/ ^ V THE bserver OThe Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys OLUME 41 : ISSUE 56 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21,2006 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Police eject season-high 48 peopleUniversity

Alcohol-related offenses from enjoying a great football game.” seeks out Though the number of ejections is prompt action at game the highest this season, it is far less than the 181 ejections police made at 7\ last year’s final home football game. new VP ByKATEANTONACCI Johnson said that since this was News Editor the last game of the season, officers were particularly concerned about Position will focus on Ejections spiked at the seniors’ last the “safety of those whose celebra­ home football game Saturday, as tion of the day included consumption research , technology police forced 48 people to leave the of alcohol.” stadium for intoxication or alcohol- Twenty-eight arrest tickets were By KAITLYNN RIELY related offenses, officials said. issued to adults for violations of News W riter “Unfortunately, a number of peo­ liquor laws, Johnson said. Ten peo­ ple — more than in past games — ple were also denied entry to the sta­ Notre Dame has launched a drank alcohol to the point of intoxi­ dium for intoxication and were nationwide search for a vice pres­ cation and were either not admitted released to “a responsible adult.” ident for research, a newly creat­ to the stadium or ejected from the Three people were arrested at the ed position to direct the stadium. Some were arrested,” said stadium for public intoxication, University’s efforts to become a Phil Johnson, associate director of Johnson said. top research institution, said Notre Dame Security/Police. “These Despite the noticeable increase in University Provost Tom Burish. people let alcohol and intoxication the amount of marshmallows thrown DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer “The Office of the Vice get in the way of their safety and Students throw marshmallows at the football game President for Research will focus their fun — and it prevented them Saturday. Police made a season-high number of ejections. see ARRESTS/page 4 on helping to create and imple­ ment a strategy that will strength­ en the research efforts at Notre Dame,” Burish said. The new vice president will 75 band members will travel to USCwork with various offices, deans and department chairs to strengthen the support of Unscheduled trip made at Charlie Weis' request; group will leave Saturday at 8 a.m. research programs at the University, he said. sist primarily of members who “We are looking for a person By JO H N PAUL W ITT play easily heard instruments — who, himself or herself, has a News Writer mostly brass and percussion — research record, who is an and of the most experienced and accomplished scholar,” Burish On a mission to help the dedicated juniors and seniors, said. Fighting Irish bring home a vic­ said band vice president Michelle The person who is picked to fill tory, 75 members of the Notre Manrique. this position will be som eone Dame Band will perform at the Last month, band director Ken “who can work well with the fac­ Notre Dame-USC football game Dye received a personal call from ulty, who is willing to work Saturday — a Weis to ask if it was possible to toward ambitious goals and who trip planned at send part of the band with the has an appreciation for the many the request of See Also football team to the USC gam e, areas of the University that can head football Dwyer said. Junior and senior reach toward this ambitious coach Charlie ND Club band members were encouraged goal,” Burish said. Weis. welcomes Ians” to apply, Dwyer said, and those Burish created an ad hoc com­ Band officials with the most seniority and loud­ mittee on graduate studies and did not comment page 3 est instruments were selected. research in November 2005 to on funding for “We’re not going to have fun. recom m end the best w ay to the group’s last-minute trip to We’re going to give our team the organize the offices that oversee Los Angeles, but assistant band edge,” said senior drum major graduate studies and research. In director Lawrence Dwyer said Brad Fleming. a letter to Frank Incropera, dean DUS I IN MtNNtLLA/1 he Observer they were “delighted” to be able The band will fly out at 8 a.m. of the College of Engineering and Football coach Charlie Weis walks past the march­ to make the trip. ing band at the Army game Saturday. The USC-bound band will con­ see BAND/page 4 see VP/page 4 . B oard of G overnance Campus empties as Mooney speaks at group meeting College president asks members about SMC's strengths, weaknesses Thanksgiving nears

them back to their hometown of By LIZ HARTER By EILEEN DUFFY Rockville, Md,, on Thursday — News Writer Assistant News Editor where big plans await them. Thanksgiving Day begins bright College President Carol Ann During a much-needed aca­ and early at the Parnell home, Mooney visited the Saint demic respite this Thanksgiving, with the family running the annu­ Mary’s Board of Governance Notre Dame students are offering al 5K Rockville Turkey Chase. w meeting Monday to discuss gratitude for family, friends, food Back at home, Parnell said, he the College’s strengths and and two-and-a-half inch television and his three siblings will help weaknesses. screens. their mom cook before the rela­ Mooney asked BOG mem­ “I would say I’ve never needed tives arrive in the early afternoon. bers a series of questions to a break more,” said sophomore Playing a football game or two in gather information and help Nicholas Krienke. “It’s just the the backyard, plus watching one assess what the College’s pri­ daily grind, I guess. I’m feeling it on TV, is in order, he said. orities should be for the next more than ever.” “The extended family comes to five years. Morrissey sophomore Andrew our house for Thanksgiving In the past, Mooney held Parnell was sneaking out early, because it’s our holiday,” Parnell four question-and-answer walking to catch the shuttle to said. “We’re really family-oriented sessions in Vander Vennet Chicago’s OTlare airport Monday ... I love Thanksgiving.” Theater for students, but not afternoon. He was planning to fly And for the students lucky KATE FENLON/The O bserver many people attended. to Washington D.C., where his two enough to have scored tickets to College President Carol Ann Mooney speaks at the BOG meeting older brothers have recently pur­ Monday. see MOONEY/page 4 chased a home, then carpool with see BREAK/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Tuesday, November 21, 2006

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Since Thanksgiving break is soon upon us, I decided to do a little research into the history and origin of this Jim Murphy Chris Harrington Anastasia Kaloydis Jonathan Boyle Christina Luchetta John Henderson famous holiday. 1 was interested to see what the pilgrims ate at their first feast, freshman junior sophomore sophomore sophomore senior where it was Dillon Dillon LeMans Fisher off campus off campus held and Kate Fenlon other facts of “Doing “Spooning with “The wave." “Painting the “Hearing “Tailgating and this nature. In the Photographer push-ups.' my roommates helmets. ” Anastasia ____marshmallow______United States, for three getting yelled fights to the Thanksgiving hours. ” at for trying to point where you is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in November. It was originally held for start the wave. ” get stuck to the three days in 1621 in Plymouth, Mass. It bench. ” is known as Harvest Festival in the United Kingdom and is celebrated at the end of the Harvest Festival but is not as well celebrated as Christmas or Easter. It did not become an actual holiday until 1863. Abraham Lincoln was the president who decided that In B rief Thanksgiving should fall on the last Thursday of the month. But Dwight D. Eisenhower moved the holiday to the Faculty, staff, students and next to last Thursday of the month in an the general public are all effort to create a longer shopping sea­ invited to watch Chicago son for Christmas. a r ti s t Esperanza Gama In terms of food, the pilgrims were construct this year’s altar for not consuming the modern dishes we the annual Day of the Dead do today such as turkey, corn and celebration at the Suite beans. They did eat venison and wild Museum b e tw e e n 10 a.m. fowl. They also did not use forks to eat and 4 p.m. today.The altar their food — rather they used spoons, will be dedicated to those knives and fingers. who died crossing the United Regarding the use of salt and pepper: States-Mexico border. Salt would be available on the table but Admission is free. pepper would be used solely in cooking. Also, what an individual.would eat A c o llo q u iu m on depended on his or her social standing. “Simplifying the Nuclear The most important people received the Many-Body Problem with the best food. Individuals never asked for Renormalization Group,” food to be passed — they simply ate featuring Dr. Scott Bognerof what was in front of them. Ohio State University, will Unfortunately, the pilgrims did not lake place today betw een 2 consume any pie or sweets after dinner p.m. and 3:30 in room 127of because the small supply of sugar they the Nieuwland Science Hall. brought over on the Mayflower had diminished by the time Thanksgiving At 8 p.m. today in th e had rolled around. They also did not Reyes Organ and Choral CHRIS MASSAD/The Observer have an oven to bake it in if they did Student managers paint the famous golden helmets in Notre Dame Stadium Hall of th e DeBartolo have the necessary ingredients. Monday. Performing Arts Center, the In regards to m odem Thanksgiving in department of music w ill 2005, the six states that produce the honor its patron saint Cecilia most amounts of turkeys were on her feast day with a Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, concert of sacred music. Virginia, Missouri and California. O ffbeat Notre Dame faculty and Approximately 90 percent of Americans students will perform a consume turkey on Thanksgiving and Missouri’s Tightwad bank sidiary of UMB Financial describe the landscape to program featuring Gregorian only 50 percent eat it on Christmas. to close Corp. would not elaborate rescuers as best he could in chant as well as the works of Ham and pasta are popular alternatives KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A on the decision. the darkness, said Peggy Henry Purcell a n d Lou to the traditional Thanksgiving feast. small-town bank that drew Peirson, acting county emer­ Harrison. Compared to the early Thanksgiving, $2.2 million in deposits iPod glow leads to lost gency management coordi­ adults are generally also served first from around the country mushroom picker nator. They finally located T he “Quantum Gravity” while children eat second and are often because of its unusual CORVALLIS, Ore. — An him after 1 a.m. Friday colloquium, scheduled to placed at another table in a separate name will close Jan. 31. iPod screen glowing in the when a member of a search take place Wednesday and room. One would think that the United The Tightwad Bank middle of the night from and rescue team saw the feature Dr. Lee Smolin of the States consumes the most turkey per opened bn a shoestring 22 thick underbrush led res­ light from the iPod, she said. Perimeter Institute for capita a year, but it is actually Israel. years ago in the small com­ cuers to a mushroom picker Nou, lacking a flashlight, Theoretical Physics in After comparing the similarities and munity along Missouri 7 lost in the woods. had been using the music Ontario, Canada, has been differences between the historic and halfway between Clinton The search leader said device for light, Peirson said. postponed u n til Jan. 17, modern Thanksgivings it was interest­ and Warsaw. Pini Nou, 25, of Vancouver, She said the underbrush 2007. ing to see how it evolved and became Now, UMB Bank Warsaw, Wash., was on his first out­ was so thick it took rescuers one of the most popular holidays of the which operates the bank, is ing and got separated from m ore than 20 m inutes to year. Students will be traveling to all cutting costs and has urged his mother, an experienced reach Nou once they saw the To submit information to be different parts of the U.S. whether by customers to do their mushroom hunter. At night­ glow. included in this section of The air, car or bus. But the best way to start banking at its branches in fall, she called Benton Observer, e-mail detailed off the holiday season will be a win on Clinton and Warsaw. County authorities for help. Information compiled information about an event to Saturday in the infamous Coliseum. Officials at UMB, a sub­ Nou used his cell phone to from the Associated Press. [email protected] After that, it’s only 30 days till Christmas. TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THANKSGIVING FRIDAY SATURDAY Contact Kate Fenlon at K kfen loOl @sain tmarys. edu uj The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those o f The Observer. u

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News Writer By JEN METZ ers such as Derrick Mayes, Rick If Notre Dame advances to a so] tickets are reserved before DiBernardo, Joey Getherall, News Writer Bowl Game that falls under the market opens,” Leach Irish fans will be in Trojan terri­ Brock Williams and Shane Walton the FanForward package a said. tory for Saturday’s football game are expected to make an appear­ As winter begins to fall on student purchases, tickets to After p u rch ase, against USC, and the Notre Dame ance. Alumni Association Director Notre Dame’s campus, many that game are then made FanForwards can be sold on Club of Orange County (NDCOC) Chuck Lennon will be the emcee Irish fans are dreaming of available to them at face value the TicketReserve market has big plans to welcome them — and Roberts expects between 800 heading to w arm er climates prices. until the BCS pairings show in including a VIP-packed pep rally and 1,000 people to attend the — New Orleans, Miami, Initally, FanForward pack­ December. If unwanted and even a Thanksgiving feast. pep rally. Pasadena or Phoenix, to be age prices are “as low as $10 FanForwards are not sold at “We’ve got people coming in for On Sunday morning, the Club of exact. to $20, and increase or this point, the initial invest­ the game from across the nation Orange County will host a Those cities play host to the decrease as the respective for­ ment is lost. as early as [Monday], ... Even Communion Breakfast with BCS Bowl games, and as of tunes of college football teams “Every year college football though there are fewer tickets, Charlie Weis, and the event, now, Notre Dame’s chances of rise and fall during the 2006 fans across the country yearn the excitement gen­ Roberts said, already playing in one of them are season,” according to the to attend elite bowl games of erated by the game has more than 700 high. Through TicketReserve, press release. their favorite teams,” Rick I has caused] some confirmed guests. students can act now to make As of Harmon, CEO of people to come out “Coordination is NDCOC will provide sure they’re at the game to Monday, the TicketReserve, even without tick­ critical... The charter buses from cheer on the team — and lowest price for “This partnership said. “Now, this ets,” said Tony enjoy the weather. a FanForward innovative part­ Alumni the Anaheim Marriott is unique and Roberts, president of Association has to the Coliseum. “The TicketReserve is a rev­ pass for Notre nership can NDCOC. Roberts said the olutionary and fun idea that Dame in the exciting and will reward those Even if fans aren’t done great things Notre Dame Alumni allows the average fan admit­ National provide a dedicated and able to snag tickets to help us get Association has been tance into huge sporting Championship passionate fans for the game, the Game was $90 tremendous value in a fun and guest speakers. ”essential in helping events at affordable prices,” NDCOC has activities the NDCOC plan said Liz Flannery of Clutch and $110 for a for college football affordable way.” planned for the many of the events M edia and M arketing in BCS All-Access fans. ” Paul entire game week­ Tony Roberts for the game week­ Harrison, NY. pass. Hoolahan, CEO end. High anticipa­ NDCOC president end. According to Clutch Media’s The addition­ of the Allstate tion for the match­ “Coordination is press release for al face value Paul Hoolahan Sugar Bowl, up prompted club critical. ...The Alumni TicketReserve, “the Allstate cost of a Bowl CEO Allstate Sugar promoted the members to be Association has done Sugar Bowl, Fed-Ex Orange Game ticket is Bowl online service — “more creative” with their pro­ great things to help us get guest Bowl, Rose Bowl and Tostitos listed as “TBD” which offers dis­ gramming, Roberts said. speakers,” Roberts said. Fiesta Bowl have always been with an esti­ tinct advantages The Club made arrangements The Hammes Notre Dame among the toughest post-sea­ mated price range of $95-220 to ticket auctions or scalping. with the Anaheim Marriott to Bookstore will also be setting up son tickets in sports.” on the TicketReserve Web site, “This partnership is unique reserve more than 1,000 hotel shop at USC for eager fans who "Our main goal is for fans to www.theticketreserve.com . and exciting and will provide rooms — about 650 more rooms want to purchase Notre Dame see their teams,” said Andy A m axim um of eight a tremendous value for col­ than the last time Notre Dame merchandise. Manager Kathy Leach, president of FanForward passes can be lege football fans,” Hoolahan played at USC. The room s are McJowan said bookstore products TicketReserve. purchased per team per said. “The TicketReserve has offered at a reduced rate of $79 are usually sold at about three With the TicketReserve household. No specific seat­ a great reputation for servic­ for those who signed up for it away games each year. service, students can reserve ing assignment is given to ing fans for large-scale sport­ through the club’s Web site. “It has been a tremendous year tickets by purchasing a FanForward pass holders, but ing events, and we have great The NDCOC even arranged with for ND products everywhere, and FanForward pass in what reserved seats will be located confidence in their ability to the Anaheim Marriot to have a alumni love to see the bookstore,” Leach calls a “fan-to-fan mar­ next to each other in the do so again for the Allstate Thanksgiving meal available for McJowan said. ket.” “seating zone” listed on the Sugar Bowl.” fans who will be arriving before Available packages include Web site for a given event. Thursday, and on Friday they will the stand-alone National With a FanForward pur­ host a pep rally at the hotel. 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Mooney said articulating Notre Dame “can and should ... addresses over the last year and that meaning is “one of the VP become a high impact 21st cen­ a half their objective to make Mooney challenges” the College faces, tury research University.” Notre Dame a preeminent continued from page 1 since most of the information continued from page 1 With this in mind, the research institution. on the topic is from the Academic Council named a five- Jenkins told faculty in his “Either my message wasn’t 1990s. chair of the committee, Burish person search committee last annual address that while Notre clear enough about the Mooney said surveys that listed the committee’s responsi­ week to find candidates for the Dame is not now regarded as a importance of this [informa­ are sent out via e-mail to sen­ bilities and the topics it should vice president position. Neil premier research university, it tion] or the timing [of the ses­ iors and freshmen during the explore. Delaney, director of the Arts and has the potential to become one. sions] was bad,” Mooney said. spring semester help reveal “The University’s long-range Letters Honors Program and a In his October address to the “[BOG is], at the moment, the what is uniquely beneficial at goal is to support distinctive, philosophy professor, sociology faculty, Burish introduced his student perspective on this.” a w om en’s college. leading-edge research that is professor Maureen Hallinan, plan to create a steering commit­ Members praised the Mooney also addressed the consistent with and that aerospace and mechanical engi­ tee that will work to advance the College for its development of question of retaining beauty advances the University’s overall neering professor Steve Batill, University’s research mission leaders and the high number and security at the College in mission,” Burish said in his let­ chemistry and biochemistry pro­ while the new vice president is of extra-curricular activities light of the current construc­ ter. fessor Richard Taylor and being chosen. offered to students. There tion of the Hilton Garden Inn The committee produced a physics professor Malgorzata “The goal of the steering com­ were a few aspects of the on the outskirts of campus. report titled “A New Beginning” Dobrowolska-Furdyna have m ittee is to seek ideas from College, however, that mem­ “I have talked extensively in May. In this report, the com­ been named to sit on the com­ inside and outside the University bers described as needing with the Sisters [of the Holy mittee said “the University’s mittee. on how we can creatively, suc­ improvement. Cross] about this,” Mooney leaders must develop a com­ Dobrowolska-Furdyna said the cessfully and strategically invest “I have a lot of issues with said. “[The hotel] is going to pelling research message and committee will meet with Burish new dollars with those that are diversity on campus,” Student be beautifully landscaped and communicate it clearly and often later this week to discuss their already available to focus on a Diversity Board president we’ll do what we can to keep to all constituents.” course of action. small number of research areas Angelina Johnson said. the same look of the College.” The majority of committee “I think it’s a very important that can truly become among the Johnson said she would like Mooney also addressed con­ members recommended the position and definitely we are all preeminent research areas in to see more diversity in the cern about safety for students University rearrange the admin­ hoping that the new vice presi­ the country and beyond,” Burish classroom. She would also living in Opus Apartments. istrative structure of research dent will help us move up to the said. like diversity “The security and graduate studies, so the next level,” she said. The steering committee will training for facul­ issue works two head of the Graduate School Burish said he hopes to see the make recommendations on ty, sta ff, BOG “If I hear the same ways,” she would be a dean and the head of new vice president in position for research areas that have the members and the things [in my added. “Opus, the Office of Research would be the beginning of the next aca­ potential to become nationally resident assistants different at the moment, a vice president and an officer of demic year. ranked programs, Burish said. in the dormitories. is isolated in the University. University President Father The College information one corner of The committee members John Jenkins and Burish have Contact Kaitlynn Riely at needs to work sessions], then I the campus. expressed their judgment that both made clear in public [email protected] towards having know I need to Having more more students people around open to diversity, start paying and moving Johnson said. But attention to it.” around actually watching the game no matter Dining Hall will serve a she also said Saint increases safe­ Break what stands in their way — even Thanksgiving buffet Thursday ty. Isolation holy matrimony. from noon until 3:30 p.m., con­ M a ry ’s is on th e Carol Ann Mooney right track to doesn’t always continued from page 1 Posluszny is a groomsman in sisting of turkey, ham and “other becoming more College president create safety.” his aunt’s wedding Saturday Thanksgiving staples,” according diverse. Even though the much-hyped football game afternoon, and his presence is to NDH manager Reggie Kalili. Mooney asked Madeleva Drive versus USC, Thanksgiving won’t naturally requested at that For students with a meal plan, Johnson what she believed will be moved closer to Opus be forgotten. evening’s reception. In case the buffet is free, and for the was standing in the way of Apartments due to the con­ Senior Ashley O’Keefe is head­ there’s no television, he and his general public, it costs $15.25 student support for diversity. struction of the Hilton, ed to Los Angeles, so when she father have purchased a two- (though children under 12 are “I think that students who Mooney said, the space has went home to West Virginia for a and-a-half inch screen television. admitted for half-price). don’t already feel that diversi­ been measured and if the visit last week, the family cele­ If there is a bar with a television, “We don’t actively recruit non­ ty is im portant [may not feel College wanted to build more brated Thanksgiving early. Plus, he said, he’s certainly not going students, but we do get a lot of that diversity events] would on-campus apartments, they she said, her older brother will to be out on the dance floor. guests who have heard about the include them,” Johnson said, would fit in the space com­ be at the USC game with her. “I’ll be getting a nice Bud[weis- buffet over the years,” Kalili adding that it just might not fortably. Some students, on the other erl and sitting down to watch the said. “People come from town as be one of their main concerns. BOG members brought up hand, are bringing Thanksgiving game with my pops there,” he well as faculty and staff.” Athletic commissioner Anne many more issues, such as to USC. said. “It’s antisocial, but football Freshman Natalie Burke, a Cusak brought up the need for having more 24-hour spaces Ten relatives are accompany­ comes first.” native of England whose family funding, staffing and recruit­ for students to study. They ing Katie Burns, a sophomore While many students are plan­ now lives in the Cayman Islands, ing for the athletic depart­ also suggested reducing the from Grand Rapids, Mich., to the ning on sleeping for much of the was just planning to stay in ment. If these issues are number of first-year students game in Los Angeles — including break, senior Kelsey Miller South Bend with her brother, addressed, she said, it would in McCandless Hall, as well as her always-prepared mother, reported that she’ll be doing senior Mike Burke —after all, improve the College. promoting the College’s W who will cook a feast at Burns’ “about a billion” graduate school their family doesn’t celebrate Cusak also said the College program (a mandatory writing uncle’s home in Irvine, Calif. applications and research Thanksgiving. But hearing about needs a swimming pool, since proficiency program) and the “My mom is actually bringing papers — though she did think her friends’ plans prompted her the Regina Hall pool closed Senior Composition program. all of her cooking supplies, like she’d have time for some to purchase a ticket home at the earlier this fall. Mooney discussed the iden­ her rolling pin and her apron “straight chilling” with her last minute. “An Olympic sized swim­ tity initiative and addressed and stuff,” Burns said. “I am extended family in Sacramento, “I was going to stay here with ming pool costs $1 million a rumors about the College not honestly looking forward to Calif. (Miller applied for USC Mike and we were going to try to year to run,” Mooney said. being allowed to use the spending time with my family. tickets through the student lot­ cook a Thanksgiving dinner and “We need one but it [costs a French Cross logo on items Since my uncle lives so far away, tery, but was unsuccessful.) probably fail miserably,” she lot of money].” sold in the bookstore. I don’t get to see him very often, Miller also expressed concern said. “But 1 kind of got all caught The group also discussed There has been discussion so it’s nice that I’ll be able to about the safety of her off-cam­ up in the whole thing of people the stereotype of Saint Mary’s about changing the College have a pretty big Thanksgiving pus home on Corby Street during getting excited about going women as unintelligent and logo, which includes the this year.” her and her roommates’ home, it started rubbing off on second-class. French Cross, Mooney said, If they can’t be at the game, absence. me, and it made me want to go “I think the students who but the use of the Cross will students said they plan to watch “I’m very afraid our house is home, in a way. It’ll just be a have the hardest time with not be restricted completely. it on television — or tape it, in going to get robbed. We live in a long weekend away for me, [the stereotype] is the first- The Cross is a religious sophomore Lennie Giannone’s ... a safety-handicapped, crimi­ because we’re not going to be year students,” said student symbol and therefore must be case. nality-inclined neighborhood,” celebrating Thanksgiving at trustee Julie Malone. used appropriately, Mooney “It’s actually me and my girl­ Miller said. “But we’ve been home. “Oftentimes [new students] said. friend’s anniversary, to be hon­ brainstorming ... we’re going to “It’s probably not much-need­ are unaware that the stereo­ Mooney stressed that est,” Giannone said. “We don’t lock all our doors and leave ed,” she said, “but it’s certainly type exists, and it can turn Monday’s meeting was just for have concrete plans, but I don’t some lights on. We might also much-appreciated. ” inward and [students] can brainstorming and not a ses­ think they’re going to involve call the five-o to drive by at lose pride in being a Saint sion where ideas needed to be watching football.” night.” Mary’s woman.” completely fleshed out. Other students, like sopho­ For students who are staying Contact Eileen Duffy at Student body president “If I hear the same thing [in more Matthew Posluszny, will be in town during the break, North [email protected] Susan Mcllduff said she would my different information like to see more information gathering sessions], then I about w hat it really m eans to know I need to start paying attend a women’s college. attention to it, ” Mooney said. J t a f l f K f “As a senior I still do not really know what it means to go to a w om en’s college,” she Contact Liz Harter at said. eharteO 1 @saintmarys.edu B i'iU td a if.

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International N ew s Sudan hails deal with U.N. as victory KHARTOUM, Sudan — President Omar al- Bashir’s government on Monday hailed a Syrian-Iraq relations to resume new agreement with the United Nations over peacekeepers in Darfur as a diplomat­ ic breakthrough for Sudan, but said serious Officials see reinstating diplomatic ties as movement towards slowing violence differences remain over the force’s makeup and command. Associated Press It was the first official word by Khartoum BAGHDAD — After nearly of its acceptance of the deal, announced a quarter-century of sev­ Thursday in Addis Ababa. But there were ered ties, Iraq said Monday signs the government might still resist it will resume diplomatic hopes for a robust U.N. deployment to relations with neighboring bring an end to the continuing bloodshed. Syria — a move seen as a U.N. chief Kofi Annan said the deal calls possible step toward stem­ for a mixed U.N.-African Union force of up ming some of the unrelent­ to 20,000 troops. If so, that would mean a ing violence, which claimed dramatic reversal of Khartoum’s staunch another 100 lives. resistance to deploying any U.N. troops in The Iraqi and Syrian pres­ Darfur idents also received invita­ tions from Iranian President Leader vows to rule by Islamic law Mahmoud Ahmad inejad to a MOGADISHU, Somalia —The president of a weekend summit in Tehran semiautonomous region in northeastern to tackle the chaos in Iraq, Somalia said Monday he will rule according Iraqi lawmakers said. Iraqi to Islamic law, a surprising announcement in President Jalal Talabani’s an area that has resisted the spread of spokesman said his boss Islamic militants who control much of the would attend but that country’s south. Syrian President Bashar Puntland President Gen. Addeh Museh did Assad would not. The invi­ not cite a reason for his decision, but it tation was thought to be an comes amid increasing fears that the Council attempt by Iran to counter of Islamic Courts will try to seize his territo­ U.S. influence in the region. ry. The announcement of The move also isolates Somalia’s official restored Iraqi-Syrian ties government, which has watched helplessly as came during a ground­ the Islamic movement steadily gained ground breaking visit to Baghdad since June. The U.N. envoy to Somalia tried by Syrian Foreign Minister to bolster the fragile administration Monday, Walid Moallem, who was urging leaders to restart peace talks with the challenged over Damascus’ Islamists in order to avert a war. role in supporting the Sunni insurgency. “We object to any neigh­ boring country that allows N ational N ew s itself to be a base or a tran­ sit point for the terrorist Elderly driver sentenced to probation groups that harm Iraq,” LOS ANGELES — An 89-year-old man whose Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, meets with Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid car hurtled through a farmers market, killing 10 al-Maliki said after meeting Moallem in Baghdad Monday. Iraq has said the two nations will resume diplomatic ties. people, was let off on probation Monday by a with the Syrian envoy. judge who said he believed the defendant Al-Maliki told Moallem have with some real con­ Iran in the 1980-88 Iran- A U.S. soldier was killed deserved to go prison but was too ill. that Damascus should not crete steps,” Casey said. Iraq war. Trade ties were by a roadside bomb in George Russell Weller was convicted Oct. 20 of let its disputes with the Moallem arrived in Iraq restored in 1997. Baghdad on Saturday night 10 counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross United States be played out on Sunday in the first such More recently, Syria is and a U.S. Marine died dur­ negligence in a case that renewed debate over in Iraq, where the chaos high-level visit by a Syrian widely believed to have ing combat in Anbar whether elderly people should lose their driver's and bloodshed has become official since the fall of done little to stop foreign province on Sunday, the licenses. “a danger that threatens all, Saddam Hussein’s regime in fighters and al-Qaida military said, raising to at Weller, confined to a sickbed, was not in court not Iraq only.” 2003. He was expected to recruits from crossing its least 2,865 the number of for his sentencing. Asked about the Syrian’s return to Damascus on border to join Sunni insur­ U.S. service members who Superior Court Judge Michael Johnson said he visit, State Department Tuesday. gents in Iraq. It also has have died since the begin­ agreed completely with the jury and called deputy spokesman Tom “Diplomatic relations will provided refuge for many ning of the Iraq war. This Weller’s actions callous and showing “an enor­ Casey said “the problem is be restored between the top members of Saddam’s month in Iraq, 47 American mous indifference to human life.” not what they say but what two countries during the former leadership and polit­ service members have been they do.” visit,” Iraqi government ical corps, which is thought killed or died. Man charged for enabling Hezbollah “Certainly what we would spokes-man Ali al-Dabbagh to have organized arms and The Iraqi death toll, NEW YORK — A man was charged Monday like to see the Syrians do is said. funding for the insurgents. meanwhile, rose to at least with supporting terrorists by enabling customers take actions to, among Syria broke diplomatic The Sunni insurgency, since 1,371 for the first 20 days of to obtain satellite broadcasts of a Hezbollah tele­ other things, prevent for­ ties with Iraq in 1982, it sprang to life in the late November — the highest for vision station, the second person accused in a eign fighters from coming accusing Iraq of inciting summer of 2003, has been any month since The case that has drawn scrutiny over how far the across the border into Iraq; riots by the banned Muslim responsible for the vast Associated Press began government can go in claiming someone is aid­ and, again, to back up the Broth-erhood in Syria. majority of U.S. deaths in tracking the figure in April ing terrorist groups. positive words that they Damascus also sided with Iraq. 2005. Saleh Elahwal, 53, of Matawan, N.J., and Javed Iqbal, 42, of Staten Island, could each face up to 110 years in prison if they are convicted of all 11 counts in a rewritten indictment unsealed Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. They pleaded not guilty. Lawyers for both declined to comment outside Murdoch cancels Simpson's book court. Associated Press to air as a two-part interview Nov. 27 was a possibility.” and Nov. 29 on Fox. The book was to Galanter said he did not know NEW YORK — O.J. Simpson’s book have followed on Nov. 30 whether the deal between Simpson Local N ew s and TV special were canceled HarperCollins spokeswoman Erin and News Corp. was contingent on a Monday, an astonishing end to an Crum said some copies had already TV interview being shown or a book Police find 14 illegal immigrants imaginary confession that had sick­ been shipped to stores but would be arriving in stores. SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Fourteen illegal immi­ ened the public as the very worst kind recalled, and all copies would be “There are only three possible reac­ grants were discovered in a minivan that a of tabloid sensation. destroyed. tions: anger, happiness or indiffer­ state trooper pulled over for speeding on the “I and senior management agree “I think News Corp. finally stepped ence. He’s totally indifferent about the Indiana Toll Road. with the American public that this up, admitted they made a mistake and fact that it’s been canceled,” said The 11 adults, 10 Mexican nationals and a was an ill-considered project,” said did the right thing,” said Jonathan Galanter, who added that he didn’t woman from El Salvador, and three teenagers, Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corp. Polak, the lawyer for Fred Goldman, know if Simpson was paid upfront. two from Mexico and one from El Salvador, owns both Fox Broadcasting and pub­ Ron’s father. “This is everything we Any hopes of commercial reward were taken into custody by state police lisher HarperCollins. “We are sorry have been asking News Corp. to do for were quickly overwhelmed by near Saturday. They have since been turned over to for any pain that this has caused the the past two weeks. We want to thank universal revulsion to last week’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement families of Ron Goldman and Nicole the American people for helping make announcement — from those who officials. Brown Simpson.” this happen.” knew Goldman and Brown, from The passengers told police they had not “If I Did It,” in which Simpson was Simpson’s attorney, Yale Galanter, booksellers and advertisers, even eaten for two days because the minivan driver to have described how he would have told The Associated Press: “We had from Fox News Channel personality refused to feed them since they had no money. killed his ex-wife, had been scheduled known for three or four days that this Bill O’Reilly. page 6 The Observer ♦ NEWS Tuesday, November 21, 2006

fight. Police are still investigat­ Arrests ing the matter, Johnson said. U.S. wary of Iran, Syria in Iraq “The matter will be referred continued from page 1 to the Prosecutor’s Office for review, ” he said. Associated Press prevent foreign fighters from Referring to the Iraqi security in the student section at half- In addition, two people were coming across the border into forces, Hunter told The time, Johnson did not say if any issued trespass warnings after Iraq.” Associated Press, “We need to of the arrests or citations were disregarding “officers’ requests WASHINGTON — The Bush At the same time, there have saddle those up and deploy them marshmallow- to stop drinking administration cast a wary eye been indications that a special to the fight” in dangerous areas, related. alcohol during Monday on signs that Iran and U.S. advisory commission is con­ primarily in Baghdad. Hunter, a Outside the “Police and security the game in the Syria were taking a more active sidering recommendations that California Republican who is stadium, police staff patrol parking parking lot,” diplomatic role in Iraq, even as could include a broader role in interested in his party’s 2008 made six custo­ Johnson said. debate in the U.S. centered on lots to help promote the region by Syria and Iran. The presidential nomination, took a dial arrests, NDSP w as how many troops to keep in the Iraq Study Group, led by Bush different tack from Sen. John three for public a family friendly assisted outside war. family friend and former McCain, a front-running 2008 intoxication, one the stadium by Just days after reports that U.S. game day Secretary of State James Baker hopeful who has urged that addi­ for liquor law Indiana State officials were discussing a broad­ environment and to and former Rep. Lee Hamilton, is tional U.S. troops be sent. violation and Excise Police, er role for Iran and Syria, Iraqi expected to issue its report soon. Pace has asked a group of two for liquor enforce Indiana laws South Bend lawmakers said Iranian leaders But members of the commission about 16 military members, law violation, regarding alcohol. ”Police and St. had invited the Iraqi and Syrian have expressed concern that largely colonels who have recent­ false informing Joseph County presidents for a weekend summit. working with Iran and Syria could ly served in the Gulf region, to and possession Police. A State Department official said require America “to enter into a look at what is going right or of false identifi­ Phil Johnson “Police and that while strong relations de facto partnership with them,” wrong in the war and to discuss cation. All associate director security staff between the three countries were with possible trade-offs, said the options for progress. The group is offenders who Notre Dame patrol parking encouraged, actions would speak official, who requested anonymity not expected to submit a report, were arrested lots to help pro­ louder than words. Security/Police because the group’s discussions but Pace will use any thoughts were transport­ mote a family In the past, said deputy have not been made public. and options coming out of the ed to St. Joseph friendly game spokesman Tom Casey, “while House Armed Services review to help develop his own County jail, Johnson said. day environment and to there have been positive state­ Committee Chairman Duncan recommendations for the defense Two men were also arrested enforce Indiana laws regarding ments from the Iranian govern­ Hunter said Monday that the U.S. secretary and the president. for criminal trespass and for alcohol,” Johnson said. “This is ment about wishing to play a pos­ needs to push more Iraqi security Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell, a re-selling football tickets on not an undercover operation." itive role in Iraq, those statements forces to the front lines. Other military spokesman in Iraq, said campus, “having previously haven’t been backed up by Americans, including some mili­ Monday that adding more U.S. being issued warnings,” actions.” tary officials, have suggested forces would “achieve a short­ Johnson said. He offered a similar assessment boosting U.S. troop levels to help term solution, but it’s not going to One man was arrested for Contact Kate Antonacci at of Syria, saying the problem “is train the Iraqis. achieve a long-term effect. ... The public intoxication following a [email protected] not what they say; the problem is President Bush said Monday he key to this thing is we have got to what they do. ... What we would w asn’t ready to decide between get the Iraqi security forces able like to see the Syrians do is take the rival calls for more or fewer to operate in an independent actions to, among other things, U.S. troops on the ground. manner, on their own.” State, [and] will help us perform our best [at USC].” Band But why are only 75 continued from page 1 members allowed to go? Dwyer said the cap is a Man who killed 10 released Saturday from Chicago- regulation imposed on O’Hare airport, perform at Notre Dame by USC’s fire a pre-game pep rally marshal for safety con­ 89-year-old convicted of vehicular manslaughter now on probationorganized by the Notre cerns. The 75 members Dame Club of Los Angeles includes both members and near the Coliseum at directors, Dwyer said, not­ Associated Press crowd and literally launching The judge also ordered him to Brewer Park, and play on ing that the directors will bodies into the air as his car pay about $101,700 in penal­ the sideline during the be bringing their instru­ LOS ANGELES — An 89-year- sped 2 1/2 blocks,” the judge ties, including fines and restiti- entire game, Dwyer said. ments as well so they can old man whose car hurtled said. The judge also called tution for families of two vic­ They will not, however, “play loud.” through a farmers market, Weller's apologies hollow. tims. Restitution for the play at halftime and will The band has not traveled killing 10 people, was let off on The district attorney's office remainder of the victims was not dress in their uniforms, to USC in more than four probation Monday by a judge did not make a sentencing rec­ still being resolved. which are being dry years, Fleming said. who said he believed the ommendation but cited a pro­ The crash sparked a national cleaned in preparation for Members are going this defendant deserved to go bation officer’s recommenda­ debate over whether elderly Notre Dame’s probable BCS time, he said, because of prison but was too ill. tion that Weller spend at least drivers should be given road bowl appearance. The band Weis! direct request. George Russell Weller was a short time in prison. and written tests when they will return early Sunday Dwyer believes the band’s convicted Oct. 20 of 10 counts “1 believe the courts have to renew their licenses. morning. music can have a powerful of vehicular manslaughter with be practical as well as princi­ Although Weller did not testi­ The impact of the band effect on the team. gross negligence in a case that pled,” the judge said. “I don’t fy, a tape of his interview with on the football team’s per­ “[Football] is a game of renewed debate over whether see any purpose of sending Mr. police immediately after the formance became clear, emotion,” he said. “The elderly people should lose their Weller to jail or prison. It accident was played in court. Dwyer said, after the Sept. songs of Notre Dame give driver's licenses. wouldn’t do anybody any He told authorities he did 23 Michigan State game. the team an extra push.” Weller, confined to a sickbed, good.” everything he could think of to In a handwritten note was not in court for his sen­ Weller, a month short of his stop the vehicle, including that hangs outside the band tencing. 90th birthday, was placed on attempting to throw its office, Weis wrote, “You Contact John Paul W itt at Superior Court Judge five years’ felony probation. gearshift knob into park. helped us defeat Michigan [email protected] Michael Johnson said he agreed completely with the jury and called Weller's actions callous and showing “an enor­ mous indifference to human life.” Weller was 86 when his 1992 Buick Le Sabre plowed at free­ way speed into the crowded farmers market on July 16, THIS WEEK 2003. In addition to the 10 killed, more than 70 people were injured. Weller could have received up to 18 years in prison, but the judge said Weller's health problems, including severe heart disease, would make him a burden on prison authorities 1 and taxpayers, and that imprisonment would most like­ Thursday, November 29 | Wednesday, November 30 ly kill Weller. Defense attorneys argued that Weller was a victim of DeBartoLo Hall Room 129 i DeBartolo Hall Room 129 “pedal error” in which he pan­ icked and mistook the car's accelerator for the brake. Prosecutors said he was care­ 7:00PM I 7:00PM less to the point of criminal negligence. The judge noted that Weller had enough control of his vehi­ cle to avoid cars and trucks within the farmers market. TEACHFORAMERICA Mr! Weller chose to steer into the people, plowing into the www.teachforamerica.org T % T h e O bserver B usiness

M arket R eca p Stocks No domestics on safest vehicle list 12,316.54 -26.02 Jones New requirements keep imports atop U.S. insurance industry's rankings

Up; Same: Down: Composite Volume: Associated Press 1,679 141 1,600 2^67,758,790 DETROIT — Imported AMEX 2,008 68 models took all 13 spots on +6.86 the U.S. insurance industry’s NASDAQ 2.452 72 list of safest vehicles this NYSE 8,88417 -13.00 year, due mainly to a new S&P 500 1.400.50 -0.70 requirement that all cars NIKKEl(Tokyo) 15,783,18 +57.24 and sport utilities on the list have systems to keep them FTSE lOO(London) 6,20450 + 12.50 stable in an emergency. The Insurance Institute for COM PANY °/„CHANGE $GAIN | PRICE Highway Safety isn't bashful NASDAQ 100 TR (QQQQ) +0.20 +0.09 44.39 about its reasons for push­ ing electronic stability con­ INTEL CP (INTC) +0.77 +0.17 22.27 trol, saying that its studies SUN MICROSYS (SUNW) +0.73 +0.03 5.51 show up to 10,000 fatal crashes per year could be MICROSOFT CP (MSFT) + 1.67 +0.49 29.89 prevented if every vehicle had the safety feature. Treasuries “The research is so com­ pelling that electronic stabil­ 10-YEAR NOTE -0.26 -0.012 4.595 ity control could help pre­ 13-WEEK BILL -0.40 -0.020 4.925 vent many crashes from 30-YEAR BOND -0.30 -0.014 4.677 happening in the first place,” institute spokesman 4.594 5-YEAR NOTE -0.20 -0.009 Russ Rader said. Winners for the 2007 LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -0.45 55.81 model year included the Audi A6 in the large car cat­ GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -0.40 622.10 egory; the Audi A-4, Saab 9- PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +0.75 93.38 3 and Subaru Legacy (with optional stability control) for midsize cars; the Hyundai YEN 118.0500 Entourage and Kia Sedona EURO 0.7799 minivans; the Mercedes M- POUND 0.5270 class and Volvo XC90 luxury sport utility vehicles; the CANADIAN $ 1.1465 Acura RDX, Honda Pilot and Subaru B9 Tribeca midsize SUVs; and the Honda CR-V AP In B rief and Subaru Forester small In this undated photo provided by Honda, the 2007 Honda CR-V is shown. Foreign SUVs. brands dominated this year’s safest vehicle list put out by the insurance industry. All 13 vehicles are tops in Platinum skyrockets as supply tightens protecting people in front, had no models on the list of whether the feature will be meet the federal govern­ NEW YORK — Platinum futures soared Monday side and rear crash tests safest vehicles because they standard or optional, he ment’s timetable for the rest. on developing supply tightness, options-related based on institute tests dur­ haven’t moved quickly said. All 2007 SUVs, pickups activity, and fund and speculative buying. ing the year. Pickup trucks enough to add stability con­ “We’re moving in the and minivans produced by The January contract settled up $42.20 at were not included because trol to their models, Lund same direction as the insti­ Honda Motor Co. carry the $1,234.30 an ounce on the New York Mercantile the institute has not yet test­ said in a telephone inter­ tute,” he said. technology, while Hyundai Exchange. ed their side crashworthi­ view. Ford has said previously Motor Co. said it is standard “Industrial demand for platinum usage in cat­ ness. For instance, Ford Motor that it would put stability equipment on 70 percent of alytic converters and electronics has been sup­ The National Highway Co. would have had three control on its entire lineup its 2007 vehicles. portive for the market,” said Jim Quinn, commod­ Traffic Safety Administ­ cars — the Ford Freestyle by the end of 2009. Several other vehicles, ity floor analyst with A.G. Edwards. “There has ration has proposed requir­ crossover and the Mercury General Motors Corp. said including nine Toyota Motor been a steady influx of demand. And supply is ing electronic stability con­ Montego and Ford 500 nearly two years ago that it Corp. models, would have rather tight, relative to demand.” trol on all new vehicles by sedans — make the list if would make the technology made the list if they had sta­ Just last week, fabricator/distributor Johnson the 2012 model year, but they had stability control, standard in all vehicles by bility control, the institute Matthey issued a report estimating that the plat­ institute President Adrian the institute said. The 500 2010, including all SUVs and said. inum market would have a small supply deficit of Lund said that's not soon and the Montego earned top some full-size pickups in the No small cars made this 20,000 ounces in 2006. enough. safety picks last year. 2007 model year. year’s list. The Honda Civic, Demand for auto catalysts was forecast to rise “We think that they are Ford spokesman Jim Cain Toyota has said stability which won last year, was 15 percent this year, Johnson Matthey said, in too slow,” Lund said. said all three vehicles will control would be a standard knocked off due to lack of large part due to rising market share for diesel- “Automakers will probably get stability control for the feature across all its models stability control on most powered vehicles, which require platinum rather have it as standard equip­ 2008 model year, with ver­ by 2009. models. The one version than less-expensive palladium, in addition to ment by the time the federal sions equipped with the DaimlerChrysler AG said it that has the feature doesn’t tightening emissions standards around the world. standards actually take full safety feature on sale some­ will have the technology on have head restraints for effect.” time next year. The compa­ 54 percent of its vehicles rear crash protection, the EU proposes ban to sale of cat, dog fur Domestic manufacturers ny has not determined this model year and will institute said. BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union proposed a ban Monday on the sale and import of dog and cat fur in all 25 member nations, say­ ing it has been found in some clothing, toys and other items on sale in Europe. Stocks end mixed amid merger news The European Commission — the bloc’s exec­ utive body — said the dog and cat fur had either been falsely labeled as coming from another ani­ Associated Press announcements. The buyout news 12,316.54. Earlier in the session the mal or was hidden within the products. battled with a sense that stocks Dow hit another trading high of “Just the idea of young children playing with NEW YORK — Wall Street was were due for a pullback after the 12,355.23. toys which have been made with dog and cat fur mixed in an erratic session Monday major indexes rose more than 1 Broader stock indicators were is something we cannot accept,” said Markos after a flurry of merger news failed percent last week. narrowly mixed. The Standard & Kyprianou, the body’s consumer protection com­ to erase investors’ concerns that a Matthew Smith, vice president and Poor’s 500 index closed down 0.70, missioner. “In Europe, as you know, cats and recent run-up has left stocks over­ portfolio manager at Smith or 0.05 percent, at 1,400.50, and dogs are considered companion animals and bought. Affiliated Capital, contends investors the technology-heavy Nasdaq com­ nothing else.” Monday’s merger agreements, could be wary of sending stocks posite index rose 6.86, or 0.28 per­ Fifteen member states already ban dog and cat including a deal by Freeport- much higher and in many cases will cent, to 2,452.72. fur sales. However, a December 2005 investiga­ McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. to simply try to hold their gains until Bonds rose, with the yield on the tion by the Australian group Humane Society acquire Phelps Dodge Corp. for $26 the end of the year. benchmark 10-year Treasury note International showed dog and cat fur being used billion, totaled more than $50 billion “I just don’t think right now it’s falling to 4.60 percent from 4.61 in products in the Czech Republic — a member in activity. While the deals indicate warranted to take more risk on percent late Friday. The dollar was of the EU since 2004. companies are optimistic about the given the moves we’ve had. We mixed against other major curren­ The proposed EU-wide ban will serve to bring future, investors appear uncon­ might see trending sideways,” he cies, while gold prices fell. clear guidelines for all member nations, vinced about the health of the econ­ said. Light, sweet crude fell 17 cents to Kyprianou said, adding that he expected it to omy and were more cautious than The Dow Jones industrial average $58.80 a barrel on the New York pass quickly. usual given the spate of merger was down 26.02, or 0.21 percent, at Mercantile Exchange. f The Observer page 8 V» ie w p o in t ” Tuesday, November 21,2006

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P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Encourage chastity, not tree talk' E d it o r in C h ie f Mike Gilloon

M a n a g in g E d it o r B u sin ess M a n ager Maddie Hanna Jim Kirihara It is perhaps my greatest fear that the mind, I use an analogy of a dog. This dog affirms another: we are human, choose to view proposed in Joey Falco’s column has a problem. He barks. He yelps. He act a certain way, yet are called to act in A sst . M a n a g in g E d it o r : Rama Goctumukkala (“Disloyal fathers,” Nov. 20) is the popular growls, and he even attacks sweet Aunt accordance with the teachings of Scripture A sst. M a n a g in g E d it o r : Robert Griffin one. Although articulate, considerate and Fac who, in his mind, seems especially and Christ Himself. The university has

N ew s E d it o r s : Kate Antonacci genuinely concerned for the welfare of the threatening. (Sparkly, red, horn-rimmed never closed its doors to the victims of sex­ Mary Kate Malone human race (qualities which seem rare glasses are never a good idea.) There are ual assault, and if it has, I will stand up nowadays), Joey Falco misses the point. two options here. Either one can muzzle with the throng to open them again. V ie w p o in t E d it o r : Joey King With all due respect to him, I write that the dog and force him to keep his mouth However, “free talk” will only make for an Sp o r t s E d it o r : Ken Fowler bowing down to the insatiable, animalistic shut by physically tying his jowls together, environment that is especially hard to S c e n e E d it o r : Brian Doxtader desires of an over-sexed youth will only or one can teach him to bark less, be more choose well. The problem of sex on cam­ S a in t M ary ’s E d it o r : Kelly Meehan perpetuate the problems of modern socie­ discerning of strangers and obey when he pus seems overbearing enough already; P h o t o E d it o r : Dustin Mennella ty, specifically those mentioned by Falco in is asked to behave. Granted, the first we do not need men and women walking G r a p h ic s E d it o r : Jeff Albert his article. option is certainly the easier one and around unashamedly of last night’s A d v e r t is in g M a n a g e r : Sharon Brown Throwing condoms at Africa will, per­ probably the least taxing on both the dog exploits. A d D e s ig n M a n a g e r : Nina Pressly haps, slow the spread of AIDS. (This, even, and the owner. The second option, howev­ I hope I am wrong in my analysis of

C o n t r o l l e r : Kyle West is heavily debated.) Talking about sex er, is the more desirable one, albeit the Falco’s viewpoint. I expect with all humili­

W eb A dministrator : Rob Dugas freely on campus as if it were common more difficult one. It’s not hard to see the ty that Falco will berate me and sharpen

Sy stem s A dministrator : Alejandro Gerbaud and accepted will, perhaps, allow for bet­ analogy. Condoms and “talking freely his essay against my rough foil. Even if ter treatment of both victims and perpe­ about sex” are the muzzle, clamping shut Falco himself should write an article O f f i c e M a n a g e r & G e n e r a l In f o trators of sexual assault. In both cases, the our sexuality and that for which it is examining ways in which chastity could be (574) 631-7471 solution obviously looks toward the end — intended. Chastity is what the dog possess­ taught, I fear that there are still others F a x (574) 631-6927 less AIDS, more dialogue — as the basis es after achieving obedience and humility. who do not understand what I have A d v e r t i s i n g for what is good. However, in giving in too Both solutions produce the same effect, intended to say or what I have in mind for (574) 631-6900 [email protected] much to what seems to be an uncontrol­ but the dog that has been taught can now the university. For these men and women, E d i t o r i n C h i e f lable trend in regards to sexuality in the use his gifts for good, like warding off the I respond simply: don’t allow yourself to be (574) 631-4542 world today, Falco implies that attempting burglar who comes in the middle of the muzzled, but come to know the infinite M a n a g i n g E d i t o r (574) 631-4541 [email protected] to teach men and women virtue, specifi­ night. good of your sexuality. A s s i s t a n t M a n a g i n g E d i t o r cally chastity, would be a futile effort. We are not animals. We do not have to (574) 631-4324 I answer that we must never give up. be trained to obey. We can discern right B u s i n e s s O f f i c e Who cares about chastity? Isn’t it just one from wrong provided we have the tools to Daniel Amiri (574) 631-5313 of those pretty little things that the Church do so. The practice of denying condoms to sophomore N e w s D e s k teaches? I answer with a resounding, Africa and preventing “free talk” on sex at Alumni Hall (574) 631-5323 [email protected] V i e w p o i n t D e s k “No!” As it is the first image that came to the University does not deny a reality but Nov. 20 (574) 631-5303 [email protected] S p o r t s D e s k (574) 631-4543 [email protected] S c e n e D e s k (574) 631-4540 [email protected] E ditorial C artoon S a i n t M a r y ’s D e s k [email protected] P h o t o D e s k (574) 631-8767 [email protected] S y s t e m s & W e b A dministrators (574) 631-8839

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Letters to the E ditor Legal Aid Clinic exists to help the poor

It was with great interest that I read erally saved their lives. wealthy. As an Assistant Rector, I notions of the responsibilities of adult­ The Observer’s story (“Students discuss And now, as an attorney with the became keenly aware of the sometimes hood, I know that the Notre Dame legalities,” Nov. 16) on a “preventative Department of Justice in the Executive extraordinary economic disparities Legal Aid Clinic does not exist for the lawyering” seminar conducted by the Office for Immigration Review, I have among Notre Dame students. But I defense of Notre Dame undergrads Notre Dame legal aid clinic for Notre already had ample opportunity to see know too that over 60 percent of Notre fighting for their right to party. It exists Dame undergraduates living off-cam­ what happens to immigrants and other Dame students come from families with to provide Notre Dame law students pus. And while I’m certain the experi­ disadvantaged people who can’t afford a household income exceeding 100,000 with practical legal training while serv­ ence provided an excellent research quality representation and are either dollars a year — hardly the kind of ing the needs of the poor. The Clinic opportunity for the law students forced to represent themselves or “local residents” the Clinic professes to plays an integral role in the involved, I find the enterprise incredi­ fleeced by unqualified and dishonest exist to serve. When I was an AR, I University’s relationship with the South bly disappointing. attorneys who take advantage of their heard some students complain ad nau- Bend community, and it should contin­ I was a student intern at the Notre disadvantage. I understand even more seum about the paternalism of dorm ue to devote its attention and resources Dame Immigration Clinic during my acutely the desperate need for low-cost rules and about how they longed for to serving its mission, not facilitating third year of law school — a law school and free legal services for the most vul­ the seemingly unfettered liberty of off- off-campus ragers thrown by students institution that ground to a halt this nerable members of our society. And so campus life, where they could finally who by and large have access to paid year due in some part to administrative I am shocked and a little embarrassed be “treated like grown-ups.” representation. And if the Clinic has exigencies and in large part to a palpa­ that the Notre. Dame Legal Aid Clinic, Unfortunately, when it comes time to such a glut of resources that it can ble lack of support from the law school an institution whose stated purpose is take adult responsibility for their own afford these “extracurricular” activi­ administration. The immigration clinic to provide “legal services to local resi­ actions, these same students now ask ties, it is shameful that the law school served over 200 members of the South dents who cannot afford private prac­ the University to provide them with administration hasn’t taken more con­ Bend immigrant community, most of tice attorneys,” is using its resources free legal services. Perhaps I’m naive crete steps to reopen the Immigration them refugees who fled unimaginable (which are apparently so limited that it to think that parents who agree to pay Clinic. But maybe my expectations are persecution to come here to the United cannot continue to do immigration off-campus rent are willing to retain just too high. States, usually with little more than the work) to help Notre Dame undergrads attorneys for their student tenants clothes they were wearing and whatev­ get out of tickets for underage con­ when they throw parties that break the er cash they could stuff into their pock­ sumption and disturbing the peace. law; but I was, of course, The Man Katherine Leahy, J.D. ets. The students and faculty who Don’t get me wrong — I know that myself. Newark, NJ served them diligently and tirelessly lit­ not every single Notre Dame student is Despite my apparently antiquated Nov. 16

Stem-cell research: a Combine religion and science moral endeavor? in education

I am strongly pro-life. I am against abortion, in most cases, In 1957, the Russians launched Sputnik into that those who do claim to go to church just do and I believe that our laws should reflect what is morally right. space, sparking a fierce space race that pushed so on religious holidays. This is unacceptable, But I’m having a problem with the issue of stem cell research. the United States towards further scientific especially when one considers what a strong Conventional wisdom says that it’s inconsistent to be both pro­ development and advancement. Unfortunately, faith can contribute to one’s education. life and pro-stem cell research. I used to agree with that whole­ this effort has lost momentum throughout the We can no longer consider religion and science heartedly, but it doesn’t seem so clear-cut anymore. past five decades. This is evident in falling math as being mutually exclusive; rather, we must rec­ Two months ago, I finished chemotherapy for testicular cancer. and science scores, resulting in our country ognize that they support each other, as Pope Thankfully, I can call myself a survivor; however, many people being ranked below average on various interna­ John Paul II said, “like two wings on which the aren’t as lucky. Each day I spent in the oncology ward of the tional tests. human spirit rises to contemplation of the truth.” hospital, receiving that venomous chemo, I met people who had Who ranks first you ask? Japan and The intellect is the most godlike aspect of it much worse than I. The brutal reality: they were going to die. Singapore, in both math and science and humanity and one that honors God through the Old, young, black, white, male, female — it didn’t matter. I throughout all grade levels. There are various vigorous exercise of the mind. One must study gazed into their vacant, pale and numb faces, as they coped with reasons that can explain the decline in math/sci­ the book of scripture, but also the book of insurmountable pain and the fear of death. I saw their families ence skills in America, including an overall lack nature, as God’s plan is evident in both of these huddled around their bedside, holding trembling hands, holding of ambition in the States to adhere to the strict resources. Faith reveals the questions in which back the tears, trying to “be strong” for their sick loved one. discipline forced on East Asian students. we look to reason for the answers. Therefore, in These types of diseases destroy lives. And it made me sick, However, instead of trying to concern ourselves strengthening one’s faith, one will also be more deep in my soul. It m ade me angry, too. “We have got to fix this,” with the discipline level in our schools, I think we motivated to inquire into the wonderful world I said to myself. The greatest country in the world — we have should focus on the status that religion has in that God has made. got to work on this! Many scientists and researchers believe that our society. For this reason, I am proud to be a student embryonic stem cells present the possibility of curing several Like in many cultures, religion in America has here at Notre Dame, “a place,” as University debilitating diseases, such as Parkinson’s, diabetes, Alzheimer’s a large effect on many aspects of life. President Father John Jenkins would say, “of and cancer. Only time will tell if they are right. But should we Encouraged by the family, it instills many of the higher learning that plays host to world-chang­ give scientists the opportunity to, at the very least, see what they values and morals that people will exercise with ing teaching and research, but where technical can do? I’m not talking about cloning or other wild, science-fic- all their lives. However, it seems that religious knowledge does not outrun moral wisdom.” tion possibilities. I’m talking about sound, reasonable stem-cell fervor in America is decreasing along with our research legislation. So here’s my dilemma: Is it possible to be a math/science skills, something that is easily for­ pro-life Catholic and pro-embryonic stem cell research? gotten in such a spiritual atmosphere as Notre Kristen Larsen Several leading conservatives claim to be both pro-life and Dame. This is evident in the slipping church freshman pro-stem cell research. Supporters estimate that 100 million attendance rates, with less than a fifth of the Welsh Family Hall people could be aided by stem cell developments. “Stem-cell population attending weekly. Many have noted Nov. 19 research facilitates life,” Senator Orrin Hatch says. “Abortion destroys lives; this is about saving lives.” Also, supporters claim that there is a moral difference between a fertilized egg in a petri dish or test tube and a fertilized egg in a uterus. If the E ditorial C artoon embryos are about to be discarded at a fertility clinic anyway, why should we abandon them when we could be curing deadly diseases? But on the other hand, is there really a moral differ­ ence between a fertilized egg in the uterus and one in a test tube? Richard Doerflinger, an official with the National 'v Conference of Catholic Bishops, said, “Destroying an embryo in the lab is morally the same as abortion in Catholic teaching.” Is it? I honestly don’t know for sure. My ultimate conclusion is inconclusive. But I do think there is a compelling reason to, at the very least, entertain the possibili­ ty that stemrcell research is a moral and worthwhile endeavor. At a place like Notre Dame, a leader in Catholic intellectual thought, we should begin paying more attention to the possibili­ ty.

Lt. Mike Koprowski, USAF alum nus Class of 2006 N ov. 17 T h e O bserver

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CD R eview My Chemical Romance fails to lead 'Parade'

tude to write the gut-wrenching lyrics that By MARTY SCHROEDER have come to define Alkaline Trio, the self- Assistant Scene Editor proclaimed heirs to “evil emo.” Particularly, this is shown in the lyrics of When did it become fashionable for Goth the first track, when lead singer Gerard to blend with a Napoleonic, costumed outfit Way says, “Now come one and all to this pulled out of the attic for Sgt. Pepper? This tragic affair/ Wipe off that makeup/ What’s seems to be the case with My Chemical in is despair.” The album isn’t tragic — the Romance’s latest release, “Welcome to the high production values are too glossy, and Black Parade.” With an overly skeletal the backup vocals could have been drawn makeup style and a musical taste that sim­ from any corporate library of sounds. ply doesn’t match, My Chemical Romance What can be made, then, of the band’s has unsuccessfully gone the emo-rock makeup? The androgynous nature of pop- route of break-ups, gender bending and punk has been part of a growing trend. For pretentiousness. While the music is catchy example, AEI’s frontman, Davey Havok, at points, on the whole it’s too pop-like to started wearing makeup years ago. take this band at face value. However, Havok’s music had the lyrical Opening with two tracks that are basical­ poeticism to warrant his alternative-look­ ly one (and ironically the best of the ing stage costumes. With “The Black album), My Chemical Romance yearns to Parade,” bubblegum pop-punk meets look like Green Day and sound like Alkaline Havok’s style, and is not the better for it. Photo courtesy of musicofmychemicalromance.com Trio with a similar emo-goth style. Whereas API can effectively sing about a Pop-punk band My Chemical Romance (from left, Mikey Way, Frank lero, Gerard However, the band lacks both the staying girl, and make it sound good, My Chemical power of Green Day and the testicular forti­ Romance is spouting the same old lyrics Way, Bob Bryar and Ray Toro) recently released an underwhelming new album. of their first album while trying to imi­ Sharpest Lives,” is the most complete track tears from the listener, garnering more tate an image of on the album, with a catchy riff and lyrics smirks than anything. “I Don’t Love You” M y Chemical Romance seriousness and that are able to sound like they’re from the doesn’t seem to belong on the album, while doom. One has to heart. The rest of the album ranges from the ninth track, “Mama,” is an interesting Welcome to the hL .JJ ask if they are actu­ slightly forced to sarcastically sublime. The gypsy-esque rock manifesto. ally asking any par­ prime example of this sublimeness and Overall, those in search of decent emo- Black Parade ticular girl to take profundity is the titular track, “Welcome to punk and somewhat interesting lyrics off her makeup, or the Black Parade.” The band may be trying should consider picking up “The Black if they are directed to pay homage to Queen, but Freddie Parade.” However, the countless other towards any musi­ Mercury and company did the “massive bands My Chemical Romance references NL_.„JL._ .. cian among the rock” opening much better than My did the same things first, and often did spate of emo-punk Chemical Romance does. them better. Recommended tracks: 'I Don'tLove You,"Mama' bands with eyeliner The rest of the album is nothing to shake and black uniforms. a fist at — more run of the mill emo-punk Contact Marty Schroeder at Track four, “The that wants to change lives and pull some [email protected]

DVD R eview 'Da Vinci Code' stirs little controversy or interest

won’t be revered in the same way as By MARTY SCHROEDER “Philadelphia” or “Cast Away.” Once the Assistant Scene Editor distracting hairstyle is forgotten (readers most likely won’t remember Brown say­ Dan Brown’s novel “The Da Vinci Code” ing that Langdon had a glorified mullet), stirred controversy, but Ron Howard’s all that’s left of Hanks’ performance is film version stirs little but bad reviews. the surprised look that doesn’t leave his “The Da Vinci Code” is now available on face for the entire film. DVD from Sony Pictures, bringing the Spending the movie painstakingly divisive story of the Holy Grail into your explaining the mysteries, symbols and home so you can ride around with Robert conspiracies to both the audience and Langdon and Sophie Neveu in Smart Cars Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), his coun­ while evading the evil forces of Opus Dei terpart, can get exhausting. But Hanks’ and the French FBI. Langdon seems to have spent too much Say what you will about the story — time in his office at Harvard and not inevitably, it’s controversial. Everyone enough time in the real world. He simply had something to say about Brown’s take can’t handle what happens. on the Holy Grail legend: the pope didn’t Langdon spends most of the time with like it, and the general public ate it up. Neveu searching for clues relating to her Also, say what you will about the literary grandfather’s murder. Accused of the merit of the text itself: English professors murder by French cop Fache (brilliantly didn’t like it, and the general public ate it played by the toughest Frenchman since Photo courtesy of movieweb.com up. Robespierre, Jean Reno) and chased by But the film is something else. Firstly, a sinister albino monk named Silas (Paul Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), left, stands in front of Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa with the superstar and near-winner of three Bettany), Langdon and Neveu travel Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou) in the Louvre in Ron Howard’s “The Da Vinci Code ” Oscars in a row, Tom Hanks, plays from Paris to Britain in search of the Brown’s normally self-assured protago­ truth, uncovering the biggest secret in understand the “Da Vinci Code” and its 5.1. While other films have exploited this nist, cryptologist Robert Langdon. the history of humanity. mythology takes up most of the movie. system to its fullest potential, “Da Vinci However, this performance certainly On the whole, the film is decent. Conversely, the flashbacks to the time of Code” provides a good sound mix without Howard is no hack, Jesus and the Middle Ages are interest­ being groundbreaking. and he knows how ing, however historically speculative or Overall, this is a decent film with some to make a solid inaccurate. exciting sequences and an interesting The Da Vinci Code film. The DVD comes with an extra disc that look at what the conspiracy theorists are However, his pac­ contains a slew of extras, a few of which saying out there. Whether you love the Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition ing is slightly off, arc worth noting. Most of them are logs story or hate it, this film is a welcome and aside from a of the filming process that lake the view­ diversion. “Da Vinci Code” won’t shake few exceptions, the er to the different locations that were your intellect, but it’s exciting, fast-paced Sony Pictures acting is wooden used during filming. Parts of the film and doesn’t ask too much of you. and uninspired. were shot on location in Paris and Watch it with a bowl of popcorn, and The story is inter­ London, so these provide interesting leave your Bible on the shelf. esting but doesn’t insights on how the film was made. translate very well Also, Howard provides the commentary into film. The back- to most of these extras. The sound is Contact Marty Schroeder at story needed to available in English and Spanish Dolby mschroe 1 @nd.edu T h e O bserver

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

E vent R eview Asian Allure highlights diverse experiences Student production features performancesfro

HY PHAM/The Observer HY PHAM/The Observer The Korean Fan dance is a traditional dance in which performers use fans to make Hosts Thao Nguyen, far right, and Zach Eberbach watch from the wings during the visually stunning formations, one of several excellent performances in Asian Allure.Lion dance. The Lion dance began the night’s blend of modern and traditional styles.

Zach Eberbach) traveling throughout Asia Allure, was fairly early in the evening. It erally take center stage, giving the audi­ ByANALISE LIPARI (stopping in several American cities, like was fascinating to see the different outfits ence a chance to focus on this visually Assistant Scene Editor New York and Chicago, along the way) on stage, noting the differences between a captivating art. during their spring break. Vietnamese woman’s clothing and that of Other excellent performances among Washington Hall played host to a vast The two, acting as both hosts and char­ a traditional Korean woman. Even a the exemplary group of acts were the array of Asian cultures last Thursday and acters, humorously helped the show Japanese samurai was noted in this par­ acoustic version of John Lennon’s Friday night, with multiple Asian- progress from segment to segment in their ticular fashion display, and overall the “Imagine,” juxtaposed against a starkly American cultural clubs and campus roles as spectators. variety of outfits contributed again to the powerful slide show of the Asian- groups performing in the 10th annual The concept of the journey itself was a overall sense of diversity and variety. American experience, the traditional Asian Allure. Featuring performances way for those participating in Asian Allure The Hip Hop dances from the show’s Hawaiian dance and the final act, a tradi­ with origins in Vietnam, Korea, Japan and to vocalize and make known their feelings first half, which featured break dancing tional Indian dance reminiscent of the more, the show was a celebration of the about the Asian-American community and other types of dance, provided the increasingly well-known Bollywood tradi­ joyous diversity of experience and art. within Notre Dame. show with a flashy, exciting departure tion in cinema. Asian Allure has come to be a thematic “The show was centered around the from some of the quieter, more traditional The future of Asian Allure is, according collection of acts by multiple Asian cultur­ motif of a journey, which I think is a very acts within the evening’s repertoire of to its participants, a bright one that will al organizations from across the Notre powerful theme,” sophomore and Korean acts. The use of recognizable music continue to be a significant part of the Dame campus, whose diverse subjects Fan dance choreographer Laura Wilczek helped connect these performances to an Notre Dame community. range from traditional Korean fan danc­ said. “The Asian-American students at eager audience, and the overwhelming “I can see Asian Allure continuing for a ing to modern Hip Hop routines. Notre Dame have embarked on a true impression of enjoyment emanating from long time,” Wilzcek said. “We have a lot of A chance for both well-known and journey: a lot of students come from each performer made the acts that much support from the greater Notre Dame lower-profile campus groups to literally abroad, some from all over the nation, more fun to watch. community, which is fantastic.” show their stuff, Asian Allure is a mix of and others are Asian-American adoptees.” The Korean Fan dance and the Chinese The welcoming nature of the show also humorous characters, fashion shows and Wilczek and others see this idea as a Ribbon dance were two among several gives students a chance to learn about powerful performances that gives the reflection of the Asian-American experi­ examples of more traditional performance someone other than himself or herself an average student further essential expo­ ence at Notre Dame. Specifically this art that were featured during the show. inevitably central component to being a sure to different cultural experiences year’s theme, “Illumination,” provided The former, during which performers cre­ citizen of today’s world. within the Notre Dame community. those participating in Asian Allure with ate visually engaging formations with “I think Asian Allure is a great way for The show began with a painstaking per­ the chance to both reflect on their paths Korean fans, was fascinating in its use of people to learn more about different cul­ formance of a traditional Chinese Lion and enlighten others about their unique movement to make a symbolic “mountain” tures,” Wilzcek said. Dance, with two performers underneath journey. or “flower.” “Everyone is invited to participate in an ornate lion costume. The head of the “Everyone has a story. Asian Allure was The Ribbon dance also used props, here Asian Allure, even if they are not Asian, lion was remarkably constructed, with the a way [for] the Asian-American communi­ traditional Chinese ribbons (streamer-like [which] makes Asian Allure all the more performers being able to use controls to ty on campus [to] share a little bit about strands of cloths attached to small rods) to special. It is a chance for people to put let the lion’s expressive eyes blink at the their culture and the unique gifts they give an impression of ethereal, colorful their differences aside and work together crowd. Ending with some pretty remark­ brought to campus — to, in a way, lines floating across the stage. as a group, with the goal [of] educating able acrobatics on the part of the pup­ ‘strengthen the family,”’ Wilczek said. The Korean costumes, kimono-like out­ the greater student body,” she said. peteers, the Lion Dance was a strong way While each segment was interesting and fits known as hanboks, were colorful Consistently well-performed and fasci­ to open a consistently entertaining well-performed, several were definitely reminders of the heritage being celebrat­ nating, this y ear’s Asian Allure will be evening of performances and fashion. standout moments of the evening. ed. The simplicity of the Ribbon dance remembered for continuing a tradition of The overall theme of this year’s Asian The first of several fashion segments, performers’ costumes — black shirts and welcoming and sharing at Notre Dame. Allure was that of a journey, as the show featuring traditional clothing from the pants with a dark red design on the front featured two friends (Thao Nguyen and countries represented during Asian of each shirt — allowed the ribbons to lit­ Contact Analise Lipari at [email protected]

HY PHAM/The Observer HY PHAM/The O bserver The Hip Hop dancers were a more modern addition to Asian Allure. The diverse The show’s final act featured a traditional Indian dance, the second of two Indian- cast reflected the show’s aim to increase cultural relations and understanding, themed performances that night. The variety of acts added to the show’s appeal. page 12 The Observer ♦ CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, November 21, 2006

NHL Penguins remain unbeaten by in-state rivals Vanek, Gaustad both score twice as Buffalo tallies seven goals in the second period to rout the Lightning Monday

Associated Press the Sabres, who won for the Blue Jackets, who have sixth time in eight games. dropped a season-high six PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Martin St. Louis had two straight. Columbus entered Whitney had a goal and two goals for Tampa Bay, which lost with the fewest points (11) and assists, and Sidney Crosby and its second straight. goals scored (39) in the NHL Dominic Moore each added a It was the fifth time the and was nearly shut out for the goal and an assist as the Sabres scored six or more third time in five contests. Pittsburgh Penguins defeated goals this season, and the sec­ Columbus’ Adam Foote, who the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 on ond time in five games that entered a team-worst minus- Monday night. they had seven. 11, couldn’t keep a bouncing John LeClair and Sergei Ryan Miller made 24 saves to puck in the Nashville zone. Gonchar also scored for the win for the first time since Nov. Erat banked a lead pass off the Penguins, who snapped their 2. He missed four games in the boards to Kariya, who scooped four-game, road-losing streak middle of the month with an it up, cut in alone down the left and handed the Flyers their abdominal strain. wing and beat goaltender fifth straight home loss. St. Louis gave the Lightning a Fredrik Norrena with a back­ Simon Gagne, Geoff 1-0 first-period lead before the hand move to make it 1-0 at Sanderson, and Frederick Sabres broke loose for seven 9:49 of the first period. Meyer scored for the Flyers, goals on 13 shots in the middle Nashville made it 2-0 early in who trailed 3-0 after the first frame against Lightning goalie the second period on a power- period. Marc Denis, making his second play goal by Nichol. Steve The Penguins are 4-0 against start in seven games. Sullivan skated the length of the Flyers this season, outscor- Gaustad, who also added an the ice, fending off several Blue ing them 20-7. assist, opened the scoring on Jackets players. He put on the Whitney threaded a cross-ice the power play for Buffalo, brakes and sent a cross-ice pass to LeClair, who flicked the fighting off Tampa Bay pass to David Lcgwand at the puck past goalie Antero defenseman Luke Richardson left circle. Legwand one-timed Niittymaki 35 seconds in for along the side of the net to the puck to Nichol for a tap-in. the Penguins’ first goal on a knock the puck in after it power play. bounced off the end boards off Florida 3, Boston 2 Moore made it 2-0 at 4:31 a shot from Maxim Afmogenov. Alex Auld made 29 saves, after taking a spectacular cen­ Novotny scored 63 seconds Martin Gelinas scored a power- tering pass from Crosby, who later, and Vanek made it 3-1 at play goal and the Florida streaked down the ice, stopped 7:48 of the second. Panthers snapped Boston’s sea­ at the circle, spun around and son-high, four-game winning put the puck on Moore’s stick. Nashville 3, Columbus 1 streak with a victory over the AP Whitney scored with nine Paul Kariya and Martin Erat Bruins on Monday night. Boston defenseman Paul Mara pins the Panthers’ Juraj Kolnik seconds left in the period, beat­ each had a goal and an assist Joe Nieuwendyk netted a against the boards in a 3-2 Bruins loss Monday night. ing Niittymaki high following a as the Nashville Predators beat third-period, power-play goal scramble. the Columbus Blue Jackets and Nathan Horton scored in straight start for the Bruins, John Pohl, Kyle Wellwood Monday night. the second period for the stopped 25 shots. and Alexei Ponikarovsky also Buffalo 7, Tampa Bay 2 Tomas Vokoun lost his Panthers, who won for the sec­ The Bruins cut the deficit to scored for the Maple Leafs, Thomas Vanek and Paul shutout bid with 15 seconds left ond time in seven games. It 3-2 on Murray’s second goal who ended a two-game losing G austad each scored twice in but finished with 23 saves in was Florida’s second road win with 5:04 to play, but Boston skid. Buffalo’s seven-goal second his 10th win of the season for of the season (2-6-3). couldn’t get the tying goal Toronto outshot New York period, and Ales Kotalik had the Predators, who defeated Glen Murray scored his team- despite pulling Thomas for an 33-21, including 13-5 in the three assists to lead the Sabres Columbus for the third time in leading 10th and 11th goals for extra skater for the final 1:06. first. to a win over the Tampa Bay six days. Scott Nichol also Boston, which had its longest The Bruins didn’t even record a The Maple Leafs have had Lightning on Monday night. scored for the Nashville, which winning streak since March shot with Thomas out. offensive trouble lately without Jiri Novotny, Jaroslav Spacek won 13 of 16. 2004 stopped. Unlike the team s’ other meet­ captain Mats Sundin (torn and Chris Drury also scored for Jason Chimera scored for the Tim Thomas, making his fifth ing this season, an 8-3 win by elbow ligament), but Tucker the Panthers on opening night, continued to impress on the this game had strong goaltend- power play, scoring his NHL- ing and tougher defense. leading 10th goal with the man Nieuwendyk made it 3-1 with advantage. He is on pace to just over 10 minutes left, but surpass the career-high 28 Murray completed a 2-on-l goals he scored last season. break with a wrister past Toronto’s Andrew Raycroft Auld’s glove. made 19 saves after missing Stephen Weiss set up Gelinas’ three games with a strained goal to break a scoreless tie groin. 15:14 into the opening period. Chris Simon and Jason Blake Weiss fired a pass to Gelinas, scored for the Islanders, who who redirected a backhand finished 3-1-1 on their road shot past Thomas from the trip. New York played its fourth edge of the crease. game in six days. Auld made the lead stand up Pohl scored the first of with some steady play until Toronto’s three first-period Horton’s goal made it 2-0 at goals at 2:53 with a shot from 14:47 of the second. Horton the side of the net. one-timed a rising shot over Maple Leafs defenseman Ian Thomas off a centering pass White failed to clear the puck from Dili Jokinen. before Simon put a screened one-timer past Raycroft at 5:03 Toronto 4 of the first. New York Islanders 2 Just 51 seconds later, Darcy Tucker scored his 13th Wellwood restored Toronto’s goal and the Toronto Maple lead by scoring from the side Leafs held on for a victory over the net after goalie Rick Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury watches as Flyers left wing Simon Gagne m isses a the New York Islanders on DiPietro skated too far in front breakaway opportunity. Gagne later scored, but Philadelphia lost Monday’s game 5-3. Monday night. of his net.

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MLB NCAA Hockey Associated Press Top 25 team record points previous

1 Minnesota 10-1-2 799 2 2 Maine 8-2-1 717 1 3 Miami (Ohio) 10-4-0 672 6 4 NOTRE DAME 9-2-1 653 5 5 Boston College 7-3-1 624 7 6 Michigan State 6-3-1 615 4 7 Michigan 9-3-0 594 8 8 New Hampshire 7-2-1 535 10 9 North Dakota 6-5-1 414 3 10 Denver 7-4-1 410 11 11 Boston University 3-2-4 405 9 12 Cornell 6-2-0 315 12 13 St. Cloud State 4-3-3 250 17 14 Massachusetts 6-1-1 240 20 15 Dartmouth 5-3-0 189 13 16 Alaska 5-2-3 145 19 17 Yale 6-1-0 138 NR 18 Northern Michigan 7-6-2 124 15 19 Colorado College 7-4-1 122 NR 20 Ouinnipiac 7-3-2 116 NR 21 Wisconsin 4-8-2 78 14 22 Alaska-Anchorage 6-4-2 52 24 23 St. Lawrence 6-3-0 44 NR 24 Rensselaer 4-2-3 39 18 25 Lake Superior 8-4-0 30 NR

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1 Miami (Ohio) 14 7-3-0 10-4-0 AP 2 Michigan 12 6-2-0 9-3-0 Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard hits a three-run homer off Marlins pitcher Ricky Nolasco in a game Sept. 22. 3 Ohio State 10 4-4-2 4-6-2 Howard was awarded NL MVP honors Monday after a season in which he led the majors in home runs and RBI. 4 NOTRE DAME 9 4-1-1 9-2-1 5 Michigan St. 9 4-3-1 6-3-1 6 N. Michigan 9 4-3-1 7-6-2 7 W. Michigan 9 4-5-1 5-5-1 Phillies slugger Howard wins MVP 8 Alaska 8 3-1-2 5-2-3 9 Lake Superior 6 3-3-0 8-4-0 balloting by a panel of the 149 RBI while batting .313. gone on in the past and all 10 Neb.-Omaha 5 2-5-1 3-6-3 Associated Press Baseball Writers’ 11 Ferris State 3 1-6-1 3-8-1 He set Phillies records for that kind of stuff and 12 Bowling Green 2 1-7-0 3-8-1 NEW YORK — Ryan Association of America. home runs and RBI, pro­ w hat’s going to happen as Howard had a season that Pujols got 12 firsts, 19 sec­ ducing the highest totals in far as being traded or what defied convention, one that onds and one third for 347 those categories in big my future was with the made him only the second points. league history for a second- Phillies. The only thing I player voted Rookie of the Cal Ripken Jr. (1982 and year player. Twenty-three could have done was just NCAA Football Year and Most Valuable 1983) is the only other of Howard’s homers put the go out and play and let Harris Poll Player in consecutive years. 0 player to follow a Rookie of Phillies ahead and five tied everything else just kind of “I heard sophomore jinx the Year award with an games. The Phillies went sort itself out.” team record points previous this, sophomore jinx that,” MVP the following year. 32-18 when he homered. Howard won the All-Star he said after beating out Two players won both in Howard didn’t make it to Home Run Derby and in 1 Ohio State 12-0 2850 1 2005 NL MVP Albert Pujols the same year: Fred Lynn the major leagues for good June connected off the 2 USC 9-1 2621 3 for the award Monday. “I (1975) and Ichiro Suzuki until July 1, 2005, when Yankees’ Mike Mussina for 3 Michigan 11-1 2600 2 just prepared myself in (2001 ). Jim Thome went on the the first homer to reach the 4 Florida 10-1 2531 4 spring training to go out “It’s definitely a relief. It’s disabled list. He batted .288 third deck in the three-year 5 NOTRE DAME 10-1 2347 5 and perform, stick with my a good birthday present,” for the Phillies in 2005 with history of Citizens Bank 6 Arkansas 10-1 2345 6 game plan and have fun.” said Howard, who turned 22 homers and 63 RBI in Park, a drive estimated at 7 West Virginia 9-1 2051 8 After leading the major 27 Sunday. 321 at-bats. 461 feet. 8 LSU 9-2 1889 9 leagues in home runs and Howard had 58 homers “It’s been a fun ride,” “I didn’t think it was 11-1 1888 9 Wisconsin 11 RBI, Howard received 20 — the most in the majors Howard said. “You can’t humanly possible to do Louisville 9-1 1857 10 10 first-place votes and 12 since Barry Bonds hit a really just sit there and something like that,” 11 Texas 9-2 1731 12 seconds for 388 points in record 73 in 2001 — and kind of dwell on what’s Howard said. 12 Boise State 11-0 1609 13 13 Auburn 10-2 1449 15 14 Oklahoma 9-2 1404 16 15 Rutgers 9-1 1270 7 In B rief 16 Georgia Tech 9-2 1157 18 17 Virginia Tech 9-2 1049 19 18 Boston College 9-2 927 20 Former Eagle DB Waters Olympic swimming champ Yankees agree to two-year 19 Tennessee 8-3 675 22 commits suicide Thorpe retires deal for Mussina 20 Wake Forest 9-2 605 14 TAMPA, Fla. — Andre W aters, a SYDNEY, A ustralia — Five-time NEW YORK — Mike Mussina and defensive back who spent most of his Olympic champion Ian Thorpe the New York Yankees reached a pre­ 12 seasons in the NFL with the retired from competitive swimming liminary agreement Monday on a $23 Philadelphia Eagles, was found dead Tuesday at the age of 24, saying million, two-year contract. of a self-inflicted gunshot wound breaking records “wasn’t as inspir­ Mussina is scheduled to take a phys­ early Monday. He was 44. ing as it should have been.” ical Tuesday that would allow the deal His body was found at about 1:30 Thorpe, who held a news confer­ to be finalized. He declined comment around the dial a.m. at his Tampa home, the medical ence at a Sydney hotel, said he on the agreement, saying he would exam iner’s office said. He had shot decided at “2:53 on Sunday after­ refrain from any remarks until a tele­ himself in the head. Toxicology noon” not to swim at next year’s phone conference call Wednesday. NBA reports were ordered and results will world championships in Melbourne A right-hander who turns 38 on Chicago at Denver be available in four to six weeks, the and to end his pro swimming Dec. 8, Mussina left the Baltimore 9 p.m., Comcast office said. career. Orioles after the 2000 season to sign Waters’ body was found by his girl­ “It’s been a tough decision to an $88.5 million, six-year contract friend, Hillsborough County sheriff’s make,” he said. “I had to pick a with the Yankees. He was 15-7 with a NBA spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. time, that was the time. None of my 3.51 ERA this year. Bowling Green at Toledo The woman’s name was not available, goals included breaking any more New York declined a $17 million 7 p.m., ESPN2 and the sheriff’s office had no further world records. I knew how to do it, option last week, paying a $1.5 million details, Carter added. but it wasn’t as inspiring as it buyout, but the Yankees have said “What a devastating piece of news,” should have been.” since the end of the season that they NHL Eagles radio voice Merrill Reese said Speculation swirled for months hoped to keep Mussina. Some of the Carolina at New York Rangers in a statement on the team’s Web site. about whether Thorpe planned to money in his new contract will be 7 p.m., Versus “Andre was a guy who could light up pull out of the world championships deferred, lowering its present-day a room with his personality.” or quit the sport entirely. value for purposes of the luxury tax. page 14 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Tuesday, November 21, 2006

PGA Tiger attempts to win seventh straight Slam

world, no.” but it doesn’t m ean when you and dropping out of the pro- next year.” Furyk and Woods will Woods has won a record six tee it up you don’t want to play am. Weir said he’s not looking for battle this weekend at straight times in seven tries. well,” he said. Woods’ two major wins this payback against Ogilvy. He won in 2005, ‘02, ‘01, 00, Ogilvy is the only player year gives him 12 in his Ogilvy won the Accenture Poipu for the honors1999 and ‘98. He was runner- making his Grand Slam debut. career, which is second only to Match Play Championship up to Ernie Els in ‘97. “This is my first time here, Jack Nicklaus’ 18. He also has after rallying back from 4- Associated Press Woods and Furyk, who fin­ but you only have to beat three a string of six straight tour down with four to play in the ished a career-best second on guys,” Ogilvy said. wins heading into 2007. third round against Weir. POIPU BEACH, Hawaii — the money list, But one of But the year They faced off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk are joined by U.S those guys is was marred by in a playoff with can’t agree on who will win Open champion nam ed Tiger. the death of his Ogilvy winning “Am I the favorite? the Grand Slam of Golf. Geoff Ogilvy and Championship father, Earl, who “From May on, with an eagle-3 Woods, the world’s No. 1 2003 Masters I’d have to say, with banners featur­ died of cancer on the 21st hole. Jim ’s been on one golfer and winner of the winners Mike the best player in ing Woods w ear­ May 3. It was the win British Open and PGA Weir. ing a floral lei Woods simply unbelievable run. ” at Winged Foot, Championship this season, With Woods the world, no. ” and a wide grin described his however, that considers Furyk the one to claiming two line the walkway year as “a loss.” made Ogilvy a Tiger Woods beat. majors this year, Jim Furyk from the club­ Weir is the only hero in his native house to the first member of the golfer “From May on, Jim ’s been on Furyk earned his golfer Australia and one unbelievable run,” said second invite to tee at the ocean- foursome without changed his life. Woods, when asked the Kauai based on side course. a tour victory “I can’t fly favorite in the exclusive four- his performance “O ver the this season. The under the radar man event reserved for the — two wins and a tour-leading years, I’ve always felt comfort­ last winless player to play in at a golf tournament like I year’s major winners. 11 top-five finishes. Weir, the able playing here,” Woods the Grand Slam was Davis used to do,” he said. T used to The 36-hole tournament 2003 Masters winner, replaced said. “I don’t know why that is. Love III in 2002. be able to turn out for a golf begins Tuesday. Phil Mickelson. I seemed to have shot some “In 2003, I came over here tournament and no one would “I’m one-for-one, but Tiger’s Furyk said the players enjoy pretty low scores around and had a really good time and notice I was there.” something like six-for-seven,” “goofing around,” lounging by here.” didn't take it really seriously,” All four players will go home said Furyk, a part-time Hawaii the pool and the relaxed island Last year, he closed with an the Canadian said. “I’m still a little richer. The winner of resident who’s undefeated at atmosphere. 8-under 64 to win by seven having fun over here, but 1 the Grand Slam will take home Poipu, winning in 2003. “Am I “You probably w on’t see any­ strokes over Mickelson, want to get two good rounds $500,000, with the fourth- the favorite? I’d have to say, one killing themselves at the despite losing 6 pounds under my belt and kind of go place finisher earning with the best player in the range or anything like that, because of a stomach virus in with a good mind-set for $200,00 0 .

NCAA M e n ’s B a sk etball Memphis opens up Maui Invite

Associated Press sophomore guard Antonio because of a suspension over Anderson said. “Coach makes a playing in an unsanctioned LAHAINA, Hawaii — point that one of us doesn’t summer league, finished with Memphis coach John Calipari have to be the star and that 18 points. Taylor Griffin added doesn’t hesitate to say what together with that equal bal­ 16 points and 10 rebounds. players love to hear. ance we can do what we like to “We didn’t handle the pres­ “We re a team trying to play do.” sure well,” Capel said. “We fast,” he said. The Tigers (2-0) will play No. didn’t attack it the way we The 12th-ranked Tigers did 19 Georgia Tech (4-0), which wanted to get easy shots. When just that Monday in a 77-65 beat Purdue 79-61, in the they have success it ignites victory over Oklahom a in the semifinals on Tuesday. them and they came at us in opening-round of the EA Sports Memphis took control at the waves.” Maui Invitational. start of the second half by hit­ Freshman Willie Kemp had The Tigers were far from ting seven of its first 10 shots 12 points for Memphis, while perfect, committing 18 to lead 58-42 with 12:04 left. Anderson and Andre Allen had turnovers and missing 17 free Oklahoma (2-1) drew within 10 each. throws, but their speed and 10 points twice, the last at 69- “Willie’s a little nervous right balanced attack made life mis­ 59 with 4:36 left on two free now,” Calipari said. “He had 12 erable for Oklahoma, which throws by Michael Neal. The points, one assist, two had 21 turnovers. Tigers, however, were able to turnovers. That’s not bad, but “Memphis did a great job of improve their foul shooting and I’m telling him to let loose, be spreading the floor and driv­ keep their lead over the final 2 more reckless.” ing. That’s a very unselfish 1/2 minutes. Oklahoma scored the opening team,” first-year Oklahoma “We missed about 15 layups, basket of the second half to get coach Jeff Capel said. “Their too,” Calipari said when asked within 39-34, but Anderson pressure took us out of a lot of about the early trouble at the and Allen hit 3s on consecutive things we like to do.” foul line. “These kids made possessions to start Memphis’ Robert Dozier had 13 points them when they mattered.” hot streak from the field. to lead Memphis, which starts The Tigers missing 14 of “Those 3’s gave us a lot of three sophomores and a fresh­ their first 27 free throw momentum,” Anderson said. man and had eight players attempts before finishing 20- “We w eren ’t shooting well in score between 13 and six for-37. the first half and those got us Memphis guard Antonio Anderson pulls up for a jump shot over points. Neal, who missed the back to the way we want to Oklahoma’s Michael Neal Monday in the Lahaina Civic Center. “That’s our style of play,” Sooners’ first two games play to control the tempo.”

#18 Christie Shaneh Tuesday, November 21, 2006 The Observer ♦ SPORT'S page 15

C lub S po r t s Water Polo finishes 13th at national tourney LaPoint, Beuke score two each in 6-0 shutout victory over Club Hot Wings to move record to 2-1 on the season

Special to The Observer scoring five unanswered goals goals, as Connors, Kelly and make it 2-0. Claire Freeman paced the to go up 5-1 with four minutes Shepard each had individual In the second period, Beuke Irish with a first in open fiats Men’s Water Polo remaining in the second quar­ scores in the game. fired home her second goal of with Lauren Desrosiers and The 11 th-ranked Irish ter. Scores from Fletcher, This year’s Notre Dame the game off of a pass from Katie Baron tied for second, trounced Columbia 14-5, and freshman Craig Bentzen, and team was only the third Irish sophomore Sarah Williams. Andrea Oliverio fifth, and secured a 13th-place finish — Connors put the Irish right Men’s team to make it to LaPoint later scored unassist­ Kelsey Ostberg and Allie tying their previous best — at back in it, making it a 5-4 nationals. The Irish are look­ ed on a breakaway. Minnis tied for seventh. the CWPA National Club game at halftime. ing forward to next year, as Later in the second period Ostberg, Baron and Minnis Championships this past The Irish failed to contain senior captain Stephen LaPoint scored once more, took third, fourth and seventh, weekend at Miami (OH) national player of the year Shepard will be the only loss assisted by sophomore Liz respectively, in open fences. University. Jon Haga in the second half, from the starting seven. Lefebvre, to earn her first hat Hayden Fiscal was second and Captains Patrick Connors and a late third-quarter run trick of the season. Senior Brittany Gragg finished fourth and Stephen Shepard led the by MSU put the gam e out of Women’s Ice Hockey Annie Tilton scored the final in intermediate flats. Irish with five and four goals, reach. Shepard, Dunn, After splitting a pair of sea­ Irish goal, and senior Brittany Krista Jones also captured a respectively. Freshman Sean Fletcher and Connors tallied son opening games at Ohio Hartford and sophomore first place in novice fiat, and llooney, sophomores Avery for Notre Dame in the second State last weekend, Notre Margaret Knoedler added Alisha Wilkinson finished sec­ Ambrose and Tom Fletcher half, and the final score read Dame skated to a 6-0 victory assists. ond with Jennifer Gilardi and junior Colin Dunn also 12 - 8. over Club Hot Wings of Club members will next fourth in that event. Gilardi scored in the game. That same evening, the Irish Rockford, 111. at South Bend’s travel to Missouri to face the and Jones also finished fifth The Irish finished the week­ came back to play No. 7 Ice Box. The Irish came out St. Louis Surge Dec. 2-3. and sixth, respectively, in end 1-2, and their two losses Slippery Rock, a former varsi­ strong, scoring just two min­ novice fences. came to the eventual National ty program that became club utes into the action on a shot Equestrian Kathry Ozimek took first in Champions — Michigan State this past year. Despite strong by sophomore Lauren Beuke, Notre Dame/Saint Mary’s walk-trot, and Catherine — and No. 7 Slippery Rock. defense by Dunn and captain a strong defensemen who was placed a very close third in Gerner finished third. Brittany The first round matchup Jon Kelly, the Irish continu­ pulled up to play forward for this weekend’s show at Vechell took another first for against the Spartans saw both ously missed opportunities on the day. Purdue. The host the Irish in beginner walk- teams produce bursts of 6-on-5’s and outside shots. With only 15 seconds left in Boilermakers and Indiana trot-canter. Courtney Hofman offense throughout, as Freshman goalie Dave Mazur the first period, senior Julia shared high point honors in and Katie Sabella tied for sec­ Connors put the Irish on the was strong and made six LaPoint scored on an assist the 12-team field with 32 ond, and Nicole Gansolves and board less than a minute and saves, but the Irish offense from junior winger Kara points each, while the Irish Courtney Klosterman tied for a half into the contest. The never seemed to get going. Brennan and sophomore finished just behind them with fourth. Spartans then caught fire, Fletcher led the Irish with two defensemen Katie Burns to 30.

MLB N D C r o s s C ountry Mets sign Alou to one-year deal Irish place in bottom 40-year-old veteran year offers from other teams Atlanta. Earlier this month, to join the Mets. the tw o -tim e NL Cy Y oung half at NCAA meet gets $8.5 million to “The length of my contract Award winner declined his doesn’t really matter at this $7.5 million option to stay with play left field at Shea point in my career,” Alou said. the Mets, who still would like “I wanted to come here to keep him. Runners disappointed with finish to season Associated Press because this year — I wanted “I really don’t anticipate to win this year.” anything until he gets back runner faltered Monday, Smyth NEW YORK — Moises Alou New York reached Game 7 of this weekend,” said Glavine’s By JAY FITZPATRICK picked up the slack, finishing gives the New York Mets a th e NL c h a m p i­ agent, Gregg Sports Writer 36th with a 31:41.7 mark that proven right-handed hitter to onship series this Clifton. “I think earned him All-American hon­ play left field — and another year before losing 7 wanted to come this really is Notre Dame’s promising run ors — given to both the top 35 aging regular. to the St. Louis going to be his ended Monday with a disap­ finishers and top 35 American The 40-year-old slugger Cardinals, who here because this evaluation peri­ pointing 19th place finish at the finishers at the Championship. finalized an $8.5 million, one- went on to win year — I wanted to od. By early next 31-team NCAA Championships “I was pretty happy with Imy year contract on Monday with the World Series. win this year. ” week, he should in Terre Haute, Ind. result],” Smyth said. “The the NL East champions, who Glavine was a big finish his analysis “I think overall we’re disap­ course was real muddy today also declined their $14 million part of that suc­ and know what pointed,” Irish sophomore so I think that took its toll on option on left-hander Tom cess, going 15-7 Moises Alou he wants to do.” Patrick Smyth said. “But I think everybody. Some people dealt Glavine and swapped young with a 3.82 ERA New York outfielder When Glavine most people are a little bit with it better than others.” pitchers with the Florida during the season restructured his pissed off, so I think that’ll be Rounding out the top five for Marlins in a four-player trade. an d 2-1 w ith a deal this year, the good come track season.” the Irish were junior Jake Alou’s deal includes a $7.5 1.59 ERA in three playoff Mets agreed not to exercise The Irish finished with 495 Watson (33:04.4, 159), fresh­ million club option for 2008 starts. their $14 million option if he total points, far back from man Jake Walker (33:09.2, with $1 million buyout. The But he will be 41 when next hadn’t yet decided where he Colorado, which 169) and senior six-time All-Star, who gets a season begins and is deciding wanted to play. The move won the meet Todd Ptacek $7.5 million salary next sea­ between staying in New York Monday — the deadline for the with 94 points. 7 think most (33:15.8,175). son, said he turned down two- and trying to return home to team option — was a formali­ Notre Dame Despite the ty- was hoping for a people are a little disappointing “We hope to continue to top-10 finish at pissed off, so 1 finish, the Irish speak with the agent, negoti­ the NCAA meet, think that will be are confident SPRING BREAK ate, and hopefully be able to especially after they can use it bring Tommy back,” general finishing second good come track as motivation to INFORMATION manager Omar Minaya said. behind only top- season. ” succeed in the “We let them know ahead of ranked Wisconsin upcoming track 800- 488-8828 time that we were going to at the Great Patrick Smyth season — which make this move.” Lakes Regional starts in just two www.sandpiperbeacon.com Even if Glavine departs, the Nov. 11. Irish Irish sophomore weeks. Mets will have plenty of veter­ runners encoun­ “I think we’re F ree S prin g B reak ans on the field next year. tered a muddy all motivated M odel S earch C a l e n d a r * They recently re-signed 41- course in Terre Haute that they even more so now to run some "V a l i d f o r f ir s t 1 0 0 0 reservations. year-old pitcher Orlando could not overcome. quick times in track,” Smyth Hernandez to a $12 million, “The course was completely said. two-year contract and saturated and we did the same The Irish women had one retained 37-year-old second kind of course last weekend,” representative at the NCAA baseman Jose Valentin with a Smyth said. “So two weeks in a Championships, junior Sunni $3.8 million, one-year deal. row of real sloppy course is Olding, whose time of 22:27.8 New York also brought in going to take its toll.” was good for 142nd place. 37-year-old backup infielder Another key factor in Notre Olding received an individual yVttgel JSJciils S p a Damion Easley, adding him to Dame’s finish was senior Kurt invitational to the a bench that already includes Benninger’s 32:54.4 132nd- Championship because of her k lours: 1813 Soutli Bend .Avenue 48-year-old Julio Franco. place finish in the 10,000- sixth-place finish at the Great Monday-Saturday 10am-8 pm South Bend, CJN 46637 A ll-$ ta r c a tc h e r P aul Lo meter race — an unexpected, Lakes Regional. Duca will turn 35 in April, and result, since Benninger gar­ The Observer could not reach Sunday 12pm-5pm (574) 271-4990 right fielder $haw n Green is nered All-American honors for Olding Monday for comment. 34. Two of New York’s best his finishes in the last two Limited time offers for students: 10% off with a Full Service. players, however, are 23: NCAA Championships. Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at David Wright and Jose Reyes. Although Notre Dame’s top [email protected] page 16 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Tuesday, November 21, 2006

ND V olleyball SMC B a sk etball Irish face Ohio U. Belles win in dramatic fashion at Louisville InviteKessler hits layup and free throw in final minute to pull ahead Henley was also impressed offensive strategy based on By BILL BRINK and by Krammrath’s play. one-on-one isolation. DAN COOPER “That rebound was huge for “We tried to get more four- Sports Writers us,” she said. out, one-in situ­ “That sealed ations,” Henley Saint Mary’s took the lead the deal. That’s sa id . “We in the final minute to pull out a freshman “The help-side looked to attack a nail-biter against Anderson coming the basket and University 72-69 Monday. through. defense wasn’t drive and draw With 41 seconds left, Belles The Belles paying attention, sofouls.” junior guard Alison Kessler bench came up I drove the lane. ” The Belles took control and drove the big, filling in for defense also lane, drew contact and sunk starters who locked down in the layup. Kessler, who was saw a lot of Alison Kessler the second half. 6-for-6 from behind the line playing time junior guard The man-to- in the second half, sank her over the week­ man pressure seventh free throw of the end. Sophomore w a s m uch game to put the Belles ahead forward Erin tig h ter than in 70-69. Newsom scored 10 points in the first half and wreaked “The help-side defense just 22 minutes and grabbed havoc with the Ravens’ offen­ wasn’t paying attention, so I five rebounds. Krammrath sive setup. drove the lane,” Kessler said. brought down six boards in “We looked to trap on ball The free throw gave her 26 her 19 minutes on the court. screens,” Henley said. “We points to go with five assists The first half was slow­ knew [Anderson guard on the night, including a paced and low scoring. The Melenda Hawthorne) was a three-pointer with 1:27 Belles could not get their great shooter, and we wanted remaining that offense clicking, to m ake sure she didn’t got tied the score and the Ravens’ looks.” 67-67. “Kessler’s our bread constant move­ Hawthorne finished with 18 Following ment penetrat­ points on. 7-of-14 shooting. K e s s le r ’s free and butter, but the ed th e ir Raven center Stacie Jennings th ro w , th e defense and key defense. Saint was a presence on the glass, Ravens got a rebounds gave us M a ry ’s w e n t grabbing nine rebounds to go shot off in the into the locker with her 13 points. final seconds, an edge. ” room down 34- Overall, Henley was but the jumper 28. pleased with her team’s per­ was no good Jennifer Henley “We started formance. a n d B elles Belles coach off rough,” sen­ “I’m real proud,” she said. freshman Anna io r g u a rd “It was a tough stretch, and a Krammrath Bridget Lipke good opener at home.” pulled down the rebound to said. “We’ve had three games The Belles (1-2) hope to fol­ secure the game. in four days, our legs w ere low up their win as they host HY PHAM/The O bserver Freshman Christina Kaelin spikes a ball over a West Virginia “We kept our composure,” tired, but we pushed through Manchester College tonight defender in a 3-0 win Nov. 12 at the Joyce Center. Belles head coach Jennifer and helped each other out.” at 7 p.m. Henley said. “Kessler’s our The Belles looked sharp bread and butter, but the after the break to get back in Contact Bill Brink at game at .379. Irish kill leader defense and key rebounds the game. Henley credits the [email protected] and ND will attempt to junior Adrianna Stasiuk, who gave us an edge.” turnaround to executing an Dan Cooper [email protected] end Bobcats' 20-game has 300 kills, tallies 3.03 kills per game, and is helped out winning streak Friday by freshman Christina Kaelin’s 291 kills (an average of 3.51 kills per game). By DEVIN PRESTON Defensively, senior libero Danielle Herndon leads the Sports W riter The Center for Ethics and Religious Values in Business Irish with 5.11 digs per game. As a team, Ohio averages and Notre Dame has one more 18.29 digs per game com­ chance to prove it belongs in pared to Notre D am e’s 17.70. The Institute for Ethical Business Worldwide the NCAA Tournam ent. After The Irish have the statistical losing 3-2 to Louisville in the edge in blocking and serving. Big East finals, the Irish host Notre Dame averages 2.9 No. 18 Ohio this Friday at 5 blocks per game, compared to p.m. in the Louisville Ohio’s 2.2. Proudly Present Invitational. Ohio (27-3) won Outside of junior Stephanie its fourth consecutive Mid­ Blackburn’s 0.48 aces per American Conference game, the Bobcats are not as Tournament last weekend. deep serving as Notre Dame, The Irish (18-12) will look to as the Irish have seven play­ Berges Lecture Series in Business Ethics put an end to ers with 15 or (Sponsored by the John A. Berges Endowment) the Bobcats’ more aces this 20-match win­ “The team is very season. ning streak. Although “The team is motivated because they Notre Dame, very motivat­ understand the which is 1-4 e d ,” Irish significance of the against “Integrity Selling in the 21st Century” coach Debbie ranked teams, Brown said, matches they are lost in the “because they playing now. ” finals of the understand Big E a st the signifi­ Debbie Brown Tournament, cance of the this final reg­ Ron Willingham matches they Irish coach ular season CEO and founder of Integrity Systems are playing matchup now . T he against Ohio is importance of these matches keeping hopes of an NCAA is really what’s driving appearance alive. them .” “It’s really hard to deter­ The Ohio offense is led by mine,” said Brown of a possi­ Monday, November 27, 2006 freshman outside hitter Ellen ble NCAA Tournament Herman and junior middle appearance. “Having already 7:00 p.m. blocker Melissa Griffin. Both won a g a in st St. J o h n ’s — a players have seen action in ranked team — a win against Jordan Auditorium all 100 of the Bobcats’ games Ohio will put us in a much this season. Herman averages better position.” Mendoza College of Business 4.22 kills per game at a hit­ ting percentage of .303, and Contact Devin Preston at Griffin has 3.97 kills per [email protected] Tuesday, November 21, 2006 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 17

Maryland with 10:38 remain­ ing and did not return. Elite Clark hopes that both play­ Hoops continued from page 20 ers will be ready come Friday. continued from page 20 “They both have a good still working on getting the chance of playing,” he said. Mike Brey said he would Irish (15-5-2, 10-4-0 Big East) “We’re going to give them both consider starting the fresh­ — who will travel to take on every chance to play.” man in future games, but the Cavaliers (14-4-0, 6-4 Virginia will be led by sopho­ that he also sees advantages ACC) — out to Charlottesville more forward Yannick to bringing the 6-foot-8, during the Thanksgiving travel Reyering, who leads the 250-pound forward off the rush. C avaliers w ith 11 goals and bench. “The biggest hurdle for us eight assists. “T h a t ’s s o m e th in g I ’m right now is getting our travel After their first-round bye, going to think about, since plans booked on the busiest the Cavaliers advanced by top­ he’s so productive, but also, weekend of the year,” he said. ping Bucknell 4-0 in the sec­ when I bring him off the The Irish have advanced this ond round and California 2-1 bench at 14 minutes, he’s far by topping both Illinois- in the third round. Reyering got fresh legs and usually Chicago and No. 5 Maryland 1- scored both goals in the sec­ the other team doesn’t have 0 in the second and third ond half in Virginia’s win over a fresh big guy, so I have to rounds of the NCAA the Golden Bears. consider that too,” Brey Tournament, respectively, As of Monday, Clark said the said. after receiving a first-round Irish hadn’t begun to look at Brey said the team’s other bye. Junior striker Joseph the Cavalier game tape, but he three forwards — junior Rob Lapira, who leads the nation expected to start scouting Kurz and sophomores Luke with 22 goals, scored the Notre Dame’s opponent on Zeller and Zach Hillesland — deciding and only goal in each Tuesday. would not be bothered if he match. Saturday’s win over the “We’re focusing on analyzing rearranged the lineup in Terrapins marked the second our last game right now,” he upcoming games. straight season that the Irish said. “We’re looking at what “The four big guys are all have bounced the defending things we can take from the unselfish because they know NCAA champions from the Maryland game and improve they’re going to play,” Brey tournament, as they beat in­ on. T h a t’s our m ain focus is said. state rival Indiana 2-0 in the improving ourselves because The Citadel used a full second round a season ago. that’s the one thing we can court press effectively in the Lapira and senior midfielder control.” second half of Saturday’s Greg Dalby will lead the Irish Though he had yet to look at game, throwing off Notre ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer effort Friday. Each was named film, Clark anticipated that Dame’s rhythm enough to Irish forward Luke Harangody attacks the basket in Notre Big East player of the year at Virginia would give them a outscore the Irish 38-34 Dame’s 74-50 win over The Citadel Sunday at the Joyce Center. his respective position, and look similar to what they saw after the break. Brey said he both are semifinalists for the from Maryland Saturday. will use the tape of the press Missouri Athletic Club “I know [Virginia] will be a to improve the squad’s abili­ Kurz said the second half said. “That will not be good Hermann Trophy, which is good team, that’s a given,” he ty to get down court against problems against the enough in upcoming games.” presented annually to the best said. “I imagine they’re in it efficiently. Bulldogs were due primarily The Lehigh and Winston- college soccer player. many ways similar to “I was glad they did that,” to a lack of motivation after Salem State games will both The Irish, however, may be Maryland in ability — they’ll Brey said. “We’re going to leading 40-12 at halftime begin at 7:30 p.m. at the without senior goalkeeper be that caliber of team.” see that coming up. We did rather than a strategy issue Joyce Center. Chris Cahill and sophomore some good things against it against the press. defender Jack Traynor. Cahill Contact Eric Retter and we did some not good “We got a little disinterest­ Contact Chris Khorey at left Saturday’s game against at [email protected] things against it.” ed in the second half,” he [email protected]

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her defense needs work. Point guard gives Irish “We need to make a big passing chance Friday improvement on defense and rebounding. They’re our two big problems right now,” By JAY FITZPATRICK McGraw said. “We need to Sports W riter hold them to fewer points, and then we need to do a better job on the boards.” Notre Dame looks to win its So far this season, Notre first road game of the season Dame has out-rebounded its Friday w hen it travels to Los opponents by only eight Angeles to face USC. boards (145-137) while The Irish are coming off a allowing opponents to effec­ big win Sunday when they tively shoot the three at 41.5 beat Western Michigan 87-67 percent. behind an efficient offense One reason McGraw is con­ led by point guard Tulyah cerned about her defense is Gaines. Gaines dropped eight because of the abilities of points in the win while lead­ Trojans guard Eshaya ing the Irish with nine Murphy and center Chloe assists, giving her 17 on the Kerr. Murphy enters the year. game against the Irish aver­ But Gaines is not the only aging a double-double, put­ giver on the Irish squad this ting up 21 points and 10.7 season. Freshman guard rebounds in three. Kerr has Melissa Lechlitner has come also been a strong force in off the bench to distribute 12 the paint for the Trojans, assists while senior guard averaging 16.7 points and Breona Gray has seven. 8.7 rebounds. “We’re looking for each “Kerr is somebody we have ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer other. We’re making the to really worry about Irish forward Chandrica Smith battles for a ball again Western Michigan guard Carrie Moore Nov. extra pass,” Irish coach because she’s agile, she can 19 at the Joyce Center. Notre Dame beat the Broncos 87-67. Muffet McGraw said. “We’re shoot the three point, [jump doing a lot of good things shots] and [inside shots],” offensively — we’re scoring a McGraw said. “So it’s going out the week, but her status ical contributions coming off they’ve proved they belong lot of points.” to be a really tough assign­ for Friday’s game is still the bench this season, with in the mix in the top eight, The Irish offense has been ment defensively.” uncertain. Losing Williamson Barlow averaging 11.3 and they really have made running on all cylinders this This assignment could would force junior center points per game — third best some big contributions for season, averaging 77 points become even more difficult Melissa D’Amico into more on the team — while u s.” per game, including a 49- with the knee injury to cen­ action, while also giving the Lechlitner has been able to Overall, Gaines is confident point performance against ter Erica Williamson. After Irish only one true center to run the point effectively to in her team’s ability to take Penn State Nov. 16. In each playing strong in Notre match up against the versa­ spell Gaines. its first road win Friday. of Notre Dame’s three wins Dame’s first two games, the tile Kerr. “They’re just doing a great “We practice [defending] this season, it has scored freshman went down with an Although one of McGraw’s job in all ways. They’ve real­ every day, and we’ve gotta more than 80 points. The injury that forced her to sit three top freshmen went ly assimilated all the infor­ do what we’ve gotta do on Irish are also shooting .432 out the game against down, she still has her other mation quickly. They’ve the court,” she said, “so I from the floor, compared to Western Michigan. McGraw two top substitutes ready to learned their spots,” think we’ll be all right.” .426 for their opponents. said that Williamson did play the Trojans — guards McGraw said of her two Despite the offensive effi­ practice on Monday and will Lechlitner and Ashley freshman guards. “I think at Contact Jay Fitzpatrick ciency, McGraw still thinks continue to practice through­ Barlow. Both have made crit­ this point after four games at [email protected] page 18 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Tuesday, November 21, 2006

“I think it’s going to be sad to Trojans NCAA play my last home game but at the same time it’s going be continued from page 20 continued from page 20 exhilarating because I know the feeling what it’s like to win on Division I-A. matchup. your home field during NCAA “This team is probably as In the win, Hanks caught for­ time at Thanksgiving,” senior complete a team as we go mer Irish forwards Katie defender Christie Shaner said against on offense and Thorlakson, Anne Makinen and after the Irish beat Colorado. defense,” Weis said. Monica Gerardo by scoring her “And hopefully we can pull that The Trojans started the sea­ 15th career postseason goal. off again and make it to the son with a 50-14 victory over The Big Ten champions and Final Four and have a run at No. 5 Arkansas in Fayetteville No. 2 seed Lions (18-4-3) the championship.” before earning easy wins over clawed their way to Alumni Shaner knows the influence Nebraska and Arizona. USC Field on a 1-0 win over Boston playing in front of a home then struggled for three College Sunday night in crowd can have, and pointed to weeks with close wins over University Park, Pa. the 2004 National Washington, Washington State Penn State is led by Co-Big Championship run as evidence. and Arizona State. The fen Defensive Player of the “I know two years ago when I Trojans’ close calls finally year defender Ah Kreiger, one was on that national champi­ caught up to them Oct. 28 in of 15 finalists for the Hermann onship team, that made the dif­ Corvallis, Ore. USC fell behind Trophy, given to the nation’s ference,” she said. “When we 33-10 with 4:51 left in the best player. She joins Notre played here in the fourth round third quarter. Trojans quar­ Dame’s Hanks and senior mid­ NCAA game against Portland, terback John David Booty fielder Jen Buczkowski on that that made a world of difference threw three touchdowns in list. and gave us a huge advantage.” the final 16 minutes, but Penn State is no stranger to Throughout the year, the Irish when his two-point conver­ the Elite Eight. The Lady Lions ranked third in the country in sion attempt with seven sec­ will be making their eighth home crowd attendance with onds left failed the Beavers appearance in the 13 years of more than 2,000 per game. completed the upset. the program, while Notre Dame Shaner is still overcoming a Since that loss, Southern clocks its 10th trip in that same bout with meningitis that kept California has outscored its time. Still, Friday’s match will her from practicing the last two opponents 100-19, including a be just the second between the weeks and limited her to 26 23-9 win over California two powerhouses and the first minutes in Friday’s win. She Saturday to earn a spot in the since Notre Dame downed Penn trained Monday with the Irish, Rose Bowl — that is, if the State 2-1 in the 2001 season and Waldrum said if she isn’t

Trojans don’t make the BCS DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer opener. ready to play 90 minutes National Championship. Irish receiver Jeff Samardzija cuts upfield in Notre Dame’s 41- “Penn State historically has a Friday, he will utilize her off “I think that sometimes they 9 win over Army Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium. great program,” Irish coach the bench again as much as he don’t get enough kudos, and I Randy Waldrum said, adding can. think that Coach [Pete] Carroll that the Lions have several Waldrum said he will have and his staff have done a his passes for 2,417 yards, 22 Oregon Nov. 11. Fellow fresh­ players he recruited. “It’s defi­ the team to his house for an great job,” Weis said. “They touchdowns and only six man C.J. Gable started for nitely going to be like a Final early Thanksgiving dinner blow out Stanford, they go interceptions. USC a g a in st C alifornia and Four game. They’re a very good Thursday prepared by his wife beat Oregon, they beat Cal Southern California’s tail­ gained 91 yards on 19 carries. team.” Dianna. last night, and they’re in the backs also have had the “It’s obvious what they’ve Friday will be the 101st game “It’s a nice tradition we’ve same position they always are responsibility of following a been able to do with their played by this historic senior alw ays d o n e ,” he said. “So — PAC 10 c h a m p s w ith a Heisman Trophy winner in running backs is they lost class and the last time it suits many kids won’t have the chance of winning a national Reggie Bush and an NFL Reggie and they lost LenDale, up to play in front of its home opportunity to go home with us championship like they draftee in LenDale White. and these other guys have crowd. After going 90-7-3 in playing. We’re looking forward always do.” Red-shirt junior Chauncey stepped right in and per­ the previous 100 matches — to that.” And Weis said he is well Washington leads the Trojans formed really well,” Weis including 52-2-1 at home — the Though Waldrum said the aware of Carroll’s 19-0 record with 703 yards on 144 car­ said. “It seems like every time Irish must win this final home team plans a large feast, they in November since joining ries. True freshman you turn around they’ve got a stand to advance to the College will eat early enough that the USC in 2001. Emmanuel Moody was USC’s new front-line running back Cup semifinals in Cary, NC. Not Irish will remain hungry for As a first-year starter most efficient running back that runs real well.” surprisingly, emotions should victory Friday night. replacing Heisman Trophy with a 5.8 yards-per-carry run high when the Irish seniors winner Matt Leinart, Booty average before tearing liga­ Contact Ken Fowler at take Alumni Field for the last Contact Tim Dougherty at has completed 62.3 percent of ments in his ankle against [email protected] time. [email protected]

here. He has some tremen­ Jamboree. Ben Ryan, the Hockey dous offensive upside that is final Notre Dame offensive going to help us a lot,” recruit, joined him in Blaine. continued from page 20 Jackson said. Ryan is currently in his Ridderwall has also played second season in the USHL wingers, who are currently a season alongside Billy with the defending champion both playing in the USHL, Maday — the third of four Des Moines Buccaneers. He were teammates in their new forwards. Maday and is currently fifth in the home country before coming Ridderwall were numbers league in scoring with four to North America. one and two respectively in goals and 12 assists in his Ridderwall currently leads scoring last season when first dozen games this year. the Tri-City Storm with 15 they led the Chicago Chill to Before playing with the points in the young season. the Midget AAA finals before Bucs, Ryan played AAA Bergman is also holding his losing in the last game. Midget hockey in Detroit own with four goals in eight The seven degrees of sepa­ with incoming defenseman games for the Cedar Rapids ration continues with Maday, Ian Cole. Cole weighs in at RoughRiders. who recently spent three 210 pounds and is the “He is more dynamic than days in Blaine, Minn, at the biggest of the seven new anyone that we have had USA Hockey Junior bodies. His size will be need­ ed to help replace graduat­ ing defenseman Wes O’Neill (6-foot-4, 231 pounds) and Tom Sawatske (5-foot-ll, 196). “We were not necessarily looking to get bigger on defense, but we were looking

to get a little more physical,” LAURIE HUNT/The Observer Jackson said. Irish goaltender Dave Brown makes a save against Michigan State All three defensive addi­ Friday at the Joyce Center. Brown had 26 saves in the win. tions for Notre Dame are currently teammates on the US National U-18 team. between the pipes, but he gerous. They will be back at Teddy Ruth is a tough has proved that he has the hom e and I’m sure they will defender from Naperville, 111. mental and physical tools be fired up,” Jackson said. “1 who was also has the ability needed to be one of the best don’t think they want to lose to put the puck in the net in the nation. six in a row.” when it is needed. From his Meanwhile, the current Last season Notre Dame spot at the point this season, Irish team will be spending beat and tied UNO in a two he has five goals and eight the abbreviated break on the game series in Omaha. The assists in 16 games. road in Omaha, Neb. The Irish were led by Josh Sciba, The defensive corps is Mavericks (3-6-3, 2-5-1 who had two goals and an rounded out by goaltender CCIIA) are currently on a assist in the 4-1 victory to Brad Phillips. At 6-foot-2, five-game losing streak dat­ start off the weekend. LAURIE HUNT/The Observer 163 pounds the netminder ing back to a 4-3 loss to Irish defenseman Brock Sheahan battles for the puck in Notre will likely need to put on A laska Nov. 3. Contact Dan Murphy Dame’s 4-0 win over Michigan State Friday at the Joyce Center. some weight before stepping “They’re going to be dan­ at [email protected] Tuesday, November 21, 2006 The Observer ♦ TODAY page 19

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N otre D a m e S o cc er Alive and kickin' Shaner hopes to last entire Clark and co. ride into game as Irish prepare for Virginia to face Cavaliers Penn State Friday at home on road to first Final Four

By TIM DOUGHERTY By ERIC RETTER Sports Writer Associate Sports Editor

While the tournament opponents No. 12 Notre Dame is one step Notre Dame sent home eat leftover away from its first-ever Final Four, turkey this weekend, the Irish hope to but Irish coach Bobby Clark isn’t feast on Lions when they welcome approaching the team’s quarterfinal Penn State to Alumni Field Friday in a matchup with No. 4 Virginia any 7:30 p.m. Elite Eight showdown for the differently. right to keep playing. “You can’t get caught up in the No. 1 Notre Dame (23-0-1) comes off prize, you have to focus on what a 3-0 win over No. 16 Colorado last you’re doing,” he said. “We give Friday, in which sophomore forwards Virginia full respect, but we don’t Brittany Bock (two goals) and Kerri change our preparation for any­ Hanks (one goal, one assist) led the one.” Irish into Friday’s quarterfinal JENNIFER KANGZThe O bserver With the game on Friday, Clark is Irish defender Jack Traynor splits Illinois-Chicago midfielders in Notre Dame’s 1-0 seeNCAA/page 18 second round NCAA win Nov. 15 at Alumni Field. see ELITE /page 17

M e n ’s B asketball Eight day layoff to end next Monday against Lehigh

Thanksgiving weekend part of 1) lost to Butler on Nov. 13, W ashington D.C. on Dec. 3 to big games coming up after By CHRIS KHOREY their schedule open in order however, and will not head to take on Maryland at the Thanksgiving break,” fresh­ Associate Sports Editor to accommodate the semifi­ New York. Verizon Center, home of the man forward Luke Harangody nals and finals of the NIT After taking on the NBAs Washington Wizards. said. “It should be a good After a 74-50 win over The Season Tip-Off at Madison Mountain Hawks Monday, the Four days later, the Irish will challenge for us.” Citadel Sunday, Notre Dame Square Garden, which they Irish will play Winston-Salem play their first big home Harangody scored 18 points will have eight days off before would have reached with two State at home two days later. game of the year against in 17 minutes off the bench taking on Lehigh Monday at wins last week in the opening Then the schedule gets Alabama at the Joyce Center Sunday. Notre Dame coach the Joyce Center. rounds of the tournament in tougher. Dec. 7. The Irish left the Indianapolis. Notre Damp (3- Notre Dame will travel to “I’m getting ready for the see HOOPS/page 17

H ockey F ootball Seven stars ink promise Weis praises Southern Cal to suit up in South Bend Coach knows Irish face talented team Current squad takes careers. “It was about finding guys By KEN FOWLER who could skate, guys who on Nebraska-Omaha Sports Editor competed hard and guys who could think the game,” Irish By DAN MURPHY coach Jeff Jackson said. Irish coach Charlie Weis Sports Writer All seven players .have will have his usual Tuesday been ranked by NHL scouts press conference today, but as either an A (mostly likely his normal 10-minute open­ The future of Notre Dame will be drafted in the first ing assessment of Notre hockey continues to look three rounds) or a B (a Dame’s upcoming opponent bright with the official potential late-round selec­ will be gone. He did that announcement of the 2007- tion) for this year’s entry Sunday. OS recruiting class. The Irish draft. With the Irish leaving for will welcome seven new The most recent commit­ Los Angeles Thursday players to their roster next ment came a few weeks ago afternoon, Weis combined fall — four forwards, two from forward Robin his post-game wrap with a defenseman and a goalie. Bergman. Bergman joins fel­ pre-game analysis of The group already has an low Swede Callie Ridderwall Southern California — unusually high level of as the first two players from including its explosive chemistry, with each mem­ their country ever to come to offense. USC’s 31.1 points ber having played with at Notre Dame. The two per game are 19th in JESSICA LEE/The Observer least one of his teammates at Irish quarterback Brady Quinn, left, hands off to running back some point in their hockey 1 see HOCKEY/page 18 see TROJANS/page 18 Darius Walker in a 41-9 Irish win over Army Saturday at home.

NO W OM EN’S BBALL ND VOLLEYBALL SMC BASKETBALL ND WATER POLO NO CROSS COUNTRY NCAA BASKETBALL M U, O Notre Dame at Notre Dame at Saint Mary’s 72 No. 11 Notre Dame Led by All-American Memphis 77 USC Ohio Anderson 69 goes 1-2 and places 13th sophomore Patrick Oklahoma 65 Belles guard Alison in national tournament, Smyth, Notre Dame Memphis upsets No. cc a Friday, 8 p.m. Friday, 5 p.m. Kessler scores with including a win over places 19th of 31 teams 12 Sooners to advance The Irish head to Notre Dame plays No. under a minute left to Columbia. in the NCAA to Maui Invitational Southern Gal in search of 18 Ohio in its last regu­ beat Ravens. Championships. semi-finals. a- s their first road win. lar season match. CO page 17 page 16 page 14 page 15 page 15 page 14