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O b s e r v e r The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys 2OLUME 38 : ISSUE 41 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER29, 2003 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Kroc estate donates $50 million to ND Philanthropist leaves largest single gift in Univ

founder Ray Kroc, specified in to Notre Dame prior to hearing relationship with Notre Dame to of the institute, she did maintain By M EG H AN N E DOW NES her will that the money should Hesburgh’s make such close relationships with News Editor be used to strengthen the gradu­ speech, previ­ "The program will be a large gift; Hesburgh and the institute ate program in the Kroc Institute ously made a h o w e v e r , directors. A speech promoting peace for Peace Studies and toward series of gifts to distinctive because it will Hesburgh’s Kroc’s gift parallels the sec­ made 18 years ago by then the Institute’s strategic plan, establish the bear the marks of Notre speech pro­ ond-largest single gift of $35 University President Theodore Scott Appleby, director of the institute and to Dame, namely specific pelled Kroc million made by Thomas and H e s b u r g h institute, said. build the to focus her Kathy Mendoza to enhance the inspired the “We intend to build a program Hesburgh expense in religious and philanthro­ academic curriculum of the late Joan that will be a pioneer in the field Institute for cultural dimensions of py in the College of Business Kroc to of peace studies and public poli­ International conflict and a long-term past 15 to Administration, Brown said. bequeath $50 cy regarding justice, peace and Studies. She 20 years on The gift will endow the Rev. million — the human rights issues,” Appleby donated a total commitment to various peace Theodore M. Hesburgh Fund for largest single said. “The program will be dis­ of $69.1 million conflict settings. ” issues and Graduate Peace Studies and fur­ gift in Notre tinctive because it will bear the to the human ther the institute’s strategic plan. Dame history marks of Notre Dame, namely r University. Scott Appleby rights. Appleby said the strategic plan — in her will specific expertise in religious University Brown will expand the graduate pro­ to the peace Kroc and cultural dimensions of con­ s p o k e s m a n Kroc Institute for Peace Studies said though gram both in size and to a two- institute she flict and a long-term commit­ Dennis Brown director Kroc was year degree, which will incorpo­ helped establish and fund. ment to various conflict set­ said it was not directly rate a semester of field research Kroc, a philanthropist and the tings.” unusual for i n v o l v e d widow of McDonald’s Corp. Kroc, who had no connection someone who did have a direct with the day-to-day operations see KROC/page 6 Banner aims to boost ND football morale SMC will talking about what we could By CLAIRE HE1NINGER do to bring the excitement, News Writer use AED the morale, the energy back to where it was before this With the Fighting Irish loss upset loss,” Lennon said. “In column steadily growing and his press conference, [Coach machines student confidence rapidly Tyrone Willingham] talked shrinking, Alumni about how much his team Association Executive will need a lift from the Devices respond to Director Chuck Lennon decid­ crowd on Saturday against ed it was time to unite the Florida State ... We talked cardiac arrest crises campus community behind its about hanging sheets from football team. dorms, but we wanted to By ANGELA SAOUD After a weekend of brain­ make a bigger statement by News Writer storming following the team’s sewing 250 feet together.” disheartening loss to Boston James O’Connor, director of Saint Mary’s security has College, Lennon and other retail operations at the added an Automated External campus leaders announced Ilammes Notre Dame Defibrillator machine to its their plan, the Notre Dame Bookstore, added that the emergency response services Spirit Banner project, idea for the banner was con­ in order to more quickly aid Tuesday. Intended to boost sistent with Lennon’s person­ people suffering from heart morale and demonstrate ality and reputation. attacks. When a person suf­ unity, the display will consist “The project is indicative of fers from cardiac arrest, he of two oversized bedsheets Chuck Lennon’s energy and or she has only a few vital bearing the words “We Are spirit,” O’Connor said. “He minutes to get help. ND” with handwritten mes­ was talking about the atmos­ “The only use of an AED TIM KACMAR/The Observer sages of encouragement from phere on campus with the machine is to save someone’s Fans look on during the Boston College loss Saturday. The students and alumni. miserable weather and the life,” said Mary Pat Leonard, Spirit Banner project, proposed In part by Chuck Lennon, “It started with [University health initiative director for Alumni Association director, Is an effort to Increase morale. spokesman] Matt Storin and I see BANNER/page 6 the Fort Wayne American Heart Association. “The AED works as sort of a jumper cable to get the heart pump­ ing again.” The paddles of the AED Colleges debate foreign language requirement device are placed on the chest of a cardiac arrest vic­ tim by an emergency worker. Engineering , business schools discuss concerns about availability of other optionsIf the machine does not dents to take at least one lan­ cern that a language require­ “There’s too many require­ detect a heartbeat, the pad­ By WILL PU C K ETT guage course at Notre Dame, ment for business students ments for engineering dles will charge. After follow­ News Writer and sometimes as many as would take away from other majors, and to add a lan­ ing the automated voice three, without even being a opportunities available at the guage requirement would not p ro m p ts, a b u tto n is The majority of students at language major. University. fit in the cu rricu lu m ,” Sen d e p re sse d and a shock is Notre Dame spend at least Adding a requirement for “We don’t want to take said. delivered to the person. This one semester learning a for­ the College of Business has away choices, such as double Bill Nichols, associate dean process is repeated until a eign language. Simple been discussed, said Samuel majors, minors and the like.” and professor of accountancy heartbeat is detected or until enough — except that a third Gaglio, assistant dean of the Gaglio said. “We encourage in the College of Business, medical help arrives. or more of Notre Dame stu­ College of Business. language for those who seek said that he believed conver­ “By having this machine on dents do not have to fulfill a “It’s been discussed, but it it out, but we want that to be sational language should be campus, we’re cutting down language requirement at all. was a conscious decision not the student’s choice.” less emphasized as opposed response time to get to the That’s because the College to make [foreign language Mihir Sen", professor and to learning about what makes victim,” said College Safety of Business and the College of study] a requirement,” Gaglio director of undergraduate a country work. Officer Dan Woods. “The first Engineering do not, in gener­ said. “T here’s a limit to the studies for aerospace and “Understanding cultures few minutes after someone is al, have a language require­ number of requirements we mechanical engineering, and the economics is more down are critical, and any- ment. Other undergraduate can put in place.” expressed many of the same colleges require their stu­ Gaglio also expressed con­ concerns as Gaglio. see LANGUAGE/page 6 see AED/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Wednesday, October 29, 2003

Inside C olumn Question of the Day: What would you do if you won the$190 million Powerball drawing? Lovin' country

Most people know what you get when you play country music back­ wards: Your wife back, your job back, your truck back and your dog Jelanl McEwen Jourdan Sorrell Kristina Cltl Kyle Lin Michael Moore Miguel Luna back. Junior Senior Freshman Senior Freshman Junior Sure, this is the Siegfried Siegfried Pasquerilla East Siegfried Zahm Siegfried typical stereo­ Chris Naidus type, and that is just what it 7 would build a “I would buy a “I’d get a per­ 7 would buy “I would buy a “I'd bribe should be. Assistant co-ed dorm off- giant Klondike sonal trainer to the Playboy car, buy plenty Father Malloy I am proud to Graphics Editor say that I listen to campus that bar and a pet get in shape Mansion. ” o f “refresh­ to get rid of country music all would have it’s llama to ride to and then travel m en ts” fo r parietals. ” the time, and I tune the radio to it own shuttle. ” class.” to Italy and lay Zahm, and because I like to hear about broken hearts, pickup trucks and crossing out on the invest the rest the county line. Anything else simply beach all day. ” of my money. ” would not be country music. Sadly, the airwaves the past few years have experienced a severe lack of tears and twang. Even Kid Rock and Sheryl Crow made it to the top of the country charts. Don’t get me wrong — “Picture” is a very good In B rief song, and there is nothing wrong with music that has more of a pop sound to it. Newsman Mike Wallace will However, there is already a genre speak today at 9:30 a.m. in the for music that sounds like pop. It’s McKenna Hall Auditorium. called pop. Go figure. Preferred seating will be avail­ Just by looking at the lyrics of the able for Notre Dame, Saint music played on country radio today, Mary’s and Holy Cross students. versus seven or eight years ago, it is easy to see the change. Princess Emraida Kiram will Back then, Clint Black released deliver a lecture titled “Being a songs including “Like the Rain,” Muslim in Christain Philippines.” which has more traditional lines like The lecture takes place at 4:15 “Every thunder cloud that came was p.m. in the Hesburgh Center and one more I might not get through.” is sponsored by the Filipino- It’s depressing, it’s kind of corny, it’s A m erican Student country. Organization. A reception will More recently, Shania Twain hit follow the lecture. the charts with “Up!” which contains the line, “Even my skin is acting Chandra Johnson, assistant to weird. 1 wish that I could grow a the University president, will beard.” Okay, maybe this is an deliver a lecture titled “Faith” at extreme example. After all, Twain 9:15 p.m. in the Alumni Hall has become one of the worst lyricists Chapel. Mass and a reception ever. will follow as part of Alumni Either way, the point is not that Hall’s Night of Faith. the quality of country music has gone down. What matters is that Robert Vacca, assistant pro­ many of the country songs lately are CHUY BENITEZ/The Obsenrer fessor in the Department of losing the qualities that make coun­ Notre Dame student Katie Szewczyk studies her negatives on a light table In Riley’s Classics, will present a colloqui­ try what it is. color processing room on Tuesday evening. um entitled, “What was Rap fans choose to listen to rap Athenian Liberalism?” The because they happen to like it. Colloquium will take place Classic rock fans like their music Thursday at 4 p.m. in 116 because they enjoy classic rock. O ffbeat DeBartolo. Those of us who like country don’t turn on the country station because New Jersey wants more duced the animal the way banning lap dancing at Irish Fighting for St. Jude Kids we want to hear pop. g o a ts he wanted it. Now you have strip clubs, bikini bars and will host a Halloween costume Once again, liking pop is not TRENTON — State agri­ to produce the product that adult bookstores are not party on Thursday at 8 p.m. in wrong. It has its qualities just like cultural officials want to the consumer wants,” Dan taking the ban sitting the LaFortune Ballroom. The all things. It is not my place to say boost the number of goat Wunderlich, an agent with down. event is free but participants are what genre of music is the best, but farmers in the Garden Rutgers Cooperative Activists said Monday encouraged to donate to the country at least deserves to stay State. Extension in Sussex County, they have collected more club. what it has been: the music of pain. The effort is being driven told The Star-Ledger of than 106,000 signatures I have heard, on more than one in part by a growing Newark for Monday’s edi­ opposing the “no-touch” The Glee Club will present occasion, someone say, “Oh, I listen demand for goat meat, a tions. rule that would require their Fall Concert Thursday and to all kinds of music, except coun­ red m eat that is leaner Wunderlich is spearhead­ dancers to remain at least Friday at 8 p.m. in Washington try.” While this does hurt me to hear, than beef. While most of ing the state’s goat project, six feet from customers. If Hall. Thursday’s concert is free. 1 can still respect their opinions. the demand comes from in which New Jersey will 56,941 signatures on the Tickets are available for Friday’s A lot of people hate country music, Greeks, Mexicans, Asians use a $31,000 federal grant petitions are verified, the concert at the LaFortune Box and I think it would be a true shame and other immigrants from to encourage more farmers City Council can either Office for $3. to rob these people of their hatred countries where goat is to raise the animals. rescind the proposed ordi­ by disguising country to sound like popular, experts say it’s nance or placing a referen­ To submit information to be something more mainstream. also gaining popularity in Activists fight lap dance dum on it. included in this section of The America. ban Observer, e-mail detailed infor­ “Agriculture in the U.S. LOS ANGELES — Oppo­ Information compiled mation about an event to Contact Chris Naidus at used to be the farmer pro­ nents of a city ordinance from the Associated Press. 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Due to inaccurate information provided to The Observer, Tuesdays Irish Insider incorrecdy stated that the defensive line did not record a sack in the second half The defensive line recorded three sacks in the sec­ ond half. HIGH 46 HIGH 50 HIGH 65 HIGH 72 HIGH 68 HIGH Due to a production error, Tuesdays Irish Insider incor­ rectly stated that the number of coaches who were LOW 36 LOW 43 LOW 52 LOW 50 LOW 55 LOW unaware of Darrell Campbell s absence in the second half was zero. Two coaches — Tyrone Willingham and defensive coordinator Kent Baer — said they didn’t Atlanta 71 / 48 Boston 60 / 45 Chicago 50 / 42 Denver 78 / 38 Houston 82 / 64 Los Angeles 78 / 61 Minneapolis 44 / 37 know Campbell sat out the second half New York 61 / 48 Philadelphia 64 / 47 Phoenix 86 / 62 Seattle 51 / 38 St. Louis 68 / 52 Tampa 84 / 66 Washington 66 / 47 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Coppedge urges stability Panelists will examine Professor criticizes demo journalism craft, ethics

The presentation cal knowledge ... and use Members of the John W. Gallivan Program in By KATHERINE GALES included a handout for structuralism as a lens News Writer the audience, detailing for myopia. They give Journalism, Ethics and Democracy will be featured different studies regard­ more weight to structural Michael Coppedge, ing democracies and conditions,” Coppedge Special to the Observer John McMeel, chairman of associate professor of variables such as wealth said. However, “it is a Andrews McMeel Universal; Bill political science, present­ and region. skeletal metatheory ... “Journalism Ethics: The Craft of Mitchell, online editor/marketing ed a lecture Tuesday Coppedge criticized and most works cover differ­ Credibility” will be the subject of a director of the Poynter Institute e n title d analyzed methods fre­ ent portions of a set of public forum Monday, Nov. 3, at for Media Studies; Anne “What quently used to develop transitions.” Notre Dame. It will begin at 3 p.m. Thompson, national correspon­ do we theories of democratiza­ Coppedge emphasized in rooms 100-104 of McKenna dent for NBC News; Kelley Tuthill, know tion. the importance of good Hall and is free and open to the anchor-reporter at WCVB-TV, about “Frameworks are bet- data collection and test­ public. Boston; and Don Wycliff, public d e m o c ­ ie r th an checklists ing. II is s ta tis tic a l Panelists will discuss ethical editor of the Chicago Tribune. r a t i z a ­ because approach to problems that recently have The committee, which oversees tion and they are theory build­ occurred in journalism and point the curriculum and activities of how well more ing gives “[Comparative out potential concerns for news the University’s undergraduate do we selective,” added credi­ histories offer] a gathering and reporting in the concentration in journalism, was know Coppedge C o p p e d g e bility to the future. The forum will feature formed in 1997 and is composed it?" said. “They wealth of historical w ork in his members of the advisory commit­ of Notre Dame graduates involved The lecture highlighted pul things field. He knowledge ... They tee of the John W. G allivan in various aspects of communica­ C oppedge’s research in together to closed with an give more weight to Program in Journalism, Ethics & tions. the field of conditions form a explanation of Democracy. The Gallivan Program was promoting stable democ­ m ore g e n ­ structural the newest Committee members include established with a grant from the racy using case studies e ral th e o ­ th eo ry of conditions. ” Tom Bettag, senior executive pro­ Jo h n S. and Ja m e s L. K night and quantitative analysis. democratiza­ ry-” ducer of ABC News’ “Nightline;” Foundation and is now supported Coppedge said the main More tion, the Michael Coppedge Bill Dwyre, sports editor of the with an endowment created by the points of understanding general Rational Los Angeles Times; John W. family of John Gallivan. democratization are a theories professor Choice Theory. Gallivan, former chairman of the It offers students professional theory's “thickness, gen­ can be Coppedge board of Kearns-Tribune training in journalistic skills along erality, and integration ... applied in earned his Corporation and publisher emeri­ with examination of the social, it’s difficult to have a more circumstances, giv­ Ph.D. from Yale in 1988 tus of the Salt Lake City Tribune; political, economic and philosoph­ theory that hits all ing them more credibili­ and specializes in democ­ Monica Yant Kinney, metro colum­ ical concerns related to the prac­ three.” ty, he said. However, ratization, quality of nist of the Philadelphia Inquirer; tice of journalism. When analyzing democ­ “they are not reliable democracy, Latin ratization, Coppedge guidance about what American parties and said, “[We must] keep [factors] matter, how party systems and limitations in mind so we much or in what combi­ Venezuelan politics. don’t exaggerate the nation they matter.” understanding of democ­ Comparative histories Contact Katherine Gales at Write News. Call 1 -5323 racy we have right now.” offer “a wealth of histori­ [email protected]

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AED machine on a college campus is important. AED “It’s important to have for Box cutters found on flights continued from page 1 the students, but also for fac­ ulty, staff and family mem­ bers that may come to visit or US Airways planes investigated in Boston, Philadelphia thing we can do to speed come to a sporting event,” response time can only help.” Woods said. Transportation Security was left on the aircraft acci­ W hen an AED m achine is AED machines have been Associated Press Administration. The plane dentally by a worker or purchased, it is implemented at BOSTON — Box cutters was allowed to leave for smuggled through security by required by law many locations were found on US Airways Syracuse, N.Y. a passenger. that the people in the communi­ “The only use of an planes in Boston and In Philadelphia, passengers About 80 passengers were who will be ty, as well. The Philadelphia on Tuesday, and were evacuated from a plane asked to leave the plane and AED machine is to South Bend using it under­ federal officials said they after the box cutter was make a second pass through go training. save som eone’s life. Airport, various were investigating how the found. The bladed tool was the airport's security screen­ Last week, Meijer stores The AED works as tools made it on board. found tucked inside a seat- ing system before boarding security team and even some sort of a jumper In Boston, the flight crew back pouch on a US Airways another flight, said members parochial, pri­ found a box cutter on a US jet that had arrived from Philadelphia International u n d e rw e n t a cable to get the vate and public Airways Express plane and it Houston and was about 20 Airport spokesman Mark two-session schools in heart pumping was turned over to authori­ minutes away from a sched­ Pesce. emergency Mishawaka and again. ” ties, said Deborah Thompson, uled departure for Phoenix, US A irw ays sp okesm an training pro­ South Bend have spokeswoman for US Davis said. John Bronson said the case gram where purchased Airways. A passenger spotted the was under investigation. they w ere Mary Pat Leonard machines and The flight had arrived from box cutter and pointed it out Box cutters have been taught CPR, the trained person­ health Initiative director Rockland, Maine, and had no to the crew, Davis said. banned from commercial air­ Heimlich nel. passengers aboard, said Ann Authorities were trying to line flights since the Sept. 11 maneuver and The AED Davis, spokeswoman for the find out whether the blade attacks. how to use the AED in an machine, which cost $3,000 emergency situation. All full­ including the training sup­ time security officers were plies, is programmed only to trained. help someone in need. The AED machine is ready “It is important to know for use and will that an AED be located in machine cannot Names removed from WTC lists “By having this one of the secu­ shock someone Associated Press grants whose jots were not ing errors off the death list, rity vehicles on m achine on who has a regular well documented and people which peaked at 6,700 two duty for easy campus, we’re heartbeat,” said NEW YORK — The names of whose relatives say they were weeks after the attack. accessibility. Leonard. “The cutting down about 40 people listed on the near the trade center on Sept. As of early September 2003, “After the first machine will only World Trade Center death toll 11, 2001, but know little police had made about 40 three minutes of response time to work if it does not for more than two years are more. arrests related to people false­ a heart not get to the victim. detect a heart­ being removed because the Thousands of names landed ly claiming they lost loved beating, there is beat from the The first few city cannot confirm their on the list in the chaos imme­ ones, and law enforcement a possibility of person.” deaths or even their existence, diately after the attack, when agencies in other cities have losing 10 per­ m in u te s... are Security mem­ a city official said Tuesday. worried callers swamped the nabbed others. cent of brain critical. ” bers said they are The city was to announce city’s “missing” hot lines if In most cases, victims whose function per excited about the the change in death toll from they had not heard from a remains have not been identi­ m in u te,” new machine in 2,792 to about 2,750 on friend or relative. fied have been legally Dan Woods Leonard said. their department. Wednesday. The decision was Missing-person reports declared dead by the court “It is vitally college safety officer “We hope we made by several city agencies, poured in from around the and their families issued important that never have to use including the medical examin­ world, many from people who death certificates based on the m achine is the machine, but er’s office, the police depart­ gave only sketchy information, documents or other proof they able to get to them quickly to at least now we are able to ment and the mayor’s office, partial phone numbers, mis­ were at the trade center or on prevent brain damage.” help if we ever have to,” said the city official, who spelled names and few details. the hijacked airplanes. Spokespeople from both Woods said. spoke to The Associated Press The city formed a group In the cases expected to be Saint Mary’s security and the on the condition of anonymity. called the Reported Missing removed, no such proof was American Heart Association Contact Angela Saoud at The names of those reported Committee, charged with ever found and remains were said they feel that having an [email protected] missing include illegal immi­ weeding out fraud and cross­ never identified.

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Accounts conflict on Qureia job Bush vows to alter Iraq tactics RAMALLAH, West Bank — Yasser Arafat asked Ahmed Qureia on Tuesday to stay on President faces questions regarding increase of violence in U.S.-occupied Iraq as prime minister and form a new govern­ ment, officials said, but their bitter dispute over control of the Palestinian security forces Associated Press remained unresolved. Conflicting accounts of Tuesday’s meeting WASHINGTON — Facing of the PLO leadership cast further uncertain­ a surge in violence, ty over the situation. While two officials who President Bush said attended the meeting said Qureia had Tuesday the United States accepted Arafat’s offer, the prime minister will change tactics and said he had not received a formal invitation. stiffen defenses in Iraq and Even if Qureia accepts, the lingering dis­ will not be intimidated by a agreement over the security forces threat­ wave of suicide bombers ened to lead to further confrontation and intent on discouraging continued deadlock over a U.S.-backed peace cooperation with the plan that envisions a Palestinian state by American occupation. 2005. “We’re constantly looking Meanwhile, Israelis voted in local elections at the enemy and adjust­ Tuesday, and early results showed that ing,” Bush said. “Iraq is Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Likud Party dangerous, and it's danger­ look some losses but rebuffed predictions ous because terrorists want that voters would severely punish Likud can­ us to leave, and we’re not didates because of Israel's troublesome secu­ leaving.” rity and economic situation. Twelve months before the presidential election, Bush Russians killed in Chechnya made a broad defense of VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia — Eight Russian his foreign policy during a soldiers were killed in rebel attacks in war- news conference, saying he ravaged Chechnya in the past day, an official will tell Americans during in the Kremlin-backed Chechen administra­ the upcoming campaign tion said Tuesday. that “the world is more The official, speaking on condition of peaceful and more free anonymity, said four servicemen were killed under my leadership and and five wounded in 18 sep arate rebel America is more secure.” attacks on Russian military outposts in the A day after bombings in past 24 hours. Two other soldiers died when Iraq killed three dozen peo­ their jeep was ambushed near the town of ple, Bush came to the Rose Shali. Garden on a chilly fall morning to announce the United States would set up more blockades and N ational N ew s inspections and seek to give Iraqis a bigger role in intel­ ERA President George W. Bush pauses over a question during Tuesday's press confer­ ligence-gathering to thwart ence In the Rose Garden. The conference focused on Iraq and the economy. Senate revises AIDS medical bill attacks. WASHINGTON — Senators agreed Tuesday Bush’s words appeared did the right thing in a con­ was his backdrop on the and we are also adjusting to direct a part of a $15 billion global AIDS intended to address criti­ troversial case earlier this USS A braham Lincoln by accelerating the devel­ bill toward the problems of unsafe medical cism — particularly from month in ordering the feed­ when he declared an end to opment of an Iraqi police injections in Africa, potentially one of few Democratic presidential ing tube of a brain-dam ­ major combat in Iraq on force and Iraqi military mandates from Congress on how the money candidates — that the aged woman reinserted. May 1. He said the sign — units, border patrol and should be spent. White House had failed to ♦ Expressed confidence criticized now amid rising paramilitary organizations No one objected when Sen. Jeff Sessions, anticipate rising violence in that a compromise could be casualties in Iraq — was so that the face of security R-Ala., proposed amending a foreign aid Iraq and was uncertain reached with an independ­ put up by the ship’s crew will increasingly be an Iraqi package being debated to ensure at least $75 about how to deal with it ent commission investigat­ rather than by the White face, not an American million from the AIDS bill, already signed and protect American lives. ing the Sept. 11 attacks House staff. A Bush spokes­ face.” into law, would go toward injections. He had Blaming the increase in that would allow its mem­ woman later added that the Bush’s news conference been concerned that health officials wanted bloodshed on foreign ter­ bers to look at material White House had the sign failed to stop criticism of to use nearly all the $15 billion for curbing rorists and Saddam from his daily intelligence made after the crew his Iraq policy. sexual transmission of the disease. Hussein loyalists, Bush said briefing, which is a classi­ requested it. Democratic presidential more troops would be fied national security Secretary of State Colin hopeful Howard Dean said Witnesses testify in sniper trial deployed along Iraq’s bor­ memo. Thomas Kean, the Powell reinforced Bush’s Bush “seems content to ders. panel’s chairman, has words about new tactics. pursue the current flawed VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Ralph Sheldon Iraq dominated the 48- threatened a subpoena if “In combat operations you plan, unwilling to do what heard an explosion, then saw a woman minute news conference, White House documents make adjustments and you is necessary to encourage slumped over on a bench, blood pouring but Bush also: are not turned over. make changes as circum­ our friends and allies to from her head. He thought she must have ♦ Ruled out seeking a ban ♦ Said he hasn’t started his stances change. And that is assist, incapable of taking committed suicide, because there was on abortion, saying re-election campaign even what we are doing now.” the steps necessary to nobody else around. America’s culture has not though he’s raised more Powell, in an interview expedite the transfer of “A girl just shot herself,” he told a 911 changed to the extent that than $83 million. with Radio Sawa, the U.S.- sovereignty to the Iraqis operator in a call from a restaurant nearby. such a move would be sup­ ♦ Disavowed any connec­ financed broadcast service and content to direct bil­ Sheldon took the stand Tuesday and the ported. He said his brother, tion to the “Mission to the Arab world, said, lions of dollars to special 911 recording was played for the jury at the Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida, Accomplished” banner that “Our military is adjusting interests like Halliburton.” murder trial of sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad. Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo are accused in the sniper attacks that killed 10 people and terrorized the Washington area for three weeks last year. Inferno roars toward Los Angeles

are too fatigued from three days of tion in San Diego. Associated Press battle.” “This may be the worst disaster the ocal ew s L N Ten thousand firefighters were on state has ever faced and is likely to SAN DIEGO — Firefighters beat the front lines throughout the state, be the costliest,” Gov. Gray Davis Letterman immortalized in corn back flames on Los Angeles’ battling California’s deadliest wild­ said, estimating the cost at nearly $2 CAMBRIDGE CITY — A 675-foot-long corn­ doorstep Tuesday, saving hundreds fires in more than a decade. billion. He added: “This is a total dis­ field maze of David Letterman has attracted of homes in the city’s San Fernando Since Oct. 21, at least 10 wind- aster. It reminds me of when I was in so much attention that its owners aren’t sure Valley. But exhausted crews were driven wildfires — many of them Vietnam, communities were burned what to do next. pulled back in San Diego County arson-caused — have rampaged out.” The maze, which depicts a cartoon-like even though two devastating blazes through Southern California, demol­ Firefighters had feared they would Letterman striding from an outline of threatened to merge into a super ishing neighborhoods, gutting busi­ lose hundreds of homes late Monday and early Tuesday as a fire in the Indiana, is the seventh that Dougherty fire. nesses and blackening more than “They’re so fatigued that despite half a million acres of land from the hills between Los Angeles and Orchards has made in the Wayne County the fact the fire perimeter might Mexican border to the Ventura-Los Ventura counties threatened to push field, some 50 miles east of Indianapolis. become much larger, we re not will­ Angeles county line. At least 15 peo­ into neighborhoods in the densely Letterman this month featured the maze ing to let the firefighters continue ple have died and nearly 1,600 populated San Fernando Valley, on his late-night talk show and it also gained any further.” said Rich Hawkins, a homes have been destroyed. Two including one gated community of a mention in last week’s issue of TV Guide. U.S. Forest Service fire chief. “They burn victims were in critical condi­ million-dollar mansions. The Observer ♦ NEWS Wednesday, October 29, 2003

“[This will] prepare our stu­ Other students didn’t feel “I think a language would dents to work at the governmen­ that help, but I Kroc tal, non-governmental and local Language there think it should “Understanding cultures continued from page 1 grass roots levels to resolve con­ continued from page 1 should be be more of an flicts nonviolently and to provide a and the economics is option than a education for peace and justice,” important, I think, than hav­ r e q u ir e ­ more important than requirement.” and a final semester in which Appleby said. ing a conversational com­ ment, but Heinlein said. lessons learned both in the Appleby said Kroc’s gift will mand of the language.” acknow l­ having a conversational Some College classroom and the field are inte­ strengthen Notre Dame’s peace Nichols said. edged command of the of Business stu­ grated. studies program in comparison Business students did not that languageV’ dents were “Students [currently] don’t to its peer institutions and the seem to believe that a lan­ there was opposed entire­ have the sufficient time to reflect improvements in the graduate guage requirement was a key value to ly to a language what they are learning, and program will carry over to the issue, either. Senior T.C. be had in Bill Nichols requirement. there is no true research compo­ undergraduate program. Sabatino said that although it le a rn in g associate dean “I think it’s nent in the field,” Appleby said. Appleby said he hopes the was not required, he took a foreign College of Business good the way it The current program has 24 additional faculty hired for the language anyway. 1 a n - is, and th e re ’s students from 17 different coun­ graduate program will also “I don’t know if there guages. no reason to tries, who range in age from teach undergraduate courses should be a requirement, but Senior Andrew Heinlein change anything,” sopho­ their early 20s to late 30s, and and intends to foster interaction I took French and Spanish in expressed this belief, saying more Sean Ryan said. consists of an 11-month pro­ between undergraduate and high school, so I took two that he thought it would be a gram without field research. graduates students within the years of language in college,” good opportunity but not one Contact Will Puckett at Kroc’s gift will cover the cost program. Sabatino said. that should be required. [email protected] of both supervising fieldwork and providing courses in strate­ Contact Meghanne Downes at gic peace building. [email protected] A Timely Lecture -A. \ she said ‘absolutely, we’ll start sewing tomorrow.’” -qP Medical Homeland Defense: fj Banner In addition to its presenta­ continued from page 1 tion at practice, the completed % Spirit Banner will be available Past Demons and Future Threats team’s luck being a little bit outside the bookstore on down, and we knew that we Friday morning for additions By had to do something to bring from visiting alumni. up the team’s spirit, and the “The idea was to extend it best way to do that is to from the internal community to involve people. When the the external,” O’Connor said. General Michael A. Dunn, M.D. breaks are getting the best of “That's the beauty of it — if we the boys, people want to step can fill in those letters with N.D. Graduate of 1968 in and see what they can do.” thousands of signatures, we Students will have the can get the entire Notre Dame chance to contribute their mes­ family to make this idea quick­ Commanding General, Western Regional Medical Command sages when the ly progress into a and Army’s senior medical expert on chemical and biological defense. two sheets are reality.” displayed in front “We have the The banner will of both dining opportunity to then be show­ halls Thursday. inspire the team cased on the floor Thursday, October 30, 2003 Around 6:00 at Friday night’s p.m., the sheets and to make pep rally, along will be symboli­ something with Ruth Riley, cally joined and happen. ” the 1953 football 7:00 PM, 155 DeBartolo Hall the band will team and some \ march through surprise guests, campus, followed Jam es O’Connor Lennon said. Sponsored by the Department of Preprofessional Studies ^ by student volun­ bookstore director Finally, it will r

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Wednesday, October 29, 2003 B usiness page 7 M arket R eca p Crowds swarm Krispy Kreme Stocks Thousands flock to Mishawaka grand opening of legendary doughnut shop D ° w 9 7 6 4 . 3 8 +89.70 Jones Same: Composite Volume: By MATT BRAMANTI 2j05 185 1,032^24,992 News Writer

NASDAQ 1,933.53 +18.22 MISHAWAKA — After NYSE 5,940.75 +43.75 months of anticipation, Michiana residents finally AMEX 1,023.69 +6.63 saw the light. The Krispy SAP 500 1,045.35 +7.29 Kreme “Hot Light," that is. NIKKEI (Tokyo) 10,786.04 0.00 The popular doughnut chain opened its newest FTSE 100 (London)4,362.30 +51.30 store in Mishawaka Tuesday morning, and area COMPANY "/.CHANGE | $GAIN | PRICE residents came in droves. SIRIUS SAT RADIO (SIRI) + 1 0 . 1 4 +0.21 2 . 28 The doors opened at 5:30 a.m., and employees SUN M ICROSYS (SUNW) -3.54 -0.13 3 . 54 switched on the Hot Lights ORACLE CORP (ORCL) -0.41 -0.05 12.28 — neon signs that invite patrons to try “Hot INTEL CORP (INTC) + 1.22 +0.37 30.80 Doughnuts Now.” MICROSOFT CP (MSFT) -0 .4 5 -0 .1 3 28.78 Hundreds of customers braved the chilling rain, arriving long before dawn. 30 YEAR BOND +0.15 +0.08 51 . 82 Many waited in line for 10 YEAR NOTE + 0.16 +0. 07 42.55 hours. Some, like Billy 5-YEAR NOTE -0.03 -0.01 31.34 Aycock, camped out in 3 MONTH BILL 0.00 0.00 8 . 87 front of the store for days, hoping to be among the first to sample the chain’s LIGHT CRUDE ( $ / b b l . ) + 0 . 0 7 3 2 . 0 6 signature Original Glazed Above, machines fry GOLD ( $ /T ro y OZ.) + 1 .60 375.70 doughnuts. PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) + 1.575 92.175 Aycock, who runs a cus­ np 2,400 doughnuts tom truck business, lived out of his customized SUV per hour. A t right, YEN 109 for 16 days. The Georgia three-year-old Lane EURO 0.8546 native hoped to generate POUND 0.6006 publicity for his business, Pace enjoys a hot CANADIAN $ 1.323 and have a tasty snack in the process. Krispy Kreme. “I’ve always had Krispy Kremes, so I know how ♦ good they are,” he said. In B rief Aycock’s two-week PHOTOS BY ordeal apparently fueled MATT his appetite, as he left the High hopes for economic recovery store with eight dozen of BRAMANTI NliW YORK — Consum er confidence the 200-calorie treats. rebounded in October and orders for big-ticket Though the location is lie relations and marketing “We’ve always been big aren’t the only ones who items such as cars rose in September, raising capable of churning out initiatives for the new fans, and we came for the are sweet on Krispy hopes that the economy may be headed 2,400 doughnuts per hour, store. He said the public excitement of being here Kreme. The company has toward recovery. employees hustled to keep interest in Krispy Kreme when it finally opens,” become popular on Wall The news helped send stock prices higher on up with demand. Store reflects the brand’s leg­ Frushour said. Street as well. In 2000, the Wall Street, with the Dow Jones industrials manager Jason Horvath endary appeal. The opening comes as company’s initial public climbing 140 points, its best advance in a said his shop was operat­ “The brand has a mys­ Krispy Kreme expands into offering raised $72 million. month. But economists stopped short of saying ing at full capacity. tique that, if it’s not smaller markets nation­ The following year, another that the worst is over. “We’ve even had ship­ unique, is very ra re ,” wide. Chuck Pruitte, dis­ offering generated $174 “This kind of roller-coaster ride is very com­ ments from Ft. Wayne,” he Villing said. “Where else trict manager for Indiana million, giving Krispy mon when you're coming out of a recession,” said over the din of the would you have someone and Kentucky, said the Kreme the cash to expand said Lynn Franco, director of the consumer excited crowd. “It’s been a camping out for two weeks time was ripe for a location nationwide and beyond. research center at the Conference Board, the fantastic opening.” to be first in line?” in the area. Investors love its rapid research organization that measures con­ Beth E ckstrand, a Custom ers walked in “We’ve been looking at growth in stores and rev­ sumer confidence. “I think if we get another cashier at the store, said eager to get a taste of that this area for a couple years enues. Krispy Kreme loca­ month or two of improvement, we’ll be on the she was excited about the m y s tiq u e , now,” tions have popped up in 41 path toward more sustainable gains in confi­ first day of business. and they Pruitte said. states, Canada, Australia, dence.” “It’s great, it’s wild, it’s walked out “We feel it’s New Zealand and Great fun,” she laughed. eager to "We came fo r the going to be Britain, and the company Microsoft settles S200M lawsuits Mandy Verner, a public share it with a very plans to open stores in SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. agreed to settle relations executive at the world. excitement of being strong store Mexico, Eastern and class-action antitrust and unfair competition Villing & Company, a South Caroline here when it finally for us.” Western Europe and Asia. lawsuits brought by customers in five states Bend marketing communi­ Ladue, a 12- opens. ” Although In fiscal year 2001, and the District of Columbia for vouchers cations firm, praised year-old stu­ the compa­ Krispy Kreme had sales of worth $200 million. Krispy Kreme’s storied dent at St. ny, based in $448 million with 144 The settlements announced Tuesday would reputation. Anthony’s in Paul Frushour W in s to n - stores. In 2002, 221 stores end those lawsuits in Kansas, North Carolina, “It’s such an amazing South Bend, custom er Salem, N.C., brought in $622 million, North Dakota, South Dakota and Tennessee, in brand...it’s truly one of the munched on was found­ while in 2003 sales addition to Washington, D C. best companies I’ve ever d o u g h n u ts ed in 1937, reached $779 million with The cases involve customers who joined in worked with.” with her younger sister Krispy Kreme’s rapid 276 stores. class actions alleging that Redmond-based In order to boost commu­ Madeline. expansion has only come This dramatic growth is Microsoft violated state antitrust laws and nity involvement in the “We get to brag to our about since the mid 1990s. lining the pockets of Krispy laws against unfair competition. store, Verner’s firm enlist­ friends at school now,” In 1995, the store opened Kreme investors. The The Kansas case was settled for $32 million ed the help of marketing Caroline said. its first store outside the stock, which trades under and the District of Columbia case was settled students at Saint Mary’s. Mishawaka resident Joe Southeast U.S., in the symbol KKD on the for $6.2 million, said Brad Smith, Microsoft Senior Jessica Bland Couch declared his break­ Indianapolis. A store in New York Stock Exchange, senior vice president and general counsel. patrolled the parking lot, fast to be “the best glazed New York City followed the has grown from its split- Those two settlements had been approved by handing out hot doughnuts doughnut I’ve had.” next year, and Krispy adjusted IPO price of $5.25 the courts. to people waiting in line. Denise Sanders drove Kreme began to develop a to Tuesday’s close of He did not give figures on settlements for Even customers in the from Bristol to attend the national following. $42.94, an astounding the other four lawsuits. Those agreements drive-through lane got a grand opening. She and In 1997, Krispy Kreme return of 718%. Analysts have yet to be approved by the courts. snack while they waited. her husband Dave discov­ cemented its place in expect the stock to contin­ In all, Microsoft has now settled similar law­ “I’m starting the sugar ered Krispy Kreme on fam­ Americana as the National ue its rise, predicting suits in nine states and Washington, D C., for a rush early,” she joked. ily trips to Tennessee. Museum of American shares will hit $51 this total of $1.55 billion. Agreements were Thom Villing shared the South Bend resident Paul History in Washington, D C. year. announced earlier this year for lawsuits in students’ enthusiasm. As Frushour said he brought accepted Krispy Kreme California, Florida, Montana and West principal of Villing & his family for the dough­ artifacts for display. Contact Matt Bramanti at Virginia. Company, he oversaw pub- nuts and the experience. But doughnut lovers [email protected] page 8 The Observer ♦ INTERNATIONAL NEWS Wednesday, October 29, 2003

C hina M exico Leaders visit North Korea OAS ends two day

Associated Press encourages the reconvening of was not interested in more six-nation talks over the North’s talks unless Washington agrees summit on terrorism BEIJING — China’s No. 2 nuclear program. to discuss signing a nonaggres­ leader began a “goodwill visit” Pyongyang is believed to sion treaty barring the United Associated Press degradation; cyber threats; to North Korea on Wednesday already have one or two atomic States from launching a pre­ weapons of mass destruction; as efforts mount to convene a bombs, and recently said it emptive attack. MEXICO CITY — High-level and transporting hazardous second round of six-nation talks extracted plutonium from its But a few days later, it said it officials of the Organization of materials at sea. on the insular nation’s nuclear stash of 8,000 spent nuclear would consider U.S. President American States ended two OAS subcommittees will now program — a parley that would fuel rods to build more. George W. Bush’s offer for writ­ day of talks Tuesday with a be in charge of developing probably be held, like its prede­ Many believe Beijing, North ten security assurances to new security agenda encom­ new tools to fight the threats. cessor, in Beijing. Korea’s most powerful ally, is resolve the crisis. passing a broad range of Addressing a major theme of Wu Bangguo, a member of exerting pressure on The dual responses are char­ threats, ranging from terror­ the conference, the declara­ the Communist Party’s Standing Pyongyang through diplomatic acteristic of the North’s delicate ism and arms trafficking to tion recommends that the Committee and head of China’s channels. game of brinkmanship-— wel­ AIDS, poverty and natural dis­ OAS’ Committee on legislature, is heading a state The two countries have taken coming progress, then rejecting asters. Hemispheric Security thor­ delegation that also includes a divergent paths, with China it, then welcoming it again. They approved a separate oughly analyze the relevance vice premier, Zeng Peiyan, the embracing economic reform China, in its dealings with agreement to “fight terrorism of the 1947 Rio Treaty, a Cold official Xinhua News Agency and opening to the world, and North Korea, is struggling to in all its forms” and to support War-era accord that called for said. Also aboard: Wang Yi, the the North remaining reclusive balance its duty to its longtime Colombia’s ongoing fight all countries in the hemi­ diplomat who is China’s point and dogmatic. But KCNA communist ally and neighbor against drug trafficking and sphere to defend each other in man on North Korea. exhorted the two neighbors to with its deep trepidation at rebels. case of attack. A top-level military official is draw closer against outside what a nuclear Korean The Declaration on Security Many countries consider the also on the trip, Xinhua said. threats. It said the friendship Peninsula might mean for in the Americas notes that the treaty a relic that the U.S. gov­ The North’s official news has “long and deep roots” and Chinese security. Beijing has Western Hemisphere’s “tradi­ ernment used to justify fight agency, KCNA, reported the is “unbreakable.” long said it wants a nuclear- tional concept and approach communist groups in Central party arrived in Pyongyang late “The reality today, when the free Korean Peninsula. [to security] must be expanded America during the Cold War. Wednesday morning “at the imperialists are making desper­ A six-nation summit in Beijing to encompass new and nontra- Its usefulness also was called invitation” of North Korea and ate efforts to stifle socialism in August brought together the ditional threats, which include into question when countries was lending support “to the and complicated problems crop two Koreas, China, the United political, economic, social, tried unsuccessfully to invoke efforts of the Korean people to up in the international rela­ States, Japan and Russia to dis­ health, and environmental it after Britain sent troops to build a great prosperous pow­ tions, calls for further develop­ cuss Pyongyang’s nuclear pro­ aspects.” recapture the Falkland Islands erful nation.” ing the tradition of unity and gram. The talks adjourned with The declaration outlines from Argentina in 1982. “The two sides are expected cooperation betw een ... the no concrete progress but with a “new threats, concerns, and Mexico withdrew from the to have a friendly and in-depth DPRK and China,” it said. promise to meet again — an other challenges” to the treaty in September 2002 and exchange of views on regional The initials stand for the agreement that the North since Americas, including terrorism, some countries in the hemi­ and international affairs and North’s official name, the has questioned. organized crime, money laun­ sphere never ratified it. other issues of common inter­ Democratic People’s Republic of Last week, though, Chinese dering, drug trafficking, and Brazilian Foreign Secretary est,” Xinhua said. Korea. Foreign Ministry spokesman corruption. Celso Amorim said Tuesday The trip by Wu is be the high­ Washington wants Pyongyang Zhang Qiyue referred to “the The list also includes that “given that the treaty was est-level visit to the North by a to dismantle its nuclear next Beijing talks,” implying extreme poverty; natural and drafted in other historical cir­ Chinese leader in more than weapons program immediately. that China considers them a man-made disasters; AIDS and cumstances, it should be revis­ two years. It comes as China The North said last week it certainty. other diseases; environmental ited.”

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Iraq Car bombing kills at least four

Associated Press base, wounding at least one American soldier from the 4th BAGHDAD — A car bomb Infantry Division, witnesses said. exploded Tuesday west of A patrol was sent out to search Baghdad, killing at least four for the assailants, who soldiers people a day after three dozen said apparently fired from a people died in a wave of suicide nearby rooftop. bombings in the Iraqi capital. And a U.S. military convoy was U.S. officials said one of attacked Tuesday night by small Baghdad’s three deputy mayors arms fire in the northern city of was killed in a hit-and-run Mosul, the military said. There shooting. were no casualties. The latest attacks, including In Fallujah, a flashpoint Sunni the killing Sunday of Deputy Muslim city 40 miles west of Mayor Paris Abdul Razzaq al- Baghdad, a car exploded Assam, raised fears that a Tuesday afternoon on a major strengthened insurgency is street, killing at least four peo­ increasingly targeting Iraqis who ple. The explosion occurred work with the U.S.-led coalition about 100 yards from a police as well as international groups station and 100 feet from a that had considered themselves school, but the target was at less risk than U.S. soldiers. unclear. Despite the escalation in Latpr Tuesday, eight huge attacks on Iraqis, American explosions were heard after sun­ forces remained targets, with down from the southern area of insurgents firing on a U.S. mili­ Fallujah. U.S. officials in tary base and convoy in two Baghdad said they were northern cities Tuesday. unaware of the blasts, which In Baghdad, a rocket-propelled residents described as “deafen­ grenade attack killed one U.S. ing.” soldier and wounded six others In Baghdad, at least three while they were trying to destroy mortar shells exploded late roadside bombs, the U.S. military Tuesday in the Jadriya district AFP Photo said Tuesday. across the Tigris River from the Iraqi women survey the devastation left by the car bombing. At least four people were killed In The soldiers, from the 1st palace headquarters of the U.S.- the Incident. Armored Division, were attacked led coalition, Iraqi police said. Monday, the same day a team of There was no immediate word was Syrian, according to a coali­ Sunday that killed a U.S. lieu­ tainly are indications that there suicide car bombers devastated on casualties or damage. tion official. Investigators were tenant colonel and wounded 18 are foreign terrorists who are the Red Cross headquarters and Coalition officials reported lit­ trying to confirm his nationality, other people. coming into Iraq,” but he did not three police stations, killing tle progress in determining who the official said on "condition of Bush told a news conference explicitly accuse them of respon­ three dozen people and wound­ was behind Monday’s car bomb­ anonymity. Tuesday that “basically what sibility. ing more than 200. ings in Baghdad. President Bush blamed both they’re trying to do is cause peo­ Britain’s special representative In Tikrit, Saddam Hussein’s A fifth would-be suicide loyalists to Saddam and foreign ple to run.” in Iraq, Sir Jeremy Greenstock, hometown, insurgents opened bomber, who was caught terrorists for the attacks in and A coalition spokesman, Charles also said Tuesday that foreign lire late Tuesday on the southern Monday before he could deto­ around Baghdad, including a Heatly, told the British terrorists could be entering Iraq gate of the main U.S. military nate his explosives, told police he rocket barrage on a hotel Broadcasting Corp., “there cer­ from Afghanistan and elsewhere.

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Associated Press release. “We couldn’t release c tttw LOS ANGELES — What’s the all the best ones at once ... rush, doc? That was the what would we do for an Warner Bros, response to the encore?” backlash from some “Looney Some fans see that response Tunes” fans who complain that as cynical, saying they feel like a handful of their favorite car­ their loyalty is being abused. toons are missing from the col­ “I would have rather never lection of 56 shorts released had these shorts be released Tuesday. than to deal with this “Looney Tunes garbage,” Aaron Strader of Golden Houston wrote Collection,” the on Amazon.com. first-ever DVD “I hope it sells release for Bugs “About 300 of them well enough to Bunny, Daffy [the shorts] are justify a full release on DVD Duck, Porky Pig, excellent, 300 of Yosemite Sam and of everything.” Elmer Fudd, them are good, 100 Warner Home includes such o f them are OK and Video counters th at its plan to classics 100 of them are “R abbit of release a set of Seville,” “Duck lousy. ” 60 cartoons each Dodgers in the year is not just a marketing ploy 24th-and-a-half George Feltenstein — it’s as fast as Century" and marketing executive “The Scarlet they can clean up Pumpernickel.” the originals. Animation fans, D o r i n d a however, have debated and Marticorena, WHV’s director of second-guessed the selection children’s m arketing, said it of shorts endlessly on takes months to restore the Amazon.com and elsewhere on original cartoon prints to their the Internet. original bright colors. Among the notable absen­ “Looney Tunes” admirers could have a total collection tees: “What’s Opera, Doc?” AFP Photo with Bugs tormenting co-star sooner, but it would be a DVD full of grainy, faded cartoons. Looney Tunes stars Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck pose with NASCAR driver Jeff Gordan and Elmer Fudd, who sings “Kill actress Jenna Elfman. Fans were upset that the DVD did not feature all the classic episodes. the wabbit! Kill the wabbit!”; The “Golden Collection” and “One Froggy Evening,” ($64.92) and the lesser which showcased the “Hello, “Premiere Collection” of 28 began creating the DVD of Sylvester the Cat, Marvin there are a lot left to choose My Baby!”-singing amphibian shorts ($26.99) is part of a bid classics, so Feltenstein said he Martian and the Tasmanian from for future DVDs, he Michigan J. Frog. by the studio to rejuvenate its understood why they’re as Devil. added, although not all of “We held back some of the trademark characters, impatient as Porky Pig’s There is also the first Wile E. them are created equally. jewels for future releases,” Marticorena said. speech therapist. Coyote and Road Runner car­ “About 300 of them are acknowledged George A new feature film, “Looney He described the “Golden toon, “Fast and the Furry- excellent,” Feltenstein said, Feltenstein, the marketing Tunes: Back in Action,” is set Collection” as “an all-star sam­ ous.” “300 of them are very good, executive who helped pick the for release Nov. 14. pler,” with a lot of Bugs and Nearly 1,100 “Looney Tunes” 300 are good, 100 of them are shorts for the inaugural DVD Fans have waited nearly six Daffy, and a little bit of cartoons were created OK, and 100 of them are years since Warner Bros. Foghorn Leghorn, Tweety Bird, between 1930 and 1969, so lousy.”

Spears stalker sues L.A. Shizawa claims city robb

Associated Press ly obsessed and fixated with” Spears, claiming her security the 21-year-old pop star. guards caused him extreme LOS ANGELES — A Shizawa, 43, filed the law­ emotional distress when they Japanese businessman suit Monday in U.S. District confronted him outside her ordered to stay away from Court. His action didn’t state a home on Oct. 23, 2002. The Britney Spears is suing the specific damage amount, but lawsuit seeks unspecified city of Los Angeles for he estimated he’d suffered damages. allegedly taking away his dig­ more than $2 million in dam­ Spears first sought a nity during a search of his ages. restraining order against hotel room last year. Police officials were Shizawa in December 2002, Masahiko Shizawa was unaware of the action, but claiming he tracked her down ordered earlier this month to don’t comment on pending lit­ and tried to contact her at her stay at least 300 yards from igation, said Officer Jason Los Angeles home, at a sec­ Spears and have no contact Lee, a police spokesman. ond home she has out of state with her for the next three Shizawa said he suffered a and at her parents’ homes. years. “loss of human dignity” when She said he also sent her Superior Court Judge Alan police searched his hotel photos of himself and notes, Haber, who issued the order, room in October 2002. including one that stated, “I’m said Shizawa was “abnormal­ Last week, Shizawa sued chasing you.” Nelly's jewelry stolen in Vegas Performer estimates

Associated Press pieces were taken Monday investigated. from his room at the Aladdin Representatives of the two LAS VEGAS — R apper hotel-casino. performers had no immedi­ Nelly had more than $1 mil­ Singer Michelle Branch, ate information Tuesday lion in jewelry stolen from who also was staying at the about the burglaries. his Las Vegas Strip hotel Aladdin, reported that com­ Haynes, of St. Louis, won room while he was in town puter equipment was stolen the award for best driving for the 2003 Radio Music from her room. song for “Shake Ya Awards, authorities said Las Vegas Police Officer Tailfeather,” which he per­ Tuesday. Tina Ellison said the burgla­ formed during the show with Nelly, whose real name is ries were reported at 8:50 Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and www.ndsmcobserver.com /scholarships Cornell Haynes, claimed the p.m. Monday and were being Murphy Lee. Wednesday, October 29, 2003 The Observer ♦ NEWS page 11 Dean and Gephardt methods clash Health of Ground Democrats show contrast between traditional and Internet campaigns Zero workers suffers Associated Press noteworthy was a campaign stop household. in tiny Elkader in northeast Iowa, “He’s like an old pair of shoes Problems persist two years after tragedy ELKADER, Iowa — One presi­ where 150 showed up at a local in Iowa,” said former Iowa restaurant. Phil Specht, a 30-year Republican Chairman Michael dential hopeful relies on the Associated Press problems after the 2001 ter­ Internet to attract crowds and get veteran of local political wars, Mahaffey. “1 think some people ror attack, the doctors said, followers to practices for the was wide-eyed. were trying on some different NEW YORK — Most but 40 percent also do not Iowa caucuses. The other prefers “Is he getting these kinds of shoes and are now coming back Ground Zero workers still have health insurance and the traditional approach, letting crowds everywhere?” he asked a to the old comfortable pair.” suffer from health problems one-third are unemployed. rank-and-file labor spread the reporter. “This is a huge crowd Gephardt has the endorsement two years after Sept. 11 and The doctors said the pro­ word from one union hall to the for Elkader on the middle of a of unions representing 54,000 many do not have health gram had only enough fund­ next. weekday afternoon.” Iowa workers, giving him the insurance or job security, ing — $56 million of $90 Atop the field in Iowa, At a house party organizational doctors told a congressional million allocated last year — later in the after­ muscle to turn out Democratic rivals Howard Dean 7 think this race panel Tuesday. to continue to screen and and Dick Gephardt are engaged noon, more than members. He has Several of the workers tes­ monitor the workers for five in more than just a fierce fight for 100 people will come down to quietly nurtured tified at a Manhattan hospi­ years. a high-stakes win. Their two jammed into a liv­ Dean and those ties, remind­ tal before the committee, Herbert and Levin, who campaigns represent a classic ing room, and 200 Gephardt, and the ing them of his saying they had trouble said the workers are at risk contest between new and old. a filled a local school more than 25 breathing, suffered from for developing cancer in the Web-gcneration’s way of getting that evening, far results will speak years carrying post-traumatic stress disor­ next decade, sought funding out the vote versus a union-tested bigger crowds than volumes about labor’s banner in der and no longer had the to screen more than 10,000 method that has worked for polit­ rival candidates their approaches." Congress. strength to do their old jobs. workers a year for the next ical veterans since the emergence are drawing at rou­ The Teamsters “I can’t tell you how hard 20 years. of the caucuses in the 1970s. tine campaign Union, for exam­ it is living like this,” said Rep. Christopher Shays, R- The outcome Jan. 19 could set stops. Kwame Kilpatrick ple, has about David Rapp, a Conn., the the standard for the rest of the “I’ve never seen mayor of Detroit 17,000 Iowa mem­ construction chairman of 2004 race — and even future the kind of energy bers. Spokesman worker who "The fear of not the presidential aspirants, according that exists,” said Pat Lynch said spent five being able to take Subcommittee to Democratic activists across the veteran Democratic activist Jerry leaders are going from union months at the on National country. Crawford, a backer of Dean rival halls to present a voter turnout World Trade my next breath is Security, “I think this race will come John Kerry. “You have to give plan. Center site and unbearable. ” Emerging down to Dean and Gephardt, and Howard Dean credit. He was the The Missouri lawmaker is now always car­ Threats and the results will speak volumes person who first tapped into that skeptical of Dean’s approach in ries an oxygen International about their approaches,” said energy.” Iowa. tank and uses David Rapp Relations, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Supplementing the effort to “I think in the end you can't three inhalers. construction worker questioned “You have a traditional candidate enlist new supporters, the Dean overcome real support with some “The fear of not World Trade Center why more peo­ running with labor and minori­ campaign reaches out to new technology,” Gephardt said. being able to ple hadn’t been ties against a candidacy that is Democratic activists through “There’s no technological silver take my next examined and nontraditional and radical.” nightly phone banks, or the for­ bullet to get that done.” breath is unbearable.” why some government agen­ Dean has used the Internet mer Vermont governor makes a Experience is a big factor when Rapp said he built docks cies hadn’t coordinated their from the start, signing up backers few calls. activists show up at the neighbor­ and rebuilt cars before Sept. information. not just in Iowa but across the Challenging Dean is Gephardt, hood meetings, in part because 11, 2001, but can no longer Lawmakers also ques­ country. His list of supporters has the 27-year House veteran who caucuses can get complicated. A take out his garbage or tioned federal officials about grown to 478,000, and his cam­ won Iowa in his unsuccessful candidate lacking the backing of change a flat tire. how much they knew about paign brings them together once White House bid in 1988. As he 15 percent of those attending gets John Graham, a carpenter the health risks at Ground a month for discussions on did then, the Missouri lawmaker no delegates, and a lot of wheel­ and emergency services Zero in the days after the Dean’s effort, for community has assembled a traditional voter ing and dealing occurs. Platform worker who spent three attack and about how many projects or, more recently, for turnout operation rooted in planks, local party posts or long­ days a week at the site for workers were told of the trial runs for the caucus. organized labor. History has time debts are traded for those several months, said he has danger. At a recent event at the shown that one out of three who willing to switch allegiances. asthma and is sometimes too OSHA regional administra­ University of Iowa, Dean drew show up on a winter's night in Police have been summoned sick to work. tor Patricia Clark said that more than 800 people. More January comes from a union when things got out of hand. “I’m a chronically ill man the agency distributed who’s anxious about my 131,000 respirators after ability to support my fami­ the attack but that many ly," he said. workers didn't wear them Robin Herbert and because they found them Stephen Levin, the co-direc­ uncomfortable or thought tors of a federal screening they were unnecessary. program at Mount Sinai Clark said OSHA inspec­ Medical Center for ground tors strongly urged workers Now Accepting zero workers, said they had to keep their respirators on. examined 8,000 workers, 75 “Clearly they did not wear percent of whom had per­ them all the time,” Clark sistent respiratory problems. said. “That’s very unfortu­ Forty percent of the workers nate, and I regret that very Applications for a suffer from mental health much.”

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*If you guessed Texas, sorry. That is incorrect. T The Observer page 12 V ie w po in t Wednesday, October 29, 2003 T he O bserver There is a child within us all It, tut^autmt. WfrlWMP-. W , to . P.O. Box Q, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 The train stops with a jarring halt and don’t you? You remember the days that played as important as the prayers we

E d it o r in C h ie f the telecom speaker informs the passen­ ended only because the sun decided that it said before bedtime. This child is impor­ Andrew Soukup gers of the Addison Street stop. People file had shined enough for one day. They last­ tant to us, the basis of who we are today. ed a lifetime each and every day. And as I But the more we grow, the more most of M a n a g in g E d it o r b u s in e s s M a n a g er off the cars with as much fluidity as water us try to hide this child, embarrassed at Scott Brodfuehrer Lori Lewalski from a newly-opened drain. Down the stand here watching the drama of the stairs and through postseason begin to unfold under the what he might tell the world with the pure A s s t M a n a g in g E d it o r the turnstiles, the Adam Cahill bright lights, I feel as giddy as the boy who honesty of his words. Screaming for life, Sheila Flynn crowd carries me spent those long afternoons trying to hit a he calls to us in the most desperate times, N e w s EDITOR: Meghanne Downes along with it and curveball. times where we need to step back and There is a child we used to know but realize that there is something more to life V ie w p o in t E d it o r : Teresa Fralish floods onto the A Domer's S p o r t s E d it o r : Joe Hettlet swarming street. have long since forgotten. The child is dif­ than what the adult world teaches us to Outlook ferent for each of us with different hopes value. Sc e n e EDITOR: Sarah Vabulas The chorus of greet­ ings from street ven­ and dreams. But we have put him aside And we still have that child in us. We Sa in t M ary ’s E d it o r ; Anneliese Woolford dors and police offi­ like most other things and decided to grow may not acknowledge him or give him the P h o t o E d it o r ; Tim Kacmar cers reverberates along Addison Street. As up. 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O bserver o n lin e Restrict bike access on campus www.ndsmcobserver.com While bringing my new office lamp to campus from the direc­ at the situation and establish bike riding policies to prevent more Policies The Observer is the independent, daily newspaper tion of Main Circle, I was confronted by a thick mass of students “Schwinnings.” published in print and online by the students of the making its way from DeBartolo Hall to South Quad. I maneuvered Since my childhood, Notre Dame was declared a walking cam­ University o f None Dame du Lac and Saint Mary’s safely between them and arrived on the short strip of sidewalk pus where cars and vehicles were restricted. For years students College. Editorial content, including advertisements, is just in front of the Law School. Away from the congestion, I was walked to and from their classes. Bikes were only permitted for not governed by policies o f the administration of either then free to walk in the middle of the street. off campus transportation. It has just been in the last few years institution. The Observer reserves (he right to refuse Suddenly, I was struck from behind. My foot rose in the air and that bikes have been used on campus and their numbers are advertisements based on content. my shoe flew away. My body was thrust forward at an angle and I increasing dramatically. In fact, there seems to be twice as many The news is reported as accurately and objectively as became air borne, going in the opposite direction of my shoe. The bikes this year than last. possible. Unsigned editorials represent the opinion of lamp went flying, too. I landed on the grass about five feet from Bicycles are vehicles. Does their abundance mean that Notre the majority of the Editor in Chief, Managing Editor, Assistant Managing Editor and department editors. where I had been struck by a student on a bike. To have been Dame is no longer a pedestrian campus? Are bikes the only pri­ Commentaries, letters and columns present the views struck with such force and propelled in the same direction as the vately owned vehicles allowed to be ridden on campus? If so, are of the authors and not necessarily those ofThe rider, the student must have been going very fast. Obviously the there bike regulations? If not, there should be. Bike regulations Observer. rider wanted to get around the mass of students. In doing so, he need to be established, publicized and enforced. In determining Viewpoint space is available to all readers. The free or she veered to the right of the group going onto the grass, then these regulations specific questions need to be answered. Do expression of all opinions through letters is encouraged. cris-crossed over the sidewalk where I was walking, and hit me pedestrians have the right of way? What should be the speed Letters to the Editor must be signed and must include from behind. limit(s)? Are bikes to be licensed, like cars? Are bike accidents to contact information. No one helped me up, but I did hear someone ask, “Are you be treated like car accidents? What protocol should be in place hurt?” In a daze I answered, “Where is my shoe? I cannot see it.” for the parties involved in a bicycle collision? Are they to wait for Questions regarding Observer policies should be directed to Editor in Chief Andrew Soukup. It was retrieved. By whom, I do not know. The person who hit me security? Do they make a report? stood there looking scared. I do not recall them saying anything, If bikes are a necessary evil to get from class to class on time, but their friend glibly commented after I stood up, “Do not worry then the campus is no longer a walking campus as originally Post Office Information about it. You’ve just been ‘Schwinned!’” Then they rode off. determined. With that change, new campus policies need to be The Observer (USpS 599 2-4000) u pvtiwhed Monday Through Friday except during exam end vwcwion period* A lubKripnon to The Obiervcr « $100 for one ecedcmk Although I sustained a 3” x 4” bruise on my thigh, a scraped made including regulations for bike use and pedestrian protec­ yc$r. $55 foronceemcMer. ankle and a bruised elbow, it was the latter comment that tion. In addition, to avoid the type of accident I recently experi­ The Observer M published ett POSTMASTER 024 South Dtmng Hell Send *tore»* com* worn wk shocked me most of all. Such a flippant remark, especially since I enced, I recommend that bike paths be laid throughout the cam­ Now D ark , IN 46556-077*2 The ObKrver Periodic*! pottage paid u Notre Dame P.O. Box Q am not in my 20s, 30s or 40s. In fact, I am closer to 60 than to 50. pus and that they be separate from the sidewalks. and additional mailing offices. 024 Sooth I Fining Hafl What if an elderly priest, professor or an infirm employee had After all is said and done, I am still saddened by the callousness NotjrDaroe, IN 4655*0779 been struck? What if I had landed face down on the cement and lack of respect and consideration shown to others when run­ The Ob»crv«» araewber ef the Asax-wc*! Prow AH trprvduvtfon rigbo we iweroed. instead of the grass with my glasses shattering on impact? What ning into people is of no consequence. Such an attitude can only if I had hit my head? I wonder now, is it safe to walk on campus come as a result of numerous occurrences. with so many bikers? This new term, “to be Schwinned,” is unsettling. It indicates Susan Hamilton T oday ’s S taff that run-ins are quite common and numerous enough to merit staff, Notre Dame Law Library the status of a popular saying. It is time for the University to look Oct. 28 News Graphics Andrew Thagard Chris Naidus Claire Heininger Sports Kale Gales Justin Schuver V ie w p o in t Pat Leonard O b serv er P oll Q uote of the D ay Cheryl Barker Scene Illustrator Emily Tumhrink Do you approve or disapprove of President Pat Quill Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq? "The road to easy street goes through the sewer. ” Vote by 5 p.m. Thursday at John Madden www.ndsmcobserver.com football commentator ""V T The Observer

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 V» ie w po in- B - t ' B page 13 The world according to Haynes

Who could ever forget that fateful day in October On Thursday night, the true start to the weekend for as a group toward the JACC, obnoxiously belting out 2003 when John Haynes, executive director of the any social Notre Dame undergraduate, my dorm host­ our favorite show tunes, and somehow managed to DeBartolo Center for the Performing Arts at Notre ed one of our most time-honored traditions, the annual take our seats while hitting the last notes to “Cabaret.” Dame, single-handedly changed the course of this Shakespeare and Starbucks party. For over two hours, The next hour was truly a blur, thanks in part to my University’s history by uttering the infamous words, “I a dozen of us sat back and shared a few nagging herbal tea buzz, but the consensus of wanted the arts to be as pervasive laughs as we watched one of opinion was that the band and cheerleaders at Notre Dame as athletics." From Joey Falco Shakespeare’s greatest come­ just didn’t seem to be in top form at this that day forth, things at Notre ______dies, A Midsummer Night’s year’s Picasso Pep Rally. Dame would never be the same. Dream, while pounding On Saturday morning, it was Sept. 3, 2012: The start of the Forty Ounces back a few cafe lattes practically impossible to escape 2012 firie arts season had finally j or p a lco from Starbucks. the ubiquitous sound of the arrived, and the entire campus Sadly, the clock soon Notre Dame Victory March Was abuzz with an aura of excite­ struck 12, and our amongst the 80,000 fans on ment and anticipation. Everyone night of collegiate hand to tailgate for the game knew that they were going to have the time of their craziness came to of the year. In the midst of all lives during the upcoming week, so it was no surprise an abrupt halt, this excitement, though, I to see students skipping home from their last classes depriving us of managed to glance up of the day like Sugar Plum Fairies. That night, the the hilarity of toward the Hesburgh entire student body congregated in the JACC (the Puck’s monologue Library and felt a chill run Joyce Arts and Crafts Center) to watch our favorite at the conclusion through my spine at the Notre Dame film, Trudy. By the time that compassion­ of Shakespeare’s magnificent sight of Jesus ate tale of a talentless girl from an Indiana steel town work. Times like Christ Superstar watching who realizes her dream of performing as an extra in a these are what real­ over me from the building’s Notre Dame Main Stage production of Les Miserables ly make me hate pari- south wall. At that instant, 1 had finished, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. Just etals. knew we would win today’s dance reminiscing about those stage hands and chorus line Thankfully, before you competition against our arch-rivals dancers chanting, “Trudy, Trudy, Trudy,” never fails to could say, “Johann New York University. And sure get me all choked up. Sebastian Bach rocks my enough, three hours later, a thunderous The next day, still pumped up after Tuesday’s excit­ world,” Friday had arrived, and cheer erupted from the Sea of Pink on hand ing events, 1 decided to skip my mandatory philosophy, the buzz that once permeated the cam­ inside Notre Dame Stadium as the Prancing Irish theology and theater classes and instead spent the day pus had grown to an almost operatic vibrato. It defeated NYU in the greatest dance-off in NCAA histo­ doing improvisational comedy on South Quad. seemed as if everyone shared my irrepressible excite­ ry. Unfortunately, I grew so caught up in the excitement of ment for the evening’s events, making sitting through It truly was a remarkable week. those improv games that I nearly forgot that my mandatory Caravaggio Appreciation class all the Oh yeah, and rumor has it that Coach Philbin’s foot­ Wednesday was interhall arts day. The Keough Hall more difficult. However, all of my waiting paid off at ball team lost again to the New York Culinary Institute, ballet team was set to square off with their arch-rivals, four o’clock that afternoon when my dorm section con­ 49-2. Who really cares about sports anyway? Dillon Hall, in what was sure to be one of the most gregated for our weekly drinking ritual, Phantom of exquisite displays of dtendre, grand jete and allonge in the Opera Phorties. Now, some of my older, more expe­ Joey Falco is a freshman marketing major. His col­ Notre Dame’s history and missing that would have rienced peers actually drank 40 ounces of a light umn appears every other Wednesday. He can be con­ been an embarrassing faux pas. Fortunately, I arrived chardonnay during these festivities, but for those of us tacted at [email protected]. just in time to catch Keough’s first leg-crossing with a weaker stomach, 40 ounces of herbal tea The views expressed in this column are those of the entrechat quatre. This really was my lucky day. always sufficed. Immediately thereafter, we stumbled author and not neccessarily those ofThe Observer.

Letters to the E ditor Responding to diversity issues Affirmative action Diversity promotes

Matt Bramanti, the author of “Diversity doesn’t matter,” is clearly In response to Matt Bramanti’s Oct. 28 column “Diversity doesn’t matter,” claiming diversity mistaken — affirmative action is more than a crusade for racial diver­ entails little more than race is offensive to every one of us. Diversity accounts for differences of sity. Do not write it off, do not make assumptions and do not pretend race, sex, class, sexual preference, age, political interests or even the way we eat a sandwich. to be an expert on the problem of diversity. Affirmative action is Although eerily reminiscent of my father’s advice, we are at Notre Dame to do little meant to act as an equalizer in a world that is still not equal. more than learn. We have learned South Dining Hall spinach does not react well The example of skilled surgeons was used in Tuesday’s with peppermint yo-cream or that a rector easily recognizes the difference column, and health care is a prime example of another between a small gathering of 10 people and a raucous alcohol-laden field with few minorities in the upper echelons. Halloween bash of 30. Unless an extreme emergency, cases do not make More importantly, we are constantly learning about the fascinating it to an operating table unless going through some aspects of this great big world. Every day we have the opportunity to sort of primary care physician — a profession in engage in and learn from conversation with people from different which blacks and Hispanics are criminally areas of the world, varying religious beliefs and different racial under-represented. These groups are faced backgrounds. We have the opportunity to learn about different with 33 percent more heart disease and an ways to handle tough situations, conflicting political positions or infant mortality rate two and a half times that even the difference between New York City and Idaho fashions. To of their white counterparts, so who is to say claim it does not matter if we gain anything from our surround­ they should not be allowed to see a doctor ings — or that diversity does not matter — is preposterous. that looks like them? Diversity does matter. If you refuse to think the preceding argument is little more than Under-represented doctors are more likely to a bunch of idealistic crap, let your corporate-minded self take serve under-represented and at risk commu­ control. Following graduation, we will step into a world complete­ nities — areas where there are a huge short­ ly different from the all-American dream we have come to know at age of health care professionals today. Notre Dame. Maybe I am naive, but unless I will be sitting in my I doubt that there are less skilled minority room playing minesweeper while my roommate and I talk about surgeons because they are not qualified, but Britney Spears’ new video, my life will not be its familiar and com­ maybe because they still do not have access to fortable self. I cannot honestly claim my boss, or even the person who the same economic and educational advantages. decides to hire me, will have my exact same background and beliefs, Affirmative action is more than a crusade, the way it and hence, our relations will always (low smoothly; it will not be easy to has often been depicted here on campus. It is a legiti­ understand the foreign stances of my coworkers. mate attempt to better a bad situation. It may not be Diversity shapes every aspect of my life, including the workplace. So if for perfect, but it’s better than neutral and unimportant as it no other reason than making it big in the corporate world, take advantage of the was portrayed in Bramanti’s column. diversity that surrounds you — you might learn a thing or two about yourself.

Natalie Bennett Caroline Reams sophomore senior Howard Hall off-campus Oct. 28 O c t. 28 T h e O bserv er

page 14 Scene Wednesday, October 29, 2003 Lessons learned from A lbum R eview concept EP Dull beats hold Ludacris down

Last May, I decided to boys of Custer play a free party jam and hit single, “Stand show in Grant Park. I went to embark upon a strange and By KENYATTA STORIN Up,” he boasts, “Watch out for the Chicken-n-Beer wondrous journey guided the organizers of the free Scene Music Critic medallion my diamonds are only by the sound of music. concert and tried my previ­ wreckless / Feels like a midget is Once finals commenced last ously successful scheme that Arguably the Dirty South’s most hanging from my necklace.” L u d acris semester, Br|an F someone from Custer’s label successful rapper to date, Ludacris Ludacris does get serious every I set out had contacted me about my is among the most popular and tal­ now and then, referring to his late Def Jam Records to record ------disc. However, this time I was ented rappers in the game today. grandfather on the serious track, what I Scene informed that they knew He’s also one of the funniest MCs “Hard Times:” “Papa never went believe to Colum nist nothing about it and that my around, which is nicely demonstrat­ and jumped the broom, never got be the best bet was to wait until I ed by the cover art of his third that one degree / But if you looked first concept EP. With the saw their management. I major album, Chicken-N- Beer, down from heaven, you'd still be help of my partner in crime decided to wait between the where a hungry Ludacris, surround­ proud of me.” Not surprisingly, he ed by empty root beer bottle and also takes some shots at FOX News after a short time. This is particular­ Tim Bonadies, we spent sev­ buses and the backstage chicken wings, prepares to take a personality, Bill O’Reilly, who used ly the case on “Splash Waterfalls,” eral days recording and mix­ area before sound check. I bite out of a w om an’s leg. his show to coerce Pepsi to drop where Sandy Coffee sings “Make ing tracks in the studio he waited until I saw Custer’s Unfortunately, funny cover art can­ Ludacris from an ad campaign. Love to Me” over and over, and also had created in the basement guest bassist and then finally not save Ludacris from the medioc­ O’Reilly is the guilty party in the on the drug anthem, “Screwed Up,” of his house. Having accumu­ Ryan Miller, singer and gui­ rity of the production on his latest hilarious tale, “Hoes in my Room,” which bombards listeners with cho­ lated a wealth of recording tarist for the band. He came recording effort. where Ludacris teams up with the ruses of “[expletive] you” in groups equipment, the resulting over with a marker for auto­ For the most part, Ludacris’ music charismatic Snoop Dogg. of eight. music was of near-profes­ graphs, but I assured him has always been about sex, money, Although Ludacris’ excellent rap­ Ludacris takes a step back in sional quality. that I just wanted to give him drugs and partying, and Chicken-N- ping gives just about every track Chicken-N-Beer, since it sticks to the In June, I began going to my disc. After discussing Beer is no different. The simplicity of some bright moments, most of the same formula that led to the success of his second album, Word of Mouf, many concerts, and I started their tour and what they the content does not mean Ludacris album’s beats fall under the mark. but lacks the lively and varied pro­ taking a copy of Mourning might play at the ensuing is an ordinary rapper, for he is Occasionally, the production has its duction of its predecessor. As a Sun with me. Before the first show, I left him to find the armed with a razor-sharp wit, along moments, like in the leadoff track with the ability to effortlessly change “Southern Fried Intro,” and the result, Chicken-N-Beer has the over­ concert, I made several rest of my friends. speeds and tones in his rhymes. thuggish, gunshot-filled “We Got” all feeling of a typical movie sequel: copies of the EP and made Finally, I went to the Some of his best lyrics come from with fellow Disturbing tha Peace entertaining, but not as fun as the sure to include contact infor­ Lollapalooza Festival at the aptly named “Hip Hop rappers Chingy, 1-20, and Tity Boi. original. Despite this, there is still mation along with our names Tmley Park’s Tweeter Center. Quotables,” where Ludacris drops But for the most part, the beats are plenty of time for Ludacris to and the titles of the songs. My In between sets, I made my rhymes like “My filthy mouth, it unoriginal and dated, which is espe­ improve, and if he one day creates logic was that 1 would give way to the autograph tent to won't fight cavities or beat plaque / cially a problem since most of an album with production that is on the copy to one of the bands see if I could meet the band So I shot the tooth fairy and put my Ludacris’ choruses are very simple par with his rhymes, it will be as playing and by the end of the Rooney. My logic was that old teeth back” and “The numba and repetitive. He probably does good as, well, chicken and beer. summer we might hear back this up-and-coming band one chief rocka, clean out yo' rap this purposely to allow listeners to from one of them. would sympathize with me lockers / I'm as stiff as a board, y'all sing along, but without catchy beats Contact Kenyatta Storin at In early June, I went to the and take my disc. After giv­ more shook than maracas.” On the to back them up they get tedious [email protected] Ben Harper and Jack ing Mourning Sun to one of 1______a 4 Ka*______, jtiiag xjoq enjlo yie/esm aupinu Johnson show at Chicago’s the band members, I told UIC Pavilion. After the show, them that if they ever need I made my way to the stage, an opening act we were A lbum R eview hoping to see anyone associ­ ready. ated with either Ben or Jack. I learned many valuable As I was approaching the lessons from my experiences stage, I noticed that Jack this summer. The first is to Martino's album fails to touch the soul '■ * * Johnson was signing auto­ never give your demo to graphs and talking to fans. I members of a touring band. waited in line and then told They have too much to con­ By CHRIS KEPNER Think Tank him how one of his new cern themselves with and Scene Music Critic songs had helped me with a they do not need your problem I was having with attempt at stardom to further You always hear people say Pat Martino the tempo on one of our own complicate their lives. In that all-star collaborations rarely songs. I segued that into giv­ hindsight, I should have sent live up to their expectations. For Blue Note Records ing him the disc along with a my demo to the managers of the most part, those people don’t brief explanation of the EP the bands I spoke with or to know what they’re talking about. before I left. I could not their record labels. Equally In the case of Think Tank, how­ believe how easy it was to important, I learned that a ever, the music really doesn’t live give Jack Johnson our EP. demo with an acoustic guitar up to the quality you would A few weeks later, 1 went to and vocals probably will not expect from five of the biggest Noblesville’s Verizon Wireless get you very far. As complete names in jazz. There is something missing is also disappointing that he group could be a whole lot bet­ Music Center to see the Dave as it may sound, it can never from Pat Martino’s playing. No leaves all of the comping respon­ ter. There is a certain chemistry Matthews Band. I knew even match the fullness of a band. one will deny that he is a techni­ sibilities to pianist Gonzalo that exists in a truly memorable before I went that there was After my experiences this cal master on the guitar, but his Rubalcaba. Guitar players, like group, and it seems as though absolutely no way I would summer, I decided that Tim playing lacks feeling. He seems piano players, need to be both the only player that doesn’t mix come anywhere near any and I could benefit from a full to be stuck in the be-bop era, great soloists and great accom­ well is Martino, himself. member of the band. My best band so we recruited Drew frequently coming close to panists, and the fact that Despite this criticism, however, bet to get my disc to Dave Pittman and Tim’s younger expressing a musical thought, Martino only fills one of these Think Tank is actually an enjoy­ and the boys was to go brother Jeffery for “Tufty only to stumble and rip off a long roles on a record on which he able album to listen to. Both the through their management. I Rhodes.” The band plays all line that makes sense harmoni­ acts as the leader is surprising. casual listener and the student of decided to create a fictitious of the songs off Mourning cally but does nothing for the The rest of the group is pretty jazz can put this record on and person from the band’s label Sun with a presence that was soul. Be-bop is the language of solid. Rubalcaba, Christian be entertained. The compositions that had contacted me and noticeably absent on the disc. jazz and should be studied by McBride and Lewis Nash make . are not far-reaching or experi­ said that I was to give my I hope to record a new EP every player, but its choppy lines for a tight rhythm section, and mental, and there are a couple of and arpeggios find their way into Nash’s drumming is especially pensive ballads mixed in with the disc to Dave’s road manager. tentatively titled The Answer Martino’s playing far too often. It impressive. Rubalcaba’s comping up-tempo swing that dominates After waiting around for 30 in November and ship it to is tasteful and he exhibits a very the record. minutes after the show, his different labels in early soulful touch in his soloing. T h in k Tank gets three and a manager actually did emerge December. McBride is one of the best half shamrocks because, and took my copy of bassists around, and his playing although it isn’t spectacular, it is Mourning Sun with him. I Brian Foy is a senior histo­ on this record certainly does not certainly above average. The learned a very valuable les­ ry major whose band “Tuffy disappoint. Lovano, while not at personnel alone clinched that son that day: When dealing Rhodes" plays tonight at the top of his game, still man­ fact. This all-star collaboration with people in the music Cheers in South Bend. ages to express himself reason­ falls short of being memorable, business, be resourceful and, Contact Brian Foy at ably well despite an obvious mis­ but succeeds at creating some­ if necessary, lie. [email protected]. match with Martino. What this thing that fans of jazz can appre­ The Fourth of July brought The views expressed in this group needs, sadly to say, is a ciate beyond a reasonable doubt. different leader. Whether you me back to Chicago for the column are those of the Photo courtesy of patmartino.com replace Martino with someone Taste of Chicago. While I was author and not necessarily Jazz guitarist Pat Martino fails else or simply trim it down to a Contact Chris Kepner at there, I was going to see the those ofThe Observer. to create music that resonates. quartet with Lovano leading, this [email protected] T h e O bserver

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A lbum R eview Howie Day's sophomore album a success

unjust. guitar, on Stop All the World Now he opens Overall, this is a beautiful album that is By RYAN RAFFERTY Howie Day’s last release, Australia, was up the sound immensely easily accessible Scene Music Critic also his debut album. Australia introduced by playing with an entire from any musical the world to the extremely talented 17- band. standpoint. Once upon a time, music was original, year-old singer/songwriter. Shortly after Day also tries his hand Critics may dis­ momentous and emotional. Listeners used his first release, Day began to gain acclaim at another instrument Stop All the World credit Day for to interact with the music and connect for his incredible live performances. He on Stop All the World. making such a with the artists. Where did music go played every show entirely solo using com­ Now: the piano. The two mainstream pop wrong? A few years ago, singer/songwrit­ plex loops to simulate the sound of a full later tracks, “End of Our MfcMHr iNry *****« album, but ers appeared to be leading the charge band, including drums and bass. Epic Days” and “Come Lay nobody can deny against empty, meaningless music, but quickly signed Day to their label and thus Down,” have a different the intensity with then music snobs everywhere began to he created Stop All the World Now. feel as the piano drives which he plays. quickly criticize these artists. Musicians Like many singer/songwriters before the melody accompanied The songs on such as John Mayer, David Gray and Dave him, this album gained negative reviews by a wonderfully mixed Stop All the Matthews started to receive negative because of its mass pop appeal. While orchestra. The addition W orld Now are reviews due to their increasing mass popu­ Day’s latest release does have a structured of strings is another new very pop-orient­ larity; this was an extremely unfair criti­ pop sound, it is nothing like the numerous addition to Day’s music. ed, but they are cism. likewise, Howie Day’s latest release pop songs on the radio today. Howie Day Nearly every song on vastly different Stop All the World Now has received sev­ sings with so much emotion and sincerity Stop All the World Now from the music eral negative criticisms which are equally on Stop All the World Now that he could features some sort of [ III normally played easily be mistaken for a veteran musician. string arrangement, on the radio. The But surprisingly this is only the second which gives the songs Howie Day verses plunge the album from Day, now 23, and what an wonderful texture and listener into Day’s album it is. depth. Something else world with his Stop All the World Now is like a snap­ Day does differently is tender lyrics. His shot of Howie Day’s life. His lyrics are the re-recording of some Sony Music choruses explode very poignant and personal, and his of his earlier material. with a catchy music, while much more heavily pro­ Day called the Australia melody with so duced than A u stra lia , is magnificent. version of “She Says” a many layers that Day’s simple guitar patterns balance the demo acoustic version. it engulfs the lis­ album wonderfully between electronic He completely revamps tener’s senses. songs, conventional pop songs and simple the song, adding a subtle Stop All the piano-driven ballads. Even on the elec­ electronic drum beat, electric guitar, bass World Now is a wonderful album, and tronic songs, like the single “Perfect Time and a gently brushed drum kit. The new Howie Day is a masterful pop singer/song­ of Day,” Day’s guitar drives the melody version of the song sounds much fuller and writer. Everyone will love this album from and adds wonderful texture to the chorus. majestic. Day also re-records “You and a the pop music guru to the indie music afi­ mm Other conventional pop songs, such as Promise,” which appeared on his last EP. cionado. Photo courtesy of mtv.com “Brace Yourself” and “Collide,” feature The song hasn’t changed drastically, Howie Day’s latest release shows his Day at his finest. While on Australia Day except the melody is now played primarily unique mastery of the pop genre. was primarily found playing only acoustic on the piano rather than guitar. Contact Ryan Rafferty at [email protected]

A lbum R eview Josh Kelley releases a gem of a debute

coming up and everybody would be By REBECCA SAUNDERS b u rn in g CDs — ran d o m m ixes of Scene Music Critic things. They’d all say, ‘I’m burning For the Ride Home something for the ride home.’ With For many musicians, success comes this CD — the way I’ve written it and from being at the right place at the all is different moods — I really want right time and meeting the right per­ it to be their music for the ride son. For Josh Kelley, the story is not home.” It seems normal enough, but Josh Kelley quite that typical. Kelley’s story takes a different path Currently popular for his single when he explains how he gained his “Amazing.” Kelley graduated from the popularity. Hollywood Records University of Mississippi in Oxford and Unlike most musical acts, Kelley did originally hails from Augusta, Georgia. not move up the ranks of popularity An art major and golf star in college, through touring, but instead used the Kelley, 22, came up with the title of Internet to promote his songs. He his first album. For the Ride Home, would record his own songs and then G a o # while in his college dorm. Kelley download them onto Napster. Under explains, “There would be some break categories such as, “if you like Dave Matthews Band then you will love Josh compilation of all different moods of in’ for lately and / it’s like a pain that Kelley,” using bands music, the amount of upbeat songs never goes away / And it always starts that he sounded only slightly outnumbering the slower today / ‘Cause you are home to me." like, Josh Kelley and more reflective songs. The song is a highlight of the album carved his own des­ The single “Amazing" is simply a and reveals a deeper and musically tiny. The downloads great song, one that will be stuck in complex side of Kelley. eventually m ade it your head for days. With Kelley croon­ There is also a touch of Southern to Hollywood ing, “I say baby, you’re amazing / And flavor that surfaces on the album, Records and the rest I want to let you see / You are every­ especially in “Follow You” and is F or th e Ride thing and more to me / And I will let “Perfect 10.” The guitar is a bit more Home. you be,” any listener believes every plucked and the vocals a bit more tex- The sound of word his melodic voice sings. The fol­ tured. Kelley overall is lowing tracks, “Everybody Wants You” For the Ride Home comes full circle light, acoustic and and “Travelin”’ have similar styles to and completes the entire picture. The highly melodic. “Amazing,” as well as the similar album is perfect for the ride home Comparisons are female theme. Singing along can’t be with Kelley’s distinct mix of fun, slow drawn to the earlier helped, as the folksy lyrics imprint and, at all times, meaningful songs. works of John themselves on the listeners’ lips. Kelley does not look like a rock star Mayer, but some Another strong point of the album is and has definitely carved his own path tracks are much the slower and soulful “Home to Me.” in the music industry, and he is, softer and more sin­ The song serves as almost a plea to thankfully for the listener, all the bet­ cere, creating an the girl who feels neglected and dis­ ter for it. Photo courtesy of mtv.com almost male Norah missed. Kelley admits his devotion in Up and coming singer songwriter Josh Kelley used the Jones sound. Overall the chorus, “ ‘Cause it’s you that I’m Contact Rebecca Saunders at Internet to promote his songs early In his career. the album is a great runnin’ to baby / Its you that I’m feel- [email protected] page 16 The Observer ♦ CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, October 29, 2003

NHL Vasicek scores first career hat trick for Canes

Associated Press straight win and 29th career shutout — his first since Dec. RALEIGH, N.C. — Josef 10 with Los Angeles at Vasicek was switched from cen­ Nashville. ter to left wing this season and “I felt really good the three asked by management pick up years I had in L.A.,” Potvin his scoring. The move has paid said. “It was unfortunate that I off for the Carolina Hurricanes. got hurt and I missed the last Vasicek had a career-high three months last year, but I’m three goals and Kevin Weekes just happy to have a chance to recorded his second straight play on a good team and do my shutout in a 3-0 win over the job.” San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Devils 4, Islanders 0 The 6-foot-4 Vasicek, nick­ The New Jersey Devils named the Czech Condor, now has four goals and three assists showed the New York Islanders a thing or two about how to in eight games. Last year, he play a defensive trap. had just 10 goals and 10 assists Martin Brodeur stopped 25 in an injury-riddled season. shots for his first shutout of the “We put pressure on him to season, and Jay Pandolfo had a have a breakout year,” coach goal and an assist as the Devils Paul Maurice said of Vasicek, beat New York 4-0 Tuesday who is in his fourth NHL sea­ night. son. “I still think he’s got anoth­ “We were good in every zone er level to play at. He’s getting tonight,” Devils coach Pat some points, but I think he can Burns said. “We’ve played solid be even more dominant.” in just about every game this Carolina is unbeaten in six season, but tonight, we got straight (2-0-4) as Weekes some breaks.” extended his shutout streak to Jeff Friesen, Brian Gionta and a career-best 165 minutes. . John Madden also scored for Weekes, who stopped 28 the Devils, who remained shots for his 15th career unbeaten on the road (3-0-1-0). shutout, beat Boston 2-0 five Conversely, New Jersey is days ago. winless at home (0-3-1-0). After scoring nine goals in “We’ve been good keeping it their first six games, the simple on the road,” Brodeur H u rric a n e s’ offense is also said, “but we have to try to play starting to produce, scoring the same way at home.” seven over a two-game span. Rick DiPietro turned aside 23 Jeff O’Neill assisted on all of shots but lost for the second Vasicek’s goals to match a time this season. career high. O’Neill last had The defeat snapped a three- th ree assists in a gam e in game home winning streak for October 1999. the Islanders. Brodeur earned his 65th Bruins 2, Canadlens 0 career shutout, keeping the Felix Potvin has put his life game scoreless early by making Carolina Hurricanes’ forward Josef Vasicek, seen shooting at Penguins’ goaltender Marc-Andre on the West Coast behind him, a glove save on Shawn Bates’ Fleury In an earlier game, scored his first career hat trick Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks. as well as the knee injury that breakaway attempt at 2:51 of the first period. cost him his job there. boost from their special teams. he rocketed a one-timer from the blue line by Travis Roche. Potvin made 23 saves for his Minnesota went 2-for-4 on the top of the right circle past The Sabres were finally able first shutout in more than 10 Minnesota 3, Buffalo 1 the power play and scored Martin Biron for his team-lead­ to beat Fernandez at 7:03 of months, and Patrice Bergeron Manny Fernandez stopped 32 while down a man in winning ing fourth goal of the season. the third period when Dmitri and Mike Knuble scored to lead shots, leading the Minnesota for just the third time in 10 The top pick in the 1993 draft Kalinin scored on a rebound the Boston Bruins over the Wild past the Buffalo Sabres 3- games this season. signed with the Wild at the end following a shot by Adam Mair. Montreal Canadians 2-0 1 on Tuesday night. Walz’s short-handed goal at of September. Brunette scored Fernandez preserved the win Tuesday night. Wes Walz, Alexander Daigle 17:24 of the first period made it his first goal of the season early with point-blank stops in the Potvin, who signed as a free and Andrew Brunette scored 1-0, and Daigle added a power- in the third period on a power third on Miroslav Satan and agent on Sept. 3, got his third for the Wild, who got a big play goal in the second when play, deflecting a slap shot from Curtis Brown.

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NHL Roy's No. 33 jersey retired by the Colorado Avalanche

Associated Press tion will retire the jersey of the greatest goalie to ever DENVER — Patrick Roy play,” Avalanche general man­ walked across the ice with a ager Pierre Lacroix said. chant of “Roy! Roy! Roy!” trac­ “Patrick, you are in a league ing every step. He reached his of your own. Really Patrick, spot on the red carpet next to your impact has been unparal­ his family, but no one was leled in the game of hockey.” about to stop cheering. It’s a hard point to argue. The ovation lasted nearly When Roy retired in May four minutes and Roy soaked after 19 seasons, he held up every moment. nearly every major goaltend- “1 remember going to the ing record. He is the only rink for the three-time first time with winner of the my p aren ts Conn Smythc and my broth­ Trophy, award­ ers when I was "He’s the best goalie of ed to the MVP eight years of the playoffs, old,” Roy said. all time." and he’s the “To stand here NHL’s career in front you Steve Konowalchuk leader in wins tonight 30 and games. Avalanche player years later is A four-time priceless." Stanley Cup Colorado winner — the retired Roy’s first two were No. 33 on with Montreal Tuesday night, sending it to — Roy is the all-time playoff the rafters next to Ray leader in wins, shutouts and Bourque's 77 in a 20-minute games. He also popularized ceremony before the the butterfly style of goaltend- Getty Avalanche’s game against ing by dropping to his knees to Avalanche players Peter Forsberg, Dan Hlnote, Adam Foote and Joe Saklc watch as former Calgary. block shots. Colorado Avalanche goalie Patrick Roy’s No. 33 Jersey was retired Tuesday. With his wife and three kids “He’s the best goalie of all- by his side, Roy said goodbye time and it kind of played on hold back in thanking him. Michelle with a large painting just before it ended. to an organization, teammates your mind even before you A five-minute video montage of a snow-covered mountain “Playing for the Avalanche, and fans in a city w here he started the game,” said Steve of Roy’s career played on four set behind a grove of aspens. wearing this uniform for the won two Stanley Cup titles and Konowalchuk, who played 11 huge screens set up in the cor­ Players from both teams past eight years and working set the standard for goal- seasons against Roy before ners of the arena. Each of tapped their sticks on the ice behind a group of players that tenders. being traded to Colorado two Roy’s children received gifts throughout the ceremony and was never satisfied was a “It is our privilege that the weeks ago. from the Avalanche, and Colorado’s five starters each great, and I mean great, Colorado Avalanche organiza­ And the Avalanche didn’t Lacroix presented Patrick and came over to give him a hug honor,” Roy said. THIS FRIDAY NIGHT NCAA Football 2004 VIDEO GAME TOURNAMENT take home an XBOX or one of dozens of other prizes

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NBA Jackson fines Bryant an undisclosed amount

Associated Press team player — an observation sarily going to go away just based on two exhibition games. today, so we addressed it.” EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Just a At practice Monday, Jackson Among the bombshells Bryant few hours before the start of the ordered the team not to discuss dropped in his comments about regular season Tuesday, all was the dust-up with reporters. He O’Neal was a plan to opt out of not well in Lakerland. fined Bryant for defying that his contract at the end of this Coach Phil Jackson fined Kobe order by talking to ESPN later season and become a free agent Bryant an undisclosed amount that day. — something Bryant said he first for his highly critical comments “We felt we had an agreement discussed with O’Neal out of of teammate Shaquille O’Neal, yesterday and he didn’t uphold respect. and the team met for 20 minutes that,” Jackson said. “I think this “If leaving the Lakers at the to discuss a rift between two is something we’ve asked our end of the season is what I superstars that has escalated players to work out on their own decide, a major reason for that into a full-blown feud. and in private if they have per­ will be Shaq’s childlike selfish­ “There were no signs or indi­ sonality conflicts.” ness and jealousy,” Bryant said. cations that it would snowball The conflict between O’Neal Lakers general manager Mitch the way it has in a matter of 36 and Bryant has been simmering Kupchak said trading Bryant hours, so we’ll see what happens throughout their seven seasons was not an option being consid­ from here,” teammate Derek together, but their public pot­ ered. Fisher said. shots have never been as person­ Players said the rift between Bryant was listed as doubtful al as the most recent ones. O’Neal and Bryant wasn’t sur­ for the opener against the Dallas Adding another layer of ten­ prising — they’ve feuded before. Mavericks after he said he didn’t sion for the team is the publicity What caught them by surprise think his surgically repaired brought by the sexual assault was how quickly the feud esca­ knee was strong enough to with­ charges against Bryant. lated, coming to a head the day stand the rigors of a 48-minute Bryant lashed out publicly before the season started. game. The Lakers expected him after Jackson declined to get in “He [Bryant] definitely seemed Reuters to play until hearing otherwise the middle of the fight. extremely frustrated,” Fisher Tension between Lakers’ center Shaquille O’Neal and guard Monday on ESPN. “He said: Do I want to address said. Kobe Bryant has risen In the past week. The other thing hurting Bryant it, not calm it down, and I went was his feelings, and it appears back to him and said it’s not sig­ there’s no easy way for the nificant enough to comment on,” Lakers to soothe them. Jackson said. “But we did have Bryant castigated O’Neal dur­ an exchange, and that’s one ing a telephone interview with thing I will verily.” ESPN, calling him “childlike,” One member of the Lakers said “unprofessional,” “selfish,” “fat” Tuesday morning’s meeting last­ and “jealous.” He also accused ed about 20 minutes, with O’Neal the 7-footer of overstating the and Bryant addressing the team severity of his foot injury last but not each other. The only season when he reported to other player to speak was Karl training camp overweight. Malone, the player said. Bryant’s comments came a day “What we tried to do was not after O’Neal said the Lakers to overkill the situation,” Fisher were “my team,” adding that said. “We all know it’s there, Bryant needed to be more of a we’re aware of it, it’s not neces­

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Associated Press er good year.” He was an unknown entity to MIAMI — Jack McKeon got a many Marlins when he walked new car for reaching the World into their clubhouse for the first Series. I le got a new contract for time; first baseman Derrek Lee winning it. admitted thinking that McKeon McKeon agreed to a one-year was a new assistant coach. But extension and will return to he quickly won the club over, manage the Florida Marlins next with his simple, straightforward season, owner Jeffrey Loria style quickly catching on among announced Tuesday during the the players quickly. team's World Series celebration. “It’s awesome,” pitcher “1 have some good news and a Dontrelle Willis said after hear­ little bad news. The good news is ing Tuesday’s news. “I wasn’t Jack is coming back,” Loria said. surprised. He deserves it. We "The bad news is there’s no bad wanted him back.” news.” McKeon became only the sec­ The sides agreed on the deal ond m anager to win a World Monday night, McKeon said. Series after not beginning the “I always had no doubt I was season with his club. Bob Lemon coming back,” said McKeon, who managed the New York Yankees refused to formally announce his to a world title after taking over intentions during the season. midway through the 1978 sea­ McKeon, 72, took over when son. manager Jeff Torborg was fired Loria gave McKeon a black EPA in May and engineered the Mercedes convertible as a gift Florida Marlins’ manager Jack McKeon Is hoisted by his players after winning the 2003 World Marlins’ turnaround from last before Game 5. The car was sit­ Series. McKeon agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Marlins on Tuesday place team to World Series ting in the parking lot at Pro champions. Under McKeon, the Player Stadium when Loria got a certain style and way about nun who had many miracles eventually his father gave his Marlins posted the best record in showed it to McKeon. him that we needed to help these attributed to her — he would not blessing. baseball during the final four “Jack came in here and got the guys perform.” have been in baseball. A half-century career has fol­ months of the season. most out of everybody,” Loria McKeon begins most days by McKeon said his father would­ lowed, with this being McKeon’s “I’m happy to come back, no said. “He told them to leave their attending Mass. He carries a cru­ n ’t let him sign to play as a first taste of a World Series. question about it,” McKeon said. egos and stats at the door and cifix and angel medallion in his teenager, insisting instead that “St. Theresa has always taken "I think they were very fair. I’m that we’d have a lot of fun. He’s pocket, and says had it not been he go to college. McKeon said he pretty good care of me,” McKeon looking forward to having anoth­ got a lot of experience and he’s for St. Theresa — a 19th-century began praying to St. Theresa and said.

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Associated Press who played all but the first eight minutes without forward Lamar PHILADELPHIA — Allen Odom. Odom sprained his right Iverson always feels as if he’s ankle. X-rays were negative. going to make all of his shots. Odom was the centerpiece of When they aren’t falling, the Miami’s offseason overhaul, sign­ three-time NBA scoring champi­ ing a $65 million, six-year con­ on uses that as motivation to fin­ tract. Odom said he might miss ish strong. up to two games. “When I struggle for three Kenny Thomas scored 15 quarters, all I think about is that points for the Sixers, who had last 12 minutes,” Iverson said. eight turnovers to Miami’s 19. Iverson scored 13 of his 26 Philadelphia led by 12 in the points in the fourth quarter and second quarter before Wade had 11 assists as the keyed a brief rally. Wade, the No. Philadelphia 76ers beat the 5 overall pick in the draft, Miami Heat 89-74 Tuesday night showed he might be able to play in the season opener for both a role in revitalizing the fran­ teams. chise. He was 6-for-10 from the “I just felt like it was my time field for 14 points in the first to step up my game,” said half, but did have five turnovers. Iverson, who went 3-for-4 from 3-point range in the fourth. “My San Antonio 83, Phoenix 82 teammates had been holding the San Antonio coach Gregg fort down the previous three Popovich insisted that after the quarters.” championship rings were hand­ It was the first game for new ed out, his players would wipe Sixers coach Randy Ayers, Larry last season from their memories Brown’s top assistant for six sea­ and think only of the games Philadelphla 76ers head coach Randy Ayers listens as Alien Iverson complains about a call by sons, and for Heat coach Stan ahead. the officials during the second period of their game Tuesday. Van Gundy, who was promoted Well, the jewelry was distrib­ last week after Pat Riley stepped uted before Tuesday night’s tory in a game in which San “It was looking real ugly at the the Suns point guard could man­ down. opener against Phoenix, and the Antonio trailed by as many as 15 beginning but we knew we had a age only an awkward 18-foot Philadelphia broke the game Spurs seemed to forget too much points in the opening minutes 48-minute game,” said Carter, jumper with about nine seconds open with a 12-0 run to start the too soon. and led for a total of 46 seconds. who finished with 10 points and remaining. fourth quarter after the Heat But with time almost gone, Carter, starting in place of the six assists in his first game as a Marbury got his own rebound closed within three at the end of they remembered how to win. injured Tony Parker, helped seal Spur. “Everybody just stayed and missed another jumper that the third. Anthony Carter’s offensive the win with his defense on focused and did their job.” was rebounded by the Suns’ Iverson, who shot just 4-for-17 rebound with 28 seconds to play Stephen Marbury on the final Marbury, who finished with 24 Penny Hardaway, who missed a through three quarters and lifted the Spurs to an 83-82 vic- possession. points, tried to isolate Carter, but 14-footer. missed all seven 3-point attempts, ignited the run with a nice pass to Willie Green for an alley-oop. Iverson then hit a 3- pointer from the left wing and added a driving one-handed layup from the right side. Green added another basket before Aaron McKie drilled a 3- pointer — a rarity in the Brown era — sending the Sixers’ crowd into its first frenzy of the season and stretching the lead to 77-62. Rafer Alston ended the run with a 3-pointer, but Iverson countered with another 3-point­ er for an 80-65 lead. The Sixers led by as many as 17 in the last quarter. Iverson went 9-for-25 from the w ed. October 2 floor, but was 5-for-8 in the fourth for his 50th career dou­ 1 2 5 Hflyes-t-teflley ble-double. It was the kind of result he wanted in Ayers’ first game. The two get along well, unlike Iverson’s contentious rela­ tionship with Brown. Thwrs. OCTOBER. 30 “It’s not too different at all, except for the yelling and curs­ ing,” Iverson said, taking a good- natured swipe at Brown. Dwyanc Wade scored 18 points in his first NBA game. Eddie Jones scored 15 points and Brian Grant added 13 for the Heat, STUDY IN TOKYO or NAGOYA, JAPAN

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Associated Press shadow on Olympic and profes­ warned 'Ihesday. permission for sale in this coun­ Now armed with a test, sports sional sports is an illegal drug THG has been sold in the guise try, the Food and Drug organizations are scrambling to WASHINGTON — The newly that may pose considerable of a dietary supplement when it Administration said. It is a drug re-exam ine athletes and to detected steroid that is casting a health risks, the government is in fact a drug that lacks federal derived from another steroid decide what penalties to impose long banned in athletics, the for THG use. Four U.S. track and agency said. field athletes have tested positive The FDA’s official designation for THG, and Europe’s top sprint­ of THG as illegal, which had been er has admitted taking it in nutri­ anticipated since the scandal tional supplements that he says over the previously undetectable he thought were allowed. steroid emerged, puts manufac­ Exactly who developed THG is turers on notice that the govern­ unclear. Dozens of top Olympic Men's Basketball ment will crack down on anyone and professional athletes have caught selling been sub­ it. poenaed to It also is the testify before Walk-On Tryouts strongest “The greatest importance is a federal warning yet grand jury that using THG preventing exposure and probing a is risky. trying to nip this in the California A nabolic bud." lab that sells steroids can nutritional have danger­ supplements. ous side John Taylor Its owner Thursday, October effects, includ­ Food and Drug Administration has denied ing liver dam­ associate commissioner s u p p ly in g age, heart dis­ THG, and 30, 2003 ease, anxiety federal offi­ and rage. cials, includ­ While little is ing FDA’s known about TlIG’s specific Taylor, refuse to comment on the effects because it is new, its close scope of their investigation. chemical similarity to other well- Troubling to lawmakers is that In the Main Arena known steroids means it poses THG apparently was sneaked the same risks, FDA Associate onto the market in the guise of a Commissioner dietary sup­ (Joyce Center) John Taylor plement. It’s said. “There’s nothing to stop not a supple­ “The great­ another group o f folks in ment but an est importance unapproved - Bring your gear ready is preventing another lab from drug, m ak­ 7:00 PM to practice exposure and concocting another ing any sale trying to nip designer steroid that will or usage ille­ this in the gal, FDA’s bud,” he said. circumvent this FDA Taylor said. - Practice will be run by U.S. drug ruling." Currently, Head Coach Mike Brey authorities however, first learned Joe Shoemaker “T h e r e ’s and the Irish Staff about THG, or nothing to tetrahydro- spokesman for Senator stop another gestrinone, Dick Durbin group of this summer folks in - Any questions please after an another lab unidentified coach gave them a from concocting another design­ call the office at 1-6225 syringe containing it. THG appar­ er steroid that will circumvent ently was designed specifically to this FDA ruling.” said Joe be undetectable by the standard Shoemaker, spokesman for Sen. test given to athletes. Dick Durbin, £>-111. Durbin is pushing legislation QUOTES & FACTS The heauy metal band, "Rammstem," took its name from an accident in that would give FDA broader 1988 at the US airforce base in Ramstein, Germany. Three fighter jets oversight over dietary supple­ The Nanovic Institute of the Italian airforce precision team Freed Tricolor? collided and ments to prevent steroids from for European Studies crashed. One plane hurtled into the croutd of spectators and exploded being sneaked onto the market. He said he was unimpressed by www. nd.ed u/-nanovlc into flames. Nearly 78 people uiere killed and several hundred injured. the agency’s move against THG and said it falls short of dealing The Fthpino-Ame ncan Student Organisation (FASO ) of Notre Fame presents, with similar substances. . “It’s sad that it takes a national controversy, a lawsuit and a lot of publicity to bring the FDA around PRINCESS EMRAIDA KIRAM to their core responsibilities,” he said in an interview. Sens. Joseph Biden, D-Del., and “Being a Muslim in Christian Philippines” Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced similar legislation last week that also would outlaw steroid pre­ WED, OCT 29 4:15 pm cursors like androstenedione, popularized by baseball’s Mark McGwire. f. Auditorium in the Hesburgh Anabolic steroids are synthetic versions of the male hormone I Center for International Studies testosterone. Some are approved by FDA for prescription-only sale to treat certain diseases; athletes -reception to follow- use them illegally to bulk up muscle and enhance perform­ ance. For more information, please contact FDA’s testing of THG shows it was derived by simple chemical Jonathan Lorenzo at modification of gcstrinone, a [email protected] or 634-3064. drug used in Europe to treat a gynecologic condition. It is explicitly banned by the Made possible through financial contributions from: U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which National Federation of Filipino-American Associations Region III O’Neill Hall monitors drug use by athletes in Joan B. Kroc Institute fur International Peace Studies Ms. Ruby Larkin Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies Vietnamese Student Association Olympic sports. THG also is very Center for Social Concerns Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures closely related to trenbolone, a Fisher Hall Student Government controlled substance used to bulk Campus Ministry Asian International Society up cattle. Center for Asian Studies Multicultural Student Programs and Services THG “is a designer steroid in the truest sense,” Taylor told a Senate committee. page 22 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Wednesday, October 29, 2003 NFL Dolphins' Griese may start Sunday

Associated Press their timing. “You saw two or three routes DAVIE, Fla. — Brian Griese’s where the receiver wasn’t first pass went for a touch­ quite ready,” Wannstedt said. down. His first six passes were “You put that on the receiver. complete. His only incomplete He’s got to anticipate it’s going pass in the first half was to be out quicker with Brian dropped. than it is with Jay.” With a fast start in his first Wannstedt also said he start for the Miami Dolphins, expects Griese to be even bet­ Griese made it clear he wants ter with a start under his belt. to stay in the lineup. The game was his first since And he may. being sidelined during the Coach Dave Wannstedt said exhibition season by a toe Tuesday he was pleased with injury. Getty the way Griese sparked the "If he plays this week, you Miami Dolphins' quarterback Brian Grlese threw three touchdown passes In his replacement of Dolphins’ sputtering offense in would like to believe he would an Injured Jay Fiedler Monday night In a 26-10 victory over the San Diego Chargers. Monday night’s 26-10 victory be more comfortable than he over San Diego. was,” Wannstedt said. “And it Replacing an injured Jay being a home game should Fiedler, Griese threw for 192 help.” The 2004 Japan Exchange and Teaching Program yards and three touchdowns The Dolphins (5-2) play with no turnovers. Wannstedt three of their next four games said he would decide in Miami, beginning with Teach English in junior and senior high schools in Japan Wednesday whether to stay Indianapolis (6-1). with Griese in Sunday’s AFC Griese helped forge a 24-3 Learn about Japanese culture and people showdown against the halftime lead with touchdown Gain international experience Indianapolis Colts. passes of 5 yards to Chris “Brian played really well,” Chambers, 2 yards to James Wannstedt said. “He made McKnight and 7 yards to good decisions, got rid of the Randy McMichael. He finished Requirements ball and was really into the 20-for-29 despite having at game. He was in tune to what least three passes dropped. they were doing and what we “It was pretty special,” Have an excellent command of the English language were trying to do.” Griese said. “I wanted to con­ Obtain a bachelor’s degree by July 1,2004 The health of the two quar­ tribute to the team in some terbacks may help determine way, shape or form, and 1 had Be a U.S. citizen which starts Sunday. the opportunity to go out there Fiedler, who sprained his left and play. I felt great. It was Be willing to relocate to Japan for one year knee in a loss to New England exciting. On Monday night on Oct. 19, dressed Monday football, I don’t think I could night but was designated the ask for anything more.” Applications are now available. The deadline tor applying is December 5, 2003. No. 3 quarterback because For the Dolphins, it was the For more information and an application contact the Consulate General of Japan in Chicago at Olympia Center, Suite 1000, 737 North Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. Call (312) 280-0428, he’s still hobbled. Griese had a best performance by a quar­ (312) 280-0434 or 1 800 INFO JET or email: [email protected] or [email protected] . little swelling in his right terback named Griese since at The application can also be found at www.us.emb-japan.go.jp thumb after the victory, least 1980. That year Brian’s although Wannstedt said he father, Bob, ended his Hall of didn’t believe the injury was Fame career with the serious. Dolphins. Several comments by the The younger Griese benefit­ coach suggested he’s leaning ed from good field position, TRAVEL CHEAP. toward making Griese’s pro­ thanks to three interceptions motion permanent. Wannstedt by the Dolphins, a-nd he said a starter knocked out of enjoyed excellent protection the lineup by an injury — against a defense ranked 28th Fiedler, for instance — isn’t in the NFL. Still, the offense assured of keeping his job. clicked in a way it hasn’t with Wannstedt said Griese Fiedler, who has thrown five releases the ball more quickly interceptions and just two than Fiedler, an advantage touchdown passes in his past once Miami’s receivers adjust four games.

Chargers practicing in Chicago this week

Associated Press um ’s parking lot had become an evacuation center for peo­ SAN DIEGO — With wildfires ple forced out of their homes blanketing the area with by deadly wildfires. smoke, the San Diego The Chargers were flat Chargers will fly to Monday night and lost 26-10 Champaign, 111., on Wednesday to the Dolphins. to prepare for this weekend’s “It’s surreal,” Schotten­ game at Chicago. heimer said as he glanced at “We don’t want to deal with the yellowish-brown sky after the health risks,” coach Marty his weekly news conference. Schottenheimer said Tuesday. In September, with The Chargers (1-6) will prac­ Hurricane Isabel bearing down tice indoors at UC San Diego on the East Coast, the on Wednesday, then fly to Baltimore Ravens flew to San Champaign. They’ll practice at Diego two days earlier than the University of Illinois the scheduled. rest of the week for their game They beat the Chargers 24- against the Bears on Sunday. 10. The Chargers’ Monday night , In January 1995, unrelenting Plan a trip at game against Miami was rain waterlogged the moved to Tempe, Ariz., after Chargers’ practice fields, forc­ the city of San Diego told the ing them to work out in a hotel www.ndsmcobserver.com /travel NFL on Sunday the game ballroom for the AFC title couldn’t be played at game. The Chargers upset the Qualcomm Stadium. The stadi­ Pittsburgh Steelers, 17-13. A ro u n d the N a tio n Wednesday, October 29, 2003 COMPILED FROM I HE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES Page 23

NSCAA/adidas Soccer Poll Men’s Women’s team team 1 UCLA North Carolina 1 2 Maryland NOTRE DAME 2 3 Wake Forest UCLA 3 4 Old Dominion Portland 4 5 St. John ’s Virginia 5 6 North Carolina Colorado 6 7 NOTRE DAME Texas A&M 7 8 Saint Louis Penn State 8 9 Santa Clara Santa Clara 9 10 Va. Commonwealth Florida 10 11 Brown West Virginia 11 0 1 1 Illinois 12 12 1 13 Florida International Connecticut 13 14 Indiana W ashington 14 15 Oregon State Auburn 15 16 Creighton T ennessee 16 Hartwick Utah 17

17 U, 1 1 16 Coastal Carolina 18 i 5> 1 19 Cincinnati 19 i 20 UC Santa Barbara I 20 21 Ala.-Birmingham Kansas 21 22 Drake Nebraska 22 23 Virginia Tech Clemson 23 24 Columbia Cal. Polytechnic St. 24 25 Michigan Texas 25

Standings

team record 1 Oklahoma 2 Miami EPA 3 Florida State Thousands of Florida Marlins fans filled Miami's famous Elgth Street to honor the World Series champion Florida 4 use Marlins on Tuesday. It was the second World Series championship In the franchise’s history. 5 Georgia 6 Ohio State .7 LSU 8 Washington State Marlins celebrate World Series victory 9 Nebraska 10 Michigan State was ferried in a convertible “I always had no doubt I think everybody knows they 11 Iowa Associated Press through the streaming tick­ was coming back,” said won’t be able to keep every­ 12 TOO 13 Michigan MIAMI — The loudest er tape and jersey-clad fans. McKeon, who refused to for­ body, but if they keep a 14 Oklahoma State cheers from the tens of Keeping the team intact mally announce his inten­ nucleus intact, we’ll be 15 Tennessee thousands of Marlins fans means manager Jack tions during the season. happy.” lined up to celebrate their McKeon will be back next When Florida won the Leaning from windows World Series champions year. He agreed to a one- title in 1997, the celebration along the start of the parade came when team owner year extension, Loria was tempered as fans route, fans threw clumps of Jeffrey Loria made a simple announced during the cele­ braced for cost cutting by ticker tape while some com­ promise: The team won’t be bration. then-owner H. Wayne muter trains were plastered Eye on Irish Opponents broken up. “I have some good news Huizenga. The result was a with signs declaring: “We With that declaration and a little bad news. The last-place finish in 1998 and love the Marlins.” Friday Tuesday, six years of mal­ good news is Jack is coming a steady decline in atten­ A victory drive through content and mistrust back,” Loria said. “The bad dance, which lasted until the city’s Little Havana Boise State at BYU (4-5) between South Florida news is there’s no bad this year’s surprising playoff neighborhood followed. City baseball fans and the news.” run. workers shredded 2 tons of Saturday Marlins vanished. McKeon, 72, took over “In 1997 we were on top paper to serve as ticker tape “This is not 1997. This is when manager Jeff Torborg of the world,” said Danny while banners and balloons 2003. We are not disman­ was fired in May and engi­ Parra, a sales representa­ streamed off office buildings FSU (7-1) at NOTRE DAME (2-5) tling. Thank you,” said neered the Marlins’ turn­ tive who brought his two along the route festooned WASHINGTON STATE ( 7 1 ) at USC (7-1) Loria, who hoisted the around from last place team sons to Tuesday’s rally. “In with freshly painted team MICHIGAN (7-2) at MICHIGAN STATE (7-1) World Series trophy as he to World Series champions. ‘98, we hit rock bottom. I and World Series logos. Northwestern at PURDUE (6-2) PITTSBURGH (5-2) at BOSTON COLLEGE (5-3) Tulane at NAVY (5-3) Off In B rief

SYRACUSE (4-3) Dotson retuns to Texas to pointing a gun at two men passing league’s steroid policy. face murder charges him in a car. WACO, Texas — Former Baylor Slaughter, a fourth-year veteran, Record-breaking fish’s basketball player Carlton Dotson is free on bond while prosecutors species misidentified was returned to Texas from decide whether to charge him. He INDIANAPOLIS — A record-break­ Maryland on Tuesday to face could face a felony charge of aggra­ ing bullhead catfish caught in north­ charges in the shooting death of a vated assault, or a misdemeanor western Indiana this summer isn’t a former teammate. charge of improper exhibition of a record after all. around the dial Dotson, sitting in the back seat of firearm. That's because the fish was an unmarked police cruiser, looked The men told police they drove up misidentified, the Indiana toward the floor when reporters alongside Slaughter on a highway Department of Natural Resources clustered around the car outside Sunday night and tried to comple­ said Tuesday. NHL the McLennan County Jail in Waco. ment him about his wheel rims. The 7-pounder caught in the Lake St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Dotson, 21, left Maryland early That’s when, the men said, County town of Schererville was Slaughter rolled down his window really a white catfish and nowhere 7:30 p.m., ESPN Tuesday, said prosecutor Joseph Flanagan. He was then flown to and pointed a handgun at them. near a state record for that species. Austin, and later driven to Waco, Slaughter denied showing the The fish was caught July 13 by NBA where Dotson will face another gun, but told police he did carry a Ronald Moeller. He froze it and later Orlando Magic at New York Knicks, arraignment and bail review hear­ gun in the center console of his took it to the DNR for identification. 8 p.m., ESPN ing. vehicle, authorities said. It turns out the experts misidenti­ A third-round draft pick of the fied the half-thawed fish, mistaking Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls, Jaguars linebacker Jaguars in 2000, Slaughter started its distinctive V-shaped tail as fiat. 8:30 p.m., Fox Sports Slaughter cut after arrest 29 games but opened this season as “We’ve learned the hard way that Cleveland Cavaliers at Sacramento Kings, JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — a backup. He had 18 tackles and you can’t accurately identify a par­ 10:30 p.m., ESPN Jacksonville linebacker T.J. one sack for the Jaguars this sea­ tially thawed fish,” state biologist Slaughter was cut Tuesday, a day son. Last year, he was suspended Bob Robertson said. “When the fish after he was arrested for allegedly four games for violating the was frozen, the tail appeared fiat.” page 24 The Observer ♦ SPO RTS Wednesday, October 29, 2003

C ollege F ootball Purdue players are positive after blowout loss

Associated Press bounce back better than the Northwestern, quarterback Kyle coach will,” he said. Orton said. INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue Tiller said he did something “It’s really the first time at receiver Taylor Stubblefield Monday that he rarely does — Purdue that we’ve gotten beat summed up his team’s 31-3 loss he reviewed tape from last that bad,” Orton said. “It wasn’t to Michigan rather plainly. week’s game for a second time. a close game, so that made it a “We got w h upped,” He didn’t like what he saw. little easier to handle. We just Stubblefield said during “I wanted to see how far off got beat pretty good, now it’s Tuesday’s teleconference. we were,” Tiller said. “I time to move on.” The Boilermakers (6-2, 3-1 thought, offensively, only four So far, Orton said, the players Big Ten), oddly, are taking that guys played winning football, are treating the performance in as a good thing as they prepare the other seven did not. But Ann Arbor, Mich., as a fluke and for Northwestern (4-4, 2-2) this w e’ve got four games left. If are determined to move on and weekend. guys are competitive people, play better against the Wildcats. The severity of the beating, they’ll respond.” They still hold out hope for at which was Purdue’s most lop­ The Michigan defense over­ least a share of the Big Ten title, sided in coach Joe Tiller’s whelmed what is becoming a and the loss has heightened the seven-year tenure, meant there porous Boilermakers offensive sense of urgency in West wasn’t a single play or certain line. The Wolverines sacked Lafayette. aspect of the game that Orton seven times, just as “With us coming off that butt- would’ve changed the outcome, Wisconsin did two weeks ago. kicking in Ann Arbor, it’s a time Stubblefield said. Hence, there “We had guys who fell fiat on where we as a team need to was nothing to really obsess their faces,” Tiller said. “Plain come closer together,” over after the game. busted assignments. There Stubblefield said. “Each individ­ “It was put in our face very might have been plays where ual needs to look at themselves Icon Sports easily that we just flat out got [receivers] were running free and say, ‘What can I do to per­ Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton is slow getting up after his whupped,” Stubblefield said. behind the secondary, but if the form better?’” second fumble of the game in a 31-3 loss to Michigan . “It’s not like in past games quarterback gets stuck in the where we can say we didn’t back, it’s irrelevant.” make a play here or there.” At practice Sunday, players Michigan dominated the game said they were actually laughing from the opening kickoff, deliv­ about the loss. ering a demoralizing blow to a “Of course a lot of people team that came into the game were mad after the game, and T h e Irish o n lin e on a six-game winning streak even during the game, looking SOURCE FOR with Rose Bowl aspirations. at things and saying a lot of Tiller said he’s surprised at four-letter words,” Stubblefield NUTRITIONAL how well players have handled was quick to clarify. the loss. But they were able to shake it SUPPLEMENTS “I suspect the players will off and shift their focus to M yopfe* smart | body Hoosiers eliminated ' AMINO ACIDS • ICINT SUPPORT • VITAMINS Retail Our Price ‘ BARS • LIQUID DRINKS • WEIGHT GAINERS Hydroxycut 149 caps *39.99 *24.95 ■ CREATINE ■ MEAL REPLACEMENTS •WEIGHT LOSS Myoplex 42 pack *104.99 *50.95 from bowl contention > DIETARY OILS ' PROHORMONES 100% Whey Protein Sib. *43.99 $25.95 * ENDURANCE PRODUCTS • PROTEIN POW DERS Detour Bars 12/box $35.88 $21.95

Associated Press third of the year with a trip Saturday to No. 24 Minnesota, BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Gerry where it is 9-28-1 all-time. DiNardo expects his Indiana Although the Hoosiers have won players to keep practicing and nine of the last 12 meetings with playing hard, even in the midst the Gophers, Indiana hasn’t won of what appears another lost in Minneapolis since Oct. 2, season. 1993. Three days after the Hoosiers After a home game against endured perhaps their most Illinois, the Hoosiers visit Penn embarrassing loss of the year State — a team they’ve never and again were mathematically beaten — and return home to eliminated from bowl contention, face No. 18 Purdue. There will Be no Theology on Tap programming tonight. DiNardo walked into his weekly The losing has had an impact. news conference Tuesday and At halftime of Saturday’s 35-6 Theology on Tap will return Wednesday, November 12th. said he anticipated no change in loss to Ohio State, DiNardo said Indiana’s effort. the locker room was as “bad as “These are tough times,” he it’s been all year.” When players said. “I talk to the kids about this returned Sunday, DiNardo didn’t -C lub side of Legends" being an extraordinary job, and see much difference. it takes extraordinary people to “It was fairly typical of a ~10 - 11:30pm— get it done.” Sunday after a loss,” he said of DiNardo is in his second sea­ the team’s attitude. “It was pret­ —Free food, soda drinks son as Indiana’s coach, but many ty quiet.” of his players have been through A win certainly would help. —Cash bar available— this scenario before. Until then, DiNardo’s biggest With four games left, Indiana challenge will be keeping his (1-7, 0-4) already is assured its players’ focused. ninth consecutive losing season. On Tuesday, he acknowledged It hasn’t reached a bowl game in that if there is a drop-off in effort a decade, hasn’t finished higher — at practice or in games — he than fourth in the Big Ten since would not hesitate to change the 1991 and doesn’t own a winning lineup. record against any conference “We’re going to explain the As an alternative, may we su rest checking out the new series opponent. plan to them and will make them It's enough to make many peo­ work hard in practice and make The Gospel According to Bono, ple lose hope. them work hard on game day,” hosted by Interfaith Christian Night Prayer starting tonight DiNardo is not among that he said. “If they don’t, we’ll group and is doing everything he make changes. But that really at 10pm in the Coleman-Morse Lounge. can to make sure his players not been a problem with us.” aren’t, either. That includes quarterback “There’s a picture frame out­ Matt LoVecchio, who has strug­ side the football office that’s gled with only two touchdown reserved for the next bowl passes this season. team,” he said. “We want them Backup Graeme McFarland to work on that. We want them needed just six passes to throw to practice and play as if they his first career touchdown will have an impact on that.” Saturday. Indiana’s bleak season isn’t DiNardo, though, reiterated about to get any easier. Tuesday he’s not about to make ^Hivefy conversation, interestingjseojofe,jexxTtimes. q v | The Hoosiers start the final a quarterback switch. Wednesday, October 29, 2003 The Observer ♦ SPO RTS page 25

as much as possible and get extra setting reps to stay con­ Streak sistent for my hitters,” Kinder continued from page 28 said. “I’ve really focused on getting the middles the ball Brewster, nam ed Big East because they are consistently Player of the Week for the getting kills that helps out our third time in four weeks. efficiency a lot.” Brewster had 36 kills on a The blockers of the Irish .371 hitting percentage this must continue their domi­ past week. She also had 27 nance tonight, as the Redbirds blocks, improving her blocks return their leading hitter, per game average to 1.87, Laura Doornbos, from an which should be good enough ankle injury after missing five to move her into the NCAA matches. Doornbos is coming Division I lead. off a 20 kill, .379 hitting per­ “We have a great blocking formance on Saturday, her coach [Robin Davis], and he second match since returning. has really worked with our However, the Irish have middles to establish blocking many weapons to use. Junior strategies,” Kinder said. “Our Emily Loomis has been consis­ middles are probably two of tent with her all-around the best blockers in the coun­ efforts, as has senior Jessica try.” Kinder. Both lead the Irish Lauren Kelbley, another with their play on offense and sophomore, can also be credit­ defense. ed with helping create the Meg Henican leads the early success of the Irish; she defensive corps as the libero. led the team in hitting to start Since switching to libero from the season. outside hitter, she is averaging “In the beginning, Kelbley 4.04 digs per game. was very dominant, and peo­ The Irish will come off a ple picked up on that, and the strong blocking performance blockers started committing,” against Boston College, where Kinder said. “This left Lauren they registered 19 team CHIP MARKS/The Observer Brewster to dominate without blocks, with Brewster in on Notre Dame linebacker Courtney Watson wraps up a Southern California receiver two weeks the solid block, and she’s been 11. ago. The Irish punt and kick coverage teams have not been as lucky In containing opponents. super consistent, so I just keep Notre Dame’s 10-game win­ ning streak is the first double­ his punts. are committed to improving going to her.” digit streak since an 11-game “If you don’t place [the on kick coverage. Preston Kinder has been the leader of the offense ever since the winning streak in 2000. Coverage kick], it can screw you up,” says his squad works on punt Irish switched to a 5-1 offen­ continued from page 28 Preston said. “If you plan on coverage every day, despite kicking it to the left num­ the narrow two-hour prac­ sive set. Kinder makes sure that she gives her hitters the Contact Heather van there. Ultimately, you just bers, and all of a sudden he tice time frame allotted. chance to shine. Hoegarden at have to put the ball where puts it out in the middle of “We practice it every day,” “I have been trying to get in [email protected] you’re told and make a tack­ the field against a great he said. “Punt team is num­ le if you have to do that.” returner, it’s going to cost ber one in every thing we do With starting kicker you. because, as you can tell, it’s Nicholas Setta injured since “Initially all of your cover­ cost us. The punt team is the start of the Pittsburgh age people are thinking probably the quickest way to S.C. King expects her team to game and questionable for that’s where they belong, and gain because of the number Golf be one of the top two finish­ the game Saturday, the Irish all of a sudden, it gets where of opportunities you’re going ers. have struggled even more on its not supposed to be, and to get in that area to be a continued from page 28 As the fall season winds to a special teams. Fitzpatrick we don't get people down plus or a minus.” close, King describes her averaged only 33 yards on there. It can hurt you, and it 16th and 20th, respectively. team’s season as “the best five punts against the Eagles has kind of hurt us at the Baylor University won the ever.” Saturday and had trouble wrong times this year.” Contact Chris Federico at tournament for a second year “We've moved up from being with hang time and directing But the Irish maintain they [email protected] in a row with a team score of ranked 97th in the nation to 888, edging out the University 32nd in just two months. of Missouri by one stroke. We’re pretty excited,” she The Irish approach their said. B lack C ultural A rts C o u n c il final event of the semester this weekend with the Edwin Presents Watt/Palmetto Dunes Contact Annie Brusky at Intercollegiate in Charleston, [email protected] Blak Images W o m e n ’s T ennis "B a k t o t h e B a s ic s " Salas drops decision in championship final

Associated Press the top-ranked player in the Midwest Region a year ago, KALAMAZOO, Mich. — compiling a 38-7 record, Notre Dame senior Alicia including 23-0 at No. 1 sin­ Salas lost 6-2, 6-2 to No. 4 gles. Cristelle Grier of Northwestern By reaching the singles final, Tuesday morning in the sin­ both Grier and Salas earned gles final of the Intercollegiate automatic berths to the 32- Tennis Association Midwest player singles draw of the Championships at the West National Indoor Hills Athletic Club. Championships. Salas is the Despite the loss, Salas first Irish player to gain gained an automatic berth to entrance to the tournam ent the second leg of the collegiate since the 2000-01 season, tennis grand slam, the when current Notre Dame National Intercollegiate Indoor assistant coach Michelle Dasso November 1st, 2003 Championships to be held Nov. reached the semifinals when 6-9 in Ann Arbor, Mich. the event was contested in Washington Hall “Alicia played well today February. and had a great tournament, Salas is 11-4 this fall, with but Grier is playing really well her defeats coming against the 8:00-1 0:00 P.M. right now, especially indoors,” Nos. 4, 7, 8, and 27 in the Irish head coach Jay nation. She has eight victories Tickets $5 @ Door Louderback said. against ranked foes. The final pitted the top two While Salas is in the seeds in the tournament National Indoor-Champion- Lafortune Box Office against each other, with the ships, the Irish will conclude favorite prevailing. Grier, a their fall season Nov. 7-9 at native of Surrey, England, was the Illinois Midwest Blast. page 26 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Wednesday, October 29, 2003

W o m e n ’s S o c c er Irish need one more win for undefeated season

first win over Notre Dame in ByANDYTROEGER ten meetings between the Sports Writer schools. In last season’s con­ test, Notre Dame traveled to The women’s soccer team Ann Arbor and upset the No. will look to complete the 13 Wolverines 1-0 on a goal fourth undefeated regular sea­ from Guertin. son in program history this In addition to their 10-game afternoon when they take on shutout streak, already a team Michigan at 4 p.m. at Alumni record, the Irish will set anoth­ Field. The Irish, who now have er if they are able to hold shut out their last 10 oppo­ Michigan under two goals. It nents, will look to make it 11 would be the 25th straight against the Wolverines, who opponent to fail to score multi­ have struggled after opening ple goals against the Irish, the season ranked in the top going back to last year’s loss to 25. BYU. The 2000 team currently The Irish will be looking to shares the record of 24. finish strong in their final The Irish have game before also been profi­ beginning the cient offensively. conference tour­ “Winning tomorrow Since allowing a nament and will would be almost a goal to Santa Clara be looking to picture perfect in late September, collect coach the Irish have Randy ending. ” outscored their W a 1 d r u m ’ s opponents 36-1, 200th win as a Amy Warner including 26-0 Division I senior forward during the current women’s soccer shutout streak. coach. Warner, who “Winning tomorrow would scored both goals against be almost a picture perfect Seton Hall Sunday, now leads ending,” said senior forward the Irish with 30 points on 10 Amy Warner. “The only things goals and 10 assists. Junior left would be to get the Big Mary Boland leads the Irish East Championship and with 12 goals, while adding national championship.” four assists, while sophomore It also will be the last regu­ Katie Thorlakson’s recent lar season home game for Irish surge has earned her 25 points seniors Warner. Vanessa on eight goals and nine assists. Pruzinsky, Kim Carpenter and Guertin has nine goals and CHIP MARKS/The Observer With a win against Michigan, senior forward Amy Warner and the Notre Dame women’s soccer Amanda Guertin, although the six assists for 24 points on the team will finish undefeated for fourth time In the program’s history. team could play as many as season. All told, nine Irish five more games at Alumni players have at least 10 points Field during postseason play. on the season. noon’s game does provide “You can’t describe in words joys have been amazing.’ The Wolverines, who stand While the Irish seniors hope them with a chance before the experience and memories at 6-6-6 on the season, will their final game does not come they begin another postseason that have been created over look to spoil all of that for the until Dec. 7 in the national to reflect back on their time in the past few years,” said Contact Andy Troeger at Irish by trying to earn their championship game, this after­ the Irish uniform. Warner. “The frustrations and [email protected] Wednesday, Oct. 2 9, Shaner scores hat trick rz _ O T-xvn with third recognition

Special to the Observer just 10 combined total shots, with one shot on goal by each, Notre Dame freshman central and eight combined corner kicks. back Christie Shaner has She again picked up the slack in received her third Big East the second game of the weekend, women’s soccer rookie-of-the- in Tancredi’s .essence, and con­ week award, after continuing to tinues to develop as a threat with play a key role in the team ’s her free kicks and corners on the dominating backline play during offensive end with assists in shutout victories on Oct. 24 and three straight games prior to last 26 at Rutgers (3-0) and Seton week. Hall (2-0). Shaner has played her role in Shaner — who also earned the Notre Dame’s dominating team award on Sept. 22 and Oct. 20 — defense approach that has has emerged as a favorite for the allowed just 14 opponent shots Big East Rookie of the Year on goal during the 10-game Award and is the league’s only shutout streak. The Irish have three-time recipient of the week­ held their last 24 fall opponents ly rookie honor. Just one other to 0-1 goals, tying the team player in the Big East — record for consecutive games Villanova defender Michelle without multiple goals allowed Biehl — has received more than (24, in 2000). two weekly honors from the Big Notre Dame’s stingy defense East this season, with three has led to just one deficit all sea­ defensive player-of-the-week son (for 7:18 vsTASU), with no awards. Senior central defender deficits in the last 16-plus games. and All-America candidate The Irish have led for 76 percent Melissa Tancredi received that of the minutes and trailed for award in the first two weeks of just 0.4 percent, while holding October but was held out of one those last 16 opponents to 0-3 game during each of the past shots on goal and 23 total oppo­ two weeks, with Biehl picking up nent shots on goal in that her third award for last week’s stretch. action. Shaner’s defensive excellence The prep All-American helped is all the more noteworthy due to lead last week’s defensive effort the season-long absence of as the Irish pushed their shutout injured junior All-America right streak to 10 games — fifth- back Candace Chapman and the !5 5 SSsoS^D^Ai!linest^olSnSBoSl^asqeRllSEast^nn? longest in NCAA history — while limited play of junior Gudrun YWCA of St. Joseph County. allowing Rutgers and Seton Hall Gunnarsdottir. Part of the Week Without Violence. Wednesday, October 29, 2003 The Observer ♦ TO D A Y page 27

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F ootball Not so special teams Poor kick coverage has hurt the Irish all year long

Preston said. “We’re not doing By CH RIS FED ERICO the things that we need to be. Sports Writer We’re not kicking the ball real well. We’re not executing the The experts say special coverage scheme.” teams can make the difference The Eagles also returned in two football games on aver­ two other kickoffs past the 35- age every season. That lesson yard line and had a 43-yard is becom ing obvious to the punt return against Notre Irish this year. Dame. Twice, it was up to Irish While the kicking and return punter and kicker D.J. games have been adequate for Fitzpatrick to make a touch­ the Irish through the year, down saving tackle. they have allowed some costly “On coverage, I’m just basi­ returns. cally the safety, and I’m sup­ “[Special teams] has hurt posed to help out with any immensely. It’s probably one of leaks in the coverage,” the biggest reasons why we’re Fitzpatrick said. “If things where we’re at right now,” happen where it doesn’t go the said Irish assistant coach Buzz right way, I just have to be Preston, who coaches running there to make the tackle.” backs but is also in charge of Yielding good field position special teams. “Because we on kicks and punts to their are giving up field position, opponents has hurt the Irish and we’re giving up big plays, all season. Long punt returns and we can’t afford that.” to inside the Irish 10-yard line After scoring the go-ahead set up touchdowns in both the touchdown with 3:32 to play in Michigan and Pittsburgh the game against Boston games. College last Saturday, the Irish “Special teams is such a big allowed a 42-yard return on decider in field position,” the ensuing kickoff. The Fitzpatrick said. “Sometimes Eagles returned the kick to it’s the punter’s fault by kick­ their own 49-yard line to help ing it in the wrong direction or set up the eventual game-win­ too short and not giving the ning 26-yard Sandro Sciortino team enough time to get down TIM KACMAR/The Observer field goal. DJ. Fitzpatrick has replaced injured Nicholas Setta in punting and kicking duties. However, the “We’re just not executing,” see COVERAGE/page 25 Irish kick coverage has not served either kicker well on returns this season.

Volleyball W o m en ’s G olf Irish use Talent evident blocks to at Invitational dominate Nakazaki led the Irish with By A N N IE BRUSKY her 12th place finish, shoot­ Sports Writer ing a consistent 75-74-75 to By H EATHER VAN end the tournament at eight- HOEGARDEN m Strong finishes by several over par. Sports Writer Notre Dame women golfers Nakazaki has had an over fall break at the adi­ impressive start to her colle­ Notre Dame enters tonight’s das/Notre Dame Fall giate career, finishing in the game sky high. Invitational gave evidence top 12 at all of the events The Irish are No. 1 in NCAA once again of the talent and thus far. Division I blocks per game and potential this team has. Sophomores Katie Brophy, are ranked No. 14, as they The team came close to Lauren Gebauer and Suzie hope to continue a 10-game meeting their expectations, Hayes and senior co-captain winning streak when they face placing fifth in a 14-team Shannon Byrne all placed in Illinois State (11-12). . field with a final score of the top half and rounded out “I think that we can win in 908. the score for the Irish. three games,” senior setter “We did well. We still have Freshman Stacy Brown Kristen Kinder said. a little room for improve­ and junior Karen Lotta, both The Irish (16-2) have been ment,” head coach Debby competing as individuals, led by the strong play of sopho­ King said of the three-day had their best showings of more middle blocker Lauren CHIP MARKS/The Observer tournament held in Tampa, the fall season, finishing The 16-2 Irish have won 10 straight gam es. The team looks to Fla. see STREAK/page 25 extend Its streak to eleven against Illinois State tonight. Freshman Noriko see GOLF/page 25

WOMEN'S SOCCER WOMEN'S TENNIS N Fl NBA MLB NBA Michigan at Notre Cristelle Grier Miami Dolphins' 76ers 89 Florida Marlins' Lakers' coach Phil * 2 Dame defeats Alicia quarterback Brian Heat 74 manager Jack McKeon Jackson fined Kobe Salas, 6-2, 6-2 Griese made a lasting Allen Iverson scored agreed to a one-year Bryant an undisclosed CC C33 Tonight, 4 p.m. Salas still earns an impression with his 13 of his 26 points in the contract extension with amount for comments o A win seals the fourth automatic bid to the three-touchdown fourth quarter to lead the World Series the shooting guard ever undefeated Irish Indoor championships. performance Monday Philadelphia to the champs. made about center a. season. night. victory. Shaquille O'Neill. < /} page 26 page 25 page 22 page 20 page 19 page 18