the Observer The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s Volume 44 : Issue 108 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 ndsmcobserver.com New department proposed Faculty members talk homosexuality

der identity. We are here to By KATIE PERALTA share our ideas and knowl- Assistant News Editor edge.” Assistant professor of psy- Four Notre Dame faculty chology Michelle Wirth opened members from different fields the panel discussion with an of study responded to the overview of biopsychology and recent Mobile Party comic the natural causes of sexual controversy and addressed orientation. campus attitudes toward “Our sexual orientation is a homosexuality in a discussion feature of our brains,” Wirth titled “Gay Penguins and ‘No said. “Our brain is changing Homo,’” held Tuesday in the all the time as we learn Carey Auditorium of the things.” Hesburgh Library. Wirth detailed the brain’s “Many among the faculty involvement in sexual orienta- were as upset as students and tion, citing the influence of staff about the cartoon earlier certain hormones in a baby’s this year,” professor of brain development. SOFIA ITURBE | Observer Graphic American Studies Heidi “Exposure to androgens like Ardizzone said. “We are not testosterone during brain sion of research and educa- The department will ini- done talking about issues of By JOHN TIERNEY tion in applied and computa- tially consist of seven faculty humor, homophobia and gen- see FACULTY/page 9 News Writer tional mathematics,” the members already at the proposal said. University, Gregory The College of Science will DACMS would include an Crawford, dean of the propose the creation of a undergraduate degree pro- College of Science, said in new Department of Applied gram awarding students the proposal. and Computational with a Bachelor of Science Research and education in Mathematics and Statistics degree in applied and com- the proposed department (DACMS) at Thursday’s putational mathematics and will be interdisciplinary in Academic Council meeting. statistics, according to the focus and will recruit profes- The proposed department proposal. This proposed sors who “engage in both was approved by the College degree program has been interdisciplinary research of Science Council on Oct. 26 approved by the College’s and methodological develop- and would be formally estab- Undergraduate Studies ment, which pushes the fron- lished gradually over the Committee, and will next be tier of knowledge in applied course of the next three considered by the College and computational mathe- years, if approved by the Council. matics or statistics,” the pro- Academic Council. If approved, the depart- posal said. The department’s role, ment would begin recruiting DACMS is envisioned as a which is outlined in a pro- students currently enrolled resource for professors posal the College submitted in the First Year of Studies doing research in other dis- to members of the Academic to join the program. ciplines. Statistics is used in Council, would be focused on The new department will research in all four colleges, both research and education. also sponsor masters and and DACMS “will create a “[Establishing the depart- doctoral degrees, according formal consulting service in ment] represents the most to the proposal. The College both statistics and applied cost-effective way to bring to is currently working to and computational mathe- Notre Dame the critically design a “professional mas- matics,” the proposal said. important field of statistics, ter’s degree” in applied and The department will help PAT COVENEY/The Observer while at the same time cre- computational mathematics Anthropology professor Agustin Fuentes speaks at the “Gay ating a platform for expan- and statistics. see COUNCIL/page 4 Penguins and ‘No Homo’” lecture Tuesday. Students prepare for College receives service honor

of the Office of Civic and Social Call said the College believes it St. Patrick’s celebrations By ALICIA SMITH Engagement (OCSE). is important for students to par- News Writer “This is a national designation ticipate in service. Senior Michelle Perone said awarded yearly to institutions of “It helps students come to By IRENA ZAJICKOVA she has thought about what With 80 percent of students higher education that meet cer- understand what their passions News Writer her St. Patrick’s Day plans will participating in community serv- tain requirements for communi- and what they want to do in be since Saturday. ice prior to graduating, Saint ty engagement and volunteer their lives,” she said. “Another Notre Dame students will “Right when Spring Break Mary’s was nationally recog- service,” Call said. “We gained it important reason is that it gives celebrate their Irish heritage ended, my priorities turned to nized as a member of the 2009 by the extensive involvement of us the opportunity to give some- — real or invented — this St. figuring out St. Patrick’s Day President’s Higher Education our students.” thing back to our communities. Patrick’s Day. plans. There’s so much to do,” Community Service Honor Roll Call said OCSE hopes to con- Catholic Social Teaching tells us Many students, like sopho- Perone said. “I’ll have to deco- on Feb. 25, a College press tinue the tradition of service on that we are ‘all really responsi- more Ashley Amarosa, have rate my apartment for when I release said. campus by offering a variety of ble for all’ and so our service in been looking forward to this have people over, and I need to The Honor Roll is the highest opportunities for student the community allows us to act day for weeks. buy supplies and food and stuff achievement that a college or engagement at many different out that sense of responsibility “I’ve definitely planned my like that. I’m pretty excited university can accomplish for its levels within the community. and solidarity.” entire day around celebrating about it. It’s going to be a good dedication to community service. “The opportunities have Call said she was excited about St. Patrick’s Day. I just hope day.” The College has received the grown in the past years for our the award because it reflects the my classes don’t interfere,” award in each of the past four students and we want to contin- Amarosa said. see HOLIDAY/page 6 years, said Carrie Call, director ue that,” Call said. see SERVICE/page 6

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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHEN DO YOUR ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVITIES BEGIN? Bring on the brackets

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COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES Reps. discuss football ticket policy for home, road games

seated between the sophomore games. they do this,” Schmidt said. “If rently under review in Student By MOLLY MADDEN and junior classes at games. Both Schmidt brought up other ongo- they buy all 300 tickets and only Senate. The resolution asks the News Writer Doyle and student body president ing discussions with the athletic sell 200, they are obviously taking University to include a student Grant Schmidt said concerns have department concerning the away a huge hit financially.” body representative in the selec- The Council of Representatives been expressed about this seating football game ticket lottery. He Schmidt asked COR members tion process of the commence- (COR) discussed proposed changes arrangement. said the current process is one for suggestions to see what could ment speaker. The current to the Notre Dame football student “We believe that the undergrad- student government is looking at be done to make the lottery an process asks for no student input. seating and ticket procedures uate students are the most pas- improving. easier process so Notre Dame stu- Schmidt said the resolution while also reviewing a proposed sionate ones at the games,” Doyle “I would like to see a lottery that dents feel more inclined to buy would ask the selection committee Student Senate resolution said. “However, there is no stan- is simple,” Doyle said. “We want tickets to away football games. to include a student body repre- requesting student involvement in dard to go off of. It varies from to explore options that make the “We’ve suggested allowing the sentative for input on the potential the Commencement speaker school to school.” whole thing as fair and as effec- lotteries to occur earlier,” Doyle speakers. He said the representa- selection process at its meeting Schmidt said the focus should tive as possible.” said. “That makes it easier for stu- tive would most likely be either Tuesday. be on maintaining the unity of the Schmidt said under NCAA regu- dents to get their travel plans the student body president or the Junior Kevin Doyle, the student undergraduates. lations, the Notre Dame student together.” senior class president. government representative to the “The first priority should be that body is allocated a maximum of The majority of COR members “There are some concerns athletic department, said he has all the undergraduate students 300 tickets to each away football agreed allowing students to par- involving confidentiality issues, worked with the department on are together,” he said. game. Student Union Board (SUB) ticipate in the ticket lottery earlier but we think that a student repre- an issue concerning graduate stu- Schmidt said student govern- is responsible for judging how would not only increase ticket sentative should have a part in dent seating at home football ment would continue to work with many of those tickets they should sales, but also make the entire this process,” he said. games. the athletic department about purchase in order to sell to the process easier. Under the current policy, potentially changing the seating students. Schmidt brought to COR’s atten- Contact Molly Madden at University graduate students are arrangements at home football “SUB takes a risk every time tion a proposed resolution cur- [email protected] MBA Marketing Club to host Symposium

graduate students as well. We also tion, Johnson said. win $6,000 in prizes, Johnson advertising. The company does a By LIZ O’DONNELL used to charge admission and this “A couple of the programmers, said. lot of tracking for Facebook adver- News Writer year we actually have sponsorship designers and salesmen will come “Students are competing for a tising.” from DIF Solutions, which part- in and give registered teams a $3,000 grand prize, and there is a Also attending will be represen- The MBA Marketing Club will ners with big consulting compa- brief demo of what the application special prize for $1,000 prize for tatives from major corporations sponsor the 4th annual Marketing nies.” can do and examples of how other the best undergraduate team,” he including MTV and Navteq. They Symposium March 25-26 at the Johnson said the sponsorship companies have used it. Teams said. will be on hand to participate in Mendoza College of Business. enables students to register online will have a week to come up with The first round of competition keynote lectures and panel discus- The Symposium will emphasize for free to attend lectures as well a way to take this application and will take place on March 25, the sions. the growing importance and impli- as enjoy free food throughout the bring it to market,” Johnson said. first day of the Symposium, and Johnson said the Symposium cation of the use of social media in Symposium. The competition is open to stu- the final round will occur the fol- usually has a turnout of 150 peo- the modern business environment. Listed among events for the dents from any academic back- lowing day. ple, but he expects more this year Club president Jack Johnson Symposium include an opening ground, and students are encour- Aside from the competition, because of the inclusion of under- said the event will be a bit differ- reception at Legends as well as a aged to draw on their experience executives from several businesses graduates. ent this year because it is free and number of guest speakers and a to draft a short proposal solving a will be on hand to discuss with “If you want to network, meet open to undergraduates. Web Case 2.0 competition, which specific issue. students their use of the social some Domers and get free food on “We’ve been doing Symposium is open to both MBA candidates Teams of three to five students media. Friday, then you should register for four years and in the past it and undergraduates. are encouraged to register by “Brandon Solano of Domino’s for the Symposium,” he said. “It’s always was focused toward MBA The competition is an opportuni- today. A panel of judges will assess will come in and speak, as well as also a bonus that it’s free thanks to students,” he said. “This year we ty for students to propose solutions the submitted proposals, and the bring free pizza and lava cakes for the sponsorship, so we don’t have were able to open it up to under- to a real-world business applica- chosen top teams have a chance to everyone,” Johnson said. “The to charge the students.” president of Nielsen Online, Jonathan Carson, will speak about Contact Liz O’Donnell at how people use social media for [email protected]

College hosts lecture on race in the media again,” Crossley said. By CAROLYNN SMITH A current survey about the News Writer racial society in the media showed many people still believe there is Media expert Callie Crossley not enough diversity in the news- discussed the ways people of color room, and there is still a lack of have been portrayed in the media acceptable coverage of racial during her lecture “Race and issues. Media: Everything Old is New “Every time we see it, it feels like Again” at Saint Mary’s on Tuesday a slap in the face,” Crossley said. night. Crossley said she hopes more “Media representations of peo- change will come in future genera- ple of color have not changed tions, but she is aware action though out the years,” said needs to be taken now. Crossley, the Woodrow Wilson “We need to learn to challenge and Visiting Fellow. “This is how to cre- question what we see. That is why ate a single story about a group of I’m doing what I’m doing,” people, to show those people as Crossley said. “We need to speak one thing and then show that one up in the moment.” thing over and over again.” Crossley is an award-winning Crossley hosts a new daily talk broadcast journalist, documentary show on WGBH-FM Radio, “The filmmaker and television and radio Callie Crossley Show.” The show commentator, and she offers regu- covers topics such as current lar commentary on a number of events, local happenings, arts and television programs. culture. Crossley produced “Eyes on the “I got into this business to make Prize: America’s Civil Rights Year,” a difference. My whole career has the critically acclaimed documen- been about telling the stories right tary series which earned her an and truthfully,” Crossley said. Oscar nomination and major film Crossley shared personal experi- and journalism awards. For the ences she has come across during last eight years, Crossley has her work. She spoke about racism served as program manager for toward her and her co-workers. the Nieman Foundation for “Post-racial or not, the racial Journalism at Harvard. stereotypes have not gone away but have been revised for modern Contact Carolynn Smith at times. Everything old is new [email protected] page 4 The Observer N CAMPUS NEWS Wednesday, March 17, 2010

cally concerned with the rela- Council tionship between DACMS and the existing Department of Updated computer cluster reopens continued from page 1 Mathematics. “I could envision course researchers with experiment conflicts, particularly if there design, data analysis and sta- were a relatively large num- tistical modeling. ber of courses that would Statistics, applied mathe- serve both programs,” he matics and computation “play said. “I also wonder how easi- an increasingly important ly a student could transfer role in disci- between the two plines such as departments.” e c o n o m i c s , Despite the sociology and “We would hope that Faculty Senate’s b i o l o g y , ” in the future, we call to delay for- Crawford said mally establish- in the propos- would be partners ing DACMS, al. rather than [being Rigby is not “They are asked to sanction a opposed to the used in the new department analysis of eco- decision after the in principle. nomic indica- fact].” “Increasing tors, voting the statistics patterns and Keith Rigby capability on resource distri- Faculty Senate chair campus is a bution, and good thing,” he they have said. “We would called into hope that in the question some future, we conclusions in genetics simply would be partners rather TOM LA/The Observer by proposing different meth- than [being asked to sanction The newly renovated LaFortune Student Center computer cluster features open spaces, ods for showing correlation a decision after the fact].” including study tables and group rooms. or causal relationships.” Student government did not The department will also hear about the proposed in a Feb. 16 Observer article. In indicated students could expect have a strong ethical focus department until late last By JOHN CAMERON addition to a general remodeling access to the cluster by the first consistent with the month, chief of staff Ryan News Writer of the outdated room, the layout week of March, in time for University’s Catholic charac- Brellenthin said. He said the was overhauled to reflect the midterms. ter, Crawford said. Statistics’ proposal had been discussed After several months of plan- transition from students using Delays with some of the mate- “applications to social justice, in Academic Council commit- ning, renovations and setbacks, University-provided communal rials for the project postponed community, solidarity, com- tees since last semester, but the LaFortune Student Center computers to personal laptops. the finishing of trim work and mon good and ethical deci- students do not serve on computer cluster, a popular The change meant fewer actu- furniture delivery, pushing back sion-making those commit- workspace for students, al computers, allowing for more the completion of the cluster sig- already indi- tees. reopened this week. open workspace, as well as two nificantly. cate the “It seems like Some of the most notable reno- group study rooms, resulting in a “One of the things that delayed department’s “I could envision there are a cou- vations to the space include new layout more conducive to group the project was getting the carpet strong engage- course conflicts, ple holes that carpet and color scheme. work. from the manufacturer,” ment in Notre particularly if there we could fill “The new wall colors are calm- “I really like how it’s so open Burchett said. “It wasn’t really D a m e ’ s very easily if we ing and less depressing,” sopho- now. I liked when there were the fault of anyone at Notre Catholic mis- were a relatively let the adminis- more Carlos Zarazua said. “It more computers but the open Dame ... the carpet manufacturer sion,” he said large number of tration know we should be better for stressful last space more than makes up for just had a later delivery than we in the propos- courses that would want to be minute studying and working on it,” Zarazua said. “I guess it thought.” al. involved [in the projects.” makes sense, as most people Burchett said students were serve both programs. process of creat- LaFortune’s computer cluster have laptops now anyway.” helpful in the renovation process, C o n c e r n s I also wonder how ing a depart- had not been updated in 18 The plans for the project began and he hopes to bring students in about DACMS easily a student m e n t ] , ” years, Brian Burchett, manager in spring 2008 but were not on future projects. The Faculty could transfer Brellenthin said. of Classroom and Cluster funded until recently. The first Senate asked Because stu- Services for the Office of expected completion date was Contact John Cameron at Crawford in a between the two dent govern- Information and Technology, said Feb. 1, and a more recent report [email protected] s t a t e m e n t departments.” ment did not r e l e a s e d receive the for- March 2 to mal proposal delay present- Keith Rigby from Crawford ing the DACMS Faculty Senate chair until Monday proposal to e v e n i n g , A c a d e m i c Brellenthin said Council until he received he doesn’t have enough infor- more input from faculty mem- mation to make an educated bers. The Senate did not decision for the student body question Crawford’s assess- about DACMS. Student gov- ment stating Notre Dame ernment does not object in needs to heighten its focus on principle to the creation of statistics. the new department, he said. “The Faculty Senate agrees Brellenthin said he expects with the need to increase the Crawford to welcome student footprint of applied mathe- involvement in implementing matics, computational mathe- DACMS. matics, and statistics at Notre “He said he’d like to get Dame,” the statement said. general student feedback “I think everyone agrees about what they’d like to see that increasing the statistical in the department,” footprint on campus is a good Brellenthin said. idea,” said Keith Rigby, chair Crawford said in an e-mail of the Faculty Senate that he was not available for Academic Affairs committee. comment to The Observer this “The mechanics could’ve week. been better if we had more time.” Contact John Tierney at Rigby said he was specifi- [email protected]

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Bishops shocked by abuse cases Pharmaceutical depot robbed BERLIN — The Roman Catholic bishops in Pope Benedict XVI’s native Bavaria sought Tuesday to deal with a sexual abuse scandal Thieves break in and steal $75 million of prescription medication from Eli Lilly & Co. whose ever-widening scope has left church leaders baffled. Associated Press “I would not have expected such a multitude of cases,” Bavarian Bishop Ludwig Schick, HARTFORD, Conn. — In who is hosting his colleagues’ meeting at a Hollywood-style heist, Vierzehnheiligen, told Bayerischer Rundfunk thieves cut a hole in the Radio. roof of a warehouse, rap- He said he was shaken and ashamed of pelled inside and scored what had taken place within the church. one of the biggest hauls of “It is bitter and it is hard, but it has to be its kind — not diamonds, dealt with,” Schick said. “This festering blister gold bullion or Old World needs to be opened up and dried out in order art, but about $75 million for it to heal.” in antidepressants and In Bavaria alone, more than 100 former stu- other prescription drugs. dents of Catholic institutions have come for- The pills — stolen from ward with claims of physical or sexual abuse. the pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. in quantities UK speaks with protesting teamsters big enough to fill a tractor- LONDON — Britain’s Unite union said trailer — are believed to Tuesday that it was in talks with the U.S. be destined for the black International Brotherhood of Teamsters market, perhaps overseas. regarding the seven days of strikes it plans “This is like the Brink’s against British Airways. pill heist,” said Erik Unite’s 12,000 cabin crew members are Gordon, a University of locked in a battle with BA’s management over Michigan business profes- a pay freeze and changes to working condi- sor who studies the health tions. The group has promised a three-day care industry. “This one strike beginning Saturday followed later by a will enter the folklore.” four-day walk out. The strike is expected to The thieves apparently affect hundreds of thousands of travelers — scaled the brick exterior of and Unite has appealed for international help the warehouse in an indus- to pressure BA. trial park in Enfield, a town about midway between Hartford and Springfield, Mass., during NATIONAL NEWS a blustery rainstorm before daybreak Sunday. After lowering themselves Prop 8 verdict could face delay to the floor, they disabled SAN FRANCISCO — An attempt by civil the alarms and spent at AP rights groups to keep sponsors of California’s least an hour loading pal- Authorities say $75 million worth of prescription drugs were stolen from pharmaceutical same-sex marriage ban from obtaining inter- lets of drugs into a vehicle company Eli Lilly’s regional warehouse in Connecticut. nal campaign documents could delay a verdict at the loading dock, in the federal trial on the constitutionality of authorities said. the warehouse, he said. Miss. Those thieves also they go there, they come Proposition 8, lawyers on both sides said “Just by the way it Other pharmaceutical cut through ceilings and looking for it. They proba- Tuesday. occurred, it appears that warehouses have been hit sometimes used trapeze- bly were conducting sur- Attorneys warned of the possible bottleneck there were several individ- with similar burglaries in style rigging to get inside veillance on that ware- during a hearing where a federal judge was uals involved and that it recent years, but experts and disable the main and house for days, if not asked to overrule a magistrate who ordered was a very well planned- said the value of the Eli backup alarms. In some weeks, before that theft organizations challenging the ban to turn over out and orchestrated oper- Lilly heist far eclipses any cases, they sprayed dark occurred.” memos and e-mails to lawyers defending the ation,” Enfield Police Chief other prescription-drug paint on the lenses of secu- Burges and Gordon said voter-approved measure. Carl Sferrazza said. “It’s thefts they have tracked. rity cameras; in others, the thieves probably “The real burden that is going to be imposed not your run-of-the-mill The thieves could easily they stole disks in the already had a buyer lined here if your honor affirms the magistrate’s rul- home burglary, that’s for net $20 million to $25 mil- security recording devices. up, possibly an online ing is the resolution of these incredibly impor- sure.” lion, Gordon said. Enfield police and the pharmacy or someone in tant issues is going to be delayed, whether you Experts described it as Enfield police would not FBI would not comment on South America or Asia, like it or not,” ACLU lawyer Stephen Bomse one of the biggest pharma- say whether the building whether some of those where drug regulations told Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker. ceutical heists in history. had surveillance video or techniques were also used are lax. Gordon said it is Edward Sagebiel, a whether employees are in the Eli Lilly theft. unlikely the drugs would spokesman for being investigated. The “The level of sophistica- end up at a local hospital Lesbian sues high school over prom Indianapolis-based Eli building is unmarked and tion in these thefts is very or drugstore chain. JACKSON — School officials in a rural Lilly, put the wholesale unprotected by fences. high,” said Dan Burges, “The people with a repu- Mississippi county told a lesbian student to get value of the drugs at $75 The FBI was called in. director of intelligence at tation to protect, a CVS or “guys” to take her and her girlfriend to a high million and said they Experts said the heist FreightWatch a Target or a Kroger or school prom and warned the girls against slow included the antidepres- shared many traits with International, a Texas- most hospitals, they don’t dancing with each other because that could sants Prozac and Cymbalta warehouse thefts of phar- based security company. want to take any chances,” “push people’s buttons,” according to docu- and the anti-psychotic maceuticals last year near “These thieves actively tar- he said. “It’s too big a risk. ments filed Tuesday in federal court. Zyprexa. No narcotics or Richmond, Va., Memphis, get certain products. They You’re talking about peo- The American Civil Liberties Union is suing other painkillers were in Tenn., and Olive Branch, find out where they are, ple’s health.” the Itawamba County School District and some officials at Itawamba Agricultural High School on behalf of Constance McMillen, 18, who wanted to escort her girlfriend to the prom and HAITI wear a tuxedo. A hearing is scheduled for Monday to hear an ACLU motion that seeks to force the district to hold the April 2 prom it Sexual assaults too common after quake

Associated Press infection contracted during the even before the earthquake and fre- LOCAL NEWS attack. quently was used as a political PORT-AU-PRINCE — When the Women and children as young as 2, weapon in times of upheaval. Both Gov. asked to act on clean energy young woman needed to use the toi- already traumatized by the loss of times the first democratically elected INDIANAPOLIS — A state senator wants let, she went out into the darkened homes and loved ones in the Jan. 12 president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels to ask utility regula- tent camp and was attacked by three catastrophe, are now falling victim to was ousted, his enemies assassinated tors to expand rules that could boost the state’s men. rapists in the sprawling tent cities his male supporters and raped their renewable energy industry. “They grabbed me, put their hands that have become home to hundreds wives and daughters. Republican Sen. James Merritt of Indianapolis over my mouth and then the three of of thousands of people. But the quake that killed an esti- asked Daniels in a letter Tuesday to direct the them took turns,” the slender 21- With no lighting and no security, mated 200,000 people has made Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to begin year-old said, wriggling with discom- they are menacing places after sun- women and girls ever more vulnera- work to expand those rules. fort as she nursed her baby girl, born set. Sexual assaults are daily occur- ble. They have lost their homes and Indiana lawmakers adjourned Saturday with- three days before Haiti’s devastating rences in the biggest camps, aid are forced to sleep in flimsy tents or out revising the state’s limited “net metering” quake. workers say — and most attacks go tarp-covered lean-tos. They’ve lost rules that allow only schools and residential “I am so ashamed. We’re scared unreported because of the shame, male protection with the deaths of customers to get credit for excess power they people will find out and shun us,” said social stigma and fear of reprisals husbands, brothers and sons. And generate from wind, solar and other clean the woman, who suffers from abdomi- from attackers. they are living in close quarters with sources. nal pain and itching, likely from an Rape was a big problem in Haiti strangers. page 6 The Observer N NEWS Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Restaurants make grades

Restaurant Association and nificant lapses in food-safety Associated Press the owner and chef at the practices,” according to the NEW YORK — New York Manhattan restaurants health department. Officials City’s 24,000 restaurants — Landmarc and Ditch Plains. say that about 30 percent from its internationally He said the letter grading would qualify for an A, 40 known eateries on down to system will only serve to percent a B and 26 percent a its most modest pizza coun- embarrass restaurateurs C. ters — will have to display without giving the public a New York City’s restaurant large letter grades near true picture of the establish- inspection reports are their entrances indicating ment’s cleanliness. already posted online, but how clean they are under a Critics charge that grades officials said posting the system approved Tuesday. could change from week to information in restaurant The best will get an A, week, depending on a city doors and windows prevents according to the system inspector’s whims, and that diners from having to search approved by the city Board even a grade of B could be for it. of Health. fatal to some fine dining The plan approved SUZANNA PRATT/The Observer Officials say the system is establishments. Tuesday gives restaurants South Dining Hall’s Grab and Go celebrates St. Patrick’s Day “Two flies can get you that receive grades lower with festive decorations on Tuesday. designed to give instant information to potential cus- cited for a rodent violation,” than an A time to improve tomers. Murphy said. He predicted their sanitary conditions ing. “The grade in the window that the new system “will before they have to post any- “I’m forced to hear about will give you a sense of how hurt our reputation as the thing. Holiday everyone’s plans for the festivi- clean the kitchen is, and it restaurant capital of the For those eateries, the continued from page 1 ties and I can’t participate,” will give every restaurant world.” health department will Fisher said. operator an incentive to But celebrity chef Tom return within a month to Junior Mary Kelly said she Junior Kate Mullaney said maintain safe, sanitary con- Colicchio, owner of Craft and conduct a second inspection, plans on wearing green to she also has obligations ditions,” Health other restaurants, said the and the second grade will be class, but she is disappointed requiring her to cut her St. Commissioner Thomas system was a good idea. posted unless the restaurant about not being able to go to Patrick’s Day celebrations Farley said in a statement. “I think anything that is operator contests it. bars. short. Some other cities use simi- going to encourage people to Restaurants appealing their “I’m not 21 yet so I feel like “I have a mandatory chorale lar rating systems or are clean up their act and pro- grades will be allowed to I’ll be missing out on a lot of rehearsal. I don’t know how considering them. A bill was tect the public is a good post a “grade pending” sign. stuff going on that night,” much celebrating I’ll actually introduced last year in thing overall,” he said. The health board vote was Kelly said. “Corby’s is an Irish get to do,” Mullaney said. “I’ll Washington D.C. to require New York officials say that 6-2. One of the two board pub and it’d be cool to go there just wear green to class and them in restaurants, and Los after Los Angeles began its members who voted against on St. Patrick’s Day, but I get Irish dinner at the dining Angeles has been posting letter grading system for it was Bruce Vladeck, an guess that’ll have to wait until hall.” public grades in eateries for restaurants, the proportion expert on health care policy next year.” Some students, like senior years. of restaurants that met the and financing. Senior Keith Ruehlmann said Adam Woodruff, have Los Angeles grades its highest standards rose from He called the system “mis- he enjoys St. Patrick’s Day midterms Thursday but plan restaurants with A for 40 percent to more than 80 guided” and “intellectually because it gives students on spending most of their time scores of 90 to 100 percent, percent. incoherent,” and said something to celebrate and celebrating St. Patrick’s Day B for 80 to 89 percent and C The details of New York’s restaurants should be grad- provides a nice reprieve from anyway. for 70 to 79 percent. A system are still being final- ed on a pass-fail basis. their class work. “I have a midterm on restaurant that scores under ized, but the proposal called Vladeck said he couldn’t see “I like it because it gives Thursday, but I don’t think I’ll 70 percent twice in a year is for grades A through C, the value of saddling a everyone an excuse to step be studying much,” Woodruff subject to closure. based on demerit points restaurant with a passing back from their work and cele- said. “I’ll probably be spending Some restaurant owners accumulated by violations. grade with the black mark of b r a t e , ” the whole day and industry officials have “I think you’re going to a “C’’ ranking, if a different R u e h l m a n n celebrating St. called the system gimmicky find that most restaurants inspection on a different day said. Patrick’s Day. and unfair. will get to the A status, might have earned them an Junior Claire “I feel like I’m There’s a lot of “They’re doing a disservice which is the idea,” Mayor “A.” Fisher said she missing out on a stuff going on.” to the public,” said Marc Michael Bloomberg said. The new regulations do not will not be able tradition that holds Both dining Murphy, a vice president of About a quarter of the cover the city’s mobile food to take a break halls will be the New York State city’s restaurants have “sig- carts. because she has even more meaning serving tradi- a physics here at a school tional Irish fare midterm at 8 whose mascot is the t o m o r r o w . a.m. Thursday Fighting Irish.” E x a m p l e s morning. She include corned said she is beef, boiled unhappy about Claire Fisher potatoes and the timing of junior colcannon. her exam. Another option “I feel like I’m for St. Patrick’s missing out on a tradition that Day is heading off-campus to holds even more meaning here eat at Fiddler’s Hearth, an at a school whose mascot is Irish restaurant and pub. the Fighting Irish,” Fisher Notre Dame’s Irish Dance team said. will be performing in the Fisher said she will probably evening. wear green to class, but it will be the extent of her celebra- Contact Irena Zajickova at tion because she will be study- [email protected]

OCSE plans to offer several com- munity service opportunities Service within the next few weeks, continued from page 1 including Walk for the Hungry on March 28 and Rebuilding actions of the students. Together on April 17. “Awards like this are impor- Call said OCSE offers a variety tant because they are a public of other opportunities through- recognition of our students’ dedi- out the academic year for stu- cation to the common good,” Call dent involvement in community said. service. The level of student participa- tion at the College is higher than Contact Alicia Smith at the national average, Call said. [email protected] The Observer Business Wednesday, March 17, 2010 page 7 MARKET RECAP Honda recalls 410,000 vehicles Detroit automaker looking to work on problems in Element, Odyssey models

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DETROIT — Honda Motor Co. will recall more than 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks because of braking system problems that could make it tougher to stop the vehicle if not repaired. The recall includes 344,000 Odysseys and 68,000 Elements from the 2007 and 2008 model years. Honda said in a state- ment that over time, brake pedals can feel “soft” and must be pressed closer to the floor to stop the vehi- cles. Left unrepaired, the problem could cause loss of braking power and pos- sibly a crash, Honda spokesman Chris Martin said. “It’s definitely not oper- ating the way it should, and it’s safety systems, so it brings it to the recall status,” he said. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has report- ed three crashes due to the problem with minor injuries and no deaths, Martin said. Honda noti- AP fied NHTSA of the recall Honda said it is recalling about 410,000 Odyssey minivans and Element small trucks on Monday, he said. because of problems with the brake pedals. IN BRIEF Honda has traced the problem to the device that units to assure all cus- put plastic caps and for braking and sudden Construction rates fall in Feb. powers the electronic sta- tomers that their vehicles sealant over two small acceleration problems. WASHINGTON — Housing construction bility control system, will perform correctly,” holes in the device to stop One of the Toyota recalls fell in February as winter blizzards held which selectively brakes Honda said in a statement. the air from getting in, is a braking software down activity in the Northeast and South. each of the wheels to keep Under the recall, which Martin said. problem that causes the The decline highlighted the challenges fac- the vehicles upright dur- Honda said it volunteered The automaker is still pedal of the Prius gas- ing builders as they struggle to emerge ing an emergency situa- to do, Honda said that preparing a list of affected electric hybrid to momen- from the worst housing slump in decades. tion. owners should wait to get vehicles. After April 19, tarily drop toward the The Commerce Department said Tuesday When the device, called a letter from the company owners can determine if floor. that construction of new homes and apart- a “vehicle stability assist before scheduling a repair their vehicles are being Ford Motor Co. had a ments fell 5.9 percent in February to a sea- modulator,” tests itself because the parts are not recalled by going to similar software problem sonally adjusted annual rate of 575,000 when the vehicles are yet available. Letters www.recalls.honda.com or with its Ford Fusion and units, slightly higher than the 570,000 that started, it allows a small should go out toward the by calling (800) 999-1009, Mercury Milan hybrids. economists were expecting. January activi- amount of air into the end of April. and selecting option num- The company told owners ty was revised up to a pace of 622,000 hydraulic brake lines. Drivers who fear that ber four. of 17,600 cars to bring units, the strongest showing in 14 months. Over time, an air bubble they’ve lost braking power The safety recall is them in for a software Economists characterized the February in the lines can cause a should have their dealer Honda’s second in the past update because a glitch dip as weather-related although they said loss of braking power and check the brakes sooner, two months. In February it can give drivers the any housing rebound this year is likely to require that the pedal be Martin said. The dealer recalled 952,118 vehicles impression that the brakes be modest at best, given a variety of head- pushed farther toward the can “bleed” air bubbles globally due to air bag have failed when they winds from record home foreclosures to floor than normal to stop out of the hydraulic lines, problems. haven’t. high unemployment. the vehicles, Martin said. which should fix the prob- It comes on the heels of The automaker called “Although not all vehi- lem until the parts arrive Toyota Motor Corp.’s spate the repairs a “customer Oil prices reach $82 with low rates cles being recalled are for the final repair, he of safety recalls that satisfaction program” and NEW YORK — Oil prices climbed back near affected by this issue, we said. include more than 8 mil- said it was not a full- $82 on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve said are recalling all possible Honda technicians will lion vehicles worldwide fledged recall. again that it will hold interest rates at record lows as the economy continues to recover. Benchmark crude for April delivery rose $1.90 to settle at $81.70 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The stock market inched higher, reassured Simon weighs new General Growth bid by the Fed's steady-as-she-goes approach and its view that the economy appeared to be stabi- Associated Press General Growth, the nation’s second- unsecured creditors, and Pershing lizing, although it was not fully recovered. largest shopping mall operator, sought Square Capital Management, one of its Earlier in the day, the Commerce LOS ANGELES — Simon Property shelter from creditors last April. It was largest shareholders. Department said that construction of new Group Inc. is considering raising its $10 the largest real estate bankruptcy in General Growth is expected to seek homes and apartments fell 5.9 percent in billion buyout offer for rival shopping U.S. history. approval from the bankruptcy court in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate mall owner General Growth Properties Despite being in Chapter 11 bank- coming weeks to designate the of 575,000 units. Inc. as early as this week, two people ruptcy protection for nearly a year, it Brookfield-Fairholme-Pershing proposal The weak housing report “puts less pressure familiar with the matter said Tuesday. finds itself in the unusual position of as a “stalking-horse” bidder as it solicits on the Fed to raise interest rates,” said Simon sent a letter to General Growth courting buyout offers that promise to other buyout offers. A stalking-horse bid PFGBest Research Analyst Phil Flynn. this week saying it anticipates boosting pay off creditors in full and give share- is an initial offer for a bankrupt compa- “The Fed has at least the perception of more its offer above that of a proposal put holders a premium over the current ny’s assets. wiggle room, and that puts downward pressure forth by General Growth and three of its stock price. General Growth also plans to ask the on the dollar and upward pressure on crude.” largest stakeholders, the people said on Indianapolis-based Simon went public court to approve so-called bid protec- The dollar continued its decline in afternoon condition of anonymity because they last month with its bid for General tions that would compensate the trading, making dollar-denominated crude were not authorized to discuss the mat- Growth, but it was rebuffed. investor group should General Growth cheaper for holders of foreign currencies. ter publicly. General Growth is looking for a higher sell the company to another bidder. The Oil prices have swung between $70 and $85 That means a new Simon offer would offer and has put forward a plan to exit company has previously outlined com- for the better part of six months as global have to value General Growth above bankruptcy with an investment from pensating the stalking-horse bidder crude demand slowly recovers from the Great $15 a share. Simon’s initial offer valued Canadian property manager Brookfield with warrants to buy 60 million Recession but remains weak in developed the Chicago-based company at about $9 Asset Management Inc., Fairholme shares of General Growth at an exer- countries. a share. Capital Management, one of its largest cise price of $15 a share. page 8 The Observer N PAID ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday, March 17, 2010 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 The Observer N NEWS page 9

ism, the more sex it will and an object of the joke. As time has progressed, she ever narrowing ways. You engage in,” he said, citing “Jokes like the ones made on said, society has become more can’t cry, you can’t express Faculty male sperm whales having sex the expense of a third party receptive to open dialogue strong emotion unless it’s continued from page 1 with other males. are made for the benefit of about homosexuality. anger, you can’t hug another “Humans are the only male bonding,” Jerez-Farran “In the 20th century, things man unless you’re wearing development in utero may species that target homosexu- said. “The hypothetical reader got clearer because people like football pads or any other influence sexual orientation ality with aggressive acts,” he … bears witness by his laugh- [psychologist Sigmund] Freud super-masculine guise.” and, therefore, gender identi- said. ter.” and [biologist Alfred] Kinsey Jerez-Farran echoed ty,” Wirth said. Fuentes said sex is compli- Jerez-Farran explained how started talking,” she said. Ardizzone’s insight. The hypothalamus addition- cated and varies between soci- the heterosexual male feels Still, homosexuality was “The more sex-sensitive a ally plays a significant role in eties. the need to overcompensate something seen as very society is, the more homopho- sex and reproduction. “Each society considers what for fear of being homosexual strange. bic it is,” he said. Wirth said a part of the it does to be the right thing,” through acts of hypermas- “Homosexuality was some- The panel concluded with an hypothalamus area affects he said. “Some societies culinity and violence. thing to be stigmatized and examination of what the homosexual men and hetero- engage in homosexual behav- “The feared other is inex- f e a r e d , ” University is to sexual women similarly and ior until marriage … every orably in and around him,” he Ardizzone said. do next about also heterosexual men and culture is different.” said. “We all have homosexual “My family was continuing dia- homosexual women similarly. Fuentes said our culture has tendencies — most of us fearful for my “The more logue about Wirth continued with a different expectations of the repress these tendencies.” cousin because sex-sensitive a homophobia. description of the sexual activ- representations of male and Society tends to tiptoe they knew what society is, the more Graduate stu- ity of bonobos, primates close- female bodies. around masculinity, he said. was coming for dent Christopher ly related to humans. A fully naked woman, he “When you defame mas- him.” homophobic it is.” Andrew, said he “They use sex to diffuse con- said, can be portrayed in an R- culinity, unfortunately it’s a lot A r d i z z o n e has been com- flicts,” she said. “They have rated movie, while “a fully worse [in our society] than explained what Carlos Jerez-Farran pleting his mas- sex about once an hour with erect penis is an automatic when you defame femininity,” she meant by professor of Spanish ters of fine arts same-sex and opposite-sex NC-17.” Jerez-Farran said. “guy culture,” or photography partners.” Carlos Jerez-Farran, profes- Ardizzone concluded the the tendency of work, but much Dr. Agustín Fuentes, profes- sor of Spanish and fellow of panel discussion with a family heterosexual men to distance of it has recently come under sor of anthropology and the Nanovic account of themselves from any vestiges scrutiny by the University for Director of the Institute for Institute For homosexuality. of homosexuality, as well as its “queer nature.” Scholarship in the Liberal Arts E u r o p e a n “Humans are the only “My first expe- the term “no homo,” which, “Pieces that they deem most (ISLA), continued the discus- Studies, contin- species that target rience was in she said, is what some young troubling might be taken out,” sion with an examination of ued the discus- homosexuality with the 1980s with a men say to other young men to he said. the social nature of sex. sion with a psy- family member affirm they are not gay. Andrews said Tuesday’s “Penguins will just pair up if choanalytic agressive acts.” coming out to Most of the fear of homosex- panel discussion and dialogue there are not enough sexes,” examination of his extended uality, Ardizzone said, is like it are good ways to initiate he said. “Male with male, sexuality, espe- Dr. Agustin Fuentes family, most of directed toward homosexual public conversations about female with female, whatever cially in light of professor of anthropology whom were men, not homosexual women. homosexuality, especially in — they just nest up. Are these the January Catholic,” she “The ‘Girls Gone Wild’ phe- light of its presence at a penguins gay? No, they’re Mobile Party said. “Each gen- nomenon is not about lesbian Catholic University. penguins.” cartoon that appeared in The eration of the family respond- identity,” she said. “From my “This is the problem with Many mammals, Fuentes Observer and featured a refer- ed differently. My grandpar- understanding, it’s about closeted institutions like Notre said, engage in sex outside the ence to violence against homo- ents were curious, while his straight women acting on Dame,” Jerez-Farran said. reproductive context in a more sexuals. parents and my parents were behalf of what straight men social context. A joke, Jerez-Farran said, is nervous and shocked but hard want. Contact Katie Peralta at “The more social an organ- consisted of a teller, a listener pressed to find explanations.” “Masculinity is defined in [email protected]

Runaway Toyota prompts inquiry

cal flaws, could be causing the Associated Press problems. Toyota has said it has NEW YORK — Toyota’s investi- found no evidence of problems gation of sudden acceleration in with its electronics but is studying some of its cars is shifting to sub- the issue. urban New York, where a driver “It’s not the old garden-variety said her Prius sped up on its own defect investigation, where you and slammed into a stone wall. have a broken part and the vehi- Technicians from Toyota will cle is disabled. It’s an intermittent join government investigators in problem,” said Allan J. Kam, a Harrison, N.Y., on Wednesday to former senior enforcement attor- inspect the car. Toyota plans to ney for the National Highway examine an internal data recorder Traffic Safety Administration who that documents the moments now directs a private consulting before and after a crash. firm. The company will use equip- Toyota officials said they did not ment to determine how many know how long the New York times the driver hit the brakes investigation would take. The and gas. It used the same tools company plans to release the earlier this week to cast doubt on results to Harrison police but not a California driver who claimed to the media because the police his Prius sped to 94 mph before a are also investigating. patrol officer helped him stop it. The Prius is not on Toyota’s In the Harrison case, authorities recall list for sticky accelerators. have said there is no indication of However, the 2005 hybrid had driver error. A housekeeper told been serviced for the floor mat police the car sped up on its own problem. as she eased forward down her On Monday, Toyota held a press employer’s driveway on March 9 conference in San Diego to chal- and hit a wall across the street. lenge the story of James Sikes, She was not hurt. who claimed his Prius sped out of Toyota recalled more than 8 control on the freeway last week. million cars because their gas The company said its own tests pedals could become stuck or be had found almost nothing wrong snagged by floor mats. In addition, with the car, and said Sikes had the government is looking into apparently pressed the brakes complaints from at least 60 Toyota and gas at least 250 times. drivers who say they got their cars Jason Vines, who was Ford fixed and still had problems. Motor Co.’s top public relations Toyota is checking into those com- executive when the company plaints as well. faced scrutiny over massive The investigations reflect chal- Firestone tire recalls on its cars in lenges faced by the company and 2000, said the San Diego case government. Dealers and experts would prompt similar interest in have had trouble recreating the New York investigation. episodes of sudden acceleration, “They’ve gotten themselves into and Toyota says tests have failed another box because of doing it Please recycle The Observer. to find other problems beyond the one time in San Diego and now sticking gas pedals and floor mats. not doing it (in Harrison),” Vines Some safety experts have said said. “It’s just going to create more electronics, not simpler mechani- confusion.” The Observer Viewpoint page 10 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 THE OBSERVER Bring on the Madness P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Since we are in college, I think that pened to be in class during those teams that seemingly come from out it is pretty safe to say that St. Patrick’s times. One time, a teacher of mine got of nowhere to upset the favorites. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF so fed up with the number of students Most of the time, they win once and Matt Gamber Day is one of the best days, if not the best day, of the year. What if, however, leaving class (there was a big upset are bounced immediately in the next MANAGING EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER I could tell you that it gets even bet- brewing), that eventually he just gave round. Sometimes, though, we find a Madeline Buckley Stacey Gill ter? God has up, stopped teaching and flipped on team like George Mason in 2006, a No. Andy Ziccarelli ASST. MANAGING EDITOR: Laura Myers granted us the the game to let us watch. It is the only 11 seed that was supposed to lose perfect two-day sporting event, and maybe the only handily in its first round game but NEWS EDITOR: Sarah Mervosh follow up to the Moment of event period, that causes that kind of instead won four games in a row to VIEWPOINT EDITOR: Michelle Maitz best party day Inertia reaction. make the Final Four, inspiring a SPORTS EDITOR: Douglas Farmer of the year, and What is so appealing about filling school and the rest of country in the SCENE EDITOR: Jordan Gamble it comes in the form of even more out a bracket is the feeling of control process. SAINT MARY’S EDITOR: Ashley Charnley energy, adrenaline and excitement that you have over the tournament. For me, though, the emotion and Every bracket is a blank canvas, and excitement of the tournament are PHOTO EDITOR: Pat Coveney than St. Patty’s Day. This event will cause people to skip class for the rest the person filling it out is the only one unparalleled in any other sporting GRAPHICS EDITOR: Blair Chemidlin of the week, and for the dedicated stu- pulling the strings. Who cares event all year. The kids that play in ADVERTISING MANAGERS: Theresa Bea dents who will actually attend class, whether the person made their picks the tournament want so badly to win, Mary Clare Rodriguez their attention will be likely be con- based on detailed research, a gut feel- and they will leave everything that AD DESIGN MANAGER: Jaclyn Espinoza sumed by it. (As a warning to any pro- ing or which team has a better mas- they have out on the floor to do so. CONTROLLER: Patrick Sala fessors: if anyone has their laptops cot? (All are valid strategies, by the Every March, we see amazing individ- SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Steve Lagree open in class on Thursday and Friday, way.) 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Most, if not all, of us make progress of-a-button solutions to our daily engaged, as it were, in a struggle of means from God’s perspective, is the in the faith. We make our way toward dilemmas. Nowhere in the Gospel does allegiance, a contest of loyalty, work not of one evening, one mission, God, not by leaps and bounds, but by Jesus teach that perfection is achieved between the Ruler of this Age and the one retreat or one confession; rather, stutter-steps: slowly and incremental- in a single, instantaneous, freeze- Crucified One, and the daily decisions it is the work of a lifetime. Far from ly. The historical record — the lives of dried moment of grace. In fact, it is we make reflect precisely that larger, being a reform school, the Church is the saints — ver- this impatience with our human cosmic engagement, over whom we more like a convalescent home, where ifies this. Even Monsignor incompleteness and creaturely status will serve. the medicine and healing of grace — those saints who Michael Heintz which, according to St Irenaeus (220 Yet what is needed in us is not mere- through the sacraments — are to be had a remark- A.D.), prompted Adam and Eve to ly a change in behavior; conversion found and applied. And I might sug- able or extraor- Guest grasp the fruit in the garden: in due does not mean simply being “nicer” to gest that the one, common antidote for dinary experi- Columnist time, God indeed would have given other people, as though the Church is all the deadly sins, whether pride, ence of divine them to eat of it, but they were impa- a kind of reform school where, in avarice, lust, anger, envy, gluttony or grace spent the tient with the divine pedagogy, with Skinner-like fashion, we are condi- sloth, is charity; if every sinew of our vast majority of their life moving slow- the way God was bringing them along: tioned by fear to avoid bad behavior being is infused with God’s love, if ly toward God, with bumps, potholes they wanted to be perfect — and they and to choose the good simply for a we’re chock-full of charity, there’ll be and obstacles all along the way, and wanted it right now. Very many people reward. No, what needs healing in us no room for sin. So in your daily many of these self-imposed. In the who come to confession — and some isn’t simply our behavior, but our very struggles to overcome sin — whether wake of what is perhaps the most avoid it for this very reason — say “I nature. All of our sins, our external you’re greedy or lustful or lazy or con- famous “conversion story,” an experi- always seem to confess the same bad acts, are but symptoms of a more sumed with jealousy or have a nasty ence of grace in a Milanese garden, St. things.” Welcome to the fallen human profound internal pathology, a psyche temper — don’t begin by asking to Augustine (430 A.D.) later tells us that race. Confessing the same sins does that is distorted by pride, by what St. have fewer impure thoughts, or for a the resolution achieved there was only not necessarily mean you’re not con- Augustine calls superbia, the absence weaker craving for material goods or partial, and that, even as a bishop, he trite. We repeatedly confess the same of self-perspective induced by our self- for more control of your short fuse; battled the familiar temptations and or similar sins precisely because most absorption. We commonly equate always start by first asking to be filled sins of his past. So we mustn’t imagine of these sins are deeply embedded in pride with arrogance, but that’s just with His divine love. And you’ll be that this otherwise nameless our fallen nature and over time have one of its more noticeable expres- amazed at how effective this is. Samaritan woman in John’s Gospel become firmly entrenched in our per- sions. Pride is more deeply rooted in And so if you’re struggling, don’t who was shacking up with her para- sonality. Slow progress over time is us than we might imagine. Most of us lose heart and don’t give up. It’s the mour, after her encounter with Jesus, what we should be looking for. There don’t roll out of bed in the morning, Enemy, the Ruler of this Age, who toddled on home and never sinned is good reason, after all, why the look into the bathroom mirror and say wants you to equate the struggle with again. That encounter with the Living Church allows us to celebrate the “I am the center of the universe.” No, failure. Then he wins. And you lose. Water, that moment of grace, was not sacrament repeatedly in the course of it’s far more insidious than that. Pride Rather than give up out of frustration the end of the story; in many ways, it our life. isn’t one more icon on the screen of or discouragement, re-frame your was just the beginning of one. As The earliest Christians knew well our life, it’s more like a virus which understanding of the Christian life those who have participated in the that it is precisely the struggle which infects our whole operating system. precisely in terms of this slow, daily, RCIA can tell you, baptism isn’t the constitutes the life of the Christian; This pride formats — that is, it dis- incremental assimilation to Christ. end of the process; it’s just the begin- they used the graphic language of the torts — the very way we perceive real- And remember, as Thomas Aquinas is ning of another, longer process of “agõn,” the combat, the contest, and ity, including ourselves. Other people said to have taught, “it is far better to daily assimilation to Christ. even employed images of wrestling in then become either a means we use to limp along the right road than to run So if you find yourself struggling — describing the life of those who follow get what we want or an obstacle to the headlong down the wrong one.” struggling to pray, struggling to keep Christ. They might even suggest to us exercise of our will, an obstacle we focus, struggling to believe, struggling that if we don’t find ourselves strug- must either overpower or remove. Our Monsignor Michael Heintz is the with the Church, struggling with the gling, we should be very wary lest very thought processes, all our calcu- director of the MDiv Program at the same old sins — don’t lose heart and we’ve deceived ourselves about our- lations and scheming, reflect the will- University of Notre Dame and can be don’t give up. Perhaps our biggest selves; for to struggle is precisely fulness and self-referentiality which is reached at [email protected] problem is that we live in the culture what it means to be a Christian in this pride: “It’s all about me,” after all. The views expressed in this column of the microwave and the internet, world. And this struggle even has a And so the healing and elevation of are those of the author and not and so we like easy, quick and push- cosmic dimension: each of us is our nature, which is what conversion necessarily those of The Observer.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No moral ‘inconsistency’ Free Flame concert

In light of some flaws in Mr. Durkin’s Abortion, on the other hand, in and of Logan, Notre Dame, Bayer, U93, Best Buddies and DTSB is spon- article “Moral consistency on the issue of itself, “is gravely contrary to the moral soring a free concert March 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Century Center for life” (March 16), I would like to offer some law” (2271). In a 2004 letter, then-Cardinal Disability Awareness. Flame is a very unique rock band. All the musi- accurate ideas from a Catholic perspective. Ratzinger, made clear the difference cians have either a physical or developmental disability. I saw them I would like to state that I am both a mem- between capital punishment and abortion: last year, and I can say they have many talented abilities. South Bend ber of Notre Dame Right to Life and per- “While the Church exhorts civil authorities should lay out the red carpet for this rock band. Last year, they came sonally against the use of the death penal- to seek peace, not war, and to exercise dis- all the way from New York on their tour bus to play at IUSB. They ty in the United States. cretion and mercy in imposing punishment were robbed. Yes, people robbed the bus, while they were getting The Church teaches that capital punish- on criminals, it may still be permissible to ready to play. Someone robbed them of their credit cards, cell ment can be exercised by society as a legit- take up arms to repel an aggressor or to phones, cash, ipods, whatever they could find on the bus. The band imate act of self-defense for the common have recourse to capital punishment. still went on stage and played in spite of how they were violated. The good, not as an act of vengeance, but one There may be a legitimate diversity of people that travel with them were teary-eyed and the musicians were of prevention and deterrence. As the opinion even among Catholics about wag- clearly shaken. I have to commend the band Flame, and the people Catechism states, “the traditional teaching ing war and applying the death penalty, that support the band, for coming back to South Bend. So thank you of the Church does not exclude recourse to but not however with regard to abortion to all the sponsors that are bringing wonderful free entertainment the death penalty, if this is the only possi- and euthanasia.” during these tough economic times. We all need to come and cele- bly way of effectively defending human Therefore, both the University Task brate these talented men and women! As a mother of a son with lives against the unjust aggressor” (CCC Force and Notre Dame RTL are both autism, I am thankful that you are bringing disability awareness to 2267). However, as Pope John Paul II “morally consistent” with Catholic teach- South Bend. South Bend, please keep them safe! See you on the red makes clear in his encyclical, Evangeliium ing. This is not a question of “conserva- carpet, and be prepared for a rockin fun evening! Vitae, society “ought not go to the extreme tive” versus “liberal,” but a question of I also want to thank the Notre Dame students for volunteering with of executing the offender except in cases of objective morality. Abortion is objectively a Best Buddies and Logan. Your friendship is the world to our children absolute necessity — however, as a result morally grave act, whereas capital punish- and young adults. My son is a happier young man because of your of steady improvements in the organization ment is not. compassion. of the penal system, such cases are very rare, if not practically non-existent.” Andrew Lynch Katherine Robinson Coleman The death penalty, in and of itself, is nei- freshman alumnus ther a morally unacceptable practice, nor Morrissey Hall Class of 1978 a violation of the sanctity of human life. March 16 March 15

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By JORDAN GAMBLE sored. Super Sibs is a mentor program that pairs up Notre Dame and Saint Scene Editor Mary’s students with South Bend-area South Bend’s Logan Center will host youth who have siblings with disabili- its second big event for Disability ties. Raphelson herself has a sibling Awareness Month Thursday with a free with autism, and she said she hopes concert by the band Flame at 7 p.m. in the concert can show another side of the Century Center downtown. disability awareness. Flame, a cover band that has “I think it’s really great to see adults released three CDs and plays about 90 with disabilities doing something that shows a year, is made up of 11 musi- they enjoy and that are successful at,” cians with physical and developmental Raphelson said. disabilities. The group originated in “My little brother’s autistic, and he upstate New York in 2003 as a recre- really wants to be an author ... It gives ation program at a center for people me hope for my little brother’s future.” with disabilities, and the band now While many Notre Dame and Saint tours internationally. It performs from Mary’s students participate in the a catalogue that includes over 100 Logan Center’s programs now, classic rock, country and blues songs. Raphelson and Maguire said they hope The concert follows “Spread the the concert will call more attention to Word to End the Word” Day on March the Center’s activities. 3, a national campaign that asked peo- “This is really the main event for ple to pledge Disability Awareness Month. ‘Spread to stop the Word’ was mainly an on-campus using the thing,” Raphelson said. “This is a R- way to bring the Notre Dame and word. Saint Mary’s community and the South Bend community togeth- er. It’s a way for people to learn about disabilities and that they’re not as debilitat- ing and life-ending as people think they are. “If there’s a good showing from Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s to show the com- m u n i t y that we Nichole r e a l l y Maguire is care. I the volunteer h o p e coordinator at the e v e r y - Logan Center, which o n e this year celebrates bring a 60 years of providing f r i e n d resources and recre- a n d ation for people with people disabilities. t h a t “I think this is going to haven’t impact our community b e e n quite a bit especially follow- i n v o l v e d ing ‘Spread the Word to End before can the Word,’” Maguire said. start getting “I think we felt some momentum involved. You can for Disability Awareness Month. [The learn so much from concert] will highlight how amazing people with disabilities. It’s a really people with disabilities are,” Maguire important part of human diversity.” said. “I really like the aspect of bring- Doors at the Century Center open at ing the community and Notre Dame 6:30 for the 7 p.m. show. Tickets are into awareness about disabilities.” free, and the first 100 students in Many students already work closely attendance will receive free t-shirts. with the Logan Center. Senior Maeve Raphelson is president of Super Sibs, Contact Jordan Gamble at one of the clubs the Logan Center spon- [email protected]

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By NICHOLAS ANDERSON and Digger Phelps showcases a MATT BROWN vibrant green tie and high- Scene Writers lighter combo on Sportscenter. That water bottle in front of If you’re reading this, you’re you probably isn’t water. at least 10 hours into St. Pinching becomes socially Patrick’s Day by now. The cele- acceptable for the non-grand- bration is in full swing and mothers among us. you’re taking time from it to You and half of your 100-per- read the newspaper?!? Here at son lecture at 5:30 p.m. share a Scene, we’d never abandon you “I immediately regret this deci- on Notre Dame’s second favorite sion” look. First and foremost holiday — the first being the among them, your professor. football home opener. To help The proper response to “Top you through the rest of the day o’ the morning to ya” is “And and deep into the night, here’s a the rest of the day to you!” No handy little guide on what to matter how much you consume expect from the Feast of St. today, remember this. Paddy’s here at Notre Dame. You wake up; the sun seems The lovely green grass is com- sunnier, colors more colorful, plemented by a few extra green smells are smellier and the peo- shirts around campus, and if ple are people-ier. you really have the luck of the The dining halls serve the Irish, maybe even a shamrock traditional “Lucky Charms and or two. skim milk in a plastic bowl.” What’s the tune blaring from Green eye shadow seems like your neighbor’s room? The a good idea. Dropkick Murphys’ traditional Deep in your heart you know Irish hymn, “I’m Shipping Off to that students are every other Boston.” On repeat. For hours. college are green with envy. Beginning at 6 a.m. You wonder how the trinity Even Yankee fans pretend to would work if Patrick and got- like Boston. No one pretends to ten lucky and picked a four leaf like Yankee fans. clover. St. Joe’s Lake and its year- Even the trees are dressed round sickly green hue becomes accordingly. not only tolerable, but festive. Your one goal for the day is Still, don’t swim in it. Trust us. finding a pot of gold. And that’s Did you know there are no before you start drinking. snakes in Ireland? St. Paddy “Kiss me, I’m Irish” is used by drove them out. Did you know every guy on every girl with a there are no snakes on this surprising success rate. motherflippin’ plane? Samuel J. Being Catholic is a reason to drove them out. drink. It doesn’t matter who you are Protestants believe in Saints or where you’re from, you’re 50 for one day. percent Irish, at a minimum. So laddyes and lasses go out Finny’s is packed on a week- there into the wild green world day. and celebrate! This is our holi- You begin the night by skip- day. Be safe, be fun and ping the college-approved remember: Today, everyone is Keystone in favor of a Guinness. Irish. Twenty minutes later, you’re Here’s to the wine we love to right back with your old friend drink, and the food we like to Natty. eat. Your noon appetizer? Candy Here’s to our wives and sweet- from a pot distributed by an hearts, let’s pray they never overly excited stranger on the meet. steps of the dining hall. Here’s champagne for our real What’s that interrupting your friends, and real pain for our afternoon nap? Bagpipes. It’s sham friends. almost like football season. And when this life is over, may Potatoes and cabbage boiled all of us find peace. until they’re devoid of both color and flavor? It helped my Contact Nicholas Anderson at ancestors get through the [email protected] and Matt famine so sign me up. Brown at [email protected]

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NFL MLB Dungy to reform Westbrook, Indians defeat Giants Carolina inmates mum security inmate serving Associated Press 17 years for strongarm rob- COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tony bery, is a football fan who Dungy stood before more immediately signed up when than 1,700 prisoners Dungy’s visit was announced. Tuesday, sharing a smile and The Rock Hill man, already message of hope that has impressed with Dungy’s NFL become his life’s work. accomplishments, left with The former NFL champi- the former coach’s encour- onship coach said he recently agement in mind. visited an inmate in Florida “By him being the first that he had ministered to African-American coach (to nearly 10 years ago. The win a Super Bowl), that was prisoner thanked Dungy for uplifting,” he said. “It was changing his mental and spir- real nice to see him in per- itual outlook. son. I enjoyed it. I think it “That,” Dungy said, “was a was a real positive influ- bigger thrill for me than win- ence.” ning the Super Bowl.” The Department of Dungy guided the Corrections did not want the Indianapolis Colts to the prisoner’s last name used. Super Bowl win in 2007 — Dungy was introduced to AP the first black coach to do so the crowd by Gov. Mark Indians pitcher Jake Westbrook, left, allowed one run in four innings as Cleveland defeated the — then left the league after Sanford, whose political Giants 7-1 on Tuesday. Westbrook has not pitched since 2008 after elbow surgery. one more season to focus on future and marriage were his family and mission. The wrecked by revelations last zone,” the 32-year-old said. “I to take something away from Associated Press football analyst spent the summer he had a South was able to do that. I was this. My body still feels good. morning speaking to inmates American mistress. Sanford GOODYEAR, Ariz.— As Jake being very aggressive and The velocity on my fastball is at three facilities in the and ex-wife Jenny were Westbrook ran sprints in the when I’m aggressive and getting a little bit better. It’s Broad River Correctional divorced last month. outfield grass, a Cleveland throwing strikes it makes all coming out of my hand better. complex of the South Carolina Sanford said he learned fan leaned over the railing in of my pitches that much bet- I know I had three or four Department of Corrections. through his travails that all right field and offered his cri- ter. For me right now, it’s just walks, but it’s spring train- The last gathering was for need forgiveness and to tique. fine tuning my command.” ing.” about 550 minimum-security extend that forgiveness to “Hey, Jake,” the man Westbrook hasn’t pitched in Lincecum allowed a home prisoners assembled on a other transgressors. hollered. “Great outing.” a major league game since run by Choo in the first and worn-down softball field not “Here’s a guy with a Super Westbrook smiled. May 28, 2008, but that didn’t gave up a two-run double to far from the prison’s Bowl ring,” Sanford said, “Thanks,” he said. stop Acta from picking him to Trevor Crowe in the fourth. entrance. “and yet here’s a guy who’s One more step in the come- open the season on April 5 in Although he has a 9.39 ERA A choir and band from the here because he believes in back complete. Chicago. during the exhibition season, Central Church of God in some principles and ideals Westbrook, whose career “I can’t take it back any- the carefree 25-year-old isn’t Charlotte, N.C., played inspi- that, if instituted, will make was nearly ended by an elbow ways,” Acta said with a worried and came away rational songs before Dungy’s sure that you’ll never be here injury, outpitched two-time Cy laugh. “I made my decision pleased with his perform- group arrived. again.” Young winner Tim Lincecum, based on his track record and ance. Dungy told the crowd he’d Dungy spoke of the most Shin Soo-Choo homered off how good he was in the past “I felt fine,” he said. “I had often come to South high-profile prisoner he’s San Francisco’s ace and when he was healthy. If he a couple rough innings. You Carolina’s capital city to worked with — Philadelphia Travis Hafner drove in three was healthy, there was no want to get those out of the search out prospects as a pro Eagles quarterback Michael runs on hesitation in way before the season starts.” and college coach. This time, Vick. Football helped Vick T u e s d a y , doing that. He’s It was Choo’s first homer of he came to let those locked restart his life after serving leading the “I was just throwing gotten better each the spring and just the sev- up know it’s not too late for an 18-month prison sentence C l e v e l a n d outing. The ball is enth in 11 games for the positive, lasting change. for operating a dogfighting Indians to a strikes with all my coming out of his power challenged Indians, “It really doesn’t matter ring. Dungy said Vick’s doing 7-1 exhibi- pitches, getting ahead hand really good. who hit 161 last season — 83 about your past,” Dungy said. well mentally and emotional- tion win and pounding the He’s feeling great. less than the league-leading “It’s about your future and ly, but will likely pay a price over the He’s going to have New York Yankees. what you’re going to do.” with the public for his crimes. Giants. zone” his ups and Hafner hit a three-run dou- Dungy got involved in “I can’t imagine the mail Penciled in downs, but right ble in the seventh to make it prison ministries while head he’s gotten because I know by new Jake Westbrook now he’s throwing 7-1. It was Hafner’s first coach of the Tampa Bay the mail I’ve gotten just for m a n a g e r Indians pitcher well.” extra-base hit, and the fact Buccaneers in 1996. He was helping him,” Dungy said. Manny Acta Lincecum, who that he pulled it to right-cen- nervous about meeting thinks, but fortunately, to be the followed up his Cy ter was an encouraging sign inmates, beset, he says, with that’s not the way God thinks Indians’ opening-day starter, Young season in 2008 by win- for the Indians, who are hop- the same misgivings many Dungy said his NFL coach- Westbrook allowed one run ning another award last sea- ing he can find his power have about those behind ing career is likely finished, and two hits in four innings. son, allowed four runs and stroke after hitting just 16 bars. but he feels privileged to play It was his best outing this four hits in four innings. He homers last season. Dungy discovered many a role in the redemptive jour- spring and a huge confidence walked four and struck out “It’s good to see, but we like prisoners are filled with ney of others. builder for the right-hander, four. that he’s taking pitches,” Acta remorse and eager to amend “I guess I just have a heart who underwent Tommy John His line was consistent. His said. “He’s seeing the ball for mistakes. for young men,” he said. “To surgery in 2008. pitches were not. well and he’s very confident He’s been actively involved give just a little bit of encour- “I was just throwing strikes “A couple of balls just got with his hands and shoulders. ever since. agement, that’s what it’s all with all my pitches, getting away from me,” Lincecum If he’s 100 percent healthy, Tommy, a 39-year-old mini- about for me.” ahead and pounding the said. “Other than that, I’ll try he’ll produce for us.”

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AP team previous In this 1997 photo, Masters champion Tiger Woods receives his green jacket from the previous year's winner Nick Faldo. 1 Oregon 1 In a statement Tuesday, Woods said he will play at Augusta National after a four-month hiatus because of a sex scandal. 2 Texas A&M 2 3 LSU 6 4 Florida 3 5 Tennessee 5 Woods set to return for Masters on April 8 6 Clemson 4 7 Arkansas 8 Associated Press season at Augusta.” take awhile. We know said. 8 Penn State 7 The Masters begins April that.” “I have undergone 9 Villanova 9 PALM HARBOR, Florida 8. Woods last competed almost two months of inpa- 10 Louisville 13 — For Tiger Woods, this No other major champi- Nov. 15 when he won the tient therapy and I am con- 11 Florida State 17 figures to be a Masters like onship attracts such a Australian Masters in tinuing my treatment,” he 12 Auburn 11 no other. large television audience, Melbourne. Twelve days said. “Although I’m return- 13 Indiana State 16 Woods said Tuesday he and that’s under normal later, he rammed his sport ing to competition, I still 14 Nebraska 18 will end more than four circumstances. utility vehicle over a fire have a lot of work to do in 15 West Virginia NR months of seclusion and Already the most popular hydrant and into a tree my personal life.” 16 Southern Illinois 12 play at Augusta National in figure in golf with his 82 outside his Florida home, Augusta National chair- 17 Arizona 14 three weeks, shielded by worldwide victories and 14 an accident that set off man Billy Payne said the 18 South Carolina 23 the most secure environ- majors — four of them at sordid tales of extramarital club supported Woods’ 19 Iowa State 21 ment in golf as he com- the Masters — Woods affairs. Woods announced decision to make his return 20 BYU 15 petes for the first time returns as a disgraced star Dec. 11 that he would take at the Masters, adding that 21 Oklahoma 19 since a sex scandal shat- who will be under the an indefinite break to try “we support and encour- 22 UTEP 10 tered his image. greatest scrutiny of his to save his marriage. age his stated commitment 23 Indiana 20 “The Masters is where I career. “The major champi- to continue the significant 24 Virginia Tech 22 25 Kentucky won my first major and I “We’re all looking for- onships have always been work required to rebuild NR view this tournament with ward to having him back. a special focus in my his personal and profes- great respect,” Woods said We want him playing,” Jim career and, as a profes- sional life.” in a statement. “After a Furyk said. “I’m sure we’re sional, I think Augusta is PGA Tour commissioner long and necessary time also looking forward to where I need to be, even Tim Finchem also said he away from the game, I feel everything being business though it’s been a while was pleased to learn of NCAA Division I Men’s like I’m ready to start my as usual. And it’s going to since I last played,” Woods Woods’ return. Ice Hockey USCHO Poll IN BRIEF team points

1 Denver 1 Hawks’ Campbell has Whie Sox’s Mitchell to Arenas: ‘I deserve to be 2 Miami (Ohio) 3 broken clavicle, rib miss 2010 season punished’ for gun prank 3 Wisconsin 2 CHICAGO — Chicago Blackhawks GLENDALE, Ariz. — Chicago White WASHINGTON — Gilbert Arenas 4 Boston College 5 defenseman Brian Campbell will miss Sox outfielder Jared Mitchell will miss says he deserves to be punished 5 Cornell 8 seven to eight weeks with a broken the 2010 season after surgery on his for bringing guns to the locker 6 Minnesota-Duluth 9 collar bone and a fractured rib, the left ankle. room. 7 Bemidji State 7 result of a hit from Washington The team said Tuesday that the 21- The suspended Washington 8 Yale 6 Capitals’ star Alex Ovechkin. year-old prospect is expected to make a Wizards guard told Esquire maga- 9 North Dakota 4 Blackhawks team doctor Michael complete recovery. zine that he wasn’t using “longevi- 10 Colorado College 11 Terry said Tuesday that Campbell will Mitchell was injured Friday while mak- ty thinking” when he took out four likely avoid surgery and is expected to ing a spectacular, against-the-wall guns in what he says was an make a full recovery. The Blackhawks’ catch on a drive off the bat of Juan attempt to play a prank on team- regular season ends April 11. Rivera in a split-squad win over the Los mate Javaris Crittenton in Ovechkin drove Campbell into the Angeles Angels. December. boards from behind in the first period The 21-year-old Mitchell is among the Arenas pleaded guilty to a felony around the dial of Sunday’s game. Campbell stayed on club’s top prospects despite minimal gun charge in January and will be the ice for several minutes. Ovechkin, experience in the minor leagues so far sentenced next week. He has been the NHL’s leading scorer, drew a game after being drafted out of Louisiana suspended until the end of the sea- NBA Basketball misconduct penalty for the hit and on State. He batted .296 with 12 doubles, son by the NBA. Spurs at Magic Monday got a two-game suspension. two triples and 10 RBIs in 34 games In the Esquire interview, which 8 p.m., ESPN Ovechkin said he was “disappointed” last year for Class A Kannapolis of the hits newsstands next week and by the NHL’s decision and was sorry for South Atlantic League. was obtained by The Associated Men’s NCAA Basketball the injury that came on what he Mitchell was taken by Chicago 23rd Press in advance, Arenas says he thought was “just a little push.” overall in last June’s amateur draft. has “messed up” the legacy of Weber State at Cincinatti Ovechkin will miss games Tuesday at The surgery was to repair a tear of the Wizards owner Abe Pollin, who 7 p.m., ESPN2 Florida and Thursday at Carolina. tendon on the inside of his ankle. died in November. page 16 The Observer N SPORTS Wednesday, March 17, 2010

NHL NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL Suspension for hit Golden Lions down Winthrop

Associated Press angers Ovechkin DAYTON, Ohio — Arkansas- Pine Bluff finally found a road trip to its liking. a major penalty and a game mis- Allen Smith scored 14 points Associated Press conduct. The Blackhawks Tuesday night, including a pair SUNRISE, Fla. — Washington defenseman stayed down for sev- of 3-pointers during the Capitals star Alex Ovechkin on eral minutes before he was able Golden Lions' second-half Tuesday said he was disappoint- to leave the ice with a trainer. He surge to a 61-44 victory over ed by a two-game suspension did not return to the game. Winthrop in the NCAA tourna- issued for a hit on Chicago’s The injuries mean the 30-year- ment's opening game. Brian Campbell. old Campbell’s streak of consecu- The Golden Lions (18-15) In a brief interview with tive regular-season games, which will play Duke, the No. 1 seed reporters in South Florida, the reached 388 on Sunday, is over. in the South Regional, on two-time MVP first said he was Chicago’s regular season ends Friday in Jacksonville, Fla. — sorry that the hit resulted in an April 11, and Campbell could a place they somehow missed injury for Campbell and added return by mid-May if the during a season-opening jaunt that he was “disappointed” it Blackhawks are still in the play- that nearly did them in. They resulted in a two-game suspen- offs. spent the first two months sion. He answered just three Campbell is a three-time All- playing some of the country's questions before a Capitals team Star who has seven goals and 31 best teams on the road, going official ended the session. assists this season. everywhere and getting “I think it was like the heat of “I just know there was no mal- nowhere. AP the hit,” Ovechkin said when ice intended,” Capitals coach They dropped their first 11 Winthrop center Andy Buechert pulls down a rebound in asked if he was surprised by the Bruce Boudreau said. “He didn’t games, losing at schools such Wednesday’s NCAA play-in game against Arkansas Pine-Bluff. league’s decision. “I think it was go to hurt him. He went to hit as Texas-El Paso, Michigan, just a little push.” him, and he hit him, but the hit Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech, He was a star at Mississippi These mirror-image teams Campbell is done for the regu- didn’t cause the damage. The Missouri, Kansas State and Valley State, which kept up settled in to slog one out on lar season. He is expected to miss boards caused the damage.” Oregon. They cranked up their with No. 1 Duke in 1986 the NCAA's big stage. up to two months with a broken Ovechkin will miss Tuesday’s iPods and let their music before falling 85-78. Midway through the first collar bone and a fractured rib, contest against the Florida soothe them during 13-hour The fast exit was familiar for half, there were as many shots but Blackhawks team doctor Panthers and Thursday’s game at bus rides across the heartland, Winthrop (19-14), which has blocked as made. Bored fans Michael Terry said Tuesday that Carolina. It is the fourth time this ones that bonded them. made the tournament nine started doing the wave. Campbell probably will avoid sur- season that Ovechkin will miss a The basketball equivalent of times in the last 12 years but Arkansas-Pine Bluff's Tavaris gery and is expected to make a game against the Panthers. An boot camp hardened them for has only one victory in all Washington missed two dunk full recovery. upper-body injury sidelined a Southwestern Athletic those tries. attempts. Both teams shot In a statement posted on the Ovechkin for a home-and-home Conference season that would Winthrop got the type of under 30 percent from the team’s Web site, Ovechkin said he series in November and he was be much more kind. By the game it wanted, but couldn't field in the first half, which would continue to ‘play hard, suspended when the Capitals time their tournament rolled make a shot as another tour- ended with the Golden Lions play with passion and play with faced Florida on Dec. 3. The around, the Golden Lions were nament slipped away. Charles up 24-23. respect for my teammates, oppo- Panthers still lost all three only one game under .500, Corbin scored 13 points for the Ugly? Not to these two. nents and fans’ when he games. nearly out of that 11-loss hole. Eagles, who shot 29 percent Corbin was the only shooter returned from the suspension. “But we’re a very good team. They swept through the con- from the field and went 2 of 21 with any semblance of a touch, “I didn’t mean to make some- He is the MVP and all of those ference tournament to get to behind the 3-point arc. making his three attempts in one injured,” Ovechkin told things and we can’t replace him, Dayton. Their next destination Neither team shoots particu- the first half. His 3-pointer reporters. “But you know, it’s a but we’ve still got three good is with history — a chance to larly well — no player aver- started a 13-2 run that gave hockey game.” offensive lines, because we’re an pull off the unprecedented ages more than 10 points for Winthrop a 23-17 lead. The Ovechkin drove Campbell into offensive team, and we’re playing first-round upset of a No. 1 either one. Instead, they win Golden Lions caught up by the boards from behind in the well. I’m hoping the guys will team. Coach George Ivory with tight defense and drawing fouls and making free first period Sunday and received pick it up for him again.” knows a little bit about that. rebounding. throws.

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL Oregon fires Kent after tourney-opening loss

He played at Oregon from Associated Press 1973-77, part of the so-called EUGENE, Ore. — Ernie Kent, Kamakazi Kids under coach the winningest coach in Dick Harter. Oregon history, was dismissed Oregon athletic director Tuesday after 13 seasons with Mike Bellotti said Oregon ter- his alma mater. minated Kent’s contract effec- “You may find a better bas- tive June 30. He cited his ketball coach, but I don’t think record and declining atten- you’ll find anybody that has dance at MacArthur Court. the passion and love that I “I think the accomplish- have for this university,” said ments that Ernie has done Kent, who had to pause for speak for themselves,” said several moments to fight back Bellotti, who admitted it was a his emotions. difficult decision. “He’s given Oregon went 16-16 overall his life to the university as a and 7-11 in the Pac-10 this student, a teacher and a past season, finishing with a coach.” 90-74 quarterfinal loss to The dismissal had been California in the conference rumored for the past two tournament. weeks, after Eugene’s KVAL- Kent, 55, leaves Oregon with TV reported that Kent had a 235-173 overall record. But been informed on Feb. 22 that the Ducks have slipped in the he would not return as the past two seasons, going 24-39 Ducks’ coach. and finishing 10th and ninth, Kent told his players shortly respectively, in conference after the regular season finale. play. Both Kent and Bellotti, who Attendance has also dipped appeared separately at a news from an average of 7,922 in conference on Tuesday on the 2008-09 to 7,122 this past floor of Mac Court, confirmed season. the details of the report. Kent Kent was the longest said he was given the option of tenured Pac-10 coach. He took leaving the team at that time. Oregon to the NCAA tourna- “I thought it would be very ment five times, advancing hypocritical of me to walk out twice to the round of eight. on my guys,” Kent said. Wednesday, March 17, 2010 The Observer N SPORTS page 17

PGA Masters filled with storylines beyond Woods

Minutes later, reporters to have to talk about it a The uproar even overshad- announcement could not have Associated Press flocked to the practice range lot,”Jim Furyk said while sur- owed Woods’ effort to become been better or worse. PALM HARBOR, Fla. — The at Innisbrook to find anyone rounded by TV cameras. “I’m the first player to win three Whenever he announced his Masters is three weeks away, willing to share any perspec- doing it right now. He’s going straight years. At one point, plans, it was sure to become filled with story lines that now tive about his return to com- to be difficult to interview, so Woods said the best way to get the biggest story no matter are sure to be ignored. petition. that leaves the rest of us into Augusta National was by what was going on (the Jack Nicklaus and Arnold The most awkward moment answering a lot of questions.” parachute. Transitions Championship, by Palmer will be paired togeth- came when a reporter asked This is not the first time the But this is different. the way, starts Thursday). er, if only to hit a ceremonial Rod Pampling, who frequently Masters has been taken Once the 2003 Masters That will be the case at tee shot to start the tourna- plays practice rounds with hostage by a single story on began the focus returned to Innisbrook and Bay Hill, and ment. Woods at the majors, if he the road to Augusta National. competition. the Houston Open the week Angel Cabrera is the defend- would seek him out at Augusta Seven year ago, rarely a Woods figures to command before the Masters. And don’t ing champion. Europe, with National. week on the PGA Tour went by attention as long as he’s on forget the Tavistock Cup, to be five players among the top 10 “I’d love to,”Pampling said. without someone asking about the golf course. played next Monday at in the world, has vastly “But I’m not in the tourna- Martha Burk and her cam- There was speculation that Isleworth, not far from where improved its chances of hav- ment. Thanks for reminding paign against the club’s all- Augusta National did not want Woods ran over the fire ing a Masters champion for me.” male membership. When the Woods to return at its hal- hydrant and hit a tree in that the first time since 1999. It might seem that so much Masters rolled around, every- lowed tournament and create middle-of-the-night accident Brothers will be competing attention on one player would one was waiting to hear the the biggest media spectacle in that began this sordid tale. for the first time in 10 years allow everyone else to be left press conference of club sports, although chairman At least in the Martha Burk — Francesco and Edoardo alone to work on their games chairman Hootie Johnson, Billy Payne appeared to wel- year, players were talking Molinari of Italy. and get in the right frame of who started the whole thing come him in his statement. about a lobbyist they didn’t Oh, and Tiger Woods is play- mind for a week that requires with his “point of a “We support Tiger’s decision know, and a subject out of ing. so much discipline. bayonet”letter to Burk. He to return to competitive golf their control. That announcement Tuesday One problem. took nearly three dozen ques- beginning at this year’s Everyone knows Woods. was all it took for the Masters “It will have an affect on tions without saying much of Masters Tournament,”he said. Most are careful what they to become about one player. everyone because we’re going anything. The timing of Woods’ say.

TENNIS Roddick and Murray advance in California

was either having to play a pretty Associated Press high risk shot, maybe go for a INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Andy winner, or he was having to go Roddick defeated Thiemo de deep into rallies,” Roddick said. Bakker of the Netherlands 6-3, 6- “So if you do that over the course 4 on Tuesday to reach the fourth of a match, you normally like round of the BNP Paribas Open your chances.” along with Andy Murray, while The seventh-seeded American second-seeded Caroline will next play No. 22 Jurgen Wozniacki advanced to the Melzer, who advanced when women’s quarterfinals. Simon Greul withdrew because of Roddick, a semifinalist here illness. last year, improved his record to “Jurgen is always tough. He’s 17-3 this season, all on hard- capable of playing a couple dif- courts. He had an easier time ferent ways,” Roddick said. “He with de Bakker than their first was capable of coming forward, meeting, a three-set win at the attacking, really being the Australian Open in January. aggressor, which is always a little Roddick served 10 aces and bit uncomfortable. It’s important saved the only service break he to hang on to your service faced in the first set of a match games.” played in nearly 90-degree heat. No. 4 Murray served seven “The points he was winning he aces and was broken just once in defeating American Michael Russell 6-3, 7-5. At 31, Russell was the oldest player remaining in the men’s field. “I don’t think I lost my concen- tration necessarily on the game when I got broken, but he had break point; he had a great back- hand,” Murray said. “I would have liked to have closed it out there 3 and 3, but I did well to stay composed at the end.” James Blake joined Russell as another sidelined American, los- ing 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to Nicolas Almagro of Spain. Roddick and John Isner are the lone U.S. men left, with Isner facing a tough match against No. 3 Rafael Nadal on Wednesday. In fourth-round women’s play, No. 4 Elena Dementieva beat No. 19 Aravane Rezai of France 6-3 6-3, sixth-seeded Jelena Jankovic routed No. 17 Shahar Peer 6-2, 6-2, and No. 8 Samantha Stosur defeated defending champion Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 7-5. Top-ranked Roger Federer was to play Marcos Baghdatis in a night match. Wozniacki advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 victory over 16th-seeded Nadia Petrova, whose career record against top-five players dropped to 11-42 with the loss. page 18 The Observer N SPORTS Wednesday, March 17, 2010

NHL Mueller’s two goals lead Avalanche over Blues

Kobasew extends Wild’s streak over Edmonton; Predators edge Flyers as Erat scores only goal of shootout

streak over Edmonton is tied Brian Boucher at 9:45. Associated Press for the longest home winning The Predators put immediate ST. LOUIS — Peter Mueller streak against an opponent in pressure on the new Flyers scored twice on a three-point the NHL, according to the Elias goalie, scoring a goal just 20 game that matched his career Sports Bureau. seconds after he entered the best and Paul Stastny netted his Minnesota, which entered the game. fifth goal in three games with night eight points behind Boucher stopped Joel Ward’s two assists, helping the Detroit for the eighth and final shot from the right faceoff dot, Colorado Avalanche sweep the playoff spot in the Western but Smithson was parked just season series against the St. Conference with 11 games outside the crease and back- Louis Blues with a 5-3 victory remaining, has won three handed the rebound in for his on Tuesday night. straight for the first time since ninth goal of the season. The Blues had quick goals to Jan. 23-28. Gagne got the Flyers within a start the first two periods, with The Wild have played well goal at 11:14 of the third. Alex Steen matching the fran- recently despite several key Pronger’s goal came on a wrist chise record to start the game players missing games with shot from the low slot with the on his 20th goal at the 8-second injuries. Starting goalie Niklas Flyers on a power play. mark and Patrik Berglund scor- Backstrom and defenseman ing at 34 seconds of the second Brent Burns are out. Also miss- Coyotes 2, Lightning 1 AP to tie it at 2. Otherwise, backup ing is role player Shane Hnidy Vernon Fiddler and Matthew Washington’s Mike Knuble knocks the puck to the ice in front goalie Peter Budaj was effective and enforcer Derek Boogaard. Lombardi scored in a 2-minute of a Florida defenseman during the Capitals’ 7-3 win Tuesday. subbing for Craig Anderson, The Oilers have been plagued span midway through the first who got a break after making a with injuries themselves this period, Ilya Bryzgalov stopped ing opportunities in the final suspended for two games for a franchise-record 23 consecu- season. Edmonton players have 27 shots and the Phoenix two periods. hit on Chicago’s Brian tive starts. missed 410 games with Coyotes beat the Tampa Bay Fiddler’s goal came on a Campbell. Ovechkin will also St. Louis flopped in its first injuries, compared to 225 last Lightning Tuesday night. beautiful pass into the slot from miss Thursday’s game at home game since Feb. 13, season. The Oilers are 5-21-3 The victory moved Phoenix Lee Stempniak and in less than Carolina. dropping to an NHL-worst 12- overall since Jan. 1, 1-15-1 on five points behind Western 2 minutes the Coyotes got their Nicklas Backstrom, Eric Fehr, 17-5 at the Scottrade Center, the road since mid-December Conference-leading San Jose in second goal when Lombardi Brendan Morrison, Jason and the Avalanche outscored and have a league-worst 49 the Pacific Division. The took a pass in the center from Chimera and Alexander Semin them 21-8 over four games for points for the season. Coyotes began the night tied Wojtek Wolski and slipped a each scored for the Capitals, their first season sweep since Edmonton was looking for its with Vancouver for third place backhand shot past Antero who beat Florida for the sixth 2005-06. second victory over the Wild in overall in the conference, but Nittymaki. time this season. Blues goalie Chris Mason two weeks and was in decent the Northwest Division-leading Todd Fedoruk scored the lone Steven Reinprecht and Kamil gave up five goals on 24 shots shape when Potulny scored a 5- Canucks still hold the third Lightning goal and Nittymaki Kreps got goals for the after coming in 0-3 with a 7.22 on-3 goal to tie the score at 2 seed. had 26 saves. Panthers. Michal Repik also goals-against average against early in the third period. The loss left the Lightning six added a late Florida goal with Colorado. Kobasew put the Wild back in points behind Boston for the Capitals 7, Panthers 3 1:33 left in the game. Budaj was especially strong front 3 minutes later and final playoff spot in the Eastern Brooks Laich scored twice Jose Theodore stopped 34 in the third period while the Havlat then beat goalie Jeff Conference. The Bruins defeat- and five other Washington play- shots for the Capitals, while Blues had sustained pressure Deslauriers a short while later ed Carolina 5-2 earlier ers had goals to lift the short- Florida’s Tomas Vokoun made and outshot Colorado 14-6, but to put the game out of reach. Tuesday. handed Capitals to a win over 16 saves before he was Chris Stewart’s late goal put it Wild goalie Josh Harding was Bryzgalov faced back-to-back the Florida Panthers on replaced in the second period. out of reach. once again impressive in place Lightning power plays in the Tuesday night. Scott Clemmensen finished the Time is running out on the of Backstrom. Harding stopped third period but held strong The Capitals were without game in goal for the Panthers, Blues’ bid for a second straight 34 shots and hasn’t lost at and turned away several scor- star Alex Ovechkin, who was stopping 16 shots. late-season rally to make the home since Feb. 14, 2009. He’s playoffs. St. Louis is in 10th also stopped 113 of the last 118 place in the Western shots he’s faced. Conference, seven points behind eighth-place Detroit Predators 4, Flyers 3 with 13 games to go. Martin Erat scored the only Steen tied the mark set by goal of the shootout to lead the Greg Paslawski on Oct. 29, Nashville Predators to a victory 1985, against Washington when over the Philadelphia Flyers on Budaj stopped his shot from the Tuesday night. left boards but the rebound Steve Sullivan, Erat, and appeared to deflect off Jerred Smithson scored for Avalanche forward T.J. Nashville. Jeff Carter, Simon Galiardi. Gagne, and Chris Pronger had Colorado asserted itself later the Flyers goals. in the period, with Mueller get- Predators goaltender Pekka ting a power play goal and Rinne turned aside all three assisting on Milan Hejduk’s Flyers attempts in the shootout. 18th of the season for a 2-1 Rinne finished with 42 saves. lead. The 21-year-old Mueller The Predators carried a two- has scored in all seven games goal lead into the final period, since being acquired from the but goals by Gagne and Coyotes, totaling four goals and Pronger 3:04 apart tied the seven assists after having 17 game late in the third. points in 54 games with Carter opened the scoring at Phoenix. 1:21 of the opening period with The Avalanche went ahead by a wrist shot from the low slot two on Stastny’s rebound goal that beat Rinne high to the and Mueller’s eighth of the sea- glove side. It was Carter’s 33rd son in a span of 1:29 midway goal of the season. through the second period. Sullivan tied it just over three David Perron scored on a minutes later when he tapped rebound at 11:06 to cut the in a puck just underneath the deficit to one. pad of Philadelphia goaltender Michael Leighton. Wild 4, Oilers 2 Erat gave the Predators a 2-1 Chuck Kobasew scored the lead at 7:04 of the first. Dan go-ahead goal early in the third Hamhuis kept the puck in at period and the Minnesota Wild the blue line and passed to beat the Edmonton Oilers for Jason Arnott on top of the left the 13th straight time at home circle. Arnott sent a backhand on Tuesday night. pass to Erat, and he beat Andrew Ebbett, Antti Leighton with a wrist shot over Miettinen and Martin Havlat the glove for his 20th goal of also scored for the Wild, win- the season. ners of three straight overall. Arnott has assists in his past Marc Pouliot and Ryan three games and points in five Potulny scored for the last- of his past six. place Oilers, who finished a Leighton left the game just four-game road trip without a under three minutes after the win. Erat goal with a high ankle The Wild’s home winning sprain. He was replaced by Wednesday, March 17, 2010 The Observer N SPORTS page 19 NBA LeBron’s slow start does not slow down Cavs Jason Richardson, high-scoring Suns torch Timberwolves for highest point total since last March in 38-point rout

points, Antawn Jamison had 15 Associated Press points and 10 rebounds, and AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — reserve Jawad Williams added 10 LeBron James was shaky early points. and spectacular late. James missed 10-of-15 shots James had 29 points, 12 over the first three quarters and rebounds and 12 assists for his was 5 for 7 in the final one as he fourth triple-double of the season, added four assists and three lifting the Cleveland Cavaliers to a rebounds to his total for his 28th 113-101 victory over the Detroit career triple-double. Pistons on Tuesday night. “In the fourth quarter, we made “Every point, rebound and our mark,” he said. “That’s close- assist was needed,” Cavs coach out time for me.” Mike Brown said. He said triple-doubles are The final score was relatively “absolutely” his favorite accom- lopsided, but the game wasn’t. plishment other than winning. There were 10 lead changes and “That means you’re doing 21 ties, the last one with 4:44 left. everything your team needs to The Cavs closed the game by win basketball games,” James outscoring Detroit 19-7, thanks in said. “That is one of the best large part to James. things you can have as an individ- He set up Mo Williams for a ual.” tiebreaking 3-pointer with a Adding to his highlight reel, sharp pass from the top of the key James had a three-point play that to the right corner, then grabbed ended with a layup after a rebound, charged up the court Tayshaun Prince’s foul just inside and made a drop pass to the 3-point line. Anderson Varejao for a five-point “I’m not surprised by any call in cushion. the NBA any more, but you also The Pistons wouldn’t go away, have to give him some credit,” pulling within three points three Bynum said. “There’s probably no times, before James blocked a one else on Earth who could have shot and made consecutive even gotten a shot off like that.” AP jumpers to seal the win. Cleveland has won four in a row Cavaliers forward LeBron James drives to the hoop over Pistons forward Tayshaun Prince during “The guy’s not human,” said and lost only one of its last 11 Cleveland’s 113-101 victory Tuesday night. James recorded a triple-double in the game. Detroit’s Will Bynum, adding he games, improving to an NBA-best thought James got away with 53-15. said Charlie Villanueva, who two at halftime and by one enter- son high with six 3-pointers. Steve goaltending on his layup with 1 Richard Hamilton had 24 points scored 16 points. “It’s encourag- ing the final period. Nash had 13 points and 14 1/2 minutes left. “When he gets and was one of six Pistons who ing to see us compete like this, but “We know we can play with any assists, nine of them in the open- rolling, you just want to try to stop scored in double figures. it is still another loss.” team in the league, and tonight ing period. his teammates and hope that’s Detroit has dropped lost three Prince had 15 points and proved that again,” Bynum said. The game matched two of the enough.” straight and 10 of 12. matched a season high with eight “We just have to play like this and bottom three teams in terms of Those teammates led the way The Pistons, unlike recent assists, Bynum had 12 points, finish the games.” points allowed this season. The when the superstar had as many games, were very competitive rookie Jonas Jerebko scored 10 difference was the Suns have a lot turnovers (three) as points late in until James took over in the points and Jason Maxiell had 10 Suns 152, Timberwolves 114 more scorers than woeful the first quarter and just five fourth quarter. points and 15 rebounds. It’s an NBA law of physics: Put Minnesota does. points at halftime. “We were trying to redeem our- The score was tied after the the highest-scoring team in the “We weren’t making that effort. Williams finished with 20 selves, so this is very frustrating,” first quarter, the Pistons led by league against arguably the worst They were playing a lot harder defense and watch the score- than we were,” Rambis said. board light up like the Fourth of “With a team that is in synch the July. way that they’re in, they under- Jason Richardson scored 27 stand how to move the basketball, points and Amare Stoudemire 25, the know where their options and then sat with the rest of the their outlet passes are. They’re Phoenix starters while the Suns’ just too good.” reserves finished off a rout of It was not the first time this Minnesota on Monday night in the kind of thing happened to highest-scoring game by an NBA Minnesota. The Timberwolves team this season. had matched a franchise record Lou Amundson matched his by giving up 146 points in a 41- career high with 20 points as point loss to Golden State last Nov. Phoenix sent the Timberwolves to 9. their 10th straight loss and 16th “It’s just embarrassing to let a in the last 17 games. team score that many points and The Suns, with eight players in still lose by that many points,” double figures, shot 56 percent Minnesota’s Ryan Gomes said. from the field and 15 of 31 from The Suns overwhelmed the 3-point range to win their ninth in Timberwolves’ ever-shaky 12 games. defense to take a 79-61 halftime “We’re just trying to gear up for lead. It was the second-most the last 15 games,” Phoenix coach points scored in a half in the NBA Alvin Gentry said, “have a pace this season, eclipsed only by the that we’re comfortable with.” 80-point second half for Corey Brewer scored 21 for the Milwaukee against Golden State Timberwolves, who set a fran- on Nov. 14. chise record for most points Phoenix hadn’t scored this allowed in a game. many in a half since getting 80 in “Well, that’s certainly what hap- the second half in its 154-point pens when you don’t play any game at Golden State almost defense,” Timberwolves coach exactly a year ago, on March 15, Kurt Rambis said. 2009. Phoenix pulled alone into sixth The Suns shot 67 percent in the place in the tight scramble for first half (33 of 49), led by playoff positioning in the West. Richardson’s 21 points, including The Suns trail No. 5 Oklahoma 5 of 6 3-pointers. Nash had 11 City by a half-game and No. 4 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 11 Utah by 1 1/2 games. It was a per- assists in the first half. fect night to rest the starters in Richardson made two 3s and preparation for Friday night’s Nash one in the final two minutes home game against the Jazz. of the half as the Suns twice built “And you know that will be a a 20-point lead before Jonny physical game,” Gentry said. Flynn’s baseline jumper at the This one certainly wasn’t. buzzer made it 79-61. The lead “It was a lot of fun,” Stoudemire reached 29 in the third quarter said. “It was so much fun when and a whopping 41 in the fourth. the starters were able to rest Leandro Barbosa returned to there in the fourth. We’ll take the Suns after undergoing surgery that.” to remove a cyst in his right wrist Richardson, who scored 15 in and missing 23 games. He had the first quarter, matched his sea- seven points in 16 minutes. page 20 The Observer N SPORTS Wednesday, March 17, 2010

SMC GOLF SMC TENNIS Saint Mary’s ties Belles notch four wins in Orlando

By MATT ROBISON better and improving as dou- deal of maturity in quickly Sports Writer bles teams.” picking themselves up after for second in N.C. The Belles dominated the loss to Wesleyan to beat Wartburg, 8-1, shut out St. Wartburg. Over a long Spring Break Francis and Ursinus, 9-0, and “A veteran team seems to do close behind with a score of trip to Orlando, Fla., the Belles won a close one over a better job of taking each Observer Staff Report 89. Sophomore Christine claimed four victories, while C a r t h a g e . match individual- No. 3 Saint Mary’s traveled Brown carded a 93, while only dropping one match. One more ly and getting up to warm Fayetteville, N.C., to senior captain Perri Hamma Saint Mary’s (6-2) topped match was for those match- open its spring slate with a had a round of 101 that did Ursinus, Carthage, Wartburg s c h e d u l e d “We still have to get es,” Campbell highly competitive meet on not count towards the team’s and St. Francis (Ill.) and lost to a g a i n s t much better and raise said. Friday. The Belles finished overall score. Wesleyan. Wheaton, but our expectations After the tied for second with familiar Holly Shupe was Methodist’s The trip not only allowed the it was can- strong showing MIAA opponent No. 10 Olivet, low scorer, taking one fewer Belles to work on those facets celed due to individually and as a in Orlando, the falling to No. 1 Methodist on stroke than Matuszak, and of their game that needed rain. The one team.” Belles need to its home course. Lauren Campbell paced Olivet improvement, such as doubles loss came in continue to The Monarchs’ four best with an 84. Playing as individ- play and shot-making, but the a close Dale Campbell improve heading scoring players shot a com- uals for the Belles were soph- players were also able to match to Belles coach into league play. bined 331, while the Comets’ omore Megan Ryan, who had develop a sense of “team” that Wesleyan, 5- “We still have and Belles’ four best each a 91, and freshman Cara was still in the making. 4, and to get much bet- shot a combined 347. Kielty, who finished 18 holes “I think a trip like this only Campbell made it clear the ter and raise our expectations Sophomore Natalie Matuszak in 95 strokes. makes the team stronger,” Belles want more out of them- individually and as a team,” led the fall MIAA champion Saint Mary’s next competes Belles coach Dale Campbell selves. Campbell said. “We certainly Belles with a round of 79, in a week and half when it said. “We figure out ways to “I believe that our players must realize that we can still earning medalist honors for travels to Georgetown, Texas, motivate each other on the want another chance at them, improve physically, mentally, the day’s low round in the to participate in the court, and learn what helps which is the attitude we need and emotionally. We have process. Junior Mary Kate Southwestern Invitational, our teammates the most. Our to have,” Campbell said. “To some tough teams in our con- Boyce took 86 strokes and hosted by No. 12 team is coming together as a say that we are satisfied ference and have some strong junior Rosie O’Connor was Southwestern. unit the more they are togeth- would not be correct.” non-conference matches er.” The Belles had a solid tour- ahead of us.” Heading into the trip, the nament all around as a team, Up next for the Belles is a Belles stood at 2-1, and but Junior Jillian Hurley stood matchup Saturday with MEN’S GOLF Campbell stressed the impor- out. Hurley went 10 matches Indiana Wesleyan, a team that tance of improvement in their without losing, winning all five beat them last year. doubles play and conditioning. of her individual matches at “We need to use that as By going 4-1, the Belles the No. 1 spot and all five of motivation and expect to play Fortner leads Irish to proved they have been hard at her doubles matches with our best against them,” work in doing so. partner Mary Therese Lee. Campbell said. “We are getting stronger in Despite having only one sen- doubles,” Campbell said. “Our ior on the squad, Campbell Contact Matt Robison at second title of season pairings are communicating said the Belles showed a great [email protected]

By TIM SINGLER whole,” Kubinski said. “To Sports Writer come back at this point in our season and earn a victory gives our guys that great feel- Notre Dame fought through ing again.” horrible weather Friday to Senior Doug Fortner led claim first-place in the inau- Notre Dame, claiming individ- gural Brandon Dunes ual medalist honors for his Championship in Bandon, first career win. Fortner Ore. opened the tournament with The Irish entered the tour- a first-round 77, putting him nament favored among the in third place. A second- seven teams entered. round 73 landed Fortner a The weather final score of wreaked such 8-over and the havoc upon victory, and it play that the “To come back at this also earned t o u r n a m e n t point in our season him recogni- was shortened tion as the Big from 54 to 36 and earn a victory East’s golfer of holes. The gives our guys that the week. Irish opened great feeling again.” “ [ F o r t n e r ] the tournament came back this with a round of s e m e s t e r 317 Thursday, Jim Kubinski working hard- good enough to Irish coach er than he put the team in ever has,” first place. A Kubinski said. tournament-best round of “The results are no surprise 305 in the second and final to me.” round sealed the victory, with Senior Josh Sandman fin- Notre Dame finishing 12 ished two strokes behind strokes ahead of second- Fortner to claim third place. place Idaho. Sandman shot an even-par 72 “I was proud of the way our in the second round, tying for team accepted the target on the lowest round in the tour- our backs and went out in nament. ridiculously difficult condi- Sophomore Tom Usher tions ... rain coming in side- claimed ninth-place at 16- ways, hail at times and wind over, and sophomores Max gusting over 40-50 mph at Scodro and Chris Walker times to earn a win,” Irish rounded out the Irish scoring coach Jim Kubinski said. by tying for 19th place. The win marked the second Notre Dame tees off next on title the Irish have claimed March 26-28 in the Spring this year, along with the Break Championship in Fighting Irish Gridiron Golf Delray Beach, Fla. Classic on Oct. 6. “Our second win was a Contact Tim Singler at great boost for our team as a [email protected]

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No. 1 singles by a score of 6-2, the day. 6-3, to Wael Killani, while Stahl was able to defeat No. ND WOMEN’S GOLF Bayliss Adderley defeated Stahl at No. 55 Clint Bowles at No. 3 sin- continued from page 24 2 singles, 6-3, 6-4. gles, 7-5, 6-4. Freshman Blas Moros got the Anderson again played a key big first serve, penetrating Irish on the board with a 6-4, role in the match at No. 4 sin- ND finishes ahead of ground strokes and counters 6-4 win at No. 5 singles. gles, coming out on top this better than he did even a year Junior captain Tyler Davis time in a three-set victory. ago. More than anything he was able to pull the Irish with- “David knotted the score at two top-25 opponents has a real presence on the in one with a three-set win at 3-3 by winning a difficult third court and great determina- No. 6 singles, and then sopho- set over Conner Smith, a great tion.” more Sam Keeton tied the ball striker,” Bayliss said. By KEVIN BALDWIN respectively on each of the The Irish fell behind early score at three with a win at “That left things in the sub- Sports Writer two following days. when USF (5-6) earned the No. 5 singles. stantial left hand of Sam Sophomore Becca Huffer led doubles point to take an early In the second match of the Keeton, who showed remark- the Irish, shooting 224 total 1-0 lead. weekend, the Irish were able able poise for someone in his Notre Dame continued to for a 15th-place finish. The Irish avoided the sweep to defeat No. 19 Florida State position. He handled the pres- improve its game at the LSU Senior Annie Brophy with a win at No. 3 doubles as (8-3) by a score of 4-3 after sure very well, breaking serve Tiger/Wave Classic at English showed improvement Anderson and fellow junior rallying from another 3-0 three consecutive times to Turn Golf and Country Club in throughout the tournament, Dan Stahl defeated Frank and deficit. clinch. He played aggressively Louisiana over the weekend. leading the team with an Romain Deridder, 8-2. The Irish again dropped the the entire match and was able The Irish fin- even-par 72 per- “The loss to South Florida doubles point and the No. 1 to finish at the net often.” ished 13th in a formance on the was difficult,” Bayliss said. and No. 2 singles matches Keeton was able to clinch the field that “We’re coming final day of com- “Casey Watt was unable to before taking the match. victory for the Irish at No. 5 included many petition. play, as he awoke vomiting due “The doubles was exciting,” singles with another three-set of the coun- along. We’ve The Irish have to food poisoning. We had to Bayliss said. “We came back victory. try’s most elite certainly got some taken advantage move everyone up a spot, but from a break down at No. 1 to The Irish will next travel to p r o g r a m s , talent and we’ve of the recent still were in a position to win. win 8-6. [Watt’s] presence Montgomery, Ala. for the Blue including tour- mild weather in David Anderson led 4-3 in the made a huge difference.” Gray National Classic, with nament win- had some good South Bend by third set and we had chances Havens and Watt were able their opening match Thursday. ner No. 3 individual holding their to win at both No. 1 and No. 2 to earn a win at No. 1 doubles Auburn. performances.” first outdoor doubles.” but that was the only win the Contact Kate Grabarek at The team’s practice of the With Watt out, Havens fell at Irish would earn in doubles for [email protected] performance year Tuesday. is certain to Susan Holt With two tour- help in the Irish coach n a m e n t s rankings as r e m a i n i n g tors within the region such as have had this season the Irish they came out before postsea- Northwestern and Ohio State will rely on their training not ahead of No. 4 Purdue and son play, the players will look Midwest on numer- only this No. 21 Louisville. to sharpen their skills with continued from page 24 ous occa- week but on “We’re coming along,” Irish more routine practice. sions. “The competition is an entire sea- coach Susan Holt said. “We’ve Notre Dame next takes to two per event. This will be “I am son’s worth of certainly got some talent and the course for the Betsy the third consecutive season happy that stronger, but we are experience in we’ve had some good individ- Rawls Invitational in Austin, in which the Irish have quali- our team is stronger. Also we’ve had a order to ual performances.” Texas on March 26. fied 12 fencers for the cham- progressing good season, we’re make a final, The Irish shot a 310 in the pionship round. Other teams and that decisive push opening round and followed it Contact Kevin Baldwin at sending 12 fencers on to the there has number one in the to the finish. up with a 314 and 300 [email protected] next round include Penn been very country.” “The com- State, Princeton, Harvard and good coop- petition is St. John’s. e r a t i o n Janusz Bednarski stronger, but Ohio State, which defeated b e t w e e n we are Irish coach ing. the Irish by a narrow margin upperclass- s t r o n g e r , ” Krebs, junior midfielder at nationals in 2008, will also men and the B e d n a r s k i Arlotta Zach Brenneman, and be strongly represented next y o u n g e r said. “Also continued from page 24 Rogers each recorded hat week. fencers throughout the sea- we’ve had a good season, tricks for the Irish, while Notre Dame has shown both son,” Bednarski said. we’re No. 1 in the country.” scored in the first three min- four other players scored for consistency and steady However, the road to the utes of the second quarter to Notre Dame, including two improvement throughout the championship is never easy Contact Kevin Baldwin at open up a 5-2 advantage. goals from Hicks, who year, defeating top competi- and with the success they [email protected] Though the Pioneers added recorded a point for the 24th one shortly after, the Irish consecutive game. He leads were no easier on the second the team with 16 points and Denver goalie, finding the 12 goals on the season. Igoe, back of the net twice more freshman midfielder Steve before halftime in order to Murphy, and Earl each had head into the break with a one goal. comfortable 7-3 lead. Notre As has been a trend this Dame came out of the locker season in both wins and loss- room determined to keep its es, the Irish dominated the momentum and did just that, stat sheet, taking 37 shots to slotting home two more goals Denver’s 23 and winning 14 in the first five minutes of the of 24 faceoffs, all by senior second half. midfielder Trever Sipperly, Before the Irish could run who has won more than away with the game, Denver two-thirds of his faceoffs in scored three times before the the last three games. third period ended, and then Notre Dame returns to once more early in the fourth action on Saturday, hosting quarter. Faced with a sud- Ohio State at 1 p.m. in denly tenuous 10-7 lead, Arlotta Stadium. Notre Dame reeled off four goals in just over five min- Contact Allan Joseph at utes to close the day’s scor- [email protected]

all about executing,” Coyne said. “It doesn’t matter what Cal you think or what you feel, continued from page 24 you have to go out there and get the job done.” Tournament.” The Irish return to the Coyne said the final 10 field when they travel to minutes of the Cal game Boston to face Boston hinged on the team’s execu- University Saturday. tion, as will the rest of the season. Contact Matt Robison at “At the end of the day, it’s [email protected]

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MEN’S LACROSSE FENCING New home, more wins ND takes Arlotta Stadium opens Midwest with three hat tricks Regional By ALLAN JOSEPH Sports Writer By KEVIN BALDWIN Sports Writer No. 3 Notre Dame christened Arlotta Stadium in style with a Notre Dame dominated the 14-7 win over Denver Midwest Regional over the Tuesday, and in doing so, the weekend to bring its record Irish snapped their two-game to 68-0 for the combined skid. Seven different players men’s and women’s teams. scored for the Irish in a victo- The performance allowed the ry that was one of Notre top-ranked Irish to send the Dame’s most comfortable of maximum-allotted 12 fencers the season. to the national tournament. The Pioneers (3-4) opened “We fenced pretty well dur- the scoring with a goal just a ing regionals, we have some few minutes after the opening gold medals and others but faceoff, but the Irish (4-2) the most important thing is used goals by senior attack that we qualified 12 fencers,” Neal Hicks and sophomore Irish coach Janusz Bednarski attack Sean Rogers to take a said. “It will be very interest- 2-1 lead just more than five ing. It’s an unusually hard minutes into the game. After field so we can expect a lot of Denver tied the game, Notre excitement and drama.” Dame senior attack Colin Igoe In the championship round, scored, and then senior mid- the men’s and women’s teams fielder Grant Krebs and junior may each qualify up to six midfielder David Earl each MAGGIE O’BRIEN/The Observer fencers and no more than Junior midfielder Zach Brenneman makes a move during Notre Dame’s 14-7 victory over see ARLOTTA/page 22 Denver Tuesday. Brenneman was one of three Irish players to record a hat trick in the game. see MIDWEST/page 22

WOMEN’S LACROSSE Notre Dame rebounds from loss with win over California

at Cal. ferent style of play when they With 10 minutes remaining, team’s goals rather than indi- By MATT ROBISON “We weren’t ready to play,” visited California. A handful of the Irish called a timeout to vidual statistics. Sports Writer Coyne said of the loss. calls that did not go their way, reorganize. From there, the If history repeats itself, the “[Dartmouth] came in really a hectic pace that they were game was “never in doubt,” Irish will use the win over No. 11 Notre Dame dropped inspired.” not quite used to and a three- Coyne said. California as a springboard a 12-8 heartbreaker to then- Despite being disappointed goal deficit with 10 minutes to The Irish managed to pull into the heart of their sched- No. 20 Dartmouth over break by a “flat” performance on the play pinned the Irish up the game to a tie, then Notre ule. but rebounded with a come- attacking end of the field, against a wall. But they did Dame scored first in overtime “In the past, the California from-behind 14-12 victory Coyne said she was happy not crumble, and Coyne said and never looked back. game has been a spark to a over California Saturday. with the way the defense and she was pleased with the way “After the timeout, we good season,” Coyne said. “I Irish coach Tracy Coyne said goalkeeping played against the Irish handled themselves. calmed down,” Coyne said. feel good about our chances she was upset over the loss the Big Green. “I was really happy with the “We were more composed and to win the Big East and but was proud of the Irish (3- The adversity did not stop win,” Coyne said. “Our play- handled everything better.” advancing through the NCAA 1) in the way they adjusted to with the loss, as the Irish ers showed a lot of charac- Coyne also attributed the a different West Coast game were forced to adjust to a dif- ter.” win to a stern focus on the see CAL/page 22

MEN’S TENNIS FOOTBALL Irish record split over break Blue-Gold Game will

By KATE GRABAREK cap spring practices Sports Writer Game will kick off at 1:30 Observer Staff Report The Irish split their two p.m. matches over Spring Break, as Notre Dame announced Included in the 15 prac- they fell to Big East rival South the dates for Brian Kelly’s tices is the 2010 Notre Florida before recovering with first spring football prac- Dame Football Coaches a victory over Florida State. tices as Irish coach Tuesday. Clinic, which will be held In the loss on March 13, Notre Dame will practice April 16-17. Participants at Notre Dame (7-7) rallied from 15 times over five weeks the clinic will watch the a 3-0 deficit to tie the match at beginning March 26. Kelly Irish in two practices, and 3-3 before junior David and the Irish will practice participate in other activi- Anderson lost to Peter Frank every Monday, Wednesday, ties with Kelly and the Irish 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 3 singles. Friday and Saturday coaching staff. “David Anderson has come through the Blue-Gold Along with Kelly’s first on strong for us as the season Spring Football Game on coaching on a Notre Dame has progressed,” Irish coach April 24. field, of particular interest Bobby Bayliss said. “He has The team will have April to Irish fans will be the sta- added good all-court skills and 2-3 off due to Easter week- tus of sophomore quarter- can finish at the net, some- end. back Dayne Crist. Crist suf- thing that was problematic for Weekday practices will be fered a torn ACL during him as a freshman. He has a JULIE HERDER/The Observer at 3:15 p.m., and Saturday Notre Dame’s 40-14 victory Junior David Anderson returns a shot during Notre Dame’s 4-3 practices will be at 9 a.m. over Washington State on see BAYLISS/page 22 victory over Wisconsin on Feb. 28. The 81st annual Blue-Gold Oct. 31.