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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 42: ISSUE 53 MONDAY. NOVEMBER 19.2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Kramer hires off-campus security Professors South Bend landlord takes measures in hopes to curb theft, break-ins over holidays address on North St. Peter's Street, near ByJENNMETZ Washington Street. He said he Assistant News Editor could not give a number of poverty break-ins. South Bend landlord Mark "I don't know exactly how SMC faculty panel Kramer hired a private security many there have been," he said. company Friday to patrol his "I don't necessarily hear of them discusses globalization more than 150 properties after right away." recent car break-ins. The security company, "We've had some car break Majestic Security, Inc., is based By KATLYN SMITH ins and one is too many as far as in South Bend. Security detail News Writer I'm concerned," he said. "I just will patrol Kramer properties haven't had much cooperation between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. every Saint Mary's professors examined with the police department day - "peak crime hours," the impact of globalization on when we've had problems .... Kramer said. poverty through four angles Friday Safety is very important, so I "With breaks coming up and at the College. made the decision to hire a pri the students being gone, we're Mathematics professor Fozia Qazi vate company." concerned about safety," he said. moderated the panel, titled Kramer said the recent break "We try to patrol [the properties] "Overcoming global poverty: Is ins that prompted him to hire ourselves, but it's not easy for A door is tom off a townhouse at Lafayette Aparbnents. South Bend land globalization the problem or the the company took place at his see KRAMER/ page 6 lord Mark Kramer has hired a security company to patrol his properties. solution?" The discussion ended properties on Corby Street and International Week at the College. Jerry McElroy, professor of busi ness administration and economies, focused on trade and migration. McElroy said the speed of the Seniors celebrate last home victory Internet and the cross-border movement of goods and capital have contributed to globalization, Marshmallow tradition continues as students although the World Bank has not researched a clear convergence. remember the highs and lows offour seasons Globalization, he said, means overall in the BCS last year, workers increasingly emigrate from By JOSEPH McMAHON many seniors were disappointed rural regions. News Writer \\ By A. MARCELA BERRIOS appears on NBC Associate News Editor By AMBER TRAVIS The sound of a snare drum and cymbals played through A group of about 40 students News Writer and South Bend residents gath out the commercial, which nred Friday at the University Notre Dame sophomores was produced and directed main gate on Notre Dame Cristina Bufalino, Maria by sophomores Brandon Drenon and Danielle Avenue to protest the continued Bufalino and Mandy Miller war in Iraq, as wnll as any form won an NBC-sponsored cam Sclafani. of armed conf1ict around the pus-wide commercial contest "It was uniquely created globe. Friday. and really made the viewer Sophomore Beck Hoan said The commercial "But on feel as if you were a part of he organized the demonstration Saturday ... " debuted the Notre Dame game day experience," said Lindsay during the last football week Saturday afternoon during end of the season to take halftime of the football game Fitz, project manager of advantage of the increased against Duke. communications and mar alumni presence on campus "I was really proud of our keting for NBC Sports. "It and "spread the message to as commercial being on televi really gets the viewers involved." many people as possible." sion. That was the coolest "There are so many of us part of it all," Maria Bufalino The "Notre Dame Student here at Notre Dame that are said. Promotional Challenge" was anti-war." Hoan said. "There is The commercial focused on the first contest of its kind dearly a focus on the war in game-day traditions, for NBC. Fitz said the net work wanted to work with Iraq, but really, we are opposed RIOSffhe Bufalino said - "tailgating, Students and South Bend residents display signs at the anti-violence the band and the student see PROTEST/page 4 protest Friday along the Notre Dame Avenue entrance to campus. section." see CONTEST/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, November 19, 2007 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT THANKSGIVING FOOD WOULD MAKE THE BEST PROJECTILE? Sunday night Sunday is a day of' many inter ests- t.lw day of rnst for tho rnli gious, N F I. football for the sports fans. and of color comics in the Aaron Pierre Matt Panhans Nicole Crnich Szymon Ryzner Tanya Barrios Valerie Allen newspapnr. It's the day banks and othnr govorn sophomore sophomore senior junior freshman junior rnnnt buildings Dustin Mennella O'Neill Knott Pangborn Morrissey Lyons Lewis aro frustrating ly closed, and Photo Editor tho day playing "Mashed "Sweet potatoes "Stuffing. I "Kielbasa, "Peas because "Jello because Dominoes is potatoes because I don't haven't tried it, because it's they're small it:c; gooey." forbidd1~n in Alabama (at least embedded with eat them but it seems like very and can go aceording to Wikipedia). peas. anyway. aerodynamic. .. pretty far with Up until college, Sunday was just it would be kind another day for me, perhaps a of bouncy." a spoon. chance to do some last minute homowork for some elass or other, hut nothing special, besides it boing the weekend still. But all that changed whnn I moved into Keough four years ago - since that timn. Sundays have become for me (and hopnfully shall ever bn) movin night. As thn name implins, aftnr dorm IN BRIEF mass nvery Sunday my friends and I would congrngate in our quad The first lncturn in the and take an hour or two to watch Nieuwland series in biological a movie. Ilowever busy our com sciences: "Bee Aware: Are ing week looked, we stuck to our honey bees in trouble?" will ritual, through good movies and be held today at 4 p.m. in 101 bad. Sonwtimes the bad ones Jordan Hall of Science. Dr. wnre just as nntertaining, with May Bercnbaum will present. clnvnr and sarcastic comments inernasing at each instance of bad The rosary will be said acting. tonight at 6:45 at the Grotto. I ronwmbor an especially horri The rosary is said daily. bln Halloween movie. Doer Woman, about a murdnrous half Notre Dame hockey will denr, half-woman who would hide play Bowling Green tomorrow hor hoovns and lure unsuspecting at 7:35 p.m. at the Joyec mains into privatn bnf'ore tram Center. piing tlwm to dnath. Since moving ofT campus my There will be a general dis senior year, the Sunday night cussion about the history of the movie tradition has been harder to Miami Nation of lndianas in knop alivP. My roornmatns and I Indiana tonight at 8 p.m. in havn signnd up for Blockbuster the Pasquerilla West Hall Onlinn, so acquiring movins has lounge. The guest speaker will bnconw nasinr, but where in the be Erin Dunnagan Oliver of dorm wn could easily get eight or JENNIFER KANGfThe Observer the Miami Nation of Indians in more people just by walking down Senior Mary Beugelsdijk plays the trumpet during the final home football Indiana, public relations direc the halls, it's now usually just my game of the season Saturday. tor and '05 ND alumna. roommatos and I. The method used in choosing There will b•~ a panel discus movins so far has bePn rather sion titled: "The Evolution of haphazard. In the dorms, our OFFBEAT Microfinance: One Tool to choices wern limitnd to the movies Address Global Poverty" one of us owned, though it helped Cattle disturb peace in told the Johnstown rei, Fish and Wildlife inves tomorrow at 12::10 p.m. in C- that one of the guys living down western Pa. town Tribune-Democrat. "It's the tigator Ken Holmes told The 1 00 Hesburgh Center auditori the hall had the largest movie col STOYSTOWN. Pa. - first time I've known a Florida Times-Union. The um. Maria Otero, President & lection of' anyone I've over met. Cattle roundups are mostly mayor to get involved in red-orange animals can CEO, ACCION International and Usually the movin was deter a thing of the past, and this cattle wrangling." grow to be about 2 feet tall Recipient of the 2007 Notre mined by popular vote, but if' is western Pennsylvania, and can climb in trees. Dame Prize for Distinguished sorneonn felt they had a particu not the Wild West. Mystery Fla. animal likely ''I'll be astonished if it's Public Service in Latin America larly good movie they could nomi None of that mattered a fox squirrel an orangutan," Holmes and Tara Kenney, Managing nate that movie at their own risk Thursday, when a resident MACCLENNY, Fla. - An said. "I can quite confident Director, Deutsche Asset - moaning if' th(~ movio ended up called to report a herd of animal sneaking around ly say it's probably not an Management, Inc. will speak. not making the eut that was one cattle stampeding through Baker County is not an orangutan. strike against the nominator. her yard. orangutan as originally He said the animal's eat Craig Cramer will deliver a No one fwer accumulated Mayor Bill Boyd was first thought but likely a fox ing habits did not match faculty organ recital tomor enough strikes to permanently bar on the scene, honking his squirrel, state wildlife offi with the patterns of a pri row at 8 p.m. in Heyes Organ thorn from suggesting future horn at the nine bulls, cows cials said Friday. Officers mate. and Choral Hall, DeBartolo movies, but I think of' my friends I and calves that were plod with the Florida Fish and ''I'm not discounting any Performing Arts Center. got the rlosest. being bannnd tem ding along, barely 100 Wildlife Conservation thing," Holmes said. Student tickets are $:1. porarily on a couple weekends I yards from Main Street in Commission laid doughnuts "However, this creature, can remmn ber. tho borough of just over at a base of a tree after res whatever it may be, simply To submit information to be But in the end. it doesn't matter 400 people about 80 miles idents reported seeing a isn't acting like a primate." included in this section of The wlwthnr I choose thn movie or not, southeast of Pittsburgh. "big orange ball of fur." Observer, e-mail detailed infor or even if' it's good or bad- just "Two of them had pretty The animal was probably Information compiled by mation about an event to spending that time with friends is good horns on them," Boyd an orange phase fox squir- the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu. always a relaxing and enjoyable nxporinnce I ean look forward to hdore tlw hectie week. TODAY TONIGHT MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY The fJiews expressed in the Inside a:: Column are those of the author and LLI not necessarily those (~{The Observer. :::z::: '" .\. \\!\:)'v ,, ·... \ '\j' \ / tj Contact /Justin Mennella at ~ •~Vi--·-< ~· . §Y~-, LLI /' [email protected] ,_;.,\"y \::.,..--!_.. .. .:::: \~- ._...,\ l•\?"'1-:- .~\ I~ ~ • ~ t 6 ...J " ~ITf\~" • 6 •• ~)Jf~~·,. : \ '·\ •••• ct CORRECTIONS CJ •••• 0 The Observer regards itself as a professional ..... 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Pieronek, director Industry Career Day, the out The India Association of Notre of academic affairs and the comes have been spectacular." Dame sponsored a campus-wide Women's Engineering Program in Pieronek's initial program and celebration of the Ilindu festival the College of Engineering at the initiatives led to a 25 percent known w; Divali Sunday night in University of Notre Dame, has improvement in the retention rate IA.tFortune Ballroom. received the first ever of female students, placing it on Physics professor Umesh Garg Outstanding Faculty Adviser par with male engineering stu led a cultural presentation and Award from the Society of Women dents. The number of admitted prayer to infilfln more than 100 Engineers (SWE). engineering women choosing to people about the signifkance of The inaugural award, honoring attend the University also this li1stival. a SWE leader who has made out increased by more than 20 per Divali is traditionally celebrated standing eontributions to a colle cent. In addition, membership in m1ar the Pnd of Oetober or bngin giate section as an adviser, was the SWE Notre Dame Collegiate ning of November and commemo presented during the society's Section increased from a handful ratPs thP triumph of good over national conference in Nashville, of women to more than 75 active nvil. Tenn., last month. Pieronek was members. "It's like a c~ombination of Professor Umesh Garg and sophomore Sahil Rajvansh pray to Rama, Lakshman and Sita at the Divali celebration Sunday. eited for her "dedieation to female During Pieronek's tenure as Christmas, New Year's. undergraduates through support section advisor, SWE-ND hac; host Thanksgiving, and Fourth of July of the Notre Dame Collegiate ed a successful Hegion H all rolled up into one for the Indian However, 14 years had passed "We were pleased to see that Section, developing it into a pre Conference and won thn society's people." Garg said. "Indian fami after the Dusshera before the peo there an~ a lot of non-Indian stu mier organization in the College of Outstanding Collegiate Section lies like to celebrate it onee mon ple in Ayodha began to worry that dent.'> here celebrating Divali with Engineering, and for implement Award for a medium-sized section soon season l'inishes. and do Rama, Sita and Lakshman would us and wanted to be part of the ing programs that have dramati for 2006 and 2007. It also has things likn dean up the house. fill not find their way back, so it event," said lAND co-president cally improved the retention of been recogniznd for its outstand it with sweet.<; and potpourri, and became crucial to guide the Chandan Mozumder, a third-year female engineering students." ing success on campus, including deeorate poojas [worship rooms heroes' home by lighting up the graduate student. Pieronek joined the College of club of the year in 2003, and out li>r Indian deities! and cnlebrate eity with fireworks and lamps. After Garg's presentation, stu Engineering in 2002 in order to standing program of the year in with music. dancing and friends." Divali, therefore, celebrates the dent.'> were invited to worship and establish the women's engineer 2005. The story of Divali bngan 15 journey home thanks to the guid pray in a pm~ja that lAND had set ing program and address the low A senior member of SWE, days after thP mythologieal figure ing lights. up in the ballroom. Afterwards retention rate of women from the Pieronek also is a senior member Hama, son of the King of Ayodhya "Hama represents the ideal there was a eatered dinner fol first through sophomore years. of the American Institute of Haja Dasharatha, was sent into human bning- as a son, a king, a ·lowed by music and daneing - "In her first semester, Cathy Aeronautics and Astronautics exiln to dnlimt Havana, the reprn warrior, and a husband," Garg known as dandia raas - or stick mobilized and energized a group (AIAA), as well as a member of snntation of evil and tPmptation in said. "It's something we celebrate dancing in line formations. of women who quickly established the American Society for Sri I1mka. f{ama wa<; thnn joined with gusto, but we also likfl to "Of course, no Indian festival SWE as the most prominent and Engineering Edueation (ASEE) by his wife, Sita, and his close clean our houses, hold poqja cere celebration is complete without effective student organization in and Women Engineering Program brotlwr, l1tkshman. monies, and cook food because we musie and dancing," said senior the College of Engineering," says Advoeates Network (WEPAN). Her Hama's army built a bridge believe we are formally inviting Divya Mahadevia. who helped Frank P.. Incropera, dean emeritus focus on engineering education, bntwmm Sri Lanka and the main Lakhshman and Sita into our coordinate the evening. "So we fig and the Clifford and Evelyn partieularly issues that affect the land. and after defeating all of warm homes through these ritu ured that teaching people the rela Brosey Professor of Aerospace retention of women in engineer Havana's lim~es, the battle finally als." tively easy-to-learn movement.<; of and Mechanical Engineering. ing, has led to the publication of canw down to single combat Divali also represents the new dandia raas would be easier than "Whether the activity involved numerous papers and presenta betwecm Havana and Hama. fiscal year tiw Indian businesses. Bollywood karaoke - since that reeruitment of prospective tions at conferences sponsored by Using a special weapon that he. In the pa<;t, the India Association wouldn't work out so well with women engineering students, out SWE, AIAA, ASEE, WEPAN and had received from the saint used to celebrate Divali on a people who aren't Indian." reach programs for high school Frontiers in Education. Aga'>tya, Hama shot Havana in the smaller scale at Garg's house, but bc1lly and killed him. symbolizing this year it decided to have a larg Contact Rohan Anand at thn "Dusshnra" or "defeat." er event open to more student.'>. [email protected] ND professor awarded tvvo AHA book prizes sources, MaeCormack asserts Special to the Observer , that civil society was born of the intellectual endeavors that com Sabine G. MacCormack, menced with the invasion itself, Theodore M. llesburgh, C.S.C., as the invaders sought to under Professor of Arts and Letters at stand an array of cultures. the University of Notre Dame, has "The book shows that been awarded two American European and Spanish culture Historical A'lsociation (AHA) book was much less monolithic than is prizes for "On the Wings of Time: usually supposed," MacCormack Home, the Incas, Spain and said. 'The intellectual and cul Peru." published last year by tural experience of engaging with Princeton University Press. the Mediterranean ancient world MacCormack is the recipient of conditioned those Spanish who the 2007 James A. Rawley Prize were interested in Andean cul in Atlantic history, which recog tures to think of cultural multi nizes outstanding historical writ plicities. ing that explores aspects of inte They did not assume that their gration of Atlantic worlds before own political and cultural tradi the 20th century, and the John E. tions were the only possible or Fagg Prize honoring the best pub even the best ones. In compar lication in the history of Spain, ing the Inca empire to that of Portugal or Latin America. Rome, Spaniards recognized Inca "These prestigious book awards political and cultural achieve reinforce Sabine's standing as one ments as exemplary and high TUESDAY, NOVEMBER of the world's most eminent lighted aspects of governance, 20, 2007 scholars of both classical antiqui includfng communications and 8:00 PM, REYES ORGAN AND CHORAL HALL ty and colonial Latin America," the management of natural catas DEBARTOLO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER said Mark Roche, Notre Dame's trophes, where the Incas had I.A. O'Shaughnessy Dean of the been infinitely more successful College of Arts and Letters. than their European contempo TICKETS: $10, $8 FACULTY/STAFF, $6 SENIORS, $3 STUDENTS Challenging long-held assump raries." CALL 574-631-2800 OR VISIT HTTP://PERFORMINGARTS.ND.EDU tions about the cultural impact of An internationally-renowned the Spanish conquest of Peru, "On scholar of ancient Home and the THE EIGHTH IN A SERIES OF NINE CONCERTS the Wings of Time" provides a Spanish empire, MacCormack DEVOTED TO THE COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS OF more sophisticated understanding specializes in late antiquity and DIETERICH BUXTEHUDE (CA. 1637·1707). of Latin America, both in a histor colonial Latin Ameriea. Her ical and contemporary context. scholarly publications include Among historians, it long has "The Shadows of Poetry: Vergil in r±.ltJN!VERSI.TY Of. been taken for granted that the the Mind of Augustine," "Heligion WNOTREDAME ~&)DEBARTOLO ~ PF.RFORM:NG ARTS CENTER Spanish imposed their culture in the Andes: Vision and Department of Music and religion on the indigenous Imagination in Early Colonial populations during the 16th and Peru," and "Art and Ceremony in 17th centuries. Using original Late Antiquity." page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Monday, November 19, 2007 small-seale agriculture also have a tiona! non-profit organization com its importance in lesser developed In 2000, announdng its role in a )-,treater olfeet on GNP and poverty. mitted to relilwing global hunger countries, especially on women. new global era, the United Nations Panel I Iowevnr, "the credit and poverty, "Globalization is a word one hears dedared globalization must provide continued from page I and inlrastructum is and its strides in even the remotest African vil benefits lilr all, Miguda said. not prosent lilr small "Globalization is a in aiding finan- lages," she said. Sociology professor Mary Ann nessed the Pll"ed of globalization producers to get their cially depend In Tanzania, tor example, Hussian Kanieski spoke about the ellect of when he took a group of student'> to goods to market," word one hears in even ent families aircrall<> take Lake Victorian li<>h to globalization on family lili~. llond Ur sistent service and protection temptations," he said. "It Lo:; a dual Street. She said she was con students who have dealt with ellect change on crime rates. effort between myself and my ten cerned by recent car break-ins. break -ins during the day," she KraDier "It will send a clear message," ant<>." "My roommate's car was broken said. continued from page I he said. Kramer owns or manages 90 into during the day last Sunday," Histo said home security sys Trent said he found it ditlicult to houses, 30 town houses at she said. "I am happy that Kramer tems alone are sometimes not my stall' to be at all places at all imagine a situation "where l.alayette, 44 apartment'> at Notre has decided to hire a security good enough. timns .... This is the most nconom because there's private security Dame Apartments and six condos guard to patrol the neighborhoods "Hopefully the new seeurity ieal and sensible way to do it." presence there's not going to be at Ea<>t Race Condominiums. because it could possibly deter patrol will help," she said. "but I During thn spndlind time p1~riod, any crime." He said the feedback he's future break-ins." guess we will just have to wait and mteh house will be vi'iited a mini "It's nice to have an extra set of received from tenants has been She still worries about crime in see." mum of s1wen times, with sm:urity eyes out there, but you can't erad thankful and positive. her neighborhood, however. personnel exiting their vehicles ieate in 100 percent. In the sense Senior Delphine Histo lives in a "The patrol will only be during Contact Jenn Metz at p1~riodieally. The personnel will bn of an apartment complex, or Kramer house on Washington the night, which won't help the [email protected] arnwd and authoriznd to appn~ nmtal homes all in a row, if there's hend any suspieious persons, security there, they think they're Kramer said. and will immediately not going to be burglarized if rail thn police to mak1~ an arrost. there's a presence," he said. Tlwre will bn no additional cost "There needs to be a constant A bit of Ireland in to tnnanl<>. prnsenee. That's not going to hap Kramer said the security com pen. There are still going to be pany began to patrol Lafayette crimes." Square Friday night. Though the use of a security your own backyard. "Wn wi II get detail on all the eompany is not a "foolproof solu pl'opnrties Monday," he said. "I tion," Kramer said he thinks its wanted to make sure thny were in presence will help deter crime on place befilre Thanksgiving." his properties. Car break-ins are a eitywide "These criminals - whatever issue, Kramer said, and hiring the you want to call them, they might security company is "taking a be kids - obviously are going to proactive approach to it." notice there's patrols going on. It Kramer said he initially eontact will push them away from my ed the South Bend Police houses. They're going to stay ' Department and talked to oll'-duty away," he said. police ofTieers who ollered a serv Kramer will be posting signs on s ice tilr a cost, "but they wern not all of his properties to "make it able to patrol for the length of apparent that there's patrols going time I thought was necessary." on," he said. "Burglary and larceny have He said he thinks it is still safe to been an issue up in the student live off campus, regardless of areas for ao:; long ao:; Notre Dame break-ins. and Saint Mary's students have "In the 15 years that I've been livnd on· campus," said Capt. Phil involved in ofl'-campus housing, Just seconds from campus. With its many choice beverages, hearty food Trent, publie information ollicer I've never had any of the students for the South Bend Police harmed in any way. There've been and lively conversation, Brigid's is the place to be. Plus there's Department. "UntiJrtunately, it is break-ins, but in terms of violence live music on weekends, overstuffed leather chairs to cozy up by the abundantly clear to criminals I've not have that experience, and fireplace and lots of big screen TVs to watch all the games. whm1 students are going to be in I'm going to thank God for that. town and out of town." We just need to take additional And we're open seven nights a week, too. Burglaries tend to spike when precautions to make sure its safe," student<> go away from their prop Kramer said. erty for any length of time, he In addition to the presence of (Wat.erford Estates Lodge has hotel rooms at reasonable rate.s fur upcoming ND fOothall we.ekends.) said. security personnel, Kramer said "Our dnpartment goes to )-,treat his properties are lighted ade lengths to edueatn about leaving quately and are equipped with valuables in your rl'sidnnel~ ... just alarm systems. I Iowever, the stu gmwral rl'imn prPvlmtion nlliwb," dmlts living in the properties must Tnmt said. "Vnhidn bn~ak-ins arn also take the initiative to keep not just a Notre Dame thing. themselves safn. he said. t.IH~y·m a community thing .... If "They've got to put the alarms you're going to l1~aw you!' vnhidn, on, lnave lights on over break, lnavn it INTERNATIONAL NEWS UKRAINE Taliban militants torture policemen KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Taliban mili tants tortured five abducted policemen in Methane blast in coal mine kills 63 southern Afghanistan and then hung their mutilated bodies from trees in a warning to Relatives criticize government, mine director for lack of attention to safety; 37 still trapped villagers against working with the govern ment, oflicials said Sunday. Associated Press The discovery of the bodies came as oflicials said that recent violence and clashes had left at least 63 other people dead across DONETSK - A methane Afghanistan. blast ripped through a coal The officers had been abducted two months mine in eastern Ukraine ago from their checkpoint in southern early Sunday, killing at least Uruzgan province, said Juma Gul Himat, the 63 miners in the ex-Soviet provincial police chief. The Taliban slashed nation's worst mining acci their hands and legs and hung the bodies on dent in years, emergency trees Saturday in Gazak village of Derawud officials said. district, he said. More than 360 miners were rescued but 37 others Japan hunts whales despite protest remained trapped inside the SI-IIMONOSEKI- A defiant Japan embarked mine - one of Ukraine's on its largest whaling expedition in decades largest and deepest - with Sunday, targeting protected humpbacks for a raging fire hampering the first time since the 1960s despite interna efforts to save them, officials tional opposition. An anti-whaling protest boat said. awaited the fleet offshore. The explosion occurred Bid farewell in a festive ceremony in the around 3 a.m. more than southern port of Shimonoseki, four ships head 3,300 feet deep inside the ed for the waters ofT Antarctica, resuming a Zasyadko mine in the hunt that was cut short by a deadly tire last regional capital Donetsk, FPbruary that crippiPd the fleet's mother ship. the heart of the country's Families waved little flags emblazoned with coal mining industry, the smiling whales and the crew raised a toast Emergency Situations with cans of beer, while a brass band played Ministry said. "Popeye the Sailor Man." Officials told the Authorities evacuated 36 7 crowd that Japan should not give into militant miners. Twenty-eight were activists and preserve its whale-eating culture. hospitalized, the ministry "They're violent environmental terrorists," said. mission leader Hajime Ishikawa told the cere Vitaliy Kvitkovsky, a miner mony. "Their violence is unforgivable ... we in his thirties, was among must light against their hypocrisy and lies." those evacuated. He said he had to walk over the bodies of his dead colleagues in order to climb to the sur NATIONAL NEWS face. "The temperature AP Clinton brings plants to library roof increased sharply and there Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry rescuers prepare to enter the mines where an explosion was so much dust that I occurred around 3 a.m. Slllnday. It was Ukraine's worst mining accident in years. LITTLE HOCK, Ark. - Bill Clinton likes to couldn't see anything," brag about his presidential library being an eco Kvitkovsky said in footage headquarters in Donetsk explosion at the Barakova 1,640 to 1,970 feet. liiendly building. broadcast on Ukraine's waiting for news on their mine in the eastern Luhansk Methane is a natural Now even the roof is going green. Channel 5 television. "So I loved ones. As grim-faced region killed 81 miners in byproduct of mining, and its Over the past two weeks, workers have been was moving by touch over officials emerged to March 2000. concentration increases hoisting 90 species of plants and more than four dead bodies along the rail announce the names of the Prime Minister Viktor with depth. More than 75 truckloads of soil atop the William J. Clinton track." workers found dead, the rel Yanukovych, a native of the percent of Ukraine's some Presidential Library and Museum to create a The accident - the worst atives broke into sobs and mining region, visited the 200 coal mines are classi garden on an area surrounding Clinton's pent in Ukraine in seven years - cries, some fainted. site about 450 miles south fied as dangerous due to house apartment. highlighted the lack of Natalia Piskun, a middle east of Kiev, pledging to help high methane concentra Instead of bare concrete, the glass and steel attention to safety in a coun aged woman, who waited victims' families. tions. building will be topped with strawberries, ferns, try with some of the world's for news on her husband Yanukovych said a safety Mines must be ventilated switch gra<>s, roses and other greenery. most dangerous mines. believed trapped inside the watchdog had reported that to prevent explosions, but "This is just an area he can come and relax in President Viktor mine, said she would never miners were working in some rely on outdated venti and just enjoy the view," Clinton Foundation Yushchenko blamed his forgive the mine's director, if accordance with norms. lation equipment, officials Facilities and Operations Director Debbie Shock Cabinet for not doing her husband was found "This accident has proven said. Safety violations and said in a recent interview on the roof. enough to reform coal min killed. once again that a human is negligence add to the prob ing and ordered an official "If, God forbid, he is lost, I powerless before the lem. Babies found near dead mother panel to investigate the acci promise I will, if I manage, I nature," he said. Last year, a blast at the OLATHE, Kan. - Authorities responding dent and bring those will bite this fat beast on his Experts say Ukraine's mine killed 13 workers. In to a report of a foul odor found malnour responsible to account. leg! I promise, I swear to mines are dangerous largely 2002, an explosion killed 20 ished 3-week-old twins under a bed in an Local authorities declared you," Piskun, her face dis because they are so deep, and 54 died in a similar apartment containing their mother's three days of mourning for torted by anger and pain, typically running more than explosion in 2001. In May decomposing remains. the dead miners. told AP Television News. 3,280 feet underground. In 1999, 50 miners were killed Both infants werp, taken to a hospital Dozens of teary-eyed rela It was the deadliest mine comparison, most European in a methane and coal dust Friday, where one, a girl, later died. Her tives gathered at the mine's accident in Ukraine since an coal beds lie at a depth of blast there. twin brother was in critical condition Saturday. Authorities said their 36-year-old mother, Virginia Wanjiru Njoroge, appp,ared to have been dead for several days. An autopsy found no evidence that foul Parents vaccinate children after threat play contributed to her death, police said. Associated Press officials in the suburban had his shots," said Vein ell Dickens Washington county realized that of Upper Marlboro, who said the LOCAL NEWS UPPER MARLBOHO, Md. - The more than 2,000 students still did school system had misplaced the threat of jail time injected a little n't have the vaccinations required records. Indiana trees have unusual foliage motivation into scores of parents to attend class. So Circuit Court Aloma Martin of Fort Washington BLOOMINGTON - Indiana's unseasonably who lined up around the court Judge C. Philip Nichols ordered took her children, Delontay and mild autumn has produced an unusual late house Saturday to get their chil parents in a letter to appear at the Taron, in 1Oth and 6th grade, for display of colorful foliage, with many trees dren vaccinated on the spot or courthouse Saturday or risk as their hepatitis shots. She said she still hanging onto their leaves in late prove they've already had the many as 10 days in jail. had been trying to get the vaccina November. shots. "It was very intimidating," said tions for more than a month, since Leaves typically turn early after years with It was one of the strongest efforts Territa Wooden of Largo. She said the school system sent a warning a hot, dry summer, said Sam Carman, educa yet by a U.S. school system to she presented the paperwork at letter. She had an appointment for tion director for the Indiana Department of ensure that youngsters are immu the courthouse and resolved the Monday, but came to the court Natural Besources' Division of Forestry nized, upsetting some parents who matter. house to be safe. But the opposite happened after this year's grumbled that Prince George's By about 8:30 a.m., the line of "It was very heavy handed," she summer-long drought. County officials went too far and parents stretched outside the said of the county's action. "From "This has bp,en a very, very unusual year in irking opponents of mass vaccina courthouse in the county on the that letter, it sounded like they terms of color," Carman said. "Trees should tions, who demonstrated outside. east side of Washington. were going to start putting us in be pretty wflll bare by now." Two months into the school year, "I could be home asleep. My son jail." page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Monday, November I 9, 2007 son and against a better opponent 9, all the students, especially the Although there is a disciplinary "We stayed in the Stadium until than Duke," freshman Chris seniors, still went to all the risk for throwing marshmallows, all the ushers eame and physical Victory Gattis said. "You come to Notre games," Baron said. many seniors overlooked that to ly started pushing us out," continued from page 1 Dame expecting a great football During halftime Saturday, the revert back to tradition. Ransom said. "We wanted to season and when you don't get to entire senior section engaged in a "I enjoy the marshmallow tradi savor it. I went down to the bot ynars whore we wern pretty experience a home win until the massive marshmallow fight, a tion and it's defmitely a huge part tom benches just for a little bit good." very last game when nobody is tradition banned by the stadium's of being a senior. This year, even and just took it all in. When This year has also been a shock that much into the team anymore, security team because some stu more so because nobody really you're in the student section li1r the frnshmen, who arn experi that's kind of disappointing." dents were putting coins and cared about the game that cheering for Notre Dame, you all nneing Notre Dame football for llowever, senior Brittany Baron other hard objects in the marsh much," Hansom said. cheer for the same things. It just the first time. chose to look at the positives of mallows. Against Duke, the After the game, the seniors brings everyone a lot closer "I think it was gnmt to finally the season. marshmallow throwing escalated. stayed long after the Alma Mater. together." gnt a homn win, but I think it 'The tradition of Notre Dame is "We weren't that worried about For many, it was an opportunity would have bm~n even better if it just really special in general getting kicked out considering it to reflect on their four years of Contact Joe McMahon at had happmwd earlinr in the sea- bneause even though we're 2 and was our last game," Bak said. football. [email protected] about Iraq." know it was really hard on his an exciting process, the sopho Protest "Now things are at a point family while he was gone," Contest mores said. where almost every car that Mahoney said. "I enjoyed it all," Drenon continued from page I drives by is honking. It's deaf She said she hopes the continued from page 1 said. "As far as the process of ening how many people want troops still stationed abroad putting everything together, to all kinds of armed conflict." this war to end already," share her friend's luck and Notre Dame beeause of the everything went kind of Holding a full-scale banner Franeis said. return to the country safely. relationship between Notre smoothly. with thn peace sign but no There were a few cars that But the Associated Press Dame and NBC. "It was my first major pro writing, Hoan said he thought drove by and yelled out profan reported Sunday that at least "It provided a unique oppor duction that had the potential thern was a need on campus ities to him and the other 850 soldiers have died in Iraq tunity for the students of the to be played on television, so I it li1r an event where people like demonstrators, but Francis in 2007, making the dead University," Fitz said. was extremely exeitnd. It was a him, who don't support vio said he remained optimistic liest year since the war began The rules of the contest, Fitz good feeling to know that mil lence and occupation, could about the overall success of in 2003. said, were pretty basic. lions of people saw what I cre- nxpress their opinions. Friday's protest in promoting So new foreign policies that The contest ated. There was a The Studnnt Activities Ollice peace and the end of occupa can stop the bleeding are in was open to all good sense of' pride authorized Hoan 's proposal for tion in Iraq. order. protesters said. current Notre "It provided a and accomplish a demonstration - evnn if it "Just look at the great Sophomore Caroline Hawes Dame students. unique opportunity ment." wasn't oflieially sponsored by turnout we got," he said. "And said she joined Friday's The commer Bufalino said she any student dub or organiza it's a cold Friday evening." demonstrators to "protest both cials also had for the students of and the others tion on campus - under the Hoan said he was pleased the continued war in Iraq and to fill a 30-sec the University. " involved in the com condition the event remained with the amount of students the policies that haven't shown ond time slot. mercial were grate student-run throughout, Hoan that showed up with banners any sign of working." The winners Lindsay Fltz ful to everyone who said. and posters, saying the num Hawes and senior Heather w e r e took part in their lie encouraged students to bers exceeded his expecta Frost both said they were announced on NBC Sports success. participate with a Facebook tions. happy with Friday's turnout, NBC.com and project manager "Everyone has invitation and by informing Sophomore Guru Velasco even though many of the stu given the been very helpful dubs and groups that would be said he heard about the protest dents usually involved in anti opportunity to and supportive," interestnd, including the from different friends and war movements on campus meet with NBC producers. Bufalino said. Progressive Student Alliance. deeided to participate because were unable to attend Roan's The winners successfully fol The Notre Dame student Hoan also invited city residents he's personally opposed to protest because they were in lowed all of the necessary rules body played a major part in the through thn Michiana Coalition armed conflicts, as "violence Georgia for another protest. and won due to the popularity decision to create the contest, for Peace and Justice, since the breeds more violence." "Many of the kids that would of the commercial, Fitz said. Fitz said. organization holds a weekly lie believes demonstrations normally be here went to the The writers of the commer "They're the ones that con protest against the war in Iraq like Friday's are effective in School of the Americas vigil," cial are not Film, Television tribute to the pride and her in downtown South Bend. showing the rest of the country Frost said. "That's why it's all and Theatre majors, so they itage of Notre Dame, and this is Steve Francis, a 1987 Notre and its leaders how many peo the more amazing how many expressed their appreciation why we really wanted to pro Damn graduate and a member ple share this pacifist view. people came out [Friday] to for Drenon and Sclafani's work. mote the commercial," she of the Coalition, took Hoan up "Hopefully we can make peo support the cause." "We couldn't have done any said. on his invitation and brought ple stop and really think about of it without them," Bufalino what the war lin Iraq] implies, about six other Coalition mem Contact A. Marcela Berrios at said. Contact Amber Travis at bers to hold up "Honk for and we can create awareness [email protected] Making the commercial was [email protected] peace" posters as cars drove about that and spread the mes by thn University main gate sage to more and more people. Friday. And maybe it'll eventually "We'vn lwnn getting lots and rt~aeh the people who have the lots of honks today. I'll tell you. powHr to end it," Velasco said. Including one from a firn Sophomore Bridget Mahoney truck." Francis said. ''l'vn bonn said she decided to join the activo against thn war I in Iraq I dnmonstrators becausn she sim:e it lwgan and I rmnmnbPr wants the American troops we wouldn't get tlwsn many abroad to return to their honks hack tlwn." homes. She said she knows Frands said hn has noticed "someone who did two tours in Relieve the stress & tension that in thn last thn~n years "a turn Afghanistan." the end of the semester can in how tlw gnnnral puhlie feels "lin has four children and I bring, with a relaxing facial. Clear your mind & your schedule; it's time you come in for a European facial. Peggy is a licensed aesthetician specializing in facials and La Roche-Posay skin care products. Our South Bend location is just minutes from campus on North Michigan Street. So before you start studying, get a facial and get stress FREE! 25% Off your 1st Facial when you mention this ad! THE OBSERVER. Monday, November 19, 2007 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP SAUDI ARABIA Stocks Dow OPEC asks for dollar alternative Jones 13,176.79 +66.74 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments reveal divisions within cartel Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 1,478 99 1,793 4,171,045,935 Associated Press AMEX 2,405.41 +24.91 RIYADH Iranian NASDAQ 2,637.24 +18.73 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday NYSE 9,701.38 +48;86 that OPEC's members S&P 500 1,458.74 +7.59 have expressed interest in NIKKEI (Tokyo) 15,200.44 +45.83 converting their cash reserves into a currency FTSE 100 'London~ 61291.20 -68.40 other than the depreciat ing U.S. dollar, which he COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE called a "worthless piece POWERSHARES (QQQQ) +0.92 +0.46 50.28 of paper." S&P DEP RECIEIPTS (SPY) +0.17 +0.25 145.79 I lis comments at the end of a rare summit of OPEC E*TRADE RNL CORP (ETFC) -0.37 -0.02 5.44 heads of state exposed tis CITIGROUP INC (C) -1.68 -0.58 34.00 sures within the 13-mem ber cartel - especially after U.S. ally Saudi Treasuries Arabia was reluctant to 10-YEAR NOTE -0.22 -0.009 4.150 mention concerns about the falling dollar in the 13-WEEK BILL +3.13 +0.100 3.290 summit's tina! deelaration. 30-YEAR BOND -0.24 -0.011 4.523 The hardline Iranian 5-YEAR NOTE -0.68 -0.025 3.676 leader's comments also highlighted the growing Commodities challenge that Saudi Arabia, the world's largest LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +1.67 95.10 oil producer, faces from GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -0.30 787.00 Iran and its ally Venezuela within the Organization of PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) -0.58 90.68 Petroleum Exporting Countries. "They get our oil and Exchange Rates give us a worthless piece YEN 110.44 of paper," Ahmadinejad 0.6843 told reporters after the EURO close of the summit in the CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.9865 Saudi capital of Riyadh. BRITISH POUND 0.4889 He blamed U.S. President George W. Bush's policies for the decline of the dol lar and its negative effect King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, left, and Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, right, talk on other countries. Saturday at the OPEC summit. Leaders discussed the U.S. dollar's impact on the oil trade. IN BRIEF Oil is priced in U.S. dol lars on the world market, Venezuelan President Ahmadinejad and Chavez. standoff with Washington and the currency's depre Hugo Chavez echoed this Iran and Venezuela have over its nuclear program, Product recalled after infant's death ciation has concerned oil sentiment Sunday on the proposed trading oil in a left-wing Chavez is a bit WASIIINGTON, D.C. - Jetmax International producers because it has sidelines of the summit, basket of currencies to ter antagonist of Bush. Ltd. is recalling about 36,000 boy's and girl's contributed to rising crude saying "the empire of the replace the historic link to U.S. sanctions on Iran also storage racks with canvas totes after an 8- prices and has eroded the dollar has to end." the dollar, but they had have made it increasingly month-old boy died when he pulled on the stor value of their dollar "Don't you see how the not been able to generate difficult for the country to age rack and the top rail landed on the infant's reserves. dollar has been in free-falll support from enough fel do business in dollars. neck, a government safety group says. "All participating lead without a parachute?" low OPEC members - During Chavez's opening Young children are at risk of injury when the ers showed an interest in Chavez said, calling the many of whom, including address to the summit on storage rack can tip over, posing an entrapment changing their hard cur euro a better option. Saudi Arabia, are staunch Saturday, the Venezuelan and suiTocation hazard to them, the Consumer rency reserves to a credi Saudi Arabia's King U.S. allies. leader said OPEC should Product Safety Commission said Friday. ble hard currency," Abdullah had tried to Both Iran and Venezuela "assert itself as an active The Irving, Texas, company sold the storage Ahmadinejad said. "Some direct the focus of the have antagonistic relation political agent." But racks, made in China, under the brand "Home said producing countries summit toward studying ships with the U.S., sug Abdullah appeared to dis Trend Kids 9 Canvas Bin Boy's and Girl's should designate a single the effect of the oil indus gesting their proposals tance himself from Organizers," at Wal-Mart stores nationwide from hard currency aside from try on the environment, may have a political moti Chavez's comments, say August 2004 through July 2005 and at Ollie's the U.S. dollar ... to form but he continuously faced vation as well. While ing OPEC always acted stores nationwide from July 2006 through June the basis of our oil trade." challenges from Tehran has been in a moderately and wisely. this year. The storage rack is wooden with three levels and nine removable canvas totes. The boy's stor age rack, in a natural wood color, has red, yel low, green and navy canvas totes. The girl's stor age rack is white-colored wood with pink, yellow, Producers will negotiate with writers lime and purple canvas totes. Associated Press Sean Jablonski, a writer for the FX night talk shows and several sitcoms Senate extends law to aid insurance drama "Nipffuck." "You can't get a have gone to reruns. Other shows are WASIIINGTON, D.C. -The Senate voted LOS ANGELES - Hollywood film deal until two sides sit down and talk counting down the number of Friday to extend for seven years a post-Sept. 11 and TV writers who've been on a about it," Jablonski said. episodes they have left before running law guaranteeing federal help for the insurance nearly two-week strike against stu "It's a good message to hear around out of scripts. industry in the event of a catastrophic terrorist dios will return to contract negotia the holidays," he said. Industry analysts had thought there attack. tions on Nov. 26, their union and pro John Aboud, a TV writer and a would be enough scripts to produce The Senate measure, approved by voice vote, ducers said Friday. strike captain, said he hoped a return shows well into January. But many differs considerably from a House version In a joint statement, the Writers to talks would quickly lead to a con shows have gone off the air at a faster passed in September, and the two chambers Guild of America and the Alliance of tract. pace than expected, as cast members have until the end of the year, when the current Motion Picture and Television 'Tm delighted to see they're start and show runners have refused to Terrorism Risk Insurance Act expires. to work Producers said both sides had agreed ing to move forward and I hope we cross picket lines. out their diiTnrences. to return to formal negotiations. can wrap this thing up soon," Aboud Compensation for shows offered on The program. known as THIA, was created in The statement said no other details said. the Internet is at the heart of the dis 2002 after the private insurance market for would be released. It's unclear what pushed both sides pute. devPlopers collapsed in the wake of the Sept. Meanwhile, the writers, who went back to the table. The strike has been The producers have said it's ofl'ering 11. 200 I. attaeks. "Without this program. ter on strike Nov. 5, would continue on bruising and very public, with writers writers a share of licensing fees paid rorism insurance will become unavailable or the picket line, said Gregg Mitchell. a being joined by actors on picket lines by Web sites to stream shows. The prohibitively expensive, construction projects spokesman for the guild. and producers taking out full-page union has rejected the offer, saying would grind to a halt and Americans would lose Some writers applauded the return newspaper ads to tell their side of the the payments wouldn't begin until six jobs," Senate Majority Leader Harry Heid, D to talks. story. weeks after a show goes online and Nev .. said. "That's fabulous, that's great." said Since the strike began Nov. 5, late viewer interest is nearly exhausted. L______page 8 The Observer + NEWS Monday, November 19, 2007 Bangladesh cyclone devastates coastal towns and naval ships. coastal ania of Bagerhat. Associated Press Hescuers trying to get food and "Advanee warnings from the I>IIAKA - llundreds of thou watnr to pnople stranded by flood weather offiee helped us take sands of' survivors worn stuc:k ing struggled to dear roads that shelter, but still, the damage is Saturday bnhind roads blocked by wem so bad they said they'll have colossal," said Abu llanif, 60, a fallon trnns, iron roofs and thick to n~turn on bicycles. Bagerhat resident. sludge as rnsnw worknrs fought "We will try again tomorrow on The government has allocated to roach towns along bieydes, and hire local country $5.2 million in emergency aid for Bangladnsh 's mast that worn rav boal<>," M. Shakil Anwar of CAHE rebuilding houses in the cyclone agml by a pownrful eydone that said from the city of Khulna. affected areas, a government killnd at lmL<>t 1,723 people. Along the eoa'it, 150 mph winds statement said. Tropical Cydonn Sidr, thn dHad flung small ferries a'ihore like toy The German government linst storm to hit thn country in a boats, cutting oll' migrant fishing offered $731,345 while the dn<:ade, destroyed tHns of thou communities who live on and European Union released $2.2 sands of homes in southwest around hundreds of tiny islands million in relief aid. The World Bangladesh on Thursday and aeross the area's web of river Food Program was rushing food ruinnd m ueh -nended crops just ehannels. to the country. bnfore harvest season in this Many of the evaeuees who man Bangladesh's interim govern impoverishnd, low-lying South aged to return home Saturday ment head, Fakhruddin Ahmed, Asian eountry. More than a mil found their straw and bamboo visited some of the affected areas AP lion eoastal villagers were foreed huts had been flattened by the Friday and Saturday and assured Villagers carry the body of a victim from Saturday's cyclone In to evaeuatn to government shel storm. cyclone victims of government Borguna, about 110 miles south of the city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. ters. "We survived, but what we need assistance. The o11irial death toll rose to now is help to rebuild our homes," Bangladesh President lajuddin Television images showed official Ali Imam Majumder in 1,723 and authorities feared the Chand Miah, a resident of Maran Ahmed, meanwhile, was expected crowds of people scrambling Dhaka. figure eould rise further as the Char, a small island in Khulna clis to visit some of the worst-hit areas beneath military helicopters as Many parts of Dhaka, the country works to rncovnr. triet, told The A'isociated Press. in coming days. troops dropped food packages biggest city in this poor, desper The government scrambled Bodies were found among Aid organizations feared that through open hatches. ately crowded nation of 150 mil Saturday to join international muddy paddy fields and along food shortages and contaminated At least 1.5 million coastal vil lion people, remained without agnneins and loeal oflidals in the river channels, said Bishnu water could lead to widespread lagers had fled to shelters where power or water Saturday. The rnseue mission. deploying military Prashad Chakravorty, a local jour problems if people remain strand they were given emergency storm killed at least four people in helicoptnrs, thousands of troops nalist who visited the hard-hit ed. rations, said senior government Dhaka. Child abuse increases vvith presence of live-in boyfriends Every case is different, every cohabitation," said Brad Wilcox, parents' marital status or the +Children living in households Associated Press family is different. Some single a sociology professor at the makeup of a child's household. with unrelated adults are nearly mothers bring men into their University of Virginia. Similarly, data on the roughly 50 times as likely to die of inflict NEW YOHK- Six-year-old lives who lovingly help raise chil "Cohabitation has become quite 1,500 child-abuse fatalities that ed injuries as children living with Oscar Jimenez Jr. was beaten to dren when the biological father common, and most people think, occur annually in the United two biological parents, according death in California, then buried is gone for good. 'What's the harm?' The harm is States leaves unanswered ques to a study of Missouri abuse under fertilizer and cement. Nonetheless, many scholars we're increasing a pattern of tions. Many of those deaths reports published in the journal Two-year-old Devon Shackleford and front-line caseworkers inter relationships that's not good for result from parental neglect, of the American Academy of was drowned in an Arizona viewed by The Associated Press children." rather than overt physical abuse. Pediatrics in 2005. swimming pool. Jayden Cangro, see the abusive-boyfriend syn The existing data on child Of the 500 or so deaths caused +Children living in stepfami also 2, died after being thrown drome as part of a broader trend abuse in America is patchwork, by physical abuse, the federal lies or with single parents are at across a room in Utah. that deeply worries them. They making it difficult to track statistics do not specify how higher risk of physical or sexual In each case, as in many others note an ever-increasing share of national trends with precision. many were caused by a steppar assault than children living with Associated l'ress dnbatn and a respectful di'ieussion. pie, like imitating her voice. I'm can't keep track of them. "I And if they don't, then obviously, serious, I'm not sure what you gain remember John Kerry used to be <:OU\B){()()K, N.ll.- Hnpubliean I'm not the person to be their can by doing that." aceused of being a llip-floppnr. She prnsidential hopeful John MeCain didate," McCain told reporters in The Arizona senator's comments makes him look like an amatnur," on Saturday said he won't follow rnsponse to questions about criti come days after he faced criticism Giuliani said while campaigning his rivals' lead in taking personal eL'im of Clinton by Republican rival'> for not repudiating a voter in South here. shots at Dmnoeratic front-runner Hudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney. Carolina who called Clinton a McCain said Homney and llillary Hodham Clinton, and that "Legitimate policy differences, "bitch." McCain chuekled in Giuliani can run their own cam REO votnrs sneking a candidate who will those should be debated and dis response to the voter's question, paigns, but he won't follow their SPEEDWfiCiOrt do that should look elsewhern. cussed," MeCain said. "But I don't but didn't embrace the epithet. A example. Frid "Go To School In Style" NOBODY OFFERS YOU MORE! 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EDITOR IN CHIEF Daughters and Sons drew large audi Qatif General Court last Wednesday, Commentators point to a long list of Maddie Hanna ences to Washington Hall and spurred the defendants' punishment was restrictions women face in a country MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGEII conversation in Notre Dame's dorms changed - now two to nine years. that is a crueial American ally in the Ken Fowler Kyle West and dining halls - as With this change, however, the Court war on terror. Saudi women are sub well as headlines in Andrea more than doubled the victim's sen ject to a strict dress code, arc banned AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Kyle Cassily this paper - foeus Laidman tence, not due to the severity of her from driving and need a man's per A~s·t: MANAGING EI>ITOR: Mary Kate Malone ing on issues of gen own offense, but because of "her mission to travel or have surgery. High Sounding NJCWS EnnoR: Karen Lan~ley der and sexual vio attempt to aggravate and inf1uenee Their politieal participation is eurbnd, lence. And rightfully Words the judges through the media," as as they cannot vote and can only testi VIEWPOINT EDrtoR: Joey Kin~ so, as U.S. reported by Arab News. fy in court if about a private matter SPORTS EDITORS: Chris Khorey Department of Justice statistics cited The young woman's attorney who that was not witnessed by a man. Chris I line by Observer reporter Karen Langley won the appeal had his law license Those restrictions are eerily dose to ScENE EDITOR: Tae Andrt•ws on Nov. 16 ("Campus engages sexual revoked in the ruling and was explieit those under Afghanistan's Tali ban SAINT MAltY's EDITOR: Katie Kohler violence issues") report that 20 to 25 ly barred from defending his client. regime- laws that worn condemned 1'1101'0 EDITOR: Du.~tin Mennella pen~nnt of American womnn are raped lie is adamant that he will appeal this at length by U.S. of'fieials and tho GRAPHIC~ EDITOR: Madeline Nics during their time in college. Tlwse decision: Bush administration. numbers make it likely that most of us "Currently she doesn't have a This ease is just one example of tho ADVERTISING MANAGER: Jessica Cortez know someone who has experienced lawyer, and I feel they're doing this to level of sexual violence occurring An DI'.~IGN MANAGEII: Kelly Gronli sexual assault, proving the current isolate her and deprive her from her internationally. It is especially alarm CONTROI.l.ER: Tim Sobolewski topic of conversation on campus one basi<: rights," he said. "Wfl will not ing not only because of tlw horror of SvsTJ'.MS AllMINISTRAfOR: Christian Sagardia that ought to be particularly sustain accept this judgm11nt, and I'll do my the crime itself. but also bneause of its OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO abln, engaging and important. best to continue representing her handling by the Qatif Court and its ('i74) 631-7471 We should maintain this focus on beeause justice needs to take place." place inside a country full ol' structur FAX gender issues not only to better our The victim's lawyer added that tho al violence against women. It is (574) 631-(,')27 own campus atmosphere and commu decision is astonishing because "jus alarming beeausn this country is one ADVERTISING nity, but also to engage in an interna tice is supposed to be independent c·ontinually eooperating with and sup (574) 631-6900 [email protected] tional debate about sexual violencn. from all pressures as well as personal ported by our own. It seems that in EDITOR IN CHIEF (574) 6.!1-4542 Our discussion must extend beyond considerations, be it a feeling towards fighting thn war against tnrror, tho MANAGING EDITOR thn borders of Notre Dame since, as a the lawyer or defendant herself." U.S. has failed to work against thfl (574) 631-4'\41 [email protected] recent news story indicates, injustices lie said the ruling ref1eets the very rna! presence of terror in tho ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR surrounding sexual assault continue court's displeasure over the young lives of female residents under the (574) 631-4.324 around the world. woman escalating the issue of thfl rule of an American ally. BUSINESS OFFICE ('\74) 6.31-5313 While Loyal Daughters and Sons was original sentence, with her lawyer and As wn continue our discussion on NEWS DESK being pnrformed last week, a 19-year with judicial authorities who granted gender issues and snxual violence at (574) 631-5323 [email protected] old woman was jailed in Saudi Arabia the appeal. Notre Damn, wn should extend our VIEWPOINT DESK - an unexpected consequence of her "My elient is the victim of this questions, asking how to improve the (574) 631-5303 [email protected] appeal in a gang-rape case. During abhorrent crime. I believe her sen global status of women and how to SPORTS DESK the first trial of seven men who tence contravenes the Islamic Sharia hold our government accountable for (574) 631-4543 [email protected] SCENE DESK abducted her and a male friend and law and violates the pertinent interna the company it keeps. (574) 631-4540 [email protected] raped both of them multiple times, the tional conventions," he said. SAINT MARY'S DESK woman received 90 lashings for vio The Saudi lawyer is not alone in Andrea Laidman is a senior political smc.1 @nd.edu lating laws on segregation of the thinking that this ruling lies outside of science and peace studies major. Her PHOTO DESK sexes. 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But it is ''The changes in our life must come youth that must fight and die. from llie impossibt?ity to live Graphics Alex Barker And it is .lJouth who must inherit otherwise than accordmg to the Jared Wafer Scene the tribulation, the sorrow demands of our conscience ... not Viewpoint Analise Lipari and the triumphs that are the from our mental resolution to try a Lianna aftermath of war." new form of life. " · Brauweiler Herbert Hoover Leo Tolstoy American president Russian novelist ....------ THE OBSERVER Monday, November 19, 2007 IEWPOINT page 11 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Absolute tnoral code not necessary for tnoral behavior I am writing this in response to get to deeide that extra-marital sexual earlier that without an absolute moral is no eode or authority figure to stop Nathan Loyd's letter "More to life than activity is wrong because this faet eo de "we eould have no law." It is you! I would not eommit these erimes sex" (Nov. 16). In the final paragraph of would have already been deeided a unelear whether he means that we because I eare about humankind and his letter, Loyd offers to the reader a very long time ago. I believe that Loyd would have no law, or if it is possible value order in soeiety. Perhaps people curious critique of moral relativism. He meant to say that moral relativism that we would have no law. Either way ean have their own sets of beliefs as to states that moral relativism "questions questions our ability to reaffirm that I find this view to be extremely disturb what is right or wrong without an our ability to deeide that extra-marital extra-marital sex is undoubtedly ing. This line of thinking insinuates that absolute moral eode to guide them. sexual activity is wrong." I find it wrong. without a certain absolute moral eode I agree with Loyd when he writes that strange that he believes that moral rel Loyd's final sentence indicates that he to guide us, we eould fall into a state of Christians "have the ability and right to ativism denies us the ability to deeide does not have a firm grasp of the anarchy. I tend to have more faith in say that a partieular aetion is against the morality of certain actions. By essence of moral relativism. He writes people than that. [their] moral eode." However, this right claiming that no universal standard of that this belief "would lead us to ques Here is a hypothetieal for those who should only extend as far as the rights morality exists. moral relativists allow tion our ability to say that theft, rape follow an absolute moral eode (e.g. the of Muslims, Buddhists, and any other themselves to judge the goodness of and murder are wrong, if for no other Ten Commandments): If your eode and moral absolutists to do the same. actions by whatever standard they reason than that the people committing all laws eeased existing at this very ehoose. llow does this stanee obstruct these erimes feel fulfilled by doing moment, what would you do? Would Kevin Sherrin an adherent's ability to deeide if "extra them." Why should it be an issue for an you eommit murder or steal from the sophomore marital sexual activity" is wrong? individual to independently determine person sitting next to you? Hopefully Alumni Hall Believers of moral absolutism do not the morality of these actions? He states you answered no. But why not? There Nov. 18 Anti-gay message shows problem on campus Shirts underline need for student-led GLBTQ group Acceptance of all is necessary dissent from Church teaching in conscience. At this point, two weeks have passed and many an opinion has I would like to further contribute to the cam Nor should students light-heartedly dissent been voieed regarding several young men and their "Gay? Go to pus dialogue about sexuality here at Notre with a poorly formed conscience. I am calling llell" shirts. but I feel that I ean no longer sit idly and keep silent Dame by drawing attention to some concerns primarily for a greater trust in the capacity of my opinion on this issue. As the eo-president of Notre Dame's raised by Mary Daly's letter ("Campus, all students to form and act on their own con unofficial gay-straight alliance, allianeend, the faet that even one Catholicism and homosexuality," Nov. 13). I sciences and for a more aetive encouragement student has taken it upon himself to flagrantly promote hate wholeheartedly agree with her conclusion that that students confidently, but carefully, do so. speeeh on eampus appalls me. The emergence of sueh a shirt the University should offer more support to Sadly, the current campus climate has a ten highlights just how pressing is the need for a student-led gay those homosexual students who wish to live dency to silence the open discussion of homo straight organization on this eampus. celibate lives in a chaste and healthy manner. I sexuality, often by blithely quoting the cate First off. I would like to commend the Core Council for Gay and am disappointed that nothing was done to fol chism on how homosexuals are disordered. It Lesbian Student Needs for the alacrity with whieh they low up on IDND's early effort to provide a cru is unhelpful to students who already know addressed this despicable aet. In their Letter to the Editor cial support to many (often closeted) homosex what the Church teaches to hear the same ("Offering a weleoming home for all," Nov. 9), the courageous ual students who seek help in conscientiously restatement of what the catechism says. For students, faculty and staff involved with the Council provide a following current Church teaching. those who do not understand, a different and compelling argument for their plaee within the University Furthermore, I agree with Daly's affirmation of more proactive means of conveying current administration. I have many friends on the Council, and I sup the need to uphold the '"intrinsic dignity of Church is required. More than anything, we port them wholeheartedly for their tireless efforts to make Notre each person,' especially homosexual persons." need people to listen before speaking. It is bet Dame a more tolerant and aeeepting plaee for all students For this reason I would suggest that the shirts ter to remain silent in ignorance than to speak regardless of sexual orientation. worn by a few students on Nov. 1 that said insensitively and falsely. Despite the great strides that the Core Council has made with "Gay? Go to Hell" were not just "inappropri To emphasize my point, I will present briefly the CommUnity sessions for freshmen and their programming ate" (as Daly wrote); they were inexcusable. the story of Job. Job, in his affliction, insists for GLBTQ students and their allies, the progress that has been Now at this point, I would like to consider that he has done nothing wrong before God realized thus far is not enough, apparently, to root out blatantly further one implication of respecting the that would merit the plagues and misfortune homophobic/heterosexist attitudes on eampus. The only effective human dignity of homosexual persons. The that beset him. His "friends," in trying to way to reform sueh opinions is through student-led education Catechism states that, "Man has the right to "help" him, take the conventional stance he aimed at fellow students. As such, the mission of alliancend is to act in conscience and in freedom so as person has sinned and need only repent so that "life "create a supportive environment that fosters respect, dialogue ally to make moral decisions. He must not be will be brighter than noonday and darkness and education regarding sexual orientation among the Notre forced to aet contrary to his conscience. Nor will become like morning" (Job 11:17). But Job Dam1~ student body." Though I do support the intended purpose must he be prevented from acting according to continues (still in good conscience) in his insis of the Core Council, its position as an administrative rather than his conscience, espeeially in religious matters" tence that he has done no wrong and ultimate student organization hampers its efficacy in dealing with such (CCC 1782). Thus. respecting the dignity of ly decides to sit in silence awaiting an answer matters. The CommUnity sessions for freshmen are certainly homosexual persons requires that we not pre from God. When God does finally answer, he valuable to educate new members of the Notre Dame community vent them from acting in accord with con rebukes Job's "friends," saying, "I am angry on issues of Catholic social teaching, but for many students, science. It is our duty to encourage homosexu with you ... because you have not spoken of exposure to messages of tolerance and acceptance for GLBTQ al persons in the formation of their con me what is right, as my servant Job has" (Job persons end there. A student-led and student-centered organiza sciences such that they are well formed and 42:7). tion would be, by its very nature, focused on correcting mal able to make mature moral decisions (See CCC I think it is quite clear the parallels Job's formed opinions of GLBTQ individuals from the ground up. 1783-1785). story has with all people who struggle with The Core Council's greatest disadvantage is its position as an A few homosexual people at this University conventional religious teachings and with administrative body, whose work is necessarily top-down. take Church teaching very seriously, examin those that tactlessly assert them. So, I will i\lliancend or some iteration thereof has applied for official club ing all that it says. After a long process of merely end with a plea that all make an effort status through the Student Activities Office for nine of the past examining (with many tears and prayers) the to be more understanding of our 1 0 years, and has been denied all nine times. While past expla interplay of our experiences, Church tradition, gay/lesbianlbisexuaVtransgenderedlsame-sex nations for our denial from Student Activities have ranged from scripture, and reason we have decided that we attracted brothers and sisters. Let us promote the old citations of Catholic theology regarding sexuality to the cannot, in good conscience. give full assent to an environment at Our Lady's University new argument that the Core Council makes our organization or withhold our assent from the Chureh teach where all are encouraged to honestly and obsolete because it already addresses the concerns of the GLBTQ ing on "homosexual acts". I am happy to dis courageously consider complex moral issues in community. these allegations are, in the light of the "Gay? Go to cuss how this plays out in my life with anyone their lives without fear of judgment, callous Ilcll" shirts, false, and underscore the need for such a group on who approaches me in goodwill. ness, or exclusion. campus to supplement the work of the Core Council and other Returning to the point at hand, I would like groups devoted to promoting the recognition of the fundamental to call to the attention of the university stu Mattan is a member of the Core Council, but human dignity of all persons in the Notre Dame family. dents, staff, faculty. alumni, and administra is not writing on behalf of the group. tion the need to respect the hard work that Stacey Williams some homosexual students have put into the Brad Mattan senior formation of their consciences and the judg senior McGlinn Hall ments that they ultimately make. I'm not say Keough Hall Nov. 16 ing that anyone need agree with students who Nov. 15 THE OBSERVER page 12 CENE Monday, November 19, 2007 Grendel bounds away. The meaning the film, but it's more than one. Near behind this previously absent con the end of the tale he asks Wealtheow frontation is where Zemeckis' to remember him as a "man, fallible Shortly before Beowulf rips Grendel's "Beowulf' begins to difl"er from the one and flawed." arm from its socket. the monstf\r begs we know. Wealtheow differs largely from the to know the hero's name. Beowulf bel In the morning, Hrothgar orders the original tale. Those changes, however, lows: "My name is strength! And lust! hall elosed. When Unferth (John do not highlight or eome as the result And pownr! I am Beowulf!" The Old Matkovich), Hrothgar's creepy, coward of any flaw; they set her apart from the English epic poem has hit the big ly counselor, asks if they should pray to debauchery of the kingdom. screens, but with it, director Hobert the Christ-God for protection from the Grendel is probably the film's tastiest Zemeckis ("The Polar Express," monster, Hrothgar replies, "God will do treat. Zemeckis has taken enormous ' Castaway") brought significant nothing for us that we won't do for liberties with Grendel's character, but ·· hange to the story and eharacters wn ourselves. What we need is a hero!" on the whole, these changes work. know. Enter Beowulf (Ray Winstone). Unlike the Grendel of old, this new The movie begins with a celebration Before the film ends, Beowulf is Grendel has a voiee (he even speaks in in llnorot, tlw groat mead hall or called upon threfl times to save the Old English) and hints of a pnrsonality. •Hrothgar. King of the Danes. Hrothgar kingdom: once for the Queen, twice for Though he ultimatPly has it coming. he thony llopkins) is being celebratod the King, and three times for glory. But elicits a great deal of sympathy. In a glorious drunken fashion for his war there is more to this sense, the monster's ictories. But while gold coins and version of the story evils are not the result n lly about the room. Hrothgar's than hand-to-hand This isn't your of his faults. Hather, ueen, Woaltheow (Hobin Wright combat between mon they are the repercus nn), sits at an uncomfortable dis sters and men. ancestors 8th, 9th, sions of the lecherous rathflr disgustnd by the display. Zemeckis raises new 1oth or 1 Ith century revelry of Ileorot, Befom long, tlw film transitions slow questions as to Beowulf- well, at whose echoes vibrate y away from the hall to an eerie Grendel's origin, as well exponentially in the ountain cavern where noise or the as Hrothgar and least not quite. poor monster's head, clebration invades tho monster Beowulfs enduring mil torturing him with the 's quiet abode. Enraged by thn itary success. world's worst migraine. ound of the merriment, Grendel Grendel's mother (Angelina Jolie) Like he did with "The Polar ·.Crispin Glover) bursts into lleorot, plays a large role in this new vision of Express," Zemeekis has created a film hurls a few Danes against the walls, Beowulf as a disturbingly beautiful with characters lost between the world · impales one on a pike and tears a few demon temptress. of animation and live action. At times, thers in half before coming to an The movie's resolution is no doubt the characters feel more real than they brupt stop in front llrothgar. The two tied to that of the original tale, but look, and during others - notably the are an awkward moment - absent because of thematic shifts within the battle sequences - they feel the exact om the original toxt - before movie, the ending will not make you opposite. think it should. This Hcgardless of its faults, there is isn't your ancestor's something darkly beautiful about this 8th, 9th, 10th or 11th animation. In a sense, Beowulf is bet Beowulf century Beowulf - ter depicted in this half-animated style, well, at least not because something more human would quite. cause its characters to lose their magi Director: Robert Zemeckis Zemeckis' Beowulf cal and spectral appeal. Then again, Starring: Ray Winstone, Angelina Jolie, is still as physieally Zemeckis' modernizing of the themes strong and super may have done just that. Anthony Hopkins and Robin Wright Penn human as he was Our horo has rhanged much from the 1.000 years ago, but classic Beowulf. The story has shifted in those I ,000 years, genres and changed plot tensions. he's developed a "Beowulf"' has sold out thematically, romantic weakness. and just like its hero, the lifm pays a It's hard to tell exact prieP. ly how many women B If f~Ils for i ------NSIDER THE Monday, November 19, 2007 OBSERVER Notre Dame 28, Duke 7 Frosh steal show Hughes, Clausen have big days as Irish take down Duke 28-7 on senior day JENNIFER KANG/The Observer Irish freshman running back Robert Hughes breaks away from Duke defenders during Notre Dame's 28-7 win Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. Hughes ran for 11.0 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries as the Irish earned their second win of the season. With the win, the Irish seemed like they would head brought the second down for kids who practice every day By ELLYN MICHALAK improved their record to 2-9 into halftime scoreless. the score. and hardly ever get in there." Sports Writer and avoided becoming the first But then Notre Dame came "That was a big momentum Zbikowski, who did not Notre Dame team in 74 years alive. changer going into the locker attempt a pass, rushed four It was senior day at Notre to lose every home game. The The Irish forced two fumbles room," Irish coach Charlie times but did not gain any Dame, but the freshmen stole Blue Devils, playing on nation in the last 1:17 left in the sec Weis said. yardage. He handed off to fel the show Saturday as the Irish al television for the first time ond quarter, which resulted in The Irish scored yet another low senior Travis Thomas, earned their first home win of since 2004, dropped to 1-10 two 25-yard touchdown passes touchdown late in the third who burst up the middle for the season, 28-7 over Duke. on the season. by Clausen - the first to jun quarter. After a 13-play, 69- 17 yards but then lost the ball. Freshman quarterback "lit was a] frustrating and ior David Grimes and the sec yard drive, Hughes scored After the fumble, Duke Jimmy Clausen threw for 194 disappointing loss. The ond to Kamara - and a 14-0 from 13 yards out with 25 sec began its first successful yards and three touchdowns, turnovers were lead at onds remaining in the quarter. offensive possession of the while classmate halfback huge like they the half. But the Irish were not fin game. Sophomore backup Robert Hughes had a touch always are, and "It gave me an The two ished. quarterback Zack Asack fin down and 110 yards rushing. our performance opportunity to get those touch Two possessions Ia ter, ished the drive by running six Freshman wide receiver Duval on third down, I guys in there. And I know d o w n Clausen completed a nine yards for Duke's first and only Kamara added a touchdown thought those passes yard pass to Carlson for the touchdown. catch. were the two for them it means a lot ... tied for tight end's final home touch Carlson said the win helped "Their statistics speak for most critical fac those kids who practice t h e down. Notre Dame's morale. The themselves. Jimmy made some tors in the foot every day and hardly longest "It's not something I was Irish had lost four straight great throws. Robert [Hughes] ball game," Duke touch thinking about while it was games coming into Saturday. ran hard and made some coach Ted Roof ever get in there.,, d o w n going on. That was my last "I think next week, being great plays. And Duval said. "It was cer throw of offensive play and it's pretty our last game, we would have [Kamara] had a heck of a tainly a great Charlie Weis Clausen's special," Carlson said. been motivated anyways. But catch in the end zone," senior opportunity for us Irish coach career After gaining a 28-point it's nice to have a little tight end John Carlson said. "I that didn't work with the lead, Weis decided to give all momentum, and we'll feel think it's a glimpse of some out." Irish. the seniors a chance to play - good Tuesday coming into things that are to come. I Both teams came in with The second fumble came including safety Tom practice and hopefully we can think it's great that they've offenses ranked near the bot with less than 30 seconds Zbikowski at quarterback. get one next week too," he gotten so much game experi tom of Division 1-A - and it remaining in the half. The "It gave me an opportunity said. ence. They've been in the heat showed in the first half. Both Irish tried two passes to to get those guys in there," of the battle and I think that squads missed field goals in Kamara in the end zone. The Weis said, "And I know for Contact Ellyn Michalak at will help them next year." the first quarter, and it first was incomplete, but he them, it means a lot ... those [email protected] player of the game stat of the game play of the !~arne quote of the game Robert Hughes 0 David Bruton's second quarter "Its like a weight has been lifted." fumble recovery Notre Dame,sfreshman tailback ran Points scored by Duke on Notre Charlie Weis for 1 ro yards and a touchdown - Dame's starting defense. The Blue The recovery stopped a promising Irish head coach his first game over the century mark Devils scored with just over a Duke drive and led to Notre on the ground. minute remaining in the game. Dame,sfirst score ofthe game. r------· page 2 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Monday, November 19, 2007 report card quarterbacks: Clausen had his best per f(Jrmancn to date. lie looked much A morn comfiJrtable in the pocket than in pn~vious weeks and threw strikes on all thrne touchdown passes. running backs: Hobert llughes got the most carrins and took advantagn to the turw of 110 yards and a touchdown. A Armando Allnn and .James Aldridgp, were also efl(~ctive on th1~ h'TOUnd. receivers: For tlw second straight week, droppPCI passes wern a problem so11w in k1~y situations. But Duval c Kamara and David Crimes both made nice catches f'or touchdowns. offensive line: Notre Damn was bnttnr in short yardage than it had been all snason. but nvPn though Clausen was C+ only sacked once, h1~ was still under pressurn far too often. defensive line: lan Williams played well in his first start. and Tnwor Laws was his usual snlf'. but the Irish only had 8 one sa1~k and Duke was able to move tlw hall dncnntly on the ground. linebackers: Duke's sweeps were much morn efl(1ctivn than they should have been, and Lewis found receivers out of C+ tlw backfield. But the Blue Devils did n't scorn on the first string defense. defensive backs: The secondary ran hot Irish players Evan Sharpley (13), Darrin Walls (2), Golden Tate (23), Robby Parris (82) and lan Williams (95) dance after and mid. On some plays, they com Notre Dame's 28-7 win over Duke Saturday. pletely blanketed Duke receivers, B- whereas on others, Blue Devils ran fh~~~ -although Lewis rarely hit them. special teams: Maust punted well for the ND celebrates victory as family injured Geofl' Price, including a nice play to get a kick on· after a bad snap. C + Walker missed a short fip,ld goal, but Students, band remain stands to embrace any student lucky that's what makes Notre Dame great. did c~onvert all f(mr extra points. enough to be in the front row. "!The players] don't feel like they are after first home win to Carlson was smiling like a kid on segregated or on a pndestal," Wnis said. coaching: Notre Dame's fh1Shmen - Christmas when "They feel like they espeda!Jy Clausen, llughes JENNIFER KANG/The Observer A win... at last JENNIFER KANG/The Observer It took a whiln, but Notre Dame finally got its first home win. The Irish sent their seniors out in style with a 28-7 home victo- ry over hapless Duke. Although it was senior day, freshmen stole the show for Notre Dame. Hunning back Hobert Hughes ruslwd for 110 yards on 17 carries and scored a touchdown, while quarterback Jimmy Clauson completed 50 percent of his passes for just under 200 yards and three touchdowns- one of them to freshman widf~ receiver Duval Kamara. The Notre Dame defm1se frustrated the Duke offense, holding the Blue Devils scoreless the first 59 minutes of the game. As the clock ran down. Irish coach Charlie Weis emptied his bench, getting walk-on seniors into the game and inserting safety Tom Zbikowski at quarterback. When the contest ended, the seniors took a victory lap, cheered on by their teammates, the band and the student section. Top left, Irish safety Tom Zbikowski lines up at quarterback. Top right, freshman wide receiver Duval Kamara hauls in a touchdown pass. Middle, fift~year senior tight end John Carlson celebrates a first down. Bottom right, freshman running back Robert Hughes fights through traffic. Bottom left, freshman quarterback Jimmy Clausen avoids pressure. ------~- ----~------ THE OBSERVER Monday, November 19, 2007 CENE page 13 crete monolith and generally causing pressed shirts, popped collars and By TAE ANDREWS an ill ruckus. impeccable hair parts. Scene Editor This was Stanford Hall football. When it gets warm outside, you can And the Griffins would not be denied. usually count on Keenan men to Birds cirded high above Notre The Griffins descended upon the gather on the quad, clad in their sig Dame Stadium yesterday against a Knights like the fierce mythological nature muscle cut-off tees, preening, bleak and dreary autumn sky as the creatures for which they are named, flexing and backslapping each other, Griffins of Stanford Hall took on the shredding them limb from limb and to put on a public bench press dis Knights of Keenan. Icy winds ripped leaving only carrion for scavengers to play show. Sunday's game showed through the hallowed monument as a pick at and bones to bleach in the Keenan's true colors, exposing them dedicated flock of rabid Griffins gath- winter sun. The black-and-green clad as a bunch of dorm-land Derek ered below, braving the.elements to Griffins left Keenan black and blue, Zoolanders. voice their support for team and broken and bitter as they trudged off Stanford men, on the other hand, dorm. the frozen, torn-up tundra of Notre have carried a reputation for being a Trash and debris from Saturdafs Dame Stadium'$ field in defeat. walk on the wild side. Stanford men varsity home finale littered the These were not your father's have long been known for their bel stands, setting the stage for what Griffins. These were Griffins decked ligerent and boisterous behavior. turned out to be a nasty. grimy out in intimidating black and green This is the same dorm which onee grudge match against Keenan. This uniforms. These were Griffins with had a number of its residents arrest was smash mouth football. This was swagger and verve, not to mention ed during a DisOrientation party. no-guts-no-glory electric play- These are the Irishmen your mother gridiron. This was makers,spch as warned you about. If Notre Damo payback for a hall On Sunday, the Griffins David Costanzo, dorms were X-Men, Keenan would be that has spent far too struck the fear of God into Tregg "Lil T" Cyclops. Stanford would be long in the shadow of h · h t ,/' Duerson, Matt Wolverine. its brother dorm. t e cowermg ears O; "House of Pain'' .It's common knowledge on North Stanford Hall has a the Knights in the Templemire and Quad that Stanford Hall is the best chant that goes biggest of houses, Notre Rob "Ruthless" male dorm on campus. What the "Who's in the house Dame Stadium. Ruth. Cinderblock Palace of Love lacks in tonight? Stanford! Duerson, at facjlities and commodities, it makes Who's in the house running back, upJor with its athletics, lack of lame tonight? Stanford! })unched facttlr and sheer number of Res Life Stanford's in the house oh-my-God, through the Knights' armor and appointments. oh-my-God, Stanford's in the house scored a first half touchdown in what And lately, we've even beaten oh-my-God." On Sunday, the Griffins would ultimat~Iybe the decisive ... KeQnan at its own game: Stanford struck the fear of God into the cower- score in the game. Dynamic corner- Hall took home the overall Hall of the ing hearts of the Knights in the back Chris Gill sealed the Knights' Year award Tor 2006. biggest of houses, Notre Dame fate with an interception of Keenan So as you stew in the bile of your 'tadium. quarterback Brian Costello, racing to defeat, Keenan, and nibble at that Keenan fans slunk in late with their the Stanford sideline, where team rather large slice of humble pie we cads down and left early like beaten mates mobbed him and he reveled in cut for you, as you go to Mass inside uppies, whimpering with their taJl~.. the adulation of hundreds, if not whilit is and walk anging between their legs. They · thousands of Stanford supporters. property of t as well have stayed home. In Evet.J~ince the University eonstruct- this ruminate PaJit. Keenan wouldJl.O:doub ly ed tht)jolnt residence .. hall building fo1.1nd a way to thwart St .. d, 19.57, the two dorms have goQe in on its usual mix of trickery .··.· different directions. Keenan undyrhandedtechtiique. Butn~t at · aboutbe(:o g m this JARED WAFER I Observer Graphic page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Monday, November 19, 2007 NFL Vinatieri breaks out of slump with game-winner Strahan records season-high three sacks to help Giants win and claim the top spot in the NFC wild-card race since missing three straight in Associated Press 1999. INDIANAPOLIS- Colts kicker When it mattered most, how Adam Vinatinri spent all week ever, Vinatieri was himself. He ignoring the critit:s and then played through the soreness in drowned out the boos Sunday his plant foot to tie the score at afternoon. 3 with a 27 -yarder late in the Eventually. lw silenced IW!lry first half. drawing mock cheers, one with his usual lat!l-game then won it with the 24-yarder magic. that finally brought the crowd to Vin The Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. 10 3\>.m. at the Notre Dame office, 024 South Dining Hall. 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Enjoy your 21st. buddy.• OUND THE NATION Monday, November 19, 2007 CoMPILED FROM THE ()ssE RVER's WIRE SERVICES page 15 NCAA College Football MLS AP Poll team record previous 1 LSU (60) 10·1 1 2 Kansas (3) 11·0 4 3 Missouri (1) 10·1 6 4 West Virginia (1) 9·1 5 5 Ohio State 11-1 7 6 Georgia 9-2 8 7 Arizona State 9-1 9 8 Virginia Tech 9-2 10 g Oregon 8-2 2 10 Oklahoma 9-2 3 11 usc 8-2 11 12 Florida 8-3 14 13 Texas 9-2 12 14 Hawaii 10-0 13 15 Boston College 9-2 18 16 Virginia 9-2 16 17 Boise Slate 10-1 17 18 Illinois 9-3 20 19 Tennessee 8-3 19 20 Connecticut 9·2 25 21 Clemson 8-3 15 22 Wisconsin 9-3 24 23 Brigham Young 8·2 NR 24 Cincinnati 8-3 21 25 Auburn 7-4 NR NBA Atlantic Division team record perc. home road Boston 8-0 1.000 5·0 3·0 Toronto 5-4 .556 2·3 3·1 New Jersey 4-6 .400 3·5 1·1 AP Philadelphia 3-6 .333 2·3 1·3 Dynamo players celebrate after defeating the New England Revolution 2-1 to win the MLS Cup Sunday at RFK New York 2-7 .222 2·2 0·5 Stadium. Houston became the first team to win consecutive MLS titles since D.C. United did it in 1996 and 1997. Central Division team record perc. home road Houston Dynamo repeat as MLS champions Detroit 6·3 .667 2·0 4·3 Milwaukee 4·4 .500 4-0 D-4 Cleveland 5·5 .500 2·2 3-3 Associated Press times. The Earthquakes the sports fervor that has Stadium, with sections of Indiana 4·6 .400 3-3 H also won the title in 2001 overrun Massachusetts this fans decked in orange for Chicago 2·6 .250 1·3 H WASHINGTON - Make it and 2003, which makes for vear. The Red Sox won the the Dynamo, blue for the two in a row for the a dominant run of four iNorld Series, and the Revolution and black for Houston Dynamo, the first championship rings in six Patriots and Celtics began the stadium's usual home Southeast Division MLS team to repeat in a years for several Houston the day undefeated. But team, D.C. United. team record perc. home road decade. players. the MLS trophy will go to Dismayed that their team Orlando 8-2 .800 2·2 6-0 The men in orange ral The Dynamo became Houston again. wasn't in the final, United's Charlotte 5-4 .556 4-2 1-2 lied with two goals in the MLS' first repeat champi Taylor Twellman gave fans poked fun at the pro Washington 4-5 .444 H 2·3 second half Sunday to beat ons since D.C. United won the Revolution the lead in ceedings with chants of Atlanta 3-6 .333 3·2 0·4 the New England the league's first two titles the 20th minute, but "bor-ing." Miami 2-8 .200 0·4 H Revolution 2-1 in the MLS in 1996 and 1997. Joseph Ngwenya tied it in The game had moments Cup, securing the win with The Revolution, mean the 61st before De of nervousness common in Northwest Division Dwayne De Rosario's pow while, fell at the final hur Hosario's winner 13 min a championship setting. erful 12-yard header in the dle for the fourth time. utes later. The Dynamo's New England goalkeeper team record perc. home road 74th minute. New England lost the 2002 rally came after coach Matt Reis nearly allowed Denver 7-3 .700 4·1 6-0 The Dynamo have won and 2005 MLS Cups in Dominic Kinnear made a an early goal by misplaying Utah 7-4 .636 4·1 1-2 the championship both overtime and was beaten tactical halftime switch, a loose ball directly in front Portland 4-6 .400 4·0 2·3 years since the team dis in a penalty kick shootout changing from a 4-4-2 for of the net, but otherwise Seattle 2-9 .182 0·4 0-4 banded as the San Jose following overtime last mation to a 3-5-2 to create the Revolution were the Minnesota 1-7 .125 1-4 2-4 Earthquakes and was year. more scoring opportunities. more settled team in the reborn in Texas last year, The Revolution were The game drew 39,859 to first half, dominating pos Pacific Division beating the Revolution both hoping to capture some of the neutral site of RFK session for long stretches. team record perc. home road Phoenix 8-2 .800 3·1 5·1 LA Lakers 5-3 .625 3·2 2·1 IN BRIEF LA Clippers 5·4 .556 3-2 2·2 Sacramento 3-6 .333 3-1 0·5 Federer wins Masters Cup, USA beats Cuba to capture Jimmie Johnson wins second Golden State 2-6 .250 1-4 1·2 claims 53rd career title Baseball World Cup Nextel Cup Championship SHANGHAI, China - Top ranked TAIPEI, Taiwan - American pitchers HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Totally calm Southwest Division Roger Federer won his fourth scattered seven hits, Jayson Nix and and cool, Jimmie Johnson left the pre team record perc. home road Masters Cup title in five years Jason Jaramillo had two RBis apiece race drivers' meeting Sunday afternoon Sunday, overwhelming No. 6 and the United States defeated Cuba 6- flashing the peace sign at people wish .818 3-1 New Orleans 9-2 6·1 David Ferrer 6-2, 6-3, 6-2. 3 Sunday to win the Baseball World ing him luck. San Antonio 8·2 .800 6-0 2·2 It was the third consecutive Cup. Two fingers. Dallas 7-2 .778 5·0 5·1 Houston 6-5 .545 3-2 4·5 dominating performance by The U.S. took command in the second Two straight championships. Memphis 2·7 .222 1·3 2·5 Federer, who won his 53rd career inning when Jaramillo singled in a Johnson became the first driver to title - including eight this year run, and Cuban starter Yadel Carrillo win consecutive championships since -and ran his record against walked in two straight batters with the Jeff Gordon in 1997 and '98, wrapping Ferrer to 8-0. bases loaded to give the Americans a up the title by fmishing a trouble-free "It was a nice victory, especially 3-0 lead. seventh in the season finale at proving it to myself and the Jaramillo singled in his second run in Homestead-Miami Speedway. Matt world, that I can do it over and the third, and in the next inning Nix Kenseth won the race. around the dial over again," Federer said. "This homered to put the U.S. ahead 5-0. When it was over, he and crew chief is the year-end tournament that Cuba cut the lead to 5-2 on Alfredo Chad Knaus were already thinking only the best can make it to. For Rodriguez's two-run single with two about a third. me to win is a fantastic experi out in the fifth. Justin Ruggiano singled "We're just really hitting our stride," NFL ence." in a run in the seventh to put the U.S. Johnson said. "I think that we have a lot Titans at Broncos Federer collected $1.2 million up 6-2. of good years ahead of us and we'll be 8:30p.m., ESPN and a new car for the win, Alexander Kerr's RBI single in the fighting for more championships and increasing his winnings this sea eighth cut the margin to 6-3, but certainly winning more races as the son to over $10 million - a reliever Jeff Stevens shut down the years go by, and hopefully be a three record for the ATP Tour. Cubans in the ninth. time champion in the near future." page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, November 19, 2007 NBA Magic hand Celtics their first defeat of season Stephen Jackson returns to Warriors after suspension, balanced scoring from starters helps defeat Raptors "This year, we're trying to stick and I ean linish plays instead of Associated Press to our game plan, and when starting and finishing." OHLANJ>O, Fla. - The Boston teams make their run. just calm Forward Austin Croshere said Cnltks' hig thr·pp - and big :{ down. don't point fingers and the 6-foot-8 Jaekson presents point attack -come up short stay focused." matehup problems for most Sunday. NPison had 18 points and six opponents. Thn NBA's best-shooting assists. IIndo Turkoglu had 16 "Wn don't have a whole lot of team. tlw C1dtics found them points and six rebounds and guys on the team who can post selvns uncharacteristically Keith Hogans scored 10. up like he ean, draw a double down 20 points and still trailing Hajon Hondo scored 18 for team as well as create off the af'tl'r t.hriH~ quarters. They came Boston on 8-of-9 shooting - dribble," Croshere said. "You back and madn it elose, but including 14 in the second have to be very awan~ of' Jack Paul Pierce missed an ofT-bal quartnr. wherever he is on the floor. He ancl' jumpPr with time running T,he Celties, off to their best makes things a little bit easier out. and Orlando dealt Boston start since a 1 0-0 beginning to for guys on the perimeter or (X-I) its lirst loss. I 04-102. the 1972-73 season, weren't eutting to the basket." "We'rp not perf'ecl," said just winning, they were domi Nelson nxpects Golden Kevin Garnett. who had 14 nating. Othnr than the Miami State's ofTense to be even more points and II n~bounds. "We game and a thren-point over potent once forward Matt didn't think we wnre going to limn win over Toronto, Boston Barnes recovers from a dislo go X2-0. But we are a team of' had won nach game by at least eated finger and second-year character. WP do play hard. We 11. The Celtics' 15-point aver guard Monta Ellis improves his c.lo P!.ay togethnr -just not per age margin of' victory was a passing. fed. staggering six points better "It makes it so mueh easier <;arnett, Hay Allen and Pinrce than tlw second-place Nuggets for me as a coaeh," Nelson said. w1we nach awraging 20 points. and llornets. "It gives me more ways to initi Only Pinrce topped the mark "I thought wn matched up ate the ofl'ense, more guys who Sunday, seoring 28 points and prntty good with them, but the can be in a seoring position." knying SIWPral quick runs that main thing is we played good T.J. Ford seored 29 points for brought Boston back. 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I ~UNIVERSITY OF ENROLL FOR SPRING 2008 PS:l0000/20000 Introduction .to P?y~rtt Studies ~NOTRE DAME I. FOR INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS: .. nd:ed~Uf:p~~~;;ty··~T~~~~i~k@nd:;d';:;'"'~;·b~~'ktn~-n@nd:;;_j"~ ------.------ page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, November 19, 2007 MEN'S SWIMMING Irish take 10 of 16 events in second-straight win and frnshman Steven Brus fin By CHRIS DOYEN islwd in fourth to join Wood in Spons Writer scoring points fi>r the Irish. Notre Dame also swept the The Irish mPn worn abln to top-thrne positions in the 1 on (~apturn llwir sneond straight yard backstroke and 500-yard dual nwPt victory Friday. dPI'nat freestyle. Freshman Christoplwr ing Clnwland State 171-124 at Wills finished first in the 100- tho Holl's Aquatic Center. yard backstroke with a limn of Tlw win eanw in convincing 52.26, while freshman .Joshua l'ashion, as tlw Irish took first in Nosal and junior Bill Bauman the op(ming !'our evnnts en route tied fi>r second in 53.53. Sullivan to winning I 0 ol' tlw 16 events. won the 500-yard fn~nstyle in .Junior Jpff Wood, sophomore 4:40.97. Nosal took second in Boss MoorP. junior Sam 4:42.76 and Wood finished third J>PnciPrgast and sophomorn John in 4:4(~,69. l.ytl(~ got things startPd f(>r Notre Irish divers turned in domi Damn. taking first in tho 200- nant performances, sweeping yard nwdh•y rPlay with a limP ol' the lop-three positions in both I ::l2.75. LytiP was instrumnntal tho 1-mnter and 3-motnr diving in tlw victory. Prasing tho lnad nvnnts. s~mior Sam Stoner won hPid by CIPwland Statu coming tlw 1-nwtPr event with a scorn ol' out of llw final turn. Lvtln addnd :l 12.:lO. while freshman Erie Lnx another first-plan~ firiish in tim and junior Michael Bulfin fin 50-yard l'rPPstyiP, boating out ishml senmd and third, rnspec CIPwland Statp's StPvnn GrovP tivPiy. Bulfln took the :l-mntnr by rwarly a half'-sPrond at 21.04. PVPnl. sroring 347.30. Stmwr Moon• also look first in llw linishml second and Lex finislwd 200-yard lly. whiiP J>PrHinrgast third. linishml spwrul in tlw 100-yard The win moved the Irish backstrokP. Wood srorml points n~conl against the Vikings to 24- by finishing third in tlw 200- 10 all timn, and 21-2 undnr eur yard and 500-yard l'rnnstyln n•nt lwad coach Tim Welsh. nvnnts. Tlw Irish hope to ride th n TIH• Irish dorninat<•d tlw 1.000- momPnttlln from two straight yard fh~Pstyl<'. taking l'our of the wins into the Ohio StatP top fivP spots. with freshman Invitational, whieh will run from MidHtPI Sullivan finishing first. A Nov. :w to Dee. 2. similar pprf(,rrnarwn camn in tlw WU YUE!The Observer 200-yard frnnstylP, wlwn sopho Contact Chris Doyen at Irish swimmer Michael Sullivan awaits his official time in the 1,000-yard freestyle Friday at the more MacKPnzin LeBlanc won [email protected] Rolfs Aquatic Center. Notre Dame defeated Cleveland State for its second straight dual meet win. NO VOLLEYBALL Notre Dan1e exits Big East tournan1ent with Louisville loss "I Louisville I did change selves down by a count of 16- By PAT O'BRIEN their lineup a little bit 18 in the second game. Notre Sports Writer against us," sophomore out Dame then capitalized on side hitter Megan Fest said. Bearcats mistakes and Fesl Notrn Dame fell in the Big "They really took advantage scored four kills in a row to Tha~tk..~~vi"5- fo-Jo li~f: East tournanwnt Saturday to of their really dominant, dose the game out on a 14-6 1. WJte-h ~ fi'V21d(';, Louisville in the semifinals really tall outside hitters that Irish run. a tmun the Irish beat a week could hit right over our Game three completely 2. ~a+ -fvYke:-1 ago. block. I think the last week turned the momentum ) . Take- nap Af'tnr posting a 3-1 (30-26, end when we played them, toward Cincinnati as the 30-24, 23-30, 30-24) victory they might have underesti Bearcats out-hit the Irish 'f · Work. on ~c-hoo/ app~ against firth-seed Cincinnati mated us a little bit. This .300 to .111 in a game where 5. ~volt in fe~t prep! in the quarterf'inals, the weekend, they just out the Bearcats held a 22-12 fourth-seeded Irish dropped matelwd us." lead at one point. However, a 3-0 (30-25, 30-20. 30-27) Freshman middle blocker game four turned back to the dt~dsion to the top-speednd Kellie Sciacca led the Irish Irish as they took an early Cardinals to be eliminated with a .623 percentage that four-point lead. Fesl finished from postseason play. resulted in 14 kills. Senior off the match with her 21st Enroll in November Just six days aftnr losing to captain Adrianna Stasiuk and kill. Notre Dame by a 3-1 score, Fesl checked in with 15 and Along with the work from the Cardinals got their 11 kills, respectively. Fesl, Notre Dame (14-13) was and save S125! revnnge by knocking out .Junior outside hitter led by double-doubles from Notrn Dame for the second Tatyana Kolesnikova, senior its two seniors -Stasiuk and We're celebrating the Thanksgiving season by offering you H7.5 off straight yt~ar. After leading middl(~ blocker Svetlana setter Ashley Tarutis. Stasiuk our comprehensive courses for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT, the first game by an 18-17 Dukule and junior outside had 20 kills on a .368 aver or PCAT.' Just enroll between November 19th and November 30'"! tally, Notre hitter .lana age while notching 17 digs. Dame never Matiasovska Tarutis had 50 assists and 14 Classes Are Filling Quickly! got momen "/ think that the match combined for digs of her own. tum back on against Cincinnati will 42 kills from Cincinnati was led by 19 Don't miss this chance to prep for less! its sidn. the Louisville kills from freshman outside Caii1·800-KAP-TEST or visit kaptest.com to learn more. Louisville always be an emotional side of the hitter Stephanie Niemer. ( 2 2 - 6 ) match for me because I'm net. Junior Megan Fesl's sister, freshman 1-800-KAP-TEST I kaptest.com I( A pI A N) TEST PREP AND ripped ofT a playing against my sister. outside hitter setter Annie Fesl, helped :..::.:..:.:... ADMISSIONS t:l-7 run to Rui Liu led with 51 assists. elaim game I think that had a lot to the Cardinals "I think that the match one. Thn do with my individual with 11 digs, against Cincinnati will next two play. but as a team, while sopho always be an emotional ganws were everything was really more setter match for me because I'm morn of the Samantha playing against my sister" samn for clicking." Dabbs con Megan Fesl said. "I think that Notre tributed with had a lot to do with my indi l>anw; af'tnr 46 helpers. vidual play, but as a team, sporjs .. Megan Fesl thn five The win everything was roally click Irish outside hitter point mark against ing." or those Cincinnati The Irish travel to (I c games, the Irish rwvnr mus S-1 I) on Friday oxtondod Tennessee to take on the ···U&· terPd a lnad. Louisville out tlw Irish winning stroak to Volunteers for their season hlo(~kPd and out-hit thn Irish. f'ivo matches. After tho first finale Friday at 7 p.m. Thn tall ins W<'re I:~ to 4 ganw. whore the Irish worn 1-4543. b I or k s and . :{ 6 ;{ to . 2 4 4 in always slightly ahead or Contact Pat O'Brien at hitting JWrcPntagn. Cincinnati, they found thorn- [email protected] ------~------, Monday, November 19, 2007 The Observer+ SPORTS page 19 SMC CROSS COUNTRY NO WOMEN'S SWIMMING Gray takes 38th in Chatnpionships Despite i111prove111ent, team championship, while marked with faith, trust, persist By MATT GAMBER Willamette's Sarah Zerzan took ence and a lot of hard work," said Irish drop tvvo 111eets Sports Writer home the meet's top individual coach Jackie Bauters, who has honors with a time of 20:54. developed a close relationship with ished in the No. 2 and 3 slots, Megan Gray closed out her Saint Gray, who battled through a Gray during their time together. "I By JARED JEDICK respectively. It was the first Mary's career with a bang series of injuries during her first could not be more proud or happy Sports Writer time Notre Dame participated Saturday, finishing in 38th plaee at two years at St. Mary's, certainly for her to have achieved every in the 1 ,650-yard freestyle this the Division III made her mark thing she has over her career, and Notre Dame showed signifi season. Shue finished with a National on a rapidly especially this year." cant improvement but still lost time of 16:47.67, and Sylvester Championships, "[Gray's! road to improving Belles Though the Belles will certainly its dual meets to Northwestern ended in 16:51.76. held at St. Olafs program over miss Gray, who has led the Saint and No. 16 Wisconsin this Freshman Lauren Parisi fin in Northfield, success was never her four years. Mary's pack in every race over the weekend at Norris Pool in ished third in the 200-yard Minn. an easy one, but it She became the past two seasons, they look to Evanston, Ill. backstroke with a time of Gray improved was one marked with first Saint Mary's remain strong next year with the The Irish fell 208-162 to 2:01.15. This was also a sea nearly 100 places runner to be return of current freshmen Sam Northwestern and 218-151 to son best for both Parisi and the from her 133rd faith, trust, named to the Wieczorek, Catie Salyer and Oaire Wisconsin, dropping to 1-5 in Irish. plat~o fmish at last persistance and a lot all-MIAA first McVey, along with current sopho dual meets this season. It was Junior Christa Riggins year's Nationals, of hard work. " team and to more Megan McClowry and sen Notre Dame's first meeting reached a personal season and her time of qualify for ior-to-be Caitlin Brodmerkel, a with the Badgers and eighth best, taking second in the 100- 22:21 put her just Nationals, and captain this season. meeting with the Wildcats, who yard freestyle with a time of two seconds Jackie Bauters she helped lead "Megan has been a driving force have a 5-3 advantage in the 51.15. Riggins also finished behind Calvin Belles coach the squad, in our program, especially in the all-time series. second in the 200-yard College's which she cap- past two years," Bauters said. "She "We got in a big hole yester freestyle with a 1:50.62 time. Christina tained, to a has been a huge asset to our pro day and the girls worked really The diving half of the team Overbeck, the runner with whom school-best fourth-place MIM fin gram and is definitely a class act." hard to bring it home tonight," put up impressive numbers. Gray hoped to remain close during ish this season. coach Carrie Nixon said. "Our Sophomore Natalie Stitt took the six-kilometer race. "Her road to success was never Contact Matt Gamber at girls swam some really great second in the one-meter diving Amherst captured the national an easy one, but it was one [email protected] races tonight, despite having a competition with a score of slow start to the whole meet. 275.55, falling just short of Wisconsin is a really tough Northwestern leader Leanne team so we were up against Dumais, who scored a 278.80. SMC SWIMMING tough competition." Notre Dame freshman Heidi Highlighting the weekend for Grossman and senior Laura the Irish was freshman Sam Rings also finished in the top Maxwell, who took the title in five, placing third and fifth, Belles vvin first conference 111atchup the 200-yard breaststroke and respectively. 100-yard breaststroke. The Irish hope to get a little Maxwell's 2:15.65 time in the rest this week after a long their events. Beating Albion was a huge 200-yard breaststroke and stretch of tough competition. By MARIE BUGNITZ Gerbeth said the victory win for the Belles, the captain 1:03.31 time in the 100-yard "We've had a lot of meets in Sports Writer shed a positive light on the said. breaststroke were both season a row here so having next rest of the season. "We knew that it was going bests for Maxwell and the week off will be great," Nixon Winning 134-100, Saint "I am excited to see how the to be a close meet so we were Irish. said. "The girls are a little beat Mary's defeated Albion in its rest of the season unfolds. all very happy to win," Freshman Amywren Miller down and each meet we've had first meet against a confer We currently have a 4-1 Gerbeth said. "The confidence finished third in the 100-yard this fall has been really tough ence opponent this season. record, which is a great start of our team improves with breaststroke in 1 :05.46, Notre so week after week they're Captain Melissa Gerbeth to the season, especially com each win, which is fun to see." Dame's second-best time on swimming as hard as they who won all three of her indi pared to previous years," she The Belles will next compete the season. can." vidual events, contributed to said. "Based on the rest of our in the DePauw Invitation after In the 1 ,650-yard freestyle, the win, as well as Lauren schedule, we should win a Thanksgiving break. sophomore Lexie Shue and Contact Jared Jedick at Hartman, Casey Niezer, couple more meets and hope freshman Lauren Sylvester fin- [email protected] Caroline Arness and Maggie fully everyone's times will Contact Marie Bugnitz at Williams who all won one of keep improving." [email protected] ND CROSS COUNTRY Smyth leads team to Tournament bid ished 19th overall last year, By CHRIS DOYEN while Smyth finished 36th Sports Writer overall en route to earning All America honors for the first Junior Patrick Smyth will time in his career. take his Great Lakes Regional Michigan and Wisconsin are crown to Terre Haute, Ind., the teams from the Great today, in the NCAA Lakes Region who received Championships at Indiana automatic bids into the nation State. al meet, while two other Smyth is coming off the first regional foes, Indiana and Ohio NCAA Regional title for an State, also received at-large Irish runner since 2000, when bids. current vol un tcer assistant The Irish have run in Terre coach Luke Watson took first in Haute already this season. At the region. Hot on Smyth's the Pre-National Meet on Oct. heels in the regional meet was 13, they finished fifth overall in senior Jake Watson, who a field that consisted of several earned an automatic bid to the teams that the Irish will face NCAA Championships along today. In that race, Notre with Smyth by virtue of his Dame finished behind UTEP, fourth-place finish. Colorado, North Carolina State After finishing one spot away and Michigan. The Irish will from a guaranteed berth in the get another crack at all of Championships in the regional those teams in today's meet. meet, tille entire Irish team Individually at the Pre received one of 13 at-large National Meet, Smyth and bids distributed by the NCAA. Watson posted top-20 finishes, Joining Smyth and Watson with Smyth placing fifth and will be seniors Brett Adams, Watson finishing 17th. While Dan Curran and Mike Popejoy, the site is the same, today's freshman Dan Jackson and race is 2.000 meters longer sophomore Jake Walker. than the 8k event run at the Adams, Smyth, Walker and Pre-National Meet and is set to Watson all have some NCAA begin at noon. experience ,under their belts after competing for the Irish in Contact Chris Doyen at last year's meet. The team lin- [email protected] page 20 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, November 19, 2007 10-2 run that made the score 2:16 until guard Melissa It was just execution that was 31-26 with 3:56left in the half. Lechlitner sank a jump shot the problem." WNIT freshman forward Becca with 11:27 left. Perfect The second half saw another continued from page 24 Bruszewski and guard Lindsay Three-point shots by Toliver continued from page 24 long Keenan drive that went Schrader each hit jump shots and a four-point play by guard 7 3 yards in 14 plays before any way, and she is very impres down the stretch, but Notre i\shleigh Newman helped The game started off slowly, Stanford freshman inside line sive to watch. Whether we were Dame went into the half down extend the Terrapins' lead to 20 when Keenan recorded the backer Colin McNamara in zonn, man or box, it didn't 38-32. with 4:11 remaining. Jump only first down in the first picked off a Castello pass on matter what we did. She was Toliver had 11 points at the shots from Peters and Allen quarter on a nine-yard scam the first play of the fourth going to score." half and had made 4-of-7 field helped narrow the margin, but per by freshman quarterback quarter. Terrapins coach Brenda Frese goal attempts, including three of the Irish couldn't close the gap. Brian Castello. After a three After holding the Griffins to a said shll was happy with her live 3-pointers. Notre Dame finished the game and-out to begin the second three-and-out, Keenan got the Toliver's play and eager to see "My teammates were running shooting 44.4 percent from the quarter, the Knights pinned ball back on the Stanford 4 7- where she would take the team. the floor really well for me," foul line and 36 percent from Stanford on its own 27-yard yard line, but were forced to "We're exeited to see the level Toliver said. "I think that made the field. line. It was here that the punt aftnr making just one first that Kristi is playing at, where it able for me to have easy pass "Defensively, to be able to hold Griflins struck. down. It looked like the she's looking in transition, how es. Our post players are the best such a great team like Notre After getting a first down, Griffins would finally seal the unsnlfish she's being and the players in the country, so to be Dame to 36 percent from the Stanford quarterback Brian deal, but an interception by way shn steps up to shoot the able to go inside-out and have field .... We were just very excit Salvi hit freshman wide receiv Wood gave the Knights the ball ball," Frnsn said. "Since we've wide open shots makes my job ed with what we were able to er Torn Smith on a 43-yard with 2:30 left in the game on tippnd ofT the season, she's been easy." do," Frese said. bomb, putting the Griffins at the Stanford 37 -yard line. At on anothnr level, and it's nxcit Terrapins guard Laura Harper In contrast, Maryland shot the Keenan 2-yard line. Salvi this point, senior captain Hob ing to sen her lead this team." pulled down eight rebounds in 47.4 percent from field-goal said after the game that the Iluth and the rnst of his Maryland forward Marissa the first half alone. She finished range and hit nine of their 10 play - a play-action with a Stanford teammates had plen Coleman hit four-of-seven from the game with 13. foul shots. fake reverse - worked just as ty of rnason to fen) uneasy. But bnhind tlw arc on a night when "Hebounding was something The Irish turned the ball over he'd planned it. Huth said this was nothing Maryland shot (JO percent from that we were worried about, only three times in the game. "We set it up earlier in the new. 3-point rango. kneping them off the boards," McGraw said her oll"ense played game," Salvi said. "We knew it "We've won with defense all "I really likPd to see where we McGraw said. well but her defense left some was going to work because year," he said. ''I'll put our understood the ganw plan," Schrader and freshman for thing to be desired. their safety !bit( on the defense out then~ against any Fn~se said. "In the first half, the ward Devereaux Peters each "We didn't have many reverse. As soon as I turned body. I knew we'd get the stop. perimdnr play, tho way wn had 10 points by halftime. turnovers," McGraw said. "We around, I knew I had !Smith!." (Our( back (was( kind of to the wnre shooting from thn 3-point Maryland started the second took good care of the ball, we Stanford needed just one wall. but when we've had our linn." half by hitting two quick threes, did a lot of the things we wanted play to capitalize on the big backs to the wall we've done NotrP DamP kept tlw game one by Coh~man and the other to do offensively. But we still gain when senior running back ":ell thi~ ye:~r, so I really was dosn in tho first half and took a by guard Marah Strickland. A 9- have a lot of work to do defen Tregg Duerson crossed the n t worrwd. 24-21 lead when guard Chan~! 2 Terps scoring run, capped by sively and that was probably our goal line. The defense came through /\linn sank a layup with 7:32 a Toliver layup, gave Maryland biggest issue." Down 7-0. the Knights began as sophomore cornerback r«'maining in the first half. At a 59-43 lead with 14:4:3 to go in a comeback attempt. On the Chris Gill intercepted a that point. a 3-pointnr from the game. Neither team would Contact Bill Brink at second play of the drive, Castello pass intended for Cokman snnt the Tnrrapins on a make a field goal for the next [email protected] Castello hooked up with senior Wood inside the live-yard line receiver Jon Wood for a 42- to elineh the title for thn yard pass, putting his team in Grillins. of a Western Michigan defense the slot on his stomach. position to score at the "!We knew] we couldn't let man and deflected over Gill's "I rolled around the corner, kind Stanford 24-yard line. After a anything behind us," Gill said. Sweep shoulder. of got hooked a little bit," Thang 10-yard run by senior fullbaek "We needed to keep everything continued from page 24 Irish right wing Erik Condra and said. "On my first shot attempt it Joe Pappas, however, the in front of us, make the tack eenter Mark Van Guilder then kind of fell over, but the puck wa<; Knights' drive stalled. les, kenp them in bounds, keep sive zone c:ovPrage." each beat Gill in the last five min still there so I took another whack With 1 :40 left in the half. the clock running. If you could The sweep allowed the third utlls of the second period on the at it." Keenan decided to go for it on make a play, don't take a placP Irish to keep pace with No. 1 power play to pad the Notrc1 Dame Western Michigan tied the game a fourth-and-three from thn chance, but step up and make Miami and No. 2 Michigan in tho lead to 4-1. Condra beat Gill over at 1-1 with 57 seconds left in the Stanford 7 -yard line. Castnllo it and end the game." conference standings, who are his blocker on a shot from the low first when Broncos center Mike hit junior Jim Zenker in the With the game over, and the f(nJr and two points. respeetivnly, loft slot, while Van Guilder wristed Lesperance skated down the right end zone for what would have championship and chapel won, alwad of Notrl' Damn, nac:h having the puck through trallie and the side unchallenged and stepped been the game-tying score, but Huth said this was the perfect lost only once this season. live-hole for the goal. around a diving Pearce to slide the the play was called back for ending to Stanford's perfect The Irish were dc~adloc:ked at 1- "Up until a couple weeks ago, we puck in. offensive holding and after a season. 1 aller the first period, despite out were all out there, kind of thinking On Saturday night, Irish fresh botched fake field goal, the "It feels awesome to walk shooting the Broncos 11-6, but a a little bit too much. trying to fig man left wing Calle Hidderwall half ended. away from this, the last time three-goal sneond period with a ure out the system," Van Guilder scored the first goal of his career, While he credited his oppo the seniors put the pads on 15-:3 shot advant.age put the gamn said. "But I think it's starting to which tied the game at 1-1 in the nents, sophomore captain Pat [with a win,]'' Iluth said. "This away. eome now. it's starting to come first period, en route to the 5-1 Burns said the Knights' multi feels great for everybody, we VnNard sc:ornd the fhurth goal of together. We got lines that are win. The Irish outshot the Broncos ple missed opportunities fell put a lot of hard work in this his earner and second this season starting to get comfortable togeth- 27-11 and scored their third mainly on themselves. season. I feel like a lot of peo when he ripped a shot from the er." power play goal of the weekend on "Stanford's defense stepped ple underestimated us all sea point past Broncos goaltender Irish right wing Ryan Thang put a second-period goal from Thang. up when they had to," he said. son, didn't give us our due, but Hiley Gill at 2:16 of the second the Irish up 1-0 at 10:41 of the first "Obviously our offensive line we went out here and proved period fi1r the 2-1 lead. VeNard's period when he took a shot to the Contact Kyle Cassily at did everything they could. today by beating !Keenan] shot W(L<; (ow, but it hit ofl" the stick glove side while sprawled out in [email protected] Every once in a while again that we're the best team [Stanford called] the right blitz in Interhall this year." at the right time but there's still no excuse for us not scor Contact Griffin Dassatti at The teams traded three-and terback Jenny Gargula said. ing that close to the goal line. [email protected] out<> until Cavanaugh received the The Chaos defense had different Chaos ball on its own 26-yard line and plans, though, shutting out Welsh continued from page 24 procned11d to rip oil' a dock-killing Family's prolific offense. 11-play touchdown drive. With "[Cavanaugh's] defense did a Dept of Irish Language & Literature backer Jjzzy Brown. eheers of "Dunn for Heisman" great job," Whirlwinds coach Mike Roinn Theanga 7 Litriocht na Gaeilge "We had two opportunities at echoing from the Cavanaugh fans, Kaiser said. ''I've got to give a lot the goal linn, and we just didn't the junior led the Chaos down the of credit to their defensive line." c:apitalizn," Welsh Family Monday, November 19, 2007 The Observer+ SPORTS page 21 the game in net for the Irish Dame a 2-0 lead. Senior Alex half. but he was replaced in the Yoshinaga started the play Illinois put more pressure on UConn second half by junior Andrew with a shot on net. The Illini the Irish in the second half and continued from page 24 Quinn. rebound bounced to the front continued from page 24 kept the ball in its attacking "We felt we wanted to play of the net and Lapira was in third for most of the period. the Huskies. Akeem Priestly further up the field and position for the easy finish. however, didn't prevent the The Illini pressure over took the kick and Arad head Quinn has better feet," Clark Lapira.. who was named to Irish from getting scoring whelmed the Irish defense, but ed it inside the near post for said. "He did very well, it the All-Big East first team chances. Notre Dame did not allow a the early lead. was nothing on Chris Cahill, Thursday night, sparked an Minutes into the game, for goal. Arad stuck again less than more that Quinn just has aggressive Irish attack all ward Kerri Hanks touched the "I was a little disappointed in 10 minutes later. This time excellent feet." game. He created chance ball to Amanda Cinalli, who our composure in the 20 min sophomore Mike Pezza took Quinn made a series of after chance for his team replaced Bock at forward. utes," Waldrum said. "I don't the corner kick, sending a good saves to keep the game mates throughout the second Cinalli touched the ball over to think we handled it very well." ball to the far post where in reach, while the Irish half. forward Michele Weissenhofer, Weissenhofer said that the Arad was waiting for the looked to pour on the pres DePaul goalkeeper Brian who dribbled her way into the extra man Illinois brought into goal. Pezza led the nation in sure in the second half. Visser made several spectac six-yard box and fired a point the attacking third caused the assists during the regular Clark also moved Lapira ular saves to keep the Blue blank shot, but keeper Lindsey Irish problems. season with 15. back to outside midfield and Devils in the game until the Carstens fell to her left and "We had to figure that out "It's not what I tried to do worked Brovsky, Kurt Martin very end. Visser was named made the save. and put more people on the this season, I tried to work and Tamba Samba in the two the Big East goalkeeper of Weissenhofer scored with back," she said. "We just want hard, win balls, do the other forward spots in an attempt the year Thursday night. 18:26 left in the first half when ed to get the ball cleared out stuff," Arad said. "I was to create more chances up "He's an excellent goal midfielder Amanda Clark as fast as possible. There's lucky, but the most important front. keeper," Clark said. "He put played a through-ball to Cinalli things we need to work on def thing is that we won." The plan seemed to work on a great show tonight with down the right side. initely for next weekend, but The senior midfielder start when Samba poked one in a few very good saves and "It was a really good ball we got it done." ed all 20 games in the regu with a little under five min handled things well." through by AC, she just The defense looked flustered lar season for the Huskies utes left on the clock, but the The junior made a diving stepped on the field and tried at times and struggled to keep without scoring a goal but goal was disallowed because save in the 82nd minute to to make an impact and she up with Illinois' attack. But scored three this weekend, Ford had controlled the ball highlight his performance, did," Cinalli Waldrum said including one in before Samba pried it free robbing what looked to be a said. "She the difficulty Connecticut's 4-1 semifinal for the shot. game-clinching goal from stepped in and "You've got to be they had may win over Louisville. Arad was Yoshinaga. won that ball." aid them against named to the All-tournament Notre Dame 2, DePaul 1 DePaul had scored eight The Illini pleased that you're North Carolina. team and also won the Most No. 11 Notre Dame hung on minutes earlier to move defense blocked able to win at this "Maybe you Outstanding Offensive Player to a slim lead through an within one goal. Sophomore Cin alii's shot, level without one of need that kind Award. action-packed second half midfielder Erich Reichmann b u t of a game, Connecticut opened up a Friday night to advance to ripped a shot from 30 yards Weissenhofer your key players." where. things two-goal lead in the last the Big East finals with a 2-1 out that sailed past Irish followed the aren't going the meeting between the two win over No. 19 DePaul at keeper Chris Cahill. play, found the Randy Waldrum whole time your teams Oct. 27. That game, Connecticut's Morrone llield. The Blue Devils kept the rebound in Irish coach way," Waldrum which was in South Bend, The Irish jumped out to an pressure on until the final front of the net said. "I think ended in a 3-3 tie, but this early lead when sophomore whistle but were unable to and put her the positive out time around Notre Dame was Michael Thomas netted his produce any more threaten shot past Carstens to give of it is as much havoc as they unable to mount a comeback. second goal of the year in the ing chances. Notre Dame a 1-0 lead. created, I don't think Lauren "Their goalkeeper had a fourth minute. Thomas one Notre Dame was able to "I folllowed to the ball and had much to do. Even as busy couple big saves at key touched a cross from fresh use the 33-degree tempera just placed it," Weissenhofer as it was around her and in moments in the game. If he man Steven Perry and lofted ture and high winds to their said. "Actually there was one front of her, she didn't really doesn't bring these saves, it into the top right corner. advantage. The Irish have just like it earlier in the half have to come up with any big you know the whole game Perry, who was making his played several of their last that I missed, so it was nice saves." revolves around goals, but first collegiate start, also games under cold and windy that that one went in." In the absence of Bock, full marks to him for that," picked up his first career conditions. In the final 10 minutes of the Waldrum moved Cinalli to the Clark said. points with the assist. "I thought we handled the half, the offense started to set forward spot and started Notre Dame was able to Freshmen have played a big game well, getting the ball up offensive plays, control the Rebecca Mendoza at midfield. increase the pressure in the role in both of Notre Dame's down and playing," Clark ball in the offensive third and The loss of Bock hurt, second half with five shots on conference tournament wins said. "We made some very create scoring chances. Waldrum said, but it showed net, but Connecticut fresh this year - forward Josh good chances." With three minutes remain his team's true ability. man goalkeeper Josh Ford Thiermann scored the team's ing before the break, Illinois "You've got a player with was ready for each one. lone goal in a 1-0 win over Note: midfielder Jackie fourteen goals sitting on the "The environment helped St. John's in the quarterfinal +Senior midfielder Ryan Santacaterina positioned her bench, and that takes a lot us, being at home with out round. Miller was also selected to self in front of the net and away from your team," field and all our fans behind Perry got the start to give the All-Big East first team. headed the ball toward the Waldrum said. "You've got to us," Ford said. senior forward Joseph Lapira Junior defender Matt Besler right side of the goal, but Irish be pleased that you're able to Ford made a diving safe to some rest to make sure he and Cahill were named to the keeper Lauren Karas dove to win at this level without one of deny freshman Jeb Brovsky was ready to go for the rest second team, senior forward her right to make the save. your key players." with 10 minutes left in the of the game. Kurt Martin and junior With 1:2 8 to go in the half, Waldrum said Mendoza han first half and several more in "Perry did very well," Clark defender Jack Traynor made Hanks attempted to cross the dles the ball well and provides the second. He was named said. "We wanted to spare the third team and freshman ball from the right side into stability in the midfield. the tournament's Most Joe [Lapira]'s legs a little bit. defender Matt Armstrong the center of the box. The "People look at her size and Outstanding Defensive It was quite nice." picked up an honorable men cross deflected off Illinois things and don't expect much Player, allowing only one The strategy paid off as tion. defender Emily Zurrer and from her but she really is a goal in three tournament Lapira pitched in with his past an unsuspecting Carstens calming effect on our team," games. team-leading seventh goal in Contact Dan Murphy at for an own-goal and a 2-0 Waldrum said of the 5-foot-2 Senior Chris Cahill started the 67th minute to give Notre [email protected] Irish lead heading into the Mendoza. Bock and Hanks ensured that the Irish reached the sec ond round of the tournament with their performances in Notre Dame's 3-0 win over Loyola-Chicago on Friday. Bock scored two goals and Hanks assisted all three. With 7:06 remaining in the first half, midfielder Amanda Clark crossed the ball to Hanks on the far side. Hanks headed it across the box to Bock, who controlled it and put it past the keeper for a 1-0 lead. Hanks had her 11th corner kick assist with 32:04 left in the second half. Her kick hung in the center of the box for center back Carrie Dew, who charged up the middle of the field and headed the ball into the eenter of the net to score her sixth career goal and put the Irish up 2-0. Less than two minutes later, Hanks passed to Bock on the right side of the field. Bock crossed the ball back to the left, past the charging keeper into the left side of the net. Notre Dame plays North Carolina at noon on Nov. 24 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Contact Bill Brink at [email protected] r------ page 22 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, November 19, 2007 MEN'S SOCCER COMMENTARY MEN'S BASKETBALL Clark n1isused Lapira vs. UConn Dunn's late three Wlwn Notm Dame went employed their standard 4-4- some space for the r11igning down 2-0 to Connecticut after 1-1 formation in which Lapira IIermann Trophy winner to 30 minutes in the Big East plays as a lone target for work some of his magic. seals Bears' victory linal. odds wPre against the ward. while Kurt Martin Clark's initial adjustment? Irish making a comebar.k. The drops behind him as morn of Nothing. lluskies' a holding forward. Given that For the first 30 minutes of a groat stretch there." ddimse the Irish had utiliZIJd that for the second half, thn Irish By CHRIS HINE Thn Bnars also held the Sporrs Editor has been mation all year with suceess, attaeknd out of the same 4-4- r n b o u n d i n g e d g ~~ o v n r t h e onn of the it's hard to second-gu11ss 1-1 formation with similar Irish. 41-3H, and wnrn ablo to stingiest in changing it bnfore Sunday's results as the first half. Baylor guard Lacerious got 15 second-ehanen points. not just t.lw game. But it was evident by Ultimately, Clark ended up Dunn finished with only six But what. killed Notrn Damn Big East. hall'timn that Lapira was not moving Lapira to outside mid points, but his dutch 3-point in thn end, Brey said, was its hut the getting the ball against the fielder with 15 minutes to er with 32 snconds remaining inability to cover Baylor on nnt.ire lluskins defense in the places play- seemingly out of gave the Bears a 65-62 lead thn fast break. nation, t.his lw IIONll'd to. desire to give his forward on their way to a 68-64 win "Our transition dnfnnsn seas011 Greg Arbogast "We know ILapirallikHs to more spaee to work. over Notre Dame. hurt us," Brey said. "It really eonc!'ding make diagonal runs and got "lie's very fast, and it gave Thn loss d11nied the Irish (2- hurt us the wholn gamn, but only 12 ."iports Writer behind the defense," him a diffnrent look," Clark 1) a chance to avenge their it hurt us tho last six min goals in 20 Connecticut deftmder Julius said. NCAA Tournament loss last utes. Thny ran it down our ganws .lanws said. "We just tried to Why not make the tactical season to Winthrop in the throat." entering keep him in front of us." switch sooner, though? finals of Paradise Jam But it was Notre Damn who Sunday's match. Wlwn Martin dropped back The move seemed to suc Tournament. came out running in thn l"irst I lowever, whatevnr chance toward midlield, he was usu ceed in giving Lapira more Irish guard Tory Jackson half, jumping out to an H-0 Notre Dame had of corning ally marked by one of space to work with as h11 missed on Notre Dame's next lead. Baylor kept closo with hack to tie or win the game Connecticut's two defensive receivml the ball in one-on possession af'ter Dunn's bas thn Irish. but a 10-0 run gave likely rest.Pd on the boots or centntl midlielders lnaving tlw one situations on tho f1anks ket and Baylor (3-01 guard Notre Dame a 32-1 H lnad Joe Lapira. NotrP Dame's lluskios Hntirn back four to with lluskies def1mders. While Curtis Jerrells. who finislwd with 4:50 to play in tlw first most explosive oiTtHlsivn play eoncPntratn solely on Lapint. it's no guarantee that an ear with 17 points, grabbed tho hall'. Baylor used a pair of er - and last year's IIermann The result was that, instPad of lier tactical chang11 would rebound and found guard thrnos from Carter and Dunn Trophy winner- was tlw rnceiving the ball bnhind the have spurred an l rish come Twenty CartlH for an open to pull within 3H-32 at half player who seored two goals defense in space, Lapira only back, it would have given layup, giving Baylor (3-0) a time. knying the Irish eonwback saw Uw ball with his back to Notrn Dame morn ability to five-point lead with 13 sec Forward Aaron Bruen from a 2-0 dnlkit against thn tho goal - a problem given attack out of its most danger onds left. Irish forward Bob added 14 and e11ntnr Josh lluskies on Oct. I:{. If anyone tho siz11 difTerentials. ous formation given the way Kurz addnd a pair of free Lomnrs netted 12 for Lhn was going to I>P ablt~ to dirnd At 5-foot-H, 150 pounds, Sunday's game was playing throws late, but the damagn Boars. who shot 24-for-5H for a similar conwbaek Sunday. it Lapira was often matehnd up out. had been done and the Irish the ganw. was Lapint. against Connecticut's central Sunday's game was a set lost their first game or tho Kurz, who was battling flu That's what made Irish defenders Kwame-Watson bark on Notre Dame's path to season. like symptoms, added I:~ for coach Bobby Clark's tartical Siriboe (6-foot-3, 200 pounds) its goal of reaching the Final Notrn Dame will play tlw Irish on 2-for-1 I shoot usn of l.apint so confusing. and .Julius James (6-foot-0, Four and, ultimately, winning Georgia Teeh today, who lost ing, while junior forward l.apint, arguably the fastest 175 pounds). The results were the national championship. If 79-7:~ on Sunday to Winthrop Hyan Aynrs added nine. and shiftiest player on Notro prndietable. that goal is to ber:ome a reali for third place, while Baylor Damn, is most dangerous (;ivnn Lapira's ine1Toctive ty for the Irish, however, advances to play Winthrop Notre Dame 76 Monmouth when lw gets the ball in open nl1ss in the first half, tactical they're going to have to find a for tho title. 33 space where he can run at th11 changes were needed for the way to get to more out of' their "They're a good basketball Notre Dame employed a del"nnse. After the first half of final 45 minutes. Why not top striker. team," Irish eoach Mike Brey balanced offensivo attack and Sunday's gamp, though, move Martin or another for said in a post-game radio stingy second-half defense to Lapir MICHAEL MIKUSKA HENRI ARNOLD BLACK DoG JUMBLE MIKE ARGIRION THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by Henri Arnold and Mike Argirion Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words. 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THE OBSERVER Monday, November 19, 2007 PORTS page 24 INTERHALL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Perfection lost ••• and won Chaos ruin Whirlwinds Griffins win second unbeaten season in final Battle of the Chapel By SAM WERNER By GRIFFIN DASSATTI Sports Writer Spons Writer No. 6 seed Cavanaugh defnatnd Though there will be no physi No. 1 seed -and previously cal change to the chapel shared undnlimtnd - Welsh Family 14-0 by Stanford and Keenan, the on Sunday at Notre Dame residents of both North Quad Stadium to claim the women's halls know that the sanctuary Intnrhall dmmpionship. will be very ditlfmmt until next Tlw Chaos, however, didn't fall. think thnir win W MEN'S SOCCER NO WoMEN's SoccER Irish fall to Huskies in Big East finals Own goal their third Big East crown in the gate, needing only 20 point of view it was disap By DAN MURPHY thP. past seconds to force its first cor pointing." Associate Sports Editor four ynars. See Also ner kick. The Huskies had Connecticut's first goal helps ND No. 2 "Clark misused five corner kicks in the came in the eighth minute STOBHS, Conn. Connecticut, game, two of which led to following an Irish defensive Connnetieut midfielder Dori who now Lapira vs. goals. miscue. No. 11 Notre Dame top Illinois Arad seornd two goals in the has seven UConn." "Set pieces win big games," turned the ball over deep in first 20 minutes Sunday, total confer Irish coach Bobby Clark said. its own half and the ensuing whieh was more than enough ence cham page22 "It's one of the things we talk play led to a corner kick for By BILL BRINK for the Huskies to hold off pionships, about, full marks to Sports Writer Notre Damn 2-0 and eapture attacked the Irish right out of Connecticut but from our see UCONN/page 21 When forward Kerri Hanks ----~----======~~======didn't have partner Brittany Bock to help her score NO WoMEN's BASKETBALL HOCKEY because of an injury, she decided to use the See Also opponent's Toliver's 25 points lead leers sweep WMU defense "Team needs to instead. improve for Hanks' No. 3 Maryland in win centering UNC." in weekend series pass Jed to page 22 an own- CCI-lA) was unable to sustain a goal by By KYLE CASSILY forecheck in the Irish zone Illinois that put the Irish up 2- Sports Writer Friday for more than 20 sec 0, the final margin in tim sec onds at a time, and it went on ond-round NCAA tournament No. 10 Notre Dame smoth several 10-minute stretches win Sunday at Alumni Field. ered Western Michigan's when it got no shots on Notre The Irish, a four seed, offense in a sweep of the lnague Dame goalie Jordan Pearce. advanced to the round of 16, opponent this weekend, surren The Notre Dame offense, a where they will face No. 1 dering only 23 shots in two young unit that ha'i gelled in the seed North Carolina in a games. last few weeks, scored two rematch of last year's national The Irish (9-4, 7-2 CCIIA) even-strength goals in the first championship game. defeated the Broncos 4-1 at game - something lri<>h coach Irish coach Handy Waldrum horne Friday night and then Jefl' Jackson had stressed as held Bock out of the gamn .... Irish guard Lindsay Schrader fights for the ball during Notre traveled to Kalamazoo, Mich., one of the team's weaknesses - because of a sore hip flexor. Dame's 75-59 loss to Maryland on Friday at College Park, Md . on Saturday where they won 5- and otherwise dominated the lie said she was scratched 1. Notre Dame- put 71 shots on Broncos with superb cycling right before tho game. seven 3-point attempts. The nflt in the two games, outshoot and a barrage of shoL<>. "She warmed up, but said By BILL BRINK Terrapins as a team made 12 ing Western Michigan 44-12 on "We controlled the tempo J(Jr she didn't feel 100 percent," Sports Wrircr three-pointers in the game at Friday. probably seventy-five percent of Waldrum said. Cc~!l~lgl: Park. Md. . . "I think [Friday nightl dealt the game from the offensive The Irish kept thn ball in the Tho 25-point performancn of Shes an AII-Amertcan, for sure, with our forwards' ability to zone perspeetive and our work attacking third for rnueh of tlw Terrapins guard Kristi Toliver led and dntin.itely one of the best point possess the puck, that's some ethic," Jackson said. "We spent first half of' the gamn, but for No. 3 Maryland to a 75-59 win ~-,ruards in the country," Irish eoaeh thing we've been harping on all a Jot of time working on that the most part, Illinois prevnnt over Notm Damn on Friday in the MuiTet McGraw said after the year - our inability to control early in the week, and we spent nd them from setting up an semifinals of the prnsmL<>on NIT game. "Wn could not eontain her in the puck," Irish defenseman a lot of time working on def~m- offensive formation. This, Toliver scored 25 poinL'i on I 0- Dan VeNard said. of-15 shooting and madB live of' see WNIT/page 20 Western Michigan (3-7, 1-5 see SWEEP/page 20 see ILLINI/page 21