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O L U M E 3 9 : ISSUE 132 TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 2005 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Changes to Honor Code underway Dome

Following survey, officials and students call academic integrity a difficult issue to analyze regilding

Ruccio was concerned about “It’s maybe a bigger problem cheating at Notre Dame, By TERESA FRAL1SH student apathy — but he did not than students realize — we don’t although a variety of factors and sticks to News Writer expect the response ho got. talk about it that much,” senior underreporting previously made “1 was pleasantly surprised by Megan Casserlie said. it impossible to compile an accu­ When economics professor the student reaction, many of Casserlie serves on the rate campus-wide picture of David Huccio announced to his whom spoke up in class, met University Honor Code cheating — and difficult to schedule microeconomics class that cheat­ with me outside of class, or sent Committee, a student, faculty design remedies. ing had occurred on a recent and administrator group that me e-mail messages indicating By MARY KATE MALONE exam, every student in the 150- that they understood the issue,” oversees the code and its imple­ Cheating at Notre Dame News Writer person section listened as he he said. mentation. Last fall, the University partici­ proceeded to spend the entire For all the debates over Honor The current Honor Code, pated in a national study on atti­ class discussing academic Ctyle revisions and lurnitin.com which the University periodically tudes toward cheating conducted The unexpected dusting of snow that sprinkled campus integrity. — an online service that allows revises, commits students to a by Duke University’s Center for last weekend did not affect “I decided to speak ... about Notre Dame faculty to check stu­ high level of honesty and Academic Integrity, of which the problem of cheating at Notre dent papers for plagiarism — requires that they report any Notre Dame and many other the regilding of the Golden Dome, despite the proce­ Dame and what I perceived to be academic integrity ranks low as cheating they observe. national institutions are mem- dure’s heavy reliance on ideal the general complacency of stu­ a subject for dining hall conver­ Still, administrators have often weather, said Jim Lyphout, dents in the course,” he said. sation. wondered about the level of see HONOR/page 6 vice president of Business Operations. Since the procedure takes place during the summer months in order to avoid the Springtime attracts prospective studentschance of frost, which Executive Vice President John Affleck Graves has said could potentially cause major dam­ By KATIE PERRY age to the regilding, the News Writer weekend arrival of fall-like weather prompted some to While most members of the fear the worst. Notre Dame community have But Lyphout said there was already begun preparation for the a “zero percent chance" that annual end-of-scmester exodus, the Dome would not be fully others are bracing for a large gilded when the scaffolding is influx of students on campus. removed for graduation on “This week is our busiest week May 15. of visits for admitted students,” “We will complete the tasks University admissions counselor on schedule,” Lyphout said. Jill Boruffsaid. The regilding process Notre Dame will welcome 165 began on March 15. Intense families during the final week of opposition from the senior classes. By the end of April, more class caused the administra­ than 400 families will have visited tion to agree to partially the University during this month remove the scaffolding down alone, Boruffsaid. to the Dome's base for gradu­ The Office of Undergraduate ation. Admissions provides many servic­ Lyphout said contractors es for admitted students. will begin removing the scaf­ The student’s family is given the folding on May 6 according to opportunity to meet with admis­ schedule, allowing the Dome sions counselors for a personal to be fully uncovered the fol­ meeting to address specific ques­ lowing week for graduation. tions, go on an exclusive campus _ tour and request a host if they FRANCESCA SETA/The Observer Prospective students, accompanied by family members, flock out of the Main Building before Contact Mary Kate Malone see PROSPECTS/page 8 embarking on student-led tours of the University last week. at [email protected]

C o u n c il of R epresentatives C a m p u s Life C o u n c il Group votes to purchase NDBayMembers pass new

By KAREN LANGLEY diversity resolution News W riter

In response to the graduation Department and students. By MARY KATE MALONE of the NDBay.com founders, the Ideally, the SBPD would e-mail News Writer Council of Representatives students to alert them of crimes voted at Monday’s meeting to taking place off campus. purchase the Web site as a stu­ The Campus Life Council “We spoke with [Director of dent-used book exchange. The passed a resolution to continue Security] Phil Johnson, and he 8-7 vote concluded a two-week discussion regarding diversity has everything ready to go,” debate about the best plan for and offered suggestions for next Istvan said. “We've got South providing the student body with year’s Council at its final meeting Bend Police Department on a way to purchase used books of the 2004-2005 school year board, map files, graphics and online. Monday afternoon. the database for |an e-mail list].” The Council’s discussions Former student body presi­ Istvan told members the plan examined the options of pur­ dent Adam Istvan also updated would be best implemented chasing NDBay from its the Council on the progression of when the next school year founders, Chris Kelly and the security task force — a com­ begins in the fall. Aaron Wenger, or accepting an DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer mittee seeking to establish a “ If we started it now, it would Jimmy Flaherty, left, Darrell Scott, Emily Chin and Mike stronger communication see COR/page 8 Marshall contemplate the acquisition of the NDBay Web site. between the South Bend Police see CLC/page 9 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, A p ril 26, 2005

I n s id e C o lu m n Question of the Day: W h a t is No tr e D a m e ’s b ig g e s t d r a w to prospective s t u d e n t s ? I love LaFortune

Some places you have to experience firsthand. I’ve heard Europe is like that. You can see it in the movies, maybe get a Aubrey Candler Avery Mortimer Gabriel Samudio John Larson John Mrugala postcard from a friend studying abroad, but it’s really difficult to imagine the S tarbu cks ju n io r sophom ore fre s h m a n fre s h m a n Eiffel Tower or St. em ployee St. E d ’s Keenan S ta n fo rd O ’N e ill Peter’s Square Kate Gales without being there ------in person. “Football; “Definitely not "The diversity.' “Good financial “The aura o f I think rock con- ^ A ssociate statistically, we the weather. ” aid and great Notre Dame. ” certs are like that. Sports Editor get more study abroad. ’’ An Incubus concert, for example, is something that’s difficult prospective to explain to the uninitiated. Is it accept­ students after able to wear khaki and argyle to an having a good Incubus show? Of course. It’s all about the attitude. season." On campus, maybe the Dome is like that. Perhaps the Basilica, the Stadium or Touchdown Jesus elicit similar responses. It’s hard to imagine a Notre Dame football game from the student section without actually being there. But out of everywhere on campus I n B r ie f where seeing is believing, I think LaFortune on any weekday night is the Kay Londergan will lead chil­ experience that is impossible to convey dren’s storytime at the Hammes with words, picture or an other techno­ Notre Dame Bookstore today at logical invention. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. She will read Midnight is probably the peak time for “The Worm Family” by Tony LaFortune aficionados. This is when Johnston. quarter dogs go on sale, group meetings are concluding and people are making The Saint Mary’s tennis team quick “LaFun runs” for a midnight will face Alma today at 3 p.m at snack. Saint Mary’s. However, there are people for whom LaFortune is an expedition that w ill last Arun Majurndar, of the UC- until the Huddle closes at 4 a.m. It's Berkeley department of mechan­ more than a waste of waking hours and ical engineering, w ill give a semi­ a drain of your Flex points. It w ill ruin nar entitled “Fluidic and your sleeping habits and double — at Thermal Transport in least — the time it takes you to do any Nonstructure Materials and remotely productive work. Devices” today. It will begin at But LaFortune is a mecca for those 3:30 p.m. in 138 DeBarlolo Hall. who value the social networking of col­ lege. There’s always companionship 2004 U.S. Professor of the Year when you’re pounding out a paper in the Rliona Free, ND alumna and computer cluster or pulling an all- professor of economics at nighter outside Irish Gardens. Eastern Connecticut University, Wireless networks and laptops have will give a lecture entitled made LaFortune a place where you can “Tsunamis, Cincotti, and Silk go and convince yourself that this time, DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer Sarongs: Bringing Life to the you’ll leave by 2 a.m. and finish all your Brent Bruish, left, and Chelse Prather check out the work of Rod Dugal, Brian Kakas and Classroom and the Classroom to homework. In my experience, this is Bill Kremer Monday. The graduate students are selling their pottery in front of Riley Hall. Life” from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 rare, although I am probably among Wednesday in the Hesburgh LaFortune’s least productive students. Center auditorium. The lecture However, LaFortune is unique among is sponsored by the Kaneb campus study hangouts. Its closest O ffbeat Center for Teaching and cousin is probably Beckers, which offers Learning. 24 hour service and is conducive to Flesh chunks found in A city worker discovered who berated the employ­ group work, although not convenient for Iowa water lines the blockage when a dif­ ees when a drive-thru Rebecca Paul, soprano, will those not on the North Quad. CoMo CARROLL, Iowa — City fuser on a fire hydrant clerk told him the restau­ give a graduate recital from boasts free popcorn and quarter foun­ officials are perplexed over became clogged, Krauel rant was out of french 4:30 p.m. to 6 Friday in tain beverages, but closes inconveniently the discovery of mysterious said. fries has been convicted of Leighton Concert Hall in the at random times. chunks of flesh that have Additional flushing multiple charges and sen­ DeBartolo Performing Arts The library is, in a word, depressing. been clogging up city water removed two other chunks tenced to 45 days in jail. Center. The event is free and The quietness is intimidating and the lines. A month ago, city from water mains, he said. Authorities said Gregg open to the public, but tickets intense rules regarding what food and officials sent a hunk of “Again, we’re really not I.uttman made an obscene are required. For tickets, call the drink containers aren’t acceptable is meaty-fatty tissue to the sure what it is,” he said. gesture at the clerk, DeBartolo box office at 574-631- daunting, at best. Iowa Department of “The pieces kind of looked cursed staffers and nearly 2800. This leaves me with LaFortune, my Natural Resources for like the first one. There hit an employee with his home away from home. Conveniently identification. was no hair and no real truck. When police tried The Notre Dame baseball located about 10 feet away from my As they wait for those bone. There were varying to arrest him, Luttman team w ill play Cleveland State at dorm, LaFortune offers Starbucks, the results, three similar degrees of the substance, allegedly scuffled with an 6 p.m. Friday at Eck Stadium. Huddle and Subway — all open until at chunks of fleshy material whatever it is.” officer and kicked out the least 1 a.m. After a while, you start to were found on Thursday in back window of a cruiser. To submit information to be recognize the faces of those who fre­ another water main during M an p lead s g u ilty In included in this section of The quent the area. How can you not love a routine flushing, Public french fries rage Information compiled Observer, e-m ail detailed infor­ place of laughter, food, fun and Jimmy Works Director Randy D uBO IS, Pa. — A from the Associated mation about an event to John’s deliveries? I can’t imagine. Krauel said. Burger King customer Press. [email protected] Despite the possibly adverse effect LaFortune has had on my grades, it’s still the venue of choice for my studying needs. TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Contact Kate Gales at [email protected] The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those o f The Observer.

C o r r e c tio n s

Due to a production error, the headline on the HIGH 55 HIGH 40 HIGH 52 HIGH 55 HIGH 57 HIGH 59 baseball article in Monday’s edition ofThe Observer LOW 42 LOW 36 LOW 35 LOW 40 LOW 42 LOW 46 incorrectly said three weekend games were delayed against Rutgers. O nly two games were delayed and they were against Villanova. Atlanta 62 / 52 Boston 66 / 48 Chicago 54 / 38 Denver 52 / 35 Houston 82 / 53 Los Angeles 72 / 54 Minneapolis 50 / 36 The Observer regrets the error. New York 64 / 52 Philadelphia 66 / 52 Phoenix 85 / 63 Seattle 68 / 50 St. Louis 58 / 40 Tampa 82 / 69 Washington 66 / 50 Tuesday, A pril 26, 2005 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Selected SMC students will pursue summer projects

SISTAR program allows rising seniors to team up with professors to conduct research in a wide variety of fields

gram as a team in the spring of ed to fund one of the SISTARs receiving the grant and grateful receive support and guidance By LISA GALLAGHER the student’s ju n io r year. CFAI ... e n a b lin g us to , in some for this wonderful opportunity,” from other students, the dorm News Writer encourages innovative ways, make the SISTAR dollars Wolfe said. “I’m very excited to essentially becomes an environ­ approaches for study that go further,” said Patrick Pierce, be working on this project.” ment which facilitates and sup­ On April 14, four Saint Mary’s afford as much student-faculty currently serving his first year Condon w ill be w orking with ports destructive behaviors studont-faculty member teams interaction as possible. The as director of the Center for Kitty Green from the Education including depression, eating wore awarded with a Student grant also supports travel for Academic Innovations. “The Department. disorders, post traumatic stress Independent Study and the student to attend a profes­ norm is that we award four “Dr. Green and I will be doing syndrome, etc.,” Kennedy said. Research (SISTAR) grant sional conference in the next SISTARs each year.” research on service learning, “College can be a difficult time through the Center academic year. This year's recipients — all which is curriculum-based for many students, which for Academic In addition to rising seniors — are Megan service for the community,” increases the risk of mental Innovation (CIAI). 7 am very excited completing an Kennedy, Lauren Condon, Condon said. health problems.” First implement­ application, each Megan McGee and Sinnamon Condon also said their team The Kennedy-Kominkiewicz ed in 1991, the about receiving the student and fac­ Wolfe. Each will receive a tax­ will focus on how service learn­ team plans to develop a pro­ SISTAR Program is grant and grateful ulty member able stipend of $3,500 plus ing affects student apathy gram that will eventually be open to full-tim e for this wonderful must separately lodging for eight weeks’ resi­ toward school. implemented at Saint Mary’s. faculty and stu­ type a fo u r- to dence on campus. Their faculty “I truly believe this can get Kennedy said she believes that opportunity." dents in all disci­ six-page proposal partners will also receive the students interested in school through education and basic plines. The SISTAR that explains why same amount, used to support again. I am so excited to get to training, the pair’s goal “to fos­ experience is a Sinnamon Wolfe the project is the faculty work on this proj­ ter support amongst students” model for gradu­ grant recipient worth complet­ member’s own ect.” she said. “I will prove to be successful. ate work or ing, what the research. 7 truly believe this really believe this McGee and her faculty part­ employment after main issues of This year’s can get students research can have a ner, Mana Derakhshani, associ­ college and fosters the stu­ the project are, whether or not recipient of the great impact on ate professor in the French dents’ personal development as the project can reach a stage of Burke grant is interested in school teacher education department and coordinator of a confident, independent schol­ completion in one summer and Wolfe, who, with again." at Saint Mary’s the French program, will be ar. Each student pursues what experiences and courses untenured fac­ College and on my accompanying sixteen high research and study for two previously taken particularly ulty member own student teach­ school students on their school- Lauren Condon months over the sum m er as a prepare the student for their Kurt Buhring of ing. This is going to sponsored trip through junior colleague with a faculty work. the Religious senior be a wonderful England, Spain and France. partner. The SISTAR Committee — Studies depart­ learning experience McGee w ill be studying how the The faculty members also comprised of the CFAI Grants ment. will be for me and will students interact with the dif­ benefit from the opportunity to Committee plus two students — examining the relationship have influence on my teaching ferent cultures, while engage in a high level of coop­ then interviews each of the SIS­ between liberation theology career.” Derakhshani will be looking at erative learning with an TAR applicant teams together. and process theology. These Kennedy and Frances how much the students learn advanced student. One of the Saint Mary’s College and the two theologies ask questions Kominkiewicz, head of the about the other cultures awards, the Maryjeanne R. Center for Academic Innovation about human suffering, evil and social work department, will be through the languages they Burke and Daughters SISTAR, support up to three SISTAR human responsibility. Both say doing a study on mental health have studied. supports an untenured faculty teams, and the Maryjeanne R. God responds to suffering with issues affecting college women. “ I’m so excited.” McGee said. member in his or her student Burke and Daughters SISTAR mercy and love, but that “Dr. Kominkiewicz |has| “I’m stoked.” partnership. grant is funded separately humans also need to respond noticed an interesting phenom­ The student and faculty mem­ through the Burke family. and take responsibility. enon in college dorms in that, Contact Lisa Gallagher at ber apply for the SISTAR pro­ “Maryjeanne R. Burke want­ “I am very excited about when college students don’t IgallaO 1 @saintmarys.edu

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25 students chosen for B o a r d o f G o ve r n a n c e annual Camp Kesem Group begins plans for The Show

The program will be held at By T R IC IA DeGROOT Camp Manitou-Lin in Grand News Writer Rapids, Mich., and the Notre Dame branch of Camp Kesem While some students are bask­ hopes to build a relationship ing in the sun and playing on the with this campsite so the pro­ beach this summer, others will gram can grow larger each year. be helping children cope w ith “ Camp Kesem is magical, and the effects of a loved one’s can­ I just hope that we can continue cer at Notre Dame’s third annual to provide this week of camp to Camp Kesem. these amazing kids,” Thornton The weeklong summer camp said. “These kids have had to was started in 2000 by students grow up so fast and take on at Stanford University and insti­ responsibilities that some kids in tuted at Notre Dame in August college don’t even deal with, and 2003 by Adam Dell. Camp for that they are truly amazing.” Kesem is a free camp for chil­ D uring the day, the camp is dren ages 6 to 13, which allows run much like an ordinary day

campers to interact with chil­ camp — campers play sports, ALL IE GREENE/The Observer dren in a similar situation to swim, explore nature and partic­ Student body vice president Susan Mcllduff, left, president Kellye Mitros, middle, and repre­ their own while giving them a ipate in other similar activities. sentative Monica Lindbloom listen during discussion of The Show at Monday's BOG meeting. week to have fun and enjoy At night, however, the coun­ being young. selors hold cabin chats, which Lauren Thornton and Danielle give the campers the chance to committee also said they Elimination for the Take Palkert are this talk about their By KELLY BALE plan to have more marketing Back the Night March, which year’s co-chairs parents and their News Writer than before on the Saint w ill be held on A p ril 27. of the student “This has been by cancer situations if Mary’s campus and to CARE representitive Katie support commit­ fa r the best thing I they want to. Saint Mary’s Board of aggressively sell tickets dur­ Kelly explained that the tee. Thornton have gotten “ I think the most Governance met Monday ing orientation week. march — which will travel first got involved touching story I “I really hope to get from Saint Mary’s to Notre involved with at night for the last time this last year after have from last year school year, and student more girls involved and Dame to Holy Cross — is an losing her mother Notre Dame." comes from the body president Kellye Mitros make it better than last event to raise awareness for to colon cancer in last cabin chat,” thanked the new board for year,” Kat Kindt, Saint sexual assault. January 2004. Thornton said. Mary’s liaison for The Show, Following the tri-campus Lauren Thornton the work they have put in so She saw a sign Thornton was a far and said she has enjoyed said. march, CARE w ill hold a Camp Kesem co-chair advertising the counselor in the the first three weeks of her Along with approval of the “speak out” in which anyone camp the week six-to-nine-year- presidency. co-sponsorship, BOG also is free to share personal sto­ she got back from being home old girls’ cabin, and because of BOG approved a co-spon­ discussed the possibility of ries with the march group. with family and, not knowing their young age, cancer had not sorship with The Show creating a separate bank Kelly said that this event much about it, applied and was yet come up in one of their cabin organization of Notre Dame. account just for The Show. really helps those who have accepted. chats until the last night of The Show is an annual con­ Several board members said experienced sexual assault “This has been, by far, the best camp. The girls were talking cert for all Notre Dame, they felt The Show has feel the support of the cam­ thing 1 have gotten involved with about what they were scared of, Saint M ary’s and Holy Cross become a successful event pus. here at Notre Dame,” she said. and one started talking about students, held the first for the beginning of the “It gives a voice to a lot of While Camp Kesem is not an the loss of her father. Friday of each school year. school year and one BOG women who have been deal­ officially recognized Notre Dame “All of a sudden, all the little The Show committee that would like to continue to ing with their experiences,” club, it is completely run and girls started saying the same presented to BOG said it is sponsor in future years. she said. organized by Notre Dame and thing, and before we knew it, we looking to expand this year The group also approved a Saint Mary’s students who work had seven-year-old girls com­ to make the event bigger co-sponsorship with the Contact Kelly Bale at the entire school year preparing forting seven-year-old girls,” than it has ever been. The Campus Alliance for Rape kbaleOl @sain tmarys.edu and planning the camp. This Thornton said. “The girls were year, the camp’s student support crying, and all the counselors committee received close to 40 were crying, but it was an applications. From among those amazing feeling to be able to applicants, 25 counselors were share this with all those girls.” OFFICIAL RING selected, giving the camp a two to one camper to counselor Contact Tricia DeGroot at ratio. [email protected] RING ORDERING EVENT

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I nternational N ew s Bush urges Saudi prince to curb oil prices Politicians attempt talks amid attacks BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi politicians, pres­ Talks at Texas ranch also touch on peace initiatives, democracy, counter-terrorism sured by the United States, tried again Monday to end a nearly three-month dead­ lock over forming a new transitional gov­ Associated Press ernment, with insurgents emboldened by CRAWFORD, Texas — the impasse launching well-coordinated President Bush on Monday weekend attacks that killed 29. pressed Saudi Arabia’s Three road bombs aimed at U.S. m ilita ry Crown Prince Abdullah to convoys exploded in the capital Monday, help curb skyrocketing oil including one in western Baghdad that prices that are hurting killed an American soldier, said Army El. American families and busi­ Col. Clifford Kent. nesses; and a top adviser Another roadside bomb hit a convoy in said a Saudi plan to increase eastern Baghdad on Sunday, killing one production would have an American soldier and wounding two, the impact. U.S. military said. Iraqi police said two “When you increase the civilians also were wounded. capacity by a significant amount, which they are South Korea warns North over nukes talking about, that can’t help SEOUL, South Korea — In a rare harsh tone, but have a positive down­ South Korea warned North Korea on Monday ward effect on prices,” said against conducting a nuclear test, and the com­ Bush’s national security munist state said it would consider any U.N. adviser, Steve Hadley. sanctions a "declaration of war.” As Bush and Abdullah met The South Korean warning comes amid fears for several hours at the the isolated stale is trying to harvest plutonium president’s ranch, the Saudis for more weapons after it apparently shut down presented a plan — outlined a nuclear reactor and that it might be preparing last week in a speech by for its first nuclear test. Saudi Oil Minister Ali Naimi Recent revelations have prompted Secretary — to increase production of State Condoleezza Rice to say that although capacity to 12.5 million bar­ Washington had no timeline for taking North rels per day by 2009 from Korea to the United Nations, it was willing to go the current 11 million limit. to the Security Council. Such a move could If necessary, Saudi Arabia eventually lead to economic sanctions on the would eventually develop a North. capacity of 15 million bar­ Nuclear weapons can never guarantee North rels per day. The kingdom Korea's security and will only bring about and now pumps about 9.5 mil­ worsen the country’s isolation. lion barrels daily. The talks also included AP Middle East peace initia-- President Bush greets Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah at his ranch in Crawford, Texas lives, the pace of democratic on Monday. Bush is seeking relief from record-high gas prices and support for N ational N ew s change in the desert king­ democracy and Middle East peace as he hosts Abdullah for talks. dom and counterterror Missing toddlers found dead in pond efforts. investment to increase its Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler that by emerging from the WARRHNTON, Ga. — Two toddlers who But the president, aware production capacity, espe­ a warm embrace and a kiss building well before were reported missing from their home over that record-high gas prices cially in light of the fast- on both cheeks in welcome. Abdullah’s arrival and the weekend were found dead in an algae- arc hurting his popularity, growing, energy-gobbling Bush kept a firm, guiding engaging in what was made covcred sewage pond a few hundred yards put that issue at the top of markets in China and India. grip on his guest’s hand as to a pp e a r to be an away Monday after a two-day search. the agenda. “A high oil price will dam­ they walked up the path, impromptu exchange with The cause of death was not immediately dis­ “The crown prince under­ age markets, and he knows past a field of bluebonncts the reporters gathered closed, and Georgia Bureau of Investigation stands that it is very impor­ that. I look forward to talk­ that the president took care there. spokesman John Bankhead said it was not tant ... to make sure that the ing to him about that,” the to point out, to a new office Monday’s meeting also known whether the youngsters were the vic­ price is reasonable,” Bush president said. “We’ll talk building on a corner of the marked another step in a tims of foul play. Autopsies were planned. told reporters as he and Vice about his country’s capaci­ sprawling ranch. q u ic k e n in g pace o f U.S. Nicole Payne, 2, and her brother, Jonah, 3, President Dick Cheney ty-’’ Bush’s goal of spreading involvement in the Mideast. were reported missing on Saturday from their awaited the arrival of the The president then pivoted democracy across the Arab Two weeks ago Bush met at lakeside house about 100 miles east of Saudi officials. to the domestic scene, prod­ world faces a difficult test in the ranch with Israeli Prime Atlanta. The children’s mother called authori­ Bush said he would appeal ding the Senate to follow the Saudi Arabia, a longtime Minister Ariel Sharon and ties to report that the toddlers vanished after to Abdullah’s self-interest, House and pass the compre­ ally ruled by a monarchy. said Israel should abandon she went into another room. Police said their telling him that persistent hensive energy strategy he Traditionally, Bush holds plans for new construction of Jewish settlements in the mother found the front door open and the high crude prices could supports. “Now is the time news conferences with visit­ Palestinian territories. The children gone. erode the long-term market for something to happen,” ing foreign leaders, but for Saudi Arabia's biggest Bush said. there was none during this Saudis believe the adminis­ Afghan heroin smuggler captured source of revenue. He said Abdullah and his small visit because Abdullah tration’s strong support for Israel harms prospects for NEW YORK — A reputed Afghan drug lord he would urge Saudi Arabia entourage were nearly a rarely talks with the media. Middle East peace. who authorities say operated with the pro­ to make the necessary half-hour late. Bush gave The president got around tection of the Taliban has been captured and faces charges that he tried to smuggle more than $50 million worth of heroin into the United States, authorities said. Japan Bashir Noorzai, who is on the U.S. list of most-wanted drug kingpins, was ordered held without bail at his initial court appear­ Train crashes into housing complex, 57 killed ance in Manhattan. If convicted, he could face a maximum sentence of life in prison. tried to free at least three people still Akashi told NI IK. “ I didn’t know what The full circumstances of Noorzai’s capture Associated Press were not made public. alive in the wreckage more than 11 happened, and there were many peo­ AMAGASAKl — A packed com­ hours after the 9:18 a.m. crash, said ple bleeding.” muter train that was behind schedule Yoshiki Nishiyama of the Amagasaki Photos taken by an NIIK reporter and may have been speeding jumped fire department. aboard the train showed passengers Local N ew s the tracks Monday and hurtled into The fate of the driver was piled on the floor and some clawing an apartment complex, killing 57 unknown. to escape. Guard falling short on new recruits people and injuring 440 in Japan’s The seven-car commuter train was Police official Hiroshi Yamatani said INDIANAPOLIS — Halfway through the worst rail accident in 40 years. carrying 580 passengers when it the death toll had hit 57, with at least recruiting year, the Indiana Army National Investigators focused on whether derailed, wrecking an auto in its path 440 people taken to hospitals, includ­ Guard is falling short on recruits but doing excessive speed or the actions of the before slamming into the parking ing 137 with broken bones and other better than other state guards. inexperienced, 23-year-old driver garage of a nine-story apartment serious injuries. The Indiana Guard is the only state guard caused the crash in an urban area building. Two of the five derailed cars It was not clear how many of the unit among the 10 largest to increase in size. near Amagasaki, about 250 miles were flattened against the building, dead were passengers or if From October through March, Indiana’s force west of Tokyo. The driver overshot and hundreds of rescuers and police bystanders and apartment residents — at 10,941, the fifth largest — grew by 86 the last station before the wreck, and swarmed the wreckage and tended to were among the victims. soldiers. a crew member and several passen­ the injured. The accident was the worst rail dis­ Indiana’s modest gains come as the military gers speculated the train was speed­ “There was a violent shaking, and aster in nearly 42 years in safety-con­ is struggling to fill boots nationwide. Larger ing to make up time. the next moment I was thrown to the scious Japan, home to one of the state guards have seen decreases of 500 or Floodlights were trained on one of floor ... and I landed on top of a pile world’s most complex, efficient and more through the first half of the fiscal year. the worst-damaged cars as rescuers of other people,” passenger Tatsuya heavily traveled rail networks. page 6 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, A p ril 26, 2005

Current University policies call were trained immediately prior The student can still opt for a forth. for teachers to refer cases to to the hearing. departmental committee hearing “We need to be concerned Honor departmental honor code com­ “ Realistically, I think convening prior to signing an agreement about promoting a positive continued from page 1 mittees that investigate allega­ when it was needed was a good and up to seven days after. The image,” Flint said. “ It has to be a tions, hold hearings and issue thing,” she said. “We did our best provost’s office would also review very large effort.” sanctions if they determine not having extensive training.” cases and could lessen overly Over the summer and next bers. Though many faculty and cheating occurred. Reports on Honor Code: A work In progress severe penalties, Jacobs said. year, Jacobs said the University “We have not removed any will begin work on a variety of administrators believed cheating cheating students are also for­ A University Honor Code has warded to the provost’s office so rights that students would have,” proactive measures for students was not widespread on the Notre been in place since 1966, but Jacobs said. and faculty. New honor booklets, Dame campus, the survey results that repeat offenders can be officials have questioned whether identified and disciplined further. Flint said this system might written in more accessible lan­ seem to indicate otherwise, asso­ students and faculty fully under­ ciate provost Dennis Jacobs said. But rather than follow a proce­ stand and follow its policies. have potential side effects for guage, w ill be produced sepa­ “It’s an enormous problem at dure intended to promote fair­ students who might feel pres­ rately for faculty and students, Currently, students entering Notre Dame,” said Thomas Flint, ness but sometimes viewed as Notre Dame must read a pam­ sured into an unfair agreement with relevant information for faculty officer for the Honor Code cumbersome, slow and unclear, phlet containing the full Honor but would begin each g ro up , he Committee. Jacobs and Flint said faculty Code and sign a 70-word pledge rectifying the said. greater problem Jacobs said the The survey queried 2,400 undercut the reporting system to promising to abide by it. The last “We have not University also undergraduates and 250 faculty strike outside deals with stu­ major revisions to the code took of unofficial stu- removed any rights members about their perceptions dents. place in 2002. dent-f acuity plans to create According to the fall 2004 sur­ that students of the severity of 20 different Additional changes had been in agreements. clearer honor code behaviors that vey, around one the works for the past two years, “ It’s possible for would have." guidelines on the constitute cheat­ "In e ffe c t what we percent of cheat­ Jacobs said, and the survey very unfair pun­ code itself and ing, ranging from ing allegations showed reform was indeed need­ ishm ents to be appropriate cheat­ have are faculty resulted in formal Dennis Jacobs turning in the ed. The departmental committee imposed by the ing sanctions for same paper for departm ental vice president and who are acting process seemed strained and stu­ faculty member faculty and pro­ two classes to committee hear­ [c u rr e n tly ],” he dishonestly — it sets dents found the pledge and book­ associate provost mote better faculty cheating on an ings, Jacobs said. let dense and complicated. said. “In effect awareness on the exam, Jacobs a terrible example. ” In addition, Last fall, committees of stu­ what we have are h o n or code said. Students Jacobs said some faculty who are acting dishonest­ dents, faculty and administra­ processes throughout colleges were also asked if Thomas Flint faculty also tors, worked on a series of ly — it sets a terrible example.” and departments. they engaged in resented losing faculty officer amendments to the Honor Code, Notre Dame will also develop “We’ll have a major push to cheating and control over the more specific guidelines on educate faculty,” he said. Honor Code Committee Casserlie said. She helped craft a whether they situation and shorter, more succinct pledge: penalties for various behaviors to Notre Dame will also incorpo­ would be likely to feared the possi­ “As a member of the Notre Dame help professors determine sanc­ rate more material on the honor report cheating they observed. bility that a committee could community, I will not participate tions and promote continuity. code into freshmen orientation The University w ill not disclose issue a course grade the faculty Last Wednesday, the Academic in or tolerate academic dishon­ and will create an online stu­ any specific results, but the study member did not assign or agree esty.” Council, an administrative body dent-learning tool about the did create cause for concern with. “We wanted to make it some­ that oversees many academic honor code. Jacobs believes the about undergraduate cheating. “It doesn’t sit well with some thing that was more simple, that matters at Notre Dame, voted to simpler pledge w ill resonate According to the CAI Web site, faculty,” he said. “The loss of people would remember,” she approve all the proposed more strongly with students. about 75 percent of students on control has been a concern.” said. reforms, Jacobs said, and he and No one expects the cheating the average campus admit to As a result, many cases simply On the issue of underreporting, Flint said they were hopeful that problem to be solved immediate­ some form of cheating, though went unreported and administra­ Flint said the University looked to these changes could begin to ly, but officials say they are confi­ honor codes were shown to sig­ tors were left to guess at the real other colleges that offered a stu- alter the climate. dent the University recognizes nificantly reduce major cheating. nature of cheating on campus. dent-faculty negotiation alterna­ “It’s probably the largest the problem and is taking the "I think many at the University Last year, committees reported tive to the somewhat cumber­ change we’ve made to the honor best steps to change the culture felt that Notre Dame students about 40-45 cases of cheating, code since it was implemented," some departmental hearing. among undergraduates and fac­ should be thought of as not com­ Flint said. The option proposed for Notre Flint said. ulty. parable with the national statis­ Even when committees did Dame allows faculty to offer a Culture change “We need to have a greater tics,” Jacobs said. “They’re not convene, Flint said their opera­ penalty to students whom they Honor Code committee mem­ discussion on this campus,” significantly better.” tion varied from department to believe have cheated, such as bers said they don’t expect the Jacobs said. “Every member of The survey also showed signifi­ department, with some main­ receiving a zero for the assign­ code amendments to create this University, student and facul­ cant disparity between faculty taining strong standards and oth­ ment, rather than proceeding to change overnight or be sufficient ty alike, shares an aspiration that and student perceptions of cheat­ ers taking a less serious a departmental committee. If remedies in themselves. Instead, we all arc honest in the way we ing behaviors, with students gen­ approach. both parties agree on the deci­ the University will initiate a vari­ deal with one another.” erally viewing actions as less “In some departments, the sion, the instructor files a report ety of proactive measures aimed severe than faculty. environment is almost not appro­ of the incident and sanction with at creating broader awareness of Contact Teresa Fralish at Jacobs said the University priate,” he said. the provost’s office, Jacobs said. the standards Notre Dame sets [email protected] Honor Code Committee is cu r­ Patricia Engel, a junior cur­ rently assessing the results and rently on the University Honor will gradually make data avail­ Code Committee, served on a able to various officials. physics departmental committee The current breakdown last year for one hearing. 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Robert Milton, chairman and CEO of ACE Aviation 30-YEAR BOND -0.52 -0.24 45.56 Holdings, the Montreal- 10-YEAR NOTE -0.09 -0.04 42.51 based parent company of 5-YEAR NOTE +0.41 + 0.16 39.37 Air Canada said the new ' • fleet would save the compa­ 3-MONTH BILL -0.91 -0.26 28.32 ny hundreds of millions of dollars by lowering its fuel LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -0.82 54.57 costs and eliminating the need to upgrade its current GOLD ($/Troy oz.) + 0.20 435.80 wide-bodies, which are PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) -1.25 81.98 more than 20 years old, on average. “I am confident no one YEN 105.7400 has ever done better on a EURO 0.7697 deal,” said Milton, who POUND 0.5231 intends to dedicate the a ir­ craft primarily to flights CANADIAN $ 1.2370 between Canada and vari­ ous destinations in Asia, including Beijing, Shanghai I n B r ief This computer-generated image provided by the Boeing Co. shows the Boeing and New Delhi. 777-200LR, top, and the Boeing 787, bottom, with Air Canada logos. Air Canada Milton said the company plans to purchase of as many as 96 Boeing 777 and 787 planes. Adelphia agrees to $715 settlement also plans to boost its inter­ WASHINGTON — Bankrupt Adelphia national cargo service, elim­ which seats between 217 run bank clearly helped one mated to bring in an addi­ Communications Corp. has agreed to pay the inating costly stopovers in and 289 passengers, is of its own: Boeing. “ It’s one tional $300 million of government $715 million to settle a federal Alaska. scheduled to debut in 2008. of those little things that improved annual profitabili­ fraud investigation, Attorney General “They’re trying to rein­ Air Canada said the bulk government do to help ty by 2010. And he said the Alberto Gonzales said Monday. vent themsevles,” said of the financing would be industry everywhere,” he company would save $5 Adelphia will deposit the money in a fund Richard Aboulafia, an avia­ guaranteed by the Export said. “ It’s all very mutually million per aircraft on that the government w ill use to compensate tion analyst with the Teal Import Bank of the United enabling.” upgrades once designated investors hurt by the fraud — making the Group in Farifax, Va. “If States, in Canadian dollars. As part of its restructur­ for the older jets. settlement one of the largest of its kind, you’re striving for the best, The airliner also recently ing, Air Canada cut roughly Air Canada did not say Gonzales said. As part of the settlement, this is how you would do it.” secured $642 million in U.S. $2 billion ($1.6 billion) a why it opted for the Boeing members of the Bigas family, the company's Boeing Co. valued the firm financing and officials said year in operating costs, half rather than rival Airbus for founders, have agreed to forfeit more than orders at about $6 billion at they had negotiated a “ pro­ of that in concessions from its investor-demanded fleet 95 percent of th eir assets. list prices and said it would gressive payment schedule” employees, which has led to renewal. Milton noted that The company did not immediately return be the largest deal so far for so that A ir Canada would strikes and poor morale Air Canada would continue calls seeking comment. its new Dreamliner model, not be forced to put all the among employees. to use the Airbus for its nar- Adelphia, operating under bankruptcy pro­ assuming Air Canada buys cash for the deal up front. Milton said the plan for row-body fleet and that the tection since 2002, had offered to pay $725 all 60. Aboulafia said the back­ expanding in Asian and company has one of the million in its negotiations with the govern­ The 787 Dreamliner, ing of the U.S. government- European markets is esti­ w orld’s largest A rbus fleets. ment, it disclosed in a regulatory filing last month. It was unclear why the agreement was for less than that. Arthur Andersen settles with investors Gutierrez optimistic about U.S. economy outlook NEW YOBK — Arthur Andersen has reached a settlement with WorldCom American Free Trade Agreement, investors who had accused the company’s for­ U.S. trade. Associated Press known as CAFTA. mer outside auditor of violating securities Gutierrez says he’s optimistic the Gutierrez contended the agreement laws by failing to protect them from WASHINGTON — Rising energy Bush administration can “get the facts would help the U.S. textile industry by WorldCom’s historic $11 billion accounting prices, the loss of manufacturing jobs out” and win the necessary votes in and soaring trade deficits haven’t Congress for a free trade agreement helping countries that already pur­ fraud. chase yarn and fabric made in the Details of the settlement were not immedi­ soured Commerce Secretary Carlos with six Latin American countries. United States. He said the Latin ately released. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote Gutierrez’s outlook on the U.S. econo­ Gutierrez said he recognized the American countries would get a boost indicated that an expedited preliminary my. administration faces a battle on the from CAFTA’s elimination of all U.S. approval hearing on the settlement would “The economy continues to show trade agreement, which would elimi­ tariffs on their clothing products being occur Tuesday. The deal interrupted a trial in momentum,” Gutierrez said Monday in nate barriers between the United shipped to the United States. If the its fifth week on the accusations contained in an interview with The Associated States and five countries in Central Latin American countries don’t get this a class action lawsuit brought after Press. American as well as the Dominican benefit, they are likely to lose out in WorldCom's 2002 collapse, the largest bank­ Gutierrez, the former chief of cereal Republic. competition with China and its more ruptcy in U.S. history. giant Kellogg, said he loved his new job The pact faces significant opposition efficient textile industry, he said. Before the trial, major investment banks and was surprised at the pace of the from Democrats who contend it doesn’t “If we don’t get the agreement, that agreed to pay more than $6 billion in settle­ work. “There’s the perception that we do enough to protect American work­ textile business that we are part of ments and a dozen former board members work very hard in the private sector, ers from unfair competition from low- today w ill most likely go to China. So settled the case for $24.75 million, leaving and we do. There’s the perception that wage countries with lax environment this is very important free-trade agree­ Arthur Andersen as the sole defendant. perhaps people didn’t work this hard protections. ment for the textile industry,” Gutierrez A message left Monday with a lawyer for in the public sector. That is wrong. This It is also being opposed by lawmak­ is a very fast paced, 24-7, job,” he said. ers who represent districts that are said. Arthur Andersen was not returned. He also said he didn’t believe the The lawsuit was led by New York state Throughout the wide-ranging inter­ home to textile and sugar producers. agreement would hurt U.S. sugar pro­ Comptroller Alan Hevesi, acting as trustee of view, he exuded confidence about the These two industries contend they would suffer job losses from the ducers because the amount of extra the state employees’ retirement system. economy and administration efforts to sugar imports from the CAFTA coun­ John Chartier, a spokesman for Hevesi, said create more jobs, deal with high ener­ increased competition from the six countries covered by the Central tries would be very small. he had no immediate comment. gy prices and improve the climate for page 8 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, A p ril 26, 2005

between NDBay and the Entrepreneurial Club’s proposal SMC admissions office notCOR regarding the actual book transac­ continued from page 1 tions. “One main selling point of the surprised by incoming classoffer from the Entrepreneurial Club Entrepreneurial Club last week was to start its own book exchange site. that it would set up a situation in The admissions office is also currently look­ Discussions began with comments which all money was handled By COURTNEY KENNEDY ing for a new vice president for admissions about the opportunity cost of online,” he said. “I don’t really see News Writer and enrollment management, a position cre­ NDBay. that as much of an advantage If ated by College President Carol Mooney in “ It says |in the NDBay paperwork] students already transfer their The Saint Mary’s class of 2009 is “ right on order to create enrollment stability at Saint that there is an opportunity cost of money online before the book, they target” with the College’s recruiting projec­ Mary’s. The office decided that rather than $1 5,000 for going with the w ill come to us to try to police it.” tions for this year, said Mona Bowe, Saint hire a new director of admissions, it would be Entrepreneurial Club option,” Judicial Council president James Mary’s interim director of admissions. better to create the vice president position to Student Union Board manager Leito countered Andrichik’s point. The College received 987 applications from oversee admissions as well as financial aid. Jimmy Flaherty said. “I think most of us are pretty good 48 states and 10 countries, Bowe said. A typi­ Academically, Bowe said, the class of 2009 Kelly explained that this value is kids,” he said. “I don’t see that cal incoming class at Saint Mary’s consists of is similar to the class of 2008. Admitted stu­ the amount of revenue that student being an issue. The beauty behind 375 to 385 students. Thus far 327 have com­ dents this year have an average CPA of 3.73 government would fail to earn if the what the Entrepreneurial Club is mitted to enroll in the fall, she said. on a four point scale, an average ACT score of Entrepreneurial Club’s site were not doing is that they want to build a The current first-year class fell short of the 26, an average SAT score of 1170 and an running by the fall. site, integrate with Amazon, and College’s goal with only 351 women, forcing average class rank in the top 18 percent of “We tried to be as conservative as have kids pay online. The problem the admissions office to make changes to its their class. possible to show the startup sce­ with student business is you might recruiting techniques. This year, over 300 applicants were nario,” he said. “ Students w ill lose not always get kids with the same “We didn’t compromise academic stan­ endorsed by an alumna, an increase from last $15,000 by not having an online dedication — finding kids who want dards, but we made some changes,” Bowe year. Typically, 30 to 35 percent of first year company next year. You can get to do that would be hard. said. “We added an extra mailing to encour­ students are connected in some way to the revenue from us because our site is “In favor of the Entrepreneurial age students to apply and worked closer with College, Bowe said. already up. If you go with a rival, Club doing it,” he added, “we the financial aid office. We focused on estab­ even if it is running by December, should give them an incentive to get lishing the relationship with the admission Contant Courtney Kennedy at you lose opportunity cost, which is it done by fall, so we don’t lose this counselor and the student.” [email protected] historical data on how much stu­ $15,000 or $30,000.” dents have saved with our site.” Representatives questioned Class of 2008 president Erin NDBay’s estimated $200 for annual office also asks host students to provide a tour Mulholland asked about the num­ upkeep of the site. of their dorm and popular campus facilities. bers used to calculate student sav­ “Thirty hours a semester at $6.75 Prospects “Coming to Notre Dame did affect me some­ ings w ith NDBay. an hour is $200,” student body vice According to Wenger, the figures president Lizzi Shappell said. continued from page I what in that it helped me realize that this was the place for me,” Archibald said. “I enjoyed were based on used book prices at “ Besides $400 in operating costs, wish to delve deeper into the unique attrib­ what I saw in the classes and on campus. I the Hammes Notre Dame bookstore. we would need hardware costs,” utes of student life at Notre Dame. feel it is now my duty to show the prospect all He also noted that NDBay’s price Flaherty said. “We would be stupid “ Not all students request to stay with stu­ aspects of Notre Dame life and allow them to seemed to be an obstacle to its p u r­ to do this and not market it, which dents, but many do,” Boruffsaid. “We provide make the ultimate decision.” chase. would be another $2,000 for a year. overnight of hosts for those who request one.” Boruff said admissions officials host multi­ “We would go lower than original­ Two hundred dollars is grossly Boruff said students who visit the University ple receptions during the months of February ly discussed to $4,000,” he said, under the forecast.” as prospects — and then later enroll — are and April for early- and regular-decision “but as a compromise we wouldn’t Sujal Pandya, chair of the Senate invited to serve as hosts for admitted high admits, respectively. Representatives from necessarily work with you to incor­ Oversight Committee, suggested school seniors. Freshman Bill Archibald has First Year of Studies, Financial Aid, Student porate the system. For $5,000, we that NDBay would be a more legally hosted several prospective students this year Activities and Admissions, as well as current would include our assistance for the sound option than the because of his own experience with the visita­ students and faculty members from several first three months of the purchase.” Entrepreneurial Club’s plan. tion process. academic departments, are accessible for stu­ Class of 2006 president Emily “From looking at models, NDBay “My own visit was very awkward, so it dents and their parents to pose inquiries Chin asked the NDBay representa­ has a higher probability of being inspired me to host prospective students in about the various facets of campus life. tives if they would seek other buy­ legal,” he said. “It is a used book order to make their visits a little less [uncom­ “The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is ers if student government decided exchange, while the fortable],” Archibald said. proud of all the services we provide admitted not to purchase the site. Entrepreneurial Club is taking in Hosts are expected to follow certain guide­ students, and we hope that these services “ We think student government is money and competing with the lines put forth by the undergraduate admis­ highlight all that Notre Dame has to offer the best option because we want [Hammes] Bookstore.” sions office and receive a letter delineating them,” Boruff said. “Our entire office recog­ [NDBay] to go further,” Kelly said. these rules, Boruff said. nizes the importance of the visit in a student’s Class of 2007 president Bill Contact Karen Langley at “As a host and a representative of Notre decision making process and thus strives to Andrichik brought up differences [email protected] Dame, we ask that you comply with Du Lac give each student the and the rules regarding overnight guests in best visit possible.” your particular hall,” a typical letter said. Boruff said hosts are also strongly encour­ aged to bring their guests to classes with them, as this is a “top priority” for admitted Contact Katie Perry students. The undergraduate admissions at [email protected] unch and Conveatio For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Students at Notre Dame

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Associated Press want to go away to school, or stay “I’ve never been away from Associated Press The announcement comes close to friends and family? home,” said Megan Kunz, a sen­ just months after a bruising Stanford is close to home in Stanford “is the perfect profile ior at Edina High School in subur­ SAN DIEGO — He initially re-election battle in which California, more laid back and match,” says Kumar, who was ban Minneapolis who is choosing declined to run for a second Murphy pulled out a 2,108- seems to offer more of the pro­ born in Stanford’s hospital and between nearby College of Saint term, then changed his mind vote victory over Frye. The grams Aman Kumar wants to lives in Saratoga, Calif., just a few Benedict, and DePauw University, and fought like a bulldog in councilwoman contended pursue. But Princeton offers an minutes drive from the Palo Alto about 600 miles away in Indiana. court to prove that he won more votes were cast for her, idyllic campus and would show campus. “But at the same time, She’s leaning toward DePauw but last fall’s disputed election. but thousands of the write-in him a different part of the world. you wonder if it’s going to be worries about “not being able to Now, Dick Murphy says he ballots were disqualified Acceptance letters in hand, more of the same, if you’re going just drive home on the weekend w ill resign as mayor of San under a state law. Following a thousands of high school students to become complacent. People when I feel like I need a break.” Diego amid growing turmoil series of legal challenges, are wrestling this week with final say the college where you will For other students, like Lino over his handling of a city Murphy was sworn into office college decisions, due Sunday. grow the most will serve you Ochoa, escape is part of the pension scandal that has on Dec. 8. Academics, financial aid and even best.” appeal. A senior at The College roiled the nation’s seventh- Murphy also cited his athletics will tip the balance for Many students, looking forward Preparatory School in Oakland, largest city. The 62-year-old accomplishments as mayor, many. But many, like Kumar, also to independence, are eager to get Calif, Ochoa says he’s looking to former judge said he will including the creation of an are struggling with a question away. But taking the plunge can get out of his drugs-and-violence- leave office July 15. ethics commission, new they can no longer postpone: Do I be intimidating. plagued neighborhood. “When I ran for re-election, libraries, establishing an air­ I had hoped that my second port authority, a new down­ term would as productive as town baseball ballpark and my first but that now seems reduced sewer spills. But his this resolution is meant to keep Judicial Council president unlikely,” Murphy said at a announcement was an CLC involved in the process, James Leito noted that outdoor news conference. “It is clear acknowledgment that the CLC Bongiovanni said. improvement at various campus the city needs a fresh start.” problems overshadowing his “This resolution calls for the locations was needed. continued from page 1 The announcement stunned administration had made him Senate Minority Affairs Committee “There are no trashcans by City Hall and heralded what ineffective. to report to CLC at our meetings Stepan and no drinking fountains will likely be a nasty battle At the end of his short state­ get lost in the shuffle. Next year I and tell us what’s going on,” she by the bookstore basketball over how to replace Murphy. ment, he hugged his family think it will carry more weight,” said. “We can ask questions, voice courts,” Leito said. “ It’s just little City Attorney Michael Aguirre and left the news conference he said. concerns, offer comments and things that people don’t always said the City Council could to the applause of his staff. He Security task force chair Alex pass along any information that recognize.” appoint someone until the did not take any questions French updated members on we have.” Bongiovanni questioned the next general election in June from reporters. plans that are underway for fire Istvan praised the resolution as makeup of the Leprechaun selec­ 2006 or call a special vote to Murphy initially declined to safety lessons to be given to stu­ a reliable way to maintain lines of tion committee. She suggested the finish Murphy’s term. seek re-election last year, say­ dents on a dorm-by-dorm basis. communication. Council seek the inclusion of a stu­ Donna Frye, the surf shop ing he wished to focus on “The Notre Dame fire depart­ “This is a perfect way to contin­ dent on the committee for next owner and maverick city helping San Diego rather than ment plans to show a fire safety ue the diversity project and keep year’s selection. councilwoman who nearly put his attention on a cam­ video in all the residence halls CLC involved with a group that Members also asked about the ousted Murphy after a write- paign. Business leaders, how­ next semester and give a brief 15 meets weekly to work on it,” feasibility of having Vice President in campaign last fall, said she ever, rallied in support of him minute presentation about what to Istvan said. for Student Affairs Father Mark would run in a special elec­ and persuaded Murphy to run. do in case of an emergency," The resolution passed with Poorman attend a CLC meeting tion. The city's outside auditor, French said. unanimous approval. next year. Assistant Vice President Murphy’s undoing proved to KPMG, has warned it cannot Cavanaugh senator Jordan Finally, student body president of Student Affairs David Moss be a $1.37-billion deficit in the complete its audit of the city’s Bongiovanni presented a resolu­ Dave Baron asked members for reassured members they had city’s pension fund — partly 2003 books until an investiga­ tion to the Council aimed at suggestions on how improve CLC nothing to worry about. the result of a 2002 decision tion is launched into whether enhancing communication next year, when he will be leading “I think Father Poorman would to enhance pension benefits city officials committed illegal between Senate committees work­ the meetings. be more than willing to come to a while cutting contributions to acts. The lack of complete ing on diversity and the CLC’s Brother Jerome Meyer said the meeting next year,” Moss said. the retirement system. 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Fuesday, April 26, 2005 V ie w po in t page 11 'The Church is alive' Letter to th e E dito r and so is faith at Support our school by Notre Dame supporting The Shirt' Recently, there has been much discussion of as The Shirt 2004 says so clearly — and that The Shirt 2005 and the problems with its radi­ message would be just the same in any color, cally new design. The golden yellow is very not just green. similar to Michigan and Boston College. The Touching on the quote on the back, “If you quote on the back seems a bit “sappy” for a could find a way to bottle the Notre Dame spir­ football slogan. These concerns are well it, you could light up the universe," Joe founded. However, these issues are only on the Theismann said this when asked about the surface; The Shirt is anything but a shallow spirit of the university. Who better than one of display. the great Irish quarterbacks.to describe the From its origin 16 years ago, The Shirt has power, the aura, the spirit of the University of stood for the unity and brotherhood of the stu­ Notre Dame? The quote, like The Shirt itself, dent body, who come together for a common symbolizes much more than a football season; cause. This belief has continued over the it embodies the essence of Notre Dame itself. Catholic faithful and men in need. course of The Shirt’s existence, whether the Now, some may paraphrase Happy Gilmore and women of many different The Church w ill continue to cause is a football game or not. The student and say, "Gold shirt, green shirt ... Who gives a beliefs or none, have lived bless the love of men and body of Notre Dame is united time and time damn?" Yet considering all that The Shirt says through two emotional weeks. women through the sacra­ again. A shirt’s color has nothing to do with about the University of Notre Dame and its We stood vigil during the ment of matrimony. And men this. student body, its message is proven true. “The Also, a color will not make us a copy of Spirit Lives” not in The Shirt, but in each of us. dying of Father w ill be called to be ordained Pope John as priests in order to serve another school. Compared to our rivals, we Support our school by supporting The Shirt. Richard could not be any more distinct. As the premier Paul II and Warner God’s people, side by side with his wake and millions of dedicated lay men Catholic university in the United States, Notre Rob Lindley, Jr. funeral. We and women. Dame displays its own uniqueness in all of its freshman witnessed F'aithPoinl W hile we thank God for the dealings. We are not Michigan, and we are Kcough hall one of the life of Pope John Paul, we most certainly not Boston College. We are ND, April 25 shortest con­ look forward to the Petrine claves in recent years. We ministry of Pope Benedict XVI. experienced the exciting wail The beginning of a new for the name of the new pope papacy is always an exciting U-WlRE as white smoke poured out of time for the Church. We the stovepipe o f the Sis tine believe that the Holy Spirit, Chapel and the bells o f St. not only guided the choice of Gender gibberish Peter's Basilica began their Pope Benedict XVI, but that joyful peal. And we have lived the same Spirit will be pres­ That’s it. This columnist has had it. One man too expressing their opinions as questions, which is through the first days and the ent to him during all the days many has complained about being sent to the dog­ meant to open conversation and allow everyone a inauguration of Pope Benedict he will lead the Church: as house for reasons he can’t comprehend. One chance to opine; therefore, questions often do not XVI. During these days, we Bishop of Rome, as successor woman too many has drowned in self-induced mis­ express indecision on her part. Try not to shut had an opportunity to live the to Peter, the chief of the apos­ ery at her boyfriend’s perceived heartless blunders. down her suggestions with a curt reply. most profound truths, which tles, as Supreme Pontiff of the It’s time to wake up and realize If she asks something like “do you want to stop arc the basis of our faith. Catholic Church and as the that couples don’t enter a rela­ Deborah for food here?” and you reply, “no, thanks,” she will Our Church traces its origin servant of the servants of tionship to sabotage each Seller interpret the answer as a final command opposite to Jesus Christ, who gave the God. other's happiness. to her preference and be miffed, although you may keys of the kingdom to Peter, At his inauguration last There must be an explana­ University of only be expressing a preference yourself. and who promised that his Sunday, Pope Benedict said tion. California — Another mention: women build friendships by Father would send the Holy "The Church is alive — with The problem is that men and Davis relating personal experiences and identifying with Spirit to guide the community these words, 1 greet with women really do speak the lan­ The California each other (talking), not by throwing around a foot­ of believers through the great joy and gratitude all of guage differently, a fact sup­ Aggie ball or discussing cars. If you greet news about her peaceful and tumultuous you gathered here ... Like a ported beyond doubt by a myri­ day with silence, she’ll likely think you aren't listen­ moments of human history. wave gathering force, my ad of sociological studies. This fact has opened a ing or don’t care. If you’re uncomfortable sharing During Faster Week, we thoughts go out to all men whole branch of academics in gender communica­ back, then at least smile and nod. heard so many stirring and women of today, to tions. Like any other language, male and female There arc so many communication tricks to bo accounts of the appearances believers and non-believers speech can be learned. And since knowledge is learned. In relationships, women probably have the of Jesus to the disciples after alike." power, the ability to understand what the opposite easier job as far as learning to be direct, while men his resurrection. After they May this brilliant, humble, sex is really saying will soon have you rolling in must learn to pick up subtleties. had been firmed up in their prayerful and simple man of their admiration. What foreign language could be In the business field, it’s a different story. The faith, Jesus left them with faith and holiness, encourage more useful than speaking to The Other Half? aggressive and competitive speaking habits of men instructions to go out into the us to live up to the great chal­ Let’s face it, when it comes to conversations, tend to drown out women used to listening with whole world to spread the lenges of being disciples of women are on a whole separate plane of protocol. active support and making sure everyone has a Good News of the Gospel and Jesus Christ in a world that is They will see Significance for the Relationship chance to put in her two cents. to baptize people who distracted by lights that are where a guy got no further than thinking it’s time to The difference is, I’ve seen seminars to help believed. In three weeks, we not those of the Gospel. May change the car oil. It’s no wonder we drive each women overcome this timidity for business, but will celebrate the feast of he see the S pirit at w ork in other crazy. have yet to see men initiate a class to learn how to Pentecost, when the Holy continents where the faith is Women relate by seeking sympathy, but a man stay out of hot water with their girlfriends. Is cling­ Spirit came upon the believers lively and growing, in our rich will usually misinterpret such indirect statements ing to machismo really worth all those nights on the and emboldened them to live heritage of intellectual pursuit as seeking advice. couch? as Jesus did and to be w it­ of truth, in the poor and sick, Ladies, if there is a certain response you are look­ These are only generalizations and do not apply nesses to the Gospel. in people who live their lives ing for, you need to be explicit in your request. Skip to everyone, but they arc still universal enough that The selection of the 264th faithfully and especially from the games because he doesn't have a fighting the same problems come up over and over again. If successor of Peter — apostolic young people who have so chance to win them, so you’re setting yourself up this has sounded all too familiar, then go invest in a succession — means that much to offer because of their for disappointment. Do you want reassurance that book on gender communication. Give yourself a teachings of the doctrine of energy, their enthusiasm and you’re attractive? Then say “ tell me why you think fighting chance to avoid the blues. our faith, its traditions and in the case of Notre Dame I’m beautiful," and not “ I'm too fat.” The first will the sacramental ministry of undergraduates, excitement earn praise of how cute you are; the second garner This column originally appeared on A pril 25 in the Church will be available about being people of faith. a suggestion to go to the gym, since you feel that The California Aggie, the daily publication at the to us as they will be to all “The purpose of our lives is way. Un iversity o f California — Davis. people until the end of time. to reveal God to (people]. And And gentlemen, cut down the confrontation. The views in this column are those o f the author The believers who come only where God is seen does Women have a tendency to avoid conflict by and not necessarily those o f the Observer. after us will be initiated into a life truly begin. Only where life of belief as Christians, just we meet the livin g God in as we were. They will be bap­ Christ do we know what life is tized in order to live with ... Each of us is the result of Jesus forever. They w ill be the w ill of God. Each o f us is strengthened by the gift of the w illed, each of us is loved and Want to be a columnist, copy editor Holy Spirit at confirmation each of us is necessary." and w ill know our jo y as we celebrate the Eucharist Father Richard Warner is around the Lord's Table. They the director of Campus will receive forgiveness Ministry, he can be contacted through sacramental reconcil­ at [email protected] . iation. The views expressed in this Through the sacrament of column are those of the the sick, they will be strength­ author and not necessarily ened when they are weak and those ofThe Observer. T h e O bserver

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

M o vie R e v ie w s Multiple Oscar winners translate 'Interpreter' into hit film

turns, and as soon as audience By JACQUELINE PIMENTEL-GANNON members think they have figured Scene C ritic out who the bad guy is, they find out they are wrong. There is one Having Academy Award winners as action sequence aboard a bus the director and the male and female that is a convergence of several leads by no means guarantees that a story lines and really highlights movie will be good, but “The the filmmakers’ skill to capture Interpreter” is no disappointment. many things going on at once. Sydney Pollack (Best Director for “The Interpreter” is intriguing 1985’s “Out of Africa”) directs Nicole from start to finish. Only the end­ Kidman (2003 Best Actress for “The ing leaves something to be Hours") and Sean Penn (2004 Best desired — it is anticlimactic after Actor for “Mystic River”) in this fasci­ such an exciting film. nating thriller. The acting is excellent. Both In “The Interpreter" Sylvia Broome Penn and Kidman are convincing (Kidman), an interpreter for the United in their roles, and the supporting Nations, overhears a whispered plot to actors make memorable contri­ kill a visiting African dignitary. Federal butions as well. Some lines are Agent Tobin Keller (Penn) is responsi­ cliche and could have been w rit­ ble for the controversial African ten better, but they are delivered leader’s safety, well and do and he must not end up decide whether The Interpreter taking away or not to believe fro m the Broome’s tip. overall dia­ Photo courtesy of movieweb.com This decision logue. Federal agent Tobin Keller (Sean Penn, left) Is assigned to protect the life of United is easily made T he best when people D irector: Sydney Pollack part about Nations interpreter Sylvia Broome (Nicole Kidman) after she overhears vital information. start following W rite r: Charles Randolph, Scott Frank, the movie is and trying to kill Steve Zaillian its realistic subject. bers had been used in filming. Pollack its merits, or actually, lack thereof. Broome. Now Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn, This is a story that had to meet with Kofi Annan to get “The Interpreter” is not a typical Keller must pro­ Catherine Keener and Jesper Christensen could easily be permission, and all filming had to be mindless summer movie. Anyone inter­ tect Broome imagined occurring done on the weekends so as not to dis­ ested in politics or world events will while simultane­ today. The fact that turb the day-to-day operations of the greatly enjoy this intellectually stimu­ ously trying to find put what secrets the movie was shot inside the UN head­ UN. lating film, as w ill those people who she herself is hiding. It is a race quarters in New York greatly enhanced This film offers a fascinating glimpse simply want to see a good suspense against time to try to crack the conspir­ its authentic feel. UN staff members into international diplomacy and the film . acy before the dignitary arrives at the appeared as some of the extras. It was tenuous ties that bind shaky relation­ UN. the first time that the General ships between states. It also gives an Contact Jacqueline Pimentel Gannon at The movie’s plot has many twists and Assembly and Security Council cham­ interesting perspective on revenge and [email protected] 'Amityville' hits horror film cliches dead on

quite good, but those are definitely the nothing like a By MARK BEMENDERFER minority. contractor, which Scene C ritic Along with adopting comic books as is his role in the movies, Hollywood has found a profitable film. Still trim Superman and kryptonite. Hollywood niche in remaking old horror movies. This and very much in and creativity. is a potential goldmine — while horror shape from It often seems that if a flood of creativity movies are not exactly high-brow enter­ “Blade Trinity,” washed over Hollywood, most of the exec­ tainment, many of them do hold a special he looks too utives and producers would implode from place in the eyes of many people. much like a the pressure. That is why every year the However, the remakes tend to lose sight model instead of audiences are swamped with remakes, of what made the original special. The a husband and sequels and spin-offs. Some of them are original “Dawn of the Dead” was consid­ working man. ered to be a great satire, but its remake The rest of the lost that social commentary. The “Aliens actors also gave vs. Predator” movie had so many things good perform­ wrong with it that it’s hard to begin ances, even the describing them. Despite these mishan­ younger children. dled translations, Hollywood continues to Children tend to profit on these movies, and hence we be a sticky point have “The Amityville Horror” remake. in most movies, Based on a “ true” story, “The Amityville having had mini­ Horror” tells the story of the Lutz family. mal experience •Since the family is in a lower income acting, but the Photo courtesy of movieweb.com bracket, when they find a terrific house at Lutz kids pulled Ryan Reynolds plays George Lutz, contractor and father of an amazingly low price, they don’t bother their roles off to delve too deeply into the stories of well. the Lutz family. Reynolds is both comic and creepy in his role. “ ghosts" which inhabit it. This is too bad. The problems because a little bit of delving might have with the film are not to be found in the this movie, you should go down your own revealed that the ghosts had a little more acting but in the plot. This is the fifth checklist. Do you want to see yet another substance than Amityville, and the spooky kid that seems to know what is first suspected. producers evident­ going on and yet doesn’t do much? Do you It was hard to The Amityville Horror ly felt that they like movies that crescendo into an anti­ criticize any of the needed to modern­ climax, and then jump out at the audi­ acting in the film. ize the movie. In ence? Ryan Reynolds order to do so, However, despite these complaints, the m anages to be they looked at suc­ movie was still enjoyable. For some, it funny in serious Director: Andrew Douglas cessful current might ruin the spontaneity of horror situations, but that W rite r: Scott Kosar horror movies and movies. But in a genre already filled with actually helps the Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa went down a predictability, “The Amityville Horror” is mood instead of George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennet, checklist. solid enough to be enjoyable, if a little too detracting from it. Chloe Moretz Spooky kid? closely derived from other Hollywood Fans of “The Check. Jump plots. Photo courtesy of movieweb.com Shining” know how scares? Check. A The Lutz family’s new house is even amusing something deadly serious can be. promiscuous character? Check. Contact Mark Bemenderfer at more suspicious than Is appears. It should be noted that Reynolds looks To find out whether you might enjoy [email protected] T he O bserver

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DVD Review Audiences find no refuge from terror in 'Hotel Rwanda'

already visible in the city streets, with By BRANDON HOLLIMAN extremist groups demonstrating. Paul Scene C ritic tries to remain oblivious to this and loyal to both his well-financing job and his fam­ You might view “Hotel Rwanda” with ily, and he displays his fidelity to his wife the expectation that it w ill expose its audi­ Tatiana (Sophie Okonedo) throughout the ence to the savagery and genocide that film. tormented the Rwandan people in the All hell breaks loose when the Rwandan 1990s — savagery whose effects are still president is assassinated, the Hutus com­ felt today. mence genocide of the Tutsis and Paul This is correct, but the film’s primary sees his stability swept out from under his theme is the whole-scale separation the feet. His hotel begins to convert into a nation endured, which ranges from the refuge for Hutus and Tutsis alike as the 1 lulus and the Tutsis and tapers all the European guests make their way out of way down to immediate family members. the nation and the UN ultimately decides Through this method, “Hotel Rwanda” to leave the African natives at the hotel on conveys to its audience the emotional their own. heartbreak of Rwandan refugees as they As the plot continues, Paul becomes witness the bloodshed and strive to find a more and more convinced that the best he way to escape. can do for not only his family, but also the Don Cheadle plays Raul Rusesabagina, other families, wounded and Rwandan manager of the Mille Collines, a 4-star orphans housed in at the hotel, is protect Belgian Hotel in Kigali, the capital of them from the chaos outside the hotel Rwanda. His position enables him to meet boundaries and wait for whatever UN wealthy and powerful people, such as relief Oliver can arrange for them. In the General Bizimungu (Fana Mokoena), who meantime, he bargains and pleads with Photo courtesy of rottentomatoes.com became notorious in leading the genocide the likes of Bizimungu to keep all hostili­ Paul Rusesabagina (Don Cheadle, right) must'fight for the survival of of Tutsis in April of 1994, and Canadian ties away from his hotel, sometimes hav­ refugees living in his hotel In Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. UN peacekeeper Colonel Oliver (Nick ing to outsmart them and even browbeat Nolte), who shows true devotion to reliev­ them to get what he needs to ensure the serious action. Okonedo is also brave, Irishman who stated how poignant the ing the Rwandan people of their plight. survival of more than 1,200 refugees. playing a devoted wife and mother who subject became to him and who also The film opens with ethnic tensions Cheadle takes on an intrepid role in demands that Paul not leave the family. deserves applause for his effort and playing Rusesabagina — The film is very lush and colorful — research), the real-life Paul Rusesabagina his character gets a gun showing the bright colors worn by both and Wycleaf Jean, there is "A Message for put to his head, and he Tutsi and Hutu fighters — but makes use Peace,” a feature on the making of the Hotel witness a trail littered with of a dark blue tinting when the film is film and “Return to Rwanda.” detailing the bodies of murdered most down-to-earth and most sobering. Rusesabagina’s first visit back to Rwanda Rwanda Tutsis. The goal for One scene in particular, when Tutsi and and the Mille Collines Hotel. However, the Cheadle is to get through Hutu children are separated from their film itself, with its critical look at a situa­ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer this entire trauma without white caretakers, uses this technique to tion to which the bulk of Western society *exo<»Yxy(AX» turning his performance cast a feeling of despair upon the entire paid very little attention, remains the big into melodramatic falsity, situation. sell. and his emotional scope The “ Hotel Rwanda" DVD is fairly solid. peaks almost perfectly at Along with commentaries from Cheadle, Contact Brandon Hollihan at the point when he takes director Terry George (a Northern [email protected] Kidman triumphs, Kutcher flops in box office

Associated Press weeks in limited release, Stephen were positive, with Chow’s action comedy “Kung Fu critics calling "The LOS ANGELES — Nicole Kidman and Hustle” was No. 5 with $7.3 million, Interpreter” an Scan Penn’s "The Interpreter” translat­ lifting its total domestic gross to just unusually brainy ed into solid box-office as the United over $8 m illion. thriller. Nations thriller debuted with $22.8 mil­ Anthony Anderson’s kidnapping com­ “I think audi­ lion to top the weekend for Hollywood. edy “King’s Ransom,” so bad it was not ences were anxious The weekend’s other main debut, screened beforehand for critics, fin­ for any good, solid Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peel’s ished in 10th place with just $2.4 mil­ story.” said Nikki romantic comedy “A Lot Like Love,” lion. Rocco, head of dis­ had it so-so opening of $7.7 million, In limited release, the documentary tribution for coming in at No. 4, according to studio “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Universal, which estimates Sunday. Room ” opened strongly with $70,000 at released “The Expanding nationwide after two three theaters. The film offers an inside Interpreter.” portrait of the cor­ “ The In te rp re te r ” porate scandal at was a rare triumph the energy compa­ for older audiences, ny- with the over-35 Overall business crowd making up was down for the 60 percent of the ninth-straight film ’s viewers. The week, with the top under-25 audience 12 movies taking in that drives most of Photo courtesy of movieweb.com $83.4 million, off a the box office was Amanda Feet, left , and Ashton Kutcher star as Emily Frlehl fraction from the divided among sev­ and Oliver Martin In the disapolnting “A Lot Like Love. ” same weekend last eral movies, includ­ year. ing “The Amityville Horror ” and “A Lot “Guess Who," the performance of “A “The Interpreter," Like Love.” Lot Like Love” was another sign of directed by Sydney “ You look at the demographic and go, audience disinterest in what Hollywood Pollack, stars how can The Interpreter’ be No. 1? has had to offer the last two months. K idm an as a U.N. But if you put the right movie in the The slump has left the industry limp­ translator at the marketplace, the older audience will ing into its busy summer season, with center of an assas­ go,” said Paul Dcrgarabedian, presi­ such big titles as “Star Wars: Episode sination plot after dent of box-office tracker Exhibitor III — Revenge of the Sith," “Kingdom of she overhears a Relations. Heaven” and “The Longest Yard” due death threat “A Lot Like Love.” which received out in May. against an African mixed reviews, fell short of distributor “There hasn’t been that breakout pic­ dictator. Penn co- Disney’s hopes that it would hit $10 ture the public’s jumping to see yet, but Photo courtesy of movieweb.com sta rs as a fe d e ra l million over opening weekend. it’ll happen. It’s just around the cor­ Danny Chan Kwok Kwan plays Brother Sum In “Kung Fu agent. Considering Kutcher’s solid box-office ner," said Chuck Viane, Disney head of Hustle,” the No. 5 box office hit of the week. Reviews generally history, including the current hit distribution. page 14 The Observer ♦ CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, A p ril 26, 2005

MLB Perez shuts out Houston in 2-0 Pirates victory “Our rotten luck is a little Surhoff leads Orioles worse than their rotten luck,” over Boston; Phillies manager Phil Garner said. Craig Biggio doubled down the end skid against Nats left-field line with two outs in the eighth and a runner on first, but Raul Chavez was stopped at third Associated Press when a fan touched the ball. Garner wasn’t certain if Chavez After puzzling his own team all might have scored on the play. season, Pittsburgh Pirates left­ hander Oliver Perez decided to Orioles 8, Red Sox 4 start fooling the guys wearing B. J. Surhoff hit a two-run the other uniforms. homer and Bruce Chen pitched Perez shook off a season-long effectively into the seventh slump to allow four hits over 7 inning, leading the Baltimore 2/3 mostly dominating innings, Orioles over the Boston Red Sox outpitching Roy Oswalt and lead­ Monday night. ing the Pirates to only their sec­ Brian Roberts went 3-for-5 ond home victory, over the with two RBIs and a pair of Houston Astros on Monday night. stolen bases for the Orioles, w in­ Perez (1-2), taking his catcher’s ners of 12 of 17 games. advice by mixing up his pitches After being shutout in consecu­ more than before, didn’t give up tive games by the Red Sox in a hit until two outs in the sixth Baltimore last week, the Orioles, and struck out nine. who were 6-3 at Fenway Park Oswalt (3-2) gave up two runs last season, scored one in the on sacrifice flies to end his three- first, two in the second and three game winning game. in the fourth to open a 6-2 lead. Perez developed into one of the Jason Varitek homered in the NL’s top starters at age 22 last sixth inning for the Red Sox. season, going 12-10 with a 2.98 Chen (2-1) kept the Red Sox ERA and 239 strikeouts. But this batters off balance most of the season couldn’t have gone much night by mixing in a soft curve- worse for the left-hander before ball and a changeup. He allowed Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson tags Houston Astros third baseman Howard Ensberg Monday, as he was 0-2 w ith a three runs on nine hits in six- during the Pirates 2-0 win Monday. Pittsburgh pitcher Oliver Perez threw 7 2 /3 shutout innings. 9.00 ERA and six homers plus innings, while walking three allowed in 19 innings. and striking out three. gave up six runs and eight hits in four outs for his 250th career Half of his 96 pitches were balls, “But I forget everything Todd Williams escaped a two- just 3 2/3 innings. Wells entered save. and he issued five walks (one tonight,” Perez said. “ I had to be on, none-out jam in the seventh Monday’s game with a 15-inning The P hillies took a 5-1 lead intentional). focused, because this was an by getting Edgar Renteria to scoreless string over his past two into the bottom of the sixth, then Six of the Phillies’ seven hits important game for us. We need­ bounce into a double play and starts, both Boston shutouts. let most of it slip away against a were singles; the biggest was ed to w in.” Manny Ramirez on a grounder to Washington team that has scored Placido Polanco’s that drove in According to catcher Humberto short. Phillies 5, Nationals 4 50 of its 88 runs in the seventh two runs in the sixth. Jose Cota, Perez turned it around by Baltimore jumped ahead 2-1 in This victory should have been inning or later. The Nationals Offerman hit a triple in the changing his pitching pattern. the second. Luis Matos had an a walk in the park for the pulled within 5-3 on Brian eighth but was stranded. “He’s been in the big leagues RBI double after Javy Lopez Philadelphia Phillies. Schneider’s two-run triple in the In each of the three innings in almost three years and the hit­ walked and B. J. Surhoff singled. Taking advantage of seven free sixth. which Day gave up a run, at least ters are starting to know him, One out later, first baseman passes offered by Washington They made it a one-run game one Phillies batter reached by a they know he’s got that great David Ortiz misplayed Geronimo pitchers — plus two errors — the in the eighth when Jose Vidro led base on balls. Philadelphia came slider,” Cota said. “So he’s pitch­ Gil’s grounder, allowing Surhoff Phillies built a four-run lead, off with a triple after an 11-pitch into the game second in the NL ing backward more — when he to score from third. then held on to beat the at-bat and scored on Jose with 79 walks.With one out in sees them moving up in the box Baltimore chased starter David Nationals Monday night and end Guillen’s sacrifice fly. the second, Day walked Jason for the slider, he’s throwing the Wells (2-3) with three runs in the a three-game losing streak that But Wagner came on with a Michaels, who went to third on fastball. He’s doing the little fourth. Surhoff homered into the dropped them into last in the NL runner on first and two outs and Chase Utley’s single. things now, not just trying to first row of the right-field seats East. got pinch-hitter Gary Bennett to Then Day, who relies on getting overthrow the ball.” after Lopez reached on an infield The Nationals have gone 2-6 fly out to center. batters to hit grounders, got The Pirates had a major hit. Wells pulled up lame briefly since opening their first season In the ninth, Wagner gave up David Bell to do just that: Third league-worst 1-6 home record, after chasing down Lopez’s slow in Washington 8-4. two-out singles to Brad baseman Vinny Castilla scooped but ended a four-game losing roller and walked gingerly back Cory Lidle (1-2) went six Wilkerson and Nick Johnson up Bell’s roller and began what streak at PNC Park by dropping to mound. The trainer came out innings, allowing three runs and before retiring Vidro on a fly to looked as if it would be a text­ the Astros’ road record to 1-9 — but Wells faced five more batters eight hits, and helped himself left for his fourth save. book double play to get out of the also the worst in the majors. The before leaving with a sprained with an RBI single. Rheal Nationals starter Zach Day (1- inning.Castilla forced Utley at Astros not only couldn’t hit Perez right foot. Cormier pitched the seventh, and 2) allowed five runs — three second, but second baseman consistently, they lost a possible Wells, who shut out the Orioles Tim Worrell gave up a run in the earned — and five hits in 5 1-3 Vidro’s throw to first skipped run because of a fan interference on three hits over eight innings eighth before giving way to clos­ innings. He was h u rt by some past the bag, allowing Michaels call. last Wednesday in Baltimore, er Billy Wagner, who got the last defensive lapses and his control: to score.

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N B A P layoffs T-Mac's 22-footer sends series back to Dallas McGrady’s 28-10-8 and Yao's33 and 8 a

Associated Press backcourt and set up behind a Yao screen on the top right of DALLAS — With Shaq and the 3-point line. He buried a Kobe broken up, get ready for long 2-pointer, then made a the era of Yao and T-Mac. It sneering gesture as the arrived in Game 2 of the play­ Mavericks called time. offs. “We shocked them a little bit Yao Ming scored 33 points on by not calling time out,” 13-of-14 shooting — with his McGrady said. “My teammates only miss arguably being more didn’t even know.” of a turnover — and Tracy Given one last chance to sal­ McGrady added 28, but it was vage a split at home, Dallas their spectacular baskets in the failed when Michael Finley final 1:06 that mattered most in missed a jumper. Mavs coach Houston’s thrilling 113-111 vic­ Avery Johnson said Dirk tory over the Dallas Mavericks Nowitzki was the first option, on Monday night for a 2-0 lead but he was double-teamed. in their first-round series. “He had a good shot at the “It’s a new series for us. free throw line,” Johnson said. We’re definitely in the driver’s “It just didn’t go in.” seal,” said McGrady, who is The series moves to Houston leery of being too optimistic for Game 3 on Thursday night. after his team blew a 3-1 lead The Rockets will be carrying a in his last playoff trip, two years nine-game winning streak, ago with Orlando. “ We’ve got to while the Mavs will be reeling stay grounded. We haven’t done from their first consecutive loss­ anything yet.” es under Johnson. They came After controlling the opener into the playoffs 16-2 in his first and the first half of this game, five weeks since replacing Don the Rockets trailed 102-95 with Nelson and now have that many 5:36 left when McGrady began losses in three days. a go-ahead run of six straight The first concern for Dallas is shots with another of his amaz­ getting Nowitzki going. He was ing jumpers. After the 4-of-l 7 — and 9-of-36 for the Mavericks tied it at 109, series — when he made a 16- Houston’s dynamic duo came footer in transition with 7:09 through again, with McGrady left. He scored again on the driving to the rim, then slipping next trip and put Dallas head the ball to Yao for an easy dunk 107-106 with 2:32 left on a with 1:06 left. hook over Yao. Still, he finished Dallas answered, though, 8-of-21 for 26 points. He had Yao Ming celebrates during the Rockets’ 1 1 3 -1 1 1 victory over the Mavericks Monday. Yao had when Dirk Nowitzki — who just two rebounds and commit­ 33 points on 13 for-14 shooting from the field, and added 8 rebounds In the win. broke out of his series-long ted three turnovers. slump midway through the Five other Mavs scored in Barry, including three straight 102-82 loss in the opener of O’Neal for 15. fourth quarter — faked double figures, with Josh 3s early in the second quarter, their playoff series. Then O’Neal missed 22 games McGrady several times and Howard putting up 17, Jason and 14 from Bob Sura, includ­ “After what happened in with a sprained right shoulder nailed a jumper from around Terry 15 and Erick Dampier 14. ing the 3-pointer that put Game 1, we all knew he would before returning with just three the free throw line with 10.4 Keith Van Horn came off the Houston up 109-107. come back in a big way,” Pacers games left. But said he doesn’t seconds left. bench to score 13, going 5-for- It was only fitting that this coach Rick Carlisle said after expect to make his usual offen­ McGrady, however, never hes­ 6 . game came down to the last they tied the series 1-1. “He is sive contributions for the rest of itated. With Yao scoring his most shot considering how the teams the guy you want on your team the playoffs. Running a play he and coach points since getting 40 against fought on every possession. this time of year. We’ll keep rid­ And starting point guard Jeff Van Gundy set up during Toronto on Dec. 20, and Someone wrote “Energy, Effort, ing him as long as we can.” Jamaal Tinsley is still sidelined the last timeout, but hadn’t McGrady making 10 of 19 shots, Excitement” on a wipe board in The best-of-seven series shifts after missing the last 29 regu- shared with anyone but Yao, the Rockets didn’t need much Dallas’ locker room before the to Indiana on Thursday night lar-season games with a bruised McGrady escaped a trap in the else. They got 16 from Jon game, and both teams embod­ for Game 3. left foot. ied it throughout, much to the Miller plans to retire after the Still, the team that made it to delight of 20,884 fans, the season, but still had a big shot last year’s Eastern Conference largest crowd in Mavs history. left in his 39-year-old body. He finals, where it lost to Detroit, Players were scrambling for sank a running jump shot with managed to gel the No. 6 seed loose balls and hurrying to help 37 seconds to go from 17 feet in this year’s playoffs. on defense. There were several . for the game’s final points after “The fourth quarter was kind collisions, one leaving Barry’s deciding to forgo a 3-point of how our season’s gone, play­ nose bloodied, another sending attempt when he saw Ricky ing through adversity, going Houston’s Ryan Bowen to the Davis running at him. through ups and downs,” said locker room to check his ankle. He dribbled and “got by him a Jackson, who scored 16 of his And that was just in the first couple of steps and just pulled 20 points in the first quarter. half. up,” M iller said. “Any adversity we go through is The Rockets led the entire Simple as that for a veteran nothing to us now.” first half, by as much as eight, who has seen ju st about every Boston had taken its biggest but the Mavericks gained con­ defensive approach in his 18 lead, 75-68, on Davis’ basket trol early in the second half — NBA seasons. with 8:21 remaining. But for the first time since 12-10 in But he said he’s not more Indiana outscorcd the Celtics Game 1 — and were ahead emotional because this is his 18-10 in the fourth quarter, most of the last two quarters. last season. which began with the Celtics McGrady still had his share of “Not at all. I’m locked into a leading 69-64. highlight-reel plays, though not great playoff series," he said. Antoine Walker, who had 19 as many as the opener. This “I’m very encouraged how we points, hit a layup that put time, he made Dallas pay for played, for the most part.” Boston ahead 78-74 w ith 2:41 double-teaming him by swing­ That was no surprise to the left. Anthony Johnson’s short ing the ball around until finding Celtics. jumper cut the lead to two and the person left open by the sec­ “We knew the Pacers were Indiana tied the game on ond defender. Later, the Mavs going to come out with a better Jackson’s dunk with 1:41 to go. covered him 1-on-l with some effort,” said Paul Pierce, who Then Johnson hit an easy layup decent results — until it mat­ led Boston with 33 points. and Pierce made one of two free tered most. “ Reggie did a great job carrying throws, leaving Indiana ahead this team.” 80-79 with 56 seconds remain­ Pacers 82, Celtics 79 Miller hit 9-of-l 8 shots after ing. Reggie M iller and the Indiana . going l-for-7 in the opener. The Pierce had a chance to tie it, Pacers climbed out of another Pacers have needed him but missed a very long 3-point- hole, just as they’ve done all because of all the key players er w ith 3.2 seconds to go. season. they lost for long stretches. “We were not as aggressive Now they have home-court After the melee on Nov. 19 at las they were Saturday] and advantage in their playoff series Detroit when several of them that’s something we have to do with the Boston Celtics. went into the stands, Ron Artest offensively.” Pierce said. Miller scored 28 points and was suspended for the rest of The Celtics also can do a bet­ AP the Pacers beat the Celtics 82- the season and the playoffs, ter job of speeding up the tempo Stephen Jackson, left, congratulates Reggie Miller during 79 Monday night two days after Stephen Jackson was suspend­ and not get into the Pacers’ pre­ Monday night’s 82-79 win over the Boston Celtics. he had just seven points in a ed for 30 games and Jermaine ferred halfcourt style. Ar o u n d the N ation Tuesday, A pril 26, 2005 COMPILED PROM 1 HE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES______Page 16

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team record points 1 Johns Hopkins (17) 9-0 425 2 Duke 12-1 408 3 Georgetown 8-2 377 4 Virginia 9-2 370 AP 5 Navy 9-2 351 Former Phillies All-Star and current Mets assistant coach Lenny Dykstra motions before a Spring Training game. 6 Cornell 7-2 342 Dykstra has been accused In a civil lawsuit of taking steroids and gambling illegally during his baseball career. 7 Syracase 6-4 331 8 Army 9-2 305 9 Massachusetts 8-2 271 10 Maryland 5-5 269 Dykstra accused of gambling, steroid use 11 Bucknel! 7-3 240 12 Dartmouth 5-3 206 sworn statement from a ble,” and called the former ed Dykstra with steroids 13 Towson 8-3 201 Associated Press bodybuilder "biased and “more times than I can 14 Yale 7-2 179 Florida bodybuilder and 16 NOTRE DAME 6-4 178 convicted drug dealer w .1 0 aligned with Jones.” In the count,” and that Dykstra 16 Fairfield 9-2 139 LOS ANGELES — Lenny said Dykstra paid him past, Dykstra has denied stepped up his steroid use 17 Denver 6-4 136 Dykstra has been accused $20,000 plus “special using steroids. in spring training of 1993 18 Hotstra 6-6 131 in a civil lawsuit of taking perks” during their eight- Jones, seeking to regain because it was a contract 19 Albany 8-3 120 steroids and gambling ille­ year association to “bulk interest in the car wash year. 20 Brown 8-3 120 gally during his baseball up” the once-slight business, said in a sworn That year, Dykstra led career, according to a ballplayer. statement that the base­ the National League in newspaper report. Dykstra’s lawyer, Daniel ball wagers were a form of hits, walks and runs, near­ Lindsay Jones, Dykstra’s Petrocelli, told the Times payment to him, made “ on ly doubled his previous former partner in a lucra­ the three-time All-Star the basis that Lenny would high in home runs, fin­ tive car wash business, “absolutely denies” the cover all losses, and I ished second to Barry College Softball alleges in the suit that the gambling allegation, call­ would use the winnings to Bonds for most valuable Big East Conference former Philadelphia center ing it “unsubstantiated” live on.” player and led fielder advised him to bet and “a fabricated story The lawsuit, filed last Philadelphia to the World team cvnf. record thousands of dollars with a from a disgruntled part­ year in Ventura County Series. bookmaker on selected ner.” Superior Court, is in bind­ Baseball did not ban Seton Hall 13-2-0 28-13-0 Phillies games in 1993, the Petrocelli, citing Jeff ing arbitration and a deci­ steroids until 2002, though NOTRE DAME 11-1-0 35-10-0 Los Angeles Times report­ Scott’s criminal past, also sion is expected this week. the substances became Syracuse 11-3-0 26-15-0 Connecticut 6-10-0 16-24-0 ed in Sunday editions. said the steroid allegation Scott told the Times in illegal in 1991 unless pre­ Viltanova 6-8-0 32-22-0 The suit also includes a was not “reliable or credi­ an interview that he inject­ scribed by a physician. Boston College 4-6-0 16-20*0 Pittsburgh 4-6-0 18-24-0 Providence 4-8-0 30-15-0 St. John’s 4-8-0 17-28-1 I n B r ief Rutgers 1-11-0 3-37-0 Roddick wins U.S. Men’s “I feel as good as I have,” Roddick have 11 guys working together all Clay title said. “1 hit it [training] hard. A cou­ the time, and you need to coach HOUSTON — Andy Roddick might ple of weeks that I couldn’t do much. them to play the game. These three Women’s MIAA Tennis have put all that talk about him not I was just focusing a lot on off-court players were outstanding individuals being a good player on clay to rest. stuff and 1 felt it paid dividends this for Ball State and were team guys all team league record Roddick completed a dominant week. I felt I was moving really well. the way.” 1 Albkm 6-0 15-4 week on clay Sunday by easily beat­ Three Ball State football All three were taken on the sixth 2 Hope 5-1 9-8 ing Sebastien Grosjean of France 6- players drafted round on Sunday. They’ll report to 3 Kalamazoo 5-1 12-5 2, 6-2 for his th ird U.S. Men’s Clay MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State’s foot­ their new teams Thursday and begin 4 Calvin 4-2 10-5 Court title in five years. ball team last season had more NFL rookie minicamps next week. 5 Alma 2-4 5-10 “It’s a challenge, it’s something draft picks than victories. Gaudio fights off match 6 SAINT MARY'S 2-4 7-9 they said — I can’t play on clay,” The Cardinals had more players point for comeback victory 7 Olivet 1-6 9-10 Roddick said. “This is the stuff you selected — three — than Notre EIRAS, Portugal — French Open 8 Tri-Slate 0-7 2-15 live for. Sometimes you have to get a Dame, and more than Purdue and champion Gaston Gaudio saved a little chip on your shoulder. I’ll defi­ Indiana combined. match point and went on to beat Jan nitely try to change that negative to a The picks of receiver Dante Hernych of the Czech Republic 6-7 positive.” Ridgeway and punter Reggie Hodges, (5), 7-5, 6-0 in the first round of the around the dial “ I ’m as co n fid e n t as I have fe lt both by St. Louis, and safety Justin Estoril Open on Monday. going over there,” Roddick said. “I’m Bcriault, by Dallas, gave Ball State a Hernych had a match point serving excited about the opportunity to lake record three players taken in the at 5-4 in the second set, but second- a good round here and take it over draft this year. seeded Gaudio fought back in the there against the guys that play on Not bad for a team that won only midst of winning 10 consecutive NBA this stuff and that’s how they pay the two games. games. The match lasted 2 hours, 24 New Jersey at Miami 8 p.m., TNT bills.” “This is definitely proof that foot­ minutes. Sacramento at Seattle 10:30 p.m., TNT Roddick felt fit for the tournament ball is the ultimate team game,” Ball “It was very complicated but 1 did despite playing in his first tourna­ State coach Brady Hoke said it and I am very happy,” said Gaudio, ment in three weeks. Monday. “In this game, you need to from Argentina. Tuesday, A pril 26, 2005 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 17

NBA Suns upbeat headed into Game 2 with Memphis

Star forward. Shawn it’s tough for them.” Stoudemire could have had M arion expected to the ball a few more times, D’Antoni said, but the Suns play despite injury fell in love with the 3-point shot. “Sometimes he was there Associated Press and he was open and we did­ n’t get him the balj,” D’Antoni PIIOHNIX — Shawn Marion’s said. “They don’t give him a aching wrist and Am are lot of opportunities, but when Sloudemiro’s low-scoring play­ they do, we need to take off debut were the dominant advantage of it. subjects a day after the “But sometimes we get in a Phoenix Suns unleashed a 3- 3-point mode and don’t think point barrage to boat the we can miss, and maybe take Memphis Grizzlies. some ill-advised shots once in Coach Mike D'Antoni didn’t a w h ile .” let either issue affect his good Steve Nash praised the 22- humor or his faith in his year-old Stoudemire for not young team heading into caving in to frustration when Game 2 of the best-of-sevcn the Grizzlies shut down the first-round series on Suns' devastating pick-and- Wednesday night. roll. Marion sprained his right “We’d like to get the ball to wrist on a hard foul from Amare,” Nash said. “That’s Shane Battier in Sunday our No. 1 goal. At the same night’s 114-103 triumph over tim e, w hen w e’ re m aking 3s the Grizzlies. like that and guys are open, He stayed in the game but it's hard to find that fine line was wearing a brace and did­ of when to take the shot and n't practice on Monday. when to try to find Amare. By "It hurts, man,” Marion said. the end of the series, Amare “If it was today, it would be w ill have his say, that’s for no-go. We’ll see how it is in a sure.” couple o f days.” Stoudemire had a warning if D'Antoni dismissed the the Grizzlies change their tac­ prospect of playing without tics and he gets loose inside. Marion — who had 26 points “If I do get the ball, it’s and 13 rebounds in the Open­ going to be a tragic ending to er. their series,” he said. “But “I’m not giving him that pos­ we’ve got guys who can shoot sibility,” D'Antoni joked. “If the ball from the outside, so it's barely broken, lie’s still it’s pick your poison.” going. It's got to be a com­ Grizzlies’ coach Mike pound fracture. It's got to be a Fratello took the common- bone sticking out of his skin.” sense approach that it would In other words, expect be harder for the Suns to M arion to play. knock down 3s than it would The Grizzlies’ defense con­ for Stoudemire to slam home centrated on Stoudemire, the dunks. NBA's fifth-leading scorer at Phoenix ruined the strategy AP Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash drives past Memphis Grizzlies guard Jason Williams In the Suns' 20 points per game. by sinking 7-of-8 3-pointers, Stoudemire wound up with including four straight to end victory Sunday In Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Nash and the Suns are confident nine points, lie was held to the first quarter, to blow open headed Into Game 2 Wednesday, despite an Injury to forward Shawn Marion. single digits only six times in a 39-28 lead. this season, and Stoudemire away the inside,” forward something away.” 80 games in the regular sea­ “You have to give something topped 40 six times, the Mike Miller said, “that then The Grizzlies played the son. to get something and try to Grizzlies know there is no we got out and contest the 3s Suns even after that first So Phoenix relied on its deal with certain strengths of easy answer, and that their or make them put it on the quarter, but never could catch long-range option, and sank teams,” Fratello said. “You strategy for Game 1 probably floor one time and make them them or make the critical stop. 15-of-32 3-pointers. know that when you try to was as good as any. make an extra pass. There’s Fratello said his players got “They can either stay on the take away certain things it They just have to do a better no question they’re going to caught up in the supercharged shooters and let me get a few may open up other things and job and hope the inevitable get shots. atmosphere and tried to run touches, or sag in on me and it’s whether or not they take shots don’t fall. “When everyone can shoot with the Suns in the first let the shooters get all the advantage of th a t.” “The one thing that we’ve and there’s big guys down low quarter. touches,” Stoudemire said. Since each Suns’ starter had got to concentrate on is when that can play, you’ve got to “You know that fools gold “Whatever the case may be, at least one 30-point game we do drop down and take give something up to lake you talk about, where you’re kind of running along saying ‘Hey, this is nice, 22-21, it's cool,”' Fratello said. “Then all S *Z% hf (SWdaq- Students Call Before of a sudden you get hit with four 3-pointers in a row. We On Tuesdays, get our specialty have to learn from those type for TW O for only You Pack!!! of things.” A sjc-te of chckm, D'Antoni is emphasizing to w m y ,t m t & of both w w :l w

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NBA MLB Telfair to be featured Cubs down Cincinnati 10-6 in new documentary M ark P rio r feels like he is NBA would like to halt with a getting close to his dominant Trail Blazers rookie minimum age lim it of 20. form. Teammate Nomar jumped straight from This was no easy choice and Garciaparra hopes surgery will no easy time for Telfair, a 6-foot, help him return to the Cubs’ high school to NBA 160-pounder who led power­ lineup more quickly. house Abraham Lincoln High Prior struck out a season- School to three New York City high 10 in six strong innings Associated Press public league titles and one state and Neifi Perez hit a three-run championship. NBA scouts homer and had four RBIs to NEW YORK — Sebastian tracked his every point and lead the Chicago Cubs over the Telfair was at Jay-Z's Manhattan assist during his senior year. A Cincinnati Reds on Monday nightclub with his family, watch­ sneaker deal was thrown at him night. ing TV and waiting for the by Adidas. He made it to the After the game, Garciaparra announcement from the cover of Sports Illustrated. said he w ill have surgery on M a d is o n And always present, like a his groin Wednesday in Square great weight, there was the deci­ Philadelphia and hopes to play Garden sion: Go pro or attend Louisville again this season. Dr. W illiam podium that and play for Rick Pitino? C. Meyers will not reattach the would send His cousin Stephen Marbury of groin, but will clean up tissue him across the New York Knicks spent a around the injured area. the country year at Georgia Tech before he “The decision was made dur­ and change was selected fourth in the NBA ing today’s game after coming his life.The draft. His half brother, back and talking to the doc­ B r o o k l y n Providence’s Jamel Thomas, tors,” Garciaparra said. “It’s Telfair AP point guard dreamed of NBA stardom but going to be a minor procedure. Chicago Cubs outfielder Derrek Lee gets a hit during the w ith a daz­ wasn’t chosen. “When you do something like Cubs’ 10-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds Monday night. Lee zling mix of smarts and skills Hock originally planned a this, it’s not just the tendon, was 2 for 3 with two RBIs for the game. was selected by the Portland short piece about high school there’s other tissues that often Trail Blazers with the No. 13 players heading directly to the get damaged when you have “They’re a good hitting ball- Prior struck out Wilson with pick in last year’s NBA draft. NBA — like Kobe Bryant, Kevin som ething this extre m e,” he club. Think about the hitters his 106th and final pitch to That moment is captured by Garnett and LeBron James — added. they got in there, |Ken] Griffey, retire the side in the sixth. He director Jonathan Hock and cin­ for HBO’s “On the Record With The shortstop injured his [Sean] Casey, [Adam] Dunn, gave up two runs on six hits ematographer Alastair Bob Costas.” What he found was groin last Wednesday in St. they’re very good and tough to and two walks. He didn’t want Christopher in “Through the a more compelling story. Louis when he slipped running face back-to-back,” said Prior. to push another inning so Fire.” The documentary made “Clearly someone was going to out of the batter’s box. He is You’re trying to reinvent the early in the season. its world premiere at the be next, and it was going to be expected to miss several wheel as far as pitch “No sense in getting blown Tribeca Film Festival — a mere very interesting to watch it hap­ months. sequences. Getting through out in first part of season. I’m subway ride away from the pen,” Hock said. “And the per­ Prior (3-0) fought thorough those innings, matching their still trying to get into shape,” Coney Island housing project son people were talking about wildness over the first three pitcher, gave us a chance to Prior said. where Telfair grew up — and was Sebastian. And I’d been out innings, throwing 63 pitches stay in the game. Perez broke a 2-all tie in the chronicles the soul-searching of to Coney Island and I’d seen him and walking two. but still Prior has won all three of his fifth inning with an RBI single one of the most publicized high play and nobody really thought struck out six. He had three starts this season and is look­ to right field off Wilson. school players to come out of that it would happen for him strikeouts in the second inning ing a lot like the pitcher he Derrek Lee then followed New York. because he’s small, but everyone but Austin Kearns reached was in 2003 when he went 18- with a two-run double to left, “I’m not a pro basketball was kind of rooting for him.” first base when he swung at a 6. He gave up his first earned scoring Jerry Hairston and scout, but he's a basketball Telfair, who turns 20 in June, wild pitch for strike three. run of the year in the fourth, a Perez to give the Cubs a 5-2 prodigy,” Hock said. “They’ve always believed he was ready to “It’s coming. I felt probably leadoff homer to Austin lead. Lee was 2-for-3 with two been talking about him since the play with the big boys, but the best I’ve felt,” Prior said. Kearns. RBIs. sixth grade.” admits he still has a lot to learn. 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team and his players. have been those who played Greats “I think it’s no secret I was here years ago who benefited [angry] with the way the most from the experience. continued from page 24 University handled Coach “This is probably one of the Willingham, I was a huge fan of bigger thrills I’ve had in a long “The worst thing you can do is Coach W illingham’s,” Zorich time. I had a ball. It almost take them all through practice said. “Saying that, I got a phone makes me think about coaching and bring them in to a game sit­ call about a month ago from ... I never thought that.I would uation and then all of a sudden Coach Weis, and we spent enjoy being on the sidelines like say ‘OK, half of the offense goes maybe a half hour, forty-five that,” Brown said. “It was a over here, the other h a lf goes minutes on the phone, and he blast for me, and that’s the one over here.’ You almost defeat reminded me so much of what thing you want these guys to the purpose of why you practice H oltz ta lke d abo ut as fa r as understand.” so much.” bringing back an attitude, bring­ Despite early speculation to While supporting Theismann’s ing back that winning desire.” the contrary, Brown will not reasoning, Montana, who was “All of a sudden you have a serve the team in any official acquainted with Weis as a stu­ coach telling you that he needs capacity next season. dent, defended his inheritance nasty, mean players. Well, I Nonetheless, he, along with the of the Blue team. kinda got excited. So when he other honorary coaches, “It helps when you know him asked me to coach, I was like expressed a willingness to give from school,” Montana said. “He ‘Coach? I ’m ready to suit up.’” back to the institution. was a suitemate of a couple guys Without a doubt, the presence “ If we’re given the opportunity I knew.” of the four coaches proved to be to help in some way shape or Before the game, each coach a memorable opportunity for the form , I th in k every one o f us spoke to the team, with current Irish players. would want to do anything we Montana, Theismann and Zorich “We talked about a lot of tech­ could to help the University of speaking at Friday’s team meet­ nique and football stuff, lots of Notre Dame and help the young ALLIE GREENE/The Observer ing and Brown giving the pre­ life stuff too. It was great having men here,” Theismann said. Kelly McDavitt serves in a Monday match against Olivet. game speech on Saturday. Much [Zorich] here. He’s like a mentor In the end, Montana may have The Belles defeated Olivet in a 9-0 shutout. of what they said revolved to me, so it was great to be able best summarized what it all around the direction of the foot­ to talk to him,” defensive MVP meant, not only for the 78 play­ ball program. Trevor Laws said. ers who participated on Tri-State. Stevenson hopes to “ When I talked to them today, Wide receiver Jeff Samardzija, Saturday but for the roughly Olivet see the Belles post a sim ila r I tried to let them know, ‘Hey, who played on the Gold team, 8,400 current students and the performance against the Scots I’ve been right where you are.’ echoed Laws’ sentiments. thousands of alumni spread continued from page 24 as they did Monday. In 1986 when Lou |Holtz] came “Any time you can get advice across the country. “They also beat Olivet, so it in, he was talking about all from a great legend like that, “Notre Dame, whether you stressed throughout the year as should be a little tougher than it these great things that we wore you gotta take it all the time,” he play sports or not, can be a a key to success. was today,” he said. “ But at going to do, but we had to said. “If you can get some tremendous experience, and one “ It’s good to have another one least since I've been coach believe in him. It started that insight on how to play the that you’ll always look back on,” like this,” Palombo said. "It was we’ve never lost to them.” year, and a couple years later, receiver position better from he said. “ 1 still wish 1 was here.” really good to win 9-0. I defi­ Palombo also looks for they won the championship,” Tim Brown, its something you nitely think we have some confi­ Monday’s success and confi­ Brown said. “The same thing want to listen to.” Contact Eric Retter at dence back, and dence to carry into here, these guys have to do the Ultimately, though, it may [email protected] everyone is feel­ Tuesday’s regular same thing. They have to believe ing really good.” “I definately think season finale, as in what’s happening, and I think Stevenson also we have some the squad turns its is pleased w ith eyes to the M1AA if they do, they’d bring it back.” confidence back, Yet, much of what the four the confidence tournament next coaches told the team tran­ level of the and everyone is weekend. scended the playing field. Belles right now. feeling really “We’re hoping to “I can see it win,” she said, “We’re trying to let these guys g o o d ." know that this experience, these im proving,” “ and then i t ’s a are going to be the best four Stevenson said. matter of a getting years of their life. After this, “They have to Kristen Palombo as many people to you’re going to start paying keep up the Belles tennis player w in as possible, mortgages, you’re going to start wins, though. A because it gets paying car notes, having fami­ loss can destroy everyone’s co nfi­ lies and stuff like that, and all of that confidence real fast. That dence up. We can’t take away a sudden, it goes a bit faster can be a fragile thing some­ any of our matches, but we can than it does in college,” Zorich times.” still play to place higher for the said. “ I just want to express to Their next test is a home conference tournament, so we them to enjoy their four years match Tuesday against Alma have a lot of confidence going here.” College (4-10), a team who into it.” With regards to the football shared the Belles 1-4 confer­ field, the four seemed to be in ence record going into their Contact Tim Dougherty at agreement that Weis was the Monday match against winless [email protected] man to lead Notre Dame to where those close to the team or the school want it to be. “Any time you bring in a guy like Charlie Weis, with all his essi, experience, you know that BRAD CARMEAN/The Observer you’re headed in the right direc­ Corey Mays lines up in Saturday's Blue and Gold game. Joe tion,” Brown said. “What I tried Montana and Chris Zorich coached Mays on the Blue Team. You’re a to instill on the kids today is, ‘Hey look, you have to pay atten­ 7 % math major, tion to this guy, you have to lis­ ten to him, and you have to believe in what he’s saying, Headqiiartei you should because he can take you to ‘Area’s largest selection!’ where you want to go.’” However, Weis’ greatest suc­ know is cess thus far in his short tenure M a le Pole as head coach may prove to be Only one mile from Campus! rallying a community that was than fragmented by the Tyrone East Bank Emporium Restaurant Building Willingham firing around his 121 S. Niles @ Jefferson, downtown South Bend (574) 232-8488 ♦ Hours; Mon.-Sat. 10 - 6 eriod Attention Students! Graduation Weekend: SUMMER WORK Your seat is reserved. • Excellent Pay • Flexible schedules Since your parents picked up your meal tab for the • Customer sales/service MISHAWAKA. 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NCAA Men’s Basketball NFL JUCO star Calloway Colts draft Michigan's Jackson secondary that has consistently been a primary concern for Associated Press been the Colts’ biggest trouble years. commits to Indiana spot. The rebuilding project began INDIANAPOLIS — The “I’m a tough guy who can when team president Bill Polian nationally in field goal per­ Indianapolis Colts wanted more cover and compete,” Jackson arrived following the 1997 sea­ Associated Press centage (74.3), scoring and punch from their secondary, and said after being drafted son. assists. they’re hoping Marlin Jackson Saturday. “I can make myself He traded for Tyrone Poole and BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Earl Georgia Perimeter went 23- can fill that and my teammates better.” signed free agent Jeff Burris, Calloway, a versatile junior 7 and finished second in the job with a At Michigan, Jackson devel­ both cornerbacks. college guard from Georgia, conference and regional tour­ k n o c k o u t oped into the Wolverines’ top The next year Indianapolis signed to play with the Indiana nament.He started two of 28 p e r f o r m ­ cornerback and challenged wide signed free agent safety Chad Hoosiers on Monday. games at New Mexico, where ance. receiver Braylon Edwards daily Cota, and in 2001, Polian At 6-foot-3 and 175 pounds, he averaged 1.9 points. J a c k s o n , in practice. brought in cornerback Nick Calloway led Georgia Calloway is the third mem­ the Colts’ Both were rewarded this Harper from the Canadian Perimeter College in scoring ber of this year’s recruiting first-round weekend as firs t-ro u n d picks. Football League. with 18 points per game. class, joining 6-10 center Ben pick, The Colts took Jackson at No. 29, That trend has continued on He also averaged 4.8 assists Allen and 6-5 guard Joey d e s c r ib e s while Edwards went to Cleveland draft weekends, when the Colts and 5 steals, lie is the first Shaw, and he played at himself as a Jackson at No. 3. have used more than one-third jun ior college player Davis has Westlake High School in physical Now the Colts hope Jackson of their total picks — 17 of 49 — signed since A tla n ta — player, a perfect fit for a defense can help improve their defense. on defensive backs over the last taking over as "He had a year o f the same trying to change its image and a Indianapolis’ secondary has six years. coach in school for­ S e p t e m b e r experience at the mer Hoosier 2001 and the Division I level and guard A.J. first JUCO another year to learn at Moye g ra d ­ NCAA F o o tb a ll player to join uated from. the lloosiers one of the top junior C a llo w a y since Lynn college programs in the scored Washington in country. “ m ore th an Stubblefield inks pro deal 1999. Calloway 1,300 points has also played in his prep one season at Mike Davis career and New Mexico Indiana head coach was a first- under former team a ll- Illinois coach state selec­ Lou Henson and will have two tion as a senior when he led years of eligibility remaining. Westlake to the Class 4A state “He had a year of experi­ championship. Shaw, a 6-foot- ence at the Division 1 level and 6 shooting guard from another year to learn at one of Phoenix, averaged 20 points, the top junior college pro­ seven rebounds and six assists grams in the country, so we as a junior at Chandler High see him as someone who can School, lie led Deer Valley step in and make an immedi­ High School to a runner-up ate impact,” Davis said in a finish in Class 5A this year. written statement. “Joey can flat out shoot the The Associated Press left a basketball, and when you con­ message on Davis’ cell phone sider that he is 6-foot-6 and seeking comment. probably still growing, he has Calloway ranked fifth in the the potential to be a defen­ nation in 3-point percentage sive stopper on the perime- CHUY BENITEZ/The Observer (44.7) and ninth in steals. He ' ter," Davis said in the state­ Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton throws against Notre Dame last season. Orton’s teammate, wide was also ranked in the top 50 ment. receiver Taylor Stubblefield, signed with the Carolina Panthers Monday. He wasn’t invited to the Associated Press annual NFL scouting com­ Turtle Creek Apartments bine in Indianapolis but WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — played in the East-West Purdue receiver Taylor Shrine Game and the Senior Stubblefield, a first-team Bowl. MAKE YOUR FINAL DECISION AN EASY ONE All-American who was Stubblefield, who picked bypassed in the NFL college Carolina over San Diego and draft, said he will sign with Tennessee, said he thought the Carolina Panthers as a he was not drafted because free agent. of his height. • Walk to campus Stubblefield set an NCAA “ T h a t’s w h a t’s held against • Hook-up with friends, just record last season with 316 me, but my production is career receptions but was what’s keeping me in this," blocks from your favorite not picked in the two-day the 6-foot receiver said. “1 draft. 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It Courier. worked out that the Lord * Restrictions Apply Expires 4/30/05 Stubblefield had 89 recep­ took care of me today.” tions for 1,095 yards and 16 The only Purdue player touchdowns last season and taken in the draft was quar­ was one of three finalists for terback Kyle Orton, who was the Biletnikoff Award, pre­ selected on the fourth round sented each year to the by Chicago, the 106th pick #1 N D HOT SPOT nation’s top college receiver. o ve ra ll. page 22 The Observer ♦ SPORT S Tuesday, A p ril 26, 2005

K8888 %&&***&» Hartmann came up with the big Stenglein hit in that inning, knocking Lopez home a two-RBI single that continued from page 24 continued from page 24 scored Nicole Wicks and Kellie Middleton. The Irish added four more the stalemate in the second second run was a bloop hit. runs in the third inning, includ­ game. Trailing 7-4 with no outs “ We d id n ’t do a good job of ing Mallorie Lenn’s first homer in the bottom of the ninth, the hitting ourselves and taking of the season, a two-run shot. green-clad ballplayers threat­ care of our opportunities to Seton Hall scored a run in the ened with two runners on score runs.” fourth to make the score 6-1, base. Oddly enough, Pierce also and threatened to get back in That’s when junior shortstop scored the first run of the the game the very next inning. Greg Lopez used a little help game, and Djakalovic came up In the fifth inning, starting from Mother Nature. Lopez — with the RBI, scor­ pitcher Heather batting .350 and fielding nearly DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer ing Pierce with a Booth started to Freshman Ross Brezovsky covers first base for senior M att “We came back perfectly throughout the last sacrifice fly in the falter for the Edwards during Monday’s game against Villanova. 12 games for the Irish — kept fourth inning. The and did much Irish, with a walk his head down, shifted his ball was popped better [in game and two singles shut down the Wildcats in the The Irish head into finals weight and nailed the ball high up into short cen- two], but even then loading the bases. into the air. top of the inning. The Wildcats week with a 24-15-1 record, terfield, but mis- Booth then Easy out. had a runner on second base having won 10 out of their last communication by we could have walked in two Sacrifice fly — so it seemed. after a sacrifice bunt, but 12 games. They are on an the Irish outfield­ played much straight runs and But the ball kept going. Doherty fanned outfielder eight-game unbeaten streak. ers allowed Pierce better. ” was replaced by What looked like a routine James Dolbier with hard fast­ After taking the series open­ to easily score on Stenglein. Ste­ fly-out turned into a wind- ball and got a fly-out from er 5-2, Friday, winning the the play. nglein allowed a aided, game-tying home run. infielder Mark Cardillo to get early-bird contest, Monday Notre Dame tied Deanna Gumpf bloop RBI to score Lopez poked the three-run out of the jam. morning, and staging a valiant the game in the Irish coach another Seton dinger over the right field The Irish threatened again in comeback effort to forge a tie bottom of the sev­ Hall run, but kept fence, and all the Villanova the bottom half of the inning in the final game, Monday enth inning, with the Pirates off the right-fielder could do was turn w ith the bases loaded and two afternoon, the Irish (24-15-1, Megan Ciolli coming back from board the rest of the way. and w atch as the ball sailed outs, but junior pinch-hitter 10-4-1 Big East) moved into an 0-2 count to single up the “We came back and did much over the 331-foot fence. Matt Bransfield popped out to sole possession of second place middle with one out. Meghan better [in game two], but even The homer was Lopez’s sec­ end the game. in the Big East standings — Ruthrauff then came through then we could have played ond of the season. The Irish just couldn’t get the behind only St. John’s (26-12, with an RBI double to score much better,” Gumpf said. Revved up and primed for a key hits when they needed 11-3). Boston College (26-14, Ciolli, and Ruthrauff moved up “Heather [Booth] really had series sweep, the Irish failed to them. 11-5) sits .012 percentage to third base on the throw trouble finding the zone today, get the next two batters on “Other than Gaston’s and points behind Notre Dame. home. and th a t’s usually not a prob­ base. Junior centerfielder Alex Lopez’s hits, we really didn’t The Irish own the head-to- But Notre Dame could not lem for her.” Nettey then smashed a solid get the big hits,” coach Paul head advantage over BC bring the winning run home, as Notre Dame remains at home grounder to short, beat out the M ainieri said. because of a 2-1 series win at Katie Laing (lied out to short to take on Northwestern (34- throw to first and advanced to On the day, Gaston and Lopez BC. And, just one game behind left field and Liz Hartmann 10) in a single-game matchup second on an error. batted 4-8 and 4-7, respective­ St. John’s, the Irish s till face struck out. With the win, Seton today at 5 p.m. The 15th- With the winning run 180 ly, in leading the Irish offense the Red Storm in a pivotal Hall increased its winning ranked Wildcats — who have feet away, freshman third to a team series batting aver­ three-game set beginning May streak against Notre Dame to won 16 of their last 17 games baseman Brett Lilley stepped age of .343 against a W ildcat 7. Each game of the weekend five games. — were scheduled to take on to the plate. Lilley belted the staff that ranked third in the series w ill be televised by The Pirates’ streak would not the Irish in a doubleheader, but first-pitch right to the right- Big East w ith a 3.53 ERA and a ESPNU, ESPN 2 and CSTV continue, as Notre Dame teed the teams agreed to shorten the fielder for the final out of the .241 opponent batting average. respectively. off early against Meyer — who series to just one game. inning. Gaston improved his batting started both games Monday — Neither team scored in the average to .305, while Lopez Contact Tom Dorwart at and knocked her out of the Contact Justin Schuver at 10th. Ace closer Ryan Doherty upped his to .292. [email protected] game in the second inning. [email protected]

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B aseb a ll N D SOFTBALL Hitting the cut-off Notre Dame and A gust of wind gives team a 7-7tie in shortened second contest Seton Hall split By TOM DORWART Sports W riter Stenglein's 19 Ks to salvage a split with the first-place Pirates, winning Despite clinching their series not enough as Irish game two 11-4. against the Villanova Wildcats Game one lived up to its Monday morning, the Irish have lose by a tough run billing as a matchup of the a sour taste in their mouths. Big East’s most dominant Notre Dame won the opening pitchers, with Meyer coming game of the make-up double- By JUSTIN SCHUVER into the game with a 0.95 header 9-4 — which started at Senior Staff Writer ERA and a 20-4 record and 9:30 in the morning. Stenglein with a 1.14 ERA But, after an electric come­ Steffany Stenglein showed and a 16-4 mark. Neither back, the second game ended in again why she is a dominant team managed much offense a 7-7, 10-inning tie because of pitcher in the Big East, but against the starters, with the the Big East’s travel rule — the offense couldn’t back her Irish collecting five hits off which states that no teams can up. Meyer. play an inning after 4:30 p.m. S tenglein The difference came in the Eastern Standard Time. p it c h e d top of the ninth inning, when In the first game, sophomore n in e in ­ D’Arcy Djakalovic got jammed right-hander Dan Kapala n in g s and on a pitch and popped the pitched his second complete- poste d a ball just behind first base for game in a row. Kapala (3-1) s c h o o l- r e ­ a bloop single that scored earned his third win of the sea­ co rd 19 Katie Pierce from second. son after allowing four runs on strikeouts Meyer set down the Irish in eight hits and four walks. w h ile a ll­ the bottom of the ninth for the Catcher Sean Gaston — batting owing just win. in the nine spot — blasted a three hits, Stenglein “It was unfortunate for three-run home run in the b u t N o tre Steffany,” Irish coach Deanna third-inning to give the Irish an Dame’s offense couldn’t sol-ve Gumpf said. “She really early 8-3 lead. The round-trip- Seton Hall (28-13, 13-3) pitched great; I don’t think per was Gaston’s first of the pitcher Megan Meyer as the she could have pitched any season. Irish (35-10, 11-1) dropped better. The first run was a The Irish were lucky to get DUSTIN MENNELLAZThe Observer game one of its doublehcader miscommunication, and the Greg Lopez takes a cut during Monday's doubleheader against against the Pirates 2-1. The see LOPEZ/page 22 Villanova. The Irish won the first game and tied the second. second-place Irish were able sec STENGLEIN/page 22

SMC Tennis F ootball Belles dominate, Guest coaches relish chance cruise to 9-0 winN D alums send messages to players that extend past football By ERIC RETTER ing in sophomore Mary Beth News Writer By T IM DOUGHERTY Pavela’s No. 3 doubles slot due Sports Writer to Pavela’s late classes. Gavoor It was a case study in the con­ worked with sophomore team­ trast of quarterback behavior on On the heels of two straight mate Tara O’Brien for the dou­ Saturday — not so much on the non-conference victories last bles victory, but Pavela made it field, where sophomore starter week, Saint Mary’s shut out back in time to play and win Brady Quinn was the star of the Olivet College 9-0 Monday to her singles match. day — but in the press room, net its first conference win since After rescheduling the match where Notre Dame football leg­ defeating Tri-State by the same twice already this year, the third ends reacted to crowds of a dif­ score on April 5. time proved to be a charm for ferent type. The Belles dominated the the Belles, who coach Dee Joe Montana, known through­ Comets (9-10,1-6 M1AA), taking Stevenson said always enjoy out his playing days for his suc­ all but one set in every match. their matches with the Comets cess under pressure, seemed to In an otherwise flawless team — a team against whom the somewhat shy away from the performance, junior co-captain Belles have not lost since cameras and questions, while Kristen Palombo dropped her Stevenson took over the Saint Joe Theismann, longtime TV first set 6-1 before settling Mary’s program in 2001. commentator recently inducted down and ripping off consecu­ “ They are a nice team ,” he into the college football Hall of KELLY HIGGINS/The Observer Joe Montana, center, poses with Anthony Fasano, left, and tive 6-1 victories to win the said. “They have nice players, Fame, appeared to thrive under Chris Frome before Saturday’s Blue-Gold Game. match. and a nice coach. It’s always a the Saturday afternoon spot­ “The girl had no pace on the pleasure to play them.” light. ball, and usually you don’t get The win improves the Belles The signal-calling tandem rep­ Facing Quinn on the opposing “The way Charlie I Weis] pushers in number one singles,” overall record to 7-9, while resented just half of the Irish sideline — as well as the rest of explained it, 1 thought it was a Palombo said. “But after I lost keeping them in fifth place in gridiron greats present, as for­ the first team offense and the very good idea. You want to try that first set I told myself, the MIAA at 2-4. More impor­ mer defensive tackle Chris first-team defense — Theismann and maintain as much continu­ ‘You’re not going to lose the tant than the numbers, though, Zorich and He is man Award-win­ and Brown’s Gold Team faced ity as you can when you’re put­ match.’ I was really happy I was Palombo said the win was able ning receiver Tim Brown also an uphill battle. After initially ting in a new system and every­ able to comeback like that.” to instill the players with confi­ serving as honorary coaches for and jestingly describing the split thing is new for these guys,” he For the second time in as dence — a feeling she has the 76th annual Blue-Gold as “cheating,” Theismann said. many weeks, sophomore Game, which Montana and admitted that it was the right Armene Gavoor saw action, fill­ see OLIVET/page 20 Zorich’s Blue team won 28-6. move for the team. see GREATS/page 20

(/) NCAA BASKETBALL NFL MLB NBA NBA PLAYOFFS MLB Junior college transfer Purdue wide reciever The Cubs defeated the Suns confident Tracy McGrady's Oliver Perez leads Earl Calloway will Taylor Stubblefield was Reds 10-8 Monday, and despite forward Shawn game-winner puts the Pirates to a 2-0 victory 3 attend the University of signed by the Carolina the team learned that Marion's wrist injury. Rockets up 2-0 in their over Houston. ocCD Indiana next season. Panthers after not being shortstop Nomar series with the drafted this weekend. Garciaparra w ill under­ Mavericks. o < go surgery. A m w page 21 page 21 page 18 page 17 page 15 page 14