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arrested everyone there and they m By MARCELA BERRIOS would've arrested me too, but activist Associate News Editor they realized I was a student, so they told me to go away if 1 didn't A Notre Dame freshman was want to be suspended immedi­ threatened with immediate sus­ ately.” to speak pension for participating in unau­ Velazquez said he received a thorized demonstrations on cam­ warning from the NDSP the first Sheehan will discuss pus but received only a written day the bus visited Notre Dame, admonition, he said. after he and many Soulforce experiences on Iraq Freshman Eddie Velazquez Riders staged a demonstration in joined a tour of civil rights advo­ LaFortune Student Center to cates during the SoulForce encourage LGBTQ dialogue. By KATIE KOHLER Equality Ride March 8 and 9, “I was just offering an anecdote Saint Mary’s Editor leading to a run-in with Notre about my personal experience on Dame Security/Police (NDSP) offi­ campus dealing with LGBTQ Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war cers and the Office of Residence acceptance when 1 was interrupt­ activist who lost her son in Iraq Life and Housing. ed by an officer who told me to and generated international “On the second day of the stop because I was bothering the attention by protesting outside demonstration, all we did was Huddle customers and harming President Bush’s ranch in lead a procession and carry the business,” Velazquez said. C r a w f o r d ,

Photo courtesy of Delphin Bautista wreaths in silence, but we were Bill Kirk, associate vice presi- Texas, will An NDSP officer talks to freshman Eddie Velazquez on March 9 immediately stopped by NDSP speak about after he participated in an unauthorized demonstration. officers,” Velazquez said. “They see ACTIVIST/page 6 the war today at 10:30 a.m. in Carroll Auditorium at Saint Mary’s. “S h e e h a n ’s Dorms New RAs opt to transfer dorms visit serves to remind us of Sheehan Several juniors will take up residency in other halls to fill demand the events of the war and that we can effect fill up for change, even four years later,” said Bridget Hahn, president of “For the most part, it has to do evening. Peacemakers — a social justice By AARON STEINER with how many apply and how Weiss and Saucedo, who will group on campus. News Writer many are needed,” Lynch said. both be moving to Pangbom Hall Following the death of her son, next year Applicants can choose on their next fall from Breen-Philips Hall Casey, in Iraq, Sheehan demon­ Juniors Ashley Weiss and application whether or not they and McGlinn Hall, respectively, strated at a peace camp outside Cassie Saucedo are looking for­ are willing to transfer to another were transferred due to a lack of Even amount of seniors Bush’s Texas ranch during his ward to getting section assign­ hall to become an RA. applicants, Pangborn Rector five-week vacation there in ments and meeting their resi­ Bill Kirk, associate vice presi­ Kuukua Yomekpe said. to stay on campus, off August 2005. She created Camp dents as they prepare to become dent of Residence Life, said in a Yomekpe said initially enough Casey by pitching a tent at the resident assistants next year — Feb. 27 Observer article that juniors applied, but some By AARON STEINER ranch and demanding an audi­ not to mention that they must many applicants indicate they dropped out of the application News Writer ence with the president — a transfer to a new dorm. wish to be considered for other process halfway through, caus­ demand ultimately not granted. Weiss and Saucedo are two of halls. ing them to draw from other Residence life is an integral a num ber of juniors who will While some of these transfers dorms. She is also one of the nine part of the Notre Dame experi­ transfer to new residence halls may have to do with lack of Yomekpe said Pangborn Hall founding members of Gold Star ence, and the abundant applica­ next year in order to accept posi­ applicants, as Lynch described, has brought in students from Families for Peace, an organiza­ tions for on-campus housing con­ tions as resident assistants (RAs) Kirk said creating a cohesive hall other dorms to serve as RAs in tion that seeks to end the U.S. firm that maxim yet again this next year — a move that Weiss staff is also a factor. the past, and it has never caused occupation in Iraq and provide year. and Saucedo said they are both “Even if there are enough a problem. support for the families of fallen While the official number of looking forward to, despite the applicants from a particular hall, “Most of the girls — we’ve soldiers. students who applied for on-cam­ fact that they will be leaving their RAs are chosen from outside drawn from Badin [Hall] and Sheehan is presently on a pus housing will not be available current residence halls. dorms to create a team that best other dorms in the past — are speaking tour of Indiana colleges for another few days, it seems the According to Sister Mary fits the hall,” Kirk said in the arti­ very fired up about becoming and universities. The College dorms will be filled to their maxi­ Lynch, rector of McGlinn Hall, cle. Phoxes,” Yomekpe said. Democrats, the main sponsors mum capacities — and beyond these transfers usually are due to Kirk could not be reached for next year, even as a growing the numbers of applicants. further comment Wednesday see RA/page 3 see SHEEHAN/page 4 amount of seniors move off cam­ pus, said Scott Kachmarik, associ­ ate director of Residence Life and Housing. While his office has seen large Students move off campus to Dismas House numbers of seniors move off cam­ pus in recent years, Kachmarik said the number of seniors stay­ Dismas House,” Pike said. “It has ing on campus has grown as well. By EMMA DRISCOLL become such an important part He clarified that the proportion of News Writer of my life here at Notre Dame. seniors moving off campus to Basically it’s like living anywhere those who stay in dorms has When fifth-year senior Emily else in a house of fifteen people. remained stable at around 50 Pike was looking for an apart­ It’s a little chaotic, and it’s a lot of percent. ment the summer after studying fun." The increase in the number of abroad, she chose an unlikely The people who live with Pike seniors can be explained by place, away from any residence at Dismas, with the exception of enrollment figures, which have hall or Turtle Creek. She decided two other students, have either increased over recent years. More to live at Dismas House — a non­ served time in prison or have students have decided to attend profit organization that provides been sent to the house by a court Notre Dame after they were transitional housing and support order in place of prison time. accepted, and a relatively large services to men and women who They range from 19-years-old to number of transfer students are have been recently released approximately 55 or 60-years- admitted regularly, Kachmarik from prison or jail, according to old, she said. said. the organization’s Web site. “We are a re-entry program, With tradition and community Pike’s summer-long stay at and we like to provide a commu­ playing an important role in the Dismas became a two-year resi­ nity environment for former lives of Notre Dame students, the dency, where she lived and offenders in which they can take high amount of seniors that have worked in the house as a kitchen some time to figure out what it moved off campus has been a manager throughout her latter will mean for them to live a sub- Photo courtesy of www.dismas.org semesters at Notre Dame. The Mlchiana Dismas House, located at 521 South St. Joseph see SENIORS/page 6 “I absolutely love living in see DISMAS/page 4 Street, is a non-profit organization for transistion housing. Page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Thursday, April 12, 2007

I n s id e Co l u m n Question of the Day: If you could sum up the weather in one word, what would it be? Paintball aggression

At Notre Dame, being the Catholic institution that it is, we are taught to seek non-violent ways to solve our Jimena Dilorio Greg Robinson Michelle Weissenhofer Ryan Smith Susan Bigelow problems. But every once in awhile you are confronted with a person freshm an freshm an freshm an freshm an sophomore that all you want Breen-Phillips Stanford Walsh Knott Badin to do is be violent Erin McGinn towards. Maybe ______it’s the person “Maneater. It’s “Paraguay, ‘Wet.’ “Abomination, “Gorgeous. who gave you a A ssistant so had, it eats because that’s because it keeps Think happy dirty look in Scene Editor teasing you... thoughts class, maybe they you from the where she spilled their inside out. ” wants to be. ” going from friends. ” drink on you at the Backer, or maybe warm to cold. ” it’s the person on their cell phone in the bathroom. So what can you do to unleash all of that pent up aggression caused by stupid people? You might not be able to shoot them, but you can shoot someone else down at the local paintball field. For those that have never before experienced this wonderful sport, I n B r ie f paintball is a thrilling, tension- relieving experience. You don’t have to have a particular athletic ability Journalist Judy Woodruff to play — and anyone from a ten- will give the Red Smith lec­ year old to a forty-year old can excel ture, entitled “Are at it. Journalists Obsolete?” She If you’re looking to play around will speak tonight at 7:30 South Bend, Action Park is located p.m. in the Hesburgh 25 minutes away from campus in Library Auditorium. Osceola, IN and always welcomes Notre Dame students. You don’t have The Student Union Board to have any of your own equipment (SUB) will hold AcoustiCafe — they can rent you everything that tonight from 10 to 12 in the you need to play. All you need to basement of LaFortune. This bring with you is enthusiasm, some is a free event. Red Bull and some long, preferably dark, clothing. Gloves are also highly Owen Smith, a 1995 Notre recommended as getting shot in the Dame graduate, will perform hand can hurt like nothing else. his comedy act Friday at The main piece of equipment in Legends at 10 p.m. paintball is the gun, or marker, Admission is free. which is powered by a small tank of compressed gas. The paintballs The Spring Run will take themselves are exactly as they sound place Saturday. Participants - they are marble-sized balls with a can run either 5-K, 10-K or gelatinous shell and filled with CHRISTIAN SAGARDIA/The Observer do the 2-mile walk. The water-soluble paint. Although it Sophomores Casey McNeill, left, and Jillian Brems promote guitarist Matt Costa in races will start from Legends sometimes hurt getting shot, it’s no LaFortune Wednesday. Costa will be playing at Legends Saturday at 10 p.m. at 11 a.m. Runners and worse than getting punched by a walkers can sign up at younger brother. Although if you get RecSports for $10 prior to hit in your face-mask, you quickly the race and for $15 the day learn that the paint tastes horribly. of the race. The basic premise of the game is O f f b e a t simple: shoot others, and don’t get Opera Notre Dame will shot yourself. If you end up with Sheriff gives himself a attorney’s office felt that Moose and reindeer at a present “A Midsummer paint on you, you’re out of the game. ticket Kocken deserved a citation. Stockholm wildlife park have Night's Dream” Saturday at There are a variety of different GREEN BAY, Wis. — “But it kept bothering me,” been invited to an unusual 7:30 at W ashington Hall. games to play, including elimination Brown County Sheriff Dennis said Kocken. “Finally I decid­ taste panel that will help Tickets are $5 for students and capture the flag. Action Park Kocken didn’t have to write ed to write myself a ticket. I decide which type of salt and $10 adults. For tickets, also boasts a castle field where one himself a ticket. But he says felt it was the right thing to should be used to de-ice the call the LaFortune Box Office team defends and the other attacks a it was the right thing to do. do.” country’s roads in wintertime. at 631-8128. fortress. They have both woods and “As sheriff, I’m held to the The ticket carries a The less they like it, the bet­ speedball fields, which also allow for highest standard in law $160.80 fine that Kocken ter. Notre Dame men’s lacrosse variations on the same games. enforcement. How can I hold said he fully intends to pay. The National Road will play Denver Sunday at 1 During each game, there are refer­ officers accountable if I don’t The ticket marks the sec­ Administration plans to intro­ p.m. at Moose Krause ees who monitor the action to make hold myself accountable?” he ond citation in seven months duce a new, sweeter blend of S tadium sure that all players are following said. “I’m satisfied I’m doing that a state law enforcement road salt, but wants to make the rules, as well as to provide the right thing/ officer assessed to himself. In sure it doesn't attract wildlife Notre Dame men’s baseball “paint checks,” to determine if a Kocken issued himself a September, Chief Dick to Sweden's highways, proj­ will play Georgetown Sunday player is still in the game. ticket March 27 for an unsafe Knoebel of the Kewaskum ect organizer Frida Hedin at 1:05 p.m. at Frank Eck Although it might seem like an lane change, three weeks police department wrote said Tuesday. Stadium. Admission is free. unusual sport, it is a great experi­ after he had rear-ended a himself a $235 ticket for The project is expected to ence that is hard to replicate suspected speeder after that passing a stopped school bus. start in a week and last for To submit information to be through any other activity. So if driver slowed to turn. around two months. included in this section of you’re bored on the weekend or just Neither the deputy who com­ Moose, reindeer to take The Observer, e-mail detailed looking to release some anger, grab pleted the accident report taste tests Information compiled by information about an event some friends and head down to nor the Brown County district STOCKHOLM, Sweden — the Associated Press. to [email protected]. Action Park. After all, nothing brings people together quite like taking shots at each other. TODAY TONIGHT FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and til not necessarily those of The Observer. Contact Erin McGinn at [email protected]

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from the University of Chicago, get contacts and necessary infor­ specific area of interest and pre­ Dame students’ internships in ByJENN METZ Notre Dame, Northwestern, and mation to secure good jobs. ferred location. This Web site is Indiana. News Writer other top schools in the Midwest. For first-year students, sopho­ updated regularly. The Career Center has proposed This fair will feature representa­ mores and juniors, access to the “After their first year, students to take this program nationally As the academic year draws to a tives from 50 to 70 employers. alumni network is also available, should start looking for intern­ and is working on endowments for close, many students have their Another, more easily accessible but only in terms of looking for vol­ ships. Hometown internships are the project. summer plans for jobs and intern­ option for students is the virtual unteer internships. great options,” Svete said. Another option for students is an ships set. But for those without Big East career fair. Students will “It is not too late to find an He said students should use their internship for credit. For example, plans, especially seniors in need of have access to 180 employers internship,” Svete said. Internet first and second summers for anthropology students can get permanent jobs, the Notre Dame offering up to 600 permanent jobs databases like Intern Exchange experimenting and exploring dif­ credit for interning at the Field Career Center provides services with the Big East online system. through Go. Irish on the Career ferent types of fields, but the sum­ Museum in Chicago. According to and resources to make the search “Even though companies have Center’s Web site are protected, mers after junior and senior years Svete, for-credit internships are easier. stopped coming to campus to providing access to only a few should be dedicated to career very popular in the film and televi­ Lee Svete, director of the Career recruit, there are still a lot of schools. As of Wednesday, about growth internships. sion areas. Center, said there is still “a strong options out there,” Svete said. 7,000 internships were still avail­ “The challenge is not finding an Svete recommended students market” for seniors. The Indiana Seniors also have access to Irish able through this database. internship, but is finding a paid start rough drafts of resumes and Career Fair was held before Easter Online, a protected networking Svete also recommended jobcen- internship,” Svete said. Currently, that they “just come in and get break, and the Chicago Career database that provides contact tral.com for its keyword search the University participates in the started — the earlier the better.” Fair will be held Friday at the with 10,000 alumni. Svete encour­ option, which can help students Indiana Career Program Fund, Freshman Eleanor Huntington University of Chicago for students aged networking with alumni to narrow down their search to their which pays for 50 to 60 Notre visited the Career Center Tuesday because she “felt the need to start looking and establishing relation­ ships.” She said her career counselor was very helpful in explaining the center’s services and offered THE POWER TO advice for constructing her resume. “I received concrete, direct advice about what I should be doing now, and what I should do next,” Huntington said. Svete advises students to be STOP WAITING aware of deadlines for some internship programs, which depend on the desired discipline. “An early start is a sage start, WHY WAIT UNTIL 9PM ? GET but there are still tons of opportu­ UNLIMITED CALLING STARTING AT nities out there for this summer,” INSTANT he said. Contact Jenn Metz at SAVINGS [email protected] RA 7 PM NO WAITING FOR MAIL-IN REBATES. AT SPRINT, ALL PHONE SAVINGS ARE INSTANT. continued from page 1

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else out there, that the city of officers the whole time.” Velazquez said he rejoined the Dismas South Bend — two miles from Activist The Soulforce Equality Ride is a Riders outside the University gate campus — is such a radically dif­ 50-day nationwide bus tour to dif­ to participate in a procession that continued from page 1 ferent place than most of us have continued from page 1 ferent Christian colleges to pro­ would end at the feet of the-statue ever experienced,” Pike said. mote tolerance and acceptance of of celebrated Notre Dame mission­ stance-free life,” Pike said. The only way to discover that dent of Residence Life, spoke on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual ary Tom Dooley, who was gay. Most residents of the Dismas other world is to plunge into it, behalf of his office and NDSP and questioning (LGBTQ) students Velazquez said he and graduate House were drug offenders and she said. Wednesday, declining to comment ran by Soulforce Equality, a non­ student Erin Emme were pulled could easily relapse into their “I think we all believe that we about any exchange that may have profit organization against homo­ aside by NDSP officers during the abusive habits, Pike said. have an idea of what that is, but I occurred between Velazquez and phobia, according to the Soulforce silent procession and were told to “[Drug offenders] have the think until you are there [you do NDSP officers, as the University Web site. leave to avoid an immediate sus­ highest rate of recidivism,” Pike not fully] understand how great maintains a policy of not comment­ The duLac guidelines for demon­ pension from the University. said. the need is with real people in ing on students’ disciplinary strations on campus say “only Velazquez said he did not under­ She attributed this primarily to real places with real problems,” records. members of the University commu­ stand why he was not arrested “environmental factors” in the she said He said student academic sus­ nity may organize or lead a alongside the other riders as he offenders’ circles. When drug Dismas House, located at 521 pensions fall under the jurisdiction demonstration” if they register in had already received a warning the users are released from prison, South St. Joseph Street near the of Residence Life as outlined in the writing their intentions at previous day to cease any efforts to most people they know are other Post Office, is currently accepting student handbook, “duLac.” Residence Life. organize more demonstration with users and traffickers, she said. applications for housing for stu­ Once classes resumed after Moreover, “demonstrators may Soulforce Equality on campus. “It’s very hard not to fall back dents. Students can either apply spring break, Residence Life direc­ not impede the freedom of the “I think the University wanted to into that lifestyle,” Pike said. online or come to the house to fill tor Jeff Shoup contacted Velazquez University community,” the rule- spare itself the trouble and the fall­ It is “very disheartening, espe­ out an application in person, Pike for two disciplinary hearings. The book says. out that would’ve caused the arrest cially at first” when Pike sees said. freshman eventually received a Under the; umbrella of the above of one of its own students who just Dismas House residents occasion­ After filling out the application, written admonition for violating the regulations, NDSP officers handed stood up for his own rights on his ally fall back into their old habits. students will be interviewed and University's demonstration policy. out trespass notices to six of the own campus,” Velazquez said. “It But she said living in the house invited to attend a dinner with the Velazquez said he did not know Soulforce Riders that were leading saddens me to see the administra­ for some time has taught her to residents of the house. Following with certainty which section of the discussions in the LaFortune tion act so apprehensively toward appreciate the residents that the dinner, the student’s applica­ policy he violated, but he suspected lounges and wrote down LGBTQ students and their efforts to complete a full recovery. tion is presented to a review com­ it was his failure to notify Velazquez’s contact information for initiate dialogue among the student Students can live at Dismas mittee composed of people who Residence Life in writing about his interfering with the student cen­ body. This type of behavior only House for $320 per month — do not live in the house. Despite intentions to participate in a ter's operations and participating makes Notre Dame even more although Pike said this amount the multiple steps, Pike said the demonstration. Shoup declined to in an unauthorized demonstration, non-conducive to students who can often be reduced or waived application process is “pretty comment on Velazquez’s case Velazquez said. may be gay and want to come out through work-study. Currently, easy” and “not terribly strenu­ Wednesday. He said he was also cautioned to and say it but are scared they three students are living at the ous.” Velazquez said he joined partici­ stay away from any further won’t be accepted.” house, and Pike said this number pants of the Soulforce Equality Ride demonstrations the Soulforce varies from year to year. Students Contact Emma Driscoll at in their two-day stop at Notre Riders may attempt to organize. Contact Marcela Berrios at can apply to live there for a [email protected] Dame and was “flanked by NDSP The next day, however, [email protected] semester, a year or the summer. At first, arriving at Dismas House can be frightening for stu­ A Panel Discussion on dents who don’t know what to expect from the house dynamics. “It can be a little bit intimidat­ ing at first,” Pike said. “You sort of walk in and don’t know what to Democratic Governance expect, but the truth is that these people are just like anybody else you know.” Like other residents, students in Latin America living at Dismas House are expected to help run the house. “Everybody has a chore that they 4:15 pm - TODAY! have to do,” Pike said. “Everybody sort of fights over Hesburgh Center, Room C-103 who gets the last bagel and that sort of thing. For the most part, Panelists lAozA: ...... we all get along really well and have a really good time together.” ' * All of the people living at esident Dismas House are also expected Deborah J. Yashar to eat dinner together at 6:30 Director, Program in Latin American Studies, Princeton University p.m., although Pike said this rule could be bent for students. She Kenneth M. Roberts described these meals as “family Professor, Department of Government, Cornell University time.” i P r - If the houseguests consider Jaime Ros each other family, the volunteers Professor, Economics and Policy Studies, Notre Dame who pay them regular visits could be the extended family. Fischer Hall, Keenan Hall, Breen-Phillips Hall and Fischer Graduate volun­ © K e l l o g g I n s t it u t e teers come to cook dinner regu­ larly, Pike said. FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES To Pike, the responsibilities and expectations at Dismas are simi­ lar to the ones she would expect to find in any other living situa­ Castle Point Apartments 5 7 4 -2 7 2 -8 1 1 0 tion. “Basically you are responsible 18011 Cleveland Road 5 7 4 -2 7 2 -8 1 1 4 FAX for things that you would be responsible for at other places,” South Bend, Indiana w w w.cppj.com Pike said. As far as rules, Pike said there is no drug use or drinking in the O f f G t z i n g G i?eaf R ent Specials! house and to committ such an offense is “pretty serious.” O Indoor/Outdoor Tennis and Basketball “You cannot use any kind of drugs and you can drink, but you cannot come home if you have Free Tanning been drinking,” Pike said. Pike said most of the residents have curfews, which means that Heated Pool almost everybody is home during the evenings to spend time together playing cards or watch­ O Relaxing Jacuzzi ing movies. While some students may be reluctant to live off-campus with­ . , .. ... Q Gated Community out their friends, Pike appreciates her off-campus experience and said it has been one of her O Community Business Center favorite parts of life at Dismas House because it has kept her attentive to the world outside the Notre Dame community. “When you’re a Notre Dame student, you can become so wrapped up in campus life that you forget that there’s something WORLD & NATION Thursday, April 12, 2007 C O M PILED FROM I HE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 5

I nternational N e w s K y r g y z s t a n U.S. requests help in Afghanistan QUEBEC CITY, Quebec — The United States is President's resignation demanded pressing its allies to contribute additional forces, equipment and other resources in Afghanistan for a NATO-led spring offensive Leader's offer to restrict powers rejected, protestors call for 'honest government' against the Taliban. Defense Secretary Robert Gates planned to meet with a number of military leaders late Associated Press Wednesday and Thursday. He was not expect­ ed to offer any additional U.S. troops, accord­ BISHKEK — Thousands of ing to a senior U.S. defense official. protesters demanding the About a half-dozen defense ministers from president resign set up tra­ countries working together in the volatile ditional yurts and tents in southern sector of Afghanistan will discuss the main square of how to “fill those last critical pieces that are Kyrgyzstan’s capital on needed,” said the official, who spoke on condi­ Wednesday, threatening tion of anonymity. political upheaval in a coun­ Among those would be increased flexibility in try of strategic importance how some troops can be used. Certain forces to Washington and Moscow. are limited in how or where they can be used, President Kurmanbek and those restrictions have been a prime com­ Bakiyev, who came to power plaint by the U.S. and NATO. himself following a popular street revolution two years Ethiopia detains terrorism suspects ago, sought to head off the NAIROBI, Kenya — Smiling broadly and protest by signing constitu­ wearing casual clothes, eight terrorism sus­ tional amendments curtail­ pects have been paraded on Ethiopia’s state ing his power Tuesday. The television as the country faces mounting opposition, however, reject­ pressure to explain a controversial program ed his move and rallied to net alleged al-Qaida loyalists. about 6,000 protesters to The detainees, including an American, Bishkek’s Ala Too square told the Ethiopian News Agency they were near the presidential head­ being treated humanely. One said the cap­ quarters. tors were “like our friends” and another The protesters carried thanked the government for treating them banners reading “No to so well. Bakiyev!” and chanting The Tuesday night broadcast came hours “Bakiyev go!” Many young after Ethiopia’s government confirmed an protesters were armed with Associated Press report that it had detained large wooden sticks. foreigners as part of an effort to stem ter­ “We must drive him out,” rorism in the Horn of Africa region. said Abdysaly Satybaldiyev, 47, complaining about unemployment and poverty in the northern Talas region N a t io n a l N e w s where he lives. Police said about 4,000 Army tours extended by three months officers were on duty to Demonstrators hold banners and a Kyrgyz flag during a rally demanding President WASHINGTON — A thinly stretched Army maintain order in Bishkek Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s resignation in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday. just got thinner. during the rallies, but there All active-duty soldiers in Iraq and were no reports of distur­ strations of the so-called Minister Felix Kulov, are International Crisis Group Afghanistan have been informed they will bances. “Tulip Revolution” ousted from the north. think tank, said that given serve 15-month tours — three months longer Both the U.S. and Russia his predecessor, Askar “We want a government the opposition’s rejection of than the previous standard. Rather than con­ have air bases in the Central Akayev. that would be honest and the concessions made by tinuing its recent practice of deciding on tour Asian ex-Soviet republic, The voting was assessed open ... and not divide the Bakiyev in recent weeks, it extensions on a unit-by-unit basis, the making the prospect of polit­ by international observers nation into the south and is unlikely to settle for any­ Pentagon decided to give longer tours to all. ical instability in the country as the freest and fairest in the north,” Kulov told the thing less than Bakiyev step­ Defense Secretary Robert Gates cast the a m ajor concern. The U.S. any ex-Soviet Central Asian opposition rally. ping down. news in a positive light, saying that more sol­ base supports combat oper­ state, but Bakiyev’s tenure However, Kulov has failed “They want only one diers and Army families will benefit from a ations in Afghanistan; has been plagued by politi­ to rally any support in the thing: his resignation,” he predictable deployment schedule, which he Russia’s was established cal squabbling and allega­ south, where opposition said. said would ensure that they get at least 12 under a regional security tions of cronyism and cor­ activists have been subject­ The crisis started in months at home between deployments. treaty. ruption. Many feel he has ed to several attacks, and December with Kulov’s res­ Early reaction from Army families, howev­ Autocratic leaders else­ also lost control over crime most protesters on ignation in a complex politi­ er, indicated that many saw the latest news where in the energy-rich and public security. Wednesday were from the cal maneuver that back­ coming, and were prepared for it. region have also pointed to Fueling the dissent, the north. fired. Kyrgyzstan’s political dis­ clan-dominated nation of 5 “We are disgusted by The move essentially was Texas executes 12th prisoner this year putes as the justification for million people is divided by Bakiyev’s policy,” said 20- meant to get Bakiyev out of HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Convicted killer restricting political rights in historic rivalries between year-old Mirlan Ozubekov a bind. The president had James Lee Clark was executed Wednesday for their own nations. the north and the south. from the northern Issyk-Kul been forced under opposi­ the 1993 rape and slaying of a high school Bakiyev was elected in Bakiyev and his entourage region. “He only puts the tion pressure to sign consti­ honors student. July 2005 on a democracy come from the south, while southerners in official jobs.” tutional amendments giving When asked by the warden if he had a final and anti-corruption plat­ many opposition leaders, Michael Hall, Central Asia parliament the power to statement, several seconds passed and he form after the mass demon­ including former Prime project director of the form a government. noticed witnesses watching him through a nearby window. He blurted out, “Oh I didn’t know anybody was there. Howdy.” S w it z e r l a n d Clark was the 12th prisoner executed this year in Texas, which has accounted for all but one of all the nation’s executions in 2007. Red Cross calls Iraq case 'disastrous'

o c a l e w s L N Associated Press fleeing the country after cases where International Committee of the Red their colleagues were killed or abduct­ Cross’ usual appeals for all sides to pro­ Nerve agent stockpile to be destroyed GENEVA — Millions of Iraqis are in a ed, the group said in a 13-page report. tect civilians as required by the Geneva INDIANAPOLIS — The Army has con­ “disastrous” situation that is getting “Hospitals and other key services are Conventions. It added photographs and tracted with a French company to dispose worse, with mothers appealing for desperately short of staff,” quotes from the civilians to describe the of chemical waste from the destruction of someone to pick up the bodies on the Kraehenbuehl said. “According to the situation. Indiana’s deadly VX nerve agent stockpile, street so their children will be spared Iraqi Ministry of Health, more than half “Once I was called to an explosion but environmentalists said they will fight the horror of looking at them on their the doctors are said to have already left site,” it quoted a young Baghdad this effort. way to school, the international Red the country.” humanitarian worker named Saad as Army spokesman Greg Mahall said Cross said Wednesday. The report, “Civilians without saying. “There I saw a 4-year-old boy Wednesday that Veolia Environmental Thousands of bodies lie unclaimed in Protection: The Ever-Worsening sitting beside his m other’s body, which Services had signed a $49 million contract mortuaries, with family members either Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq,” was pro­ had been decapitated by the explosion. to truck about 2 million gallons of the caus­ unaware that they are there or too duced over the past two to three weeks, He was talking to her, asking her what tic wastewater, called VX hydrolysate, afraid to recover them, according to a spokesman said — well after the had happened.” about 1,000 miles from western Indiana’s Pierre Kraehenbuehl, the neutral stepped-up American-led military oper­ Kraehenbuehl said the situation has Newport Chemical Depot to Port Arthur for agency’s director of operations. ations in the capital began Feb. 14. steadily deteriorated in recent years — incineration. J Medical professionals also have been The report went beyond the especially since February 2006. page 6 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, April 12, 2007

year. Although he has only been for some members of the com­ ings associated with the off-cam­ sense, I would live in Fisher for Keough’s recort since last fall, munity, like Whiting, who worry pus life. senior year in a heartbeat. It’s Seniors DeMott said he senses about 50 about the safety of students. “A big incentive to move off convenient to live on campus.” continued from page 1 percent of juniors regularly stay “They are venturing off into a campus is that it is cheaper,” In the meantime, Kachmarik in Keough their senior year. community which is dangerous Whiting said. “Room and board said that while Residence Life the high amount of seniors that “It’s really an asset to have and unfamiliar,” Whiting said, “ costs far more than living off and Housing cannot do anything have moved off campus has upper-class students involved in [You] hear about muggings and cam pus.” immediately to reduce the num­ been a concern to some officials the hall community,” he said. robberies in downtown South Whiting said he has seen a bers of seniors moving off cam­ who worry about preserving the Not only does the hall depend on Bend.” decrease in interest in dorm pus — due to the lack of space University’s residential climate, upperclassmen to serve in the While there is little room for leadership during his three — construction of new dorms Kachmarik said. hall staff, but those students also more seniors on campus now, years in Fisher. New rules and like Duncan Hall, scheduled for Notre Dame, however, cur­ serve as mentors, he said. Whiting said more seniors would restrictions and the rising costs completion in the fall of 2008, rently needs those seniors to For former Fisher Hall vice stay in the dorms if they were of room and board are enough will address this problem. move off campus, because there president and junior Drew given some of the liberties off- to lure some students off cam­ Kachmarik said the additional is not enough space for them, he Whiting, who plans to live off campus students enjoy. pus, and when some go, their space would allow more seniors said. Residence halls have been campus next year, seniors do Whiting cited the contract friends follow, he said. to live on campus senior year if filled from 98 to 103 percent of provide stability in the dorm and dorm residents must sign to host “The snowball effect of others they wanted to stay and would the buildings’ maximum capaci­ help carry on the traditions. social gatherings and parties moving off campus has led offer more comfortable living ty in recent years, Kachmarik Losing some upperclassmen and the restrictions placed on many, including myself, to see conditions to all students. said. could create a sense of absence alcohol consumption as primary [moving off campus I as the best Farley Hall Rector Sister in the hall environment and tra­ reasons for moving off campus, option for my last year at this Contact Aaron Steiner at Carrine Etheridge said she dition, Whiting said, although he in addition to the financial sav­ school,” Whiting said. “If it made [email protected] believes the number of seniors said he hasn’t felt that loss in his living in Farley has increased in dorm. recent years, something she has “As long as the underclassmen been pleased to see. can understand what a place is “I like having seniors in the all about and embrace it, you hall because they give stability,” don’t lose those things,” Whiting Etheridge said. said. Seniors who stay on campus Kachmarik said that maintain­ often have a significant impact ing a proportionate representa­ on the hall environment and the tion of each class in the resi­ dorm’s sense of ongoing tradi­ dence halls is a priority. tion, she said. “We’re committed to making Of approximately 250 girls liv­ sure there’s a balance and good ing in Farley next year, 53 will mix,” Kachmarik said. “It tends be seniors, Etheridge said. to naturally balance itself out,” Mark DeMott, rector of he said. Keough Hall, said about half of The annual migration of stu­ the current juniors will stay next dents off campus is a concern EXPERIENCE A FULL visit changes the opinions of Sheehan many students about the war. “I really encourage activism continued from page 1 for peace as part of any group LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION that is fighting for the same and provide support for the cause — to end this useless families of fallen soldiers. and senseless war,” she said. Sheehan is presently on a Campoli also linked speaking tour of Indiana col­ Sheehan’s visit to the overall leges and universities. The mission of the College. College Democrats, the main “We, as women of Saint Explore the Program of Liberal Studies sponsors and organizers of the Mary’s College, are here to event, were contacted by train women who can make a Sheehan’s assistant, Kathy difference in the world,” she Applications Due April7 1 Liggett, and asked to host said. “When we fight for a Sheehan. Liggett is also a cause that changes the world, member of Americans Against we are making a difference.” the Escalation in Iraq. 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I support her anti­ Meyer-Lee, director of the war efforts.” Center for Women’s Inter- Cultural Leadership (CWIL), Contact Katie Kohlar at sees the visit as monumental kkohleO 1 @saintmarys.edu for Saint Mary’s. “We at CWIL are happy to be able to draw on relationships Mmrwrmmm::m:m m m i i . i i : m * * * * w w m m m m m * at * as * m * *.* a # * m m m m::mm m m * m m m m 'm m m m at a n .i.i.i.i.i m m m m m rw m m m m w .w m at at * t to contribute to our students’ engagement in dialogue around pressing and timely global issues,” she said. i Join the 2008 Dome yearbook staff Rosato is hoping for a turnout of more than 200 peo­ ■j The Dome is a great way to get involved with Notre Dame student media. 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M a r k e t Re c a p Stocks Citigroup to eliminate 17,000 jobs Dow 12,484.62 -89.23 Jones Executives say plan will lower costs, result in faster service for customers Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 1,056 141 2,178 2,958,891,601 Associated Press

AMEX 2,199.05 -6.50 NEW YORK — Under NASDAQ 2,459.31 pressure from investors to -18.30 contain burgeoning costs, NYSE 9,413.63 -55.07 Citigroup Inc., the nation’s I S&P500 1.438.87 -9.52 largest financial institution, NIKKEIfTokyo) 17,480.81 -189.26 announced that it will elimi­ nate about 17,000 jobs, shift FTSE lOO(London) 6,413.30 -4.50 9,500 positions to “lower cost locations” and consoli­ COMPANY %CHANGE I $GAIN I PRICE date some corporate opera­ SUN MICROSYS (SUNW) -0.51 -0.03 5.90 tions. INTEL CP (INTC) The steps — which are -1 .0 2 -0.21 2 0 .4 7 expected to shave more than NASDAQ 100 T R (Q Q Q Q ) -1 .0 5 -0 .4 7 44.21 $2 billion from the bank’s CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) -0 .7 7 -0 .2 0 2 5 .7 9 operating costs this year alone — also should result in S&P DEP RECEIPTS (SPY) -0.41 -0.59 144.02 faster service for consumers and businesses, Citi’s chief operating officer, Robert 10-YEAR NOTE + 0 .3 2 +0.015 4 .7 2 4 Druskin, said Wednesday. 13-WEEK BILL + 0 .1 0 + 0.005 4 .8 8 0 “A lot of the initiatives 30-YEAR BOND + 0 .1 8 + 0.009 4 .9 0 6 undertaken in the name of expense reduction also are + 0 .3 9 + 0.018 4.631 5-YEAR NOTE designed to unclog our cor­ porate system,” he told The LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) + 0 .1 2 62.01 Associated Press. “We want to make Citigroup a more GOLD ($/Troy oz.) + 0 .2 0 6 8 1 .7 0 nimble, entrepreneurial . PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +0 .1 0 101.85 place. We want decision­ E S S c S making to be quicker. We want things to move through YEN 119.4100 the pipelines faster.” EURO 0 .7 4 2 6 The 17,000 job cuts POUND 0 .5 0 6 0 amount to about 5 percent of the bank’s 327,000-strong CANADIAN $ 1 .1 4 0 2 work force. Druskin led the structural expense review, which was I n B r ie f aimed at reducing costs at A woman walks in front of a Citibank branch in Taipei, Taiwan March 12. the New York-headquar­ Citigroup announced Wednesday that it will eliminate 17,000 jobs. tered bank and improving profit. Druskin told a conference $51.51 on the New York tive officer, said that imple­ Stocks down amid gas price jump Citigroup executives have call with Wall Street analysts Stock Exchange. mentation of Druskin’s rec­ NEW YORK — Wall Street stumbled been under pressure from they should expect Citi’s Carter Burgess, managing ommendations “will improve Wednesday, pulling the Dow Jones industrials analysts and a number of headcount to grow this year director of the Directorship business integration as well down nearly 90 points after minutes from the investors, including Saudi because of acquisitions and Search Group, a recruiting as our ability to move quick­ Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting indi­ Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin plans to open new branches, firm based in Greenwich, ly and seize new growth cated the central bank is not ruling out an Talal, Citigroup’s biggest especially overseas. Conn., said that “the ques­ opportunities.” interest rate hike to curb inflation. individual shareholder, to “But that rate of growth tion is, if all these areas for Prince also emphasized The minutes, coupled with a jump in gaso­ improve performance. The will be at a significantly cutting expenses exist, why that more expense cutbacks line prices, heightened investor worries about bank’s stock has not done as diminished rate,” Druskin wasn’t it done sooner?” were possible, saying that inflation and drove an already sagging stock well as its peers, including said. He noted that Citigroup, Citi was adopting “a continu­ market even lower. Investors are growing Bank of America and Goldman Sachs analysts like many of the giant money ous approach to improving increasingly anxious that rates may rise, JPMorgan Chase & Co., William F. Tanona and center banks, was built our efficiency — this is not a which could limit corporate profits and con­ which have been more prof­ Daniel Harris predicted “a through a series of mergers one-time effort.” sumer spending and further weaken the hous­ itable. tepid reaction” by investors and acquisitions and that The changes announced ing market by making mortgages more expen­ The elimination of the jobs they said had expected deep­ “it’s not totally clear you can Wednesday include eliminat­ sive. won’t reduce the bank’s er cuts. make all of this work effi­ ing unnecessary layers of Wall Street had been hoping instead that the work force, but merely slow In afternoon trading, the ciently together.” management, reducing staff central bank might lower rates because of the its growth, Citi executives bank’s shares dropped 89 Charles Prince, the bank’s at corporate headquarters slowing economy; the Fed’s recent statements said. cents, or 1.7 percent, to chairman and chief execu­ and other locations. accompanying its rate decisions have indicat­ ed it was closely watching the economy’s direction and leaving open the possibility of a rate cut. Escalade CEO dies suddenly at 53 Judge tries to keep kids out of debt EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Escalade Inc. President and CEO Daniel A. .Messmer died from an appar­ ent aneurysm, the company announced Tuesday. Associated Press gram ideas and visits to congression­ “to keep the kids happy.” And of an The 53-year-old was home Monday preparing al offices to urge support for school accountant who racked up $80,000 for a business trip when his wife found him, said NEW YORK — A bankruptcy judge programs. on her credit cards “keeping up with Terry Frandsen, the publicly traded company’s who has tired of seeing people bur­ Laura Levine, JumpStart’s execu­ the Joneses and everybody else.” And vice president and chief financial officer. dened with credit card debt in his tive director, said CARE and other the man who accumulated $100,000 “He was in perfect health, no problems, wasn’t courtroom has decided to do more groups “do an amazing job, often in card debt but wasn’t worried complaining of any aches or anything,” Frandsen than help them untangle their with few resources,” in trying to because he intended to pay it off said. finances. bring basic financial skills to the when he won a lottery. Frandsen said the company’s board would meet Ju d g e Jo h n C. Ninfo II fo unded nation’s youth. Ninfo believes stories like these later this week to pick an interim CEO. Credit Abuse Resistance Education, She gives the coalition an A for prove his point that the lack of finan­ “We’ve got some pretty strong leaders within or CARE. It sends volunteers from the effort, but acknowledges it has a way cial literacy has moved beyond the the organization,” he said. “I anticipate that it will bankruptcy system — including to go to deal with “a big problem problem stage to the crisis stage. run pretty much by itself until we get an interim judges, trustees and private attorneys that’s not going to be solved “We truly have a national epidemic CEO.” — to talk to young people around the overnight.” of financial illiteracy in this country,” Messmer became CEO in August. He joined country about developing good money Judge Ninfo uses real stories from Ninfo said in an interview. “We in the Escalade Sports in 1976 and was serving as presi­ skills and avoiding debt traps. his bankruptcy courtroom in trenches of the bankruptcy system dent of the company’s office products subsidiary. CARE is among the 180 organiza­ Rochester, N.Y., to educate students see it every day.” Escalade employs about 900 people worldwide tions that make up the JumpStart about the potential dangers of misus­ The idea behind the bankruptcy and makes and markets sporting goods and Coalition for Personal Financial ing credit cards. professionals’ participation in CARE, office/graphic arts products. It reported an $8.5 Literacy. Each April, the Washington, He tells of a couple who didn’t even he said, was “to be proactive to get million profit in 2006 on $192 million in revenue. D C.-based JumpStart marks finan­ earn $50,000 a year but ran up more the word out to people ... instead of , down from a $13 million profit on $183 mil­ cial literacy for youth month with than $50,000 in credit card debt by being the ones who have to clean up lion in revenue the previous year. conferences aimed at sharing pro­ taking repeated trips to Disney World the mess all of the time.” TThe O bserver page 8 V▼ ie ® w p o in t' “® “ Thursday, April 12,2007

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Thursday, April 12,2007 V* ie w p o in t ^ page 9 Fearful, yet overjoyed How can fear and joy exist in the human heart at the hood this Saturday — made their way to a fearful, but And yet, at the same time, this presence of water ... same time? ultimately joyous, place. A week after my Ordination, I lowered Peyton St. Matthew recalls that, on the first Easter, Mary In the women’s case, it is the tomb of their friend, sure­ Stephens, four months old, into the baptismal font at Magdalene and another woman approach the tomb of ly not the expected destination when they first answered Holy Redeemer Parish in Portland, Ore. As I held him up, Jesus. There, an angel tells them that their friend is not Jesus’ call. Then, suddenly — mysterious news, like an and the congregation welcomed him into the Church, among the dead. They should return ^QU earthquake beneath their feet. The ground beneath them and I watched that water drip off his head and shoul­ to their homes in Galilee, where they n lf p e p shifts, and a truth begins to dawn, even beyond what the ders, I began to realize that water would never be the will see him again. So, they leave, ueura, u.a.i, women are able to comprehend. same again. Nor would bread, nor wine, nor oil, nor any­ “fearful, yet overjoyed.” A contradic- FaithPoint What they thought was here is not here. And what is thing else. tion in emotions? here is beyond their wildest imagination. You can’t even As a Christian, and perhaps as a priest in a particularly But, perhaps, we understand. Perhaps each of us has take it all in, suggests the angel, so for now, just go humbling way, water changes forever. Even as you con­ been here before. Perhaps, the four men preparing for home. And there, in your daily life, you will come to tinue to thirst for it, you begin to bless and baptize with Ordination as Holy Cross priests this Saturday under­ understand. it. You mix it with wine, and drink and share it, as stand. Even as I write this question, I recall the night And so they went — “fearful, yet overjoyed.” Christ’s own blood. What was everyday bread becomes before my own Ordination, three years ago next week, I My very first memory after being ordained is the odd­ the food of people’s deepest hunger — you can see it in felt that night like I imagine my brother and his wife felt est memory. After the bishop ordained my classmates their eyes. Oil becomes the bath water of the sick. the night before their wedding, or the moments before and me, we all knelt on the top step of the sanctuary, and To be ordained a priest is to walk to the tomb of the their first child was born. I stood on the threshold of a our brother priests, one by one, laid their hands upon Resurrected Christ — simultaneously in fear and joy, for future that was at once very intimately known, and yet, our heads, in the manner of the first apostles. here the known and the unknown meet. Here the tomb simultaneously, filled with mystery. Of course, it was beautiful... but there were a couple will never again be just a tomb, and water will never It’s that feeling that you’ve been waiting for this day hundred priests and it took close to 45 minutes! As I again be just water. forever. And, at the same time, there persists a nagging knelt on the marble step, I began to sweat. My mouth So, after all, it does make sense — fear and joy existing whisper: “Another day to think this over wouldn’t kill dried up. I got dizzy from thirst. simultaneously. It’s just that, like the reality of being wed me.” But then, my family presents me with my chalice. Finally, we got up, and were waved into a back chapel, to another, like the reality of creating new life, the reality My brother sees his fiancee walk towards him down the and there was the most beautiful first sight I could ever of becoming a priest is too much to bear all at once. And aisle. Their baby exhales the first cry of new life. And all hope for as a priest — ice cold bottled water, which I so, we are told, “Just go home. Live your promises — in we can feel is ... joy. We are taken up into something so guzzled so quickly that I got the most pleasant headache fear, in joy. Go back to Galilee.” much bigger than we — a deep realization that the mys­ of my life! Where everything is as it always was, and where noth­ tery of God’s plan for our life is upon us, and, despite This odd memory has always stayed with me. It ing will ever be the same again. what we don’t know about it, it is good. It is very good. reminds me that most things, post-Ordination, don’t “Fearful, yet overjoyed.” The two women at Jesus’ change. You wake up Sunday with the same limitations This week’s FaithPoint is written by Father Lou Delfra, tomb — these first witnesses to Christ’s resurrection — you went to sleep with on Saturday. All your thirsts from the department of Bible Studies in Campus have been where we sometimes find ourselves. These remain — your thirst for friendship, your thirst for a Ministry. He can be reached at [email protected] women, like any of us preparing to give our lives away to more virtuous life, your thirst to be to be part of a family The views expressed in this article are those of the another — like the four who will give their lives in priest­ — none of your human thirsts disappear. author and not necessarily those o f The Observer. Notre Dame — anything but diverse

Recently, “The Daily Show” news anchor Larry at this school, lest they be labeled as “bitter” or “exag- exist solely as the butts of jokes, Notre Dame seems to Wilmore, the show’s only African-American correspon­ gerators.” offer what few institutions can — a place where like- dent, commented on an announcement by Disney that it As a person who is queer (in more polite terms, minded people can come and revel in their shared con­ will soon be presenting its first black princess character. “gay”), I can say that the situation at Notre Dame is sim­ victions and group traditions. It is a place, we’re told, Wilmore stated, dryly: “We have overcome.” ilar for us. Similar, but not the same. Because, while it is where “family” still means something. Which may, of Some, it seems, would like to make patrirU Wall usually apparent when a person is of a non-normative course, be true. However, the crucial question is — similar, though less ironic, assess- ______(i.e., non-European) ethnicity, (some) people with non- What price do we pay for this homemade “community”? ments of Notre Dame and its contin- Guest Columnist normative sexual desires or behaviors, or ways of doing The answer, for many of us, is quite simple — differ­ uing efforts to “diversify.” After all, it gender, are able to conceal these characteristics, there­ ence. Despite (mostly) politically correct and polite is projected that some 25 percent of the class of 2011 by passing as “normal.” Of course, this choice to conceal efforts here to “accept,” or at least “tolerate,” people will be ethnic minorities, making it the most ethnically only makes sense in an environment where only one whose backgrounds, “orientations” or attitudes differ diverse class in the University’s history. This must be type of sexuality (heterosexual) and one type of gender from the majority’s, there is no honest effort to take on progress. expression (masculine for “men,” feminine for “women”) those differences, to acknowledge the profound chal­ However, the very real fact remains — denied by are understood — and sanctioned — as normal, natural lenges they pose to traditional ways of living and think­ many here, but felt intimately by others — that Notre and acceptable. In such an environment, it is under­ ing, to admit and address the ways such differences, at Dame is anything but diverse. Diverse in the most fun­ standable not only that a majority of non-heterosexual this school and in this country, are constantly stereo­ damental sense of the word: as in, a place where differ­ students and professors choose to hide or at least down­ typed, stigmatized and punished. Any real recognition of ence, pure and unconditional, is honored, embraced and play their sexual preferences, but also that attempts to such serious differences here takes the form of irra­ even fostered. Such a place Notre Dame is not. assert the dignity, rights and even the existence of such tional reactions (slurs, censorship, arrests, etc.), pan­ As the number of racial and ethnic minorities (slowly) persons are suppressed. In this sense, it is no mere coin­ icked responses filled with fear, threat and contempt. increases on campus, there does not seem to be a corre­ cidence that this semester the former-Queer, former-Gay None of this will change “naturally.” Nor can it be sponding increase in racial integration and interaction. and Lesbian “film event” did not feature any of those resolved rhetorically, through talk of “increased num­ Putting people of different colors and ethnic back­ words in its title, or that six members of the Equality bers” and “multicultural programming.” This is a funda­ grounds in the same space, it turns out, does not Ride, a large group of students who are touring the mental problem that reaches to the very core of this amount, in itself, to establishing a truly multicultural country in support of LGBT students at Christian univer­ place. Some of you are privileged enough to ignore these community. As a moderator for three years now of the sities, were arrested when they came to this campus to issues. Others of us are not. My hope is that we’ll all two-day “Diversity” requirement for freshman in raise awareness. In effect, what the University has said begin to take this matter of difference seriously, so that Contemporary Topics, I can attest to the pervasiveness — a sentiment with which many students here would one day, maybe, we might be able to remove the quotes of the sentiment among white students that: “Racism agree — is that homophobia, like racism, sexism, surrounding “community” here. just really isn’t an issue anymore.” What’s worse, in my ablism, classism, etc., just isn’t a problem here. A few mind, is that this attitude is so hegemonic at Notre lesbian or gay students go here and, like everyone else, Patrick Wall is a senior FTT major. He can be reached Dame that many students of color, who know otherwise, they’re “part of the Notre Dame family.” at [email protected] feel compelled to keep quiet about the racist comments And that, finally, is the point. In a world where, many The views expressed in this column are those of the and behaviors with which they’re confronted regularly feel, “community” is the stuff of folklore and “morals” author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

L e t t e r to t h e E d it o r Fall study abroad students get short end of stick

One of the things which attracted me to Notre Dame was the system in which Instead of instructing two of the 17 transfers into the dorm that their spaces students typically live in the same residence hall for their duration at the may only be good for a semester (until two junior Cavanaugh girls return from University. As a resident of Cavanaugh Hall for the past two years, I cannot abroad), the beds will be taken away from two of its own residents, who are speak enough about how much I love my dorm. Mindful of the cramped living left to scramble to find other options or to hope that “something else opens up quarters of freshman year, I was looking forward to my junior status and the in the dorm.” Bottom line: This is way below what I’ve come to expect from perks which come with it, including having a higher lottery number in the Notre Dame. room picks. However, my decision to go abroad fall semester has not only I recognize that this problem does not fall squarely on Cavanaugh’s shoul­ deprived me of receiving a lottery number, but in essence is actually forcing ders, nor does its resolution. Until the Office of International Studies and the me out of my beloved dorm. Office of Residence Life and Housing find a better solution, the only lesson that The current practice allows for students studying abroad in the spring can be garnered is to study abroad in the spring, because then at least you’ll semester to receive a lottery number and go about making living arrangements know where you’ll be sleeping during your semester on campus. in the typical manner. They are then given the privilege of sub-letting their room to a friend or some other type of benefactor for the spring semester. Elizabeth Purgert While this practice may have generally worked when more girls studied Cavanaugh Hall abroad in the spring, this year, 15 students are going abroad in the fall from sophom ore Cavanaugh but only 13 are going in the spring, leaving a deficit of two beds. April 10 T h e O bserver

page 10 S cene Thursday, April 12, 2007 CD R ev iew Jones Not Too Late' with another great album

with Ray Charles on the song “Here We By MICHELLE FORDICE Go A gain.” Scene Critic “Not Too Late” stands apart from previous albums because every includ­ Norah Jones’ latest album, “Not Too ed song was either written or co-writ- Late,” preserves her beautiful and sul­ ten by Jones herself. While many of the try sound even as she moved into new songs maintain a similar feel and territory and composed or helped to sound to those on her previous records, compose all the songs on her album for they all contain a little extra personali­ the first time. ty that is inspired from her own experi­ Jones doesn’t take too many musical ences. chances — choosing instead to embel­ As always, the character of Jones’ lish and build upon what she has music is increased by her use of piano, already established — but many of her electric guitar, organ, acoustic guitar lyrics are appealing and more personal and keyboard in addition to her than before. singing. These touches make “Not Too Jones already has an impressive Late” a strong next step in the continu­ pedigree. Her debut album “Come ing evolution of her music. Away With Me” won five awards at the There are several stand-out songs on 2003 Grammy’s, including “Record of the album. “Wish I Could,” while light the Year,” “Album of the Year” and and smooth, is a reflective ballad full of “Song of the Year.” The song “Sunrise” longing and bittersweet memory. on Jones’ second album, “Feels Like “Sinkin’. Soon” is a swinging, brassy Home,” won the Grammy’s “Best tune that features an excellent trom­ Photo courtesy of nhalamphim.com Female Pop Vocal Performance” in bone part by J. Walter Hawkes. The Norah Jones has won eight Grammy awards since her debut in 2 0 0 3 , and her most 2005. The same year she won “Record most energetic song on the album, recent album, “Not Too Late,” should continue to keep her in the award spotlight. of the Year” and “Best Pop “Sinkin’ Soon” has a refreshingly dif­ Collaboration with Vocals” for her work ferent sound. “Little Room” has a Jones’ vocals on “Broken” are appro­ Not every artist can make the transi­ sweet sound and priately soft and slightly melancholy tion from performing what they have cheekily romantic for the lyrics. “My Dear Country” is been handed to what they have com­ lyrics th at make it Jones’ first politically oriented song. posed. But “Not Too Late” effectively Norah Jones a fun addition. She delivers her point simply — a lilt­ blends what has made Norah Jones The titular song, ing parallel of piano and voice move successful in the first place, her beauti­ “Not Too Late,” Not Too Late into a short but beautiful instrumental ful voice and playing, with her new iljBB epitomizes Jones’ solo before returning to the ivory keys. creative attempts. sound and theme The message itself is a bit simplistic, There are a few new sounds on “Not — beautiful, but the appeal of the music makes up Too Late,” but most of Jones’ new -o J % % 4#'*■ ^ $ sweet and strong, for it. expression comes from the use of songs with a touch of The strong and persistent flow of she has composed — an innovation that V melancholy and “Rosie’s Lullaby” reflects both the is something to look forward to from hope. waves it illustrates and the yearning it her. Recommended tracks: 'Sinkin'Soon,'‘Wish I Could’Backed by cello, describes. “Thinking About You” is a bass and light cheerful, if sedate, song that is pleas­ Contact Michelle Fordice at electric guitar, ant to listen to. [email protected]

Poetry readings can be both inspiring and exciting

Sliding skillfully below the radar of poetry reading, and figured outside of most Notre Dame students, the Notre the cultural hubs of major cities, I Dame Creative Writing Program is a should keep my expectations low. I department that doesn’t scream for couldn’t have been more wrong. attention. The program quietly holds Lee’s poetry screamed of talent. gatherings and read­ Polished, unpretentious, and profound, ings in off-campus the poems brought ink and paper to locations, and for life. I had never met Lee before, but the lucky and atten­ like all good writers, Lee’s work tive listeners, those seemed to contain her. It made me who attend know wonder what 1 had been missing out they have found on. something special. Swarnapuri, originally from India, In fact, the literary was equally adept. She wrote stories output of the pro­ with undertones, whether overt or gram is one of hid­ Chris McGrady more hidden, of her Indian back­ den gems of this ground. Her skillful prose leapt off the cam pus. page with action and emotion. She Wednesday night, Assistant went second in her reading, and 1 was two of Notre Dam e’s Scene Editor truly disappointed when her last story finest student writ­ ended. ers — Raechel Lee These readings struck me on several Photo courtesy of whatdvd.net and Silpa Swarnapuri — joined forces levels, but one thing it made me real­ Most people lack exposure to poetry outside of a classroom setting, like that in to create a coffee shop reading session ize was the lack of attention some of “Dead Poets Society,” which makes attending a poetry reading a new experience. of poetry and prose that was truly these finer programs get from the gen­ amazing. Lee read poetry, Swarnapuri eral student body. I know poetry isn’t worked with prose, and both proved to for everyone, but this marginalization As fine of an institution as the Backer around campus. They are happening be extremely skilled. goes for so many cultural events on is, I promise you Lula’s is equally all the time. The thing is, I didn’t really even want campus. Outside of those with some amazing, albeit in a different way. Of course, there’s the possibility that to go the reading. My roommate was direct connection to the people putting Trust me, I’m not chastising anyone you might hate it, but then again, you going as a student of one of Lee’s class­ on the event, it seems attention is mini­ for not attending some of these cultural might not. And there’s only one way to es, and he asked if I wanted to tag mal. Poor attendance at academic and events. They really aren’t for everyone. find out. along. Reluctantly — and with the socially-aware movies, small crowds of But as a guy who didn’t really want to image of off-campus Chipotle burritos the student body at art exhibits and go this reading in the first place, I’m The views expressed in this column dancing in my head — I agreed to go. I finally the lack of recognition for out­ sure glad that I did. are those of the author and not neces­ figured, “I’m an English major. I like standing events like the readings at I want to encourage people to maybe sarily those of The Observer. writing and reading poetry. I like Lula’s cafe, which sits just off Edison step outside of their bubble a little bit Contact Chris McGrady at Chipotle. A lot.” I had never been to a Road, right across from the Linebacker. and attend some of these events cmcgradl@nd. edu T h e O bserver

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Annual room picks can cause drama in dorms

Each spring, there comes a series of shool/strangle/poison/other-variation-of- notable signs that the seasons are chang­ maim your friends and neighbors, espe­ ing. The bunker-sized piles of snow (usu­ cially if they take the sweet, sweet room ally) melt, and the DuLae-protected tulips that you desire. emerge from their earthen beds, fresh Room picks — that delightful time of and ready to greet the devious plotting, disappointments and populace. occasional tears - is not meant for the The ducks tend to faint of heart. As one might surmise, the congregate in any­ academic year coming to a close means thing from the lakes to that your average Domer guy or gal must an oversized puddle. ensure that they do, in fact, have a place Even the students, to live come fall semester. In order to fill with their now-ungod- this need, dorms individually hold their ly pale complexions own versions of the room picking process, and winter-induced involving lottery numbers and oh-so-dra- light sensitivity, leave Analise Lipari matic periods of selection. their former states of “Dramatic?” you ask incredulously. “It’s hibernation and burst just a room ... right?” Assistant Photo courtesy of movieweb.com out onto the sunlit Oh, you naive little buggers. How I wish quads. Scene Editor it were “just a room.” It’s more than a Dormitory room picks often end up playing out like a scene from “Mean Girls,” One not-so-natural room — it’s an uncomfortably personal with drama and controversy aplenty rising betweeen both friends and rivals. sign of spring, howev­ jungle of competing wants, needs and er, lurks ominously behind these cheerful facilities. Do you want a single? Good luck resident’s desired room. During the course adult before it’s absolutely necessary? Not reminders of seasonal shifting on campus. finding one! Do you want a double? Make of the 24-hour room pick period, however, me. It’s not the reappearance of meat on sure that who you plan on rooming with anyone with a better number has the Personally, I prefer the room pick Fridays at the dining halls, nor is it the does, in fact, want to room with you (an option of literally removing your magnet drama. Not while it’s actually happening, proliferation of cornhole, Frisbee and underestimated part of the equation). from its resting place and replacing it with of course — especially if my lottery num­ other outdoor games. No, this demon is Triple? Quad? Eight-man? Keep your her own. Again, it’s an awkwardly person­ ber isn’t exactly ideal. more terrifying than anything that either friends close and your enemies closer, and al process. But afterward, once my room is secure, man or beast could dream up. make your arrangements in advance — Some students choose to avoid the I can sit back with a bowl of popcorn to Two words: room picks. otherwise, you may end up living in a tent process entirely by moving off campus for watch the underclassmen go through the For those of you who might be freshmen in the middle of South Quad. their junior or senior year. A house or same thing. It’s just another sign that and have yet to experience this lovely phe­ My own beloved home, Howard Hall, apartment is inevitably much bigger than spring has sprung again. nomenon, let me enlighten you. Or, rather, gives the process an interesting twist. a dorm room, plus, you get to cook for let me give you a well-intentioned warn­ Having received their lottery numbers, yourself. However, you also have to clean, The views expressed in this column are ing, so as to make sure you avoid killing each Duck has the opportunity to place a pay bills and find transportation to and those of the author and not necessarily someone during this process. Because it matching magnet on a white board of the from campus. those o f The Observer. will, undoubtedly, make you want to dorm’s available rooms to denote each And who wants to act like a real live Contact Analise Lipari [email protected]

Sanjaya shocks and appalls 'Idol' fans everywhere

Across the country, hearts are breaking weeks for the performers to settle down and tears are flowing. Fans of “American on the stage, and there were others Idol,” regardless of who their favorite worse than Sanjaya. contestant might be, are united by deep- He wasn’t even the initial focus of the seated anguish and despair caused by a now infamous votefortheworst.com, single person. which annually chooses the worst con­ His name is Sanjaya testant to vote for. But as worse perform ­ Malakar. ers like Antonella Barba and Sundance He seemed innocent Head fell to the wayside, it became clear and harm less — at that Sanjaya was going to be the next first. The audience elimination. got their first taste of Or so we thought. Sanjaya during the When it came down to choosing the top Seattle auditions. He 12, he landed in the bottom two. The quickly won over fans world watched as he stayed and Brandon when he tried out Rogers left. Rogers wasn’t that good, so it with his sister, wasn’t a crushing moment. But since Shyamali, and they then, Sanjaya has not appeared in the were both accepted to bottom tier of votes despite getting worse Photo courtesy of fox.com Hollywood week. — much, much worse. Sanjaya Malakar, pictured here with his “pony-hawk,” is the current bane of When his sister was In the Top-11 episode, he performed “American Idol.” From last night’s results, it seem s he isn’t leaving anytime soon. eliminated, he ran out “You Really Got Me” by The Kinks. An to find her in the hallway and held her as atrocious performance on its own, it was and Sanjaya chose to perform strikes until he was eliminated — they they both cried. made worse by the 13-year-old girl in the “Bathwater” by No Doubt. Although his have either starved or given up by now. It was endearing and heart-w arm ing — audience who bawled during his entire singing was atrocious, no one paid atten­ Simon Cowell told “Extra” that if Sanjaya but still nothing to be worried about. performance. tion to his vocals. All attention was on his wins, he’ll quit the show. There are always a couple of contest­ She attracted so much attention that hair — on the faux-hawk that he created Last night’s result show proved that this ants every season that cause fans to won­ Sanjaya went over to hug her and Ryan out of seven ponytails. circus isn’t over yet. Sanjaya wasn’t even der what Simon, Paula and Randy were Seacrest invited her up during the closing Simon complained that nothing they in the bottom three, meaning that he isn’t thinking when they accepted them into credits. It was subsequently parodied on said mattered anymore — and true to anywhere close to elimination. Is this a the final 24. But then the voting is left to “Saturday Night Live” during their that statement, Sanjaya lived on. The sign that the reign of “American Idol” is America — so those flaws are typically “weekend update.” He made it through next week Malakar proclaimed that it coming to an end? corrected by the millions who call in that episode, and “Idol” lost Stephanie was time for the “Universe of Sanjaya.” Hopefully not — but there won’t be every week to vote. Edwards, who had been predicted to fin­ But only a select few want to be mem­ much of an option if Sanjaya isn’t stopped Some may argue that the crowning of ish much higher. bers of that universe. soon. Taylor Hicks last season was a strong sign As if things couldn't have gotten worse, Votefortheworst.com is behind him, as of Idol’s decline — that the contest wasn’t the Top-10 episode was next. Making it is Howard Stern. But more and more peo­ The views expressed in this column are being taken seriously anymore. But no into the top-10 guarantees a spot on the ple are becoming disgruntled as Sanjaya those of the author and not necessarily one was prepared for Sanjaya. summer “Idol” tour and on the compila­ remains on the popular show. those o f The Observer. For the first couple of weeks, there was tion record, but it didn’t stop there. A few people on Myspace became well- Contact Erin McGinn at little cause for worry. It takes a couple of Gwen Stefani was the guest that week known for their participation in hunger [email protected] page 12 The Observer ♦ CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, April 12, 2007

MLB White Sox get help from Erstad, Dye in win Pirates blow 2-run lead in ninth inning to Cardinals; Brewers need two days and 13 innings to beat Marlins

Associated Press Mike Piazza, who is getting this DH thing down, hit a two- OAKLAND — Darin Erstad hit run double in the first to stake a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the Joe Kennedy to an early lead. ninth after Jermaine Dye con­ Eric Chavez added and RBI dou­ nected for a tying two-run ble after Piazza’s hit, but that homer an inning earlier, and the was it for the As. Chicago White Sox beat the The 38-year-old Piazza, play­ Oakland Athletics 6-3 ing in the American League for Wednesday. the first time after a 15-year The As scored all of their runs catching career that will likely in the first inning, then land him in the Hall of Fame, Chicago’s pitchers shut down has an eight-game hitting streak the struggling Oakland offense and is 14-for-33 (.424) during the rest of the way — and the that span. defending division champions White Sox left-hander Mark have yet to win a series through Buehrle allowed three runs and their initial three sets. four hits in seven innings and Dye, who had a career-best 44 threw 113 pitches, showing homers last year, hit his first of signs he’s healthy after leaving the year, a drive off Justin his season debut in the second Duchscherer after the right­ inning following a line drive on hander had struck out two bat­ the left forearm. He retired 17 ters. Erstad hit a bases-loaded of his final 18 batters. sacrifice fly after closer Huston Street (1-1) allowed a single to Cardinals 3, Pirates 2 Juan Uribe and consecutive Gary Bennett successfully walks to A.J. Pierzynski and gambled by running on a short Scott Podsednik. Street inten­ fly ball to score the winning run tionally walked Jim Thome to in the 12th inning, and the St. White Sox right fielder Jermaine Dye celebrates with teammate Jim Thome after his two-run home- bring up Paul Konerko, who Louis Cardinals rallied from two run against Oakland Wednesday. With more offensive help in the ninth, the Sox won 6-3. lined a two-run double to left. runs down in the ninth to beat David Aardsma (1-0) pitched a the Pittsburgh Pirates on ball to left fielder Jason Bay, only because Scott Rolen was the start. But under the rules perfect eighth for the win, then Tuesday night. whose throw to the plate beat held out with back spasms. change made during the offsea­ Bobby Jenks finished for his sec­ Bennett singled and Aaron Bennett only to have catcher Rolen, who had five RBIs in his son, it was picked up where the ond save, one day after blowing Miles doubled with one out in Ronny Paulino drop the ball. last two games, had been in the teams left off. a chance in Chicago’s 2-1 loss. the 12th against John Wasdin Schumaker was credited with Cardinals’ lineup until a few Fielder finished 4-for-4 with The White Sox pounded nine (0-1), the fifth Pirates pitcher. a sacrifice fly, even though it minutes before game time. three singles, a double and hits after getting 12 total in the Yadier Molina was intentionally appeared Bennett would have The left-handed Gorzelanny, three walks. first two games. Uribe’s RBI walked to load the bases and set been out if Paulino held onto the who stayed in the Pirates’ rota­ Renyel Pinto (0-1), who lost in double in the second scored the up the double-play opportunity. ball. tion despite a miserable spring his first major league decision, team’s first run Wednesday. But Skip Schumaker lifted a fly Brad Thompson (1-0) pitched training in which his ERA was relieved to start the 13th and two scoreless innings for the vic­ above 10.00 for most of March, walked Rickie Weeks leading tory before Jason Isringhausen struck out five, walked none and off. Weeks advanced on Craig came on for his third save in as retired 12 of the final 13 batters Counsell’s sacrifice and J.J. I■ ■ many opportunities and second he faced. Gorzelanny had to be Hardy’s groundout, then scored ■ I in as many days in Pittsburgh. sharp against Cardinals replace­ on Fielder’s hit to right. The Cardinals did nothing ment starter Scott Keisler, who Elmer Dessens (1-0) pitched a against Tom Gorzelanny, who limited the Pirates to two runs scoreless 12th for his first victo­ pitched seven shutout innings in over six innings in his first ry for the Marlins. Cody Ross his second effective start in a major league start since 2005 doubled with one out in the bot­ row, or reliever Matt Capps in with Cincinnati. tom half of the 13th against the eighth. But the Pirates Francisco Cordero, but Alfredo couldn’t hold a 2-0 lead in the Brewers 3, Marlins 2 (13 inn.) Amezaga lined to shortstop J.J. ninth as Salomon Torres blew Prince Fielder singled in the Hardy, who doubled up Ross for his first save opportunity in five go-ahead run in the 13th inning, a game-ending double play. chances. the seventh time he reached On Tuesday, Hardy tied the After David Eckstein singled base, and the Milwaukee score for Milwaukee with a one- and Chris Duncan walked, Brewers beat the Florida out RBI double in the ninth off Albert Pujols missed a home run Marlins Wednesday in the com­ Jorge Julio, who has blown both by several feet on a long fly ball pletion of the first suspended of his save chances this year. that Bay tracked down several game caused by Major League Florida had taken a 2-1 lead on feet from the wall. The drive Baseball’s rules change. Dan Uggla’s sacrifice fly in the was deep enough that both run­ The game was suspended with fifth. ners tagged up, allowing last- the score 2-2 after 10 innings Marlins starter Rick Vanden minute lineup replacement Scott and three rain delays Tuesday Ilurk, brought up from the Spiezio to tie it with a two-run night that totaled 1 hour, 42 minors earlier in the day, made single to right. minutes. his major league debut and Spiezio, who didn’t play Before this year, it would have allowed one run and five hits in AP Monday because of an apparent become an official tie game and 4 2-3 innings with five strike­ Cardinals catcher Gary Bennett slides home safely past Pirates case of food poisoning, started would have been replayed from outs and three walks. catcher Ronny Paulino for the winning run Wednesday.

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Eastern Conference, Atlantic Division team record pet. GB Toronto 45-33 .577 - New Jersey 37-40 .481 7.5 Philadelphia 32-45 .416 12.5 New York 32-46 .410 13 Boston 23-54 .299 21.5

Eastern Conference, Central Division team record pet. GB Detroit 50-27 .649 - Chicago 47-32 .595 4 Cleveland 46-32 .590 4.5 Indiana 34-43 .442 16 Milwaukee 26-51 .338 24 Eastern Conference, Southeast Division team record pet. GB Miami 42-36 .538 . Washington 39-38 .506 2.5 Orlando 36-41 .468 5.5 Charlotte 32-47 .405 10.5 Atlanta 29-49 .372 13 Western Conference, Northwest Division team record pet. GB Utah 48-29 .623 Denver 41-36 .532 7 Minnesota 32-45 .416 16 Portland 31-46 .403 17 Seattle 31-47 .397 17.5 Western Conference, Pacific Division team record pet. GB - Phoenix 58-19 .753 AP LA Lakers 40-38 .513 16.5 Radio personality Don Imus, shown during an appearance on Al Sharpton’s radio show earlier this week, will no longer Golden State 38-40 .487 19 appear on MSNBC as a result of remarks he made about the Rutgers women’s basketball team. LA Clippers 37-40 .481 20.5 Sacramento 32-45 .416 24 Western Conference, Southwest Division Slur costs Imus MSNBC simulcast team record pet GB 64-13 .831 - Dallas Rutgers women’s basketball Staples Inc., Procter & time when Imus’ program on 56-21 .727 8 Associated Press San Antonio team as “nappy-headed hos.” Gamble Co., and General MSNBC was doing better Houston 49-29 .628 15.5 MSNBC said Wednesday it His comments have been Motors Corp. - said they were competitively than it ever has NO/Oklahoma City 37-41 .474 27.5 will drop its simulcast of the Memphis 19-60 .241 46 widely denounced by civil pulling ads from Imus’ show been. For the first three “Imus in the Morning” radio rights and women’s groups. for the indefinite future. months of the year, its audi­ program, responding to The decision does not affect NBC News President Steve ence was nearly identical to growing outrage about the Imus’ nationally syndicated Capus said he made the deci­ CNN’s, leading CNN to radio host’s racial slur against radio show, and the ultimate sion after reading thousands replace its morning news the Rutgers women’s basket­ decision on the fate of that of e-mails and having count­ team last week. NCAA Men's Lacrosse ball team. program will rest with execu­ less discussions with NBC Calls for Imus’ firing from “This decision comes as a tives at CBS Corp. In a state­ workers and the public, but the radio portion of the pro­ Inside Lacrosse Top 20 result of an ongoing review ment, CBS reiterated that he denied the potential loss of gram have intensified during process, which initially Imus will be suspended with­ advertising dollars had any­ the past week, and remained team points prev. included the announcement out pay for two weeks begin­ thing to do with it. strong even after MSNBC’s of a suspension. It also takes ning on Monday, and that “I take no joy in this. It’s not announcment. The show 1 1 Georgia 97.00 into account many conversa­ CBS Radio “will continue to a particularly happy moment, originates from WEAN—AM 3 2 Virginia 89.20 tions with our own employ­ speak with all concerned par­ but it needed to happen,” he in New York City and is syndi­ 3 Ohio State 87.61 2 e e s,” NBC new s said in a 4 ties and monitor the situation said. “I can’t ignore the fact cated nationally by Westwood 4 Baylor 82.00 statement. 5 closely.” that there is a very long list of One, both of which are man­ 5 North Carolina 79.71 Talk-show host Don Imus 6 NOTRE DAME 78.82 6 MSNBC’s action came after inappropriate comments, of aged by CBS Corp. MSNBC, triggered the uproar on his 7 Mississippi 72.80 7 a growing list of sponsors - inappropriate banter, and it which had been simulcasting April 4 show, when he 8 Southern California 70.70 9 including American Express has to stop.” the show, is a unit of General 9 Illinois 68.55 8 referred to the mostly black Co., Sprint Nextel Corp., NBC’s decision came at a Electric Co.’s NBC Universal. 10 UCLA 67.43 10 11 Wake Forest 63.76 11 12 Louisiana State 62.12 13 I n B r ie f 13 Texas 61.98 15 14 Oklahoma State 58.61 14 15 Alabama 57.14 12 Robinson remembered at NASCAR’S Waltrip found in Chancellor to take over LSU 16 Duke 55.00 16 funeral services overturned vehicle in ditch women’s basketball 17 Florida 54.82 18 GRAMBLING, La. — They began arriv­ CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The w itness BATON ROUGE, La. — Van 18 Michigan 53.72 19 ing soon after the sun came up over the who discovered Michael Waltrip’s Chancellor has won WNBA champi­ 19 Pepperdine 53.54 17 piney woods: football greats, government overturned car initially thought no onships and Olympic gold medals. 20 Clemson 50.29 28 figures and everyday people - all of them one survived the accident until the By tak in g over an LSU p ro g ram there to say goodbye to former NASCAR driver wiggled out the that’s been to four consecutive Final Grambling football coach Eddie back window. Fours, Chancellor will have as good a Robinson. The witness, an 18-year-old col­ chance as he’s ever had before to win “Most coaches are rated by the players lege student at the University of his first NCAA title next season. they recruit,” the Rev. Jesse Jackson said North Carolina-Charlotte, request­ Chancellor was hired as the women’s as he waited for Robinson’s funeral to ed anonymity during a phone inter­ basketball coach at LSU on Wednesday, around the dial start in the school’s new assembly center. view Wednesday with The succeeding Pokey Chatman. “Coach was known for how many players Associated Press for fear of reprisal He intends to keep the coaching staff he graduated and sent on to successful from Waltrip’s fan base. left behind when Chatman abruptly NHL lives.” But she said she lives near the resigned last month just before the Flames at Red Wings About 5,000 people attended two-time Daytona 500 winner in NCAA tournament. Chancellor singled Wednesday’s funeral - just across the Sherrill’s Ford, and stumbled upon 7 Versus out for mention assistant Bob Starkey, p.m., street from the stadium where Robinson the accident when she was return­ who took over the team and guided the and his players made history. ing home around 2 a.m. Saturday. squad to another Final Four appear­ NBA “It’s like coming to your father’s funer­ She saw an overturned Toyota Land ance. Nets at Cavaliers al,” said Robert “Big Bird” Smith, who Cruiser in a ditch and rushed over “I wouldn’t have taken this job if Bob 8:00 p.m., TNT played for Robinson and was an assistant to check on the occupants. She did­ Starkey wasn’t wanting to stay here,” coach during Robinson’s final four years n’t see anyone in the car and no Chancellor said at a news conference. at Grambling. “He was like a father to one answered her shouts, so she “Why would I want to change a Final everyone that ever played for him.” called 911 for help. 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NCAA L a c ro s s e JUST THE FACTS ABOUT Charges dropped OPERA NOTRE DAME ® in Duke rape case TOP TEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD GO SEE OPERA NOTRE DAME 6.) The supreme art form known as opera, the union of all the Associated Press very angry. But we’re very performing arts, is frequently referred to in the world of high relieved.” The Duke lacrosse rape case Nifong was out of town and culture as " d a bom b. 11 finally collapsed Wednesday, could not immediately be with North Carolina’s top reached for comment. But his prosecutor saying the three lawyer, David Freedman, said: 5.) Because we know a bank where the wild thyme blows, baby... athletes were railroaded by a “If further investigation district attorney who ignored showed the boys were inno­ increasingly flimsy evidence in cent, he would be in agree­ 4.) You never know - the singing fairies might reveal some a “tragic rush to accuse.” ment with what the attorney Inconvenient Truths. In a blistering assessment of general’s office decided to the case, Attorney General do.” Roy Cooper dropped all Evans, Reade Seligmann and 3.) Wardrobe malfunctions HAVE been known to happen... charges against the players, Collin Finnerty were indicted all but ensuring that only one last spring on charges of rape, person in the whole scandal kidnapping and sexual offense 2 .) Since it’s opera, we can get away with displays of non­ will be held to account: after the woman told police approved love-making, cross-dressing, and plus we get to say Durham County District she was assaulted in the bath­ Attorney Mike Nifong. room at an off-campus house very naughty words in public. “This case shows the enor­ during a team party where TO BE CONTINUED... mous consequences of over­ she had been hired to per­ reaching by a prosecutor,” form. The rape charges, were Cooper said. dropped months ago; the Cooper, who took over the other charges remained until case in January after Nifong W ednesday. A GflTS DerfM was charged with ethics viola­ The case stirred furious tions that could get him dis­ debate over race, class and barred, said his own investi­ the privileged status of college gation into a stripper’s claim athletes, and heightened long­ that she was sexually assault­ standing tensions in Durham ed at a team party found noth­ between its large working- ing to corroborate her story, class black population and the and “led us to the conclusion mostly white, mostly affluent that no attack occurred.” students at the private, elite “There were many points in university. the case where caution would The woman is black and have served justice better attended nearby North than bravado,” Cooper said. Carolina Central University, a “In the rush to condemn, a historically black school; all April 13 & 14 ~ 7:30 pm - Washington Hall community and a state lost three Duke players are white. the ability to see clearly.” The attorney general said Later, at an often-bitter, I- the eyewitness identification told-you-so news conference, procedures were unreliable, the three young men and their no DNA supported the strip­ lawyers accused the news per’s story, no other witness media and the public of disre­ corroborated it, and the garding the presumption of woman contradicted herself. innocence and portraying “Based on the significant them as thugs. inconsistencies between the “It’s been 395 days since evidence and the various this nightmare began. And accounts given by the accus­ finally today it’s coming to a ing witness, we believe these closure,” said one of the three individuals are innocent cleared defendants, David of these charges,” Cooper Evans, his voice breaking at said. He said the charges one point. “We’re just as inno­ resulted from a “tragic rush to cent today as we were back accuse and a failure to verify then. Nothing has changed. serious allegations.” The facts don’t change.” “I think a lot of people owe a Defense attorney Joe lot of apologies to a lot of peo­ Cheshire said: “We’re angry, ple,” Cooper said.

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ro u n d s of 91 and 87. “The only teams we are By KATE ARNOLD after snowed-out match Saint Mary’s coach Mark concerned about are the Sports Writer Hamilton said the long wait conference teams,” between competitive play Hamilton said. “We were Saint Mary’s will have its will not have a positive not able to beat Olivet in plate full today as members effect on the team. the fall, but we feel we are of the team travel to The Belles well prepared Angola, Ind., to compete in not only enter and can beat the first round of the MIAA the tourna­ “The only team s we them if we play qualifying tournament. The ment after two are concerned about our best in all tournament will be com­ weeks without are the conference five spots.” bined with the Tri-Stale f a c in g an S a in t M a r y ’s Invitational tournam ent, opponent but teams. ” placed fourth in which was postponed earli­ also after a th e MIAA er this month due to weath­ three-day Mark Hamilton Championships er conditions. break from in October. Olivet Belles coach The Belles enter today’s practice. took the title competition after a two- Hamilton gave with 348 points. week break from play. Saint the team days off to travel Hamilton said that today’s Mary’s last faced an oppo­ over the Easter weekend. match will be won on the nent March 25 at the But, he said, every school greens. Saint Mary’s has Northern Kentucky has faced similar circum­ been working especially Invitational, in which the stances and no one team hard to eliminate wasted team placed 19th. will enter the tournament strokes on and near the Junior Katie O'Brien led with a strong advantage. putting surface in prepara­ the Belles in Kentucky as This course will be the tion for the course it will she shot back-to-back easiest the Belles have face today. rounds of 83 and 84. played all year, and Meredith Fantom followed Hamilton is confident that Contact Kare Arnold at in O’Brien’s footsteps with the Belles will place well. [email protected] CAMPUS SPECIAL! Large Pizza cheese &, ToPPing

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from our guys because we were on the road yesterday and we Kentucky did not have a lot of turn around continued from page 20 time,” Bayliss said. “Also, 1 think it speaks well for the pride that relative ease. Roth and King we have in what we’re doing were the first off the court for that we were able to win in the Irish winning 6-0, 6-2, and straight sets after we knew we 6-4, 6-3, respectively. Keckley would win, especially since clinched the win for the Irish Kentucky is such a dangerous during his 6-3, 6-1 victory over team. Straight up and down I’m Hodge at the No. 5 spot. With happy with everybody.” a# the win secured, No. 51 Parbhu The Irish will finish off the was next off the court as he was regular season this Saturday at up 6-4. 3-1 over Peter Bjork No. 57 Louisville, looking to before the match was retired. avenge their loss to the No. 114 Brett Helgeson defeated Cardinals in last year’s Big East Marcus Sundh 7-6 (2), 6-2. No. 9 Championship match. First Bass finished singles play for the serve is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Irish with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Agostinelli. Contact Jay Wade at “I thought it was a great effort [email protected]

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Minnesota defenseman Brent Burns, left, fights Anaheim defenseman Scott Niedermayer for the puck Wednesday night. Anaheim defeated Minnesota 2-1 in the opening playoff game.

Associated Press the puck out from a goalie if Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle i you slash at it with your sticks. explained his decision to keep ANAHEIM, Calif. — Dustin “That’s a bad goal and we Giguere on the bench: “We felt Penner’s patience — and posi­ lose a game on that,” added that the emotional roller coast­ tioning — paid off. Backstrom, who stopped 32 er Giguere has been on, it was Penner scored with 5:20 shots. more beneficial to let him get remaining to lift the Anaheim Minnesota coach Jacques his feet underneath him. Ducks to a 2-1 victory over the Lemaire wasn’t so sure it “With the good news that he Minnesota Wild on Wednesday should’ve counted, either. received yesterday about his night in the opening game of “I don’t know if he stopped son, we felt it would be best if their first-round playoff series. the puck or whether he was he backed up tonight. Now we Penner poked the puck in right on top of it or if it was have both goaltenders avail­ after Minnesota defenseman under the pad,” Lemaire said. able.” Kim Johnsson crashed into “He waited a bit and they Giguere was the MVP of the Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom, whacked the puck right in.” 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs, sending him sprawling back­ Teemu Selanne tied it for when the Ducks w ere beaten in ward into the net. Anaheim with a second-period Game 7 of the Stanley Cup The puck was sitting in the goal, just 3:51 after Pavol finals by New Jersey. crease, and Corey Perry swept Demitra scored for Minnesota. Bryzgalov played well during it toward the goal. Penner took Ilya Bryzgalov started in the postseason last year when a couple of swipes at it and place of Jean-Sebastien Giguere Giguere was injured, helping forced it in. and made 24 saves for Anaheim advance to the “I saw it coming. That’s why I Anaheim. Western Conference finals, moved over to the side,” Penner “It’s the playoffs and all the where the Ducks lost in five said. “If the puck didn’t go in marbles are on the floor,” games to Edmonton. after the initial shot I wanted to Bryzgalov said. “It’s very The 36-year-old Selanne, SATURDAY be able to pick up any loose important. It was a very diffi­ rejuvenated since his return to change. cult game. Every game is so Anaheim before the 2005-06 “I was looking for the puck, close.” season, took a long pass from the ref was right there and he Giguere has been taking time Francois Beauc.hemin, broke PERFORMING ARTS CENTER * SOUTH BEND, IN made a great call. Obviously the off to be with his wife and new­ behind the defense and into the puck was free. You could see it born son. Maxime was born slot, where he slid the puck on the replay. Perry and I just April 4 with a condition that between Backstrom’s pads at whacked away and it went in.” could leave him blind in his 9:52 of the second period. Backstrom thought the goal right eye. Giguere and his wife, Demitra beat Bryzgalov with TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE MORRIS BOX OFFICE should have been disallowed. Kristen, were worried about a 15-foot slap shot down the ONLINEATMORRISCENTER.ORG “I watched the replay and I the vision in the baby’s left eye slot, with the puck sailing into PHONE CHARGE: was sure it was under me and as well, but a specialist told the net high on the goalie’s nobody saw the puck,” he said. them on Tuesday that their son glove side at 14:51 of the sec­ (574) 235-9190 • 1 -(800 ) 573-6415 “Of course, you’re going to get will have sight in that one. ond period. page 18 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Thursday, April 12, 2007

With her strong pitching during the streak, sopho­ Big East more Brittney Bargar continued from page 20 earned an honorable men­ tion in the Big East after Brown was also named going 3-0 with two com­ Louisville Slugger/NFCA plete games, a shutout and player of the week last 21 strikeouts in 20 innings Wednesday. Brown is cur­ pitched. Irish senior Kenya rently atop the Big East Fuemmeler will also take standings in batting aver­ the mound, riding on a age (.477) and on-base per­ series of strong perform­ centage (.531). Her fre­ ances herself. She has a 7-5 quent trips around the record with a 2.60 ERA, bases have given the power seven complete games and hitters in the lineup a 57 strikeouts. chance to gain RBls — she leads the Big East in runs Contact Michael Bryan at scored with 24. [email protected]

VANESSA GEMPIS/The Observer Linebacker Maurice Crum, left, rushes at linebacker Steve Quinn during practice Wednesday. The Irish are looking to strengthen their defensive lineup for the fall season.

back, we’ll put some more tional setback earlier this stuff in. and we’ll put some spring after he sprained an Defense stuff in for him also,” Oliver ankle. continued from page 20 said in an April 4 interview. “Any time a player, no mat­ One difficulty rebuilding the ter who you are, whenever in Brown’s new scheme. defensive line this year for you miss, you don’t want guys “He thought it would be a Oliver is that so many of his to miss because inevitably struggle for him, but I think players are young or inexpe­ there’s going to be something he’s starting to adjust and rienced. that you have to catch up on,” like it now, especially because Two of the main competi­ defensive coordinator Corwin we’re starting to do some dif­ tors for the nose guard posi­ Brown said. “When you miss ferent things,” defensive line tion — sophomore Chris days, it’s going to affect you. coach Jappy Oliver said. Stewart and junior Pat Kuntz So he’s just going to learn as One of the main reasons for — have little playing experi­ much as he can and get Laws’ move to the end was to ence at the college level. healthy and come back.” free him up to be more effec­ Kuntz appeared in 12 Overall, Brown has been tive in the trenches. games last season, but only pleased with the performance “He’s got a good punch, recorded seven tackles. But of his defensive line this you’re not going to move him with a better chance of crack­ spring — especially the more off the line of scrimmage, and ing into the starting lineup experienced players. I think he’s starting to enjoy this season, Kuntz has “They’re taking to the it a little more because we’re stepped up his game this coaching, and that’s encour­ going to do some things with spring. aging because if you can’t him ,” Oliver said. “We’re “Kuntz is doing a nice job. hold up there, you are going going to do some things to He’s a fighter. He’s got the to have a lot of trouble,” he free him up.” temperament to play down said. “They’re taking to the Although the full playbook inside,” Oliver said. “I like technique. They’re under­ will include plays designed to him. He’s another kid that standing things better. give Laws room to maneuver could put another ten or There’s a lot we still don’t at defensive end, Oliver said twenty pounds on him if he have in, but what we’re practices so far have been could and just anchor it.” doing, I will say that with the “vanilla” just to get the play­ Stewart has a harder tran­ d-line 1 have been relatively ers acclimated to the new sition to make because he is pleased with the older guys.” system . switching to the other side of “But now we put some stuff the ball from the offensive PHIL HUDELSON/The Observer in today and over the next line. Contact Jay Fitzpatrick at Irish pitcher Kenya Fuemmeler deals in Notre Dame’s 10-2 win couple of weeks. When we get Stewart suffered an addi­ [email protected] over Syracuse April 1. Fuemmeler is 7-5 with a 2.60 ERA.

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M e n ’s T e n n is Irish finish perfect home season with win at Eck Notre Dame remains undefeated on own courts with 7-0 win over Kentucky, goes unblemished for second straight year

By JAY WADE all this season. streak against Kentucky as third were paired together by Irish we had,” Bayliss said. “We felt Sports W riter The 9-0 home record marks doubles Barry King and Andrew coach Bobby Bayliss for the sec­ that it was important enough to the first time Notre Dame has Roth defeated Will Ward and ond time this season in as many the overall picture to make the had back-to-back perfect home Shane Collins 8-6. The duo of matches. change and we couldn’t do it at The Irish cemented a perfect records in school history, and it Ryan Keckley and Stephen Bass Bayliss said the decision to one [doubles] without involving home record of 9-0 on the sea­ is only the fourth time in history clinched the doubles point for switch up the doubles combina­ the other combinations so we son with a 7-0 win over that an Irish team has finished the Irish with an 8-5 win over tions was due to the struggle did what we did.” Kentucky Wednesday. undefeated at home. Notre Bruno Agostinelli and Kenny Parbhu and Keckley were having The singles players faired the The win over the Wildcats was Dame was 8-0 a season ago. Hodge at the No. 1 position. at No. 1 doubles. same as the doubles, as Notre the second straight match in The Irish are 13-0 this season Sheeva Parbhu and Brett “We were struggling at one Dame defeated Kentucky with which the Irish have shut out a when winning the doubles point. Helgeson, who did not get to fin­ doubles and we had plateaued team, and the eighth time over­ Notre Dame continued that ish their match at No. 2 doubles, out at two with the combinations see KENTUCKY/page 17

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By JAY FITZPATRICK Adix and Heteniak Associate Sports Editor to lead Blue Demons After graduating three starters on the defensive line By MICHAEL BRYAN this season, Notre Dame has Sports Writer to start building its new 3-4 defense by first rebuilding its Notre Dame will look to defensive line. stay undefeated in Big East The Irish graduate defen­ play today, facing off in a sive ends Victor Abiamiri and doubleheader against No. 19 Chris Frome and defensive D ePaul. tackle Derek Landri, and lost The Irish (24-7) are cur­ defensive end Ronald Talley rently tied for first in the — the only Irish backup with conference with the Blue any real playing time — as a Demons (24-7) with identical transfer to Delaware this off­ 8-0 conference records. The season. doubleheader is scheduled to The anchor of the defensive start at 4 p.m. in Chicago, line will be fifth-year senior weather permitting. Trevor Laws, a defensive Notre Dame will have to tackle last season who moved work hard to score runs this spring to defensive end VANESSA GEMPISThe Observer against DePaul pitchers Sophomore defensive lineman John Ryan charges a scout during practice Wednesday. Tracy Adix and Becca see DEFENSE/page 18 The Irish are looking to fill holes in the defensive line after losing three starters. Heteniak. The senior Adix has dominated so far this season, posting a 10-1 record with a 0.57 ERA. B a s e b a l l Heteniak, a freshman, has an ERA of 1.13 and 10 wins on the season. The Blue Demons are led Matchup against Bowling Green rained out offensively by junior Sandy Vojik, who has seven homers and 17 RBIs on the year. for their second straight win. Junior Marcy Wilus leads the By CHRIS KHOREY Notre Dame pitchers threw team with 18 RBIs, and Kate Sports Editor and position players took swings Sheaks has 23 runs scored in the batting cages at Frank and a .344 batting average Notre Dame’s game with Eck Stadium Wednesday, but on the season. Bowling Green, scheduled for the team was unable to practice Although the Irish had Wednesday night, was cancelled fielding. their 10-game winning due to inclement weather. The Irish have committed 52 streak snapped at home No make-up date has been errors this season. Tuesday against Eastern set. The Falcons lost a chance to Michigan, the Notre Dame “I’m a little disappointed we end their three-game losing players enter Thursday’s couldn’t play today because I streak after they were swept by matchup with confidence in wanted to continue our momen­ Central Michigan over the week­ their play of late. tum,” Irish coach Dave Schrage end. They jump right back into Senior Stephanie Brown said. MAC play Friday with a three- earned her first ever Big Notre Dame (15-16, 2-6 Big game series against Toledo. East player of the week hon­ East) dropped twin 4-3 deci­ Weather permitting, Notre ors for her performance in sions in the first two games of Dame will host Big East cellar- the last four games. Brown its conference series with dweller Georgetown in a three- boasted a .722 batting aver­ Cincinnati Thursday and Friday, game series Thursday, Friday, age (13-for-18) with two dou­ but rebounded to beat the Saturday at Frank Eck Stadium. bles, a triple, four RBIs and five runs scored. Bearcats 9-5 Saturday. VANESSA GEMPIS/The Observer The Irish then beat IPFW 3-2 Contact Chris Khorey at Irish short stop A.J. Pollock applies a tag at third base Tuesday at Frank Eck Stadium [email protected] during Notre Dame’s 7-3 win over Oakland April 3. see BIG EAST/page 18