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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 40: ISSUE 124 MONDAY. APRIL 21,2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Student killed in bus crash in Thailand Zahm Hall junior Andrew Bunikis, 20, had taken a semester off to teach English to native students

By BILL BRINK paper, the bus crashed in the Corry Colonna, Zahm's rec­ "They were in shock, devas­ wrote in the e-mail. "He was News Editor Phitsanulok Province at 11:45 tor, said he learned of the tated," Colonna said. "It was our brother and my friend p.m. Seven other people were accident Friday afternoon. not a case where he was sick and I'm sure that all of us killed and 31 were injured. "I actually received a phone or anything of that sort. You will miss him dearly. Andrew Bunikis, a junior "Andrew's family and the call from one of his friends, just say goodbye figuring "Andrew was an exception­ from Zahm Hall, died in a bus Notre Dame family have suf­ I'm not sure how she found you'd see him again. It's sad ally kind and giving young crash in Thailand Friday. fered and shared a tragic out," Colonna said. "The most he was so far from home man. He cared a lot about Bunikis, 20, from Phoenix, loss," University president Fr. important thing was to get when this happened." this hall and his friends." Ariz., took a semester off to John Jenkins said in the the University in the loop, After Bunikis' close friends Zahm held a mass to com­ teach English to students in statement. "We assure the and spend time confirming were told, Colonna sent an e­ memorate Bunikis Friday. Fr. the Asian country. He first Bunikis family of our prayers things with the U.S. con­ mail to Zahm residents Mark Poorman and former worked there last summer as during this difficult time, con­ sulate." informing them of the acci­ Zahm rector Fr. Dan Parrish part of Notre Dame's Student fident that Andrew will be After he heard about the dent. attended, as did approximate­ lnt~rnational Business embraced by the fullness of accident, Colonna called his "[Bunikisl would e-mail me ly 80 Zahm residents, Council, the University said in God's love." hall staff together and told regularly about his experi­ Colonna said. a statement. Bunikis was an accountancy them. After that, he gathered ences there, and the differ­ "He was pretty determined According to an article in major from Phoenix, Ariz., Bunikis' closest friends to ence he was making with the The Nation, a Bangkok news- the statement said. inform them in person. children he taught," Colonna see STUDENT/page 3

Students, fans gather for unveiling of ''The Shirt 2008'' Committee says design came from Grantland Rice's 1924 article, meant to "send a message of confidence" in team's future

Inspiration for the Shirt came By ASHLEY CHARNLEY from Grantland Rice's article News Writer written about Notre Dame's foot­ ball team in 1924. The opening Hundreds of Notre Dame fans line was, "Outlined against the crowded outside Hammes gray, blue sky, the Four Bookstore Friday for the unveil­ Horseman rode again." ing of "The Shirt 2008." The "From there, we decided we marching band, Irish Guard, also wanted to send a message cheerleaders, and the Porn of confidence in our future," Squad were there to celebrate Gott said. the newest shirt design. The committee is made up of This year's shirt is navy blue Gott and seven other members. with "Wake Up the Echoes" ris­ This is the 19th version of ing out of the words "Notre "The Shirt," and since its first Dame Football 2008" in white on year. it has raised over $5 mil­ the front. The back of the shirt lion for students in need of med­ reads: "Outlined against a blue, ical funding. The funding has gray October sky ... Notre Dame been distributed to over 200 dif­ will rise again." The words sur­ ferent clubs on campus, Gott round a picture of a player said. This year, 50 percent of At top left, Mike Colic wearing a number 12 jersey, this proceeds will go The Shirt addresses crowd. At top clutching his gold helmet as he Medical Fund, and the other half looks out into the packed stadi­ will go to the clubs on campus, right, The Shirt 2008. At um. The 1977 and 1988 champi­ Gott said. bottom right, people wait onship banners hang over his Mike Golic, former Irish foot­ head. ball player and host of the radio in line at the unveiling. "Creating the design is very show "Mike and Mike in the much a team effort, but the hard Morning" on ESPN, was the work of making the design a keynote speaker for the event. • reality was the job of Anna He invigorated the crowd before PHOTOS BY Jordan, a senior in Farley Hall," the Shirt was available for sale. said Jason Gott, president of VANESSA GEMPIS "The Shirt 2008" Committee. see SHIRT/page 4 Holocaust memorial Clubs dispute in Crossfire debates

By KATIE PERALTA Friday!," said junior Assistant News Editor Mike Scholl, treasurer remembers victims of Notre Dame College Republicans. With the events of the The event was organ­ By MADELINE BUCKLEY crimes. weekend, including ized by three clubs News Writer "The three words we kept Saturday's annual Blue­ along with NDVotes, a repeating while setting up [the Gold game, Notre non-partisan political memorial! were 'awareness, edu­ Dame's student political education campaign. Wooden boards lined the paths of cation and action,"' Core Council groups knew the cam­ Notre Dame College South Quad Friday, memorializing for Gay and Lesbian students pus would be bustling Democrats, College the millions who died in the memorial organizer Mel Bautista with people and activity Republicans and College Holocaust during the culmination of said. "We want the memorial to Friday night, and took Libertarians met to dis­ "Stand Against Hate WeeK." raise awareness and encourage the opportunity to hold cuss politics in a debate An evening prayer service at the studenl<> to stand against hate." Campus Crossfire setting, with two repre­ Grotto was also performed. At the start of the path, the Debates on a makeshift sentatives from each The posters on the quad por­ boards were painted with a varia- stage on South Quad. club on a panel. Two trayed quotes and statistics describ­ "There's going to be ______Political clubs take part in Crossfire ing one of history's largest hate see HOLOCAUST/page 3 be people outside [on see CROSSFIRE/page 4 debates on South Quad. page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, April 21, 2008

INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT'S THE BEST MUD VOLLEYBALL TECHNIQUE? Hope (should) spring eternal Spring is the season of rebirth, new beginnings and fresh starts. Flowers arc in full bloom and stu­ dents emerge from their winter Ali Buch Christine Morris Kelly Collins Robert Plasschaert Katie DeMartini Dan Lohmer hibernation in their residence hall junior junior junior junior junior junior to lie out on the quad. This snason of rnnewal holds Farley Walsh Badin Alumni Welsh Fam Morrissey trun for sports, too. Baseball "Faceplant. " ''The 'Mud "Mud wrestling "Suffocating my "Destroying my "Camouflaging playnrs head Angel."' teammates in shoes." myselfin the south for spring - to distract training where, the other team. " the mud." mud." as thn saying goes, everyone is in first place. But here at Notre Dame, whern football is Sam Werner king, the biggest part of the sports spring regenera­ production tion is the Irish editor gridiron squad getting out of' IN BRIEF the weight room and on to ·the playing field. Especially aftnr last season, we, The Notre Dame Band as Notre Dame fans, are looking Chamber Ensembles will per­ for some reason, any reason, to form its spring concert today hope that next year will be better. at 7 p.m. in the Leighton We want to have hope that our Concert Hall at the DeBartolo Irish will win morn than three Performing Arts Center. The games in 2008. event is free but ticketed. Why, then, are people so skepti­ cal about the team's performance BCAC will hold a Greek this spring? Conference to diseuss the his­ Whenever someone eomments tory of various greek organi­ about the improved play of our zations tonight at 7 p.m. in offensive line, the immediate the Alumni Basement response is, "Yeah, but it's proba­ Student Lounge. bly just that our defensivfl line isn't that good." Why not just at The Gender Relations least believe that our 0-line made Center will sponsor "Take major improvements? Sinee spring Back the Night," a prayer is thn season of hope, why are we service at the Grotto, followed so pessimistic? 176 rushing yards by a march through campus in the spring game is 176 rushing and a reeeption, today at 7 yards no matter what defense p.m. you're playing against. It may be trun that the offensive The Notre Dame baseball line is just as bad as last season JESS LEE/The Observer team will play Chicago State Students get dirty - and creative with their body writings - during Muddy Sunday, Tuesday at 6:05 p.m. at Eek and Jimmy Clausen will eontinue Keenan Hall's volleyball tournament, Sunday afternoon at Holy Cross Field. to eat more dirt than a five-year­ Stadium. old playing outside, but, for now, why not just believe that they'll be The Student Union Board better next year? will show "Back to the The same goes for the passing Future" Tuesday on North game. Many have commented on Quad at 9 p.m. Free burgers the dropped passes in the spring OFFBEAT and brats will be served. game, but dropped passes ean be a good thing. Maybe they mean Mayor and wife embezzle president of the Adelanto the Pacific with his owners Students for Environmental that Clausen's arm is so healthy $20,000 from Little League Little League, and his wife and a parrot until their 48- Action will hold a Vegetarian that his receivers just ean't handle ADELANTO, Calif. -A was a board member during foot sailboat ran aground in No Waste Dinner in the the laser beams he's throwing at former mayor of a California the years the money from December on tiny Fanning Coleman-Morse Lounge at 5 them, and that with some throws high desert town and his the league's annual fire­ Island, 1,000 miles south of p.m. on Wednesday. over the summer, everything will wife have been sentenced to works sales went missing. Hawaii. Snickers and bn alright. So what if that might 6 months in jail for the theft The money was taken over Gulliver had to be left The band "The Starting be a little bit of a streteh? I per­ of more than $20,000 from three years starting in 2004. behind as their owners Line" will perform Friday in sonally would like to think that Little League cofl'ers. Nehmens attorney Grover hitched a ride on a cargo Legends at 10 p.m as part of nnxt year is going to be nothing Jim Nehmens, 50, and Porter did not immediately vessel. the Student Union Board's like 2007. and if I have to stretch Kelly Nehmens, 44, pleaded return a call seeking eom­ Then in. Mareh, the SOS AnTostal festivities. a little bit to get there, so be it. guilty to grand theft by ment Saturday. was sent out in a boating After last fall, I'm willing to do embezzlement and perjury journal that the orphaned The Notre Dame Battle of whatever I have to do to convince Thursday. Dog and parrot rescued on critters were to be destroyed the Bands will be at Legends myself' that we'll be better next The eight-year councilman remote Pacific island on Fanning, one of 33 scat­ Saturday at 8 p.m. smtson. If wn're not, I'll have a and Adelanto mayor had LOS ANGELES - Snickers tered coral atolls that make pretty terrible fall. But right now, resigned from his post on the Sea Dog is barely more up the remote island nation To submit information to be I think we're going to win a March 31, about a week than a pup, but he's already of Kiribati. included in this section (~{The national ehampionship. and it before he and his wile were an old salt. Observer, e-m ail detailed feels pretty awesome. People that arrested. The 8-month-old pooch Information compiled by information about an event to start getting depressed about next The former mayor was spent three months adrift in The Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu. season now are just eausing them­ selves an extra season of disap­ pointment. TODAY TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those oj'The Observer. Contact Sam Werner at su)('rner@nd. edu

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to hate crimes, Bautista said. Declaration's plea for people to memorial for Bunikis' par­ "The poem along South Quad remember the horrors of the ents as a way to share sto­ Holocaust was so that students would realize Holocaust, lined with appeals like Student ries and memories his par­ continued from page 1 that a bystander "Never again!" continued from page 1 ents may not have known is just as· guilty as Another goal of about their son. tion of the famous poem "First a perpetrator," the memorial and working hard in the "Parents don't know all They Came," commonly attributed she said. "We "We hope that the was to draw things he was doing, so he the stories," Colonna said. to Martin Niemoller. The first wanted students memorial will remind attention to other didn't have "This is a board displayed the beginning of walking to class and encourage groups that per­ the largest chance to give the poem, "When they came for to stop and think students to act ished in the presence in them more the Jews and the blacks, I turned about the vio­ Holocaust in the hall, but "Andrew was an memories." away." The poem continued on lence and hate," against violence.,, addition to the had a small, Colonna said several boards detailing other Other boards Jews, Bautista intimate exceptionally kind there will persecuted groups and the indif­ lining the paths Mel Bautista said. Placed group of and giving young probably be a ference of others to their plight, exhibited several intermittently friends that man. He cared a lot delegation of and concluded with the line, "And famous memorial organizer among the know him students when they came for me, I turned Holocaust state- boards were can­ pretty well," about his hall and heading to around, and there was nobody ments such as vas signs, each Colonna said. his friends.,, Phoenix for left." Elie Wiesel's declaration that with a different colored triangle "They're tak­ the funeral, silence from bystanders aids the and the name of a group that was ing it worst. The purpose of this poem was Corry Colonna but did not to show how indifference can lead oppressors and the Stockholm targeted by the Nazis. Several fresh­ know when "The patches represent groups men never Zahm Hall rector the funeral that were discriminated against in met him, hav- was because the Holocaust," Bautista said. The ing only lived of the time blue triangle stood for the foreign with him for one semester. I needed to retrieve Bunikis' forced laborers, the pink triangle was really touched to see body from Thailand. There represented gay men, and the how many people were [at will be a Mass commemo­ green triangle stands for the polit­ mass]." rating Bunikis on Tuesday ical dissidents who were mur­ Students have been griev­ at 10 p.m. in the Basilica. dered because they took a stand ing together with Colonna,. Jenkins will preside over LIFEGUARDS WANTED against Nazi violence, Bautista he said, reminiscing about the mass and Parrish will said. past memories with Bunikis give the homily. RecSports is hiring energetic, responsible and "The Holocaust did not only and telling stories. Colonna qualified Lifeguards and Water Safety Instructors. affect the Jewish community," she said the Zahm community Contact Bill Brink at said. may assemble some sort of [email protected] Applicants must be at !east eighteen years old with Nearby boards reminded a valid WSI and/or Lifeguard certificate with up-to­ onlookers that 200,000 to 300,000 political dissidents, 10.000 to date CPR for the Professional Rescuer and First 25,000 gay men, 200,000 to Aid certifications is required. 800,000 Roma (Gypsies), and 2,500 to 5,000 Jehovah's Witnesses were murdered along Positions are open at Rolfs Aquatics Center, with the five to six million Jews. Rockne Memorial and St. Joseph Beach "We hope that the memorial will remind and encourage students to act against violence," Bautista said. "This whole meet is about taking a stand, Hate crimes are still prevalent in our society." Contact Madeline Buckley at [email protected]

Rev. Edrnund P. Joyce, C.S.C. Award {()r Dockweiler Award for Excellence in Excellence in Underf,JTaduat.e 'Teaching lJ nderf,JTaduat.e Advising The following faculty members have had a profound influence on The following individuals have demonstrated a deep commitment Notre Dame undergraduates through sustained, exemplary teaching. to Notre Dame undergraduates through outstanding mentoring, academic advising, or career counseling services. • David E. Campbell • Edward Hums • Laura A. Carlson • Yahya Kurama • Paul Grimstad • James Collins • Timothy Loughran • Catherine Pieronek • Lawrence Cunningham • Julia Marvin • Holly Rivers • Alan DeFrees • James J. McKenna • Jeffrey Diller • Thomas Noble • Malgorzata Dobrowolska-Furdyna • Catherine Schlegel • John Duffy • Hannelore Weber • J. William Goodwine ~UNIVERSITY OF • Michael Hildreth WNOTREDAME Office of the Provost page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Monday, April 21, 2008

solution is the only one to the sentatives argued in favor of foreign policy debate. providing affordable health Crossfire "We cannot trust Democrats care to all Americans. continued from page 1 and Republicans to end this "We need to look at health war. We need to be a beacon care as a right of all NDVotes representatives, of hope for the Americans," seniors Carol Hendrickson global commu­ Mehlos said. and Mike McKenna, moderat­ nity," he said. "We cannot trust College ed the debates. The two Democrats and Democrats Hepresenting the College Democrats Republicans to end this lamented the Democrats was outgoing co­ agreed that state of the llndergraduate Female of the Year llndergradunte Male of the Year president senior Corey Mehlos the basic goal war. We need to be a American Caroline Nally- PE Ryan Bove.- Sorm and junior Spencer Howard, of foreign poli­ beacon of hope for the economy. Megan Bcschcr - Pangborn Matt llamcl - Keenan freshman Ben Linskey and cy is the pro­ "We need to Cynthia Curley - PW Max Young···· Siegfried senior Mark Poyar for College tection of the global community. '' balance the Libertarians, and Scholl and United States, budget, which Cradfl<'ac/Staff l<'cmalc of the \'car Grad/Fac/Staff Malt of tht Year freshman Andrew Clark for and that the is now out of Jenny Borg Scan Walsh Mark Poyar Cheryl Ramsey David Standa College Hepublicans. war in Iraq College Libertarians control Jacqueline Pimcntci-Gann.)n Rob Schenkenlelder The panel gathered to dis­ has not been representative because of the cuss their respective party's successful. Iraq war, Gamt of the Year stance on three current politi­ "We have Mehlos said. Siegfried vs. Keenan (lH Men's Soccer Championship) cal topics: foreign policy, lost sight of our original "We need to create green jobs $81,000 Cash vs. Law Dawgs (GFS Flag Football Championship) domestic policy and the state intent, which was to prevent and get Americans good Dillon vs. St.anlbrd (IH Football Playoff.~) of the U.S. another [terror­ wages." economy. ist] attack," Republicans took a different Team of tht Yeat· l<"ans of the Year "We really Howard said. stance, favoring tax cuts and Morrissey Basketball Alumni Hockey want to get the "We have to keep our Concerning decreased spending. Zahm Ice Hockey PWHall campus more domestic policy, Libertarians took a similar Cavanaugll Foothall Keenan Foothall aware of party commitment to Iraq." both the stance, favoring tax cuts and platforms," said Libertarians reduced spending as well. Howard, the Mike Scholl and Republicans "A free market can result in current co- College Republicans agreed that uni­ prosperity for all," Poyar president of treasurer versal health­ said, College care is not a Poyar also criticized Store our Stun Democrats. wise choice for Republican presidential nomi­ r the Summerl All three the nee John Call or stop on by & reserve today! elubs agreed that Iraq and country, saying McCain's eco­ terrorism as the most press­ it would necessi­ nomic creden­ 866-232-2169 6482 Brick Road, South Bend ing issues concerning foreign tate too much "We really want to tials. Located at Cleveland Rd.& US 20 Bypass, 7 minutes from campus policy, although each offered governmental get the campus "McCain once differing explanations and involvement. said he 'does not solutions for the issue. "Government more aware of understand much "We have to keep our com­ should be small party platforms." about econom­ mitment to Iraq," Scholl said. and effective, ics,"' Poyar said. "We have to provide security not big and Spencer Howard All three clubs to the people, rebuild institu­ overpowering, said they hope tions, end sectarian violence Clark said. College Democrats Friday's debates and make sure the govern­ College co-president encouraged polit­ ment is self-reliant. Basically, Democrats, how­ ical interest and we need to make sure they ever, argued in involvement on arn not worse ofT than they favor of universal healthcare. the campus, especially in light wore before [the U.S. inva­ "Martin Luther King once of Indiana's May 6 primary. sion.!" said that injustice in health­ "Even if people were here College Libertarian Linskey care is the most shocking and for only 30 seconds, I just emphasized tho importance of inhuman thing in our coun­ want them to hear what we're peace and freedom in Iraq, try," Mehios said. "One-third saying," Scholl said. along with protection of the of Americans have no health American people, and warned care." Contact Katie Peralta at of the danger of engaging in The two Democratic repre- [email protected] "fruitless" affairs abroad. "We have gained nothing [from this war]. We have become alienated from our friends around the world," t Linskey said. "We need to ·.. immediately begin withdraw­ al in a safe and orderly man­ ncr." Pick up your 2008 l:lo~ne yearbook Poyar said the Libertarian Tuesday, A.pril 22: 11 :30-5 in 1 08 LaFortune (Borin Annex adjacent to matn lounge) Shirt 4:30-8 at North Dining Hall (south porch) continued from page 1 Wednesday, April 23: "This will be a better year 1 1 :30-5 in 1 08 LaFortune for the Notre Dame football lobby) team," Golic said during his 4:30-9 at South Dining Hall (main speech. "This has become the most tradition laden school in Thursday, April 24: the land and this is a part of that tradition." 1 1 :;30-5 in 1 08 LaFortune c;olic said Notre Dame will become great again because it is a program that never • No charge to undergraduates (just show ID). Grad students and dies. others may purchase for $29 at l ... aFortune Information Desk. Chuck Lennon, executive • 2005, 2006 and 2007 yearbooks will be available in 108 LaFortune director of tho Alumni Association, also took part in while supplies last. (No charge to undergrads). tho festivities. • Students who are abroad may have a friend pick up a copy for "We have never said we are better than anybody else, we the1n, or they may come to 315 Lal<.... ortune next fall. said we are different, and we • For n1ore information, e-:rnai.l Dotne(ii?.nd.edu. are showing that difference today," Lennon said. Thn eommittne brought in Thartk )lOU and en}OJ' your yearbook the world's largest grill owned by .Johnsonville Brats and gave away free brats and Vitamin Water. There was a VVork f'or the 2009 Don~e moon bounce and a large tent to shadn the audience. The Openings for Sports ec::litors, Senior Section editors, bookstore began selling the Shirts immediately after the writers and others unveiling at 6 p.m. E-mail [email protected] Contact Ashley Charnley at acharnO [email protected] ORLD & NATION Monday, April 21, 2008 CoMPILED FROlvt THr ()ssERVER's WIRE SERVlCEs • page 5

INTERNATIONAL NEWS IRAQ Anny to investigate cameraman's death JERUSALEM - The Israeli army announced Sunday it will investigate the killing of a camera­ Rice denounces al-Sadr in Iraq visit man for the Reuters news agency, after a human rights group said it found evidence suggesting that an Israeli tank crew fired recklessly or Cleric threatened to declare war if U.S. and Iraq maintain military crackdown deliberately at the journalist. Cameraman Fadel Shana, 23, was killed in Gaza on Wednesday, the bloodiest day of fighting Associated Press between Israeli troops and Gaza militants in a month. Just before his death, Shana was filming BAGHDAD - Secretary of an Israeli tank in the distance, and his final State Condoleezza Rice footage shows the tank frring a shell in his direc­ mocked anti-American cler­ tion. ic Muqtada al-Sadr as a coward on Sunday, hours Authorities forget prisoner for decades after the radical leader IIIPAUWA, Sri Lanka - Age may have slowed threatened to declare war him, but P.P. James wakes up early every day to unless U.S. and Iraqi forces head into the fields and harvest rice. end a military crackdown The short, wiry 84-year-old pulls a worn red on his followers. baseball cap over his tousled gray hair, hikes up Rice, in the Iraqi capital his sarong and, with quiet determination, swings to tout security gains and his scythe through the stalks, methodically cut­ what she calls an emerging ting his way across the field. While those far political consensus, said al­ younger rest in the shade, he plods on, insistent Sadr is content to issue that no more time be wasted - he has already threats and edicts from the had a half century stolen from him. safety of Iran, where he is Arrested for killing his father late one night in studying. Al-Sadr heads an 1958. James was ruled mentally ill by a judge, unruly militia that was the sent to an asylum for the criminally insane - and main target of an Iraqi gov­ forgotten. ernment assault in the oil­ Decades after his doctors pronounced him rich city of Basra last cured, he remained trapped in a criminal justice month, and his future role nightmare. The hospital could only release him to as a spoiler is an open the prisons authority. The prisons authority could question. only pick him up under a court order. The courts "I know he's sitting in never called for him because they couldn't fmd Iran," Rice said dismissive­ his file. ly, when asked about al­ Sadr's latest threat to lift a self-imposed cease-fire with government and U.S. NATIONAL NEWS forces. "I guess it's all-out war for anybody but him," Sect breaks silence, speaks to media Rice said. "I guess that's the SAN ANGELO, Texas - Before authorities raid­ message; his followers can ed their west Texas retreat, members of a secre­ go to their deaths and he's tive polygamous church spent decades holding as in Iran." tightly to their intense privacy as the Scriptures In a statement on his offi­ AP guiding their way of life. cial Web site, al-Sadr said, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Baghdad to meet with Iraqi government Contact with outsiders was limited. Media "We denounce the visit of . leaders and discuss problems caused by anti-American cleric Muqtada ai-Sadr. inquiries were rejected with either stone-faced U.S. secretary, asking the silence or a polite "no comment." government to ban the only to see the Shiite-led and-largest city. The assault sive was inconclusive, with But after Texas officials removed 416 children entrance of the terrorists' government of Prime was al-Maliki's most deci­ Iran helping mediate a belonging to members of the Fundamentalist occupiers to our pure land." Minister Nouri al-Maliki sive act by far against al­ truce. Fighting has contin­ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, the The statement asked respond by closing his Sadr, a fellow Shiite and ued in the Baghdad neigh­ sect fired up the public relations machine. Iraqis to express their offices and "resorting to once a political patron. borhood of Sadr City, home From newspaper stories to appearances on opposition to the visit assassinations." Kurdish and Sunni politi­ to many of al-Sadr's follow­ morning network television, "Larry King Live" and through peaceful means. He accused the govern­ cians, including a chief ers. "Oprah," FLDS women are speaking publicly A full-blown uprising by ment of selling out to the rival, have since rallied to "Some of the violence is a about the heartbreak of being separated from al-Sadr, who led two rebel­ Americans and branding al-Maliki, and the Bush byproduct of a good deci­ their children and sharing some details of their life. lions against U.S.-led forces his followers as criminals. administration argues he sion," to take on militias in 2004, could lead to a "So I am giving my final could emerge stronger from and consolidate military McCain prioritizes economic goals dramatic increase in vio­ warning ... to the Iraqi gov- what had appeared to be a power, Rice told reporters WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain said lence in Iraq at a time when ernment ... to take the path military blunder. following a few hours of Sunday that cutting taxes and stimulating the the Sunni extremist group of peace and abandon vio­ During five days of heavy meetings and lunch with economy are more important than balancing the al-Qaida in Iraq appears lence against its people, n fighting last month, Iraqi Iraqi leaders. budget, and accused both Hillary Rodham Clinton poised for new attacks after al-Sadr said. "If the govern­ troops struggled against "That, I think, is what has and Barack Obama of supporting tax hikes that suffering severe blows last ment does not refrain ... we militiamen, particularly the given the sense to the Iraqis would worsen the impact of a recession. year. will declare an open war Mahdi Army. The ill-pre­ that they have a new "The goal right now is to get the economy going In a warning posted until liberation." pared Iraqi military was opportunity, a window of again," the GOP presidential nominee-in-waiting Saturday on his Web site, Rice praised al-Maliki for plagued by desertions and opportunity," Rice said. "I said on ABC's "This Week," adding that he would al-Sadr said he had tried to confronting al-Sadr's Mahdi poor organization and U.S. don't think you would have put the country "on a path to a balanced budget" defuse tensions by declar­ Army, which had a choke troops had to take over in seen this kind of unity," by attacking wasteful spending. ing the truce last August, hold on Basra, Iraq's sec- some instances. The offen- before.

LOCAL NEWS Pope blesses ground zero, prays for peace Jackson visits low-performing schools INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Rev. Jesse Associated Press silent prayer for a few moments, hatred." Jackson urged students to accept respon­ then rose to light a memorial candle. Benedict invited 24 people with ties sibility for their education during an NEW YORK - Pope Benedict XVI Addressing a group that included to ground zero to join him: survivors, hour-long assembly at Northwest High began the final day of his American survivors, clergy and public officials, relatives of victims and four rescue School. journey by blessing the site of the he acknowledged the many faiths of workers. He greeted each member of Jackson, founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the victims at the "scene of incredible the group individually as a string Coalition, came to Indianapolis Friday as the World Trade Center and pleading violence and pain." quartet played in the background. In part of his campaign to push students at with God to bring "peace to our vio­ J'he pope also prayed for "those his prayer, he also remembered low-performing schools to graduate. He lent world." who suffered death, injury and loss" those who, "because of their pres­ visited after a national report highlighted The visit by Benedict to ground in the attacks at the Pentagon and in ence here that day, suffer from low graduation rates in Indianapolis zero was a poignant moment in a trip the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 injuries and illness." Public Schools. marked by unexpectedly festive in Shanksville, Pa. More than 2,900 New York deputy fire chief James Jackson told students he wanted to "cut crowds anxious to see the former people were killed in the four crash­ Riches, father of a fallen Sept. 11 through the madness of why we can't academic who for three years has led es of the airliners hijacked by al­ firefighter, said the pope's visit was learn, why we aren't learning. the world's Roman Catholics. Qaida. important and gave him "a little con­ "You must accept responsibility," he Benedict was driven in the pope­ "God of peace, bring your peace to solation." said. mobile part-way down a ramp now our violent world," the pope prayed Hundreds of people stood just out­ He asked students to promise they used mostly by construction trucks to on a chilly, overcast morning. "Turn side the site, behind police barri­ would study three hours a night, reject a spot by the north tower's footprint. to your way of love those whose cades, hoping for a glimpse of the violence and embrace their neighbors. He walked the final steps, knelt in hearts and minds are consumed with pope. page 6 The Observer + NEWS Monday, April 21, 2008 Congratulations Notre Darne! ! Second place

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After two days of meet­ ings at the Camp David Treasuries presidential retreat, Bush 10-YEAR NOTE +0.38 +0.014 3.743 and Lee urged patience, saying critics need to see 13-WEEK BILL +9.09 +0.110 1.320 what North Korea says in it 30-YEAR BOND -0.15 -0.007 4.517 long-promised declaration 5-YEAR NOTE +1.76 +0.051 2.948 before deciding whether the U.S. and its partners are Commodities being too lenient. LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +1.83 117.00 "Thanks to the six-party framework, North Korea GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -27.70 915.20 has begun disabling the plu­ PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +1.15 77.95 tonium production facilities at Yongbyon," Bush said with Lee at his side. "Now Exchange Rates North Korea must fulfill its YEN 103.9550 other obligations: Provide a EURO 0.6327 full declaration of its nuclear programs and pro­ CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.0066 liferation activities in a veri­ BRITISH POUND 0.5004 fiable way." flP Lee, a pro-American con­ President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush greet South Korean President Lee servative who took office in Myung-bak as he arrives at Camp David, Md., Friday. February, is the first South Korean president to ever accepted Lee's offer to visit enrichment program and which was due in IN BRIEF visit the secluded wooded South Korea this summer. alleged proliferation activi­ December. The Bush retreat northwest of The two talked about ties - in return for conces­ administration has report­ Democrats address environment, coal Washington. Bush's invita­ prospects for a free-trade sions. The initial six-nation edly decided that the decla­ WASHINGTON - Democrats Barack Obama tion was meant to give the agreement, South Korea's agreement did not expressly ration's exact contents are and Hillary Clinton are walking a delicate two an informal venue to decision to lift its ban on require the North to detail less important than an line as they promise to aggressively tackle get acquainted and cement U.S. beef sales, exchange its proliferation activities, assurance that nuclear global warming while trying to assure voters U.S.-South Korea ties, programs and a reposition­ but the issue took on new negotiators can check to see that they continue to believe in the future of which have been tense in ing of U.S. troops on the significance after Israel whether Kim Jong Il's gov­ coal. recent years. peninsula, but North Korea bombed a suspected Syrian ernment has told the truth. In states like Pennsylvania, where voters Lee has said that repair­ was a key subject of their nuclear site last fall. "I believe if North Korea's will cast ballots this Tuesday, and in West ing relations with the discussions. North Korea made declaration is not satisfacto­ Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Montana - United States is a top priori­ Nuclear talks between unprecedented progress ry or if the verification is not upcoming primary states - coal sways vot­ ty - that they "lacked North Korea and five other last year, including closing satisfactory, we could prob­ ers. trust" under his more liber­ nations, including the its working plutonium reac­ ably have a temporary While increased mechanization has pro­ al predecessor, Rob Moo­ United States and South tor at Yongbyon, but talks achievement, but in the long duced a dramatic decline in coal industry hyun. Lee described his Korea, are stalled over slowed in a dispute over term, that will cause a lot employment, the numbers remain substan­ conversations with Bush as whether Pyongyang will how much the North had to more serious problems," tial. There are 4 7,000 coal workers in "open and frank." Bush fully declare its uranium reveal in the declaration, Lee said. Pennsylvania and West Virginia and 21,000 in Kentucky, according to the National Mining Association. The three states are the coun­ try's biggest coal producers after Wyoming. Both Obama and Clinton have rallied envi­ ronmentalists with their promises to develop Economists fear agricultural crisis windmills, solar power and other renewable energy sources and order mandatory reduc­ tions in greenhouse gases from power plants Associated Press mist at Kansas State University. Farm economists question whether to counter global warming. The potential problem, economists the federal backing for ethanol will DES MOINES - At a time of said, is that strong demand for corn continue in the face of complaints Government to increase regulation record agricultural profits, concerns and other grains has caused prices that soaring corn prices are increas­ WASHINGTON - A heavier federal hand is are mounting that American farmers to reach historic highs. That has led ing food costs. Corn is used in most reaching into American life as politicians in could be edging toward a financial to record farmland values and animal feed and is a key ingredient both parties demand an overhaul of govern­ crisis not seen since the 1980s farm­ steadily increasing debt as farmers in myriad other products. ment financial regulation and more protection economy collapse. borrow money to buy more land, "U.S. energy policy has been for homeowners in the face of mortgage woes Soaring land values, increasing finance the higher costs of fertilizer friendly to ethanol in the last couple and a weakenitlg eccmomy. debt and a reliance on government and seed and upgrade their equip­ of decades. The question is, will it This rush to regulate also was apparent in subsidies for ethanol production ment. continue to be. It's running up food the recent crackdown on the airlines, result­ have prompted economists to warn As long as the demand remains, prices and that's causing pressure ing in thousands of grounded flights for safety that what some describe as a golden good times for farmers should con­ on Congress to limit mandates for inspections as the government beefs up its age of agriculture could come to a tinue. But if demand falls, they could ethanol usage," said Neil Harl, an enforcement of existing laws. There have sudden end. At risk are the liveli­ find themselves in a situation remi­ emeritus professor of economics at been mounting proposals for tougher govern­ hoods of thousands of farmers, the niscent of the early 1980s when the Iowa State University. ment rules to address climate change. High health of hundreds of banks and the farm economy largely crumbled. The farm bill appears mired in corporate salaries have come under attack on vitality of an agricultural industry Among factors that could affect Congress as lawmakers bicker with Capitol Hill, as have oil industry profits and that has been one of the nation's few demand would be a change in the the Bush administration, which has rising food costs. economic bright spots in recent federal government's policy on threatened a veto if any increases in Advocates of more aggressive government months. ethanol subsidies, now estimated at spending are not offset by reduc­ action see it as a boon to ordinary Americans "We're in a very risky time, and about $6 billion a year, revisions in tions elsewhere. Congress on struggling in hard economic times. But those yet we don't seem concerned about the farm bill that would lower sup­ Thursday passed a short-term favoring a lighter federal touch worry that the that risk nearly as much as we port payments or an increase in the extension to the 2002 farm bill that pendulum will swing too far toward regula­ should be," said Barry L. dollar.'s value, which would hurt keeps programs funded through tion, stifling economic growth and efficiency. Flinchbaugh, an agricultural econo- exports. April 25. page 8 The Observer+ INTERNATIONAL NEWS Monday, April 21, 2008

CHINA More anti-Western protests en1erge in several cities Tibet dernonstrations along Olympic torch relay spur anger, media outlets urge for calm to quell nationalistic fervor

Protests also continued in in the world after Wal-Mart and outside the French and neighboring provinces. Associated Press central Wuhan for a second Stores lne. It has 122 stores in Embassy as well as the Beijing Foreign journalists have BI\IJING - Fresh anti­ day, when another 2,000 peo­ China employing 44,000 peo­ French School. Dozens of received threatening phone Western protests flared in sev­ ple, mostly students, waved ple. police, some in riot gear, calls and e-mails. eral Chinese cities Sunday as the Chinese flag and sang the The protests began Saturday, quickly dispersed the crowd in Several thousand ethnic people vented anger over pro­ national anthem. erupting in Beijing and five front of the embassy. Chinese marched outside Tibet demonstrations along Hallies also were staged in other major cities - Hefei, Anger also has been chan­ CNN's office in llollywood the Olympic torch relay. State the cities of Harbin, Dalian, Wuhan, Kunming, Xi'an, and neled against Western media Saturday to demand the firing media appealed for calm in an and Jinan. An estimated 1,000 Qingdao. organizations, including CNN, of a commentator who recent­ apparent attempt to dampen demonstrators blocked traffic In Beijing, small protests for so-called "distorted" cover­ ly compared China's leaders to the nationalistic fervor. in Dalian, while another 1,000 broke out at one Carrefour age of recent unrest in Tibet a "bunch of goons and thugs." Over tho weekend, protest- protesters in Harbin held up at nrs waving a 33-foot-long Chi llf)Se flags banner in sup­ have rallied in port of the front or the "As citizens. we have Olympics, F r e n c h the respom;ibilily lo Xinhua said. 1\rnbassy in express our patriotic Xinhua Beijing and at reported that ou tints or enthusiasm calmly and one protest Fn~nch retailer rationally and express organizer in Carrnfour in patriotic aspiration in Xi'an, identified nine cities as Wu Sheng, across tlw an orderly and legal said the demon­ country. They manner. strations were have threatmwd not necessarily boy1:otts of the aimed at push­ rntailer. whom Editorial of Chinese ing customers to they accuse of Communist Party boycott supporting the Carrefour. Dalai Lama. "We do not Tibnt's exiled spiritual leader support a boycott of French - a dutrge Carref'our denies. eompanres because the econo­ A front-page editorial in the my is globalizing. We chose t\wple's Daily rwwspaper, the Carref'our's front doors only off'icial mouthpiece for the because we draw more atten­ Chinese Communist Party, tion thorn," Wu was quoted as called for calm. urging people saying. to chnrish patriotism "while In an interview published in expressing it in a rational Journal du Dimanche, Welcome to your new Manhattan lifestyle. way." Carrefour's chief executive With a great downtown location, these "As citizens, we have the Jose Luis Duran said the com­ oversized apartments have living spaces responsibility to express our pany is "taking the situation that are easily shareable. patriotic enthusiasm calmly very seriously," though its and rationally and express earnings had not yet been Rent here and avoid an upfront broker fee patriotie aspiration in an affected. and a security deposit. We'll even give you orderly and legal manner," the With 2 million Chinese cus­ $1 ,000 off your tirst month's rent to help commentary said. tomers, "we cannot take the you settle in. • The editorial seemed to reaction of some of our clients reflect concern among China's lightly," he said. "It must be Make moving to New York easy. leaders about a growing anti­ understood that a large part of 1 Bedrooms from $2,800 (convertible to a 2 bedroom) Western backlash, fueled by the Chinese population has 2 Bedrooms from $3,600 (convertible to a 3 bedroom) anger over the dmnonstrations been vnry shocked by the inci­ 3 Bedrooms from l5,350 (convertible to a 4 bedroom) in Paris, London and San dents that have peppered the NO BROKER FEE APARTMENTS Francisco during the Olympi<~ passage of the Olym pie torch torch relay. Tho relay has through Paris." 888.20 l .5944 become a magnet for protests Duran denied rumors spread stuytown .com .;,,,, against China's rule in Tibet on the Internet that Carrefour and its human rights record. supports the Dalai Lama, say­ l.emlng Office: 332 first Ave. ~ Barry Sautman, a political ing the company has never (ot 19th St ), N"w Yor~. t ~y 10009 / ·· ... "\.,. scientist at tlw Hong Kong supported any political or reli­ FQUAI H'''''.lli(~ <•J..PORJIJNIIY stuyvesant town ·S.inf! ·h~~od in {JI limfl d: :~fl.~lf'9 diEi ro-~rw Aug!At 11, 20111~. University of Seienee and gious eausn. Thn retailer is the No ~eo.J'Itv d·>po:tt roqtkod with approved aecb. love your apace Technology, said the govern­ second-largest "hypermarket nwnt is trying to rein in the demonstrations in order to Pnsun• ralm and projeet an inviting imagP alwad of tlw Beijing Olympi1:s in August. "That's why they want d 1nn on strati on s to b ~~ v n r y short," Sautrnan said. "They want to wrap tlwm up as soon as possibl1~ so tlwy can go on to n~ston~ tlw image of China as welcoming to people around tlw world." liP said that BPijing's move to rPin in thP budding nation­ alism follows similar patterns SPI'Il in tlw past. such as in I

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THE UNIVERSITY 0 F NOTRE DAME COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO ATTEND A MEMORIAL MASS ASWE MOURNTHE LOSS OF

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Rev. john !.Jenkins, C.S. C., Presider Rev. Daniel]. Parrish, C.S. C., Homilist Mr. Corry Colonna, Words if Remembrance THE OBSERVER page 10 IEWPOINT Monday, April 21 2008 THE OBSERVER Show appreciation for Mother Earth 1~0. Box 779, Nurre Dame, IN 46556 024 Sourh Dining llall, Norre Dame, IN 46'i% What dons Earth Day mean to you? do we observe it? Frisbee. But didn't you like that shower EDITOR IN CHIEF I know, I know. You probably sit there I once asked my mom why there wasn't you just took'? That water you drank with Chris Hinc night after night, mulling over this ques­ a "Kids' Day," since we have both dinner? The fact that you ean Ilush the MANAGING EDITOR 8USINFSS MANAGER tion. Finals and papers are ofeourse far Mothers' and Fathers' Day. She told me toilet, wash your hands, eat ofl' of dnan Jay l'irzpatri<:k Kyle West from your mind (of' eoursn). Tax day is just evnry day is kids' day. A day commemo­ platns? a blip on Uw radar rating something is intended to allow you I low do you want to apprndatn thn Ass·!~ MANAGING EDITOR: Deirdre Krasub sernon. a week-loll Jackie to do just that- commemorate it. Takn a earth'? Maybn planting a tron isn't th1~ bnst AssT. MANA!;IN<; EDITOR: Katie Kohler markor before the big Mirando/a minute to appreciate what you otherwise way. It's niee to get your mom a prnsent Mullen NEWS EDITOR: Billllrink event that's on your cal­ take for granted. Kids are always appreci­ for Mother's Day, but think of' how happy slw is when you do tlHJSI~ little things fiJr VIEWPOINT E!liTOR: Kara King endar. But as the spring Guest ated because of the nature or panmthood weather draws you Columnist but parents need occasional allirmation her all year long. In any n~lationship, the SPORTS EDITOR: Chris !-line lhnn your studying, that their efl'orts - their sacrifice - is best way to show you care is through sus­ S<:F.NF. EDITOR: 'lac Andrews rnaybn you'n~ apprndating tl1n Earth worthwhile and appreciated. taining the lovn. Showing you earn SAINT M,\llY'S EDITOR: l.iz llarrcr more than you earn to admit. Do we appreciate the Earth's sacrifice? through your liliJstyle. PHOTO EDITOR: Jessica Lee Earth Day. Apr. 22. The first Earth Day I'm back to the hippie celebration of our Hefleet on it. In what way do );.OU fail to GRAI'IIICS EIJIH>R: Mary Jesse ever was Apr. 22, 1970. It was initiatnd by Mother now. But stop and bracket "hip­ appreeiatn the n~sourens of this earth­ a snnator from Wismnsin, Gaylord pie" for just one minute. The eartl1 gives tho flawlnss s1mms that so I'ragilely hal­ ADVERTISING MANAGFR: Je"ica Corte7 Nt'lson, who nnvisiont'd a "nation-widn us life. All of our resources come from the ann~. Tlw intnrwovnn livns that support An l>FSIGN MANAGt:R: Kelly Gronli grassrool'l demonstration" (good pun, too, earth. Everything man-made is man­ our own existnnce an~ often outside of' our CoNTROI.I.ER: Tim Sobolewski SmuttorJ. It worked- thnrn Wl~ffl made from materials that originated with­ realm of knowlndge and our disruptions SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Christian Sagardia protest.<>, demonstrations and rallins. in the earth. We an~ one dosed eeosys­ to the pattnrn go.unnoticnd by us. lf'wn That was the first environnwntal move­ tmn, we have one (albeit enormous) mass want to benefit from the Earth's capabili­ of atoms that isn't going to change too ties, shouldn't we reeognizn and support OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAl INFO nwnt. Associated with hippies, tren-hug­ (574) (dl-7471 gnrs, pnaeP-lovcrs, war-protnsters - much, even with our nfl'orts to defy the them, as well? FAX nothing in the norm, evPrything radical. limits of eartl1's boundaries and So this Earth Day, dncide what it means (~74) 6.~ 1-6927 College kids. Bums. Dnfinitely not upper­ msources. to you. Do you show your mother you ADVERTISING middle dass, working America. And yet We take, we use, we trample, and still care th1~ whole year round'? Do you sus­ (~74) 631-6'>00 [email protected] the holiday stw:k. It's now a national holi­ we i!-,'llOnl the warnings ihat Earth sends tain the love? Or do you just send a pn~s­ EDITOR IN CHIEF ('>74) 631-4542 day- but does everyone know that? us. We "pave paradise and put up a park­ ent to eountPraet any guilt that might oth­ MANAGING EDITOR We learn about Earth Day in elmnen­ ing lot" (thanks Joni Mitchell) then won­ erwise

l'ltc 01111\·tvct (USP"' '5•J 1) .!-41>4111) ~ publtt.h~,.t Mumlo~y through Fru.l;~.y c:n.cpt durmg the trnnds of wide-seale government. If the Electoral College third party platforms into thnir own platl'onn in the nnxt eleetion. u~m .Uhl Y:l4>11tllll)"-'fUI\Ih ....·rvcr i• $\011 furcmc ;audcmk: yc ..m$'551urouc:~mc,t(t wern indeed outdatnd then the European Union probably would The same applies to a Democrat voting in Gllorgia or a

I he l..ll~«t·m:r •• puhlt,lunl.u I'OSTMAS.rER not have adopted a similar system to determine the number of Hepublican voting in New York: You probably will not win the ill-1 Snuth DininK 11,~11 Send addrt"s-. correction~ IP: dnlegatns each country would receive in the Europnan election but your opinion is nevertheless nxpressnd - an opinion Num; D~n''"· IN -tMYt-nm ThcOI"~M:rvtl l'crmdt~'lll j)()lf.ttt•· p.ttll.tt Nntrc lltmt" r.o Bm:n•> Parliament. The European Union gives countries themselves a which will not go unnoticed by the competitive world of' polities .1nd ~lidJtinB41 m.ulintc utlic:.u. 024 South Dinmg 11:~11 Suue D:~mc, IN 46'5'56-0779 disproportionately higher amount of delegates so that the small­ -and you will likely win in the end. er eountries could not be dominated by tl1e larger countries, just as we would not want the 15 most populous states (well over 50 Jonathan Toups n.c OlhttVCI ••• nu:Tlllle:ttlF rhc Au.K;t.lfc:d Prat>. All rcprndunlun rit;ftu oiTC pereent of the U.S. population) to dominate the "lesspr" 35 states. JUfliOf f('JrCJVl'd SpecilieaUy, SO million people - roughly 25 percent of the popu­ Sranlord Hall lation of the United States -live in tho 15 most populous cities in Apr. 17 TODAY'S STAFF News Sports OBSERVER POLL QUOTE OF THE DAY Bill Brink Matt Gamber What is your favorite Emma Driscoll Sam Werner Antostal Event? Claire Heising Andy Ziccarelli Graphics Scene Krispy Kremes on the Quad Jared Wafer Hyan Haflin "You can lead a boy_ to college, but Quarter dog eating contest you cannot make'him to tftink. " Viewpoint Tie-dye shirts Lianna Other Elbert Hubbard Brauweiler writer Vote by Thursday at 5 p.m. at www.ndsmcobserver.com ------

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Morally elitist Extended parietals - attitude unacceptable Heaven?

In his Apr. 18 guest column "Extend parietals, save your soul," junior Thank you, Lenny Meehan ("Extend pari­ measures looming over our heads, we will computer science major Lenny Meehan makes it painfully clear that he is etals, save your soul" Apr. 18), for your all be forced to abandon our immoral not getting any. He makes the case for expanding parietals by two hours insightful solution to the morally abom­ urges and conform to lives of quiet study a night as a way of promoting the Catholic value of abstinence and along inable issue of premarital sex on the Notre and meditation because it's common the way reveals a staggering amount of social ineptitude and a paternal­ Dame campus. During the four years of knowledge that students will absolutely istic streak so wide that he sounds like a cross between Pat Robertson college, the majority of 18 to 22-year-olds never have sex unless it happens in a dorm and a seventh grader at his first dance. Whether or not students doing transform into mindless, sex-crazed room after.10 p.m. the horizontal monster mash make good Catholics is up for debate but deviants, uncontrollably succumbing to our Lenny Meehan, I am forever indebted to Meehan's holier-than-thou attitude can't be winning him many friends as animalistic desires. After the sun goes you for your ingenious proposal to save my he points out that he's definitely a better Catholic than all you kids that down, any male-female mingling within the immortal soul because I haven't the capac­ are living in sin. And boy, are you all sinning it up. "It is no secret that privacy of a dorm room will inevitably ity to do so on my own. It is not the respon­ casual sex is abundant on campus," he declares. Abundant? At Notre escalate to debauchery and -yes - sex. sibility of this Catholic university to foster Dame? Someone make sure this guy never gets lost and wanders onto a Because what other purposes do relation­ an environment where each student can state school. ships between young men and women freely cultivate his or her own individual But my real beef with Meehan isn't over his (fair) declaration that serve? Of course friendships between .the faith; no, the university must impose rigid doing the deed while unwed isn't the most Catholic of activities. It's not sexes would be impossible, given that we constraints on the student population to about his choice to remain celibate, as I don't have much room to criti­ are biologically wired to commit mortal sin ensure that all of our souls win one-way cize in that regard- I haven't exactly been getting many chances to play every time we find ourselves alone togeth­ tickets to those pearly white gates. hide-the-pickle either. My problem is with the condescending way in er in a cramped dorm room. which he presumes to know what's better for you. Why do the actions of The only logical answer to this problem Lauren Knauf other couples bother Mr. Meehan so much? To be blunt, how is it any of is to remove the temptation to commit this freshman his damn business? It's bad enough that the University enforces such an dreadful act: extended parietals. With the Badin Hall ineiTective rule and restricts the autonomy of its students, but when a fear of ResLife's exacting disciplinary Apr. 18 guy voices a desire for his fellow students to be governed by his own per­ sonal morality, it's downright disturbing. Mr. Meehan argues so strongly for supplanting students' freedom of action with his personal prefer­ ences that one can't help but wonder if ensuring nobody else is getting laid is supposed to make him feel better about not getting any himself. But perhaps I'm overreacting and parietals aren't really that bad. After Parietals as punishment all, "unless a couple has intentions of having sex, there is no reason why they can't hang out in a public place," he tells us. You and your girlfriend I completely agree with Lenny Meehan ("Extend parietals, save your soul," Apr. 18) and his pro­ don't mind sharing that couch in the dorm lounge with a bunch of lonely, posal to lengthen parietals by two hours. As someone who also does not get any, I too would like to lonely freshmen, do you? punish those with more game than myself.

Rick Adcock Kevin Kray senior freshman off campus Carroll Hall Apr. 18 Apr. 18

College not a EDITORIAL CARTOON prerequisite for wisdom

Although the blandness of Darryl Campbell's columns generally make them easy to forget (or simply ignore), his most recent editorial ("The importance of college," Apr. 14) deserves a brief response. With his usual "I graduated from Harvard" smugness, Campbell waxes (sans eloquence) on what is supposedly the chief benefit of a liberal arts education- namely, the fostering of wisdom in young minds. That is reasonable enough. Broad intellectual pursuits can have that effect. But Campbell goes a step fur­ ther and implies that the "complete person," while not created by the liberal arts cur­ -AN~ THIS riculum, cannot be created without it either. This elitist stance treats the university and advanced education as the exclusive gateway to wisdom and naturally makes professors ce~~ PHDNe - and Campbell will surely be one someday- the gatekeepers. But even he admits that C4N a liberal arts education can't guarantee wisdom. So THeY I submit that if he would take an honest look around, Darryl Campbell would find the reason for this. A liberal arts education is not the only path to wisdom; sometimes it /CAlL Me ... seems wisdom is achieved in spite of it. In fact, there are plenty in this world with a high school education, GED or no real education at all who are wise as well. An open mind, a good deal of common sense and a humble confession of ignorance when necessary do more for building wisdom than any curriculum a university can offer. I would venture to say that it is entirely possible that the person who serves Campbell his pizza at Sbarro or cleans out his library carrel is just as wise as any professor on this campus. Spend a little time beyond the ivory tower, Mr. Campbell; you'd be surprised at how wise the uneducat­ ed can be.

Stephen Morgan graduate student off campus Apr. 18

Roe v. Wade error

In his letter 'The pragmatically pro-life party," (Apr. 17) Andrew Dreyfuss claims that if Hoc v. Wade were overturned, "all forms of abortion" would be "illegal." This is not true. If Hoe v. Wade were overturned, the authority to permit or limit abortion would return to state legislatures, where it rested before the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973.

Joseph Nawrocki graduate student off campus Apr. 17 THE OBSERVER page 12 CENE Monday, April 2 I , 2008

There are no weak links in the cast, but if two actors deserved more attention they would be I Iader By CASSIE BELEK and Brand. Audiences will recognize Hader from Assistant Scene Editor "Saturday Night Live" and "Superbad," but "Sarah Marshall" marks a turn for the actor as he isn't doing Jason Segel has been a card-carrying member of an impression or playing a dumb cop. Instead, he's the Judd Apatow gang since television's "Freaks and playing a normal person just trying to slap some Geeks," in 1999, but in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," sense into his step-brother. It's a role that could be the actor successfully comes to the forefront as both easily forgettable with a lesser comedian, but Hader writer and star. manages to steal scenes and stand out. Segel, who has already proven himself as a televi­ Brand similarly establishes himself as a scene steal­ sion actor as Marshall in CBS's "How I Met Your er as pompous rock star Aldous Snow. Brand's acting Mother," took a step on the road to film stardom as and Segel's writing manage to make Aldous a multidi­ one of Ben's stoner roommates in 2007's "Knocked mensional character that is sympathetic despite his Up." "Sarah Marshall," Segel's first screenplay, many, many flaws and his mistreatment of Sarah. should put him in the ranks with previous Apatow Mila Kunis, whose face has virtually been missing stars Seth Hogen. Jonah Hill and Michael Cera. from any screen since "That '70s Show" (she contin­ "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," is the self-described ues to voice Meg GritTin in "Family Guy"), also should "romantic disaster movie" produced by Apatow. It is a not be overlooked. Kunis' character is well-devel­ much-needed relief from comedies like "Knocked Up" oped, complex and funny, and not just an unattain­ and "Superbad," which feature men constantly joking able, unflawed goddess, which is so typical of Apatow about sex and women using an excess of foul lan­ films. Kunis, with her exotic looks and comical voice, guage meant to shock the viewer into laughing. is a welcome return to the screen, and serves as the "Sarah Marshall" still has some of the cruder ele­ ultimate foil to Bell's blond, misguided Sarah ments of those comedies (Segel is naked quite a bit), Marshall. but they are toned down enough to give this untradi­ "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" is a romantic comedy tional romantie comedy a bigger heart and make it from the male-perspective, but it still manages to por­ more accessible to a wider audience. This is truly a tray the female viewpoint well through the characters comedy for both sexes - not just one of those movies of Hache! and Sarah, making it easily accessible and in the "womnn will also enjoy" category. entertaining to all audiences. The film is long at 112 Segel stars as Peter Bretter, a musician dating TV minutes, but this does not matter since the characters actress Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), who stars in are so hilarious and inviting. Peter is a lovable goof the fictional "Crime Scene: Scene of the Crime." Peter who has just lost his way for a little while, and we composes the music for "Crime Scene," but his real find ourselves wanting to help him forget Sarah dream is to finish his puppet rock opera about Marshall too, just as long as he keeps his clothes on. Dracula. However, after Sarah dumps him for rock star Aldous Snow (Hussell Brand), Peter's dreams are Contact Cassie Belek at [email protected] put on hold when he loses all motivation to do any­ thing but drink and cry. Peter's step-brother, Brian (Bill Hader), convinces him to move on, so Peter deeides to take a trip to Hawaii to get his mind off of Forgetting Sarah Marshall his former five-year flame. When Peter arrives at his Universal Pictures hotel, he discovers that Sarah and Aldous are staying there too, but hotel receptionist Hache! (Mila Kunis) Director: Nicholas Stoller befriends Pnter and helps him cope with the miser­ Written by: Jason Segel able situation. It may be too convenient that out of every vacation Starring: Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Kristen destination in the world and out of all the hotels in Bell, Russell Brand and Bill Heder Hawaii, Peter and Sarah end up at the same one, but there wouldn't be a movie otherwise. Besides, there are too many other things to focus on and laugh at than this plot point, like Peter's new friendships with the hotel staff. including a surfing instructor (Paul Hudd) and nervous newlywed Darald (Jack McBrayer). Jonah Hill even shows up as a waiter creepily obsessed with Aldous Snow.

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- provides a revealing interview cene: more your previ- - ous album, "Menos el Oso," which was pretty concise. Rose: Yeah, I think everyone was consciously trying to not edit themselves. Whereas before it was like "That's too boring, we have to cut it down." · ,5555~ With their unique music and energetic live show, Minus Scene: What's changed in the way the band operates = the Bear is one of the best rock groups out today. Scene since your first album, "Highly Refined Pirates"? Is it more EE5i~ had a chance to talk with Alex Rose, keyboardisVvocalist serious now, or is it the same as it's always been? for the band, who played at Legends on Saturday night. Rose: I think since the earlier albums everyone has had ! Rose discussed topics such as life on tour and the band's the opportunity to quit their day jobs. So we spend more future plans. time touring, practicing and writing. Scene: Where do you see the band going in the future, Scene: How's the spring tour going so far? over the next couple years? Rose: Well, we had a bus breakdown but that's about the Rose: We're going to start writing another album this only thing that was out of our control. We had to get on a summer. We're going to try to not wait too long [between new bus for three or four days. albums], it's going well now and if we take too long a Scene: Do you play university shows like this often? break, it might fizzle. We're going to write a new album, Rose: Yeah, we've had about one a week. A lot of smaller hopefully record it next year. We'll see where it goes. . clubs and colleges. Scene: Is "Planet of Ice" going to get the remix treatment Scene: How would you describe Minus the Bear's music like "Menos el Oso" did? for someone not familiar with the band? Rose: Well, P.O.S. did that "Knights" remix on the bonus Rose: I usually say it's classic rock of the future. I mean, disc, I don't know if we'll go the same route. I'd love to try we try to play rock-and-roll that's pushing bound~ries, and remix a few of them, I haven't done it before and it that's not going to become so dated that nobody Will be seems like it would be fun. I might do a few, but I doubt it interested in it down the line. We want to make it last, we would get a full album. We may go the opposite way, and want to please ourselves, we want to make good music. We do stripped-down acoustic versions of these songs. Maybe listen to a lot of old stuff, but we also have that electronic an EP, or even the full album. . element. Scene: Are you going to go on any more tours this year? Scene: In the past you've toured with groups like [rap­ Rose: We have some festivals. We're doing Bonnaroo, per] P.O.S., [instrumental group] Russia~ Circles and we're doing Pemberton up in Canada, might be doing some [grind-metal act] the Number Tweh:e Looks hke Yo~. What European festivals. We're going to spend most of the sum­ makes the band fit into tours with so many differe~t mer at home. We'll probably do a fall tour. If something bands? came up, we'd love to do an opening tour. Rose: That one [with the Number Twelve], we just got Scene: What's your favorite city or venue to play? asked to be on the tour. Their music is a little more brutal Rose: I don't know, that's tough. New York was awesome than we would usually tour with. a few weeks ago. Seattle recently has become very good. Scene: "Planet of Ice" [the band's most recent album] got That was probably the most fun I had. The Norva in a very good critical response from a lot of sources, both Norfolk, Virginia, has the best backstage ever. Foosball, online and in magazines. Has this attention and positive video games, hot tubs. The Pabst theatre in Milwaukee is critical reaction to the album given you even more atten­ another great backstage. Anywhere that has laundry I'm tion, and are you seeing more people at shows now? pretty into. Rose: We are seeing more people at shows, it's hard to Scene: What's your favorite song to play live? know where each person is hearing the band. Yeah, we've Rose: It might be "Dr. L'ling" for me actually. "Double been getting a decent amount of press, it certainly doesn't Vision Quest" is really fun to play. A lot of the new ones. hurt. Scene: What's the strangest thing to happen on tour? Scene: In regards to the songwriting process, do the Rose: So much bizarre stuff has happened. I don't even lyrics get written first, or the instruments? know what the strangest thing is, it's almost like it happens Rose: Vocals and lyrics come last. All of us hammer out on a daily basis and you don't think it's strange anymore. the songs in the practice space, including Jake [Snider, People break into our dressing rooms all the time. I walked lead vocalisVguitarist], and I'm sure he's got some ideas into a Wal-Mart bathroom one time, and there was this brewing for vocal stuff during certain points. We tend to 300-pound kid sitting in the stall with the stall doo~ open, build from one of Dave's [Knudson, lead guitarist] guitar just singing. Surreal things like that happen all the time. riffs, especially recently. For "Planet of Ice," we spent Scene: What's your favorite band to tour with? every weekday down in the practice space going over all Rose: Got to love touring with [Seattle rock band] These the different possibilities and parts, throwing out parts, Arms are Snakes, they're our bros from Seattle. We've coming up with new ones. Some songs weren't done until lucked out, a lot of the bands we take out are totally awe­ four or five weeks after we started, some were done after a some. Helio Sequence is great, they're a great band. week. Scene: That's it, thanks for doing the interview. Scene: Which song took the longest to write? Rose: No problem. Rose: I think "Dr. L'ling" might have taken the longest. It's hard to say, because we would always come back to Contact Ryan Raffin at [email protected] - them. page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Monday, April 21, 2008

can play the same defense be more of a pass tendency, SMC SOFTBALL with what we call 'base peo­ and we might want to blitz or S01ith ple' with linebackers with a something, they might throw continued from page 24 big body like Scott Smith," me out there," he said. "If it's Weis said. "Then play it with maybe more of a run situa­ Saint Mary's earns Smith picked off a Jimmy a smaller body that is more of tion, they might put Scott out Clausen pass intended for a safety type like a Harrison there to get a bigger look on tight end Mike Ragone on the Smith. the field." key conference wins Blue Team's 15-yard line and "The reason why you do Fifth-year senior linebacker ran the ball in for the touch­ that is so when you're Maurice Crum, Jr., said the down. flipping over the goal matched up with all these implementation of the system line to celebrate. teams that use multiple wide has gone fairly well. "Hagone ran an out route, receivers, if you have a three "Harrison's a great athlete and I just waited on the ball. I safety defense out there, and and anytime you have a guy got set up for it and just took they go ahead and spread you like him, you just kind of have advantage of it," Smith said. out, you're already in position to find a way to get him on Smith surprised himself to play them. But all of a sud­ the f'ield," Crum said. "Since with the amount of times he den, if you put a three wide I've been here it's just been heard his name during the receiver and they pack it in, about getting the guys on the game. now you don't have to give up field. The guys who make - "I didn't think I would hear a lot of one back runs which plays and the guys who show my name that much," he said. we gave up last year." up to practice get on the field, "I think a couple of times they Smith will go to defensive and Harrison has been one of [the tackles) actually belonged coordinator Corwin Brown, he those guys." to [safety Kyle] McCarthy." said, to learn about the safety There are no easy fixes for a Smith is part of Irish coach position, and to assistant head defense that allowed 195.3 Charlie Weis' plan to counter coach (defense) Jon Tenuta to rushing yards per game last three-wide receiver sets. study being a linebacker. He season, but Smith is a part of KELLY HIGGINSfThe Observer Smith, a safety, will line up said he also studies his what appears to be a step in - Stephanie Biernat, right, and Katie Rashid, left, eye a pop fly in with rising senior safeties assignments often. the right direction. Saint Mary's ll-8 win against Alma Apr. 5. McCarthy and David Bruton. The offens~ will not scheme "I gained some confidence,"· This formation, Weis said, to allow the defense to perfect he said. "I can see what I did gives the Irish the versatility the system in practice, Smith wrong and correct that, and af'ter an opening loss with a By LAURA MYERS to cover three-wide receiver said. Rather, the defense will see what I did right and keep 7-5 victory in game two. The it going into next season." Sporrs Wri rer pass plays as well as single­ react to the offensive pack­ Belles scored early, leading back runs out of similar sets. age. 3-0 after the bottom of the "We're trying to get inter­ "The offense just does what Contact Bill Brink at Saint Mary's positioned l'irst. But the Flying Dutch c-hangeable parts so that we they do. If they think it might [email protected] itself well for the postsea­ came back and tied it in the son, going 3-1 against two top of the fifth at 5-5. conference teams this week­ "lllope is) always a strong end. team with very strong base LPGA The Belles' split double­ running," Sullivan said. header against Hope College The Belles rallied again in Friday and their sweep of the bottom of the sixth, as Adrian College Saturday left sophomore Maureen Healy Saint Mary's (20-7, 9-3 and junior Cathy Kurczak Ochoa wins fourth in a row Mli\i\) solidly in third in the each scored to bring the Mli\i\ with four games left to Belles' total to seven. play. Senior McKenna Corrigan round, but went ahead for good But even with a little less ener­ The top four teams brought her record to 10-0, Associated Press with three straight birdies begin­ gy, she was better than everyone advance to the postseason. aiding her own effort by REUNION, Fla. - Lorena ning at No. 8. She finished 19 else at the Ginn. The current top two teams, going 2-for-3 with four RBis. Ochoa hustled around the corner, under and became the second "She's really No.1," said Tseng, Alma and Tri-State, have yet Saturday, the Belles played hoping to jump in a car and player to win four times in as who finished 16 under and five to play each other, meaning at home against the Adrian catch a flight home to Mexico. many weeks. shots ahead of third-place Teresa one could fall back in the Bulldogs. In game one, jun­ No chance. Mickey Wright did it in 1962 Lu and Suzann Pettersen. standings. ior pitcher Calli Davison There were about 100 people and 1963. Kathy Whitworth Ochoa was up a stroke to begin The Belles' games at Hope gave up two runs early, but waiting for her in the resort (1969) and Annika Sorenstam the final round, but Tseng pulled were their first since the the Belles tied it 2-2 in the lobby, some seeking pictures and (2001) also won four consecutive ahead with a birdie-birdie start. funeral of assistant coach third and scored five more in autographs, others hoisting events, but both had a week off Ochoa had several chances to Don Miller, who died April the bottom of the sixth for a glasses of champagne. during their runs. move back in front, but she just 13 after a battle with cancer. final score of 7-2. Ochoa wanted to sprint away, Sorenstam (2004-05) and missed birdie putts on Nos. 5, 6 Head coach Erin Sullivan Davison also went 2-for-3 but she paused for another few Nancy Lopez (1978) hold the tour and 7. She finally grabbed the said Hope painted a circle in with two RBis, and sopho­ minutes. After all, this was record with five straight victories lead with a 12-foot birdie putt on front of the Belles' dugout more Ashley Peterson went deserving of one more celebra­ in events entered, but neither of No. 8, then followed with two with the letters "DM" in the 2-for-3 with three HBis. tion. those came in consecutive weeks. more on the next two holes. middle. In game two, the Belles The 26-year-old Ochoa became Ochoa will give her colleagues The 19-year-old Tseng couldn't "Hope is one of the classi­ held a 9-1 lead going into the first LPGA Tour player in 45 a chance to take the spotlight keep pace on the back nine, est teams I've ever seen," the bottom of the seventh years to win four tournaments in next week in South Florida. She bogeying three of the final six Sullivan said. "They made inning. The Bulldogs put on consecutive weeks. The world's will sit out the Stanford Invitation holes and allowing Ochoa to - every effort to make us feel a rally to bring the score to No. 1 player shot a 3-under 69 in Pro-Am, and then try to make it cruise to her latest win. Tseng. comfortable with a tough sit­ 9-6 before Corrigan retired the final round of the Ginn Open five straight in two weeks in who now has two second-place uation." the side for her 11th win. on Sunday and beat rookie Yani Tulsa, Okla. finishes and six top-25 showings The Belles lost game one Sullivan said Saturday's Tseng by three strokes for her "She's proven that she's our top in as many starts this year, said 6-0 to the Flying Dutch. rain, which began in the sev­ ftfth victory in six starts this year. player," fellow golfer Paula she got distracted by thoughts of !lope pitcher Leah VanEnk enth frame, had to do with ''I'm very grateful. It's been a Creamer said. "She's set that winning. pitched her l'irth straight the late rally, but the team blessing, you know," Ochoa said. mark pretty high." "A little bit," she said. "Maybe shutout. not allowing a hit pulled through in the end. "But I know that bad times will Ochoa talked all week about not just a little bit, more than until the firth inning. Junior "Our fielders and pitchers come. It's just the way life is. I'm how tiring it was to play four that." Katie Hashid and sophomore really stepped up and played just trying to enjoy my moment, straight events, especially since Ochoa tapped in f(Jr par on No. Ashley Peterson had the only well against these hitters," and I would like to enjoy it for a last week's victory came in her 18, then raised both arms in cel­ two Belles hits. she said. long time. So even if it's going to native country and was filled ebration. She congratulated Saint Mary's continued its be an up-and-down ride, hope­ with visits from friends and fami­ Tseng and told her they were trend of winning the second Contact Laura Myers at fully I can stay there." ly members, plus countless going to see each other on many game of their doubleheaders [email protected] Ochoa trailed early in the final media and sponsorship requests. Sundays.

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Inside Lacrosse Men's MLB Division I Top 20 team record points 1 Duke 13-1 353 2 Syracuse 10-1 349 3 Virginia 10-2 314 4 Cornell 9-2 272 5 Gerogetown 7-3 261 6 UMBC 8-3 228 7 Maryland 7-4 217 8 Navy 9-3 214 9 Army 8-3 192 10 Ohio State 4-5 190 11 Johns Hopkins 8-3 167 12 Ohio State 7-4 162 13 Notre Dame 7-2 157 14 Brown 8-2 143 15 Bucknell 9-2 142 16 Loyola 6-4 113 17 Denver 9-4 98 18 Drexel 10-3 81 19 Princeton 6-4 79 20 Hofstra 6·4 27

Inside Lacrosse Women's Division I Top 20 team record points 1 Northwestern 13-0 240 2 Princeton 10·0 222 3 Maryland 12·1 220 4 Syracuse 11-2 197 5 Virginia 11·3 194 6 Penn 10-1 183 AP 7 NOTRE DAME 10·4 146 8 Georgetown 9-4 146 Blue Jays designated hitter Frank Thomas reacts angrily to a called third strike earlier this season. Thomas 9 Boston University 12-2 142 was released by Toronto on Sunday after hitting .167 over the first three weeks of the season. 10 Duke 8-5 141 11 North Carolina 10·4 119 12 George Mason 10·2 110 13 Yale 10·4 93 Slutnping Thotnas released by Blue Jays 14 Vanderbilt 10-4 85 15 New Hampshire 10-4 76 Associated Press In order to let him go batted .277, leading the Gibbons said. "I know he 16 Towson 10·4 51 forward and get on with team with 26 home runs wasn't going to be happy 17 Johns Hopkins 6-7 35 TORONTO - Slumping his career, I think it's fair and 95 RBis. with that and you can 18 Denver 8-5 25 designated hitter Frank to do it at this point." "I don't know that we definitely understand." 19 Stanford 8-1 23 Thomas was released The move leaves the have the luxury of wait­ Center fielder Vernon 20 Cornell 7-4 21 Sunday by the B_lue Jays, Blue Jays on the hook for ing two to three months Wells praised manage­ who cut the 19-year vet­ $7,081,967, the remain­ for somebody to kick. in ment for finding a quick eran one day after he der of his $8 million because we can't let this resolution to the situa­ became angry for being salary this year in the league or this division tion. taken out of the lineup. $18.12 million, two-year get away from us," "I think it's better for Baseball America NCAA General manager J.P. contract the 39-year-old Ricciardi said. (Thomas), too," Wells Top25 Ricciardi said he and Thomas signed in Ricciardi said the Blue said. "He gets a chance Thomas came to "a November 2006. Jays offered Thomas "a to have more time to pos­ team record. prev mutual agreement" after Thomas was hitless in lesser role playing two or sibly pick up with anoth­ meeting in the clubhouse his past 13 at-bats and three times a week," but er team, with us it may 1 Miami 30-3 1 early Sunday. had gone 4-for-35 since weren't surprised the give some of our younger 2 Arizona State 30-4 2 "Our best opportunity homering in three veteran slugger chose guys a chance to come 3 Florida Stale 31-3 3 is to put other guys in the straight games April 5-8. not to accept. up. 4 North Carolina 4 29-7 lineup at this point," Known as a slow starter, 5 UC Irvine 23-6 7 "Out of respect for his "We haven't been the 6 Missouri 25-9 8 Ricciardi said. he batted .16 7 with three -career, it's not fair to him best team so far this sea­ 7 Wichita State 27-5 9 "Obviously, reduced play­ homers and 11 RBis for to sit around and become son. We definitely have 8 California 23-9 5 ing time is not something Toronto this year. a part-time player," Blue some improvements to 9 Nebraska 25-6 6 that he was interested in. Last season, Thomas Jays manager John make." 10 Stanford 17-11 10 11 Rice 27-10 11 12 San Diego 27-11 13 13 Georgia 23-12 14 IN BRIEF 14 South Carolina 25-10 15 15 CS Fullerton 20·12 16 NL MVP Rollins to go on Busch wins third straight Lethal force approved to 16 Mississippi 24-12 18 DL for first time in career Nationwide race stop protest to forch 17 Vanderbilt 24-10 19 PHILADELPHIA - Jimmy Rollins MEXICO CITY - Kyle Busch won KATMANDU, Nepal- Soldiers and 18 Oklahoma State 23-10 21 the MVP has two more capital letters his third consecutive race on police in Nepal have been cleared to 19 Texas A & M 30-6 NR next to his name: DL. NASCAR's Nationwide Series. hold­ open fire to stop any protests during 20 Texas 23-12 12 Hollins was placed on the 15-day ing off Marcos Ambrose by less than China's Olympic torch run to the 21 Michigan 22·8 23 disabled list Sunday for the first time a second Sunday in the Corona summit of Mount Everest. 22 Costal Carolina 28·7 24 in his eight-year career because of a Mexico 200. Nepal's Home Ministry says the 23 Pepperdine 23·11 NR sprained left ankle, nearly two Busch passed Scott Pruett on the use of deadly force is only author­ 24 East Carolina 26·9 NR weeks after last year's NL MVP was 72nd of 80 laps to take the lead. ized as a last resort. 25 Kentucky 26·8 17 hurt running the bases against the Pruett finished third, followed by The troops will first try to per­ Mets. Carl Edwards. suade protesters to leave during the "It has gotten a lot better, but it There isn't a driver out there on a torch run and will arrest those who isn't getting better from this point," better run than Busch, who is sec­ stay. If demonstrators defy all nonvi­ Rollins said before the Phillies ond in the Sprint Cup standings and olent means of restraint, troops played New York. entered this race in third on the have the option of using weapons: Rollins hurt the ankle on April 8 Nationwide list. He's also leading Twenty-five soldiers and police­ around the dial against the Mets, but seemed to the Truck Series standings. men have established camps on the believe another day's rest was all he This was Busch's 27th career vic­ mountain. Climbers will be banned NBA PLAYOFFS needed to return to the lineup. tory in NASCAR's top three series­ from the mountain's higher eleva­ Washington at Cleveland Instead. their switch-hitting short­ but first on a road course. tions during the torch run. 6 p.m., TNT stop made no starts and had only ln a race that included two red The worldwide torch relay has four pinch-hit appearances since he flags, he stayed out of trouble on been the target of demonstrators was injured. He grounded out the 2.518-mile course at Autodromo protesting China's human rights Utah at Houston against Duaner Sanchez on Saturday Hermanos Hodriguez before finally record, including its recent crack­ 8:30 p.m., TNT and that worsened the ankle. moving past Pruett. down in Tibet. ~~~~------~~ -- --~~~~~------

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MEN'S TENNIS ND WOMEN'S TENNIS Irish clinch Big East Irish sweep Rutgers, DePaul

title for second titne the Irish a three-point advan­ tries. Next, the Bulls loomed in By LORENZO REYES tage with her solid 6-0, 6-l the path of the Irish as the Sports Writer ousting of Zhang at the No. 2 championship game would be slot for her fifth win in a row decided Sunday. Building on its late season and ninth out of 10. momentum, No. 17 Notre Dame Notre Dame clinched the Notre Dame 4, South Florida 1 returned to the top of its confer­ match with Rielley's 6-0, 6-2 The Irish took the title, taking ence, winning the Big East win over Baker putting the down the hosting Bulls, placing Championship with three score at 4-0, and giving the themselves in their 13th impressive victories. With wins Irish the nod and a chance at a straight NCM tournament, giv­ over Rutgers, DePaul and South semifinal match with DePaul ing Notre Dame 14 wins in 15 Florida, the Irish won the who had beaten Marquette in attempts. league title for the third time in its quarterfinal match. For the 15th straight lime, the four years. After shutting out Irish captured the doubles both the Scarlet Knights and the Notre Dame 5, DePaul 0 point, once again led by the Blue Demons, the tournament The Irish eventually earned a nation's top tandem. culminated in a 4-1 victory over place in their 13th straight Big Buck and TefTt claimed an H-5 the Bulls, avenging last year's East final with their second win over junior lciri Hai and defeat in the title match. straight shutout Saturday. Notre freshman Janeette Bajikova. Dame stuck to its guns and Buck have won 19 of their last Notre Dame 4, Rutgers 0 clinched the doubles point, 20, and the next doubles victory As the Irish entered the tour­ which then translated into sin­ they take will put them in a tie nament with a top seed, they gles success. for the program's top doubles faced Rutgers on Friday who Buck and Tefft earned their mark. came in as an eighth-seeded third straight shutout in doubles Hielley and Ciobanu clinched long shot. For the 14th time in a play, this time over senior the point for the Irish with their row, Notre Dame won the dou­ Beatrix Csordas and freshman 8-2 victory over sophomore pair bles point to get the match Selma Salkovic. With the win, Jessica Zok and Lauren started, and used the momen­ Buck and Tefft matched the Schumate. The pair's 20th win tum to handle the Scarlet number of wins they had last put the mateh at 1-0, and began Knights in singles play as well. season with 34. singles play. The No. 1 tandem in the Rielley and Ciobanu got their Buck started off the singles nation of senior Brook Buck and revenge from junior Dunja victories with her straight-set 6- I junior Kelcy Tefft continued Antunovic and sophomore 2, 6-2 win over Zok. The senior Senior Andrew Roth returns a shot during Notre Dame's 4-3 loss their dominance, picking up a Kirsten Gambrell, who had now has won seven straight and to William & Mary Apr. 6. commanding 8-0 win over sen­ beaten the Irish pair earlier in 13of14. ior Katrina Elder-Bush and the month, with a convincing 8- With the mateh at 2-0, first singles victory as sophomore Katherine Arlak. 1 win, sealing the doubles point Ciobanu put the Irish up three By MIKE GOTIMER Helgeson continued his The win was their second for Notre Dame. with her 6-2, 6-4 victory over Sports Wri rer dominance with a straight "bagel" in as many matches, Ciobanu took care of Salkovic sophomore Allyn Mueller. sets 6-1, 6-0 victory over and improved their record to in singles play, putting the Bulls freshman Natalia Top-seeded Notre Dame DePaul junior Jose 35-5 on the season. match at 2-0 for the Irish with Guevara put South Florida on won its second consecutive Moncada. Parbhu also Sophomore pair Colleen her 6-0, 6-2 victory earning her the board with her 6-3, 6-2 win Big East title with three claimed his second straight Rielley and Cosmina Ciobanu 26th win of the season. over Potts, but the Irish wins this weekend on the sets victories in two days led their opponents 7-6 before Notre Dame jumped out to a bounced back with Hielley's University of South Florida with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over the point was decided thanks to 3-0 lead as Krisik ousted 22nd win of the season and the campus in Tampa, Fla. Blue Demon junior Austin sophomore Kali Krisik and Gambrell, 6-2, 6-1. The win match-clinching win. The soph­ The Irish won their quar­ Doerner. Hoth clinched the freshman Kristen Rafael's 8-5 marked the first singles victory omore took the cont11st 6-3, 6-4 terfinal match against No. victory for the Irish with a win over sophomore Caitlin of the tournament and team­ over senior Liz Cruz. H seed Villanova on Friday 6-0, 6-4 victory over Baker and freshman Amy high 32nd of the year. Notre Dame has now won two by a score of 4-0. It was DePaul sophomore Vanj a Zhang. Junior Katie Potts won for the of three Big East title matches the second straight year Grgec. TefTt continued her impressive eighth time in nine matches over the Bulls, and now must that the Irish knocked the With the win over streak in singles play picking up with her streaight set 6-3, 6-2 wait until May 9 for the NCAA Wildcats out of the tourna­ . DePaul, the Irish advanced right where she left ofT, backing win over senior Anja tournament to begin. The Irish ment. The win also marked to the final for the 13th up her doubles bagel with a sin­ Mihaldinec, putting the score at could be a host team depending Notre Dame's first consecu­ straight season, and won a gles bagel as well. The 6-0, 6-0 4-0. on the pairings which will be tive victories since thrilling 4-3 match over win over Elder-Bush marked Buck clinched the match for decided in early May. February. The bottom two South Florida. her 25th win of the year and put the Irish with her 6-4, 6-2 best­ pairs in doubles play of After winning the doubles the Irish up 2-0. ing of Gergana Ganeva giving Contact Lorenzo Reyes at junior Santiago Montoya point, South Florida won Buck followed suit and gave the senior captain 12 wins in 13 [email protected] and senior Andrew Roth three of the first four sin­ and freshmen Stephen gles matches to jump out to Havens and Tyler Davis a 3-2 lead. The Irish's lone were both victorious to singles win in that stretch SMC GOLF clinch the doubles point for was another dominant the Irish. straight sets victory from Notre Dame clinched the Helgeson, who defeated win with singles victories South Florida freshman Belles finish sixth in Spring Fling from Havens, senior Lucas Jovita 6-0, 6-1. Sheeva Parbhu, and junior Trailing 3-2 with the Big Brett Helgeson. Parbhu East title on the line, the Senior captain Katie O'Brien confidence. earned a 6-1, 6-1 victory match came down to the By ALEX BARKER also took 17th place overall post­ "We tied Olivet on the final day over Villanova junior Brian singles matches of Parbhu Sports Writer ing scores of 80 and 83 for a total of play this weekend," Hamilton Maher. Helgeson con­ and freshman Daniel Stahl. of 163. said. "So we have shown that we tributed his own 6-1, 6-1 Parbhu defeated Bulls' sen­ Saint Mary's placed sixth in With this tournament out of the can play with them and hopefully victory over Wildcat senior ior Mahmoud Hamed in a Illinois-Wesleyan's Spring Fling way, Saint Mary's will turn their we will do so next weekend." Dimitri Chimerakis. Havens closely contested 6-2, 6-4. this weekend - a strong finish focus to the MIM qualifier next If the Belles do not grab the top also earned a straight sets With the match tied at leaving the Belles optimistic as weekend in Angola, Ind. spot and automatic qualification 6-2, 6-0 victory over fresh­ three, the match came they head into next weekend's The Belles are currently 18 for the national tournament, they man David Shaheen. down to Stahl. Stahl won MIAA qualifier finale. strokes behind rival Olivet with will be thrown into a separate pool With the victory, the Irish the first set in a tiebreaker "We played a pretty good tour­ two rounds remaining. and forced to rely on a selection advanced to a semifinal over sophomore Diego nament this weekend," Belles The Belles have shown great committee to choose them based match over fifth seeded Toledo 7-6 (4). He then coach Mark Hamilton said. strides since the first round took on head-to-head competition DePaul. The Irish defeated won the second set 6-4 to "We beat a number of higher place just a few weeks ago. among the other teams. the Blue Demons 4-1. The clinch the title for the ranked teams and shot our best They have placed well in their­ However, Hamilton is not ready Irish earned their first Irish. 36-hole score of the season." last couple of tournaments includ­ to hand the qualification spot to point in the doubles point The Irish will wrap up Leading the team for the fourth ing a second-place finish at the Olivet just yet. with victories from the No. the regular season with a consecutive tournament was Vassar Invitational and their sixth "Our best is yet to come," 1 and No. 3 positions. The match at Florida State next freshman Rosie O'Connor. place finish this weekend at the Hamilton said. "There is no reason Irish then clinched the win Saturday. O'Connor shot a 78 on the fmal Spring Fling. it can't happen next weekend." with wins in the top-three day posting the fourth best score The Belles will head into the last singles positions. Contact Mike Gotimer at of the day and finished 17th over­ two rounds of the qualifier Contact Alex Barker at The Irish earned their [email protected] all. equipped with a new feeling of abarker [email protected] Monday, April 21, 2008 The Observer + SPORTS page 17

ND SOFTBALL MEN'S TRACK Irish split vveekend ND competes at Mount SAC against Louisville, USF performance. Currie would ticipated in the VS meet and By EUGENIA ALFONZO improve even more during the placed fourth in the high jump. Sports Writer Mount SAC Relays where he Macjina would go on to place Crucial errors cost Notre Dame at Bulls placed fourth with a faster time sixth in the high jump for the Notre Dame once again of 1:51.38. Mount SAC relays with a jump ' returns from its chase for quali­ Other partiCipants of the VS of 6 feet, 8 inches. one hit before sending fying marks to participate in the meet were sophomore Balazs For the rest of the field events By SAM WERNER Louisville down in order. Big East Outdoor Conference Molnar and senior Austin at Mount SAC, sophomore pole Sporrs Writer Sunday was a new day for Championship held in May. Wechter who both participated vaulter Matt Schipper started the Irish, though. The first The Irish had the chance to in the 400-meter hurdles. the Irish off with a fifth place As the old saying goes, game against the Bulls show their stuff at Mount SAC Molnar placed fifth with a time height of 5.05 meters. Fellow what goes around comes remained scoreless until Relays in Walnut, Calif. The of 53.64, earning him the No. sophomore jumper Eric Quick around, and the Irish the bottom of the third, relays are renowned for being 13 ranking for the Big East placed ninth in the triple jump learned that this weekend. when South Florida pushed one of the biggest and competi­ meet in May. Wechter followed with a jump of 14.18 meters. Notre Dame swept two across an unearned run. tive track meets of the year, close behind in eighth with a Quick is currently a double games at Big East rival Freshman Kelly McCarver hosting over 9,000 participants time of 54.11. threat for the Big East, ranked Louisville Saturday, then reached on an error, from high school athletes all the Wechter and Molnar both ran fourth in long jump and seventh promptly lost two to South advanced to second on a way to potential Olympians. As hurdles at Mount Sac. Wechter in triple jump. Florida the next day. wild pitch, and after being a preview for the Mount SAC finished 14th with a time of The Irish will continue to The Irish beat the bunted over to third, relays, some members of the 54.40 while Molnar finished strive for Big East qualifying Cardinals in a nail-biter in scored on a Kit Dunbar sin­ team participated in the VS 22nd. Junior Billy Buzaid ran marks as the regular season of the first game, winning 3-1 gle. Athletic Beach Invitational held for the Irish as well,placing outdoor track comes to a close. in eight innings. Louisville Lux knocked a two-run at Long Beach State in 13th in the 400-meter run with The next meets up for the Irish took a 1-0 when junior shot to right in the top of Norwalk, California. Senior a time of 49 .11. Buzaid ran the will be the Drake and Hillsdale Kassie Stanfill scored after the fifth to give Notre Dame Adam Currie finished second 400-meter dash the next day, Relays starting this Friday. advancing to second on a a 2-1 lead, but a four-run with a time of 1:51.69 in the running a time of 49.65 to earn passed ball. The Irish sixth for the Bulls sealed 800-meter run, placing him him a seventh place. Contact Eugenia Alfonzo at scored a run in the fourth, the win. South Florida second and with season best Junior Blair Macjina also par- [email protected] though, and in the top of needed only one hit in its the eighth, junior infielder rally, but a timely error and Lindsay Kohan belted a passed ball were enough to two-run home run to left­ get the win. Bargar pitched WOMEN'S TRACK center to break the dead­ all six innings for Notre lock and send the Irish to Dame, giving up only two victory. Junior Brittney earned runs and six hits. Bargar pitched all eight Errors continued to hurt innings, giving up only five the Irish in the second Team excels at Championships hits and the one unearned game against the Bulls. In run. the bottom of the l'ourth, In the second game, the with South Florida up 3-2 Weber, Espinoza earn first place in three throwing events Irish only needed five and the Irish already hav­ innings to dispatch of the ing given up an unearned ishes. Weber took first in the 14th place finish in the long Cardinals, earning a 12-4 run, an error by shortstop By ALEX BARKER shot-put and the hammer jump. win. Kohan notched anoth­ Katie Fleury allowed Tara Sports Writer throw events, both in which Freshman Jessica Sullivan er four RBis in the second Toscano to reach base. The she holds NCAA regional placed 13th in the Pole game, and sophomore out­ Bulls went on to score four Notre Dame took it to the qualifying marks. Vault. fielder Ashley Ellis added runs in the inning, and put competition in the field Espinoza maintained her The Irish also logged some !'our more. Ellis jumpstart­ the game out of reach. events at the Central dominance in the discus quality finishes in many of ed the Irish offense in the Valdivia pitched four and Collegiate championships throw taking first and the running events. first inning with a three­ 2/3 innings, and Bargar fin­ this weekend, hosted by the reaching the NCAA qualify­ The 5000-meter run was a run blast to center, and ished the game. The two University of Western ing mark. She also took sec­ successful event for the Irish sophomore first baseman combined to give up only Michigan. ond, behind Weber, in the who placed three runners in Christina Lux added a solo three earned runs and The Irish won every shot-put. the top six. Junior Heidi homer in the fourth to strike out six. throwing event in the meet Sophomore thrower Elise Rocha and seniors Amy extend the lead to 8-4. The Irish travel to Purdue and finished very strong in Knutzen was a big contribu­ Kohlmeier and Ann Mazur Freshman Jody Valdivia for a doubleheader against the jumping events. tor for the Irish taking first placed third, fifth and sixth, pitched the first four the Boilermakers on Junior thrower Anna place in the javelin throw. respectively. innings, giving up only Tuesday. Weber and sophomore In the jumping events, Junior Becca Bauman ran three runs on three thrower Jaclyn Espinoza sophomore Jaime Minor led a strong race fn the 3000- Cardinal hits. Bargar came Contact Sam Werner at accounted for three of the the Irish with a second place meter steeplechase finishing on in the fifth, and gave up [email protected] Irish's four first-place fin- f1nish in the triple jump and in second-place. The Irish also sent athletes to the prestigious Mount SAC relays in Walnut, Calif. There, the Irish continued to be best in the field events. Junior Mary Saxer, the only Irish athlete to compete in field events, finished first in the Pole Vault. Sophomore Joanna Schultz took first in the 400-meter Start your MCAT. prep here dash with Senior Crysta Swayzer finishing ninth. In the 800-meter race, the and finish it anywhere! freshmen duo of Natalie Johnson and Kelly Langhans Plus enroll with Kaplan in April and get posted personal best time.s MCAT Verbal Edge free-a S499 value!' placing fourth and sixth, respectively. Each of their times was good enough to qualify them for both the Big East championship meet and the NCAA regional meet. In the 3000-meter steeple­ chase, Sophomore Lindsey Ferguson l'inished fourth rounding out a strong Irish showing. Next week, the Irish will travel to compete in the QDrbo 11trttttuui Drake and Hillsdale relays. MCAT course prices are going up S50-enroll now to beat the price increase! fi:ildegard!~n Bmg~m· These meets will be the last chance for the Irish to $uor ~ngeltt(l improve their times and 1-800-KAP-TEST kaptest.com I meat marks before they will com­ .•.• , '•"' "'lo!C:.<'.._. "' , ...... ;;;.7-S'>O..--.... pete in the Big East indoor ·~ ·'tM•l'-':Y-4f<"""'~' .... _~~ championships. HIGHER MCAT SCORE GUARANTEED-OR YOUR MONEY BACK.' Contact Alex Barker at abarker 1 @nd.edu ------

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resiliency, as the Irish notched five first-half goals to Notre Dame dominated the Scarlet Knights. By ANDY ZICCARELLI bounced back from a tough bring her season total to 61. game right from the start, The game was the last regu­ Sports Wrirer loss to Vanderbilt on Senior midfielder Caitlin with the Irish jumping out to lar season Big East game for Wednesday with a 20-9 McKinney added six points an early 4-0 under 4 minutes the Irish, and they next play Resiliency has been key for thumping of Rutgers (7 -9, 2-3 with three goals and three into the game. They would in the Big East tournament, Notre Dame all season long. Big East) in Piscataway, N.J. assists. score 10 out of the game's which will begin on Friday in The Irish (11-5, 4-1 Big East) Sophomore attack Gina Junior goalkeeper Erin first 11 goals, and cruised to Notre Dame Stadium. With have been able to come back Sciascia highlighted the Irish Goodman had another strong an 11-5 halftime lead. The the win, the Irish have solidi­ from tough and unexpected offense with a career-high performance, limiting the second half would prove to be fied the No. 2-seed heading losses to keep themselves in seven points on two goals and Scarlet Knights to six goals more of the same, as Notre into tournament play and will the picture for both the Big five assists. She now leads the during her time between the Dame found the back of the take on Georgetown on Friday East and National team with 28 assists on the pipes. Some of that can be net 5 times in the first 10 night. Championships. season after posting her fifth attributed to the shot dispari­ minutes of the half, stretching Sunday proved to be the five-assist game on the year. ty, as Notre Dame out shot their lead to 16-5 and putting Contact Andy Ziccarelli at ultimate example of that Junior attack Jillian Byers Rutgers 43-20. the game out of reach for the [email protected]

SMC TENNIS MEN'S LACROSSE Belles down Kalamazoo Laxers win two against Saint Mary's wraps up conference season on positive note Quinnipiac, Lehigh Hurley lost 8-5 to Mary over to Sunday as the Belles By MEAGHAN VESELIK Atallah and Lindsay Zulhke. won two of the three doubles, off the weekend hot, scoring two Spans Wrirer No. 3 pair of sophomore co­ and swept the singles division. By GRIFFIN DASSATI quick goals against Quinnipiac with captain Lisa Rubino and No. 1 doubles duo of Gebert Sports Writer 14:09 and 11:14 left in the first Saint Mary's finished its freshman Betsy Reed were and Hurley won 8-3 over the quarter. Hoff's goals sparked a 5-0 conference competition this defeated 8-3 by Kari Larson Scots' Kelly Schwartzkopf and After beating Quinnipiac 16-6 Irish run that culminated in a goal weekend with back to back and Geneva Garcia. Margaret Curtiss, moving Friday in South Bend, the Irish by sophomore attackman Neal wins over Kalamazoo and The Belles made up for the them to 10-9, 6-2 MIAA. No. 2 decided just one win for the week­ Hicks and set the tone for the Alma this Saturday and doubles losses by dominating pair of Rubino and Reed were end wasn't enough. game. The Bobcats never recov­ Sunday to move to fourth in the Hornets in the singles, defeated for the second day in They defeated Lehigh on the ered from the deficit and didn't get conference. winning five of the six match­ a row as they lost 9-7 to road 14-7 Sunday for their second within five goals of the Irish for the Saturday the Belles (10-9, es. No. 1 singles Gebert Lindsay Wagner and Laura win of the weekend. Friday was the entire contest. 5-3 MIAA) defeated defeated At allah 6-1, 6-3 for McKendry, putting them at 7- first time No. 10 Notre Dame (9-2, Hoff, Notre Dame's leading scor­ Kalamazoo 6-3, winning five her 10th win of the season. 10, 3-5 MIAA. Camp and Lee 3-1 GWLL) had played since losing er this season, finished the game of the six singles matches. Hurley continued her success­ continued their play at the a 9-8 heart breaker to Denver April with four goals and was supported The momentum continued ful season with a 6-3, 6-1 win No. 3 doubles spot, winning 5. After that loss, coach Kevin by two goals apiece from senior Sunday in their 8-1 victory over Zulhke for her 16th sin­ their second match as a pair Corrigan said the team wanted to attackman Alex Wharton, junior over Alma, winning all six sin­ gles victory. No. 3 Reed in their 8-1 victory over Emily take a step back and reconsider attackman Duncan Swezey, and gles and two of the three dou­ defeated Larson 6-2, 6-1 for Noss and Kelsey Erwin. where they stood. sophomore midfielder Grant Krebs. bles. her ninth singles win while The Belles dominated the "We just said going into the After a Saturday trip to Saint Mary's won only one No. 5 Rubino went 6-1, 7-6, Scots in singles play with break after the Denver game that Pennsylvania, the Irish had to again of the three doubles matches (7 -3) over Goumas. No. 6 sin­ Gebert, Hurley, Reed, Wagner, we wanted to reestablish who we gear up, this time to take on Saturday against Kalamazoo. gles, freshman Laura Arnold, Kosinski, Reed and Arnold all were and what our identity was Lehigh. Saint Mary's No. 3 pair of won Saint Mary's fifth singles winning. going to be," Corrigan said Sunday. The game started off fairly even, freshmen Jessica Camp and match in a 1-0 (10-6) Saint Mary's will end its "We wanted to use those weeks to with each team scoring two goals Mary Therese Lee made their tiebreaker after losing 4-6, season this weekend at the improve individually and collective­ in the first quarter. Despite another debut as a pair, winning 8-3 and winning 6-4. No. 4 fresh­ MIAA Conference Tournament ly. We're in a stretch of three games early goal from Hoff, it looked like over the Hornet's Becky man Jessica Kosinski was at Albion Friday and in five days. The job was to win all the Mountain Hawks would put up Thomson and Amanda defeated 6-1, 6-1 by Garcia, Saturday. there and we're just considering a much tougher fight than the Goumas. No. 1 doubles duo of her 1Oth singles loss of the ourselves in the middle of it right Bobcats had. That is, until the Irish sophomore co-captain Camille season. Contact Meaghan Veselik at now." decided to flip the proverbial Gebert and freshman Jillian Saint Mary's energy carried mveselOl @saintmarys.edu Corrigan was referring to the switch. stretch of Quinnipiac on Friday, Beginning with Hicks' goal with Lehigh on Sunday, and Notre 5:31 left in the second quarter, the Dame's next game, which comes Irish went on an astonishing 9-0 Tuesday at Air Force. run in which seven different play­ Junior attack Ryan Hoff started ers scored to put them up 11-2 and put the game out of reach for Lehigh. Hoff finished up with four goals and one assist, making Sunday the fourth time the junior has scored four or more goals in a game this season. After the game, Corrigan talked about Hoff being a product of a team-oriented offense. "Hyan Hoff scores a lot when wn play well offensively," Corrigan sa.id. "!In gnts the ball from other people and we have to play well together to get him the ball and get him open. Him scoring a lot is a good indication of us playing well." Corrigan also added that the Irish dominance was due a lot to the possession battle - Notre Dame won 17 of 25 face-offs. Corrigan spncilically credited senior mid­ fielder Taylor Clagett as a main mason for the Irish's face-off suc­ cess. "Taylor is the one who really broke today's game open," Corrigan said. "He was winning face-offs by the bunch and that rnally helpnd us." Aftnr the two wins, the Irish look ahead to Colorado Springs where they will play Air Force on Tuesday in their second-to-last game of the season.

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BASEBALL WOMEN'S ROWING ND takes Big East road series Irish tune-up for Big hit games for the Irish to lead Yost to take back the lead in By MICHAEL BRYAN the team offensively. the fourth. East at Charles River Sporrs Writer West Virginia first baseman Notre Dame showed its Joe Agreste was 3-for-4 with resiliency, striking right back eight, second varsity eight While Notre Dame's big win­ four RB!s, including a solo with two runs in the top of the Observer Staff Report and second varsity four also ning streak eame to an end this homer. Shortstop Tyler Kuhn fifth. Senior catcher Sean Notre Dame put together won once each. weekend, the Irish took two of and center fielder Austin Gaston singled home a run, back-to-hack successful days On Sunday, Notre Dame three on the road against Big Markel also had three hits for and A.J Pollock scored on a at the Charles River beat Boston University in the East rival West Virginia. With the Mountaineers. groundout after a double and a Challenge in Boston, Mass., varsity eight, second varsity the wins Notre Dame (25-1 0-1, stolen base. in preparation for next week­ eight, varsity four and novice 12-3 Big East) preserved its Notre Dame 9, West VIrginia With the Irish holding on to a end's Big East champi­ eight races. first-place stanl)ing in the con­ 4 one run lead, Mills sealed the onships. The Irish will compete in ference, leading Cincinnati by The Irish took the rubber win in the seventh. With the On Saturday, the varsity the Big East championships one game. match Sunday, getting seven bases full Mills pulled a 1-0 four led the way, winning next Sunday in Oak JUdge, strong innings from sophomore pitch over the right field fence both of its races. The varsity Tenn. Notre Dame 8, West Virginia Eric Maust and another big for his first career grand slam. 4 homerun from David Mills. Helievers Steven Mazur, The Irish pushed their win­ Maust, who played in the Mills, and Kyle Weiland com­ ning streak to 11 games Friday Blue-Gold game just a day ear­ bined to hold the Mountaineers with a big vktory to open the lim- as a punter, picked up his hitless in the final two innings. series in Morgantown. fourth win of the season. The Notre Dame will return to Junior pitehtlr David Phelps right-hander struck out six and action with two non-confer­ held the Mountaineers (28-11, walked none, giving up four ence games this week against 8-7 Big East) to three runs and earned runs on the game. Chicago State and IPFW striking out I 0 in seven innings The Mountaineers tagged Tuesday and Wednesday, of work. West Virginia entered Maust for three long balls respectively, before a Big East the series batting .364 as a early, getting two solo shots in showdown with third-place St. team, tops in all of college the second to grab a 2-1 lead. John's this weekend. baseball. Arter the Irish went up 3-2 Notre Dame jumped out to a West Virginia struck back with Contact Michael Bryan at 2-0 lead in tlw second inning, a two-run homer from Jordan [email protected] scoring two runs that reachod on walks. Freshman third basoman (;rng Shorry, who was 3-for-3 in the game, came through with a two-out HBI single to help the Irish out to an early lead. NOTRE DAME CENTER FOR ETHICS AND Junior first baseman Evan Sharpley then extended the RELIGIOUS VALUES IN BUSINESS Notre Dame lead with a solo home run in the third, his & eighth of the season. • ···. The Irish expanded the lead 0 - INSTITUTE FOR ETHICAL BUSINESS WORLDWIDE to 5-0 in the fourth inning, 0 with a Sharpley HBI single - plating one of the runs. Sophomore centnr fielder A.J. Pollock was hit by a pitch with • HONOR & PRESENT thn bases loaded to score the other run. West Virginia responded and closed the gap in the fourth, scoring two runs to cut the RONALD GRZYWINSKI lead to 5-2. Phelps gave up Chairman and Co-Founder anothnr run in the fifth, but held the Mountaineers score­ less in his linal two innings of work. and Notre Dame added a couple of insurance runs with sopho­ more David Mills two-run dou­ ble. Senior Tony Langford and MARY HOUGHTON junior Kyle Weiland each President and Co-Founder pitched a scoreless inning to preserve the win.

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Junior Alex Klupchak, and Joe Marnell all afternoon, WOMEN'S BOOKSTORE BASKETBALL wearing a sizeable knee but especially late in the Bookstore brace and sporting a band­ game to prevent a Waivers continued from page 24 aged right hand, showed off comeback. his scrappiness by getting on "We were having some trou­ Anthony Travel holds teams. the ground for several steals ble in the half-court scoring, "Give credit to those guys, in the final minutes to set up so we were just trying to the day after the Blue-Gold the win for·Mean Girls. Senior pressure as much as possible game to keep playing," Garret Flynn scored a game­ to get out and score some off comeback attempt Andersen said of Duncan, high nine points, including easy baskets," Klupchak said. Turkovich and fellow football four of the last "[Flynn] made player junior Kyle McCarthy, five for the vic- a great finish ball a little bit better." a safety. "They were obvious­ tors. there at the By MATT GAMBER ly tired, and Turkovich was "I was dead "My sophomore year, end, but they Associate Sports Editor Supreme Court 21, 8th and saying his ankle hurt." tired and just we lost in the finals, played great Main12 After not playing together a trying to spend so we've been looking defense so we No. 2 Anthony Travel 21, The A trio of Saint Mary's basketball year ago, the Saltines are just all my energy had to work Firm 19 players - Meghan Conaty and looking to clean up some on defense and forward to this day hard to get The Firm rallied back from a sisters Erin and Becki Newsom - unfinished business in getting for two years. We're our baskets 19-3 deficit with a 6-0 run, but led the Supreme Court to a blow­ tonight's championship game rebounds," just hoping this year down the the comeback effort fell short out victory and a berth in the at 8 p.m. Flynn said. "I stretch." as Saint Mary's senior Alison championship game. "My sophomore year, we guess I was kind we can end it the The game Kessler scored Anthony Travel's Conaty showed why she led the lost in the finals, so we've of lazy [on the right way." might have final two points on free throws Belles this season with 93 assists, been looking forward to this offensive end] turned out dif­ to send her team to the title getting into the lane early and day for two years," Lund said. and they got off Chris Lund ferently if it game. often and either dishing it off to Kessler, a Divison III basket­ "We're just hoping this year me a little bit, Saltines senior weren't for a her teammates or finishing the we can end it the right way." and they got me controversial ball All-American and Saint job herself. the ball and I call that went Mary's' all-time leading scorer, ''I'm not much of a shooter - No. 7 Mean Girls 21, No. 5 just shot it. I just wanted to against the Waivers with showed a calming presence at never have been, never really Insurance Waivers 17 end it." Mean Girls leading 19-16. the charity stripe with the game wanted to be," Conaty said. "[My Mean Girls used some tena­ He did so with a running The Waivers patiently moved on the line and the rest of her game is] just distributing the ball cious defense and a few time­ lay-up after the last of the ball around the perimeter teammates icy cold from the and driving it in and looking for ly jump-shots to close the Klupchak's backcourt steals. before finding senior forward field. the open man." game with a 4-0 run to send Klupchak, who also scored six Matt Gibson alone under the "Our problem was that we After the teams traded baskets the higher-seeded Insurance points, made it tough on basket for an easy lay-up that slowed the ball down too much to open the contest, the Supreme Waivers home. Waivers guards Rob Heroman would have cut the lead to and got away from running our Court took an 11-7 edge into the two. transition," Kessler said. "That break. When the teams came out But the referee had blown messed with the momentum we for the second half, though, it was the whistle to stop play as the had going and that allowed all Supreme Court. ball from the women's game them to get back in the game." "They definitely pulled away in at the adjacent court rolled Anthony Travel showcased the second half more so," 8th and onto the men's floor. The bas­ that transition game with back­ Main guard Sierre Smith said. ket was discounted, despite to-hack fast-break lay-ups to "Maybe we got tired, but they protests from the Waivers make it 16-12, when it looked were good defensively and our players, fans and even the like they would cruise to an shots just weren't falling." referee from the women's easy victory after extending an 8th and Main had several two­ game, who was heard advis­ 11-8 halftime lead. on-one and three-on-two oppor­

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Murt l'r•ve •tr..noriur;on to worl<. ~rmane.,tl~ in the U.!> Matt Hamel, who scored a Firm in it, as its defense tight­ Though the Supreme Court did­ Pli!,oiSe vi-..11 Our website .11: www.g.tSWr.hr.ology.arq •nd apply online Ottly .:c~ing onfl.,. •pplicilfrts. I:.OE team-best six points. "The ened and its shots began to fall. n't exactly shoot the lights out refs don't determine the And when guard Kaitlin either, Conaty's play at the point game, the players do." Robinson grabbed a rebound allowed the 6-foot Newsom sis­ gti~ Senior Nick Possley, a for­ and went coast-to-coast ters to get some easy chances and mer walk-on wide receiver through Anthony Travel's advance to play Anthony Travel for the Irish football team, defense to cut The Firm's deficit -the team led by their old team­ scored six points for Mean to 20-19, it appeared the mate, Alison Kessler. Girls, who are looking for­ momentum had made a defini­ "We weren't really hitting out­ ward to a tough title match­ tive turn. side, so we were trying to drive up. As soon as Kessler was fouled and work the ball in and set more "[The Saltines] are a real and headed to the line, though, screens," Conaty said. "We knew talented team," Flynn said. The Firm looked resigned to if we could move the ball inside "We're going to play some defeat, as the sharpshooter the defense would have to work good, solid 'D' and rely on nailed the final free throw to to stop us. some fundamentals and hope­ put the game on ice. "It'll be fun and interesting to fully [Klupchak] can take us "The shots weren't falling too finally play against Alison for a home." · well, and we were kind of change." pressing at the end," Kessler Contact Matt Gamber at said. "Next time, we just need Contact Matt Gamber [email protected] to calm down and control the [email protected]

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Blue's second drive of the Weis said, was an example of he was going to go get his Aldridge had six carries for half. linf\backer/saf'ety and taking emotion too far. elbow scoped. And it was 1 S yards and rising sopho­ Offense defensive MVP Harrison Smith "As far as everything else, going to be a recovery time, more Armando Allen had 11 continued from page 24 picked Clausen of'f on Blue's what would I call it? A perfect and it was going to be a while carries for 53 yards. 15 and returned it for a example to teach, that's what before he could get his arm "What we wanted to do is Kamara's touchdown, prn­ touchdown, giving the defense I would call it," We is said. strength up to be able to make sure wn ran the ball ePdnd thrnn plays earlier by a 10 points and putting it back "That's probably five minutes throw the ball," Weis said. "It about 40 times. That's how it 5S-yard pass to rising sopho­ in the game. of what I talked about in [the was really that whole quar­ turned out.. .. " Wnis said. "I more c;oldnn Tatn ofT of a go­ "I call that a happy moment locker room after the game]. terback situation was a little wanted to let the offensiv1~ routn. was only the third watching one That was a per­ bit of a chaotic at the time, I'd line ten off. You can't build touchdown of thn gamn. But of my defen­ fect example to have to say. You know, physicality if you don't let in a gamn whern a first down sive players "/ wanted to let the teach the team because nothing was really them ten ofT." earrwd one point; a sack, a scoring a offensive line tee off about compo­ going as I scripted it." Tate f'inished with three I 0-yard run. a 20-yard pass touchdown on You can't build sure." That injury prevented catches for 7:~ yards, while and a defensive stop earned an intercep­ Blue managed Clausen from throwing with Kamara had four catches for two points; and a three-and­ tion," coach physicality if you just 45 yards the any regularity until the final 48 yards. out earned the defense five Charlie Weis don't let them tee off" rest of the half weeks of summer camp. points - th1~ seored climbnd said. "And a before the final Clausen's also needed time to Notes quiekly. sad moment Charlie Weis drive. recover, and said the long +The attendanee at the The offense dominated watching my In the two 30- pass to Tate probably would game was 30,286, the fifth Irish coach much of the first half. jump­ quarterback minutes running not have reached its target a highest total for any Blue­ ing out to a 32-13 lead. Hising throw an halves, Clausen few months ago. Gold Game. sophomore running back interception for a touch­ went 1 0-for-27 for 183 yards ''I'm a lot healthier right Holwrt llughes carrind for 72 down." the one touchdown and one now," Clausen said. "''m 100 + Hising f"if'th-year line­ yards on 16 carries in the After the play, a small fight interception. percent. Last year coming off backer Maurice Crum Jr., ris­ first half, and he finished with broke out in the end zone Weis said there was a differ­ the elbow surgery, and being ing snnior wide receiver 22 carries for I 02 yards, involving multiple players. ence in hisquarterback situa­ banged up, I really wasn't David Grimes and rising sen­ earning offensive MVJ> hon­ Punches were thrown, and in tion this spring, with Clausen able to be 100 percent like I ior safety David Bruton were ors. Blue did not pass the ball an actual game, penalties, the clear-cur starter, as am now. So I'm just happy to named captains for next sea­ on its second drivo, going 69 and possibly some ejections opposed to last spring when be 100 percent." son. Crum will eaptain the yards on 15 plays capped ofT might have ensued from the four candidates including an But Notre Dame came into defense, Grimes the offense by a llughes !-yard touch­ altercation. This spring, Weis injured Clausen were vying the Blue-Gold Game wanting and Bruton speeial teams. down run. has tried to get his players to for the starting job. to run the football. But c;old climbed its way play with more emotion on "At this point last year I Aside from llughes' 22 car­ Contact Chris Hine at back in the seeond half. On the field. The fight Saturday, knew that in a couple of days ries, rising junior .James [email protected]

good shot. But if some of the local LaLota received an official Recruits schools like USC or UCLA came scholarship offer from Notre calling, rwither has offered yet, Dame over the weekend. / 7atY! 111 fa, 1-lrt continued from page 24 will lw stay loser to home?" "I think he wants to sit down Frank said. and think about things, but I do hitting spet'd. Pxtrnnwly elu­ think the offer mo-ved Notre WA~EN GdLF COURSE sivo." D.J. Adams- running back Dame way up to the top of his list Stockton is a (l-l'oot-1, 2SO­ Frank said Adams might be on and in the nnd I'd be surprised if pound defPnsivP lineman that the fence at this point given the he didn't end up at Notre Dame. OPEN HOUSE NotrP l>amn rPcruited to play mmmitnwnt from Wood over the But the longor he waits, the more llOSI' tar.kJP. wm~k~~nd. people are going to have an "liP's a guy that plays so hard "If lw wants the spot lw might opportunity to influence him," April 21st, fron1 5:30 pn1 to 7:00 pm all tlw time," )."rank said. "flp'IJ have to do something fairly soon I Frank said. remind pPopiP ol' Tn'vor Laws, think those are some of the ·See what's new this year on the course very physical and quick playor. thoughts that an~ going through Craig Roh - defensive end evl'n though lw "II play a diflim•nt his head." Frank said. "I think he Frank said he expeets Hoh to ·Prizes {Golf Equipment and Apparel) position than Trevor did. You really likes Notrn Dame, but if take more visits before ultimately havo your pluggPrs and then you he's going to choose Notm Dame, deciding on a school. Hoh hails ·Sampling of the new \Xfarren Grille Menus haVP your hruys that make nnga­ I think he's going to do it fairly from Scottsdale, Ariz., and stands tivn plays in tlw backfield and soon." 6-foot-5, 225-pounds. ·Join the Lunch and Bucket Card Club lw's morn of a rwgative play kind of guy." Devonte Holloman - safety E.J. White- defensive back Tlw Irish also had a number of Frank said the Charlotte, N.C., Frank said some schools are ot.lwr reeruhs on eampus who native probably won't make a recruiting White as a safety, while didn't verbally mmmit, but Frank decision until summer, but likes others, including Notre Dame, are said overall, tlwy enjoyed their Notre Dame's chances of landing recruiting him as a corner, which visits. llolloman bodes well for the Irish. WARREN "He's going to visit a few more "I think that helps their Jordan Barrett - linebacker sehools and check out some chances. I think he loved the visit • A high school tnammate of things, but I think he really likes and crowd support," Frank said. inwming freshmen Dayne Crist (defensive coordinator) Corwin "I think the fans did a great job of and Anthony McDonald from Brown and likes what Corwin has selling Notre Dame this weekend. fST: 199~) Sherman Oaks, Calif.. Barrett has to say," Frank said. lie mentioned that a lot when we Notre Dame high on his list of schools, Frank said. Anthony Lalota - defensive Contact Chris Hine at "I think NotrP Dame has a very end [email protected]

"[ think all three of these eaeh other," said Grant, who IN CONCERT Hughes running backs can play," Weis graduated in 2005 and was GRAMMY & STELLAR AWARD said. "I don't think there's any invited back as an honorary NOMINEE continued from page 24 question that you can put any coach. "In that sense will of those three guys out there make the team better. "That see him run with his pads and you'd have a chance of competition is healthy. They lower. winning in the game." can feed off each other; they "I think when you're 240 The change in speed and can make each other better ChicagoMac:;sChoit- pounds, the higher you run, size of the three backs can they can learn form each the more you're giving the throw off a defense much like other. Each person has their dofense equalizers," Weis said. a piteher changing speeds can own style." "You're letting them get shots confuse a batter. Allen is Hughes said the competition at you. I think you have to run small, but quick, and cuts between the three backs gen­ with a little more forward well. Hughes is a powerful erates a productive yet amica­ .JUST HA.VtNG CHURCI·t t .. ~V1:: leaning, get your pads down downhill runner. Aldridge ble relationship. more." slides in somewhere between "You see a guy out there Hughes said he and Weis had the two. Weis said he can - doing well and you want to do discussed pad lewd in the past. and will - play all three with well too," he said. "You know, DATE: Saturday. April 26. 2008 TIME: 7:00p.m. "We had talked about it and a clear conscience. it's a friendly competition for PLACE: Second Baptist Church worked on it." Hughes said. "You're really not worrying all of us." 24828 Fillmore Road. P.O. Box 3895 "It's just something that I've about it. because you're going But Saturday, it was Hughes South Bend. Indiana 46619 got to focus morn on and prac­ to play all three of them," Weis who led in yards and carries, tice morn on and just take a said. "They're all going to end Hughes who coaches turned to TICKETS: $25 in advance $30 at the door bP1t1~r approach about it." up playing, and they all know after early passing struggles. $7 Dollars Off EACH Ticket Purchased With A Notre Dame J.D. Dnspite the fact that Hughes it. That's a good thing." This is still spring ball, but Reserve your tickets by contacting Second 13aptist Church by got a preponderance of car­ Ryan Grant, former Irish Hughes saw the game as a phone at (574) 287-3000 Church/(574) 876-9462 Secretary: ries, hn still must contend with running back and current pacesetter for the fall. OR. rising sophomorn Armando Green Bay Packer, said the "It definitely gives us some­ by visiting the following local businesses: Cutragcous Barber Allen and rising junior James competition between the three thing to shoot for when we get Shop; The I.ook !lair Salon: WUBS. Aldridge. AIIPn had 50 yards backs would be a positive back," he said. Betty's Ch:aners (Benton on 11 carries and Aldridge occurrence. had 1 S yards on six carries "They need to make each Contact Bill Brink at during thn spring game. other better, com pete against [email protected] Monday, April 21, 2008 The Observer+ TODAY page 23

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FooTBALL Blue skies ahead Kamara grabs late TD Wood, Stockton join to lead offense in win ' .,,•. t Irish recruiting class By CHRIS HINE Spnns Writer ... Sports Writer Facing fourth-and-goal The Blue-Gold game is a prime from the night-yard line with rneruiting opportunity for Notn~ 29 seconds n~maining, rising . --r-·· -" Dame, and this weekend the Irish sophomores Jimmy Clausen • I • landed two verbal recruits ti>r the and Duval Karnara connected dass of 2013...... on a fade pattern near the Hunning back Cierrn Wood and sidnlinn of the nnd zone to lift defimsive lineman Tyler Stockton Blun (o!Tnnse) to a 47-46 vie­ gave verbal commitments to tory ovnr Gold (defense) in a Notre Dame over the weekend. uniqunly-seornd- and at Wood, one of the top running limns heated - 79th Blue­ back prospects in the country, is Gold (;arne. an Oxnard, Calif., native who "When we wern on the side­ stands 6-feet, 200-punds. lines, we were going to run a "lie's a big-time player. lie's an fade to onn of our receivers," impact player. lie's a guy that Clauson said of Kamara's lean! take over and change a touchdown. "And coach is game," said Mike Frank, who like 'We're going to 18'. And I covers Notre Dame for ,- looked at Duval and said, scout. com. "Notre Dame doesn't 'Are you going to catch it or have a lot or game-changing not?' And he said, 'Yeah, I'm players on their roster right going to catch it'. And I was / !now!. though they're starting to like, 'You better go up and have more as their good recruit­ get il because I'm throwing it ing continues. lie brings a difler­ up."' IAN GAVLICK!The Observer ent dynamic. lie has home run Wide receiver Duval Kamara, right, makes the game-winning touchdown catch over defensive see OFFENSE/page 22 back Gary Gray during Saturday's Blue-Gold game. see RECRUITS/page 22

Smith delivers INT for Hughes emerges from committee with 22 carries touchdown for defense span. lie finished the drive By BILL BRINK with a 1-yard touchdown run, By BILL BRINK Sports Writer part of a 2 2 -carry, 1 00-yard Sports Writer day that earned him offensive If the Blue-Gold game were Most Valuable Player honors. In a spring game with an real, the coaching staff would "It felt good," Hughes said of abridged scoring system and have a conniption. Two incom­ his day. "It l'elt like I could a running game clock, 176 plete passes, a sack and a have got more and keep yards allowed isn't a bragging punt on the first possession pounding away." point for a defense. The play don't add up to an explosive, After Brandon Walker's 31- of Harrison Smith, however, confidence-building start. yard field goal put the Blue was. In a real game, eoaches Team ahead 10-0 (or 28-10, Smith, the Blue-Gold game's ·would do exactly what they depending on your scoring defnnsivf~ Most Valuable did in the spring game - system of choiee), Hughes Player. returned an intorcep­ establish a run game in place busted a 20-yard run to the lion for a touchdown and of a passing game that fell left side and followed it with a made l'ive tackles in the asleep over the winter and seven-yard burst up the mid­ game. was reluctant to get out of' bed dle. "Last year you obviously try Saturday. Hughes rushed 53 times for and help your learn with To build offensive momen­ 305 yards and four touch­ practice and doing show team tum, coaches ran the ball, 15 downs last season. Although at and all that stuff," he said. times in a row, in fact. The 240 pounds he's already a "But getting out there with first seven of those calls went downhill runner, Irish coach tho big boys is a lot of fun." HALEY BEAUPREffhe Observer to rising sophomore running Charlie Weis said he'd like to Safety/linebacker Harrison Smith, left, flips over the goal line back Robert Hughes, who see SMITH/page 14 after returning an interception for a touchdown Saturday. gained 27 yards during that see HUGHES/page 22

BOOKSTORE BASKETBALL - Saltines, Mean Girls to meet for championship

"We usually try to take our elbow made it 6-4 Saltines railing several more on the guys were quick to come in By MATT GAMBER chances," Andersen said. midway through the first half. other end. He scored the final and swarm on me," said soph­ Associate Sports Editor "We're usually pretty good at "Obviously they had about three points of the first half to omore Nick Fessler, who led rebounding and we can get it 3,000 pounds on us, so we transform an 8-5 lead to an Bumped with six points. "I No. 2 Main St. Pub Saltines up the court quickly to !senior were just trying to use our 11-5 advantage heading into played with him last year and 21, No. 4 Bumped 10 Chris Lund I and [senior I Steve quiekness to our advantage," the break for the Saltines. he's probably the best player Junior Carl Andersen scored [Joyce!." said Lund, who scored five But Andersen stole the show, out here. It's tough playing a ganw-high I 0 points, includ­ The Saltines weren't intimi­ points. "They were playing off establishing his presence by against him because he's such ing night in tho first half. to dated by the imposing pres­ me a lot, guarding me with a scoring the game's first point a good competitor and such a lead the Saltines to a blow-out enee of Bumped's twin towers, guy who was a lot better, so on a mid-range jumper before good athlete." vktory over Bumped. 6-foot-7 Paul Duncan and 6- that helped a lot. Carl stealing a pass on the defen­ The compliments went both The Saltines jumped out to a foot-6 Mike Turkovieh - both !Anderson! was able to get me sive end and weaving through ways, though, after a fast­ 3-0 lead and Bumped never offensive linemen for the Irish the ball and I just hit a few three defenders for a transi­ paced, physieally intense game got elosnr than that, trailing l'ootball team. Duncan was shots." tion lay-up for a 2-0 lead. between two of the tourna­ 11-5 at tho half before getting held seoreless and Turkovich Lund made a living on the "It was tough because any­ ments' more athletically gil'tnd run ofT the eourt by the small­ scored three points - but glass, scoring three times ofT time I could get a step of Carl er but quicker Saltines. none al'ter his jumper from the of' offensive rebounds and cor- [Andersen], the rest of the see BOOKSTORE/page 21