HERE WE COME A-CAROLIN' • After days of indirect communica • Looking for New Life • As the holidays approach, traditional tion, student body president Matt The Notre Dame men's hockey team will music of the season fills Notre Dame. Griffin and senior Jeremy Lingen face Western Michigan tonight in Michigan Find out about the upcoming concerts felser, who authored a petition to have and tomorrow at the Joyce Center. The on campus in Accent. Griffin recalled from office, will meet Irish will attempt to end their four-game p. 10 & 11 on the radio today. p. 3 losing streak. Back Page
Friday, December 5, 1997 • Vol. XXXI No. 65 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S • SECURITY BEAT Fire damages student's Campus View apartment By MATTHEW LOUGHRAN Associate News Editor
Holy Cross College student Brendan Kelly lived every tenant's nightmare yes terday afternoon when his apartment caught on fire. Kelly, who lives at 1777 Irish Way in Campus View Apartments, smelled smoke filtering through his apartment at 3 p.m. "Me and my friend were sitting here when we smelled the smoke," he said. "We went around unplugging every thing, but that didn't stop the smoke. So we went and got the maintenance guy. He looked around and couldn't find any thing, so he thought that it was coming from the walls and called 911." The South Bend Fire Department responded with five fire vehicles, and had the fire extinguished by 4:30 p.m. "We are not sure if there was a mal function in the furnace, or a defect in The Observer/Bryan Furze the wiring caused by the furnace due to Fire trucks from the South Bend Fire Department responded to a 911 call that led them to the residence of Holy Cross College student the installation of the electrical wiring Brendan Kelly, whose Campus View apartment caught fire yesterday due to faulty electrical wiring. which was in close proximity to the heat too. Right now its going to take some "One other complication that we found Apartments, said that Kelly would be runs," said Capt. Tim Paczkowski of the electricians and furnace guys to deter here was that there was no battery in moved to a new apartment until his South Bend Fire Department. "Over a mine which part malfunctioned first." the smoke detector," Paczkowski said. apartment could be cleaned. ·"The period time, heat can deteriorate the The Fire Department said that they "If this had been three o'clock in the important thing is that no one got hurt," insulation of wiring. We do know the thought the damage could have been morning, it could have been a lot worse. she said. "It could have been a lot furnace filter was clogged up, but it much worse if Kelly had not been home He probably wouldn't have survived." worse, but the fire department got here could have been clogged up by the fire at the time of the fire. Clare Myers, manager of Campus View in time to put it out before it spread."
fRIDAY FEATURE • SECURITY BEAT INVESTING IN THE FUTURE Solvents remove Endowment tops paint from some $1.5 billion in '97 vandalized areas By MICHELLE KRUPA By DEREK BETCHER Associate News Editor Associate News Editor A synthetic chemical solution created by a Propelled by successful investing and significant alumni private consultant to remove paint from vari contributions. the Notre Dame endowment has enjoyed ous University buildings that were vandalized ncar-record growth in 1997, and now stands at $1.515 over the weekend was partially successful, billion - a total which makes it the largest endowment in according to Bob Zerr, director of Risk Catholic higher education. Management and Safety. Despite October's downturn on the stock market, Notre "The chemical removals ~'1::~,.-, 1 -.."''•Ja Dame's endowment will finish 1997 with a robust 20 per that we used worked on the • See "Senate cent approximate growth rate, a figure which contributes granite wall [around the stat- to inquire to an unprecedented 52 percent total appreciation during ue of the Sacred Heart of aboutvandal the last four years. Jesus], but were not very sue- ism to ND Because over half of the endowment's proceeds are cessful with the limestone in reserved for scholarships and endowed faculty positions, front of Bond Hall," he said. Security" P· 7 students hoping for larger financial aid packages may The statue's wall will be treated with the chemical, which clears up see ENDOW I page 4 paint that was determined to have a similar makeup as Rustoleum, during the next few Endowment Allotment days. june 1997 Zerr noted that it would require "quite a bit of effort" to completely clean the area. He went on to say that other areas did not react as well to the treatment. Among these were areas outside of Bond Hall, wooden (11.4%) benches near Badin Hall, and wooden doors Libraries (3.5%) Academic Programs at the Knights of Columbus building and the Joyce Center. "We're going to take the benches and remove them from their sites to take them to a carpenter's shop to have them stripped and repainted. We may also have to remove some (16.5%) Other of the doors that were painted," Zcrr said. While these four chemical solutions did not AFP Photo clear up all damage, Zerr said that the con .. trong capital and equity markets both on Wall Street and sultant will formulate different removal Sabroad have influenced the recent rocketing growth of agents over the weekend which will be tried Notre Dame's endowment investment. on Monday. page 2 The Observer· INSIDE Friday, December 5, 1997 • iNSIDE COLUMN Where is the utside the Dome Compiled from U-Wire reports Compassion? HOPE scholarships to benefit families with college students When I think oftoday's LA JOLLA, Calif. both middle and low-income families." society, I have to wonder: Kristi Klitsch President Clinton's new HOPE schol Credits are subtracted directly from where did all the compas Wire Editor arship program will make tuition costs the taxes people owe. Deductions, on sion go? a little easier for many students and the other hand, are subtracted from This is the season of giving, when every major their parents. The program provides incomes before taxes are calculated. street comer is adorned with a Salvation Army parents and independent students with There are limits to eligibility for the tax Santa and a red bucket for donations. the opportunity to claim tax credits to credits. First, the tax credits can only This is the season of "Toys for Tots," and help cover out-of-pocket tuition be given to students whose scholar "Project Warmth"; yet why is this compassion only expenses. ships do not cover all of their tuition. seen at Christmas, and as a mere side effect of the There are two possible tax credits. Second, eligibility is reduced on a ecstasy that the holiday brings? The ftrst, the HOPE Credit, is designed Learning Credit will provide each tax sliding scale. For single filers, the Why is it that thousands of homeless people to help with tuition costs for the first filer with no more than the $1,000 amount of the credit is reduced for ta{{ walk cold, dark streets on Christmas Eve, while two years of college. maximum credit. payers with adjusted gross incomes millionaires spend Christmas in Vail, or Pari<;? The program provides a credit of up Both credits cannot be applied to the between $40,000 and $50,000 per I am not expressing pessimism, rather dissatis to $1,500 per year, applicable only to tuition costs of the same student in a year. The reduction for joint filers faction. Dissatisfaction with society, as it tuition costs. The credit can be claimed single tax year. On the other hand, the applies to taxpayers with adjusted approaches the Christmas holiday with a "Bah for each qualified student, regardless two credits can be claimed on the same gross incomes between $80,000 and Humbug attitude"; toward the government for of how many students are in the family. return for different qualifying students $100,000 per year. allowing so many people to go homeless and poor; A second program is the Lifetime in the same family. Also, taxpayers must have incomes and with capitalism, for replacing the ideas of Learning Credit. This is a tax credit of "[The tax credits] will affect just high enough so that their tax liability is compassion and community with selfishness and up to $1,000 per year, which can be about every student at UCSD who is eli at least as large as the credit. The egotism. claimed for every year in school. gible," said Richard Backer, UCSD income level required for the HOPE Let's face it: in our society the rich continue to However, regardless of how many stu assistant vice chancellor for enrollment credit is about $16,000 for single fliers get richer and the poor continue to get poorer. dents are in the family, the Lifetime management. "The program will help and $21,000 for joint filers. The current welfare system isn't helping anyone, and housing projects merely represent society's desire for a quick fix to societal problems. Many • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN • BROWN UNIVERSITY people think that if you give every needy family a check every month, and every homeless person Students split on diversity issue Gray recounts sexual assault "three hots and a cot," that the problem will be solved. ANN ARBOR, Mich. PROVIDENCE, R.I. Homeless centers and housing projects are As lawmakers and legal officials prepare to struggle Stacey Gray '94 delivered emotional testimony this week in seen as solutions, yet they are really only ban over the value of diversity on campus, students themselves U.S. District Court in Providence during the initial two days of dages covering the sores of a capitalistic society. are still forming their own opinions. Questions concerning trial in the first of four cases brought by alumnae against for In theory, Adam Smith's capitalistic society of diversity continue to divide much of the student body. mer visiting associate professor of chemistry Kayode unlimited opportunity is advantageous. Yet in While some believe diversity at the university is commend Adesogan and Brown University. Gray told the jury that practice, capitalism has created the welfare sys able, others say they are blatantly disgusted with the cur Adesogan's sexual assault "made me hate the fact that I'm a tem, poverty, selfishness and a lack of human rent situation. LSA junior Enland Hsiao believes that while woman," and that University administrators had offered her responsibility. Had it not been for the glorification diversity at the university may not be perfect, it is moving minimal help in coping with the assault. Instead. she testified of wealth in movies. and the emphasis on making in the right direction. "I think relative to a lot of other that associate dean for Academic Affairs Karen Romer had a million by age 30, maybe more capitalists would schools, it's pretty diverse here, and it's a great school," made her feel that the episode in Adesogan 's office on March also be philanthropists. Hsiao said. "I mean, we aren't in a utopian society. We're 10, 1994, was Gray's own fault. Gray cried as she told the Instead, Bill Gates is earning $40 billion a doing better, I think. I definitely wouldn't label Michigan jury that, "he was touching me the whole time. He put his month, while thousands of welfare-dependent as a segregated school and I think we're progressing." But hands on my chest and played with my overall straps. He put mothers fall deeper and deeper into the trap of many don't agree with Hsiao's views, and expressed dis his thumbs on my nipples and held the sides of my breast, poverty. appointment over diversity at the university. "It may look while talking to me like everything was normal. I tried to Many people realize that problems exist, but like the university is diverse, but I see a university with a cover my body with my arms, but he took my arms and because poverty and homelessness don't effect large array· of people and little interaction," said LSA pulled me towards him, and put my arms around his neck them, they don't worry about it. They might toss a senior Marcellina Spigner. while he ran his hands down my back and onto my butt." quarter into the red basket, but only so they can feel that their job is done. • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA • UNIVERSITY Of COLORADO It is this lack of understanding between classes that has resulted in a loss of compassion, giving, Faculty tardiness costs students More censors on the horizon? and altruism. But don't worry- compassion is not lost for LINCOLN, Neb. BOULDER. Colo. ever. There is a way to return the forgotten sense If every undergraduate tries to sell back $200 worth of Last week's federal ruling in Kentucky allowing college of community, yet it cannot happen if the govern books this fall, students could lose a total of about publications to be censored by administrators has some ment continues to give every poor mother a $430,000 because faculty members turned in lists of natiomtl leaders worried, but CU campus journalists seem monthly check. spring course materials too late. According to the direc less alarmed. National student-rights leaders say the judge's Rather, what is necessary is a sense of commu tors of University Bookstore and Nebraska Bookstore, decision could have a ripple effect in other states because nity reliance, or a Robin Hood syndrome, in which University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty members have yet this is the ftrst time a court has applied a 1988 U.S. Supreme the community as a whole gives to the poor. It is to notify the stores of about 25 percent of the books stu Court ruling to the college level. In that decision, Hazlewood not only the Bill Gates' of the world who need to dents must purchase for classes this spring. When book School District v. Kuhlmeier, the Supreme Court said admin help; rather we all have a responsibility to help stores begin buying back fall semester books next week, istrators could censor a high school newspaper if they found our fellow man. they will buy used books they know are needed next an "educational purpose" for doing so. The court added a In our society, there is plenty of wealth to go semester at 50 or 60 percent of the books' new price. But footnote that said, "We need not now decide whether the around, and if more people shared that wealth, they will buy unneeded books back at 5 to 30 percent of same degree of deference is appropriate with respect to more community projects could be established. It their original price. As a result, when faculty members do school-sponsored activities at the college and university is this community support and philanthropy that I not turn in required book lists for their spring courses level." Following that decision, the Colorado Legislature see as the only solution to the welfare crisis and before fall textbook buyback starts, students are paid less passed a law guaranteeing "freedom of expression and free the problem ofhomelessness. for their used books. dom of speech for all public school students." This is my plea to society, to humanity in gen eral. We have all been wrapped up in capitalism for too long, but it is not too late. • SOUTH BEND WEATHER • NATIONAl WEATHER We all have a moral responsibility to help one 5 Day South Bend Forcast another, and this responsibility could have pro The AccuWeather®forecast for noon, Friday, Dec. 5. AccuWeather® forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures found effects. Maybe then, when altruism and Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. compassion return, we won't throw a quarter into the jingling red bucket because we have to- but because we want to. L The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. Friday 29 19 • TODAY' S STAFF Saturday 29 16 News Graphics Michelle Krupa Dave Piening Nicole Swartzentruber Production Sunday ~ 32 20 Sports Michelle Krupa \ FRONTS: Anthony Bianco Laura Petelle Monday ...,...... -r ...a..a.... Viewpoint Lab Tech -.Ar ~r::~~~7 25~. COLD WARM STATIONARY C' 1997 AccuWeather, Inc. 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Guitar Players Association In Concert The Observer/Kevin Dalum Sunday, December 7th Students walked with candles and banners last night from Fieldhouse Mall to the University power plant in protest of the lack LaFortune Ballroom of U.S. leadership in climate treaty negotiations. 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Students walk $2 Admission for environment By MATTHEW QUINN vigil was to send a strong mes News'Writer sage to President Clinton and Vice President Gore that their ,With Special Guests: The Students for commitment to reducing global Environmental Action held a warming emissions is unac The Skalcoholiks, candle vigil last night in protest ceptable. of the lack of U.S. leadership in Approximately 40 people Jason Huggins, international climate treaty attended the vigil, which start The Dunn Brothers, negotiations. ed from the Fieldhouse Mall "The march went very nice and proceeded to the power John Gordon of Vibe, ly," Chris Wilmes explained. plant. "We all went over to the power The service was followed by Kara Markovich of the Hotel Prati, plant and offered a little a reception at the Center for and Many More ... prayer. Several club members Social Concerns. offered insights regarding our "It's ironic that we held a duty to conserve energy and to march in protest of global More information available at: hold it to big business and the warming on the coldest day of http://www.nd.edu/-guitar/ American government to com the week," said Wilmes. "We mit to that duty." would like to thank all of those The purpose of the symbolic who attended." Notre Dame Council on International· Business Development With International Trade Association of Greater Chicago presents Asia in Transition: Ne'N Retilities for ~' ' • ' it:'~,.·. :. . .;. ,;Amer•catf,"Bus•ness· \ .. ' . . ..., '··· '}.. -~ .{!~ . ·· ~afurclay, December'6th.~:Jp.m. _ -~~~~·· ~ .. 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Kinsler : z ·1:&9· New Realities for American Trade In Asia Refreshments will be served. page 4 The Observer • CAMPUS NEWS Friday, December 5, 1997 endowed faculty position, row. It's that tradeoff you have to what the Investment Office asset allocation. In sum, the returns from that initial gift wrestle with." does,"Malpass said. "We give endowment is roughly 85 per Endow would be held and reinvested these firms a benchmark return cent equities and 15 percent continued from page 1 until they totaled an amount suf FROM DEVELOPMENT over a market cycle, and if they bonds. ficient to annually deliver a pro TO INVESTMENT don't meet it, we hire someone justly wonder when they will fessor's salary worth of interest Malpass, Notre Dame's chief else." A GREENER HORIZON? have a chance to see the benefits income. This accumulation investment officer, oversees the The endo~ent likely will not ofrecentendo~entgrowth. process can be lengthy; for endowment's management and A HISTORY OF GROWI"H continue to grow at the same This is a question administra example, a fully funded faculty attributes its recent skyrocketing "Notre Dame has worked very rate it has in 1997. Expectations tors invariably grapple with. chair currently requires a $2 growth to two factors. First, he hard to get where it is today," of continued 20 percent growth With a spending formula ulti million endo~ent. cites prolonged low inflation with Malpass noted. are irrational, given the cyclical mately controlled by the Board of Many individual endowments strong capital and equity mar The University's endowment nature of investment market Trustees Investment Committee, (2,000 separate funds comprise kets, both on Wall Street and was begun in 1921, by Father performance, Malpass explained. Notre Dame's endowment the collective Notre Dame abroad. He notes that these fac James Burns, but initial growth "That's unheard of. It just isn't returns must be spent in a way endowment) currently rest in tors have combined to create a was slowed by a lack of orga sustainable," he said "In the that ensures payouts will not be similar accumulation processes, bullish global market. nized fundraising for the next 15 future. we expect the market to made at the risk of shrinking the associate vice president for Second, Malpass emphasizes years. When Father Theodore be more difficult, but our diversi real (inflation-adjusted) value of finance and investment Scott the role Notre Dame's llesburgh began his first term as ty is such that we will continue to the future endo~ent. Malpass, explained. Development Office has played in University president in 1952, the do well relative to our peer insti This balance between today's Indeed, the endowment grew adding benefactor's money into endo~ent stood at only $9 mil tutions." and tomorrow's needs is called $288 million this year, but con the endowment. Contributions lion, but by the time he left office Over the last three years, the intergenerational equity. tributed a comparatively small from the University's current 35 years later, Notre Dame had endowment has increased its amount ($35 million) to the Generations fundraising cam amassed $350 million, a total contributions to the operating WHEN WILL THEY University's $400 million annual paign are being assembled which has been steadily growing budget every year. , SHOW ME THE MONEY? operating budget. ahead of schedule and continue since 1987. In February, University officers With a $1.5 billion investment "Intergenerational equity may to fuel growth in the endow Thorough diversification char will propose the 1998-99 operat fund, the University's spending be the single most important ment's principal. acterizes the University's current ing budget to the Board of plans are the subject of consider concern in endowments today," "Currently, the market appre endowment investment strategy. Trustees, and their prest:mtation able discussion. But rather than said University vice president ciation has been huge, but Roughly one-fourth of the will recommend a significant \ spending the endowment, much and associate provost Jeffrey fundraising has been a big part endowment is invested in U.S. increase in the use of endow of it is being reinvested accord Kantor. "The whole judgment of of this endowment's growth," stocks, and another quarter has ment-supplied funding. ing to donors' wishes. when to bring an endowment Malpass said. "It's a real testa been invested in global stocks. "More than the growth of A full 90 percent of the endow fund into spending is one of the ment to the strength of the Notre Nine percent has been invested endowment funds, we've been ment's value lies in restricted main issues we face. Dame family." in income-producing real estate able to increase the payout," funds, and this money must, by "We have a commitment to the Once the Development Ol'fice such as office buildings and Malpass said. "That's important. law, be dispensed according to students who are here now, as has assembled the principal shopping malls. A seven percent That's what really matters." the instructions of is original well as the students who will be funds, the investment oflice con allocation to global bonds, anoth benefactors. here in the future," Kantor con signs the money to independent er seven percent for U.S. bonds, If for example, an alumnus tinued. 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THERE IsN'T A BusiNEss WE CAN'T IMPROVE'.. frn. • WORLD NEWS BRIEFS Narayanan dissolves India's Parliament ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI, India India's president dissolved Parliament KYOTO, Japan Thursday - opening the way for early elec European negotiators wel tions after the country's fractious parties comed · a suggestion of were unable to cobble together a govern American flexibility Thursday ment to replace the one that fell last week. on how deeply U.S. fuel emis The move by President K.R. Narayanan sions would be cut under a new means elections must be held for the 545- global warming agreement. seat Lok Sabha - the only chamber of But they took a tough stand Parliament directly elected by voters - against making their own big three years ahead of schedule. The .vote was concession - allowing cuts on likely to be held in late February or early European emissions that are March, local news agencies quoted a mem deeper than those in the United ber of the Election Commission, G.V.G. States. Krishnamurthy, as saying. Narayanan had "I don't know why America ... called for elections by March 15, the dead thinks it would be easier to line for presenting the annual budget. The make our cars more fuel-effi last elections, staggered over several days in cient than in America," said May 1996, left no party with a parliamentary Joergen Henningsen, the majority and a new vote was expected to European Union's environment produce a similarly splintered chamber.The director. prrsident's decision came after a week of For its part, the White House squabbling among India's political parties insisted Thursday it had "no following the resignation of Prime Minister intention" of altering its posi- Inder Kumar Gujral's government on Nov. tion on the extent of fuel em is- APF Photo 28. In a statement announcing the dissolu si?.~~eductions. . Members of Friends of the Earth organization stage a protest in Kyoto, Japan to urge the U.S. tion of Parliament. Narayanan said no party o~.e are ma~curate to tackle global climate change. was able to form a government that would reports, Kathleen McGmty, one of President Clinton's top environ some final momentum to the negotia the Americans to accept a "symbolic" be "lawful, viable and enjoy a reasonable tions, which end Wednesday. reduction below 1990 levels. prospect of stability." mental advisers, told reporters in Washington. "We have no intention to Some 150 nations are taking part in But the Americans would probably change our proposal." talks tied to the 1992 Climate Change at the same time expect the EU to New York Bar Association Throughout the conference, the Treaty that would mandate reduc accept still deeper cuts, since the United States has publicly hewed to tions by 34 wealthier countries in 1990 baseline gives Germany and files Medicaid suit other points in its original position as emissions of carbon dioxide and other Britain, two EU industrial powers, a well, while the leader of the talks has "greenhouse" gases linked to global head start on emissions cuts. warming. Since reunification, Germany has ALBANY, N.Y. publicly reported progress toward compromise in some of those areas. Scientists warn of sharp global tem shut down many inefficient power The New York State Bar Association sued European and Japanese sources perature increases, oceans rising plants and other emissions-heavy the federal government Thursday over a law indicated Thursday that behind-the from heat expansion, and unpre facilities in the former East Germany. that prohibits attorneys from helping senior scenes jockeying had begun. That dictable disruption of Earth's climate Many British coal-burning power citizens transfer their assets to relatives to jockeying sets the stage for days more patterns in the 21st century if the plants, meanwhile, have been con qualify for Medicaid. The law, approved this hard bargaining over the future of emissions, mostly from fossil fuels, verted to natural gas. year, makes it illegal to accept a fee to coun Earth's atmosphere and the shape of remain uncontrolled. European sources reported sel people on how to make those transfers, a the 21st century's energy economy. The European Union and the United Thursday the Americans were float common practice known as spending down. The focus shifts briefly to States had set the upper and lower ing the idea of a small further reduc The lawyers' group called the law a "gag Washington on Friday, when limits of the negotiations over emis tion in U.S. emissions, below 1990 order" that keeps people from seeking pro President Clinton meets EU President sions targets: The EU proposed indus levels, although no U.S. proposal had ressional help. "This 'Catch-22' legislation Jacques Santer to discuss the trial nations reduce emissions 15 per been formally presented. says to the 80-year-old Alzheimers patient, progress of the Kyoto negotiations, cent below 1990 levels by 2010, while Japanese news reports quoted 'Sure, you can make lawful transfers, but no the Clinton administration backed a Japanese government sources as also one can help or advise you,"' state bar presi among other things. On Monday, vice president AI Gore plan to lower emissions only to, not saying the United States has indicated dent Joshua Pruzansky said. The suit, filed in will address the Kyoto global warm below, 1990 levels, by 2012. it might introduce what the sources U.S. District Court in Albany, claims the law Negotiators have been looking to called a "symbolic reduction." violates First Amendment protections of free ing conference, hopefully adding speech. 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Are Asian American Association stores at the local area malls. president of the Asian The Student Senate they going to beef up security presents Asian Allure at The music for Allure will range American Association. Community Life Committee because of this incident? Is Washington Hall. in styles from folk to new age. A pre-show reception will be plans to send a letter of there any information they Now in its second year, Asian Several other organizations, hosted by the AAA in the Notre inquiry to Notre Dame can give us so this doesn't Allure combines contemporary including the Filipino American Dame Room of the LaFortune Security/Police today regard happen again?" Szabo said. and conventional styles with Student Organization and Student Center from 6 to 7 p.m. ing the Nov. 29 vandalism of Senators also suggested that dance and music in a two-hour Vietnamese Student Tickets for tomorrow night's numerous campus buildings the organization invite mem performance to promote educa Association, will present tradi show are available at the and vehicles. bers of Security/Police to next tion and interest in Asian tional cultural fashions in addi LaFortune Information Desk for Suggested by Morrissey sen week's meeting so that specif American culture. tion to the modern styles. $5 and at the door for $8. ator Matt Szabo, the organiza ic questions can be answered. tion plans to ask why the sus "I think that Security should pects were not apprehended come talk to us directly - and if there is a need to that's what the podium is for," increase campus security. Dan Nisbet, Carroll Hall sena "We want a little more tor said. 'GIVE US FRIES WITH • SMC BOARD OF GOVERNANCE THAT!' BOG closes semester, Senior Dan Tully and oth plans for spring of '98 ers gathered yesterday after noon on fieldhouse Mall to By ERIKA WITTORF be made the week before vaca rally to bring fast food News Writer tion. restaurants to cam pus. The • This weekend. the freshman students gathered signatures On Wednesday, the Board of class is going to Chicago. This is on a petition before the rally Governance wrapped up the the first time in years that fresh and had McDonald's food on semester with its final meeting. men have planned an activity of hand for those who turned The meeting fmalized topics for this magnitude during the first out to support their cause. the semester and introduced semester. several for the following semes The itinerary consists of shop ter. ping and visiting a few key sites. The meeting opened with a All of the bus tickets have been request for volunteers for the sold. Also, the freshmen class Storybook Festival held on Feb. has planned a dance for Jan. 17. 7 and 8 in Madaleva Hall. • The senior class Mass will be • CORRECTIONS . Storybook Festival is an activi held this Sunday in the LeMans ty where students and celebri chapel at 4:30p.m. • Yesterday's artiCle, "Security tries to rmd solutions to reme ties gather with children ages • The SURV commissioner is tor of Risk Management and Safety as saying that gasoline will two to six, read stories and par asking students to help wrap dalized cars. .>;;:;;;:!;::: . ;,,,;,,.,~:::=: ticipate in an activity relating to presents at University Park Mall The statement was actually made by Rex Rakow, director of """""'"' the story they heard. on Dec. 17, 18, and 19. said that "gasoline could do damage to the paint job that you have, and Approximately 160 volunteers The times are 8 a.m. to 12 • In yesterday's article, "Panel discusses female priesthl)l)d," a (Il,I~te .. ~.... "~.,. .. .,..~.,, are needed. p.m. on both Dec. 17 and 18 and should have read, "Jesus was anointed ... by a woman" not ''ordained". · • The junior class is selling on Dec. 19 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. the importance of Mary Magdelene's presence at the tomb was that she Christmas ornaments. Orders All of the proceeds from the gift body. will be taken this week in the wrapping will be contributed to The Observer regrets these errors. '®L . dining hall. The deliveries will AIDS Ministries. e~Paa ... ~UNIQUE ANTIQUE MALL 10 A.M-5 P.M. Daily Gift Certificates Also Available .._c:::;;.Q_ 50981 U.S. 33 North-South Bend r' :'"'\.- 2 miles north of toll road w~w~wwwwwww~www~~~~~~~~~~w~w~ ! 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Viewpoint space is available to all members of rhe Notre Dame/Saint Mary's community and to all readers. The free expression of varying opinions rhrough letters is encouraged. Observer Phone Lines Editor-in-Chief 631-4542 Business Office 631-5313 - -. Managing Editor 631-4541 Advertising 631-6900/8840 News/Photo 631-5323 Systems 631-8839 Sports 631-4543 Office Manager 631-7471 Accent/Saint Marv's 631-4540 Fax 631-6927 Day EditorNiewpoinr 631-5303 Viewpoint E-Mail Viewpoint.! @nd.edu General Information 631-7471 Ad E-Mail [email protected] • RIGHT AND WRONG Is Notre Dame Living Up to Its Catholic Character? Four years ago, the hot campus topic have a juridical connection with the and teaching ... Catholic theologians, Incidentally, Ex Corde states that was the "Catholic character" of Notre Church. However, a "Catholic universi aware that they fulfill a mandate "Every Catholic university [should] con Dame. Organized discussions produced ty," according to the Ex Corde norms, "is received from the church, are to be faith tribute concretely to ... society lflor as many definitions of "Catholic charac linked with the church either by a formal ful to the magisterium or the church as example, [by] searching for ways to make ter" as there were participants. And as ... bond or by ... an institutional commit the authentic interpreter of sacred university education accessible to all many plans to preserve it, whatever "it" ment .... Every Catholic university is to Scripture and sacred tradition." The those who are able to benefit from it. might be. The discussions were inconclu- make known its Catholic identity either in major Catholic universities, including especially the poor members of minority a mission statement or in some other Notre Dame, have resisited the mandate groups who customarily have been appropriate public document." Notre for theology teachers. The subject is deprived of it." No. 34 Ex Corde also Dame adheres to the 1967 Land O'Lakes under discussion between the bishops states that the Catholic university "pre declaration, in which the major American and the Vatican. Ex Corde also states: pares men and women who ... will be Charles Catholic universities insisted that "the "One consequence of its essential rela able to assume positions of responsibility Catholic university must have a true tionship to the Church is that the institu in the Church." No. 31. autonomy to the academic community tional fidelity of the university to the It is fair to ask whether this aspiring itself." Unfortunately, in their search for Christian message includes a recognition national Catholic research university ful Rice prestige those universities, including of and adherence to the teaching authori- fills this obligation by doubling its tuition, Notre Dame, have substituted for the in real money, over the past two decades teaching authority of the Church the and by loading on non-wealthy students a more peremptory and "external" authori 'It is fair to ask whether debt burden that subordinates their abili sive and ultimately boring, maybe ty of the secular academic community. this aspiring national ty to pursue community service to the because the participants debated The Mission Statement of Notre Dame, necessity of going wherever the money is "Catholic character" as if they were incidentally, uses more than 500 words Catholic research university so as W pay off that debt. As Dr. David Protestants. They sought to define the to describe the "Catholic identity of the fulfills this obligation by dou Luntz, then a grad student. put it in the issue according to their own private University" without once mentioning the 1993 debates: "The reason Notre Dame is lights when the Church had already pro Catholic Church. bling its tutition ... and by turning its back on the Catholic tradition vided an authoritative definition, in Ex Composition of the Faculty. The norms loading on non-wealthy stu is that it is obsessed with becoming excel Corde Ecclesiae, the Apostolic of Ex Corde state: "In order not to endan lent, and in looking to secular universities Constitution on the Catholic University, ger the Catholic identity of the UJJiversity dents a debt burden that sub for guidance in deciding what it means to issued in 1990 by Pope John Paul II. .... the number of non-Catholic teachers ordinates their ability to pur be excellent." To finance the University's "Catholics have to remember," said Prof. should not be allowed to constitute a sue community service ... ' pursuit of "excellence," non-wealthy stu Alasdair Macintyre in 1993, "that for majority within the institution, which is dents are constrained to mortgage their them the norm for Catholic universities ... and must remain Catholic." The last year futures. has already been laid down." Ex Corde in which Catholics were the majority of Notre Dame presents itself as a Catholic set out "general norms" which "are valid new faculty hired at Notre Dame was ty of the Church in matters of faith and university, which term is authoritatively for all Catholic universities and other 1986-87, with 54 percent Catholic. In morals." No. 27 Ex Corde lists, as one of defined in Ex Corde "for all Catholic uni Catholic universities and other Catholic 1987-88, it was 35 percent; 1988-89, 42 the "essential characteristics" of the versities ... throughout the world." institutes of higher studies throughout percent; 1989-90, 45 percent; 1990-91, Catholic University: "Fidelity to the Regardless of the outcome of the enforce the world." 49 percent; 1991-92, 44 percent; 1992- Christian message as it comes to us ment discussions between the bishops Campus interest in "Catholic character" 93, 31 percent; 1993-94, 46 percent, through the Church." No. 13. Three and the Vatican, would it not be appro is likefy to revive during the coming year. 1994-95, 49 percent; and 1995-96, the decades of teaching Notre Dame gradu priate for Notre Dame to declare simply, This is so because the American bishops latest available year, 47 percent. The ates lead me to conclude that Notre without further delay, that it accepts Ex and the Vatican are working on ordi total percentage of Catholics in the teach Dame does not provide for its students an Corde and will abide by it? ·The issue is nances proposed by the bishops to govern ing and research faculty at Notre Dame is assured opportunity to study the Catholic truth in labeling. the application of Ex Corde to American 57.9 percent, down from 64.9 percent in faith and tradition as they are understood universities. It might be helpful, there 1986-87. The ligures speak for them by the teaching Church. Unless they have Professor Rice is on the Law School fac fore, to reflect at this time on some char selves. taken exceptional courses, Notre Dame ulty. His column appears every other acteristics of the Catholic university as Fidelity to the Magisterium. The Ex grads tend to lack a sound intellectual Friday. defined by Ex Corde, and their relevance Corde norms provide that: "all Catholic foundation as to what the Church actual The views expressed in this column are to Notre Dame. teachers are to be faithful to, and all ly teaches in significant areas. Contrary those of the author and not necessarily Relation to the Church. Ex Corde does other teachers are to respect, Catholic to the intent of Ex Corde, they have been those of The Observer. not require the Catholic university to doctrine and morals in their research shortchanged. • DOONESBURY GARRY TRUDEAU • fiUOTE OF THE DAY LAPI£5Mi?~I 9t/r 7!fAT!i }WR PR08/.£/Yt AK7T KNC¥fl I JXJN'TCON~ 7D M/N/3/ I~ Hlfl?e 7!J 5HA/$ YOtJI<. £./M~/? NOTIONS Or tJP 7li:JS6 0/.P MOf?!i/,!3 OF~ lA/HAT A 8tACI< !EN!l6NCY ANt? {;5PAII<-ANt? "one of the most strik-:- 7JI77Ve RI3PI.AC& lH/iM IA/f!H OPRJRllJNITY ing differences ANf?HOP/3/ I between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives." -Mark Twain Thursday, December 5, 1997 VIEWPOINT page 9 • lETIERS TO THE EDITOR Student Senator Condemns Petition Gillard Responds to After discussing the Lingenfelser announced the campus). Lingenfelser petition last night, I myriad of students whom he The thing that strikes me the Lingenfelser feel compelled to openly express claims have not only supported most, however, is that Mr. my opinion on the issue after the petition but also have filled Lingenfelser is foolishly willing I am writing in response to issue a written apology each working wHh the Senate and his voice mailbox with "excited" to waste the time of a group of the recent petition to recall week for every allegation President Griffin throughout the condemnations against Matt dedicated students - both the Matt Griffin that was drafted directed at him last year? semester. Despite one's personal Griffin. I further wish students senate and other members of by Jeremy Lingenfelser. I have don't think so. feelings about Matt Griffin, I ask the Student Union- who have no problem with the fact that Mr. Lingenfelser also students to seriously reconsider faithfully worked to bring about Mr. Lingenfelser has started charges Matt with "incompe their decision to support this many positive changes to cam such a petition in circulation tent and negligent perfor petition or any further action on pus this year. throughout the student body. mance" in many areas includ it in the future. I know there are Time spent by the entire sen In fact, I applaud his willing ing his "failure to chair effec many students who will simply ate debating the supposed valid ness to voice his opinion, and tively Campus Life Council" support the petition due to the ity of claims against Matt Griffin exercise a right that is clearly and "his failure to ensure the entertaining "novelty" of recall goes to waste as other issues guaranteed to all students in efficient and effective opera ing a student body president such as a campus shuttle, pub the Notre Dame Constitution. tion of the Executive Cabinet." while at Notre Dame, and it is lished Teacher Course I do, however, find the actu As a member of both these not to this group with whom I Evaluations, changes in the al substance of Mr. bodies, I possess first-hand mainly address this letter. To meal plan and other reachable Lingenfelser's petition to be knowledge that Matt has suc these people, I will only careful goals are not given their due very problematic. Although I cessfully facilitated discussion ly caution them on frivolously consideration as we struggle to could probably go on for pages about many pressing campus casting a vote that could effec decide whether Matt Griffin's about each accusation, I will issues, and has consistently tively and unfairly damage the "lack of remorse for such acts of limit myself to a few that I find encouraged the input and ini reputation of a fellow student. stupidity" described in "The most ludicrous. Mr. tiative of all members of these It is to the students who are Gipper" are grounds for recall, Lingenfelser condemns Matt bodies. taking this pPtition seriously, impeachment, or whatever else. "for actions deemed unbecom Although I find the charges howevPr. with whom I have my I finish here, first, by noting that ing for a person in his position outlined by Mr. Lingenfelser to differences. At last night's meet there have been much worse which include, though not be unsound and just plain ing, Mr. Lingenfelser's words student body presidents in the exhaustively, public drunken ridiculous, the aspect of this demonstrated NOT a genuine past; and, second, despite what ness." Does this mean that all whole incident that bothers interest in trying to preserve the students think about student student leaders who go out me the most is that Mr. good name of thP student body government, at least give us a and enjoy a few beers every Lingenfelser actually had the but rather the preposterous per chance to spend more time on now and then are incompe audacity to refer to Matt as version of a system which allows could have watched Mr. more important student issues. I tent, and should step down "lazy" on the front page of the him to bring himself into the Lingenfelser squirm as he not think it would not be a stretch in from their positions? If so, I Dec. 2 edition of The "mPdia spotlight" for a few only failed to identify his saying that most of you are have a feeling Student Observer. In response to this weeks. lie maliciously forces the "esteemed" sources in the more concerned about whether Government would be a charge, I challenge Mr. StudPnt Senate to waste its time Student Union; but then, placed you have to pay for a 21-meal rather small, if not nonexis Lingenfelser, or any student considering these claims, many under scrutiny, reiterated his plan next year than if Matt tent, group. for that matter, to follow Matt of which have either not been previous stance that "most" if Griffin lives with five other Mr. Lingenfelser goes on to Griffin around for 24-hours in denounce Matt "for willful substantiated or are simply not not all of the accusations against women. I could be wrong order to see just how much against the Constitution (e.g., Griffin are "probably" true. though. injury to the good name of the time, effort, and dedication he Certainly many of us want an Apparently, he then craftily Student Union by his numer gives to his position as student end to parietals, but can we "fit" these claims into constitu Bob Chapski ous exploits and appearances body president of the in 'Campus Watch by the University of Notre Dame. recall Matt Griffin because he tionally "impeachable cate Alumni Hall Student Senator Gipper."' Why should Matt be did not attend a rally speaking gories" where he deemed most December 4, 1997 out against them?). I wish stu appropriate (I wish he could expected to show "remorse" Mary Gillard dents could have seen the sick have used these same skills to for action that may or may not Student Government Chief-of-Staff ening glee with which Mr. do something positive for the have actually taken place? December 4, 1997 Did we expect Seth Miller to Effort to Recall Griffin is Sargent Family Says Thanks Nonsense "Press on toward the goal." As many of you know, about six months Phillipians 3:14 ago I was involved in a car accident. Since This is a letter to thank everyone on the Notre then, there have been several articles writ Dame community for their support of our son, ten about my accident. I, however, am not Adam Sargent, as he continues to grow in the real story. Accidents and injury are, strength and independence. unfortunately, a fact of life that affects It has been a long, hard struggle, made easier thousands of people daily. Most of those by the outpouring of support from his friends, old people have friends and family that do their and new, known and unknown. best to help. As Adam works to take back each millimeter The unique thing about my situation is his body will give him, we want everyone who that I also have the Notre Dame family has donated time or money, written cards and behind me. The real story is about how my letters of support or sent gifts, to know how friends and classmates came together to much we appreciate your love and concern. raise money, and more important, my spir At this writing, Adam is preparing to return to its. Notre Dame in January. He will continue his I want to thank all of you who have rehab in South Bend as he works toward his worked on the fund raisers, sent cards and degree. letters of support and kept me in your Your prayers have supported us in this time of thoughts and prayers. sadness and struggle. We now hold you in I will be back for the spring semester and prayerful thanks for the love you have given our look forward to seeing you all. family. Again, thank you, The accusations which have in a position to know how effec In Christ, been raised against Matt Griffin tive Griffin is as a leader, nor Adam Sargent strike me as completely how competent he is at his job. Walt and Bertie Sargent appalling. I am not, however, If Lingenfelser had even a Senior Rochester, N.Y. appalled by the accusations slight clue as to how much December 4, 1997 December 4, 1997 themselves, but instead by the time, effort, and devotion fact that they were raised at all Griffin puts in week after week and who they were raised by. in the very demanding job of Jeremy Lingenfelser does not student body president, he have any idea what goes on in would not think to question the The Truth from The Gipper? student government nor what choice that the student body A few thoughts about the kind of president Matt Griffin fellow Morrissey resident Matt to actually remove Griffin in a made last spring. The fact that petition to remove Matt Griffin has been nor what type of per Szabo from office also because recall election. these accusations do not come as student body president: son Matt Griffin is. To write of the reported "chopsticks" I've never met Griffin, and I from someone within student It seems that Lingenfelser is Griffin off as a "drunk" and a incident. They need to give don't have any delusions of government, but from an out basing his whole argument on "bad president" simply on the the student body something, saintliness for him, but I doubt sider who is completely igno what he has read in "The basis of the very questionable ANYTHING concrete, instead that the students circulating rant about its happenings, Gipper." "The Gipper" is fun to tabloid-style journalism found of just making generalizations the petition are exactly angels makes the accusations invalid. read and all, but it's just in "The Gipper" is completely and talking about "the will of either. Griffin is a senior; let We, as students, and Matt entertainment. What unfounded. "The Gipper" also the students." The truth is the guy do his job and enjoy his Griffin, as our representative, Lingenfelser is doing is like try consistently makes negative that no one has given us any last year here instead of having should not have our time wast ing to remove Bill Clinton from comments and accusations real proof, and most students to defend himself from con ed by such nonsense. office because of something against University administra don't really care who is presi stant personal attacks. written about him in The tors. Should their jobs fall into dent anyway. I seriously National Enquirer. If jeopardy on the basis of this doubt that Lingenfelser has the Kyle Owens Kevin Rini Lingenfelser and friends column as well? number of signatures needed, Freshman, Siegfried Hall Senior, Stanford Hall believe everything they read, Lingenfelser is not involved in and if he does, there is still no December 4, 1997 December 4, 1997 then they need to try to remove student government and is not way that he will get the votes :ACCENT Friday, December 5, 1997 ,. . .,. ; •.,. • • • • • ·I:&··• • • • e• • nly three more day. head home for the down during one (] The answer is musi participate0 in the seasonal good Getting into the Christmas spirit with offering up their voices in order, The Notre Dame Glee Club is A 13, the Glee Club guys will stor p.m. Tickets cost $2 and can (219) 631-8128. Daniel Stowe Bill will benefit the South Bend Shakespeare the Homeless. For more information on the music department By NORA MEANY sung by Dan Smith as Fabian, Justyn Harkin as Sir Toby Belch, and events, send e-mail to Saint Mary's Accent Editor Sean Dwyer as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, music is an integral part of the play. · [email protected] or visit he "Year of Shakespeare" continues to thrive on the cam-. The tightknit cast and crew are a mix of theater majors and the music depart pus of Notre Dame with the Bard's next feature, Twelfth novices alike. Many veteran actors in the cast began work on ment web site at Night, running this weekend. The play, student produced Twelfth Night fresh off the success of Hosencrantz and Guildenstern www.nd.edu/music and directed, is the work of Notre Dame's own Not-So Are Dead. The joining together of a cast with different levels of or contact Lisa stage experience is refreshing to Edwards, who says "working with Royal-Shakespeare Company. Currently being revived Ebenhardt at Tafter a few years of hibernation, the company is gaining support new people provides fresh insights," and keeps the stage work beyond the dues-paying members that helped finance the produc interesting. (219) 631-6201. tion. Admittedly, it is hard to convey feelings to the audience using Chris Kudlacz, a graduate stu such an old text, with obstacles like dent at the University, chose iambic pentameter getting in the Twelfth Night for his collegiate way of speech. However, Elaine directing debut because of the Bonifield, who plays Maria, sees the comfortable and down-to-earth opportunity to act in such a play as nature of the play. "We're trying a "nice challenge" that the cast is to make this play as approach ready toface. able as we can for those who "I really enjoy Shakespeare," aren't that familiar with Bonifield said. "There is a lot of Shakespeare," he said. "We good humor in Twelfth Night, but attempted to stay as true to the the audience won't understand it I stage as possible while giving the unless you play it up." I play a little flavor of the modern • Paul Maloney, who plays I Notre Dame community as well." Sebastian, saw being cast as an I One way that the production "honor," and even looked forward I attains its approachability is with to rehearsals, citing them as "the not. Christmas at Notre Dame l the unique venue chosen. While best part of being in the play." A The University of Notre Dami many Notre Dame theater pro senior biology major from Dillon, from the Christmas portion of (I ductions find a home in Maloney saw his acting hobby as Dec. 11 and Friday, Dec. 12 at I Washington Hall, the Not-So merely an opportunity to make him Royal-Shakespeare-Company a better person on a whole. "Being formance, $6 for general admi~ breaks the locational trend in a well-rounded individual is impor able at the door or can be rese1 favor of the smaller and more tant to me. Acting is a good way to 8128. intimate setting of the auditori do it." um of the Hesburgh Peace For those who are not familiar Building. However, this is due to with the plot, Twelfth Night is a both scheduling and the shoe misbegotten farce that traces the string budget of the play, as well antics surrounding a love triangle as for reasons of artistic integri set in Illyria. Packed with wacky ty. subplots and interesting characters, In fact, Twelfth Night is being the play has as many twists and financed almost entirely from turns as a soap opera. For exam money given to the group by ple, the cross-dressing heroine, Student Activities and dues from Viola, pining for her lost twin the company. Advertising costs brother, Sebastian, harbors shades are being shouldered in part by of an episode of Beverly Hills, the English department, as well. 90210 gone awry. Also, in a nod to This makes for a creative and modern day comedic formula, one fo refreshingly simple production of can compare the mischievous cases the classic, with the modern of mistaken identity to an episode 1) Tickets for a Broad~ apparel choices being motivated of Three's Company. by monetary restraints. However, one cannot forget that 2) Winter gear (hats, "Costumes were found by Twelfth Night was Shakespeare's pulling stuff from people's clos last comedic work before he delved 3) Chocolate - lots a ets," said Louise Edwards, who into the tragedies. Although the plays Olivia. "It was a more laid play is intended to be a farce, 4) A movie -· (a good back production, with students Shakespeare opted for dolor and helping each other out." melancholy when he created some Wedding" The stage is laid simply as well, of the play's more memorable sec S) Luggage with the neutral setting being ondary characters, such as Sir utilized by the entire cast. In Toby . Belch and Sir Andrew 6) Clothes (BE CAREFI fact, the only complex adornment The Observer/Kevin Dalum Aguecheek. Although both charac placed on the stage is a fully-dec Jason Dorwart calls forth and the Not-So-Royal-Shakespeare society ters are seen throughout the play sense!) orated Christmas tree. However, answers as it arises from it's several year hiatus. creating intoxicated mischief, there this is not foreign to th~ tone that is an undertone of happiness fleet 7) A goldfish (unless yo1 Kudlacz hopes to create through ing with the onslaught of age. his directing. Historically speaking, this choice of a prop is in keep This move towards the tragic is noted by Kudlacz, who parallels it with toothpaste and ki ing with the original theory behind the title of the play. the melancholy evident in the play to the happiness many students 8) Anything from Victori "It is believed," Kudlacz noted, "that the play was first performed experience partying in college, only to find it vanishing with maturi on the 'Twelfth Night,' one of the feasts of the Christmas season." ty. "The play is definitely appropriate to college," Kudlacz noted, 9) 3 yr. subscription to This is one of the ways the the Christmas tone is alluded to in this "but we're definitely trying to move on, to minimize the melan production. choly." 10) Jewelry (remember ! Another unique property of this presentation of Twelfth Night is Doors open for Twelfth Night tonight and tomorrow at 6:30 p.m., the live music utilized throughout the show. Two violinists and a with a 1:20 p.m. matinee Saturday afternoon. Ticket are $3 for stu friend) cellist provide on-stage accompaniment to David Go's recorder, as dents and $5 general admission, and are sold at the ticket desk at well as for Dan Sullivan's many solos as Feste the Clown. From the LaFortune. soft pre-show instrumentals to the warbled, drunken bar songs .---~-----~~---- ~- ---~~~----~- -~ -~------ .... I) ., All-American candidate Pat Garrity By BRIAN REINTHALER Patrick Ewing of Georgetown. Assistant Sports Editor Entering the 1997-98 season, Notre Dame senior Pat Garrity is not only an odds-on Only two players in Big East history have favorite to join these two distinguished ath won conference player of the year honors in letes as the only players to take home the tro consecutive seasons. Chris Mullin of St. phy in consecutive seasons, but also to John's won the award outright for the 1982- become the only player in conference history 83 season and went on to be the co-Big East to be the sole winner of the award in back-to player of the year in both the 1983-84 and hack years. 1984-85 seasons, sharing the distinction with continued on back NO Preview p. 4 Team Previews pp. 2-3 Senior co-captain Derek The Connecticut Huskies and the Syracuse Manner and the Irish aim to Orangemen are predicted to win their respective build on last year's success. divisions in a down year for the Big East. ,ast. ·--:-... 6 Boston College Connecticut Eagles Huskies Head Coach: Al Skinner Coach: Jim Calhoun 1996-97 record: 22-9 1996-97 record: 18-15 Top returning players: returning players: Mickey Curly 6-9, Cen., Sr. Richard Hamilton 6-6, Guard/For., So. (8.3 ppg., 4.9 reb.) ( 15.9 ppg., 4.3 reb.) Antonio Granger 6-6, For., Sr. Rashamel Jones 6-5, Guard/For., Jr. ( 10.1 ppg., 4.1 reb.) (d.o ppg.• 4.6 reb.) Duane Woodward 6-3, Guard, Sr. Rick~ Moore 6-2, Guard, Jr. (10.7 ppg., 3.3 reb.) (9.0 PP~?· 3.2 reb.) ·.v ' Outlook: It looks like a rebuilding year : TheJop team in the conference for Skinner, who will miss Donya Abrams ranked I 3t~ in the nation. Diaper and James Penn (who transferred to Ohio Khalid El..:.Amin joins an already State). Only team picked behintl ND. id backcourt with Ricky Moore (pictured). 1, Cen., Sr. .,..,, -~~ Outlook: Is this the year that the tandem of Lopez and Hamilton lives up to its ;;, potential? Freshman Ron Artest makes the team even richer with talent that could make the Storm a force again. 1997-98 Coaches• West Virginia Preseason Poll Mountaineers Big East 6 Head coach: Steve Lappas .( Head coach: Gale Catlett 1996-97 record: 24-10 Connecticut (9) .69 1996-97 record: 21-10 Top returning players: Top returning players , .! John Celestand 6-3, Adrian Pledger 6-1, Guard, Sr> (8.3 ppg., 2.6 reb.) St~;,JohrR'~& (4l 63 ( 14.2 ppg., 4.3 reb.) ..•. -· ~; Howard Brown 6-5, Damian Owens 6-5, For., Sr. (5.8 ppg., 2.9 reb.) West Vi~'ginla 46 (13.6 ppg., 7.6 reb) Brian Lynch 6-6, Brent Solheim 6-8, For., Sr. (3.8 ppg., 1.6 reb.) Villanova 40 (7 .4 ppg., 4.0 reb.) Outlook: Four starters are gone so the Outlook: The Mountaineers wil~· Georg · n Miami ·. · .. ~ Hqy:as Hurricanes : ·'. -.. ·::~~d~{::::~~k·. "'-· ,....,.. ,;. Head coad\: John ThompSO!l Head coach· Leonard Hamilton 1996-97 re'l!trd: 20-10 1996-97 . 16-13 Top returning"'p\ayers~ - Top retllli1lin Ed Sheffey 6-1, Ci'uara: s·o. (8.7 ppg._, 2.5 re~· Boubacar Aw 6+8, For., Sr. (7 .4 ppg., 5.0 re~J Jahidi White 6-9,J~Cen., Sr. (7 .3 ppg., 6.4 reb.) "'•v Outlook: Thompson is in dfrl!need of a will be the leader, but he scorer after the premature departuN;of and Blond. Miami also Victor Page. Freshman Anthony lue-chippers 6-foot-9 for could have an immediate impact and ley and Mike Byars- provide that spark on offense. Pittsburgh Panthers Head coach: Ralph Willard 1996-97 record: 18-15 Top returning players: Top returning Vonteego Cummings 6-4, Guard, Jr. Jamel Thomas 6-6, ( 16.3 ppg., 4.2 reb.) (14.0 ppg., 5.1 reb. Kellii Taylor 6-0, Guard, So. Corey Wright , So. (9.6 ppg., 4.1 reb.) (3.3 ppg., 1.9 re Jarrett Lockhart 6-2, Guard, So. Ndongo N'dyaye (2. 7 ppg., 1.2 reb.) (0.7 ppg., 1.0 re Outlook: Cummings is one of the top Outlook: Provide · players in the conference and will be the without God this leader for the Panthers. The key to their that is). There success will be the development of starters are back. sophomore forward Isaac Hawkins. 1 7--~ Seton Hall Coaches• Pirates Preseaseh Poll Big East 7 Head coach: Tommy Amaker 1996-97 record: 10-18 Top returning players: Shaheen Holloway (pictured) 5-10, Qallll.... •~t.ti--'l:~r·~~ Guard, So. (17.3 ppg., 3.8 reb.) M'"_··::.. ;'lft_ ... ; i( 1) /. Ill. ;-~~c>-< ·-: Lavell Sanders 6-2, Guard, Sr. ( 15.8 ppg., 5.1 reb.) Pittsburgh Donnell Williams 6-7 For. Sr. ( 11.0 ppg., 5.0 reb.) Providence Outlook: The Hall is under a new coach, Rutgers Amaker, who was an apprentice at Duke, so he knows a lot about winning. Seton H Holloway is a bailer. Friday, December 5, 1997 The Observer· IRISH INSIDER page 4 younger players for scoring this Ellis to move into eighth place. season, he knows that last year's Ellis scored 1,505 points in his Garrity graduating ·class was important time at Notre Dame. It should continued from page 1 to Garrity's success. not be long before Garrity sur "We do have Pat Garrity passes Bob Whitmore at 1,580 back," explained MacLeod, "but points, and if he can just The significance of Garrity's you can't underestimate what match his total of 1996-97. achievement in the 1996-97 last year's seniors meant to the Garrity will close out his campaign is not lost on Notre team. They gave us a great work career as the third-highest Dame head coach John ethic and they all had great scorer in Irish history. MacLeod. heart." The native of Monument, "This exactly the kind of MacLeod is encouraged, Colo., also entered the season recognition the program need though, by what he has seen at lOth in points per game and ed," said MacLeod. "These types from Garrity since the summer. free throws made, seventh in of awards are what get into the "Every year he has been three-point percentage and minds of people and let them here," recalled the seventh-year sixth in three-pointers made. know that Notre Dame basket coach, "Pat has improved. He Clearly, Garrity has indeed ball is a powerful member of the looks quicker this year. He is a meant a great deal to the Big East conference." little lighter, and I think his play Notre Dame basketball pro The conference is not the only over the sununer helped him gram. He has not only given institution that has big expecta gain some quickness." the team national recognition IJIII!r.W.;;-ft! tions for the 6-foot-9 Irish power MacLeod was referring to through his accomplishments, forward. Garrity is listed among Garrity's play with the United but he has lifted a program the 10 preseason candidates for States National Team in the that has otherwise been in a the Naismith college player of World Under-22 Championships period of mediocrity. He led the year award and finds himself this sununer. The team traveled the Irish within seconds of fiiMWIIIil. in even more exclusive company to Melbourne, Australia, for the Madison Square Garden and as one of Street and Smith's five tournament and finished fifth the NIT semifinals, and _...,.._111 national player-of-the-year can overall. Garrity led the team in renewed belief among specta - didates. Both Street and Smith's scoring with 11.8 points per tors and blue chip high school and Inside Sports magazines game. players nationwide that Notre rated the Notre Dame captain as If Garrity can use that experi Dame basketball is on its way a first-team preseason all ence and extra work to his up. American. advantage, not only will the Irish It remains to be seen Garrity leads the Irish into the be able to build on the success of whether or not the Irish cap 1997-98 Big East slate having last season, but Garrity will rise tain can rally this year's averaged over 18 points and 7.6 toward the top of the Notre youthful bunch and lead the rebounds in conference play. He Dame record books. team back to post-season suc will look to improve those num He entered the season in lOth cess. But if the things that Pat bers this year due to the loss of Photo courtesy of Inside Sports Magazine place on the all-time list for Garrity has done in the last Pat Garrity has made a name for himself on the national scale as he has productive seniors Matt Gotsch, points scored by an Irish player three years are any indication, Admore White, and Pete Miller. garnered high praise and has the opportunity to become Notre Dame's with 1,458 and has since passed it would be unwise to count first all-American since David Rivers in the 1987-88 year. Although MacLeod will look to Elmer Bennett and LaPhonso Notre Dame out. Last year, the Notre Dame tips off this Saturday at from the field and 40 percent knows his minutes will basketball team made its pres Pittsburgh. from three-point land. increase, and MacLeod is also Power Forwards ence felt and instilled spirit "This season, we would like His senior season earned him hoping that his point produc back to the Joyce Center. to capitalize on what we did last the prestigious Markward tion increases accordingly. The There is only one thing to say Head coach John MacLeod year, and that was rekindle the Award given to the top high play of Wyche early on has been about this position and that is earned Big East coach of the Notre Dame basketball spirit. school player in Philadelphia. encouraging. Before the Pat Garrity. year honors leading the Irish "We had the students back in The most impressive aspect of Indiana game, Wyche was aver into post-season play for the the Joy<;e Center, and this year the play of Ingelsby so far has aging 9.5 points a game on 54 Centers first time since the 1991-92 there is an enthusiasm for bas been the manner in which he percent shooting from the field. year when he had the likes of ketball on this campus that has handles himself on the floor for "I am trying to build on a Junior Phil Hickey appears to LaPhonso Ellis and Elmer not been around for awhile," being 19 years old. strong finish last year and help be poised to take over the cen Bennet, and Pat Garrity has MacLeod continued. "Our hope "He really has remarkable to take the pressure of Pat," ter duties for the departed Matt established himself as one of is that our team will be able to poise for a freshman," MacLeod Wyche said after the season Gotsch and Marcus Young. the best players in the land. sustain that spirit for the sea praised. "It really is a difficult opener win over The Citadel Hickey averaged 3.6 points in "The NIT was a great experi son. We feel like it is time for us position to play with all the when he had 14 points. 12.8 minutes a game last year, ence for our players," MacLeod to make our move." responsibilities that go along Friel will be looked upon to but by the end of his sophomore said. "It taught our players with it, but he has handled it provide a spark off the bench as campaign he made some signif what playing college basketball Point Guards very well." he is known as a pure shooter icant contributions. in March is all about, and it Backing up Ingelsby is sopho hitting on half of his three-point In the second round NIT win gave our fans a chance to show With the graduation of more Jimmy Dillon, who aver attempts this year. over TCU, Hickey had 13 great enthusiasm for the team." Admore White, MacLeod is aged nine minutes a game last "The key for us is to get con points, and he had 12 in an Now, MacLeod hopes that the lacking an experienced floor year backing up White. sistent production in the back overtime win over Connecticut. momentum from last year's NIT general, but freshman Martin "Jimmy gained some weight court, and I think we are going "Phil knows what he has to do run can carry over into the Ingelsby has showed in the in the off-season and is quick to," MacLeod predicted. this season, MacLeod 1997-98 Big East season, which early going that he is capable of er," MacLeod said. "Antoni and Keith both appear explained. "He has had some running the Last season Dillon ranked to be vastly improved this sea big games over the past two offense third on the team with assists son." seasons, but now he knows the game in and and is looking to see more role he has to fill." game out, extensive playing time this sea Small Forwards That role involves taking averaging son. pressure off Garrity in the post 6.3 points, "Both Martin and Jimmy are This slot will again be filled and developing into another 6.25 assists going to play a lot this year and with the tenacious Derek consistent scoring threat for the to just 2.25 we could play both of them Manner. The senior co-captain Irish. Hickey has been solid, turnovers, together at the same time,". who averaged seven points and averaging 12.5 points and eight and 3.3 MacLeod explained. "I am not five rebounds a game last year rebounds a game through four rebounds in as concerned about the point is known for his all-out hustle. games. the team's guard situation. Martin is going "Derek Manner knows only "Phil knows that he is going to first four to be a fine player and so is one speed - and that's full," start this year and that he is games. Jimmy. They're both young, but MacLeod said. "Every time he is going to be relied on," MacLeod "Martin I think both will adjust very, on the floor he gives 100 per said. "With that knowledge, he has played a very, quickly." cent, and that has been his should have great confidence." lot of bas trademark since he arrived at The center spot can be ketball and Shooting Guards Notre Dame." described as thin behind Hickey has savvy," Manner started all 30 games as he is the only true center on MacLeod Much of the Irish success this for the Irish last season and can the squad. Times could become said. "He season will depend on whether be a terror on the offensive difficult if Hickey finds early doesn't lose MacLeod can find a consistent glass but is currently hindered foul trouble as it forces fresh his cool, and outside threat to complement by shin splints and did not start man Hans Rasmussen to take he's not a the strong play in the post. the Northeastern contest. over the center slot. mistake Much of that pressure has been Freshman Leviticus Rasmussen is 6-foot-9 but maker." thrust upon junior Antoni Williamson started in place of only weighs in at 218 compared T h e Wyche and sophomore Keith Manner and chipped in 10 to Hickey's 252. A forward who Philadelphia Friel. points in the victory. has solid skills, he can drain the native aver "It will be important for Williamson, known for his ath jumper from the 12-15 foot aged 19.4 Antoni to play a big role this leticism, was an all-state selec range and is a solid rebounder. points, six season," MacLeod said. "Antoni tion in Texas as he averaged The Portland, Ore.. native was assists and has played well over the past 23.7 points and 12 rebounds a named honorable mention all three steals two years and now it is time for game . American by Street and Smith's . . per game in him to step up." Williamson has shown explo before his senior season in his senior In 15 minutes a game last siveness in high school as he which he averaged 15 points The Observer/John Daily season as year, Wyche averaged 5.5 scored 40 points on two occa and nine rebounds a game. After serving as a role player the last two seasons, he shot 50 points a game. With the depar sions and 30 points seven times Antoni Wyche needs to develop into a scoring threat. p e r c e n t ture of Pete Miller, Wyche in his final year. -Joe Cavato ------ ... Friday, December 5, 1997 ACCENT .,f.l·. ; .e=a~s~ ~ • • ·e;a··• • • • • • •• .• •. •e • • • • • of classes left before one week of finals, and then we all holidays. So how does a campus that closes completely the most festive times of the year celebrate Christmas? Caroling is one of the most active ways that someone can cheer, but what about those who feel less than comfortable to "Deck the halls?" Well, there is an answer for them too. ng on its annual Christmas concert. On Saturday, Dec. the Stepan Center with performances at both 6:30 and 8 reserved by calling the LaFortune Information Desk at I direct the 60 member all male chorus and all proceeds r for cl_assic~l muSIC lS q more your bing, fear d Saint Mary's College will offer something for everyone. 's Chorale and Chamber Orchestra will perform excerpts Frederic Handel's oratori, "Messiah," this Thursday, p.m. in Washington Hall on campus. Tickets for the per and $3 for students and senior citizens, will be avail by calling the Lafortune Information Desk at {219) 631- for him rplay and a night out in Chicago 1) Clothes (sweaters and corduroys would do just fine) ~es, scarves, coats, chapstick) 2) Socks and underwear (true, it's a slightly embarrassing i lots of it. gift but you really can't go wrong with it) ~ick flick like "My Best Friend's 3) Toy guns that make a lot of noise. , 4) Athletic gear (footballs, basketballs, etc ... ) S) Money (it's something that's very cheesy and unoriginal L- try not to insult her fashion but you'll get no complaints) 6) Beer ("Oh, Marge! How did you know?") think she'll drop it and then wash 7) Electronic gadgets and gizmos (anything that takes a lot of batteries and more than two hours to figure out I it) ' 's Secret 8) Victoria's Secret catalogue e magazine of her choice 9) Gift certificate to the mall (again a cheesy and uno uys, diamonds are a girl's best riginal gift, but he will like it) 10) Gaming parafanalia (Piaystation, N64, Sega and the like) page 12 The Observer • SPORTS Friday, December 5, 1997 ,... ent, especially at the skill posi Wolverines to an 11-0 ranking, back in the pocket. game as the season went on, Jock Strip tions, but Manning has failed to the Rose Bowl and, most impor He will most likely be the top amassing over 400 yards passing utilize this talent appropriately. tantly, the top national ranking. pick in the NFL draft and has in more games than any Pac-10 continued from page 20 Finally, the fact that Manning He's as cocky as he wants to had an impressive career at a quarterback in memory. is a Golden Boy of sorts does not be because he has propelled the school that is not exactly Ultimately, with Manning, for the Heisman is not a.simple compensate for the fact that he Wolverines to number one. renowned for college football - Woodson, and Leaf it comes one. has failed to win the big games; Woodson has shown that he Washington State. down to one questions: How Manning is a good quarterback the Heisman isn't about how can significantly influence the As with Manning, what he did indispensable is the player? and has had a great career at good a person he was, how good outcome of a game, but the fact in the past and will do in the NFL If you take Manning off of Tennessee, but he was not the he was throughout his college that he is only one cog in the is irrelevant. The most important Tennessee or Woodson off of best player this year for a num career or even how good he will defensive machine that is thing is what he has done this Michigan, they still rank in the ber of reasons. be in the NFL, but rather about Michigan is detrimental to his year - the Rose Bowl. Top 10. However, if you take First, the game that he came how he performed on the field Heisman candidacy. Almost single-handedly, Leaf Leaf off of Washington State, back for his senior year to play, this year. So who's left? Ryan Leaf. The led a team of self-proclaimed they would be nowhere near th(· against then-top-ranked Florida, If it comes down to perfor most trash-talking quarterback misfits to the Pac-10 crown, national rankings. was a flop, as he lost to the mance, there is no better exam in college football, Leaf also has punctuated with a 41-35 defeat Leaf transformed a team, unit Gators for the third time in as ple than Michigan's Charles all the tools to back it up. 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"It's the first As a self-proclaimed tomboy, As a self-motivated player, whenever or wherever I could," time Saint Mary's has had a she began playing with the bas McGill also cares how her indi drives teams said McGill who missed her first player of the week. I was really ketball hoop in her driveway, vidual play will contribute to eight games of the season due surprised." the birthday present her father the team. with her spirit to her abroad study. Belles' coach David Roeder never used. "I want to break my own This year, she's back playing couldn't have been happier Finding a way to get out of records of 27 points in a game By SHANNON RYAN on American courts at Saint about McGill's reward. the summer t-ball leagues she and 16 rebounds in a game Sports Wrirer Mary's and has recently been "It's great," he said. "It detested was a bonus McGill which is close to the school named MIAA Player of the couldn't go to a better person." found in basketball. Another record," the potential record Last year at this time, Julie Week. Or one who has worked hard plus was shaming her next breaker stated. "I really go into McGill was searching frantically After a Kalamazoo er. door neighbor, Nicky Crab, by every game saying I want to for a basketball court. Tournament where McGill This year, McGill has been showing him up in the sport. shut down my opponent. It's all What she discovered was that scored 50 points, grabbed 27 switched to the post position "I like competing against boys out of will." Home has a lot of soccer fields, rebounds, and contributed five which she only played infre - and beating them," she Despite her current success, not too many places to shoot steals and four blocks, she quently in high school. added. McGill is concerned about the hoops. should not have been shocked "I have to work for my bas But what made her fall in day she won't have an oppo Desperate to play the sport at the title. However, her mod kets," said the 5-foot-9 senior. love with basketball remains a nent to eliminate. she loves. McGill wound up in a est attitude occasionally gets "A lot of my points have to mystery. "I don't want to walk away weekly pickup game with a the best of her. come off of hustling, rebounds, "I don't know what it was with regrets," McGill said. "I and second shots. It's a total about it," the biology major don't have many basketball defensive way of scoring. It's a said. "But I know if I wasn't games left. I'm giving it 110 big challenge. On [the Belles'] playing basketball, I wouldn't percent. I'm throwing myself team, I'm the tallest, but I'm be me." around everywhere." just average for other [teams]." Although McGill's career at So her coach is hopil)g will But according to her coach, Saint Mary's is coming to a occur this weekend in the Saint there's nothing average about close, she's still focused on the Mary's Roundball Classic where Glassof'98 her playing style. future. the Belles will face Bethel, "She's intense," Roeder said. "There's so few freshmen; we !USB, and Huntington begin "She moves to the basket and is rely on them a lot," McGill said. ning Friday at 8 p.m. Trip to hard to stop. She's playing "My motto is 'lead by exam-. "We play Bethel first," McGill lower than she's accustomed to p l e. '" reported. "They're a cross-town but has adjusted. She's our go "She's really caring," Roeder rival and can be intimidating. to person." said. "She's concerned about It'll be a real physical game." For McGill, the sport seemed how the freshmen feel and are Exactly how she likes it. Just to come naturally ... or maybe developing. She cares about ask Nicky Crab. •NBA JAl\TUABY 84TH Sprewell receives 1-year:;suspension Associated Press , ws that of the Warriors, who TIX 01\T SALE ntl\d step of firing Sprewell yterminating the remaining The NBA met force with· force three years o s ur-year, $32 million contract. handed Latrell Sprewell one ofth Sprewell won't be eligible to play in the NBA I'RIDAYAM penalties ever in professional sports. again until Dec. 3, 1998 - even if another team Commissioner David Stern suspended the claims him off waivers by Monday morning or Golden StateWarriors' All~Star guard one year signs him to a free-agent contract. LAFU1\T 11\TFO DESK - the longest suspension in league wato:rY - for "A sports league does not have to condone or the "premeditated assault" of ~Oath P.J. accept behaviot;Jhat would not be tolerated in $4S Carlesimo. any other segmeiltof society," Stern said. _,,~. 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However, been close a lot of times, but The Notre Dame men's bas the slate is clean as far as the those don't count. We know ketball is ranked by the confer conference is concerned; the that." ence's coaches to finish fifth in only problem is that the Irish MacLeod is looking to change the Big East 6 division. Its first are starting their conference all that beginning Saturday, and with an arsenal of veterans like Pat Garrity and Derek Manner, rookies like Martin Inglesby and Leviticus Williamson, and up and-comings like Phil Hickey, Antoni Wyche, and Keith Friel, the future for the Irish in the Big East conference is opti mistic. Still, a feisty Pittsburgh team will be looking to improve upon its 10:8 league record from last year and is targeting the Irish as its first victim. The Panthers are led by 6-foot-4 junior guard Vonteego Cummings, who aver aged in the top 10 in the confer ence last year in points per game with 16.3 (ninth), assists with 4.2 (eighth), and steals , . The Observer/Jeff Hsu Phil_ H1ckey (55) will be one of the "big men" used by the Irish to go up with 2.6 (fourth). Cummings aga1nst the small but quick Pittsburgh Panthers. also led the league in three point percentage at .444. playing time was a reliable up and down the court in order "Pittsburgh has a small, shooter with 2.7 points per to control the ball game. Pitt's quicker type team, and they game. freshman class boasts the size have Vonteego Cummings in the The key for the Panthers lies needed to compete with Garrity back who is certainly heading in the performance of forward and Hickey; but does not com for what appears to be a huge Isaac Hawkins. a 6-foot-6 pare in experience. year," MacLnod commented. sophomore who is rnally the For the Irish, it is essential to Joining Cummings is sopho only experience up front. manipulate the Panthers' inex more guard Kellii Taylor who Hawkins averaged 2.5 points perience up front and limit averaged 9.6 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per game and turnovers, as indicated by last season and led the confer posted 12 minutes a game last Cumming's and Taylor's defen ence in steals, averaging 3.2 per year. sive statistics. If the Irish can game. Coming off the bench Pitt lost a lot of seniors to hold onto the ball and get it to behind Cummings and Taylor at graduation, but returns a their big men, they have the Courtesy of Pittsburgh Sports Information guard is sophomore Jarrett young, quick squad whom the chance to be undefeated in the Vonteego Cummings is the most experienced player on the Pittsburgh Irish will need to keep up with Big East for the first time ever. team that will host Notre Dame on Saturday. Lockhart, who despite limited \mw .. ------ l)llliiH': ------Dull·/ Tinw ol pi1·k up: ____ Plr·IMI' r·omt,ft>fl' amlluwl{ t1r mail this timu ''' Pnkitts. ( Jr mrlf'r /~1· ph11111·. 11/wm•rt'l: pnui IJ!i•. fJit•u.wwrf,.rin arlf'fll/f'l'forll/1' lwlidlll:f, /h•.wTifJitfm Hu~J..1·1 \l,lffiii-(,1,-H,nnuiTin '. 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Andy Moog into sixth saves for his third shutout of the Bob Carpenter fired a slap place on the NIIL season as the New Jersey Devils shot into the empty net from career list, as the stopped a slide and ended the more than 140 feet for a short Avalanche earned their Pittsburgh Penguins' eight-game handed goal. fourth consecutive win. unbeaten streak with a 4-0 win Bill Guerin, another New Joe Sakic gained con Thursday night. Jersey player who has request trol of the puck in the The Devils came in on a 1-4-0 ed a trade, scored the only goal right corner and sent a skid that had followed an eight of the first period. Guerin pow blind, backhanded pass game winning streak and coin ered past defensemen Kevin into the slot. Amonte l~~i£~f.=~r.:=;~ cided with off-ice turmoil. John Hatcher and Jiri Slegr to flip a stopped the puck and fll'l MacLean. the franchise's all backhander past Barrasso for momentarily had con- aw""";l!' time leader in games. goals. his second goal. trol. But he lost the assists and points, went public Patrik Elias scored his lOth at puck right onto the with a trade request earlier in 9:01 of the second. He used stick of Deadmarsh, the week and did not accompa Hatcher as a screen and put a who wristed a shot ny the team to Pittsburgh for the 20-footer between Barrasso's over Jeff Hackett's game. Devils president and gen legs. glove. eral manager Lou Lamoriello Devils defenseman Scott The goal ruined a said he is trying to deal Stevens had two points, the first dream situation for L------A-P-Ph__Joto MacLean. of which was his 750th NHL Brian Fe Isner. a 2 5- Goalie Martin Brodeur stopped 28 shots for the shut-out against the Penguins. Center Brendan Morrison, point. year-old rookie who recalled from Albany of the beat Hoy with the tying goal Thursday night. American Hockey League to Colorado 2, Chicago 1 about 3 1/2 minutes earlier. 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If you are interested in participating in this study, please call Shannon Gleason at 262-6578 for more information . • Swimming & Diving Women's Basketball vs. UCONN 'thurs. Jri. P~e!ims 10:00 am d S t D1v1ng 1:00pm Sat. Dec. 6 12:00pm an a · Jinals 6:30pm Dec. 4-6 Each Day IJt Hockey ~ ~ ~ vs. Western Michigan i Sat. Dec. 6 7:00pm Rolfs Aquatic Center ~------~-- Friday, December 5, 1997 The Observer • SPORTS page 17 • WOMEN's BASKETBALL Notre Dame looks to stop Connecticut 'juggernaut' By JOE CAVA TO the Huskies, but they will get her size and quickness make Assistant Sports Editor another chance to try to derail her a nightmare for opposing the Huskie juggernaut this defenses. The Connecticut Huskies have Saturday at noon. "We're really going to have to won 139 of their last 14 7 as Although the Huskies come work hard defensively," head coach Geno Auriema has into the game with all McGraw predicted. "The turned Storrs, Conn., into the Americans and Naismith award biggest thing will be to play home of one of the most domi candidates along with the No. 2 hard and with intensity for 40 nating basketball teams any ranking in the land, the Irish minutes." where. are not about to be scared out "I think we have a pretty Head coach Muffet McGraw of their own gym. good idea of what it is going to and Notre Dame, currently 3-2 "I don't think intimidation is take to beat UConn," Peirick on the season, are 0-5 against going to play a factor at all for said. "We're going to have to us- on Saturday," step it up on defense, and they senior guard Mollie are a really great defensive Peirick said.· "We're team as well so we'll really at home so that's not have to take care of the ball." going to be a factor. Taking care of the ball has We have freshmen been a problem for the Irish in who haven't played recent games as in the past them, but I think if three contests Notre Dame has anything they are had more turnovers then a bak excited about the ery on Sunday morning. - game. We are all "I think that's going to get excited about the better," Peirick commented. "I game." don't know exactly what hap "I don't think intim pened; we've been kind of timid idation is going to lately. I don't think we have as play a role because many turnovers when we're we've played them aggressive." The Observer/John Daily before," McGraw said. "Mentally we have had break Guard Mollie Peirick looks toward to the challenge of playing second "We know them very downs," McGraw said. "We ranked Connecticut tonight at the Joyce Center. well. and we had started the year great, but we some close games have been going in the wrong ures with 17.2 points a game. McGraw said. with them. So I don't direction and really it's all men Junior guard Danielle Green "Playing a ranked team right think that will be a tal." has also been hot as of late and now is good for us, "Peirick factor, but they have Although Sheila McMillen is is averaging 14 points a game explained. "We're playing three a tremendous amount coming off a poor shooting out while Peirick chips in 12.8 and ranked teams in the next week. of talent." ing in the Rutgers loss, the freshman forward Kelly Siemon It is going to be important for Headlining that tal junior co-captain has developed adds 10.8. us to get a victory from one of ent pool is senior into a leader and a consistent The Irish will need contribu these teams to help our guard/forward scoring threat for the Irish. tions from everyone if they chances at getting into the Nykesha Sales. The "Sheila has been doing a hope to pull off the upset and NCAA tournament, which is our Naismith player of the great job stepping up and tak take advantage of the opportu goal right now." -----"------' year candidate is ing that position," Peirick said. nity presented to them. The first of those challenges, TheObserver/JohnDaily averaging nearly 26 McMillen leads four Irish "This is a conference game, and opportunities, arrives Big East preseason player of the year players averaging in double fig- but it's also a great opportunity tomorrow in the form of the Nykesha Sales will lead Connecticut's attack. points a game, and for us early in the year," Huskies. aun The halls listed here; open their laundry facilities to non-hall residents on these specified times and dates. Thanks to participating Rectors, far Redresses and Halls. anytime Compiled by the Gender~ssues.- Committee of Student - !'\ Government. For more'Y · information call Britany at · 668. pe 10am-10pm student government page 18 The Observer· SPORTS "There's no question that we're · physically a talented and capa Hockey ble team, but we need to be V-Ball continued from page 20 mentally ready for the game." continued from page 20 "We also have to improve our have struggled in their own special teams," stated Cotnoir. The Irish went a dismal 0-9 on unforced errors, if we're going zone, giving away passes and to advance to the next round." surrendering too many odd their power play in their last contest with the Lakers. This During the latter half of the man breaks. season, many players have "Our team defense has been result is especially disappoint ing because of the amount of stepped up for the Irish, high weak," agreed Cotnoir. Last lighted by senior hitter Jaimie weekend against Lake Superior time that the team has spent on this facet of the game. "We also Lee. State, the Irish surrendered In the drive for her second seven goals in two games. have to kill penalties, which is something that we haven't done straight Big East player of the Those kind of numbers don't year award, Lee has averaged win hockey games. with the proficiency that we would like," said Cotnoir. 4.34 kills per game, while sus The team has addressed taining a .353 hitting percent these problems, according to The Boys are a little con cerned about the current slide age. Simon. "We are focusing on our Other recent performers for defense," he said, "and we have but aren't overly worried, said Simon. the Irish include sophomore worked a lot on one-on-one bat middle Mary LeiTers, who tal tles. It seems that we play a "It's the same mentality as we've had before," he said. lied a career-high 21 kills very good game but are slipping against UCSB, and senior hit on defense in the last few min "We're not too alarmed. There's plenty of season left ter Angie Harris, who has utes, and that is something that averaged 3.9 kills per game. has to stop." ahead of us, and we're trying to . The Observer/Joe Stark ignore the situation right now However, despite the team's Playmg a strong game in the late-season match versus UC-Santa "We also worked on our zone 23-8 record, ranked oppo Barbara, Mary Leffers is ready to begin the post-season tournament. coverage in our own zone," and just focus on winning." "We're still very optimistic," nents have still been a thorn - stated Cotnoir. "And there's in their side. All eight of Notre defeats on the West Coast, "Even though they weren't said Cotnoir. certainly room for improvement Dame's losses have come at Brown is still pleased by the able to sustain our drives for in that area. We need to play And optimistic they should be. momentum the team has the entire match, we're still . They are a talented, young the hands of top 25 teams, well on defense, and that will including the two losses last going into the tournament. optimistic. We've had a few help to generate offense. But group of athletes who may be "If anything, the team is good practices during this experiencing some growing weekend. we need to take care of busi However, despite the recent encouraged by how they've week, and we're anxious to ness in our own end." pains but who, under the wis played." Brown remarked. get out there." What will the Irish focus on in dom of head coach Dave Poulin, this critical weekend? "I think in the end will prevail, begin that it's important that we come ning with Western Michigan ready to play," said Cotnoir. this weekend. /1/ou aPe/ Go/vlia/(y .9floitedto ···· .. \·;y··.·· ··p········ .. 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"The main thing that [the Flames] Notre Dame's volleyball team, have is a talented middle blocker," heading to its sixth straight NCAA Irish head coach Debbie Brown Tournament, begins its run for the said, "which I think is 1l key to their NCAA championship tonight when success. If we manage to slow her the squad travels to Fayetteville, down we should be able to contain - Ark., to face the Liberty Flames. them very well." Liberty will head into its The winner of this match will • first NCAA tourna- . move on to face the winner of the ,·~ ment in team . Arkansas/Arkansas-Little Rock ' history, as match. well as its Notre Dame's trip to Fayetteville, - Ark., will mark its sixth straight '; appearance in the NCAA tourna- _ ment, as well as its seventh in the - first last decade. In those seven appear ' match ances, the I-rish have chalked up a against the 6-6 record, including an advance to I r i s h . the Midwest regional final in 1993. A f t e r Last season, the team defeated returning Hofstra 3-0 in the first round before five starters falling to then-No. 12 Ohio State in and 10 let- five games in the second round. terwinners This season. Notre Dame has from last taken the field by storm. winning 17 year's 24- of its last 20 matches and 10 of its 10 squad, last twelve. Before recent losses to .. the Flames No. 5 UC Santa Barbara and No. 1 continued Long Beach State, a 1 0-match win their defen- ning streak was the longest ever by ·· . sive prowess a Notre Dame squad since a 12- and marched match run in 1994. to a 26-8 regu "I think we learned from last ~• Jar season weekend that we need to make sure / "'\..; record this year. not to 'give' points to the other (;~~" Two weeks ago, team." Brown said, "We need to ~ 1 \JII! Liberty defeated make sure not to have· as many The Observer/Joe Stark Maryland-Baltimore Outside hitter Jaimie Lee hopes to lead the Irish in this, her final trip to the NCAA , ·t see V-BALL I page 18 Tournament. • HOCKEY • JOCK STRIP Irish look to ice Leaf leads the Heisman race the college football season winds down, weekend series with only a bowl game remaining for a elect group of teams, the perennial debate By CHARLEY GATES The Irish began the season over who deserves the Heisman Trophy heats up. Sports Writer in a hurry, defeating such The Heisman, given to-~-.....,-""!'"~ national powerhouses as St. the player regarded as the John Coppolella The Notre Dame hockey Cloud State and Michigan best player throughout the Sports Writer team {6-6-2 ,...------.., State. But late season, is the most coveted overall, 3-5-2 Notre Dame vs. ly, things have . individual award in college sports. The value CCHA) faces two begun to slow placed on it is paramount to everything except defining games Western Michigan down, and they perhaps the national championship itself. this weekend are winless in Tonight, 7 p.m. This year there is a group of candidates that is against Western their last four so closely linked that the actual awarding of the Michigan, its @ Western Michigan contests. Heisman may be as exciting as all the drama "We have last two Central Tomorrow, 7 p.m. leading up to the event itself. Collegiate struggled a bit For those of you who have failed to keep up Hockey @ Joyce Center ~ recently," with the events in the world of college football, Association observed junior here is what you need to know about the race for games before J ~~ defenseman the Heisman award. With apologies to Ohio the Christmas Benoit Cotnoir. ~ State's Andy Katzenmoyer and Penn State's break. The Irish "This weekend ~ Curtis Enis, among others, there are four real travel away for needs to be a candidates for this award: Tennessee's Peyton tonight's game turning point ' Manning, Michigan's Charles Woodson, but return to the Joyce Center for us." Washington State's Ryan Leaf, and Marshall's on Saturday evening for the 7 What has changed between Randy Moss. p.m. game. the beginning of the season Of these, Moss can be eliminated because he "This could be a turning and now? The answer is plays for Marshall, a small school which is in its point for us depending on how defense. The Boys of Winter first year of Division I play. However, with the games turn out," said Courtesy of KRT Manning, Woodson, and Leaf remaining, the case sophomore center Ben Simon. see HOCKEY I page 18 Washington State QB Ryan Leaf is one of four seri ous Heisman contenders this year. see JOCK STRIP I page 12 v at NCAA Semifinals, Women's Basketball 'A Today, 3:30 p.m. vs. Connecticut, ~ • Women hoopsters face UConn Tomorrow, 12 p.m. Men's Basketball see page 17 at Pittsburgh, .... ., • Basketball, .--= Tomorrow, 4 p.m. riJ Men's basketball preps for Pitt SMC Roundball Classic, • • at Western Michigan, ~ Today see page 14 ~·~ ¥ ~ .. Today, 7 p.m. ~