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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 42: ISSUE 65 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11,2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Students interested in Iowa caucuses LaFleur to Primaries hold national focus; NO groups eventually will support presidential candidates leave Sports
other primary elections in their pate in the caucus in Des time to focus on the candi By KATIE PERALTA and form. Most primaries are decid Moines. dates," Callanan said. He said it Info Dept. JENN METZ ed by secret-ballot votes, but "Both parties have their own was important to be informed News Writers Iowa has a system that requires set of caucuses in Iowa, and about a candidate before he voters to assemble at an most of the top-tier candidates voted. Women's Soccer SID When Notre Dame sopho assigned location, listen to will travel around to different "You should know where a mores Lindsey !Iough and speeches by supporters of dif locations to speak," Hough said. candidate stands," Callanan spent 11 years at NO Matthew Callanan return to ferent candidates and publicly She said she plans to observe said. their homes in Iowa for winter express support and be counted candidates before deciding The Notre Dame College By CHRIS KHOREY break, they will be tossed right for one person running. whom she will support. Republicans and College News Writer into the center of heated politi Sen. Barack Obama, a "I think I want to get a better Democrats have been spreading cal races, as Democrats and Democrat from Illinois, and for feel for things, talk to a few peo messages about Republican and After 11 years in the Notre Hepublicans battle in the Iowa mer Arkansas Gov. Mike ple there [in Des Moines], before Democratic themes to the caucuses on Jan. 3. Huckabee, a Republican, cur making up my mind," she said. University community. Dame Sports Information Department, Pete LaFleur is The caucuses, the first pri rently lead their respective par Callanan, of Cedar Rapids, Each group works to elect mary competition in the country ties in the state, according to a Iowa, also plans to participate members of their own parties to moving on. LaFleur, a 1990 graduate for the 2008 presidential candi recent Des Moines Register in the caucuses. political office by gathering sup dates. have been a focus of Iowa poll. "It is going to depend on my port on campus. of the University, will take a national attention for weeks. Hough, of Shelby County, work schedule and everything, ·job as the Caucuses are different from Iowa, said she plans to partici- but I have not had that much public see ELECTION/page 3 relations director for Geneva Glen sum mer camp 200-plus Teain wins, Bookstore discounts i n Evergreen, Colo. By KATIE KOHLER During LaAeur graduate his time at Saint Mary's Ediror the Sports Information Department, LaFleur worked A new partnership between with the hockey, golf, fenc in January the Shaheen Bookstore and ing, baseball and women's the Saint Mary's athletic soccer teams and - like the Students from '07, '08 department means that when rest of the sports informa the Belles' basketball team tion staff - worked at every classes receive degrees wins, the campus benefits. home football game. He is The Bookstore has teamed known among reporters and up with Saint Mary's athletic co-workers for his in-depth By THERESA CIVANTOS department for Monday game wraps, extensive his News Writer Madness, a new fundraiser torical knowledge and the that discounts Bookstore little-known statistics that Although most Notre Dame merchandise the Monday were hallmarks of his notes seniors will complete their after each home victory for packages. degrees in May, 224 University the Belles. LaFleur said that his slo Mike Hicks, director of students will graduate in gan in life has always been campus stores, described the .January. to go the "extra mile." Tho number, however, event as a "challenge" to "That's kind of been my ineludes graduate students as cheer on athletic teams. approach," he said. "I hope I well as undergraduates, asso "There is a lot of spirit don't ever seem like I'm over here at Saint Mary's," he ciate registrar Chuck Hurley doing it, but I try to give said. said. "We want to show our stuff what it deserves. support for the Saint Mary's "About half of these students KELLY HIGGINSfThe Observer whether it's writing some- aro part of the class of 2008 Students purchase items at the Shaheen Bookstore Monday. graduating early, and the see DISCOUNTS/page 4 The store puts merchandise on sale when SMC basketball wins. see LEGEND/page 4 other half arc class of 2007 students graduating a little late," he said. .January 6, 2008, is the offi eial date of January gradua tion. There is no graduation NDSP warns of break burglaries ceremony, but January gradu ates can join in the May com For students who live off mencement ceremonies with By JOSEPH McMAHON tho rest of their class. campus, NDSP is providing a News Writer Students usually walk with Christmas storage option. their elass. Hurley said. which Off -campus students can means some January gradu Local landlords and the bring their valuables to the ates walked in the ceremony Notre Dame Security/Police NDSP Investigation Section last May while others will walk (NDSP) are encouraging stu on the second floor of the this May. August graduates dents to safeguard their Hammes Mowbray Hall on also have the option of walk valuables as they leave for Wednesday or Thursday ing in the May ceremony. winter break. from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. or llurlcy said there are many Burglaries and petty 1:30 p.m. to 3:30. reasons students graduate in crimes on and off campus Many landlords, mean .January. often increase just as breaks while, have begun hiring "There are so many special begin, NDSP said in an e their own security teams to circumstances - everything mail sent to the student body patrol their properties and from fina·ncial reasons to on Dec. 6. protect students' valuables. someone whose parent had "We often experience an Mark Kramer, who manages cancer during their senior increase in thefts just before more than 150 properties, year so they took oiT a semes breaks, especially from said there was an attempted ter and came back to gradu Library study areas and the break-in on his properties ate," he said. "It's about what dining halls," the e-mail last year during Christmas best !its that student." said. "Maintain extra vigi break. Observer file photo lance on your laptops, book A door at Lafayette Apartments, a property owned by landlord Mark see GRADS/page 6 bags, purses, etc." see SECURITYI page 6 Kramer, hangs askew. Renters are warned to secure residences. page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Tuesday, December 11, 2007
INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: HOW DO YOU PLAN TO CELEBRATE THE LAST DAY OF CLASSES? Cover 111y car I'm from Michigan. I downgraded in snow when I Courtney Hummel travnled south to eome here for Eric Petrucci Lindsey Hough Allison Salmons Shea Streeter school. senior junior sophomore junior senior While most of campus freaks out Fisher Lewis about "South Howard Lewis Cavanaugh Bend winters," 1 Chris Khorey wonder why we "Lighting "Going to the "Clover Ridge. " "Dreaming of "Sorry ... it only have one Sports Editor another candle Toschi Station measly foot of the Bun Run.'' wouldn't be the whitf1 stuff on my to pick up some Observer and why whiteout conditions aren't menorah." power appropriate. " a nightly occurrence. converters." But there is one part of South Bend winter that I can't stand wiping snow off my car. Surn, I wiped snow off my car in high school. Every morning, I grabbed the brush from the back seat and knocked ofT whatever had aecumulated. But at Notre Dame, there's a huge dil'ferencn. I don't drive every day. IN BRIEF So when I go to collect my car from D2, I discover not only the snow The last day of classes at from tho night bnl'ore, but thn bliz Notre Dame is today. zanl from last Thursday, the ice storm from two wonks ago, a layer There will be an Advent of f'ossiliwd hail and the remnants Penance Service today at 7 p.m. of thn tiny snowfall from before at the Basilica of the Sacred Thanksgiving that didn't evnn stick Heart. Tlw service will indude to thn ground but rnanagnd to stay pray11r, musie, rel'lection and on my car. Confi1ssion. And that's just on top of' the ear. Undnrrwath and behind it is a layer Tlw Nil Celebration Choir, of' light brown sludgn that the snow Voices from Campus and plow has paeknd in so hard I'm Instrumentalists will pnrf'orm at afraid it will dPnt my bumper if I a benefit ('Oncerl f'or Christmas try to drivn through it. at thn first l'loo1· lounge, Unlik(~ tlw simpln daily brush ofT. Coleman Morse Center, today at n1moving all of' this snow is a solid 7:30 p.m. Admission is free with half-hour job that r11quires both the a donation. All proee11ds bmwfit brush and scrapPr nnds of my tlw lloly Cross l.itnraey School handy snow-rmnoval tool. and Boys llomo, Dhaka, Sonwtinws it also rnquires a shovnl. Bangladesh. And it's not just tlw hassle of cleaning ofT a car covnred with a The hL'it day of dasses at Saint we11k's worth of' snow. That mueh Mary's will be Wednesday. cold wat(1r surround a ear is absolutnly awful for it. Evnry car CASEY CARNEY ffhe ObseJVer A Mass for the Feast of Our stored in D2, D6 or thn C-lot over Sophomores Zach Montez and Cassie Montoya prepare for the last day of Lady of Guadalupe will be held the wintnr is slowly rusting away. class on the first floor of Siegfried Hall. Wednesday at 5:15p.m. in the I have no rncours11 for this. All of Basilica of the Sa(~red Heart. cam pus parking is wide open to the elenwnts. Reading days at Notre Dame But it doesn't have to be this way. are tomorrow, Thursday and The University should covnr all of OFFBEAT Sunday. Heading days at Saint its long-term parking (by which I Mary's are Thursday and Sunday. mean certainly D2 and D6 and probably portions of the C-lot). Woman allegedly shoots the damaged decorations, when the uninvited guest men over decorations and McKinney allegedly arrived. Exams at Notre Dame and This fits right with Notre Dame's Saint Mary's will take place on long term plan. In the D2 area, two BATON HOUGE, La. - fired at the men, Ard said. Ritter called Joe Authorities say a The man was hit in the Battaglia, the on-call main Friday, Saturday, Monday, new dorms are planned. They will Tuesday and Wednesday. take space away from D2 parking. Springfield woman was upper torso and arm; the tenance workers at his booked on attempted mur other, in an arm. Ard said Traverse City apartment, So why not build another level on Father Jenkins, Father top of' the existing lot? That would der counts for allegedly none of the injuries were and they tried to corral the shooting two men whose life threatening. 25-pound bird as it flapped Hesburgh and oth11r Holy Cross doubln thn parking, and cover the Priests will be signing a book cars below. dog damaged Christmas The incident happened around on the carpet amid decorations at her home. around 9:30p.m. Sunday. blood and shards of glass. compiled by two seminarians ()('COUrse, the SPCOnd level WOUld Friday in the Hammes Notre also need to be covered, so how Ethel Shannon McKinney, After about 30 minutes of 28, was booked on two Turkey crashes through trying to ease the turkey Dame Bookstore from 1-4 p.m. about a nice-looking roof over the window in home The book is "The Cross, Our top'! counts of attempted sec toward the window with a ond-degree murder and TRAVEHSE CITY, Mich. broomstick and a fishing Only Hope. Daily Reflections in The same thing could be built in - The noise that Chuck the Holy Cross Tradition." 1>6, next to where the University illegal use of a weapon, pole, Hitter cornered the Jason Ard, a spokesman Ritter heard while sitting in bird, grabbed it by the (eventually) wants to build a hotel. his living room was a To submit information to be It would provide extra parking for for the Livingston Parish neck and threw it out the Sheriff's Department, said. turkey that crashed window. included in this section of The the guests, while allowing students through a third-story bed Observer, e-mail detailed infor eovered parking- and saving us McKinney and her boyfriend got into an argu room window. Hitter, 83, Information compiled mation about an event to all from having to brush, shovel was relaxing Saturday [email protected]. and scrape snow and ice off our ment with the men over from the Associated Press. cars. So, administration, what do you think? TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY The views expressed in the Inside D:: Column are those of the author and LLI not necessarily those of The Observer. :::1: ~~r: was hard work tracing thn missed a lot of baptisms and The discount program is statistics back through the stuff." in a pilot stage, but Hicks Legend ynars. And because of that, Discounts expects the program to con continued from page I "Nobody knew that," he LaFleur is returning to his continued from page 1 tinue for the whole basket said of the Hanks' statistic. "I roots. He attended Geneva ball season, llieks said. thing, or researehing it or had to research and turn Glen in his youth and worked athletes and sports pro Hicks hopes the program just putting it in the right over a lot of rocks to figure it as a counselor there during grams. This is an invitation will encouragn more stu historieal perspnetivc." all out. It really legitimized the summers in the early to our eampus to come out dents and faeulty members LaFleur also takes pietures what Kerri did that season. 1990s, just after graduating and cheer our to attend for thn athlntie department's People were like, 'Wow, she from Notre Damn. teams onto vic- Belles athletic Wnb sitn, und.eom, during did something only the great In his new position, tory." "We don't have any events. sporting events - something Mia llarnm had ever done."' LaFleur will help Geneva Presently, the "We feel that he said is "not in my job Because of LaFleur's Glen with their ambitious program only worries about losing cheering on deseription," but whieh, he rnsearch skills, he is often new marketing program, applies to the money if the team your team to said, the athletes deserve. chosen to write historical which includes upgrades to basketball does well." victory is very "If you have the time and features for und.com. lie has their Web site and brochures. team, but rewarding," he creativity to put something in written several obituaries for "It's more of a nine-to-five Hicks hopes to said. "We hope that's going to make a differ the Web site, including those job than what I have now," expand it to Mike Hicks that this pro e 111:e to pno pin's memories for former football stars he said. other sports director gram will and their enjoyment, that's Angelo Bertelli, Leon Hart But LaFleur won't com teams, depend campus stores encourage oth sornnthing that's always been and Harry Oliver. pletely leave sports behind. ing on its ini ers to sharn in important to me," he said. Most recently, LaFleur lie said he plans to do free tial suecess. that reward." On oceasion, LaFleur wrote the obituary for Hyan lance work, ineluding possi "We have been working on Since the amount of dis includes statistics and notes Shay, the former Notre Dame bly television and radio this idea for some time. It is counts the Bookstore will that are comieally obscure trark star who died during broadcasting. lie is also con just a coincidence that we give on Mondays is dnpend t 0 tllP p 0 i n t an Olympic sidering starting a eollege ironed out all the issues nnt on the basketball team's thoy are 1wen marathon trial fencing web site. prior to the basketball sea success, Hicks couldn't noted by ''I've been working in New York Both LaFleur's uncle and son," hn said. "We wanted determine in advanee the post1~rs on really hard to get on Nov. 3. father graduated from Notre to make sure that there bookstorn's profit margin or lntnrnet-mes ahead so I can just Upon seeing Dame, as did both of his sis would not be loss from the sago hoards. the story on ters and three of his cousins. any problems program. One poster on hand it off" the Web site. lie lived in Holy Cross Hall with the ath- "This is an invitation Hicks said he N I>N ation.rom Shay's family before tho dorm was torn letic depart to our campus to does not antic gives out a Pete LaFleur contacted down - and he stayed a few ment if we come out and cheer ipate a nega weekly sports Information LaFleur to extra days to make sure he offered a pro tive effect on our teams onto sales. " II e i s I e r department thank him. was the last one to live in it. gram like Award," erro "That makes In addition to working for this." victory." "We don't neously nanwd it all worth The Observer, Scholastic and T h e think this pro gram should after Senior Assoeiate while, when the family says the Sports Information Bookstore will Mike Hicks Athletic: Director John it means something to them," Department while in school, ofTnr discounts negatively Heisler, whieh is given to the he said. LaFleur was also elected on all clothing, director afl'net our strangnst or most humorous llis hard work has not gone president of Holy Cross llall. contingent on campus stores sales and prof stat ineluded in that week's unnoticed. LaFleur has LaFleur's first job after col the margin of its," he said. football game notes. earned several honors for his lege was at the University of the basketball "We don't have But a fnw jokes haven't thorough media guides, San Francisco, where he was team's win. A two-point vic any worries about losing stopped LaFleur from looking including having the 2006 paid $5,000 a year to do tory warrants 20 percent money if the team does well. deep into tlw annals of Notre baseball media guide ranked stats for all of their athletic off; four points. 40 percent. We hope and want the bas Dame athletics history to find No. 1 in the country by the teams. The job only ran dur If the team wins by 10 or ketball team, as well as all tidbits to compare to today, College Sports Information ing the school year, so he more, merchandise will be of our SMC teams, to do as he did during the 200h Directors Association, com returned to Geneva Glen to 50 percent off. No discounts well. We support Saint women's soeeer season. monly known as CoSIDA. work during the summers. will exceed 50 percent. Mary's athletos." Then-sophomore forward But all that hard work has In 1995, LaFleur took a job Students will only be eligi Thn Belles' next horne Kerri Hanks seored 22 goals tahn its toll on LaFleur. lie at University of Virginia, but ble to receive the diseounts game is on Jan. 19 against and 22 assists that season, said when his friends come only stayed there for a year the Monday following thn Tri-State at:~ p.m. both making her first in the back from campus for foot before finding out about a game. They must bring a nation. People knew that ball games, he rarely gets to job opening at Notre Dame. stamped program showing Contact Katie Kohler at leading tlw nation in both spend much time with them. As he gets ready to leave, proof of attendance. kkohleO [email protected] eategorins was extrnmely "A lot of my friends will LaFleur said he is trying to rare, but they didn't know eome back and I get to see get as much work done as how rarn until LaFinur them for like 10 minutes possible for the fencing team Proprietors Warren & Und;~ lookod it up- and found out because I've got a soccer so as not to leave his co that the only other eollege game on Friday, then the workers out to dry. playnr to ever lnad the nation football game on Saturday "I've been working really in both eatl~gories was future and a soccer game on hard to get ahead so I can ::hrs/ Onyinal.?1iza in ~n! U.S. national team star Mia Sunday," he said. just hand it ofT," he said. "I Since 1951 II am rn. LaFleur, who is unmarried know what it's like when LaFIPur, who is eonsidered and wants the time needed to people leave and you have to Specializins in Italian Entrees by some to be thn nation's start a family, said the rigors pick up the slack. It's kind of Tues. • Thurs.: 5:00 PM- 11:00 PM best women's soeeer sports or his job limit how orten he been wearing me out a lit Fri. - Sat: 5;00 PM- 1:00AM information director, said sees his relatives. tle." 537 North St. louis " South Bend, IN because historical records ''I've had to miss a lot of ~74·233-2464 for wonwn's soecer were not weddings," he said. "For my Contact Chris Khorey at Closed for Christmas Vacation from 12/24- 1/8 we II k ~~ p t u n t i I r n en n tl y, i t nincns and nephews, I've [email protected] Please Text Book Buyback recycle LaFortune Student Center The In the Dooley Room December 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, & 19th Observer. from 1 Oam until Spm Sunday December 16th from Noon- 5pm While you're there••••••• check out our selection of Irish Holiday Items ORLD & NATION Tuesday, December 11, 2007 CoMPILED FROM T!-IE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS NORWAY Indians take diplomats hostage RIO DE JANEIHO, Brazil- A U.N. representa tive and three other people have been taken Gore accepts Nobel Peace Prize hostage by Indians, and federal officials were fly ing to the jungle on Monday to negotiate their releasfl. Former VP tells big polluters to stand accountable, lead charge to reduce greenhouse gases The Cinta Larga Indians invited David Martins Castro, a representative of the U.N. the High Associated Press Commission for Human Rights, to a meeting OSLO - Saying it's "time to Sunday on their reservation. Martins came with a make peace with the planet," federal prosecutor and two other people. The AI Gore accepted the Nobel Indians prevented all four from leaving. Peace Prize on Monday with "Hight now the situation is calm, the hostages a call for humanity to rise up arc being well treated. We are only waiting" for against a looming climate Federal Indian Bureau President Marcio Moira to crisis and stop waging war negotiate, police inspector Rodrigo Carvalho said on the environment. by phone from the state capital of Hondonia. The United States and Moira was Hying to the reservation on Monday to China - the world's leading nngotiatn their release, said a spokeswoman who emitters of greenhouse gases declinnd to be identified according to agency policy. - will stand accountable British P.M. visits troops in Iraq before history if they don't BASHA. Iraq - British Prime Minister take the lead in that global Gordon Brown flew into southern Iraq Sunday challenge, the former vice president said. to rally troops and confirm that Iraqi forces will take command of the last region under "Without realizing it, we British control in mid-December. have begun to wage war on Soldiers lined the staircases of an airport the Earth itself," Gore said in base to watch Brown arrive for his hourlong his acceptance speech. "Now, visit, offering thunderous applause as he we and the Earth's climate prais11d their efforts to maintain security in are locked in a relationship the south. familiar to war planners: "We have managed now to get Iraq to a far 'Mutually assured destruc better position .... We're able to move to tion.' It is time to make peace provincial control and that is thanks to what with the planet." you have achieved," Brown told soldiers. Gore was awarded the prize for sounding the alarm over global warming and spreading awareness on how to counteract it. His co-win NATIONAL NEWS ner, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Attorney general admits to affair Climate Change, was repre TOPEKA. Kan. - Kansas' attorney general sented by the panel's leader, has admitted having an extramarital affair Rajendra Pachauri. with a former staffer, and the governor said They received their Nobel Monday he should resign if allegations includ gold medals and diplomas at ing workplace sexual harassment are proven. a gala ceremony at Oslo's city Nobel Peace Prize winner AI Gore, right, accepts applause alongside co-winner The former staffer liled a civil rights claim hall, while the Nobel prizes Rajendra Pachauri following his acceptance speech Monday. against Attorney General Paul Morrison last for medicine, chemistry, month with the federal Equal Employment physics, literature and eco stop blaming each other for He likened the current acceptance speech. "It is Opportunity Commission. According to her nomics were presented in a the stalemate over warming. "planetary emergency" to within the reach of human account, the affair began in September 2005 separate ceremony in Instead, they should take wartime. "We must quickly society to meet these and last11d about two years. Linda Carter also Stockholm, Sweden. the lead in solving a problem mobilize our civilization with threats." accused him of attempting to influence a fed Gore urged government for which they bear a large the urgency and resolve that Before presenting the eral lawsuit involving a political opponent. officials at a U.N. climate responsibility, he said, or be has previously been seen award to Gore and Pachauri, Morrison. who is married and has three chil conference in Bali, "accountable before history only when nations mobilized the chairman of the dren. said Sunday that many of Carter's claims Indonesia, to prepare the for their failure to act." for war," he said. Norwegian Nobel awards are "patently false," but he confirmed they ground for quick negotiations He drew a parallel Although Pachauri committee, Ole Danbolt had a relationship. A spokeswoman said he on an emissions-limitation between leaders who ignore described the threat largely Mjoes, praised them for mov has no plans to resign. treaty to replace the 1997 the climate crisis and those in measured, scientific terms, ing climate to the top of the Kyoto Protocol on global who didn't act as Nazi he warned of a grim fate if world agenda. N.J. near to ending death penalty warming. Germany rearmed before greenhouse gases emissions "We thank you for what THENTON, N.J. - New Jersey took a major Gore and Pachauri will World War II. are not limited. A warming you have done for Mother step Monday toward becoming the first state leave for the U.N. meeting "Too many of the world's climate could lead to Earth," Mjoes said. to abolish the death penalty in more than 40 Wednesday. "I will urge the leaders are still best swamped coastlines, disrup Gore's wife, Tipper, in the years, a change that is expect to become law delegates in Bali to adopt a described in the words tions to food supply, spread audience with their four chil within a month. bold mandate for a treaty," Winston Churchill applied to of disease and loss of biodi dren, smiled broadly when The state Senate approved a measure to Gore said. those who ignored Adolf versity, he said. he accepted the award, replace the death sentence with life without In a speech that quoted Hitler's threat: 'They go on in "Neglect in protecting our which includes a $1.6 million parole, which would spare the life of a sex Churchill, Gandhi and the strange paradox, decided heritage of natural resources stipend to be shared equally oll'ender whose crimes sparked Megan's Law. Bible, Gore said the world's only to be undecided, could prove extremely harm between the two winners. The bill has the support of the Democrat-con biggest producers of carbon resolved to be irresolute, ful for the human race and The audience, including trolled Assembly and the Democratic gover dioxide and other green adamant for drift, solid for for all species that share Norway's King Harald V and nor. house gases - the United fluidity, all powerful to be common space on Planet Queen Sonja, rose for sus New Jersey has eight men on death row and States and China - must impotent,"' Gore said. Earth," Pachauri said in his tained applause. hasn't executed anyone since 1963. It reinstat ed the death penalty in 1982, six years after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to resume executions. Winter storm causes havoc across Mid-west LOCAL NEWS Associated Press as he shoveled ice off his driveway. Electric, the state's largest utility. The National Weather Service posted Roughly 11,000 customers were Factory worker killed in accident ice and winter storm warnings blacked out in southern Illinois and SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Authorities say the OKLAHOMA CITY - A wintry storm Tuesday for parts of Missouri, Kansas, more than 5,000 had no electric heat death of a worker at the South Bend Chocolate caked the center of the nation with a Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. Missouri or lights in Kansas, where Gov. Company factory appears to have been an acci thick layer of ice Monday, blacking out declared an emergency on Sunday and Kathleen Sebelius declared a statewide dent. more than 600,000 homes and busi put the National Guard on alert. state of emergency. South Bend police say 49-year-old Gerald Barr nesses, and more icy weather was on Oklahoma utilities said a half-million At O'Hare International Airport, was working alone when he died early Saturday the way. At least 15 deaths in customers were blacked out as power about 100 flights were canceled by morning. Oklahoma and Missouri were blamed lines snapped under the weight of ice Monday afternoon, with delays of Company president Mark Tarner says Barr on the conditions, with 13 of them and falling tree branches, the biggest about 45 minutes, said Chicago was elec:ming a machine inside the Chocolate killed on slick highways. power outage in state history, and utili- Department of Aviation spokeswoman Company factory when he died. but it was hard A state of emergency was declared . ties in Missouri said more than Karen Pride. No flights were canceled to tell exactly what happened. for all of Oklahoma, where the sound 100,000 homes and business had no at Midway Airport, but a handful of St. Joseph County Deputy Coroner Charles of branches snapping under the weight power there. flights were delayed about an hour, she I Iurley said the machine was running when Barr of the ice echoed through Oklahoma "If you do the math, probably one said. died, and his death appears to be an accident. City. out of three Oklahomans has no elec Ice was as much as an inch thick on The preliminary cause of death is listed as head "You can hear them falling every tricity at this point," said Gil Broyles, a tree limbs and power lines in parts of trauma. where," Lonnie Compton said Monday spokesman for Oklahoma Gas & the region. r------~--- page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Tuesday, December 11, 2007 family before her possible friends are going to be here n't have to be here all year," 'special ease,"' he joked. move. next semester." she said. "When you tell people you're Grads "I love Notre Dame, but I'm But Crnich said she is ready Spisak also intends to walk leaving early, they're like, continued from page 1 really excited to graduate to graduate. in the May ceremony. 'Why would you want to do early," she said. ''I've been studying so hard Alex Henfro, a philosophy that?"' Tlw biggest reason, Hurley She said deciding to graduate for so long," she said. "I don't and Japanese major, will grad Despite these drawbacks, said. is that students are trying a snmester ahead of her elass know if I could mentally han uate in January, but h1~ admits ''I'm kind of ready to get out to save on tuition. Somn stu mates was a hard process. dle another semester of work there are a lot of negatives in there, out of the bubble," dents conw out of high school "I made this big chart of pros ing as hard as I have been." missing spring semester of Henfro quipped. with AI' ITmlit. he said, so tlwy and cons," Crnich said. Crnich still plans to walk at senior year. lie said monny was tho can graduato early. "Tiwre were so many pros," graduation in May. "You leave evnry01w - all biggest factor in his deeision to Sonior Nicolo Crnich. a dou slw said, which helped her tip ''I'm very, vnry happy with your friends-- behind," Henfro graduate early. b l n major in film. t nl e vision the balance toward early grad my deeision," she said. ''I'm said. "You're on a totally d if' "It's been a crunch. I f'1dt and tlwatro and .Japanese, will uation. "The money I'm saving really satisfied with tl11~ time ferent schedule. The things roally rushed this semester," graduate in .January. Crnich is dPiinitnly a big issue. I've spent here at Notrn Dame, you're worrying about are Henfro said of finishing his last has applied to tho Japan "The biggest con for me was and it's been enough for me." totally different from the semester at Notre Dame. ExchangP and Teaching IJETl being so f'ar away from my Senior Angela Spisak, a polit things they're worrying about. ''I'm kind of ready to move I' r o g r a mnw . a n d i f s h e is friends -- becausn I'll bP living ical seiencP major, has also on," ho said. accepti'CI, sho will movo to in Chicago next semester - decided to graduate in "You feel like you have to Japan to tearh l·:nglish. Crnich instead of fivn minutes away," January. "It helped when I did tell everybody you'ro graduat Contact Theresa Civanto at wants to SJWnd timo with lwr Crnich said. "All of my closest n't got an HA position, so I did- ing early because you're like a [email protected] "Wn arn living in the wild, wild Wost," Logan said. Security "Everyone needs to lock their continued from page 1 doors and make sure their balconies and patios are loeknd." Kramer decidPd lw needed For students who want to to inrrPasn thn security protnet their bikes from theft around his and from the II proportiPs nlnments, this year "We take every NDSP is hold neBartolo Han when tl'nants ing its STl!llY OATES AND TI!VIES: experil'nrnd precaution that we Annual NDSP oc.~c.· 12: 7arn to 3:00arn IVIidnighC Snacks! car brPak pos. .,·ihly can. and that Winter Bike Dec L~: 7.luu to 3:U0an• ins. includes hiring a private S t o r a g e Oec.· 16: 7arn to 3:00am "We ta kl' security company.·· Thursday and Finals we.. l•: f)(~(~ 14, ·; 5, J 7 • I 8. J 9: Rotnll_,. uvuilub"' except whe11 nvnry precau Sunday. scheduled by the Regi.-.,rrar •.1-· t~.tJit..:e. tion that WP Students can Dec.~ 19: D-.dlar-tolo Hall closes :'o n1inutes aftc.••· last possibly can. Mark Kramer b r i n g tiHl i r c.·x~un scheduled by the H.egistrar's ()ffi<.~c.·. and that local landlord bikes to the !VIidnight Snacks available only THE OBSERVER_ Tuesday, December 11, 2007 USINESS page 7 MARKET RECAP Auto industry hit by slow market Stocks Nervous public blamed for sluggish car sales; workers forced to cope with changes Dow 13,727.03 +101.45 Jones Associated Press Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 1,629 92 1,553 3,059,825,801 DETHOIT- TheN. Keller General Contracting Co. of AMEX 2,426.84 +24.83 Loxahatchee, Fla., probably NASDAQ 2,718.95 +42.95 should replace its 7 -year-old NYSE 10,104A2 +80.84- Ford F-350 Super Duty pick up. S&P 500 1,515.96 +11.30 But business in Palm Beach NIKKEI (Tokyo) 16,037.72 +113.:33 County isn't what it used to FTSE 100 (London) 6,565.40 +10.50 be, and like many contractors who work in Florida's slug COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE gish housing industry, co S&P DEP RECIEIPTS (SPY) +0.78 +1.17 152.08 owner Jennifer Keller isn't FINANCIAL SEL SPDR (XLF) +2.12 +0.66 31.86 inclined to spend the money POWERSHARES (QQQQ) +0.40 +0.21 52.54 just yet. Not exactly what Detroit's CISCO SYS INC (CSCO) +0.77 +0.21 27.66 automakers, who have spent the past two years shedding Treasuries thousands of jobs and 10-YEAR NOTE +0.70 +0.029 4.149 restructuring to avoid the industrial graveyard, want to 13-WEEK BILL -1.66 -0.050 2.970 hear. 30-YEAR BOND +0.65 +0.030 4.615 Just as they are about to 5-YEAR NOTE +0.88 +0.031 3.539 reap savings from job cuts, globalization and a new cost Commodities saving labor contract, and just LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -0.42 87.86 as many of their new prod ucts are starting to sell, the GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +13.30 813.50 auto companies are staring at PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +1.15 92.48 a slowing U.S. market. Because of the nationwide housing slump and the Exchange Rates squeeze on credit, many auto YEN 111.8150 industry analysts are predict EURO 0.6797 ing U.S. sales of just over 16 CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.0061 million vehicles this year. Many say that is likely to drop BRITISH POUND 0.4885 by 500,000 or more in 2008, the worst performance since A row of unsold 2007 Ford Freestyles sit outside a car dealership in the Denver 1998. suburb of Lakewood, Colo. The auto industry is currently suffering from a surplus. "The mode for next year seems to be get through the the money single-family homes in the gages, sliding home values IN BRIEF year," said Jeff Schuster, exec "You don't want to take on U.S. in October skidded to the and the subprime mortgage utive director of global fore an additional payment lowest level in 16 years, and mess and you've got a recipe Ecuador threatens to drill in reserve casting for J.D. Power and because you don't know pickup sales followed, sliding for a down U.S. sales year for QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador will open bidding Associates. where you're going to be six 11.2 percent in November not just pickups but for all for a nu~jor oil project in a jungle nature reserve That's true for Keller, whose months from now," she said. and 5.5 percent for the year. autos. in Junn if the poor Andean country does not core business of remodeling "We're still doing OK, but That's particularly bad news Many analysts say car and wceive international funding to abandon the pro stores has held steady, but we're smart enough to look at for Ford Motor Co. and truck buyers may stay on the posal, the oil minister said Monday. concrete-cutting work on everyone else around us. Chrysler LLC, who are both sidelines or look at used vehi The government is snr~king a minimum of $350 once-ubiquitous condomini Trucks, including pickups introducing new versions of cles while the economy sput million a year from the international community um projects has all but dried and sport utility vehicles, still their flagship pickups in 2008. ters. f(lr 10 years not to drill in the Ishpingo-Tiputini up. make up 53 percent of the "When housing goes down, Ed Wuerth, who owns an Tamboeocha fields located in Yasuni National The diesel-powered F-350, U.S. auto market, according trucks tank right along with it. auto repair garage in Park. in Ecuador's northeastern jungle. The one of three pickups in the to Autodata Corp., and they There isn't any lag at all," Brownstown Township, money is to compensate Ecuador for income it family owned company's fleet, generate a big chunk of the said Erich Merkle, vice presi Mich., south of Detroit, said would have generated by drilling for oil at the site. still looks great and runs well, Detroit Three's revenue. dent of auto industry forecast he's already seeing people The jungle area. which holds dose to 1 billion Keller said. Although they But sales of pickups, many ing for the consulting firm keeping ears longer and barrels of crude, is part of a UNESCO Biosphere probably could afford to of them used as work trucks, IRN Inc. in Grand Rapids. delaying repairs. Many com Heserve. Some environmentalists say the reserve replace it now, they are too slow down when housing Throw in high oil prices, plain about having to pay col has more varieties of plant life than the United wary of the future to borrow sales drop. Construction of rising adjustable rate mort- lege tuition costs. States and Canada combined. President Rafead Correa has said Ecuador was not asking for the money as "charity" but as a way for the international community to recognize its "shared responsibility" for preserving Yasuni as a major source of biodiversity. Newspaper mogul Black gets 78 months On Monday, Ecuadorean Oil Minister Galo if Chiriboga told Teleamazonas lV that the money Associated Press Jerusalem Post and hundreds of U.S. aging director of Connecticut-based is not collected by June 15, bidding on the fields and Canadian community newspapers. Cardinal Capital Management Co., gave will begin the following day. "Obviously, there's a great deal of a victim-impact statement urging St. CHICAGO - Former newspaper relief' at the lighter-than-expected sen Eve to punish Black in a way that would UBS loses $10 billion from subprimes mogul Conrad Black was sentenced tence, said Black attorney Jeffrey B. warn other executives not to defraud ZURICII, Switzerland - UBS AG will write off a Monday to 6 112 years in prison, far less Steinback, who delivered a passionate, the shareholders. He said Black showed further $10 billion in losses from the U.S. sub than sought by prosecutors, for swin hourlong appeal for leniency. contempt for shareholders. prime lending market, the Swiss bank said dling shareholders in his Hollinger Before the sentencing, lead prosecu "He called us idiots and greedy fools," Monday, and raise billions in capital through media empire out of $6 million. tor Eric H. Sussman urged St. Eve to Fox said. share sales to Singapore and an unidentified "Mr. Black, you have violated your impose a stem sentence as a warning to Reporters asked U.S. Attorney Patrick investor in the Middle East. duty to Hollinger International share other potential corporate criminals and J. Fitzgerald if he was satisfied with the UBS said it will post a loss for the fourth quar holders," U.S. District Judge Amy J. St. because that Black had not "shown one length of the sentence. ter and may now record a loss for the full year as Eve told the silver-haired millionaire shred of remorse." "Mr. Black is going to prison a convict well. That comes on top of the 4.2 billion francs member of the British House of Lords Defiant to the end, Black told the ed felon, convicted of fraud," Fitzgerald written off in its third quarter, making 14.2 billion known throughout the newspaper court that Hollinger's stock was still in said. "So we proved the case. The bot francs ($12.6 billion) in writedowns from the sub industry for his lavish lifestyle and flam double digits when he was removed as tom line is Mr. Black will do 6 1;2 years prime crisis by UBS this year. boyant use of words. chairman and suggested its current in jail. That's a serious amount of time. The Government of Singapore Investment Black also was fined $125,000 and value of less than $2 a share was the St. Eve rejected a request from prose Corp., a sovereign-wealth fund, is investing 11 ordered to pay part of $6.1 million in fault of those who came after him. cutors to have Black locked up immedi billion Swiss francs ($9.75 billion), while an restitution. "I do wish to profess my profound ately and gave him until March 3 to undisclosed strategic investor in the Middle East Prosecutors had asked for as many as regret and sadness at the severe hard report to prison. At Steinback's request, is contributing 2 billion francs ($1.77 billion). 30 years in prison for the Canadian ship of all the shareholders at the evap she recommended the federal correc As recently as the middle of November, UBS born Black, saying he had not shown oration of $1.8 billion in shareholder tional center at Eglin Air Force Base in had predicted a profit for the fourth quarter "one shred of remorse" for looting the value under my successors," Lord Black Florida, not far from the Palm Beach despite ongoing speculation about its subprime company that once owned the Chicago of Crossharbour said. estate where Black has been living holdings. Sun-Times, Daily Telegraph of London, But a shareholder, Eugene Fox, man- while out on $21 million bond. page 8 The Observer+ NATIONAL NEWS Tuesday, December 11 , 2007 Court says judges have Bill Clinton aids Hillary's campaign Former U.S. president second, I'm not going to run for should dump me and go back leew-ay in cocaine cases anything, I'm too hardheaded."' home to Chicago or go to New tells Iowa crowd about Hillary Rodham Clinton is run York and take one of those oilers ning now, and husband Bill was you've got and run for oiTice." Associated Press what it meant by that term. The guidelines were estab his wife's intelligence stumping for her in the 2008 Now that she's a New York WASHINGTON The lished by the Sentencing campaign's leadoff caucus state senator and in a tight Supreme Court, weighing in on Commission, at Congress' direc Associated Press - two days after rival Democrat Democratic contest - with an issue with racial undertones, tion, in the mid-1980s to help Barack Obama got a full week Illinois Sen. Obama and former ruled Monday that federal produce uniform punishments AMES, Iowa - Campaigning end's worth of attention by North Carolina Sen. John judges have broad leeway to for similar crimes. for his wife, former President bringing in talk show queen Edwards - the former president impose shorter prison terms for Justice Samuel Alito, who with Clinton says that when they Oprah Winfrey to campaign for said he wanted to persuade vot crack c:oc:aine in a ease that bol Justice Clarence Thomas dis were starting out he was so him. ers that she has "the best combi sters tho argument for rcdueing sented in both cases, said that struck by her intellect and ability The former president opened a nation of mind and heart." the diiTerenee in sentenecs for after Monday's decisions, he once suggested she should two-day swing through Iowa on He offered a self-deprecating erack and powder cocaine. "Sentencing disparities will just dump him and jump into her behalf of his wife, packing nearly view of the couple's early life in The court. by 7-2 votes in the gradually increase." own political career. 500 people into a theater on the Arkansas. crack ease and one other involv The second case decided by That didn't happen, of course, campus of Iowa State University. "When she came down there ing drugs, upheld more lenient the court did not involve and on Monday he gave an Iowa "She has spent a lifetime as a and we got married, I was a sentences imposed by judges cocaine. The justices upheld a crowd his version of why it did change agent when she had the defeated candidate for Congress who rejected federal sentencing sentence of probation for Brian n't. option to do other things," he with a $26,000 salary and a guidelines as too harsh. Gall for his role in a conspiracy "I thought it would be wrong said. $42,000 campaign debt," said The decision was announced to sell 10,000 pills of ecstasy. for me to rob her of the chance "I thought she was the most Clinton. "If she were half as cal ahead of a vote scheduled for U.S. District Judge Robert to be what I thought she should gifted person of our generation," culating as someone said, that's Tuesday by the U.S. Sentcneing Pratt of Des Moines, Iowa, deter be," said Clinton. "She laughed said Clinton, who said he told a really great way to run for Commission. whieh sets the mined that Gall had voluntarily and said, 'First I love you and, her, "You know, you really president." guidelines, that could eut prison quit selling drugs several years time for as many as 19,500 fed before he was implicated, q-7-ie •:r--..f:_:.,r:-re 'IJantc Cei£6-rar:--io-u C~/iv-ft-. eral inmates eonvieted of craek stopped drinking, graduated '"\,.?oices c:_F Can~pus an__ d- :lns-r-ru?nen-r-L--Zlfs.r:-s crimes. from college and built a success Justiee Huth Bader Ginsburg, ful business. The guidelines said _rn-es.cnt: writing for the majority in the Gall should have been sent to crack ease, said a 15-year sen prison for 30 to 37 months. tenee given to Derrick 'The sentence imposed by the Chr-istmas at rfie Co-~o Co't'-z.cerr Kimbrough was acceptable, experienced district judge in this even though federal sentencing case was reasonable," Justice a ~Ben--~fir for 'Ba.n.-gladesfi guidelines called for Kimbrough John Paul Stevens said in his to reeeive 19 to 22 years. majority opinion. ~~esday~ ~ecem6er 11, 2£..'>07 "ln making that determina Stevens cautioned federal tion, the judge may consider the appeals courts to step in only 7:3o_pm disparity between the guide when judges abuse their discre lines' treatment of crack and tion. _first::_fCoor Cole-n-'1-a.:J'l.- •7v1_orse r;_-,1_./.7'1.-Be powder cocaine offenses," Appeals courts in both cases u _tr~e-vvilT ..ff~riHt_J ">vilT assisT' •J-I~'>t"y c-r.. ~ss •J\..1is5' ,._,,__-" Ginsburg said. tossed out the lesser sentences Kimbrough, a veteran of the imposed by the judges. The Bush first Gulf War, is black, as are administration urged the more than SO percent of federal Supreme Court to follow suit and defendants sentenced in crack order tougher sentences. cases. By contrast. just over a Monday's rulings could quarter of those convicted of embolden trial judges to vary powder cocaine Spring Semester the Notre Dame MALE/FEMALE odergraduate Scholars Oothed -S15 /hour Nude -$20/hour Conference a universi~-wide presentation Department of of undergraduate research, Art, Art History & Design critical anal!fsis, and creative expression .. • _.. Contact: Mary Kutemeier 574/631·7602 rlt!NJww.nd.edu/ or email: Kutemeier .. l @nd.edu Tuesday, December 11, 2007 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS page 9 Hayden called to Shooter had history at school explain CIA tapes Megachurch gunman was former student of missionary training center Murray's relatives said they early Monday. Murray's father, Associated Press came into CIA custody with a were grief-stricken and baffled. Honald S. Murray, is chief execu White House stays gunshot wound and the CIA COLORADO SPHINGS, Colo. - "Our family cannot express the tive of the Hocky Mountain silent as Congress wanted to prove it gave him The gunman believed to have magnitude of our grief for the vic Multiple Sclerosis Center in proper medical care in the killed four people at a tims and families of this tragedy. Englewood. presses for answers event he died, the official megachurch and a missionary On our behalf of our family, and Matthew Murray lived there said. training school had been thrown our son, we ask for forgiveness. along with a brother, Christopher, The Justice Department out of the school a few years ago We cannot understand why this 21, a student at Oral Hoberts Associated Press and the CIA's internal watch and had been sending it hate has happened," they said in a University in Tulsa, Okla. WASHINGTON - Congress dog are conducting a joint mail, police said in court papers statement read by the gunman's A neighbor, Cody A'ikeland, 19, summoned CIA Director Gen. inquiry into the matter to Monday. uncle, Phil Abeyta, who fought said the brothers were home Michafll Hayden to Capitol determine whether a full The gunman was identified as back tears. schooled. describing the whole Hill to explain his agency's investigation is warranted. Matthew Murray, 24, who was In a statement, the training family as "very, very religious." dflstruetion of interrogation With that review ongoing, the home-schooled in what a friend center said health problems kept Christopher studied for a videotapes, as multiple inves White House counsel's office said was a deeply religious Murray from finishing the pro semestflr at Colorado Christian tigations began into who has instructed White House Christian household. Murray's gram. It did not elaborate. University before transferring to knew about and approved the press secretary Dana Perino father is a neurologist and a lead Murray did not complete the lec Oral Hoberts, said Honald Rex, dncision. not to get into details with ing multiple-sclerosis researcher. ture phase or a field assignment dean of admissions and market Hayden is to testify in a reporters. Five people - including as part of a 12-week program, ing at Colorado Christian. He said dosed snssion Tuesday before "l think that that's appro Murray - were killed, and five Youth With a Mission said. Matthew Murray had been in the Senate Intelligence priate, and I'll adhere to it," others wounded Sunday in the "The program directors felt contact with school oflieials this Committee, and on Perino said Monday. She said two eruptions of violence 12 that issues with his health made summer about attending thP Wednesday before the House her previous statement hours and 65 miles apart. it inappropriate for him to" finish, school but decided he wasn't IntelligPnce Committen. remains accurate - that The first attack took place at it said. interested because he thought the Among tho questions he '11 President Hush has no recol Youth With a Mission, a training Police gave no immediate sehool was too expensive. face is whflther Congmss was lection of hearing about the center for missionaries in the details on the hate mail. And the Police said Murray's only pnwi noti l'ied about the tapes' tapes' existence or their Denver suburb of Arvada; the training centnr said that Murray ous brush with the law was a dnstruetion. The chairman of destruction before being other occurred at the New Life left in 2002 - live years ago. not traffic ticket earlier this year. the House panni. Hep. briefed about it last Church in Colorado Springs, three - and that no one there Senior Pastor Brady Boyd of Silvestre Heyns, D-Texas, said Thursday. whnre Murray was shot by a can recall any visits or other com New Life Church said the gun llaydnn's assnrtion last week Secretary of State security guard, though investiga munication from him since then. man had no connection to the that lawmakers were Condoleezza Hice said tors said he may have died from Earlier Monday, a law enforce church. "We don't know this informnd "does not appear to Monday she has no memory a self-inflicted gunshot wound. ment official who spoke on condi shooter," Boyd said. "lie showed bn trun." of the CIA videotapes. "Through both investigations it tion of anonymity said it up on our property yesterday Hayden told CIA employees Former White House eoun has been determined that most appeared Murray "hated with a gun with the intention of on Thursday that thn CIA had snl Harriet Miers did know likely the suspect in both shoot Christians." hurting people, and he did." tapPd the interrogations of about them, and recommend ings are onn in the same," police Investigators have not said The gunman opened fin~ at two t!'rrorist suspnets in ed to the CIA in 2005 that the said in court papers. whether Murray singled out his 12:30 a.m. at the Youth With a Colorado Springs police said 2002. 11~1 said Congress was tapes not be destroyed, victims. But the two people killed Mission center. Witnesses said the notified in 2003 both of thfl according to an offlcial famil the "common denominator in at the church - sisters Stephanie man asked to spend the night tapes' existence and the CIA's iar with the probe. The offi both locations" was Youth With a and Hachael Works, ages 18 and there and opened fire with a intent to destroy them. cial spoke on condition of Mission. The training center 16 - frequented the training handgun when he was turned The tapes were dostroyed anonymity because the per maintains an office at the 10,000- center, their uncle Mark Schaepe down. They described him as a member church. ~~ 2005 but Congress was not son was not authorized to of Lincoln, Neb., told The Gazette young man, perhaps 20, in a dark tl1ld until 2006 at the earliest. speak about the inquiry. "It appears that the suspect of Colorado Springs. jacket and cap. The House Intelligence White House employees had been kicked out of the pro Authorities searched the Later, at New Life Church, a Committee did not learn of have been directed by the gram three years prior and dur Murray house on a quiet street in gunman wearing a trench coat the tapes' destruction until counsel's offlce to preserve all ing the past few weeks had sent Englewood on Monday for guns, and carrying a high-powered rifle March 2007, and then indi documents and e-mails relat different forms of hate mail to the ammunition and computers. No opened fire in the parking lot and rectly during a general brief ed to the matter, Perino said. program and-or its director," one was home when a reporter later walked into the church as a ing about the CIA's interroga Attorneys for one detainee police said. visited the split-level brick home service was letting out. tion program. Heyes said. say the destruction of the The tapes spanned hun tapes may have violated a dreds of hours but "only a court order and have asked a small fraction" showed the federal judge to hold a hear actual interrogation of the ing. In a court filing, attor two men, a counterterrorism neys for Yemeni national official said Monday. Mahmoad Abdah point to a Most of the tapes of one June 10, 2005, court order suspect, Abu Zubaydah, were telling the government to to document his medical "preserve and maintain all treatment, said the official, evidence and information who spoke on condition of regarding the torture, mis anonymity because the tapes treatment, and abuse of are classified. Zubaydah detainees." Available at Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore or order online at Anlazon.com or aisforara.com. ------, THE OBSERVER page 10 IEWPOINT Tuesday, December II, 2007 THE OBSERVER Compass of dissent I~O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Diningl-laii. Notre Dame, IN 46556 This past weekend saw the theatrical pastiche. They sit in their tower plotting much more intelligently. It acknowlndges EDITOR IN CHIEF debut of another children's fantasy book how to captun1 children and suppress the the bounty of ofl'nnsive material in the Maddie IIanna adaptation: ''The Golden Compass," based world's freedom. Sinister music accompa book but notes its dramatic reduction in MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER on the first volume in Philip Pullman's nies their few brief scenes and this adaptation. The bishops' Film and Ken l'owlt·r Kyle West "I lis Dark Materials" trilogy. The movie Christopher Lee, legendary cinema vil Broadeasting O!lice even gives the film a has garnered a lain, makes a short appearance as the positive review and calls it "an exdting A.~ST. MANAGING EmTOR: Kyle Cassily healthy sham of James Dechant token plotting mastermind. adventum story with, at its core, a tradi A~s·1: MANAI;JNG EDITOR: Mary Kate Malone nwdia attention In case you're wondering, the movie is tional struggle bdwoen good and evil and NEWS EDITOR: Karen l"tngley rncPntly due to oblo Foregone an average flick overall. Director Christ a generalized rPjection of authoritarian VII\WI'OINT EDITOR: Joey King quy by various Weitz has watnred down the antireligious ism." They cite the heroism and self-sac Conclusion SPORTS EDITOR~: Chris Khorey Christian organiza messagn considerably. The film moves rifice exhibited by the film's altruistic Chris I line tions. The groups quickly from one goal-orientnd action characters. Mornover, they weleome the SCENE EDITOR: Tae Andrews point to the blatantly anti-Christian, even scene to another without giving the char potential pedago1-,ric value to bn had in an anti-religious, tone of the book and movie. acters much time to develop any of the honest inquiry of the book's contenl'i. SAINT MARY'S EDITOR: Katie Kohler Some of these critiques make the mistake book's philosophical themes, played down "Rather than banning the movie or books, PHOTO EDITOR: Dustin Mennella of trying to contain art rather than letting in this version. In short, the books are parents might instead take the opportuni GRAPHICS EDITOR: Madeline Nics it speak for iL<;e)f, good or bad, a misstep better. ty to talk through any thorny philosophi ADVERTISING MANAGER: Jessica Cortez we can all appreciate hen1 on campus. Given the strident vitriol of "His Dark cal issues with their teens," they advise. Their concerns certainly hold merit. Materials," one can see why the Catholic AI> DESIGN MANAGER: Kelly Cronli The film's varied responsfJS from Pullman has dnscriblld his books as being League, an American anti-defamation Christians should provide a Jesson on how CONTROLLER: Tim Sobolewski "about killing God" with the express pur organization, finds the movie upsetting. to deal with material that any group finds SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Christian Sagardia pose of undermining the basis of They say the film may bait viewers into threatening or irreconcilablo. Trying to OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO Christian belief. The trilogy is a modern buying the books for their children. Valid control the media rnalrn should be aban (574) 631-7471 reversal of "Paradise Lost" in which the point. But their strategy for countering doned in favor of allowing art to spnak il<> fAX characters celebrate rather than mourn the book and film's message calls for a part. The message applies to everyone (574) 631-6927 their independence from the divine, a rill' ADVERTISING boycott of the movie. from government<> keen on suppmssing (574) 631-6900 [email protected] on the plot of Shelley's "Prometheus Unfortunately, the League does not dissenters to colleges questioning the aca EDITOR IN CHIEF Unbound." Pullman is an outspoken, bel understand that calling for this boycott demic validity of performance art. Notre (574) 631-4542 licose atheist who sees evil in all organ only brightens the spotlight on the film. Dame itsnlf hopnfully learnnd a lnsson MANAGING EDITOR ized reli1-,rions and regularly speaks out Perhaps "any news is good news" goes when it questioned the place of 'The (574) 631-4541 [email protected] against ecclesial hierarchy. too far, but calling for a boycott on a film Vagina Monologues" here on eampus. ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR (574) 631-4324 The funny thing is, "The Golden or book is like asking for a host of media That doesn't mean art is free to do BUSINESS OFFICE Compass" and its sflquels actually do a attention. The Catholic League hopes the whatever it wanl<> scot-free, but you can (574) 631-5313 better job of making a ease for humanism film's box office take will disappoint not damp down on it from an authoritari NEWS DESK or atheism than they do attacking reli because of their efforts. Instead. you can an position. Instnad of the "don't touch," (574) 631-5323 [email protected] gious institutions - which would seem bet all the attention they give it will only hands-on· approach that the Catholic VIEWPOINT DESK the easier target. 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" Tae Andrews Bertrand Russell ·····www.ndsmcobserver.com Stephen King philosopher author THE OBSERVER Tuesday, December 11, 2007 IEWPOINT page 11 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Comics offensively unfunny Throughout this semester, the recall a single person among previous Viewpoint letters prove I'm Obsnrver comics have continually friends, classmates, and coworkers not the only one. "Offensive" materi offended me- all of them. Is it who has given me a positive al doesn't bother me, but bad mate their topics? Their style? Certainly response about the Observer rial does. Newspaper comics give not. Any style or subject can be comics. The best I have heard is Notre Dame students, both artists made into something funny. Wait, "mediocre" or "Hey, they try." and writers, a chance to practice that's it! They're just not funny Maybe I should just ask more peo their creative skill<> and present such that I feel truly offended. I can ple; perhaps a random poll around them publicly. Instead, these comics hardly recall any Observer cornic campus would prove me wrong. But seem to be in The Observer just so inducing some sort oflaugh from this late in the semester, that seems there are comics in The Observer. me. Perhaps a short guffaw from pointless. There are Notre Dame students "Black Dog" or a chuckle from Instead, I hope that The Observer who would work hard to create "Tastes like Failure." Certainly prepares a clean slate for next quality comedic material for The nothing from the embarrassingly semester and takes out every comic Observer, and we owe it these peo awful"Deuces Manor." But even from its syndication to give others a ple to give them a decent chance. those reactions arc few and far chance. I think the best approach between. I attribute this to the often for this is to hold a one week tryout The comic to the right was drawn weak punch lines from the first two, for new comics and let the readers by the author of this letter. and the relative absence of one in decide. (Please, no voting by e-mail. thf~ la'it. I'm sure someone on the Observer Ryan Simmons I know that comedy is purely sub staff can ask around during meal junior jective, but am I really alone with times.) I know that I am taking Keough Hall Ryan Simm011s my criticism? For instance, I don't these comics rather seriously, but Dec.9 12/9/07 Look at EDITORIAL CARTOON WH~~·D WE LOSE OUR WAY AS THE PAJ?rY quality first OF 7HE PEOPLE ANt> ARE H~LL While I agree with Pat McHugh that / YouGOIN6W "Pie is an overlooked dessert option" YES! ("Dining hall menu needs adjusting," Fl Nl5H 7Ht{,{J~'/J? \ Dec. 7), I must comment that the pie offered at the South Food Market is subpar, mediocre at best. McHugh would like to rectify this perceived "lack of pie" with more of the same. This is simply not the correct path to take. Hather, South Food Market should seek out new vendors in an aggressive campaign to improve the quality of pie offered. Only then should we begin to ask, "What is up with the Oriental line?" Scott Vitter sophomore Alumni Hall Dec. 9 U-WIRE Putting the I can' back in I candidate' By the time classes resume for the spring semester, voting in the 2008 election will have personal way of rebelling against the elitist Ivory Tower alnmdy gotten underway. With the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary in the A summa cum laude degree from Yale shouldn't be a prerequisite for presidency, but it very near future (Jan. 3 and 8, respectively) the Daily would like to take this last opportuni sure doesn't hurt. What's most bothersome about Bush is his persistent lack of intellectual ty to offer some parting reflections. curiosity, manifested in the fact that he doesn't read daily papers and didn't seem interest We're excited about the upcoming election for several reasons. Eight years of an admin ed in succeeding in higher education istration that refused to face realities, both in the Middle East and at We aren't looking for a president with whom we can sit down and drink a beer. We don't home. subverted the Constitution and never admitted its failings, was Staff Editorial want an Average Joe ascending to one of the most powerful positions in the Western eight years too many. A new face in the White House is long overdue. World; we want to see a leader who jumps at intellectual and political challenges and who It has aL'io been nice to see the concrete proposals that have been can relate to the population without reaching to the lowest common denominator. coming out of primary races thus far. Instead of spewing nebulous Tufts Daily A candidate who promises to be just like the rest of us isn't a leader at all, and being in promises to end the war in Iraq and to fund universal heath care tune with the needs of Americans does not eqliate to taking up the same entertainment coverage, campaigns have put forth specific timetables for withdraw Tufts and lifestyle choices of the rest of the country: al and precise health care plans University We hope that the coming months will feature rich debates that go beyond the clothing In short, we are hopeful that the next year will bring fruitful debate choice of candidates and instead serve as forums for nationwide discussions. and a truly new direction for the country. But there is one aspect of With any luck, the election will be headed in exactly that direction as we take up our the political process that we hope won't be too prevalent in the coming months: Attempts books again in January. from candidates to appear folksy, down-to-earth, and just like the Average Joe are not wel This article originally appeared in the Dec. 10 issue of the Tufts Daily, the daily publica come, especially after nearly eight years of President Bush. tion ofTufts University. Bush represented the worst of this anti-intellectual streak. Although he comes from the The views expressed in this article are those of the author and not necessarily those of most privileged of backgrounds, his feeble attempts at scholarship in school seemed to be a The Observer. THE OBSERVER page 12 CENE Tuesday, December 11, 2007 Choir to perfortn concert By TAE ANDREWS Scene Ediwr The Notrn Dame Cnlnbration Choir pul'i on il'i "Christmas at the CoMo" concert tonight at 7:30 in the Main Lounge of' Coleman-Morse Center. "This show is very similar to our previous shows in fimnat," said alto ( :hristine (;age, who has also sung a<; a tenor in past shows. The choir will perfiwm a variety of Christmas music, MATT HUDSON I Observer Graphic inducting both familiar If you were a new in die rock band that slightly more fun generation of young music made a stunning debut in the past five lovers. Vaguely sinister, but also lovely. l'avoritflS and "Christmas at lens Lekman loss common the CoMo" years, you put out another album in 2007 5. St. Vincent, "Marry Me." Competing (The Arcade Fire, Iron & Wine, The Shins, with Jens for most beautiful record, every "Night Falls carols. Some Tonight Over Kortedala" of the tried LCD Soundsystem, Feist, Beirut). If you were song is different, some jarring and some and-tnm tunes 7:JO an already established whisper soft, but all breathtaking. indie rock band with a 6. Panda Bear, "Person Pitch." One of the include "0 Main Lounge Sean Hoban long string of albums first great records of the year, its cheery lloly Night" Coleman-Morse Fiery Furnaces and "!lark the (Wilco, Ted Leo, Bright Scene & Heard optimism is still getting played and talked Eyes, White Stripes), "Widow City" llerald Angels about eight months later. Sing," while an example of a nnw song you also put out an 7. The 1900s, "Cold & Kind" For fans of album in 2007. As such, top-1 0 lists already Belle and Sebastian with a slightly country is "I>o You II ear What I llea.r." "Whenever we pPrfimn, we indude creeping out on the internet and in the zines rock feel, very young and lively. Along with a few pieces that stretch us as a are bound to be weighed down by the big the Fiery Furnaces, this group is from choir," c;age said. The h>Joup will per names. However, none of these bands/ musi Chicago, so you may get to see them soon. form a movement from Handel's cians made my top 10 list. How come? 8. Bat For Lashes, "Fur and Gold." Hather "Messiah" ("And the Glory of the While each put out pretty solid albums, they creepy at first with a slightly Arabian nights Lord") in addition to Gesu Bambino weren't phenomenal. To be blunt, it is the feel, dark and aromatic, honest but confus and the Candlelight Carol. music lovers typical (and annoyingly over ing, easy to get lost in, etc. "These are our morn tnchn ieally used) statement, "Well, I liked their early 9. Kate Nash, "Made of Bricks." complicatnd pieces," Gage said, stuff better." But it's true - mostly these Alternately fun/ spunky, endearingly inno "though I would have to say that all bands borrow very heavily from the amaz cent/naive and ernest/ heartfelt, she pinces havn their dillkulties." ing albums they put out in the past few replaces Lilly Allen as my favorite British Thn pnrfi1rmancll will Hmturn a vol years: Arcade Fire's earth -shattering self girl singer. untary collection to a<;sist a lloly Cross -titled, Iron & Wine's memorable collabo 10. Battles, "Mirrored." Weird, innovative, mission in disaster areas of ration with Calexico, Beirut's exploratory difficult, mind bending, CHAZY. And another Banglad11sh in addition to a short Soviet sound, The Shins folksy Simon & phenomenal live show. Some congratula presentation on the mission. Garfunkel style. They each have added some tions are in order, of course, for all the International students will aL<;o speak new complexities, and were even remark bands listed in the first paragraph for con bri111ly on Chri'itma'i traditions in other able, but just not top of the pile. Others tinuing their line careers- they certainly countries. have stuck pretty much have not slacked off. or the dwir ensemble's 40 mem entirely in the same Particularly fun were the sound we're used to - White Stripes, the Shins, b!lrs. singers and instrumentalists These new faces have put alik11 agrnnd that the !Iande! musk Ted Leo, Wilco, etc. Good out career defining debut Of Montreal, Deer hoof, music, all of it, but too and the Animal Collective. posed the h>Jeatest challenge from a records that can be likened perf'orman1:e standpoint. "The most static, too safe, and we Also fantastic, although dillicult piece in our repertoire fbr the demand something new, to little else this year, full of not albums proper, were eoneert would probably be 'And The something we haven't compelling, captivating and the following: the stark heard. and moving Neil Young <;tory Of The Lord' from Handel's enigmatic sounds. 'Messiah,"' Celebration Choir presi In summary, excite "Live at Massey Hall dllnt Chris Perkins said. Perkins is one ment and freshness was 1971"; the sleek, dark and of six tenors in the group. found elsewhere, outside the big names. Six sexy "After Dark" compilation of artists on The choir members will perform of the following are nearly brand new the Italians Do It Better imprint (see the songs that challenge their limits as artists, on their first album. These new Chromatics); the noise - rock self- titled singers and performers. "The most faces have put out career defining debut EP from Health. Finally, complements to difficult piece for us has been an records that can be likened to little else this MIA and Justice for my two favorite songs of 11xcerpt from Handel's 'Messiah,"' cel year, full of compelling, captivating and fall 2007, "Paper Planes" and "D -A-N -C-E." list Brian Camus said. "This is the first enigmatic sounds. The remaining four (only limn we have 11vnr sang 1mything from two with more than two real albums) have this piem, so not only is it new but it i'> altered their sound in a fresh and enlighten The views expressed in Scene and Heard are also quite chall1mhring." ing way that puts their new material at least those of the author and not necessarily those The choir added extra rehearsals on par with the songs that first took you by of The Observer. dun to tim limited time between il<; la<;l the hand and showed you something bril Contact Sean Hoban at [email protected] Stepan Mass performance and the liant. "C:hrisllmL'i at the CoMo" mncert. 1. Jens Lekman, "Night Falls Over Kortedala." Possibly the most beautiful "!The llandel piece! hiL'> a bunch of odd rhythms and entrances that took release of the year, while still remaining us awhil!l to get down," soprano lighthearted; as inspiring or more so than Carolyn Shivers said. Shivers also said the first time you heard Sufjan Stevens (also one of the best live acts of the year). t.he Choir W THE OBSERVER Tuesday, December 11, 2007 CENE page 13 MATI HUDSON I Observer Graphic The year is coming to an end and the the year. topic at the top of every music lover's Top Albums: mind is: The Best Album Lists of 2007. "Health," by Health Whether you read them on the internet, Health is pretty much the only experi refer to magazines, or just ask around, mental noise band that I can really stom The Best ach. Really I not only stomach it, but I Album list is a Christine Nguyen really enjoy this noisy/trippy freshman fun way to album. This is saying a lot, as they have wrap up the Scene & Heard crafted some amazing amounts of chaos year and see into controlled melodies while never los what new ing the rawness of their sound. developments have occurred (or not) in "Sound of Silver," by LCD Soundsystem music. The WVFI Music Committee offer Sure, some people don't like really you our favorites to read while taking a good dance music that isn't techno. I'm break from bio-chemistry chapters and not one of those people. I am normal. crunching accounting problems. Therefore, I believe Sounds of Silver hits This year in top album lists there the spot when a dance party needs to be seems to be a disparity between actually picked up. quality records and what the industry "The Magic Position," by Patrick Wolf thinks they need to acknowledge to keep Patrick Wolfs sophomore album proves their music cred !lowing. Abysmal lists him to be a proprietor of not only beauti from several print magazines (Filter, fully orchestrated songs but also in con llarp, UnCut) as well as trusted music trol of one of the most unique presences Photo courtesy of dea Klaxons released "Myths of the Near Future" in Arctic Monkeys dropped "Favourite Worst Nightmare" The ited with starting the "New Rave" music movement. ues to impress with its mix of high-energy guitars and distinct vocals. ------·--·------ page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, December 11, 2007 NBA Sixers continue surge with win over Rockets Smith's monster game leads Hawks to third straight win while dealing Magic first losing streak of season The Sixers took advantage of a after Stefanski was hired, and Assodated Press scheduling break to go on their almost everyone played at least I'IIII.AI>l~LI'IIIA - Andre first winning streak. The first 10 minutes. lguodala and tlw suddenly sue two wins were against the New Yes, the scorn was one reason cnssful l'hiladnlphia 76nrs gave York Knicks, and the road-weary for the bloatnd minutes l'or subs orw of tlw largest erowds of thn Hockets were playing their see like Hodney Carney. But rookies season their money's worth for ond game in two days after los like Thasdeus Young and Jason onCI~. ing at Toronto. Smith reeeivod substantial play Thn SixPrs' only worry this The Sixers can make it four ing time in the first half and week has been learning how to straight against the NBA-worst helped the Sixers take an early play with a huge lead instead or Minnesota Timberwolves on double-digit lead that was never trying to rally against one. Wednesday. rnally threatened. lguodala scored 1 (> points, "We've got to keep this up. We The Hoekets opened the fourth Andre Miller had 17 points and can't lay down," lguodala said. quarter on a 15-2 run that was 12 assisl-; and the Sixers led by Tracy MeGrady scored 12 about two quarters too late. as many as 31 points in a 100-HH points for the Hockets before They eut the deficit to 10 points vietory over the llouston Hockets leaving th1~ game in the second with 1:50 left, but it really didn't on Monday night. half with a sprained right ankle. matter at that point to the Sixers. "I don't think about being up Bonzi Wells scored 24 points, "We have to learn how to play by :m. I think about playing good Luther Head had 18 and Yao with that type of lead," Cheeks basketball," lguodala said. Ming 12. The Rockets played said. "I hope we have a lot of Not even Ed Stefanski, hired without Hafer Alston, out with a them." last week as tmun president and groin injury. Samuel Dalembert, who general manager, could have "They were quicker in every grabbed 13 rebounds, set the pn~dicted a turnaround quite phase," Hockets eoach Hick tone early with his stiff rejection likn this. The Sixers are on a Adelman said. "We didn't have of a shot by McGrady that throe-game winning streak for any energy. We'll look at it and Iguodala quickly eonverted into a tlw J'irst time this season and evaluate it. Everybody has to thunderous dunk on the other used all sorts of new and unique ev~!uate how they ean do bet end. lineups to throw ofT the Rockets. ter. The Sixers had another one for Rockets forward Kirk Snyder, left, tries to stop Sixers forward Andre Willie Green seored 20 points Sixers eoach Maurice Cheeks the highlight reel when Young lguodala during Philadelphia's 1()()..88 win Monday over Houston. for tlw Sixers and Kyle Korver said he planned to stick with his surprised Yao and stripped him had 14. new game plan of expanding of the ball under the basket, games [in 2004-05]." added 12. I !oward was just 6-of- "Nobody seems to be in a funk beyond an eight-man rotation, passed the ball out to Miller who The Hawks dealt Orlando its 14 from the free throw line. right now," lguodala said. an idea that blossomed shortly hit Korver for an open 3. That seeond straight loss. and won The loss meant Orlando's first eapped a 15-2 run and helped their third straight, picking up a losing strnak this season. the Sixers take a 56-42 lead into potentially important game over "It's frustrating, of eourse, we halftime. the Southeast Division-leading lost th1~ game, but it's not the Miller swiped the ball midway Magic (16-6). end of the world," Lewis said. through the third and dished to The Hawks led all but the "We're still 16-6, one of the best lguodala, who went the length of opening 90 seconds, and held reeords in the leahrue. This hap the eourt for a breakaway, one Orlando's prolific 3-point shoot pens in the NBA - we lost two handed pump slam that stirred a ers in eheck almost all game. in a row." rare enthusiastie crowd. Orlando shot a season-low ;{9.7 Atlanta led 49-41 at halftime, "I feel like we're playing with percent, though Atlanta wasn't and blew the game open early in more energy and our defense much better. The Hawks shot the third quarter with an 8-2 has been there," Korver said. 42.7 percent, but capitalized on run over a 1:45 span. The "We're finally seoring some 19 Magic turnovers for 29 Hawks took their biggest l11ad, points and if' we're able to do points. 59-44, on Marvin Williams' that and still play solid defense, "We did make some mistakes, turnaround jumper with 8:55 we're going to be OK." but I actually thought a lot of it left in the third quarter. was them," Magie coaeh Stan The Magie finally made a run Hawks 98, Magic 87 Van Gundy said. "They've got two minutes later. Despite miss Josh Smith remembers losing. great, great quickness as a ing soveral open shots- indud The Atlanta I lawks forward had team, and good length. I thought ing at least three open 3s - more rebounds Monday night they made it very. very diflkult Orlando finished the quarter on than his team had wins in his on us to get quality shots - tlwy a 12-4 run and trailed 69-63 entire rookie season. eontested shots better than any entering the fourth. Smith had 25 points and a sea body that we've played against." The Magie drew to 7 5-72 on son-high 16 rebounds as the Joe Johnson scored 24 points consecutive 3s from Turkoglu llawks evened their reeord at for Atlanta - 11 in the f'irst and Keyon Dooling, then didn't 10-1 0 with a victory over the quarter - and Anthony .Johnson seore for the next 3:42. Orlando Magie. had 15 points and five assists. "They made a eouple, but I "This win is real big- just for Hedo Turkoglu led Orlando thought we defended the 3-point us to get to .500," said Smith, with 22 points, while Dwight line well tonight," llawks coach AP who added four blocks and five lloward had 14 points and 18 Mike Woodson said. 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The loss dropped the Edmonton 13-16·1 27 6•4"0 Dolphins to 0-13, causing worries about Miami coach Cam Cameron's job security. Western Conference, Pacific Division team record pts; @~t.i'tl.· Cameron faces questions after 0-13 record San Jose 15·H 34 Dalfas 15~11-4 34 .. Anaheim 14·13-4 32 Associated Press tends to have that effect. coach to go 0-16. worth. Phoenix 13·1&;0 26 DAVIE, Fla. - When But Cameron calmly "We are all in this thing "Obviously it hasn't got Los Angeles 11·16~2 24 Cam Cameron began his repeated the pledge to per together," Cameron said. ten easier," Cameron said. first training camp as an severance that has become But his future may hinge The Dolphins are last NFL head coach in late his mantra. on his players, a scary and least in the league by :::.·:·.· July, he said he was "We've said it all along: proposition because the such a wide margin they're .·. =··.~~;:.:· unfazed by the many chal We're not in the position team that may be remem already virtually assured NCAA Women's Basketball ::·<~;d~~H: lenges facing the Miami we want to be in," he said. bered as the most woeful of the No. 1 pick in the APPoll Dolphins. "But we have to face it. We in NFL history seems to be NFL draft for first time. team tecord preuiariS·· ''I'm not a worrier," he need to deal with it. We getting worse. Owner Wayne Huizenga said. "I don't go down that need to attack it." The Dolphins have lost last spoke to the media in 1 Tennessee 7-0 t:: road." The clock is running. their past two games by a October, when he said 2 Connecticut 7-0 2 Maybe that's why Cameron has been on the combined 78-30. In Cameron had done a 3 North Carolina 10·1 3 Cameron appeared job nearly 11 months and Sunday's 38-17 loss at "great job" keeping the 4 Maryland 13·1 4 remarkably relaxed still seeks his first victory, snowy Buffalo, Miami had team together and the 5 Stanford 7·1 5 Monday. He even cracked which raises a question: a franchise record eight atmosphere positive 6 Rutgers 6-2 6 a hint of a smile a couple How much longer does he fumbles and tied a team 7 Georgia 9-0 7 despite an 0-7 start. But 8 LSU 6·2 8 of times. have with the Dolphins? record by giving up 24 Huizenga must be alarmed 9 Oklahoma 6-2 9 Most coaches would be His job may be in jeop points in the first quarter. by the direction of a fran 10 Baylor 6-0 10 ready to explode or ardy after only one season The defeat was Miami's chise that has become a 11 California 8-1 11 implode. An 0-13 record if he becomes the first 16th in a row- a season's national punch line. 12 Texas A&M 8-1 12 13 West Virginia 8-1 13 14 Auburn 9-0 14 15 Duke 7·3 15 IN BRIEF 16 DePaul 7-0 16 Vick sentenced on charges Tibet barred from forming 17 NOTRE DAME 8-1 17 Royals' Guillen backed by 18 Arizona Stale 5-3 18 of dogfighting, lying own Olympic team Umon in steroids case 19 Ohio State 6·2 19 RICHMOND, Va. - Michael Vick LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The NEW YORK- The players' associa 20 Texas 7·2 20 was sentenced to prison Monday for International Olympic Committee tion filed a grievance Monday to over 21 Michigan State 7-2 21 running a dogfighting operation and has rejected an attempt by Tibet to turn the 15-day suspension given to 22 Oklahoma Slate 8·0 22 will stay there longer than two co field its own team at the 2008 Kansas City Royals outfielder Jose 23 Vanderbilt 8-3 23 defendants, up to 23 months, Beijing Olympics. Guillen for violating baseball's drug 24 Wyoming 8-1 24 because he lied about his involve More than 100 Tibet supporters program. 25 Old Dominion 6-3 25 ment when he was supposed to be including some Buddhist monks - Guillen and Baltimore's Jay Gibbons coming clean to the judge who would waved banners and Tibetan flags were suspended last Thursday by com decide his fate. outside the IOC headquarters missioner Bud Selig following media The disgraced NFL star received a Monday, as delegates from the unof reports that they received human harsher sentence than the others in ficial Tibetan National Olympic growth hormone after January 2005, the federal conspiracy case because Committee met with the organiza when it was banned by baseball. of "less than truthful" statements tion's officials to discuss the Gibbons chose not to contest his penal around the dial about killing pit bulls. request. ty. Vick said he accepted responsibili "The IOC is not in a position to Arbitrator Shyam Das will decide ty for his actions, but U.S. District accept our application," said whether Selig's suspension of Guillen Judge Henry E. Hudson said he was Wangpo Tethong, a president of the was proper. The penalty is to be served NBA n't so sure. Tibetan group. at the start of next season. ''I'm not convinced you've fully Michel Filliau, a senior IOC official "It's been agreed that the matter accepted responsibility," Hudson told who took part in the meeting, said a needs to be resolved prior to opening Supersonics at Bulls Vick, who arrived in court wearing rule change in 1996 meant only day," said Michael Weiner, the union's 8:30p.m., WGN the black-and-white striped prison national committees from countries general counsel. uniform he was issued when he vol recognized by the international Guillen has not been charged by the untarily surrendered Nov. 19 to community can take part in the government with a crime, and he is not begin serving his sentence early. Olympics. known to have failed a drug test. page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Tuesday, December I I, 2007 NFL NCAA FOOTBALL Tampa Bay's QB FSU coach vvill stay another season expected to return Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Jimbo Fisher will succeed his lwalth." Bobby Bowden as Florida Associated Press "A lot of guys ean play hurt. State's next football coaeh - TAMPA, Fla. - For the first Jeff clearly could have played," someday. timn in threP wncks, there's Gruden said. "It was our deci President T.K. Wetherell delinitivn word on Jnl'f' Garda's sion as an organization to hold designated offensive coordi sore back. him for two games." nator Fisher as "head eoach Tlw Tampa Bay quarterback McCown threw for 266 yards in waiting," but skipped out of is nxpn<~tnd to return to the line and no intereeptions, but was a somewhat unusual news up this wnek after missing two sacked four times and lost a conference Monday without ganws and most of a third with fumble that set up a touchdown answering questions about a lownr back bruise that has in a 2S-l4 loss that stopped the tho contracts that are not yet kept opposing tnams guessing Bues (S-5) from clinching the finalized. about his availability. NFC South. Bowden, major college foot Coach .Jon Grudnn said While (~ruden is looking for ball's winningest coach, Monday that despite vague ward to getting his regular agreed to return for a 33rd statnments lw made about starter back on the field, he season with options to stay Carda's status leading up to said he saw enough from longer. gamns against Nnw Orleans and McCown the past two weeks to "Every year I'll just re-sign llouston. he feel better about it and tell 'em if I want to rwver plannnd the team's back coach another year," Bowden to play him "/just don't think the up situation. said. "I couldn't ask for any against tlw opponent needs to B r u c e thing better than that." Saints or Gradkowski Bowden, Fisher and interim Tnxans. know exactly who to replaced (iarcia athletic director Bill Proctor against the all skirted questions about AP "I just don't prepare for." Florida State coach Bobby Bowden speaks at a news Hedskins, but was what Proctor deseribed as think tlw oppo conference Monday. Bowden will coach again in 2008. t]()nt rwnds to so ineffective "agreoment(s) in principle" Jon Gruden know nxartly after Tampa Bay that give "stability to our pro changed. As long as I'm what exaetly he agroed to. who to prnparn Buccaneers coach took an early lead gram." healthy," he said, "[and! if I "This gives me some for." Cruden that Gruden sent · Bowden, 78, said he sup can win enough games." peace," said Fisher, who has said. nm phasiz- Garcia back into ported the plan brought to It's th.e falloff in wins in .not boen a h.oad cocu:h before. ing lw's conlidm1t tlw :H-year the game in the fourth quarter. him last woek by the presi reeont years that has ''I'm content to wait for it." old now has had adequatn time McCown had a big day passing dent and Proctor, who havo increased focus on Bowdon's Torry Bowden, who has to recov<·r from the injury and and led a last-minute TD drive both known the coach since age. been out of coaching for a will play Sunday against the to bnat tlw Saints two weeks the early 1960s. "I do have an obligation to deeadn sinee being fired at Atlanta Falcons. ago, but was not nearly as "I think it's a great plan," the university to win llJHWgh Auburn, helped persuade "I don't hPiiPVP I should apol sharp against the Texans. Bowden said. "Hey, you get 78 ·ball games," said Bowden, Fisher to take the o!Tnnsivc ogize, but I don't feel like we "Clearly there wen~ seven or years of age, it's hard to say who is 14-11 the past two coordinator's job earlier this havn to divulge nverything or eight plays in the game that how you're going out, but seasons heading into a Dec. year. TIH~ job opened when ld evt~ryone know exactly weren't as good as the others, we've got a plan. It kind of all 31 Music City Bowl game younger brother Jeff Bowden whnrn it is in u~rms of the but I'm really pleased with started with my contract." against Kentucky. was bought out by dissatislind ' tinwtabln for Jnll'. We felt it was what he's done," Gruden said. Bowden, whose present Fisher, a disciple of the boosters late in the 2006 soa a two-wnek injury.... We feel "There's still plenty of room to live-year deal with the sehool Bowden coaching family who son. wn did the right thing, the only grow, but I think what we all expires in three weeks, made played and coached for Terry A West Virginia native, thir~.g to let the injury get bet see is a big, athletic guy that just over $2 million in 2006, Bowden, spent mueh of his Fisher was paid roughly ter. has promise and potential to be state records show. time praising the family patri $420,000 as offensive coordi Garda. injured Nov. 25 on the outstanding." "My position hasn't arch and avoiding details on nator this year. first play of' a vietory over Garcia may be back, but Washington, practiced last receiver Ike Hilliard's status is Wednesday, Thursday and less certain. He left Sunday's Friday, fueling speeulation he game with what Gruden might bn ready to play against described as an upper back llouston. Gruden waited until injury that trainers were still just bnl'ore kickoll' to reveal that evaluating on Monday. backup Luke MeCown would Without the sure-handed start. Hilliard, who has a team-lead Tho coach said Garcia proba ing 58 eatches for 663 yards bly could have played, but and is the Bucs' most effective dedaring him the third quarter receiver on third downs, the baek was "what we felt was the Bucs converted just 3-ol'-13 Annual Walk-On Tryouts best interest of' Jell' Gareia and third-down plays. The Notre Dame Football Program will be holding walk-on tryouts at the Attention Arts & Letters Students beginning of the spring semester. Ro.:ad tho.: issue of the d\rts s.~ ~ettl!rs QAo:ettl! and if you think hard .... If you are interested: Pick-up/Fill-out & Return: Information Form & Medical Forms Forms to be filled out are at the Reception Desk at the Football Office in the Guglielmino Complex. You must have the forms filled ... You could win an lpO. d'. out and returned by January 18, Answer the questions on the back page and 2007. submit to I 04 O'Shaughnessy by Dec. 20'" Look for your copy of the Gazette in your mailbox or Pick one up in I 04 O'Shaughnessy Following our receipt of all information & medical forms, we will have an informational meeting and a series of tryouts/workouts. Tuesday, December 11, 2007 The Observer+ SPORTS page 17 NFL Chargers star linebacker sprains left knee ligament Monday. ''I'll be back to domi coach and the trainer as far as Associated Press nating in no time." giving you the information," he SAN DIEGO - "Lights Out" is Coach Norv Turner said said. "I don't try to get caught going to be on the shelf for at Merriman's injury isn't season up in all the scientific words least one game, maybe longer. ending. that are used." Star outside linebacker ''I'm not going to speculate, Rivers wore a knee brace to Shawne Merriman will miss but it could be a couple of his news conference on San Diego's home game against weeks," Turner said. Monday. Detroit because B o t h "It was pretty sore this morn of a sprained lig- Merriman and ing, but it shouldn't be any ament in his left Rivers were thing I can't manage and get knee that 'Til be back to hurt in the sec better during the week," Rivers knocked him out dominating in ond quarter of said. of Sunday's game San Diego's 23- With three games to go, the at Tennessee, no time.'' 17 overtime Chargers (8-5) lead the AFC which the win at West by two games over Chargers won in Shawne Merriman Tennessee, a Denver. The Chargers can win overtime. Chargers linebacker hard-hitting the division for the second Quarterback game in which straight season if they beat the Philip Rivers is in several players Lions and the Broncos lose to Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman sacks Titans quarterback a little better were hurt. the Houston Texans on Kerry Collins in San Diego's 23-17 win Sunday. shape, saying he expects to The team refused to give Thursday night. play against the Lions even more details about the injuries. Merriman had two sacks - that's the way the game was Rivers handed the ball to though he, too, has a sprained Rivers either didn't want to Sunday before he was hurt, played a long time ago, when Tomlinson, rolled out and was left knee. be specific about his injury or pushing his season total to 11 guys like Deacon Jones clipped to the ground. He tried "It will be at least one game," was told not to discuss it with 1/2. Nicknamed "Lights Out" played," Tomlinson said. to walk off the field, nearly Merriman said in an e-mail to the media. for his punishing hits, "I think sometimes we forget falling on his way to the side The Associated Press on "I'll leave that up to the Merriman is the sixth player in it's football and guys before us line. NFL history to get 10 or more played the game harder than Rivers headed to the locker sacks in his first three seasons. the way we play it now. There's room, and was replaced by His career total is 38 1/2. so many rules; you can't do Billy Volek. But he was back for • " 'iil:nv!!IN) PtiJ.'il!' ,, tb~ pv!Qii! '<'ill~ >At~>:\ itlf 'il.'lil He had an NFL-high 17 sacks this, you can't San Diego's open '~!lMI!r:r.,lli~-"is!l"\ll!i!fi~K!I\all~~~~wrf•>ll·. last season in 12 games. He do that. And so ing series of the was suspended four games when things third quarter. after testing positive for like yesterday "It was as physical of "I think it was steroids. happen, people a game I've been one of those .. ·t -~: ·,!;',: i; f~J- ;.<~·a~~. ~IIJtH -:.:lt ,;..;;:~ .. ~~:H ·;·; •. &~.; .i-1:~; U\:i! :'-:.t~ t:.:.:!"::z• ... : Some Chargers thought always say, freak accidents, J;.i t involved with." '[t•;..t'~· ;.·.:.~f.-; J .• '-•f'4~...:.-,:..f 0 .;;; ;,·,,,,.,,.: .-_· "f•• 'O.L::Il' t~;-;.·~~1:':. o'f.ti-~ .!.i~ • • : Merriman was hurt on a dirty 'Well it was a really," Rivers - -· 1 play. dirty game, said. "It was as Asked if he thought it was a dirty play.' I Philip Rivers physical of a dirty game, running back don't know. It's Chargers quarterback game I've been LaDainian Tomlinson said: "I behind us now. involved with." THE don't know what you classify This ain't the Rivers returned 'dirty' as. I don't know. I think only time we're for the start of Of IINO~QAOUATF it was a competitive game. I going to get played like that. the second half and played well think sometimes throughout a We're going to have to face it down the stretch. competitive game things hap again." He threw a 2-yard touchdown pen. Guys go to extra distance Rivers limped off the field pass to Antonio Gates with 9 to make a play, make things after taking a blow from defen seconds left to send the game happen. sive end Antwan Odom in the into overtime, when Tomlinson "But understand something second quarter. won it with a 16-yard run. goo c(i~e IN\11Tet> TO 11 11-(tN.UI{I{-(tft CebeB~-(tTION ,:~,-:_-,._,'!!.:_ :.:17: >!- __ ,. 2 WeL-§11 Y"(tMibY .. iL"""I(!-{lli .. ,. • -.,·:1 ,~- · ot,1_·~ _ T, -~- 7:00 Tu{laday 1.·'' -- . ·;l, ... ~- - . ,;- f :·--:,~{_"q'j¥. ;'". f>rteszm bra ttu. 241100~ .bOONGe ~~''·'· '·''if'!li"-··· ""'-'··; ...,11-.···' . . ~- I' · .; •··~il'< ,;w."" 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Como in. look at thP tihn. had given up the most points in - tlw kind that won't cost him get togntlwr a game plan, try to Memorial Stadium history. $500,000. ligurn out tlw bost way to attack Even for a program used to Tlw kind that could lwlp his and dnfend them. Try to win." medioerity. that loss in October Patriots stay unbnatnn rwxt Whotlwr Beliehkk or his play 2005 was a debacle. Sunday by lwat.ing tlw tnam that nrs rnvnal thnir trun l'nelings, thn "During the game, I said, turned him in li>r having an on complaint about tlw camera 'I've never been here before.' liPid 1~anwra snoop on thn sidn should provide extra incentive. It We were getting killed," Illinois lirw. did wlwn Nnw England cruslwd coach Ron Zook n~called. "I In preparing for Sunday's :H San Diego 3S-14 thren days after said. 'Fellas, this is as bad as I:~ win owr Pittsburgh, Bnlkhirk GoodPII slapped tho Patriots and it's going to get. It will mwer be studied tapP of' a ganw thrnn their coach for thP shenanigans. any worse than it is tonight."' WPnks ParliPr wlrnn tlw .Jets "Aftl'r Pwrything that went on In the silence and humilia upset. tlu• StPPlnrs I !J-16 in over this wnnk. wo wantnd to do our tion or that awful night, the linw. bnst for Bl'lichick," Tom Brady sm~ds for a turnaround were AP "My improssion of' tlwm was in said aftpr the win over thP plantPd. Two years later, the lllini quarterback Juice Williams escapes Northwestern's tlw Pittsburgh ganw thny played <:hargPrs. Illini are one of' the biggest sur linebacker Adam Kadela during Illinois' 41-22 win on Nov. 17. vnry well. And thny bnat And just last week. they used JWises in college football. Their Pittsburgh," lw said Monday. Pittsburgh safoty Anthony 9-3 record is a seven-game 50 years. Tlu~ lllini would usu en~d a great yoar at Illinois. "Tiwy havn sonw outstanding Smith's guarantee of a vktory to improvement !'rom last year, ally put tognthor ono impres And those years whon the lllini playnrs." lirn themselves up. and earned them an unexpect sivo season a deeadn, but wnnt 2-9 or 0-11 '! Well. bas Bnlichick didn't nwntion Jnts "W11 took it as a challengP. Wn nd Hos1~ Bowl date with USC. records of 4-6, 6-5 and 5-5 ketball season was right eoach l~rk Mangini, his fornwr wem going to como out here and It is only the fifth time in were morn typical. After around the corner. dnfl'nsive <'Oordinator who blow show tlwm what we had," said school history - and lirst time lllinois went to thn Sugar Bowl "I rnmmnber two years ago, tlw whistlP on him after Nnw .Iabar Gaffney, who burned since 1983 - that Illinois will after the 2001 season, live los it was the last game of' the l~ngland's :~S-14 snason-opnning Smith for a 56-yard touchdown go to Pasadena. ing seasons followed. year, we came out against win ovnr Nnw York - the first in rncnption. "I expected to be in a bowl "You don't go to college say Northwestern and there worn a string of I:{ wins that loaves Even Belichick, who rarely game," junior linebaeker Brit ing, 'I want to bo on a losing likn 20,000 poople," MiliM llw l'atriolo.; just throe short ol' a criticizes an opponent, took a Miller said. "But to end up in team.' Everybody wants to said. "It felt likn wn were back perli1d regular soason. public swipe at Smith aller the the Hose Bowl was not expect win," said linebacker J Lnman, in high school again." In thn first quarter of that game. oct at all. ll' someone would who won only night games his But Zook saw potential at gamn, t.hn Jets had a Patriots "We've played against a lot have told us we'd end up in tho lirst four y1~ars at Illinois. "To Illinois. lie alrnady had f~stab sidnlirw camera shut down. Thny bntt11r safeties than him," Hose Bowl in camp, we proba go 2-30 in your own confer lished himself' as orw of the 1~omplairwd tlw Patriots wnrn Bnliehick said. bly would have looked at them oneo, whore you'm supposed country's hotter recruiters - trying to steal their coaches' But lw was back in his bland a little differently." to be competitive, at a school ho rocruitod most ol' Florida's defensive signals in violation of mode Monday: "Thnre's no Doing things differently is like Illinois, that's not somn national championship tPam lnagun ruins. points for any quotns that were what Zook set out. to do when thing to be vory proud of at last year - and despite his Thn punishmnnt: NFL eommis or wernn't in the paper. (The) hP arrivnd three years ago, six all." strugglns with the Gators, hn siorwr Hognr Goodnll finod plays that we exncutml woll, we weeks aftPr being fired at Perhaps worst were the was confident he was a good Bnlichick $500,000 and tho team gainod yards on. The plays that Florida. expectations. Or lack thereof. eoach. lln and his staff just $250,000 and took away orw of we didn't, we didn't gain yards Illinois was hardly a Big Ten While a 7-5 season would be a nnedod the right sntting, thn tho Patriolo.; two first-round draft on and there wore some of power or oven a contender, disappointment at Ohio State right players and tinw for thnir choiCI~S. both." really. At least, not in the last or Michigan, that was consid- systom to take hold. Is it payback tinw? Will thn The Patriots had pulled out juggernaut accused of running their previous two games by up thn score in some blowout three points each with fourth wins make those look like quarter comebacks against los sqtwakers'? ing teams. Then they dominatod Bnlidrick wasn't saying. the Stnnlers, as they did most ol' lin was asked live times at his thoir first 10 opponnnts, when rwws confernncn Monday about thnir averagn vietory margin was llw impact or tho spying scandal 25.4 points. on Sunday's rnmatch and Tom Brady throw for 399 responded with his stock answer: yards and four touchdowns and IJNt:AN All Bnlichiek will preparn the same wasn't sacked by a defense that way he dons li>r all games. had allowed the fewest yards in Any addnd motivation? "We'rn the NFL. MASTER MINI;~;li< _ WAREHOUSE Store Your Stuff! Information Meeting 1 \ i 2044 11 h St. Niles, Ml for men interested in learning about the I--t-ftc._:_...._. - .. \!p ...... f···-··-··- process for applying to live in Duncan Hall .1 I 269-683-1959 'i.?. I [email protected] .,.! .; f ._l ~I • ;. ' 'J. ~ www. selfstoragespecialists. com Tuesday, December 11 7:00PM I ' l ·-~""'""'"" i Pay Your Rent Online! 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CLiiVHAND LeBron Cavs played so poorly without In Indianapolis, it has .lames' injured finger passnd him . bP.eome part of the Colts' the rnquirnd practice test. It's "OfTensivflly not as much, but annual routine. game timn. defensively we struggled," he After wrapping up their .Jamns. who has missed said. "You have mental lapses eighth playoff appearance in Clevnland's past five games - ofTensively, but you ean 't have nine years Sunday and all but all losses- with a sprairwd left those defnnsively no matter clinehing their fifth straight indnx lingPr, is expected to bP who is playing. We had a couple AFC South title, the Colts back in tlw lineup on Tuesday games where we just didn't give stand on the precipice of night wlwn tlw effort." another historic achievement. Cavaliers host Along with By winning just one of its linal tlw I n d i an a James, the three regular-season games, Pacers. "We're going to leave Cavaliers may Indy will become the first Following it as a game-time welcome bar.k for team in league history with practice on decision." ward Anderson five straight 12-win seasons Monday, .Janws Varejao on - something even the perfect said tlw lingPr Tuesday. Varejao, Patriots can't claim. has im provPd LeBron James who ended a eon "I was wondering about it," Colts quarterback Peyton Manning walks off the field and that he Cavaliers forward tract holdout by the Colts coach said Monday, a Indianapolis' 44-20 win over the Ravens on Sunday. didn't haw any signing a three- day after winning in problems with year, $17 million Baltimore. "It's not easy to do. After starting 7-0 and then seven1d? it after two deal last week, Before I got here, I had never enduring a two-game slump "It takes ewryone," Dungy days of contact. The Cavaliers' was in Canada getting his work coached on a team that won in November, the Colts havfl said. "We've had contributions mngastar sound(ld eonfident visa. 12 gamos. I played on a team rebounded with four straight f'rorn everybody on this 53- that lw would dress l'or the If thn Brazilian gets back in in Pittsburgh that won 14 wins - each morn impressive man unit. That's what you try Pacers. time. Cavs (:oach Mike Brown on(:e. but it's hard to do year than the last. to do when you go to training "Wp're going to leave it as a said lw would likPly play him in and year out." Tlwy survived a low-sr.oring eamp is develop a 53-man game-limn decision," lw said. against the Pacers. EspPcially in today's chal affair to beat Kansas City; roster in which PVPryone con "l'vn bnPn through two eontad Anderson's return, along with lenging environment of salary recovered from a 10-0 first tributes." praclit:Ps OK. Wn'll sec what guard Larry llughes being back r.ap rnstrictions, tougher quarter deficit at Atlanta to In the Colts' case, Dungy happens." af'ter missing time with a leg schedules and, of r.ourse, the win 31-13; took control quick truly means every onn. Janws has be1m wearing a bruise, has renewed eoniidenee propensity for season -altering ly against Jar.ksonville and Of the nine defensive line protnetivn glovn over tlw knur.k for the Cavaliers, the defending injuries. None of those poten held ofT a late rally for a 28- men listed on tlw aetive ros lP on his fingnr, which was Eastern Conference champions tial obstacles, however, has 25 victory; and built a 30-0 ter, eight have at least one injured on Nov. 28 when fktroit who an~ off to a 9-12 start. derailed the Colts (11-2). second-quarter lead Sunday sack. Nine players have inter forward Nazr Mohammed "It's starting to feel good Only one other team, the en route to a 44-20 drubbing ceptions and eight offensive whacked his around here, Dallas Cowboys from 1992-95, of the Ravens. players, including such previ hand whilP he especially the last won 12 times in four straight They've even won those ously anonymous names as was driving for "It's starting to feel eouple days of years. The Colts can break games without injured Pro Luke Lawton and Kenton a shot in a loss practice," James that mark Sunday at Oakland Bowl receiver Marvin Keith, have scored touch to the Pistons. good around here, said. "Everyone is or by winning either of their Harrison and Pro Bowl defen downs. "It's better especially the last back now so final two home games. sive end Dwight Freeney, who Yet they've won seven than it was a couple days of we're ready to Given the way Indy has per is out for the season after games by at least 18 points week and half practice." start playing win formed over the past month, having foot surgery. and have overcome a grueling ago," James ning basketball the milestone seems a lock. So how have the Colts per- schedule. said. "The pain again." is going away LeBron James James, who had little by little. Cavaliers forward never missed It's not 100 more than four percent at all games in a sea right now and it probably won't son, said not being able to play be until the offseason. and I has been excruciating. don't have an offseason until "It's not good for me," he 2009." said. "It's not like I'm learning lie will play for the United anything from watching. I don't States in the Beijing Olympics learn nothing from watching. this summer. It's tiring. I could really fall James, the NBA's leading asleep on the bench if I wanted scorer who was playing some of to." L E Beautiful Music for the Season with David Eicher, organist DIC featuring DOLLARS FOR INNOVATIVE & CREATIVE ENTERTAINMENT Ottorino Respighi's beautiful Laud tQ tbe Nativity Student groups looking to fund late night weekend events and the world premieres of n~w wor~s by in the Spring 2008 semester sho~Jd check out: American composers Cary Boyce and Axel Theimer http://sao.nd.edu/studentgroups/programs/dice Sunday, December 16, 2007 Church of Our Lady of Loretto Saint Mary's College 7:30P.M. Tickets on sale at the Saint Mary's Colletfe Box Offi<:e in STUDENT ACTIVInES O'Laugh!in Audituttutth 9~M.-5P.M., Monday-Friday, or caU (57;4}'284-4626, Questions? .,Ill~ cmu·t'rt f~· spansrm:d h1 part l~'f fum! H. f:tluJI/rtb mu/Veidre Tlwm;lJ. Contact Erin Sekerak at ese lAD Vhit our Weh Sit(' at: wW\"\o·.SouthRendChamberSingers.org. SAD.ND.EDU page 20 The Observer + SPORTS Tuesday, December 11, 2007 NHL Capitals upset breaks Devils unbeaten streak The Devils lost for the second Auld makes 44 saves consecutive night after winning as Bruins beat Sabres; nine straight They earned one point Sunday during a 1-0 over Wings top Predators time defeat in New York against the Hangers. New Jersey hadn't been beaten in regulation since Associated Press anotiH~r 1-0 loss on Nov. 16 to WASIIIN(;TON - It seenwd the New York Islanders. like anothPr mismatch. Tlw The Devils took a 1-0 lead Now JprsPy Dnvils, who hadn't when .John Madden scored at lost in regulation in 11 ganws 5:5(> or the first period. lie against tlw team with the flieknd the puck to the left or fewnst points in tlw NIIL. goalie Notre Dame Club of Saint Joseph Valley t>resents ••• THE 2007 HESBURGH LECTl!RE Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007 Dm•id T. Link, l'hJ> Warren Golf Course Club House THE IDEA OF A CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY 6: I 5 PM HORS D'OEUVRES & CASH BAR 7:00 PM LECTVRE This ewnt is FREE and open to the public. A dessert rcn·ption and open convt·rsation on the topic \Viii follow. ! '- 1 ·- i i.i11~, I'hD, H d~~.·.fo.'c:/Jh :·t :\~~tson J\,,};'"t:l an~l D,)tiTi nfl.~v: ftfl.'1·:::1' 'I:.!;,- Notr~.· IJamt' !_.:!« ~chunl r.. md.; rrttJL'\HIUHall:uci!ll with th:: ~ •'HJ!ft'!;lltion of rht• Prlf.lh ,J :h,- ~at.Tl·d He.lrt uf }c.~u.->. ----~~~~~- -- - ~------ Tuesday, December II, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 21 Henley said her squad has NO SWIMMING AND DIVING to display better fundamen Busy tals in order to reach a more continued from page 24 consistent level of play. "We nend to continue to Athletes to train in Florida the Otterbein 0 Club improve on our team defense Tournament and games and shutting down opponents against Kenyon (3-5) on Dec. in the paint, and we also need head to Boca Raton, Fla. to in a meet against LSU on Jan. By JARED JEDICK, 28 and either Franklin (4-3) to focus on limiting our train beginning on Dec. 30. 2. After that event comes sev or host Otterbein (4-4) on turnovers and taking away CHRIS DOYEN and The athletes will then travel eral more days of training Dec. 29. second shot opportunities SAMANTHA LEONARD to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for before the squad finishes up Sports Writers The Belles will visit Alma from opponents," the coach their first-ever dual meet with a meet against the (3-4, 1-0) on Jan. 5 and said. with Louisiana State on New University of Miami. Albion (6-1) on Jan. 9 before Despite the Belles' early "It's our last push," The most important part of Year's Day. The Irish will look struggles, Henley is encour women's head coach Carrie classes resume on Jan. 14. the season is here for the to build on a solid showing at Saturday's 82-68 victory at aged by her team's efforts, Nixon said. "The girls are men's and women's squads as the Ohio State Invitational Tri-State gave Saint Mary's its especially the contributions of and hope to see improve only able to get through it the teams put in hard work first conference win and senior guard Alison Kessler ments based on their rigor based on their great dedica that they hope will pay off marked the beginning of eight (16.6 points, 6.0 rebounds per ous training. tion and their support for one down the road. straight games on the road game), junior forward Erin The men, who are 2-3 in another." The women get a much for the Belles. The team has Newsom (l1.6 points, MIAA dual meets, will face an LSU The training is not easy, as needed break and are per yet to win consecutive games high 9. 7 rebounds) and soph mitted to return home for squad that the women and has struggled with in will be put omore forward Anna Christmas. Irish women's has been dealt game consistency, especially Kammrath (10. 7 points, 8.1 ting in days of assistant coach Joel White losses by "The girls are able to rebounds). national pow intense physi during second halves of con said time the swimmers "At this point in the season, get through it based on cal condition- tests. spend with their families is e r h o u s e The Belles have Jed at half this team has shown that they their great dedication ing: more key for establishing the men Stanford and time in six of their seven can score a lot of points and tal and physical endurance conference foe than four and support for games, outscoring opponents that our transition game is necessary for their diff'icult Georgia. Most hours of 240-178 in the opening peri recently, the one another." swimming pretty good," Henley said. upcoming training schedule. od. But the team has been "The girls get to go home Tigers were practice every outscored 246-227 following Contact Matt Gamber at runners-up to day in combi for seven days, the most Carrie Nixon intermission. [email protected] ever," White said. "They need Florida State, Irish women's head coach nation with the rest to be ready for the finishing a dry-land cir- remainder of a really long convincing cuits, weight season that lasts until July second at the Georgia Tech training, cardio and yoga. NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL and the Olympic trials." Invitational. The team hopes this last The men will get to take a The most recent CSCAA push will leave it well pre break from swimming until national rankings indicate pared for the postseason. The Dec. 28. Once training the meet should be competi men and women want to take UL's Pitino still looking resumes, the squad's intensi tive. LSU is ranked 21st with this time to perfect their ty level will pick up consider 92 points, while Notre Dame techniques and their tempo ably. is only two points behind in for the upcoming Big East "We'll want to recuperate 22nd. finale. for SOOth career win from exams, and we want Following the holiday The women will return to everyone to be with their showdown with the Tigers, competition in South Bend Associated Press than almost all of the 16 active families for Christmas, but the Irish will stay in the against Michigan, Indiana Division I coaches ahead of him once we get back, we have a Sunshine State and travel to and Illinois on Jan. 10. The LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Rick in career wins, and none of few weeks where we'll be Boca Raton for the Saint Irish hope to earn as many Pitino isn't much on nostalgia. them spent nearly a decade training with great intensity," Andrew's Invitational on Jan. NCAA national championship The game ball from his first outside of the college game dur men's head coach Tim Welsh 5. automatic qualifications as win as a college head coach, a ing their prime. said. "The schedule goes The women, meanwhile, they can. 75-71 win by Boston University Ask if he ever wonders what straight on through the Big will head to Miami to train as over St. Peters as a fresh-faced would have happened if he'd East Championships in soon as their break is over on Contact Jared Jedick at 26-year-old on Nov. 28, 1978? been able to resist the lure of February." Dec. 27. jjedick@ndu, Chris Doyen at Missing. Ditto for most of the the NBA, and he admits there Following the almost The team will follow a rig [email protected] and mementoes from Pitino's 30- are times he looks back at the month-long break from com orous schedule of training for Samantha Leonard at year coaching career. brash young coach who kept petitive action, the men will a few days, then competing sieonaO [email protected] "I have no idea where most of one eye on the court and the them are, probably in storage other looking for the next somewhere," he said. opportunity and wishes he That doesn't bode well for the would have relaxed and just ball Pitino will be handed after enjoyed what was in front of claiming his SOOth victory as a him. college head coach. His first "I was so anxious to move on shot at joining the 500-win club and prove myself both finan was denied Saturday, when the cially and personally for myself 14th-ranked Cardinals lost 70- and my family," he said. "I look 65 to Dayton. back and I look at mistakes I've His next opportunity will made, and the one thing I come against Purdue in the preach to everybody is learn John Wooden Tradition next from the past, don't live in it. Saturday in Indianapolis. Plan for the future, but don't Reaching 500 wins is rarified live in it. air to be sure, but there's still a "At Providence I was enjoying whiff of missed opportunity for it. At Kentucky we had it the only coach in NCAA history rolling. I don't think there was < !. to lead three different teams to a program any hotter at the .; -~.··.'~~ :.·.... ~.' ... '.. ·. .. ' ~...... < .. the Final Four. time," added Pitino, who won ·v-~ . · Pitino spent eight years the national title with the . ., ' coaching in the NBA during two Wildcats in 1996 and lost to stints with the New York Knicks Arizona in the national champi and one with the Boston Celtics. onship game a year later. "I If he'd been in the college ranks wonder how long we could have those years, adding the 23.5 kept it going." wins per season he's averaged He'll never know. in 21 years as a college coach, By '97 he had rf1stored he'd be on the cusp of 700 wins Kentucky's reputation. But hav Lunch and Conve~sation ... by now. ing grown up in the Northeast The number rises consider watching the battles between For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Students at Notre Dame ably if you bump the wins per the Knicks and the Celtics, year to 30.8 - what Kentucky Pitino couldn't resist the oppor averaged under Pitino in the tunity of trying to resurrect the five years before he bolted for NBA's most storied franchise. Tuesday, December 13 the Celtics in 1997. It was a "l thought that type of situa heady pace that could have put tion would be fun, it's what gets 12:00- 1:30 p.m. the 55-year-old on track to sur you going," he said. pass 1,000 career victories. It ended up not going any 316 Coleman-Morse Mention to Pitino that his where. Pitino's collegiate suc sojourns in the NBA might have cess never fully translated to The Core Council for Gay and Lesbian Students invites gay, lesbian, and b•sexual members cost him a shot at becoming the pros, though he maintains of the Notre Dame family. the•r friends, and supporters to an informal lunch at the Co-Mo college basketball's winningest the lessons learned with the coach, and he admits there Knicks and the Celtics made Eve!Yone is welcome and tonfidentialrty is assured. were things he sacrificed by him a better coach. leaving the comfort of the col "It made me more mature, Lunch will be served lege game. much more understanding of "From the standpoint of miss why you win and why you lose," r::.if!t CIJUMCE ing out on some golden years at Pitino said. "Although we lost & FOR GAY LESBIAN the college level, then~'s no and there were some rough STUDENTS doubt I did that," he said. times, l wouldn't trade the How golden? He's younger adversity." ------~- ·-~- - page 22 The Observer + SPORTS Tuesday, December 11, 2007 FOOTBALL The Ospreys, who hail from Jacksonville. Fla .. arc 1-(> this Big East year, with only their only win continued from page 24 eoming at home over Concordia on Nov. 16. Weis to sign autographs road. On .Jan. 3, Notre Dame begins The first game eomes against il'i Big East sehedule with a show San Francisco three days before down against West Virginia. The Spedal to the Observer sign potential Christmas gifts All students or employees fur people this year," Weis must have valid identification Christmas. Notre Dame will enter Mountaineers are 7-1; the only Notre Dame coach Charlie said in a statement. "As verifying their affiliation with the contest riding a five-game blflmish on their record is a two Weis will be available to opposed to having people try Notre Dame, Saint Mary's or winning streak and looking to point loss to No. 12 Tennessee on autograph up to two items to catch me early in the Holy Cross and enter through extend its reeord-setting streak of Nov. 23. Friday for any student. facul morning or late in the the west door at the 25 straight vietories at the .Joyec Two days after that, ty or staff member at Notre evening outside the Gug, I Guglielmino Athletics Center. Connecticut eomes calling at the Dame. Saint Mary's or Holy thought it would be best to Complex by 8 a.m. on Friday The Dons are 4-5, with losses to .Joyce Center. The Huskies are 6- Cross. Weis will sign at 8 set up an organized signing morning. Weis will autograph Oklahoma and Oregon in their 2, with both losses eoming against a . m . in the (; u g I i e I m i no period. Therefore, I'll get off up to two items for everyone only two matehups with power ranked teams - Memphis and Auditorium. the road from recruiting who arrives by 8 a.m. conference opponents so far. They Gonzaga. "Then~ have btwn numer Thursday night and will sign Everyone interested must have games against UC-Irvine Finally, to conelude winter ous inqutrtes regarding for everyone who shows up arrive at the Guglielmino and Long Beach State before tak break, Notre Dame travels to whethnr I'd be availabln to Friday morning." Complex before that hour. ing on the Irish. Milwauk£le to take on Marquette. After Christmas. Notre Dame Coming off a big win over will play Brown and North Wisconsin this wnekend. the Florida on Dee. 29 and Dee. 31, Golden Eagles are 6-1. Only a respectively. The Bears are 5-4 four-point loss at Duke blotches this season. including a 74-55 win their n)sume. over Eastern Michigan, a tnam the Irish deiP.ated 76-65 on Dnc. Contact Chris Khorey at 1. [email protected] Championship! or Jan NCAA! n~gional tournanwnt. It simu Lightning lates the Frozen Four." continued from page 24 The Irish won the CCII A tour nanwnt at Jofl Louis Awna last devnlop tho tournamnnt. season. but lost 2-1 to Mil"higan The St. Pnte Forum - homn StatP in the regional tourna of the tournament and the nwnt one game shy of the Lightning - will Froz1m Four. host the 2012 Jackson says his Frozen Four. ''Anytime you play team still has work The ownnrs in a tournament you to do but is hoping wanted these to put itstdl" in games played are playing for good position there in order to something." heading into the build up a eol playol"l"s. legc hockey fan Jeff Jackson "We want to base over the solidify home ice Irish coach next live years. in the playofl"s and ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer .Jaekson said get ourselves in Irish guard Tulyah Gaines defends on the perimeter during Notre Dame's 93-4 7 win over his team bene- position to do Canlslus Nov. 27 at the Joyce Center. fits from the tournament-style some damage in the playoffs. play. That's all you can ask is to get nnabled her to show coaehes to get better. They're pretty "Anytime you play in a tour yourself in that position." what shn ean do in game situa foeused on one game." nament you are playing l"or Jackson said. Valpo tions. something," Jaekson said. "It continued from page 24 "In the Maryland game I felt Contact Bill Brink at simulates Jon Louis lArena, the Contact Dan Murphy at like we needed defense, so it [email protected] venue of the CCII;\ [email protected] year." was a good opportunity for her Valparaiso C~-51 presents a to mme in. and she played nmlly thnmt to NotrP llanw's low post well," 1\kGraw said. "So it was a play and also boasts a fimnida eonfidenee boost for her. but it Join N.D Ri ht to.Life in Washin ton D.C. for bln perinwter ganw. Me<;raw also gave us a chance to see said. what she's capable of doing." the 'Thny havn more spned in the McGraw said she talked with post," Md;raw said. "They have Bruszewski about her shooting the ability to shoot the three. habits and told her to look for HA.Il~H FOil LIF:E! Tlwy'm smart, they run good different types of shots than stuff on ofTense. It's a really those of eenters Melissa D'Amico tough match up for us." and Erica Williamson. But Me<;raw said freshman "She started doing that in forward Devereaux Peters will practiee. She started getting dif January 22, 2008 give Valparaiso problems inside. ferent kinds of shots," MeGraw "She plays WPII in the center said. "I think she just needed to spot. She's a tough matchup for fen I comfortable." tlwm." McGraw said. "She's a After facing Valparaiso, the shot blocker. she can rebound. Irish are off until Dee. 21, when Service trip: January 18th to 23rd $85** slw can do a lot of things." they play IUPUI on the road. Peters and fnllow freshman Playing over the break, MeGraw Standard trip: January 19th to 23rd $75** forward Becea Brusznwski have said, can help forge a better $50 sdtlnd into their roles for the atmosphere for the players. Short trip: January 21st to 23rd Irish. Peters started strong, but "I think it's a little easier Md;raw said slw has recently because there's no sehool," improvtHI her ability to stay Mc:Graw said. 'There's no study More information 8: trip details at: www.nd.edu/-prolife forused after getting in foul ing, there's no tests, so it's all trouble. Peters had two fouls in basketball. I think that's a little the f"irst 15 minutes against morn fun. They get to bond real Purdtw Saturday, but McGraw ly wn~!· so the ehemistry's always said she rPLaiiwd her composure good. REGISTER ONLINE NOW: in the snwnd half. Notre Dame will play the "I thought Saturday slw did a Volunteers at home before trav great job in the second half." nling to faee Louisville and West www.nd.edu/ -prolife Md;raw said. "Normally she Virginia. McGraw's philosophy is gnts rtHtlly down on herstdf consistent no matter who the wlwn slw gPLs a couple of fouls Irish faee, she said. but I thought shn rnally 1:ame "We tell them the same thing," or Monday Et Tuesday in the Dining Halls out. in thn second half and Mc:Graw said of her message to played great. maybe her best the team. registration ends & payment due January 5 ganw of tlw smL'ion." Not only does her style stay Brusznwski, Md;raw said. sot constant, but she said the team, tied into a groovn aftnr sonw in ell"oct, polices itself. om~nsivn adjustnwnL'i. "This is a team that's never "Siw was still trying to find her satisfied when thny eomn out of plat:!' on llw team in terms of a game," McGraw said. "The lwr rolf' and what was expnctPd Bowling Gwnn game, they were of" lwr." McCraw said. n~ally disappointnd with thn way Bruszewski madn quieknr they play1~d. It's not enough for progrnss on the defensive mul of thnm just to win. 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Notre Damn has six games over That break schedule includes the holiday, including contests a pair of tournaments and against Tennessee, Louisville and three conference matchups. West Virginia after Christmas "We have a lot of basketball Day. to play over the holiday Notre Dame defeated break from classes, so main Valparaiso by one point last sea taining our focus will be key," son wlwn then-senior guard Belles coach Jennifer Henley Brnona (;ray hit a free throw to said. "There are no bad give tho Irish the win with one teams in the MIAA, just bad se1:ond rmnaining. records. You have to be pre "Wn're definitely not taking pared every night you step on them lightly," Irish coach Mullet the court to play, and you can McGraw said of the Crusaders. never overlook an opponent." Valparaiso has won its last The Belles will play Hope thnHJ games. In each, guard College (7-0, 1-0) to open the Agnieszka Kulaga has led the Hope Classic in llolland. team in scoring with 21, 1 S and Mich., on Dec. 21. That game 25 points. ller season scoring will count toward the MIAA average is also a team-best at standings. Saint Mary's will I :~.S poinl<> per game. face either North Park (0-6) "!The Crusaders areljust going or Hanover (4-2) in the scr: to keep getting better as they ond round of the tournament go," Md;raw said. "Now they're the next day. playing much b1•ttnr than they Saint Mary's will then trav were at the bPginning of the ALLISON AMBROSE/The Observer el to Westerville, Ohio, for Irish senior guard Charel Allen dribbles past a Western Kentucky defender during Notre Dame's see VALPO/page 22 78-59 win on Nov. 13. The No. 17 Irish will play Valparaiso Wednesday at the Joyce Center. see BUSY MEN'S BASKETBALL HOCKEY Irish gear up for league play Jackson vvill not play By CHRIS KHOREY 'patsies' during break Sports Editor lln'd likP to play nvnry night. Notre Dame's nnxt game will By DAN MURPHY But right now, Notrn Damn be on Dee. 29 against No. 9 Associate Sporrs Ediror guard Kyl1~ McAlarnny has other Massachusetts at the Lightning things on his mind. It's finals College Hockey Classic in St. wnek. As the college hockey world Petl~rsburg, Fla. II' they beat the "I havn a couple of papers and enters its annual three-week Minutemen, the Irish will play my exams startled I Monday," hibernation, No. 6 Notre Dame the following night in the cham said McAlarrwy, who already finds itself in a very familiar pionship game against either took his lirst exam - fin· a half position. No. 3 Colorado College or No. SPmestnr coursn. At the onset of the break, the 16 Hensselaer Polytechnic The Irish (7 -2) don't play again Irish (16-4) have a virtually Institute. until Dnc. 22 against San identical record and ranking to Tho Irish won the first-ever J!randsw and didn't hold full last year's 16-3-1 team. After Lightning Classic last season in team prac.tic1~ Monday, and will starting 4-3, coach Jeff Jackson late November, beating Air not prac.tic:e today or w,~dnnsday. has pulled together his young Force 2-0 in the final. This time "We have to li1cus on ;u:adem and talented squad to win 12 of around, the competition will bn ic:s," McAiarrwy said. its last 13 games against some much stiffer. While the players study, eoach of the country's top teams. Two "I wanted UMass and Mikn Brey is out recruiting. !key of the team's four losses have Colorado College in there left Sunday and will rnturn come against top-five teams (a because I know they are both Wednesday, and is focusing his pair of 3-1 losses to No. 2 good programs. Now that tour salns pitches mainly on high WU YUEfThe Observer Miami and No. 4 Denver). nament is shaping up to be one school juniors. Irish junior guard Kyle McAiarney dribbles during Notre "I think we started this year of the best in the country," "With a li•w wenks oil', it puts Dame's 108-62 win over Northern Illinois Saturday. with a lot more questions than Jackson said. "I didn't want to me in a position to g1~t on tlw last year ... but once we got go in and play a bunch or pat road for about fin1r days," Brny work on individual skills with he said. "We'll be antsy, but it'll those answered we started to sics." said. "It giws nw a ehanen to gl't assistant coaches. be a good time for us." show we could be a pretty good The third-ynar coach has OUt and Sl'l' SOllie kPy kids." "We usually get in an hour or When Notre Dame does team," Jackson said. "I think played a big role in setting up Coarlws c:annol. c:omnHmt on so pnr day," junior guard Hyan retake the eourt in its uniforms, we are as far if not further the tournament and increasing spedfir. n~cruits under NCAA Ayers said. "We go in and !ill and the Irish will have three non ahead than we were last year." the talnnt lcwol during his time ruh~s. get sonw conditioning in." conference games and then But the second half of the at Notrn Dame. Jackson has a But evPn with Brny out of With two weeks of downtime begin their Big East slate. season will bring plenty of personal connection with mw or town, thn players will still be in beforn tlw next game, Ayers said Overall, the team has six games obstades for Notre Dame. Tho the members of the Tampa Bay the gym. though not as a com the Irish will try to work on fun during Christmas break- five at Irish are slated l'or two-game Lightning ownership group, and plnte unit. Tlwy will work out damnntals. the Joyr:e Center and one on the series with both No. 1 Miehigan the pair has worked together to evnry day, and. in position "Wn want to use this as a and No. 5 Michigan State in groups of thrne or finJr, they will ehanen to gnt bntter as a team," see BIG EAST/page 21 January. see LIGHTNING/page 22