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Notre Dame Security Police col­ of a sudden, a bunch of cop cars laborated in the effort. rolled up. It really kind of killed Capt. John Williams, communi­ the atmosphere there." ty relations officer for the South Tarnowski said several stu­ Bend Police Department, said he dents — mostly minors — were did not have final numbers lined up and handcuffed by police regarding how many people officers. received citations on Saturday, Police did not bother those over but he said there were at least 21 years of age, Tarnowski said. five arrests. He said he saw tailgaters of legal Mike Russell, a junior in Zahm drinking age taunting the police, Hall, witnessed the bust, which who did not react.. he said included 15 to 20 police Tarnsowski, who has been to cars and two to three paddy wag­ Turtle Creek on football week­ ons. Russell said law enforcement ends in past seasons, added that officials patrolled the complex, the apartment complex seemed going from apartment to apart­ to have a much more intense ment, breaking up some parties party atmosphere this year than and letting others continue. He in years past. also said he saw six to seven He said he thinks the new ANDY KENNA/The Observer excise police working undercover. University alcohol policy and tail- Turtle Creek, a popular residence for off-campus students, Is often the location for tailgate parties Eric Tarnowski, also a Zahm gating rules have contributed to before football games. Saturday morning, tailgates were busted by Indiana State Excise Police. Hall junior, said he.saw police the bigger off-campus party officers tackling students and scene. Creek Saturday morning, hand­ Police, was an attempt to cut even stunning one student with a “They drove most of the stu­ By KEVIN ALLEN ing out citations to minors, down on large parties at Turtle tazer as they attempted to flee dents off [campus] and now [with News Writer arresting unruly partiers and Creek that might spill over into the scene. the bust] they’re trying to drive shutting down some gatherings. public areas. Officers from the “I was in the back alley and us back on,” he said. A large assembly of police offi­ The 10 a.m. crackdown, moti­ Indiana State Excise Police, South everyone was tailgating as cers descended upon Turtle vated by the Indiana State Excise Bend Police Department and the usual,” Tarnowski said. “Then, all see BUST/page 4 Athletes win NCAA Legends meets expectations graduation rate award ------By WILL PUCKETT News Writer Awards are also granted to By CLAIRE HEININGER the universities that show With the arrival of football News Writer the most improvement from season, one of the newest estab­ the previous year, as well as lishments on campus, Legends Not only can they kick a to those who have the best of Notre Dame, held its doors field goal, serve an ace and student-athletc graduation wide open to the Irish faithful, win a race — they can grad­ rates in comparison to the providing a concert/dance club uate, too. entire undergraduate stu­ on Friday night and a game After finishing second last dent body. This year, the watch Saturday afternoon. year, Notre Dame studenl- University of Oklahoma won When asked how the restau­ athletes earned top honors the first category with a 40 rant/club did over the weekend, in the 2003 USA Today/NCAA percent rate of improve­ manager Larry Briggs said that Academic Achievement ment. Boise State University expectations were met but Awards, a distinction won the second with a 33 declined to provide specific fig­ announced Sept. 2. percent advantage for stu­ ures. Ninety-two percent of dent-athletes as compared to “I would say that it met our ANDY KENNAAThe Observer Notre Dame studcnt-athletes the overall student body expectations, although we are Students dance at Legends, the new club on campus. Legends who enrolled in 1996 gradu­ average. certainly looking at evolving met revenue expectations for the first football weekend. ated from the University, A $2.9 million grant from over the course of the year, constituting the highest USA Today first made the football weekends and [non­ like, we will continue to weekends. We’re looking at overall graduation rate prizes possible three years football weekends],” Briggs improve,” Briggs said. some different options,” am ong NCAA Division I-A ago. The grant was the said. Program coordinator Jorissen said. “One of those is universities. For student- largest in NCAA history, and According to Briggs, Legends Jonathan Jorissen expressed having a classic Notre Dame athletes who completed all the top institution in each will have to make sure that it many of the same views, while football game watch on Friday four years of athletic eligibil­ category receives $20,000. can change and keep improving at the same time noting the afternoons.” ity, the rate was even higher, The prize money can be used itself to meet the market, rather large numbers that came to Despite having, to some at 99 percent. for any purpose; past awards than relying merely on its prime Legends for various reasons. extent, less-than-perfect results, Tulsa University came in have been used to fund addi­ location near the Stadium and “We had a lot of people come the staff of Legends is happy second by three percentage tional scholarships, to sup­ advertising targeted at Notre through — a lot of alumni want­ with the way things are going points, followed by port existing programs and Dame students and fans. ing to check out the new place and hope to continue to Wisconsin and Duke at 88 to finance new ones. “It was extremely busy, but — and were very busy all day improve. In fact, evolving and percent each, Northwestern A reception will be held at we’re evolving every day and Friday," Jorissen said. “We had improving to become even bet­ at 87 and Boston College at the USA Today headquarters kind of running it as we go,” a great turnout, as well, to ter is one of the central ideas of 86. Rice won in 2002 with 91 in McLean, Va. to recognize Briggs said. “We’ll see what watch the game.” the restaurant/club right now, percent. the winners, which also works in the m arket and go Jorissen did leave room for the staff said. NCAA co m p ilatio n s of include schools from Division from there.” improvement, however, noting “We’re excited. Everything graduation rates are deter­ I-AA, Division I-AAA, Briggs also said the restau­ at least one event that was not went very smoothly, and we mined by the raw percentage Division II and Division III. rant would grow into its own as well-attended as organizers were very pleased. Hopefully, of student-athletes who The ceremony will take over time. The restaurant was might have hoped. over time, more people will entered a university and place Nov. 7 and will feature doing a lot of business, but Changes will happen in the become aware that Legends graduated within six years. p re se n ta tio n s from NCAA there are still areas that staff programming, as well as in the exists, [and we will] improve Non-graduates include stu­ president Myles Brand and and management need to look restaurant, on the planning our programming, and Legends dent athletes who transfer, USA Today publisher Craig at for continued improvement. level, Jorissen said. will be even better,” Jorissen join a professional organiza­ Moon. “T here’s ... a big learning “We weren’t at max capacity said. tion or leave the university curve, but with having the staff for the band Friday night, and for various other reasons. Contact Claire Heininger at better trained, being able to we’re working on the logistics Contact Will Puckett at Academic Achievement [email protected] better handle crowds and the of programming on football [email protected] page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, September 9, 2003

Inside C olumn Question of the Day: W hat do you think of the fo rm er football p l a y e r s’ rape tr ia l s? The bells disturb sleep

Exhausted from the jubilation that was Saturday’s football victory, I returned to my bed in Sorin in order to reenergize for the night Cole Barker Keith Harwood Emmett Kearney Alex Frank Christian Mucha Nick Mastronardl that lay ahead. J u n io r J u n io r S o p h o m o r e S o p h o m o r e F r e s h m a n 5th y e a r But my nap Erik Powers O'Neill Hall O'Neill Hall O’Neill Hall O’Neill Hall O'Neill Hall intruded upon O’Neill Hall my visions of a vibrant nightlife. Sports Writer “It’s an “I wish they “It’s a disgrace “It’s bad. “ “I shaved my “For one My eyelids mis­ counted my hour embarassment hadn’t put to the head in evening or two of slumber. Instead of awak­ to Notre Dame, themselves in University. ’’ protest." shrouded in so ing to the sounds of witty inebriated and I wish it this situation. It much banter from the hall, I was stirred would go hurts both the by the bells of the Bascillica. Bells skepticism, it that rang four minutes before nine away. ’’ University and has caused on a Sunday morning. the team. ” Notre Dame a Realizing that I had unintention­ lot o f bad ally stumbled into transition Sunday, I attempted to roll over and publicity. “ take refuge in sleep. But the bells would not end. Chimes rung at every quarter hour with varying ambition. At 9:15 there were but In B rief four strikes upon the bell. At 9:30 there was a humble concerto fea­ International Student turing subdued syncopation. At Services and Activities will 9:45, a subdued rendition of the sponsor a showing of a Russian alma mater praised thee Notre movie today at 7:00 in the Dame. And at 10:00 a full-fledged M ontgomery T heater in the dual hour opus erupted from the LaFortune Student Center. bowels of the Basillica, 1,842 bells of percussion banging brutal bed­ The women’s volleyball team lam out of the tower and thrusting takes on Valparaiso today at 7 it upon the unwilling audience of p.m. in the Joyce Center Arena. Sorin Hall. Last year, I heard not one of the The Clayton Miller Blues Basillica’s bells. I lived on the oppo­ Bank will perform at St. Mary’s site side of the dorm under the College today at 5:30 p.m. on Quint. Social lubricants trickled the Library Green. The concert down from above, sophomores is sponsored by the Student dropped weights from their couch Activities Board. at 3 a.m. and drywall fell as a type of periodic precipitation, yet none Mothers: Founders of the of these activities inhibited my Environmental Justice slumber. Now, I am bombarded by Movement will sponsor a lec­ music at all hours. The hall choir ture featuring Hazel Johnson, a practices in the chapel directly lifetime resident of Chicago above. So do a number of aspiring Public Housing. The lecture piano players. I was awoken yester­ takes place Wednesday at 4:30 day by an industrious hallmate ANDREW KENNA/The Observer Students populate the newly-remodled basement of the Hesburgh Library. The p.m. in the Hesburgh Center playing Gershwin at nine in the library basement had been under renovation for over a year, and it now provides Auditorium. morning. He (or another member of attractive study space as opposed to the old design. his liturgical legion) returned at A meeting will be held four to perfect Piano Man during Wednesday for anyone interest­ my nap. He likely lurks in the ed in the Latin American chapel now, plotting for a midnight Studies minor, as well as any­ moonlight sonata. one enrolled in the program. But how does one resolve this O ffbeat The meeting will take place in conflict? From a utilitarian stand­ the Hesburgh Center at 5:30 point, all would be best served if I Ecuador President promises initiative would begin, the caller said, “I’m p.m. quieted my qualms and accepted to be punctual however, as Cevallos apol­ sorry,” and hung up. the life of an insomnias. However, QUITO, Ecuador — ogized to the audience for A few minutes later, the A Tri Military service will be there is still hope. The wise and President Lucio Gutierrez showing up late for the phone rang again. This held in honor of those who lost sympathetic leaders of the will set a national exam­ interview. time, Amazi let a deputy their lives in the attacks of University may realize that our ple and start showing up answer. September 11, 2001. The serv­ campus does not need inaccurate on time for meetings and Dope-seeking teens call The caller again asked ice will take place at 7 a.m. and gratuitously melodic time. Or appointments in an effort cop by mistake for a bag of marijuana, Thursday at the Pasquerilla perhaps this rambling letter of dis­ to combat a national lack AUSTIN, Minn. — Two and the deputy — who Center. content might facilitate a trade of of punctuality, a govern­ teens accused of search­ called himself “Dupe” on clocks between the Basillica and ment spokesman said ing for a marijuana dealer the phone — arranged for Enjoy campus musicians at O’Shag. 11:25 is my favorite time of Monday. dialed the ultimate wrong a meeting at a conven­ the Student Union Board’s the day, day or night, and the clock “The president has number — they called the ience store an hour later. AcoustiCafe Thursday night at always reminds me of the clocktow- made the decision that Mower County Sheriff’s “Apparently, they didn’t 9 p.m. in LaFortune Student er from Back to the Future, and punctuality will be the cell phone. know the meaning of Center. how Marty Me Fly’s girlfriend was so government’s rule,” Sheriff Terese Amazi’s ‘Dupe’ as in ‘duped’ much hotter in the first movie than spokesman Marcelo cell phone rang around either,” Amazi said. “It’s To submit information to be the second and third, and how I Cevallos said in an inter­ noon on Friday. The caller incredible.” included in this section of The can’t believe anyone could make view with Teleamazonas said she wanted a bag of Observer, e-mail detailed infor­ such a casting oversight. Otherwise, television. marijuana. After Amazi Information compiled mation about an event to we could always give the bells to It was unclear when the said she was the sheriff, from the Associated Press. [email protected]. Saint Mary’s. They deserve repara­ tions for something by now. TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY The views expressed in the Inside tr Column are those of the author and ui not necessarily those of The Observer. Contact Erik Powers at powers.44@ nd.edu. 2

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C a m pu s Life C ouncil B oard of G overnance CLC debates RA Board prepares improvements

effective,” Patka said in refer­ a shadowing program in orientation policies By MEGAN O ’NEIL ence to a BOG bulletin posted which current upperclassmen News Writer in campus bathrooms. will have the opportunity to a number of council members Board members also intend shadow a Saint Mary’s alumna By MIKE CHAMBLISS objected to spending council Saint Mary’s Board of to reward those students who while on the job. The first News Writer time on an employee-employer Governance held its first offi­ hang the BOG monthly calen­ information meeting will take issue that is traditionally cial meeting of the new school dar in their rooms with a place at 6 p.m. on Thursday in The Campus Life Council beyond the scope of the CLC’s year on Monday. President prize. The board hopes the the Noble Family Dining Hall. (CLC), a Board of Trustees- concern. Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl incentive will increase aware­ ♦ The “Busy Person’s mandated committee that “As an employer, I have cer­ reviewed improvements they ness and participation in cam­ Retreat” will begin this advises the Office of Student tain expectations of my plan to implement. pus activi­ Sunday prior Affairs, met Monday for an employees, and no one is going The meeting was opened ties to the regular unofficial, preliminary meet­ to tell me how to hire people. I with a discussion on the In addition “We are trying to 9 p.m. campus ing. just think it’s a waste of our revised Saint Mary’s mission to the BOG consolidate everything m ass. The The 18-member council of time to pursue this issue,” said statement. Vice President for bulletin and into one stall news retreat is students, faculty and adminis­ George Moss, assistant vice Mission Sr. Rose Anne Schultz Web site, designed for trators discussed various president of Student Affairs. distributed copies of the mis­ students will because it is much more those who are issues that it may take up as It was also pointed out sion statement printed on now be able effective." unable to the foci of the three task forces numerous times that the coun­ bookmarks to board mem­ to access atten d a that will work toward specific cil could not discuss the bers. times, places weekend-long Stephanie Patka goals over the course of the specifics of any individual dis­ Schultz emphasized that and dates of event. year. missal case because federal there is a renewed commit­ events by public relations commissioner Participants These issues include privi­ law prohibits the University ment to the college mission calling the will give up leges for on-campus seniors, from divulging related infor­ statement this year. It was Activities one hour of decreasing the cost of SYR’s, mation, also noted that the mission line at 284- their day for the status of leadership on Some of the council mem­ statem ent will be an im por­ 4809. Board members have reflection and prayer. campus, gender relations, bers grew frustrated when a tant tool in the search for a been promoting this resource ♦ Due to a lack of demand, campus safety, exploration of proposal to investigate a seem­ new college President. by posting door decorations the Cushwa-Leighton library dining hall options and ingly important issue failed to BOG members also dis­ with the number on students’ hours have been experimen­ decreasing the costs associat­ generate unanimous support. cussed efforts to improve doors. tally cutback. ed with the student-used vehi­ “As soon as we get a hot communication and involve­ Furthermore, BOG intends Library staff noted that cles at the Center for Social issue that students care about, ment between the student to im prove its relationship there were few or no students Concerns. we get put down. We get our body and the governing with The Observer to clearly in the library on Friday or With recent controversial RA agenda dictated by a minority board. One of the keys, Public communicate with students. Saturday evenings, as well as dismissals in mind, Student of people,” said Hallahan. Relations Commissioner “ We are working on our on Sunday mornings. Students Body President Pat Hallahan The issue of deciding task Stephanie Patka said, is to relationship with The are encouraged to express introduced the idea of investi­ force goals will be settled dur­ refine the information given to Observer so we can get infor­ their opinions on the new gating current policies and ing the Sept. 22 meeting. students. mation to them in a timely hours. attempting to increase flexibil­ “We are trying to consoli­ manner,” said Patka. ity in the RA training program. Contact Mike Chambliss at date everything into one stall In other BOG News Contact Megan O ’Neil at A heated debate ensued when [email protected] news because it is much more ♦ Saint Mary’s is launching [email protected]

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months ago. lived at Turtle Creek. “In nine years, there has never He also added that part of the Auto club goes to Bust been a bust like that,” he said. motivation for the bust came continued from page 1 He also told of recent develop­ from the University, but he does ments that may have given not think their actions will cut TXirtle Creek residents received Turtle Creek new motivation to down on partying before football trial for negligence a notice Sept. 5 that told them to enforce a new party policy. games. “expect increased police pres­ “There were complaints [about “There’s always been tailgat­ ly says her stepfather immedi­ ence in and around the proper­ Turtle Creek] coming in through ing at football games, whether Associated Press ately called the AAA’s 24-hour ty” during football season. the city attorney’s office,” said it’s college or professional, and emergency roadside assistance Williams said Turtle Creek man­ Williams. “They can get fined if there’s always going to be tail- BOSTON — In the summer of number and asked that the car agement was not involved in the they don’t comply.” gating,” Williams said. “They can 1999, AAA got a call about a and Gosule be taken to a garage young woman whose car had bust in any manner. However, he According to Williams, two to only do so much.” in Boston. John Cubellis, a tow broken down in a parking lot on said that the property’s manage­ three officers used to be consid­ “I understand their position, as truck driver whose company is ment does hire off-duty police ered enough security for Turtle far as liability is concerned,” he Cape Cod. The auto club told the an agent for AAA, arrived at the woman’s stepfather it would officers as security for busy Creek on a busy weekend. said. “I think the biggest fear of parking lot about 90 minutes send help. party weekends, like football “There were always a lot of the University’s is someone get­ later. weekends and “Rally in the kids out there on football week­ ting hurt and that bringing on a Melissa Gosule never made it According to both sides, home that night. Alley.” ends,” said Williams, who would lawsuit.” Cubellis told Gosule he was busy Williams lived at Turtle Creek hire one or two officers for foot­ Her body was found in a shal­ and it would be three to four low grave eight days later. She as a security officer for nine ball weekends and other big Contact Kevin Allen at hours before he could take her had been raped and stabbed to [email protected] . or her car to Boston, about 60 years and just moved out a few events, like “Rally,” when he death. miles away. The Gosule family Gosule’s family sued AAA for says Cubellis did not try to start unspecified damages, claiming the young woman’s car, make that if the auto club had done its sure she was taken to a safe job that night, she would be location or call another AAA alive today. Jury selection began driver to help. Monday in state court in Gosule then accepted a ride Plymouth, south of Boston, in from Gentile. STUDY IN BRAZIL the negligence and wrongful- In court papers, AAA says death case. Cubellis had no reason to The case is being watched believe Gosule was in danger. closely because it is the first She was in a busy parking lot at time AAA has been sued in the the Sagamore Rotary with death of a motorist who was restaurants, a gas station and a killed after seeking assistance fire station nearby. When he from the auto club, legal experts pulled into the parking lot, he said. saw Gosule talking and sharing Every year, the American a cell phone with two men — Automobile Association, with a Gentile and a mechanic friend dues-paying membership of Gentile had called to look at the more than 46 million in the woman’s car. United States and Canada, gets AAA says Gosule could have about 30 million calls from taken a taxi or had a family motorists who need help with member come pick her up. dead batteries, flat tires and In a statement, a spokesman other roadside problems. for AAA Southern New England In their lawsuit, Gosule’s par­ called Gosule s death a “terrible INFORMATION SESSION ents, Leslie Gosule and Sandra tragedy.” Glaser, and her stepfather, Peter “Our hearts go out to Melissa Glaser, claim AAA left Gosule Gosule’s family and friends,” stranded and forced to turn to a said Robert Murray. “In our his­ Thurs. Sept. 11, 2003 stranger for help. That stranger, tory, we have never seen a case Michael Gentile, killed her. like this. We believe the auto “AAA is not who they say they club will be properly and com­ are,” Leslie Gosule said recently pletely exonerated.” 8:00-9:00 PM in a statement. “Had AAA done Paul Martinek, editor in chief what they tell the world they do of Lawyers Weekly USA, a and what they said they were national legal newspaper, said going to do — provide reliable the lawsuit was initially consid­ and reasonable emergency ered a long shot, but some of the roadside assistance that night — claims could resonate with a ROOM 125 HAYES HEALY Melissa would still be with us.” jury. Gosule’s parents note that “Proving that this was a fore­ AAA, in its marketing materials, seeable danger is a huge chal­ Application Deadline: Oct. 1, 2003 for Spring 2004 touts the peace of mind it pro­ lenge — that AAA could have vides to motorists in trouble. foreseen that a motorist would Dec. 1, 2003 for Fall 2004 “One call to AAA and your wor­ have accepted a ride from a Applications available on-line: www.nd.edu/~intlstud/ ries are over,” reads one total stranger and then be killed brochure. AAA also refers to by that total stranger," Martinek itself as “family” and warns said. against depending on strangers: “In today’s world, relying on strangers has become a scary [and sometimes dangerous] thing to do.” The lawsuit names national When it’s the AAA; its local affiliate, AAA Southern New England; and the prestigious Luce tow truck driver. T H E HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION scholarship, finding you AAA disputes the family’s claims that it did not offer an exciting 1-year job Gosule help, and says it should not be held responsible for her in the Far East, death. Gentile, a newspaper strategically chosen to delivery man with a long crimi­ nal record, was convicted of her match your career murder and is now serving a life sentence. goal. Apply by On July 11, 1999, Gosule, a November 7, 2003. 27-year-old elementary school teacher, had returned at 5:30 p.m. from a bike ride at a park in Bourne to find that her 1986 Pontiac would not start. Interested? 29 or It was about that time that she met Gentile, according to testi­ younger? Have you now mony during Gentile’s trial in (or will you have by the 2000 . Gosule used Gentile’s cell end of May 2004) an ND phone to call her mother and stepfather, who told her he degree? No east-Asia would call AAA for help. Gosule experience? was not a member of AAA, but her stepfather was, and it is routine for the auto club to help out relatives of AAA members. For more information contact Nancy O’Connor at 631-5432 In their lawsuit, Gosule’s fami­ W o r ld & n a t io n Tuesday, September 9, 2003 (ZOMPILEDEROM I HE OBSERVER WIRE SERVICES Page 5

International new s Gov. O'Bannon in coma after stroke Arab League grants Council seat CAIRO, Egypt — The Arab League unani­ mously granted the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Associated Press Governing Council the Baghdad seat on the pan-Arab body early Tuesday — delivering a CHICAGO — Indiana Gov. major boost to the Bush administration’s Frank O’Bannon suffered a post-war occupation. massive stroke in his The decision ended weeks of debate within Chicago hotel room the 22-member League over whether to rec­ Monday and was in critical ognize Iraq’s interim authority, with oppo­ condition following sur­ nents fearing that acceptance of the interim gery. Iraqi authority could be seen as a sign of The doctor who operated support for the American invasion. on the governor refused to The council was appointed July 13 after speculate on O’Bannon’s U.S. forces deposed Saddam H ussein’s chances for recovery. regime as an authority able to represent Iraq “We’re hoping he’s going on the regional stage. to recover function. How Arab League foreign ministers issued a much, we don’t know,” communique after their debate, saying the said neurosurgeon Wesley Governing Council had been granted Iraq’s Yapor. seat until a legitimate Iraqi government is O’Bannon, a Democrat in formed and a new constitution drawn up. his second term, was found Monday morning WW II-era bombs found in China after a staff member called BEIJING — Construction workers digging a hotel security to say the drainage ditch have unearthed dozens of governor had missed a World War II-era Japanese bombs in an east­ morning meeting and was ern Chinese city, authorities said Monday, the not answering his phone, latest development in a saga of old enmities said Northwestern that still resonate today. Memorial Hospital spokes­ The 80 bombs turned up last Wednesday at woman Kelly Sullivan. the construction site in Heze, a city in the Yapor said surgeons eastern Chinese province of Shandong. They removed blood from both “have been left by Japanese invaders during sides of O’Bannon’s brain. World War II,” the official Xinhua News The doctor said some of Agency concluded, citing Japanese writing the blood probably came still visible on the explosives. from an injury, suggesting The rusty explosives are apparently con­ that the governor fell after ventional, not chemical, weapons, authorities becoming ill. said. But they are conducting tests to make Yapor said O’Bannon, sure. 73, was in a drug-induced coma and on a ventilator. Strokes are the leading Indiana governor Frank O’Bannon speaks at a Dec. 12, 2001 press briefing. cause of disability in the O’Bannon suffered a stroke Monday and remains In a coma after surgery. National N ew s United States and the No. 3 killer. ernor had a physical three He coasted to re-election islative leaders, Kernan Most are ischemic months earlier and was in 2000, but his popularity said he would assume the Bombing accomplices suspected strokes, caused when given “a clean bill of began to slide in his sec­ governor’s duties, but for­ ERIE, Pa. — Investigators said Monday that arteries feeding the brain health.” ond term as the economy mal steps to transfer they were confident a pizza deliveryman did are blocked, but some are O’Bannon had been stay­ faltered. power would not be taken not act alone when he robbed a bank with a caused by bleeding in the ing at the Palmer House He is barred by term immediately. bomb locked to his neck and was killed when brain. Hilton to attend a confer­ limits from running again “I would just ask all the device went off moments later. The outcome depends on ence of the Midwest U.S.- next year. Hoosiers to join hands and Brian Wells, 46, was stopped in his car, how much bleeding Japan Association. The Indiana Constitution say a prayer,” Kernan said. arrested and handcuffed Aug. 28 following a occurs, how much of the His wife, Judy, arrived allows for a transfer of The governor’s chief of PNC Bank robbery near Erie, but was killed brain is affected, and how from Indiana at the hospi­ power from the governor staff Tim Joyce met with when the bomb attached to a collar locked long the patient goes with­ tal along with their daugh­ to lieutenant governor if O’Bannon staff members around his neck exploded while he and out treatment. ter Jennifer. Their other the governor is incapaci­ Monday. “He implored police waited for the bomb squad. Survivors can suffer adult children were en tated. However, that each of us to do the state’s Authorities continued to search for two brain damage and often route, Sullivan said. requires a petition to be business as usual, because men seen nearby running through traffic suffer permanent disabili­ Indiana Lt. Gov. Joe filed by the president pro that’s what the governor about 45 minutes after Wells died. The FBI ty, including paralysis, loss Kernan, who was also at tern of the Senate and the would want.” Dieter said. released sketches of the two men, saying it of speech and vision, and the Chicago conference, Speaker of the House and Former Illinois Gov. was not known if they had anything to do weakness. returned to Indianapolis, a ruling by the Indiana James Thompson said he with the case. “I think we’re all just where officials researched Supreme Court. had seen O’Bannon at two hoping and praying at this succession procedures. House Speaker Patrick events Sunday night, and Finance reform law before Court point for a quick recovery In his seven years as Bauer said he and Sen. saw no indication that any­ WASHINGTON — In a rare and lengthy for the governor, hoping governor, O’Bannon, a President Pro Tern Robert thing was wrong. special session, the Supreme Court consid­ this situation is not as seri­ moderate known for his Garton were prepared to “He was right on. He was ered Monday whether a vast rewrite of the ous as is currently indicat­ grandfatherly charm, has draft the necessary paper­ affable, he was engaged, nation’s laws governing money in politics ed,” said state House GOP forged alliances to reform work. The Supreme Court active, alert, talked. We unconstitutionally muzzles politicians, their Leader Brian Bosma. education and to try to justices were being assem­ talked about mutual prob­ supporters and opponents. O’Bannon spokeswoman improve the state’s econo­ bled. lems of Indiana and Among other things, the law bans unlimit­ Mary Dieter said the gov- my. After consulting with leg­ Illinois,” Thompson said. ed “soft money” donations to political parties and tightens controls on political advertising in the weeks before an election. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act is in force while the Supreme Court weighs its Annan plans meeting on future of Iraq future. A ruling is expected in time for the first presidential primaries next year. to officials in many countries and run the civilian administration. Associated Press plans to engage Mideast leaders and France and Germany, which UNITED NATIONS — Secretary- Iraq’s neighbors. opposed the war on Iraq, are lead­ General Kofi Annan launched a “The discussions are at early ing demands for the quick restora­ Local N ew s high-level diplomatic offensive stages yet,” he said, “But my own tion of Iraq’s sovereignty and a larg­ Monday to get feuding nations to sense is that Iraq is of such impor­ er U.N. role. Flood victims receive federal aid unite behind a plan to stabilize Iraq, tance that all of us will have to find U.S. Ambassador John INDIANAPOLIS — Federal authorities said and said the United Nations is pre­ a way of working together to stabi­ Negroponte, who confirmed that Monday they have begun taking disaster aid pared to play a major political role lize Iraq.” Secretary of State Colin Powell applications from central Indiana residents to quickly restore its sovereignty. The Security Council is starting to would attend Saturday’s meeting in who suffered property damage from Labor Annan met late Monday with debate a U.S.-proposed draft resolu­ Geneva, said the United States is Day weekend flooding. ambassadors from the Security tion to get more peacekeeping waiting for suggested changes — “Our goal is to make sure everyone knows Council and planned to meet troops and money into Iraq, but it particularly from the four other per­ how to apply and receives every dollar Saturday in Geneva with foreign faces tough opposition led by manent members. they’re entitled to,” FEMA spokesman Gene ministers from the five veto-wield­ France and Germany. The United States incorporated “a Romano said. ing council nations — the United It would authorize a multinational lot of ideas that have been given to The Federal Emergency Management States, Russia, China, Britain and force to replace the current U.S.-led us by other countries," he stressed, Agency also said Tuesday will be the final France. force, but the United States would and “we think it's a constructive and day it will accept aid applications. He said he also has been talking command the force and continue to important resolution." page 6 The Observer ♦ NEVC^S Tuesday, September 9, 2003 A fghanistan Approval likely for Bush's plan

Attacks leave five U.S. military commitment to administration officials said Associated Press Iraq and schedules for remov­ they expected $50 billion to WASHINGTON ing American forces. $60 billion of their plan to be Afghan troops dead Republicans and Democrats An amendment seeking such spent next year — which predicted Monday that conditions seemed unlikely to would bring the projected Congress will approve the $87 pass the Senate. But a debate 2004 deficit to $525 billion to were sent to the same area, billion President Bush wants over it could give Democrats $535 billion. Associated Press looking for Taliban remnants, for Iraq and Afghanistan, but an opportunity to spend time In that same briefing, one he said. “This is a mountain­ many said they would demand criticizing Bush’s Iraq policy a official acknowledged that KANDAHAR, Afghanistan— ous area. Taliban are hiding more details on administration year before the presidential “the level of decay and under­ Suspected Taliban insurgents there.” policy in both countries. election. investment in the Iraqi infra­ killed five Afghan government Shah Wali Kot is 85 miles With relentless American Democrats were not alone in structure was worse than ... soldiers and wounded two U.S. southwest of the Dai Chupan casualties, a paucity of allied seeking answers. almost anyone on the outside soldiers in attacks in the south mountains, the scene of support and a realization that Republican Rep. Zach Wamp anticipated earlier this year.” and east of Afghanistan, intense fighting this month the administration underesti­ of Tennessee said, “It’s a huge Republican leaders, hoping Afghan and U.S. military offi­ between U.S.-led coalition mated the operation’s price number, and Congress needs to lay the groundwork for cials said Monday. forces and Taliban. More than tag, lawmakers seem embold­ to step up to its constitutional speedy work by the GOP-run The attacks in three 100 Taliban were reported ened to play a stronger role in responsibility to vet the Congress, expressed support provinces highlighted the killed in about nine days of shaping the measure than they request and put as many ques­ for the president’s plan. security challenge in ground fighting and bombing did when they quickly tions to the president as we Senate Majority Leader Bill America’s other war. The top in the rugged region of Zabul approved an initial $79 billion can.” Frist, R-Tenn., who spent U.S. com m ander in province. One U.S. special package in April. Wamp said he wanted ways much of the day in his home Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. John operations soldier and an Democrats juxtaposed the to measure progress in state with Bush, said the pro­ Vines, warned Sunday that unknown number of Afghan proposal with Bush’s opposi­ rebuilding Iraq and would posal “warrants the support of Taliban fighters, paid and soldiers also died. tion to added funds for push for U.S. investment there Congress.” And House trained by al-Qaida, were Meanwhile, two American American schools and other to be partly repaid by revenue Appropriations Committee pouring into the country from soldiers were wounded domestic programs. They also raised by Iraq’s oil industry. Chairman Bill Young, R-Fla., neighboring Pakistan — a key Sunday as the coalition voiced doubt that even $87 bil­ The entire proposal would whose panel will help write U.S. ally in the war on terror. pressed the hunt for Taliban lion —nearly triple the be paid for out of federal Congress’ version, said he In Afghanistan’s southern and al-Qaida fighters in east­ Homeland Security deficits already expected to would “aggressively expedite Kandahar province, the heart­ ern Afghanistan. Both soldiers Department’s total budget — shatter previous records. In a the president’s request” land of the hardline Taliban were evacuated to Bagram Air would be enough. briefing for reporters, senior through the committee. regime before its ouster by Base, coalition headquarters “Already facing a nearly U.S.-led forces in late 2001, north of Kabul, for treatment. half-trillion-dollar deficit, insurgents late Sunday Neither was identified. American taxpayers deserve to ambushed a pickup truck car­ One of the soldiers suffered know how this spending will birthday card: $2 rying Afghan soldiers through a gunshot wound to his right affect our ability to address a mountain gorge. leg during a firelight with five the unmet needs in our own birthday cake: $32 Five soldiers were killed and insurgents near a coalition country,” said House Minority birthday ad for the observer. $20 five wounded, said Haji base at Shkin in Paktika Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Granai, a military commander province, said Col. Rodney “This may not be Vietnam, in the provincial capital, Davis, the U.S. m ilitary but boy it sure smells like it,” birthday wishes: priceless which lies about 25 miles spokesman in Afghanistan. Sen. Tom Markin, D-Iowa, said south of where the attack hap­ The insurgents retreated with on the Senate floor. “And pened in Shah Wali Kot dis­ no reported casualties, he said every time I see these bills happy 21st, carrie franklin! trict. in a statement. coming down for the money, No group claimed responsi­ The other soldier was shot it’s costing like Vietnam, too.” bility, but Granai blamed the in the right forearm in a clash Other Democrats, such as Taliban and said authorities near the coalition base at Bari Sen. Edward Kennedy of OD arrested and were questioning Kowt in Kunar province, Davis Massachusetts, were prepar­ 13 men with suspected links said, adding there was no ing to demand that, as a con­ NYC: Dec. 26-30 to the group. damage to coalition equip­ dition for the money, Bush Three weeks ago, hundreds ment or report of enemy casu­ would have to tell Congress his Hairspray, Nine, Aida, 42nd Street, Wicked of Afghan government troops alties. assessment of the size of the PLike, Whoa!” 4 I Happy 2 1 s t | Carrie! ic? | Love, He all learn from one jThe Girls and another. The R(IA gives Find out more about: the Resident you a chance to walk * The Sacraments of Initiation Male with someone as you Ba ptism , Eu ch arist fit C onfirmation : for unbaptized persons wanting to salty triceil tuestlav find your place in the Church. Join us on this become a member of the Catholic Church.

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Its first round was aimed at MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) + 1.62 + 0 .4 6 2 8 .8 4 what it described as “major offenders” illegal­ ly distributing on average In B rief more than 1,000 copy­ righted music files each. “Some of my grandkids WorldCom close to settlement got in there,” said NEW YORK — MCI was close to settling Durwood Pickle, 71, of Monday with two groups of creditors that Richardson, Texas, who opposed a deal to repay just a fraction of the said his son had company’s $41 billion debt, prompting a sur­ explained the situation in prise adjournment as hearings began on a an e-mail to the recording plan to emerge from bankruptcy. industry association. “I A settlement could remove the last major didn’t do it, and I don’t obstacle that the company formerly known as feel like I’m responsible. WorldCom faces in persuading a bankruptcy It’s been stopped now, I court to approve the long-distance carrier’s guarantee you that.” financial reorganization after a ruinous Pickle said his teen- accounting scandal. aged grandchildren used U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez his computer during visits said the talks between MCI and two groups to his home. Getty holding close to $1 billion in combined claims “I’m not a com puter- A man listens to new releases at a music store In New York City. Blaming the against the company appeared to be showing type person,” Pickle said. slump In record sales on file-sharing software, the Recording Industry Association “They come in and get on enough progress to allow the parties another of America began filing lawsuits against Individuals Illegally downloading music. day to negotiate. the computer. How do I get out of this? Dadgum who added she is unem­ a time when you have to New York, Boston, Probe denied in Stewart case it, got to get a lawyer on ployed and would be stand up and take appro­ Chicago, San Francisco, NEW YORK — A federal judge said Monday this.” unable to pay any large priate action.” Dallas and elsewhere she saw no indication of a breach of grand Another defendant, Lisa fine or settlement. Sen. Norm Coleman, R- reported receiving some jury secrecy in the Martha Stewart case, Schamis of New York, An estimated 60 million Minn., has already prom­ lawsuits; court officials rejecting defense demands that the govern­ said her Internet provider Americans participate in ised congressional hear­ w ere assigning them to ment investigate the source of pre-indictment warned her two months file-sharing networks, ings into how the music judges. leaks. ago that record industry using software that makes industry has identified “Get a lawyer,” advised U.S. D istrict Judge Miriam Goldman lawyers had asked for her it simple for computer and tracked the Internet Fred von Lohmann, a Cedarbaum said she found it difficult to name and address, but users to locate and users it’s suing. lawyer for the San understand how lawyers for the home deco­ she said she had no idea retrieve for free virtually “They have a legitimate Francisco-based rating maven believed their client might have she might be sued. She any song by any artist interest that needs to be Electronic Frontier been prejudiced if someone had leaked the acknowledged download­ within moments. protected, but are they Foundation. “There’s no fact that the indictment would not include a ing “lots” of music over Internet users broadly protecting it in a way simpler advice than that, charge of insider trading. file-sharing networks. acknowledge music-trad­ that’s too broad and over­ whether you intend to The lawyers said the leaks violated federal “This is ridiculous,” said ing is illegal, but the reaching?" Coleman said. fight this or not. You’ll rules that make grand jury proceedings confi­ Schamis, 26. “People like practice has flourished in “I don’t want to make need someone to advise dential, and might have influenced grand me who did this, I didn’t recent years since copy­ criminals out of 60 mil­ you. ” jurors before they handed up the indictment understand it was illegal.” right statutes are among lion kids, even though With estimates that half against Stewart and her ex-stockbroker, Peter “I can understand why the most popularly flouted kids and grandkids are of file-sharers are Bacanovic. the m usic industry is laws online. doing things they should­ teenagers, all sides upset about this, but the “Nobody likes playing n’t be doing.” braced for the inevitable fact that we had access to the heavy,” said RIAA The RIAA did not identi­ legal debate surrounding TV Guide revamped to boost sales this as the public, I don’t President Cary Sherman, fy for reporters which the financial dam age to LOS ANGELES — A redesigned TV Guide think gives them the right who compared illegal Internet users it was parents or grandparents, magazine hit the stands Monday as the pub­ to sue us. It’s wrong on music downloads to suing or where they live. who the RIAA plans to lisher of the 50-year-old title struggles to their part,” said Schamis, shoplifting. “There comes Federal courthouses in hold responsible. revive the neglected brand. The magazine carries a new logo, an expanded movie guide on salmon-colored paper, shorter articles, more viewing recom­ mendations and easier to read prime-time channel listing grids. Foreign workers keep U.S. competitive The magazine also has a new slogan: “We supports immigration. reduced to 65,000 a year on Oct. 1. see everything.” Associated Press “America’s strength lies in its Employer abuse of the program to The circulation of TV Guide has fallen dra­ WASHINGTON — Curtailing immi­ openness,” said Stuart Anderson, the find cheap labor also is not wide­ matically, from more than 19 million in the gration of skilled foreign profession­ study’s author who recently left the spread, he said. 1970s to about 9 million today. als to the United States will hurt U.S. now defunct Immigration and In 2002, the Department of Labor The company will spend $10 million to mar­ global competitiveness, inhibit inno­ Naturalization Service policy plan­ found only seven willful violations or ket TV Guide with the goal of adding 750,000 vation and job growth and send high ner. required removal from the program, new subscribers by the end of the year. technology and research jobs to Anderson said despite complaints even though the agency has other countries, according to a study that foreign workers are taking increased investigations, Anderson Media merger wins FCC approval released Monday. American jobs, statistics show that said. WASHINGTON — The governm ent will The study says that while U.S. U.S. employers have not been ram­ The workers also help provide allow Univision Communications Inc., the security must be protected, immigra­ pantly hiring foreign workers who money for training Americans for nation’s largest Spanish-language media con­ tion policies should encourage and enter on Hl-B visas for temporary high tech or engineering jobs. glomerate, to expand its reach in the growing ease the legal flow of high- and low- workers with specialty occupations. A critic of guest worker programs Hispanic community by purchasing Hispanic skilled workers to keep the country Anderson’s study found that Hl-B said rather than import foreign Broadcasting Corp. for $3.5 billion, Federal competitive in recruiting talented hiring rises and falls with economic workers, job wages, benefits and Communications Commission officials said workers. times, numbering 164,000 in 2001 conditions should be improved so Monday. The study was conducted by the and dropping to 79,100 in fiscal year more American workers are interest­ An official announcement of the FCC vote American Immigration Law 2002. ed in filling those jobs or researching had been expected late Monday but was Foundation’s Immigration Policy The national Hl-B worker cap of in the fields currently filled by Hl-B delayed for unknown reasons. Center, a nonprofit organization that 195,000 a year is scheduled to be workers. 'W T The Observer

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Tuesday, September 9, 2003 page 9 Make your education E ditorial C artoon mean something m “And when we allow freedom to actions is speaking this Thursday ring, when we let it ring from at McKenna Hall at 7:30 p.m. at every village and hamlet, from part of the Kroc Institute for every state and city, we will be International Peace Studies con­ able to speed up that day when ference entitled “Peacebuilding all of God’s After Peace Accords.” children — Peter Quaranto For that matter, most people black men probably do not even know that and white Notre Dame has the Kroc men, Jews Institute, which is located in the cagiecapiooris. ct>m and A Call to Action Hesburgh Center for Gentiles, International Studies building, Catholics offers a supplementary major or and minor for undergraduates and is Protestants — will be able to join home to some very amazing pro­ Honor Code responsibilities hands and to sing in the words of fessors who have done work all the old Negro spiritual, ‘Free at over the world. Awareness is the last, free at last; thank God key, and we all have to work on Almighty, we are free at last.’” it, myself most definitely includ­ Some 40 years ago, Martin ed. neglected Luther King, Jr. spoke these The second step and the result words of hope to an embittered of such awareness must be Notre Dame is quite properly proud of its faculty. It’s easy to understand why professors and poor yet committed audience action. Just as King wrote in his Academic Code of Honor. Yet our honor code is are tempted to act unilaterally when they sus­ in front of our country’s great famous “Letter from Birmingham not in the best of health. Many, many faculty pect academic dishonesty. Some may be igno­ Lincoln memorial. Today, though City Jail” some 40 years ago, “We are ignoring their responsibilities under-the rant of their responsibilities under the honor we may be unaware and must come to see that human code. Many, many students are cheating and code; some may believe they can “protect" the untouched, these same words progress never rolls in on wheels getting away with it. We student by settling the matter privately. resound throughout the whole of of inevitability. It comes through need to face up to these Thomas Flint Other less honorable motives may also be our campus, through every dorm tireless efforts and persistent facts and to consider present. At a university where terms such as and every classroom. Our very work of men willing to be co­ what, if anything, we “faculty governance” elicit sardonic smiles, the education is soaked with the workers with God.” classroom is one of the few places where the ought to do about them. Guest legacy of the many great social So, what does it mean to be a These are some of the power of the instructor is genuine and unchal­ Columnist prophets, activists and leaders of co-worker with God? My experi­ conclusions 1 have lenged. Hence, many professors resist surren­ our past. ence is that this means a lot more reached after one year as dering control over the grade of a student sus­ While the temptation is surely than simply going to classes. For Faculty Honor Code pected of cheating. to retreat into the bubble that can me, this means using my privi­ Officer. The recent shift in honor code proce­ Furthermore, honesty hearings take more be Notre Dame, we are called to leges, gifts and education to take dures has made it possible for us to attain a time and energy than simply confronting the a greater awareness and action action for a more just and University-wide picture of how the honor code student in question and deciding on the spot in tune with the legacy of those humane world. For you, it may is being implemented. And that picture is what penalty to impose. And faculty are hardly who came before us. We are mean something different, but rather disturbing. immune to the lure of cutting corners. called to awareness and action. the key is that it means some­ Research on college cheating suggests that a Whatever the motives for faculty non-compli­ First of all, there is awareness. thing; the key is that you take this university such as Notre Dame would have ance, there are strong reasons for thinking that Notre Dame can easily be a call seriously. hundreds if not thousands of honor code viola­ this failure to abide by the responsibilities of Catholic Disneyland, where the Here at Notre Dame, we have tions each year. Professor Donald McCabe of the job is having deleterious consequences. intense football frenzy, blazing so many opportunities to be co­ Rutgers University, the best-known contempo­ First, history and common sense suggest that sea nuggets at South Dining Hall, workers with God, whether it be rary researcher on academic integrity, con­ justice is best served when judgment is ren­ bouncin’ SYR dances and good being a Big Brother or Big Sister ducted an extensive survey in 1999. Among dered communally rather than individually. times at Core class stifle the to an underprivileged kid, work­ students at private schools with an honor code Though faculty will surely strive to be fair, an desire to interact with the rest of ing at the Center for the (i.e., schools like Notre Dame), 23 percent instructor who (in most cases) feels that his or the world. That is not to say that Homeless, going on a trip to admitted to cheating at least once on tests, her trust has been betrayed by an act of appar­ these things are bad in them­ Appalachia over fall break, work­ while 45 percent said they had cheated at least ent dishonesty is hardly in the ideal position to selves, but that if they serve as a ing for a social cause or even just once on written work. judge fairly and dispassionately. distraction from engaging the being a good listener to the per­ If the numbers at Notre Dame are compara­ Furthermore, faculty who fashion private rest of humanity and the harsh son down the hall who is home­ ble to those found by McCabe, more than 1,800 penalties are opening the door to the possibility realities faced, they can be harm­ sick. Notre Dame students cheat on tests, while of serial offenders. If the honor code is fol­ ful. And the beauty that goes with more than 3,600 cheat on written work. This lowed, students who commit a second violation So let’s talk about engaging the such opportunities is that so means that at least 5,400 violations of the will be identified and (usually) suspended or rest of the world. Did you know many people at Notre Dame take honor code have been committed by current dismissed from the University. that Aung Sang Suu Kyi, the 1991 advantage of them and do so undergraduates, with approximately 1,000 Where private “deals” are made, this safe­ Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is much good with the world. If you being committed in any given year. guard against recidivism disappears. Indeed, currently in a prison in Myanmar want to get involved, visit the How many honesty committee hearings actu­ the door to a further inequity is opened. An (formerly Burma) and reported to Center for Social Concerns. It is in ally took place last year? Forty. Yes, 40: 29 in “unlucky" student whose teachers abide by the be engaging in a hunger strike, this way that we are co-workers Arts and Letters, six in Business, five in Science honor code can be dismissed after two offens­ similar to the tactics of the great with God and conscious of those and none in Engineering. Unless Notre Dame es; a “lucky” one whose teachers ignore the Mahatma Gandhi in the 1930s who came before us. students are far more honest than their col­ code can commit any number of offenses with­ and 1940s? As we move forward in this leagues at comparable institutions, honor code out further disciplinary action. Or did you know that President semester, I intend to use this col­ violations are leading to hearings only about 4 Finally, most faculty who engage in such acts Bush just asked Congress for $87 umn as a way of bringing up dif­ percent of the time. of non-compliance ironically exhibit a kind of billion in emergency spending for ferent social issues and concerns It would be foolish, of course, to suggest that dishonesty themselves. They know (or should military operations in Iraq and that call us to a greater aware­ this figure is anything more than a reasonable know) that the code requires them to act in a Afghanistan? ness and action. We have a spe­ estimate. But the general point seems to me certain way. Yet they are failing to act in that Or that the current U.S. census cial duty as both a Catholic uni­ undeniable: Only a tiny fraction of honor code way. And, of course, most of them are making shows that the ranks of the poor versity and a privileged academic violations are resulting in honor code hearings. their deals secretly, since they know that they rose by 1.3 million in the last institution to use our resources, Why are so few infractions leading to hear­ have an obligation to act otherwise. One can year? energies and gifts to act for peace ings? Two explanations seem most plausible. only wonder what moral lessons are really If you are a New York Times and justice. I pray that we live up First, many students are cheating without get­ being taught by faculty who act in this manner. reader, these realities are obvious to such a great and challenging ting caught. And second, many faculty who do None of us, then, should be complacent about to you, but if not, you are out of duty in the days ahead. I pray become aware of academic dishonesty are the current situation. Students and faculty alike touch. Reading the newspaper that we make our education choosing to handle things on their own. have reason to look for ways to rectify matters. can be a quick road to aware­ meaningful. If these two factors do explain the low num­ In the second part of this column, I will discuss ness. ber of honesty hearings, should we be con­ one semi-radical change we might want to con­ On a level closer to home, did Peter Quaranto is a sophomore cerned? Yes. Widespread academic dishonesty, sider. you know that Desmond Tutu, the history and international peace whether or not such dishonesty is caught by 1984 Nobel Peace Prize laureate studies major. Contact him at faculty, is a blemish upon the character of our Thomas P. Flint is a professor of philosophy. and archbishop emeritus of South [email protected]. University. If “successful” cheating at Notre This column is first in a two-part series. Africa, is going to be here on The views expressed in this col­ Dame is as prevalent as I have speculated, it Contact him [email protected] . campus speaking this Thursday? umn are those of the author and should be a significant source of shame for the The views expressed in this column are those A man who very much changed not necessarily those ofThe student body. of the author and not necessarily those ofThe the course of history through his Observer. Similarly disturbing is the behavior of the Observer. T h e O bserver page 10 S cene Tuesday, September 9, 2003

V ideo G ame R eview When ND football once a week isn't enough

used to borrow your toothpaste or score a By TROY ANDROLI touchdown with that guy who’s in front of Scene Writer you in class. Once you get past that, this game has so much more to offer. If you can’t make it through the week There’s dynasty mode that lets you take without your Ox of blocked punts, safeties the role of the head coach and Athletic and mascots, or if you’re frustrated that Director. Players need to be recruited, you can never see the Fighting Irish play schedules made and National the Golden Gophers of Minnesota, EA Championships won. You’re put in the dri­ Sports just may have your solution. ver’s seat and you have to build your pro­ NCAA Football 2004 was released over gram up to challenge year after year for the summer and is a must-have for any the national championship, while at the video game library. same time losing players to graduation and The game-play is about the same as any recruiting more to fill the ranks. other football game produced in recent Even regular exhibition games are fun to memory, so if you’ve ever played a Madden play. You have a huge selection of 1-A and game, you can pretty much handle the con­ 1-AA teams and, as an extra bonus, there trols. One of the many novelties of this are a slew of playable classic teams. If game is the obvious one that you can play you’re ever in a sadistic mood, you can pit as Notre Dame, which means that you can the 1924 Notre Dame team against Middle sack the quarterback with the guy who Tennessee State and watch the carnage Photo courtesy of Gamespy.com that ensues. NCAA Football 2004 has many fun features, one being that players can choose Yet another to be Notre Dame. fun feature is the college classic option. or change history and win the game as the the NCAA overtime rule, and yet if you tie NCAA Football This one is per­ team that lost it. The game puts you in at at the end of regulation, you play overtime sonally my the end of the game in a critical situation as if the game were played today. favorite. You’re and you have to finish it out. After you do, Beyond that, the limit of my frustrations given a real the teams are unlocked as classic teams for has to do more with the NCAA than the historical situa­ regular game-play. This is a great feature, game itself. Players’ names are not allowed tion, one of the because not only can you play the great to appear in the game — only their num­ best games games that you remember watching when bers. This can prove to be a little annoying played in the you were little, but they’re short enough but only detracts a little from the game. past 25 years that you can play during your lunch break Overall, this game is definitely worth both or so, and you or between classes and not have to worry your time and money. either have to about being late. The only frustrating part match a his­ about this mode is overtime. Many of the Contact Troy An droll at toric comeback classic games were actually played before [email protected]

Video G ame R eview Newest Madden is the best yet

functions. While learning the new con­ with your cur­ By V IN C E N T M cK lN N E Y trols can seem overwhelming at first, it rent players, Scene Writer is both fun and extremely effective once negotiate mastered. With playmaker mode, you trades with For more than a decade, the Madden can use the right analog stick to change other teams series of football video games has been defensive coverage, the primary receiv­ and cut. those turning out quality games and has er’s route or the direction of a running who ju st become the clear-cut leader of the play before the snap. couldn’t hack genre. While it would be easy for EA The most important application of the it in the NFL. Sports to take this into account and offer new controls presents itself when you Owner mode little to no innovation each year, they are running downfield with one defender provides us have instead outdone themselves once and one lead blocker between you and with a multi­ again with their latest edition of the goal line. In the past, you may have tude of fea­ Madden, Madden NFL 2004. Playmaker been dismayed to watch your lead block­ tures we controls and owner’s mode, the two er ineptly run the other way as you got never even major additions to this year’s game, are flattened, preventing what would have noticed were the most revolutionary ideas to be imple­ been a sure touchdown. Now, simply missing. mented in many years. point the right analog stick in the direc­ After spend­ Playmaker mode incorporates the tion of the defender, watch your runner ing the pre­ rarely-used right analog stick into the point at him and call for help, and watch season setting game in order to perform a variety of your lead blocker flatten him with a ticket prices, bone-crushing concession Photo courtesy of G am espy.com block as you prices, park­ Fans of the Madden series of football video games will not be high-step into ing prices and disappointed with the latest game. the end zone. merchandise Owner mode prices, I Madden is M adden’s couldn’t help but wonder how I ever owner’s mode can be turned off to avoid newest played without owner mode. As the the extra work. If it sounds great to the improvement owner, the levels at which you set prices rest of you, I agree. The number of fea­ 2004 upon the ever- and the success of your team directly tures and surprises contained in the popular fran­ affects the bottom line. Set prices too game cannot nearly be described in one chise mode. high or lose too many games and watch small review and, without a doubt, EA EA Sports Before, fran­ attendance plummet as you struggle to Sports’ latest offering is a must-have. chise mode find enough cash to pay your players. Once you experience everything there is gave you the Lower ticket prices to below the league to do in Madden NFL 2004, you will power to sign average and win the Super Bowl, and wonder how you ever got along without draft picks you’re on easy street for the next year or the new features. ***** and free two. agents, negoti­ If that sounds too detailed and mun­ Contact Vincent McKinney at ate contracts dane for you football fanatics out there, [email protected] 'T he O bserver

Tuesday, September 9, 2003 S cene page 11 ESPN's 'The Season' features Irish

Weekly show will follow the Notre Dame football season both on and off the field

head football coach Bob Davie two By SCOTT FONFERKO years ago but was forced unexpectedly Scene Writer to conclude filming their season before the first episode even aired. Last year, the Notre Dame football team Complications arose and upset Davie; entered the season with a new coach, a the crew for “The Season” overstepped new spirit and a burning desire to return its allotted guidelines, forcing Davie to to glory. remove the ESPN crew from the locker This year, the Fighting Irish take the room. field with the same coach, the same spir­ This year, the producers of “The it, the same goal — and an ESPN camera Season” approached Coach Tyrone crew recording their every step along Willingham to follow the Irish as they the way. progress through the 2003 football sea­ Due to the success and renewed repu­ son. Willingham agreed, as long as they tation of the Notre Dame football pro­ follow his guidelines. He set forth strict gram, ESPN decided to feature the Irish rules and regulations for the crew; they for its show “The Season." Every are not allowed inside the Irish locker Tuesday night, the sports network will room or at Irish staff meetings. air a 60-minute episode following Notre Willingham does not want the influence Dame and the team, both on and off the of ESPN to get in the way of their focus field. on finding success in their football sea­ “The Season,” which started a few son. He has informed ESPN that, if years ago, has followed such teams as “The Season” crew interrupts or affects St. John’s college basketball program the team in any negative manner, they ANDY KENNA/The Observer and the Oklahoma Sooners college foot­ are to leave. Vontez Duff, who is sure to be a standout on ESPN’s “The Season,” returns the ball program. The show followed both ESPN began its coverage of the Notre ball for the Irish. the successes and failures in the lives of Dame program with the start of training coaches and players. in early August. It plans to show how the schools. “The Season” reveals a glimpse They represent prestige that has culmi­ “The Season” was created when pro­ coaching staff prepares each and every of what goes on behind closed doors, nated in years of success. It is only ducers decided to film a different South player for the upcoming season. showing a Notre Dame that most people, expected that such a storied program as Eastern Conference (SEC) Notre Dame will finally be rec­ school each week during foot­ ognized for the heritage and ball season, following them tradition it has promoted for through preparations for the decades. games, the games themselves Part of the heritage includes and the happenings of a colle­ The Four Horsemen and Knute giate sports program. Rockne, but from there, the list On their filming adventures of goes on. Eleven national cham­ SEC schools, ESPN featured the pionships have graced the walls Louisiana State University of the house that Rockne built. Tigers, the University of South Fitting as it is, the Fighting Carolina Gamecocks and the Irish of Notre Dame will finally University of Georgia Bulldogs, have their story told. They will along with a few other schools no longer simply appear on also included in the SEC. % m m m NBC Saturday afternoon during “The Season’s” crew films the the football season. For one week-long preparations for hour a week, people can look in each upcoming game. “The on this hallowed Notre Dame Season" taped the numerous football program — “The practices, whether physical or Season:.Inside Notre Dame.” mental, such as when the team This look into Notre Dame Photo courtesy of espn.com sat down to watch film footage football premieres tonight at 7 from the opposition to prepare p.m. South Bend time. It will air themselves for their tactics. The show Although Notre Dame has been nation­ even students and fans, never see. for the next 10 weeks on the same night also revealed numerous other traditions ally televised every Saturday for the last This season, with “The Shirt” reading and time, giving Irish fans all over the that the specified school participated in decade, “The Season” provides a unique “Here Come The Irish,” Notre Dame country an opportunity to take a deeper to prepare themselves for the game on view into the heart of the tradition that intends to be known as a terror in the look into a developing program, which Saturday. “The Season” gives an in- Irish fans consider to be Notre Dame. eyes of their opponents. The Irish are many fans hope will bring even more depth view of each school’s athletic pro­ From student managers painting the already revered as one of the teams to glory and honor to Notre Dame football. gram by going behind the scenes into the football helmets each week to the famed beat for the 2003 season. locker room and through the rigorous student section that has turned into a Whether the Irish play well or not, training. “Sea of Green,” there is more tradition Notre Dame has, and always will be, a Contact Scott Fonferko at “The Season” approached former Irish in Notre Dame football than in most team that colleges will want to play. [email protected]

ANDY KENNA/The Observer CHIP MARKS/The Observer Irish fans can now watch touchdowns each Saturday and behind the scenes After an aborted attempt to film the football team under Coach Bob Davie, “The action each Tuesday. Season” is back to tape Coach Tyrone Willingham's team. page 12 The Observer ♦ CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, September 9, 2003

National League Braves' Ortiz settles down to win career-high 19th

Associated Press hits and cruised after the Richard Hidalgo hit a solo Phillies left the bases loaded in homer, his 23rd of the season, to the second. Philadelphia had give Houston a 6-3 lead in the ATLANTA — Russ Ortiz only two baserunners from the fifth. bounced back from another third through sixth innings — After Bill Hall hit a run-scor­ shaky start for his career-high one on a hit batter, the other qn ing single in the fifth. Bagwell 19th win and the Atlanta Braves Ortiz’s final walk. got the run back with an RBI rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Ray King pitched 1 1-3 score­ double in the sixth. Philadelphia Phillies, who less innings, Jaret Wright got Milwaukee lost its fourth dropped into a tie with Florida the final two outs in the eighth, game in a row and five of seven for the NL wild card Monday. and Will Cunnane pitched the overall. Ortiz (19-6) gave up four runs ninth for the second save of his in the top of the first, then Pirates 9, Reds 1 career — and the last two days. pitched five scoreless innings Josh Fogg and the Pittsburgh The 29-year-old journeyman, while the Braves mounted a Pirates like facing the Reds — who got out of a jam with run­ comeback against one of their especially in Cincinnati. ners on first and third with two former pitchers, Kevin Fogg threw his first major outs in the ninth, is filling in as Millwood. league complete game, and the closer for John Smoltz, Mark DeRosa hit a two-run Craig Wilson homered twice and expected to be on the disabled homer in the bottom half of the tied his career high with four list for another week with a sore first and scored the go-ahead RBIs as the Pirates beat the elbow. • run in the fifth, scoring from Reds on Monday night. third when Andruw Jones hit Astros 8, Brewers 4 Fogg (9-8) gave up 10 hits and into a double play with the Roy Oswalt returned from the no walks while striking out nine bases loaded. disabled list and Jeff Bagwell — one shy of his career high — The Marlins pulled even in the and Lance Berkman each had to improve to 3-0 in his career wild-card race with a 5-0 victo­ three RBIs as the Houston — all this season — against the ry over the New York Mets. Astros beat the Milwaukee Reds. Florida and Philadelphia are 12 Brewers Monday night. The Pirates improved to 6-0 games behind Atlanta in the .NL The victory, Houston’s fourth this season at Great American East. in five games, put the Astros in Ball Park and, dating to last sea­ The game drew only 17,543, a first-place tie with the idle son, have won seven in a row in the smallest crowd in Turner Chicago Cubs. Cincinnati for the first time Field’s seven-year history. Oswalt (7-5), sidelined since since May 31-Sept. 26,1937. Ortiz, who has four more wins July 30 with a strained right The complete game was the than anyone in the NL, was 18-9 groin, was activated from the second in a row for Pittsburgh. I with San Francisco in 1999. 15-day disabled list Monday. Kip Wells went the distance in a Al Wire He’ll get three or four more The right-hander allowed four 2-1 loss at Atlanta on Sunday. Atlanta Infielder Mark DeRosa hits a 2-run home run In the first starts this season, needing just earned runs on five hits in five Fogg threw 113 pitches, 80 of Inning In the Braves 6-4 victory Monday night. one more victory for the first 20- innings to win for the first time them strikes. win season of his career. since July 18. Wilson had three hits as the night and moved into a tie for Urbina and Braden Looper fol­ Mike Lieberthal hit a three- Berkman gave Houston a 3-0 Pirates scored nine runs, which the NL wild card. lowed with three scoreless run homer off Ortiz in the first, lead in the top of the first with a matched their highest scoring Until the Marlins scored four innings, handing the Mets their which wasn’t anything new. The three-run double on a 3-2 pitch output in any of their last 18 times in the ninth, it appeared fifth straight loss. Atlanta ace has given up 26 of from Wayne Franklin (10-12). games. that Alex Gonzalez’s third- Florida moved into a tie with his 94 runs in the opening Franklin, who leads the John Bale (1-2) allowed six inning homer was going to be it the Phillies for the NL Wild Card inning. majors in home runs allowed, hits, but three were home runs. for the Marlins offense. But playoff spot when Philadelphia Ortiz was constantly behind in served up a tw o-run shot to He walked one and struck out Beckett and three relievers com­ lost 6-4 at Atlanta. the count, throwing just 51 of Bagwell in the fourth to make it three. bined on a six-hit shutout. Florida scored four runs in the 110 pitches for strikes. He 5-0 lead. Marlins 5, Mets 0 Florida manager Jack McKeon ninth off reliever Orber Moreno walked four to take over the NL Wes Helms cut the deficit to 5- Josh Beckett knew what it was lifted Beckett for a pinch hitter when pinch-hitter Todd lead in that category from 3 with a three-run shot with two all about for the Florida Marlins. in the seventh inning. Beckett Hollandsworth had an RBI sin­ Chicago’s Kerry Wood with 93 outs in the fourth, but Houston Beckett held New York to four (8-7) struck out six and walked gle, Juan Pierre tripled in two for the season. pulled away with single runs in hits over six innings as the two. runs, and Luis Castillo doubled But Ortiz allowed only three the fifth and sixth innings. Marlins beat the Mets Monday Relievers Nate Bump, Ugueth in Pierre.

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A merican League Orioles get four in seventh and eighth to beat Red Sox

Associated Press scoring four runs in the sev­ red for Boston. Catcher Jason games behind the New York for-3 with two walks. Derek enth and four more in the Varitek and pitcher Derek Yankees in the AL East and had Jeter and Alfonso Soriano also BALTIMORE — Deivi Cruz eighth. Baltimore took advan­ Lowe, who w asn’t playing in their wild-card lead over idle each had three of the Yankees’ drove in four runs and Jerry tage of four Boston errors to the game, were ejected in a Seattle shaved to one game. 16 hits — the same total they Hairston scored the tiebreaking improve to 8-5 against the Red wild seventh inning. Yankees 9, Blue Jays 3 had in the whole series against Sox this season. run in the eighth inning as the Bill Mueller had four hits, Mike Mussina and Joe Torre the Red Sox. Baltimore Orioles rallied to Johnny Damon hit his 100th including a ninth-inning homer, enjoyed a quiet day at the ball­ Kelvim Escobar (10-9) was beat the Boston Red Sox 13-10 career homer and drove in four and Ramirez, David Ortiz, and park — especially because tagged for eight runs and 10 Monday night. runs, and Manny Ramirez and Todd Walker had three hits their team won. hits in just 3 1-3 innings. Two The Orioles trailed 8-5 before Nomar Garciaparra also home- apiece. The Red Sox fell 3 1/2 With only 8,848 fans at of the runs were unearned, one Yankee Stadium for a makeup because of his own throwing date, New York made plenty of error on Giambi’s bases-loaded noise with its bats Monday and tapper in the opening inning. beat the Toronto Blue Jays. 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T ennis U.S. Open title brings Roddick into spotlight

Associated Press Roddick’s new life as a Grand (French Open champion Ferrero, “In America, we have such a If anyone is set up to handle Slam champion, a day after he Wimbledon champion Roger long line and tradition of Grand what’s ahead, it’s Roddick. NEW YORK — His hair spiked beat new No. 1 Juan Carlos Federer, 2001 U.S. Open champi­ Slam champions, that it’s almost He’s a natural entertainer who, and jeans ripped, Andy Roddick Ferrero 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the on Lleyton Hewitt) has shown the expected. It definitely is a mon­ a la Jimmy Connors, slapped strode through Times Square U.S. Open final. combination of charm and key off my back,” Roddick said. “I high-fives with spectators after with pop star girlfriend Mandy “It’s craziness. I would have charisma that helped Bjorn Borg got sick of hearing it. I’m not one spectacular point at last Moore on Monday. never imagined what it was like or Boris Becker draw fans. going to lie. It was there before I year’s Open. Passers-by slapped Roddick on to win a Slam, and I never imag­ This U.S. Open final produced deserved it. ... I’ve always had — He’s comfortable speaking his the shoulder (he smiled). Or ined the aftermath of it, either,” the event’s lowest TV rating in fair or not fair — attention paid mind, something Sampras never asked him to stop and pose for a Roddick said. five years. Is that because people to me. A lot of it was unde­ quite mastered, but Agassi, photo (he obliged). Or offered “Reality’s coming hack tomor­ don’t know who Roddick is? served.” Connors and John McEnroe all congratulations (MTV’s Carson row.” There are more likely explana­ Roddick is now a career-best did. Daly rode by, lowered his car’s That might not quite be the tions: A week of rain made for a No. 2 in the rankings and said And, most importantly, he has a tinted window and shouted: "Way case. After all, there already disjointed event, plus the previ­ Monday his objective is to finish strong support system in place, to go, Andy!”). were plenty of expectations and ous four finals involved Sampras the year at No. 1. one that’s carried him this far Morning interviews with eyes on him. Now that will be or Agassi or both. “I’m not at the top yet,” he said. and will help him in the future. “Today” and “Regis & Kelly” ratcheted up, which is how it has By winning, Roddick quickly “This is awesome for me. I’m so His parents and brothers keep were behind him. Appearances to be if tennis is going to increase began to fulfill what’s been pre­ happy. But it doesn’t make me him grounded. His sister-in-law on ESPN, CNN and David its popularity in the United States. dicted for him. His first major any less hungry. I definitely want Ginger handles PR. And coach Letterman’s “Late Show” await­ Pete Sampras is gone, Andre title came in his 12th Grand Slam to get out there and keep working Brad Gilbert, who used to work ed. Agassi is 33, and so far none of tournament; Agassi, for example, hard and keep trying to with Agassi, has guided Roddick It was a whirlwind start to the young non-American stars needed 18. improve.” to a 37-2 record since June.

NFL Patriots insist loss of Milloy didn't lead to blowout loss

Associated Press go get a Hall of Famer out of Buffalo a day later. In the end, replacement, Antwan Harris, help on Eric Moulds’ 49-yard the Hall of Fame, he’s not the difference between the two that is — New England fell reception on the Bills’ second FOX BORO, Mass. — How going to be the difference in sides was reportedly $600,000. behind 21-0 early in the sec­ possession. much does it hurt a team to that football game,” Patriots Although the move shocked ond quarter and never mount­ Asked to assess Harris’ per­ lose its defensive signal caller, defensive lineman Richard Milloy’s New England team­ ed any kind of comeback. formance, Belichick said, "I locker room leader and one of Seymour said Monday, a day mates, they insist they had put Harris was the primary d o n ’t think anybody on the hardest hitters on the ros­ after Bills safety Lawyer Milloy the distraction behind them by replacem ent for Milloy, and defense, offense or on special ter? led his new team to a 31-0 vic­ Sunday. though he wasn’t the problem teams played as well as they And how much more does it tory over his old one. “That was Tuesday,” coach for New England, he wasn’t can play.” hurt when that player winds “He could have been on our Bill Belichick said. “I don’t the solution, either. He had “You can put any name you up, five days later, lined up side of the field and we still think we were talking about it three tackles in the game; want in there and I would say against you, with full knowl­ would have lost that game.” in the succeeding days.” Milloy had a sack and five that about every player who edge of your playbook? But he wasn’t. But their performance in the tackles, and he broke up a participated in the game with­ If you ask the New England After months trying to rene­ opener against a key AFC East pass that resulted in an inter­ out exception,” he said. “I Patriots: A whole lot less than gotiate Milloy’s contract, the rival suggests otherwise. With ception for Buffalo. would say the same thing for 31 points. Patriots released him last all summer to prepare — Law had words with Harris the coaches too, myself includ­ "One man? I don’t care if you Tuesday, and he signed with everyone except for Milloy’s on the field after Law got no ed.”

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NFL B oxing Texans look to build Byrd finally gets a fight

the sport, who like to interpret on upset of Dolphins Associated Press are some class-act fighters out there. We’re the new genera­ a fight plan strategy, this is Chris Byrd is the IBF heavy­ tion.” going to be an interesting more consistent football team. I weight champion. Boxing’s heavyweight divi­ fight,” said Kevin Barry, who Associated Press think we made some strides in He holds a real belt. It used sion doesn’t put a premium on trained David Tua in his win HOUSTON — The Miami those areas.” to belong to Lennox Lewis, such bouts. Toe-to-toe over Oquendo and his loss to Dolphins, traditionally strong in While no one is ready to pre­ and Bryd had to beat Evander slugfests draw big crowds, and Byrd. “But we’re talking about September, learned an impor­ dict the Texans will play a home Holyfield to get it. pre-fight antics make head­ your average Joe Blow, who tant lesson: Nobody beats the game Feb. 1 when the Super Byrd also has an Olympic sil­ lines. sits on a bar stool with a can Texans on opening day. Bowl comes to Houston, there ver medal, a 35-2 record and “1 don’t fit in at all,” Byrd of beer.” Houston became the first were signs the team has vastly two of the fastest hands in said from Las Vegas, where he Oquendo believes this title expansion team to start 1-0 in improved from 2002. boxing, but he’s spent the last trains. “You see me at any fight can win over casual fans its first two seasons, and will David Carr, sacked an NFL- nine months trying to lure fight, I’ve got my wife with me. without news conference cha­ now focus on putting together record 76 times last season, everybody — anybody — into That’s my best friend.” rades, especially coming on the first winning streak in fran­ avoided Miami’s rush, which the ring. Byrd and the heels chise history. was led by 2002 sack leader “I’m the test in the heavy­ Oquendo see a of the De “The challenge will be to see Jason Taylor. Carr relied on weight division,” the 33-year- void atop the “We’re both artistic La Hoya how much we’ve matured as a quick drops, coupled with an old southpaw said. “Nobody heavyweight fight. football team,” coach Dom offensive line retooled with wants to take the test. Nobody division, where fighters. This is an “W e’re Capers said Monday as Houston three new starters. wants to study for something Lennox Lewis, art. It’s like Monet, both basked in its 21-20 victory over Houston did not fumble or so hard.” Holyfield and Van Gogh. ” a r t i s t i c heavily favored Miami. throw an interception, some­ The knock on Byrd is his Mike Tyson fighters,” “There were phases of our thing it did not accomplish in style, which is so herky jerky have dominat­ he said. football team that played any game last season. that some fighters don’t want ed the head­ Fres Oquendo “This is extremely well after a win last The Texans maintained their to get into the ring with him. lines for so boxer an art. It’s year, but we didn’t play well steady defense from last year, He doesn’t throw a nasty long. like and put it all together as a when they ranked 16th in the power punch or slug his way Lewis is on Monet, team.” league. Virtually the same start­ through his fights, but he is the sidelines, Van Gogh. The Texans had four chances ing cast returned from 2002, elusive and wily. And, unlike pondering retirement. He sur­ They painted beautiful paint­ to build a winning streak last though there’s not much depth, some in the heavyweight divi­ rendered the IBF belt rather ings. We make beautiful, pre­ year, but lost each time, by a making it important for play- sion, he’s a nice guy. than face Byrd, who then per­ cise moves.” combined score of 99-35. makers like cornerbacks “In this era of craziness, if I plexed an aging Holyfield to Byrd has been installed as Houston’s fifth chance to Marcus Coleman and Aaron were an ex-criminal or if J seize the vacant title. the favorite by Las Vegas odd- string together two victories Glenn to stay healthy. beat my wife, I’d be really Tyson, who hasn’t fought smakers, and he said he’s hop­ comes in New Orleans on Offensive coordinator Chris easy to promote,” he said. since stopping Clifford Etienne ing a dominating win will get Sunday. The Saints are coming Palmer balanced the attack Byrd is fighting No. 2 IBF in February, is mired in legal him the recognition he seeks. off a 27-10 loss at Seattle. with 34 rushes and 32 passes contender Fres Oquendo on and financial problems. Whether it will give him a Capers’ task will be to get the for a team-record 393 yards. Sept. 20 at the Mohegan Sun Byrd is in a perfect position big-money fight remains to be Texans used to success and pre­ New running back Stacey Mack Casino in Uncasville, Conn. to take advantage. His bout is seen. pared for a winning encore. gained 89 tough yards despite Oquendo, another nice guy, being carried by HBO, imme­ “Nobody is putting their “It’s hard for me to believe an average of 3.3 per carry, has a 30-1 record and more diately after the replay of the hand up to fight Chris Byrd,” that we were ever an overconfi­ opening up passing lanes. speed and agility than name Sept. 13 fight between Oscar Barry said. “The guy is dent football team last year,” With protection, a running recognition. De La Hoya and Shane Mosley. extremely quick. He’s the most Capers said. “We just w eren’t game and No. 3 overall draft “We need to clean up box­ Byrd hopes people tuning in awkward fighter in the heavy­ consistent enough. One of our pick Andre Johnson, Carr ing’s image,” said the 30-year- to that bout will stick around weight division. He takes a points of emphasis coming into showed why he was the top old Oquendo of Puerto Rico. for a different kind of heavy­ punch very, very well, and he this season was we wanted to pick in 2002, going 17-of-31 for “We have an opportunity to weight boxing. has the fastest hand speed. be a smarter, more physical, 266 yards and a touchdown. show the boxing world there “For those who understand “Who wants to fight him?”

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USA Today/AVCA Volleyball Poll - team record points 1 USC (65) 6-0 1,625 ERA Photo 2 Hawaii 7-1 1,544 Kurt Warner loses the ball on one of his six fumbles. After a game-ending concussion and visit to a New York 3 Florida 6-1 1,511 hospital, he has lost his hold on a starting job as well. Marc Bulger will start In his place on Sunday. 4 Stanford 4-1 1,388 5 Nebraska 5-0 1,359 6 Northern Iowa 3 1 1,266 7 Pepperdlne 5-2 1,216 Bulger returns to Rams starting lineup 8 Penn State 7-0 1,154 9 UCLA 5-1 1,112 ST. LOUIS — One week out in St. Louis, and he approach on Sunday. So “I don’t know what the 10 Georgia Tech 5-0 1,008 into the season, the St. wants to play on Sunday. Bulger, the backup who medical staff will say at 11 UC Santa Barbara 2-2 902 Louis Rams have a quar­ Doctors in New York told was 6-1 as the Rams’ the end of the week and I Kansas State 12 6-2 886 terback controversy. Warner he probably could starter last year, will get don’t know how he’s going Santa Clara 5 1 746 13 Kurt Warner’s comeback practice Wednesday, the call. to be at the end of the Arizona 4-3 625 14 got off to a rocky start although team medical “This week I’m going to week, so if that ever 15 NOTRE DAME 4-1 596 when he played through a personnel will be more play Marc,” Martz said. “I becomes an issue we'll 16 California 5-0 544 concussion in the season- cautious. think we can go one week, address it.” 17 Michigan State 6-0 478 opening loss to the New “I think I should play,” and make sure. He’s upset Warner, the MVP in 1999 18 W ashington 6-0 473 about probably going with and 2001, was 0-6 with 19 Long Beach State 3-1 429 York Giants. Warner said in a confer­ 20 Minnesota 2-4 348 Healthy or not, he won’t ence call with reporters. Marc but I think it’s proba­ three touchdown passes 21 Louisville 3-3 332 start Sunday against the “As long as the doctors bly the best thing at this and 11 interceptions last 22 Loyola Marymount 7-0 294 San Francisco 49ers, Marc clear me, I'll be ready to point.” year while missing time 23 Missouri 5-1 274 Bulger will. g o ” Martz said it’s way too with a broken pinkie and 24 Pacific 3-1 207 The two-time MVP said Not so fast. soon to talk about whether hand. He doesn’t appear 25 Wisconsin 4-2 171 he felt fine Monday, a day Coach Mike Martz it’s still Warner’s job to worried about the compe­ after his fog-induced, blames himself for allow­ lose. tition. error-filled performance in ing Warner to slowly clear “I don’t want to get into “This isn’t about me and the 23-13 loss. After being his head while fumbling all of that right now,” Marc, this is about the released from a New York six times and getting Martz said. "Let’s just take team.” Warner said. “This Eye on Irish Opponents hospital earlier Monday, sacked six times, and said it one week at a time at is about doing what’s best Saturday Warner ran and worked he’ll take a safety-first this point. for our team.” WASHINGTON STATE (1-1) at Colorado State Louisiana Tech at MICHIGAN STATE (2 0) PURDUE (2-1) at Wake Forest Ball Slate at PITTSBURGH (1-0) In B rief Hawaii at USC (2-0) BOSTON COLLEGE (1-1) at Connecticut claiming the university violated his integrity intact by answering these Georgia Tech at FLORIDA STATE (2-0) Knight’s saga continues BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana employment contract. He now is the charges that the president threw out BYU (1-1) at New Mexico University fulfilled its obligation to basketball coach at Texas Tech. in front of 40 million people,” he Louisville at SYRACUSE (1-0) Russell Yates, a Denver lawyer who said. Navy (1-1), Stanford (1-0) olf former basketball coach Bob Knight by continuing to pay him after he represents Knight, said Knight effec­ was fired, an attorney for the univer­ tively was fired for cause. Leetch out with ankle injury sity said Monday. “The president of the university NEW YORK — New York Rangers Attorney Dave Mattingly asked goes on national TV in front of 40 defenseman Brian Leetch is out Monroe Circuit Judge Kenneth Todd million people and says, Bob indefinitely with a similar injury to for an order that would effectively Knight’s personal conduct is bad, and his left ankle that caused him to miss around the dial dismiss Knight’s lawsuit without a therefore I’m going to fire him,”' nearly half of last season. trial. Todd did not indicate when he Yates said in arguments to the judge. Leetch, 35, was practicing at the would make a ruling in the lawsuit “Everyone in the world, with the team’s facility in Greenburgh, N.Y., against the university. exception of the people at Indiana last Friday when he was struck by a C o l l e g e F o o t b a l l Mattingly said Knight’s contract University, knows this man was ter­ slap shot, the Rangers said Monday. minated for cause.” X-rays were negative but Leetch is (From 1989) Notre Dame at Michigan allowed the university to end his employment, for any reason, as long He said IU had to pay Knight until unlikely to be able to participate in 6 p.m., ESPN Classic as the school continued paying him his contract expired regardless of New York’s training camp that begins through the rest of the contract. If whether he was fired for cause. Thursday in Burlington, Vt. M a jo r L e a g u e B a s e b a l l the university had fired Knight for While Knight's lawsuit claimed the Last season, Leetch's 16th with the Chicago at Montreal in San Juan cause, he said, the compensation firing cost him more than $2 million Rangers, he severely bruised his left in media and clothing contracts as ankle when he blocked a shot against 7 p.m., WON would have stopped immediately. Knight was fired in 2000 for violat­ well endorsements and camps, Yates Columbus on Dec. 3. New York went Philadelphia at Atlanta 8:00 p.m., TBS ing a “zero tolerance” behavior poli­ said the case isn’t about money but 10-16-3-2 in his absence. Minnesota at Chicago 8:00 p.m., FSN cy by grabbing the arm of a student Knight’s “honor, reputation and Leetch signed a two-year contract who he said greeted him by his last integrity.” in July to stay with the Rangers after name. Knight sued two years later, “He had a right to go away with his becoming an unrestricted free agent. page 18 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Tuesday, September 9, 2003

was seen in the fourth quar­ S M C V o lle y b a ll Football ter. The ground game led by continued from page 20 Ryan Grant and Julius Jones rushed more effectively, 'Underdog' Belles ready for Calvin feel the pressure, Holiday lost including five runs over 10 the ball three times, recover­ yards by Grant and Jones. ing it once. The two lost fum­ Attribute that production to By JUSTIN SCHUVER chemistry and this is going to be Middle hitter Christine a good game.” Hendricks and outside hitter bles led to 10 Washington two things — the Cougars’ Associate Sports Editor State points. defense wearing down and the The Knights have had the Kristen Kalb follow Kuipers in Seeing the game slip away overall size and strength of Belles’ number lately. Last sea­ kills, with 54 and 49, respective­ due to the relentless attack on the two Irish running backs. After their match Tuesday son, Saint Mary’s faced Calvin ly. The fact that two middle hit­ his quarterback, Irish head “I felt especially in the sec­ night, the Saint Mary’s volleyball and lost in straight sets each ters have collected the vast coach Tyrone Willingham and ond half things started to go team might be able to show an time. Perhaps the most difficult majority of Calvin’s kills is no the rest of his offensive staff our way a little bit better and I MIAA opponent what the Belles loss was a 20-30, 15-30, 13-30 surprise to the Saint Mary’s went to work on how to pro­ could sense they were getting already know — they are a match which knocked the Belles coach. tect their signal-caller. a little frustrated, a little much improved volleyball team out of the first round of the “They run really strong out of “We had to m ake some tired,” tackle Dan Stevenson from last season. 2002-03 MIAA playoffs. the middle.” Schroeder-Biek [changes] in our protection said. “That’s when we try to The Belles travel to Grand “They’re always just a real said. “We practiced today because they were giving us just keep pounding.” Rapids, Mich., Tuesday night to good solid team,” Schroeder- against net aggression and some strong side pressure that “If you give anybody in the face traditional power Calvin Biek said. defending the middle attack, we tried to have [Holiday] rec­ backfield the ball, you don’t College in a key MIAA matchup. Calvin (5-0, 1-0 MIAA) is a tal­ because we know that’s what ognize and they did a good have to worry as an offensive Saint Mary’s (4-2, 0-1 MIAA) ented team on both offense and Calvin wants to do.” job, sometimes slipping a guy lineman about a one-arm comes into the contest on a roll, defense. The Knights so far have The Belles played in over fif­ by,” W illingham said. “We tackle or tripping up these having won four of five games at amassed 259 kills this season, teen games this weekend, a fact tried do b acks,” the Kilt Classic in Ohio last while their opponents have only that did not get past their coach. some things M o rto n weekend. The four wins already collected 32 kills. The Knights She insists that the team is well- as coaches said. “You place Saint Mary’s well ahead of have also hit at a .338 percent­ rested and ready to take on and the “All you really need is to are talking its pace from last year, when the age for the season. what could be their most talent­ coaches did get your nose bloodied a about some team went 7-21 during the regu­ Defensively, Calvin has 45 total ed MIAA opponent this year. a good job little bit and then you’ll amazing lar season. blocks compared to nine for its “I think [the girls] have recov­ of adjusting athletes The Belles are also anxious to opponents. ered and are building back up,” and putting be ready to go. ” who do avenge a narrow five-set loss to Junior middle hitter Kara Schroeder-Biek said. “1 think our team in things with Albion last week to open their Kuipers leads the team with 86 they’re rested and ready to go.” a better Sean Milligan the ball that conference schedule. kills and 27 blocks. Her per­ The Belles return home “We’re real excited and [the formance has not gone unno­ Thursday to face non-conference position to Irish guard normally m ake our can ’t be girls are] hungry for an MIAA ticed by the conference, as opponent Rochester College. protection a done. It’s a win,” coach Julie Schroeder-Biek Kuipers has been named MIAA little more pleasure to said. “We’re the real underdog, player of the week the past two Contact Justin Schuver at solid where we could give block for any of them." but we’ve got wonderful team weeks. [email protected] [Holiday] time to do some When the breaks weren’t things.” going their way in the first Given more time in the sec­ half, the inexperienced line ond half, Holiday was able to could have mailed it in for the without distractions. game from freshman goalkeep­ make some things happen. He rest of the game. What that “ Our girls are playing a very er Laura Heline as well. scrambled for long gains when second half performance Belles consistent brand of defense and “[Heline] has been able to read he couldn’t find any of his showed was the attitude this continued from page 20 limiting the opportunities of our the game really well and not receivers. Facing a Cougar line wants to illustrate each opponents’ offensive side. If give any easy goals away to blitz on second and goal in the and every time it steps on the season. Saint Mary’s prefers to there are shots on goal, we want opponents,” Haring said. “The fourth quarter, Holiday hit field. focus on its play instead. them to be a low percentage.” defense has been playing really wide receiver Rhema “We fight hard. A lot of “We’re starting off our confer­ Execution of these goals strong. We want to keep our McKnight on a slant over the things about today were ugly, ence schedule and it’s our first depends upon defensemen balance and our mindset.” middle for an 11-yard touch­ but we fight hard,” Morton home game,” Haring said. “With Carrie Orr, Katie Taylor and down that brought the Irish said. “We fought hard for 60 the start that we’ve had, we Shannon Culbertson. And the Contact Erik Powers at within three. minutes. The fourth quarter want to keep the same mentality Belles will need another strong [email protected] But Holiday wasn’t the only was the toughest part of our one who benefited from the fight. improved offensive line play “If that’s something that we from the first to second half. can say to other people, that While the running backs will win us some games.” saw marginal improvement in the third quarter (13 net rush­ Contact Matt Lozar at ing yards), the real difference [email protected]

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Football Baptism by fire Four new offensive line starters learn in Whether it was the change in By MATT LOZAR protection, change in the lineup Associate Sports Editor or just becoming used to actual game tempo, the Irish kept For two quarters Saturday Holiday upright in the fourth afternoon, the Notre Dame quarter and amassed 119 yards offensive line looked like a unit rushing. Not coincidentally, the that lost four starters to the Irish scored 20 points. National Football League. “One of the great things about The offense had gained 8 net our offensive line this year is rushing yards. Facing blitzes that we are so versatile,” from Washington State on near­ Morton said. “In the second ly every play, quarterback half, they put Zach Giles in at Carlyle Holiday had trouble center and bumped me to right staying upright, fumbled four guard. That’s something we times (losing three) and experi­ knew would happen at some enced trouble on numerous point during the season.” snaps with the exchange and “I definitely think it was set­ tripping over the line. Each time tling in and getting used to the offense got into the red game speed,” Milligan said. “All zone, the offensive line commit­ you really need is to get your ted a costly penalty, pushing the nose bloodied a little bit and Irish back and relegating them then you’ll be ready to go.” to a field goal. The Cougars tested the youth­ At halftime, the coaching staff ful Irish offensive line, bringing made some adjustments in the blitz after blitz. protection schemes but it took In the first half, it worked. some time for those changes to 'Holiday was crushed by blind- become effective. In the fourth side hits where a Washington quarter, the coaches also moved State defender ‘went untouched starting center Bob Morton to before putting a lick on the Irish TIM KACMARZThe O bserver right guard, inserted Zach Giles quarterback. Not being able to Notre Dame left guard Mark Levolr (left) and left tackle Jim Mollnaro (right) open a passing lane to center and took right guard for quarterback Carlyle Holiday Saturday against Washington State. Sean Milligan from the game. see FOOTBALL/page 18

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starts against Calvin No. 15 Irish return “We don’t take anybody tal in leading the Irish offense. lightly, because in college vol­ With the new 6-2 rotation, the Concannon’s torrid play. home to play Valpoleyball, anything can happen,” Irish have been able to put up By ERIK POWERS “I think that as the year goes Kelbley said. a dominant block on the oppo­ Sports Writer on, especially in the conference No. 15 Notre Dame looks to sition’s outside hitters, helping season, opponents will know to By HEATHER VAN maintain its ranking, led by them to become an even better look for her,” Haring said. “That HOEGARDEN Kelbley and junior hitter Emily blocking team. Saint Mary’s opens its home will open up opportunities for the Sports Writer Loomis. The Irish moved up six Senior outside hitter Jessica season and conference schedule rest of the offense. But if she can spots in this week’s polls, Kinder, senior hitter Katie Neff today against Calvin College. The keep this pace up, she will have jumping from No. 21. and sophomore middle blocker schools enter today’s game at one of those golden seasons.” Notre Dame may be in “It is very exciting to be Lauren Brewster have also opposite ends of the rebuilding Saint Mary’s is well-rested. The Indiana, not Kansas, but the ranked,” Kelbley said. “We been strong at the net for the process. Belles last played on Sept. 3 and Irish agree that there is no know our potential, and it’s Irish. Calvin is 0-2 after a pair of should have fresh legs. place like home. great to finally see us get in “We are dominating at the losses last week, but the team Haring hopes that Saint Mary’s They are the polls.” nets,” Kelbley said. “We have a finished 9-3-2 in conference last will exploit its home field advan­ ecstatic to Kelbley is coming off an out­ huge block on the right side for year (12-6-2 overall), including a tage. play on standing wfeekend at the all rotations, and that is big. ” 1-1 tie and 1-0 win over Saint “Our field is one of the nicer their home Longhorn Classic, where she For now, the Irish are just Mary’s. Calvin graduated three ones in the conference,” Haring court after was named tournament MVP. focused on handing the all-conference seniors from that said. “We keep it well m ain­ a five- Friday’s match against Crusaders their first loss of the team, including Tricia Dyk. Dyk tained during the season and off­ game road Houston saw her slam 22 kills, season. was all-MIAA each year at Calvin season. We have a regular sized swing to and she hit .446 on the week­ “We are just going to go out and was the league MVP in playing surface with the maxi­ start the end. This was good enough to there and play our best match 2002. mum length and width. season. Kelbley earn her Big East Player of the on our side of the court, and Saint Mary’s is off to a school- “At Taylor [last Wednesday] it “We are Week. see what we can do,” Kelbley best 3-0 start. Junior midfielder was a much shorter game so excited Meanwhile, Loomis has also said. Jen Concannon was named the because they had a smaller sta­ to be on our home court,” been playing well lately, earn­ The Irish and Crusaders first MIAA player of the week dium. We should benefit because sophomore middle blocker ing Big East Player of the Week square off today at 7 p.m. in over the weekend. Concannon with our offense we use the Lauren Kelbley said. “It’s going last week and all-tournament the Joyce Center, the first of scored two goals versus both width of the field a lot.” to be great to be back in the last weekend. seven straight home games for SUNY-Brockport and Taylor. There won’t be any grandiose JAGG.” But this dynamic duo has not the Irish. She leads the Belles with five speeches to commemorate the Notre Dame (4-1) will face been alone in their efforts. goals on the season. Coach Peter beginning of the Belles’ home the undefeated Valparaiso Senior setter Kristen Kinder Haring expects conference oppo­ Crusaders (8-0) in their home and sophomore setter Kelly Contact Heather Van Hoegarden nents to take note of see BELLES/p ag e 18 debut Tuesday evening. Burrell have been instrumen­ at [email protected]

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