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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 41: ISSUE 41 FRIDAY, OCTOBER27, 2006 · NDSMCOBSERVER.COM New Web site offers help for pregnant students Library

offers information on counsel­ give students more informa­ the site was motivated by a By MAUREEN MULLEN ing resources and assistance tion." It is important that this desire to "better articulate News Writer programs for pregnant stu­ information be accessible to what the University believes" upgrade dents. Firth, along with a com­ students online, she said, - to dispel false understand­ The Notre Dame Office of mittee of individuals from the because the Internet is the ings of the University's preg­ Student Affairs launched a Office of Student Affairs, rep­ place students might first go nancy policy. new Web site this week dedi­ resentatives from the for information. "I think there is the common planned cated to providing support to University's Counseling Center "Oftentimes people don't misconception that pregnant students facing unplanned and Health Center and stu­ know where to turn," she said. students could be kicked out of pregnancies. dents from Notre Dame Right Student Affairs has frequent­ Notre Dame. That," Firth said, Ann Firth, associate vice to Life collaborated to produce ly run "Don't Go It Alone" ads "is completely false." Cluster relocation to president for Student Affairs, the site. for pregnant students in The Notre Dame's studen1io hand­ played an instrumental role in Firth said the site was not Observer, and the new Web book, duLac, states that "in first floor considered creating the site, which created due to any recent site "seemed to be the next keeping with its mission as a explains the University's policy increase in student pregnancy, logical piece," Firth said. concerning pregnancy and but simply as "an attempt to Firth said the construction of see SITE/page 6 By AMANDA MICHAELS Assistant News Editor

Keeping with the tide of technological improvements · that has recently swept the D.C. program numbers declining University, the Office of Information Technologies (OTT) is now looking to give the Hesburgh Library com­ Football effect deters fall semester applicants; internship opportunities missed puter cluster a major facelift. In conjunction with University Libraries staff, movements of the office in the OIT is making plans to move By KATHLEEN McDONNELL last few years. News Writer the cluster - currently LaFortune named another tucked away on the building's factor, however, as a more second floor - to an open Of the 53 percent of Notre influential deterrent from area on the first floor, direct­ Dame students who participate spending a semester in ly to the left of the current in an international study pro­ Washington: a strong football Reference Desk. gram, most make plans to view season. The move, however, will Incan ruins, Michelangelo's "We call it the 'Charlie Weis mean a lot more than just masterpieces and Egyptian pyr­ effect,"' LaFortune said. "The amids. that. Office of International Studies "Based on the planning For just a smalJ number of has seen a decrease in fall stage so far, we wouldn't just students studying "abroad," the applications across the board." be moving what's there," said White House tops the sightsee­ As far as football is con­ ing list. Nigel Butterwick, University cerned, the program is unique librarian and associate direc­ Six students are studying this because students can squeeze tor for User Services. "We'd fall in Washington, D.C. as part in trips to South Bend - junior of the Office of International be effectively opening a much Dan O'Connell said he returned improved facility on the first Studies' only domestic program. to campus twice during his stay The program's current capacity floor." in the nation's capital last Butterwick explained that is 15 students, but lack of inter­ spring. Students studying over­ while the physical area allot­ est means sending six this fall seas likely would not have the and 13 this spring. ted for the new cluster is not same opportunity. larger than that of its current Liz LaFortune, academic With studying abroad nearly location, the types of technol­ coordinator of the Washington synonymous with traveling ogy and study spaces avail­ Program, attributed some of the across the continent, the dwindling interest to confusion able will be far more varied. Washington Program offers stu­ Plans include not only the - a domestic program is not dents a very different experi- Courtesy of the Office of International Studies "abroad" in the traditional Only six Notre Dame students are studying in the Washington sense - and to the physical see STUDY/page 4 Program this fall, though it has a capacity of 15. see LIBRARY/page 4 Relay raises money Joumalist discusses poverty

for cancer research By MARCELA BERRIOS raised roughly $100,000. News Writer By AARON STEINER This year, Dee Dee Sterling News Writer and Jessica Brookshire - A cardboard roof and blan­ two of the event's four co­ ket of newspapers are quin­ The University community chairs - expect a similar tessential images of poverty, will gather tonight to cele­ turnout, but the goal is to but when the U.S. govern­ brate the progress of cancer exceed last year's total dona­ ment counted more than 37 research and raise money to tions. million people living below advance the fight against In terms of both participa­ the poverty line in 2005, that cancer in Notre Dame's tion and money raised, figure encompassed a much fourth annual Relay for Life. Brookshire said Notre Dame larger segment of the popula­ The event begins at 6:30 p.m. ranks "probably in the top tion than the homeless. in the Stepan Center and 1 0" of all other college Relay Pulitzer Prize recipient stretches until Saturday at events. David Ship~er, a renowned 10 a.m. Relay teams, including res­ journalist and scholar, spoke The two-day, one-night idence halls and academic Thursday night in the Jordan event is one of thousands of departments, raised funds in Auditorium about the millions Relays that happen nation­ creative ways, Brookshire of families who may sleep in wide and serve as fundrais­ said. One team of Holy Cross brick houses, but are ers for the American Cancer priests put on an event called nonetheless on the breadline Societv. "Priests on Wheels" which - and overlooked - in a lee- TIM SULLIVAN/The Observer · Last· year more than 1 ,000 Pulitzer Prize recipient David Shipler speaks Thursday night in students, faculty and staff see RELAY/page 4 see POVERTY/page 6 the Jordan Auditorium about America's working poor. ------page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Friday, October 27, 2006

INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT BUILDINGS DO YOU THINK ARE HAUNTED ON CAMPUS, AND WHY? Living in the 'armpit'

When I heard on our local news in Scranton, Pa. that NBC was going to adapt the classic British comedy Katie Waid Trevor O'Brien Andy Huffman Camila Bernal Valerie Gadala-Maria Jake Fergus "The Office" for American television - and set it in Scranton - I did not junior freshman sophomore junior sophomore freshman know what to Farley Alumni Stanford Cnvanaugh Pasquerilla West Keough expect. So, I did a little research Chris Hine and found that UThe steam "All of Saint "G a tv·zn ... I'm "Washington "Main Building, "Washington some websites tunnels, Mary's, because pretty sure I've Hall, because because Hall, because I compared Sports Writer because a my friend's seen a dead the Gipper lives ResLife's in was told Slough, the set- , been terrorized baby preserved there." ting for the janitor died on. someone died, British version, there. It also by ghosts in a jar there. t h ere ... to an armpit. Ricky Gervais and explains why there.'' That's gotta Stephen Merchant purposely picked a depressing city to underscore the nobody can get cause some characters' humdrum lives. into them." kind of evil I feared the worst, like the pro­ spirit." ducers making fun of our economi­ cally depressed, Gerry 'McNamara­ loving area where you need to know someone who knows a guy jn order to get a good job. The materi­ IN BRIEF al was there, but how would they use it? The Notre Dame Symphony "Life moves a little slower in Orchestra will perform tonight Scranton, and that's the way we at 8 in Leighton Concert Hall like it," is the harshest I've heard of the DeBartolo Performing after 33 episodes. That's not to say Arts Center. Tickets are $6, $5 they are wrong in depicting faculty/st!lff, $4 seniors and $3 Scranton as an armpit, but it is nice all students. that they restrain themselves. The above comment is mostly correct, The bands Angel Melendez except life doesn't move slower in and 911 Mambo will perform Scranton - it is static. tonight at 10 at Legends. The The character of Jim is a gradu­ concert is free for ND. SMC and ate of Bishop Hannan high school HCC students. and now works in "The Office." One Scranton resident in an interview Relay for Life will began at 6 with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette p.m. today and conclude at 10 said, "I can just see him graduating a.m. Saturday at the Stepan from Bishop Hannan and getting a Center. job at a local Scranton company. That is what we do here." The Not-So-Royal Our grandparents established our Shakespeare Company will family roots there and went to work perform "The Tempest .. at in the coalmines. Some left after 7:30 tonight in Washington the coalmines went out of style, but Hall. General tickets cost $7 many stayed. People complain JESSICA LEE/The Observer and student tickets are $5 and about how depressing of a city it is, Students heap Colombian cuisine onto their plates at "Colombian Food for are available through the but they never leave. There's some­ Thought," hosted by sophomore Camila Escallon for Welsh Family Hall. LaFortune box office by calling thing about Scranton that keeps 631-8128. you there. Like any other town, your family and friends are there. Legends will be hosting a For how boring and mundane life Navy gamewatch at noon may be, it's our home. Saturday. The event is free "The Office" has recently put OFFBEAT and open to all Notre Dame, Scranton back on the map and has Saint Mary's and Holy Cross been a bright spot for the city. Each School boots 3 girls in tied, among other things, Sabrena Davis said she College students. episode is filled with references to 'Underpants' talking toilets and the infa­ first grabbed a knife after a Scranton landmarks like the LONG BEACH, N.Y.- A mous Professor Poopypants neighbor yelled to tell her Lyons Hall's annual Mara Fox coalmines or the Steamtown Mall. high school principal has - by wearing beige leo­ that a man had taken the Fun Run - a Sk Run or Walk Rumor has it the producers plan on decreed that Captain tards and nude stockings clubs, but then decided to - will take place Saturday at coming to Scranton to film an Underpants has no place in under white briefs and red instead attack him with a 10:30 a.m. The race begins at episode about our St. Patrick's Day an institution of learning. capes. 10-inch cooking pot. the lake running path behind Parade, one of the largest in the Three 17 -year-old girls "Yes, I know they weren't "I started beating him Lyons Hall. country. were told to leave Long naked," Restivo said. "But with it. He asked for it," she When some of my friends from Beach High School on the appearance was that said. The Asian International campus came to Scranton this sum­ Wednesday after they they were naked." Davis' attack slowed Society will host an Asian mer, I felt an odd sense of pride as showed up on Superhero Timothy A. Simison, 27, Spicy Food Festival taking we drove through Scranton and got Day costumed as the subject Woman wallops intruder until police arrested him place from 9 to 11 p.m. our picture taken by the "Scranton of the best-selling children's with cooking pot outside her home Tuesday Saturday in the Keough Hall Welcomes You" used in the opening books. MUNCIE, Ind. -A woman morning shortly after she common room. credits to the show. I couldn't wait "I didn't know which watching television in her had whacked him in the to show them what Scranton was superhero it was, not that it nightgown raced from her head and shoulders with the To submit information to be like. mattered," said Principal bedroom and attacked a pot. included in this section of The And before "The Office," I'd never Nicholas Restivo. man with a cooking pot Observer, e-mail detailed felt pride for my hometown like The girls depicted this after he stole golf clubs Information compiled information about an event to that. superhero - who has bat- from her porch, police said. from the Associated Press. [email protected] Even if it is an armpit.

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Navy Game at the College which MacKinnon and her vs. Navy in Baltimore Casino night, tailgate Football Hall of Fame, committee are all members. beginning at 11:30 a.m. Senior Board, however, isn't on agenda for zveekend Saturday and lasting until actually donating any actually cheering for Notre after the game. There will money; funding relies entire­ Fans flock to Maryland Dame because of me and is By MANDl STIRONE also be a Chinese auction ly on the fee that the fathers for annual matchup going to be sitting with us in News Writer during the tailgate, pay, MacKinnon said. the Notre Dame student sec­ MacKinnon said. MacKinnon said their main tion. We are going to put her Fathers of Saint Mary's The weekend concludes goal was to plan activities By MEGHAN WONS up for pushups every time women are descending upon with an 11:15 that every sen­ News Writer Notre Dame scores." campus today, ready to a.m. Mass at the ior would Unfortunately, his best friend begin the annual Senior Church of ·7 am excited for enjoy, not just It's more than 600 miles can't host guests at the Dads' Weekend. Loretto on my dad to really a particular away, and the results are fairly Academy - "she's kind of on group. She and "I think it's important Sunday, my predictable - the Irish haven't lockdown," Mattare said. because it is a time that you MacKinnon said. meet friends her committee lost a football game to the Navy Instead, he's staying with and your dad get to spend After the Mass, and to spend time were still Midshipmen since 1963. friends at Loyola College. with each other," Senior Saint Mary's stu­ with them. ,, working on Nonetheless, Notre Dame stu­ Before he returns to Notre Dads' chair Meghan dents and their last-minute dents say they are excited to Dame on Sunday, Mattare said MacKinnon said. "He is able fathers are free details set sail for the land of blue he hopes to experience a little to see his daughter at her to do whatever Meghan MacKinnon Wednesday. crabs and the Chesapeake Bay bit of Maryland culture. school. He can experience they want. chair "I am excited and cheer the Irish on to victo­ "Crab cakes and football, first hand the life she holds "We will also Senior Dads' Weekend for my dad to ry. that's what Maryland does. I'm at her home away from have alternative really meet my Senior Chris Peterson is driv­ going to have to experience home." events that friends and to ing the 600 miles to Navy with both," he said. Tonight's "Casino Night" in include golfing specials at spend time with them," friends and roommates. Senior cheerleader Katy the Student Center kicks off Blackthorn Golf Club and MacKinnon said. "I want to "It's a lot of driving for the Marvin is excited to be making the weekend. Fathers and discounts at Chippewa show him just how much this weekend, but it will be worth the trip to Maryland with the daughters will play casino Bowl," MacKinnon said. school means to me and how it," Peterson said. Fighting Irish squad. games from Blackjack to MacKinnon and her com­ he, with my mom, make that Peterson actually received an "I feel really lucky I get to fly Texas Hold 'Em. There will mittee of Sophia Nechvatal, all possible." appointment to the Academy there," Marvin said. also be a live auction and Kathryn Nussbaum, Helen Even seniors whose fathers and considered attending. But The Irish will play the Saint Mary's a Casey and can't make it, like Lisa his loyalties are not divided - Midshipmen in Baltimore at the cappella Nicole Leach Hannewyk, are looking for­ he said he is definitely hoping M&T Bank Stadium - home g r o u p "/ think ifs important began plan­ ward to the weekend. for an Irish victory. field of the NFL's Baltimore Bellacapella because it is a time ning Senior Hannewyk said one of her He is staying with a friend Ravfms. will be per­ Dads' Weekend friends' fathers is going to who attends Loyola College in When the game kicks off on forming that you and your last year. In "adopt" her for the weekend. Maryland and hopes to check Saturday at 12:12 p.m., Notre throughout dad get to spend with April of 2006 Of course, seniors whose out Baltimore's inner harbor Dame will attempt to add the night, each other. ,, they reserved fathers are coming are excit­ over the weekend. another victory to its 42-game MacKinnon locations and ed as well. Also driving to the game with winning streak, the longest of said. dates, and they "[My dadJ had a lot of fun friends is junior Matt Mattare. its kind in college football. MacKinnon Meghan MacKinnon honed in on when he came with my sister Originally from Allentown, Pa., Notre Dame has not lost to also said that chair details after four years ago so I'm looking Mattare is meeting up with Navy since 1963, and leads the after Friday's Senior Dads' Weekend summer break, to kind of show her up," sen­ some friends from home while series 69-9-1. activities MacKinnon ior Britni McElligott said. back on the East Coast. fathers and said. "My best friend actually goes Contact Meghan Wons at daughters will attend a tail­ The event was sponsored Contact Mandi Stirone at to Navy," Mattare said. "She is [email protected] gate for the Notre Dame- by the Senior Board, of astiroO [email protected]

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ly to be," he said. "So the want to carry their laptops tributed to the event's suc­ quieter part of the cluster all over campus, so an oppor­ cess, Sterling said. Notre Library Lwithout the group study and tunity to borrow one to work Relay Dame has many ties to the continued from page 1 presentation areas] would be with at the library is a posi­ continued from page 1 American Cancer Society, towards the windows, which tive thing," Grace said. "And, Brookshire said, noting that will still have the traditional especially for business Provost Thomas Burish sits traditional desktop comput­ individual study seating." majors, a place to practice featured team members rid­ on the Cancer Society's ers and workspaces, but also The cluster will also feature presentations will be nice." ing tricycles for donations. National Board of Directors. casual chairs with foldout another technological step Butterwick called the proj­ Different departmental and Students and staff support desks for laptop use. forward on OIT's part - the ect "a meeting of the minds" staff teams have organized the cause for many different Group use is also being substitution of laptops between OIT and University Blue Jean Fridays, and Food reasons, Sterling said. emphasized in the design, instead of desktops for many Libraries staff, with talks Services again held a Pie "[Cancer] hits all of us in a with the addition of desks at of the University's computing between the two groups Sale as a different way," which several students can offerings. Students will be starting around a year ago fund raiser. she said, work together, able to bor­ during which both agreed Online dona­ whether partic- and an area row laptops "the current cluster was tions through "The event ipants are with a data ·'A lot of students don't for use in the dated in appearance." the event's Web provides a great fighting cancer, projector and want to carry their cluster or the And while no construction site also consti­ visual of people know someone screen where laptops all over campus, greater timeline has been set, he said tute a signifi­ with the illness, groups can library, he would be "disappointed" if cant part of the caring." are survivors, practice pre­ so an opportunity to according to they hadn't garnered suffi­ funds raised, or know some­ sentations. borrow one to work with Butterwick, cient funding for it by sum­ Sterling said. Dee Dee Sterling one who has "This is an at the library is a allowing them mer 2007- though none has With incen­ co-chair lost a battle experimental greater been raised so far, and he tives such as a with cancer. positive thing." Relay for Life set-up to some mobility than could not provide a cost esti­ free semester Relay for Life degree, the current mate. of books for the is one way for because we'll Jim Grace desktop-only Nevertheless, Butterwick student who these people be wanting to chair facility pro­ was positive about the proj­ raises the most money, and a affected by cancer to gather see how the Student Senate Committee vides. ect, describing it as a chance pair of free round-trip airline and support the fight against different fur­ "We know a for the library staff and OIT tickets for the staff member the disease. n i t u r e on Academic Affairs lot of students to work together to provide with the most funds raised, "The event provides a great arrangements have laptops students with valuable fundraising has always been visual of people caring," are used, of their own, resources. successful for this event, the Sterling said. whether students find the but even they use the clusters "From our perspective, we co-chairs said. informal or formal desks from time to time," see this as an opportunity to Substantial support from Contact Aaron Steiner at more useful and whether they Butterwick said. "So for the work side by side with OIT, so the University has also con- [email protected] use the presentation area," sake of convenience and that students using this facili­ Butterwick said. innovation, we want to make ty will be able to get refer­ He also explained that laptops a major way of pro­ ence help from reference while current plans feature viding access to University librarians, who will be work­ Introducing an open design - as opposed computers." ing right alongside the clus­ to the currently enclosed Chair of the Student Senate ter's OIT staff," Butterwick cluster - the potential noise Committee on Academic said. "So it'll hopefully be of groups working together Affairs Jim Grace has seen like a one-stop shop of assis­ has been accounted for. the early plans, and said he tance." "The way we have designed considers the improvements it, the nearer the part of the to the technology and study facility is near to Reference spaces beneficial to students. Contact Amanda Michaels at desk, the more noisy it's like- "A lot of students don't [email protected]

experiences of many students O'Connell interned with overseas, the Washington pro­ Senator Chris Dodd and felt the Study gram is focused on what one experience was invaluable. continued from page 1 student deemed a "real-life "It's a definite advantage to immersion," LaFortune said. essentially live the life of a "The program offers a unique Congressional staffer before ence. opportunity to going into the job Parmesan and ·-~·--r.· "I did feel like I was missing live, learn and market," he said. with Your Choice of out on something compared to work in the "It gives you real Meat Sau~~ o;r~arinara Sauce. an international program, since nation's capital," '"Students combine world experience For ~ tfiifiited Time. I was still in the LUnited she said. coursework with while you're still States]," senior and Washington "Students com­ public policy visits in college, which Program alumnus Joe Dosch bine coursework is a great benefit said. "However, the internship with public policy and with when I'm looking opportunities in D.C. can't be visits and with internship for a job after." matched by any of the study internship experi­ experzences. .. In an attempt to abroad programs, so for me ences." increase applica­ · , Unmistakably Italian •\Unbelievably Good that outweighed the benefits of Once accepted tions for 2007, going abroad." to the program, Liz LaFortune LaFortune said the 5ll0 Edison Lakes Parkway • Mishawaka O'Connell was one of three the coordinators academic coordinator program has students who paired the help students Washington Program made a strong 271-1692 Washington Program sopho­ apply for eight to effort this year to more year with a parliamentary 10 internships. reconnect with internship in The experience of academic departments and to the London preparing a aggressively recruit with adver­ SMC Grads & Dads program '"It's a definite resume, inter­ tisements. She emphasized during junior advantage to viewing and then close work with teachers of year. This essentially live the life working four days entry-level political science option allows a week among the courses, especially since the students to of a Congressional nation's leaders is program encourages those of "spend a staffer before going into a huge advantage all majors to apply and a wide semester the job market. ·• for students in the array of students take the right in the job search, entry-level courses. heart of the LaFortune said. While applications may be political Dan O'Connell There may be down, participant enthusiasm is action," as junior more preparatory certainly not diminished. O'Connell work for this pro­ "For people who have even a Stop by the Shaheen Bookstore and see the put it, and to gram than others slight interest in politics, it's a new Saint Mary's Parent Ring. spend another overseas where in this regard, she said, but the great experience, especially cultural differences are acute. lack of language barrier cuts when you add classes with pro­ It's a great holiday gift for Mom too! The 20-25 hour-a-week down on the prerequisites. fessors who come directly out of internships are the cornerstone Students last year had oppor­ the fields in which they teach," of the Washington program, tunities to intern with senators, O'Connell said. "I'd encourage Order now for Holiday Delivery and which is unique in offering each representatives, Meet the Press, anyone who is thinking about it take advantage of a special SMC promotion student a chance for real work the United Nations Information to go." and interest-free payment plans. experience, LaFortune said. Center and the Democratic While language and cultural National Committee, among Contact Kathleen McDonnell at Grads, have you ordered your SMC ring yet? immersion characterize the others. [email protected] It's not too late.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS IRAQ Ethiopian civilian protesters killed ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia acknowledged Thursday that security forces War's death toll hits monthly high killed 193 civilians protesting election fraud last year but insisted excessive force was not used. At least 96 troops dead so far this month, equaling October 2005 total The figure - three times an earlier official toll- had been revealed last week by a sen­ Associated Press ior judge who accused the government of try­ BAGHDAD - American ing to cover up the findings. troop deaths in Iraq hit their Mekonnen Disasa, the newly appointed highest monthly total in a head of the inquiry board, was the only mem­ year on Thursday but as ber to appear before reporters Thursday. He U.S. forces clamped down refused to take questions after his presenta­ on the capital militants tion, during which he said security forces used struck in a city to the north, reasonable force to quell post election distur­ where 30 police and gun­ bances. men were killed in a series of shootouts. Iranian officials condemn bombing The latest U.S. deaths- a BUENOS AIHES, Argentina - An Iranian Navy sailor and four envoy said Thursday that Argentine prosecu­ Marines - all were killed tors' accusations linking former high-level Wednesday in volatile Anbar Iranian officials to the 1994 bombing of a province, west of Baghdad Jewish cultural center were unfounded and and a hotbed of the Sunni an attempt to find a "scapegoat" for the resistance to U.S. forces and attack. their Iraqi government Mohsen Baharvand, Iran's charge d'affaires allies. here, told The Assodated Press that his gov­ At least 96 U.S. troops ernment still vigorously condemns the bomb­ have died so far this month, ing that killed 85 and wounded 200 others, equaling the level for the calling it a "horrible act." whole of October 2005 - a On Wednesday, two Argentine special prose­ factor in rising anti-war cutors asked a federal judge to order the sentiment in the United arrest of former Iranian President Hashemi States that has prompted Rafsanjani and seven others for the bombing. calls for President Bush to Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman said the change strategy. There have decision to attack the center "was undertaken been only three months in in 1993 by the highest authorities of the then­ which more U.S. forces died government of Iran." He also alleged that the in Iraq: 107 in January actual attack was entrusted to the Lebanon­ 2005; at least 135 in April based group Hezbollah. 2004, and 137 in November 2004. However, U.S. officials have linked October's higher NATIONAL NEWS death toll to a historical spike in violence during the Rumsfeld: no demands for progress Muslim holy month of Ram- · AP WASHINGTON- Defense Secretary Donald adan, additional U.S. mili­ Soldiers pay respect at Spc. Daniel V. Winegeart's funeral, who died in Iraq this month. H. Rumsfeld said Thursday that anyone tary vulnerability because of October's death toll is the war's fourth highest. demanding deadlines for progress in Iraq should the security drive in "just back ofl'." because it is too difficult to pre­ Baghdad and the coming the number within our clear chief of surrounding Diyala return to the area after dict when Iraqis will resume control of their American midterm elec­ areas which we are trying province, said those killed Iraqi security forces were country. tions. to watch very closely," included 12 police officers unable to stem the blood­ During an often-combative Pentagon news The U.S. military spokes­ Caldwell said. "It could be a and 18 gunmen. shed. conference, Rumsfeld said that while bench­ man, Gen. William B. Cal­ multitude of things that are The clashes followed In Najaf, south of Bag­ marks for security, political and economic dwell, said the capital's spi­ bringing down the level of fighting this week between hdad, authorities temporari­ progress are valuable, "it's difficult. We're look­ raling murder rate had violence." the Mahdi Army and police ly closed Iraq's holiest Shiite ing out into the future. No one can predict the eased since the end of the Fighting shifted on Thurs­ aligned with a rival Shiite shrine after receiving a tip future with absolute certainty." Ramadan early this week - day from the capital to militia, the Badr Brigade, in that suicide bombers wear­ He said the goals have no specific deadlines or possibly because of the mas­ Baqouba, a chaotic city the southern city of ing explosives belts had consequences if they are not met by specific sive deployment of U.S. north of Baghdad, where 30 Amarah. At least 31 people infiltrated city. The shrine dates. troops searching for a miss­ police and militants were were killed, including six was reopened several hours "You're looking for some sort of a guillotine to ing soldier. killed and 42 people were police officers who were later. · come falling down if some date isn't met," Ramadan ended on Sun­ wounded in gunbattles. dragged out of their houses. In the northern city of Rumsfeld told reporters. "That is not what this is day for Sunnis and Monday The fighting around Baq­ Mahdi militiamen have Mosul, authorities extended about." for Shiites. Since then, mur­ ouba, 35 miles from the recently moved aggressively an overnight curfew until 3 ders in parts of Baghdad capital, marks the latest into several mixed areas p.m. Friday after Sunni gun­ Early Colorado blizzard hits hard where security forces have outbreak of bloodshed around Baghdad, killing men distributed leaflets pro­ DENVER- The biggest October snowstorm , established a f'Irm presence involving militants believed some Sunnis and forcing claiming the mixed Sunni­ to hit Colorado in several years dumped more have fallen by 10-20 per­ to be members of the Mahdi many others to flee their Kurdish area a part of an than 2 feet Thursday, grounding flights, clos­ cent, Caldwell said at a Army militia loyal to hard­ homes in a form of sectarian Islamic state declared earli­ ing highways, knocking out electricity - and weekly news brief'Ing. line anti-American cleric cleansing. Militia killings er this month by an insur­ jump-starting the ski season. "We did in fact see a Muqtada al-Sadr. last week in Balad, near Ba­ gent umbrella group, the The storm began late Wednesday and tremendous downturn in Ghassan al-Bawi, police qouba, forced U.S. troops to Mujahedeen Shura Council. turned highways wet and slushy across the state. At one point, snow was falling at a rate of about 3 inches an hour in Denver. A 125- mile corridor from Colorado Springs to the New Mexico line was under a blizzard warn­ ing. Calif. arsonist wildfire kills four

The Forest Service crew was trying Associated Press park to stay put to leave the roads LOCAL NEWS clear for firefighters. Hundreds of oth­ to protect a house as dry desert winds POPPET FLAT. Calif. - A wind­ ers in the area were forced from their of 25 mph or more blew a wall of Man pleads guilty to fraud scheme whipped wildfrre started by an arsonist homes. flames down on them in the hills INDIANAPOLIS - A man charged with killed four firefighters Thursday and Fire officials said the fire was delib­ northwest of Palm Springs. lining up investors for what prosecutors say stranded up to 400 people in an RV erately set around 1 a.m. and had "They had left their truck to do was a $4.2 million mortgage-fraud scheme park when flames burned to the edge blackened 10,000 acres within 12 structure protection when the fire has agreed to plead guilty, his attorney of the only road out, officials said. hours. Fire Chief John Hawkins said overran them," said Forest Service said. "Everybody is hunkered down here. the arson "constitutes murder." spokesman Pat Boss, adding the Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged They're fighting the f'Ire around us. It's It was the deadliest wildfire frrefight­ flames came do\\11 so quickly they had John Wagner, 46, of Indianapolis, with across the street from us," said ing disac;ter in the United States since no time to retreat to their engine or money laundering and conspiracy to com­ Charles Van Brunt, a ranger at the sta­ July 10, 2001, when four firefighters use protective sheltering. mit mail fraud. The charges stem from tion at the entrance to Silent Valley were killed in Washington's Okanogan Three firefighters died at the scene loans obtained from ABN-AMRO of Club, the recreational vehicle park National Forest. They died after and two were hospitaliz(~d in critical Michigan between late 2000 and early 2002 near Palm Springs. The residents were becoming trapped by flames on a condition. One of those two died sever­ for houses in low-income neighborhoods of in no immediate danger, he said. dusty dead-end road in a remote al hours later. The other had burns Indianapolis. Authorities asked people in the RV canyon. over 95 percent of his body, Boss said. page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Friday, October 27, 2006

Ministry, the Counse1ing Center Pregnancy Support Advocates to ensure that pregnant stu­ Student Affairs last spring, said and Health Services are avail­ - a position that provides con­ dents be provided proper med­ sophomore Jessica Hagemann, Site able on the site as resources for fidential information and coun­ ical care, counseling and sup­ the committee's commissioner. continued from page 1 students - pregnant, or simply seling assistance to students. port. Hagemann said included in affected by pregnancy - to Assistant Vice Presidents for "That is why we are there - their proposal were examples Catholic university, Notre Dame contact. Student Affairs Sister Sue Dunn to help in any way we can," she of other Catholic colleges is committed to life and to The site features a and Sister Jean Lenz are Notre said. across the nation who provided offering students resources that Frequently Asked Questions Dame's other Support In addition individuals on pregnancy support Web sites to support the choice of life. page that, Firth said, "presents Advocates. University staff, Lenz said a students. Therefore, the University will information in a more user­ Lenz, who served as Farley number of students from Notre "We hoped it would persuade make every effort to provide friendly way." "Where can I go Hall's rector for 10 years, still Dame Hight to Life played a Notre Dame to create a similar pregnant students with caring, to get a free pregnancy test?" is lives in Farley and has long large role in the creation of the site," she said. "Our reasoning non-judgmental. professional one question included on the been a campus counseling Web site. was that Notre Dame, as a assistance and support." FAQ page. The answer: Notre resource for students facing "Students were critical to our Catholic institution, needed to The new Student Affairs Web Dame Health Center or the unplanned pregnancy. discussion," she said. present our women with pro­ site elaborates on duLac's Women's Care Center of South "I have taken a pastoral role Members of the pregnancy life options on campus so that explanation of University policy Bend. The page stresses confi­ in trying to help an individual resource sub-committee of the they wouldn't feel helpless and by providing a list of assistance dentiality in all medical and that is pregnant," she said. Right to Life Club compiled a be pushed to other options." programs on campus. The counseling visits. Lenz said throughout her 20-page proposal for the preg­ names and contact information The Web site names Firth as time at Notre Dame, it has nancy assistance Web site and Contact Maureen Mullen at for individuals in Campus one of the University's three always been a priority of hers presented the proposal to [email protected]

He said approximately 25 to He spoke of another woman While that may not be the A panel of three profession­ 50 percent of the children he he knew, a drug addict who path towards sustaining a als responded Shipler immedi­ Poverty interviewed while preparing was able to overcome her competitive advantage in a ately following his lecture. continued from page 1 "The Working Poor: Invisible dependence with the simulta­ global economy, Shipler said J en nif'er Warlick, chair of in America" admitted they neous help !Jf different institu­ the country's business leaders the economics and policy ture bearing the name of his usually didn't understand tions - including the court were slow to see beyond next studies department, praised latest book: "The Working what their teachers said dur­ that decided to give her the quarter's earnings and invest Shipler's conclusion that the Poor: Invisible in America." ing class. opportunity to change instead in the future of their work­ ingredients of poverty in "The first step is to see the Soon, a cycle begins, Shipler of locking her in a prison cell, force. North America are "part problem, and the first prob­ said. the federal government that The responsibility to make financial, part psychological, lem is the failure to see the "When you don't understand sponsored her rehabilitation poverty history in the U.S., part societal, part personal, people," Shipler said. "I'm what is happening in the program, the company that however, also falls on individ­ part past and part present." talking about the guy who classroom, you won't find joy decided to hire her and train ual citizens, Shipler said. Dawn Chapla, a community washes the cars but doesn't in learning, and you will feel her despite her marred police He asked his audience how service liaison from United own them, and just stands on stupid and inadequate in records and the Church that many people would be willing Way, spoke about poverty in the edge of an affluent socie­ school, and soon you will be helped her regain confidence to pay slightly higher taxes if St. Joseph County. There are ty." asking yourself what is the in herself. they were sure that money currently more than 2,000 The cause of this phenome­ point of stay- "If any of would really improve a public grandparents acting as sole non can be traced back to ing there," these factors school or hospital. caregivers, putting children in Benjamin Franklin's promise Shipler said. "Poverty behaves like an hadn't More than half of the people vulnerable positions and and the deeply embedded He said a ecological system, where worked out in the auditorium raised their unstable home environments. myth that in the U.S. dedica­ person with­ perfectly, I hands. Chapla said the number of tion and integrity will lead out a high the fate of the individual think she Shipler then asked how single mothers has also any man to prosperity, Shipler school diplo­ depends on his would've many of those people had increased in the last decade, said. While this mentality can ma will earn interactions and his fallen back," informed their congressmen from 6.9 percent to 8.6 per­ be a source of motivation, he approximately Shipler said. or their senators of their will­ cent of the population. said, it may also be detrimen­ $260,000 less relationships with the But he ingness. Joe Holt, director of the tal and biased against people over his life­ community and the recognized Just 10 people in the room Executive Education Program who aren't able to succeed time, which economic environment the difficulty raised their hands a second in the Mendoza College of despite their efforts. means he will in aligning time. Business, commented on the Poverty, he said, is not also pay and other institutions." those key "Ladies and gentlemen," relevance of Shipler's studies merely the result of laziness about $60,000 players in Shipler said, "this is a time in light of "Economic Justice or lack of enthusiasm among less in taxes David Shipler favor of the and a situation that requires for All," a pastoral letter on the lowest class. than someone Pulitzer Prize recipient underprivi­ civil action." Catholic social teaching and "Poverty behaves like an who gradu­ leged. Junior Nate Serazin appre­ the U.S. economy prepared by ecological system, where the ates from ''I'm wait- ciated Shipler's take on the U.S. bishops in 1986. fate of the individual depends high school - ing impa­ poverty issue. The lecture, in recognition on his interactions and his which only places heavier tiently for business leaders to "So often we view poverty as of the 20th anniversary of relationships with the commu­ burdens on the rest of the tax­ invest heavily on public edu­ being merely a problem of that letter, was sponsored by nity and the economic envi­ payers. cation, and public health and lack of wealth," he said. "It's the Center for Social ronment and other institu­ Shipler once again reminded housing programs," he said. nice to be reminded that Concerns, the department of tions," Shipler said. the audience that the poverty " ... Employers keep complain­ poverty is so much more com­ theology, the department of lie illustrated his explana­ of one is in reality the poverty ing they don't have enough plicated than that ... it's a economics and policy studies, tion with the story of Lisa of many. skilled workers, and that problem that requires a com­ and the Masters in Nonprofit Brooks, a woman he encoun­ "When someone succeeds some of their workers can't plicated solution - a team Administration. tered when he was conducting [and improves his standard of even find intersections on effort to address issues such his research. living] everything has to line maps or calculate a 10 per­ as health care, education, and Contact Marcela Berrios at Brooks was a single mother up perfectly." cent discount." housing." [email protected] earning the minimum wage who couldn't afford to make significant improvements to her house. As a result of the mold and dust bites in her home, her son became ill with asthma and was rushed to the hospi­ tal a couple of times. Brooks' health insurance LLow took care of the hospital bill but didn't cover the ambu­ lance expenses. She was unable to pay them out of her pocket, and soon her credit record was stained. $1.00 GAMES When she tried to take out a loan for a new car, she was rejected numerous times - $1.00 SHOES forcing her to buy a dubious used car within her immedi­ ate budget. VVear a costun1e and Shipler said that in many cases like Brooks', "Housing bovvl for 31 ¢ a game! can actually contribute to malnutrition and illness." In fact, when families are pressed to make the obligato­ 0 0 ry rent, insurance and utilities u G payments, the only expenses Monday, Oct. 30 L A that can be reduced and s squeezed are those related to R 6ptn-10prn o 54'19 N. Grape Rd. nutrition. Mishawaka, IN - 46545 "When the children aren't 574 243.BOWL (2695) properly fed, you will begin to see learning problems devel­ GRAPE RD. op," Shipler said. •

Friday, October 27, 2006 page 7 MARKET RECAP Exxon Mobil earns record numbers Dow +28.98 Second-largest quarterly profit set by a publicly traded U.S. company }ones 12,163.66 Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: Associated Press 2,256 148 1,029 2, 779,051,2 I 0 DALLAS - Oil industry behemoth Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose to $10.49 billion, the second-largest quar­ terly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. FTSf I OO(Lonclon) 6,184.80 -29.80 company. Its shares rose to a 52-week high. COMPANY %CHANGE I $GAIN I PRICE The report comes as NASDAQ 100 ------·TR (QQQQ) +0.92 +0.39 42.82 high crude prices this year have fueled record INTEL CP (INTC) 21.77 +0.23 +0.05 profits in the oil industry, SUN MICROSYS (SUNW) + 1.13 +0.06 5.36 triggering an outcry from MICROSO::T CP (MSFT) +0.14 +0.04 28.35 consumers who were being asked to pay about $3 a gallon for gasoline Treasuries in early August. I 0-YEAR NOTE -1.09 -0.052 4. 721 The largest quarterly profit ever was Exxon 13-WEEK BILL -0.20 -0.010 4.975 Mobil's $10.71 billion 30-YEAR BOND -1.14 -0.056 4.841 profit in the fourth quar­ 5-YEARNOTE -1.22 -0.058 4.693 ter of 2005. They may beat that Commodities next quarter, said LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -1.04 60.36 Howard Silver blatt Standard & Poor's Senior GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +9.00 599.80 Index Analyst. "Then in PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +2.65 92.18 all likelihood they will be Excha Rates at that $40 billion mark YEN 118.6250 for the year." That would put the EURO 0.7874 company on track for the POUND 0.5291 highest annual profit CANADIAN$ ever by a U.S. company. 1.1232 Exxon Mobil holds that record with a 2005 profit AP of $36.1 billion. IN BRIEF Exxon Mobil Corp.'s third-quarter earnings rose to $10.49 billion, the second­ Although crude oil largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company. prices began to decline CEO's salary increases at time of layoffs toward the end of the NEW YORK - As if Countrywide Financial third quarter, the aver­ ago. Another major interna­ ings fell 3.6 percent to Corp.'s CEO isn't getting paid enough, the age market price for The results surpassed tional oil company, Royal $6.2 3 billion. mortgage lender's board is taking the crude held at around $70 the expectations of Wall Dutch Shell PLC said its A fifth major oil compa­ unprecedented step of lavishing him with $10 a barrel in the period Street analysts. On aver­ third-quarter profit fell ny, Chevron Corp., is million in retirement money. after peaking above $78 age, analysts expected 34 percent to $5.94 bil­ expected to report its And he isn't even retiring. per barrel in July. Oil the company to earn lion even as revenues results Friday. Countrywide is spinning it as a "reimburse­ futures prices have $1.59 per share in the rose 10 percent to $84.3 High oil prices helped ment" because Angelo Mozilo agreed to stay recently traded near $61 quarter. billion. But the Anglo­ Irving, Texas-based on at the helm until 2009 instead of retiring a barrel, and gasoline Exxon Mobil shares Dutch company's operat­ Exxon Mobil realize this year as was expected. That will come on prices have dropped to rose $1.32, or 1.8 per­ ing profit rose as higher earnings from its oil and top of the hefty salary he will get to stay at an average of about cent, to a new 52-week oil prices outweighed gas drilling activities of work. $2.43 a gallon. high of $72.33 in morn­ worsening refining mar­ $6.49 billion, up 13 per­ The company released details of Mozilo's Exxon Mobil, the ing trading on the New gins. cent from the prior year. financial package on the same day it world's biggest public oil York Stock Exchange. Earlier this week, The company also saw announced plans to lay off 2,500 Countrywide company said its net Revenue fell to $99.59 ConocoPhillips reported stronger earnings from employees. Talk about tone-deaf timing. income amounted to billion from $100.72 bil­ its profit rose 2 percent its refining operations Mozilo has long drawn flak for his pay, $1.77 per share for the lion from a year ago, to $3.88 billion in the and gas stations, and which the Calabasas, Calif.-based company July-September period, which saw then-record third quarter while profits at its chemicals has defended as appropriate since under up from $9.92 billion, or oil prices because of hur­ another major oil compa­ segment more than dou­ Mozilo's watch Countrywide has become the $1.58 per share, a year ricanes Katrina and Rita. ny, BP PLC, said its earn- bled. nation's largest mortgage lender. Dow closes with fourth straight record NEW YORK - Wall Street extended its rally Thursday as robust earnings at Exxon Mobil Corp. and Aetna Inc. helped ground investors IBM's mainframe revenue increases as they tried to reconcile divergent economic data. Associated Press After dropping nearly 8 percent in new mainframes in the past year, and The Dow Jones industrials, lifted in part by 2005, IBM's mainframe revenue is up sales eventually should taper until an component Exxon Mobil, had their fourth con­ BOSTON- Cheap little servers han­ 1 0 percent this year. That includes a upgrade comes, at least a year from secutive record high close. The generally dle so much of the Internet's dirty 25 percent gain in the most recent now. Such ups and downs are typical: upbeat earnings reports of the past two weeks work that giant computers known as quarter. Mainframes were IBM's Unisys Corp., a much smaller vendor, have helped power the blue chips as well as mainframes, which debuted 50 years fastest-growing hardware segment has seen mainframe sales drop this the rest of the stock market; Thursday's batch ago and often cost more than $1 mil­ after the microchip division, which is year, but spokesman Brian Daly said of earnings also helped investors digest a pair lion, are supposed to be passe. enjoying a nice ride making micro­ the numbers strengthened in the third of government reports that suggested an eco­ When Hopton Infotainment, a start­ processors for the top three video quarter with the release of a new nomic soft landing might be harder to achieve. up video game company in Brazil, let game consoles. model. The market was initially inspired by it be known that it uses a mainframe IBM does not release precise fig­ Still, for IBM to be having success Commerce Department durable goods data to operate its signature online game, ures, but analysts estimate mainframe with mainframes at all is somewhat that indicated capital spending jumped by the "People would actually take a step revenue at roughly $2.3 billion in the surprising. Because if you were to most in more than six years. But stocks then back and say, 'What? Did I hear cor­ first nine months of 2006. While that break modern computing history into fell on a report from the department that new rectly?'" said Tarquinio Teles, is a small chunk of IBM's overall sales its simplest terms, it would go some­ home prices plunged at its steepest pace since Hopton's CEO. of $65 billion so far this year, main­ thing like this: There was the central­ 1970. Yet mainframes are inspiring new frame revenue is especially precious ized-mainframe era, and then there Investors were particularly wary after the ways of doing things at organizations because the machines drive huge soft­ was the distributed-computing era. Federal Heserve said Wednesday it remains like Hoplon. The trend is driven by ware and maintenance deals, making And the latter ended a while ago. concerned about inflation even as the econo­ and anxiously watched at IBM Corp., them IBM's most profitable line of Mainframes emerged in the 1950s my is slowing. whieh makes the vast majority of the hardware. as room-sized hubs that did it all. "Things on the horizon are becoming less world's remaining mainframes and Of course, the hugf~ third-quarter They crunched numbers, adminis­ and less visible," said II ugh Moore, a partner continues to be hugely reliant on boost is unlikely to be sustained. IBM tered transactions, ran simulations with portfolio manager Guerite Advisors. them. is benefiting from having released two and stored data. page 8 The Observer + PAID ADVERTISEMENT Friday, October 27, 2006 Friday, October 27, 2006 The Observer + NEWS page 9 Pigs may be source of NICARAGUA spinach contamination Congress bans all abortions

from cattle on the ranch to Women's groups rally Thursday after lawmakers lutionary, has said he has E. coli outbreak causes the spinach field less than a decided not to increase the become a devout Roman sickness, 3 deaths mile away, Reilly said. The against new measure penalties in this predominantly Catholic and now opposes abor­ pigs could have tracked the Roman Catholic country. tion. Associated Press The bill has drawn protests Ortega's socialist government Associated Press bacteria into the field or spread it through their drop­ MANAGUA- Nicaragua's from women's rights groups, of the 1980s had a contentious WASHINGTON - Wild pigs pings, he said. Congress voted Thursday to ban and the Women's Autonomous relationship with the Catholic may have spread deadly bac­ Investigators also are look­ all abortions, including those Movement has said it was pre­ church, but Ortega recently has teria onto a California ing at runoff, flooding, irriga­ that could save a mother's life. pared to seek an injunction to established warm ties with spinach field, sparking an tion water, fertilizer and If signed into law by President block the measure if it passed. leading church figures in outbreak that killed three other wildlife, including deer, Enrique Bolanos, the measure Congress approved the bill Nicaragua. people and sickened more as possible sources. would eliminate a century-old despite a letter from European Congressman Wilfredo than 200 others nationwide, Investigators first recovered exception to Nicaragua's abor­ Union diplomats and U.N. rep­ Navarro, of the ruling Liberal investigators said Thursday. the same strain of bacteria tion ban that permits the proce­ resentatives asking lawmakers Constitutionalist Party, said the They also said the outbreak earlier this month from three dure if three doctors certify that to hold off on voting on the issue exception to Nicaragua's ban appears to be over. cattle manure specimens col­ the woman's health is at risk. until after the Nov. 5 presiden­ had allowed for cases in which No one has become ill from lected on the ranch. On Fifty-two lawmakers voted for tial elections. healthy women who did not eating contaminated spinach Thursday, Reilly said the the measure. Nine lawmakers U.N. official Rebeca Grynspan, want to have their babies had since Sept. 25. "All evidence strain had been isolated from abstained and 29 others did not who is in Nicaragua this week, convinced doctors to say an points to this outbreak having six other samples collected on attend the legislative session. told reporters, "It's very difficult abortion was needed for health concluded," said Dr. Kevin the ranch, including from cat­ Bolanos has proposed that this (be determined) during reasons. Reilly of the California tle. increasing prison sentences for an electoral period." Aside from Cuba, which per­ Department of Health The finds mark the first illegal abortions - currently Nicaragua's medical associa­ mits abortions in the first 12 Services. time that investigators have around six years - to 10 to 30 tion also urged legislators to weeks of pregnancy, Latin State and federal investiga­ identified a possible source years for women who have the postpone the vote, saying the America has some of the tors have narrowed their for any of the multiple E. coli procedure as well as those who issue had become politicized. world's most restrictive anti­ focus to the ranch, where outbreaks linked to the heavi­ assist them. Sandinista leader Daniel abortion laws. boar trampled fences that ly agricultural area. But it was unclear whether he Ortega, who was a supporter of El Salvador and Chile also had hemmed in a spinach Reilly refused to give a would sign the bill approved abortion rights as a young revo- ban all types of abortions. field. location for the ranch, other Samples taken from a wild than to say it's in a valley in pig, as well as from stream the area of San Benito and water and cattle on the Monterey counties. Bush to issue exercise guidelines ranch, have tested positive Investigators have taken for the same strain of E. coli roughly 750 samples from the help people live healthier amount goes toward the treat­ implicated in the outbreak, four ranches. They've found Officials hope advice lifestyles, which in turn, could ment of chronic disease. Reilly said. generic E. coli on all four slow soaring health care Every five years. the govern­ Still, investigators continue ranches - the bug is com­ will combat obesity costs. ment updates dietary guide­ to look at three other ranches monly found in cattle - but "Obesity is an epidemic, and lines that are designed to telJ in the areas in see king the turned up the particular Associated Press chronic disease inevitably fol­ people what they should eat source of the contaminated strain involved in the out­ WASHINGTON - There's a lows. It has become a major and how they should prepare fresh spinach. break on only one. food pyramid to help guide quiet killer," said Mike food to keep it safe and "We are not saying this is "We have no evidence to people's eating habits, so why Leavitt, the health and human wholesome. The food pyramid the source at this point," suggest people should not be not one for exercise? services secretary. is a separate document, put Reilly said of the ranch. eating spinach from other The Bush administration More than half of adults in out by the Agriculture The outbreak sickened 204 places - except from these said Thursday it would devel­ the United States do not get Department and based on people in 26 states and one four ranches," said Jack op guidelines for physical enough of the kind of physical those dietary guidelines. Canadian province, he said. Guzewich, of the Food and activity. activity that actually benefits Leavitt said the government Wild pigs are one "real Drug Administration's Center When the guidelines are them. One-quarter are not has a compelling national clear vehicle" that could for Food Safety and Applied ready in late 2008, federal active at all in their leisure interest in promoting healthy explain how E. coli spread Nutrition. health officials hope they will time. Overall, more than 60 choices. But he made it clear million adults are obese, that the steps he envisions are Leavitt said. less forceful than others might The lack of exercise con­ consider necessary. For tributes to the $2 trillion that instance, New York City is people spend on health care considering strict limits on in this country, Leavitt said. artificial trans fats in restau­ About three-quarters of that rant meals. Financing a new vehicle can be challenging. ,...... ______...... We make it easy, and we'll give you 1% Cash Back on any auto loan!

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TODAY'S STAFF News Sports OBSERVER POLL QUOTE OF THE DAY Eileen Duffy Kyle Cassily Kaitlynn Riely Chris Hine Are you planning to vote in the Jennifer Metz Dan Cooper upcoming midterm election? f Submit aLetter l Viewpoint Scene ''If you tell the truth. you don't Bethany Analise Lipari A. Yl's, I will be voting have to remember anything." in my local district. Whitfield B. Yes, I have complt>tcd an absentt'O ballot. Ito tbe Editor at , Mark Twain Graphics C. No. author Joey King This poll is ba.'iPd on the www.ndsmcobserver.com r II . I rt>sponsf' of 257 voters at hl.tpJ/wvrw.ndsmr.obst>rver.coml THE OBSERVER p Friday, October 27, 2006 page 11

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Club leaders discuss Downtown display global health crisis inappropriate

I am writing this letter in response to the ers of university sponsored clubs and organ­ The rare Notre Dame Student who tion is also being invoked to "raise series of guest columns calling for student izations to come to a discussion on Nov. 8, at makes it off campus today and into the awareness." The fact that the action in response to this year's Global 10 p.m. in the Notre Dame room at the downtown South Bend might notice event is sponsored by U93 (how Health Crisis Academic Forum. LaFortune Student Center. Students repre­ a racy display: thousands of bras many times is it possible to play the These columns emphasized the need for senting the various organizations that were strung across a public square to "Buttons song" in one day?) gives the student body to come together and act involved in previous discussions will present attract attention for breast cancer reason to believe that something as one in response to the crisis. And these the ideas we have come up with so far and treatments and research. more than innocent intentions are columnists are right. request the support and co-sponsorship "Bras Around the Bend" has, like the motivating factor here. So what do we do now? How do we act? from all organizations that attend. Any many activities of its nature, a laud­ For those who feel uncomfortable Recently, leadership of the Accounting interested persons are also more than wel­ able goal: raising awareness to gen­ or embarrassed by the sight of the Association, Economics Club, the Class of come and encouraged to attend. erate donations for women's causes. display, you are not alone and you 2007, Student Government, Student Union Again, we would like all types of clubs - In no way should this objective be are not unjustified. Bras, being the Board, Amnesty International, the whether they are an academic, cultural, diminished in principle. However, intimate sort of apparel that they Accounting Association, Notre Dame Peace service, athletic, media, residence hall, reli­ the means employed by this particu­ are, belong under shirts, not as dec­ Fellowship and other student organizations gious, business, special interest or govern­ lar effort bring into question oration for the city plaza. have been meeting in an attempt to answer ment related organization - to join us. whether any sense of decency should By all means, go to The Vine for thi5 question. We are excited about the possibility that be preserved in the public arena. the "Think Pink" fundraiser, buy We did not come with a flawless plan, but together we can make Notre Dame history The bra display operates on the pink ribbon bagels at Panera and we decided on a direction: to come together and unite students from all organizations to premise of an equivocation. In one donate money to Riverbcnd Cancer and co-sponsor a series of post-forum work for a single cause. Once unitr-d, we context the bra is meant merely to Services. But ladies, please respect events and initiatives focused in five cate­ can address the global health crisis and help symbolize the physical genesis for yourselves and the men in you lives: gories. These areas are fundraising, contin­ people affected by it on a scale we individu­ the cancer. In another, and perhaps keep your extra braziers in the uing education of student body, curriculum, ally might never have dared dream possible. all-too-culturally-familiar context, underwear drawer. political action and faith. We developed spe­ the bra is a provocative symbol for cific goals that we would like to meet in Amanda Golbabai sex (see, e.g., Victoria's Secret ads.) Lauren Galgano each concentration that are too detailed to co-president While the former meaning might grad student fully list in this article. Economics Club be the innocent intent, it's not off campus We now request and encourage all lead- Oct. 26 impossible that the latter connota- Oct. 26

U-WIRE U.S. neglects students as lenders make a killing

The indignities of student life take on a Americans are making less and less - but lenders, they also turn away students with of domestic issues: gay marriage, property certain glamour after a while - call it somehow, enrollment keeps rising. What's bad credit. And forget about consolidating taxes, insurance - and did we mention poverty chic. But it's not just for undergrad- the catch? your debt after graduation - private loans gay marriage? But it seems student debt uates anymore. Staff Editorial Debt, naturally. Students are borrowing aren't eligible for that. isn't high on anyone's list of priorities. Keep Chances are, you'll be like never before- in fact, we're borrow­ Unfortunately, some students can't pay that in mind on Nov. 8, when the lectures living that way for a University of ing more than universities and the federal for school without turning to predatory about poor turnout among young people long, long time. Florida government can spare. That's why private lenders for help. Politicians from both par­ start. Since 2001, tuition at Independent education lenders, which didn't even exist ties talk a good game about "valuing edu­ public universities has Florida when our parents went to college, now pro­ cation" and "investing in the future"- but This column originally appeared in the shot up by 35 percent, Alligator vide about 20 percent of all student loans. instead of removing the limits on federal Oct. 26 edition of the Independent Florida more than three times That's bad news. Stafford Student Loans, for example, they Alligator, the daily publication of the the rate of inflation. Meanwhile, the aver­ Banks charge higher interest than the sit back and watch as their constituents sell University of Florida. age family's income has fallen. So has fund­ people in Criser Hall, of course - some­ themselves into bondage. Thanks, guys. The views expressed in this column are ing for Pell Grants and other forms of stu­ times as much as 19 percent. But that's just With congressional elections in less than those of the author and not necessarily of dent aid. As college costs more and more, the tip of the iceberg. Unlike nonprofit two weeks, you'll be hearing about plenty The Observer.

Republicans straying from fiscal responsibility

Last week I wrote an article about an Deal, has been Democrats like big gov­ trements that accompany a home. The the pork" by spending grand amounts of artist who put an elephant in a room to ernment and Republicans prefer small door of owning one's own home was money on a politician's constituency is make a point. This article is about that government. If the last two presidencies opened to a new portion of Americans. too enticing. Democratic leaders have elephant. are any indication of the current status Greater access to success fulfilled forgotten their lessons learned during Midterm elections are around the cor­ of the two parties' manifestos, conven­ John Locke's notion that one is intrinsi­ the Clinton years and Republican lead­ ner and are consum­ tional wisdom has been thrown out the cally tied to one's democracy and is ers have forgotten their values that pro­ ing a considerable Shade White door. Democratic President Clinton interested in its prosperity when one pelled them to success in 1994. amount of politi­ University of boldly declared, "The era of big govern­ owns property. The middle class grew I am angry that my party has aban­ cians" attention and Mississippi ment is over." For eight years it and America's economy was strong. By doned one of its most important beliefs. energy. The issues Daily appeared his analysis was correct. A the end of the Clinton administration, I am angry that a Republican president that have been talked Mississippian Republican Congress and a moderate America had seen three consecutive will not express distress or veto budgets about in this cam­ Democrat seemed to come to a common budget surpluses and experienced the that endanger my future. Over the next paign are important, like the depth of ground founded on the belief that a low longest sustained growth in American six years the burden of proof lies with the Mark Foley page scandal or the off­ deficit could help America be more history. The biggest issue of the 2000 Republican leaders. Will we see a color comments by a Senatorial candi­ competitive abroad and more produc­ campaign season was how to spend the return to fiscally responsible govern­ date in Virginia. Ultimately though, tive at home. $237 billion available in extra revenue. ment? If so, they must lead the way as "this too shall pass." Many topics that That belief was accurate. Lower In the words of a friend of mine, "it they did in winning the Congress in are discussed today are transient issues deficits meant America did not have to appears the tables have rolled." Under 1994. If not, the party that currently that will soon be forgotten. rely on foreign governments, such as a Republican President and Congress, dominates Ameriean government (rep­ On the horizon of the next two to six China and Japan, to buy treasury bonds America's youth must confront the real­ resented, ironically, by the symbol of years, though, lie several hurdles that to finance its debt. It meant the children ity that our country is buried under the elephant) will lose its idealism and a will define the way America views its of America had a more secure future. It $8.5 trillion in debt. Fiscal year 2006 large part of its following. two chief parties. One of those hurdles, meant our dollar was strong; therefore, saw a budget deficit of $247.7 billion, I am angry that this elephant of fiscal the federal deficit, looks more like an America's citizenry could travel abroad and the Republican President called it a irresponsibility is in the room. elephant. In President Bush's remaining easily and experience the world. It • victory. A victory? time in office and during the next meant interest rates were low; people As a Republican I would not argue This column originally appeared in President's first term, leaders, future felt free to spend and invest their that the Democratic Party now stands the Oct. 26 edition of the Daily leaders and the American electorate money. It meant mortgage rates were for fiscal conservatism and the Mississippian, the daily publication at must define their beliefs on this impor­ low; people could buy their own home. Republican Party for increased spend­ the University of Mississippi. tant topic. When citizens purchase freely they buy ing. The reality is neither party is will­ The views expressed in this column Conventional wisdom, since the big rugs, furniture, televisions, stereos, ing to accept what works- fiscal con­ are those of the author and not neces­ government era of Roosevelt's New refrigerators and any other accou- servatism. The notion of "bringing home sarily those of The Observer. ------

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HOLLYWOOD'S "&EST SC./t~Y MOVJ

STORIES BY B RIA N DOXT/\DER AN Memorable moment: The first appearance of blood during the prom's fa.t.eful final moments. Leatherface, one ofthe screen's greatest villains. Jr The Shining (1980, Stanley Kubrick) A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984, Wes Craven) Kubrick's classic, based on the Stephen King Created after the success of both "Halloween" novel of the same name, i~ about the haunted (and and "Friday the 13th," "A Nightmare on Elm fictional) Overlook Hotel itt Colorado and its effects Street" quickly developed into one of the most suc­ on writer Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson). With its cessful horror franchises, spawning not only bravura performance bvl Nicholson and creative numerous sequels but a television show as well. and creepy use of the camera. "The Shining" is THE SLASHER MOVIE Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund) is the star of the superior cLnema, as well at"a superior horror film. show as the child molester who was burned to Memorable moment: "fltre's Johnny!" Halloween (1978, John Carpenter) death by the parent~ of the children he attacked. ..-. __ .,_ The film that unleashed the William Shatner­ He comes back to the nightmares of those related THE MONSTER MoVIE ·~·.. -'""""'W"'" masked Mike Myers on the world and launched a to his killers, vowing to kill them in their sleep. spawn of imitators, "Halloween" remains the origi- Unlike the slashers who came before him, Alien (1979, Ridley Scott ~al and the best in the genre. Myers stalks his Freddy is scary and funny at the same time, having Claustrophobic and atJttospheric, "Alien" ush­ prey, especially Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis), plenty of actual dialogue and banter with the other ered in a new era of outfspace horror. Profiling over the course of a brief, scary 93 minutes. characters. His burned and mutilated face and the last voyage of the staJillip · Nostromo, "Alien" Though the countless followers and its own less­ long knives where fmgers should be create one of fol!ows Ellen Ripley (Sigcfurney Weaver) and the than-stellar sequels have diluted its impact, the perennial images of horror. Also noteworthy is crew of the Nostromo as they try to stop the alien ...... ,.,... "remains an indispensable classic. a young Johnny Depp starring in his first feature (frighteningly and memorably designed by H.R. Memorable moment: When Mike Myers attacks film. Giger) that has invaded t®ir ship. Followed by an ~Laurie when she's in the closet. Memorable moment: "One, two, Freddy's coming equally classic sequel. {directed by James for you. Three, four, better lock your door. Five, Cameron), "Alien" remains a gold standard of Friday the 13th (1980, Sean S. Cunningham) six, grab your crucifiX. Seven, eight, gonna stay up monster horror to this da~;~ "Friday the 13th" was something of a follow-up late. Nine, ten, never sleep again." Memorable moment: thf literally chest-bursting to "Halloween," and its financial success firmly appearance of the alien. ~;,,- established the teen slasher genre as a film phe­ THE SUPERNATURAL MOVIE ~omenon. A psychotic killer hunts teenagers at Jaws (1975, Steven Spielberg) · -- summer camp, with all the right cliches in all the Rosemary's Baby (1968, Roman Polanski) "Jaws" was more than a movie, it was a cultural right places. Cunningham's direction is tense and A disturbing and affecting examination of late phenomenon. Enhanced,by John Williams' leg­ ~aut, though anyone looking for Jason Voorhees 1960s paranoia, "Rosemary's Baby" was adapted endary score, it follows police chief Brody (Roy needs to wait on the sequels- he's nowhere to b~ by Ira Levin's bestseller: The story of-the pregnant Schneider) of the idyllic.ltnity Island, as he hunts found in the original, a bit of trivia that's often for­ Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia FarroW) and her actor down a shark terrorizil~ the beaches. Though gotten. husband Guy (John Cassavetes), "Rosemary's filled with its share of seafr moments, "Jaws" cuts Memorable moment: An axe-in-the-face murder. Baby" is a film about the occult, as Rosemary to the center of the horror ·genre by concentrating begins to learn the satanic truth about her titular on character, specifically the three terrified men on Scream (1996, Wes Craven) child-to-be. a small boat. More of an homage (or even parody) than a legit­ Memorable moment: Rosemary's disturbing, hal­ Memorable moment: t~e point-of-view shots of imate horror film, "Scream" has achieved classic lucinogenic dream sequence. the shark, bolstered by Williams' pounding score. - ...... s for its playful deflation of horror movie norm~. Wes Craven, one of the founding fathers of The Exorcist (1973 William Friedkin) Night of the Living llead (1968, George A. the slasher film, completely revolutionized the hor­ Easily one of the most famous horror films of all Romero) genre for contemporary teenagers. time, William Friedkin's 1973 classic about priest A landmark picture and the defining zombie Surprisingly, "Scream" is a scary and fun picture Father Karras (Jason Miller) and his run-in with a film, "Night of the Living Dead" remains one of the that collects horror movie cliches and celebrates demon possessing the child Regan (Linda Blair). longest-lastfug and most successful horror fran­ them. A game cast, led by Neve Campbell and Featuring some fantastic performances by Ellen chises of all time. The movie opens with Barbara "!:... .,.?keet Ulrich, makes "Scream" as effective as a Burstyn as Regan's mother and Max Van Sydow as (Judith O'Dea) and her br1theralmost immediately ...... ,...... real" slasher film, though "Scream" is clearly a the exorcist, Father Merrin. "The Exorcist" is still a attacked by a horde of cannibalistic zombies. much better made movie. shocking and scary film, despite being over 30 Narrowly escaping, sh~ meets Ben (Duane Jones), ~ Memorable moment: Drew Barrymore's brief years old. the hero of the film. The Ilum&n side of this film is appearance at the opening of the film - "Do you Memorable moment: "The power of Olrist com­ an interesting an~ accurate character study con­ like scary movies?" pels you!" cerning what happens to.jleople whose very lives are threatened. •·••··... · The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (197 4, To be Carrie (1976, Brian DePalma) The horror """""""'.,....-lfioooer) Based on Stephen King's first novel, "Carrie" fol­ and gore than a ··tl····,:~lttfn" A cult classic upon its original release, "The lows the eponymous character (Sissy Spacek), a realistically deJJic1too··s ~Texas Chainsaw Massacre" helped revolutionize shy and repressed teen whose supernatural pow­ cannibalism. the horror genre. A low-budget film made in a ers come to vengeful fruition during the iconic high tainly effective, documentary style, it follows a group of teens who school prom. As much a film critiquing the social for today's vemaste norl"(E stumble into the lair of Leatherface, a chainsaw class system as it is about the scares themselves, techniques aro UlilOV~atnr~.JlUld -...-'Wl~alaJmg: psychopath. Its stark, realistic style and "Carrie" remains equally effective for its portrayal 1 • ~.,. sudden violence was divisive in 1974, but the influ- of high school politics and religious guilt. Also the film s.bllSic .. ~ICeJ:•ts ' ~ . · ential "Chainsaw Massacre" continues to resonate noteworthy is a young and poorly-acting John enough to . .._.. ~th audiences, precisely because the film is so vis­ Travolta. protagonists. ceral and disturbing. Memorable moment: The epic shower of pig's Meworable moment: Ben's fate.

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D ERIN MCGINN The Evil Dead Trilogy {1983 - 1992, Sam Raimi) role. While this version of "Dracula" is far The frrst "Evil Dead" movie was a low-budget being the most definitive version of Stoker cult classic about five teens who accidentally famous novel, it is quite possibly the most memo­ unlock an evil spirit deep in the woods. By "Army rable one - due in large part to the presence of Darkness," the third film in the series, it had Bela Lugosi. Born in what is now Romania, Lugosi become a joking, stylish homage to, and parody of, brings to the character the flavor of his homeland, the classic zombie movie. "Evil Dead" was effective making him more believable than any of his prede­ because of its simplicity - Raimi depends on the cessors. His performance alone is reason camera and the paranoia of the atmosphere, to watch this monster movie classic. which drove the series throughout its three-film Memorable moment: Lugosi's deliverance of u•v _ run. infamous line, "I am Dracula." Memorable moment: the flying eyeball in "Evil Dead 2." THE HALLOWEEN-ORIENTED ..... ,.. ..

THE CLASSIC MOVIE The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993, Henry Selick) Psycho (1960, Alfred Hitchcock) Thi-; Tim Burton-written classic tells the story Among Hitchcock's most famous film, "Psycho" Jack Skellington (Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman), is responsible for one of Hitchcock's most famous the pumpkin king of Halloween Town who is bored creations, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) of the with doing the same thing each year for Bates Motel. "Psycho" set new standards in horror, Halloween. One day he stumbles into as it pushed the boundaries of what was accept­ Town, and is so taken with the idea of Christmas able in 1960. With its Oedipal overtones and that he tries to get the resident bats, ghouls and Perkins' genuinely scary portrayal, "Psycho" goblins of Halloween Town to help him put n.~._._...,. remains the gold standard in modern psychologi­ Christmas instead of Halloween. In typical Tim cal horror. Burton fashion, they just can't seem to get it right, Memorable moment: the shower scene, perhaps putting their own creepy spin on the beloved holi­ the most famous sequence in Hitchcock's storied day. career. Memorable moment: Jack discovering Christmas · for the first tin1e. Nosferatu (1922, F.W. Murnau)

When "Dracula" was frrst put on sale for movie I right'i, one of the first men to pursue the text was J F.W. Murnau. Although he failed to get the rights, 1 Murnau had already started production on the film. To get around the rights issue, they cut out the name Dracula and replaced it with Count Orlok, or Nosferatu (the vampire). What separates "Nosferatu" from others of its time is that most of the film was shot on location in Eastern Europe - the production hardly used any studio set.:;. It is dif­ ficult to find any surviving original copies because when the film was released, Florence Stoker (widow of Bram} pursued the rights case relent­ lessly and in July 1925 a German court ordered all prinl'i of the film to be destroyed. Memorable moment: Nosferatu's first appear­ ance on screen.

Frankenstein (1931, James Whale) An obsessed scientist creates a living being from parts of exhumed corpses. No longer so much a movie as it is a genuine part of popular folklore, the film itself shows its age, particularly in the absence of a musical score. But the performances by Colin Clive and particularly the great Boris Karloff as the Monster are the whole show here, forgiving a multitude of creaks and groans and more than compensating for any' lulls in the narra­ tive. Memorable moment: When Dr. Frankenstein yells, "It's alive!" ~ Dracula (1931, Todd Browning) ,/, Before Bela Lugosi wa-; relegated to starring in './'r~,.. , .. ' Ed Wood films, he was in this career-defining title ,-r . . :.., =·

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MLB Sloppy defense allows Cardinals to slip by Tigers 5-4 That set the stage for St. Louis' a three-run lead and was visibly final rally. Yadier Molina drew a steamed when he was pulled leadoff walk from Joel Zumaya after 5 1-3 innings with the before Aaron Miles beat out a score 3-2. He slammed his glove potential double-play ball. and hat on the bench, knocking Miles moved up when strike over a full cup, and kicked the three to Juan Encarnacion got ground. past Rodriguez for a wild pitch, But Rodney preserved the lead and Eckstein hit a drive to left­ - for one inning, at least - center. when he struck out Miles and Monroe sprinted to his left and pinch-hitter .John Rodriguez with laid out with a desperate dive, runners at the corners. but the ball ticked ofl' the tip of Hodney whiffed Rodriguez his glove. The left fielder lay with a 97 mph fastball as catch­ prone on the grass as Miles er Ivan Rodriguez popped out of scored the go-ahead run. his crouch and pumped his fist. "Facing Zumaya, you want to In the second, Sean Casey make sure you don't try to over­ golfed a 1-0 pitch into the swing," Eckstein said. "I got a Cardinals' bullpen in right field fastball and was able to get on for his first career postseason top just enough, just barely out home run. It also was the first of the reach of Craig Monroe, homer off Suppan this postsea­ who almost made one heck of a son. Rodriguez then grounded a catch." single to right, ending an 0-for- Wainwright set down Detroit 23 slump since Game 1 of the in order in the ninth to the ALCS. delight of the red-clad crowd. Granderson doubled to start With NL championship series the third, his first hit in 15 World MVP Jeff Suppan on the mound Series at-bats, and scored on for St. Louis, one sign read: Cold Casey's two-out single. Night. Hot Supp. Rodriguez followed with an RBI Suppan allowed three runs in single, making it 3-0. AP six innings. But La Russa stayed aggres­ Tigers left fielder Craig Monroe misses a ball hit by Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein in the eighth The right-hander, sporting his sive, calling for a hit-and-run inning of Game 4. Eckstein's go-ahead hit lifted St. Louis to a S4 victory and 3-11ead in the Series. full, dark beard, was quite a with Suppan batting in the third. contrast to the boyish-looking Suppan swung through a strike, night supporting us and it would to right-center that Granderson Jeremy Bonderman, who made but Miles stole second against St. Louis pulls within be a real honor to do something appeared to have in his sights his Series debut for Detroit only Hodriguez, an 11-time Gold for them," Eckstein said. before he slipped to the slick two days shy of his 24th birth­ Glove winner who led major zvin of championship One word of caution, Cardinals turf, kicking up a huge divot. day. league catchers by throwing out rooters: St. Louis had a 3-1 lead The ball fell for an easy double. Making his first start in 12 46 percent of attempted bases­ Associated Press in '68, too, before Detroit rallied "If I had stayed up, I catch it days, Bonderman was staked to tealers this season. to win behind lefty Mickey easily," Granderson said. "It ST. LOUIS -With some help Lolich. wasn't too much of a cut. As from a soggy field and two big The decisive hit that time soon as I planted, it went under­ hits by little David Eckstein, the came when Flood, a Gold Glove neath me., St. Louis Cardinals took control center fielder, slipped on Jim "It wasn't just wet," he added. of the World Series with a wild Northrup's two-out, two-run "It was wet and soft." comeback win. triple off Cardinals ace Bob Pinch-hitter So Taguchi Eckstein's tiebreaking double Gibson to break a scoreless tie in dropped down a sacrifice bunt, glanced off the glove of a diving the seventh inning of Game 7 - and reliever Fernando Rodney Craig Monroe in left field in the right across the street, where rushed an off-balance throw eighth inning, and the Cardinals the old Busch Stadium stood. over the head of Placido Polanco capitalized on Detroit's sloppy This time, the 5-foot-7 covering at first base, allowing defense for a S-4 victory Eckstein hit three doubles and a Eckstein to score the tying run. Thursday night in Game 4. single as St. Louis overcame an It was the fourth error by a "lie's the toughest guy I've early 3-0 deficit to close in on its Tigers pitcher in four games, a ever seen in a uniform," St. 1Oth World Series title. The last record for one pitching staff in Louis manager Tony La Russa team to squander a 3-1 Series the World Series. said, praising his scrappy short­ lead, however, was the 1985 "Obviously, it was a little bit of stop. Cardinals against Kansas City. a freak inning," Detroit manager After Curtis Granderson After a rainout Wednesday Jim Leyland said. "It's not our slipped in center field on a key night, only the second World best fielding in the world, but play trying for an earlier ball hit Series washout in 20 years, that's baseball." by Eckstein, rekindling memo­ showers were expected again After an intentional walk to ries of Curt Flood in the 1968 Thursday. But the heavy stuff Albert Pujols and two strikeouts, Series between these teams, St. stayed away on a 53-degree Preston Wilson singled to left Louis took a 3-1 lead to move night and much of the back-and­ against Rodney to give St. Louis within one win of its first cham­ forth game was played in a light a 4-3 lead. pionship in 24 years. mist that obscured the Gateway But Ivan Rodriguez opened the Jeff Weaver can wrap it up Arch beyond center field. eighth with a double and Friday night at Busch Stadium The mist got heavier in the Brandon Inge tied it with a dou­ when he pitches against rookie sixth, however, and the Tigers ble off rookie closer Adam Justin Verlander. Each lost his began to struggle with the ele­ Wainwright, who avoided fur­ first start in this Series. ments. ther damage by striking out AP "The fans here are unbeliev­ With St. Louis trailing 3-2 in pinch-hitter Alexis Gomez and Tigers reliever Joel Zumaya watches Eckstein's go-ahead dou­ able. They come out every single the seventh, Eckstein hit a drive Granderson. ble in the eighth inning of Game 4.

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SOCCER - NHL Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division team record pts. GF Pittsburgh 5·3·0 10 25 New Jersey 4·4·1 9 25 NY Islanders 3·3·2 8 22 NY Rangers 4·5·0 8 32 Philadelphia 1·6·1 3 15 Eastern Conference, Northeast Division team record pts. GF Buffalo 9-0-0 18 46 Toronto 4-3-3 11 33 Montreal 4·2·2 10 27 Ottawa 4·4-0 8 25 Boston 2-4·1 5 15 Eastern Conference, Southeast Division team record pts. GF Atlanta 7·1·2 16 38 Florida 5·5-1 11 33 Carolina 4-4-2 10 33 Washington 3·2·3 9 29 Tampa Bay 4-4-0 8 Western Conference, Central Division team record pts. GF Nashville 4-3·1 9 28 Detroit 4·4·1 9 22 St. Louis 3-3·2 8 20 Chicago 4-5·0 8 32 Columbus 2-4·1 5 17 Western Conference, Northwest Division team record pts. GF Minnesota 8·1·0 16 29

Vancouver 6·4·1 13 29 AP Edmonton 6·3·0 12 27 Juergen Klinsmann speaks with German women's head coach Tina Thuene-Meyer at practice Oct. 8, 2003. Klinsmann is Colorado 4·4·2 10 33 Calgary 3·4·1 7 21 in infonnal talks with the U.S. Soccer Federation about taking over as head coach of the men's national team. Western Conference, Pacific Division team record pts. GF U.S. Soccer engages Klinsmann in discussion Dallas 8-1-0 16 29 Anaheim 7-0·2 16 30 Associated Press ating everything that to get back into coach­ said. San Jose 7·3-0 14 33 Former German nation­ comes up," Klinsmann ing," Klinsmann said. In announcing Arena's Los Angeles 3·6·2 8 23 said. "I'll stay in touch Gulati, who has refused departure, Gulati said his Phoenlt 2·8·0 4 19 al team coach Juergen Klinsmann is engaged in with Sunil and see what it to comment on his talks successor should have informal talks with the leads to. It's a very casual with any potential "some knowledge of U.S. Soccer Federation and relaxed correspon­ replacement, repeated American soccer, experi­ USA Today American Hockey that could lead to him dence." Thursday that he hopes ence, leadership, a track 1 taking over as coach of Klinsmann resigned as to have a new coach in record of success." Magazine Top 15 the American national Germany's coach three place by the ·end of the "Does Juergen team. days after the tourna­ year. Klinsmann have those team record points Klinsmann, who ment, saying he wanted Klinsmann is a close qualities? He probably 1 Maine (31) 5·0 507 coached his native to spend more time with friend of Arena's and does," Gulati said then. 2 Wisconsin (3l 3·1·2 461 Germany to a surprising his family. He lives in attended some U.S. team "He's had success with 3 Minnesota 4·1 430 berth in the World Cup suburban Los Angeles practices when the play­ the German team; he has 4 Boston University 2·D-1 397 semifinals this summer, with his American-born ers worked out in a much better handle on 5 Boston College 2·1 340 told The Associated Press wife and is regarded by California. He said there American soccer scene 6 Michigan 3·1 331 in a telephone interview many as the favorite to isn't any timetable on his than someone who hasn't 7 Miami Ohio 4·2 293 Thursday that he's been replace Bruce Arena, talks with Gulati. spent time here; he's 8 New Hampshire 2·0 267 speaking with USSF pres­ who was told by Gulati in "Obviously, those are inquisitive. He's an intel­ 9 North Dakota 3·3 234 ident Sunil Gulati. mid-July that his contract discussions that will con­ ligent guy, multilingual 10 Michigan State 1·1 220 "We've had a couple of would not be renewed. tinue, and we'll see with a lot of very positive 11 NOTRE DAME 3·1 136 conversations. I'm evalu- "Sooner or later, I have where they lead," he qualities." 12 Harvard o-o 123 13 Denver 3·3 85 14 Clarkson 4·1·1 79 15 Cornell 0·0 63 IN BRIEF

Cowboys assistant to sue dead rodent was uncovered. fielder before he was sidelined from McDonalds over dead rat May 29 to Sept. 22 with an injured DALLAS - Dallas Cowboys assis­ Sheffield upset over Yanks left wrist that required surgery. around the dial tant coach Todd Haley is suing a sub­ decision to exercise option When he returned, he played first urban McDonald's, claiming his wife NEW YORK - Gary Sheffield is base for the first time in his major and the family's live in baby sitter angry that the New York Yankees league career. found a dead rat in their salad. plan to exercise his $13 million TODAY The lawsuit filed Thursday in state option for next season rather than Miami receiver to receive district court seeks $1.7 million in allow him to become a free agent. felony charge for altercation MLB damages, The Dallas Morning News While the Yankees have until Nov. CORAL GABLES- Miami receiv­ Tigers at Cardinals 8 p.m., FOX reported on its Web site. 5 to decide on the option, Sheffield er Ryan Moore is expected to face In addition to Haley, the Cowboys' told USA Today that he has been told a felony charge for his role in an passing game coordinator who got in it will be exercised. August altercation with two NCAA FOOTBALL a well-publicized shouting match "This will not work, this will not women, and will not accompany Texas-EI Paso at Tulsa 8 p.m., ESPN 2 with Terrell Owens earlier this work at all," he was quoted as saying the Hurricanes to Georgia Tech month, the suit was also filed on in Thursday editions. "I don't want to for their game Saturday. behalf of his wife Christine and the play first base a year for them. I will The felony charge is not why family's au pair, Kathryn Kelley. not do that." Moore isn't traveling to Atlanta on A message left for McDonald's If the Yankees exercise the option, Friday, Miami coach Larry Coker Saturday Corp. spokesman Walt Riker on included as part of the three-year said. Thursday evening was not immedi­ contract Sheffield negotiated before "I probably know a lot more NOTRE DAME at Navy noon, CBS ately returned the 2004 season, they likely would about it than you do right now According to the lawsuit, Christine trade him. By exercising the option, and I won't go into that," Coker Haley and Kelley had eaten part of they can prevent him from winding said. the salad purchased June 5 at a up with the Boston Red Sox. "But I will say that he will not McDonald's in Southlake before the Sheffield was New York's right travel." page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Friday, October 27, 2006

NHL Fans trash Garden as Boston loses to Montreal

duct. Hedberg's 29 saves "As you saw, the refs screwed lead Flyers to win up the whole game, and then they tried to fix it at the end. I Associated Press wish. if they were going to decide to have a bad game, BOSTON - The Boston they would be bad for both Bruins didn't even make it to teams," said Kovalev, who com­ the final buzzer against the plained that opponents have Montreal Canadiens on tried to take out his knees in Thursday night. three straight games. "I have to Andrei Markov scored the . .. protect myself." tiebreaking goal with 1.2 sec­ While he was out, Craig Rivet -'· ...... onds left Thursday night, giving picked up a double minor for Montreal a 3-2 victory over hooking and slamming his Boston and prompting a shower stick. The Bruins used the two­ of garbage from the Bruins fans man advantage to tie it up on that convinced the officials to Chara's slap shot with il-91 sec­ call the game with two ticks onds left in the second. left. "When you see the b.ottles Flyers 3, Thrashers 2 with liquid being thrown from Peter Forsberg and Simon 20 rows up, you worry about Gagne each scored in a your head or face being hurt. shootout, lifting Philadelphia to The referees did the right thing a win over the Atlanta to end the game," Montreal Thrashers on Thursday night, captain Saku Koivu said. "It making Flyers coach John was a huge win. It Stevens a winner feels a lot bigger in his NHL coach­ when you steal it "When you see the ing debut. AP Boston's Van Stastny (43) fights with Montreal's Mike Johnson (20) during the second period of in the last few bottles with liquid After Johan seconds." Hedberg had 29 their game in Boston. Montreal won 3-2 on a third period goal by Andrei Markov. Markov took being thrown from saves in regula­ advantage of a 20 rows up, you tion and overtime period with slapshot that and blocker. opening period. power play that worry about your for the Thrashers, stunned Niittymaki. The Sabres have quickly Jaroslav Spacek and came when Matt he was pulled for Playing at home may have become the flashiest offensive Afinogenov worked a two-man Lashoff, who was head or face being Kari Lehtonen. been a spark for the Flyers. team in the NHL, posting 49 game on the right side of the making his NHL hurt., The Flyers The Flyers played six of their goals in their first 10 games. Islanders zone. Spacek then debut, was called jumped all over first eight games on the road, But they used a methodical slid a crossing pass to Kotalik, for holding with Saku Koivu the goalie change, including a 9-1 loss at Buffalo attack against the Islanders, who ripped a shot from above 45 seconds left. with Gagne and that convinced chairman Ed scoring once in each period to the left circle past Rick DiPietro Montreal captain The Montreal Forsberg scoring Snider he needed to fire back Miller's strong goaltend­ that smacked the back of the defenseman got on the Flyers' first Hitchcock after three-plus sea­ ing. The 26-year-old American net and caromed back out at the puck to the two shots. sons without a Stanley Cup improved to 8-0 and posted his 6:09 - 4 7 seconds into left of Tim Thomas and put it Vyacheslav Kozlov, who finals appearance. third career shutout. Buffalo's 5-on-3 power play. between his legs for the winner. scored in regulation, had the Though Stevens said he Kotalik provided the only The only downside for the While Montreal players - only shootout goal for Atlanta expected some pregame jitters, offense Buffalo would need Sabres was they converted only and some of their vocal fans in on its first shot. No one else he appeared relaxed behind the with a power-play goal in the one of seven power plays. the Boston crowd - celebrated, could slip one past steady bench, his hands behind his others in the stands began Antero Niittymaki, who had 27 back, watching many of the ------·------~ throwing cups and other trash saves. same players he r.oaehed to a • Clear Coat on to the ice. After about a This was the boost the Flyers minor-league title two seasons • Premium Soft Cloth minute, and a futile announce­ desperately needed five days ago. OFF ment from the public address after Stevens was promoted The Flyers got an early lift Wasi7 announcer, the clock started from first-year assistant to about 2 minutes into the game • Polis;J-n·Sealer and the buzzer blew while both coach, hoping to nudge them OUR when Mike Knuble snagged the teams were still at their bench­ out of last place. loose puck down the right side Wax Applied es and the ice crew was clean­ The Flyers entered with the just past the blue line and made • 2-Step Underbody ing up. worst record and fewest points a nice feed to Randy Robitaille BEST Protectant "There's no fun way to lose," in the NHL, a shaky start that who scored for a 1-0 lead. 52694 State Road 933 Bruins coach Dave Lewis said, resulted in one of the most Atlanta came back about 5 • Spot -Free South Beml. ln(Jiana 46637 complimenting Lashoff on his drastic shakeups in team histo­ minutes later when Kovalchuk Just 2 miles north ol Notre Oame on U.S. 31 overall game in spite of the ry. Longtime general manager was left all alone and streaked t· WASH Rmse costly penalty. Bob Clarke resigned and coach down center ice for an easy ~------J "He moved the puck, has Ken Hitchcock was fired breakaway goal, tying the score good vision. He thinks the Sunday with the Flyers on their at 1. game. Everybody will take first five-game losing streak penalties; he reacted," Lewis since 2002 and off to their Sabres 3, Islanders 0 said. "We've got to kill that worst start in 17 years. The Buffalo Sabres are mak­ penalty. That's what penalty­ Forsberg, Gagne and ing their historic start look Wanted: Old paintings by Indiana killers do. You bail out your Niittymaki ensured the losing easy. teammate." streak wouldn't stretch to six. Maxim Afinogenov pumped in Cristobal Huet stopped 34 And while 2-6-1 hardly sounds a goal and assist, Ryan Miller shots for Montreal, which has promising, the win was a stopped 29 shots, and the per­ artists and Notre Dame artists. won eight of nine against its strong start to a five-game fect Sabres beat the New York longtime rival, including the homestand. Islanders Thursday night to win last six in a row. Michael Ryder Still bothered by a sprained their lOth straight game and and Chris Higgins also scored left wrist that kept him out of match the best start the NHL ( for the Canadiens. one game, Forsberg delivered has ever seen. Thomas made 26 saves for when needed in an already-big Afinogenov set up Ales Boston, making a sprawling early-season game. Not only Kotalik's first-period goal and l save on Mike Johnson with 3:25 that, he scored on a power play. scored one in the second. Miller left to temporarily preserve the The Flyers were a measly 4- did the rest for the Sabres, who tie. He fell to 1-6 against for-55 on the power play this tied the 1993-94 Toronto Maple ELlA'S I( Montreal in his career. season. 0-for-15 the last three Leafs - the only other NHI. > Zdeno Chara scored his first games, and squandered their team to jump out 10-0. M~ditemmean Cuisin~ I ( goal since joining the Bruins in only other opportunity against The Sabres can break the b---~~~~~------­ ( the offseason as one of the top Atlanta. With Andy Sutton still record at home against Atlanta I & prizes on the free agent mar­ in the box from a second period on Saturday. Buffalo, which fell Open: Tues.-Sat. llam-2pm 4pm-9pm ket. Phil Kessel scored and Glen holding penalty, Forsberg· one win shy of the Stanley Cup (Sun. and Mon. closed) Murray and Patrice Bergeron knocked the puck off Hedberg's finals last season, has a team­ Dine-In • Take-Out • Catering !( had two assists apiece for pads from close range only 56 record 15 consecutive regular­ ------tt:&~·------t Boston. seconds into the third for a 2-1 season victories. ( We otTer: Shish Kebab, Shlsh Tawouk, ~ The Canadiens lost forward lead. By the time Jason Pominville I Alex Kovalev in the second Forsberg raised his stick in stretched the lead to 3-0 early Vegetarian and Meat Grape Leave Rolls, I ( period when he whacked his celebration and finally got a in the third period, the sparse ( Falafel, Hoummos, Tabouli, Meat Pie, Spinach Pie, I stick across the glass after rise of a surprisingly smaller crowd of 8,861 at Nassau I Baklawa and many delicious dishes ... I drawing a penalty for jostling crowd than the traditionally Coliseum had already grown I I with Boston defenseman Milan packed arena the Flyers are frustrated with the home team. Our address: 115 Dixie Way North Jurcina. Kovalev was given two used to. Boos and groans were easily ( (574) 277-7239 South Bend, IN 46637 ( minutes for unsportsmanlike Vyacheslav Kozlov, though, heard, as were the many saves ( We are located in Roseland area, near Pendle Road on 3 I I conduct and a game miscon- tied it 2-all midway through the that thumped off Miller's pads ( ( ( I ( ( ( Friday, October 27, 2006 The Observer + SPORTS page 17

NCAA FOOTBALL SMC VOLLEYBALL Virginia Tech handles Clemson Squad to face off Branden Ore rushes for 203 yards to lead Hokies over Tigers against Adrian - Associated Press game averaging 185 yards Brandon Pace's 37 -yard field between them, but finished goal with 11:36 left in the half BLACKSBURG - Branden with just 71 yards on 22 tries. made it 10-7 and was his 14th a very strong offense. We need to Ore shredded Clemson for 203 The Hokies, leading 10-7 at consecutive successful field Belles play Bulldogs be ready to stop them at the net. yards rushing yards and two halftime, padded their lead goal. "Our floor defense has been touchdowns and Virginia Tech early in the third quarter after Clemson was in great posi­ in final MIAA match strong all season so, of course, we held the No. 10 Tigers to 76 Xavier Adibi intercepted Will tion to at least tie it when C.J. need to maintain that as one of yards in the last three quar­ Proctor's pass at the Clemson Gaddis stripped the ball from By SARAH LEONARD our strengths. Our front line is ters in the Hokies' 24-7 victory 35. Ore did the rest, carrying a scrambling Glennon and Sports Writer going to have really rise to the Thursday night. on five consecutive plays, the Gaines Adams recovered for challenge." Virginia Tech (6-2, 3-2 last an 11-yard, second-effort the Tigers on the Tech 25. Saint Mary's will have the Schroeder-Biek will be looking Atlantic Coast Conference}, run for the TO. Three plays later, however, opportunity to knock off MIAA No. to her seniors to lead their team beaten soundly in its last two Later in the period, he Proctor never got the handle 3 Adrian College at home to a fmal regular season victory. ACC games by Georgia Tech essentially put the game away, on the third-and-9 snap and Saturday in the final game of the "Our seniors have done a nice and Boston College, showed breaking off a 21-yard run to Hokies defensive end Barry regular season. job on the court all year," she the Tigers what it felt like. get the ball inside the Clemson Booker jumped on the loose Coming off a big win against said. "They have also been great Clemson (7 -2, 4-2} had just 5, then carrying two more ball to end the threat. MIAA foe Tri-State Tuesday, the leaders both on and off the three first downs in the last times to get it to 24-7. Sam The teams were like mirror Belles (16-8, 9-6 MIAA) will play court." three quarters, and the third Wheeler also had a big play in images in the first quarter. their fmal match before the MIAA The Belles coach is very happy one came in the final minute, the drive, a 41-yard reception Both started with three-and­ tournament. Adrian holds a 16-8 with how the season played, and not long before the final gun from Sean Glennon. outs, and then the Tigers overall record and 11-4 mark in is proud of her team. sounded and Hokies fans Glennon came in expecting drove 77 yards in 11 plays to the conference - "We have had a nice balance of streamed onto the field, sur­ to yield to Ike Whitaker at Davis' 17th rushing touch­ Saint Mary's 16-8 record overall players this season," she said. "If rounding the team and cele­ times to boost the running down of the season, a 6-yard is tied with Adrian's, but SMC is one player is having a rough brating around midfield. game, but it never happened. burst around the left side. now fifth in the MIAA. game, someone else picks it up. Ore carried a career-high 37 Glennon finished 9-for-15 for The Hokies countered by Coach Julie Schroeder-Biek said That ha'j been a huge reason for times for his second consecu­ 108 yards and ran for a TD. driving 84 yards in 12 plays, that she believes in her team, but our success this year. tive 200-yard performance. He The Hokies dominated the highlighted by Glennon's 2- she knows the Belles will "We are not dependent on one had 207 five days earlier in a second quarter on defense and yard sneak on fourth-and-1 encounter problems if they don't player to carry the team." rout. of Southern Mississippi, led 10-7 at halftime. from the Hokies 36, and Ore's improve their fundamentals. The Belles host Adrian at 11 and this time upstaged the Clemson ran just 12 plays _ 40-yard burst through the "We will be working on our net a.m. Tigers' vaunted two-back tan­ for 21 yards _ in the quarter right side to the 6-inch line. game a lot these next two days - dem of James Davis and C.J. as Virginia Tech kept the ball Two plays later, Glennon dove blocking, attacking, as well as Contact Sarah Leonard at Spiller. They came into the for nearly 10 minutes. it in. coverage," she said. "Adrian has sleonaO 1 @saintmarys.edu

Broncos defense to take on high-octane Colts offense Manning and undefeated Indianapolis travel to Mile-High City to face league's stingiest defense in key AFC matchup DENVER - A blizzard cov­ side or the other, the Colts (6-0) oh-by-the-way touchdowns this win the Super Bowl by any Pro Bowl safety Bob Sanders ered the Mile High City during and Broncos (5-1) are so good season, both coming in the means, but it just sends a state­ (knee) back for the first time in the week, so maybe it's not too at what they do well that fourth quarter after they had ment to everybody that you can a month. early in the NFL season to start they're harkening to the built 17-0 leC~ds on New beat the good ones, too." The Colts are averaging 28 talking about really significant league's formative days of England and Cleveland. They've Plummer's job got harder this points; the Broncos are allowing games. leather helmets and two-way held their last five opponents to week when left tackle Matt just seven a game. And Indianapolis at Denver is players. single digits, a franchise best. Lepsis was lost for the season "We believe we can score on about as colossal as an October The Colts can become the first Broncos quarterback Jake with a knee injury, leaving anybody, and I'm sure they like game can get. team to start 7-0 in consecutive Plummer, the biggest benefici­ Adam Meadows, Erik Pears or to believe they can stop any­ "I love a game like this seasons since the 1929-31 ary of Denver's stifling defense, right guard Cooper Carlisle as one," Colts coach Tony Dungy because it doesn't get any big­ Green Bay Packers, who did it which has taken some heat off candidates to face Colts star said. "Everybody's going to ger," Broncos wide receiver three straight years. No one his season-long poor play, said defensive end Dwight Freeney. focus on that matchup, but spe­ Javon Walker said. "It reminds else has done it twice. this one feels like a playoff The Colts have their own cial teams, our defense against me of back in college with The Broncos have already game. injury issues, with defensive their offense is going to be just Florida State getting ready for made history, becoming the "Any time you have an unde­ tackle Montae Reagor (eye as critical." Florida or Miami. It's a big stingiest team to start a season feated team coming to your socket) missing his second What everyone really wants to game. It's going to be magni­ since the 1934 Detroit Lions place and we're 5-1, it's a big straight game and safety Mike see, however, is Indy's prolific fied. People are talking about shut out their first seven oppo­ game," Plummer said. Doss being placed on injured offense going against Denver's it." nents. "(Winning it) sends a statement. reserve with a torn knee liga­ dominant defense. Peyton Despite some flaws on one Denver has allowed just two It doesn't mean you're going to ment. The Colts expect to have Manning, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark vs. Al Wilson, Champ Bailey, Darrent Williams, John Lynch and Ian Gold. Ave Maria School of Law offers a rigorous curriculum that successfully prepares graduates for "They are just playing excel­ lent fundamental defense right the practice of l~w in all jurisdictions throughout the U.S. Our students benefit from an emphasis on now," said Manning, who ethics, natural law, the moral foundations of law, and the rich Catholic intellectual tradition. spends most of his waking hours dissecting defenses and Inspired by Pope John Paul TI's encyclical, Fides el Ratio, Ave Maria School of Law produces has found few flaws to exploit graduates who are extremely well prepared for the practice of law and will approach their legal in this one. "Their tackling is exceptional. That's one thing careers as an extension of their personal values and faith. that just jumps out at you." In many ways, the Broncos Ave Maria graduates have: have the Colts to thank for their defensive dominance, the seeds • Taken the bar exam in 33 states, achieving a first-time pass rate of88 percent of which were planted following the 2003 and '04 postseasons • Secured 34 prestigious judicial clerkships, 28 of these with federal courts when Indianapolis spanked the • Accepted employment at national and regional law firms, federal and state agencies, and Broncos by a combined 56-point margin. a host of public-interest organizations

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SMC CROSS COUNTRY NFL Belles get ready for Ravens prepare to take on Saints ,, New Orleans looks to remain unbeaten in Superdome Sunday

last meet of season Associated Press Todd Heap said after seeing backers executing a confusing McNair practice this week. array of blitzes from a 3-4 week before the champi­ NEW ORLEANS - The last "You couldn't tell anything defense. MIAA championship onships," Bauters said. time the Baltimore Ravens about any concussion .... It was They may present the tough­ For the final week of prac­ came to town, it was two days basically like the normal Steve est challenge of the season for awaits tea1n Saturday tices, Bauters emphasized before Hurricane Katrina blew out there." New Orleans' revamped offen­ group goals, while the runners apart the Superdome's roof. It also gave Billick more time sive line, which has new By BECKI DORNER discussed how to improve the Apathy defined the ambiance to take over the offense after he starters at every position from Sports Writer teamwork that helped them in of a half-full arena during the fired offensive coordinator Jim last season, including rookie the Manchester Invitational. Ravens' 21-6 preseason victory Fassel. Billick will call the plays guard Jahri Evans and right The Belles head into the The Belles hope to improve over a Saints squad that was for the first time this season in tackle Jon Stinchcomb, who MIAA championship meet on last year's fifth-place finish about to endure four months of a stadium where crowd noise never started before this year. Saturday in Alma, Mich. with in the MIAA standings. Last displacement and a lot more has disrupted visiting teams. "This defense challenges you renewed confidence after year at the MIAA champi­ losing. "This will be like nothing they before the ball is even snapped, recent impressive performanc- onship, Sara Otto was the This season, visiting teams have ever heard," Billick said of just recognizing your assign­ es. squad's best runner with a have yet to win in the rebuilt his players. "I have been in that ment," Stinchcomb said. "We've In their last time of 24:15 on Superdome, . where the building when it has been seen a lot of film where there's meet of the sea- the 6K course. revamped Saints (5-1) have cranked .... The noise doesn't been some confusion on the son, the .. This season has Fellow senior delighted sellout crowds - not go anywhere. It is as hard a offensive line. Second, they've Manchester Katie White to mention sympathetic televi­ dome to play in as there is." got a great group of athletes. College been wonderful thus recorded her sion audiences - with victories But recent history shows So, one is recognizing who Invitational, the far, and I believe the best finish last over Atlanta, Tampa Bay and Baltimore has done well com­ you've got to block, and two is Belles finished team is ready for a year at the Philadelphia. ing off a week's rest, having getting the job done, which is third out of nine MIAA champi­ "Obviously, they are the won the next game after a bye not an easy task." teams, and great race this onship as well. sweethearts of the league, four seasons running. So far, the Saints' new line Megan Gray took Saturday. , where she fin­ everybody loves (them). and Past trends matter little to the has allowed only six sacks, the individual ished 33rd, deservedly so," Baltimore Saints, who seem to have even shutting out a r}" title. In the pre­ clocking in at coach Brian Billick said this entered a new era under rookie Philadelphia defense that had ) ' Jackie Bauters ' ' vious meet, the 24:45. week. "You go in and beat coach Sean Payton. But Payton 23 coming into the Superdome ' ( Belles coach '~ E a g l e Bauters is them, you might as well go and does have memories of facing two weeks ago. : \ Invitational, Gray optimistic about beat up on Mother Teresa - the Ravens, and they aren't Quarterback Drew Brees has took fourth indi- the conference you know? 'You scums, what good. taken some pressure off by vidually and the team took meet this time around. are you doing here?' He was the Giants' offensive throwing quickly and accurate­ fourth overall. "This season has been won­ "But, that is what we are coordinator in Super Bowl 35, ly to receivers Joe Horn and "The team looked stronger derful thus far, and I believe going to try to do." when the Ravens shut down the Marques Colston, as well as than most other teams during the team is ready for a great The Ravens (4-2) can hardly Giants in a 34-7 romp. running back Reggie Bush, who the second half of the race and race this Saturday," she said. afford to be polite guests, hav­ "That's a bad horror movie catches the ball coming out of ran well together," Belles The main competition for the ing lost two straight going into for me," Payton recalled. the backfield or lining up as a coach Jackie Bauters said of Belles will be last year's MIAA last week's bye. These Ravens, like that Super receiver. The Saints also the Manchester Invitational. champion Calvin College, Hope The week off came at a good Bowl team, are known for expected receiver Devery In preparation for the MIAA and Albion. But the most time, primarily because quar­ defense, led once again by line­ Henderson, who missed the last meet, many of the team mem­ important thing is, Gray said, terback Steve McNair needed backer Ray Lewis, who has a three games with a shoulder bers stayed around campus for "for everyone to just go out the rest after being knocked out team-high 39 tackles and has injury, to be back this weekend. l fall break. there and have fun, run their of Baltimore's last game with a assisted on 11 more. Meanwhile, Deuce McAllister "(It] I ,} benefited the team and race and enjoy it." concussion and strained neck. 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ND CRoss CouNTRY NFL Irish look for three-peat Barber brothers to face Runners travel to Boston to compete in Big East Tournament each other for last time - teams that have a good chance Although the stakes are a lot By JAY FITZPATRICK as well. It's going to come higher for this race than they nailed down on a 62-yard field Sports Writer down to just a couple of points." have been for Notre Dame's Tampa tries to continue goal by former Giant Matt One team with a grudge other races, practice has been Bryant as time expired. After weeks of preparation, against Notre Dame is business as usual for Irish two game win streak During one of their telephone the races are finally starting to Georgetown, who was a close coach Joe Piane. conversations this week, Ronde matter. runner-up for last year's confer­ "I wouldn't say l Piane has] Associated Press didn't hesitate to let Tiki know Notre Dame will compete ence title. done anything special at all lin his two touchdowns are two against the best its conference "Georgetown always wants to practice)." Benninger said. EAST RUTHERFORD -A lit­ more than Tiki has this season. has to offer today beat us, especially "Everything since the beginning tle less than two months after "My brother and I have in Boston at the since we beat of the year has been geared kicking off the season with the always been competitive, and Big East tourna­ them by only a toward this part of the year. Manning Bowl, the New York we've rarely done the same ment. ../ think we ·ve got single point last Everybody's known what we Giants have another brotherly things," Tiki said. "For The Irish men as good a shot as year," Benninger need to do to take the Big East matchup: the Barber Bowl. instance, in track he was a hur­ are one of the anybody., said. and then Regionals and the Unlike the opener that pitted dler, and I was a long jumper. favorites to win Georgetown also NCAAs." Peyton and Eli Manning in the Football, he played defense, again this year. competed in the The women's team is also first NFL game featuring broth­ and I played offense. But we Notre Dame has Kurt Benninger Pre-National Meet running the Big East tourna­ ers as the starting quarter­ always competed against each won the confer­ Irish senior Oct. 14, but ran in ment, but it will have a much backs, Ronde and Tiki Barber other's successes. ence tournament the Blue Division harder time if it hopes to suc­ will be meeting for the fifth "For instance, when he would the last two while the Irish ceed. With disappointing fin­ time as pros when the Tampa win, I would say, 'There's no years and six of were in the White. ishes in the Notre Dame Bay Buccaneers {2-4) and way I'm not winning," Tiki 12 Big East titles since joining Even so, the Invitational and Giants (4-2) play Sunday at added. ''I'm not going home the conference in 1994. Hoyas ran a the Pre-National Giants Stadium. without something if he won.' That history is compounded strong race their ..Everything since Meet, Notre While not as hyped as the And I think that's driven us all with Notre Dame's success this last time out, fm­ Dame's chances Manning matchup, this game is the way through, even now into year, knocking off higher ishing fifth but the beginning of rest with its vet­ just as special because it might the National Football League." ranked opponents in each of its dropping in the the year has been erans, namely be the last time the twins run As much as they compete last two races - the Notre polls. geared toward this junior Sunni into each other - literally. personally against each other, Dame Invitational and the Pre­ The top two Olding. Barring a change of heart, the Barbers played on the same National Tournament. striders for Notre part of the year. •· Olding finished Tiki plans to retire after this teams from their days in Pop Despite Notre Dame's history Dame will be 18th in the Pre­ season to pursue a television Warner football through the at the event and in recent tour­ Benninger and Kurt Benninger National Meet, career. University of Virginia. The only naments, the Irish are still sophomore Irish senior but she was the "It's pretty set," the Giants times they weren't on the same faced with some tough competi­ Patrick Smyth, only Irish female halfback said. "It is set. I have teams were in neighborhood tion for the conference title. who have led the in the top 50. tons of other things that I am pickup games. Three teams join No. 12 Notre Irish climb in the polls in the This destroyed any chance the interested in and eager and "If we were on opposite Dame in the USTFCCCA Top 30 last month with great finishes Irish had of doing well in the excited to get to doing. teams, we hated each other," - No. 16 Georgetown, No. 20 in each of their two races on race, meaning Notre Dame will Obviously, the last 10 games of said Ronde, who also leads the Providence and No. 23 the season. Benninger has had have to have its other runners the season are first on that list. Bucs in tackles. "We both want­ Louisville -meaning the com­ continued success against Big try to stay near the top for it to But, beyond and the rest of my ed to win so fervently. I think petition will be very stiff for this East competition, finishing in succeed. life, there's a lot." that's probably the only time year's crown. the top 10 in his other two Big The Irish will also face two Ronde isn't surprised, but the I've really disliked Tiki. for the "I think we've got as good a East tournaments. ranked teams - No. 12 Bucs cornerback refused to most part, sports was just a shot as anybody. Last year we "There's a lot of good guys Providence and No. 18 write off his brother entirely way for us to get after people were the heavy favorite but this that are going to be up there so Georgetown. for the 2007 season. together." year we're definitely not," said we're going to just go up there "I think he's had a feeling for Even in those 'hated' senior All-American Kurt and see what happens," he Contact Jay Fitzpatdck at a vear now, at least, and I saw moments, there was a bond. Benninger. "There's three other said. [email protected] it: to tell you the truth, in the "When we would get into offseason when we were work­ fights with a teammate playing ing out," said Ronde, who in the backyard or something, hopes to play for another five as soon as they would gang up years. "He just wasn't the on one of us, we all settled same. The passion to get up back on the same team again, and get ready wasn't the so it was kind of cool," Tiki same." said. Luckily for the Giants, Tiki The Barbers both intend to hasn't lost his passion for the bring families and friends to regular season. In fact, the the game, which is important twins are both having spectac­ for both teams. ular seasons. After impressive wins against Tiki leads the NFL in rushing Washington at home and on the with 647 yards, and is a major road at Atlanta and Dallas to reason the Giants have turned take the lead in the NFC East, around their season with three the Giants can't afford a let­ straight wins. down. They were in a similar Ronde had a career game last position last year. They won Sunday, returning two inter­ three in a row to get to 6-2 and ceptions for touchdowns in an then lost to the sub-.500 improbable 23-21 victory over Minnesota Vikings at home on the Philadelphia Eagles, a win a late field goal.

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ND VOLLEYBALL SMC SOCCER Irish to play rival Louisville Belles ready to start

By KYLE CASSILY conference postseason Sports Writer Team will face fifth­ Leading the way for all Notre Dame and Louisville games on the season was square off Sunday in Kentucky seeded Kalamazoo sophomore Kelly Lepper in a rematch of last year's Big (nine goals, nine assists). East championship and for sole Lepper was named MIAA possession of second place in By DAN MURPHY offensive player of the week the league. Sports Writer twice this season. The Irish {13-8, 7-1 Big East) Goalkeeper Kassandra fell out of first place in the The first MIAA postseason Johnston was also given league Sunday with a 3-0 loss to tournament kicks off this MIAA honors the week of \,._ -- St. John's and are currently tied Saturday with four first­ Oct. 5 for her work with the Cardinals (14-6, 7-1 round matchups, one of between the posts. The Big East). Louisville must face which includes Saint freshman made 14 saves in DePaul a day before the match, Mary's. a 0-0 double-overtime and the Irish play Saturday at The Belles finished in game with Olivet, and fol­ Cincinnati (15-5, 5-3 Big East}. fourth place and drew a lowed it up with another The Louisville match will be home game against shut out two days later as televised nationally at 1 p.m. Kalamazoo that will be the Hornets took down Observer ~-- Sunday on ESPNU amidst an played at noon. Franklin College 5-0. already sold-out Cardinal arena. The Irish huddle up for the alma mater following a 3-0 win over The fifth-seeded Hornets "We have been working of "We expect it to be a very loud Syracuse Oct. 8. The team plays two league games this weekend. finished the year at 3-3-2 finishing a lot in practice so crowd and a fun environment to in conference play - two hopefully that will carry play in," Irish coach Debbie to look past middle-of-the pack well from Sunday's loss to St. points behind the Belles. over into the game," Brown said. Cincinnati. The Bearcats are in John's, Brown said. Players The two teams met Sept. Courtney said. The Irish and Cardinals last their second Big East season, have come early to practice to 30 on a cold, rainy after­ Johnston finished the sea­ met Nov. 20, 2005 when No. 8 along with the Cardinals, after spend extra time on their block­ noon. Saint Mary's man­ son with seven shutouts Notre Dame defeated No. 7 moving from Conference USA. ing and passing in preparation aged to scratch out a 2-1 and a goals-against average Louisville 3-2 for the Big East "I honestly don't think that it for this weekend's key confer­ win, despite of 1.20. title. The Cardinals had won the would be possible to look past ence showdowns. not scoring an Saint Mary's regular season match. [Cincinnatil," Brown said. "We just continue to work on offensive goal. will need to put Brown said that Louisville is "We've done special drills to get the fundamental skills," Brown The Hornets plenty of shots adept with net play, attacking ready for them. Coming off a said. "Our group is so motivated put two balls "They are a good on net in order and blocking due to their loss, we're not going into any and so resilient it's not like we into their own team and it is to have a height. match thinking we got this one." have to come back in and net, one in chance of "We will have to serve very Serving is the key to an Irish muster up motivation or feel each half, going to be an advancing to tough to keep them out of [their] win Saturday against sorry for ourselves." allowing the evenly fought the second system," Brown said. "They're Cincinnati, Brown said. The And with only four matches Belles · to game. round. The very physical and very big." Irish served no aces in their last left in the regular season after squeak by and Belles managed Freshman Tatyana match. this weekend, the Big East regu­ collect their to get off a sea­ Kolesnikova (Tashkent, "Cincinnati is a good blocking lar season title is still up for second confer­ Colleen Courtney son-high 41 Uzbekistan) leads the Cardinals team," Brown said. "It's impor­ grabs. ence win of the Belles midfielder shots in the with 218 kills, while Svetlana tant for us to be really smart "It's going to be a battle to the year. final regular Dukule (Riga, Latvia) is second with our shots. We need to end," Brown said. "We have to "We have a season game with 174. There are six interna­ make sure we're not going up play well every night we go really good with Tri-State tional players on Louisville's 11- and just powering it through out." chance to Wednesday. woman roster. their block. We have to hit win," senior Colleen Sophomore forward As important as Sunday's smart." Contact Kyle Cassily at Courtney said. "They are a Lauren Hinton led the way match will be, the team refuses The Irish have rebounded [email protected] good team and it is going to with seven shot", one of be an evenly fought game." which found the back of the Freshman Paige Howell net. Senior captains Ashley scored Kalamazoo's goal Hinton and Courtney also INTERRACE FORUM: less than eight minutes into looked on top of their the game to even the score games in the season finale IMMIGRATION: FIRST? SECOND? at 1-1, but the Hornets with a goal each. offense was unable to get "Every game counts now anything else going for the so I just have to play my AND FUTURE GENERATIONS remainder of the game. best and hope it is enough Seven different to come away with a win," Kalamazoo players con­ Courtney said. 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tempo of the game, they are confi­ "We need to stop them up front," what his team focused on this can't focus on the past. This is not Wave dent in their chances to upset Wieland said. "The battle will be on week. "We've prepared the same the same team as last year." Fisher. the line." way. We'll run plays that we feel Keenan rolled through the com­ continued from page 24 "Fisher is a really good team - Morrissey has confidence in both we're best at." petition this faJl en route to a 4-0 very sound offensively," McLeod its offen<;ive and defen<;ive lines and O'Neill captain Pat Conley said record. It knocked off highly-touted captain Brandon McLeod said. "But said. "And they have a very di. especially our line and linebackers." Carroll hopes to get its pass Siegfried will look to ostablL'ih the Green Wave. Fisher ended its sea­ Morrissey's offensive Jine will offense on track after its loss to run early with running backs Pat son with a big win over their rivals Zahm vs. Morrissey have its hands full. Zahm's defen­ Fisher. Manning and Matt Wopperer. This from Carroll Hall, and the team is Can momentum trump talent? sive front four have had success this "We need to play better than dual threat wa<; a point of empha<;is hoping it will be able to maintain Zahm has the two-game winning year in locking up their man and against Fisher," Versagli said. "We for Gibson and hi'> team during the that momentum deep into the post­ streak. Morrissey has the better preventing them from reaching the need to get our passing game on week. season. record and a size advantage. One backfield. track and go from there." "We have to stop their rushing While Fisher is optimistic about will prevail Sunday, when the Rabid "We need to play the way we've O'Neill, on the other hand, views attack," he said. "This game will its chances in the playoffs, it suf­ Bats face the Manorites at 2:30 played the last two weeks," the running game as the important most likely be decided by the play of fered a major setback at the end of p.m. on Riehle North Field. Wieland said. "We'll do the same factor of offensive success. the lines." the regular season. Against Carroll, Morrissey's size has not escaped stuff." "We need to establish the run," Each team's most recent game Fisher quarterback Kevin Rabil was Zahm captain Sean Wieland's eye. Conley said. "We'll take what the was prior to Fall Break, over three carried off the field in an ambu­ "We need to have a balanced O'Neill vs. Carroll defense is giving us, but we really weeks ago. lance. Rabil broke his ankle and is attack," he said. "They're big, so we Neither the Mob nor the Vermin need to establish the run." "The break was good to get guys out for the rest of the season. need to be able to run the ball so have a clear advantage on Sunday, O'Neill's defense has been strong rested and healthy," Gibson said. The Green Wave is counting on we can open up other facets of our when Carroll squares off against all season, and Conley doesn't "We got back to the grind as usual their back-up quarterback, Pat offense. Their tight end is pretty tall, O'Neill at 1:30 p.m. on Riehle South expect any less on Sunday. this week." Gotebeski, to step up. Gotebeski so we'll definitely keep an eye on Field. "Our defense has been pretty One interesting thing to watch showed he is ready to take on the him." Both by chance - the two teams solid," he said. We've had a few will be the head-to-head battle role when he sealed the victory Zahm, at 2-2 with the No. 6 seed, were 3-1 in the regular season. And shutouts, and that's what we're between the Knights' starting back, over Carroll with a 49-yard touch­ is looking for the upset. Morrissey, by design - Carroll, the No. 4 seed, looking for, is a shutout." Alex Gonzalez, and the Ramblers' down drive. who at 3-1 has the No. 3 seed, plays O'Neill, the No. 5 seed - this tandem ofWopperer and Manning. "The team has been practicing comes into the playoffs fresh off a game is the closest match-up of the Keenan vs. Siegfried Gibson also pointed to his line­ more this week to make sure that loss to Keenan. first round of the playoffs. The Keenan Knight<; will look to backer trio of Adam Fisher, Joe we are as prepared as possible "We worked on being consistent Carroll's only loss came against continue their push for a return trip Pappas and Alex Staffieri as poten­ going into Sunday's game," Rabil in what we had," Manorite captain No. 1-seoded Fisher, O'Neill lost to to Notre Dame Stadium when they tial game-changers. said. "We don't want to leave any­ Steve Klein said. "We had some second-seeded Keenan. The winner face off against the 2-2 Siegfried On the flipside, Pablo Nava, thing on the table." miscommunications in the Keenan will play Fisher or Stanford in the Ramblers. Siegfried's kicker, is close to auto­ Stanford, who lost to Alumni and game, so we've worked on that." second round. The game will be played Sunday matic. If the game is decided by the Keenan, knows this weekend's The success of both teams will Both teams know the importance at 2:30 p.m. on Stepan Fields. special teams, he will be an asset. game will be tough, but the team hinge on the play of their linemen. of the game, but they trust that the However, while Keenan was the thinks it is ready for the challenge. Zahm must find a way to win the strategies that got them to the play­ runner up last season, team captain Contact Katie Donlin at kdon­ The Griffins have been working battle in the trenches against a offs will continue to be successful. Matt Gibson said that game is the [email protected], Bill Brink at hard to prepare for the big game, larger Morrissey front to stay in this "Nothing special," Carroll captain farthest thing from his team's mind. [email protected] and Colin and if the offense can dominate the game. Mike Versagli said, when asked "Thi" is a new year," he said. "We Reimer at creimer 1 @nd.edu

thanks to a 7-0 win over Lyons wins to close out the regular 4 p.m. on West Quad. "We know that they have a lot of in Week 5. The win helped to season. The Finest turned their At 6-0, the Whirlwinds look to talent, but we are excited to Walsh erase the bad taste that resulted season around in Week 4, with a spoil the Babes' (2-3-1) hopes of play." continued from page 24 from two consecutive midseason forfeit win over McGlinn. a Cinderella run to the Stadium. Both teams may come out losses. The Finest then went on to Welsh Family captain Brittany sluggish as a result of the Fall need to keep our team chemistry "The final game can definitely defeat Lewis, 26-6, the following Scott identified the importance Break layoff, but Scott said that up." set the tone for how we mentally week. of getting a good start to demor­ her Whirlwind team would not Spring admitted that there go into the first game of the Despite Farley's initial dis­ alize its inexperienced opponent. be affected. were aspects of the game that playoffs," Bergen said. "And I pleasure with beating McGlinn "We'll definitely try to get an "We 'vc had more than our wil1 present challenges. think it's going to help tremen­ by forfeit, the Finest clearly ben­ early lead," Scott said, "We don't usual number of practices this "Our team has never seen dously that we came off with a efited from the win, which want to have to play from week, so it shouldn't be to our Walsh play, so we're going in a win." helped to strengthen the squad's behind." disadvantage," she said. little blind," she said. "And we'll Cavanaugh quarterback Katie late playofl' push. The following Scott also downplayed the Meagher agreed. need to just play to the best of Dunn led the Chaos against week's dominant victory over notion ~f "looking ahead" to a "It probably wasn't good to our abilities." Lyons. She passed for a touch­ Lewis guaranteed that the potential matchup with defend­ have the week off, but we prac­ So what does Walsh need to do down on the first drive of the Finest would enter the postsea­ ing champs Pasquerilla West. ticed a couple times this week on Sunday to pull off the upset? game while the defense held on son on a roll. "We're going to treat this like and we should be ready," she Senior Wild Woman Laurie to preserve the victory. Neither team has played a any other game," she said. "We said. Wasikowski believes she knows It was Cavanaugh's second game since the Sunday before have to take it one game at a Meagher said solid fundamen­ the answer to that question. win of the year and its second Fall Break, but Bergen is not time to get to the Stadium." tals and focus was a priority for "The key is execution," she shutout of the season. However, concerned. Meanwhile, Breen-Phillips has her team, while Scott said that said. it also marked the second time "We had practice the week quietly been one of the more forcing three-and-outs will be a The winner of the game will that the Chaos offense scored before the break, and we've had surprising teams this season. point of emphasis. advance to the second round, seven points or fewer, which a couple practices already this Behind the leadership of captain "We've lost one of our defen­ where they will match up could be a concern. week to prepare for Sunday," and quarterback Melissa sive stars for this week," Scott against the winner of Welsh Bergen said that her team can she said. Meagher, as well as receivers said. "But everyday it's someone Family versus Breen-Phillips. win the battle in the trenches on The Chaos appears to be tak­ Meghan Ohlenforst and Tara different who makes a big play. both sides of the ball. ing the high pressure of the Johnson, the Babes rebounded So we'll just have to see who it is Cavanaugh vs. Farley "The offensive and defensive playoffs in stride. from a disappointing season last against BP." No. 4 Cavanaugh, once the lines have been working hard all "We want to have fun, but year to edge out Howard for the top-ranked team in the Blue year and have done a tremen­ we're not taking this lightly," final Gold League playoff spot. Notes: League, will battle No. 5 Farley dous job," she said. "They don't Bergen said. Meagher counts on her team's +Pangborn will play Badin Sunday in the opening game of get credit often, but they've been energy and desire to keep the Sunday at 1 p.m. on West Quad. the playoffs Sunday at 2 p.m. on a major factor in our wins so far Breen Phillips vs. Welsh Family Babes in position to win. West Quad. this year." The Breen-Phillips Babes "We are excited to play, and Contact Andrew Kovach at ako­ Chaos captain Kerri Bergen As with Cavanaugh, Farley return to the postseason for the we have a lot of confidence that [email protected], John Tierney at believes her team is entering the enters the postseason on a high first time since 2004 when they if we play our game, we will [email protected] and Colin postseason with momentum, note, following two consecutive face Welsh Family on Sunday at beat Welsh [Family]," she said. Reimer at creimer [email protected] -

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conceded two goals in a game since a 2-0 loss to Providence Rutgers on Sept. 10. continued from page 24 "I reckon they're overdue to lose some goals, and it's up to tougher this season. If the us to find a way to do that," Scarlet Knights played in the Clark said. "I don't think too Blue Division, they would have many things will change. We'll finished in sixth place out of play our game regardless." eight teams. Defensively, the Irish will But Notre Dame coach Bobby have to contain Rutgers play­ Clark knows that Hutgers is a making junior midfielder Chris formidable oppo- Moore, who leads nent. the Scarlet "It's difficult to "Everyone I've Knights in both judge teams assists (five} and unless you play spoken to says points (nine). them, but there's [Rutgers is} a If Notre Dame is no question contender to win able to get past they're going to Rutgers, a poten­ be a good team," the Big East." tial rematch looms Clark said. with No. 4 West "Everyone I've Bobby Clark Virginia, the only spoken to says Irish coach team to beat the they're a con­ Irish in their last tender to win the 11 games. The Big East." Mountaineers nar­ The two teams play contrast­ rowly defeated Notre Dame 2- ing styles - Notre Dame 1 Oct. 18 in Morgantown. known for its offensive Clark, who has repeatedly prowess and Hutgers respect­ preached the mantra of taking ed for its stingy defense. The it one game at a time this sea­ Irish, led by junior forward son, is not worried about his Joseph Lapira. who leads the team looking ahead to the nation in goals and points, later rounds. have averaged 2.5 goals per "We've been very good on game over their last 10 con­ not looking ahead this season," tests. Clark said. "One game at a Rutgers, winner of eight of time, that's our motto. Right its last 10 games, has ridden a now, we're very focused on stingy defense that has Rutgers." allowed only .5 goals per con­ JENNIFER KANG1The Observer test over the 10-game stretch. Contact Greg Arbogast at Irish forward Joseph Lapira fights off Georgetown's Mark Zeman during a 4-1 win over the Hoyas The Scarlet Knights have not [email protected] Oct. 7. Notre Dame plays Rutgers on the road in the Big East quarterfinals Saturday.

Air Force's first-round oppo­ Styles aside, Waldrum East tournament hopes. nent, Alabama-Huntsville, has knows his squad must come Sop hom ore strikers Kerri Tourney one win in its first six games. The Storm motivated to enter the single­ Hanks and Brittany Bock and continued from page 24 Chargers came out on top of a 4-2 continued from page 24 e lim ina tion tournament, freshman forward Michele decision over Wayne State Oct. especially considering an Weissenhofer all scored goals 8:05 p.m. in order to determine 20. especially relying on assistant NCAA Tournament berth is at as the unit has solidified the tournament champion. - "We just have to go out and do coach and son Ben Waldrum stake for their opponent and itself as one of the fiercest The Black Knights (3-0-1) are what we did last weekend," Irish this week to analyze that home field advantage is on attacks in the country, with currently in first place in the captain T.J. Jindra said. "A great tape. the line for the Irish. Hanks' 15 goals ranking Atlantic Hockey Conference after team goes out and plays every "I don't know much about "We would expect any team fourth in the nation and a pair of weekend wins over weekend no matter who they are [St. John's)," Waldrum said. late in the season to play Weissenhofer's 15 assists Connecticut. Seven of the team's up against, and that's what were "The rest of this week we're their best soccer," he said. ranking first. That balance 12 goals were scored while the trying to be here." going to get as much info on "They're a team you clearly up front is crucial to their Huskies were shorthanded. Notre Dame took a big step in them. Ben pretty much gath­ can't take lightly. A couple tournament success, accord­ "They have the best power play the right direction last weekend ers the information on all the years ago, [the] University of ing to Waldrum. in the country right now, no game with wins over No. 1 Boston opposition and breaks those Miami came here and took us "I think if you've got it in college hockey is an easy one," College and Providence. The Irish teams down. I in to overtime. spread out like that, it means senior defenseman Wes O'Neill outscored their Hockey East concentrate on You just can't the team is playing well as a said. opponents by a total of 13-2 to our team with "We would expect take it lightly in group," he said. "All three O'Neill, along with the rest of bring their season total to 21 game prepara­ any team late in a playoff game are so different in the way the Irish penalty-killing unit will goals scored and six allowed. tion." because you they play. When they're all be tested this weekend. Through The Irish will not play at home Judging by the the season to play don't get a sec­ playing well like that, it's four games, Notre Dame has held again until Nov. 10 against Storm's record their best soccer.., ond shot at it. very difficult to shut all of opponents to only three power Bowling Green. alone, which Our approach them down." play goals on 28 attempts. includes a 0-0 won't be any Eyeing its ninth Big East The two teams have met 15 Notes: tie against third­ Randy Waldrum different than championship, Waldrum says times in the past and the Irish +Jackson would earn his 200th seeded Rutgers Irish coach approaching a Notre Dame is ready to take currently hold a slight at advan­ career win with a sweep of the and a 3-1 regu- [North] Carolina on the second half of the sea­ tage with eight wins and seven Lightning Classic this weekend. lar season win or Santa Clara son. losses. The second-year Irish coach is over Seton Hall, Waldrum or someone of that caliber." "With this team, in the his­ The other Academy in the tour­ 198-72-29 in eight years behind a said he expects a challenge. The Irish enter Sunday's tory of the program, the play­ nament, Air Force, comes into the college bench. "They've had some really contest on a four game win­ offs are really what you get weekend with a 2-4 record. He ranks 22nd in all-time wins good results and held their ning streak after suffering excited about," he said. "It's Junior Eric Ehn is averaging two among active collegiate coaches own in conference, which their only blemish this sea­ good to get into that part of points a game (8 goals, 4 assists) and has the best winning percent­ tells me they've got to have son, a 0-0 tie at Connecticut it. Now you have to step it up to lead the Falcons in the early age (.711) among those with at some ability to finish where Oct. 13. another notch. We're looking part of the season. The winger is least five years behind a bench. they are," Waldrum said. Notre Dame concluded the forward to it." on pace to crush his previous "They've had some good regular season with a 3-0 vic­ career high of 14 goals in his Contact Dan Murphy at results against some good tory over Cincinnati Tuesday, Contact Tim Dougherty at sophomore year. dm [email protected] teams." squashing the Bearcats Big [email protected]

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By GREG ARBOGAST primed for Sports Writer After an efficient 2-0 victory playoff tilt over DePaul Wednesday night in the first round of the Big East tournament, No. 8 Notre By ANDREW KOVACH, JOHN Dame travels to Piscataway, TIERNEY and COLIN N.J. to take on Rutgers in the REIMER quarterfinals this Saturday. Sports Writers With its conference record of 6-4-1 during the regular sea­ Sixth-seeded Walsh Hall son, Rutgers earned the No. 2 seed in the Big East's Red hopes to score an upset Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. on West Division, which qualified the Quad when it meets the No. 3 Scarlet Knights for a first round bye in the tournament. Pasquerilla West Purple Weasels in the first round of the Despite Notre Dame's supe­ Women's Interhall playoffs. rior conference record of 8-3- The Purple Weasels' only 0, the Irish played a first blemish on the season came round game because they fin­ ished third in the Big East's against top-ranked Pangborn. Blue Division behind On the other hand, after a slow Connecticut and West Virginia. start Walsh was able to finish 4- 2 and secure a spot in the post The top two teams from both the Red and Blue Divisions season. Both teams will not be satis­ received byes. It's no secret as to which of fied this season unless they leave West Quad with a playoff the two divisions has been TIM SULLIVAN/The Observer Irish junior forward Joseph Lapira beats out a DePaul defender and cuts upfield during victory. PW is still hungry after see RUTGERS/page 22 Wednesday's 2-0 victory in the first round of the Big East tournament. losing the nail biter to Pangborn early in the year, while Walsh captain Mary Claire Sullivan knows that the Wild Women still HOCKEY haven't completed their goals. "We went 4-2 this season, but we definitely had a slow start and haven't met our full expec­ leers surf to Florida for Lightning tournament tations,'' Sullivan said. "We have room to improve." PW captain Mo Spring, though llockey Classic, hosted by the said. to Christmas next season. disappointed her team couldn't By DAN MURPHY Irish. Jackson, who already has four ''I'd rather be in Tampa for Sports Writer pull ofT a perfect run, is confi­ On Dec. 30, 1981, the Irish CCIIA titles and two national Christmas than Detroit, or dent going into the playoffs captured the Great Lakes championships, played a big role Minneapolis or Madison," based on the Purple Weasel's Not a single player on the Irish Invitational with an 8-3 win over in starting the tournament in Jackson said. performance in October and roster was alive the last time Michigan Tech. Since then the order for his team to get accus­ Air Force, Alabama-Huntsville November of last season. Notre Dame won a mid-season trophy case has remained tomed to a high-pressure, post­ and Army, Notre Dame's first "We're a pretty strong return­ tournament. untouched. season atmosphere. opponent, will join the Irish. The ing team, so we're not going to No. 11 Notre Dame travels to "I knew that at some point I The second-year coach also winners of the two Friday night change anything drastic in the Tampa, Fla. this weekend in wanted to create an environment hopes to use the location as a contests will face off Saturday at playoffs," Spring said. "We just hopes of changing that at the for our team to play in a big recruiting tool for future players first annual Lightning College venue," Irish coach Jeff Jackson when the tournament is moved see TOURNEY/page 22 see WALSH/page 21

MEN'S INTERHALL ND WOMEN'S SOCCER Green Wave awaits Stanford Top-ranked Notre Dame

By KATE DONLIN, BILL cruises into postseason BRINK and COLIN REIMER Sports Writers 3 Big East) after they beat By TIM DOUGHERTY fifth-seeded Seton Hall 2-0 The stage is set for a defensive Sports Writer Thursday in the first round of showdown this weekend, as the tournament. Stanford looks to upset top-seeded After sprinting through its St. John's is one of only four Fisher in the opening round of the non-conference and Big East Big East teams Notre Dame playoffs. regular season 18-0-1 as the hasn't faced this year, along The Griffins enter the postseason nation's only undefeated team, with Syracuse, South Florida with an overall record of 2-2, while No. 1 Notre Dame begins the and Marquette. Since the Irish Fisher's consistent domination on third leg of coach Randy did not play St. John's last both sides of the ball made it the Waldrum's professed four­ year, either, Waldrum and the only undefeated team in the Blue phase journey when it hosts staff are still waiting to look at division. its Big East quarterfinal 1 tapes of the Red Storm today "For the most part, I am happy p.m. Sunday at Alumni Field to break down their style. about our team's efforts," Stanford PHIL HUDELSON!The Observer as the top seed. Waldrum said he will be A Fisher running back looks for a hole Oct. 1.1 against Siegfried. The Irish welcome fourth­ see WAVE/page 21 Fisher plays Stanford at 1:30 p.m. Sunday on Stepan Fields. seeded St. John's (10-4-4, 5-3- see STORM/page 22

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All of you fretting and turned some of the most With the option, Navy Enhada. .. You really sweating over Notre successful students and makes life interesting. If the option deceives that have to play Dame's pitiful running leaders in this nation into Former Notre Dame and defensive end and a couple physical. game against UCLA, calm winners on the football current New York Giants of linebackers, it can slice down. field. defensive end Justin Tuck defenses apart. Think fundamental, All of you It just won't happen this said it's the toughest 1990s Nebraska. sound football obsessing weekend in offense he's If the defense is disci­ when you·re about Baltimore. ever prepared plined and fast enough to playing a team whether Notre Dame Without the option, Navy for. It's also track down slower ball car­ Charlie Weis like Navy.,. Brady Quinn has superior would be stuck in f-AA the m?st riers, the option isn't very can steal the speed and • beauttful. effective. Think what will Irish coach Heisman superior size nowhere near the bowl The idea is happen for the Irish Trophy away and plays game they're almost simple - against Navy Saturday. ·Tm sure that from Troy with its fair assured this year. With ~orce ~n Many of those planning to Smith, Mike Gilloon share of intel­ . mtentwnally attend Saturday's contest in was probably the lighten Sports Writer ligence as the optwn, Navy makes unblocked Baltimore hope .to see Navy number one up. well. life interesting. defensive end knock off Notre Dame for priority in their And those of you - you And that's to choose the first time since the know who you are - wor­ what makes between tack­ Midshipmen had a Heisman football program. ried that Notre Dame won't this one- a ling a quar- winner at quarterback. But 'God. how are escape the service academy game that terback with with their own Heisman we going to beat Paul Johnson stretch of its schedule with­ should be in Irish hands the ball veering toward him candidate calling signals, 1\T ?.,, Midshipmen out a loss. chill out. well before the final 27 or a trailing running back. the Irish are too good. 1vavy. coach They won't lose to Air seconds - so much fun to If the end So why Force in a few weeks. They watch. chooses the bother buying .. You have to be certainly won't drop one at Why? quarterback, Why bother buying tickets to a doing your job home to Army. And the Because of two words and ideally he will tickets to a game Navy game Navy on every single Irish won't lose to Navy. one offense - the option. pitch to the has no chance to win? has no Next year? Remember? running back chance to play. You slip Maybe. But It's the same right before Because if the win? up one play it•s Saturday, The academies - system he's hit. If the Midshipmen cared Because if going to be a with seniors Nebraska per­ end goes about fat sports writers. the and size to especially Navy - fected in the after the run­ Midshipmen touchdown. •• they wouldn't suit up spare, the love to outhit, outhustle mid-90s; the ning back, cared about Tom Zbikowski famed win­ same system the quarter­ this Saturday. fat sports ning streak and outsmart Tony Rice ran back keeps writers, they Irish strong safety over the opponents. for Notre the ball and wouldn't suit Midshipmen Dame's last heads upfield. up this Saturday, they ..Respect is the won't end. national title; It's not supposed to mat­ wouldn't hit so hard and word that comes It won't be the same sys­ ter that the defensive end they certainly wouldn't run without a few bruises. The tem that gives the service is a quick 270-pounder the option. to mind when academies - especially academies the ability to named Victor Abiamiri. It's you see these Navy - love to outhit, out­ play major college football. not supposed to matter that The views expressed in guys. ... You hustle and outsmart oppo­ Without the option, Navy the quarterback is a sec­ this column are those of the nents. would be stuck in I-AA, ond-stringer with average author and not necessarily have to look at This philosophy has nowhere near the bowl weight, average height and those of The Observer. them and tip Brady Quinn worked for Navy coach game they're almost a not-so-average name - Contact Mike Gilloon at your cap. •• Irish Paul Johnson, who has assured this year. Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku- mgilloon@nd. edu quarterback

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down the sideline. By KEN FOWLER "We were going crazy," Wooden Sports Editor says. He remembers the "big and Victor Abiamiri has made a goofy" Abiamiri looking toward name for himself. the end zone. His attitude is fierce and point­ "He didn't make it," Wooden ed, his intelligence sharp and his says with a chuckle. football knowledge top notch. He draws double teams because one The personality switch man simply isn't enough. His teammate would become a NFL scoul'i drool when they see defensive end with a mean streak a 6-foot-4, 270-pound defensive that stands in stark contrast from end with the Irish senior defen­ his otherwise soft, intelligent per­ sive end's foot speed and power. sona. Off the field, he seems more His body size and weight are per­ peace-seeker than quarterback fect for the position, and what hunter. NFL teams see is upside - some­ Brady Quinn laughs about thing people have always seen in Abiamiri's Jekyll and Hyde. "Vic," him. he says, is "one of those guys A native of Randallstown, Md., that's a lot of fun to be around." TIM SULLIVAN!The Observer a Baltimore suburb, Abiamiri "It's tough to put into words," Irish defensive end Victor Abiamiri, right, leaps over a pile to ensure that Stanford quarterback returns to a home crowd for the the Irish quarterback said with a Trent Edwards, left, doesn't escape a tackle in a 31-10 win over the Cardinal Oct. 7. contest Saturday following two smile. "He's one of those big, games in which opposing quar­ mean guys that really doesn't like earned that on the field, with 17 comes from big games, like the and only - collegiate game in the terbacks often found themselves to be mean. I think that's why he career sacks, including six this two he's had against Stanford. In area. looking at dirt, then turning up to kind of likes playing football season and eight in 2005. 2005, he recorded four sacks in "It's awesome to be able to go see a white "95" bulging from a because he's able to go out there Even before he had any, the fmal game of the regular sea­ home and play in front of family deep blue jersey. on the field and dish it out on the Abiamiri was confident. Just ask son. This Oct. 7, he added anoth­ and friends," he said. But Abiamiri didn't first pick up field and be happy." former Irish weak side end and er three against the Cardinal. But against an option team, his any of his coveted traits from a For Abiamiri, it's simple. \Vhen current New York Giant Justin "All you can do is help yourself job is a little different. whistle-blowing drill sergeant or he's on the football field, he's Tuck, who Abiamiri says took him by focusing on the game at hand He will have to replace his bull a pull-your teach coach. looking to scare under his wing dur­ every week," he says. rushes and swims with mental Abiamiri's path to football star­ opponents. Off the ..He·s one of those ing their two years If Abiamiri stays as focused as focus and sharp discipline. As dom started with a head coach field, he's the man big, mean guys that together at Notre he has been, it'll help the Irish in offensive tackles block toward the and defensive coordinator who Poggi and Ehrmann Dame. the short term and - come center of the line and fullbacks had a simple mantra: "Fifty men helped form. really doesn •t like "He came in and April - pad his wallet. come full-steam -ahead toward working together, loving each He says he applies to be mean. I think was about six-four, After his performance against the corner, Abiamiri's task will be other, cannot be beat." the lessons he that•s why he kind 250 as a freshman Stanford and then his sack and much different. learned from Poggi - about the same two more quarterback hurries "We might not even block ol' Growing up Gilman and Ehrmann "in of likes playing size I was as a j un­ against UCLA last Saturday, Kiper Victor, much less double him," Abiamiri and Ambrose Wooden the locker room, in football. , ior," Tuck said. "He has Abiamiri shooting up to No. Navy coach Paul Johnson said never met until August of 1999. the dining hall, in told me he would 10 in his "Big Board" list of the Tuesday. "We will read him on the They've gone to school together option." the dorms." Brady Quinn compete with me best draft prospects in the nation. ever since. Abiamiri says he for playing time." Weis credits much of Abiamiri's That means Abiamiri will be Wooden, now an Irish corner­ makes sure any Irish quarterback That year alone, success to his ever-churning legs forced to wait out Midshipmen back, remembers when he first teammates who are Tuck had 13.5 and forceful body push - and quarterback Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku­ encountered the hulky Abiamiri upset or down know they can turn sacks. Nonetheless, Abiamiri saw that, the coach says, is something Enhada as he scurries to the cor­ in football practice at the begin­ any situation around with hard significant action. The freshman NFL scouts love about the senior ner. If Abiamiri takes the wrong ning of their freshman year at work. started five games and played in just as much as his physique. angle or bites at the wrong time, Gilman School on Baltimore's Yet when inches away from an all 12; he registered 22 tackles, "The one thing I do know about Navy could run right through the northern edge. offensive tackle before the ball is including four for losses, and a [Abiamiri] that I didn't know Irish defense. "He was probably the same size snapped, all he's trying to do is sack. when I got here is that he has a "It's the most frustrating offense he is now, maybe 40 pounds intimidate. 'There arc two things you have very, very, very high motor that in all of football," Tuck said, glad lighter. I saw him and he said he "I actually don't think it's that to be to play as a freshman - tal­ goes with his athletic ability," no NFL teams run it against the dunked in fifth grade," the 5-foot- tough to change your mentality," ented and smart," Tuck said. We is said. "There are a lot of peo­ Giants. "You need a lot of mental 11 Wooden says with a smile. "I he said. "And he was both." ple with athletic ability that don't preparation." was like, wow, I can't even dunk Gilman School's motto is simple: have a high motor [but] he goes Abiamiri thinks he has that. He now." "Turning Boys of Promise into Eye on the motor man high on every play. It presents a thinks he'll be able to stick to his The two would spend the next Men of Character." More than 40 games after problem week in and week out for man on every play and be patient. four years under the tutelage of Abiamiri has always had a lot of Abiamiri first suited up for Notre any [offense] that we go against." For most defensive ends, that two men - Gilman head coach promise. Dame, pro teams from across the patience is tough. But for one Biff Poggi and volunteer defensive country are once again looking at The home option who's used to being as calm off coordinator Joe Ehrmann. The The position switch his promise and potential. Abiamiri will try to be a prob­ the field as he is fearsome two have a unique coaching style Poggi and Ehrmann moved Projected by some to be a first­ lem once again Saturday in an between the sidelines - maybe that stresses brotherhood over Abiamiri to the defensive line round pick, Abiamiri is playing important game for the senior. He not. competition. after his freshman season, a move under the careful eyes of scouts. says he managed to get 15 to 20 Their focus on teaching players that Baltimore high school foot­ Like he did during his senior year tickets for family members in the Contact Ken Fowler at how to become men - is so dif­ ball would never forget. As a jun­ of high school by announcing his Baltimore area to see his first - kfowler [email protected] ferent than other programs that ior, he had 17 sacks. As a senior, commitment after the season fm­ Abiamiri calls Gilman "probably he recorded 12 more and threw ished, Abiamiri is pushing any the only place in the world" to get in an interception, for old time's NFL Draft talk aside. the kind of coaching he did. And sake. Like every other Irish player - he soaked it up. For colleges across the country, and most in college football - he by the numbers Abiamiri says Poggi and he was the defensive line stud of says it would be too much of a dis­ Ehrmann have been "father fig­ his graduating class. traction. Thinking about the ures" to him. "He was everyone's No. 1 at weekly jumps and bumps from Consecutive games between Notre Dame and Navy, making this "They're probably some of the defensive end out of high school," analyst'i like ESPN's Mel Kiper the longest intersectional series in the nation. 80 best influences I've had in my said Tom Lemming, a longtime would be overwhelming. live," he says. "They, and my own national recruiting analyst. It would keep him from his father, turned me from a boy into "Basically every school in the mental preparation, he says - Consecutive victories the Irish have had during the series. A win a man." country was going after him." keep him from doing what he 42 Saturday will extend the streak to 43. Wooden remembers his team­ After a long recruiting period needs to do to help his team win mate Abiamiri starting at safety and at least one report of now. locations where the Irish and Midshipmen have faced off - South as a freshman, all 6-foot-4 and recruiters trying so desperately to And one of the best ways Bend, Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, East Rutherford (N.J.), 215 pounds of him roving in the get Abiamiri that they flouted Abiamiri can help his team now is Orlando, Philadelphia, Raljon (Md.) and Dublin, Ireland. 9 secondary, ready to make a play. NCAA rules, the academics at by freeing up other Irish defend­ The big man was then known as Notre Dame lured one of the ers when he faces double teams. last time the Irish lost a game played on Oct. 28. "Ookie Rock" - a nickname nation's top prizes to South Bend "Victor has put himself in a 19 61 Wooden says comes from in 2003. position now where teams - Abiamiri's dancing. Abiamiri jok­ "Teams saw his size and when we go against anybody, they Average rushing yards Navy racks up per game. ingly said he will haunt Wooden speed," Lemming said. "He had know where Victor is," Irish (called "Mo" since childhood) for long arms and long legs, and he coach Charlie Weis said. "I think 316.6 remembering it. was explosive oil' the ball." that he's drawn some special One day "Ookie Hock" inter­ Playing defensive end, a tough attention." Average rushing yards Notre Dame gives up per game. cepted a pass and started running image can help. too. i\biamiri has A lot of that special attention 119.3 page 4 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, October 27, 2006

Notre Dame • Fighting Irish Record: 3-1 AP: 12 Coaches: 14 Charlie Weis second season at Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish career record: 15-4 at Notre Dame: 15-4 NOTRE DAME NOTREDAMEM WIDf Charlie Weis against OFFENSE 'tlf' head coach Navy: 1-0 2006 Schedule COR~ERBACK Utt~ King Ti\ll.BACK Roster Walker . . iJUfSIDE ~~~ No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. YR UNERACKt:R If' 1 D.J. Hord WR 6-1 192 so Sept. 2 atGT-W 2 Darrin Walls DB 6-1 175 FR 3 Darius Walker RB 5-11 208 JR 4 Demetrius Jones QB 6-4 202 FR Sept. 9 PSU-W ~~t/ 5 Rhema McKnight WR 6-1 212 SR 6 Ray Herring DB .6-0 189 so Sept. 16 MICIHGAN-L 7 Craig Cardillo K 6-0 170 SR '*"\ -, ,. 8 Raeshon McNeil DB 6-0 175 FR . ' ; .. ,~l; .. -;~;·· 9 Tom Zbikowski DB 5-11 203 SR Sept. 23 atMSU-W 10 Brady Quinn QB 6-4 227 SR MIDDLE 11 David Grimes WR 6-0 170 so 'i;J . 1': .. 12 Zach Frazer QB 6-4 215 FR Sept. 30 PURDUE-W LINHlAClks TE 6-2 230 FR 40 Maurice Crum, Jr. LB 6-0 220 JR Charlie Weis admitted Brady Quinn once again The biggest problem in the Notre Dame had some 41 Scott Smith LB 6-3 234 so 42 Kevin Washington LB 6-1 231 so making some questionable led his team to a dramatic Irish passing game right now serious problems in its 42 David Costanzo WR 5-9 170 so calls and decisions to go for it comeback in the final is the offensive line. But if ground game against UClA. 43 Eric Maust p 6-1 180 FR 43 Mike Anello DB 5-10 180 so on fourth down against moments of the UCLA Notre Dame wins the battle The offensive line didn't open 44 Asaph Schwapp RB 6-0 250 so UCLA. Against a well­ game. But his efficiency is in the trenches, Quinn has holes for Darius Walker, and 45 Kris Patterson WR 5-11 174 so 45 Carl Gioia K 5-10 183 SR coached Navy team, bad not limited to the final five legitimate targets Navy ·walker wasn't able to make 46 Michael Planalp TE 6-4 230 so decisions could lead to anoth­ must cover - Samardzija, anything happen. The Irish 46 Kyle Charters LB 5-11 195 JR minutes of a contest. 47 Mitchell Thomas LB 6-3 240 SR er bam-burner for the Irish. Quinn had a quiet day McKnight, Carlson, Walker fmished with 41 net rushing 48 Steve Quinn LB 6-2 220 JR 49 Matt Augustyn FB 6-3 220 SR But then again, Wcis still is against the Bruins before and Griines, who had a yards and just 76 yards 49 Toryan Smith LB 6-0 230 FR the premier playcaller in the final drive, going 24- career-high eight catches gained, discounting the 50 Dan Santucci OL 6-4 290 SR 51 Dan Wenger OL 6-4 285 FR college football. for-42 with a touchdown. against UCLA. Bruins' five sacks. 52 Joe Brockington LB 6-1 212 SR 53 Morrice Richardson LB 6-2 228 FR 54 Anthony Vernaglia DB 6-3 221 JR 55 Eric Olsen OL 6-4 290 FR Paul Johnson has gotten Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku- Rashawn King and Keenan Navy switches between a 56 Nick Borseti LB 6-4 238 SR 57 Dwight Stephenson DL 6-2 252 SR Navy closer to beating the Enhada has started one little, Navy's starting corners, 3-4 and a 4-3 at times, but 59 Chris Steward OL 6-5 340 FR Irish on more occasions game in his career, losing are 6-foot and 5-foot-11, the Midshipmen linemen 60 Casey Cullen DL 6-1 238 SR 61 J.J. Jansen LS 6-3 242 JR than any other coach of 34-0 to Rutgers. Kaheaku­ respectively. are always fairly light. Left 63 Jeff Tisak OL 6-3 305 so the Midshipmen since Enhada replaced Brian They both have good speed end Tye Adams is 6-foot-3 64 Dan Chervanick DL 6-1 259 SR 66 Derek Landri DL 6-3 263 SR Kennedy was president. Hampton, who broke his leg and the ability to flock to the and 225 pounds, nose 68 Ryan Harris OL 6-5 288 SR Johnson manages the in Navy's 24-17 win over Air guard Larry Cyic is 6-foot-2 69 Neil Kennedy DL 5-11 260 JR ball, but only Uttle has an 71 Bartley Webb OL 6-7 290 FR offense as a hybrid Force Oct. 14. interception. Of Navy's three and 280 pounds and right 72 Paul Duncan OL 6-7 292 so 73 Matt Carufel OL 6-5 288 FR between the run-and­ Kaheaku-Enhada has other picks, two have been by end John Chan is 6-foot-1 74 Sam Young OL 6-7 292 FR shoot and the wishbone, completed just 4-of-11 free safety Jeremy McGown and 249 pounds. They are 75 Chris Frome DL 6-5 268 SR 76 Bob Morton OL 6-4 292 SR maximizing the potential throws and is rushing for and the last by backup safety fast and can shoot gaps 77 Michael Turkovich OL 6-6 290 so of Navy's smaller players. 2.1 yards per carry. DuJuan Price. with solid efficiency. 78 John Sullivan OL 6-4 298 SR 79 Brian Mattes OL 6-6 285 SR 80 Richard Jackson WR 6-3 200 FR 81 Darrin Bragg WR 6-1 192 JR After tough losses, both Weis said he was With all their targets, the 82 Robby Parris WR 6-4 185 FR Johnson and Weis have said impressed with Kaheaku­ Irish may have the best 83 Jeff samardzija WR 6-5 216 SR 84 Will Yeatman TE 6-6 250 FR they don't accept the notion Enhada's play in Nary's receiving corps in the nation. 86 Mike Talerico TE 6-5 245 JR " ral ic~." ~.Wei spring game, but few first­ McKnight and Samardzija are 87 Marcus Freeman TE 6-3 245 SR 88 Konrad Reuland TE 6-6 239 FR bes ··.· ord t . ug . team quarterbacks in the tied for second on the all-time 89 John Carlson TE 6-5 255 SR country compare favorably to Notre Dame receptions list 90 John Ryan DL 6-5 240 FR ·~-·h. 91 Travis Leitko DL 6-7 270 SR Brady Quinn, let alone back­ (143), and Darius Walker 92 Derrell Hand DL 6-3 301 so 93 Paddy Mullen DL 6-5 265 FR ups. Quinn runs a much dif­ leads all Irish receivers (92). 94 Justin Brown DL 6-3 247 JR ferent offense than Kaheaku­ With Grimes' performance 95 Victor Abiamiri DL 6-4 260 SR 96 Pat Kuntz DL 6-2 267 so Enhada, but he runs it well, against UClA, Quinn adds yet running back who 97 Kallen Wade DL 6-5 220 FR especially late in games. another reliable target. action. 98 Trevor Laws DL 6-1 293 SR

As much as Navy coach Paul Johnson (and most The Irish need to start getting some respect in of college football) would love to see the the national rankings. And given Weis' reaction to Midshipmen break Notre Dame's 42-game win Notre Dame's drop from No. 10 to No. 11 after streak in the series, it just won't happen. Not \vith beating UClA, concerns regarding the postseason this receiving corps and not after a close win over are beginning to creep into his mind. The Irish Irish UQA that must have scared the Irish into taking front seven continue to gel, and there are some every team seriously. Navy's ground game will big double digit tackle games for· the linebackers keep the clock moving and the scoring low, but against a tough run-based offense. Quinn's four experts Brady Quinn's ability to score at will against the touchdowns lead the offense as Troy Smith's Mike Gllloon Bob Griffin Navy secondary ensures Notre Dame of No. 43. Heisman Trophy begins slipping from his grasp. FINAL SCORE: Notre Dame 28 Asst. Managing FINAL SCORE: Notre Dame 42 Editor in Chief Navy 7 Editor Navy 14 Friday, October 27, 2006 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 5 Navy Midshipmen Record: 5-2 AP: NR Coaches: NR Paul Johnson fifth season at Navy Navy Midshipmen career record: 95-33 at Navy: 33-23 NAVY~ Navy against Notre Paul Johnson OFFENSE .r;~ Dame: 0-4 head coach 2006 Schedule Roster Sept. 2 ECU-W No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. YR 1 Blake Carter CB 5-11 184 ff{ 2 oey .Taylor 5 6-0 18'1 50 Sept. 9 U. MASS.- W 2 arOd B ant ~~ 5-10 187 5() 3 ~rian H?'mP.ton 208 SR 4 Keenan Little ~IS g:n 195 SR 5 ferQJUY Miles 5 6-2 18'1 fR Sept. 16 at Stanford - W 6 Dell Kobmson 5 5-11 2lltJ 6 G1tZil}gler OB 6-0 1S5 ~ 7 Re 'e Cl!:mpbell SB 5-6 165 7 Iw_uji CB 6-1 173 ~ Sept. 23 TULSA-L remY, McGown CWB/5 5-11 189 SR ~ [ mesDrvden R 6-3 194 FE 9 att Hwhiston 206 9 Greg Garden §>J-B ~61 190 ~~ Sept. 30 atUConn-W 10 DaVId Dawson 162 K. Kaheaku-Enhada 188 ~ lr Michael SP._cciale Si ~}1 215 FR 11 Ketric Buf!in ~ 5-7 165 Oct. 7 at Air Force - W 13 Toe Tzylor 198 ~ 14 Troy Goss 206 14 f.P. 'Sniezek ~B ~l 190 P.}{ 15 Clay Carter 209 SR Oct. 14 RUTGERS-L 16 M~tt Garcia-Bragiel CB 5-8 186 SR 17 lett Deliz s 5-11 194 17 Cory Finnerty 1A2 f~ 18 Rashawn Kirlg t~ ~6° 1~5 so Oct. 28 NOTRE DAME 19 Leif Walrath K:!P 5-9 180 SR 20 Scott Oswald 5B 5-11 207 fR 21 Trey Hines SB 5-9 208 SR 21 Cass~E Nichols s 6-0 194 so Nov. 4 at Duke 22 Ton Haberer LB 6-1 216 FR 22 Ad m Ballard FB 6-1 :L23 23 Kerwin Scott CB 5-7 186 ~~ 23 Mike Mathews WR 6-1 174 FR Nov. 11 at Eastern :Michigan 24 Frank Rizzo SB 5-9 171 FR 24 Gre~Sudderth WR 6-2 203 25 Du an Price s 5-11 214 !& 25 Lu e La..~tera s 6 'i-9 170 FR Nov. 18 TEMPLE 2f> Shun Wl'lite SB S-9 187 so 28 Scott Simpson CB 5-9 165 FR 28 Zerbin Sittgleton SB 5-9 182 29 Ross Ppgp1sil LB 6-0 205 t~ Dec. 2 ARMY 29 Gre~Shittego SB 5-9 182 so 31 Gre Veteto p 6-1 175 31 Am ld Taylor OLB 5-11 215 ¥~ 12 St\i'P. en Ttipp LB 5-11 191 FR J2 Ed Eric Kettani FB 6-1 220 so MIDSHIPMEN MIDSHIPMEN 37 Ethan Gouge K 6-0 161 SR 37 Darius Terry CB 5-7 1111 FR 38 Ram Vela. S!i: 5-'l 182 fR PASSING RUSHING SPECIAL TEAMS INTANGIBLES ichael Walsh ~~ 0('\f -sullen t<' ~to m 40 ~1Jn Woo.b FB 5-11 215 Pk 40 David Mahoney OLB 5-9 219 SR 41 Scott Reider LB 6-0 ~11! so Navy doesn't pretend to After the loss of Brian Geoff Price has had some Notre Dame has won 41 Jack Hatcher FB 5-11 1<.J'i FR 42 Ricky Pyfrom FB 5-10 205 SR have a lethal passing attack, Hampton, the Midshipmen wobbly punts lately, but he this annual contest 42 42 Brian Smith OLB 6-1 2]() f'R 43 Patrick Shannon FB 5-11 211 so but it can catch teams off­ ground game suffered, but still averages over 45 straight times. The Irish 43 JyeAd£ms DE 6-3 225 SR 44 Ke~in Campbell FB 5-11 :'00 FR guard. Slot back Reggie Navy still enters the contest yards a boot. The Irish have been able to do what 44 C t Sovie LB 5-11 201 <.j() Ty rTidwell 224 SR Campbell leads the team in averaging 5.4 yards a carry. punt return and kickoff they need in order to win, ~ l receptions (eight) and yards After Hampton, ·fullback return games have been no matter how late they 47 foroan Reagan CB 5-9 1110 ~ 48 Matt Oberllinder LS 6-2 252 ]{ (124). The Midshipmen's Adam Ballard is the leading less than mediocre this have done that. Brady im McMenamin LB 6-0 "'"'0 ~ R ~ Joe Cylc LB 5-11 22s SR best way to throw the ball rusher for Navy, with 600 year. Ryan Burkhart still Quinn carries a certain 50 Austin Milke OT 6-3 231 FR 51 Anthony Piccioni LB 5-B 212 SR 51 fdf Lenar OT 6-6 21i9 FR against the Irish will be roll­ yards on just 104 carries. has work to do on kickoffs, aura about him, and it Curtis Bass OG 6-1 268 FR ~~ Jordan Eddington OLB 6-0 FR out option passes that draw Slot back Reggie Campbell and any time Carl Gioia rubs off on the team. 53 Alex Home LB 6-0 ~B so 53 Josh Meek OT 6-1 260 the safeties toward the line is the most explosive back comes out for a field goal, They've survived road 54 Matt Wimsatt 6 6-1 229 David Brown 6-3 275 ~i of scrimmage. with a 9.1-yard average. it's a question mark. games so far this season. ~ Osci Asante §8 6-1 281 FR 55 lrv Spencer 241 56 ford

Forty-three. Notre Dame will make it 43 All tradition aside - and it's great tradition - straight wins against one of the most respected Navy is a solid and well-coached football team. programs in college football, even if not one of particularly compared to the Division I-AA the best. The Irish will run the ball a lot, as will schools and minor conference schools other Top- the Midshipmen, but neither team will have 25 teams have faced. Granted, the loss of outlandish averages on the ground. Brady Brandon Hampton hurt the Midshipmen, and this Irish Quinn will throw for three touchdowns, and should be an easy win for the Irish. But the triple Notre Dame will cruise to an easy victory that option isn't an easy offense to defend, and Navy its will Ken Fowler stays relatively close. Kate Gales runs with the best. The Irish need to play experts hard for 60 minutes to post a respectable win. ANAL SCORE: Notre Dame 35 Associate FINAL SCORE: Notre Dame 31 Sports Editor Navy 14 Sports Editor Navy 10 t-­ ~----~------~ page 6 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, October 27, 2006 Sizing up the Irish and Midshipmen

- jNotre Dame I ~Points Scored ______~ 28.9 24.9 I I ' Points.Allowed~--~~ 22.7 20.6

Total Yards Gained ----·N~ 375.3

332.7 NAVY NOTRE DAME RUSHING OFFENSE RUN DEFENSE In the first quarter Joe Brockington 316.6 of Navy's last game (above) had a career­ against Rutgers, the high seven tackles Midshipmen lost quar­ against UCLA, and the terback Brandon linebacking corps will 119.3 128.9 Hampton, throwing need to step up against Rushing Yards Allowed .. ·.· ..· ... ·--~ Navy to keep the the offense into a state offense off the field. of disarray. After the The linebackers need 34-0 loss the to force the Passing .. Yards Gained.,----~··--=··· .. 277.9 53.6 Midshipmen had a bye Midshipmen out of week to adjust to their comfort zone and I quarterbacks Jarod into an offense that Bryant and Kaipo-Noa . depends more on the ~Passing Yards Allowed.~...... 213.4 219.3 Kaheaku-Enhada pass. The defensive (above), who have line has been playing both seen time calling well lately, and if its signals. Hampton had strong play is backed been leading the team up by run-stuffing line­ in rushing, but both backers the Navy offense won't have a players have the chance. Hard tackling chance to excel in the will ensure that Navy triple option. Navy's doesn't pound the ball best defense is a for 60 minutes and will clock-controlling give the Irish offense offense. chances to score.

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backing corps. led the team with eight tack- decide who plays. He has con- Brockington on the weak side After Thomas' injury, Because with Thomas les, while Brockington and fidence in whoever plays and Thomas on the strong Brockington emerges injured, senior Joe Thomas each totaled seven. alongside of him, and credits side. Thomas, who switched Brockington was thrown into "This year with Travis being all his teammates for being positions from running back as a force with Crum the mix. And when a fairly inexperienced guy, prepared. to linebacker at the beginning Brockington played well just very athletic, But he's also pretty excited of the season, was again enough to [Brockington] with the current situation - asked to move to the strong By BOB GRIFFIN remain in the .. , got the opportu- especially when side when he Sports Writer lineup, the Irish I m sure that would be nity to play and considering the returned from coincidentall_Y a big positive for us as a played well- it time remaining "This year with Travis his injury. Predicting that a rib injury found ~he . umt unit just have a core oif gave u~ the for the group to being a fairly But that's just to linebacker Travis Thomas, that will hkely • . opportumty to gel. Crum has a credit to which came in the final take them guys JUSt play together get them both two years of eli- inexperienced guy, Thomas' flexibil- moments against Michigan through the end for a whole year and on the field," gibility left just very athletic, ity and athleti- State, would eventually yield of the season. guys who·ve been Irish . coac.h w h i I e [Brockington] got the cism - some­ some positives for Notre T h o m a s Charlie We1s Brockington, . l d thing defensive Dame's season might have returned from around each other for said after prac- who is Crum 's opportunlty toP ay an coordinator Rick been difficult to imagine four his injury a while.·· tice Wednesday. roommate on played well - it gave Minter compli­ weeks ago. against UCLA Crum, who is road trips, and us the opportunity to mented after Of course, the pluses stem­ and played the unq ues- Thomas each h b h h p r a c t i c e ming from the injury had a l o n g s i d e Maurice Crum tioned leader of can return for a get t em ot on t e Wednesday. nothing to do with the late Brockington - Irish linebacker the group sim- fifth year. field.,, "He's done a game hit itself - they had to his backup ply because he ''I'm sure that nice job. He was do with what resulted from heading into the has the most would be a big Charlie Weis obviously a good the hit. season - and second-year experience, said Wednesday positive for us running back Notre Dame found its line- starter Maurice Crum. Crum it's up to the coaches to as a unit, just Irish coach before he came have a core of over. He came guys just play together for a over in a time of need for us, whole year and guys who've and really responded well," been around each other for a Minter said. "My hat's off to while," Crum said Wednesday him." after practice. "I really think All three members of Notre that can be nothing but posi- Dame's newest linebacking tive for us." corps will be instrumental in But this isn't the first time stopping Navy's rushing Crum has played alongside attack Saturday. The Brockington, either. The two Midshipmen average 316.6 have history together on the yards per game on the ground scout team in 2004. and have six players with over Brockington laughed after 100 yards rushing on the sea- p r a c t i c e son. We d n e s d a y But with the recalling some "When we were on the recent produc­ of those stories. tion from the "When we scout team together, it Notre Dame were on the was pretty serious and linebackers, the scout team we took our job pretty Irish could be in together, it was . decent shape pretty serious serwus. We flew around this weekend and we took our and tried to put our hats against Navy. job pretty seri- on people.,, ·:The . big!?est o u s , " thmg Is Just Brockington being fonda- said. "We flew Joe Brockington mentally sound around and Irish linebacker and making sure tried to put our you are where hats on people. you're supposed "It's definitely kind of funny to be and I not trying] to do looking back at it. If you were anybody else's job," Crum to tell me back then that we said. "Whatever your key is were going to be playing read that, make sure you can together I would say that take care of that first instead year, it was going to be a lot of of guessing." FRANCESCA SETA/The Observer fun." Irish linebacker Maurice Crum, left, wraps up UCLA tailback Chris Markey in Notre Dame's 20-17 The current lineup features Contact Bob Griffin at win Oct. 21. Crum in the middle, [email protected]

Notre Dame, Navy vying to dominate time of possession

Irish are 1-1 when losing the ball for just 26:53, its "It's a little more one­ touchdowns to take the lead Time management time of possession and 5-0 lowest total of the season. dimensional when they keep for the first time in the game will be crucial factor otherwise. · But Johnson wants to focus running for quarter and a and eventually clinch the With new rule changes on end results, not one statis­ half, two quarters straight win. in contest's outcome stopping time less, using time tic, no matter how much it and hit you with a pass that Irish quarterback Brady wisely is a crucial element works in his team's favor. comes out of nowhere," he Quinn said that efficiency addressed by Irish coach "When we are playing a said. "That's the thing that would be key against a team By KATE GALES Charlie Weis and Navy coach team as talented as [Notre puts you to sleep and hits you who can control the clock. Associare Sports Editor Paul Johnson. Darnel you over the top "They have really short­ "Clock management to me can't worry for a touch­ ened the game with the type Time has been on both is very, very important," We is about all that "You better try to do the down. Like I of offense they play and the Notre Dame and Navy's sides said. "Getting a play in on stuff," he said. said before, it's way the rules are set up this this season. time for the quarterback to "You better try best you can when you all fundamen­ year," he said. "So you know, The Irish and the call it in the huddle, go to the to do the best can do it. It ·s not like we tals, you have you've got to go out there and Midshipmen hold a signifi­ line of scrimmage and be able you can do can say, 'we are going to to keep doing be extremely efficient and cant advantage over their to run an operation - to me when you can your job and make every drive count." opponents in time of posses­ that's clock management." do it. It's not score, but we are going you can't fall Every drive - not just dra­ .. sion, contributing to 6-1 and Navy's run-focused offense like we can say, to take 22 plays and run as l eep. matic game finishes like last 5-2 records, respectively. has allowed the team to 'we are going out the quarter to do it.,,, Although the week's three-play, 80-yard Navy's clock-chomping maintain an advantage in to score, but time of posses­ winning drive against UCLA triple-option offense holds time of possession with sus­ we are going to sion statistic is - counts to Weis, who said onto the ball for 32:56 each tained drives. But to Johnson, take 22 plays Paul Johnson telling, it isn't the time of the game is game, eighth in the nation. the ideas of managing time and run out the Navy coach the only factor always on his mind. The Irish come in at 32:17 are simplified into one goal­ quarter to do that goes into "See. people always think of per game. scoring. it. ... determining clock management just at the Although wins and losses "When you are out there Irish safety Tom Zbikowski, wins and losses, as the Irish end of halves or at the end of aren't directly correlated to you have to try and score," he who had experience running proved a month ago. Notre the game," he said. "They this statistic, it does indicate said. "When they are out the option as a quarterback Dame's lowest time total of don't think about the man­ how effectively a team uses there you have to try and get in high school. said that it's the season was against agement that happens its possessions. Navy is 1-1 in them off the field." hard to stay focused on teams Michigan State Sept. 23. The throughout the game." games where it lost the time Navy pulled out a 21-20 vic­ that rely heavily on the run, Irish had the ball for just of possession battle, 4-1 in tory over Massachusetts on because it can exploit passes 3:41 in the fourth quarter, Contact Kate Gales at games it held the edge. The Sept. 9 despite holding onto more effectively. when they scored three [email protected] ~------

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*Cingular also imposes monthly aRegulatory Cost Recovery Charge of up to $1.25 to help defray costs incurred in complying with State and Federal telecom regulation: State and Federal Universal Service charges; and surcharges for customer-based and revenue-based state ..-.. ·-~--­ ...... and local assessments on Cingular. These are not taxes or government-required charges. ~----~·.o(,l-- --~~- . «4«f«·'·~--- Limited-time offer. Other conditions and restrictions apply. See contract and rate plan brochure for deta1ls. Subscriber must hve and have a mailing address within Cingular's owned network coverage area. Up to $36 activation fee applies. Equipment price and availability may vary by -~--- market and may not be available from independent retailers. Earty Termination Fee: None if cancelled in the first 30 days; thereafter $175. Some agents impose aduitional fees. Sales tax calculated based on price of unactivated equipment. Rebate Debit Card: Prices of Motorola V365 phones before $50 mail-in rebate debit cards and Push to Talk service agreements are $159.99 and $69.99. respectively. Pnce of Motorola RAZR before $200 mail-in rebate debit card is $299.99. Price of Sierra Wireless 875laptopConnect card before $100 mail-in rebate debit card and unlimited data connect plan is $169.99. Allow 10-12 weeks for rebate debit card. Rebate debit card not available at all locations. Must be customer for 30 consecutive days. Must be postmarked by 12127/06. Unlimited Voice Services: Unlimited voice services are provided solely for live d between two individuals. Offnet minutes of use (includi unlimited services) on other carriers' networks ("offnet two consecutive months exceed your offnet allowance, · at its terminate service, deny your continued