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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 43: ISSUE 79 MONDAY. FEBRUARY 2, 2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Four shtdent goVt tickets announced Iraqis reflect Student body president and vice president candidates start campaigns, prepare for debate on changes

The candidates will meet because she "had the experi­ taxi reform, lower textbook By ]ENN METZ and Wednesday for a debate in ence, we got along really well, prices, Eddy St. Commons and to country KAITLYNN RIELY LaFortune. The Notre Dame and we work well together." the Global Water Initiative as News Writers student body will vote to Weber said she'd be "crazy their top priorities. decide the winning candidates not to want to run with him. The Schmidt and Weber By MOLLY MADDEN Notre Dame's Judicial next Monday. "It's a great opportunity to platform seeks to make stu­ News Writer Council has approved four be given; it's a great opportu­ dents' cab rides safer and tickets to run for the position Grant Schmidt and Cynthia nity to serve the student more convenient, initiating, Three Iraqi students talked of student body president and Weber body," she said. for example, a South Bend about their experiences living in vice president for the 2009-10 Schmidt, the current stu­ The pair have a long list of policy that all cab drivers a country that has played a large school year. dent body vice president, is platforms they've presented must display some form of role in recent American foreign The candidates are: junior hoping to continue what he under their campaign slogan, identification and a phone policy in a presentation Friday Grant Schmidt and sopho­ deems a "successful" adminis­ "Rounding the Bend." number to call in case of com­ entitled ''I'm From Iraq." more Cynthia Weber; juniors tration into the 2009-10 "It means continuity," plaint. The talk was the conclusion of Laura Burdick and Derek school year with a bid for stu­ Weber said. "Turning the cor­ The duo also hopes to Holy Cross College's "Faith and Sanchez; junior James dent body president with ner, building upon success of implement a system of ticket Culture Dialogues," a three-day McCaughan and sophomore Weber, the current sophomore last year - [the current booklets so students can pur­ event that aimed to present new Tom Gorski; and freshmen class president, as his run­ administration] really has just - chase cab fares ahead of time perspectives on Iraq. Luke Lennon and Charles ning mate. gotten started." The presentation featured Harig. Schmidt chose Weber Schmidt and Weber listed see TICKETS/ page 3 Karam Salem and Omar Rasheed, students at Holy Cross, and Randa Al-Assadi, a student at Saint Mary's. During the intro­ duction, the audience was told that the goal of the talk was to Recycling smc to offer global internships help Americans have a more per­ sonal relationship with Iraq and view the country as more than Group sends students around world to obtain experience just a political issue. program "Iraq is an old civilization with a wonderful culture and a long By MADELINE BUCKLEY history," Karam Salem said in his aids poor News Writer opening speech. _ .. .. Salem is originally from The Student International . Baghdad, but relocated to Syria Miraculous Metals raises Business Council (SIBC) will send in 2006 because his Catholic fam­ funds for Catholic Worker about 25 students to countries all ily feared violence. In Nov. 2007, over the world, including he was chosen for the Iraqi Thailand, Ghana, the United Student Project, a venture that By LIZ O'DONNELL Kingdom and Belize, to work on allows displaced Iraqi students to News Writer business and humanitarian proj­ continue their college education ects this summer, SIBC president either in Iraq or abroad. In the spirit of going green, a new Matt Brownschidle said Sunday. "I was raised in a neighbor­ recycling program has been imple­ The SIBC internship program hood that had Muslims and mented on campus to help both the offers positions primarily to fresh­ Christians," Salem said. "We environment and the less fortunate. men and sophomores every year, lived in peace; there was no dif­ The Miraculous Metals recycling but Brownschidle said receiving ference between people and we program combines environmental­ an internship will be more com­ all grew up amidst different reli­ ism and social justice to provide petitive this year than in previous . I gions." assistance to South Bend residents SIBC interns Christian Yang, left, and James Pappas, right, who reside on the streets during the see SIBC/page 4 worked in Ghana last summer. see IRAQ/page 4 frigid winter months. "Miraculous Metals has been doing very well so far, but we have a long way to go," said Lauren Restivo, a sophomore at Notre Dame, who is involved in the program, "Since the program is still getting off of the Fans celebrate Super Bowl XLIII ground, we are still trying to get the word out about how to participate in the program and increase participa­ Cardinals," freshman By CHRISTINE FAGAN tion." Matthew Steed said. ''I'm The program allows students at News Writer rooting against the Steelers. Notre Dame to raise money through I have been since the play­ the collection of aluminum cans for As the 43rd Super Bowl offs." the Catholic Worker House, a shelter began, North Dining Hall "We're not for the that takes in the homeless on freez­ was filled with Pittsburgh Cardinals," said two ing and sub-freezing nights during fans wearing Steelers gear Cowboys fans, "we're just the winter. and Arizona fans wearing against [Steelers fans]." A portion of the proceeds will also Cardinals gear. Super Bowl parties began be donated to Our Lady of the Road, But Steelers fans clearly all around campus at about which is the Catholic Worker drop-in outnumbered Cardinals 6 p.m. Students rushed to center that takes in the homeless fans. The Huddle in LaFortune to during the daytime. "You don't deserve fans grab last-minute snacks, On campus, each dorm has a des­ unless you win," freshman quickly purchasing chips ignated representative who is in Sarah Dzurik said. and salsa and liters of soda. charge of ensuring his or her dorm's The Steelers did win, with In dorm rooms, lounges, donated aluminum cans are ready a final score of 27-23 in the -hall basements and off­ for pick-up. Once a week, paid guests match-up that took place in campus apartments, fans from the Catholic Worker House will Tampa, Fla. and non-fans watched the be at Notre Dame to collect the cans. But not everyone was Cardinals' Kurt Warner happy with the results. Pittsburgh fans cheer on the Steelers at the NFL Super see METALS/page 4 ''I'm not rooting for the see GAME/ page 6 Bowl XLIII football game Sunday in Tampa, Fla. page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, February 2, 2009

INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WOULD BE YOUR IDEAL SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW? Civil War Re enachnent

When was the last time you saw somebody wearing a hoopskirt? For that matter, when was the last Aaron Quarles Christie Marden Kris Perez Matt Schueler Lee Marsh time you wore a hoopskirt? For me, the answer to both ques­ junior junior senior sophomore junior tions is late last August. Siegfried Cavanaugh off-campus Keough Knott In fact, I actually happen to own a hoopskirt, an 1800s corset, petti­ coats, two hoopskirt-equipped "Notre Dame "A 30-minute "The Puppy "Radio Head "A Donny and dresses and a bonnet which I con­ winning a 'Real Men of Bowl." performing. " Marie reunion sider rather fetching. basketball Genius' concert." I'm a Civil War game. commercial. " re-enactor. Tess Civantos No, I don't speak in 1800s dialect, and I News Wzre don't run away Editor in terror when- ever a bus pulls up. But I do use a bucket, washboard and clothesline to do laundry when I'm at work. I do wear a snood (ten points if you know what a "snood" IN BRIEF is). I'm not the kind of re-enactor who travels around with a troop of A lecture by Elizabeth Resnick re-enacting Union or Confederate on "The Graphic Imperative: soldiers (We all know what those International Posters of Peace, girls are like). Social Justice & the I work at a museum -in the Environment" will take place schoolhouse, actually. I love it. today at 7:30 p.m. in the Anyone who's ever read or watched Annenberg Auditorium of the the "Little House on the Prairie" Snite Museum of Art. This lecture, series, "Anne of Green Gables," or co-sponsored by the Department "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" of Art, Art History, and Design, is has had secret fantasies about the free and open to the public. one-room schoolhouse with rows of wood-top desks, boys on one side A debate entitled "Separation and girls on the other. The coal­ of Church and State" will be held burning potbelly stove in the mid­ Tuesday in room C-1 03 of the dle filled with dry cornhusks the Hesburgh Center at 4 p.m. Mark children bring. The old McGuffey's Lilla, Professor of Humanities Reader textbooks with their (Columbia} and author of The ancient spelling lessons and quaint Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, fables. The two outhouses out and the Modern West, and Daniel back, one for boys and one for Philpott, Associate Professor of girls. The slates and chalk at the Political Science (Notre Dame} narrow little desks, where the re­ will debate important issues of enacting children often crowd two WU YUEfThe Observer religion, politics and their inter­ to a seat - not because they need The Notre Dame men's hockey team celebrates a 3-2 win Saturday over section. to, but because they like to sit with Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Irish are ranked No. 1. their friends. Keenan Hall's annual comedy When the students are all show "The Keenan Revue" will hunched over their slates working take place Thursday, Friday and diligently on their spelling or sums, Saturday at 7p.m. in the the stove is humming, and there O'Laughlin Auditorium at Saint are no tourists snapping photos of OFFBEAT Mary's College. us, I could swear it really is 1862. I'm not sure why I love re-enact­ Apostrophes dropped from quently launched spirited said. Annmarie Bricker, 23, L.A. Theatre Works presents ing, although I certainly do. I plan signs in English town campaigns to restore the of Valparaiso, was arrested "The Great Tennessee Monkey to keep re-enacting my whole life. LONDON - On the streets missing punctuation to signs on a misdemeanor charge of Trial" Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Considering I started when I was of Birmingham, the queen's denoting such places as "St. battery. Decio Mainstage Theatre of the nine years old, the reasons I do it English is now the queens Pauls Square" or "Acocks Jeremy Glotzbach told DeBartolo Performing Arts have certainly changed over time. English. Green." police he was hosting a Center. The play is based on origi­ I think it used to just be an England's second-largest This week, the council reception for newlyweds nal transcripts of the famous excuse to play dress-up. And hon­ city has decided to drop made it official, saying it was Nicholas Landry and Lori 1925 Tennessee v. John Scopes estly, that's probably still a big part apostrophes from all its banning the punctuation Kappes at his home on Jan. "Monkey Trial," which challenged of it. It might be the peace I feel at street signs, saying they're mark from signs in a bid to 23 when Bricker, Kappes' sis­ the newly passed Tennessee legis­ Naper Settlement Museum, where I confusing and old-fashioned. end the dispute once and for ter, attacked Kappes on the lature's "Butler Act" banning the work. No ringing phones, no blar­ But some purists are all. front porch. teaching of evolution in the state's ing music or TV, just quiet after­ downright possessive about Bricker pulled out clumps public schools. Purchase tickets noons spent knitting, reading the punctuation mark. Sister beats up bride at of Kappes' hair, struck her online, visit or call the Ticket aloud, and giving the kids as many It seems that Birmingham wedding reception head and took the bride to Office at 574-631-2800. recesses as they want. officials have been taking a HEBHON, Ind. -A woman the ground during a struggle, But the truth is, I think the real hammer to grammar for who wasn't invited to her sis­ according to the Porter To submit information to be reason I love it is because, for the years, quietly dropping apos­ ter's wedding reception County Sheriffs Department. included in this section of The four or five or six hours that I'm trophes from street signs showed up anyway and Observer, e-mail detailed there, I'm living in 1862. Who has­ since the 1950s. Through the attacked the bride, pulling Information compiled from information about an event to n't wished they could time-travel? decades, residents have fre- out clumps of her hair, police the Associated Press. [email protected]. Because of my incredible job, I have the rare privilege of living in a different place and time whenev­ er I want. TODAY TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. Contact Tess Civantos at tcivanto@nd. edu ., =:iM:

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• I Student Body president and vice president tickets for 2009-10 academic year, top left Grant Schmidt and Cynthia Weber, top right, Laura Burdick and Derek Sanchez, bottom left, James McCaughan and Tom Gorski Luke and bottom right, Lennon and Charlie Harig.

said student government has a offense would lead to educa­ before football games. · University ... 'maybe some Tickets lot of potential. They want to tional development, such as an McCaughan, a junior, and changes that people don't even maximize on that potential by T alcohol assessment, rather Gorski, a sophomore, are realize they need," Lennon, continued from page 1 doing more programming than harsher consequences. roommates in Siegfried. the candidate for student body activities that "really affect "On game days, rather than McCaughan is a history and president said. to reduce the need to carry students." worry about being seen hold­ economics major from Key The two Zahm roommates cash or worry about cab driv­ Burdick, a biology major ing a beer, we want NDSP to Biscayne, Fla and Gorski is an list affirmative action for ers changing the a~cepted flat from Terre Haute, Indiana, worry about people that are IT Management major from beautiful women, coating rate of two or three dollars. liVI;lS in Cavanaugh. Sanchez, a out of control, starting fights, Omaha, Neb. bowls in the dining halls with Schmidt and Weber told The political science and Spanish getting into fights, rather than Both were interviewed on TV a lubricant to prevent sticking Observer they are already major with a minor in Latino worry about someone who last fall about tlie police pres­ and a value system for North working with the Hammes Studies, lived in Carroll for can't grow a beard holding a ence in the tailgate area. and South Dining halls Notre Dame Bookstore, and two years and now lives in beer," Sanchez said. Gorski said he was inter­ because of the difference in eFollet and a University liaison Duncan. Burdick said she wants stu­ viewed as someone beside him the quality of meals. to negotiate some sort of low­ They met freshman year dent government to come up was being arrested. Their affirmative action idea ering of textbook prices. when they sat together at foot­ with activities that can make a McCaughan and Gorski also "pretty much consists of One alternative source for ball games, and got to know profit, to offset costs for stu­ want the University to disre­ checking out girls before they buying course materials and each other better on Hall dents. gard evidence obtained by ille­ attend the University" and giv­ "subverting the textbook President's Council, when each "It's not really fair for a stu­ gal searches and seizures. ing out scholarships accord­ mop.opoly," Weber said, is a represented his respective dent to pay for the concert They want this to extend to ingly, Lennon said. Web site that would list the dorm. that's coming in the spring if cases in which police "are Harig said girls can both ISBN numbers of required Burdick and Sanchez told they don't like the band and overly aggressive in shutting gain scholarships after they reading - "the most essential The Observer they have sever­ don't want to go," Burdick down an off-campus party." are admitted, earning what he way of finding your book al ambitious goals. said. The ticket plans to, should called "walk-on status," and online," she said. "We are students that want The Burdick-Sanchez ticket they win, move the student lose their scholarships for var­ This idea would require to work for the students," wants to st_art a "tailgate row," government office from the ious violations. cooperation from Notre Dame Burdick said. "Not necessarily an area for all students where second floor of LaFortune to The pair said they feel no professors; Schmidt said many for the administration, but for they can mingle before football the first floor of the building to one on campus enjoys eating a professors have responded the students." games. make it more accessible to stu­ salad out of four bowls stuck positively to the idea. Their top priority is to create They said they are ready for dents. together, so they are proposing Student involvement in cam­ a loan forgiveness program for the time pressures that come They also want to make a adding a position to dining hall pus expansion, particularly at those who pursue a career in with being the leaders of stu­ Facebook wall application so staffs that entails keeping the the currently under-construc­ public service. dent government. students can directly voice bowls lubricated, which will tion Eddy St. Commons, is "We just realized that tuition "This whole process so far their concerns and complaints. create a more convenient din­ another of the main Schmidt­ is· getting out of control here, has been like a full-time job, Establishing an interhall ing experience and help in the Weber initiatives. and there's not much we can and it's definitely doable," laser tag league is their No. 4 cleaning process. "It would be a shame for a do about that," Sanchez said. Burdick said. "If you have an priority, followed by urging The Harig-Lennon ticket is strip on Notre Dame-leased They want to help students idea and you want to get it student government to official­ relying on word of mouth to property to not have some sort pay for college, and promote done, you make the time to do ly support the DormBooks.com get their campaign energized. of availability for students," public service, by establishing it. So I think that we feel very used textbook program, so stu­ "We talked to everyone who Schmidt said. a program that forgives the strongly about what we want dents can save money. gave us signatures," Lennon Weber said she hopes the loans of students who commit to get done, so we will do it." McCaughan said he has not said. "Just to be formal, we're two can "push the limits of to a career in public service. been a part of student govern­ going to have posters out student government" by get­ They said they would look into James McCaughan and Tom ment since fifth grade, but there." ting the whole undergraduate the possibility of outside fund­ Gorski said their ticket still has the "I feel like everyone wants to population involved in a cause: ing for the venture. McCaughan and Gorski told experience necessary to lead. vote for us, regardless of what The Global Water Initiative. Burdick and Sanchez are The Observer that "the most " I think we can bring in new we put up," Harig said. "This would be a year-long also interested in developing pressing issue," for both stu­ perspectives to student gov­ The two didn't want to put a initiative," she said, involving the Athletic Council as a way dents at Notre Dame and ernment and we can identify limit of how long they'd be in working with existing campus to "liaison between coaches alumni of the University, is the very easily with the student office if elected. clubs and their fundraisers. and the teams and the student police presence on and off government," he said. "Not just three years, not "We can sit here and talk body." They also want to campus. Their unofficial slogan, they until we graduate," Harig said. about textbook prices ... but expand the current "Gold "If we are elected, we will do said, is "Men of the people, "We'd be willing to fail out of we're the University of Notre Rush" program, by providing everything we can to make working for students." the same theology class many, Dame, we're obviously service­ incentives for students to boost sure students can be comfort­ many times - every semes­ oriented. [ ... ] We're taking one attendance at all Notre Dame able when they are in situa­ Luke Lennon and Charlie ter," Lennon said. specific initiative and getting sporting events. tions where in the past they Harig "So for infinity," Harig said. the entire student body behind The candidates want to have been afraid of very strict The freshman duo of Luke The first thing on the Zahm it." negotiate with the Notre Dame and aggressive disciplinary Lennon and Charlie Harig told ticket's agenda if elected: a administration and the Notre measures," McCaughan said. The Observer they would "love parade. Laura Burdick and Derek Dame Security Police (NDSP) Their top priority is to per­ to be a part of the political Sanchez to put into place a new disci­ suade the University and NDSP system here." Contact Jenn Metz at Burdick and Sanchez, cur­ plinary system for drinking to scale back how strictly rules "We can make some changes [email protected] and Kaitlynn rent Athletic Council co-chairs, violations, one in which a first are enforced, especially at and that are important to the Riely at [email protected] ------page 4 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Monday, February 2, 2009

Months of prior planning led to "Also, we hope to encourage When recycling, students must Gotsch ([email protected]). Each the official start of the people to fmd new ways to help take the time to separate their off-campus residence that joins Metals Miraculous Metals program, out in the community and help aluminum cans from the rest of the program will be provided continued from page 1 which began Nov. 17. The pro­ the environment." their recycling. with a recycling receptacle for gram will run though the end of Restivo also said that they Also, for students who reside aluminum cans. While the on campus participa­ this semester and through next hoped to eventually extend and on-campus, there will be dorm­ Restivo highlighted that the tion has been fairly strong, school year. invitation to all South Bend resi­ wide e-mails coming soon with most important aspect at keep­ Restivo said that off-campus The program's planners have dents to participate. more information about partici­ ing the program alive will be the members of the Notre Dame some other goals for Miraculous "Once the program has been pating in the program. In addi­ participation of the student body. community are urged to partici­ Metals. well-established though, we are tion, fliers will be posted on "This program is a great way pate as well. "We hope to show people how looking to reach out to homes in dorm recycling receptacles indi­ to be involved in helping those "The more off-campus resi­ easy it is to help out in the com­ South Bend and include them in cating those specified for alu­ less fortunate than us and the dences we can get, the larger the munity and help the environ­ the program as well," Restivo minum collection for the pro­ environment at the same time, program will be, and the more ment - all it takes is a few min­ said. gram. and it is so simple," Restivo said. money we will raise for the utes to separate your aluminum There are a variety of ways in Off-campus students can Catholic Worker House," Restivo recycling and put it in the desig­ which students can get involved, become more involved with the Contact Liz O'Donnell at said. nated receptacle," Restivo said. such as taking time to recycle. program by contacting Mike eodonnel @nd.edu

hearing about it and aren't neces­ for events, such as forums and vaccines that might be necessary. are primarily a result of network­ sarily business students." panels. "Although you're not getting ing with Notre Dame and SIBC SIBC Tovar said the internships are "I had to come up with who's paid, the experience is more than alumni who work for big compa­ continued from page 1 varied, and students will do every­ going to be at the worth it," he · nies or non-profit organizations thing from teaching, to working in panels, how the said. and agree to take on an intern, years. a law firm to working on projects agendas will work Brownschidle Brownschidle said. "I think this year, the internships involving marketing or finance. and planning the "Although you're not said SIBC is pt:_i­ Brownschidle said the intern­ are going to be more competitive Brownschidle has spent the past event itself," she getting paid, the vately endowed, ships give students international because the market is more com- two summers doing SIBC intern­ said. so the club does business experience that they petitive," he said. • ships, first in Thailand and then in When reviewing experience is more not get funds would not generally be exposed Generally, freshman and sopho­ Belize. the applications, than worth it. " from the to. mores make up the majority of the "I worked in Bangkok with an which are due Feb. University. A "You really have the opportllliity applicants, but it international trad­ 13, the SIBC board Matt Brownschidle donor started the to see countries you would very is likely that ing company," he will look for stu­ endowment in rarely see on your own," he said. more juniors will said. "You have to dents who show SIBC president 1989, and the "The experiences I had as a result be in the appli- be motivated and initiative, since the interest from the of the internships is something I cant pooJ "! think this year the driven to fmd your projects they will endowment is will remember for the rest of my because the internships are own projects, so tackle require self- used to pay for lilie. " economy makes going to be more while I was there I motivation, and they prefer stu­ club expenses and the student it much harder worked in a variety dents who have shown a dedica­ internships. Contact Madeline Buckley at to obtain sum­ competitive becasue of different divi­ tion to SIBC and partieipated in The international internships [email protected] mer internships the market is more sions, like market­ th.e club's projects in the past, this year, competitive. " ing and finance - Brownschidle said. More than Brownschidle anywhere I could anything, participation in SIBC said. lend a hand." projects give students the skills Tina Tovar. the Matt Brownschidle While most of the they need to be successful in their vice president of SIBC president internships are internships, he said. internships for located in different "I had done a bunch of SIBC SIBC, said they countries, there projects," Brownschidle said. hope to increase are several in 'That's where I picked up all the the applicant pool to include stu­ Washington D.C., Tovar said. business skills I needed to get my dents who are not business These internships are still interna­ internship." majors. tionally focused, she said. The SIBC interns do not get "I've sent out e-mails to all of Tovar spent a summer working paid, but SIBC covers all the costs the departments, and I put up for the Department of Commerce of the trip, Brownschidle said. The fliers in the career fair," Tovar in Washington. She said her job club covers expenses such as said. "So a lot of people have been primarily involved programming housing, plane tickets and any

Rasheed recalls that at the end of 2006, many people left Iraq for Iraq Syria or Jordan. continued from page 1 "All anyone wanted was a sense of safety," he said. Salem said his life before the war Randa Al-Assadi, who is also· was simple and comfortable. He from Baghdad, remembered the talked about how Americans horrible conditions that caused have a misconceived notion about many to suffer. life in Iraq before the invasion. "Everything became extremely "All that you know about Iraq is dangerous," she said. "There from the media but the media is were killings and kidnappings not always correct," Salem said. and I remember everyone just "The only problem before 2003 hoping that in a few months was that we lived as a closed everything would be OK, but that country and did not know about didn't happen. anything outside of Iraq." "When I remember that feeling Rasheed and Al-Assadi both I feel so bad, but I accept it agreed with Salem that life in because this is our life," she said. Iraq during Saddam Hussein's Al-Assadi said that she applied rule was a time of tranquility. for the Iraqi Student Project "Before the war, there was no because she had no other means College of Science Energy Challenge religious conflict," Rasheed said. of continuing her education. ''I'm a Muslim Sunni and until the Despite her distance from her war my best friend was a native country, Al-Assadi con­ Launch Christian." stantly thinks about her fellow Rasheed and his family stayed Iraqis that remain there. in Baghdad during the invasion, ''I'm always wondering about but prepared to leave the city at my Iraqi brothers and sisters," 4 p .. m., Monday/ February 2 any moment. she said. "We're struggling from "I remember those three weeks the war; the people are strug­ Jordan Hall of Science Galleria that were just full of bombing and gling." soldiers in the streets," he said. In spite of the conflict that is "On April 9, 2003, we turned on still waging in Iraq, all three stu­ the TV and did not believe the dents remain hopeful for the reports that American soldiers future of their country that they Flip a Switch and Support a Student were really in Baghdad." love so much. After April 9, everything "I think my country can heal," changed. There was no gas, no Al-Assadi said. "The situation is The College of Science will challenge the electricity, and no safety for any unstable right now so you can't of the city's inhabitants Rasheed see the good, but the peace will dome on energy use. Come to the said. come and everything will be good "The situation just kept getting like it was before the war. We reception to learn how you can help. worse each time the government were able to live together as changed," he said. "In 2006, the brothers and sisters for millions racism war began and the fear of year and we will live that way intensified. I got a fake lD that again someday." had a different religion and name because I felt threatened because Contact Molly Madden at Sponsored by the College of &-:ience Conmtittee on SustainahiHty of my Sunni religion." [email protected] ORLD & NATION Monday, February 2, 2009 CoMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER's WIRE SERVICEs page 5

INTERNATIONAL NEWS N. Korea warns of war with S. Korea Ousted governor intends to go to hia1 SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea warned Sunday that South Korea's con­ Blagojevich relies on father-and-son duo of defense attorneys to evade prison frontational policies may trigger a war on the divided peninsula, a message coming two days after the communist country vowed to Associated Press abandon all peace agreements with its southern neighbor. CHICAGO - Now that llelations between the two Koreas have he's been ousted from the governor's office, Rod been strained since conservative President Blagojevich is pinning his Lee Myung-bak took office nearly a year ago hopes of staying out of in Seoul, pledging to take a harder line on prison on a father-and-son the North. Tension heightened Friday when duo of defense attorneys, the North said it was ditching a nonaggres­ one of whom grabbed the sion pact and all other peace accords with limelight at R&B superstar South Korea. R. Kelly's sex tape trial. The tension may lead to "an unavoidable "These are two of the military conflict and a war," North Korea's most flamboyant attorneys main Hodong Sinmun newspaper said in a in town," DePaul commentary carried Sunday by the country's University law professor Leonard Cavise says of the official Korean Central News Agency. team of Sam Adam and his son, Samuel E. Adam. At least 89 killed in Kenyan oil blaze Cavise predicts fire­ MOLO, Kenya- An oil spill from a crashed works if Blagojevich goes truck erupted into flames Saturday in Kenya, to trial on federal corrup­ killing at least 89 people who were trying to tion charges, including scoop up free fuel, officials said. allegations that he tried to Patrick Nyongesa, the regional manager sell the Senate seat vacat­ for the Kenya Red Cross, said 89 people died ed by President Barack and more than 200 were injured died after a Obama. Federal prosecutors are crowd gathered around the crash in search expected to obtain an of free fuel. indictment by April. The crash was in MoJo, several hours out­ Blagojevich was arrested side the capital, Nairobi. by FBI agents in Local newspapers have criticized the gov­ December and was booted ernment for poor safety. from office Thursday On Wednesday, a massive fire swept when a state Senate through a supermarket in downtown impeachment trial ended Nairobi, killing at least 25 people. with a 59-0 vote against him. Some are already ques­ tioning the Adams' legal Former Ill. governor Rod Blagojevich plans to go to trial on federal corruption NATIONAL NEWS strategy - including their decision to let Blagojevich charges. The Illinois House voted Jan. 9 to impeach Blagojevich. go on a whirlwind New "There will be an defense attorney Michael No one doubts that if the m. governor delivers church message York media tour before his instruction - the jury will Petro. father-son legal duo - CHICAGO - In his first Sunday since being impeachment trial ended, be told that for them to Blagojevich admitted to "the two Sams" - take thrust into the chief executive's office, Illinois fielding questions about find him guilty he has to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow the case to trial they'll Gov. Pat Quinn delivered a church service the criminal case from have intended to commit that Genson had hoped he arrive with a full supply of message of service and humility, calling on Barbara Walters, Diane fraud," says defense attor­ would keep his mouth fireworks to keep the jury residents to work together despite chal­ Sawyer, Larry King and ney John M. Beal. shut and not grant such entertained. lenges. more. The ousted governor interviews. The elder Adam is a '"We have to address each day with new Blagojevich also gave an also gave a peek at anoth­ Most Chicago lawyers serious legal scholar with eyes, no grudges,'" Quinn told the congrega­ impassioned closing argu­ er defense strategy during agree with Genson that an offbeat sense of humor ment to senators before his media interviews, say­ the interviews were a mis­ and a flair for the dramat­ tion of thousands at Salem Baptist Church. they removed him from ing secretly recorded con­ take. ic - some say the eccen­ "'We always have to learn every day."' office, although he didn't versations that were cited "It's potentially disas­ tric. He once dug his thick Quinn did not specifically mention former testify under oath. in the criminal complaint trous and makes him look fingers into the crop of Gov. Hod Blagojevich, who was booted from His unwillingness to stay - including one of him like a clown," Cavise said. pure white hair sported by office Thursday and faces federal corruption quiet cost him the help of calling the Senate seat a But the elder Adam said a client, a judge accused charges. Blagojevich has repeatedly denied his former lead attorney, valuable thing not to be Thursday that he saw no of corruption, right after any wrongdoing. Edward M. Genson, who given away for free - problem. imploring jurors to "send Instead, Quinn talked vaguely of his plans announced he was with­ were taken out of context. "When he goes to trial this good man back to his for the state and mentioned some attributes drawing from the case "Blagojevich is likely to he's going to have to wife of 50 years and 23 he believes a governor should have. before the media blitz. say, as he has been say­ answer questions, and the grandchildren." They Lawyers say Blagojevich ing, his words were taken only drawback would be if looked startled, but later tipped his hand about a out of context and politics he said something in the acquitted him . .Ptiui€rs riot for serond time in 2 months possible defense when he is a tough business that media that would go to People who know him PECOS, Texas - Law enforcement authori­ said in his Senate plea frequently requires tough impeach his credibility at best warn against taking ties in West Texas say they are trying to that he had no intent to talk and a lot of bluster to the trial and as far as I the elder Adams for a restore order at a privately run federal commit any crime. achieve your goals," says know he didn't," he said. lightweight. prison where a riot broke out, the second dis­ turbance in as many months. Texas Department of Public Safety spokes­ woman Tela Mange (TEE' -lab maynj) said the riot at the Reeves County Detention Center in Pecos was continuing Sunday, a day after it Outbreak due to inspection problems started. observed at one time, and none of outbreak was traced to another Associated Press these were picked up previously,'" Georgia peanut butter plant in 2007. BLAKELY, Ga. - A Georgia health said Michael Doyle, head of the food The October report showing only LocAL News inspector who toured the peanut safety center at the University of minor violations seems to conflict butter plant now at the center of a Georgia. with conditions observed by at least Bill would allow DNA sample at arrest national salmonella outbreak noted In October. state inspector Donna one former employee, though others INDIANAPOLIS - Collecting DNA could only two minor violations in October. Adams noted only two violations in said they saw no problems. become almost as common for police as col­ Less than three months later, feder­ her report on the Peanut Corp. of Jonathan Prather, who said he lecting fingerprints under a bill making its al inspectors found roaches, mold, a America plant: tote containers with worked in the plant's peanut butter way through the Indiana Senate. leaking roof and other sanitation butter residue and "'black buildup"' room until he and most of the problems. and '"mildew and possibly some plant's other employees were Senate Bill 24 would allow police to collect static dust on ceiling of butter stor­ recently laid off, said he sometimes DNA from anyone arrested on a felony Food safety experts say the lapse is a major concern and shows state age room.'" saw old and soggy peanuts being charge, rather than just those who are con­ inspectors are spread thin and No samples of the finished product used and other unsanitary condi­ victed. might need more training on how to were taken for salmonella testing tions. When he raised concerns Supporters say adding that DNA to state spot unsanitary conditions. during the October inspection, about the plant's cleanliness, and federal databases could help solve '"It's surprising to me that that despite a push by the state to check Prather said he was ignored by crimes and potentially prevent them. many major deficiencies were for the bacteria after a salmonella managers. page 6 The Observer + NEWS Monday, February 2, 2009

"Give that man some oxy­ gen!" students chanted. GOP leader doubts sfunulus bill will pass Ga01e Bruce Springsteen and the E continued from page 1 Street Band performed the halftime show, but many stu­ The president repeated what al income taxes. Associated Press take on the Steelers' Ben dents had to miss it to catch his top aides and officials have Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Roethlisberger. up on homework. WASHINGTON Senate been telling reporters in recent No. 2 Hepublican in the Senate, Steelers fans were quickly "''m happy the Steelers are Republican leader Mitch days, that the final package said he was seeing an erosion of sent on an emotional roller winning," senior Jeff Tisak McConnell said Sunday the mas­ would be close to its objectives support for the bill and suggest­ coaster when their team's first said. "But it's sad that every­ sive stimulus bill backed by - to save or create 3 to 4 mil­ ed that lawmakers should con­ touchdown was overturned by one had to grab homework at President Barack Obama and lion jobs - and Republicans sider beginning anew. a coach's challenge. Fans had halftime." congressional Democrats could would be able to back it. "When I say start from to settle for a field goal When the second half go down to defeat if it's not "I am confident that by the scratch, what I mean is that the instead, and they were not too began, however, students put stripped of unnecessary spend­ time we have the fmal package basic approach of this bill, we happy. aside their books for another ing and focused more on hous­ on the floor that we are going to believe, is wrong," Kyl said. "I wish we started off with a round of excitement. The third ing issues and tax cut. see substantial support, and Among the major changes Kyl bigger lead," senior Emily quarter was nothing more The Senate version of the bill, people are going to see this is a said would be needed to gain Toates said. "It would have than a slight confidence boost which topped out at nearly $900 serious effort. It has no ear­ Republican support in the made the rest of the game a for the Steelers, but during billion, is headed to the floor for marks. We are going to be trim­ Senate was the tax rebate for little less unnerving." the fourth quarter students debate. The House bill totaled ming out things that are not rei-· individuals and couples, which The second quarter had were given a nail-biting finale. about $819 billion and earned evant to putting people back to he criticized as going to too Pittsburgh fans jumping up "The Cardinals put up a no Republican votes, even work right now," Obama said. many people who didn't pay the and down when linebacker good fight," Dzurik said. "But I though it easily passed the However, he declined to pre­ tax to start with. He also criti­ James Harrison intercepted a think the Steelers deserved to Democratic-controlled House. At dict how many Senate cized the bill for seeking to cre­ pass at the zero yard line for a win." some point lawmakers will need Republicans might switch par­ ate nearly three dozen govern­ 100 yard return for a touch­ to compromise on the competing ties. Biden, a former senior ment programs and giving down with only 18 seconds left Contact Christine Fagan at versions. member of the Senate before his states far more money than they on the dock. [email protected] McConnell and other election, similarly declined to need. Republicans suggested that the offer predictions last week in an Sen. Dick Durbin, D.-Ill., bill needed an overhaul because interview despite his personal argued that $1 out of every $3 it doesn't pump enough into the phone calls for former col­ in the bill goes to tax cuts and Announcing the Year private sector through tax cuts leagues. defended it as aimed at helping 2009 Annual Awards of and allows Democrats to go on a "Look, the important thing is working families. While he con­ spending spree unlikely to jolt getting the thing passed," tended that Democrats were the Albert Ravarino the economy. The Republican Obama told NBC's Matt Lauer "very open" to Republican pro­ Italian Studies Travel leader also complained that during a live pre-Super Bowl posals, he cited only what he Democrats had not been as interview. "And I've done said were calls for more money Scholarship bipartisan in writing the bill as extraordinary outreach, I think, in job-creating public works Obama had said he wanted. to Republicans because they projects, typically a Democratic "I think it may be time ... for have some good ideas and I priority. Thanks to a generous gift from the Albert Ravarino tiunily. the Italian Snodies Program the president to kind of get a want to make sure those ideas Sen. Jim DeMint, H-S.C., char­ is pleased to announce the year 2009 annual competition for travel in support of summer hold of these Democrats in the are incorporated." acterized the proposal as "a research and foreign study in Italy. Grants will be made in amounts not to exceed $3,000. and will not nonnally cover all expenses. Notre Dame graduate and Senate and the House, who have Obama also that his adminis­ spending plan. It's not a stimu­ undergraduate students who are planning to pursue research or a formal program of rather significant majorities, tration would announce plans to lus plan. It's temporary, and it's summer study in Italy are invited to apply. Students must have completed at least one and shake them a little bit and spend the second $350 billion of wasteful." year of Italian language. The course work will nonnally be in llalian: will involve the study of Italian language. literature. and culture; and must be applicable to a student's say, 'Look, let's do this the right a bank bailout after Congress Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., degree program at the University of Notre Dame. way,"' McConnell said. "I can't deals with the separate econom­ the chairman of the House believe that the president isn't ic recovery plan. Financial Services Committee, Recommended programs tor foreign study include, but are not limited to: Loyola Under Obama's plan, strained said the bill was designed to University in Rome. Boston University in Padua, UCLA in Pisa, Miami University in embarrassed about the products Urbina, Columbia University in Scandiano. Interested students are enco11raged to that have been produced so far." state budgets would receive a help people who have been consult the materia!. on Italian foreign study in the Department of Romance Languages, For his part, Obama said he is cash infusion, projects for roads damaged in the economic melt­ 343 O'Shaughnessy Hall. confident Republicans will come and other infrastructure would down as well as stimulate the Students are invited to submit a letter which should include: around to support the final ver­ be funded, and "green jobs" in economy. 1) an explanation of how the proposed research or foreign study will enhance their sion of the legislation. He and the energy sector would be cre­ "I never saw a tax cut fix a degree progmm at Notre Dame: Vice President Joe Biden will ated. In its centerpiece tax cut, bridge. I never saw a tax cut 2) a personal statement indicating their background. interests. and long-tenn goals: 3) a description of the research project or the program they intend to follow; meet with congressional leaders single workers would gain $500 give us more public transporta­ 4) a budget indicating the costs involved; at the White House on Monday and couples $1,000, even if they tion. The fact is, we need a 5 l two letters of recommendation afternoon. don't earn enough to owe feder- mix," Frank said. 6) a transcript showing all grades and courses completed 7) a list of other sources of funding (being sought or confirmed) tor the same project (i.e. Office oflnternational Studies, Nanovic Institute. etc.)

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Monday, February 2, 2009 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Banks sought foreign workers Stocks Dow AP investigation reveals visas sought by banks increased by one-third despite layoffs Jones 8,000.86 -148.15 Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: Associated PresS 809 96 2,260 1,069,707,251 SANTA CLARA, Calif. - AMEX''~i!IJ1l1111•• llll11111~1111 Major U.'S. banks sought NASDAQ · 1 476.42 -31.42 government permission to bring thousands of foreign NYSE.•vitliil:lli!Jr[41111JI~:ii·rillliiB111~111Jll~llltltlli~· workers into the country for S&P 500 825.88 -19.26 high-paying jobs even as the system was melting down NIKKEI (TokioJ ..... ll!lllti/IIII!.Jilllillitil;ltili! last year and Americans FTSE 100 (London) 4,149.64 -40.47 were getting laid off, accord­ ing to an Associated Press COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE review of visa applications. The dozen banks now SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) -2.03 -1.72 82.83 receiving the biggest rescue FINANCIAL SEL SPDR (XLF) -2.74 -0.26 9.24 packages, totaling more than $150 billion, requested visas BK OF AMERICA (BAC) -2.95 -0.20 6;58 for more than 21.800 foreign CITIGROUP INC (C) -8.97 -0.35 3.55 workers over the past six years for positions that Treasuries ineluded senior vice presi­ 10-YEAR NOTE +5.99 +0.159 2.815 dents, corporate lawyers, 13-WEEK BILL +22.22 +0.040 0.220 junior investment analysts 30-YEAR BOND +3.64 +0.125 3.559 and human resources spe­ cialists. The average annual 5-YEAR NOTE +7.67 +0.130 1.810 salary for those jobs was Commodities $90,721, nearly twice the median income for all UGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +0.24 41.68 American households. GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +21.90 928.40 As the economic collapse worsened last year - with PORK BELUES (cents/lb.) +2.55 82.95 huge numbers of bank Exchange Rates employees laid off- the numbers of visas sought by YEN 89.8600 the dozen banks in AP's EURO 0.7803 analysis increased by nearly CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.2282 one-third, from 3,258 in the 2007 budget year to 4,163 in BRITISH POUND 0.6878 fiscal 2008. The AP reviewed visa applications the banks flied AP with the Labor Department Sen. Charles Grassley is pushing legislation to make employers recruit American workers IN BRIEF under the H -1 B visa pro­ first in response to banks seeking visas for foreign workers. gram, which allows tempo­ unknown. lyzed the wage data and jobs, through intermediary No answer at Davos global forum rary employment of foreign Foreigners are attractive started the Programmers companies known as "body workers in specialized-skill OAVOS. Switzerland - Mired in indecision hires because companies Guild, an advoeaey group shops." Such businesses are and advanced-degree posi­ have found ways to pay them that opposes the H-18 sys­ the top recipients of the H­ and uncertainty, the world's foremost gather­ tions. Such visas are most less than American workers. tern. lB visas. ing of the best and brightest in government often associated with high­ Companies are required to David Huber of Chicago is The use of visa workers by and business failed to come up with any new tech workers. pay foreign workers a pre- a computer netWorking engi­ ailing banks angers Sen. plan to stem, much less reverse, the global It is unclear how many for­ vailing wage based on the, neer who has testified to Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the financial meltdown. eign workers the banks actu­ job's description. But they Congress about losing out on senior Republican on the The five-day World Economic Forum in this ally hired; the government can use the lower end of a 2002 job with the former Senate Finance Committee. Swiss alpine resort wrapped up Sunday in the does not release those government wage scales Bank One Corp. He learned "In this time of very, very same atmosphere of doom and gloom that it details. The actual number is even for highly skilled work- later the bank applied to hire high unemployment ... and began, with a realization that the depth of the likely a fraction of the 21,800 ers; hire younger foreigners dozens of foreign visa hold­ considering the help these foreign workers the banks crisis is still unknown and the solution with lower salary demands; ers for work he said he was banks are getting from the sought to hire because the and hire foreigners with qualified to do. taxpayers, they're playing remains elusive. government only grants higher levels of education or "American citizenship is the American taxpayer for a "Everybody's lost in Davos," said Kishore 85,000 such visas eaeh year advanced degrees for jobs being undermined working sucker," Grassley said in a Mahbubani, dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School among all U.S. employers. for which similarly educated in our own country," Huber telephone interview with AP. of Public Policy in Singapore. During the last three American workers would be said in an AP interview. Grassley, with Sen. "No one seems to have a clear understand- months of 2008, the largest considered overqualified. Beyond seeking approval Richard Durbin, D-Ill., is • ing of how big this crisis is and what we need banks that received taxpayer "The system provides you for visas from the govern­ pushing for legislation to to do to get out of it." he told AP. "My own loans announced more than perfectly legal mechanisms ment, banks that accepted make employers recruit view is that you really need to do a fundamen­ 100,000 layoffs. The number to underpay the workers,'' federal bailout money also American workers first, tal reexamination of the whole global system of foreign workers included said John Miano of Summit, enlisted uncounted foreign along with other changes to among those laid off is to see what went wrong, and nobody here is N.J., a lawyer who has ana- workers, often in technology the visa program. yet ready to ask these kinds of fund.amental questions in Davos." Housing bust hits NC farm town WEST JEFFERSON. N.C. - When this Americans spending less, saving more Appalachian town's light-switch plant went dark. fortunes dimmed for Jeff and Amanda Ruegsegger, and hundreds of their neighbors. Like a teeter-totter, when the sav­ card payments to sustain her buying Associated Press ings rate rises. spending falls. The No mo~e Sunday lunches at the Mexican spree for her and her family, which WASHINGTON - Americans are restaurant between morning and evening latter accounts for about 70 percent includes her husband and two chil­ hunkering down and saving more. of economic activity. When con­ dren. church: they now pack sandwiches. No mote For a recession-battered economy, it sumers refuse to spend, companies But after being laid off 21!2 years saving for retirement: they tapped Jeff's couldn't be happening at a worse cut back, layoffs rise, people pinch ago from her job as an accountant, 401 (k) to pay down a home-equity line of time. pennies even more and the reces­ she landed another accounting job credit. The health insurance is gone, too, Economists call it the "paradox of sion deepens. that cut her salary from $60,009 to replaced by prayers that the Ruegsegger's and thrift." What's good for individuals The downward spiral has ham­ $40,000. It was impossible to meet their two teenage children stay healthy. - spending less. saving more - is mered the retail and manufacturing minimum payments on her card bal­ "There's a feeling of worthlessness," said bad for the economy when everyone industries. For years, stores enjoyed ances. Jeff. a former tool-and-die maker. A severance does it. boom times as shoppers splurged on Now, the Cases are on a strict package is helping, but the lack of jobs could · On Friday, the government report­ TVs, fancy kitchen decor and budget. They take "staycations," force the family to move. ed Americans' savings rate, as a clothes. Suddenly, frugality is .in grow their own vegetables, buy only percentage of after-tax incomes, style. used ears and pre-pay cell phones. In small towns like West Jefferson across the rose to 2.9 percent in the last three Grace Case, 38, of Syracuse, N.Y., Case hasn't used a credit card in country, factories and families had thrived on months of 2008. That's up sharply is a self-described recovering eredi­ two years. And she's saving more. the back of the housing boom. Now, employers from 1.2 percent in the third quar­ taholie. For 13 years, she charged it "It's really a liberating feeling," are fighting for survival and laid-off workers ter and less than 1 percent a year all - cars, clothes, repairs, vaca­ she said. "If you want something. are conserving cash. ago. tions. She'd make only the minimum you have to have the money for it." r------~- ----~------

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page 8 IEWPOINT Monday, February 2, 2009 THE OBSERVER Energy security principles P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, None Dame, IN 46556 Austria and Germany hate nuclear increasingly important topic of energy ty, insisting it was a good idea, but the EDITOR IN CHIEF energy. They hate it. What radiation security. How can a "powerful" nation bipartisan rush to wean off of foreign Chris Hine did not reach them during the be brought to its knees by one closed oil and gas runs the risk of depleting MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER Chernobyl incident was supplemented pipeline'? By the rising pric8s of one the lasting health of our country and Jay Fitzpatrick John Donovan by the radiation of bad PR that swept single commodity'? That is not securi­ people, a resource that is nonrenew­ through eastern ty, under any circumstances. able. AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Karie Kohler Western Europe. But with the much-needed concept We must approach the concept of AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Deirdre Krasula Austria's two exist­ of "Energy Seeurity" comes other dan­ Energy Security while keeping in mind NEWS EDITOR: Jenn Merz ing power plants gers. Secure, but at what price? Most what we may be sacrificing for it. have never been Austrians hold the opposition of Drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf VIEWPOINT EDITOR: Kara King put to use due to nudear energy as one of their corn would result in a cumulative 1.6 per­ SPORTS EDITORS: Dan Murphy the overwhelming beliefs. Removing myself momentarily cent greater domestic crude oil pro­ Bill Brink sentiment against from the argument for or against duction by the year 2030, hardly ScENE EDITOR: Analise Lipari their installment nuclear power, the Austrians them­ enough to justify the permanent dam­ SAINT MARY'S EDITOR: Liz Harrer into the grid in a selves believn that it would spell cer­ age to the ocean ecosystem that would PHOTO EDITOR: Jessica Lee 1978 referendum, Jackie tain dangers for their nation if they ensue - not to mention the billions to GRAPHICS EDITOR: Mary Jesse almost a full were to allow such plants to proceed. fund the drilling. And yet, as far as decade before Mirandola­ Their eountry holds it as derogatory legislation suggestions go, it has been ADVERTISING MANAGER: Maddie Boyer Chernobyl. The Mullen to the environment, present and at the top of the solution list as of late. 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Austrians who do menting development of renewables VIEWPOINT DESK Austria was cut off, and many other not choose to build nuclear power with positive diplomatic relations is (574) 631-5303 [email protected] European countries received none plants have they the option. Desperate the only way to attain lasting Energy SPORTS DESK from the supplier. needs for Energy Security force them Security, whether in Austria, America (574) 631-4543 sports.! @nd.edu Such a drastic cutoff reawakened, into comprising their values. Plans for or even the oil powers themselves. SCENE DESK (574) 631-4540 [email protected] yet again, Austrians and other dams and hydro-power plants are ' · SAINT MARY'S DESK · Europeans.to th'tlir frailty in energy popping up a.Jlq_~ver Europr,·in places Jackie Mirando/a Mulle/J. i!i aju.nior smc. I @nd.edu sustainability matters. The economy once valued for their relatively l!istory and German major who is cur­ PHOTO DESK and lifestyles of this western, wealthy, untouched ecosystems. rently studying abroad in lnnsbruck, (574) 631-8767 [email protected] unquestionably industrialized country We in America are all too familiar Austria. She tried to save energy by SYSTEMS & WEB ADMINISTRATORS with a standard of living that ranks in with such compromises. In the name hibernating her computer while writ­ (57 4) 631-8839 the top 15 in the world is completely of Energy Security, it's okay to move ing this article, but it didn't work so reliant on a country with whose poli­ mountains, displace elk, irretrieyably well. She can be reached at jmiran­ OBSERVER ONLINE tics it disagrees. Sound familiar? ruin oceanic ecosystems or deplete [email protected] www.ndsmcobserver.com The cutoff, much like the high oil already strained soil. Granted, the last The views expressed in this column POLICIES prices of last summer here in administration often tried to switch are those of the author and not The Observer is the independent, daily newspaper America, brought up again the heaven for hell in the name of securi- necesarily those of The Observer. published in print and online by the srudents of the University of Notre Dame du Lac and Saint Mary's College. Editorial content, including advertisements, is not governed by policies of the administration of either LETTER TO THE EDITOR inscirution. The Observer reserves the right ro refuse advertisements based on content. The news is reported as accurately and objectively as possible. Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of We -won't ... the majority of the Editor in Chief. Maooging Ediror, Assistant Managing Editors and department editors. Commentaries, letters and columns present the views In response to Bob Kessler's Jan. 30 letter "We are ... ," I was when the Trojan fans, at the end of the game, began of the authors and nor necessarily those ofThe need to voice my discontent. While I have noticed that we chanting that their next opponents sucked, that they didn't Observer. are often times told that we are special and whatnot, by stand a chance. May we remind them of the Oregon State Viewpoint space is available to all readers. The free chanting "We are ND," I do not see how this can possibly be game, thereby proving anything is possible. expression of all opinions through letters is encouraged. taken as arrogance. The Northwestern chant is arrogant, Another way to be condescending to a college happened at Lerrers to the Editor must be signed and must include true, but through chanting who we are, who we represent, our very stadium by Syracuse when they won. 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TODAY'S STAFF News Sports QUOTE OF THE DAY QUOTE OF THE DAY Kaitlynn Riely Dan Murphy Becky Hogan Matt Gotimer Graphics Chris Masoud Andrea Archer Scene "Ability may get you to the top, "You get the best out o.f others when Viewpoint Analise Lipari but it takes character you give the best of yourself" Lianna to keep you there. " Harry Firestone Brauweiler John Wooden author basketball coach THE OBSERVER

Monday, February 2, 2009 IEWPOINT page 9 Tomorrow's citizens will pay for today's spending

Last November, voters elected Barack oversaw the creation of thousands of istration will entail an additional $347 any member of the U.S. Congress. The Obama as president, decisively repudi­ new agencies and government jobs, but billion in interest payments over the federal government's longstanding poli­ ating the failed policies of the Bush no amount of federal prodigality could next decade. cy of burdening the unborn with debt is administration and ushering in an era lift the United States out of the Great Deficit spending imposes a steadily little more than outright theft, closer to of change and reform. Or at least that's Depression. In a recent analysis of growing burden on taxpayers. The gov­ mob rule than democracy. what they thought Depression-era economic programs ernment can account for its debt in only Sadly, the very nature of government they were doing. Less Ben Linskey posted on the Cato Institute website, two ways. It can raise taxes, preying on and electoral politics encourages politi­ than a month into Regulation magazine editor Thomas the productivity of U.S. citizens, or it cians to exploit the powerless for the Obama's presidency, Guest Firey concluded that "the New Deal did can simply print more money, leading to sake of enriching present majorities. it's becoming alarm­ Columnist little as an economic stimulus." There is the hidden, insidious phenomenon of The good news is that there is still time ingly clear that many no reason to believe that the Obama inflation. The latter option is more for our nation to escape from the end­ of the most misguided policies of the administration's "new New Deal" will prevalent, as the disastrous conse­ less spiral of spending, bailouts and Bush years are here to stay. Thousands be any more effective. It is high time we quences of inflation are not immediate­ debt. But to do so, Americans must of Americans, suffering the effects of a recognize the sheer futility of govern­ ly apparent. (Incidentally, proponents of reject the ineffective and immoral poli­ deepening recession, are hopeful that ment attempts to manipulate the econo­ social justice who support government cies offered by Democrats and the new administration will adopt a my. The greatest danger in this latest spending programs would do well to Republicans in Washington. Voters com­ new course and lead our nation out of stimulus program, though, lies not in its remember that the costs of inflation are prise the greatest - perhaps the only the present economic crisis. President ineffectiveness, but in the costs it will distributed unevenly and often do the - check on such abuses of federal Obama, however, seems determined to impose on future generations. most harm to the poor.) Politicians seize power. George W. Bush, Barack Obama follow in the footsteps of his predeces­ The national debt presently stands at on the opportunity to impose long-term and their colleagues in Congress have sor. over $10.5 trillion- over $30,000 per costs in return for the illusion of short­ demonstrated that neither the left nor On Feb. 13 oflast year, George W. U.S. citizen. The Bush and Obama stim­ term benefits. the right can be trusted to administer Bush signed the Economic Stimulus Act ulus bills, combined with the recent The ultimate, and most pernicious, the powers of government responsibly. of 2008, intended to ward off a looming wave of bailouts for failing, inefficient consequences of reckless spending are Future generations will hold us recession; predictably, the bill accom­ corporations, bear a combined price tag seldom discussed. It is future genera­ accountable for the policies we endorse plished little more than tacking $152 well in excess of $1 trillion . These tions, not current taxpayers, who will today. It's time for Americans to reject billion onto the federal deficit. Less numbers are almost too large to fully bear the brunt of the federal debt, and unrestrained federal spending and than a year later, faced with a worsen­ comprehend, but the federal debt is not politicians in Washington have no acknowledge the failure of the major ing economic outlook, President Obama an abstract tally; it is a series of enor­ qualms about burdening U.S. citizens parties to produce responsible, moral has somehow convinced himself and his mous financial obligations to a variety not yet born with trillions of dollars of governance. political allies that the most prudent of foreign governments and private citi­ obligations in return for immediate course of action is to imitate the Bush zens, all of whom collect interest on political gain. The great tragedy of the Ben Linskey, a sophomore majoring in administration's policies on a grossly their investments each year. Last year recent wave of stimulus bills and feder­ political science and philosophy, is co­ magnified scale, this time lobbing over alone, the federal government paid out al bailouts is that those who will be president of the College Libertarians. $800 billion at the problem. The most a whopping $412 billion to its creditors. most affected by these policies do not He can be contacted at [email protected] immediate difficulty with this "stimu­ The Congressional Budget Office even get a vote. The men and women The views expressed in this column lus" plan is that it simply won't work. In recently calculated that the stimulus who will inherit the national debt didn't are those of the author and not the 1930s, Franklin Delano Roosevelt package heralded by the Obama admin- elect George Bush, Barack Obama or necessarily those of The Observer.

LETIERS TO THE EDITOR Why is Notre Da111e involved Right to Life in the ar111s trade? discussion

Last semester, we delivered a letter to Father John billion after an annual increase of almost $5 billion. As To the students, faculty and staff of Jenkins and the representatives of the Career Center ask­ MSNBC Business wrote recently: "Like other defense com­ Notre Dame, St. Mary's and Holy Cross: ing them to clarify our University's position on what com­ panies, Waltham, Massachusetts-based Raytheon's profits On Monday, Feb. 2, The Observer will panies we allow on our campus to recruit our students. have been boosted in recent years by record defense feature a newspaper advertisement enti­ More than a month later, Fr. Jenkins took the step to meet spending." That is, as the United States and its allies drop tled, "We Know Better Now." This adver­ with us to discuss our concerns. In his office, he listened to more bombs on places like Iraq, Afghanistan and Gaza, tisement is published by the Human Life us and asked us fair questions. Overall, while we may not Raytheon's profits climb steadily. For Raytheon, the more Alliance, a non-profit pro-life organiza­ have reached the same conclusions about who should or war and insecurity the better. As profits for Raytheon soar, tion based in Minneapolis, Minnesota should not be endorsed by the University, Fr. Jenkins left the people who live where Raytheon's products finally land that seeks to promote the dignity of us with an understanding that his administration would see only death, destruction and a broken future. human life at all of its stages and to take the issue seriously. The arms trade is an undeniably profitable business for encourage the practice of the virtue of At last week's Winter Career Expo, Raytheon again Raytheon. But in Aug. 2006, to protest Raytheon's involve­ chastity in everyday life. The running of sought to recruit Notre Dame students. We are distressed ment in providing the cluster bombs and missiles used in this insert may please some, offend oth­ to find that, as of yet, no action has been taken by either the campaign against the people of Lebanon, nine men ers and, perhaps, go unnoticed or unat­ our University's administration or the Career Center to from Derry, Northern Ireland occupied a Raytheon office tended to by others. Although Notre clarify explicitly and publicly the standards to which we and were detained for trespassing. On June 11, 2008 a Dame Right to Life has not been involved hold participants in the career fairs. Despite the efforts of jury released the entire group in a unanimous verdict. officially in the project of featuring this students in the past three consecutive years, the University Eamonn McCann, one of the men detained, stated: "We advertisement in The Observer, we would has yet to publicly and decisively respond to the critique believe that one day the world will look back on the arms like to encourage you to read, or at least that Raytheon represents a clear and very serious disre­ trade as we look back today on the slave trade and won­ glance through it. gard for the stated mission to our University. der how it came about that such evil could abound in Being that Notre Dame is a Catholic The mission statement of the University of Notre Dame respectable society." institution of intellectual exchange and specifically calls our community to develop a "disciplined We call on the Career Center and the University growth, on behalf of Notre Dame Right to sensibility to the poverty, injustice and oppression that Administration to examine more closely who we allow Life, I would like to take this opportunity burden the lives of so many." Such a mission hopes to onto our campus to recruit our students. We ask that each to invite the students, faculty and staff of make our University a place where "learning becomes company and organization, regardless of their national Notre Dame, St. Mary's and Holy Cross to service to justice." These admirable goals are put into reputation or alumni connection, be judged for their partake in the ongoing dialogue regard­ practice in many ways. For example, more than 80 per­ respect and adherence to our University's mission state­ ing the issues addressed in the advertise­ cent of the student body will be involved in some sort of ment. We call on the Administration and the Career Center ment. To this point, Right to Life will be service or community work in their time at Notre Dame. to make an honest, public statement and clearly define the hosting a bi-partisan discussion on the Our commitment to justice is real at Notre Dame because position of our University on the presence of Raytheon at issues addressed in the advertisement. it is rooted in our mission. our University. This event will take place on Tuesday, But when students begin to think about where they can Feb. 10 at 7:30PM in the Coleman-Morse take their interest for justice and service that they learned Michael Angulo Student Center. (Mark your calendars - here at Notre Dame, they are too often presented with a sent or food will be served!) contradictory picture. Organizations like Raytheon serve a off campus Notre Dame Right to Life hopes that narrow conviction that place national self-interest and vio­ Kristi Hass you will read the Human Life Alliance lent military power above the calling - found in our own junior advertisement and that you will join us mission statement- of "human solidarity and concern for abroad for this discussion! the common good." They inherently contradict what we as Alicia Quiros a university community have placed as our true mission. JUfl!Or MaryK. Daly Currently Raytheon is the world's fifth-largest weapons off campus President, Notre Dame Right to Life manufacturer. In 2008, Raytheon's value boasted to $24.7 Feb. 1 Jan. 30 THE OBSERVER page 10 CENE Monday, February 2, 2009

With Oscar season right around be. forces him to turn to Walter lor the corner, one is reminded of all My freshman year composition help. the great films that have garnered class focused on representations of In the film's final showdown, the the prestigious Academy Award for gender, class and race in media. In Nihilists set fire to the Dude's car, Best Picture in the past. Epic order to demonstrate contempo­ destroying it. The car then works of film- rary critiques of the subjed, the becomes a metaphor for the making such Mark Witte instructor chose to screen "The Big Dude's impuissance. Throughout as "The Lord Lebowksi" as an example, and the story it is shot, crashed, stolen, of the Rings: Assistant that's when I began to decipher used as a urinal, crashed again, Return of the Scene Editor what the Conn Brothers were nml­ assaulted with a bat and finally King," older, ly doing with their lilm. burned. Like the car, the Dude has classic favorites such as "The "The Big Lebowski" provides no control over the events happen­ Sound of Music" or films that. in maswline (and feminine) role ing to or around him. my opinion, really didn't deserve to models that no one would willingly Donny is even more powerless, win anything, like the abominable. want to associate with. Most of despite being the best bowler of box-office spectacle "Titanic." these representations are done the bunch. Every time he speaks, But Oscar season also reminds through extremes. Walter immediately contradicts us of why we love movies, especial­ The Dude's hardly potty-trained him or to yells at him to "Shut up!" ly those movies which never win antagonists are completely bone­ By providing extreme masculine awards, and really shouldn't. Yet headed, mistaking the debt of a representations associated with some of those flicks are our per­ millionaire philanthropist's playboy defeat and failure, "The Big sonal favorites. I can think of one wife to be associated with the Lebowski" encourages its viewers that sticks out most for me. unemployed, Welfare-dependent to eome up with their own concep­ When I turned 14, a friend of Dude. tion of \llasculinity somewhere mine gave me as a present the The Nihilists, who later pretend between those extremes, and with­ Coen brothers' cult hit, "The Big to kidnap the philanthropist's wife out the help of a traditionally rep­ Lebowski." As a teenager some­ and then extract ransom from the resented hero. what sheltered from R-rated Dude, turn out to be spineless, If you look for a literal hero with­ movies by overprotective parents, cowardly bullies when confronted in the film, you will not lind one, I the fact that I was watching some­ by Walter in a showdown outside hope. Instead, the film works to thing prohibited had me grinning the bowling alley. promote a dill"erent type of viewr before the movie even started. And Contrasting their representation ing, a viewing where individuals when it did, I laughed nearly the is that of' Walter himself. a r.harar.­ create and construct their own entire 117 minutes. ter negatively ampcd and exuding conception of gender rather than Yet at the time, my being in testosterone. A Vietnam veteran relying on what they see to form humored was at best a product of with an exceptionally short temper, their masculine role models. the film's unique, bawdy plot, its Walter comically blunders around The film contains another char­ eccentric characters. goofy ruses the Dude's situation throughout the acter extreme, the story's out-of­ and its 200-plus f-bombs (though film, constantly making matters place narrator. Dressed in full r.ow­ some claim the number to be clos­ worse for the Dude by attempting boy garb, what the Old West would er to 398). In fact, it would be four to tix them with violence and war consider the height of manliness years- during my freshman com­ tactics. At one point. while interro­ and masculinity- in other words, position class - before I seriously gating a teenager who stole and a perfect extreme - the narrator cogitated on what made the film so crashp,d the Dude's car, WaJtp,r first introduces the Dude by posing entertaining. becomp,s fed up with the boy's a question: "Sometimes there's a The film's premise starts otl' sim­ refusal to answer any questions man. I won't say a hero, 'cause, ply. Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff and takes a crowbar to what he what's a hero?" Bridges) is mistaken by a pair of believes is the boy's brand new r.ar. While the narrator may not thugs for the extremely wealthy The car actually belongs to a know the answer to his question, and crippled philanthropist Jeffrey neighbor, who comes out hooting neither may we, and that's some­ Lebowski (David Huddleston). and hollering and takes a baseball thing to think and laugh about. These thugs knock the Dude bat to the Dude's vehicle, bashing For me, "The Big Lebowski" will around before proceeding to uri­ its windshield. always have a special place in my nate on his favorite rug, a rug that In between these p,xtremes of heart. Since first watching it eight according to the Dude's volatile cowardice and belligerence, but years ago, I have shown it to bowling buddy Walter Sobchak still in the negative realm of mas­ numerous friends and family. And (John Goodman), "really tied the culinity, fall the Dude and his whether or not they've understood room together." buddy Donny's powerless repre­ the film's gender critique, we've The Dude then sets out to seek sentations. shared laughter at the Dude's recompense for his damaged The Dude, because of his pas­ expense nonetheless. upholstery, getting himself stuck in sivism, laziness, alcoholism and But hey, at least the guy is a complicated web of ransom­ even hazed stupidity, lacks the housebroken. seeking Nihilists, porn kings, play­ power to rationally communicate The views expressed in this col­ boy wives. raging feminists and or combat injustice and oppres­ umn are those of the author and inept private detectives along the sion. His inability to solve his own not necessarily those of The way. problems, depicted through his Observer. But the film is more than its far­ constant manipulation by and Contact Mark Witte at cical, bumbling plot portends it to abuse from other characters, mwitte@nd. edu ------

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WHO MAKES THE CUT? Rewriting the rock canon

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have guns, and Schreiber says the men The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led they get you a semester at home. Money By LIZ HARTER will protect the women. In one of the Zeppelin, The Who, Neil Young, Bob and speed rule all. For our generation, the Scene Writer many awkward displays of affection Dylan, The Clash, The Ramones, Bruce best job is the one that makes the most When the four Bielski brothers that abound in "Defiance," Bella then Springsteen. money. Forget about relationships, friends, escaped from the Nazis in Belarus in tells him she needs his protection while Can the list go on and, more importantly, or discovering something about yourself. 1941, it's unlikely that any of them ever ungracefully moving his hand to her do we deserve to let Put on your tie, check today's calendar on thought the subsequent four years of breast. it? Would adding James DuBray your Blackberry, and network, network, their lives would be made into a major The viewer is seemingly supposed to Nirvana to that list network. Today's Woodstock would be full motion picture 68 years later. But that's assume that this gesture implies the be like blaspheming Scene Writer of people exchanging Linkedln accounts. exactly what "Defiance" is- only prob- two are in love or a relationship, or that Mary, the M.O.G.? Let's deviate from the negativity for a !em is, it's just a bad major motion pic- he is her "forest husband." The "forest Does anyone really second. The 1980s gave some contribu­ ture. husband" concept pops up repeatedly love rock and roll anymore? Why would tions to the list, although they were few Looking at trailers for the movie, one throughout the film, as those living in they? and far between. Springsteen and Petty would think they were going to see an the forest community substitute a "for­ It's been said there exists a rock and roll made some great albums, while Billy Joel action-adventure movie complete with est relationship" for what they left canon. There are a select few artists who established himself as a bigger joke than Daniel Craig (a.k.a. the behind in the city. only Noel Gallagher, moron that he is, Neil Diamond. Yet, ltE.M. created some­ current James Bond) as If you can get past the While it is obvious with- would dare to cross. Sure, they've all had thing that would become alt-rock- what­ Tuvia Bielski, blowing in the first five minutes their missteps. Neil Young writes a terrible ever that means anymore. The '90s used a stuff up, shooting peo- fact that Craig is one that Craig and Schreiber album about every five years. Dylan could­ suicide and a surge of anger to produce pie, dodging bombs and of the most Aryan are the stars of the n't escape the 1980s. Mick Jagger refuses grunge, a rock spin-off that today is even bullets from the Nazis looking Jews in film movie, Bell holds his own to put his Megalodon away, and funnier than it is off-putting. Can you and grittily leading a alongside the two with a Springsteen has tried to make the same imagine how Cobain would feel at an group of exiled Jews in a history, you won't be secondary plot of finding record about seven too many times. Ever last show? Apologetic, I'm sure. foreign forest. disappointed. love in the Bielski camp. Yet, these artists have all blown the Flash to today, and the 1990s seem like . Apparently, the viewer He meets and marries minds and broke the hearts of baby more of a breeding ground than anything is supposed to not ' · · 'Chay·a · Dziencielsky. boomers. Not just the cats, too. From else. Radiohead belongs in the conversa­ remember that a blond-haired, blue- played by the largely unknown Mia hedge fund managers to Neomarxists, tion for a couple reasons. One, tl1ey have eyed actor is playing someone who's Wasikowska. everyone sings along to "Under My followed in the tradition of the greats by Jewish. The filmmakers tried to keep Bell plays the levelheaded brother Thumb." Their kids have benefited from never settling. When "OK Computer" was Craig's hair filled with dirt for most of who keeps the hotheaded Craig and growing up to melodic acoustic numbers crowned king, Thorn Yorke and the boys. "Defiance" - which makes sense, as Schreiber in line. Other than getting and avant-garde crashes. These story­ responded by kicking out the guitars. the film is set in a forest - but it's clear married, and preventing the two main tellers have bashed exes, while also When politics suddenly beeame a popular that he remains a blond for unknown characters from killing each other, he swooning at first sights. song topic, Radiohead made "In reasons. Plus, there's no covering up isn't given much to do. Sure, tons of songs have been misinter­ Rainbows," one of their more apolitical those electric blues. Don't feel bad for Bell, though. At preted, bastardized and made cliche. records to date, and relea<;ed it for, well, If you can get past the fact that Craig least he has more of a role than "Born In The U.S.A." is played on the whatever you wanted to pay. is probably one of the most Aryan look- MacKay, whose character goes mute Fourth, while half of "Sgt. Pepper" is used Just like the children of the '90s discov­ ing Jews in film history, you won't be after seeing the atrocity of his parents' in cell phone commercials. Despite these ered "Exile" over a double Whiskey Coke, disappointed. Viewers can watch Tuvia murder by the Nazis. He has exactly problems, traditions have grown as 25 so will some of the children of the future stoically face whatever is thrown his one line in the entire film. year-olds and their mothers cry simultane­ find "Kid A" and "Yankee," and maybe way with his brothers Zus (Liev Granted, when your only previous ously when "In My Life" adorns first even 'The College Dropout." Yet, they Schreiber). Asael (Jamie ------acting experience dances. Enough evidence - a canon probably will come at these records much Bell, "Billy Elliott") and While "Defiance" tries to peaked with playing exists, and it means something. more earnestly than their parent.<; rame to Aaron (George MacKay, do the Bielski history one of the lost boys Now to the bloody point: Do the children their own parents' vinyl. "Peter Pan"). in "Peter Pan," audi- of baby boomers have, or even deserve, a Consensus may be out of the picture, but The film follows the tri- justice, any film about ences shouldn't spot at the table? One thing is certain: great musicians aren't. Radiohead, Wilco, als facing the Bielski the Holocaust will expect too much. there will never be another consensus top Kanye West. That's what I think we've got brothers as they work to undoubtedly be However, the actor dog. For one, rock and roll exists on the so far. Contenders exist all over the board, keep their camp of Jews does an admirable idea of community: the feeling that there is including The Decemberists, My Morning hidden from the ensuing compared to the titans job of simultaneously something about both being young, and Jacket, lil Wayne and The White Stripes. political turmoil. The that came before it, looking horrified, having a sense of alienation. Music pro­ Yet these artists have a long, long way to camp needs protection, particularly "Schindler's miserable and cold. vides an oasis, a place to exist oul<;ide of go. food, shelter and religion, List" and "The Pianist., While "Defiance" mainstream society. Let's just hope that Jack Johnson and and the Bielskis manage tries to do the Bielski The idea is still inside every young per­ Coldplay eventually get the Neil Diamond to provide it all, giving the history justice. any son. The fairytales drugged us (Thank you, treatment. That's how we 'II know they Jews a sense of community and family. film about the Holocaust will undoubt- Conor Oberst). There is no Prince "getit." While Craig does well with what the edly be compared to the titans that Charming or glass slipper. script gives him, Schreiber deserves the came before it, particularly "Schindler's Yet, this sort of introspection seems rare The views expressed in Scene and most praise for managing at least one List" and "The Pianist." in today's society. In a world based so Heard are those of the author and not nec­ laugh-free take during one of the film's While it touches on the same subjects much on corporate-driven definitions of essarily those of The Observer. more absurd scenes. as those films, "Defiance" fails to pack success, rock and roll probably doesn't Contact James DuBray at At one point, his girlfriend, Bella - the same emotional punch of those have a place. Drugs don't open the mind; jdubray@nd. edu who largely disappears after this scene, movies. It introduces too many minor only to reappear at a later point - is characters that somehow prove to be discussing "protection" with him. She important, no matter how small their wants to know why the women don't roles. The film also clocks in at an unnecessary 137 minutes. The humor is awkward, and Defiance the relationships aren't developed enough to be Directed by: Edward Zwick maintained throughout the running time. Starring : Daniel Craig, Liev Had the director, Edward Zwick ("Blood Diamond"), cut Schreiber and Jamie Bell out half of the characters and an extraneous 30 minutes, "Defiance" would have been far more watchable.

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN Nadal beats Federer for Australian Open title Top-ranked player claims Men's Singles championship in five sets; Becomes first Spaniard to win title the court. ting to everything and rip­ Although Federer actually ping winners, Federer was won one more point - 174- looking tentative and hesi­ 173 - his serve let him tating to charge the net. down all too frequently. He But he started putting win­ conneeted on only 51 per­ ners together and cutting cent of his first serves, and his mistakes in the second it seemed as if all of his six set. After Nadal broke for a double-faults eame at criti­ 4-3 lead, Federer broke the eal times. Spaniard's next two service And as the pressure ratch­ games, taking a 5-3 lead eted up in the fifth set, it after converting his fifth was Federer who wilted, not break point of the game. He Nadal. Federer had six win­ then held to take the set. ners and 14 unforeed errors Then the match intensi­ in the set, while Nadal had fied. just two unforced errors and Amid a series of rallies dropped only three points in lasting more than 20 shots, four service games. Nadal saved six break points Federer was only able to in his last two service games convert 6 of 19 breakpoint in the third· set, and Federer chances. Nadal converted 7 fended off a set point while of 16. serving at 5-6. Both players started tight, A lunging backhand volley committing uncharacteristie winner gave Nadal a 6-3 errors. Knowing that weak lead in the tiebreaker, earn­ shots would be punished, ing him chants of "Rafa!" they were pushing the lim­ and Federer double-faulted. its. Federer saved five break They exchanged se rviee points while serving at 2-2 breaks in the first two in the fourth set, then broke games. Normally calm on Nadal in the next game for a court, Federer pumped his 4-2 edge. Rafael Nadal shakes hands with Australian tennis legend Rod Laver during the awarding cer­ fist after breaking for a 4-2 He closed with a service emony after defeating Roger Federer in the Men's singles final match at the Australian Open. lead only to double-fault winner to even it at two sets when facing break point in apiece. champion, you're one of the go in the locker room and the next game. Nadal broke Federer for a Associated Press best in history. You're going just take it easy and take a Nadal got the key break 3-1 lead and the clock ticked MELBOURNE, Australia - to improve on the 14 of cold shower. You're stuck with Federer serving at 5-5. past midnight in the next Rafael Nadal held off Roger Sampras." out there. It's the worst feel­ The crowd was stunned game, taking the tourna­ Federer in another five-set Nadal collected the trophy ing .... it's rough." when the Swiss smacked a ment into a third week. Grand Slam final, keeping from Laver, on the court Federer, so dominant when forehand wide on an easy It was the first Australian Pete Sampras' record of 14 that was named in the great he won three of the four short ball to make it 15-40, Open men's final to go to major titles intact for now. Australian's honor, and put majors in 2006 and 2007, and Nadal followed with a five sets since Mats Nadal became the first his arm around Federer. has now lost finals on three forehand passing shot win­ Wilander beat Pat Cash in Spanish man to win the "To receive this trophy different surfaces to Nadal. ner, then held for the set. 1988, the first at Melbourne Australian Open, beating from Rod Laver is a dream He hasn't given up hope of With Nadal seemingly get- Park. Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3). 3- for me," he said. "Rod, beating the 22-year-old 6, 6-2 in a momentum­ thanks very much. It was an Spaniard. swinging, 4-hour, 22-minute amazing two weeks for me." "For sure," he said. "I did­ final that finished just after Nadal advanced to the n't spend 4% hours out midnight on Sunday. final after holding off fellow there (not) believing it." Federer, trying to equal Spanish left-bander Nadal has four consecutive Sampras' record, sobbed at Fernando Verdasco on titles on clay at Holand the trophy presentation. Friday in 5 hours, 14 min­ Garros and beat Federer on "Maybe I'll try later. God, utes - the longest match in grass in a five-set epic at it's killing me," Federer the tournament's history. Wimbledon last year. said, crying. He returned to Federer had a straight­ He is 13-6 overall against congratulate Nadal within sets win over Andy Roddick Federer and ended the Swiss minutes, saying: "You the previous night, but said star's 237-week streak at deserved it. You played a the difference in prepara­ No. 1 last year after claim­ fantastic final." tion had no influence on the ing the Beijing Olympic gold Top-ranked Nadal, who final. medal. has won five of the seven He said the fact he'd Federer, who turned Grand Slam finals they've missed the Sampras record around that season with a contested, now has a major at a tournament he's won U.S. Open title, saved two on hard courts to go with his three times didn't make the championship points from titles on clay and grass. loss any worse or easier to 15-40 in the eighth game of He's the only man capable take. the fifth set but sent a fore­ of a Grand Slam this season, "Honestly, no," he said. "I hand long on the third 40 years after Australian mean, it's more like, in the match point. great Rod Laver last won all first moment you're disap­ Nad~l flopped onto his four majors in one season. pointed, you're shocked, back, then got up and raced "Roger, sorry for today. I you're sad, you know, then to shake hands. really know how you feel all of a sudden it over­ The players put their arms AP right now," Nadal said. whelms you. around the other's shoulders Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts during the Men's singles final at "Remember, you're a great "The problem is you can't at the net as they walked off the Australian Open. Federer failed to win his 14th Grand Slam title.

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NCAA BASKETBALL Men's Indoor Track and Field Ran kings

team points previous

1 Oregon 132 19 2 Arizona St. 130 1 3 Arkansas 129 6 4 Florida 126 8 5 Florida St. 104 2 6 Texas A&M 102 10 7 Texas 82 3 8 LSU 79 4 9 Louisville 73 NR 10 BYU 71 NR 11 Kentucky 69 NR 12 Texas Tech 67 NR 13 UNI 65 9 14 Baylor 59 19 15 Nebraska 56 17 16 South Carolina 55 NR 17 Michigan 54 NR 18 Kansas St. 52 NR 19 Arizona 51 NR 20 Georgia 49 NR

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1 NOTRE DAME 19·3·3 987 2 Boston University 18·5·1 963 3 Northeastern 17·5·2 867 AP 4 Cornell 14·2·3 831 Pittsburgh wide receiver and Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes hauls in the game-winning touch­ 5 Minnesota 12·5·5 791 down pass in the corner of the endzone with 35 seconds remaining in the Steelers 27-23 win. 6. Vermont 14·5·4 716 7 denver 15·7-3 696 'I I &-,• •Michigall! ·; f" H :f fli n '.HJ t8·8·0L·'""- l. <6!}2 ~:3g. 9 Princeton 13·5·0 582 Steelers win sixth· Super Bowl 10 Miami (Ohio) 14·8·4 553 11 Boston College 11·8•3 450 Associated Press night. Roethlisberger held coach Already owning a slew of North Dakota 15-10·3 12 432 "Great players step up Mike Tomlin's hand as postseason receiving TAMPA, Fla. - The in big-time games to Kurt Warner led one last, marks this year, winning play of the Super make plays," said but futile, drive. Fitzgerald sped down the Bowl was right out of a Holmes, the game's MVP. "These guys just don't middle of the field, NCAA Women's Basketball schoolyard. He said he told blink;" Tomlin said. "They watching himself outrun Scamble right, scram­ Roethlisberger that he deliver. It's never going to the Steelers on the huge AP Poll ble left, find someone "wanted to be the guy to be pretty or perfect, if video screen. open. make the plays for this you will, but they have a Fitzgerald could only team points previous The perfect unscripted team." great deal of resolve." watch from the sideline ending to a game of And he was. The Steelers (15-4). as Roethlisberger engi­ 1 Connecticut 1125 1 improbable swings. This thriller certainly winning their second neered a 78-yard drive to 2 Oklahoma 1062 3 Their Steel Curtain matched last year's upset Super Bowl in four sea­ win it in what resembled 3 Duke 1002 4 shredded, Ben of the New England sons, led 20-7 in the Heinz Field South. With 4 Baylor 997 5 Roethlisberger and Patriots by the New York fourth quarter, only to see waves of twirling Terrible 5 Auburn 959 6 Giants that ended with Warner and the Cardinals Towels turning Raymond 6 Louisville 906 7 Santonio Holmes impro­ 7 California 843 8 vised the 6-yard touch­ Plaxico Burress' TO catch stage a remarkable rally James Stadium into a 8 Maryland 773 12 down with 35 seconds left - with 35 seconds left, to go in front 23-20 with black-and-gold tableau - 9 Stanford 747 11 that gave the Pittsburgh too. 2:37 remaining. Steelers fans supporting 10 North Carolina 716 2 Steelers a record-setting But this one was even Warner hit All-Pro their beloved team, the 11 TexasA&M 697 9 sixth Super Bowl victory, wilder. With the last ten­ receiver Larry Fitzgerald economy be damned - 12 Florida 595 15 27-23 over the Arizona sion-packed seconds tick­ in stride for a 64-yard Pittsburgh's offense res­ 13 Tennessee 593 10 Cardinals on Sunday ing away, a kneeling touchdown with 2:37 left. cued the title. 14 Kansas St. 490 18 15 Ohio St. 466 19 16 Texas 448 14 17 NOTRE DAME 443 13 IN BRIEF 18 Florida St. 347 22 19 Virginia 307 16 Varitek, Red Sox reach NFL greats Smith, Woodson Ovechkin scores 3 20 Vanderbilt 246 17 preliminary agreement make Hall of Fame Captials top Senators, 7-4 21 Pittsburgh c168 25 BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox TAMPA - Bruce Smith, Rod WASHINGTON- Alex Ovechkin claims 22 Iowa Sl. 130 NR wrapped up their offseason bargain Woodson and Derrick Thomas, all to dislike games that ~iart early. His per· 23 Xavier 118 NR hunting Friday by reaching a prelimi­ witnesses for the defense. All Pro formanr.e on the ice the past two contests 24 South Dakota St. 97 NR nary agreement with catcher and cap­ Football Hall of Famers. tells a different story. 25 DePaul 86 NR tain Jason Varitek that pays him half as The three were elected on Ovechkin scored three goals for his sev­ much in 2009 as he made last season. Saturday along with longtime enth career hat trick and second of the Varitek heads into his 13th major Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson, season to lead the Washington Capital<; to -league season, all with the Red Sox, with who at age 90 will be the oldest a 7-4 win over the Ottawa Senators on a guaranteed $5 million for 2009 and a person ever inducted; former Sunday. player option of $3 million or a team Minnesota guard Randall It was the second consecutive day the option of $5 million for 2010, two people McDaniel; and the late Bob Hayes, Capitals had a 12:30 p.m. start. On familiar with the talks said, speaking on a standout wide receiver for Saturday, Ovechkin said he felt "sleepy" around the dial condition of anonymity because the Dallas and the 1964 Olympic 100 early in the game, but woke up with two agreement was not yet final. meters gold medalist. goals in the third period. He had no prob­ That's quite a drop from the four-year, Inductions will be Aug. 8 in lems getting going Sunday, picking up hi'l NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL $40 million deal that ended after last Canton, Ohio. three goals in the first two periods. No. 2 Connecticut at No. 7 Louisville season and less than he would have The only candidate among the Asked after the game if he liked the made had he accepted the team's offer of seven finalists who didn't get in early game time, he had a simple answer. 7:00 p.m., ESPN arbitration in early December. was former Falcons .and Eagles "No," Ovechkin said. But it was in keeping with the Red Sox defensive end Claude Humphrey. Saturday night, Ovechkin went to bed at NHL strategy of conservative contracts while Former commissioner Paul about 8 p.m. and woke up at 6:30 a.m. to St. Louis at Detroit the New York Yankees went on a spend­ Tagliabue was denied entry for get to the arena for Sunday's game. Even 7:00 p.m., VS. ing spree that amounted to $423.5 mil­ the third straight year, not even though he's not a fan of the earlier rou­ lion in long-term deals for three free making it past the first round of tine, the early wake-up call clearly had agents. cuts. him feeling fresh right from the start. -- ---~-

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ND WOMEN'S TENNIS FENCING Notre Dame to play in Women top No. 1 Penn St. championship in seven years epeeist Ewa Nelip, foilist indoor chan1pionship By MICHAEL BLASCO with the program. Hayley Reese, and sabre Sports Writer The highlight of the first day Eileen Hassett each went matchup, No. 17 Notre Dame of competition was the men's undefeated at 3-0 in the By ALEX BARKER swept No. 44 Pepperdine 5-0 to Notre Dame's No. 1 men's team's 14-3 bout against rival match, with Reese's second Sports Writer advance to Sunday's final. fencing team (13-0) and No. 2 Penn State. Holding a narrow victory against the 2007 The Irish rolled through the women's fencing team (12-2) 1 :~-12 lead late in the match, National Champion, sopho­ The Irish punched their ticket doubles competiti~n taking all combined for an 11-0 record Bednarski made a late substi­ more foilist Doris Willette. to the ITA National Indoor three matches without dropping at day one of the tution, placing "Reese is a championships with a 4-1 victo­ more than three games in Northwestern Duals this sophomore young fencer ry over No. 14 Arkansas in the either match. In doubles com­ weekend in Evanston, Ill. Both Jacob Osborne "Reese is a young who cannot finals Of the ITA qualifying tour­ petition, Tefft and Frilling were squads posted vietories over into the epee stand to lose. nament Sunday in Fayetteville, strong once again improving to top-ranked Penn State teams. lineup.· fencer who cannot Defeat is not an Ark. 16-1 on the year with an 8-2 The men turned in wins Osborne fell stand to lose. Defeat option when The No. 1-ranked doubles victory over the squad from over Johns Hopkins (23-4), behind 4-3 in is not an option she is coming squad of senior Kelcy Tefft and Pepperdine. Northwestern (20-7), the 5-touch onto the strip," freshman Kristy Frilling led The singles matches offered Cleveland State (24-3), No. 10 bout, but rat­ when she is coming Bednarski said. Notre Dame off with an 8-1 more of the same from the North Carolina (21-6), and tled off the onto the strip.,, "She is a very blowout victory over the No. 8 Irish. Frilling got the Irish off to Penn State (14-13), who cur­ next two intelligent play­ doubles squad from Arkansas. a good start downing her oppo­ rently are tied with the Irish points to clinch Janusz Bednarski er who forces Shortly after, the doubles team nent 6-0, 6-1 to put the Irish up atop the USFCA poll. • the match for opponents to of freshman Shannon Matthews 2-0. After Ciobanu claimed On the women's side, the the Irish. Irish coach fence her way." and junior Colleen Rielley .another victory for the Irish, team went 6-0 with wins "[Osborne] is T h e clinched the match's doubles Rafael and junior Kali Krisik against John's Hopkins (25-2), a fencer who Northwestern point with an 8-5 victory over stepped up and notched wins to Penn State (19-8), No. 8 can win against anybody," Duals concluded Sunday their opponents. seal the 5-0 victory. Temple ( 19-8), Farleigh Bednarski said. "At the same afternoon. The men squared In singles play, after Notre Notre Dame advances to the Dickinson (24-3), Lawrence time, he can run the technical off against Wayne State and Dame had dropped the first indoor championship tourna­ (25-2) and Wayne State (23- show and score sophisticated No. 3 Ohio State in the after­ match to fall into a 1-1 tie, the ment which will be held in 4). touches as he gets more sta­ noon, while the women took Irish strung together three Madison, Wis. Feb. 13-16. The teams' early suceess ble and more mature in his on Cleveland State and No. 3 straight victories from sopho­ There, the Irish will compete has established the young bouts." Ohio State in the morning. more Kristin Rafael, junior against 15 other schools for the Notre Dame fencers as one of The Notre Dame women put Results were not available as Cosmina Ciobanu and Matthews indoor national championship. the toughest squads in the on a clinic against Penn State, of Sunday night. to seal the match and advance country, and Irish coach with a dominating 19-8 into the round of 16. Contact Alex Barker at Janusz Bednarski has his eyes blowout against the first­ Contact Michael Blasco at In Saturday's first round abarker [email protected] set on his third national ranked rival. Sophomores [email protected]

MEN'S TENNIS Irish vvin one, lose one at ITA National Invite

against No. 91 Stephens which By KATE GRABAREK would have finished in a third Sports Wri rer set.

No. 32 Notre Dame dropped Notre Dame v. Texas Tech its first match of two on the In their consolation match, weekend to No. 12 Tulsa at the the Irish were able to take ITA National Indoors. down the No. 20 team in the The Irish dropped the dou­ nation, Texas Tech. bles points with two 8-4 losses Again at No. 3 doubles at one and three doubles. Fitzgerald and Johnson were Tulsa's fourth-ranked doubles able to come out on top in this team of Arnau Bruges and match defeating David Philip Stevens were able to Gonzalez and Milos Kustudija take down the Irish's No. 37 by a score of 8-4. ranked team of senior Brett Helgeson and Davis fell again Helgeson and sophomore Tyler in this match losing to the No. 7 Davis. team of Raony Carvahlo and At three doubles freshman Christian Rojmar 8-5. Niall Fitzgerald and sophomore Watt and Havens won at No. Matt Johnson fell to Alberto 2 doubles by a score of 9-7. Sottocorno and Ashley Watling "Fitzgerald is brimming with by the same score. talent," Bayliss said. "The No. "Casey Watt and Niall 5-6 spots will likely come from Fitzgerald are great shot mak­ a nucleus of Tyler Davis, Sam ers," Irish coach Bobby Bayliss Keeton, David Anderson and said. "Sam Keeton has the Niall Fitzgerald, with Matt ability to flat out rip the ball Johnson right there with them. from the back court. Each has Davis and Keeton are lefties, skills that rank up there with Anderson is very solid." some of the better players we Keeton was able to defeat have had here.· The question Gonzalez by a score of 7-6 (8), with our guys is whether or not 7-5 in the first match finished. Mishawaka • 4810 Grape Rd. they can each adopt the prac­ Keeton's record is now 5-0 on tice and daily life habits." the young season. 574.271.1330 At No. 2 doubles, freshman Havens was able to defeat Casey Watt and sophomore Sinisa Markovic by a score of 7- Steven Havens were able to 6(4)7-5 defeat Marko Ballok and Ross Watt was able to win at No. 4 Cunningham in an 8-1 win. singles over Michael Breier by Fitzgerald was able to earn a a score of 2-6, 7-5, 6-~ to win at singles over Watling by a clinch the match for the Irish. score of 6-1, 6-4. Keeton con­ Helgeson, Stahl, and tinued his unbeaten spring sea­ Fitzgerald's matches went son improving to 4-0 with a 6- unfinished. 2, 6-2 win over Ballok which The Irish will now host the Read more about Notre Dame sports at moved the overall match score Duke Blue Devils and Toledo on to 2-1 in Notre Dame's favor. Feb. 8 at the Eck Tennis Center. The Irish could not hold on, Duke will begin at noon and observersportsb log. wordpress.com losing at one, two and four sin­ Toledo will begin at 6. gles to lose the match 4-2. No. 112 sophomore Dan Stahl Contact Kate Grabarek at was not able to finish his match kgrabaO [email protected] Monday, February 2, 2009 The Observer + SPORTS page 15

SWIMMING ND TRACK AND FIELD Phelps discusses pot photo Irish impress in first

year. He also was honored asAP behalf of a sponsor. But he left the tw-o-day llleets of year Associated Press male athlete of the year, and his city before Sunday's game Olympic great Michael Phelps feat in Beijing - breaking Mark between the Pittsburgh Steelers the 400, junior Balazs Molnar fm­ Spitz's 36-year-old record for and Arizona Cardinals, abandon­ acknowledged "regrettable" By DOUG FARMER ished second, freshman Jordan behavior and "bad judgment" most gold medals in an Olympics ing his original plan to be at Sports Writer Rincon took third, and Buzaid after a photo in a British newspa­ - was chosen as the top story of Raymond James Stadium. earned fifth. per Sunday showed him inhaling 2008. This isn't the first embarrassing The Notre Dame field competi­ from a marijuana pipe. "Michael is a role model, and he episode for Phelps after an The Irish split up this past tors were led by the Schipper In a statement to The is well aware of the responsibili- Olympic triumph. In 2004, a few weekend, sending partial teams brothers, freshman Kevin and Associated Press, the swimmer ties and accountability that come months removed from winning six to the Findlay Open in Ohio and junior Matt, who tied for second who won a record eight gold with setting a positive example for gold and two bronze medals in the Indiana Invitational in in the pole vault with heights of medals at the Beijing Games did others, particularly young peo- Athens, the swimmer was arrest­ Bloomington. Notre Dame looked 5.27 meters, or over 17 feet. not dispute the authenticity of the pie," the USOC said in a state- ed on a drunken driving charge at sharp in both of its first two-day The women's squad was just as ment. "In this instance, regret- age 19. He pleaded guilty and meets of the year. exclusive picture published successful as the men. In the 400, "The meets this weekend were Sunday by the tabloid News of the tably, he failed to fulfill those apologized for the mistake. · junior Joanna Schultz and fresh­ World. responsibilities." In his book "No Limits: The Will primarily about getting the team man Natalie Geiger in a one-two "I engaged in behavior which The party occurred nearly three to Succeed," Phelps recounted acclimated to two-day competi­ finish with times of 54.77 seconds again," senior middle-dis­ was regrettable and demonstrat­ months after the Olympics while how his first phone call was to his tions and 55.31 seconds, respectively. ed bad judgment," Phelps said in Phelps was taking a long break agent, and not his mother or tance runner Bill Buzaid said. Sophomore Kelly Langhans the statement released by one of from training, and this apparently coach Bob Bowman, because he "Big East championships are fast earned first in the 600 with a his agents. 'Tm 23 years old and would have no impact on the knew they would yell at him. approaching, and we need to time of 1:33.42, as freshman eight golds he won at Beijing. He Later, he called Bowman, who make sure that we are mentally despite the successes I've had in teammate Allison Schroeder fin­ the pool, I acted in a youthful and has never tested positive for was supportive but told him, and physically prepared to exe­ ished fourth in 1:35.33. inappropriate way, not in a man­ banned substances and even "Michael, just because you want cute on back-to-hack days." The team continued to roll as ner people have come to expect agreed to extra testing before the to blow off some steam doesn't In Ohio, freshman Maddie time went on. Sophomore Natalie from me. For this, I am sorry. I games. mean you can be an idiot." Buttinger finished second in the Johnson won the 800 in 2:12.22, promise my fans and the public it Marijuana is viewed differently Debbie Phelps, his mother, cried pentathlon with 3,694 points, and junior Lindsay Ferguson took will not happen again." from performance-enhancing at the news. while sophomore Justin second in the mile with 4:55.23. News of the World said the pic­ drugs, according to David "That hurt worse, maybe, than Schneider won the men's hep­ Senior Mary Saxer and Anna ture was taken during a Howman, executive director of anything," Phelps wrote. "I had tathlon with 5,061 points. Weber continued to dominate November house party while the World Anti-Doping Agency. An never seen my mother that "Day one was certainly a suc­ their individual events with Phelps was visiting the University athlete is subject to WADA sane- upset." cess for us," Buzaid said, with another pair of wins. Saxer took of South Carolina. During that tions only for a positive test that Bowman did not immediately Notre Dame athletes qualifying the pole vault crown with a mark trip, he attended one of the occurs during competition peri- respond to phone and e-mail mes- for Saturday's finals throughout of 4.07 meters, and Weber placed school's football games and ods. sages Sunday. the spectrum of events. first in the weight throw with a received a big ovation when he "We don't have any jurisdic- Last year, News of the World On Saturday, the team's suc­ heave of 18.80 meters. In the was introduced to the crowd. tion," Howman said. "It's not posted video on its Web site show­ cess was led by junior Jack shot put, junior Jaclyn Espinoza While the newspaper did not banned out of competition. It's ing Max Mosley, the president of Howard in the 600-meter dash, took third with a toss of 14.01 specifically allege that Phelps was only if you test positive in compe- motor racing's governing body, as he won with a time of 1:20.33. meters. smoking pot, it did say the pipe is tition." engaging in sex acts with five Junior Jim Notwell finished third "I think the meet was a suc­ generally used for that purpose Phelps returned to the pool a prostitutes. The video was filmed in the event, less than half a sec­ cess," Buzaid said. "We showed ond and anonymously quoted a party­ couple of weeks ago to begin by one of the women, and Mosley behind Howard at 1:20.76. resiliency in coming back and goer who said the Olympic cham­ preparations for this summer's admitted to being a part of the Notre Dame's strong middle-dis­ performing on two straight days." wa.<; "out of control from the world championships in Rome. He scenario but sued for breach of pion tance group picked up another With these positive results moment he got there." plans to take part in his first post- privacy and was awarded win when junior Blake Choplin under their belts, the teams will Olympics meet in early March, a $120,000 in damages. Another crossed the finish line first in the The U.S. Olympic Committee reunite next weekend to host the said it was "disappointed in the Grand Prix event in Austin, Texas. news break involved Prince Harry 800 with a time of 1:51.10. Meyo Invitational. behavior recently exhibited by Phelps was in Tampa, Fla., dur- in 2002, smoking marijuana and Hungary native Miklos Szebeny Michael Phelps," who was select­ ing Super Bowl week to make drinking before the legal age of ran the 200 in 22.12 seconds, Contact Doug Farmer at ed the group's sportsman of the promotional appearances on 18. good enough for third place. In dfarmer 1 @nd.edu

SMC SWIMMING INFORMATION MEETING Belles drop close FOR JUNIORS AND SENIORS tnatch in final event interested in applying for a

Dalrymple led the Belles with ~ RHODES SCHOLARSHIP By ERIC PRISTER three first-place finishes, one in the Sports Writer 100-breaststroke, another in the (for two years ofgraduate study at Oxford) 200-breaststroke and the last in In their second to last meet of the the 200-individual medley, which season, the Belles fell to the was also a season-best time. Kalamazoo Hornets 155-145 in a Williams was the only other Belle ~ MARSHALL SCHOLARSHIP match decided by the last event. to achieve first-place honors with a Coming into the 400-yard victory in the 100-backstroke. (for two years ofgraduate study in the United Kingdom) freestyle relay, the fmal competi­ Many other Belles improved on tion, the Belles trailed the Hornets their season-best time in the meet by live, a deficit that could have against the Hornets, a good sign as ~ MITCHELL SCHOLARSHIP been overcome by a victory in the the Belles come closer to the MIAA 400. Unfortunately for the Belles, Championships. Cavadini improved (for one year ofgraduate study in Ireland) they were edged in the event, and her 400-medley time, while Beidler .. ;.- therefore dropped their third head­ recorded her best race of the year to-head MIAA meet this season. in the 50-freestyle. Despite the loss, the Belles had a Senior diver Leah Bocinsky successful meet. recording 10 sea­ improved her scores in both the 1- son-best times. meter and 3-meter diving events. Tuesday The team started off' quickly, set­ Another senior, Kate Orbon, cut ting two of those times in the first two-tenths of a second off of her February3 two events of the night. Sophomore 100-freestyle time and sophomore Maggie Williams and freshmen Caroline Arness also topped her Audrey Dalrymple, Eva Cavadini season-best time in the 100-butter­ s:oopm and Barbara Beidler st.:'lrted off the fly. 120 night with a season-best time in The Belles will try to keep DeBartol the 400-medley relay. improving to make a strong show­ Then, in the next event, senior ing to end the season, as they will Ifyou cannot attend but Melissa Gerbeth posted her sea­ take on conference opponent Olivet son-best time in the 1,000-freestyle this weekend before competing in Fellowships Office event, which gave her first-place the MIAA Championships Feb. 18- honors. Gerbeth was also victori­ 20 at Notre Dame. 346 O'Shaughnessy ous in the SOD-freestyle competi­ [email protected] tion, in which she swam 5:22.87, Contact Eric Prister at another season-best. [email protected] page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, February 2, 2009

On the other end of the floor, their whole team played well, the big difference was rebound­ and it showed." Pitt ing. Although Pittsburgh outre­ Despite going up against continued from page 20 bounded Notre Dame 25-16 in another first-class big man, the first half, the Irish con­ Harangody turned in another Offensively for the Irish, the tained the damage, giving up solid performance. lie scored biggest difference in the second only nine second-chance points. 27 points to go along with 11 half was 3-point shooting. In The Panthers, however, turned rebounds and four assists. the first half, Notre Dame the second half into an offen­ Unlike previous games, regained its old shooting form, sive rebounding clinic, grab­ I-Iarangody got some scoring looking nothing like the team bing 13 and scoring 20 second­ help from his teammates early that shot a combined 16-53 chance points. Notre Dame had in the game. Zeller scored a (30.1 percent) from behind the 11 second-chance points for the career-high 18 points, all com­ arc against Connecticut and entire game. ing on 3-point field goals in the Marquette. The Irish attempted Leading the way for first half. ForwaNi Hyan Ayers 22 threes, making 11 - putting Pittsburgh on the glass was rediscovered his shooting them on a pace to break the sophomore DeJuan Blair. The stroke, hitting two of four school record of 19 3-pointers Irish had no answer for the 6- three-point field goals on his set earlier this season against foot-7, 265-pound. Forward, way to 10 points. Ft)rward Zach South Dakota. who grabbed a career high 22 IIillesland also notched double Then Notre Dame stopped rebounds to go along with 23 ligures with 12 points. shooting from deep. points. In the second half, the Irish "My team did a good job of Note: attempted only five 3-pointers, getting me the ball," Blair said. + Despite its seeond half four of which were taken in the "Twenty-two rebounds? I didn't struggles, Notre Dame became final 2:30 after the game was know that. That's crazy. That's the Jirst team to crack the 80- out of reach. Part of the change really something." point plateau this Sf1ason was due to the Panthers guard­ Harangody, who guarded against Pittsburgh. ing more closely against the Blair for most of the afternoon, "A silver lining," Brey said. trey, but the Irish also seemed said that Blair is the toughest "When we had 45 on the board to stop playing for the three. player to go against in the Big fat halftime I. I said to my staff, Forward Luke Zeller, who East. 'Let's get 90.' Even 90 wouldn't torched Pittsburgh for six 3- "He never stops working," have got it done today." pointers in the first half, played llarangody said. "I love his JESS LEEfThe Observer only six minutes in the second game. Twenty-two rebounds is Contact Greg Arbogast at Irish senior Kyle McAiarney goes up for a layup in Notre half. tough to do in one game. But [email protected] Dame's 71-64 loss to Marquette Jan. 26 at the Joyce Center.

ward Jill Stephens's 3-pointer ting them again. I just wanted capped an 8-3 Bearcats run to be productive and help the Schrader and pulled Cincinnati within 13 team score some points." continued from page 20 with 8:12 to play. Cincinnati went 4:38 without Junior guard scoring late in off turnovers and had 16 sec­ Stephanie the first hall', ond -chance points. Stevens made a when Stevens "We're just sick of losing, and layup with 4:49 "We're just sick of converted a 3- we're sick of talking about los­ left, but was losing, and we're sick point play to ing," Schrader said. "We have fouled after tho of talking about los­ make tho seore to go out there and let our shot and was 23-19 Irish. By actions show." awarded two ing. We have to get then, howPver, Sophomore forward Becca free throws. She out there and let our Schrader dneid­ Bruszewski finished with 15 made them actions show. " ed to bury the points and seven rebounds, both, and the Bearcats. junior guard Ashley Barlow Bearcats cut the In the final had a career-high eight steals lead to single Lindsey Schrader 2:49 of the first and junior guard Melissa digits. But Irish senior half, Schrader Lechlitner had seven assists Watson hit two scored seven and eight rebounds. 3-point shots in points and ignit­ Freshman forward Kellie 40 seconds, putting Notre ed a 13-2 Notre Dame run. She Watson had 10 points and hit Dame ahead by 15 and ending had a chance at two 3-point three 3-pointers, two within 40 Cincinnati's hopes of a come­ plays but missed the free throw seconds of one another in the back. both times. She had 13 points Please recycle final minutes, and had five Watson hadn't made a 3- and 11 rebounds at the half. rebounds. pointer since Jan. 13 against when the Irish led 36-26. "[Watson] hit two daggers Marquette and was 0-for-10 in back to back that ended it," her last three games, but once Note: Bearcats coach J. Kelley Hall she hit her first on Saturday, + Freshman guard Fraderica The OtJserver. said. the others started falling. Miller did not dress for the Schrader set her previous "The first one was always the game and had a walking boot career high of 14 rebounds on toughest to get down, after you on her right foot. Nov. 18, 2005, against get the first one down you get Michigan in her first collegiate in rhythm," she said. "It felt Contact Bill Brink at game. She said the team need­ really good to finally start hit- [email protected] ed rebounds because it enabled the offense to operate effective­ ly. "I think it was in everyone's mindset to rebound because when you get to rebound, you get to run," she said. "And that's our game, transition and This summer, running." Bearcats junior guard Kahla put your knowledge to work in Boston. Roudebush finished with 13 points and had six turnovers in the game. Senior guard Angel Summer Study Internship Program Learn More. Morgan scored 10 points and May 19-August 14, 2009 617-353-0556 had nine rebounds. Irish coach Muffet McGraw said she liked bu.edujsummerjinternship the defensive effort, both on Roudebush and the team as a whole. "We held [Roudebush] to 13, she's a great player, she's one of the better players in the con­ ference, so to be able to shut • Applied Health Sciences her down I thought was a very • Arts & Culture encouraging sign," McGraw • Business & Management said. "And the way they shot ·Communication from the 3-point line, we had not done that in Big East play." • Graphic & Web Design The Bearcats were 4-for-17 • International Studies from beyond the arc. • Politics & Public Policy Notre Dame led 52-33 with • Psychology & Social Policy 12:01 remaining in the second half. The Bearcats went almost five minutes without a field goal until Morgan picked up a bucket and the foul. Senior for- Monday, February 2, 2009 The Observer+ SPORTS page 17

ing gravity. One of them even A goal immediately after an end of the season and games turned a bucket of water into offensive zone faceoff from like this help us do that." Cursed confetti in mid air. Split Wolverines forward Tim Miller The Irish got right back to continued from page 20 The curse was started by the continued from page 20 40 seconds into the second work, starting a new streak Harlem Globetrotters. period doubled the Michigan Saturday, holding off a the Leprechaun Legion painted The Globetrotters didn't post unbeaten streak. Despite the lead to 2-0 and seemed to all Michigan rally to walk out of their chests, "New Streak Starts their game's results anywhere loss, Notre Dame sophomore but kill the once-raucous JACC Yost Arena with a win. Tonight." It didn't. Instead, Notre with public access, but rumor right wing Ryan Guentzel said crowd. Notre Dame got on the board Dame is stuck in a five-game los­ has it even the Washington the big-game atmosphere got The Irish failed to take first after freshman right wing ing streak. Generals left the Joyce Center the Irish players more than advantage of back-to-hack Billy Maday punched a Calle The next night on Jan. 27 the with an upset win - officially ready to go. Michigan penalties, and the Ridderwall rebound past women took the ending the "It was crazy," he said. score remained 2-0 with 10 Wolverine netminder Bryan court against a 25,000-plus "Forty-five minutes before minutes left in the second. Hogan at 8:15 of the opening mediocre game winning warm-ups the student section Soon after, though, Guentzel frame. Rutgers squad to streak for was absolutely packed. It got pushed the puck into the Junior right wing Ryan right the ship. That leaves Jenkins Harlem. the players fired up, and it just Wolverines net after a pro­ Thang made the lead 2-0 on a Wrong. The JACC shows how far this program longed scramble in the crease, penalty shot goal at 4:03 in the The Lady Irish and the athletic office needs an exor­ has come." cutting the lead to 2-1 and re­ second period. After being dropped their with only one option, cism. University The teams traded chances in energizing the Irish squad. hauled down from behind by second straight it's time to level the President John the first period, the Irish had "I just closed my eyes and it Michigan defenseman Steve and ended their Jenkins made a the advantage in shots on goal, went in," Guentzel joked. Kampfer, Thang started the own 13-game Joyce. phone call this but Michigan generated more After the goal, however, penalty shot moving wide to home streak. weekend that he quality scoring chances. Michigan went into full lock­ hiS backhand side, before The last time thought would The Wolverines finally broke down defensively. In what switching to forehand and they lost at help. through late in the period could only be described as a snapping a shot over Hogan's home was exactly one year Jenkins got in contact with an though, when Notre Dame sen­ textbook road third period, the glove. The goal was Notre before against, who else, the old friend from the seminary, ior center Erik Condra Wolverines allowed only five Dame's first on a penalty shot Connecticut Huskies. Father Lankester Merrin. You appeared to be tripped from Irish shots in the final stanza, since Rob Globke's in 2001. Friday night, the No. 1-ranked may remember him from his behind, but no penalty was none of them threatening. A goal from Ridderwall at hockey team put its own 20- role in the 1973 horror thriller called. Michigan forwar-d "It wasn't really a shutdown 12:50 in the second gave the game winning streak on the line 'The Exorcism." David Wahlberg picked up the effort," Michigan coach Red Irish a 3-0 lead going into the against No. 7/8 Michigan. The Sadly, Merf·in is a busy man. loose puck and Berenson said. fmal period. Irish held one of the most explo­ He said he would only come to fed ·it to team- "It was just one No lead,. however, is safe at sive offenses in the country to cast out the evil of the JACC mate Travis of those games Yost Arena, and the only two goals, but the curse when Mike Brey's head starts Turnbull. where the puck Wolverines refused to go quiet­ struck again and yet another spinning in circles. Turnbull beat "Sometimes losses are took our ly. A pair of power-play goals, streak went up in smoke. Unfortunately, mock turtlenecks his defenseman bounces." the first at 4:27 from Aaron What happened? are extremely restricting when it at the right cir­ good for the soul." Irish defense­ Palushaj and the second from There were some big hits comes to head spins. cle and tucked man Kyle Robbie Czarnik at 8:45, made Friday, but no glass was shat­ That leaves Jenkins and the a backhand Jeff Jackson Lawson thought for a tense finale in Ann Arbor. tered. The Irish backcourt need­ athletic office with only one shot under the Irish coach the Wolverines But despite being outshot 14-3 ed a ladder to guard 7 -foot-3 option, it's time to level the post on Irish coach was just in the fmal period, Pearce and Huskies center Hasheem Joyce. goalie Jordan being humble. the Irish defense held strong. Thabeet, but no one walked To be honest, it's well overdue. Pearce's stick "I think he's Notre Dame's senior goalie fin­ underneath it. I searched the The Purcell Pavilion construction to give being a little ished with 36 saves on the entire campus and couldn't find is already getting started. The Michigan a 1-0 lead at 16:59 of modest," Lawson said. 'That's night. any billy goats. hockey rink has to be the worst the first period. why he's so good at what he Despite the rink's intimidat­ After some serious detective facility in the country, at any Notre Dame coach Jeff does. They came in here and ing reputation, Notre Dame work, I think I may have gotten level. But that's a topic for a dif­ Jackson thought that play executed their gameplan bet­ has won two of its last three to the bottom of the unlucky ferent day. should have been stopped ter than we did, I think." trips to Yost Arena, and could Irish. Maybe this curse isn't so bad when Condra was pulled Despite the loss, Jackson easily face Michigan again in The night before the evil spir­ after all. down. remained confident after the the CCHA Championship in its moved in, a small group of "No question," Jackson said game. Detroit. men was spotted inside the The views expressed in this when asked if he thought a "Sometimes losses are good The Irish return to action Joyce Center performing what column are those of the author penalty should have been for the soul," he said. "It's next weekend with a trip to could only be described as and do not necessarily represent called. "I went back and good to have a nice streak like No. 14 Ohio State. voodoo magic. These self-pro­ those of The Observer. watched it on tape. They called that; it's been good for the pro­ claimed magicians blasted their Contact Dan Murphy at the same penalty on Ian Cole gram. But at the same time it's Contact Sam Werner at eerie whistling music while defy- dmurphy6@nd. edu. later in the game." about us getting ready for the [email protected] page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, February 2, 2009 Monday, February 2, 2009 The Observeru TODAY page 19

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MEN'S BASKETBALL Pitt comes back to give Notre Dame its fifth straight loss

the Irish their fifth consecutive Dame's lead in half. Then the ous put-back slam of a get no closer the rest of the By GREG ARBOGAST loss with a 93-80 win in Irish turned it over on their Jermaine Dixon miss. Poof. Just way. Sports Writer Pittsburgh Saturday. second possession. The like that, everything the Irish "What hurt us is how we For the first 20 minutes Panthers' Sam Young, who had worked for in the first half started the second half," Notre Fifty-six seconds into the sec­ Saturday, Notre Dame rebound­ stole the ball, went coast-to­ was suddenly rendered irrele­ Dame coach Mike Brey told the ond half Irish coach Mike Brey ed, defended and shot its way coast finishing strong while get­ vant. AP. "You can't do that against a called a timeout to slowdown to a 45-39 lead at intermission. ting fouled for a bucket. He hit Irish forward Luke really good team in their build­ the Pittsburgh Panthers. It was But that didn't last long. the free throw to tie the game Harangody ended the ing. It's hard to overcome." too late. Receiving the ball to start the at 45. Pittsburgh run with an inside The Panthers outscored the The No. 3 Panthers had second half, the Irish turned it After a timeout, the Panthers basket, but consecutive 3-point­ Irish 54-35 in the final 20 min­ already erased the six-point over on their first possession. scored the next two baskets, ers by Dixon and Fields put the utes of play. Notre Dame halftime lead and Pittsburgh guard Levance with forward DeJuan Blair cap­ Panthers up by eight with 15:40 they continued to roll, handing Fields hit a three to cut Notre ping the 10-0 run on a thunder- remaining. Notre Dame would see PITT/page 16

HOCKEY Dances with Wolverines Team splits weekend The haunted JACC is series with Michigan in need of an exorcism

Welcome to the Joyce Center By SAM WERNER - where streaks come to die. Sports Writer As of two weeks ago, the home r---==------, to Notre In two close games that lived Dame's hock­ up to their billing, the Irish split ey and basket­ their weekend series with ball teams Michigan, falling 2-1 Friday had hosted night in the Joyce Center, and only two Irish winning 3-2 Saturday night in losses in the Ann Arbor. past nine The split allowed the No. 1 months. Irish (24-4-3, 14-3-3-3 CCHA) Dan Murphy In the past to maintain their hold on first nine days it place in the CCHA, two points Sports Editor has seen four. ahead of Miami (OH) with two Last games in hand on the Saturday, the men's basketball RedHawks. team put its 45-game home win­ Friday night, in front of a ning streak on the line against packed crowd sporting "White the Connecticut Huskies and the Out" T-shirts, the No. 7/8 curse of the JACC was born. Two Wolverines (19-9-0, 13-7-0-0 days later, the Irish welcomed CCHA) brought an end to Notre Marquette and the front row of Dame's school-record 20-game WU YUE!The Observer Irish junior Ryan Thang scored Notre Dame's first penalty shot goal in eight years Saturday dur­ see SPLIT/page 17 ing a 3-2 win at Yost Arena in Michigan. The Irish split the weekend series with No. 7 Michigan. see CURSED/page 17

ND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SMC BASKETBALL Irish rebound against Cinci Hope gets revenge in Schrader leads the win over Saint Mary's way as ND snaps Carrie Snikkers who scored a two-game losing streak By ALEX WEST game-high 21 points and pulled Sports Writer down 10 rebounds. Jessica By BILL BRINK Centa was the leading scorer Sports Editor On Jan. 3, Saint Mary's pulled for the Belles with 12 points. oft' an upset of then-No. 1 Hope Senior forward Erin Newsom To senior guard Lindsay College to take control of the added 10 points and five Schrader, no rebound was too MIAA. Saturday afternoon, the rebounds, both under her sea­ far away, no loose ball too No. 3 Flying Dutch (16-1) got son average. much effort, and no shot too redemption and got back on top On the bright side for the difficult. of the MIAA with an 84-59 vic­ Belles, they forced the Flying Schrader had 19 points and a tory over the Belles (11-8). Dutch into 18 turnovers and career-high 15 rebounds dur­ The Flying Dutch started out held them under 39 percent ing No. 17 Notre Dame's 66-50 the game strong and never took shooting. But the Flying Dutch win over Cincinnati Saturday their foot off the gas. Just six dominated the boards, out at the Joyce Center. Notre minutes into the contest, rebounding the Belles 57-45. Dame's offensive rebounding Miranda DeKuiper hit a 3-point­ The Belles finished their four and ability to force turnovers er that put Hope up 11 points. game road trip 3-1, but fell to sealed the win, which snapped The Belles were able to cut the second place in the MIAA stand­ its two-game losing streak. lead back to seven with 12:44 in ings with Saturday's loss. They The Irish (16-4, 5-3 Big East) the first half, but Hope pulled will try to bounce back at home grabbed 20 offensive rebounds away to a 39-25 lead at half­ against Olivet on Wednesday. and forced Cincinnati (13-7, 3- time. Tip off it set for 7:30p.m. at the 4) to turn the ball over 26 The Flying Dutch continued to Angela Athletic Facility. times. They scored 26 points TOM LA!The Observer dominate both sides of the ball Senior Lindsay Schrader had 19 points and 15 rebounds in the second half. The Belles Contact Alex West at see SCHRADER!page 16 in Notre Dame's 66-50 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. couldn't find an answer for [email protected]