Breaking the bank Another school tragedy With the Generations campaign wrapped up,Two days after the Santee school shooting, an Thursday The Observer explores what will become of the 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl shot her more than $i billion raised. eighth-grade clasmate. MARCH 8, In Focus World & Nation ♦ page 5 2001 O bserver The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s VOL XXXIV NO. 103 HTTP://OBS ERVER.ND.EDU Eldred requests apology from CARE leaders ♦ ‘Monologues’ In Eldred’s letter to CARE officers, she wrote that the performance nets Board of Trustees felt deceived officers reprimand by an alleged discrepancy between their letter to the Board and the students’ By MIKE CONNOLLY actions. News Writer “At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees, members were dismayed that they were College President Marilou blatantly misled by your let­ Eldred sent a letter to Campus ter,” she wrote. Alliance for Rape Elimination None of the other students officers Wednesday requesting who participated in the reading a letter of apology to the Board of the play have received a let­ of Trustees for their individual ter from Eldred. Approximately involvement in a student read­ 20 students, including athletes, ing of “The Vagina student government members, Monologues” Feb. 19. Feminist Collective members CARE officers Ang Romano, and Student Diversity Board Emily Koelsch, Julie m em bers participated in the Frischkorn and Katie Poynter reading, according to CARE may have been singled out for officers. punishment “She h as because they re fu se d to wrote a letter “At a recent meeting of acknowledge that to the Board the Board of Trustees, anyone but CARE of Trustees members were could have orga­ with Eldred’s nized this,” said permission. dismayed that they Cassie Carrigan, In that letter, were blatantly a student who the officers misled by your letter. ” participated in outlined why the reading but they believe did not receive a t h e Marilou Eldred letter from “Monologues” Saint Mary’s president Eldred. MOLLY McVOY/The Observer should be in letter to CARE officers Eldred decreed Saint Mary’s President Marilou Eldred on Wednesday requested that officers of Campus Alliance p e r f o r m e d . earlier this year for Rape Elimination write a letter of apology to the College Board of Trustees. The move follows a They also th a t CARE could Feb. 19 performance of “The Vagina Monologues” in Regina Hall for an audience of about 150. wrote: “The [Cjollege has not sponsor the “Monologues” decided it will not supp ort a and said the four officers par­ would not sponsor the readings [at a meeting between the offi­ cers never said they would not performance of “The Vagina ticipation in the reading consti­ of the play but did not promise cers and Eldred] that students participate in an independent Monologues” this year, and out tuted “overt support” for the it would not be performed at might take the initiative to put reading of the play as individ- of respect for this college, we reading. The officers said they the College. on the play," Frischkorn said. will abide by that decision.” promised Eldred that CARE “It was made very, very clear Frischkorn said the four offi­ see ELDRED/page 4

ND alum Kelly, wife Notre Dame grad missing in Bolivia ♦ Peace Corps worker put out public service announce­ Poirier worked with Habitat for receive 2nd annual ments on radio and television, and Humanity on campus and spent a Poirier missing 2 weeks set up a hotline for people with semester living in Dismas House information on his whereabouts. — a home where college students Hesburgh Award Similar announcements, and a and former convicts Live together By TIM LOGAN picture of Poirer, will appear in in community. Senior Staff Writer Bolivian newspapers today. He also volunteered at “There By GEOFF BRODIE Friends at Notre Dame remem­ Are Children Here,” a camp for News Writer bered him as a good kid, with a Chicago inner city youth. Camp Walter Poirier, a 2000 Notre mischevious streak. director Jim Langford, a core pro­ The second annual Hesburgh Award for Business Dame graduate serving in the “He was unique. Everyone knew fessor, remembers him as a dedi­ Ethics was presented on Wednesday evening in the Peace Corps in Bolivia, has been who Wally was,” said Joe Priest, a cated and energetic. Jordan Auditorium to Daniel Kelly, a 1957 alumnus, missing for two weeks, U. S. offi­ 2000 grad who lived with Poirier “W herever he was, there was a and his wife Rosemary, founders of a center for the cials and col­ in Zahm Hall. “It’s obvious w hat a kind of buzz,” Langford said. seriously mentally ill. leagues said good person he is.” “He’s a leader and a person that The award was presented by Father Theodore Wednesday. Poirier was briefly the president enjoys life.” Hesburgh, University president emeritus, on behalf of Poirier, 22, of Zahm Hall, before having to Father Jim Lies, who was rector Notre Dame’s Center for Ethics and Religious values in was last seen leave the dorm, and he ran for in Zahm when Poirier lived there, Business. by fellow vol­ student body president twice, in said the young man was a model The ceremony also included a lecture, “The New unteers on 1 9 9 8and 1 9 9 9He . also encour­ for his dorm. Role of Business in Society,” given by the Kellys and Feb. 22 in aged other Zahm residents to run “He was the quintessential John Boatright, professor of business ethics at Loyola L a P a z , for president, usually on irrever­ Zahm bie,” Lies said. “He has more University in Chicago. The lecture was the third part Bolivia’s capi­ ent platforms that gently mocked spirit than any youth I’ve ever Poirier of the Frank Cahill Lecture Series, which was estab­ tal. He had the typical student government worked with, with more energy lished to honor 1959Notre Dame alumnus Cahill and been working priorities. than anybody I know. It didn’t his commitment to ethical behavior and integrity. in tourism development in the But he had a serious side, too. surprise me at all that he wound The Kellys received the Hesburgh Award for starting nearby Zongo Valley since August Poirier was heavily involved in up in the Peace Corps and helping and founding the Rose Hill Center. Located in Holly, 2000. community service while at Notre others.” Mich., the Rose Hill Center houses 51 adults who need Government officials are trying Dame, friends said. Poirier got in his share of trou- to find Poirier, an embassy official “He w as always volunteering,” see AWARD/page 4 told the Associated Press. They Priest said. see MISSING/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ INSIDE Thursday, March 8, 2001

Inside C olumn This W eek at N otre D ame /S aint M ary ’s Hatching Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday ♦ Lecture: “Violence, ♦ SUB spring break ♦ M ass: Sacred Heart ♦ M ass: Sacred Heart Politics and Collusion: The Shuttle: Transportation to Basilica, 5 p.m. Basilica, 10 a.m., 11:45 I got the privilege of ducksitting today. No, not babysitting — ducksitting. causes behind Northern the Chicago airports, tick­ ♦ Confession: Sacred a.m. My friend is a teaching assistant for an ani­ Ireland’s Worst ets cost $8, purchase at Heart Parish Crypt, 4-5 mal behavior class and is training a duckling. I got to take care of the duck this afternoon. Tragedies,” 4:15 p.m., LaFortune info desk. p.m. After watching the duck for several hours, I began Room C-103, Hesburgh Departure times: to see that he feels very Center O’Hare: 10 a.m., 3 p.m. much like I do right now. Sammy the duckling Midway: 12 p.m. hatched yesterday and left the warm familiar place that was his shell. Now, he’s not quite sure what to utside the ome Compiled from U-Wire reports do. The new place he has O D entered is exciting and full Molly McVoy of possibilities, but it’s much bigger than his shell Protesters denounce U. Wisconsin newspaper and it’s very scary. Sammy sort of waddles Saint Mary’s MADISON Machine.” around unsure of who to Editor Numerous University of Wisconsin After reviewing the proposed publi­ trust. When someone holds student organizations gathered cation, Paloma Wright, advertising him tightly, then he relax­ Tuesday to voice their displeasure director for the Herald, said it would es. with what they labeled “racist propa­ be improper to publish the MCSC ad Although I am definitely not a newly hatched ganda” printed in The Badger Herald. in the Herald. She wrote a letter to the duck, I know just how Sammy feels. After the rally, participants marched MCSC stating that the new spaper I am beginning the process of hatching out of to the Herald’s office, demanding an “inadvertently” published the Center my shell that is Saint Mary’s and I’m not sure apology and the resignation of Herald for the Study of Popular Culture’s how I feel about leaving. Editor in Chief Julie Bosman. advertisement for Horowitz’s book. Although it’s several months until gradua­ Bosman said she would not apolo­ In a response to this material, which The MCSC ad ran Monday in The tion, I’ve started “hatching” already. This week gize for publishing a cartoon and a it deemed offensive, the Multicultural Daily Cardinal. is my last week as an editor for The Observer, book advertisement that have been Student Coalition (MSC) submitted an Printing the Horowitz ad was the my senior comp is submitted, and I’m accepted the center of recent controversy. The advertisement to the Herald, con­ mistake of an advertising account and planning for medical school. cartoon featured a meeting of Ku Klux demning the paper for its “attacks” on executive who did not follow standard The walls of my shell are beginning to crack Klan members, with a swastika. students of color and its promotion of procedure of bringing all questionable already. The book, by David Horowitz, is “racist ideology ” and destruction of material to her attention, Paloma There are so many people and places that titled “The Death of the Civil Rights the “morale of students of color who wrote. She added that the advertising are a part of this shell; I can’t imagine not Movement.” have attended this university.” director reserves the right to refuse being a part of them. The people who I live The ad lists 10 reasons why repara­ The ad labeled the Herald “UW- any advertisement, and would have with at Saint Mary’s are my family away from tions for slavery are a bad idea. Madison’s Racist Propaganda “under normal circumstances.” home. They have seen me develop and grow up. They love me in spite of all the stupid things that come with four years of college. I have come to depend on their opinions, senses of humor and their always-available shoulder University of A labama U niversity of P ennsylvania to cry on. The idea of not seeing them everyday is ridiculous - it’s like not seeing your brother RU-486 causes debate at universities or your sister. They’re just always there - how Students fight for education funding exactly do I deal with the fact that they won’t TUSCALOOSA HANOVER, N.H. be next year? College students and faculty from universities across While officials at many universities have made the My colleagues at The Observer have been a Alabama united in front of the Statehouse on Tuesday decision not to carry RU-486 on campus for medical rea­ surprise addition to the Notre Dame/Saint to voice opinions in an education funding w ar that is sons, this decision has been taken out of the hands of Mary’s shell. When I started working at the far from over. About 200 University students took the health care providers at the University of Pennsylvania. paper, I only wanted to write occasionally. I eastward trip to the capital in Student Government Physicians at Penn Student Health Services were recently needed to “focus on my classes.” Well, that Association buses to join political and business leaders informed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health that didn’t work out the way I planned. For the past in voicing their concerns about Alabama’s 6.2 percent the state’s Abortion Control Act prohibits distribution of two years, I have spent as much time at the proration of the Education Trust Fund. A pep rally RU-486 at any site not already registered to provide sur­ Observer office as I’ve spent in the chemistry atmosphere encircled the crowd of more than 2,500 gical abortions. The approval of RU-486 for a U.S. mar­ department. Thank goodness I got over­ people at the fourth annual Higher Education Day in ket in late September sparked a flurry of debates. “I am involved. These people have seen me at my Montgomery. Alabama State University marching band less enthusiastic about [RU-486] for a Penn population ... best and, most definitely, at my worst. I have members and Troy State University cheerleaders fired because we have excellent access to competent surgical- made some of my dearest friends in the late- up a raucous assemblage whose signs spoke their abortion providers. We don’t have the facilities to provide nights spent pouring over pages and edits. I opposition to Gov. Don Siegelman’s education plan as for the complications,” Janice Asher, medical director of wake up in the morning and wonder if there is loudly as their cheers. “Hey Don, did it hurt when you Women’s Health Services, told The Daily Pennsylvanian. a story I should cover. This is a shell that’s fell off the education platform?” asked one sign. “I’m Although Penn’s forced deference to state law is unusual, going to be hard to shake off. Voting Don off the Island,” read another. “Anything the FDA’s stringent requirements for the dispensing of I feel like Sammy. I’m starting to leave my they cut is too much,” said Nia Pauliukonis, a the drug have helped convince many schools to exclude shell and wander about in a bigger world. Who University biology graduate student. the option in their health programs. will I trust? The bubble that is this community will definitely not be found at my future med­ ical school. Yes, it is exciting with all the am az­ ing possibilities of being a doctor. But, like Sammy’s new world, medical school is bigger Local W eather N ational W eather and scarier one. I guess, until I finish hatching out of Saint 5 Day South Bend Forecast Mary’s, and once I’ve finished hatching and AccuWeather® forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures The AccuWeather6 forecast for noon,Thursday, March 8. really started to wander aimlessly, someone Lines separate high temperature zones for the day will have to hold me tight. Maybe then I will relax. 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Kellys sent their son to a special­ one of his friends. “They always had him do ized hospital in Connecticut. He service, but he was doing it already.” Award had improved so much from his Missing Poirier, from Lowell, Mass., majored in his­ continued from page 1 treatment that the doctor’s rec­ continued from page 1 tory and government at Notre Dame. His ommended he not go back home upbeat attitude and playful streak made him a assistance because of schizo­ because he could end up relying ble with the University, leading fellow Zahm memorable figure to those who know him. phrenia, and other serious men­ too greatly on his parents. The residents in pranks and North Dining Hall “He got into some difficulties I know at tal illnesses. only other option was a group antics. Notre Dame but he has a great spirit,” Founded in 1992, the center home, which after some Punishment was usually volunteer work, Langford said. “His true spirit came through has aided research, proved to be a bad and that was fine with Poirier. when he decided to join the Peace Corps and around 400 idea. “It was kind of funny,” said Brian Clemency, go help other people. He’s a great person.” t r o u b l e d “Most of the group homes we adults into visited I would not leave my dog new lives of there, let alone my son,” said self- Rosemary Kelly. many of our campus col­ The officers had not decided r e l i a n c e . This is when the idea formed Eldred leagues quite serious.” if they would write the letter Based on a to start their own treatment cen­ Eldred requested in her let­ on Wednesday night. four p art ter. And not just one for John, continued from page 1 ter to CARE officers that the In a later e-mail from Eldred program of but for anyone like him who students write a letter of apol­ Wednesday, CARE officers work, clini­ Hesburgh needed special help. With some ual students. ogy to the Board of Trustees learned that if they were cal and extensive planning, and much The officers claim they were and deliver it to the Office of placed on probation, they social support, and an indepen­ financial pooling, Rose Hill not the organizers of the read­ the President by 4 p.m. could only appeal to the dent skills program; individuals Center was born on 370 plus ing, only participants. Friday. If they do not write Executive Committee of the learn how to gain the skills, qual­ acres of rolling hills and a beauti­ “We weren’t the ringleaders this letter, they will be placed Board of Trustees. Normal ities, and confidence necessary to ful lake in the surreal country­ of the reading,” Poynter said. on College probation. This punishments can be appealed live life successfully on their own. side just north of Detroit. “We were just people involved probation will not affect their through Student Affairs and The center, which is also a One might wonder how gradu­ in the reading.” academ ic status but will not then to the president. Because farm, provides five-hour-a-day ates from the center actually end Eldred alerted the Saint allow the four seniors to grad­ this punishment will originate jobs, social functions, medical up. M ary ’s com - u a te in from the president, it can only “good disci- be appealed to the higher attention, support groups and To find out, one needs to only m u n i t y 7 find this lack of psychology classes to all of its look at Mike Kelly himself. He W ednesday in p 1 i n a r y authority of the Board of guests. The busy schedule allows now is staff member at the Rose an e-m ail respect for me, the standing.” Trustees. Eldred’s decision to punish the guests little time to dwell on Hill Center, lives on his own inde­ explaining her administration, By not the officers of CARE came as a their illness and instills a feeling pendently, and has his own car. reasons for writing the members of the Board of letter, surprise to student body presi­ of individual importance. The Kelly family could have taking discipli­ Eldred said dent Crissie Renner. Renner The idea to start the Rose Hill just worried about their own nary action Trustees and for many of the officers met with Eldred on Feb. 26 to Center would never have materi­ son’s treatment, but they were against alleged our campus will violate discuss the “Monologues” but, alized if it was not for the Kelly’s just as concerned for anyone organizers. colleagues quite serious. ” a clause in according to Renner, Eldred son, John, who was diagnosed with similar mental problems. “Last month th e h a n d ­ had no comment because she with paranoid schizophrenia in They now have an $2.5 million my decision book stating said the.issue was closed. 1986. endowment fund for scholarships was disregard­ Marilou Eldred “It is Renner believes Eldred’s letter “Mental illness is like a robber, to the Center, which they hope ed, the stu­ Saint Mary’s president e x p e c t e d and e-mail re-open the issue. a thief in the night,” said will eventually reach $10 million. dents broke in letter to SMC students th a t s tu ­ “That is what is so ironic,” Rosemary Kelly. “It came and Why would a family take so their word not dents will Renner said. “They are took over my son. Something just many risks for others when they to perform the show respect for all College rehashing the issue.” clicked in his mind that changed have what seems an overbearing play, and the play was per­ employees and will comply Repeated attempts to con­ him forever. It was horrible.” amount of problems on their formed,” she wrote. “I find with their reasonable requests tact Eldred for comment Knowing that the treatment own? this lack of respect for me, the when acting in their official Wednesday evening were John needed was not available in “The daily love of God’s work,” administration, members of job capacity.” unsuccessful. their home town of Detroit, the said Rosemary Kelly. the Board of Trustees and for

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The SUB Spring Break Shuttle will take you there! Thursday, March 8, 2001 Com piled from T he O bserver w ire services Page 5 W orld N ew s B riefs Eighth-grade girl shoots classmate Leader accuses M ilosevic: Opposition leader testified Wednesday that he believed for­ mer Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic was Catholic school. on everybody,” Paucke said. questioned and police said behind an assassination attempt against him. Associated Press Police said freshman He said the girl eventually Vuk Draskovic made the charge during ques­ they did not yet know where A 14-year-old girl shot a Brent Paucke, 14, was able placed the gun on the floor she got the gun. tioning by public prosecutors in an investigation female classmate in the to persuade the girl to drop and he kicked it away. Authorities would not say of Milosevic’s former state security chief, Rade shoulder Wednesday in the the gun. Paucke said he Ritter called Paucke “very if they planned to charge Markovic. Markovic was detained last month in cafeteria of their parochial ducked under a lunchroom courageous.” the girl as an adult, but said connection with an apparent attem pt to kill school but dropped the gun table when the girl came in “We were very proud that they would need to petition Draskovic in October 1999. Four of the opposi­ at the urging of another stu­ screaming and fired two a student would take such a a court before they could do tion leader’s associates died in a car crash that dent, authorities said. shots, but then recognized serious risk,” Ritter said. so. appeared to have been staged. A witness said the shooter her from his school bus. Freshman Andrew Miller, After the shooting, all stu­ fired at the floor and the “She was saying, ‘I don’t 16, said the girl’s second dents at the school were German railroad board head quits: bullet ricocheted into the w ant to live. I should just shot had hit the victim. taken to the auditorium and victim, a classmate she had commit suicide right here.’ “I saw her holding a gun, patted down by police in a The head of the national railroad’s supervisory feuded with in the past. And she pointed the gun at but I didn’t really know it search for weapons, board resigned Wednesday over differences “This is a situation of a her head,” Paucke said. “I was a gun,” he said. “She Lycoming County District with Deutsche Bahn AG’s chairman. Dieter student who was upset with got up and started talking to told everyone to get down. Attorney Thomas Marino Vogel’s resignation was a new embarrassment another student,” police her. I didn’t want anyone to She fired towards the ceil­ said. Students were later to the government as it tries to put the company officer David Ritter said. get hurt.” ing, then fired into the taken to a nearby school for on a commercial footing. “This is not a random act of Paucke said the girl point­ ground, which ricocheted questioning, he said. violence and as far as I ed the gun at him from and hit the girl in the shoul­ The violence came two understand there are no about five feet away, and der.” days after two people were other targets for this vio­ his principal told him to Kimberly Marchese, 13, killed and 13 wounded in a lence.” back away. But he said he was in stable condition at high school shooting in N ational N ew s B riefs The shooting happened kept talking because he Geisinger Medical Center in Santee, Calif. A ninth-grad­ around noon during lunch feared more people would Danville, authorities said. er was arrested. Santana in the cafeteria filled with be hurt. The shooting suspect was students returned to the Lawmakers review death penalty: about 120 students at “You could tell she was in police custody within four campus Wednesday, with Congressional lawmakers on both sides of the Bishop Neumann Junior- really mad and she looked minutes, Ritter said. The counselors available in each death penalty issue on Wednesday renewed Senior High, a Roman like she was about to go off girl in custody was being classroom. their call for greater protections for defendants in capital cases. The group of Republicans and Democrats unveiled a bill similar to one intro­ duced last year. It widens defendants’ access to DNA testing that could prove their innocence and aims to ensure they are represented by qualified attorneys. The lawmakers tinkered with the original legislation to address con­ cerns it would have allowed too much federal meddling in what is primarily a state issue, since the majority of death-row cases are pros­ ecuted in state, not federal, courts. The bill provides incentives for states to reform their justice systems. It does not call for a moratori­ um on executions. “An issue like this takes a long time," said Rep. Ray LaHood, R-Ill., a death-penalty supporter and one of the chief sponsors. “The truth is, no one up here knows if it’s going to pass this year. But we’re going to stick with it until we pass it.”

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Fort W ayne teen arrested after g u n f o u n d : Days following a school shoot­ ing in California, a student at a high school in AFP Photo Fort Wayne was arrested after police found a Napster founder Shawn Planning walks out of a federal courthouse with attorney David Boies after a hearing. semi-automatic handgun in his locker. The Lawyers from the music industry and Napster clashed on how the website should stop illegal trasmission of songs. 16-year-old Elmhurst High School student, whose name was not released, faces a felony charge of possession of a handgun on school property. He also is charged with possession Napster lawsuit lingers in court of a controlled substance. Under the school’s zero-tolerance policy, he could face a one- “The Napster client is where it’s right songs once record labels provide year expulsion. Associated Press going to be determined what is possi­ Napster with lists of those songs, along SAN JOSE, Calif. ble and what is not possible,” Butting with proof of ownership. Napster’s future as a legal online said. “The security wrap around the Screening is not a long-term solu­ service lies not in filters that block file is what makes sure those rules tion. Each file name can have dozens Market Watch 3/7 the free exchange of copyright songs are stuck to.” of variations in spelling or could be but rather in an advanced system It was not clear whether Napster’s coded beyond recognition. Napster’s D o w 1 0 ,7 2 9 .2 1 +137.99 that can lock up tunes and set limits secure file-sharing system could attempt, launched Sunday night, has /ONES on their use. allow users to pay for more flexibili­ been less than successful at blocking ty. But many other companies, top tunes of major artists. C om posite The lawsuit-besieged Internet Same: Volume: music clearinghouse announced last including the record labels, are It’s also not clear whether the 188 N/A month that it was working with a scrambling to create a digital rights record companies have a complete list subsidiary of its record industry ally, management system that would be of their songs. AMEX: 930.93 +1.99 Bertelsmann AG, on technology that as convenient and allow payment. One solution would be to use data compiled by Gracenote, a privately Nasdaq: 2,223 92 +19.49 would limit usage of files swapped on Until the pay services are widely the network. available, Napster is attempting to held company that has been compiling NYSE: 635.71 +3.53 Essentially, music files would not stay alive by screening the file names an online database of song and album S&P 500: 1,261.89 +8.09 be usable outside the Napster pro­ that pass through its computers in an titles since 1995. gram unless the copyright holder effort to block the exchange of pirated Anyone who has loaded an audio CD TOP 5 VOLUME LEADERS allows it, said Johann Butting, chief tunes. into a computer and watched the COMPANY/SECURITY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE executive of Digital World Services. That process continued against the track titles magically appear has used INTEL CORP (INTO +4.57 +1.44 32.94 Other rules also could be placed on backdrop of a court ruling posted the company’s CDDB system, which CISCO SYSTEMS (CSCO) +0.00 +0.00 24.00 the file, including whether the song Tuesday that effectively gives the automatically downloads the informa­ NASDAQ 100 SHAR(QQQ) +0.04 +0.02 49.42 could be burned onto a CD, or trans­ recording industry control over tion to Internet-connected PCs. The ORACLE CORP (ORCL) +5.65 +1.00 18.62 ferred to an MP3 player. Limits on Napster. A federal judge gave Napster data were compiled over the years by JDS UNIPHASE (JDSU) -3.79 -|.0 6 26.94 fidelity also could be set. three business days to remove copy­ users entering unmatched titles. now...... The Observer*PAID ADVERTISEMENT Thursday, March 8, 2001 8 AcoustiCafe 9PM Huddle 9 Last Day of Classes 10 Start of Spring Break March 1 1 -1 8 Spring Break lata..... 19 Classes Resume 21 Interfaith Christian Prayer Service 10 PM Morrissey Chapel 22 Acousticafe 9PM Huddle more lata 19 Classes Resume 21 Interfaith Christian Prayer Service 10 PM Morrissey Chapel 2 2 Acousticafe 9PM Huddle 30 McGlinn Casino Night 31 Sophomore Class Ball April 7 Alumni Wake; Lewis Crush April 2 Sorin Dance April 21 Walsh Formal dorm stuffff 4 /1 St. Edward's Hall spring fling 4 /6 Alumni Processional, 4 pm - 7 pm 4 /7 Lewis Chicken Run, 4 pm - 7 pm SUB has extended the apps deadline! 4 /2 0 Badin Block Party, 4 pm - 7 pm if you want to be a member of the most 4/21 Carroll Hall Fusic Festival, 12 - 7 pm funnest coolest group on campus 4 /27 Howard Concert, South Quad 4 pm - 7 pm then pick up an application in the 4 /2 8 Fisher Regatta, 2 pm - 5 pm; Pangborn/Fisher Dance SUB office on the second floor of LaFuN Applications due Wed. March 21.

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often put on research, being By LAURA ROMPF published and grants for facul­ Assistant News Editor ty to received tenure. “We want to look into chang­ The Student Senate approved ing the tenure process,” three possible topics for the O’Donoghue said, “so emphasis spring Board of Trustees is put on interaction with stu­ report. BOT com m ittee chair dents not just researching and Tyler Jackson informed the being published.” senate that the committee will The third issue the commit­ either report on social space on tee could address is the topic campus, faculty service, tenure the Board chooses to address and promotion, or the idea in the spring. The com m ittee addressed by the Trustee’s will receive word from the agenda. Board about three weeks If the committee chooses before the meeting on what space on campus, it will look issue they will address. into a Becker’s type cafe in North Dining Hall, use of In other senate news: Washington Hall once the new ♦ The nominations for the fine arts building is construct­ student business board man­ ed, and renovations of agers were presented to the LaFortune. senate: Stephanie Lee for stu­ “We also want to address the dent business board manager, issue of overcrowding in the Melissa Gormley for Adwork, residence halls’ social space,” Rebecca Kiefer for Irish Jackson said. Gardens, and Matt Wilkerson Student body president Brian for Dome Designs. O’Donoghue said the commit­ ♦ The senate passed a reso­ tee on social space will also lution which creates an adviso­ LISA VELTE/The Observer look into library renovations ry committee for the enhance­ and other 24-space available ment of the First Year Brooke Norton, student body vice president, led the Student Senate meeting Wednesday night on campus. Orientation (FYO) program. where members approved three potential topics for this spring’s Board of Trustees report: cam­ The second issue the commit­ The committee will meet each pus social space, faculty service, tenure and promotion or the Trustees-chosen issue. tee could address — faculty year and make recommenda­ announced Tuesday that the service, tenure and promotion tions to student activities about class of 2002 who died from honor of Murphy, Clary and University has already joined. — investigates the issue of fac­ the Freshman Orientation leukemia. Each scholarship Miranda Thomas on April 22 “We did a lot of research and weekend and how it could be will be worth $25,000. Welsh and details will be available in ulty and student relationships. found we were really proud of “We want to encourage facul­ improved. Family and Zahm Hall will the weeks after spring break. what the University was ♦ Mike Pfaff said the each sponsor the respective ♦ The WRC committee con­ ty and student interaction out­ already doing,” said Pangborn side class because it will Financial Management Board scholarships in honor of their ducted research last week and would have recommended that senator Kaitlyn Dudley. “There improve the learning inside the approved scholarships in honor former residents. Pasquerilla the senate support Notre Dame was a lot we learned on the classroom,” Jackson said. of Brionne Clary and Conor West senator Audra Hagan joining the WRC, but Malloy committee that we didn’t real- O’Donoghue said emphasis is Murphy, two members of the said there will be a race in ND AFTEK FIVE

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T he O bserver The Indrprndent, Daily Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint M a ry i CLC bickering subverts mission P.O. Box Q, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 South Dining Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 Notre Dame’s Campus Life Council CLC recognized this shortcoming. tial. Rectors, for example, do not want should be lauded for succeeding, to a Through a letter they had drafted earli­ E d it o r in C h ie f faculty involved in campus-life issues high degree, in seeking out and targeting er, the students challenged their adult Mike Connolly outside the classroom. Faculty members campus concerns. As a governing body counterparts to quell “longstanding call into question the scope of adminis­ M an a g in g E d it o r B usin ess M a n a g er which brings together students, faculty, feuds, bickering and name-calling." trators’ authority. 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FROM NOW ON, WE QUESTION: LORY IT WILL WILL CELEBRATE OUR WOULD WE CELEBRATE MAKE CAN WE SERVICE REPS WHO EMPLOYEES (WHO DO “Odd things animals. All dogs look up to THEM CELEBRATE GIVE EXCEPTIONAL EXTRA WORK HAPPY. you. All cats look down to you. Only a pig THE SMART CUSTOMER SERVICE. WITHOUT GETTING looks at you as an equal. “ EMPLOYEES EXTRA PAY? SOME DAY? Winston Churchill British statesman V iew po in t Thursday, March 8, 2001 O bserver page 9

Letters to the E ditor Avid Catholics respond to Inside Column

Writer’s image of ChristInterpretations is flawed of Christ

I would like to respond to Colleen McCarthy’s Christ is nude in the painting. The objectifica­ Inside Column from March 6. She attacks tion of the female body in contemporary soci­ creative in art, not in fact Giuliani for his condemnation of the artwork ety is attacked often. In using a nude woman to that is displayed at the Brooklyn Museum of portray God, how does this help you relate to “I’ve always been taught that judging either historical fact (Jesus Art. First, I think it necessary to delve into the Him? It has another motive. The portrayal of Christ looks like whatever I want of Nazareth was a first century motives behind the painting of this work rather Christ as a woman is anti-Catholic. The reason Her to look like.” Oh really! Is this Jewish man) or theological ortho­ than the motives behind the denunciation of it. that priests are male is because Jesus and the kind of feel good nonsense taught doxy (He is the Son of God in a McCarthy claims that, “Christ looks like apostles were all male. The painting in ques­ here at Notre Dame? Or if this is hypostatic union with a male whatever I want her to look like. For me, tion is an attack on the Catholic Church and part of the writer’s elementary and human body, now in resurrected Christ is a woman because I can relate best to this policy in particular. secondary religious education, has glory). that image.” I completely agree with the mayor. The basic catechesis been reduced to a There is nothing misogynist She then defends this by saying that Christ is painting is disgusting because Christ is nude. It new low? about noting these realties. They portrayed as being black in primarily black is anti-Catholic because Christ is a woman. “For me, Christ is a woman just happen to be the truth, the churches. I do not know where Miss McCarthy And it is outrageous because its sole purpose is because I can relate best to that understanding of which seems to was taught but Catholicism generally can not to create shock and arguments, not to further image.” God have mercy on this be in short supply in the minds of be warped to make you feel more secure about religion. I do not condemn people for praying kind of nitwittery! If I could best some writing for The Observer your relationship with God. First of all, if you in any certain way. I do not condemn ways of relate to an image of Christ as a from a misdirected heart, but have to change the sex of the Son of God to be thinking. But when people condemn my way of shillelagh swinging son of the old apparently not a fully engaged able to pray then there is something a lot more thinking, I, like Mayor Giuliani, get a little sod who wouldn’t hesitate to brain. Have a blessed Lent as the fundamentally wrong with your belief. If I had upset. administer a love tap to the empty Church reflects more deeply on the great relationships with juggling monkeys, skull of a fool, is that an acceptable paschal mystery of Christ. God should I envision Christ as a monkey juggling Shawn Newburg image to hold because it somehow knows who He is. He really does. two loaves of bread and the Holy Grail at the sophomore makes me feel better about Last Supper in order to better understand O ’Neill Hall myself? Rev. John Patrick Riley, CSC Him? March 7, 2001 De gustibus non disputandum pastor Secondly, it is conveniently skipped over that may be applicable to individual Sacred Heart Parish tastes in art, but it has no place in March 7, 2001 O’Neill secretary explains shirt Noiseless This letter responds to the letter printed in the March Father John and he signed on it. At the next hall coun­ 2 edition of The Observer, “Letter erred on the facts, cil meeting, many brought up the idea of still putting hurt reputation,” submitted by Patrick Miller, Mike the cartoon beaver on the shirt, with the “Show Me Scharpf, Charlie DeRubeis, Bill LaFleur and Walter Something” slogan. I had no problem with this and JACC is every Pruchnik. First of all, let me say that I am O’Neill Hall’s Father John, who was in attendance at this meeting, Merchandising Commissioner, the person at the center did not object. I made an assumption at that point that of this controversy. I have held that position for the last the shirt design with the cartoon beaver and “Show Me two years and have served O’Neill as its Secretary for Something” was OK by him and had it approved by fan’s fault the past year. I want to clear the air about the facts of Student Activities. the entire situation and hopefully bring closure to all I ordered 175 T-shirts, nearly $1700 worth of of this. them. This was the second breakdown in commu­ I agree with alumnus Kevin Kelly’s letter on March 4 The argument of the aforementioned five nication. My mistake was that I made an pleading for more enthusiasm from Joyce Center crowds. men is centered on the premise that they are assumption, an incorrect one at that and Unfortunately, senior Ryan Dick’s response attempting to “giving the facts.” The men state, “We also when the shirts arrived and Father John saw shift the blame away from the student body misses the suggest that in the future, the authors of them, he was upset. He met with me that point. From my observations, students, alumni and all any letter make sure they have collected evening and told me he felt I deceived him, other Notre Dame fans who attend home basketball all of the facts regarding their issue which was never the intention of anyone games are guilty. before sounding off and attacking some­ involved. I explained my thinking to him While the JACC has been absurdly quiet all season, the one else’s reputation and good name.” just as I have to everyone else just now, disappearing act by all types of fans at the end of last While I agree with this statement, I find but it was not enough to convince him. Sunday’s season-ending game against rival Georgetown it humorous that these men do not He decided to keep the shirts. He would was especially disrespectful to the team and embarrass­ practice what they preach. not let them be sold for the dance and ing to Notre Dame faithful. With approximately four min­ These men never spoke to me to hear was going to have them donated to utes left in the game and Notre Dame trailing by 8 to 10 exactly what happened in the process of some charity in Zimbabwe. points, people started heading for the exits. With two min­ approving and ordering the shirts. That Bill, Walter, Charlie, Mike and Patrick, utes to go and the game still within reach, the center was is a pretty big factual omission. Men, if now you have all the facts and I would 25 percent empty. you are making an argument based on encourage that in the future you have all By the time the game ended and Georgetown was fact, then perhaps you should have all of them before you write letters. The last awarded its first Big East division trophy, the arena was the facts first. point that I would like to make is in more than half empty. If this had been a November game Now, let me give people the clear response to the criticism of the T-shirt against LIU, I can understand fans leaving early. sequence of events, from my perspective. design made by these five men. They state However, I was angered at the premature exodus at such The first shirt idea thrown on the table at that not all men in O’Neill support the con­ a momentous game. I wonder how the team felt as they our hall council meetings back in January tent of the shirt. I would ask that if they are tried to make a late charge and the seats were emptying. was that of having a beaver on the back, in disagreement with the decisions made by Furthermore, last Sunday’s game might have been the with the slogan, “More Beavers than at the our hall council, that they come to our hall last for one of the best players in Irish history, yet few Fiesta Bowl.” I discussed this with Father John, council meetings and give their input. Anyone in were there to give him the applause he and his team so and he did not like the saying, understandably. My O’Neill can come to these meetings. They are held deserved. understanding the whole time was that he disagreed at 10 p.m. on Tuesday nights in O’Neill’s 24 hour Ironically, as I was standing in an almost empty student with the slogan, but did not have a problem with the lounge. section at the end of the game, a group of Georgetown artwork of a cartoon beaver. This was the first miscom- Bill, Walter, Charlie, Mike, and Patrick, your ideas fans were cheering their team’s victory. At the Big East munication between he and I. We changed the slogan and input would be more valuable there than in the Championship this weekend, I expect to see that type of to “More than at the Fiesta Bowl,” less blatant, but still Viewpoint section of the Observer. enthusiasm from our subway alumni. Hopefully, the fans questionable to Father John. watching from South Bend will observe and learn about Since we were running out of time to get a shirt real enthusiasm. approved so we would have them by Mardi Gras, the Kevin Sarb Hall Presidents and I sat down and had a brainstorm­ junior Jay Gallagher ing session to come up with an idea. We settled on the O’Neill Hall MBA student slogan, “Show Me Something,” just bland enough that it March 2, 2001 off-campus would be ok. We decided that the beaver did not really March 7, 2001 go along with this saying, so we were going to put a “fleur de lis” on the back instead. I took this design to page 10 Thursday, March 8, 2001

M ovie R eview The Mexican’s’ star power doesn’t

tor, Gore Verbinski, polish the edges off Samantha, and despite the importance of played by James Gandolfini. Gandolfini’s By GUNDER KEHOE something so rugged. While “The Mexican” Jerry’s mission, she wants him to nix his hit m an subverts the norm in a “Pulp- Scene Movie Critic might suffer from a case of failed potential, trip and move to Vegas with her. Fiction”-esque rendition of a killer with a there’s still value in its original concept, Considering Jerry’s trip is do or die, conscience. With “The Mexican,” Hollywood came which juggles separate storylines and Samantha has no reason to complain. But The strength of “The Mexican” is its abil­ close to making something memorable and wavering tones. when Jerry leaves, she flips out anyway ity to balance characters and their many different but, like Brad Pitt’s character, Pitt plays Jerry, a loveable klutz, who’s and each party heads personalities. Gandolfini’s they took a few wrong turns and ended up gotten mixed-up with a gangster. Jerry’s down their own separate “The Mexican” hitman vacillates between stranded on a desert wasteland, choking last job is to head for the borders of Mexico road: Jerry to the Mexican the light-hearted com­ on dust. and retrieve a valuable pistol, aptly named desert and Sam to the Las mentary on the nature of The film, starring Pitt and Julia Roberts, The Mexican. Unfortunately, Jerry has his Vegas strip. J love and the cold-hearted leaves the viewer thinking about roads not own problems, namely a girlfriend with the The ancient pistol is like ability to riddle men with taken: If only DreamWorks had trusted unpleasant demeanor of a palm-sized dog. a bar of wet soap, con­ out of five shamrocks bullets. This blend of their offbeat idea and not had their direc­ Julia Roberts plays this girlfriend, stantly slipping through tones keeps the audience Je rry ’s fingertips. He Director: Gore Verbinski on edge and some of the stumbles through heat violence drifts into the and dust, meeting trigger- Starring: Brad Pitt, Julia exciting realm of dark happy locals and corrupt Roberts and James Gandolfini humor. lawmen, all the while The screenplay by J.H. searching for a pistol. Wyman deserves a lot of Meanwhile, back in Vegas, Samantha is credit because he takes the typical sce­ kidnapped by a rival hit man who thinks nario of impossible love and sends it to she knows the pistol’s whereabouts. Even Mexico. Besides the exotic locale, Wyman though both love birds are in different writes witty dialogue and keeps the audi­ nations, their dilemmas turn out the same ence guessing, constantly switching and, while they’ve fought like alley cats, between humor and bloodshed. Jerry and Sam still dream of being each Instead of rehashing the typical plot, other’s arms. Wyman keeps the lovers apart and spins The makers of “The Mexican” did their the movie around an ancient pistol. The best to keep Jerry and Sam’s separate story of the gun is a tale in its own right journeys under lock and key. Even though and the filmmakers use segments of grainy the movie’s poster contains a romantic footage to unfold its past. image of Pitt and Roberts nearing a love­ Between the two storylines, Jerry’s ren­ able embrace, the two actors barely share dezvous in Mexico is more entertaining the screen. When they do, the romantic simply because Pitt can blend rugged mas­ sparks are overshadowed by Sam’s con­ culinity and bumbling charm. Indeed, stant bickering, frustrating the audience as Jerry’s struggle with a rabid dog and his much as it does Jerry. stolen “camino” has more appeal than Photo courtesy of DreamWorks Roberts does, however, generate some watching Roberts kick and scream. Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts play a bickering couple in “The Mexican.” Despite splendid chemistry with her kidnapper, The film would’ve been better had a less- the marketing, Roberts and Pitt only appear in a few scenes together.

M ovie R eview Two lesser known actors shine in the character-drivei

new friendships emerging between Terry and Rudy, and a By JUDE SEYMOUR reinvestment in Terry’s current relationship with Sammy. Scene Movie Critic The main strength of “You Can Count On Me” is clearly its two main actors: Linney and Buffalo. George Lucas Simply put, “You Can Count on Me” represents, on once bragged, “I don’t cast stars. I make them.” As the many levels, the direction feature films should be heading movie progresses, it becomes increasingly more difficult toward. Written and directed by Kenneth Lonergan, the to wager who is turning in the better performance. film throws its audience into a finite time in the lives of Linney has received an Academy Award nomination, two main characters, magnifiying their situations and but Buffalo’s performance has even more merit. Since producing a poignant story about the bonds of family. they are both virtual unknowns, and because of their “You Can Count on Me” does not overindulge itself on familiarity not only with their lines but the melodramatic mire that consumes also with each other, they could easily so many films that try too hard. Instead, “You Can Count convince an audience that they are real it turns in some witticisms, some heavy life siblings. moments and an extraordinarily well On Me” Credit goes to Lonergan’s writing as handled ending to provide the strength well because he developed the brother- behind its message: W hen life gets sister dynamic so vividly, composing tough, it is important to remember who dialogues with injections of humor, frus­ you can count on. tration and sometimes humor embed­ The drama in the movie unfolds when out of five shamrocks ded in frustration (consider, for Sammy Prescott (Laura Linney) receives instance, Linney’s enraged demeanor in a letter from her brother Terry (Mark Director: Kenneth Lonergan reaction to Terry’s stubbornness, which Buffalo). Terry informs Sammy that he leads her to exhort, “You suck!”). is coming to visit her in Upstate New Starring: Laura Linney, Mark Linney’s Sammy is one of the best- York. Sammy has never moved out of Buffalo, Rory Culkin and Kenneth written characters of the year. It was the house where she and her brother Lonergan fascinating to hear her mode of opera­ grew up (they were willed the house tion for life: Upon asked why she is when, as children, their parents died in entangled in so many dead-end situa­ a car accident). tions with men, she admits, “It’s because I feel sorry for Terry, on the other hand, is a vagrant; he roams to them.” Alaska, Florida or Massachusetts on whims, relying on an Lonergan plays this angle well. The frustrations build unharnessed sense of calling to guide his travels. Terry’s when Linney can no longer multitask a fling with an old main purpose in visiting Sammy is for money, which she boyfriend, her relationship with Buffalo and a sexual liai­ can provide from her paychecks as a loan officer at a son with Brian. She seeks advice from Father Ron (played small bank in town (which, incidentally, has just been by Lonergan himself) who offers a fresh look at the classic taken over by an anal retentive manager named Brian, priest stereotype. He does not have all the answers; in played by Matthew Broderick). fact, he has none of them. Terry ends up feeling guilty for taking the money and “Can’t you tell me I’m going to burn in hell for what I running back to Massachusetts, but Sammy needs some­ am doing?” a charged Linney screams. However, Father Photo courtesy of Paramount Classics one to watch over her eight-year old son, Rudy (Rory Ron represents the modernity of priests: part psychologist, Laura Linney is up for an Academy Award for her sub­ Culkin). Therefore, Terry stays in Sammy’s house to part emotional healer. Throughout “You Can Count On tle, touching performance in “You Can Count On Me.” watch over Rudy. The movie explores the possibilities of Me,” the metamorphosis of Linney’s character is exciting ^ ( 3 ^ ^ ' e

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Photo courtesy of DreamWorks In “The Mexican,” James Gandolfini kidnaps Roberts’ Samantha in hopes of Photo courtesy of The Shooting Gallery obtaining a legendary pistol. Clive Owen gives a Bond-like perfor­ mance in Mike Hodges’ “Croupier.” er-known actress replaced Roberts nival-esque score sounds like a broken because, somehow, a film can’t star Julia harmonica Roberts and still feel offbeat. Even though All in all, “The Mexican” is worth a Pitt is a true movie star, unlike Roberts, look because it still eludes categories — British ‘Croupier’ he has the unique ability to be edgy and there’s a romance but it’s not a romantic accessible. comedy. The tones range from fluffy The real fault with the picture is that it humor to sadistic cruelty. It was rather fell into the wrong hands. Gore Verbinski amusing seeing older audience members might be a whiz with television ads, but looking innocently at the screen, expect­ is a sure bet there’s not much crossover between sell­ ing lively fair from beautiful movie stars. ing a copy-machine and bringing an elu­ Their look of whimsy abruptly switched The details of the casino alone are By MATT NANIA exciting and enlightening. The film­ sive concept into the mainstream. to horror as characters repeatedly took Scene Movie Editor makers pare down the polish and glitz “The Mexican’s” potential was endless bullets in the face. of Martin Scorsese’s “Casino,” provid­ as its screenplay is home to ideas and Not that violence is necessarily amus­ One can’t learn much about director ing a bare bones look at real particu­ images galore. Verbinski filters it through ing but it’s always fun to see expectations Mike Hodges from reading his resume. lars. Forget the “eye in the sky” and the his eyes, but his final product is too car- thrown into a glass and mixed like a good His debut, “Get Carter” (1971), is con­ location of the pit boss, Hodges shows toon-ish. And it doesn’t help that the car- martini. sidered a gangster-thriller cult classic us the blackjack deal, the art of stack­ (the Sylvester Stallone remake was ing chips and the ability to size up play­ mediocre at best), and since then his ers around the table. choices have been curious, to put it The incisive script begins this analy­ politely. He has directed the campy sis during Jack’s job interview, with his “Flash Gordon” (1980), numerous TV voiceover illuminating not just his movies and an odd collection of titles knowledge and skills, but his ability to including “A Prayer for survey the boss, whom the Dying” and “Morons “Croupier” he’s figured out instantly. n ‘You Can Count On Me’ from Outer Space.” One Owen’s voiceover has wonders what “Get even more panache and to behold. title would be invoked, but the film does Carter” fans thought when Director: Mike Hodges insight than De Niro’s readings in “Casino.” Towards the end of the film, Terry not slip into the overly melodramatic. The Hodges wrote the script Starring: Clive Owen, decides he cannot be constricted, and his audience can fill in the rest, whispering to for “Damien: Omen II.” In fact, Owen is perfect drifter habits compel him to leave Sammy themselves, “you can count on me,” with­ As Hodges approaches Alex Kingston and Gina casting as Jack. His slight, confident look is an and Rudy behind. Lonergan has craftily out Lonergan having Terry do the honors his 70s, though, there’s McKee odd cross between set up an impeding doom: will this be the himself. finally a new ace up his Michael Stipe and Nicolas last contact between Terry and Sammy “You Can Count on Me” was one of the sleeve: “Croupier,” a since she was not able to convince him to best original screenplays of 2000. The sharp, perplexing character study that Cage, with a neat show of quiet dis­ stay in town? What follows is a well-han­ film didn’t flash any stylistic motifs or rely may gain its own cult status. Based on trust. Although Jack is obviously bril­ liant, and craves being a popular novel­ dled exchange that flaunts the talents of on big name stars for its marketing Paul Mayersberg’s script and made two Linney, Buffalo and Lonergan. The main power; it simply did not have to. The years ago in the UK, “Croupier ” is a hip ist, Owen plays him more as an existen­ tialist. He keeps his emotions tight, thrust of the conversation is its none-too- futures of screenwriter Lonergan and noir redux, full of shady and shadowy even when upset, reacting to his life’s subtle message: Terry assures Sammy actors Linney and Buffalo should be characters, gambling scams, duplicity twists with a dose of matter-of-fact atti­ that she can count on him. The conversa­ jumpstarted by such a complete and and mysterious plot twists. tude true to the film noir protagonists tion builds to the point where the movie’s wonderful output. The croupier of the title is Jack Manfred (Clive Owen), a thirty-ish to which the script pays homage. wannabe novelist with addiction in his Indeed, Owen’s performance is smooth enigmatic past, as we learn from his enough to warrant the rumors that he deadpan voiceover. When his pushy is being considered to take over the father gets him a job as a croupier (or Bond mantle. dealer) in a UK casino, he returns to Gina McKee is also solid as his mixed- the smoky, mirrored atmosphere of his up girlfriend, frustrated over his new weakness. Was he a gambler? A scam line of business, and Alex Kingston artist? Why did he quit? Hodges and makes her cryptic character engaging, Mayersberg keep Jack and his details even if her work on the mucho-popular at arm’s length, creating an engaging television series is actually a little bet­ mood of edginess and mystery. ter. Once Jack throws the tuxedo on and “Croupier” is at its best when Hodges returns to the pit, “Croupier” unfolds a treats the typical scene with an uncon­ full hand of supporting characters, ventional approach. When an apparent fleshed out just enough to drive story­ heist takes place at the casino, there lines while creating ample puzzlement. are few Hollywood-style close-ups and There’s the cheating co-worker who no urgent cutting to telegraph the sus­ runs with a hard drinking, womanizing pense; the action just sort of happens. crowd; the sluttish femme fatale; and There’s an odd wide shot, a single the beautiful South African gambler quick cut, and the viewer wonders with big cash (Alex Kingston from what they just witnessed. “ER”). Add in the requisite cheats and What happened was Mike Hodges tantalizing, seemingly throwaway bits crafted yet another sequence that com­ Photo courtesy ot Paramount Classics of dialogue, and you’ve got a vague pletely contributes to the alluring, com­ Newcomers Mark Buffalo and Rory Culkin star in director Kenneth mystery framed within an intriguing plex style of “Croupier, ” a film that is a Lonergan’s directing debut, “You Can Count On Me." look at small-time casino gambling. sure bet to spiff up that resume. page 12 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Thursday, March 8, 2001

M en ’s B ig E ast Tournament Villanova relies on streaks to beat West Virginia 82-71

ticipate in any postseason tour­ Associated Press nament after Finishing with a los­ ing record, the first in Mike NEW YORK Jarvis’ 16 seasons as a Division I Villanova blew most of an 18- head coach. point First-half lead, then rebuilt Ty Shine had 22 points to lead it on two big runs led by Michael the Pirates, who didn’t clinch a Bradley and Derrick Snowden to berth in the conference tourna­ defeat West Virginia 82-71 in the ment until beating Connecticut in opening gam e of the Big East the regular-season finale last tournament. Saturday. The victory put the Wildcats Darius Lane added 17 points (18-11) in the quarterfinals on for Seton Hall, while Andre Thursday against Boston Barrett had 12 and center College, probably needing one Samuel Dalembert had 10 more win for an NCAA bid. West points, eight rebounds and seven Virginia (17-11) is a likely NIT blocked shots. pick after bowing out of the Big With Griffin, who leads the East in the First round for the nation in blocked shots at 4.5 per fourth straight time. game, and Dalembert, who aver­ Villanova opened fast and had ages 1.9, dominating inside, the a 29-11 lead with seven minutes Red Storm shot 31.5 percent (23- left in the first half. West Virginia for-73) as they lost their fourth cut that deficit to 10 points, 37- straight, sixth of seven and 27, at the half and got within 41- eighth of 10. 38 early in the second half. Barrett made two free throws Bradley had Five points in an to give Seton Hall a 60-47 lead 11-0 run that pushed the lead with 9:05 to play, and St. John’s back to 14 points. Then, took advantage of an offensive Snowden scored seven points in dry spell by the Pirates to get a 9-0 run that got it back to 18. within 60-51. Villanova coasted after that. Griffin then nailed a 3-pointer Bradley led four Villanova with 6:22 left — and just three scorers in double Figures with 19 seconds remaining on the shot points and missed just two of 10 clock — to make it 63-51. The shots. Gary Buchanan had 11 Red Storm never got closer than points; Snowden, who was score­ nine points the rest of the way. less in the first half, finished with Anthony Glover had 14 points 13; and Jermaine Medley scored and 13 rebounds for St. John’s, 11. while Omar Cook had 14 points Lionel Armstead led West and eight assists. Freshman Willie Shaw, the DUFFY-MARIEARNOULT/The Observer Virginia with 14, while Calvin Irish forward Troy Murphy is hacked by a St. John’s defender in a game earlier this year. St. Bowman scored 12 and Brooks team’s second-leading scorer at John’s was eliminated in the Big East Tournament by Seton Hall Wednesday, 78 66. Berry and Chris Moss added 10 14.1 points, had just Five on 2- apiece. for-11 shooting. He was coming Connecticut to advance to the champion St. John’s 78-66 loss layup by Taliek Brown. off a 25-point effort against quarterfinals of the Big East to Seton Hall earlier in the day, it Allen Griffin, who had a Syracuse on Sunday. career-high 31 points on the Seton Hall 78, St. John’s 66 tournament. marked the First time the teams The Red Storm, who missed 22 The Orangemen (23-7) will from the previous year’s title same Madison Square Garden Freshman forward Eddie free throws in the two-point, play Providence on Thursday _ game were both eliminated in court in Sunday’s double-over­ Griffin scored 13 of his 15 points double-overtime loss to the first meeting of the teams the opening round. The Huskies time win over St. John’s to close in the second half and also had Syracuse, were 17-for-34 against this season. had become the first team to the regular season, then hit a 3- 12 rebounds and five blocked Seton Hall. Shumpert, who had 34 points play four games in the tourna­ pointer from the left side. Brown shots to lead Seton Hall to a vic­ Jarvis, who has a career in Syracuse’s 65-60 victory over ment when they made their run­ scored again for the Huskies, but tory over St. John’s in the open­ record of 320-173, coached at the Huskies in their only meeting ner-up run last season. Shumpert then hit a dead-on 3 ing round of the Big East tourna­ Boston University for five sea­ of the season, had 21 points at Syracuse shot 56 percent from from beyond the NBA line to give ment. sons, was at George Washington halftime — just as he did in the the field (ll-for-26) in taking a Syracuse a 72-57 lead and The Pirates (15-13), who have for eight and just completed his First game. 47-38 halftime lead. The Damone Brown made two free won two straight after losing third at St. John’s. Connecticut (19-11) will now Orangemen extended the lead to throws with 6:29 left to restore eight of nine, will play 18th- have to wait until Sunday to find 66-49 with 10:24 left on a dunk the 17-point lead. Connecticut ranked and second-seeded out if it will receive an at-large by Damone Brown. The Huskies never got closer than 11 points Georgetown in Thursday’s quar­ Syracuse 86, Connecticut 75 bid to the NCAA tournament. were able to get within 66-55 until the Final 3-pointer with nine terfinals. Preston Shumpert scored 31 Combined with defending with 8:13 to play on a driving seconds left. St. John’s (14-15) will not par­ points and No. 17 Syracuse beat

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NHL Carolina beats Columbus 2-1 with 2 Brind’Amour goals

Sandis Ozolinsh faked a shot One night after losing its his 25th goal and set up Oilers beat Curtis Joseph Associated Press from the left point and found first overtime game of the Alexei Kovalev’s 40th to and the Toronto Maple Leafs a wide open Brind’Amour to season, San Jose failed to quickly make it 3-all. for the first time in nearly the left of Tugnutt, who was hold a lead after two periods But Halpern won it with three years. RALEIGH, N.C. defenseless. for the first time this season his 17th of the season, tak­ Ethan Moreau opened the Rod Brind’Amour scored Ozolinsh, who has slumped (16-0-1). ing advantage of goalie scoring at 8:40 of the first two goals, his second coming during much of an injury- Mike Ricci assisted on all Jean-Sebastien Aubin’s ill- period, while Todd 4:52 into the third period, as riddled season, has five three of Thornton’s goals, advised sprawl even before Marchant, Dan Cleary and the Carolina Hurricanes points in his last five gam es. while Brad Stuart had two the puck was shot to flip a rookie Mike Comrie also edged the Columbus Blue The Blue Jackets tied it at assists. wrister into the top of the scored for the Oilers, who Jackets. 1 just 32 seconds into the With the game tied at 1, net. won their sixth straight The Hurricanes almost let second when Alexander Luongo got his glove on Sergei Gonchar and Zednik gam e. two crucial points slip away Selivanov rifled one off the Ricci’s initial back-hander scored second-period goals The Oilers had lost eight in against the expansion Blue left post past Arturs Irbe. from the slot, but a wide- to give W ashington a 2-1 a row to Toronto, with Jackets, but Brind’Amour open Thornton swatted in lead, and Adam Oates’ Joseph, a former Oiler, in helped Carolina improve to a power-play goal at 9:17 of goal each time. Edmonton’s Sharks 3, Panthers 3 the rebound at 17:27 of the season-high five gam es over the third period put the last win against Toronto was San Jose’s Scott Thornton second period. .500. San Jose has never won a Capitals two goals up. a 4-3 victory at Maple Leaf scored a career-high three The win also pushed road game from the That goal resulted from a Gardens on April 18, 1998. goals, including the tying Carolina two points ahead of Panthers (0-2-5). roughing penalty on Moreau got his eighth of tally with 1:36 left as the Boston for the eighth and Lemieux, who complained the season when Marchant Sharks and Florida Panthers final playoff spot in the earlier to the referees about kept the puck in the Maple tied. Capitals 4, Penguins 3 Eastern Conference with 16 several infractions he felt Leafs zone and found Len Barrie had a goal and Jeff Halpern scored the gam es left. w e re n ’t called. Moreau open in front of the two assists for a career-best game-winning goal with 3:20 The Blue Jackets had won Lemieux came flying out of net. He snapped a shot past three -point game, but it remaining after Mario three straight — all by 5-2 the penalty box and quickly Joseph. wasn’t enough as Florida Lemieux-led Pittsburgh ral­ scores — but managed just helped set up Kovalev’s goal Comrie’s goal came after extended its winless streak lied from two goals down in 17 shots after coming off at 10:27, then scored the he took a feed in front and to a season-high eight games the third period, as the their best offensive streak of tying goal at 13:57 by one- held on to the puck until (0-5-2-1). Washington Capitals beat the the year. Columbus had a timing Martin Straka’s pass Joseph went down. Comrie San Jose extended its sea­ Penguins. four-gam e w inning streak in by Olaf Kolzig. Both then roofed the puck over son-worst winless streak to Richard Zednik had a goal November. Pittsburgh goals were on the him to put the Oilers up 3-0. 0-4-1 -1. and two assists as the Niclas Wallin blocked a power play. Joseph robbed Comrie Florida trailed 2-1 after Capitals opened a seemingly shot in Carolina’s end to Before that, the Capitals moments before by getting two periods before Pavel safe 3-1 lead in the third, start the game-winning rush, appeared to turn the game his glove on a similar high Bure scored his league-lead­ squandered it as the feeding Martin Gelinas for around by scoring twice in shot. ing 45th goal on a power Penguins scored twice in 3 an odd-man break with just over 2 1/2 minutes of M archant m ade it 4-0 on a play at 14:22 of the third. 1/2 minutes, then rallied what lately had been the fluky play at 11:58 of the Brind’Amour. The veteran themselves to improve to 8- Robert Svehla beat rookie Penguins’ most dominant third period. The puck slid center didn’t get good wood 0-1 on the road since Jan. goalie Evgeni Nabokov from period, the second. along the boards and hit on his shot from the slot, but 27. the slot at 17:36 to give Pittsburgh outscored oppo­ Ryan Smyth’s helmet on the it fooled Ron Tugnutt and The Capitals not only beat Florida a 3-2 lead. Joey nents 27-6 in the second ice, bouncing right to slipped between his legs. the Penguins for the second Tetarenko earned his first period of their 12 most Marchant for an unassisted Brind’Amour, who got off time in five days to go to 13- NHL point on the play. recent victories, during a goal into an empty net. to a slow start, has 34 points 1-2-1 in their last 17 gam es, But Thornton streaked up span in which the Penguins Joseph vacated the crease to in his last 29 gam es. ice, and despite defensive they won in Pittsburgh for won 12 of 18. play the puck before it Brind’Amour scored his the first time in eight games pressure from Svehla, mus­ James Black faked a shot bounced off the helmet. 15th of the season midway since Nov. 12, 1997. cled it off goalie Roberto from the right circle, only to Coming off a victory at through the first period with Lemieux, angry after draw­ Luongo and into the net for slip the puck through the Calgary on Tuesday, Toronto eight seconds left on ing a goal-producing penalty his 17th goal and first career slot to Gonchar for his 16th looked tired against a well- Carolina’s first power play. in the third period, scored hat trick. goal, at 8:45 of the second. rested Edmonton squad. The With the Penguins’ Darius Oilers were off since defeat­ Kasparaitis off for interfer­ ing Minnesota on Friday, ence, Zednik put the Capitals and consistently beat ahead 2-1 with a power-play Toronto to the puck. goal at 11:24, taking Glen Edmonton took 27 shots in Metropolit’s pass from the first two periods alone. HAMMES behind the net and wristing Joseph finished with 31 it by Aubin from just in front saves. of the crease. The Maple Leafs appeared NOTRE DAME Kevin Stevens somehow to score a goal in the closing steered a back-hander with minutes of the second peri­ BOOKSTORE his back turned to the net to od, which would have put put Pittsburgh ahead 1-0 in them within two, but Gary IN THE ECK CENTER the first. Roberts was called for goal- 6 31-6316 tender interference after Janne Niinimaa pushed him Oilers 4, Maple Leafs 0 into Salo. Roberts argued Tommy Salo made 25 saves vigorously, and was given a for his sixth shutout of the 10-minute misconduct. 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M ajor League B aseball NFL Selig: Blue Jays’ trade Aikman released by Cowboys

$10 million of Dallas’ $67.4 paid player in NFL history, is for damaged Sirotka, Associated Press million salary cap this sea­ coming off his worst season son. since the Cowboys went 1-15 DALLAS Others blamed Jones for his rookie year. He was the He came to the Dallas Aikman’s departure. lowest-rated starting quarter­ Wells, will stand “The wrong guy left,” said back in the NFC and threw a Cowboys a top overall choice in the draft and immediately Cowboys fan Chris Coker. “Be career-worst five intercep­ Associated Press was labeled the franchise’s the owner, but if he wants to tions against the New York savior. coach, go down on the field Giants. He missed five games DUNEDIN, Fla. Twelve and coach. If not, stay up in with injuries and was The Toronto Blue Jays are stuck with Mike Sirotka’s bad left se aso n s, the owner’s box and stop knocked out of three more, shoulder. 10 c o n ­ meddling.” all in the first quarter. In a 14-page decision, commissioner Bud Selig ruled Wednesday cussions Aikman, a six-time Pro It was a sharp contrast to the six-player trade that sent David Wells to the Chicago White Sox a n d Bowler who holds practically his earlier success, during for Sirotka will stand. three all the Dallas passing records, which he compiled impressive With Sirotka injured and unable to pitch for the foreseeable Super sustained two concussions in numbers: 2,898-of-4,715 future, the Blue Jays asked that the deal be reworked — or possi­ Bowl 11 games last season and (61.5 percent) for 32,942 bly even rescinded. c h a m p i­ twice needed yards, Instead of awarding compensation, Selig bluntly told the Blue o n s h ip s Aikman epidural injec­ 1 6 5 Jays “buyer beware.” As in, they should’ve fully checked out later, tions to relieve “An era has come touch­ Sirotka before making the trade Jan. 14. fans of star quarterback Troy back pain. to an end and a downs “After careful consideration of all the information before me, I He ca lle d and 141 Aikman agreed that a recent future Hall of Famer uphold the transaction and deny the Toronto club’s claim for string of injuries and poor W ednesday’s in te rc e p ­ relief,” Selig said. performances meant it proba­ decision “mutu­ is no longer on the team. ”tions. “Although there is a dispute about whether certain facts about bly was best that he was al and amica­ D espite Sirotka’s condition were disclosed before the clubs agreed to the ble.” h i s waived by the team Bob Keith trade, the Toronto club talked directly to Sirotka about his health Wednesday. Rex Walcher in ju r ie s , other on the day of the trade and believed it had the opportunity to make “An era has come to an end of Henryetta, Dallas fan teams the trade conditional,” Selig said. “The Blue Jays never elected to and a future Hall of Famer is Okla., said it could do so.” no longer on the team,” said was time to let Blue Jays president Paul Godfrey said he was “quite disappoint­ Bob Keith of Dallas, sitting at Aikman go. pursue Aikman. “I’d like to play somewhere. ed” by the ruling, but added there would be no appeal or legal a table at a bar with friends. “I think they probably made Whether that’s able to work action. “He’s at the end of his career. the right decision, though I out or not, I don’t know. Toronto general manager Gord Ash did not mention rookie White He’s pushing the envelope a hate to see it,” said Walcher, who knew Aikman in high There’s nothing definitive,” Sox GM Ken Williams by name, then said, “to me, the most impor­ lot.” Aikman said. tant element is trust and the code of honor.” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones school. “Put in their position, Still, some w anted Aikman As for future deals, Ash said, “I can no longer accept anybody’s had two choices: waive the I probably would have made to remain in Dallas. w ord.” 34-year-old Aikman by the same decision. You have “I hope he'll stay with the Said Williams: “Obviously, I’m pleased with the outcome.” Thursday or pay him a $7 to put the company and the Cowboys, maybe as a coach,” “When I was engaged in conversations prior to the trade, I never million bonus and extend his team ahead of what you think said Shannon Widney of imagined we’d be at the point we are today,” he said at the team’s contract through 2007. Either personally.” Frisco. spring training camp in Tucson, Ariz. way, Aikman still will take up Aikman, once the highest-

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Iditarod NCAA M en ’s B asketball Lead narrowing for Fiedler Crum retires after loss

Swingley gave his team no The weather worked to Associated Press rest at Ophir, pushing King’s advantage in 1993. in conference tourney through at 7:35 a.m. and He was between Safety and TAKONTA, Alaska gaining on Fiedler, who had Nome that year when a Cincinnati at 7 p.m. Thursday. Defending champion Doug left at 7 a.m. Mitch Seavey of storm separated him from Associated Press Senior Rashad Brooks scored Swingley closed in on leader Seward reached Ophir at the others, he said. He a career-high 21 points in his Linwood Fiedler Wednesday, 9:40 a.m. and settled in, fol­ pulled into Nome about an LOUISVILLE, Ky. final game to lead Louisville while tired dogs forced lowed by John Baker of hour and a half in front of LeAndrew Bass scored 16 (12-19), which finished with many mushers in the Kotzebue at 12:43 p.m. Both DeeDee Jonrowe of Willow points and Will Campbell the second-worst record in Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are apparently taking their to win the race. added 13 as UAB beat Crum’s tenure. Senior Marques to give their teams a break required long rest there. Swingley could be making Louisville 74-61 in the opening Maybin added 12 points in his here. Rick Mackey, the 1983 a mistake this year by push­ round of the Conference USA final game. Fiedler, com peting in his winner, came through Ophir ing his team too far before Tournament Wednesday. UAB outrebounded Louisville 13th Iditarod, rested his at 2:10 p.m., heading out resting them, King said. The loss ended the 30-year 41-38 and shot 56 p ercen t to team for just a half-hour at eight minutes later to join “Those dogs a re n ’t m ade career of Hall of Fame coach the Cardinals’ 31 percent. Ophir, a gold-mining ghost the two leaders on the trail of steel,” he said. Denny Crum, who ranks 15th UAB led by four at halftime town 443 miles from to Iditarod. King and Martin Buser will among Division I coaches with and increased the margin to Anchorage, before pressing Mushers are required to have a chance to over take 675 victories. Crum, who led 40-35 at the 13-minute mark. on toward Iditarod, 90 miles give th e ir the leaders, the Cardinals to six Final A 9-1 run put the Blazers up away. Iditarod is roughly the teams a 24- since they’ll Fours and two national cham­ 49-36 with 9:40 to play and halfway point in the 1,100- hour rest at “It looks to me like head out 20 pionships, announced his ended the Cardinals’ hopes of retirement last Friday. e x te n d in g C ru m ’s c a r e e r at mile race. some he has a thunderbolt or 21 hours “It looks to me like he has checkpoint after “It’s been a long career,” least one more day. Crum said. “All I can say at Louisville pulled to within a thunderbolt by the tail and on the trail. by the tail and Fiedler, but this point is I wish it hadn’t seven down the stretch but got he’s hanging on,” said three­ Teams also he’s hanging on.” with the 24- ended here tonight. I think no closer. Following the game, time champion Jeff King of a r e h o u r r e s t that at this point I’m happy the Freedom Hall crowd gave Denali Park, who decided to required to already Jeff King that I’m going to get to do Crum a lengthy cheer and give his team a long rest at ta k e an behind standing ovation as he took eight-hour musher them. some things and spend some Takotna. one final bow at midcourt. rest along Three- time with my family and Fiedler, a Willow musher Both teams came out cold as th e Y ukon tim e c h a m ­ friends. This job is very who finished 19th last year, demanding. I’ve given my life UAB struggled to an 11-10 River and at White Mountain pion Buser said every mush­ placed in the top 10 in 1990 to it. But I don’t regret any­ lead midway through the first near the finish. er tries to keep to his game and 1998, finishing eighth half. After a handful of lead King said better-trained plan, but ultimately it’s the thing.” both times. Swingley has Crum will continue to serve changes, Ball’s 3-pointer at the teams are allowing more welfare of the dogs that dic­ dominated the race for two the university in various pro­ buzzer gave the Blazers a 27- mushers — not just the top tates. years. Last year he set the jects. 23 lead at halftime. racers — to go further Mushers use the long rest race record, reaching Nome UAB did most of its dam age not only to catch up on sleep “It’s been a 30-year love in nine days, 58 minutes. before taking the mandatory from the inside, hitting 8-of-14 but to spend more time affair (with the University of Sixty-eight teams began 24-hour rest, increasing the from 9 feet and closer. tending to their dogs. Louisville) that is not going to the trek from Anchorage to competitiveness of the race. Offensive rebounding and long- Routine care involves end,” he said. “I intend to still Nome on Sunday. Two That worked to Swingley’s range shooting kept Louisville putting ointment between work at the university, but the mushers have scratched: advantage in 1999, King close as the Cardinals pulled the pads of their feet to keep basketball part for me is over, Chuck King of Tempe, Ariz., said. Swingley was just two down 12 offensive boards and them from splitting, and and that’s OK.” who has AIDS and was com­ hours ahead of him when a shot 4-of-13 on 3-pointers. massaging sore muscles. David Walker, P.J. Arnold peting as an inspiration to storm separated Swingley For the half, UAB shot 46 Veterinarians also check the and Eric Batchelor each added others, and Mike Nosko of from the other teams. 10 points for the eighth-seeded percent to Louisville’s 28 per­ “It was just divine inter­ dogs at each checkpoint Willow who withdrew after a Blazers (17-13), who advanced cent, and each team grabbed vention in ‘99 between us,” before allowing them to con­ snowmachiner hit and to take on top-seeded 20 rebounds. injured his team. King said. tinue.

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NBA Sprewell lights up Pacers for 26 points in 79-75 Knick win

and 10 rebounds, and Cassell nine of their last 11. four of five 3-point baskets, the throws each to seal the win. Associated Press added seven assists for Keith Van Horn scored 21 Hawks built a 23-point lead Washington finished 20-of-22 Milwaukee, which won despite points, Stephon Marbury had 20 twice, the last with 5:08 from the line. INDIANAPOLIS Ray Allen’s l-for-10 shooting points and tied a season-high remaining before halftime on a Murray scored 21 points — 17 Latrell Sprewell scored 26 from the field. Allen went 11- with 14 assists and Kenyon dunk by DerMarr Johnson. in the second quarter — and points, including the go-ahead for-13 from the free-throw line Martin added 14 points for New Kukoc, however, managed Chris Gatling 13 for the Cavs. basket with 14 seconds left, as with nine rebounds and six Jersey, which had a two-game only three points in the second Cleveland’s second unit out­ the New York Knicks scored the assists. winning streak snapped. half to finish with 26. played its starters and was the final 10 The game was close most of With the Sixers holding a 91- The Rockets got within four reason the Cavs seemed in con­ points and the way until Milwaukee went 90 lead, Iverson scored five points, 75-71, on a three-point trol at 79-70 on Murray’s layup beat the on an 8-1 run — including a 3- straight points to give them play by Shandon Anderson with with just under four minutes Indiana pointer, a slam dunk and a free their biggest advantage, 96-90. 47 seconds left in the third peri­ left. Pacers 79- throw by Thomas — to turn a After Aaron Williams hit two od and went ahead on a 3-point The Wizards couldn’t do any­ 7 5 five-point game into a 92-80 free throws, Philadelphia basket by Cuttino Mobley that thing right in the first six min­ W ednesday lead with 3:30 to play. scored seven of the next nine to made it 84-83 four minutes into utes of the fourth period, mak­ night. The Celtics cut it to five points open up a 102-94 advantage the final period. ing seven turnovers and missing The victo­ on a pair of 3-pointers by with 35 seconds left. The run Mobley finished with 21 their first four field goals as the ry snapped Sprewell Walker and a long 2-pointer by consisted of a three-point play points, Anderson added 15 and Cavs opened their lead. a seven- Pierce. But they turned the ball by Mutombo and jumpers by Kelvin Cato had 14 for Houston. M urray, who didn’t play in gam e road over the next time down, then Iverson and Eric Snow. Atlanta went back ahead on a the first quarter and has been losing streak for the Knicks and Walker missed a 3 off the front A 3-pointer by Iverson with basket by Wright at 94-92 with coming off the bench lately, stretched Indiana’s losing of the rim and the Bucks hit 8:23 left in the fourth quarter 3:06 left in the game and held scored 17 points in the final streak to four games. enough free throws to ice it. gave Philadelphia an 85-83 in until Francis’ 3-pointer. 8:23 of the second period as the The Pacers led 75-69 after A1 Walker went 7-for-14 from 3- lead, its first advantage since Cavs’ second unit overcame a Harrington’s two free throws point range, hitting two in the making the first basket of the Wizards 88, Cavaliers 83 12-point deficit for a 50-49 half- with 4:11 to go. But Sprewell first quarter to break the team game. Mitch Richmond scored 17 time lead. and Glen Rice then hit back-to- record for 3-pointers in a sea­ The Nets held onto a lead for points and the Washington Cleveland scored 11 straight back 3-pointers to tie the game son. He now has 156, surpass­ most of the third quarter, going Wizards rallied in the final four points in an 18-4 run and made and the Pacers didn’t score 14 of its first 18 shots while ing Dana Barros’ total of 149 in ahead by as many as seven. The minutes to snap a seven-game again. 1995-96. Sixers tied the game at 62 but losing streak with a win over shooting 67 percent (14 of 21) Indiana had two chances to from the floor in the quarter. Milwaukee had four technical New Jersey retained a 79-73 the Cleveland Cavaliers. go back in front, but Jermaine Murray was 7-for-9. fouls in the game, and Boston advantage after three. The Cavs have dropped 18 of O’Neal missed two free throws had one — a double technical New Jersey led by as many as 20 and 31 of 38 to put coach with 1:14 to go and Jalen Rose on Walker and Scott Williams in 12 in the first quarter and eight Randy Wittman’s job in serious Mavericks 93, Heat 86 lost the ball out of bounds with the second quarter. Williams in the second, but the Sixers jeopardy. Cleveland followed up Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 32 seconds left. fouled Walker in the lane, then scored five of the last seven a loss Tuesday in Chicago to the points and Michael Finley hit a Sprewell then hit from 14 feet Walker came up and leaned on points of the half to pull to with­ lowly Bulls — the NBA s worst pair of 3-pointers in the fourth to give the Knicks their first him until Williams pushed in four, 56-52. team — with another dud quarter as the Dallas Mavericks lead since midway through the Walker away, drawing the tech­ Each team shot the ball well against the league’s second- defeated the Miami Heat. second quarter. Travis Best, nical. in the half, with Philadelphia worst squad. The Mavs won for the fourth who started in place of the sus­ Walker was whistled making 21 of 38 (55 percent) • The Wizards trailed 79-70 time in five games and handed pended Reggie Miller, missed a moments later for no apparent and the Nets hitting on 21 of 39 with 3:54 left and scored just the Heat only their third loss in 20-footer and Rice rebounded reason while he was walking (54 percent). three field goals in the fourth their last 17 home games. with three seconds to go. toward the scorer’s table. quarter. But they made 14 of 16 Nowitzki shot 10-for-16 from Rice, who finished with 16 Later in the second, Darvin Rockets 104, Hawks 98 free throws in the final period the floor and 5-for-8 from 3- points, was fouled by Rose and Ham was called for a technical Steve Francis made a 3-point to win for just the second time point range as the Mavericks hit two free throws for the final for hanging on the rim, pulling basket with 25.3 seconds left in 16 games while handing shot 54.5 percent. Steve Nash points of the game. himself up and slapping the and the Houston Rockets came Cleveland its sixth straight loss. added 19 points and seven Rose led the Pacers with 21 backboard with both hands. back from two 23-point deficits Richard Hamilton scored 17 assists, and Finley and Juwan points, while O’Neal finished to beat Atlanta and send the points, Hubert Davis 14 and Howard each added 16 points. with 17 points and 14 rebounds Hawks to their season-high Jahidi White had 13 rebounds Anthony Mason led Miami and tied his career high with 76ers 102, Nets 94 Allen Iverson had 38 points, ninth straight loss. for the Wizards, who didn’t with 25 points and Brian Grant seven blocked shots. including 14 in the fourth quar­ Francis, who scored 17 of his score their first field goal of the scored 23. The Heat were play­ Miller was suspended for one ter, as the Philadelphia 76ers 31 points in the final period, hit fourth until 4:34 remained ing for the first time without game by the NBA for throwing a rallied for a victory over the his 3-pointer to put the Rockets when Michael Smith hit a scoop leading scorer Eddie Jones, who wad of chewing gum that hit an New Jersey Nets. ahead 100-98 after Atlanta, underneath. dislocated a shoulder Monday official late in the Pacers’ 97-83 Sixers guard Allen Iverson which lost its seventh in a row Davis, forced to play some against the Pistons and might loss at New York on Tuesday. shoots around Nets forward at home, had taken a 98-95 point guard with Chris Whitney not be back until the playoffs. New York led by six points Aaron Williams in the third lead on a free throw by injured, scored 10 straight Nash’s layup put Dallas ahead late in the first quarter, but quarter.The Sixers scored the Lorenzen Wright with 1:17 left. points in a 1:43 span as the for good, 75-74, with 6:56 left. Rose pulled the Pacers within first basket of the game and The Rockets won for the 11th Wizards grabbed an 80-79 lead Finley hit a pair of 3-pointers, one with a basket and an off- then trailed until the fourth, time in 14 games in their late- with 2:11 left on two free the second one putting the Mavs balance, desperation 3-pointer when they outscored the Nets season rush for a playoff spot. throws by Hamilton. up 86-78 with 3:20 left. at the buzzer. A layup by Best 27-15. Iverson was 13-for-14 Houston’s Walt Williams, who Richmond’s two free throws Dallas led 46-40 at halftime gave Indiana its first lead early from the foul line, making all had 17 points, added two free put Washington ahead 84-81 behind Nowitzki’s 17 points. in the second quarter. six of his attempts in the fourth throws with 16.8 seconds with 18 seconds left, and after The Heat used a 12-4 run in There were four more lead quarter. remaining and Francis made a Lam ond M urray m issed a 3- the third quarter to tie the changes and six ties before the Tyrone Hill had 13 points and pair with 3.4 seconds left as pointer, Courtney Alexander game at 54-54 on Mason’s halftime break. 14 rebounds, Aaron McKie Houston scored the final nine and Richmond made two free jumper with 6:46 left. Six straight free throws by scored 12 points and Dikembe points of the game. Rose put the Pacers up 37-35. Mutombo had 11 points and 12 With Toni Kukoc scoring 23 After another tie at 41, Rose rebounds for the 76ers, who first-half points, hitting on eight scored again and O’Neal hit two have won three in a row and of his first nine shots including free throws with 21 seconds left to put Indiana up 45-41 as the first half ended. The Knicks pulled within one with a basket and free throw by TURTLE CREEK Kurt Thomas, but Indiana quickly pushed the lead to seven on consecutive 3-pointers APARTMENTS by Sam Perkins and took a 64- I'd like to 57 lead into the final period. dance with you CLOSEST APARTMENT COMMUNITY Bucks 101, Celtics 94 Sam Cassell scored 24 points and Tim Thomas came off the Molly Norton! TO THE NOTRE DAME CAMPUS bench to add 22 points and 10 rebounds, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to victory over the Boston Celtics. HURRY, HURRY, HURRY!!! Antoine Walker had 36 points and 11 rebounds and Paul Spaces are filling fast!! Pierce had 30 and 10, but Happy 21st! 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M ajor League B aseball NCAA official says Belle will probably end career legal, illegal betting

on the 60-day disabled list for to serve at least as a designat­ Associated Press each of the next three seasons. ed hitter. threatens integrity Belle has missed all six of “I understand the situation FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. the Orioles’ exhibition games with A lbert is im p o rta n t for Albert Belle and the because of the injury, which everybody. Yeah, I’d rather Associated Press Baltimore Orioles agree that has left him with a noticeable not have it, and I’m sure it’s “highly unlikely” he will limp and the realization that Albert would rather not have CARSON CITY, Nev. ever appear in another base­ his career might be over. it,” Hargrove said. “It’s going A top NCAA official told Nevada lawmakers on Friday ball game, according to a The result of the examina­ to run its course.” that legal and illegal betting is threatening the integrity source familiar with his con­ tions by orthopedic specialist Belle played in 232 consecu­ of every college game. versations with the team. Michael Jacobs and Dr. tive games, then the longest William Saum, the NCAA’s director of Agent and Belle, who h asn ’t played in Charles Silberstein. current streak in the majors, Gambling Activities, also told Nevada legislators, regula­ any spring training games Belle made a quick visit to before sitting out an Aug. 27 tors and gambling industry figures that point-shaving is because of his injured right the Orioles’ training complex game against Tampa Bay last the best example of how college sports betting ruins hip, was examined Wednesday Wednesday morning. He drove season. He played in the gam es. by two team doctors. away without speaking to Orioles’ next six gam es'before “I have witnessed students, their families and institu­ Belle, Orioles owner Peter reporters. missing 20 games in tions publicly humiliated,” Saum said. “I have seen stu­ Angelos and the players’ asso­ WBAL, the Orioles’ radio September with an inflamed dents expelled from college, lose athletics scholarships ciation had conversations flagship station, reported that bursa sac in the right hip worth thousands of dollars, and jeopardize any hope of a about how to proceed with the Belle would announce his pointer. professional career in athletics.” outfielder’s departure, said the retirement this week, and He returned to play in the The NCAA has been lobbying Congress to pass a law source, who spoke on the con­ Belle said in an interview with final six games of the season banning all betting on college and amateur sports. dition he not be identified. USA Today that it would take a and finished with 103 RBIs, his Members of the state’s Assembly Judiciary Committee “Everyone has agreed it is “miracle” for him to play ninth straight season with at reacted by promptly passing a resolution urging Congress highly unlikely he will play again. least 100. It’s the fourth- not to outlaw Nevada’s legal sports betting industry. The baseball again,” the source The Orioles have been seek­ longest streak in baseball his­ state’s Senate is expected to do the same when they said. ing to tory. receive the Assembly resolution. Belle’s agent, Arn Tellem, re so lv e a T h e re ’s little Sen. Dina Titus, a professor at UNLV, said she has spoke with his client s i t u a t i o n "He’s considering what chance Belle never heard th at stu d en t gam bling was a problem . If it is, Wednesday but not with the th a t h as the doctors had to say will have a she said the NCAA should focus on getting universities to chance to make do something instead of trying to place regulations on doctors and didn’t want to dis­ dragged for and trying to make the cuss their diagnosis. Tellem weeks. it 10 in a row. Nevada, the only state to allow such betting. said Belle has a severe case of “I w o uld best decision for himself. ’’ If Belle can­ Lawmakers also said Nevada’s strict regulation of legal degenerative arthritis. think that’s not play, Chris sports gambling prevents point-shaving from happening a n o th e r Richard and more often. “He’s considering what the Arn Tellem doctors had to say and trying step on the Brady Anderson State Gaming Commission chairman Brian Sandoval to make the best decision for way to see­ Belle’s agent would cover said the NCAA’s efforts to ban sports betting would “elim­ himself,” Tellem said. ing w h e re right field, and inate Nevada’s watchdog role in this whole process.” A decision on Belle’s future w e ’re a t Jeff Conine Bill Bible, head of the Nevada Resort Association, which could come as early as with Albert, and Albert also would take most of the at-bats represents major hotel-casinos, said Saum and the NCAA Thursday, Tellem said. seeing where he is,” Baltimore as the right-handed DH. “are using Nevada as a scapegoat for their inadequacies.” Baltimore owes Belle $13 manager Mike Hargrove said. Hargrove has had his share “To say the least, we are insulted and disappointed by million in each of the final “It’s another step in the of run-ins with Belle, dating the NCAA’s bewildering position,” Bible said. three seasons of his $65 mil­ process.” back to the days when both Legislators estimated that legal sports betting repre­ lion, five-year contract, but 70 With three weeks left in were with the Cleveland sents less than 1 percent, or $2.5 billion, of an estimated percent of each season’s total spring training, Hargrove has Indians. But the manager $380 billion bet around the nation every year on sports. is covered by insurance. The been unable to establish the hates seeing Belle’s stormy One-fourth of the Nevada betting involves college games. Saum estimated that 25 percent of student basketball team’s options appear to be makeup of his outfield or career conclude in this fash­ releasing him or placing him determine if Belle will be able ion. and football athletes bet on their games, and the NCAA has been urging universities to do more to stop sports betting. , “This isn’t about the NCAA against the state of Nevada, Saum said. “We have never said that if Nevada makes sports gambling illegal that the problem will go away — but that a piece of the problem will go away.” U.S. Senators Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and John McCain, R-Ariz., first introduced legislation in Congress a year ago targeting legal betting in Nevada. The NCAA- backed bill stalled in committee, but they plan to reintro­ duce it this year.

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Butler this year. Coaches But MacLeod didn’t get the chance to stay and see if his pre­ continued from page 20 diction would come true. In March 1999, he announced his The NCAA Tournament was their resignation, with Doherty coming goal, whether Doherty, Brey or in as his replacement. their grandma was in charge, and Doherty worked quickly to get they’re about to pull of that feat. things done, from reviving the But Notre Dame’s trip back to crowds that had lapsed during the top 25 didn’t start when Brey Notre Dame’s years watching the was hired. It began several years Tournament on TV to renovating ago beneath MacLeod’s guidance. the locker room. Enthused by his MacLeod, pushed to resign fol­ passion for Notre Dame basket­ lowing a 14-16 season in 1998- ball, fans jumped on the band­ 99, brought in five of the six play­ wagon and bought tickets to Joyce ers logging major minutes for Center games en masse. Notre Dame this season, with The former Kansas assistant Oklahoma transfer Humphrey the coach fell short of goal No. 1 N exception. taking the Irish back to March “I think Coach MacLeod is the Madness. But he came close, with guy who was forgotten in all of Notre Dame advancing to the this,” said Murphy, a MacLeod finals of the NIT and finishing recruit who’s exceeded every­ with a 22-15 record. one’s expectations and then some More importantly, he made as an All-American and two-time inroads into the future by helping Big East Player of the Year. “Of stock the Notre Dame roster with the six guys who play a lot, five of transfers like Humphrey and top- them were recruited by Coach recruits like Chris Thomas. He MacLeod and came here to play also played a role in convincing for Coach MacLeod.” Murphy to stay. MacLeod faced an uphill battle Just as quickly as he came in, in winning over top recruits dur­ Doherty was gone, though, leav­ ing his early tenure at Notre ing to become the head coach at Dame when the 1990s began. At his alma mater North Carolina in that point, Notre Dame was one of July. Athletic director Kevin White just three independent Division I replaced Doherty with former men’s basketball programs (along Duke assistant coach and TIM KACMAR/The Observer with Sacramento State and Oral Delaware head coach Brey. Guard Matt Carroll drives past a Georgetown defender in Sunday’s home loss. The Irish take on Roberts). All the other schools Behind Brey, Notre Dame’s clear­ Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament Thursday. belonged to a conference, making ing the next it easier to schedule games, gain hurdle N getting back into the six as a dirty work player who gets the boards television exposure, and pick up NCAA Tournament. and the floor burns. blue chip players. “He’s the guy who got us back Big East No team is a clear-cut favorite this year to win “I could see recruiting wise, that into the NCAA Tournament,” Brey the title, although Notre Dame and Boston College we were never going to be able to said of Murphy. “He’s the guy continued from page 20 captured their respective divisional champi­ recruit as independents,” who put us back on the college The Irish employ a six-man roster, but winning onships. MacLeod said this week. basketball radar screen” the Big East Tournament means winning three “It’s going to be a heck of a tournament,” MacLeod pushed for Notre Back in the top 25 and in a times in three consecutive nights, while the NCAA Murphy said. Dame’s entrance into a confer­ powerhouse conference, it’s also Tourney is better spaced out. The Big East Tourney is full of parity this year, ence throughout his time at Notre an appealing choice for top high But the Irish should be deep and fresh enough with any team capable of making a run. Syracuse, Dame, and the University finally school players once more. to beat the Panthers tonight, following a first- Seton Hall and Villanova all joined Pittsburgh in relented in 1995. Until that time, “I think it’s a wise choice for a round berth Wednesday. While Pittsburgh played making it out of the first round. Both Syracuse even getting into the living rooms lot of the blue chip top-25 players a close opening round game, Notre Dame and Seton Hall knocked off Notre Dame this sea­ of top high school prospects to look at Notre Dame,” Murphy watched their upcoming opponents’ game over son (the Hall doing so twice), while Notre Dame was a daunting task. said. dinner at ESPNZone in Times Square, following did not face cross-divisional rival Villanova. “Basketball players didn’t want Who’s responsible for bringing an early afternoon practice at John Jay College. Second round matchups for the day include to go to a school that was not affil­ Notre Dame basketball back to Notre Dame boasts a two-time Big East Player Boston College and NCAA Tournament hopeful iated with a conference,” the top? That’s too much acclaim of the Year in Murphy, who led the league in Villanova, Seton Hall and Georgetown, and MacLeod said. “You want to go to to give to any one person, but it scoring this season with 22.6 points per game, as Syracuse against Providence. a Big Ten school, an ACC school doesn’t matter. As the Irish pre­ well as being one of the top rebounders. Next in Should Notre Dame win, the Irish will advance or a Big East school. We were just pare for their first NCAA line is transfer power forward Ryan Humphrey, a to the semifinals for the first time against the win­ banging our heads against a brick Tournament run since 1990, third-team All-Big East selection after averaging ner of the Providence-Syracuse game. Last year’s they’re climbing back up the col­ wall.” 15 points and nine boards per game this year. first-round win over Rutgers marked the first Even before Notre Dame joined lege basketball ladder. Ingelsby, a senior captain, tops the conference tim e Notre D ame had won a Big East the Big East, MacLeod got one in assist-to-turnover ratio, with Matt Carroll and Tournament game since joining the conference in lucky break when Pat Garrity The views expressed in this col­ David Graves both boasting sharp shooting 1995-96. signed to play for the Irish. umn are those of the author and records from outside and Carroll also a strong Can they make it one more? The Irish will see Garrity, a 1998 graduate who not necessarily those of The assist man. Harold Swanagan rounds out the core tonight. earned All-American honors and Observer. played his way into the NBA, helped recruiting by getting Notre Dame basketball in the headlines. With Garrity on board and Notre Dame now a member of the Big East, MacLeod was able to convince the current crop of Irish players to sign on. He brought in Ingelsby, the Pennsylvania player of the year in 1996-97, in part because of Notre C.J.’s Pub Dame’s trips back to the East Coast to play. “I get to play back home on the East Coast and play against top competition in the country,” Friday Night Lenten Dinner Specials Ingelsby said. “I took that as a challenge to go out and prove that Friday Night Lenten Dinner Specials I could play here and play at this Friday Night Lenten Dinner Specials level.” A year later, MacLeod brought in Murphy from New Jersey and Kentucky All-State players Graves and Swanagan. “I put I can’t tell you how many long, hard days into rebuilding that program,” MacLeod said. “My projection, when we put all those kids together, was by the time they were sophomores, we’d March 19 - April 30 be in the top 50. By the time they got to be juniors, we’d be in the Show Opening March 19 7:00 pm top 25. 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M en ’s B ig E ast Tournament Irish resurrection continues against Pitt

NEW YORK Notre Dame men’s basketball, a powerhouse in By KATHLEEN O’BRIEN the 1970s and 1980s, is wiping the sleep from its Associate Sports Editor eyes after a dormant decade in which it never advanced to the NCAA Tournament. NEW YORK While Matt Doherty often receives credit for It’s the moment of truth for the Notre Dame waking up the echoes and men’s basketball team. first-year Irish coach Mike Can they get it done when it matters? The Brey earns props for get­ Irish open the post-season tonight with a Big ting the job done this year, East Tournament quarterfinals matchup an often overlooked key to against the Pittsburgh Panthers, who knocked the resurgence is John off the Miami Hurricanes Wednesday 78-69, MacLeod, who coached the with the chance to find out. Irish through the lean “I don’t think we’ve played our best game to years. date yet where everybody’s All three men, along with clicking on all cylinders,” Irish point guard the current players, Kathleen Martin Ingelsby said. “The true test is going to deserve to share recogni­ O’Brien be if we can do that at crunch time at the Big tion for the programOs East Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.” resurgence. Pittsburgh (16-12, 7-9 Big East) led through­ This year’s Irish squad Associate out its opening round game with Miami, burst­ (19-7,11-5 Big East) is Sports Editor ing to an 8-1 lead and holding a 37-26 edge at poised to return to the halftime after making 14 of 15 first-half free NCAA Tournament for the throw attempts. The victory was Pittsburgh’s first time since 1990. It won the Big East West first in the Big East Tournament since knock­ Division title, Notre Dame’s first league champi­ ing off Connecticut in the first round in 1997. onship in menas basketball since joining the The Hurricanes pulled to within two in the Conference in 1995. The Irish begin Big East second half, but the Panthers put the game Tournament play today, but already have a bid to away with a fast-break layup by Donatas March Madness virtually wrapped up, with the Zavackas, an Isaac Hawkins rebound and a field of 64 to be announced Sunday. Brandin Knight bucket. Both Zavackas and “We’ve solidly put ourselves into a very good Knight scored 16 for the Panthers, while seed in both of these tournaments coming in,” Ricardo Greer led Pittsburgh with 27 points. Brey said earlier this week. “We’re excited about Notre Dame (19-8, 11-5) has defeated playing for a championship in New York.” Pittsburgh twice this season, by scores of 74-58 For the first time, Notre Dame seems a viable and 75-67. That doesn’t necessarily bode well candidate to win the league championship. It fin­ for the Irish. ished three games above .500 in league play, “It’s tough to beat a team three times in one where Notre Dame had never posted a winning year,” All-American Irish forward Troy record. Murphy said. As the third coach in three years, Brey did a Tough, but not unheard of. Miami did it to masterful job of winning over the current players Notre Dame a season ago. and playing to their strengths. To make some noise in this week’s tourney, He avoided the letdown teams often face follow­ the Irish must do more than just hold off the ing a change at the helm by keeping his team Panthers, which they are expected to do. They confident. need to keep on winning, at least until they Captains Troy Murphy and Martin Ingelsby, earn a first-ever berth in the finals, despite a along with the other core players for Notre Dame short bench. in David Graves, Harold Swanagan, Ryan Notre Dame’s biggest weakness is one that Humphrey and Matt Carroll, stayed on task. They TIM KACMAR/The Observer could hurt it more in the Big East Tournament wanted to end Notre Dame’s postseason drought. Forward Ryan Humphrey skies over a Georgetown defender in Sunday’s than the upcoming NCAA Tournament: depth. loss in the Joyce Center. The junior will be key factor against see C O A C H ESI page 18 Pittsburgh. see BIG EAST/pagel8

M en ’s T ennis Irish look to maul Wolverines, continue 5 match win streak

Bend after losing five in a to California, but coming back Also key for the Irish will be im proved a lot, b u t w hen it By KATIE HUGHES row, most recently to indoors is a switch,” said 14-th ranked doubles team comes down to it he can be a Sports Writer Clemson. Laflin. Taborga and Aaron Talarico. bit aw kw ard,” said Laflin. “They’re a good team, and it In their last match against Michigan’s Henry Beam, who Notre Dame has won 10 of Confidence will be to their was a tough match last year, Purdue, the Irish lost all three will face Casey Smith, is the last 12 matches against advantage as the Irish come but we’re pumped this year,’ doubles matches, but won four ranked 78th in singles compe­ Michigan, and the teams into today’s match against the said junior Andrew Laflin. out of six singles to take the tition the most recent should be closely matched. Michigan Wolverines ready to “Being at home we definitely win. Junior Javier Toborga Intercollegiate Tennis Michigan is ranked 35th, build on their five match w in­ have the advantage. We’re won in No. 2 singles, and will Association rankings. Beam while Notre D ame is ranked ning streak. used to our own court.” be key in singles competion and teammate Anthony 26th. Michigan beat Notre Dame The Irish, returning from against Michigan. Sophomore Jackson each have 16 wins “We’re all psyched up, and 5-2 in their meeting last se a ­ LaJolla, Calif., will have to Brian Farrell, Matt Daly and each this season, and Beam is we’re ready,” said Laflin. son, and holds the all-time again play indoors. Matthew Scott were also piv­ trying to break the 20-win “Michigan’s gonna be a con­ advantage 39-20. The “We’ve been practicing otal players against Purdue in plateau. tinuation of our winning Wolverines come to South hard, and we had a good trip singles competition. “Beam has definitely streak.”

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The Observer looks at the recently- completed Generations campaign, n ocus the biggest in Catholic university I F history. Thursday, March 8, 2001 A regular feature of The Observer’s News Department.

Notre Dame concludes its Money from the Generations campaign will massive Generations touch every corner of Notre campaign, with Dame’s campus, including buildings (below).

the b Thousands of alumni and

parents wrote checks for made 43 specific recommendations By TIM LOGAN to the Board of Trustees. These the four-year campaign, In Focus Editor included everything from meeting the full financial need of students to which topped $1 billion. On the top floor of Grace Hall, a increasing flexibility in staff benefits simple sign greets visitors to Notre packages. Dame’s Office of Development. It The Trustees reviewed and photos by reads “Generations Campaign Total: approved the Colloquy in May 1993, $1,061,097,581.” and shortly thereafter they began TONY FLOYD & That figure is the end of a decade- planning ways to raise money need­ long journey, a sustained campaign ed to accomplish its objectives. KEVIN DATUM of challenging self-evaluation and University officials looked at the relentless self-promotion. It was biggest priorities — financial aid, arrived at through the work of hun­ the libraries, 100 endowed profes­ dreds and the generosity of thou­ sorships and some building projects, sands. And it represents the poten­ among other things — and deter­ tial to change Notre Dame forever. mined they would cost upwards of The journey began almost 10 $750 million. When final goals were years ago, in October, 1991, when established, fundraisers settled on a University president Father Edward figure of $767 million. That would Malloy told the faculty that Notre make this the largest fundraising Dame would embark on an unprece­ campaign in Catholic university his­ dented study of itself — the Colloquy tory for the Year 2000 — to determine “We were concerned about its goals and direction for the com­ whether we could do that,” said ing decade. In the months after Father William Beauchamp, who that, committees were formed, was executive vice president at the forums were held, and debates and time. discussions lasted for hours as peo­ They didn’t know, so they gave it a ple from all parts of the Notre Dame shot. community hammered out what Generations was launched in they felt that community really was, 1994, but not many people knew and where it should go. They stud­ about it. That’s because the first ied the University’s mission, acade­ five years of the campaign were a mic life, student life, finances and “quiet phase,” according to Dan athletics Reagan, executive director of After 18 months, it was done, and Malloy compiled the research and see GENERATIONS/page 4 t £ . l > page 2 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS Thursday, March 8, 2001

O ne P e r s o n ’s V iew Slicing the Pie Students Thanks for the -Endowed Senior -Undergraduate Professorships Scholarships unaware of -Endowed Assistant -Inti Study 10-spot, Monk Professorships Programs -Faculty Space campaign Generations has collected millions of dollars for Social Space financial aid at Notre Dame. This is a wonderful Faculty thing. But has the Notre Dame administration By ERIN LaRUFFA ever considered that part of the reason there is In Focus Writer such a need for Financial aid $153m at Notre Dame is because tuition is so high? Students While the Generations Wednesday, University Campaign raised millions of dol­ President Father Edward $268m lars for everything from scholar­ Malloy announced that ships to new faculty to new build­ tuition would increase 4.9 ings, the people for whom the percent next school year. Physical campaign was made — the stu­ This is the smallest percent dents — know very little about increase in tuition since Plant what Generations was. 1959. $167m For some, the most significant Why does Notre Dame Mike Connolly fact they know about Generations need to increase tuition? is that Notre Dame received a lot With millions of dollars of money. rolling into the University, Editor in Chief “I’m happy that we re getting why does Malloy need even money,” said freshman Sean more money? Libraries Tackett, who admitted he was largely unfamiliar with the cam­ The 4.9 percent increase in tuition means that a paign. Notre Dame education will cost $30,530. Last $37.7m Another general consensus year, Notre Dame required $29,100 per year to among many students is that the attend. That’s an increase of $1,430. increased scholarship opportuni­ In 1999-2000, tuition was $27,660. With a 5.2 Goal: $767 million ties thanks to Generations is a percent hike in tuition, Notre Dame raised tuition positive step. $1,440. So that .3 percent drop in tuition increase “I think these scholarships are a amounted to $10 less in tuition increase. $10. Total Raised: $1.06 billion great idea because it helps people Thanks Malloy, that will really save my parents a that can’t normally be here, be lot money. KATIE McKENNA/The Observer here,” said junior Matt Rosso. Good news Mom and Dad, Monk is screwing “A lot of people can’t afford to you over $10 less this year. come here but would really like The 2000 enrollment numbers have not been to. Why not help them out?” said released but last year, there were 8,014 under­ freshman Liz Malone. graduates at Notre Dame. Assuming that there The next Generation: ND In fact, students ranked scholar­ are about the same number of students attending ships as one of the most signifi­ Notre Dame, that 4.9 percent tuition increase will cant uses of Generations funds. mean $11,460,020 more for the University. already looking ahead Sophomore E.J. Jones said that Eleven million dollars is a lot of money ... until that is one area he would choose you look at the endowment. students and their aspirations,” he to raise money for were he con­ Notre Dame’s endowment is currently at $3.5 By TIM LOGAN said. “It shouldn’t be top down.” ducting a similar campaign. billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. In Focus Writer So, like it did in Colloquy, the Other uses, such as increasing Assuming that Notre Dame has a bunch of University community will discuss pri­ faculty, also seemed like a natural trained monkeys investing the endowment and While The Generations Campaign orities for Notre Dame in the 21st cen­ use of the money, according to can only earn 1 percent interest, Notre Dame is may be over, it will not be long before tury. After hearing these discussions, Jones. still earning $35 million a year in interest on the Notre Dame starts preparing for its University president Father Edward Students also supported adding endowment. Since the Notre Dame business office next big fundraising push. Malloy will draw up a report outlining certain buildings on campus. A is obviously more competent than a bunch of The University continues to raise priorities, and the Officers and specific improvement Rosso sug­ trained monkeys, it is probably getting more than money, through its annual fund and Trustees will likely decide how to get gested was a new student center. a 1 percent return on the endowment. other donations, regardless of the money to meet them. They will “I think we need one,” Rosso But let’s just assume they can only earn $35 whether there is a specific campaign plan the next Generations. said. “Something for not just stu­ million a year, if Notre Dame applied that interest on or not. And in the next few years, Scully predicted that Notre Dame dents now but also for alumni to eliminating the increase in tuition, that would Notre Dame will embark on another would gear up for its next big when they come back on football still leave them with $23.5 million in interest self-study, like the fundraising cam- weekends.” alone. Colloquy for the Year paign in 24 to 36 Sophomore Kelly Bush said she Twenty-three million in interest on the endow­ 2000, to define its pri­ “[The next self-study] months. That will believes it is important for the ment without increasing tuition. orities for the coming ought to be led by faculty lead into the University to spend money on pro­ I understand that the endowment should be decade, officials say. “quiet phase” grams and projects instead of just used to help the future of the University, but this and students and their Every 10 years, The which begins any adding to its endowment fund. is ridiculous. Notre Dame costs more that North Central aspirations. It shouldn't big fundraising “I think it could be put to more $30,000.1 am willing to bet that many staff mem­ Association of be top down." push, and then practical uses than endowment,” bers at Notre Dame do not earn $30,000 a year. If Colleges and Schools the all-out cam­ said Bush, adding that she is glad Notre Dame doesn’t do something about the esca­ re-evaluates Notre paign. Generations money will be put to lating tuition, there will be no future University Father Tim Scully Dame’s accreditation. But until that other uses. for the endowment to help. No one will be able to Traditionally, the executive vice president happens, the One area students questioned afford to go here. University has con­ development spending money on was the $58 Increasing financial aid is a noble pursuit, but ducted a major self- office continues to million renovation of the Main why not eliminate the need for financial aid. The study, such as the Colloquy, to help solicit donations, trying to fund areas Building. higher Notre Dame tuition climbs, the less afford­ prepare for that. It is up for reaccredi­ that fell a little short in Generations, “I guess it’s cool, but I guess able Notre Dame becomes. The less affordable tation again in 2003-4, so there will and new priorities that have risen money could have been used for Notre Dame becomes, the more financial aid will likely be another study before then. since 1993, like the Law School, and other things,” Malone said of the be required. A self-study can also be looked at as an engineering building. Main Building restoration. She So freeze tuition. Use some of the interest on a plan for the future of the University, Campaigns bring focused attention, added that because she did not the endowment to keep tuition down. and the next one should be “bottom according to Dan Reagan, executive see the campus centerpiece But for now, I guess my parents will be happy up,” according to Father Tim Scully, director of Development, but fundrais­ before its renovation, it is difficult with the $10 they are “saving” this year. Maybe University executive vice president. ing does not stop when they do. for her to judge how necessary it they can use that to pay for food, clothing, trans­ “It ought to be led by faculty and “We’re never still,” Reagan said. was. portation and shelter.

The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. Talking about Generations

“It will clearly help us “When you set out to 7 think it will make a IN FOCUS STAFF provide an opportunity raise $767 million, it's a tremendous impact. It will help more so than ever for pretty staggering thing. attract the most outstanding When you raise over $1 faculty and students in the Editor: Tim Logan students who have been admitted and have a billion, that's a pretty country, which enhances class­ Photography: Tony Floyd need to come here. ” amazing thing." room learning.''

Lab Tech: Peter Richardson Joseph Russo Father Tim Scully Mark Roche director of Financial Aid executive vice president dean, College of Arts and Letters Graphics: Katie McKenna < £ . 3 > Thursday, March 8, 2001 The Observer ♦ IN FOCUS Page 3 Spreading the wealth Student aid is recipient of G dollars, but not the only one

design of information ser­ By LAURA ROMPF vices.” In Focus Writer

State-of-the-art facilities. The Law School The campaign’s donations go Smaller class sizes. More financial aid. New library col­ beyond undergraduate educa­ tion. One big beneficiary is Notre lections. Dame Law School, which raised While money donated to the University often goes unnoticed more than $33 million. by the student population, the “Our plan for the funds will mirror that of the University’s $1.06 billion pledged during overall campaign," said Glenn the recent Generations Rosswurm, director of Law Campaign will impact the daily School Advancement. “We will lives of students both now and increase financial aid for student in the future. fellowships, improve the library “This campaign was called a and create chair professor fel­ campaign for Notre Dame stu­ lowships.” dents and a lot of planning Rosswurm said nearly one- went in to make sure it is third of the Law School’s fund exactly that,” said Richard will go to financial aid because Warner, director of Campus the average debt for a Notre Ministry. “It will make a large Dame law student is $62,000. difference in the education of “Generations will make legal Notre Dame students.” education at Notre Dame more The campaign outlined six affordable for students who have different categories where always dream ed of coming to greater funding is needed: stu­ Notre Dame,” he said. dents, faculty, libraries, col­ “To the extent we can alleviate leges and institutions, physical the [tuition] burden, it will pre­ facilities and current opera­ sent a real tangible benefit to our tions. students.” The top priority was under­ Rosswurm said the Campaign graduate financial aid. More contributed $2.6 million to the than $164 million was raised Kresge Law for scholar­ Library. That ships and, as “The Generations funding money will a result, the will do great things for con tribu te to University has new library been able to the library. ” collections in a dramatically range of sub­ improve its Jennifer Younger jects. financial aid “Increasing director, University Libraries packages over the number of the la st library collec­ decade. tions enhances “1 never used to hear people the library and is essential to be talk about Notre Dame as a a top law school,” Rosswurm place where they got excep­ said. tionally good financial aid,” But perhaps the most substan­ TONY FLOY D/The Observer said Father Tim Scully, execu­ tial benefit to the law school is Cranes, like these above the future theology/philosophy building, have been a common sight tive vice president. “Now I hear the creation of professor fellow­ sometimes we give them the on Notre Dame’s campus in the last several years. The Generations campaign provided $167 ships, according to Rosswurm. million for buildings but its effects are being felt in every corner of the University. best package. That is a mas­ For example, the world’s leading sive sea change, I think.” natural law theorist, John Finnis, There have been big changes Generations helped the Snite will spend one semester a year at “The new Theology and weekends. in student aid, but that is hard­ Museum add several new collec­ Notre Dame. Philosophy building was not part “Students can come to study, ly the only a re a in w hich tions, said museum director “The campaign created a chair of the original Generations hang out or whatever. Our G enerations is changing the Chuck Loving. The John D. Reilly position in the law school that Campaign, but as money was retreat teams can meet there ... face of Notre Dame. collection provides the museum attracted someone of his interna­ raised, new priorities arose,” We have office space on the first with old m aster drawings, the tional status,” Rosswurm said. Roche said. “The College was floor where our retreats will be Lake family donated a major col­ The Library “This is one of the largest bene­ given money for the new building centered,” Warner said. “It’s lection of pre-Columbian objects “The Generations funding fits of the Generations Campaign instead of a new doctoral pro­ amazing what they have given and the Ashbaugh family provid­ will do great things for the within the Law School — to bring us.” gram.” ed funding for an educational library,” said Jennifer in world class professors.” The building includes a new Roche said the campaign’s center within Younger, director of University chapel, called funding will pay for more profes­ the museum. libraries. Younger said $8 mil­ Notre Dame The College of Arts and Letters sors, which in turn will reduce They also lion will go to renovating the Our Mother, “It will help attract the More than half of the credit class size and improve overall helped create basement of the 14-floor tower w hich w as hours e a rn ed each year by education. most outstanding faculty an endowment and other funds will create 150 donated by undergraduate students are “I think it will make a tremen­ and students in the for education­ new endowed collections. Tom Coleman, taken in the College of Arts and dous impact,” he said. “It will al activities “The money from these who also gave country, which enhances Letters. Accordingly, many of the help attract the most outstanding within the cen­ endowments will go to enhance faculty and students in the coun­ money to reno­ funds from Generations will ben­ classroom learning. ” ter. the library collections and vate the efit that college. try, which enhances classroom Generations impact technology. We will be Basilica. A number of chaired profes­ learning.” funding will able to offer new and innova­ Besides the Mark Roche sors were added to Arts and help provide tive library services,” Younger new building, dean, College of Arts and Letters Letters and the Endowments for Campus Ministry chemical said. “It will have a tre m e n ­ Warner said Excellence will help with non­ On March 19, students will see abuse counsel­ dous positive impact on the Campus salary funding, said Mark Roche, a large benefit from the ing, enhance fine and performing ability of the library to provide Ministry will benefit in other dean of the College of Arts and Generations Campaign: the new arts at the University, and helped information service to the cam­ ways from Generations. Letters. Coleman Morse Center, located pay for the $58 million Main pus.” “The campaign provided sup­ The financial aid benefits of the between Badin Hall and Walsh Building renovation. Some of the endowments will port for our catechist program, Generations campaign have Hall. It will house the First Year Overall, Generations beat all add library collections in glob­ where we send students out to already indirectly benefited the of Studies, athletic advising, and expectations, topping its original alization, Irish studies, teach CCD classes,” he said. “It College, Roche said. Campus Ministry. goal by nearly $300,000. Mediaeval studies and critical will also support our choirs and “It has helped us attract the “The new building will be “Generations not only helped technology, Younger said. has added renovations to the most outstanding students which absolutely superb, ” Warner said. Campus Ministry, but increased “The most tangible benefit Basilica.” has improved the intellectual “For the first time, we will all be financial aid to students, will for students will be the atmosphere in the classroom,” in the same place — all our ser­ improve the library, added improved quality of the library he said. vices will be in the same area.” Odds and Ends chaired faculty members and collection — the books on the Originally, Generations was Warner said the building will Besides the library, Law created much needed space, ” shelves, the available technolo­ supposed to create a doctoral include a CSC satellite office, School, College of Arts and Letter W arner said. “It will m ake a gy and the expanded electronic program for the College, but social space that will remain and Campus Ministry, the large difference in the overall resources,” Younger said. “It Roche said a need for space open almost 24 hours and food Generations Campaign will also education of Notre Dame stu­ will positively change the arose. services that will be open on the benefit students in other areas. design in a broad way the dents.” —

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who feel passionately about this University officials expected they Generations place,” said Father Tim Scully, execu­ would need to land three gifts in the A Long Road tive vice president. $35 million range, according to Father Malloy continued from page 1 Approximately 50 major donors Beauchamp. They only got one, but a were brought on “fly-ins,” according plethora of donations in the $1 to $5 announces Colloquy Development. That is the part of any to Beauchamp. These weekends million range made a big difference. A for Year 2000 major fundraising campaign when the included campus tours, a dinner at the big part of the campaign's success will begin fundraisers approach large potential top of the library, presentations from came from its goals, Beauchamp said. donors individually, hoping for a big University officers and Mass with “Basically, it was a campaign driven gift. They build up many big gifts Malloy at the Log Chapel. The purpose for programs, for people,” he said. “It before announcing the campaign pub­ was to show these potential benefac­ was very successful in that regard.” Colloquy is licly, to build up momentum. tors Notre Dame, and to convince By the time the dust cleared, Notre completed and “It assures a good them to give money. Dame had surpassed the $1 billion published wind behind our They worked. Every mark. That was a major accomplish­ back,” Reagan said. “This University was not couple wound up ment. There are only 17 other schools “The likelihood of the same University it donating, Beauchamp which have reached that milestone, University officers success is also very was io years ago." said. and only one other, Princeton, without good that way. That “There’s no other a medical school has done it. and Trustees quiet phase is very school in the country “When you set out to raise $767 mil­ identify campaign important.” Father William Beauchamp with a program like lion, it’s a pretty staggering thing,” goals. Silence brought suc­ executive vice president emeritus that that is that suc­ Scully said. “When you raise over $1 cess. cessful,” he said. billion, that’s a pretty amazing thing.” By May, 1997, when The pot continued $1,061,097,581 is a lot of money. the campaign was publicly launched, to grow, and in July, 1999, a little How that money is spent says a lot “Quiet Phase” of more than $470 million had been more than two years after it kicked about the organization that is spend­ Generations raised, and the benefits were already off, Generations topped its goal of ing it. By and large, the University Campaign begins. being seen in buildings sprouting up $767 million. It was a big success, in community supports the way the on campus. The Bond Hall renova­ fact the most successful campaign in money was allocated, and the process tions, West Quad residence halls and Catholic university by which that alloca­ the Main Building renovation were all h isto ry . But tion was determined. Generations early beneficiaries of Generations Generations was "The real base of our “Almost everything launched publicly, funds. Despite these high-visibility scheduled to run giving is folks who feel in here came out of with $470 million construction projects, only 21 percent through the year passionately about this the Colloquy and con­ of the money raised was directed for 2000, so University sequently is a result bricks and mortar. officials did not stop place. ” of student involve­ “It appears like you’re em phasizing it. There were specific ment,” said student Generations buildings,” Beauchamp said, but, in areas — undergradu­ Father Tim Scully body president Brian surpasses initial O’Donoghue. fact, those bigger donations are tar­ ate scholarships, executive vice president $767 million goal geted early, and tend to come through graduate programs, a It is hard to argu e first. Thus, buildings are built before science teaching facil­ with $164 million for ity — which were still undergraduate aid. scholarships are announced and new Generations tops faculty hired. underfunded; new projects, such as That money, and the money for After the campaign was formally the philosophy/theology building, also libraries, faculty, buildings and cen­ $1 billion kicked off, with a cam pus cerem ony emerged. ters, will mean big changes for Notre mark that was beamed via satellite to more So the fundraising continued. Dame as it enters the 21st century. than 160 local alumni clubs, momen­ Parents and alumni donations piled The road to $1.06 billion was a long up, and that helped the total figure one, and it has had a huge impact. tum grew. Alumni and parents were Generations solicited, and responded well. Lots of grow. So did major donations, like the The benefits are already visible. midsize donations, in the $1 to $5 mil­ $35 million gift to the College of “The University is not the same Campaign ends lion range, were made, and the pot Business by Tom and Kathy Mendoza. University it was 10 years ago,” at $1.06 billion Beauchamp said. grew. That was the largest donation of the KATIE McKENNA/The O bserver “The real base of our giving is folks campaign. Wait another 10 years.

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