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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 38: ISSUE 51 WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 12.2003 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND screens controversial Chinese film
Johnson, who is a personal shot underground in privately By ANDREW THAGARD friend of Yang, is partly responsi owned mines without the Assistant News Editor ble for today's screening of the approval of the government and film. He worked with Yang to at great personal risk for the Notre Dame's Department of translate the film and write crew. Many of the characters are East Asian Languages and English subtitles, and he assisted played by amateur actors who IJteratures will host a screening of in bringing the work to the atten also work ip the mine or live in filmmaker IJ Yang's "Blind Shaft" tion of foreign diplomats and jour the village. Ying has not disclosed at 8 p.m. tonight in DeBartolo nalists in Beijing. the identity of the village in order Hall. The film, which showcases The film, according to Noble, to protect the identity of these the lives of workers in China's utilizes a documentary style to tell actors. mining industry, was denounced the story of two con-artists who While the film is not officially by the communist nation. concoct a scam to collect money "banned" in China, Chinese gov "I think [the screening] is a from a coal mining company in ernment officials have criticized unique opportunity and a good rural China. The duo meets a the film's subject manner and way for students at Notre Dame to child whose kiridness causes one Ymg's failure to seek approval for have a glimpse of what certain of the members to think twice production and distribution. people's lives are like in China," about their actions. In China, individuals or compa AFP said Jonathan Noble, a visiting "It's very realistic in terms of the nies interested in making a film Chinese filmmaker Ll Yang displays the Silver Bear Award that · professor in the Department of depiction of the lives of coal min must seek the approval of a gov- he earned for his film "Blind Shaft." The film, which was East Asian Languages and ers in rural China," Noble said. denounced In China, will be shown at Notre Dame tonight. IJteratures. Parts of the film were, in fact, see FILM/page 6
SMC REMEMBERING Students appoints switch security campuses director for classes
By ANGELA SAOUD ND, SMC students News Writer co-exchange courses Former South Bend police offi cer and criminal justice educator By ANNELIESE WOOLFORD David Chapman was announced Saint Mary's Editor as the new security director last week. As both Saint Mary's and Notre "The more I heard about the Dame's campuses prepare for position, the more interested I spring 2004 course registration, became in it," said Chapman. "I students are encouraged to pur missed working with safety and sue options that may not be avail security." able at their respective college. Chapman replaces Rosemarie ALISON NICHOLS/The Observer What is not offered in one cur Harris, who worked at Saint Members of the Army, Navy, and Air Force ROTC programs participate In their annual riculum may instead be offered Mary's as the interim director for Veterans Day Retreat Ceremony at the Clarke Memorial Fountain on Tuesday. The ceremony, just across the street through the the past year. Harris replaced which was open to the public and concluded a 24-hour ROTC vigil, recognized and honored co-exchange program. veterans at Notre Dame. President Emertlus Father Theodore Hesburgh delivered an Although the program has see SECURITY/page 4 address and members of all ROTC programs lined up for the color guard. existed between the two schools since the 1960s, even before Notre Dame became a co-ed insti tution, many students are unaware of the opportunities it GRADUATE STUDENT UNION presents. "The only way that [students] really know about it is if they read the schedule of classes book and Members debate health insurance subsidies see that they're able to take class fying desired benefits to the while the loss rate for es there," said Laura Spaulding, By AMANDA MICHAELS small group of companies dependent insurance was associate registrar at Notre Dame. News Writer still in the business of pro over 1000 percent - an "If they can't find the kind of viding student insurance, astounding number, consid courses they want here, they tend In the midst of a vicious flu and accepting "the lowest ering only 10 families with to go to Saint Mary's." season, the Graduate bid witp the highest bene children are covered by According to Saint Mary's Student Union debate fits," said Young. MegaLife, members said. Registrar Lorraine Kitchner, the focw;ed on insurance issues, Currently, the rate of "(The insurance compa first indication that Saint Mary's specifically increasing rates insurance for graduate stu nies] will look at these num students receive of the co and University subsidies. dents on MegaLife, the bers and say the rates will exchange program is during the John Young, chairman of University's health insurance go up," said Young. "The recruiting stage. In meeting with tho health care committee, plan, is $767 per year cost of insurance is going to prospective students, admissions said that it was "not good over $1 million when the go up substantially next counselors at the College let them news" on the insurance 1,500 students on the plan year, I can guarantee that." know what is available in terms of front, as Ann Kleva, director are taken in total. In 2002- An added issue with the courses existing at both schools. of health services, is ready to 03, MegaLife paid almost rate hike is the fact that Once students begin taking begin the process on bidding $800,000 in medical costs, Kleva is negotiating for four ALISON NICHOLS/The Observer courses at Saint Mary's, aware on insurance rates for next creating an 82 percent loss benefits not currently cov- GSU co-vice president Meg Garnett, right, ness of the program is presented year. rate. Numbers for spousal and president Martlqua Post review the using other methods. This process entails speci- insurance were similar, see GSU/page 4 agenda of Tuesday's meeting. see CLASSES/page 6 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Wednesday, November 12, 2003
INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO STAY WARM IN THE COLD WEATHER? Defending business •
Erin Jones Michael Foster Tracy Lei Seese David Gonzalez Meesch Miller Amelia Mlchelskl I think it is time for a rebuttal in response to the recent business Sophomore Graduate student Junior Freshman Freshman Senior major banter. As business majors LeMans off-campus LeMans Morrissey Welsh Family LeMans comprise 32 percent of the under grad population, one of us was bound to spea~ Katie Conklin up at some pomt. "Snuggling, of "Keeping a "Hot chocolate "Fuzzy Wuzzy... "Layering. " "Cuddling with As a business course!" warm buzz and sitting by a with hot sauce." my friends." major myself, I Advertising am really start- going from fire roasting ing to get irritat- Corby's." marshmallows." ed with the less than favorable not"riety that we have been encountering lately, and I am not just referring to the idea that college is a time for essays, not scantrons. Just because some of us are a bit career-focused does not mean that we put more emphasis on our wrinkle-free interview suits IN BRIEF than we do on our educational experiences here at Notre Dame. The business program is well Buy your tickets today for the known (nationally, thank you very annual Asian Allure Fashion much) for its broad-based curricu Show to be held on November lum that enables students to go 22 at 7 p.m. at Washington beyond their particular majors and Hall. Tickets can be purchased gain an understanding of a number at the LaFortune Box Office for of different disciplines. $7. Business majors are in no way limited in their learning perspec Marco Souza, a writer and tives. They jump at the chance to go visiting professor of Brazilian abroad, delve into second majors cultural studies. will deliver a within other schools, and drive pro lecture entitled "Amazon and grams like the Center for Ethics and Modernity: Rewriting Gone Religious Values or the Gigot Center with the Wind." The lecture for Entrepreneurial Studies. And I will take place today at 12:30 do not think that you will come p.m. in room 104 in the across many scantrons in the Tax Hesburgh Center. Assistance accounting program, management's Family Business Learn more· about the history course, the marketing Ad and interworkings of Teach for Campaigns class or those nine sec America. Wendy Kopp. the tions of Intro to Business Ethics that organization's founder and are being offered next semester. president. will discuss how she Personally, I am a business major turned her ideal of giving all because I have held an interest in ALLISON NICHOLS/The Observer children an "excellent educa this area of study since I was in A Saint Mary's student purchases baked goods on Tuesday afternoon. The cookies tion" into reality. The presenta middle school. Business majors are sale was held to benefit the Resident Hall Association and the Susan B. Komen tion will take place at 4 p.m. in not just engineering drop-outs - Breast Cancer Foundation. The sale continues today and Thursday from noon to 2 DeBartolo 101. A reception and some of us actually enjoy this stuff. p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. book signing will follow. The And if you look around campus, it is first 100 students who arrive easy to see that business majors are will receive a free copy of pretty amazing students. Kopp's book. Whether it be in hall council, class OFFBEAT council, Office of the President, ath Joseph Buttigieg, an English letics, club leadership or other posi Dictionary editors to keep who work in the restaurant Rev. Thomas Baker was professor. will share his tions within student-driven organi 'McJob' definition industry, and demanded murdered in 1867 at thoughts during Student zations, we have pretty much infest SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - that Merriam-Webster dish Nubutautau, a remote Government's Last Lecture ed the place. You do not have to McDonald's may not be up something more flatter community high in the hills Series. The talk begins at 7 look far to come across a business "Iovin' it," but the editors ing. of the South Pacific island p.m. in Pangborn Hall. major doing something good for of the Merriam-Webster But the dictionary pub of Viti Levu. Notre Dame. Why is this? Because dictionary say "McJob" is a lisher said Tuesday that it Residents say their com Come watch "Blind Shaft," a we are bright, motivated kids, eager word that's here to stay. "stands by the accuracy munity has had bad luck Chinese film that explores the to make the most of these four The 11th edition of and appropriateness" of its since Baker was consumed conditions of miners at 8 p.m. years and create some kind of posi Merriam-Webster's definition. and they blame his aveng in DeBartolo 101. A question tive impact on our school and with Collegiate Dictionary, pub ing spirit. and answer session will follow in our communities, even if it lished in June, defines a Cannibal victim's relatives The village has no elec with filmmaker Li Yang. The means that those business suits get "McJob" as "a low-paying to visit FIJI tricity and only a jungle event is presented by the a little wrinkled. job that requires little skill BRISBANE, Australia. - logging trail links it to the Department of Asian So to all those non-business and provides little opportu The Australian descen outside world. They say Languages and Literatures. majors out there, give us a break. nity for advancement." dants of a Christian mis they have been regularly Business majors are not just looking The fast-food giant's sionary eaten by cannibals overlooked for develop To submit information to be for the quick fix or the top salary. chief executive, Jim 136 years ago will travel to mental aid. included in this section of The We have chosen this major because Cantalupo, called the defi Fiji this week, hoping to Observer, e-mail detailed infor we are just as interested in it as you nition a "slap in the face" help lift a curse on the vil Information compiled mation about an event to are in yours. to the 12 milHon people lage where he was killed. from the Associated Press. [email protected]. And as for scantrons, we only see those things around TCE time. TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Contact Katie Conklin at a: [email protected]. The views LLI expressed in the Inside Column are X those of the author and not neces ~ LLI sarily those of The Observer. 3: ..... (f Wednesday, November 12, 2003 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS page 3 Roseborough presents program, sells sweaters Micro industry program allows Bolivian mothers to work, support family and send children to school her time to sell the knitted According to Mary Lou By JOE TROMBELLO goods in America. The women Derwent, the chair of Nt·wsWriter earn about $20 American per Roseborough's presentation, sweater - enough to support Roseborough sold about 17 Minka. a co-op program a family of five for a month - sweaters during her visit to meaning "working together" and knit about one sweater Saint Mary's yesterday after in Quechua. has helped about per month. The employees noon and planned to sell more 40 Bolivian women support also earn bonuses and share after the presentation. their families through weaving profits at the year's end. "We have had so many peo sw1~aters. according to Elaine Roseborough said that the ple here [to buy] ... a steady Hoseburuugh. the program's benefits to the stream," she said. representative in the United women have "It was a good idea States. been numerous. "Jfyou can help for us to do this." Hoseborough presented "Some of parents earn a Derwent, a mem slides of her recent visit to them are saying good living, you ber of the Ladies of Bolivia and spoke about her [they] can now Notre Dame. a experiences with the women afford to have can help children group that wei- and the benefits of the Minka electricity," she stay in school. " comes women visi program in the Stapleton said. "[They tors to Notre Dame Lounge of LeMans Hall at have made] big Elaine Roseborough and Saint Mary's, Saint Mary's yesterday improvements said that evening. in their quality Mlnka representative Roseborough's "It has made a huge differ of life." presentation ence in their lives," said Kathy Byrne, a teacher at St. appealed to her group because Hoseborough. Joseph's High School in South of its emphasis on providing Members of the Save the Bend, said that Roseborough women in a different culture Children-Canada organization will speak to her Catholic with employment that allows brought together a group of Social Justice class today. Her them to earn a decent living. expert knitters in Bolivia in students have been investigat "Our reason for doing this is 1989 to found the micro ing alternative economies that supporting women in other industry. The Save the do not use sweatshop labor, cultures," she said. Children program assists and Byrne said that the Minka Roseborough's talk was these Bolivian children by pro program is an excellent alter jointly sponsored by the viding work for their mothers. native. and one that provides Ladies of Notre Dame and which allows them the ability its employees a good living. Saint Mary's College, as well to attend school rather than "We [the class] have become as Saint Mary's Center for supporting the family. painfully aware of sweatshop Women's Intercultural "If you can help parents labor," she said. "We want to Leadership. earn a good living. you can find a way to support new ALLISON NICHOLS/The Observer help the children stay in economies ... [and] are trying Elaine Roseborough, a representative from the Mlnka co-op program, school." Roseborough said. to find alternatives to sweat- Contact Joe Trombello at describes her Bolivian sweater program at Saint Mary's on Tuesday Hoseburough now volunteers shop labor." [email protected] evening. She also sold handmade sweaters from Bolivia. Law& • • • An Interdisciplinary Colloquium Series November 12, 2003 4:00 p.m., Law School Courtroom "Acting as I~: Suspicions of Semblance In Early Modern Critiques of Virtue" Presenter J conifer Herdt Associate Professor Department of Theology Commentator John Coughlin, OFM Professor Law School page 4 The Observer + NEWS Wednesday, November 12, 2003 plan, or just to those 65 percent on MegaLife?" Post asked. "If we GSU narrowed it down to just those on MegaLife with a stipend by the continued from page 1 graduate school - the subsidy would be written into outside ered by MegaLife. These include grants - it would be $350 per an increase in outpatient lab cov student. If we include everyone ' b· •· erage to $2,000 and national PPO else, it would be sigruficantly less." tems·.tps coverage for those students trav While those not covered by the eling outside the primary PPO University insurance called limit area. In a related subject, GSU ing the subsidy unfair, academic president Martiqua Post reported affairs committee chairman Tim from the Graduate Council thai Dale said, "The logistics of giving the University is granting everyone a subsidy is, to say the $200,000 to subsidize insurance least, difficult. We have to costs this year, $250,000 for next remember that the University year, and $300,000 for the year does have a long-term goal of 100 after that. However. who the sub percent coverage, but we just sidies will go to has not been have. to take small steps to get decided. there." "The question is, should the money go to every graduate stu Contact Amanda Michaels at dent, no matter the insurance [email protected] campus and students. He also hopes to bring more training to Security the college. continued from page 1 "Everybody has been so friend ly and nice up to this point," said Belinda Rathert who worked at Chapman. ''I'm really looking for with a demonstrated interest in the College for three years before ward to being here, and seeing are encouraged to apply. she was fired because of missing what I can offer to Saint Mary's." college transcripts that were not Chapman graduated from present in her personnel me. Bethel College in 1978 with a Although Chapman will not bachelor's degree in sociology. He start full time until mid received his master's in public INFORMATION MEETING ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP December, he will be on campus affairs with a concentration in 12 NOVEMBER ·2003 ® 5:15 P.M. in an effort to become more criminal justice from Indiana 210 DEBARTOLO HALL familiar with his new position. University South Bend. He "It is premature to say what my worked in the Mishawaka and ideas are for the department," South Bend police departments Meet Katie (Associate Director, Keough-Notre Dame Centre, said Chapman. "But the more I'm for 22 years. In 2000, Chapman Dublin) and the interns who went to Dublin last summer. Ask on campus, and the more I get to retired from the police force, and questions and find out how nice it really is. This year we have 5 know the program as it is, the took a position as the Criminal internships. better equipped I'll be to run it Justice director at Bethel College. well." Chapman hopes to see more Contact Angela Saoud at interaction with the officers on [email protected] EXTRAORDINARY VISION¥ WENDY KOPP FOUNDED TEACH FOR AMERICA TO TACKLE SOME OF SOCIETY'S DEEPEST SOCIAl PROBLEMS. Hear from this social entrepreneur about how she started and grew Teach For America and what she learned along the way. ORLD & NATION Wednesday, November 12, 2003 COMPILED FROM TliE OBSERVER'S WIRE SERVICES page 5 INTERNATIONAL NEWS Israel defends security barriers Texas millionaire found innocent JEHUSALEM - Israel's security barrier will eventually carve off 14 percent of the West Bank. trap 274,000 Palestinians in tiny Robert Durst found not guilty for the 2001 murder of neighbor Morris Black enclaves and block 400,000 others from their fields, jobs, schools and hospitals, according Associated Press to a U.N. report released Tuesday. The string of walls, razor wire, ditches and GALVESTON, Texas fences has ennamed already high tensions New York real estate heir between Palestinians and Israelis. The Robert Durst, who said he United States has criticized the barrier's accidentally killed a hot planned route deep into the West Bank, say headed neighbor in self ing it could harm efforts to set up a defense and then chopped Palestinian state. up the body because he Israel has said the barrier is meant to keep feared no one would out Palestinian militants responsible for the believe him, was found deaths of hundreds of Israelis in the past innocent Tuesday of mur three years of violence. But Israeli Prime der. Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday it will The jury took five days to also prevent tens of thousands of reach the verdict. bringing Palestinians from moving into Israel - as a startling end to a grisly ollicials say has occurred in recent years. case that began to unfold when trash bags containing pieces of 71-year-old Morris Black started wash U.S. administrator leaves Iraq ing up along Galveston ·Bay BAGIIDAD, Iraq -America's top soldier in in 2001. Iraq said Tuesday a "blanket of fear" that Durst appeared stunned Saddam llussein will return prevents Iraqis when he heard the verdict, from giving U.S. troops intelligence vital to his mouth hanging slightly curb the growing insurgency - stepped up open and his eyes filling attacks underlined by a late night barrage on with tears. The 60-year-old the heart of Baghdad. millionaire hugged his The top U.S. administrator in Iraq abruptly attorneys, saying: "Thank departed for Washington, amid growing frus you so much." tration over the inability to halt the attacks Durst, who has been on U.S. soldiers and the slow process of turn estranged from his family ing power over to the Iraqis. since the early 1990s, Lute Tuesday, insurgents fired mortars remains under suspicion in toward the U.S. headquarters compound, the 1982 disappearance of known as the "Green Zone," in Baghdad. his first wife and the 2000 shooting death of her friend Susan Berman, a Los Angeles writer who NATIONAL NEWS was set to be questioned about the missing woman. Senate debates Bush nominees He has not been charged in Murder defendant Robert Durst sits In the court of State District Judge Susan WASIIINGTON - It's a grudge that's been either case. Criss In Galveston, Texas. He was found not guilty of murdering his neighbor. building for two years. Prosecutor Kurt Sistrunk got into fights. a cold-blooded killer who look at this case for what In a legislative version of "Survivor," said he was dismayed and During nearly four days shot Black to steal his iden the charge was." Hepublicans and Democrats will square off disappointed with the ver on the stand, Durst testified tity. They said the proof Prosecutor Joel Bennett Wednesday in an all-night Senate talkathon dict. that he found Black in his was how he meticulously said many jurors told him on who's to blame for some of President If he had been convicted, apartment on Sept. 28, covered up the crime by after the verdict that one of Bush's political nominees not making it to Durst could have gotten 2001, and that Black had cutting up the body, clean the problems in the case the federal appeals bench. five to 99 years in prison. Durst's gun. During a ing the crime scene, fleeing was that Black's head was While both parties hope the debate will Durst met Black after struggle, the gun went off, Galveston and then return never recovered. Prose mobilize their political bases, the contestants moving from New York to hitting Black in the face, he ing to retrieve the head. cutors alleged that Durst already know the winner: the status quo. Galveston, where the mil said. "Is it well-planned and made sure the head was For 30 straight hours - from Wednesday lionaire initially posed as a Durst testified that he calculated? You bet it is," never found because it evening through midnight Thursday- sena mute woman to escape panicked and feared police Sistrunk said. could have proved Black's tors will condemn each other and Bush for attention in the two other would not believe his story, In a risky, ali-or-nothing death was intentional. the impasse over four U.S. Appeals Court deaths. He later dropped so he used two saws and strategy by both the prose Juror Chris Lovell said he nominees: Alabama Attorney General the masquerade and an ax to cut up the body cution and the defense, the was influenced by a lack of William Pryor, Texas judge Priscilla Owen. became friends with Black, and threw the pieces into jury was allowed to consid consistency in the prosecu Mississippi judge Charles Pickering and who lived across the hall Galveston Bay. The victim's er only murder, not lesser tion's case: "From the very Hispanic lawyer Miguel Estrada. from him in a low-rent head has never been found. charges such as beginning of this trial the apartment building. He said he could not manslaughter. For now defense told us a story and Tigers transferred to Texas Durst's attorneys said the recall details about dis Durst will remain in jail they stuck to their guns all JACKSON, N.J.- Nearly five years after a friendship soured because membering the body, but facing a bail-jumping the way through. I did not tiger found wandering the suburbs triggered of the elderly man's when pressed by a prose count, which could bring believe everything they a crackdown on a private sanctuary for big increasingly belligerent cutor, he said it was "a up to 10 years in prison. said, but every time they cuts, animal welfare workers began remov behavior. Durst and other nightmare with blood Defense attorney Dick told us a story they were ing 24 Bengal tigers for shipment to a Texas witnesses testified Black everywhere." DeGuerin praised the consistent in what was sanctuary. often flew into rages and Prosecutors called Durst jurors for "their ability to said." The move ends a protracted battle between the cats'· owner, Joan Byron-Marasek, who has become known as the "Tiger Lady," and state wildlife officials, who say the animals were being kept in deplorable conditions at the Tigers Only Preservation Society. Oil tycoon Khodorkovsky jailed investigation of Khodorkovsky, who chairman of Open Hussia, a charita LOCAL NEWS Associated Press is Russia's richest man, might be ble foundation' funded by Yukos. revealed. The organization's director, Elena Hampton Sisters release CD MOSCOW - A court rejected an His attorney, Anton Drel, told Yasina, said after the hearing that "it INDIANAPOLIS - Huckeyes by birth, appeal Tuesday by Russian oil tycoon reporters the ruling likely would be is clear to all that this was a process lloosiers by the grace of God, sojourners by Mikhail Khodorkovsky to be released. appealed either to the Russian whose result was known in advance. necessity. from jail before his trial on tax eva Supreme Court or to the European The decision was made beforehand." The story of the llampton Sisters goes deep sion and fraud charges. Court for Human Rights. Before the hearing was closed, into the history of 20th-century popular Khodorkovsky, participating in the Khodorkovsky was arrested Oct. 25 Khodorkovsky was asked via the entertainment, rooted in a dedicated musical hearing via a video link from jail, amid a four-month investigation of video hookup to confirm his date and family. hung his head but otherwise showed his oil company, Yukos, that critics place of birth, his residence and to Now a duo, the veteran purveyors of R&B no reaction as the decision was read. said was a Kremlin-backed bid to state where he worked. and swing are preparing to celebrate the The three-judge panel reached its curb his financial and political clout "Until recently I was a member of release of their first compact disc. decision after an approximately two after his funding of opposition par the board of directors of Yukos," said The Indiana Historical Society is presenting hour hearing that was held behind ties. Last week, he quit his job as Khodorkovsky, who wore a sweater a Sunday CO-release concert at the Indiana closed doors. Prosecutors had chief executive of Yukos, Russia's over what appeared to be a hooded llistory Center for the benefit of Aletra and argued for a closed session, saying largest oil producer. sweat shirt while sitting in a barred Virtue llampton. confidential information about the He has announced plans to act as room. page 6 The Observer + NEWS Wednesday, November 12, 2003 those in theatre, dance, religious Overall, most students on the the Berlin International Film studies and education. ''I've really two campuses don't mind sharing Festival. Classes enjoyed taking classes at Saint courses. With credit hours and Filnt After the film, Yang will host a continued from page 1 Mary's," said senior Amy grade points calculated equally continued from page 1 question and answer session McFarlane. "Though it's an incon into their transcripts, they choose with Noble translating. "Through advising ... students venience to travel back and forth, to see the positive in the co ernment organization prior to Born in Xian, China and edu are prompted to take a course by I don't regret it for a second." exchange program rather than production and have it screened cated at home and abroad in an advisor or a department chair, McFarlane is a double major in look for the negative. and validated prior to distribu Germany, Yang has been depending on their interests," education and psychology at Notre "Taking advantage of courses tion, Noble said. involved with acting for most of Kitchner said. "If there's some Dame, yet must take the majority offered by both colleges only Ying chose to do neither. He his life. This is his first feature thing of interest that we don't of her education courses at Saint expands our education, and the supported international view length film. The next screening offer, advisors will encourage Mary's since more are offered in chance to experience certain ings of the film, which the of "Blind Shaft" will take place them to look at Notre Dame." the program there. courses should be available for Chinese government also forbids in Los Angeles for the American While there remain exceptions "I know that the education pro everyone interested," said junior without approval. For these rea Film Institute on Nov. 14. in certain situations, registering gram at Saint Mary's is great, and David Purcell. "Perhaps a prefer sons, Ymg's actions and the film The Notre Dame viewing of for courses through the co unless Notre Dame can offer a ence could be granted for students were denounced by China. the film was co-sponsored by exchange program is relatively comparable program, I would of the college, but I don't feel that Outside China, "Blind Shaft" the Center for Asian Studies, the consistent at each school. choose to go to Saint Mary's," she Saint Mary's presence takes away has received several awards. Kellogg Institute for ' At Saint Mary's, students fill an said. "If for some reason Saint from anything. If anything, it only During a screening at the International Studies and the "Intent to Register for a Notre Mary's didn't allow it, then I think adds to the quality of the classes." Tribeca Film Festival in New Kroc Institute for Peace Studies. Dame Course" form at the that it is a program Notre Dame York City it was recognized as Registrar's office. The registrar would have to create, because it is Contact Anneliese Woolford at the best narrative film, and it Contact Andrew Thagard at then obtains a PIN and ID number an important field of study." [email protected] won the Silver Bear Award at [email protected] for the student, in addition to a date and time enabling them to register on Notre Dame's IrishLink program. Notre Dame utilizes a similar approach. Students wishing to register for a course at Saint Mary's must fill a "Saint Mary's Intent" form, located in the Notre Dame Registrar's office. However, instead of registering online as On our team, Saint Mary's students do, the form is simply forwarded to the Saint Mary's Registrar's office where it is manually entered into the sys your brightest tem. The guideline established by both schools allows students to elect one course in the other's cur riculum per semester, aside from ideas get noticed. seniors who are allowed two. "We have exceptions on some occasions though," Kitchner said. Difficulty arises for students when prerequisites are needed to enroll in a given course. They must then receive permission from the professor or department the course is offered in and have an exemption form approved. Although issues like this remain possible, both registrar's offices are attempting to make the co exchange program run as smooth ly as possible. "[Notre Dame] is going to be using the same soft ware system at some point, and I think it'll be easier to exchange information," Kitchner said. Both Saint Mary's and Notre Dame give registration priority to their students and schedules around class years. "Saint Mary's students are dis persed throughout the whole reg istration process, yet they would not be keeping a Notre Dame stu dent from getting another time," Spaulding said. "We send Notre Dame students through the sched uler first and then Saint Mary's students." 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MICROSOFT CP (MSFT) -0.77 -0.20 25.80 Waitt and a longtime sup SIRIUS SAT RADI (SIRI) -3.17 -0.07 2.14 plier began talking about the flat-panel TVs that liNTEL CORP (INTC) +0.06 +0.02 33.41 were turning up in high CISCO SYSTEMS (CSCO) +0.72 +0.16 22.35 end consumer electronics showrooms. They were ORACLE CORP (ORCL) -0.24 -0.03 12.54 sleek enough to hang on Treasuries living-room walls 'like 30-YEAR BOND 0.00 0.00 52.78 paintings and offered 10.YEAR NOTE sharper images than stan 0.00 0.00 44.60 dard tube TVs. But with 5-YEARNOTE 0.00 0.00 34.61 prices starting around :u10NTH Bill 0.00 0.00 9.22 $5,000, few people could Commodities afford them. +0.27 31.15 "Wait a minute, this is a UGHT CRUDE(~.) no-brainer," said Waitt, GOlD ($/TI'Of oz.) +I .40 388.20 Gateway's chairman and PORK B8JJES (Cl'IG1h) -0.10 85.05 chief executive officer. Exchange Rates What if he could sell the YEN 108.8 TVs at more competitive prices and still make a EUPD 0.8678 profit? FOUND 0.5999 And so he did. CANADIAN$ - 1.313 In the last year alone, Gateway has become a serious player in flat-panel TVs and entered hot cate IN BRIEF gories like digital cameras, Gateway CEO Ted Waitt displays a digital camera at a press conference Tuesday. camcorders and music The camera was one of'14 new products unveiled for the holiday season. Kroger grocery workers strike players. Its stores got a $20 chief financial officer. in the ballpark of no-name And Gateway may face a INDIANAPOLIS - The union representing million facelift that relegat Yet a turnaround is any manufacturers found at new threat from old foes. about 4,000 Kroger grocery workers in central ed PCs to the back to make thing but certain for a com Wai-Mart and other dis Last month, Dell intro Indiana had strike signs printed and ready for room for the new gizmos. pany that has lost money in count retailers. duced a 17-inch liquid picket lines as last-minute contract talks con Other big changes are 11 of its last 12 quarters. Steve Baker, an analyst at crystal display TV for $699 tinued Tuesday with no reports of progress. largely invisible to con The holiday season will be NPDTechworld, gives - matching Gateway's Kroger Inc. spokesman Jeff Golc said only sumers. Gateway stopped a pivotal test of whether Gateway high marks in price - and two digital that talks were ongoing. But Rian Wathen of manufacturing its products Gateway's gamble pays off. such higher-margin cate music players in what it United Food and Commercial Workers Local - save for some large, cus On Tuesday, the company gories as flat-panel TVs described as an initial 700 said there was "no reason" to believe the tom accounts - and it rounded out its lineup by and digital cameras. He assault on the consumer parties could reach a contract agreement in hired outsiders to handle expanding its offering of notes only one hiccup in electronics market. time to avert a strike. everything from shipping to TVs to 12 models and execution - the indefinite Dell can't match Gateway "We're not optimistic," Wathen said hours employee benefits. adding two digital cameras, delay of handheld comput with a chain of retail stores before a contract extension covering 58 As a result, Gateway will a DVD recorder and a digi ers, originally scheduled to - a key advantage if cus Kroger stores was to expire at 12:01 a.m. employ 6, 700 people by the tal music player. be launched in July. tomers want to see and Wednesday. middle of next year, down The holiday results may "My early impressions touch the pricey gadgets A federal mediator last week persuaded the from 11,500 at the end of determine the company's are that most of what before digging for their sides to continue talking and extend a pact last year and 25,000 in chances of competing they've done has been wallets. And Gateway that had been set to expire. With a weeklong 2000. against the likes of Sony, right," Baker said. "My ended the third quarter extension in hand, talks resumed Thursday · "It was just a gut Panasonic and Samsung. biggest worry is how many with more than $1 billion with a mediator in hopes of resolving sticking wrenching level of change," Gateway's strategy has things they can actually in cash, giving it some points including health care costs, pensions said Rod Sherwood, execu been to undercut well pull off in such a short cushion as it tries to and pay for new hires. tive vice president and known brands with prices period of time." reverse its decline in sales. Career Web sites reevaluated NEW YOHK - Some career Web sites, recruitment services and automated job-appli cation kiosks offer flimsy privacy protections and might even violate employment and credit WTO rules U.S. steel tariffs illegal laws, a report released Tuesday asserts. Many job sites still let too much information impose retaliatory sanctions of up to ject. Associated Press from resumes posted online get into the hands $2.2 billion by introducing 100 per "The steel safeguards the presi of third parties through online "cookies" that GENEVA - The United States cent duties on some U.S. imports, dent imposed were to provide our monitor Web surfing, according to the report faces up to $2.2 billion in European effectively pricing those goods out of domestic steel industry an opportu issued by prominent Internet watchdogs. Union trade sanctions after a World the EU market. nity to adjust to import competition The report also faults self-service job appli Trade Organization appeals panel The United States insisted it was ... to give our domes~ic industry an cation computers commonly used by chain ruled Monday that U.S. tariffs on right to impose the tariffs for three opportunity to restructure and con stores. It says they almost always demand imported steel are illegal. years. solidate and become stronger and social security numbers and perform back In a 170-page report, a three "We disagree with the overall more competitive," McClellan said. ground checks on applicants without clearly member WTO panel rejected the WTO report and we are going to "We believe [the safeguards] are stating who will see the information. bulk of the U.S. appeal of an earlier study it and look at its implications fully consistent with WTO rules and Pam Dixon, who led the investigation, urges ruling that said duties of up to 30 and go from there," said White we will carefully review those deci job seekers to demand more privacy protec percent introduced in March 2002 House spokesman Scott McClellan, sions." tions. She also wants the federal Trade by the Bush administration aboard Air Force One with President U.S. Rep. Bob Ney, a Republican Commission and the Equal Employment breached trade rules. Bush. from the steel state of Ohio, said it Opportunity Commission to look more closely The appeals body is WTO's highest McClellan would not offer a was "absolutely unconscionable for at how job sites and recruitment services han tribunal, and the decision is final. timetable for a White House deci the WTO to target needed American dle information. In a joint statement, the countries sion on whether to rescind the tar tariffs on foreign steel while nations "Technology is in such a place right now that brought the case said the iffs or accept the sanctions. For sev such as China are manipulating its where it really is at odds with Title 7," the United States had "no other choice" eral weeks, Bush has been studying currency, paying its workers pen employment-discrimination section of the Civil but to remove the import duties a separate report from his interna nies per hour and flooding the mar Hights Act, Dixon said. without delay. The EU said it will tional trade commission on the sub- ketplace with their cheap goods." r- ~ I ' page 8 The Observer + NEWS Wednesday, November 12, 2003 Watchdog panel expects ans-wers Two more officials All dioceses anticipated to respond to study counting clergy abuse cases quit Kerry catnpaign Associated Press sorrow," and will "add some pain hostile or untrustworthy. Nothing to an already painful moment in could be further from the truth," Departures of press secretary, qeputy WASHINGTON - The leader of the history of the church," said Burleigh, board chairman a watchdog panel appointed by Gregory said. and former chief executive officer finance director add to Democratic turmoil U.S. Roman Catholic bishops said Burke's progress report was of E.W. Scripps Co. "As a board we Tuesday she expects all dioceses made during the bishops' national are united by our love for the Associated Press gists, however, say the to answer an unprecedented sur meeting. church and a burning desire to problems were caused by . vey on clergy sex abuse that top The 12-member panel is helping see her wounds healed." WASHINGTON - Democratic the candidate himself, that churc.h officials warn will produce oversee several studies meant to The Survivors Network of those presidential candidate John he has campaigned as if the results that "add to find the extent of Abused by Priests questioned Kerry's press secretary and nomination was his entitle our own sorrow." abuse in the church whether the audits will be truly deputy finance director quit ment while allowing former Anne Burke, an "In adopting this and the roots of the independent, since investigators Tuesday, adding to the bitter Vermont Gov. Howard Dean Illinois appellate posture, we hope crisis that erupted are relying on information provid turmoil on Kerry's team to catapult ahead. judge who is acting we are not seen by in January 2002. A ed by dioceses. after the dismissal of his Dean sealed two key union chairwoman of the you as hostile or report on the caus "In essence, the bishops have campaign manager. endorsements last week, National Review es of the scandal is drawn up the rules of the game, Robert Gibbs, chief forcing Kerry to examine Board, said about untrustworthy. scheduled to be hired the umpires, and are now spokesman for the his presidential prospects. 80 percent of U.S. Nothing could be released along with declaring they're winning," said Massachusetts lawmaker, The staff shake-up consol dioceses had further from the the statistical sur Terrie light, a SNAP leader from and deputy finance director idates power around responded by mid vey, which is being San Francisco. "Fundamentally, Carl Chidlow quit in reac Kennedy's former staff after September, a truth." conducted by the it's still voluntary self-reporting, so tion to the firing of Jim months of internal division. response rate she John Jay College of we urge caution in interpreting Jordan, abruptly let go by Kerry's team has consisted called remarkable William Burleigh Criminal Justice in any results." Kerry Sunday night. Both of roughly three factions - for such a complex New York. Earlier Tuesday, a committee of expressed dissatisfaction his Washington team. paid report. review board member The board also is bishops proposed church leaders with the campaign, accord consultants and friends and The study will working with the issue a statement opposing same ing to officials. family from Boston. count the number bishops' newly cre sex unions and urging state gov Gibbs will be replaced by "We're sorry to see them of abuse cases since 1950 and cal ated Office of Child and Youth ernments to only recognize mar- Stephanie Cutter, a former go. They served the senator culate related costs for legal settle Protection on audits riages between a spokeswoman for Sen. well," campaign spokes ments with victims, therapy for of all195 U.S. dioce- man and a Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., woman Christine Anderson victims and offenders and attor ses. Investigators are 'The bishops have woman. and currently the spokes said of Gibbs and Chidlow. neys fees. reviewing whether The document woman for the Democratic The departures threaten When the survey was officials are comply drawn up the rules reinforces National Convention, the to further erode the morale announced, some bishops ing with the church's of the game, hired church teaching officials said. of a campaign that had been expressed concern that informa toughened discipline the umpires, and that gay sex is a Jordan was replaced viewed just months ago as a tion might be used in civil lawsuits policy on guilty sin, at a time Monday by Mary Beth front-running team. Kerry, against the church and worried priests. The audit are now declaring when homosexu Cahill, who was Kennedy's who has been trailing for- about confidentiality for priests results are sched they're winning. " al couples have chief of staff. The switch, ·mer Vermont Gov. Howard included in the study. It was uled to be released been gaining less than three months Dean in key state polls, had feared some bishops might not Jan. 7. Torrle Light greater recogni before voters in Iowa par been pressured by donors participate because of those con William "Burleigh, tion in society, ticipate in the first-in-the and supporters to shake up leader cerns but Burke said she expects a member of the according to the nation c·aucuses, was his campaign. in the end all will participate. review board, told Survivors Network-of committee of designed to jump-start Several campaign officials Bishop Wilton Gregory, presi the bishops that the those Abused by Priests bishops who Kerry's campaign by signal said the firing of Jordan dent of the U.S. Conference of panel has worked to drafted the docu- ing to fund-raisers and was viewed as unfair by Catholic Bishops, warned that maintain its inde- ment. activists that he was many Kerry aides, and release of the report on Feb. 27, pendence from the bishops as it The bishops will discuss the addressing problems that there remained a possibility during the Lenten season, will be oversaw the reviews. statement and vote on it later in have caused his campaign that others would follow "unpleasant and painful." 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LOS ANGELES - Maybe the only opportunity to see think we're pirating our own Admirable and despicable, Produced and directed by there should be an Academy them is on a screener." work." charismatic and chaotic, MTV documentarian Lauren Award for behind-the-scenes Through their trade group, Withholding home-video Tupac Shakur epitomizes hip Lazin, the woman behind the theatrics. That's where the real the Motion Picture Association screeners will make it difficult hop culture. I lis lil'c and dnath music channel's "Sex in the melodrama lies this Oscar sea of America, the top seven stu for members of SAG's 2.100- remain iL'> defining taln. 90s," "Rockumentary" and son. dios implemented a complete member nominating committee Tupac's status was cernent "Cribs" features, Changes in awards-campaign ban on screeners Sept. 30, to see all potential contenders tld by his "Resurrection" is executive policy have divided Hollywood's claiming the DVDs and video for its awards, Gilbert said. 1996 mur produced by Afeni Shakur, trade unions, pitted art-house tapes contributed to movie SAG presents its awards Feb. der in, of mother ofTupac and guardian distributors against their big piracy. 22, a week before the Oscars. course, a of his legacy. Ms. Shakur's studio owners and left organiz A fury of opposition from Because of the Oscar date "drive-by," participation ensured there ers of other movie honors feel-. awards voters prompted MPAA change, February is jam a term that would be plenty of actual ing like Oscar's poor and the studios packed with awards shows that rap intro Tupac songs in the movie, as relations. to lift part of previously had been spread duced to opposed to the seven previous The big adjust "/ cannot believe the ban. allow over a two-month span. America 10 Tupac documentaries by ment: A studio these people think ing screeners The academy moved up its years before everyone from his bodyguard crackdown on for Oscar voters ceremony hoping to rejuvenate " b I i n g • Shakur to his girlfriend's brother. "academy screen we're pirating our but not those a show whose TV ratings have bling." Even The music hits hardest in ers" special own work." who hand out slipped in recent years. The though Tupac rapped and the beginning of the film, as videotapes and other honors marathon awards season that filmed videos about the here the Vegas streets unspool to DVDs for awards Melissa Gilbert such as the starts in December has become after shortly before he got the strains of Tupac's fatalistic voters, a conven Golden Globes, crowded with movie honors, there, he stubbornly refused "Starin' Through My Rear ience that has SAG President the Screen leaving some viewers burned to avoid it, choosing to revel in View," which appropriately allowed Hollywood Actors Guild out by the time the Oscars roll and with the worst of hip-hop. samples Phil Collins' "In the types to watch Oscar awards or crit- around. If Tupac could talk to us now Air Tonight." Tupac's voice contenders in their own living ics prizes. "There was a sense people - and some do believe the then describes his impover rooms rather than a theater or The deal - which permits might not be quite as tired black Elvis will rise again - ished New York City childhood private screening room. only VHS tapes, not DVDs - about who was nominated for he'd surely explain, with the during a blizzard of never The move has infuriated requires members of the this award and who won that conviction that sold 35 million seen-before baby pictures. many awards voters, generally Academy of Motion Picture Arts prize if our show came earlier, records, exactly how and why Stock footage and more family working stiffs putting in long and Sciences to sign an anti so our news is a little fresher," he ended up shot to death in photos accompany his recol days. who gripe that they lack piracy pledge. It also allows said Bruce Davis, academy Las Vegas in Suge Knight's lections of being raised by time to trudge out to see all the studios to encode the videos so executive director. BMW. Black Panthers and Afeni's awards contenders on the big they can be tracked back to the Also new this season are Without that perspective, move to Baltimore, where screen. recipient if they are used to tougher academy rules to cur though, the picture is incom Tupac enrolled in an elite high Compounding matters, the make bootleg copies. tail Oscar campaigning. Studios plete like "Tupac: school for the performing arts. upcoming awards season is Hollywood professionals say spend millions of dollars on Hesurrection." Detaching Tupac's voice shorter because Oscar organiz the issue has been a slap in the advertising and events to boost In a culture built on creating from his image allows Lazin to ers moved their ceremony from face, a message that only the a single film's awards something fresh from the splice pieces of different inter late March to Feb. 29, with Academy Awards elite member pro~pects, tactics the academy debris of the past, views into elongated conversa other awards shifting to earlier ship of 5,800 can be trusted to finds distasteful. "Hesurrection" is a remix tions. Tupac's many fans will dates to follow suit. That leaves keep screeners out 'of bootleg New academy standards for masterpiece. Using snippets of remember many quotes, and voters with three weeks less gers' hands. bid Oscar-season parties Tupac's many, many inter perhaps even hear where one time to catch the films. "That is the worst thing you intended to influence academy views, the entire film is nar interview morphs into anoth "Some of these films don't can do to actors. We spend our voters, awards ads that include rated in his own passionate er. Newcomers will simply last very long in theaters," said lives being rejected. We don't endorsements from academy words. No talking heads, no 1- marvel at Tupac's insight and actor Alec Baldwin, an acade need more of it, especially from members, and smear cam knew-him-whens. Just Tupac intelligence. my member who opposes any our employers," said SAG paigns against particular films. "Notre Dame Federal Credit Union has a lot of great products and services, I love their free checking!" •••• . NOTRE• DAME FE[)ERAL CR~QIT UNIQN You can bank on us to be better : ...... 574/631-8222 • www.ndfcu.org Free Checkingl (It doesn't get better than free) ..------~------ THE OBSER\'ER Page 10 IEWPOINT Wednesday, November 12, 2003 University shouldn't litnit business tnajors After performing extremely well in high school and being ness program. accepted out of a highly competitive applicant pool, students Instead, the University must consider other alternatives come to Notre Dame expecting to receive a top-notch educa that could decrease the number of undergraduates who tion in any field they choose. major in business and create more interest in the liberal But for students interested in business. that freedom to arts. choose any major could soon be limited. Because 32 percent One alternative the business school could implement is an of Notre Dame students major in business- as compared to undergraduate minor in business - a proposal currently seven percent at other top 20 universities - the dean of the under consideration by University officials. A business minor College of Business said last week the College is would allow students interested in the liberal considering capping the number of undergradu arts to choose a more academically-oriented Jhe · ates allowed to major in business. userver field of study and still receive practical busi- Some University officials and professors worry O ness training. Though some business profes that such a high percentage of business majors sors are concerned that such an option would harms Notre Dame's traditional mission as a lib Editorial lead to increased business enrollment and eral arts university. But the high percentage of greater strain on the faculty, this would not business students also places a severe strain on the business be the case if the University generates more interest in liber faculty, which comprises only one-eighth of Notre Dame's al arts majors among undergraduates. faculty, while its majors constitute one-third of all under After all, if administrators are so concerned that most stu graduates. Ultimately, such an imbalance may cause the dents are choosing to major in a business-related field, per excellence of Notre Dame's high-quality business education haps they should examine why students believe liberal arts to suffer. degrees won't help them in the future. By better marketing a In recent years, officials opted to limit acceptance for degree from the College of Arts and Letters to students who incoming freshmen signaling their intent to major in busi might otherwise choose business, officials could show ness to just 18 percent of the freshman class. Still, the num career-minded students that a liberal arts degree can pre ber of undergraduate business majors has increased by 20 pare them for the job market as well as a business degree. percent over the last 10 years. While Notre Dame should make Arts and Letters majors Although the large number of business majors poses prob more attractive to undergraduates and increase interest in lems for the University, students who survive Notre Dame's the liberal arts, it cannot do so at the expense of students' difficult admission process shouldn't be told they must freedom to choose any major- even if a third of their peers choose another major if they are not accepted into the busi- choose similar courses of study. A refusal to bow to expectations It is early- around six o'clock in the you could mature. So here you are, hun Or worse yet, the expectations weigh morning. It is still dark but that cannot dreds of thousands of hours of practice you down with the ferocity of an eight stop you. It is cold as well but there is time later, living that myth. een wheeler, choking off the blood that no use in trying to use that as an excuse · There is no need to try and explain tells your brain to relax and have fun. to go home to bed. The weights that pull what you are doing; the outcome needs They consume your thoughts with guilt on your eyelids to be the same no matter what the and shame when you have a bad day. grow heavier every activity. Points, time, answers- it does And most of the time - if not always - minute and you Adam Cahill not matter. Whether it is the three all they hinder your performance, causing think of the warm nighters in a row that you have pulled you to tense up and freeze because of sheets you left for a test or the endless hours of physi the mental weight placed upon yo·u. behind. The cold A Domer's cal training needed to succeed in a Expectations are baggage- especial November wind cuts Outlook sport, the result needs to be the same - ly lofty ones - they are just something through you like a you need to succeed. It does not matter to overcome. It is okay to want some warm knife through if you are sick or if you have not slept in thing and strive to get it, but the differ butter and your head, covered by a a week. None of it matters- you can ence between expectations and goals is hood and toboggan, droops to keep your not fail. infinite. To believe and face from the brutal wind. Your muscles You cannot fail to expect are two very ache and your head is spinning but you because you have the different things and cannot complain. potential to be some Statistics and feats only the results from each Every morning you do this, the same body. Potential is just blind someone into is substantially the question is asked - why are you doing a made up word; a believing they deserve result of having one or this to yourself? You ask yourself this sportswriter's word the other. same question through the sweat and to describe the invisi their prophecy without So judge us not too tears of every frustration and disap ble, to make an ath actually earning it. harshly, you next pointment, every bad mark and loss. lete or student feel Michael Jordan or you What on earth can drive you to the better for having next Bill Gates. When point of insanity for little more than a expectations put on them. we tab you the next coming of billion pat on the back or a hug, a trophy or All this interest and hype and antici aire superstar or greatest sports team, pride? Yes it is gratifying at the time, pation gets you nowhere. just remember that it is supposed to be but the achievement only lasts so long It is true that some dwell in the spot a compliment. Be sure to do one thing and will be replaced by the next lofty light and do very well living up•to the when that happens though - do not goal. It has always been like this and it expectations that were placed upon expect a word of it. Believe it and strive always will be like this. There is nothing them at a very young age. They may for it, but do not expect it. The worst that can stop it. even say that they do better under the thing you can do is anticipate what Childhood seems like a big blur now, pressure of the media spotlight. The someone else says about you, especially especially at this hour in the morning - expectations placed on them can drive if they do not know you. none of your thoughts are comprehen people to practice harder and longer. sive or plausible. However someone But more often than not, the media Adam Cahill is a senior history and long ago said that you had potential and . spotlight quells the most important American Studies major. His column it would be worth the million minutes of things needed for a blue chip prospect. appears every other Wednesday. He training to get you to achieve it. They - love of the game and relaxation. can be contacted at [email protected]. even convinced your parents to look for Statistics and feats only blind someone The views expressed in this column personal trainers, tutors and specialists into believing they deserve their are those of the author and not neces to develop your talent at an age before prophecy without actually earning it. sarily those ofThe Observer. OBSERVER POLL QUOTE OF THE DAY Do you support moving the Pass-in-Review, the annual procession by ROTC students, "I wish they would only take me as I am." to an outside location? Vincent Van Gogh Vote by 5 p.m. Thursday at artist www.ndsmcobserver.com THE 0 BSERVER Wednesday, No~ember 12, 2003 IEWPOINT page 11 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Don't stereotype ND students Those of you who know me on campus, know I who can afford it and chose to express themselves do not fit in to the mold that Emily Howald in ways other than with the pages of the J. Crew described in her Nov. 10 column "What we wear." catalog. But does she not think that her article will I do not wear Abercrombie or J. Crew or even var further detach the students at our University who ious Notre Dame apparel. Howald has never seen do not have the economic resources to dress my dinner table (first table on the left as you walk "preppy?" I mean, these students are only the ones into North Dining Hall) because if she did she who were so academically gifted that they were would find a table where no one wears Notre awarded enough financial aid to go here; surely !)arne apparel on any day. My friends and I tend to they are not what Notre Dame is all about. wear vintage clothing, thrift store finds, band T Howald says "although the campus lacks fashion College: A pirate's shirts or even homemade clothes. But all of these diversity, the mix appears to work for most stu reasons are not why I was appalled by the column dents. No one appears extremely out of place, and in The Observer. it appears as though most students understood life for me I recognize that I dress and have different inter what they were getting into when arriving on ests than most of the students at Notre Dame and I Notre Dame's campus." Don't we need difference was dismayed about the fact that Howald said, "it at our school? Don't we need dissenters from the For almost 120 years, we had been the most feared and well is funny how people comment on about our lack of mold? Are not nonconformists the ones who even respected men in the world. Thanks to our traditionally brilliant lead diversity in fashion." The column had nothing to tually enact change or even just merely start con ers, no one could match us in what we did, and that showed in our do with fashion but everything to do with econom versation? astonishing 74.6 percent success rate. Our legendary achievements ic diversity of Notre Dame. Have you ever consid I am not attacking the students who dress this had even attracted an almost religious following, unsurpassed by any ered that "the odd man out" normally cannot way, in fact, they have as much right to dress the of our rivals, who always awaited our results afford to shop at Banana Republic and J. Crew? way they want as I do. Clothing can be a very per with rowdy anticipation. Without a doubt, we Joey Falco The homogenous community that Howald spoke sonal expression of your personality or ideas. I the men of the Golden Grogger - were the so lovingly about is actually a united front with would just argue that you should not choose the greatest pirates to ever sail the seven seas. which you pit the people that can afford to dress fact that a large majority of our student body has a Unfortunately that all came crumbling down Forty Ounces that way against those that cannot. lot of money and spend it similarly to be a defming when a riotous mutiny cast our former Captain Howald formed a homogenous Notre Dame com factor with which we draw pride in our school. I overboard, leaving him victim to the harsh, for / Joey Falco is a freshman marketing major. His column appears every other Wednesday. He can be contacted [email protected]. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. ------ THE 0BSERVIR page 12 CENE Wednesday, November 12, 2003 15 rn.inutes with ALBUM REVIEW Phantom. Planet Ja Rule attelllpts to be hard core This is the first of several interviews conducted with musicians in the scene known as rock n' roll. Jacques ByJOHNLOWE Brautbar plays guitar and sings background vocals for Scene Music Critic Blood in My Eye the band Phantom Planet. Blood in My Eye, Ja Rule's How'd you guys come up My favorite venue would long-awaited, highly anticipated with the name Phantom have to be "The Hideout" in fifth album, was released Nov. 4 Ja Rule Planet? Chicago. It's a real kind of amidst much hype and buzz, We had this CD called Neil hole-in the-wall club. The which was sparked mostly by the Norman's Greatest Hits and sound system sucks. The highly publicized feud between De£ Jam Records two of rap's most prominent it was a stage is real small. But Brian Foy heavyweights: Ja Rule and Fifty compila every time we've played Cent. Ja Rule's label Murder Inc. tion of------there the crowd had been and Fifty Cent's label s c i e n c e Scene Music amazing and the energy Shady/Aftermath have been pro fiction Critic that we get on stage is pelled into this war of rhymes done in incredible. for the past couple of years, and the '70s disco version. What's the best part about both sides have exchanged many weak and lame excuse for a rap Tupac on several of his tracks by Phantom Planet was one of being on the road? jeers and taunts. album ever recorded. It is basi going as far as recruiting a rap the songs on there we really The part about being on The exact cause of this great cally a tribute album to his per from Tupac's former group liked, so we ended up call the road is getting to see the rift remains unclear even today. hatred of Eminem and Fifty Cent. the Outlawz. The only decent ing our band Phantom world, as cheesy as that Ja Rule was last heard from They must have really hit a track on the entire album is Planet. sounds. after Fifty Cent and Eminem nerve with Ja Rule for him to "Clap Back," which is a very "California" is the theme Did you always want to be released their collaborative track dedicate not one or two tracks to danceable song, but after repeat "Hail Marry" featuring Busta disparaging them. but the entire ed listening it seems a bit too to The OC on Fox. How'd in a band that toured and Rhymes, where they unleash an album. From beginning to end, much like a rip off of a Neptune's that come about? made records? arsenal of insults on Ja Rule and each song and skit are insults beat. The creator of The OC is a Ever since I was a kid and every aspect of his manhood. aimed at Fifty Cent and even his Ja Rule was in such a hurry to fan of the band. And he I listened to Zeppelin and I They even resorted to calling son. produce an album that would loved the song "California" would pretend like I was him a wannabe Tupac. They also On track six, "Things Gon' give him more "street erect" and and thought it would be Jimmy Page. I pretended criticized Ja Rule for having Change," Ja Rule says, "Put a distance him from the sweet perfect for The OC since it's like I was Slash from Guns women sing his hooks, claiming vest on yourself and your chil teenybopper pop R&B songs that in Orange County. N' Roses playing coliseums. that he is a mediocre rapper hid dren" which is immediately fol he just got sloppy. The tunes that How has your sound It has always been some ing behind the talent of women. lowed by a gun shot sound he created with Jennifer Lopez changed over time? thing I wanted to do. With all this in mind, one would effect. The gunshots are so fre like "Ain't It Funny" and ''I'm I think our sound has If you could have dinner expect Ja Rule's new album to be quent in that song, and every Real" have caused him to take a become more true to our with anyone you haven't chock full of original and cre song, that it adds to its pre lot of flack from rap critics who selves rather than our influ- met before who would it ative songs that would silence dictability and boringness. The believe rappers should be dan his critics, but alas it does not. album is a complete and utter ences. gerous and unapproachable. be? Blood In My Eye is the most disappointment. Also, Ja Rule Also, who can forget the classic What have been your I would really like to have unfocused, generic, predictable, took the liberty of imitating anthems Ja Rule· pro'duced with musical influences? a sit down with Jesus. Ashanti such as "Always On I'm a huge fan of classic Anything you'd ask him? Time," "Put It On Me" and rock: Pink Floyd, The How do you do that water "Mesmerized." Beatles, The Beach Boys. I into wine trick? But in rap, unfortunately, sen like The Doors. I love U2, Can you describe the song sitivity is seen as a weakness Radiohead, and The writing process? Does and has tarnished his reputation Cardigans. someone into that of a womanizing play boy. Ja Rule's popularity was But my real "/ think our sound come in with passion in a riff or a already on decline before the music is clas has become more melody? Or is release of this album. as evi sical music. true to ourselves it we're going denced by the jeers he received What's your at the recent Source Awards. rather than our to meet Even his hard core fans are favorite song influences." Tuesday at going to be disillusioned by this you guys two o'clock -mediocre album. Ja Rule no have written and we're all longer rules the world of rap. so far? Jacque Brautbar going to sit Today, Fifty Cent is worth two On the new Phantom Planet down togeth quarters and J a Rule is worth record my guitarist er and just about two pennies. favorite song courtesy mtv.com jam? On his latest release, Ja Rule avoids the pop/rap sound that won is called Usually Alex Contact John Lowe at him popularity In an attempt to to gain "street cred" with critics. jlowel @nd.edu "Know it All" and all-time will come in with a skeletal my favorite song is version of the song. And "Wishing Well." then the rest of us will come What's the vibe on the new in and add parts like the album and the first single organ: the vital parts that "Big Brat?'' make a human being. I think where it's similar How do you feel about file to our old stuff is that "Big sharing? Brat" is very melodic and I totally understand why catchy. You can dance to it artists are bummed about and it's really great and a file sharing, but I think we lot of fun, but different should embrace it. it's going because it's a bit more hon to happen. It's the wave of est, a bit more raw. It's the future. We got to find a more rock and roll. way to do it so people aren't You guys have toured with screwed. Elvis Costello and Incubus. Finally, what can we Do you Jike arenas or the expect from the new smaller venues better? album? Both have their pros and It's not as slick as our last cons. It was amazing play record and more on the ing with Incubus in those rock and roll side. Alex is huge arenas. But at the listening to different music same time it was amazing which gives it a more rock when we did our headlining and roll base as opposed to club dates where we were pop music. playing 500 seaters. What's been your favorite venue you have played at Contact Brian Foy at so far? [email protected]. THE OBSERVER Wednesday, November 12, 2003 CENE Page 13 ALBUM REVIEW The Strokes fail to display musical growth This It. While they may have avoided the tar, along with Albert Hammond's delight ny of Room On Fire is impossible to ignore. By RYAN RAFFERTY sophomore slump by simply recreating the fully simply-played chorus riffs. "Under Many critics argue that this was the best Scene Music Critic masterpiece that was their debut album, it Control," "Reptilia" and "I Can't Win" are route for The Strokes to go, to create a leaves the listener wondering if they can some other fantastic Siamese twin of Is Holling Stone hailed them as "the best create anything outside of their signature catchy songs, but This It, and it may young band in the world." Mojo labeled fuzzy garage sound. While the songs on they become boring well have been. Room them. "the hottest rock 'n' roll band on the Room on Fire are extremely catchy and after several listens. On Fire will be a suc planet," and these two magazines are not fun, they just seem to lose their flair after a These songs are Room on Fire cessful album for the alone. Countless music critics, musicians few minutes. It seems the band simply wonderfully con band. It does have and passionate music listeners have called yawned out this album. structed and played, some magnificently The Strokes the saviors of rock music and Famed producer Nigel Godrich was origi but they do not seem catchy songs and gui praised them for the bold and daring sound nally slated to produce Room on Fire, and original. tar riffs, but it will be - of their music. The world has been waiting one can only wonder how he would have This is a consistent easily forgotten to see if they can, in fact, live up to their changed The Strokes' sound. Instead, the theme on Room On because of its glaring namesake with the follow-up to their band recruited the very same producer Fire. Singer Julian similarity to their impressive debut, Is This It, and they do in that worked with them on Is This It, and Casablancas contin debut album. the most predictable manner: creating a shockingly did not advance their sound at ues his biting, hazy This formula will near clone of their debut album. all. That may not necessarily be a bad singing style with work for The Strokes The Strokes latest album, Room On Fire, thing because the songs are amazing. The lyrics that could have for now, but at some is a carbon copy of Is This It. From the slick first single "12:51" is an extremely catchy easily been pulled point their sound bass lines, to the simple repetitive droning ditty with a driving bass and drum line from The Strokes' must mature and guitars, right down to the abstract art accentuated by a simple strummed guitar debut. His voice has change or they run theme on the cover, this is not a new riff. The song has hints of maturation with n't grown at all and the risk of becoming album, but in essence a continuation of Is an early '80s Cars-sounding synthesizer he hasn't expanded a boring, unchanging, guitar riff, but it his lyrical theme. predictable pop band. never seems to Overall the lyrics are The Strokes Overall Room On Fire move beyond a very bland and unin is a decent album simple backing teresting. and is worth a few riff. "You Talk There are hints of RCA Records listens. In all actuality Way Too Much" is maturation and The Strokes do live another wonder musical growth up to their title, "best ful song played in throughout the young rock band on the same lazily album, but The the planet," but they rushed repetitive Strokes never seem cannot keep the same style. Guitarist to bite on these sound forever. The Nick Valensi adds hooks they've created and expand their Strokes may have sparkled on their debut a wonderful sound. As a result the listener feels trapped album. but they begin to lose their luster on Photo courtesy of mtv.com atmosphere to the in a room with one speaker blaring the Room On Fire. The Strokes' latest release Is a near clone of Its hit debut song with his same song over and over again. There are album, which. resulted In a strong but boring album. muddy treble gui- great songs on this album, but the monoto- Contact Ryan Rafferty at [email protected] ALBUM REVIEW Aesop Rock possesses unconventional talent leave one feeling bewildered and By KENYATTA STORIN unsure of whether Bazooka Tooth is Scene Music Critic sheer genius or just plain weird. He is a superb rapper, able to drop fifty-cent Bazooka Tooth Aside from those who closely follow words and pop culture references left underground hip-hop, most people a!]d right in the most imaginative com have probably never heard of Aesop binations with rhymes like "They bur Hock before. A part of the young, row deep under the carnivore's flesh, Aesop Rock upstart hip-hop label, Def Jux, Aesop without a trace I Carnival games, like Hock is one of a newer breed of MC that try to shoot the star out of his space." wants nothing to do with the hip-hop However, it is sometimes frustrating to Definitive Jux Records mainstream. As a result, there is noth decipher his rhymes due to his creative ing conventional about the rapper's lat wordplay, odd nasal voice and tendency est album, Bazooka Tooth, but if one is to spurt a flat delivery with few willing to give it a chance to sink in, changes in tone, speed, emphasis or there is much to be appreciated. emotion. It takes maybe five or six A casual listening of Aesop Rock's good listens before his words really confu&ing, lyrical barrage will probably begin to make any sense, and even then some of it may remain nonsensical. Famous," where the two take shots at lights like on "The Greatest Pac-Man However, once lesser rappers and those that are criti Victory in History" and "Easy," some Aesop Rock's lyrics cal of Def Jux's style of hip-hop. He also times they are too unusual to be thor are grasped, his exhibits a sense of bitterness on many oughly enjoyed. Ironically, the small exceptional talent of his tracks, lashing out at the media number of songs Blockhead and El-P begins to show on "Easy" by opening with "Cameras or produce actually provide the best beats, through. In the guns I One of y'all's gonna shoot me to and "11:35" in particular stands out. excellent "11:35," death," and denouncing the existence Overall, Bazooka Tooth is like any Aesop Rock teams up of a higher being on "Kill the good piece of poetry. At a glance it may with fellow Def Jux Messenger:" "I will not bow to a God not seem like much, but if studied long rapper Mr. Lif, and that I can't look in the face." 1 enough, it has much to offer. Despite the two trade tragic Much like the lyrics, Bazooka Tooth 1s this, not everyone has that kind of tales of a flawed production is also eclectic and off the patience, and those looking for an easy American system wall, and it may take a number of lis listen will not find anything remotely with lines like "Now, tens to get used to it. Unlike his under like that from Aesop Hock. But for J .J. punch drunk, ground success, Labor Days, where those that are willing to take the time acts like a dumb Blockhead and EI-P did most of the pro to open up to something a little differ [expletive] I Bum duction, Aesop Rock produces most of ent, Bazooka Tooth provides a change touched girls looking Bazooka Tooth himself. He clearly takes of pace from the norm, and is a strong young enough to several pages out of El-P's book, creat piece of work by one of underground thumb suck." He ing disjointed, often bizarre electronic hip-hop's most talented MCs. takes a more typical sound collages that are very reminis Photo courtesy of mtv.com underground rap cent of El-P's production style. This Rapper Aesop Rock has an unconventional style and topic with Def Jux works with mixed results, for while Contact Kenyatta Storin at wants nothing to do with the hl~hop mainstream. head El-P on "We're some of these creative beats are high- [email protected] page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, November 12, 2003 NBA Jeff bests Stan as Van Gundy coaches meet Associated Press O'Neal blasted the officials for every important possession, calling three offensive fouls that Murray hit a jumper over They'd already competed long kept him on the bench much of Latrell Sprewell at the buzzer, and hard at pingpong. Chutes the second half. capping his career-high 29- and Ladders and checkers. "Do I need to make five or six point performance and lifting After all those years, Jeff and more All Star games, win an the Seattle SuperSonics over Stan Van Gundy fmally faced off Olympic gold, continue to make Minnesota 89-87 Tuesday night. as basketball coaches Tuesday All-NBA teams for me to get "I feel like I can get around night. some respect in the paint?" he anybody in the league," Murray In just the second time in NBA asked. "It's frustrating to me.'' said after scoring at least 20 history that brothers coached O'Neal had a dominating first points for the fifth straight against each other, Jeff's half, scoring 21 points and game in place ofthe injured Houston Rockets sent Stan's grabbing nine rebounds to help Ray Allen. Miami Heat to their seventh the Pacers take a 48-34 lead. "It doesn't matter that no one straight loss 90-70. But O'Neal went to the bench in the arena knows who I am. Houston won its fourth in a with 7:2 2 to play in the third They'll know who I am in time." - row and kept Miami as the only quarter after picking up his Sprewell made a 3-pointer winless team in the league. fourth foul. with 14.5 seconds left, tying it The game was a mere subplot He managed just four points at 87. for the main show between the and two rebounds in the second • After a timeout, Murray held Van Gundys, who joined Herb half to finish with 25 points and the ball at the top of the key and Larr.y Brown as the only 11 rebounds. until about five seconds brothers to coach against each "These refs are taking away remained and then drove at other in the NBA. my aggressiveness in the post," Minnesota's top defender. The family reunion started O'Neal said. "There are guys "I looked at his feet a little bit Monday night when the Heat that are afraid to guard me. I and they opened up and made arrived in Houston and Stan can't be effective if I'm not on me go left," Murray said. "So I went to Jeff's home for dinner. the court. Any other player went that way and got a shot "His wife, Kim, told me to would probably get that off." make sure I use the words [respect], but for some reason, Murray's fadeaway shot from 'homemade' and 'gourmet' and it's not for me." the left side bounced around it was," Stan said. "It was unbe When asked if he had any the rim a couple of times and lievable - steak, potato, salad theories about why he wasn't nearly rolled out before drop - it was wonderful. She said to getting the calls, (}'Neal said, "I ping in. say she cooks like that every don't know. Maybe this market "I don't know how it went," night." isn't big enough. Maybe they said Sprewell, who had a hand The brothers continued their don't like me.'' in Murray's face. "It caught the banter in pregame exchangers front of the rim and trickled in." in the hallway outside the Philadelphia 112, Washington teams' locker rooms Tuesday 1.05 Dallas 1.25, New Orleans 97 night. Among the best things to hap The Dallas Mavericks finally "I wish it was me going pen to the NBA in the offseason: got their lineup of All-Stars API against Jeff, I'm sure I'd come Allen Iverson and Gilbert pulling in the same direction. Jeff Van Gundy's Houston Rockets defeated his brother Stan's out on top," Stan said. "It's Arenas ended up in the same Steve Nash hit all five of his 3- Miami Heat 90-70 Tuesday night. more serious when we have to division. point shots and sparked a deci face [Steve] Francis, [Cuttino] Two of the quickest guards in sive third-quarter run in the dunk. weapons, we don't have to force Mobley and Yao [Ming]." the NBA get to face each other Mavericks' 125-97 victory over Walker had 21 points, Michael shots. When we have 40 assists, Jeff said he enjoyed the rare four times this season, and the the New Orleans Hornets on Finley 20 and Dirk Nowitzki 18 that pretty much says it all." chance to visit family. next three will be red-letter Tuesday night. for the Mavericks. Nash finished "It's never a distraction when days if they go anything like the The Mavericks, struggling to with 17 points and 11 assists, Portland 83, Toronto 80 you can see your brother," Jeff first. Iverson scored 40 points, assimilate newcomers Antoine and Fortson had nine points Zach Randolph had 18 points said. "We sat around saying while Arenas had 36 in the Walker, Antawn Jamison, and 11 rebounds in Dallas' and 11 rebounds and Portland things like 'your team is better,' Philadelphia 76ers' 112-105 Danny Fortson and Tony Delk most-lopsided victory of the overcame a big game from and the other saying, 'no, your victory over the Washington into the lineup, had their most season. Vince Carter in the Trail team is better.' We wasted a lot Wizards on Tuesday. complete effort of the season, "The most important thing Blazers' 83-80 victory over of time doing that." "That's what it's all about. shooting 58. finishing with 40 was our defense," said Jamison, Toronto on Tuesday night. That's the realness of this assists and holding a 45-30 who had 12 points. "We con Carter scored 19 of his 33 Celtlcs 78, Pacers 76 league," Iverson said. "That's rebounding edge. trolled the boards and got the points in the first half for the Jermaine O'Neal blamed the what makes this league so spe "Coming together with the opportunity to run. This is what Raptors. who shot just 41.4 per officials for the Indiana Pacers' cial because you have guys on group we have, we're bound to we're capable of doing.'' cent from the field. loss to the Boston Celtics. every team that's capable of have some explosions," Nash Nowitzki said the key was Dale Davis added 10 points "The fouls they called on me making big things happen on said. "Hopefully this was a Nash's unselfish play in the first and 10 rebounds for Portland. are unbelievable," the Indiana any given night. glimpse." quarter. Rasheed Wallace had 11 points star said after Boston's 78-76 The Hornets cut a 19-point "He was controlling the game, and eight rebounds, and Damon victory Tuesday night. Seattle 89, Minnesota 87 deficit in the second period to getting everybody involved," Stoudamire scored 12 of his 14 The Celtics won on Vin Ronald "Flip" Murray can no 66-60 early in the third. Then Nowitzki said. "He was our MVP points in the first half. Baker's fallaway jumper in the longer sneak up on people. Not Nash hit a 3 that started a 23-2 last season and that hasn't Portland has won four lane with 20 seconds left. with the ball in his hands on burst capped by Jamison's changed. We have so many straight at home. The Observer accepts classifieds every business day from 8 a.m. w 3 r.m. at the Notre Dame office, 024 South Dining Hall. 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I I I I I I I I e e I I I I • I • ' I ••• I tl ~ I • I I I • . . . . ~ . Wednesday, November 12, 2003 The Observer + SPORTS page 15 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Buckeyes control own BCS destiny Associated Press selves become overly engulfed in that. We need a couple of COLUMBUS, Ohio - Though things to go our way." Do you like music? Ohio State has inched closer to The Buckeyes, No. 4 in The a chance at defending its Associated Press' poll, host No. national championship, the 11 Purdue on Saturday then Are you a student leader? Buckeyes still have a lot of work travel to No. 5 Michigan in the to do. annual rivalry on Nov. 22. Are you interested in First they must get past "My take is this: There's no Purdue and Michigan, then way we can go up if we don't concert promotions? hope for some help to get past win," Tressel said. No. 2 Southern California in the The Buckeyes could pass the computer ratings and polls that Trojans for the No. 2 spot even make up the BCS rankings. if neither team loses because of The Buckeyes got a break their tougher schedule down when Virginia Tech, Miami and the stretch. Florida State - all ahead of USC plays at Arizona, then them a week ago in the BCS home against UClA and Oregon rankings - lost over the week State, which have a combined ' ' end and fell out of the race to record of 14-15. Top-ranked \ play for the national champi Oklahoma has games remaining onship in the Sugar Bowl. against Baylor and Texas Tech ... "' .. " ..... ,~ ...... "We're third," coach Jim before playing in the Big 12 / Tressel declared Tuesday with a championship game. I I wide grin. "I did my home Offensive lineman Shane ! I work.'' I Olivea said if the Buckeyes win It was an unusual declaration their final two games, they for a coach who claims he deserve to be in the title game Questions ::.. ::· :=·: j:,:· .. ,,l,1 :.,,'.· never pays attention to the ahead of Southern Cal. ??? Bowl Championship Series "Purdue right now is No. 10 standings. Contact *Applications are Due on Tuesday, November 18th and Michigan is No. 5. Those Throughout last season, are better than a UClA and an Erin Byrne Tressel said he had no idea Oregon State win," he said. "If at Jx7308 or The Show is an annual campus-wide concert that kicks off the school year with where his team was ranked by we win out and they win out, I ebyme2@Jid. edu excitement and great entertainment. The eventfosters community building and the BCS, even as the Buckeyes don't understand how you can climbed the charts and eventu keep the defending national unites students from Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, and Holy Cross. ally earned a spot in the title champion out. How could we game. The No. 2 Buckeyes beat not defend our title?" No. 1 Miami 31-24 in the Fiesta The Buckeyes are tied for the Bowl to capture their first top Big Ten lead heading into the Winner of the 2082 Academy Award for ranking in 34 years. final two weeks and must win QUOTES&FACTS Best Foreign Language Film, NOWHERE IN Until this week, Tressel swore both games to be assured their AFRICA (Germany, 2801 ), was written and he remained oblivious to where first outright conference title in The Nanovic Institute directed by Caroline link and based on the his Buckeyes are ranked in the almost two decades. for European Studies best-selling autobiographical nouel by polls or by the BCS. "Someone asked me have I www. nd. edu/-nanovic Stefanie Zweig. Ohio State was the only one heard the players talking loss contender to win Saturday, about" the BCS, Tressel said. beating Michigan State 33-23. "And I said, 'You know, I have The Buckeyes moved up from to be honest with you, the thing No. 5 to No. 3 in the BCS stand~ I've heard the players talk The Keough Institute is pleased to announce ings. about is the fact that we have "[The BCS] is in the back of not been the outright Big Ten that Maud EHmann, University Lecturer in your mind," tight end Ben champions since 1984.' English, University of Cambridge, will be a vis Hartsock said. "But you can "I haven't heard any of them only concern yourself with so talk about where we are in the iting professor in the Institute in Spring 2004. many things before the law of BCS. But I don't mind the fact A leading literary theorist, she is the editor of diminishing returns starts com that people are talking about it ing into play. We've got a lot on outside of our locker room, The Hunger Artists: Starving, Writing, and our plate right now. It's totally because that means we still Imprisonment (1993) and The Poetics of cliche, but we can't let our- have a chance.'' Impersonality: TS. Elliot and Ezra Pound (1987), and many articles on literary theory, feminism, and psychoanalysis. She is now com pleting a major study of the Irish novelist . ARABIC Elizabeth Bowen. A highly regarded instructor, Professor EHmann will teach an undergraduate I. MIDDLE EAST STUDIES course on Passing and the Fictions ofRace and a graduate course on Irish Modernism. COURSE OFFERINGS SPRING 2004 6498/IRST 474C:Ol Passing and the Fictions of Race: EHmann "Race" is a fiction, with no basis in biological fact. This course examines how "fictions" in the • Beginning Arabic I, Mear 101 artistic sense (novels, stories, movies) have both fostered and challanged "fictions" in the ideologi • Intro to Islamic Civilization, Melc 244/Hist 244 cal sense; that is, the lies and mystifications about race that pervade American cultural life. • ChrlsllaJtlt)' In the Middle East, Melc 3SO!I1teo 345/Hist 462 GRADUATE/6513/ENGL 577E Irish Modernism: EHmann James Joyce and Samuel Beckett are the towering figures of Irish literary modernism, so this course begins with Joyce's Dubliners and ends with Beckett's minimalist later plays. But the aim is to restore these writers to their historical context by examining key works by their percursors and Information on these courses and the Program in contemporaries, including Oscar Wilde's plays, fiction, and essays, the poetry ofW.B. Yeats, and ~ t Arabic/Middle East Studies contact: Elizabeth Bowen's novels and short stories. Central to the course is the tug-of-war between mod ~ ~ Amar.l @nd.edu or calll-6276. ernist cosmopolitanism and Irish nationalism, and the complicated ways in which these rival ten dencies both thwarted and abetted one another. The battlegrounds of religion, class, and gender Department of Classics http://classics.nd.edu will also engage our attention, along with the cultural consequences of the Iriili policy of neutrali ty during World War II. '·I page 16 The Observer+ SPORTS Wednesday, November 12, 2003 NFL Browns release receiver Johnson Directed Coach says wide by receiver did not meet Siiri expectations in Scott Cleveland offense Associated Press CLEVELAND - Wide receiver Kevin Johnson was released Tuesday by the Cleveland Playing Browns, one week· after he was ~+"'1lllll!at benched by coach Butch Davis. Washington Johnson, the club's leading receiver since 1999, had his Hall starting job taken away by Davis, who was displeased with the five-year veteran's perform Wednesday, November 19 7:30pm ance. Thursday, November 20 7:30pm "This is not a knee-jerk reac Friday, November 21 tion," Davis said in a statement. 7:30pm Reserved Seats "We have been trying for almost Saturday, November 22 7:30pm Senior Citizens three seasons to help Kevin per Sunday, November 23 Sports 2:30pm All Students form to the level of expectations Kevin Johnson Is tackled In a 26-20 loss to San Diego earlier we have had for him. I am dis this season. Johnson was cut by Cleveland Tuesday. 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Two weeks before he was agreed to terms on a four-year, "Kevin had a diminished role benched, Johnson dropped a $13.35 million contract exten than any competitor. in our offense, and he was not crucial pass on fourth down in a sion with a $3.5 million signing happy with it," Butch Davis said. loss to San Diego. bonus. • Over4,000pages of materials& 30 MCAT's worth of practice ..: aU yo.urs to keep. · Classes start in January. Space I~:i.limited. 800-2Review NOTRE DAME ClUB OF ClEVElAND www.PrincetonReview.<~om HOliDAY BUS The NO Club of Cleveland is again sponsoring a holidav bus to run fromthe NO Circle and also SMC on the Wednesdav before Thanksgiving, returning the following Sundav. Riders welcome from all NE Ohio and NW Pa. GreyhouncL has Dropons are in Westlake, Independence and Indiana covered Beachwood. Round trip is $75: one wav is $40 for the holidays. 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The end Kellen Winslow on Tuesday, most pain you can inflict on a punishing the team's top receiver player is playing time, so I am for his behavior on the field. going to take away some playing Coker also benched center Joel time." Rodriguez and quarterback Kevin Everett will start in Brock Berlin, meaning the 14th place of Winslow, who leads the ranked Hurricanes (7 -2) will . team with 51 catches for 527 have a total of six offensive play yards. ers in new positions Saturday Rodriguez was flagged for his against Syracuse. fifth holding penalty of the sea Winslow was benched for com son against the Vols. It came on mitting two unsportsmanlike first-and-10 at the Tennessee 30 conduct penalties in losses to with Miami trailing 10-6 early in Virginia Tech and Tennessee. the fourth quarter. Rodriguez was benched for com The 10-yard penalty took the mitting a critical holding peQ.alty Hurricanes out of field-goal in the fourth quarter against the range, and the drive ended three Volunteers. And Berlin was plays later when Berlin fumbled. benched after throwing 14 inter "It is embarrassing," ceptions and fumbling three Rodriguez said. "It would be times in nine games. worse if it was just me, but the "We're doing everything we fact that it's me and Kellen eases can to address any problems we the tension a little bit because have on our football team," Kellen is such a marquee player. offensive line coach Art Kehoe It's unsettling, but that comes said. "If it means somebody's got with the territory of starting at a to get benched or we've got to big-time program like this and start somebody else, we're going not doing things that coaches to do whatever it takes to get this have addressed." ship right. Without Rodriguez, the "The bench has always been Hurricanes will move right guard the coach's best vehicle through Chris Myers to center, shift left out sports history. Has it not? It's tackle Eric Winston to left guard the best thing I know of." and insert Rashad Butler at left Winslow and Rodriguez will tackle and Joe McGrath at right not start against Syracuse (5-3), guard. The moves are also nec but Coker said they will play in essary because left guard Vernon the game. Berlin could play, too, Carey is likely out with a but Coker said it will depend on sprained right ankle. how backup Derrick Crudup per The only linemen who remains forms. unchanged is right tackle Carlos Winslow was penalized 15 Joseph. yards in the fourth quarter of "We're just trying to make a Saturday's 10-6 loss to statement that if you're going to Icon Sports Tennessee for taking off his hel make a lot of penalties, you're Miami Hurricanes tight end Kellen Winslow was benched by coach Larry Coker Tuesday. Winslow met. After the game, Winslow going to sit," Kehoe said. will not play against Syracuse this weekend due to two recent unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. said his helmet was ripped off. He then lashed out at the offi cials in a profanity-laced _tirade that ended with him referring to football as war and himself as a Pataf!onia ''li·had in America'' soldier. Winslow apologized a day later. excltiSively He also nearly got flagged for celebrating a hard-hitting block at---~ A Documentanr bV Steven Emerson on safety Corey Campbell in the Sminute~ third quarter. {rom CUTPCST In a 31-7 loss to Virginia Tech, Campus i•z.Jil: he was flagged 15 yards for Cold Wflllther Exp11rts punching linebacker Brandon Call259·1ooo for more details fill ! illl r· The Ct•ntt•r j~r Ethics tlml Rdigi;,;~~:·v~/~;~;-·j;;··/i;~:~:j;~;~;~··· • 01•: ami i:®l• 1lTI i Tltt• Institute }or l:.lhictti Du.xint:~'>s WtJr/41f..•i Proudly Present Cardinal O'Hara Ll>cture S!."des Steve ()dland CEO o:f AutoZone - The F'oundation of Corporate Governance Tuesday, Novemberl8, 2003 7:00p.m. Wednesday, November 12 .Jordan Auditorium 1\tlendoza CoiJege of Business 1:00pm 102 DeBartolo Hall Sponsored bV the Foundation tor the Defense of Democracies - ·------.... _._,___~ ... Wednesday. Novemeber 12, 2003 The Observer + SPORTS page 19 MLB Drug survey results could prompt unannounced testing ' Associated Press ed, under terms of the game's collective bargaining agree PHOENIX - Results are ment, when the Food and Drug expected in a few days from Administration declared it an this year's drug-testing survey illegal substance. of players, baseball commis There will be no retesting of sioner Bud Selig said. this year's urine samples for If more than 5 percent of THG. Manfred said the samples those tests are positive for a weren't preserved, and that banned performance-enhanc the bargaining agreement ing substance, then all players doesn't allow retroactive test- will be subject to possible ran . ing for newly banned sub dom. unannounced testing, stances. with penalties for those who Selig said he had "no idea" fail. whether the drug testing Otherwise. another survey affected this year's perform will be conducted. ances in baseball. "We'll have them in the next THG was unknown by sports few days and they'll be authorities until an unidenti announced shortly thereafter," fied coach sent a syringe con Rob Manfred, major league taining the drug to the U.S. baseball's executive vice presi Anti-Doping Agency. which dent for labor relations, said at handles drug testing for track the general managers' meeting and field. Monday. Meanwhile, sluggers Barry Baseball has already added Bonds and Jason Giambi are the steroid THG to the list of among dozens of athletes sub banned substances for next poenaed to testify before a Reuters season. grand jury that. according to Major league baseball commissioner Bud Selig shakes hands with Chicago Cubs' outfielder The performance-enhancing sources close to the probe, is Sammy Sosa. All players, Including Sosa, may be subjected to unannounced drug tests. drug automatically was includ- investigating the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative for possible involvement in distri bution of illegal performance enhancing drugs. "Look. these people have not 0 been convicted of anything," , Selig said. "They have merely ~ been called there as witnesses. It is unfair to read any more into it than that right now." ~ UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME He said the issue of perform . ance-enhancing drugs in base I COLLEGE OF ARTS AND LETTERS ball remains an important one. "Of course, I have a great ~ sensitivity about all of this." Selig said. "I worry a lot about it. I worry about anything that affects not only the image of the game but the performance of it on the field, too. The San < You are invited to a Francisco thing, we're just going to have to wait, and that's the only fair and decent ~ presentation thing to do." Under the drug testing provi u on teaching by sions agreed to in bargaining Q.) talks last year, all 1,200 major league players on the 40-man Q.) Professor Valerie Sayers rosters were tested. Another 240 were selected at random for second tests. "The theory was that every ~ body had to do it once," Department of English Manfred said. "But even after C/') you went, we wanted you to Director oT the have it in the back of your mind that we might be back to • Creative Writing Program visit a second time. The idea being that you'd like to control behavior even during the sur ~ vey part of the test." In other matters, Selig said he hoped to have two teams open their seasons in Japan "'Q.) Recipient of the next year. Last season. Oakland and Seattle were sup posed to begin their seasons in Japan, but the trip was called ~ .2003 Charles E.. Sheedy Award off for security reasons. Selig also said he was disap ~ pointed and saddened by the for Excellence in Teaching United States' upset loss to Mexico in Olympic baseball ~ qualifying. The loss means the defending gold medalist U.S. baseball team won't compete - u in the Athens Olympics. Friday, November 14, 2003 ~ 4:00 P~M. McKenna Hall Auditorium 0 Reception to follow 0 DUTPDST ~ Cold Weather Experts N 5 minutes from Campus Call259·1ooo for more details OUND THE NATION page 20 CoMPlLED FROM THE OBSERVER'S WiRE SERVICES Wednesday, November 12, 2003 MLB Zuma Press Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay reacts after setting a team record for victories In a season. Halladay was named the American League Cy Young Award winner, finishing the season with 22 wins and a 3.25 ERA. Blue Jays' Halladay claitns AL CyYoung Associated Press Esteban Loaiza. Queen for curing his Young winner Greg NEW YORK - Roy "When I went down that mechanics and sports psy Maddux, got Halladay to Halladay bounced back far, and really had no idea chologist Harvey Dorfman· focus, to "block every from A-ball to the AL Cy what I was going to ·do to for str-aightening out his thing out, be positive and Young Award in little get it back until I found head. go one pitch at a time," more than two years. that help, (it) was a little "I think both of those go the pitcher said. His pitching was so scary for me," he said hand in hand as what This year he finished messed up during spring from Hawaii during a tele made the difference for 22-7 with a 3.25 ERA, training in 2001 that the phone conference call. me," said Halladay, who going unbeaten from May Toronto Blue Jays left him After winning a major has the most wins in the 1 to July 27 and tying for in Dunedin to work out his league-high 22 games, major leagues over the the AL lead with nine troubles, causing Halladay Halladay received 26 first past two seasons. complete games. to wonder if his baseball place votes and two sec Queen had Halladay Halladay's wins came in career was at an end. onds for 136 points in bal change his delivery. his last 30 starts. He was Now, he's left the rest of loting by the Baseball "I went from pretty 0-2 in his first six. the league's pitchers Writers' Association of much straight over the top "When I started pitching behind. America. to three-quarters. which better, we started playing Halladay was an over Halladay's big year basically gave me more better all together," whelming winner of the included a 15-game win movement to both sides of Halladay said. "They American League Cy ning streak. the plate," Halladay said. started scoring runs and Young Award on Tuesday, He credited former Blue Dorfman. who has helping me get comfort easily beating Chicago's Jays pitching coach Mel worked with four-time Cy able." IN BRIEF Beard, Taurasi head pre State's Kelly Mazzante (28) and way Tuesday. season All-Americans Stanford's Nicole Powell (25). In a match riddled with miscues, Geno Auriemma has a very simple Beard, a 5-foot-11 guard, made Schuettler beat an inconsistent and way of explaining the difference the preseason team for the third hobbled Coria 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 at the between Connecticut and its chal time, Taurasi, a 6-foot guard, for Tennis Masters Cup. lengers in women's basketball: the second. Beard also was unani With the temperature about 80 "We have Diana and they don't," mous a year ago, and both were and wind blowing this way and the coach says. unanimous postseason All that, they combined for 84 unforced - around the dial At Duke, coach Gail Goestenkors Americans last spring. errors, 28 break points and 13 dou says without hesitation: "I think Taurasi was the AP's player of the ble-faults. But the sixth-ranked Alana raises the level of play of our year last season and led a Schuettler, runner-up to Andre entire team every single day." Connecticut team that relied heavily Agassi at the Australian Open, did Of course, they are talking about on freshmen to its second consecu just enough to win. COLLEGE fOOTBALL Diana Taurasi and Alana Beard, for tive national championship. Schuettler made 18 fewer errors Marshall at Miami (Ohio) 7:30p.m., ESPN2 whom being designated an All Beard joined Tennessee's and had 31 winners to Coria's 24. American is becoming as common Chamique Holdsclaw and Tamika Coria often clutched his left thigh place as high-top sneakers. Catchings as the only three-time when there were breaks in play, NBA selections on the preseason team, although he looked just fine during San Antonio at New Jersey 7 p.m., ESPN The two seniors were unanimous selections Tuesday for The which began in 1994. points, using his exceptional quick Chicago at Boston 7 p.m., FOX Sports Associated Press' preseason All ness to track down shots. After the Detroit at Golden State 9:30 p.m., ESPN America team. Schnettler ousts Coria second set, the Argentine took a Their names appeared on all 47 despite sloppy play medical timeout and had both legs TENNIS ballots from the national media HOUSTON - Rainer Schuettler massaged by a trainer. Masters Cup 10:30 p.m., ESPN2 panel voting in the weekly AP poll. and Guillermo Coria are two of the The fourth-ranked Coria fell to 4- Also chosen were Kansas State's year's most improved players on 14 this season when losing the first Nicole Ohlde (34 votes), Penn the ATP Tour. Neither looked that set (he's 55-1 when winning it). Wednesday, November 12, 2003 The Observer + SPORTS page 21 NO VOLLEYBALL - Kristen Kinder earns Did you ever want to be In a music video? Big East weekly honor Special to The Observer last five years. Kinder set the Irish to a .305 attack percent Notre Dame senior co-cap age, while averaging 14.00 Did you ever want to be someone famous? tain Kristen Kinder was assists per game: named the Big East Player of Kinder had a career-high 68 the Week Monday after leading assists on Friday in a 3-2 vic the Irish to a pair of victories tory over Virginia Tech. It was last weekend over the only tw6 the most for an Irish player teams to have "defeated Notre since Denise Boylan had 86 on Dame in conference play in the Oct. 12, 2000. Kinder added seven kills and helped Notre Dame to a .291 hitting per -··------·111 ...... -· centage. On Sunday, the Irish setter enormous had 44 assists, orchestrating Well now you CAN! an attack that hit . 326 in FLEECE defeating Miami in three games. Kinder also registered six assists on .455 hitting and SUB Special Events is hosting MEGA FLICKS Selecti;?• helped Notre Dame to 58 kills and FREAKY FOTOS ~ (19.33 per game). {!om OUTPOST Over the weekend, the Irish Campus s or s averaged 17.63 kills and 16.25 Cold Weather Experts assists per game. Cal1259·1ooo for more details It was the second such honor November the 13th II 6pm -Midnight of Kinder's career. She also copped the distinction on Nov. 12, 2001. In 11 weeks this season, Lafortune Ballroom Irish players have earned at least ~ share of the honor seven times, while being idle once. The event is FREE! Miami setter Jill Robinson was named the Big East Rookie of the Week on Monday, as well. brought to you by the student union board. nd.edu/-sub Cal1259·1.ooo for more details THEOLOGY ON TAP RETURNS.. ,, '·.::r;:·.· 9:30-1 1 :30PM FREE DRINKS LEGENDS CASH BAR - FREE FOOD GOOD TIMES .... ...... BROUGHT TO YOU BY CAMPUS MINISTRY ! f =p=ag=e=2=2======T,=n=e=O=b=se=rv=e=r=+==S=P~()=R~T~S======~=e~d~n~e~sd~a~~~N=o~v~e~m~b~er~l2~,~2~0~0~3 I I Despite BYU's tendency to and Daniel Coats both have rely on the pass, Willingham over 30 catches as well. - BYU said his defense needs to stop The Cougars offense has continued from page 24 the run first in struggled to order to con break out in two quarterbacks this season, tain the "We've got to do an games this sea with Matt Berry and John Courgars' almost complete son. Besides beck both seeing significant passing game. scoring 44 points playing time this season. In "Defensively, turnaround." against San its last game a 50-12 loss to even though Diego State Oct. Boise State on Oct. 30, the this team is a Tyrone Willingham 4, they haven't had more than Cougars used a third quarter passing team. Irish coach back Jackson Brown as well. and we antici 28 points in any BYU hasn't been shut out in pate a great other game. 360 straight games and aver deal of pass. Willingham age 18.2 points per game this we have got to limit their abil believes the pass-oriented season. The Cougars do not ity to run the football, force Cougar offense gives Notre use the run nearly as much as them to be one-dimensional, Dame's defense opportunities the pass and are gaining only and then hope that with the to try different formations - 102 rushing normal law of something the unit couldn't yards a game. averages that do against Navy last weekend. In contrast to they will throw "We've got to do an almost Navy, the "We have got to limit enough incom complete turnaround," Midshipmen their ability to run pletions that Willingham said. "That's good ran for over the football." we'll contest in a sense because there are 300 yards a enough that they things in pass coverage that game heading have incomple you can cheat with, but with into last Tyrone Willingham tions and pick a the option you can't cheat. week. Irish coach couple also in You have to have everything The Irish between," covered because if you don't defense did a Willingham said. you're in big trouble." nice job against Navy last w Receiver Toby Christian CHIP MARKS/The Observer eek, holding the Midshipmen leads the Cougars with 48 Junior mldflelder Sarah Halpenny fends off a Miami defender In to 238 yards rushing, which catches for 497 yards and Contact Joe Hettler at a game earlier this season. was 70 less than its average. four touchdowns. Chris Hale [email protected] vide a major spark in the mid field off the bench for the Irish. Frosh In just her second game with continued from page 24 the Irish, Krivacek scored the game-winning goal against · upcoming NCAA Tournament. Wake Forest, in addition to Buczkowski, Krivacek, and adding three more assists over Lorenzen all have played major the course of the season. One of minutes this season for the those assists sparked Amy Irish, with Buczkowski and Warner for the eventual game Lorenzen drawing starting winner against Seton Hall. assignments in most of the One of the transitions the team's games. All three players three freshmen had to get used credit some of their transition was their new roles with the to have known each other Irish. As with all of the fresh before coming to Notre Dame. men that come in, they starred "The fact that you have other on their teams in high school people that you are so close and have had to get used to with, it just helps going in," system at Notre Dame. said Buczkowski. "At Notre "Our roles on this team are Dame you don't go in and know definitely different from the a lot so to experience it with roles we played on our club people that you are already team," said Lorenzen. close with makes a big differ "It's a different team. but it's ence." still soccer," said Buczkowski. "Plus on the field, generally I The three freshmen also pretty much know where Jen credit their classmates and the and Jill are going to play," team veterans for helping them Lorenzen added. "So that defi become adjusted to Notre nitely helps me." Dame soccer. Irish coach Randy Waldrum "We have a lot of different agreed that the three players personalities as a group," said mesh well together and have Buczkowski. "That makes it a assisted each other's progres lot easier to bond together." sion this season. "We're two of the quieter "I think they feed off of each ones," said Lorenzen of herself other," said Waldrum. "Their and Buczkowski. "But every confid~;Jnce coming in and their thing I keep hearing from the fitness level were good so they upperclassmen is how the per were physically prepared to sonalities of the freshmen have play. I think it's a lot easier to made such a big impact." come in and play when you've "There are lots of different got a couple around you that personalities in the freshman you have a comfort level with class," said Krivacek. "But it's as opposed to being completely nice because you get a little bit new to a team. With Jen and of everything." Jill playing in the middle and While many different factors then Kimmy in the back they're have played a role in this year's very familiar with the team and Irish resurgence, but Waldrum that's been a big plus." believes the freshmen have Buczkowski made an immedi played a vital role in this year's ate impact for the Irish, scoring improvement on a 13-8 record two goals and three assists in last year, especially considering the Notre Dame Classic against the injuries that have been sus Arizona State and Oklahoma. tained by the team's veteran Her performance was good players. - enough to earn. her the "I think it would have been Offensive MVP award, and she almost just like last year [with also was named to the Big East out the freshmen]." said All-).lookie Team along with Waldrum. "When you look at teammate Christie Shaner. our team, to lose Candace Lorenzen has played a huge Chapman for the year, and role in the Irish defense, having Randi Scheller, we'd have been started 18 of the team's 22 in the same boat if those play games. She often has been ers had not been ready to step teamed with Shaner and veter in and play. It was a huge loss, ans Vanessa Pruzinsky and and we certainly miss those Melissa Tancredi in a defense players, but we've been able to that has been ranked among get through in huge part the nation's leaders in goals because of the freshman class." against average throughout the season. Contact Andy Troeger at Krivacek has come on to pro- [email protected] ------~~--- Wednesday, November 12, 2003 The Observer+ TO DAY page 23 HENRI ARNOLD SCHOOL DAZE CLARE O'BRIEN JUMBLE MIKE ARGIRION THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by Henri Arnold and Mike Arglrlon DH qOSH! WHAT'S I'M SICIC .. C5"iffl~) .. &UT:I Flqt12E If 1 csr~iff) PO WI'TH YOU? 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Brewster finished with 14 kills on The Irish, who lead the NCAA in .385 hitting, taking charge at the blocking, were outdueled at the net net. She also had nine blocks. Tuesday night as No. 14 Northern Junior Emily Loomis and sopho Iowa registered 15 blocks to the more Lauren Kelbley added 13 and Irish's 12.5 - most of which came 11 kills apiece, respectively. in the last two games. Senior setter Kristen Kinder had As a result, the No. 12 Irish found 49 assists on the match. Kinder themselves leaving Cedar Falls, was named Big East Player of the Iowa with a 3-1 (30-23, 30-28, 26- Week last week. 30, 30-26) loss, which snapped one Defensively, libero Meg Henican streak and extended another. had 17 kills to lead the way once For the Irish (21-3). they saw a again for Notre Dame. 14-game winning streak snapped. However, Northern Iowa played Meanwhile the Pan-thers (22-4) very well according to senior setter added to their consecutive home Jill Arganbright. wins, with their 69th straight victo "We played some of our best vol ry at home. This streak is the sec leyball this season tonight," ond longest in NCAA history. Arganbright said. From the beginning, it was a The loss leaves the Irish in a good match up, as both teams tough spot going into the NCAA excelled in blocking - the Irish Tournament, which starts Dec. 4. leading the nation and the Because the Irish only play one Panthers third. However, Northern more ranked team (Stanford, Nov. Iowa was able to put the ball away 29), they must win the rest of their when it counted, and that made the regular season matches to better difference in a match of similar their chances of getting a top seed. teams. Two more matches remain Notre Dame managed to hit .185 besides Stanford, and both are this on the match, well below their sea weekend. Saturday, the Irish face son average. But the Irish got off to West Virginia, and Sunday they will a good start in each of the four see Pittsburgh to wrap up the Big games, leading by at least five East regular season. points to start each game. They TIM KACMAR!The Observer could not sustain the effort, as the Contact Heather van Hoegarden at Senior co-captain Kristen Kinder was named Big East player of the week Monday, but Panthers managed to crawl back in [email protected] she couldn't help Notre Dame put No. 14 Northern Iowa away Tuesday. ND WOMEN'S SOCCER FOOTBALL Familiar frosh spark, Irish Defense must shift By ANDY TROEGER gears for Cougars Sports Writer Throughout their high school careers, Jen Buczkowski, Jill facing a team that is going By JOE HETTLER to throw the football proba Krivacek and Kim Lorenzen Sports Writer played together on the Illinois bly more than we might Olympic Development Program have seen it thrown this team and for the FC Chicago If Navy was the apples, year. They are going to give Sockers club team, winning then BYU is the oranges. us a variety of formations, of both the ODP National A week after facing the personnel groupings, and it Championship in 2003 with the Midshipmen's triple option going to be a difficult task ODP team and the 2001 attack that led the country just to identify most of that Presidents Cup with the in rushing, Notre Dame's and then play it in the prop Sackers. defense must change gears er manner." Now that the three Chicago - and quickly - to prepare BYU likes the to throw the area players have come to for the high flying passing ball - a lot. The Cougars Notre Dame, they are still game of the Cougars. average 40.5 pass attempts excelling by helping the "For this week, we have to per game and are ranked in women's soccer team roll up a make a 180-degree turn," the top 30 in the nation for 19-2-1 record heading into the CHIP MARKS/The Observer Notre Dame coach Tyrone passing yards. BYU has used Freshman mldflelder Jen Buczkowski, right, goes up for a head Willingham said. "We go see FROSH/page 22 ball In a game earlier this season. from facing the option to see BYU/page 22 MtB COLLEGE fOOTBAll NFL COI.I.EGE FOOTBALL NBA en Ll.l u Drug testing survey Three Miami players Browns release Ohio State wants a Rockets 90 z suspended Kevin Johnson chance to defend Heat 70 ::5 Depending on the results its title t: of the most recent drug Hurricanes tight end Cleveland let go its Jeff Van Gundy defeated his tests, commissioner Bud Kellen Winslow and two former No. 1 receiver The Buckeyes control brother Stan Tuesday night. Selig could institute random other players are suspended Tuesday. their own destiny as the ==12-t::c drug testing. for the Syracuse game. season winds down. en page 19 page 18 page 16 page 15 page 14 - I