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Student body applauds football team's shutout victory

about the team’s work in the offsea­ By MOLLY MADDEN son showed.” News Writer Students were also ecstatic about the dynamic passing game. After suffering two years of losing “Clausen and Floyd worked great football, Notre Dame students are together,” Matthew said. “Clausen excited about this year’s team follow­ knew where Floyd was going to be on ing Saturday’s 35-0 win over Nevada. that field.” “Compared to the San Diego State Saturday’s game marks the first opener last year, this team was more shutout for the Irish since a victory legitimate,” senior Tom Matthew said. over Rutgers in 2002, and was the “It was apparent that there was a first shutout with Weis as coach. great connection among the offense “I’m proud to have been here for and that they had put in a lot of work the first shutout in seven years,” in the offseason.” sophomore Sara Teising said. “It must After watching the team post 510 be pretty cool for Weis to have the yards, Matthew is not the only one in opener be a shutout,” said Teising, singing the offense’s praises. who is a part of the Student “It was obviously a very good game Management Organization and assists for the Irish offense,” junior Michael the football team at practices. She PAT COVENEY/The O bserver Flanigan said. “There was a lot of car­ Fans cheer on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the team ’s 35-0 rout of the ryover from Hawaii and all the talk see GAME/page 4 Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday. It was the Irish’s first shoutout in seven years. ND's first Students give mixed reviews of Pep Rally w om en The return of Dillon Hall's signature event draws a large crowd to South Quad Friday makebook By JOHN McKISSICK Willingham — attem pted to News Writer avoid the controversy that had dogged the event in past years. The return of Dillon Hall’s “It started off kind of slow, donation signature pep rally to campus but it picked up,” junior Justin was met with mixed reviews Brown said. by students, although the Certain skits stood out in the event, which took place Friday By MADELINE BUCKLEY minds of students who attend­ afternoon on South Quad, was ed the event. Sophomore John News Editor well attended, Kelly said one highlight was a “I’ve never seen so many skit titled, ‘CS-CSI’ — a play on As part of one of the first people together in my life,” titles of CBS’ hit shows and the coeducational classes at Notre freshman Kathleen Monahan order of priests that founded Dame, Ann Therese Palmer said. Notre Dame. quickly learned to blend in The Pep Rally — which “I thought it was quite well- with the men. included skits were students written,” said Kelly. Being a woman at a univer­ impersonated University This year’s Pep Rally also sity that had been reserved for SARAH O’CONNOR/The Observer President Fr. John Jenkins, included a musical number, men since its founding in 1842 The men of Dillon Hall form a chorus line during one of their Irish coach Charlie Weis and wasn’t always comfortable. skits Friday. Last year’s Dillon Pep Rally was cancelled. even former Irish coach Ty see DILLON/page 4 A member of the class of 1973, after the University went coed in 1972 under the leadership of University P resid en t E m eritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, Palmer Alumnus talks about life in politics said women were a minority on campus — and they stood to a soaring economy. After out because of it. By TESS CIVANTOS “It was a real shock to go three and a half years, how­ News Writer into the [Hamrnes Notre ever, he realized politics was Dame] Bookstore today and his true passion. see all of the Notre Dame In politics, you can go very Boyle’s bookshelf in his clothing in hot pink,” Palmer far, very quickly, if you’re consulting office was filled said. “Women wouldn’t have willing to work hard, with biographies of past been caught dead in pink or Pennsylvania State presidents and American chick clothing. You’d be set­ Representative and Notre history books. ting yourself up to be the Dame alumnus Brendan “You don’t belong in con­ punch line of a joke.” Boyle said in a talk with sulting,” a coworker told But the women rallied. Notre Dame students Friday him, according to Boyle. “It “One of my best friends was afternoon. sounds cliche but it’s true, a government major. She had Boyle (D-Philadelphia/ do what makes you happy. a required class on the fourth Montgomery) worked as a As much as I liked consult­ floor of the Dome in the spring c o n su lta n t for AMS ing, it wasn’t where my semester ... The professor said Consulting immediately after heart was.” he’d taught at ND for 25 graduation, when “compa­ Family connections are not nies were even hiring Arts Pennsylvania State Rep. Brendan Boyle, left, and Senior Advisor see WOMEN/page 3 and Letters majors” thanks see BOYLE/page 3 to the Provost Brandon Roach discuss political careers Friday.

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In side C olumn Question of the Day: W ere you expecting the Irish to com pletely dom inate? Broken Bubble

Since coming to Notre Dame in 2007,1 was always content just living inside of the bubble. South Bend, I had always Brandon Vo Dan McDonald Brandi Allen Lora O’Shaughnessy Max Osbon Tylor Mondragon thought, was a somewhat scary place, and an Observer headline announcing freshm an senior junior junior senior freshm an the shootings of two Keough Dillon Badin Badin Dillon Duncan students at Club 23 Joseph McMahon during my fresh­ man orientation Associate “We were on a “Of course I “I certainly “No, but “Giving Weis “It was my first weekend seemed to News Editor roll and I was expected it! Go didn't expect a greatness was four years to football game confirm my notions. hoping it would IRISH!" shutout! thrust upon us prepare for the and it was a As such, I was happy to live inside the bubble. As a be higher but it Woohoo!” that beautiful game was like great way to freshman, I couldn’t imagine anything was a bust!" day." giving Einstein start off the better than the sweaty, loud parties that four years to season." we used to host in our cramped Alumni dorm rooms. Even better was going off take the SATs." campus, where a party was good as long as there were members of the opposite sex present. It was a simple, naive time. Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] However, since returning from Europe, where I spent last semester and also worked this summer, I have been com­ pletely and totally underwhelmed. The In B rief bubble I thought protected me feels more like a jail cell. An exhibit titled “F ritz Now please do not misinterpret me — Scholder, Contemporary this is not a column about a person who Artist: Influences” is currently went abroad, came back, and is now on display at the S n ite resentful that he lives in a society where Museum of Art and will run the legal drinking age is 21. While the until October 18. He is a con­ rules here certainly do not permit alcohol temporary Native American consumption, everyone knows it occurs artist, and will be speaking on here quite frequently. S ep t. 13 at 3 :3 0 p.m . Rather, what I am more troubled by is Admission is free. the circumstances under which alcohol consumption takes place. While abroad, A lecture titled “When will going out to a bar or a club was more we find ET?” will be held at than just about drinking — it was a 101 DeBartolo Hall today at 8 chance to meet new people, to practice p.m. The College of Arts and our language skills, and to experience a Letters Dean’s Fellows will new culture. host a lecture by Dr. S eth Sometimes at Notre Dame, I truly can­ Shostak, senior astronomer in not understand why people bother going SETI (Search for Extra- out at all. On Saturday night, following Terrestrial Intelligence) the football team’s thumping of Nevada, Institute and host of NPR sci­ the halls of Alumni were again filled with ence show “Are We Alone?” blaring music, as girls in high heels and skimpy cocktail dresses wandered the There will be a Dirty/Dusty hallways attempting to find a party. Even IAN GAVLICK/The Observer B ook S ale in the H esburgh more comical are the throng out in front Notre Dame photographer Matt Cashore, left, sprints from the football field Library concourse on Sept. 10 of main circle attempting to catch a cab immediately prior to kickoff Saturday. Cashore captured a stunning 360 degree from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This to a party that will either be shortly bro­ panoramic image that can be seen at gameday.nd.edu sale is open to public. ken up by the police or run out of alcohol. Ultimately, I have become disenchanted “King Lear” will be per­ with the way in which Notre Dame stu­ formed by Actors From the dents who are not of the legal age limit London Stage at W ashington socialize. Most people in the administra­ O ffbeat Hall from Sept. 9 to 11. AFTLS tion would criticize the Notre Dame party visits campus twice a year with scene as dangerous and illegal, but I see Pa. man fires cannon, State police charged ciated-looking Nubian goat five actors to bring some of it as something else altogether — com­ hits neighbor’s house Maser with reckless wandered onto the proper­ Shakespeare’s great works to pletely pathetic. UNIONTOWN, Pa. — A endangerment, criminal ty of a nursing home in the life. Ticket prices vary and the However, this is not entirely the fault of Pennsylvania history buff mischief and disorderly Bronx, where two other event is open to public. Notre Dame students. Operating within who recreates firearms conduct. goats were discovered in the parameters of the bubble, students from old wars accidentally No one an sw ered the July. A film titled “Vanaja” (2006) are forced to cram like sardines into fired a 2-pound cannon­ phone Friday at Maser’s Animal shelter officials will be shown on Septem ber dorm rooms or venture off campus in the ball through the wall of home. He told WPXI-TV said the male goat was 11 at the D eB a rto lo hopes of finding a decent party. While his neighbor’s home. recreating 19th century found Tuesday. He was Performing Arts Center in the abroad, the times I enjoyed most were William Maser, 54, fired a cannons is a longtime feverish and suffering from Browning Cinema at 9:30 simply sitting at a table with a few friends cannonball Wednesday hobby. He said he is sorry pneumonia. p.m. The film follows the 15- and maybe even a couple of professors evening outside his home and he will stop shooting He has joined the other year-old daughter of a finan­ while we discussed everything from poli­ in Georges Township that them on his property, two goats, nicknamed cially troubled fisherman. tics to relationships over a beer. It was ricocheted and hit a house about 35 miles southeast Duncan and Isadora, at the Purchase tickets online at civilized, and it also helped cut down on 400 yards away. The can­ of Pittsburgh. Farm Sanctuary in Watkins performingarts.nd.edu dangerous binge drinking (the only time nonball, about two inches Glen, N.Y. we ever had to take someone to the hos­ in diameter, smashed Goat wanders into Bronx Officials say the goats’ To submit information to be pital was to get his tonsils out). I felt as through a window and a nursing home origin remains a mystery. included in this section of The though I had finally outgrown the need wall before landing in a NEW YORK — It’s anoth­ Observer, e-mail detailed infor­ for a protective bubble and had truly closet. Authorities said er case of the wandering Information compiled mation about an event to matured into an adult, only to find myself nobody was hurt. goat. Officials say an ema- from the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu back on campus, where I am treated not only by the University, but by society in general as a child. TODAY TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY The views expressed in the Inside OC Column are those of the author and Iti not necessarily those o f The Observer. Contact Joseph McMahon at jmcmah06@nd. edu 2

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ual donations and the sales of pus, accepted as equals in the Women our book, we’ve collected classroom, in extra-curricu- Saint Mary's first years more than $150,000 to fund a lars, in sports,” she said. continued from page 1 scholarship for an undergrad­ “But, each of these givens has uate student,” she said. “The been the result of women years, never taught a woman Development Office recently groundbreakers. They adjust to life on campus and w asn’t starting now. He told us the scholarship will be weren’t handed to us on a sil­ threw her out of the class,” awarded for the first time ver platter.” Palmer said. next year to an undergradu­ Palmer said she owes her different than high school. I By ALICIA SMITH She ended up in the Dean’s ate student.” degree to Hesburgh and said just hope that I can adjust office, who sent her back to The books will be distrib­ he took a lot of criticism for News Writer soon.” the class. She was a human uted to the women through instituting the change to One reason some students ping-pong ball for about a their residence halls. coeducation. After spending a little over are struggling with classes is week, until she called her Secretary of the Thanking “He was a night owl, would two weeks on campus, some the distinct difference between brother, who was at Tulane, Fr. Ted Foundation Sheila start around noon and work Saint Mary’s first year students high school and college. for advice. He said she need­ O’Brien, a member of the through until the early hours. are starting to find their niches “It’s really different from ed to stick it out and get the class of 1977, said the book is If you needed to talk to him, while others struggle with the high school. It’s really fast top score on the first quiz and a good way for current Notre you always knew you could transition to college life. paced and you have to keep shut him up, which is exactlyDame women to hear stories find him in his office around “I really like it,” first year up,” Meghan Feasel said. what she did. about past Notre Dame 1 a.m.,” she said. “It was very Cecelia Gatto said. “I feel like Others agreed that classes at Along with a group of Notre women. comforting because he always there’s a lot to offer to get the College were considerably Dame alumnae who wanted “Giving back to Notre Dame knew what to say to make us involved in.” different from high school. to give back to Notre Dame, is something we really want­ feel good and make us feel we Like Gatto, Bonnie Sanders “[I am] still getting used to Palmer, president of the ed to do,” she said. “Giving could succeed, no matter also has a positive outlook on doing homework and getting Thanking Fr. Ted Foundation, the book to the first years, it’s what the obstacles we were college life. enough sleep. In high school collected letters from women fun to tell the story of women facing.” “I like my classes,” Sanders that wasn’t a big deal. You did­ graduates of Notre Dame and at Notre Dame. Women need Along with being education­ said. “The campus is beautiful. n’t get much homework. Here, edited them into a book: to hear the stories of other al, O’Brien said the book is I just like how close knit it is.” every class expects you to do a “Thanking Father Ted: women.” just a fun read. However, lot of homework. Thirty-Five Years of Notre Palmer said she also “There’s a lot of Notre some first years I’ve been staying Dame Coeducation.” believes it’s important for Dame women graduates now did have some “It’s really different up late trying to The Foundation, made up of current Notre Dame women and hearing the story is good negative first from high school. It’s get all that Notre Dame alumnae, decid­ to hear the stories of the for all of us and retelling the impressions of really fast paced and done,” Sanders ed to donate about 1,000 women who preceded them at story and thinking of Notre the College. said. books to the women of the Notre Dame. Dame’s history is good for all “All th rough you have to keep up. ” Though many class of 2013 as well as give “We realized a few years of our hearts,” she said. high school, all have had some the proceeds from book sales ago that women on campus “We’re all part of a great through when 1 Meghan Feasel issues with to the University in order to today have no idea what it legacy.” was younger, I first year classes, Gatto fund a scholarship for a was like to be a coed pioneer. always had said that she Saint Mary’s female to attend Notre Dame. Today, it’s a given that Contact Madeline Buckley boys as best enjoys most of “To date, through individ­ women are accepted on cam­ at [email protected] friends, so all hers. girls is kind of hard.” “I love going to all my class­ Samantha Brady said. “I don’t es,” Gatto said. “My teachers like the lack of variety in the are all so nice and when I go to dining hall food. And I can’t class I feel comfortable being have a microwave in my room. myself.” Write for News. I don’t like to have to pay for Overall, first year students laundry.” have had pleasant experiences Although most students have while attending Saint Mary’s. enjoyed their time on campus “I enjoy meeting new people Email Madeline so far, some are having a hard and it feels good to walk out­ time adjusting to their new side and see so many people academic experiences. you know and just say Hi, ” “I love the atmosphere. 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is showing up. The game was­ next week,” Teising said. “I Game n’t just about the offense.” think that game will deter­ 31 Matthew agreed that the mine how the rest of the sea­ continued from page 1 Irish defense defied expecta­ son goes. It will be tough since ...... i tions. Michigan’s obviously been said while theoffense put up “I was surprised that they practicing more than us.” good numbers, she was just as prevented Nevada from scor­ Flanigan also expressed happy with the defense on ing at all,” he said. “And while some worries about playing Saturday. the shut-out is nice, if Nevada the Wolverines on the road “I was really impressed with would have scored that field after Michigan’s own impres­ Kyle McCarthy’s interception,” goal it wouldn’t have made sive 31-7 victory over Western Teising said. “It was a good the win any less significant. Michigan this weekend. catch and return.” I’m just glad that the Irish “I think that Michigan’s Flanigan said there was were ready to play.” tougher than a lot of us ini­ much to pleased about after While many students are tially thought,” he said. “I watching th.e defense’s per­ still reveling in the victory think that it’s going to be a formance on Saturday. over Nevada, some are really good game next week “You really enjoy seeing no already looking ahead to next and that the outcome will help points up on the board for week’s game at Michigan. shape the rest of the season Nevada,” Flanigan said. “We played a good game for the Irish.” “Especially holding them to against Nevada but that does­ 150 yards rushing shows real n’t change the fact that we’ve Contact Molly Madden at positive signs that the defense got to go to the Big House [email protected]

HA I u u v tN tY /m e Observer The view from the upper deck as the crowd cheers on the Fighting at their long-time rival, Alumni “I would have made the Irish against the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday. Dillon Hall. One skit featured the men stage higher,” Monahan said. of Alumni dancing across the “Lots of people were around continued from page 1 stage in tights, which elicited me, asking, ‘What’s going some jeers from the crowd. on?”’ “Here at ND,” parodying “I have no comment. The skit Neblung said the skits failed “Under the Sea” from The was horrible. People from to engage the student body Little Mermaid. It featured Alumni were so fed up, (they) and left much to be desired. backup dancers dressed as a actually left after a half hour,” “Maybe if [the Pep Rally had] quarter dog, the golden dome freshman Matt Schirtzinger something a little more student and Touchdown Jesus. said. interactive, engaging the “I thought it was fun. The While some students liked dorms, getting the spirit skits were a little awkward,” some of the individual skits, going,” she said. “The skits freshman Maricruz Menchero many more said the overarch­ didn’t get us excited.” said. “But I did like the dance.” ing storyline behind the skits Kelly disagreed, saying the The Pep Rally — as is tradi­ was hard to follow. skits helped “hype up the tion — allowed students to dis­ “I didn’t really understand crowd more.” play dorm pride. what was going on,” freshman “It condensed the best parts “Every dorm had a flag Margaret Bellon said. “The of a Dillon Pep Rally and a reg­ except for Badin, ” freshman conflict wasn’t resolved.” ular pep rally,” he said. “It was Brianna Neblung said. “Our Other complained that the more hilarious than any flag’s still sitting outside the event was poorly planned and attempt by SAG.” SARAH O'CONNOR/The Observer hall government office.” the layout of the stage made it Students, including one dressed as the wolf man, lean against the Dillon also used their stage hard for the people in back to Contact John McKissick at stage while watching the Dillon Pep Rally Friday. as an opportunity to poke fun see. [email protected]

In honor of workers on this Labor Day, and in the tradition of Msgr. George Higgins, the Higgins Labor Studies Program proudly supports this affirmation of the dignity of work signed by many Catholic faculty and community leaders -Marty Wolfson, Director of Higgins Labor Studies Program As Catholic leaders concerned about the pain that workers are experiencing during the present economic crisis in our nation, but especially in our local communities throughout St. Joseph County, we want to affirm the recent Catholic social teaching statements in support of the dignity of workers. Pope Benedict XVI issued his third encyclical this summer, Caritas in Veritate (Chanty in Truth), promoting the Catholic social tradition of tying the dignity of work to the dignity of the human person. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops also recently addressed the need to support workers in the healthcare industry this summer in their statement,Respecting the Just Rights o f Workers. This Labor Day is an important historical moment to reflect on work as an expression o f our dignity and our involvement in God’s creation. The Holy Father and the U.S. Bishops emphasized four principles related to people’s engagement with the economy as part of human development. First, the dignity o f work is a fundamental good for humanity. Second, people need to come first by prioritizing labor over capital. Third, people have a right to work together through the right of association. Fourth, people’s quality of life depends on receiving a living wage. Pope Benedict stated, “The repeated calls issued within the Church’s social doctrine, ...for the promotion of workers’ associations that can defend their rights must therefore be honored today even more than in the past.’’(#2 5) Pope Benedict XVI goes on to say, “...poverty results from a violation of the dignity of work.” (#63) In our region, cuts in the workforce and the lack of living wage jobs have accelerated the double digits rate of poverty in our area, especially among children. Together we can act to improve the quality of life for workers in our communities. There exist no simple solutions. The social doctrine put forth in Caritas in Veritate addresses multiple approaches to lifting humanity out of poverty. Among the conditions needed to allow for “decent work”, the Holy Father emphasizes, “Work that permits the workers to organize themselves freely, and to make their voices heard.” He emphasizes that the economic security of all depends on the economic security of workers. This insecurity has been aggravated by the weakening of unions. In conclusion, each o f us is endowed by God with particular gifts and talents. We need to recognize our gifts and contribute to the needs of the greater society. Work is a vital activity that allows each of us to contribute to the broader community. This Labor Day we affirm the dignity of work and the guiding points in Catholic social teaching that assist us in acting upon this belief. We ask that our Lord, Jesus Christ, who himself was a carpenter, gives us the strength and courage to live charity in truth. In Christ, Joe Carbone, St. Joe Valley Project-Jobs with Justice Dan Graff Associate Director, Higgins Labor Studies Program and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Flistory, University of Notre Dame Bill Purcell, Associate Director, Center for Social Concerns, University of Notre Dame

Co-Signers [organizations listed for identification purposes only] R. Scott Appleby, Professor of History and Director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame Michael Baxter, South Bend Catholic Worker, and Visiting Associate Professional Specialist in Theology, University of Notre Dame Mary Beckman, Associate Director, Center for Social Concerns, and Concurrent Associate Professor of Economics and Policy Studies, University of Notre Dame Rev. Thomas Blantz, C.S.C, Professor of History, University of Notre Dame Kathleen Cannon, O.P., Associate Dean, College of Science, and Concurrent Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame Rev. Leonard F. Chrobot, Ph.D., Pastor, Catholic Community of Saints Patrick and Hedwig, South Bend, IN Rev. Leonard J. Collins, C.S.C., Pastor, St. Augustine Parish, South Bend, IN Rev. Christopher W. Cox, C.S.C., Pastor, St. Adalbert Parish- St. Casimir Parish, South Bend, IN Kathleen Sprows Cummings, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Associate Director o f the Cushwa Center for the Study o f American Catholicism, University of Notre Dame Mary R. D’Angelo, Associate Professor of Theology, University ofNotre Dame JoAnn DellaNeva, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, University ofNotre Dame Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Ford Family Program in Human Development Studies & Solidarity, University ofNotre Dame Stephen Fallon, Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C., Professor of the Humanities, and Chair of the Program of Liberal Studies, University ofNotre Dame Dolores Frese, Professor of English, University ofNotre Dame Rev. Patrick Gaffney, C.S.C., Associate Professor of Anthropology, University ofNotre Dame Rev. Bernard Galic, Pastor, Holy Family Parish, South Bend, IN, and Vocation Director for the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese Patrick Griffin, Professor of History, University ofNotre Dame Rev. Dan Groody, C.S.C., Assistant Professor of Theology, University ofNotre Dame Rev. Thomas Jones, C.S.C., Pastor, Sacred Heart Parish, Notre Dame, IN Rev. Paul Kollman, C.S.C., Assistant Professor of Theology, University ofNotre Dame Rev. Bill Lies, C.S.C., Director of the Center for Social Concerns, University ofNotre Dame Carl Loesch Nicole MacLaughlin, Assistant Professional Specialist in the University Writing Program, University ofNotre Dame Tim Matovina, Professor of Theology and Director of the Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, University ofNotre Dame Sara Maurer, Assistant Professor of English, University ofNotre Dame John McGreevy, Professor of History and LA. O’Shaughnessy Dean of the College of Arts and Letters, University ofNotre Dame Br. Bill Mewes, C.S.C., Chair of the Justice and Peace Commission, Congregation of Holy Cross, Midwest Province Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C., Professor of History, University ofNotre Dame Rev. Robert Pelton, C.S.C., Concurrent Professor Theology (Emeritus), University ofNotre Dame Margaret Pfeil, Assistant Professor, Theology, University ofNotre Dame AnnMarie R. Power, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Sociology, University ofNotre Dame F. Clark Power, Professor in the Program of Liberal Studies, University ofNotre Dame Higgins Labor Studies Program Valerie Sayers, Professor of English, University ofNotre Dame Mary Ann Burgess Smyth, Assistant Professor of English, University ofNotre Dame 510 Planner Hall John Welle, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, University ofNotre Dame 631-6934 Todd Whitmore, Associate Professor of Theology and Director of the Program in the Catholic Social Tradition, University ofNotre Dame W o r l d & n a t i o n Monday, September 7, 2009 COMPILED FROM TH E OBSERVERS WIRE SERVICES page 5

International N ew s G reat B ritain U.S. airstrike causes NATO dispute KABUL — An airstrike by U.S. fighter jets that appears to have killed Afghan civilians Britain: No demands for victims could turn into a major dispute for NATO allies Germany and the United States, as tensions began rising between them Sunday over Libya not requiredto offer compensation for deaths of Britons in IRA bombing Germany’s role in ordering the attack. Afghan officials say up to 70 people were Associated Press killed in the early morning airstrike Friday in the northern province of Kunduz after Taliban LONDON — Britain made militants stole two tanker trucks of fuel and vil­ no demands that Libya offer lagers gathered to siphon off gas. compensation for Britons Afghan and NATO investigations are just killed by Libyan explosives beginning, but both German and U.S. officials supplied to the Irish already appeared to be trying to deflect blame. Republican Army for fear it German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung could jeopardize ties with said the Taliban’s possession of the two tankers Tripoli, according to new “posed an acute threat to our soldiers.” documents released Sunday. German officials have said the tankers might The revelation prompted have been used as suicide bombs. accusations that Britain had acted to protect energy Philippine passenger ferry capsizes deals, and added to ques­ MANILA, Philippines — Passengers leapt into tions about whether trade the dark sea and parents dropped children into ties influenced last month’s life rafts when a ferry carrying nearly 1,000 decision to release people capsized in the middle of the night in the Lockerbie bomber Abdel southern Philippines. Baset al-Megrahi. Nine people died and more than 30 were Prime Minister Gordon missing though rescue efforts saved about 900 Brown said his government terrified victims on the Superferry 9 early “does not consider it appro­ Sunday after it turned on its side 9 miles (15 priate to enter into a bilat­ kilometers) off Zamboanga del Norte province. eral discussion with Libya The vessel’s violent rotation roused frightened on this matter,” according passengers from their sleep and sent many to a letter to victims’ lawyer jumping in the darkness into the water, coast Jason McCue released by guard chief Admiral Wilfredo Tamayo said. Downing Street. The news outraged British survivors of IRA bombings — particularly N ational N ew s since U.S. victims of IRA attacks have secured a sep­ Supremacist gunman renounces views arate compensation deal LOS ANGELES — A white supremacist with Tripoli. who killed a postal worker and wounded five Brown later told reporters people at a Los Angeles area Jewish commu­ in Berlin he would offer nity center in a 1999 shooting spree says he diplomatic support to pri­ AP has renounced his racist views. vate efforts to secure com­ In this Sept. 1 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gestures while he waits behind In a letter to a Los Angeles Daily News pensation, but he still shied bulletproof glass for a military parade in Green Square in Tripoli, Libya. reporter, Buford O. Furrow Jr. says he away from pursuing the regrets the pain he has caused. issue with Libya directly. its sponsorship of terrorism gram, and accepting his Rammel said in the letter, Furrow, who is serving a life sentence with “I desperately care about and its pursuit of nuclear government’s responsibility dated Nov. 6. In addition to no chance of parole, describes himself as a what has happened to the weapons. for the Lockerbie bombing, cooperating on terrorism, “model inmate who has shunned criminal people who have been vic­ “It is these concerns — the 1988 attack which killed Rammel noted that “Libya activity.” tims of IRA terrorism,” he security and terrorism, not 270 people, mostly is now a vital partner for He says he has thrown away his neo-Nazi said. oil or commercial interests Americans. the U.K. in guaranteeing a literature and now believes “a life based on McCue said he was over­ — that have been the domi­ Brown and other govern­ secure energy future for the hate is no life at all.” joyed at the announcement nant feature of our relation­ ment officials stressed the U.K.” Ten years ago Furrow wounded three little of diplomatic support, pre­ ship,” Brown said. need to keep Libya on that Ganesh told British broad­ children, a teenager and an adult at a dicting a compensation deal Libya once supplied route when explaining why casters that that passage Granada Hills community center. He later could now be negotiated weapons and explosives to they did not press the said it all. killed letter carrier Joseph S. Ileto. within weeks. terrorists around the world, Libyans for compensation “It’s because of an oil deal The foreign affairs including several tons of for the IRA’s attacks. But with BP. I really believe Ocean stations to help research spokesman for Britain’s Semtex plastic explosive documents released Sunday that,” he told Sky News tele­ FALMOUTH, Mass. — A Massachusetts ocean opposition Conservatives, sent to IRA rebels fighting — including a letter sent vision. He was referring to studies institute is building underwater data William Hague, said Brown to drive Northern Ireland from Middle East minister the $900 million exploration collection stations to help researchers under­ should have provided diplo­ out of the United Kingdom. Bill Rammel to Jonathan agreement the British ener­ stand the ocean’s role in climate change. matic support “as a matter The IRA used those explo­ Ganesh, a survivor of one of gy com pany signed with The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on of course, not as a result of sives in the 1980s and 90s. the IRA bombings — sug­ Libya Investment Corp. in Cape Cod has received nearly $100 million in public pressure.” But Libyan leader gest that the government May 2007. federal grants to help develop and operate the Brown argued that his Moammar Gadhafi per­ was also keeping Libya’s The same month, Britain underwater observatories. government had previously formed an about-face in the vast oil wealth in mind. and Libya signed a memo­ Underwater stations will be built in locales avoided broaching the issue wake of the Sept. 11 “Libya has genuinely randum of understanding worldwide, from the Gulf of Alaska to about 75 with the Libyans out of a attacks, renouncing terror­ become an important inter­ that paved the way for al- miles southeast of Newport, R.I. They’ll meas­ desire to wean the North ism, dismantling his coun­ national partner for the Megrahi’s release from a ure variables such as water temperature and African nation away from try’s secret nuclear pro­ U.K. on many levels,” Scottish prison. current movements. Woods I lole scientist Robert Wellers says the stations will help scientists make prolonged deep water observations that aren’t possible now and save money spent on data collection. Four dead in violent La. murder-suicide

Associated Press The father of the pregnant woman, wife, Amber Carter, was badly hurt and Local N ew s Amber Carter, said the suspect had a his­ their son, Masson Carter, 2, was found HOLDEN, La. — A man shot his tory of abusing his estranged wife and dead outside. Five Planned Parenthoods to close estranged wife, son and 2-year-old recently tried to attack her with a Williamson said Carter Jr. had previ­ INDIANAPOLIS — Planned Parenthood grandson to death and seriously wound­ machete. ously fought with his father to protect his will close five health clinics across central ed his pregnant daughter-in-law at their “This had been going on for quite some mother. Indiana after losing some of its federal rural Louisiana home, then killed himself time,” Paul Williamson said. “It was one Rushing said it appeared Amber grant money to provide family planning as police tried to pull over his car 20 min­ of those domestic violence things that just Carter, who was about six months preg­ services to low-income women. utes later, authorities said. gets worse and worse.” nant, and Masson Carter managed to The clinics in Anderson, Franklin, The pregnant woman later gave birth, Another 16-month-old boy was in the escape from a second-floor window but it Kokomo, Shelbyville and Indianapolis will about three months early, her father said. house during the shootings but was not was not clear if the gunman shot them close over the next six months, Planned The shootings late Saturday appeared hurt. The child was related to the Carters inside or followed them outside and shot Parenthood of Indiana said in a statement to stem from an ongoing dispute between but Rushing was not sure how. them there. provided to The Associated Press on 50-year-old Dennis Carter Sr. and his Authorities were called around 10:30 Rushing said deputies spotted Dennis Sunday. wife, Donna Carter, who had a restrain­ p.m. Saturday to the home in Holden, Carter Sr. about 20 minutes after the The five centers, none of which provide ing order against him, Livingston Parish about 30 miles east of Baton Rouge. shootings driving on a highway. When abortions, serve a total of about 8,500 Sheriff’s Office Chief of Operations Perry Donna Carter, 49, and Dennis Carter Jr., they tried to pull him over, he shot and patients, the statement said. Rushing said Sunday. 26, were dead inside. Dennis Carter Jr.’s killed himself. page 6 The Observer ♦ NATIONAL NEWS Monday, September 7, - New Smithsonian Drug lord now serves hot dogs

Associated Press last weekend — an event that just to own a successful hot included a magician and a dog stand in a community, but chief has big ideas MARKHAM, 111. — Two tiger he says belonged to for­ to play a role in that commu­ decades after customers mer boxing champ Mike nity. He talks about plans to clamored to buy cocaine from Tyson — he’d asked two sponsor Little League teams Associated Press Clough has also forged new a teenager named John friends who were Chicago and build a baseball diamond, alliances with colleges. Cappas, they’re lined up police officers before they as well as continue talking to WASHINGTON — Wayne A broad research collaboration again to buy what he has to were convicted of selling at-risk kids, as he’s done for Clough pulls a thumb-sized com­ is in the works with scientists and sell: Hot dogs. cocaine to judge his auto the last few years. puter flash drive from his pocket scholars at the University of The one-time “drug king­ show. He said a big part of his and marvels at how many of the Maryland. And he signed a deal pin,” as the newspapers But Cappas knows that his message is that it’s possible to Smithsonian Institution’s millions with George Mason University in called him in the late 1980s, reign as a drug kingpin turn your life around, to come of objects can be captured on it. Virginia to build residence halls this summer became an includes more than funny sto­ out of prison and make an The device holds sounds from and laboratories as part of a owner of a hot dog stand ries about his lavish lifestyle. honest living. endangered frogs, images from joint-degree program pairing stu­ called Johnny’s WeeNee He’s linked to the deaths of “This is my way of giving an archive of Depression-era dents with researchers at the Wagon. two 19-year-old sons of back,” said Cappas, who also paintings, a 360-degree view National Zoo’s 3,000-acre It’s a few Chicago suburbs Chicago police officers, both plans to publish a book about inside a Concorde supersonic jet Conservation and Research and a world away from where of whom killed themselves his life. and much more. The mini archive Center in Front Royal, Va. he ran the drug empire that with their fathers’ service It all has impressed Scott reflects one way the former engi­ Less than a decade earlier, made him $25,000 a week — revolvers after, authorities Ladany, the owner of Red Hot neer, now head of the institution, Lawrence Small, the previous enough to buy a house, fast said at the time, at least one Chicago, Inc. to sell Cappas aims to Share the collection of the Smithsonian chief, had proposed cars and a necklace that of them bought drugs from his hot dogs. world’s largest museum complex closing the Virginia facility, anger­ spelled “Spoiled Brat” in dia­ one of Cappas’ accomplices. “I did hesitate but ... it’s a online with more people than ing many scientists. Clough, monds to drape around his And he knows that for all gut feeling that he deserved a ever before. though, is unflinching in his dedi­ Playboy bunny girlfriend. the “toys” he had, there was second chance in life,” “It is no longer acceptable for cation to research. In a bright red building that a time members of his family Ladany said. us to share only 1 percent of our “Zoos have to be research facil­ looks like a barn with a man- wanted nothing to do with Ladany said that what 137 million specimens and arti­ ities,” he said. “If they’re just sized statue of a hot dog him. Cappas did after he got to facts in an age when the Internet there for tourist attractions, wearing an American flag out “I was banished from my prison — earned a college has made it possible to share it they’ll fail.” front, he sells hot dogs, gyros, (family) house,” he said, his degree and studied and all,” Clough told curators and sci­ Scientists and curators said burgers, and now for the first father, Louis Cappas, nodding taught cooking classes — entists earlier this year. Clough brought a sense of excite­ time since the place opened in agreement. helped convince him that Unlike his predecessor, who ment at a time when morale in 1955, french fries. Then he was banished from Cappas had changed. sought to maximize the institu­ couldn’t have been lower. “I’m doing the right thing society, with a judge who sen­ So far, Cappas sees no signs tion’s potential as a visitor attrac­ “It’s a game changer really,” now,” said the 43-year-old tenced him to 45 years in that his past has cost him any tion and business enterprise, said Steve Monfort, a longtime Cappas, who was released in prison, angrily telling him customers. In fact, on one Clough is intent on building up staff scientist who is now acting 2004 after serving 15 years in that he had “lost his soul.” recent day, customers — the Smithsonian’s science, director of the zoo. “I’m seeing a prison. “I am what I am,” he said many of whom said they research and educational impact change of culture that is setting in That doesn’t mean Cappas simply. “I’m never going to knew all about Cappas’ drug beyond its walls. ... a sense that we have a secre­ is shying away from his past. live that down.” dealing past — were in a line A year into his new job, the 68- tary who is very strongly He obviously enjoys telling That helps explain why hethat stretched out the door. year-old former president of the engaged.” stories about w hat life was said it is important to let peo­ Some said his past was partly Georgia Institute of Technology is In 2007, former secretary Small like before he was arrested. ple know he is no longer the why they were there. reshaping the sprawling complex was forced out because of his Like the time he made head­ same young man he was “It’s great to see somebody of 19 museums, the National Zoo high compensation and lavish lines when, knowing federal when he was sentenced to whose life is turned around and numerous research centers spending — including charter jet agents were looking to arrest prison — something he says and is trying to do something spread from Massachusetts to rides and earnings of more than him, he and a local television he deserved. And that he good,” said Mary Beth Kenya. $900,000 — amid a shrinking reporter took a spin on Lake wants to make amends. Johnson, a 47-year-old It’s something of a back-to-the- work force and $2.5 billion in Michigan on a friend’s speed­ “I do not want kids to follow Orland Park resident, who basics approach for a place maintenance needs. Some execu­ boat (“The feds had already in my same footpaths ...” he grew up nearby and came to founded on science, with a mis­ tives followed him out. seized mine,” he said.) before said. “I’m paying some the stand regularly when she sion to pursue the “increase and Clough faced the task of imple­ he turned himself in. penance for what I did in the was a little girl. “It’s great to diffusion of knowledge.” menting reforms and said it’s still Nor did he keep it a secret past.” see this in our neighbor­ Clough wants to combine the a work in progress. Among the that for his grand opening That means his plan is not hood.” Sm ithsonian’s resources to changes: He began to lower the become a major voice on the six-figure salaries of at least 17 toughest issues of the day. Among top executives to conform with his key priorities: climate change, federal pay scales. education and immigration. One of his biggest challenges “We can help our nation and will be raising money to reduce the world face the grand chal­ the Smithsonian’s heavy reliance lenges that lie ahead, ” he told the on Congress for funding. Federal Smithsonian staff. funds provide about 65 percent of They’re big goals. But he’s the estimated $1 billion annual already begun transforming the budget. And the outlook for pri­ somewhat stuffy “nation’s attic” vate philanthropy is gloomy (a term that makes Clough bristle) because of the recession. into a more innovative place. Still, Clough has quietly begun “He is a scientist himself, and I work on the Smithsonian’s first think he really gets it,” said Eva major capital campaign with the Pell, who will become the under­ goal of raising well over $1 bil­ secretary for science in January. lion. “All the ingredients are there — “We need more big ideas,” he it’s just a matter of bringing said. “I’ve talked to donors who things together in a different say ‘Hey, I’m really interested in way.” the fact that you have resources Pell, senior vice president for to be an honest broker in the cli­ research and dean of the gradu­ mate change debate ... and I In ate school at Pennsylvania State would be willing to put up signifi­ easingV vea University, said she was drawn by cant money to do that.’” Clough’s vision for bringing scien­ One thing he doesn’t plan to tists and even curators in arts and change, though, is the free admis­ history together to collaborate on sion at the museums. The research. It’s an approach they American people own those believe could spark discoveries. museums, he said. To bolster the Smithsonian’s Clough has a track record for educational offerings, Clough transforming institutions, a dis­ recently secured a $1.3 million tinction that earned a chapter in gift to hire an education director Thomas L. Friedman’s best-sell­ and create the institution’s first ing book “The World is Flat.” central office focused on K-12 Friedman described how Clough’s learning. (Previously, 32 different philosophy of attracting science units carried out their own edu­ students with artistic and creative cational programs.) interest raised Georgia Tech’s When the country celebrated graduation rate and encouraged Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birth­ more creativity in engineering. day in February, Clough oversaw Clough’s work over 14 years the first interactive online link to raised the school’s academic pro­ 5,000 K-12 students and teachers file. in 50 states and 75 countries with That vision of fusing science lessons focused on the 16th presi­ with the arts makes him a good dent. Six curators showed off fit for the Smithsonian, which Lincoln artifacts and took ques­ holds numerous art, history and tions. Another online conference cultural treasures, Smithsonian about climate change is planned American Art Museum director m for later this month. Betsy Broun said. T h e O bserver

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M arket R eca p Stocks Layoffs toughest on old, young Dow Jones 9,44127 +96.66 Ends of the age spectrum feeling employment pinch the hardest in tough economy Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: Associated Press 2 ,4 6 6 74 599 4,253,415,746 ORLANDO, Fla. — Marcus AMEX 1,716.69 +2910 Wells and Shirley Walker NASDAQ 2,018.78 +35.58 view their economic wysE 6,637.13 +90 53 prospects from opposite ends of the age spectrum. S&P 500 1,016.40 + 13.16 Wells, 25, was initially NIKKEI (Tokyo) 10,187.11 0.00 optimistic about his FTSE 100 (London)4,851.70 +54.95 prospects for finding a new job after he was laid off as a systems analyst in COMPANY %CHANGE $GA1N PRICE January in San Jose, Calif. CITIGROUP (C) +1.68 +0.08 4.85 Now unemployment has begun to wear on the him, FANNIE MAE (FNM) +7.93 +0.13 1.77 and he believes his age has BK OF AMERICA CP (BAC) +1.48 +0.25 17.09 factored into his frustration. “More experienced people S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SYP) +1.40 +1.41 102.06 are getting hired, and they’re downgrading their 10-YEAR NOTE +3.43 +0.1140 3.44 skills to get the job,” Wells said. “I feel like I’m compet­ 13-WEEK BILL 0.00 0.00 0.125 ing with older workers, not 30-YEAR BOND +2.96 +0.1230 4.27 college graduates. It wears 5-YEAR NOTE +3.29 +0.0750 2.36 on your confidence.” Walker, 58, lost her job running a nonprofit which LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +0.06 68.02 helped minority women in business in Orlando and GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -1.00 996.70 hasn’t had any luck finding PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +2.00 82.88 new work in the three months since. Exchange Rates “What they tell us is that YEN 93.0150 they’re looking for more mature and experienced EURO 1.4293 workers, but they want us CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.0893 to work for less, or what BRITISH POUND 1.6391 they could pay younger people to do,” she said AP recently outside an Orlando This Sept. 1 file photo shows Marcus Wells looking for work at the State of California job fair. “Maybe younger Employment Development Department in San Jose, Calif. people would be willing or In B rief able to accept lesser pay.” County, where Wells lives, homes in a recession, while age group have seen the Would-be retirees have registered 14.41 on the people later in life are more most dramatic rise in Conn. women buying more guns watched their savings dwin­ stress index in July, the likely to declare bankruptcy unemployment during the WATER BURY, Conn. — Connecticut residents dle and health care costs most recent month for in order to protect their past year compared to are arming themselves at quite a clip, with soar, while workers recent­ which figures are available, assets, said Tay McNamara, other age groups. Their women, in particular, packing heat in growing ly out of school and bur­ while Walker’s Orange director of research at the unemployment rate went numbers. dened by debt try to County, Fla., came in at Center on Aging and Work from 5.7 percent in July The state issued 7,741 pistol permits from advance in careers that no 15.76, both well above the at Boston College. 2008 to 10 percent in July January through May, a 90 percent increase longer have room for them. average county’s 10.54. “Last hired, first fired. 2009, according to the over the same time period in 2008. Nearly The results show up on The groups associated Generally, that is very true,” Bureau of Labor Statistics. 12,000 new permits have been issued so far this the map: Places with high with the highest stress McNamara said. Compounding the pain for year in a state that recently posted one of the concentrations of people in scores in each U.S. county Chanel Moore knows how some young workers can be lowest gun ownership rates in the country, their late 20s or nearing are men and women that goes. The 25-year-old big bills from their careers according a study of 2006 data by the Violence what they thought would be between ages 25 and 29 Orlando resident was laid as students. The average Policy Center, a national gun control advocacy their retirement age are and women over age 55. off last year from a job in undergraduate finishes col­ group based in Washington, D C. feeling the recession the That doesn’t necessarily retail and has found herself lege with $17,700 in debt at Connecticut gun retailers and educators who hardest, as measured by mean having a high per­ competing with older work­ four-year public schools run the safety classes required for pistol permit The Associated Press centage of people in those ers in her jobs searches. and $22,375 in debt at four- applicants report a surge in first-time gun pur­ Economic $tress Index. The groups causes a county’s “I’m young, trying to get year private schools. Also, chases, particularly by women, who account for index assigns each county a economic health to worsen, on my feet, and then you student loan provider Sallie up to half of the students taught in Torrington. score from 1 to 100, with though the two appear to have people older than me Mae reported this year that “I think that the percentage that you’d see of higher numbers reflecting go hand in hand. who are already on their seniors graduated college women coming for the first time has quadru­ greater stress, based on its Experts said a variety of feet looking for jobs with with an average credit card pled,” said John Petricone, a staffer at Tactical unemployment, foreclo­ factors may be at play. more experience than me,” debt of more than $4,100 in Arms in Torrington. Pistol safety classes that sures and bankruptcy rates. Young adults are more at Moore said. 2008, up from $2,900 four once drew about nine men for every woman are California’s $anta Clara risk for losing their jobs and Workers in the 25 to 34 years earlier. now evenly split, Petricone said.

Labor Relations board still gridlocked WASHINGTON — Another Labor Day, another year of dysfunction in the agency that’s sup­ Obama plans to address organized labor posed to protect workers from unfair labor practices and referee clashes between unions Associated Press February as senior adviser to Treasury statement released Sunday night. and management. Secretary Timothy Geithner as part of Before moving to Treasury, Bloom The enduring stalemate at the National Labor WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s auto industry task force. was a special assistant to the president Relations Board, the longest in its history, comes Obama is addressing one of his key Bloom is traveling to Cincinnati with of the United Steelworkers union. He as evidence that elections don’t always settle constituencies — organized labor — on the president, the White House said. He was a founding partner in the invest­ political tugs of war. Ten months after the elec­ Monday as union members gather to will be working with the National ment banking firm of Keilin and Bloom. tion of a president and Congress from the same celebrate the holiday named for their Economic Council to “provide leader­ Despite a friendly audience at the party, no end is in sight to the deadlock. movement. ship on policy development and strate­ labor picnic, where Obama is expected Decisions are stalled on dozens of disputes As Obama prepares for a critical gic planning for the president’s agenda to be welcomed by national union lead­ that could set labor-management policies for speech Wednesday to Congress and the to revitalize the manufacturing sector.” ers John Sweeney and Richard decades to come. Can employers prohibit nation about his efforts to overhaul The White House said Bloom would Trumka, the gathering could turn out employees from using the company’s e-mail sys­ health care, a supportive audience at continue in his position with Geithner to be a small oasis in the swing state of tem to send union-related messages? Where the AFL-CIO’s annual Labor Day picnic but would expand his role to coordi­ Ohio. may union members distribute literature at in Cincinnati should provide welcome nate administration manufacturing Opposition to Obama’s health care work sites? What about organizing a union by relief from the highly charged partisan policy with the Departments of overhaul was evident Saturday at a simply signing cards instead of having a secret- atmosphere surrounding the issue. Commerce, Treasury, Energy and “Tea Party” rally in the Cincinnati sub­ ballot election? Besides addressing health care, Labor. urb of West Chester, where a crowd of These matters and more are going nowhere Obama will tell the assembled union “Ron has the knowledge and experi­ thousands protested with signs such as because the board, since January 2008, has had members he has named Ron Bloom as ence necessary to lead the way in cre­ “Government-run health care makes one lonely Democrat, one lonely Republican and senior counselor for manufacturing ating the good-paying manufacturing me sick” and “Leave our health care a political stalemate over three empty seats. policy. Bloom has served since jobs of the future,” Obama said in a alone.” T The Observer page 8 V ie w p o in t Monday, September 7, 2009 T he O bserver Health care debate

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Letter to the E ditor Keep Library a relevant institution

While “A library with no books” one’s heart’s content. Now in the peri­ cost-cutting). In the process, the Library has lost some of its luster and (Staff Editorial, Sept. 4) may have odical room one finds totally meaning­ llesburgh Library has become virtual­ while the editors seem to endorse been written with some tongue in less journals (to a large extent) and on ly useless as a place to browse and making life easier for the students by cheek, I thought it raised an interest­ the ninth floor chaos and predomi­ spend non-academic time in. This doing away with exams and research ing point. Gone are the days (back in nantly empty shelves with a few seems to take away an important papers, I would suggest that more 2002 when I was a graduate student) copies of ancient journals that cannot aspect of a library — namely to could be done in balancing the techno­ when one could walk into the Library be computerized. encourage people to read. logical age (of all computers) with the and find in his two favorite places — Because of the assumption that In the course of this past year that I traditional age of hands-on materials. the periodical room on the first floor everyone has computer access all the was in South Bend, I went to the and the political science section (I time, the Library made the shift to library twice for non-academic pur­ Fr. David Kashangaki think it is on the ninth floor) — jour­ electronic cataloguing and online poses and a few more times to sit and Uganda nals and books on political science to journals (1 imagine in the name of write. It is unfortunate that the Class o f 2005

U-WlRE Examining the power Trust the people of unions (unless they disagree with us) With Labor Day upon us, many in America have forgotten why they’re Is American democracy on the brink of inex­ been quick to adjust to the notion that 60-plus off work or out of class (for some). Labor Day has become a perennial pic­ orable ruin? votes are now needed to pass major legislation, nic, the signal of the end of summer. But this holiday signifies something That’s the inference one would seemingly be not enough attention has been paid to just how much larger than the simple pleasantries of an end-of-summer fried forced to make after listening to not only the singularly ludicrous the present situation truly chicken feast. radical fringe of the political chattering class, is. Previously a tool of the retrograde Southern Labor Day in America was born out of the but also some of the rel­ bloc as a means of blocking civil rights legisla­ Pullman Strike, becoming a federal holiday when Ian Sam s atively mainstream Asher Smith tion, even the Democratic caucuses of the 109th President Grover Cleveland decided to make Republican voices. and 110th Congresses largely reserved the par­ improving labor relations a top domestic priority. University of At a town hall event in Emory liamentary procedure for extreme judicial nom­ Prior to that, labor unions virtually had no seat at Alabama California, U.S. Rep. University inations. the powerful political table. Since then, America Wally Merger, R-Calif., Emory Wheel The resulting variance between public opin­ has witnessed the rise of labor, peaking in the mid- The Crimson posited that “our democ­ ion and the situation on the floor of the senate 20th century with almost 29 percent of all workers White racy has never been is expectedly stark. According to a Washington unionized. threatened as much as it is today” by the Post-ABC poll released on Friday, almost six in But many today wonder where labor is going. specter of health care reform. Rush Limbaugh, 10 respondents support the new energy policy Today, unions maintain less of a percentage of the workforce than virtual­ whom no Republican politician with national waiting for a vote in the Senate. Fifty-five per­ ly ever before. Unions have weakened to the point where current union aspirations would even think of publicly rebuk­ cent of Americans approve of the way Obama is membership in the private sector is below nine percent. ing, regularly invokes fascism and Nazi handling the issue; only 30 percent described Despite those numbers, Big Labor still exercises incredible influence Germany as points of comparison for the themselves as opposed. In any fully functioning over modem politics. Democrats have for years considered labor one of its progress of the Obama administration. democracy, those numbers would suggest that most precious (and most powerful) allies. The Employee Free Choice Act, And it would be negligent not to mention positive action is coming, and soon. But publicly touted by President Obama, has been one of the biggest pieces of Glenn Beck, who on FOX News’ second-highest because of the actions of the dwindling minority legislation on Congress’ plate over the past year. Celebrities like Martin rated show a few days ago connected the dots that claims to be so afraid for the future of Sheen and Bradley Whitford have starred in ads encouraging popular on the first letters of random words he used to American democracy, the legislation will likely support for the bill. With the bill a top concern of many of his constituents, describe the Obama administration (“Obama,” die on the vine without receiving an actual vote. Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa., faced a barrage of questions on whether he “Left-Intemationalists,” “Graft,” “Acorn,” This is all right on the heels, of course, of a would support the measure when he switched parties in April. Big Labor “Revolutionaries” and “Hidden Agendas”) to national election that President Obama won by still has a powerful agenda, and they’re pushing Congress and the presi­ spell what he believed the Obama administra­ more than 9.5 million votes — an election in dent to not only support but enact their proposals. tion had become: an O-L-I-G-A-R-C-H-Y. (Your which both candidates had clear and contrast­ But some people question this seemingly bountiful political power at a guess is as good as mine as to where that Y’ ing proposals on how to handle health care, time when unions are smaller and weaker than ever before. Some ultra­ came from.) energy policy and the economy. An election in conservatives attack labor as coercive and power-hungry, willing to sell So why, then, is it that every strategy in the which Obama won a purple state like Nevada in out even its own unionized workers before sacrificing its position of public Republicans’ playbook — on health care and a landslide, turned blood-red Virginia, North power. But honestly, most politicians, Republican or Democrat, respect virtually every other issue of national impor­ Carolina and Indiana — Indiana! — blue and unions and the role they play in public life. tance — relies on employing the most thor­ even eked out an electoral vote from Nebraska. Mitt Romney, former Republican governor of Massachusetts, said in a oughly undemocratic tactics imaginable? If American democracy is under threat from March op-ed in The Washington Times, “At their best, labor unions have The self-stated goal of most of the town hall any corner, it’s under threat from those who always fought for the rights of workers and generations of Americans protesters that furiously inserted themselves — don’t care for election results, who suggest that have been better off for it.” at the behest of the insurance industry — into our democratically-elected and fully vetted Former Democratic President Jimmy Carter famously said of unions, the national discourse in August was to shout president is illegitimate, who don’t respect the “Every advance in this half-century — Social Security, civil rights, down their elected representatives. In opposi­ concept of offering votes on the merits of legis­ Medicare, aid to education, one after another — came with the support tion to the Waxman-Markey bill (otherwise lation and who are congenitally unable to offer and leadership of American labor.” known as cap-and-trade), which is still working any sort of constructive opposition. And unless Unions have been a backbone of America for over a century. They’ve its way through Congress, coal industry firms those selfsame individuals genuinely believe all allowed workers to bargain for fair wages, to receive high quality health are hiring lobbying outfits to flood congression­ their Sturm und Drang about the impending care, to prepare for a successful retirement and to establish a safe and al offices with mail purporting to be from con­ doom of our democratic form of government, healthy workplace. cerned constituents and nonprofit groups they are betraying a cynicism that actually does And unions still maintain an important place in our society. Unions are against the climate change legislation, attempt­ run the risk of striking a real blow to the health so often the check that workers have on Big Business, the blue-collar ing to create the appearance of grassroots out­ of our governmental institutions. voice at the white-collar negotiating table. Unions have immeasurable rage where none exists. value for thousands, if not millions, of Americans. Meanwhile, the decision by congressional This column first ran in the Sept. 3 edition of But as we prepare to end the first decade of the 21st century, we must Republicans to employ the filibuster to require the Emory Wheel, the daily newspaper serving ensure that unions do not obstruct pathways to a more prosperous and that important measures have the support of Emory University. equitable U.S. economy. three-fifths of the Senate represents an The views expressed in this column are those Over the next 20 years, the Democratic and Republican parties must unprecedented subversion of the basic principle of the author and not necessarily those o f The focus on maintaining strong relationships with labor leaders, not attacking of majority rule. While informed observers have Observer. them as ruthless or ambitious, while ensuring that Big Labor does not dic­ tate the moves our nation takes towards finding economic opportunities for all Americans. It’ll take some tricky political maneuvering to accomplish this, but in a new technology-driven economy where you get paid for what you know Do you see two different U-Wires up there? and not what you do, we have no other option. Manufacturing jobs are leaving this country, and Big Labor understands that. The focus now must Yeah, so do we. You should get on that. become how to incorporate the remaining voice of labor into a modern, prosperity-driven economic political discussion. We can’t let labor fall by the wayside. But it has to be labor’s responsi­ bility to rebrand and restructure itself for the new economy and to do so in a way that promotes a strong American economy. Submit a Letter to the Editor This column first ran in the Sept. 4 edition of The Crimson White, the daily newspaper serving the University of Alabama. www.ndsmcobserver.com The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not nec­ essarily those of The Observer. T h e O bserver

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Mos Def’s Ecstatic, Down Home “WWerftdfij Rap Greek Cooking at

listener, “You’re liv­ m i By NICK ANDERSON ing at a time of Assistant Scene Editor extremism, a time Entrees of revolution ... By GENNA McCABE, ERIC The Pastitsio, a Greek lasagna, Eminem, T.I., Ludacris, LL Cool J, Ice and now there has PRISTER, and JESS SHAFFER was not the highlight of the meal, Cube, Ice-T, Method Man, RZA, and even to be a change Scene Writers but was nevertheless a solid entree. Snoop Dogg. All rappers turned, with vary­ and a better world The consistency was different and ing degrees of success, into actors. has to be built.” With its copious portion sizes, took getting used to, but the combi­ Hollywood, for some unexplained reason, This is an incredibly friendly owner, eager to nation of ground beef, Greek keeps casting rappers in their big-budget album from please staff and solid Greek cuisine, cheese, and lasagna noodles added movies. These parts have included bit roles the age of Alexander’s Grill is an endearing a unique twist on a traditionally in big budget comedies, a supporting actor O b a m a , dining experience. Italian dish. in Oscar fare, a less than stereotypical street what One of the few South Bend area The Grecian Chicken is an entire thug and several family fun fests. By all should we restaurants specializing in Greek half of a chicken prepared with accounts, it doesn’t really make sense. e x p e c t ? cuisine, Alexander’s offers a menu lemon and oregano. While it was Rare, however, is the rapper-turned-actor But quot­ not only ideally priced for college exceptionally moist and very well who is actively trying to do both without one ing a students but also particularly suited prepared, it was somewhat bland. noticing the other. Mos Def is on that quest. speech to the tastes of It was He’s doesn’t promote his music with movies, from college stu- served with hasn’t made a vanity piece (his only cameo Malcolm X dents. a bed of was in Talladega Nights) and his most criti­ comes as a Alexander’s is rice also cally acclaimed role was in an off-Broadway surprise. It equipped to f l a v o r e d play. follows the handle both with By all appearances, Defs music has taken phrase that has opened each of his albums, American o r e g a n o . an unfortunate back seat to his acting. This “Bismillah ir Rahman ir Raheem” (In the tastes and The whole would all be a very sad story if it was not for name of God, the. those ready to m eal was his return to form in “The Ecstatic. “ Compassionate, the Merciful). Somewhere sample the c e r ta in ly Def never was a typical rapper. His back between these two phrases lies “The common spe­ good, but story sounds familiar: born in Bedford- Ecstatic.” cialties of not great. Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, he would have known “The Ecstatic” is a showcase of Def’s tal­ Greece. This of the already famous rappers from his ents. His voice offers his strongest point, Alexander’s, en tree is neighborhood easily transi­ despite its particular­ including The tioning from label as “Grill,” ly advis­ N o t o r i o u s rapping on is more akin to able for B.I.G., Big “The an upscale anyone Daddy Kane Em bassy” to diner in atmos­ who might and GZA. All singing on phere, sporting w ant a three made “Priority” a shiny new taste of careers walk­ with most interior, two Greek cui­ ing the line songs sitting flat screen sine, but is between glo­ easily on an TVs, and a not in te r­ rifying and O D B -esq u e steady flow of regular customers. ested in diving head first into the regretting flow, both The proprietor, who is actively run­ flavoring and often somewhat exot­ their now- familiar and ning around the floor taking orders, ic ingredients of Greek cooking. stereotypical entirely dif­ chatting with diners, warmly greets This dish was certainly not what “ g a n g s t a ” ferent. Def’s frequenters and new comers alike, Greek cooking is all about, so it lifestyle. flow could making everyone feel like part of cannot be surprising that it left Def never offer some of the Alexander family. something to be desired. quite fell into the smoothest Daily specials are on the board, Also the unfussy staple of casual that trap. His hooks in the but the full menu is well rounded Greek cuisine, the gyro sandwich immense tal­ industry if for American and Greek fares. deserves recognition. A piece of pita ent was recognized early and he landed a only he were to consistently utilize a stan­ Portions are bread packed collaboration with De La Soul as well as a dard song structure. huge. Also, sky high with role in the short-lived “Cosby Mysteries” Instead, the versus-chorus-verse formula most meals shaved lamb (yes, that Cosby). His music took off before ditched for a stream-of-thought style depen­ come with m eat and his acting and two classic albums, “Mos Def dant on bridges. The results are songs that standard assorted veg­ and Talib Kweli are Black Star” and “Black won’t receive much radio play but will Greek salad gies this is a on Both Sides” made a stir in the 90’s. Both embrace the listener in a welcoming (with notably hefty and confronted issues Def was immersed in strangeness. This ear for odd sounds lead to good Greek affordable growing up. Instead of violence, vulgarity, fruitful production work from Madlib, Oh No dressing), Greek classic. and shock value presented as the focus, and the late J Dilla, all of which are bril­ fries or Greek Salty and a which often happens in rap, he centered his liant. potatoes and bit greasy, music and identity on his race, passion, and Def’s music is unique by any standard. also the soup the m eat is religion. After a couple of listens, Def’s adopted of the day, full flavored Without fail, he was regulated to the posi­ moniker, The Boogie Man, comes to the typically a and well tion of the socially conscious rapper. At the forefront. It’s mysterious and at times lemon rice compliment­ time the title came with a point of pride. uncomfortable but intriguing and original. soup. These ed by vegeta­ Today, even with the recent resurgence of In the end, it’s a return to form, a turning sides could bles and hope, it brings an air of arrogance from the point after two less-than-stellar albums, a be a gratifying meal in and of them­ Tzatziki sauce. artist and indifference from the public. wonderfully strange, sonically diverse and selves, particularly the lightly cit- Alexander’s Grill is by no means a The opening moments of his new album, oddly inspiring work of art. rusy and satisfyingly creamy soup. high-end establishment, but a com­ “The Ecstatic,” are odd. The words are a Appetizer options range from bination of satisfying and enjoyable speech of a black political leader telling the Contact Nick Anderson at [email protected] Hummus and fresh Pita to food with the service from an Spanakopita and Dolmas (stuffed owner who wants nothing more grape leaves). There are also the than to make sure that each and The Ecstatic extensive Hot and Cold Appetizer every one of his customers is fully Mos Def Plate options. The Hot Appetizer satisfied makes Alexander’s Grill Plate came with Tiropita and and establishment well worth try­ Spanakopita, Greek pastries filled ing. And the best part, with its Studio: Downtown Music, LLC with cheese and spinach, respec­ oversized portions you are ensured Recommended Tracks:”TheEmbassy,” “Priority” tively. Appealing favorites, these to have at least one to go box and were light but full of flavor. Also filling meals to come. included on the Hot Plate was gyros A short drive or long walk from meat, which was served in ample campus, Alexander’s is located on portions and had a somewhat salty, 1841 South Bend Avenue. Also but still quite enjoyable flavor. The Alexander’s can be reached by final part of the appetizer was phone at 574-247-1780. homemade pita and gyros sauce, which capped off the dish well. A comprehensive sampling of the Genna McCabe, Eric Prister, and menu, this appetizer gets full bang Jess Shaffer contributed material to for the eater’s buck. this article.

MARY CECILIA MITSCH I Observer Graphic Irish Insider Monday, September 7, 2009 OBSERVER Notre Dame 35, Nevada 0 Opening statement Clausen, Floyd dominate early and often in 35-0 shutout of Wolf Pack

By DOUGLAS FARMER Sports Writer

Four times Michael Floyd caught the ball, and three of those times he scored a touch­ down Saturday as the sopho­ more receiver led the Irish to a 35-0 victory over Nevada. “It’s the first game,” Floyd said. “You have to show the nation what kind of team Notre Dame is and how we are going to do everything.” After receiving the opening kickoff, the Irish offense quickly set to showing its vast capabili­ ties to Nevada and the 80,000 fans in attendance. On the team’s first third-and-long of the season, a third-and-16 on Nevada’s 19-yard line, junior quarterback Jimmy Clausen threaded a pass over a Wolfpack safety to sophomore tight end Kyle Rudolph in the back of the end zone. The 12-play, 67-yard drive gave the Irish a 7-0 lead after freshman kicker Nick Tausch converted the first extra point of his college career. “[The touchdown play] was something we had worked on all week, and Jimmy showed a lot of trust in me,” Rudolph said. “I just wanted to go and make a play on the ball, and it worked in our favor.” On Notre Dame’s next drive, Clausen connected with sopho­ more receiver Golden Tate for a gain of 36 yards. Later in the drive, on the first play of the second quarter, Floyd ran a route across the middle, and as IAN GAVLICK/The Observer he crossed the goal line the Irish sophomore wide receiver Michael Floyd races down the sideline for an 88-yard touchdown in Saturday’s 35-0 romp over receiver pulled in his first touch­ Nevada. Floyd had four receptions for 189 yards and three touchdowns in the game, the first Notre Dame shutout since 2002. down of the day. The 24-yard score capped a 78-yard drive in “Those guys are playmakers,” performance, not giving up a back, obviously they made the 38-3 to USC last November], less than five minutes. Clausen said. “All I have to do is sack in the game, to prevent any plays and we didn’t,” Nevada Coach Weis talked to the whole Before Nevada had a chance give them the ball and they loss of yardage. coach Chris Ault said. team, and we were going to take to respond, the Irish defense fol­ make plays.” “I told [the fans] when we “Somebody’s got to make a play, a step forward and never look lowed the offense’s lead and Before the end of the first half, started that drive on the one- and they seem to make them back. We did that in Hawaii, and showed what it could do. After junior running back Armando yard line that we were going 99 every time.” obviously out there again Tausch’s kickoff was downed at Allen scored the first rushing yards for the touchdown,” sen­ The 88-yard touchdown is the today.” the Nevada 31-yard line, junior touchdown of the year for the ior center Eric Olsen said. third-longest score through the In meeting that standard linebacker Brian Smith record­ Irish. The one-yard jaunt topped “When I got into the huddle, I air in Notre Dame football histo­ Saturday, the Irish defense ed his first sack of the season. off Allen’s 47 yards in the first said ‘Don’t make me look bad ry. recorded its first shutout in The 11-yard loss led to a quick half. The back ended the after­ guys. I just told them we were After completing his hat trick Weis’ tenure, while the offense three-and-out by the Wolf Pack, noon with 78 yards on 15 car­ going 99.’” on only four catches, Floyd never turned the ball over, and giving the ball right back to the ries. After Allen rushed for 11 ended the day with 189 of Clausen only had three incom­ potent Irish offense. Nevada received possession to yards on three carries to give Clausen’s 315 passing yards. pletions among 18 attempts. “[Smith] had two sacks rela­ start the second half, but still the Irish some breathing room, “You want to [score every time Notre Dame will look to con­ tively early,” Irish coach Charlie couldn’t find success against the Floyd made Olson look like an you get the ball], but there are tinue to surpass that standard Weis said. “They just change the Notre Dame defense. After run­ oracle. Clausen threw a deep some plays that are not seen as next week when it travels to momentum.” ning back Vai Taua ran 18 yards jump ball to the receiver, and going for the whole thing,” Michigan to play in the 106,000- With the ball back in his for a first down, the Irish Floyd leaped higher than the Floyd said. “You just try as hard seat Big House. hands, Clausen found Floyd defense buckled down once cornerback covering him to pull as you can.” “[The big win] feels good, but once again on a quick screen more to force a punt. After the the ball in at the Notre Dame The four-touchdown day by I’m already thinking about play. Floyd caught the ball ball was downed on the one- 40-yard line. With only his man Clausen was only the second of Michigan.” Olsen said. “We did a around the Notre Dame 30-yard yard line, Clausen, Floyd, and to beat, Floyd broke a tackle his career, the first being the great job all around on every line, and, after a block from company were given the ball over the Wolf Pack player and five-touchdown game the quar­ facet of the game, but our Tate, ended the play standing again. cruised final 60 yards to the end terback had in the Hawaii Bowl work’s not done yet.” alone in the end zone with Notre With the offense lined up on zone and a 35-0 Irish lead. in December. Dame an extra point away from its own goal line, the offensive “When you’re one-on-one and “We have set a standard,” the Contact Douglas Farmer at a 21-0 lead. line needed to continue its solid it’s a receiver and defensive quarterback said. “Since [losing [email protected]

player of the game stat of the game play of the game quote of the game

Michael Floyd 3 0 3 .6 7 Clausen to Floyd (pt. Ill) 7 was right on it and I was just so Irish wide receiver 88-yd touchdown happy, it was one of the happiest Jimmy Clausen’s NCAA high times o f my life. ” Floyd tallied i8fumble recovery

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quarterbacks: Clausen was almost per­ fect, and even the incompletions A+ weren’t off by much. As a junior he looks in total control of the offense and has a better pocket presence. running backs: The Irish rushed for 178 yards, with Allen leading the way. Jonas Gray had a solid showing as the second B+ option and James Aldridge looked good in his new role before leaving the game. receivers: Michael Floyd was dominant, put­ ting up video game statistics and averaging 47 yards per catch. Golden Tate and Kyle A+ Rudolph also added a few nice grabs and Duval Kamara looks healthy after surgery. offensive line: The line gave Clausen all day to throw and didn’t give up a sack. Still room for improvement in B+ the running game, but 4.3 yards per carry is nothing to complain about.

defensive line: Kapron Lewis-Moore had a big fumble recovery, but no B- sacks for any defensive lineman despite consistent pressure.

linebackers: Brian and Toryan Smith both had big games getting after the quarterback. Manti Te’o shined in his B+ debut, and Darius Fleming was also able to apply consistent pressure. PAT COVENEY/The O bserver defensive backs: Kyle McCarthy and Juniors Armando Allen (5), Brian Smith (58) and Golden Tate (23) celebrate with the Irish team in front of the Robert Blanton had interceptions and student section Saturday after the 35-0 victory over Nevada, the fourth opening game win in the last five years. the Wolf Pack passed for just 154 yards. B+ Harrison Smith looked very comfortable back at safety.

special teams: Nick Tausch converted his extra points and had good hang time on Game shows BCS potential his kickofts. Freshman Theo Riddick A- looked quick on his kickoff return, and Eric Maust put two punts inside the 20. As the clock wound down on rolling from a game that was so able as soon as the teams took the Notre Dame’s dominant season- long ago?” Weis said, referring to field. opening win over Nevada, Irish Notre Dame’s big Hawaii Bowl win After last year’s loss to coaching: The offense scored on five of Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick in December. “And a lot of it has Syracuse, receiver Golden Tate the first six possessions. The blitzing could be seen mingling on the to do with hunger. You know, described the sideline emotion as defense kept the Wolf Pack from estab­ sidelines with these guys are hungry.” “Eh.” Against Nevada, nothing A lishing a rhythym and stepped up Orange Bowl For the first time in way too could be further from an accurate against every threat for the shutout. representa­ long, Notre Dame didn’t play down description. This team has swag­ tives, clad in to its competition. The theme of ger, confidence, and plays with a overall: The best opening game distinct orange 2008 seemed to be that no matter boatload of emotion. of the Weis era, notching the blazers. how bad the opponent was, the The telling play was a 4th-and-l first Irish shutout since 2002 Hopefully Irish always played poorly enough stop in the first half. Last year, 3.58 and firing on all cylinders on Sw arbrick will to make it a game. San Diego Nevada would have converted the offense. be hearing State and Syracuse leap promi­ first down. In 2007, the Wolf Pack from them, or nently to mind. probably would have scored a another BCS Sam Werner The thing is, the Irish could touchdown. This year, Notre Dame bowl, later this have struggled slightly on had three guys in the backfield season. Associate Saturday and no one before you could adding up The mere fact Sports Editor would have been the say “Kaepernick.” that the Orange least bit surprised. Now, one game Bowl deemed it They would have “Overall, I thought does not a whole necessary to send representatives chalked it up to the operation, season make. It’s the numbers to this game says a lot about the opening game jit­ especially in the first easy to play with state of the Notre Dame program, ters, inexperience, poise when you and the Irish certainly didn’t dis­ and, hey, Nevada is half how everything score on five of your The num ber of Irish players making their first appoint. su p p o sed to be a went, it went pretty first six posses­ game apperances against Nevada, including 18 “Overall, I thought the operation, pretty good football much like clockwork." sions. It will be seven freshmen. especially in the first half how team. interesting to see everything went, it went pretty “I’m sorry we did­ how this newfound Times Nevada has been shut out in coach Chris much like clockwork,” Irish coach n ’t give [C harlie Charlie Weis strut changes when Ault’s 25 year coaching career with the Wolf Charlie Weis said. Weis] a better game Irish coach the Irish find them­ Pack. Clockwork, indeed. The Irish did so we could see selves trailing. A Saturday what a good team — a what his ballclub is trip to the Big Yards the Notre Dame offense team with legitimate BCS aspira­ like,” Nevada coach Chris Ault House could be a better litmus averaged per play, the highest game tions — should do in their opening said after the game. test for this team. total of the Weis era. 8.36 game. They went up against a less Nevada is a b etter team than “It was just a good start,” Weis talented team and walked away they showed on Saturday, and will said. “That’s what today was, it’s with a business-like victory. win their share of games this sea­ a good start.” The number of yards in the completion from Florida beat Charleston son, but Notre Dame can’t control A good start towards, hopefully, Jimmy Clausen to Michael Floyd in the third Southern 62-3, Texas downed how the opponent plays. All the seeing those guys in orange blaz­ 88 quarter, the third longest pass in Notre Dame Louisiana-Monroe 59-20 and USC Irish can do is lake advantage of it ers again soon. history. beat San Jose State 56-3. The — and they certainly did. Irish want to prove they belong in The most noticeable difference The views expressed in this col­ The number of consecutive times Notre that mix of teams, and they cer­ isn’t even in Jimmy Clausen and umn are those of the author and Dame has beaten Navy either on the road or 24 tainly took a step in doing so Michael Floyd’s video game stats not necessarily those of The at a neutral site, a streak that dates to 1960. Saturday. or the defense’s first shutout since Observer. Contact Sam Werner at “How do you keep momentum 2002. The difference was notice­ sw ern er@n d.edu

Seasons since the last Notre Dame shutout, 42-0 victory over Rutgers in 2002.

Receiving yards for Michael Floyd, * Fbrmorematchi^andpiBgamean£riysis,checkoutthekishhsiderpodcast the most for an Irish player since 189 Jeff Samardzija in 2005. irish insider at ndsmcobserver.com/podcasts Jimmy Clausen’s rank among Notre Dame’s p Q Q Q jj as writers Sam Werner, Michael Bryan, and Matt Gamber wrap up the game against Nevada. career touchdown leaders after adding four scores on Saturday. Monday, September 7, 2009 The Observer ♦ IRISH INSIDER page 3 Defensive gameplan stifles Nevada scoring summary 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Notre Dame 7 21 7 0 35 Nevada 0 0 0 0 0 First quarter Notre Dame 7, Nevada 0 Kyle Rudolph 19-yd pass from Jimmy Clausen (Nick Tausch kick) with 8:42 remaining. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:18 elapsed.

Second quarter Notre Dame 14, Nevada 0 Michael Floyd 24-yd pass from Clausen (Tausch kick) with 14:54 remaining. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 4:24 elapsed.

Notre Dame 21, Nevada 0 Floyd 70-yd pass from Clausen (Tausch kick) with 11:42 remaining. Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:49 elapsed.

Notre Dame 28, Nevada 0 Armando Allen 1-yd run (Tausch kick) with 1:48 remaining. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:45 elapsed. Third quarter

Notre Dame 28, Navy 0 Floyd 88-yd pass from Clausen (Tausch kick) Lom * • ^ ______” „ i j with 10:12 remaining. Drive: 4 plays, 99 yards, IAN GAVLICKZThe O bserver 1:58 elapsed. Irish players Brian Smith (58), Harrison Smith (22), Kyle McCarthy (28), Darrin Walls (2) and Sergio Brown (31) race off the field following McCarthy’s interception in the third quarter Saturday. The defense’s shutout was the first of the Weis era. Irish were up 21-0 midway through the inside run more consistently. But statistics By MATT CAMBER the second quarter. considering the Irish are less than two Sports Editor “Obviously, it feels good to put up a years removed from having to return shutout on defense. Being a defensive to a back-to-basics training camp total yards Saturday’s was the kind of dominant guy, it’s something you shoot for,” sen­ mentality a few games into the 2007 defensive effort Irish fans haven’t ior safety Kyle McCarthy said. “We’re season, one has to be pleased with the ND 5 1 0 seen in a long time — since 2002, Ty happy with how we played today.” defense’s progress. Willingham’s first year at Notre Dame, Co-defensive coordinators Jon All three defensive position units — in fact. Tenuta and Corwin Brown had the the defensive line, linebackers and Nevada’s vaunted Pistol offense Irish defense obviously well-prepared defensive backs — made at least one surely didn’t live up to the hype, and for Nevada’s unique offense and the big play. Sophomore defensive end rushing yards all-WAC Colin Kaepernick certainly Wolf Pack’s multitude of rushing Kapron-Lewis Moore recovered a fum­ didn’t play his best game weapons, and the play­ ble, linebackers Brian Smith and jun­ N D 1 7 8 for the Wolf Pack. But ers went out and exe­ ior Toryan Smith each recorded a sack the fast, disciplined, cuted a game plan that and McCarthy and sophomore corner opportunistic Irish “Being a defensive seemed to center Robert Blanton each intercepted a defense most definitely guy, [a shutout] is around getting bodies Kaepernick pass. had a lot to do with that. something you shoot in the Nevada back- Notre Dame’s defense combines tal­ passing yards On Nevada’s first pos­ field. ented youngsters with seasoned veter­ session, Notre Dame for~ “There was a lot of ans, and the Irish appeared to have a allowed the Wolf Pack to us moving the line of newfound confidence and swagger, ND 3 3 2 move the ball downfield Kyle McCarthy scrimmage the other celebrating big plays and engaging the with three straight plays way,” Weis said. “We crowd in key situations. Irish safety of 10-plus yards. But jun­ had two sacks and “Guys out there getting rowdy, not ior linebacker Brian four tackles for loss, just offensive guys with offensive return yards Smith’s takedown of and to be honest with guys, defense with the defense, but Kaepernick for a loss of seven led to a you, we had another four sacks that the team collectively. We had each third-and-12, and the Irish defense we could have had that we missed a other’s backs,” junior linebacker N D 4 5 held to set up a missed field goal. few tackles there. I think that’s going Brian Smith said. “Whenever the That’s about as close as Nevada to be one of the points of emphasis for offense was in a bad situation, the would come to scoring all day. the defensive staff going into defense put us in a good situation. We Nevada would muster just one first Michigan.” kind of fed off of each other today.” time of possession down on its next two possessions com­ As Weis suggested, there is likely bined, and by the time the Wolf Pack room for improvement, both in terms Contact Matt Camber at N D 3 3 :4 started their fourth possession, the of tackling fundamentals and stopping [email protected]

18 players make Irish debuts in victory

his first game action, and the More on openers 303.67 set a Notre Dame Weis By MATT CAMBER defensive end notched his first The shutout of Nevada was era record, as the junior sur­ W O LF H IC K Sports Editor career fumble recovery. Notre Dame’s first in an opener passed his Hawaii Bowl mark passing “It wasn’t hard to keep my since Aug. 31, 2002, when the of 277.63. It was his second Eighteen players took the head about me, I was more Irish topped Maryland, 22-0, on straight game completing at Clausen 15-18-314 Kaepernick 12 23-149 field as Notre Dame football nervous than anything,” Moore the road. Notre Dame’s last least 80 percent of his passes, players for the first time said. “Going out on the field for season-opening shutout at and the contest marked the rushing Saturday, and that tally the first time in about two home took place on Sept. 22, third such game of Clausen’s Allen 15-78 Taua 18-117 includes seven true freshmen. years, since high school, was 1973, in a 44-0 thrashing of Irish career. Gray, J. 9-51 Kaepernick 10-67 “That’s a lot of guys to be get­ just a great feeling. I felt like I Northwestern. Clausen’s third touchdown, Hughes 6-20 Ball 1-0 ting their first snap of football,” settled down after the first cou­ Notre Dame scored first in its on which he connected with Riddick 5-20 Irish coach Charlie Weis said ple of plays.” opener for the first time in eight sophomore receiver Michael Aldridge 3-13 Sunday. “I thought the team as Other notable debuts includ­ seasons, with the last time com­ Floyd on a 70-yard screen pass, a whole, shown by the number ed freshman linebacker Manti ing in that 2002 victory of the helped him pass Jarious receiving of mental mistakes not being Te’o (2 tackles), freshman kick­ Terrapins. Jackson (1996-99) for fourth on very high and the number of er Nick Tausch (5-for-5 on The 28-0 Irish halftime lead the all-time touchdown passes Floyd 4-189 Session 5-51 penalties not being very high, I extra points), freshman running was their biggest in a season list at Notre Dame. That pass Tate 3-59 Taua 3-38 Rudolph 4-29 Wimberly 2-36 think that the team played with back Theo Riddick (5 carries, opener since Notre Dame led was the longest of Clausen’s Allen 3-25 Wellington 2-27 pretty good poise, especially the 20 yards), sophomore quarter­ 33-0 over Virginia in 1989. year — until his 88-yard strike Walker, D. 1-15 Green 1-2 fact that you’re throwing in so back Dayne Crist (2-for-2 pass­ to Floyd in the third quarter. Parris 1-10 many new guys into the mix. ” ing) and sophomore wide Jimmy’s Day Gray, J. 1-5 Sophomore Kapron Lewis- receiver Deion Walker (1 recep­ Irish quarterback Jimmy Contact Matt Camber at Moore was among those seeing tion, 15 yards). Clausen’s quarterback rating of [email protected] The Observer ♦ IRISH INSIDER Monday, September 7, 2009

IAN GAVLICK/the Observer Time to exhale

It was like Hawaii all over again for the Irish offense, as Jimmy Clausen and

the passing game continued their dominance over WAC defenses with 314 yards

and four scores. Michael Floyd tore up the Nevada secondary to the tune of 189

yards, the highest total in the nation after one week. The offensive line gave

Clausen time in the pocket and did not give up a sack, and Armando Allen led

the running game to over 170 yards. Nevada’s vaunted pistol offense was stifled

the entire game by a blitzing attack led by the Smith linebackers — Brian and

Toryan. Manti Te’o made his highly anticipated debut and appears poised to live

up to the lofty expectations set for him as a freshman. Fifth year senior and

captain Kyle McCarthy led the team in tackles and had a key interception for

his unit to preserve the shutout.

IAN GAVLICK/The O bserver

MEG SMITHiThe Observer Clockwise from top: safety Harrison Smith drags down Nevada running back Vai Taua; Alphie the Nevada mascot mourns another Clausen passing touchdown; senior offensive tackle Sam Young reacts after a key run in the first quarter; running back Theo Riddick leaps over a Wolf Pack defender; and safety Sergio Brown hits the deck after leaping for a ball. T h e O bserver

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IMOGEN HEAP “Soft & Powerful” LeSfomESraBii in Ellipse By KATHERINE GREENSPOON the create realistic people, places and Scene W riter ByANDYSEROFF warfare, the game instead invites you Scene W riter into a world where soldiers have Imogen Heap’s voice, tone and lyrical masterpieces are what put her on the map as speed boosts, magically appearing a talented and unique artist. After a four-year hiatus with the release of her second In the beginning, there was shields, and a massive bazooka that album, “Speak for Yourself,” the British singer-songwriter has graced the lists of “Battlefield 1942.” Since then, gamers can be stuffed into a pocket when not music charts yet again, taking the 5th spot on Billboard top 200. Heap’s new album have fought in Italy, World War II, and in use. Your character is a soldier of “Ellipse” gained Heap her highest chart position ever. This comes as no surprise with even in the year 2142. 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The game makes an effort ent weapons, bandages, and outfits. tive and irritating it does a poor job to balance the classes, for example, The outfits purchasable with these flowing with the rest of her collection. commandos’ range and stealth are Valor Points are different color combi­ Heap’s witty and boisterous conver­ countered by their low survivability, nations of the standard garb, but cool sation throughout the rest of her songs however each class plays better or or silly additions are available for makes her work relatable and effortless worse depending on the battlefield. micropayments of real money. for the public to listen to. 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Ellipse Imogen Heap Studio: Nonesuch Records, Inc Recommended Tracks:“Little Bird,” “Between The Sheets,” ‘Tidal”

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MLB Ichiro gets 2000th hit in Mariners 5-2 victory Pelfrey consistent from the mound for Mets; Brewers and Giants battle it out in 12 innings

Suzuki, who has a 17-game “My last couple starts have Associated Press hitting streak against the A’s, been embarrassing,” Pelfrey OAKLAND, Calif.— Scott drilled Gonzalez’s second said. “I know I need to be a Hairston took advantage of a pitch down the right field line lot better and I’m going to be second chance. Ichiro took for a double and hit No. a lot better.” advantage of the second 2 , 0 0 0 . Following his previous pitch. “No matter what the situa­ start, the 25-year-old Pelfrey Ichiro’s 2,000th hit was tion is I want to get a hit as had a long chat with manag­ overshadowed by the go- early as possible,” Suzuki er Jerry Manuel that the ahead grand slam Hairston said through an interpreter. pitcher described as “all pos­ hit in the seventh inning to “Personally it’s not a big sur­ itive.” help the Oakland Athletics prise, but looking back to my “He told me he expected beat the Seattle Mariners 5-2 first spring training when I more out of me and I told him Sunday. was criticized, it does have the same thing. I said, ‘Hey, Suzuki reached the mile­ meaning now.” your expectations aren’t stone on a double in the first The Mariners’ outfielder, higher than mine,’’Pelfrey inning against Gio Gonzalez who accumulated 1,278 hits said. T can finish this thing (5-5), who went a career-high in Japan, became the second- on a positive note.” seven innings, allowing two fastest to 2,000 hits, record­ Pelfrey (10-10) allowed five runs on six hits. ing it in his 1,402 major- hits in his longest outing this “I was very clueless to what league game. A1 Simmons did year and Murphy finished a happened,” Gonzalez said. it in game 1,390. double shy of the cycle. The “He’s the first batter, I tried “I knew he could play base­ Mets took two of three from AP to go inside and he gets a ball and he’s just fun to Chicago in a series between Mets’ Angel Pagan, right, steals second base before Cubs’ leadoff hit. He did his job and watch,” Mariners’ outfielder preseason NL favorites who shortstop Andres Bianco could tag him Sunday. I congratulate him.” Ken Griffey Jr. said. “That’s a have struggled all year. a 6.09 ERA in his past six said. Hairston popped up with special day for him and for It w as the first time New starts. But he was rarely in the bases loaded in the fifth all of us. It’s nice to see his­ York won a series since tak­ trouble Sunday. He struck out Brewers 2, Giants 1 inning against Seattle starter tory made. Five more hits ing three of four games five, walked one and threw Prince Fielder closed his Doug Fister . When he found and we get to watch it all against Colorado from July 70 of his 105 pitches for glove and completed himself in the same situation over again.” 27-30. The injury-depleted strikes. Milwaukee’s first triple play two innings later, he deliv­ Even before the ball fell in Mets went 0-8-2 in series “He was tremendous. He in 10 years. Then he swung ered. front of the Seattle bullpen, during that span. was rolling. He was throwing his booming bat and ended “He’s been struggling lately fans stood to Francisco every single pitch for the game. but the ball jumps off his cheer Ichiro, Rodriguez , pitch­ strikes,” Rodriguez said. “He Fielder hit a solo home run bat,” A’s manager Bob Geren who led off a “I can finish this ing on his bobble- was the Mike Pelfrey that with one out in the 12th said. “He’s getting a chance game with a head day, allowed everybody was hoping to inning and the Brewers, to play every day and he’ll hit for the thing on a positive a run in the ninth see.” boosted by their fielding gem, only keep getting better.” 215th time. note. ” before nailing After Soto’s RBI double with beat the San Francisco Giants Hairston made an impres­ “H e’s a down his 30th nobody out in the fifth, the 2-1 Sunday. sion on Geren when he home- special play- save in 35 big right-hander retired his “It was fun, especially the Mike Pelfrey red twice in a spring training e r chances. next three batters to limit the way the season is going now game. Wakam atsu pitcher Manuel and a damage. for us,” Fielder said. “It’s “It was kind of our intro­ said . “ H e’ll New York M ets trainer came out “From here on out I think always good to have some duction to him,” said Geren. co n tin u e to to check on we’ll see pretty good efforts fun.” “It was ‘Wow, who is th a t? ’ tack on Rodriguez after from Mike,” Manuel said. The loss dropped the Giants Little did we know then he’d record after record as long as Geovany Soto’s two-out RBI Murphy hit a solo homer two games behind Colorado be with us a few months he stays healthy.” double, but the All-Star clos­ into the second deck in right for the NL wild-card spot. later.” Suzuki has 128 hits in er waved them off and got field in the fourth. A two-out Fielder hit his 37th home Landon Powell also home- Oakland, his favorite road pinch-hitter Kosuke error by third baseman run, connecting against red for the A’s, who won their park. His 227 hits against the Fukudome to ground out on Aramis Ramirez extended the Merkin Valdez (2-1). The second straight. A’s is his second most behind his next pitch. New York fifth, and Murphy slugging first baseman Jose Lopez and Adrian the 239 he’s earned against Rodriguez said his left leg made the Cubs pay for their untucked his shirt before Beltre drove in runs for the the Texas Rangers . simply cramped up. mistake with a tiebreaking reaching second base and Mariners, who had won nine Suzuki, the 259th player to “I probably didn’t get RBI single. jumped on home plate as his of their previous 13 and reach the milestone, went 1 enough water,” he said. “You’ve got to pitch around teammates fell over back­ seemed on their way in this for 4 and needs five more Soto had a pair of run-scor­ the error. That’s what good ward in unison in a choreo­ one before Hairston’s slam hits for 200 on the season, ing doubles for the Cubs, who pitchers do and I didn’t,” graphed celebration. off Scott Kelley (4-2). which would break the mustered little offense in Wells said. Fielder’s drive gave him Fister lasted five innings, record he shares with Willie support of Randy Wells (10- With two on and two outs in career home run No. 151. giving up a run on six hits Keeler at nine consecutive 8). A contender for NL Rookie the seventh, Murphy hit a The triple play, that was No. before leaving after develop­ seasons with 200. of the Year, he yielded two long drive to center against 1 for him. ing a blister. runs —one earned — and Kevin Gregg that went over San Francisco led 1-0 when “He developed it about the Mets 4, Cubs 2 seven hits over six innings in Sam Fuld’s head and off his it put Randy Winn on second third inning and he did a Mike Pelfrey’s inconsistency a hard-luck loss. glove for a two-run triple. and Ryan Garko on first in good job of getting through has been a mystery to the “There’s no sense in talking Cubs shortstop Andres the sixth inning. Aaron five,” M ariners’ manager Don New York Mets this season. about it,” Cubs manager Lou Blanco turned in a spectacu­ Rowand followed with a Wakamatsu said. “It’s unfor­ Fed up with his own perform­ Piniella said. “Wells did a lar play in the fourth to rob grounder that third baseman tunate because from the ance, the big right-hander nice job again. He’s been one Jeff Francoeur of a hit. Casey McGehee fielded right beginning it looked he was brought a new attitude to the of the most positive develop­ Blanco made a diving stop up on the bag. going to pitch a heck of a mound Sunday. ments here.” the middle and threw to first McGehee touched third and gam e.” Pelfrey pitched eight effi­ Chicago starters have a from the seat of his pants as threw to second baseman Brad Ziegler pitched the cient innings and Daniel 0.70 ERA in the last six he rolled over on the outfield Felipe Lopez for the force. eighth and Andrew Bailey got Murphy homered, tripled and games, but the team is only grass. Lopez’s relay to Fielder beat the final three outs for his drove in four runs to lead 3-3 during that stretch. “That’s as good a play as Rowand by a step, and pitch­ 23rd save in 27 chances, New York past the Chicago A 13-game winner last sea­ I’ve ever seen made at the er Braden Looper celebrated including the last 18 in a row. Cubs 4-2. son, Pelfrey entered 1-4 with major league level,” Piniella by pumping his fist.

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N C A A F ootball NCAA Men’s Soccer NSCAA Division 1 Preseason Poll

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1 Maryland 1 2 North Carolina 3 3 Wake Forest 2 4 Akron 9 5 St. John’s 4 6 Creighton 5 7 Indiana 6 8 California 12 9 Northwestern 7 10 UIC 11 11 South Florida 8 12 Connecticut 14 13 NOTRE DAME 18 14 Tulsa 16 15 UC Irvine 10 16 UC Santa Barbara 22 17 Dartmouth 20 18 Loyola (Md.) 15 19 UCLA RV 20 Michigan St. 17 21 St. Louis 21 22 Michigan 13 23 Cal Poly 23 24 Boston U. RV 25 Louisville RV

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team previou. Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford reaches for his shoulder after being hit by Brigham Young linebacker Coleby 1 North Carolina 1 Clawson in the closing seconds of the first half. Bradford did not return as BYU went on to win by a score of 14-13. 2 NOTRE DAME 2 3 Portland 3 4 Stanford 4 5 Florida St. 5 Bradford sidelined in Sooners loss 6 Florida 7 7 West Virginia 14 Associated Press get moving in a quick direc­ sarily for our team, but those prior to his Heisman Trophy 8 Virginia 10 tion and a positive direction,” are two tremendous players run. Adrian Peterson was a 9 UCLA 9 OKLAHOMA CITY — offensive coordinator Kevin that have great futures. We season and a half removed 10 Texas A&M 6 Before the season started, Wilson said Sunday. want to make sure their best from being the Heisman run­ 11 Illinois 13 Oklahoma’s offensive coordi­ Oklahoma’s medical staff interest is taken into consid­ ner-up when he broke his 12 San Diego 15 nator talked about preparing was still taking a look at eration with what’s being collarbone in 2006 and 13 Penn St. 8 the Sooners to deal with an treatment options for done,” Wilson said. missed seven games. 14 Purdue RV injury to Heisman Trophy Bradford on Sunday. The “There’s no rush. There’s Two of those three seasons 15 Colorado 18 winner Sam Bradford. injury to Bradford’s right, no judgments.” ended with Oklahoma still 16 Boston College 20 The worst case scenario throwing shoulder has been Only four days before he winning the Big 12 champi­ 17 Wake Forest RV became reality Saturday called a sprained AC joint. was hurt, Bradford onship and going to a BCS 18 Georgia 16 night and the result was a Purdue quarterback Curtis described how he’d taken bowl. 19 Minnesota 17 season-opening 14-13 upset Painter missed two games out an insurance policy after “We do have a track 20 Oklahoma St. 21 at the hands of BYU. last season and played as a he decided to pass up the record here,” Wilson said. 21 Utah NR Now, with no timetable for reserve three weeks after chance to be a first-round “We’ve lost some guys 22 Santa Clara 19 their star quarterback’s injuring the joint. pick in this year’s NFL draft through the years. It is a part 23 Missouri 22 return, the Sooners are look­ Wilson said a similar and instead pursue a nation­ of the game. You don’t want 24 Duke 11 25 St. John's ing for Plan C — or at least a process is ongoing for sec­ al championship at it. You don’t want it for any­ NR revised Plan B. ond-team All-America tight Oklahoma. one, but I do think w e’ve “Whether he is here or is end Jermaine Gresham, who The Sooners have no such shown that we do have the not here for this week and has cartilage damage in his policy, but they have been ability to adjust and we do the weeks to come, we’re sit­ right knee and didn’t play through this before. Starting have a bunch of good players ting right here at 0-1 and against BYU. quarterback Jason White got here that will rally and pick NCAA Women’s Volleyball we’ve got to buckle it up and “Those are not just neces­ hurt in both 2001 and 2002, it up.” AVCA Division 1 Coaches Poll In B rief team points

1 Penn St. 1492 Texans’ CB Robinson Mariners’ Suzuki notches Oregon RB Blount makes 2 Texas 1429 reaches agreement 2000th career hit apology to B oise St. 3 Washington 1388 HOUSTON — Dunta Robinson and OAKLAND — Ichiro Suzuki took Gio PORTLAND — Oregon running 4 Hawaii 1299 the Houston Texans were moving Gonzalez’s first offering for a ball. He back LeGarrette Blount called Boise 5 Florida 1212 ahead Sunday after the star corner- drilled the second pitch down the right State defensive end Byron Hout and 6 Nebraska 1142 back ended his holdout and signed the field line for a double and his 2,000th coach Chris Petersen to apologize 7 Michigan 1056 one-year deal the team had been career hit. for the punch he threw following 8 Illinois 1036 offering all along. The Mariners’ outfielder, who accu­ Thursday’s game between the two 9 UCLA 993 He took his physical early in the mulated 1,278 hits in Japan, became teams. 10 California 921 morning, then worked out for coaches. the second fastest to 2,000 hits, Blount and Ducks coach Chip “I feel like being a rookie all over recording it in his 1,402 major-Ieague Kelly made the conciliatory phone again,” Robinson said. “I walked in game. A1 Simmons did it in game call on Saturday. A spokesman for here and all the guys they welcomed 1,390. Oregon confirmed it took place, but me with open arms with a lot of high- Even before the ball fell in front of would not discuss what was said. fives and a lot of hugs. It’s good to be the Seattle bullpen, fans stood to cheer Blount punched Hout in the jaw around the dial back.” the Japanese baseball icon, who led off following the 16th-ranked Ducks’ Coach Gary Kubiak said there was a game with a hit for the 436th time. 19-8 loss to the 14th-ranked no animosity even though Robinson “The game is international and even Broncos on Thursday night. Hout NCAA Football held out for the entire training camp. though there were players from Japan was knocked to his knees. Miami at Florida State “It’s very positive,” Kubiak said. “I’m before him, he’s the one you think On Friday, Kelly suspended 8 p.m., ESPN just excited to have him back. about first,” A’s manager Bob Geren Blount for the rest of the season, “I’m fine with it. I understand the said following Saturday night’s win effectively ending his career at MLB business and I understand what he over the Mariners. “He’s big over Oregon. Blount will remain on went through. I understand all that. there and he’s made our game bigger scholarship and be allowed to prac­ Boston at Chicago White Sox That’s over. It’s time to go play foot­ here. There’s a big turnout wherever tice with the team, but will not play 8 p.m., CSNCH ball.” he goes and that’s good for the game.” in games or a bowl. page 14 Observer ♦ SPORTS Monday, September 7, 2009

NFL Seymour traded to Raiders “From nearly the day he 24-72 over that span. The Write for Sports. Associated Press arrived in 2001, Richard Raiders became the first team to ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Seymour established himself as lose at least 11 games in six Oakland Raiders took a big step one of our premier players for straight seasons when Seymour toward improving their strug­ nearly a decade,” Patriots coach and the Patriots beat them 49-26 E-mail Matt at gling rim defense by acquiring Bill Belichick said Sunday. “His last December. . : ^ five-time Pro Bowl defensive presence has been felt as a force The addition of rookies Myron lineman Richard Seymour from on the field, a respected man off Pryor and Ron Brace to a defen­ the New England Patriots on it and a multiyear champion.” sive line that also includes veter­ Sunday. The move is only the latest as ans Vince Wilfork, Ty Warren, [email protected] The move does not come with­ the Patriots continue to get Jarvis Green and Mike Wright out its risks as the Raiders gave younger on defense. made Seymour expendable. up a first-round pick in 2011, Linebacker Mike Vrabel was “It’s the nature of the busi­ which could be in the top 10 traded to Kansas City in the off­ ness,” said veteran running back based on Oakland’s recent histo­ season, safety Rodney Harrison Kevin Faulk, the longest-serving ry, to acquire a lineman who retired, and more recently Tedy player on the team after turns 30 next month and is in the Bruschi officially called it a Bruschi’s departure. “They have final year of a contract paying career after 13 seasons. Seymour an agenda upstairs, and the him $3.7 million this season. was the last member of the 2001 coaches decide who comes and Raiders owner A1 Davis wanted Super Bowl cham pionship goes. You can’t do nothing about immediate help for a defense defense still with New England. it.” that has struggled to stop the run Earlier this summer, Oakland Faulk said the team will miss in recent seasons. Since going to sent two-time Pro Bowl defensive the way Seymour carried himself the Super Bowl following the end Derrick Burgess to New as a person and a player. 2002 season, Oakland has had England for a pair of mid-round “He was a quiet leader,” sec­ the worst run defense in the draft picks. The Patriots also ond-year linebacker Jerod Mayo NFL, allowing 141.7 yards per acquired receiver Randy Moss said. “He led by his actions. He’ll game on the ground and 122 from Oakland in 2007 for a be dearly missed as a teammate touchdowns rushing. The fourth-round pick, and the teams and as a player on the field. But Raiders have allowed a 100-yard have swapped draft picks in we have players that are ready Earn Extra Money, Get Involved, Have Fun! rusher in more than half of their recent years. to step up.” games the past three years. “Any transaction we make is Seymour will primarily play Officiate for RecSports “It shows the commitment of with the goal of what is best for right defensive end, shifting to this organization,” defensive end our team and, as difficult as it is tackle in some passing situations. Snort P a t e T i m e Greg Ellis said. “You can’t guar­ to part ways with a player of The move gives the Raiders the antee we’re going to have a Richard’s stature, many factors run-stuffing end they have Softball & Baseball Monday, Aug 31 7 pm great, great season this year. But were taken into account when lacked in recent years and helps Flag Football Monday, Sept 7 7 pm the commitment is definitely we considered this trade,” strengthen the pass rush up the there so players don’t have to Belichick said. middle. Soccer Monday, Sept 14 7 pm question that when you’re mak­ “As an organization, we feel The Raiders had the worst run Basketball Monday, Oct 5 7 pm ing those kinds of moves to make the trade with Oakland brings defense in the NFL in the presea­ something happen and hopefully sufficient value and is in the son, allowing 192 yards per win right now.” long-term interest of the club,” game. They had hoped to have All Meetings in the RSRC Meeting Room Downstairs Seymour has been a stalwart he added. “We are extremely fixed their problems against the in New England since being grateful for the huge impact run by bringing in coordinator drafted sixth overall in 2001. He Richard’s elite level of perform­ John Marshall, who put a heavy played on three Super Bowl win­ ance had on our success and we emphasis on fundamentals. ners with the Patriots, recording wish him the very best during But after watching the presea­ 39 career sacks and being select­ the rest of his career.” son, the Raiders decided they ed to the Pro Bowl for five Seymour goes from a team that needed an upgrade in personnel straight seasons beginning in has gone 77-19 the past six sea­ as well and made the move for * 2002 . sons to one that is an NFL-worst Seymour.

NFL Merriman accused of choking girlfriend

teammates were there. Associated Press Tequila, whose real name is Tila SAN DIEGO — San Diego Nguyen, is best known for “A Shot Chargers star outside linebacker at Love with Tila Tequila,” which Shawne Merriman was arrested ran for two seasons on MTV. The Sunday and accused of choking bisexual dating show featured men and restraining his girlfriend, reali­ and women vying for Tequila's ty TV star Tila Tequila, as she tried affections. She has also modeled to leave his suburban home. for Playboy and other men's maga­ Tequila, 27, signed a citizen's zines. arrest warrant, charging Scott E. Leemon, an attorney for Merriman with battery and false Tequila, said in a statement that o vea imprisonment, San Diego County neither she nor her representatives Sheriffs Lt. Gary Steadman said. would comment publicly on the Deputies responded about 3:45 incident. a.m. to Merriman's house in Merriman didn't return two e- Poway, north of San Diego, after a mails seeking comment. His agent, woman called to say she was Tom Condon, said he hadn't heard choked by the player and thrown about the arrest when contacted to the ground when she tried to by The Associated Press. leave, Sheriff's Department Caldwell said the sheriff's spokesman Jan Caldwell said at a department will turn over the news conference. results of its investigation to the Merriman, 25, was taken into District Attorney's office, which will custody and booked into the cen­ determine whether to charge tral jail at about 8:30 a.m. He was Merriman. released shortly after 11 a.m. There had been considerable Caldwell said she didn't know if he Twitter chatter between Tequila posted bail or was released on his and Merriman during the last two own recognizance. months. She tweeted several times Tequila was taken to a hospital. about going to the Chargers' game Her condition was not immediately Friday night and a party she held available. afterward at a downtown club, Caldwell said deputies deter­ including: mined Tequila had been drinking. “Im the Head Cheerleader Prom She said she wasn't sure about Queen and (at)shawnemerriman is Merriman. Caldwell said there the Prom King! hahaha! LETS were other people at the house, but GOOD! LIGHTS OUT! SAN DIEGO I wasn’t sure if any of Merriman's WILL SEE U TOMORROW!” Monday, September 7, 2009 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 15

U .S. O pen Tennis Clijsters knocks No. 3 Venus Williams out of U.S. Open

out the match from there, “We have help, so that’s Associated Press though it was anything but great,” Clijsters said. “It’s fun. NEW YORK — Well, she sure routine. To her, it doesn’t matter answered that question. She fell behind 0-30 on her whether I win or lose. She’s Anyone wondering how seri­ serve at 5-4, but just kept just happy to see me and that’s ous a threat Kim Clijsters banging away. She got it to 30- great.” might be at the U.S. Open after 40, then hit a shot deep into Clijsters came into the U.S. a two-year layoff got their the corner that Williams Open without enough tourna­ answer Sunday, when the couldn’t handle. She forced an ments under her belt to 2005 champion at Flushing error at deuce with another receive a ranking, and now Meadows toppled none other deep groundstroke, then skid­ finds herself two wins away than No. 3 Venus Williams, 6- ded a service winner off the from becoming the first 0, 0-6, 6-4 to advance to the line on the backhand side for unseeded player to reach the quarterfinals. the win. finals of the Open since Moving well, stinging shots Her reaction was one not so Williams in 1997. with both forehand and back­ much of surprise, as a smile “I was really glad coming hand and matching every bit that seemed to say “I told you back that a few of the girls of Williams’ power, the Belgian so.” She became the first who were there when I was star offered a startling refer­ female wild-card entrant to playing well are still on top endum on the state of her reach the U.S. Open quarterfi­ right now,” Clijsters said. “And game. nals. One promising slice of it’s great to see some of the It may have also said some­ history: This marked the third newcomers doing well, too. It’s thing about the true state of meeting between Clijsters and fun for me to be part of the Williams’ left knee, which she Williams at the U.S. Open, and change the sport is going hurt in the opening round, but each previous time, the winner through.” had refused throughout the has gone on to take the cham­ On the men’s side, No. 3 tournament to use as an pionship. Rafael Nadal overcame a 10- excuse. “I’ve been working really minute medical break for an “It was unbelievable. I don’t hard the last seven, eight injury to his stomach muscles know what to say,” Clijsters months and I’m enjoying it,” to defeat 32nd-seeded Nicolas said. “It was such a w eird Clijsters said. “It’s something Almagro, 7-5, 6-4, 6-4. match, especially those first that’s really important for Nadal missed Wimbledon two sets. But after I lost the myself, as long as I can focus with knee injuries, and now Kim Clijsters defeated No. 3 Venus Williams 6-0, 0-6, 6-4 to second at 6-0, I said, let’s start on tennis and have fun on the must deal with injured abs advance to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open. over and start a new match.” outside as well.” that first cropped up last blustery day in Flushing Clijsters shook up the side of Indeed, the match began the Clijsters retired in 2007 to month in Cincinnati. Meadows belonged to Clijsters, the bracket that practically way many Sundays do in start a family and hadn’t seen “I don’t want to talk about the Belgian, who was clearly had Williams-vs.-Williams Queens — with a couple of Grand Slam action since that injuries,” Nadal said. “Sorry. the fan favorite at Ashe penned in for the semifinals. bagels. It took a grand total of year, but is quickly re-estab­ No, no, I am a little bit tired to Stadium —an honor usually Her next match is against 50 minutes to complete those lishing herself as one of the talk about injuries. I am here reserved for an American ISth-seeded Li Na of China, first two sets, but both players few who can move well to try my best every day.” going against a foreigner at with a possible meeting with regrouped from that bit of enough and hit hard enough to In other men’s matches, No. this tournament. Serena after that. awkwardness and played some hang with the Williams sisters. 11 Fernando Gonzalez The Clijsters win injected Before her sister lost, Serena of the most compelling, solid Mother of an 18-month-old advanced, as did No. 6 Juan another twist into a tourna­ Williams cruised through her tennis of the tournament so daughter, Jada, Clijsters is try­ Martin del Potro, while 24th- ment that is not going to form. fourth-round match, winning far. ing to join Margaret Court and seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero No. 2 Serena Williams is the the final 10 games in a 6-2, 6- Clijsters grabbed an early Evonne Goolagong as the third moved on when ninth-seeded only top-5 seed remaining. 0 rout over No. 22 Daniela break for a 3-1 lead in the m other to win a Grand Slam Gilles Simon retired in the Meanwhile, 7 Oth-ranked Hantuchova. third, helped by one of singles title. fourth set with a right knee Melanie Oudin, the 17-year-old “I just want to keep this level Williams’ five double-faults to Who said motherhood and injury. from Marietta, Ga., is turning and just stay focused,” close it out. Clijsters served topflight tennis can’t mix? But the biggest buzz on this into a star. Williams said.

MLB Zimmerman comes through Zimmerman’s homer capped ing soft stuff to me all day, so I Associated Press a furious finish to a game that, was kind of looking for it. And WASHINGTON — Many times for the longest time, was look­ he left it up.” over the last four years, Ryan ing like a sleepy 2-0 shutout in The ball landed in the red Zimmerman was the only rea­ favor of the Marlins. The seats beyond left-center field. son to pay attention to the Nationals tied the game in the Hanley Ramirez hit his 100th Washington Nationals . On bottom of the eighth with the homer for the Marlins, who Sunday, with his team riding help of a pair of bottom-of-the- wasted a solid start by Anibal its worst losing streak of the order walks and Mike Morse ‘s Sanchez . The right-hander season, he made some noise two-out, two-run single - a hit allowed four hits in six sharp again. that tripled his RBI total for innings. For the fifth time in his the season - off reliever Kiko Ramirez’s 20th homer of the career, Zimmerman ended a Calero . season leading off the fourth game with a home run. There “That’s the inning I’m more inning landed some 20 rows was the familiar scene, his upset about,” Gonzalez said. back in the left-field bleachers. right arm aloft as he circled “You’ve got two outs and we It was the only run of the game the bases, waiting to be walk a couple of guys and they until the seventh. mobbed at the plate, this time get a couple of hits.” Rookie starter J.D. Martin after a two-run shot gave the In the top of the ninth, the matched his career high by Nationals a 5-4 win over the Marlins responded with Nick throwing 6 2-3 innings for the Florida Marlins. Johnson ‘s two-out, two-run Nationals, allowing six hits. “Zim doing what Zim does,” single off Mike MacDougal (1- Florida’s Chris Coghlan fin­ team m ate Willie Harris said. 0), who got the win only ished with two hits, giving him Cold Cut Combo“Coming through.” because his ninth-inning per­ a 14-game hitting streak, the Zimmerman’s homer formance was less miserable longest in the majors this sea­ $5.00 Footlongs Available snapped an eight-game skid than that of Leo Nunez (4-5). son by a rookie. He jammed for the Nationals, who at this Nunez threw only five pitch­ his ankle sliding into the point in the season have mod­ es. Willie Harris opened with a catcher’s shin guard on a play est goals - such as avoiding first-pitch homer to make the at the plate in the eighth, but OFF CAMPUS! 100 losses. For the Marlins, score 4-3. Then came a first- he said he didn’t think he the loss was an especially pitch infield single by Cristian would miss any playing time. (Including Locations Below) tough one - they twice blew a Guzman , who hustled to beat two-run lead, and thus a the throw in a close play at Tigers 5, Rays 3 ‘S R 23 @ Ironwood chance to keep pace in the NL first. Brandon Inge struck out in *SR 333 North playoff race. They fell five Then, with a 1-1 count to each of his first three at-bats games back of wild card-lead­ Zimmerman, Nunez went to Sunday. Then, one swing ’Downtown ing Colorado. the change-up. changed everything. ‘Speedway f r e s h ' “This time of year, all of “He’s got a good change-up. Inge hit a grand slam in the 5R23 @ Edison them are tough,” Florida man­ He throws it a lot,” ninth inning and the Detroit ‘Indian Ridge Plaza ager Fredi Gonzalez said, Zimmerman said. “It’s hard to Tigers picked apart Tampa “especially when you have trust yourself and look change- Bay’s bullpen in a 5-3 victory leads in the eighth and ninth up when a guy throws 94, 95 over the Rays that completed a inning.” (mph), but they’d been throw­ three-game sweep. page 16 The Observer ♦ SPORT S Monday, September 7, 2009

SMC S o c c e r MLB Belles drop pair of Norris comes back for a win

keep going at it and that’s his career. Norris then struck tournament contests Associated Press exactly what I did.” out two of the next four hit­ HOUSTON — Rookie Bud Michael Bourn stole two ters. in the NCAA tournament last Norris regrouped like a sea­ bases and scored twice for “The first batter of the By KATE GRABAREK season, the Colonels present­ soned veteran after giving up the Astros. Lance Berkman game is always a question Sports Writer ed themselves as a tough Jimmy Rollins’ leadoff homer and Miguel Tejada each drove mark,” Norris said. “But I opponent for the Belles. Sunday. in a run, and Jose Valverde came back and the rest of the Saint Mary’s suffered its The Belles were again shut The 24-year-old right-han­ pitched a scoreless ninth for game, I pitched really well.” first two setbacks of the sea­ out in their final game of der struck out six in six effi­ his 21st save in 25 chances. Hamels extended his score­ son at Centre College’s Centre College’s Tournament cient innings for his first win The Astros, out of the NL less streak to a career-best Tournament in Danville, Ky., by a score of 4-0. in a month and Carlos Lee playoff race, have won seven 21 innings before the Astros falling 3-0 to the hosts Saint Mary’s was down had a tw o-run single in the of their last eight home got to him in the third. Bourn Saturday and 4-0 to early and were not able to Houston Astros’ 4-3 win over games. singled, stole second and Transylvania University recover after Transylvania the Philadelphia Phillies . “They keep playing all the scored on Berkman’s one-out Sunday. freshman Ashley Cobanes Norris (4-3) allowed two time, they don’t quit,” man­ bloop single to right for the The Saint Mary’s soccer scored her second goal in as runs and six hits to snap a ager Cecil Cooper said. “They first run allowed by Hamels team (1-2, 0-0) suffered their many games. personal three-game losing play hard all the time.” since Aug. 21. first loss this season at Centre The Belles also relinquished streak and earn his first vic­ Jimmy Rollins , Ben The Phillies traded Bourn College’s Tournament in a goal to Katie Kelly that was tory since Aug. 12 at Florida. Francisco and Jayson Werth to the Astros in November Danville, Ky. Saturday her second of the tournament He had been hit hard since homered for the Phillies. Cole 2007 as part of the Brad evening falling 3-0 to Centre that put Transylvania up 4-0, becoming the first rookie in Hamels (8-9) gave up four Lidge deal and are familiar College (2-0), and on Sunday which ended up being the Astros history to win his first runs and eight hits over six with his abilities in the lead- dropped the tournament final tally. three starts. innings to lose for the fourth off spot. finale against Transylvania Kelly also had an assist on “They let you know where time in seven starts. “With the type of speed he University (2-1). another goal when Sammi you stand a little bit,” Norris Rollins drove Norris’ fourth has, I think there’s a reason Centre College (2-0) scored Miggliozzi scored, also chip­ said of his last three outings. pitch into the Astros’ bullpen he’s been such a huge threat its first goal when freshman ping in a goal for “You kind of gather yourself, for his fourth leadoff homer and a big player for their Amy Hebbeler had a one on Transylvania was Kari Dailey get back to the basics, just of the season and No. 32 for team,” Hamels said. one situation with Belles sen­ who tallied her first goal of ior goal keeper Patty Duffy. the season off a corner kick Ilebbeler scored the goal in from Kate McKelway. ;e o f Arts & Letters Dean’s Fellows the 29th minute, which ended Despite the Belles being out- will host two events by up being the deciding goal as shot 23-8 the Belles coach the Belles were shut out for still has strong hopes for his the first time of the season. team. The goal would be the first of “I am looking for a good Senior Astronomer two for Hebbeler, who leads competitive attitude from all SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) Institute the Colonels with three. of our players, regardless of and host of the NPR science show Are We Alone? Duffy also had eight saves in their role on the field,” the contest for the Belles. Crabbe said before the game. “Duffy has a tremendous “Our energy level when we competitive spirit,” Belles defend will be important. coach Ryan Crabbe said Finally, we need our attacking before the game. “She has players to take greater spent many extra hours on responsibility in front of goal her own in order to get better this year. In 2008 we spent at her position. Having a full too much time waiting for one season in 2008 and the num­ player to score all of our ber of minutes she played goals. This year we have quite should translate into an a few players capable of con­ advantage for her coming into tributing on the scoresheet.” the 2009 season that she did Senior Patty Duffy did not have last year.” record 14 saves for the team Junior Corissa Hart and and four different Belles had senior Colleen Ferguson both four shots on goal in the loss. registered shots on goal for The Belles will next return 4 :0 0 PM the Belles. home to host their own tour­ Jordan Science flail, Room lO l The Belles were dominated nam ent and will play No. 7 on offense in the game with Otterbein College to open the Centre having a 30-3 advan­ M oderator. Dr. M atthew Dowd |P a n e | pr. K enneth Filchak tournament on Friday at 4 University of Notre Dame Press . Lectui Dept, of Biological tage in shots, and a 7-3 p.m. Concurrent Assistant Professor in the S c ie n c es advantage in corner kicks in Program of Liberal Studies the game. 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“I think today in the match Xavier we ran a much more bal­ UNC anced attack, and that will continued from page 20 continued from page 20 definitely help us down the road,” Brown said. ting Notre Dame in a 2-0 Jamel Nicholas also Both teams stepped up in hole. stepped up for the Irish. the second set of the match “It would have been a differ­ Dealy put out 15 kills and with 13 tied scores and three ent game if we had played 10 nine digs as Nicholas led all lead changes. or 15 minutes and had been in players with 46 assists for Kaelin led the Irish in only a battle rather than making the day. her second start of the sea­ those mistakes,” Irish coach “We probably matched up a son with 13 kills and three Randy W aldrum said. “We little better with Xavier,” digs. Nicholas also put out an can’t get down two goals to a Brown said. “We were stead­ impressive performance as team like North Carolina and ier with our passing.” she recorded a double-double expect to have a good result.” Saturday with 36 assists Both goals stemmed from was not as and 15 digs. Notre Dame turning the ball successful for “[The seniors] keep Freshman over within scoring-distance of Notre Dame as middle blocker its own goaltender, senior it dropped a 3- the atmosphere on Hilary Eppink Kelsey Lysander. By halftime, 0 (25-22, 25- the court relaxed, made her first North Carolina’s shots had 16, 25-22) which isn’t something career start match to the and finished found the back of the net four you can teach. ” times. PAT COVENEYThe O bserver Lady Vols. The the afternoon “Once [North Carolina] had Junior forward Erica lantorno breaks away from Wisconsin- match marked with eight kills scored those goals, a combina­ Milwaukee defenders during Notre Dame’s win Sunday. the first time Debbie Brown and a .438 tion of nerves and tension since an Oct. Irish coach average. Dealy made us look like w e’d never time they were worn. Notre Sophomore forward Melissa 19, 2007, posted seven stepped on the field before Dame wore the jerseys in its 1- Henderson scored two goals in match versus kills, nine digs with a good team,” Waldrum 0 triple-overtime victory in the the first 14 minutes of the DePaul that no Irish player and one ace in the match. said. 1995 NCAA N ational match. Freshman forward finished with double-digit As they has already showed The Irish did manage 15 Championship over Portland. Tereza Stastny assisted on both kills. early on in this season, the shots on goal, compared to A standing-room only crowd of Henderson’s goals. Phillips led the team with Notre Dame seniors have North Carolina’s 19, but only of 3,007 fans watched the first “We had a really good start,” 11 digs, seven kills and three showed their maturity on the four Notre Dame shots reached women’s soccer game at Waldrum said. “The coaching blocks in the loss. Junior court. the Tar Heel goaltender, Ashlyn Alumni Stadium. Many fans staff was very curious to see libero Angela Puente had 11 “We have a really good Harris. Besides North were turned away once the how we would respond today digs for Notre Dame and group of seniors,” Brown Carolina’s six goals, five other $5.7 million facility began to Friday’s fiasco, and I Nicholas put in 29 assists said. “They all have a pretty shots needed to be saved by exceeding its capacity. thought we responded very while senior outside hitters significant role on the team, one of the Irish goalies. “The fans were fantastic. We well.” Christina Kaelin and Megan and keep the atmosphere on “We are hoping to get a could not have asked for a bet­ Junior midfielder Lauren Fesl both had six kills. the court relaxed, which isn’t chance to play them again,” ter way to start in a new stadi­ Fowlkes headed in junior for­ But the Irish couldn’t keep something you can teach, it Waldrum said. “I have not lost um than with those fans and ward Rose Augustin’s corner up with the Lady Vols hitting just comes from experience.” any confidence in my team their support,” Waldrum said. kick midway through the first from the field. They strug­ Notre Dame returns to its because we just made those “It is a shame we laid such an half to give the Irish the win­ gled to put up a .103 hitting home court this weekend as two crucial mistakes that dic­ egg for them. Hopefully, they’ll ning 3-0 margin. percentage to Tennessee’s they host the Notre tated the game right there.” give us a chance and come Two Notre Dame forwards, . 200 . Dame/adidas Invitational at North Carolina netted two back out and support us sophomores Melissa Looking to recover its win­ the Joyce Center where more goals in the second half because we will have a great Henderson and Courtney Barg, ning record for the weekend, Wisconsin and New Mexico on junior goaltender Nikki year.” were named to the All- Notre Dame came out strong State will be traveling to take Weiss. The Irish got back on track Tournament Team. but was unable to overcome on the Irish. The team is now 1-4 when with a 3-0 victory over UW- the powerful Michigan team, wearing the green jerseys, hav­ Milwaukee (2-2-2) in the final Contact Douglas Farmer at losing 3-0 (25-19, 31-29, 25- Contact Meaghan Veselik at ing only won in them the first game of the Classic. dfarmer 1 @nd.edu 20). mveselO 1 @sai ntmarys.edu

MLB Reds win, Cards fall in respective series finales

days,” Baker said. “But he was pitches I haven’t had in a real­ poned becoming the first team on Aug. 27. Associated Press in good humor about it. The ly long time.” in any of the four major Jones, a Pirates find who ATLANTA — Once Micah doctors are in there now Johnny Cueto also turned in American pro team sports — was previously stuck in Owings realized he was OK, stitching him up.” a strong start for Cincinnati, major league baseball, the Minnesota’s farm system, leads one of his biggest concerns Joey Votto scored on the striking out nine while allow­ NFL, NBA or NHL — to have NL rookies with 18 homers but was making sure his mom play, and Corky Miller followed ing one run and three hits over 17 consecutive losing seasons. wasn’t looking to drive the knew he was fine. with a sacrifice fly to make it six innings. The right-hander This current mix of ball. Owings walked off the field 4-2. was attempting to win consec­ prospects and lower-paid play­ “I was trying to take a nice, after getting beaned with the Kawakami (7-11), who has utive starts for the first time ers has been responsible for short swing and hit a line bases loaded in the 12th started 25 of 27 games, since June 25 at Toronto and only a handful of the 1,500 drive and just get a pitch to inning, and the Cincinnati allowed two runs and two hits July 1 against Arizona. losses the Pirates have hit,” said Jones, who is hitting Reds beat the Atlanta Braves in two innings. Atlanta has lost Jared Burton replaced Cueto absorbed since 1993, and .308. “It worked out, I hit it 4-2 on Sunday for their sev­ five straight, matching its sea­ in the seventh and former C ardinals m anager Tony La decently and it started tailing enth consecutive win. son-worst skid set April 14-18. Reds catcher David Ross hit Russa said this team is playing away.” Owings (7-12), who pitched Cincinnati trailed 2-1 before his first pitch for his seventh like it doesn’t want the streak Franklin had converted his two scoreless innings, was hit Drew Stubbs hit his fifth homer, giving A tlanta a 2-1 to last much longer. previous 13 save opportunities on the left side of his batting homer against Mike Gonzalez lead. “We’ve been there ... They’re and 37 of 39 overall. helmet by an 0-1 fastball from in the eighth. The Reds have Owings, also one of young and they’re hungry, and “He’s been out there a lot, I Kawakami. Owings was on his won 12 of 14. Cincinnati’s top pinch hitters, they’re all playing to be here think his stuff was not quite as back for several seconds “Anytime a guy gets hit, it’s a wasn’t sure how long he would next year,” reliever Trever sharp — he had to locate per­ before medical staff from the scary situation,” said Stubbs, be unable to play. In 169 Miller said of the Pirates, who fectly and they stayed on the Reds and Braves helped him who finished with three hits. career at-bats, Owings has have dealt five everyday play­ ball nice,” La Russa said. sit up and walk to the dugout. “It could’ve been much worse eight homers, 30 RBIs and a ers since opening day. “W e’ll be careful in the The scary play came in front — a concussion that puts him .538 slugging percentage. Not that the Cardinals Milwaukee series (that starts of several family members, on the DL — but I was ready accepted losing for only the Monday) about how we use who came in from Gainesville, for the game to end in the Pirates 6, Cardinals 5 third time in 14 games. him.” Ga., hoping to see Owings get ninth.” Thanks to Garrett Jones and Especially the way they lost, The Cardinals lost for only into the game. The Braves wasted a terrific a rare failure by the Cardinals’ with a lead and Franklin on the sixth time in 28 games “Yeah, it was nice to have start by Tim Hudson, who Ryan Franklin , the Pittsburgh the mound in the ninth. since taking control of the NL them here even though I’m allowed one run and four hits Pirates must wait at least a Franklin (2-2) gave up sin­ Central on Aug. 7. They still sure my mom was flipping out over seven innings in his sec­ day to set one of the most gles to Jason Jaramillo , lead the Cubs by 11 1/2 games. from the get-go, but I tried to ond game since returning from unwanted records in pro Andrew McCutchen and pinch- “We’re looking forward to reassure everybody when I elbow surgery. The right-han­ sports. hitter Ryan Doumit in a span playing playoff baseball,” knew that I could see and that der retired the last 14 batters Jones hit a game-ending RBI of four batters, although Miller said. “We just got to get everything was fine,” Owings he faced while making his first single to cap a two-run rally in Jaramillo was forced at second there. That was frustrating said. “I wasn’t dizzy or any­ appearance at Turner Field the ninth inning against one of on a failed sacrifice. right there, you don’t ever thing, but I wanted everyone since beating Washington on the majors’ top closers and the The left-handed Miller came want to have a hiccup game to know because I knew they July 18, 2008. Pirates ended a nine-game los­ in to face the lefty-hitting like that.” would be worrying and pray­ “It was a tough loss today,” ing streak, beating St. Louis 6- Jones with runners on first The game began with a mis- ing at the same time.” Hudson said. “I wish we could 5 Sunday. and second and one out, and play that epitomized all that’s According to Cincinnati man­ have pulled this one out. For The Pirates won after falling the rookie hit a line drive gone wrong with a Pirates ager Dusty Baker, Owings was the most part things are start­ behind 5-4 on Rick Ankiel’s between left fielder Ankiel and franchise that, for its first 100 bleeding “at the ear” in the ing to zero in for me. My pinch-hit homer off Jesse center fielder Colby Rasmus seasons of existence, was one dugout. curveball and my split were Chavez (1-4) in the top of the for the Pirates’ first victory of baseball’s most consistent “He can’t fly for a couple of really good today. Those are ninth. By rallying, they post­ since beating the Phillies 3-2 winners. page 18 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Monday, September 7, 2009

at 0-0 until late into the sec­ ished second in the Southern Following the tournament, Clark ond half. College Collegiate Athletic Conference Slupczynski was named to the “It was a really competitive Championship last year. The All-Tournament Team, adding continued from page 20 game in the first half,” said continued from page 20 Belles dropped three straight to her numerous accolades Clark. “St. John’s is a very sets (25-17, 25-18, 25-17) to including back-to-back All- was taken down inside the hard pressing team, which with a dominating 15-8 fifth the Tigers and were forced to MIAA second team honors. 18-yard box to trigger the made it difficult for us to set. Senior Lorna Slupczynski settle with a chance at third The Belles will return to foul that knotted up the establish our game. I thought led the way with 18 kills, 17 place. Angela Athletic Facility on game. we played as well as we could digs, and six aces. But the Belles put the loss Tuesday to take on in-state “The penalty kick was well have played in the second The Belles continued on behind them and came out rival Trine University at 7 deserved because Dike was half. We just didn’t convert with a 3-1 victory over Penn with a dominating three-set p.m. The match will mark through and was brought on the day. I was proud of the State-Altoona, giving them win over Hanover. In the the beginning of their MIAA down,” said Irish coach way we played. It’s tough their second victory of the match, Junior Danie Brink conference schedule. The Bobby Clark. “Michael when you play as well as we young season. had 20 assists, six digs, five Belles split the series 1-1 with (Thomas) stepped up and did and then take nothing out The two wins advanced kills and two aces. Trine last year. took the penalty kick.” of it.” them to the semi-finals on Slupczynski added to her The Irish were threatening The Irish had a chance to Saturday morning, where stats with a team-leading 12 Contact Chris Michalski at the Wake Forest goal all take the lead early in the first they faced DePauw, which fin­ kills. [email protected] game, including half when jun­ quality shots ior forward from Thomas “It’s tough when you Steven Perry and senior mid­ w as taken fielder Justin play as well as we down in the Morrow that did and then take box attempting just could not nothing out of it. ” a header, but find their way Michael into the goal. Thomas was In the 34th Bobby Clark unable to con­ minute the Irish coach vert the penalty Demon Deacons into a goal took the lead on against St. a cross from Wake Forest John’s goalkeeper Derby junior midfielder Corben Carillo. Bone sent a cross in to sopho­ The Red Raiders held a 7-6 more forward Luke Norman shot advantage in the first who headed the ball into the half, along with a 5-0 advan­ back of the net. tage in corner kicks. Notre Dame kept the pres­ St. John’s ended the score­ sure on with a header that less tie in the 68th minute of nearly went in from Dike, but the second half when Red the Irish were unable to even Raider junior midfielder the score until the penalty Sverre Wegge Gundhus nailed shot. a goal from 18 yards out. “Even right through the “St. Jo h n ’s is a good team overtime I thought we had and it just wasn’t our day,” the mentality to want to win said Clark. “We had some the game,” Clark said. “For missed chances and their this early in the season I felt goalkeeper saved the penalty it was a good performance by kick.” us.” The scored remained 1-0 The Irish stayed strong and until the final seconds of the did not allow an early deficit game, when the Irish to prevent them from coming attempted to even the score back and tying the game. by bringing the goalie out to “We w ent down against a put extra pressure on the St. top team in the first half, but John’s defense. This strategy we then out shot them 10-5 in backfired, however, when St. the second half and that was John’s capitalized on the key," said Clark. “I thought empty net off the foot of sen­ the team showed a lot of ior midfielder Nelson character. 1 felt that we Becerra. opened well and their goal “It certainly wasn’t our came against the run of play. day,” said Clark. I thought we really took the Notre Dame will next take game to them in the second the field in the eighth annual half. It was a good team per­ Hilton Garden Inn Mike formance for us.” Berlin el I i Memorial The second match saw the Tournament at Alumni Irish match up against the Stadium next weekend top-ranked team in the nation against Seattle on Friday and in St. Jo h n ’s, and although New Mexico on Sunday. they did not come out with the victory, the Irish battled Contact Jared Jedick at tough, keeping the score even [email protected] SENIOR POR Sign up for your Notre Dame Graduate Portrait @

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By DOUGLAS FARMER By CHRIS MICHALSKI Sports Writer Sports Writer

Wearing green jerseys for Belles first-year coach Toni the fifth time in program his­ Kuschel led her Saint Mary’s tory, Notre Dame suffered a squad to a third-place finish humbling defeat Friday night in the Capital University to top-ranked North Carolina. Opener Tournament, bringing The No. 2 Irish returned to the team’s overall record to 3- form with a 3-0 victory over 2 . UW-Milwaukee Sunday after­ Following their straight-set noon, finishing third in the loss in the season-opener Inn at Saint Mary’s Classic. against cross-town rival Notre Dame (3-1) began its Bethel on Tuesday, the Belles residence at Alumni Stadium won three out of four this with a 6-0 loss at the hands of weekend, with their only loss the defending national cham­ to the eventual champion pion Tar Heels (5-0). North DePauw University. Carolina set the Irish reeling They started the weekend with a goal only 23 seconds off with an exciting match after the opening whistle. against Muskingum where the North Carolina scored again Belles eventually pulled it out exactly six minutes later, put- PAT COVEN EY/The O bserver Freshman forward Teresa Stastny drives past a Wisconsin Milwaukee defender during Notre see UNC/page 17 Dame’s victory Sunday. The Irish rebounded after falling 6-0 to North Carolina Friday. see COLLEGE/page 18

ND Cross Country Men's, women's teams both capture first at Valparaiso

knowing that we would be setting people that we thought needed points. Those efforts set the pace “It really was a great team per­ By MOLLY SAMMON the pace and got all of our run­ experience,” Connelly said. “I as the Irish outdistanced the formance, but the real challenges Sports Writer ners up front with in about the thought they stopped up and University of Chicago, Valparaiso will be later in the season as we first four hundred meters.” competed really well.” and Wisconsin Green-Bay. meet some of the top teams in the The Irish men’s and women’s Both Irish men’s coach Joseph In the men’s race, 10 of the first The Irish women notched 26 country,” junior Spencer Carter teams both opened their season Piane and women’s coach Tim 11 finishers at Valparaiso’s points, beating Western said. with impressive showings at Connelly used the season-opening Sunset Hills Park were wearing Michigan, University of Chicago The team’s next event is the Friday’s Valparaiso Crusader meet to test out a few of each Irish blue and gold. Junior and Valparaiso handily. Juniors National Catholic Invitational on Open event, taking home first team’s inexperienced but promis­ Spencer Carter (19:16), sopho­ Theresa Cattuna (18:25) and Sept. 18th at Notre Dame’s Burke place on both sides. ing runners who could turn into more Kelly Lynch (19:20) and Erica Watson (18:36) finished in Golf Course. “Overall, the team ran very key contributors as the season junior Mat Abernethy (19:22) the top two spots, and sophomore well,” sophomore Thomas Noel progresses. took home the top three spots for Kari Johnson (19:05) finished Contact Molly Sammon at said. “We went into the race “The kids that we raced were Notre Dame, which totaled 15 fifth. [email protected]

M e n ’s S o c c er ND V o lle y b a ll ND ties, loses to top teams Notre Dame finishes 1-2 By JARED JEDICK at Xavier tournament Sports Writer over the Lady Volunteers. By CHRIS MICHALSKI No. 10 Notre Dame faced “They are all different style two of the powerhouses of Sports Writer teams and that showed,” college soccer this weekend Brown said. “We know some of and came out with mixed The Irish were swept by No. the things we struggled with results, tying No. 3 Wake 7 Michigan — Notre Dame’s was our serving. We know Forest 1-1 and losing to No. 1 second top-10 opponent in the where we want to be with that St. John’s 2-0 in past week — to finish their and are taking a step in the Bloomington, Ind. weekend 1-2 at the Xavier right direction. The Irish were competing Invitational. “We’re also working on our in the ad id as/1 U Credit Union Notre Dame (3-3) was victo­ passing because it was some­ Classic, which pits many of rious Friday in its 3-0 win over what erratic. We can get bet­ the top teams in the nation Xavier, but fell Saturday to ter in both those areas.” against one another and gave Tennessee. Senior outside hitter Notre Dame an early gauge “We fell short of w hat we Serenity Phillips and sopho­ of where they stand against wanted to do,” Irish coach more libero Frenchy Silva the best of the best. Debbie Brown said. “We did­ were essential in the Irish win The first game on Friday n’t execute overall as a team over the Musketeers Friday in against Wake Forest saw a to defeat Tennessee and the four-set match (25-19, 25- long battle that featured a Michigan. There were a lot of 21, 18-25, 25-18). Phillips had .. V penalty shot goal from senior bright spots, we just need to 19 kills while hitting at a .444 midfielder Michael Thomas to put some things together.” rate and Silva notched a tie the match in the 77th Xavier fell 3-1 to Michigan career-high 23 digs. minute. Saturday and 3-0 to Tennessee Sophomore outside hitter

Senior forward Bright Dike CASEY CARNEYZThe Observer Sunday. The Wolverines went Kristen Dealy and senior setter Senior defender John Schaefer heads the ball during Notre 3-0 for the weekend after see CLARK/page 18 Dame’s 5-0 win over Michigan on Sept. 1. starting off with a 3-1 defeat see XAVIER/page 17