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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 42: ISSUE 14 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Club 23 attempts to rebound after shooting Students wary of patronizing South Bend bar where two seniors were shot and wounded Aug. 21; attendance remains low

night that seniors Matthew threatening injuries, was shot By MARY KATE MALONE Collins and Mitchell Depree in the abdomen and leg. News Writer were shot outside the bar's Depree was also shot in the front door while they were leg. They have recovered and Club 23, the popular South waiting for a ride. are attending class, but did Bend bar where two Notre Hussein had gone outside to not want to comment. Dame students were shot and speak with Collins and Depree Now, nearly four weeks wounded Aug. 21. has been five minutes before they were after the incident, South Bend making a slow comeback shot, he said, to make sure police are still searching for after faeing dwindling popu­ they weren't violating the· the shooter, and many Notre larity in the shooting's after­ open-container law. The boys Dame students are wary math. told Hussein they were wait­ about returning to the former The bar's longtime owner, ing for a ride, and Hussein, Monday night hotspot. Mahmoud Hussein, fears that satisfied, went back inside. "Clearly the shootings have Notre Dame students are Soon afterwards, Hussein changed people's opinions," "boycotting" the club, located heard the windows rattle. said off-campus senior Dan at 744 N. Notre Dame Ave., "We went outside and both Ott, who has been trying to because they no longer feel kids were on the ground," recruit students to join him at safe in the neighborhood. Hussein recalled. He moved Club 23 on Mondays. "The last few Mondays have Collins and Depree inside the "People don't feel comfort- been bad," said Hussein, who entrance and called 911. Mahmoud Hussein, owner of Club 23, fills a pitcher of beer Wednesday. was working at Club 23 the Collins, who sustained life- see CLUB 23/page 6 The nightclub has seen lower attendance since the shooting Aug. 21. Facebook, way to 'meet' new roommate NFL ad Some freshmen ask for roommate change features based on summer profile impressions

Residence Life and B. Quinn By THERESA CIVANTOS Housing. News Writer "People think they facebook know their roommates Spots offer positive As the Office of based on a Facebook Hesidence Life and profile, and they make portrayals of players Housing set up housing judgments before even arrangements for nearly meeting," he said. By BRIAN McKENZIE LlP!Oold pilotAIO PLt•l'.• h not!>'> 'N' tt,;, iolt~Kt ,_,. ..,.,,., "'·"'· '-.,,-,,}, 2,000 fr-eshmen this These calls are not News Writer ~ :·;-:: __ ~ tr~; '.:..:.·:-, prWt¥:V wttir~ ;_;, ·~~·.=";~~ ~.t.c- ~-; ·;-~;.: .r1t. summer, they received a purely the result of 'D.,..... !"'W~ -;,r;;, ·,. ,,, , -: ,., . ·:.· "· <>1. "';::.n:! ·;>, few unusual phone calls Facebook's growing pop­ Former Notre Dame quar­ - parents who, after ularity, Kachmarik said. terback Brady Quinn appears seeing the Facebook "It's been going on for prominently in a new NFL profile of their child's eight or nine years," he advertising campaign future roommate, want­ said. "Even before designed to show a warm and ed the selection Facebook, judgments friendly side of football play­ changed. would be made based on ers. "We receive two or web pages or e-mails. In The campaign features five three such calls every the old days it was players, including two of year," said Scott phone calls." DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer Quinn's current teammates Kachmarik, associate Incoming freshmen can 'friend' new roommates on Facebook and on the . director for the Office of see SERVICE/page 6 see personal profiles, before even meeting in person. According to NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy, the ads were designed to show aspects of players that fans don't neces­ sarily see at games. Quinn was selected. McCarthy said, Vodafone chair111an gives China perspective because he was well-spoken and a good role model. Quinn focused on academ­ Bond sees bright economic future for country he has ics during his 30-second appearance in the commer­ lived, worked in; says growth won't threaten U.S. cial. He mentioned his degree in finance and said he Bond first traveled to China plans to attend law school. By JOSEPH McMAHON when he was 21 to take a job as an He also mentioned the aca­ News Writer international manager at HSBC demic rigor he found at Notre Holdings, one of the largest bank­ Dame. China, a country he has lived and ing and financial services organi­ "I studied every hour of worked in most of his adult life, zations in the world. He said he fell every day," Quinn said with a will develop an economy the size of in love with the people and the cul­ smile on the commercial. the United States, predicted Sir ture. "That's how it works in Notre John Bond, chairman of the His interaction with the people Dame." Vodafone Group, the world's and his time in the country, he McCarthy said Notre Dame largest mobile telecommunications said, support his view that the was included in the ad company. country's economic growth will because the University · Bond spoke about China to a continue. appeals to a diverse national mixed group of undergraduates, "China is in the middle of a audience and is generally MBAs, professors and entrepre­ steady period of growth, much like held "in high esteem, aca­ neurs from the South Bend area the 40-year period seen by Japan demically and athletically." Thursday in the Jordan Auditorium after the end of World War II," he Notre Dame is the only Vodafone chairman Sir John Bond speaks of the Mendoza College of Thursday in the Mendoza College of Business. Business. see CHINA/ page 6 see QUINN/page 8 ------

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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT ARE YOUR PREDICTIONS FOR THE N0- GAME? The love of the gatne Wlwn I ww; a kid I hated (iJotball. Tlwre are seriously no words to describe how much I disliked it. I was never really a big sporl'i fan, but lilotball Jessica Shott Lauren Lassus Laura Cronmiller Chris Green Jake Beaulieu was just awli!l. I thought it was a Vanessa Gempls freshman junior junior sophomore grad student stupid and viohmt Saint Mary's Holy Cross Holy Cross Sarin off campus sport and that any­ Photographer one who watched it "/ think it will "ND is going to "Hopefully one "If we can get "It will be an was out of his or her mind. My dad is a huge li1otball fan, and when be close, but ND win the ofthem will the offense ugly first half I was a kid. I would always tell him how will pull turnaround of win, and clicking we can for ND but the dumb I thought football was and laugh at through." the season and hopefully ND win, because tide will change him li1r liking such a stupid sport. lie would always try to convince my lit­ the biggest had a heart to Michigan has in the ]rd quar- tle sister and me that fi,otball was awl~­ upset in heart with shown they ter, and we will some. There were even times when he'd Michigan Charlie and will have no come back in be able to eonvin1:e us to watch a few games with him. Whenever that hap­ history." be inspired. " defense." the 4th for an pened, my sister m1d I eanw up witl1 a exciting game. " couple of little things to keep us amused. The lirst was th1~ "root-against-whoev­ er-daddy-is-dwering-for" gmne. It w

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At the Law School, ficult. lie said he pradiees five to McDonald will begin McDonald's duties will be six hours a day, which includes Law School position threefold. She is responsible watching 11m game film. for alumni relations, media Before answering questions, relations and publicity and Bruton sang a song from New By KATIE KOHLER publications. Edition, his favorite boy band. lie Saint Mary's Editor While her responsibilities said the celebrity ho rdates to the have grown from her job at most is Chris Hock. Junior Vanessa Viloria said the Molanin McDonald, director Saint Mary's, McDonald is best part of' the event was tho foot­ of media relations at Saint ready to take on the chal­ ball playors. Mary's, will lmtve lwr current lenge, she said. "Thoir singing was quito enter­ post today to become din~c­ "With any new job, thoro is t.aining," slw said. tor of' external relations at learning and skills I'll need to sharpen, but my time at Chuck Lmmon, executivo dime­ tho Notro Dame Law School. tor of' the Alumni Association, S h o w i II ass u m o lw r n o w Saint Mary's lets me go into kicked olT "Football 101" by position Monday. this woll-prepared," she said. quizzing tho crowd about Notre Mel>onald,.who has been at McDonald is using the new Dame football trivia. I In talked Saint Mary's f'or Pight years, position as "tlw next step" in her prof'nssion­ about the Grolt!> and the signifi­ said slw i·s caneo ol' tho toams' gold 1m helmnl'i taking what al career. and blw~ and gold colors. slw lnarrwd at .. , never LPnnon nxplairwd how the lwl­ Saint Mary's "/ believe in plan nod to loavn Saint mel'i will always rnmain gold dun into lwr new transparency. People to the signifkancn ol' the (;o)dnn position, Mary's, but want and need to WU YUE(fhe Observer Dome. lin said the eolor yellow which slw whnn this Girls gather on South Quad in preparation for Walsh Hall's annual know what's going opportunity stands fi>r truth and blun fill' f~tith. describPs as 'Football101,' where cheerl~aders and players made appearances. Lmmon rmnindnd tlw audiencu a posilivo on. My job is to presented itself, it was some­ that "every game is thn big game" next step pro­ and tlmt all studnnl'i arn rncruitud f'ossionally." communicate to them thing that I night ready to answer all the ques­ By SARAH MAYER and tions the women of Walsh Ilall and into Charlin's Army. "I have what :'i great." needed to do ... ASHLEY CHARNLEY , she said. their guests threw at them on "We nnver give up, we novnr learrwd more News Writers "And I am South Quad. give in," Lmmon said. than I have Melanie McDonald Lennon said the stadium crowd given at my happy that I Sharpley, a junior who lives in director of is thn twnll'th man on thn fiold at a time at Saint did." For five years, Walsh llall's Dillon Hall, said his reasons for fi>otball game. Mary's," she external relations McDonald "Football 101" has explained the coming to Notre Dame had a lot to Notre Dame Law School hopes for con­ rules of football and Notre Dame do with sporl'i. In addition to foot­ "Tho tuam hears you when you said. "Tho are in the stands, they hear you student body tinued succoss traditions to a crowd of mostly ball, he said ho is an avid baseball when you do eheer, and they huar is growing, at the Law l'rnshmen and transfer studenl'i. player. you when you don't," Lennon said. the l';u:ulty is School. But some students may come Sharpley said the celebrity he fantastic: and !College "This is a great thing just for the chanee to catch an up­ relates to most is Channing Tatum. President Carol Ann Mooney! because it's a new canvas," dose glimpse of football players. lie admitted that he's seen Tatum's and her 1:abind are the she said. "It's a fresh start Quarterback Evan Sharpley, cor­ movie, "Stop Up," several times. Contact Sarah Mayer at strongnst I've over seen it. for them and me. I am just nerback Terrail Lambert and Lambert, who lives in Sorin, said smayerO 1 @saintmarys.edu and It's tho sum of' all tho parts going to try and make it my defensive safety David Bruton his main focus on the field is mak­ Ashley Charnley at that is going to bring Saint own." arrived after practice Thursday ing tho opposing receivor's life dir· acharnO [email protected] Mary's to great heights." Karen McDonald, acting At Saint Mary's, McDonald associate vice president for was chargnd with public and communications at Saint external rl'lations. Mary's, will serve as interim "I believP in transparnncy," director of media relations she said. "People want and until tho position is filled. nned to know what's going on. My job is to communicate Contact Katie Kohler at to tlwm what's gn~at." kkohleO 1 @saintmarys.edu Artistic skill? esc will celebrate Need Cash? 25th anniversary

To reaffirm its commit­ Earn extra money in your spare time, Center chooses theme ment to the common good worldwide, the Center for wherever and whenever you choose to of solidarity for year Social Concerns chose "soli­ darity" as the theme for its create! Special to The Observer silver anniversary year. Since the center opened in Theologian Hev. Michael 1983, more than 15,000 Ilimes will open the 25th undergraduate students Local,author is looking for annivorsary year of' the have participated in its University of Notre Dame's courses and programs, tak­ Center for Social Concerns ing an active role to con­ unique black and white (CSC) at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 in tribute to the communities 101 DeBartolo II all with a in which they serve. locturo titled "Communion Through the efforts of the sketches of particular people, and Solidarity." center's faculty and staff, A priost of the diocese of Notre Dame has been recog­ Brooklyn, Father Ilimes is a nized nationally for offering mostly saints, to be included in professor of theology at one of' the leading service­ Boston College. lie was learning programs in the involvnd in the early years country. It also is becoming a book being readied for of the CSC's history while increasingly known for its serving on the Notre Dame work to advance the field of faculty from 1987 to 1993. community-based research. publication. lie is the author o(' numer­ Otlwr events planned for ous books, ineluding "Doing the 25th anniversary year t.hn Truth in Lovn: include a lecture by former Conversations about God, Irish President Mary Helationships, and Service" Hobinson, a lecture by If interested, please respond and/or submit and "Fullness of Faith: The II arvard sociologist William Public Signil'icanee of' Julius Wilson, concerts cele­ a digital sample to: Theology." brating the music and cul­ Ile also has produced a ture of Appalachia and [email protected] video series, "The Mystery Uganda, a student confer­ of' Faith: An Introduction to ence, and the Solidarity Catholicism." Film Series. --- --~- --~------~------·------~ ORLD & NATION Friday, September 14, 2007 CoMPILED FROiv1 TIH OBSERVER'S WIRE SERV1CES page 5

INTERNATIONAL NEWS Bush defends Iraq war in address Pakistani suicide bomber kills 15 ISLAMABAD ~ A suicide bomber rammed an Critics want deadline for withdrawal, Bush plans on reductions pending operational success explosives-laden vehicle into a mess hall inside a high-security base used by a Pakist.:1.ni cow1terter­ rorism force, killing at least 15 soldiers, officials Associated Press said. WASHINGTON­ The milit.:1.nts' ability to penetrate the elite force's President Bush, defending headquarters about 60 miles south of the capital an unpopular war, ordered was a severe blow to the army. It came hours after gradual reduetions in U.S. visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John D. forces in Iraq on Thursday Negroponte met in Islamabad with President Gen. night and said, "The more Pervez Musharraf, a key ally in Washington's war successful we are, the more on terrorism. American troops can The army reported, meanwhile, that it had killed return home." as many as 50 militant<> in a battle in the South Still, Bush firmly rejected Waziristan tribal region near the Afghan border. calls to end the war, saying the insurgents who threat­ Prime Minister resigns, hospitalized en Iraq's future are a dan­ TOKYO -Japan's ruling party rushed to fill a ger to U.S. national securi­ power vacuum left by the resignation of Prime ty. American troops must Minister Shinzo Abe, who was hospitalized stay in the battle, Bush Thursday for exhaustion but defended his said, and more than decision to step down. 130,000 will remain after Despite plunging popularity ratings and a series the newly ordered with­ of scandals in his Cabinet, Abe's announcement drawals are completed in Wednesday that he would quit after one year in July. oflice eaught even his ruling Liberal Democratic "The principle guiding Party oil" guard. my decisions on troop lev­ A party meeting to vote on a successor was set els in Iraq is: return on for Sept. 23. Some oflicials wanted to hold the vote success," the president earlier, but it was put off to allow prospective can­ said. didates time to prepare. Bush said 5,700 U.S. Abe, diagnosed with abnormal problems caused forces would be home by by stress and fatigue, will continue to hold the post Christmas and that four until his sueeessor is named. But his hospitaliza­ brigades ~ at least 21,500 tion- nxpected to last three or four days- deep­ troops - would return by ened the sense of confusion that his departure has July, along with an unde­ f(Jm!mted. termined number of sup­ port forces. Now at its NATIONAL NEWS highest level of the war, the U.S. troop strength stands Pentagon releases edited audiotape at 168,000. WASlllNGTON - The Pentagon has With no dramatic change AP released a censored audiotape of suspected in course, Bush's decision President Bush defends the Iraq war in his address to the nation Thursday night. Bush finn­ Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh sets the stage for a fiery ly rejected entreaties from Democrats for an immediate end to the war. Mohammed - deleting a part officials said political debate in Congress could be used to recruit future terrorists. and on the 2008 presiden­ complete, about 132,000 said Iraqi leaders "have lines for withdrawals. The tape of Mohammed's 40-minute hear­ tial campaign trail. U.S. forces will be in Iraq. asked for an enduring rela­ "The American people ing before a U.S. military proceeding in Democrats said Bush's Bush's speech was the tionship with America. long ago lost faith in the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was edited to modest approach was latest turning point in a 4 "And we are ready to president's leadership of exclude a 1 0-minute passage about the kid­ unacceptable. 1/2-year-old war marred by begin building that rela­ the war in Iraq because his nap and beheading of U.S. journalist Daniel Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode miscalculations, surprises tionship in a way that pro­ rhetoric has never matched Pearl and Mohammed's explanation for why Island, a former Army and setbacks. tects our interests in the the reality on the ground," Islamic militants are waging jihad against Ranger who delivered the Almost since the fall of region and requires many said House Speaker Naney the United States. as well as information the Democratic response, said Baghdad, in April 2003, fewer American troops." Pelosi, D-Calif. "The choice government said was classified. that "once again, the presi­ U.S. commanders and Bush described the with­ is between a Democratic dent failed to provide either administration officials in drawals, and the U.S. plan for responsible rede­ Fundamentalist charged with rape a plan to successfully end VVashington mistakenly forees still fighting in Iraq, ployment and the presi­ ST. GEORGE, Utah ~ The leader of a the war or a convincing believed they were on track as a compromise on which dent's plan for an endless polygamous sect insisted a 14-year-old girl rationale to continue it." to winding down U.S. war supporters and oppo­ war in Iraq." surrender her "mind, body and soul" to an Reed said Democrats involvement and handing nents could agree. Majority Democrats in older cousin, despite her objections to would work to "profoundly off to the Iraqis. Instead, "The way forward I have Congress are unable to being married, a prosecutor said Thursday. change our military the insurgency intervened described tonight makes it muster enough votes to Warren Jeffs, leader of the involvement in Iraq." and the reality of a country possible, for the first time force an end to the war. So Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of The reductions in chaos conspired to deep­ in years, for people who they are hoping to win Latter Day Saints, is charged with rape by announced by Bush repre­ en the U.S. commitment. have been on opposite sides Republican support with accomplice in the case. As his trial opened, sented only a slight hasten­ Bush said the U.S. of this difficult debate to legislation to limit the mis­ prosecutors said he told the girl she risked ing of the originally sched­ engagement in Iraq will come together," Bush said. sion of U.S. forces to train­ salvation if she refused to enter a religious uled end of the troop stretch beyond his presi­ That appeared highly ing Iraq's military and union with her 19-year-old cousin. increase that Bush dency, requiring military, unlikely, however, based on police, protecting U.S. The girl first had sex with her cousin announced in January. financial and political sup­ the reaction of Democratic assets and fighting terror­ months after their ceremonial marriage in VVhen the cutbacks are port from VVashington. He leaders who want dead- ists. a Nevada motel, Washington County prose­ cutor Brock Belnap said. When she later complained to Jeffs, he replied: '"Repent. Go home and give yourself mind, body and soul to your husband.' And she did," Belnap said. Hurricane Hum_berto surprises U.S. coast person and scattered debris along the friends and family loaded up furniture Associated Press southeast Texas coast. In the town of and other belongings they were able LOCAL NEWS IIIGH ISLAND, Texas- A trailer can High Island, which took the biggest to salvage from his home. Authorities debate release of 911 tape handle a little rain, and when Jerry punch, three small trailers in Green's Streets in High Island, a town of HICIIMOND, Ind.- The loeal newspaper and Green went to bed Wednesday, a little RV park flipped over. about 500 known for its sanctuary authorities arc in a dispute over whether the tape rain was what he was expeeting. "Everybody else in the RV park left," where exotic migratory birds rest each of a 911 emergency c~all and other records involv­ "By 10 p.m. I had heard that it was the 60-year-old said. "I would have left spring and fall, were littered with ing two teenage sisters found dead six days apart expected to fizzle out and go away," he also if I had known what was going to uprooted trees and other debris. in thdr family's home should be made available to said. happen." Power lines and telephone poles the public. The storm, initially expected to be Jack Payton, 72, said he was asleep blocked streets and roofs were torn off Wayne County Prosneutor Mike Shipman said not much more than wet, strength­ when the hurricane hit, knocking his a convenience store and several the reeords were part of the investigation into the ened from a tropical depression to High Island house seven feet off its homes. The K-12 school's football field deaths of Erin Stanley, 19, and her 18-year-old full-scale hurricane landfall faster foundation and tearing off the roof. A was a wreck: The scoreboard and sister. Knlly, in Centerville. For iliat reason, he has than any storm on record: just 16 small tree from his front yard was press box were blown over and all refused to release the tape and the Centerville hours. blown in through his bedroom win­ four stadium lights destroyed. poliee log of calls. Hurricane Humberto surprised the dow. "We just assumed, as the weather Wayne County Attorney Hon Cross defended Texas-Louisiana coast early Thursday "I won't say I'm lucky. I'm blessed. I service was saying, that there would Shipman and denied the Palladiwn-ltem's request with 85 mph winds and heavy rain feel like if it wasn't for the Lord, we only be rain," Principal Audie Tackett to obtain a tape of thn 911 call involving Erin that knocked out power to more than might have gotten it worse than what said. "We never dreamed we were Stanley's death. 100,000 customers, killed at least one we got," Payton said Thursday, as going to wake up to this." P------

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couldn't have been stopped," his phone calls recently. "Thanks for the ride, you it on busy weekends. But the Ott said. "I want the police to find [expletive! Notre Dame stu­ bar does have bouncers, and Club 23 Meanwhile Hussein, who (the shooter),'' Hussein said. dents" before shooting from Hussein said he can spots continued from page 1 prides himself on owning a "I want to know what's really the passenger seat of an SUV non-regulars immediately. safe and friendly establish­ causing this." as it drove by, Karen Collins "When someone is not a

able tiH~re," Ott said. "Every ment, has lingering questions Veit said he has heard said her son told her. regular oo. I keep my eye on time I try to tell someone, about what exactly happened scores of rumors about the South Bend police have con­ them,'' Hussein said. "If 'You know, you should go to the night of the shooting - motives of the shooter. firmed that a "harsh" conver­ they're misbehaving, I make

Club 23,' they 000 say, 'There's and why Collins and Depree "I've heard it was over a sation preceded the shooting them leave. I'm very protec­ no way I'm going there any­ were targeted. girl, a gang initiation, a ran­ and that it was not random, tive of my clients." more."' "This is not a violent place," dom drive-by,'' he said. but they did not return phone Contrary to campus rumor, Ott lives across the street said John Veit, a Club 23 bar­ According to Matt Collins' calls Wednesday seeking com­ the bar is not dosing. Hussein from the bar and has known tender and Notre Dame alum­ mother, Karen, the shooter - ment on the investigation's said there had bonn talk of llussnin, who gons by "Mo." nus. "This is not a place described as a short-haired progress. selling the bar to "a local,'' "for a while." where fights happen." black male of average build - Hussein does not have cam­ but the deal recently fell "Mo and Club 23 have been Hussein said he spoke with fired at Collins and Depree eras outside Club 23, and, through.

here for so long. 00. I'd hate to investigators fn~qunntly in the several minutes after they unlike CJ's Pub on Michigan sen it go out of business days following the shooting, refused to give him a ride. Street, he does not pay South Contact Mary Kate Malone at I bee a use on an incident that but they have not returned The shooter yelled out, Bend Police officers to patrol [email protected] ------=-=-======--=-===-=--======~======-======- problem for the country, Bond "You may not think it's a lot, China has also become much the world's GDP, it's natural to said. Many people that work at but to a farmer that makes more involved in world trade seo this kind of competitive China state-run one hundred markets, something that is growth, Bond said. continued from page I companies dollars a year, necessary for a country that Although the dispute of cur­ do not do "The government fifty cents an has 21 percent of the world's rency inflation continues to said. anything at hour sounds people and only 7 percent of flare up, Bond assured the Bond spent much of the sem­ all, but are remembers what very good,'' the world's arable land. audience that China's growth inar reviewing thn history of s i m p I y happened last time Bond said. But China's economic boom will not diminish America's China. employed as people were left sitting on Despite is not only due to its people power. "For 18 of the last 20 cen­ a way to China's prob­ making cheap gadgets in "America will still be t.urins, China was the preemi­ keep them the curb. It doesn't want lems, he said, crammed factories for strong," he said. nnnt economy in the world,'' off the to see another communist the country has extremely low wages. Hather, Many wonder about what he said. Pointing out that streets. revolution. '' shown great technological innovation is the future will hold for China. China is by no nwans a back­ "The gov­ progress since moving at an incredibly rapid "Either you believn China wards society - they did ernment thl~ days of pace in China. will overcome challenges and invent steel and the alphabet remembers Sir John Bond Mao's cultural Bond recounts one time become a superpower,'' Bond hundreds of years beforn what hap­ chairman revolution. when, as chairman of said, "Or you think China will Westerners, he said - he pnned last Vodafone They have Vodafone, he went around the find it impossible to hold it painted a portrait of a people time people made trips into world to see who could pro­ together and implode. who arn finally recovering were left outer space, duce headsets for only 20 dol­ "Personally, I believe China from 1 00 years of revolution sitting on the curb," he said. explored the South Pole, are lars. The only factory that was wants peacefully to return to a and oppression. "It doesn't want to see another planning to hold the World able to manage the task was in state of stability and regain But. Bond said the transition communist revolution." Fair in Shanghai in 2010 and China. Vodafone immediately the place it occupied for eight­ has bnnn hard. Bond said people are migrat­ are finishing up preparations placed an order for 600 mil­ een of the previous twenty "It is a very difficult thing to ing in droves from the rural for the Olympics next year - lion. centuries." move a state-planned economy inland to the coast, where they an event that Bond says "will For a ~ountry that has 1.2 to a free-market one,'' he said. can see profits in much higher be staged in an incredible billion people and only man­ Contact Joe McMahon at Unmnploymnnt is a pressing numbers. way." ages to rake in 4 percent of [email protected]

been the only time he's had Freshman Anna I-Iing said plenty of elassmates besides "Dogbook,'' to scope out their alcohol in his life.' You really she spends their room- future elassmates at Notre Face book can't go by what's there." about two mates via Dame, Saint Mary's and Holy continued from page 1 For this reason, Kachmarik hours a day t h e Cross. said, Residence Life would on Facebook, "Making friends with my Facebook Although Facebook has But Kachmarik cautioned not allow roommate changes and used it roommates on Facebook group, become the most popular way against asking for a room­ based on perceptions formed this summer over the summer helped "Notre Dame of contacting future room­ mate change before meeting a by Faeebook pages. to get to know Class of mates, the number of person. For some students, going on her room­ me a lot. I was way less 2011." Dogbooks sold each year has "You really can't judge a Faccbook made their transi­ mates before nervous. Getting to not changed, said Valerie person by what's on tion into college easier, since she met them know future Tanke of Walsworth Faeebook," Kachmarik said. they could "meet" friends during Erin McNeill classmates Publishing Company, which "l'eopln tend to boast more, before arriving on campus. Freshman o v e r publishes the Dogbook. to try to be something they're "Making friends with my Orientation. freshman Face book "I have not noticed a change

not. 000 A parent may com­ roommates on Faccbook over "Contacting was not pos­ in sales,'' Tanke said, plain that a roommate is 'too the summer helped me a lot,'' someone over sible for although she said she also much of a partier', and I tell freshman Erin McNeill said. Facebook is easier than over freshmen of years past, how- has a Facebook page. them, 'That may have been "I was way less nervous. It an awkward phone conversa­ ever, who instead relied on the student's high school gave me a sense of what I tion,'' she said. the freshman photo directory, Contact Theresa Cervantos at graduation party. It may have was going into." Students were able to meet more commonly known as the [email protected]

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Three years ago, Tiffanie 30-YEAR BOND +1.19 +0.056 4.7< Archie, a senior project manager at an online 5-YEAR NOTE +2.27 +0.093 4.1~ financial services firm in Commodities Washington, D.C., decided to take a vacation to the LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +0.18 so.c Miraval resort outside GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -2.80 717.9 Tucson, Ariz. Miraval- in which AOL co-founder PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +2.25 89.4 Steve Case bought a major­ ity stake in 2005-aims to Exchange Rates take the spa experience into something more spiri­ YEN 114.8 tual and holistic. For $500 a night including lodging, EURO 0.720 meals and services, Archie CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.035 said she found what she BRITISH POUND 0.493 was looking for: "An oppor­ tunity to go somewhere and be quiet and focus on myself and let the stress IN BRIEF melt away for a bit." Adults enjoy a yoga retreat at the Feathered Pipe Center Sept. 6. More Americans are Archie, 31, says she taking wellness vacations that include meditation, yoga and spa trips. Chinese toy prices set to increase returned annually to NEW YORK - American consumers will be Miraval for the horseback bearing the cost of safer toys, but not until riding, spa and adventure become a carrot to lure said. And, like so much in their favorite spa program after this year's Christmas season. activities but she didn't try vacationers that want more marketing today, it's driven or service. Massage was Shoppers can expect price increases up to a yoga class until earlier than a fabulous place to by retiring Baby Boomers the most popular with 65 10 percent next year to pay for increased vigi­ this summer. Hooked, she stay and entertainment. concerned about their well­ percent. lance by toy makers and stores after more took a second, monthlong The past five years have ness and with the income to Yoga vacations come in than 3 million lead-tainted toys from China vacation. seen growth in yoga vaca­ do something about it, he many incarnations. The were recalled worldwide since June. That Now Archie says her tions that is emblematic of said. high end can range from means a $6.99 Barbie doll could go up to vacation has become about a larger trend in the travel Marketing and research packages at luxury resorts about $7. 70, or a $70 child friendly digital more than de-stressing industry, says Allen Kay, firm Ypartnership said its to all-inclusive vacations to camera could retail next year for almost $80 from work and daily life. spokesman for the Travel latest survey of affluent India, Chile, Bali or else­ A 10 percent average increase would be the It's as much about "finding Industry Association. travelers- the top 7 per­ where. The spectrum of biggest one-time price hike in toys in several inner peace." "Wellness and fitness fits cent of U.S. households, or choices includes more aus­ years, analysts say. And it's more than twice From luxury hotel resorts right into that pattern of an those that bring in more tere retreats that offer the the government's measure of consumer infla­ to rustic retreats, yoga ever-broadening array of than $150,000 a year­ bare bones- more medita­ tion of 4. 7 percent during the first seven offerings and yoga-centric niches that the travel showed 30 percent of tion than amenities- and months of this year. vacations have increasingly industry is catering to," Kay respondents named yoga as cost much less. Consumers could also see higher prices on other Chinese imports like fish and children's apparel, but the big price gains in toys could be more jolting. Small businesses struggle for credit Labor market steadily weakening WASHINGTON- The number of laid off workers filing claims for unemployment bene­ said. "I guess I don't blame them." William Dunkelberg noted that this is fits rose last week in another worrisome sign Associated Press He's also noticed that banks are still a very low percentage. that the labor market is weakening. NEW YORK- The signs can be requiring another layer of scrutiny "We can't find anything that says The Labor Department reported Thursday subtle, like a change in reporting on applications. A bank employee people are having trouble," he said. that new claims for unemployment benefits requirements on a line of credit, or "now needs to get another second Still, talk to some individual busi­ rose by 4,000 last week to 319,000. It marked they can be quite blatant -the denial approval from his or her supervisor. ness owners, and they can supply the sixth increase in the past seven weeks and of a loan application. They are being much more strict anecdotal evidence of tighter credit. was a further sign that the economy is feeling Some small business owners are internally ... for obvious reasons, Doug Lewis, owner of Allen Creek the impact of a steep slump in housing and a finding that credit has become hard­ based on the last three or four Farm in Burkesville, Ky., said it was spreading credit crisis. er to come by or that lenders have months." taking so long for a bank to approve The government reported last week that imposed more stringent require­ Getting credit can be hard for a a loan for him to buy eight furnaces employers cut 4,000 jobs from payrolls in ments in recent months, the likely small business, even in more secure for the houses where he raises chick­ August. the first monthly job decline in four result of an overall shrinking of cred­ times, and new enterprises often find ens that he had to turn to a leasing years·. it amid a continuum of mortgage fail­ it's impossible to get financing from a company that was willing to finance The net decline in payroll jobs in August ures. bank. DiMarco has found smaller, the purchase of four of the furnaces. came as a surprise. Analysts had been expect­ Roy DiMarco, president of Harrison community banks more welcoming Lewis said he's been paying off a ing an increase of 110,000 jobs, in line with Leifer DiMarco Inc., a Rockville for a small business than big national loan he took out nine years ago when growth this year. In other bad news, the num­ Centre, N.Y.-based marketing and banks; he said they seem more will­ he started the business, but the bank ber of jobs created in June and July was public relations firm, said that since ing to lend. so far hasn't given him an OK on his trimmf)d by 81 ;000, indicating the labor mar­ his company's line of credit came up A nationwide survey by the latest request. "I guess they just got ket was not performing as well as had been for renewal recently, the bank is National Federation of Independent to be careful," he said. thought. requiring monthly instead of quarter­ Business of its members found that 7 He's still hoping the bank will come The surprisingly bad report increased wor­ ly financial updates. percent of respondents reported through with a loan; if not, he'll go rins that the !'urrent economic recovery, now "They don't want to extend them­ loans were harder to get in recent back to the leasing company and in its sixth year. eould be in danger of falling selves too far. They want to keep months. That's up from 5 percent in seek financing for thP rest of the into a recPssion. their finger on the pulse," DiMarco July, but NFIB Chief Economist equipment he needs. page 8 The Observer + NEWS Friday, September 14, 2007

Browns linebacker Willie McGinest recalled how his Quinn mother encouraged him to continued from page 1 pursue success in football, even wlwn living in a poor University nwnlioned in the area. ad campaign. McCarthy said the ad cam­ Othor players mentioned paign was not related to the fOtttit mtitrll how playing football brought highly publicized prosecution a signific.ant mental and or Atlanta llawks quarterback physieal workload. Michael Vick. lie said the ads In thn commercial. Snattle were first conceived in ll1e Student Visa® from Notre Snahawks quarterback Matt January 2007, before Bad Dame federal Credit l Jnion llasselbnck tried n~ading his Nnwz Kennels came into the encydopnd ia-sizPd playbook public eye. carries: to his da.ughll~rs and explain­ McCarthy said the NFL has ing what sort or codns thn been historically committed • no annual fcc players had to lnarn. lie to the values or its fans. The joked that it was a great way NFL has aired over a 1,000 • a 25~day 61face period to makn his children rail commercials to promote the aslenp. United Way charity since • a low, fixed interest rate Quinn also nwntioned how 1974, he added. complicated his playbook McCarthy said the most • a $1,500 line-of-credit was, particularly at the pro­ recent ad campaign is stylisti­ fessional lnvel. cally distinct. The ads were~ Pins, a low 7. all The ad also focused on thn done in black and white and importance or ramify to thn "the music is a bit edgier balance ...... '",.-~_. .. "", players. than what has been done in q u a r t e r b a·e k V i n c e Yo u n g the past," he said. dnsc~ribml tattoos as a way to demonstrate his love ror his Contact Brian McKenzie at mother and grandmother. [email protected] Grahan1' s grandson 1!4. NOTRE DAME 'VII FEDERAL CREDIT UNION describes faith struggle 'ir'lu>w lnem6e-'l-;. lnaiU't 574/631-8222. 800/522-661 l f'ollownd. Tchividjian recommit­ Prodigal son story told ted hirnsntr to Christ, nntnred thn wv\w.ndfcti.org in Tchividjian's book seminary, became a minister. H0 married and had thrnn childnm. lin started the New City A.sndatcd Press on ·hulancc tnmskrs frum anolhcr llnancial insliluliun\ ercclil Prnshytnrian Church, a 450- f$110 ti'C ti1r transferrin~; a habncc lo this account. 'lhc·re i~ 110 MAJH;ATI·:. Fla. - Tlw pas­ mernber church in Coconut · ' . rcdi), Ccrl;1in rcslrit:liuns appl~. lll!lcpcnclcnl of Ihe U11in-rsih. tor's hair is spiky. his bc~ard is Crnnk. lin wrote a book, "Do I srrull'y, his skin is tan. lin talks Know Cod?" It was relnasnd last or his youthful forays into drugs month and asks readers to pon­ and sex. der the title's question. Ment tho grandson of' evangel­ Nnw City's music director ist Billy (;raham. Brandon Wells, a college friend Tullian Tchividjian cuts a far of' Tc~hividjian, said he sees simi­ difl'nrent profile than tlw man he larities between grandfather grnw up c~alling Daddy Bill. At and grandson. Wells said 34, back in thn fitld, with a book Tc~hividjian is a traditionalist just out and a congn~gation to who stays close to the podium lnad. hn says the spiritual path when delivering a sermon, uses lw's forging is all his own. notes and takes his message ''I'm not surn that carrying my vnry seriously. New City is a con­ grandfatlwr's torch is what I or gregation ol' the Evangelical any othnr young evangelical Presbyterian Church, a theologi­ would want said about us," lw cally traditionalist denomina­ said in an interview at his oflicn. tion. DOWNTOWN "Thnrn's a distinction of' what "Their gifts arc different but SOUTH BEND (;od has rallnd nw to do and tlwy both possess a unique gift what (;od has called him to do." or communicating tlu~ Gospel That struggle - between who simply," Wells said of' Graham FRIDAY/SATURDAY lw is and what his family rnprn­ and his grandson. "Tullian has a scmts - has benn playing out more scholarly approach to his throughout Tchividjian's lifi~. preaching ministry than I think Tlw middle of seven children his granddad did, but hn takes born to Stephan Tchividjian and his learning and he's able to sort & SATURDAY ONLY Craham 's Pldnst daughter, Gigi, of distill it into language that I thn young minister said hn think everyone can understand." muldn 't figure~ out where he fit Friends from Tchividjian's in growing up. So hn tunwd to youth often stop by Sunday serv­ STAYS familiar distradions. iens at Nnw City and are amazed "I rebelled against everything at his turnaround. Sometimes he rny family stood ror," said is too. Tchividjian (his namn rhymes Now hn c:ontnmplatns his own with rPiigion). voice among cwangelicals, one At 16, unable to obny his par­ hn hopes is known among his ents' bask ruins (like not bring­ c:ongregants for voicing what he ing drugs in the house), he was is for as mueh as what he is escorted by policn from his against. lin sees it as a positive ALL HOME GA:MES honw. lin dropped out of' school message - and an apolitical 'lli and spent tlw next rive years one. partying on South Beach, trying "Evangelicals, by and large, to pick up girls and gelling high. bngan to believe that the way to "I was a wild man. I lived a chango the world we live in was CALL FOR RATES no-holds-barrc~d lif'nstyln," through the political process," Tchividjian said. "If' I belilwnd it hn said. "While we nend to would bring me maximum rmnain culturally engaged, tlw plnasurn in tlw monwnt, I did it, politiml process is not the only no matter what it was." way." 888-222-2024 l·:vnntually, lw said. he bot­ As for his grandfather. tonwd out. lin arrivPd honw late Tr.hividjian calls him one of his orw night. roming down from a rlosnst. friends and one ol' his high, and litPrally l'nll to thn most n~liable counselors. As a lloor. kid. lw spPnt about six wePks at "Cod. I havP triPd my hnst to Graham's North Carolina home ignom you and to do things my nach sum nwr, and a couple way," hc> I'IHIIPmlwrs praying. mort> wlwn his grandl'athnr visit­ "''m brokc>n. I'm broken and in l'd Florida around Thanksgiving. !WC'd of lixing." lin didn't always recognize how ;\ classic prodigal son story important Daddy Bill was. ------~

Friday, September 14, 2007 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS page 9 Churches recruit Latin American clergy members Growing Hispanic population in United States increases need for priests to minister to newly immigrated parishioners

Spanish-language services. be replicated by anybody else," of. all Catholics and 6 percent of fulfilled at St. Gregory the Great Associated Press Churches also want to connect he said. "The cultural identifi­ evangelical Protestants in the on the Upper West Side of PHOENIX - They're in a new with congregants on a cultural cation and bonding that occur United States. Manhattan, where the priest is country, working a new job and level, and Latin American cler­ when a person of the same The group predicts a contin­ from tho Dominican Republic. living a new life, but for the gy can tailor services to immi­ background is leading them, ued rapid growth of Hispanic "They're really reaching to Latin American immigrants grants from specific countries. serving them and overall pro­ Christians, 68 percent of whom your heart," she said. "It's more who come to the United States "I was an immigrant myself," viding spiritual leadership is a are Roman Catholic and 15 per­ to our style, our culture than every year. going to church said Pastor Hector Llanes, a big draw, and it sustains peo­ cent of whom are born-again or the American culture." doesn't have to be any diiTerent native of El Salvador who leads ple's faith." evangelical Protestants. But some religious leaders from worshipping back home. a Baptist church in Phoenix. "I The recruitment wasn't nec­ With the growth, coupled with warn against over-reliance on Churehes across the nation have a great deal of sympathy essarily needed in the past. a competition for congregants foreign clerics at a time when are actively pursuing elergy for immigrants, and even When waves of Polish, German, among Christian faiths, church the ranks of U.S. priests are from Honduras to Argentina to though there are cultural differ­ and Irish immigrants were com­ leaders realize they can't afford shrinking. meet the demands of an ever­ ences between Mexicans, ing to the United States in the to fail to meet the needs of Monsignor Edward Burns, growing number of Hispanic Central Americans and South 19th and 20th centuries, for Hispanic believers. executive director for vocations parishioners. Americans, there is a way in example, their Catholic priests Veronica Raya, an immigrant and priestly formation at the Some Roman Catholic dioce­ which we feel part of the same followed them. from Mexico City living in New U.S. Conference of Catholic sns send recruiters to Latin community. That's not happening any­ York City, said she switched Bishops, said it's important that America to bring priests or "We talk about the same more. Churches now need to churches several years ago young men attend American seminarians to the United things - the customs, the food, actively seek out clergy and because she didn't feel a cultur­ seminaries and get ordained in States. The Episcopal Church, soccer," he added. "It's just a seminarians, said Bill al connection with her previous the United States. through its Central and South natural bond." D'Antonio, a retired sociologist pastor, who was born in the "You have to wonder why we Ameriean Province, has a direct Making a connection is vital, who has taught at the United States and spoke would not want to support connection to Latin Americans said Edwin Hernandez, pro­ University of Connecticut and at Spanish as a second language. priestly vocations coming from who want to servn here. And gram director of the Center for The Catholic University of "It makes you feel more like our own parishes," he said. Southern Baptist churches rely the Study of Latino Religion at America. you are in a strange country "Are we so wrapped up that we on word of mouth to find Latin the University of Notre Dame. According to recent estimates and you cannot bring your own say, 'Let somebody else do it for American ministers. "It's about the nuances of cul­ by the Pew Forum on Religion customs and worship like us,' and think that would be The reasons go beyond mere­ tural identity that immediately and Public Life, in Washington, you're used to," she said. OK? ly finding someone to conduct create a bonding that can never D.C., Hispanics comprise a third Raya said she now feels more "Our brothers and sisters in South America have a real need for priests,'' he added. "The impact of fewer priests impacts them more than us." The Rev. James Lobacz, voca­ tions director at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, which recruits Latin American priests and seminari­ ans, said the diocese only sends recruiters to Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela, which have a higher number of vocations than other Latin American countries. "I do not feel that we are so­ called raiding dioceses," Lobacz said. "There is an abundance of vocations in those countries. That's very different from going to a bishop and saying, 'Give me difference some priests."' Unlike some Catholic dioce­ ses, the Episcopal Church does­ n't send anyone to Latin America to recruit priests, said the Very Rev. James Lemler, director of mission at the church. He said U.S. dioceses do part­ ner with dioceses in Latin American countries to try to train clergy, and to provide a path for priests who want to come to the United States. "We are very strategic about the growth of Latino congrega­ tions and have a number that are growing, and we're planting new ones all the time," he said. Roger Oldham, a spokesman for the Southern Baptist Convention, said each church has its own method of finding Latin American ministers, but that in general, they rely on word of mouth. "Someone from a local church may go to Mexico, Nicaragua or Honduras on a mission, and they may meet a local indige­ nous pastor and have that knowledge in the back of their mind when they need some­ one," he said. Or, he said, it could be as sim­ ple as a church calling around to existing congregations and asking if they know someone who would fit their U.S. church. Aidee Cardenas de Garcia, who came to the United States from Sinaloa five years ago, said going to her Baptist church in north Phoenix is like going home. "The language, and coming from the same country and being able to share 100 percent with everyone, it's like a feeling of tenderness, a feeling of love," she said in Spanish. "I feel com­ plete." .------

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page 10 IEWPOINT Friday, September 14, 2007 THE OBSERVER Ordinance offers no solutions 1~0. Box 779. Nntr< lhm<·. IN 46556 024 South Dining llall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 The members of the South Bend Common Council should poratnd St. Josnph County and Mishawaka. And if thny did gnt finally make a statement Monday night against a major black sick, tlmy would still end up in one of South Bond's two hospi­ EDITOR IN CIIIF.F mark on the community by voting down the proposed party tals. Maddie Hanna permit ordinance. Still, there are far more important masons than that to vote MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER Tho ordinancn, vigorously supported by Council Member AI down the ordinance. Ktn Fowler Kyle West "Buddy" Kirsits, has two forms. The Council's proposal is thn Diverting resources from the most important task- lighting

A\s·t~ MANAGING EDITOR: Kyle Cas>ily most radical; people living in houses with two or more unre­ violent crime- of a unit stretchml thin and rnportPdly low on A\ST. MANAGING EDITOR: Mary Kate Malone lated w~oplP would have to apply for a permit 10 days in moral!~ is inane. Council members in support of thn ordinanen, advance to host 25 people and snrve alcohol. likn Kirsits, arc using the non-voting, easy-target NEWS EmiuR: Karen Langley Mayor Stephen Luecke's version is some- students as a way to deflect questions from residents VIF.WI'OINT ElliTOR: Joey King what reasonable; those same people would about thn biggnst problems in South Bend. SPORTS EDITORS: Chris Khorc'Y have to notify the police of their intention to o8HsEERVER Like thn series of bank robberies. Chris !line host such a gathering 24 hours before it And the slew of shootings in rncent wenks. SCENI' EDITOR: Tac Andrews would begin. Editorial And the rampant drug use in multiple parts of thn SAINT MARY's EDITOR: Kati<· Kohler The two proposals are of differing mentali­ City. ties but equal uselessness. The list goes on. All this ordinance would do is PHOTO EDITOR: Dustin Mc1mell;1 Police have the ability to enforen on-the- shield Couneilrnernbnrs from attacks on their failure Gtl.AI'IIICS EDITOR: Madeline Nies books disorderly house and noise ordinanees without either to guide the eity in the right direction. ADVERTISING MANAGER: Jessica Cone-1. addition. And a spokesman for the South Bend Police Passing thn ordinancn will only widPn the communication An DK\IGN MANAGER: Kelly Gronli Department has questioned the enforceability of a new ordi­ and cooperation gaps bntween studnnts and South Bnnd -a CONTROLLER: Tim Sobolewski nanee. gap that should not exist in the lirst plae1~. City loaders should Kirsits argued, with dubious nmpirical evidencP and uncon­ not think that thnir deliberate and polit.ieally motivated target­ SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Christian Sagardia vincing statistics, that the ordimtnCP would help reduce the ing of Notre Dame students will go unnoticed. Passing tiH~ OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO number of alcohol-related hospital visits by students. Kirsits' ordinance would be tantamount t<~ nneouragirig young mnn (574) 631-7471 logic appnars to be that the party application requirement and women with disposable incomn and bright futures to FAX (574) 631-6')27 would limit the numbnr o!' student drinkers. Ironically, all it spend less time and money in South Bend. ADVERTISING would do is move them and their spending dollars to unincor- That is not the way to pavn a fruitful futurr. for the arna. 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Friday, September 14, 2007 IEWPOINT page 11 Greeting our -wounded -warriors on Atnerican soil

Each Monday, Wednesday and transports tfi.e injured to Ramstein I could easily see who had lost legs for about a year, rode with two others Friday a.t 3:55 p.m. the Mississippi Air Hospital in Germany and returns to or feet. One soldier's arm wrapped in in Iraq for about a month. As the driv­ National Guard lands a massive C-17 Andrews. On average, depending on an ace bandage oozed with yellow er sat trapped in the burning humvee, Globemaster military cargo jet outside their condition, the wounded arrive on fluid and red blood. As a litter came David crawled back to save him, but of our nation's capital at Andrews Air American soil 36 hours after an headfirst towards me, I noticed that a to no avail. Watching David approach, Force Base. They injury. The operational efficiency and foot in a cast had red toe nails. his friend smiled and sat back to die. rnturn our world-class care provided is always Forgetting that women also get The fire raged so intensely that the injured military beyond reproach, even when condi­ wounded, I thought that someone had humvee interior extinguishing system pmsonnel who tions last Sunday warranted an addi­ played a joke by painting those toe­ and attempts from four others with have shed blood tional aeromedical evacuation flight. nails. Finally, those who were mobile extinguishers failed. David lay without in Iraq. A dozen Heturning the wounded quickly back walked to the Andrews busses. rescue while the hand grenades from

highly skilled to American soil is a two-part story­ At the Andrews Hospital intake area his vest 000 also ripped from his body

military medical first, of those who care and transport the injured left their helmets and 00. exploded nearby. staff unload the the injured, and secondly, of the per­ armor. It struck me that the dried We huddled our heads close togeth­ wounded into Gary Caruso sonal stories of the wounded. In sweat rings around the collars had er and spoke of personal things while busses for Walter August, I accompanied Deputy been fresh just two days prior. It tears streamed from our eyes. David Reed, Bethesda Capitol Surgeon General and Air Force Major interested me that one was solid tan, wanted to tell his story, partly to seek Naval and Comments General Charles "Bruce" Green to some were of a green camouflage comfort from others, partly to under­ Andrews hospital meet a medical transport plane. The design, but most were of a desert tan stand his survival, but partly to hear facilities. Twice now, I had the honor process was choreographed with such camouflage pattern. I could hardly lift that his friend's death was not his to be one of a select few civilians precision that the injured had left the a set of gear that weighed nearly 50 fault. He will heal and eventually see allowed to climb into the plane and tarmac within 45 minutes. pounds with side armor. I noticed the his four-year-old daughter because of first welcome our combat heroes back Upon arrival, customs officials names of a few who had walked off great medical treatment and a quick home. The task is both humbling and cleared the plane. Doctors then board­ the plane: Peck, Coats, Smith, evacuation. horrific. ed to check every patient's status Balderson and Reyes. For David and his fellow heroes My visits brought me face to face while senior officers personally greet­ Last Friday I met David, an active Peck, Coats, Smith, Balderson and with men and women who have ed each of the troops. After removing duty soldier from Wyoming stationed Reyes, the journey has temporarily endured much. The first soldier I saw the luggage, medical personnel used out of San Antonio, who wanted to tell paused. Regardless of whether we was an African-American who looked thumbs-up and crossed forearms sig­ his story. His lumberjack build suPJ>ort or oppose the invasion of like a professional football . The nals to deplane the patients. Others reminded me of a mountain man typi­ Iraq, only once are the injured greet­ left side of his face was severely stood along the side of the plane's cal of the western states. His head lay ed on American soil. I am proud to burned, and his left arm and leg were ramp to prevent a misstep off the at my eye level on the top row of gur­ have been there to share a word and a in casts. Along the shell of the plane edge. neys near the front of the plane. The tear. sat traumatized soldiers peering out I watched unconscious, intebated skin on his forehead, nose and cheeks of blankets on their heads with what warriors half-covered with medical had pealed from burns. David's hand Gary Caruso, Notre Dame 73, is a is commonly called "the stare." In two life support equipment carried off on and arms were heavily bandaged communications strategist who served rows along the middle of the fuselage hospital litters (gurneys) by eight peo­ while each of his fingers on his right as a legislative and public affairs others lay on gurneys stacked three ple. Six carried those with less severe hand had been individually wrapped. director in President Clinton's high, with only a foot clearance. injuries while the least injured David also broke his leg when thrown administration. His column appears These cargo planes land on time required four personnel. free of his humvee during a roadside every other Friday. He can be with clockwork regularity like they Uncharacteristic of protocol, a full­ explosion. contacted at hottline@aol. com have now for more than four years. bird colonel assisted the lowest rank­ The explosives were laced with an The views expressed in this column The integrated health care delivery ing airman as they moved patients accelerant that created a Napalm are those of the author and not system begins on the ground in Iraq, down the ramp to the busses. effect. The driver and David, in Iraq necessarily those of The Observer.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Wednesday Lunch Fast $12.5 m_illion gift 'adm_irable' I am writing in response to Kyle Cassily's article about the anonymous donor ("Unnamed donor pledges $15 million," Sept. 13). While I do agree that it is easy -way to help great for the unnamed donor to do something so generous without the recogni­ tion, I find it unfair of Kyle to chastise Mr. Purcell's gift. How do we know that Tomorrow is the last day for Notre Dame students to sign up for the Notre Dame did not make him go through the fanfare? Even if it was his idea Wednesday Lunch Fast. By joining this program, you can really make a dif­ why does it matter? The man just gave away $12.5 million to help our ference by giving up what would otherwise be "just another dining hall University's basketball program and that is admirable no matter whose name is lunch." Money from the Lunch Fast goes to local charities like St. Vincent attached. de Paul and the Food Bank of Northern Indiana, as well as international His conclusion that "it wasn't just about getting a name on the building" is organizations like Oxfam. Proceeds also go to fund the distribution of hun­ both unfair and startingly inappropriate. All donors at Notre Dame should be dreds of turkeys, bags of potatoes, pies, loaves of bread and canned goods proud of what they have done and what they have given. We should respect the to needy South Bend families twice a year so they can comfortably cele­ O'Neills, the Keoughs, the DeBartolos and numerous others for giving us the brate Thanksgiving and Easter. chance to attend this University with top-notch facilities. It's important not to Here's how it works: All you have to do is not go to the dining hall on bite the hand that feeds your mouth. If it bothers you that much, then don't use Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. In other words, there is absolutely no the facilities. See how hard it is to graduate then. time commitment. You will still have 13 meals to enjoy during the rest of the week. The dining halls save money when they make less food on Matthew Frey Wednesdays and give this amount to us at the World Hunger Coalition. We alumnus then pass this money on to people who may otherwise be unable to eat. Class of 2006 We hope that you will join us in this effort. You can sign up at Sept. 13 nd.edu/-whc.

Jessica Pillarella senwr off campus Apologies for fan behavior Sept. 13

To the Notre Dame administration, alumni and students: As a Penn State alumnus, it was painful to read all the accounts of current Penn State fan behavior towards the Notre Dame Marching Band during halftime's per­ formance. No matter how much I wanted the Nittany Lions to exact revenge from last year's game in South Bend, I never want to see or hear of fan obscenities such as those displayed last Saturday at Beaver Stadium. Yes, it was pleasing to see Penn State beat Notre Dame, but our fans should have behaved in a dignified man- ner. . I apologize to the entire Notre Dame family for the actions represented by some distasteful students. They do not represent the entire scope of Penn State as a respectable, reputable university. We are always proud to play Notre Dame and know that outside football, your university is a leader in research. and a molder of our future generations. I hope we get to see each other on the football field again. Thanks for your time.

Kyle Greenwood Easton, Pa. Sept.13 THE OBSERVER

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HiJen though Ryan Seacrest is hosting and "Friday Night Lights" failed to garner any nominations, there will be two die-hards still watching the !Jmmys Sunday night­ assistant scene editors Cassie Belek and Analise Lipari. II ere are their picks for who will take home the Emmy in the categories they give a hoot about. Their only expertise comes from watching hours and hours of television instead of writing papers or throwing a Frisbee on the quad. Copy their picks for your ballot at your own risk. Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Comedy Series Jeremy Piven, "Entourage" Kiefer Sutherland, "24" "30 Rock" Knvin Dillon, "Entourage" Boston Legal, "James Spader" "Entourage1' Nnil Patrick Harris, "!low I Met Your Mother" Hugh Laurie, "House" "The Office" Hainn Wilson, 'The Office" Denis Leary, "Rescue Me" "Two and a Half Men" Jon Cryer, "Two and a Half Men" James Gandolfini, "The Sopranos" "Ugly Betty"

Cassie's Pick: Hainn Wilson and Neil Patrick Harris are Cassie's Pick: Is there really any question here? After Cassie's Pick: By the time it worked out all il<> kinks, "30 equally deserving of the Emmy, but the win will go to being snubbed in the Emmy nominations last year and not Rock" became the funniest and best show of the year. Wilson. !lis character, Dwight Sehrute, is one of the most winning since 2003, James Galdolfini will take home the win Unlike 'The Office," it avoids all those soap opera moment<> popular characters on television today, and we can only !br playing Tony Soprano, the ruthless mobster that we all and stieks strictly to the comedy. Throw in Alee Baldwin hope that Wilson will take note of his character's speneh- love. and Kenneth the Page and you've got comedy gold. making skills li>r his own acceptance speeeh. Analise's: Unless they want to sleep with the fishes, the Analise's Pick: It's refreshing to see that the majority of Analise's Pick: Whil1~ "Entourage" may be "so hot right suil<> upstairs had better pick the ever-impressive Gandolfmi. the comedy nominees have only been around for three now," I'll put my money on Wilson. AftPr three seasons as This season was series creator David Chase's swan song, years or less- despite my love for "Frasier," seeing veterans tlw Assistant (to thn) Hcgional Manager, Dwight, Sehrute and leaving Tony Soprano in the lurch just wouldn't be right. step down and newbies step up is downright fantastic. In dnsnrves his dun. My dark horse piek, though, is Jeremy the spirit of tim new, I'll go out on a ridiculously long limb Pivnn. I wouldn't want to gnt on Ari Gold's bad side if he and pick Globo-winning "Botty" for the top spot. losns. &l·· f,, ~df Gandolfini ~'{t) Wilson Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Patrieia Arquette, "Medium" . ~ Minnie Driver, "The Hiches" Outstanding- Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Edie Falco, "The Sopranos" Outstanding Reality-Competition Program Jaime Pn~ssly. "My Nanw is Earl" Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters" "American Idol" .lmma Fisehnr. "The Ollkc" Mariska llargitay, "Law & Order: Speeial Victims Unit" "Dancing with the Stars" Conehata Fnm•ll. "Two and a llalf Mnn" Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer" "Project Hunway" I lolland Taylor. "Two and a !I all' Men" "The Anmzing Haen" Varwssa Williams. "Ugly Bnlty" Cassie's Pick: Everyone but Kyra Sedgwick and Minnie "Top Chef" Elizabeth Perkins. "Weeds" Driver has won in this category before. Sally Field is getting . . , ,. . " . . , good, buzz and is. an a~tU:g powerhouse, ~ut af~er nabbi~g Cassie's Piek: My heart goes out to Tim Gunn and "Project . <.ass~n s I u:k: Sorry .Ierma hseher, but WIIhelnuna Slater t~e Globe, Se~gw~.e~ will !.mally get reeogmzed !or her bnl- Hunway," but this category is and always will be dominated rs .n~tstrcr and more glam than oven Ka..t:nn Walknr. Vane~sa hant w?rk, on. The Closer. . . . by "The Amazing Haec." "American Idol" has no chance "':rlharns has brought us .tl!e mo~t laughs.;.tnd the best qmps Analise s Prck: If t.?e voters srde ~rth t~~at sen~rme,ntal after its lackluster season filled with Sanjaya overkill. of any ~:h<.~r:u:ter on. ,l.elnvrswn tlus season .... , , ~~ab-fest k~own as .Brothers and Srsters and prek Sa,lly Analise's Piek: Bravo has consistently shelled out high­ . An~tl~se~ l~ck: Alt:er :t.:\lcakl)l' seiJSOil ol }~ar~. ~.he ?nee- l,one a Howler. l ony and Ca!~ella will ~trek .'t involves eating bugs or traversing the globe for cash. In to~l obs~um to. get..''1;rkms .a nod. !'his time around, Ill ~o o_ut for one final awards ceremony, and Edie Faleo will wm other words, "Make it work, people!" With the dass and ~rth WIIh.;;!~n.ma I>rd he JUst pomt at me when he sard l~mmy gold. style of"Project Hunway," Bravo can't go wrong. Kwanzaa. Slatnr. too. r-----, ~Sedgwick 1-~ IF'M1Amazing Race .Jl'.,, Williams ~ .... ~- Ltl Falco .., RJ4I Project Runway Outstanding Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series "Boston Legal" Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Alee Baldwin, "30 Hoek" "Grey's Anatomy" Music Program Hieky Gervais, "ExtnL<>" "Heroes" Ellen Degeneres, "79th Annual Aeademy Awards" Tony Shalhoub. "Monk" "!louse" David Letterman, "Late Show with David Letterman" Stnvn Carnll, "The Olliee" "The Sopranos" Stephen Colbert, "The Colbert Heport" Charlin Shnen, "Two and Half Men" Jon Stewart, "The Daily Show with John Stewart" Cassie's Piek: Its series finale was one of the most con­ Tony Bennett, "Tony Bennett: An Amnriean Classie" Cassie's Pick: My sentimental favorite is Hieky Gervais, troversial finales in television history, but when has "The whoso dmractnr, David Brent. still oul<>hines Stnve Carell's Sopranos" ever shied away from controversy? The final Cassie's Pick: First Manilow, now Bennett. Stephen Michael Scott. But tl1is season belong1~d to Alee Baldwin. I episodes were as close to perfection as you can get, and (',o lb crt wr'II never escape t h ose Jazzy· smgers· w h o try t o only ask that Tony Shalhoub not win again or else I just David Chase solidified a win for his series as soon as the one-up him in their dassy concert specials, but 1 say this is might set my TV on lin•. screen cut to black. Colbert's year anyway. Analis11's Pick: "Monk" holds a place in this heart, but Analise's Pick: "Grey's" got too depressing, "Boston A • • JY k f) · · d · · W'tl lb t d na1 ISe S IC : eCISIOnS, eciSIOnS. I l c0 nr an al'~nr sewr.al pnwious .~.i~ls, I tl~ink.. Shalhoub i~ finally. out. Lega~" is the.. d.ra~atie equival1~nt of "A:-eording to Jill,'," Stewart both vying for the top spot, Comedy Central fans ~Iter a ~ohd smL<>on of. I he Ollree, my guess rs that Steve an? llero.es rs. JUSt too. new to .ma~e, rt tr! the top;, I m are tuning into the Emmys for probably the first time. CarPI! wrll takn home I~mmy gold. go.mg to, srde wrth C~ssw ~nd pick l he Sopranos for Score! I'll also go with Colbert, because that's the W0rd. this years top dramatic senes. ~~~------~ Corell ·, .• The '~ • Sopranos Colbert , -.f.~ rll-..::. Baldwin ! 1 Outstanding Lead Actress In a Comedy Series Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series Tina Fey, "30 Hock" Hlne - Sight ... Emmy Predictions From a Sports "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" F111idty llufl'man. "Desp11rate Ilousewives" "Late Show with David Lettnrman" .Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "The Nnw Adventures of Old Writer By Chris Hine "Heal Time with Bill Maher" Christ.inn" "The Colbert Heport" Am11rica Fnrr11ra, "Ugly Betty" Sports Editor "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Mary-1 ,ouisn Park1~r. "Wm~ds" Drama Series: Sopranos (should be "Friday Night Lights") Cassie's Piek: As a member of' Colbert Nation, I may bP Cassi1~'s l'ick: Amnriea Jinrrnra won the Golden Glob11 and biased as a member of Colbert Nation, but I think it's time shn just might walk away with the l·:mmy as well. Of eoursr\ Comedy Series: 30 Hoek (should be "The Of'!ice") Drama Aetor: Gandollini (should be Kyle Chandler) for the Emmys to recognize that Colbert and his show havP .Julia Louis-I>rnyfus is always a strong nominee so it really exceeded "The Daily Show" in quality and humor. 1:onws down to wlwtlwr or not Emmy wanl<> a nnw winner. Drama Aetress: Faleo (should be Connie Britton) Analise's Pick: Despite my deep love li.>r the fant.astieally­ ll.'s a loss-up. Comedy Actor: Baldwin (should be Carel!) eoi!l'ed Conan O'Brien, I'll go with Cassie's piek of "The Analis11's Pick: Seeing as she ddnated several of' the Comedy Actress: Ferrera Colbert Heport." Few shows are as funny, fresh, and ridicu­ "l>PspPraln I lousnwivns" at the Goldnn Globes way back Comedy Supporting Actor: Piven lous as this modern dassic, and it's high time that the wlwn, I could snn thn Emmys pil:king Mary-Louise Parker of' Emmys took notice. tlw critically-adored "Weeds." My sen limon tal favorite? Comedy Supporting Actress: Fischer Anwrica Fnrrnra, hnroinn to girls evnrywlwre. Variety Series: The Daily Show Variety Performer: Bennett (should be Colbert) ... ~ .,.~ ·• •. • ,..,.t,_,' Colbert Contact Cassie Belek and Annalise Lapari at [email protected] amd [email protected] ~ • .·~· Report LliMiflJ OBSERVER GRAPHIC I Julie Gr~sant1 THE OBSERVER

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OBSERVER GRAPHIC I Julie Grisanti There Delilah" on a whim and ended up guitar imitation By TAE ANDREWS landing themselves a #1 Billboard Top "Take Me Away" Scene Editor 100 hit for rolling the dice. A sad if spirited song about unrequited Interestingly enough, unlike the affection, "Take Me Away is one of the By now, if you haven't heard "Hey acoustic "Hey There Delilah," all of the best tracks on the album. Despite lyrics There Delilah" you either: a) hate listen­ other songs off "All That We Needed" such as "Take me away I I'm gonna hurt ing to the radio, b) live under a rock or have a little bit more spirit to them, somebody I take me away I right now," c) are dear. "Delilah's" melancholy, although by no means would anyone it's hard to imagine these guys actually twanging guitar chords underneath lead characterize their music hurting anyone due to singer Tom Iliggenson's lyrics made it as 'hard rock.' their sweet crooning the runaway song of the summer, strum­ The band carries a The band carries a harmonies. ming away on the radio air waves for pleasant, feel-good rock pleasant, feel-good rock "My Only One" "My Only One" fea­ the better parts of June. July and vibe which is actually vibe which is actually August. At the same time lovelorn and much different than tures jarring, back­ desperate, l!iggenson's lyries portray a their hit smash "Hey much different than and-forth guitar grind­ picture of a young man persistently try­ There Delilah." Singing their hit smash "Hey ing interspersed with ing to convince the titular girl of his songs about typical There Delilah." schizophrenic and dreams that he will make it playing his teenage troubles, sweet but sad inter- guitar and acknowledging the probable romantic highs and lows ludes, lamenting lost impossibility or their making it together. and the bright moments and blues of love. It's a song dedicated to overcoming the adolescence, the boys in the band from "Breakdown" hardships of' that most dreaded of all Villa Park, Illinois, wear their hearts on With its cascading guitar chords, romantie connections, the long distance their simple sleeves. "Breakdown" is a hard-driving song relationship. With their clear vocals and resonating about a young man packing up his Whatever its magic may be, "Hey harmonies, the Plain White T's carry the· things and putting his town in his rear There Delilah" struck on a chord on the sort of stripped-down, pure sound that view mirror for good. Sample lyrics: ''I'm heart strings of America: lead singer acts as a soundtrack for the young adult gonna drive and never ever slow down I Tom lliggenson's soft, sad lyrics pro­ life. Lead singer Tom Higgenson, gui­ I'm gonna drive until I break down." pelled the smash track to the #1 spot on tarists Dave Tirio and Tim Lopez, bassist "What More Do You Want" the Billboard Top 100 charts on July 28 Mike Retondo, drummer De'Mar This song rocks out with awesome gui­ this past summer. Hamilton have crafted great songs about tar riffs and a spirited fever for cowbell. Interestingly enough, this story is unrequited love, small towns, big Enough said. already old news: the CD "All That We "Sing My Best" dreams and people trying to make it in This is a great song about the thrill of Needed" came out two years ago, in the wide world of music. 2005. Studio· executives at Fearless performing and the band's desire to tear Hecords decided to re-release "Hey Recommended Songs up the stage and put on a show for the ages. "All That We Needed" "Faster" The CD starts off With lyrics such as "This is what it strong with the album's looks like I this is what it feels like I and All That We Needed namesake song, a piece this is your heart beating faster, "Faster" Plain White T's about a guy trying to actually starts off somewhat slow, then keep his girlfriend after speeds up into a charged, conflicted song about an ex-boyfriend desperately Released by: Fearless Records a presumed heated argument. trying to win back his woman. Recommended Tracks: "Take Me "Revenge" With their Number One single, a Away," "Breakdown" and "Faster'' "Revenge" is a slightly nationwide tour kicking off in October, darker jam featuring a and a rapidly-blossoming fan base (not militant, pounding to mention a quick campus concert at drumbeat, scorned our very own Legends tonight), it's clear lyrics and a musical that the Plain White T's have made it. quest for vengeance, in Maybe that will make Delilah reconsider addition to a guitar solo things. sequence near the mid­ way point that's just Contact Tae Andrews at begging for some air- [email protected]

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NCAA Men's Cross Country NBA USTFCCA Rankings

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1 Wisconsin 379 1 2 Colorado 369 2 3 lona 363 4 4 Oregon 362 5 5 Arkansas 329 3 6 Stanford 320 6 7 UTEP 292 20 B Oklahoma St. 277 12 9 Texas 258 16 10 NC Slate 249 7 11 Providence 240 11 12 William & Mary 231 21 13 NOTRE OAME 215 14 14 Portland 205 9 15 Louisville 177 25 16 Georgetown 169 13 17 Alabama 153 15 18 Minnesota 145 NR 19 BYU 139 8 20 Northern Arizona 137 NR 21 Michigan State 132 26 22 UCLA 130 30 23 Cal Poly 126 NR 24 Florida State 95 10 25 Iowa Slate 80 NR 26 Michigan 68 NR 27 Princeton 61 NR 28 Florida 51 18 29 Virginia 51 29 30 Washington 46 22

AP NCAA Women's Cross Country Trailblazers center Greg Oden looks on during a summer league game against Dallas on July 8. Oden underwent USTFCCA Rankings surgery on his right knee Thursday and will miss the entire regular season. team points previous Blazers lose Oden for entire season 1 Stanford 384 1 And as a leader and as the organization. There was still get that opportunity, but 2 Michigan 368 10 Associated Press 3 Colorado 366 6 leaders of this organization, much fanfare when the it will just come a year from 4 Arkansas 344 2 PORTLAND, Ore. - Greg my first thought was how Blazers got the first pick in now." 5 Wisconsin 340 8 Oden's rookie season with lucky we were to have a guy the draft, and even more It was Oden's second 6 Illinois 308 5 the Portland Trail Blazers that cares about the organi­ when the team chose Oden. health problem since the 7 Arizona State 294 11 ended before it started zation that much." A huge, stories-tall jersey Trail Blazers drafted him. B Minnesota 292 9 when the 7 -footer had knee Dr. Don Roberts per­ with the name Oden and a He had a tonsillectomy in 9 Providence 290 21 surgery Thursday. formed the surgery to No. 1 hangs on the Rose July after struggling in two 10 Michigan State 249 4 The top pick in the June repair the damage, which Garden Arena. Across the Las Vegas summer league 11 Virginia 233 27 draft went in for an Pritchard described as the street, a building is plas­ games. 12 Florida State 226 29 exploratory procedure on size of a fingertip. Oden is tered with a huge billboard Oden recovered and had 13 Georgia 183 15 his right knee and ended up expected to be on crutches proclaiming "The Road been working out in the 14 Iowa 176 24 having microfracture sur­ for up to eight weeks. Full Back to Rip City" with larg­ Portland area. The MRI was 15 NC Stale 175 3 gery, which means he will recovery likely will take six er-than-life photos of Oden taken Thursday after he 16 Princeton 161 14 sit out the season. to 12 months, the team said. and teammates Brandon had some swelling in the 17 Ouke 160 12 "Greg looked at me as he "At this point in time, we Roy and LaMarcus knee. 22 18 Colorado State 151 was coming out of his sur­ don't see him coming back Aldridge. Despite being hampered 19 Washington 145 28 20 gery, and he and his mom, this season," Pritchard said. "To know that Greg by a wrist injury at 20 Virginia Tech 143 Zoe, probably said 'sorry' Oden averaged 15.7 wouldn't be with us, it was State, Oden led the 21 Georgetown 138 18 20 times," Blazers general points and 9.6 rebounds last disappointing," coach Nate Buckeyes to the national 22 Baylor 135 30 manager Kevin Pritchard 23 BYU 123 17 season as a freshman at McMillan said. "I was really championship game. He 24 Oregon 111 NR said. Ohio State. looking forward to working had 25 points and 12 25 Texas Tech 97 13 "I could feel the weight of The loss of Oden before with him, and developing rebounds in the loss to 26 Tennessee 76 25 the world on his shoulders. the season was a blow to this team. You know we will Florida. 27 NOTRE OAME 67 . NR 28 Boston College 66 16 29 Florida 56 23 IN BRIEF 30 Weber State 51 26 Goodell pays visit in Patrick voted most popular Fl 's McLaren fined $100 hospital to mjured Everett in Indy Racing League million for spying BUFFALO, N.Y.- NFL commissioner INDIANAPOLIS - Danica Patrick is PARIS - The McLaren team was Roger Goodell visited injured Bills tight the most popular driver in the fined $100 million and stripped of its end Kevin Everett on Thursday morn­ IndyCar Series for the third year in a points in the constructors' standings ing, spending 90 minutes with the tight row. Thursday in the spying scandal that end who sustained a severe spinal cord The award was determined by fan has rocked the sport injury. voting at every IRL event throughout McLaren, which leads the current around the dial Goodell flew from New York City to the season. Patrick and Sarah Fisher, drivers' and constructors' standings, Buffalo to meet with Everett and his who won in 2001-03, are the only was punished by the World Motor mother, Patricia Dugas, in the player's three-time fan favorites in the series' Sports Council for allegedly using room at Millard Fillmore Gates 11-year history. leaked secret technical documents MLB Hospital, hospital spokesman Mike ''I'm very flattered," said Patrick, belonging to F1 rival Ferrari. Yankees at Red Sox Hughes said. whose 11 top-1 0 finishes in her first Team drivers Lewis Hamilton and 7:05 p.m., ESPN Bills general manager Marv Levy season with Andretti Green Racing Fernando Alonso, currently 1-2 in also was in the room. included a pair of thirds and a the championship standings, were Hughes said Goodell requested per­ career-best second place behind not punished and can continue to mission to make the visit Wednesday, teammate Tony Kanaan at Detroit. compete for the season title. NCAA FooTBALL hours after Everett's doctors expressed "Every person has the ability to "Ferrari is satisfied that the truth Oklahoma State at Troy "cautious optimism" that the player pick their favorite driver and it can has now emerged," the Italian team 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 might be able to walk again. Everett change, so it's a real honor to receive said in a statement. sustained a life-threatening spinal cord an award from the fans," she said. "I The $100 million penalty includes injury in Buffalo's season opener hope I can keep giving the fans some­ McLaren's expected loss of income, against Denver on Sunday. thing to be excited about and they and McLaren still could be penalized "He just wanted to go up to see him," enjoy watching IndyCar Series races for the 2008 championship, FIA said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said. as much I enjoy being in them." in a statement after a hearing. page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Friday, September 14, 2007

NCAA FooTBALL Air Force deals TCU its second-straight loss

on rirst-and-10 71-yard run on fourth from t.lw 22 only to see corner­ down propels Falcons hack Carson Bird snan~ /\ndy Dalton's underthrown pass to .Jimmy Young in tho ond zone Associated 1'.-.,ss with 49 seconds left. "I was surprisnd he threw /\IH FOHG: 1\C/\DEMY, the ball," Bird said. "I was sur­ Colo. - TCU coach Cary prised by the throws ho made l'attnrson knnw thn option was all gamn long and the decisions coming Thursday night, just he made." not on fourth-and-1 from thn /\lthough Calhoun said he /\ir Forcn 29. liked thn gutsy call and insist­ .lim Ollis took Shaun Carnny's ed "wo would have done the pitch and ramblod 71 yards exact same thing," Patterson down tho Fakons' sidnline to blamed the curious call on his tin it in the dosing minutes of offensive coordinator, Mike lhn fourth quarter and Hyan Schultz. Harrison's :B-yard tinld goal in "We shouldn't have went to ovnrtime snnt /\ir Forco past the end zonn," Patterson llw stunnod llornod Frogs 20- fumed after falling to IJ-1 17. against the service academies. !Iarrison's ganw-winner on "We should have run the foot­ sncond down. which kept the hall. Why we threw the foot­ Falcons unbeatnn under new ball, I don't know. I don't call coach Troy Calhoun, follownd a that sidn of the ball. We made miss by TCU kiekf~r Chris a mistake." Manfrndini, whose :H1-yard /\ftnr saying all week that he atlnmpt hit the left upright on expected the Falcons to run AP tho first possession of over­ the option as much as they did Air Force kicker Ryan Harrison is carried off the field after kicking the game-winning field goal in overtime of Air Force's 20-17 win over TCU Thursday. TCU has lost two straight games. lime. during FislH~r DeBerry's 23 The snnior has missnd just years at the academy, six times in his career and two Patterson had his defense pack "Again, they're extraordinar­ we couldn't catch them." 19 games without allowing a of them wnre on this night. the interior on fourth-and-1, ily well-prepared and were Despite two turnovers in the 100-yard rusher until their trip Tlw Falcons (3-0, 2-0 never anticipating the option packed down in there, so we red zone, two missed field to /\ustin last wnekend. Mountain West), who ovnrcamo at that time. had a chance to get the ball to goals, six penalties, including "We finally showed up." a I 4- point fourth-qua r l n r "I got a little antsy looking at thn perimeter," Calhoun said. three false starts by lineman Carney said. "I thought the ddieit, wnro swarmed on tho our play call," Ollis said. "And once we did, we're in Nic Hichmond. the Frogs led offense played terrible. TCU's finld by thousands of cadets "Because I knew if we could prntty decent shape. We had it 17-3 in thn fourth quarter after defense is outstanding. Tlwre's who hadn't had this much to get the play ofT. get it out and sealod off'. Chad Hall got /\ndy Dalton hit Walter Bryant no secn~t about that. Tlwrn's a ePinbratl' in a long. long time. get the pitch. gnt them out­ enough of the safety and Hyan for an 11-yard score with 13 rPason they worn No. 3 in the Thn Frogs ( 1-2, 0-1 ), still l'lanknd, that we'd have a Williams got just enough of the minutes remaining. country last year. They have smarting from llwir 34-1 ;{ loss chance." corner. Carney responded by hitting amazing players. Coach talks at Tnxas on Satu-rday and their Calhoun, the first /\ir Force "And Jimmy showed a little Travis Dekker for 50 yards, about a bunch of them going to subsnqunnl rnmoval from the coach to start 3-0 since Buck bit of speed there, too." setting up a 9-yard touchdown the NFL. (But) we just woren't Top 25, were well within Shaw in 1956, figured the Patterson, who wouldn't strike to Keith Madsen and playing well. . Manfredini's range with the llorned Frogs wouldn't know allow any of his players to then came the 71-yard run by "Finally we just said, hey wind at his back going toward what was coming because the speak with reporters after the Ollis with 5:55 left. we've got about 13 minutes left tho south end zone in the final Falcons had shown a tendency game, said simply, "They had a Ollis 11nished with 138 yards in the fourth quartnr, we've got minutn of regulation. to run up the gut on third- or good play called. We were in a on 16 carries, the second to do something and we start­ Instead of playing the per­ fourth -and -short, either with defense to stop fourth -and -1 straight tailback to gain 100 ed throwing the ball a little bit centages, they went for the the tailback or fullback. and they got to the edge and yards on TCU, which had gone and starting making plays."

WNBA Pondexter keeps title hopes alive for Phoenix

Detroit coach Bill Laimbeer play after another as a tense, All-Star tallies 27 to said his team was doomed by 18 tight gamn moved into the final send series to game five turnovers, many against a zone minutes. defense. With I :55 to play and Phoenix "You have to be morn li1eused trailing 7 4-70, Pondexter found Associated Press than that," Laimbenr said. "If we Kelly Millnr for an open 3-point­ had been taking care of the ball, nr to pull the Morcury within a PHOENIX- With the poor­ we would be celebrating right point. shooting Phoenix Mereury on now. But we didn't and we move Detroit was still ahead 7 4-73 the verge of elimination, euach on and play another game." when Pierson turned the ball Paul Westhead decided to run Plenette Pierson, a former over with 51 snconds to go. the offonse through Cappie Mercury player, scored 23 points On the next possession, Pondexter. in a reserve role for Detroit. Pondextnr hit a 5-footor from It was a wise move. Diana Taurasi added 20 points the lel'l baseline to put thn Pondexter scored a game-high for the Mercury, who have not Mercury up 75-74. 26 points, including a driving lost eonsncutive games since the /\rtnr I>ntroit's Deanna Nolan bank shot with 21 seconds to two games before the All-Star answered with a 1{,-f'oot<~r. play, and the Phoenix Mercury break. PondextP.r barreled into the lane defeated the Detroit Siwek 77- Tho Mercury usnd a run-and­ and scorml to give Phoenix a 77- 76 on Thursday night to force a gun attack to reach the finals. 7(J lead. deciding firth game in the WNB/\ But when their shooting "She's a doser," Taurasi said. finals. slumped for a second straight "She's bmm doing it all year." The finale is Sunday afternoon game, Westhead decided to go Pondextnr said she wekonwd in Auburn Hills. with a half-court ofl'onse. the pressure. ''I'm a winner, said /\nd that. meant. putting the "I just love having the ball and Pondextm·, an All-Star in each of ball in Pondexter's hands _ and making things happen." she her first two seasons. "When the the game on her shoulders. said. "/\nd I just thank the game's on the line, I feel like I "It was all going through Coach for just giving nw the <~an win every time." Cappie's hands," said Westhead, confidence to allow me to do Now the Mercury will try to whose team won despite shoot­ that." become the first team in WNBA ing only 3S percent from the The Moreury still hadn't sur­ history to win a title on the road. 11oor. "We made that deeision vived until Detroit's Shannon Detroit, which won champi­ because we have great faith in Johnson missed a 12-footer at onships in 2003 and 2006, goes her ability to take the ball hard the buzzer, sparking a wild cele­ home to the Palace of /\uburn to the basket and make some­ bration on the floor. llills, where it is 5-1 this post­ thing happen. She's just a tire­ It almost looked as if Phoenix AP season. The only loss was a 28- less player going to the rim. had won thn title. It only won a Phoenix guard Belinda Snell, left, battles Detroit guard Shannon point rout by the Mercury in She's just a tenacious player." chance to keep playing. But that Johnson for a loose ball in Phoenix's 77-76 win Thursday. Game 2. Pondexter turned in one big was good enough on this night. Friday, September 14, 2007 The Observer+ SPORTS page 17

MLB NFL Cards lose seventh straight NFL fines Belichick,

games on their trip, capped by beat Houston 6-2 on Thursday Two-run homer puts their first three-game sweep in night, and 4 1/2 games behind Pats for stealing signs Reds over St. Lou is Cincinnati since July 1998. It's Milwaukee, which was idle their first winless trip of at least Thursday. seven games since May 1972, "It's just been - I don't even Team will also forfeit next year's first­ Associated Press when they went 0-7 in Cincinnati know how to word it," said Kip round draft pick they reach the playoffs and Pittsburgh. Wells (6-17), who lost his fourth if CINCINNATI - The season has It's a bad time to be making straight start. "It's just been brought one setback after anoth­ historical references. tough. We haven't caught any Patriots lose their first-rounder er for the St. Louis Cardinals - "We're a little flat, things aren't breaks." Associated Press next season they still will have manager Tony LaRussa's drunk­ going our way, and we're not Votto doubled home a pair of NEW YORK -Bill Belichick a first-round pick, obtained en-driving arrest, reliever Josh playing good baseball," outfielder runs in the fifth off Wells, and should be able to read this sig­ from San Francisco in the deal Hancock's death, a series of Jim Edmonds said. "All those add Ross followed with his first nal clearly: that brought Moss from injuries to everyday players. up to losses. It's really no differ­ homer since July 23. The catcher Spy on your opponents, and Oakland. Tlw defending World Series ent than it was at the beginning had been 1-for-15 since returning it will cost you. NFL rules state "no video champions may be running out of of the year. It's just a bad time for from a concussion on Aug. 28. The New England coach was recording devices of any kind resilience. it right now." Aaron Harang (15-4) gave up fined the NFL maximum of are permitted to be in use in Joey Votto hit a two-run double The Cardinals had surged from three hits and three sacrifice flies $500,000 Thursday and the the coaches' booth, on the and David Ross followed with a 10 1/2 games out at the end of - two by Albert Pujols - in Patriots were ordered to pay field, or in the locker room two-run horner Thursday, send­ June to within a game of first seven innings. David Weathers $250,000 for stealing an oppo­ during the game." They also ing the to a 5-4 place in the NL Central before gave up Edmonds' RBI single in nent's defensive signals. say all video for coaching pur­ victory that completed the hitting the road and hitting the the ninth before becoming the Commissioner Hoger Goodell poses must be shot from loca­ Cardinals' road trip to ruin. skids. They are five games ninth Cincinnati closer to reach also ordered the team to give tions "enclosed on all sides The Cardinals lost all seven behind first-place Chicago, which the 30-save mark. up next year's first-round draft with a roof overhead." choice if it reaches the playoffs That was re-emphasized in a and second- and third-round memo sent Sept. 6 to NFL head picks if it doesn't. coaches and general man­ The videotaping came to agers. In it, Ray Anderson, the light after a camera was con­ league's executive vice presi­ fiscated from Patriots video dent of football operations assistant Matt Estrella while wrot~-1: "Videotaping of any he was on the ' type, including but not limited sideline during New England's to taping of an opponent's 38-14 win last Sunday at offensive or defensive signals, Giants Stadium. is prohibited on the sidelines, The NFL said the camera in the coaches' booth, in the was seized before the end of locker room, or at any other the first quarter and had no locations accessible to club impact on the game. staff members during the "This episode represents a game." calculated and deliberate attempt to avoid longstanding The NFL statement said rules designed to encourage Goodell believed Kraft was fair play and promote honest unaware of Belichick's actions. competition on the playing But it said the commissioner field," Goodell said in a letter believed penalties should be to the Patriots. imposed on the club because He said he considered sus­ "Coach Belichick not only pending Belichick but didn't serves as the but AP "largely because I believe that also has substantial control Cincinnati's Norris Hopper dives safely back to first ahead of the attempted pick-off throw the discipline I am imposing of over all aspects of New during the Reds' 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday. a maximum fine and forfeiture England's football operations. of a first-round draft choice, or His actions and decisions are multiple draft choices, is in properly attributed to the fact more significant and long­ club." lasting, and therefore more On Wednesday, Belichick effective, than a suspension." issued a one-paragraph state­ ROADS LEAD TO Goodell's hard line on disci­ ment 10 minutes before his pline has been aimed so far at regular availability, saying he players - most notably had spoken with Goodell Michael Vick and Adam "about a videotaping proce­ ROME. "Pacman" Jones. dure during last Sunday's By penalizing a coach and a game and my interpretation of How will you get there? team he showed that no one, the rules." not even management, was "Although it remains a immune. league matter, I want to apolo­ Reached at his home, gize to everyone who has been Patriots owner Robert Kraft affected, most of all ownership, declined to comment. staff and players," he said. The New York Jets said: "We NFL coaches long have sus­ support the commissioner and pected opponents of spying. In his findings." the early 1970s, the late New England, strengthened George Allen, coach of the by the addition of Randy Moss, Washington Redskins, routine­ two other first-rate wide ly would send a security man receivers and linebacker into the woods surrounding Adalius Thomas, is considered the team's practice facility one of the favorites to win the because he suspected there Super Bowl for the fourth time were spies from other teams .since the 2001 season. 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PGA TouR Clark ties course record in Tour Championship

and it went in." with three holes remaining. Softened greens from lie nearly picked up an ace on "Unfortunately, they're not storm made course the sixth when his tee shot birdie holes," Clark said. "I was ploppnd behind the hole and certainly trying, but I hit a few ideal for low scores grazed the cup rolling baek. loose shots coming in. Overall, I The grnnns were almost dead knew if I parred the last few three weeks ago because or holes I was going to be pretty Associated Press rnr:ord lwat and no rain in the happy with the round." Atlanta area. Tour ofl'icials, Usually, a few shots under par 1\TL/\NT/\ - Tim Clark tind with help from superintendents at East Lake is eause for cele­ the coursn rPcord at East Lake of neighboring golf dubs, did a bration. with an X-undnr h2 and hardly noblo job getting them rnady for Not on this course, or on this anyorw was surprised Thursday the Fedllx Cup finale. They sod­ day. at tlw Tour Championship. tho dml some areas of the grmms, "With these conditions, the final playofl' rwnnt that felt more tried to ntl in barren patches greens are like a dart board," likn preseason with sueh easy with grnen sand and let the Hollins said. conditions. grass grow as much as possible. II arrington felt as if he was at The grnnns, aln~ady sort as They were running consider­ home - lrnland in thn spring, oiTicials triml to nurturn thorn ably slower than most PGA Tour whnn the grass is just starting back to lil'n from a lwat wave, events, and players were pro­ to grow and the greens are still lllrnnd into spongns aftnr a dieting low scows even befom hairy and slow, when a sledge thnw-hour storm dolay and the tlw rain. hammer works as well as a put­ top :m playnrs in tlw FndEx Cup It didn't take long for them to ter. took aim at nVPry flag. bP proven right. "You've got soft greens, the No orw did it bnttnr than Clark was 3 undnr after four greens are at a pace that you Clark. at lr•ast among those who hol1~s. made a 20-foot par save can really be aggressive on finislwd. on tlw par-S ninth, then allowed them and run the ball at the Only I 0 playnrs cornplnted the a 59 to enter his thinking when hole," he said. "So yeah, I AP first round. and thnrn was no lw holnd a ehip for eagiH on the would think it's a good week for Tim Clark tees off on the second hole during the first round of guarantee his (,2 would hold up. 15th that put him at S under scoring." the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Tignr Woods, who ean win the Fed Ex Cup with a vietory at the Tour Championship, birdied his first three holns and was at 4 undor with snvnn bolos still 11:> 2007 KPMG LLP, the U.S. member firm of KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative. No phone calls or agencies please. remaining and conditions not KPMG is an Affirmative Action. 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MEN'S GOLF Fall 2007 Exhibitions Irish begin season at the Snite Museum of Art with two tourneys

Rarelr Seen: Selections from Nineteenth-Century Between Figurative and The Camera and the Rainbow: the 0 Grady Collection of French Drawings Abstract: Recent Paintings Color in Photography 19th-Century Photographs by Gao Xingjian of Asian Women September 2 through September 2 thmugh September 2 through August 26 through October 14 October 2. November II October 14 Milly & Fritz O'Shaughnessy O'Shaughnessy Scholz Family Works Kaeser Mestrovic Galleries II & Ill Galleries West on Paper Gallery Studio Gallery Opening Reception Sunday, September 16, 2007

PHIL HUDELSON!fhe Observer 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sophomore Carl Santos-Ocampo was featured in Sports Illustrated, along with teammate sophomore Doug Fortner last season, for fir­ ing holes-irH>ne in consecutive tournaments as freshmen. loss of Cole Isban and Adam By MICHAEL BRYAN Gifford to graduation. Isban, a Sports Writer The Snite Museum of Art is free and open to the public. ~UNIVERSITY OP three-time all Big-East selection, For more information, please call (574) 631-5466 or visit WNOTREDAME led the Irish last season in scor­ our website at www.nd.edu/-sniteart. s~~Museum

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SMC SOCCER SMC VOLLEYBALL Sal Vaccaro awaits Belles SMC needs just three Saint Mary's plays tzvice more before opening conference play gaines against Alma

tournament, Saint Mary's lost games for the Belles. The By CHRIS DOYEN the tournament-deciding game MIAA season begins one week Saint Mary's puts up 18 kills in first game Sports Wrirrr to North Central in overtime 2- from Saturday against 1. Thn Belles had defeated Kalamazoo, and these tourna­ Saint Mary's !wads to North Mount Morey 4-1 in their first ment games are thn last Central Colll•gn in Napnrvilln, tournament game. chances for Saint Mary's to Ill., to play in tlw Sal Vaccaro Saint Mary's will look to improve before starting play in Lournanwn( Saturday for its avnngn that overtime lost with the MIAA. final tune-up lwforn bPginning a depleted rostnr, but if If there are any in-game its conf"enHrce sclwduln. Wednesday's 0-0 tin with kinks that need to be worked Thn Bnlll's, who have com­ Calvin is any indication, there out, these two games provide pilnd a r!'cord of :~-1-1, will will be plenty of Belles with excellent opportunities to do s q u a r P o IT a g a i n st. M o u n t varying levels or exporience just that. Once the conference MPrcy {:{-2-0) at 11 a.m. and ready to step up and fill thos1~ season opens, it runs straight thmr against North Cmrtral (2- spots. through the next seven games 2-0) at 12 p.m. Sunday. Senior d1~1"ender Justine on the schedule. Mount. Mnrcy. whil"h com­ Higgins may be called on again With only non-conference poles in thn NAJA Midwest to fill in for Saint Mary's miss­ game left on the schedule in Classic Conf"PrPncP. finislwd ing forwards- one or whom is late October. the Sal Vaccaro last. snason with a record of 6- injured and another who is Tournament marks the conelu­ S-4 and placed sixth in its wn­ si1:k. She pnrfornwd well with sion or a promising pre-season fnrnnce standings. North freshman Corissa Hart on and may lead the Belles into a Cnntntl finished 7-11 overall Wedrwsday, so the two of them potentially successful MIAA and l"inislwd last in tlw com­ could cause trouble for oppos­ season. GRETCHEN MOORE!The Observer Junior middle blocker Kaela Hellmann, 12, goes up for a spike petitive Collnge Conl"ernnce of ing defenses this weekend. during the Belles' 3-1 win over Tri-State Sept. 26, 2006. Illinois and Wisconsin. These two contests are also Contact Chris Doyen at In the 2 0 0 (> Sa I Vaccaro thn f"inal non-conference [email protected] By SAMANTHA LEONARD was not enough, however, and the Belles took the deciding Sports Writer game. It was all about tho battle for The Belles made quiek work the Belles, and tlwy came out of Alma last night, sweeping strong. Head eoach Julie the Scots in three games. Schroeder-Biek was impressed Saint Mary's took the first with her team. game 30-14. The Belles offen­ "Tonight, I really liked our sive effort was tough to b1mt - fight," Schroeder-Bink said. "I the team compiled 1 S kills in felt that the team really bonded the first game. The defense was together with their drive to equally impressive and unstop­ win." pable, posting five bloeks in the The Belles were aggressive, first game. and Sc:hroednr-Biok wants her In the second game, sopho­ team to keep it up. more outside hitter Sara Scow "The only thing that I saw that I fought hard for the Scots and disliked was that, sometimes, put up a total of 14 kills and 12 we played it too safe and didn't digs in the match. It seemed hit as aggressively as I want that her efi'orts would pay off, them all to hit," she said. but after tying it up at 20, the The Belles had a standout Belles pulled ahead and cap­ match and played together as a tured the game 30-28. team. Sophomore outside hittnr MELISSA HIGGINS!The Observer The Belles freshmen blocking Lorna Slupczynski posted her Senior mldfielder Justine Higgins, 3, fights for the ball with an Albion defender during the squad of middle blocker fourth straight double-double Belles' 2-11oss on Sept. 5, 2006. Saint Mary's is currently 3-1-1. Andrea Sasgen and oul'iide hit­ with 19 kills and 12 digs. Junior ter Jacee Watson had a com­ middle blocker Kania I Iell mann bined 10 blocks out of the had a team-high 1S digs. Belles total of 16, and the two The Belles play again ND CROSS COUNTRY freshmen aided in capturing Wednesday in a conference the final game. The Belles led match at Albion. the entire game, but the Scots tried to mount a comeback, Contact Samantha Leonard at Irish host championships pulling the game to 23-18. It sleonaO 1 @nd.edu

Observer Staff Report last 19 championships, while The women's lineup features LUTHERAN SERVICES ELCA the women have 13 of the last two freshmen - Marissa 15, ineluding the last four. Treece and Theresa Cattuna Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Notre Dame's Burke Golf The Irish men's lineup fea­ - in addition to upperclass­ 225 E. Haney Street, South Bend, IN 46613 Course will host the 28th tures several runners who did men like senior Ann Mazur. annual National Catholic Cross not compete in the season­ The National Catholic Parking: Broadway at Carroll Country Championships today opening Crusader Invitational Championship is one of two at 4 p.m. in Valparaiso, Ind., including home meets for the Irish this (2 blocks off Michigan St.) The event. whieh was inau­ seniors Brett Adams and Mike season. Notre Dame will also Sunday Schedule: 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist gurated by Irish coach Joe Popejoy, sophomore Greg Kiley host the Notre Dame Piane and run at Notre Dame, and junior Chris Rodriguez, Invitational Sept. 28. 9:00 a.m. Youth/Adult Sunday School has been dominated by the who took the individual title at The women's race will begin Need a Ride? Call Church Office 288-5266 host squad in the past. The the Crusader Invite, will also at 4:15 p.m. The men's race men's team has won 1 fJ of the run for Notre Dame. will follow at 5 p.m. HIS WEEK IN Friday, September 14, 2007 The Observer+ SPORTS page 21

experience plays well," Clark home field advantage on said. "You have to be careful, their side. The game will be I Marquette you can have a good young held at Valley Fields, which continued from page 24 team." generally Notre Dame draws a big j 1) finished 2006 at the bot­ will be hungry "It certainly wasn't erowd when tom of the conference with a for a victory a lack of effort, some the Irish come 1-15-1 record. this weekend to town. The Clark, however, believes after a disap­ days it just doesn't stadium is Marquette will be a bigger pointing score­ work for you. " expected to be player in the Big East this less draw with packed, espe­ year. Golden Eagles head Northern Bobby Clark cially in "the coach Mark Bennet is settling Illinois that birdcage" into his second year at the capped off. the Irish coach Marquette's helm with a slew of top Mike Berticelli student sec­ recruits. Memorial tour- tion, which is The Golden Eagles have a nament Sunday. The Irish located directly behind the young team started the east end goal. this year - weekend by The Irish will have to travel defender Mike "Experience works taking down for the next three games. Carlson is the only if experience Rhode Island 3- After Marquette, Notre Dame team's only plays well. J:"ou 0, but eould not will head to the east coast to senior, and he get the offense take on Rutgers and is joined by have to be careful, to diek against Villanova before returning only a handful you can have a the Huskies. home the following weekend. of juniors. good young team.'' "We didn't Clark doesn't mind being on Notre Dame quite function the road. The coach believes will have a somehow, and that being away from campus clear advan­ Bobby Clark it's hard to say life gives his players a better tage in experi­ Irish coach why;" Clark opportunity to focus on the ence with sev- said. "It cer­ task at hand and come eral seniors on tainly wasn't a together as a group. the pitch and fifth-year sen­ lack of effort, some days it ior Chris Cahill in net. just doesn't work for you." Contact Dan Murphy at "Experience only works if Marquette will at least have [email protected]

weekend, the Irish have made But while the Oklahoma State defense a priority and hope to game is important for the Irish Schedule play like the back unit that sur­ as a team, it holds special signif­ continued from page 24 rendered just .40 goals per icance for Waldrum. Oklahoma game last season. State assistant coach Karen Immediately following the Waldrum said his team will Hancock played for Waldrum at tournament opener between focus specifically on stopping. a Tulsa, where he coached from Washington State and Oklahoma pair of Cowgirls foreign attack­ 1989-1994. State, the Irish will take on ers, Swedish senior midfielder Hancock eventually became Princeton. Despite the Tigers' 0- Yolanda Odenyo and German the Cowgirls' head coach, and LAURIE HUNTfThe Observer Senior outside hitter Adrianna Stasiuk returns a ball during Notre 2-1 record, senior forward later married Oklahoma State Dame's 3-1 win over the College of Charleston on Sept. 7. Notre Dame Adriane Radtke. sports information direetor Will knows they will "We've been so "We've been Hancock. The couple gave birth still provide a working really to a daughter, Andrea, in fell 3-0 to No. 22 Santa Clara. formidable dominant on the hard to get rid of November 2000. But Will Bronco The Broncos are undefeated (3-0) challenge. offensive end [in some bad habits Hancock was killed in a plane in their series against Notre Princeton recent years] that we we developed," crash in 2001 while traveling continued from page 24 Dame and are 6-3 overall in the allowed just Waldrum said. with the Oklahoma State basket­ 2007 season with losses to No. 6 two goals in its could get away with "We've been so ball team. Florida and No. 15 Hawaii. three games, not being as sharp dominant on the In order to spend more time "This weekend we are really After the Bronco Invitational, all against defensively as we offensive end [in with her daughter, Karen excited to play such good compe­ the Irish will commence its con­ ranked oppo­ recent years] that Hancock stepped down as head tition because both Cal and Santa ference season play when they nents. The should have. '' we could get coach and took on the role of Clara are top-25 teams," Stasiuk travel to Pittsburgh Sept. 22. Last squad is com­ away with not assistant this season . said. . season the Irish fell 3-1 to the ing oft' a score­ Randy Waldrum being as sharp "It's going to be great to have The Irish will first face Santa Panthers. The Panthers, who are less tie against Irish coach defensively as we her here," Waldrum said. "She's Barbara who eur- currently No. 25 should have." just amazing." rently hold an unranked, hold Villanova last Even though Hancock had a 110-89-19 overall record of an overall season Friday. they may be without sophomore record as head coach and has 2-7. The (~auchos "Hopefully we can record of 5-5. "Princeton's a very solid defender Haley Ford, who has helped lead this year's squad to rncnntly lost 3-1 pull off a couple "We love play­ team," Waldrum said. "They're an injured hamstring, Waldrum a 4-0-0 record. to Virginia. The ing at such a well-coached and they're peren­ said he would be "shocked" if match will mark of upsets this hard level of nially one of the top Ivy (League] his back line did not perform Contact Fran Tolan at the first time weekend.'' competition teams." better this weekend. [email protected] Santa Barbara because compet­ On Sunday, the Irish will has played Notre Adrianna Stasiuk ing with tough have to reload in preparation Dame. teams will pre­ for an undefeated Oklahoma THE CUSHWA CENTER outside hitter FOR THE STUDY OF The Irish will pare for Big East State team that won its own d IL AMERICAN CATHOLICISM take on No. 11 opener against event, the OSU Invitational, , presents California on Pittsburgh," last weekend. The Cowgirls Saturday. The last time the two Stasiuk said. "Hopefully we can defeated Xavier 5-0 Friday F teams faeed eaeh other was pull off a couple of upsets this then beat Louisiana-Monroe Srminar in American 1991, when the Irish won 3-2. weekend." 7-0 Sunday. A God~t' Hero: 77te Life of William Jennings Bryan This weekend's matches begin (Knopf. 2006) The Golden Bears currently boast "Oklahoma State looks very By an 8-1 overall record with a win today at 4:30 p.m. when the Irish good," said Waldrum. "We've Michael Kazin over No. 13 Minnesota. Their face Santa Barbara. seen them on video and Georgetown tJniversi ty only loss this season was to they're very strong." Saturday. September 15. 2007 Colorado. Contact Ellyn Michalak at After allowing countless 9a.m. -noon In last year's contest, the Irish [email protected] scoring opportunities last McKenna Hall c~nter fOr Continuing F:.Gucalion

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Pasquerilla West vs. pretty strong." "We want the juniors and sen­ team is still trying to decide Breen-Phillips The Lions, according to iors to be the leaders to this betwnnn thrno l'reshman signal­ Interhall Dcl'ending champion Mackin. will have a senior-dom­ team and demonstrate how to callers for tlwir opening game. continued from page 24 l'asqunrilla West bngins its inated roster but do return play Walsh football," Brenner No matter who the starter is quest toward another title this sophomore quarterback. Claire said. for Pasquerilla East, she will be going to run. Thoir strategy for Sunday against the Babes of Connell. Kaczmarek, a mainstay Brenner noted that although aided by tlw return of sopho­ tho past wnok. though, follownd Brnnn-l'hillips. at middle linebacker, should be last season's tough loss to more receiver Tara Pillai, P.E.'s that or Noln~ Damn rootball l'asqu1~rilla Wnst was able to a force on the defensivn side of Pasquerilla West is in the back top receiver last ynar, and sen­ coach Charlie Weis - everything finish its season in the stadium the ball. of their minds, they hope to use ior Laura llansen, who anchors tactical is knpt under wraps. for the second straight year, This cast of returnees, which it as a confidence boostnr and a both the oiTonsive and defensive Tlw tnarn 's obj1~ctivn. hownvor, and the expectations am no less is under the leadership of four reason to be optimistic about lines. is quito doar. l'or tlw team this year. Snnior new coaches, will be accompa­ thn nP.w sP.ason. These players are vital to the "Wo'ro not going to give any­ Tina Martinek said the Weasels nied by a lightning-quick fresh­ "Wp, have a new and fresh Pyros succnss this season, as thing away." (;argula said. have to resolve their biggnst man Mackin called her "secret outlook for a new season," tho team's main goal is to inject "Wo' ro j usl roeus1HI on boating concern, which rests on the weapon." Bronner said. more life into an offense that Pangborn." oll'ensive side of the ball. To counteract the Lions' Pasquerilla East hopes that, struggled fur the past few smt­ Tlw Wnlsh Family eapULins "We have to make sure to attack, the Bullfrogs will rely on after a few disappointing sea­ sons. said last yoar's om~nso was pri­ establish a new quarterback." a host or youngsters making sons, an influx or young talent "Our defense has always been marily basPd on the pass. Martinek said. "We need to their Intnrhall debuts. will nwitalize the Pyros. pretty consistent," Nally said. Anything morn in depth than make sure that she feels confi­ "Our juniors and s·eniors have "(We want to] get the Pyros "But this year we hope to get that, though, and Bushnllo dent and comrortable back some good experience. but we baek on track," senior captain our offense going early. We actPd liko WPis has in tho past, there." have a lot or talented fresh­ Caroline Nally said. want to become a threatening knnping mum about anything Martinek is also happy about men," junior quarterback and Despite the relative inexperi­ scoring force." romotoly rolatN1 lo stratogy. thn experience her tmun has. co-captain Katie Hose llackney ence of her team, Nally is opti­ "Wp'rp just going to do what­ "The seniors ar11 providing said. "A coupln of thmn playP.d mistic about the upcoming sea­ nvnr works ror us," slw said. some good leadership [or the flag leagues at home, though, so son. Contact Griffin Dassatti at "Wo'll son what thoy give us and frnshmen who havon't play1~d it's definitely nice to have girls "Wp, hopn the younger players [email protected], Jared Jedick attack tlwir wPaknnsses." bel'orn," she said. who have actually had experi­ can draw from the wisdom of at [email protected], Peter Martinek highlighted senior ence." our upperclassmen," Nally said. Reisenaur at [email protected], McGlinn vs. Howard Anne Fournin as a defensive One or the Bullfrogs biggest The group of younger players Matt Gamber at Tlw Shamrocks and Dueks stoppnr but rnfused to nwp,a) receiving threats will be senior includes the eventual starting [email protected] and Sam will raen-ofT Sunday at 2 p.m. any more of her secret eo-captain Kristen Sobolewski, quarterback for the Pyros. ThP. Werner at [email protected] on BiPhlo Finld in a matchup of woapons. but Hackney will utilize the two up-and-corning tnams in "You will have to wait for array of skilled players at her tlw Bh1P I.Pagun. Sunday," Martinek said. disposal. II igh hopps and lofty nxpiH:ta­ Tlw Weasels facn a stern test "We should be pretty well-bal­ tions swirl around thnsn two from the Babes, who return anced," llackney said. "In tilll squads who havP not had a many oiTt~nsive starters from a past, we've had one or two good dominant s1mson ror somn time. disappointing linish last season. n~eeivers, but this year we have Coming in to tlw n1•w soason, in which they lost their final a lot of diiTerent options and tlw Shamrol'ks arP eonl'idont ganw to Welsh Family 19-0. targets wn can hit on any play. thoy can haVP tlw kind or SUC­ llowevnr, Breen-Phillips captain llopefully we'll use that to our COSS tlwy havn long cravml. junior Melissa Meaglwr believes advantage." "Wo havo a good mix or veter­ tlw dnf'nnse is ready to step up While both teams have high ans and now pPopiP.," senior and lead the Babes to vietory. hopes heading into a fresh sea­ 1:aptain and dnrnnsivn back "Wn are young on defense but son, only Hackney jumped at Taryn l.nwis said. "I don't want every playnr is intense and the opportunity to voice a pre­ to makn any predictions ror tlw aggressive" Meagher said. diction. coming snason. but I think wo "They are fast and go for the "We're definitely planning on can hamlin lloward. I think wn ball." finishing in the top four of the can win." Meagher said her team plays league and at least going 4-2," Tho Shamrocks have good sound. fundamental football. Hackney said. ''I'd say that's n~ason to h1~ confident, with "(Our players] cover thP.ir pretty bold for us." strong quarterback play nxpnct­ positions the way the coaches ml !'rom junior Sarah dn Groot taught them to, and our girls Pasquerilla East vs. Walsh and vdnran prnsnncn on the remember their assignments on Both the Wild Women and the linn rrorn junior Katie Zndler. oll'ensc and defense." Pyros hope to get their respec­ Mixing tho veteran prnsence Both teams are conlidP.nt they tive seasons off to a good start with their freshman additions had sufficient time to imple­ Sunday when they face off at 1 has the Shamrocks excited to ment their plays and have the p.m. at Hiehle Field. bouneo bar.k rrom a disappoint­ personnel to challenge for the Walsh looks to build on a ing season last ynar, a year league title, but Martim~k said team that, last season, came l.owis said she and her tnam the WP.asels have the experi­ within a point of defeating arn 1~agnr to forgot. Lewis said ence to do it again. eventual champion Pasquerilla LAURIE HUNT/The Observer thn tnam hopt~s to unlnash "an "I Breen-Phillips I didn't win ·West. Senior quarterback Mary A receiver goes up to catch a pass during an lnterhall football nxplosivn ol'rensn," and havn (the league title] last year," Sullivan and receivers Megan game between Badin and Walsh on Oct. 3, 2006. that orfnnse carry thP.m deep Martinek said. "We did." Hadley and senior captain into the postseason. Marie Brenner return to the Standing in thn way of that Badin vs Lyons Walsh ofTense. Sham rock offense is a vnteran With a win in Sunday's season Defensively, sen­ lloward cll~f'nnse. Two years opener against Badin, Lyons ior Julie Campbell and junior rmnovod from a winless season, ean match last year's win total - Cindy Brenner hope to shut I toward is looking to build on a hut they will have to do it down any opposing passing THE NAME IS KNOWN WORLDWIDE , •• HIS TALENT IS OBVIOUS! much improved outing last sea­ against a Bullfrog team coming attacks this year. For these PART OF THE: CASH FAMILY MUSICAL HERITAGE! son and ride tlwir dof1msn to a off consecutive Gold league returning players, the ultimate strong performance. Tho Ducks playoiT appP.arances. goal is simple. 'iht.StnllnfJ a ;'11u.sical 'l~16utt tb boast a healthy squad of' return­ Despite last year's struggles, "The seniors would like to ing vntnrans 011 both sides of which indudP.d a loss to Badin, return to the stadium," Brenner the hall, highlightPd by athletie Lions senior eo-captains Katie said. "The seniors were there as juniors Katn Sylvia, Christina Mackin and Judith Kaczmarek freshmen and would really like jOftijy Sm1shaugh and Maddy Zollo. havn seen encouraging signs in to get back there this year." But tlw question marks on the limited time they have had In addition to the returning this toam lie with tho ofTnnsn, in with their squad. uppP.relassmen, a number of FRIDAY SEPTEMBER, 28 8:00 PM particular, with its unsnttled "We've only had two prac­ talented freshmen and sopho­ quartorhack situation. tices, so I don't really know mores hope to contribute to the "Wo are hoping to bring in what to expect," widnout team this fall. Brenner is conli­ sonw strong and accurate Mackin said. "We do have a lot dfmt the Wild Women will usp, throwers to rt-plaee our former or leadership, so we should be this youth to their advantage quartnrback or thn past three 410 South Main Street Elkhart, Indiana 46516 years," Sylvia said. • Tickets $18, $22, $27 To be sueePssful. tho Ducks 719 W. 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Over 25 years of making ~~,~~appearing: Making a f'ast start is impor­ Homemade soup daily! homemade pastries tant to both squads. but they havn not lost sight of' what the Located directly across from Arby's Roast "Donuts and pastries made the ganw of f'ootball is all about and Beef on Mckinley in the College Square old-fashioned way." arn 1:ortain to provide a capti­ 1 Plaza with Tradewinds Restruant. PORTION OF PROCEEDS To BENEF'IT ELKHART COUNTY WOMEN S SHELTER vating matchup. Large orders are our specialty­ "I think it's going to bn a good A'?~ &Mha~~t 'P~9'UJ.m Open 7 days per week! please call 24 hours ahead to Sew«c o5 e()(,Uftlf gamn with both teams trying · · · ::!\·_,, ,_,. S74-294-18'1f very hard." Sylvia said. "It's Hours: Sun-Wed 6am-2pm ensure availability. going to bn fun." Thurs-Sat 6am-4pm Friday, September 14, 2007 The Observer+ TODAY page 23

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ND WOMEN'S SOCCER NO VOLLEYBALL Irish to play Clintbing the Ivy three in Irish face Princeton and Oklahoma State California

By FRAN TOLAN By ELLYN MICHALAK Sports Writer Sports Writer

Notrn Damn is relinvnd to bn on ThP. Irish finished last week­ familiar soil aftPr last wnnknnd's end's Shamrock Invitational with trip to California, which rnsultnd a sense of accomplishment, as in two lossns to Stanford and senior captain Adrianna Stasiuk Santa Clara. surpassed her I ,OOOth career hit. Thn Irish takn on Princeton The Irish dominated against tonight and No. I (J Oklahoma both the Colloge of Charleston State on Sunday at the Inn at and Alabama, :{-1 (:{0-24, 24-30. Saint Mary's Classic. Irish coach 30-26, 30-1 9) and 3-2 125-30, Handy Waldrum said hn f(Jeusnd 30-28, 24-30, :HJ-1 9, 15-IJ). on !wiping his squad rngain its respectively. 1\f'tor falling 3-1 (26- composure this week after it :~o. 30-25, 28-:~o. 23-301 in a droppml two straight games. compotitive makh against No. 17 'Tvn bnnn n~ally trying to make Ohio, the Irish rnatchP.d tho surn psychologically they're Crimson Tide with a 2-1-tourna­ doing okay," Waldrum said. ment record. Tho coach said h1~ told players The Irish now hold a 3-4 over­ that, ineluding two preseason all record, with losses only to games, they are 2-2-1 against ranked teams or teams receiving tl~ams ranked in the NCAA top votes in the CSTV/AVCA Coaches I 0 this season. Poll. "We've played a really tough This weekend, the Irish head to schedule, and when I tell [the Santa Clara, Calif., for three players! our record, they start matches - two against ranked realizing we're doing okay," teams - in the Bronco Waldrum said. "We've done well Invitational, their final tourna­ against a lot of' good teams. It ment before the conference sea­ just shows there's some parity." < ALLISON AMBROSE!The Observer son begins. Senior forward and captain Amanda Clnalll attempts to block a kick from Wolverine defender see SCHEDULE/Page 21 Emily Kalmbach during Notre Dame's scoreless draw with Michigan Aug. 31. see BRONCO/Page 21

WOMEN'S INTERHALL FOOTBALL Phoxes open season eager to return to finals

Sunday at 5 p.m. are excited to begin the season 2006 season. and try to win. Honestly, this By GRIFFIN DASSATTI, Both the Whirlwinds and the with the majority of last year's Bescher said the team is com­ first game we'll have to see JARED JEDICK, PETER Phoxes finished their 2006 sea­ team still intact. prised mostly of freshmen, where we arc. We have a good REISENAUR, MATT GAMBER sons with perfect 4-0 records. The Phoxes, on the other something that she thinks will group of athletic girls and a ton and SAM WERNER Welsh lost in the semifinals, hand, return only two players make the season, especially the of great coaches helping us out Sports Writers while Pangborn made it to the from last year's second-place first game, interesting. For one ... The freshmen are just really final where it lost to Pasquerilla team - sophomore captain thing, the Phoxes' strategy will excited to play that first game." Last season's two regular sea­ East - the team they defeated Meghan Bescher and junior be one based on fundamentals. The Welsh captains, on the son undefeated teams face ofT for the title in 2005. Ashley Hardy. These two are all "We're simply trying to imple­ other hand, said they are very in the opening weekend of Led by their co-captains, sen­ that remain from a core group ment a basic offense and just secure in the system they're women's Interhall football as ior Kelly Bushelle and junior of juniors and seniors that led get that down," Bescher said. Welsh Family battles Pangborn Jenni Gargula, the Whirlwinds Pangborn to an impressive "[Our goal] is to just be efficient see INTERHALL/Page 22

MEN'S SOCCER Vets have advantage over younger Eagles

Hutgers 2-1 in double over­ By DAN MURPHY time. Sports Writer Two players, senior forward .Joseph Lapira and junior Sonw people get caught up defender Matt Besler, were , in preseason polls, but not named to the preseason all­ Notre Dame coach Bobby conference team. Lapira was Clark. also selected as the presflason "J don't really look at those offensive player of the year. polls." Irish coach Bobby Jle has racked up a goal and Clark said. "When~ we end up one assist so far in Notre at the end of tho year is really Dame's first four regular sea­ all I am conccrnP.d with." son games. Clark's squad was picked Last year, Lapira scored two socond in this year's presea­ early goals against Marquette son Big East poll. Last season to lead the Irish to an easy 4-0 the Irish finished third and win. The Golden Eagles (1-2- VANESSA GEMPISfThe Observer lost in the second round of the Freshman midfielder Matt Armstrong chases down a ball during Notre Dame's 3-0 win over Big East tournament to see MARQUETTE/page 21 Rhode Island on Sept. 7. The Irish were picked to finish second In the Big East this season.

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~fED F BO~fH UNc.-.,.,··...-..... page 2 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, September 14, 2007 CoMMENTARY 2007 Irish opponents Time for Weis to Last week Next week W, 69-14, Samford vs Boston College raise the curtain Something needs to change. quarter against Penn State, W, 31-10, ND vs Buffalo Michigan and Notre Dame are Notrn Dame has played eight in the dumps. and it's not good quarters of the most boring and for nithnr. One of these teams c~onservative, frustrating and will win Saturday, and nvnryone painful football you'll ever see. will know its Strong defense finally crumbled L, 7-39, Oregon vs. Notre Dame first vktory because of the inefl'ectual was ovnr an · ofl'ensn against Georgia Tech, undnrpnr­ and the same fate befell the fonning squad in Happy Valley. It must W, 28-17, BGSU at Pittsburgh giant. chango. l.loyd Carr There are conflicting camps may be on about Weis' flaws this season. his way out One says either Weis: game at Michigan. planning or his play calling W, 52-6, E. Illinois vs Cent. Mich. but to think Ken Fowler have been terrible. To those Notn~ who ascribe to this viow, Weis Dame's Sports Writer has an uninhibited up-side as a problems eoaeh. aren't simi- The other says Weis' ofl'ense W, 27-17, BYU at Utah lar to Michigan's is simply falsn. requires too perfect execution The truth is, both schools' for uninterrupted ofrensive pro­ coadws need to do some soul ductivity. To this camp, Weis' searching. problem is systemic: His ofrens­ W, 37-17, NC St. at Georgia Tech We've heard Charlie We is say es will always struggle badly in he wanted to keep it dose rebuilding years. against Georgia Tech and go In truth, the two arguments into halftime with "a chance to are not mutually exclusive. Weis win" against Penn State. probably has a little of both Idle at Nebraska But Weis wasn't hired to give flaws. Notrn Damn a chance to win. lie Sure, his oll'ense is complex, wasn't hired to keep it dose. but he's also admitted to dumb­ And he wasn't hired to run a ing down the sehemes and play L, 24-41, Rutgers vs Ball State mc~diocrn program. calling against Georgia Tech Medioere programs go 6-6 and Penn State. Unless his com­ against tough schndules. "Six plex oll'ense consists of a dizzy­ and six" isn't good enough, and ing array of swing passes to mndiocrn coaehes at the most Armando Allen, we haven't seen W, 20-12, Utah vs TCU tradition-rich football school get how these young and inexperi­ fi n~d. enced players can execute an l.uckily, Weis isn't a mediocre oll'ense some claim is the prob­ coaeh; he's just harnessing his lem. L, 13-24, Virginia at Northwestern thnspian side and playing one. Of course, the logical counter­ lie's convinced himself that he's argument is that he's had to a dirnetor of a long-term play dumb down the ofl'ense precise­ with a short-skilled cast. lie fig­ ly because it is too complex. But urns his actors will develop, but that argument fails insofar as Idle vs San Jose State he's resigning himself to dross Weis needed only a spring and rdwarsals instead of debuts summer to implement his because he's unsure when the ofl'ense with new players when players will be ready. he first arrived. Demetrius This wonk, it's time to raise Jones, Evan Sharpley and all tho curtain. but a few freshmen have had at Weis has no excuse for handi­ least onn full season in Weis' c~apping the ofl'onse again. lie's oll'onse. bmm trying to avoid blowouts, Weis simply hasn't givnn his and lw has failed twiee. ommsn a chanee to show if it Weis' star. Jimmy Clauson. is can execute his plays. On ready, and so are most of the Saturday, that must end. On supporting players. Weis should Saturday, Weis must tell his view tlw game like this: Hight players he trusts them. On now, trying to beat Michigan is Saturday, Weis has to eoach to like trying to pleasn the pan~nts win- not coach to try (futilely) of third graders in a school play. to avoid a blowout. Most scenes can be fumblnd, Notre Dame doesn't have to but one or two crisp aets will win. But Weis needs to let the ovnrcome cwerything. Miehigan Irish try. Good things only hap­ ' seomingly wants to be beat, so pen when you're willing to take long as you show a little n!Tort a ehance. -at least, the Wolverines' loss s to Oregon madc~ it feel that way. The views expressed in this But. with Wnis trying to mini­ column are those of the author mize turnovers, Notre Dame andnot necessarily those of The hasn't shown any true eiTort to Obsever. win. With the lone exeeption of Contact Ken Fowler at a no-huddle drive in the fourth [email protected] Just seconds from campus. With its many choice beverases, hearty food and lively conversation, BriSid's is the place to be. Plus there's live music on weekends, overstuffed leather chairs to cozy up by the flreplace and lots ofbi8 screen TVs to watch all thesames. And we're open seven niShts a week, too.

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Friday, September 14, 2007 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 3 Avoiding futility Winless rivals face long road back to the top of the world and freshman will By CHRIS HINE start in his place. Sports Editor Michigan fans are in disarray. A season that looked so promis­ This was hardly the way they ing has quickly turned into a plannnd it. seemingly unsalvageable tail­ Notre Dame and Michigan are spin of uncertainty. The rest of 0-2 and have fallen, at least for the season appears bleak. The now, !'rom tho elite. Irish fans Wolverines have lost their start­ and coaches scratched their ing quarterback and their first heads trying to find ways to two games. All this has hap­ explain Notre Dame's ineiTicien­ pened before Michigan has cy on the offensive side of the played a game in the Big-10. ball. Michigan fans wanted to In Notre Dame's case, the bury their heads following the slow start caused disappoint­ Wolverines' 34-32 loss to ment - not panic. After gradu­ would-be-patsy Appalachian ating most of its top offensive State on Sept. 1. players from a year ago, Notre "Our players are cognizant of Dame entered 2007 without an thn l'aet that their players are offensive identity. Two weeks going through the same thing into the season, it is still search­ we're going through," Notre ing for one. The offense has not Dame eoaeh Charlie Weis said. scored a touchdown in Notre "And I think that the team that Dame's first two games and has stays together the best and managed a net of negative-eight doesn't finger-point and accepts rushing yards. The lack of Nittany Lions running back Austin Scott scores a touchdown in Penn State's 31-10 victory over accountability and handles offensive efficiency has sur­ Notre Dame last Saturday in Happy Valley. adversity will, in all likelihood, prised many fans given Weis' be one that plays the best on pedigree as an offensive coach. "Those who do know me, Michigan also has two experi­ responsible for containing the Saturday." Freshman friend and foe, I think would enced receivers in Mario ball," Carr said. "If you contain For Michigan, quarterback agree that I'm a tough-minded Manningham and Adrian the ball, now you've got more the slow start "Our players are competitive guy and there isn't Arrington. Manningham people to get in on the tackle. came as a will make his anything that comes my way torched Notre Dame's second­ That's what they call gang tack­ shock. The cognizant of the fact second start of that I can't handle professional­ ary last September for three ling .... Now, there were some Wolverines that their players are his career ly," Carr said following and 137 yards, and missed tackles in there, and began the year going through the Saturday against Michigan's loss to Oregon. "And has 183 yards so far this sea­ part Qf that is those were two with national a Michigan there is nothing, there is noth­ son. But Carr expects more outstanding backs [for Oregon.] title hopes after same thing we're defense that ing that can from his junior But most of it was because we compiling an going through." looks nothing keep me down wideout. either didn't get off our blocks 11-2 overall like the top­ - not a loss to "I don't think or we left the ball outside." record last sea­ Charlie Weis rated defense of Appalachian "And there is nothing, he's played as son. Ranked a year ago. State, not a loss well as he can," Searching for answers No. 5 in the Irish coach Saturday's game to Oregon, not there is nothing that Carr said. "f While the present at Notre polls to start represents a 100 losses - can keep me down - think he's done Dame is not as bleak as the season, the chance to heal and not the loss not a loss to some very good Michigan, the future is just as Wolverines opened up at home for both teams, but more of my job." things. I just unpredictable. against Appalachian State - a importantly it will reveal a In order to Appalachian State, not think that he's The Irish returned just four Football Championship glimpse into the future of both beat Notre a loss to Oregon, not capable of play­ starters on offense and have not Subdivision team (formerly squads. Dame, Carr will roo losses - and not ing better, and scored a touchdown in two known as Division 1-AA), and a turn to the arm I'm confident games. Weis has come under seemingly easy win for the Michigan blues of his backup the loss of my job." that he will." fire for his offense's lackluster Wolverines. For Michigan, the questions quarterback. Another performance - most specifical­ But the Mountaineers forgot about the future begin with its Mallett, who question mark ly the performance of the offen­ they were supposed to lose. head coach. will make his Wolverines coach Michigan must sive line. So far, the line has Appalachian State shocked the Carr's future at Michigan is first start as a address is the allowed 15 sacks, which have collego football world with its up in the air because some have Wolverine play of its contributed greatly to the nega­ defeat of' Michigan on a blocked questioned his ability to win big Saturday, was defense, whieh tive rushing total. Weis said the field goal. The win marked the games. The Wolverines have listed as the second-best quar­ is one of Michigan's biggest lia­ problems with his line are not first time a Div 1-AA team lost four straight bowl games terback in last year's recruiting bilities this season. The that easy to solve. defeated a ranked team in the and three straight to rival Ohio class behind Clausen. Wolverines lost seven starters "There are some questions Associated Press Poll. State - including a 42-39 loss "I can guarantee you, he's not from a defense that was first that are easier to fix, and some Michigan's woes continued last last season with the Big Ten intimidated by anything," Carr against the run and tenth over­ questions that are harder to fix. week with a 39-7 thumping at title and a berth in the BCS said. "I think that's one of the all. In their first two games, the There are some things I don't the hands of Oregon. To add National Championship game things I like about him. He's got Wolverines had trouble defend­ understand either," Weis said. injury to insult, the Wolverines on the line. While a win against a lot of confidence. He's got a ing against the spread offense "But once again, it's not all just lost four-year starting quarter­ 0-2 Notre Dame will not com­ great arm, and yet he's got to that features a mobile quarter­ the offensive line. What you end back to a lower-leg pletely silence his critics, it go into this week and play with­ back. In two games, Michigan's up doing, by qualifying that too injury. Michigan coach Lloyd would certainly help soften in himself and within the con­ defense has allowed 491 yards much there, is you put the onus Carr said Henne will not play their harsh words - at least for text of the game plan, because on the ground and 520 yards all on them. Have they played Saturday against Notre Dame, a week. it's really about winning. And through the air. The Wolverines great? No, they haven't played it's not about Ryan Mallett. It's probably will not see Notre great. As a unit, they haven't about doing the things that will Dame try to run the ball with played great. So what my job help this team win." Clausen as quarterback, but then to do is to keep on working One thing Michigan has that Carr is covering his bases any­ to find a way to fix it." can ease their new quarterback way. Without an effective offensive into the game that Notre Dame "I think it's much different line, it will be hard for the does not is a consistent rushing except they had a quarterback young talent Weis has at quar­ attack. Senior Mike Hart fin­ at the start of the season for terback, running back and wide ished in the top five in the them; they have some plays that receiver to develop. Heisman voting last season and we have to prepare for. I know I Notre Dame's future on the has rushed for 315 yards and wouldn't be surprised to see other side of the ball looks three touchdowns in two games some of that," Carr said. brighter. The defense has been this season. Hart made waves "And yet, traditionally, their able to keep in its games so far. this week when he guaranteed offense going baek the last two Darrin Walls scored that Michigan would defeat the years, there's a lot of similari­ Notre Dame's only touchdown Irish. ties in what we do offensively on a 73-yard "I think Mike Hart is a fierce and what they do. And so that return against Penn State. The competitor, and I think he's try- makes the preparation not easi­ Irish have allowed fewer yards . ing to fire up his team. And I er, but certainly it enables us to through the air (252) than they think you take it in its proper work more against our own have thrown for this season perspective," Weis said. "Will defense in practice this week." (274), but have allowed 423 we bring it up to the team and For Michigan, one of the yards on the ground - though say, 'Hey, he guaranteed a win?' problems that plagued their most of those yards came late in Yeah, we'll say that because defense the past two weeks was the games. anyone would. But in reality, I an inability to tackle the ball Despite the questions on both think that Mike Hart is trying to carrier on the first hit. sides, one thing is for sure be a leader. I think that's what "I mentioned this earlier, our Saturday: Someone is finally he's trying to do. So, ·I think basic inability to be a good going to win. KATE FENLON!The Observer Mike Hart is doing what any tackling team has been because Irish tailback Annando Allen runs in Notre Dame's 31-10 loss to Penn leader for a team would be say­ we have not leveraged the ball. Contact Chris Hine at State. Notre Dame has negative-eight yards rushing in two games. ing." Somebody in every defense is [email protected] ------

page 4 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, September 14, 2007 ----- Notre Dame Fighting Irish Record: 0-2 HEADT AP: NR Coaches: NR Notre Dame Fighting Irish Charlie Weis Third season at Notre Dame 26,.,... Notre Dame 34 Aldridge career record: 19-8 2007 Schedule WR WJI. 19West II G;i;,.. at Notre Dame: I HOld 82 Parris 19-8 Sept. 1 GA.TECH-L CharlleWels against LT head coach Michigan: 1-1 Sept. 8 at Penn State-L Zlllunean • 10~omme Sept. 15 at Michigan .·'·'\, Roster Sept. 22 MICIITGANST. No. N<~me Pos. Ht. Wt. YR I ll.j. llord WR 6-1 1% JR Sept. 29 at Purdue 2 Dt~rrinW.tlls DB 6-1 1HO so OI..B 3 Dt•ml'triu~ Jom-s QB 6-4 213 so Oct. 6 at UCLA S4V 5 Arrnc1ndo Allcm Ill! 5-10 IYO FR 6 Kay llt•rrin~ DB 5-10 IY7 so Oct. 13 BC 7 Jimmy Cl.w""n Qll 6-3 207 FR 8 R,w,hon 1'.1.-N<·il DB 6-0 187 FR y Ttmt Zbikowski DB 6-0 207 SR Oct. 20 usc II D.1vid GrimL•s WR 5-10 177 JR 12 D.trrin BraAA (.)B 6-1 188 SR Nov. 3 NAVY ROE 13 Ev.m Sharpl<•y Qll 6-2 216 )R 94o.:;;... 14 Br.mdon W.tlkt.•r K 6-3 197 FK . .,..5'1~Jr. 15 l.t•oh•rrim• llll 6-0 IHY SR Nov. 11 AIR FORCE 16 ju,tinGilktt Qll 5-11 180 SR 17 Ct•offn•y Prin• I' 6-3 208 SR Nov. 18 DUKE 18 Duv.tl Kam.u,, WR 6-5 222 FR LCB IY Gt•or~;t>Wl'1't WK 5-10 197 so Nov. 25 at Stanford lW.. Is 20 Tt•mtil Lambt•rt DB 5-11 !Yl SR 22Wooden 21 ll.my Call up Jr. WR 5-11 185 so 22 Ambrose WtKxit·n CB 5-11 196 SR 23 Goldt•n Tdtt• WR 5-11 188 FR 2.1 W. David Williams J)Jl 5-9 173 SR 24 LA.•tmard Gordon DB 5-11 IY4 so 25 Munir Prinn• DB 5-10 184 so 26 Travis Thom.t~ RB 6-0 216 SR 27 (),wid Bnaton DH 6-2 207 J ~~ 28 Kylt• McCMthy DB 6-1 207 so 2Y )asha.td C.tin~ IJB 6-0 203 so 2Y Jakt• Richardsvillt.• WR 6-1 180 so 30 ll.urison Smith DB 6-2 205 FR 31 St.•rHiO Brown DB 6-2 !YO so 32 Lukt• Schmidt RH 6-3 248 so CoACHING QUARTERBACKS IRISH RUSHING IRISH PASSING 33 Robt•rt lluglws KH 5-11 238 FR 34 J.mws AldridKt' RB 6-0 222 rr~ 35 N.lh.' Whitakt•r K 5-Y 165 !'!{ 35 Kt..•vin Smith DB 6-0 180 SR JO Ocx <.:un: DB 6-1 220 so 37 Junior Jabbil' Rll 5-11 205 SR Charlie Weis went 19- Jimmy Clausen did a The Irish have a big When Clausen had time 38 w,,d,•l,lms WR 5-9 183 SR Ll.l 4 in his first 23 games good job of finding offensive line and five last week, hn usually !imnd 39 Ry.ln llurkh.~rt K 5-11 196 so 3Y Kt•vin Bruo"-s TE 6-2 241 so ::E at Notre Dame, but he's receivers last week talented running backs, receivers, although they 40 M.mrice Crum, Jr. 1.1! 6-0 230 SR <( lost his last four by an when they were open, so the running game weren't often very far 41 Scott Smith LB 6-4 235 )R average of 24.5 points and when he wasn't should be effective on downlield. lie has the abil­ 42 Kt•vin WashinHton I.B 6-1 241 JK Q 43 Mikt• Anello DB 5-10 170 JR Ll.l per game. lie needs to getting sandwiched by paper. But it hasn't ity to throw intermediate 43 Eric Mau~t r 5-10 177 so D:: find the old magic, Penn State linebackers. been. In fact, Notre to dnep routes, but only if' H Mikt·Anl'ilo DB 5-10 180 so ..... espeeially offensively, He is still a freshman Dame is last in the thn line gives him time and 44 As Paskor1 Lll 6-2 235 FK 51 0<1n Wt.•ngt..•r 01. 6-4 287 so 52 Jot• Br-4 283 FR btlt h6w nl u eli will' b~ ltmg tout~hdowns right Y2 Dt•rn•llll.md DL 6-3 287 )K attributable to the inep­ and left, do the Notre Y3 [',utdyMullm Dl. 6-5 290 so 94 Justin Brown Dl. 6-3 2f>l SR titude of' the other Dame receivers have the 95 l.m Wiliams [)!. 6-2 300 FR squad? spend to take advantage? 96 l'.1t Kunt1 DL 6-3 285 )R 97 K.tllt•nWrtdt· Dl. 6-5 257 so 98 Tn•vnr I .aws DL 6-1 296 SR

Something has to go right for one of' these Neither offense will be able to move the ball teams. It just ha<> to. Two weeks have msulted in early, but a big play on defense or sp1~dal teams four losses, five quarterbacks and countless will give Notre Dame a l!'lad and boos will rain . Irish . embarrassments for the teams combined. On down on the !ragiln Wolverines, who will quit in ' Saturday, someone ha<> to win. One of these cur­ response. The Irish running game will be suddenly A rently awful teams will eseape with a vietory, effective against the demoralized Michigan thanks to the complete and utter inP.ptitude of the defense,

Sept. 22 PENN STATE No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. YR 2 Shawn Crable LB 6-5 243 SR Sept. 29 at Northwestern 3 DB 6-0· 205 so 4 RB 6-Q 212 so 5 Charles Stewart DB 6-1 203 SR Oct. 6 E. MICIDGAN 6 Donovan Warren DB 5-8 173 FR 7 Chad Henne QB 6-2 226 SR Oct. 13 PURDUE 8 Jonas Mouton LB 6-2 235 so - 9 Anton Campbell DB 5-11 194 SR 10 Steve Threet QB 6-5 228 FR Oct. 20 at Illinois 12 David Cone QB 6-6 214 so 13 Greg Mathews WR 6-3 231 so 14 Matt Hornaday DB 5-10 200 JR Oct. 27 MINNESOTA 14 Morgan Trent CB 6-1 184 SR 15 Ryan Mallett QB 6-7 252 FR Nov. 3 at Mich. State 16 WR 6-3 195 SR 17 Toney Clemons WR 6-2 205 FR 18 Antonio Bass WR 6-0 204 JR Nov.10 at Wisconsin 20 Mike Hart RB 5-9 202 SR CD 21 Junior Hemingway WR 6-3 202 FR 14fuat Nov. 17 OHIO STATE 22 Jamar Adams DB 6-2 214 SR Z7 Harrioon 23 Carlos Brown RB 6-0 209 so . 24 RB 5-9 224 JR 25 johnny Sears CB 6-0 185 JR 26 Zion Babb WR 6-1 180 l'R 27 Shakir Edwards DB 6-0 206 SR 27 Brandon Harrison DB 5-8 193 )R 28 Jordan Reilly DB 5-9 178 FR 29 Jon Conover WR 6-2 198 so 29 Troy Woo folk DB 6-0 174 FR 30 James Rogers II DB 6-l 169 FR 31 Brandent Engleman DB 5-11 206 SR 32 VinCl' Helmuth FB 6-1 248 FR 33 Marell Evans LB 6-3 224 FR 34 jason Gingell K 5-9 190. SR 35 Doug Dutch DB 5-11 199 SR WOLVERINES RUSHING WOLVERINES PASSING SPECIAL TEAMS INTANGIBLES 37 Chris Graham LB 5-11 225 SR 38 Artis Chambers DB 6-1 185 FR 39 Will Heininger DE 6-5 223 FR 39 Ankit Kachhal p 6-1 192 Sr 40 Michael Williams DB 5-11 178 FR N.otre Dame's run Notre Dame's second­ Notre Dame special Notre Dame has 41 Zoltan Mesko p 6-4 242 JR 42 Chris McLaurin TE 6-3 232 JR defense improved last ary is one of the few teams have been a mixed looked awful, but its 43 Bryan Wright K 6-1 218 so week, allowing less than bright spots in this young bag this year. Zbikowski, bevy of young players z 44 Mark Moundros FB 6-1 231 so 0 45 Obi Ezeh LB 6-2 243 so 60 yards in the first season. They are allow­ Allen and Tate are danger­ are learning something ..... 46 Brandon Logan LB 6-0 220 JR three quarters. But the ing an average of less ous return men, and Price, new every week. The ::a 49 John Thompson LB 6-l 237 SR Irish wore down late in Irish have to go on the IT1 50 OL 6-2 280 FR than 130 passing yards Walker and Whitaker have 50 Ohene Opong-OwusuLB 6-1 235 JR the game, allowing 111 per game, and corner­ all looked good kicking the road in front of 100,000 c 51 Max Polack LB 6-1 218 Sr fourth-quarter rushing back Darrin Walls scored ball, but the Irish gave up people again, but The )> 52 OL 6-5 298 so 53 Ryan Vao Bergen DE 6-5 260 FR yards and a touchdown the only Irish touchdown long kick and punt returns Big House will seem 3: 54 Austin Panter LB 6-2 232 so consisting of all running of the season on an inter­ last week against Penn tame after a fired-up IT1 55 DE 6-2 270 so 57 Zac Ciullo OL 6-0 270 FR plays. ception return. State. Beaver Stadium. 57 Adam Kraus OL 6-6 295 SR 58 Brandon Herron LB 6-2 199 FR 59 Sean Griffin LS 6-2 238 SR 60 OL 6-5 290 )R Zoltan Mesko is a very The senior-laden 61 Patrick Lyall OL 6-0 277 SR Mike llart has been the Mallett has a cannon 62 Tim McAvoy OL 6-4 290 JR lone bright spot for the arm, but he didn't look good punte~ and Wolverines are strug­ 62 john Saigh DL 6-4 294 SR Wolverines this season, ready for college foot­ Michigan's kick and punt gling - but no one 63 Brendan Lopez LS 6-0 244 FR 64 Gant DeBenedictis OL 6-5 304 SR running li>r over 100 yards ball against Oregon. He returning have been seemes to know why. 65 OL 6-3 310 so in both losses. His determi­ routinely threw into solid. But kicker Jason Mike Hart guaranteed 66 William Bostic LB 5-9 211 so 67 Terrance Taylor DL 6-0 308 JR nation to keep his team­ coverage and often Gingell is just 2-for-5 victory, but he was last 68 Bryant Nowicki OL 6-8 305 so mates foeused and his will­ looked confused. kicking field goals, and seen yelling at his own 69 Michael Ramirez OL 6-2 277 so 70 jeremy Ciulla OL 6-5 295 SR ingness to play through Manningham and he had two blocked in the offensive linemen. 71 OL 6-6 297 JR injuries make him crucial Arrington are- still dan­ final minute against Discord reigns in Ann 72 MarkHuyge OL 6-6 286 FR 73 Alex Mitchell OL 6-5 324 SR to Michigan's success. gerous wide receivers. Appalachian State. Arbor. 74 Brett Gallimore DL 6-4 280 SR 75 Cory Zirbel OL 6-5 295 JR 77 OL 6-7 315 SR 79 Perry Dorrestein OL 6-7 299 so 80 TE 6-4 349 FR The Irish pass defense Both groups have 81 Stev Watson TE 6-4 239 FR 82 LaTerryal Savoy WR 6-2 205 JR has bo g looked great at times 83 Mike Massey TE 6-4 231 SR d and had complete break 84 K.C. Lopata K 6-2 226 SR 84 David Middleton Wr 6-2 202 so downs at others. Like 85 Carson Butler TE 6-4 247 ]R cets ofthe game, 86 WR 6-0 178 ]R e a:m; wi ttttl!i:r 88 Andre Criswell TE 6-1 257 JR 89 Tim North DE 6-1 261 JR 90 Tim Jamison DE 6-3 266 SR 't~~:~ e~~~~~ 91 Tom Pomarico OL 6-3 246 FR 92 Greg Banks DE 6-4 262 so asterous mistakes they 93 Jason Kates DL 6-3 234 so have endured in the past 94 John Ferrara DL 6-4 279 so 95 Renaldo Sagesse Dl 6-4 303 FR two weeks. 96 Mike therman TE 6-3 238 so 97 Will Johnson DL 6-5 290 so 99 Adam Patterson DL 6-2 256 so

Notre Dame is finally able to move the ball against This game comes down to heart. If every Michigan's weak pass defense and score a couple player on Notre Dame isn't ready to humiliate of offensive touchdowns. Meanwhile, the rushing the Wolverines after last year's debacle, game breaks double digits. The defense continues something is terribly wrong. And what could its strong play and L'i able to hold Michigan late in be more embarassing for Michigan than los­ Irish the game thanks to the offenses's ability to finally ing in the Big House again? Weis and Clausen move the ball and eat up some clock. Clausen finally get the offense clicking against the leads Notre Dame down the field in the closing inept Blue defense, while the defense will experts minutes to give the Irish the victory. Jay Fitzpatrick shut down Mallett and Hart. Chris Hine FINAL SCORE: Notre Dame 21 Associate FINAL SCORE: Notre Dame 28 Sports Editor Michigan 14 Sports Editor Michigan 7 page 6 The Obser-ver+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, September 14, 2007 ------· Crunching the Saturday Pick 'e01 numbers Khorey Hine Fowler Fitzpatrick Season Record: (29-8) (29-8) (33-4) (32-5) No. l USC at No. 14 Nebraska UN AVERAGE PER GAME usc usc usc Middle Tennessee at No. 2 LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU Utah State at No. 3 Oklahoma OK OK OK OK ND points scored No. 22 Tennessee at No. 5 Florida TN FL FL FL UM points scored ....__ No. 6 Texas at Central Florida TX TX TX TX The Citadel at No. 7 Wisconsin WI WI WI WI ND points allowed La. Tech at No. 8 California CA CA CA CA UM points allowed No. 9 Louisville at Kentucky UL UL UK UK No. lO Ohio State at Washington WA osu WA osu ND rush yards No. ll UCLA at Utah UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA -- UM rush yards Buffalo at No. 12 Penn State PSU PSU PSU PSU Norfolk State at No. 13 Rutgers RUT RUT RUT RUT

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Friday, September 14, 2007 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 7 Confidence breeds improvement for DBs 14th best in the nation. example of improvement in the By JAY FITZPATRICK Weis said the main reason for Irish secondary. The team's Associare Sports Ediror the improvement in the pass practices helped them mesh as defense game is the emergence a team and have spilled over Notre Dame's defense has of talented players. into games. given up 32 points per game Sophomore cornerback "We got a lot of confidence this season, but Irish coach Darrin Walls is one of those just working with each other, Charlie Weis said his secondary emerging players for the Irish. getting used to each other on still has the most important He scored the the field, and component for a solid defense team's only being consistent," -confidence. touchdown in "We've been able to Walls said. "The "There are scheme changes, the first two play multiple confidence level we're playing a whole bunch of games- a 73- has been building combination coverages. but I yard intercep­ personnel groups that in practice and in think that the one thing that tion return in we haven't been able games so it's [Irish defensive backsl coach the first quar­ to play with such been great to the [Bill [ Lewis and [defensive ter against level of play." coordinator Corwin] Brown Penn State last confidence before." Even though have done is instill confidence Saturday. the touchdown in that group," Weis said. "It was an Charlie Weis added to the The new confidence has come exciting play," Irish coach unit's confidence, with the new 3-4 personnel Walls said. it was also a schenw this season, spearhead­ "Basically I just result of the ed by Brown. followed my teamwork and "We've been able to play mul­ blocks, my teammates made a bonding the secondary has tiple personnel groups that we wall, and I followed them. We worked on all season. - haven't been able to play with practiced it all week and it hap­ "Attitude [has changed] - such confidence before." Weis pened in practice. I pictured it we've been more aggressive said. "So now we've been able happening in a game and it and more physical," Walls said. to put more DBs on the field did." "We hang together on the KANGfThe against multiple receiver sets Walls has played well enough weekends. The camaraderie Irish comerback Darrin Walls returns an interception 73 yards for a and we don't get mismatched." in practice to earn a starting between us brings us a lot clos­ touchdown in Notre Dame's 31-10 loss to Penn State last Saturday. The new scheme helped the job at cornerback in both er on the field." defensive backs regain their games this season, although Brown said the team's close­ Arrington. The Wolverines wide Ryan Mallett. confidence. In the past two sea­ Brown said every player in the ness is obvious in practice. The outs have not been as dominant Walls doesn't think that will sons under former defensive secondary has improved during defensive backs, Brown said, as in recent years, but they affect Notre Dame's concentra­ coordinator Rick Minter, the the preseason and the first two work hard to improve their have combined for 21 catches tion. Irish struggled against the weeks. teammates. and 304 yards. Moreover, "Our mindset is as if Henne pass, surrendering 203 yards "They've really challenged "They really support each Manningham had four catches was going to play," Walls said. per game in 2006 and 264 each other," Brown said. other," Brown said. "They real­ for 137 yards and three touch­ "Their freshman quarterback yards in 2005 - 103rd in the "They've challenged them­ ly do support each other and downs last season against has a great arm, we watched a country. selves. The things that we've nobody gets jealous. It's pretty Notre Dame. lot of tape on him. He can make The secondary has performed asked them to do, they've cool." But this season, Michigan will any throw on the field. We just above expectations in the first made. They've really worked The secondary will face a be without four-year starting go in there and prepare." two games this season, holding hard at trying to get those tough test Saturday with quarterback Chad Henne. opponents to only 126 passing things done." Michigan receivers Mario Instead, the Wolverines will Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at yards per game - good for The touchdown was a prime Manningham and Adrian start freshman quarterback [email protected] Mallett gets first start for injured Henne

the starting job in fall camp as seven of his 16 pass attempts By CHRIS KHOREY a true freshman. for 49 yards with an intercep­ Sports Editor But Carr said his current tion. Senior freshman is further along than Adrian Arrington said he and When Ryan Mallett came to Henne was at that point. junior wide out Mario Michigan in January, he had "Chad Henne came in, in Manningham will need to use visions of one day becoming July, and spent a month with their experience to help the the Wolverines' starting quar­ us as far as conditioning," Carr youngster under center. terback. said. "Ryan was here through­ "As receivers, we just have He had no idea that day out the winter. He had spring to be in the right place at the would come so practice. And right time," Arrington said. soon. so from a "He hasn't had enough experi­ Mallett, a "He's a really big guy standpoint of ence to fake on the move like freshman who ... with a cannon arm. being able to we can with Chad, so we just arrived in Ann do some more have to be in the right place at Arbor a semes­ He can make all the things, cer­ the right time." ter early to get a throws. He was that tainly he has Senior offensive tackle Jake jump on classes way in high school. more experi­ Long said that Mallett took and attend ence than control of the huddle immedi­ spring practice, And I'm sure that this Chad had at ately, and that his completion was thrust into week, now that he's the the same percentage will improve with the lineup when starter, they'll have an time." experience. senior Chad But even "Ryan stepped out there; he Henne suffered opportunity to build with that didn't hesitate and took a leg injury in the offense around extra spring charge," he said. "I think in the second half what he does the best." practice practice he is going to get bet­ of last week's under his ter, too." 39-7 loss to belt, Mallett Coming out of high school, Oregon. Charlie Weis will have a Mallett was known for a strong Henne did not Irish coach simplified arm and was ranked second in return to the playbook to the nation among quarterJ game, and he work with, backs by several recruiting will not be available Saturday Carr said. services - with only Notre when winless Michigan takes "The reality is that it's a fine Dame starting quarterback on 0-2 Notre Dame at line," he said. "You can do too Jimmy Clausen ahead of him. . little and not give us a chance, "We did a lot of work on Instead, the 6-foot-7, 252- or you can do too much and Mallett coming out of pound freshman from make it impossible. So our job Texarkana," Irish coach Texarkana, Ark., will be under as coaches is to give him a Charlie Weis said. "He's a real­ center against the Irish. plan that he feels good with ly big guy ... with a cannon "I think he's a bright guy," and that gives us a chance to arm. He can make all the Wolverines coach Lloyd Carr put points on the board." throws. He was that way in said of Mallett. "He comes In his freshman year, Henne high school. And I'm sure that from a football family. His dad completed more than 60 per­ this week, now that he's a is a coach. cent of his passes for over starter, they'll have an oppor­ He's been in great competition 2, 700 yards, including a 25-of- tunity to build the offense at Texarkana, comes from a 40, 240-yard performance in a around what he does the best." great program." 28-20 loss to the Irish in his Michigan quarterback Ryan Mallett reacts after throwing an Three years ago, Henne was second start. Contact Chris Khorey at incomplete pass during Michigan's 39-71oss to Oregon last Saturday. in a similar boat. having won Last week, Mallett completed [email protected] ... ------~------

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