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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 43: ISSUE 33 · THURSDAY. OCTOBER 9. 2008 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Lugar calls for urgent action on energy policy Indiana senator says next president must. make issue a top priority cles and societal inertia to scarce supplies of energy," By AARON STEINER address the growing energy Lugar said. News Writer supply problems. As a nation, he· said, the Lugar spoke to students, United States must put high The United States' current faculty and administrators emphasis on the energy energy dilemmas will at Washington Hall during a issue, whiGh is tied to a mul­ require "game-changing daylong visit to Notre titude of other issues includ­ policies," Sen. Richard Dame's campus. ing foreign policy and the Lugar, R-Ind., said "America's voracious economic crisis. Wednesday. He added that appetite for energy exists in But with the challenge the country must work to a world of unpredictable overcome technical obsta- competition for increasingly see LUGAR/ page 4

Vzsit includes time with students, Jenkins and a trip to ND Energy Center make a difference everyday," he Energy Patriot Award after his By AARON STEINER said during opening remarks at speech. Lugar cited the group's News Writer a speech at Washington Hall, work on game day recycling ini­ after visiting with University tiatives, nominating dorm sus­ Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind. got President Fr. John Jenkins, tainability commissioners and an inside look at Notre Dame's speaking with student leaders installing over 1,400 energy work - both on-campus initia­ and visiting Notre Dame's efficient light bulbs. tives and academic research - Energy Center, a research insti­ GreeND president Lourdes on energy issues Wednesday, tution on campus. Long and vice president Colleen DAN JACOBSffhe Observer and he praised the University Lugar formally recognized the Kelly accepted the award on Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., spoke Wednesday in Washington Hall on for that work. student group GreeND by pre­ Notre Dame's campus about energy policy. "This University continues to senting the group with a Lugar see VISIT/page 6

ELECTION 2008 BoARD OF GOVERNANCE Professors debate role of abortion in election Budget Catholic committee members for McCain, Obama argue about role of moral responsibility

decision of a Catholic citizen in a natural law ... or any society's [abortion] policies," he said. "It 111otion fails By MADELINE BUCKLEY packed auditorium in McKenna legal code," Bradley said. is wrong to support this sinful News Writer Hall Wednesday. The moral responsibility for structure." Bradley, a supporter of the injustice of abortion is not In order to determine if, as a to pass Notre Dame law professors Republican candidate Sen. John limited to the pregnant woman Catholic, a person should consid­ Gerard Bradley, a member of McCain, spoke first, representing and those immediately involved er voting for a pro-choice candi­ the Catholics for McCain the pro-life side of the issue. He in the action, he said. The date, Bradley said the person By LIZ HARTER and ASHLEY National Steering Committee, said the pro-life stance is based responsibility extends to the should apply the Golden Rule - CHARNLEY and Vincent Rougeau, a member on two beliefs - human life society that allows the act to to treat others as you would like News Writers of Democratic presidential can­ begins at conception, so aborting happen and the voter that puts to be treated - to the situation. didate Sen. Barack Obama's a fetus is killing a person, and it pro-choice candidates in office, He said this rule makes people The Saint Mary's Board of Catholic National Advisory is morally wrong to kill an inno­ Bradley said. walk in others' shoes. Governance (BOG) voted Council steering committee, cent person. "It is wrong, in my opinion, to "We have the tendency to dis- Wednesday against passing debated the role the abortion "You can figure out that killing support a political candidate the Student Government issue should play in the voting is wrong by reflecting on the that approves or supports these see ABORTION/page 6 Association's (SGA) budget, a motion discussed last week at its meeting. The motion, which needed 16 votes to receive the two­ thirds majority, did not carry Community celebrates Yom Kippur with a 15-9 vote. Gruscinski said the motion will be pre­ sented to BOG again next week. Jewish students, faculty observe holiday The vote took place because By ROBERT SINGER day by fasting and praying at it was brought to the Executive Board's attention News Wrirer a synagogue in South Bend with the local Jewish commu­ that BOG might be required to nity. give final approval to the Starting at sunset Sharratt explained that budget as directed by the SGA Wednesday, members of Notre today's holiday marks the Constitution, student body Dame's Jewish community conclusion of the "10 Days of president Mickey Gruscinski will officially begin obser­ Repentance," which began said. vance of Yom Kippur, also last Tuesday with Rosh "There's a discrepancy in known as the "Day of Hashanah. the Constitution," student Atonement," onn of' the most "Hosh Hashanah is the Day body vice president Sarah important holidays in the of Judgment - the Jewish Falvey said. "In some places it Jewish faith. New Year," he said. "It means says the execs approve it as Traditionally. Jews observe that for Jews, the entire year the budgeting committee and Yom Kippur by spending time is evaluated on that day to see in some it says that Board of in prayer, abstaining from how they did." Governance has a say." work and fasting for the day. On Rosh Hashanah, Gruscinski read the section Notre Dame junior Damian Sharratt said, the first of the VANESSA GEMPISffhe Observer of the Constitution about the Sharratt, who is Jewish, said l.eft: to right, Adam Miller, Dan Smith, Tiffany Nelson, Jenna Zigman and he will be observing the holy see HOLIDAY/page 4 Sara Felsenstein gather in South Dining Hall for a Yom Kippur dinner. see BOG/page 4 . ~ . page 2 Thursday, October 9, 2008

INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? A girl's guide to footall

Qunstion: What's tlw one place in Notrn Damn Stadium whnrn, at halftime, tlw nwn's room has a linn and the Adam Miller Keith Hetrick Kelly Jones Tommy Osberger wonwn's room is dnsertnd? Answer: Thn pn~ss box. junior freshman sophomore senior I usually get some friendly jabs from Carroll Keenan Howard Zahm my fnliow sports writers in The Observer oflien dun to my gender, mainly center­ ing on how the sports guys must not "Special K with "Honey Bunches "Morning "Cookie Crisp. I have bnen paying attention when they berries, of Oats for its Harvest ... know everyone knpt me on stall' rather than sending me because it's because of the who reads this to News or Senne. goldeny berry-licious!" goodness ... and blueberries. " will think it's For the most Laura Myers part, though, I its tremendous not funny. " don't think my health benefits. " presence in the .. press box on foot­ Sports Writer ball Saturdays is very dillimmt from that of any other writer. Granted, I don't think Bill Brink would prodaim a desire t.o marry Michanl Floyd, but that's his loss. (By the way, Mike, the oll'er stands.) I'll admit, my knowledge of football IN BRIEF isn't nearly as complete as that of most boys. I compan~ it to a foreign language Free flu shots will be provid1~d - 1wnn though I've studind it. for years, I by University llealth snrvices will never be at tlw level of a natural­ today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at born speaker. the Joyce Center to Notrn Dame llownver, I have plenty of female students, staff, faeulty, retirees friends who know a lot less than I do. I and spouses of retirees. don't blame thmn: I'm pretty sure I'm one of' fin1r girls at ND who didn't eome Notre Dame Law School will f'rom an all-girls Catholic school. host a leeture by Columbia Law Cirls ask me all the tinw to explain School professor Kent something to them, to give them a talk­ Greenwalt called "Heligion and ing point or even to explain who the the Constitution: Volume: 2: players are. So here's my attempt to put Establishment and Fairness" a few necessary Irish football faets into today at 4 p.m. in tho Eck laywoman's terms. Visitors' Center Auditorium. First. the ofl(msive line. This little tout­ nd group is the most important part of' "Bach's Lunch: A Noontime the football team. An efTeetive line Concert," a short dassical con­ blocks the other team's dof'ense from cnrt featuring advancnd studenl'i getting to the playmakers. Thus, the from the Department of Music quarterback doesn't get sacked (our line will takn plaee Friday at 12:10 is doing well on this so far) and the run­ p.m. in Penote Perf(lrmer's Hall ning hacks havn a place to run (not quite in DeBartolo Performing Arts as well. but still better than last year). Center. The audience is wekome Without the offensive line, Jimmy TOM'LA!The Observer to bring their luneh to this eVfmt. Clausen would be getting knocked over Keenan Resident Assistant Jim Nugent awards sophomore Paul Hotovy with the morn than Charlie Weis. "Hoodrat of the Fortnight" trophy, given to the most valuable resident every two The Institute for Latino Studies Second, USC. The Trojans are our weeks. will host the "Celebration of biggest rivalry, and yes, that does mat­ Hispanic Heritage Month: tor. We've hated them since the days of Fiesta del Sol" Friday at 7 p.m. Knuln HIH~kne, which is why today we There will be musie, dancing and cheer nvnry year when they got pum­ food available at Fieldhouse melnd by Oregon Stale and why we Mall for all studnnts. refusn to speak to people wearing their OFFBEAT gear. As a reeent historieal refernnce Skinny-dipping tallgater oflicer and kneed him twice posed the political poly­ The Keough-Naughton point, you ean bring up the Bush Push accused of kneeing cop in the groin, Archbald said. graphs for Democratic Rep. Institutn for Irish Studies will (look it up. I ~~an't get into it without cry­ AMHERST, Mass. - A tail­ The officer, whom Baron Hill, GOP challenger host a lncture called "The ing likn a Cubs fan). If that awful nvnnt is gater skinny dipping inside Archbald did not name, was Mike Sodrel and Libertarian Formation of the Irish evnr mentioned, you must shake your a truck bed at a University given morphine at a hospi­ candidate Erie Schansbnrg. Historical Consciousness" hnad and give a long, sad sigh, showing of Massachusetts football tal. He could miss up to two The three are scheduled to Friday at 3 p.m. in DeBartolo that you know what happened just a few game has been charged weeks of work. debate Oct. 21, but an olli­ 11R. years b1~fore you matriculated and, most with assault for allegedly cial with a debate eo-spon­ importantly, that you loathe USC. knening a campus police Polygraphs proposed for sor said lie detnctors won't Thern will bn a walk of solidar­ Sadly, I'm only two points in and I'm oflicnr in the groin. Ind. congressional debate be inducted. ity called the "Gulu Walk" fairly sure I've gone ovnr my word Dnputy Chief Patrick JASPEH, Ind. - Two "Our planning committen Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to munt. I lnavn you with somn good con­ Archbald said a 21-year-old challengers for an Indiana worked up the format and raise awareness for ehild sol­ versation starters sure to impress any man was among several congressional seat have rules, and we are not invit­ diers in Uganda. transportation guy: fans splashing around in the agreed to be hooked up to ing negotiations from the will be provided at Main Circle "Check out that great blocking! Jimmy back of a pickup truck lie deteetors during a candidates," Alan Johnson, starting at 12:30. Donations are had all tlw tinw in the world to get oil' bnl'ore Saturday's game debate, but an ollicial with dean of Vincennns encouraged. that Tl> pass!" against the University of the incumbent's party dis­ Univnrsity's Jasper Campus, "%*&.# USC!" Yes, you can start a eon­ Delaware. misses the idea as "bizarre." told The Herald of Jasper. To submit information to be versation with that. I do frequently. When police told them to Ninth District Hepublican included in this section of The It's vPry probable I'm going to have to stop, the man refused to get Party Chairman Larry Information compiledfrom Observer, e-mail detailed infor­ write another one of those, bncause I've out. lie then approached an Shickles on Wednesday pro- the Associated Press. mation about an event to barnly scratdwd the surface hern. I lock, I didn't evPn mPntion Mark May. The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and TODAY TONIGHT • FRIDAY GAME DAY SUNDAY MONDAY not necessarily those of The Observer. a:: Contact. Laura Myers at LLI lmyers2(illnd. edu. :::z::: !ci LLI 3: CORRECTIONS .....

Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS page 3 STUDENT SENATE Professor lectures on Group discusses registration racial color blindness Senators consider if scheduling times should be arranged around classes Speaker addresses American misconceptions of race, ethnicity held by white society By JOSEPH McMAHON Assisstam News Editor ward," he said. There is a By EMILY DABISH hands-off approach to racism Student Senate discussed News Writer now and government has no Wednesday whether or not involvement. This is known registration times for classes White American society as laissez-faire racism, he each semester should be experiences "color blind­ said. moved to before or after stu­ ness," in that white society "Fundamentally, Americans dents have classes rather commonly believes that know opportunity structure during class. racism no longer accounts is not the same," he said. Senate Academic Affairs for the hardships experi­ "Since [racism] is below the committee chair Ryan enced by surface they Brellenthin said representa­ black society, get to keep tives from the University said professor their privi­ Hegistrar's office had recent­ Charles "Colorblindness creates leges. ly asked him to gauge the Gallagher, the an illusion, even though Power is response for moving the reg­ chair of the we know race still concentrat­ istration times. As it current­ LA!The Observer Sociology, shapes life." ed within a ly stands, registration times Student body president Bob Reish and vice president Grant Social Work very tight are on two days for each Schmidt consider changing class registration times Wednesday. and Criminal window in class year and between the Justice Charles Gallagher Am e r i c a n hours of 8 a.m. and 12 p.m. "You'd be pushed essential­ Senate amended the constitu­ Department LaSalle University professor society." "The status quo is you ly to the next business day tion to include a new stipula­ at LaSalle "People wouldn't register outside of 8 and would lose your advan­ tion for those appealing for University, live in bub­ to noon," Brellenthin said. tage if you had an early funding from the Council of during a lec- b l e s , " However, because many time," Fee said. Representatives' (COR) ture Wednesday at Saint Gallagher said. "They are students have classes during Lewis Senator Robin Brown Collaboration Fund. Mary's. segregated." these times, Brellenthin said said the early morning regis­ Senate Oversight "Color blindness creates an Whites do not know ethnic­ the Hegistrar's office was tration times would be better Committee chair Ian Secviar illusion, even though we Hies through personal inter­ considering moving registra­ because people would be too introduced the amendment, know race still shapes life," action but through examples tion times to either in the busy with activities in the which does not requires that he said. "What people say shown on the television, he early morning, between the evening. representatives of clubs and do are unbelievably dif­ said. People explain racism hours of 6 and 8 a.m., or late "I think it should be in the seeking money from COR be ferent things .... If you're in a by talking about something at night, between the hours morning before all the class­ present at the meetings minority the playing field else. of 8 p.m. and midnight. es," Brown said. "People are where the resolution is dis­ isn't level." Gallagher said people con­ While registration times going to have clubs or proj­ cussed. The amendment also W h i t e vince them­ are scheduled around a stu­ ects late at night." requires the clubs' presidents Americans selves that dent's classes, Brellenthin Siegfried senator Hyan to give COR one week of think "a level "everyone said students with early Hawley said students would advance notice that they will playing field has equal morning classes were less be furious if they were forced be appealing for funds. now exists," opportunity, likely to get a good registra­ to wake up in the wee hours "If there is no one there to Gallagher "Success, like failure, is [and ask] tion time and thus could lose of the morning or stay up answer questions to help said. 'why do we a competitive advantage in until midnight just to register alleviate apprehension, it "Success, a choice. You can run a need to talk registering for classes. The for classes. could put a lot of pressure on like failure, prison or you can be a about race?"' process of deciding whether "I think you're going to the vote," Secviar said. is a choice," prisoner. "Whites students register on the first have a ton of angry people," + Brellenthin was elected Gallagher have unbe­ or second day would still be Hawley said. by a vote of 26 to 1 as the said. "You lievably rosy decided based on the last Overall, student body vice student representative to the can run a Charles Gallagher view of racial digit of the student's ID num­ president Grant Schmidt said Advisory Committee on prison or you LaSalle University professor structure," ber (odd numbers register on most people seemed to be Academic and Student Life can be a he said. the first day for spring happy with the registration (ACASL), with Brellenthin prisoner." Gallagher semester classes, even num­ times the way they are cur­ being the only nay vote. Gallagher has received bers register on the first day rently administered, and he University President Fr. John explained various for fall semester classes). said he would most likely Jenkins had requested the that race has awards for Senate Technology commit­ recommend they don't Senate elect a student repre­ become something not talked his work including the tee chair Devin Fee said change them. sentative for the council, about but something that Martin Luther King, Jr. Torch problems could arise with "There doesn't seem to be which seeks to integrate aca­ lives under the surface. This of Peace award. He has pub­ students who have difficul­ an overwhelming response demics better into student under-the-surface racism lished multiple articles about ties registering, as help for change," Schmidt said. life. can be thought of as "inci­ race theory. desks would not be open dental racism," he said. both early in the morning In other senate news: Contact Joseph McMahon at "We aren't moving for- Contact Emily Dabish at and late at night. + By a vote of 26-1, the [email protected] ward; we're moving back- [email protected] Your vocation to h al starts here.

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in China over 80 percent of Professor Curtis Franks, a themes of penance and the energy is supplied by fos­ practicing Jew and member of redemption. Lugar sil fuels. Holiday the Hebrew Orthodox "During Yom Kippur. the sin continued from page 1 "Countries rich in oil gain continued from page I Congregation in South Bend, of the golden calf happened," staggering amounts of further explained the holiday's he said. "The basic idea is we comes opportunities, Lugar wealth," Lugar said. The 10 holy days, a person's fate is importance. have these 10 days to make said, and the United States wealth flowing to many of "inscribed" based on God's "It's not just a time of resolutions and try to correct should recognize that these countries - including evaluation of their life over prayer, but it's also a time of what we've done wrong in the addressing the energy prob­ Hussia, Iran and Venezuela - the past year. The next eight coming to reconciliation with past and continue to grow." lem could in fact inelude is used to finance objectives days, "days of awe," serve as a people we're close to," he It is traditional for Jews to "pro-growth" solutions. that hurt American foreign period of prayer and reflection said. avoid wearing jewelry on Yom With that in mind, the next policy objectives, Lugar said. for Jews. Then on the final Franks translated the mean­ Kippur, Sharratt said, so as to president must make "energy "We try to foster global day, Yom Kippur, God "seals" ing of one of the Hebrew not remind God of the golden innovation that brings jobs respect," Lugar said, but the their fate for the earning year. greetings that is commonly calf. and economic growth, and money flowing from oil pur­ Jewish Club president Jenna used on the holiday: "Leshana Although there are few that also saves Americans chases often goes to foster Zigman, a praetir.ing Catholic tova tikosevu." Jewish Notre Dame students, money" a top priority. corrupt practices. Likewise, but half-Jew by heritage, host­ The phrase means, "May Sharratt said he usually feels "The next president must the United States tries to ed a dinner at South Dining you be inscribed for a good comfortable practicing his be more than thoughtful and fight poverty, but energy­ Hall Wednesday night to cele­ and enjoyable New Year." faith on a predominately attentive," Lugar said. "The poor countries are becoming brate the holiday. She "The idea behind that saying Catholie eampus. president must be relentless. impoverished by the high cost explained the signifieanee of is that our fate is being "It is hard at times, but "lie must be of importing Yom Kippur. inscribed in a book by God,;, that's natural wherever you go willing to have energy. "It sets the tone for the Franks said. "It's a moment when you're a minority," he his administra­ The energy whole year," Jenna said. when free will and predeter­ said. "People are very respect­ tion judged on ''The U.S. problem is "That's why people take the minism realign annually." ful here." how suceessful government can complex, 10 days so seriously, because Sharratt explained the bibli­ it is on this use its purchasing Lugar said, but it eould afl'eet the kind of year cal significance of Yom Kippur, Contact Robert Singer at issue." working they're going to have." specifying the origin of its [email protected] Future energy power to jumpstart towards ener­ policy will new energy gy independ­ require invest­ technologies." ence should ment by the take priority. the soonest money can get to Women's Issues commis­ government, "Our first you students is November." sioner Beeki Faunce said the Richard Lugar BOG L~~:Lr said_. priority to Falvey announced that next vandalism is oceurring pri­ lhe U.S. gov­ U.S. senator should be continued from page 1 week's BOG meeting will not marily in LeMans Ilall, with ernment ean reducing be an open forum as original­ people writing negative com­ use its pu rchas- dependence on authority and responsibility ly planned. ments on the posters. ing power to jumpstart new foreign oil," he said, calling of BOG in question. "In light of the f'aet that the Gruseinski said the energy technologies," he that dependence our "most "Once approved by the budget didn't pass, we need Executive Board will be draft­ said. intense short-term vulnera­ Exeeutive Board, provide to be able to conduct busi­ ing a resolution stating the In addition, the costs of bility ... final approval for the distri­ ness," Falvey said. "We'll be student govnrnment's opinion research and development The next president, he said, bution of funds by approving meeting at 9 to go over busi­ on the topic, whieh will be must bo decreased. and should set "a national goal of the Exeeutive Treasurer's ness." presented to BOG next week unfortunately, the market making competitively priced Student Government The Board then discussed to vote on. hasn't driven down these biofuels available to all Assoeiation Budget," she the faet that posters advertis­ costs, Lugar said. In this situ­ motorists in America" as one read. ing events the Straight and In other BOG news: ation, he would resort to way to combat dependence The meeting was then open Gay Alliance (SAGA) has +As a part of Saint Mary's mandates to improve on oil. to diseussion on the budget, planned for National Coming National Coming Out Week, research and infrastructure Cars should be equipped to during which executive treas­ Out Week are being torn there will bn a panel diseus­ dnvelopment. be flex-fuel capable, Lugar urer Mo Weaver said that no down and vandalized around sion at Dalloways at 6 p.m .. "I suggest with some reser­ said, and manufacturers clubs, organizations or stu­ campus. Faunce said. Faculty, stu­ vations. that these are areas must address the poor fuel dents asking for co-sponsor­ "This is vandalism, this is dents and alumni will be that need to be mandated," efficiency of American pro­ ships would receive any against student's rights, speaking at the event hosted he said. duced vehicles. money until the budget is against the first amendment, by SAGA. Lugar said that he feels Lugar said that all forms of passed. it goes against Dr. Martin there is now enough under­ alternative energy - biofu­ "Just to let you know, there Luther King's quote that 'a Contact Liz Harter at standing within Congress that els, wind, solar, nuclear, are a lot of proeesses that go threat to justice anywhere is eharteO 1 @saintmarys.edu and practieal action can be taken. clean carbon and others - into getting money," she said. a threat to justice every­ Ashley Charnley at "It just seems to me that we must be a part of developing "If this doesn't go through, where,"' Gruscinski said. acharnO 1 @saintmarys.edu arn at a threshold point," he energy independence. said, ealling the energy crisis It will take serious action "fertile ground" and an on the part of leadership and opportunity for the United society, he said. States. "Making meaningful The solutions though. will progress requires dogged be complex, as the problnms devotion," Lugar said, and arn complnx, he said. the country has to work fast. Lugar said at the eurrent "All of this has got to be rate, global demand for ener­ done with some degree of gy would incrnase 50 percent urgency," he said. by the year 2030. Much of the dnmand eomes from fossil Contact Aaron Steiner at fuels, Lugar said, noting that [email protected]

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SWEDEN NATO defense ministers set to meet LONDON - When NATO defense ministers meet in Budapest on Thursday, they will face a U.S.-based scientists win Nobel Prize worsening situation in Afghanistan and vexing qunstions about whether the war can bn won. Increasingly, military commanders and politi­ Team discovers, develops green fluorescent protein to win Chemistry Prize cal leaders are asking: Is it time to talk to the Taliban? Associated Press With U.S. and NATO forces suffering their deadliest year so far in Afghanistan, a rising Three U.S.-based scientists chorus of voices, including Defense Secretary won a Nobel Prize on Robert Gatns and the incoming head of U.S. Wednesday for turning a glow­ Central Command, have endorsed efforts to ing green protein from jellyfish reach out to members of the Taliban considered into a revolutionary way to willing to seek an accommodation with watch the tiniest details of life President I !amid Karzai's government. within cells and living crea­ 'That is one of the key long-term solutions in tures. Afghanistan, just a.<; it has been in Iraq," Gates Osamu Shimomura, a told reporters Monday. "Part of the solution is Japanese citizen who works in mconciliation with pnople who are willing to the United States, and work with the Afghan government going for­ Americans Martin Chalfie and ward." Roger Tsien shared the chem­ Gen. David Petraeus, who will become respon­ istry prize for discovering and sible for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan developing green fluorescent as head of U.S. Central Command on Oct. 31, protein, or GFP. agreed. When exposed to ultraviolet light, the protein glows green. Security agreement still not in place It can act as a marker on oth­ BAGHDAD- A U.S.-Iraqi security agreement erwise invisible proteins within spelling out how American troops and contrac­ cells to trace them as they go tors operate was supposed to be in place over about their business. It can tag the summer, but the thorniest issues remain individual cells in tissue. And it unsettled and neither side is budging. can show when and where Time is running out. The deal must be finished particular genes turn on and and ratifind by Iraq's parliament before Dec. 31, off. when the U.N. mandate authorizing the U.S. mil­ Researchers worldwide now itary mission expires. Otherwise, there will be no use GFP to track development legal basis for the U.S. presence in Iraq. of brain cells, the growth of For President Bush, some of the pressure to tumors and the spread of can­ get a fa..qt deal has faded since Iraq is no longer a cer cells. It has let them study dominant issue in the presidential campaign. nerve cell damage from Alzheimer's disease and see how insulin-producing beta cells arise in the pancreas of a growing embryo, for example. AP NATIONAL NEWS In awarding the prize, the Roger Tsien, Ph.D., discusses his research at a news conference at the University of Royal Swedish Academy com­ California-San Diego after he won a Nobel Prize for Chemistry Wednesday. Ike damages beaches, homes pared the impact of GFP on sci­ GALVESTON. Texas- The coast here doesn't ence to the invention of the technique is called "Brainbow." reporters. blue, but you never know when have the whitest sand or the clearest water, but to microscope. For the past GFP was first discovered by Shimomura, 80, now works it's going to come or if it's going millions of Houstonians and other Texans, this is decade, the academy said, the Shimomura at Princeton at the Marine Biological to come, so it's always a big the beach. And thanks to Hurricane Ike, it's also a protein has been "a guiding University. He'd been seeking Laboratory in Woods Hole, surprise when it actually hap­ mess. The remains of houses, rotting cattle carcass­ star" for scientists. the protein that lets a certain Mass., and the Boston pens," Chaille said. r,s and othr-r dr-bris are scattered along Galveston GFP's chemical cousins pro­ kind of jellyfish glow green University Medical School. Shimomura told reporters Island. In some spots, all the sand was sucked back duce other colors, which let around its edge. In the summer Chalfie, 61, is a professor at that he, too, was surprised. out to the Gulf of Mexico, leaving only rocks. scientists follow multiple cells of 1961, he and a colleague Columbia University in New "My accomplishment was Galveston-area officials are scrambling to clean or proteins simultaneously. processed tissue from about York, while Tsien, 56, is a pro­ just the discovery of a protein. up the sand, which draws throngs of out-of-towners "This is a technology that 10,000 jellyfish they'd collected fessor at the University of ... But I am happy," he said. who spend millions on food, rental housing and has literally transformed med­ near the island town of Friday California, San Diego, and an Speaking to reporters by shopping. They say they're relieved that the most ical research," said Dr. John Harbor, Wash. The next year, investigator with the Howard telephone, Tsien thanked sci­ popular beach spot along the seawall is largely Frangioni, an associate profes­ they reported the finding of Hughes Medical Institute. entists worldwide. When they intact, but they've asked Congress for $100 million sor of medicine and radiology GFP. The trio will split the $1.4 do "good things with GFP and to help them bring the beach back to life. at Harvard Medical School. Some 30 years later, Chalfle million award. its progeny," Tsien said he can "For the first time, scientists showed that the GFP gene Chalfle said he slept through "bask in the warmth of that McCain, Obama talk about trust could study both genes and could make individual nerve the Nobel committee's phone glow a little bit too." WASHINGTON- With the deepening U.S. eco­ proteins in living cells and in cells in a tiny worm glow calls early Wednesday because Gunnar von Heijne, the nomic crisis rippling around the globe, Democrat living animals." bright green. he'd accidentally adjusted his chairman of the chemistry Barack Obama and Republican John McCain seem Last yeqr, in what the Nobel Tsien's work provided GFP­ telephone to ring very softly. prize committee, demonstrated to agree the question facing anxious voters is: Who citation called a "spectacular like proteins that extended the He found out about the prize the award-winning research to do you trust? experiment," Harvard scientific palette to a variety of only when he checked the reporters by shining ultraviolet "All we heard from Sen. McCain was more of the researchers announced that colors. Tsien "really made it a Nobel Web site to see who had light on a tube with E. coli bac­ same Bush economics that led us into this mess," they had tagged brain cells in tool that was extremely useful won. teria containing GFP. The tube Obama said in Indianapoli'i the day after their sec­ mice with some 90 colors. The to lots of people," Chaille told "It's not something out of the glowed green. ond debate. "lie thinks we won't notice" downsides of his health care proposals, but "we're not going to be hoodwinkr,d. We're not going to be bamboozled. We're not going to let him get away with it." In Bethlehr-m, Pa., McCain shot back: "I don't need lessons about telling the truth to American people." And. McCain said, if hr, ever did. he "probably Chinese Muslims to stay at Guantanamo wouldn't seek advice from a Chicago politician."

Associated Press Urbina said it would be wrong for the The government says the detainees at Bush administration to continue holding the U.S. naval base in Cuba had admitted WASHINGTON - A federal appeals ·the detainees, known as Uighurs (pro­ receiving weapons training in Afghanistan LOCAL NEWS court on Wednesday temporarily blocked nounced WEE'gurz), since they are no and were a national security risk. a judge's decision to immediately free 17 longer considered enemy combatants. Earlier Wednesday, lawyers for 17 Governor candidate hits the road Chinese Muslims at Guantanamo Bay into "We are pleased that the Court of Chinese Muslim detainees urged the INDIANAPOLIS -Democratic gubernatori­ the U.S. Appeals granted our request for a tempo­ appeals court in filings not to interfere al candidate Jill Long Thompson is spending In a one-page order, the U.S. Court of rary stay, and we look forward to present­ with Urbina's decision, which is the first the week touting her economic plan to vot­ Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued the ing our case," Justice Department court-ordered release of Guantanamo ers around the state - trying to draw atten­ emergency stay at the request of the Bush spokesman Brian Roehrkasse said in detainees. The detainees said they have tion to hnr campaign after about a month administration. The three-judge panel said response to the appeals court decision. been cleared of wrongdoing and have without television advertising. it would postpone release of the detainees The Bush administration had asked the waited long enough for their freedom after If Long Thompson can't afford to hit the for at least another week to give the gov­ appeals court to block Urbina's order no being held at Guantanamo for nearly airwaves, it makes sense for her to hit the ernment more time to make arguments in later than Wednesday. The detainees were seven years. road in hopes of earning news coverage the case. scheduled to arrive in Washington early ·"The government would prolong by from local newspapers and television sta­ It comes after U.S. District Judge Friday and appear in Urbina's courtroom months, and perhaps years, an imprison­ tions, said political analyst Brian Vargus. Ricardo M. Urbina on Tuesday made a for release to local Uighur families who ment whose legal justification it has con­ "She has to go out and just do what she dramatic decision ordering the govern­ have agreed to help them settle into the ceded away," the detainees' lawyers wrote can," Vargus said. "What else can she do?" ment to free the detainees by Friday. United States. in filings.

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dentllnaders," Long said. like Notre Dame. As a Republican, Lugar has Hegardlnss of who is electnd, l.ugar said during his speech "I want to eneourage this. endorsed Sen . .John MeCain, but Lugar said the nnxt president Visit that through his visits with vari­ We're trying to get appropria­ he said he has had good rela­ and his administration would continued from page 1 ous group on campus he got a tions from Congress that are tionships with both candidates. face signilkant ~~hallnng!$, relat­ bottor idna of the work going on applicable to these projects," he "''ve had a very good associa­ ed first to thn economic crisis. bPhalf of the group. at Notrn Dame. said. "I think the possibilities at tion with Senator McCain in tho "I think this is a point in per­ "Wo 'rt> n~ally nxeitod to have "I had a wonderful opportunity Notre Dame are huge - this U.S. Senate for over two haps which thnrn nneds to be a had SPn. Lugar just with us to catch up on what was occur­ University has an international decades," Lugar said. ''I've seen bn~akthrough in terms of today, and also for him to have ring at N.D., talk about what's reputation, it has a national con­ him almost every day at the addressing thn neonomy of this takon tho time to learn about occurring in our country," he stituency," Lugar said. "People Senate sessions for all of these country," Lugar said. what the Univnrsity's doing," said. love Notre Dame, but they're years." Economic issues, as wnll as a Long said. Lugar told The Observer after surprised, I think, to understand Sen. Barack Obama is a more number of otlwr urgent issues, l.ong said the group was hon­ his prnsentation that he was how much is occurring in these reeent figure in the U.S. ineluding energy, will require on~d to rnePive tlw award and especially impressed with the laboratories, how many people Congress, but Lugar said he some sens1~ of urgency from tlw said it spokn to the University's l!wel of coordination among uni­ right here are now devoted to quickly made a positive impres­ next president "to prepare the commitmnnt to nnorgy issuos versities in Indiana and across this, how many giftnd professors sion. public for chanl{es that are going and sustainability. thn country. [are here]." "He has been a very good to have to be made, in our coun­ Kolly, who worknd as an intorn "Not only is there an active In addition to speaking about member of the Foreign Relations try, in our livns and in our lilr Lugar last summer, agrned. rnsearch program I at Notre Notre Dame, Lugar also com­ Committee, and we've intro­ world," hn said. "ISnn. l.ugarl corning hern, and Dame I ... but cooperation with mented on the presidential elec­ duced legislation together to nH~ognizing the lworkl that's PurduP, cooperation with tion in comments to the media help with arms control," Lugar Contact Aaron Steiner at going on with the Univnrsity is a !Indiana Universityl. and that following his speeeh. said. [email protected] hugo thing," slw said. this has bnen encouraged by all Knlly ~~allml him the Snnate's partins," he said. "That's really fornmost nxpPrt on nnergy important, and that's reassuring issuns. to notP that this is not an exclu~ Tlw pair, along with a dozen sivo problem, but this knowledge otlwr Notrn Damn students and ... is widely shared, and so are a fpw faculty nwmbers, had the some of the professors." ehancP to talk with Lugar in Lugar has visited colleges dPpth about the issue ovor luneh across Indiana and seen first­ Wednosday. hand the work they do on energy "lie could havo had lunch with issues. lie said his work in whoovor lw wantPd, but lthat Congress has at times been shows! his eornmitnwnt to hav­ related to gaining support for ing an opon dialogue with lstu- research projects at institutions

shares my view that abortion is wrong," he said. Abortion lie said Catholic voters should continued from page 1 consider other polides that affect people's quality of life. Although eount tlw harms we visit on other the Hepubliean Party often takes people by what wn do," Bradley a pro-life stance, they have a pat­ said. "ITho (;olden HulP) is essen­ tern of treating the weakest tial if justice is to bP done." rnnmbers of our society, namely Bradley then om~red counter­ immigrants and migrant workers poinL-; to several common asser­ badly, while often stepping in and tions by voters that it is "fair and assisting big corporations, he just" to vote filr a pro-choien ean­ said. didate. Hougeau also said Hepublicans Tyler Perry's The The Backyardigans Broadway Theatre Comedian Bradley said many believe they often support capital punish­ Marriage Counselor Tale of the League Presents Carlos Mencia are justilif~d in voting for a pro­ ment, a practice which also choke eandidate if they think the opposes the Catholic respect for Urban Musical Mighty Knights Forever Tango At Close Range Tour candidate is superior in other life. Tuesday, Oct.14 Thursday, Oct.16 Fri-Sat, Oct. 17-18 Sunday, Oct. 19 positions. But Bradlny said if the "I found the Demoeratie Party's voter would not support a candi­ positions Ion other issues] much date who put two million inno­ more eonsistnnt with my idea of UPC()minU ~h()W§ eent immil{ranL-; in prison, nvnn if Catholic Soeial Teaching," Thursday, Nov. 13 Brian Wilson they agnH~d with the eandidatn Boul{eau said. on otlwr issues. tlw voter is just Hougeau said Amnricans need Pop Rock Concert morally justified in voting for a to move ((,rward on the issue of Mannheim Steamroller pro-lili~ candidate. abortion while realizing that the Bradh~y also said many people country will never rnach perfec­ Christmas Concertt support abortion b1wause they tion. bnlinvn it furthers women's abili­ "We are living in a morally Friday; Nov. 28 Willie Nelson Tickets On Sale ty to parti1~ipatP Pqually in sodn­ flawed and complnx world," he ty. said. Saturday, Oct. 18 "Would wn say that it is fair and just to obtain or requim that Contact Madeline Buckley at equality at such a !{mat. !'.ost'?" hn [email protected] asked. "I don't think we would." Hougnau disagreed with Bradley's views on voting morals, but lw said lw bPiinvns tlwy both hopn for a time in whid1 abor­ tions don't happPn. But Hougeau said Catholic: vot­ ers should not be lwld back sim­ ply by a party's or candidate's stann~ on abortion. "No Anwrican Catholic should When: Fall Break li~el t.lwy must vote lilr a particu­ lar party," Houwmu said. "That is Mon.~ Thurs. Oct, 20' to :23 not l{ood lilr d!'mo!Taey." In tlw current eleetion, Obama Price: $300 - include-s tr:ari&portati has exprossed pro-choice views. Hougeau said. llowevnr, Obama throo nlghts todgio rt~alizes abortion is a serious admission to Niag moral issue, he said. Roek and Ron Hall of "Cioarly Sen. Obarna supports a lngal rogimn that supports abortion hut lw has polides that I think will lownr abortion rates," Houi{Pau said. Tlw wonwn most liknly t.o seek abortions are poor African Amori1:an or llispank wonHm, hn said, who will bPnnfit from Obama's plan for inrrnased pub­ lic spending. HougPau said lw fl'lt that other issuPs should also hP addrnssnd whnn a Catholic votPr dwosns a candidatP. "I do not bPiilwn I have to vote for candidatP whosn policies I don't .support. simply lwcause he THE OBSERVER

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MARKET RECAP Stocks Wall Street bounces between extremes Federal Reserve drops funds rate to 1.5 percent; Dow Jones loses 189 points Dow -189.01 Jones 9,258.10 Associated Press Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: WASHINGTON - Wall 827 34 2,701 336,990,790 Street bounced higher and lower Wednesday trying to AMEX ··nto;oo•····.~~~~~ make up its mind about an NASDAQ 1,740.33 ... =!~.5~ unprecedented coordinated 1 interest rate cut by central NY~E .6t.306:35 ~l~~~-~~il banks around the world. In S&P 500 984.94 -11.29 the end it settled on a famil­ NIKKEI (TolcYol ... 9;19·1:s1•!.!~illlflli iar feeling - fear - and plunged again. FTSE 100 (London) 4,366.69 -238.53 The Federal Reserve, des­ COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE perately trying to jump-start the lending that keeps the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) -2.52 -2.52 97.51 U.S. economy moving, POWERSHARES (QQQQ) -0.80 -0.26 32.39 dropped its closely watched federal funds rate to 1. 5 Select Sector SPDR (XLF) -4.02 -0.64 15.28 percent. The cut from 2 per­ BK OF AMERICA CP (BAC) -7.03 -1.67 22.10 cent took the rate to its low­ est level in more than four years. Treasuries Central banks in England, 10-YEAR NOTE +5.96 +0.209 3.715 China, Canada, Sweden and Switzerland and the 13-WEEK BILL -18.47 -0.145 0.640 European Central Bank also 30-YEAR BOND +0.89 +0.036 4.063 cut rates after a series of 5-YEAR NOTE +9.16 +0.227 2.706 high-stakes phone calls over several days between Fed Commodities Chairman Ben Bernanke and his counterparts. LIGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) -1.11 88.95 But the Dow Jones indus­ GOLD ($/Troy oz.) +24.50 906.50 trial average lost another 189 points, or 2 percent, to PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) -2.10 91.25 close at 9,258. It was the sixth straight day of losses for the Dow. The index has Exchange Rates shed more than a third of its YEN 100.0800 value, nearly 5,000 points, since its all-time high, set EURO 0.7342 one year ago Thursday. The Dow opened down more than 200 points. AP IN BRIEF Within an hour, it was up Trader Anthony Norman works in the Eurodollar trading pit Wednesday at the almost as much. A late CME Group in Chicago. morning sell-off gave way to Federal Reserve loans $37.8 billion an afternoon rally, and the were unprecedented with further when it meets later crisis as global. CHARLOTTE - The Federal Reserve on Dow was ahead for the day the number of nations that this month, and perhaps The White House wel­ Wednesday agreed to provide insurance giant in the last half-hour of trad­ participated, the Fed said. again in December, in hopes comed the cooperation American International Group Inc. with a loan of ing - then took a dive at For millions of Americans, of cushioning the blow if the among central banks to bat­ up to $37.8 billion, on top of one made to the the close. the Fed's cut means bor­ United States falls into tle the crisis. "It's important troubled company last month. The day's losses were rowing money becomes recession. and helpful that central Under the new program, the Federal Reserve lighter for the Nasdaq com­ cheaper. Home equity loans, "Even if the financial cri­ banks are working in a Bank of New York will borrow up to $37.8 billion posite index and the credit cards and other float­ sis was put to bed today, coordinated way to deal in investment-grade, fixed income securities from Standard & Poor's 500. And ing-rate loans all fluctuate that would still leave the with stress in the financial AIG in return for cash collateral. These securities Wall Street as a whole fared depending on what the Fed economy in a probable system," spokesman Tony were previously lent by AIG's insurance company far better than Asia, where does. recession," said economist Fratto said. subsidiaries to third parties. some stock exchanges were Bank of America, Wells Ken Mayland, president of But even that may not The arrangement will help AIG secure funds on down 9 percent, and Fargo and other banks cut ClearView Economics. break the panicky mindset an as-neednd basis, the New York-based insurer Europe, where some lost 5 their prime rate by half a One day after a presiden­ that has gripped investors said in a statement. percent. point to 4.5 percent, also tial debate that focused across the world as jobs As of Monday, about $37.2 billion of securities The Fed acted in concert the lowest in more than four heavily on the economy, evaporate and retirement were available for loans under AIG's securities with the European Central years, after the Fed both major candidates savings dry up. Banks may lending program. Bank to make emergency announced its decision early embraced the Fed's action. still be inclined to hoard On the brink of failure last month, AIG was interest rate cuts after the Wednesday. Both Democrat Barack cash, and until they decide bailed out when the government offered it an $85 Sept. 11 terror attacks in Fed watchers believe the Obama and Republican to lend again the crisis is billion loan during the ongoing credit crisis that 2001. But Wednesday's cuts central bank might cut rates John McCain described the not likely to let up. saw Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. file for bank­ ruptcy protection and the sale of Merrill Lynch & Co. to Bank of America Corp. In return for the two-year loan, the government received war­ rants to purchase up to 79.9 percent of AIG. Retailers' sales dismal in September Experts skeptical of mortgage plan WASHINGTON - Ordering the govern­ Associated Press largest retailer, said sales of discre­ sight, retailers are navigating in the ment to buy up bad mortgages to cut home­ tionary items were weak as it posted dark about how much to cut their owners' monthly payments might sound NEW YORK - American consumers solid results that were nevertheless a spring orders and store expansions to good, but experts are skeptical. They say went into hiding in September, leaving bit below expectations. Target Corp. address the dramatic changes in con­ the plan John McCain is promoting is retailers with dismal sales and an fared far worse, reporting a bigger­ sumer behavior that are expected to unlikely to solve the housing crisis that's uncertain future well beyond the holi­ than-expected drop and said it is cut­ persist at least until next year - if not pushing the economy toward recession. day season as the fallout from the ting its profit outlook as it expects longer. One big problem: The vast majority of the financial meltdown pushes spending problems with its credit card business "We rarely eat out, and even gro­ toxic home loans that are clogging financial even lower. to last through the rest of the year as ceries have become a big-ticket item," markets and freezing up credit have been As retailers reported their monthly customers have trouble making pay­ said Cincinnati resident Victoria sliced, diced and repackaged into complex sales figures Wednesday, even dis­ ments. Gentry, 41, a single mother of a 15- investments that the government would be counters weren't immune to shoppers' Luxury stores such as Neiman year-old daughter, who now worries hard-pressed to unravel and buy. mounting worries about their fmancial Marcus Group Inc. and Saks Inc. suf­ about her job at a bank's merchant Even if the government did gain access to security. fered sharp drops as well-heeled shop­ service division. "No more payday piz­ the mortgages, it would have to pay far "Discretionary spending has come to pers held off on buying $600 stilettos zas now." more than they would ever be worth, hous­ a trickle," said Ken Perkins, president and other luxuries. Many mall-based Before the fmancial meltdown began ing specialists said Wednesday. That would of research company RetailMetrics apparel stores and department stores in the middle of last month, customers effectively bail out banks and lenders with LLC. "Consumers are the most worried including J.C. Penney Co. and had already been switching to lower­ taxpayer money to a greater degree than I have seen since at least the 1991 American Eagle Outfitters Inc. find price brands and stores, cutting back Congress and the Bush administration are recession. There are so many factors themselves mired in a deep sales on essentials and making other already doing through the $700 billion laying on their psyche." slump. changes like mending their clothes financial industry rescue enacted last week. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's With no clear spending recovery in instead of buying new ones. THE OBSERVER page 8 IEWPOINT Thursday, October 9, 2008 THE OBSERVER Judging the performances 1~0. !lox 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 As the debate wrapped up, I was imme­ date eould afford to make any major mis­ Obama promptly turned the situation 024 Sourh Dining Hall, Norre Dame, IN 46556 diately bombarded with about four hun­ takes. around, calling to mind far more bellicose EDITOR IN CHIEF dred analysts ready to tell me all about While I wouldn't declare either candi­ statements made by McCain on bombing Chris Hine what had just happened. I immediately date the winner, it seems that Obama Iran and annihilating North Korea. If MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER turned the T.V. ofT and walked over to my achieved his goals a little bit more dearly there was any sort of serious headshot in Jay Fitzpatrick John Donovan computer to write. than did McCain. A<> soon as the topic the debate, this was it. McCain was I turned otT the turned to the economy, Obama wasted no unable to respond effectively, nor made a AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Katie Kohler TV. not because I time in taking the first jab, repeating serious attempt to explain what he meant. ASST. MANAGING EDITOR: Deirdre Krasula didn't care, but McCain's oft-repeated statement on the In regards to how they 1:arried them­ NEWS EDITOR: Jenn Metz precisely because I fundamentals of the economy. This works selves, I thought Obama did a little better VI!iWI'OINT EDITOR: Kara King was afraid that I towards Obama's advantage. in looking and acting presidential. SroRTs EmmRS: Dan Murphy myself would be McCain swung back with an awkward McCain's few attempts at humor fell flat Bill Brink too influenced in eomment on Obama and his "cronies," in (in part because the audience was not SCENE EDITOR: Analise Lipari an attempt to regards to some sort of FanniP/Freddie permitted to respond) and a lew of his make an honest Jason Coleman regulation. It was a bit unclear, but it comment<> seemed reminiscent of the kid SAINT MARY'S EDITOR: Liz llaner judgment of what seemed that the cronies to whom he was who sits in the back making wise cracks PHOTO EDITOR: Jessica Lee had happened. ref(~rring would have been his fellow sen­ - "We never heard the size of the fine?" GRAI'IIICS EDITOR: Mary Jesse This would be difli- Man at Large ators. If this is the ease, this line worked While Obama did not make too many seri­ ADVERTISING MANAGER: Maddie Boyer cult with the against McCain's general argument that ous attempt<> at wit, he seemnd more "point" scoring and instant replay analy­ he is the greater steward of bi-partisan­ presidential and in control. I'm not sun~ AD DESIGN MANAGER: Mary Jesse sis so common to the major news network ship. If it's not the ease, McCain's argu­ how much this sort of perception plays CONTROLLER: Stacey Gill follow-ups. As an amateur journalist, my ment came out a bit convoluted. into voter prnfimmce, but I think it is SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Mike Moriarity stab at this, of course, will be amateur, One of the few weak points for Obama important to note. OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO but it will be my own honest reaction. came soon thereafter, however, when the Honestly, I don't think either one blew (574) 631-7471 To begin, I think it is necessary to out­ discussion turned toward government the lid off this debate. Obama was able to FAX line what each candidate needed to spending and taxing. When pressed, foeus the topie back to the economy on a (574) 631-6927 achieve in the debate. Obama made a fairly large claim - that number of questions, which could only ADVERTISING (574) 631-6900 [email protected] Since the beginning of the finaneial cri­ all of his proposed spending would be help. 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I le also News DESK keep to the issues that he does well on, and turned instead to earmarks, a left out a lot of the gimmicks from his (574) 631-5323 [email protected] the economy and healthcare, and show favorite topic of his. In both debates so campaign (the suspension last week. for VIEWPOINT DESK fluency in the issues that he hasn't done far, this topic has seemed to completely instance) that seemed to bn holding him (574) 631-5303 viewpoint.! @nd.edu as well on, sueh as foreign policy. flat line McCain on the CNN viewer reac­ down. SPORTS DESK (574) 631-4543 [email protected] Conversely, John MeCain needed to turn tion graph. I'm just not sure that My prediction: little movement in the SCENE DESK in an excellent performance. The election Americans see this as an issue essential to polls. We'll move on to next Wednesday (574) 631-4540 [email protected] was (and is) still dose enough not to the state of the economy. and domestic policy issues. 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Thursday, October 9, 2008 IEWPOINT page 9 Frozen bubbles and the mysteries of God

Being a Notre Dame or St. Mary's stu­ God's creation. There is a wonderful Or, again more poetically, as Pascal said; teriously enlivens it even as it disrupts dent means having to wrestle with two image from the diaries of Hopkins, jn "There are reasons of the heart of it, the poor are rich, those who mourn competing realities. The first of these which the Jesuit poet spends pages and which reason is unaware." The human laugh, and the ones who give their lives realities is that. in the person of Jesus pages describing the formation of air person is much more than intellect away in love gain the fullness of exis­ Christ, we seek to know the Logos, the bubbles frozen in the lake outside his alone. As educators and learners in the tence. Divine Word. or as rectory. He sat on the ice and just tradition of the Congregation of Holy As seekers of the truth within a dis­ so beautifully pre- Fr. Tim Scully stared, mesmerized by their frozen for­ Cross, we consciously seek to be formed tinctively Catholic context, we live and figured in Jewish mation, and was convinced - perhaps in the heart as well as the mind, and to learn in the tension of these two com­ Wisdom Literature, as only a poet can be! -that these for­ invite and persuade the heart and the peting realities, simultaneously and Sophia, the Divine Faithpoint mations of suspended bubbles, if per­ mind mutually to form and inform one boldly. We do so full of hope that this Craftsperson, who ceived with enough reason, imagination, another. As Holy Cross' founder, Blessed tension will reveal, not a more confused sat beside the Creator as the world was and faith, would unlock mysteries about Basil Moreau, wrote, "We shall always understanding of creation, but a fuller birthed into being. It is this Jesus, as St. the God who created them. I find it a place education side by side with one. We do so fully aware that the jour­ Paul writes, through whom and for helpful image some days, as I sift instruction; the mind will not be culti­ ney of faith and reason - as well as our whom our world was created, who through seemingly endless iterations of vated at the expense of the heart. While common destiny - is infinitely richer ordered the world and to whom the regression analyses derived from recent we prepare useful citizens for society, than what either our hearts or minds world is ordered. So that, as Gerard survey data for my current research on we shall likewise do our utmost to pre­ alone could conceive. Manley Hopkins inimitably poeticized: religion and politics in Latin America. pare citizens for heaven." "The world is charged with the Maybe, just maybe, if I stare and ponder Even more, as we seek to uncover the This week's column is written by Fr. grandeur of God." and imagine enough, I can come to fingerprints of our Creator throughout Tim Scully, CSC, Professor of Political So, on the one hand, our world is know creation - and thereby the creation, we never lose sight of that Science and Chair of Notre Dame's Incarnational- God dwells within it; Creator - in beautiful ways. other Way - the Way of the Beatitudes Institute for Educational Initiatives and ·which means that, by delving into its On the other hand, and at the same and the Cross - revealed to us by our Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE). depths - through natural and social time, we in pursuit of a "Catholic educa­ Creator's Son, in which creation also He can be reached at [email protected] sciences. through theology and philoso­ tion" must contend with the stubborn becomes known through paradox. In The views expressed in this Faithpoint phy, art and literature - we come to reality that, as St. Paul writes, "The wis­ Christ's new creation, which is in no are those of the author and not know God, and come to love God, and dom of God is foolishness to the wise." way opposed to God's C~;eation and mys- necessarily those of The Observer.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Respect Life -week Correct pronunciation

Dear Observer Reader, As an enthusiastic Irish fan aHd a mem­ "Dam-sha," some sort of strange dyslexic ber of the Band of the Fighting Irish. 1 love abomination comes through that speaker The week of October 5-11 the Notre Dame Campus, in union with the playing and hearing the Victory Clog, and makes me wish the school had more United States Council for Catholic Bishops, will observing Respect Life "Damhsa Bua," at Concert on the Steps. pride in our excellent Irish language Week. The aim of the week is to promote prayer for an end to abortion As a student of the Irish language, I department. and all issues that offend the dignity of human life, to educate campus cringe every time it's mispronounced. I JT, I love everything you do for the band on the essential facts of these life issues and to promote practical ways know it's a confusing language, but mispro­ and the fans, but PLEASE pronounce it cor­ in which students can help to address these issues. nouncing Irish week after week at one of rectly. It's "Dow-sa" Bua! Thank you so I can imagine that you, Observer reader, might fall into one of three the only schools in the country with an Irish much for having enough respect for the lan­ camps. You might be avidly pro-choice, and with the best of intentions language department is truly a shame on guage and the department to say the word might believe that while abortion is a truly tragic thing, a woman ought the University. Repeated requests for this to correctly. to have a right to make a choice about her future and her body. In that be fixed have come to naught. Go Irish! case, in the true spirit of a university- which comes from the Latin uni­ The correct pronunciation of the word versitas. meaning "the whole, the total, the universe, the world"- I "Damhsa" is "Dow-sa," wherein the first Kelsey Robertson invite you to come and hear "the whole;" I invite you to hear what we syllable rhymes with "cow." That "mh" junior have to say. Your claim is that you care for women- and I believe you combination is foreign, I know, but just Regina Hall do - but we daim to care as well. Thus I invite you to come and see think of it as a "w." Each time it's said Oct. 5 exactly how it is that we claim to care for the dignity of women. Pardon if I'm entirely misrepresenting you, Observer reader, and the above might not be you at all. You might be joyfully pro-life, and very much in line with the cause for life. With that in mind, you might won­ der, "I know what they're going to talk about, why ought I to go?" True, Attire isn't everytlting you might know exactly all that we'll be addressing, but you might have a friend who does not. Further, you might not have heard this or that particular point of view. Finally, as a one who truly cares about promot­ While I agree with a majority of Mr. mutual respect and admiration between ing a culture of life, it is your responsibility to form yourself in the best Mooney's letter ("Of colors and T-shirts," Oct. those who dress outside the box. I don't do way to uphold and defend this culture, and a huge part of this week is 7), I must object strongly to the unfair stab he this to call attention to myself or to separate meant to be just that: formational. took at students who choose to deviate from myself from the student body. I am merely Finally, Observer reader, you might be neither A nor B above, but the normal student attire. celebrating and supporting the football team rather C: "it's not really that big of an issue, people get too worked up Going into this season, I knew that I had in a different manner than the rest of the stu­ about it." Maybe that's not quite it either: "''m personally opposed, but I precious few games left as a student to enjoy. dent section. think women ought to have a right to choose," or maybe just simply, "I I thought long and hard about how I could I am just as much a fanatic and supporter don't really know what I think, and I don't really care." Granted, A and best celebrate and enjoy those games. of our team and University as everyone else. B above are much more defined, but C is the very broad middle ground Without a doubt, Notre Dame football is a The last time I checked, this is America, of the life debate. spectacle. What better way to celebrate that where a fan can support his team any way he If that be the case, then I'll leave you with this: thousands of people that to make a spectacle out of my appear- · pleases. around the world claim that this is a huge issue - one way or the other ance? On a final note, the next home game -and this University is giving you the chance to find out why. And ulti­ I proudly admit that I am one of those stu­ against Pittsburgh falls on the day after mately, a university education is about finding out the 'why.' I invite you dents who thinks it is "really cool or funny" Halloween. I can only hope that a large part to come see for yourself. to wear something other than The Shirt. For of the student body decides to wear a cre­ If you've made it this far in this letter, I commend you; you've already the Michigan game I donned a set of overalls ative costume in order to celebrate Notre been far too generous with your time. That's exactly what I want to fin­ with rolled up pant legs over a bright green Dame, Halloween, and our First Amendment ish with: time. You are all tremendously busy, and busy with many good Irish shirt and a sweet bandanna. You may rights. things: friends, service, studying, etc. But this year's Respect Life Week I have spotted me during the Purdue game Go Irish! want to challenge you to seriously think about these life issues. Think sporting a referee shirt complete with cutoff seriously- whether you fall into A, B, C, above or even none of the jean shorts (a.k.a "jorts") and argyle socks. Dan Fanuele above - if you could do something for yourself by attending one of our I'd also like to point out that a number of senior events this Respect Life Week. students in the seats surrounding me have off campus Will everything entirely collapse, will you not get into law school, will taken up this noble practice, and there is a Oct. 7 your girlfriend or boyfriend dump you or will you flunk out of college if you spend between an hour or an hour and a half one day of this week to seriously engage life issues? Probably not, but you might end up doing something, quite literally life-changing [no pun intended] for yourself or a friend. For more information, please visit www.ndrighttolife.org or e-mail us at [email protected] A message from: Notre Dame Right to Life.

Mary Kate Daly president Notre Dame Right to Life Oct. 3 THE OBSERVER page 10 CENE Thursday, October 9, 2008 Bringing Radio Back

r a se s o news 11 es, un By STEPHANIE DePREZ rupted by radio commercials, and were Assistant Scene Editor vinced they were all going to die. L.A. Theatre Works was founded in 197 4 to For most members of our generation, the preserve great dramatic works through audio "radio" is what is used when the iPod is out of presentation. They broadcast weekly on the battery, you can't find a good CD on the floor Internet and have many troupes traversing of your ear or you're taking shower late at the country in different forms bringing old- night. It is a music provider for fashioned radio theatre to life. the moments when no other On Friday, Saturday and distraction is available, or a L.A. Theatre Works Sunday a six member group o last resort when you've run out Present cable and television veterans will of music of your own. "War of the Worlds" take the stage at the DeBartolo But it wasn't always that way. Performing Arts Center to pres­ The birth of radio meant mass and ent "War of the Worlds," along communication in real-time. It "The Lost World" with their version of Arthur meant that everyone across Decio Mainstage Conan Doyle's "The Lost World." America could tune in and lis­ It will be true to the radio style, ten to a program together. Theatre with limited sets and an empha­ There was a sense of unity in Friday, 7 p.m. sis on telling the story through listoning to the radio, a comfort Saturday, 2 p.m. and sound. The performance will star in knowing that by listening to Jerry Hardin ("The X-Files," it you were connecting to otlwr 7:JO p.m. "Star Trek: The Nex people in far away plaeos. One Sunday, 2 p.m. Generation"), Josh Clark of the biggest draws of early ("Heroes," "Star Trek Voyagnr"), radio was that it was per- Kenneth Alan Williams ("Will formed live in front of an audience, so the lis­ and Grace"), Jen Dede ("Entourage," "Gilmore tener could hear a crowd laughing, clapping Girls"), Peter McDonald ("Lois and Clark: The and being actively involved in the perform­ New Adventures of Superman") and Kyle ance. Co lerider-Krugh. This weekend, L.A. Theatre Works seeks to This is a unique opportunity for anyone to bring back that early radio feel with their experience what it is like to be part of a live presentations of "War of the Worlds" and radio audience. This theatrical offering once "The Lost World." "War of thn Worlds" is well again demonstrates the DeBartolo Performing · known for its phenomnnal first reception, Arts Center's commitment to bringing the when Orson Welles fpre-"Citizen Kane") Notre Dame community performances that broadcast the adaptation of ll.G. Wells's story are culturally relevant and yet unique in their and caused widespread panic. 6 million peo­ once-in-a-lifetime appeal. ple heard it, and 1. 7 million believed it. Many Tickets are $45 for the public, $36 for facul­ wont to ask their neighbors about it during ty and staff, $34 for seniors and $15 for stu­ the broadcast, spreading a word-of-mouth dents. rumor that aliens from Mars were attacking thi1 world Peo wh n turned on ir Contact Stephanie DePrez at [email protected] L.A. Theatre Works Comi

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Saturday: "The Butler Did It." 7:30p.m. Sunday: "Maxim Kantor: Selections Everest-Rohrer Chapel at Bethel from the Wasteland and Metropolis College Print Suites" at the Snite Museum of Art. Whodunnit? Students at Bethel College are asking audiences to figure Lazy Sunday afternoons got you down? out the mystery in their performance Get yourself some culture by visiting the of "The Butler Did It," a spoof play by Snite to check out their fall exhibit on the Tim Kelly. In "The Butler Did It," a etchings of Russian artist Maxim Kantor. society dowager named Miss Maple Kantor's "Wasteland" print suite examines stages a murder mystery party with a the late Soviet era and the chaos of the new group of detective writers, only to find Russian state, while "Metropolis" is a blend the mystery turned real when a real of images inspired by art, print and photog­ murder takes place. raphy and encompassing a powerful blend Tickets are $12 for the public and of mythology, society, history and geogra­ $10 for seniors and students. For tick­ phy. The exhibition will run until Nov. 23. et information, call (574) 807-.7763 or visit www.artseverywhere.com.

healthier alternative to the edamame and bell peppers pepper. Mix. By MICHELLE FORDICE cream pasta sauces provided by would pair nicely with this dish 4. Dip away! Didn't I tell you Assistant Scene Editor the dining hall, using lemon and as well. that was easy? wine vinegar to flavor instead of This week, we're aiming for a a thick pasta sauce. But don't Hummus Nosh Quick Tip healthy bent. Sometimes it's hard think that means the flavors to stick to the food pyramid have to be any less strong, the I love that the dining hall Try this challenge: make a when you're surrounded by feta, vinegar and lemon give this always has hummus. If I am salad without using dressing. some or the less-than-optimal­ pasta a good zing. completely at a loss for what to Dressing is usually the least but-so-addicting foods you can 1. Fill a bowl with whole grain eat, it is usually what I turn to. healthy part of the salad, and the lind in the dining hall, whether pasta (or any short pasta if that Not only is it delicious, but it also best thing about a dining hall is it's the French fries, the oh-so­ is not available). ensures that I eat some of those that there are so many options buttery grilled cheese or the 2. Add feta, red onion and pesky vegetables, and the hum­ that would normally take consid­ s'mores (just to name some of broccoli to the pasta. oms itself is pretty good for you. erable effort to slice and dice. my weaknesses). These recipes 3. Drizzle with a good dosage Even better, this is beyond easy. And don't limit yourself to the at least send you in the right of red wine vinegar and spritz 1. Fill a bowl with hummus. salad bar. Exp1ore the dining hall dirnction, without loosing any with a lemon wedge. 2. Gather up your favorite for fruits, vegetables, beans, taste, of course. We can't have 4. Mix and make sure the feta things to dip into hummus. Some cheeses and meats (got t.o have that. is crumbled and the ingredients of my favorites include: pita that protein) to make your salad This week's recipes: arB evenly distributed. . bread, olives, and bell peppers of explode with flavor without 5. Heat in the microwave for any color. Other popular options drowning in dressing. Pasta with Feta, Wine Vinegar about 45 seconds. are carrots, celery, and cucum­ and Broccoli 6. Top with lots of pepper and ber. Also pick up a lemon. Have your own dining half takn a bitn. Feel free to experi­ 3. Squeeze the lemon into your recipe? We would love to .feature This dish is a lighter and ment with other vegetablns; both hummus and give a good dash of it! E-mail [email protected]. page 12 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, October, 9, 2008

NFL NFL Green Bay QB Ovechkin focused on Stanley Cup

Associated Press commits to play SPRINGFIELD, Va. -Alex Ovechkin is hardly the first professional athlete to empha­ Rodgers made only a cameo size winning percentage above Associated Press appearance in the portion of personal statistics, to maintain GHEEN BAY, Wis. - Barring Packers practice that was open he's all about team, to insist he some sort of min or medical mir­ to the media on Wednesday. He won't rest until he's earned a adn, Grnen Bay Packers quar­ didn't throw a pass during a jog­ championship. tnrback Aaron Hodgers will through period, then left before "I want to wiri the Stanley onc11 again be playing through full-speed team drills began. Cup; that's why we play hockey thn pain of a sprained right McCarthy's plan going into the in the NHL," he said during an shouldnr on Sunday. week was to have Rodgers begin interview at the Washington At least now hn knows hn can throwing on a limited basis Capitals' charity golf event this do it, 1!1aving "no doubt" that Thursday, but the Packers want week. "''m always that way. I lw'll bn on the field in Seattln. to see how he responds to reha­ want to do everything for the With his effort in a loss to bilitation exercises. victory." Atlanta last Sunday, H(Jdgers "lie was sore yesterday so Standard stuff, right? rnmovnd any lingering doubts in they backed off him, and then Here, then, is what separates his own mind about his ability to they were going to rehab him Ovechkin: He isn't just talk. shrug ofl' a significant injury. hard again today," McCarthy This is an MVP who skates "Being able to play, and real­ said. "We'll see where he is in with the rookies, a $124 mil­ .. .:-··· izing the pain that I went the morning." lion man who thinks nothing of AP through last week and pushing Either way, Rodgers said the a two-hour drive on his night Washington left winger Alex Ovechkin passes the puck during their through it told me I can play injury is better than it was a off to catch a little exhibition 5-1 preseason win Friday against Philadelphia. with it," Hodgers said week ago. hockey, a league-leading scor­ Wndnesday. ''I'm very confident "The shoulder's doing better er who keeps close tabs on bluffs," goalie Jose Theodore allowed him to break the NHL I can play this wnek. I'm hoping than it was last week at this what the club is up to during said, "he's going to show you record for goals by a left wing thn pain and the soreness will point," Rodgers said. "But we're free agency. his cards -just to let you with 65 last season, the first bn lnss, but eithPr way I'm going just going day-by-day. The guys All with a singular aim. know.''). player at any position to top 60 to go." in the training room are doing a "Uitimate"ly," teammate Or carrying on during a in a dozen years. Add in his 4 7 A wnek af'tnr spraining his great job, spending time with Brooks Laich said, "I don't charity golf outing. assists, and Ovechkin led the right shoulder in a game against me. We've been working on think Alex will go to sleep at Ovechkin dished fist bumps league in total points. Not only Tampa Bay, Hodgers played strength and flexibility, just try­ nigh!. until he's won a Stanley on the green of the first hole, are his 163 goals so far 17 against tho Falcons - and ing to maintain and feel better Cup. then slapped high-fives more than anyone else has played well. The Packnrs lost each day and go from there." Ovechkin took it upon him­ between yells of "Whooo!" and scored since the start of 2005- the game, but Hodgers won Rodgers barely practiced at all self to lace up his skates and "Yes!" after his next tee shot. 06, but his total ranks No. 3 in more rnspeet in the locker last week, but still managed to get out on the ice at the He prepared for a par-3 by history for a player's first three room. go 25-for-37 for 313 yards with Capitals' rookie camp in bouncing a ball on the head of NHL seasons, behind only Hodgers said he felt a "duty" three touchdowns against September, a week before the an iron and jokingly referring Wayne Gretzky and Mike to play as onfl of the team's Atlanta - and nearly led the defending Southeast Division to himself as "Tiger." He Bossy. leaders. But he was quick to Packers to a late comeback. champions opened training plopped his first effort there Boudreau acknowledges he point out that linebacker A.J. lie did make one major mis­ camp for veterans. into the water, then took a was nervous when he was llawk, cornerback Charles take, a fourth-quarter intercep­ "I just want to support all the mulligan and put his second introduced to Ovechkin while Woodson and others also are tion deep in Packers territory guys on my team," Ovechkin try right on the green, turning still coaching W~shington's playing through significant that set up a Falcons touch­ said. "It doesn't matter if they to anyone who would listen to AI-IL affiliate. injuries. down. But McCarthy said earlier play in the NHL or the shout, "Told you! Told you!" "Well, you know," Boudreau "I don't want to single myself this week that coaches gave minors." So much for country club explained, "it's like when I first out as the only guy playing with Hodgers' overall performance Coach Bruce Boudreau manners, eh? met Gretzky." pain, because we all are," high marks. appreciated the effort. "Guys like that - you know Boudreau is far from the Hodgers said. "A.J. didn't prac­ "I think I proved to the staff "When I blew the whistle, he why they're always on top. It's only person associated with tice all week and played, Wood's and really to myself - although was the first one to get over to because they try to be the best the Capitals who speaks about bonn doing it for a number of you don't want this to be a me, the first one in line," at whatever they do," veteran Ovechkin in reverential tones. weeks now. But. as one of the precedent - that I can play Boudreau said. "And I'm sure enforcer Donald Brashear "He's a remarkable human leaders of this football team, I effectively without practicing all - because he's this smart - said. "They always try to win, being. lie's very self-actualized felt like it was my duty to be on week," Rodgers said. "Now, I he knew players would see and they always find a way at a very young age," owner the lield as long as I could play don't want to set that as a that and they would say, 'Well, to." Ted Leonsis said. dose to the level of efl'eetiveness precedent for the season. I want if that's how Alex Ovechkin To that end, Ovechkin's The fawning is the sort that I fmlll'm capabln of playing at." to be out there as much as I operates, that's how I want to actions speak loudly. might lead to resentment Thn decision to let Hodgers can. but you have to be realistic operate.' He never wanted any Teammates take note of among teammates. play against the Faleons wasn't with the .~tate of my body at the applause or anything. He just what might seem like little ges­ "You know why it's not an made until a few hours before moment. knew this was a good thing to tures, such as when he hopped issue? Because Alex isn't like game time. after Hodgers For Hodgers, the biggest con­ do for the kids." in his car and went to that. If Alex was like that and proved to Packers coach Mike cern about missing practice is Ovechkin, who just turned Philadelphia during the pre­ just craved the spotlight and McCarthy that he could make all not having a handle on what his 23, is basically a kid himself, season to watch the Capitals just talked about himself, then the throws he needed to in a distance and accuracy might be one whose energy, enthusiasm play a game from which he maybe it would rub guys the dosed-door warmup session at likeuntil the game starts. · and will to win are infectious. was scratched. Did the same wrong way," Laich said. "We an indoor praetiee facility across But he figures that's how it's That's the case whether he's thing last year. haven't heard Alex say one the stnwt from Lambnau Field. going to be until the Packers' off slamming his body into the The Hussian is no prima word about himself being the And whiln Hodgers' participa­ week Oct. 26. boards to celebrate one of his donna on skates, either. He star and himself winning these tion in practice will be signifi­ "That's kind of what I have to goals or tackling a teammate ranked in the league's top 10 awards and himself earning all cantly restricted again this deal with at the moment," to celebrate one of theirs. Or in hits last season and helped this money. We haven't heard week, he doesn't expect to be a Rodgers said. "Hopefully my trying to beat linemate Nicklas kill penalties this preseason - one word of that." game-time decision against shoulder will be feeling a little Backstrom at pingpong. Or doing the latter, Ovechkin said, Instead, they hear about how Seattle. bit better this Sunday, but I showing off during a pickup because then "the whole team Ovechkin called a Capitals ''I'm going to play. No doubt think until I have a couple good basketball game at a team din­ trusts you" - even though spokesman over and over from about that," Hodgers said. "But weeks to not do anything, which ner last weekend (Ovechkin's those aren't the skills that Russia on July 1, the first day I'm hoping I can be a little bet­ will be the bye week, that's kind mother won two Olympic gold prompted the Capitals to of free agency, and checked in ter for Friday and maybe do a of the pain I'll be in. I think my medals in that sport; his hock~ rebuild around him. with general manager George little bit more. But that still pain threshold is such that I can ey jersey bears her No. 8). Or They, of course, were fasci­ McPhee, too, intent on getting remains to be seen." deal with that." playing poker ("When he nated by the talent that the latest news.

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team points previous AP 1 Oklahoma 1524 1 Lance Armstrong, left, speaks at a press conference at the annual lnterbike International Bicycle Expo in 2 Missouri 1404 3 Las Vegas on Thursday, September 25. Armstrong is attempting to return to cycling in January in Australia. 3 LSU 1398 2 4 Alabama 1339 4 5 Texas 1305 5 Armstrong cotneback approved by ICU 6 Penn State 1203 6 7 Texas Tech 1101 8 8 Brigham Young Associated Press paperwork with the U.S. tion to his global cam­ ratory to establish a base­ 1086 7 Anti-Doping Agency. paign to fight cancer, a line. Fluctuations from 9 usc 1055 9 10 Georgia GENEVA - Cycling's But the UCI said disease he survived those readings afterward 937 10 governing body is relax­ Wednesday that 11 Ohio State 893 12 before winning seven could indicate doping. 12 Florida 883 13 ing its rules to allow Armstrong could return straight Tours from 1999- Armstrong said last 13 Utah 793 15 Lance Armstrong to make early because its drug­ 2005. month he was tested in 14 Vanderbilt 704 19 his comeback at a road testing standards have It is also a defiant stand late August, and has 15 Kansas 667 16 race in Australia in improved since the rule against critics who doubt enlisted personal anti­ 16 Boise State 624 18 January. was drawn up four years he could have achieved doping expert Don Catlin, 17 Oklahoma State 523 22 The International ago. those victories without who will make his test 18 Virginia Tech 393 24 Cycling Union said the "Riders are now subject the use of performance­ results available to the 19 Michigan State 273 NR seven-time Tour de to a much-reinforced sys­ enhancing drugs. public. 20 South Florida 267 10 France champion can tem of monitoring com­ Now he is liable to be Catlin, who ran the first 21 Wake Forest 247 25 compete in the Jan. 20-25 pared to that of the past," tested at any time without anti-doping lab in the 22 Northwestern 231 NR Tour Down Under, his the governing body said notice and will have his United States at UCLA for 23 Auburn 121 14 first race since coming in a statement. "Lance own biological passport 25 years, will freeze and 24 Wisconsin 105 17 out of retirement after Armstrong has and will as part of a UCI-backed keep samples of 25 California 98 NR three years. be the subject of very initiative to monitor possi­ Armstrong's blood to be A strict application of strict monitoring through­ ble doping offenses. analyzed in the future. testing rules would not out the period running up Riders must give a Armstrong will not be have allowed the 37 -year­ to his return to the pelo­ series of blood and urine paid for returning to the NSCAA/Adidas Division I old Texan to compete ton." samples that allow a saddle and the testing until Feb. 1, 2009, six Armstrong's comeback World Anti-Doping costs will be covered by Soccer Rankings months after he filed is meant to draw atten- Agency-accredited !abo- his Kazakhstan-based

Men's Women's IN BRIEF team team 1 Wake Forest NOTRE 1 Tuberville fires coordinator Utley and Howard lacking QB Brady has succesful 2 Northwestern OAME 2 after seven games on offense any production in playoffs surgery on his left knee 3 Creighton North Carolina 3 AUBURN - Auburn coach Tommy PHILADELPHIA - For all their BOSTON - New England Patriots 4 Akron Portland 4 Tuberville fired offensive coordina­ big hits and long homers during the quarterback Tom Brady underwent 5 St. John's UCLA 5 tor Tony Franklin on Wednesday regular season, Chase Utley and surgery on his left knee this week, a California usc 6 6 just seven games into his tenure, Ryan Howard have to provide the month after he was sidelined with 7 Illinois-Chicago Stanford 7 pulling the plug after the Tigers' 8 louisville Texas A&M 8 Philadelphia Phillies with more the season-ending injury, The Boston 9 St. louis Virginia 9 rocky attempt to adapt to his spread offense in October. Globe said. 10 Maryland Florida State 10 offense. The slumping stars were a com­ The paper reported Wednesday The 20th-ranked Tigers have bined 4-for-26 in the first round of that the operation was performed struggled offensively all season after the playoffs against Milwaukee, but Monday in Los Angeles. Brady's entering as the favorites to win the strong pitching and timely hitting replacement, Matt Cassel, said he Southeastern Conference Western from other Phillies carried the team tried calling him. Division. They have dropped into the NL championship series "I haven't gotten a return phone Southeastern Conference games to against Los Angeles. Utley and call yet," he said. ''I'm sure he's just around the LSU and Vanderbilt after beating Howard also had troubles in their resting." Mississippi State by a score of 3-2. postseason debuts last year, and Patriots spokesman Stacey James "After evaluating where we are at Philadelphia was swept out of the declined comment. Coach Bill this point of the season offensively, I first round by Colorado. Belichick refused comment during NCAA FooTBALL felt it was in the best interest of the If the Phillies are going to beat his regular news conference Auburn football program to make the Dodgers and advance to the Wednesday at San Jose State, where Clemson at Wake Forest this change," Tuberville said. ''I'm World Series for the first time since the team is practicing for Sunday's 7:30 p.m., ESPN not satisfied with where we are and 1993, they'll need their 3-4 hitters game at the San Diego Chargers. I am personally going to take a larg­ to break out of their funks. Game 1 "We're not going to comment on er role with the offense the remain­ of the NLCS is Thursday night at anybody's situation," he said. "We're der of the season. Citizens Bank Park. not going to get into a daily update." page 14 The Observer+ SPORTS Thursday, October 9, 2008

MLB Daisuke tagged to start game one of cha111pionship series Playoff stud Beckett, still Red Sox ace, set to start game two in Tampa Bay; Lester to get first toss in Boston

ing," and some thought they match their knuckleballer with after the team's workout at injury to third baseman Mike Associated Press would falter down the stretch. Kevin Cash, his regular catcher Fenway on Wednesday. Lowell and the need for an But with the AL East lead on during the season. Byrd also The rest of the 25-man ros­ extra reliever, will be discussed BOSTON Daisuke the line in SP.ptember, they ral­ was more easily moved to the ter, which could change from after Thursday's workout at Matsuzaka will be on the lied against Boston closer bullpen, the manager said the first round because of an Tampa Bay. mound for the Hod Sox when .Jonathan Papelbon at Fenway the AL championship series Park one night and then took b1~gins Friday night against the the series finale the next in 14 Tampa Bay Hays. innings to turn back the Hed That doesn't make him Sox charge. Boston's aco. The Hays again took two of Josh Beckett is still No. 1 in three from Boston a week later the Hed Sox rotation - espe­ College at home to cement their hold cially during the playoffs - on the division lead, going on even though he had the worst to win by two games and leave outing of the three Boston Nigh~ the Hed Sox as the wild card. starters who faced the Los Tampa Bay then dispatched the Angeles Angels in the first Chicago White Sox 3-1 in the Thursdays!!! round. Beckett, coming ofT a best-of-live first round. strained side muscle, is sched­ And they no longer qualify as uled to pitch Game 2 in the surprising. best-of-seven series against the "It shouldn't be a surprise Hays. 162 games and a playoff series "Before Beckett's last start, that they're good," Francona he was the best postseason said. "I understand some of the pitcher maybe in the history of story behind this. They haven't the game," Hed Sox manager had any success going into this Terry Francona said year and all of a sudden they Wednesday after announcing went from the bottom to the his rotation. "lie had the top. It's a great story for base­ audacity to be a little rusty ball. It made our lifp, a little bit after two weeks. We don't need more miserable this year. to run away from Beckett, we "They have a real good thing need to get him on a run." going. Our job will be to derail l

NFL MLB McNabb calls llleeting after losses Rays ready and competitive and I hate losing, could be missing a big offen­ Associated Press and especially hate losing in sive weapon if running back PHILADELPHIA - Donovan that fashion." Brian Westbrook is unable to McNabb decided it was time to On his blog, McNabb wrote play against the 49ers. full of confidence speak up. Tuesday that he was "embar­ After sitting out the Bears After a pair of disheartening rassed" by the team's perform­ game with an ankle injury, losses dropped the Eagles to 2- ance. Westbrook broke two ribs at The Trop, where the Rays 3 and the bottom of the com­ "''m embarrassed with the early in the game against Associated Press compiled the best home petitive NFC East, the veteran way we played the past two Washington. He was able to ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - record in baseball (57 -24) and quarterback called a team weeks," McNabb wrote. "I return after an injection of Young, eager and brimming won the first two games of meeting earlier this week. believe that we lost to teams painkillers, but sat out with confidence. their first-round playoff series "I tried to let them know that we should have beaten. Not Wednesday's practice. The surprising Tampa Bay against the Chicago White it's easy for us to sit and say because I think they are not "I am just trying to get Rays spent the entire season Sox. we could be undefeated right good- they are. But I still healthy enough to play and get dispelling the notion that they "We're excited. This is how now or we should be 4-1, believe we are better; we just to the point where the pain is were too inexperienced to we envisioned it from Day 1. whatever it may be, but we're didn't show it." not as strong and try to get out compete with the Boston Red The two best teams playing not," McNabb said. "So, in McNabb did not single out there on the field," Westbrook Sox, and the AL East champi­ for the American League order for us to correct that any teammates for criticism, said. ons aren't about to stop championship," Rays rookie and put these four or five saying only that he didn't do "You try to go out there, you believing in themselves now Evan Longoria said. games behind us, we have to enough to win, and added it's want to be as healthy as possi­ that they're four wins from Tampa Bay isn't discounting do it right now." not too late to ble and produce for your the World Series. Boston's experience. The Red Against turn the sea­ team. When you're out there "We don't want to get ahead Sox won two of the past four Washington last son around. and you keep getting injured of ourselves," left fielder Carl World Series titles, while the week, the Eagles ''I'm better and keep getting nicked up, Crawford said, "but we defi­ Rays - in the playoffs for the jumped to a 14- 'Tm better than this than this and it's tough to handle that type nitely feel good about our first time - are just four 0 lead but were and I'll prove it." I'll prove it," of thing." chances." games into their postseason dominated on he wrote. "I Coach Andy Reid praised With good reason. history. both sides of the Donovan McNabb know my team Westbrook's toughness but did The Rays won the season "Although we did well ball the rest of is too. Now we not know if he could play this series between the division against them here, the time of the game. In the Eagles quarterback have to prove week. rivals 10-8, tak- year it is, I fourth quarter it." "He was a warrior in that ing eight of don't see an they had to set- McNabb was game, being able to play," Reid nine meetings "We don't want to get overt advantage tle for a field impressive the said. "We've just got to get it at Tropicana (at home)," goal after driving to the first two weeks but has been calmed down there. We'll see Field, where ahead of ourselves, Rays manager Washington 2-yard line and unspectacular the last three how things go as the week the best-of- but we definitely feel Joe Maddon eventually lost, 23-17. · games. He's completed 64 per­ progresses." seven ALCS good about our said. Against the Bears the previ­ cent of his passes for 1, 296 Westbrook finished with 84 begins Friday chances" "They under­ ous week, the Eagles snapped yards and six touchdowns with total yards and a touchdown night. The man­ stand how this out of a second-half offensive two interceptions and a quar­ against Washington, but the agers set their part of the year lull long enough to drive inside terback rating of 92.9. Eagles offense was stuck in pitching rota­ Carl Crawford works. After the Bears' 5-yard line in the There was plenty he could neutral for much of the rest of t i o n s Rays outfielder that you look at closing minutes. But have done better against the game after he was hurt. Wednesday, their personnel. Philadelphia failed to score the Washington, he said. "Everyone has to understand with Tampa Their starting go-ahead touchdown on three ''I'm very hard on myself. If what situation we are in," Bay's James pitching is very runs from the 1 in a 24-20 it's a throw that I missed that I McNabb said. "It's a one­ Shields facing 18-game win­ good and they match up well defeat. know I can make, that's some­ game-at-a-time approach, but ner Daisuke Matsuzaka in the with us. We have to equally "There is no reason for us to thing that I have to correct," you have to have a sense of opener. pitch with them in order to come out the way we did early McNabb said. "If it's a sudden urgency to go out and change "I just have to go out there have a chance to stay in these in the season and to be where movement in the pocket to buy that. And in order for us to and pitch my game. I'm one games." we are at right now," McNabb a little time, that's something change that, we all, collective­ not to change anything," said Designated hitter Cliff Floyd said. "People take it hard. I'm that I also see." ly, have to do it at the same Shields, who is one of the one of the guys who are very McNabb and the Eagles time." matched a Rays veterans the record with 14 Rays signed last regular-season winter to bring wins. ''I've had "/just have to go out leadership and a lot of success there and pitch my stability to a this year doing game. I'm one not to clubhouse what I do. I feel loaded with pretty good change anything." young talent. right now. I feel He's one of alive. I'm ready James Shields eight players on to go." Rays pitcher the team with The defend­ previous playoff ing World experience. Series champi- Floyd, who on Red Sox won seven of nine won a World Series ring with between the clubs at Fenway the Florida Marlins in 1997, Park, but both of Tampa Bay's sees no reason why inexperi­ wins there came in mid­ ence should hold Tampa Bay September while the Rays back. were taking four of six from After all, most people the Red Sox in a 10-day span. expected the Rays' youth to After spending the last two be a hindrance in holding off months of the season chasing the Red Sox in the division. the Rays, the Red Sox would "It's been a treat to come be the last to here every day call Tampa and watch these Bay's success a guys grow up fluke. over the course "I understand "It's a great story for of the season," some of the baseball. It made our Floyd said, story behind adding the club this. They life a little bit more has prospered haven't had any miserable this year. " because every success going one puts the into this year Terry Francona team before and all of a themselves. sudden they Boston head coach "I've been on went from the some teams bottom to the that were very top. It's a great young and inex- story for baseball. It made perienced and you could see our life a little bit more mis­ it because everybody wanted erable this year," Boston to win 20 games, everybody manager Terry Francona wanted to hit .300 with 30 said. home runs. You don't have "If you look at their team that here .... We do things the from top to bottom, there right way on the field. We really shouldn't be. a sur­ hustle, we catch the ball, we prise," he added. "They have pitch the ball, we get timely a real good thing going. Our hitting. If you ask anybody in job will be to derail that." baseball what you need to That won't be easy, espe­ win, I hope they tell you cially with the series starting that." page 16 The Observer + SPORTS Thursday, October 9, 2008

NFL MLB Orton coming on Cubs exercise Harden's option der Sean Gallagher, outfielder­ over 4 1-3 innings and the Associated Press infielder Erie Patterson and Cubs wern ousted quicker than as Bears starter CHICAGO - Rich Harden's catcher Josh Donaldson. any team in the playoffs after $7 million option for next year "If Rich Harden had no having the NL's best regular­ was exercised Wednesday by issues at all from a medical season record. Lions cornerback Travis the Chicago Cubs, one day standpoint, you would have After that loss .at Dodger Associated Press Fisher. after a test showed the hard­ never even come close to being Stadium ended the short play­ LAKE FOHEST, Ill. lie showed poise under throwing right-hander had no able to acquire him," Hendry ofT run, a pipe in the Cubs' Suddenly, Kyle Orton's play is pressure and offensive coordi­ structural damage in his pitch­ said. "Seven million is an dugout was broken, rlooding as dif'l'icult to ignore as his nator Hon Turner showed his ing shoulder. investment - it's a lot of the walkway to the locker board. faith in the quarterback by The Cubs acquired Harden money - but in this day and room, the Chicago Sun-Times Quarterbacks who throw for calling for passes on 14 of 30 from Oakland on July 8. He age if Rich reported :n4 yards as he did for the first downs before Grossman was the losing pitcher in Game Harden gives us Thursday. Chicago Bears in a 34-7 win came in at the end. 3 of the NL division series ... and maybe "If Rich Harden had Hendry at Detroit last week tend to "We're not going to do it if Saturday night as the Cubs he'll do more, no issues at all from acknowledged attract attention, and he cer­ we don't feel confident that were swept in three games by maybe he'll that an incident tainly turned a few heads we can have success doing it, the Los Angeles Dodgers. have better a medical standpoint, occurrPd, with that performance. but also it's a rel'lection or The 26-year-old Harden went sueeess after you would have never though he didn't That jittnry rookie who left what they were trying to do a combined 10-2 with a 2.07 the offseason even come close to witness it first­ fans elarnoring for Hex defensively," Turner said. ERA in 25 starts for the program." hand. Grossman throe years ago? The days of simply manag­ Athletics and Cubs this season. The Cubs being able to "I guess it was II e 's all grown up now. ing the offense are over. Harden, who has battled arm brought Harden acquire him. " just a nozzle "This is how I expnet to Which is exactly what problems throughout his in to solidify an knocked off the piping of the play," hn said. Orton's role was career, was 5-1 with a 1.77 already capable Jim Hendry "I expnct to got three years ago ERA in 12 starts with the Cubs. rotation f(latur­ wall and it's bntter. w h e n J-Je underwent an MRI ing Carlos Cubs general manager probably in a llopefully, this "This is how I expect Grossman's bro­ arthrogram Tuesday that Zambrano, convenient spot w1wk that con­ to play. I expect to get ken ankle thrust revealed no tears in his rotator Ryan Dempster and Ted Lilly. when you're leaving the tinues." better. Hopefully this him into the cuff or labrum, general man­ Harden had five double-figure dugout to smack it," Hendry lle'Il have a starting role in ager Jim Hendry said. strikeout games for Chicago. said, adding that he told hard time top­ week that continues" 2005. Hendry said Harden has When they acquired him, the Dodgers management the Cubs ping what he A fourth- been bothered by rotator ten­ Cubs knew they would have to would pay for anything that did against the Kyle Orton round pick out dinitis and some subtle insta­ be prudent with Harden needed to be fixed. Lions. Bears quarterback of Purdue, he bility in the shoulder. Harden because of his history of "There was no permanent W h i I e went 10-5 run- will undergo an offseason con­ injuries. damage done to the facility," Atlanta's ning a scaled­ ditioning and rehabilitation Harden reportedly had a cor­ Hendry added. "Honestly, del'nnse ranks down offense. program to strengthen the tisone injection in early major leagues players that won just 23rd, Orton will have to llis job was to hand the ball shoulder and should be ready September. Chicago gave him a division and lost the way we kenp an eye on John ofT and not turn it over. He for the start of next season. extra rest in the final month played and then we're three Abraham, who leads the completed just 190 of 368 "If you told me today we are when he made only three and out, I certainly would have league with seven sacks. passes (51.6 percent) for going to get 24, 25 good starts starts, throwing 17 innings but been disappointed if some peo­ There worn no such issues 1,869 yards and threw more out of Rich next year and we're averaging nearly 100 pitches ple, if they weren't angry with Dntroit. interceptions (13) than touch­ going to have to push him back per outing. either at themselves or angry The Lions fired general down passes (nine). or miss a start or two here or "He's had to take eare of this at the results." manager Matt Millen two Even so, the Bears won there, I'd do that in a heart­ for a long time," Hendry said, Hendry said he doesn't know wneks ago, but turning eight straight following a 1-3 beat," Hendry said. adding he appreciated who broke the nozzle. around tho franchise will takn start. But fans couldn't wait Harden, who broke in with Harden's effort late in the sea­ "No idea and I don't have any time. Orton was brilliant even for Grossman after a loss at the A's in 2003, has made six son. "I'm sure there were interest in finding out," he if he was matched against the Pittsburgh in December, and trips to the disabled list in his times he pitched with some added. "To me it's not even an lnague's worst defense, eom­ when they got their wish in career. He was acquired with discomfort." issue. Believe me, if I'd been in pleting 24 or 34 passes (70.6 the second half against reliever Chad Gaudin for out­ Against the Dodgers in Game uniform, it might have been percent) for an average of Atlanta a week later, the fielder Matt Murton, right-han- 3, Harden allowed three runs me." 13.9 yards. lie threw two crowd at Soldier Field erupt­ touchdowns and no intercep­ ed. tions and did not fumble thn Orton played in the final ball. game of the 2005 regular sea­ No onn passed for more son but stayed stuck on the yards last week than Orton, sideline until the final three who sot a earner-high for the games last season, when a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME second time in three wonks, left knee injury knocked out COJ.LEG.E OF SCIENCE and only Eli Manning had a Grossman. Orton completed higher rating than his 121.4. 43 of 80 passes for 478 yards ' This is Kyle Orton? with three touchdowns and Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium A few years ago, photos of two interceptions as Chicago Orton at bars and parties cir­ won two of the final three culated on the Internet and games, and that was enough Thursday, October 9, 6- 9 p.m. it's still not hard to find pie­ to persuade the Bears to open turns or him up the competi­ Jordan Hall of Science holding a bot­ tion. tle of .I ack "At the beginning of He then beat Daniels. But the year, he was out Grossman in latnly, his the preseason exploits on the relying on his and has been field are running game and his opening eyes the attracting defense.,, past few weeks. attention, Orton threw which is onH for 268 yards rnason tlw Keith Brooking against Tampa Boars arn 3-2 Atlanta linebacker Bay on Sept. 21, and lead th1~ which was a NFC North. career-high until "You son him progressing the Detroit game, and his nvnry wnnk," Atlanta line­ three touchdown passes backer Keith Brooking said. against Philadelphia two "At the beginning of the year, weeks ago are the most he's lw was rnlying on his running ever thrown. The Bears rarely garnn and his dnfnnse. This asked him to throw long in past wonk he was really the past, but now, he's looking throwing the ball ovnr thP down field. field." He already has 18 comple­ Orton's passes sailed on a tions for 20 or more yards, couple deep attempts, but after managing 26 coming morn often than not, hn into this season. shownd pinpoint accuracy "I think he's getting better against the Lions - likn on at it," Turner said. "lie needs this onn to Hashind Davis in reps, he needs to play. He Check out UR@ND to see what other Notre Dame undergraduate researchers the second quarter. lie needs to get the timing and did this summer: http://undergradresearch.nd.edu dropped it between two get in sync with the receivers. Stop by the Office of Fellowships table for information about undergraduate defenders for a 34-yard gain. ... It takes time to get that research opportunities, available funding and national and international There was also a 30-yard feeling, but we're very confi­ fellowship opportunities for science students. completion in the third quar­ dent with Kyle. lie has the ter to Marty Booker, who ability to throw it and he has picked thn ball away from improved it over the years." Thursday, October 9, 2008 The Observer + SPORTS page 17

for. "Our practices have been Interhall intense this week," Meagher continued from page 20 said. "We've run through our offensive playbook, and we've "We hope to finish the regular focused on new kinds of offense season strong," sophomore cap­ to give our defense a chance to tain Kathy Poploski said. "And see some different looks. We establish momentum for the may still have a chance to make playoffs." the playoffs if we win out, so the This game will defmitely affect time to step up is now." seeding in the women's playoffs. But each team is more focused Welsh Family vs. Badin on setting a pattern for the play­ After an emotionally charged offs and building momentum. comeback win last week against The teams kick off tonight at 7 Farley, Welsh Family fmds itself at the Riehle Fields. positioned for a potential "trap game" against Badin at 9 tonight Lewis vs. Breen-Phillips night at Riehle Fields. Though a win is a win, no Despite having a standout matter when it comes, a team's quarterback in Jenni Gargula first win can set the tone for the and a defense which supple­ , rest of the season . ments its tenacious pass rush . Tonight at 8 at Riehle Field, with a ball-hawking secondary, Lewis (0-4-0) and Breen-Philips Welsh Family (4-0) hopes to -""a':l!:.;:;; ,:. :,::·\--~::·:.. ·.,~~- (0-2-2) will face off to determine avoid tripping up in a game which team gets its first taste of against the Bullfrogs success. "Even with the big win over Chicks captain Katie Sushinsky Farley, we're just going to try believes her team is close to and stay focused and concen­ breaking through. trate on winning tomorrow," "We have improved a lot in the Gargula said. last few games," Sushinsky said. Badin (1-2-1) is hungry to "In practice we've focused a lot keep its playoff aspirations alive on scrimmaging and trying to after a scrappy 7-6 victory over improve on our consistency. If Lewis last week. With only one we are able to come out and win, Badin cannot afford to drop play two good halves of football another game, and with Welsh like we know we can, we're Family on the horizon, the going to be successful. We feel Bullfrogs will need to pull out all confident going into this game." the stops if they want to topple Although the Chicks will not the powerhouse Whirlwinds. be able to make the playoffs, The Bullfrogs played stingy they are still motivated to finish defense against Lewis but the the season strong. Whirlwinds, even with a few "We are always excited to miscues against Farley, will pro­ play, no matter the outcome," vide a stiffer test. The onus will Sushinsky said. "It's really be on Badin senior Katie Rose important for us to end the sea­ Hackney not only to motivate son on a high note and gain her team, but also to pick apart some momentum heading into the Whirlwinds' opportunistic next year." defense. Meanwhile, the Babes are also "The things we've worked on looking to rebound, coming off a in practice this week have been 2008 Law Fair tough loss to Walsh in which the same as the previous weeks. they led 21-7 at halftime but This consistency has really October 10, 2008 ended up losing on a touchdown helped us put together such a 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. pass on the last play of the good season thus far," Gargula game. said. I I JACC Concourse "In several of our games, we Relying mostly on young play­ I I I I just haven't been able to fmish," ers, Badin will have to play like 1::::: ...... :.:.1 The following schools will be ::: .. :: .. :::::::;:::::,1 represented: Babes captain Melissa Meagher veterans tomorrow if it wishes to said. "We've come as close as take down the Goliath that is American University Saint Louis University you possibly can to winning Welsh Family. Boston College University of St. Thomas without actually winning. We Boston University University of San Diego are definitely right on the Contact Douglas Farmer at Brooklyn Law University of San Francisco brink." dfarmer 1 @nd.edu, Christopher Catholic Univ. of America Santa Clara Law Still, Meagher has her team Wyncoop at [email protected] Chapman University Seton Hall working hard, and she recog­ and Timothy Lang at University of Chicago SMU Dedman nizes that it still has a lot to play tlang1 @nd.edu University of Cincinnati Southwestern Columbia Law School Stanford University of Dayton Syracuse DePaul University Temple Univ. Beasley Duke Tulane Law stack up against the other Duquesne University Univ. of Cal - Hastings Fallon teams. And two, to give each Emory University Univ. of Cal - Davis individual the opportunity to Fordham UCLA continued from page 20 garner some good wins. We George Washington Univ. of Detroit Mercy will move our players up and Georgetown Univ. of Miami nine players who have shown, down the lineup to see what Hofstra Univ. of Minnesota at times, that they are very each might be able to achieve. Indiana U -Bloomington Univ. of Pacific McGeorge capable of winning in the The field will give us some Indiana U- Indianapolis University of Pittsburgh lower lineup slots." indication of how far we need John Marshall Univ. of Tennessee The Irish are coming off an to go before January when we Loyola - Los Angeles Univ. of Texas impressive showing at the open with Pepperdine." Loyola - Chicago Texas Tech University Wolverine Invitational, where Bayliss said he has a lot of Marquette University Texas Wesleyan University they took five of the seven confidence in his freshman University of Michigan Univ. of Toledo singles matches from a class, which has been led by Michigan State Tulane University Michigan team that advanced Casey Watt and Niall Northwestern Valparaiso to the Sweet 16 a year ago. Fitzgerald. Notre Dame Vanderbilt Even more impressive about "Casey Watt can be an Univ. of North Carolina Villanova the five victories over the impact freshman, and Niall Ohio State - Moritz Washington University Wolverines was that none of Fitzgerald is improving by Penn State Dickinson William & Mary those victories came from leaps and bounds," Bayliss Roger Williams University William Mitchell Helgeson who was out with said. "[Freshman] Sam I St. John's University Univ. of Wisconsin an injury. Keeton has his arm in a cast, I I I I Bayliss also noted that the but has taken that opportuni­ I I I I team's showing against Miami ty to add better net play and a Representatives from 70 law schools will be available in an informal setting was a good sign of things to slice backhand to his reper­ come, and a testament to the toire." to answer questions and provide information to applying seniors and other potential the team has. The Irish will look to show interested students about their law schools. This weekend the team, the rest of the teams at the minus Helgeson will host the Tom Fallon Invitational how Tom Fallon Invitational. The dangerous they can be, with tournament field includes the tournament opening on Harvard, Wisconsin, Michigan Friday. Helgeson will open State, Western Michigan and today at the All-American Ball State. Championships. "We approach this tourna­ ment on two fronts," Bayliss Contact Kate Grabarek at said. 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Thomas finished off the scor­ held him to only one shot on the game in their half. It was ing in the 86th minute when the evening. a good bounce back." Midpoint Spartans he headed home a Dike cross. "DeMartin is one of the best The Irish defense shut continued from page 20 continued from page 20 Notre Dame's offensive out­ strikers in the country in my down not only DeMartin but burst was accompanied by an opinion, and we held him to the entire Spartans offense, two-week stint on the sidelines his confidence each game. As equally only one shot," holding Michigan State to with an ankle injury. Mueh of his confidence grows, he'll impressive Clark said. "I only six shots on the evening. thn rest of the team has been become a bigger and bigger defensive per­ thought (Aaron] Notre Dame keeper Andrew ban!{nd up as well. threat." formance. "We kept the game in Maund, [Matti Quinn was up to the chal­ "We've had the injury bug After taking their one-goal The Irish their half It was a Besler and lenge of stopping the few alrnady," Brown said. "llop11fully lead into halftime, the Irish did an espe­ [ M a t t I Spartan chances in the game. we will be able to come baek doubled their advantage in cially good good bounce back. " Armstrong did a The senior goalie made four stron!{. but injuries happen the 67th minute. Junior mid­ job shutting great job saves to register the shutout sometimes. Luckily we have fielder Justin Morrow thread­ d o w n Bobby Clark because three and improve his record to 7- lmen able to eomp11nsate for it so ed a ball through to sopho­ Spartans for­ Irish coach guys cover the 2-1. far." more forward Jeb Brovsky ward Doug area that Notre Dame will be in With the Irish sitting atop the whose angling run put him DeMartin, DeMartin works action again at Alumni Field Bi!{ East despite all these behind the defense. Brovsky who entered in. this Saturday evening at 7 injuries, there should be a made no mistake, !'iring past the game ranked second in "We talked about playing p.m. when they welcome Big n~newnd ennq.,ry when the t11am Michigan State goalkeeper the nation in averaging 1.11 smartly and not getting East rival Pittsburgh. finally starts to get healthier. Avery Steinlage low to the goals per game. DeMartin caught in transition because "We've moved things around near post. had no chance of reaching that was what killed us Contact Greg Arbogast at to dna! with injuries more than Junior midfielder Michael that total as the Irish defense against Michigan. We kept [email protected] we would have liked to," Brown said. "But we liJUnd a way to win by playing dill"en~nt positions." The brightest spot for the team has been its oll"ense. Notre Dame has the highest hitting percnnt­ age in the eonferenee at a .301 dip. The Irish also lead the Big East in assists pt~r game at 14.43 and kills per game at 15. "I am pretty pleased with how the offense has played so far," Brown sai?,. "We have really progressed. Lmtdin!{ the Irish oll'ense so far have been junior outside hitter Christina Kaelin with 3.25 kills per set, sophomore outside hit­ ter Kellie Sciacca with 2.59 kills per set, and freshman outside hitter Kristen Dealy with 2.67 kills per set. Dealy has been a pleasant sur­ prise for the Irish so far this ynar. "Dealy is doing a really, really !{ood job," Brown said. "Whether its passing, defense, or serving, she is playing evcrythin!{ very well. She has really steppnd in." What worries Brown, however, is the state of the defense and LETTH the laek of opportunities that are bning gennrated for their potent oll"ense. "Our hitting percentage is very good, but our defense is not so good," Brown said. "We've that stru!{gled with our serves, our TIME. blocks and our defense in gener­ al. We need to practice our serves morn." The Irish will look to improve thoir overall defense and contin­ ue their initial dominance of the Whether it's a camera phone to capture those Bi!{ East this weekend at home when they play West Virginia unforgettable moments or a smart phone to and Pitt'ibur!{h. e-mail them to the world, with all the newest phones, the one you want is here. Contact Jared Jedick at [email protected] get usc. com

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team, and they would all say that the Big East regular season title them, we can't rest on the past," front of their home fans for the Coach says squad they would like to have a better -is right within their grasp. Brown said. "Against [South first time in three weeks. must inzprove defense record," head coach Debbie "It's still pretty early," Brown Florida! we played very well with "It's not really easier to play at Brown said. "But we are defi­ said. "But to have your lirst four a lot of intensity, and against home," Brown said. "But it does nitely going in the right direc­ Big East games on the road and Louisville I didn't think we give you a lot more control over By JARED JEDICK tion." come out 3-1 puts us in pretty played as well, but we still found everything. Everything is more Sports Wri[cr According to Brown, the Irish good position." a way to win. Going forward it is familiar and you don't have to (8-8; 3-1 Big East) set three pri­ The Irish have already defeat­ not going to be easy." travel, s~. you hopB you play well After reaching the midpoint of mary goals at the beginning of ed two of the Big East favorites Adding significance t~ these at home. their season, the Irish lind them­ the season - to go undefeated at in convincing fashion on the road victories is the fact that they The first half of the season has selves tied atop the Big East horne, win two of their non-con­ this season - South Florida (11- have all been on the road in hos­ been partly characterized by a standings with St. John's, ference tournaments, and win 7; 2-2 Big East) and Louisville (6- tile environments. The Irish will severe case of the injury bug. ·Pittsburgh and Ceorgetown and the regular season title in the Big 8; 2-2 Big East). Louisville was finally get a travel break this Junior outside hitter Serenity in position to have a very good East. Although the first two goals picked by the Big East eoaches to weekend and play West Virginia Phillips has just returned from a second halt'. were not achieved, the third and win the conference this year. (5-10; 0-4 Big East) and "You ~~an ask anyone on the most important goal - winning "Although it was great to beat Pittsburgh (1 0-8; 3-1 Big East) in see MIDPOINT/page 18

MEN'S SOCCER Return to Bright skies

other two games, but you can Dike puts team sometimes start doubting ahead for good with yourself. You've got to hold to your beliefs, and I think we tally in first period did that." After being outscored 5-2 in their past two games, the Irish By GREG ARBOGAST dominated the Spartans on Sports Wri[cr both ends of the field. Forward Bright Dike jump­ For a coach and a team that started the offense once have never faced a two-game again. The senior has quickly losing streak, Bobby Clark and turned himself into one of the his No. 14 Irish were very most dangerous strikers in the composed heading into country. Wednesday night's game Dike opened the scoring for against Miehigan State. Notre Dame in the 39th Cood thing. minute when he received a Notre Dame turned in a con­ ball near the top of the box fident and dominating per­ from midfielder Michael formance, downing the Thomas, turned on his Spartans 3-0 at Alumni Field defender and fired home from to got back into the winner's 12 yards out. It was Dike's cirdn. team-leading eighth goal of "We didn't talk a lot about the season and the fifth setting the record straight straight game that the senior I hnl'ore Wednesday's game I." has found the back of the net. Clark said. "We talked about "lie's just such a handful for what. we normally talked any tPam to try and handle," about - playing with tempo, Clark said of Dike. "l think the playing quickly and getting good thing is that, after not our fullbacks involved in tlw playing last year, he's finding JESSICA LEE/The Observer attack. Irish senior forward Bright Dike fights for a ball In front of the Marquette goal during Notre "I felt we played well in the see SPARTANS/page 18 Dame's 4-1 win over the Golden Eagles at Alumni Field on Sept. 11.

MEN'S TENNIS WOMEN'S INTERHALL Young squad vvill host Phoxes, Finest square off Tom Fallon Invitational Breen-Phillips and Lewis each looks for first win of the season

• players in the country. lie has Last Sunday, Farley lost 15-7 Farley will collide with a Helgeson heads to worked hard this fall and has By DOUGLAS FARMER, to Welsh Family in a tough team stronger than its 3-2 ITA Championships improved on his transition MATT WILSEY and defensive battle. If not for two reeord indicates in Pangborn. skills and his ability to get to RYAN O'CONNELL deflected interceptions going in The Phoxes began the season net and finish there." Sports Writers Welsh Family's favor, Farley 0-2, but have since reeled off By KATE GRABAREK Bayliss also noted that this could still be undefeated. thwn dominating victories. Spons Writer year's squad is very young After putting up 74 points in "It is definitely a goal of ours In the past three games, the and irwxperienced. The Irish its last three games, Pangborn to make it to the playoffs," Pangborn defense has seven Senior Brntt llnlgnson will hav£i four rn~shrnan and six is not short on confidence. Farley senior captain Jenny interceptions, inducting four by hnad to t.hn ITA All-Arnnriean sophomores currently on the That confidence will be put to Holts said. "And lwe would like safety Kaitlin Furrey. Championships this wnnknrul, roster. the test Thursday, as the to] get a chance to play Welsh Sophomore quartnrbaek Gabby whiln tlw rnst of thn tnarn will "There are two words to Phoxes will take on Farley (4- Family again." Tate has had four rushing stay in South BPnd to host the describe our team: young and 1 ), who is coming oil' of its first Boll's herself is especially touchdowns and four morn Torn Fallon Invitational. deep," Bayliss said. "Wn arn loss or the season. hungry for a win. Sunday was passing in the past two games "Wn arn snnding Brott lacking in experienced upper Both teams are already focus­ her first game back from a rib alone. llnlgnson to tlw All-i\rnnrican lineup players. Our depth is ing on life artBr f. but wants next time in the playoffs, is of thn top h4 collegiate tennis · see FALLON/page 17 more. inspiring, Holfs said. see INTERHALL!page 17