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PARTLY Blame Davie for team's performance, not patriotism Friday CLOUDY Football coach Bob Davie was simply following administrators' directions by keeping the team in the locker room. SEPTEMBER28, HIGH 63° Editorial • page 11 2001 LOW 49° THE

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By JASON McFARLEY Ne\¥5 Editor College Judy Shepard doesn't expect her work end anytime soon, Jeopardy although the gay rights activist wishes she were out of a job. "I know that good things are going to happen," Shepard told By ANDREW THAGARD a rapt Notre Dame audience News Writer Thursday, "and they're going to happen soon .. And I'll be out "Who Wants to Be a of work, but that's a good Millionaire" may be a favorite thing," she said .. game show for many students, Shepard, whose son, but not Andrew Nerlinger, who Matthew, died in a highly pub­ is competing licized October 1998 anti-gay in JEOP­ hate crime, spoke before a ARDY!'s capacity crowd of about 200 College students, faculty, staff and Edition in South Bend residents. November. The University's Standing "I like Committee on Gay and Lesbian JEOPARDY! Student Needs sponsored the more than talk to promote campus unity 'Millionaire,"' with homosexual and bisexual the St. Nerlinger members of the Notre Dame Edward's community. senior said. Shepard on Thursday deliv­ "I met Regis here and told him ered an emotional speech that I was going to be on JEOP­ inspired tears as readily as it ARDY! He didn't think that was did laughs from the Hesburgh funny." Library Auditorium gathering. Nerlinger registered for As Shepard read from a vic­ College JEOPARDY! when he tim-impact statement she gave was playing the online game during sentencing of one of her during the summer. He was son's killers, many students randomly chosen as one of sobbed openly and wiped tears 1,500 college students picked from their faces. to try out for the special ''I'll never understand why November series. In August, anyone would want to hurt Nerlinger traveled to Baltimore Matt," she read from the April to take a 50 question test and 1999 statement. "Such an act participate in a mock run of of cruelty is incomprehensi­ the show. ble." "It was cool just to pass the Matthew Shepard died after test," he said. two men beat, robbed and left Nerlinger's experience with him tied to a fence in the the game show, however, Wyoming prarie. didn't end in Baltimore. The Each man is now serving two senior received a letter at the life sentences in prison. end of September inviting him Shepard said she didn't hold to participate in the two-week the men ultimately responsible college tournament at UCLA. for her 21-year-old son's PETER RIC:IHARnSClN!rhe The 10 shows, featuring 15 death. Judy Shepard spoke to a crowd of 200 students, faculty, staff and South Bend residents college students from around "I blame society for what Thursday night about the murder of her son Matthew, who was killed in a highly-publicized the country, will be taped over happened to Matt," she said. anti-gay hate crime In October 1998. Shepard said she blames society for the death of her a two-day period starting on son and she will not rest until all gays feel comfortable disclosing their sexuality. The lecture see SHEPARD/page 4 prompted a South Bend area. man to "come out of the closet." see JEOPARDY/page 4 Security/Police arrests fugutive in Roseland Park

assistant director of NDSPD, man who was attempting to items from a wallet that had no other recent robberies By MIKE CONNOLLY Security originally responded to break into her apartment. been reported stolen from reported at University Village, NewsWrirer a complaint from a woman in While Security officers Galvin Life Science Center on but there have b-een recent University Village that the sus­ attempted to handcuff the man, Monday. thefts from other campus build­ Notre Dame Security/Police pect was attempting to break he escaped, ran across U.S. 933 Security will investigate his ings. recaptured a suspect behind into her apartment. Security and fled behind Denny's possible involvement in other The case has been forwarded the Signature Inn in Roseland officers responding to the call Restaurant. Security, along campus larcenies. to the prosecutor's office who Park after he fled from police detained a man matching the with St. Joseph County Police "He's been here and passed will investigate the incident and custody at University Village. description of the suspect on and Roseland Police, recap­ through some campus build­ may choose to press charges Police said the man was Saint Mary's Road. tured the suspect when he was ings," Hurley said. "So we are against the suspect for attempt­ charged with possession of The man was taken into cus­ hiding in the bushes in going to be looking into his pos­ ed breaking and entering. stolen property and resisting tody by Security and brought to Roseland Park. sible involvement in other arrest by flight. _ - University Village. The victim When Security searched the crimes." Contact Mike Connolly at According to Chuck Hurley, identified the su·spect as the suspect, officers discovered Hurley said there have been [email protected]. page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Friday, September 28, 2001

INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK IN NOTRE DAME/SAINT MARY'S HISTORY Malloy inauguration scheduled "World News Tonight" features Hesburgh Happily never Wednesday, September 23, 1987 Monday, September 24, 1979 Father Edward Malloy was formally installed as the An ABC-TV "World News Tonight" segment featuredin­ after University's 16th president. Malloy was preceded by 15 terviews with Notre Dame President Father Theodore We're told early on, by way of once-upon-a­ Holy Cross priests, but they all took office without the Hesburgh and Father James Burtcheall, a university time fairy tales and Disney movies, that the key to success is finding someone with whom you traditional academic ritual. This was the first presiden­ theology professor. Hesburgh addressed the change in can share your life. Finding true love will break the spell, slay the dragon and cue the "happily tial inauguration in Notre Dame's 145-year history. the American Catholic Church, and Burtchaell spoke on ever after" ending credits the topic of abortion. every time. As we grow older, howev­ er, we're told to forget the fairy tale, that sharing can wait and it's better to focus on yourself and have a good BEYOND CAMPUS Compiled from U-Wire reports time toasting your own suc­ cesses. This small contra­ diction of life's instructions prompts the question: Jacqueline Displaced NYU students return with caution Better to be single or com­ Browder NEW YORK Affairs, said Water Street was mitted? Students returned to New York reopened after utilities were turned It's the double cliche of University's Water Street dorm back on, the rooms were cleaned, walking a fine line with a Scene Copy Editor Wednesday with mixed feelings environmental tests were conducted double-edged sword. We about their safety. and contaminated rooms cleaned want it both ways. With dust still covering the streets again. According to any coffee and sidewalks and the downtown "I don't feel any less safe at Water table magazine (Cosmopolitan, Maxim, take area continuing to -emanate an acrid Street than any other part of the i your pick), being single is synonymous with I smell, students were concerned city," CAS junior Christina Hultholm being fabulous. With this solo mentality about returning to the area. said. ~ screaming at us from glossy pages filled with ''I'm worried about the air quality. "I would live here again. I don't t toned models and tips on how to "meet 'em and I heard private companies tested the feel any different because of this not wow 'em," what's not to love? It's all rather air and found high levels of asbestos to live here again," General Studies enticing. Suddenly, a relationship seems to and fiber glass," Michelle Napoli, a Program sophomore Nabila Sheikh have the appeal of entering a dragon's lair with College of Arts and Science sopho­ sophomore Raj Brahmbhatt said. said. neither weapon nor trusty sidekick. It's just not more, said. "How can the air quality be safe Students also voiced their concerns something that you want to do. Napoli used to have a view of the when there are rooms with about getting settled into the school It's the same with television. Tuning into any World Trade Center towers from her asbestos?" year. "I had such a hard time adjust­ of the must-see TV shows, leading the single room. However, the University maintains life looks pretty good. Who wouldn't want to be ing to classes because all my note­ "I feel less safe being close to that the air quality is safe. Lynne books and books were [at Water hanging out in the city, drinking coffee and everything," Stern School of Business Brown, vice president of Student Street]." Napoli said. engaging in witty banter? However, if you look a little closer, the mes­ sage is unclear. These magazines and televF sion shows may tell you that this mind-blowing single life is where it's at, but the majority of the articles and plot lines dedicate themselves PRINCETON UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA to finding, getting and keeping a relationship. Suddenly, the coin flips (thus the double edged Report gauges impact of aid policy Plan to increase diversity postponed sword mentioned above). What do we want? Two very differing views PRINCETON, N.J. LOS ANGELES of how we should be living our young lives are During an annual report presentation to the faculty Plans to institute a program designed to increase the thrust at us on a daily basis, and we're told to on the status of undergraduate admissions last week, number of minority students in the University of choose the right path. Dean of the College Nancy Malkiel said last week that California have been put on hold until next year due to There's certainly something to be said (or Princeton University's change in financial aid policy lack of funds. The university has postponed the dual maybe it was something said once upon a time) last January greatly affected the composition of the admissions plan, citing the state legislature's failure to I about sharing your time and self with another provide the UC's request for $2.5 million before it went ~- Class of 2005. Malkiel noted that 46 percent of the person. Yet, we're still told that this is the time freshman class is receiving financial aid - the highest into recess last week. "The legislative clock ran out on of our lives, our best years and as good as it's percentage of all the Ivy League schools and a signifi­ us at a time when the state is facing some very bleak going to get. Why not live it up? Date around. cant jump from the 40 percent of the Class of 2004 budget choices," said Michael Reese, assistant vice Meet people. Don't tie ourselves down. So, we receiving financial aid. Malkiel also said there was an president of strategic communications for the UC Office don't. We become single. increase in the racial diversity of the freshman class. · of the President. Because the state legislature is in Yes, the single life. We're young, we're free The percentage of minority students in the Class of recess, the UC cannot pursue funding for the program and ... we're stHJ.looking. If it's the thrill of the 2005 is 28.9 percent compared to 26.3 percent of the until it reconvenes in January. According to the dual chase that does it for you, then you're set. Set, Class of 2004. According to President Tilghman, how­ admissions plan, students in the top 4 to 12.5 percent that is, until you run out of breath. Suddenly, ever, it is too soon to conclude what the full impact of of their high school class would be guaranteed UC rather than living this glamorous high life the University's financial aid policy change will be on admission, provided they complete two years at a com­ found on the pages of Glamour and in Aaron "the spectrum of students who apply to Princeton and munity college. It would have taken effect for the class Spelling dramas, you're alone. But isn't that those who [are accepted]." of fall 2003 and transfer students in 2005. what you wanted in the first place? If we don't know what we want, can there possibly be a happy ending? Or at least a happy medium? We can't have it both ways, but eventually we get to live our personal fairy tale, even if it's fractured one. LOCAL WEATHER NATIONAL WEATHER And no matter how much they'd like to, mass media can't dictate the individual decisions we make. Sure, they can draw that fine line, The AccuWeather® forecast for noon, Friday, Sept. 28. sharpen the sword and tell you that single life is fabulous. However, they'll never tell you that single is happily ever after. f Contact Jacqueline Browder [email protected] 'f ~ The views expressed in the Inside Column t are those of the author and not necessarily r" those of The Observer. Sa turd I -~ I i Sunu I CORRECTIONS /CLARIFICATIONS I ' Screenings of"Apocalypse Now" will not be shown in South Bend theaters this weekend. Information in the Scene section of the Sept. 27 edition of the Observer was incorrect. FRONTS: The Observer regrets this error...... ~ C 2001 AccuWealher,lnc. 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Associated Press combing the wreckage for evidence in the criminal investigation of the attack. NEW YORK Jim Abadie, the site man­ Mayor Rudolph Giuliani ager for crane owner Bovis said Thursday that the offi­ Lend Lease, said the larger cial number of people miss­ pieces of debris hauled out of ing at the World Trade the wreckage will be trucked Center had dropped to 5,960 to a nearby pier and trans­ after multiple lists of the vie­ ported by barge to Staten t i m s Island. w e r e Abadie said double­ he has been at checked. "It was chaos. Now it's the site since T h e controlled chaos." the beginning. number "It was of miss­ chaos," he i n g Jim Abadie said. "Now it's reported Site manager for crane owner controlled to police Bovis Lend Lease chaos." h a d As wreckage b e e n was pulled 6 . 3 4 7 away and for sev- workers picked eral days. Giuliani said the through the ruins looking for revision was made after victims, authorities showed duplications were found on the site to small groups of PETER RICHARDSON/The Observer lists provided by some of the relatives of those missing or .I' Knott Hall residents Luis Molina and Tommy Gaeta participate in Mod Quad Madness, three 63 countries that lost people confirmed killed. I hours of games and music Thursday evening on the Knott Hall Knoll. The event was sponsored in the trade center attack. At City Hall, Giuliani by Student Activities and Knott, Pasquerilla East, Pasquerilla West and Siegfried Halls. The mayor also said 4,620 obtained the support of two names have been registered of the three mayoral candi­ as missing at a city center for dates for a plan that would victims' relatives. The cor­ allow him to stay in office for rect number - the one many three extra months to help fear will be the true death the city recover from the Brazilian group to perform toll - is likely somewhere attack. between the two, Giuliani Democrat Mark Green and International Studies. cert Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. at the said. Republican Michael Special to the Obser:ver The eight members of Choro South Bend Farmer's Market, Authorities so far have con­ Bloomberg agreed to go na Feira will perform tonight at followed by a performance at firmed 305 deaths since two along with Giuliani's propos­ Choro na Feira, a Brazilian 7 p.m. at the Hesburgh Center Chicago's Rooster Blues Club hijacked jetliners brought al, which would postpone the music group from Rio de for International Studies. The that evening. down the twin 1, 3 50-foot new mayor's inauguration Janeiro, will visit the University concert is free and open to the Choro na Feira came together towers Sept. 11. until April. The mayor is sup­ this weekend for performances public. after the group performed at a At ground zero, heavier posed to leave office Dec. 31 on campus and in South. Bend Additional appearances by the Saturday street market in a Rio equipment has been moved under a city term limits law. and Chicago. Sponsored by the group will include workshops de Janeiro neighborhood. in to remove rubble from the Across the rest of the city, Brazilian Ministry of Culture, the and performances at South Members include university pro­ 16-acre site. Crews have some commuters faced their group will be hosted by Notre Bend area schools throughout fessors, recording artists and begun assembling a 420-foot first day of mandatory car­ Dame's Kellogg Institute for the week and an informal con- studio musicians. crane that can handle up to pooling. Noncommercial pas­ 1,000 tons. senger vehicles with only the Since the attack, 128,050 driver inside were turned tons of debris - only about back during the morning 10 percent of what the Army rush hour, causing some Corps of Engineers estimates traffic delays. The restric­ is there - have been tions were imposed as a way removed and taken to a land­ of clearing traffic jams in fill on Staten Island for Manhattan caused by the analysis. attack and heightened secu­ More aggressive removal rity. methods and equipment have Higher traffic volume was not been used because of the expected Friday, following search for bodies and sur­ the Jewish holiday of Yom vivors. Workers are also Kippur. Low As % As APR*

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provide you with the equipment authorities who treated her son applause with her response to and time to stab people with found a voter registration card an audience member's question. Jeopardy swords," he said. Shepard in his wallet. Asked what she thought of She also encouraged people to continued from page 1 Nerlinger is involved in ser­ continued from page 1 the University's often controver­ vice as well. He recently estab­ not hide their sexual orienta­ sial policies toward gay issues, Oct. 5 and are set to air in lished a $10,000 charity fund "They did not allow Matt to be tion. . Shepard's answer was automat- November. with a grant from the Raskolo who he was. And they let those ''It's so ic. "It'll be a lot of fun. I'll have Foundation after his grandfa­ two young men believe that they important "I think it's a my Notre Dame sweatshirt on," ther passed away two summers could do what they did to Matt to be hon­ no-brainer," Nerlinger said. "It will be an ago. The fund is used to send and get away with it." est with the "Until everyone is out she said. exciting trip." disadvantaged people to Notre A "sic" - silent, indifferent, w or I d," and comfortable, the "Every corpora­ Nerlinger, who is working on Dame home footbali games. complacent - society killed her Shepard tion, and a uni­ a math and philosophy double Next month, three people select­ son, according to Shepard. said. "Until straight community will versity is a cor­ major and plans to attend med­ ed by the Notre Dame club of "I think that maybe that's . everyone is still be ignorant and poration, needs ical school next year, said he is Delaware from Nerlinger's changed in the last two and a out and fearful of who you are. " to have a non­ confident despite his lack of hometown will travel to South half weeks. I hope so," she said. comfort­ discrimination preparation for the show. He's Bend to watch the Navy game Shepard and husband Dennis able, the clause in place. hoping that his favorite cate­ on an all-expenses paid trip established the Matthew straight Judy Shepard Just like in gories, science, math and theol­ courtesy of the fund. Shepard Foundation in response community Mother of gay hate crime victim most places, ogy, will appear on the game "He's the nicest person in the to the hate crime. She tours the will still be administrators screen. world," sophomore Larry nation speaking to audiences ignorant don't want to "I didn't prepare at all for the Hofman said of his roommate. about making schools and com­ and fearful do that here." tryout," he said. "I heard about "''m really excited for him. I munities safe. of who you are." "Maybe it's the high profile of [getting accepted] two weeks might actually go out there if I Shepard also has lobbied the The occasion inspired one Notre Dame. It's a flagship. It's ago and haven't had much time can get a ticket to Los Angeles. Wyoming legislature and the South Bend resident to a trendsetter, and they don't with the demands of school." No one deserves this more than U.S. Congress to draft anti-hate announce to the audience that want ttl set that trend," she said. "You can't cram all the facts him." crime legislation. he was gay. The man said he ·In August 1997, Notre Dame you need to win in two weeks," College JEOPARDY! will air On Thursday, Shepard urged had only ever admitted the fact officials rejected a measure to he added. Nov. 7-13, 14-16, 19 and 20. the crowd to actively work to be to members of a gay-rights add sexual orientation to the Nerlinger was on his high The day each contestant com­ more tolerant. group. University's non-discrimination school's Quiz Bowl team in petes will not be decided until Voting and getting involved in The acknowledgement drew clause. Wilmington, Del. As a senior, he they arrive in California for the organizations are good ways for applause from the crowd. was voted most likely to be on taping, but Nerlinger hopes the people to address issues that Shepard, who received stand­ JEOPARDY! Notre Dame community will concern them, Shepard said. ing ovations before and after Contact Jason McFarley at "All my high school friends tune in for the series. Ironically, she pointed out that her hour-long talk, also drew mcfarley.l @nd.edu. think it's hysterical,'' he said. "It would be cool to have as While at Notre Dame, many people as possible watch­ Nerlinger has been active in stu­ ing the show here," he said. "I dent government and events want to get the word out." with St. Edward's Hall. Last year he joined the fencing team as a walk-on. Contact Andrew Thagard at "It's the only event where they thagard.l @nd.edu.

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WORLD NEWS BRIEFS PAKISTAN U.S. warplanes hit Iraqi artillery: U.S. and British warplanes struck two artillery sites Thursday that were a threat to aircraft patrolling Iraq's southern "no-fly" zone, a U.S. Air Force spokesman said. The anti-aircraft sites had posed danger for the planes monitor­ ing Iraq's no-fly zone, Maj. Brett Morris said. U.S. and British aircraft patrol the area to pre­ vent Iraqi forces from attacking Kurds and Shiite Muslims and to provide early warning of any Iraqi troop movements toward Kuwait.

Pope says Mass in Armenia: Presiding over an outdoor Mass, Pope John Paul II called on Armenia's small Catholic community Thursday to help rebuild the economically suf­ fering country. The pope's three-day trip to Armenia followed a four-day trip to Kazakstan, a tour that has put the 81-year­ old pontiffs frail health to the test.

NATIONAL NEWS BRIEFS State appoints security advisor: Gov. Bob Holden has appointed an adviser on homeland security, making Missouri the first state to follow President Bush's lead in creat­ ing a Cabinet-level position on anti-terrorism. Retired Army Col. Timothy Daniel, 51, was named Wednesday to review Missouri's emer­ gency response plans in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Daniel, a former strate­ gist at the Pentagon and Army Corps of Engineers, will serve as a liaison to Tom AFP A group of taxi drivers express their support for the Pakistan government on Thursday at a rally in Peshwar, Ridge, the newly named national director of Pakistan. The government declared Thursday a "Day of Solidarity" in support of its controversial cooperation with homeland security. the West in the war against terrorism. FDA approves gene-based AIDS test: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene-based test to tell quickly whether an HIV patient's virus is mutating to Officials to meet with Tali ban make a particular drug therapy fail, important Thursday the delegation The visit was and his lieutenants, to know so the person can switch AIDS medica­ Associated Press would fly aboard a special announced as the among other demands, or tions. The test, Visible Genetics Inc.'s Trugene, plane to the southern Taliban's ambassador to face retaliation. is one of the most complex genetic test systems ISLAMABAD Afghan city of Kandahar, Islamabad, Abdul Salam The Taliban had said to clear the FDA. Pakistani religious lead­ stronghold of the Taliban Zaeef, said a Sept. 20 they couldn't find bin ers leave Friday for leadership, and return decision by Afghan clerics Laden. But Zaeef's Afghanistan, the Pakistani Friday night. urging bin Laden to leave remarks indicated the news agency reported. Although the dispatch Afghanistan voluntarily Taliban knew where he INDIANA NEWS BRIEFS The delegation may be did not say so, it had been delivered to the was and were in contact part of a new Pakistani appeared the delegation alleged terrorist master­ with him. It also appeared State faces budget gap: Gov. Frank initiative to open a dia­ had the Pakistan govern­ mind. than bin Laden was still O'Bannon is freezing the wages of state logue with the ruling ment's approval because Bin Laden is the top in Afghanistan. The moves could signal employees because the state faces such seri­ Ta:liban on a possible a special plane was being suspect in the Sept. 11 solution to the crisis over provided and because the terrorist bombings in the a willingness by the ous budget problems that it cannot afford the Osama bin Laden. visit was reported in United States, and Bush Taliban to find a solution cost of pay raises. Revenue from sales taxes, The Pakistan govern­ advance by the state news has demanded that the to the crisis and avoid individual income taxes and corporate income ment news agency said agency. Taliban hand over him American air strikes. taxes in July and August was short of projec­ tions, the governor's office said. That is in addition to the two-year budget the legisla­ ture approved this spring that spent nearly $600 million more than projected. O'Bannon in July told most state agencies to cut their Ex- colonel gets life for espionage allotment of state-funded spending by 7 per­ cent in an attempt to close the budget gap. federal inmate. archives smuggled out of the Soviet Associated Press "Mr. Trofimoff has conducted espi­ Union as it collapsed. TAMPA, Fla. onage longer than anyone else we Trofimoff repeated to Bucklew the The highest-ranking military man have known of in this country," said claim he presented to his jurors: He Market Watch September 26 ever accused of spying was sentenced Assistant U.S. Attorney Walter Furr. only told the undercover FBI agent he to life in prison on Thursday, 50 years "This is not someone who made a mis­ was a spy because he needed money Dow 8,681.42 +114.03 to the day after he declared his alle­ take, or who got greedy momentarily. to pay debts. giance to United States as a new citi­ What happened here was someone "I am guilty of trying to make a fool­ zen. who set out to live his life as a spy.'' ish claim," he said. "What it did is Composite George Trofimoff, a retired Army Throughout the Cold War, Trofimoff really convince me and my friends of Volume: Reserve colonel born in Germany, led the Army section at the my old-age senility. You are condemn­ ]~ s~~e: N/A continued to profess his innocence - Nuremberg Joint Interrogation Center ing an old man who served his country declaring, "I am not a traitor" - as in Germany. There, secret intelligence honorably for 46 years." U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew documents were stored and defectors Trofimoff's attorney, Daniel AMEX: 794.99 +8.79 handed down the sentence. and refugees were interviewed about Hernandez, said he intended to NASDAQ: 1,460.71 -333 Trofimoff had faced at least 27 years life, especially military operations, appeal. Trofimoffs wife, Jutta, who NYSE: 532.30 +7.74 in prison. Assistant Secretary of behind the Iron Curtain. has been left bankrupt, did not speak S&P 500: Defense John P. Stenbit told the judge Trofimoff was convicted in June of on his behalf and declined to comment 1,018.61 +11.57 in a letter on behalf of President Bush taking secret documents out of the following his sentencing. 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MEXICO CHILE Hurricane kills 1, nears mainland Letter bomb

reaching 145 mph. Tropical closed. Many local hotels were Associated Press storms are classified as hurri­ almost empty because of travel found at embassy canes after reaching 7 4 mph. restrictions or fear spawned by CABO SAN LUCAS Juliette was centered about 65 the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Howling winds and roaring miles south-southwest of Cabo "Being from Texas, we know Miguel Insulza said no one waves from Hurricane Juliette S a n the damage one of Associated Press was in danger and that bore down on tourist resorts at Lucas at these can cause," "while the envelope indeed the tip of the Baja California the tip of "We saw the roofjump said Jim Kelly, 46, SANTIAGO contained a small amount of peninsula on Thursday, knock­ t h e· a Houston stock and then jump again and Police found a envelope explosives, it did not have a ing out power and smashing peninsu­ take off It fell 45 feet broker. Kelly said la, but he was planning to containing explosives on detonator." He said the inci­ docks to driftwood. Thursday near the main dent would be investigated. William Creson, 45, of Denver, hurri­ from the house but thank use the time to ask c a n e - his girlfriend to entrance to the heavily Local radio stations said drowned in 10-foot waves as the God it didn't hurt anyone guarded U.S. Embassy, the envelope also contained storm approached on f o r c e marry him: "I' II else." authorities said. pamphlets with insults Wednesday. winds probably ask her extend 60 at the height of the The embassy confirmed aimed at the United States The winds blew the roofs off of only that police were alerted but it did not have further shacks in poor neighborhoods m i I e s Gabriel Reyes Martinez storm." and that they handled the details. and sparks cascaded from short­ from its Juliette was Hurricane victim situation. No one was arrest­ Security was reinforced at ed-out power transformers. center moving north at ed and there was no imme­ the embassy since the Sept. Thursday's 15-foot waves and trop- about 7 mph, but diate claim of responsibility, 11 terrorist attacks on the destroyed docks. i c a I - the forecasters police said. World Trade Center and. the Gabriel Reyes Martinez, 22, storm force winds reach out 230 said it should continue to weak­ Interior Minister Jose Pentagon. was sleeping in his home of miles. en and turn away from the coast cardboard and corrugated metal Civil defense officials said they to the northwest. Thursday morning when he were evacuating 400 people The hurricane center said 5 to heard his pregnant wife scream from shanties and schools were 7 inches of rain was likely in the and woke up to find the roof on converted to emergency shelters. hurricane's path, posing the his house flying away. Tourists joined locals in hunt­ threat of flash floods and mud "She was hysterical," Reyes ing for emergency supplies of slides. said. "We saw the roof jump and water and groceries in the few then jump again and take off. It stores still open in this city of fell 45 feet from the house but 25,000. thank God it didn't hurt any one Computer consultant Peter else." Nunan, 43, of San Jose, Calif., Reyes and his family took peered out at the storm from the refuge at an improvised shelter waterfront and mourned his in a local school. luck. The U.S. National Hurricane He said he had been through Center in Miami said the typhoons in Japan and Taiwan Juliette's eye was expected to on a business trip earlier this slip west of the peninsula, but it month. "Now I can't believe I'm still could rake the region with being hit by a hurricane." hurricane-force winds. He said most of the people in Juliette's strongest winds fell his tour group had not arrived to 90 mph Thursday after once because the local airport had Broadway Theatre League Presents The New Musical •••

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------page 7 Friday, September 28, 200 1 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS NYC mayor may seek term extension Plane returns to airport nominee and "Mike 'Bloomberg is Nov. 6. Details about how Giuliani's Associated Press agreed to it immediately." The Green's support is particular­ proposal would work are still after threat Bloomberg campaign con­ ly remarkable because he and unclear. It would likely need NEW YORK firmed its support soon after. the mayor have sparred fre­ approval from the state Rudolph Giuliani got the sup­ quently over the years. As the Legislature as some type of Ferrer said he also met with Associated Press port of two of the three may­ Giuliani, "but city's elect­ emergency measure. "We would certainly be oral candidates Thursday for a after listening ed govern­ LOS ANGELES plan that would allow him to to his propos­ "We would certainly be m e n t inclined to support an exten­ sion if that's what we would be A passenger allegedly uttered stay on at City Hall for an extra al and giving watchdog, an anti-American threat during three months while he guides inclined to support an asked to do to provide for an it careful and Green has a confrontation with flight the city through the aftermath extension ifthat's what orderly transition," said John thoughtful been a fre­ attendants Thursday, prompt­ of the World Trade Center consideration we would be asked to do quent critic McArdle, a spokesman for GOP state Senate Majority Leader ing an airliner to return to Los attack. I have decid­ of the Angeles und.er escort by Air But Bronx Borough President to provide for an orderly Joseph Bruno. ed that I can­ Giuliani Force jet fighters. Fernando Ferrer, one of two not support it. transition. " administra- On Wednesday, the mayor Democrats still in the race, placed a call to Democratic The unidentified man and his I know the tion. travel companion on Air declined to support the idea, state Assembly Speaker politics of the John McArdle "These Canada Flight 792 to Toronto saying he was worried about moment unique cir­ Sheldon Silver asking for his GOP Spokesman support. Silver has been cool to were handed over to the FBI, the precedent it would set. might dictate cumstances said Nicole Couture-Simard, Democrat '\1ark Green and the idea, but pledged to bring a different justify such spokeswoman for Air Canada in Republican Michael Bloomberg position, but I am deeply con­ a nonpartisan, nontraditional up the issue with his members. agreed to go along with a pro­ In Albany, Republican Gov. Montreal. cerned about the precedent approach to encourage unity "Shortly after departure a posal after meeting privately George Pataki said it was pre­ this would set." and planning," DePlasco male passenger was appre­ with Giuliani. Ferrer said in an interview explained. mature to say whether he Green spokesman Joe would sign legislation to extend hended smoking in the lavato­ on the local cable news chan­ In front of the news cameras ry," she said. "The passenger DePlasco said Thursday the nel NY1 that he would name Giuliani has remained focused the mayor's term, "but obvi­ Democrat would support legis­ ously I would be supportive of became verbally abusive and Giuliani to head up an entity to on the massive recovery effort · uttered an anti-American lation delaying the inaugura­ oversee reconstruction and in downtown Manhattan. any such effort." tion of the new mayor for up to Questions have been raised threat." rebuilding efforts. But behind the scenes, the · Couture-Simard would not three months "given the Ferrer and Green, the city's mayor and his aides have been about the legality of the pro­ unprecedented World Trade posal. Democratic U.S. Rep. describe the threat. public advocate, will face off in engaged in a furious lobbying FBI spokeswoman Laura Center catastrophe, the urgent an Oct. 11 runoff for the effort to keep the term-limited Charles Rangel, a Ferrer need for a seamless transition backer who represents Harlem, Bosley could not immediately Democratic Party's nomination Giuliani in City Hall after his give details on the passenger. and the importance of a united for mayor. Bloomberg, the bil­ term expires - all in the name said the plan would need Justice Department approval The Boeing 767 landed safely city." lionaire owner of a financial of political unity, according to about half an hour after takeoff, Giuliani said at a news con­ information business, captured more than a dozen government because it would affect minori­ ference Thursday afternoon ty voters, who are protected authorities said. his party's nomination on officials, business leaders and Coutute-Simard said it was that he had met with the GOP under the Voting Rights Act. Tuesday. The general election other people close to Guiliani. not necessary to restrain the passenger: "The pilot elected to return to Los Angeles as a pre­ cautionary measure only." There were 145 people on the plane, including a crew of seven, an airport spokeswoman said. The jet returned to the air­ port around 1:15 p.m. and pas­ MEDJUGORJE sengers were booked on the next flight. Two F -16s escorted the Air September 25, 2001 Message from your Mother Canada flight into the airport, authorities said. Who contacted the jets was not immediately clear, but Air Force jets normal­ "Dear children! Also today ly respond to civilian incidents only at the request of the I call you to prayer, espe­ Federal Aviation Admini-stra­ tion, said Maj. Barry Venable, cially today when Satan spokesman for the North • American Aerospace Defense wants war and hatred. I call Command. The incident occurred as Gov. you anew, little children: Gray Davis was traveling to an airport press conference on a pray and fast that God may shuttle bus. "We were about five minutes give you peace. Witness out of Lot C when those two jets buzzed the airport, so we knew peace to every heart and something was up," said Davis. be carriers of peace in this world without peace. I am with you and intercede before God for each of you. 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RUSSIA NORTHERN IRELAND Chechen envoys Rioting resumes in Belfast

burned several vehicles. At one police tactics for provoking suggest disarmament Associated Press point, police dived for cover as them, while Catholics have com­ about 10 live rounds were fired plained that the police weren't There will be a result, I am Associated Press BELFAST at their positions, some heard being hard enough on the certain," he later told ORT A gunman opened fire on ricocheting off the pavement. Protestants. television in Moscow. police lines Thursday as rioting The gunman wasn't identified Before Thursday's violence, His deputy, Nikolai Britvin, MOSCOW by Protestant militants raged on and there was no report of police searched scores of said in a telephone interview Chechen rebel envoys have a rubble-strewn north Belfast injury in the shooting. The vio­ Protestant homes and pubs for from the Chechen capital, contacted Russian officials street for the second straight lence came after 33 officers weapons. They found a rifle and Grozny, that a small number about possible disarmament night. were hurt in confrontations at two handguns at one address, talks, a Kremlin envoy said of rebels had already surren­ Officers in helmets, flame­ the same spot Wednesday night. but arrested nobody. dered, but did not say how Thursday, in the first step retardant suits and flak jackets On both nights, police have Chief Constable Ronnie many. toward peace negotiations in suffered barrages of gasoline said they were preventing Flanagan, commander of the "The process has started two years of war. bombs, firecrackers, bricks and Protestants from marching predominantly Protestant police, The tentative overture was and it will continue tomorrow rocks during confrontations with toward Catholic homes in the appealed to the Protestant mili­ and for some time," Britvin announced just before several hundred Protestants. nearby Ardoyne district, the tants to see sense and back President Vladimir Putin's 72- said. They responded with volleys of focal point for regular con­ down before someone was hour offer of talks - his first There was no immediate plastic bullets, the snub-nosed frontations since June between killed. response from the rebels. such serious proposal - cylinders that are designed to the riot-hardened police force "The violence is crazy," Formidable obstacles remain expired. Putin had repeatedly knock down rioters. and both sides of the communi­ Flanagan said. "People must rejected Western calls for a to any peace settlement. The During more than three hours ty. realize these situations can only Russian military is desperate political settlement, insisting of mayhem on the Crumlin The Protestants this week have Dne outcome - the loss of the rebels should be eliminat­ to avoid a repeat of its humili­ Road, militants hijacked and have blamed heavy-handed life." ed. ating troop withdrawal at the Kremlin envoy Viktor end of the 1994-96 war in Kazantsev, appointed by Putin Chechnya, which resulted in THH FRESHEST ITALIAN IN TOWN to oversee negotiations, said a de facto independence. representative of rebel leader The Kremlin also wants to Asian Maskhadov approached maintain a strong presence in his delegation in Chechnya. He the region and avoid the law­ provided no details. lessness that blossomed after 1233-toool "We have just barely start­ the 1996 withdrawal - the ed," Kazantsev said on RTR main reason cited for sending Family Owned Tradition television Thursday from a troops back into Chechnya in Original Family Recipes Fresh Prepared plane to Moscow. ''I'm not say­ 1999. Dinners, Pizza ing they're ready; they have That invasion came after 235 S. Michigan St. doubts." Chechnya-based rebels invad­ South Bend, In 46601 and fine Welcome Kazantsev, who has been ed the neighboring region of www.cataHnos.com drink selection. shuttling around Chechnya Dagestan, and after deadly and nearby southern Russian apartment bombings in Russia Dine in/Carry-out Reservations recommended republics since Putin's offer blamed on the rebels. Monday, claimed that several Maskhadov, a rebel com­ DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND'S FINEST ITALIAN DINING dozen rebel commanders and mander during the 1994-96 war, played a key role in nego­ fighters had "contacted" pro­ Dinner~ Moscow Chechen officials. He tiating a peace deal and has Buy one get the second for l/2. did not elaborate. repeatedly proposed negotia­ Not valid on Holidays or Notre Dame event weekends "Discussions are under way. tions in this war. or with other offers.

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in danger because of the Sept. 11 the help of the Russian army," York and the Pentagon outside ports. Democrats and union Associated Press attacks. said Taliban chief Mullah Washington. leaders joined him for the Amid a swirl of diplomatic Mohammed Omar. David Nowacki, an American O'Hare International Airport WASHINGTON activity, Bush met with European The statement, distributed by Airlines worker on hand for event. Governors pledged Thursday Union leaders, who cautioned the Afghan Islamic Press, Bush's speech, said he and his The crowd sang "God Bless to mobilize National Guard him to retaliate with precision referred to friends are America" as Bush shook hands. troops against terrorism at air­ and focus. The president, by con­ the Soviets' worried about Several mayors said the pack­ ports, where jobs are drying up trast, has talked about a broad unsuccessful "The last thing in the their jobs. age wasn't tough enough. Some because of war. military world that [a military "Things are governors moved quickly to heed travelers' Despite words of caution from efforts in the pilot] wants to do is on edge," Bush's call to mobilize National jitters. The Europe, there was fresh evi­ 1980s. Nowacki said. Guard troops at airports. Pentagon dence that Bush is fashioning a There were engage a commercial "No one is Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, said it has unique anti-terrorism coalition protests aircraft. " calling in a former member of the Navy authority to of disparate nations. A U.S. offi­ against the sick." special forces team, said he attack cial disclosed that Sudan, long United States The Bush didn't think twice. Colleagues in Gen. Henry Shelton hijacked accused of harboring terrorists, in Japan and administration Michigan, California and several airliners as has quietly rounded up as many Malaysia Joint Chiefs Chairman has balked at others states followed suit. a last as 30 foreign extremists since while extrem- Democratic Rhode Island's governor said the resort. Bush the Sept. 11 attacks. ist Islamic calls for relief Guard wasn't needed - not yet, Talking Secretary of State Colin Powell groups in to airline anyway .. about military pilots' new rules was busy, too. He met with the Indonesia threatened to attack workers, promising instead a "When you're in a time of war, of engagement in the war foreign ministers of Belgium and U.S. workers in the country. broader package to revive the you don't question the comman­ against terrorism, outgoing Joint Turkey as well as King Abdullah In the United States, more economy - one that likely will der in chief," said Ventura. Chiefs Chairman Gen. Henry II of Jordan. arrests were made of Middle include tax cuts. Bush dispatched his Cabinet to Shelton said, "The last thing in Adding his voice to the mix, Eastern men who obtained While his advisers met in travel on various commercial the world that one of them wants civil rights leader Jesse Jackson bogus licenses to haul hazardous Washington to weigh the stimu­ flights to demonstrate the safety to do is engage a commercial said he had been invited by the materials. The FBI said those lus plan, Bush tried to rally of the skies. Even his father, for­ aircraft." ruling militia in Afghanistan to men were not connected to the Americans into patriotic spend­ mer President George H.W. "Don't get the impression that take a "peace delegation" to the hijackers, but there were con­ ing. Bush, pitched in. anyone who's flying around out region. The White House dis­ cerns nonetheless of follow-up "Get about the business of "I have every confidence in the there has a loose trigger finger," couraged Jackson, and the terrorist attacks. America," he said. airlines," the elder Bush said he said. Taliban militia said they had not Attorney General John Though business is down before boarding a flight in Sixteen days after attacks that asked him to come. Ashcroft released photographs of across the board, Bush focused Boston with several Secret killed thousands, the Bush Powell said point-blank: "We the 19 hijacking suspects and on an air~ne industry jarred by a Service agents. administration moved on several have nothing to negotiate." asked Americans to help identify dramatic decline in passengers Defense Secretary Donald H. fronts to calm a still-fearful In Afghanistan, where prime those who are still in doubt. since the attacks. Rumsfeld said Americans may nation, bolster the U.S. economy, suspect Osama bin Laden is "A national neighborhood "Get on the airlines," Bush see "some dramatic military identify the killers and forge a believed to be, Taliban leaders watch," he called it. implored. "We will not surrender engagements," but warned in a wartime coalition of disparate warned Afghans not to expect In neighborhoods all over our freedom to travel." New York Times article that vic­ nations. the United States to overthrow America, the economic impact of He sought to coax Americans tory won't be easy nor clear and "Others will tire and weary; I their hard-line rule. the attacks continued to grow. into planes with a $500 million the war will be unconventional. understand that. But not our "Those Afghans who want to Jobless claims rose to a nine­ plan to secure cockpit doors and "Forget about 'exit strategies,'" nation," Bush told hundreds of seize power with the help of year high, in part reflecting the a wide range of other proposals, he wrote. "We're looking at a flag-waving airline workers in America are just like those foolS ripple effect of strikes against including having the federal gov­ sustained engagement that car­ Chicago, their industry and jobs who tried to stay in power with the World Trade Center in New ernment oversee security at air- ries no deadlines."

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR GUEST COLUMN Alumni should Falwell mirrors bin Laden

PITTSBURGH the responsibility of every minister who takes the curb hypocrisy "I really believe that the pagans, and the abor­ Bible seriously." tionists, and the feminists, and the gays and les­ Bin Laden is fighting America, the so-called There have been a number of letters and even an bians who are actively trying to make that an alter­ Great Satan. Falwell is fighting homosexuality, Inside Column published this week that relate back to native lifestyle, the ACLU, People for the American what he has called a "vile and satanic system." the Michigan State game and, more at the center of con­ Way- all of them who have Bin Laden fights with bombs. Falwell fights with troversy, what happened following it. As a recent alum, tried to secularize America- M. Derek Care words. I'm siding with the students on this one. The question of I point the finger in their face Bin Laden wants to remove the American pres­ class and loyalty should not be directed at the students and say, 'You helped this hap- ence from the Middle East. Falwell wants to but at their predecessors. pen," Rev. Jerry Falwell said. remove Tinkie-Winkie from television. First of all, there was booing at post-game. Can't deny Osama bin Laden and The Pitt News They are two cheeks of the same metaphorical it, it happened. Lt. Dan Cook called the booing a break in Saddam Hussein have found ass, and to extend this already crude metaphor fur- tradition. Tim O'Connor made an excellent point in his an ideological friend in Jerry ther, they both stink. . response that the booing was simply a way of showing Falwell. The above, delivered Though an agent of hatred just as surely as bin the growing frustration that many Domers, past and pre­ by Falwell during the Sept. 13 broadcast of the Laden is, Falwell is no threat to the freedom of sent, are feeling right now with the program. Christian television program "The 700 Club," is the Americans. No military action will be needed to Angela Campos's Inside Column called for more sup­ type of statement that is more often associated stop him. No economic sanctions will be needed to port in the senior section and asked them to act more with Middle Eastern dictators than with silence him. like their underclassmen peers. And I agree. Cheer. Do Christian television. By fighting for hatred and narrow­ those push-ups. Yell your part of "We Are ND"when the Later in the same show, Falwell mindedness in an ever more pro­ cheerleaders cue you. Be as into the game as the cheer­ further blurred the lines between gressive and educated society, leaders and the band are, who, no matter the odds, will his beliefs and that of the Sept. Falwell has made himself vul­ cheer like we're up 24-3 even if it we're not. 11 attackers by saying that, nerable to the only force that But to the students who left before the band, who because of the previously can take him down: irrele­ crossed their arms during the 1812, who even booed, I mentioned groups, God had vance. cannot blame you. You were just following another allowed "the enemies of With every embarrass­ example, not one from your peers, but one from your America to give us proba­ ing diatribe, Falwell finds elders. After the game, the students are the only section bly what we deserve." himself with fewer and that doesn't clear out and head for dinner reservations, This is the type of fewer allies. The former more tailgating or to the bookstore to beat the rush. Or offensive drivel that leader of the Moral whatever the reasons are that alums leave. So can you gives self-righteous, Majority is now alia­ blame the seniors for following in their footsteps? hate-mongering loud­ bility to the Christian The next time an alum calls for tradition and then mouths a bad name. Right, and few people accuses the students of being classless, or forgetting who It's hardly surprising in Washington are they are, or even where they are, remind the alums that that Falwell had the willing to have their they were once students too. That they had tradition. audacity and taste­ names associated Ask them why they leave now, why they don't stand any­ lessness to say such with his. more and why they set such a bad example. things just two days As the bold Ku Klux To those alums like me who want to stand, who yell after the attack. Klan members of the the cheers, who stay to the end and still act like students This is, after all, the past eventually slunk -thanks. If only the rest of the alumni would follow same man who during into the shadows, so our example. the course of his career will Jerry Falwell. As tried to "out" Tinkie­ the once-proudly flown Jeremy Sony Winkie, the purple Confederate flag became Class of'Ol Teletubby, and an ugly reminder of past Columbus, Ohio announced that the hatreds, so too will Jerry Sept. 27, 200 I Antichrist was living among Falwell. us in the form of a Jewish But for now, Falwell, who man. pointed his finger in the face Though unsurprising, of pagans, feminists, gays, les­ Falwell's latest comments are bians, victims of the attacks and more than just another embarrass­ the country as a whole, should ing incident from the former leader of know just one thing. We are pointing a the now-defunct Moral Majority. They sig­ finger right back in your direction, and nal that Falwell, like bin Laden, believes that there there are far more of us than there ever were of is currently a jihad (holy war} being fought and you. that God is on his side. Nor is this the first time that Falwell's rhetoric This article first appeared in the University of has echoed bin Laden's. Bin Laden began his holy Pittsburg's newspaper The Pitt News on Sept. 26, war by issuing a fatwa (religious edict) which said, 2001 and is reprinted here courtesy of U- WIRE. "To kill the Americans and their allies - civilians The opinions expressed in this article are those of and military- is an individual duty for every the author and not necessarily those of The Muslim." Observer. Falwell has issued a similar proclamation, say­ Expressing thanks ing, "Preaching against the sin of homosexuality is

to Notre Dame LETTER TO THE EDITOR This weekend some friends and I traveled to South Bend to see our Spartans take on your Fighting Irish. When we got here we were astonished by the awesome atmosphere that surrounds this University and its great Apologies to Coach Davie football tradition. The bands coming together for the halftime show was a ~---Fairness requires that I write this follow-up to more appropriate for both teams to have been chance for the nation to see that no matter what hap~ens---­ my letter (published in Wednesday's Observer) involved in the pre-game ceremonies, keeping to in these games we are all Americans. For the most part calling for Coach Davie's resignation because our the agreed upon approach is certainly a "valid we felt very welcome here and enjoyed the day no matter team and coaches were not on the field during the explanation" for Coach Davie's actions and I apolo­ what the outcome would have been. I thought the staff pre-game ceremonies. In my letter I stated that gize to Coach Davie for writing first and getting the and ushers were great and further enriched the atmos­ Coach Davrttcould offer no "valid explanation" for facts later. The Notre Dame community, which of phere. such absen~;e. course includes Coach Davie and the players and I am thankful that we have build such a solid tradition Since my letter was published I have received a coaches, can be proud of its response to the tragic and look forward to facing each other in the future. I wish copy of a letter written by Tex Dutile, Chairman of events of Sept. 11th. the best of luck to you this season. the Faculty Board of Athletics, which explains that the Notre Dame and Michigan State Athletic Tom Desmond Ryan Jackson Departments had agreed prior to the game that Class of'78 sophomore neither team would be on the field during the cere­ Chicago Michigan State monies. Sept. 27, 2001 Sept. 27, 200 I While I continue to feel that it would have been THE OBSERVER IEWPOINT Friday, September 28, 2001

THE OBSERVER The Independent, D11ily Newspaper Smling Notre Dame llnd Saint Mary's Davie to blame in game, not patriotism P.O. Box Q, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024. South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 After two games, the Notre Dame deserves an apology. white, but red, white and blue. football team ranks close to last To admonish Davie for Saturday's Through his decision, White only EDITOR IN CHIEF amongst all Division I teams offensive­ actions is to arrest a mailman for deliv­ showed reverence for the blue and Mike Connolly ly. For that, Bob Davie deserves to be ering an unwanted message. White and gold. MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER criticized. The first team entirely his fellow Irish administrators, who The claim that the Irish stayed in the Noreen Gillespie Bob Woods recruited by the Irish first decided to keep the locker room to maintain a sense of nor­ head coach lacks the Irish inside the locker malcy is utter nonsense. Eleven days AssT. MANAGING EIDITOR OPERATIONS MANJ\GER explosiveness of OJheuse rver room, should face the after the deaths of 6,000 countrymen, Kerry Smith Pat Peters Michigan State. For that, wrath of fans, media and no one could remain unaffected. NEWS EDITOR: Jason McFarley Bob Davie deserves our alumni - not Davie. Michigan State stood up and faced the scowls and boos. Although Michigan State reality of America. Notre Dame stayed VIEWPOINT EDITOR: Lauren Beck Editorial But before last originally agreed to keep behind and ignored it. SPORTS EDITOR: Noah Amstadter Saturday's Michigan State game, where · SCENE EDITOR: C. Spencer Beggs their players in as well, head coach Sadly, the attention given this confu­ SAINT MJ\Ry's EDITOR: Myra McGriff the Irish players remained off the field Bobby Williams and athletic director . sion has dwarfed the real story. Enough during "God Bless America," Davie Clarence Underwood had the instinct­ fans to fill a small city waved flags and PHOTO EDITOR: Peter Richardson simply followed a plan arranged by and pride in America - to change their belted out "God Bless America." More ADVERTISING MANAGER: Kimberly Springer athletic director Kevin White. And for mind. than a quarter of a million dollars was AD DESIGN MANAGER: Alex Menze the criticism Davie received from stu­ In doing so, Michigan State showed raised for the victims. For that, Notre dents, fans and media this week, he SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Pahvel Chin that its true colors are not green and Dame deserves to be cheered. WEB ADMINISTRATOR: Adam Turner CoNTROLLER: Kevin Ryan GRAPHICS EDITOR: Katie McKenna

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Say cheese • • • Scene sat down to a table full of pizzas to put them to the test- taste test, that ·

through Thursday, and from 11 to 1 a.m. on Friday and Scene Staff Report Saturday. Call (219) 243-1122 to place a carry-out or delivery order. Pizza is the college student's (second) best friend. When the dining hall keeps serving the same swill day Papa John's in and day out, the Italian pie never loses its allure. The Papa John's, despite the pervasive taste of those Observer, in keeping with its high standards of journal­ jalapenos in the corner of the box, was a supreme pizza ism, has sought out various South Bend pizzerias and experience for one obvious reason: the special garlic put them through an excruciating series of "scientific" tests to determine which pizza is the best. sauce. Other than that little container of pure buttery While not all pizzas available to campus were sam­ pleasure, Papa John's finest quality is by far the top­ pled, The Observer tried out six pizzas available for pings, which actually look like authentic sliced mush­ delivery. Marco's, Papa John's and Pizza Hut all have rooms and assorted vegetables. autonomous delivery; however, the remaining three The scrumptious toppings overshadow the rest of were delivered by Dine-In, a third-party food delivery the pizza, which is merely adequate in flavor; the service available by calling (219) 675-9999 or visiting doughy, powdery crust is conveniently bland - www.dine-in.com. ideal for dipping. The test pizza, a veggie, was loaded with green peppers, onions and black olives. Marco's Pizza Marco's Deluxe pizza was by far the "[feel like rm eating a This pizzeria, which most aesthetically pleasing. Although its vegetable birthday has earned a steadfastly poor showing in the crust consistency cake., devoted following category brought down Marco's overall among college stu- score, it fared as one of the better pies dents and become a in the end. Nick Williams staple of their diets, This pizza makes no advancement self-proclaimed pizza expert promotes its use of upon the basic notion of the Italian pie, commenting on Polito's pizza fresh ingredients but therein lays its strength. Marco's and carefully pre- toppings were very fresh but their flavor pared pies. It is didn't overwhelm the pizza as a whole. definitely a reli­ Substantial improvement could be made to the mild able favorite. Papa John's is located and sparse sauce, however. on 1827 South Bend Avenue. It is Unlike Papa John's, Marco's does not bury you in an open Monday through Saturday from inch of plastic-like cheese. In fact, you could even say 11 until 2 a.m. (depending upon that cheese is just another topping on the pie. Overall, demand). and from 12 p.m. until Marco's had the best balance of those tested and would midnight Sunday. Call (219) 271- be a good neutral brand to order if a group cannot 1177 to place a carry-out or delivery decide between other brands. order. Be warned though, Marco's pizza with its cardboard­ like crust tastes something like a rubber tire when it cools off. So, eat it hot or get a mouthful of Michelin. Pizza Hut Marco's Pizza is located at 52750 Route 933 (U.S. Pizza Hut is quite possibly the epito­ 31/33). It is open from 11 a.m. to midnight, Sunday me of what a pizza should be. Like most pizzas, a Pizza Hut pie comes with several crust options, includ­ ing thin crust, hand tossed and pan. Whatever style crust one selects, the buttery, melt­ in-your-mouth, perfectly textured dough cannot be topped - except with the per­ fect amounts of sauce and cheese used by the masters at Pizza Hut. The sauce complements the crust, allowing the flavors of each to min­ gle well. The sauce does not domi­ for nate the pizza or make the crust soggy. There is just enough sauce to carry- create the perfect median between out or the crust and the cheese. delivery. Too often, pizzas lack sufficient amounts of cheese. Pizza Hut places Bruno's Pizza a fairly thick layer of flavorful Bruno's pie is the Natty cheese on each pizza it prepares. Light of pizza. While it doesn't Toppings aren't prone to slide off score particularly badly in any one area, it the pizza as the cheese holds them is entirely forgettable. Bruno's thrives on ambivalence. firmly in place. The pepperoni test­ It does not taste good, but it does not taste bad either. ed for this review was neither too You will eat it and feel strangely unsatisfied. salty nor too spicy as some pepper­ The toppings on this pizza are buried beneath a pan­ onis tend to be. cake of runny cheese, which strangely makes the Overall, from cr~st to toppings, slices much more fun to eat. Bruno's pie looked a lot Pizza Hut delivers the best pizza. more like a rt>adkill topped with mozzarella than a Besides, you can't knock an pizza. Eating this pizza is like drinking warm beer ... establishment boasting such educa­ make that warm American beer. tionally motivational programs as Bruno's is located on 119 N Dixie Way. They are "Book It!" Photos by AMANDA GRECO/The Observer open from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and Pizza Hut is located at 2017 Confronted by a pile of pizzas, Scene taste-testers set out to sift from 4 to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Call Dine-In South Bend Ave. Call them at through layers of toppings, cheeses, sauces and crusts to find out to place a delivery order at (219) 675-9999. who serves up the tastiest slice in the Michlana area. (219)273-9944 to place an order THE OBSERVER -

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through Saturday, from 3 to 10:30 p.m. on Saturday and from 3 to 9 p.m. on Sunday. Call Dine-In to place a delivery order at (219) 675-9999. B:zza Hut Polito's Toppings A- - Polito's pizzas make a stunning first impression. Upon opening the box, ~ Sauce A your eyes are met with a perfectly round pie, overflowing with toppings. . ' Crust A+ . Aesthetically, Polito's is~ pretty pizza. ,if,fi/f'~''· Cheese A­ The initial taste of a slice of Polito's pizza is great - until you get to the Overall A crust. Perhaps due to the enormi­ ty of the pie, the crust is not adequately cooked. Its mushy consistency and nauseating, fermented yeast flavor (think of the lovely smell of Bruno's - ethanol that cloaks cam­ pus on a humid day) con­ TopplDgsC+ tribute to an unpalat­ Sauce C+ able masticating expe­ rience. Crust c "I feel like I'm eat­ ing a vegetable birth- Cheese c­ day cake," self-pro­ Overall claimed pizza expert c Nick Williams said of Polito's pie. Crust aside, the rest of a Polito's pizza is not so dis­ appointing. Marco's Though the sauce has the metallic Toppings A- zing reminiscent of the inside of the Sauce C+ can from which it Crust D+ most likely came, the sauce is in prop- Cheese A­ er proportion to the other ingredients. OVerall B Buried beneath the toppings lies a bed of rather bland cheese. Rendering the cheese invisible is a smorgas­ bord of toppings, includ­ Pizza King ing sauteed onions, green peppers, pepperoni and p K Toppings D+ sausage. I I The toppings taste very Sauce F good, and there is enough Z N Crust C- above the crust to somewhat compensate for the uncooked t ' Cbeese D+ dough. If hungry enough, one could A scrape off the toppings and still have Overall D+ enough for a full meal. Polito's is located at 4615 Grape Road in Mishawaka. Hours vary, so Pizza call Polito's at (219)243-5385 for cur­ Papa John'li King rent hours. You can also place orders Pizza King's through Dine-In at (219)675-9999. Toppings B+ deluxe pizza fea­ tured curiously tiny After extensive testing and a few Sauce A- - and nearly unrecogniz­ antacid tablets the undisputed winner Crust B+ able toppings, including crum­ was the old standard, Pizza Hut. Its bled sausage and a tiny mosaic of uni- famous pan crust clinched its spot as B formly shaped cubes of various vegetables. number one. It seems that the best While the flavor is somewhat spicy and likable, the pizzas available to campus are from B+ seeming absence of both crust and tomato sauce is dis­ the big delivery chains. It is apparent concerting. from our results that the smaller The cheese had a weak flavor and lacked the stretchi­ restaurants are not going national for ness of quality mozzarella. Thin-crust enthusiasts may a reason. PoUtu's enjoy the crispy outer edge of crust. Even though square-cut pizzas liike this are always fun to eat, it still Toppings A+ lacks the tang ofa pizza with a zesty sauce or, at the C. Spencer Beggs, Christie Boisen, Sauce B- very least, intact toppings. . Amanda Greco and David Minne con­ - Pizza King's pizza is at best pleasantly mild, but less tributed to this report. Crust p... excit4Ig than, say, an 8:30 a.m. lecture about the cul­ ture of early American civilization. Cheese B+ Pizza King is located on 146 S Dixie Way. Pizza King Contact Scene writers at [email protected]. OVerall has the most complex hours of any pizza parlor in the c- test. They are open from 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday - page 14 The Observer+ SPORTS Friday, September 28, 2001

MEN'S INTERHALL FOOTBALL GOLD LEAGUE - Rivalry heats up in Dillon-Keenan matchup

Keenan will be looking to their expe­ Andy Baum. "If we need to make Alumni marched down the field in By DAVE COOK, MATT DeNICOlA rienced offensive line and freshmen adjustments during the game, then we several series during their 6-0 loss to and ANTHONY BISHOP quarterback Patrick Downey to carry will." Dillon, but two key turnovers kept the Sports Writers them through to a victory. The Manorites also allowed only one Dawgs out of the end zone. On the other side of the ball, Dillon touchdown last Sunday, and expect to "We're going to be more careful with Forget about Stanford and Alumni. looks to keep the ball on the ground hold Stanford to a minimum number of the ball this week," said captain Nick Dillon and Keenan are discovering that for most of the game. Look for Dillon points as well. Linstroth. "Our offense moved the ball their greatest rivals are no longer out­ running back Jason Visner to see a lot "We just prepared like we normally well, but now we have to punch it in." side their window, but across campus. of action on Saturday. do," said Baum. "Last game both the Alumni suffered a loss in the back­ When Dillon and Keenan take the "We don't have very good passing," offense and defense played well." field after the game Sunday, as tail­ field Sunday afternoon, they will con­ said Odom. "Our strength is running · Obviously the Manorites are confi­ back Alex Roodhouse separated his tinue a rivalry that has been maturing the ball." dent in their offense. Even if they shoulder. Taking his place will be through the years and became espe­ Hernandez summed up the feelings played well last week, they will have to sophomore T.J. Strachota. cially heated last year. of Dillon this past week. put points on the board to win. Behind The running game is anchored by After suffering a crushing 16-0 loss Stanford vs. Morrissey quarterback Rick Ysasi (5 of 11 pass­ the strong play of the offensive line. to Dillon during the regular season, It has often been said that the best ing) and running back Edward On numerous occasions last Sunday, the Knights were able to pull together offense is a good defense. As true as Hernandez, Morrisey has a formidable the Dawg running backs found gaping a double overtime win against Dillon this may seem, the fact remains that offensive drive each time they get the holes that led to solid gains. in the playoffs. you cannot win football games without ball. "We ran a lot of portside plays last "This is a huge rivalry," said Dillon scoring touchdowns. Considering the similarities of these week," said lineman Larry Rooney. - defensive end Ryan teams, this game could very well go "We're hoping to continue to pound it Ask Stanford or Hernandez. "This Morrissey, n-either of down to the wire. Last season, in there." game will be more "This is a huge rivalry. whom scored a Stanford was able to beat Morrisey for The passing game for Alumni did not intense than the game This game will be more touchdown in their a spot in the playoffs. provide as much impact against Dillon against Alumni." • intense than the game season opener. But "We were fighting to get in, they as quarterback Chris Cottingham com­ • The other returning • when these two were fighting to get in ... it was a pret­ pleted only two passes . • Dillon players share against Alumni." • teams face off this ty intense battle," said A strong Keough • the same sentiments Sunday, neither team Dilworth . defensive backfield ..• as Hernandez. "On a scale of one to 10, Ryan Hernandez wants that to happen A battle is exactly looks to keep the • "It was terrible los­ Dillon defensive end again. what to. expect. Both this game is a 10. We Alumni passing ing [to Keenan] in dou­ "We've been focus- teams have a game game in check. ble overtime," said have to win out the rest ing on defense and under their belt, and Linebacker Brian Dillon captain Tayt of the season. " trying to improve the pass attack," used this game experi­ Adams and safety Odom. "It was the hardest fought - said Stanford captain Dave Dilworth. ence to fix any prob­ James Waechter game I've ever seen." The Griffins allowed only one touch­ lems. And both teams Dave Dilworth each had intercep­ The Knights, having returned many down last week, and hope that the expect win. tions last week players from last year, also remember Stanford captain defense can step up in a similar fash­ "This game is impor­ against Morrisey. that game. ion this weekend. tant because it will be "With guys like "Dillon is usually the best team in our first win," said Baum. "It is real Mike Perrone and Brian anchoring our Stanford~s defense may not need the league," said Brian Kunitzer. much work, but the offense struggled important to get that first win and get defense, we hope to have another good "That game was a big win for us. The in their opener. Dilworth is confident rolling." outing," said Waechter. odds of winning were against us." that his offense can come alive. The Griffins are just as confident. The Kangaroo offense will be led by Both teams have a history of being "Our running game is our strength: "We still want to go 3-1," said captain quarterback Andy Hess. powerhouses in interhall football, and running the ball, controlling the ball, Dilworth. "On a scale of one to 10, this Supporting him was the star of last this year is no different. Both Keenan and not giving it to the other team," game is a 10. We have to win out the week's game, running back Clay and Dillon realize this will not be an Dilworth said. rest of the season." Nuelle. Nuelle scored the only touch­ easy game, and they have been Dilworth's confidence in the run is Both teams may have improved on down in Keough's game last weekend. preparing for this game all week. not unfounded, considering the two their last performances. However, only "We looked at what we did both "We definitely have a ·lot of work to man back attack of Dan Campion and one will win. The game begins at 1 right and wrong, and we're hoping to do," said Knights captain Brent Mark McNamee, who each had seven p.m. at Stepan Fields. improve on that this weekend," said Morlok. "Our offense needs to sharpen carries in the last game. Waechter. "We had a few good prac­ up, and we added quite a few new "Our backfield is really strong ... Alumni vs. Keough tices this week, and we're looking for­ guys on defense." they can always come up with a big The match-up between Alumni and ward to a good game." Defensive linebacker Pat Robinson play," said Dilworth. Keough this weekend could very well also realizes they will need to play bet­ But Morrissey is not frightened by be one of the better in the regular sea­ ter if they want to defeat Dillon. the Griffin backfield. son. Both defenses were very strong "We showed a lot of errors [against Contact Dave Cook at [email protected], "I think we are strong enough to in their first game, and both teams Stanford] that we need to improve on," Matt DeNicola at [email protected] and beat any team," said Morrissey captain had success with their running games. said Robinson. Anthony Bishop at [email protected].

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well. "The coaching staff overcom­ against Lewis because they use them." By KEN CHAMPA, PHILIP "We know they (Off Campus) plicated the offense [during had really athletic receivers," "We hope we win," said KOESTERER and MATT are small, and we're hoping to that game]." said Farley offen­ Thompson said. "We haven't Wahoske. "We're excited to go LOZAR wear them out with our big sive coach Chris Cordes. seen any stand-out receivers out there." roster," said Gray. "We're going to simplify every­ from Howard, so we're going "I think if we play like our McGlinn's motivation for this Combating the offensive thing and work on the execu­ to be keying off of the quarter­ last game," said Marshall. "We week's game against the Off­ attack of the Shamrocks will tion." That will likely involve back." should be able to win." Campus team (0-3) can be be the aggressive, blitzing having Sheehan throw shorter On the defensive side of the The teams play at 4:00 p.m. found by. taking a walk down defense of the Crime. Last passes in the early part of the ball, the Ducks will look to Sunday at McGlinn Fields. memory lane. This week, week, the Crime was able to game. freshmen players on the defen­ McGlinn (0-1-1) has carried stymie the rushing attack of "We just need to work with sive line and its linebackers, Pangborn vs. Lyons the memory of last year's Cavanaugh by t h e led by sophomore Courtney A youthful Pangborn squad game with Off-Campus. keeping steady receivers Schuster, to prevent Farley "It was really takes the field against the The Off-Campus team used a pressure on the and make from scoring any much-needed Lyons Lions on Sunday in "Hail Mary" last year to defeat offensive line. disappointing to lose [on sure that points. women's interhall football. the Shamrocks in the waning Off-Campus they're "Our defense controlled the a last-second Hail Mary "Our team has all new face~ moments of a rain-soaked has found prac­ running ball and had a great game last year]." and new coaches," said game, 7-0. tice time hard to the correct [against Off-Campus]," said Pangborn co-captain senior "It was really disappointing come by, which routes," Untiedt. Katrina Paulson. to lose like that," said veteran has made exe­ Sarah Vatterott said Farley Dillon Hall seniors Chris cuting on offense coach Irish Sarah Vatterott. McGlinn captain Badin vs. Breen-Phillips LaRossa and junior John Dues This week's practice has very tough to do. Thompson. The battle of good defenses lead the Phoxes from the side­ brought back the memory of Outside of the For their will be the highlight of line. losing that heartbreaker, and actual games, the Crime hasn't part, Howard will be working Sunday's women's interhall Freshmen Charlotte Troupis the veteran Shamrocks are spent a great deal of time out of a more varied playbook. football game between the and Alissa Mendoza play working to make sure it working out their offensive According to team captain Badin Bullfrogs and the Breen­ prominent roles on the offense doesn't happen again. kinks. They have been held Katie Cawley, this trend con­ Phillips Babes. and defense. Troupis is the This season the Shamrocks scoreless in their last two tributed to the Ducks' 18-0 win BP's defense led them to an Phoxes' quarterback while have worked on offensive cre­ games. over the Off-Campus Crime 8-0 win over Pasquerilla West Mendoza plays at numerous ativity, thanks to newly found Making the situation worse is Wave. on the opening weekend of the defensive positions. starting quarterback Julie the fact that the Crime's start­ "[Cawly]had a huge game season. The Lions have worked on Kremer. ing quarterback and team running the ball [on Sunday]. "Our defense is doing great," improving their defense this "She (Julie) did a good job," leader Abbey Ross will not be and we want to keep that up," said BP captain senior Jenny week. said team captain Christa in action this Sunday, which said Howard coach Brad Wahoske. . "We have changed up our Gray. "She really has a lot of will no doubt hurt an already Untiedt. Leading the defense is defense formation in practice," confidence." struggling offense. "We worked more as a team, - sophomore outside linebacker said Lyons senior captain Irene "Our playbook is always and when the coaches brought Kelly Deckelman and free safe­ Onyeagbako. expanding," said Vatterott. Farley vs. Howard in a bunch of new plays, we ty junior Tricia Keppel. Despite being neighbors, the "We have a lot of fun in prac­ Farley quarterback Megan communicated better and the "Kelly made some great captains did not seem to think tice creating different plays." Sheehan and company are tak­ plays worked," said Cawley. plays last week," said there was any rivalry between What helps the offense click ing baby steps. Going into She and Howard quarterback Wahoske. the two dorms. is the fact that all of the mem­ Sunday's match-up against the Jill Veselik will be working to The Bullfrog defense should "There hasn't been a chance bers have contributed. Howard Ducks at 2 p.m. on perfect the new plays and get also be ready to stop the to build it up," said Paulson. "Everyone of our receivers West Quad, Farley's Finest will their team back into Notre Babes' offense. "But I guess they would be our caught a pass last game," said concentrate on the fundamen­ Dame and avenge last year's "Our defense played really closest rival." Vatterott. "Everyone con­ tals of victory. championship game loss. well in the last two games," Hard work this week has led tributed on offense for us." The Finest were once again Thompson wasn't worried, said Badin co-captain Amy the Lions becoming more of a McGlinn is also hoping to held scoreless on Tuesday however. Marshall. unit. take advantage of the small night, this time against the "Our Man-Cover-Two Sophomore cornerback Jen "Everyday we are looking size of Off-Campus's roster as Chicks of Lewis Hall. defense didn't look that good Craig and senior safety Beth better and better," said Rimkus have led the Bulldog Onyeagbako. "We are improv­ defense. ing daily. We pull out weight "Beth's interception in our equally and put in a lot of hard last game [against Lyons] real­ work." ly helped us," said Marshall. The Phoxes have one simple Both teams have changed goal for this Sunday's game. their offense in practice this "We are just trying to win," week. said Paulson. "Our offense is okay, we have put in some new plays this week," said Wahoske. Contact Ken Champa at kcham­ "We put in a couple of [email protected], Philip Koesterer at plays," said Marshall. [email protected] and Matt Lozar "Hopefully, we'll be able to at [email protected].

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MEN'S INTERHALL FOOTBALL BLUE LEAGUE SMC CROSS COUNTRY O'Neill hungry for more wins Belles

"We need to continue to do our Ask Stanford or Morrissey, game both the offense and By KEVIN BOYLE and MATT best to have everyone go all out neither of whom scored a defense played well." head to DeNICOLA on defense until the whistle touchdown in their season Obviously the Manorites are Spores Writers stops; that's what you have to opener. But when these two confident in their offense. Even do to win. Offense will help us teams face off this Sunday, nei­ if they played well last week, What was it like for O'Neill out but defense is what will get ther team wants that to happen they will have to put points on invite Hall never having won before? us to the stadium." again. the board to win. Behind quar­ "It just made us that much On the offensive end, the "We've been focusing on terback Rick Ysasi (5 of 11 more hungry," team captain Angry Mob stuck mostly to the defense and trying to improve passing) and running back John Enterline said. ground while the Wave main­ the pass attack," said Stanford Edward Hernandez, Morrisey By DESIREE BROSE O'Neill had a breakthrough tained a more balanced attack. captain Dave Dilworth. The has a formidable offensive Spores Writer win last week with a 14-7 vic­ Fisher was not as offensively Griffins allowed only one touch­ drive each time they get the tory over St. Ed's, but their dominant as the score would down last week, and hope that ball. The Belles cross country team hunger was not satisfied. indicate, they got lucky and had the defense can step up in a Considering the similarities of is ready to run. O'Neill hopes to follow up last one tipped ball that was caught similar fashion this weekend. these teams, this game could For the past three meets, the week's monumental win in for a touchdown. They need to Stanford's defense may not very well go down to the wire. team has had a great opportuni­ tlieir upcoming match-up with and are focused on improving need much work, but the Last season, Stanford was able ty to see where they stand and Fisher Hall. their execution against O'Neill. offense struggled in their open­ to beat Morrisey for a spot in get to know each other's "We're looking to build upon "The catch got us through, er. Dilworth is confident'that the playoffs. , strengths and weaknesses. They last week," Enterline said. but we want to make prepara­ his offense can come alive. "We were fighting to get in, are working together and ready ...... "We're not going to stop after tion work rather than luck this "Our running game is our they were fighting to get in ... it to step forth and run through one win, we want to get some­ week," Aftandilians said. strength: running the ball, con­ was a pretty intense battle," the finish line. thing going and get into the O'NeUI is looking to add a few trolling the ball, and not giving said Dilworth. "We are starting to improve playoffs. Every game is a big new wrinkles this week to the it to the other team," Dilworth A battle is exactly what to and unite as a team," said junior game." offense that only passed three said. expect. Both teams have a Jennie Buehler. Fisher is also coming off of a times last Sunday. They appear Dilworth's confidence in the game under their belt, and This Saturday at the Lakefront big win, last week they defeat­ to have the weapons to do so, run is not unfounded, consider­ used this game experience to Invitational at Loyola University, ed Knott 24-8. The offense was with quarterback Troy ing the two man back attack of fix any problems. And both Jackie Bauters is the runner to productive against a tradition­ Montgomery connecting to Dan Campion and Mark teams expect win. watch. So far, Bauters, a sopho­ ally stingy defense while the wide receiver Kyle Johnson McNamee, who each had seven "This game is important more, has proven to be the Wave's own defense forced twice for touchdowns last carries in the last game. because it will be our first strength of the team. She has four turnovers. game. If only they kept "Our backfield is really win," said Baum. "It is real been one of the Belles' top six The Wave, however, is not Interhall quarterback ratings. strong ... they can always important to get that first win runners in all three meets they cocky or complacent. They Neither team is backing down come up with a big play," said and get rolling." have run in this year. won't overlook the Angry Mob this week, Fisher's main con­ Dilworth. The Griffins are just as confi­ Her best time so far was 20 - despite its lackluster football cern will still probably be stop­ But Morrissey is not fright­ dent. minutes, 43 seconds at the tradition. ping the O'Neill ground game ened by the Griffin backfield. "We still want to go 3-1 ," said Aquinas College Invitational, the "With new freshmen coming while the Angry Mob needs to "I think we are strong Dilworth. "On a scale of 1 to first meet of tqe season. She in any team could be a con­ shut down Wave tailback enough to beat any team," said 10, this game is a 10. We have placed in the top 17 overall in all tender, you have to be ready Kameron Chappel and an effec­ Morrissey captain Andy Baum. to win out the rest of the sea- of the team's five-kilometer every week," Fisher captain tive aerial assault. "If we need to make adjust­ son." races. Bauters is hoping to Ray Aftandilians said. ments during the game, then Both teams may have enhance her time and place in Last week both teams' defen­ we will." improved on their last perfor­ the top five for this upcoming sive line did a good job of Stanford vs. Morrissey It has often been said that the The Manorites also allowed mances. However, only one will race. putting pressure on the quar­ only one touchdown last win. The meet will be at 10 a.m. on terback. best offense is a good defense. As true as this may seem, the Sunday, and expect to hold Saturday. "Our linebackers came up big Stanford to a minimum number last week, and our defensive fact remains that you cannot win football games without of points as well. Contact Kevin Boyle at line did a great job of applying [email protected] and Matt Contact Desiree Brose at scoring touchdowns. "We just prepared like we pressure," Aftandilians said. normally do," said Baum. "Last DeNicola at [email protected] [email protected] •

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By MATT MOONEY raise cash for charity Sports Writer Blue-Gold game raised Thursday was not a good By MATT ORENCHUK $3,500 for the foundation. day for the Saint Mary's vol­ Sports Writer Unfortunately a somber leyball team. mood will be felt on Sunday, The bad news started when This Sunday when the since Walsh passed away this senior captain Angela Meyers' Notre Dame hockey team week from his cancer. MRI revealed a torn ACL. suits up for its charity Blue­ "It was really shocking to Having lost their captain for Gold game, it will hit close to hear about his death since all the season, the Belles trav­ home. That is because the the news we heard indicated eled to Holland, Michigan to game is to raise money for he was doing fine," said face the conference leading the Coaches Foundation for assistant coach Andy Flying Dutch of Hope College. cancer research. What makes Slaggert. The situation did not it unique is that every player "I was shocked by [Walsh's] improve aS" Hope dispatched has dedicated the game to a death," said Nielsen. "He was Saint Mary's in three straight person he knows with cancer. a well respected coach, and it games, 30-17, 30-25, 30-26. Team captain Evan Nielsen is a big loss for college hock­ . The Belles find themselves is playing for Doug ey." in a slump. Having lost their Wickenheiser. For the game the squad will last four matches, the team "My dad played profession­ split up into two teams, Blue needs a victory of any kind. al hockey, and one of his and Gold. Assignments to the As though things weren't teammates was teams was bad enough, her absenc~ Doug," said random, to makes an already young team Nielsen. "He "[The Blue-Gold game] is ensure the even more inexperienced. was in his late a great thing to have. We m a t c h Losing Meyers depletes the thirties when just started this week, would be senior count to three. he died of can­ competi­ In place of Meyers, Saint cer. Everyone and it is nice to have a tive. A Mary's had to look elsewhere knows someone big kickofffor the bonus for to replace her. Alison Shevik who has had season. Irish hock­ led the team in that category it." ey fans is with 13 total digs while Jolie The idea for a that this LeBeau posted 10 kills and six cancer fund­ Evan Nielsen will be the blocks. Jaime Dineen chipped raiser started Irish captain first time in 15 assists. Junior Elizabeth CHRISTINA REITANOfThe Observer five years ago to see the Albert, now the best statisti­ A Saint Mary's player serves the ball during a match last with the Notre . freshman cal player, bad the best all­ week. Dame hockey Run for Cancer. class on ice. The play will around game with three aces, That event lasted for three as the team leader. However, The team aims to regroup consist of two 21-minute nine digs, and six kills. years. Last fall, the fund­ for -the team to develop new this weekend. The Belles look periods. The te_am is excited However, in losing Meyers, raiser was switched to a to be back on the ice trying tha Belles not only lost their chemistry, it wil! take time. to snap their losing streak hockey scrimmage. Throughout the season, to forget last year's disas­ strongest statisti-cal player, this Saturday as they host The idea for a cancer fund­ Saint Mary's has struggled to Alma and Barat in a three­ trous campaign. bULalso ,the.ir. ~apta,.in,, This raiser came from Ma.ine "It [the Blue-Gold game] is senior has the longest tenure d~velop on court chemistry team round robin tourna­ hockey coach Shawn Walsh. and communication. After a great thing to have." of anyone on the team along ment. Walsh was diagnosed with ·finally establishing some sem­ Nielsen said. "We just started with two school records. cancer, and then preceded to this week, and it is nice to In .an attempt to replace · blance of team cohesion on help set up the Coaches the court, suddenly the team Contact Matt Mooney at have a big kickoff for the sea­ Meyers, LeBeau will take over Foundation. Last year the is·back to square one. [email protected] son." The Irish have a scrimmage against the University of Cosimo's Hair Salon Welcomes Toronto next weekend in the h\ JACC. The season starts Maria against Union College on specializing In great haircuts, Thursday Oct. 11th. v{1!~~~ expert color and highlighting. The Blue-Gold game action . ~·}.:-.;, -~ ... _-,' ... :-;; -~-.) starts Sunday afternoon at 4 ~ i li ljJ Y ~ Student discounts now available. r-., (Shampoo, Haircut, & Style) p.m. Admission is free, but For Men-$20 For Women-$30 fans are asked to make a Open Mon-Sat 8am-6pm donation at the door. llQMJ.JlUI~ Tel. 277-1875 3 & 6 MILE RUNS, 2 MILE WALK Located near campus at 1707 South Bend Ave (US 23) Contact Matt Orenchuk at AND Call and ask for Maria [email protected] Walk-ins welcome PANCAKE BREAKFAST SPRING BREAK 2002 SATU~DAY,-SEPTEMBER 29 . N' <>"""" LE:.A.SIN <;; F<>R. TFIE 11:00- STEPAN CENTER :200:2 - :2003 SCI-I~<>~ 'Y:E."""~

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ND VOLLEYBALL SMC SOCCER Irish battle Big East foes Red-hot Belles

Georgetown, the Irish lead Nebraska, No. 15 By SUSAN CARPENTER the Hoy as 10-1. The Hoy as Pepperdine and No. 7 UCLA Sports Writer win third straight should not be underesti­ earlier in September, the mated, however. Last team defeated Valparaiso The No. 24 Notre Dame year's match was close with and Syracuse to build its dominate play. Freshman Molly By KATRINA KALASKY McCavitt scored twice, once on a women's volleyball team the Irish edging out on top current two-game winning Sports Writer will face two crucial Big 3-2. streak. penalty and again on a corner East opponents this week­ "They've proved to have With renewed focus and a kick. There was no contest on end. The Irish start off Saint Mary's didn't play like a offense. Saint Mary's had 37 shots a stronger team each year surge of momentum, the team of freshman Thursday. against Virginia Tech we've played them," Senior Irish look to maintain their on goal while Indiana Tech could tonight at 7 p.m. and finish When SMC took the field against only manage 5. captain Marcie Bomhack dominating presence in the Indiana Tech, the team was play- . with a contest against said, "We treat them as top Big East, having not lost a At the halfway point in their Georgetown on Sunday at ing against a squad that had only season, most of the players con­ contenders in the Big East." . Big East match since 1998. played teams of freshmen. 2p.m. The Hoyas are also enjoy­ Notre Dame has a win­ tribute their recent winning Tonight's match will be Indiana Tech never stood a streak to having more experience ing a winning streak of ning mindset because the chance against the Belles, who the first ever between Notre their own. The team has team takes each opponent working as a team. Dame and Virginia Tech. slapped them with a 5-0 victory_ "We know how to play together won its last three games to one match at a time. for their third consecutive season Unable to rely on past bolster their season record Heading into a match, the as a team now," McCavitt said. meetings, the Irish have victory. With three wins under their to 5-4 and has a notable Irish aim to win in 3 games. "Since the scrimmage [again§t been doing their homework record of 2-0 in the Big In addition, part of Notre belts, the Belles continue their by studying tapes and team Indiana Tech earlier this season] MIAA season against number one East. Voted by the 13 Big Dame's strategy includes the girls have matured as players ...... statistics. At 3-7 and 0-2 in East coaches to finish a continually setting goals for ranked Albion College on Sunday. the Big East, Virginia Tech and established a composed style Despite the fact that his young strong fifth in the confer­ themselves for each compe­ of play," said head coach Bobby is the underdog, but the ence, Georgetown could be tition. The main objective team is taking on a conference Irish consider their game Johnston. powerhouse, Johnston plans to a formidable opponent for for the Irish is to score After a 0-5 star.t to the season, with the Hokies to be an Notre Dame. points on the serve. keep everything just as it is. important Big East match­ the young Belles team is finally "We've been playing well so we Leading the young Hoya The team would also like moving in the right direction. up. team is Yulia Vtyurina who to improve their overall sta­ will keep the same style," he said. "It doesn't matter what They dominated the whole The Belles winning streak has was selected as the Big East tistics such as hitting per­ game, beginning with the three they're bringing," coach Player of the Week last cent blocks. Senior Malinda increased their confidence and Debbie Brown said. "It mat­ goals they scored in the first half. they are ready to take on solid week. The Irish are sure to Goralski continues to be an Two were scored by freshman ters what we're doing on heighten their intensity for important asset for the competition. our side of the net." Shannon Artnak and one was "It should be a good game.," this Big East competitor. Irish. Leading the team scored by freshman Jen In Notre Dame's last The Hoya victory over the with an average of over said captain Lynn Taylor. "We're match against Syracuse, the Concannon, who has been an coming in with a lot of good Irish three years ago, three kills per game, instrumental playl:lr with four Irish had 10 aces and five "sparked a rivalry," Goralski will be on offensive momentum and a lot of confi­ service errors. Coach goals and five assists in the past dence." Bomhack said. "We don't power while her ability to week. Brown hopes to continue to ever want that to happen dominate the net will keep The game gets under way at 10 hit efficiently with a hitting "We came together as a team," a.m. on the Saint Mary's soccer again." the Irish in control of the Concannon said. "We were pass­ percentage of .300 while Notre Dame has a season game. fields. - holding the opponent to a ing well and we're getting the job record of 5-3 and is 1-0 in done." .110 hitting percentage. the Big East. 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trophy. board, with all four of their top young group of golfers who have Hanlon said. By KATIE McVOY "We all want to win," team cap­ golfers finishing in the top 10 in led the team all season. The Belles posted a victory dur­ - Associate Spores Editor tain Megan Keleher said. "We've the three past MIAA tourna­ Freshman Stefanie Simmerman ing the first MIAA tournament, really been leading up to this and ments. has consistently been the top but fell to third and second in the No more practice runs. Today is we've been playing consistently This weekend, as they tee off on golfer for the Belles this season next two tournaments. But this the real thfug. all season." their home course, the Belles are and is hoping to be a top finisher weekend they have the home Three MIAA tournaments, each Consistency is going to be key hoping that consistency comes again this weekend. course advantage. The last three one with a different winner, and for the Belles this weekend. through. "Personally my goal is to go out years competition at Brookwood two months of practice all come Competition Hope and Alma hav~ "We have a big advantage play­ there and play to the best of my Golf Course has been rained out, down to this weekend. ]Jeen lead by a single solid player ing on our own home course," ability," she said. ''I'm really look­ so this weekend marks the first Saint Mary's wraps up i1S con­ shooting under 80 - Lacy Keleher said. "I think that's key ... ing to go out there and place time any MIAA team will step foot ference season this weekend at Wicksall for Hope and Courtney because we know the course so somewhere in the top three or on the course. the MIAA Championship at Rheinhardt for Alma. But Saint well we'll all play consistently." four." "This is a great benefit to us Brookwood golf course and the Mary's plays solidly across the Keleher will be joined by a Freshman Julia Adams, sopho­ because this course is one that Belles want to come home with a more Liz Hanlon and junior Molly every other. girl in the conference Lee will take their places along­ is not a favorite of," Hanlon said. side Keleher and Simmerman as "Knowing the course is a big ben­ the Belles top five golfers. efit for us." "As an individual I think that because it's a championship round ... I hope to post a good Contact Katie McVoy at score and to help the team," [email protected] - Amish Handcrafted Solid Oak Rockers, Gliders and Furniture Homemade Jams & Jellies Homemade Noodles Jake and Amos Products from Pennsylvania Large Selection of Amish and Memwnite Cookbooks Willow Tree Angels form Demdaco Angels and Amish Oak frame prints by Nancy Noel Gift Certificates and Gift Items for All Occasions '}[ours Candles by Bridgewater Hand Carved Oil Lamp Candles 'Mon-tfiurs 1o:ooam-7:ooym Homestead - Gel Candles 'Fri 9:ooam-8:ooym Leanin tree Cards Sat 9:ooam-8:ooym Laser engraved cherry Plaques & Pictures by Sun cCosea P. Graham Dunn

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- ND WOMEN'S GOLF ND CROSS COUNTRY New coach brings Irish race to weekend meets

tion, this meet will provide and freshman Christi By KATIE HUGHES a good chance for the mid­ Arnerich, will rest this new approach Sports Writer dle of the pack runners to weekend. Junior Susan possibly move into varsity Creary, sophomores The men's cross country competition. Rachel Endress and Megan coach. King's full-time pres­ team will head to "It's not quite as big of a Peterson, senior Hilary By JOE LINDSLEY ence has completely altered Kalamazoo, Mich. this Sports Writer meet, but it's a crucial Burn, and freshman Katie the team's routines, with the Saturday for the Central meet for those that are on Wales will be among those weight and cardio workouts Collegigate Championships the bubble"' said Avenius. competing Saturday. Every Tuesday and Thursday two mornings a week as well without their top runners. "That's why we're running "We want to give those morning at 5:30 a.m., as more structured practices All-Americans Ryan Shay the group we are." kids an opportunity to Shannon Byrne and her team­ in general. and Luke Watson, who Western Michigan and compete in a race that's a mates crawl out of their beds "The additional structure combined with sophomore Ohio University should be team situation,'' said head and head to the weight room has caused us to focus,'' said Todd Mobley to take the the closest competition for coach Tim Connelly. "We to begin the day's circuit Byrne. "We're all on the same first three spots in last Notre Dame. Though the can use this meet as a training. page now, and we know exact­ weekend's National runners will be different gauge to see where we This is a new era in Notre ly what's expected of us." Catholic Invitational will from the full strength Irish are." Dame women's golf. King believes one of the not run. Seniors Pat lineup, the same pack Ohio University, After just three victories last major keys to improving the Conway and Marc strategy that fueled last Wisconsin, and Detroit season and unorganized prac­ team's stature is getting the Striowski, or sophomores weekend's individual and Mercy should be the teams tices, the Irish, under the players to believe in them­ David Alber and Brian team success will prevail closest to Notre Dame. direction of their first full­ selves. Kerwin will also take the in Saturday's race. Notre "We're going to make a time coach, are ready to focus "I like to work my players weekend off from competi­ Dame took the first, sec­ conscious effort to work their efforts on making a from the inside out,'' she said. tion. ond, third, fifth, eighth, together,'' said Endress. name for the team. This King, showing her dedication After last week's first 11th and 16th spots in last "Everyone, no matter weekend, they start with their to the Irish, summed up her place finish at the National weekend's meet. what level. We have to first intercollegiate tourna­ reason for coming to Notre Catholic Invitational, the "On any given day, there work on pack running and ment. Dame in one sentence. team moved up to No. 4 in are 10 guys competing for motivating each other." "I have a five year plan to "I felt my chances of winning the national rankings. the number four, five, and As the team continues to get us into the top 25 [in the a national championship Juniors Kevin Avenius, six spots," said Avenius. grow this season they have nation's women's golf rank­ would be better [at Notre John Keane, Kevin Brown "It's going to be tough for combined experience with ings]," said new coach Debbie Dame]," she said. and Nathan Shay, sopho­ the coach to make that new talent. They will also King. There are not just one or more Kevin Somok, senior call, but you have to go continue to develop their King has Jed the University two leaders of the Irish. Tom Lennon, freshmen week to week." pack running strategy. of Memphis women's golf pro­ "Everyone will have their time Ryan Johnson and Eric "It's a good problem to "It helps being able to go gram to the NCAA tournament to contribute, and everyone's Morrison and fifth year have,'' said Piane. out where you're supposed four out of the past five sea­ going to be needed," said senior Sean Zanderson The women will also to and stay with front run­ sons. Byrne. will run for Notre Dame hold out their top seven ners at start," said Creary. Their quest begins Saturday In addition to veterans this Saturday. runners from last week's "The group is very tal­ at the Warren Golf Course. Rebecca Rogers, Kristin "I have no idea how National Catholic ented, and we are confi­ where the Irish are looking to McMurtie, Jeanne Murphy, they're going to finish," Championships. where dent about our ability to defend their Notre Dame Taibi, and Byrne, the team said head coach Joe Piane. lhey took second out of the compete," said Endress. Invitational title. The competi­ will also look to freshmen "And if you were to ask 26 team field. "A Jot of the people, espe- . tion this year is supposed to Karen Lotta and Casey Rotella. them they would say the Junior Jen Handley, who cially Susie Creary and be tougher than before. Under The members of the Irish same thing." took first place in the Megan Peterson have the leadership of King, the women's golf team realize that Though next week's meet. as well as freshman improved vastly since last team has stepped up its work­ changes are coming to their Notre Dame Invitational Lauren King, sophomore year." · outs and they feel they are program, and are looking for­ will be their first opportu­ Megan Johnson, who was ready to win. ward to the prospects pro­ nity for the team to be third at the National Contact Katie Hughes at The Irish have not played posed to them by King. tested against other Catholic Championships, since the Notre Dame "Things are going up for us. nationally ranked competi- [email protected] Women's Golf Campus We all feel like we're a part of Championship Sept. 7 and 8. something," Byrne said. "We're itching to get going," "That's exciting. It's a chal­ said Byrne. lenge." 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+ Jackson Park Tournament + Belles athletics changes from marks first competition for single team to conference Saint Mary's champion

By NOREEN GILLESPIE By KATIE McVOY Sports Writer Associate Sports Editor

When Anne Pikosovits and Frances Fuller It's not a history that includes perfecting the forward were playing field hockey at Saint Mary's, they pass or claiming countless national championships, but it had no idea they were creating a revolution. is a history worth revisiting, a history full of growth and They simply wanted to have fun with their expansion. From the first team to take the field in 1934 to friends. So in the fall of 1934, 12 women came the first MIAA championship team last year, the Saint together to form a field hockey team, marking Mary's athletic department has grown with the times. the first time there was any organized athletic In 1934, 12 women took the field as the first organized team at the College. athletic team in Saint Mary's history and won one game. "We just wanted· to have fun, to get out of That was the beginning of a program that features seven the classroom," said Pikosovits, who will varsity teams, a complete intramural schedule and a phys­ accept the 1934 Field Hockey Team's Hall of ical fitness program today. Fame induction at Angela Athletic Facility "That was just such a fabulous statement and landmark Saturday. "We wanted to do something for Saint Mary's," athletic director Lynn Kachmarik said. besides study all the time ... that's how we got Following that first game in 1934, the department moved together." from an intramural program to an NAIA member up to Under the direction of Isabel Kane, a physi­ NCAA status in 1990. cal culture instructor at the College, the stu­ By 1982, Saint Mary's had established a complete varsity dents met for practice and scrimmaged after program, sporting swimming and diving, softball, basket­ class. For most of them, it was the first time ball, gymnastics and crew. The Belles established a solid they had been exposed to the sport. rivalry with Notre Dame's varsity women's teams and had While Pikosovits remembers impromptu vol­ their share of competition across route 31. leyball games held in ·the gymnasium, and the Megan Dalsaso, '94 (above) and Karen The Belles seemed to take control in volleyball, beating College handbook states students took daily Lorton, '93 (below) are two. of the inductees the Irish the first two years the women played varsity, but walks down the tree-lined avenue for "fulfill­ always seemed to fall short in basketball, keeping a series ment of daily exercise," women's athletics in the inagural class of the Saint Mary's record of 0-10 against the Irish. were unheard of in the 1930s. "Although the rivalry is a fairly new one, the intensity is The team soon made a name for itself both Athletic Hall of Fame. high," said Mary DiStanislao, former Notre Dame women's within Saint Mary's community and the region basketball coach . when they were invited to play in Jackson Photos courtesy of Saint• Mary's Athletics With the intensive program under way, the Belles need­ Park's Play Day in Chicago, a regional tourna­ ed a conference affiliation. Under the leadership of athletic ment for teams from local colleges. The South director Erin Murhpy, Saint Mary's joined the NAIA in the Bend Tribune reported on the event, writing first step toward establishing itself in the athletic world. that the College sponsored a spaghetti dinner, Following its arrival in the NAIA, Saint Mary's had one of a "rousing" pep rally and sold hockey patches its best spring seasons in history. The softball team to fund the team's trip. claimed the Indiana Division III Championship and 14 For the team who had never played against members of the track and field team qualified for nation­ anyone but themselves, it was the opportunity als. Eleven grabbed top six finishes. of a lifetime. When Jo-Ann Nester took over in 1984, the NAIA wasn't "We were so young, so inexperienced ... we enough. Over the next five years Nester looked into mem­ hadn't played anyone else," Pikosovits said. bership and by 1989, the Belles had dual membership in "We had never left the campus for a game the NCAA and NAIA. before." "As an NCAA Division III affiliate, we now have the The team was scheduled for three 15- opportunity to compete tn a non-scholarship division minute games on Saturday, Nov. 10, 1934, and among schools with athletic and academic philosophies walked away tying University of Chicago, 0-0. similar to ours," Nester said at the time. "This kind of peer They lost one game to Battle Creek College 2- scheduling clearly will allow our teams to be more compet­ 0, and won by default to Lake Forest College, itive in post-season play at the district, regional and who did not appear for its game. national level." One year later and with one year's more For the next nine years the Belles would play in the experience, the team returned to the Jackson NCAA without any conference affiliation and the basketball Park tournament on Nov. 9, 1935, and notched program hit its peak under the leadership of Marvin Wood. a victory against Northern !Illinois State In the fall of 1999, Saint Mary's would take its final steps Teachers College. They tied North Junior to becoming the program it is today. College 0-0, and lost to Northwestern Beginning in 1997, the Belles had been playing with the University. Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Assocation. Finally, in Within the next five years, a basketball, 1999, they took the final step and became full-fledged equestrian, tennis, canoeing, volleyball, track members of the MIAA. Acting athletic director Jini Cook and field, archery, golf. badminton and hiking took the Belles most of the way and then handed the pro­ teams were established. Within the next 50 gram over to Kachmarik for completion. years, the College would field eight teams for "Coaches recruiting for their sports can offer a stable varsity competition and join the NCAA as a conference, a stable schedule and a strong competition to full-fledged member. incoming freshman athletes," Cook said after she brought But tell that to Pikosovits and Fuller now, Saint Mary's into the MIAA. and they'll humbly tell you they just did it to Two years later, the Belles have one MIAA championship have fun. to their name and are looking for another one this week­ "I think this is a very novel idea," Fuller end. said. "It was important to me and the team." Over 60 years after the first Saint Mary's women took "I feel very humble," Pikosovits said. "I feel a the field, moving from intracollege competition to state lot of pride in it ... I didn't want to pat myself on level competition, Saint Mary's is still looking ahead. the back, but I thought it was a pretty good "Now I would like to see our teams compete at the NCAA thing to happen." Division III national level," Kachmarik said.

Contact Noreen Gillespie@ giU0843@saint­ Contact Katie McVoy at [email protected]. marys.edu.

national championship. Weldon named Most Valuable Player on NCAA All-Region player Award. opportunity to face off against held individual school records in the track team and received the Dalsaso, like Cook, was named future hall-of-famers in Inductees the 100 and 200-yard back­ Coach's Leadership Award. to the NSCAA All-American team alumni/varsity tennis, softball continued from page 24 stroke and the 50-yard freestyle. Kelly Cook, a 1992 graduate, in soccer and was a three time and volleyball matches on The 90's produced the largest led the Saint Mary's soccer team All-Region player. Saturday afternoon. Alumnae seasons. part of the 2001 induction class, during her tenure at the cam­ Activities this weekend are soccer players can compete with Meghan Rafferty Weldon grad­ After joining the NCAA in 1991, pus. She was a three-time All­ focused around intermingling current Belles soccer players on uated in 1988 with her name Saint Mary's had more to offer Region soccer player and was alumni and current student ath­ Saturday, and the swim team already embossed in Saint its student athletes. named to the NSCAA All­ letes. Tonight at 7 p.m. there will will host an alumnae meet at Rolfs Aquatics Center Sunday Mary's history. As a member of 1991 graduate Nicole Hill American team. be an alumni basketball game the Belles swimming and diving Colucci still holds the record in Rounding out the class of 2001 and inductees are encouraged to morning. team she set three school the indoor 1-mile and 2-mile run are 1993 graduate Karen Lorton cheer on current Belles teams during Saturday's home soccer, records as an individual and and was the 10,000-meter and 1994 gradate Dalsaso. volleyball and golf competitions. Contact Katie McVoy at qualified as part of three record­ District Champion. During her Lorton holds six school records in volleyball and earned the Alumni will also have the [email protected]. breaking relay teams for the stay at Saint Mary's she was

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- boast last year's Big East By JOE LICANDRO goalie of the year Rachel Sports Wrirer Brown. The Irish must rely on the passing abilities of their After struggling in some of midfielders Randi Scheller their early games due to and Mia Sarkesian to create injuries, the No. 4 Irish are quality scoring chances for finally healthy and ready to forwards Amy Warner, return to last year's form that Amanda Guertin, and Kelly carried them all the way to Tulisiak. the NCAA Final Four. The Irish will have little With a three game streak time to recuperate from and a newfound confidence, Friday's game against the the Irish hope to continue Panthers as they must return their momentum this week­ to South Bend to host the end against Big East oppo­ West Virginia Mountaineers nents Pittsburgh and West on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Alumni Virginia. Field. Sunday's game for the "For the first time all sea­ Irish is critically important son, all three separate units because the Mountaineers are - offense, midfield and currently tied with the Irish defense - we're on the same for the Big East lead. page," said senior fullback Last year. the Irish Lindsey Jones. "Tuesday was squeaked out an overtime vic­ a great reminder that we are tory at West Virginia so they capable of playing well know that West Virginia is together. I think we have eagerly awaiting their chance moved past some of the mis­ to avenge last year's loss. takes that hurt us at the "This is a huge game for us beginning of the season for so many reasons," said because we are communicat­ Notre Dame head coach ing with one another." Randy Waldrum. "This game While the Irish certainly will go a long way in deter­ showed they were capable of mining who will the Big East defeating any team in the Title. country with their resounding West Virginia has three all­ victory over No. 3 Nebraska Big East players in their start­ on Tuesday, the Irish have yet ing lineup including projected to be tested on the road this Big East offensive player of season. On Friday night, the the year Katie Barnes. West Irish will leave the friendly Virginia is an excellent team. confines of Alumni Field and "They already have some travel to Pittsburgh. big wins this season including While the Pittsburgh a big win over No. 19-ranked Panthers are not regarded as Auburn," said Waldrum. "I one of the stronger teams in expect West Virginia to give the Big East, Notre Dame us a real challenge so we TIM KACMAR!The Observer knows full well that they can­ must play our best to defeat Sophomore forward Amy Warner dribbles around a Nebraska defender during Notre Dame's 1-0 not take anyone lightly. them on Sunday." win last Tuesday night. "I do not think playing on The Irish's record currently the road will be a problem for sits at six wins and one tie. If us because all of our upper­ they play the way they did classmen have traveled and against Nebraska on Tuesday played on the road before." night, their record will most said Jones. "Playing on the certainly be improved to eight road will be a new experience wins and one tie at the end of for the freshmen, but I think this weekend while sitting we are ready for the game atop the Big East with four Friday night." wins and zero losses in con­ The Irish expect Pittsburgh ference play. to play a very defensive-ori­ ented game to offset Notre Dame's superior athleticism Contact Joe Licandro at and speed. The Panthers [email protected] KEST

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Story• by Katie McVoy

Photo courtesy of Saint Mary's Athletics The 1934 Saint Mary's field hockey team that will be Inducted Into the Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday was the first orga­ nized athletic team in College history. Nine other Individuals will be inducted with the team this weekend.

his weekend will be a Fame fell into disuse and it they're going to say to us to give alumna. The athletic department under his leadership and, follow­ weekend of memories and wasn't until Kachmarik became us more appreciation and more recently named "The Mary Fran ing his death in 2000, the Ta weekend aimed at the athletic director in 1999 that the memories of Saint Mary's." Meekison Senior Athlete Service department dedicated a memori­ future. A wall in Angela Athletic idea to reopen the Hall of Fame The 1934 field hockey team Award" in her honor. al bench to him. His wife Marilou Facility that has long remained _came to light. competed in the first intercolle­ "Her commitment to Saint will represent him on Saturday. empty will become a memorial "I've been researching," giate athletic event in Saint Mary's since she has left here [is "Marvin Wood, a coach who to the members of Saint Mary's Kachmarik said. "This is a nat­ Mary's history. The team took obvious]." Kachmarik said. gave so much to Saint Mary's, athletics who came before and ural time to do this. We're trying part in the Jackson Park Play Nester, who served as the ath­ was just part of history here," forever changed the face of to get back in touch with alum­ Day Hockey tournament. letic _director for Saint Mary's Kachmarik said. "He just epito­ Belles athletics. nae." "Some things just stood out from 1984-1993, contributed to mizes everything [we stand for]." On Saturday, the Saint Mary's Ten former members of the with the 1934 field hockey the progress of the Saint Mary's The last six members of the athletic department will re-insti­ Saint Mary's athletic department team," Kachmarik said. "It was athletic program. In 1989 she class of 2001 represent the tute the Athletic Hall of Fame will mark the inagural class. just a given - This is a team began taking steps to change height of varsity play at Saint and hold the first formal induc­ Beginning with the 1934 field that went out and represented Saint Mary's from an NAIA team · Mary's. Debbie Laverie, a 1985 tion in department history. hockey team that competed as us back in 1934." to full NCAA Division III status. graduate, pioneered the Saint "It was something I wanted to the first represented Saint Mary Fran Shaff Meekison, a "There's a whole history of Mary's tennis program that has do the day I got here," athletic Mary's team and culminating 1940 graduate of Saint Mary's, sports before varsity athletics," recently risen to prominence. director Lynn Kachmarik said. "I with 1994 graduate Megan played an important part in Kachmarik said. Laverie was Saint Mary's first feel ... there are so many women Dalsaso, the men and women Saint Mary's athletic history Marvin Wood is in the minori­ NAIA All-American tennis play­ [and men] who need to be recog­ who will be inducted cover over before varsity athletics were a ty. However, being the only male er, was named to the All-District nized." 50 years of Saint Mary's athletic part of the department. She won member of the induction class is team and qualified for national The Hall of Fame, which was history. the Helen Holland Voll Trophy in not the only way he has distin­ championships. After gradua­ instituted in 1993 by athletic "Their stories, what they have 1938 for outstanding participa­ guished himself. Wood served as tion, she turned to coaching and director Jo-Ann Nester, is cur­ to say, is the best part of this tion in intramural athletics. She the head basketball coach at was named the District III Coach rently home to only four Saint induction ceremony," Kachmarik was a- key player on her class' Saint Mary's from 1984-1995. of the Year for three consecutive Mary's athletes. After the class said. "It's not what we're going basketball team while at Saint The Saint Mary's team played of 1994 was named, the Hall of to say about them, it's what Mary's and remains an involved some of its most successful years see INDUCTEES/page 21

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Photo Illustration by PETER RICHARDSON and KATIE McKENNA

., . 'I'' page 2 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, September 28, 2001 Holiday newest hope for Irish offense

pass rush during Notre Dame's By JEFF BAL TRUZAK loss to Michigan State. Assistant Sports Editor With seniors Jordan Black and Kurt Vollers providing Desperate to avoid the first 0- effective run blocking and with 3 start in school history, an 0-2 Holiday under center, the Irish Notre Dame football team line will have an easier time enters Saturday's game at keeping their young signal undefeated Texas A&M the caller off his back. object of national scrutiny, "With Carlyle back there, it piloted by first-time starter makes pass blocking a lot easi­ Carlyle Holiday. er," said Black. "We'll run a lot Holiday's ascent to the high­ of options just because est pressure position in college Carlyle's an option kind of football clearly illustrates a guy." team in dire need of offensive While pass blocking might be fireworks. The Irish have easier in College Station, hear­ scored just 20 points in their ing lloliday's signals and snap first two games, struggling to counts amid a notoriously loud maintain drives and facing and hostile crowd at Kyle Field third and long passing situa­ will complicate the line's job tions that have frequently considerably. On passing pla_yl;", turned into completions well Black said he will hold hands short of the first down marker. with guard Sean Mahan and "The reality is that we're not wait for Mahan to tug his hand scoring enough points," said after the snap. Irish head coach Bob Davie "It makes me a step slower," Tuesday. "Carlyle deserved Black said. that opportunity to see if he For many Irish players, the can generate points." A&M game is more than the Davie understands that third game of what has turned Holiday can only do so much to into a tough season, it is a put the ball in the end zone. return home. Besides Holiday, "I think our team under­ who hails from San Antonio, stands we need execution in all Texas, 13 other players on the phases," Davie said. "We need­ Notre Dame roster are from PETER RICHARDSONffhe Observer ed to improve in so many ways Texas, a top recruiting area for Senior Irish flanker David Givens tries to shake lose a Texas A&M defender during Notre Dame's to win, it doesn't matter who Irish coaches. 24-10 win last year at Notre Dame Stadium. was the quarterback." "Just the fact that it's in The Irish have shown only Texas is huge," said senior opponents McNeese St. and think we are capable of beating "We are backed in a corner," brief flashes of proper execu­ inside linebacker Tyreo Wyoming; with another Big-12 anyone in the Big-12," said said Davie. "''m going to stop tion, mostly on defense. Harrison, a native of Sulphur victory over Oklahoma State. Slocum in a press conference and say I can be darned proud The Irish front seven Springs, Texas. "This date has Aggie head coach ILC. Tuesday. "We have never of what we've accomplished anchored by Grant Irons, been marked for a long time." Slocum, Davie's former relaxed since Sunday." and I'm looking forward to Courtney Watson and Tony It's been on the Aggies' cal­ employer, sees playing the Irish Neither have the Irish. The this." Weaver has been solid this sea­ endar a while as well. Texas at home as a watershed game, prospect of getting back on son, holding highly touted tail­ A&M has yet to play a ranked a win that could catapult A&M track against a team he was back T .J. Duckett to just 71 opponent, with wins over light­ to more national attention. once so personally involved in Contact Jeff Baltruzak at jbal­ yards while putting up a fierce ly-regarded, non-conference "If we can beat this team, I has Davie excited for Saturday. [email protected].

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I' Friday, September 28, 2001 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 3 Facing the pressure at home Sophomore quarterback will make his first start in his home state

By NOAH AMSTADTER Sports Editor up close &

Carlyle Holiday walks into the interview room for his first tele­ personal conference as Notr·e Dame's start­ ing quarterback. When he gets WITH CARLYLE there, he finds a surprise. Sitting with the rest of his pads HOLIDAY and jersey - waiting for him to wear during a photo shoot - is what appears to be a large white ball. Upon closer inspection, Holiday finds that it is his helmet - with about seven layers of ath­ letic tape completely covering it. "That's just our offensive line," Holiday said. "Whfm they are get­ ting treatment, playing around with us, just because we are littler than they are." Carlyle Holiday Looking like your average Notre Dame sophomore, he answers birthdate: Oct. 4, 1981 questions, he remains modest, and listens patiently, considers hometown: San Antonio, TX every question and provides a major: business thoughtful answer. favorite food: Mexican But the world for this quiet, col­ a word to describe me on the lected 19-year-olcl changed with field: competitive one phone call Monday morning. a word to describe me off the field: Called Into Action relaxed Back in his room in Carroll Hall, the best advice I've ever received: the telephone rang. The Notre "Move on when something Dame coaching staff wanted to doesn't go right and do better meet with Holiday before practice. next time. So after class, Holiday walked I wish I could switch places for a over to the locker room at Notre Dame Stadium and sat down to day with: my dad listen to the coaches. The message was short, but it had a meaning of With less than two full quarters astronomic proportions. of play behind him - none before Holiday would take over for this month - the unknown factor Matt LoVecchio as Notre Dame's is how Holiday can play a full starting quarterback Saturday game under pressure. afternoon against Texas A&M. "It's how you respond to the Holiday, who lives in San Antonio, bumps in the road and how you Texas, reacted calmly to the news respond to the mistakes more that he would make his first start than how it is when things are in his home state. DUFFY·MARIE ARNOULTIThe Observer going smooth," head coach Bob Sophomore quarterback Carlyle Holiday rolls out during practice last spring. Holiday will be making "He was very matter-of-fact," Davie said. "That'll be the mark of his first start Saturday afternoon against Texas A&M. Irish offensive coordinator Kevin whether he's a successful quarter­ Rogers said of Holiday's reaction. back or not." "He's a Texas guy, so I think he's "I don't really let anything dis­ Roosevelt High in San Antonio. lege game, but it's as big as it gets very excited about it." tract me," Holiday said during the High school fOotball is to Texas in high school." · On the practice field, the repeti­ Facing the pressure teleconference, his voice remain­ what religion is to a priest. Quite On Saturday, Holiday has his tions weren't all that different As the Irish coaches and players ing calm and collected. ''I've just simply, it's life. own personal homecoming. He's than they had been with walked into the Stadium after been going to practice with the "It's pretty big," Holiday said. already left tickets for 15 friends LoVecchio as the starter. Both practice Monday night, nearly same mindset I have been since "It's almost like a college atmos­ and relatives who plan on making quarterbacks are quiet by nature every reporter crowded around the season started. There's been a phere. It's serious." the trip up to College Station from and they had been sharing snaps Davie. With his first response, lot more questions asked or what­ On Friday afternoons, school San Antonio, and has fielded at practice all season. But Davie answered their question: ever, but I just, you know, sort of would let out early. The gymnasi­ request<> from many more. Monday, something was different. "We're going to go with Carlyle try to stay focused in football." ums would fill to the rafters as Kyle Field isn't wholly unfamil­ "We are just practicing like we Holiday this weekend." But the fan attention can cause cheerleaders and students and iar to Holiday, who attended have been normally," Holiday Everything changed. Soon a some problems. Notre Dame stu­ families cheered the team on at games there his junior and senior said. "It's just me with the first mob had formed around Holiday, dent e-mail addresses are avail­ the pep rallies. years of high school when he was team and him with the second just returning from his first prac­ able to anybody via the school's But the atmosphere has its neg­ recruited by Texas A&M. He is team." tice as the starter. Reporters Web site, and Holiday has ative side as well. ready to for the loudest game he's While the quarterback generally pushed tape recorders in his face. received his fair share of support. "If coaches don't win down ever played, but says the team is serves as the commander in the They battled for the right to ask "I probably have [received quite there in football, they get fired," ready as well. huddle, veterans on the team such the next question. a bit of e-mail from fansl, but I Holiday said. "It's not really a factor, unless as Tony Fisher and Jeff Faine Holiday stood patiently, helmet don't check them anymore," he And Homecoming game was the we make it a factor," Holiday said. have provided a sense of calm in his hand, and looked each said. "It's getting a little bit out of biggest of all. Fifteen thousand "We've worked on it." while the quarterback focused on reporter in the eye as the ques­ control." fans would fill the stadium. Holiday also looks forward to running the offense. tions kept on coming. Reserved by As Holiday reflects on the Players and their dates spent seeing his parents, who called him "He's a guy that really has taken nature, Holiday never cut his answers, he exhibits not one bit of more time getting ready for the with congratulations Tuesday charge of the huddle for the first answers short. The reporters - the arrogance or cockiness associ­ homecoming dance than they did night. time as the No. l guy," Rogers some from as far away as San ated with many athletes of his cal­ for Prom. Girls walked around "They're excited, they just want said. "It's a role that he really has Antonio - left with all of their iber. He treats every reporter and with bouquets of flowers that cov­ me to go out and· win," Holiday to take charge of and get used to." questions answered. every question as fairly and hon­ ered their arms. said. But Holiday's quiet, businesslike The next day, the same crowd, estly as he can. "Homecoming was real big. It's Winning on the field is why he demeanor hasn't hampered his this time including a few more "He is a special guy," Hogers serious," Holiday said. "People came to Notre Dame. While he ability to lead the Irish charge reporters who missed Monday's said. "You're talking about one of walk around with 20 [flowers] on may be quiet, Holiday looks downfield. With speakers blasting show, gathered around once the nicest people you ever wanted their arm. It's just big." reporters and coaches in the eye into practice this week to stimu­ again. to meet. There's not a big shot Playing in that atmosphere has and says he came to Notre Dame late the loud fans the Irish will On Wednesday, Holiday had to bone in his body. I think he's gen­ helped Holiday adjust to starting to win. face at Kyle Field. Holiday has let fit in the teleconference, posing uinely a decent human being." on one of college football's most Saturday he gets his chance. himself be heard. for photographs in Washington glorified roles as well as adjusting Right back in Texas, where he "Carlyle, I feel is a pretty quiet Hall and practice. He also attend­ Coming home to large venues. started. guy. but he speaks up pretty loud ed his full load of sophomore­ The attention and pressure is "There are big crowds at the out the're," offensive guard Kurt classes in the business school. But games down there," Holiday said. nothing new to Holiday. He played Contact Noah Amstadter at Vollers. said. "You always know somehow, Holiday has kept his "It helped out a little bit, it's not high school ball in Texas for [email protected]. what's going on." focus. the exact same amount as the col- , ' • t ~, •

page 4 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, September 28, 2001 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Record: 0-2 Head AP: Unranked Coaches: Unranked

Bob Davie fifth season at NOTRE DAME Notre Dame career record: 2001 Schedule 30-21 Sept. 8 at Nebraska- L at Notre Dame: 30-21 Sept. 22 Michigan St.- L Davie against head coach Texas A&M: 1-0 Sept. 29 atTexasA&M

Roster Oct. 6 PiHsburgh No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. YR Oct.13 W. Virginia I jared Clark QB 6-4 230 so 2 Carlos Pierre-Antoine ILB 6-3 241 SR 2 Dan Novakov QB 6-1 215 )R Oct. 20 ;:'bsc 3 Amaz Battle FL 6-1 210 SR 4 justin Smith FS 5-11 197 SR 5 Ron Israel 55 6-1 212 SR 6 David Givens FL 6-3 212 SR Oct. 21 atBC 7 Carlyle Holiday QB 6-3 218 so 8 Lorenzo Crawford FL 5-10 190 so 8 Matt Krueger FL 5-10 175 so Nov. 3 Tennessee 9 jason Beckstrom CB 5-10 186 )R 10 Matt LoVecchio QB 6-4 205 so 10 Ryan Krueger QB 5-9 186 SR Nov. 17 Navy 12 Tony Fisher TB 6-2 226 SR 13 NickSetta K/P 5-11 175 JR 14 Gary Godsey TE 6-6 270 JR Nov. 24 at Stanford 15 Clifford jefferson CB 5-9 176 SR 16 Abram Elam 55 6-0 210 so TEXASA&M 17 joey Hildbold p 5-10 188 JR Dec. 1 at Purdue DEFENSE 18 Ronnie Rodamer SE 6-4 . 210 so 19 Glenn Earl FS 6-1 210 JR 20 Gerome Sapp ss 6-0 214 jR 21 javin Hunter SE 6-0 191 SR 22 Julius jones TB 5-10 210 jR 23 Chris Yura TB 6-0 225 JR 24 Chad DeBolt ILB 6-0 202 SR 25 Ryan Grant RB 6-1 198 FR 26 Garron Bible CB 5-10 191 so 28 Donald Dykes FS 5-11 195 SR 30 Rocky Boiman OLB 6-4 240 SR 31 Dwayne Francis FS 6-0 198 SR 32 Terrance Howard TB 6-1 195 SR COACHING QUARTERBACKS IRISH RUSHING IRISH PASSING 33 Courtney Watsqn lLB 6-1 232 JR 34 VontezDuff CB 5-11 192 so 35 David Miller K 5-11 208 SR 35 Tim O'Neill TB 5-5 175 SR 36 Tom Lopienski FB 6-1 249 SR Holiday is the clear Injuries to Givens and 37 DwightEllick CB 5-11 170 FR starter here. Irish coach­ Battle have hurt the 38 Preston Jackson CB 5-9 176 so L&.l Fisher has emerged as 38 Eric Nelson FB 6-0 225 SR Davie's never been on a es have decided to shake Irish passing game ::?! the top Irish runner, but 39 Brandon Hoyle ILB 6-0 219 FR Ill( seat as hot as the one up the offense and give severely. While Hunter 40 jason Murray FB 6-1 260 SR Jones will probably see he's on now. lle'll need the sophomore his first has established himself 41 Mike Goolsby LB 6-3 240 so Q significant carries dur­ 42 Shane Walton CB 5-11 186 SR to win to get the critics start. The coaches have as a legitamate threat 275 L&.l ing Saturday's game. 44 Grant Irons DE 6-5 SR off his back. No Notre also made clear that he and Jenkins looked solid 45 MattSarb 55 5-11 200 SR a: The offensive line did a 46 Mays ILB 6-1 234 FR ..... Dame coach has started will see most of the in his first appearance Corey much better job opening 47 Mike McNair FB 6-0 237 SR 0 ofT 0-3- ever. action - it's unlikely that last week, the Irish have 4B justin Tuck OLB 6-5 215 FR z up holes last week. 49 Derek Curry ILB 6-3 228 so LoVecchio will see signifi­ been relucatant to throw 50 Cedric Hilliard NG 6-2 290 jR cant playing time. the long ball this year. 51 Tyreo Harrison ILB 6-2 242 SR 52 jeff Faine c 6-3 296 JR 52 Mark Mitchell OLB 5-10 200 SR 53 Jason Halvorson DL 6-2 240 jR A weak defensive front Texas A&M has a strong, 55 Zachary Giles OL 6-4 285 FR Farris is very similar to characterizes the Aggie potent pass rush that could 56 John Crowther c 6-2 242 SR Slocumb is synonymous last year's Heisman 56 Pat Ryan ILB 6-3 231 JR pose problems for the Notre with Texas A&M foot­ Trophy winner Chris defense. Both defensive 57 Justin Thomas OLB 6-1 245 JR ends arc recovering from Dame offensive line. They 59 Brian Dierckman ILB 6-1 250 SR ball. He is virtually Weikne. Both played injuries sustained last year, recorded eight sacks last 60 Darrell Campbell DT 6-4 296 JR unbeatable at home. minor league baseball 61 jesse Desplinter LB 6-1 177 so but Warren is a powerful week, and their secondary 62 Casey Robin OG 6-7 300 SR Slocumb was responsi­ before joining college is very experienced. Davis 63 Brennan Curtin OT 6-8 305 nose guard. The Aggie line­ JR ble for giving Davie his football programs. And already has three intercep­ 64 jeffrey Campbell DE 6-1 230 SR first major coaching he's a prolific passer, backer corps is also fairly 65 Sean Milligan OG 6-4 295 JR solid. Davie coached the tion.<; and Weston has start­ 66 JW)ordan c 6-1 275 SR position. throwing for 341 yards first generation of the Aggie ed 14 straight games at cor­ 67 Ryan Gillis OG 6-3 296 JR against Wyoming. 69 Darin Mitchell OL 6-4 285 FR famed "Wrecking Crew." nerback. 70 jim Molinaro OT 6-6 295 JR 72 Ryan Scarola OG 6-5 308 SR 73 Mark LeVoir TE 6-7 310 FR 75 KurtVollers OT 6-7 312 SR 76 john Teasdale OT 6-5 305 SR Slocumb When Notre Dame 77 Greg Pauly DT 6-6 208 so decides. to run:, the :;ball, 78 jordan Black OT 6-6 318 SR they usually 79 Sean Mahan OT 6-3 292 SR .~q.~t~')yell. 80 Adam Tibble · K 5-11 186 SR With HolidM ·at~'tptaf!:er­ 80 Omar jenkins WR 6-2 180 FR back, the lrish:L~ill!.be 81 jerome Collins OLB 6-4 242 so much more t'Ull · , · ,ntcd 82 Bernard Akatu SE 5-10 190 SR 82 Matt Shelton WR 6-1 170 FR aqd will re .·" ..• ~~.he 83 josh Gentine K/P 5-11 205 JR While optr61r,:ii:ij"d q·ti~t¢rhack 84 john Owens TE 6-3 260 SR ~n draw>:hiofe. Thij,'f&\ggies 85 Billy Palmer TE 6-3 265 so he ca the come iticism 86 Brendan Hart TE 6-2 255 so game, Davie's focusing and he has looked hesi­ will have a tough time 87 jonathan Smith WR 6-4 195 so on saving his job. tant. stopping the Irish run. 88 Carlos Campbell WR 6-1 190 FR 89 Matt Root TE 6-6 225 FR 90 Brian Beidatsch DL 6-4 265 FR 91 jeff Thompson DL 6-5 265 FR 92 Kyle Budinscak DE 6-4 265 so 94 AndyWisne DT 6-3 285 SR 95 Ryan Roberts DE 6-2 262 SR 98 Anthony Weaver DE 6-3 286 SR 99 jason Sapp DE 6-3 250 so

After two quarters of sputtering offense, the The Aggie defense, knowing the Irish never throw Irish will score three second-half touch­ down the field, will !iJcus on the stopping the run. downs to pull away. Holiday's homecoming While lloliday will provide a spark, he can't do it Irish will be solid, but not spectacular. Game balls all. While Notre Dame's special teams play will for Fisher, Watson and a surprising Tyreo keep tlm game dose and the defense vvill control Harrison. the Aggies' sprnad ofTcnse, the lack of offense will experts FINAL SCORE: Notre Dame 28 kill the Irish- again. Texas A&M 7 FINAL SCORE: Texas A&M 17 Noah Amstadter Andrew Soukup Notre Dame 13 sports editor associate sports editor Friday, September 28,2001 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 5 Texas A&M Aggies oHead Record: 3-0 AP: Unranked Coaches: Unranked

R.C. Slocumb TEXAS A&M 13th season at Texas A&M 2001 Schedule career record: Sept. 1 McNeese State - W 112-37-2 at Texas A&M: Sept. 6 at Wyoming- W 112-37-2 against Notre Slocumb Sept. 22 Oklahoma State- W Dame: 0-3 head coach

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I 1 Derek Fanner LB 6-3 231 FR Christian Rodriguez LB 6-2 225 SR - 3 Terrance Thomab WR 5-11 185 FR Oc~J~';\ ...... -.U'-rv 4 Dwain Goynes WR 5-10 179 jR 5 ja'Mar Toombs FB 6-0 275 SR Oct. 6 Robert Ferguson WR 6-2 220 SR 20~nsasState 7 john Roberson WR 5-10 175 FR 8 Vance Smith QB 6-4 226 jR Oct. 27 lowaState 9 Bethel johnson WR 5-11 188 SR 10 Mark Farris QB 6-2 206 jR 11 Colby Freeman QB 6-2 214 jR at Texas Tech 13 jason Carter QB 6-0 190 FR Nov. 3 14 Dawon Gentry DB 5-11 189 so 15 Adam Black DB 5-10 173 so 16 Derek Lechler r 6-0 223 jR Nov. 10 at Oklahoma 17 Brian Gamble LB 6-2 223 jR 18 Dostin Long QB 6-3 185 so 19 Roddy Alexander WR 5-8 161 jR ·Nov. 23 Texas 19 Eric Stanford DB 6-2 195 jR 20 Cody Scates f'· 6-0 180 so 21 jay Brooks DB 5-9 183 SR 22 Sammy Davis DB 6-0 180 jR 23 Ronald jones DB 5-11 175 FR 24 Richard Whitaker RB 5-10 197 jR 25 Chris Sims K 6-0 163 so 26 jonte Buhl DB 5-9 163 so 27 jesse Hunnicutt LB 6-2 237 jR 28 joe Weber RB 6-0 228 jR 29 Maurice Harris RB 5-8 185 jR 30 Wes Bautovich DB 6-2 210 SR AGGIE RUSHING AGGIE PASSING SPECIAL TEAMS INTANGIBLES 30 Keelan jackson DB 6-1 209 so ~~ 31 Sean Weston DB 5-9 170 jR 32 Oschlor Flemming RB 5-10 204 jR 33 DamienWest LB 6-2 237 jR 34 Keith joseph RB 6-2 221 so Before the season, peo­ 35 Mike Pinesette DB 5-11 193 SR This is the bright spot of 36 Amon Simon RB 6-1 224 SR The defensive line ple thought the Irish the Notre Dame football Right now, the Irish are 37 jerome Weber DB 5-11 166 so looked a 100 percent secondary would hurt z 38 Stacy jones RB 5-11 229 JR team. Hildbold has been playing for pride. better last week, holding the defense. Turns out 0 39 Eric Crutchfield DB 6-0 180 so outstanding punting the They've been just the -1 39 jack Milligan RB 6-0 203 JR Duckett to just 71 yards. they were right. Against :::tl ball - he's averaging fourth Irish team since 40 Kevin Mangum DB 5-10 176 so Watson and Harrison Michigan State, Notre ITI 41 Harold Robertson LB 6-2 205 JR around 50 yards a punt. 1900 to start off 0-2, have also proven that Dame's cornerbacks 42 Everett Smith DB 6-2 205 JR Last week, Jones showed and you can bet they c 43 jarrod Penright LB 6-3 233 JR they are capable of pro­ couldn't stay with he's still capable of don't want to be the first > 44 Greg Porter WR 6-4 228 JR viding both run support receivers, missed key 45 Jared Morris LB 6-3 237 jR breaking big returns to team to start off s: and a pass rush. interceptions, and made 0-3. ITI 47 LeBrandon Shepard LB 6-1 219 so give the offense a boost. 48 Terrance Kiel DB 5-11 196 JR costly tackling errors. 49 Timm Gergeni P/K 5-9 159 JR 50 john Kirk OL 6-4 282 )R 51 Taylor Whitley OL 6-4 305 jR 52 Brendan Patrick OL 6-3 260 so The Aggie running backs Special teams is defmetly Kyle Field says it all. The 53 Toron Wooldridge LB 6-0 220 JR Here's the core of the have been hampered by not an Aggie strong point. Aggies are 66-7-1 at home 54 james Milkavich OL 6-2 270 jR Texas A&M offense. The 55 Timothy joseph LB 6-2 267 so injuries. Joseph only car­ Scates handles both the since Slocumb took over, Aggies love to spread the 56 Brandon johnson LB 6-2 230 FR ried the ball eight times Aggie punting and kicking and for good reasons. 57 jouhn Boutte LB 6-2 215 FR field and pass the ball, against Oklahoma State duties. He's made 13 tack­ Texas A&M have some of 58 Ricky Cardoza LB 6-4 223 FR and Farris is a classic 59 Brian Thompson LB 6-0 213 FR and Flemming only had les - not exactly the stat the best fans in the nation, drop-back passer. Taylor, 60 johnny jolly DL 6-3 260 FR 71 yards last week. a special teams coach and Davie believes the 61 Robert Bailey DL 6-4 298 so -..- Texas A&M's go-to Farris isn't a running wants to see. Scates has noise in College Station will 62 Thomas Carriger DL 6-4 260 FR receiver, transferred 63 Chance Pearce DS 6-2 230 JR threat, either. Like the only gone 1-5 on field be greater than what the from Notre Dame last 65 Andre Brooks OL 6-4 298 JR Irish, Texas A&M doesn't goals this year. Their Irish faltered under in 66 Geoff Hangartner OL 6-5 272 so year. use their fullback much. return game is modest. Nebraska. 67 Wes Dennard OL 6-4 225 jR 68 Britt Lively OL 6-4 299 jR 69 Don Muhlbach DS 6-4 267 )R 70 Moses Vakalahi OL 6-5 300 so 71 Quentin Holman OL 6-2 310 FR Any team whose field 72 Billy Yates OL 6-1 280 JR 73 Alan Reuber OL 6-6 280 jR 75 Chris Montgomery OL 6-8 317 JR .. 76 Michael Mahan OL 6-6 293 jR -I 77 Seth McKinney OL 6-3 290 SR 78 Kasey Cheshier OL 6-4 279 so 79 MattEnzler TE 6-2 234 SR 80 Ellison Collins WR 6-3 206 jR 81 joey Perot TE 6-5 257 so 82 jamaar Taylor WR 6-1 203 so cover will 83 Mickey jones WR 5-9 178 SR Tahumbrae Brown TE 6-3 255 jR receivers when they Dame could be 84 trouble. 85 Lonnie Madison TE 6-3 236 SR take off down the field. 86 Fred Spiller TE 6-3 252 jR 87 Michael de la Torre TE 6-5 244 jR 88 Linnis Smith DL 6-4 250 so 89 Lawrence Hooper DL 6-2 260 FR 91 Marcus Jasmin DL 6-4 323 so 93 Evan Perroni DL 6-5 265 SR 94 TyWarren DL 6-4 294 JR 95 Rocky Bernard DL 6-3 289 SR 96 Donny Stringer DL 6-6 240 FR 99 David Ros DL 6-3 265 FR

Davie will hold a prominent spot in Notre Two games. Two losses. Twenty points. That doesn't Dame history - but for something he will be sound like a formula for success. The Irish need point proud of. He will be known as the only coach to production and they need it fast. Holiday doesn't have start a season 0-3. Mixing an untested quarter­ big shoes to fill but he has a huge task ahead of him. back with a loud and crazy stadium is a recipe Once again, leave it to the defense to carry the burden for disaster. The Irish defense wifl remain of keeping the Irish in the game. tough, however, and keep the score close. FINAL SCORE: Texas A&M 14 FINAL SCORE: Texas A&M 24 Mike Connolly Notre Dame 3 Kerry Smith Notre Dame 10 editor in chief assistant managing editor ------~~------

page 6 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, September 28, 2001 Holiday gets first taste of media frenzy gaine hype

I don't envy Carlyle Holiday. Dame starting quarterback is And that's how it was with Holiday said. "People are going Not one bit. named, the throng of media Gary Godsey before LoVecchio, to ask their questions ... When Nor, for that matter, do I reporters descend upon the and Battle before Godsey. football is going on, I just think envy Matt LoVecchio, Gary poor hapless soul asking ques­ Everyone wants to know about about football at that time and I Godsey, Arnaz Battle, Jarious tions like, "Are you surprised?" the quarterback. just try to get away from all the "I didn't know Jackson, "Did you see this coming?" And, when things go wrong, questions and all that stuff." we were 0-3 R o n "Are you nervous?" "How are everyone begins to point lin­ Holiday can try all he wants. Powlus you going to handle the pres­ gers at the quarterback. He'll never get away. yet." and the sure?" and "Do you remember "The quarterback gets too People will still follow legions of competing against Joe Smith, much blame and too much Holiday around after games, Bob Davie N o t r e Texas A&M's third string water credit," offensive coordinator asking questions about every D am e boy, in second grade piano Kevin Rogers said. single aspect of the game. If the Irish head coach quarter­ recitals?" It's hard to anticipate what def(mse doesn't play well, he's b a c k s Monday afternoon, it was no the pressure is like when you going to get asked about it. If a who came difl'erent for Holiday. first sign with the Irish. Holiday wide receiver has a good game, 'The team is b e f 0 r e Andrew Soukup The first question a reporter reccivPd a series of congratula­ he's going to get asked about it. going to be them. asked Bob Davie was if he had tory e-mails from die-hard And if Holiday screws up, he's confident Irish fans when he picked going to get asked about it. "I made picked a starting quarterback. regardless of this joke Associate Yes, we're going to go with Notre Dame over Nebraska Just ask LoVecchio. After before • Carlyle, Davie said. and Texas A&M a few years every game, he talks to tape what a b u t Sports Editor 0 A few more questions came ago. reeorders, boom microphones quarterback whether Davie's way - questions about "I understood the world I and television cameras, Tony Fisher you'n~ the Kyle Field and offensive com­ was coming to when I came answering questions about is in there. " head coach or whether you're munication. here," he said. missed plays, missed field goals Irish tailback the quarterback," Bob Davie Then, someone noticed But did he really? A few e­ and missed opportunities two said earlier this season. "Notre Holiday walking through the mails from some subway alum­ or throe times. And when the Dame fans Jove to discuss that gates, and the crowd around ni is one thing. Being asked people holding those recording issue of who is going to replace Davie evaporated. three times in the same intPr­ deviees arc finished with him, you and how quick." Instantly. view if you have ever played in they walk away wondering And it's not just fans. From Before he knew it, Notre Kyle Field for a high school all­ why he didn't say very much. "1his date has TV personalities to newspaper Dame's newest starting quar­ star game is another. Sun•, he In fact, the only person who been circled for columnists to sportswriters, terback felt a tug on his arm by saw LoVecchio last year answers more questions than a long time. " everyone is always looking at one reporter asking for a answering questions about the NotrP Dame quarterback is the new Notre Dame quarter­ minute of his time so he could everything imaginable last the Notre Dame head footbail back, wondering if he's good answer a few questions. year. But when people are ask­ mach. Tyreo Harrison enough to measure up to the Holiday finally walked away ing about your jock size, it's And that's too bad. Because Irish linebacker great Notre Dame quarter­ from the crowd of 20 or so another thing entirely. alllloliday and LoVecchio want backs of the past. reporters about 20 minutes "I don't even check Imy e­ to do is play football. Too often, he's not. later. He might have even been maill anymore," Holiday said. But they can't. And it's not because he's not sunburned from the multitude "It's getting out of control." Welcome to the position of talented. It's not because he of TV camera lights pointed at You 1:an try to guess at what Notre Dame quarterback. "We have Jacks poise or confidence. It's him. it will be like. You can think Enjoy your stay. never relaxed because they spend so much "There must be a new sheriff you can handle it. And it's niee 1\ndrew Soukup can be time worrying about how to in town," said Davie, who was to receive the attention at first. reached at [email protected]. since Sunday." explain their mistakes to standing a few feet away. But when it's the same ques­ The views of this column are reporters rather than focusing Then, more somberly, he tions, day in and day out, you those of the author and are not on next week's opponent. added, 'That's what it was like can't help but get frustrated. necessarily those of The R.C. Slocumb Every time a new Notre with Matt last year." "lt'·s been a lot this week," Obser11er. Aggie head coach ~~- ~~- --~~------:------"'1 AROUND THE NATION Friday, September 28, 2001 A LOOK AT THIS WEEKEND's COLLEGE FOOTBALL ACTION page 7

GAME OF THE WEEK

1 :r 3 4 5 Texas(4) 6 Oregiillr 7 Tennessee ············t;312···· .. 8 Virghda Tech . 1.293 . 9 Gerogia Tech 1.135 10 Fresno State t102 11 Kansas State 1,086 12 UCLA 1;033 13 Washington 1,(1~ 14 LSU 851 15 South ~earonna 804 16 Northwestern .. 772. 17 Michigan G2l 18 Florida S.late 589 19 0reg on State . 32~ 20 BYU 305. 21 Minissippi State .. 23t ... 22 IUinois 227 23 ·· Michigan State 215 24 Purdue:·· ···.•······ .. 184···· 25 Toledo.

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JAMIESQUI I Wildcats' quarterback Zak Kustok hands off to Damien Anderson during Northwestern's victory over Illinois last season. Northwestern's game against Michigan State is the first home opener since Rashidi Wheeler's death. Wildcats ready for emotional home opener the game with a moment the Wildcats. receivers have over the By GREG LADKY of silence, along with a The Spartans will be fly­ Wildcat corners. Michigan Sports Writer ceremony for the victims ing high after their victory State wide receiver of the terrorist attacks at Notre Dame last Charles Rogers stands at Saturday's game Sept. 11. Saturday. Running back 6-foot-4. Northwestern between No. 23 Michigan The Wildcats look to T.J. Duckett looks to get corners Raheem Covington State and No. 16 improve to 3-0 for the first back on track after a mod­ and Chasda Martin stand Northwestern will be the time since 1962. Ara est 71-yard rushing per­ 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-11 Wildcats' first home game Paraseghian was the formance against the respectively. Rogers since the death of safety Wildcats' head coach that Irish. The Spartans will scored the 47 -yard touch­ Rashidi Wheeler. Wheeler year. To win, the Wildcats likely split snaps between down that finished the collapsed and died shortly will offer the Spartans a Jeff Smoker and Ryan Van Irish last Saturday. after a summer condition­ healthy dose of running Dyke at quarterback Irish fans will take inter­ ing drill Aug. 3, just days back and Heisman candi­ again. est in how the Wildcats' after Minnesota Vikings date Damien Anderson, Saturday's game match­ aggressive spread offen­ star Korey Stringer died of who gained 189 yards es two of the best running sive attack moves the ball a heat stroke during prac­ rushing and four touch­ backs not only in the Big against the young Spartan tice. downs in Northwestern's Ten, but also in the defense. The Wildcats Both deaths shocked the 44-7 rout of Duke last nation. Expect big days should be able to score football world. Saturday. Notre Dame from both backs. Michigan points in bunches. Expect Northwestern will pay transfer Zak Kustok State must exploit the an offensive shootout in tribute to Wheeler before passed for 318 yards for height advantage their this game.

OTHER ToP GAMES

LSU at Tennessee Kansas State at Oklahoma Neither of these SEC powerhouses has played since Sept. 8. Saturday night's game between No. 14 LSU Two great defenses will collide when No. 11 Kansas and future Irish opponent No. 7 Tennessee is a key State and No. 3 Oklahoma battle Saturday. No team around battle in determining who plays in the SEC champi­ played the defending national champions as tough as onship. Kansas State last year. The Sooners needed a fourth­ The game will be the Tigers first visit to Volunteer quarter comeback to beat the Wildcats in last year's the dial Stadium since 1993. The Tigers beat Tennessee 38-31 Big 12 championship game. .- in overtime last year in Baton Rouge. Kansas State out-gained New Mexico State 528-115 LSU has outstanding skill players. In last week's 31- last week. The defense has given up a total of six Notre Dame at Texas A&M 14 victory against Utah State, running back LaBrandon points against USC and New Mexico State. 2:30p.m., ABC Toefield rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns. Quarterback Ell Roberson will be the key for the Michigan State at Northwestern Quarterback Rohan Davey can run and throw. He has Wildcat offense. He has been inconsistent thus far, but 11 a.m., ABC 482 yards passing in LSU's first two games. needs to play well to break the Oklahoma defense. Some believe the Sooner defense is the best college Penn State allowa The Volunteers squeezed out a 13-3 victory against Arkansas in their last game. Running back Travis football has seen in years. Linebacker Rocky Calmus is 11:00 a.m., ESPN Stephens ranks third in the country with 158 rushing the most watched player on the unit, but there's loads Purdue at Minnesota yards a game. Many experts consider Tennessee of talent elsewhere, especially with safeties Brandon 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 defensive lineman John Henderson the best player in Everage and Roy Williams. Mississippi State at Florida the nation. The Sooners have not played since Sept. 8. New quarterback Nate Hybl will have to shake off some 2:30 p.m., CBS Anticipate a thrilling SEC game filled with talented players on both sides of the ball. Like most SEC bat­ rust, or else the Sooners will find themselves is anoth­ Texas Tech a! Texas tles, big plays will win this game. er war with the Wildcats. - 6:00 p.m., FO~CH -- -- - \\' r I 1 • o , I I

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