yet." winning streak to 11 against half-court heave at the buzzer Mike Gansey added 18 points Big Ten teams. was ofT the mark as fans raced for West Virginia. Pittsnogle Illinois (16-2, 2-2) was led by onto the court. and Gansey are the Big East's Shaun Pruitt's career-high 17 leading scoring tandem, aver points, but lost for the second West Virginia 64, Providence aging 22.8 and 21.8 points, time in three games. Brian 48 respectively. The two also rank Randle added 15 points, but Providence was No. 12 West first and second, respectively, in leading scorer Dee Brown, who Virginia's final tuneup before a Big East 3-point shooting per averaged 15.6 points, had just nationally televised matchup at centage. five. No. 18 UCLA. It looked like it. The game was the finale of a Roderick Wilmont tied his Kevin Pittsnogle scored 18 three-game homestand for the season high with 17 points for points and grabbed 11 Mountaineers. West Virginia the Hoosiers. Illinois jumped to rebounds to help No. 12 West travels to California to face a 14-3 lead. Virginia win its 11th straight UCLA on Jan. 21. Wilmont sparked an 18-0 run game, beating Providence on Pittsnogle could miss the as Indiana held Illinois score Tuesday night. game because his wife, Heather, less for nearly six minutes late "We didn't shoot as well as we is more than eight months preg in the first half. The spurt did [against Marquette] and still nant with their first child, a boy. ended when he scored the final won by 15 or something," Pittsnogle said he will fly back four points to make it 27-19. Pittsnogle said. "It's a great or stay behind if she begins The Illini closed to 28-24 at confidence builder for our contractions. The Feb. 1 due the half when Brown connected defense." date has tempered his enthusi AP on a 3-pointer before the The 11 straight wins are the asm for the game. Villanova guard Randy Foye shoots over Randall Hanke of Seton buzzer - his only basket of the school's most since the "She can go anytime, that's Hall in the Wildcats' nine-point win Tuesday. night. Mountaineers won 22 in a row why I am kind of nervous about it," Pittsnogle said of the trip. "Hopefully it doesn't happen Villanova 73, Seton Hall 64 After shooting a miserable 27 when I'm out there. I'll be After Villanova played one of percent against the Longhorns thinking about it. But when I'm its worst 20 minutes of the sea on Saturday, the Wildcats on the court, basketball is all I son, Allan Ray and Randy Foye rebounded with a decent 43 think about." took over - only this time it percent and had five players in West Virginia led the last was in the locker room and not double digits. place Friars (7 -8, 0-4) 33-21 at on the court. . Villanova got 12 points from the end of the first half. The There was no ranting, only a Will Sheridan, the only true Mountaineers used a 12-3 run simple message to get with the frontcourt player in its four early in the second half to defensive program or get ready guard starting lineup. Often extend their lead. to lose to Seton Hall. left to do the little noticed dirty Providence pulled within "We've got to get it together," work - like setting screens eight points before Pittsnogle Foye said he told his team and boxing out - the 6-foot-8 and Gansey combined for nine mates. "We can't wait for them Sheridan worked hard for straight points. Frank Young to role over and die." tough baskets inside and got to added four points in the push. Foye scored 19 points, Kyle the free-throw line seven He finished with eight. Lowry had 14 and No. 8 times. Randall Hanke led Providence Villanova did pull it together in "He played like a veteran · with 14 points. Donnie McGrath the second half and survived tonight," coach Jay Wright added nine. another tight one in a win over said. "He's the most consistent West Virginia's biggest lead the Pirates on Tuesday night. guy we have. That's what we was 56-37 on Young's tip-in The Wildcats (12-2, 3-1 Big count on him for." with 7:58 remaining. East) sorely needed this one He also had two big blocked Providence never got closer after their roughest week of shots that deflated Seton Hall's than 11 points afterward. The the season. They sandwiched a offense. Nearly unstoppable Mountaineers have not trailed tougher-than-expected over while building a 13-point first in two games after having to time win at Rutgers between half lead, the Pirates (9-6, 1-3) rally from double-digit deficits losses against then West came crashing back and shot in their first two Big East Virginia and Texas and tum only 31 percent in the second games. bled five spots in The half. Providence started 0-4 in con Associated Press Top 25. "For some reason in the first ference play for the second "You have to go out there half, it was like our feet were straight season. It lost its first and give a great effort because frozen," Wright said. 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A player can be on multiple Tejada (Baltimore), pitcher Hepuhlic's preliminary roster not made a decision. Gene After the Dominican 60-man rosters but only onf1 Bartolo Colon (Angels), second for the World Baseball Orza, tho No. 2 oiTieial ol' the announcement, U.S. general 30-man roster, Major Leagup, baseman Alfonso Soriano Classic, but it wasn't irmnedi players' association, said he manager Bob Watson said he Baseball Players Association (Washington), third baseman ately dear whether he would would attend to persuade A will inquire whether spokesman Greg Houris said. Adrian Beltre (Seattle) and play. Hod to participate. Hodriguez also could be The Dominican roster infielder Aramis Hamirez Tlw AL MVI', eligible to play After submitting the roster included on his team's prelim ineludes pitchf1r Pedro (Chieago Cubs). for the United States and the Monday, Dominican general inary roster. Martinez (New York Mets), Free agent outfielder Dominican H!1public, said last manager Stan Javier said he "I don't know what the rules first baseman Albert Pujols Sam my So sa is on the ... month that he intended to was unsure whether the New are, but we'll be checking on (St. Louis), designated hitter Dominican roster but hasn't play for the Dominican team, York Yankeos third baseman those," Watson said Tuesday David Ortiz (Boston), left said whether he intends to then said he wouldn't play at would play. Final 30-man ros- during a telephone conference l'ielder Manny Hamirez play. NFL Covvher unvvilling to criticize officials after Pola111alu call "Our officials are doing the have a 15-rninute cooling off ball in his hands and fumbled as understand is that all of our Controversial replay very best that they can do. period for players but that, he was getting up to run, then questions have been answered. overruling almost Obviously, at times, there's going "we've got some guys who eould fell on the ball. The call on the The league got back to us about to be mistakes made," Cowher probably use a little longer than field was an interception, but ref that. It's important now that we cost Pittsburgh ga1ne said. "To me, those guys are that." eree Pete Morelli reversed it move on." human like the rest of us, and "Joey's eomments at the end of after the Colts challenged, ruling The Polamalu play was one of Associated Press we're moving on." the game were certainly made Polamalu had not eompleted the only a series of disputed rulings Following a trying weekend Cowher also dismissed line out of frustration," Cowher said. catch. during the NFL's four divisional lilled with reversals, replays and baeknr Joey Porter's angry eorn "But there's no conspiracy, or The call stunned the Steelers playoll' games last weekP.nd. Two n~primands, NFL ollidals got a ments that the officials were things of that nature, that's -numerous replays showed touchdowns were reversed in the strong show of support from an dntlwmined to get Indianapolis ridieulous." Polamalu controlling the ball Panthers' 29-21 win over the unlikoly source: Pittsburgh into the AFC championship The call that most upset the throughout and fumbling only Bears in Chieago, and there was Steelers mach Bill Cowher. game, calling them "ridiculous." Steelers during their dramatic upon getting up to run - and the considerable debate whether Cowher not only refused to Porter eriticized the ollidating 21-18 win Sunday over the top Colts went on to seore a touch Champ Bailey fumbled out of critidz1~ thn ollidals for reversing repeatedly during postgame seeded Colts in Indianapolis down and a 2-point conversion to bounds at the end of his pivotal upon review a possible garne interviews, saying, "At one point, carne when Polamalu made a make it 21-18 with 4 1/2 minutes 1 00-yard interception during dinching inWrception by Steelors I didn't think the refs worn going diving interception of a Peyton remaining. Denver's 27-13 vietory over Nnw safety Troy l'olarnalu against the to let us out of here with a vieto Manning pass with Pittsburgh Mike Pereira, the NI•Ts vice England on Saturday night. Colts - the NFL later said the ry." trying to preserve a 21-10 lead president of o!liciating, said in a Patriots tight end Ben Watson reversal was wrong - he gave Cowher, no doubt trying to with 5 1/2 minutes remaining. statement Monday that ran from one corner of the field thmn a vote or confidence on temper Porter's unusually strong Arter Polamalu made the Morelli misinterpreted the rule to another to knock the ball out Tuesday. eornments, said that the Steelers catch, he rolled over with the determining a catch, and that the of Bailey's hands just as Bailey eall on the field should have been was about to score. If the ollidals upheld. had determined the ball crossnd Cowher declined Tuesday to the goal line before going out of ,' talk about that call or any others. bounds, it would have been a "I know a lot of talk has taken touchback and New England place with the officiating," he would have gotten the ball at it<> said. "The biggest thing to own 20. .. FREE SHOW WASHINGTON HAL SATURDAY, JAN 21 9:00PM SEATING BEGINS AT 8:30 PM Jlt: £>_.., ... ... page 20 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, January 18, 2006 OLYMPICS American fans confused over host city's name The northern Italian city of Torino, commonly anglicized to 'Turin,' will host Winter Olympics in February Associated Press And Florence isn't going to be it's supposedly because when called by its Italian name, the club was founded, the It's the Olympic version of Firenze. At least not without an namers wanted to stick with "You say tomato, I say tomah accompanying map so people the sport's English roots. to." would know what city that is. So why the linguistic confu The city in northern Italy "We use Turin in accordance sion? that's hosting the Winter with our long-standing style to The official name of the Olympics next month is use English names on English games is "Torino 2006," and "Torino" to the locals and NBC. language wires," said Terry the International Olympic For most of us non-Italians, it's Taylor, AP sports editor. "It's Committee refers to the city by always been Turin. the Shroud of Turin, for its Italian name. When the "I believe readers are seeing instance, not the Shroud of games were awarded in June it on television with the NBC Torino. And when the World 1999, then-IOC president Juan logo, it says 'Torino,' the Cup comes to Germany this Antonio Samaranch Olympic Games," Ron Fritz, summer, we will write that announced, "The hosts of the sports editor at The News games will be played in 2006 Games will be Torino." Journal in Wilmington, Del., Munich, not Muenchen. After NBC Sports chairman said Tuesday. "And then they "Of course, in the interest of Dick Ebersol took a trip to see it in the paper, 'Turin,' and accuracy, we will not Anglicize Turin, he decided the network they're thinking we got it the name in full references to would go with Torino, too. NBC wrong." the Olympic organizing com has the U.S. broadcast rights to The explanation for the dif mittee, which uses Torino, and the games. ferent versions is simple. we will not change Torino to "Dick was hearing the way Sort of. Turin in quotations." the locals were saying Torino, "Turin is the English transla The New York Times, Sports and how it's so magnificently tion of the Italian word Torino," Illustrated and many other Italian how it rolls off the said Clara Orban, a professor of news organizations follow simi tongue," said Mike McCarley, Italian at DePaul University. lar policies. Travel writers at vice president of communica "Standard practice in the the Times, for example, have tions and marketing for NBC A torchbearer carries the Olympic Torch on a Gondola on a United States is if a city name been calling cities by their Sports. Venice Canal. The torch will arrive in Turin Feb. 10 for the has been translated differently, English names for years. "He decided on that trip that Opening Ceremonies. go with the English transla "For us, it's a pretty simple we would call it Torino." tion." style rule," said Tom Jolly, And with as many as 200 mil sports. said, "because that's what That's what The Associated sports editor at the Times. "We lion people tuning in to watch "We had to decide what is the readers will be seeing on TV." Press is doing. Its policy - and follow Webster's and The World the games, that means there'll least confusing to our readers. So, Turin or Torino. it was around long before Turin Fact Book as our guide. be a lot of Americans speaking You could say the Torino Either way, the Winter was awarded the Olympic Generally those are spelled in at least one word of Italian for Olympics in Turin, but that just Olympics will simply call the Games - is to use the English an Anglicized fashion." a few weeks. leads to confusion," Loren said. city home next month. version of foreign cities. It's Even the Italians go with USA Today also went with "We decided to just make it "I think," Jolly said, "people Home, not Homa. Munich, not English translations sometimes. Torino because that is the offi uniform all the way throughout. will be able to figure it out." Muenchen. Moscow instead of One of their top soccer teams is cial name, said Monte Lorell, "I feel a little bit better that Until they do, confusion is Mockba or Moskva. AC Milan, not AC Milano, and the paper's managing editor for NBC is using Torino," Lorell sure to be the rule. Download and RUN the updated TakeCharge for Windows from http://oit.nd.edu/security/. (Did we mention 11and run it?") TakeCharge is the software utility developed by the Notre Dame OIT to help you protect your computer from viruses, worms, spyware and who knows what. These nasty critters, once on your computer, can cause you BIG problems. 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Notre seeond-plaee finish in the event weeks in warm Las Vegas. The ends. After that will como the Spons Writer Damn trailed Michigan by 42 with a time of' 3:29.81 and a two wneks were spent in tho Big East Championships and points aftnr the first day and 45 first-place overall finish for tho most intense training ol' thn sea NCAA ehampionships. Nixon Th1~ Irish continued to make a points heading into the final Irish. son with breaks to eompeto hopns that as many as 10 swim splash during Christmas brnak. events Saturday night. but the "I think that this meet showed against UNLV and North mers will qualify for the NCAAs, extmuling tlwir winning streak Irish came through when it mat we're a great dual meet team," Carolina. for orw of' the tnarn's best per to fiVIL tered most. eoaeh Carrie Nixon said. "It real "Over break. you don't have formances ever. With tlwir 1.120-to-1,111 Katie Carroll and Casey ly showed that we can rally other worries such as school," "Our perf'ormancn until now defeat of No. 15 Michigan in last Wagrwr sneured a onn-two finish when our baeks are against the said Nixon. "The point of the trip has bonn nxpndml," Nixon said. wnekend's tri-mont that also in tho 200 buttor!ly to give the wall." was to maintain the training, got "I think the poopln who are sur ineludnd Illinois. the Irish Irish tho lnad. Al'tnr thn 200 but Last weekend's vidory gets tho some competition in, and give prised by our pnrf'ormanee arP oxtnndnd a stwak that indudns terf'ly. Notre Dame needed at new year ofT to a good start for tho team some bonding time. We those on the outside looking in. two dual nwet vietorins. two least a sm:ond place finish in the the Irish. as they arn picking up reminded the girls that this is Wn expected this to b1~ a special invitational championships and 400 frenstyle relay to win the where they left on· before winter the horne strnteh. and we want year." now a tri-nHH~t victory. mnet. Tho team of Christa break. While most students them to rnfoeus on our goals." This win was espneially Higgins. Casey Wagnnr. Meghan spent winter brnak in the harsh Goals remaining for the Irish Contact Greg Arbogast at impn)ssivn given that the Irish l.innolli and Hebocca Grove was weather of wintnr. tho swimming include wins in the final two [email protected] SMC SWIMMING SMC BASKETBALL Saint Mary's falls to Alma Belles play .500 ball Belles win just three night. with two by Kelly Nelis. 200 back while Dolan was first Nelis won the 500-yard in the 200 breast stroke. over Chrisbnas break events en route to l'reostylo with a time of The Scots wrapped up with a 5:44.51 and the 1,000 yard 200 !'reo relay win - Con, ~~arrind the tmun l.o iL-; rnennt 5-5 conference defeat l'reostyle, touching at Smith. Dolan and Trzeciak By TIM KAISER 11:32.01. Karla McGough took recorded a time of' 1:52.37 nn stroteh. Bender point1~d to his Sports Writer first in the 200-yard l'rnestyle, route to the tnam victory. captains. as wnll as other roiP finishing in 2:19.34. Tho next meet !'or the Belles playnrs. By BECK! DORNER and Before Christmas break. tho "We havn l.,'roat vetnran loador DEIRDRE KRASULA The Seots' Emily Smith took is at Holl's Aquatic Center ver Bolles were 1-5 and prnparing to ship. I Bridgol.l Boyc1~. I Bridgotl Sports Writ<'rs first in tho 200 IM. touching sus Kalamazoo on Friday. The out in 2:24.43. Katio Women llornets of Kalamazoo thee MIM rival Alma on Doe. 7. Lipko, land Alison I Kossler, haw Dingnman and Katie Carroll beat Alma 158-78 a few weeks Tho Belles won that. game and shown rnally gn~at loadorship ... Alma del'natnd Saint Mary's took sneond and fourth in the ago. The Belles will certainly split their 10 games during finals and Nicoll~ Tucker has bonn I IIJ-(,() T1wsday. and won nine raee, respectivnly. Smith's look again for leadership to and winter brnak to run their shooting the ball wnll coming oil' of II events in the first MIAA teammate Sara Swanton was Dingeman. their senior cap record to 6-10. This pub thmn at tho bmch," he said. nwet l'or both tnams. This was first in tho 200 lly in .a time of tain who has said prnviously lil'th plaee in the Ml/\A coming Tho Bnllns litce a ehallengP in a Is o tho l'i r s t nHH\ t l'o r the 2::B.:~2. but Dingeman took that tho team is in high spirits into tonight's showdown with Wednesday night's matchup Bollos al'l.or a long winter seeond with 2:3(,.76. and strives everyday to eonli1mncB rival Albion Collegn. A against Albion Collnge. Tho two training hn\ak. The Bnllos Alma's Trzeeiak was 11rst in improve swimmers' individual win against the Britons would tmuns oach havo a 4-:{ rnmrd in pnrl'ornwd wnll in thn swim the I 00 !'roo with a time of times. push the Belles up to lilllrth placn the MIA/\, hut dnspitn thn post ming PVPnts. but l Men's College Basketball AP NFL Top 25 team record points 1 Duke 16·0 1,799 2 Florida 16·0 1,715 3 Connecticut 14·1 1,616 4 Memphis 15·2 1,490 5 Texas 14·2 1,459 6 Gonzaga 13·3 1,389 7 Illinois 16·1 1,370 8 Villanova 11·2 1,350 9 Pittsburgh 14·0 1,291 10 Washington 14·2 1,051 11 Michigan State 14·4 959 12 West Virginia 12·3 952 13 Indiana 10·3 808 14 NC State 14·2 788 15 Wisconsin 14·2 757 16 George Washington 12·1 728 17 Louisville 13·3 716 18 UCLA 14·3 687 19 Ohio State 12·2 483 20 Syracuse 15·2 423 21 Boston College 12·4 333 22 Maryland 12·4 260 23 Iowa 13-4 250 24 North Carolina 10·3 221 25 Oklahoma 10·4 94 Women's College Basketball AP Top 25 team record points 1 Tennessee 17·0 1,138 2 Duke 16·0 1,108 3 LSU 14·0 1,064 AP 4 North Carolina 16·0 1,014 Mangini surveys a Patriots practice on Jan. 12, where he served as New England's defensive coordinator prior 5 Connecticut 15-2 918 to accepting the New York Jets' head coaching position on Tuesday. He is expected to ink a five-year deal. 6 Maryland 14-2 915 7 Ohio Stale 13·2 851 8 Baylor 12·2 792 9 Rutgers 12-2 790 Mangini takes over tarnished Jets franchise 10 DePaul 16·1 742 11 Purdue 13·2 723 12 Michigan State 13·5 561 Associated Press believed he will get Kansas City last week. Australia while coaching a 13 Georgia 12·4 551 between $2 million and Mangini was reserved and semipro football team. It 14 Stanford 11-4 543 HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - $2.5 million per year over low key at his introductory was there he realized he 15 Arizona State 14-3 527 Eric Mangini has worked five years. news conference, hardly wanted to go into coaching 16 Minnesota 11-4 495 for Bill Parcells and Bill "Being compared to Bill exhibiting any of the fire permanently. 17 Oklahoma 13·4 461 Belichick, learning from Belichick is one of the and energy that is Mangini took a job as a 18 Virginia Tech 14·1 322 two of the greatest coaches highest compliments you Edwards' trademark. ball boy with the Cleveland 19 vanderbilt 13·4 251 in the NFL. can be paid," Mangini But this is a new era for Browns, then went to work 20 New Mexico 13·4 244 The Jets are banking on said. "I am not Bill the organization, which in the public relations 21 Temple 12·4 165 that pedigree to lead them Belichick, I am not Bill hopes Mangini can instill a department. 22 Boston College 12·5 154 back into the playoffs. Parcells. I am Eric different attitude after the He then met Belichick, 23 BYU 13-1 108 Despite his youth and Mangini. I'm going to Jets finished 4-12 last sea who gave him a few 24 NOTRE DAME 10·5 97 relative inexperience, the approach it my way. I'm son. assignments to do. 25 George Washington 11·4 78 organization hired Mangini going to take the experi Much of those expecta Belichick liked his work as its coach Tuesday. The ences and the lessons that tions have to do with the and gave him a job as an former Patriots defensive I learned from those guys people Mangini has assistant in 1995. coordinator, who turns 35 and I'm going to apply that worked under. From there he worked on Thursday, becomes the to my team." While Mangini was going for Ted Marchibroda in MIAA Women's Basketball youngest head coach in the The baby-faced Mangini to Wesleyan, he figured he Baltimore in 1996, then league. won't be confused with would be an investment for Parcells and Belichick former coach Herman banker. But he spent two team conf. avg. Terms of the deal with the Jets from 1997- overall weren't known but it is Edwards, who left for summers studying in 99. 1 Hope 7·0 82.4 14·1 2 Calvin 6·1 61.9 12-2 3 Olivet 6·1 72.7 10·6 4 Albion 4·3 69.9 12·4 5 Saint Mary's 4·3 61.4 6·10 IN BRIEF 6 Alma 3-4 68.4 8·6 7 Kalamazoo 1-6 56.1 4·10 Seahawks prepare to face Holmgren saw on television - was Brad Wilkerson ($3.9 million), avoid 8 Tri-State 1-6 58.3 2·14 tenacious Panther defense an staunch Panthers defense led by ing arbitration with two players 9 Adrian 0·8 53.0 4·11 KIRKLAND, Wash.- Two weeks athletic 6-foot-7 defensive end Julius acquired in separate trades last ago, Seahawks coach and former Peppers and former Seahawk Ken month. high school history teacher Mike Lucas in the defensive backfield. It's Teixeira will get $6 million this Holmgren gave his assistants some a unit that is sure to provide a stern season and $9.4 million in 2007. homework for their playoff bye week challenge for Seattle's oll'ense, which Hingis wins in first round - start studying the other NFC post led the league in points scored (452) of tlie Australian Open season teams and compile prelimi this season. MELBOURNE, Australia - Martina around the dial nary scouting reports on each. Teixeira inks $15.4 million Hingis looked as if she'd never been Soon, the coaches were scribbling contract with Rangers away. notes on large dry-erase boards in ARLINGTON. Texas- All-Star first Playing on the center court where their offices. baseman Mark Teixeira agreed to a she won three of her five Grand Slam COLLEGE BASKETBALL But when Washington became $15.4 million, two-year contract titles before retiring for three years, Seattle's first-round foe, the assis Tuesday with the Texas Rangers, the Swiss star was right at home in tants erased all of the other teams' avoiding salary arbitration this year the first major of her comeback NC State at Duke 7 p.m., ESPN information. and next. effort, routing 30th-seeded Vera Wisconsin at Ohio State 8:30 p.m., ESPN 2 Thankfully for Holmgren, offensive Teixeira hit .301 with 43 home Zvonareva 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday in the Northwestern at Michigan 8 p.m., ESPN U quality-control coach Gary Reynolds runs and 144 RBis last season. The first round of the Australian Open. copied the notes on the Panthers. RBis were the most for a switch-hit Hingis' victory was all the more "Bless his heart," Holmgren said. ter, breaking the record set by impressive in that she had so little NBA "So we did get a bit of a start on George Davis, who had 136 RBis for trouble with Zvonareva, who became Carolina." the New York Giants in 1896. increasingly irritated with everything Cavaliers at Nuggets 9 p.m., ESPN He's glad they did. The Rangers also agreed to one from Hingis' winners to disputed line What Seattle's assistants saw dur year deals with right-hander Adam calls, repeatedly spiking her racket ing their extra studies - and what Eaton ($4.65 million) and outfielder and smashing balls in anger. ------ Wednesday, January 18, 2006 The Observer + PAID ADVERTISEMENT Firmwide Information Session Learn about our summer internship opportunities. Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Morris Inn, Notre Dame Room Application deadline: Sunday, January 29, 2006 Apply online at gs.com/careers and through your career service office. 1!:> Goldman, Sachs & Co. 2006. All rights reserved. Goldman SaChs IS an equal opportumty employer. page 24 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, January 18, 2006 MEN'S SWIMMING Irish see hard work pay off in Dallas, Evansville High School for 15 days of brutal by No. 16 Northwestern, No. 14 freshman diver Michael Bulfin to win in two events. By JACK THORNTON work. Florida State, host Southern capturing second place in the "It was good because you could Sports Writer "We had a lot of sunscreen on," Methodist, Notre Dame and three-meter diving, while junior see people who don't normally said senior Patrick Davis. "A cou Washington. Ted Brown took fourth in the win events step up and score a The Irish took advantage of the ple of people got burned, but we "The field was extremely 500-yard freestyle and sixth in lot of points," Davis said. "Also it break from classes with a gruel knew what to expect,". tough," Welsh said. "It was a the 200-yard butterfly with a was good because everyone was ing training schedule, which paid Still, the No. 19 Irish weren't great field, and with a small for season best time of1:51.76. tired after training so long in off with a road win against there to relax. mat, it was probably the fastest The team was split, however, Florida, and yet we still posted Evansville and a fifth-place finish "We were training four hours a field we've raced against." as last Friday had the Irish com good times after that." in the 24th annual Dallas day, every day, and we had some Though the Irish finished 120 peting in both the Dallas meet The team has developed since Morning News Classic. thing likfl 39 straight practices," points behind J-llorida and more and a dual meet in Evansville. the beginning of the year, as Coach Tim Welsh said the he said. "I don't remember the than 100 points behind Assistant coach Matt Tallman swimmers have matured and training went well for his team. exact number, but Sunday was Northwestern, Welsh expressed went with nine members of the grown into their roles. "The weather was beautiful, first day otr since Christmas." no displeasure with his team's swim team to Texas, while Welsh "The most important part is and when you're training out The team makes the trip to effort. coached the remainder of the [having two road meets] gave us doors, good weather makes for Florida annually, but this is the "I thought our swims were very squad across the state. Despite a chance to race on the road good training," Welsh said of his first time the Irish have been strong, and especially strong con missing many of the team's top right after a training period, and team's two-week stay in Boca invited to the prestigious Dallas sidering where we were in our swimmers, the Irish pounded it forced new people to step up in Raton, Fla. "We did a great deal Morning News Classic. The training phase," Welsh said. "The their in-state foes 163-73 while unfamiliar roles," Welsh said. "I of training, and I think we got a meet's format had each school guys that swam there trained capturing first in nine of 13 think we'll be better this week lot accomplished, so from an ath sending eight swimmers and one every day since the 27th ... they events. end and next weekend because letic point of view, it was great." diver. had a right to be tired. They With the win, the Irish we raced last weekend." Following a 10-day hiatus after In addition to the Irish, this wer~. tired and they still raced improved to 3-1 in dual meets on finals, the team reconvened on year's field featured No. 7 well. the road and 5-1 overall. Davis Contact Jack Thornton at Dec. 27 to train at St. Andrew's Florida, which took first, followed Among the highlights were was one of three Irish swimmers [email protected] TRACK AND FIELD Team begins indoor season with solid showing at Purdue Irish send a select group of runners to West Lafayette in preperation for Notre Dame Opener this Saturday ing 1.68 meters to lead the ior Meghan Horn, who was their marks from the last the NCAA Championship to be By JORDAN BELTZ way. Emily Loomis and Cassie the runner up in both the meet. held in May. Sports Writer Gullickson also were able to shot put and weight throw Junior Garet Koxlien lead The Irish will return to clear 1.68 meters, which events. the way, finishing second with action this Saturday for the While most of the student meant the final order was While the women turned in a throw of 16.45 meters, fol Notre Dame Opener, to be body was returning back to determined by a jumpoff. a stellar performance, the lowed by sophomore Kyle . held in Loftus. The Opener campus after Christmas Freshman Mary Saxer, fresh men showed a marked Annen in third. marks the first of three con break, a select group of Irish off of her NCAA qualification improvement from their first After Saturday's event, the secutive home meets on the track and field team members in the pole vault that she meet as well. The men saw Irish have now qualified 29 indoor track and field sched competed in the Purdue earned at the Blue and Gold their biggest improvement athletes for the Big East ule. Invitational, held Jan. 14 in Invitation in December, took take place in the weight Championships in 20 different West Lafayette. home the pole vault title with throw, with all four partici events, along with the spot Contact Jordan Beltz at After the four-week holiday a vault of 3.80 meters. pants in the event bettering that Saxer has locked up for [email protected] break, the Irish turned in a ''I'm pretty happy with how good performance, earning it went," Saxer said after two first-place finishes and qualifying for the NCAA six second-place finishes. Tournament. "It wasn't my The Development Phone Center gratefully acknowledges Although both sides notched best jump, but being my first solid starts to 2006, both college meet, and looking at the following businesses which support our first- pi ace finishes were where I am at this point in student caller Incentives Program: earned on the women's side. the season, I'm pleased." The jumpers and throwers Other notable performances turned in the best perform on the women's side of the Notre Dame ances of the weekend, with ledger were turned in by ANNUAL FUND Jimmy John's of South Bend the Irish women sweeping the Alyissa Hasan, who earned a high jump competition. berth in the Big East Anthony Travel K's Grill & Pub Freshman Lauren Biscardi Championship with a long took home top honors, clear- jump of 5.43 meters, and sen- Atria Hair Salon 2 Linebacker Lounge Between the Buns Lula's Cafe LLC Bob Evans Restaurant NICTD (South Shore) Bonnie Doon Ice Cream Office Depot Bookmaker's Pub Papa John's Pizza Carrabba's Italian Grill Parisi's Italian Ristorante The Carriage House Dining Room Patricia Ann Flower Shop Casa Del Rio Potawatomi Zoological Society CJ's Pub Ritter's Frozen Custard College Football Hall of Fame Rocco's Restaurant Cosimo & Susie's - A Bit of Italy Salon Rouge Doc Pierces Restaurant South Bend Regional Museum of Art Ehninger Florist South Bend Symphony Orchestra Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que Studebaker National Museum Francesco's Italian & American Restaurant Sunny's Korean Garden Patio Fun Tan, Inc. Ten Thousand Villages Garfield's Restaurant & Pub Tippecanoe Place Restaurant Grand Empire International Buffet United Limo Services Hacienda Mexican Restaurant Mishawaka Wai-Mart Super Center Hair Potion No. 9 Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers Observer File Photo Irish runners compete in the 2005 Notre Dame Invitational. The team Honkers Family Restaurant Wings Etc. will host the Notre Dame Opener at the Loftus Center Saturday. Wednesday, January 18, 2006 The Observer + SPORTS page 25 game. He seorcd 16 conseeutive the offensive end with four players from the field while limiting high 12 shots from 3-point rango point.<> during the second half. finishing in double figures. Guard Fordham to 28 pereent shooting. to defeat Niagra Dee. 21 at the Hoops PitL'iburgh forward Aaron Gray Russell Carter led Notre Dame Joyce Center. continued from page 28 seored 25 points, and guard Carl with 16 points, Falls and Quinn Notre Dame 75, Columbia 68 Falls scored 19 points for the Krauser scored 22 in front of a each had 12, and freshman guard Despite being outscored 44-16 in Irish and MeAlarney added 16. snssion with his own :~-point play. Peterson Events Center erowd. Kyle MeAlarney finished with 10. the paint by the Lions, the Irish Tho two Irish guards were 5-of-1 0 Falls l1ld all scorers with 26 escaped with a victory led by their and 4-of-6 from b1\ing the areh, poinL'> on R-of-13 shooting. lie was Notre Dame 74, Wofford 71 Notre Dame 85, Fordham 49 impressive free throw shooting respeetively. fl-of-11 from 3-point range. In Notre Dame's final game Notre Dame outplayed its oppo Dec. 23 at the Joyee Center. Francis played strong inside, before Big East play, the Irish nent from the tip, dominating Notre Dame outscored Columbia scoring 14 poinL'i on 6-of~ 7 shoot Pittsburgh 100, Notre Dame 97 escaped with a win after Torin Fordham at the Joyce Center Dec. 28-6 from the free throw line. ing. The Irish forward also Quinn scored 37 poinL'i and led Frands hit two free throws with 28 and earning its sixth conseeu The Irish trailed the Lions for grabbed nine rebounds. thn Irish back ti·om a nine-point 12.6 seeonds remaining at the tive vietory in the process. mueh of the first half, but man dclieit with less than a minute Joyce Center Dee. 30. Leading by 12 at halftime, the aged to take a 34-33 lead into half Notre Dame 65, IPFW 63 remaining to foree overtime, but Wolford had a ehance to tie the Irish exploded in the seeond half, time. Notre Dame narrowly avoided a Pittsburgh guard Honald Ramon game when it moved the ball up outseoring the Hams 44-20. Quinn led the Irish with 18 big upset at Allen County War hit a game-winning 3-pointer in the court following Francis' free The Irish had live players in dou points- 15 of whieh eame in the Memorial Coliseum, but Franeis' double overtime to keep the throws. Wofl'ord forward Howard ble ligures. Quinn led the Irish with seeond half. McAlarney added 14 24 point.'> and 11 rebounds saved Panthers undd'eated Jan. 4. Wilkerson had a look from 3-point 14 points, freshman forward Luke points in the victory. tho gamo Dec. 18. Thirty of Quinn's 37 points came nmge, but his shot hit off the front Zeller had 11 and Carter, Franeis scored the final six after halftime, as the Irish point rim. Wilkerson led all seorers with McAlarney and forward Hob Kurz Notre Dame 80, Niagara 59 points for the Irish. guard hit big shots down the 27 point.'>. had 10. Notre Dame shot 55 percent Freshman forward Hyan Ayers stretch to keep his team in the The Irish were well balaneed on Notre Dame shot 55 percent from the field and made a season- eame up with a big defi:msive stop when IPFW had the ball with 3.3 seconds left, knocking the ball loose at the buzzer. Notes: + Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese announced Wednesday that the Big East Tournament, to be held March 8-11 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, ha'i sold out in advanee for the first time ever. The Big Ea'it ha'i played il'i posl'ieason eonference tourna ment at the Garden fbr 24 years. All ticket.<> were sold to "fans and constituents" of the 16 member institutions, Tranghese said. Contact Bobby Griffin at [email protected] and Pat Leonard We believe everyone's more successful in a flexible environment. at [email protected] We want_ you to succeed. That's why we've created an environment that's conducive to personal and professional growth and success. At Ernst & Young we're offering an opportunity Fencing to learn from some of the best talent in the industry. So visit us on campus, or on the Web at ey.comjusjcareers. Whatever's best for you. Were flexible. continued from page 28 specific school," junior Valerie Providenza said. "So [the North American Cupl is used to deter mine the top fencers in the U.S., and those who earn the most poinl'i at the ond of the sna<>on go on to make the national team. But others go just to prnpare for the NCAAs or the World Cup. It all dopends on your skill level." In the Division I Men's Epee competition, junior Patrick Gettings lnd thn Irish at 34th, and frnshm;m Mark Kubik placed 28th in the men's foil. The Division I Sabre eompetition wa'i led by jun ior Patrick Ghattas, 18th, and frnshman Bill Thanhouser, 24th, who r~eently earned the No. 1 ranking in the USFA under-21 men's sabre rankin)..,'S. "The men feneed well, it was just tough competition," Providenza said. "There are many more events for us to perform well in." Junior captain Amy Orlando agreed. "Fencing is a mental sport that varies from day to day. Thern are ,.. so many little a'ipeeL'i ;md teehni- eal [elementsl," she said. "We just see it as a bad day for both the men ;md tho womnn and it doesn't dktate what we should expect for the rest of the sna'ion." In the Division I Women's por tion of the competition, Orlando finished 19th and fifth-year Becea Chimahusky took 21st Freshman Adi Nott led the Irish in the women's foil in 21st place. Tho sabre competition showcased sophomore Marie) Zagnis and Providenza, plaeing sixth and tenth overall, respectively. In the junior men's portion ol' the eompetition, Kubik finished 15th in men's foil and Thanhouser plaeod 11th in thn men's sabrn. For the women, Montoya placed 15th in the epee and Nott and Prot placed third and 54th in the foil. The Irish rnturn to aetion on Jan. 22 at the NYU Duals. Quality In Everything We Do Contact Dan Tapetillo at <{12006 ERNST & YOUNG llP [email protected] ------ page 26 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, January 18, 2006 NO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Duffy is fearless leader of scrappy Irish squad Just seven minutes into the sec scoreless for 8:29 and coming game. LaVere contain DePaul star Khara Tuesday, after the Irish had lost to ond half, Tuesday's game looked away with a hard-fought 78~75 Duffy played some of the best Smith. inferior St. John's, Seton Hall and to be well on its way to being victory over the No. 10 Blue basketball she's played all year. But it began and ended with Louisville in previous Big East decided. After playing what coach Demons. It was the first win over Hitting shots when the shot clock this team's fearless leader. games. DuffY reminded this team Mullet McGraw called its best half a top-10 team this year for No. 24 was winding down, making key When she dove for a loose ball what it is like to be the elite team of basket Notre Dame after the brilliant sec shot after shot. The 5-foot-7 and was in obvious pain, she it was a year ago. ball all year, ond-half comeback. guard even rebounded, pulling played through it. After the game, "And Megan, what can you say Notre Dame "We've had a lot of practice get down a career-high eight boards. in typical style, she shrugged it off about Megan?" McGraw said at seemed ting behind big," McGraw said She just missed a triple-double, as nothing. Just like the Irish the end of her opening remarks. about to somewhat sarcastically after the adding 23 points and nine assists shrugged ofT DePaul's 18-0 run "Alinost a triple-double. That's fold. Down game. to her game to go along with and kept playing hard. the best point guard in America 51-39 after The Irish, after all, had lost three steals and just two "I took a hard foul and two peo right there." an 18-0 three of their last four Big East turnovers. ple fell on me," Duffy said non And for those remarks to come DePaul run, games before Tuesday night, two She was the glue this Irish team chalantly when asked about the from the ever-demanding Muffet things were by at least 10 points, and all three needed to win the game. She set injury and the pain she appeared McGraw, a former point guard not looking Heather to unranked teams. the tone, she played the way her to be in. "I was fine after a few herself- well, that speaks vol good for a Van Hoegarden But this time was different, team needed to play and they fol minutes of collecting myself and umes for just how well Megan struggling thanks to Megan Duffy. lowed her without missing a beat. shaking it off. I was fine after Duffy not only led but played on Notre Dame Sports Writer The senior point guard took this The normally offensively quiet that." Tuesday night. team. team on her shoulders for the Breona Gray hit two big threes As Megan Duffy does, this team But the entire 39 minutes she played. And while scoring 10 points on the does. And Tuesday night, the sen The views in this column are Irish didn't give up. In fact, they for the minute she was out of the night, lindsay Schrader hit big ior point guard found a way to those of the author and do not responded by playing like they game in the first half, the Irish shot after big shot good for nine take Notre Dame all the way back necessarily reflect those of The hadn't all year, coming back from looked dazed and confused, forc points and Crystal Erwin brought to being a team capable of beat Observer. 12 down and going on a run of ing McGraw to put her star point the attitude and physical presence ing a top-10 DePaul squad that Contact Heather Van Hoegarden their own while holding DePaul guard and leader back in the to the post to help Courtney had only lost one game before at [email protected] lead with 13:30 to play in the es." man guard Lindsay Schrader, ing going 4-4 from the free game. Ultimately, just as the Joyce who finished with nine points throw line with less than a Upset "During that stretch we had Center crowd was on the verge despite coming off the bench minute left to help ice the Blue continued from page 28 just some communication of sighing a collective "here we backing up Charel Allen, which Demons. Overall, she finished breakdowns because we were go again," Notre Dame regained has been an unfamiliar role for with 23 points, nine assists and East losses to St. John's, switching defenses so much," the form it had displayed at her this season. eight rebounds, the latter tying Louisville and Seton Hall, losses senior point guard Megan Duffy times early in the game. With "It bothered me. I just wanted a career high set back in 2003 that dropped Notre Dame from said. 13:06 left to play and the game to prove to [McGraw] that I against Villanova. No. 12 to No. 24 in the The Blue Demon run was quickly slipping away, guard belonged in the starting line In the end, McGraw somewhat Associaed Press poll. started and led by guard Jenna Breona Gray hit a 3-pointer that up," Schrader said. "Charel's an sarcastically credited the Irish's "I think everybody's got to feel Rubino, who had the first nine ignited the Irish to their own 18- excellent player, you can't doubt recent struggles for the come pretty confident after that game points of the stretch, all of them 0 run, giving them a 57-51 lead that. She deserves to be in the back win. knowing we can beat a ranked from behind the arc. with 6:46 to go. . starting lineup right now." "I don't think [falling behind team," Notre Dame head coach Rabino's standout perform "I wasn't really sure if I was With 2:40 left in the game, big] really bothered us because Muffet McGraw said. ance was aided by Notre Dame's going take it or not, but I was DePaul was able to cut the Irish we've been here before," she The Irish at times still looked commitment to stopping All wide open, so I thought, 'Why lead to 63-61 after forward said. "I thought the preparation like they were struggling team. American center Khara Smith not just take it?"' Gray said. Rachel Carney hit a 3-pointer, over the last couple weeks for After center Melissa D'Amico's from dominating inside the post. ''I'm used to shooting wide open but the Blue Demons were that particular moment really layup gave Notre Dame a 39-33 "We were trying to get some shots." never able to regain the lead. helped us." lead early in the second half, one down there so she couldn't During the game-changing Down the stretch, Duffy took DePaul went on a 4:28, 18-0 run get the ball," McGraw said. "We run, five different Notre Dame over in the clutch, scoring six Contact Eric Retter at to give the Blue Demons a 51-39 were trying to limit her touch- players scored, including fresh- points in the fmal 2:11, includ- [email protected] players' emotions. ''I'm happy that they're playing on the edge, Hockey but they have to keep from going continued from page 28 over the edge." The Redhawks took a 1-0 lead some bad bounces." soon after killing off the Irish 5- The Irish and Redhawks tied 2- on-3 early in the second period. 2 Friday at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame responded after Saturday night, in front of a two more Miami penalties left sellout crowd including Notre them with their second 5-on-3 of Dame's hockey alumni and sever the game at 10:40 of the second al pro scouts, the Irish had early period. This time they capitalized chances to open up a command as O'Neill rocketed home a shot ing lead on the CCHA-leading from the point. Redhawks but couldn't find the "I just got a good pass from net on several breakaway oppor [freshman Erik] Condra, and the tunities. puck found the net," the junior Information Session Then, 4:08 into the second peri said. od, Miami defenseman Andy The Redhawks took the lead for those interested in Greene was called for hooking, again two minutes later, which and just over a minute later, lasted until the 9:54 mark of the the position of teammate Matt Christie was sent third period when Irish defense to the penalty box for high stick man Noah Babin slapped a long ing. rebound in from the point to tie Irish coach Jeff Jackson said he the game at two. Assistant Rector was frustrated by the early The loss dropped the Irish to 7- missed opportunities. 12-3 overall and 5-8-3 and sev "We're in there chirping the enth in the CCHA. Their 2-2-2 for University Residences same things the fans are," he mark during Christmas break said. "Shoot the puck, get to the included a four-game unbeaten net. I can't score for them." streak bookended by frustrating Still, after playing yet another losses. Thursday, January 19, 7:30-8:30 p.m. close game against a top-ranked The break began with a 4-0 opponent, Jackson said he saw home defeat to Lake Superior Reekers Hospitality Room improvement in his squad. State Dec. 17, but Notre Dame "I think our team's playing bet bounced back the next day to OR ter than [our record)," he said. beat the Lakers 4-3. "Our four games against Miami After heading home for Wednesday, January 25, 7:30-8:30 p.m. were all decided in the last five Christmas, the Irish were next in minutes." action Jan. 6 and 7 at Nebraska Fischer Community Center The winning goal came with Omaha. Notre Dame went home 4:32 left on Saturday, despite the with a 4-1 win and a 2-2 tie. Light refreshments served Irish coming back to full strength. The Irish stretched their The game was marked by sev unbeaten streak to four games eral after-the-whistle skirmishes, with the 2-2 tie against Miami including one in the third period Friday before falling to the For further information visit that sent five players to the penal Hedhawks the next day. ty box - three from Notre Dame. "The fact is that they're playing ContactChris Khorey at on the edge," Jackson said of his [email protected] Wednesday, January 18, 2006 The Observer+ TODAY page 27 ERIK POWERS and ALEC WHITE HENRI ARNOLD JOCKULAR JUMBLE MIKE ARGIRION Quinn's now in the notional THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME spotlight. Bo·ody's in the by Henri Arnold and Mike Arglrlon Heismon hunt for next year. JJ~ID1IE. Unscramble these four Jumbles, BradyJ What about Lauo•a? 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PRA.'TTLI N l:t LITTLE I CROSSWORD WILLSHORTZ HOROSCOPE EUGENIA LAST ACROSS 35 Serengeti 57 Track cry after CELEBRITIES B ,.._ THE OBSERVER Wednesday, January 18, 2006 PORTS page 28 NO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FENCING Defeating the Demons Duelers Irish overcome deficit, struggle upset No. 10 DePaul in Texas By ERIC RETTER Sports Writer By DAN TAPETILLO For No. 24 Notre Dame, Sports Writer defeating a top-1 0 ranked oppo nent is always a big win. When The Irish sent 14 of their top that victory comes after losing competitors to the non-NCAA four out of five, it can be a North American Cup in Houston, mome.ntous Texas last weekend to help mea<> one. See Also ure themselves against the The Irish "Duffy is fearless nation's top fencers. The event found them took place at the Brown selves in that leader of scrappy Convention Center - the same position Irish squad" venue where the Irish won the Tuesday 2005 NCAA Combined Fencing night, top page 26 Championship last season, and ping No. 10 this year had 6 of the 11 fencers DePaul 78-75 in what could from that squad. prove to be the watershed win However, this tournament was of the season. The win over not a team-scoring event. DePaul ended a rough stretch "You only go to compete individ HY PHAM!The Observer that included disappointing Big ually and are not representing a Courtney LaVere goes for the put-back after grabbing a rebound in Notre Dame's game see UPSET/page 26 against DePaul Tuesday. The Irish defeated the No. 10 Blue Demons, 78-75. see FENCING/page 25 MEN'S BASKETBALL Close losses tell story of ND conference games points per game thus far in confer make 1 O"of-16 shots from behind Syracuse defeated Notre Dame. DePaul 73, Notre Dame 67 By BOBBY GRIFFIN and ence, dead last in the 16-team Big the arc. Quinn is tied for second McNamara scored 25 and The Irish could not overcome a PAT LEONARD East. with Villanova's Randy Foye in Devendorf added 22 for the 17 -point halftime deficit, as they Spores Writers Notre Dame has averaged an scoring average, netting 24 points Orange, who led by five points at dropped their second Big East identical 84.5 points in those four per game in the team's first four the half. game of the year at Allstate Arena Notre Dame won five straight games and ended its conference conference appearances. Quinn's 3-pointer w1th 1:29 Jan. 7. non-conference games prior to the opening 3-game skid on Saturday remaining in the second half cut Notre Dame tied the game at 53 new year, but the Irish have gotten with a 92-77 win over Providence Syracuse 88, Notre Dame 82 the Syracuse lead to four points, with 10:54 remaining in the sec off to a rocky 1-3 start in the Big at the Joyce Center. Syracuse relied on steady scor but McNamara and Devendorf ond half when Quinn nailed a 3- East. Irish point guard Chris Quinn led ing from guards Gerry McNamara were 4-of-4 from the line in the pointer, but DePaul guard Sammy Though all three losses were by ·all scorers with 31 points on 11-of- and Eric Devendorf to beat Notre final 1 :21 to seal the victory. Meija responded on the next pos- six points or fewer. the lrL<>h have 14 shooting. Guard Colin Falls Dame at the Joyce Center Jan. 11. Falls finished with 18 points to surrendered an average of 84.5 added 24, combining with Quinn to It was the fifth consecutive time lead all Irish scorers. see HOOPS/page 25 FooTBALL HOCKEY Gridiron seniors will Irish finish break at 2-2-2 play in all-star ga111es By CHRIS KHOREY Sports Writer Fitzpatrick and Mays will par By MIKE GILLOON ticipate for the East team in the So close and yet so far. Spores Editor Hula Bowl Saturday at 7 p.m. in Notre Dame had its chances to Honolulu, Hawaii. upset No. 3 Miami University The season isn't over just yet Hoyte and Stevenson will play (Ohio) Saturday night at the Joyce for several Notre Dame football on the same day at 4 p.m. in the Center, but the Irish couldn't turn players. The University's athlet East-West Shrine game in San enough opportunities into goals ic Web site announced Monday Antonio, Texas. The pair will as they dropped a 3-2 decision to that five departing Irish seniors suit up for the East squad as finish Christmas break 2-2-2. - kicker D.J. Fitzpatrick, wide well. "The difference [between us receiver Maurice Stovall, offen Stovall will head south to and Miami] is finding a way to sive lineman Dan Stevenson Mobile, Ala., to play in the win," Notre Dame forward Wes and linebackers Corey Mays Senior Bowl on Jan. 28 at 4 O'Neill said. "Miami's a good and Brandon Hoyte - have p.m. team, but we let it slip away been selected to play in posto;ea [Friday] and [Saturday]. We had JENNIFER KANG!The Observer son all-star games taking place Contact Mike Gilloon at Goalkeeper Dave Brown sets up against Bowling Green in a 9-4 during the next two weeks. [email protected] see HOCKEY/page 26 victory on Nov. 11. MEN'S SWIMMING TRACK AND FIElD SMC BASKETBAll WOMEN'S SWIMMING en w 1-(.) No. 19 Irish split Team earns two Belles hold onto Irish extend win ,.·\l team over break first-place finishes fifth in MIAA streak to five 2~.. · ~·~ 4 a:s Notre Dame sent On Jan. 14, the Purdue Saint Mary's started 1- A victory over No. 15 swimmers to Evansville Invitational sent the Irish 5 but improved to 6-10 Michigan capped a long IRISI-·-I INS!rl and Texas for meets. home with two first and going into tonight's training period. Ohio State's offense overwhelmed Notre six second place wins. game against Albion. ==l:a.!:i Dame in the Tostito s Fiesta Bowl. en page 24 page 24 page 21 page 21