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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Simply the best ♦ Lecture: “Human Rights ♦ Performance: Pacifica ♦ Conference: Opening ♦ Seminar: “Ethics, Organizations and Ideology: Quartet, resident ensem­ address, “About the Psychoanalysis and Other A Gramscian Analysis,” ble, University of Greatness of the Great Talking Cures,” Jonathan SAINT LOUIS Neve Gordon, Department of Chicago, Music Institute Books,” Aa Brann, Saint Lear, University of Chicago, At Notre Dame, we expect the best. And our Politics and Government, of Chicago, Little John’s College, Annapolis, followed by commentary by women’s basketball team gave us exactly that. The mistake is to think that we became the Ben Gurion University, Theatre, Moreau Center, Auditorium, McKenna Hall, Alasdair MacIntyre, Room best last night when Ruth Riley hit the two Program of Liberal Studies 124, Center for Social frecthrows that earned Notre Dame the national Israel, Room C-103, Saint Mary’s College, championship. Hesburgh Center, 12:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 50th Anniversary, 5 p.m. Concerns, 4:30 p.m. But this team was some­ thing special when they stepped on the floor for the first exhibition game in the Joyce Center. For those OUTSIDE THE Dome Compiled from U-Wire reports games, as well as many reg­ ular season games, there was no question of who would win. The only uncer­ Virginia Tech drops charges against professor tainty was whether Notre Erin Piroutek BLACKSBURG, Va. the department heads to review the Dame would win by 20, 30 Virginia Tech President Charles facts, meet with their faculty members or 40 points. Steger has requested the university’s and begin a dialogue that will come to Yet the Irish put on a great Senior Staff legal counsel drop charges against an understanding of the cause of the show each time they took Paulo Polanah and ordered university event and prevent such incidents in the court. Writer officials to investigate the Tuesday the future.” They displayed their tal­ arrest. Steger, in his statement, also apolo­ ent, grace and athleticism Polanah, black studies instructor, gized to all students involved in the for anyone who would show up to watch. The was arrested by Tech police and incident. end of the games weren’t a disappointing charged with disorderly conduct at “On behalf of the university commu­ blowout, but they were an opportunity to see all about 6 p.m. Tuesday in Pamplin Hall. nity, we apologize to the students in 12 of the Notre Dame players on the court. The Police were called to solve a dispute the two classes who were inconve­ loudest voices at the end of the game: starters over a room with Larry Killough, a nienced and denied — even in a small Riley, Kelley Siemon, Neile Ivey, Erika Haney and professor of accounting and informa­ way — the educational opportunities Alicia Ratay, cheering from the bench. Karen tion systems, according to police ciate vice president for university rela­ they deserve as Virginia Tech stu­ Swanson hitting a three was enough to bring the reports. tions. dents,” he said. whole arena to cheer with the same enthusiasm Killough had reserved the room to “I am asking that the disorderly con­ Polanah, who was released the same as for a game-winning shot. proctor a test, but Polanah’s Black duct charge against the instructor be night as the arrest, said he was happy The team was the best in December when Aesthetics class had been using the dropped,” Steger said in a statement the misdemeanor charge was dropped Purdue came to the Joyce Center. In a fortunate class without formal reservation for read to students involved in the dis­ but was angered at what the students move, students who attended received “Beat eight weeks, said Larry Hincker, asso­ pute Thursday. “I am also directing from both classes were put through. Purdue” shirts. Though few would have guessed it at the time, fans watched a preview of the national champi­ onship game. The Irish were the best when UConn arrived in U niv ersity o f P it tsb u r g h W e st e r n K en tu c k y U niv ersity South Bend. And finally, the fans were the best also, at the first women’s basketball sellout. For the first Search continues for missing student Rape victims won’t press charges time, students were turned away from the Joyce Center. Those who made it inside saw Notre PITTSBURGH BOWLING GREEN, Ky. Dame reach a new level, one where they became Close to 20 days after University of Pittsburgh Since last January, there have been five rapes report­ a true rival of UConn. The Uconn team that many freshman Justin Hayduk was last seen in ed on Western Kentucky University’s campus and none predicted “their bench could beat Notre Dame” Morgantown, W.Va., his father has decided to of the women who filed those reports have decided to watched in disbelief as the Irish sent them back expand the search for his son to a wider area. “The prosecute. According to experts, there are many rea­ to Connecticut with a crushing loss. Morgantown police have exhausted all their leads,” sons why women, college-age women in particular, As March Madness reached frenzied levels Michael Hayduk said. “They have no place to go.” decide not to prosecute their rapist, said Misty Johnson, some refused to realize that Notre Dame was the Justin Hayduk was in Morgantown during Pitt’s outreach coordinator for Hope Harbor, a rape crisis best. In a CNNSI article naming the top 16 rea­ Spring Break. On March 10, he and a friend who had center in Bowling Green. Media coverage and shame sons to watch the Sweet Sixteen ignored the been drinking ran into a West Virginia University are at the top of the list, she said, adding that difficulty Irish. Tennessee and Connecticut were praised. police officer. His friend was caught by officers, but in prosecution can also be a deterrent. “A majority of Purdue’s Katie Douglas was lauded. Southwest Justin ran away. That was the last time he was seen. prosecuted rapists never spend a day in jail,” Johnson Missouri State’s Jackie Stiles even got the first Morgantown police found what is believed to be said. Travis Manley, commander of communications four reasons all to herself. Hairstyles were even Hayduk’s hat by the Monongahela River, and dogs and information services for University of Kentucky’s mentioned as an important reason to tune in to have picked up a scent there too, but after six days campus police, said that in the last year UK has only the Sweet Sixteen. of searching the waters, police decided to move on. had two rapes reported on campus from their 35,000 Yet not one word about the Irish. Cpl. Phil Scott of the Morgantown Police Department students. Manley also said that it is not uncommon for The teams with a history of national champi­ decided to halt search efforts on March 19 but spent the rape victims to prosecute. “The reason one of the onships as well as the team with the all-time most of last week interviewing people who might victims prosecuted was because she didn’t have a leading scorer were eliminated. The Irish were have information about the case. choice,” Manley said. there at the end to cut down the nets when it mattered. Women’s basketball has yet to incite the frenzy that Notre Dame's men’s sports do. But excel­ lence in women’s basketball is well on it’s way to Lo ca l W eather N ational W eather becoming a Notre Dame tradition. The fans who have been there throughout the season, for a few 5 Day South Bend Forecast The AccuWeather® forecast for noon, Monday, April 2. games, or even just when everything was on the AccuWeather 18 forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures Lines separate high temperature zones tor the day. line — they’ve seen the best. Light up the #1 on Grace Hall. Our team earned it.

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“This has gotta be a once in a By ANDREW SOUKUP lifetime opportunity,” said Nick Associate Sports Editor Setta. “There’s no way I would miss it. It’s great just to be a part Niele Ivey climbed off the bus, of this.” onto a platform and held the For senior Jaime Glasser, it NCAA Championship trophy high was just great to be able to wit­ in the air. ness a national championship Everyone exploded into cheers. team while she was a student. “This moment passes anything “It’s been the only national I’ve over experienced in my championship in our four years,” entire life,” said head coach she said. “It was a great game Muffet McGraw. and a great season.” More than 2,500 students and Her friend Katie Wood agreed. supports lined Notre Dame “They worked hard and they Avenue to welcome the women’s deserved it,” she said. basketball team back to campus. The atmosphere at Notre “You’ve been supportive all Dame was much different than year,” McGraw said as the crowd Purdue, where riot police had to chanted, “We’re No. 1! We’re use tear gas on out-of-control No.l!” Pointing to the trophy, students. In South Bend, the she shouted, “We brought it only disturbance reporterd was a home!” couch being burned on North Due to a flight problem, the Quad. team bus didn’t arrive to the Instead, the festive, joyous Main Circle until 2:30 a.m., one atmosphere around the main cir­ hour later than estimated. cle was a fitting homecoming for However, despite the cold weath­ the Irish. er, nobody left the rally early. “To see all these people out “We won the national champi­ here, it’s phenominal,” said Pete onship,” said Mark Trandel. Monenaro. “They deserve to be supported.” “I’ve been coming to women’s As the team bus drove up basketball games since I was in Notre Dame Avenue, led by a third grade” said Christa Gray. Senior Niele Ivey (above) police escort, students waved “There’s more people here now smiles with the national their hands in the air and chant­ than there were at some of those ed, “Here come the Irish.” When home games. This is awesome.” championship trophy — the the bus finally stopped and the Local television crews walked first for Notre Dame in Irish got off, they ran around the around the crowd getting basketball and the first in crowd giving supporters high- footage. Everytime a camera­ fives on their way to a platform man shined a light on a particu­ any sport since 1995. erected by the Notre Dame lar section of the crowd, students All-American Ruth Riley Security Police. went crazy. Throughout the “We’ve got nothing but love for evening, many supporters did 68 addresses the crowd after the you,” said Ruth Riley. pushups — one for every point Irish returned to campus at Riley was clearly a crowd the Irish scored in their victory favorite at the gathering. When over Purdue. 2:30 a.m. Riley was clearly the band played the 1812 The players clearly had a good the crowd favorite as several Overture, the students chanted time in front of the students, “Ruth, Ruth” over and over. although as Ericka Haney joked, males professed their love for Riley just laughed. “We don’t know what to do, so her and the crowd honored At least three students held do you have any questions?” her with a “Ruth” chant aloft signs asking the star center Ivey crowdsurfed for about 30 to to marry them. seconds, and Riley asked the when the band played the “[Riley’s] pretty hot, and she Notre Dame band if they would 1812 Overture. will make a lot of money next play the Irish Jig. year,” said Jeff Raedy, who was And as they do before every carrying around a sign that read game, the Irish huddled together photos by: “Ruth, will you marry me?” and did the Irish Jig for one last Many students realized how time. MIKE CONNOLLY special it was to see a national It was the perfect ending to a championship team. perfect season.

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affirmed they didn’t light the Notre Dame security expected returned from St. Louis, Ratay. They were making By LAURA ROMPF fire. no problems out of students “It will be a long night,” noise to support the women’s Associate News Editor “Of course [we’re playing the Sunday night. Rakow said. “But it will be team they feel takes the back song] in good humor,” Christel ‘We certainly have more worth it in the end.” seat to football and men’s bas­ Besides Billy Joel’s “We said. “It’s awesome we just people out Around ketball. Didn’t Start the Fire” blasting won the National tonight, but we 150 yards “The girls deserve so much out a third floor Keenan win­ Championship. We watched d id n ’t expect “We certainly have more aw ay from more credit than they get,” dow, North Quad was silent this game and the last one [the any riots,” said people out tonight, but the b u rn t said Meghan Thomas. Sunday night after the semifinal win against Rex Rakow, we didn’t expect any coach, nine “The student body is always women’s basketball team won Connecticut.] We re excited.” director of s c r e a m in g out there supporting the men’s the National Championship. Notre Dame fire department security and riots.’’ girls stood teams, no matter how well There were no riots, but captain Tim Hoeppner said police. “We o n they do,” added Sarah Raehl. approximately 20 students set once the department arrived have better Stonehenge Rex Rakow Gail Thompson, Haney’s one couch on fire and a six- on the scene the crowd of 20 students than donning roommate, said she was proud man in Keenan thought they’d students dispersed and the fire that.” director of security and police h o m e m a d e of Haney and the entire team. celebrate. was quickly extinguished. Rakow said T-shirts sup­ “My roommate worked so Tom Perez and Mike Christel Although fans at Michigan two shifts of porting their hard,” she said. “It’s an injus­ played Joel’s hit song out their State rioted after the Spartans officers were stationed at sectionmate Erika Haney and tice more students aren’t out window to celebrate, but 2000 men’s championship, Alumni Circle when the team fellow Lewis resident Alicia here to celebrate.” Purdue students riot, police deploy tear gas on students west side of campus and tapped against their boots. Purdue Exponent Staff Reports ing services/grounds general said Slay ter Center, then back Fosnaugh said the tear gas manager general, said Social Brian Brown, a senior in Purdue students lit fires, through various parts of cam­ ran out and had to be Services Annex and the School of Agriculture, said he turned over a car and broke pus. Many fires started in restocked throughout the American Railway Building expected the disturbance. “I windows after Purdue lost to trash bins and on pieces of night. also had broken windows. was here last time this hap­ Notre Dame Sunday night in furniture that had been Eric Fobes, a freshman in The windows of several busi­ pened so I was pretty sure it the women’s basketball pulled into the street. the School of Agriculture, nesses in the Village were was going to happen again.” national championship game. Police w as u p set also broken. Students used music to deployed that police Students attempted to push a c c e n tu a te th eir mood. At Students used a flaming “I’d like to throw tear gas Notre Dame shirt to start one te a r gas used te a r over a white University van one fraternity house, stu­ fire. In the Northwestern when groups at the cops; the tear gas gas. but were unsuccessful. They dents played “Break Stuff” by Parking Garage, revelers of students burns your eyes and your “I’d like then moved to a University Limp Bizkit. turned over a Mercedes. They failed to dis­ to th ro w mail truck and a smaller And at Cary Quadrangle, perse. throat. It really sucks. ’’ also broke windows in stores tear gas at black university van, but they “We Didn’t Start the Fire ” by S t u d e n t s the cops; and campus buildings. were again unsuccessful. Billy Joel entertained the ran through the tear gas Fosnaugh said there is no Capt. Ron Fosnaugh of the Eric Fobes crowd. campus, cov­ burns your dollar amount on the damage Purdue Police Department Jim Bartela, a freshman in ering their Purdue student eyes and yet. said about 2,000 students the School of Technology, eyes and your Fosnaugh said the distur­ gathered in the Village, but said he thought the fact that mouths with throat,” he bances broke up at 1:15 on students also gathered in students gathered in the large numbers throughout p a p e r to w ­ s a id . “It Monday morning. els, shirts, jackets and their really sucks.” Nathal Dusai, a freshman in streets after the game was campus. Fosnaugh also said good. police made eight arrests, hands to protect themselves Fosnaugh said that win­ the Schools of Engineering, from the tear gas. dows of Engineering said he joined the crowd “Even though there’s ranging from disorderly con­ destruction of the town, it's a duct to bomb making. They could be seen cough­ Administration Building and because he wanted to partic­ ing, spitting, crying and curs­ Materials and Electrical ipate. great way to get people The revelry started at Cary together, to help celebrate Quadrangle and moved to the ing. They also clapped to the Engineering Building were “I’m not pissed that we lost; beat of the batons police broken. Richard Byers, build­ I’m just happy to riot,” he the basketball team.”

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Vatican Radio protested: Several hundred people demonstrated Sunday outside Vatican Radio, accusing it of polluting the air with electromagnetic waves. At issue is the station’s transmitter in the town of Santa Maria di Galeria near Rome. Residents fear leukemia cases in the area may be linked to radio station’s electromagnetic emissions.

Sri Lanka explosion kills 11: A bomb exploded during a concert at a crowded stadium in Sri Lanka early Sunday, killing 11 people and prompting a stampede, authorities said. At least 150 were injured. At least 25,000 spectators were packed in the stadium in Kurunegala, about 60 miles northwest of Colombo, when the bomb exploded, a local police officer said in a telephone interview.

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Texas plane crash injures seven: A plane loaded with skydivers was caught by a “dust devil” turbulence just after it took off and crashed from a low altitude, injuring seven people but killing no one. Most of the 21 skydivers on the plane with the pilot had already climbed out by the time Danny Timmons reached the scene by running three- quarters of a mile from the private airfield where the plane had taken off.

Survey shows easy access to guns: Nearly half of the nation's high school stu­ dents have easy access to guns, and more AFP Photo than one in five high school boys have taken a An EP-3 surveillance plane in flight, like the one like the one shown here in a U.S. Navy file photo, collided with a weapon to school in the last year, according Chinese fighter jet Sunday near Chinese airspace. The plane made an emergency landing in China with no injuries. to a survey released Sunday. Forty-seven per­ cent of high school students said they could obtain a gun if they wanted to, while 22 per­ cent of middle school students said they could U.S. plane hits Chinese fighter get a firearm. international airspace when tude toward Beijing, and not say how close Sunday’s Associated Press two Chinese fighters inter­ China’s recent detention of flight came to Chinese air­ BEIJING cepted it, Bratton said. The two scholars with links to space. A U.S. Navy surveillance EP-3 is an unarmed four- the United States has fur­ The Chinese Foreign Indiana N e w s B r ie f s plane collided with a engine propeller plane ther raised distrust. Ministry said the collision Chinese fighter jet that equipped to listen in on A Chinese academic said occurred at 9:07 a.m. some Student shot at school in Gary: A intercepted it over the radio signals and monitor encounters with Chinese 62 miles southeast of teen-ager accused of fatally shooting a student South China Sea on Sunday radar sites. fighters are frequent as U.S. Hainan, a large island off and made an emergency The collision appeared to planes fly along China’s the southern Chinese coast. outside a high school was expelled from the landing in China, a U.S. mil­ be an accident and the coast eavesdropping on mil­ Two Chinese fighters school nearly two years ago for a history of itary spokesman said. Chinese did not force the itary communications. were sent up to track the fighting and truancy. Donald Burt, 17, of Gary The 24 American crew plane down, Bratton said. “It’s very regular for the plane as it approached is scheduled to be formally charged Monday members were not injured, “The planes actually American Navy to have Chinese airspace, said the with murder in Friday’s shooting death of 16- said Col. John Bratton, a bumped into each other,” their planes intruding into ministry statement. year-old Neal Boyd. Investigators said Burt spokesm an for the U.S. said another Pacific Chinese airspace,” said Van “The U.S. plane abruptly walked across the Lew Wallace High School Pacific Command in Command spokesman, Lt. Xuetong, an expert in diverted toward the lawn to where students were getting off buses Hawaii. The Chinese gov­ Col. Dewey Ford. international studies at Chinese planes, and its about 8:20 a.m. He allegedly approached ernment said the fighter The incident comes at a Tsinghua University in head and left wing collided Boyd, who had walked to school, exchanged a crashed and its pilot was touchy time in the United Beijing. “The Chinese then with one of the Chinese missing. States’ relations with China. send up fighters and chase planes, causing the Chinese few words with him, then shot him once. The EP-3 was on a rou­ The Bush administration them out.” plane to crash,” the state­ tine surveillance flight in has taken a more wary atti­ The U.S. military would ment said.

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Some of them are the He touched on many other packed house at Indiana most powerful citizen groups in issues during his 2-hour speech, University-South Bend (IUSB), the state, like in New York and including alternative energy consumer advocate and 2000 Massachusetts,” said Nader. sources, excessive defense presidential candidate Ralph A third suggestion made by spending, child poverty, univer­ Nader called on students to take the former presidential candi­ sal health care and trade an active role in democracy. date was the formation of unions. He argued that the American “Campus Greens,” student In many cases, Nader por­ people as a whole are losing organizations supporting the trayed these issues as a battle power to large corporations due Green party in local, state and between corporate interests and to a lack of public organization federal elections. the interests of the people. For and the power of concentrated These suggestions have example, he suggested that wealth in today’s political already led to some local action. solar energy possibilities have process. After the speech, fliers were not been explored because no But there is hope, said Nader. handed out enjoining students powerful group can profit from Citizens can turn the tide of to meet together today from 4 controlling the sun the way rising corporate power by indi­ until 5:30 p.m. in Northside Hall some corporations control fossil vidual initiative. Through orga­ at IUSB to organize ways to fuels. “Not even Exxon can nized, grass roots efforts, the make a difference in the com­ eclipse the sun,” he said. American people can restore munity. Elected officials should be and maintain a healthy democ­ Also, directly following the fighting for the people against racy. They can fix the problem speech, student groups at IUSB concentrated corporate wealth of “too much power and wealth met with students from Notre and power on these issues, in too few hands, leading the Dame, including members of Nader said. few to dominate the many.” the Progressive Student Alliance He criticized both the Attention to one's duties as a (PSA), to discuss activism on Democrats and the Republicans citizen only takes a few hours both campuses. for failing to truly represent the every week, said Nader. And “it Tony Kingsolver, a student at people. In his characteristically provides a sense of fulfillment IUSB, looked forward to partic­ irreverent and humorous style, and satisfaction.” ipating in the meetings follow­ he even went so far as to call Unfortunately, Americans ing Nader’s speech. President Bush “a gigantic cor­ often fall victim to what Nader “I think it’s going to be very poration running for president calls “the rationalization of futil­ positive,” Kingsolver said. disguised as a human being” ity.” They give reasons for not Nader’s talk provided the right and Gore a “sooth-saying ser­ devoting energy to their civic context for such a meeting, pent.” duties. These include lack of Kingsolver said. “I don’t think The Democrats and the time, ignorance of how to be an many people know what Republicans are both controlled active citizen and fear of retali­ Nader’s all about until they by corporate interests, accord­ ation. come hear him.” ing to Nader. As a result they “These are not proper reasons Aaron Kreider, president of are “morphing into one anoth­ in the land of the free and home MEGAN ANDERSON/The Observer the PSA at Notre Dame, said, er.” Consumer advocate and 2000 presidential candidate Ralph of the brave,” said Nader. “Most people in our group The parties combined forces Nader urged students to take an active role in democracy. America is a free country in would agree with Ralph Nader. with each other and their cor­ which citizens have the right to They love the guy.” porate sponsors, through the organize and take political steps Other students in attendance Commission on Presidential 2004 presidential election, “We’re having fundraisers at without fear of oppression. found Nader to be a motivating Debates, to keep third-party Nader said it is too early to which all PAC’s [political action Failing to exercise that right speaker. candidates Nader and know if he will run. But he has committees], corporations and could lead to its permanent loss. “He gets people off the couch­ Buchanan out of the debates been involved in building up the soft money arc excluded,” said “Use it or lose it,” Nader said. es,” said John Jalkanen, a stu­ and the corresponding publicity, Green party in anticipation of Nader. “So we’re just individu­ Nader emphasized the need to dent at Indiana University- he said. the 2002 local, state and als contributing a few bucks to become involved while still Bloomington. “He helps me As far as prospects for the Congressional elections. make this a grass roots party.” young because time slips by realize I do need to stop talking much faster than one expects. so much and actually start “Don’t waste time,” said Nader. doing something.” “You’ll lose your 20s, lots of On an issue of some interest young people do.” to Catholic social justice, Nader Nader suggested three ways voiced support for a living wage students can become active citi­ during a press conference just zens for democracy. before his speech. He expressed Topic of Discussion: First, he called for the cre­ concern that the current mini­ ation of a class on civic skills mum wage is $2.05 less in real and democracy for university purchasing power than the min­ students. This class would teach imum wage in 1968, while per students how to use the capita productive output has Freedom of Information Act, ini­ doubled since 1968. tiate referendums and lobby “That’s a pretty sad commen­ their government, among other tary on the nature of progress things. in a country with overall eco­ Second, he suggested students nomic growth,” he said. here form a chapter of the Of all the solutions he’s seen, Indiana Public Interest Nader has found successful Racial Profiling Research Group, a group based attempts by some cities to

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By ANNE MARIE MATTINGLY Senior Staff W riter

ST. LOUIS Some considered themselves to be longstanding Notre Dame women’s basketball fans, while others admitted getting caught up in the excitement of a poten­ tial national title. Some camped out in the Joyce Center to pur­ chase the coveted Final Four tickets, while others made the journey to St. Louis not knowing whether they’d be able to get into the Sawis Center. They rep­ resented different classes, differ­ ent residence halls and different degrees of sports knowledge. But all came to be a part of the magic.

Standing Room Only When an arena usher tried to calm the small Notre Dame stu­ dent section and persuade the ticketholders to have a seat dur­ ing Friday’s Final Four game against Connecticut, one student asked her, “Where on my ticket does it say I have to sit?” Though they represented only a fraction of the Notre Dame stu­ dent body and an even smaller Notre Dame section, so we snuck proportion of the 22,500 in down to the Notre Dame section More than 2,500 students attendance at the NCAA and lo and behold, we started and local supporters filled women’s basketball Final Four, winning, and we won by 15 the Notre Dame students who points.” Main Circle early Monday made the 360 mile trek to St. Lewis Hall resident assistant morning to welcome the Louis were impossible to ignore. Mari Pyle traveled to Missouri Eighty minutes on the floor of St. Sunday without tickets and not Irish back to campus. Louis’s Savvis Center stood knowing if she’d be able to get Despite the cold, many fans between the Notre Dame women them, but felt that just being in and the 2001 National town to cheer for the Irish was painted their chest to show Championship, and for 80 min­ important enough. their support (above). Ericka utes the ticketholders of Section “We came down this morning Haney (right) received a 106 stood with them. and we were just excited to sup­ “I didn’t know they tried to get port the team. We have two warm welcome from her us to sit down, but there is no [players] in our dorm, Ericka sectionmates in Lewis Hall way that Notre Dame students [Haney] and Alicia [Ratay], and would ever sit down during an we just wanted to support our when she arrived. athletic event, so I was just team,” she said. “We were just expecting that we were going to going to be here for the spirit stand. It wasn’t even something and the team and then go out photos by: that crossed our mind,” said afterwards and celebrate.” MIKE CONNOLLY sophomore Kristen Nonbello of That type of support was Friday’s game against unwavering, even when the Connecticut. team was down by 17 points at ued to increase over the past Even if it had crossed their the end of the first half against several years. minds, it’s unlikely that these Connecticut. “In the last six years, it’s gone students would have been able “I came to the game not as the from probably 900 to 1,000 to to contain their enthusiasm mascot but as a superfan of the 5,000, and it keeps going up enough to stay in their seats. Fighting Irish women’s basket­ every time,” she said. “It’s won­ After all, student Chris Wright — ball team,” said Michael Brown, derful.” who has attended “every game the 2000-01 Varsity Leprechaun. Kale attributes the growing [he] possibly could have” this “People doubted them, but guess number of fans in part to year — couldn’t even go to sleep what, I called home at halftime. I recruitment of new fans by cur­ after the team’s Elite Eight victo­ told my family, ‘Don’t worry. rent ones. ry over Vanderbilt in Denver. We’re down by so many points. “That’s how we’ve built a Instead, Wright found himself We’re gonna come back.’ And base. We’ve all gone out and told venturing to the Joyce Center in guess what. They did. Let’s go people, ‘You know, you’ve got to anticipation of purchasing Final Irish!” come to games’ Look how we’ve Smith believes that it is in part grown. I miss the camaraderie Four tickets. could be a lot better. I think this year’s NCAA tournament the confidence of the fans that of the smaller groups and find­ “As soon as we beat they’re missing a bit.” success will win respect for helped the team to pull off its ing a seat real easily, but now Vanderbilt we bundled up — I Wright agreed that his fellow women’s basketball and draw record-breaking comeback. we have season tickets and think I was wearing about five students need to be at the Joyce more fans to the Joyce Center “I think that our attitude car­ we’ve come a long way. It’s layers of clothing — and we took Center for all the games, not just for women’s games. ries onto the team, and there­ great.” off to the JACC and when we got those that have been nationally fore, that’s why they won,” he But attendance and student “I don’t think there’s enough there, they told us that we advertised. students who come out and par­ said. enthusiasm still isn’t at the level weren’t allowed to line up until 6 “We show up for the big ticipate. They really don't,” said that many of these die-hard fans a.m.,” he said. “We stood there games, but for the games — a lot Smallwood. “And I hope this will Packing the House would like to see. even though they told us not to of the Big East games especially change their minds and more of But despite the turnout for this “The students are not coming but after an hour we noticed — we need to show a little bit them will come out.” year’s tournament, women’s out, and that disgusts me that nobody else was going to more support,” he said. Pyle agreed that this year’s basketball hasn’t always enjoyed because you get all these people come until 6 a.m. the next morn­ Many fans attribute the lack of championship contest perfor­ this kind of support from stu­ from South Bend, La Porte, ing, so we took off. We woke up support to a lack of respect for mance should cause an dents or from the South Bend Rochester, all around coming to at 4 a.m. and decided to head women’s teams, despite the increased enthusiasm for the community. see the game and the student out at 4 a.m.” more than 25 years that have team on campus. “We used to be able to have section is empty. T h at’s not Student Stephen Smith, who passed since the implementation “I think because of us getting bought his tickets after arriving socials with 100 people, and now right,” said Christine Frazier, we don’t even have room,” said of measures designed to equal­ to the Final Four, there’ll be in St. Louis, decided that the sec­ who has attended women’s bas­ Kaye Kale, a South Bend resi­ ize women’s sports with men’s. more and more student support. tion where those who purchased ketball games since 1984 and dent who has been following the “We do have Title [IX] equality I think there was when the JACC tickets in the student sale were who traveled to Cincinnati for team since 1991. “Now we can’t now and women are just as sold out for the UConn game. sitting was the only place to be. the 1997 Final Four. even do the tables. We have to important as men,” said Kale. There was great spirit and we “We didn’t have any tickets. Kale said that student support just set up chairs. We’ve had, for Frazier noted that she preferred just need to continue it over the We came right after class at 12 seems to be very good for the the first, time, two full houses. women’s basketball to men’s year,” she said. “I think our o’clock. We finally scalped a most important games, but that People have realized that and that better coaching at the dorm did a great job. We had a ticket,” said Smith. “We got tick­ attendance at lesser-publicized women’s basketball is fun.” high school level has increased big sign in our lobby for Ericka ets all the way up in like, the games is sparse. Phyllis Smallwood, who women’s skills to be similar to and Alicia and we’re just really 14,000th row in the middle of “It was really good for became a Notre Dame women’s those of men. proud of them.” the UConn section. We were Connecticut, and it was really basketball fan six years ago, good for the first two NCAA down by 17, so I told my friend Looking Ahead Erin Piroutek contributed to noted that support has contin­ [games],” she said. “I think it that we had to move down to the But the fans are hopeful that this report. V ie w po in t page 8 OBSERVER Monday, April 2, 2001

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Lett er s to the E ditor Research better done in library than online I am writing in response to Laura senior high school. Resource Center. dents have a keener interest in your Kelly’s article in the March 21 edition But a better choice for pressing aca­ There are many other reasons why academic achievement than profes­ of The Observer entitled" Home work demic research in literature would reliance on Web sites such as those sors? Got you Stumped? Help is just a Mouse seem to be the Literature Resource mentioned in Laura’s article is unwise. I will close by saying the obvious. At Click Away.” Center, which contains biographical Who is going to maintain, update and this time doing Internet-only research Though 1 believe Laura was being coverage of more than 109,000 writers add to these sites? Since they are free defeats your academic aims. You are facetious when she made claims like and more than 10,000 “biocritical” to use, profitability for the site owners not involved in intellectual discovery “everything you need can be found essays on authors and their works. It is uncertain. How long will they be but in churning out projects based on online,” I think the article made me also contains over 4,000 explications able to last? Who is doing the con­ what you can access from your dorm uneasy because it contributes to the and overviews of prominent literary tributing? room. It puts restrictions on your end growing misconception that the “dot­ works and links to more than 5000 SparkNotes.com says Harvard stu­ product because you’ve restricted your coms" of the web have the expertise, Web sites focusing on major authors dents and graduates are their contrib­ input. commitment and incentive to provide and their works. utors. But when I looked at the actual As renowned Web consultant Jakob students with a comprehensive body of This gem is available online from the SparkNotes.com, all I saw were names Nielsen has said, “Anything that is free scholarly materials. Library’s Electronic Resources of contributors and no other back­ great in print is likely to be lousy on I think the more publicity these type Gateway. ground information. I e-mailed the the Web.” of Web sites receive, the more legiti­ Laura also mentions reference works folks at SparkNotes.com and asked if I Consider also more things are being mate they seem. But rather than try to contained in SparkNotes.corn’s dictio­ could Find out more about the contrib­ published now than ever before and talk anyone out of using them, I would nary.com iTools. utors (I’m waiting to hear from them). only a fraction of them are available on like to temper the hype by offering While these sites do have some I wondered what their Fields of the Internet. other issues to consider. For example, handy sources, they are already avail­ expertise were. Was it appropriate to You’ll be paying a high price for your tuition dollars have already con­ able to you from the Virtual Reference what they were writing about? chaining yourself to your dorm room. tributed to the purchase of many Desk and the Student Virtual SparkNotes.com states that all So, it’s your call. You can spend a online resources superior to the ones Reference Desk. But more than these authors “specialize in the subjects they while surfing the Internet and Find mentioned in the article. free web resources, you have access to cover.” That’s pretty broad. I won­ sources you can piece together for a SparkNotes.com was described by important reference works you won’t dered if the staff was full or part-time, paper. But, if you want more from your Laura as a site for students seeking find free on the web such as the Oxford paid or voluntary. This would have academic career than perfecting easy answers to the most pressing aca­ English Dictionary. implications for the reliability of the “McResearch,” consider spending time demic problems. This may be true if Britannica Online is going to go back site if contributors were constantly on the Library Web site and discover­ your most pressing academic problem to a being a paid subscription service changing. ing what’s there. involves doing cursory research on the so it will probably disappear from the And yet, Laura’s article suggests this approximately 150 authors contained free research Web sites. You will, how­ authorship model is preferable to one Linda Sharp in the SparkNote.com database or on ever, still be able to access it from the composed of “ancient professors or reference librarian at Hesburgh Library literary titles that, for the most part, Library’s Electronic Resources academics.” South Bend, Ind. show up on reading lists in junior and Gateway along with the Literature Does it seem likely that Harvard stu­ March 30, 2001 Benefits of G u e st C olu m n The Terminator tackles politics

cloning OXFORD, Miss. “Tonight’s debate will consist of a blind question ses­ I hope that each and every one of you are sitting sion and followed a steel cage match. Each candidate down before you read what I have to say. Arnold will be able to enter the ring with the theme song of Schwarzenegger (read: the muscular guy from Austria their choice.” people who blows up random buildings and manages to save And we thought Ventura would make Minnesota the the day) could be in charge of an entire state. laughing stock of the country when he won governor in There are currently rumors, that state. Hang on, it’s Minnesota that is known only The recent debate on campus over cloning much to the delight of conserva­ Brandon as the home of 10,000 lakes and the Mall of America, individuals reveals the narrow focus that tives and fans of “The Last Action Niemeyer so there wasn’t much respect for it to lose. bioethics is using to view human genome Hero,” that Schwarzenegger will On the campaign trail, Schwarzenegger could be issues. The more critical question is how we run for governor of California. equally hysterical. At least he could stand up in front will preserve the germplasm, not of a single God, can you imagine someone D aily of women’s and children’s groups and profess his love person, but of whole races that are rapidly running a political office that is Mississippian for kids. “I was in Kindergarten Cop. Kids love that vanishing. best known for starring in bad movie. Vote for me.” Imagine when the last population of full- action-adventure movies with no All of this really exposes a pathetic nature we blooded Kalahari Bushmen is gone. That plot? Americans have: If you’re famous, you can be any­ rare and beautiful race will then be as The fact that Schwarzenegger is even being consid thing, including governor of California. unrecoverable as the dodo. We are being ered for such a leadership role is terrifying to Why can’t Hollywood simply stay out of politics? urged to save pandas and rhinos from me. With all the things the people of Yes, Hollywood actors are concerned with extinction. Why not save the unique pheno­ California have been going through \ issues. But we all are. types of humankind? with things like plummeting tech x. To be honest, does anyone really care Human races are cultural artifacts with stocks and power outages, they what Alec Baldwin or Charlton aesthetic function. They also have value as must be forgetting the impor­ Heston think about gun control? I components of the total biodiversity of the tant things in life, like taking know Heston is the president of natural world. As reservoirs of distinct their medication. the NRA and all, but the only physical traits and genotypes, different All of this must be a part reason he was even considered races may have unexpected importance in of a giant evil plot by Paul was because everyone knew he the future survival of our species. Michael Glaser, the man would bring in a lot of publici­ Genetic preservation is well-established who directed the 1987 ty- for plants and animals, and an international movie “The Running We soon may be seeing Pee effort is being made to preserve biodiversity Man.” “Running Man” Wee Herman and Chewbacca in every crop plant and livestock species. starred both run for state Senate seats in Why not in humans? Schwarzenegger and cur­ California if Schwarzenegger is Bioethicists need to broaden their vision rent Minnesota governor elected. and give guidance on how we should pre­ and soon to be ex-XFL Though, when you look at it in serve the germplasm of whole races. Will it announcer Jesse Ventura. a deep way, running for a major be by cloning, tissue banks, surrogate par­ Why in the name of all that political office is just like starring in enting or preferential gamete pairings? is held holy would you want a movie: Either way you’re regurgi­ Time is running out, and the tough bioethi- Schwarzenegger running your tating what someone else has told you cal questions for Homo sapiens remain to be state? to say. answered. Schwarzenegger would add nothing to the political climate in that state except 300- This article first appeared in the University of Susan L. Sprecher plus pounds of steroid-built muscles. Mississippi newspaper, the Daily Mississippian. and is South Bend, Ind. 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has emerged as an RBI man for the last inning, Weir drew multi­ By JEFF BALTRUZAK the Irish, plated two across in the ple pickoff attempts from the Assistant Sports Editor first inning when his two-out sin­ righthander. The crowd mur­ gle to left scored teammates Paul mured on several of the throws, It's easy to tell when Aaron O’Toole and Brian Stavisky. believing Weir had actually been Heilman is pitching just by glanc­ Alec Porzel sparked the Irish to picked off. ing at the stands. Right behind four runs in the second, when he Finally, on the fourth try, home plate sits a contingent of singled home Steve Sollmann. Heilman caught Weir leaning major league scouts, each armed Porzel seemed to be shaking off toward second, and fired the ball with a radar gun and a note­ the ill effects of a season-opening to first baseman Joe Thaman, book, recording Heilman’s every slump that saw him open this who applied the tag to the diving pitch and sizing up his potential. year’s campaign. He had two hits Weir for the first out. And they would not be disap­ in the first two innings, as well as The win moved Heilman to 7-0 pointed in the first game of a three hits in second game on on the season, with 35 wins all- twin bill against Seton Hall Saturday. time, second in Notre Dame his­ Saturday at Frank Eck Stadium. Being ahead in the first few tory. Heilman turned in what has innings of a contest had been Danny Tamayo would take the become a routine performance fairly unknown territory for the hill for the Irish on Saturday, and for him — a complete game Irish prior to Saturday, having would run his record to 4-1 while shutout, allowing just four hits scored 14 runs in the first two allowing eight hits but striking and striking out six in the seven- innings all season. out 10 and allowing just one inning game. The Irish beat the Heilman took over from that earned run in 7.2 innings, lead­ Pirates 6-0 in the early game, point, continuously working ing the Irish to a 6-1 victory. and turned in a 6-1 victory in the through minor jams to shut As far as offense was con­ nightcap. down the Pirates. In the next five cerned, the Irish were consistent Notre Dame backhanded the innings, Seton Hall had runners but not dominating. Innings two Pirates on Sunday afternoon by on, but could never advance one through five would see the Irish 15-3 margin to compete the Big farther than third base. secure one run each inning, with ERNSESTO LACAYOThe Observer East sweep and run their record The freshman Sollmann made two in the seventh to wrap up to 20-4-1, 5-2 in conference a stunning defensive play in the the ballgame. A Notre Dame player checks his swing at a pitch in a game action. fourth, diving to snag a Kevin Porzel had three doubles in the against Seton Hall this weekend. After a pre-game ceremony Leighton line drive, and complet­ nightcap, sending his season honoring head coach Paul ing the unassisted double play by total to a team leading 11. The Irish bats would not be injury earlier in the year, smack­ Mainieri’s 600th win on Mar. 17 tagging out Leighton’s brother Stavisky had two doubles of his denied throughout the game, as ing the Pirate pitching staff for and his 1,000th game coached Brian. own, as Notre Dame seemed to Porzel continued his double three hits and four RBIs. O’Toole Thursday against Hillsdale The top of the seventh would awaken from their offensive stampede to break the Notre went 3-for-3 batting out of the College, the Irish settled in at the feature an interesting battle slumber that characterized the Dame career doubles mark of 61 two hole. plate early in the opener, erupt­ between Heilman and Pirate beginning of the season. previously held by Eric Danapilis The Irish return to action ing for all their six runs in the pinch-hitter Garrett Weir. Taking If Notre Dame’s offense woke (1993). Tuesday against Ball State at first two innings. a liberal lead from first consider­ up on Saturday, it jumped out of Stavisky showed that he has home, with the first pitch sched­ Leftfieldcr Kris Billmaier, who ing his team was down by six in bed on Sunday. fully recovered from a hamstring uled for 5:05 p.m. Irish earn respect, Blue Devils add to tradition

It’s 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The Notre some more sober than others, I final horn. 11, 95-84, the Dukies completing a 33 Dame women’s basketball team plays crammed into a room in Morrissey to The attack came from all directions, point swing. tonight at 7:30 in the first-ever national watch the final act of the Irish/Husky from all five positions and players on the UConn’s lead in the first half got as big championship game for an Irish basket­ Trilogy for 2001. floor. Haney and Kelley Siemon slashed as 47-31, and the Irish trailed 49-37 at ball squad. We cheered for Notre Dame baskets to the basket, Ruth Riley abused people the half. Notre Dame went on to flip that Conventional wis­ and steals, yelled at officials for their in the post, and Alicia Ratay showed why margin upside down, completing their dom would there­ calls (apparently it’s now illegal for a she’s the country’s leading markswoman own 31 point swing and winning by 15. fore have me writing center to back someone down in the from 3-point range. The biggest difference between these this sometime after post) and cursed at the bad bounces. As for point guard Niele Ivey, even two games separated by about 24 hours the game ends, And if we’re all honest, we did that last though she played the entire second half and 550 miles? Going in, a lot of people hopefully something thing at the refs, too (So when Ericka with three fouls and then later, a felt Duke was the country’s class act. about people danc­ Haney bumps into a UConn player at the sprained ankle, the player who always Notre Dame still had to fight for that ing on tables to cele­ foul line, don’t blow the whistle — but seems two steps faster than everyone respect. brate a Notre Dame once the player scores, go ahead and else was, and she did whatever needed After destroying the Huskies by 27 in win. blow it and give her a shot at a three- to be done whenever it needed doing. the second half on a national stage, Sue However, no one Ted Fox point play). No longer did we see a Notre Dame Bird saying her team felt the antithesis of has ever said what I ______We saw the first half wind down, with team that appeared overmatched in the UConn basketball and panic, Notre Dame write makes any Notre Dame’s March to the Arch looking face of a national power. can now move to the head of the class. sense, displays any Fox Sports ... like it would end with the drum major The Irish are that national power now, So thank you, ladies, for that moment sort of wisdom, or A lm o st dropping the baton. Down by as many as not to be bullied or intimidated by the on Friday night — the proudest I have makes any claims to 16 in the first half, the Irish looked up likes of a UConn. ever been to be a sports-loving Notre be conventional. from the bottom of a hole that no team in And just when we thought we had seen Dame student. Fortunately for the Final Four had ever successfully it all for one weekend with big time I know anything less than a national me. this team, which now sports a climbed out of. comebacks, along came Duke and title won’t satisfy you. record of 33-2 after a 90-75 win over And at the top of that hole? The Maryland in the men’s tournament. But regardless of what happened UConn on Friday night, has already defending national champions, trying to In a game that bore somewhat of an against Purdue, I’ll still only have one given me plenty to write about. bury the Irish and still get home in time eerie resemblance to that played on thing to say: Friday nights can be a rocky time for for Sportscenter. Friday night at the Sawis Center, these Long live the new queens of college those of us whose most wild weekend But then came the greatest 20 minutes two teams from the ACC met for the basketball. consists of the time we watched the in Notre Dame basketball history, a fourth time this year at the Metrodome. NCAA tournament for 31 straight hours, stretch where the Irish, after giving up Maryland got out to a 22 point lead in The views expressed in this column are but this past Friday stood out. the first three points of the half, went on the first half, only to see it cut to 49-38 at those of the author and not necessarily Together with 11 of my best friends, a 53-23 romp that didn’t end until the halftime. The Terps eventually lost by those of The Observer.

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NCAA B a s k e t b a l l S o f t b a l l Duke, Arizona meet in title game Belles split double-

team on a hot streak — a its ninth trip to the Final Four Associated Press group good enough to cope since 1986. Two years ago, the header with Adrian MINNEAPOLIS with its opponents and great Blue Devils were 36-1 and expectations. heavy favorites to win the open, but it was a matter of Somebody asked Lute Olson By KATIE McVOY “It’s fitting that the two best championship, but came up too little too late.” what Arizona’s biggest chal­ Associate Sports Editor lenge would be against a Duke teams are meeting to play for one win short. Adrian added two more runs to its score before the game team few opponents have the national championship,” They overcame a 22-point Using a loss to claim victory, ended. s t o p p e d Duke All-American Shane deficit in the semifinal against the Saint Mary’s softball team Junior Kristin Martin this s e a ­ Battier said. “That’s the way it Maryland on Saturday night, should be. The true champions and Battier felt it was more a doubleheader with Adrian pitched seven innings during son. College Saturday. Five min­ should have to beat the best than just Xs and Os that got the game, giving up only three After dropping the after­ earned runs. utes later, teams.” them through. Speaking of that, Arizona is “It was just a matter of noon game to the Bulldogs 8- After the afternoon's loss, Olson 5, the Belles came back and w r a p p e d trying to duplicate its 1997 relaxing, looking each other in the Belles were hungry in the claimed a decisive 10-2 victo­ nightcap. up his achievement of beating three the eye and saying, ‘Hey, let’s top-seeded teams on the way do the things we’ve done all ry- “It’s always frustrating to reply. “In the second game we D u k e ’s to its title. Those Wildcats are year long and do it because lose the ones you know you Battier realized that we were a much could have won,” Traub said. Mike the only team to do that. we re Duke,”’ Battier said. “We The differences between expect to do it at a high level.” better opponent and started to “We were all aware after the play like it,” senior Cindy Krzyzewski has a similar laun­ 1997 and this year’s team are When it comes to stopping first game that we had not too numerous to list. Most Duke, Olson’s many concerns Traub said. played to our potential. So it dry list about Arizona's strong The doubleheader marked points. notable among them are the are justified. was a matter of coming out difficulties this year’s team has The Blue Devils made the the MIAA season opener for and playing how we knew in Such is life when the two both teams who now stand 1- teams considered the best in endured, especially the death most 3-pointers (398) in NCAA the second game.” of Olson’s wife, Bobbi, like a history and lead the nation by 1 in the MIAA. Saint Mary’s did just that. the country in the preseason The Belles (9-8) took an actually make it to the NCAA mother to many of these play­ making 10.6 a game. They’re Senior Anne Senger started ers. more relentless rebounders early 1-0 lead in the first the second game, giving up title game. game. However, an error- Sure, there have been good On the court, the 1997 team than most teams give them only one earned run for the was a plucky underdog; this credit for, and they might have filled third allowed Adrian (5- evening. matchups in the past, but the 15) to claim a six-run third Duke-Arizona final Monday team has had visions of a title the best point guard in the The Belles took control since the first practice. country in Jason Williams. that put Saint Mary’s back by offensively, scoring 10 runs to night has been almost univer­ five. sally regarded as one of the “From the start of the year, Arizona presents its own claim the 10-2 victory. their focus has been on getting problems. “They were hitting the ball With a 2-1 lead going into most exquisitely balanced and we were kicking it championship games anyone to this game and having a All five starters average dou­ the fifth inning, the Belles tore chance to win the national ble-digits in points, and the around,” Traub said. “We open their lead with six runs can remember. struggled defensively and they “I’m sure it’s going to be a championship,” Olson said. Wildcats are versatile, able to in the fifth. They tacked on “And there may have been run with teams who play that took advantage of our mis­ two more runs during the last very interesting 40 minutes for takes and scored a lot of everyone,” Olson said. some difficult times along the style and pound with Big Ten innings of the game. way.” teams like Illinois and runs.” Rachel Deer, Susan Kutz Arizona was ranked first and A fourth-inning run by Saint Duke second in the preseason Duke has taken the identical Michigan State who try to out- and Melissa Hayes each road to this point as it did in muscle them. Mary’s just w asn’t enough to reached base three times dur­ poll. The Wildcats had some bring home a victory. well-documented problems 1992 — Greensboro, N.C., Both teams agree that beat­ ing the weekend for the Philadelphia, Minneapolis — ing the best would be the most In the fourth, Saint Mary’s Belles. Deer claimed one dou­ along the way, while Duke answered with four runs, to made it through with only four when it won the second of its satisfying way to win a cham­ ble, while Kutz traveled to back-to-back titles. pionship. bring the game within one, second twice. Martin claimed defeats despite the temporary but the Belles fell short in the loss of starting center Carlos Since the UCLA dynasty “They are the best team on a hom erun and a double on ended in the 1970s, Duke has the East Coast and we’re one last innings of the game. the weekend. Boozer to a foot injury. “If it w asn’t for [the third In the end, however, college established itself as one of the of the better ones in the West,” Saint Mary’s will next face two or three most storied pro­ Arizona guard Richard inning] we would have won,” off against league competition basketball will get a true Traub said. “We came out in champion — not just a good grams in the country. This is Jefferson said. 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Riley was still stuck in her moment as the clock ticked off. Champs “I really wasn’t playing continued from page 20 defense on that last play,” she said. “I was watching the free throw go in. I looked down the her to make, and she shot it court and Camille Cooper was with a lot of confidence," standing there wide open, and McGraw said of Ratay’s basket, that was my man. I just got her only points of the night. “1 lucky that Katie missed a shot.” was just so pleased that she Riley’s teammate on the AP had the courage to take that All-American first team, shot.” Douglas, led the Boilermakers Purdue forward Shereka with 18 points. Freshman for­ Wright was then fouled, hitting wards Shalacia Hums and one of two free throws to put Wright each added 17 points Purdue up 63-62. for Purdue. Ivey scored 12 A Niele Ivey field goal with points, grabbed five rebounds 2:06 left put Notre Dame up 64- and nabbed six steals for the 63. After Notre Dame got the Irish despite playing on a sore ball back, Katie Douglas ankle that kept her out of prac­ answered with a steal. Douglas tice Saturday. was fouled driving the lane, but “This is my team. I’m the cap­ still managed to convert the tain, I’m the leader,” Ivey said. lay-up. She hit her free throw “This is my hometown and I to give Purdue a 66-64 lead was willing to do whatever 1 with 1:22 left. could for this team.” At the one minute mark, Hums. Wright and Douglas Ratay found Riley under the joined Ivey and Riley on the All- glass to tie the game at 66. Tournament team. Following a Wright miss, Forward Ericka Haney scored Notre Dame got the ball back 13 crucial points for the Irish, and called a timeout with 25.9 putting the ball in from the top seconds remaining. of the key as often as below the “1 knew it was going to come hoop. Siemon added 10 points down to the final seconds,” for Notre Dame. Wright said. “Notre Dame is a Just as Connecticut came out great team. We weren’t going strong in the opening half of to back down and we thought their semifinal game against we had it.” Notre Dame, the Boilermakers The Irish let the clock wind opened up in force Sunday. down before Kelley Siemon Purdue grabbed 29 first-half threw a pass high into the air to rebounds to Notre Dame’s 17, Riley under the basket. Riley including a 13-5 advantage on caught the ball and posted up. the offensive glass. The Naismith player of the Six minutes into the first half, year drew a foul from Wright Douglas hit a 3-pointer to give with 5.8 seconds remaining, Purdue their largest lead of the setting up the game-winning game — 16-5. shots. Then Riley took over. Douglas missed a jumper Notre Dame’s All-American from the top the key with the center scored 13 of her team’s clock winding down and Ratay next 17 points, pulling the Irish grabbed the rebound to give within 25-22 with 6:15 left in Notre Dame its first cham pi­ the half. i ___ -a______■ * . ______| JO SE CUELLAR/The Observer onship in any sport since the Then, with 4:14 remaining 1995 women’s soccer team took Junior Ericka Haney drives to the basket in Notre Dame’s 68-66 win over Purdue. Haney scored before the half, Riley committed 1 3 points to help the Irish to victory. home a title. her second foul of the game “We just wanted to keep them when she tagged Hums on a in front of us,” Ivey said. “Katie drive to the basket. McGraw Douglas took a critical shot and kept her star senior on the I was willing to do whatever I bench for the remainder of the .&» . u.V could for this team.” half. ® Think different: For Douglas, the game just Without Riley on the floor, wasn’t meant to go into over­ Notre Dame managed to keep time. the gap at six points. Two Ivey “I had a good look at the bas­ lay-ins provided Notre Dame’s ket, the ball just didn’t go down four points, while Douglas and for m e,” Douglas said. “You Wright each hit one field goal have to give Notre Dame credit, for Purdue to close the half with they made it difficult for us.” a 32-26 lead. On Display NOW! 21st Annual Great Race, Inc. Sports Festival danceSVO^ Competition Feitival

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ally compete with the mighty Huskies. Irish “I know we talked about it continued from page 20 (winning a national title) last year,” McGraw said. “But it We know the rest. Our par­ was sort of a hollow goal. I ents know the rest. Heck, don’t think the team was ready Sporting America knows the to achieve that, I don’t think rest. they were mature enough, I Who would have thought it? don’t think they worked hard At a school where the two enough.” biggest sports are unquestion­ After the Jan. 15 victory over ably football and spring foot­ Connecticut, Muffet and Her ball, the 2001 women’s basket­ Miracles spoke a lot about how ball team made LoVecchio, this was “a year of destiny.” Arnaz and GI seem insignifi­ After every ensuing game, cant. someone would refer to 2001 At a school where females as the “perfect season.” weren’t admitted until 1972, Then came this weekend. the 2001 women’s basketball Down 12 at the half against team even garnered support Connecticut? If it was last from “old-school” Notre Dame year, forget about it. It was men. safer to bet that Jim Sanson At a school where myth and would actually connect on an folklore reign supreme, the over 40-yard field goal than to 2001 women’s basketball team put your money on a Notre actually achieved a significant Dame comeback. on-field moment. A tight game against Where have you gone Tony Purdue? If it was last year, Rice? Where have you gone Riley would have fouled out Lou Holtz? Where have you and the Irish would have been gone Frank Stams? wound tighter than a Britney (I know. The women’s soccer Spears top. squad won the national title in But instead, there was Riley 1995. But this is by far the at the free throw line with 5.8 biggest win since Holtz’s 1988 seconds remaining, with the team won the 11th football game tied. national championship.) The first shot grazed the Prior to the season, only the front rim and fell through the most diehard of Irish lovers hoop, giving the Irish only would have predicted a nation­ their third lead of the night. al title. Moments later, a Purdue- At least one prominent coach based reporter sitting beside thought your humble servant me almost fell out of his chair. believed this was the year. “It pays to have the Big Guy “I know you’re writing for on your side sometimes,” he Notre Dame and you want to said. write, you know, that I spent It also pays to have the Big all summer worrying about Girl. And when Purdue’s Katie Notre Dame,” Connecticut Douglas decided she would not coach Geno Auriemma said on perform a Sue Bird imperson­ Friday night. “The only thing I ation, it was time for the cam­ spent all summer worrying eras to capture the scene. about was where my next beer The hugs. The kisses. The JOSE CUELLAR/The Observer and my next tan was coming tears. Senior forward Kelley Siemon looks to dish the ball off to a teammate. Siemon scored 10 points from.” Niele Ivey also wanted to and had a team-high six assists. Thanks for the quote, Geno. relive the moments. So the I knew you thought you senior point guard, who ended would win the title. And why her five-year career just min­ not? Connecticut returned its utes away from her home, top eight scorers from the grabbed a Sony camcorder PPE Huskies’ 2000 national cham­ from her boyfriend, Irish pionship team and added the receiver Javin Hunter. nation’s top high school senior. Around 9:55 p.m, after the THE MINOR IN Last season, Connecticut had a awards ceremony, after the 36-1 record, with the only final strand of net had been blemish being a 72-71 loss on cut, Ivey finally headed PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, AND Feb. 2. Only three of the 36 towards the locker room. victories were decided by less She was the last player to than 10 points. leave the court. ECONOMICS So it was a safe bet that the “I can’t wait to watch it Storrs would celebrate once again,” Ivey said “It seems like again on April Fools Day 2001. it all happened so fast.” The PPE Concentration invites applications from undergraduates with special interests in As the season went on, Now it’s over, this wacky Geno’s preseason arrogance season is over. the intersecting areas of political philosophy, political theory, and economic analysis. shrunk. And Notre Dame, Our Every year about twenty highly motivated and talented students are admitted to PPE. And Notre Dame’s new dar­ Mother has found 12 adopted lings believed they could actu­ daughters. Check it out to see if it is for you. Many of our students go on to careers and top graduate programs in law, public policy, philosophy, political science, and economics.

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Muffet McGraw, the Irish’s Connecticut head coach Geno and Abrosimova). There’s not Shutting down Taurasi By T IM CASEY coach, served as an assistant Auriemma had no excuses one person out there who just She had been Connecticut’s Assistant Sports Editor under Vanderbilt’s Jim Foster after Notre Dame’s 90-75 win wants to rip your throat out. go-to player since late for two years in the early on Friday night. They’re all like ‘Hey, isn’t life February. She was named the ST. LOUIS 1980’s when both were at St. The Huskies entered the great. We’re up, shots go in, Big East Tournament Most Is this the beginning of a Joseph’s. game without two All- they don’t go in. Life’s a Outstanding Player after a 14- dynasty in women’s basket­ In the 1995 Final Four, American players. On Feb. 1, beach.’” point performance in the ball? Connecticut defeated Stanford forward Svetlana Abrosimova championship game. She was It’s still too early to tell. 87-60. The Huskies limited tore ligaments in her left knee. Shereka Wright and Vontez the Eastern Regional’s Most Notre Dame loses five seniors, Stanford’s star guard Kate On March 6, in the Big East Outstanding Player and had including three starters, but Starbird to two points in 26 tournament final against the Duff been dubbed as one of the has one of the nation’s top five minutes. Starbird shot l-for-9 Irish, Shea Ralph tore the ACL The two best athletes in the nation’s top guards. recruiting classes heading to from the field, including 0-for- in her left knee. Copperas Cove (Texas) High But on Friday, Connecticut's South Bend in the fall. 3 on three-pointers. Both players missed the rest School Class of 2000 may turn Diana Taurasi had a dismal But look at the following In the 2001 Final Four, Notre of the season after their out to be two of the best colle­ shooting night. She scored just comparisons between the Dame defeated Connecticut 90- injuries. giate athletes in Indiana in the four points in 31 minutes and 1994-95 Connecticut team and 75. The Irish limited “If Shea and Svet were as big next couple years. shot l-for-15 from the field, this year’s Notre Dame squad. Connecticut’s a reason as Purdue freshman forward including 0-for-l 1 on three- The Huskies won their first star guard you’d want to Shereka Wright has known pointers. national title in 94-95 and Diana Taurasi “I’ve been there a few make it, we current Notre Dame defensive “No matter how carefree and went on to become the nation’s to four points back Vontez Duff since the sev­ times. Anytime I go up wouldn’t how fearless she thinks she is, premier program. in 31 minutes. have got here enth grade. When the duo left there still comes a point in time In 1991, C onnecticut Taurasi shot there I get the whole Irish and we Copperas Cove, they were local when you start to understand appeared in the Final Four for l-for-15 from fever going up there. would have legends. in your mind that you’re letting the first time. Five seasons the field, got blown out As a senior, Wright led the rest of the team down,” later, the Huskies were nation­ including 0- from the Copperas Cove to a No. 7 Auriemma said. “We all al champions. for-11 on 3- Kelly Komara beginning,” national ranking and was thought we were invincible In 1997, Notre Dame was in pointers. Purdue guard Au r i em m a named the USA Today Player when we were her age, some its first Final Four. Five sea­ In the 1995 said. “We of the Year. Duff played run­ more invincible than others. sons later, the Irish were championship had it in us ning back in high school. He Nobody is.” national champions. game, Connecticut trailed to win this game.” rushed for 3,401 yards and 38 Taurasi missed all seven of On Jan. 16, 1995, No. 2 Tennessee by six at halftime Since Abrosimova went touchdowns during his last two her attempts in the first half appeared Connecticut beat No. and rebounded for a 70-64 down, Connecticut had a 15-0 seasons. but Connecticut still led by 12 1 Tennessee 77-66 before a win. record and entered the NCAA Both players made immedi­ points. In the second half, she sold-out Gampcl Pavilion. In In the 2001 championship tournament as the nation’s top ate impacts in college. Wright, continued to shoot, a strategy the Huskies previous contest, game, Notre Dame trailed ranked team. Even without who started in last night’s that baffled Auriemma. against Seton Hall, star center Purdue by six at halftime and Ralph, the Huskies beat their national championship game, “The best way to get out of Rebecca Lobo dislocated her rebounded for a 68-66 win. first four NCAA opponents by averaged 9.7 points and 4.5 the slump was to pass the ball finger. In the gam e against Add the two teams’ scores in an average of 40 points per rebounds this season. She was to (Connecticut center Kelly Tennessee, on Martin Luther the championship games of game. nam ed to the Big Ten All- Schumacher),” Auriemma said. King Day. Lobo had 13 points, 1995 and 2001. During both On Friday night, Connecticut Freshman Team. “It was killing them in the first eight rebounds and five years, the total was 134 points. led Notre Dame 49-37 at half- Duff made 77 special teams half.” blocked shots. time and was up by 15 points appearances in 2000 and was Although Taurasi struggled, On Jan. 15, 2001, No. 3 Notre one of three freshman to earn Komara and Saint Mary's early in the second half. guard Sue Bird was not placing Dame beat No. 1 Connecticut “All year long we struggled a monogram. He is expected to the blame on her back court 92-76 before a sold-out Joyce shorts with putting people away, just compete for a starting corner- mate. Center. In the Irish’s previous Purdue guard Kelly Komara burying them like we used to in back slot this spring. “Diana has played so well in contest, against Virginia Tech, wears Saint Mary’s shorts the old days,” Auriemma said. “(Duff) was the stud in high this Tournam ent,” Bird said. star center Ruth Riley injured underneath game shorts — “This team has such a laid- school,” Wright recalled. “It’s not all on her. W e're a her right ankle. In the game gray with blue writing back personality trait. Every “Everybody was like ‘Vontez team. It’s not her fault. Not by against Connecticut, on Martin “I’ve been there a few times,” one of them. There’s not one this and Vontez that.’ But he any means.” Luther King Day, Riley had 29 Komara said. "Anytime I go up type A personality left after you was a great person.” points, 12 rebounds and five there I get the whole Irish take away those two (Ralph blocked shots. fever going up there.” Following the victories, both The reason Komara wears Connecticut and Notre Dame the shorts is that she is Belles’ w ere ranked No. 1 in the coach Suzanne Smith’s cousin. nation for the first time in Smith was in St. Louis this school history. weekend. Joan Morgan In the 1995 Elite Eight, “I’m sure she’ll give me some Connecticut beat Virginia 67- advice,” Komara said. “She’s TONIGHT! 63. Geno Auriemma, the watched Notre Dame practice Huskies coach, served as an and play throughout the year 7:00 PM Carroll Auditorium, SMC assistant under Virginia’s so she’s real familiar with Debbie Ryan for several years Notre Dame. Hopefully she’ll in the early 1980’s. give me a few tips on how to In the 2001 Elite Eight, Notre guard them.” Dame beat Vanderbilt 72-64. No ex c u se s

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Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, Multicultural Student APPLICATION DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, APRIL 6. Programs and Services, Sisters of Nefertiti, and the Feminist Collective. Monday, April 2, 2001 The Observer ♦ NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION page 17 Irish defeat Huskies to advance to championship game game and we wanted to make By NOAH AMSTADTER sure it wasn’t.” Sports Editor Connecticut freshman Diana Taurasi, the Huskies’ leading ST. LOUIS scorer through most of the post­ Niele Ivey gave new meaning season, scored only four points to the phrase “Home is where on l-of-15 shooting from the the heart is” Friday. field. With the Irish trailing the “Diana has played so well this Huskies by 12 heading into the tournament that when you have locker room, St. Louis native a night when you don’t shoot Ivey refused to let the Irish go well it’s tough,” said Connecticut quietly into the night. point guard Sue Bird. “But it’s The 5-foot-7 guard led the not all on her. When she’s not Irish with 21 points as Notre hitting her shots, someone else Dame doubled up Connecticut has to step up and make theirs.” 53-26 in the second half to top Bird, whose buzzer-beater the Huskies 90-75. The Irish, gave Connecticut a 78-76 win who were down by 16 points at over the Irish in the Big East various points in the opening Championship game, led half, set a record for the best Connecticut with 17 points. comeback ever in a Final Four Center Kelly Schumacher added game. 12 points and a game-high 17 “I think there was a lot of rebounds for the Huskies. praying going on in the stands at While the fans from South halftime,” said Irish coach Bend chanted “We are ND” and Muffet McGraw, who may have sang the fight song after the vic­ noticed Notre Dame President tory, things hardly looked so Father Edward Malloy in the good early. bleachers. “We showed tremen­ Notre Dame entered the locker dous character that second room trailing the defending half.” national champion Huskies 49- Ivey would not allow her 37. Riley walked back out carry­ hometown fans see her team ing two fouls. Ivey had three. fall. She finished with three A swarming Connecticut assists and five steals to go along defense shut down Riley almost with her team-high 21, marking completely in the first half, limit­ only the second time this season ing the National Player of the Ivey surpassed the 20-point Year to only three points on two mark. field goal attempts in just 12 Ivey suffered a sprained ankle minutes. with 5:47 remaining, but “I really didn’t feel like I returned triumphantly with just played very well that first half,” over three minutes remaining. Riley said. “I put up a couple of “My heart was in my throat, I bad shots. I needed to post up had knots in my stomach,” bigger.” McGraw said. “I didn’t want to Riley came back with a move. I was sort of paralyzed on vengeance in the second. She the sideline wanting to run out scored 15 points in the final 20 to comfort her but not wanting minutes to lead the Irish romp. JOSE CUELLARZThe Observer to, hoping she would get up and Riley’s line at games end: 18 Connecticut senior center Kelly Schumacher boxes out Notre Dame's Kelley Siemon in Friday play. And when I saw it wasn’t points, 10 rebounds and five night’s national semifinal game. her knee it was definitely a sigh blocked shots. of relief.” The Irish hung in with the Alicia Ratay added 20 for the Huskies until late in the opening Irish, while Ericka Haney fin­ half. Ivey took the ball cross­ ished with 15 and a team-high court to close the Connecticut 10 rebounds. lead at 28-22. The Irish hit a NCAA semifinal After the a media timeout, the record eight of 11 attempts from Irish returned to the floor with the 3-point line. Ratay hit four backup center Mandy Barksdale treys, while Ivey converted on rather than Riley, who had two three. fouls. She would not return until “To Notre Dame’s credit, they after halftime. made every big shot they had to Even without Riley, the Irish make,” said Connecticut head stayed close. Two Alicia Ratay coach Geno Auriemma. “I don’t free-throws with 4:17 remain­ think we can play any better ing closed the gap to 35-28. than we did that first half. It Then the Huskies went on a kind of all fell apart for us in the 15-5 run, leading by as many as second half.” 16 points with a minute remain­ While things were falling apart ing in the half. for the Huskies, everything came An Alicia Ratay 3-pointer with together for the Irish. Notre seven seconds remaining closed Dame scored on 15 of their first the gap to 49-37 at the half. 20 possessions to turn a 49-37 The victory gave the Irish a 2- halftime deficit into a 72-65 lead 1 edge in the season series with with 8:59 remaining. the Huskies. Notre Dame topped 6 i “There was a lot said by the Connecticut 92-76 on Jan. 15 in seniors,” Riley said of the locker South Bend before Connecticut room during halftime. “We knew took the Big East Championship this could have been our last on March 6.

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her friend. By A N D R EW SO U K U P Associate Sports Editor Halftime “We’re not playing too well, It was a half hour before game but I’m not discouraged yet,” time, and something unusual O’Connor said. After all, the was happening. Irish were only down six points In dorms across the campus, — they had trailed by 16 against students were already securing Connecticut and still rallied to their seats on the couches, a win by 15. spectacle usually reserved for Some students stood up to away football games. head to Burger King or One by one, televisions were Tomassito’s to grab some food switched over to ESPN for the before the second half started. women’s basketball national But most stayed where they championship game. were, apparently afraid of losing In small groups of three to their seat to someone standing five, people slowly trickled into in the back. LaFortune and gathered around one of four televisions. By the time the game started, about 1 7:01 left in the second half 800 students were packed into Kelley Siemon hit a short five- the student center to watch foot jumper to give the Irish Notre Dame take on Purdue. their first lead of-the evening, Student Activities set up a 12- and Notre Dame fans stood up by-14 foot screen in the and celebrated. LaFortune Ballroom, where But the lead was short lived as most of the students watched Purdue rattled off eight unan­ the game. But directly under­ swered points to retake the lead. neath the Ballroom, students Purdue’s surge didn’t shake the pulled couches and chairs faith of the Irish faithful. around the two big screen tele­ “I know we re going to win, I visions and piled as close to the just know it.” one particular stu­ television as possible. Further dent said. down the hallway, some stu­ dents had homework spread out JOSE CUELLAR/fhe Observer 8:49 left in the second half Senior point guard Niele Ivey runs Notre Dame’s half-court offense against the Boilermakers. Ivey, who suf­ over the tables as they watched Riley hit a jumper, was fouled, fered a sprained ankle against UConn, played all 40 minutes. the game. and sunk the ensuing free throw “It’s fun to watch it in an envi­ — to the delight of those watch­ her 28th point of the night. LaFortune exploded into The cheering continued for ronment like this,” said fresh­ ing in South Bend. Across LaFortune, those gath­ cheers. several minutes, and didn’t sub­ man Brendan O’Connor. “It’s “You can’t handle the Ruth!” ered in attendance stood on Notre Dame had won the side until television cameras almost like being at the game.” one student sitting near the tele­ their feet or climbed on top of national championship. showed McGraw hugging Many students wore shirts vision shouted. chairs to get a clear glimpse of University President Edward with “Beat Purdue” written the television as Purdue drove Post-game Malloy. across their chests. The shirts, down the court with one final 4:00 left in the second half As Niele Ivey raced over to her As ESPN showed replays of originally distributed for the reg­ chance to tie the game. Alicia Ratay drilled Notre teammates, arms in the air, stu­ Purdue’s final possession, a few ular season game against The Boilermakers passed the students began to sing the Fight Purdue before winter break, Dame’s first — and only — 3- dents in Notre Dame high-fived pointer of the night to tie the ball around to their All- each other and shouted hysteri­ Song. Soon, everyone in found a second life Sunday American, Kelly Douglas, who LaFortune ballroom was singing night. game at 62. As she shot the ball, cally. students stood up, raised their took an off-balance jumper from “We’re national champs! as loud as they could. 15 feet away. hands, and exploded when the We’re national champs!” several Fittingly, the final words to the The shot came up short. Pre-game ball sailed through the net. It students shouted. song were “Onward to victory.” The ESPN telecast began, and prompted foot-stomping in the fans in the upstairs LaFortune Ballroom that could be heard Ballroom cheered when the down below on the first floor. women's basketball team hud­ “This is the most nerve-rack­ dled around the free throw line ing experience of my life,” said to perform the Irish Jig. When Briannc McNicholas. the starting lineups were “It’s so exciting,” added Tara announced, the loudest cheers Dane. “Words can’t describe it.” Attention Transfer were for Irish head coach Muffet McGraw. “This is going to be a great 5.8 seconds left in the second game,” said one student. half But as the Irish fell behind by The Player of the Year stood Students 12 points, everyone grew a little on the free-throw line with the anxious. scored tied at 66. She calmly shot the ball into the air, and as 7:53 left in the first half it swished through the net, the INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF Ruth Riley was fouled as she LaFortune Ballroom broke out drove to the basket. The ball into cheers. TRANSFER ORIENTATION 2001? bounced on the rim and finally “I’ve never cared about fell through, pulling the Irish to women’s basketball before in my within three points. The crowd life, and I have goose bumps,” immediately shouted the loudest said freshman Adam Miglore. of the night so far. “This is as close to being reli­ By now, the few students who gious as I get,” freshman Dan Applications for Transfer O Executive Staff had brought homework had put Brunner said. it away in their backpacks. When the Purdue timeout was “I can’t get anything done, it’s over, Riley stepped back up to are Available in the Admissions Office just too loud,” one student told the free throw line and scored Or by E-mail

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Notre Dame head coach Muffet McGraw hoists the National Championship trophy at the Savvis Center in St. Louis following Notre Dame's 68-66 victory over Purdue. McGraw, the AP coach of year, led the Irish to their first-ever national title. National Champions ♦ Riley’s two free and seven blocked shots. ♦ Muffet and Her can’t get any better than this. have on your resume,” “I talked all the time about The basketball portion of my McGraw said. throws with 5 .8 the movie Hoosiers and that Miracles earn first- life has reached its peak.” It’s not a bad thing to have seconds seals win was my inspiration,” Riley ever national title An absurd suggestion? in your memories, either. said. “All those free throws you Without a doubt. Whoever scheduled practice for this moment.” By NOAH AMSTADTER ST. LOUIS But wouldn’t that be an “Hoosiers” on ESPN Classic Her coach was equally Sports Editor She should retire. appropriate climax to this right before Notre Dame- impressed. Right here, atop the podium wacky season — a five and a Purdue on the mother station “We have been a second half near the middle of the Savvis half month odyssey from a should be given a raise this ST. LOUIS team all tournament long,” Center court, Muffet McGraw lonely Oct. 15 practice to a morning. Ruth Riley hit the two most McGraw said. “For Ruth to should net-cutting ceremony in front An Indiana farm girl knock­ important free throws of her make those two free throws for grab the of thousands? ing down two game-winning life to give Notre Dame a 68-66 us to come back from halftime ESPN Move over Gip. Move over free throws for a title? victory over state rival Purdue deficits two times in the Final micro­ Rock. Move over Moose. Only thing missing was Gene and its first ever women’s bas­ Four — I can’t say enough phone Make room for Muffet and Hackman and Dennis Hopper. ketball national championship. about this team.” from Her Miracles. And Ruth Riley was more “I can’t describe it,” said The Irish overcame a 12- Michele (Notice the capital H. Jimmy Chitwood than Ollie Irish coach Muffet McGraw. “I point deficit in their semifinal Tafoya, Appropriate for this Catholic McClellan. don’t think I’ve ever been this win against Connecticut. wave at school. Fathers Hesburgh, “Somebody asked me what excited in my life.” With four minutes remain­ the Notre Joyce, Cavanaugh and Sorin my favorite part of that movie Riley reflected on her magi­ ing, Irish 3-point specialist Dame would be proud.) was and I said, ‘when Ollie hit cal moment like the quintes­ Alicia Ratay nailed Notre Tim Casey cheering Think Bob Davie and Mike those two free throws,”’ Riley sential Indiana girl. She led the Dame’s first trey of the night to section Brey, who were both in atten­ said. “I didn’t have to under Irish with 28 points and 14 tie the game at 62. and pro­ dance, are a little jealous? hand them b u t...” rebounds in the game to go “It was such a big shot for Senior Staff along with a 10-of-14 perfor­ claim, “I “Career-wise, I think it [a W riter mance from the free throw line see CFLAM PS/page 14 quit. It national title] is a nice thing to see IRISH/page 15

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