• t Striking Out Sidelined Kevin Costner fails to drive "For the Love of Cal Rip ken turns in his uniform for the season, Thursday the Game" home at the box office. sidelined by oncoming back surgery . ...~~'l\. ,j page 15 page 16 SEPTEMBER23, 1999
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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLXXXIII N0.22 HTTP://OBSERVER.ND.EDU Up in smoke Saint Marys students respond to a proposal to make campus smoke-free
"It's how we iio this, not rooms non-smoking, but it's By NICOLE HADDAD whether we do this," said important that we have News Writer Judy Kenney, director of somewhere to go in the Health Services. winter." By the summer of 2000, The committee received Other students said that Saint Mary's is hoping to between 20 and 25 e-mail an all-campus no-policy kick some real butt - ciga responses which have all would be infringing on their rette butts, that is. been positive, however, rights. A task force, headed by more responses from stu "It's taking away from the department of Health dent smokers is needed. students' rights to be able Services and the Junior Christine Draper, a to smoke, even though Administrative Counsel of smoker. disagrees with the they're over the age of 18," the College, is working to proposal. said freshman Jessica make Saint Mary's a smoke "Higher education is sup White. free campus. posed to prove an opportu "I think making our cam The task force is expected nity in an p u s to draft a proposal by environ- smoke- January 2000, and enact it ment to "They should make it a free is by summer of 2000. cultivate just as "Tobacco companies are cognitive dry campus before they bad as advertising for young thinking make it non-smoking." discrimi women," said Karen Ristau, skills and nating on vice president and dean of freedom Jennifer Brown race faculty. "It's for our own of choice because health." and will," freshman it's not Since the formation of the she said. illegal," task force, the committee "I think it freshman has collected information is wrong for an institution Jennifer Brown said. "If regarding the use of nico to eliminate a choice smok you're over 21, you're tine and smoking. After ers gained on the birth of a allowed to drink in your attending seminars geared legal age." room. What's the ditTerence toward a smoke-free Many student smokers between that and smoking? Indiana, it is hoping to were concerned with having They should make it a dry make Saint Mary's students to smoke outdoors during campus before they make it "take a healthy initiative to the winter months. non -smoking." NELLIE WILLIAMS fThe Observer promote a healthy campus," "There are so many peo Many students, primarily according to Linda Timm, ple who smoke," sophomore non-smokers, agreed that Smoker Christina Vesterich may light up for the last time on school vice president of student Tricia Moore said. "It is tine grounds as a smoke-free campus proposal works its way through a Saint affairs. Mary's task group investigating the proposal. if they want to make the see SMOKE/page 4
STUDENT SENATE Senate debates ND Video funds GALA displeased with In addition, Jesse said that Michael Palumbo suggested Malloy's response By FINN PRESSLY the management board of ND that the managers of the Assistant News Editor Video is looking into the possi Business Board attend a future legal options are," Blandford bility of a video delivery serviee meeting of the Senate to Observer Staff Repon said. "We are looking into The purpose of yesterday's and weekly specials for differ answer questions of that pursuing legal action. We Notre Dame and Saint Student Senate was to approve ent residence halls. nature. know that some First the nomination for the ND "It's a good educational Meanwhile, Jesse pointed out Mary's gay and lesbian alumni group, GALA ND/SMC, is con Amendment issues are at Video manager. However, the opportunity, which is the that the Senate maintains two stake here. We are consulting sidering legal action against routine nweting devnlopcd into prime· concern of the Business representatives to the with national organizations on t h e a heated debate concerning, Board," said Jesse. Financial Management Board, the issue." University, among other things, the finan Student body president and that it might be more effi Blandford asked Malloy in claiming cial feasibility of ND Video. Micah Murphy questioned cient to funnel any questions an Aug. 31 letter to show that "Is there any plan ... to whether the benefit of experi through those representatives. prohibition of GALA GALA's mission statement improve the business'?" asked ential education was worth He also extended invitations to "espoused positions contrary ads in The Knoll senator Ed Foy, citing funding a frequently unprof the rest of the senators if they to the moral teaching of the the low number of students itable business. would rather deliver their Observer is discrim Catholic Church" - the that use ND Video. "Student Senate was the only questions in person to the ·University's official standard ination. Student body treasurer organization to finish over FMB. for rejecting ads. Jamns Jesse nxplained that the budget last year .... Their loss "Do you want all 28 senators Proposal Blandford of litiga- Malloy did not respond to cost of supplying new releases es were only a quarter of what to go to your meetings and that request, GALA vice presi is often prohibitively high for Student Senate ran us," Jesse having it take twiee as long?" tion is a result of what GALA chairman dent Lisa Karle said. such a small operation, rang said, reminding the Senate asked Welsh senator Candy "We feel that it didn't ing somewhere around $180 that the prime reason for the Marcum. "We're not asking John Blandford called an "pathetic ... and unsatisfacto address what [Blandford! had for rental. meeting was not to question them to give some formal pre written," Karle said. "He ry" response from University "We 'ro just looking to get the the feasibility of ND Video, but sentation, just spend five min expressly asked for evidence president Father Edward name out,'~ lw said. "[Students! rather to approve the nomina utes answering some ques as to how we espouse teach Malloy to provide evidence don't have to drive to tion for the managerial posi tions." ings contrary to those of the Blockbuster to find an old tion. "Ultimately they are respon- justifying the University's favorite." Student body vice president advertising policy, see SENATE/page 4 "We are seeing what our see GALA/ page 4 ~- -~------
page 2 The Observer+ INSIDE Thursday, September 23, 1999
INSIDE COLUMN THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Students + "Save a Life ... Give + Conference: "India and + Film: "Limbo," +Concert: "Music From Blood": Blood drive, Rolfs the Politics of Developing Annenburg Auditorium, Tin Pan Alley," Moreau in hellllets Recreation Center, 9 a.m.- Countries," McKenna Hall, Snite Museum, 7:15p.m. Center, Saint Mary's, 3:30p.m. all day. + Concert: South Bend 2:30p.m. My vale of ignorance has been lifted. No longer + Lecture: "Uncovering + Intercultural Center Symphony Orchestra with + Concert: "Quink," A do I walk in darkness. My new found knowledge is due to a most Dante in Petrarch," Grand Opening: LaFortune guest Robert Hamilton, Dutch a cappella vocal enlightening letter to the editor which appeared in Wednesday's Observer. I would like to thank 102 Hesburgh Library, Student Center, Noon- O'Laughlin Auditorium, ensemble, Hesburgh that author for revealing to 4:30p.m. 3 p.m. Saint Mary's, 8 p.m. Library Auditorium. us his great wisdom and knowledge. Before I read that letter I was under the impression that Irish cornerback Clifford OUTSIDE THE DOME Compiled from U.Wire reports Jefferson was sitting a few rows over from me in my philosophy class every Monday, Wednesday and Activists arrested for protest against professor Friday. Now I know that it is Mike Connolly PRINCETON, N.J. "We're not dead yet. " "Singer was an incredibly open not Jefferson that sits near A day of protest against and amiable man," said Junior me, but instead, some sort of Associate Princeton University's hiring of Hyeseung Song, one of Singer's cyborg constructed by the Sports Editor controversial bioethicist Peter Protestors' chant against students. "It was like a regular administration to trick me Singer culminated Tuesday in the Princeton professor course." into thinking that Jefferson is arrest of 14 activists, who were Nevertheless, the day was any in my philosophy class. dragged away from Nassau Hall thing but typical for more than a How have I come to this conclusion'? Well. after sealing off the building for dozen Public Safety officers who thanks to that all-knowing member of the class of two hours. found themselves attempting to 1995, I now know that all football players are too Singer has come under fire due Safety around 1:30 p.m. police a rally that began outside busy "living off campus, partying, playing video to his recently published book stat Just hours before, about 200 pro Fitz Randolph gate at ·10 a.m. games and being sexually promiscuous" to attend ing that parents should have the testers descended on a soggy cam Protesters, including pro-life, anti classes. How could I have been so stupid as to right to euthanize their children pus while singing, "Shapiro pro euthanasia and disabled-rights think that football players made a contribution to born with birth defects, both men motes murder," and wielding activists, stood in the steady rain, this campus on days other than football week tal and physical. posters that compared Princeton to periodically chanting, "We're not ends'? About 30 wheelchair-bound pro Auschwitz. dead yet," until 11:30 a.m. At that I would like to thank that auth01: for showing testers and several other disability Meanwhile, at the Center for point the crowd began to pour me that all football players are "professional rights advocates from Not Dead Yet Human Values at 5 Ivy Lane, through the gates and converge on underqualified jocks who never study." Because barricaded all five entrances to Singer's first seminar proceeded Nassau Hall - where it soon before I read your intelligent discourse, I had Nassau Hall - trapping University without incident. Public Safety offi became apparent that Not Dead been under the faulty assumption that tight end officials inside and preventing at cers rimmed the building to ensure Yet members were attempting to Jabari Holloway was a great guy who got amaz least two deans from entering - that only authorized students seal off the University's central ing grades in a nearly impossible major. before being removed by Public would enter the class. administrative offices. According to my new found logic, his 3.2 GPA in computer engineering is most certainly a lie. Because without studying and working hard. he never could have achieved those grades. And when I speak to Bobby Brown, I must be Arrests made in Florida student's death Arkansas student tours sweatshops hearing someone throwing his voice so that it appears that Brown is speaking. Because when I GAINESVILLE, Fla. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. hear his words. I don't hear an ignorant, under Alachua County Sheriffs Office arrested three more Though Russell denies having sweatshops in El qualified fornicator but instead I hear an intelli Live Oak residents Tuesday afternoon in connection to Salvador, a University of Arkansas student who has gent, articulate leader. the beating death of University of Florida student visited the country disagrees. Cynthia Kendall, a mem It is certainly a clever ploy by the administra Brian Tew at Campus Club Apartments early Saturday ber of Campus Democracy Cellective, visited El tion that Brown's true nature is so hidden that I morning. Thomas Anthony Bartolot:ta, Jason Kelley Salvador this summer and spoke with a female worker cannot discover it. But no more will I be fooled, and Bryan Kelley, were asked to turn themselves in to who said she made clothing for Russell in sweatshop thanks to that well-thought letter. the Suwannee County jail, where Alachua County conditions. "I handed about three shirts to her with But the cover-up extends further than just to an Sheriff's officers arrested them, said Sheriff's the Russell label on them, and she said she made sports writer for The Observer. Even Parade spokesman Sgt. James Troiano. The three men are them," Kendall said. "She said Korean managers [in magazine was fooled into thinking that football charged as principles to second-degree murder. the factory] would hit workers in the head, and they players are more than big guys who hit each Joshua Wells, 21, also of Live Oak, was arrested over would count the minutes it took them to go to the other. They once did a cover story on Chris Zorich the weekend andcharged with second-degree murder. bathroom. "-l'hey only had hot water to drink, and the and his incredible social work with inner-city Bartolotta and the Kelley brothers were with Wells the only way the Korean managers could communicate kids. night of the Campus Club Apartment fight, where with them was by screaming insults at them like Perhaps Parade needs to be told that all football Wells "maliciously kicked" Tew in the headafter they 'brute animal' and 'shameless cat face.' They would pfayers are worthless people with no redeeming fell down the stairs while fighting, Troiano said. fire some of the Workers for pleasure." The Koreans values. I mean Chris Zorich is certainly not the Interviews with witnesses who saw the Saturday moved to El Salvador when they had trouble with kind of person that we want people to envision of morning fight led to the arrest of the suspects, who businesses at home, and most of them are unhappy when they think of Notre Dame. Why would Our are in the Suwannee County jail. The three men will being in a foreign land, Kendall said. Kendall said the Lady's University possibly want to be associated be moved to the Alachua County jail later this week, worker she spoke to had been fired from her job,'and with a man from the inner-city of Chicago who Troiano said. was refused severance pay. \_ earned a degree, played in the National Football League, started his own charity organization that has helped hundreds of people and is now going to law school'? Those sure sound like the actions of an underqualified slacker. Or perhaps I was wrong to accept the views LOCAL WEATHER NATIONAL WEATHER stated in that letter. Maybe the author should have opened his eyes to the wonderful people that 5 Day South Bend Forecast don the blue and gold for the Irish every Accu Weather® forecast for The AccuWeather!' forecast for noon, Thursday, Sept. 23. Saturday? 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8:30PM'· ) - page 4 The Observer+ CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, September 23, 1999 Smoke O'Higgins: Ireland advances economically continued from page 1 policy" O'Higgins said. By MARIBEL MOREY enforcing this policy of a Internal and external changes News Writer in social policy "help to shape smoke-free campus would be a the character and equity of positive change. "Even now that we have our Ireland has shown the most social relations." Known mainly as a certain smoking floors, the girls accelerated evolution in the on this floor don't go by the shortest amount of time during "Catholic corporate welfare rules that they are to close the past two decades com state," the separation of transom windows and the pared to the rest of the church and state in Ireland is smoke leads into our rooms," European nations. said surprising, O'Higgins said. The Roman Catholic Church freshman Monica Ortiz said. Kathleen O'Higgins, speaker ·Even though most student for the Economic and Social has little interest in govern mental structure, but some smokers were opposed to the Research Institute in Dublin, new policy, some agreed. Ireland. times an underlying principle "Even though I'm a smoker, I O'Higgins lecture, "Irish is shown. understand wanting to make Social Policy: Safety Net and In 1992, a referenda for buildings smoke-free simply Mechanism for Change," restricted abortion was voted because it is a health hazard focused on Ireland's economic against by 65 percent of the and an irritation to those who advancement in relation to population in Ireland and a are non-smokers," senior other European countries. marginal 50.3 percent was in Kristin Morris. ''I'm not big on "The increase in population favor of the legalization of divorce in the referenda of smoker's rights because smok of working age and the ing is a bad idea." increase in women's labor 1995. force participation; the invest The external factors include ment aid from the European Ireland's entry to the Union and the closer integra European Community in 1972 tion with the international along with the Single economy all worked to stimu European Act of 1987 and the late the evolution of this once unification of currency in GALA farm-based economy," she 1992 with the Maastricht continued from page 1 added. Treaty. O'Higgins explained that the For the success of the change in the social realm is international integration of TOM LAAIMER!fhe Observer Catholic Church. There is still Ireland, social partnership is due to an increase in skilled ! Observer. University of Notre Dame It's where to International Study Programs get your ~~~·.. ··,;f. ••• news. presented by Nagoya, Japan Dean Vincent Rougeau, INFORMATION MEETING N.D. Law School Leader/Manager. With Professor Setsuko Shiga ======~~======- Full-time college students or graduates. Thursday September 23, 1999 September 23 (Thursday) $31 K starting salary. 5:00P.M. 4:30P.M. Summer interns available. 206 O'Shaughnessy U.S.M.C. Officer Programs. 105 Law Building Contact Lt. Simek at 765-7 43-8359. Application Deadline December 1, 1999 (' ... • orld I Thursday, September 23, 1999 COMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER WIRE SERVICES page 5 WORLD NEWS BRIEFS TAIWAN Albright: Congress should pay arrears to U.N. Relief workers flock to island NEW YORK Secretary of State Madnleinn Albright said Associated Press Wml1wsday Congress does not understand the harm it is causing the Unitnd States by not giv TAIPEI ing Prnsidnnt Clinton all the money he wants to Rescue teams streamed linanee U.S. foreign policy. One result of con into Taiwan today - gressional cuts is that the United Statns is in including a U.S. crew that debt· to the Unitnd Nations and, Albright said, pulled a man from his col "tlwy n\sent us deeply because we are not pay lapsed apartment - as ing." By U.N. aceounting, tho bill is about $1.5 three strong aftershocks to billion. If the United States does not pay $350 the country's devastating million by January, it eould lose its vote. "There earthquake forced terror is a lack of understanding in Congress about the stricken residents into the toll it takes on the American position if we don't streets. IHLV!~ tlu~ money." Albright said of tlw cuts in Hescue efforts were com fomign spending. Albright agrr.ed with congres plicated by today's after sional critics who say that the United Nations shocks, which triggered should do morn to trim its spending, but she mudslides, cracked one of said Ser.retary-Gnnnral Koli Annan had ordered Taiwan's largest reservoirs some worthwhile reforms in U.N. operations. and forced evacuations. Thn aftershocks, with magnitudes of 6.8, 6.1 and 6.0, were the strongest of Pope confirms visit more than 2,000 that have to Holy Land rocked the island. The death toll from VATICAN CITY Tuesday's quake climbnd Israeli and Palestinian youths won from Pope to 2,003 people, with .John Paul II sonwthing that so far has duded 4,400 injured, officials their political leaders - a linn pledge that he said. Some 2,600 people plans to visit the lloly Land. "You know that, if were believed to be (;od wills, I plan to go to the lloly Land on a pil trapped in rubble, but res grimage tracing the stages of the history of sal cuers were finding more vation," .John Paul said in a written message he bodies than survivors as gavn to a group of three young people they bored into collapsed WPdnesday. "(;od willing, thereforn, we shall houses and high-rise IHLVP tlw chance to nwet again on your own apartmnnt complexes soil." Until now, .John Paul has spoken of such a across central Taiwan. trip as a hopP nwn• than a plan. A stop in the The day's rescue efforts lloly Land - in both lsrctc•l and Palnstinian-con yieldnd just 11ine people lrollPd tPJTitorins - is on a propos!'d itinerary pulled alive from tho tlw popP has skntrlwd for pilgrimagns across wreckage. tlw MiddiP East. Tlw trips could begin as early Crews from Fairfax Co., as I>!H~nmber with a visit to Ur, the Biblical Va., and Miami-Dado, Fla., birthplacP of Abraham in what is now Iraq, arrived in Taiwan today AFP photo although no datn has been lixed. and rescued a man who An injured mother consoles her dau~hter outside their collapsed apartment build had been trapped 48 hours ing Wednesday, in Fengyuan, 170 kilometers southwest of Taipei. The death toll inside a caved-in apart from Tuesday's earthquake has climbed to more than 2,000 people. Task force: Swedish cops ment building in the town ofTouliu. that dispatched earth killed more than 15,000 said water would be should combat biker gangs "What happened to my quake specialists were the people in Turkey last released from the reservoir building?" 33-year-old sur United States, Russia, month although. as a precautionary mea STOCKIIOLM, Sweden vivor llsu Tse-kai asked Switzerland, Turkey, Taiwanese seismologists sure. A Swmlish govnrnnwnt research group says repeatedly as the crews Japan, Singapore, South initially put the magnitude The radio report also police should set up a sp!H:ial task force to fight spent eight hours digging Korea, Israel and the at 7.3. said ollicials were evacuat crimes rnlated to violent biknr gangs, news him out of a four-story Philippines. Many of the foreign ing two towns in west-cen mports said Wedrwsday. Police should identify chunk of building that had The Central News experts had assisted in tral Taiwan where gang leaders, study how members are recruited been compressed into Agency placed the number rescue operations in streams of mud slid into a and impose touglwr legislation for narcotics vio about 10 feet of rubble. of foreign specialists in the Turkey. river. Officials feared the lations and the possession of explosives, accord The rescue workers then country at about 500, with After today's aftershocks, blocked water flow would ing to a rnport by the Swedish Defense started digging deeper in more scheduled to arrive. state radio said cracks had cause flooding. Hesearch Establishment. The report called for search of a 1-year-old boy, U.S. Geological Survey been discovered in one of The aftershocks also a ban on wearing vests adorned with gang saying they were encour officials said Tuesday's Taiwan's largest reser were felt in Taipei, shaking mnblems at public plaees such as restaurants or aged by listening devices quake had a preliminary voirs, the Sun Moon Lake buildings and sending bars. and for legislation making it nasil~r to con that appeared to pick up magnitude of 7.6 - about Reservoir, and warned many frightened citizens fiscate illegal gains and property from gang the sound of a child's toy. the same strength as the downstream residents to out of their homes and into nwmb1~rs. Tlw recommendations were com Among the 14 countries devastating tremor that evacuate their homes. It the streets again. pilnd as p<~rt of a study on low-level threats to national security. liflfllfillilftliPII House crafts minimum wage increase Dow AMEx: 782.45 }ONES -2.53 the White House and many While changes are possi under pressure from the Associated Press -74.40 Nasdaq: Democrats want, but more ble in the minimum wage Democratic minority as well 2858.16 than the GOP leadership measure, the wage increase as a pivotal group of GOP +37.06 WASHINGTON says it would like. under consideration calls lawmakers from swing dis A bipartisan group of The tax breaks likely to for 35 cents a year for each tricts who court union sup NYSE House members is crafting be included would make the r;Jf the next two years, fol port. 601.16 compromise legislation to +0.17 cost of health care fully lowed by 30 cents a year for On the other hand, while combine a minimum wage deductible for the self the two following years. many Democrats favor a $1 S&P 500: Composite increase with billions of dol employed; offset part of the Several officials familiar minimum wage increase IJ 1310.51 Volume: lars in tax breaks for some cost of hiring certain low with the compromise effort over two years, conserva 10,524.07 977,223,240 "2.93 businesses and the self wage earners; and increase said they expected legisla tive members of the rank VOLUME LEADERS employed, officials said the deductibility of meals as tion to be unveiled later in and file want measures to Wednesday. CQMPIJlX TICIIB \ CH!NQI • GHAWQI pBICI business expenses for small the· week, although assist businesses likely to lCOII CORP COMB +4.. 79 +1.3075 :1:8.62 These ollieials, who spoke businesses and the self prospects for passage are feel the effects of an MICROSOFT HSl'T +1. 5l +1.4.350 96.06 INTEL CORP INTC +0. 9!il +0. 8100 8:2.81 on condition of anonymity, employed. unelear in the current com increase. AMERICA ONLINE AOL +7. 51 +6.3750 n.:as D&LL COMPUTER DELL -0.95 -o.uoo U.Ofi said the emerging compro Also likely to be added is plicated political atmos House Majority Leader CISCO SYSTEMS csco +1. 58 +1.14150 72.25 PAGING NJ:'l'WORJII: PAGE -31.03 -0.4.363 0.97 mise is likely to call for a pension-related legislation phere. Dick Armey, R- Texas, told 8ROADBASI: SOFTW BBSW +U.H +13.:2500 41.25 SPDR SPY $1.30 increase over four (S .• 500) -t0.15 +0 .2000 130.95 the House passed earlier, Many Republicans tradi reporters earlier in the MCI WORLOCOM IN WCON -1.37 -l.l:Zl5 80.94. years in the $5.15 hourly including an increase in tionally have opposed week that a vote would be wage lloor. An increase of allowable contributions to increases in the minimum allowed if moderate that size would be less than 401(k) and similar plans. wage, but the leadership is Republicans ask for it. page 6 The Observer+ EAST TIM 0 R NEWS Thursday, September 23, 1999 U.N. peacekeeping Reporter killed outside capital they approached a roadblock believed to be the first killing of Associated Press troops draw fire staffed by at least six armed a foreigner since the interven DILl men wearing the gray uniforms tion began Monday. The army, which was accused of the Indonesian police. Militiamen have vowed to kill Associated Press of participating in the orgy of As international peacekeepers worked' to restore order to East The two turned around, but Westerners, whom they accuse killing and looting after East some of the armed men gave of helping East Timor break free DILl Timor, a Dutch journalist was Timor voted overwhelmingly to chase, firing warning shots and of Indonesian occupation. Australian peacekeeping separate from Indonesia, is killed and two other Western reporters escaped an armed eventually shooting out the The International Federation troops came under sniper fire in evacuating the half-island and motorcycle's rear wheel. Araujo, of Journalists expressed outrage Dili on Thursday, as hostile attack without injury. handing over control to the who fled, last saw Thoenes lying Wednesday over Thoenes' automatic gunfire crackled The attackers in both inci Australia-led peace force. in the street. death, calling it a blatant across the city for the fir&t time There were reports of clashes dents remained unidentified Wednesday, although they Thoenes' mutilated body was attempt to stop journalists from since the force arrived in East between pro- and anti-indepen found later. His death was reporting from East Timor. Timor's devastated capital. d.ence militias in the country appeared to be linked to pro Gunmen side. Indonesian militias that began fired from rampaging across the territory "It would appear that the Violence in nearby trees areas under after East Timorese voted over at a house militia have attempted to multinational whelmingly for independence in comman step up some activities as control raises an Aug. 30 referendum. deered by the Sander Thoenes, 30, a corre PH8X a show that all is not yet fears the Australians, peacekeepers spondent for the London-based the Associated secure. Well, I would themselves Financial Times, had been in Press report- agree with that. " could come Dili less than two hours Tuesday ed. There under attack when he hired motorcycle driver were no as they Florindo Araujo for a tour of the immediate Maj. Gen. Peter Cosgrove deploy into area. reports of U.N. force commander more areas Araujo said he took Thoenes casualties. outside Dili. to the suburb of Becora, where Earlier, M a n y shots were fired near the stadi Indonesians accuse the foreign um where refugees were seek media of stirring up problems ing protection from pro in East Timor and conspiring Indonesia militias. Dozens of with the United Nations to rig BOOK SEh.RCH Plac.a: Hal~ ~NSs HDI people scurried for cover. the outcome of the Aug. 30 • Used, rare and out-of-print Witnesses told The Associated vote. books Press the shots came from The commander of the force, SpeJtser-eclllg: 1 Initial cost of $:Z.Od Indonesian army troops firing Maj. Gen. Peter Cosgrove, PANGB&.Ril 1 Nationaity - circulated ad into the air in two passing linked the death of Sander· trucks. But Lt. Col. Peter Welch, Thoenes, a 30-year-old • Success rate of SOo/o HALL an Australian battalion com reporter for Britain's Financial • Time Required: 2 months mander, said the shooting Times and for the Christian apparently was an attempt by Science Monitor, to resistance ERASMUS BOOKS pro-Jakarta militia gunmen to by the pro-Jakarta militias to be seen and heard. Open noon to six the deployment of his force. Tuesday through Sunday More shooting was heard "It would appear that the near Oil's harbor, a vital link for militia have attempted to step 1027 E. Wayne the peacekeepers to unload men up some activities as a show South Bend, IN 46617 and supplies to sustain the that all is not yet secure. Well, I (219) 232-8444 7,500-man force due to take would agree with that," position in East Timor. Cosgrove said. THIS FRIDAY NITE, COME OUT TO ST. PATRICK'S COUNTY PARK FOR THE FIRST CONCERT OF THE FALL!!! SISlER HAZEL, LIVE ON 5fAGE PERFORMING ·ALL FOR YOU•, •HAPPY· AND BRAND NEW fRACK5 FROM fHEIR NEW CDfff INotre Dam.) D 0 •tu u T 0 I! .. ~,;..1..:;:11•::....---l As "R I) It D I(!_St._M_81Y$--""~t Proceeds to Benefit Abused and Neglected Children -----·------=T=h=u=rs=da=y=,S=e=p=re=m=b=e=r2=3='=1=9=99======~T.=n~e~O~b~~~,~~er~·~C~AJJ~~P~U~S~~~E~~~s~======w=-======~~P·~~~,-~7 ~~ Funk: Meet God through prayer Professor testifies used by St. Theresa of the Little speak for other religions," she to Senate group By SARAH RYKOWSKI flower, who called it her "Little said. "It's awful hard for other News Writer Way." religions to interpret yours cor + Gundlach talks the terms are never dis "I For Saint Theresa) practice rectly." closed to the public. Prayer is tho language of expe was the daily life," Funk said. She was formerly the Prioress about 'slotting Although proponents claim riencing God, according to Sister Similarities between the medi of the sisters of Saint Benedict fees' with Small these fees lead to lower Mary Margarnt Funk. tation practices of Buddhism of Beech Grove, Ind. She prices by aiding with distrib Funk's lecture "Contemplative and Christianity were also dis resides there at their Sacred Business ution and signal product Meditation" dealt primarily with cussed, showing how prayer can Heart Monastery. Committee quality by showing manufac the practice of various forms of be used in different cultures. Funk is also the author of a turer's support, Gundlach prayer to become closer to God. "From the eastern religions. commentary on the Institutes of still stated a warning. Funk emphasized that human the training of the mind is medi- John Cassian, titled "Thoughts By KATE NAGENGAST News Writer "Slotting fees, though existence is largely defined by tation," Funk said. · Matter." yielding some distribution l(mrning methods of prayer. Funk is the Executive Director Funk will facilitate a retreat efficiencies, do raise serious "We're here to know when to of Monastic Interreligious at Mary's Solitude for those concerns for small business practice," Funk said. "If it's a Dialogue, with which she has interested in discussing the Gregory Gundlach, associ and consumers," he said. ate professor of marketing, highnr form of prayer to give up traveled to India, Tibet, and topic in greater depth. According to Gundlach the thn praetiee. do it." Nepal to experience eastern "Contemplative Meditation" testified before the Committee on Small hearing is just the beginning Funk drew on several dill'erent spirituality firsthand. While was sponsored by the Center to the research of slotting methods of prayer to illustrate traveling, she was able to learn for Spirituality, Mary's Solitude, Business o . n fees. examples of how prayer should more about Buddhism and the Thomas Merton Society of "[Slotting fees) account for be used in daily life. Hinduism. Michiana and Little Flower Capitol Hill last as much as $9 billion in One particular method was "One thing I've learned: Never Catholic Church. annual promotion expendi Tuesday tures, so it is definitely an about issue that needs to be t h e addressed. This hearing practice !represented) an important slotting Business ethics conference begins fees has step ... but to fully under on cus- Gundlach stand the implications of slotting fees more ethical risk. This risk is the tomers. Special to The Observer and will feature corporate research is needed," he "[I worked) with a com executives as well scholars in danger that ethical conflicts said. economics, finance, philosophy will arise that damage the com mittee of senators to develop The College of Business the protocol of the hearing, Gundlach sees Notre and law. pany." Dame playing a large part Administration, cited by but the testimony was pri "Increasingly, successful com Conference participants will in that research. Business Week magazine as panies must discuss the sources of ethical marily my own," said having the foremost ethics cur "This was not a one-shot actively man- Business conflicts and analyze case Gundlach. deal," he said. "Notre Dame riculum in higher education, He age the many conference studies, emphasizing the costs discussed the contro has long-term involvement will host a major conference on risks . they , of these conflicts in terms of versial practice of slotting Htl1ies today and Friday in fees, in which retailers and in this research and my face," said Today morale, productivity and dam sense is that this will be a McKenna Ilall. age to a firm's brand name. wholesalers requiring a pay Titled "Measuring and T h o m a s g a.m.- 5: 30 p.m. continuing process. If, as a Cosimano, They also will explore alter ment from their manufac Managing Ethical Hisk: How Friday turers before agreeing to university, we are going to professor of nate means of resolving ethical at the level we Investing in Ethics Adds Value," allocate shelf or warehouse be involved finance and a 9 a.m.-4:30p.m. conflicts, including formal con want, we need to take a the conference was organized conference tracts and codes of conduct, as space to their products. by the college, its Center for McKenna Hall Testifying with Gundlach stance on what's legal and organizer. well as informal methods such ethical in val'ious business Ethics and Heligious Values in was a panel of eight other "But one that as trust. The six discussions practices." Business and McAndrews Trust professionals, including corporations still overlook is will be open to the public. Gundlach works to convey anti-trust lawyers, trade that message to students in association representatives and editors of various trade his strategic marketing management class intended publications. Gundlach was to be a senior's last course the only academic represen to complete his or her tative on the panel. Gundlach credits this major. The course consists of 10 weeks of business sim opportunity to his long-term ulations that force students involvement in research and to apply the skills they have Notre Dame's program. learned in earlier classes "Here at Notre Dame we are with real-life scenarios. in a position to look at the "We've talked briefly in legal and social implications class about my experience of business practices objec [in Senate). This is exem tively," he said. "While most plary of how the process universities just focus on the should work," he said. of the businesses themselves we research a much broader The experience shows his students the value of uncer realm ... because our univer tainty. sity mission is to be society "It really shows the stu oriented and ethically virtu dents that there are issues ous," he said. out there of which we still The practice of "slotting don't know the effects," he fees," although most com said. "The world isn't mon in the grocery industry, carved in stone. As future continues to expand into business people they need other business. The pay to understand that the deci ments are usually negotiated sions they make could have and decided in secrecy, and All are invited to attend!! these kind of implications." When: Friday, September 24, 1999 Where: 2nd Floor of Lafortune Time: Noon - 1:30 pm Do you like ~ '\ The ceremony begins at noon with an to write? official ribbon cutting and blessing...... 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Bush, Dole did not spell out parents exactly how she would lever should be age federal dollars against fail able to ing schools. Bush, earlier this choose from month, detailed a formula for a "rich measuring student perfor smorgas mance, rewarding good bord of schools," and stripping bad educational schools of federal support. choices" in Dole also wants to reinforce nee Pa d e c i d i n g Dole parents' control of their chil where to dren's education and suggested send their children to school that school-by-school results Dole proposed a new tax be posted on the Internet. credit to encourage private "We should allow competi support for public and private tion to foster a rich smorgas schools and also recycled pro bord of educational choices," posals from the Republican Dole said. 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MANAGING EDITOR Laura Petelle NEWS EDITOR: Tim Logan VIEWPOINT EDITOR: Colleen Gaughen SPORTS EDITOR: Brian Kessler SCENE EDITOR: Michael Vanegas SAINT MARv's EDITOR: Noreen Gillespie PHOTO EDITOR: Kevin Dalum ADVERTISING MANAGER: Bryan Lurz AD DESIGN MANAGER: Brer Huelar SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Michael Revers WEB ADMINISTRATOR: Erik Kushro CoNTROLLER: Timothy Lane GRAPHICS EDITOR: Joe Mueller CONTACT Us OFFICE MANAGER.! GENERAL INF0 ...... 63 I-747I FAX ...... 63 I -6927 ADVERTISING ...... 63 I -6900/8840 [email protected] EDITOR IN CHIEF ...... 63I-4542 MANAGING EDITOR/AssT. ME ...... 63 I-4541 We should not fear population growth BUSINESS 0FFICE ...... 63I-53I3 NEWS ...... 631-5323 observer.obsnews. I @nd.edu Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs them to supply it. other necessities? VIEWPOINT ...... 631-5303 recently suggested something very sim Think of a baby boom as a large The answer: Because too many observer. viewpoint. I @nd.edu ple in "The Economist": People from increase in demand. If so, it makes Nigerian scientists work in first-world SPORTS ...... 63 I -4543 developing countries, especially sub sense that somebody, somewhere, laboratories. Asians, Latin Americans observer. sports. I @nd.edu Saharan Africa, should have ready stands to make a buck by supplying and Africans study and stay in the SCENE ...... 631-4540 access to cures for new ways of making food, new ways of United States and in Europe because observer.scene. I @nd.edu malaria, tuberculo Gabriel curing diseases, more cost-effective back home people are too poor to pay SAINT MARv's ...... 631-4324 sis and AIDS. Sachs Martinez ways of building roads and producing for their talents. Indian and Chinese observer.smc.l @nd.edu suggested that if energy. geniuses produce the medicines for PHOT0 ...... 631-8767 people are sick and Like Arrows Of course, improvements in technolo developed-world diseases because they SYSTEMS/WEB ADMINISTRATORS ...... 631-8839 die in their prime, in the Hands gy are not instantaneous, but they take feel they would not earn the fruits of nations cannot ofa Warrior time, money and effort. More impor their efforts if they worked on develop THE OBSERVER ONLINE become prosper tantly, they take human resources: ing-world diseases. Visit our Web sire at http://observer.ndedu for daily ous. If children are Scientists, assistants, research sub And here is where Sachs' proposals updares of campus news, sports, features and opinion malnourished, they cannot become jects. They take a whole intellectual come in. First-world development poli columns, as well as cartoons, reviews and breaking news responsible and productive global citi community. In general, adding another cy and financial aid should be directed from rhe Associated Press. zens. It is an idea that makes sense: scientist to a department does not at creating a market for the technolo SURF TO: People should be plentiful and strong make it less productive, but more. gies that the Third World needs. weather for up-ro-rhe movies/music for because we are an essential ingredient Therefore, more populous countries We need pharmaceuticals to produce minute forecasts weekly student reviews to the production of nearly everything. not only have a larger need of new cures for malaria; biotechnology firms On the other hand, people are con technologies but they also have a larg to produce better tropical crops; Silicon advertise for policies online features for spe sumers. Malthusians instill in us the er ability to supply the solutions. Valley to produce poor people-friendly and rates of print ads cial campus coverage horrible fear of running out of things In summary: Having a higher popula information technology. Sachs suggests archives to search for about The Observer because we cannot make them as fast tion density on the one hand makes that rich-country governments can articles published afi:er to meet rhe editors and as we breed. If there are too many of countries poorer by putting more strain offer to pay the R&D costs, while the August 1999 staff us, then teachers, doctors, transporta on their resources. On the other hand, goods are sold at producti_on cost. It tion and energy will be insufficient. having more people makes countries will happen only if it makes financial Our current technologies will fall richer by increasing the demand for sense to do so because a loss-making POLICIES short of our needs. And every improve technology and the ability to supply it firm is one that goes broke. The Observer is the independent, daily newspaper ment in health and agriculture makes (and everything else). In short: Don't be afraid of people. published in print and online by the students of the University of Notre Dame duLac and Saint Mary's things worse because healthier and Telling the direction of causality is Don't fear population growth. College. Editorial content is nor governed by policies of better nourished people become more trickier than it looks. For example, Somewhere in the world, there is the administration of either iimirurion. Acting as pub numerous. note that Congo, with a sixth of enough for everybody. Just make sure lisher ofThe Observer, the administration of the This fear has been proven unfound Nigeria's population density, has a it is well distributed. University ofNorre Dame duLac prohibits the adver ed, decade after decade. Each time that third of its income per person. The rea tisement of alcohol and The Observer's acceptance of we appeared to be close to running out son is not the number of people, but Gabriel Xavier Martinez is a gradu advertisements from specified types of groups. of something, we came up with some political and economic instability. The ate student in his fourth year in the The news is reported as accurately and objectively as thing else. This is just what Julian United States has about the same pop economics department. He is from possible. Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of Simon told us: Simply put, necessity is ulation density as Tanzania, but about Ecuador. and. yes, they have regular the majority of the Editor in Chief, Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editor and depanment editors. the mother of invention (See his book, 250 times as much income per capita. cities and all. He is one of those who Commentaries, letters and columns present rhe views "The Ultimate Resource.") Technology, The reasons are probably historical believe in the inherent and unalienable of rhe aurhors and not necessarily those of The instead of being something mysterious and institutional. Ideology aside, popu dignity of the human person because Observer. Viewpoint space is available to all readers. and out of our control, is the result of lation does not appear to be well co-rre he believes in God. The free expression of all opinions through letters is forces within society. Supply and lated with wealth. The views expressed in this column encouraged. demand: If more people demand a cer · OK then, but why are Nigerians so are those of the author and not neces Qumions regarding Observer policies should be direct tain technology, there are incentives poor? Why don't they come up with sarily those of The Observer. ed to Editor in Chief Michelle Krupa. for scientists and the people who fund better ways of producing food and DILBERT SCOTT ADAMS QUOTE OF THE DAY ~~======~-.Er-~======~~u HELLO, f'\OTHER. ~ YOU DON'T KNOW .: I CALLED TO TELL ! WHAT I'M TALK- ~ ~ lNG ABOUT? HA. t ' ..--- College has taught us LETTERS TO THE EDITOR arts of bragging ND students act like spoiled, and exaggeration arrogant adolescents What is your best quality? To the current student body: $100,000-plus "education" you are costing What would you say are your worst character traits? When people are under great emotional someone. You are most typical of many in What's the biggest challenge you have ever faced, and how did pressure, their true self emerges. I sat in today's America, who think first about your you handle it'? section 35, row 16 on Saturday, and I did not selves and usually never about who you may I low many times in the past four years have you answered at least like what I saw. Especially in the stands. disappoint or embarrass. one of those questions? Especially in sections 35, 34, 33 etc. When your alma mater and the kids that Until my senior year in high school, I never Although I was not surprised. bust their rear ends end up on the short end had to tell anyorw what my best quality was. Or Nakasha Seated so close, it was hard to misinterpret of a battle, your reaction is to (1) feel cheat rny worst. Ahmad the salute you gave during the 1812 ed, and (2) abandon the fight. Do your par Not. that is. until I started applying to college. Overture - and I'm pretty sure it was not ents a favor and transfer to the local state directed toward the composer. And your school and leave a spot for someone who can Then there were a whole slew of questions ask So, What's ing me about my entire life history. But I finally ability to absorb a defeat and leave before appreciate how wonderful Notre Dame is got myself in. I relaxed. No more bragging My Point? the alma mater (about 85 percent of you) did with or without a BCS berth. about what a stellar chick I was. no more not surprise me either. Such behavior is To those who conducted themselves as explaining away that criminal record I had expected from a basically pampered, spoiled, loyal sons and daughters of Notre Dame: acquired. Naturally. being the naive and innocent freshwoman that self-indulgent cluster of arrogant adoles Hang in there. It will get better. Even if it I was. I thought that the ordeal was over. Never again would I have cents. doesn't, you'll never be sorry about acting to nxpostulatc on my commitment to The World. Well, at least until As an Notre Dame graduate, a parent of with class, dignity and devotion. The rest of I was ready to join the rat race. some recent grads and a Chicagoan who is you should just leave- for good. Poor, naive, ignorant moi. thankful to be able to live close enough to I have, over the past four years, pontificated on my best and worst attend four to six games a year, I can tell you Thomas 0. Misch qualities a total of 482 times. The qualities were different each time with no uncertainty, that you who left early Northbrook, IL I expostulated on them. (You would think that after the first dozen and/or saluted the coach do not deserve the September 20, 1999 times, I would havn just sat down and memorized my best and worst qualities. You would think. But I'm just not gifted in the area of foresight.) Unfortunately, if you want to join any club, do anything on student government or hold any campus job, you will be roped into talking about the stellar pnrson that you are. It doesn't matter WHAT you want to do on campus. thosn are the three questions they will ask We need to amend societal ills you. You: Look. I just want to get into the Dll to get some breakfast. -Them: Why do you think you are unique for this position? What in order to end abortion gifts can you bring to it'? You: I'm human, and I sort of need to nat. This letter is in response to Katherine more cruelly in the stamp of "illegitimate" Thorn: What's the biggest challenge you've ever faced. and how Hoppe's letter printed on Sept. 15th. that most states put on the birth certificates of did you handle it'? Specifically. I am addressing Ms. Hoppe's the children who are born of unwed mothers You: The biggnst challnngn I've ever faced is answering this inane statements to the effect that any life is better -even if you are adopted. by a married cou question, and the way I'm going to handle it is by perishing away on than to be denied life via abortion. While she ple. the sidfJwalk from lack of food. obliquely addresses the issue of quality of life, Fortunately, most children are adopted by It dons not matter what you need: scholarships, jobs, toilet paper Ms. Hoppe's statement concerning life is so loving people, but this itself is often a matter - they will ask you what challenges you have faced in the past and simplistic as to cruelly disregard the adversity of luck. Prospective parents self-report on how you dealt with them. They want your life history and 77 refer that hundreds of thousands of children face in their behavior, reasons for wanting a child ences before they even want to think about you, let alone hire you. our country today. and family history. They provide their own But the thing they HEALLY want to know is this: What are your Could Ms. Hoppe actually say to a child who references, and the sad fact is that the over worst qualities? _ has faced physical or mental abuse, worked state social services departments do Oh, come now. II ow many of you have really, honestly told even poverty and suffering that they ---- not have the time to provide extensive your mother what your worst qualities arc? (And she's the person should be grateful for the background checks for all but the who already knows all of them anyway!) II ow many of you even opportunity to face such most blatant problems. Often, admit what your worst qualities are to yourself? conditions? Sadly, most prospective parents are visited And they expnet us to tell total strangers who we want to hire us anti-choice activists only once or twice before the to tell them our worst qualities? Are they trying to get us to lie, or put the cart before placement of a child, and do they think we'll actually tell them about our criminal record'? the horse in once oF twice after, unless It defies reality. What uswllly ends up happening is that we say addressing abortion a social worker discovers sonwthing like, "Uh. my worst quality is my dedication and concern without first tack serious problems. for the human race. which sometimes keeps me from excelling in ling the more per In my case however, my academic work." Yeah. we're really going to bare all to a poten vasive social ills of both a private adoption tial employer or scholarship-committee. We'll twist around some our society. Sadly, agency and state social GHEAT quality and make it seem oh-so-bad. I mean, come on: Is every child is not a workers failed to discover .. .Joe Sehmoe or Jane Schmann going to tell someone that they're wanted child. To that iny adoptive family secmt nose-pickers who commune with Eleanor Hoosevelt? No. end abortion, we had a history of mental ill They are going to say that sometimes they take on too many tasks. must alter social ness, alcoh\>1 abuse, physical Or that they are pnrfectionists. They will never. EVEH tell the truth. institutions to change abuse, verba] abuse and med Ever. this reality. ical illness. The result was a So, pretty much, we have become experts at the art of bragging. My personal experience childhood of routine beatings, ver Or rather. the art of exaggerating. We list all of our accomplish is admittedly anecdotal, but I bal abuse and hunger that was miti ments for the past 20 years with ease and aplomb. But give me a hope that it makes some of the stu- gated only when my parents abandoned break: We've only been on earth for less than a quarter-century, dents on this campus aware of the complexi me for hours or days at a time. Ironically, I and half of that time we weren't even sentient beings capable of ties which face children caught between the came to treasure such moments because it forming together sentences. That gives the best of us 10 years to rock of abortion and the hard place of meant I wouldn't be hit. I worked illegally work with (and as for the rest of us ... well, I JUST accomplished begrudged life. As an adoptee -someone from age 12 to earn money for food and something last week.) who was not aborted - I feel uniquely quali school clothes. Every day of my life was a liv These interview questions are pointless because they get at noth fied to address some of the shortcomings or ing hell until I finally left home at 17 and put ing. They ask us to brag about ourselves and almost force us to lie the adoption and social service systems, the myself through college. Seven years after about our other qualities. It would be much better to use recom very institutions that non-aborted children are leaving, I am still trying to heal my wounds. mendation forms or trial periods than trying to ask people to praise likely to encounter. The vast majority of states This letter is not in support of abortion, but themselves. The only things these questions do is turn out people have closed adoption laws. This means that a plea for people to work as vigorously to who consistently over-inflate their qualities and understate their the adoptee will not have access to identifying amend societal ills with as much vigor as they weaknesses. And when you say something enough, you start believ information about their genetic families. What protest abortion. Ms. Hoppe is correct in urg ing what you're saying. the unadopted take for granted - knowing ing people to become mentors-and counselors IIi. my name is Nakasha Ahmad. how many siblings you have, which side of the for children, but so much more is needed. To My bnst quality is my ability to b.s. family you take after, if your family has a his end abortion Without ensuring that children My worst quality is my complete inability to perform the task tory of illness you should be aware of are have safe environments in which to grow is a you're interviewing me for. unknown to the adoptee. hollow victory for the children who will grow And the biggest challenge I've ever faced has been writing this The result is a limbo. You are not wholly of up in situations such as the one I faced. eolumn. the family who raises you, but you are I apologize for not signing this letter, but unaware of the family from which you came. with anonymity, I can give myself a kind of Nakasha Ahmad is a senior at Saint Mary's College. Her column This reality is reiterated throughout life by protection which was never extended to me as runs every other Thursday. benign factors such as elementary school fam a child. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and ily tree projects and genetic trait typing dis Anonymous not necessarily those of The Observer. cussion in high school biology classes and September 22, 1999 E THE page 14 OBSERVER Thursday, September 23, 1999 MOVIE REVIEW 'Streak' overcomes hijinks to make laughs its utter unoriginality. While watching By BILL FUSZ "Blue Streak," the viewer experiences Scene Movie Critic this strange sense of deja vu as Logan find himself compulsively lying to the "Blue Streak" does not promise much chief, his partner and all the other cops more than an entertaining movie experi in order to continue to play the role of ence, and if originality is not criteria for a the detective. good movie, "Blue Streak" will be a fun It has "Beverly Hills Cops" written all hour and 45 minutes of Martin over it frankly, and gives a real sense of Lawrence's brand of Lawrence's admira slapstick. tion/imitation of The movie begins in "Blue Streak" Eddie Murphy. It's the middle of a dia- also just another mond heist where Miles remake of the mis Logan, played by matched buddy cop Lawrence ("Life," films that everyone "Nothing to Lose"), and out of five shamrocks knows so well: "The three of his partners in Corruptor," "Rush crime try to steal a $17 Hour," "Beverly Hills million jewel. Things go Director: Les Mayfield Cops," "Lethal tragically wrong, Weapon," etc. though, when the cops Starring: Martin Lawrence, Luke Logan's partner arrive and one of Wilson, William Forsythe and Peter Carlson is played in Logan's friends dies. Greene lackluster fashion by Pursued by a treach- Luke Wilson ("Home erous partner, Deacon Fries," "Rushmore"), (Peter Greene, "Pulp Fiction"), as well as and is the classic naive, bumbling rookie the police into a building under construc cop that Judge Reinhold perfected more tion, Logan hides the jewel in a third than 15 years ago. It's not Wilson's fault floor ventilation shaft in hopes of retriev he cannot match up. He and the movie ing it after he is released from prison. should have never invited the compari Imagine his surprise when he arrives at son in the first place. the building two years later and finds it is Besides slavish imitation of the high now a precinct house for L.A.'s finest. est-grossing R-rated film ever, "Blue After attempting to enter the third floor Streak" also has problems with pacing. disguised as a pizza man - in one of the After the breakneck - literally - pace movies dumber scenes - Logan realizes of the opening scene, the film struggles that the only way in is to disguise himself through the next half hour. It is slow, it is as a detective. After having a friend forge painful and ultimately it should have an i.d .. badge and personnel file, Logan been cut from the movie or drastically arrives hoping to slip in, get the diamond rewritten. Example: Extended two and get out. minute shots of Martin Lawrence danc As things work out, however, a new ing on a street corner in a blue velvet Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures detective is just what the department jumpsuit with fake buck teeth. Martin Lawrences plays Miles Logan in "Blue Streak," which took the top box needs and he is immediately assigned a But the film is entertaining over all, in office spot last weekend. partner and sent out onto the streets to large part from the comic chemistry fight crime. Utilizing his insider knowl between Logan and his hapless friend edge of burglary, Logan plays the hotshot Tulley, played by David Chappelle cover as a detective from being blown. the film. his personnel file claims he is to perfec ("You've Got Mail," "Half Baked"). Tulley As the movie continues though, Tulley Original it's not, but to get through the tion. earning hirqself the spot of lead was one of the partners from the opening never quite seems to get it and repeated first half hour of "Blue Streak" will open detective, robbery division. Meanwhile he ·diamond heist who managed to escape. ly puts his friend in danger of being up laughs and special effects good continues to search for the diamond in When Logan runs across Tulley in the found out. His goofy antics and "Dumb enough to please. As Miles Logan would the ventilation system of the building. middle of a convenience store robbery, and Dumber" style characterization help say, "Believe dat." One of the main faults of the movie is he's forced to arrest him to keep his contribute to a lot of the best moments in VIDEO PICK OF THE WEEK An ode to Meg Ryan: She's so lovely Luc Tessyier (Kevin Kline). By JEFFREY Q. IRISH Luc is in the process of smuggling a diamond neck Scene Movie Critic lace so that he can sell it and buy a vineyard in the French countryside. But to get the necklace across the Doesn't everyone love Meg Ryan? She is America's border, he must hide it in Kate's bag while she is sweetheart; a luminous angel who floats on air. She is asleep on the plane. At customs there is some confu so cute that even women stare at her. In "French Kiss," sion, and Luc and Kate are separated. Luc is then we are blessed with her acting in the role the dear Lord forced to travel across half of France searching for envisioned for her- the world's most adorable female. Kate who is unaware that she has the necklace. As always, Ryan The story is quite similar to any other romantic com "French Kiss" plays the role of edy, but for some reason the film just clicks. Maybe it her darling little is the mystique of Paris, or the great rapport between self, but in this film Ryan and Kline, but whatever it is, it's uncommon in Director: Lawrence Kasdan she is referred to most of today's romantic comedies. as Kate. Kate is Between the magnificently beautiful streets of Paris Starring: Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, self-diagnosed as a and the picturesque French countryside, there couldn't Timothy Hutton and Jean Reno "kind, bold be a better setting for a love story. woman, lacking in Kline plays a convincing Frenchman (Luc) through pretention, with out the film. Luc is sort of an oddball/buffoon, but his just a hint of sophistication." She hates all dairy prod- passion for wine and love make him a winner. As stat ucts and believes the French are rude. ed earlier, the role of the vulnerable Kate is oh-so-per Kate also believes she is living the perfect love story fect for Ryan to show off all the nuances that made with her dull fiance Charlie (Timothy Hutton). But in America fall in love with her. · Photo courtesy of 20th Century Fox Meg Ryan plays Kate to perfection in "French Kiss." the opening scene. Charlie leaves Kate to travel to a It is hard to believe someone eould possibly consider medical convention in Paris; two nights later he calls dumping her, even in a movie. But luckily, there is Luc, her and abruptly ends their relationship because he has and he has his head on straight. He adores Kate, and In the end, there are many things to like about Hyan fallen in love with a chic French "goddess." In disbelief throughout the film viewers are treated to him pointing and about "French Kiss." It is interesting, humorous that her perfect life is over, Kate decides to travel to out all of the subtleties that make Ryan so wonderful - and enjoyable to all varieties of people. It makes a great Paris in an effort to somehow win her love back. On the "your walk, it is like a little girl, yet it is also like a movie to share with a special someone on a weekend, flight she meets her antithesis, the ardent Frenchman woman .. " This is where the romance comes in. or on any other night to get away from the monotony of homework and alcohol. · e E Thursday, September 23, 1999 page 15 MOVIE REVIEW Third baseball try isn't charm for Cosbler than listening to the contrived dia By MIKE McMORROW logue of the rest of the film. Scene Movie Critic For example, "We don't suck today. Today we'll be awesome for you," said In recr.nt years. thero has been noth Chapel's catcher before the climactic ing more bolinvable at thn movies than ninth inning. Didn't this guy ever hear Kevin Costnor in a baseball uniform. that a talking to a pitcher during a At the tail end of tho '80s, with "Bull perfect game is a no-no? Durham" in 1988. and "Field of The film is. a departure for director Dreams" in 1989, Costner starred in Sam Raimi, whose previous work two great baseball movies and won the ("The Evil Dead," "A Simple Plan") lwarts of those who love America's was mainly in the horror or dark favoritll pastime. What would be more drama genre. "A Simple Plan," (Billy natural than to make Bob Thorton and Bill anouwr movie about "For Love of the Paxton) which is a bas!lball now, when masterfully sus America's love for penseful thriller. baseball has been Game" was the closest thing r!lnewcd on tiHl heels Raimi had to a main of the 1998 season, stream film before one of the best and "For Love of the most storied seasons Game." Therefore, out of five shamrocks in tho history of the he was an unlikely ganw'? choice to direct this In tlw ease of "For Director: Sam Raimi film, especially since Love of the Game," Starring: Kevin Costner, Kelly "A Simple Plan" had though, basnball is not been released mnrnly the backdrop Preston and Jena Malone when he was chosen for a love story. which to direct. is disappointing only Haimi fought hard to direct this because the love story is so tired and movie because he personally is an avid so clich1i. baseball fan. It is unfortunate that he In "For Love of the (;am e." Costner is did not realize that a perfect game, Billy Chapel, a 40-ynar old pitcher for which is the ultimate test for pitcher's thn lldroit Tigers, who is facing the skill and endurance, not to mention nnd of a llall of Fame career. llis latest one of the most difficult feats in all of SfHtson has bnen a disappointment and sports, is dramatic enough without the tlw first order of business for the nnw pitcher injuring himself during the last ownnrs of tlw Tig11rs' is to trade him few innings. beforn tlw start of his nnxt season. Hairni manages to put his creative On top of that. his estranged love, stamp on this movie mainly during the Jane Aubrey, played by Kelly Preston, baseball scenes, in which he uses has just brokm1 the news that she is some unconventional and effective moving to London to pursue her carenr techniques to convey the loneliness of as a magazine editor. Amid all this Billy's spot on the mound. This is adversity. Chapel takes to the mound where Billy has spent most of his life, against the Yankees in New York, who and this is where he comes to terms are trying to dinch their division title. with his past and decides about his In this final game of the season, and future. perhaps his 1:anJer. Chapel throws a The role of Billy Chapel is perfect for perfect gamn. Kevin Costner. because Billy's career Although this game is the framework in baseball echoes Costner's career in of tlw film. the main substance is acting. At one time, they were both the Chap1d's flashbacks to defining premier player in their respective monwnts in his life. focusing mainly on games, but recently, through bad deci his relationship with .lane. sions for Costner- "Waterworld" and "For Love of the Game" asks the "The Postman" - and age for Chapel, audience to bnlieve that thesn eharae something had been lost. tnrs fall in love on sueh thin evidence, With this final showdown, they are especially since the script relies so trying to gain it back. Chapel excels heavily on m usie and montage under pressure and Costner is back in sequr.nces to manufacture moments, his baseball mode. Unfortunately, instnad of working to express what it is even though Chapel throws a perfect Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures trying to say. In all honesty, though, game, Costner and "For Love of the Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston play the romantic leads in "For Love of the listening to music is more appealing Game" are mediocre at best. Game," the No.2 film at last weekend's box office. • Box OFFICE "Blue Streak" took the top spot at the ~D.I7-I9 box office with $19.2 Movie Title Weekend Sales Total Sales million, beating out other new film "For 1. Blue Streak $ 19.2 million $ 19.2 million Love of the Game." Last week's No. 1 2. For Love of the Game $ 13.0 million $ 13.0 million film "Stigmata" fell 3. The Sixth Sense $ 11.2 million $ 213.3 million to No. 4, reaching 4. Stigmata $ 9.2 million $ 33.0 million $33 million after two weeks. 5. Stir of Echoes $ 3.9 million $ 11.9 million 6. Runaway Bride $ 2.6 million $ 144.2 million Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures 7. The Thomas Crown $ 2.0 million $ 64.3 million Affair 8. Bowfinger $ 1. 7 million $ 63.0 million 9. The 1 3th Warrior $ 1.7million $ 29.5 million 10. Mickey Blue Eyes $ 1.1 million $ 32.1 million Source: Associated Press ~------~------~~--~--~------a· page 16 The Observer+ SPORTS Thursday, September 23, 1999 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NCAA FOOTBALL Surgery sidelines Alabama athletic director resigns "/ accept the Gaston was assistant vice presi Ripken for season By DOUG WILLIAMSON dent for financial affairs. U-Wire University's decision to Gaston said Sorensen make an administrative approached him on Sunday and hit his 400th career homer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. about taking the throne as Associated Press change in leadership in the following day. He has since After a day of speculation, athletic director. been on a binge at the plate, University of Alabama its athletic program.,, "I am grateful to Finus for his ARLINGTON, Texas upping his batting average to a President Andrew Sorensen put willingness to serve the Cal Ripken will undergo back career-high .340. an end to the rumors. Bob Bockrath University during this critical surgery Thursday and miss the He appeared on his way to Having served three years as Fonner Alabama period," Sorensen said. "He rest of the season, leaving him joining Tony Gwynn and Wade the University's athletic direc holds three degrees from the n)ne hits shy of 3,000 for his Boggs as the newest members tor, Bob Bockrath, whose stay athletic director University of Alabama, and his career. of the 3,000-hit club. It would at the Capstone had often been loyalty and support of the insti "He is in a lot of discomfort have been the first time three shaky and controversial, was agreed that, from an adminis tution is second to none. I know and felt that it was time to get players reached the milestone expected to resign as soon as trative and a leadership stand he will continue to provide it done," Baltimore Orioles in the same season. Monday. On Tuesday, it point, a change was needed." effective leadership during the general manager Frank Wren Getting there in 1999 was became official. Bockrath will be assigned interim period." said Wednesday night. not a priority for Ripken, who Just eight days after forming other duties until June 30, Gaston said he would inherit Ripken traveled to Cleveland has always put personal an oversight committee for ath 2000. He is expected to take all decision-making duties that on Wednesday to visit special accomplishments behind team letics within the three-campus sick leave during a portion of the athletic director's job con ist Dr. Henry Bohlman after goals. Alabama system,. members of that period due to injuries sists of, including the hiring experiencing back spasms "If 3,000 hits happen, it the University's Board of stemming from a motorcycle and firing of personnel. overnight. happens. But it hasn't been a Trustees validated rumors accident. "It's an awful lot of responsi He will have surgery there to goal to do it in a certain period Monday that Bockrath and Bockrath was not present to bility," Gaston said. "But opera relieve pressure on a nerve of time and it hasn't been a University president Andrew comment, but he released this tions have to go on, plans have that has been causing him dis goal to do it in a certain year," Sorensen had decided on statement: "I accept the to be made and issues have to comfort. he said the night he hit his Bockrath's resignation. University's decision to make be addressed." Ripken played in 2,632 400th homer. Sorensen and Bockrath made an administrative change in Concerning the future status straight games before volun "You just play, and things the arrangements over the leadership in its athletics pro of one employee, Alabama tarily ending the streak last happen when they happen." weekend. gram. I appreciate the opportu head football coach Mike September. But because the Orioles long Several trustees confirmed nity I had to serve as its athlet DuBose, Gaston said he is still This season, however, he ago dropped out of contention, that neither they nor the prior ics director and wish the ath behind the coach. twice was placed on the dis Ripken didn't have much to establishment of an oversight letes, coaches and athletics "Mike DuBose is our head abled list because of back play for except personal goals committee influenced the deci staff the very best in the coach," Gaston said. "I support pain, the first two trips to the - although Baltimore won its sion. future." Mike even though we had a DL over a sensational career 13th straight Wednesday by "Bob's accomplishments in Finus Gaston, senior associ disappointing loss. They are that began in 1981. beating Texas·7-4. his three years at the ate athletics director, will step working hard, and we will have The 39-year-old Ripken went "The true satisfaction out of University of Alabama are in as interim director until the a successful year." on the disabled list on April 20 the game of baseball is to reflected in a solid facilities spot is filled permanently. DuBose was uncertain if the because of a bad back, missing win," Ripken said earlier this development plan, due dili Gaston, 48, has worked in cen dismissal of Bockl;ath would three weeks, and returned to month. "It's a whole lot more gence with regard to NCAA tral administration for 22 lead to removal ..if his job, DL shortly after experiencing fun playing on a winner and compliance issues and years. His relationship with the .which has recently lacked any back pain Aug. 1: having a chance to go to the improvements in the academic University began as the head security due to an attempt to "To have it reoccur was dis playoffs. It's been a frustrating and competitive performance manager for Bear Bryant's cover up his relationship with a appointing and frustrating. I season in that regard." of several of our men's and 1971-1973 football teams. Most female employee and his 13-13 was down for a long time," he Probably not nearly as frus women's athletics teams," recently, before joining the ath head coaching record at said recently. trating as the time he's missed Sorensen said. "But we both letic department in 1996, Alabama. Ripken returned on Sept. 1 because of back pain. The Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Notre Dame office, .· 024South Dining Hall. Deadline for next-day classifieds is 3 p.m. All classifieds must be prepaid . 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Call251-0001- Andy . themselves and support WANTED Love animals? ~- '·· .~~~- ~h f;. ·~ ~;1 .... ,#,. ,-~ --~ - -- ~--~------~-~-- page 18 The Observer+ SPORTS Thursday, September 23, 1999 NFL Giants work to get back on track against Pats going to be easy. He has Associated Press passed for an NFL-high 639 yards and five touchdowns in EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. rallying New England to victo Jim Passel didn't have to do ry twice. anything special to get the For his part, Bledsoe is sus New York Giants' attention in picious of the Giants' perfor practice on Wednesday. mance last week. After an embarrassing 29- "I think they are going to point loss to the Washington come out and play inspired Red skins on Sunday, the football to prove that last Giants (1-1) are a much more week was not the real serious team heading into Giants," Bledsoe said. "That Sunday night's game against was just a fluke, a one-time the New England Patriots (2- thing." 0). If there is a key for New Usually in a two-hour prac York this week, it will be get tice, players will crack jokes ting pressure on Bledsoe. The or say something to loosen front seven didn't do that to everyone up. There wasn't Brad Johnson. and the much of that Wednesday. Redskins' quarterback hit his "We're going to see how we first eight passes in opening a respond to adversity," All Pro 21-0 first-quarter lead. defensive end Michael "They could have done any Strahan said. ~It's easy when thing," defensive line coach you are doing well and you Denny Marcin said. "It was beat a team like Tampa for one of those things. We've everything to go great. But been through them before, when you lose, and you lose everyone has. They are not by 29 points. that next week fun. You just have to roll up will show what you are made your sleeves, go to work and of." shake it out of your head." While the Giants' offense The good news for the has yet to show the big-play Giants is that Jason Sehorn potential it exhibited in the seems to be ready to play for preseason, New York's the first time in 13 months. defense is the unit on the spot The right cornerback missed this week. last season with a knee injury It's been the backbone of and had to sit out this entire the Giants for almost two preseason and the first two decades. If it does not play games with a hamstring well, New York's chances of injury. making the playoffs are slim. "Don't look to me as a sav Washington had its way ior," Sehorn said after work with the defense on Sunday, ing out with the first team on scoring relatively easy touch Wednesday. "Look to me as a downs on its first three pos piece in the wheel. Don't look sessions in a 50-21 win. to me as the person who is "More important than get going to come in and all of a ting a win or loss, we have to sudden turn this ship go out and play Giants foot around." ball," safety Sam Garnes said. Sehorn might not do that, "That's the No. 1 thing. As a but he is a lot better than defense, we want to cut down Jeremy Lincoln, who had to on the mistakes and go out be replaced on Sunday and play well. You don't want because he played so poorly. to have two bad games in a Playing a nationally tele row." vised game on Sunday night Stopping Patriots quarter also has gotten the Giants back Drew Bledsoe is not more excited . .. ATTENTION UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WORLDWIDE PURSUE JOB AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THAT SPAN THE GLOBE Thursday, September 23, 1999 The Observer+ PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 19 What Are We Building Here? Calendar of Event~; Jim Lies, C.S.C. Freshman retreat #24 Friday-Saturday, September Even if you aren't planning to go on a service trip this coming break, Folk Choir Mini Tour this article is about you. It's about each and every one of you. You'll only Friday-Saturday, September know how or why after wandering your way through the ponderings of a Parish, Spring Valley, IL wayward traveller. I leave you, therefore, with only one option: to read on. Vespers, Eucharist & During fall break three years ago, I was able to travel to Appalachia as part of a joint effort to bring students and alumni together for a work project, sponsored jointly by the Center for Social Concerns and the Office of Alumni Community Service. There were a few things that we knew about the under taking when we began, but there was much that we didn't know. We knew Friday-Sunday, Septem that we would be working together, nearly twenty of us in all; we knew that Development in Ministry, we would be working with an organization called the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP); and we knew that we would be doing some type of construc Notre Dame Encounter Friday-Sunday, Septemoer24'.£ti,' tion work (however unprepared we knew ourselves to be for such tasks). Center· What we didn't know, and what we didn't know we didn't know, was how much this trip, this veritable adventure, would mean to us as a community Commissioning of MII,IQ''" Acolytes, Eucharistic and as Christians. Ministers and Ushers There is something in all of us that wants to do something noble, Saturday-Sunday,· something beyond the ordinary. Especially as Christians, we know ourselves Basilica of the Sacred H to be called beyond ourselves to act with justice, to lift up the poor, to shelter Freshman Retreat #25 ( the homeless. Over time, we have been prodded, called, and sometimes Beginning Sept. 27 through even guilted (if I may create a verb) into service. No matter how, most of us 103 Hesburgh Library, 112 Sed have come to a place in our lives where we know that there is something in Targeted Dorms: Alumni, us that cannot be contented with living only for ourselves. It is just such a Howard, Keough, Lyons, McGiinn,.),cJ~"''~"''~·' and Sarin longing that often compels one to make the choice to spend a week of one's fall break somewhere other than at home or some other place where we can Campus Bible Study be virtually assured of a good time. On the surface there is a definite risk in Tuesday, September 28i T:PO choosing to spend a week with relative strangers in an unfamiliar land help Information Night on Holy ing people whom we have yet to meet. There is something courageous and Brothers noble about it, too. Tuesday, September 28 It is selfish, too. There is a degree to which such work provides an Mass, discussion with Gary Chamberland, C. opportunity for us to satisfy that within ourselves which needs satisfaction, Pizza and Pop will be served that space or place within us that needs to feel good about me. In the end, Who's invited: Everyone! however, the experience, and the grace that comes with it, does not allow us Interfaith Christian Night Prayer . to stop there. Our world is inevitably reoriented, our focus redirected and Wednesday, September 29, 10:00-10:30 pm, our hearts broken open. Whatever our reasons for going, in the end there is Hall Chapel an inevitable movement toward the recognition of ourselves as builders of A spirit-filled, student-led power half hour of something far greater than houses. and music for students of all Christiah faith tions. On the way we met many whose lives of committed service humbled us in the face of our own feeble commitment. We met many who found con tentment in a life with far fewer of the "necessities" of life. And we met each other. At the outset, we were two groups, alumni and students, brought together by Notre Dame, intending to do our part to save the world. In the res end we were forced to recognize the commonality of us all. Not only among at Sacred Heart Basilica our group of alumni and students, but with the people of the region as well. They were poor, but in so many ways, so were we; we were rich, but in so Saturday, September 25 many ways, so were they. We were forced to assess the measures we use to Mass 5:00pm calibrate wealth, and to consider what it is that will bring happiness. In the Rev. David J. Scheidler, C.S>tP• end, our hopes of saving the world could only be fully realized by the recog Sunday, September 26 nition that our salvation was wrapped up with theirs. We, too, were being saved, by the wisdom of a people, the beauty of a landscape, and by the Mass 10:00 a.m. grace that brought us all together. I am reminded of the words of an Rev. David J. Scheidler, Aborigine woman who said: "If you have come to help me, you are wasting 11:45 a.m. your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together." Rev. Mark L. Poorman, c.s.c. So, what does all this have to do with you? That's something y'all'll Sunday, September 26 have to work out. I have to believe that all of us feel called to something Vespers 7:15 p.m. more. It may not be to build houses in Appalachia, but it is to build the Rev. Peter D. Rocca, C.S.C. Kingdom right here on this campus, right now. How each of us goes about doing that isn't always clear; sometimes it seems downright impossible to Scripture Readings for this coming Sunday., figure out. The fact remains that we're not in this alone, and if Campus 1st Reading Ezekiel 18:25-28 Ministry or the Center for Social Concerns or the Office of Alumni 2nd Reading Philippians 2:1-11 Community Service can be of any help at all, as you make your way through Notre Dame and beyond, then let us do that for you. Come build with us. 0MPUS Gospel Matthew 21:28-32 MINISTRY • t • ' •••• -__ :_•::~~ .. •,J, ------page 20 The Observ;r+ SPORTS Thursday, September 23, 1999 NCAA FOOTBALL OLYMPICS Hokies take on Tigers Source: Welch wants to cut deal Associated Press officials have no intention of John Kim was indicted on 17 in national spotlight giving immunity to Welch, who felony charges of fraudulently SALT LAKE CITY is considered the chief target obtaining a permanent U.S. of a federal grand jury probe. visa or green card and using it The Hokies (2-0) have had 10 Salt Lake's top Olympic bid Associated Press der is unlikely to get immunity Schaffer was traveling and to travel frequently to the days to watch tapes of how the didn't return phone messages United States. Kim, who had Tigers picked apart Virginia from federal prosecutors in BLACKSBURG, Va. exchange for testimony relayed by his secretary. returned to South Korea The national spotlight is two weeks ago, beating them Welch was prepared to give before he was indicted, keeps 33-14 in Death Valley as against International Olympic something Virginia Tech has Committee members. Richard Wiedis, the Justice a house on New York's Long openly craved during its rise Brandon Streeter enjoyed a Department lawyer leading the Island. · career day with 343 passing A source close to Tom into almost weekly residence in Welch, speaking on condition Olympic investigation, infor Salt Lake businessman the top 25. yards and two touchdowns. mation he gave an ethics panel David Simmons acknowledged But they also have sweet of anonymity, said Wednesday With non-conference sched the former head of the Salt for the SLOC. setting up a phony job in New ules that have included the memories of a year ago. Last That panel detailed $1.2 mil York for Kim, using money September at Clemson, the Lake Organizing Committee likes of Akron, Alabama would consider trading his tes lion in gifts and favors Welch funneled from the bid commit Birmingham and Arkansas Hokies rattled Streeter early and others lavished on voting tee. and romped to a stunning 37-0 timony against IOC officials for State in recent years, and play immunity. members of the IOC and their Simmons pleaded guilty in ing in a conference that has victory. relatives. August to tax fraud for deduct Defensive end Corey Moore The source said Welch been declining in stature, expo would cut the deal for his own Welch has insisted the ing Kim's salary from his taxes sure has often been hard to said Tuesday he knows inducements were normal for as a business expense. Clemson was feeling pretty protection. not because he come by. would admit to any crimes. Olympic bidding and fall short Simmons said he hired Kim That all changes Thursday good after routing the of criminal bribery. as a favor to Welch, who was Cavaliers, but the Virginia Tech Welch and his lawyer, Tom night when Lane Stadium will Welch figures in charges then the president of the bid defense that intercepted four Schaffer, have not pitched an be the site of the Hokies' game immunity deal to the Justice already filed against two oth committee and later the SLOC against tradition-rich Clemson. passes off Streeter in 1998 ers accused of shadowy until he was forced to resign in won't be any kinder this time. Department, nor have they ESPN will televise nationally. been contacted by federal Olympic dealings. 1997 amid spouse-abuse No disrespect to Clemson (1- "''m glad that those guys are He is the unidentified Salt charges. feeling confident, but they prosecutors or the FBI during 1 ), but the Hokies come in the 10-month investigation. Lake bid committee officer in Welch's name is on some of ranked No. 8, the highest in haven't seen anybody play an indictment handed up earli the checks to Simmons' former defense or swarm to the ball A Justice Departm(lnt school history, and don't expect source, also speaking er this month against the son company, Keystone to waste the opportunity to like we're going to," Moore of IOC executive board mem Communications, for Kim's said Tuesday. Wednesday on condition of show the country that Virginia anonymity, said department ber Kim Un-yong. salary. Tech football is a burgeoning The Tigers under first-year phenomenon. coach Tommy Bowden sur "I think it's going to be prob prised Virginia with a no-hud ably the greatest atmosphere dle, pass-oriented attack and we've ever had at Virginia kept them on their heels Tech," coach Frank Beamer, in throughout. his 12th season, said Tuesday. 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Thursday, September 23, 1999 The Observer+ PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 21 What•s Happening in The Student Union This Week: J!l!F~J I c,v- rJ~ -Service Trip to the "Center For The Homeless .. on Saturday, Class Mass Sunday, _~c;S OF~Q September 25 September 26 @ Bpm cY ~~ -Class Mass, September 26 @430pm at the Grotto Class Dinner at the Grotto "Must See TV" Night -Class Dinner after Mass, Septef!Jber 26 @6pm in LaFortune September 23 Ballroom. $1 for Taco Bell! from 6-Bpm .. Resume and Career lnforma in LaFortune Fair" Thursday, September 30 Ballroom in Flanner Hall Zev Kedem In the Library Auditorium $1 (students) $3 (non- students) Wednesday, September 29@ 7:30PM Experience the life of ZEV KEDEM, Acoustics. a survivor of the Holocaust. He later collaborated with ca.e Steven Speilberg on "Schindler's List" Every Thursday@ 9pm go! in The Huddle $2 at Cushing Auditorium Jhursda~ September 23 @1030pm Friday and Saturday @ 8pm and 1030pm l. Hall Dances On Friday, September 24 .. 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THURSDAY, Sept 23 FRIDAY, Sept 24 SATURDAY, Sept 25 FUNfor Chuck E Cheese- 10 FREE Putt Putt@ Putt Putt and Games Dinner@ Yesterday's- 1 FREE 1 FREE round per couple dessert per couple FREE Tokens per couple Dinner@ Study's Lounge or Papa Dinner@ Papa Vino's-1 FREE Vino 's 1 FREE appetizer appetizer per couple WEEK Movies 14 $4 admission all night Movies 14 $4 admission all night ---- ~~·-~-----,.,-- ...r--~-- ·~ ------·----·--- I I page 22 The Observer+ SPORTS Thursday, September 23, 1999 NFL PGA Sanders' pro future uncertain Duval, Wood team up so bad you can't go back." and Lamont Smith, say their • Father of former As far as the Lions are con client must be traded or grant for Ryder practice Lions running back cerned, Sanders has retired - ed free agency before any and that's it. money is returned. The club· wants son to break going to see that pairing in the While watching practice says it will not give up its rights Associated Press rushing record Wednesday at the Silverdome to Sanders. first round. But it's very safe to in Pontiac, Lions owner William Sanders will have to decide say that both of them are going BROOKLINE, Mass. to play a lot." Associated Press Clay Ford Sr. said he had more on his own whether to end his pressing concerns than the retirement, his father said. David Duval and Tiger Woods Woods only smiled and said, DETROIT Sanders situation. "He's a man," the elder have spent a lot of time with "We'll see," when asked he The father of Barry Sanders "Nobody's heard from him, Sanders said. "If he was 15, 1 each other this week at The might be paired with Duval. says his son should return to so we don't know what he real would tell him." Country One school of thought is that a Club- in the Detroit Lions long enough ly thinks," Ford told radio sta The dispute has gone to arbi Woods-Duval team might send a to break Walter Payton's NFL tion WWJ. "It's just pure specu tration. their press message that the United States rushing record. lation. William Sanders told The conference, wants to come out with both but more it He plans to make the pitch · ''I'm going by what he said Detroit News he would advise guns. blazing. Then again, this weekend. - his desire 1o not play is his son to "return the money significant could backfire, since there are ly inside William Sanders also said stronger than his desire to play. and go about his business" if he no greater scalps than the top the ropes. Wednesday he understands the .. . But he's history as far as chooses to remain retired. two players in the world . Lions' reluctance to trade his we're concerned now." Ware said Tuesday he was w 0 0 d s European captain Mark James and Duval son. The 31-year-old running familiar with reports of William doesn't subscribe to either. have been Woods "If I were the Lions, 1 back was 1,458 yards short of Sanders' plans to try to talk "If two of our guys beat them, wouldn't trade Barry Sanders, breaking Payton's career with his son about rejoining the in the same that's a fantastic win," he said. foursome for two straight days either," he said from his home record when he retired July 28. Lions. But Ware said Sanders "But I don't think it's going to be of practice for in Wichita, Kan. Since then, the Lions have still has not said anything about the Ryder Cup, affecting the end result of the and captain Ben Crenshaw has The elder Sanders said his demanded that he repay $5.6 returning to football. matches. If a pair wins or loses son is supposed to visit this million of the $11 million sign William Sanders said he been toying with the idea of one match, I don't think it will weekend. ing bonus he got when he would advise his son that he sending out the top two players reduce one team to tears." "He's in for a father-and-son signed a six-year, $36 million return to the Lions on the con in the world as a formidable The teams must submit pair team. talk," William Sanders said. contract in 1997. dition that he be traded after ings Thursday afternoon for the ''I'm going to advise him to go Sanders' agents, David Ware breaking Payton's record. "It's certainly a possibility," he first round of alternate-shot back to Detroit. No situation is said. "I don't know that you're matches. WOMEN'S lACROSSE The O'Brien-Smith Varnell takes assistant position for Irish squad minor in education. Special to The Oberver She started every game in her career and broke almost Christy Yarnell, the top every Spider goalkeeping goalkeeper in the history of record during her career, the University of Richmond, including career saves (678), has been named Irish assis single-season saves (252), tant women's lacrosse coach career save percentage (.559) at the University of Notre and single-season save per Dame, Irish head coach Tracy centage (.582). Coyne announced on The Boothwyn, Pa., native, Wednesday. captained the team her senior Yarnell replaces Kathleen year and played 707 of 840 Ostar, who served as assis total minutes in '99, saving tant coach for the 1999 sea 188 shots for a .536 save per son, and will work closely centage. with the Notre Dame goal Yarnell, who has. staffed the keepers. Point Blank Goalkeeping "We are very excited to Camp since 1996, played with have Christy as a member of the United States under-19 our staff," said Coyne, who national team at the 1995 begins her fourth year as World Championships. head coach of the program She served as a member of she started in 1996. "She has the Richmond Student-Athlete a very sound, fundamental Advisory Committee from knowledge of goalkeeping 1997-99 and was president of and is really going to help the organization during her fine tune our goalkeepers. senior year. Her personality will be a ni·ce Yarnell also was a four addition to our staff, and she year starting goalkeeper on will be able to relate well to the Spider field hockey teAms our players." and was a two-time Colonial Yarnell graduated from Athletic Association all-con Richmond in 1999 with a ference field hockey selec- . degree in studio art and a tion. 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'- - - ... ------.... ------_..------d ------j Thursday, September 23, 1999 The Observer+ PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 23 The Symposium on Catholic Teaching, Sweatshops, and Notre Dame Monday evening, September 27, 7:00-8:~0 p.m. at the Hesburgh Center Auditorium {on Notre Dame Avenue--not the library) Presenters: Todd David Whitmore, UNO Task Force, Director, Program in Catholic Social Tradition "Catholic Teaching and Sweatshops: An Overview" I James Keady, Former graduate, Assistant Soccer Coach, St. John's University "Nike and Catholic Social Teaching: A Challenge to the Christian Mission of St. John's University" • For further information contact Professor Todd Whitmore: Whitmore.! @ nd.edu • Sponsored by: Task Force on Anti-Sweatshop Initiatives, Program in Catholic Social Tradition, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Higgins Labor Research Center, Department of Theology .. -----~ - ----___ .,.._ ~______------~ ~--- ~ t I : page 24 The Observer+ SPORTS Thursday, September 23, 1999 AMERICAN LEAGUE Wright, ThoDie lead Cleveland to 9-1 routing of Detroit double in the ninth. but recovered to win his fifth lineup had at least one hit - forced out at home on a Associated Press Orioles 7, Rangers 4 straight start. He allowed four by the end of the game, every grounder to Florie. DETROIT On the day Cal Ripken was runs and 10 hits in eight-plus Blue Jays batter had an RBI. Jaret Wright allowed two hits innings. The Blue Jays, who had just lost for the season, leaving him Twins 5, Athletics 4 in seven innings and Jim nine hits short of 3,000, the The Orioles rallied from a 4- three hits in a 3-0 loss Tuesday Thome's two-run double keyed 1 deficit against Rick Helling night to Pedro Martinez, The Minnesota Twins scored Baltimore Orioles beat the three times on bases-loaded a four-run Cleveland first as Texas Rangers for their 13th (13-10). taking a 6-4 lead in chased Pat Rapp (6-7} after he the Indians pounded the the fifth on Johnson's two-run allowed singles to the first four walks in a five-run seventh to straight victory. win over the Athletics, further Detroit Tigers 9-1 Wednesday The Orioles announced dur homer and Anderson's shot. batters in the second. night. Garcia homered in the sec Bryce Florie took over but dimming Oakland's eroding ing the game that Ripken playoff hopes. Wright {8-9}, who was win would be sidelined by back ond inning and Belle added a was victimized by three errors less in six starts since July 6, solo homer in the seventh. on the first four batters as The A's entered play problems. Wednesday five games behind allowed one unearned run. He He will have surgery Toronto added six runs in the issued one walk and matched second. the Boston Red Sox in the AL Thursday morning in Cleveland Blue Jays 14, Red Sox 9 wild-card race and 5 1/2 his season-high with eight to relieve pressure on a nerve Shawn Green hit his 40th David Segui's RBI single in· strikeouts. the third and Green's homer in games back of Texas in the AL that has been causing him dis home run and Toronto com West. Boston and Texas both The Indians, who clinched comfort. bined 22 hits and five Boston the fifth made it 10-2. the AL Central title on Sept. 8, Kelvim Escobar (13-11) played later Wednesday. Ripken traveled to Cleveland errors to stop the Red Sox and The attendance of 9,895 had four runs and five hits off on Wednesday to visit special stall their dr-ive to the playoffs. allowed four hits in the first six Brian Moehler (9-16) in the innings. brought the total for the three ist Dr. Henry Bohlman after Toronto ended its seven game series to 22.905. first. experiencing back spasms game losing streak and He gave up runs in the sec Moehler. seeking his first win ond on Troy O'Leary's 28th The A's drew 59,958 for a overnight. The All-Star third snapped Boston's winning six-game homestand that start since Aug. 30, gave up single baseman made his first two streak at six. The Red Sox still homer and the fourth on Mike runs in the second, fifth and Stanley's RBI single. ed with three games against trips to the disabled list this kept their live-game lead in the the Kansas City Royals. sixth, falling behind 7-1. season. wild-card race over Oakland, The Blue Jays added four Moehler allowed seven runs runs in the seventh for a 14-2 The Athletics, whose sale to Baltimore's winning streak which lost to Minnesota. _ local buyers was tabled last and 13 hits in six innings. matches the second-longest in But Boston fell four games lead before the Red Sox scored In the first. Roberto Alomar five times in the bottom of the week by baseball owners, have team history, trailing only a behind New York in the AL drawn 1,370,692 fans this sea had an RBI single, Thome 14-game string from Aug. 12- East. The Yankees beat inning. drove in two with a double up With rain falling hard, Jon son - an average of 17,573 27, 1973. The Orioles also won Chicago S-4. per game - even though the the gap in center and Harold 13 in a row from May 31-June The Blue Jays, who had lost Nunnally hit an RBI double in Baines had an RBI single. the Boston ninth. A's have the best home record 14, 1978. six in a row at Fenway Park, in the AL with a 50-28 mark. Alomar had another RBI sin Texas lost its third in a row. maintained their slim playoff The Blue Jays scored two gle in the second, Travis runs in the first, one when The Twins scored all their The Rangers' magic number hopes. runs with two outs in the sev Fryman drove in the fifth for clinching the AL West is at Toronto will be eliminated if Damon Buford overran a ball inning run with a groundout in center field that allowed enth, an inning in which the six after the second-place they Jose a game or the Red A's used five pitchers. and Baines had an RBI single Oakland lost 5-4 to Minnesota. Sox win one. Jose Cruz Jr. to score from sec in the sixth. ond on Green's single. Green An Oakland error. a hit bats Charles Johnson and Brady Boston committed four of its man and four walks led to the Juan Encarnacion, who Anderson hit consecutive season-high five errors in the took third on the error and reached in the Detroit fifth scored on Carlos Delgado's sin Minnesota runs. homers in the fifth inning for first two innings. That led to Jacque Jones and Matt when right-fielder Manny the Orioles. five unearned runs and an 8-1 gle. Ramirez misplayed his routine Consecutive singles in the Lawton had HBI singles in the Albert Belle hit his 35th Toronto lead. inning, while Marty Cordova, fly for a three-base error, homer and Jesus Garcia hit his Green and Vernon Wells second by Willis Otanez, Wells, scored an unearned run on Homer Bush and Cruz pro Ron Coomer and pinch-hitter first in the majors. each had four hits. By the time Brent Gates all walked with the Damion Easley's RBI grounder. Scott Erickson (15-11) gave the third inning was done, duced two runs and knocked Sandy Alomar had a two-run out Happ. Bush was then bases loaded against Tim up four runs in the first inning everyone in Toronto's starting Worrell and Buddy Groom . • Mix it up with 1200 others from the Class of 2000 TONIGHT and EVERY THURSDAY for ti $1COVER (with college 1.0., must be 21) SOUTH BEND'S BIGGEST PARTY ... ~~~ 222 5. Michigan • South Bend • (219) 234-5200 www.ACEplaces.com/heartland Call the Heartland Concert & Event Line (219) 251-2568 ------Thursday, September 23, 1999 The Observer+ SPORTS page 25 NATIONAL LEAGUE Sosa, Maguire come up short in head-to-head battle reliever Bobby Ayala in the seventh against Atlanta on June 28. Ugueth 35th, and has a career-high 137 HBis. Associated Press and hit play. Urbina got his 39th save. Jay Bell and Steve Finley added two Rick Aguilera pitched the ninth for Vladimir Nunez {6-10) went 7 2/3 hits each for the Diamondbacks, win CHICAGO his sixth save. innings, allowing four runs and four ners of 13 of their last 17 games. Even with the wind whipping out at Sosa grounded into a double play, hits. Benes {12-12) gave up three runs Wrigley Field on a perfect day for then walked twice off Garrett After striking out Chris Widger and and seven hits, struck out four and home runs. Sammy Sosa and Mark Stephenson (6-2), bringing more boos Geoff Blum to open the third, Nunez walked one. He hit a two-run single in McGwire couldn't elear the fence from a crowd that came to see a home gave up singles to Batista and Rondell the fifth and walked with the bases Wednesday. run, not a bases on balls. White. Merced followed with a double loaded in the seventh. MeGwire went 0-for-3 with two Mark Grace hit a go-ahead two-run into the left-field corner. Ben Petrick drove in three runs with walks. Sosa, who still leads the homer triple in the fifth, an inning that began Mouton pinch-hit for Merced in the a pair of home runs. Colorado manag derby (J 1-59, also walked twice in an with Trachsel's single after Cardinals eighth against Jesus Sanchez, doubling er Jim Leyland rested Dante Bichette, 0-for-2 day as the Chicago Cubs beat eatcher Marcus Jensen dropped his home Mike Mordecai and White for a Vinny Castilla and NL-batting leader the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3. foul popup for an error. 4-0 lead. Larry Walker. The two home run rivals will go Two outs later, Sosa walked and Mike Lowell homered on Montreal The Diamondbacks scored four runs head-to-head three mores times, in the Grace hit a liner to right that eluded reliever Steve Kline's first pitch in the in the first inning against Luther final season series at Busch Stadium. Howard and went to the wall, putting eighth. Urbina took over with two on Hackman for {1-1). McGwire finished the three-game the Cubs ahead 4-2. Howard hit his and no outs, and gave up Dave Berg's Williams homered with one out and series 1-for-10 and Sosa was 1-for-9. sixth homer in the sixth, making it a run-scoring single and Cliff Floyd's RBI Steve Finley added an RBI triple. McGwire hit his 59th homer Monday, one-run game, but Chicago's Jeff grounder. Widger added an RBI single Benes retired the first six batters he had three walks and six strikeouts. Blauser hit a solo homer in the seventh in the ninth. faced in a lineup that included six Sosa, who hit into two double plays to restore the two-run lead. players that began the season at Wednesday, walked three times and Jensen's first homer of the season Triple-A Colorado Springs. managed only one single in the series. ga~e the Cards a 1-0 lead in the sec Pirates 3, Astros 2 Edgard Clemente led off the third lie did come close to a homer in the ond. The Cubs scored twice against Todd Ritchie outpitched 20-game inning with a single to center and seventh inning. Stephenson in the bottom of the inning winner Jose Lima and the Pittsburgh Petrick followed with a home run to lie sent a long drive to right center, on an RBI single by Roosevelt Brown Pirates turned two unusual double left. The Diamondbacks increased but center fielder J.D. Drew jumped and sacrifice fly by Jose Nieves. plays in as many innings to slow their lead to 7-2 in the fifth inning on into the ivy to c'atch the ball as Fernando Tatis' sacrifice fly tied it in Houston's run at a third straight divi Benes' single. Cardinals right fielder 'rhomas Howard the third. sion title, beating the Astros. Petrick hit his second home run of collided with him. The Pirates, playing without 39- the game in the fifth, for his fourth Drew then threw quickly to the homer hitter Brian Giles, who will miss Expos 5, Marlins 3 homer and first career multihomer infield and Craig Paquette's relay to the rest of the game. Arizona used three walks and a the plate nailed Mickey Morandini, Orlando Merced and his _replace season with a broken finger, took ment, James Mouton, each hit two-run single to score twice in the seventh who was trying to score from second. two of three from the NL Central-lead inning. Mike Porzio walked Erubiel McGwire walked on 3-2 pitches in doubles and the Montreal Expos beat ing Astros. They began their final the Florida Marlins. Durazo, gave up a single to Finley and his first two at-bats against Steve homestand of the season by winning walked Kelly Stinnett to load bases. Trachsel (7 -17), who surrendered the The Marlins had won five in a row two of three from second-place against Montreal, including a double Dave Wainhouse replaced Porzio and Cardinals slugger's historic 62nd Cincinnati. walked Benes and gave up a sacrifice homer last season. header sweep Tuesday. The Astros, still not able to pull away Miguel Batista (8-7) earned his first fly. Williams and Stinnett had RBI dou The many St. Louis fans at Wrigley from the Reds in the division race, lost bles in the eighth inning. Field didn't like it. booing the right victory as a starter since June 11. their fifth in seven games. They began hander who is trying to avoid the He pitched five shutout innings of the night with a 3 1/2-game lead over major league's first 20-loss season three-hit ball before Anthony Telford Cincinnati, which played later at San Braves 5, Mets 2 relieved to start the sixth. For a team involved in its first sinc:e 1980. llf~ struck out McGwire on Diego. ... another 3-2 pitch in the fifth. Batista made his first start since giv Lima {20-9) lost his second start in a September pennant race since 1993, McGwire swung at a 3-0 piteh from ing up seven runs in one inning row since becoming the fifth 20-game the Atlanta Braves look right at home. winner in Astros' history despite hold Chipper Jones homered again, pinch ing the Pirates to three runs and five hPtter Keith Lockhart broke a seventh hits and striking out 10 in eight inning tie with a sacrifice fly and the innings. He was coming off his worst Braves extended their NL East lead to start of the season, an 11-8 loss to St. three games over New York, beating Louis in which he lasted 3 2/3 innings. the Mets. Ritchie {14-9). in the minors when Tom Glavine {12-11) worked seven the season began and never a starter strong innings, his performance tar before this year, won his team-high nished only by Mike Piazza's two-run 14th decision by limiting the Astros to homer in the fourth. The 1998 Cy two runs and six hits and striking out Young winner won for the only second 10 in his second complete game. He time in his last eight starts. has won four of his last five decisions. The Braves began the three-game Ritchie was helped by some good series with a slender one-game over defense and some bad Houston New York, but they've taken a major baserunning that halted a pair of step toward extending their unprece Astros threats. dented streak of seven straight divi With the score tied at 2 in the sixth, sion titles. The Mets still have hope: Stan Javier and Carl Everett singled the teams meet again next week in a around Jeff Bagwell's strikeout. Ken three-game series at Shea Stadium. Caminiti walked. Javier then broke for New York had a 3 1/2-game lead in the plate on Daryle Ward's slow-hit the wild-card race over Cincinnati, grounder to first baseman Kevin which played later at San Diego. Young and was called out on a close The Braves haven't played such a play. meaningful game at this time of year Rather than holding at third, Everett since 199 3, when .they beat San came nearly halfway down the line Francisco by one game in the NL West. THE BosTON CoNSULTING GRouP and was tagged out by catcher Joe Since the strike-shortened '94 season, Oliver to complete the double play. Atlanta has won four straight East An inning later, Ricky Gutierrez sin titles by an average margin of 14 gled with one out and Lima attempted games. to bunt him up. Jones was serenaded with chants of We are pleased to announce But Oliver gambled by throwing to "MVP! MVP! MVP" after his 44th second rather than taking the sure out homer, a two-run shot in the first that the following events: at first and his throw just beat gave the Braves a quick lead. It was Gutierrez. With Lima running at less his third homer in two days against than full speed up the line, shortstop the Mets, following up a pair of solo Abraham Nunez's throw to first beat shots in the series opener that him by more than a step. accounted for both Atlanta runs in a 2- Information Session 1 victory. After Piazza's homer tied the game Diamondbacks 11, Rockies 3 at 2, the Braves squeezed out the go Thursday, September 23 Matt Williams homered and drove in ahead run in the seventh against Ore! Stadium Room, University Club four runs and Andy Benes pitched Hershiser {13-11). With one out, eight strong innings and had three Andruw Jones and Eddie Perez hit 7:00p.m. RB!s as the Arizona Diamondbacks consecutive singles .before Lockhart, drew closer to clinching the NL West batting for Walt Weiss, sent a low liner division title with a victory over the to center. Resume drop dates (Go Irish System): Colorado Rockies. Darryl Hamilton made a sliding Start: Monday, September 27 Arizona, in just its second season, catch, but had no chance of getting the lowered its magic number for clinch speedy Jones at the plate. End: Friday, October 8 ing the NL West to two. The Braves escaped a major jam The Diamondbacks began the day during a wild eighth. The Mets loaded with a nine-game lead over second the bases with one out, but Terry place San Francisco. Mulholland- the fourth Atlanta pitch www.bcg.com Williams, who is 23-for-61 with four er of the inning - struck out Bobby home runs and 14 RBis in his last 14 Bonilla and retired Todd Pratt on a games, hit a three-run homer, his grounder to second. page 26 The Observer+ SPORTS Thursday, September 23, 1999 moment, a "boo" emerges from two big first down passes sion. their lips. across the middle. On their next series, the Chorney It hurts them so badly that Football With 30 seconds left and Pyros maneuvered the ball they're not afraid to let others continued from page 28 overtime looming, the Lyons down-field with scrambles know how disappointed they are _c_o_n_tl_·n_u_e_d_f_ro_m___:p:._a_,g::..e_2_8___ quarter back Ia un ch ed a 3 5- and short passes before in their team. yard bomb to captain Katie Plummer struck again with a a fair weather fan and a real fan But they still love their team. little time left on the clock. Yanez for the 6-0 win. 20-yard TO pass. is distinct, but somehow, the What? What's that you say? lines have been blurred, blurred Walsh vs. Lyons Lewis got the ball back You say that real fans can see with time running down in to such an extent that real defm The second game of the Pasquerilla East vs. Lewis wrong within theii team. They the first half, but the PE itions of these two terms are night was a hard-fought It is rare to find a player don't have to be 100 percent defense came up big again necessary to quiet these accus defensive battle between who can absolutely dominate optimistic and happy with their with an interception with ing voices and correct their mis Lyons and Walsh which every aspect of a sport, but team all of the time. only 52 seconds remaining. representations. Being a real fan compares to Lyons won 6-0 in the final Pasquerilla East's fifth-year minute. The Pyros' offense came Fair-weather fans are fans parenting in this regard. Good senior quarterback/punt who root for their team only The first half was full of returner Elizabeth Plummer out in a five-receiver set and parents know that their kids are Plummer threw ber second when they are succeeding. They punts and penalties, as nei comes pretty close. not perfect. They know that TO of the night to the tight express little to no interest in ther offense could seem to Plummer led PE to an 18-0 there are things that can be end with no time left on the their team when it is losing. get things going. Walsh had victory, starting off the final improved. Even more, they clock. PE ended the half with They leave games when their a nice drive towards the end game of the night by return know that it is their duty to cor a 18-0 lead. team is behind. They skip the of the half which included ing a punt for 40 yards and rect those faults even if it means The PE offense came out pep rallies after the first loss. some solid option runs by then scrambling for a touch pointing them out to their child. looking sharp, but the Lewis In general, they care more But inside, they still love their quarterback Melissa Beiting down on PE's very first play about the wins than the team and a 30-yard pass to her from scrimmage. Before defense shut them down in kids. the second half. Lewis start itself. Similarly, real fans aren't wide receiver. Lewis knew it, it was down Real fans, on the other hand, With under a minute 6-0. ed to move the ball but was afraid to point out the faults in stopped by penalties and are those who root for a team remaining in the first half The PE defense also looked their team. but it doesn't dimin sloppy play. despite its record, popularity, or both teams traded turnovers, very tough as the two-time ish their undying love for that The game ended with PE level of excitement. team. setting up Walsh with first returning champions sacked Real fans sweat, cry and and goal from the 10. the Lewis quarterback twice winning 18-0, making its Both real fans and fair-weath first step towards a possible sometimes even bleed with their er fans exist at Notre Dame. But four incomplete passes on Lewis's second posses- later, the half ended tied at third straight championship. team. Both are perfectly acceptable. 0-0. Real fans stay until the end of After all, some people simply a game despite the fact that it's don't like football, but still enjoy The second half was much easily apparent that their team the excitement that a winning of the same as both teams is going to lose. Notre Dame football team brings had trouble moving the ball Real fans still go to the pep to this campus. out of their own territory. rallies, still root for the team, At the same time, it's very It wasn't until the 1:30 still mourn after every loss, and honorable to be a real fan. It's mark that Lyons finally still. despite what they might say tough to continue to support a mounted a drive. publicly, believe in their heart team that can't seem to win. As time was running down that their team has a chance of The people that should be the Lyons quarterback fired winning each week. ashamed of themselves are the Real fans want the best for accusers, the fair-weather fan their team. They want it so Gestapo, who ignore the differ badly that when success doesn't ence and falsely accuse fans of Recycle come as often as they'd like, it being something that they hurts them. aren't. It hurts them so badly that The they're not afraid to point out The views expressed in this · what's wrong with their team. column are those of the author It hurts them so badly that and not necessarlly those of The Observer. occasionally, in the heat of the Observer. The Keough Institute for Irish Studies With the assistance of the Medieval Institute and the Department of English Presents a lecture: .. "'Go, West, Young Man": The Hisperica famina as Literature' by Andy Orchard University of Cambridge 4:00, Friday September 24 Medieval Institute (715 Hesburgh Library) Reception to Follow ' Dr. Andy Orchard is University Lecturer, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic at the University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. 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PORTS page 25 THE page 28 OBSERVER Thursday, September 23, 1999 Real fans FOOTBALL can still Turnovers plague Irish offensive line By BRIAN KESSLER find fault Sporrs Editor You're a fair-weather fan. Notre Dame's football team I'm a fair-weather fan. had a difficult time handling the Everyone's a fair-weather fan. last three losses, but it has also ... The term "fair-weather fan" had some trouble handling the is as ball. much a "Stop the turnovers, that's the cliche as Brian Churney biggest thing right now," senior "you're quarterback Jarious Jackson the best said. ''I've had a few turnovers fans in On the Hot myself and so have some other the Corner people, but at the same time world" I'm concerned about mine. I has need to stop turnovers myself become. And that's when the because I'm the quarterback team is winning. Our team, and hopefully that will help us however, isn't winning. out as well." What is a cliche when a team Jackson had difficulty pitch is winning becomes as preva ing the ball against Michigan lent as Jarious Jackson and Purdue, but showed some bounced option pitches when a improvement in last Saturday's team is losing. It seems that game against Michigan St,ate. whenever a team begins to He does, however, have six lose, certain people conduct interceptions, equaling his total McCarthy-like witch hunts for all last season. fair-weather fans, searching "We have to make some bet for one ounce of disloyalty. ter decisions," offensive coordi These so-called diehards nator Kevin Rogers said. "We search campus hoping to find a had some underthrown balls -- negative comment about their that resulted in interceptions team. When one is found they the other day. A lot of immediately meet with the [turnovers] have been due to other members of the fair interceptions and fumbles by weather fan Gestapo and for the quarterback, but obviously mulate plans to deal wit these we are trying to rectifY the situ ation." traitors. JOHN DAILY/The Observer Sometimes a nasty e-mail With nearly a 2-1 turnover ratio in favor of Irish oppo Michigan State free safety Amp Campbell intercepts Jarious Jackson's pass intended for does the trick. Bobby Brown in the end zone during last weekend's loss to the Spartans. Sometimes they must write nents, the team begins to ques into the newspapers chastising tion how aggressive it can be. "We're trying to make more signs of improvement. they will have to start against others for their skepticism or The Irish didn't run the of an emphasis on ball security "The ball is on the ground the Sooners. For now, the Irish lack of faith. option as much against everyday with all the skill play less in practice, but you really have an extra week to work on Sometimes they make grand Michigan State and was tenta ers," Rogers said. "[You work can't say you are making taking care of the ball. displays at public events of tive throwing the ball deep on] blatant ball security, just progress until you do it in the "You like to think [the bye their undying love and hope for down the field. making sure you isolate the game," Rogers said. "It's inex week will help]," Rogers said. "I their team. "Sure you get a little bit gun football and take care of it. I'm cusable what we've been think with a young group of They accuse others of selling shy when you turn the ball not sure we've had one fumble doing." guys, you afford the extra out and giving up. They also over," Rogers said. "You tend to this year that was the result of The real test for Notre Dame opportunity to prepare and consider themselves better get a little more conservative a big hit or anything like that, will come against Oklahoma. practice and go through assign than others to the point of fix and not try things as much." but fumbles you can't excuse After four games, the Irish ments. Hopefully, we'll be a lit ing an imaginary red "F" to Rogers and the rest of the anyway. We're trying to make a haven't come close to playing tle more mistake free. We're your breast labeling you as a - coaching staff stressed protect concerted effort to cut back." error-free football and if they sitting here at 1-3 but I think brace yourself- fair-weather ing the ball in practice. So far, the Irish are showing hope to turn the season around, we're getting better." fan. I invite you to join me. Join the hundreds of other £air weather fans on campus. But you better hurry because the WOMEN'S INTERHALL FOOTBALL blacklist is filling up. In fact, the blacklist consists of almost everyone on campus at one time or another. Welsh breezes past PW in season opener Why, you ask? How can thousands of the best fans in the world desert their team half, Welsh quarterback Stef throw an interception with no fourth quarter drive with a and become fair-weather fans? By STEVE KEPPEL Eden had a long run down to time remaining, ending their long pass over the middle. The simple answer to this Sports Writer about the 20-yard line. hopes of a score. After a few incomplete pass questiori is that many of the On the very next play, she Welsh's defense came out es, she again hit the running accusers. in reality, have no A young and rejuvenated fired a strike to her running tough in the second half by back out of the backfield for idea what a fair-weather fan is. Welsh team defeated back for Welsh's first score. once again picking off an a 15-yard score. The two They simply mislabel anyone Pasquerilla West 16-0 The two-point conversion put errant Will pass. point conversion put Welsh ) with whom they disagree, with Tuesday. them up 8-0. The Welsh offense contin up 16-0. out regard to the difference After an unsuccessful sea Before the end of the half, ued to move the ball with On the next series, Will between fair-weather fans and son last year, Welsh looked to the PW offense started dri Eden's passing and running, ended PW's hopes of a come real fans. start off this season on the ving down the field. but had two touchdowns back by throwing her third The difference between being right track. Welsh's strong defense put called back because of penal interception of the night with And that's exactly what it pressure on quarterback ties. see CHURNEY/page26 did. Midway through the first Andi Will forcing her to Eden started off her team's see FOOTBALL/page 26 • vs. Oklahoma at St. Mary's Tournament Volleyball {I October 2, 1:30 p.m. ..,,:,:. SPORTS ~ Moraga, California ~ at Olivet College ATA Friday-Sunday Today, 6:30p.m. at Seton Hall Volleyball Golf . '~<' Friday, 1 p.m. at Wyoming at Hope College GLANCE ~ Friday, 7 p.m. ~ • Sunday, 1 p.m. Nl>ER \-11,\VUI~G \"J ·n;e:. t.oBISY