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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 38: ISSUE 66 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2003 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Mass Alum donates $6 M to Health Services remembers The current building docs not beautiful old building, one of the Warren, who donated the fund­ By KATIE LAIRD meet fire codes, does not have best-built buildings on campus," ing for the facility, is the president News Wrirer handicap accessibility and lacks Klevasaid. of the Warren Foundation in central air conditioning. In addi­ Health Services will remain Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is a mem­ Moore's life University Health Services tion, the water is less than perfect centrally located on campus as ber of the Notre Dame Board of received a $6 million donation due to pipe lining. The new reno­ the University plans to expand Trustees. By SCOTT BRODFUEHRER from Notre Dame alumni William vation calls for the complete Notre Dame's borders in future He also funded the construction News Wrirer Warren to completely renovate restoration of the building, years. of the Warren Golf Course on the University's existing health including new ventilation and The University hopes to begin campus a few years ago. lie was Hundreds filled the care facility and incorporate electrical, plumbing and fire-pro­ construction of the facility in May recently inducted into the Basilica to remember I lealth Services, the Counseling tection systems. 2005, and anticipates its comple­ Oklahoma Hall of Fame, where Dennis Moore at a Mass of Center and the Office of Drug and The anticipated cost of the total tion in August 2006. During this he was recognized for his contri­ Christian Burial Monday. Alcohol Education into one facili­ project is around $9 million, period, students will still be able butions in health care and in Moore, an associate vice ty. Kleva said. The University hopes to receive medical and counseling higher education through schol­ president Ann Klcva, director of Health to raise the remaining $3 million care. arship funds, endowments and of public Services, said she is very eager to from funds for building mainte­ "There is available space in the other programs. affairs at begin the reconstruction. nance and students' health care security building, so we can pro­ "Historically, a lot of the t h e "We hope to become an accred­ services fees. vide health care and provide 24-7 [Warren] foundation has gone to University, ited health care facility. Our care "Construction will be limited care that we have now. We won't health care. Mr. Warren is into d i e d meets the standards, but our because we're going to work with have interrupted care," Kleva Wednesday building does not," she said. the existing building ... it's a said. see HEALTH/page 4 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dennis Moore New York after a yearlong battle with Amnesty to erect walls outside of dining halls prostate cancer. lie was 55. In his homily, Father Michael Baxter remem­ By DUSTIN VONHANDORF bered Moore as a son of News Wrirer God who was devoted to his family, had an The Notre Dame branch of extremely strong faith and the Amnesty International always served others. social action group will con­ Baxter recalled how struct a wooden wall in front Moore entered Notre Dame of each dining hall today in as a member of the Class response to rising tensions of 1970, but returned to in the Middle East, prompted Chicago in 1968 to care by a wall erected between for his sick mother. He Israelis and Palestinians in spoke about the journey the Middle East. Moore embarked on with AmnestyND did not initial­ his wife, Doreen, and later ly plan to call attention to with their three children the tensions, said its presi­ Erin, Colleen and dent, Teriss Conterato, but Brendan. decided to go ahead with the "lit] took them to Ireland event due to the rising several times, to the Upper media coverage of the CHUY BENITEZ!The Observer Peninsula. to Chicago, lots Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Members of the Notre Dame branch of Amensty International build wooden walls to be placed of stops in between and In addition to the increas­ outside each of the dining halls to raise awarness about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. eventually in 1988 to our ing media coverage, good fortune to Notre Conterato said AmnestyND is security barrier, but it vio­ place." conflict among the Notre Dame to serve in public concerned with the issue late~ so many international The goal of AmnestyND in Dame community. relations," Baxter said. "because of the actions of treaties and is cutting off erecting these structures, "We want to educate peo- both Israel and Palestine. human rights. People can't Conterato said, is to see MASS/page 4 Israel said that the wall is a get to water or the work- increase awareness of the see AMNESTY/page 4 Hallahan ends term as Student Body President

these changes to the Student Government an efficient body. ever is the Democratic nominee By MAUREEN REYNOLDS Government that the [Board of "I really hope, with the work we [for President]." Hallahan said. Associate News Editor Trustees] has asked us to make do this year and into next semes­ Aside from this opportunity, and continue to make Student ter, . . . that five or ten years from Hallahan expressed a desire to Monday marked Student Body Government a voice for students now we'll have an efficient, work in the White !louse one day President Pat Hallahan's last offi­ and more efficient to get what stu­ respected Student Government and possibly even run for political cial day in office; he led the dents want," he said. that can voice student needs to the office. semester's last Campus Life Lao commented on his readi­ administration and get results," he "Ideally. if the Democrats can Council and Council of ness to take over Hallahan's posi­ said. beat [President George W.] Bush, Representatives meetings to end tion and said that he and Emily Hallahan, a political science which I think we're going to do, I his term. Chin, who will assume Lao's major, will graduate at the end of want to go to the White House and Hallahan expressed pride in his vacant vice president position, are this semester and receive his stay involved in politics," he said. administration's work so far and excited to continue Hallahan's diploma in January. However, he "I love politics and public service; I voiced his hopes for the coming work. will return in May to attend the hope to keep doing it. I don't know semester, when current vice presi­ "Pat's done a great job this year, graduation ceremony with the rest if I want to run for oflice. but I dent Jeremy Lao will take over as and I'm sad to see him go, but he of his class. He made this decision want to be involved." student body president. has a great opportunity and I'm to accept a job at the Democratic Hallahan's graduation marks "I think we got a lot started and really excited for him." Lao stated. National Committee as the execu­ the first time a Notre Dame stu­ got some things done," Hallahan "[Emily and I] are excited and tive assistant to Jackson Dunn, the dent body president has done so CHUY BENITEZ!The Observer said. "I think we started a big ready to take on new jobs and get DNC's finance director. in the middle of his term. Student Body President Pat important project with the Council stuff done next semester." "[Dunn], the finance director, is Hallahan presides over a student of Representatives and we did a Hallahan said he hopes future in charge of all the Democratic government meeting. Monday lot of good in the CLC." Student Government officials will Party's major fundraising. We'll be Contact Maureen Reynolds at was his last day In office. "I just hope that we can get continue to make Student working to raise money for who- [email protected] page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Tuesday, December 9, 2003 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT SHOULD THE ADMINISTRATION GIVE THE STUDENTS FOR CHRISTMAS? ' Confessions of an AIM addict Brian McKenna Catherine Schmidt Dave Witowski Megan Healy Selim Nurudeen Tom Mulcrone I'm coming clean. My parents will be ashamed, I know. It is time, Senior Sophomore Senior Freshman Junior Freshman however, for me to let go of those Siegfried Hall Welsh Family Hall Keenan Hall Lewis Hall Carroll Hall Siegfried Hall conversations that move slower than traffic on a football game weekend, to be ':4 voice." "Renovate the "Jaundice." "Co-ed dorms. " "Extension on "More flu free from those Megan O'Neil art building." parietals. " shots." little yellow smi- ley faces. Hi, my name is Wzre Editor Megan and I'm an AIM-oholic. IN BRIEF Even as I sit here now expressing my desire for rehabilitation, I am chatting away The ND Center for Ethics & with four different friends, darting Culture will present a lecture from Microsoft Word to AIM. At entitled "Subject to Allah this point I have typed about five and/or Science? Ambivalent times as much in those little gray Narratives in Contemporary boxes as I have on this page. Muslim Ethics," in the The sitmition is even worse McKenna Hall auditorium at 4 when I am actually working on p.m. today. something important, like a phi­ losophy paper. I would estimate The Center for Social AIM adds 90 minutes to every five­ Concerns will present an infor­ page paper I write. Further, it mation session for students jeopardizes the coherency of interested in participating in a whatever I finally do turn in to my summer service internship in professor. the family room of Welsh The away message was designed Family Hall from 5 to 6 p.m. to combat this problem, to empow­ tonight. er those with a love for the latest, such as myself, with a tool to con­ International Students trol themselves. It can be agreed Services and Activities will however, that while an excellent present a Belgian film with concept, it has failed miserably. English subtitles entitled First of all, the composing of "Pauline et Paulette" at 7 p.m. away messages has become an art tonight in the Montgomery in and of itself. Some detail their Theater of the LaFortune CHUY BENITEZ/The Observer Student Center. entire daily schedule, while others Freshly-made gingerbread houses cover the tables of North Dining Hall. reference inside jokes. It is not Students created the holiday treats as a part of Food Services' efforts to get Howard Hall and ND-HOBY uncommon to see inspirational more Involved with students. quotes from great minds such as will present a talk by Chris Martin Luther King, Jr., or mes­ Bowers, author of "Don't Tug sages written in foreign lan­ On The Wire: How to be a Risk guages. Indeed, some students do Taker!" tonight in the Carey keep a list of convenient pre­ Auditorium of the Hesburgh scripted ones such as "class" or OFFBEAT Library from 8 to 9 p.m. "dinner." But admit it, you hate those boring one-worders whether received a colored plastic rapper Eminem wrote Wednesday is the last day of IU center breaks classes for Notre Dame stu­ you are addicted or not. world dreidel dreidel. But planners at the lyrics that said ''I'd rather Second, even with my away mes­ see the president dead," dents. sage solidly posted, I cannot resist record Hillel Jewish community but it doesn't plan a formal the urge to check my buddy list center discovered there investigation, said a Secret The Class of 2004 will spon­ every ten minutes or so. On stress­ BLOOMINGTON, Ind.- A were not the hoped-for 561 Service spokesman. sor a class dinner for seniors ful days when my condition flares Jewish community center people present. John Gill, the spokesman, at K's Grill from 6 until 8 p.m. I will read every away message on at Indiana University says it So volunteers handed out cautioned such lyrics can Wednesday. my list of 107 screen names. Some has broken the world a second dreidel to most of have unintended conse­ of them require decoding, of record for spinning drei­ the crowd, and participants quences on others. Notre Dame's men's basket­ course, and you could say I am dels. practiced a two-handed "The Secret Service has ball team will play Indiana inadvertently receiving a degree in Officials at the Helene G. technique or tried spinning no current plans to open an University in the Joyce Center away message analysis. Simon Hillel Center in the dreidels one after the investigation into this mat­ Wednesday at 9 p.m. · If AIM is so distracting, you Bloomington set 713 of the other. ter," Gill said Monday. But might ask, why do you just not traditional Hanukkah toys Hillel Center Rabbi Sue "we are concerned about The Student Union Board sign on at all? This would seem spinning for 10 seconds on Shifron said Guinness will communications that can will sponsor a stress-reliever like the simple solution, but yet Sunday. They were await­ have to confirm the record be interpreted in a manner event, "Study Days," in the another misconception. My need to ing official confirmation of by reviewing participant perhaps not intended by ballroom of the LaFortune talk online and to check others' the feat by the Guinness sign-in sheets and any visu­ the artist, and the potential Student Center Thursday from away messages is such that absti­ Book of World Records. al evidence. The process peripheral impact that such 9 p.m. to midnight. nence is even more distracting The previous record, held will take abnut four weeks. lyrics can have on other than the alternative. I will think by the University of individuals." about who is on, and what mes­ Maryland, involved spin­ ning 536 dreidels for 10 Secret Service not to sages are up, to the extent that I investigate Eminem To submit information to be might as well be signed on any­ seconds in 2000. included in this section of The way. As the crowd gathered WASHINGTON - The Observer. e-mail detailed infor­ So the struggle continues, day in before the event, volunteer U.S. Secret Service has Information compiled mation about an event to and day out. At this point, howev­ "spinners" signed in and looked into reports that from the Associated Press. [email protected]. er, I would say it is a losing battle.

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COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES Members present model of new government structure

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www.nd.edu/~sibc page 4 The Observer + NEWS Tuesday, December 9, 2003 I University President BOARD OF GOVERNANCE emeritus Father Ted Mass Hesburgh also spoke of continued from page 1 Moore's commitment to Notre Dame when he gave Both Baxter and his closing remarks. Officers pass changes to constitution University President "I think I can give voice Father Edward Malloy to all the people in this the constitutional committee for senior retreat. The event, which praised Moore's service to church - all the people By MEGAN O'NEIL review. If approved, it will then committee members hope will the University in his role who don't get to say any- News Writer move on to BOG where it will be be held at the Moreau Seminary, as its princi- thing, except to voted on. Under the new rules. is a weekend of personal reflec­ say by their Saint Mary's Board of P a I rejected amendments cannot be tion open to the entire senior spokesman. presence that Governance wrapped up the resubmitted without some class. The committee's request In his open­ "We're going to Denny was one semester with holiday flair at ing remarks, of our most Monday's meeting as officers change. for sponsorship from the miss Denny." "You can't just keep submit­ M a I I o y wonderful, unanimously passed minor Committee for Women in referred to faithful com­ changes to the student govern­ ting the same amendment over Leadership was rejected. Moore as the Father Ted Hesburgh rades in this ment constitution and and over," said Brown. "You + "Lessons and Carols," an "voice of Unlverslt President great work of exchanged Christmas gifts. have to change it somehow, annual ecumenical celebration Notre Dame." emeritus Notre Dame," Vice President Sarah Brown whether it be the wording or of the advent season, will be "[In his] job Hesburgh said. detailed alterations being made format." held Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the he was enor- "We're going to the structure of the constitu­ Church of Our Lady of Loretto. It mously dis- to miss Denny. tion. Most consisted of specific In other BOG News will feature scripture readings, creet, always honest and ... I have a feeling that wording changes and chronolo­ +BOG voted to grant Pi Mu songs and dance. Participants never spoke uncharitably. Denny, like so many of the gy of the document's sections. Epsilon $1,500 in co-sponsor­ are encouraged to bring an He loved Notre Dame," wonderful Notre Dame The description of the Student ship money for their trip to the offering of non-perishable food Baxter said. people who preceded him, Government Association, for Joint Mathematics Meeting, items to be donated to the Baxter said that the is somehow still with us instance, will not precede the which will be held in the spring Chapin Street Clinic. strength of Moore's faith and will be with us with description of BOG. in Arizona. Pi Mu Epsilon is the +The Student Activities Board is and his devotion to his his spirit." Brown also briefly discussed senior math majors club and the sponsoring a holiday movie, family became even clear­ Internment at . Cedar the new constitutional amend­ conference traditionally provides "National Lampoon's Christmas er as he dealt with cancer. Grove Cemetery followed ment process. great opportunities for seniors to Vacation," Tuesday and "For some people, the the Mass. "We just made it a lot clearer network with prospective Saturday at 8 p.m. in Carroll story of their life is a and more specific," she employers. Auditorium. Free sub sandwich­ proclamation of the gospel. explained. + BOG also granted $1,000 to es will be provided. The shape of their life is Contact Scott Brodfuehrer at Constitutional amendment the senior retreat committee to Contact Megan O'Neil at good news," Baxter said. [email protected] submissions must be sent first to help cover the costs of this year's [email protected]

extra attention to the A01nesty cause. hospital in Tulsa. Kleva toured the he said he'd always take care of Portions of the wall were Health facility and was impressed by the Notre Dame. It means so much to continued from page 1 constructed on Sunday, and kindness and generosity of the him ... When he found out there were to be brought to the continued from page 1 staff. The family is also planning was a need for health services he pie about the crisis," dining halls to undergo to construct a senior citizen care was eager to help," Kleva said. Conterato said. "If they final assembly Tuesday research. He sees the need to facility in Tulsa to assist the elder­ The new facility will be named want to ignore it, that's morning. improve the quality of life and to ly. after the Warren family. fine. We hope to get a pret­ The date of the event is help the underprivileged. He's ''I've never seen such caring, "After meeting him and his fam­ ty positive ·reaction [to the particularly significant, very passionate about it," Kleva such warm people in my whole ily, there isn't another family that I wall]. We're hoping people timed one month after said. life. How they interact with would want the health center to realize we are trying to Amnesty's annual Kleva attended the induction everyone ... you get that sense of be named after ... I feel privileged give as objective of a view International Day of ceremony in Oklahoma last caring regardless if they're a to have their name on the build­ as possible." Action. month, where she had the chance patient or a doctor," Kleva said. ing. Mr. Warren will take a per­ AmnestyND wanted to Conterato said that the to meet with Warren. Kleva also described Warren as sonal interest," Kleva said. bring the issue forth in a group also wanted to make The Warren family has estab­ very passionate and loyal to Notre physical nature, instead of sure that the event took lished other health facilities. Dame. just merely posters, place during the fall including Saint Francis Health "When he talked about Notre Contact Katie Laird at Conterato said. "[A wall] is semester. before students Services. a 750-bed acute care Dame and how excited he was ... [email protected] large and eye catching, so and faculty leave for why not?" Christmas break. The walls, which are Amnesty aims to educate made out of four-foot-by­ people about the current New Course for Spring 2004 - Register Now! eight-foot pieces of ply­ events and issues in the wood, will be painted with world. The group focused the phrase "Stop the Wall," this year specifically on the "Women l.e~ding: Is It Different?" and will be covered with death penalty, the prison (8A325 &MBA 525) posters that highlight the system. domestic violence crisis. and the situation in 1:s Credits, Assigned Readings &Discussion- No Exams or Term Paper Contertato said that the Liberia. 9Lectutes, Fridays 10:40 am;_.. 12:10 pm, beginning January 16th walls will be built in the high-traffic areas in front Contact Dustin VonHandorf at Jordan Auditorium, Mendoza College of Business of the dining halls to draw [email protected] ...... COURSEDESCRIPTION This timely new lecture series is designed for male and female students alike, examining the Reusable Grab-N-Go Bags "truths and myths" about women in leadership positions. A prestigious group of speakers will offer their perspectives and insights on what Ws like to be a woman leader and what it's like to work with and for one.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS U.S. begins anti-terror offensive Gore to endorse Dean campaign KABUL. Afghanistan - The U.S. military launehed its largest postwar offensive Former vice president snubs Lieberman as Dean candidacy picks up steam against Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents Monday, sending 2,000 soldiers into a law­ less swath of Afghanistan to put down a Associated Press wave of attacks. The operation began as Afghan and U.N. NEW YORK - Former officials warned that one of the military's Vice President AI Gore will most tragic blunders - the weekend killing endorse Howard Dean for of nine children in an airstrike - could drive the Democratic presiden­ morn Afghans into the arms of the rebels. tial nomination Tuesday, a Operation Avalanche, in southern and east­ dramatic move that could ern Afghanistan, "is the largest we have ever tighten Dean's grip on the designed," Lt. Col. Bryan Hilferty told front-runner's position and reporters at the coalition military headquar­ usher more support from ters at Bagram. north of the capital Kabul. wary party elite. Gore, who won the pop­ Putin allies defeat liberals in vote ular vote but lost the elec­ MOSCOW - A sweeping victory by toral vote in the disputed President Vladimir Putin 's allies pushed lib­ 2000 election, has agreed eral. Western-oriented parties out of parlia­ to appear with Dean in ment for the first time since the Soviet col­ New York City's Harlem lapse, and the White !louse expressed con­ neighborhood and then cern Monday over the fairness of a vote travel with the former human rights oflicials said marked a retreat Vermont governor to Iowa from democracy in Hussia. for a formal endorsement. The main pro-Kremlin party, United several Democratic Hussia. won nearly three times as many sources, including one votes in Sunday's elections as its closest close to Gore, said rival. according to preliminary results. Monday. Getty Il'> new power, together with the defeat of The coveted endorse­ Democratic presidential hopeful and former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, center, liberal parties and a surge by nationalists ment is a breathtaking vic­ speaks at a campaign event In New York City Monday. At the event, Dean received tory for a candidate whose who have called for strong state control of endorsements from 22 city council members. the economy, raised questions about Putin's anti-war, anti-establish­ plans for what seems certain to be a second ment candidacy has given Bush after a tumultuous No. 2 bolsters Dean's case McEntee said. term following March presidential elections. pause to party leaders and 36-day recount in Florida that he can carry the In choosing Dean, Gore key constituencies, several and a 5-4 Supreme Court party's mantle next bypassed his own vice Democratic strategists vote against him. Gore's November and represents presidential pick in 2000, said. concession came Dec. 13, more than an Internet­ Sen. Joe Lieberman of "What this says is that 2000. driven outsider relying on Connecticut, who is strug­ NATIONAL NEWS all these Washington insid­ The former vice presi­ the support of largely gling in his bid to capture ers who have been gnash­ dent is widely popular white, upscale voters. the nomination. ing their teeth, wringing among key primary voters It also helps Dean, who Lieberman even waited Congress moves to can spammers their hands and clinging to due in part to the wide­ leads in state polls in New until after Gore made his WASIIINGTON - Congress on Monday their cocktail cups can spread belief among Hampshire and Iowa as decision last December not approved the first national effort to stem the relax now. Dean's been Democratic activists that well as in the fund-raising to run before embarking flood of unwanted e-mail pitches offering knighted by the ultimate the election was taken battle, as he tries to per­ on his candidacy. prescription drugs, cheap loans and other insider," said Democratic from him. In several sur­ suade Democrats worried The Lieberman cam­ come-ons. consultant Dean Strother veys of Democratic voters, about his lack of foreign paign issued a terse state­ President Bush has indicated he intends to of Washington. "It's game, Gore and New York Sen. policy experience and ment Monday, saying, "I sign the measure into law. Indeed the White set and match. It's over." Hillary Rodham Clinton, campaign missteps that was proud to have been !louse revamped its own e-mail system this Other Democrats offered who repeatedly say they his nomination is all but chosen by AI Gore in 2000 summer over a nood of so-called spam. more cautious appraisals, won't seek the nomination certain. to be a heartbeat away Clogged inboxes have become a leading but the overwhelming con­ next year, have fared bet­ AFSCME President from the presidency," and irritation among Internet users. an increas­ sensus was that Dean's ter than the announced Gerald McEntee said added, "Ultimately, the ing business expense for companies and a coup makes him the over­ presidential candidates. Gore's support is more sig­ voters will make the deter­ popular target for Washington interest wh~lming favorite to claim The Gore endorsement nificant than all of Dean's mination and I will contin­ before an election year. the nomination. Even comes just weeks after two labor endorsements. ue to make my case about The House voted without dissent to advisers to Dean's rivals key unions - the Service "It goes so far in dis­ taking our party and approve slight changes Senate lawmakers conceded they were Employees International pelling this idea that swirls nation forward." made to the "can spam" legislation, which stunned and disheartened Union and the American around that Dean would Lieberman spokesman would outlaw the shadiest techniques used by the news. Federation of State, not be a good candidate in Jano Cabrera said Gore by the Internet's most prolific e-mailers, who Gore won the popular County and Municipal the general [election], that did not tell the Connecticut send tens of millions of messages each day. vote by half a million votes Employees - backed Dean in some way would senator about the endorse­ in 2000 but conceded to Dean's candidacy. The be damaging to the ment, which Lieberman N.J. hunters begin bear hunt Hepublican George W. approval of Bill Clinton's Democratic Party." had sought. VEHNON, N.J.- Slogging through a foot of snow left by a weekend blizzard, hunters ventured into the woods in New Jersey's first I.Jcar hunt in 33 years, prompted by a rising number of complaints about the animals IRAQ breaking into suburban homes and raiding trash cans. About two dozen protesters rallied near a weigh station at Wawayanda State Park, Saddam killed 61,000 in Baghdad chanting, "Stop the slaughter, save the bears." They took to the woods with video Gallup, 6.6 percent said yes. Forensic teams will begin to cameras to monitor the hunt, which went Associated Press ahead despite a number of legal challenges. The polling firm took metropolitan exhume four of those graves next BAGHDAD - Saddam Hussein's Baghdad's population- 6.39 million month in search of evidence for a government may have executed -and average household size- 6.9 new tribunal, expected to be estab­ 61,000 Baghdad residents. a number people - to calculate that 61,000 lished this week, that will try mem­ LOCAL NEWS significantly higher than previously people were executed during bers of the former regime for crimes believed, according to a survey Saddam's rule. Most arc believed to against humanity and genocide. More obtained Monday by The Associated have been buried in mass graves. graves will later be added to the list. Late editor bequeaths books Press. The U.S.-Ied occupation authority But nobody expects all the mass ELKIIAHT - A retired newspaper editor The bloodiest massacres of in Iraq has said that at least 300,000 graves to be exhumed, and nobody who loved reading books almost as much as Saddam's 23-year presidency people are buried in mass graves in expects to ever know the full number he relished giving them away has bequeathed occurred in Iraq's Kurdish north and Iraq. Human rights officials put the of Iraqis executed by their govern­ his personal library- all 3,000-plus volumes Shiite Muslim south, but the Gallup number closer to 500,000, and some ment. -to Elkhart Community Schools. Baghdad Survey data indicates the Iraqi political parties estimate more Hichard Burkholder, who headed The books Hobert Schnuck collected in his brutality extended strongly into the than 1 million were executed: Gallup's Baghdad team, said the life will soon form a library in his name at capital as well. Without exhumations of those numbers in Baghdad could be high Elkhart's Central High School. All of the The survey, which the polling firm graves, it is impossible to confirm a for two reasons: People may have books will be housed in the same room. planned to release on Tuesday, asked figure. Scientists told The Associated understood "household" to be broad­ "I think he'd be very pleased that the school 1,178 Baghdad residents in August Press during a recent investigation er than just the people living at their will receive them," said Phyllis Warrick, a and September whether a member of that they have confirmed 41 mass address; and some families may have dose friend of Schnuck's, who died in July at their household had been executed graves on a list of suspected sites that moved to the capital from other areas age 85. by Saddam's regime. According to currently includes 270 locations. since the executions occurred. page 6 The Observer + NEWS Tuesday, December 9, 2003 Saint Mary's students CAMPUS LIFE COUNCIL celebrate feast day Letter on senior privileges planned

"I really look forward to work­ bility of having a weekly senior By MEGAN O'NEIL dent body today has not By ANDREW THAGARD ing with everyone next semester," night at Legends during one of News Writer been easy, however. Assistant News Editor he said. the establishment's slower days. "You have to make it rele­ During Monday's meeting, the While the event would be adver­ Saint Mary's students cele­ vant to students, because council also discussed the work of tised to seniors, Legends would brated the Feast of the something we had in the 50s The Campus Life Council tied the senior privileges task force. remain open to the general public Immaculate Conception with might not work today," said up loose ends during its last Members agreed to draft and during the proposed event. a special dinner, mass and Mission Commissioner Leah meeting of the fall semester and send a letter to Father Mark "We're continuing to get more reception Monday. The Holden-Corbett. the final one presided over by Poorman, vice president of senior leaders involved with the scheduled events came as She added that there had Student Body President Pat Student Affairs, outlining the discussion," said Elliot part of a new movement on been a traditionally strong Hallahan. When the council research done so far on the feasi­ Poindexter, Judicial Council presi­ campus to increase devotion devotion to Mary at the reconvenes in January, Jeremy bility of reserved parking for on­ dent and a member of the CLC. to Mary, the College's College in the past, and Lao, current student body vice campus seniors without taking a In general, members respond­ patroness. annual events such as the president, will oversee the organ­ position on the option. ed positively to the idea. In an effort to build up Madonna Night and May Day ization. "I hate to see the work that this "When someone spends mil­ awareness for the Feast, a were quite popular. In recent "I think we did a decent task force has done just sort of lions of dollars for the Notre day of holy obligation for years this interest had begun amount of stuff this semester," die," said Heather Rakoczy, rec­ Dame community [for building Catholics, student govern­ to wane. Hallahan said to the CLC. "We're tor of Pangborn Hall and a mem­ Legends] we should always be ment posted signs around "It is something that has making progress in a lot of areas. ber of CLC, regarding the deci­ thinking of ways to use it," campus reminding students been lost over the more Keep up the good work." sion to forward the information. Hallahan said. to honor the holy day of recent years at Saint Lao promised to work with The senior privileges task force their patron saint. Students Mary's," she said. members to maintain the also informed the CLC that it is Contact Andrew Thagard at were encouraged to dress in In applying for her student momentum started by Hallahan. continuing to work on the possi- [email protected] the color blue, the symbolic government position, color of Mary, as a sign of Holden-Corbett hoped that it solidarity and were given was something she would be blue ribbons to wear. able to change. She and Inspiration for the celebra­ other board members tion of the Feast of the explored ways in which to Korean museum reveals rifts Immaculate Conception revitalize interest in the came from such religious saint. The first step towards celebrations in years past in this goal, she said, was to Associated Press though questions about who rate waves of immigrants. the Saint Mary's community. honor Mary on her feast day LOS ANGELES - A museum will run it and even whether "What I've noticed is we "We actually just got the in a way that students of expected to unite the city's admission will be charged don't think alike even though idea for the event because today would enjoy. diverse Korean-American were still unanswered. we're all Korean," said we were going through some "We are trying to unite the community, the largest outside Some involved in the dispute Christine Lee, a deaconess at old stuff." said admissions school in new ways that per­ the mother country, instead said it is a symptom of a com­ the Korean United commissioner Katie tain to students in present has divided it over differences munity divided between recent Presbyterian Church of Los Harrison, "and we found days but still maintain the about money and manage­ Korean immigrants and those Angeles, one of the parties in that the Immaculate devotion that we had in the ment. whose families have been here the dispute. "We want to leave Conception is the patron past," Holden-Corbett said. A grand opening ceremony for generations. It's a divide this beautiful legacy for the saint of Saint Mary's." was scheduled for Tuesday at experts said is common in future, but we're not doing a Adapting old religious col­ Contact Megan O'Neil at the Korean National Korean-American communi­ good job because everybody is lege traditions for the stu- [email protected] Association Memorial Hall, ties, where large gaps sepa- fighting over who will be

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GOLD ($/Troy OL) +0.20 407.50 plans to millions of older fight in the Republican- million retirees will lose the Between $2.250 and Americans who now controlled Congress for drug coverage they now $5,100 in drug costs, the PORK BELLIES (cents/lb.) +0.775 87.625 receive health care benefits changes in the law, princi- receive from former government will pay noth­ Excha Rates under terms fixed by the pally for measures to bring employers, although other ing. Over $5,100, the gov­ YEN 107.4 federal government. down the price of prescrip- projections are much ernment pays all but 5 per- "Medicine has changed tion drugs. "You sold us smaller. cent of prescription costs. EURO 0.8186 but Medicare has not - out, so we're going to go all Those seniors who now The monthly premium for POUND 0.577 until today," Bush said, out to repeal what you've rely on supplemental insur- the drug plan is estimated CANADIAN$ 1.299 explaining that prescription done," Sen. Edward M. ance to defray the cost of to-be a national average of drugs and outpatient care Kennedy, D-Mass., said. prescription drugs can $35 in 2006. But the exact have replaced hospital The first tangible result choose to keep those so- shape and cost of the drug stays over the past two of the Medicare law will be called Medigap policies benefit also could differ BRIEF decades. "Our seniors are prescription drug discount instead of signing up for from one region of the IN fully capable of making cards that the president the new benefit, the White country to the next. And health care choices, and said would take effect in House said. However, nothing in the law pre­ Analysts predict no Fed move this bill allows them to do June. He said seniors will Medicare beneficiaries can- eludes private insurers WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve, that." receive a mailing in the not be enrolled in both a from offering more goner­ linally starting to see the hoped-for rebound in Republicans generally spring to explain the card, Medigap plan and the new ous but also more costly the economy. is expected to leave interest hailed the signing as a which will cost no more prescription drug plan. plans. rates unchanged at its last meeting of the political triumph they could than $30 a year. It will Some Medicaid benefici- The president said the year, allowing consumers and businesses to use in next year's election offer discounts that Bush aries, among the poorest of average senior will see enjoy the lowest rates in decades into the new to neutralize Democrats' said will range from 10 to seniors, also could see today's drug bill cut rough- year. usual advantage on issues 25 percent off retail prices. restrictions placed on their ly in half. but his calcula­ Analysts uniformly are predicting that the regarding the elderly. Critics say the promise of drug coverage, several tion includes a savings of Fed's target for the federal funds rate, which "Democratic leaders have savings is wildly inflated. health analysts said. 20 percent that is not found has been at a 45-year low of 1 percent since lashed out at us, at the The president sought to Whether to sign up for in the law. Instead, the June, will not be changed Tuesday even president and AARP," reassure seniors Monday the drug benefit or switch administration assumes though the economy finally seems to be House Majority Leader Tom that their choices will be from traditional Medicare that insurers will take emerging from an extended period of lacklus­ DeLay of Texas said. "But explained to them in detail to an HMO or preferred advantage of seniors' ter growth. Democrats have no one to and that they can keep the provider organization will aggregate purchasing The funds rate is the interest that banks blame but themselves for health care they have. be a decision that for many power to negotiate drug charge each other for overnight loans. their abject failure on "If you don't want to seniors will depend on prices that are on average Commercial banks' prime interest rate, the health care. We wanted a change your current cover- their current or anticipated 20 percent less than today's benchmark for millions of consumer and busi­ bill, they just wanted an age, you don't have to future spending on drugs. retail prices. ness loans, moves in lockstep with changes in issue, and now the change," Bush said. After paying for the first The discount drug card the funds rate. American people know But that option may not $250 in prescriptions, sen- will offer the administra­ who took their concerns exist for some seniors. The iors will be responsible for tion a test run of how well McDonald's stores post gains seriously." Congressional Budget 25 percent of the next it can explain seniors' CHICAGO- McDonald's Corp. extended the Democrats pledged to Office estimates that 2.7 $2,000 in drug costs. choices. recovery in its once-slumping restaurants to an eighth straight month, on Monday report­ ing a double-digit gain in U.S. same-store sales and a modest improvement in Europe, its second-biggest market. Systemwide sales from the more than Time Warner to offer voice on Net 30,000 McDonald's-brand restaurants world­ wide jumped 14.9 percent from a year earlier lyst based in Atlanta. "2004 is going networks. the technology is improv­ Associated Press as the world's largest fast-food chain contin­ to be the year cable and phone com­ ing. ued to benefit from new products, new mar­ KANSAS CITY, Mo.- Time Warner panies get into each other's business That gives cable companies an efii­ keting, a stronger economy and the dollar's Cable announced a deal Monday with and start competing." cient way to break into the phone weakness overseas. Sprint Corp. and MCI Inc. to offer The technology will let Time business. Meanwhile, telephone phone service using the up-and-com­ Warner customers make calls with providers are increasingly going Court OKs Air Canada infusion ing voice-over-Internet technology, their regular phones, but the calls after the cable companies by cutting TOHONTO - A Canadian bankruptcy judge one of the surest signs yet that cable will travel as packets of data over the prices on digital subscriber line approved a plan by Hong Kong businessman companies are assaulting the local cable line that feeds into the house, (DSL) high-speed Internet service Victor Li to invest $488 million into Air phone industry. rather than going through tradition­ and by bundling satellite TV service Canada but left the door open Monday for a While other cable companies sell al, circuit-based phone wires. with local phone bills. rival bid by a big U.S. investment company to phone service to their customers in At a switching station, the calls will Overland Park, Kan.-based Sprint help bail out the insolvent carrier. selected markets, this deal is the first be transferred to either the MCI or and Ashburn, Va.-based MCJ, for­ The court's ruling approved the Air Canada time the "voice-over-IP" technology Sprint phone networks and into the merly known as WorldCom Inc., said deal with Li's Trinity Time Investments, part of will power nearly nationwide phone traditional format that reaches most they were in talks to facilitate phone the carrier's plan to secure new financing so it service by a cable company. phone users. service for other cable providers but can emerge from bankruptcy restructuring by "We've moved out of the talking Though the quality of voice-over-IP provided no other details. year's end. Montreal-based Air Canada filed stages and into the reality," said Jeff calls often aren't quite up to the The companies provided no details for bankruptcy on April 1. Kagan, an independent industry ana- standard of the traditional telephone about how much the deal was worth. page 8 The Observer + NEWS Tuesday, December 9, 2003 CDC to monitor flu complications Psychologist said Malva

Associated Press kids with the flU: since October. These infections don't nor­ was spotter, not shooter One day last week, two dozen mally cause pneumonia with­ ATLANTA- The nation's more appeared, most with out the flu virus, said Dr. health agency plans to closely enough lung disease to be put Frederick Hayden, a flu expert Associated Press Cornell said that after Malvo watch flu complications among on ventilators, said Jane and professor of internal medi­ had been indoctrinated by children, who have swamped Siegel. cine at the University of CHESAPEAKE, Va. - Lee Muhammad. "he believed what hospitals in some states and "Because it seems to be a Virginia. Boyd Malvo was th spotter - he was doing was right and surprised doctors with the strain that has not circulated But the flu virus can impair not the shooter - in all but one that John Muhammad was a severity of their illnesses. in the U.S. before and is not the body's ability to fight the of last year's sniper killings, chosen person of Allah." A new concern is the rise of a well-covered by the existing bacteria and expel it. The bac­ Malvo told a psychologist, con­ Cornell diagnosed Malvo with common drug-resistant staph vaccine, we're seeing far more teria, in turn, can produce tradicting the confession he a dissociative disorder, a form infection that is complicating cases," said James Todd, direc­ enzymes that enhance the flu's gave to police. of mental illness in which a efforts to treat children with tor of epidemiology of Denver ability to infect cells. he said. Malvo blamed himself for the person loses touch with reality the flu. an official with the Children's Hospital. "Just Nick, a healthy boy until he arrest of sniper mastermind and his own identity becomes Centers for Disease Control because you're seeing more got the flu in early November, John Allen Muhammad, and distorted. Cornell gave no opin­ and Prevention said Monday. cases, you're seeing more com­ is doing better, having been felt compelled to take the ion on whether the mental dis­ Tim Uyeki, epidemiologist plications." removed from a ventilator on blame for the sniper rampage, ease rose to the level of insani­ with the influenza branch of Doctors say some children Friday. But he'll likely have to psychologist Dewey Cornell tes­ ty. CDC. said that some children are coming into hospitals with stay in the hospital through the tified Monday at Malvo's trial. "This was a very unusual, have died from the staph infec­ so much damage they are put end of the year, his mother Malva's confession - in rare case," he said. tions - a phenomenon the on heart-lung bypass machines says. which he claimed he wa.s the Prosecutor Robert Horan Jr. CDC has not seen before. just to stay alive. "It's scary to find that some­ shooter in all of last year's expressed skepticism about the Flu complications for chil­ Others face additional prob­ thing as common as the flu can sniper shootings in metropoli­ diagnosis, saying that a disso­ dren have always been dire: lems: Nine-year-old Nick cause something this major tan Washington that left 10 ciative disorder from brain­ pneumonia, kidney and heart Collins at Arkansas Children's every year," said his mother, dead - was "an attempt to washing is poorly defined in failure, possible brain damage. Hospital needed four chest Kim Collins of Texarkana, sacrifice himself and claim the medical literature. "We've just never seen them tubes to drain fluid from holes Texas. "We sit around for days credit to spare Mr. While Malva's lawyers admit in the proportions we've seen in his lungs caused by bacterial in awe of the fact the flu has Muhammad," said Cornell, of he took part in the killings. them this year," said Steve pneumonia. Doctors are trying caused all of this." the University of Virginia. they have disputed that he was Schexnayder, chief of pediatric to prevent a blood clot from Flu and its complications are "He felt responsible for their the triggerman. If the jury critical care at Arkansas killing him. the sixth leading cause of being caught by falling asleep, rejects the insanity defense but Children's Hospital in Little He also had methicillin­ death nationally among chil­ and he blamed himself for the concludes that the government Rock. resistant staphylococcus dren age 4 and younger, failure of their mission," could not prove Malvo was the From Texas to California, aureus (MRSA), a usually mild according to the CDC. Cornell said. Malvo and triggerman. it may be more dif­ children's hospitals have been infection which led to his Anecdotally, this flu season Muhammad were arrested ficult to obtain a death penalty swamped with sick children - severe pneumonia. Staph bac­ seems to be worse for children. while sleeping in a car at a under Virginia law. many of them desperately ill. teria are commonly found on But because the CDC doesn't highway rest stop in Maryland. Cornell said Muhammad and The waiting room at the skin or in the nose and keep track of flu deaths, it's Malvo is presenting an insan­ Malvo often discussed right and Children's Hospital Central often go undetected. unclear how much worse. This ity defense to capital murder wrong, and Muhammad told California in Madera was Uyeki said the children with year the agency is planning to charges in the Oct. 14, 2002, him "that right and wrong do standing room only during the staph-related flu likely picked collect data on children who slaying of FBI analyst Linda not exist." Thanksgiving holiday, and hos­ up the bacteria before they die from the flu, those with Franklin outside a Home Muhammad said the two pital officials said nearly every were hospitalized. In October MRSA, and those who develop Depot. The defense claims he were in a war, and that "the child tested positive for the flu. CDC warned parents that many brain damage, said Keiji was brainwashed by winners in a war determine Children's Medical Center in school athletes had been found Fukuda, chief of epidemiology Muhammad and could no which killings are right and Dallas has seen more than 500 to carry MRSA. in the CDC's influenza branch. longer tell right from wrong. wrong," Cornell said.

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Associated Press in a vehicle driven by his son and face a House ethics committee 1970s and 16 years as governor. jury candidates knew Janklow left the courthouse. He refused to investigation that could lead to During his two stints as governor, and his family, including one who FIANDHEAU, S.D. - In a ver­ respond to questions shouted by his expulsion. Judge Rodney Janklow won over legions of vot­ shook hands with the former diet that could bring an abrupt a horde of reporters. Steele set sentencing for Jan. 20. ers in heavily conservative South governor as he len the court­ end to a three-decade political Janklow, 64, was convicted of Jurors left the courthouse with­ Dakota with his tough-talking, room. career. a jury convicted Hep. Bill second-degree manslaughter, out talking to reporters. '}'hey maverick style. Once a panel was chosen. Janklow of manslaughter reckless driving, running a stop were escorted out by the sheriff, His trial created a scenario that jurors witnessed several emo­ Monday for a collision that killed sign and speeding for the Aug. 16 who said the jurors don't want to once would have seemed tional images during five days of a motorcyclist. rejecting the con­ crash that killed Handy Scott, 55, talk to the media. Both prosecu­ unthinkable in this rural state: testimony, including Janklow in gressman's claim that he wa.<> dis­ a farmer from Hardwick, Minn. tor Bill Ellingson and defense the enormously powerful tears as he described his grief orhmted by a diabetic reaction. Prosecutors said Janklow was attorney Ed Evans refused com­ Janklow on trial for manslaugh­ over the crash. A man who was The jury in Janklow's boyhood traveling more than 70 mph in ment. ter in the farming community riding motorcycles with Scott hometown deliberated for about his white Cadillac when he Janklow, a Republican, was where he grew up. cried as he recalled finding the live hours before returning its crashed with Scott's Harley­ elected to South Dakota's lone The trial began Dec. 1 with a victim's mangled body in a soy­ verdict. Davidson. !louse seat last year following an jury-selection process that bean field. Senate Democratic Janklow appeared stunned as Janklow could get up to 10 · extraordinary political career in revealed Janklow's widespread Leader Tom Daschle, himself a the verdict was read. lie walked years in prison on the which he served four years as popularity in Flandreau, a town pillar of South Dakota politics, steadily out of the courtroom, got manslaughter charge and also state attorney general in the of about 2,000 people. Several also took the stand.

Kerry touts technology I as key to future growth

Associated Press live broadcast with uncommit­ Holy Cross College could make your wish come true. STANFORD, Ca. -Democratic ted voters to broaden his appeal presidential candidate John in the state and a separate push If you have a relative or friend who would like Kerry proposed a broad eco­ to attract veterans and women. nomic recovery program that Staffers said they arc increasing to be closer to you next year, tell them about Holy ties job creation to technological the size of their Iowa organiza­ innovation, investment and tion, in part by bringing in Cross College -we're right next door to Notre training as he campaigns in a workers from other states. Silicon Valley still reeling from In his remarks at Stanford, Dame. They could complete our Associate of Arts curriculum, the technology bust. Kerry charged President Bush "Today, an agenda for high­ with having an "anti-science transfer, or pursue our Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies degree. tech is an agenda for our eco­ attitude" that had hindered nomic future," the research into stem cells and Give us a call at 239-8400 or e-mail admissions@hcc:-nd.edu. Freshmen and Massachusetts senator said in a global warming. He also blamed speech Monday at Stanford Bush for the loss of 3 million transfer applicants are currently being accepted for Spring and Fall admission~ University. "And the promise of jobs nationwide, including thou­ the Information Age was more sands of high-tech jobs in New than a bubble- it was a break­ Hampshire. through from which we will Kerry outlined five major HOLY CROSS never turn back." goals of his job-creation plan of Kerry's praise for Silicon encouraging technological inno­ Valley's fabled garage-based vation by investing in small ~N2e~a~~~n~* startup companies and the soar­ technology companies, offering P.O. Box 308 • Notre Indiana ing possibilities of the Internet tax credits for research and Dame, 46556~0308 carried an ironic note: Former development, and expanding 574-239-8400 • FAX 574-239-8323 • www.hcc-nd.edu Vermont Gov. Howard Dean cat­ broadband Internet capability; apulted to the top of the field improving high-tech infrastruc­ through his campaign's innova­ ture and making Internet access tive use of the Internet in fund­ universally available; strength­ raising and organization. ening markets by enforcing With Dean dominating polls in trade law, preventing intellectu­ New Hampshire, Kerry's aides al piracy, boosting corporate released a memo over the accountability and balancing weekend that said the senator the federal budget; preparing now is "competing for the top students for the work force by three spots in Iowa and top two improving math and science in New Hampshire." The memo education and making college noted that any candidate who more affordable; using technol­ gets 15 percent of the vote will ogy to improve health and safe­ win delegates to the party's ty through biotechnology, stein­ national convention. It also cited cell research and national secu­ statistics from 2000 that rity. showed 82 percent of New Kerry also used the forum to Hampshire Democrats didn't continue his criticism of Bush's decide for whom to vote until handling of Iraq, accusing the after Jan. 1. president of using "hubris and In Iowa on Monday, the Kerry swagger" in his handling of campaign described plans for a international affairs. Godfather of funk arrested for possession

Associated Press Clinton's home number is unlisted. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Funk Clinton, 63, who headed the music pioneer George Clinton funk bands Parliament and was arrested and charged with Funkadelic - and the collabo­ drug possession after allegedly ration later known as P-Funk­ admitting to an officer he had in the 1970s and 1980s is con­ cocaine in his pocket. · sidered a father of the genre. In Clinton, of Tallahassee, was 1983, Clinton's solo record, arrested Saturday and released "Atomic Dog," rose to the top of on bond, according to jail offi­ the H&B charts. cials, who wouldn't release any Clinton was sitting by himself other information. in a car in a gas station parking The musician's lawyer, lot early Saturday when a Shoshana Zisk of San police officer approached him, Francisco, didn't immediately said Tallahassee Police return a call for comment. spokesman Stewart Clendinen. THE 0BSER\'ER page 10 IE\1\'POINT Tuesday, December 9, 2003 Saying goodbye to two Notre Dame legends

One was a born people-person, eloquently spoken, hon­ can only dream. At the age of 29, he became the manag­ estly diplomatic, and always rea.dy to greet people by ing editor of The South Bend Tribune, and he was named name and with a smile. executive editor in 1984. His career glittered with awards The other was a tough weathered newsman and teacher and honors; he served as president of the Indiana who, to his students' delight, would satirize papers, tear Associated Press Managing Editors Association and spent them apart and subsequently mold pupils six years on the national board of directors into smarter, savvier journalists. Jhe of the Associated Press Managing Editors. Denny Moore and Jack Powen were O When he retired from The Tribune in 1990, beloved at Notre Dame and revtred in the he continued to teach journalism courses at journalism world, and the University lost two Notre Dame, where his students loved and treasured figures when they died last week. Editorial idolized him, hanging on his advice and criti- Both attended Notre Dame and returned to cism about work and journalism. The bolster the University and the surrounding community University established an internship at The Tribune in his with their energy and talents. Moore, a member of the name. founding staff of The Observer, spent 20 years working in These two men embodied the spirit of Notre Dame. They journalism and corporate relations both in this country gave their all to their families, their communities, their and in Ireland. He returned to Notre Dame to work in jobs and the University. Everyone who knew them - and public relations in 1988, was promoted to director in those who knew of them - knew of this dedication and 1990 and served as the official spokesman for the aspired to live by their examples. University until 2002, when he was appointed associate Moore lived for people, always remembering faces and vice president of public affairs and communication. He names- and no one will ever forget his. Powers provided was universally respected for his tact, personality and his students with an example of excellence and dedication deep faith. His love for God and the University shone and will be remembered as a legend. The University suf­ through his service and his actions every day. fered a great loss with their deaths, as Notre Dame would Powers, an inductee in the Indiana Journalism Hall of not be what it is today without the differences they made Fame, led a journalistic life about which most reporters · with their lives. May we all aspire to live lives so great.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Does pornography plague ND?

What is the most harmful addiction becomes selfish gratification rather do, that gives you no right to abuse facing men of the Notre Dame cam­ than a gift of self, and its beauty is dis­ them. pus? Surprisingly it's not alcohol or torted into something dehumanizing. Here Mr. Duda in his letter makes a any narcotic; it's pornography. Surprisingly, many men are weak argument by saying "All have Although pornography affects both unaware of tpe subtle danger of made the choice to be there." This men and women, this addiction is pri­ pornography; they are unknowingly argument is a smoke screen that fails marily one of males; yet it involves training themselves to get their sexual to address the actual problem of everyone. Pornography has long-last­ "fix," becoming slaves to their sex pornography and its effects. The ing, damaging effects; it is a fantasy drive. The result is a dysfunctional sex "right to choose" says nothing about world and a gross misrepresentation life and a distorted view of life and the choice itself. Kids choose to play of the body and sexuality. relationships. One becomes incapable with fire. Teenagers choose to use The human body is not the air­ of healthy relationships and a normal drugs. Their choices do not justify brushed, plastic surgery fantasy of marriage. their actions. XXX material. No one's body looks like The disastrous effects are manifest­ So the question remains: Do you that, or will stay that way. Men, what ed later in life: divorce, multiple mar­ want to have healthy relationships and happens when your wife has children riages, broken families and heartache a strong marriage and family in the and the curves you married begin to for children, the extended family and future? sag? Women, do you want to worry the entire community. If the answer is yes, then everyone about your husband always looking at This is the reality of pornography; it must begin to say no to pornography women with better bodies? is never an isolated act. It affects all of right now. This is why Ms. Griswold effectively society. and this dirty secret will make compares pornography to slavery in itself known. Yet we are all responsi­ Jim Lee her Dec. 3 letter; it reduces people to ble. Women, don't reduce yourselves senior objects, mere role players to be used to objects for men to use by the way Morrissey Manor rather than people to be loved. Sex you dress and act. Men, even if women Dec, 8

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Tuesday, December 9, 2003 IEWPOINT page 11 Wishing you a just and humane Christmas

I was planning on starting this col­ Christmas become more about buying humane world this Christmas is to with those around us, especially family umn off in typical fashion, by condemn­ gifts and spending money than showing make donations to charities as part of and friends. Amidst our hectic, work­ ing all of humanity to hell or appealing love and celebrating hope? How much or in place of giving gifts to another driven existences, it is important to for some sort of political revolution, can one justify buying in a world where person. A good friend of mine of the make time to sit down, drink coffee and but my roommate Mark would have more than 3 billion people live with more radical nature is asking for his develop fellowship. Christmas, in its none of it. Thus, under $2 per day? These are parents to donate money to purest sense, is about love, which finds inspired by his Peter Quaranto all questions that each OxFam International, an its home most clearly in community ever-present wit­ individual must evalu- organization that focuses (and coffee). ness in the desk ate. on development in the Very often, our actions at Christmas, behind me here in A Call to The question that I third world, rather aimed at showing our love for someone good, old 203 Sorin want to tackle is than give gifts, but close to us, cause the suffering of many llall, I am going to Action this: How can we not everyone needs people that we will never know. It does write this, my final act, in simple to go that far. not have to be this way. In the end, column of my tirst and real ways, There are so rather than playing to a zero-sum semester as an Observer columnist, to make this many charities game as we so easily can do, we arc about the most mainstream thing on Christmas sea- and organiza­ able to play to a positive-sum game, America's plate these days: Christmas. son a more tions, though, where everyone wins and justice rolls Just don't count on me being too con­ just and which are in forth. ventional. humane dire need for If and when we do these four things, When I begin to reflect upon the holi­ time? . · funds and the world will become more just and day that more Americans enjoy than I want to could use as humane. Through these practices, we any other, I lind myself torn. Of course suggest four much help as will also be making our own holiday I want to condemn the rampant materi­ ways that we they can get. celebrations more fultilling and mean­ alism, consumerism and commercial­ can do so. A couple good ingful. ism that plague modern Christmas, but These simple ones, for a Though it is unlikely that this piece of I have to admit that I. too, love running acts take lit­ start, are Christmas literature will tinct its way down the stairs in the Quaranta house tle time, little Maryknoll, into the box of such classics as "A on Christmas morning, pushing my money and Catholic Relief Christmas Carol" or "The Charlie brother and sister to the side that I little effort, Services and Brown Christmas" special, at least I might gel the first look at the presents but they can Catholic appeased my roommate, made an under the tree. make a huge Charities. argument for justice. did not offend too This leaves me with one grand ques­ difference. Third, one can many people and did not call for revo­ tion: Can we have a modern Christmas First, one way give the gift of lution. with materialism and still pursue a to promote jus­ commitment. The As for talking about revolution, just. humane and meaningful celebra­ tice this Christmas holiday season is a there's always next semester. tion of the birth of Christ, who is the is to be conscious of perfect time to make light and redemption of the world for the places and com­ a commitment to vol­ Peter Quaranta is a sophomore politi­ all who call themselves Christian? panies from which we unteer in a local soup cal science and international peace For the sake of argument and buy our gifts. We all kitchen. become more studies major. 1/e would like to thank because I will never give up my lie­ have significant power as politically engaged or do Jamie and Michael for their friendship, Man action tigures, I am going to consumers to support compa- some other small act for the wisdom and Tuesday lunches. Merry wager a yes. nies that promote just practices ver­ common good. Imagine if everyone Christmas to all and, in the words of Of course. this does not mean that I sus those that are guilty of such crimes committed to spending the same Bruce Springsteen, "Don't waste your am sanctioning or recommending the as treating women unfairly, using amount of time that they went shop­ time waitil]g." Contact Peter at pquar­ sort of materialistic approach to sweatshop labor and polluting the envi­ ping to doing some sort of community [email protected]. Christmas that so often pervades ronment. A good place to start for such service. The views expressed in this column Macy's, Michigan Avenue in Chicago empowered and focused consumerism Fourth and finally, we can give the are those of the author and not neces­ and even our own God-given Notre is www.idealswork.com. gift of time. By this, I mean we should sarily those of The Observer. Dame Bookstore. At what point does A second way to promote a just and make it a point to spend more time

LETTER TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL CARTOON Committing to both God and politics

BJ Strew's Dec. 8 column, "Bush's on drug-crazed draft-dodgers, but imperial theology," attempts to rather on men who actually went to strike the worst fears in Vietnam to defend America. against Americans. In it, he not only por­ communist insurgency: "Thirty-five trays America's president as a years ago, hundreds of thousands 19th-century imperialist stalwart, of people took angrily to the but he also compares President streets, universities were taken Bush's ideology to that of the ter­ over and a sitting President was rorist group Al-Qaeda. Such fear­ hounded from the White House mongering and degradation is not because of people like Wesley only divisive, but it is rather Clark." Clark was then a unhelpful to the effort of helping Lieutenant in the Army and felt it our country during this time of war. his duty to serve America. I do not know for Strew, but as It is no wonder that this fringe for me, I do believe there is evil in element of American politics is the world. Slavery was evil, as was always the most critical of those the Holocaust; ditto for the gulags who serve "a higher calling" and of the Soviet Union. The use of the seek guidance from God while term "evil," by our President mere­ doing so. It is clear that the likes of ly illustrates an otherwise abstract "The Nation" and Mr. Strew don't adversary to common folks in think too highly of tradition-minded America: he is calling it as he sees Americans. whether President Bush it. Any reasonable American, or General Clark. Thus, regardless regardless of his or her position on of your party affiliation, let not this the Iraqi War, agrees that there is a fringe element question your com­ such thing as good and evil in this mitment to God, Country or Notre world, and Saddam Hussein sure Dame. Instead, let us unite to isn't on the side of good. ensure that light will overcome Moreover, the magazine that Mr. darkness throughout the world. Strew quotes from, "The Nation," is not known for its American-friend­ Darrell Scott ly articles. In fact, its most recent junior online version has a piece that Washington, D.C. blames the riots of the 1970s not Dec. 8 THE OBSERVER page 12 CENE Tuesday, December 9, 2003

CONCERT REVIEW Bebop Rocksteady intpresses Reekers crowd

with BBR. Play a cover, do sorr e­ present on "My By PAUL STEINLE thing funny. Play a cover, do some­ Sharona" by the Scene Critic thing funny. Knack. It's not my place to criticize the A little more I've seen Bebop Rocksteady lack of original material in BBH's stage presence before, off and on, since 7th grade. seL They are capable musicians. wouldn't hurt the Three guys playing covers isn't Featuring Andrew Zwers on bass band either, yet exactly groundbreaking material. and Justin Oppel on drums, each this won't be a We've all seen and heard it before; song was full of spirit and was difficult obstacle BBR represents the latest incarna­ played with a unique twist that to overcome, tion of three guys playing songs they comes to define BBR. given BBR's obvi­ didn't write. Despite a late start and slight ous love of the So what led me to Reekers on this unpreparedness evident by t.1e spotlight. And Saturday night? If I really wanted to arguments about which songs to kudos to drum­ appease my appetite for music, I play, BBR displayed an enthusia~m mer Justin Oppel: could always go to Legends and lis­ that carried over to the good-siz~d anyone who ten to a pretty boy with a sweet crowd present. brings their drum voice croon sappy acoustic love The set was comprised of two set to one of songs to a 90 percent female audi­ types of songs: those written in t.1e Notre Dame's ence or I could swing into South 1970s and those written in the cell-block dorm Bend and check out the thriving 1990s - Green Day to the Doobie rooms deserves bohemian arts scene - and we all Brothers, from Blink-182 to our respect. know it's there C r e e d e n c e Either you truly somewhere. I Clearwat{r have a passion came to Reekers Bebop Rocksteady Revival and for music, or you because I needed Venue: Reekers back agaiQ. enjoy putting as to smile. A smile Date: December 6, 2003 Pop-punk is much junk as was achieved; better than no possible in your courtesy of three punk at all, and room. I believe in young men from Dillon who collec­ technically, 70s rock isn't all th'l.t the former. Photo courtesy of Matt Fantazier tively call themselves Bebop bad. Afterall, Lynrd Skynrd d.d My confession Rocksteady. release an album the same year as is that I smiled Guitarist and vocalist Matt Fantazier performs live with Standing on stage with horn­ the Stooges, right? No complaints, more than once his band 'Bebop Rocksteady' at Reekers on Dec. 6. rimmed glasses and a sweater vest, given the circumstances. However, I as BBH played. I lead singer/guitarist Matt Fantazier must question the choice to plE.y couldn't help it. They're funny. Like It's wonderful to see three guys who bore a certain resemblance to one "Fortunate Son" by CCR. the kid who tells so many dumb scoff at taking themselves seriously. Rivers Cuomo. I was not surprised, Disregarding subtle political me.>­ jokes that by the 20th time you feel Bebop Rocksteady supplies a sense therefore, when BBR played sages, Fantazier's infectious sen~:e your ribs breaking from laughing; of humor to a university that sorely Weezer's "Don't Let Go" early in of humor won over the crowd as be that's BBR. Perfectly harmless, needs it. their set. adopted a flawless Scottish infleG­ unconcerned with being "cool." Now if we could only get a band to Yet I was greatly amused when tion for BBR's rendition of the They just want to rock, and they supply a more progressive way of Fantazier ended the song by tossing Pro claimer's hit ''I'm Gonna Be (50 0 want you along with them. thinking. a sweater vest to a pretty young Miles)." Zwers's John Fogerty-influ­ Artistic vision is not a prerogative. lady in the audience. This sequence enced vocals could use some work Radiohead, they are not, but hey, of events summarizes an evening however, as he missed the stuttering this isn't NYU. This is Notre Dame. Contact Paul Steinle at [email protected]

ALBUM REVIEW 'In Time': A brief history of R.E.M.

roll. 1992. By MOLLY GRIFFIN The CD covers R.E.M.'s music from The CD also Scene Music Critic the release of their album, Gree1::, includes two In lime which was the first that gained any new songs, R.E.M. does not look or act like a major national attention. This unfor­ "Bad Day" typical rock band. Michael Stipe, the tunately keeps their infamously a n d lead singer, is tall, lanky and bald and karaoke-unfriendly song, "It's the End "Animal," R.E.M. the other band members don't have a of the World As We Know It (And I which are visible tattoo, piercing or obnoxious Feel Fine)," off of the album. surprisingly dye job among them. The fact that Aside from that major exclusion, the good and add Warner Bros. they've been around long enough to album includes a variety of their most to the album put out their "best of" CD, In Time: famous songs, as well as a few lesser­ as a whole The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003, pro­ known but equally good ones. In Time which is a vides further proof of their distinct spans from "Man on the Moon" tJ rare occur­ difference from the rest of rock and "Everybody Hurts," and to their most rence, consid­ famous song, ering the kind "Losing M.v of hastily Religion." thrown together "new" songs that are include them. Songs that usually included with greatest hits Overall, In Time is an enjoyable CD, aren't quite a.;; COs. "Bad Day" is reminiscent of "It's and it represents the breadth of famous but still the End of the World As We Know It R.E.M.'s career, but it doesn't have the provide perspec­ (And I Feel Fine)" because of it's depth that a band with the longevity tive on R.E.M.':; rapid-fire delivery and up-beat tempo, and talent of R.E.M. deserves. style and caree • and "Animal" has a more driving Granted, summarizing their lengthy include "At M'f melody. career in one disc is a near impossible Most Beautiful;, The booklet included with the CD task, and In Time is a valiant effort, and "Daysleeper" contains the background behind each but it just feels incomplete. from their 199B song on the album and the insight The music itself suffers nothing by disc Up; "E-Bow provided on the sources of or mean­ being on the disk, but R.E.M. as a the Letter" and ings behind some of the songs is fasci­ band isn't adequately represented by "Electrolite" nating, not just for R.E.M. fans but the material included. If they had just from 1996's New also for anyone with an interest in taken the risk and made it a two-disc Adventures in how music comes to fruition. set, it would have been a much more Hi-Fi and "The Nothing other than the background complete and satisfying effort. Sidewinder to songs is included in the booklet and Photo courtesy of remison.com Sleeps Tonight" lyrics, like on most R.E.M. albums, Michael Stripe, Mike Mills and Peter Buck of R.E.M. have from Automatic and must be hunted down on the Contact Molly Griffin at enjoyed enough success to release their first 'best of' CD. for the People ir Internet because the band doesn't [email protected] ~------·---- -

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DVD REVIEW A DVD fit for a blockbuster

terparts Magneto (Ian McKellen) By MOLLY GRIFFIN and Mystique (Rebecca Rom ij n - Scene Movie Critic Stamos). Joining the cast are Nightcrawler Sometimes, watching a "summer" (Alan Cummings). a blue, German movie you enjoyed in theaters after monk who can teleport, and it is roleased on DVD makes you Deathstryke (Kelly Hu). a sort of wonder if you'd been out in the heat female Wolverine in serious need of too long. Notorious for having little a manicure. to no plot and more than enough It can be a little hard at times lo spPrial offects to make up for that keep track of all of the mutants and vacuum in the story line, they fre­ their individual background stories, quently have the shelf life of a dairy but fans will appreciate glimpses of product. characters like Colossus and Beast Summer movies are a lot like who played a large role in the comic Popsicles: they're perfect in the and cartoon but not on the big summer, but come January their screen. appeal is gone. X2: X-Men United, X2 picks up where the first movie surprisingly breaks this trend. It left off, following the exploits of had everything that makes a great Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick summer flick, but it doesn't Jose its Stewart) and his school for gifted charm on subsequent viewings. It youngsters- a.k.a. mutants. also breaks the mold of most The twist with X2 is that they Sl'(jUPis by being just as good, if not bring back the same villains from bPtt.Pr. than thP original. the first film, but instead of fighting Ht•turning from thP first X-Men these same forces, the X-Men must Photo courtesy of WW1N.Im1oo.c1Jm i'iltu are Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). unite with them to fight an even Iceman (Shawn Ashmore), Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Pyro (Aaron Stanford) Storm (llalle Berry), Hogue (Anna greater threat. and Rogue (Anna Paquin) find themselves in a tight spot in 'X2: X-Men United.' Paquin). Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) Mutant registration acts arc being and Cyclops (James Marsden), as pushed through congress. and film itself: The sound and picture on regarding Nightcrawler and one well as their villainous mutant coun- General William Stryker (Brian Cox) the discs are good, and the sound­ focusing on the is dedicated to hunting track, as with most big, action-driv­ Wolverine/Deathstryke fight, and every mutant down. en films, is quite loud and bombas­ there are pieces on the costumes, Stryker is a great vil­ tic. music and design for the film. Also lain, and the second Extras include interviews and dis­ included are trailers. webcast high­ X2: movie proves to be cussions with the director, produc­ lights from interviews for the film's highly entertaining, ers, writers and cinematographers release and a photo gallery. X-Men United although a bit on the about various facets of the film, and All in all, this DVD is a fitting slow side at times. there is an almost hour-long docu­ addition to a film with a fan base Fox The two-disc DVD mentary about the production and and a history that demands more set of X2: X-Men the biographies of the individual than the average from a DVD. United provides a ton characters, which includes cast and of extras, and the crew interviews. additions prove to be a There are several special effects Contact Molly Griffin at fitting addition to the explanations, including many [email protected] 'Last Samurai' cruises to box office win

AuoUniversal Pictures, placing it far behind the The /,ast Samurai came in first at studio's 2000 Jim Currey comedy Dr. the weekend box office as the Tom Seuss · How the Grinch Stole Cruise war epic cut down the compe­ Christmas, which had collected about tition with $24.4 million in ticket $172 million at the same point in its sales, according to studio estimates release. Grinch ultimately earned Sunday. $260 million by the end of its run. In the film, Cruise plays a down­ The Jessica Alba aspiring-dancer trodden Civil War veteran who melodrama Honey, the only other roelaims honor by forging a bond new movie opening in wide release, with samurai warriors- despite ranked second this weekend with $14 having been brought to Japan to million despite generally poor quash their rebellion by training a reviews, some of which compared its mercenary army for the Japanese story to the infamous Mariah Carey nrnperor. bomb Glitter. Cruise's other recent films have It's a strong opening for the former opened stronger, such as the $35.6 star of TV's Dark Angel, and distribu­ million debut for Minority Report and tor Universal Pictures said the audi­ the $57.8 million opening of Mission: ence for Honey was about 75 percent Impossible II. Samurai, which is under 21 and 74 percent female. nearly two-and-a-half hours long, That proved to be wise counter pro­ had a similar opening gross to Vanilla gramming against Samurai, which Sky, which collected $25 million in its had audiences skewing older and Photo courtesy of www.imdb.com first weekend. predominantly male, Dergarabedian Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a downtrodden Civil War veteran who reclaims "It's almost a lock that every time said. honor by forging a bond with samurai warriors, continues to train as the sun lw opens a movie it comes in at No. 1. "Universal selected just the right sets In 'The Last Samurai.' The film brought In $24.4 million over the weekend. This guy is box office insurance per­ movie to go up against The Last sonified," said Paul Dergarabedian, Samurai, the two movies couldn't be debut of the final Rings installment: eastern states may also have kept president of box-office tracker more different," he said. The Return of the King. This coming people at home and away from the­ Exhibitor Helations. "For an H-rated In only 126 theaters, a re-release week, The Two Towers will be in the­ aters. film, a very long film. a period epic­ of The Lord of the Rings: The aters again. Nonetheless, the overall box-office I think this speaks to Tom Cruise's Fellowship of the Rir?g added There's a moviegoing vacuum that was up about 34 percent. The top 12 drawing power." $431,000 to that film's total gross, usually follows the weekend after the movies took in $91.8 million from The debut of Samurai toppled last bringing it to $313.8 million. Thanksgiving holiday, and many of Friday to Sunday compared to $68.5 week's No. 1 movie, Dr. Seuss' The New Line Cinema is reissuing the the top holdover movies saw ticket million from the same weekend last Cat in the 1/at, which fell to fifth previous two films to a handful of sales drop by more than 60 percent year, when Die Another Day and place with $7.3 million. theaters in advance of the Dec. 17 this weekend. Snowfall in the north- Analyze That topped the box-office. page 14 The Observer + CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, December 9, 2003 .- NBA Magic snap 19-game losing streak with win

Associated Press 17 rebounds for his fifth double­ double. Penny Hardaway had season ORlANDO, Fla. -The Orlando highs of 22 points and eight Magic narrowly dodged becom­ assists. He scored 14 points in the ing only the sixth team in NBA first quarter when the Suns broke history to lose 20 straight games, out to a 38-16lead. beating the Phoenix Suns 105-98 Spurs 96, Bulls 82 on Monday night. Manu Ginobili scored 14 of his The Magic had to climb out of a 26 points in the last five minutes 22-point hole in the first quarter to lead the San Antonio Spurs to to win for the first since Oct. 29, a 96-82 victory over the Chicago an overtime victory in the opener Bulls on Monday night. at New York. It was the third­ Tim Duncan had 17 points and biggest comeback in team history 14 rebounds, and Rasho and the largest deficit the Magic Nesterovic added 17 points and have overcome at home. seven rebounds for the Spurs, Drew Gooden scored 15 of his who won their third straight. 21 points in the first half, and Tony Parker - playing in front of Tracy McGrady had 16 points, 11 his father, brothers and grand­ rebounds and nine assists. parents - had 13 points and Orlando, for once, was on the seven assists. good side of a late-game surge. Eddy Curry scored all 16 of his The Magic closed the game on a points in the fourth quarter, but it 10-2 run, with Gordan Giricek wasn't enough to keep the Spurs hitting a 3-pointer and two free from sweeping Chicago for a API throws. third straight season. The Bulls Phoenbc guard Anfernee Hardaway drives to the hoop against Orlando Monday night. The Magic Giricek had 19 points, as did lost in San Antonio last month. beat tho Suns to snap a 19-game losing streak. Juwan Howard. Howard's up­ Curry had looked lost for most and-under layup broke a 95-all of the first three quarters, losing tie and started the Magic to their the battle of the big men to since early in the third quarter. shooting 4-of-6 from 3-point one-handed dunk that cut the first home win since April12. Nesterovic and Duncan. He didn't Hornets 91, Bucks 85 range. Michael Redd also had 14, score to 69-67 at the end of the Orlando topped 100 points for score until there was 9:55 left in Jamaa Magloire had 20 points but was held without a field goal third quarter. only the fourth time this season. the game, getting his first points and 11 rebounds, including three until midway through the third New Orleans opened the final The losing streak was the NBA's on a pair of free throws. late baskets, to help the New quarter. period with an 8-0 run for a 77- longest since 1997-98, when the But those two shots seemed to Orleans Hornets hold off the The Hornets never trailed after 67 lead, but Mason's layup to fm­ Denver Nuggets lost 23 straight get him on track. He ripped off Mihyaukee Bucks 91-85 on Brown hit an 18-foot jump shot ish a fast break, followed by and to tie the 1995-96 Vancouver three more baskets, cutting San Monday night. with 3:39 left in the first quarter, a close-range shot by Smith cut Grizzlies for most consecutive Antonio's lead to 70-68 on a tip-in Baron Davis added 18 points and New Orleans built several the score to 84-81. Magloire's losses in one season. with 8:07 left. and 10 ru;sists on a night when he double-digit leads. The Bucks short jump hook mad it 86-81, The overall record is 24 by the Then he made two huge plays struggled with his shot (6-of-25). refused to wilt, however, staying and both teams exchanged score­ Cleveland Cavaliers at the end of that seemed to turn the momen­ But his floater off the glass with in the game by outrebounding less possessions - including two 1981-82 and the start of the fol­ tum in the Bulls' favor. As 30 secon :is left and his three free New Orleans 59-47. Milwaukee missed free throws by Daniel lowing season. Duncan drove for a layup, Curry throws on the Hornets' next two had 20 offensive rebounds and 20 Santiago - before Davis' floater The Suns lost for the fifth time rose up and swatted the ball possessions kept the Bucks at second-chance points. forced the Bucks to foul on New in six games, with only a come­ away. Chicago got the ball and, at bay. · New Orleans led 66-53 in the Orleans' remaining possessions. back at Boston on Friday pre­ the other end of the floor, Curry David Wesley added 18 points third period after Brown passed But the Bucks climbed back venting a complete collapse scored on a driving layup, draw­ and P.J. Brown had 12 for New to Magloire for a jam and George into the game with a 10-0 run Phoenix coach Frank Johnson, ing a foul in the process. Orleans, which handed Lynch scored on a tip-in on suc­ during which Jones, shooting 29 under fire for his team's poor Curry roared and pumped his Milwaukee its fourth loss in five cessive possessions. percent on 3-pointers coming in, start, was ejected with 12.4 sec­ fist as the crowd gave him a loud games. Milwaukee regrouped during a hit two straight shots from long onds remaining. ovation, and his teammates gave Desmond Mason led the Bucks timeout and responded with a range. Jones had eight points Shawn Marion scored a season­ him high-fives. Curry then con­ with 17 Joints, while Joe Smith 14-3 run, capped when Jones during the run, which made the high 29 points, 20 in the first half. verted the three-point play, giving had 13 ~oints and 15 rebounds. faked an outside jumper and score 41-36, and he later hit He also tied his season best with Chicago a 76-75 lead - its first Damon Jones scored 14 points, found Smith underneath for a another 3 for 11 points.

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take the mound every fifth day, each other." Team declines emerging from the dugout with MadduK, who lives in Las a nonchalant stroll that masked Vegas. wa.s vacationing with his arbitration with an intense competitive streak. wife and couldn't be reached for long-time starter He was good at whatever he commen :, according to his did, where it was golf (his off- agent, Sec tt Boras. Associated Press field passion) or crossword puz­ The Braves also declined arbi­ zles (a familiar clubhouse pur­ tration for sluggers Gary suit). Sheffield and ATLANTA - If Greg Maddux Maddux went Javy Lopez, los­ stays true to form - and does­ 194-88 with a 2.63 "There was ing two players n't he always?- the 300th win ERA during his 11- absolutely no who combined should come shortly after next year stint in possibility this was for 82 homers year's All Star game. Atlanta. Throw in and 241 RBis in He won't get it wearing an those years with going to fit into our 2003. Atlanta uniform. the Chicago Cubs operating scheme Schuerholz The Braves bid adieu to their and he's got a this year." said the Braves longtime ace, cutting ties with career mark of had !'very seri­ Maddux by declining to offer 289-163. ous" talks with arbitration by a midnight At age 37, the John Schuerholz Sheffield, who Sunday deadline. While the right-hander still Atlanta general manal~er is close agree- decision had been expected for hopes to pitch a ment on a $39 weeks. if not few million, three­ months, it still more years. But year deal with the Yankees, a marked the end the Braves cut off deal the Yankees insist is not of an Atlanta era. "He's one of the best negotiations early final. "You can't pitchers ever to toe in the process, Schuerholz never pursued expect to replace the rubber in the unwilling to meet another contract with Lopez, a Greg Maddux. Maddux's salary who had spent his entire career history of the game." API either his ability demands after he with the Braves. Despite a Atanta's Greg Maddux wipes his brow during a game last sea­ to pitch or his made $14.75 mil­ career sea.son (43 homers, 109 son. Maddux was not offered arbitration by the Braves. impact on his fel­ John Schuerholz lion last season. RBis), At! 'l.nta had been plan­ low pitchers," Atlanta general manager Atlanta is ning all along for Johnny Braves general expected to cut Estrada to take over at catcher "We shouldn't worry what the Ramirez. manager John its payroll by at in '04. team's roster looks like today," · "I think it's going to be very Schuerholz said least $20 million Estrada. was acquired from he said. "We have a lot of time interesting, and maybe very Monday. "He's one of the best this season. Philadelphia a year ago in a to work on the construction of exciting for the fans," pitchers ever to toe the rubber "There was absolutely no pos­ cost-cutting deal that sent Kevin our roster. This is a meaningless Schuerholz said. "While we in the history of the game." sibility this was going to fit into Millwood t'l the Phillies. date in terms of what our team have said goodbye to some Maddux had played for the our operating scheme this That was only the beginning will look like on opening day. favorite players over the years, I Braves since 1993 - winning year," Schuerholz said. "I would of the Braves' new world, which We will have a very good team." think they're going to be excited the NL Cy Young Award the first have loved to have seen him calls for the team to pursue its The team is pursuing a trade by the new look, the new mix." three years. setting an NL say, 'I want to stay with the 13th straight division title with or signing to fill Sheffield's spot Asked what he'll remember record for most consecutive Braves no matter what. I want a much-smaller payroll. - Jose Cruz Jr., Jose Guillen about the right-hander, innings without a walk, becom­ to achieve these goals wearing a But Schllerholz confidently and Jacque Jones have been Schuerholz paused for a ing the poster child for consis­ Braves uniform. I want to stay.' predicted that Atlanta will again mentioned as possibilities - moment. tency with his streak of 15-win We all would have loved that. be a contender in the NL East, and the top of the rotation is "Just his consistency," the GM seasons. But our economics and his eco­ even with lower-salaried play- still strong with Russ Ortiz, finally said. "Just his consistent He could be counted on to nomics weren't anywhere near ers. Mike Hampton and Horacio excellence."

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for one week. The Gators lost soared from No. 6 to No. 1 - Kansas drops after 70-55 to Kentucky in their fell back to fifth. Florida head coach loss to Stanford first game as a No. 1 team Texas, North Carolina, then. Kentucky, Arizona and an interim basis by Alan Gooch The Gators host Maryland Georgia Tech rounded out the Current Vikings, Associated Press on Nov. 10. on Wednesday, and they play Top 10. former Irish coach, O'Leary, the former Georgia at Louisville on Saturday. Seven teams received first- Tech coach, wasn't out of work Three weeks, three No. 1s. "We're in the place votes this to take over at long after his brief stay at Florida moved into the top middle of a long week, two fewer Notre Dame. After leaving in spot in The Associated Press race, and it's just "We moved to No.1, than last week. seasons end mid-December 2001, O'Leary college basketball poll started. It's very which is always Georgia Tech was hired by the Vikings less Monday, the third straight early in the sea­ great. but my total had four No. 1 Associated Press than a month later. week there has been a new son, and I feel votes, while focus is for our At Georgia Tech, O'Leary No. 1 team. like we're still Texas and North ORLANDO. Fla. - George had a 52-33 record from 1994- The Gators (5-0) moved up learning who we team to continue to Carolina had O'Leary was hired Monday to 2001. UCF athletic director one spot to replace Kansas, are as a team," improve regardless three each, and coach Central Florida, giving Steve Orsini was Georgia which lost 64-58 to Stanford Florida coach Kentucky had of what our him another chance in college Tech's senior associate athletic on Saturday. The Jayhawks Billy Donovan one. football two years after Notre director during O'Leary's held the No. 1 ranking for said Monday. ranking is. " Oklahoma Dame forced him to resign tenure there. just one week after replacing "We moved to moved up three because he lied on his resume. O'Leary will finish the season Connecticut; the Huskies No. 1, which is Billy Donovan places to 11th O'Leary, the Minnesota with Minnesota, which is 8-5 were on top for the preseason always great, but and was fol­ Florida coach Vikings' defensive coordinator and in position to make the and the first two weeks of the my total focus is lowed by Saint for the past two seasons, said playoffs. regular season. for our team to Joseph's, he chose Central Florida He is a taking over a Central Stanford, which beat a No. continue to improve regard­ Stanford, Illinois, Wake because he saw the opportuni­ Florida program battered by 1 team for the third time in less of what our ranking is. Forest, Purdue, Gonzaga, ty to build the program into a losses on the field and disci­ school history, had the week's We've got two very difficult Cincinnati, Syracuse and national powerhouse. pline problems off the field. biggest jump, moving from tests this week and our sole Pittsburgh. "I see the University of Although the Golden Knights 21st to 13th. focus is on improving as a The last five ranked teams Central Florida as a sleeping were expected to contend in The last time there were basketball team." were Michigan State, giant," O'Leary said at a news the Mid-American three No. 1 teams in as many Florida received 46 first­ Marquette, Wisconsin, Iowa conference. Conference's East Division, weeks was the end of the place votes and 1,732 points and Dayton. O'Leary acknowledged the their 3-9 record was their 1999-00 season, from the Iowa and Dayton are new­ problems in his past, saying he worst since 1984. when Stanford. national media "We're in the comers, replacing Notre was ready to move on. He had Coincidentally, that was the Cincinnati and panel. Dame and Oklahoma State. lied about earning a master's last year the program lost a Duke each had a middle of a long No. 2 The biggest drop was by degree and receiving three let­ coach during the season. stay on top in the race, and it's just Connecticut (6- Michigan State, from No. 5 to ters playing football at New In addition, the Knights had tina! three polls. 1) and No. 3 No. 21. The Spartans (3-3) started." Hampshire. He resigned less eight players, including four The record for Missouri (3-0) lost to Duke and Oklahoma than a week after Notre Dame starters, suspended this season consecutive polls each moved up last week, and it doesn't get hired him in 2001. for various infractions. with a different Billy Donovan one place in the easier this week, with a game "I made a terrible, terrible O'Leary's five-year contract No. 1 is seven. Florida coach rankings. The against Kentucky. mistake as a youngster and I reportedly was worth about From Jan. 3 to Huskies got Other upcoming meetings paid a dear price for it," he $700,000 annually. Feb. 14, 1994, nine first-place between ranked teams: Texas said. ''I'm truly sorry for that That financial package the top teams were: votes and 1,593 points. while vs. Arizona in the Jimmy V ... My past is my past." would be far mon'l than what Arkansas, North Carolina, the Tigers were No. 1 on six Classic at Madison Square Central Florida president UCF has paid in the past. Kansas. UCLA, Duke, North ballots and drew 1,512 Garden on Tuesday; Purdue John Hitt said a thorough Kruczek made $185,000 a Carolina and Arkansas. points. at Oklahoma on Thursday; background check was done year. Florida was No. 1 for the Duke (5-1) moved up two Missouri plays Gonzaga in on O'Leary, and he was confi­ Central Florida spokesman first time in school history places to fourth, and Kansas Seattle; and Marquette at dent he made the right deci­ John Marini said he did not last season, holding that spot (3-1} - which last week Arizona. sion in hiring him. know the details of O'Leary's "I think he deserves another contract. chance," Hitt said. "How he Central Florida has been handles that chance, of course, competing at the Division 1-A we'll all be watching to see." level for eight years, and the Central Florida fired coach 2002 season was its first as a Mike Kruczek late in the sea­ member of a conference after son, and he was replaced on 23 years as an independent.

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month. They're 11-0 at home offseason. third place on scoring Tean~ starts season and have won 26 straight regu­ The Lakers were clearly in 17-3 behind good lar-season home games since need, having been pretty much losing to the Knicks 117-110 a two-man team before being Red Wings jump ahead 2-0, hang on to win team chemistry last February. eliminated by the Spurs in the "We're playing well, but we Western Conference semifinals. Associated Press od and went down holding the Associated Press haven't hit our groove yet," Now, O'Neal and Bryant have knee. He returned for the first EL ~iEGUNDO, Calif. - Grant said. "The new guys are plenty of support; including the shift of the second period, but Shaquille O'Neal has never still learning the offense. When emerging Devean George and DETROIT- Brett Hull moved went to the locker room after been on such a tight-knit team. we hit our groove, the league Slava Medvedenko, along with into third place on the NHL that. Karl .\1alone is reminded of better look out." Derek Fisher and newcomers career goal list by scoring 1:51 Bruins 2, Senators 2 what it was like to play in high Phil Jackson coached the Grant and Bryon Russell. into overtime Monday night of Glen Murray had a goal and school. Chicago Bulls to six champi­ When Malone and Payton the Detroit Red Wings' 3-2 vic­ an assist to lead the Boston Hora ~e Grant and Gary onships in the 1990s and the joined the Lakers, both said a tory over the Los Angeles Kings. Bruins to a 2-2 tie with the Payton love what's happened so Lakers to three from 2000-02. championship ring was the Hull's 732nd goal snapped a Ottawa Senators on Monday far but think there's plenty of He acknowledged this season's thing- something that's eluded tie with Marcel Dionne and night. room for improvement. team has come together faster them in their sterling careers. moved the Red Wings forward Murray gave the Bruins a 2-1 Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers than he expected. "''m having a great deal of behind only Wayne Gretzky lead with a breakaway goal have hit it off- on the court "I think it's the attitude - the fun," the 40-year-old Malone (894) and Gordie Howe (801). 6:45 into the second period. He and away from it. players have a said. "The way guys are pulling Hull, who also had an assist, stole a pass near center ice, And much faster good attitude for each other is very underrat­ one-timed a shot from the bot­ skated in and flipped a back­ than anyone "This is the most about playing ed. It's kind of like a high school bander past goaltender Patrick tom of the left circle to give him thought possible, talented team and together," he team. It's not the big things that a goal in his seventh straight Lalime into the far top corner of producing an said, adding that are keeping my hunger for bas­ game. the net. NBA-leading 17-3 the closest team defense has been ketball. It's the little things - Los Angeles rallied from a 2-0 Lalime made 21 saves in his record. I've ever played a major factor. the closeness of the guys. I return from a bout with the-flu third-period deficit on goals by "This is the on. "That's a ticket haven't had that since high Mike Cammalleri and Martin that forced him to miss the pre­ most talented to winning school. That says a lot." Straka to force overtime. vious four contests. team and the games," Jackson Malone said he's been more Straka tied it at 2 with 2:10 The Senators tied it with 3:39 closest team I've Shaquille O'Neal said. impressed with O'Neal than remaining after a turnover by remaining in the second when ever played on," Lakers center Regarding the anything else. Steve Thomas along the boards. defenseman Wade Redden put a O'Neal :>aid after closeness O'Neal ''lie's not looking to score 30 Straka beat Dominik Hasek rebound past Boston's Andrew practicE Monday. brought up, points anymore," Malone said. between the pads with a shot Raycraft for his seventh goal of "We should be 20-0. We let a Jackson smiled and said: ''I've "He's looking to win ball­ from the bottom of the right cir­ the season. couple slip away. When we noticed that Shaq has lost his games." cle. The Bruins are 0-2-3 in their clamp down and get mad, we're nickname of Mr. Moody. That's Bryant leads the Lakers in Cammalleri brought Los last five home games and are ... near perfect at times." a pleasure for us if players get scoring, but still isn't 100 per­ Angeles within 2-1 when he winless against Ottawa in four. Nine l)f their victories have along together. cent healthy following offseason scored with 9:06 remaining. Boston hasn't beaten the been by 15 or more points, and ''I've been with teams who operations on his right shoulder Brendan Shanahan and Pavel Senators since Nov. 9, 2002. they bring a nine-game winning have had great on- and off­ and right knee. Datsyuk had the other Detroit Ottawa. which failed to beat streak into Tuesday night's court rapport. I've been with And he's still dealing with a goals, the Bruins in its ftrst 22 games. game against the New York teams who have had on-court rape charge that figures to go to Shanahan's goal was his is 13-4-4 in 21 games against Knicks. rapport and no off-court rap­ trial next summer - something 544th, tying him for 19th place them since the start of the The Lakers are 3-0 against port. I'm enjoying watching the that's been a blip on the radar with Hall of Farner Maurice 1999-2000 season. the reigning NBA champion San behavior on airplanes, on buses rather than the major distrac­ Richard. The lone goal of the first peri­ Antonio Spurs. They also col­ going to shootarounds." tion many predicted. Red Wings defenseman Chris od came when Raycraft's skates lected a 22-point victory over Malone, the NBA's second­ Payton, for one, is surprised Chelios left the game early in slipped from under him, leaving an India.na Pacers team that leading career scorer, and the Lakers have done so well. the second period with a knee an empty net for forward Vaclav was 14-:~ entering the game. Payton, a nine-time All-Star, He entered the season believing injury. He collided with Varada to score his fifth of the The L1kers lost at Memphis, joined the Lakers as under­ they wouldn't come together Cammalleri late in the first peri- season. New Orleans and Detroit last priced free agents during the until early next year.

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Tuesday, December 9, 2003 The Observer + SPORTS page 19 I I NCAA FOOTBALL i College bowl system causes annual dilemma

Associated Press some form," said Grant Teaff, executive director of the The best team in the land? American Football Coaches Nobody will know for sure this Association. "Just like with the season. BCS, you're not going to serve What if the winner of the Rose every institution in every confer­ Bowl could play the winner of ence, even with a playoff sys­ the Sugar Bowl a week after tem." those big games? Oklahoma vs. The most likely change in the Southern California would be a contract would involve adding a dandy. So would LSU vs. USC. Of championship game, or maybe course, if Michigan slipped in two rounds of playoffs, after with its two losses, some folks bowl season. It's a plan that has might be upset, though nobody been debated quite often. could say the Wolverines went Oregon athletic director Bill through the back door. Moos made the most serious A one-game playofl' is one of a push in 2001, after the Ducks handful of solutions that have got bypassed for the top bowl in 11oated around for years in an favor of Nebraska, which had attempt to crown a true champi­ lost 62-36 to Colorado and didn't on out of one of the most contro­ even play in the Big 12 title versial. some say antiquated, game. concoctions in sporl'i - the col­ The pros for a post-bowl play­ lege bowl system. ofT: A tournament-style ending "We have this conversation would leave less room for every year," Texas coach Mack debate. For instance, if Brown said. "Unless we change Oklahoma and Southern Cal the system, we'll have this con­ each won its bowl game, then versation every year." played a week later, there would The system that gives us No. 1 be little doubt about who the USC vs. No. 4 Michigan in the real champion was. Hose Bowl and No. 2 LSU vs. No. Cons: It adds an extra week of EPA 3 Oklahoma in the supposed title football, something school presi­ UCLA running back Maurice Drew gets tackled by USC Trojans Lofa Tatupu. USC will not be play­ game, the Sugar Bowl, is in dents aren't thrilled about. And Ing In the national championship game despite being ranked No. 11n the AP poll. place for at least two more sea­ would fans really pay to go to sons. the Rose Bowl one week, then ishness into the computer and Critics, however, claim a full­ Southern Cal in the Rose Bowl, Some tweaking is surely in take another trip for the champi­ hoping somehow it is going to fledged playoff would gut the the winner of the Sugar Bowl order. But wholesale changes onship game the next? come up with the right thing." bowl system as we know it. And will be crowned the champion in almost certainly aren't. In fact, A more radical change would Proponents of that idea say it no matter how many teams both The Associated Press and while many vocal fans might be be taking 16 top teams and makes more sense to decide a reach the playoffs, there always the coaches' polls because only irute, at least one expert believes throwing them into a big tourna­ football title the same way as will be a debate about the third­ one team will be left with one the key decision-makers - ment, a Ia basketball's March almost every other champi­ or ninth- or 17th-ranked team­ loss. coaches, athletic directors, Madness. onship in major sports. No the frrst one that gets left out. But if Southern Cal wins, school presidents - probably "There needs to be a big play­ doubt, it wouldn't reward excel­ Much of how this season will there's a good chance of a split. will stick with something close to off," said Texas Tech's Mike lence in the regular season as be remembered rides on Coaches don't even vote for the the status quo even when the Leach, a member of the minority much, but nobody disputes the Michigan, the only team in the top team in their poll because of current contract is up. of coaches who would like to see legitimacy of an NCAA basket­ Rose-Sugar pairings with more an agreement that automatically "The overwhelming majority a tournament. "We would do ball champion that gets hot in than one loss. awards their trophy to the win­ want to keep the bowl system in away with putting all this fool- March and wins it all. If Michigan can upset ner of the BCS title game.

MLB Colon, Angels close to an agreement

Associated Press this offseason than last," Stoneman said. "We're still CHICAGO - Bartolo Colon trying to get some other was close to an agreement things done. In terms of what with the Anaheim Angels, The they are, we're only going to Associated Press learned comment on that stuff once Monday, a contract that would we do have something that we give the team one of the top announce publicly." pitchers on the free-agent The Angels could be dealing market. again if the Alex Hodriguez­ While neither Colon nor the Manny Hamirez trade goes Angels discussed the talks through. Five-time All-Star Monday, both Anaheim and shortstop Nomar Garciaparra the Chicago White Sox would be out of a job, and it's believed the right-hander was believed the Red Sox could on the verge of a deal with trade him to the Angels for a Anaheim, said two baseball pitcher, possibly Jarrod officials who were familiar Washburn, or second base­ with details of Colon's negotia­ man Adam Kennedy. tions with the two teams. The The Chicago White Sox pair spoke on the condition of badly wanted Colon back, with anonymity. general manager Ken Anaheim offered a $48 mil­ Williams offering a three-year lion, four-year contract, one of Bring this ad to contract worth a reported $36 the officials said. Once a pre­ million - the largest ever for our show and liminary agreement is a White Sox pitcher. But Colon SAVE $5.00 reached, the right-hander still rejected the offer in October. must pass a physical. Though the White Sox Colon's agent, Mitch offered Colon arbitration Frankel, did not return sever­ Sunday night, Williams al telephone calls from The seemed resigned Monday to Associated Press. Angels gen­ losing the 20-game winner. eral manager Bill Stoneman Asked if he was still negotiat­ refused to confirm or deny ing with Colon, Williams said talks. no, but didn't rule out the pos­ "We've been more active sibility. page 20 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, December 9, 2003

TENNIS NFL Serena Williams Bengals still eye playoff berth

may sign with Nike Associated Press CINCINNATI - The Bengals' Associated Press pulled out of every tourna­ ment the rest of the year and worst drubbing since the season finished 2003 at No. 3. opener knocked them out of first NEW YORK - Serena She expects to return to place but not out of the playoff Williams is close to signing an action by the Australian chase. They've still got a chance endorsement contract with Open. to make it and enough confi­ Nike, two tennis sources told Her contract with Puma dence to predict it. The Associated Press on expired early this year. A team that's come so far can't Monday, a deal that could be ESPN .com, citing unidenti­ imagine an unhappy ending. the richest for a female ath­ fied sources, reported that "With three games left, there's lete in history. Williams and Nike agreed to a a lot of meaningful football to be The multiyear agreement five-year deal plus a three­ played," linebacker Brian would include royalties and year extension that could be Simmons said Monday. "At this performance bonuses for win­ worth as much as $55 million. point, it's going to be who takes ning Grand Sports Business full advantage of those three API Slam tourna- Journal reported games they have left." Cincinnati quarterback Jon Kltna Is sacked by Ray Lewis. The ments or reach- it is a lifetime The Bengals (7 -6) had a Bengals (7-6) feel they still can make the playoffs. ing No. 1 in the "We have no deal deal for $60 mil­ chance to take the equivalent of a two-game lead by beating rankings, one with Serena at this lion. stakes football. something in December," Lewis source said. "We have no Baltimore on Sunday. Instead, Their offensive line was over­ said. "You'd like to be doing it Both spoke on time.'' deal with Serena the Ravens (8-5) pushed them whelmed by the Ravens, who with a three-game cushion, but condition of at this time," around in a 31-13 defeat that sacked Jon Kitna six times and we're not. We don't need to anonymity. Dave Mingey Nike spokesman was the Bengals' worst since a forced two fumbles and two press. We pressed yesterday. season-opening 30-10 loss to interceptions. Receiver Chad "We've felt that level of inten­ Those clauses Nike spokesman Dave Mingey could make the said. Denver. Johnson was double-teamed and sity, but when you get behind in contract worth If Williams Now, the Bengals have to plan didn't catch a pass until the the game, you have to realize more than the does sign with on winning their final three fourth quarter, when the Ravens that the only way to get out of deal with Reebok that Nike, the company would games and hope the Ravens or were pulling away. this funk is to do things the right Williams' older sister Venus benefit from her non-tennis one of the other wild-~ard candi­ As the game wound down, way. Don't try to invent plays signed in December 2000 interests that have made her dates fades down the stretch. some Baltimore fans chanted, and do things like that. It's just after winning Wimbledon and more visible, including Given the way their season has "Same old Bengals." Bengals part of maturity." the U.S. Open. That was clothes designing and acting. gone, the Bengals expect it. coach Marvin Lewis took note The Bengals have two home worth up to $40 million over With help from the William "I know everybody's probably and took exception, saying the games left - against San five years. Morris agency, she landed going to jump off the bandwag­ fans' conclusion was all wrong. Francisco on Sunday and Serena Williams, 21, has roles in a movie called on," right tackle Willie Anderson "We've got a chance to prove against Cleveland - and one in won five of the last seven "Beauty Shop" and the said following the game. "But I'll that this week," Lewis said. St. Louis on Dec. 21 that will be Grand Slam tournaments, Showtime drama "Street tell you this: We're getting to the He agreed with the assess­ significant for both teams. beating her sister in the final Time." playoffs. I guarantee that we'll ment of several players that the "At a crucial point in the sea­ each time. A 2002 survey of the public get to the playoffs. I said it, and Bengals seemed to be trying too son, you're going to have to go She held the No. 1 ranking relations industry deemed remember I said it. We're going hard during their most impor­ on the road and play a team that for a year until being side­ Williams and Tiger Woods the to do it." tant game in 13 years. has the same thing on the line lined because of left knee sur­ most attractive spokespersons With a chance to make them­ Cincinnati hasn't been to the that you do," Simmons said. gery on Aug. 1. Williams among athletes. selves the odds-on favorite to playoffs or had a winning record "Hopefully we learned what it's win the AFC North, the Bengals since 1990. going to take to go into their looked like a team not quite "That's what these guys work house and steal a ballgame from ready for the pressure of high- for, to play games that mean them. 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Associated Press which sold, according to Kim Anello, of Nancy Seltzer and NEW YORK Mickey Associates, a public relations Mantle's 1957 MVP award sold firm working for the auction for $275,000 Monday night in house. an auction of items belonging to Mantle's 1962 MVP award the family of the late New York sold for $250,000, and his 1956 ·.·. rsday, December 11 Yankees star. Silver Bat batting title award The hundreds of items - fetched $270,000. Mantle's Hall including other awards, con­ of Fame gold watch sold for 12:00- 1:30 p.m. tracts and a prize watch - $9,500. were offered Monday at Also on sale were professional 316 Coleman-Morse Madison Square Garden by the contracts signed by Mantle. His Guernsey's auction house. The first one, which gave him a items came from the collection $1,150 bonus and $140 a of Mantle's widow and two month to play for the sons. Independence (Mo.) Yankees in . .··The Standing Committee on Gay and The family chose to auction 1949, sold for $100,000. His the items to celebrate Mantle's last contract, with the New York •.• < •. · . • Student Needs invites gay, career and "to share the great Yankees in 1968 for $100,000, \ :•.••.• ·· · ·an, and bisexual members of treasures and fine heritage with sold for $5,500. the millions who adored him," The total sale price, including .the Notre Dame family, their Guernsey's said in a release. an auction house commission friends, and supporters to an The 1957 MVP award was the on the items, would be released priciest of the 300 items, all of Tuesday, Anello said. informal lunch and study break at the Co-Mo. Christ the King Lutheran Church 17196 Cleveland Road . . South Bend (574) 272-4306

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1 Florida (46) 2 Connecticut (91 3 Missouri (6) 4 Duke 5 Kansas 6 Texa' (3) 7 North Carolina (3) 8 Kentucky (1) 9 Arizona 10 Georgia Tech (4) 11 Oklahoma 12 St. Joseph's 13 Stanford 14 Illinois 15 Wake Forest 16 Purdue 17 Gonzaga 16 Cincinnati 19 Syracuse 20 Pittsburgh 21 Michigan State 22 Marquette 23 Wisconsin 24 Iowa 25 Dayton

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1 Connecticut (471 2 Texas Getty 3 Tennessee Mark Bulger of the St. Louis Rams runs the ball against the Cleveland Browns during Monday night's game at 4 Duke Browns Stadium. The Rams kicked four field goals to beat Cleveland and secure an NFC postseason berth. 5 Texas Tech 6 Stanford 7 Purdue 8 Penn State Ram.s clinch playoff spot in 26-20 victory 9 Minnesota 10 Louisiana Tech 11 Georgia Associated Press first half, giving St. Louis a in the NFC West, had to after replacing Kelly 12 Kan,as Slate 23-7 lead. withstand a valiant come­ Holcomb, whose two inter­ 13 North Carolina "All I can say is, he's back by the Browns (4-9), ceptions just before half­ 14 Ohio State CLEVELAND - The St. Aeneas," Rams coach Mike who were making their time doomed the Browns. 15 Santa Barbara Louis Rams are going back Martz said. "He sets the first regula~season "To give up 14 points like 16 Oklahoma to the playoffs, and their standard for all of us. He appearance on "Monday that is unforgivable," said 17 Colorado high-potency offense didn't makes the plays in clutch Night Football" since 1995. Holcomb, whose first shot 18 LSU have very much to do with situations. n Quarterback Tim Couch at being a starting quarter­ 19 Utah it. Jeff Wilkins kicked four rallied Cleveland, but was back has not gone well. 20 oregon Aeneas Williams had two field goals - 26, 28, 29 stripped of the ball by "It's all on me. You can't 21 TCU interceptions - the first for and 3 7 yards - for the Rams defensive end Brian make mistakes like that. 22 Rutgers a 46-yard touchdown - in Rams, who won their fifth Young on fourth down with They got 14 points ofT me." 23 VIrginia Tech the final 1 :04 of the first straight game and 1:51 left, and St. Louis ran Holcomb. whose 2-yard 24 Michigan State half and the Rams clinched advanced to the playoffs for out the clock. TD pass in the first quarter 25 Auburn an NFC postseason berth, the fourth time in five Marshall Faulk rushed gave Cleveland a 7-3 lead. holding on for a 26-20 win years. for more than 100 yards was benched with 17 sec­ Monday night over the "This is just one step," for the fourth straight onds left in the first half. Cleveland Browns. Rams wide receiver Dane game, picking up 102 yards Following the game, Williams' two picks Looker said. "We're excited on 24 carries. Browns coach Butch Davis enabled the Rams (10-3) to but not overly excited. n Couch went 6-for-9 for 98 refused to answer ques­ Team score 14 points in a 42-sec­ The Rams, who have a yards and threw a 28-yard tions about his quarterback ond span at the end of the two-game lead over Seattle TO pass to Quincy Morgan situation. 1 HQpe 2 Albion 3 Calvin 4 Kalamazoo 5 Alma IN BRIEF 6 OUvet 1 Saint Mary's Derrick Strait named best have never seen a guy do what he U.S. Olympic Committee." defensive player does." "Coaching and managerial teams CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - In the Sooners' 65-13 thrashing of always look at a number of security After helping lead his team to a berth rival Texas on October 11, Strait had issues before any international com­ in the Sugar Bowl. Oklahoma corner­ 11 tackles, broke up three passes, petition, including clothing," Geer back Derrick Strait on Monday was recovered two fumbles and had an said. "For the 2004 Games. the awarded the Bronko Nagurski Award early interception. He also had an Olympic team is within the oversight as the best aU-around defensive play­ interception and 97-yard return of the U.S. Olympic Committee." er in college football. against Texas Tech on November 22. Greece is spending more than $750 around the dial Strait became the second million for security - the biggest Oklahoma defensive back in the last U.S. athletes might not security budget in Olympic history three seasons to win the award. In wear traditional corors and more than 3 1/2 times as much 2001, safety Roy Williams won the RALEIGH, N.C. As a precaution, as what was spent for the 2000 honor, which is presented annually American track and field athletes at Sydney Games. Authorities plan to by the Football Writers Association of the 2004 Athens Olympics might be deploy about 50,000 security person­ NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL American and the Charlotte discouraged from wearing red, white nel - including 16,000 soldiers - Touchdown Club. and blue or anything with "USA" during the games. Illinois at Providence 7 p.m., ESPN The 5-11, 195-pound Strait record­ when they are not competing. Williams said track officials have Arizona at Texas 9 p.m., ESPN ed 69 tackles - the third-most for "For security reasons, if that's the suggested ways to lower the profile of the 12-1 Sooners - and intercepted way they want to go, that's what we'll American athletes around Athens. three passes for 127 return yards. do," said U.S. men's track coach "They said it would be good if we NBA The senior set Oklahoma career George Williams, also track and field low-keyed it," he said. But he added: Washington at Indiana 7 p.m., Fox Sports records for passes broken up, career coach at St. Augustine's College in "Some of us are going to look Philadelphia at Detroit 7:30 p.m., Comcast starts and interception return yards. Raleigh. American. We're going to have our "You see very few players who have USA Track & Field spokeswoman Bermuda shorts on and our white the impact on the game like he does," Jill Geer said Monday that "off-track tennis shoes. It's going to be hard to Sooners coach Bob Stoops said. "I uniform issues are governed by the do." page 22 The Observer+ SPORTS Tuesday, December 9, 2003

said. "I think guys like to see Although Brady Quinn themselves and believe that stepped into the West coast Recruits they have got an opportunity offense as a true freshman and continued from page 22 to score a lot of will remain at points and do a lot the helm to Bob Davie and of Willingham. of things." "/think we're start next sea­ Speedsters like Duerson and The 57 -point run­ getting a little bit son, Notre present freshman talents like up on Stanford last Dame is lack­ promising cornerback Freddie weekend could be a closer to where I'd ing depth at Parish and wide receiver Jeff booster to offensive like us to be. " the quarter­ Samardzija are the type of recruits looking to back position players made for the system come to Notre Dame with the early Willingham and his staff of and run a spread, Ty Willingham season transfer former passing Notre Dame coach of Chris Olsen Stanford s t y I e and the uncer­ coaches plan "We've got to have offense. tainty of to implement. continued growth "We want to be Carlyle Holiday's future. Securing a balanced, but bal­ Willingham sounded opti­ prospect like and improvement ance should mean mistic about the quarterback Duerson puts in every area ... " that you have a prospects in the workings up Notre Dame slightly more passing to this point. on the right Ty Willingham yardage than you do "I think we are hanging in track to rushing yardage," there okay," Willingham said. another solid Notre Dame coach Willingham said. "I "I think we are on the lists of class. The think we're getting a some very good players. and Irish hope winning just five little bit closer to where I'd we just need them to say yes." games this season does not like us to be." affect the caliber of the To have a passing offense, MEGAN DAVISSONfThe Observer there must always be a reli­ Contact Pat Leonard at Brady Quinn calls a play against Navy earlier this season. Quinn recruiting class. "Winning helps," Willingham able player behind the center. [email protected] was one of this year's top recruits.

seconds from her season best RECSPORTS time to finish 14th in the 400 Records yard individual medley. continued from page 24 "Everyone sees how hard [Kleinfehn] works and if you with a time of 2 minutes and keep trying you're going to Women's ice hockey splits games 16.96 seconds. score points," said Petcoff. "It "[Fitzpatrick] had pleasant­ was a boost because she was ly surprising times, she had the only person entered and Special to The Observer lead was extended to 2-0 on a this weekend in a pair of pretty siz- she scored." goal from Kristin Czarnecki, American Heartland Bowling able times," Individually, assisted by Daniela Marrocco. Conference tournaments. fin­ said Saint Ramsey fin­ "We had a great weekend The Irish answered with a goal ishing 14th on Saturday and Mary's "We are looking to make ished first and should have had two wins at 11:37 of the period as Julia held 13th on Sunday in a 19 swimming some NCAA cuts. They with 60 points because we totally dominated LaPointe found the back of the team field before having to coach Greg exceeded expectations a n d the play in all six periods. But net. with assists credited to leave the competition early to Petcoff. "We Fitzpatrick were 1 and 1 on the weekend. Kate Abowd and Karrie Koski. return for classes. wanted and people were right finished fifth That's right, our first win." The Irish wasted several excel­ On Saturday, the Irish posted everyone to where [the coaches] with 54 With those words, captain Tori lent scoring opportunities and a five man team average of have the wanted them to be" points. Kelly Blainey summed up both the were unable to reward an 948 for six games, the best opportunity Nelis, Julie frustration of a near sweep excellent performance by showing by the Irish in recent to help the McGranahan and the exhilaration of win­ Becca Frigy making her debut years. Daniel Martin posted a team." Greg Petcoff and Maureen ning as Notre Dame's women's in goal. 217 average, highlighted by a .T h e Saint Mary's coach Palchak fin­ ice hockey club split a pair of Saturday found a resilient 265 game to lead the Irish. momentum ished 22nd, games against Oakland U. this and determined Irish squad Jim Talamao rolled a 244 of finishing 33rd and 38th weekend. The Irish dropped strike quickly as Annemarie game en route to a 202 aver­ with top respectively. the Saturday contest 2-1 Kennedy ripped the nets at age. Van Koppersmith and times continued for Saint Due to the impressive before rebounding Sunday for 11:10 of the first period and captain Jason Raver earned Mary's as the team entered results, Saint Mary's is now a 3-2 victory. Megan Mattia rifled home a high games of 226 and 217 Saturday's portion of the looking to rework their goals On Friday. Oakland's Lauren shot just 22 seconds later for a while averaging 190 and 188 Invitational. But Saint Mary's as the Belles near the mid­ Brick scored the lone goal in two goal lead. respectively. Vance McClenton remarkable finish came from point of the season. the first period with an assist Bowling just missed a 200 game, with a culmination of efforts from "We are looking to make from Melissa Orr. Just 3:30 The Notre Dame bowling a high score of 199 as he aver­ every swimmer. some NCAA cuts," said into the second period, the club's men's squad competed aged 169. "We were looking for many Petcoff. "They exceeded people to score," said Petcoff. expectations and people were Notable finishes came from right where [the coaches] team captain Megan Ramsey, wanted them to be." who finished first in the 100 yard fly despite a nagging shoulder injury and Amy Contact Dan Tapetillo at Kleinfehn. who dropped 10 [email protected]

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FOOTBALL Disappointing season may affect recruiting

there," Willingham said. "I By PAT LEONARD think we have got some key Sports Writer players that if we can get the right ones to fall, it will help us." The frustration dissipated a Notre Dame has received bit with three straight wins in seven verbal commitments, as the month of November, but no official commitments can the Notre Dame football team be made until the first week of is now searching for answers February after bowl games to turn around a 5-7 losing have been played. season after a 38-12 Joss to Its most recent recruit is Syracuse in its final game. Chicago area cornerback That search has already begun prospect Tregg Duerson. The in the recruiting process, as son of a former Notre Dame coach Tyrone Willingham's job football player, Duerson stands gets even harder. at 5-10, 170 pounds and runs Last season, Willingham a 4.5 60-yard dash. He also rode the wave of momentum played running back at Loyola from a ten-win season into the Academy, where he carried month of January. He the ball this season 184 times announced his first recruiting for 1,200 yards. class as Irish head coach, a Recruiting analysts said group ranked top-five in the Willingham is bringing country behind only programs Duerson in as a defensive back like rival USC. Notre Dame with possibilities of contribut­ secured commitments from top ing on special teams. prospects such as true fresh­ "We've got to have continued men starters quarterback growth and improvement in Brady Quinn, offensive tackle every area," the coach said. Ryan Harris and defensive end Willingham and the Irish Victor Abiamiri. struggled this season with the The question now is, will the meshing of recruits of two sys­ second go-around be just as tems - that of former coach CHIP MARKS!rhe Observer successful? Coach Tyrone Willingham speaks to Brady Quinn during the Pittsburgh game earlier this season. "I think we are hanging in see RECRUITS/page 22 Quinn was one of this year's top recruits and made significant contributions in 2003.

MEN'S BASKETBALL SMC SWIMMING IU gathering not a pep rally Belles break Inultiple

Only 200 IUfans records at invitational will be allowed into a points, Carthage College and pre-game meeting Saint Mary's finishes Maca! ester. fourth at Gene Davis After the first day of compe­ By ANDREW SOUKUP tition, Saint Mary's was off to an incredible start as the Sports Writer Invitational Belle's won three of the first six events. If students thought Indiana By DAN TAPETILLO Fitzpatrick began with an University was planning a pep Sports Writer impressive 200-yard back­ rally in the north dome of the stroke with an event winning Joyce Center before the Notre Records are made to be time of 2 minutes and 12.7 4 Dame-Indiana basketball game broken. seconds. In the 200-yard indi­ Wednesday, they might want to Last Saturday, freshman vidual medley, she shattered think again. Caitlin both season best A Notre Dame official said Indiana will have a pre-game meeting before their contest Fitzpatrick and meet times. Indiana fans will have a gather~ broke four. Saint Mary's also ing in a partitioned section of against Torln Francis (above) and the Irish Wednesday. Competing "It was a boost won the 800-yard the Joyce Center, but the gath­ in the two­ freestyle relay with ering is similar to other pre­ "It's not an IU pep rally," Cafarelli, and no Notre Dame day Gene because [Kleinfehn] a meet record time game events the University Notre Dame sports information students would be admitted. D a v i s was the only person of 8 minutes and allows visiting alumni organiza­ director Bernie Cafarelli said. Several students, under the Invitational entered and scored." 8:88 seconds. tions to hold before basketball Cafarelli added that Notre impression that Notre Dame this past Fitzpatrick also games. Dame typically gives any alum­ was allowing an Indiana pep weekend, broke school The only reason it is in the ni club from any visiting school rally in the Joyce Center, were Saint Mary's Greg Petcoff records in the 100- north dome of the Joyce Center a place to hold a pre-game planning counter-rallies before finished Saint Mary's coach yard backstroke is because another group had meeting, just as the Irish often the basketball game. fourth as a with a time of 1 already booked the Monogram receive a space to meet before "We don't need anything to team with minute and 3.10 Room - the room on the sec­ games at other school's cam­ transpire from this," Cafarelli 431 points. seconds and the ond floor of the Joyce Center puses. said. The Belle's finished behind 200-yard individual medley where visiting teams' fans nor­ But Notre Dame will only Invitational winner Gustavus mally congregate - for the allow up to 200 fans with tick­ Contact Andrew Soukup at Adolfus who won with 1270 see RECORDS/page 22 evening. ets into the partioned area, said [email protected]

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