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By AMANDA GRAY researches News Writer A campaign to inform students education about illegal file sharing began recently, Robert Casarez, assis- tant director of the Office of By ANNA BOARINI Resident Life and Housing News Writer (ORLH), said Wednesday. The campaign, held in con- Peace studies Professor junction with the Office of Catherine Bolten, an anthro- Information Technology (OIT) pologist by trade, has focused and help from the Office of her research on the state of General Counsel (OGC), launched education in post-war soci- this week to educate students eties, specifically Sierra about the consequences of Leone. engaging in illegal file sharing, “I started out working as an Casarez said. apprentice for a medicine “We would like to take a proac- man studying ethnobotany in tive approach on the issue rather Botswana 15 years ago, than waiting for the violations,” Bolten said. “When I went to he said. “Over the last year, the LAUREN KALINOSKI | Observer Graphic Cambridge for my master’s I number of copyright infringe- wanted to study AIDS, but ment notices that the University is engaging in illegal download- expressed permission from the Copyright Act representative in after I made a very good has received has more than dou- ing or sharing of copyrighted copyright owner, Casarez said. the OGC, which is then forward- friend from Sierra Leone, bled, and we are aiming to keep material on the University’s net- File sharing is monitored on the ed on to our office for identifica- they convinced me I would be as many students out of the disci- work at any given time. This internet by major organizations, tion,” Casarez said. “Illegal better off studying war and plinary process as possible for year alone, the University has such as the Recording Industry sharing or downloading is trace- resources.” these types of violations.” received more than 800 copy- Association of America and the able, and once the student In 2003, Bolten made her Casarez said the University right infringement notices. Motion Picture Association of responsible is identified, they are first trip to Sierra Leone. The does not actively look for illegal Illegal file sharing is defined as America. notified by our office of the viola- West African nation had file sharing, but ORLH “conserv- the downloading or sharing of “These organizations then tion.” recently ended a ten-year atively estimates” more than 40 copyrighted material without send a copyright infringement percent of the student population having purchased or received notice to our Digital Millennium see FILES/page 6 see LEONE/page 6 Club donates money, Employees take courses time to orphanages By NICOLE TOCZAUER News Writer

While many students spend some of their free time at campus jobs, a number of University employees do just the opposite, electing to enroll in courses while employed at Notre Dame. This semester, 71 non- degree students have taken advantage of an employee benefit facilitating ongoing education for those on the University payroll, Assistant Registrar Chris Temple said. “There’s a 90 percent tuition remission for an undergraduate course and 100 percent for a graduate one,” Temple said. “Payroll does some tax considera- Photo courtesy of Michael Daly tions because the benefit is Senior Michael Daly poses with children at an NPH orphanage in LAUREN KALINOSKI | Observer Graphic Honduras. FOTO sponsors trips to the country during school breaks. taxable, which is part of the reason why Human Resources comes into play.” Temple said. desire to learn without nec- FOTO is a student group that By EMILY SCHRANK Eligible candidates — Once employees meet these essarily having a goal of raises funds and awareness for including administrators, requirements and receive receiving a diploma. News Writer Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos faculty, staff, postdoctoral approval, they have access “I really do believe the (NPH) orphanages. Consistent research associates, interns to courses with spots avail- main reason employees As many Notre Dame student with the orphanage group’s and spouses — must meet able after degree-seeking choose to enter classes is clubs begin to wind down their name, which translates to “our academic prerequisites for students have finished regis- personal enrichment,” activities for the year, the little brothers and sisters,” the any course they enroll in. In tering and can begin classes Temple said. “Some, though, Notre Dame branch of Friends orphanages provide homes for addition to this, they must alongside regular students. have hope of using these of the Orphans (FOTO) still has obtain the approval of their Temple said employees big plans. see ORPHANS/page 4 immediate supervisor, often take classes out of a see CLASSES/page 4

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The new Senate passed three News Writer and photos throughout the cere- During its first meeting under its Zemlock said she hopes to resolutions to bestow emeritus mony. new administration, the Student improve the discount program for status on the previous student gov- Saint Mary’s College has taken “We went to Twitter because it Senate approved new committee local businesses and possibly host ernment administration. No. 97 in StudentAdvisor.com’s gave us the ability to have exter- chairs and passed three resolu- a Taste of South Bend fair on cam- When former student body “Top 100 Social Media Colleges” nal commenting easily allowed tions Wednesday. pus. president Catherine Soler received ranking. The college review site and accessed,” Miller said. Student body president Pat Erika Hansen was voted as emeritus status, McCormick said attributed the ranking to Saint “Facebook did not allow broad McCormick officially assumed his chair of community relations. She her term laid the foundation for Mary’s interactive 2010 user content for what we were office when he was sworn in to his said she hopes to plan trips into future student government proj- Commencement website. aiming for.” position during the meeting. South Bend as well as events with ects in the community. “Last year Saint Mary’s created Miller said he was pleased to “I do solemnly swear that I will local organizations such as the “I think that Catherine demon- a social-media driven com- see the College’s use of social faithfully execute the office of stu- Robinson Community Learning strated true leadership in her mencement website allowing media receive recognition in the dent body president of the Center. work on behalf of student safety students to create a ‘digital keep- online ranking. University of Notre Dame du Lac, Senate approved freshman Neal here on campus and her commit- sake’ with photos and streaming “It is nice to be recognized and to the best of my ability pre- Ravindra as academic affairs ment to foster improved commu- videos,” the rankings page amongst big and small institu- serve, protect and defend the con- chair. Ravindra said he wanted to nity relations here in South Bend,” states. tions across the country, espe- stitution of the undergraduate stu- plan more academic activities for he said. Daniel Miller, director of Web cially because the idea was con- dent body,” he said, taking the tra- students and faculty outside the Student body vice president and Interactive Communications, ceived and built from inside ditional oath of office. classroom. emeritus Andrew Bell also assembled last year’s site with Saint Mary’s,” Miller said. “The Student body vice president “That’s how we can benefit from received praise from his successor. Assistant Director Peter Mlodzik. idea to the design to the imple- Brett Rocheleau and the incoming an education at this University, by “Andrew was a great vice presi- Miller is responsible for manag- mentation, it all came from senators were also sworn into planning what goes on outside the dent,” Rocheleau said. “He has ing all of Saint Mary’s websites, SMC.” their new positions. lecture halls,” he said. been a great mentor to me in the ranging from the main site to the Miller said the constant As the body began its term, the John Sanders, the new resi- past month and a half, and he was College’s Facebook pages. process of change in social senators approved the new com- dence life chair, said his committee always a great role model in the Miller said the ranking consid- media will always leave room for mittee chairs. would begin work on plans for office.” ered both the quantity and quali- improvement, and he hopes Senate approved freshman move-in in August and the possi- Chief of staff Claire Sokas recog- ty of sites operated by colleges. experimenting with new ideas Heather Eaton to head a new bility of a third meal-plan option. nized former chief of staff Nick “The rankings look at the num- will be the key to the College committee on constituent services. The new university affairs chair, Ruof for his contributions to stu- ber of sites a college has, for climbing in the rankings. “We are supposed to be the Jason Lovell, said his committee dent government. example, YouTube pages and “We have learned a lot in the gateway between the students and would focus on campus safety and “I had the opportunity to work Twitter pages,” he said. “They building of the 2010 student government to make sure security as well as continuing with Nick in student government liked what they say on our 2010 Commencement site. Now we student voices get heard,” she plans to renovate the DeBartolo for the past two and a half years,” Commencement page specifical- can see what to implement for said. “We will really be the direct Lounge. Sokas said. “Nick is one of those ly, which allowed us to be on the the 2011 Commencement site as link to getting things done that stu- Sophomore Yiting Zheng strong but silent types, and I am Top 100 list.” well as sites for reunions, admis- dents want.” assumed her position as campus lucky to call him a friend and a Last year’s commencement sions, and development,” Miller Eaton said managing student technology chair. She said she role model.” page included YouTube, Twitter said. “Having a longer timeline input on grab-and-go, pep rallies hopes to revamp insideND and McCormick said he looked for- and Flickr feeds. Miller and to create the site helps, and we and other day-to-day issues of stu- make progress on a mobile system ward to the year ahead of his Mlodzik helped popularize are really looking to get more dent life will fall under her juris- to monitor laundry. administration. “SMCgrad” as a Twitter hash tag, people involved for the future.” diction. The group also unanimously “I would like to just express my drawing attention from students Sophomore Ellen Carroll voted for junior Hallie Brewster as gratitude for you being here,” he and alumnae alike. Contact Jillian Barwick at assumed the role of social con- gender issues chair, junior Nick said. “My hope is that we can Twitter was used to share pho- [email protected] cerns chair. Ochoa as multicultural affairs channel the hopes that came from “We will be working a lot to chair and junior Ben Noe as over- your campaigns and our cam- challenge students to see beyond sight chair. paign to the student body.” their immediate needs on campus The body also designated sena- and look to the needs of people in tors to represent the group in the Contact Megan Doyle at South Bend and in the world,” she Financial Management Board, [email protected] Former prof. speaks on disease, music

Despite the relief afforded him By MEGAN DILLON by music, Henderson said the News Writer effects of PD, caused by a lack of the neurotransmitter dopamine, While music provides simple are severe. Besides tremors, he entertainment to many, Dr. suffers from insomnia, hallucina- Clayton Henderson said it plays a tions, mood swings, freezing of his major role in managing his arms and hands and slowed Parkinson’s Disease (PD) when he speech. While there is medication, spoke at LeMans Hall Wednesday. people with PD will see an Henderson was diagnosed with increase and change in symptoms PD in 2001. He retired from the if the dosage is not perfect. Saint Mary’s department of music “Even right now as I’m talking in 2005 after 25 years of teaching. to you it’s as if someone is control- He contacted the ling me, and the College hoping to same when I’m do something to “Even right now as playing,” he educate students I’m talking to you it’s said. “I’m con- about his disease as if someone is scious of all this during Parkinson’s but sometimes Awareness Month. controlling me, and it’s like I’m not As his condition it’s the same when in control of it.” has worsened, I’m playing.” H e n d e r s o n Henderson has played several turned to music for short excerpts both relief and dis- Dr. Clayton Henderson on the piano, traction from the professor emeritus mostly slow bal- symptoms. In early SMC dept. of music lads with one 2010, a severe quicker jazz episode left him piece, to the with speech difficulties, and he amazement of the audience. especially struggled with long Henderson emphasizes the pauses between words. importance of keeping a positive Henderson found singing helped attitude. He considers having PD him string words together. in some ways a gift and sees find- Henderson said not just music, ing new ways to deal with it, such but anything that someone is pas- as music, a positive challenge. sionate about can help people deal “I have PD but PD does not have with physical challenges and suf- me,” he said. “I have no fear of fering. the future because I don’t have “I like to consider it fooling the the future. I have today and I’m brain,” he said. “Any passion a learning to enjoy today.” person has that lets them do something without thinking about Contact Megan Dillon at it can do this. For me it is music.” [email protected] page 4 The Observer N CAMPUS NEWS Thursday, April 7, 2011

education. intimidating, although stu- “The Fred Freeman Staff dent engagement in some Classes Scholarship has opened up a classes helps to break the continued from page 1 world of opportunity to me,” tension. Wolfe said in the statement. “Walking into a class of classes to apply to a degree “I cannot think of a better undergrads is not easy,” he program at some point in way to relate to my students said. “Some classes are dis- the future.” and my career c u s s i o n One such individual is than to join them focused so Wendy Wolfe, a Program in their learning you get to Administrator for the Glynn experience and know [stu- Family Honors Program. keep learning “Aside from dents] and Through the ND Learning at right along with furthering my some are Work Academy, Wolfe is pur- them.” education, I stay in lecture style suing a Bachelor’s degree in Temple also said so you English at Notre Dame. taking courses touch with academic don’t.” “Being a part of this envi- has offered him life on campus.” D e s p i t e ronment on a daily basis has greater engage- the chal- been life-changing and ment with his Chris Temple lenges of enriching,” Wolfe said in a work. r e — a d j u s t - statement on the Office of “Over the eight assistant registrar ing to the Human Resources site. “It years I’ve been c l a s s r o o m , has given me a real thirst employed here, Wolfe said for knowledge and a desire I’ve taken nine the opportu- Photo courtesy of Michael Daly to continue the learning classes. Aside from further- nity to continue her educa- Saint Mary’s junior Claire Egan hugs an orphan during her trip e x p e r i e n c e ing my educa- tion at Notre Dame out- to an NPH orphanage in Honduras. for myself.” tion, I stay in weighs any difficulties. While some “It has given me a real touch with Wolfe said she enjoyed the campus,” she said. “Through of the cours- academic life anthropology course she meetings, fundraisers and gen- es were espe- thirst for knowledge on campus,” took with Professor Orphans eral awareness events, we all cially chal- and a desire to Temple said. Meredith Chesson last continued from page 1 work together to raise funds lenging, she continue the learning “In the semester and has found the and foster compassion for the said she has Registrars’ course she is taking now just more than 3,600 children at children of NPH.” enjoyed her experience for myself.” Office we han- as fulfilling. nine facilities. Current FOTO president c l a s s r o o m dle commence- “I’m currently in a Sophomore Erin Wright, Michael Daly said individual experiences Wendy Wolfe ment, registra- Political Science class with FOTO’s 2011-2012 president, students, residence halls and since begin- program administrator tion and Professor Eileen Botting said the club is sponsoring a many athletic teams have ning taking Glynn Family Honors Program scheduling so I which studies Mary 24-hour fast for Haiti on April acted as “godparents” by spon- courses in like to stay Wollstonecraft and Mary 19. soring a child at one of the the 2009 fall engaged in Shelley,” Wolfe said. “I’m “Students who sign up for NPH orphanage locations this s e m e s t e r . what’s going loving this course as well the fast pledge to abstain from year. Wolfe won the Fred E. on in the classroom.” and have found it to be more food, or if they cannot commit “As a godparent, you play an Freeman Staff Scholarship After being away from than rewarding.” to food, something like their essential role in the lives of last August. The scholarship academics for a number of phones or computers for the NPH children by providing for awarded her $1,000 per years, Temple said returning Contact Nicole Toczauer at day,” she said. “They are a child’s basic needs and hope semester to continue her to the classroom can be [email protected] asked to contact friends and for the future,” he said. “Union families to support them of prayer with and for the through donations and pequeños at NPH is a wonder- prayers.” ful and supernatural way to Wright said the club is also connect in solidarity and, on a planning a “Henna for spiritual realm, radiate our Write news. Honduras” fundraiser on April relationship of love and sup- 27 in LaFortune Hall, where port.” donors can receive a henna Some members of FOTO will tattoo and have an opportunity make a visit to the NPH to learn more about FOTO and Honduras home during the last Email [email protected] NPH. week of May, Daly said. Although the group focuses “It’s an opportunity for spon- its work overseas, students can sors to experience their labor still make a difference here in of love and solidarity in action, South Bend, Wright said. making the world a more heal- “While our club does sponsor ing place,” he said. trips to Honduras during school breaks, the majority of Contact Emily Schrank at our members are involved on [email protected] Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Observer N PAID ADVERTISEMENT page 5 page 6 The Observer N NEWS Thursday, April 7, 2011

to educate students about the legalities of internet downloading. Files “We will continue to react to Beck ends sinking Fox talk show continued from page 1 those notices the University receives, but we hope that this Associated Press tional information, a unique Beck was a lightning rod for Casarez said the most common campaign will cut down on the perspective, a certain amount of other critics, as well. The Jewish violations come from students number of notices by informing NEW YORK — Glenn Beck passion and insight to the chan- Funds for Justice organized a using peer-to-peer file sharing the students that this is happen- later this year will end his Fox nel and he did,” Ailes said. “But petition drive last fall to get websites, such as BitTorent. ing,” he said. News Channel talk show, which that story of what’s going on and Beck fired for what it called his “While some may not know the Casarez said students should has sunk in the ratings and has why America is in trouble today, misuse of Nazis and the scope of their actions, they are look for alternatives to illegal file suffered from an advertiser boy- I think he told that story as well Holocaust phrases against politi- indeed violating the law and sharing to avoid the possible con- cott. as could be told. Whether you cal opponents. University policy,” sequences. Fox and Beck’s company, can just keep telling that story Viewers had begun turning Casarez said. “One of the Mercury Radio Arts, said or not ... we’re not so sure.” away. Beck’s 5 p.m. ET show “Students can face “While some may not more recent Wednesday they will stay in Beck, who outlined on averaged 2.7 million viewers legal action from trends is the business creating other projects Wednesday’s show his reasons during the first three months of one of these out- know the scope of their downloading of for Fox television and digital, for believing that “we’re head- 2010, and was at just under 2 side organizations actions, they are t e l e v i s i o n starting with some documen- ing into deep and treacherous million for the same period this for violating copy- indeed violating the shows,” he taries Beck is preparing. waters,” told his viewers at the year, the Nielsen Co. said. His right law.” law and University said. “While Beck was a quick burn on Fox end of the show that his Fox talk decline was sharper among Besides break- most people News Channel. Almost immedi- show would conclude. younger viewers sought by ing federal laws, policy.” assume that if ately after joining the network “I will continue to tell the advertisers. illegal file sharing they can watch in January 2009, he doubled the story and I will be showing Increasingly, the show began breaks some Robert Casarez the episode on ratings at his afternoon time other ways for us to connect,” to be dominated by Beck stand- University rules, assistant director their TV or slot. Fans found his conservative he said. ing in front of a chalk board giv- too, he said. online for free populism entertaining, while More than 400 Fox advertis- ing his theories about the “Not only is this Office of Residence Life that they can Comedy Central’s Stephen ers told the company they did world’s troubles. type of file sharing and Housing download it Colbert described Beck’s “crank not want their commercials on However, Beck has built a illegal, it is against legally on a up the crazy and rip off the Beck’s show. Beck’s advertisers powerful brand for himself the University’s peer-to-peer knob” moments. were dominated by financial through a daily radio show, Responsible Use of Information program like Limewire, it is in He was popular with tea party services firms, many touting best-selling books and personal Technologies Policy,” Casarez fact illegal,” he said. “Streaming activists and drew thousands of gold as an investment. appearances. Mercury Radio said. “First time violators are video websites like Hulu compen- people to the National Mall in Ailes dismissed the financial Arts is expanding and a key Fox notified of the violation via a let- sate the copyright holders and Washington last August for a impact of the boycott but executive, Joel Cheatwood, is ter from our office which requests creators via the money they make “restoring honor” rally. expressed some frustration with joining the company later this that they cease any illegal down- from advertising, which makes Yet some of his statements it. month. loading or sharing or face a disci- viewing the material on their site were getting him in trouble, and “Advertisers who get weak- Beck’s company created and plinary conference with our legal.” critics appealed to advertisers to kneed because some idiot on a operates a news and opinion office. Continued violations can Visit oit.nd.edu for further boycott his show last summer blog site writes to them and says website, TheBlaze.com. For result in the loss of access to the questions on the Responsible Use after he said President Barack we need to stifle speech, I get a $9.95 a month, he offers fans University’s network resources of Information Technologies Obama had “a deep-seated little frustrated by that,” he said. access to “Insider Extreme,” a and/or a substantial fine.” Policy. hatred for white people.” One of Beck’s most prominent website that beams documen- Casarez said the current cam- Beck said that he went to critics — David Brock, founder taries, Beck personal appear- paign is not meant to crack down Contact Amanda Gray at Roger Ailes, Fox News chairman of the liberal watchdog Media ances and a video simulcast of on student violations, but rather [email protected] and CEO, in January to discuss Matters for America — said that Beck’s daily radio show, with an ways they could continue to “the only surprise is that it took extra hour featuring Beck work together without the daily Fox News months to reach this cohorts. show. decision.” Beck said ratings for his tele- Bolten said. “Here you have a “Half of the headlines say he’s “Fox News Channel clearly vision show were not an issue, person who is 34 years old been canceled,” Ailes said. “The understands that Beck’s noting that “we have buried the Leone but has not fulfilled all the other half say he quit. We’re increasingly erratic behavior is competition in every sense.” His continued from page 1 tenets of adulthood, like edu- pretty happy with both of them.” a liability to their ratings and supporters believe that the cation or getting a job. Beck said he noted on his their bottom line, and we are recent decline is more a reflec- They’re in limbo and they show Tuesday “how many times glad to see them take this tion that ratings were abnor- war. While the conflict had a don’t know what’s going to can I tell the (George) Soros action,” said James Rucker, mally high early last year. number of causes, it was happen to them.” story,” referring to the liberal executive director of “Call CNN and MSNBC and widely attributed to the strug- To help solve the youth donor Beck has made a target of ColorofChange.org, which ask them if they’d like to have gle over diamond resources. problem, the government attacks. organized the advertiser boy- Glenn’s ratings at 5 in the after- “The war wasn’t actually adopted a national curricu- “We felt Glenn brought addi- cott. noon,” Ailes said. fought over diamonds,” lum to be taught in all Bolten said. “Young people schools, both public and pri- were calling for democracy vate. and end to the corrupt state Problems persisted as the — many factors converged in new system was ineffective at this war.” creating competent workers Her three-month visit was out of the students, who academic in found few nature, as she jobs awaiting hoped to lay the them after groundwork for l e a v i n g her PhD. While “They are buying into school. there, she decid- this idea of “They are ed to go to the education, applying buying into city of McKinney this idea of because of the themselves in school, e d u c a t i o n , reputation the but there are no jobs.” a p p l y i n g city had in themselves in Freetown. school, but “People in Caterine Bolten there are no Freetown really peace studies professor jobs,” Bolten b a d m o u t h e d said. “They M c K i n n e y , ” expect the Bolten said. g o v e r n m e n t “They said that the people to give them jobs because the there were helping the rebels government expects them to during the war and that ex- be educated.” combatants still lived there.” Through her research, When Bolten reached Bolten will take a critical look McKinney, what she found at these failed developmental was a city that had been stig- and educational programs in matized and marginalized for an attempt to determine why many years. Due to the envi- they are implemented despite ronment people were living their shortcomings. in, they had very flexible While Bolten is returning to relationships and morals, Sierra Leone in 2012, she is Bolten said. also hoping to draw insight “People could justify not from a faraway and unex- helping others or shelving pected locale — Glasgow, relationships because they Scotland. Drawing on similar- could barely help them- ities between the state of edu- selves,” Bolten said. “Once cation and employment in they could take care of them- Sierra Leone and Glasgow, selves, it was a trickle down Bolten hopes to approach the effect of development.” issue from a new angle. The greatest problem “This will be a complimen- Bolten observed was the state tary perspective,” Bolten of education, which was in said. disarray at the end of the war in 2002. Contact Anna Boarini at “There was a youth crisis,” [email protected] Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Observer N NATIONAL NEWS page 7 Police pepper-spray mischievous 8-year-old

Associated Press hands-on with him, the poten- tial for him getting some type of DENVER — Eight-year-old injury and, maybe even offi- Aidan Elliott had thrown a TV cers, would have been much and chairs at his Colorado ele- higher,” police spokesman mentary school and was trying Steve Davis said. to use a cart to bust through a “It was the best choice door to an office where teach- made,” he said. ers and other students fled for Aidan started acting up while safety. on the bus to school, the police No one could calm the boy, report said. He began scream- not even the staff in a program ing and then continued after for children with behavior breakfast while throwing chairs problems like him. So they at his teachers. called police, who had inter- “He was being very aggres- vened with Aidan twice before. sive, very violent,” said Melissa Police found him with a foot- Reeves, the school district long piece of wood trim with a spokeswoman. knife-like point in one hand There were eight students and a cardboard box in the with Aidan in the classroom, other. Reeves said, and teachers “Come get me, f-----,” he said. removed them after he became When they couldn’t calm him violent. They barricaded them- down, one squirted Aidan with selves in an office, as he tried pepper spray. He blocked it to bust in, Davis said. with the cardboard box. Aidan was swearing and A second squirt hit the shouting expletives at his youngster in the side of the teachers and threatening them, head, and down he went, Davis said. He taunted police according to an account of the when they arrived. Feb. 22 standoff in a police “I wanted to make something report first obtained by KUSA- sharp, like if they came out, TV. ‘cause I was so mad at them,” Aidan and his mother went the boy said on NBC’s “Today” on national talk shows on show. “I was going to try to Wednesday to say using pepper whack them with it.” spray on an unruly 8-year-old After hitting him with the was too much. second squirt, officers took Police and officials at Aidan outside for some fresh Glennon Heights Elementary in air to help dissipate the spray. Lakewood, Colo., say it could’ve Paramedics were treating his been worse. red, irritated face with cool “Had the officers chosen to be water when his mother arrived. The Observer Viewpoint page 8 Thursday, April 7, 2011 INSIDE COLUMN College reform

My confession Having gone through the bread and very relevant to my future work. For required second theology and philoso- butter years of college, I now under- many of us there is a lot of garbage phy frees up two classes that you can Forgive me, journalism, for I have stand that not all we learn here is we have to wade through before we choose to pursue something relevant sinned. It has been three years since adequately preparing us for the can get to the meat and potatoes of or explorative. Eliminating excessive I converted to the craft, and never future. As I enter the last two semes- our degrees. In our younger years, we science and math courses would give in that time have ters of my college push through the less than desirable people the choice to continue those I felt the need to career, there are general requirements so that we can studies or pursue other interests. confess — until many classes within see how great our major classes real- If we want to more effectively com- now. You see, my major that I ly are. We’ve lived through science, pete with the world, we need to stop journalism, I’ve won’t have the math, history, literature, theology, weighing down college students, who tried hard to opportunity to take and philosophy. I know Notre Dame is only can afford to pay for four years aspire to your — classes that exposing us to a holistic education, of education at a private university at virtues, and to could be very useful but I think there is a point when we best, with less personally important avoid your vices. in finding my are jumping through too many hoops subject material. Every subject has I fought tempta- career path. I to get to where we want to be. merit at some level, but only a select tion for years. Laura Myers came to college Mark Easley All these required classes can be few are imposed on every student. But this year, I specifically to pre- defended. It is important for a col- The fewer courses that are impressed gave in. pare myself for my lege-educated adult to know some upon students, the better college Senior Sports Elephant in It was inno- Writer future career in basic scientific theory as well as have scholars will respond. I am not advo- cent, at first. A private industry. the Room a decent competency in mathematics. cating lessening the amount of knowl- silent fist But, regardless of Literature is not only something we edge gained by a four year under- pump in the press box when Notre our ambitions, what we all get is a use on regular basis, but can be quite graduate, but giving them the free- Dame scored its first touchdown smorgasbord of liberal arts education rewarding on a personal level. A dom to shift the focus in a direction against USC this November. No one enforced through a core curriculum. grounding in history is useful for they want to pursue. A college should was hurt by my action. Yes, there is something more to col- informed intellectual discussion. provide guidelines on what to study, But then, at halftime, as it became lege education than just what you Theology is totally understandable as not dictate what to study. This prob- clear who had the upper hand, it learn in your major, but in this day we go to a Catholic school and proba- lem is not just specific to Notre Dame, happened. A colleague and I went to and age, where children across the bly don’t mind getting exposed to a but American higher education at the bathroom of the Coliseum’s world are gunning to beat us in busi- little religion while we’re here; other- large, and change must take place at press box and jumped up and down ness and innovation, can we really wise, we would have matriculated to many institutions. It is a minor gripe at the idea of Notre Dame’s first afford to take the extra time? one of the many secular options avail- in terms of the big picture, but a defeat of USC in nine years, cheer- Preface: I am a computer science able in higher education. And philoso- small fix here and a small change ing like fans, not reporters. major and a Chinese minor. I chose phy opens the mind and engages you there can make a big difference to a For shame. these because they offer a clear path to think at a higher level. However, generation. It was an isolated incident. I made to employment and allow me to learn the time between the first required my peace with it and moved on. It’s skills that are in demand, a main class and the second required class is Mark Easley is a junior majoring in not isolated anymore. motivator to pursue a college degree. where exposure can actually lead to computer science. He can be reached When Skylar Diggins came into my Looking back, freshman year essen- torture. Granted, depending on your at [email protected] place of employment last Tuesday tially was a waste. I learned things, major you can still have an overexpo- The views expressed in this column morning wearing the Dayton maybe not as much in the chemistry sure to any one of these core disci- are those of the author and not Regional champion hat she had department, but these things were not plines. However, eliminating a necessarily those of The Observer. more than earned the night before in a win over Tennessee, I didn’t try to talk shop or get a scoop. I simply handed her a bagel and said, “By LETTERS TO THE EDITOR the way, I like your hat.” Because I did. Before the Connecticut game Sunday, I painted my fingernails #leggingsforlife green, a silent act of rebellion against a rule of professionalism To the leggings-haters, you, many of them appear to be paint- ple do see our outfit choices. Leggings that I truly do believe in. Then we There has been a lot of people writ- ed onto the legs of the wearer. Do you are an extremely comfortable alterna- beat Connecticut. At that point, old ing Letters to the Editor recently who object to the variety in the length of tive to jeans, but a classy upgrade rules were out the window, journal- are quite decidedly against wearing leggings? We own jean capris, flare- from sweatpants. So next time you ism. I’ve reported on six losses to leggings as pants. We have read your leg jeans and ankle-cropped jeans. see one of us in leggings, consider the Huskies in the past two years. To anti-leggings comments and heard Are these not all considered pants? that we may have been up late work- watch a win, a win by nine points, a quite a few ourselves. Our question to We are eager to understand why so ing on a project, paper or test. We win that sent us to the champi- you — why are leggings not pants? many people hate on leggings. As hope that a true gentleman can rec- onship game? I cheered on press They serve the same purpose as girls, we’ve received criticism for ognize our dedication to our academ- row. Not loudly, or obnoxiously. But jeans, cords or slacks, all of which wearing skirts that are too short. ics. I did. are generally accepted as pants: to We’ve taken flack from Notre Dame Sincerely, Two days later, we were back for cover the legs. Is there some other boys who hate that we wear sweat- the national championship. My fel- intrinsic value to pants that we are pants. But to be chided for actually Danielle Guidry low senior reporter and I dressed up missing? Are leggings too tight to be attractively covering our legs? That’s junior like Muffet McGraw. Other than that, considered pants? Take a look at new. McGlinn Hall we kept our professional demeanor many of the jeans-wearers around And to Mr. Brainard, we hope peo- Apr. 6 intact for most of the game. But when Tyra White hit that 3 with 1:07 minutes to go, an audible “No!” slipped out before I could stop it. When senior Becca Bruszewski went to the bench with seconds left We were not defeated in order to get a much-deserved round of applause for an excellent Dear Observer staff, career, we quietly clapped along. We were not defeated. The women’s basketball team fought with true Fighting Irish spirit, beating Tennessee and And today, I wore my Notre Dame UConn to get to that championship game, and that is nothing to be ashamed of. women’s basketball T-shirt to class, to show how proud I am of this Stacy Hill team, my fellow students, for such sophomore an amazing year. Ryan Hall So please forgive me for my indis- Apr. 6 cretions, journalism. As penance, I will attempt to remove myself from temptation by never again covering Notre Dame sports. I’ll simply be a QUOTE OF THE DAY QUOTE OF THE DAY fan. That’s as good as I can do, jour- nalism. In respect of your biggest virtue, absolute truth, I have to give my real confession. I’m not sorry at all. “Real integrity is doing the right “Do not fear to be eccentric in opin- thing, knowing that nobody’s going ion, for every opinion now accepted to know whether you did it or not.” was once eccentric.” The views expressed in the Inside Oprah Winfrey Bertrand Russell Column are those of the author and British author & philosopher not necessarily those of The U.S. actress & television show host Observer. Contact Laura Myers at [email protected] The Observer Viewpoint Thursday, April 7, 2011 page 9 Towards God together John’s Gospel opens with an unexpected get on your own.” finding of Jesus in John’s Gospel is not “I place in the context of community. twist, a twist perhaps important to note For thousands and thousands of years, have found the Messiah” but “We have We can’t nourish the presence of Christ, especially as our community unites again the Jews, who comprise the audience that found the Messiah” — the “we” apparently so needed in days like these, by ourselves. to mourn the loss of one of our members. has been listening to John the Baptist, have referring to Andrew and the second disci- Otherwise, when Jesus said, “Come and John the Baptist is preaching by the Jordan been waiting for the Messiah. Now, John — ple who had first been pursuing Jesus. see,” the next line of John’s Gospel would River. Suddenly, a fig- who has whipped them into a frenzy with Finally, John concludes this interlude with be, “And they took off, left the others ure appears in the Fr. Lou DelFra prophecies that this Messiah who is about a simple, poignant sentence: “And Andrew behind and had Jesus all to themselves.” distance. John stops Faithpoint to arrive — abruptly stops talking and says brought his brother to Jesus.” These Lenten days ask us to examine the his preaching and simply, “There he is.” A courageous couple Immediately afterwards, in case we quality of our discipleship, to search more points in the direction of disciples begin to pursue Jesus. And then missed the crucial point, Jesus calls Phillip deeply for the presence of God in our lives. of the figure. He says, “Behold, there is the Jesus himself turns to them, looks them in to follow him, and an identical cycle John’s Gospel issues a clear challenge that Lamb of God, the one I have been preach- the eye, and says, invitingly, “Come and ensues. Again, John interrupts the natural included in this self-examination must be ing about.” And a couple of the disciples, see.” flow of the story to report that, after Philip questions like: With whom am I following curious, start to follow Jesus as he passes So, what should be the next movement in begins to follow Jesus, “Phillip left and Christ? Who am I bringing to Christ? Who by. the story? Something like: “So the disciples called his friend Nathanael, and he brought am I allowing to bring me closer to Christ? Jesus seems to realize he is being fol- followed breathlessly, overjoyed that the Nathanael to Jesus.” Am I giving time to the relationships in my lowed, so he turns and asks, “What are you one they and their ancestors had been The whole point of writing a Gospel, it life that are gifts — indeed, necessary gifts looking for?” Perhaps like us in tragic waiting for through the millennia had pos- seems fair to say, is to invite people to — from God in my journey towards God? times, they don’t have much of an idea, at sibly, finally, arrived!” encounter and follow Jesus, Yet, in John’s For, like the first disciples, we journey least not one they can well articulate. So But, surprisingly, this is not the next Gospel, as soon as a disciple begins to fol- towards God together. they ask Jesus a question in return: movement in John’s narrative. Instead, we low Jesus, John interrupts the story to tell “Teacher, where do you live?” And Jesus, hear that Andrew, one of the disciples who us, “But first that person went and got Fr. Lou DelFra, CSC, is the Director of succinctly but beautifully, responds, “Come is pursuing Jesus, after being invited to someone else.” Campus Ministry Bible Studies and the and see.” “come and see,” departs from Jesus, and Clearly, John is trying to get an important ACE chaplain. He can be reached at del- And then, the twist, the impact of which begins searching for his brother Simon. point across about the Christian life: it is [email protected] we might even miss, in the midst of a cul- When he finds Simon, he says to him, “We not, has not, and never will be about a soli- The views expressed in this column are ture that prizes individualism and the chal- have found the Messiah.” Might this not be tary journey. The journey towards Christ those of the author and not necessarily lenge and adventure of “how far can you important, that the first declaration of the always involves other people, and takes those of The Observer.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Allies for spirit of inclusion Remembering We all may have different reasons for deciding to impacts. come to Notre Dame — academic, religious, athlet- The involvement of allies is crucial in developing ic, familial or some combination of these and more. this alliance. All we ask from our allies is to be sup- Sean Valero Notre Dame’s tradition attracts people with similar portive and understanding of the fact that past our values and aspirations, acknowledging their differences, we are all individuals of the same com- uniqueness while providing them with a firm sense munity who deserve to be treated equally. We Death. of commonality. More often than not, over time one therefore invite you to come together with many of It’s a five letter word that makes a lot of people uncom- can firmly establish a reassuring sense of communi- your current classmates, roommates and friends fortable. Yet it is also one of the few things we all have in ty here. and begin a conversation. common. Sooner or later, everyone will die. Death has a For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and espe- If you are interested in finding out more, please way of putting things in perspective. So many things we cially questioning individuals (LGBTQ), the opposite contact [email protected], and we’ll add you to spend our time worried about do not seem to matter in the has often been true. From the beginning, they are the listserv. We meet at 9 p.m. in the Great Hall of face of death. How people act in response to a death speaks inundated with abrupt and firm assertions of het- O’Shag on Wednesdays. Please come by to discuss volumes about their character. eronormativity. Frosh-O, Domerfest, SYRs and what being an ally means both in general and here As almost everybody knows, Notre Dame student Sean dorm parties negatively reinforce commonly held at Notre Dame! Valero died last week. If so many people know about his assumptions about “normal” sexuality and orienta- death, then why am I writing a Letter to the Editor about it? tion. LGBTQ individuals are faced with a choice: Karl Abad Because I do not want Sean to be forgotten. Notre Dame either adhere to the standards of “straightness” or sophomore moves at a very fast pace and even tragic events like these face ostracism and exclusion. And yet this is their Satin Edwards Hall can get lost in the hustle and bustle of life under the Dome. home, and a place close to our hearts as well, Apr. 6 Too often we become preoccupied with stuff that can make where comfort thrives — or at least should thrive — Jack Diaz de Leon us lose sight of the big picture. We cram every minute of from the freedom to be oneself. junior our day with homework, papers, projects, study breaks, As AllianceND’s officers our mission statement is Farley Hall lunches, dinners, texting friends, tweets, Facebook posts, as follows: “The purpose of AllianceND shall be to Apr. 6 etc. further embody Notre Dame’s Spirit of Inclusion, in Sam Costanzo I think we should take a moment to examine what is really accordance with the Catholic Church’s Doctrine of junior important in our lives. What I would like everyone to do is Universal Acceptance, and to address aversive O’Neill Hall take five minutes out of their day to stop and think about homophobia towards Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Apr. 6 the wonderful students we have lost this year. Their names Transgender and Questioning persons and their Chris Collins are Declan Sullivan, Lizzy Seeberg and Sean Valero. Maybe Allies.” Knowing the needs of the Notre Dame com- senior this will inspire some self-reflection. Maybe this will lead to munity, we have grounded ourselves in an ongoing Carroll Hall a meaningful conversation with a friend. social conversation. The best way to combat preju- Apr. 6 We spend so much time talking about trivialities. Why dice is to know people that experience prejudice; Brandon Buchanan can’t we just spend five minutes talking about those who and with campus culture being as it is, we have senior have died? Notre Dame is a place that prides itself on valu- realized that we need to speak up — to let people O’Neill Hall ing community. Our tight-knit community is great at times, know that everyone knows someone that this Apr. 6 but for those who feel that they don’t belong, it might make them feel more isolated. It is great that Notre Dame has rig- orous academic standards … until we spend every minute possible cramming our schedules to get better grades when we should be cramming every inch of our heart with love for each other. A humble request The time has come to ask ourselves the hard questions, such as “What do I believe?” and “Does the way I live my Dear Ladies, modestly. This is not because I do not like your style life accord with those values?” Have I spent my time at Every single one of you reading this right now is or that I am judging your character, but because I do Notre Dame developing meaningful relationships with peo- absolutely beautiful. You may not think so, but I care about who you are and I do not want my weak- ple or am I constantly counting down the days to the week- insist that you trust me. Sadly, you may not see it, or ness to blind me from seeing who you truly are end? Are my conversations aimed at getting to know and others may not acknowledge it, because so many of beyond the surface. love the person in front of me or am I just trying to fill an us are sick. Even personally, I have not been what I If I am lucky enough to be a father, I want my awkward silence? Do I see other people, even strangers, as would hope to be, and have pushed women (even daughter to dress modestly so that men will be getting in the way of my own happiness or do I see loving those I cared about!) to be less than what they are. forced to see how beautiful she is on the inside them as the only way to be truly happy? Ladies, forgive those of us who have taught you that rather than on the outside. Imagine your future I realize that other things in the world and at Notre Dame the “only” way to win a man’s affection is by appeal- daughters: what do you want to tell them? Ladies, are going on. And that’s a good thing because life must go ing to his lower appetites. forgive me if I ask too much, and you are free to on. But I would ask that amid the hullabaloo of Bookstore I cannot speak for all men, and there are certainly ignore me. Know that even if you ignore me, I will Basketball, women’s basketball and whatever else may be plenty who are innocent, but accept this humble let- still strive to give you as much respect as you competing for your attention, that you give time for serious ter in response to the issues surrounding the letter deserve. But I hope you will listen. reflection and meaningful conversation. Thank you. (“Ladies, be decent” Apr. 4). In both my personal experience and the witness of others, it has become Jason Runkle Cornelius Rogers clear that women feel pressured to dress and act a junior senior certain way. I may be only one man, but I’m certain Duncan Hall Keenan Hall that others would say the same: I want you to dress Apr. 6 Apr. 5 The Observer Scene page 10 Thursday, April 7, 2011

“The Two Gentlemen of Verona” SUB Concert: O.A.R and Chiddy “The Breakfast Club” Holy Half Marathon DeBartolo Performing Arts Bang DeBartolo Performing Arts Joyce Center Center Stepan Center Center 10-1 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 – 10 p.m. 11:59 p.m. $25 Dining Hall registration and $15 regular, $12 senior, $10 stu- 100 tickets available, Friday, 5 $3 with Student ID $30 Online/Race Day registra- dent/youth pm, $15 tion After an amazing and energetic Two men travel to Verona, Italy, O.A.R. and Chiddy Bang are com- SUB Concert, take a day off to relax Been training for the Holy Half? and fall in love with the same ing to Notre Dame this weekend as with friends and watch this week’s The day has come for you to race woman. Want to see how this part of SUB’s annual concert. With Midnight Movie at DPAC. This throughout Notre Dame’s beautiful Shakespearean comedy ends? Don’t such high-profile names, this year Saturday, enjoy the classic which campus. Not running this year? Go miss the first ever collaboration promises to be great. So go with a transcends cliques and stereotypes. and cheer your friends as they run between the department of Film, group of friends and enjoy their Bring a date or your friends and 13.1 miles and raise more than Television and Theatre and the great music in what promises to be catch this ‘80s classic that never $20,000. Proceeds benefit local Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival. a fun and exiting event. gets old. charities.

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By ALEX KILPATRICK her job as a receptionist living in The sentimentality of the documen- lic schools to drop his children off at Harlem, but is nonetheless driven to tary does not interfere with a private school. He does this to show Scene Writer put Bianca through college. Guggenheim’s responsibility to depict that many in the audience have suffi- “Waiting for Superman,” which “I don’t care what I have to do. I an accurate portrayal of facts behind cient resources to give their young plays at the Debartolo Performing don’t care how many America’s successes and failures in students a private school education, Arts Center this weekend — though jobs I have to the public school system in a yet do nothing to improve the public certainly not a lighthearted, fun obtain, but she way that view- education system. movie — is the must-see documen- will go to col- ers can Although Guggenheim presents tary of the year. Davis Guggenheim’s lege,” Nakia said. e a s i l y many failures in the nation’s public highly politicized film analyzes the As the film u n d e r - education system, he also shows the flaws in the American public school quickly shows, s t a n d . successes of such leaders as Michelle system and received the Audience charter schools A l o n g Rhee, the chancellor of schools in Award for Best Documentary at the are one of the with the Washington, D.C., who radically per- 2010 Sundance Film Festival. best options n a r r a - suaded the teachers’ union to Guggenheim is also the director of academically tives of exchange tenure for merit-based “An Inconvenient Truth,” the 2006 for families the five salaries that could reach sums of informative documentary about glob- with financial f a m i l i e s , approximately $130,000 per year. al warming, and several TV shows, c o n c e r n s . he displays Overall, “Waiting for Superman” is including “Alias,” “24” and Unfortunately, n a t i o n a l an emotional journey for the average “Deadwood.” in order to statistics in movie viewer, but is still worth a The movie keeps the audience on attend small- a n i m a t e d watch if only for a better understand- the edge of their seats as it follows er, less clips, pre- ing of American public education. the education of five children ranging c r o w d e d s e n t i n g from kindergarteners to eighth c h a r t e r national test Contact Alex Kilpatrick at graders in urbanized areas across schools with scores in [email protected] America, including Washington, D.C., e x c e l l e n t reading and Harlem, the Bronx, Los Angeles and t r a c k math, the Redwood City, Calif. Viewers watch a records, public astronomical On campus moving back-story that presents seri- funds and high stan- dropout rates ous, ambitious students who wish to dards of curriculum, the students’ of public high What: “Waiting for Superman” gain a decent education. parents must enter a random lottery schools in urban Where: Debartolo Performing Arts The kids’ hardworking parents are system that has low acceptance rates. areas and the flaws of the tenure sys- Center more than determined to give their The intensity of the cinematography tem. When: Thursday, April 7, 6:30 p.m. children an adequate education. They as Guggenheim cuts back and forth Guggenheim also criticizes the and Sunday, April 10, 3 p.m. want them to eventually attend col- between the anxiously awaiting fami- movie’s assumed target audience of How much: $6 regular, $4 seniors, lege in spite of numerous obstacles in lies as the lottery winners are called upper to middle class Americans. At $3 students the way. Nakia, six-year-old Bianca’s only heightens the suspense in the the film’s beginning, viewers see him Learn more: performingarts.nd.edu single mother, has taken pay cuts at theater audience. driving past several Los Angeles pub-

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It has come to my attention through a number of ine this reasoning for a minute. initiate communication but don’t have the means to find encounters and conversations that there is a negative It is true that millions of students including us spend you any other way. Facebook itself is not bad, wrong or sentiment growing like a weed in the hearts and minds copious amounts of time on Facebook every day. Gotta’ evil. It is your inability to use it properly that has caused of collegiate uprights everywhere. At first it seems get a bowl, gotta’ get serial updates about what every- you such distress and, in the case of my Texan friend, absurd. But I have heard through the grapevine some- one was doing between the hours of 2am and 8am, etc. distrust. thing that goes far beyond any- The worst part is when people are on Facebook in class. If you cannot pull yourself off Facebook for three thing I could ever imagine to con- It’s an hour and fifteen minutes. You do not need to hours, you are the problem, not Facebook. It’s not mak- ceive during my tenure in college. comment on your friends’ dance pictures in the middle ing you look at it. It doesn’t pop up in front of your It is just this: Facebook is bad. of Philo. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. paper and say “Check me, Please right now! Oh please, Let us back up a moment. Let Welcome, therefore, to the end of the thought process. oh please!” No — you pull it up. You have to click on it, me take you to Texas, a quaint People abuse Facebook all the time. Too many people or enable it to receive chats. If you had the self-control little state I had the pleasure of treat it like alcohol, and binge to the point of making to close the tab, to sign out or to move away from your visiting over Christmas break. themselves sick. Except with Facebook, you don’t get computer completely, this wouldn’t even be an issue. While there, I met an intriguing physically sick, but it is your grades/social life/relation- It isn’t a glory moment when you inform your friends young man with wide musical ship with your roommate that is infected by your inat- that you’re “off Facebook” or haven’t ever had one. tastes and graphic design skills Stephanie DePrez tention. This is wrong. Someone who doesn’t drink isn’t morally superior to as impressive as my knowledge Facebook was created as a social networking site. As someone who drinks in healthy moderation. When you of Lord of the Rings trivia. After Aaron Sorkin spent too many millions of dollars inform- declare yourself free from the confines of Facebook, a lengthy conversation I men- Scene Writer ing us, it is the social network — singular, all-encom- that’s fine, but don’t act like it’s a demonic enterprise set tioned that I’d find him on Facebook. Did I jump the passing and substitutes need not apply. If you need to to suck up your life and time. gun? Assume too much? Apparently I did, because he find someone in class to ask a question about a day you Facebook allows you to message former teachers with responded, “Oh, I don’t have a Facebook.” missed, you look them up on Facebook. If you want to new questions, post pictures for your family to see (your What? Who are you? Go back into the hole in the tell your friends from high school that you’re going to be mom’s got a Facebook, get over it) and post articles and ground from whence you came! Who doesn’t have a in town, you post on their wall. If you want everyone to videos on the walls of people who you think would enjoy Facebook? But that’s not what really shocked me. The know how much cooler your weekend was than theirs, them. Don’t blame Facebook for your inability to leave it true shock was the flippant irreverence for the line he you change your profile picture to show it off. alone. Instead, use it for its benefits and have some self- spoke, as if his hipster juice were so strong that I should When you accept friend requests you literally make control. have smelled the non-Facebook vapors emanating from them part of your network — which can help with busi- him the minute he walked into the room. Touché, I ness and beyond. This is a useful tool and is essential The views expressed in this column are those of the could hear him think. She thought I was a slave to social today. You need to have a presence on the Internet, a lit- author and not necessarily those of The Observer. media, but unlike her, I have defied it! Now, let’s exam- tle corner where people can go to when they want to Contact Stephanie DePrez at [email protected]

By MARY CLAIRE O’DONNELL but CJ would like to debunk this myth. She has enjoyed every minute she has worked with the Interim Scene Editor producers, Patrice Wilson and Clarence Jey. Ark Music Factory. The first thing to pop into “[Patrice and Clarence] have been very sup- most people’s heads after that sentence probably portive. They’re just starting out too and they’re ranges from “Rebecca Black” to “auto-tune” to not what people [have] been saying about them,” “exploitation.” Some people may have even expe- CJ said, thankful for their support and help. rienced nausea. Basically, unless you are Ryan And CJ has enjoyed getting to know her fellow Seacrest, you most likely have a fairly negative Ark Music artists. Before the launch of the com- view of the new music production company. pany’s website, Ark Music hosted a meet and But, despite common misconceptions, Ark greet with the artists, both those who have Music is not only about auto-tuning tweens and launched and those who are still in production. reaping the financial benefits. Meet CJ Fam, an She calls the group “one big family.” 11-year-old from Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. Currently, But this 11-year-old with the bouncing blond she works for Ark Music and her music video, curls doesn’t just have a powerful voice. CJ has “Ordinary Pop Star,” can be found on their performed in professional plays, both in the YouTube channel, trizzy66. United States and internationally, including CJ began singing three to four years ago, draw- “Annie” and “The Sound of Music.” She also ing inspiration from her drama classes. She wrote her single, “Ordinary Pop Star,” which is began collecting singing gigs, including perform- nearing almost 1 million hits on YouTube. She ing the national anthem at a rodeo. also wrote it when she was ten years old. “It took my parents a few times watching me Regarding the song, CJ also wanted to clear up perform, but eventually they said to themselves, some misconceptions about the message behind ’Man, this girl can really sing,’” CJ said. the song. She was not trying to imply that she is Before benefiting from her talent, CJ improved a pop star and has to deal with everything that her musical talents through music and acting life entails. lessons. She draws her inspiration from artists “The song is not that I’m already famous, it’s like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. CJ especially about that girl who has the choice between living admires them for their sincere attitudes and the life of a star or being a normal girl,” CJ said. drive to be themselves. “She just wants a little bit of both, but she has to “Everyone says [Lady Gaga’s] wack, but she’s decide.” not. She’s just trying to get her name out there,” Although CJ has not had to experience these she said. choices yet, she is well on her way. Her road to And that is exactly what CJ wants to do. fame currently involves trips back and forth Unlike Rebecca Black, who reportedly paid to between Los Angeles and Florida to meet with have Ark Music produce her video, CJ sent audi- record labels and to hype her new single, which tion tapes to Ark Music. The new production should be hitting iTunes soon. company was looking to start a girl band, but So check out this rising star on YouTube and called CJ back to launch her as a solo artist. iTunes. She’s only 11, but she has a voice that “It’s been a rollercoaster. It’s once in a life- belies her age and promises to keep her on the time,” CJ said of the experience. music scene for years to come. Ark Music has received a lot of criticism for their business model. People have claimed they Contact Mary Claire O’Donnell at exploit children’s desire for fame to make money, [email protected]

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MLB Young leads Arizona over Cubs with his glove and bat

second save. Soriano tracked to the wall. Associated Press Gerardo Parra had three But the ball glanced off his CHICAGO — Chris Young hits and scored a run and glove as he reached the yet- wanted to give the Miguel Montero hit his second to-bloom ivy. The play was Diamondbacks a little homer of the season for the scored a double. Young went momentum heading into their Diamondbacks. to third when a relay throw home opener. Diamondbacks manager got away from Cubs catcher He did, with his bat and Kirk Gibson met with his Geovany Soto, who was glove Wednesday as Arizona players early Wednesday to charged with an error on the beat Chicago 6-4 to end a alleviate some of the pressure play, and scored on Kelly three-game skid. Young dou- he thought they were feeling. Johnson’s double. bled, tripled and drove in two “I just kind of reaffirmed The Cubs committed three runs to help his team snap an some of the things we worked errors. eight-game losing streak on play the way they’re capa- “We don’t play well at against the Cubs. ble of,” he said of his times, but we still gave our- “You just want to go out pregame speech. “Go out and selves a chance,” Cubs man- there and play good baseball play loose, play aggressively. ager Mike Quade said. “We and get the wins to back up Have fun playing the game, just didn’t do enough things your effort,” he said. that’s what we did.” well today to win a ball- Young also got very Alfonso Soriano hit his third game.” acquainted with the Wrigley homer of the season and Trailing 6-3 in the eighth, Field outfield, making a div- Aramis Ramirez hit his sec- the Cubs loaded the bases on ing catch in the first inning to ond for Chicago. a pair of singles and a walk. rob Kosuke Fukudome of an Ryan Dempster (0-2) gave Colvin bounced out to first AP extra-base hit, then success- up five runs — four earned — base, scoring a run. With two Willie Bloomquist, left, and Chris Young celebrate after Young’s RBI fully chasing down Tyler and 10 hits in seven innings. outs and runners on second triple in the third inning of Arizona’s 6-4 victory Wednesday. Colvin’s flyball into the out- He struck out seven and did- and third, Arizona reliever field wall in the fourth. n’t walk a batter. Juan Gutierrez struck out his first homer of the season, singled and stole second. It “(The ivy) is kind of dead “I made a lot of good pitch- Soriano, spurring another tying the game at 2. was Arizona’s eighth stolen out there right now but that es today,” Dempster said. round of boos for the embat- The Diamondbacks broke base of the season in five kind of makes it worse. It’s all “For the most part, I like the tled slugger. on top in a third inning games, the fastest the twigs,” the centerfielder said way I was throwing the ball.” Galarraga made his debut defined by aggressive play by Diamondbacks have reached of his fourth inning grab. “It’s After the Cubs tied it in the for Arizona after being both teams, with varying that mark in franchise histo- completely worth it if you fourth, Arizona scored three acquired in the offseason results. ry. catch it, but if you drop it times in the fifth. from Detroit. He retired the Parra led off the frame with Young then followed with a you’ll be mad at yourself for Willie Bloomquist singled to first nine Cubs, gave up a sin- a looping drive that landed sinking drive to center. Cubs even going after it.” drive home Parra, who led off gle to Byrd leading off the just beyond the glove of Cubs centerfielder Marlon Byrd, in Armando Galarraga (1-0) the inning with a double to fourth. second baseman Blake an effort to save the run, won in his first NL start, giv- right. Bloomquist scored on a Ramirez then turned on the DeWitt, who recovered to raced in and reached for a ing up five hits and four runs defensive lapse by Soriano. first pitch he saw from throw out Parra trying to shoestring catch. He came up in 7 1-3 innings. J.J. Putz Young lifted a flyball into Galarraga and lofted it into stretch the hit into a double. short and the ball rolled well pitched a perfect ninth for his the left-field corner, which the basket in left-center for One batter later, Bloomquist behind him.

NFL Judge does not see immediate labor resolution

union, the lockout of the players business and the 2011 season. were a fully formed labor entity. members of the union’s executive Associated Press and the antitrust lawsuit against Teams of attorneys from both DeMaurice Smith, the head of the committee prior to dissolution. ST. PAUL, Minn.— As she the owners filed here by the play- sides, officials from the now-dis- NFLPA, attended the hearing, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and wrapped up the five-hour hear- ers. solved union, several NFL players and the players, lawyers and Drew Brees, the three highest ing on the legality of the NFL But the two sides don’t agree and dozens of reporters crowded union officials arrived and profile players named on the law- lockout, the federal judge over- on much these days. the courtroom, but little was departed together in a bus. suit, did not attend. seeing the case said she’d take “a Attorneys for the players said accomplished other than the for- “They’re financing this law- Hall of Famer Carl Eller, the couple of weeks” to rule on the they’re open to talking again. mal launch of the legal process. suit,” Boies said. “They’re saying, lead plaintiff in a separate, simi- players’ request to return to Lawyers for the league hedged on David Boies, a lawyer for the ‘We’re no longer a collective bar- lar case filed by retirees, former work. their eagerness to take Nelson up NFL, argued that the court gaining agent, but we’re going to players and rookies, was also U.S. District Judge Susan on her offer, by saying the owners shouldn’t have jurisdiction while continue to do all these things.’“ present. Nelson approved a Richard Nelson, however, urged prefer to be back at the bargain- the National Labor Relations James Quinn, an attorney for motion to consolidate those cases, the two sides not to wait that ing table. Board is considering an unfair the players, dismissed the accu- and attorney Michael Hausfeld — long. The injunction request — a labor charge filed by the league sation that the decertification was on behalf of the Eller group — “It seems to me both sides are plea to the judge that the lockout that players didn’t negotiate in a sham, pointing to unanimous took turns with Quinn arguing at risk, and now is a good time to be immediately lifted on the good faith. The NFL’s contention participation in a player vote to against and rebutting Boies. come back to the table,” Nelson grounds that their careers are is that the union’s decertification approve the move. Nelson listened to arguments said, noting her willingness to being irreparably harmed — was was a tactical maneuver and that “It’s not some kind of tactic. It’s from lawyers for the players and facilitate the resumption of talks the sole purpose of Wednesday’s it has the legal right to keep play- the law,” Quinn said. “It’s what the league Wednesday, asking toward a new collective bargain- hearing. ers from working. we’re allowed to do.” questions often and speaking ing agreement that would put pro The court appearance was the Boies claimed players are still Plaintiffs Mike Vrabel, Ben politely but directly while football back on track. first round — call it the first acting like a union, that the NFL Leber, Vincent Jackson, Brian acknowledging her difficulty dis- Owners and players failed to quarter — between the NFL and Players’ Association is funding Robison and Von Miller were cerning which components of the reach that goal last month, lead- the players in their legal fight the litigation and has set up other joined in court by veterans Tony laws apply to this complicated ing to the decertification of the over the future of the $9 billion services for the players as if it Richardson and Charlie Batch, case.

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NBA Bulls gear up for Celtics, look to secure No. 1 seed

“I think it’s going to be a were big spenders in free 22-point lead in the second zoo in here on Thursday,” he agency, landing Carlos Boozer half dwindle to two before said. “It’s very exciting.” and adding depth on their pulling out a 97-94 win over These, indeed, are exciting bench after failing to sign the Suns. Noah was a bit out times in Chicago. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade of sync after missing three With 16 wins in 18 games and Chris Bosh. games with a sprained right and the No. 1 seed in reach, Even so, most expected ankle, finishing with 12 the Bulls haven’t had it this them to finish behind Boston, points and four rebounds. good since the Michael Miami and Orlando. Well, “A lot of balls have been Jordan championship era. now look at them. coming out of my hands,” he They were three games Derrick Rose is challenging said. “I have to do a better ahead of Miami and Boston at for the MVP award. job of that.” 57-20 after hanging on to Thibodeau is a strong coach The Bulls need to do a bet- beat Phoenix on Tuesday. A of the year candidate, and the ter job finishing off oppo- win over the Celtics would all Bulls are leading the East nents. Besides the late drama but eliminate even though with Phoenix, they had some them from the Boozer and defensive lapses against race for the top Noah have Toronto in the previous game seed. The Bulls missed signifi- and struggled to put away the would be four “A lot of balls have cant chunks Raptors. games ahead of been coming out of my of the season “It’s a lot of things we need Boston four to hands. I have to do a due to to tighten up,” Deng said. go in the regu- injuries. “We all know that. We’re not lar season. better job of that.” “You want panicking. The last few The next to go step by games, we’ve got to do a bet- tiebreaker if Joakim Noah step,” said ter job, especially in the sec- they finished Bulls forward T h i b o d e a u , ond half. ... It’s stuff that I’m with identical who broke sure we’ll sort it out.” records would Phil Jackson’s This would be a good time, be conference club record with Boston coming to town. play, and at the for wins by a Is it a statement game? moment, the Celtics are 35-12 first-year coach. “You focus “No,” Thibodeau, the for- with the Bulls 34-13 against on each game. You want to mer Celtics assistant, shot the East. put as many things in your back. It is, however, an “It means a lot,” veteran favor as possible. Being the important one. forward Luol Deng said. highest seed possible is “They’re a very talented “(The top seed) gives you the important. You can’t say that team, they’re well-coached,” homecourt, but also, just hav- it’s not, but you have to take Thibodeau said. “There’s not ing the best record tells a lot it step by step.” anything that we’re doing AP about the kind of season you Beating Boston would be a that they don’t know, and Chicago guard Derrick Rose dribbles past Utah’s Devin Harris in had.” big one. there’s not anything that the Bulls’ 118-100 win March 12. Big things were expected Beyond that, though, the they’re doing that we don’t after a major offseason over- Bulls realize they also need to know. It’ll come down to how Boston Celtics in a game that haul that came on the heels address some issues. well we can execute and how Associated Press could have a big impact on of back-to-back 41-win sea- They were beaten on the well they can execute. DEERFIELD, Ill. — Joakim the race for the No. 1 seed in sons and first-round playoff boards for the third time in They’re the defending Noah has a pretty good idea the Eastern Conference, and exits. five games Tuesday, although Eastern Conference champi- what to expect on Thursday he anticipates a charged The Bulls fired coach Vinny they’re still outrebounding ons. Until someone knocks night. atmosphere at the United Del Negro and replaced him opponents by a league-high them off, you’ve got to be The Chicago Bulls host the Center. with Tom Thibodeau. They 5.56 per game, and they let a ready to compete with them.” page 14 The Observer N PAID ADVERTISEMENT Thursday, April 7, 2011 Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Observer N SPORTS page 15 MLB White Sox come through with three runs in the 12th

two-run single off Sean and striking out two. Associated Press O’Sullivan (0-1) for the go-ahead The Royals had won their pre- KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The runs as the White Sox broke the vious four games all in their Chicago White Sox committed Royals’ four-game winning final at-bat, and had their four errors and were down streak. chances in this one, too. Kansas three runs with two outs in the The energetic Royals were in City had runners at first and ninth, facing one of the hottest position to improve to 5-1 after second with one out in the ninth teams and one of the best Soria retired the first two bat- and didn’t score, and put run- closers in the majors. ters on easy grounders. But Alex ners at the corners with one out So they put five straight men Rios and Paul Konerko hit RBI in the 11th without getting a on base and wind up with a 12- singles and Quentin’s two-run run. inning, 10-7 victory Wednesday double capped a four-run come- Royals starter Jeff Francis had over the stunned Kansas City back for a 7-6 lead that held up a six-hit shutout going until Royals. until Kila Ka’aihue’s RBI double Ramon Castro homered on a 3-1 “Crazy game. Very crazy off Matt Thornton tied it 7-all pitch with two outs in the sev- game,” White Sox manager and set up the Royals’ third enth. Francis was lifted after Ozzie Guillen said. “Both sides. straight extra-inning game. Morel singled, and Pierre hit an But thank God we win.” Quentin said the White Sox RBI triple off rookie reliever Tim Carlos Quentin had four hits, were fully aware of who they Collins. including a solo home run in the were facing in their improbable White Sox starter Mark eighth and a two-run double in ninth-inning rally. Buehrle went five innings and the ninth that capped a four-run “You’ve got to look at it as the gave up five runs. He allowed uprising against Joakim Soria. beauty of baseball,” Quentin eight hits and had two strike- A two-time All-Star, Soria had said. “Sometimes that happens. outs. never allowed four runs in a Guys will lock in. Pitches are Alex Gordon had an RBI dou- game in his five-year career, let made and swings are put on ble in the first inning and scored alone four with two out in the pitches that are proper swings. on Billy Butler’s single for a 2-0 ninth. We’re well aware of what Soria lead off Buehrle. Elcides “I never thought this was has done in his career. He’s a Escobar’s RBI double made it 3- going to happen ever, Soria give quality pitcher and today we 0 in the fourth and was followed up that many runs with two were fortunate enough to come by Brayan Pena’s RBI single and out,” Guillen said. back.” an RBI ground out by Mike Neither did Ned Yost. Soria may have been tired. Aviles. “Taking a three-run lead into “In his defense and he’ll never Quentin homered off Robinson the ninth, you feel pretty good admit it, he’s worked five of six Tejada in the eighth. every time Soria comes into the days,” said Yost. With two outs in the Kansas game,” said the Royals manager. Quentin doubled to start the City eighth, Chris Getz scored “He got two quick outs and then 12th. After a bunt single and an from first when left fielder Mark they just kept finding holes. intentional walk, Morel hit a Teahen dropped Mike Aviles’ fly They didn’t really smash the two-run single and Juan Pierre ball for the third Chicago error. AP ball. They just kept finding added a sacrifice fly. The White Sox stranded run- Royals starting pitcher Jeff Francis delivers to White Sox batter holes.” Winner Chris Sale (1-0) went ners at first and third in both Juan Pierre in the first inning of Chicago’a 10-7 win Wednesday. In the 12th, Brent Morel hit a two innings, giving up one hit the fourth and fifth innings. page 16 The Observer N SPORTS Thursday, April 7, 2011 PGA NBA Woods seeks fifth Masters Miami’s Wade sits out

Associated Press with bruised thigh AUGUSTA, Ga. — There was a time when Tiger Sunday at home against the Associated Press Woods would have responded Celtics. to the perceived slight in the MIAMI — With a week left in Wade was injured in the first way he knew best — with his the regular season, Miami guard half of Miami’s win Sunday clubs. A 65 on Sunday, per- Dwyane Wade is ailing. against the New Jersey Nets. He haps, good enough to slip on Wade was held out of the Heat played in the second half of that another green jacket while game against the Milwaukee game, but needed treatment Ian Poulter waited at the air- Bucks on Wednesday night because of deep soreness Monday port for a flight home. because of a bruised right thigh, and Tuesday. He did not partici- Getting even used to be even though it’s a critical time for pate in Miami’s shootaround prac- easy when life was so much Miami in the Eastern Conference tice Wednesday morning, either. easier. A thrashing on the playoff chase. The Heat entered The Heat host Charlotte on golf course usually took care the game tied with Boston for the Friday. of anyone who challenged No. 2 spot in the East. “If he doesn’t feel like he’s able the great one’s supremacy, “He’s still very sore,” Heat coach to go out there and give 100 per- lest they dare open their Erik Spoelstra said. “Couple days cent, then he should take the mouths again. of rest, we want to make sure he’s rest,” Heat forward LeBron James Could still happen, of AP as healthy as he can be down the said. “I don’t think it’s about the course. Woods tees off Tiger Woods putts on the 18th hole in a practice round at the stretch and for the playoffs.” Boston game, either. I think it’s Thursday hoping a retooled Masters golf tournament Wednesday in Augusta, Ga. James Jones was in the starting about the playoffs. We want him swing and his intimate lineup in Wade’s usual spot. as close to 100 percent as possible knowledge of Augusta The Europeans aren’t near- of shame, a sense of guilt.” Wade is listed as day-to-day. before the playoffs start. If he’s National could carry him to a ly as cautious. Rory McIlroy What is clear is that Woods After Wednesday, Miami will have ready Friday, he should play. If fifth Masters title, and you said in a bylined piece in is a shadow of the player four regular-season games not, he should sit. If he’s ready can’t completely discount the Sports Illustrated magazine’s who, 10 years ago, complet- remaining, including what looms Sunday, he should play. If not, he possibility no matter how “Golf Plus” section earlier ed the Tiger Slam by winning as possibly a critical matchup should sit then too.” erratic he’s been. this year that Woods was the Masters and becoming More likely, though, is that “playing like an ordinary the first person to hold all Poulter was spot on when he golfer” and that he doubted four professional major said he didn’t see Woods fin- he could ever dominate championships at the same ishing in the top five this again. time. He followed that with week. And Poulter said Monday another streak after his Best clue why? Woods him- that Woods’ shots were too father died in 2006, winning self says it’s true. inconsistent for him to finish 18 of 33 tournaments world- “Well, Poulter is always in the top five this week — wide and had a seven-month right, isn’t he?” Woods said. though he later sent out a stretch without ever losing. Sure, the words were spo- few tweets saying his words Now he hasn’t won in more ken sarcastically. But the fact were blown out of propor- than 500 days and seems they were spoken at all was tion. more a curiosity to his fellow telling. “Note to self when asked players than a threat. The old Woods would have about Tiger: always (B.S.) & There’s a new wave of play- simply responded to the say what they want to hear, ers who are beating him at Englishman’s comments by or you will be ridiculed,” his own power game and narrowing his eyes or shak- Poulter tweeted to his 1 mil- winning the tournaments he ing his head. There was lion-plus followers. used to own. nothing to say when his clubs Just what is wrong with Once intimidated, now could say it all. Woods is the subject of they’re not even distracted. He dominated Augusta debate from the locker room “In the past a lot of guys National just by his presence. at Augusta National to pubs used up a lot of energy think- There was never any need to in Scotland, the birthplace of ing about Tiger and what check his tee time because golf. He insists it is simply a he’s doing,” Faldo said. “Now you could hear it coming. matter of technique and that they’re doing their own thing “He walked to the range things will be fine once he and thinking about what and it was like a freight train gets his swing dialed in, they’re needing to do.” arriving,” three-time Masters though others believe it runs That’s not good for Woods, champion Nick Faldo said. far deeper than that. but it is good for golf. As For the first time in 12 “He still hasn’t fully come remarkable as his run was, it years Woods is not the to terms with the fact that had to end sometime so new favorite to wear the green he’s not the same person he stars could emerge. jacket that goes to the win- was before,” said Patrick They’re going to win, and ner. Phil Mickelson is, and Wanis, a Los Angeles human they’re going to talk. the wise guys in Vegas don’t behavior and relationship And there seems nothing even make it close. expert. “He still has a sense Woods can do about it. At his peak, bettors could put down $20 to win $30 on Woods in the Masters. This week they can bet $10 and win $100, but even the prospect of a big payoff has- n’t lured them to put a lot of money on Woods. “They’ve definitely figured Now Open out over the last year and, especially in this tourna- ment, Tiger is obviously not on his game,” said Jay Kornegay, who runs the Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery sports book at the Las Vegas Hilton. Woods’ fellow players have 1032 E. University Dr. Granger, IN figured that out, too, though they are careful to avoid looking as if they’re dancing on the carcass of the Tiger of old. Some, like Mickelson, keep Full service menu and bar, 32 TV’s, quiet, perhaps fearful that the Tiger of old might reap- pear and start snatching All sport packages majors away from them. Asked Tuesday whether Woods’ problems since his sex scandal erupted might Bring in any student ID and keep him from winning five more majors to break the receive 10% off your food bill record of 18 held by Jack Nicklaus, the normally loqua- cious Mickelson clammed up. “I don’t have an opinion, join our text club: text tkgfans to 74422 no,” Mickelson said. Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Observer N SPORTS page 17

important for Floyd’s recovery whatever form it is coming in, process that both academics will get Floyd back on the right Career and athletics are readily avail- track. continued from page 20 able and continue to be a part of Kelly seems to be giving Floyd his future. Why put him into a the support he needs during this Dame’s critics who argue that corner and make him break the time, while using the incident as athletes are not held to the promise he made to his mother a learning tool for the rest of the same standard as the rest of the that he would get a degree team. student body. But what about before moving on? “It’s college and we want kids Floyd — no one seems to have Irish coach Brian Kelly said to make good decisions,” Kelly his best interests at heart. last week that Floyd has shown said. “Alcohol never seems to be Behind the 6-foot-3, 227 lbs. remorse and realizes he needs a conduit for good decisions. As frame that has had professional to seek help. a football coach and somebody scouts drooling for years now, is “He’s already taken definitive in college athletics, I think we a young man who made a mis- action,” he said. “I’m not going all look at it the same way.” take. A big one. And it was not to get into his personal life, but I So, before making a judgment his first. think you can read between the on what Floyd’s punishment But what good does it do to lines. He’s already reached out should be, think about the cut him loose and suspend him to make that happen in a very remorseful receiver and what for the entire 2011 season? Not positive way. He understands this decision means for his to speculate what Floyd would that he needs to be educated, future. do if that turns out to be his and he’s started that process.” punishment, but there is a Some will say Floyd has only The views expressed in this strong possibility that he would taken action in order to lessen column are those of the author opt for the NFL Supplemental the blow from the Office of and not necessarily those of The COLEMAN COLLINS/The Observer Draft, rather than finishing his Residential Life. Maybe that’s Observer. Junior wide receiver Michael Floyd advances the ball in the Sun degree and hurting his draft true. But the point is, he is seek- Contact Andrew Owens at Bowl December 31, 2010. The Irish beat Miami 33-17. stock by sitting out a year. It is ing help. Hopefully that help, [email protected]

had a lot of offensive ability,” Aoki said. “He’s produced in Butler Run really big moments. He’s [a] continued from page 20 kid who has developed and continued from page 20 continued to get better. I coach Mik Aoki said. “It was think you can say the same “I don’t know much about nice to see.” thing about Eric Jagielo.” Butler but as always, we Senior infielder Mick Doyle Jagielo and Mancini have expect teams to have their reached base on a throwing handled the pressure of bat- best games against us so we error and advanced to sec- ting in the three and four have to come out swinging,” ond on a fielding error. spots in the Irish lineup with Winter said. Freshman infielder Eric more poise than their fresh- The Irish have not taken Jagielo reached base via a man standing would suggest. anything for granted this sea- fielder’s choice, and rookie The two lead Notre Dame in son, particularly after a few first baseman Trey Mancini slugging percentage, hits, tough losses during spring stroked a double down the RBIs and doubles. The rook- break that left the team dis- leftfield line to plate both ies have also combined for appointed but ready to com- runs. six of Notre Dame’s seven pete. Since then Notre Dame The sloppy play by Western home runs on the season. has been honing in on the Michigan (14-16, 3-0 MAC) Sophomore right-hander details and improving signifi- continued, as Mancini Adam Norton tossed five cantly, especially in the pitch- reached third base on a miss- innings while giving up only ing realm. Offensively the timed throw to the Broncos two earned runs to improve Irish are rolling, with several cutoff man. Senior outfielder to 2-1 on the year. Aoki said seasoned batters who have Herman Petzold took advan- Norton gives the Irish a com- led the team to totals of nine, tage by flying out to deep petitive advantage with his nine, seven, 12 and seven right field, versatility. runs in its previous five good enough When Norton games. for a sacrifice is not start- That continued offensive fly to drive “[Mancini’s] a kid we ing on the momentum will be key Mancini home. mound, the tonight as the Irish take on While far all thought had a lot of o u t f i e l d e r Butler at home at 4 p.m. and from robust, offensive ability. He’s can serve as 6 p.m. Notre Dame’s produced in really big a designated TOM LA/The Observer offense has moments.” hitter or play Contact Kelsey Manning at Irish junior infielder Dani Miller steps into a pitch during Notre come alive in the out- [email protected] Dame’s 9-0 victory over Providence April 3. over the last field. four games. Mik Aoki “That is a Despite a 2-2 Irish coach good thing record over for us,” Aoki SMC TENNIS that stretch, said. “It the Irish (12- allows us to 14-1, 3-3 Big get a guy East) have averaged close to who is swinging the bat well, Belles continue winning streak six runs per game. but give us the flexibility to The offense generally takes put him in the game as a time to catch up to the level pitcher.” By JACK HEFFERON singles side was in the No. 4 8-4 in doubles, and then of a team’s pitching, especial- Looking to improve upon its Sports Writer spot, where senior captain turned around to win a 6-2, 6- ly for teams that compete in 4-2 home record, Notre Franca Peluso won the last 2 straight set decision. The two cold-weather environments Dame will take the field nine games to win 6-2, 6-0. wins marked her third straight such as Notre Dame. Mancini Friday through Sunday in a Winning big is becoming Peluso missed much of the singles victory and her fifth has disregarded that rule of weekend series against business as usual for the early season due to injury, but straight in doubles. thumb, as the freshman leads Connecticut. Belles. They’ve won eight of returned in mid-March and has While the Belles have been the squad in nearly every their last 11, and seven of now won three singles matches firing on all cylinders lately, offensive category. Contact Chris Masoud at those eight wins have been by in a row. they won’t have much time to “He’s a kid we all thought [email protected] five matches or more. Their Freshmen have also played a recuperate before they take to matchup last night was no large role in Saint Mary’s the courts again. The team will exception, as Saint Mary’s recent success. Four of the be on the road all of this week- bested Olivet College, 7-2. Belles’ 10 roster players are end, as they first head to The Belles (8-5, 2-1 MIAA) freshmen, and their growth Bethel College for a non-con- got after the Comets (8-5, 1-3) has been very noticeable over ference showdown Friday. right away, and did not let up the course of the season. A Saint Mary’s will then travel to until the final point was prime example of this growth Holland, Mich., to take on con- played. Singles play has been a is the recent play of freshman ference rival Hope College. The strength for Saint Mary’s all Mary Catherine Faller. Faller Flying Dutchmen are undefeat- season. The Belles won five of has been a regular in both sin- ed in MIAA play, and will be an the six singles matches, includ- gles and doubles at the No. 3 important match moving for- ing a dominating 6-0, 6-1 vic- position, and has made an ward for the Belles. tory by senior Mary Therese immediate impact in both. Last Lee at No. 6 singles. night, Faller teamed up with Contact Jack Hefferon at Another highlight from the senior Jessica Kosinski to win [email protected] page 18 The Observer N SPORTS Thursday, April 7, 2011

we get closer to finishing the running today. You have to regular season, it’s important remind him every time — it’s not for us to keep that drive up.” Blue-Gold muscle memory yet for him. You Notre Dame must carry a continued from page 20 still have to remind him, but it is strong force of momentum as getting closer.” they face Northwestern, who recorded a team-high 133 tack- Despite competing in their first holds a 7-1 record at home and les last season, has been partici- semester of practices at Notre brings a six-match winning pating in practice, but the coach- Dame, linebacker Ishaq Williams streak to the match after ing staff has and defensive recently taking down been cautious end Aaron Wisconsin (7-0), Ohio State (5- because of the “[Gray’s focus] is getting Lynch have 2) and Penn State (7-0). Of knee. better. He did a nice job already made those three, the Irish have only “[Te’o] took running today. You have an impact as faced Wisconsin this season, as some seven- early enrollees they beat the Badgers (6-1) on on-seven reps to remind him every for the Irish. Feb. 13. today,” Kelly time — it’s not muscle “It has not The Wildcats bring four said. “We memory for him. You been a situation nationally ranked singles play- want to devel- where every ers to the table, including sen- op him over still have to remind him, time they are in ior Maria Mosolova, who is the next five but it is getting closer. there we say, ranked 16th in the country. days where, if ‘Let’s do this,’ Mosolova is a three-time All- we wanted to Brian Kelly Kelly said. American with 13 straight wins play him, we “They can run in singles play and was named certainly could Irish coach our defense this week’s Big Ten Player of in the spring and certainly the Week. game. I don’t think we will, but they are going to be able to do it Facing Mathews and Frilling we want to develop that too.” in the fall … Both of those guys at the No. 1 doubles spot will The development of junior in the fall will be able to line up be the pair of sophomore Linda running back Jonas Gray has and compete, but we will only do Abu Mushrefova and freshman caught Kelly’s attention recently. it if they can play full speed and Nida Hamilton, who rank sev- Due to the knee injury to fresh- not have to think.” enth as a pair nationally with a man Cameron Roberson, Gray Notre Dame hosts its annual 12-3 record over the season. and sophomore Cierre Wood are Pro Day today before hitting the Mosolova certainly brings a the only two active running field for practice Friday morning. threat, but is still a force that backs under scholarship. can be reckoned with. Frilling “[Gray’s focus] is getting bet- Contact Andrew Owens at defeated her in the tour season ter,” Kelly said. “He did a nice job [email protected] in the semifinals of the ASHLEY DACY/The Observer USTA/ITA Midwest Junior Shannon Mathews prepares to serve in a 4-3 loss against Championships 6-4, 6-2. Michigan Feb. 10. The Irish face Northwestern today at 4 p.m. “I’ve played Maria a lot, so I know what to expect. It’s going latest victory, a 5-2 win on Feb. to be a good match nonethe- 21, 2010, the Wildcats (11-5) less,” Frilling said. Reynolds lead the series 24-11. Today, Including today’s contest continued from page 20 the Irish hope to change that. against the Wildcats, the Irish “As a team we definitely need have only three matches left the doubles side of competition to play smart and compete before the NCAA champi- in the past twelve matches. hard, especially against onships begin. Play in Evanston The close location has pinned Northwestern because we have begins at 4 p.m. the two teams against each such a rivalry with them,” other multiple times in the Frilling said. “I think we did Contact Megan Finneran at past. While the Irish hold the that well last weekend, and as mfi[email protected]

SMC SOFTBALL Belles look to recover losses

By JOSEPH MONARDO runs,” she said. “Their first we can capitalize on that and Sports Writer pitcher throws very hard, so [score] on them,” she said. we are just preparing for a Palicki leads the Belles with little bit faster pitching and a 3.32 ERA this season and Coming off back-to-back we are preparing our defense brings a 5-2 record into the losses against conference foe for working on a lot of small upcoming contest. Freshman Alma Saturday, the Belles ball situations in practice.” pitcher Callie Selner has fall- look to capture a pair of wins The doubleheader marks en right into line behind the in their second MIAA double- the midway point of a confer- veteran, as she carries a 3.55 header of the season. ence road trip of sorts, as the ERA to go along with her 5-3 When it squares off against Belles traveled to Alma last record. Trine (14-5), Saint Mary’s weekend and will travel to Both pitchers look to (10-5, 0-2 MIAA) has a Aidan on Saturday. Despite receive support from a Saint chance to improve on its most the grueling schedule that Mary’s offense that has recent outings in which over- includes six away games in haunted opposing pitching all good play was nullified by the span of one week, Palicki with a .363 batting average, short stretches of offensive says the Belles still manage while scoring 106 runs explosions by the opposition. to enjoy themselves. through the first 15 games of In their 10-6 loss in the “The schoolwork [is a chal- the season. Despite some- first game against Alma, the lenge] when we get really what meager offensive out- Belles allowed four runs each busy,” Palicki said. “But puts in their two most recent in two innings. In the second being on this team, we have contests, the Belles remain game, the Belles surrendered to learn how to do time man- confident they can use the three runs each in two more agement, so I think that helps experience gained in every big innings, as they fell by a us a lot. [The traveling] is game to ultimately improve score of 7-1. actually kind of fun — it is their play. To ensure that they are on like team bonding on the way “We are learning a lot more top of their game as they try there and then team bonding about ourselves and I think to add to their win column, on the way back.” that we are a great team,” the Belles head into the If team unity improves as a Palicki said. “We are a young matchup with a special focus. result of their travelling, the team, but we have connected “We go in there knowing Belles will be better for it. pretty great and we have what we have to do, knowing Palicki said the team’s unity found what works for us, and our strengths and making is especially important to her how to keep that going — sure [we] have good commu- when she is on the mound, as how to take things from past nication,” junior pitcher it gives her added confidence games and take them into the Monica Palicki said. and allows all of Saint Mary’s next games.” That communication will be to shift its focus on how to The Belles take the field crucial against the Thunder, best the opposition. looking to capture their first as Saint Mary’s will have to “Being a pitcher, I know conference win of the season adjust to its opponent’s style that my team is behind me against Trine. The first pitch in a number of ways, Belles and that we are going to have of today’s doubleheader is coach Erin Sullivan noted. great defense and good scheduled for 3:30 p.m. “They like to play a lot of offense, and then [we can small ball, a lot of suicide focus] on finding their weak- Contact Joseph Monardo at squeezes to try to score their ness and bring those out so [email protected] Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Observer N TODAY page 19

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FOOTBALL Heading outdoors Te’o out for spring University still game, Gray stepping up deciding Floyd’s fate

Since the morning of March By ANDREW OWENS 20, when junior receiver Associate Sports Editor Michael Floyd was arrested for operating a vehicle while intox- Notre Dame practiced outdoors icated, there have been two Wednesday for the first time dur- main schools ing the spring season, giving Irish of thought coach Brian Kelly a different view on the inci- of his squad as the 82nd annual dent and his Blue-Gold exhibition quickly subsequent approaches. punishment. “You can stretch the field a lot One group further [when practicing out- wants the doors],” Kelly said. “We can do future NFL some things in our passing game talent to Andrew Owens and defensively, just working on face virtual- tracking the ball in the air. Having ly no sus- Associate more space out there obviously pension Sports Editor allows us the freedom to not have because to worry that every time a ball is in they are the air, someone is going to run concerned about what the into somebody.” team’s record would be without Kelly said he does not expect him. The other camp wants to sophomore linebacker Manti Te’o, see the University make an who underwent a knee scope in example out of Floyd and end the offseason, to play in the Blue- his collegiate football career, in Gold game April 16. Te’o, who order to put a muzzle on Notre TOM LA/The Observer Junior running back Jonas Gray receives a handoff in spring practice March 26. Gray see BLUE-GOLD/page 18 is expected to have a more prominent role in the Irish line-up next year. see CAREER/page 17

ND SOFTBALL Captain Johnson continues to lead Notre Dame with hits

By KELSEY MANNING Dame (22-7), the team was erate offense at the outset of infielder Katie Fleury and lades of its own this past able to overcome a slow start the game, but the drought sophomore catcher Amy week. Butler junior first base- Sports Writer and come away with a 9-1 vic- was broken by reigning Big Buntin. man Erin Falkenberry recent- tory. East player of the week and “We definitely had a rally ly became the school’s all- Looking to extend a five- “You can never take any senior captain Heather going and we took advantage time home run leader and game win streak, the Irish team for granted,” freshman Johnson, who knocked home of their errors by taking extra was named Horizon League return home today to carry pitcher Laura Winter said. Notre Dame’s first run in the bases when we could,” Winter co-player of the week. The the momentum from “We have to go out thinking third inning. Johnson not only said. Bulldogs are also coming off a Tuesday’s rout of Wisconsin they are the best so that we extended her 12-game hitting Notre Dame was propelled five-game win streak, with all into a doubleheader against bring our best game to the streak, but kicked off a flurry to the victory by the offensive five having occurred on the Butler. table. I didn’t come out sharp of runs for the Irish including team effort, which the squad road. Notre Dame will hope to Though Wisconsin was not but the team did and we were a three-run homer by junior will look to continue tonight end that series tonight. one of the toughest competi- able to bury them.” infielder Dani Miller and con- against Butler (18-11), a team tors of the season for Notre The Irish struggled to gen- secutive triples by senior that has earned some acco- see BUTLER/page 17

BASEBALL ND WOMEN’S TENNIS Broncos’ errors boost ND Irish prepare to face

By CHRIS MASOUD local rival Wildcats Sports Writer By MEGAN FINNERAN for the first time in her In a sharp contrast to the Sports Writer career Wednesday. She added first half of the season, Notre wins in both singles and dou- Dame capitalized on its oppo- bles in the two matches nent’s mistakes in the field The No. 20 Irish take the against Long Beach State and and the pitching made it stand court earlier than usual this Texas A&M. She now stands as the Irish took down week, traveling to the Combe at 14-2 at the No. 2 singles Western Michigan 6-2 Indoor Tennis Center in position, and the pair of jun- Wednesday at Frank Eck Evanston, Ill. to face No. 16 ior Kristy Frilling and Stadium. Northwestern in a midweek Mathews ranks 22nd in the After plating a run in the top match. country with a record of 15-3 half of the opening frame, the Notre Dame (11-8) is com- in doubles play. Broncos committed two errors ing off a two-match winning Frilling, Mathews and in the Irish half that led to streak as it heads into the freshman Jennifer Kellner three runs. contest, as the team defeated hold nationally ranked posi- “They were a little sloppy Texas A&M 6-1 last Saturday tions at 3rd, 63rd and 105th, with the baseball early, and and Long Beach State 5-2 on respectively. The three have we were able to put up that Friday. helped lead the team on the three-run inning early and Contributing largely to the singles front, while the junior answer the early run,” Irish doubles pair has added win to JULIE HERDER/The Observer two wins was junior Shannon Sophomore pitcher Adam Norton winds up in the 6-2 Irish Mathews, who was named see RUN/page 17 win against Western Michigan Wednesday. Big East Player of the Week see MATHEWS/page 18 page 2 The Observer N IRISH INSIDER Thursday, April 7, 2011 Young Irish must Bulldogs await Notre Dame seize the moment Three years ago, I was youth on the roster, the pro- lucky enough to cover the gram will certainly have 2008 Frozen Four in Denver. I championship-caliber talent was just a lowly freshman for the foreseeable future. sports writer, in awe that The But, as the past two years Observer have shown, you just never would actu- know. Notre Dame is two wins ally pay for away from its first national me to go to championship, and the Irish an awe- need to seize the moment some city now. and watch Much has been made of the hockey. fact that Notre Dame has By now, made this run to the Frozen every Sam Werner Four with 12 freshmen on the Notre roster. Rookies T.J. Tynan and Dame Senior Sports Anders Lee — who will prob- hockey fan Writer ably need more closet space knows after all the hardware they how that picked up at Sunday’s team weekend played out. In the awards banquet — are national semifinal, the Irish already among the top play- beat Michigan 5-4 in overtime ers in college hockey. to earn — at least prior to Whether or not the Irish this weekend — the biggest “should” be playing in Saint win in the program’s history. Paul this weekend or not, the Two nights later in the cham- fact is they are, and there’s pionship game, Notre Dame no excuse not to take advan- came up short against Nathan tage. Gerbe and Boston College, Fortunately for the Irish, falling 4-1. the upperclassmen are in a Even though the Irish came unique position to offer advice up short, I — along with the to all the freshmen. Seniors entire Irish fan base — was Ben Ryan, Calle Ridderwall hopeful for the future of the and Ryan Guentzel were all program. Given its trajectory, freshmen in Denver three SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer I was fully preparing to cover years ago. They know that the Freshman right wing Mike Voran handles the puck during Notre Dame’s 4-3 overtime victory in the team in Washington, D.C. younger players cannot afford the NCAA first round against Merrimack March 26. in the 2009 Frozen Four. to assume that there are defi- Despite a record-setting nitely more Frozen Fours to the two meet on college hock- If Notre Dame can defeat the 2009 regular season and come. By ALLAN JOSEPH ey’s biggest stage just 150 miles Bulldogs, it will take on the CCHA tournament champi- There were times even this Sports Editor from Duluth. The potential winner of the Michigan-North onship, the No. 1-seeded Irish season when it looked like a home-field advantage won’t Dakota game. The Irish have fell to Bemidji State in the return to college hockey’s When the Irish first reached intimidate the Irish, however. faced both the Wolverines (28- first round of the tournament. biggest stage just wasn’t in the Frozen Four in 2008, then- “Some of the guys mentioned 10-4) and Fighting Sioux (32-8- The months of hard work and the cards. In my prediction freshmen Calle Ridderwall, Ben it last week,” Jackson said. 3) this season. Notre Dame success were wiped away in a for the first two rounds, I said Ryan and Ryan Guentzel “They’d rather play in a loud went 1-2 against Michigan, game that Notre Dame may the team appeared to be “one entered the Pepsi Center with environment with a jam-packed with the lone win coming in well have won nine out of 10 year away.” wide eyes. Now seniors, their house than a half-empty build- Ann Arbor. The teams’ most times. This team showed in the eyes display focus instead — a ing whether home or away.” recent meeting was March 19 The next season was basi- regional in Manchester, N.H. focus they feel is crucial to pass That jam-packed house will when the Wolverines won 4-2 cally a four-month long ver- two weeks ago that they are on to Notre Dame’s 12 fresh- pose challenges of its own, as in Detroit in the CCHA third- sion of the Bemidji State definitely not one year away. men if the Irish are to claim the the sold-out Xcel Energy Center place game. Notre Dame took game. The Irish roster was Winning on back-to-back days program’s first-ever national (home to the NHL’s Minnesota an early-season road trip to loaded with talent, but for in virtual road games against championship. Wild) seats over 18,000 com- Grand Forks, dropping the first whatever reason, the team local teams Merrimack and “[We’ve] just got to let [the pared to the 3,000 who usually game to the Sioux but respond- never clicked, and the season New Hampshire, the Irish freshmen] know it’s just anoth- pack the Joyce Center for Notre ing with a hard-fought tie in the ended with a losing record proved they clearly have the er game,” Ridderwall said. Dame home games. On the second game. and a first-round CCHA tour- talent, chemistry and attitude “We’ve got to keep our eyes on other hand, the Irish have When asked if his team’s nament loss to Ohio State. to win it all this year. Once the prize — we’re trying to win played in a number of large familiarity with either possible The past two seasons have you get down to four teams, a championship, we’re not just arenas, including Ralph national championship oppo- been living proof of something it’s just a matter of how the going there just to have a great Engelstad Arena (capacity nent was an advantage, that many, including myself, puck bounces. experience. I think it’s impor- 11,640) and Joe Louis Arena Jackson could do nothing but lost sight of in the optimism Throughout my four years tant to realize that we’re still (capacity 20,066). give a wry smile and shake his following the 2008 playoff at The Observer, I’ve watched playing for a championship and “Just knowing you can play in head. run: It’s really, really difficult football games from the Notre these are just two playoff big games and having that con- “I’m not worrying about it,” to make it to the Frozen Four. Dame Stadium press box, games.” fidence is huge when you go he said. “It’s one game. We Even for the biggest and been on the field at Yankee Notre Dame (25-13-5) will into a series like this in the don’t win it, it doesn’t matter. most storied programs, the Stadium and seen an Irish face Minnesota-Duluth (24-10- Frozen Four,” Ridderwall said. We have to win [Thursday], and Frozen Four should not be an bowl win in person. For some 6) Thursday in a matchup that “All you can do out there is just that’s all that matters at this annual expectation. Denver, reason, though, whenever seemed improbable just two play your game. We’ve prac- point.” Wisconsin, Minnesota, Boston anyone asks me what my weeks ago. The Irish backed ticed all year — we know what Yet again Jackson taught University and Boston College favorite event I’ve covered into the NCAA Tournament, los- we can do. We just can’t get focus, and his team seems to — along with their 27 com- was, the answer is always ing two games in the CCHA carried away with everything have heard him. With 12 fresh- bined national championships that Frozen Four three years playoffs by a combined six going on around the ice.” men leading the way, it has — will be watching this week- ago. With smart coaching, a goals — a far less-than-auspi- Literally one or two games been up to the seniors to end’s games from home. few timely plays and maybe cious start to playoff hockey. away from the end of their preach the gospel according to Notre Dame learned in one or two lucky bounces, this When Notre Dame gave up two Notre Dame careers, Jackson — and they have been 2009 and 2010 that anything weekend has the chance to be early goals to Merrimack in its Ridderwall and the other sen- its apostles. from a fluke loss to unex- even better. first-round game, a Frozen iors have had the opportunity “I think we have to focus on plained intangibles can sub- Four berth seemed out of the to reflect on the new heights to Minnesota-Duluth,” Ridderwall marine a potential champi- The views expressed in this question — yet the Irish clawed which they have taken the pro- said. “I don’t think we really onship run. column are those of the their way back past the gram. have to focus on what’s going to It’s this uncertainty that author and not necessarily Warriors and then past New “It’s very special to be in the happen when we get up there makes this weekend all the those of The Observer. Hampshire to reach Saint Paul. Frozen Four half the seasons — what nice hotels they’re more important for Notre Contact Sam Werner at “We had a bad weekend in you’re in college,” Ridderwall going to be, how big a rink it’s Dame. Sure, with all the [email protected] Detroit,” Irish coach Jeff said. “It’s very exciting.” going to be. I think we just need Jackson said. “Every time this Jackson hopes his seniors will to keep focusing on Minnesota- team has had a bad perform- use that reflection to better Duluth.” ance they’ve shown the their younger teammates in Notre Dame faces the resiliency to come back and their quest for a title that has Bulldogs at 5 p.m. Thursday in play well. It was a new season thus far eluded the Irish. the Xcel Energy Center. The in the NCAA tournament — a “I think it’s certainly a help game will be televised on new life.” that they can let [the freshmen] ESPN2 and ESPN3.com. The On the other side of the know about all the distractions national championship game bracket, the Bulldogs had to that take place,” he said. “It’s will take place in the same face a hot Union team and then going to be a circus in a lot of venue and will be televised live a matchup with the tourna- ways, so to make sure they stay at 7 p.m. Saturday on ESPN ment’s overall No. 1 seed Yale focused and don’t get distracted and ESPN3.com — yet they won each game by a by all the things going on comfortable two-goal margin to around them is really impor- Contact Allan Joseph reach the Frozen Four. Now, tant.” [email protected] Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Observer N IRISH INSIDER page 3 Man of the hour Sophomore goaltender endures up-and-down season, rebounds with strong postseason performance

the USHL Prospect/All-Star despite the arrival of talented By CHRIS ALLEN Game. recruits Summerhays and Sports Writer Rogers. Tradition of greatness During Notre Dame’s bounce- There’s a very good reason that That success eventually led the back campaign, Johnson enjoyed Mike Johnson leads Notre Dame Verona, Wisc. native to Notre a season that saw both its ups — onto the ice before every game he Dame and coach Jeff Jackson’s a 28-save performance in a 2-1 plays. program. By putting on the pads win over then-No. 1 Boston He is the goalie — a position as an Irish goalie, Johnson was College on Oct. 23 — and its that, in postseason hockey, can stepping into the skates of two of downs, sprinkled throughout the either carry a team to a champi- the best goalies in Notre Dame conference schedule. It became onship or prove its ultimate history in Jordan Pearce and All- evident to Jackson that his first- downfall. This means that, American David Brown, whose choice goalie was struggling with whether he likes it or not, as careers spanned the 2004-09 consistency in big games, some- Johnson goes, so go the Irish. seasons. Despite his youth, thing the coach attributed partly Luckily for No. 3 Notre Dame, the Johnson saw notable time in his to Johnson’s tendency to over- sophomore relishes the spotlight. freshman season in 2009-10, think. “I like the pressure that comes making 28 starts and being “I think part of it is he wants to with the position,” Johnson said. selected to the CCHA all-rookie do well so badly and that is a fac- “I also like the fact that I’m on team in a subpar Notre Dame tor,” Jackson said. “But I also the ice all the time and can make campaign. Johnson said he was think he thinks too much some- an impact in every game.” surprised by the early playing times when he plays. When he’s It takes a special, almost quirky time. in the zone, as they call it, he’s mentality — for example, “I didn’t expect to play so much focused on the environment and Johnson eats “a banana before early,” Johnson said. “I knew that the process — just about making every game,” — to play a position if I worked hard I was going to the save and trying to control the that is among the most high-pres- get my chance, and it came a lit- rebound.” sure and mentally fragile in tle sooner than I expected which Eventually, Johnson’s some- sports. While all other players was awesome. I’m a competitor, what erratic play opened the skate on and off the ice in shifts, and I always want to be in there. door for Summerhays to crack the goalie remains on the ice, It was a really good experience into the lineup in a handful of key responsible for every shot put on for me to get a year under my CCHA series. Johnson and net. The net minder needs an belt so early.” Summerhays split time in Notre entirely different mindset and One reason for Johnson’s quick Dame’s final four regular-season skill set from a forward or acclimation to the college game is series. Johnson took the demo- defenseman, but Johnson said the presence of Jackson as a tion of sorts as a chance to rest the position was something he teacher and mentor. A former up for playoff hockey. went into without much thought. goalie himself during his playing “I think it was a break, both “I played street hockey when I days, Jackson has a hands-on physically and mentally,” he said. was younger and always played influence in the play of his “You know, Steven earned that goalie,” he said. “I kind of liked goalies; something that Johnson job. He’s worked really hard this watching the goalies when I said elevates his game. year, and he deserves to get in watched hockey, so it was one of “It’s huge. [He and I] work one- there and play. It was great to see those things that I just sort of fell on-one all the time, and some- him do well. It was really great into, I guess.” times me and [freshmen goalies] for me to take it easy physically SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer After learning the game on the Steven Summerhays and Joe and mentally toward playoffs.” Sophomore goalie Mike Johnson collects himself during a break ponds in Wisconsin, Johnson Rogers go out there with him and Though the two competed for during of Notre Dame’s 4-3 win over Merrimack March 26. eventually set his sights on play- we work on things we need to get playing time in some of the ing the game at a higher level in better at,” Johnson said. “He’s biggest games of the Irish season, be able to watch him every day in incredible. I’m excited and I junior hockey and at the colle- full of insight, and he knows a lot Summerhays said his relationship practice has made me a better know the team’s excited to get up giate level. After one season with about the position. It’s helped me with the elder Johnson is close on goaltender. there.” the St. Louis Bandits of the NAHL mentally.” and off the ice. “On and off the ice, me and Entering the national semifinal in 2007-08, he moved onto the “I think Johnson’s one of the Johnson are really close, it’s not against Minnesota-Duluth, USHL with the Cedar Rapids Splitting time top goalies in all of college hock- just that we work together, it’s Johnson said he understands the RoughRiders for the 2008-09 sea- Coming off a surprisingly suc- ey, not just the CCHA, and last that in practice we’re both really importance of seizing the oppor- son. With the RoughRiders, cessful rookie campaign, Johnson weekend he showed that he is big competitors and we can push tunity on the national stage. Johnson enjoyed a breakout sea- entered the 2010-11 season as one of the top goalies in college each other every day to get bet- Notre Dame’s current senior class son, posting 25 wins and starting the apparent starter between the hockey,” Summerhays said. “To ter.” played in the Frozen Four in for the North Division squad in pipes from the opening game be able to split time with him and 2008, but endured a disappoint- Frozen asset ing first-round exit in 2009 and Johnson responded to the pla- missed postseason play in 2010. toon situation in a big way in the “The seniors had told us how postseason, wresting control of they made it in their freshman the starting job with his experi- year and they hadn’t made it ence and — after a disappointing back since,” Johnson said. “We CCHA Championship in Detroit — knew that this opportunity does- by turning in his best perform- n’t come around often, so we ances of the season in the NCAA needed to take advantage of it.” Regional in Manchester, N.H. Though the Frozen Four is full Johnson turned in a dazzling per- of traditional powers this season, formance in overtime of Notre including nine-time title winner Dame’s 4-3 win over Merrimack Michigan and seven-time winner and followed that up with per- North Dakota, Johnson said haps his best game of the season Notre Dame’s underdog mentality against New Hampshire in the served it well in the regional Regional Final. Johnson’s 37 round. saves earned him Regional MVP “Going into the tournament, I honors, and the sophomore said don’t think we felt a lot of pres- confidence was key in his per- sure on us. Everyone was kind of formance. overlooking us,” he said. “But we “I think the confidence and the knew how good we could be. The excitement from the Merrimack guys in the locker room know game just carried over,” he said. that we could be the best team in “I was just ‘playing.’ It was like I the country. I think we showed was out there on the pond when I that we can play with the big was eight years old, just playing. I guns of college hockey, and that wasn’t thinking about anything. just boosted our confidence in We had no pressure on us.” knowing that we can play two Playing his best hockey of the games in a row.” season, Johnson gets to live out If the Irish can once more win one of his childhood dreams by two games in a row, then playing in the Frozen Four, some- Johnson, the young gun who’s thing made all the more sweet undergone a benching and won a after enduring ups and downs in regional MVP in the same season, the regular season. will reach a plateau that no Irish “I’ve wanted to go to the goalie has before — a national Frozen Four my whole life,” championship. SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer Johnson said. “It’s always been a Sophomore goaltender Mike Johnson and senior defenseman Joe Lavin track the puck during dream of mine, and to be able to Contact Chris Allen at Notre Dame’s 4-3 win over Merrimack March 26. Johnson had 32 saves in the contest. go there this year is absolutely [email protected] page 4 The Observer N IRISH INSIDER Thursday, April 7, 2011 Notre Dame Notre Dame’s key players Record: 25-13-5 USCHO: 9 USA Today: 4 2010-11 Schedule Oct. 3 University of Guelph W 5-3 32 Oct. 8 Holy Cross W 6-3 Oct. 10 Boston U. L 5-4 G Oct. 14 Lake Superior State W 4-2 Oct. 15 Lake Superior State W 4-2 Oct. 23 Boston College W 2-1 Oct. 29 Western Michigan W 3-2 Oct. 30 @ Western Michigan T 2-2 (OT) 24 33 Nov. 5 @ Bowling Green L 3-2 Nov. 6 @ Bowling Green W 6-3 D D Nov. 12 @ Michigan W 3-1 Nov. 13 @ Michigan L 5-3 Nov. 19 Michigan State W 6-2 Mike Johnson Nov. 20 Michigan State W 4-2 5’ 10”—194 lbs. Nov. 26 @ North Dakota L 6-3 Nov. 27 @ North Dakota T 2-2 (OT) Dec. 3 @ Miami (Ohio) W 5-4 Dec. 4 @ Miami (Ohio) L 5-2 Dec. 11 Northern Michigan L 3-2 Dec. 12 Northern Michigan W 5-2 Sean Lorenz Joe Lavin Dec. 29 Canisius W 10-2 6’ 1”—201 lbs. 6’ 2”—198 lbs. Jan. 1 Minnesota State L 4-3 Jan. 2 Boston U. T 3-3 (OT) Jan. 7 @ Northern Michigan W 8-1 Jan. 8 @ Northern Michigan W 3-1 Jan. 14 Alaska W 2-1 27 9 Jan. 15 Alaska L 4-1 Jan. 21 @ Ohio State L 6-1 RW LW Jan. 22 @ Ohio State W 4-1 Jan. 28 Miami (Ohio) T 5-5 (OT) Jan. 29 Miami (Ohio) T 2-2 (OT) Feb. 11 Bowling Green W 2-1 Feb. 12 Bowling Green W 5-1 18 Feb. 18 @ Ferris State W 3-2 Feb. 19 @ Ferris State W 5-2 C Feb. 25 @ Western Michigan W 3-2 Feb. 26 Western Michigan L 2-0 Ryan Guentzel Anders Lee CCHA PLAYOFFS W 3-2 (OT) 6’ 0”—184 lbs. 6’ 3”—218 lbs. March 11 Lake Superior State L 4-3 March 12 Lake Superior State W 4-2 March 13 Lake Superior State March 18 Miami (Ohio) L 6-2 March 19 Michigan (in Detroit) L 4-2 NCAA TOURNAMENT T.J. Tynan March 26 Merrimack W 4-3 (OT) 5’ 8”—156 lbs. March 27 New Hampshire W 2-1 GOALTENDING DEFENSE

Sophomore Mike Johnson has seen the bulk of the action in net for the Irish. Captain Joe Lavin is the only senior on the blueline for the Irish, but the defensive corps Late in the year, though, Irish coach Jeff Jackson began rotating Johnson and is probably Notre Dame’s most experienced unit. Lavin is joined by junior defenseman freshman Steven Summerhays. Johnson took the rest and turned in his best play of Sean Lorenz, who turned in an outstanding junior season en route to winning the CCHA’s the year in the NCAA regional, turning in a 37-save performance in the regional Best Defensive Defenseman Award. Sophomore Sam Calabrese also played well for the final against New Hampshire en route to winning the regional MVP honor. Irish on the blue line, seeing time in 41 of Notre Dame’s 43 games. OFFENSE POWER PLAY

The Irish offense has been something of a surprise this season after the Notre Dame’s power play has been up-and-down all year, with the team strug- team struggled to score goals during the 2009-10 campaign. Notre Dame sea- gling to find a consistent rhythm. Overall, Notre Dame scored 33 power-play goals son MVP and center T.J. Tynan and wing Anders Lee, both freshmen, have on 203 chances for a percentage of .163. Freshmen provided most of the Irish been the main offensive threats for the Irish, with Tynan posting 53 points, power play firepower, as Tynan’s 15 power-play points led Notre Dame, and Lee the highest total for a Notre Dame player during Jeff Jackson’s tenure. Senior and Costello shared the team lead in power-play goals with six. North Dakota’s wing Ryan Guentzel, junior wing Billy Maday and freshman wing Jeff Costello .234 percentage is the highest of the remaining teams in the tournament, with have shared the load with the the talented freshmen. Frattin and Gregoire leading a strong power play unit.

PENALTY KILL INTANGIBLES

The constantly improving Irish penalty kill unit paid big dividends early on in the Irish coach Jeff Jackson is one of the best coaches in the entire country. year, as Notre Dame displayed a knack for key shorthanded goals, particularly by Jackson’s championship pedigree from his time at Lake Superior State , where defensemen Lavin and Lorenz. The Irish gave up 34 power-play goals in 186 he won two championships, as well as his experience with USA youth teams chances over the course of the year. The penalty kill unit featured strong perform- and the NHL’s New York Islanders, brings an unmatched level of knowledge ances by primarily offensive players such as Tynan and senior center Ben Ryan, and strategy to the Notre Dame bench. Minnesota-Duluth will benefit from who saw frequent time on the penalty kill despite their primarily offensive role playing in their home state, in an arena familiar to them, though the Irish when not on special teams. faced two local teams in the Northeast Regional two weekends ago. Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Observer N IRISH INSIDER page 5 2011 NCAA Frozen Four

How they got here Between the pipes How they got here Between the pipes Defeated Denver 6-1 in Midwest Aaron Dell (1.82 GAA, .924 save Defeated Colorado College 2-1 in Shawn Hunwick (2.26 GAA, .922 Regional final percentage) West Regional final. save percentage)

By the numbers By the numbers Top scorers Goals per game: 4.1 Top scorers Goals per game: 3.4 Matt Frattin (36 goals, 24 assists) Goals against per game: 2.1 Carl Hagelin (18 goals, 30 Goals against per game: 2.3 Corban Knight (14 goals, 30 Power play percentage: 23.4 assists) Power play percentage: 18.9 assists) Penalty kill percentage: 85.9 Louie Caporusso (11 goals, 19 Penalty kill percentage: 87.1 Jason Gregoire (25 goals, 18 Shorthanded goals: 11 assists) Shorthanded goals: 8 assists) Power play goals: 52 Matt Rust (5 goals, 20 assists) Power play goals: 33 Evan Trupp (17 goals, 24 assists) Jon Merrill (7 goals, 17 assists) Brad Malone (16 goals, 24 Frozen Four history Scooter Vaughan (13 goals, 10 Frozen Four history assists) 19th appearance assists) 24th appearance

How they got here Between the pipes How they got here Between the pipes Defeated Yale 5-3 in East Kenny Reiter (2.29 GAA, .914 Defeated New Hampshire 2-1 in Mike Johnson (2.57 GAA, .906 Regional final. save percentage) Northeast Regional final save percentage)

By the numbers By the numbers Top scorers Goals per game: 3.4 Top scorers Goals per game: 3.4 Jack Connolly (17 goals, 41 Goals against per game: 2.6 T.J. Tynan (22 goals, 31 assists) Goals against per game: 2.7 assists) Power play percentage: 22.5 Anders Lee (24 goals, 20 Power play percentage: 16.3 Justin Fontaine (22 goals, 33 Penalty kill percentage: 81.8 assists) Penalty kill percentage: 81.7 assists) Shorthanded goals: 7 Ryan Guentzel (6 goals, 31 Shorthanded goals: 12 Mike Connolly (27 goals, 26 Power play goals: 46 assists) Power play goals: 33 assists) Billy Maday (10 goals, 17 J.T. Brown (15 goals, 19 assists) Frozen Four history assists) Frozen Four history Travis Oleksuk (13 goals, 18 Fourth appearance Ben Ryan (6 goals, 18 assists) Second appearance assists)

The seniors, who This year, Irish Reason would dic- The experience of were freshmen on coach Jeff Jackson tate that North Notre Dame’s senior Notre Dame’s 2008 has had to talk about Dakota will take class from 2008’s Frozen Four team, his freshmen after home the champi- Frozen Four will lead know what to expect seemingly every onship Saturday. They the Irish to victory in this weekend and can game. This weekend, are the deepest, most the semifinals, as the prepare the freshmen though, it’s going to experienced, most tal- upperclassmen will for the experience. be about the seniors. ented team left in the help keep the The Frozen Four is Ben Ryan, Ryan field. It is a good freshmen calm and Sam Werner more about cool heads Allan Joseph Guentzel and, most Chris Allen thing, then, that Notre Sam Gans loose. But Saturday’s and getting bounces especially, Calle Dame’s young roster likely opponent, than anything else. Still Ridderwall will step hasn’t been around North Dakota, has Senior Sports playing the underdog, Sports Editor up in the second Sports Writer the college game long Sports Writer great offense, strong Writer Notre Dame’s loose- Frozen Four of their enough to listen to defense, and superb ness from two weeks careers. Expect to reason. Notre Dame’s goaltending. And ago carries over — as hear techno blasting 12 freshmen become their 12-1 combined does Mike Johnson’s superb play in net — Saturday when Ridderwall puts the Irish instant legends in front of our eyes, rea- margin of victory in the Tournament’s and the Irish leave Saint Paul with the pro- past Michigan, just like 2008 — except son takes a backseat, and the Irish win first two rounds shows that, quite gram’s first national championship. this time for the title. their first title. frankly, they’re the nation’s best team. Notre Dame 3, Minnesota-Duluth 1 Notre Dame 5, Minnesota-Duluth 3 Notre Dame 2, Minnesota-Duluth 1 Notre Dame 4, Minnesota-Duluth 2 Notre Dame 4, North Dakota 3 (OT) Notre Dame 3, Michigan 2 Notre Dame 4, North Dakota 3 North Dakota 5, Notre Dame 2 page 6 The Observer N IRISH INSIDER Thursday, April 7, 2011 Talented Minnesota-Duluth finally breaks through Dangerous first line of Connolly, Connolly and Fontaine headlines local Bulldogs

other overtime games all sea- By ALLAN JOSEPH son long. Only the tight-knit Sports Editor nature of the team allowed Minnesota-Duluth to find its It happens every year. way back. Stinging from one last defeat “I think the Bemidji game at the hands of a familiar was a low point for our team. opponent to end the season, It did sting,” Sandelin said. disappointed in the previous “This is a pretty close group. year’s campaign and frustrat- They’ve never lost two games ed that its talent has not bro- back-to-back all year — it ken through, a team sets a shows the character of this goal — reach the Frozen Four. team. They pull together Rare is the team that can when their backs are up actually accomplish that goal, against the wall.” and rarer still do the stars Nine days later, coming off a line up as they have for 2-0 victory over Union in the Minnesota-Duluth. With the NCAA first round, the Frozen Four just a few hours Bulldogs took down the tour- down the road, in the very nament’s overall No. 1 seed same arena that ended their Yale, earning their first trip to season last year at the hands the Frozen Four since 2004, of North Dakota, the Bulldogs and the fourth in the pro- saw a golden opportunity and gram’s history. Yet their work capitalized. was not done. “It’s been a goal of this “Our guys were excited but group since last year,” not overly excited,” Sandelin Bulldogs coach Scott Sandelin said. “I thought it was a neat said. “It’s nice to be close to thing. They took it in stride. home.” They were looking forward to Their roster was chock-full not just getting there, but of talent, and yet Minnesota- hopefully playing two games Duluth hadn’t found a way to and having a chance to win a get back to the Frozen Four — national championship.” until this year. This year, the If Minnesota-Duluth does Bulldogs were finally able to win its first-ever crown, it will earn those ever-elusive post- be in large part due to its top season wins. attacking line, made up of “It’s definitely been a little Jack Connolly, junior wing while since we’ve been to the Mike Connolly and senior Frozen Four,” junior center wing Justin Fontaine. Jack Connolly said. “We Together, the three are an thought we had all the poten- absolute nightmare for oppos- tial in the world this year. ing defenses. We’ve battled hard in the “They’re one of the best Courtesy of Brett Groehler, University of Minnesota-Duluth postseason and we’ve given lines in college hockey,” Irish Minnesota-Duluth junior wing Mike Connolly chases down the puck during Minnesota-Duluth’s ourselves an opportunity to coach Jeff Jackson said. first-round 2-0 win over Union (NY) March 25. make history in our program.” The outcome of Thursday As recently as two weeks night’s game may well depend to be fresh.” reason I got so many assists only one emotion for ago, however, that history was on how well Notre Dame can For his part, Hobey Baker this year was in large part Thursday. in question. Facing Bemidji contain that top Bulldog line. nominee Jack Connolly (who because of those guys.” “We felt like we could go State in the opening game of “We’re going to have to be has notched 41 assists on the The Bulldogs have accom- pretty deep into the postsea- the WCHA postseason tourna- really aware of when they’re season) defers the credit to plished their goal of a home- son,” Jack Connolly said. “I ment known as the Final Five on the ice and try to shut his linemates. state Frozen Four chance at think the guys are really (again at Xcel Energy Center), them down,” Irish senior wing “It’s line chemistry,” he said. redemption. Even when excited.” the Bulldogs dropped a 3-2 Ryan Guentzel said. “They “I’m playing with two phe- bemoaning a loss to Bemidji decision in overtime — and have a lot of guys with some nomenal linemates. They State, they knew their poten- Contact Allan Joseph at they had lost only once in 14 talent, so we’re going to have make my job a lot easier. The tial and realized it, leaving [email protected]

Teams Recent 2006 Frozen Four No. 1 Wisconsin No. 3 Maine over No. 2 North Dakota Boston College 1 No. 3 Boston College Frozen 2007 Frozen Four No. 3 North Dakota Michigan State 3 St. Louis, Mo. No. 2 Boston College over No. 3 Maine Boston College 1 No. 3 Michigan State Fours 2008 Frozen Four No. 1 Michigan Boston College 4 Denver, Colo. No. 4 Notre Dame No. 1 North Dakota N No. 2 Boston College

2009 Frozen Four No. 1 Boston University Boston University 4 W No. 3 Vermont over No. 4 Miami (OH) No. 4 Bemidji State

2010 Frozen Four No. 1 Miami (OH) No. 1 Boston College over No. 4 RIT No. 1 Wisconsin Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Observer N IRISH INSIDER page 7 Top-seed North Dakota enters as Frozen favorite Hobey Baker finalist Frattin serves as leader, source of inspiration after roster dismissal

one of three finalists for the By SAM GANS Hobey Baker Award given annu- Sports Writer ally to the best player in college hockey, tallied an NCAA-leading The NCAA Tournament began 36 goals on the season and is with four No. 1 seeds eyeing a second in the country with 60 national championship. As the points. Frozen Four begins, only one is Frattin is a source of inspira- still standing. tion for North Dakota. Following North Dakota has emerged as a pair of underwhelming fresh- the runaway favorite to hoist its man and sophomore seasons, eighth NCAA championship tro- Frattin was charged with a DUI phy Saturday night in Saint Paul, in August 2009, resulting in largely due to the fact that it is Hakstol kicking him off the team the highest-ranked team remain- and removing his scholarship. ing, but also because it is domi- Yet Frattin fought his way back nating play in recent weeks. onto the squad in December After capturing the WCHA 2009, with a new attitude and tournament title with a 3-2 dou- this time paying his own way, ble overtime win against Denver “I don’t know if I would have March 19, the Fighting Sioux (32- thought he’d have 36 goals,” sen- 8-3) defeated the Pioneers again ior captain and defenseman Chay March 27 to advance to the Genoway said. “If you had said Frozen Four, this time by an that at the beginning of the year, impressive 6-1 margin. North I might have been a little bit sur- Dakota also beat Rensselaer 6-0 prised. But we knew what Matt in the first round. The victories was capable [of] when he came are part of an 11-game winning in as a freshman. And when he streak and the Sioux haven’t lost had his back up against the wall in 15 games. [after] what he went through, Focus is the driving point when he came back to our pro- behind the Sioux’s run, said gram a couple years ago, you North Dakota coach Dave could just see a change in him AP Hakstol. and I think the sky was the limit North Dakota’s Brad Malone celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal against Denver in overtime “I think what we did well [in from there.” of the WCHA’s Final Five championship March 19. the NCAA regionals] is really What truly makes North keep ourselves focused on the job Dakota so dangerous is the num- large part due to injuries sus- hockey game. This past weekend, with making sure his team sim- at hand as a team and play a ber of matchup problems it pro- tained during the season. we had everyone available and ply plays its typical game. They good, team game,” Hakstol said. vides. Five Sioux players are in Genoway, forward Jason we went out and we did the job.” are the favorite, after all. “When you go through and break the top 43 in scoring in the coun- Gregoire and defensemen Derek Despite the fact that Dakota is “Michigan’s a great hockey a game down on video, [there try. The Sioux also have first- Forbort and Andrew MacWilliam, expected to win it all, Hakstol team. But at the end of the day, are] a lot of points in a hockey team All-WCHA members at for- among others, have missed sig- knows nothing is guaranteed, we really concentrate on prepar- game where momentum can shift ward, defenseman and goal- nificant time this season. All are especially in a single elimination ing ourselves to play our game in one direction or the other if tender, in Frattin, Genoway and now back. tournament facing a historical and to play the way that we can you get distracted, if you allow a sophomore netminder Aaron “I think [injuries are] one thing power in the semifinals. There is and the way that we’ve been suc- bad bounce or a tough play to Dell. that’s strengthened this group,” no looking too far ahead. cessful to this point in the year. affect you. I thought our team did “We really pride ourselves on Hakstol said. “It’s given them “We play a game Thursday You don’t change the things you a good job on having just a real, depth,” Genoway said. “I think probably a deeper belief in them- night against the University of do at this time of the year. You good, strong perspective.” we can really roll four lines and selves. Whoever is available, Michigan,” he said. “There’s try to do them well and put your The Sioux roster features one play six [defensemen], and [we whichever 20 guys are dressed, nothing beyond that in our mind. best foot forward.” of the top players in college hock- have] two goalies who can play have an expectation to go out That’s our job, that’s what we’re ey, senior right wing Matt Frattin. any given night.” individually, contribute and col- preparing for.” Contact Sam Gans at Frattin, who was recently named This depth was developed in lectively find a way to win a Hakstol is primarily concerned [email protected] Nine-time champ Michigan seeks 10th title Confident coach Berenson counts on senior Hagelin to counter Sioux offensive edge

do not have is the most national “I think it was a foregone con- they’re fast, they can score. and Notre Dame, the Wolverines By SAM GANS championships in NCAA history. clusion that Boston College had Their defense was stingy. We last qualified for the national Sports Writer That distinction belongs to the the best team and they were the understand we have our hands semifinals in 2008. Michigan Wolverines. No. 1 seed,” Wolverine coach full with North Dakota and “It’s an honor to be at another Heading into the Frozen Four, Michigan is trying to add their Red Berenson said. “But they’re probably the best team Frozen Four, especially for the each participant has a set of 10th to the trophy case and first Colorado [College] just spanked in the nation.” senior class,” Caporusso said. “It intangibles that it believes could since 1998 this weekend. After a them. It was unbelievable and I The Wolverines will counter was a great experience our provide an edge. North Dakota 3-2 win in overtime against think that was the surprise of the Sioux with an offensive unit freshman year. I think we took a is the highest-ranked team, Nebraska-Omaha in the first our region. And we were lucky led by senior left wing Carl lot from that year and it was Minnesota-Duluth has home- round, the Wolverines (28-10-4) to win in overtime [against Hagelin. Hagelin, a New York unfortunate that we weren’t state advantage, and Notre advanced to the regional final Nebraska-Omaha] and win a Rangers draftee, is tops on able to make it the following two Dame is coming in with an March 26, where they faced the close game against Colorado. So Michigan in scoring with 48 years. We learned a lot from underdog, “might as well be us” No.4 seed Colorado College, who we’re here [at the Frozen Four], points. Caporusso is second with that experience and we’re very mindset and little pressure. upset No. 1 Boston College 8-4. but I think people were sur- 30 points. happy to be back here again.” Yet the one thing those teams Michigan was victorious 2-1. prised that we came out of that On the blueline, freshman Jon Whether Michigan’s seniors region.” Merrill has emerged as a stal- can turn the experience gained Despite what many view as a wart, earning second team all- then into a championship this stunning regional conquer, the CCHA honors. The Wolverines year remains to be seen. Though Wolverines have been quite also hope to have junior North Dakota’s talent appears to impressive recently, winning Brandon Burlon back in the give them the edge on paper, eleven of their past twelve lineup to protect senior goal- Berenson, sixth on the NCAA’s games, including a 4-2 victory tender Shawn Hunwick. The career victories list, knows any- over Notre Dame in the CCHA status of Burlon, who missed the thing can happen. Tournament third-place game regional tournament due to ill- “I don’t know if we can match March 19. The Irish and ness, will be Berenson’s game- North Dakota’s speed and/or Michigan also met twice earlier, day decision. skill. And I don’t think anyone’s splitting a series in Ann Arbor, Regardless if the Honorable found a way to take that out of Mich. Nov. 12 and 13. Mention all-CCHA defenseman is the game. They’ve got the edge In the Wolverines’ path is the back or not, the Wolverines are on special teams and they’ve got lone No. 1 seed remaining, still beaming with confidence. the edge on offensive skill, so North Dakota — a challenge “I definitely feel we have a we’ve got to play our game. Our Michigan knows will demand its great team here,” Caporusso team’s going to give it their best best. said. “Being here four years, I shot. We’ve seen three other No. “I think [North Dakota] has think we do have a special 1 teams go down and this is the pretty much all you can ask for team.” last team standing.” SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer in a team,” senior center Louie The Frozen Four is not a new Notre Dame and Michigan face-off before their CCHA third-place Caporusso said. “They’re deep, experience for the program’s Contact Sam Gans at game March 19. The teams met three times this season. they’re strong, they’re big, seniors. Just like North Dakota [email protected] page 8 The Observer N IRISH INSIDER Thursday, April 7, 2011

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Notre Dame rebounded from two losses in the CCHA Championship in

Detroit by winning back-to-back games in the NCAA Northeast Regional.

The Irish defeated Merrimack 4-3 in overtime in the first round before

knocking off New Hampshire 2-1 in the regional final.

The Irish are playing in their second Frozen Four and first since 2008.

They will play Minnesota-Duluth in the semifinal with the winner to face the

winner of the second semifinal between North Dakota and Michigan.

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