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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOL XXXV NO. 76 HTTP:/ /OBSERVER.ND.EDU More females seek elected ND offices past few years, we really have five years, 68.5 percent of the All three of this year's female to run for the office. By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER seen females taking many lead tickets were all male, 22.5 per candidates emphasized that "It was very encouraging to A ROOT FOR THE UNDERDOGS Zorich's rise from poverty sparks his philanthropy The Christopher Zorich Foundation By JUSTIN KRIVICKAS was established in 1993, and is commit News Writer ted to the realization of human poten tial -- mind, body, and spirit. Its mis Notre Dame and Chicago Bear foot sion is 'One Purpose, One Goal.' which ball great Chris Zorich gave a speech is to provide assistance and opportuni Sunday in the Coleman Morse Lounge ties to disadvantaged Chicagoans. The on the importance of community ser organization strives to foster a sense of vice. Students clustered around Zorich caring, which crosses race, religious, on couches and chairs as he spoke economic, and social boundaries. about his life growing up in poverty and The foundation runs a food drive, the significance community's assistance awards Notre Dame scholarships, played in his life as a child. donates new toys and clothing to needy While Zorich was growing up in the children, sponsors a 5K race, gives cor far East side of Chicago, his family was sages to women in shelters on Mother's in a state of poverty. He grew up with a Day, and partakes in various other single mother and only through the activities in the Chicago community. On help of government assistance was the one Thanksgiving, he distributed 97 family able to receive the bare essen turkeys to needy families in his commu tials for survival. There were times, nity. explained Zorich, when there was no Zorich told students that to make a food in the house and he would scour difference in someone's life you must the garbage behind the local grocery try to .put yourself in that person's posi store for anything edible to eat. Because tion. of the conditions he had to live with, "By understanding your client, you're attending college never crossed his opening your heart to what they had to mind. Yet, fate wa<; on Zorich's side and go through," he said. he was able to play football at Notre Zorich is currently attending law Dame. school at Notre Dame and plans to stay "I knew a chance to go to college involved in the betterment of would open better opportunities for Chicagoland families in the future. me," said Zorich. The lecture was the keynote spe1~eh After college, Zorich was drafted to of the Blessing Unto Others series spon the Chicago Bears, a thought that he sored by the Notre Dame Student did not think would ever be possible. Government. Now in its second year, "Playing for the Bears was a dream the Blessing Unto Others Week centers come true," said Zorich. on the goal of raising student aware After achieving fame and fortune, ness on campus of how blessed stu Zorich knew he had a duty to help fami dents are to be members of Notre Dame lies that are experiencing the poverty Family. Blessing Unto Others seeks to he faced as a child. motivate the entire student body to "I remember standing in line at our come together each year and raise KYLIE CARTERfThe Observer church waiting for a food basket," said money for a foreign charity that is Students watch Superbowl XXXVI Sunday in Lafortune Student Center. The New Zorich. "That makes an impression on served by current Notre Dame students. England Patriots, the 14-point underdog, beat the St. Louis Rams with a last sec you when you're a little kid. I promised ond field goal. The Superbowl win is a first for the Patriots. myself that if I was ever able to help others, I would. That's why I created Contact Justin Krivickas at The Christopher Zorich Foundation." [email protected]. page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Monday, February 4, 2002 INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS Monday Tuesday Wednesday Horoscopes that + Film: "The Killing Floor," 4 + Lecture: "Promoting Security in +Lecture: "Hispanic Self-fashion are relevant p.m., Hesburgh Center Central Asia," by Kathleen Collins, ing: The Making of a Mexican +Review: "Becker Conviser CPA 4 p.m., Hesburgh Center American Middle Classldentity," Review," 5:30p.m. to 10 p.m., + Event: "Blessing Unto Others by Jose Limon, all day, Has anybody seen these horoscopes lately? Debartolo Rm. 126 Week," 7 to 9 p.m., Montgomery McKenna Hall I have yet to see one of my horoscopes actual ly be useful or true, rather than the obvious, Theater, LaFortune + Film: "With a friend like boring events that happen in everyone's life, Harry," 9 p.m., LaFortune every day. I will have an argument with someone today? She must be psy chic! It's like Eugenia Last dug through a pack of for tune cookies and ate her BEYOND CAMPUS Compiled from U-Wire reports way into being an astrologer. My advice for you is that you skip all Univeristy of California labs study drug resistant HIV together the horoscopes for today, and take to heart what the stars are Adam Turner BERKELEY ment developed the technology used really saying for you. by the UCSF team. Professor Jonathan Don't worry, I went out Web University of California-Berkeley Ellman, director of the project, side and checked. What Administrator and UC-San Francisco researchers emphasized the importance of collab follows is what was seen have discovered how HIV becomes oration to accomplish the study. to be the events for today, resistant to pharmaceutical treat "Science is becoming more and January 31, 2002. ments, according to a study published more interdisciplinary," he said. "By Aries- You will find that no one in your Friday. working together we were able to Philosophy class appreciated your rendition "[Our research] shows that the drugs, particularly protease develop some things that a lot of peo of the Hall & Oates hit "Maneater." Consider [Human Immunodeficiency Virus] is inhibitors," Craik said. He added these ple are using, including [pharmaceuti sitting in the back from now on. really able to mutate dramatically," results are "quite disturbing." cal giant] Merck." Taurus- You are supremely disappointed said professor Charles Craik of the Although the researchers are con Stanford University medical profes when you discover that jotting down the pharmaceutical chemistry department cerned about resistance mechanisms, sor Thomas Merigan, head of the uni equation "Steak & Shake = Delicious" netted at UCSF, who directed the study. they hope the data presented in the versity's Center for AIDS Research, you zero points on your organic chemistry The work of Craik and his col paper will help scientists to develop said the study may lead to break exam. leagues showed that resistance stems more effective treatments. throughs in AIDS treatment. Gemini - Lunacy occurs when a situation from changes in the virus, not ''The hope is now we can make new "The work between the University of similar to the Spanish Inquisition occurs, changes in the patient. It also demon drugs that can attack the mutated California people and ViroLogic is except that the Spaniards are dressed like strated how the virus mutates to virus so no matter how it changes it interesting because it's possible it can clowns and are handing out balloon animals evade drug treatments. still [will be treatable] - a master lead to the development of new drugs rather than executions. "The virus can completely change skeleton key of the virus," Craik said. that are active against drug-resistant Cancer- If there's one thing that should be its form to avoid the effects of these UC-Berkeley's chemistry depart- strains ofHIV," Merigan said. admired, it's courage. Wait, not admired, liked. And not courage, Taco Bell. Leo -In a shocking turn of events, you will find that nothing pleases the opposite sex WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY more than a well-timed bout of flatulence. Virgo- Although they are in short supply, School to begin inflating grade scale Campus mourns death of student virgins are preferred to promiscuous youths almost 4 to 1 by professional volcanoes. ST. LOUIS COLUMBUS Libra- Now that your nacho influx has For the first time in 22 years, the Washington University While the parents of Christopher "Gersh" reached 4 7 kilopascals, you find yourself in a School of Law (WUSL) has decided to inflate the grades of Gerspacher make arrangements to lay their son to Zen-like state, except that you are surround its graduating students. The decision, prompted primarily rest, the Ohio State University community mourns ed by singing, dancing cans of Spam. by grade inflation at peer schools as well as an increase in the loss of an incredible student. "[He was] one of the Scorpio - Disease occurs as you gorge the quality of the School of Law's student body, is aimed best students I've ever had at OSU," said Ahmad yourself on a turkey sandwich from the din at giving more of a competitive edge to WUSL graduates. Sikainga, associate professor, who had Gerspacher in ing hall along with a bag of medical waste. The grading scale was changed from 65 to 100 with a several of his classes. Gerspacher, a senior, whose Don't worry, something had to have been forced median score of 83 to a scale of 70 to 100 with a body was found Tuesday in a ravine off of North Old wrong with that turkey. forced median of 87. Professor of Law Daniel Keating State Road in Delaware County, had been missing Sagittarius - Life slaps you in the face yet headed the commission that sought faculty approval. since Dec. 22 from his apartment in Columbus. again when you discover that you have spent Keating stated that a study conducted by WUSL found that Gerspacher had a great interest in studying African more time in the bathroom in the past week there had been a steady creep in the grades of peer history. "He was a very good student and very seri than looking for a job after graduation. schools over the years. "In a survey that we did of the 35 ous about his studies," Sikainga said. "He never Capricorn - The smell coming from your schools in U.S. News and World Report that we are in the missed class." Gerspacher spent six weeks in Africa roommate's wardrobe is nothing to be con middle of, we looked at schools numbered 10 to 45 and this past summer wlth the OSU Study Tour 2001. "He cerned about. Just make sure that you help we found that on average the middle score at those peer was close to graduation and [had] applied to grad him or her get rid of the body before room schools is a B-plus. We did a mini-poll of our employ school," said his father Bob Gerspacher, in a previ inspection. ers to ask them what they viewed as an 83. The gen ous interview last month. "He did well this fall quar Aquarius- New relationships ensue as you eral response was a B-minus," said Keating. ter. clumsily enter class, a little bit late. Henceforth, you will be known as "That jerk that tripped over my bag" to your many fans. Pisces- Strangely, you find yourself con templating rather or not a kumquat belongs LOCAL WEATHER NATIONAL WEATHER in the tuber family as you eat your 400th career tater-tot. Try to keep your mind in the The AccuWeathe~ forecast for noon, Monday, Feb. 4. present, man. 40 50s~_,_- Contact Adam Turner at [email protected]. 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Monday, February 4, 2002 The Observer+ BUSINESS NEWS page 3 Few activists protest World Economic Forum trations at the international Chinese government's crack disorderly conduct. the characteristic black and red Associated Press business and political leaders down on their movement. Before Sunday, police had of the anarchy movement. inside. Gathered at a designated protest arrested 46 people in the first Protesters also said the Sept. NEWYOHK A day after about 7,000 area two three days of the 11 terror attacks changed per Police guarding the World activists for various causes blocks forum, which has spectives. Er,onomic Forum had the streets massed near the hotel, the only from the "People cannot even get been free of vio "After Sept. 11, I think people around the Waldorf-Astoria large group was about 150 yel Waldorf, close to the venue and lence that has are seeing cops in a different hotel mostly to themselves low-scarved members of the, t h e y accompanied light," said Robert Wing, 19, Sunday as few protesters braved spiritual group Falun Gong, exercised make their voices heard. " protests at who said he had attended major chilly winds to vent their frus- whose protest was aimed at the to taped international protests against international music, Matthew Pontillo summits in recent economic meetings in Seattle chatted deputy inspector years. and Genoa, Italy. both the w i t h Police and pro scenes of extensive rioting. poI ice testers say "Instead of people thinking the HAVE MORE FREEDOM IN YOUR LIFE! a n d changes in tactics police are against us, I think LIFE OFF CAMPUS HAS A LOT TO OFFER handed and perspectives people now realize that that's out leaflets. have kept the streets peaceful. not the case." One of the few incidents of In the days before the forum, Police also made a point of let- property destruction came late police made a pub- t i n g Sunday afternoon about a mile lic display of their pro test to the north. Protesters in an crowd-control "After Sept I I. I think e r s animal rights march heading training, and news gather toward the hotel smashed a papers trumpeted people are seeing cops in near the glass door and threw a balloon the security mea a different light. Instead hot e I, filled with red paint at an apart sures with front of people thinking the allowing ment building. Police halted the page headlines call police are against us I them to march, which had grown to 200 ing midtown an be seen people, but let it start up again. "Armed Camp." think people now realize a n d Police later took 6 7 of the pro The city braced for that's not the case." heard testers into custody after some the worst, assign b y lay down in an intersection ing 4,000 officers to forum about 15 blocks from the forum security. Robert Wing partici Waldorf and refused to move. "People were protester pants. 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Assistant Managing Editor and Operations Manager applications are due by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6. Submit all applications to Jason McFarley in the ObseiVer office in the South Dining Hall basement. • Please direct questions about the positions or the application procedure to Jason McFarley at 631-5323, Editor in Chief Mike Connolly at 631-4542 or Business Manager Bob Woods and Operations Manager Pat Peters at 631-5313. page 4 The Observer+ NEWS Monday, February 4, 2002 ARGENTINA prised Notre Dame had never had a female presi Female dent. Now, new students continued from page 1 may be as equally surprised President unveils economic plan to learn that I was the first are looking for a change. female president- Over time, into banks and subject to the cy devalue nearly 30 percent Kids on campus are tired of it won't really matter any Associated Press freeze. on the open market where it the same old-same old. Sure more," said Norton. Whereas only $800 a now trades at 1.95. the whole gender thing plays The candidates all empha BUENOS AIRES month could be previously The International Monetary into it, but I think students sized that there have been withdrawn from the salary Fund had harshly criticized on this campus are smart an increasing number of President Eduardo accounts, the new plan the dual exchange rate, sig enough to see who will be women involved in student Duhalde's embattled govern would let workers remove naling that it wanted it elimi enacting the most change government during the past ment worked to put the final the entire amount in cash. nated if Argentina wished to and elect that candidate," years. touches on an economic plan "The salary accounts will receive emergency bailout said McCord. "I do think that Brooke's that could be absolutely freed up," aid. Vice-presidential candidate impact overall has caused spur the Amadeo promised, adding Locally, reports said that Keri Oxley. running with more females to get involved nation's the plan intends to allow Argentina is seeking between presidential candidate Brian ... it is Notre Dame's time for devastated more cash into the stifled $15 billion and $20 billion Moscona, emphasized that it women to get involved. Now economy economy. from the IMF. was Norton's service to the that women have been on and ease Still, many parts of the The country's banking entire student body that campus for 30 years, things an unpop banking freeze were expect freeze and wave after wave caused her to run, not her are equalizing as we go on," ular bank ed to remain intact, after of austerity measures have gender. said Oxley. ing freeze. Duhalde told Argentine led to near-daily protests "I don't think that [Norton] McCord emphasized that T h e depositors the court ruling around Argentina. But the has an agenda with women's while the fact that she is a Duhalde p I a n ' s doesn't mean they should country was calm over the issues and that she's very woman puts her more in details expect immediate access to weekend as it awaited the open to all types of -views tune with women's issues, it were to be unveiled Sunday penned-up savings. measures. and I truly hope that when is the job of a leader to listen evening at a press confer "Let me tell you, 'Don't be On Sunday. however, hun people look at the candi to the entire student body. ence, which marks the first deceived,"' he said. dreds of protesters banged dates, they don't factor in ''I'm a woman, but that's month since Duhalde took The banking restrictions pots and pans in major race or gender into that not my vi be ... it's possible over as Argentina's caretak were put in place Dec. 1 Spanish cities to show soli equation," said Oxley. for people to be caught up in er president. after a run on banks by jit darity with Argentines and to Norton said the biggest the image of, 'Look at me, Presidential spokesman tery investors yanked $2 bil urge creditors to forgive the change her election brought I'm a woman and I'm run Eduardo Amadeo said lion in a single day. South American nation's about is the loss of a stigma ning.' But when people look authorities were still decid Separately, $132 bil associated with women run at me. I want them to say. ing whether to go ahead with the newspa lion foreign ning for student body presi 'Oh look, there's a person a "banking holiday" Monday per Clarin "The salary accounts will debt. dent. who's willing to take a bullet and Tuesday that would bar reported be absolutely freed up. " Spain, "There's not a barrier any for the student body.' " most currency and financial Sunday that which sent more ... I think the biggest transactions. the govern hundreds change is that gender really The recovery package ment would Eduardo Amadeo of thou isn't an issue anymore. comes after Argentina's also end a spokesperson sands of When my class first got on Contact Scott Brodfuehrer at Supreme Court ruled Friday much-criti immigrants campus. we were really sur- brodfuehrer.l @nd.edu. that the banking freeze was cized dual t 0 unconstitutional. The freeze, exchange Argentina which began Dec. 1 and rate for the in the past locks many dollar deposits peso. Authorities had no century. has tens of billions into the banks until 2003, is immediate confirmation. of dollars invested in this got news? a highly unpopular symbol of After taking office Jan. 2, South American nation. The the crisis. Duhalde ended the peso's rallies in Madrid, Barcelona, Amadeo, speaking on local decade-old peg at one to one Granada and Salamanca radio, said the new plan with the dollar. He set an were called by Argentine would give Argentines unfet official rate for importers expatriates and Spanish tered access to their pay and exporters of 1.4 pesos groups seeking relief for checks. which are deposited per dollar but let the curren- Argentina. 631-5323. Gates threatens What do you want? to leave Harvard chance to build a strong black Associated Press studies program at Princeton. He said he hadn't decided yet. What do you need? NEWARK Princeton spokeswoman The head of Harvard's black Marilyn Marks said the univer studies program, Henry Louis sity was considering expand Gates Jr., said he will decide ing its black studies program this summer whether he will into a full, degree-granting follow a department. colleague At Harvard, several mem t 0 What do you desire? bers of the black studies Princeton department have been at odds University. with Summers, who became G a t e s president last year. ... in terms of access to Internet library services? threat Summers reportedly ened in rebuked Cornel West for December recording a rap CD, for lead Tell us by participating in brief focus group interviews during the month of to leave for Gates ing a political committee for February at places conveniently located around campus. Princeton, the Rev. AI Sharpton's possible Dates and times: saying presidential campaign and for Harvard President Lawrence allowing grade inflation in his Summers had not adequately Type "ND Libraries" in Type "ND Libraries" in introductory black studies the comment section of the comment section of backed affirmative action. course. Last month, Princeton the form and receive an the form and receive an West said he had been "dis extra gift. extra gift. appointed his former Harvard honored," and threatened to colleague Anthony Appiah as a leave for Princeton. full professor in the universi Acquaintances have said there ty's philosophy department. is little chance that West, who Novelist Toni Morrison, a is on leave recovering from Food and Prizes Food and Prizes Food and Prizes Food and Prizes Food and Prizes Nobel Prize laureate in litera prostate cancer, will return to ture, is also at Princeton. Harvard. "Anthony Appiah has left Appiah, the only professor Sign up and learn more at: four institutions so that we who has made the move, said could be together," Gates told he had no grudge against http:/I dewey .library .nd. edu/focus group/ The Star-Ledger for Sunday's Summers and left for personal editions. "Maybe it's my time reasons. to pay that friendship back." Three days after he Sponsored by the: Gates, the author of "Loose announced his departure, Digital Access and Information Architecture Department Canons: Notes on the Culture Harvard said it had hired University Libraries of Notre Dame Wars" and a winner of a 1998 Michael C. Dawson, an expert Questions? Contact: Eric Morgan at 631-8604 or [email protected] National Humanities Medal, in black political behavior said he would welcome the from the University of Chicago. ATION Monday, February 4, 2002 COMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER WIRE SERVICES page 5 WORLD NEWS BRIEFS PAKISTAN Russian official visits Afghanistan: Russia's foreign minister comes to Afghanistan today promising that Russia aims to help rebuild the country from 23 years of war that began with a Soviet invasion. Igor Ivanov represents a Kremlin whose policies are stunningly different than those in force at the time of the 1979 inva sion. With its military in slow-motion collapse and its economy staggering back from catastro phe, Russia now makes only pro-forma preten sions of being a world power and has become increasingly cooperative with the West. Hong Kong kills I 00,000 chickens: Health workers completed the slaughter of more than 100,000 chickens Sunday at a Hong Kong farm where the deaths of thousands of birds had raised fears of a second outbreak of avian flu in less than a year. NATIONAL NEWS BRIEFS Priest sex cases shock parishoners: Parishioners at two Randolph, Mass., churches outside Boston were stunned Sunday to learn their priests had been suspended as part of the Catholic Archdiocese's efforts to root out priests accused of sexual misconduct. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston announced Saturday it had suspended Father Paul Finegan and Father Daniel Graham, both 57. The deci sion followed public criticism that it had ignored past allegations of priest misconduct. Man wants money for sex change: A man sentenced to life in prison without parole for strangling his wife is trying to force AFP Photo the to pay for a sex change operation and Kidnappers hold a gun to Wall Street reporter Danie Pearl's head In this photo sent to U.S. media outlets. Some hormone therapy to allow him to live as a media organizations reported Sunday that Pearl, abducted Jan. 23, was found dead and his body recovered. woman. Robert Kosilek, who uses the name Michelle, planned to be in federal court today to ask a Boston judge to order the state Department of Corrections to cover the treat Kidnapped Pearl's status unknown ment. 38, had been killed and his pers to free Pearl or at on condition of anonymity Associated Press body dumped in an least resume contact. said one person had been KARACHI unspecified cemetery in "We urge them to detained for interrogation The Wall Street Journal this city of 12 million peo release Danny," Managing on suspicion of calling in INDIANA NEWS BRIEFS appealed Saturday to the ple. He was abducted in Editor Paul Steiger said in the ransom demand. kidnappers of reporter Karachi on Jan. 23 while New York. "If that is not Mukhtar Ahmad Sheikh, Freight trains collide: Two Norfolk Daniel Pearl to show evi working on a story about a possible, we call on them governor of Sindh Southern freight trains collided in LaPorte city dence that he is still alive Muslim extremist group. to demonstrate that Danny province, which includes after an all-night search of After an exhaustive remains alive. They can do Karachi, expressed hope limits early Sunday, damaging a commercial Karachi graveyards turned search, Pakistani officials this by providing us with a that Pearl would be found area and injuring four railroad employees who up nothing. and the Journal concluded photo of Danny holding "as we believe the man is were on the trains. Norfolk Southern Pearl's wife and an that the e-mail was a hoax today's newspaper." still alive." spokesman Rudy Husband said three of the American Muslim group and expressed hope that Police said they believed Pearl's French wife, employees were treated for minor injuries and issued separate appeals the newspaper's South a ransom demand, tele Marianne, is six months released from a nearby hospital in the north for his release, and e-mails Asian bureau chief was phoned to U.S. diplomats pregnant with their first west Indiana city, while the fourth was being purportedly sent Saturday alive. Friday, also was a hoax. child. In a letter published held with non-life threatening injuries. by the kidnappers gave The last e-mail that The caller demanded a $2 Saturday in the Urdu lan "Somebody was smiling on us today," Husband conflicting accounts of his included pictures of Pearl million ransom and the guage newspaper Jang, said. Each train had two locomotives -one fate. was received Wednesday release of a former she asked the kidnappers An e-mail received by Pakistani and American Taliban diplomat. to free her husband "as train had 148 cars, the other 125 cars. Friday by U.S. news orga news organizations. The In Islamabad, an Interior people inspired by Islam's nizations claimed Pearl, Journal urged the kidnap- Ministry official speaking ethics." ·• ·i --·· • .t •• > '..!Jl V.o.l..J Market Watch January 31 Dow 9,907.26 - 12.74 Jones Bush proposes $2.12 trillion budget future years to make permanent the for their priorities and to oppose tax Same: .own Composite Associated Press 203 _cF66 ..... Volume: biggest economic victory of Bush's breaks in Bush's stimulus package fi·<•c; 1,365,601,024 WASHINGTON first year in office, a sweeping, for the wealthy and corporations. President Bush is sending Congress across-the-board tax cut. 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Edition." money devoted to making Americans To do that, Bush wants to squeeze White House budget director COMPANY /SECURITY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE more secure at home. government programs from highway Mitchell Daniels said Bush was pre WORLDCOM INC-WO -4.38 -0.44 9.61 construction to job training and envi pared to negotiate the elements of a SUN MICROSYSTEM -3.62 -0.39 10.37 The budget tries to revive an anti NASDAQ-100 INDEX -0.96 -0.37 38.14 recession stimulus package that ronmental projects. stimulus package and the overall CISCO SYSTEMS -2.98 -0.59 19.21 stalled late last year in the Senate. It Congressional Democrats are budget as long as it did not compro ORACLE CORP -5.04 -0.87 16.39 also seeks billions of dollars more in pledging a fight to restore spending mise his top goals. page 6 The Observer+ NEWS Monday, February 4, 2002 AFGHANISTAN Warlords, UN draw cease-fire agreement Associated Press ing received any. Mediation efforts were to con GARDEZ tinue Monday. Afghan and United Nations Townspeople said U.S. air mediators. joined by American craft dropped leaflets Saturday officials. on Sunday extracted a night urging an end to the fight conditional cease-fire agreement ing, the worst clashes between from two rival tribal warlords in rival warlords since Karzai's an eastern Afghan town that government took office on Dec. was rocked by two days of fight 22. ing last week. "We are all in Afghanistan," With factional fighting threat said the leaflets in Dari and ening government efforts to Pashtu, the two local lan assert control throughout the guages. "We must be united country. the delegation hopes to and one together." avert more tribal clashes in B-52 bombers circled over Gardez, a town of about 40,000 the Gardez region on Sunday people that is the capital of for what residents said was the Paktia, a strategic border first time in two weeks. U.S. province. U.S. forces want to Special Forces are hunting al ensure that al-Qaida fugitives Qaida fugitives in the region, cannot flee through Paktia's bor where Osama bin Laden's ter der passes into neighboring ror network had extensive Pakistan. training camps and arms On Wednesday and Thursday, caches. soldiers for warlord Bacha Khan "There continue to remain exchanged artillery fire with pockets of Taliban and al-Qaida forces loyal to Gardez's tribal in the area," said Capt. Tony council, or shura, which bitterly Rivers, a U.S. Army spokesman opposes Khan's appointment as in Kandahar. "We continue provincial governor. At least 61 combat operations all over people were killed. Afghanistan." Just before meeting the media The mediators included tors, Khan said he was ready to Ashraf Rafi Ahmedzai, an fight on to assert his rights as adviser to the U.N. special governor - an appointment that envoy to Afghanistan, Lakhdar was initially self-declared, but Brahimi, as well as Shahboz later sanctioned by the govern Ahmedzai, a special adviser to ment of interim leader Hamid Karzai who is also the Afghan Karzai. leader's uncle. "I am officially the governor of Although U.S. forces did not Gardez. I am ready for more intervene in last week's clashes, fighting," Khan said, gesturing several U.S. armed escorts toward 200 of his soldiers stand stood guard while the separate ing near a mud-walled outpost talks with the two sides went outside of Gardez, where the on. Two American officials took delegation traveled to meet him. part in the talks, several partic "You can see my fighters." ipants said, describing one as a Getty Images PHOTO Shura leaders say Khan is cor U.S. Embassy official. An injured Afghan fighter lies in the hospital Friday in Gardez, Afghanistan. The fighting in the rupt and brutal and have The Americans standing area stabilized after a two-day battle between rival Afghan warlords left at least 60 dead. appealed for another governor. guard outside would not identify During a break in the talks, themselves or their unit but said Khan said he had agreed to a with Khan's force~ retreating into international security force in main militias worked Sunday to they were based "around here." mountains around Gardez. But Afghanistan, with a mandate not fmalizo an accord aimed at keep request by mediators to hold off U.S. forces have a sizable base after resupplying his troops, he just limited to Kabul. ing dashes from spreading into until Friday on any new assault just outside the nearby city of on Gardez, 60 miles south of the threatened to attack again But he was unable to win any the region's largest city, a media Khost and a smaller outpost on Afghan capital, Kabul. But Khan Gardez's southern outskirts. Sunday. pledge that the peacekeeping tor said Sunday. said he would resume the attack Without a national army, force would be significantly The pact, being worked out by if he was not satisfied with the Instead of uniforms, the sol diers wore rough Afghan wool Karzai's government has little enlarged or its deployment representatives of warlords pace of prisoner exchanges and power to foree peace on feuding expanded. Rashid Dostum and Atta return of the bodies of slain caps, jackets and scarves - regional warlords. Continued unrest here and Mohammad, seeks to pre-empt a fighters. dress common among U.S. spe In an early sign of trouble, the cial forces operating in the Karzai, who returned to Kabul elsewhere has led many Afghans possible dangerous escalation of Gardez shura said it had region. Most of the soldiers were on Saturday, used a high-profile to call for a larger, nationwide recent skirmishes. The lighting so returned the bodies of Khan's bearded. visit last week to Washington and peacekeeping force. far has been confined to relative dead fighters, but he denied hav- Last week's fighting ended London to push for a stronger In northern Afghanistan, two ly remote villages. EPA revamps diesel engine laws prime ingredient in urban 17,600 cases of' acute bronchitis Associated Press smog. in children each year, the The new federal agency projected. 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Lay says he Fox visits Cuba Associated Press Energy and Commerce was unaware of the transac Committee, which had tion and former Enron chief WASHINGTON planned to invite Lay to testi executive officer Jeff Skilling Former Enron chairman fy later this month, said, "It says he was unaware of the Kenneth Lay pulled out of was clear to us that he was terms. for trade talks this week's scheduled con looking for any little excuse "We have not located any gressional testimony on to wiggle off the hook. Enron Deal Approval Sheet, Cuban independence hero Jose Sunday, with his lawyer say "As the old saying goes, 'DASH,' an internal docu Associated Press Marti. He also planned to pre ing that hearings have taken 'you can run but you can't ment summarizing the trans sent Havana City Historian on a "prosecutorial" tone. hide,"' said the spokesman, action and showing required HAVANA "I have instructed Mr. Lay Ken Johnson. If Lay refuses approvals," stated the report. Mexican President Vicente Eusebio Leal with Mexico's highest honor, the medal of to withdraw his prior accep to testify, "he'll be subpoe The report noted the same Fox faced perhaps his most tance of your invitation," Lay naed like everyone else," type of situation in another difficult foreign policy dilem the Aztec Eagle, for Leal's rehabilitation efforts in Old attorney Earl Silbert said in said Johnson. transaction as well, and the ma yet Sunday as he traveled letters to the Senate and Appearing Sunday on report raised the possibility to Cuba for trade talks under Havana. Traveling with Fox was House panels that were to NBC's "Today" show and on that no approval sheet was pressure to meet with internal hear from him Monday. MSNBC, Sen. Peter ever prepared. opposition groups - a move Mexican entrepreneur Carlos Slim, ranked by Forbes maga "He cannot be expected to Fitzgerald, R-Ill., said that Tauzin said that Skilling that could damage relations participate in a proceeding "Ken Lay obviously had to backed away from signing with Cuban leader Fidel zine last year as the wealthiest man in Latin America. in which conclusions have know that this was a giant his name to off-the-books Castro. been reached before Mr. Lay pyramid scheme - a giant partnership deals. Fox was greeted Sunday Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said Fox's has been given an opportuni shell game." "What does that say about morning by Foreign Minister ty to be heard," Silbert Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., his knowledge of whether Felipe Perez Roque, then visit "could really contribute to giving a new push to rela added. called Enron "almost a cul these deals were honest 'or swept away to the Palace of Lay had agreed to appear ture of corporate corrup corrupt?" Tauzin said. the Revolution to be formally tions," which cooled under Fox's predecessor, Ernesto voluntarily and thus was not tion." Rep. Billy Tauzin, [R "We found out that one of greeted by Castro before head obligated to show up. La.]. asked whether "maybe the good guys ... went to ing into private talks. Zedillo. Cuba has long counted on its In the letters, Silbert cited somebody ought to go to the Skilling and brought him all "This trip is very important remarks on Sunday talk pokey for this." these deals to get his signa for us," Fox told reporters at friendship with Mexico, the only Latin American country shows by various members of "They were doing almost ture on it," Tauzin said. "He the airport. "We are doing this Congress suggesting there no business, but they manu refused to sign it." at the beginning of our admin that refused to succumb to U.S. pressure to break diplo was rampant criminality at facture income from a bank Citing a company rife with istration because we want to Enron. loan," said Dorgan, who conflicts of interest, Tauzin tighten, we want to strength matic ties after Castro's 1959 revolution. Mexico was an "These inflammatory state appeared with Tauzin on said that in one deal, a man en, our relationship with ments show that judgments NBC's "Meet the Press." and his girlfriend at Enron Cuba." important Cuban trade part ner, second only to Eastern have been reached and the "That's the kind of thing actually negotiated with each Mexico has described the tenor of the hearing will be that went on over and over other. 24-hour visit as "a working bloc countries before the Soviet Union collapsed in prosecutorial," wrote Silbert. and over again. We want to "They were really sweet trip" focusing "Mr. Lay firmly rejected know what Ken Lay knew." hearts, ended up getting on ways to 1991. Today, any allegations that he Dorgan was to preside at a married," said Tauzin. increase engaged in wrongful or crim Senate Commerce Committee "When they signed the deals, Mexican trade 'This trip is very Mexico ranks lOth inal conduct," the attorney hearing Monday where Lay they signed as married part and investment important ... we want to wrote Democratic Sen. was scheduled to testify. ners, one against the other." with the island. among strengthen our Cuba's for Ernest Hollings of South Tauzin's panel plans three Dorgan said the question of But at the Carolina and Republican Enron hearings this week. criminality is "a judgment for same time, the relationship with Cuba. " eign part ners with Rep. Michael Oxley of Ohio. An internal probe of Enron the U.S. Justice Department" United States Hollings chairs the Senate led by University of Texas to make, but he added that and Fox's own Vicente Fox combined trade top Commerce Committee, Oxley law school dean William "$1 billion in profit was conservative Mexico's president P i n g the House Financial Services Powers stated that a key doc booked here that didn't exist. National Action $237.3 Committee. ument was missing from a That's trouble." Party are pres- million in suring the Mexican leader to 2000. Mexico ranks No. 6 in meet with Cuban dissidents. foreign investment in Cuba. Trip organizers, citing Fox's Fox's visit "is an important PHILIPPINES tight schedule, said no such gesture at a good moment" meetings were planned. that could kick start Cuba Meeting with dissidents Mexico trade, said Manuel would send a strong pro Orella, commercial attache for democracy message but likely the Mexican government's Troop.s kill 20 Muslim rebels anger Castro, possibly harm National Foreign Commerce trade talks and leave bilateral Bank, or BANCOMEXT in Philippine officials have violate Philippine constitu Associated Press relations in worse shape than Havana. linked the Abu Sayyaf to the tional limits on the presence before. The last time a Mexican al-Qaida terror network. of foreign combat troops and president visited Cuba was in ZAMBOANGA Several opposition groups The United States has been escalate violence in the coun also have asked Fox to press 1999, when Zedillo set a Helicopter gunships fired precedent by publicly airing rockets and troops· bombed a providing Philippine troops try's impoverished south, Castro privately for the release with weapons and training to where Islamic radicals have of political prisoners, a move his concerns about the island's suspected Muslim guerrilla camp with mortar shells on crush the Abu Sayyaf, a loose been fighting for indepen that could allow Fox to show human rights record at a gath ering of Ibero-American lead the southern Philippine island band of a few hundred men dence for decades. human rights concerns with ers. of Jolo, killing at least 20 in both islands. They are The Abu Sayyaf guerrillas out risking bilateral talks. During that trip, Mexican rebels, a military official said notorious for kidnappings, pursued by troops in Indanan In addition to meetings with Foreign Secretary Rosario Sunday. piracy and bombings that were with followers of former Castro, Fox's scheduled Green met with human rights The assault on the Abu have killed scores of people Muslim regional governor included an official ceremony activist Elizardo Sanchez, of Sayyaf camp in the mountain . and scared away investors Nur Misuari, who is detained outside the Palace of the Cuban Commission for ous outskirts of Indanan town and tourists. in a police camp south of Revolution and placing a floral Human Rights and National took place Friday, and gov U.S. and Philippine military Manila on a rebellion charge, wreath at the monument to Reconciliation. ernment officials Tolentino said. troops opened last Misuari and his group, the were still "We're flushing them out Thursday a Moro National Liberation chasing and when we see them in training Front. led a quarter-century rebels who exercise in Muslim separatist uprising splintered the open, they'll be the southern that killed more than 120,000 and fled, neutralized." port city of people in the southern the official Zamboanga Mindanao region, home to said. Romeo Tolentino and Basilan about 5 million Muslims in Army but actual army commander the predominantly Roman soldiers maneuvers Catholic Philippines. In 1996, caught up are to begin with some Misuari signed a historic in a few rebels Sunday in Indanan, peace accord and was elected setting off a brief firefight weeks. Left-wing groups have governor of a Muslim that ended without casualties, opposed the controversial autonomous region. said Col. Romeo Tolentino, war drills, called Balikatan or Misuarooi has been accused Friday 2:00PM-5:00PM Jolo's army commander. "shoulder to shoulder." of plotting a deadly attack on Saturday 10:00AM-3:00PM "We're flushing them out About 160 U.S. Special a Jolo army camp in Forces among a 660-strong Sunday 12:00PM-4:00PM and when we see them in the November to disrupt elections open, they'll be neutralized," U.S. military contingent could held to choose his successor Golf Shop - Rockne Memorial - 1-6809 Tolentino said. be allowed into war zones in as governor. Misuari was An offensive was under way Basilan to observe Filipino arrested as he fled to ENTAL RATEJ against the Abu Sayyaf group troops battling the rebels, Malaysia. The country later in Jolo and nearby Basilan raising concerns the handed him over to 5.00 FOR DAlLY RENTAL island, where the rebels are Americans could be drawn Philippine authorities. holding Wichita, Kan., mis into clashes. Police and soldiers have 6.00 FOR OVERNIGHT RENTAL sionaries Gracia and Martin Critics say U.S. military periodically clashed with 7.00 FOR TWO DAY RENTAL Burnham and Filipino nurse involvement in the fight Misuari's followers in the Deborah Yap. U.S. and against the Abu Sayyaf could southern Philippines. ------. THE OBSERVER VIEWPOINT page 8 Monday, February 4, 2002 THE OBSERVER P.O. Box Q. Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 EDITOR IN CHIEF Mike Connolly MANAGING EDITOR BusiNESS MANAGER Noreen Gillespie Bob Woods AssT. MANAGING EDITOR OPERATIONS MANAGER Kerry Smith Pat Peters NEWS EDITOR: Jason McFarley VIEWPOINT EDITOR: Patrick McElwee SPORTS EDITOR: Noah Amstadter ScENE EDITOR: C. 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Spencer Beggs Kelly Hager Graphics For which ticket do you plan on voting in the Jason McFarley Katie Malmquist upcoming student government elections? "Recompense injury with justice." Sports Production Confucius Matt Lozar Chris Federico Vote at NDToday.com by Thursday at 5 p.m. Viewpoint Lab Tech philosopher Kristin Yemm Peter Richardson OTHE VIEWPOINT Monday, February 4, 2002 page 9 Facing the fear LETTERS TO THE EDITOR of female dorms "Joke" ticket inspired Dishes in the hallway, in the scheme of things, are not a huge deal. In my dorm, they would pass without comment. In fact, on a real change daily basis, the hall outside my room is littered with various arti cles of clothing, pieces of athletic equipment, drug paraphernalia As Notre Dame's "exciting" student body Sbarro and Eddie Peppers (whatever that is) and the occasional animal carcass. elections descend upon our icy campus, I are on their way to our lovely student center. But I live in a guy's dorm. A girl's dorm is wish to remind you all of a couple of crazy We wanted to evaluate the grading system guys who attempted to get elected last so that excellence would be rewarded more a different story. Joe Muto Such was the case with my friends in an spring. fairly in each college. This fall, to the unnamed women's dorm. They were con- Chris Zimmerman and I were chagrin of the class of 2005, new fronted in an intervention-style meeting by deemed the "joke" ticket of last Dean's List requirements were the entire hall staff, who then proceeded to Livin' on a year's race, but as I look at this announced. Grades in the College tell them they were "obstinate." More 19th Prayer year's campus developments, it of Engineering are no longer Century-style adjectives followed, most of seems as though we were more held straight up against grades which had not been used since the writing successful than anyone from the Mendoza College of of the book "The Secret Garden." expected us to be - and we Business. Antiquated insults are sadly the least of the problems of a resi weren't even actually elected. We wanted to add more all dent of a female dorm. Those of you still with me at this point will We wanted to trim the fat school masses, and this recognize that I'm turning my attention to a previously ignored from student government, year's tickets are all promis yet well deserving topic: the terror that is "The Female Dorm". which has put on the fresh ing the exact same thing for Before college, I'd always just assumed that the worst things a men 15 several times over. next year. Apparently, good woman would have to deal with in her residence hall would be We were told, however, that ideas can come from a couple pillow fights, panty raids and the like. we should learn to work of "jokesters." But no. Not at Notre Dame. Our women are too good for these "with the current system." As you can see, Chris and I harmless yet endlessly videotape-able traumas. Instead, Notre Not long ago, Erin LaRuffa and have accomplished more this Dame women are subjected to verbal intimidation, contempt and Jason McFarley of The year than the actual elected numerous violations of personal privacy. And that's just from the Observer graded student gov student body officers. Seems odd Detex card. ernment, and those grades were tha~ a couple of guys who were My lady friends seem unable to convey to me the indignity of liv short of the Dean's List. Also, the treated as a joke last year inspired ing under 24-hour lock and key, having an honest-to-God nun University recently decided to form a so many actual changes this year. watching over them, and being hassled in their own 24-hour task force to examine the role of student space by an overactive, blue shirt-clad lunatic. government on campus and what that role Andy Nelson But in my opinion, none of these things can top the fear that should be in the future. former vice presidential candidate grips the-common Notre Dame man when he decides to visit the We wanted to renovate LaFortune. We junior Capri pant and tank-top strewn bowels of a girl's dorm. were told that it could never happen, that it Fisher Hall Don't get me wrong- during the day, most female dorms at would cost too much. Now, Starbucks, Feb. 1, 2002 Notre Dame are almost visitable. However, as parietals approach, and the hall staff prepares the castration shears, a girl's dorm changes significantly. In all honesty, I would rather walk into an al-Qaeda cave blind folded and waving an American flag with my pants around my ankles and a George W. Bush sock puppet covering my bare geni Notre Dame outdoes tals than walk into a female dorm within two hours of parietals. Even with the most innocuous of intentions, a male visitor is stared down as if he is planning to rape all of the residents before stealing the painting of the dorm benefactors. Saint Mary's with Let me convey this fun little anecdote to illustrate: One night, I visited some friends in a women's dorm. I heard the jingly keys at 11:50 p.m. and started getting ready to leave. Less than 10 min "Vagina Monologues" utes later, I stepped out of the elevator onto the first floor, only to be confronted by the sight of the security guard and about five RAs chatting amiably by the front desk. As I stepped off the eleva I would like to applaud Notre Dame's Program in Gender Studies and the Film, Television and tor, they froze and turned their gaze to me. Theatre Department for participating in the V-Day Initiative through the production of Eve Ensler's My initial reaction was to panic, but a quick glance at the offi play, The Vagina Monologues. cial dorm clock told me that it was literally midnight and 20 sec It's unfortunate that the administration of Saint Mary's College is unable to see the value and onds. I headed past the gathering, confident in my righteousness. importance of sponsoring a performance such as this. It's hard to believe that a college that claims As I attempted to walk out the front door, I heard a voice behind to have the interests of women among their top priorities would turn their backs on such an impor me. tant issue. "Hey." One of the RA's had stepped forward to challenge me. "Be more careful next time. You're a couple of." She paused to Erin Reese look at the clock. junior "Seconds late." She wasn't even able to say "minutes" with a St. Mary's College straight face. Washington Semester Program Lest any naysayers out there accuse me of unconstructive criti Jan. 31,2002 cism, I thought I'd provide female hall staff members with some friendly advice. Security guards: First of all, coming into the 24-hour lounge every five minutes admonishing occupants to "keep at least one foot on the ground at all times" not only makes you sound like an Judicial Council deserves idiot, it's counterproductive. You're just forcing would-be nookie seekers to be more creative in their positioning and faster to fin ish. RAs: Just because everyone says that women RAs are embit s8ncfiolls tered shut-ins doesn't mean you have to prove it on a daily basis. Live a little, and for God's sake, lighten up. · What is wrong with speaking freely about campaign staff comprises "insulting or Rectresses: Not every guy who walks into your dorm is ready to one's opponents? The Observer editorial hit defamatory" actions, it is explicitly clear that pluck one of the virgin roses placed under your care. Some of us the nail on the head Friday with its stance two people are not six, and that the Judicial are there to pick up books or something. Also, it greatly diminish against the Judicial Council's decision to Council should be reprimanded for its hasty, es your nunly authority when you refuse to wear the full habit. sanction Moscona/Oxley, but permit me to unauthorized judgment. And one final note to all hall staff: it's parietals, not a nuclear add a nail to the coffin. Somebody tell me how to force an apology missile launch. Precision is not a necessity. Next time I get yelled Why not sanction the Judicial Council for from the Judicial Council to the student body at for leaving 30 seconds after midnight, I can't be responsible for breaking its own rules? After all, the same • for breaking the very rules with which they my own actions. election bylaws that were perverted to are entrusted to enforce. Such an admission reprove Moscona/Oxley require that a six of fault seems to me an appropriate and pro Joe Muto is a sophomore F1T and English major who would like member committee sanctions candidates, not portionate response. to congratulate the male dorm residents who stole the Farley pink just two Judicial Council leaders. Regardless gorilla and took the Holy Cross girl photos, respectively. Contact of past precedent, Jarotkiewicz and Jacob Rodenbiker Joe Muto [email protected]. McCarthy had a procedural directive to fol junior The views expressed in this column are those of the author and low, which they blatantly disregarded. While Keenan Hall not necessarily those of The Observer. it is not at all clear that discussing the feasi Feb. 1, 2002 bility of opponents' platforms with one's THE OBSERVER page 10 Monday, February 4, 2002 ords, wo: Notre Dames Annual Sophomore Literary Festival celebrates its 35th anniL By LAURA KELLY But the group's persistence and belief in their Atwood, Chaim Potok and Seamus Heaney. Scene Associate Editor work paid off. Although many of the letters they Yet recent guests such as Gloria sent out came back with regrets. they still assem Naylor, Tim O'Brien and W.P. bled an impressive list of guests. Kinsella prove that SLF's repu Like many good stories, it all started with one "Most of the authors were amazed by our gutsi tation is still solidly recog man's dream. ness and our vision," Mroz said. "We wouldn't take nized in the literary com During his sophomore year at Notre Dame in no for an answer." munity. 1967, J. Hi chard Bossi envisioned a Due to the "We try to find literary festival. a gathering of schol- cost of bring people who are ars to celebrate the Hfe and writings ing such well- inspiring and of William Faulkner. known authors are willing to Rossi was inspired by a convention to speak, the givn their he had seen at the University of student group time to Mississippi while in high school, and Feb.6 had to raisP speak to wanted to bring something of the sort money in us," said to Notre Dame. Jose Limon alternative E I I - Dream became reality, and during ways - collnc gass. the week of March 5, 1967, four tions in the Faulkner scholars lectured and pre 7 p.m. 101 cafeteria, sented a film series on the renowned small concorts, writer. Debartolo oven donations Rossi wanted the traditio~ to con !'rom their par- tinue, and he approached sophomore ents. John Mroz to organize the next festi Getting val. Mroz accepted, and as the cliche money from goes, the rest is history. the University At the beginning was difficult, Kurt Vonnegut. Joseph Heller. Norman Mailer. said Mroz. but finally Hev. Charles Sheedy, dean of Ralph Ellison. The lineup of guests from Notre Arts and Letters, agreed to give the group some Dame's 1968 Sophomore Literary Festival sounds funding and eventually enough \\'as raised to make like the reading list from a English class on gre;;tt the festival possible. American authors. "The festival was a huge success and it really Yet the motivated the campus," said Mroz. storv of how "Seeing the lines of people waiting out these liter Feb. 7 side Washington Hall - it was good for ary giants thP University and good for the student got to Notre body." Dame is far Jean and SLF drew national attention as well, from lofty with many literary critics in atten and academ Robert dance. ic. According to Mroz, the g1·oup of "We were sophomore organizers wero pictured on just a small Hollander the cover of the Saturday H.eview. an band of des important literary magazine, with the perados, 7 p.m. caption "Every Mother's Dream Sons". gutsy and Extraordinary events that took place maybe a lit- Lafortune during the woek of the festival - tle nuts," Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination said Mroz of and President Johnson's decision not to the 18 Ballroom seek reelection - gave the festival an sophomores "electrifying" atmosphere, said Mroz. who orga- "It was an exciting time, a vflry Acc nized the second festival. strange time," he said. ording Determined to energize the campus with an infu B.ut overall. the festival's early and immediate t [) sion of good literature and important contemporary success established a long-standing tradition at Ellgass, authors, the group of students traveled around the Notre Dame. even the country, urging writers to come and speak on cam The tradition continues rejection let pus. Organizing the fp,stival is still a long and involved ters the com "We were pretty aggressive, to say the least." said process. The student committee (now open to all mittee receivea Mroz, describing trips out to New York and undergraduates, not just sophomores) begins work this year wore pos California where the students literally knocked on on the next year's plans in April, immediately fol- itive. the authors' doors to persuade lowing the festi "Robert Pinsky Ia them to come to the festival. val. previous guest of the festi The famously reclusive Ellison Feb.8 According to val] wished us continued suc was stunned to see a group of col cess and good luck," said Ellgass. Jean Hollander this year's chair, lege kids on his doorstep. sophomore Katie "Isabel Allende wrote that she had "He said. 'I told you 'No' by let Poetry Workshop Ellgass, the heard so much about the festival. but ter, I told you 'No' by phone and biggest problem couldn't attend because of commitments now here you are at my door in 10 a.m. to her family." faced is still "'sop New York!," remembered Mroz. O'Shaughnessy funding, due Turning the page "But we got him to come." Conference room largely to recent The committee is optimistic about litera During the tumultuous Vietnam budget cuts from SLF's future. CENEcampus Monday, February 4, 2002 page 11 ds, words Feb. 6 - 12 with a diverse group of writers from across the country between faculty and students." an article in the South Bend Tribune, and we're on to write and produce many plays, TV sitcoms, For example, this year's Core classes passing out bookmarks [to advertise]." said Ellgass. documentaries and screenplays, including the cur are reading the translation of The "But the best way is still word of mouth." rent film adaptation of "Big Stone Gap." Inferno that will be presented This year's lineup The final night of the festival, at the festival, a connection Over the last 35 Feb. 12, features Candace that Ellgass hopes stu years of the festi Bushnell, author of the bestseller dents will find "fasci val's existence, the "Sex in the City", now a popular nating" and will range of guests has comedy series on HBO. encourage them come to include Feb.9 An aspiring actress turned fea to attend. poets, playwrights. ture writer. Bushnell will Workshops screenwriters and muMs address the topic of "The with the songwriters. Responsibility of Journalists in guests and From a slam poet 8 p.m. the Twenty-first Century." Iler b 0 0 k - to the author of second New York Times' best signing "Sex in the City," seller, "Four Blondes," was pub recep this year's group LaFortune lished in 2001. tions exemplifies the In addition to these outside f o I - diversity that Ballroom guests, the literary festival will Ellgass hopes will feature three of Notre Dame's draw people from own students presenting original all over campus. works. The festival will Michael Rampolla. a junior open on English Education major, will Wednesday night with a presentation by Prof. Jose read before Stanton's presentation. Limon of the University of Texas at Austin. Senior English major Gregg Murray precedes Limon will discuss two of his books that highlight Trigiani's reading, and senior PLS major Eric Long his interest in Mexican-American cultural studies: will present his writing on the festival's final night "Mexican Ballads and Chicano Poems, History and before Bushnell's talk. Influence in Mexican American Social Poetry," and The three student readers were chosen by the SLF "Dancing with the Devil: Social and Cultural Poetry committee at an open coffeehouse last November. in Mexican American South Texas." and Ellgass considers this an essential component Next is a reading on Thursday of the festival. night by Robert and Jean Hollander, "It's a great authors of a new translation of way to show Dante's "Inferno." case student This collaborative project between Feb. 11 talent. since husband (a Dante scholar and pro there are fessor at Princeton University) and Jean Hollander unfortunately so few oppor· wife (a Vienna-born poet and 12 p.m. Hammes teacher) is part of a complete trans tunities to pro lation of the "Divine Comedy," with Bookstore mote writing at the "Purgatorio" and the "Paradiso" Notre Dame," due out in 2002. Adriana Trigiani she said. Friday night features a reading by 7:30p.m. The story Maura Stanton, winner of Notre continues Dame's Richard S.ullivan Award in Washington In true liter Short Fiction. Her latest book, a col ary tradition. lection of short stories entitles "Do Hall SI F's Web Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling," page offers a low was published as part of the award i n g humorous defi by the University of Notre Dame nition for the their press in 2002. presen festival: '"sophomore literary festival' _,_ page 12 The Observer+ SPORTS Monday, February 4, 2002 Bowl continued from page 20 year for the Patriots. who were --· 5-11 last year, started 0-2 and lost quarterback Drew Bledsoe to a chest injury. Brady took over and led them to the AFC East title with an 11- 5 record. But few expected them to beat the Rams. who at 14-2 had the league's best record and best offense and were trying to win their second Super Bowl in two years. The Patriots had twice lost in the Super Bowl. both times in New Orleans. And it was the first c.hampionship as a head coach for Bill Belichick. who as defen sive coordinator of the New York Giants. 11 years ago won a ring when Buffalo's Scott Norwood missed a 47-yard attempt in the final seconds. There was plenty of drama. too, especially at the end. Warner's 2-yard sneak with 9:31 left - his first rushing TO this season - pulled St. Louis within 17-10. After holding the Patriots. the Rams got the ball back at their own 45 and needed only 21 sec.onds to tie it. Favored by 14 points. the Rams were billed as the "Greatest Show on Turf." But if they expected to breeze, they disc.overed early that the Patriots wouldn't let them. Warner was sacked only three times but pounded on almost every play even as New England used five, six or even seven defensive backs to shut down the St. Louis offense. The Patriots showed their tenacity early, giving up yards grudgingly and moving from ~--- their own 3 to near midfield after being pinned deep on their first possession. AP Photo New England stiffened on St. New England's Adam Vinatieri celebrates after his 48-yard, game-winning field goal. The Patriots came back from losing a 17-3 Louis' second possession, limit ing the Rams to Jeff Wilkins' 50- lead within the past ten minutes for their first ever Superbowl championship. yard field goal after they had punt. This time Harris knocked The Rams turned to the run to it all the way back for what moved from their own 20. playing for. On a first-and-10 from the St. the ball loose and Terrell try to get New England ouf of its appeared to be the clinching The Patriots let the Rams Buckley picked it up and niekel and dime defenses as reach their 34 early in the sec Louis 39, New England line touchdown. Marshall Faulk ran four times ond quarter. but this time backer Mike Vrabel broke dear returned it 15 yards to the St. But Willie McGinest was called Wilkins' 52-yard attempt was on a blitz. As he was about to hit Louis 40. for 30 yards. But on third down for holding Faulk - replays short. Warner, the St. Louis quarter Five plays later, it was 14-3 as came what seemed to be the showed it was obvious - and inevitable turnover - Warner New England had trouble bac.k unloaded- right to Law, Brady found David Patten in the the Rams got the ball back at the moving, but it was still the who raced untouched 4 7 yards corner of the end zone for an 8- missed Torry Holt and Otis 1. On the second play, Warner Patriots' pace at this stage of the down the sideline to give New yard score. Patten made a leap Smith picked it ofT, returning it went in for the touchdown to cut game. England a 7-3 lead. ing catch after turning Dexter 30 yards to the St. Louis 32. it to 17-10 with 9:31 left to cap a Everything was slow as the The second TO came after the McClean around with a double Three plays later, Vinatieiri's 73-yard, 12-play drive. Patriots' varying defenses - as Rams got the ball on their own move. 37-yard field goal made it 17-3. Then came the tying TO and many as seven defensive backs 15 with 1:52 left in the half. New England c.ontinued to The Rams then put together the winning drive. on some plays - made Warner On the third play, Warner stalemate the Hams through the their first sustained drive, get "We beat all the odds," Milloy and the Rams work for each found Proehl over the middle. He third quarter Hic.hard ting inside the New England 32 said. "No one can ever take that yard. was hit by Antwan Harris, who Seymour's sac.k of Warner ended for the first time. On a fourth away from us." 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She has stepped up and 7-14 overall. fell short of in every game." bnating tlw Knights of Calvin by Senior Anne Blair, a singlP point. 52-51, in front of who had a game-high 23 a season-high number of fans. points versus Calvin. But the team defeated Alma. 50- had eight points and 43. on Sunday playing a make eight rebounds against up game for a eontr-st that was Alma. can.ccllr-d earlier in the week Improving its dun to bad weather. rPbounding has been an Whilr tlw dose loss to Calvin important goal for Saint was disappointing for Saint Mary's and the Marv's. tlw virtorv over Alma is increased attention they both. an Pmotiona!' and necnssary devoted to this skill tactical victory for thn Belles. seems to be paying off. AftPr losing at Alma 6(>-52 on In recent games. Saint Jan. 5. Saint Mary's was ripn for Mary's has been out n~vnngr and in nnnd of a victory rebounded by as many after recording four losses in a as 20 boards, but row. Saturday they had 40 to "We arp so thrilled. I don't Calvin's 39 and on even remember the last time Sunday. 36 to Alma's 39. Saint Marv's bPat Alma. We are "We've been focusing just so pu.mped al'ter this win," on being disciplined ... said sPnior Jaime Dineen. You have to do the little "Before the game was cancelled, things. It's not about WP prPpared really well and we records anymore," vven• all so excited to play Alma Dineen said. "Every because it was such a rival for team is pretty much us. It was such a elose game equal. Each night we REITANO!The Observer when we played at Alma. and have to come out. get the A Saint Mary's player goes up for a basket while surrounded by Alma players in the Belles' 50-43 victo we wanted revenge." offensive rebounds, ry on Sunday. Freshman Emilv Cre Congregation of Holy Cross NCAA FooTBALL Smith resigns after misrepresentation said Gailey called Smith to tell Associated Press him the decision. Haiti "I offered to do it for him. ATLANTA but he said he wanted to do Rick Smith was forced to it," Braine said. "It was tough resign as Georgia Tech's for [Gailey]. But he also under defensive coordinator after a stands the policy." committee concluded he mis Smith had served as assis represented himself in his tant head coach. recruiting media guide profile. coordinator and defensive Smith, hired last month by backs coach at Kentucky new coach Chan Gailey, admit before taking the job at ted Monday he never played on the football and baseball Georgia Tech. Heaehed at teams at Florida State, as his home in Lexington. Ky., Smith profile Said. He offered his res said his plans were unclear. ignation Friday. "''m unemployed," he said. "You don't want to bring "I don't have a job at anyone in ... where they don't Kentucky. I don't have a job at have a wide base of support Georgia Tech. I'm basically from the faculty, the students ruined." and the alumni," Bill Wepfer, The school was embarrassed associate chairman of the in December by revelations School of Mechanical that former head coach George Engineering, said. "There's a O'Leary lied on his resume. sense that we are in a new era costing him a job at Notre where everything has to be Dame just five days after he perfect. left the Yellow Jackets. "So there was a lot of eon The false information in lifetime opportunities with multinational organization cern from people in the Smith's bio was removed from Georgia Tech community that 1997 to 2000. but it reap FOR GRADUATING SENIORS felt we needed to rise to this peared last season when he new level." went to Kentucky as a defen Athletic director Dave Braine sive backs coach. www.nd.edu/ -vocation ------, page 14 The Observer+ SPORTS Monday, February 4, 2002 WOMEN'S TENNIS Double trouble for Notre Dame in lVeekend losses loss, but actually gained a brief upper By COLIN BOYlAN hand when Salas and Sarah Jane Sports W ri rer Connelly quickly disposed of their opponents to give the team a 2-1 While the formula for success for lead. Salas' 6-1, 6-0 victory was par the Notre Dame women's tennis team ticularly impressive conclusion to a is by no means set in stone, a certain weekend in which she finished 3-1 - trend seems to be emerging five the only Irish player to have a win matches into the spring season. ning record. When the team wins the doublfls "I was disappointed that we didn't point, they win the match. When they pull through in doubles, so I wanted lose the doubles point, the results are to start out as strong as I could in sin much less desirable. gles." she said. A pair of losses last weekend to However, the momentum was halt opponents Kentucky and Indiana ed when Green's second set rally dropped the Irish to 3-2 on the sea against Indiana's Karie Schlukebir son and will likely drop the team fell short in a tie-breaker and from their 13th spot in the national Vaughan lost a close match to Linda rankings. In both matches, losing the Tran 7-5, 6-4. Indiana then took the closely contested doubles point set a final two singles matches and the vic negative tone for the rest of the com tory. petition. Toward the end of Sunday's compe "Even though its only one point, I tition, the Irish seemed to be worn think the doubles matches have a lot down by Indiana's "We've had a cou of significance." said head coach Jay ple of tough matches over the past Louderback. "We didn't play very week. but I don't think that was a big well and that carried over to our sin issue." said Salas. "We played well gles." against Kentucky, but we just didn't Doubles certainly set the tone for come out with as much intensity the Irish in their 4-3 Saturday loss to against Indiana." Kentucky. After splitting the first two Louderback agreed with that matches. the Irish tandem of Lindsey assessment. Green and Becky Varnum fell just "That's just the way the season short in their effort to defeat goes," he said of the team's five Kentucky's seventh ranked doubles matches during the past week. "We team of Carolina Mayorga and Sarah need to be ready to play out there." Witten. losing 8-6. Despite the relatively disappointing Kentucky followed by rattling off weekend, Louderback says he has no the first three singles victories to immediate plans to shuffle the lineup. clinch the match. ''I'm going to see how everyone Nina Vaughan, Alicia Salas and does in the National Indoors this Katie Cunha rallied with three con week before I make a decision like secutive wins of their own to stage that." and impressive comeback. but it was Next week, the Irish will travel to a case of too little, too late. Madison, Wisconsin for the USTNITA On Sunday, the match seemed to National Team Indoor Championship. follow a similar script in the team's DOROTHY CARTER!The Observer 5-2 loss to 40th ranked Indiana. Contact Colin Boylan at An Irish tennis player returns the ball. Notre Dame falls to 3-2 for the season with The Irish suffered a close doubles [email protected]. losses to both Kentucky and Indiana. MEN'S TENNIS Notre Dame dominates Ohio State in 6-1 victory Talarico finished first, upset After the outcome was deter Perrin at No. 2 by a 9-8 (8-6) Axler's 12-match winning Special ro The Observer ting 16th-ranked Phil Metz 6- mined, 83rd-ranked sopho score. streak in dual matches. Scott 2, 6-1 at No. 2. The win more Luis Iladdock-Morales Smith, ranked 88th, tied the has won all seven of his sin The 10th-ranked Notre marked the second time this turned in a 7-5, 6-3 win at No. match with a 6-3, 6-0 win at gles matches this spring and Dame men's tennis team cap season Metz has been upset by 4 to improve to 10-0 in singles No. 3 singles, but Hanus 13 of his last 14, dating baek tured the doubles point and an Irish player. Scott defeated matches at home this season. immediately put Northwestern to last fall. 95th-ranked then won the five singles him in the second round of Vince Ng got the Buckeyes on ahead again with a 7-6 (7-5), Taborga then won 6-4, 5-7. 6- matches at the top of the line last fall's Omni Hotels Region the board with a win at No. 6 6-2 victory at No. 2. 3 at No. 1. lie has won nine of up to defeat No. 24 Ohio State IV Championships. before Smith, ranked 88th, The Irish claimed the final his last 11 matches. 6-1 Friday at the Eck Tennis Talarico has won all six of registered a 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-5 four matches on court to win Notre Dame will return to Pavilion. Seniors Javier his singles matches in straight win over ?2nd-ranked Adrian . the match. Sophomore Luis action on Thursday, taking Taborga and Aaron Talarico sets this spring and has been Bohane at No. 3. Haddock-Morales finished part in the USTNITA National highlighted the victory, each victorious in 18 of his last 19 On Saturday, the Irish ral next with a 7-6 (9-7), 6-4 win upsetting players ranked in Team Indoor Championships dual singles matches, dating lied from a 2-1 deficit to move at No. 4 and senior Andrew in Lexington, Ky. The Irish are the national top 20 in singles. back to last year. Metz is the to 6-1 with a 5-2 road victory Laflin won 7-5, 6-4 at No. 6 to The Irish. who defeated Ohio scheduled to open play with a highest-ranked player Talarico over No. 46 Northwestern set up the clinching victory. match against seventh-ranked State for the 14th consecutive has defeated in his career. Sunday afternoon at the Sophomore Matthew Scott pro time. improved to 5-l for their Pepperdine at 9 a.m. on Taborga, ranked 95th newly-dedicated Combe vided it, registering a 6-4, 1-6, Thursday. best start since 1997. The nationally, followed his class Tennis Center. The Irish lost 6-2 win at No. 5, snapping Buckeyes lost for the first time mate of( the court with a 6-4, the doubles point, but took five in four ma.tcbes in 2002. 6-2 win over 20th-ranked of the six singles matches to The Irish captured a hotly Wurtzman at No. 1. After gain the win and their best contested doubles point to never playing at No. 1 singles start since 1997. Northwestern r------take a 1-0 lead. Taborga and prior to this season, Taborga lost for the first time in five Casey Smith, the sixth-ranked is 3-0 at that position in 2002. matches this season. doubles team in the nation. He has won nine of his )ast The doubles point came drew first blood with an 8-5 SUPER SAVINGS! 11 matches and has now n~g down to a ticbrnaker in the win at No. 1. The Buckeyes istered four wins over ranked final match before struck back at No. 2 when opponents, including back-to Northwestern claimed a 1-0 Con HOCKEY Notre Dame learns lesson with 2 weekend losses scored 4:49 into the period to By MATT ORENCHUK make it 5-2. Alaska-Fairbanks Sports Writer added another goal when Aaron Voros tapped in his second goal Sometimes speed kills. That of the night to make the score 6- was the lesson the Notre D3me 2. hockey team learned this week Then the Irish rallied. Yan end. losing twice to the Alaska Stastny and Kyle Dolder scored Fairbanks Nanooks. 7-5 Friday 34 seconds apart to cut the lead and then 6-5 on Saturday. to 6-4. The Irish got another goal "Teams look fast when they with 1 :08 left in the period from react well." said Irish head Neil Komadoski to make the coach Dave Poulin. "[Alaska game 6-5. It was Komadoski's Fairbanks] was jumping on first goal of the year. every loose puck." "In the second we finally ThP two losses dropped the relaxed," said Poulin. "We didn't team to 9-14-5 overall. and 7- overthink the game, just went 11-5 in the CCHA. out and made plays." Saturday night's game proved In the third Alaska-Fairbanks to be a study in two different pulled Preston McKay in favor of teams. In the first period Alaska Lance Mayes in goal. The deci Fairbanks started ofT fast. The sion proved to be the right one Nanooks scored the first three for the Nanooks. Mayes shut goals or the game. and the first down the Irish in the third. Notre period ended with a 4-1 Alaska Dame couldn't get anything Fairbanks lead. Connor Dunlop going offensively. and the game RICO CASARESfThe Observer scored the only Irish goal of the ended 6-5. A Notre Dame player passes the puck to a teammate against Alaska-Fairbanks this weekend. first with 2:13left in the period. In Friday's game the Irish just The Irish lost to the Nanooks 7-5 on Friday and 6-5 on Saturday. Morgan Cey started the game couldn't get over the hump. Saturdav for Notre Dame. but he Down 6-5 late. Alaska-Fairbanks on an Evan Nielsen goal. of the game the Irish pulled their crucial going into the final few didn't finish it. At the start of the got an cmpty-netter to put the Alaska-Fairbanks then goalie for a shot at the tie. weeks of the season. second period Poulin pulled Cey game away. responded by putting three Instead Alaska-Fairbanks put in Next weekend the Irish take on in favor or senior Jeremiah The game started out fast for straight goals on the board for a the empty-netter to seal the win. CCHA powerhouse Michigan Kimento. both teams. Alaska-Fairbanks 5-3 lead. That lead stood A big loss in Friday's game State. With their CCHA position The second period started scored 31 seconds into the game. through the end of the second. was junior winger Mike Chin. ing falling fast the past few much like the first ended for the 1 :48 later the Nanooks were up Stastny put one in 43 seconds Chin crashed into the boards in weeks, Notre Dame needs a win. Nanooks. Two minutes into the 2-0. But the Irish fought back. into the third to pull the Irish the second period and had to be Next week the Irish will have to period Alaska-Fairbanks scored Connor Dunlop and David Inman within one. Through the third helped off the ice. Initially train play at their best to stay in con their fifth goal of the night to both scored late in the period to both teams traded goals, with ers thought he broke his ankle, tention. make it 5-1. make it a 2-2 game. Globke netting a goal for Notre but it turned out to be a high Then tlw Irish started to relax 15 seconds into the second Dame. ankle sprain. Nonetheless the Contact Matt Orenchuk at and make plays. Hob Globke pPriod the Irish took a 3-2 lead With the score 6-5 at the end loss of Chin's firepower will be [email protected]. Please Recycle SMC SWIMMING Belles win, set The Observer. personal bests .------.., freestyle with her second place By NATALIE BAILEY finish of 1:57.56. Michelle Sports Writer Stanforth swam a personal best and finished third in the 100- Swimming for personal bests yard breastroke coming in and not worrying about earning behind first place finisher points helped Saint Mary's win Lauren Smith with times of Saturday against Albion by the 1:13.81 and 1:13.02 respectively. Crecrting an nlerracial -l=amily score of 126-118. Saturday's Diver Angie Osmanski should be win is Saint Mary's first victory in the top twelve of the MIAA in a dual meet against an MIM after her career high of 165.90 team other than Olivet in the points in the one-meter event. school's history. The team is going to focus on "This was one of our best "sharpening up" in turns. starl'>, meets of the year," head coach streamlines and the little things Gregg Petcoff said. "The win that make the difl'erence. Junior really helps to give the women co-captain Lane Herrington confidence and shows them that thinks Saturday's victory will all their effort is worth it." add to the team's confidence. Just beginning its taper, the "Now we are looking to sur team looked to drop time at their prise some other teams who double dual meet against Hope don't expect a lot from us at our and Albion Colleges. Some of the conference . meet," said most exciting races came in Herrington. those in which personal records were made. Also, Meg Ramsey set. a new Contact Natalie Bailey at team record in the 200-yard [email protected]. November 20(Jlfebruary 2002 Raising Black & Biracial Children ONE, TWO, Wednesday, February 6111 TWENTY-ONE 5:30 p111 TIMES Center for Social Concerns A LADY! Please RSVP @ 1-6841 HAPPY BDAY There will be a panel discussion. as well as Soul Food served. All are welcome. LISA! Love, Roomie & the lA crew page 16 The Observer+ SPORTS Monday, February 4, 2002 win. Batteast. who had only scorPd four 8-ball points in the first half added another continued from page 20 17 points to r.laim her ninth doubl!) double of the season with 21 points time they got in, we were down. We and 12 rebounds. got down early." "I think she really settled in in the llowever. Flecky, the freshman for second half," McGraw said. "She was ward. kept the Irish in the game in really the player we were looking for." those opening minutes, scoring the Although the Irish upped their shoot first seven points for a Notre Dame ing percentage to 40 in the second squad that had it's worst shooting half, it was really foul shooting that game of the season. hitting only 32.1 allowed the victory. In a dosely called percent of their shots from the field. game, the two teams together totaled Those seven points helped make up the 44 personal fouls. nine that tied Flecky's career best. "They called it really tight." McGraw Flecky attributed some of that success said. "There were a lot of sticky spots. to feeling in control of her game early Just really some that we could have on. done without." "It kind of felt a little like high school While there were some fouls the when I played my game the way I Irish could have done without, there knew how." she said. "There have werfl even more fouls that Wflre imper been a lot of chances, but it felt like ative. Notre Dame scored 18 points on before and I had a lot of confidence 24 trips to the free-throw line in the going in." second half. enough to give thnm the Those seven points set Batteast up to win. bring the game within one with a trey, "We definitely won by free throws," before the Irish fell behind by 10 with Flecky said. "We're a pretty good !'ron eight minutes to go in the first half. throw shooting team and if you put us "We just couldn't put the ball in the at the line, I think we can do a lot of basket and. really, that was our only damage and I think that was a dntnr problem," McGraw said. "Defensively mining factor." we played pretty well. We just couldn't The Irish took their first lead of tlw make a shot." second half on a lay-up by I laney fivn In the first 20 minutes of the game, minutns into the half and managPd to the Irish shot 25 perr.ent from thn hold onto it for most or that half. In th!) field. Fortunately, three of th() 10 shots final minutes. Seton flail guaranteed they made were three-pointers. that it would not bn overlooked. bring Bustamante and Wicks made consecu ing the game \Vithin threP bP!'orP tive trevs that allowed Wir.ks to tie the Batteast hit two foul shots to put the game ~ith two fn)e throws with l'our game away. seconds left in the lirst half. A buzzer Notr0. Dame will have onlv a dav or beater by Seton Hall's Cecilia Lindqvist rest befol'f) the team takes t~J the J:oad put the Pirates on top 28-25 at the again to face Pittsburgh on Tuesday. half. In the second half. the Irish managed NELLIE WILLIAMS/The Observer to squeeze out a lead and, thanks to a Freshman Jaqueline Batteast struggles for the ball in Notre Dame's 71-46 victo Contact Katie McVoy at tightly called game, bring home the [email protected]. ry over Syracuse. The Irish topped Seton Hall in a 65-60 win Saturday. MEN'S SWIMMING Notre Dame dominates in win over St. Bonaventure pure adrenaline rush from the David Horak swam a season event. Maggio won the one- and l'reestyle. Obringer took thP 200 By SHEILA EGTS team's encouragement helped best time of 1:51.81 in the 200 three-meter diving events with freestyle at 1:42.33 and .I.H. Sports Writer him make the 21.4 7 time cut in breaststroke and took a first season best scores in both Teddy topped the 200 buttnrl1y the event. place tinish for the Irish. events. at 1:53.71. The St. Bonaventure men's "I could have swam through a Head coach Tim Welsh was Matt Bertke, Matt Englehardt, The men swim in their final swimming and diving team brick wall at that point because pleased with David Moisan's Michael Flanagan. Matt meet before the Big East loaded back onto its busses the team was going crazy for first place tinish in the 200 IM Obringer and .J.H. Teddy also Championships against Saturday afternoon, heading me," said Cahill. ''I'm really an at 1:55.76, a time fairly consis contributed with first place fin Cleveland St. on Saturday in the home after its 26th loss to emotional swimmer and do it tent with his 11th-ranked Big ishes. Bertke finished at Boll's Aquatic Center at 2 p.m. Notre Dame in the dual meet's all for the excitement. I know East qualifying time of 1:54.26. 9:43.39 in the 1000 freestyle. 35-year history. The Irish con the Big East will be electric." Andy Maggio set a pool and Englehardt posted a 2:13.44 in Contact Sheila Egts at trolled the meet from beginning Cahill was the only Big East university record with 3 8 3. 5 the 200 breaststroke, Flanagan egts0236@sain tmarys. ed u. to end with first place finishes qualifier from the meet. but tinish in the three-meter diving came in at 4:49.62 in the 500 in 10 out of 13 events. The Irish squad has been focusing their efforts on mak ing Big East qualifying times in these final meets and added sophomore Adam Cahill to the Big East roster on Saturday. After swimming the 50 freestyle time trial in 21.42 seconds. Cahill hugged team mates and waved up to his mom who had traveled more than six hours from their home in.Ric.hmond. Ky. to support him. 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Boyd won the 60- meter dash with Dodd finishing Senior leadership eombined behind Boyd in 4th place. Grow with superb undcrdassman tal and Love finished second and ent has been the story of the third resper.tively in the 400 2002 men's and women's traek meter dash behind prospective and field tr-ams. In the Meyo Olympic athletfl Foye Williams. Invitational this weekend, Notre Their times were NCAA provi Dame's seniors lr,d a deeply tal sional qualifying timfls. r,nted underclassmen team to Senior Amanda Alvarez was several NCAA qualifying times also looking strong on Saturday. and many victories against one Alvarez won the 500-meter run of the most competitive fields in in 1:14.94 to earn her lirst vir.to the nation. ry of the season. The highlight of the weekend Sophomore Megan Johnson, was in the women's mile relay the school record holder in the racr-. Under the leadership of outdoor 1500 meters, was com senior and anehor runner Liz ing into top form on Saturday. Grow. the team took first place Johnson won the mile run in a in the invitational with a time of time of 4:51.39, just three sec 3:3R.58, a time that is currently onds off a NCAA provisional scr.ond best in the nation. qualifying time. The team consisting of Grow, Jamie Volkmer, after strug sophomores Ayesha Boyd and gling the last two weeks in the Kristen Dodd. and junior Kymia pole vault, took first place with a Love has been together for 12-foot vault. Volkmer also took almost two vears now and are first in the triple jump, an event looking tak; first at thr, NCAA she has excelled in this year. indoor r.hampionships in early Rounding off the strong March. women's showing was Tameisha "We're all like sisters. We trust King, taking second place in the eaeh other and we want to do 60-meter hurdles and first place our best." said Grow. "We knew in the long jump by almost 2 this would be one of our only feet. Her long jump distanr.e of opportunities to qualify for 20 feet 7 inches was a provision nationals. This has been my al qualifier. RICO CARASESfThe Observer dream." Senior leadership was also dis An Irish player clears the bar in the Meyo Invitational held this weekend. Notre Dame senior and Their blazing NCAA provision played in the men's events, espe upperclassmen leaders led the Irish with· NCAA qualifying times. al qualifying time set a school, cially by the distance runners. trar.k and meet rer.ord, and was David Kimani of Alabama won also a personal best time and pushed him in front of Shay for events. Ellick finished second in over an 11-second improvement the 5000-meter race with Irish school record. the win. Their times of 7:54.02 the 200 meter dash and fourth in on their time in last year's Meyo senior Ryan Shay right behind Shay and classmate Luke and 7:58.73 respectively, were the 60 meter dash. Invitational. him in 13:46.80. Kimani and Watson worked oil' each other in also NCAA automatic qualifying Overall, the Irish had 10 victo "I wasn't expecting to be ser. Shay are ranked tirst and second the 3000-meter run. They times. ries in 38 events. Eight runners ond in the nation." said Grow. respectively in the nation right exchanged the lead several Senior Sean Zanderson was at or tearns also qualified for the "When I crossed the finish line now in the 5000, and both run times, but in the end it was his best on Saturday. Zanderson NCAA indoor championships in and it said wr- ran 3:38, I started ners posted NCAA automatic Watson with a strong kick in the posted a personal best 4:09.12 in March. That is not including the r.rying. It's been so exciting." qualifying times. Shay's time was last several hundred meters that the Meyo Mile. The Meyo Mile is men's distance medley team who famous around the country qualified last weekend for the because it is the race that top indoor championships. Of those runners around the country 8 qualifiers, five are seniors or compete in to try to run a sub-4 included seniors on the team. minute mile. This year the best Next weekend the Irish look to Roundtable: time was 4:03.26 by Steve continue their success at the Sherer of Michigan State. Windsor Invitational in Windsor, In the·regular men's mile, Ontario. "Cuban Catholicism in the Diaspora" freshman Eric Morrisson was on top with a time of 4:09.76. Tuesday, February 5, 2002 Fellow freshman Dwight Ellick Contact Dave Cook at McKenna Hall, Room 200 had great success in the sprint [email protected]. PART ONE 4:00pm REFLECTIONS PART TWO 4:45 pm DISCUSSION picked up four fouls each with eight minutes remaining in the 5:30 pm Reception Men's game, forcing Brey to give continued from page 20 Timmermans and freshman Featuring: Jordan Cornette some extra pulled out their first lead of court time. the game, 18-17, on a Torrian The Pirates, who dropped to Dr. Gerald E. Poyo, Historian, St. Mary's University, TexasNisiting Jones jumper with 7:10 11-10 on the season and 4-5 Professor University of Notre Dame "Cuban ·catholics in Exile" remaining. in the Big East, found some Irish head coach Mike Brey unexpected offensive help to entered reserve forward Tom stay in the game. While the Timmermans into the lineup usual high-scoring duo of Dr. Maria de los Angeles Torres, Political Scientist, DePaul University in the final minutes of the Barrett and Lane contributed half, freeing up the pressure' 26 points, the Pirates also "Politics and Exile: The Peter Pan Children" on Humphrey down low, and found some help from quieter the Irish pushed their lead to players. Manga turned in his 33-26 to end the half. best performance of the sea Rev. Mario Vizcaino, Director, Notre Dame's defense was son with 14 points, an unchar f' key in its first-half comeback, acteristic 3-pointer and 12 Southeast Pastoral Institute "Cuban as the Irish outscored the rebounds, while Greg Morton, lor Pirates 31-11 in the last 12 also a traditional post player Catholic Pastoral Issues and minutes of the half. ,connected on two quick 3s to The second half proved to be throw the Irish defense off kil Concerns" a back and forth battle ter. between the two Big East John Allen added 10 for the teams, as the Irish relied on Pirates. Dr. Sixto Garcia, Theologian, St. key 3-pointers by Graves and The Irish return to action Matt Carroll to keep the Irish Wednesday when they take on Vincent DePaul Seminary, Boynton in the game. Rutgers at the Joyee Center. Carroll, a junior, ended the Beach, Florida "Reconciliation" game with 10 points, just 13 Theology and Practice among shy of a career 1.000 mark. Contact Kerry Smith at Latino Studie$ Humphrey and Swanagan [email protected]. Cubans" Monday, February 4, 2002 The Observer+ SPORTS page 18 WoMEN's SwiMMING Former swimmer, coach meet on opposites sides of pool Irish head coach Bailey Weathers (right) first swam under Wolverine head coach Jim Richardson (left) when he was 14. Saturday, Weathers topped his former coach with an Irish win at the Notre Dame - Michigan dual meet in Ann Arbor. MIKE CON NOLLYfThe Observer MIKE CON NOLL YfThe Observer "He was my first coach," he ship, Hichardson said. concerned about those kids far so you kind of know what to By NOREEN GILLESPIE says, with a smile spreading The two have followed each beyond how fast they swim." expect." Sports Wrirer across his face. "And he was other's coaching careers Both Richardson and But no matter how close the hard." through Richardson's tenure Weathers have steered their matches get, the two don't let ANN ARBOR. Mich. Saturday at the University of as an assistant coach at the teams to national rankings, the rivalry get in the way of On a pool deck in North Michigan, Weathers and University of Iowa and loaded the rosters with All their friendship. Carolina years ago, 14-year Richardson coached against Weathers' time as an assistant Americans and NCAA quali "It's one of those rPlation old Bailey Weathers stepped each other during the Notre at Texas, to their head coach fiers, and can boast numerous ships in sport that makes doing out of the locker room and Dame-Michigan dual meet. ing positions at Michigan and conference titles in their what you do very special," onto Jim Richardson's YMCA Both of the rivals were coach Notre Dame. tenures as head coach. Richardson said. "Of course, team. ing in one of their most impor Today, the two talk about That makes for hotly contest he wants to see his kids get The teenage breastroker and tant dual meet of the season, their programs, trade work ed duals between Michigan their hands on the wall first - distance freestyler wasn't the but animosity was absent. outs and training stories, and and Notre Dame. Since begin and I want to see my kids get best kid on the team, but he Weathers and Richardson have molded a common coach ning the series in 1992-93, their hands on the wall first, had a work ethic far and have been friends since the ing philosophy they believe has Michigan has won the match too. But that doesn't get in the beyond the other athletes, Notre Dame coach's competi enhanced both of their pro" up four times. But Weathersa way of what's more important, Richardson remembers. tive swimming days, when he grams. Irish have snatched the last and that's our relationship." "He wanted to do anything began to develop a deep "Jim has inspired me to try three victories from Michigan, But laughing, Hichardson he could to get better," said friendship with his swim club to coach for the right reasons," letting the series record stand admits it might be time he gets Richardson. who is now the coach. Weathers said. "Jim does it the at 4-3. a little more competitive with head coach of Michigan. It was· when he returned for right way, and for the right Still, that doesn't make his former athlete. "Anything you asked him to do summer visits during college to reasons. He really understands coaching against his friend and "I need to get some faster as a coach he would try and train with the people very well, and that's mentor easy. swimmers in here," he laughs. kill himself to do." Winston-Salem YMCA that important." "He's tough," Weathers said. "Because he's kicked us the When Weathers thinks back Weathers' and Richardson's "It's made us both better "He knows what he's doing. last three years in a row." to his club swimming days, he relationship began to be less of coaches, and better people," You can't underestimate him. laughs when he talks about his a coach-swimmer relationship Richardson said. "Notre Dame He swims to have his kids do Contact Noreen Gillespie at former coach. and more of a peer relation- has a teacher in Bailey who is well at the end of the season, [email protected]. Irish finish unblelllished season with Michigan defeat focused on being undefeated," freestyle tied the score at 18- Irish. It was Notre Dame's wins from Lisa D'Olier in the By NOREEN GILLESPIE said Irish head coach Bailey 18. depth that enabled the win, as 200-yard butterfly and Marie Spores Writer Weathers. "But I think it gave The tie was only temporary. the Michigan squad struggled Labosky in the 400-yard indi . us something to fight for at the The Irish surged ahead with a to get its 19 athletes into point vidual medley. Senior Alison ANN ARBOR, Mich. end of the season." sweep of the 200-yard scoring positions. Lloyd combined with sopho When Michigan freshman For the seniors who compet freestyle one event later. With four athletes benched more Laurie Musgrave for a 2- Amy McCollough powered past ed in the final dual meet of Junior Heidi Hendrick won in due to illness or injury, the 3 finish in the 1 00-yard breas two Notre Dame swimmers for their collegiate careers, the 1:52.69, followed by sopho battle-bruised Michigan squad troke, and Garcia, D'Olier and a win in the 1,650-yard achievement hadn't quite sunk more Lisa Garcia in second. didn't have much room to freshman Hannah Pawlewicz freestyle, the Wolverine bench in. freshman Sarah Alwen in third . move in the meet's line-up. recorded a 2-3-4 finish in the came alive. "We knew this was a possi and Hillenmeyer in fourth. "We had some areas where 100-yard butterfly. And after Michigan sopho bility," said co-captain "It was just a matter of we just didn't perform as well The Irish will next compete more Emily-Clare Fenn Maureen 1-Iillenmeyer. "It's knowing one of the two events as we should have," said at the Big East Championships touched the wall for second, kind of a rush of emotion right would be good for us," said Michigan coach Jim in Uniondale, N.Y. Feb. 21-24. the cheering just got louder. . now. It's all a little unreal." Weathers. "It's a kind of scary Hichardson. "We haven't got But that would be one of the The senior class had stand thing, but at the same time, it's the depth this year." Contact Noreen Gillespie at only bright spots for the 17th out performances throughout not." The Irish were also aided by [email protected]. ranked Michigan team the Michigan competition, The early tie was enough to Saturday afternoon. as they headlined by senior Carrie put the Irish on guard, howev suffered the same fate as every Nixon's wins in the 50-yard er, especially in light of Irish opponent this season. In freestyle (23.06 seconds) and Michigan's win against a 175-124 decision over the the 100-yard freestyle (51.10). Northwestern Friday night. Happy Birthday Wolverines, the Irish put the · Senior Heather Mattingly won The Irish beat the 16th-ranked finishing touches on an both the 1-meter and 3-meter Wildcats 201-99 at home Karolyn! ·unblemished dual meet record. diving events. Senior Kelly Thursday, but the Michigan It is the second time the He eking won the 1 00-yard win had been closer and per 13th-ranked Notre Dame backstroke (56.24 ). formances were faster. May all your squad has gone undefeated in But even though the upper "We were a little thrown ofT, dreams continue dual meet competition in three classmen's performances but it wasn't anything we years. But it wasn't ever a goal sealed the victory, the Irish couldn't handle," Hillenmeyer to come true ... for the team, which has struggled to establish the lead said. "We saw how close the repeatedly emphasized the at the start. meet with Northwestern was, success of its season rests on A 1-3 finish in the 400-yard and we knew this would be a We're so proud of performances at the upcoming medley relay put the Irish lot harder." Big East Championships and ahead 12-4 after the first Despite a confidence-instill you. Our love, NCAA Championships. event, but the McCollough ing win against the Wildcats, "I don't think we ever really Fenn finish in the 1 ,650-yard Michigan couldn't defeat the Mom, Dad & Kristin Monday, February 4, 2002 The Observer+ TO DAY page 19 TOM KEELEY RYAN FOURTH AND INCHES BEFUDDLED AND BEMUSED CUNNIGNHAM THE ATHLETIC BUI>GET HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY IS $10 MilliON IN THE MAKE THAT MUCH MONEY HOLE ANI> WE NEE!> TO ANI> 1>0 IT SO QUICKLY! MAKE IT UP BY THE ENb OF THE SEMESTER -- FOXTROT BILL AMEND KNOCK I CROSSWORD HOROSCOPE EUGENIA LAST ACROSS 29 Slobber 58 Train tracks MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2002 1 Cry a river 31 N.Y. 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Humphrey in the waning sec While the Irish eked out onds of Notre Dame's confer another conference win. they ence showdown at Seton Ilall struggled to put points on the Sunday propelled the Irish to a board early in the first half. 63-61 win over the Pirates at The Pirates came out strong the Meadowlands. at the opening buzzer with In a closely-matched game two quick 3s from LanP and a with 11 lr,ad changes, Pirate short jumpPr by BaiTPtt for an point guard Andre Barrett 8-0 lead before tlw Irish got missed a driving lay-up with on the board with a llumphrey seven sr,conds re-maining in foul shot. The Pirates then the game and the sc:ore tied at ran the score to 1 5-3 for their 61. Humphrey pulled down the largest lead of the game rebound and connr,cted on a before the Irish connected on long pass down court to Irish their first field goal attempt point guard Chris Thomas who more than eight minutes into tossed in the open lay-up with the half. 5.8 seconds left on the elock Spurred by two baskets on for the two-point lead. s tr aigh t possessions by for After two consecutive time ward Ilarold Swanagan. tlw outs, the Piratr,s had onr, last Irish switched up tlw tempo. look at the basket, but forward and went on a 12-0 run to Charles Manga failed to drain bring the Irish to within one at a wide-open 3-pointer at the 15-14. buzzer, giving the Irish their The two teams traded bas second win over the Pirates in DUFFY-MARIE ARNOULTfThe Observer kets and the Irish finally just eight days. Matt Carroll reaches for the ball in Notre Dame's recent 89-76 win over No. 21 Pittsburgh. Forward David Graves pro- Carroll scored ten points in the Irish 63-61 win over Seton Hall Sunday. see MEN'S/page 17 SUPERBOWL XXXVI WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Patriots upset Rams Irish overcome "We beat all the odds. No Brady was just 16-for-27 for Associated Press 145 yards. cpmpamd to 28-of-46 slow start for win one can ever take that for Warner. NEW ORLEANS But Brady, a fourth-string miss curfew, you don't start." The New England Patriots away from us." rookie last year, was mistake By KATIE MCVOY So three Notre Dame play made this a Super Bowl to proof while Warner. a two-time Associate Sporrs Editor ers got their first career remember - for all the right Lawyer Milloy league MVP, threw two intercep starts. Junior Karen reasons. New England safety tions and the Rams also lost a Your mom always said it's a Swanson. who until recently Adam Vinatieri kicked a 48- fumble that set up a score. bad idea to come honw past had walk-on status. and yard field goal as time expired, The key play in the Iinal drive your bedtime. But that advice freshmen Kelsey Wicks and capping a thrilling final two min Proehl With 1:30 left. was a 23-yard pass from Brady might not have hit home for Katy Flr,cky took the floor for utes and giving the Patriots a But MVP Tom Brady, whose to Troy Brown to the St. Louis five Irish players until tip-off. They joined Hatay and 20-17 upset over the St. Louis status as the starter was in 36. Saturday at tip-o!T as the Irish Allison Bustamante, who had Rams. doubt until midweek. drove the Three plays later came the squeaked by Seton llall 65-60. only started once before "We shocked the world," New Patriots 53 yards with no time kick by Vinatieri, who had made A late-night Friday dinner Saturday's game, to face off England safety Lawyer Milloy outs to set up the deciding kick. two !'ield goals in the snow to sent five players. ineluding against a team they defeated said. "No one gave us a chance to give New England a playoll' win four starters, to the hotel after by 34 points at the Joyce just --- The Patriots won on a day win this game," said running over Oakland. But the game was curfew. Of Notre Dame's four weeks earlier. The result filled with patriotic themes back Antowain Smith, who won by the defense, which held usual starting line-up of Alicia on Saturday was a little differ inside the Superdome and high gained 92 yards in 18 carries. the N~L's best offr,nse without a Hatay, Jackie Batteast, ent. security outside. Fans were After bypassing individual touchdown until less than 10 Le'Tania Severe, Amanda The new starting line-up, urged to show up five hours pregame introductions in favor minutes was left in the game. Barksdale and Ericka Ilaney, before kickoff to get through a of running on to the field as a radically different than any "They say it's the best track only Ratay was at the hotel other combination this sea perimeter that looked more like team, the Patriots - wearing team in the National Football when the 11 o'clock curfew a military compound than a uniforms splashed with red, son. left the Irish a little shak League, but I never saw anybody rolled around. For that rea en in the opening minutes of football stadium, with soldiers white and blue - went out and win a 1 00-yard dash with some son, only Ratay was on thr, the game. Seton Hall had on the ground and sharpshoot won with contributions from up one standing in front of them," court for the opr,ning tip-ofT. taken an early 9-2 lead before ers on the roof. and down their unsung roster. said New England cornerback "They went to dinner next McGraw started checking in The winning kick came after They did it with Vinatieri's Ty Law. whose 47-yard inter to the hotel and the service some of the usual starting the Patriots had lost a 17-3 lead calm-as-can-be kicking. Brady's ception return gave New was really slow and they got line-up. ir.J the final 10 minutes. The late leadership and a defense England its first touchdown. ba<:k about twenty minutes "[The change I did affect the game appeared headed for the that scored one touchdown, set Defense was the answer all after eurfew," said head team." McGraw said. "By the first Super Bowl overtime after up two other scores and shut coach Muffet McGraw. "And St. Louis tied it on a 26-yard down the most high-powered that's a team ruin - if you pass from Kurt Warner to Ricky offense in the NFL. see BOWL/page 12 see B-BALL/page 16 + Men's basketball vs. Rutgers, Wednesday, 9 p.m. T + Women's basketball at Pittsburgh, Tuesday, 7 p.m. s Fencing, Ohio State duals at Ohio State, Saturday, + AT A GLANCE 9 a.m. -