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By CHRIS LAWLER prepares for News Writer Displaying his hallmark of vivid and humorous Easter Vigil retelling of various personal experiences, poet, musician and diarist Jim Carroll spoke Tuesday night at the Sophomore Literary Festival in By ERICA THESING Washington Hall. Assistant News Editor Dressed in blue jeans, a black shirt and black boots, and slightly stooping over the podium, As Catholics around the world celebrate Carroll read several selections from his 1987 Ash Wednesday today, 40 people in the work, "Forced Entries." The short story “A Day Notre Dame community begin their final at the Races” offered a unique perspective on a preparations for initiation into the Catholic sexually transmitted disease. Church. 11 is next tale was a humorous recounting of an The participants in this year’s RCIA (Rite of early performance where he killed a cockroach Christian Initiation of Adults) program at with a can of Raid. The performance generated Notre Dame are split into two groups. Twelve audience and critical praise, much to the amuse­ of the participants are catechumens, who are ment of Carroll, who said he came up with the unbaptized people seeking membership in idea merely to kill time. the Church. They will receive the sacraments Carroll read a brief piece from an unreleased of Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation at novel, then shifted gears and presented several of the Easter Vigil in the Basilica of the Sacred his works of poetry. “Facts" was a humorous 1 leart. piece marking a departure from the dry w it and The remaining 28 are candidates, baptized humor exhibited in his prose works. Christians seeking full communion in the In "Eight Fragments for Kurt Cobain" Carroll, Church. They will receive Eucharist and also an accomplished musician, empathized with Confirmation at the Vigil. the pressures of fame and the downward spiral of Each catechumen and candidate has a drug use that Cobain endured. Ultimately, he sponsor to help him or her through this jour­ questioned Cobain's commitment to the energy ney. The catechumen or candidate may and fulfillm ent of his art, and asked why such a select a sponsor, or receive one through violent final act was necessary. Campus Ministry. “Train Surfing” was another work Carroll Freshman Jason Braun, sponsor of fresh­ selected for the evening. Based on Carroll's man catechumen Keith Anderson, hopes that observations in Rio de Janeiro, the poem offered receiving the sacraments will be very mean­ ingful for Anderson. Braun spoke especially a first-person perspective of a youth who The Observer/Michelle Keefe "surfed" atop a bullet train in a drug-impaired Jim Carroll, author of “The Basketball Diaries,” read selections of his about the sacrament of the Eucharist, which state. poetry, short stories, and a piece from his unreleased novel Tuesday he called a gift. Carroll’s works have appeared in "Rolling during the Sophomore Literary Festival in Washington Hall. The "1 would hope he I Anderson I would gain a Stone" and “ Poetry” magazines, and in the film Festival continues through Friday with readings each night, including a love for the Church and the Catholic faith “Poetry in Motion." In addition to three music student reading Thursday. that will grow for the rest of his life,” Braun albums with the Jim Carroll Band, Carroll said. “ I also hope he would truly cherish that released a spoken-word recording, "Praying Mantis, in The 32nd Annual Sophomore Literary continues gift he receives.” 1991. Wednesday with author Raymond Feist. Thursday will Carroll, born and raised in New York City, is best feature readings by Notre Dame students and the T h e P rocess known as the author of “The Basketball Diaries," a Festival concludes Friday with author and poet Annie On this Sunday, the first Sunday of Lent, chronicle of his time as a high-school basketball star at Finch. All readings are in Washington Hall, followed by the catechumens and candidates will partic- Manhattan’s Trinity High School. a reception in LaFortune Ballroom. sec RCIA / page 4 Performa group meets with campus, reports findings

By COLLEEN McCARTHY Maintaining a student-centered teaching space, improving residence Saint Mary's News Editor ______environment was key, according to hall space and improving dining Marrow. space. The first step of defining the future “When students suggested the need Performa is currently in the for Saint Mary’s came at a campus- for a multi-purpose student center on process of conducting a space utiliza­ wide meeting with the Performa campus, they were right on target. tion study at Saint Mary's. Consulting group. There is a definite need for that,” she “You have a lot of space on cam­ “This is a historic moment for the said. pus, but it is not being used as effi­ present and future of Saint Mary’s Making the campus more student- ciently as it could be,” said Marrow. College,” said College president centered also includes other facilities, Students meeting with Performa Marilou Eldred. “We are defining the Marrow said. frequently voiced a need for improv­ future of facilities needed and config­ “The recommendation in that area ing residence hall space and creating uring of current facilities." is more far-reaching than just a stu­ a more independent living environ­ The meeting was the culmination of dent center,” she said. “For example, ment, Marrow said. the first phase of the project, which Health Services is in an area that is “It’s not so much we heard as we included meetings with representa­ less than desirable in terms of being observed students need a living space tives from all major campus con­ student-centered.” that will help the transition between stituency groups. Performa both created and priori­ college living and independent liv­ Of 66 total recommendations made tized a list of needs for the College, ing.” she said. by Performa, 29 are one-percent rec­ with improved communication One option M arrow mentioned was ommendations, meaning the cost is among campus constituencies and apartment or suite-style accommoda­ under $5,000. There are 37 addition­ the outside community topping the tions. al recommendations, each having list. “This is one of the most seen things costs over $5,000, said Carolyn In response to this, Performa rec­ in higher education right now,” she Marrow, Performa representative. ommended holding a College “ media said. The Observer/Manuela Hernandez Carolyn Marrow, a representative for the Performa “Now that we have a fairly good day” in the fall to better acquaint Addressing the issue of dining Consulting group, presented the group’s 66 recom­ idea of what the needs of the campus members of local electronic and print space includes current plans to reno- mendations for improvements at Saint Mary's during are, we can pursue the next phases,” media about College events. Tuesday’s campus-wide meeting. she said. Other priorities included examining see PERFORMA / page 6 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, February 17, 1999

INSIDE COLUMN Give it up O utside the Dom e XI Compiled from U-Wire reports Well folks, it’s here. Ash Wednesday. The beginning of the 40-day season of fish, sacri­ fice and self-righteousness we like to call Utah professor influential in reforming Miranda law Lent. ______SALT LAKE CITY irrelevant because Dickerson gave Remember when we Criminals w ill no longer be able to the confession voluntarily. were kids asking our claim protection on account of tech­ “The 4th Circuit said that we’re not brothers and sisters and nicalities under the Miranda warn­ going to get into technical rights schoolmates what we ing, due to the efforts of a Utah law about Miranda,” ho said. “The main were giving up for Lent? professor. issue is whether the confession was Worrying about how to Paul Cassell has been advocating voluntary." decide? Discussing it end reform for the laws governing the Cassell won a case in the U.S. lessly as the inevitable Miranda warning. Monday, the 4th District Court in Salt Lake City on a Wednesday drew ever Colleen Gaughen Circuit Court of Appeals handed sim ilar argument on Dec. 31, 1997. closer? Wondering what down the decision that defendants in top of that. Those new rules are that “It was the same issue, and the Associate V iew point the cafeteria w ill serve federal cases cannot suppress confes­ police have to give warning to sus­ court agreed with me,” Cassell said. Editor on Fridays? sions. pects,” he said. “Congress peeled “There are those who would argue Not much has “For the last seven years, I have back those additional safeguards and the other way and say the Miranda is changed. I have heard way too much talk been trying to raise the issue as a went back to the original voluntari­ a constitutional right, but the court around this overgrown parochial school lately neutral force on the court,” Cassell ness approach. The crim inal doesn’t agreed with me.” about "what we’re going to give up for Lent." said. have to say anything.” The circuit court decided the We still ask one another what the Great The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. In United States vs. Dickerson, the Miranda rules are not constitutional Sacrifice will be, discussing it endlessly as our Constitution forbids forced self­ defendant argued he didn’t got his rights, but are only “safeguards" days to indulge in decadence grow fewer and incrimination. Courts have interpret­ Miranda warning early on, and police Congress can change and modify. fewer. And we still wonder what amazing ed that to be a protection against didn’t read him his rights until after This decision does not discount the concoctions the dining halls will come up with “involuntary” confession, Cassell he confessed, Cassell said. “ He got off Miranda warning, but it does not on Fridays. said. for the technicality.” allow criminals to claim defense on In the midst of our self-righteous pondering, “The Miranda added new rules on He argued that the technicality was such a technicality, he said. I do believe we have forgotten that Christ commands us to internalize sacrifice. Don’t tell one another that you are fasting or make a big scene in the street, he says, but rather 0 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 0 DUKE UNIVERSITY keep it to yourselves. He knows. So why do we Students fight single-sex dorm policy Company admits to giving fake awards ask and inform one another what we’re giving up for Lent? It’s none of anyone’s business! And if you really think about it, how could WASHINGTON, D C. DURHAM, N.C. our insignificant sacrifices ever compare to The American Civil Liberties Union will review Thursday AdamsVision failed to deliver its Scholar-Leadership Christ’s? They can’t. I know the custom is the case of two GW freshmen who are battling the Award, stinging three Duke freshman and 51 students born of the ages, but denying ourselves University’s single-sex room policy. Crawford Hall residents nationwide and leading many to accuse the company’s chocolate, or smoking, or television, or any of Clark Harding and Kathy Rooney said they lobbied Senior founder of trickery. Last January, 51 college-bound high the other little things we give up don’t make Assistant Dean of Students Mike Walker for a policy change school seniors thought they had hit the scholarship jackpot. us better people. Besides, you know, you just at a Feb. 2 meeting. Rooney said W alker told her if the These outstanding scholars, among them three current Duke know that you’re going to sneak in a candy University receives enough student and administrative sup­ freshmen, won the AdamsVision USA Scholar-Leadership bar or a cigarette or a sitcom when the going port, a change in the policy could happen within a year and Award, which promised them $10,000 per year for four gets tough or when you feel you “deserve” it a half. Walker, however, could not give an update on the sit­ years. One year later, the students haven’t seen a single cent somehow. uation because he said changing housing policies is a long and AdamsVision has admitted that the money was never My absolute favorite reason we have for our and slow process. “Change is slow ... especially of this mag­ there. Val Adams, who founded the Houston-based compa­ “sacrifices ” during Lent, however, is when nitude,” Walker said. Rooney said she hopes the ACLU will ny, said he is still trying to procure funding. “ I'm very sad­ they somehow benefit us. Oh, I’m giving up take the case when it reviews proposed litigation at its dened that we’re at the point that we arh, but at the same sweets because I'm trying to lose weight. Oh, monthly meeting Thursday. Rooney and Harding have con­ time I’m very hopeful that we will get these scholarships I’m trying to quit smoking so I’m giving it up tinued to plead their case through e-mails to deans in the started and be able to continue our commitment.” he told for Lent. Oh, I need to study more so I’m giv­ Community Living and Learning Center. The Associated Press. ing up watching TV. Um, doesn’t that defeat the purpose? Now, I know there are a lot of seriously ■ 0 UNIVERSITY OF 10%' devout believers here who will more than likely make some equally serious sacrifices. Universities support sweatshop code Board opposes tuition reciprocity I’ve known people who have given up coats, shoes and using their cars. Now that’s sacri­ COLUMBUS, Ohio IOWA CITY fice. A spree of protests at Duke, Georgetown and Wisconsin Members of the Iowa state Board of Regents oppose a pro­ But why do we need a designated season to has rekindled the debate on the use of sweatshops to manu­ posed bill in the state House of Representatives that would remember Christ? We don’t. We can celebrate facture collegiate-logo apparel. Following a student sit-in allow students from neighboring states to pay in-state tuition and mourn Him every day, and we should. that ended Friday, the University of Wisconsin, with the sup­ at regents’ institutions. Tuition reciprocity, an issue that has Not just during Lent. And truly remembering port of 18 other universities, proposed a code to the been brought up in the Legislature several times in past Jesus calls for more than personal sacrifice, Collegiate Licensing Company, which represents some 170 years, allows non-Iowa residents to pay a resident rate. The internalized or displayed. He asked us to universities nationwide, but not Ohio State. The proposed bill would permit the board to negotiate reciprocity agree­ remember the weak, the sick, the cold, the code is an attempt to monitor the factories in which colle­ ments with other states. “ 1 don’t have a desire to have reci­ hungry, and the lonely. Not just between giate apparel is made. Claire Herbst, campus editor for the procity because I don’t know if we’ll end up on the short or February and April, but all days, every day. University of Wisconsin Badger Herald, said the university’s long end of the stick,” said Regent David Fisher. Not eating meat on Fridays is ridiculous too sit-in was based on three principles their chancellor eventu­ “Nonresident tuition is very important, and it keeps resident (especially the absurd absence of bacon bits). ally backed. “The first and most important was a push for tuition reasonable.” Minnesota has reciprocity agreements It used to be a big sacrifice when the custom full disclosure,” she said. “The current regulations do not with Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Ontario, was developed and meat was such a rarity, require companies to say where their facilities are located." Canada. The cost of in-state and reciprocal tuition at the but more often than not nowadays, fish would Herbst said the other objectives called for the enforcement University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, for the 1998-99 school be the greater sacrifice, especially if you’re of a living wage, which is similar to a minimum wage. year is $4,458. from the coast. 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B lack History M onth Presentation explores identification and stereotypes

By RUTH SNELL why you exist, ” King said. "You don’t News Writer think about it until it happens to you. Some people haven’t experienced Using role-playing as a method to strong stereotypical situations, and express race and age-based stereo­ have a harder time recognizing the types, Bertha King, diversity support reality and effect of these situations.” specialist at Memorial Hospital, spoke She also stressed the necessity of about identification and how these building relationships without stereo­ stereotypes affect people Tuesday typing people. evening. “Reality is when peo­ King’s presenta­ ple presume to know us, tion, “Confident they w ill put up signs to Students in NLESS WE GET PAST prove they know our cul­ Turbulent Times," ture,” King said. “And SOCIETAL STEREOTYP­ I was part of Saint ‘U: for every person they Mary’s College and ING, IT’S NOT POSSIBLE TO think they know, there the Office of are that many more they SEE PEOPLE FOR THEIR TRUE Multicultural Affairs’ don’t. How long will it continuing celebra­ SELVES. I SHOULD BE ABLE take people to realize tion of Black History TO KNOW WHO I AM ... that there is so much Month. value, in each of us?" “Unless we get WITHOUT BEING IN A POLITI­ King told a story that past societal stereo­ CAL PARTY OR RACE OR affected how she saw typing, it’s not possi­ herself when confronted ble to see people for MINORITY POPULATION.’ with stereotypes, both as their true solves." a w om an and as an King said. “ I should African-American. She be able to know who B e r t h a K in o explained that at a job I am, and other peo­ DIVERSITY SUPPORT SPECIALIST interview in the late ple w ithout being in 1960s, the interviewers a political party or race or minority took her picture with a Polaroid cam­ population ” era and then made fun of the picture The Observer/Manuele Hernandez People often question minorities while she was still in the room. Bertha King, diversity support specialist at Memorial Hospital, spoke with audience about their background as an attempt “1 glimpsed the picture and wanted members Tuesday during her presentation on stereotypes. “Some people haven't to find out where they are from, but to cry and tell everybody off,” King experienced strong stereotypical situations and have a harder time recognizing the reality and effect of these situations,” King said. this only breeds feelings of difference said. “I wasn’t interested in the job and separation, King said. anymore, but how do you hold your thought a lot of those days were past incidents of racism and prejudice [now] "You have to justify who you are and head up and gracefully walk out? I now, but I find that there are as many as then.”

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gion and why Catholics do some rience for both of us. We’re both students and two undergradu­ plans a retreat each semester of the things they do.” learning a lot. It’s been quite ates, as well as for those involved in the RCIA RCIA He explained that RCIA, amazing.” Schmitz, Frank Santoni of program. continued from page 1 because it involves the educa­ Campus Ministry and Father “ It has definitely taught me a tion of adults as opposed to chil­ T h e T e a m Peter Rocca, rector of the lot about the Catholic faith,” ipate in the Rite of Sending. This dren, is a good alternative to The candidates and the spon­ Basilica of the Sacred Heart. said sophomore Dawn Lardner, ceremony marks the sending of Sunday school or Catholic sors are not the only ones The team meets each Tuesday a team member. “It’s interesting both groups to Saint Matthew’s schools. He said that children involved in this journey. The to plan presentations and topics because we are there to teach Cathedral where Bishop John might not understand the things RCIA program is directed by a for the catechumens and candi­ them, but through the research D’Arcy will officially recognize they are learning. team of 13 people, including dates to study during their we do and the presentations we them in Monday's Rite of “ It’s just that I feel like I want seminarians, Master of Divinity Sunday meetings. The team also give, we learn a lot.” Election celebration. After the to learn more about the religion, Rite of Election, the catechu­ and this seems like the best mens will be known as the elect. way,” he said. “ I think RCIA is a This new name reflects the idea good alternative. I think I'm Contest sponsored by the College of Business that they are sent, with the sup­ learning more because I'm an port of the faith community, to adult.” the Bishop to join God’s elect. “ It means that the community T h e S p o n s o r s Notre Dame supports them and encourages The role of the sponsor is to them to continue in their faith walk along with the catechumen In the New Millennium journey, and we continue to or candidate on his or her jo u r­ welcome them into our faith,” ney throughout the RCIA said Tami Schmitz, RCIA direc­ process, said Schmitz. to r for Anderson said Campus that his sponsor, © © ©*© © © Ministry. freshman Jason “Also, the Braun, helps Y SPONSOR IS A W hat will Notre Dam e be like in the new Millennium? Twenty years from now, what will the campus Bishop will him answer REALLY RELIGIOUS look like? How will students learn? What will residential life be like? W hat new fields of study will be welcome them ‘m : questions about added? Will social life still exist In the form of the ever-popular SYR? The College of Business specifically at guy. Anything I’m con­ Church teach­ invites you to be a futurist and participate in a competition. the Rite of ings. fu s e d ABOUT OR DON’T Election. They “ My sponsor is Eligibility: _ A have been KNOW ABOUT, I CAN ASK a really religious J ^ A ll Notre Dame Juniors, Sophomores, and First Year students. Students can chosen, or HIM. If he doesn’t know guy,” Anderson work in groups of up to five people. ‘elected,’ to be said. “Anything Prizes per part of our THE ANSWER, HE LL FIND IT I’m confused submission: faith commu­ OUT.’ about or don’t First Prize: $ 1,500 and presentation to the Business Advisory Council nity.” know about, I Second Prize: $750 Lent is can ask him. If Third Prize: $500 known as the K e i t h A n d e r s o n he doesn’t know Requirements: p eriod of CATECHUMEN the answer, he’ll * Purification find it out.” 1. To enter the contest, send e-mail to state your participation by Monday, and Enlightenment in the RCIA B raun is March l“ to [email protected], An information session will be held for all process. During this time, the enthusiastic about his role as participants at 5:00 PM on March 1“ in Room 204 CoBA. newly elect and candidates will sponsor. He explained that he Imagine It is the year 2020. Create a view book for undergraduate focus more deeply on their met Anderson through Air admissions in the year 2020 (12-15 pages). prayer life, the Scriptures and Force ROTC and offered to help Please touch upon the following five topics In your writing: a. Campus life b. Student profile what their membership in the Anderson through the RCIA c. Curriculum issues d. Learning environment faith community means to them, process. e. Spiritual life said Tami Schmitz, RCIA direc­ “When he was talking about it Projects are due on April 12, 1999. tor for Campus Ministry. at the beginning of the year, I Winners will be notified by April 26, 1999. “That’s the final preparation jumped at the opportunity,” he toward receiving the sacra­ said. “I was tickled pink to be Questions: ments,” she said. able to do it.” Contact Sarah Knapp at Knapp.9@nri erin or 631 -3277. * Anderson said that this time Braun said that he has tried to would allow him to be sure that be there for Anderson and help he is ready to receive the sacra­ in any way he can. ments. Anderson explained that “I haven’t pushed him a lot. although he is unbaptized, he I’ve tried to be a sounding was raised as a Catholic and is board,” he said. fa m ilia r w ith the Mass. He is “Pretty much I’m just a com­ eager to receive communion, panion at this point. He’s on the enabling him to participate fully road. I’m like a road guard that in the Mass. starts making noise. He can “Being hero was a good drive himself.” opportunity, with the programs Braun also emphasized that and the classes being so readily the process has benefited him ­ available,” he said. “ I'm getting self as much as Anderson. He closer to God.” explained that he and Anderson take trips to the Grotto together Freshman Patrick Murphy, JUNIORS another candidate, expressed and keep each other account­ similar feelings. able for things such as praying “I’m trying to be more before meals. Catholic myself,” he said. “I “It really helps my faith out,” understand more about the reli- he said. “ It’s been a good expe- look out!

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■ WORLD nitWb DHIcl b ■ First Lady considers Senate WASHINGTON H illary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she would give "careful thought” to running for a U.S. Senate seat from New York. Three confi­ dants said she was talking with supporters about what it would take to run a serious campaign. The first lady promised to make her decision later this year. President Clinton said on Monday she would be “te rrific in the Senate." Mrs. Clinton said she was deeply gratified by “the large number of people who have encouraged me to consider running” for the Senate seat being opened by the retirement of Democratic Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynilian in 2000. lust four days after the end of her husband's impeachment ordeal, Clinton said she had not been able to give much thought to a potential candidacy but would he able to focus on it now. She said she would make her decision later this year. Woman teaches husband a lesson by burning house down COLUMBIA, Tenn. A woman who police say wanted to teach her new husband a lesson about the dangers of smoking in bed was charged with burning down the house. Linda Stewart, 39, put a lit cigarette on the couple's bed Sunday and left the house, police said. “She admitted to AFP Photo intentionally starting the fire," Detective Kurds gather outside the Greek Embassy in London, mounting a demonstration. Police negotiated Tuesday with about 50 Kurdish protesters who have barricaded themselves inside the Embassy as part of an international wave of protests over the detention of Mickey Jones said. “According to her, he had Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan. fallen asleep the night before and left a ciga­ rette burning, and it burned a small area on the bed. So she said she was going to show Kurds protest rebel leader’s detention him wluit could happen if she didn't catch it." Her husband, Tim, was not home when A s s o c ia t e d P r e s s Greek embassies or con­ four others hostage at the Kurds also held the Greek when the fire started about 10:30 a.m. When sulates they occupied or set Greek Embassy in Vienna, missions in London and in he returned, the house was gutted. Stewart ATHENS themselves afire. and also seized the Kenyan Bern, Switzerland, and the was arrested on arson charges. The Stewarts Kurdish protesters seized Turkey announced today Embassy in the Austrian Greek consulate in Berlin. were married two months ago. Greek missions around that it had arrested Ocalan, capital, police said. The The protesters threatened Europe today, taking diplo­ the leader of Kurds fighting ambassador was unharmed. to set themselves on fire if Shampoo sham leads to arrest mats and families hostage, for autonomy in the south­ In Bonn, a diplomat in the police tried to eject them. LOS ANGELES in mass protests over the eastern part of the country. Greek Embassy and an offi­ Two women were serious­ Call it a shampoo sham. Ten truckloads of arrest of a fugitive Kurdish Turkey has long sought to cial in the Kenyan Embassy ly burned when they set counterfeit Paul Mitchell shampoo have been leader. prosecute Ocalan on terror­ were caught in the seized themselves on fire during destroyed because the product could have The Kurds accused ism charges. Greece denied buildings, police said. Kurds protests in Berlin and marred the integrity of the designer brand, Greece of allowing guerrilla any role in his arrest. occupying the Greek con­ Copenhagen, Denmark. A authorities said. The phony suds also pose a leader Abdullah Ocalan to In the Netherlands, hun­ sulate in Milan, Italy, woman seen with her health risk to consumers, said Los Angeles be taken from its embassy dreds of angry Kurds forced released six officials after clothes alight at the London County Prosecutor Bill Clark. “Who knows in Kenya and transported to their way,through a police holding them for several protest was taken to a hos­ what the next counterfeiter will put in a bot­ Turkey, and they vented cordon in The Hague and hours, Italian news agen­ pital. It was not known if tle? It is important for people to have confi­ their fury on Greek missions into the house of the Greek cies said. she set herself on fire. dence in a trademark,” Clark said. in at least 21 European ambassador before dawn. French police stormed the In Strasbourg, France, Investigators confiscated nearly $1 million cities. They were holding three Kenyan Embassy in Paris, police were able to eject worth of the shampoo and made three Protesters took hostages people, including the ejecting 16 Kurds and free­ Kurds holding the Greek arrests after tracking the phony suds to a at Greek missions in the envoy’s wife and 8-year-old ing seven Kenyan officials consulate, arresting 20 and Los Angeles-area bottler in February 1997. Netherlands, Austria, son, police spokeswoman they had held for several in ju rin g several slightly in The bogus product was burned in a New Germany, and Italy, and the Lineke Bennema said. The hours. And in the German the scuffles, French televi­ York incinerator earlier this month. Police Kenyan Embassy in Paris, ambassador was not a city of Leipzig, police eject­ sion said. In Germany, are still searching for Joseph Thompson, the but no injuries were report­ hostage. ed Kurds occupying the police stormed consulates in alleged ringleader of the counterfeiting oper­ ed. In cities across Europe, Kurdish protesters took Greek consulate, freeing Stuttgart and Cologne to ation. Thompson. 33, ran his own shampoo Kurds threatened to burn the Greek ambassador and three officials. remove protesters. company until it went out of business in 1996. Prosecutors contend he then started relabeling generic shampoo as the costlier Paul Mitchell brand. New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras Market Watch: 2/16 Associated Press for Zulu and Rex, two of the largest said. parades. Satin-clad angels rubbed elbows Dow AMEX: NEW ORLEANS “We're here every year. It’s a com­ w ith clowns and cowboys along St. J o n es 695.84 M e rry makers danced in the bination family reunion and party. 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By JOSHUA BOURGEOIS serve meat because they arc News Writer cash-based. La Bella said. Burger King and The As Lent begins, Burger Huddle are not completely King and The Huddle will abandoning the Catholic cus­ continue serving meat on tom. Fridays, even though both “The marketing people for North and South Dining Halls both Burger King and the refrain from this in accor­ Huddle are working on dance with the Catholic cus­ advertisements that will pro­ tom. mote the non-meat products The Office of Information Technologies’ “The Huddle has always sold here,” said La Bella. had the tradition of continu­ La Bella hopes these ing to serve meat on those advertisements will remind Solutions Center is having an early days and Burger King will do the students they can still the same,” said Jim La Bella, find non-meat products at "Spring Technology Sale." operations manager of the Burger King, The Huddle Huddle. “There are students and the other eating places February 19,1999 who are not Catholic and within LaFortune. therefore do not partake in “A BK Big Fish sandwich, a 9:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m. the custom, and we are here cheese or vegetable pizza, a if they want a bacon cheese­ Mediterranean Garden sub burger or any other meat and a grilled cheese sand­ University of Notre Dame product.” wich with tomato soup can Stepan Center Burger King and The be found daily here I in Huddle can also continue to LaFortunel,” said La Bella. All new computers, monitors, and printers have been discounted beyond our already low educational pricing. meals a day in the dining hall. Performa They either buy that or they Used systems, from the Campus Workstation Program, don't. Another option would be have been priced to sell quickly. continued from page 1 exploring the possibility of a more flexible meal plan which vate the Noble Family Dining many other institutions have,” Hall. she said. If you’re in the market for a computer, “The plans involve leaving The next campus-wide meet­ come to Stepan Center to see for yourself. the dining hall where it is but ing w ill be on March 16 at 3 improving upon it,” she said. p.m. in O’Laughlin Auditorium, Dining improvements extend where Performa will present beyond the dining hall, said more developments. The con­ You can find more information and a partial Marrow. sulting group plans to present list of available systems on our Web Site at.. “We need to consider the the master plan to the Board of issue holistically. Right now, Trustees at their April meeting. http://www.nd.edu/~solution people can only buy a meal An implementation plan will plan that gives them three follow this presentation.

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B o ard of G o v e r n a n c e CUBA Survey rates campus events’ successBishops call By EMILY PARKER tunity, the effect on the perception of every residence hall lounge. News Writer being a Saint Mary’s student was good. •Other upcoming events include an If it was considered demeaning, then open-mike night at Dalloway’s Coffee for an end The Board of Governance examined a 53 percent thought it had a negative I louse on Feb. 24 and a possible Notre survey regarding the perception of effect on the perception. Out of 21 Dame/Saint Mary’s pride week from College events, including Keenan Revue events, only a few were considered March 21-26. Tentatively, this week and Hotel Prati, at their meeting demeaning. I would say the College is would include Mass in the Basilica of to em bargo Tuesday night. doing a good job,” Murphy concluded. the Sacred Heart March 21, an outdoor Senior Colleen Murphy presented the In other news: picnic at Saint Mary's March 23, a Associated Press results of the survey, which polled •Linda Timm, vice president for stu­ speech by Father Theodore Ilesburgh, College seniors and achieved a 60-per- dent affairs, is now accepting nomina­ Notre Dame president emeritus, about HAVANA cent return. tions for the Lumen Christi Award, Sister Madeleva on March 24, a “ pow­ Roman Catholic bishops from across the “ Saint Mary’s does an awesome job which recognizes someone as the “soul der puff" football game between Saint Americas called Tuesday for an end to the providing a wide range of positive of Saint Mary’s” . Mary’s and Notre Dame women March U.S. embargo against Cuba and said they events," Murphy said. “The soul’ is someone whose contri­ 25, and a dance at Notre Dame March hoped for improved relations between the Whether the event was seen as a butions to Saint Mary's have spanned 26. two countries. good social opportunity and whether it four years,” said Sarah Siefert. “You •The sophomore class is planning a “ It has always been the position of the was perceived as demeaning to women could go up to them and have them say study break for Feb. 22. bishops of the United States ... to seek the were the two main factors in determin­ ‘I am Saint Mary’s.’” •The Spanish Club presented a co­ lessening and even the ending of the ing an event’s rating. The Keenan •The Board of Trustees w ill be on sponsorship petition for a trip to embargo,” said Archbishop Theodore Revue was perceived as being highly campus Feb. 18 to meet with students Chicago to view folk art. McCarrick, of Newark, N..I. controversial while Hotel Prati received and discuss their thoughts on the •The Political Science Club also pre­ “Little by little there have been good ratings. College. Board members will be avail­ sented a co-sponsorship petition for changes,” the archbishop said of modest “ If it was seen as a good social oppor­ able from 7 to 8 p.m. on that day in increased funds. measures designed to improve contact between the American and Cuban people, announced by President Clinton in January. “Although we welcome them, we hope affordable student pricing Q^WWW.ADWonline.cdm they are just the beginning of more sub­ stantial changes," he said. complete software election -800-333-8571Clinton’s measures would let more Americans send money to Cubans, offer friendly customer service direct mail service between the two coun­ tries and expand direct charter Bights, but the embargo would remain intact. McCarrick was among live cardinals, 25 bishops and one priest gathered for the Latin American Episcopal Conference, held for the first time on time on this commu­ nist island. Also for the first time, the group includes 15 bishops from the United Stales and Canada. Church sources said that the meeting could he the first move toward permanently expanding the Latin American conference to include bishops from North America. President Fidel Castro, dressed in a dark suit, met with the prelates. The meeting w ants to send you was expected to continue into the early hours of Wednesday. and 10 friends on The bishops said they hoped that by meeting here they would provide a model the first ever for U.S.-Cuba relations. “We hope that this will be another good step toward the open­ ness that the Holy Father spoke of" when Pope John Paul II visited Cuba last year, McCarrick said. 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CAPPY S CORNER Football as Metaphor In a previous existence, I served as “We’re gonna go inside ’em and outside meals and always cleaned his plate in short of the goal line. We were just run­ the sole coach of a Junior Varsity ’em and inside ’em and outside ’em ... the dining hall (“ Coach, arc you going to ning dive plays, like from the days of Football Team in Louisville, Kentucky. I they can’t stop us ... today’s the day finish your cornbread?”). He would Pudge Heffellinger. All of a sudden, my had way more responsibility than my we’re gonna win!” I decided against have been called “stout” by people in left halfback let loose of the ball, like it Notre Dame Football Coaching that one, but I did use my best Rockne- my father’s generation. Or, portly. was a wet bar of soap, right into LCD staccato voice. I loved the way he began Jeff eventually became a useful play­ arms. with “All right, you men,” which actual­ er, at right tackle, on our fullback This fleet-footed defensive back was ly sounded like “All right, chew men.” screen play. After Jeffs opponent would quickly on his way to stealing my big My pep talk was going to capitalize on sprint past him a couple of times, I win, as he raced 98 yards the other Gappy our military way. The only player 1 had with school her­ speed enough to catch the little itage (e.g. miscreant was lying on the ground Gagnon discipline, wondering what happened to our teamwork, football (and also realizing he was toughness, going to have to start studying a lot never-say- harder for my English classes). “ brethren.” For example, Coach Davie die, etc.). I Every one of my players stood does not have to drive the team bus to went through and watched our victory go out the the Purdue Game, like I drove my play­ all the window. ers to Oldham County. cliches (“ Give Every one, that is, except Jeff Another chore was taping ankles, me 110 per­ Burns. From the opposite side of which I’m pretty sure Coach Davie cent;” “they the field, and absolutely the fur­ leaves to the trainers. Actually, my put their thest person from the play (why we players soon turned to the basketball pants on one ran to the left), Jeff look o ff after a coach for ankle taping, after they saw leg at a speedy kid who was already past what a lousy job I did. time;” “It’s midfield. Another big difference was our not the size No, he didn’t catch him, or any­ approach to player personnel. With of the dog in thing Rudy-ish like that, but just only 18 players, I was looking for the the Fight, it’s before the speedster reached the “ best available athlete.” As I selected the size of end zone, Jeff got clipped. Flag. each stalwart, 1 looked for just the right the fight in Fifteen yards. Ref: “The fumble position for him. My very first game, I the dog;” recovery stands, but we’re bringing selected Manley Stinson (Nominal etc.). I ended with, “The other team would call the screen. Jeff seldom actu­ the ball back to the point of the infrac­ Determinism = big, burly, square-jawed knows we’re a military school. What do ally blocked anyone, mind you, but he tion” (about 80 yards). We were so guy) as team captain. Manley was too you suppose they’re thinking right did take up a lot of room, forcing defen­ pumped, and LCD was so deflated, that slow to play any “skill position” and too now?” 1 was hoping for “We’re tough sive backs to run around him, while my we were able to hold them for the final small (at 130 pounds) to play the line. and we won’t be beat!” . Instead, Manley fullback could hide behind him. few plays. KMI wins. KMI wins. Presto, he became my middle line­ piped up with “They think we’re a Jeff worked very hard for me. By the Moral of the story: Never give up. backer, where he was more bupkus bunch of sissies!” Although I nearly end of the year, he may actually have Never. than Butkus. So much for Nominal choked on his reply, I recovered to say, weighed 235 pounds. I have never for­ Determinism. “That’s right! Now go on out there and gotten Jeff Burns for one play he made Gappy Gagnon, ‘66, recently attended Just before my first-ever game, prove them wrong!”. in our 1967 “big game” with Louisville a reunion of the high school where he Middle Linebacker Stinson asked Judging by the final score, the oppos­ Country Day School. Hard to believe coached baseball and football more “Aren’t you going to give us a pep ing coach must have asked his players that a school with such an effete name than 30 years ago. Despite the many talk?" “Well, sure Manley” , I replied, for 115 percent. Lesson learned: Leave (the kind of school where you would accomplishments in their personal and trying not to reveal that \ had no idea pre-game Pep Talks to real coaches. find Niles and Frazier Crane on the professional lives, most of his former what to say. I assembled my dozen and My second year coaching, I had the chess team?) could possibly rival the players wanted only to rehash mean­ a half guys. I remembered every word biggest player I ever coached. Jeff Kentucky Military Institute, but they ingless games of the past. of the famous Knute Bock no pep talk Burns was about 6’ 2 ”, a good 4 inches did. The views expressed in this column recording that my father got as part of taller than most of my other players. He With under a minute left in the game, are those of the author and not neces­ a 1955 Gillette Razor promotion — admitted to 235 pounds. Jeff missed few we held a 12-7 lead, and the ball, just sarily those o f The Observer.

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■ God 'n Life ■ Le t t e r s t o t h e E d it o r Apologies Cooking for God Congressman Decision on the Hyde “Putting Years ago — even before Knights of Columbus Archbishop John Carroll Council 5570 had a permanent home — these men had a secret, which to this day is safely guarded. Its existence is Non-Discrim on the Old widely known around South Bend, bringing people from miles away to help them raise money for worthy causes. Still, few have ever tried to pry into the truth behind the secret. Clause Lady” "".= = = = , 1 1 That’s because the The recent decision of Notre Dame’s Board of secret is the spaghetti Trustees as reported in the New York Times ( ”... sauce, which people University of Notre Dame voted unanimously ... Recently regular readers of The Observer simply prefer to enjoy. not to include homosexuality in its anti- discrimi­ were treated with letters concerning the Julie A. Past Grand Knight nation policy. ”) reminds me of lines from the epic Honorable Henry Hyde, Republican John Rucano takes poem "John Brown’s Body. ” Dame Judith Congressman representing suburban charge of the kitchen Anderson, portraying the graceful arrogance of a Chicago. The first letter, written by an for the monthly Ferraro plantation mistress, speaks about slaves and English professor from Saint Mary’s spaghetti dinners and their eventual resurrection. “Why, of course,” College, takes Mr. Hyde to task for his ...... creates this delectable she says, “ Negroes w ill be in the heavenly man­ faulty use of a thesaurus. The second let­ sauce. The tradition sion, but-therc-down-in the servant’s quarters. ” ter, sent by a Notre Dame freshman, takes began when he made a present of the recipe to the Council as a The 12 “judges” of the Board of Trustees (Six the professor to task for his faulty use of solution to their discussion about fund-raising activities. The priests, six laymen) are more adept of reading syntax. I respectfully submit that both exact date has been forgotten by most. “Ask John,” was the their lawyers’ briefs than they are of reading the missed the point. standard reply to the question. “ I have the date written down Gospels. The Honorable Henry Hyde has admitted somewhere,” Rucano said, claiming it was “sometime in the Toll Mary, the Mother of Notre Dame, your his sexual indiscretions and repented, lie 1960s.” legal arguments for discriminating against her has, as St. Paul advises us all to do, taken As part of this tradition, Rucano's crew may know that garlic, sons and daughters. Mothers don’t understand o ff the old man. Paul also exhorts us that, oregano and other ingredients are combined to achieve a legal arguments that humiliate her children. In after taking off the old man, we arc to put unique taste, but only the “ C her knows the exact measure­ her name I apologize. on the new man. Here is where the ments. While the inviting aroma fills the building, Past Grand In the names of thousands of gay Holy Cross Honorable Henry Hyde makes his mistake. Knight Stanley Derda prepares enough vermicelli to feed 200- Brothers, Sisters and priests who, since the The Honorable Henry Hyde has indeed 300 hungry patrons — up to 65 pounds on some occasions. He 1840's, loved Notre Dame and worked hard to taken off the old man. But, judging from and Rucano have been working together in the kitchen for so help make it what she has become, and are now his latest posturings and protestations buried in the sacred soils of our cemeteries, I before the Senate, he has put on the old apologize. lady. In my own name, a gay Holy Cross priest, a lov­ 6 We a t h e r Bernard Galic, Council chapiain ing son of Notre Damn (’53), I apologize to my (Rev.) W illiam D. Seetch, C.S.C. r AND PASTOR OF HOLY FAMILY PARISH, SEES brothers and sisters on campus. Rector, Morrissey Manor February 10, 1999 THESE SPAGHETTI DINNERS AS “ AN EXCELLENT WAY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE CAUSES, AND A Donald W. Whipple, C.S.C. Cocoa Beach, FL GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY GOOD February 7, 1999 FOOD AND SOCIALIZE.’” Big Ten

long, they have the process down to an art. New York Times Decision There are other spaghetti dinners over which Rucano pre­ sides, as well. To thank the local priests, religious sisters and brothers for their work in the parishes and schools, the Knights Article Got it sponsor “Clergy Night” each autumn. They host a twice-yearly Worthy of "Treasure Chest” dinner — another fund raiser — which involves moving all their cooking equipment across town in Wrong: a available station wagons to Corpus Christi Parish, which nearly Celebration doubles their seating capacity. Being a member of this parish, Rucano also volunteers his secret sauce for their annual Clarification The news of the Trustee’s unanimous spaghetti dinner, which fills the hall in shifts. vote in London is worthy of celebration. Patrons delight in these meals, which are all-you-can-eat, and However, it is beyond my ken that the Last Sunday’s New York Times carried a story University Officials entertained the notion boast fresh vegetables, bread, salad and dessert, as well as the from the AP wire in which I was inaccurately main course. One mother commented at a recent dinner that in the first place. paraphrased by the local AP news writer. The Many of the disadvantages of a union Rucano's spaghetti is the only kind her 12-year-old son will eat story was about the University Fellows’ rejection without complaining. Retirees on a fixed income find it a rea­ with the Big Ten are obvious on their face: of the addition of sexual orientation as a protect­ the impact on Notre Dame's national (if not sonably priced, healthy alternative to restaurant food. ed category to the University's non-discrimination Father Bernard Galic, Council chaplain and pastor of Holy international) status; the effect on alumni clauses. contributions; the detriment to our football Family Parish, sees these spaghetti dinners as “an excellent I have heard that the claim attributed to me has way to raise funds for charitable causes, and a great opportuni­ program (reducing it from nationwide to alarmed some people in high places on this cam­ regional); the potential lost revenues from a ty for people to enjoy good food and socialize.” Indeed, to be pus. The story presents it as a paraphrase: “ the present in the hall on the second Thursday of any month during renewal of the NBC contract; and on and decision thwarted plans by homosexual students on. It would not only involve the high loss the hours of 4pm to 7pm is to hear lively conversation dealing to test the University’s discrimination policies in with every topic under the sun. of revenue, but, in my opinion, a diminution federal court, exactly what the school feared in prestige. Grand knight Ray Sommers has nothing but praise for the most.” dedicated crew that works at the spaghetti dinners. “They pul I don’t mean to imply that the Big Ten The sentence is a brief and careless paraphrase schools lack prestige. Quite the contrary. in a lot of hours," he remarked. Council members give of their of a long conversation I had with Mr. Ross, the AP time and energy to make these dinners a success, with volun­ They are a group of outstanding institu­ news writer, regarding a statement he had tions. But, Notre Dame is unique unto itself. teers serving coffee or wine, refilling the buffet line, or sweating reported in a piece earlier that week: that even if over pots of boiling water in the kitchen. The ladies' auxiliary Its founders and its leaders put it on this the non-discrimination clause were to pass, many pedestal and there are no signs of it going — the Ladies of the Knights — staffs the food line with gracious of the closeted faculty at the University had said smiles. Even some of the Knight’s younger children and grand­ anyplace but to a higher pedestal. So why they were unlikely to ‘come out.’ do we need the Big Ten? We arc financially children help out by setting tables, clearing and washing dishes. During the interview on which the paraphrase Though Rucano and Derda (and quite a number of Council independent and well endowed. We are is based, Mr. Ross asked my to speculate why scholastically equal to or superior to the members) are retirees themselves, they are inspired to continue these faculty members thought as they did. I these dinners. The proceeds benefit the Gibault Home in Terre Big Ten schools and there is virtually noth­ offered that perhaps this stemmed from the well- ing Notre Dame can’t achieve on its own. Haute, St. Joseph County Right to Life and the Women’s Care founded conviction that the University does not Centers. Younger Council members look to the future, and it It boils down to one obvious fact. The Big always abide by its own policies. After all, the Ten wants the money and prestige of Notre has been provided that the “secret" of Council 5570 will be Spirit o f Inclusion is on the books, yet the passed to the next generation, most likely Rucano's own son, Dame. We give away a part of ourselves University actively discriminates against gay and and gain nothing— likely lose a great deal. also a Council member. lesbian students, alumni and prospective faculty. Plans are in the discussion stage to expand the Council’s hall, Isn’t it ironic that on numerous occasions 1 concluded that even if the clause were to be in the early part of the century, Notre in order to accommodate larger numbers of patrons at the din­ accepted a few brave souls would still have to test ners without the need for waiting. For now, though, the wait is Dame needed and sought membership in the water, come out of the closet, see how the the Big Ten only to be rebuffed? That was well worth it for those who appreciate a good meal, and a good University reacts. Then if the University treats secret. when we needed them. Now, it appears them unfairly they could use the courts to force they need us. It’s refreshing to see the table the University to abide by its own policy. Mr. Julie A. Ferraro is the local sales representative for turned. Ross’s paraphrase of our conversation is simply Long live the Big Ten and long live an Faithwear. and is the executive director of The PIT Troupe the­ inaccurate. atre company. Her column appears every other Wednesday. independent Notre Dame. The views expressed in this column are those o f the author Tim Byrne and not necessarily those o f The Observer. James Fisher, P C. Department o f Philosophy Kingston, New York Member o f the Progressive Student Alliance February 8, 1999 February 14, 1999 page 10 ------OBSERVER Wednesday, February 17, 1999

n the wake of a concert that brought one of when Dylan came out for the second set, electric the biggest names in Rock and Roll to the guitar in hand, that the confrontational perfor­ Notre Dame campus, it seems only appropri­ mance began. As the band rolled through the ate to savor some of the greatest moments in second set of loud, heavy, hard rock and roll, theI career of Bob Dylan. there were continual hoots andhollers through­ Although the Valentine’s Day show at the Joyce out. These are audible on the recording. Center may have been a good one, there recently Probably the most famous point in the concert was a release of one of the most famous Dylan comes near the end when a man from the crowd performances ever. On May 17, 1966, in yells out “Judas!” at which Dylan responds with Manchester, England, Bob Dylan shocked the an “I don’t believe you!” and swiftly tells the music world and his landmark performance is band to play the next one loud. The band rifles now available on a two CD set entitled Bob Dylan into the powerful pinnacle of the performance, Live 1966. “Like a Rolling Stone.” In 1965 Bob Dylan was riding the fame pro­ This recording has been well known in circles duced by his well-recieved folk anthems which of Dylan fans as one of the great bootleg record­ coincided with much of the social environment of ings to own. Finally the day has come whore a the era. It was during this time that he did some­ digitally refined and remastered copy is available thing unprecedented — he made a switch to the through the permanence of two CDs. “electric realm” of Rock and Roll. This move For those who are Dylan fans, who went to the shocked, pleased and upset many of his fans. concert on Sunday, or who simply would like to Photo courtesy of Columbia Records Some booed, some cheered, some called him a enjoy a great piece of rock and roll history, Bob sellout. Regardless, Dylan continued to do his Dylan Live 1966 is highly recommended. It thing. stands as a great live performance and a chance At the concert in Manchester, he began the to hoar Bob Dylan do what he did best — change Bob Dylan show with an all acoustic, solo set. The first CD the face of Rock and Roll. consists of “She Belongs to Me,” “Fourth Time Around,” “Visions of Johanna,” “Its All Over Now Bob Dylan Live 1966 Baby Blue,” “Desolation Row,” “Just Like a Woman” and the ever popular “Mr.Tambourine Man.” Dave Clark Columbia Records Although the first set was well-recieved, it was ★ ★★★ (out of five) Harry Nilsson “He made rock music as though the Rolling Stones had never been.”

veryone remembers the big songs. "You put the lime in the coconut/shake 'em both up/ put the lime in the coconut, then you'll feel better.” Or perhaps "one is the loneli­ estE number there be.” Behind these, some of the most memorable pop lyrics of the past 25 years, was a man whose musical genius went much fu r­ ther. Harry Nilsson, born in 1941, began his musical career in 1964. For the next several years he shuf­ fled from label to label recording small, generally unsuccessful singles. In 1967 fate and dedication led Nilsson to a contract with RCA and his first full length album, Pandemonium Shadow Show, which Nilsson Sch met with critical, but not popular success. Nilsson’s first popular breakthrough came a year later, in 1968, when the Beatles held their famous Apple Records press conference and named Nilsson their favorite American artist and favorite American group. After the press conference, Nilsson became good friends with John Lennon and Ringo Starr, both of whom would remain by Nilsson with friends Ringo Starr, Elton John and his side for years. Paul and Linda McCartney. Following the Beatles’ endorsement, interest in of his vocal chords and this too took a toll on his Nilsson exploded. Calls started coming in, asking career. about his music and performances. Because he His popularity dwindled and eventually faded had never had the opportunity to perform, he sim­ into the oblivion of the 1980s. Following the mur­ ply told reporters "I’m not, I haven't, I don't." der of John Lennon, Nilsson became an active sup­ In 1969, Nilsson’s rendition of "Everybody's porter of more strict gun control laws, a cause for Son of Schm Talkin ' (taken from his first release) was featured which he fought until his death. After completing in the film M idnight Cowboy. The song won him the vocal tracks for a new album in 1994, he died his first of several Grammys. in his sleep, ending a 30 year career and 53 year In 1971 he wrote and scored the ABC television life. special The Point! which featured narration by The importance of Nilsson lies in his musical Dustin Hoffman. The program escalated his suc­ innovation and flawless performance. As has been cess and led to the release of Nilsson Schmilson, said, "he made rock music as though the Rolling his most successful album which features "Jump Stones had never been." His music is a reminder Into The Fire" and "Coconut." that pop music need not be judged only by the As the 1970s progressed, Nilsson became more standards to which we have become accustomed, and more dependant on alcohol. This had a notice­ but it can also be innovative and challenging and able impact on his records. After several years, still have mass appeal. however, he began to dry up and work more seri­ ously on his records, but his voice was permanent­ ly damaged in 1974 while recording the album Pussy Cats. During this recording, he ruptured one Stuart Smith The Po t g " C @ n e Wednesday, February 17, 1999 ------OBSERVER page 11 album reviews

guess it had to happen sometime or the grand scheme of things — life goes on. another. In the middle of my ban against Life does not go on, however, for some of all the crap played on popular radio sta­ the other songs. "Someday We'll Know" is by tions, I was hit by a ton of bricks — other­ far the cheesiest song on the album. Check wiseI known as Gregg Alexander and his pel out some of these award-winning lines — project, the New Radicals. The poppy sounds "Whatever happened to Emilia Earhart/Who of the hit single entitled "You Get What You holds the stars up in the sky/ls true love once Give" grabbed ahold of my ears, and has yet in a lifetime/Did the captain of the Titanic to let go. cry." The album by the New Radicals, M aybe Did the captain of the Titanic cry? Arc you You've Been B rainw ashed Too demonstrates kidding me? What kind of question is that? everything that is right and everything that is Alexander also finds it fit to glorify hard drugs wrong about popular music. in 75 percent of the record. It's like a person The most solid part of this adventure is the telling the same story over and over and over worthy melodies that grace nearly every song. again. "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough" gets the The New Radicals might be pop music's CD off to a rocking start, complete with a great new hope. Or they could be throw n on funky guitar riff and a strong piano medley. "I the "has-been" shelf with some other bands I Hope I Didn't Just' Give Away the Ending " know. Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too seems like it could be part of a lounge band's has its ups and downs. But doesn't life have repertoire and "Flowers" could have fit right its up and downs? As Alexander says, "This in with the 1980s rock culture. world is gonna pull through." Now let’s talk about the lyrics which we encounter on this record. The lyrics, penned G eoff R ahie by brainchild Gregg Alexander, arc divided. Photo courtesy of MCA Records Half of the songs are filled with brilliant verse and the other half are totally useless. It is amazing that Alexander can write some cool stuff and then turn around and totally destroy another piece of music with his lyrics. New Radicals The greatest lyrics on the record belong to "You Get What You Give." This song radiates an optimistic view on life and love. "But when Maybe You’ve Been the night is falling/And you cannot find a Watch for Scene Iriend/You feel your tree is breaking/.!ust reviewer Geoff Rahie Brainwashed then/You’ve got the music in you/Don't give up/You've got a reason to live." and his band, Who’s Yo Sometimes I gel a bad grade on a lest or a MCA Records girl tells me I in an idiot. Hell, sometimes I Daddy?, at Acoustic even can't find anything good to eat at South ★ ★★ (out of five) Dining Hall. Rut I just turn on this song and I Cafe this Thursday at realize that I really don’t have any problems. All of my problems are really insignificant in 1 1 :30 P.M.

t goes without saying that prior to 1998, not woman (Foxy) wrapped up in extravagant luxu­ too many people had ever heard of Jay-Z. His ries, she does not mind his extracurricular activi­ albums, although quite popular among hip-hop ties — pure Jigga. music fans, never achieved pop status. Jay's Although the majority of the songs on thirdI album. Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life, changed all Reasonable Doubt deal with murder, mayhem and of that, however, mostly due to the success of the the complexities of street life — "Brooklyn's number one single, "Can I Get A..." which had Finest," "Can I Live," "Friend or Foe" — never heads bouncing from coast to coast. does Jay-Z create a dull moment. One soon begins But if we venture back before Vol. 2 ...H ard to notice that it is not so much what he says as Knock Life and even before 1997's In My how he says it. Lifetime...Vol. 1. we would stumble back into Jay's rhymes are stylish, innovative and clever. 1996, a year when the hip-hop community was "22 Two's," a freestyle song in which Jay uses filled with hardcore gangster wannabes. Where "two," "to" or "too" twenty-two times in the first others proclaimed, however, Marcy Projects' own verse is a prime example — "I been around this Jay-Z lyrically illustrated that what he spoke was block too many times /rocked too many what he lived. Jigga mixed original concepts with rhymes/cocked too many nines, too." an impressive rhyming style and put together a l ie flows with an undaunted confidence that is as rap classic called Reasonable Doubt, which has frightening to listen to as it is intriguing. On "Dead just been repackaged and re-released in 1999. Presidents II" Jay rhymes, "Murder is a tough Jay’s debut album is filled with highlight after thing to digest / it's a slow process / and I ain't got highlight. Before Little Orphan Annie was singing nothing but time." the hook on "Hard Knock Life," Mary J. Blige was His vivid authenticity is difficult to deny. These doing the same on "Can't Knock the Hustle," arc not just tales, these are memories. In another Reasonable Doubt's opening track in which Jay verse on "Presidents" Jay silences all lavish Photo courtesy of Priority Records declares be was living lavishly long before getting lifestyle trumpeters by stating that what they have his rap deal. now is what lie's had for years — "I dabbled in Before 1998's sequel, Jay and young rapper crazy weight/without rap, I was crazy Memphis Bleek were side by side on the original straight/partna, I'm still spending money from Jay-Z "Coming of Age," a track which utilizes the crack '88." game/rap game metaphor to showcase the loyal Finally, DJ Premier and Clark Kent provide grit­ relationship between a crafty veteran and an ty, laid-back beats that showcase the book, not the Reasonable Doubt eager youngster. And before Amil was asking if cover. Jay-Z authored an autobiographical master­ she could get a "whoop-whoop" Foxy Brown had piece in a world of mundane biographies ... and laced "Ain't no N****" with her unprecedented 90 he's still doing it. Priority Records seconds of pure rap excellence. ★ ★★ (out of five) Although originally released as a B-side, the song, sampled from the Four Tops' "Ain't no Woman Like the One I Got " received heavy rota­ tion on BET and MTV and became an almost Chris Ramos instant hit. The concept? As long as Jay keeps his

UPCOMING SHOWS Heartland - March 5 IN SOUTH BEND ^10 H Heartland - March 19 page 12 The Observer • SPORTS Wednesday, February 17, 1999 MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 2 Connecticut keeps edge with defeat of Rutgers

Associated Press ______straight games to Connecticut the first time in a Big East game, points and Howard 19 for onds left gave the Hurricanes and trails 23-12 in the series, beating Villanova 103-82 Villanova (18-8, 9-7). 100 points. They last reached STORRS, Conn. while Hodgson had 10. Tuesday. Hemsley hit six of 10 3-point the milestone in a 101-97 dou­ Second-ranked Connecticut Tim James added 22 points for shots and reached double fig­ ble-overtime victory over Florida didn't look as crisp as it did for No. 4 MICHIGAN 82, the Hurricanes (18-5 overall, 12- ures for the 18th consecutive State in January 1990. the 10 weeks it was the No. 1 PURDUE 69 3 Big East), who set a school game. Mario Bland had 11 Miami’s previous high in the team in the country, but the record with their 12th league points and 10 rebounds for Big East came in a 96-91 dou­ Huskies had enough for an easy Jason Klein scored 22 points victory, including five in a row. Miami, and Kevin Houston and ble -o ve rtim e v icto ry over St. 77-64 victory over Rutgers on and fourth-ranked Michigan Miami shot a season-best 61 Michael Simmons scored 10 John’s in February 1996. The Tuesday night. State inched closer to the Big percent. points apiece. Hurricanes joined the league in The Huskies (23-1, 14-1 Big Ten title with its school-record John Celestand scored 25 Simmons’ basket with 36 sec­ 1991. East) broke the 70-point mark 12th straight win, 82-69 over for the first time in five games, Purdue on Tuesday night. and is fifth in scoring (17.3 Syracuse is just 10-13 on the but again an injury was the Klein, who had only eight W.B-ball points per game). season and have fallen to ninth main concern at game’s end. points at halftime, made seven Danielle Green (ninth) and in the conference with a 6-9 Big Starting center Jake Voskuhl of 10 field goal attempts, includ­ continued from page 20 McMillen (10th) are also among East record. The Irish, on the missed almost the entire second ing 5-of-7 from 3-point range. the conference leaders in scor­ other hand, arc looking to half with a sore left foot, the Jaraan Cornell scored 21 job done, so we know that we ing, averaging 15.4 and 15.1 improve on their 20-3 record same one that caused him to points for Purdue (18-8, 6-6). fought hard to the end and gave points per game, respectively. (12-3 in the conference). miss the game with Syracuse, The Spartans (23-4, 12-1) can it our all.” McMillen’s 18-point perfor­ Tonight’s game at the Joyce the Huskies’ only loss of the sea­ clinch at least a share of the reg­ The Irish will also be looking mance on Saturday moved her Center will provide the Irish son. ular season championship with for a big game out of Riley, who up to seventh all-time player in with the perfect opportunity to Richard Hamilton, the team’s a win Thursday night when they has 10 double-doubles on the points scored at Notre Dame. avenge last Saturday’s loss and leading scorer at 21 points per visit Michigan. Last year, a late season. The 6-foot-5 center is She also ranks second in three- gain some positive momentum game, again struggled from the season loss to Purdue forced the leading the conference in pointers made, trailing Beth heading into the upcoming con­ field in his third game back from Spartans to share the champi­ rebounding and blocked shots Morgan by just 11. ference tournament. missing two games — one the onship with Illinois. loss to Syracuse — with a right The Spartans, leading 39-27 at thigh bruise. He had 21 points halftime, fed the ball to Klein on 5-for-16 shooting and is aver­ and he scored Michigan State’s aging 14 points since his return first 11 points in a spectacular and is 13-for-47 from the field, one-man burst to open the sec­ including 2-for-20 from 3-point ond half. range. The Boilermakers went the The Huskies shot 53 percent first 5:31 of the second half (28-for-53), the first time they before they made their first field have shot better than 42 percent goal — a layup bv Mike in the last five games. Robinson, who finished with 12 Rutgers (17-8, 9-6), which had points. won its last three games and A jum per by Morris Peterson seven of eight, trailed 36-25 at gave Michigan State its biggest halftime, but was within 57-51 lead, 54-31 with 14:59 remain­ with 6:2 1 to play on a driving ing. basket by Rob Hodgson. Purdue’s Brian Cardinal Connecticut asserted itself on scored the game’s first basket the boards — the Huskies fin­ on a jumper, but the ished with a 37-25 advantage — Boilermakers never led again. and built the lead to 69-57 on a Cornell tied it 13-13 with a 3- three-point play by Kevin pointer with 11:21 left, but Klein Freeman with 3:14 left. hit a 3-pointer in a 17-5 run that Hamilton went 6-for-6 from the put the Spartans ahead 30-18 foul line over the final 1:20 to with 4:14 left in the half. keep the Scarlet Knights at bay. The Boilermakers made only Connecticut point guard 12 of 31 field goal attempts in Khalid El-Amin did not start for the first half. They weren’t tak­ the first time this season for dis­ ing bad shots, but time after ciplinary reasons that coach Jim time Purdue shots were rimming Calhoun said were not violations the basket. At least three shots of team rules. El-Amin was in went in and spun back out for the game after 4.18 had been the Boilermakers, who trailed played and he finished with 39-27 at halftime. eight points on 4-for-ll shooting with five turnovers. No. 15 MIAMI 103, Freeman finished with 16 VILLANOVA 82 points and nine rebounds, while Albert Mouring added 11 points. Johnny Hemsley had 26 points The Observer/Joe Stark Geoff Billet had 20 points for and the 15th-ranked Miami Second in the Big East in steals and assists, junior Niele Ivey (center) with need to team up with conference Rutgers, which has lost eight Hurricanes scored 100 points for scoring leader Ruth Riley (background) in order to pull out a win against Syracuse tonight.

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Associated Press St. John’s, behind J o rifs 10 Tennessee jumped out to a 57- points, got within 57-48 with 24 NEW YORK 6:12 remaining. halftime lead after forcing the Usha Gilmore scored 16 points Lady Tigers into 23 first-half and No. 7 R utgers beat St. No. 1 Tennessee 113, turnovers and allowing them .John's 72-55 Tuesday night for Memphis 39 only 21 shots from the floor. its sixth straight victory. Memphis only had three baskets Tammy Sutton-Brown and Chamique Holdsclaw and over the final nine minutes of Tasha Pointer each had 11 Tamika Catchings each scored the half. points as Rutgers (23-4, 15-1 23 points as No. I Tennessee The Lady Vols took a 50-point Big East). breezed to a 113-39 victory over lead after Kristen Clements’ Christina .lord' had 23 points Memphis Tuesday night. layup put Tennessee ahead 76- and I I rebounds fo r the Red Tennessee (24-1) used a suffo­ 26 with 16:15 remaining. Storm (ll-lt), 6-10). Rutgers cating man-to-man defense that Tennessee maintained leads of lias won live in a row against St. forced Memphis (17-7) into 46 at least 60 points throughout John's and leads the series 19-3. turnovers, leading lo 63 Lady most of the second half in The score was tied at 20 when Vols’ points. Memphis only man­ picking up their most lopsided Rutgers went on a 17-2 run to aged lo hit 15 shots the entire win of the season. close the first half. Gilmore, who game. Scmeka Randall had 18 for made seven of 14 shots for the The Lady Vols broke the game Tennessee while Clement added game, paced the spurt with six open early as Tamika 15 and Michelle Snow had 14 points. Catc.hings’s basket seven m in­ points and 15 rebounds. Davalyn Cunningham had utes into the first half capped a Tamika Whitmore, the three points as the Scarlet 16-0 run that gave Tennessee a nation’s second leading scorer Knights opened the second half 22-6 lead. averaging 25.8 points per game, with a 9-2 run lo build their Led by Catchings, who hit 7 of led Memphis with 20 points. biggest lead of the game 46-26. her 1 I first-half shots, Yolanda Reed added 1 I .

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solid rotation led by Chuck Arizona Diamondbacks, but in the span of four months. ly the Marlins, who have stock­ Baseball Finley and Ken Hill, in addition acquired third basemen The AL East w ill not be excit­ piled their minor league sys­ to a pool of four other capable Caminiti via free agency. Their ing at all. Expect the Yankees tem. However, in the short­ continued from page 20 starters. The Rangers have pitching is stronger than the to run away with the division term, expect about 70 wins competent starters, but the rest of the division, and they early. The Toronto Blue Jays apiece. exciting one. The AL West is Angels’ starters are stronger are the likely favorites. The St. will give them their only signif­ No one w ill hit 70 home runs. open for anyone to take, with across the board and that Louis Cardinals cannot be icant challenge, and should Those who m ight challenge 60 the Anaheim Angels leading should propel them to the divi­ counted out, though, not with challenge either Anaheim or include Belle, Griffey, the pack. With the acquisitions sion crown, unless the Seattle an offense led by Mark Texas and the Chicago White McGwire, Mike Piazza, and of Mo Vaughn and Tim Mariners have anything to say McGwire, J.D. Drew, Ray Sox for the wild card (that is, Sammy Sosa. The AL MVP w ill Belcher, they immediately about it. The Mariners are the Lankford, and Eric Davis and a assuming they keep Clemens). be Griffey and the NL MVP will become the front-runners. Last most unpredictable team in pitching staff that, when The Red Sox are one Mo be Houston’s Jeff Bagwell, even year’s division champion, the baseball right now, blessed healthy, is the fourth best in Vaughn short of contention and though Montreal’s Vladimir Texas Rangers, signed with Ken Griffey and Alex the NL behind the Atlanta the Baltimore Orioles are just Guerrero will have a better Palmeiro — a major upgrade Rodriguez, arguably the two Braves, New York Mets, and plain bad. Acquiring Albert year if he picks up where he from their first basemen of last best players in baseball. the Astros. The Cubbies cannot Belle was a good move — it left off last season. I like year. Will Clark. The addition The NL Central is equally be counted out, either. And the w ill allow him to hit another 50 Clemens or Mike Mussina for will help the Rangers, but not interesting. The Houston Reds, arguably the most home runs on a sub-.500 team. the AL Cy Young and John as much as Belcher will help Astros, last year’s champion, improved team in the off-sea­ The Tampa Bay Devil Rays Smoltz or Brown for the NL Cy the Angels. Belcher adds to a lost Randy Johnson to the son, have become contenders record could conceivably be Young. better than both the Orioles All in all, it should be an STRANGELY COMPELLING ALTERNATIVES and Red Sox. exciting year. No, it won’t have The NL East will at least be a the same record-setting impli­ two-team race. Expect the cations as last year, but it Atlanta Braves to ultimately should feature plenty of things hold the New York Mets off, to keep bringing fans to the despite the fact that the Mels park. Last year reestablished are solid at every position and baseball after years of lost pop­ have good pitching. Expect the ularity to football, basketball, Mets to get the NL Wild Card, if and hockey. The sport is back they can hold off St. Louis, and has many young stars like Cincinnati, the Cubbies, and Rodriguez, Drew, and Guerrero the Colorado Rockies. The to make sure that it stays on Philadelphia Phillies keep top. In fact, the only problem improving and w ill be chal­ with the game may be how lenging for the playoffs in a long fans can keep coming to couple of years. The same the ballpark when someone could be said of the Expos and who plays every fifth day is the Flordia Marlins; particular­ making $15 million per year.

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■ B engal B outs Newcommers quick *■ to pickup punch By KERRY SMITH “Getting in the ring and spar­ Sports W riter ring with upperclassmen really helps you improve,” said fresh­ For the members ol" the Notre man Bill Ponko. “When you Dame men’s boxing club, daily spar with someone at your physical training and mental same level, he doesn’t know preparation is necessary to get that much more than you do, ready for Bengal Bouts. but the upperclassmen can And for newcomers to the teach you a lot of what you At Davisson you get the help sport, that preparation can be need to know.” even more intense. In order to The club has banded together you need to get your work done. get ready for competition, first- as a team, making it easier for time boxers must be in top new members of the squad to physical shape and master the adjust to the rigorous work­ fundamentals of boxing first. outs. The coaches and captains Most first-year boxers com­ have played a large role in peting in next week’s Bengal making first-year boxers wel­ Davisson Cluster Bouts joined the boxing club come in the club. 2nd Floor O ’Shag last fall during the men’s “I felt encouraged to join in novice season. The novice sea­ the fall and was really made to son teaches beginners the basic be part of the team,” said strategies and techniques of the freshman Juan Santucci. sport. “ Everyone helps each other as “The novice season really you train and spar with your helped and gave me a head teammates during the season. WHY NOT.... start,” said freshman Chris Only in the Bengal Bouts do Matassa. “ It was good to have your teammates become your that experience coming into the rivals.” veteran season." Training for the Bengal Bouts Previous job: Internist Not all first-time boxers par­ requires large amounts of dedi­ ticipate in the novice program, cation and hard work. Favorite team: Chicago White Sox as some boxers joined the club “It’s definitely something to as late as January. The veteran bo proud of," said junior and Resume item: Notre Dame Glee Club season, beginning at the start first-year competitor Luke of the second semester, brings Brennan. “You know you’re together novice and experi­ working like crazy, but at the enced boxers and involves same time you're actually rais­ "It was the right medicine for me. more sparring and practice in ing a lot of money for the peo­ the ring. ple of Bangladesh.” ANSWER THE CALL- today!" “The veteran seasons picks Most of the first-time Bengal up pretty fast,” said newcomer Bout competitors are not overly —F t . Jim Foster, M.D., C.S.C., '77, '94 Bobby Kennedy. “They go over nervous about the upcoming technique and fundamentals contest. The intense training rig h t away so everyone’s at six days a week has left them For more information on pretty much the same point by prepared to step into the ring the third week.” next week. Holy Cross' one-year The experience of returning “There’s no losing in the club members in the veteran Bengal Bouts,” said Santucci, Candidate Program season helps first-year boxers “It’s really a win-win situation. improve their skills in the ring. If you don’t move on to the next contact: They provide the models for round you know inside that boxers with less sparring expe­ you’ve dedicated all that hard Fr. Jim King, C.S.C. or rience. work for a good cause.” Fr. Bill Wack, C.S.C. 1-6385

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By MATT OLIVA others in in the the 1999 1999 Indiana Indiana The competitionThe competition was wasdivided divided and open-weightand open-weight were for the were which for they the practice onwhich the row- they practice on the row­ SportsSnorrs W Writer riter Indoor BowingRowing Championships into intofour four categories. categories. The The light- light­ experiencedexperienced team members, team members. ing machines. ing machines. held in Elkhart, Ind., competing weight and open-weight novice Participants competed on row ­ This is the first season in This past weekend, members against representatives from categories were for team mem­ ing machines for a distance of which women’s rowing is a var­ of the Notre Dame women’s Purdue, Grand Valley State, bers participating in their first 2,000 meters. The competition sity sport at Notre Dame; prior rowing team earned a first in Bowling Green and season on a varsity rowing allows head coach Martin Stone to this season it was a club two events and a second in two Northwestern universities. team, and varsity lightweight to evaluate his team as they sport. near the end of winter training. The team’s first season begins “Our primary goal for the over spring break with a meet weekend was for everyone lo against Wisconsin and Duke in get their personal best on the Oakridge, Tenn. During the row ing machines,” said Stone. regular season, the Irish will “I think that we were successful compete on a 2,000-meter s as the majority of our team course and most of the meets recorded their personal w ill be dual meets. records.” The results from the week­ In the varsity open weight end, along with the condition­ division senior captain Katie ing from winter training, leave 4 Fox took second place with a Coach Stone feeling optimistic time of 7:16. In the novice divi­ about the upcoming season. % sion, freshmen Erin Dowd won Despite the youth and inexperi­ the lightweight competition ence of the team, he feels that with a time of 7:22.1 and fresh­ they can be successful. The o men Michelle Olsgard won the team has a tough schedule, open-weight competition with a consisting mainly of Big Ten time of 7:16. and regional teams, including Training started in the fall for meets against Michigan and the Irish, as they competed in Ohio State who have preseason meets with a three-mile course. rankings of third and fifth, The fall season ended in respectively. The Irish w ill also November and, since then, the participate in the Georgetown team has been involved in a Invitational against the Big East winter-training program in Schools.

Storm went 2-0 and he scored 26 points. M.B-ball Senior Antoni Wyche returns continued from page 20 to his home state of New York. Come Join the Tradition Wyche has been solid lately heading into the Notre Dame averaging just under 12 points a Applications are now being accepted for managei game with a bye in the Big East game. Tournament on the line. positions for the 1999-2000 academic school yeaiIf the Irish are to get over that RECRUITING UPDATE magic mark of .500, they’ll need a win tonight or a victory over Irish recruit Mike Monserez is the Red Storm along with home enjoying a stellar senior season wins over West Virginia and for Moeller High School in You may pick up applications at the Boston College. Cincinnati. While Murphy has shown no The 6-foot-6 guard averages Office of Student Activities signs of slowing down fellow 21 points and eight assists a freshman David Graves has game leading Moeller to a 11-6 315 LaFortune slipped a bit in recent weeks. record this season. : • The forward’s production has Last week Romeo Augustine dropped from 15 points to 12.2 became MacLeod’s third com­ a game. Skylard Owens started mitment to play for the Irish Deadline: February 26, 19 in Graves’ spot Sunday in an next season. Augustine is a 6- effort to get Graves going again. foot-6, 195-pound swingman Graves played 21 minutes and and is from Montreal. He is scored six points. a ve ra g in g 21 p oints, 10 Murphy failed to win the Big rebounds, four assists and three East Rookie of the Week despite steals a game at Rayen High scoring 47 points in two losing School. Connecticut, Providence causes. St. John’s Erick Barkcly and West Virginia also showed took this week’s title as the Red interest in Augustine. DAYTONA BEACH J m Tif4 (?pFiii'i Bi-oak Undergraduate students applying for the discounibtoak.com Kellogg Institute’s summer international ho till Discounts -Toilful ts Direct research grant competition must have Stanford their applications in byFriday. February 26. SUMMER SESSION I June 22 - August 14, 1999

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After a 77-57 loss to Rutgers last Saturday, the baseball’s best ninth-ranked Notre Dame women's basketball team looks to move on when they take on Syracuse tonight at the Joyce Center. By JOHN COPPOLELLA “We’re anxious to get back out there,” junior Sports Columnist point guard Niele Ivey said. “We need to stay focused, because we know that any team can The Cincinnati Rods come out and beat us. reported to spring training “Mentally, we were never in that game I at Tuesday and within a week Rutgersf” Ivey continued. “They battled and we the remaining 29 teams in didn’t battle back. We weren’t aggressive enough Major League Baseball will and we were out of it from the opening tap.” have reported to spring The loss to Rutgers snapped the Irish’s 11-game training. It seems like just winning streak, but head coach Muffet McGraw’s yesterday that the New York squad realizes the importance of the three regu- Yankees were obliterating lar-season games remaining. the rest of major league “The team is just focusing on moving on,” said baseball, but spring training Ivey, who is second in the conference in assists is upon us and a new season and steals per game. “We know that each game is is not far behind. crucial with the conference tournament coming So, what will this new sea­ up, so we need to be mentally focused.” son bring? If nothing else it Syracuse is also coming off of a difficult confer­ will bring change. Kevin ence loss. On Saturday, the Orangewomen saw Brown, Randy Johnson, their two-game win streak broken when they fell Albert Belle, Mo Vaughn, to St. John’s, 77-72. Paula Moore recorded her Rafael Palmeiro and Roberto seventh double-double of the season (19 points, 12 Alomar all changed teams rebounds), while Beth Record came off the bench and Roger Clemens may yet to score 18. be traded from the Toronto The Irish have won eight straight over the Blue Jays. The Reds Orangwomen, including a 94-61 victory earlier revamped their team, this year. Notre Dame’s defense shut down Moore, acquiring Greg Vaughn and the conference’s second-leading scorer (17.6 his 50 home runs in addition points per game), holding her to just eight points to Steve Avery, Michael on 2-of-12 shooting. Ruth Riley clearly dominated Tucker and perennial All- that matchup, as she scored 20 points and pulled Star Denny Neagle. down seven boards in just 22 minutes of play. The balance of power has Sheila McMillen had 23 points in that game, while shifted in many divisions, Ivey added 19 and dished out eight assits. the most prominent among Ivey is looking to have a similar performance in them the National League tonight’s matchup. West. The Los Angeles “ I feel like I have a lot of responsibility to lead Dodgers, fresh off the acqui­ the team each game,” Ivey said. “ I need to make sition of Brown and the hir­ sure we’re focused out there and that we get the ing of new manager Davey The Observer/Joe Stark Johnson, have become the Leading the Irish in scoring in the 94-61 win against the Orangewomen earlier this season, see W .B -B A L L / page 12 senior captain Sheila McMillen will have to again lead her team to the basket and the win. favorites to win the division. Last year’s winner and the 0 MEN S BASKETBALL National League representa­ tive in the World Series, the San Diego Padres, have been gutted. In losing Brown, Ken Irish head to ’Cuse Caminiti, Steve Finley and Greg Vaughn the Padres have become a team that with clock running out barely resembles last year’s NL champion. By JOEY CAVATO bad news is they hold their The balance of power in Associate Sports Editor opponents to 37 percent shoot­ baseball in general has also ing from the field and the become a great issue. The Tic-toc. Tic-toc. Orangemen spanked the Irish at discrepancy between large- That’s the sound of time run­ the Joyce Center 75-63 in late and sm all-m arket teams has ning out for the men’s basket­ December. widened, with Brown's $15 ball team. Jason Hart, Ryan Blackwell million annual salary nearly John MacLeod and his squad and Etan Thomas lead the doubling the Montreal limp into Syracuse trying to Orangemen as they all average Expos’ entire payroll the break out of a funk that has in double figures. most gross example of this come at the wrong time. The MacLeod will again look for imbalance. Because o f this, team’s record has slipped to 12- freshman Troy Murphy to carry divisions like the American 13 and 6-8 in the conference. the load. The power forward is League Central, with the The Irish need to be at or above coming off a career high 32- Cleveland Indians all but .500 to have the possiblity of point performance at West guaranteed another division playing after the Big East Virginia. Murphy now averages crown, are no longer com­ Tournament. 19.1 points and 9.7 rebounds a petitive. The Irish squandered a 12- game. While the NL West and AL point halftime lead over With only four regular-season Central may be decided Georgetown a week ago at the games remaining tonight’s con­ issues most of the league Joyce Center. Sunday they came test takes on the importance and remains wide open. The hack from 19 points down to perhaps the label of a “must most interesting divisions to West Virginia just to let another win.” watch will be the AL West one slip through their lingers. After tonight’s game the Irish and NL Central. The Wild Now they go to the Carrier will host West Virginia on Card race in both leagues Dome to take on the 19th- Sunday before traveling to St. will be equally interesting, ranked Syracuse Orangmen. John’s. The Red Storm are in making the season another The good news for the Irish is the top 10 and w ill probably be Syracuse (17-8, 8-7) is just 2-5 The Observer/Joe Stark see BAS E B A LL / page 15 at home in the conference, the see M B -B A L L / page 17 Phil Hickey and the Irish will look to rebound against a Syracuse team that has already defeated them this year.

vs. Syracuse Women’s Tennis at M ichigan State Today, 7 p. m. at National Team Indoor Tournament SPORTS Friday, 7 p.m. Thursday-Sunday ATA Baseball at Syracuse Men’s Tennis vs. James M adion Today, 7:30 p.m. vs. Northwestern at M ia m i, Fla. Saturday, 1 p.m. GLANCE Friday, 11 a.m.