Friday, April4, 2003 'Jake's THE Women' opens tonight page 12 The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXVII NO. 124 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU ROTC cadets stage war games Training exercises aimed at instilling leadership values at the enemy. "Drop your By MATT BRAMANTI weapon or I will you shoot your News Writer head offi" screamed a cadet as he captured an OpFor prisoner AUGUSTA, Mich. of war. Cadets from Notre Dame's Portions of the exercises were Army ROTC unit trained with disturbingly realistic. Following students from several other uni­ press reports that Iraqi troops versities last weekend at the were employing false surrenders spring Field Training Exercise and attacking U.S. troops, ROTC held at the Fort Custer Training cadets faced similar challenges. Center near Battle Creek, Mich. One vanquished OpFor cadet, As students assembled in lying prone on the ground, sud­ ranks next to the Pasquerilla denly drew a knife, prompting Center, military discipline was surprise from his would-be cap­ pervasive. Sgt. Maj. Scott Shippy tors. towered over a cadet doing In another drill, smoke push-ups. "Why do we push for grenades threw off billowing yel­ St. Michael?" yelled the low plumes as cadets advanced sergeant. The cadet failed the on an OpFor position. Suddenly, quiz and earned another 10 MATT BRAMANTI!The Observer a pregnant woman ran from a push-ups. St. Michael is the Notre Dame ROTC students participate in a war game, along with ROTC students from other tent, leading to momentary con­ patron of paratroopers. schools. The training exercises were held a weekend ago near Battle Creek, Michigan. fusion on the battlefield - Cadets traveled by van to Fort another variable designed to test Custer, a Michigan National aimed at instilling leadership University and Notre Dame con­ drill might begin as a simple soldiers' knowledge of the rules Guard post near Battle Creek. values in the cadets, who will be verged on several of these STX frontal attack, hut supervising of engagement. The facility was established in commissioned officers in the drills. The cadets, clad in cam­ officers frequently added vari­ Sophomore cadet Tommy 1917 as a training base for U.S. Army upon graduation, Mosinski ouflage fatigues and armed with ables such as civilians on the Bramanti said this type of train­ troops in World War I. said. M-16 assault rifles, marched battlefield, wounded troops or ing reflected the unpredictable As the temperature dipped "We use infantry tactical drills into the woods to do battle with simulated artillery fire to com­ nature of the modern battlefield. below the freezing mark, Notre to teach the ideas behind leader­ OpFor - the opponents of the plicate matters. "These drills emphasize disci­ Dame's scholar-soldiers learned ship," explained senior Casey weekend. Small squads of OpFor As the booming of exploding pline and leadership, but the infantry tactics, dined on gov­ Corcoran, who will serve as an troops - short for "opposition munitions reverberated from the real focus is on being able to ernment-issue rations and con­ intelligence officer after gradua­ forces" - hunkered down hills, cadets stormed a bunker think on the fly," he said. ducted land navigation exercis­ tion. The Squad Tactical behind trees in anticipation of held by OpFor troops. Some sol­ Cadets were allowed a brief es. Lt. Col. David Mosinski, com­ Exercises, known as ''STX lanes" attack. diers aimed suppressive fire - night's sleep in their sleeping mander of the "Fightin' Irish to the cadets, are part war The various exercises differed, blanks fired from their M-16s - bags, but arose at 4 a.m. for Battalion," called the weekend game, part critical-thinking drill. though all emphasized quick at the opposition, while another another day of training. "a gre_at opportunity." Cadets from Central Michigan reaction and critical thinking on group made an end run around The exercises performed were University, Eastern Michigan the part of ROTC students. A the bunker, shouting commands see ROTC/page 4 Everclear hits Notre Dame Laptops stolen from student apartments At the Notre Dame student's By KATE NAGENGAST apartment, a watch worth Senior Staff Writer between $2,000 and $3,000 was left on the table beside the missing An employee of Castle Point computer, Johan.c;;on said. Apartments will receive a poly­ Jack Goens, general manager of graph test as part of an active Castle Point, said any of his main­ investigation into the theft of two tenance employees would be will­ laptop computers from student ing to submit themselves to finger­ apartments last month, St. Joseph printing and polygraph tests. County police said Wednesday. "There's nothing to hide," Goens ZUMA PRESS According to police reports, one said. "If [the students] want to pur­ Craig Montoya, Art Alexakis and Greg Eckland make up Everclear, who plays tonight at Stepan. laptop was taken March 19 from sue it with police we'd love it, but the upstairs bedroom of a Notre it's a police matter." Becca Saunders, who reviewed SUB contacted them for a possi­ Dame student's apartment in Castle Point provides security at By JESSICA DALSING the band's most recent CD. ble concert. Enchanted Forest. The second, a night, but any other resident pro­ News Writer The Student Union Board, the The perspective of playing at. Compact Presario worth roughly tection is in the hands of the programming body which is Notre Dame met with high $3,500, was taken from the back police, he said. Goens also said he Everclear is scheduled to per­ sponsoring the concert, compiles approval from the band, said bedroom of a Saint Mary's stu­ told both students to contact police form at a Stepan Center concert a list of possible bands to bring to Christ. "Once we put a bid out, dent's apartment on Royal as soon as they reported the thefts Friday that begins at 7:30p.m campus each year based on stu­ they were really excited about Huntsman Court March 21. There to his office. Band members Art Alexakis, dent input and the advice of for­ coming," he said. were no witnesses to either bur- Detective Jerry Ratkiewicz said Craig Montoya and Greg Eklund mer programmers. The event Two opening bands, Authority glary. police are still unsure whether the have been entertaining audiences coordinator then tries to schedule Zero and the Exies, will perform Cpl. Christian Johanson said male Castle Point employee who since their formation in 1991. a concert from this list each year. before Everclear takes the stage there were no signs of forced entry will receive the polygraph test Everclear is promoting its sixth "Our radar screens are always at 9:30 p.m. Tickets for the show at either apartment and nothing could have been involved in either CD on its current U.S. tour. open and when one of those are on sale at the LaFortune but the laptops was taken or dis­ burglary. but that he will be ques­ The album, entitled "Slow bands on the list becomes avail­ Ballroom and cost $20 for stu­ turbed. However, at the Royal tioned about both incidents. Motion Daydream," shares a sim­ able, we jump," said Stephen dents and $25 for the general Huntsman Court apartment the According to police report<;, the ilar tone with their other works. Christ, outgoing SUB manager public. computer's power cord was alo;o Saint Mary's student said her In an interview with VHl about and programmer for the event. Christ expects the concert audi­ taken, though it was in a different apartment was locked when she the album, Alexis said, "All our The Student Union Board ence to reach the top capacity of room from the laptop itself. left and still locked when she albums are about the American works to fill student requests the 1,500-person Stepan Center. Other valuables, like the com­ returned home. Police took finger­ Dream from different perspec­ when planning events, but avail­ "There are still tickets avail­ puters' wiring and printer, along print<; from the living room where tives." ability is always an issue, said able, but we are expecting to sell with two leather jackets and a the computer's power cord was "The recipe of punchy vocals Christ. Everclear was already out," said Christ. portable CD player, were left taken. and a strong guitar presence is scheduled to be in the area for untouched, the Saint Mary's stu­ what creates success for their current tour to promote Contact Jessica Dalsing at dent said. see THEFTS/page 4 Everclear," said The Observer's their newest CD when Christ and [email protected] page 2 The Observer+ WHAT ,S UP Friday, April 4, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN WHAT'S INSIDE • CAMPUS WORLD& BUSINESS SCENE SPORTS What side is NEWS NATION NEWS VIEWPOINT God on? GSU plans Coalition Lecture A message for So many Hitting on all student women, so cylinders Recently, a message scrawled in yel­ 'Health E Day' seizes addresses low chalk appeared on the sidewalk Saturday Baghdad WTO government little time near LaFortune. "Who would Jesus airport amid significance bomb?" it demanded in large letters. Later that day, a blackout response appeared Claire Kelley The softball under it in blue. Coalition forces Visiting lecturer The new stu­ The Farley Hall The Graduate team beat Loyola "Who would Jesus Student Union's bombed Iraqi Air Andrew Rose ana­ dent body presi­ Players present University of rape, murder, pil- Photographer annual "Health E Force headquar­ lyzed the impor­ dents must be "Jake's Women," Chicago 7-1 and !age and execute?" Day" wellness fes­ ters in central tance of the World proactive in their a psychological 3-0 in a double­ it countered, refer- Baghdad Friday T r a d e commitment to comedy, this tival is set for header Thursday.