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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 42: ISSUE 25 MONDAY, OCTOBER l, 2007 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Emergency notifications tested Author Text security system requires student response; Connect-ED will send messages via cell phones celebrated its new mass notification of that or give them the the messages that reach the By MARCELA BERRIOS system - which would serve option to opt out of that. It's campus community. The Associate News Editor to swiftly inform the campus not something the University Office of the Registrar at College of emergencies through e­ chose to do on its own, but informed students via e-mail Notre Dame sent out a mails, text messages and rather something Connect­ Tuesday that those who Talks part of annual wave of text messages to voice mails - mobile phone ED asked us to do because signed up for emergency more than 7 5 percent of stu­ users had to confirm their many of the carriers require alerts on their mobile CWIL colloquium dents Wednesday, asking willingness to receive these it., phones would be receiving a them to confirm their regis­ text messages, as required Connect-ED, the company text message from Connect­ By ASHLEY CHARNLEY tration in the SMS portion of by most carriers. Notre Dame contracted to ED that was actually pro­ News Writer the University's emergency "The majority of cellular serid the text- and voice­ duced by the University. notil'ication system - but [phone] carriers will not based notifications to thou­ The e-mail said the text the future success of this send text messages to mass sands of mobile phones, has message would read: "Univ Encouraging women to chal­ aspect of the initiative is mailing lists without individ­ an online interface where of Notre Dame: You have lenge a male-dominant system contingent on the students' ual confirmation," Steed the Office of the Registrar asked to receive SMS alerts was a key theme in Colleen response rate, said Jay said. "Most carriers will not can upload both the text and from us. You must text reply O'Brien's lecture Friday as Steed, executive assistant to allow companies to create the recorded voicemail mes­ 'Y NDIRISH' to confirm this part of the annual Center for Chief Information Officer mass text message mailings sages it wants to send out. request." Women's InterCultural Gordon Wishon Sunday. lists unless they first provide This service, Steed said, When students opened Leadership (CWIL) colloquium Before the University con­ an option for people to con­ allows the University to keep at Saint Mary's. Her lecture - "Race and ducts a full-scale trial run of firm they want to be a part control over the content of I see TEXT page 6 Desire in Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda's 'Sab'" - dis­ cussed the writings of Cuban activist and author Avellaneda and the prominent themes in Avellaneda's most famous 25th Domer Run works. O'Brien described Avellaneda's life and the recurrent themes of racial and gender opposition in the fields hundreds author's writings. Elaine Meyer-Lee, director of CWIL, began the lecture registration fees and dona­ describing the purpose of the By KATIE STAAK tions will be given toward series. News Writer ovarian cancer awareness. As "The fellows and faculty of Sunday night, no figures present their work and Members of Notre Dame, were available. The run is research for the edification of Saint Mary's and Holy Cross sponsored by RecSports, the cultural history," she said. communities raced Saturday Notre Dame Alumni O'Brien has a Ph.D. in i morning in the 25th annual Association, Chase Financial English and women studies i Domer Hun to raise awareness and Legends. and currently teaches human­ 'I for ovarian cancer. The run, According to the American istic studies at the College. j which is held on a designated Cancer Society, ovarian cancer "[Avellaneda] was not a away football weekend each is the eighth most common woman who liked patriarchy," fall, sponsors various types of cancer in women. One in O'Brien said of the 19th centu­ cancer research, support every 6 7 women in the United ry poet. "She felt woman were I groups and foundations. States will be diagnosed this not subservient to men and Greg Weber, sports camps year. fought for freedom of equality. coordinator for RecSports, The event was established in She was the first woman to j said 336 people pre-registered memory of Barbra Link, an make a bid for a chair in the but others showed up alumna and wife of Notre Royal Academy but was Saturday to participate. The Dame Law School Dean denied the position because race has had over 500 partici­ Emeritus Dave Link. Barbara I she was a woman." pants in years past. Participants in the Domer Run jog past the Snite Tho money raised from the see RUN/page 4 Museum Saturday. More than 350 people participated. see POET/page 4 Visionary car designer honored Lecture discusses Exner biographer delivers tribute to accomplishments cosmopolitanism

By THERESA CIVANTOS themes throughout the confer­ News Writer Speaker highlights ence for Appiah and fellow keynote speaker Martha Notre Dame hosted a car show idea's components Nussbaum, of the University of Saturday featuring the work of the Chicago. late legendary Chrysler designer By BRIAN McKENZIE Appiah began by outlining the Virgil Exner. News Writer three core tenets of cosmopoli­ Exner was Chrysler's first vice tanism. The first is that there president of styling and worked for Cosmopolitanism, a set of should be a global citizenry but the Studebaker Corporation, which beliefs concerned with providing not a world government. The was based in South Bend. global justice and cultural second is that every world citizen The event, coordinated by Notre acceptance, is a critical aspect of should care about the condition Dame's industrial design program, global citizenry and communica­ of every other citizen. Finally, he included a show at the Stepan Center tion, Kwame Appiah, a keynote stressed the importance of cul­ from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m ..and a 7:30p.m. speaker at the gender studies tural exchange and conversation. lecture at the Snite Museum of Art program's conference said He spoke about how globaliza­ KATE FENLON/The Observer delivered by Peter Grist, author of Friday. tion has affected the "ancient Two of Virgil Exner's car designs are on display outside Genocide, patriotism and world the Snite Museum Saturday. see SHOW/page 4 governments were recurring see GENDER/page 4 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, October 1, 2007

INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHATS YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF EXERCISE? Pre111ieres please

Last May, in the midst of finals and pre-summer angst, we all took the Tom Soler Megan Krizmanich Tori Carpenito Christine Roetzel Anna Franzonello Erin Williams time out of our busy schedules to eozy up on thn coueh with a full bowl of sophomore sophomore freshman freshman grad student sophomore popcorn and engage in our most Knott Pasquerilla West Farley Farley Badin Pasquerilla West beloved 'IV shows' season finales. While some shows left us rather dis­ .. appointed and unimpressed, others (p,ft "Draining cups 12 ounce "Gymnastics, "/love 'ab' "The secret "Dancing, but us with mouths all night long, curls." because /love exercises Twister death only on table open, staring at Madeline Nies son. the risk because they match that tops in six- the sernen in a " mixture of excite­ involved." make me feel takes place mans in Zahm. ment and disbn­ Graphics good about every Sunday lief. Those shows Editor myself" night at the most liknly had some sort of mind-boggling clillhanger Law School." that was nntirnly unexpeeted. It is these shows that we've bmm anxiously awaiting to return this fall. For television lovers, this past week has bnnn the highlight of the fall- tho season premieres of many of our favorite shows (Desperate Housewives, IN BRIEF The Olliee and I leroes. to name a few) as well as the start of several new, There will be an information highly anticipated shows (Dirty Sexy meeting for international Monny, Private Pradice, and Chuek). I internships in Africa, Asia and do admit to taking a fair numbnr of Latine America tonight at 6::{0 "study breaks" this week for the pre­ in the auditorium of the minrs of my favorites. Hesburgh Center for I happnn to bP an avid fan of The International Studies. Oflkn and (;n•y's Anatomy, in partieu­ Internships are available to lar. Undnrstandably so, I was rather freshmen, sophomorns and jun­ eonllktnd wlwn I learnnd that thesn iors. Former reeipients will talk two shows would now be airing simul­ about their experiences and taneously- The Oflice on NBC and answer questions. (;rey's on ABC Thursdays at 9 p.m. For those of you who share in an Craig Cramer will perform in Ollicn obsnssion, you ean understand a faculty organ recital tomor­ my nagnrnnss to lind out where .Jim row at 8 p.m. in Reyes Organ and Pam now stand. And for those and Choral Hall, DeBartolo who ean't get enough (;rey's Anatomy Performing Arts Center. Tickets drama, you can see how essential it are $3 f'or students. was for me to seP how ABC would handle Isaac Washington's departure Them will be a workshop titled from the show, plus w~t an updatt~ on "Interviewing for the Aeademic Dnrnk and Men•dith 's relationship, of Job Market" Wednesday from 4 eoursn. p.m. to 5:15 in 126 D<1Bartolo Clnarly, NBC has made an ag~-,rrnssive IAN GAVLICK!The Observer Hall. Registration is needed. mov11 against il<> competitor, ABC, by St. Edward's Hall junior Paul Macias goes up for pushups after his team returned an Panelists will coneentrate on moving The Olliee into the 9 p.m. time interception for a touchdown in a game against Carroll. St. Ed's won 7-6. issues related to Science and slot and extnnding the show to an hour Engineering students. long. I can't imagine I'm the only per­ son in these shows' 18-to-45 year-old Notre Dame men's soccer will target audience who is now foreed to play Michigan Wednesday at 7 ehoosn between two favorites. p.m. at Alumni Field. Statistieally, this seems to have been OFFBEAT a wise move on NBC's part. While There will be an Eastern Grey's Anatomy still surpasses The Man eats 21 pounds of ment, said the race "tested beneath the regular ones Orthodox Prayer Service Oflice in number of viewers, Grey's has grits for title our stomach capaeity like at 50 interseetions with Wednesday as part of the I reportedly lost 20 pnreent of its view­ Prayer From Around the World I BOSSIER CITY, La. - no other." messages, including I ers from last season. Conversely, The He'll never want breakfast The buzz going in was "WHOAAA" or "Stop ... series. The service will bn at 8 I Ollice is showing NBC the best num­ again. that a lot of grits would go and smell the roses." p.m. in 330 Coleman-Morse. ~ bnrs it has seen in several years and Pat Bertoletti, a down because they are so "I thought it might make The series consists of evenings of eontinues to attract more viewers mohawk-sporting ehef easy to eat, Nerz said. people smile and take prayer and meditation exploring every episode. from Chicago, gulped There were nine contest­ notice," Mayor Dave the beliefs and practices of the I Foreed to choose just one to watch at down 21 pounds of buttery, ants, and the top three ate Heilmann said as he world's great faith traditions. I 9 this past Thursday. I decided on The goopy grits in 10 minutes a combined 60 pounds. launched the campaign I O!lice, knowing that I eould view to win $4,000 in the first Friday. "You've got people The Feast of St. Francis mass I Grey's Anatomy online after the show. World Grits Eating Stop signs try humor in on their cell phones, their will be held Thursday at 5:15 at It eertainly was a smart decision, being Championship at Louisiana Illinois BlackBerries and iPods Alumni Hall chapel. The mass is that the first episode was ridiculously Downs on Saturday. OAK LAWN, Ill. - A big while driving. Those are sponsored by the Orestes hilarious as always. Could anyone The grits were presented red sign that says "Stop" all distractions. Hopefully, Brownson Council. have seen it coming that Michael in 2-pound trays, each sometimes isn't enough to when they see a sign would hit Meredith with his car? about 8 inches by 6 inches get everyone to stop. they're not expecting it To submit information to be All in all, I'd consider the premieres and 1 1/2 inches deep, said Maybe a laugh will get might make them stop." included in this section of The week a success. While I suspect some Ryan Nerz, a spokesman their attention. Observer, e-mail detailed infor­ of the new shows may flop early on, I for Major League Eating. This Chicago suburb has Information compiled mation about an event to was quite impressed by the strong Bertoletti, in a state- installed second stop signs from the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu returns of my favorite shows. Perhaps an exciting television season can help compensate for our lack of entertain­ ment on the football field this fall. TODAY TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY a: The views expressed in the Inside 1.&.1 Column are those of the author and not ::::t: necessarily those of The Observer. ~ Contact Madeline Nies at 1.&.1 _-:i;/-~i \...... ~. <, ':!:1, :~ mnie::[email protected] ~ ~\. ~ ..... ,> \< c( ~It~'1\ ~~J;~ CORRECTIONS (.) 0 ....I HIGH 70 HIGH 60 HIGH 83 HIGH 83 HIGH 85 HIGH 78 The Observer regards itself as a professional LOW LOW publication and strives for the highest standards of LOW 60 LOW 50 LOW 57 62 LOW 57 63 journalism at all times. 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partial-birth abortion, and speech tion of child pornography, and the Special to The Observer in public schools were, all things death penalty - in which it is Richard W. Garnett, John considered, narrow in their scope likely that the more 'liberal' posi­ convene at ND Cardinal O'Hara, C.S.C., associate and modest in their reach. tions will win out. That is, that professor of law in the Notre "The main reason the last term they will win out in Justice new educational and cate­ Dame Law School, suggests that seemed 'conservative' is that the Kennedy's mind. When they do, Special to The Observer the upcoming Supreme Court menu of eases the will the end-of­ chetical ICL programs for term will justices had the-year commen­ An informal meeting of Catholic Hispanic youths challenge before them "Much ofthe tary conclude that the nation's Hispanic and Spanish-speaking conventional included several commentary about the the court has Catholic bishops was held seminarians. wisdom. issues on which Supreme Court's last 'turned dramati­ at Notre Dame on Sept. Nine bishops attended "Much of Justice Anthony cally to the left'? 24-25. the meeting, the third of the commen­ Kennedy - the term has included the Not likely, and nor The gathering was i t s k i n d t o b e h el d a t tary about new 'swing vote' claim that the justices should it." organized in consultation Notre Dame. They were the Supreme - has well estab­ have made a 'sharp A member of with the bishops by John Bishop Octavio Cisneros of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Bishop Court's last lished. fairly con­ turn to the right."' the Notre Dame Cavadini, chair of theolo­ term has servative posi­ law faculty since gy and director of Notre Raymundo Peii.a of included the Garnett tions. 1999 and a for­ Dame's Institute for Brownsville, Texas.; claim that the "Looking ahead Richard W. Garnett mer clerk for the Church Life (ICL); Rev. Bishop James Tamayo of justices have made a 'sharp turn to the upcoming law professor late Chief Justice Virgilio P. Elizondo, Notre Laredo, Texas.; Bishop to the right,"' Garnett says. "In term, however, William H. Dame Professor of Francisco Gonzalez of fact. the evidence does not sup­ the menu is quite Rehnquist, Pastoral and Hispanic Washington, D.C.; Bishop port this claim. Even the high­ different. The justices have on Garnett teaches courses on crimi­ Theology; and Rev. Armando Ochoa of El profile cases involving racial clas­ their docket a number of eases­ nal law, criminal procedure, First Richard v. Warner, C.S.C., Paso, Texas.; Bishop sifications in public-school assign­ cases involving the detention of Amendment law, and the death director of Notre Dame's Gustavo Garcia-Siller of ment. campaign-finance rules, suspected terrorists, the regula- penalty. Office of Campus Ministry. Chicago; Archbishop Jose Among the topics dis­ Gomez of San Antonio; cussed by the bishops Bishop Eusebio Elizondo were appropriate pastoral of Seattle; and Bishop responses to the issue of Jose Vasquez of immigration; the recent Galveston-Houston. Book analyzes World Social Forutn closing of the United The meeting concluded States Conference of with a Mass eoncelebrated Catholic Bishops' by the bishops in Notre annual gatherings of social Since 2001, the World Social Special to The Observer Secretariat of Hispanic Dame's Basilica of the change activists collectively Forum has drawn hundreds of Affairs; and proposals for Sacred Heart. Jackie Smith, associate profes­ known as the World Social thousands of people to annual sor of sociology and peace stud­ Forum (WSF). meetings in Brazil, India, ies at the University of Notre The book "is a real contribu­ Venezuela, Mali, Pakistan and Dame, is the co-author of a new tion to the worldwide struggle Kenya. This summer, Smith and book recently released by for global justice," according to another Notre Dame sociologist, Paradigm Publishers. Yale University sociologist Dan Myers, along with several "Global Democracy and the Immanuel Wallersteen. "It offers undergraduate and graduate World Social Forums" offers an readers ... insight into what student-researchers, traveled to analysis of one of the most WSF has been, what its internal Atlanta to join more than 15,000 important political develop­ debates and difficulties are, and participants at the first United ments of our time - the huge how we might move forward." States Social Forum.

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marily staffed the car show, they received a T-shirt for for years, but I thought I whieh featured 13 of Exner's participating. would try something differ­ Show designs. Run Last year's winner, Michael ent." continued from page 1 "There's never been a cele­ continued from page 1 Rose, a sophomorP at Notre Fetter participated in the bration of Virgil Exner Dame, won the 3-mile race three-mile race. "Virgil Exner: Visionnnr." before," Hobert Elton said. Link battled ovarian cancer again this year. "Even people with disabili­ "Visioneer" is tlw l'irst writ­ "I've been a fan of (Exner's! before her death in 2003. "I run for the race, but I ties can take a part in com­ ton biography of' Exner. work since I was nine." Dave Link said a blessing definitely support the cause," petitive activities, such as a Virgil Exner, Jr., also an Exner's visionary designs over the runners in front of Rose said. race," he said. automobiiP dPsigner, spoke include trademark tailfins Moose Kraus Drive near the The race ended in front of' Fetter's experience with the about his father's vision and and curved window glass, stadium tunnel before the the Hesburgh Library. Domer Hun proved to be a legacy. which has race began. "We thought it would be positive one, which may lead Pictorial his- since become The streets were lined with beneficial to run for the to more races in the future torins and prn­ "Virgin Exner an industry signs displaying facts about cause," freshman Grace Yeh for him- if liwd is involved. snntations on standard. lie ovarian cancer so the runners said. "J might run another raee if Exner's iconic believed in beautiful foresaw with and spectators could under­ Many students and faculty, there is another free break­ a 1: h i n v n m e n t s designs with prophetic stand the cause. Hunners also alumni and community mem­ fast at the end, but I think I wnrn prnsented practical function." aceuracy that had the chance to write the bers came out Saturday would rather stick to swim­ throughout the cars of the name of someone they knew morning for the races. ming." day at the future would who faced or is dealing with "I think it was a good way At the end of' the race, run­ Stnpan Cnnter. Peter Grist be wedge­ ovarian cancer and tie the to get involved on campus," ners made their way back to "Thn spirit of Exner biographer s h a p e d , name to a teal balloon. The freshman Sara Yusko said. Legends for a complimentary this event was Exner, Jr. balloons were tied on to an This year's run also marked pancake breakfast, sponsored Virgil Exner, said. arch that lined the start and another milestone for the by Chase Finaneial. Jr," Paul Down, " V i r g i I finish line of the race. Domer Hun tradition. Participants eould register a Notre Dame professor of Exner believed in beautiful Hunners had the opportuni­ Graduate student James for the Hun for $10 in art, art history, and dnsign designs with a practical ty to participate in either a Fetter became the first blind advance or $15 the day of the said, who played a key role f'unetion," Grist said. "He three-mile or six-mile run, or runner in the race's history. race. in bringing thP Exner exhibit created what people wanted a two-mile walk, all begin­ "I am definitely not a run­ to Notre Dame. in a car in two or three ning at 10 a.m. Everyone ner," he said. "I primarily Contact Katie Staak at Virgil Exner, Jr., a Notre years, not twenty.!' checked in at Legends where swim. I've been a swimmer kstaakO I @saintmarys.edu Damn alumnus, eontributed Grist gave a book signing to NotrP Dame's being cho­ on stage during the car sen to host this event show. hncaus1~ of his pnrsonal con­ "We live in a world of sial work. the soul," O'Brien said. nndion. mediocrity and blandness," "It was well received in "Human souls are capable of "The No. 1 reason for this Grist said. "That's why we Poet Spain but immediately more than love." event," Down said, "is that have to give our congratula­ banned in Cuba," 0' Brien Avellaneda wrote four other continued from page 1 this is an opportunity for the tions to Virgil Exner for cre­ said. novels during University to give back for ating these iconic master­ Avellaneda her lifetime. all it rncnived in the 1940s pinees that are still beloved Avellaneda was a Cuban was a revolu­ CWIL will and '50s. Wn owe it to Virgil today." advocate for women's rights tionary author 'The flow of identity be hosting Exner. lie madn a grand and an abolitionist who found because she comes not from the another lec­ investment in Notre Dame." Contact Theresa Civantos at inspiration from romantic used themes of blood, but from ture next Notre Dame students pri- [email protected] writers. interracial love Friday titled "LShe I was influenced by and social divi­ the soul." "Hacing the Victor Hugo and sions, such as Archive: Will Chateaubriand, which is evi­ slavery, O'Brien Dr. Colleen O'Brien the Heal not roeiprocatn that respect. dent in most all of her works" said. professor W iII i am She also accused him of relax­ O'Brien said. 'Sab' is the Dubois Please Gender ing his position on the obligation O'Brien noted historical story of a slave Stand Up?" It continued from page 1 of the world's wealthy to the influences from the conquest who falls in love will take poor. of' Mexico and tho leader of with his master's daughter. place from noon to 1 p.m. in ideal of (eosmopolitanisml," Abbey said that one percent of the Haitian Hevolution, Avellaneda describes how the Mother Pauline room on because citizens of the world the wealth of the richest tenth of Toussaint Louverture. Sab, although a slave, is t'he second f'loor of Cushwa­ havn an unprnendnnted ability to tho world could drastically 'Sab,' the book which was morally superior to the white Leighton Library. learn about and affect each rnduce global poverty. most heavily discussed, was characters in the book. other. lin mentioned pollution, Alex Neustrom, a published in 1841. It was "The flow of identity comes Contact Ashley Charnley at arms traf'fick- senior at Culver Avellaneda's most controver- not from the blood, but from achamO [email protected] ing and diseasn "There are so many Military Academy, transmission, was disappointed but also said effective solutions to that the panel did that a eosmo­ the problems facing not include scholars politan world mankind that a single that disagreed with could oppose the key tenets of tyranny and society could not cosmopolitanism. nnvironnwntal implement them all. " "Hespecting destruction. views was a core "There are tenet of cosmopoli­ so many nll"ee­ Kwame Appiah tanism," he said. tive sol u lions keynote speaker The conference to the prob­ also featured lems facing Martha Nussbaum, mankind that a single soci11ty who spoke about the relationship eould not implenwnt them all," between cosmopolitanism and he said. patriotism. Diversity, he said, was only "Traditionally cosmopolitans important because of what it have distrusted patriotism made possible, not as an end bncause it makes appeals to itself'. national sentiment rather than lie sought to balance cultural global solidarity," she said. sovemignty with inherent human "Patriotism could help create a rights. lin quoted philosopher strong global culture because it John Stuart Mill could stir citizens to to assert that make sacri11ces for men should be "Patriotism could values beyond f'rnn to make themselves." thnir own help create a strong Nussbaum cited choices as long global culture the Pledge of as they otTer because it could stir Allegiance's "liberty moral consider­ and justice for all" ation to others. citizens to make phrase as an exam­ Genoeidn was sacrifices for values ple of' patriotism another thmne beyond themselves." creating a sense of throughout the solidarity. leeturn. She offered solu­ "Tolerance Martha Nussbaum tions for "purifying does not nwan keynote speaker patriotism" of thnre is nothing harmful exclusion we don't f'ind and prejudice. intolerabln," he said. These ineluded constitutional Huth Abbey, the director of guarantees, fair treatment for Notre Danw's Institute of immigrants and an independent Sdwlarship in tho Liberal Arts, judiciary. rnspondnd to Appiah's leeture, "Even in times of war, these saying that eosmopolitanism calls can protect cosmopolitan val­ for the "cavalier ... and vnry uns," Nussbaum said. nxacting position" of' respncting those who do not bPiieve in the Contact Brian McKenzie at nqual dignity of otlwrs and will bmckenzl @nd.edu ~------ORLD & NATION Monday, October 1, 2007 CoMP1LED FROA,tTHE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 5

INTERNATIONAL NEWS MYANMAR Early election held to end standoff KIEV- Ukraine's pro-Western Orange Revolution allies made a strong combined Forces sent to repress demonstrations showing in Sunday's parliamentary elections and looked poised to win a majority that U.N., Japanese attempt to persuade military rulers to end deadly crackdown in country could allow them to unseat Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, an exit poll showed. Associated Press The election was called early in an attempt to ond a standoff between Yanukovych and President Viktor Yushchenko and shake YANGON - Thousands of sense into the ex-Soviet nation's politics after soldiers and police were years of infighting. deployed in Myanmar's Thn independent poll showed largest cities Sunday, keep­ Yanukovych's bloc was the top vote-getter ing even the most die-hard with 35.5 percent. but Yulia Tymoshenko, protesters off the streets, thn fiery Orange Hcvolution heroine, f'ol­ and more arrests were lownd elosely with 31.5 percent. reported, further demoraliz­ Yushehenko's party was trailing a distant ing dissidents desperate for third with 13.4 percent. democracy. The top U.N. envoy on Sudanese rebels kill 10 peacekeepers Myanmar, Ibrahim Gambari, IIASKANITA - Hebel forces stormed a was trying to persuade small African Union base in northern Myanmar's military rulers to Darfur and killed 10 peacekeepers in an end a deadly crackdown on unprncedented attack on the beleaguered demonstrators that has mission that threatened key peace talks set sparked international outcry. for October. But many protesters said Several others were wounded and dozens they were seeing a repeat of were missing after about 1,000 rebels from the global reaction to a 1988 the Sudan Liberation Army attacked the pro-democracy uprising, hasP. in llaskanita late Saturday and even­ when the world stood by as tually stormed it early Sunday, AU peace­ protesters were gunned keepers told The Associated Press in down in the streets. I laskanita. "I don't think it will make The remaining AU peacekeepers were much of a difference," said evacuated from the base under the protec­ one hotel worker, who like tion of the Sudanese army, who routed the other residents asked not to rebels out of the arPa. Some government be named, fearing retalia­ troops could be seen plundering goods from tion. "We have to find a solu­ the burned-out camp as an AU armored tion ourselves." vPhicle lay smoldering nP.arby. A senior Japanese official headed for Myanmar on Sunday to press the military government to move toward NATIONAL NEWS democracy and to protest the killing of Japanese jour­ AP nalist Kenji Nagai during the Former Congressman goes on trial Shoes of demonstrators are scattered in the street after Myanmar soldiers opened gunfire into crackdown on protesters. a crowd Thursday in Yangon where ralliers have protested for a democratic government. SAN DIEGO -DefensP. contractor Brent Wtlkes Deputy Foreign Minister hosted laney dinner parties and charteredjet.s for Mitoji Yabunaka was to "The monks are the ones mobilizing enough people to dents. powerful members of Congress while his compa­ arrive in Yangon by Sunday who give us courage," she topple the junta is zero." The demonstrations began ny was racking up more than $100 million in gov­ evening, according to a min­ said. Most of the clerics, People suspected of lead­ last month as people angry errunent contracts. istry official who spoke on whose participation helped ing or organizing rallies con­ over massive fuel price hikes The lawmakers who enjoyed the largesse were condition of anonymity in the protests grow dramati­ tinue to be arrested, he said, took to the streets - then often the same ones who approved his contracts. line with policy. cally, are now besieged in estimating that the total mushroomed into the tens of They included former Rep. Randy "Duke" Soldiers and police have their monasteries behind number could be as high as thousands after the monks Cunningham, who pleaded guilty in 2005 to been posted on almost all locked gates and barbed 1,000. With the main prison began marching. accepting $2.4 million in kickbacks in the largest corners in the cities of wire. now overcrowded, people The junta, which has a corruption seandal ever to strike Congress. Yangon and Mandalay. The number of troops in are now being detained in long history of snuffing out Wilkes goes on trial Wednesday to fight federal Shopping malls, grocery Yangon, the largest city, university buildings and dissent, started cracking chargr1s that he funneled more than $700,000 in stores and public parks were swelled to around 20,000 educational institutes, he down Wednesday, when the bribos to Cunningham in the form of both cash closed and few people dared after reinforcements arrived said. first of at least 10 deaths and perks ranging fi·om a Sea-Doo jet boat to the to venture out of their overnight Sunday, ensuring Gambari was taken on was reported, and then let services of two prostitutes at a high-end Hawaiian homes. that almost all demonstra­ arrival Saturday to loose on Thursday, shooting msort. A young woman who took tors would remain off the Naypyitaw, the remote, into a crowd of protesters part in a massive demon­ streets, an Asian diplomat bunker-like capital where and clubbing them with Missing woman found in wreckage stration in Yangon Thursday said. the country's military lead­ batons. SEATTLE - A woman who spent more said.she didn't think "we "The security forces are ers are based. The White The crackdown triggered than a week trapped in the wreckage of have any more hope to win." demonstrating their House urged the junta to an unprecedented verbal her vehicle has been upgraded to serious She was separated from her strength," said the diplomat, allow him to have access to flaying of Myanmar's gener­ condition, a hospital spokeswoman said boyfriend when police broke who spoke on condition of Aung San Suu Kyi - the als from almost every corner Sunday. up the protest by firing into anonymity, citing protocol. "I Nobel Peace Prize laureate 'of the world - even some Tanya Rider, 33, was admitted in critical crowds and has not seen think the chance of protest­ who is under house arrest - criticism from No. 1 ally condition Thursday with kidney failure him since. ers coming to the road and and ordinary Myanmar resi- China. and other injuries after her mangled SUV was found in a ravine off a highway sub­ urban Seattle. She remained in the intensive care unit Sunday, said Susan Gregg-Hanson, spokeswoman for Ilarborview Medical S.C. first to use single-gender education Center. Associated Press girls and boys - especially during chart, using skateboard parts and middle school years typically measuring tape to learn pre-alge­ LOCAL NEWS COLUMBIA - David Chadwell marked by burgeoning hormones, bra. In a different school a few believes boys and girls can get self doubt and peer pressure - les­ miles away, middle school girls Indiana officer accidentally shot through the awkward middle school sons can be more effective because interviewed each other, then turned !lAMMOND- A Gary reserve officer was fatal­ years better when they're separat­ they are in unique classroom set~ their surveys about who's shy and ly shot at a gun range during marksmanship ed, learning in classrooms tailored tings. who has dogs into fractions, deci­ practice, police said. to the learning styles of each gen­ For example, Chadwell explains, mals and percentages. Classical Kevin Weaver, 49, died Saturday from a singJp, der. research shows boys don't hear as music played softly in the back­ gunshot wound after a fellow volunteer officer's As the country's first and only well as girls, so teachers of all-boys ground. gun accidentally discharged a .45-caliber round statewide coordinator of single-gen­ classes often use microphones. And Teachers in all-girls classes say into hi<; chest, Gary police said. der education, Chadwell is helping because boys· attention spans tend they've learned to speak more soft­ Hammond Police ChiP.f Rrian Miller said to make South Carolina a leader to wander, incorporating movement ly. because their students can take WPavnr. who was with the Cary forc~e for morP. among public schools that offer such in a lesson. like throwing a ball to a yelling more personally than boys. than 20 yoars, was struck in the arm and chest. programs. About 70 schools offer student when he's chosen to answer And the educators gear their lessons Weaver was pronounced dead at a hospital a the program now, and the goal is to a question, can keep them focused. to what students like: assigning short time later. have programs available to every In one recent boys' class, a group action novels for boys to read or "Them's apparently nothing here that indicates child within five years, he said. of gangly seventh-graders sprawled allowing girls to evaluate cosmetics anything other than an accident," MillP.r said. The theory is that by separating on the floor around a giant vinyl for science projects. page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Monday, October 1, 2007

Dame with emergency cell Besides the students who phone numbers, the signed up to receive SMS Text University expects mobile alerts, Wishon said, Connect­ Senior receives honors continued from page 1 phones to become one of the ED will also handle the emer­ more prominent avenues for gency notifications sent out their phones Wednesday, the warning students of any cam­ to faculty and staff members. message said: "UNIV OF pus crises. "The University has over frolll organization NOTHE DAME: You must During this fall's online 16,000 people in the system," 800 college and university reply 'Y NDIHISII' to confirm registra- Wishon said Special to Tbe Observer your desire to receive future tion, more • Sunday. "And the presidents that eneourages SMS alerts. More info text than 95 whole point of all Andrea Laidman, a Notre the expansion and support of "Students that don't Dame senior from Alden, N.Y., educational programs involv­ 'HELP."' percent of sent out a confirmation this is to be able Moreover, to mobile phone the stu­ to contact as is the recipient of national ing students in volunteerism users, the sender of the mes­ dent body reply will not receive many of them and and state awards from and social service. sage appeared as "231-77," provided as quickly as we Campus Compact, a coalition Laidman also has received any additional text of college the Richard J. Wood Student which led some students to an emer­ messages from Connect­ can to alert them bnlieve the message was not gency cell of any emergen­ and uni­ Community Commitment legitimate. p h o n e ED in the future, but in cies on campus." versity Award from Indiana Campus Compact, a member of the "I didn't recognize the number to Some of the presidents the event of an who are national organization that phonn number, and I didn't the Office emergency they will potential emer­ really remflmber the e-mail of the gencies include committed consists of a consortium of 31 that had been sent out, so Hegistrar, receive the e-mails tornadoes, light­ to fulfilling Indiana higher education institutions. The Wood Award when I got the message I did­ w h i c h and voicemails." ning, dangerous the civic n't reply because I thought it would pro­ gas leaks or even purposes is presented annually to one gunmen on cam­ of higher student per university, based was spam," senior Michelle duce any Jay Steed Mas said. mass noti­ pus. The plans education. Laidman on his or her record of service Steed said in the future stu­ fications executive assistant to and efforts Laidman and determination to positive­ dents should be aware 231- sent out CIO Gordon Wishon underway to is one of only five students ly afl'ect his or her communi­ 77 is Connect-ED's number during an develop a system- selected nationwide and the ty. because the Office of' e m e r - atic way of noti­ second consecutive Notre A Presidential Schc}lar with Information Technologies has geney, Steed said. fying the campus of any Dame student to receive the a double major in political sci­ specified that information on Of this 95 percent, he said emergencies were only sped Howard H. Swearer Student ence and international peace its Web site. more than 80 percent addi­ up after last spring's mur­ Humanitarian Award in studies, Laidman is the co­ In the event of a campus tionally signed up to receive ders at Virginia Tech. recognition of her commit­ founder of Notre Dame emergency, Steed said, stu­ emergency text messages. A full-scale trial run of the ment to public service and for Against State Killing (ND dents who fail to reply posi­ Steed said the University entire notification system will developing an innovative pro­ ASK), a student-led campaign tively to the confirmation expects to get 75-85 percent be conducted later this gram to address issues facing for a moratorium on execu­ requnst will not receive a of those students to validate semester, Steed said. the community. She will tions in the state of Indiana. text-message alert - but their enrollment in the pro­ "Right now we know the receive a $1 ,500 contribution She has served as a columnist that doesn't mean they won't gram with a confirmation system works, that students to be used in a service pro­ and reporter for The Observer receive other forms of notifi­ reply, a benchmark based on get the text messages. But gram of her choosing. and worked abroad as a legal cations. the results observed at peer sometime later this semester Nationally, Campus Compact research intern for the Irish "Students that don't send institutions with similar noti­ there will be a coordinated is a coalition of more than Department of Justice. out a eonfirmation reply will fication systems. effort within the University to not receive any additional Steed said he didn't have test the entire notification text messages from Connect­ the total number of students system, which includes the ED in the f'utum, but in the who replied to Wednesday's text messages, the voicemail event of an emergeney they initial eonfirmation request [messages] and the e-mails," will receive the e-mails and beeause the University is still Steed said. the voicn mails," Steed said. waiting to receive more text­ But based on the number of' message answers in the com­ Contact Marcela Berrios at students who provided Notre ing weeks. 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MARKET RECAP INDIA

Dow Tea industry sees drop in profit Jones 13,895.63 -17.31 Growers in northeastern Indian state suffer as competition rises and insurgency increases Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: 1,467 96 1,786 2,978,017,707 Associated Press DIBRUGAR, India- He's a genteel man, with a sprawl­ NASDAQ 2,701.50 -8.09 ing plantation house, courtly 1.NYSE .·.. ·.··················•·• .llll~;\i,i1i'~\; ':"lJ;il~Q~~- !l!Whil'7;lf>7 manners and an estate of carefully trimmed tea bush­ S&P 500 1,531.28 -4.63 es that stretches across the NIKKEI (Tokyo) 16,822.54 +36.85 gentle hills of Assam, blan­ FTSE 100 (London) 6,466.80 -19.60 keting the land as far as you can see. COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE But the business of tea? S&P DEP RECIEIPTS (SPY) -0.33 -0.51 152.58 It's best not to ask. Manoj Jalan, a fifth-gener­ POWERSHARES (QQQQ) -0.33 -0.17 51.41 ation planter with a 5,000- FORD MOTOR CO (F) -1.62 -0.14 8.49 acre estate, summed up his situation simply: "This is a SUN MICROSYS INC (JAVA) +0.54 +0.03 5.62 rough business." "I was born here, in this Treasuries building," Jalan said, stand­ ing in front of a colonial-era 10-YEAR NOTE +0.13 +0.006 4.579 house. "Tea is a way of life 13-WEEK BILL +2.78 +0.100 3.700 for us." India has long been 30-YEAR BOND -0.08 -0.004 4.833 famous for its tea, and the 5-YEAR NOTE --+0.28 +0.012 4.229 $1.5 billion industry launched by British colonials Commodities nearly two centuries ago is, after China's, the world's LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -1.22 81.66 second largest. More than 1 GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +10.10 750.00 million tons were grown in PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) -0.05 89.68 2007, much of it here in the northeastern state of Assam. But production costs are Exchange Rates mounting and a brutal insur­ gency has targeted the YEN 114.90 planters. Globalization, with EURO 0.7008 the spread of cheaper tea CANADIAN DOLLAR 0.9929 from countries such as Vietnam and Kenya, has BRITISH POUND 0.4889 increased competition. While there have been glimmers of good news recently - a Indian women sort tea leaves at a garden in Jorhat on July 5. The Indian tea industry has strug. $320 million revitalization gled as a result of high production costs, insurgency, and globalization. IN BRIEF package announced by the government, and an uptick after independence from have fallen 30 percent in just planters don't leave home in prices from historic lows Britain 60 years ago, have a decade. without jeeploads of heavily N. J. Meat company announces recall - the business is still at the been forced into a brutally Then there's the United armed bodyguards. TRENTON -The Topps Meat Co. on Saturday bottom rungs of profitability. competitive marketplace. Liberation Front of Asom, Guardposts ring their clubs. expanded its recall of frozen hamburger patties Things have changed since On one side are corpora­ whose revolt has killed some Back in the good times, the that may be contaminated with the E. coli bacteria earlier generations of tions that maximize profits 3,000 people over two wealthiest planters jetted to and sickened more than a dozen people in eight planters cleared the forests, through enormous scale, decades, and helped turn the Europe to shop, and bought states. planted the tea and built an with dozens of estates and region into a backwater of homes in Calcutta and New Topps said it was recalling 21.7 million pounds enormously profitable indus­ tens of thousands of work­ unemployment. Planters Delhi. of ground beef products distributed to retail gro­ try. ers. On the other side are the have been prime targets - Those days are ove~ cery stores and food service institutions through­ "I must confess," Jalan growing number of micro­ more than a dozen killed Today, Jalan, like many old out the United States, up from the 332,000 pounds said. "They did a better job producers, many with just a and at least 20 more kid­ tea-making families, has it recalled on Thesday. in their time than we've couple acres of land, that napped. Extortion payoffs, turned part of his estate into The recall represents all Topps products with been able to do in our time." are increasingly powerful in farmers say privately, are a guesthouse, hoping either a "sell by date" or a "best if used by date" Planters like Jalan, whose the market. All are compet­ common. wealthy Western tourists can between Sept. 25 this year and Sept. 25, 2008. families piloted the industry ing in a market where prices Today, many prominent bring more profits. The Elizabeth-based company said this informa­ tion is found on a package's back panel. All recalled products also have a USDA estab­ lishment number of EST 97 48, which is located on the back panel of the package and-or in the USDA legend, the company said. Hollywood focuses on green energy The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday it had suspended the grinding of raw products at the Topps plant after inspectors found inadequate Associated Press to build sets that are often torn show "24" to converting Warner safety measures at the Topps plant. The USDA down and tossed out after filming Bros.' enormous set-building facility declined to detail the inadequate safety measures. LOS ANGELES - From "green car­ ends. to solar energy. "Because the health and safety of our con­ pets" at awards shows to organic The energy guzzling continues on "Public consciousness on this issue sumers is our top priority, we are taking these fruit served to actors on sets, the exhibition side, too, with multi­ has changed dramatically," said Kyle expansive measures," said Geoffrey Livermore, Hollywood is going all out to pro­ plexes drawing millions of kilowatts Tanger, a principal at Clear Carbon Topps' operations vice president. mote itself as being environmentally to power old-school popcorn makers Consulting. "The talent themselves hip. and clunky film projectors that cash­ are requesting it from some of the Mich. lawmakers plan tax increases But is it all just show? strapped theater owners are reluc­ studios. And a lot of these things LANSING - Lawmakers were trying early No amount of public service tant to replace. make economic sense.' Sunday to reach deals on tax increases and meas­ announcements or celebrities driv­ A two-year study released last Economic benefit can come to stu­ ures aimed at lowering health insurance costs for ing hybrid cars can mask the fact year by the Univers{ty of California dios directly, by switching to more some public employees in an effort to avoid a par­ that movie and TV production is a at Los Angeles concluded that spe­ efficient lighting or cooling systems tial government shutdown. gritty industrial operation, consum­ cial effects explosions, idling vehi­ or driving hybrid cars on location, A framework of a temporary budget deal ing enormous amounts of power to cles and diesel generators make the which can save gas. Other projects, appeared to be falling into place as lawmakers feed bright lights, run sophisticated entertainment industry a major such as installing solar power, can attempted to erase a $1.75 billion deficit in the fis­ cameras, and feed a cast of thou­ Southern California polluter, second take decades to pay off. cal year that begins Monday. sands. only to the oil industry. But there are other benefits that Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm has told Studios' back lots host cavernous Still, financial and public pressures are harder to quantify. Besides the about 35,000 of the state's more than 53,000 soundstages that must be air-condi­ have resulted in many studios public relations angle, many per­ workers not to report to work on Monday if a shut­ tioned to counter the heat produced expanding their environmental formers and other employees want down occurs. The remaining workers, mostly by decades-old lighting technology. efforts, doing everything from using to work with eco-friendly companies, related to public health and safety, would stay on Huge manufacturing facilities con­ a biodiesel fuel mixture tci run the so it also helps in recruiting and the job. sume wood, steel, paint and plastic generators on the set of the Fox retaining employees, Tanger said. page 8 The Observer + NEWS Monday, October 1, 2007 Theologian, Vatican at odds over doctrine The Interrace Forum ~ presents poverty and injustice through the Associated Press soda! gospel and liberation theol­ It's not easy being a Boman ogy. More reeently, the foeus has Catholic theologian these days. shifted to the nature of Jesus Interracial Trying to explain a centuries-old Christ and salvation, one of the faith's place in modern times is del'ining concerns of Pope hard enough. Now some Catholic Bmwdiet XVI's papacy and his thinkers worry the Vatican is prnvious work as a eardinal. more eoneerned with unity than Earlier this year, Benedict messy dnbatns that ean lead to rnleased a document reasserting nnw idea'>. the primacy of the Homan The ease of tho Hev. Peter Phan Catholic Church, reiterating is the latest example of' thn tnnsion themes in the 2000 Vatican docu­ bntwenn ehurc~h authorities and ment Dominus Jesus. That docu­ Catholi<" tlwolo).,riruls. A 2004 book ment states non-Christians are "in by Phan, a Gnorgntown University a gravely deficient situation in proli~ssor, has eome under scniti­ comparison with those who, in the ny li1r going beyond tho Vatican's church, have the fullness of the comfort zone in suggesting that means of salvation." othnr reli1-,rions might have merit. Phan explored salvation and "Individual theologians can b(1 other themes in his 2004 book, creativn, or they can be irrespon­ "Being Heligious lnterreligiously," sible," said the Hev. Jamns llnft, the foeus of' the Vatican inquiry. director of the Institute for The Vatican's Congregation for the Advanend Catholic Studies at thn Doctrine of the Faith said the book University of Southern California. is "notably confused on a number Wednesday, March 7 @ 5:30 P.M. "The exereisn of' central authority of points of Catllolic doctrine and can bn overbearing, or it can be a also contains serious ambiguities," necessary eorreetive. So it's a aeeording to tile National Catholic Coleman-Morse Student Lounge complex situation." He porter. American Catholics and the Among the chief concerns, said broader public have good reason the independent Catholie weekly: RSVP by Friday, March 2 by e-mail: to care about what may look like that Ph an's writings could be an intramural squabble, I left said. interpreted as saying non­ msps@ nd.edu or call 574-631-6841 Thnologians ollen do the thinking Christian faiths "have a positive that contributes to profound role in salvation history in their changes in Catholie teaehing- on own right, and are not merely a nverything from the church's rela­ preparation for the Christian tionship with Jews and other Gospel." A committee of U.S. bish­ Christians to the role of' lay people. ops is conducting a separate The conflict at the heart of the inquiry into Phan's work. Ph dampnd down on the­ Fordham University theology ologians who advoeate lighting department.

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GERMANY JAPAN Ethiopian lllarathoner History revision protested breaks vvor ld record Civilians rally against government censoring of WWII passages

final miles last year in a failed bid grenades were delivered," Japan's dnfnnses. The U.S. Associated Press Associated Press at the record, settling for last Okinawa Gov. llirokazu occupied Okinawa from the BEHLIN - Haile Gebrselassie year's fastest marathon of the TOKYO More than Nakaima told a crowd gath­ end of World War II until broke tho world record Sunday in year at 2:05:56. 100,000 people protested ered at a park in Ginowan 1972. winning the Bnrlin Marathon in This time, vowing again to Saturday in southern Japan City. New textbooks for use in two hours, four minutns and 26 break Tcrgat's mark, he upped against the central govern­ Accounts of forced group Japanese schools must be seconds. his training mileage before the ment's order to modify school suicides on Okinawa are screened and approved by a Tho :~4-yoar-old Ethiopian low­ nvnnt. I lis record was also helped textbooks which say the coun­ backed by historical research, government-appointed panel, ered the mark or 2:04:55 by by a cool calm day. try's army forced civilians to as well as tes- which can rriend and Kenyan Paul Tergat "Today, there was a little wind, commit mass suicide at the timonies from order correc­ rour years ago by 29 seconds on but otherwise perfect," he said. end of World War II. victims' rela­ "We cannot bury the tions of per­ thn Gnrman capital's rtat rast The win helped him ease a Publishers of history text­ t i v e s . ceived histor­ course, whore six world records painrul memory, when he books were ordered in Historians also fact that the Japanese ical inaccu­ have bmm set. dropped out of the December to modify sections say civilians military was involved racies. The In the star-studded that said the Japanese army were induced in the mass suicide." publishers of wonHm's race, London Marathon - faced with an impending by government seven text­ his country­ "Today. there was a in the spring. U.S. invasion in 1945 - hand­ propaganda to books slated woman Gete Later, he was ed out grenades to residents believe U.S. Hirokazu Nakaima for use in Wami dornnded little wind, but diagnosed with in Okinawa and ordered them soldiers would Okinawa governor high schools her title in otherwise perfect." allergies. to kill themselves rather than commit horri­ next year 2:2:~:17. "That was very surrender to the Americans. ble atrocities had beon Gebrsnlassie sad. I could not The amendment order came and therefore killed them­ asked to make relevant Haile Gebrselassie picked up the sleep at all the amid moves by Tokyo to soft­ selves and their families to changes and submit them for pace over the mararthon world record night after that en brutal accounts of avoid capture. approval. last six miles, holder and this experi- Japanese wartime conduct, About 500 people committed An official of the Education running alone ence still follows but triggered immediate con­ suicide, according to civic Ministry said Saturday that without pace- me until today," demnation from residents and group and medi·a reports. the ministry has no immediate makers, artnr he Gebrselassie said. academics. In recent years, some aca­ plans concerning the amend­ trailnd tho rceord by hair-a-dozen Wami picked up points in her About 110,000 residents demics have questioned ment. She spoke on condition seconds at the hallway point. hid to daim the $500,000 o!Ternd and politicians attended whether the suieides were of anonymity, citing policy. llis rurious pace carried him for winning the first World Saturday's rallies in the pre­ forced - par.t of a general Saturday's rally was the through the giant pillars or the Marathon Majors Series. The for­ fecture (state) of Okinawa, push by Japanese ·conserva­ largest in Okinawa since the Brandenburg Gate in downtown nwr Olympic 10,000 champion is said Yoshino Uetsu, one of the tives to soften criticism of island was returned to Japan Borlin and he broke into a smiln locked in a battle for the prize organizers. Tokyo's wartime conduct. by the United States in 1972, over the final yards as it became money with Jelena Prokopeuka "We cannot bury the fact The bloody battle in Kyodo News agnncy said. In dear he would accomplish the or Latvia. that the .Japanese military Okinawa raged from late 1995, 85,000 people took part rnat in his second try in Berlin. Germany's Irina Mikitenko was was involved in the mass sui­ March through June 1945, in a rally following the 1995 I lis arms flew up in triumph as sneond in 2:24:52 and Kenyan cide, taking into account of leaving more than 200,000 rape of a schoolgirl there by lw hrokn the tape. Helena Kirop finished third in the general background and civilians and soldiers dead, three American servicemen, "Don't ask me how I am," 2:26:27. testimonies that hand and speeding the collapse of aecording to the agency. Cidlfselassie said. "It's very spe­ Gebrselassie picked up $71,000 cial, spndacular." for the win and the same amount This was the 25th world reeord in a world rneord bonus. He al<;o ror tho Ethiopian, a two-time reportedly earned $357,000 in Olympic !:hampion in the 10,000 appearance money. [email protected] mnt.nrs. Konyans Abel Kinli in The Berlin Marathon is tho 2:0(,:51 and Salim Kipsang in fourth-largest marathon in the 2:07:29 finished second and third world, drawing 40,000 to the on Sunday. race and anothnr 8,000 entries in Gebrselassie faded over thn spedal evenb.

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harmful ads pose a grave Associated Press threat to society," said the SAHFT notice, issued in the BEIJING China has past week and posted on the banned television and radio administration's Web site. Challenges ads for push-up bras, f"igure­ "They not only seriously enhaneing underwear and sex mislead consumers, harm the We push the boundaries of tradrtional problem solving to help our toys in the communist govern­ poople's health, pollute the clients achieve breakthrough organizational performance while ment's latest move to purge social environment, and cor­ providing our people diverse and stgnificant leadership opportunities. thn nation's airwaves of what rupt social mores, but also it calls social pollution. directly harm the credibility Hngulators have already tar­ of public broadcasting and gnted ads using crude or sug­ affect the image of the Opportunities gestive language, behavior, Communist Party and the gov­ We create a unique and formative experience where people at any and images, tightening their ernment," the notice said. grip on television and radio a China has already also stage of their careers have the instrtutional support to act on creative few weeks ahead of a twice-a­ issued strict rules for TV tal­ ideas and create distinctive impact for our clients and for our firm. decade Communist Party con­ ent shows, including the ban­ gress at which somn new sen­ ning of "American Idol" -style ior leaders will be appointed. mass audience voting by The latnst move by the State mobile phone text message or Submit your resume Administration or Hadio, Film the Internet. and T!d!~vision, or SAHFT. also A few weeks ago, SARFT Submit your resumes through Go IRISH by Wednesday, October 3 hans adVI'rtisernentS ror SeXU­ ordnred 11 radio shows ofT al aids such as tonics that the air in southern and cen­ elaim to boost pcrrorrnanee in tral China ror talking too bod. oxplicitly about sex or ror T lw not i c n i n d i !: ate d that broacl!:asting material of an regulators were eoneerned "extreme · pornographic about both lascivious imagery naturn." and outrageous or insupport­ Hegulators have also banned www.katzenbach.com kfttzenbach ahln elaims about some prod­ telnvision shows about cos­ PARTNC""> uets' bnnofits or niTnclivnnnss. rnotie surgnry and sex "Illegal 'sexual nwd ieation' changes, and a talent show advertisements and olhflr that they deemed coarse. Monday, October 1, 2007 The Observer+ EDUCATION NEWS page 11 Student borrovving could har111 U.S. econo111y, experts say Sharp increases in college costs force turn to loans; graduates unable to shed repayments, high interest rates

more costly private financing That's less than half the average Dr. Paul-Henry Zottola, a 35- Demand for bundled student Associated Press made higher education seeming­ four-year tuition, room and year-old periodontist in Rocky loans sold to institutional The near doubling in the cost ly available to anyone willing to board of $51,000 at public col­ Hill, Conn., faces paying $1,600 investors worldwide fueled lend­ of a college degree the past sign a loan application. leges and $121,000 at private a month on his student loan on ing to students. The market for decade has produced an explo­ Students with no credit history institutions. top of a $2,300 mortgage pay­ private student loan-backed sion in high-priced student loans and no relatives to co-sign loans Sallie Mae, formally known as ment and $1,500 on the loan he securities leapt 76 percent last that could haunt the U.S. econo­ (or co-signing parents with tar­ SLM Corp., has been on the win­ took out to start his practice. year, to $16.6 billion, from $9.4 my for years. nished credit) were willing to bet ning side of the loan bonanza. His credit record remains solid billion in 2005, according to While scholarship, grant that high-priced loans were a Its portfolio of 10 million cus­ but he owes more than Moody's Investors Service. money and government-backed trade-off for a shot at the tomers includes $25 billion in $300,000 in student loans as he The student loan-backed secu­ student loans - whose interest American dream. But high-pay­ private and $128 billion in gov­ and his wife, Heather, an ele­ rities market has yet to suffer rates are capped - have taken ing jobs are proving elusive for ernment-backed education mentary school administrator, noticeable effects of a global up some of the slack, many fam­ many graduates. loans. However, private-equity raise two young children. credit squeeze that was trig­ ilies and individual students "This is literally a new form of investors who had offered $25 "It would be very easy to feel gered this summer by a mort­ have turned to private loans, indenture ... something that billion to buy the company crushed by it," Zottola said in an gage meltdown of borrowers which carry fees and interest every American parent should backed out last week, citing interview. "All my income for the with risky credit. rates that are often variable and be scared of," said Barmak credit market weakness and a next 10 years is spoken for." "Once the economy starts to up to 20 percent. Nassirian, associate executive new law cutting billions of dol­ Meanwhile, complaints about slow, you're going to see a large Many in the next generation of director of the American lars in subsidies to student marketing of private loans - increase of these people in workers will be so debt-bur­ Association of Collegiate lenders. like ads promising to approve bankruptcy court," said Robert dened they will have to delay Registrars and Admissions Citigroup Inc., Bank of loans worth $50,000 in just min- Manning, a professor at home purchases, limit vacations, Officers. America Corp., utes- are on Rochester Institute of even eat out less to pay loans off More than $17 billion in pri­ JPMorgan the rise. The Technology who has written on time. vate student loans were issued Chase & Co., 'This is literally a new complaints have about college students and cred­ Kristin Cole, 30, who graduat­ last year, up from $4 billion a Wells Fargo & form of indenture ... made their way it cards. ed from Michigan State year in 2001. Outstanding stu­ Co., Wachovia something that every to lawmakers, A 2005 change to bankruptcy University's law school and lives dent borrowing jumped from Corp. and who see a need law puts private student loans in Grand Rapids, Mich., owes $38 billion in 1995 to $85 billion Regions American parent should to regulate the on par with child support and $150,000 in private and govern­ last year, according to experts Financial be scared of, highly prof- alimony payments: Lenders can ment-backed student loans. Her and lawmakers. Corp. are also itable and garnish wages if someone does­ monthly payment of $660, which Rocketing tuition fees made big players in Barmak Nassirian diverse group of n't pay. consumes a quarter of her take­ borrowing that much more the private associate executive director companies and Cuomo's probe revealed what home pay, is scheduled to jump appealing. Consumer prices on student loan the loans they he calls an "appalling pattern of to $800 in a year or so, con­ average rose less than 29 per­ business. And American Association of make to college favoritism" for student lenders fronting her with stark financial cent over the past 10 years there has been Collegiate Registrars and students. that provided kickbacks, rev­ choices. while tuition, fees, and room an explosion in Admissions Officers In August, the enue-sharing plans and trips to "I could never buy a house. I and board at four-year public specialized Senate Banking college administrators in can't travel; I can't do anything," colleges and universities soared student loan Committee exchange for recommended she said. "I feel like a prisoner." 79 percent to $12,796 a year lenders, such as EduCap, Nelnet approved a bill that would man­ lender status. Other critics A legal aid worker, Cole said and 65 percent to $30,367 a Inc., NextStudent Inc., Student date clearer disclosure of rates allege widespread corrupt she may need to get a job at a year at private institutions, Loan Corp., College Loan Corp., and terms on private student arrangements propelled a stu­ law firm, "doing something that according to the College Board. CIT Group Inc. and Education loans. The bill also would dent loan boom. I'm not real dedicated to, just for Scholarship and grant money Finance Partners Inc. require a 30-day comparison Lenders deny such charges, the sake of being able to live." have increased, yet for almost The question is whether shopping period after loan arguing that industry growth Parents are still the primary 15 years, the maximum avail­ everyone who borrowed will be approval, during which time the resulted from surging education source of funds for many stu­ able per person in government­ able to repay. Experts don't offer terms could not be altered. costs and that higher interest dents, but the dynamics were guaranteed student loans, which track default rates on private New York Attorney General rates are justified for unsecured radically altered in recent years by law can't charge rates above student loans, but many predict Andrew Cuomo said many grad­ loans to borrowers with blem­ as tuition costs soared and 6.8 percent, has remained at sharp increases in years to uates who borrowed owe as ished or insufficient credit sources of readily available and $23,000 total for four years. come. much if not more than most records. homeowners owe on mortgages. "Lenders take 100 percent of Unlike mortgages with clear the repayment risk on flexible consumer disclosure require­ private-education loans made to ments - even from nonbank people with limited credit histo­ lenders, private lending is "the ries, on which they will not get Wild West of the student loan repaid for several years," Barry industry," he said in a telephone Goulding, a Sallie Mae official, interview. told Congress last spring. Critics say what happened in New regulations could dry up the mortgage market could hap­ access to education financing, pen in the student loan market. he and other industry executives Cuomo, who conducted a nation­ argue. Some experts are skepti­ wide investigation, said the par­ cal, predicting waves of student allels between the two markets loan delinquencies and defaults are "provocative." on what is outstanding.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR U-WIRE Irish language a Green -with envy "That would be cool if you could eat a good food with a really progressive to maintain the status quo? bad food, and the good food would cover for the bad food Environmental change is a lifestyle change, and it can't relic of the past when it got to your stomach. Like you could eat a carrot be achieved if everyone simply wants to pollute the envi­ with an onion ring, and they would travel down to your ronment under the pretense that someone else will fix it Kelsey Robertson. in her Sept. 27 letter to stomach, then they would get there, and the carrot would later. You may enjoy eating that cookie after your healthy the editor ("Irish language hardly dead") con­ say, 'It's cool, he's with me."' This is a Cathy Wilson meal, but a diet isn't going to make you healthier if you find tended that there are massive efforts to pre­ joke from Mitch Hedberg about offset- ways to rationalize eating unhealthy food. In much the serve the Irish language. A(ter studying in ting the good with the bad, the idea same way, carbon emissions need to be reduced, and this Ireland for a year and living with three Irish that opposites simply counteract each Ohio University does not happen without conscious etTorts on our behalf. women. I must respectfully disagree. Only other with no ill effects. The Post What BeGreenNow does offer is a list of ways to reduce one of my three roommates spoke Irish, and Our minds tend to work that way all carbon emissions that people should read and take into the one only because she was studying it in the time - a bad deed is canceled out by a good deed, a account- carpooling, using fluorescent light bulbs, etc. - the University. Irish is a wonderful language, brownie is canceled out by eating some celery, etc. This to change their lifestyles so that they begin and continue to but it truly has become no more than a relic rationalization has recently been applied to a new trend reduce carbon emissions. of the country's history. Sure, the road signs called carbon neutrality, a movement to even out carbon Of course, some organizations use this money to fund are in Irish, but this is mosily for the large emissions l;>y reducing them in some other aspect of life. renewable energy and other green-related projects, so I am volume of tourists that visit the country every This is why instead of physically reducing your carbon not out to attack people for using monetary profit for envi­ year. The Gaelscoileanna are few and far emissions, you can now just pay someone to get of rid of ronmental profit. However, this plan is not a foolproof one. between, and the language is taught in school your environmental guilt. Sweet! We are dealing with carbon here, so the bartering system is as a foreign language - it's akin to learning Web sites like BeGreenNow.com offer carbon calculators a little more difficult to measure out. Carbon is a gas, not a Spanish in an American elementary school. to create an estimate of how much carbon you individually solid or a liquid, so a lot of the estimates are just that - Worst of all, young people in Ireland have no add to the atmosphere, and then offer a price for neutraliz­ approximations - not to mention the calculator is only interest in the language. As the native speak­ ing that carbon for you. Companies can utilize different accurate compared to how precisely you know how much ers die out. who's left to resurrect the lan­ ways to balance out carbon emissions through wind tur­ electricity and natural gas you use. guage? bines and other sources of energy efficiency, according to Carbon neutrality is as ridiculous as assuming that your While I did not attend 0 Tuathaigh's lecture, an article in The Los Angeles Times. And as easily as you body will cancel out the onion ring's greasiness because of as a recent resident of the country I do could check out at a grocery store, your guilt for polluting the carrot's vitamins. Polluting the environment is still believe that the decline of the Irish language the environment i~ lifted. adding carbon to the atmosphere, whether you pay some­ is so severe that it won't be resurrected any With just 12 easy monthly payments of $11.67, I could one else to offset it or not. This is a problem that will only time soon. I urge Ms. Robertson to immerse have reveled in the fact that I wasn't adding to the pollution begin to subside when we make conscious efforts to reverse herself fully in the modern Irish culture - like some of my fellow citizens - but alas, I did not. While the effects we have had on the environment, not merely perhaps she'd agree with me. it's nice to think you can pay off someone to cover up the keep them at bay. footprints left on the planet via pollution, it isn't really a Sarah Falvey solution to the problem of carbon emissions. Carbon neu­ This column originally appeared in the Sept. 28 edition of junior trality doesn't do anything to reduce carbon emissions; it The Post, the daily publication at Ohio University. Le Mans Hall only aims to even out the end result. The problem is that The views expressed in this column are those of the Sept. 27 we emit way too much carbon to begin with, so how is it author and not necessarily those of The Observer.

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I've got a fov(~r. and the only prescrip­ handful of tables for the masses. But tion is ... less Fever'? unfortunately, the basement pretty much I know that you Fevnr-ites urn probably dears out while the night is still young. incrndulous right now. Your bnlovpd .Just as Fever was winning me over, "Fevo," your thirsty-thirsty haven of they start to lose me again. scwaming convPrsations and long For a changn of pace, head upstairs. entrance lines, lambasted here in public. I Jere we are - our own little slice of flow daw I? Well, let me just say that it's Euro-dub bliss in South Bend, Ind. If you not personal. haven't been there, think remix heaven, I understand that Club Fnvnr (or hwa­ dub beats and lots of perspiring dancers. Fnvn, or Club l;inbrP Throw in a few dance eages and you -what have you I might as well be in Prague. Chris McGrady trins hard. OK, tlwy The good news about the Feve is you try really hard. For will almost delinitely sen someone you st.artors, Thursday Assistant know. On a Thursday, this place packs night is stud1mt Scene Hditor thnm in like South Dining I Jail on chicken night. That nwans fingnrs night. Everywhere you go, you'll that after a :~o- see a familiar face. The problem is that minute wait in tlw outsidP alley, tho standing and having a conversation is friendly bouncing stall' will let you in for rwxt to impossible. In addition to the faet Photo courtesy of ice·cube.co.uk only $4. Onee inside, pay just $5 for a you'll be screaming trying to hear each Despite the allure of dancing, alcohol and house music, the clubbing experience drink and spend the rnst of the night get­ other, every third word will get interrupt­ invariably has its ups and downs. ting sweat on by a semi-consdous 23- ed by a drunken clubbcr trucking you ynar old. All tlw while, DJ CK-1 spins tim like Mike AJstott. If you thought that 5'2", Fortunately, the area is very safe, and Fever alkionados, so if you take oxenp­ hottest dancn tracks this sidn of l 07 -pound girl in your Gonder Studies only three of my friends have gotten tion to this article, fenl free to eontaet me Mishawaka. Party on! Oh, but the fun elass couldn't pack a punch, just wait mugged this semester. Of course, this is -my olliec hours are Thursdays, the donsn 't end there. until she hits you like a freight train. hardly tho FeV!~'s fault, but simply adds basement of Club Fever, from 12 - 3 a.m. This place is hugo. Beyond hugn. Wo'rn Fun! to the overall "allure" of the place. talking 1 h,OOO square feet of sweat­ But it gets better. Club Fil~bre is located Dozens of my friends love Fever, but The views expressed in Scene and soaked, dance-crazed college students right in the heart of downtown. When the truth be told, it's just not my scene. But !Ieard are those of the author and not huge. I like what the basement tries to club closes at 3 a.m., the drunken mass­ as far as Thursday nights go, there's not necessarily those of The Obsen>er. do. This area has a large bar and pool es pour out the doors to wander aimless­ much else to be had for a night on the Contact Chris McGrady at tables - never mind there arc only a ly around the streets of South Bend. town. I'm sure I've ofl'ended some of the cmcgrad@nd. edu

This past wnnknnd, I had the privilnge of the privacy and comfort of their own stalling tim Sophomore Hoad Trip, a mystn­ homes. rious Campus Ministry retrnat held in an Since those dark days ofthe 1980s, we've undisdosnd (mad: If I told you, I'd have to moved on to CD players, mp3s and other kill you) locale. ways of creating mixes, but the art of the While I had a variety of things to pre pam act iL<;elf is still tho same. You can tailor for this weekend, one of my rm~jor tasks whatever songs you ehooso to the listener, was putting tow~thnr a mix CD for the all while putting a little piece of your heart sophomorns to knnp after we parted ways and soul into the chokes you make. Tllis on Sunday afternoon. It was easy enough, inconspicuous collection of songs is an in an ago ol'iTunes nxtnnsion of "you"- throe-minute nuggel<> and singles, right'? Analise Lipari of music serving to sum up a message, a Or so I thought. fi~eling or even a whole relationship. A<; I spent hours Assistant In the musical "Avenue Q," the main putting together what Scene Editor charador, Princeton, makes a simple mix I dnnrnml to be tho tape for his friend Kate Monster. Kate, In the musical "Avenue Q," Princeton (John Tartaglia), right, gives his best blrmd of songs, I who's interested in Princeton, analyzes the love interest, Kate Monster (Stephanie D' Abruzzo), a mix tape. rnaliznd that I was tape to try and understand the guy who investing an almost unhealthy amount of made it. '"I Am the Walrus' ... 'Fat­ Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a What I Call Musie)" series the best example emotion in tlw proenss. With other lnadnrs' Bottomed Girls' ... 'Yellow Submarine' ... Time." In the book, whose chapters begin of what mixes essentially are - nothing suggestions and hnatNI internal debates, I what does this mean?'' she says. When she with a difl'erent mix, She11ield says that a more than a eollnction of what's around? wantnd to rnakn this mix the king on tlw hears songs like "She's Got a Way" and "A good mix "steals moments from all over the But then I look at the retreat mix - how cakn that was our wenknnd. Looking baek, Whole New World" on the tape, she can't musical cosmos and splices them into a I handpick()d Billy .Joel's "Vienna;" how what I sought WIL<; rmrch mom than a eol­ help but want to see a glimmer of whole new groove." Cold play's "The Scientist" fit perfet:tly with lnction of songs; I wantnd this mix to be Prinr:nton's feelings in the musical choices More than that, though, the book shows someone's rntrnat talk; how we woke up pnrfoet. he's made. us what good mixes, or even music in gen­ the sophomoms with "Lifi~ Is a llighway" Thn mix lapP IHL<; bonn part of our musi­ To be honest, who wouldn't do the same? eral, can do for us emotionally. It's as ea(~h morning at sunrise- and I can't lwlp cal eonsdousrwss since man lirst pieced If' your cute study partner from ehemistry though the nuances of each traek sum up but think that them's morn to it than that. together songs or his choosing, OUL<;idn or lab made you a mix_ CD, you'd be intrigued, what words ean't get right- the nitty grit­ tlwir original albums, with tho invention of oven if you wernn't sum you were all that ty of "us," the emotional guts of our bodies The views expressed in Scene and a nnwfanglnd ohjnd- the cassettn tapn. interested. - through music and poetry. Heard are those of the author and not With this unassuming little device, musie Why? Maybe I'm taking this way too seriously. necessarily those of The Observer. mavens and eiL<;Uallistnners alike wen~ In a bookstore back honw, I recently In the end, it's just a bunch of songs on a Contact Analise Upari at suddnnly their own personal deejays, all in noticed Hob Shellield's memoir, "Love Is a CD. Isn't the semi-annual "Now (That's alipari@nd. edu NSIDER THE Monday, October 1, 2007 OBSERVER Purdue 33, Notre Dame 19 ere

Despite inspired second half, Notre Dame fails to overcome 23-0 halftime deficit

VANESSA GEMPIS/The Observer Boilermakers cornerback Terrell Vinson deflects a pass intended for Irish wide receiver George West in the first quarter of Purdue's 33-19 win Saturday over Notre Dame in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue improved to 5-0 this season, and Notre Dame fell to 0-5.

that saw Notre Dame pull with­ time this season. It allowed 27 Irish freshman Armando Allen seven at 26-19 with eight min­ By DAN MURPHY in a touchdown with seven min­ sacks in the team's first four fumbled a screen pass which utes remaining in the game. Sports Writer utes remaining after falling games but only two Saturday. was picked up by Purdue on the "To be honest with you a cou­ behind 23-0 in the first half. "We came in at halftime and Notre Dame 14. Summers ple of those were 'draw-them­ WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - "We started feeding off each coach really challenged us to added another field goal at the up-in-the-dirt plays,"' Weis Notre Dame scored three sec­ other a little bit, the line was step up," sophomore left tackle end of the drive, this one from said. "I said, 'Run a go, we're ond-half touchdowns, but the blocking well and receivers Sam Young said. "Now it's just 26 yards out, to put the throwing it to you.' Real good Irish fell to a program-worst O­ were making plays," Sharpley maintaining it, getting that con­ Boilermakers ahead by 23. coaching on my part." S and Purdue held on for a 33- said. "It was exciting to be on sistency factor, we have to put But the Irish showed some Freshman Duval Kamara also 19 victory Saturday at Ross-Ade the field." the first and the second half fight. picked up a touchdown on one Stadium in West Lafayette, Ind. Sharpley took over at quarter­ together." "The bottom line is you can't of his six catches in the game. Purdue senior quarterback back in the middle of the third In the first half, the come out and wait until half "It's encouraging to see these Curtis Painter completed 22-of- quarter when freshman Jimmy Boilermakers had five posses­ time to start playing the game," young guys step up and make 37 passes for 252 yards with Clausen left the game for good sions that reached the red zone Irish coach Charlie Weis said. big catches," Carlson said. two touchdowns and a pair of with a hip injury. Clausen but scored only two touch­ "Fortunately you fought back to The Irish looked poised for a interceptions. Purdue estab­ picked up his first collegiate downs. The Boilermakers get in the game, but really you comeback until Purdue's Dorien lished its passing game after passing touchdown on his last kicked three field goals and had lost the game in the first half." Bryant took the following kick­ senior Kory Sheets ran all over complete drive of the game. their final drive end on an Notre Dame abandoned the off, a short squib-style effort, to the Irish in the first quarter. The freshman rolled out of interception. running game that had looked the 41-yard line. Painter led the Sheets finished the game with the pocket on fourth-and-goal Purdue's field-position edge promising in last week's 31-14 Boilermakers to the 14-yard 141 yards on 27 carries, but he and found fifth-year tight end came in large part because of loss to Michigan State and line and then found an open was most effective in the first John Carlson, who made a div­ Notre Dame's mistakes. instead turned to its young Dustin Keller along the ·Purdue and fourth quarters. ing catch to put the Irish on the Senior Terrell Vinsonn inter­ receiving corps to move the ball sideline for an acrobatic touch­ Purdue became the seventh board. cepted an ill-advised pass from down the field, picking up big down catch. straight team to score at least "Jimmy threw me a ball that I Clausen and returned it to the chunks of yardage at a time. Painter's second passing 30 points against Notre Dame, could catch, and I went and Notre Dame 25-yard line. Six Sophomore Robby Parris had touchdown of the game all but but the Irish threatened late for caught it," Carlson said. "It plays later, Chris Summers put seven catches for 93 yards, and iced Purdue's fifth win of the the first time this season. really isn't anything more than Purdue up 13-0 with his second freshman Golden Tate made year and first over Weis. Junior quarterback Evan that." field goal of the game. three crucial catches - includ­ Sharpley threw his first two Notre Dame's offensive line Nine minutes and one ing a 25-yard touchdown score Contact Dan Murphy at touchdown passes in a rally began to solidify for the first Boilermaker touchdown later, that closed the Irish deficit to [email protected]

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Kory Sheets 377 Dustin Keller's 14-yard touchdown "It could have gotten really bad or catch from Curtis Painter. become a very competitive game, and Purdue's running back had I4I yards Total passing yards for the Irish. Keller's touchdown reception with it became a very competitive game. on 2 7 carries and one touchdown and Clausen had r 69 yards and 5·'33 left gave Purdue a33-r9lead Charlie Weis exposed the middle ofNotre Dame's Sharpley had 208 to jumpstart and killed any hope Notre Dame rush defense. Notre Dame's air attack. had of coming back. Irish coach ------~----

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quarterbacks: Clausen and Sharpley combined for 377 yards on :H-of-52 passing but had two interceptions. 8+ Sharpley led the Irish comeback, and the passing game showed signs of life. running backs: Notre Dame's running ganw went dorment this weok after a solid perfi1rmance against Michigan D State. Allen was the leading rushor wfth 25 yards on six carrios receivers: Golden Tate stole the show in the second half, catching thren go routes li1r 104 yards. Parris added 93 A yards and Carlson made an outstand­ ing touchdown catch. offensive line: The line did a much bet­ ter job in pass protection ~ only allowing two sacks ~ but Notre 8 Dame's running game was nonexist­ ent this week.

defensive line: Kory Sheets ran for 141 yards on 27 carries, and Painter had Notre Dame quarterbacks Jimmy Clausen, left, and Evan Sharpley combined for 377 yards on 34-of-52 passing Saturday. all day to throw. Laws did have three Clausen left the game with an injury in the third quarter, and Sharpley threw for two touchdowns in his absence. C+ tacklos li1r loss. but Purdue had few problems bloeking the Irish. linebackers: Purdue's spread ofl(mse fiwcnd the linebackers to go into cover­ age with little success. Sheet.<; cut right Irish show their true colors c through the linebackers into the sec­ ondary on multiple occasions. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ~ If you are problems on both sides of the quarterback who will do whatever it defensive backs: Painter passed for 252 were a fly on the wall of Notre ball. People much better than me at takes to win, no matter what the yards and two touchdowns and two Dame's locker room during halftime analyzing football have made that risk. interceptions. The secondary tightened of Purdue's 33-19 win over the Irish painfully clear. But this game showed Junior Evan Sharpley, twice passed c up in the seeond half, but the damage Saturday, your eardrum - or whatev­ something that had been hiding the over for the starting job, replaced was done in the lirst half. er organ flies first four weeks of the season ~ Clausen with aplomb. Sharpley could use to hear - is Notre Dame's character. have transferred or quit football to special teams: Two missed extra points probably broken. A team does not develop character focus on baseball, and it would be took away some of the momentum the With Notre if the quarterback does not have it, hard to blame him. He realizes he Irish gained in the second half. The Dame down 23- but Notre Dame has two quarter­ will probably bn the backup the next F kiek coverage allowed Purdue to get 0, a fed-up backs who displayed they have what two years, but he is still on the team, excell!mt field position. Charlie Weis let it takes to lead the team. biding his time- and, most impor­ his team have it. Freshman Jimmy Clausen, whose tantly, not complaining. coaching: Notre Damn canm out flat in the "This time, it body has taken more shots this sea­ He didn't have to take a snap first half. but the turnaround in the sec­ was a little more son than Sonny Corleone at the toll­ Saturday to prove his character, but ond half was duo in part to Weis' halftime rough at half- Chris Hine booth, delivered a 25-yard strike to he got another chance and made the 8- message. The Irish still made dumb time because I Duval Kamara with the rush in his most of it, throwing for 208 yards pmmlties the eoaches need to correct. just had about Sports Editor face on Notre Dame's second drive of and two touchdowns in less than a enough about the third quarter. Clausen could have half of play. overall: Notre Dame took going out there rolled out to avoid the rush and miss Sharpley and Clausen's determina­ another step forward and being down his opportunity to hit Kamara, or he tion filtered to the rest of the team Saturday but still hasn't 23-0 at halftime," Weis said. "And it could have just fallen down to avoid and made them play inspired football 2.15 played a full 60 mintues of was a collective effort, it was offense, the big hit. in the second half. The offensive line "winning" football. defense, special teams ... but when After all, the Irish were down 23-0. protected well, t_he receivers played you put yourself down 23-0, I had Who could blame him? But Clausen their best game of the season and the just enough of playing losing football stood in there, took the hit and got defense kept the comeback alive. and I told them they better be plan­ the completion. Clausen played the Despite the abysmal first half, ning on trying to win a game." next few downs before heading to Notre Dame improved against The Irish had two options. Notre the sideline with an injury. He tried Purdue and that elusive first win is adding up Dame could have half-heartedly to return, but it was obvious he going to come. Even though the Irish played the second half and turned couldn't play anymore. have lost their first live games, they Saturday's game into Michigan, Part Say what you will about his devel­ finally have a winning attitude. the numbers II. Or, the Irish could come out and opment as a quarterback, but show they have heart, regardless of Clausen showed he has the tough­ The views of this column are those the final outcome. The Irish chose ness and the leadership to play at the of the author and not necessarily of Notre Dame's total passing yards in the sec­ the latter. college level. While his status for The Observer. ond hall. The Irish had 377 total for the Yes, Notre Dame is 0-5, and yes, next week is uncertain, Irish fans Contact Chris Hine at game. 272 Saturday's game again showed there should feel safe that they have a chine@nd. edu

Running backs that have gained at least 100 5 yards rushing against Notre Dame this season.

Yards Notre Dame gave up on its 11 penal- 11 o ties.

Purdue's total offensive yards in the first quarter. The Boilermakers linsihed with 161 371 lor the game.

National ranking of Purdue's total offense this season. 10

Sacks allowed by Notre Dame's offensive line this season. Purdue had two sacks 2.9 Saturday.

Average net yardage of Notre 34.5 Dame's kickoffs.

Percentage of third downs Notre Dame con­ Observer 26.3 verted this season, good for 116th in the Purdue running back Kory Sheets carries the ball while Irish safety David Bruton and cornerback Terrall nation. The Irish were 5-of-16 Saturday. Lambert attempt to bring him down. Monday, October 1, 2007 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 3 Spread offense gives defense fits scoring• suiDIDary By BILL BRINK Sports Writer 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Notre Dame 0 0 6 13 19 WEST lAFAYETTE, Ind. - The theme Purdue 10 13 3 7 33 was familiar, but the underlying causes First quarter were new. Purdue 3, Notre Dame 0 Once again, an opponent tore through Chris Summers 27-yard field goal with 10:45 Notre Dame's defense, yet a surprising remaining. second-half offensive surge ensured it got Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 4:15 elapsed. some rest in the second half. But in the Purdue 10, Notre Dame 0 first half. the Irish defense had trouble Kory Sheets 1-yard run with 5:49 remaining containing its opponent, a phenomenon (Summers kick). not uncommon this season but often Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:43 elapsed. overshadowed by the team's offensive Second quarter struggles. The problem was simple: Stack the box Purdue 13, Notre Dame 0 to stop the run and Purdue senior quar­ Summers 34-yard field goal with 11:54 terback Curtis Painter would slice through remaining. the thinned-out secondary with three and Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 1:19 elapsed. Purdue 20, Notre Dame 0 four-wide receiver sets; play extra corner­ Dorien Bryant11-yard reception from Curtis backs to take away the pass and senior Painter with 4:46 remaining (Summers kick). running back Kory Sheets would take Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:46 elapsed. advantage of the resulting holes. Purdue 23, Notre Dame 0 The Irish, with an undersized defensive Summers 29-yard field goal with 0:28 remain­ line and relatively slow linebackers, did ing. neither. Painter completed 22-of-37 pass­ Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:21 elapsed. es for 252 yards and two touchdowns and Sheets rushed 27 times for 141 yards and Third quarter a touchdown. Purdue 23, Notre Dame 6 At times, Notre Dame abandoned its John Carlson 5-yard reception from Jimmy new 3-4 scheme and played the nickel, Clausen with 7:55 remaining (Brandon Walker with four linemen and two linebackers, to kick failed). counter the spread offense. To do this, Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:06 elapsed. the Irish moved sophomore John Ryan Purdue 26, Notre Dame 6 from outside linebacker to defensive end. Summers 29-yard field goal with 0:28 remain­ Ryan said that the four-man line was hit­ ing. or-miss in its attempt to pressure Painter. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:21 elapsed. "I think sometimes we put good pres­ Fourth quarter sure on him and there were other times Notre Dame linebacker Brian Smith hits Boilermakers quarterback Curtis where we could have done a better job," Painter in Purdue's 33-19 victory over Notre Dame. Purdue 26, Notre Dame 12 he said. Duval Kamara 7-yard reception from Evan Hegardless of the change in scheme, ahead of sophomore cornerback Darrin Zbikowski found themselves covering the Sharpley with 12:43 remaining (Nale Whitaker Purdue's athleticism proved to be the Walls, for a 40-yard gain that gave slot receiver or backs coming out of the kick failed). main factor in the defense's problems. Its Purdue a first down on Notre Dame's 43- backfield. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 2:45 elapsed. receivers - in particular senior Dorien yard line. "They're just finding ways to get their Purdue 26, Notre Dame 19 Golden Tate 25-yard reception from Evan playmakers the ball," Crum said. Bryant, who finished with eight catches "We were playing good, I thought, first Sharpley with 7:58 remaining (Whitaker kick). for 82 yards - were too quick for the and second downs," Laws said. "A lot of "They're just aligning them different Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 3:40 elapsed. Irish secondary to cover one-on-one, a sit­ times, we had them on third and longs, places and just trying to create mis­ Purdue 33, Notre Dame 19 uation that the spread offense created we weren't getting enough pressure up matches." Dustin Keller 14-yard reception from Curtis oftnn. front and some guys in the back ends With 5:33 left in the game, Crum found Painter with 5:33 remaining (Summers kick). "That's part off the spread offense," weren't making the plays." himself covering senior receiver Dustin Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:25 elapsed. Hyan said. "They spread you out and When the Irish secondary was able to Keller. Keller got behind Crum and make you play in space. That was a big provide adequate coverage, Purdue caught a 14-yard touchdown pass. Crum part of it, spreading us out." switched to the run. Sheets had the mid­ also lost track of Sheets on a corner route Purdue's offensive linemen only allowed dle of the field at his disposal and broke out of the backfield that would have been two sacks on 37 pass attempts. through the line for big gains. With the a touchdown if Painter hadn't overthrown statistics "I feel like we didn't get enough pres­ defense spread all over the field, no one the pass. Senior wide receiver Jake sure," defensive end Trevor Laws said. remained to cover the middle, something Standeford managed to shake "At some points, we were back there, but Laws said was an important part of the Zbikowski's coverage in the second quar­ rushing yards I felt like overall we didn't do a good spread offense. ter and again was open for a big play had enough job of beating them to the space "That's what they do. That's how they Painter put the pass on target. and disrupting." move the ball, they spread everybody out Crum said the hardest part of defend­ The Boilermakers showed an example and find the middle," Laws said. ing against the spread offense was its of this weakness in the first quarter. After To further complicate matters, Purdue unpredictability. a running play lost eight yards and a sack found ways to create mismatches and iso­ "The ball can go anywhere," he said. passing yards cost them another 11, Purdue faced a late Irish defenders, most often senior "That it's not just designed to go to one third-and-29 on its own 16-yard line. On linebacker Maurice Crum Jr. and senior person, it can go anywhere." the next play, Painter found junior receiv­ safety Tom Zbikowksi, in unfavorable sin­ er Greg Orton on the right sideline, a step gle-coverage matchups. Crum and Contact Bill Brink at [email protected]

time of possession Wenger and Stewart miss trip to Purdue

Weis has gone for it on and sophomore Robby They are merely freshmen By DAN MURPHY fourth down 12 times this Parris had catches of 24 and Tate and Duval Kamara Associate Sports Editor season, and the Irish have 21 yards. both recorded their first been successful on eight Prior to Saturday's game, career touchdowns against WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - attempts. Notre Dame had only two the Boilermakers. Notre Dame offensive linemen passing plays that went Tate scored on a 25-yard ..... Dan Wenger and Chris Stewart All these things that they longer than 20 yards. touchdown pass with eight passing did not make the trip to have done minutes remaining in the Clausen 18-26-1 Painter 22-37-2 Purdue. Stewart was excused Purdue turned two Notre Wake me up when game. Kamara's score came Sharpley 16-26-2 from practice Thursday for Dame turnovers into six September ends on a 7 -yard toss from personal reasons, Notre Dame points in the first half. Both Saturday's loss drops Irish Sharpley to make the score rushing football media director Brian drives started inside the Irish coach Charlie Weis's record 23-12. Allen 6-25 Sheets 27-141 Hardin said. 25-yard line. Opponents have to 7-7 in the month of Jabbie 4-16 Dierking 4-9 piled up 43 points off Irish September. The coach also Kicking and screaming Clausen 3-13 Painter 5-1 Taking chances turnovers this season, while dropped to 6-7 when going up Irish kickers Brandon Aldridge 5-9 Notre Dame was 4-of-6 on Notre Dame has 21 points on against a previously unde­ Walker and Nate Whitaker receiving fourth downs against Purdue, drives resulting from take­ feated team. failed to convert extra points Tate 3-104 Bryant 8-82 including two successful con­ aways. on Notre Dame's first two Parris 7-93 Keller 5-36 versions during its 79-yard Not-so-Modest Maust touchdowns. Whitaker Kamara 6-68 Orton 3-55 touchdown drive to make the All or nothing at all Sophomore punter Eric punched it through on his Carlson 5-30 Lymon 2-28 score 26-19 in the fourth The Irish offense pro­ Maust started for the Irish third attempt, but only after West 4-37 B. Whittington 1-24 quarter. Freshman quarter­ duced five passing plays of and booted three kicks for an an offsides penalty negated tackling bc.ck Jimmy Clausen had a 20 or more yards against average of 44 yards per punt. an earlier miss. fourth-and-goal touchdown Purdue. Freshman Gol@[en Maust set a career high with Brockington 9 Keglar 9 Zbikowski 7 Ferguson 8 pass to senior tight end John Tate had three long recep­ a 48-yard punt in the second Contact Dan Mpurhy at Ryan 6 Bick 6 Carlson in the third quarter. tions (25, 26 and 43 yards). quarter. [email protected] Laws 6 Vinson 5 · page 4 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Monday, October I, 2007

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ERIC SALES/The Observer A half too late

Notn~ Dame W-51 came out Saturday and fell behind quickly

against Purdu1~ (5-01. Thn Irish defense could not stop Boilermak£)rs running baek Kory Sheets and quarterback Curtis Painter. Mnanwhill', Notre Damn's ofTensn only picked up four first downs in

the !irst half'. At half'time, Purdue was on top 23-0. The slow start was similar to the !irst half Notre Damn had against Michigan two weeks ago in Ann Arbor, but this time the Irish came out and played

their best football of the season in the second half. Junior quarter­ back Evan Sharpley came in for an injured Jimmy Clausen and

comph~ted 16-of-26 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Golden Tate had three receptions for 104 yards and one touchdown, but Notre Dame's comeback effort fell short. Dustin Keller's 14-yard touchdown catch with 5:33 left iced Purdue's

victory and put off Notre Dame's first.win at least another week.

Top left, Purdue cornerback Tenell Vinson Intercepts a pass In the fourth quarter. Top right, Irish safety David Bruton jumps while Purdue quarterback Curtis Painter looks to throw. Middle, l.rish tight end John Carlson catches a touchdown pass. Bottom right, Car1son drags Purdue linebacker Dan Blck. Bottom left, Irish wldeout Golden Tate makes one of his three receptions.

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"ll1~ wanted rnvnngn." tlwir first win of the season Culpnpper's slow rncovnry over Schaub and t!Hl Houston from major knee surgery limit­ Texans. nd him to four games last year llarrington, who took over as in his only snnson with thn the Faleons starter after Schaub Dolphins, and his brcakup with was traded and Vick became nnw Miami coaeh Cam Canwron embroiled in a dogfighting case, was bittnr. had another effective day by AftPr winning in his first start compnting 23-of-29 for 223 for the ltaiders, Culpepper said yards. A week earlier, he beating Miami wasn't personal. passed for 361 yards in a loss to "The only thing I 'felt bad Carolina. about is I didn't havn a chance "We've got a little flow going," to show the fans here me llarrington said. "So much of lwalthy as a Dolphin," hn said. this game is getting on a roll. "But now I had a chan en to getting in a groove. We feel like show them today, and I'm glad I we're starting to dictate what was able to do that." the other team has to do." Canwron and Culpepper met Jenkins hauled in scoring PHIL HUDELSON!The Observer Atlanta wide receiver Michael Jenkins scores his second touchdown of the day In a 26-16 win -·· on the field after the game, and passes of 5 and 7 yards, the both said the conversation was first two-touchdown game of his over the Houston Texans. The win was the first of Falcons coach Bobby Petrino's career. cordial. up-and-down career with the "You have to tip your hat Falcons (1-3), who were one of other scoring chances, settling scored three times as many with a victory over the strug­ whnn you're getting your rear five winless teams left in the for three field goals by Kris points in the final 15 minutes. gling 49ers on Sunday. end kicked," Cameron said. NFL. In all, he made six catches Brown. "It was a big finish," Williams The 49ers (2-2) were full of Miami's coach Q.as biggP.r for 64 yards. said. cautious optimism during the problems than any lingering "These are some talented Detroit 37, Chicago 27 The Bears insist they're not week. Coach Mike Nolan hoped isstws wilh Culpepper. For the wide receivers," Harrington The Detroit Lions did it all in finished, even though their they were ready to challenge second time in four years, the said. a record-breaking fourth quar­ quarterback change backfired the Seahawks' run of three Dolphins arn off to an 0-4 start. Atlanta went up 20-7 in the ter, scoring on the ground, and their banged-up team is straight division titles after two "You can't fnnl sorry for your­ first half and guarded its lead through the air on defense and reeling. wins over Seattle last season, self." Caml'ron said. "Nobody is the rest of the game. The special teams. "Our season is not over," two division victories already going to run and hide." Texans (2-2) twice closed within The new-look win took the Brian Urlacher said. "But we. this year and an offseason The Haidnrs. who won last a touchdown but couldn't come place of a here-we-go again loss have to get better." spending spree. week wlwn Culpepper came otr all the way back, losing for the for a team that used to be the "We stink right now." Instead, the Seahawks ( 3-1) the hmll'h to wolace an injured seeond week in a row. NFL's laughingstock. Brian Griese, starting in place are showing the whole NFL Josh McCown, improved to 2-2 Bobby Petrino, ihe raiefmi>' "Luck ig tuining our way," of Rex Grossman, had three they might be ciose to their and lwad into their bye week first-year coach, picked up his Roy Williams said after Detroit interceptions. Super Bowl form of 2005. With with a quartPrback controvnrsy lirst NFL win. He wore a white beat the Chicago Bea_rs Sunday. uniformly solid veteran play looming. cap - aJter going without any­ "We're a 3-1 ballclub and not a Seattle 23, San Francisco 3 and a game plan that anticipat­ 'Til handiP it whnn it hap­ thing on his hP.ad the previous lot of teams can say that." The balance of power in the ed the 49ers' every move, they pens," eoaeh Lane Killin said. week - in hopes of changing No other team in league histo­ NFC West hasn't moved an inch outgained San Franeisco 371- Culpepper led the Haiders out tlw team's fortunes. ry can say they scored 34 points to the south. The Seattle 184 and coasted to a blowout of the tunrwl bnfore the game, ''I'm not superstitious or any­ in the final quarter as Detroit Seahawks are still on top -just win. raising his right list and punch­ thing," he said. "But I was did against the defending NFC as 308-pound defensive tackle "I think we havA the most ing the air as fans booed. lin changing it up until we got a champions, and no game Hocky Bernard illustrated by depth and the most experience was far from flashy against his win. You'll probably see the included a combined 48 points landing right on poor Alex throughout the conference," old team. relying on a gmund white hat for a while." in the fourth. Smith. said former 49ers linebacker game that totalnd 299 yards Schaub was 28-of-40 for 317 "We collapsed as a team at Matt Hasselbeck passed for Julian Peterson, who had three against an injury-depleted yards, including a 35-yard the end of the game," Bears 281 yards and two touchdowns, of the Scahawks' six sacks. "I dofensn. touchdown pass to Andre Davis coach Lovie Smith said. Bernard separated Smith's think everybody knows that Justin Fargas replaced an that gave Houston a short-lived Chicago (1-3) led 13-3 after shoulder with a sack on tho we're the team to beat, but we injured LaMont Jordan shortly lead in the first quarter. But the three quarters in a terribly third play, and the Seahawks still have to go out there every hnforn halftime and ran for a Texans couldn't punch in their played game bef1re both teams remained the best in the West week and prove that."

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1 usc 4·0 AP LSU s~o 2 Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is drenched with beer after Sunday's 6-1 victory over the Nationals in Philadelphia 3 Calilornia 5•0 4 Ohio State 5·0 clinched the N.L. East. Philadelphia won the division over the Mets, who burned out down the home stretch. 5 Wisconsin s~o 6 Boston College 5·0 7 Florida 4;1> Phillies clinch N .L. East with win over N ats 8 Kentucky IHI 9 South Florida 4"0 ago, the Phillies overcame there on the field, thou­ are advancing to the post­ 10 Oklahoma 4-1 Associated Press a huge deficit in the stand­ sands of fans staying to season for only the 1Oth 11 Georgia 4-1 PHILADELPHIA- Shane ings, caught the Mets and enjoy a rare moment in time in their history. 12 West Virginia 4-1 Victorino doused the fans won their first NL East Philly. They'll host Game 1 of the 13 Oregon 4-1 with a fire hose, Brett title since 1993 on the "This has been an first round Wednesday 14 Virginia Tech 4~1 Myers and Ryan Howard final day. incredible ride and we've against the winner of 15 Hawaii 5"0 jumped into the stands to Howard hit his 47th got to keep going," Burrell Monday's wild-card Texas 16 4·1 join the celebration and homer, 44-year-old Jamie said. tiebreaker between San 17 Missouri 4·0 18 south carolina 4-1 Hall of Fame announcer Moyer pitched 5 1-3 gutsy The Phillies also needed Diego and Colorado. Harry Kalas sang "High innings and the Phillies, help up 1-95 to clinch, and Somehow it seemed fit­ 19 Arizona Stale 5~ 20 Purdue 5·0 Hopes" over the public backed by a crowd going got it from Florida. The ting the Phillies enjoyed 21 Rutgers 3•1 address system. crazy, beat Washington 6- Marlins beat the Mets 8-1 success the same season 22 Clemson 4-1 Believe it, Philly. The 1 Sunday to end a 14-year to ensure there wouldn't they became the first team 23 Nebraska 4-1 Fightin' Phils are going to playoff drought. be a tiebreaker playoff in professional sports to 24 Cincinnati 5-0 the playoffs - just as Myers tossed his glove game on Monday. lose 10,000 games. 25 UCLA 4·1 Jimmy Rollins predicted underhanded strai.ght in Philadelphia rallied from A team known for one of way back in January. the air and jumped off the seven games down on the biggest collapses in "There's only one more mound after striking out Sept. 12, matching the baseball - they blew a 6- celebration to try and go Wily Mo Pena to end it. Pat biggest September come­ game lead with 12 games for now and that's the Burrell ran out of the back in major league his­ left in the 1964 NL race - whole thing," Howard dugout and hugged Myers tory. The Phillies and the took advantage of a colos­ MIAA Volleyball said. and everyone piled on. Mets went into the last day sal fold to finish first. The Considered all-but-out of The party was on, and it tied for the division lead. Phils won 13 of their last Standings contention just 2 weeks lasted for hours right Now, it's the Phillies who 17 and wound up 89-73. team league overall Calvin 8·0 13·3 BRIEF Adrian 8·1 11-6 IN Hope 6-2 11·5 Tri-State 5·3 7-10 CamP-bell makes comeback, U.S. team wins tournament, Competitors in ring become SAINT MARY'S 3·5 6·10 wins Viking Classic earns Olympic berth competitors in kitclien Kalamazuo 3·6 6·10 MADISON, Miss. - Chad Campbell VALDIVIA, Chile - The U.S. women's ATLANTA - Evander Holyfield Albion 2·5 5·11 righted his listing game Sunday with a basketball team took a rarely used route once defeated George Foreman in a Alma 1·7 2·15 one-stroke victory over Johnson to get back to the Olympics. battle for the world heavyweight Olivet 1-7 2·15 Wagner in the Viking Classic, making Tina Thompson scored 18 points to boxing title. Now he is seeking to two birdies on his last three holes to help the U.S. qualifY for the 2008 Beijing oust his former foe from another win. Games with a 101-71 victory over Cuba arena: the grilling world. Campbell was among six golfers on Sunday in the gold medal game at Holyfield is preparing to unveil the who held or were tied for the lead the FIBA Americas tournament. "Evander Holyfield Real Deal Grill," Sunday at Annandale Golf Club. He "It feels great to win. We got the mon­ a direct competitor to Foreman's finished with a 3-under-par 69 - the key off our back," Thompson said. famous "Lean Mean Fat Reducing only member of that group under 70 The U.S. (S-0) was forced to qualify for Grilling Machine," which has report­ around the dial - to win after trailing two-day leader an Olympics berth for the first time edly earned $100 million in sales David Branshaw by three strokes since 1980 because of a thlrd-place fin­ since 1995. entering the final round. Branshaw ish at the World Championships last "I've got a George Foreman grill. was done in by a double bogey. year. It's a good grill," the 44-year-old "I wasn't doing anything very well to "It feels great to get the berth to Holyfield told the Atlanta Journal­ NFL be honest with you," Campbell said of Beijing and get this behind us." U.S. Constitution. "But don't you think the Patriots at Bengals his season, which included just 13 coach Anne Donovan said. ''I'm so latest grill is supposed to be the best 8:30 p.m., ESPN rounds under 70 coming into the tour­ proud of how hard these women have grill?" nament. "At times I'd drive good, at worked and how much it's paid off. To Manufacturer CirTran Corp., based times I'd putt good. But I never put play five games in five days and we in Utah, approached Holyfield about everything together for 18 holes. I was started with the best team in the tourna­ promoting a $99 grill after he just trying to figure out what I was ment, we finished with the best team in appeared on the TV show "Dancing doing well. This week it just clicked." the tournament." With the Stars" in 2005. page 18 The Observer + SPORTS Monday, October 1, 2007

MLB- NATIONAL LEAGUE San Diego loss forces Mets finish year with loss

the rest of this talented team Phillies wins in the final eight playoff for vvild card NY loses to Florida will forever be remembered meetings between the teams. alongside the 1964 Phillies That started a slide the Mets to end upset season and other famous failures for never recovered from. They in appropriate fashion skidding to one of baseball's even lost star slugger Carlos most monumental collapses. Delgado in the season finale "It's going to be a long off­ to a broken hand. Associated Press season. I know I don't want to Doomed by inadequate NEW YORK - Following the experience it again," Wright starting pitching and a leaky, last bewildering loss of a sea­ said. exhausted bullpen, New York son gone sour, the dejected No major league team had dropped 12 of its last 17 New York Mets filed into their owned a lead of seven games games, committing 21 errors quiet clubhouse and packed or more with 17 to play and in the process. The Mets' EHA for a particularly stark winter. failed to finish in first place. during the slide was 5. 96, When they needed a big New York, which had that third-worst in the majors over game, Tom Glavine pitched margin on Sept. 12, matched that span. one of his worst. And now, the largest lead blown in "The harder we pushed, the their collapse is complete. September. The 19 34 New worse it got," closer Billy After blowing a big York Giants (Sept. 6) and 1938 Wagner said as hP paeked a September lead in the NL Pittsburgh Pirates (Sept. 1) bag at his locker. East, the Mets missed the and also led by seven games When Luis Castillo struek playoffs Sunday when Glavine in the final month only to drop out and ended New York's lat­ was battered into a fatal tail- est lackluster defeat against a for seven spin. second-division club, that runs during A win Sunday prompted one last round of PHIL HUDELSONfThe Observer the first "To say disappointed not only would boos at Shea Stadium this San Diego pitcher Brett Tomko bends over during an 1.1.-6 loss to inning of a have kept the year. the Brewers Sunday. The loss tied the Padres in the wild-card race. season-end­ would be the Mets even with Moments later, the final in ing 8-1 loss to understatement of Philadelphia Philadelphia was posted on Associated Press in baseball," Peavy said. "But the Florida the year.,, and forced a the out-of-town scoreboard they're definitely a heatable Marlins. one-game play­ and Mets fans shufOed toward MILWAUKEE - The San team." "It's some­ off for the divi­ the exits, quietly muttering to Diego Padres wflre in a pretty Colorado held on for a 4-3 thing that's Shawn Green sion title, it themselves. foul mood Sunday after blow­ victory over Arizona to force going to take Mets outfielder would have "We're devastated, also," ing their second straight shot the play-in game, as Padres a while for us tied them with manager Willie Handolph at wrapping up the NL wild players eheered and groaned to get over," Colorado and said. "It's just a tough life les­ card. like fans as they sat in the visit­ said Glavine, San Diego for son in baseball." And it didn't get any better ing clubhouse at Miller Park. pitching for maybe the last the wild card. So they would It was one of the darkest once they got to the dubhouse, They quickly focused on the time in his major league have had two ways to reach days for a franchise that prid­ where tnlevisions were tuned to positives, starting with Peavy's eareer. the postseason. ed itself on late-season come­ the final outs of the Colorado 10-1 record and 2.20 ERA over New York's defeat coupled Instead, the Mets lost six of backs in 1969, 1973 and in Hockies' vietory over Arizona. his last 13 starts. with Philadelphia's 6-1 win their final seven games - all the 1986 World Series against The Padres couldn't over­ "Jake's going to win the Cy over Washington gave the at home - and are out. Boston. come a shaky start by Brett Young for a reason - he's one division title to the Phillies "Everyone's definitely Last year, the Mets Tomko and lost 11-6 to of the best, if not the best, and sent the stunned Mets numb," Shawn Green said. advanced to Game 7 of the NL Milwaukee, opening the door pitcher in the game," Padres home wondering how they "To say disappointed would be championship series before for the Hockies to force a pitcher Chris Young said. squandered a seven-game the understatement of the losing 3-1 to St. Louis. Beltran tiebreaking game at Coors "We've been swinging the bats cushion over the final 18 days year." struck out with the bases Field on Monday night. well. Our bullpen's been throw­ of an excruciating season. Philadelphia swept a three­ loaded in the bottom of the San Diego is pinning its play­ ing well, minus a couple of Now, David Wright, Carlos game series at Shea Stadium ninth inning, a sudden end to off hopes on the only guy who innings the past couple of Beltran, Pedro Martinez and from Sept. 14-16 - giving the a thrilling season. could manage a smile Sunday games. But we're in great evening- ace Jake Peavy. shape." "I think the spirits and the Tomko (4-12) cruised through mood right now is a little the first three innings as the downtrodden, but we're going Padres took a 3-0 lead but fell to get it up," Peavy said. "''m apart soon after that. He not going to let this happen allowed live runs and five hits tomorrow. I can promise you in 4 1-3 innings. it'll be a new day, the boys will Doug Brocail threw a be exeitnd. I mean, this is why tantrum in the dugout after we play the game." giving up Gross' triple, knock­ San lliego needed to win one ing equipment off a shelf and of the final two games of the winging his hat to the floor - s1mson to lock up a postseason another sign that the Padres spot but lost 4-3 to the Brewers were unraveling. in 11 innings on Saturday. Can they forget about the last Trevor lloffman needed just two days'? one strike to finish off a 3-2 "We have to," right fielder win but gave up a tying triple Brian Giles said. "It's a one­ to Tony Gwynn Jr., the son of gamfl season now." Pursuing the the Padres llall of Farner, and Blaek said the team's mood Milwaukee won it in thP 11th was OK despite the discourag­ Life of fhe Mind on Vinny Hottino's HBI single. ing loss. Sunday's game wasn't even "Obviously when you fall elosn as Milwaukee pushed behind, and fall behind by a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, across two in the fourth, number of runs, it can be ehased Tomko during a four­ deflating," Black said. "But our October 2, 2007 run fifth and added three more mood was, overall, fine. Guys in the sixth on a bases-loaded kept having good at-bats." 129 DeBartolo Hall triple by Gabe Gross. Jeff Suppan (12-12) pitched At least San Diego will have six innings to get the win as Peavy to fall back on in the Milwaukee finished the season Meet representatives from extra game. Padres manager on an upbeat note with back­ the Graduate School and Bud Black started Tomko to-baek comeback victories. against Milwaukee, choosing to The Brewers went 83-79 for learn about graduate school save his ace for the potential their first winning season since options and how to get there. tiebreaker. 1992. "We had this mapped out for Still, they missed the playoffs a while that it could come to - a disappointing end to the With discussion to follow: this, based on what was hap­ season for a team that held an pening over the last couple 8'? -game lead in the NL Central Speaker weeks," Black said. "And that in late June. Donald L. Stelluto, Ph.D. was the ease. We feel good with "We played the way we would Executive Assistant to the Dean, Jake, obviously." like other clubs to play for us in Peavy has no record and a those situations," Brewers College of Arts and Letters 1.29 EHA in two starts against manager Ned Yost said. "We the Hackies this year. He spent were going to go full out. We Contact information: part of Sunday watching video feel like we owe it to major Office of Undergraduate Studies, of the Hockies, just in case he'd league baseball to give our very have to face them. best effort even though we 104 O'Shaughnessy, 1-7098. 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NFL Favre sets touchdown record in Packers' win

Marino held the record since Veteran QB throws 1995, but Favre's reign could two TDs in victory bn considerably shorter. Old No. 4 has acknowledged that over Vikings Sunday most, if' not all. of the records h n sn ts in his career will be challenged very shortly by the Associated Press Colts' Peyton Manning. MINNEAPOI.IS- Brnlt Favro But perhaps even more is No. 1 - with a bullet. impressive than the numbers Favro broke Dan Marino's Favre has put up is the manner record for career touchdown in which hn has donn it. passes Sunday, zipping No. 421 Favre entered tho league in a to Creg Jennings in tho l'irst difTen~nt era. when guys like quartt~r of (;reen Bay's 23-1(, Marino. Jim Kelly, Warren vidory over tht~ Minnesota Moon and Steve Young played Vikings. with an aggressiveness and a lin hit Jennings on a 16-yard swagger that's uncommon slant for the score with 4:5h among today's quarterbacks. left in t.hP quarter. and like Whiln offenses havn moved most of his touchdown throws away from that mentality more through his brilliant 17-year toward "gamn managers," the earner. this one had plenty of league's biggest gambler hasn't sttmm on it. let go of his high-risk, high­ "It fools gwat. but I've never rnward style. That mentality ronsider<'d myself as good a has thrillnd fans in Green Bay quarterback as Dan Marino," since he first stepped onto the Favn~ said. "Dan was a hero of Lambnau Field turf in 1992, but mirw. To be mentiorwd in thn it has also earned him his fair same breath as Dan and othnr shan~ of criticism over the guys rnally makns it special." ynars. Evnr the jubilant ctdnbrator. lie has been accused of being Favre sprintt~d careless with the to the end zone football at times, and hoistt~d "It feels great, but but Favre will be .ltmnings on his I've never considered the last one to (pf't shoulder. lin myself as good a apologize for joined in hugs entering the with his team­ quarterback as game two inter­ mates on the Dan Marino." ceptions shy of sideline, as tying George thousands of' Brett Favre Blanda's career Packers faithful record. who made the Green Bay quarterback "What got me trip from to this point, Wisconsin chnnrPd loudly. what got me in this league, was Even thosn dressed in purple a playmaking ability that was stood and applauded when the dill'erent," Favre said. announcmnnnt was made, and Favre was pressured on his a taped message from Marino first pass attempt Sunday, and Packers quarterback Brett Favre celebrates after throwing his 421st career touchdown was played to congratulate he blindly winged a pass far Green Bay defeated Minnesota 26-16 in Minneapolis to move to 4-0 on the year. Favre, who threw for another downlield for Jennings that was TD in the fourth quart1~r. lie intercepted by Darren Sharper. finished 32-of'-45 for 344 yards, But Favre was bailed out by an the 50th time he's topped 300 illegal contact call on Vikings yards in his earner. cornerback Antoine Winfield, ~~~, "I loved holding the touch­ and the Packers punted four down record for the past 13 plays later. years," Marino said. "But if' After Jeff Dugan fumbled to sonwonn was going to break it, give the Packers the ball in I'm glad it was someone like Minnesota territory, Favre hit THE HENRY LUCE FOUNDATION you. who has always competed Donald Lee on a nice touch at the highest level and always pass for 27 yards. Two plays played to win." later: history. It's the latest. and possibly "It's a milestone that he hit the most hallowed record and there's probably a lot more claimed by the league's last of' them le!'t." Packers coach true gunslinger. Two weeks Mike McCarthy said. ago, Favre broke John Elway's McCarthy has reined in Favre mark for canwr victories by a a little bit this season, and it quarterback when he led the has worked brilliantly so far for Packers to a 35-13 win over the the Packers, who are 4-0 for New York Giants. the first time since 1998. The soon-to-be 3S-year-old "lie has a lot of gas left in his Favw also holds the marks for gas tank," McCarthy said. ''I'm career completions and consec­ not surprised by this at all." utive starts by a quarterback. And while there is no single which hit 241 Sunday, moving record for quarterbacks that him past former Vikings center carries the significance of Mick Tingelhol'f' into second Barry Bonds passing Hank place on thn list for all players. Aaron's career home run Former Vikings defensive end record, McCarthy has said .lim Marshall holds the all-time Marino's touchdown mark mark with 270 consecutive probably comes closest. starts. But Favre said he didn't think Late in the sneond quarter, the touchdown record was get­ f!\0 Favre broke anothnr Marino ting anywhere near the hype rncord when he threw tho that Bonds' pursuit of Aaron Wo When it's the S,:{51Jth pass of his career, and rnenivnd over the summer. He prestigious Luce scholarship, finding you an is also within shouting distancn has laughed off any further of Marino's n~eord for yards comparison to Bonds, smiling passing . as he jokingly flexed his fore­ exciting 1-yr Job In the far east, strategically chosen to match .Jnnnings also eaught tlw arms to prove he doesn't quite rncord-tying Tl> from Favre, a measure up. your career goals. Apply by November 2, 2007. 57-yardPr last week that liftnd Tlwre will be no dispute over thn l'a1:knrs to a 31-24 victory this homo run ball, though. ovnr San J>ipgo. "I was hoping to put it on Interested? 29 or younger? Have you now (or will you have by the end of May, 2008) an NO degree? "I know onn thing," .Jnnnings nBay," Favw joked. "I think we said. "I know I'll n1wnr be for­ are going to let it sit in the llall No east-Asia experience? For more information, contact Mrs. Nancy O'Connor([email protected]) gotlnn and that's thanks to of Fame for a year or two. I'm Brntl." surn al'ter that, I will keep it." Monday, October 1, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 21

NCAA FOOTBALL GOLF LSU named nation's best Presidents Cup goes

the Tigers' victory against after having LSU last week. to Nicklaus, U.S. teain Bayou Bengals jump Tulane, when they led 10-9 at "The main reason I did was USC in new AP poll the break. because I look at LSU and USC "They kind of slept in and got and feel that the Trojans have after crazy weekend kind of caught up on the score two quality wins on the road later in the day," he said and that tipped the scales Sunday. "We can't afford to toward SC," Wilner said. Associated Press play like that anymore for any "Winning in Lincoln and in LSU reached No. 1 the hard length of time, whether it is a Seattle gives them an edge over way. half or what- LSU's two big The Tigers edged past ever. We home wins Southern California in the AP played with­ [over South Top 25 on Sunday, even though out the focus "There will be none of Carolina and the Trojans remained undefeat­ or intensity our players who arrive Virginia Pd. we are capa­ Tech]." On a wild day in college foot­ ble of. here on Monday and The rest of ball, when half the top 10 lost, "There will feel like they achieved the rankings USC avoided the upset bug that be none of our any milestone in released struck Oklahoma, Florida, players who Sunday bore Texas and Rutgers. But a slop­ arrive here on any way." little resem­ PY 27-24 victory at Washington Monday that blance to any on Saturday night cost the feel like they Les Miles of the previous Trojans the No. 1 ranking have achieved LSU coach polls, thanks they've held all season. any milestone to a crazy USC is the first team to lose in any way. It weekend in the No. 1 ranking after a victo­ will be busi- which three of ry since Nov. 3, 2002, when ness as usual." the top five and seven of the top AP top-ranked Miami dropped The voting was the closest 13 teams lost. David Toms, right, congratulates Charles Howell Ill after the after beating Rutgers 42-17 since the second poll of the Overall, nine ranked teams U.S. team won this year's Presidents Cup in Montreal. and No. 2 Oklahoma moved up 2002 season, when Miami and went down, seven to unranked after a 27-11 victory over No. Oklahoma tied for No. 1 and opponents. 13 Colorado. each received 27 first-place California moved up three Kansas City," International cap­ "l have no idea how the votes. spots to No. 3, Ohio State Crowd favorite Mike tain Gary Player said. points work and how it all adds B.G. Brooks from The Rocky jumped four places to No.4 and Weir takes out Tiger The final cheer was for the up," USC coach Pete Carroll Mountain News in Denver had Wisconsin moved up four spots consolation prize. said Sunday night. "It has no already flip-flopped USC and to No.5. The Presidents Cup went to a bearing on any- LSU once this The rest of the top 10 fea­ Associated Press United States team that was thing for us. It season and tured some unfamiliar names. The Presidents Cup didn't end overwhelming in the team didn't before "It has no bearing on went back to South Florida, which knocked in another tie, but it sure felt matches and good enough in and it doesn't LSU again after off No. 5 West Virginia 21-13 on that way Sunday. singles for its second straight now. anything for us. It watching the Thursday night, made it into The Americans celebrated victory over the International "The reason it didn't before and it Trojans against the poll for the first time two another victory, taking more team, 19 1/2 -14 1/2 . happened is the doesn't now." Washington. weeks ago. Now the Bulls are than enough singles matches at David Toms earned the most way we played, "I think at this No. 6 in the country and West Royal Montreal to make a win­ points. Scott Verplank won all l guess." point, at least Virginia dropped eight spots to ner out of captain Jack Nicklaus four of his matches. Woody LSU, which Pete Carroll through yester­ 13th. again and capture their first cup Austin drew the most laughter, recovered from USC coach day, LSU has No. 7 Boston College is in the on international soil in 14 years. falling into a lake on the 14th its own first- been a little top 10 for the first time since Even more rowdier were hole Friday and making fun of half malaise to more domi­ 19tn. No. 8 Kentucky has a those Canadians crammed into himself by wearing a swimming beat Tulane 34-9 on Saturday, nant," Brooks said. top-1 0 ranking for the first time the bleachers and pressed mask as he walked down the received 33 first-place votes LSU is No. 1 in the AP poll for since 1977. against the ropes, waving the same fairway Sunday. from the media panel and the first time since Nov. 2, No. 9 Florida, which lost 20- Maple Leaf flag, cheering and As usual, the inspiration and 1 ,593 points. USC got 32 first­ 1959. 17 on a last-second field goal to chanting at every turn as their laughs came from Nicklaus, a place votes, 11 fewer than last Twelve voters switched off Auburn, fell five spots. beloved Mike Weir won the last seven-time runner-up at the week, and 1,591 points. USC to LSU this week to swing Oklahoma, which lost to two holes to take down Tiger Canadian Open who finally left LSU coach Les Miles suggest­ the vote, though one voter, Jon Colorado on a field goal as time Woods. the Great White North with a ed the voters didn't get up early Wilner of The San Jose expired, dropped seven spots to "When he won on 18, you shiny gold trophy. enough to watch the first half of Mercury News, voted USC No. 1 No. 10. could hear it all the way to "I've always loved playing for Jack, and hopefully, he'll come back," Woods said. "He's the greatest player of all time, and to have him as your captain to UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME lead us, it doesn't get any better than that." The Canadians found some• thing equally special. !sUMMER ENGINEERING PROGRAMS! The cheers were relentless on a spectacular autumn day, and they carried the former Masters FOREIGN STUDY IN LONDON, ENGLAND OR champion from a sudden col­ ALCOY, SPAIN (IF ENOUGH INTEREST) lapse to an unlikely victory. Woods was 1 up with two holes to play when Weir made a 10- foot birdie putt to win the 17th, then watched as Woods pulled a tee shot that splashed into a Information Meeting: pond - right in front of a Canadian flag that fans were holding behind the ropes. "It's mixed emotions for sure," Monday, October 8, 2007 Weir said. "Our team didn't win. I won a point. It's only one point." Room 129 DeBartolo Hall But what a point it was. Woods beat Greg Norman when the Presidents Cup was in 7:00p.m. Australia, and he beat Ernie Els in South Africa four years ago. Weir only made the team as a captain's pick, but he was the International team's best player - especially Sunday. Application Deadline: November 21 for Summer 2008 "Obviously, winning the Masters was such a thrill," Weir said. "But to play Tiger ... he's Application On-line: the best player there is, and I www.nd.edu/- engineer I sumlon/ apply.html had to play my absolute best today to beat him." Woods and Weir shared a hug . on the 18th green as the gallery roar again, filling the air with ALL ENGINEERING STUDENTS WELCOME! chants of "Mike! Mike! Mike!" page 22 The Observer+ SPORTS Monday, October I, 2007

NFL Umenyiora sets team sack record in 16-3 win

backs at will. "It was like a video game out yard field goal in the third loss for the team," he said. "I McNabb sacked 12 "Last week we able to get there," Umenyiora said. quarter, but he also missed a got out of my technique, tried times in Eagles' loss some pressure on the quarter­ "Winston Justice is a very good 34-yarder and an extra point. to make adjustments and they back." said Umenyiora, whose football player. Tonight was Strahan's sacks gave him just didn't work." sack total was one shy of just one of those nights. He'll 133 1/2 in his career, breaking The Eagles (1-3) had a horri­ Associated Press Derrick Thomas' NFL record. learn from that experience." Taylor's franchise record. ble effort in falling three EAST HUTIIEHHlHD, N.J. - "We knew we would eventually Mathias Kiwanuka added Coincidentally, Taylor served games behind Dallas ( 4-0) in Tho New York (;iants had so get some sacks. We have some three sacks, Justin Tuck two as an honorary captain for the the NFC East. many sacks thny actually felt of the best pass rushers in the and Michael Strahan one in an game. "It's frustrating," said bad for the kid trying to pro­ lnagun on this team. We put it awesome display by a defense Strahan was more concerned McNabb, who finished 15-of- teet Donovan McNabb from Osi all together today." that was ranked as the worst with Justice. 31 for 1:~8 yards. "For an Urnenyiora and a sack-happy Coming into the game, the in the league after giving up "That poor kid that they had offense that has had so much dd'ensn. Giants (2-2) had only four 80 points in its first two over there," Strahan said. success over the previous Umenyiora had a team­ sacks in three games. They games. "Why didn't they help him'? I years, for us to come out and rncord six sacks and the Giants had live against the Eagles (1- Kawika Mitchell returned a felt, in an odd way, you could play the way we played today (2-21 set a franchise record 3) a!'ter the first half, and fumble 17 yards for a touch­ ruin the guy. It's his first start is embarrassing." and tied a league record by Umenyiora ended up having a down and Eli Manning threw a and that's what he gets. It's Besides the sacks, sacking McNabb 12 times in a earner game against second­ 9-yard TO pass to Plaxico not a good thing." Philadelphia had 15 penalties I (J-3 victory that brought back year left tackle Winston Burress, a score that, of Justice accepted responsibil­ for 132 yards, including a memories of Lawrence Taylor Justice, who was filling in for course, was set up by a sack. ity. dreadful illegal forward pass intimidating opposing quarter- an injurnd William Thomas. Lawrence Tynes added a 29- "I am going to shoulder the against McNabb with 2:24 to play. It nullil'ied a 20-yard touchdown pass to Heggie Brown and prevented the Eagles from drawing within 16-10. Eagles loft tackle Jon Hunyan said the Giants didn't do any­ thing different. "We did all the bad stuff, putting ourselves in bad situa­ tions and third and long," Bunyan said. "That's just telling the del'ensn exactly what you are going to do." David Akers, who missnd a 42-yard l'ield goal in the sec­ ond quartnr, made a 53-yarder earlier in the fourth quarl!~r to get Philadelphia on the board. The Eagles, who beat the Detroit Lions 56-21 last week, were short-handed for the game, missing running back Brian Westbrook, eornerback Lito Sheppard, safnty Brian Dawkins and Thomas. This is the fifth time a team had 12 sacks. The last was Dallas against the Houston Oilers on Sept. 29, 1985. The game pitted new Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo against his old mentor Jim Johnson, the Eagles longtime defensive coordinator. Spagnuolo had been the Eagles linebacker coach for the past three years. While both defenses domi­ nated, the Giants had an advantage going against an Eagles offense that was with­ YOUI2 CATERING out Westbrook, its catalyst. The halfback who led the NFC SOLUTION Ill in rushing after last week sat BOX LUNCHES. PLATTERS. PARTIES! out with an abdominal strain. DELIVERY ORDERS will include adelivery The Eagles were limited to charge of SOc per item (•HOc). 212 yards and 3-of-11 on third down conversions. Umenyiora's second sack set up the Giants second-quarter touchdown. It forced the Eagles to punt from deep in their end and R.W. McQuarters returned the kick 11 yards to the Eagles' 49. Manning engineered a four­ play drive, starting with passes of 19 and 17 yards to Amani Toomer. 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NO VOLLEYBALL Irish win one, lose one in Big East road trip

balls. Fellow captain Adrianna ter Brittany Rahrer had 37 early on as they started the final double-digit kills - Fesl had 15, By ELLYN MICHALAK and Stasiuk posted nine kills, and assists. game with a 5-0 lead - which is Stasiuk scored 14, and junior PAT O'BRIEN freshman outside hitter Kellie Notre Dame could not cele­ played to only 15 points. The middle blocker Justine Stremick Sports Writers Sciacca posted seven. brate its big win for long, how­ Irish were three points away slapped down 12. Tarutis once "We put a lot of hard work ever, as Villanova ended a 25- from victory at 12-8, when again led with 38 assists and Notre Dame once again split a into our practice year drought Villanova stepped on the throt­ sophomore setter Jamel weekend series, picking up its this week," soph- against the Irish tle. Scoring nine of the last 12 Nicholas saw some playing time first shutout of the season omore outside the next day. points, the Wildcats stunned the while recording 21 helpers of against Seton Hall before drop­ hitter Megan "We played really Notre Dame went crowd with the 17-15 comeback. her own. ping a nail-biter to Villanova in Fesl said. "We well. It was a really 16-0 against "Statistically, we beat Villanova (11-6, 3-1) was led five games. played really Villanova since [Villanova] in every category," by senior outside hitter Alona The Irish (6-8, 2-2 Big East) well. It was a fun match.'' 1982. Fesl said. "It's just little parts of Cherkez. She posted team-highs began the weekend by sweeping really fun In the fifth Irish our game that we need to refine with 26 kills and 24 digs. Junior the Pirates 3-0 (30-19, 30-20, match." Megan Fesl match this sea­ better, but I would not say that outside hitter Dana Tartazky 30-25) Saturday, but ultimately Seton Hall (10- Irish outside hitter son that has our team collapsed. It was a also had a double-double with fell 3-2 (21-30, 31-29, 30-27, 22- 7, 1-3 Big East) reached the hard fought battle, and we really 15 kills and 10 digs. 30, 17-15) in a close match was led by the deciding game, know what details we need to Notre Dame continues its Big against Villanova Sunday. stellar play of Notre Dame fix." East schedule with a match Against Seton Hall, the Irish freshman outside hitter Sarah could not hold on at the end. Sophomore outside hitter against Rutgers at the JACC on had their best offensive match of Osmun. She racked up a game­ The Irish, however, had momen­ Serinity Phillips notched a Sunday at 2 p.m. the season. Senior setter Ashley high 1 9 kills along with nine tum on their side after taking career best 26 kills for the Irish, Tarutis led with 25 assists and digs. Sophomore outside hitter the fourth game in dominant while Sciacca made an impres­ Contact Ellyn Michalak at the highest kill percentage, suc­ Stacey Craighead helped with 10 fashion. sive 11 blocks. Three other play­ [email protected] and cessfully hitting six of seven kills of her own while junior set- Their success carried over ers for Notre Dame notched Pat O'Brien at [email protected]

MLB Biggio hangs up his cleats after 20 seasons in Houston

He fought off his emotions the time and there's nothing He finished with 3,060 the batting title. Associated Press throughout the wrong with it," career hits and will finish 20th The weekend series in HOUSTON - Craig Biggio game, but lost it he said. "But it's on the all-time list, just behind Houston, meanwhile, was a didn't know when the tears a few times in a good emotion. Cap Anson (3,081). Of the 19 three-day tribute for Biggio, would come on Sunday. Turns the dugout It's a good cry, a players ahead of him, only Pete with fans packing the park for out all it took was hearing his between "It's a good cry, a healthy cry." Rose is not in the Hall of Fame. one last glimpse at the fran­ children's voices. innings, when healthy cry." Biggio became Chipper Jones, who came into chise's most beloved all-time The retiring Biggio doubled personal mes­ the 27th player the game trailing Matt Holliday player. His final game drew and scored in the first inning of sages from his to reach 3,000 by one point in the batting 43,823, the largest crowd in the his final game as the Houston three children Craig Biggio hits on June 28 race, went 0-for-3 to fall to park's 7 -year history. Astros beat the Atlanta Braves - 14-year-old Astros second basemen and announced .337. Holliday went 1-for-3 in Even Jeff Bagwell, who 3-0 before a record crowd at Conor, 12-year­ his retirement a Denver, as the Rockies beat shared 15 seasons with Biggio, Minute Maid Park. old Cavan and month later. He Arizona 4-3 to force a one­ came to say goodbye. The 41-year-old Biggio, who 8-year-old will leave as the game tiebreaker with San "This was a special day. You played his entire 20-season Quinn - were played on the franchise's all-time leader in Diego on Monday. see the way the crowd reacted earner in Houston, got standing giant scoreboard. games, at-bats, hits, doubles Holliday would have to go 0- to him all week and actually, all ovations every time he batted. "If you're older, you cry all and total bases. for-5 or .worse for Jones to win of his career," said Bagwell.

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ND WOMEN'S TENNIS MEN'S GOLF Ciobanu, Potts win Irish in third place after 1st round pair of singles titles Squad trails Michigan State by Jour shots at Warren Golf Course By MICHAEL BRYAN Sports Writer l·:llison lost her rirst-round By KATE ARNOLD mateh against Michigan's Notre Dame got off to a Sporrs Writer fourth-seeded Kari Wig, she strong start in the Fighting fan~d well in the eonsolation Irish Gridiron Classic Sunday, Notrn Damn nnded its two­ bracket. winning two games. shooting a first-round 289 wnek bn~ak with wins in each Krisik captured third in the (plus 9) to end the day in of' thn brarkPt divisions in tlw division, while Potts overpow­ third. Wolverirw Invitational at Ann nrnd Wig in two sets, 6-4 and Playing at home on the Arbor. Mieh .. this woPknnd. h-0. Warren Golf Course. the Irish Tllf' Irish l'an~d players from Tlw Irish also had two seed­ trail lirstplacP Miehigan State Michigan, !\larqtwtle, WPstnrn Pd players in tho doubles hy four shots and Baylor by a Mkhigan and Purdue. draw. Partncring up were No. single stroke. Notre Dame NotrP DamP started tho I 1\.risik and TniTt and No. 3 finds itself near the top of the Maiw sing!Ps draw with thrt~f' Bafal'l and Hinllny. loadorboard of tho 12-tcam semled playpr-; - No. I sopho­ Krisik and Toff't won the thdd despite tough eonditions more Cosmina Ciohanu. No. :{ doublPs tournanwnt against and some costly mistakes on sophomorP ColiPPn HiPlley and tlw sneond-seoded Michigan tho last few holes. No. 4 junior 1\.Piey Te!Tt. Also duo Tahnia Mahtani and "The golf course setup was competing in tlw Maize brack­ Whitney Taney. very difficult as far as tho et was frPshman Kristen Also featured were Ciobanu hole locations, and tho wind IAN GAVLICK/The Observer Hafanl. with Potts, and 1\llison with was up to 20 miles per hour," Senior Eddie Peckles follows through on a shot in the All four won in thn first senior Bailey Louderback. Irish coach Jim Kubinski said. Fighting Irish Gridiron Classic at Warren Golf Course Sunday. round, and TPI'I't and Ciobanu Although both unseeded "W~~ didn't play our best golf, advaneed into the third round, teams lost in tho first round, but being at home definitely best with the roundbut is strong scores. Freshmnn wlwrn tlwy facnd ead1 othnr. Ciobanu and Potts won the helped, and we'll play a little competing as an individual in Ty I e r II o e k and J e IT C h n n Ciobanu canw away with the eonsolation bracket after better tomorrow." the tournament and will not each shot a 74, and sopho­ victory and advanced to faen thn~e more games and ended Sophomore Doug Fortner contribute to the team score. more Olavo Batista carded a Hinlley in tlw final. with an S-2 final set. led the Irish with a 68, which Senior Grog Rodgers played 76. Ciohanu was vietorious, win­ Hafael and Hil'lley lost 8-3 in tied him for best in the field consistently after a tough "We're a very young team, ning thn final match on lovn. the second round to with Spartan Graham start to turn in a 7 4, and sen­ but wn have so many players Ciohanu has had an imprPs­ Miehigan's Mathani and Baillargeon. Fortner began ior Eddie Peckols shot a six­ who are able to travel and sivn first sPason, compiling a Tatsuno. his day with two birdies in over 76. Carlos Santos­ eompetn in the top five !start­ :HJ-5 record in NCAA play. The tPam will look to contin­ the first three holes and rode Ocampo rounded out tho ing spots! this year," Kubinski Notre Damn entered tho ue its success at the ITA All­ that momentum to tho best Notre Dame team golfers with said. "Wn have a lot of talent­ Blun singlos draw with two American Championships, round of his collegiate career. an Sl. ed players that can eon­ SIHHlod playPrs - No. 1 sopho­ held in Pacifie Palisades, "Doug has all the tools and Kubinski said the Irish arn tribute." more Kali Krisik and No. 2 Cailf., from October 4-7. a great deal of' talent," building on tho extra motiva­ Notrn Damn leads fourth­ junior KatiP Potts. Frnshman Kubinski said. "llis start this tion playing at their homo pla<;e Virginia by four strokns l>nnise l·:llison also compntPd Contact Kate Arnold at year is a sign of' things to course this week. and North Florida by five. in tho Blun division. Although [email protected] eome, he's going to be a spo­ "You have pride defending The Irish will ton off the eial player... - your home, and thn guys second round today with ten Junior Josh Sandman and showed it with a good start times beginning at 8:30 a.m. sophomore Kyle Willis were today." he said. at the Warren Golf Course. close behind both shooting In addition to Willis, several SMC CROSS COUNTRY one-over 71 s to tie for fifth other Irish underclassmen Contact Michael Bryan at place. Willis sot a personal competing individually had [email protected] Belles finish in ninth behind freshtnan help

and Kalamazoo rounded out the By MATT GAMBER eonferPnce teams in 11th. Sports Writer "I think looking at our finish this year to a year ago is Saturday's Sean Earl impressive," Bauters said. In Invitational in Chicago gave the 2006, the Bolles finislwd in 17th Saint Mary's runners another placn out of 33 teams. opportunity lo drop times as "Sure, not all the teams are individuals and improve overall the same, and there were a few as a team, and the Belles took less complete teams, but it was advantage, placing ninth out of great to see us finish close to 21 teams. Albion and still come out ahead STUD¥ ABROAD OPPPORTUNITIES Senior Megan Gray led tiHl of Kalamazoo. For some of tho way, finishing ninth overall in other teams, it's difficult to IN I 9:02. But thn real story, judge since we don't see them aeeording to Belles coach Jaekin on a more frequent basis, but Bauters, was the impressive it's groat to see the improve­ timns of somn of the Belles' lnss mont." ···.:J~1i lwrald1~d frnshnwn runners. That improvement seems to "I think for some of the girls be the theme of this season for like Sam IWi•·'lf; (71Jth, 21: Ill gavP Saint Mary's said. "I feel like they will be SEPTEMBER 18 OR OCTOBER 1 i a solid tPam sl'orn by all finish­ morP confident going into tho ing in tlw top ~0. raen aftnr their sueenssns. 5:30 PM 116 DEBARTOLO Missouri SoulhPrn won tlw "Tiw snason is just getting mPnt. whiln ronli~rnnre foe and morn exciting wm~k after week." pPrnnnial powPr Calvin took snvPnth. Hight behind Calvin Contact Matt Gamber at was fnllow MlA/\ team Albion. [email protected] htt :/ /www.nd.edu/-ois/ Monday, October 1, 2007 The Observer + SPORTS page 25

endline by Irish defender Cory ty in the second half and began to SMC VOLLEYBALL Rellas to prevent a shot by play a much more physical style Streak Cincinnati's Chris Thompson in front of the Notre Dame net. continued from page 28 from fmding the back of the net "They've got a couple of very in the 85th minute. big boys, and we're not the Belles lose 2 ga111es; could manage only a 1-1 draw Notre Dame's best chance to biggest team in the world," Oark Friday night in front of 1,895 win the game came four minutes said. fans. into the first overtime when Ryan Senior Marco Terminesi (6- The tic brought the Irish win­ Miller got onto the end of a foot-0, 180 pounds) used his size MIAA record novv 3-5 less streak against Cincin·nati to Joseph Lapira corner kick, but to get Louisville on the board in three, as Notre Dame has not his diving header from 12 yards the 77th minute on a penalty errors .... You've got to do the By bnaten the Bearcats since they out was parried by a diving kick. Notre Dame committed two SAMANTHA LEONARD little things right, they add joined the Big East in 2005. Rosales. questionable fouls within 10 sec­ Sports Writer up." "Cincinnati has got our number Rosales, the reigning Big East onds to give Terminesi an oppor­ Junior middle blocker Cathy here." Clark said after the game. rookie of the week, had seven tunity. Saint Mary's dropped two Kurczak led the way with 14 "They certainly seem to find saves on the night and was a big · The goal fired up the Cardinals, games to tough competition digs, and sophomore outside ways to frustrate us." reason the Irish were held to one and they threatened for the Saturday in a triangular meet hitter Kaela Hellmann picked The Irish out-shot Cincinnati goal. remaining 13 minutes of the with Tri-State and Bethel. up 14 defensive digs. 11-2 in the first half and pos­ "He had a few saves, several of game, but the Irish defense and The Belles lost to Tri-State 3- The Belles changed their sessed the ball for the majority of them very good saves," Clark senior goalkeeper Chris Cahill 0 (20-30, 26-30, 27 -30) in the play when they took on the the time, but it was the Bearcats said. "[The save on Miller's head­ were able to hold them off. first match and then dropped a Pilots. Although Bethel was not who opened the scoring shortly er] was the one that stood out in "The guys showed a lot of char­ hard-fought, five-game match a conference game, the team after halftime. In the 53rd my mind." acter going down the line," Oark to B.ethel 3-2 still approached minute, Cincinnati defender said. "They proved that they (30-24, 25-30, it with intensity Lionel Jackson sent an in-swing­ Notes: could fight back in a game they 28-30, 30-27, "We just let our "Bethel was a ing free kick from the right side­ + Notre Dame forward Kurt thought they had won." 15-8) to end the opponent set the pace better team line to the net. Irish goalkeeper Martin, who has been receiving Notre Dame once again day. than Tri-State. Chris Cahill. coming out to inter­ treatment for an injured ankle jumped out to an early start The Tri-State of the match. We Bethel had more cept the cross, had the ball sail this past week, left the game in when sophomore Jeb Brovsky Thunder wer!:l didn't play bad, we size and more over his head, and Bearcat the 20th minute due to the injury notched his second career goal able to come in just didn't play even power than Tri­ defimder Brad Simpson crashed and did not return. five minutes into the contest. and take control State," at the back post to head it home. "It's not bad, but it's enough to Traynor crossed a pass from of the match close to the level that Schroeder-Biek "That's the area they were take him out of the game," Clark the left side and Brovsky finished from the start. we should be said. "We going to beat us, and that's where said. to give Notre Dame an early lead. "We just let playing at." played much their goal came from," Clark + Lapira, who has been ham­ Lapira scored the eventual our opponent closer to our said. "That's the only way they pered by a muscle injury since game winner 30 minutes later by set the pace of level and truly were [going to beat us]." the Rhode Island game Sept. 7, chipping a shot to the far post the match. We Julie Schroeder-Biek competed The Irish created multiple played the entire game for the with his heel. Senior midfielder didn't play bad, Belles coach . against Bethel." chances in the ensuing minutes firsttimethisseason. Kyle Dulworth picked up his first we just didn't The Belles with midfielder Justin Morrow career point with the assist. play even close could not pull it having the best opportunity only Notre Dame 2, Louisville 1 "That goal was the icing on the to the level that we should be out in the end, which the one minute after the Bearcats' Louisville made it interesting in cake for a great first half [for playing at," Belles 'coach Julie coach relates back to their goal. but his shot from just out­ the closing minutes Sunday after­ Lapira]." Clark said. "It was a Schroeder-Biek said. lack of drive. side the box was saved by noon, but the Irish hung on to tremendous goal." "Consistent intensity was what "To pull those five-game Cincinnati keeper Miguel Rosales. their halftime lead to improve to The 2006 M.A.C. Hermann was missing - we wait too matches out, again - just Notre Dame finally broke 6-0 against Louisville all time. award winner Lapira is contend­ long to get things going with more intensity on the whole ... through in the 76th minute, Notre Dame dominated play ing to repeat as the country's best any fire, and then it is too more collective determination when it scored on a nearly identi­ throughout the first half, out­ player, leading the Irish with late." to win," she said, eal play as the Bearcats' goal. shooting the Cardinals 9-5 and seven points. Although the Thunder had The Belles had four players Irish defender Jack Traynor sent keeping on the attacking side for Notre Dame takes on non-con­ control, it was not a total case with double-doubles in the a free kiek in from the right side­ the majority of the time. ference rivals Michigan of domination. The Belles (6- effort against the Pilots. line and found defender Matt "It was strange, it was one of Wednesday night at Alumni 10, 3-5 MIAA) lost to Tri-State Sophomore outside hitter Besler, who headed the ball home these games where I thought we Field. by a combined total of 17 Lorna Slupczynski had 18 kills from six yards out. put on a clinic in the first half," points in three games, and and 14 defensive digs, fresh­ Both teams created multiple Clark said. "I don't know if we Contact Dan Murphy at their stats almost mirrored man outside hitter Andrea scoring opportunities in the thought we would automatically [email protected] and each other. The Belles had 41 Sasgen contributed 14 kills remaining minutes before over­ win the game." Greg Arbogast at kills, 40 set assists and 60 and 19 defensive digs, senior time, and it took a header off the Louisville turned up the intensi- [email protected] defensive digs. The Thunder setter Amanda David had 55 had 44 kills, 41 set assists and assists and 11 digs, and 76 defensive digs. Hellmann was a leader again Unforced errors were the dif­ with 13 kills and 17 digs. ference between the two teams Next up for Saint Mary's is in Saturday's match. conference foe Adrian Tuesday "We also missed far too at 7 p.m. in the Angela Athletic many serves, aggressive serv­ Facility. In their last meeting, ice errors I can handle, but on Sept. 4, Adrian took down lack of focus service errors are the Belles in three straight inexcusable," Schroeder-Biek games to start their conference said. "When you look at the schedule. match score difference of sev­ enteen total points and then Contact Samantha Leonard at see that we had ten service sleonaO 1 @saintmarys.edu

point total of 305. Freshman Marissa Treece Irish once again led the way for the continued from page 28 Irish women, finishing her five kilometers in 17:24, good cantly in the past two weeks enough for 17th out of 162 par­ when the Irish won the National ticipants. Her time was identi­ Catholic Championship, cutting cal to the one she posted in a Coffee at the Como 31 and 17 seconds off of their winning effort at the National For Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Questioning Students at Notre Dame times, respectively. Catholic Championship two Senior Brett Adams (68th), weeks ago. senior Mike Popejoy (93rd) and She has led the Irish in both Tuesday, October 2 junior Kevin Veselik (104th) of her two collegiate races so 7:30p.m.- 9:30p.m. rounded out the Notre Dame far. runners in the tournament. Other scoring runners for 316 Coleman-Morse Notre Dame finished 14 the Irish were sophomore points ahead of North Carolina Lindsey Ferguson (31st). sen­ The Core Council invites gay. lesbian, and bisexual membeJS of the Notre Dame family, State and an impressive 32 ior Ann Mazur (81st), junior their lriends. and supporters to an informal gathering at the Co-Mo. points ahead of Providence, the Emily Wauford (88th) and Everyone IS welcome and confidentiality 1s assured. only participating teams that freshman Abby Higgins (94th). were ranked higher than the Sophomore Beth Tacl (106th) Irish coming into the and junior Becca Bauman Invitational. Michigan and (1 08th) were also in the field. Florida State finished fourth Both squads will return to and fifth. action in Terre Haute, Ind., for The Irish women finished the Pre-National Meet in two without a trophy for the first weeks. The event will be held at time this season. the LaVern Gibson CORE COUNCil Unranked Rice, which fin­ Championship Course at the FOR GAY& LESBIAN ished with 119 points, led the Wabash Valley Family Sports STUDENTS field. Illinois, Florida State, Center on Oet. 13. Michigan and Boston College rounded out the top five. Contact Chris Doyen at Notre Dame finished with a [email protected] ---~·------~-----

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struck again to take a 2-0 lead son. a nine-over-par 222 (74-71-77). into halftime. Junior midlielder "I don't want to take anything ller second round 71 was the Cinalli Hnbncea Mendoza threaded a Maunu away from the players," llolt lowest seore of any member of continued from page 28 pass to senior forward Susan continued from page 28 said. "They're at a position the team for tho tournament. Pinnick, who had beaten her where everybody is out to beat Following Park in third was Learn." defender down the right side of hold off second-place them. I told them that there is a fellow first-year golfer Katie Thn Irish outshot the the linld. Wisconsin. certain responsibility that Conway. ller 15-over-par 228 Cardinals 12-5 and drew live Pinnick's first shot was The Irish shot eomes with their (78-76-74) showed a consistent eornor kicks to Louisvilln's orw stopped by Kaminski, but she a 52-over-par success. But at improvement through the three in Notm Damn's first confer­ did not miss again after gath­ 904 (303-297- "They,re at a position tho end of the rounds. ence game on the road. ering the rebound. 305) for the two­ where everybody is day, we're still Sophomore pair Annie Brophy "Any time you can got a win Early in the seeond half, day tournament out to beat them. I undefeated and Kristin Wetzel linished in a on the road in the Big East is a llanks scored her seventh goal besting the through three tie for 26th to round out the positiw," Waldrum said. of the season and the 57th of Badgers, who told them that there tournaments, Irish golfers. Brophy shot a 22- Cinalli''s goal eamn in the hnr Irish eareer. Arter streak­ shot a 908 (31 0- is a certain responsi­ and I don't thiNk over-par 2:~5 (77-78-80), while 24th minute after Irish juniot· ing down the eentnr or the lield 297 -301). bility that comes with any other team her teammate lirod a 235 (79- forward Kerri Ilanks had a and mceiving a pass from sen­ Indiana fin­ their success. ,, in the country 78-78). Wetznl had an impres­ shot from the right sidn of thn ior rnidfielder Ashley Jones, ished third with can say that." sive series of holes in the sec­ box bloekf'd. Cinalli gatlwrnd llanks calmly poked the ball a 916 (306-302- Irish junior ond round when she birdied the rebound and hammernd it into tlw right side of the net. 308), beating Susan Holt Lisa Maunu led holes four and live and linishod into the lower left corner of tho "I was actually surprised by out Michigan by Irish coach the way for Notre off the front nine with another net. how llat !Cincinnati's! back line five strokes. Dame with her birdie. Irish snnior goalie Lauren was playing," Waldrum said. "I Hounding out eight-over par Notre Damn returns to tho Karas had to make just one knew that if they played us like the top-five was Eastern 221 (74-72-75). The eo-captain eourse on Oct. 19 for the thren­ save in tlw shutout as the Irish that in the second half, we Michigan, with a 924 (305-307- birdied six holes in the tourna­ day Lady Paladin Invitational defnnders sul'foeated the could beat them by a lot." 312). ment, leaving her in a tie for hosted by Furman University in Cardinals attackers throughout Bock put the Irish ahead 4-0 Holt, despite being a little second, two strokes off the lead. Greenville, S.C. the matd1. The defense started when she found the back of the upset with the sloppy play, was Freshman So-llyun Park lin­ two frnshnwn ~ center baek net artnr a series of deflections proud of the way her golfers ished second for Notre Dame Contact Lorenzo Reyes at Laurnn Fowlkes and right back in front o.fthe Cincinnati goal. have performed so far this sea- and lifth overall after she lired [email protected] Julie Sdwidler - as sopho­ Arter Karas, the starting more rPntnr back llaley Ford goalkeeper, was replaced by missnd lwr lifth straight game sophomorll goalie Kelsey ready to play for thrne quarters on the day. Saint Mary's showed boeaus1~ of a hamstring injury. Lysander, the Beareats seared Belles of a game. We have missed her it could move tho ball and play "Our bark linn linally startl'd tlwir only goal of the game. om~nsive firepower, and we're physical against this team, with to settle in," Waldrum said. With just under 13 minutes continued from page 28 going to have to ligure out how to sophomore defender Jessica remaining, sophomore mid­ utilize her up top again." Slean getting a yellow eard in the Notre Dame 6, Cincinnati 1 finldnr Melissa Bigg knocked a had another great chance when Saint Mary's dominated play for 67th minute and two Olivet play­ The host Irish ran tlwir Big cross !'rom junior midfielder her shot in the 87th minute was most of the game but was unabln ers and the eoaeh each earning East unbPaten streak to 27 Lindsey Noteboom past a div­ tipped off the to sneak one past yellow cards in the second half games as they scored four ing Lysander. The score eame crossbar. the veteran Olivet and overtime. goals in the seeond half in a after several resnrves had Freshman goalkeeper. The Belles goalkeopnr Amy blowout win over Cincinnati. entered the game for naeh J u I i a "We didn't bring a lot Belles kept pressurn Mahoney pieked up hPr sixth Cinalli bncarnn the 12th Irish tPam. Gragtmans got of energy until the on the offensive side shutout in 10 ganws. player to rncord :w goals and "I was a little disappointed her head on last ten minutes of of the ball but could "Amy had a few great saves for ]0 assists in her earner after because you want to keep your the rebound, not convert in front us," MacKenzie said. "We [have notching tlw helper on fresh­ rhythm when you make but Weston regulation play. There of the net. to] figurn out how to help her and man forward Hose Augustin's changes," Waldrum said. "But, was able to was not constant "Finishing has lind the back or the net." lirst-half goal. having said that, we came back make the stop. team energy.,, been an issue," Mahoney had six-saves in the Cinalli, who started at mid­ and got two more goals with "Lauren MacKenzie said. game, bringing her season total l'iolder, beat two defnnders that same group." !Hinton] adds a "But we're doing to 53. beforn ripping a shot that was Weissenhofer, who is recov­ totally difTerent Caryn MacKenzie good things to ere­ The Belles will try to improve dellnctnd by Cincinnati sopho­ ering from an ankle injury, dimension; it Belles coach ate. We're still sort­ their offensive output this week more goalie Andrea Kaminski. entnn~d the game shortly was nice to ing it out." before taking on Hope College Augustin, who was starting before the goal and responded have her on The Belles took Saturday. in Cinalli's normal forward by scoring the limtl two goals the field," 17 shots, six of spot, then charged in from the of the game. MacKenzie said. "She gave us whieh were in the two overtimes, Contact Meaghan Veselik at right side of the penalty box to "Today, we weren't going to some good minutes, but is not compared to Olivet's eight shots mvese!O 1 @saintmarys.edu knoek the ball horne. play !Weissenhoferl but after Cinalli was bumped baek to getting ahead and getting some midfieldM to replace sopho­ or tho other players in, we more Michelle Weissenhofnr, thought we'd get her some who was slightly injured and time," Waldrum said. nntPrml the game later. "Obviously, she played well, "We moved Hosn up, and it scoring the two goals." A bit of Ireland in was nice for her to get her lirst Wnissenhofnr, who scored goal," Waldrum said. "She has mullipln goals in a contest for a great shot and, even though the fifth time in her Irish thn goal was just a littln ton­ earoor, now has limr goals this your own backyard. pokn, we've b(wn saying we soason and 22 at Notre Dame. nendml to get her some shots." With just over four minutes Contact Fran Tolan at left in the lirst half. the Irish [email protected] 's

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ND WoMEN's SoccER ND CROSS COUNTRY Back on track Irish tnen Squad returns to form take third in pair of Big East victories over weekend straight By FRAN TOLAN By CHRIS DOYEN Spons Writer Sports Writer Notre Dame earned victories over Big East foes Louisville Like a charm. and Cincinnati this weekend. At the Notre Dame !wiping to ease an early season Invitational Friday, the Irish skid that has seen last year's men won their third straight national runner-up lose two of team titln. beating out 22 teams in the Blun Division. its last thn~n games. "I knew we'd get this thing The wom11n plac1~d 12th in a turned around," Irish eoaeh field of 21 tnams as Hic11 took Handy Waldrum said. "And this first in thn womnn's Blue w1H1kond was definitely a step Division. towards that." Junior Patrick Smyth, who The Irish now have a 5-4-1 ran five miles in 23:44, led the men, coming in sncond out of overall record. with a :~-0 mark in Big East games. 17R runnnrs on the individual leaderboard. lie was only seven Notre Dame 1, Louisville 0 seconds bnhind winner Joshua Senior captain Amanda McDougal of Liberty University. Cinalli scornd her third goal of Irish senior Jake Watson fin­ the season to give the visiting ished with a time of 24:11, Irish a narrow win over good enough for I Oth place Louisville. overall. Other men placing for "I thought we did a pretty the Irish included freshman good job," Waldrum said. "Even Dan Jackson (16th), sophomore though wn only won by one, it's Jake Walker (30th} and fresh­ a tough place to play. They man Paul Springer (34th). have a small field and a good Jackson and Springer both . NATALIE SEXTONfThe Observer improved their times signifi- Irish senior forward Susan Pinnick controls the ball In front of the the Cincinnati goal in a see CINALLI/page 26 6-1 victory over the Bearcats Sunday at Alumni Field. Notre Dame Is 3-0 in the Big East. see IRISH/page 25 --=-~======~~~ SMC SOCCER Saint Mary's plays in second straight double-overtillle tie

draw in a row. of an injury, and senior defense­ lation play," Belles coach Caryn ing in the first half. But Olivet By MEAGHAN VESELIK The tic moved the Belles' man Justine Higgins, who was MacKenzie said. "There was not goalkeep11r Sarah Wnston was up Sports Writer n~eonl to 5-1-4 overall and 1-0-2 serving a one-gaine suspension constant team energy." to the challenge and stoned in the MIM - putting them in after picking up two yellow cards The Belles had their best scor­ Honayne to pick up one of 12 Saint Mary's tied wnference third place. in the team's 1-1 tie with Albion ing chance of the game when saves on the day. opporwnt Olivet Colh~gn Saturday Tim Bnllns were missing sopho­ last week. sophomore defender Bridget Junior forward Lauren Hinton aftnr two owrtimns. making it the more forward Mieki Bedinger, "We didn't bring a lot of energy Honayne was awarded a penalty Bnllns' SPI'OJHI doubln-overtime who has been sidnlined because until the last 10 minutes of regu- kick with three minutns remain- see BELLES/page 26

- ----=-~~~--=-~======~=== MEN'S SOCCER ND WOMEN'S GOLF Win, dravv put unbeaten streak at 7 Team starts season 3-0

By DAN MURPHY and GREG ARBOGAST for first titne in history Sports Wrir~rs At times during thn season. By LORENZO REYES No. 2 Notrn Damn stmtdwd it<> Notrn Dame has been too Sports Writer aggressive, eventually hurting unhnatnn stn~ak to SI'WII ganws this wnnkPnd with a 2-1 win over itself. But the Irish have been The putts keep on sinking, l.ouisvilln and a 1-1 draw with able to play eonsistnntly 111Hlllgh and Notre Dame just keeps on ddmHling Big East champion to pull out thrnn victories to winning. And for the first Lime Cincinnati. start the s11ason. in Notre Dame's history, the Tlw tnam staynd unboatnn in "We still nnnd to work on Irish are thrnc-for-three to start tlw mnfnn1ncn, moving to 4-0-1 some of our issuns," llolt said. against Big t·:l tmuns and (J-1-2 a season. "Our coursn management is still After consneutivo victories in ovnrall this SPOil. a problem that wn need to take Both garnns WP'I'n playnd at the Cougar Classie and Napa earn of'. Wn'n1 going to take Hiver Grill Cardinal Cup, the Alumni Finld and wnrn tlw start these two and a half' wneks that Irish overcame a two-stroke of' a strnteh in whkh the Irish will wn have b11forn our next tour­ del'ieit to take the Wolverine play snvm1 of Pight on thnir hornn nament and try to overr.ome Invitational Sunday. turf. tlwse problnms." Irish coaeh Susan Holt was After two rounds, host Notre Dame 1, Cincinnati 1 happy to pir.k up the win but Michigan dung to the lead with thinks her team should have Notre Dame breathing down its Notn~ Damn has IL<'.eomplishnd played even better. neck. The final round saw the a lot of things undnr coa1~h Bobby "If' you look at the field, our Clark. but beating Cincinnati in Wolverines shoot a collective competition wasn't as strong as Big East play isn't one ofthmn. round of plus-31J, dropping it has been in the past," llolt I>espitn out-shooting the them to fourth place. Thn Irish said. "Our play was a bit sloppy Bnarcat'i 24-IJ and holding an 11- shot a 304 on the day to pick up at times, but in the end we were 2 edgn in corner kicks, the Irish CHRIS MASSADfThe Observer 11) strokes on Michigan and Senior defender Ryan Miller makes a pass through several able to play good enough to see STREAK/page 26 Cincinnati players in a 1-1 draw Friday at Alumni Field. win, and that's what matters." see MAUNU/page 26