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The program kicks off in random and creative things ByJANELLE BEADLE early October on cable chan­ that ND students do every News Writer nel 3, and every other week day. will debut a brand new show. Although the station is not Notre Dame is just weeks The station’s first project an officially school sponsored away from the debut of its will be a variety show, she program, the students are new television station. said. Divided into five seg­ attempting to gain university Led by Faculty Advisor ments, this show will include permission to turn it into a Christine Becker and student the sections News, club. producers Lance Johnson, Entertainment, Interview, “This program will also pro­ Liam Dacey, Chris Spotlight, and Miscellaneous. vide an outlet to those stu­ Chamberland and Alex The news section will focus dents in other majors (other Grunewald, backers hope that on campus issues and events, than FTT) that are interested the station will provide a new with topics possibly including in aspects of film and televi­ outlet for Notre Dame broad­ students’ views on the trans­ sion and want to become casting. formation of the SYR. They involved,” Becker said. “Through this new medium, also hope to spotlight campus Anyone interested in televi­ ND students will be able to groups, such as the choirs, sion, film or acting can partic­ express themselves more acting groups, dance troupes, ipate in this program. Becker completely and in a unique and campus bands during the welcomes contact from stu­ way," Becker said. “It will feel entertainment portion. dents wishing to get involved. more like they are speaking The show also hopes to NELLIE WILLIAMSZThe Observer directly to the other stu­ include a “miscellaneous” Contact Janelle Beadle at A Notre Dame student sneaks in a nap on South Quad dents.” segment, to showcase the [email protected] between classes on Monday.

Executive C a bin et Panel Students finalize 9/11 events criticizes

unveiled the new consolidat­ ed student activities calen­ dar. U.S. policy The new publication, enti­ tled “Everything Under the Dome,” will be printed twice By MARIA SMITH weekly. The editions, cover­ News Writer ing Friday-Sunday and Monday-Thursday, will list a Last night’s panel of Notre broad variety of scheduled Dame professors who spoke on lectures, entertainment concerns vital to understanding events, and other campus and dealing with the aftermath happenings. “Everything” of September 11 analyzed many will be posted in the of the United States’ attitudes in LaFortune Student Center response to the tragedy. and distributed to residence “This panel is meant to inau­ halls for display. gurate this week of reflection,” Longenbaker encouraged said Scott Appleby, director of other students to submit the Kroc Institute for events to [email protected] . International Peace Studies. ♦ Student programming at The panel followed up on a the Hammes Notre Dame series of discussions presented Bookstore is moving after the events last year. Scott towards a reality. At Appleby, Jeff Bergstrand, Thursday’s Student Senate George Lopez, and Juan Mendez meeting, Bookstore manager particularly addressed the Jim O’Connor will speak on United States’ economic and the possibility of hosting political situation and how the events at the facility. attitude and actions of the gov­ Bookstore officials, noting ernm ent affected issues like the increased alumni pres­ human rights and international ence during football week­ affairs. ends, are reportedly eager Some professors criticized the to accommodate student United States’ attitudes towards events in order to show human rights and the fight their interest in the Notre against terrorism since NELLIE WILLIAMSOhe Observer Dame community as a September 11. “In the past year ExecutiveCabinet member Pam Ronson helps to finalize Sept. 11 events on campus at the whole. we have seen a deepening of acting of the Executive Cabinet while Student body vice president Trip Foley looks on. ♦ Cabinet members dis­ xenophobia,” said Appleby. He cussed potential options for stressed the need for the United supplements to The Shirt, States to work with other coun­ by a procession to the BRAMATI Student Body President the popular football spirit tries. “We are woefully undere­ Hesburgh Library reflecting Libby Bishop expressed con­ item. Members expressed ducated in foreign policy as a pool, where a prayer service fidence that the services will concern that The Shirt’s util­ nation,” he said on the issue of As the first anniversary of will be held. give the Notre Dame com­ ity is diminished during public opinion in foreign affairs. the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks On Wednesday, the munity a chance to remem­ cold-weather games, when Mendez, a law professor and approaches, Student anniversary of the attacks ber the events of Sept. 11 the kelly green ap p arel is human rights activist who was Government Executive that killed nearly 3,000 peo­ together. hidden under heavy jackets. once imprisoned in his native Cabinet members met ple, a rosary will be said at “[The mass] is going to be The most popular option was Argentina for defending political Monday to discuss campus- the Grotto at noon. At 5:00 a nice, reflective memorial,” The Hat, a gold winter prisoners, felt since the attack wide memorial services. p.m. that afternoon, Bishop said. beanie that would provide a the United States placed too Cabinet officials reviewed University President Father She also asked Cabinet unified student color at much emphasis on security and plans for the events, which Edward Malloy will preside members to encourage their games later in the season. too little on human rights. He will begin this evening. over mass at the reflecting constituents to attend the especially criticized the United Preparations have begun for pool. The Basilica and services. States’ support of totalitarian a vigil at the Grotto, to begin University Choirs will be on Other cabinet news: Contact Matt Bramati at at 8 p.m. It will be followed hand to provide music. ♦ Susan Longenbaker [email protected] see PANEL/page 4 page 2 The Observer ♦ WTLAT’S UP Tuesday, September 10, 2002

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SMC orders Arafat Ex-WorldCom Students Chillin’ out ND football from Chelsea reprinting of condemns em ployees react to with summer player still For most people, ordering off the yearbook terrorist demand events of music recovering menu at a restaurant is a pretty simple affair. You scan the menu and then tell attacks severance pay Sept. 1 1 from bug the waiter what you want. But for 10- Saint Mary's has PLO leader Former employ­ Notre Dame stu­ Scene music crit­ Notre Dame line­ year-old Chelsea, accomplishing this is a authorized a sec­ Yassir Arafat con­ ees of now bank­ dents offer opinions ics review summer backer Courtney ond printing of last rupt WorldCom hits. From " t a i C ' Teresa Fralish demned terrorist on how to remem­ Watson sat out year's yearbook. attacks against held a rally outside ber the events of Coldplay's "A Saturday's game has Asberger’s ------The first edition of Israel and vowed of the US bankrupt­ last September. Rush of Blood to against Purdue Syndrome, a form N ew s the book was to hold general cy court in New the Head," to the due to a viral infec­ of autism, ordering Production plagued with elections in York City and latest from The tion. He is still at a restaurant and E ditor errors, officials January. demanded sever­ Vines, to the Dave recovering. other social inter­ said. ance pay. Matthews Band actions can be very concert in Chicago. frightening situations. Children with Asberger’s just simply do not have the built-in sense of how to act around oth­ ers. They don’t understand why they page 3 page 5 page 7 page 12 pages 14 & 15 page 22 should say “goodbye” when a visitor leaves. Families of these children are left in a doubly difficult situation because, as W hat ’s G oing D ow n Asberger’s Syndrome has only recently What ’s Happening @ ND been identified, very few specific treat­ ment options are available. Student recovers missing Locked bike missing from When I began volunteering in ♦ Lecture by Nicholas Boyle, bike outside of B-P student dorm Chelsea’s home program last fall, I University of Cambridge, NDSP officers completed a report of A report of a locked bike being taken brought a solid knowledge of autism and “Revelation and Realism,” a bike being taken from outside from the south side of Fisher Hall. its treatment to my service. But I had llosburgh Center Auditorium, 4 Stanford Hall. The victim later noti­ There are no suspects. never heard of Asberger’s Syndrome, p.m. fied NDSP that he recovered his bike and I had no idea about how to interact outside Breen-Phillips Hall on Student reports missing with an Asberger’s child. Saturday. There are no suspects. wallet What I didn’t realize then was that ♦ Sept. 11 prayer service and The victim reported losing his wallet Chelsea and her family would teach me candlelight procession to the Two cars involved in wreck at an unknown campus location. more than I would ever help her to llosburgh Library reflecting pool, NDSP responded to a two-car acci­ learn. As I read books about Asberger’s begins at the Grotto, 8 p.m. dent in the lot. There were no Syndrome, I began to gain a better sense injuries reported. of how I could contribute to Chelsea’s home program. Above all, working with Officers recover, return Chelsea and her family would teach me missing check to be creative and unafraid to try new A check was found and turned in to NDSP for safekeeping. The check has approaches. Since I could find little infor­ W hat ’s Happening @ SMC mation about Asberger’s therapies, I been released to the owner. made up my own activities. As the fall semester progressed, my ♦ Soccer vs. Taylor University, Ill employee taken to area work with Chelsea became a respite Soccer field north of Angela hospital from my work at school. I found that I Athletic Facility NDSP transported a University really enjoyed taking a break from that employee to Memorial Hospital for paper I was typing to go be a part of a ♦ Lecture with Camilla Burns, treatment of an illness. very special little girl’s life. Chelsea’s Loyola University, Chicago. parents also hugely impressed me, as “Scripture as a Source of they never once showed any sign of dis­ Wisdom,” Stapleton Lounge, Lc couragement. Instead, they were Mans Hall, 7:30 p.m. extremely encouraging, providing me with helpful suggestions about activities for Chelsea. By the end of the year, I had grown quite attached to Chelsea and her family. I learned that she loved cheese fries and was crazy about baby animals. Something interesting about autistic chil­ dren is that they often have a very spe­ W hat ’s C ooking cial unusual talent, and Chelsea rivaled a marine biology teacher in her knowledge Noble Family Dining Hall of whales. Over the course of nine North Dining Hall South Dining Hall months, I saw Chelsea make significant Today’s lunch: Chefs pasta, mari­ improvements in her interactions with T oday’s lunch: Four grain soup, T oday’s lunch: Neapolitan style nara sauce, vegetable stir fry, sausage others. She even came to visit my dorm tomato soup, fried cheese ravioli, swiss spaghetti, Italian sausage marinara, pizza, cheese pizza, deli bar, smoked and talked with some of my floormates. steak, Japan ginger chicken, haddock pepperoni pizza, vegetable pizza, While I certainly learned much about with herbs, scrambled eggs, almond sausage pizza, chicken jambalaya, beef turkey. Asberger’s Syndrome and how to be french toast, chicken strips. and noodle casserole, rotisserie chick­ Today’s dinner: Chefs pasta, mari­ innovative, my experiences showed me en, fried cheese ravioli, vegetable Lo much more. When I see special needs Today’s dinner: Four grain soup, Mein, chicken taco, chicken Acapulco. nara sauce, burger, vegetable medley, carved roast beef, cheese pizza, kids at the store or on campus, I know tomato soup, fried cheese ravioli, sher­ Italian sausage mashed potatoes with gravy, deli bar, just how special these individuals are. ry chicken thighs, chicken and pea pod Today’s dinner: chicken salad. Though we all probably claim to be stir fry, grilled redfish, lonestar rice, marinara, pepperoni pizza, 4 cheese understanding of special needs, I would beef stir-fry, egg rolls. pizza, sausage pizza, marinated beef, advise anyone who is looking to make a pork chops, cheese sticks, sesame difference at Notre Dame to spend time chicken breast, chicken taco, pork with a special needs child or adult. You tamale. just might be surprised by how much you can learn. The views expressed in the Inside Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. TODAY TONIGHT WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Contact Teresa Fralish at CC [email protected]. LU

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Student Activity fees will be on friendship Administration to The class of 2002 received making up the cost of demand reprinting their books over the summer reprinting the yearbooks. before the mistakes were Students pay an annual stu­ “just be friends” with males. found. A few weeks later dent activity fee of $150, and By LAURA CORISTIN “[Our goal is to see] how we they were mailed a letter an additional $50 for a year­ News Writer By MELANIE BECKER can continue to build friend­ from Timm instructing them book, both of which are News Writer ships and relationships in an to keep the original books included into the cost of open environment on campus and that “they were now in tuition. Forty-one people attended an as we look at issues that relate Saint Mary’s students possession of the only copies Walsworth Publishing open forum discussion about to the deepening of relation­ returning this fall expecting to be distributed of the Company is currently w ork­ friendships in the Regina North ships,” Welsh said. to receive their yearbook, uncorrected copy of the year­ ing to fix the problems, and lounge at Saint Mary’s Monday “I think it’s nice to get a The Blue Mantle, were due book.” plans for the night. chance to talk about friend­ for disappointment. They 2002-2003 Blue The discussion, the first part ships and Linda Timm, vice-president would “There were errors and Mantle are in of a series relationships of Student Affairs announced receive some problems that are the works. entitled “I think it’s nice to deal because that due to errors in the pub­ th e ir c o r­ “We have fan­ “Relationships: in the process of being with friendships and they’re some­ lication of the book, copies rected tastic represen­ Sexuality at its thing that we would not be available until copies at a taken care of.” tation with the Best . . . ” con­ relationships because deal with late September at the earli­ later, company, the centrated on they’re something that everyday est. under­ people we work friendship as a Courtney Boyle here, espe­ The publication mistakes mined with are out­ growing rela­ we deal with everyday SMC yearbook editor cially being a were detected shortly before d ate. The standing. They tionship. here, especially being a women’s col- the school year began when current are being very The plan­ women’s college. ” lege,” administrators reviewed the c lasses of cooperative and ning commit­ Jablonski- yearbook, making the deci­ 2003, 2004 and 2005 will understanding about the tee for the dis­ Diehl added. Elizabeth Jablonski-Diehl sion that the book needed only be given the corrected reprinting of the book,” Boyle cussion includ­ “I think we revisions and then would be copies of the book. said. ed of Sister Student body president have a really reprinted. “I wouldn’t have known Overall the student body Lousita Welsh, unique view, While administrators have about the mistakes if we has been patient and under­ who works for and we talk not explained what errors or hadn’t been informed, which standing towards the year­ the Saint about it on a problems were the cause of indicates that they are book staff regarding the mat­ Mary’s Division for Mission, daily basis, but we don’t really the reprinting, there were minor,” Jessica Coulter, a ter, Boyle added. history professor Bill Svelmoe, sit down and talk about it or several typographical mis­ 2002 graduate said. “The “If the yearbook staff felt campus minister Cindy think about different points of takes found. The administra­ mistakes in the current year­ that it was important enough Mongrain, student body vice view on the subject.” tion, specifically Linda Timm book are not going to taint to reprint the book then I president Elizabeth Jablonski- The next session of the series and George Rosenbush, stu­ the memories that I have. I trust that it affected someone Diehl, junior Shannon Maloney “Meeting, Dating, and Mating” dent activities director, don’t think that there is a greatly and I wouldn’t think and senior Anne DeCleene. will take place on Monday, determined that there were real need to reprint all of our twice about having to wait for The discussion allowed stu­ Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. in Carroll too many inaccuracies to dis­ books.” it,” said Whitney Ross, a dents to talk about different Auditorium. tribute the yearbook at regis­ In order to correct the mis­ issues pertaining to friend­ tration. takes Walsworth Publishing ships, including qualities peo­ “There were errors and Company has agreed to Contact Melanie Becker at ple look for in friendships, and Contact Laura Coristin at some problems that are in reprint all of the copies of the beck0931 @saintmarys. edu whether or not it is possible to [email protected]

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United States], or an Afghan boy lot of compassion, towards the who will not be killed for politi­ firefighters, towards the victims, Panel cal beliefs?” asked one audience towards their families.” said continued from page 1 member. Appleby near the end of his Got news? “We’ve not yet... bombed citi­ speech. “As the September 11 leaders such as Pervez zens at large or made a preemp­ monument becomes part of our Musharraf allied with the US. tive strike,” said Lopez, empha­ national history, we should find Call The Observer. “The human rights movement sizing that many of the criti­ ways to extend the compassion now faces a harder task in cre­ cisms were in anticipation of in broader and broader circles, ating just societies around the possible future problems. and around the world.” world,” he said. “One important “We’re still in the midst of the 1 - 5 3 2 3 voice that has been lost is that of flux.” the United States government.” “We have seen some ugly Contact Maria Smith at Lopez and Mendez felt that episodes... but we have seen a [email protected] the United States’ plans to use weapons against Iraq showed a need for close examination of US policy. “The United States is not being held up as an example of good, but for what govern­ ments should be able to get MAKE WAVES ... away with because the US does,” said Mendez. “This is a slippery slope... unless we demand that the government’s actions be transparent, we will not be in a position to lecture other governments on their Ikvfbmtfltlokv scssLokv for affairs. Lopez, director of policy stud­ ies at the Kroc Institute, stressed sophokVLorcs flyvd juci/uLors that the changing nature of war­ fare required changing atti­ tudes. He cited cases of small groups fighting large powers through attacks on civilians and with self-destructive techniques 5" P M such as suicide bombings. “The United States government is trapped by its decision to S e p t e m b e r ± o approach this as a war model, instead of saying the rules have Q J O ± T>CB-flKtoU> changed.” Some audience members defended the United States’ actions in the following question session, saying the US had done much good through its actions. STUDY IN TOKYO, JAPAN “How would you feel if you were an Afghan girl who could go to school now [because of the SPRING, 2003

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W est B an k Arafat condemns terror attacks, promises election

Associated Press Addressing Israelis, Arafat said: “We want to achieve peace RAMALLAH with you. We want security and Yasser Arafat condemned ter­ stability for us and you and for ror attacks and promised to hold the entire area. ... After 50 years general elections in January, but of struggle, I say it’s enough of in a ram bling speech to the the struggle and bloodshed.” Palestinian parliament Monday Raanan Gissin, an adviser to he fell short of outlining clear Israeli Prime Minister Ariel steps against terror or agreeing Sharon, said the speech was to share some power with a meaningless and that prime minister. Palestinian reform would not Fumbling with microphones work with Arafat in power. and repeatedly straying from a “Peace and reforms can only prepared text, the Palestinian happen when Arafat is not leader also offered apparently in there,” Gissin said. jest to give up executive powers Paul Patin, a spokesman for if asked. the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, The parliament session in said after the speech that Arafat Arafat’s sandbagged West Bank would be judged by his actions, headquarters came at what not his words. could be a pivotal point in the In Gaza, Ismail Abu Shanab of two years of Israeli-Palestinian the Islamic militant group violence, with signs of a thaw Hamas said Arafat showed no coinciding with Palestinian mili­ clear strategy. “We need to find tants’ efforts to stage attacks of a way to challenge the Israeli unprecedented scale. aggression,” said Abu Shanab, In a speech that was both con­ whose group has carried out ciliatory and packed with accu­ scores of suicide attacks that sations against Israel, Arafat have killed more than 250 said he condemned “attacks Israeli civilians in the past two against Israeli civilians” and years. A P O nline that such attacks drew attention The Palestinian legislature has Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, addresses the Palestinian Legislative Council at a meeting away from Palestinians’ suffer­ convened only sporadically, and yesterday. Arafat condemned terror attacks against Israeli civilians and announced Plaestinian ing under Israeli occupation. He usually with a low turnout, dur­ elections for January 2003. told legislators to uphold the ing the past two years, because national interest but he skipped of Israeli travel restrictions. they were involved in attacks on ference. previous peace talks with Israel, passages from the draft that On Monday, Israel banned 12 Israelis. In solidarity, other At the opening of the session, Qureia is a confidant of Arafat included a call on parliament to legislators from making the trip Gazan lawmakers stayed behind parliament re-elected speaker and is seen as a potential suc­ ban suicide attacks. from Gaza to Ramallah, saying and participated by video con­ Ahmed Qureia. A key player in cessor.

SWITZERLAND Switzerland becomes 109th member of United Nations

Associated Press ment of the Swiss Army Band, the coun­ movein March by a 55 percent majority. with U.N. observer status. try’s flag a white cross on red back­ In the last vote 16 years earlier, 75 Falling on the eve of the anniversary GENEVA ground will then be hoisted to flutter as percent opposed U.N. membership on of Sept. 11, Switzerland’s membership The Swiss kicked off ceremonies a lone square among the sea of rectan­ the grounds it would endanger the ceremony will be low-key. Undeterred, Monday to end decades of splendid iso­ gles. Alpine nation’s revered neutrality in an the Swiss have made elaborate prepara­ lation and follow the rest of the world “Finally Switzerland will be at home era of acute East-West tensions. tions to broadcast the proceedings live into the United Nations, with festivities as a m em ber of the U.N. This time around, the electorate heed­ on a big screen in downtown Geneva. slated to feature its signature exports: family,’’declared Bertrand Louis, ambas­ ed a government campaign that a rejec­ Gifts of Swiss chocolate and Swatch chocolate and watches. sador to U.N. offices in Geneva. tion would be disastrous for the coun­ watches emblazoned with the national But in a final gesture of independence, “When the Swiss delegation steps try’s international standing and that tra­ flag will be given to guests at a diplo­ they made it clear they would not down from his observer seat to join the ditional neutrality was irrelevant given matic reception in New York on change their flag. main U.N. body, it will be a big step. It the end of the Cold War. Tuesday, officials said. Those invited to The U.N. General Assembly is expect­ will be a step out of the shadows.” Switzerland will be sandwiched a diplomatic bash in Geneva late ed to formally admit Switzerland as its After more than 50 years on the side­ between Sweden and Syria on the U.N.’s Monday were treated to canapes, cock­ 190th member during a ceremony in lines, Switzerland joined the United alphabetical list. Switzerland’s member­ tails and an exhibition by Switzerland’s New York Tuesday. To the accompani­ Nations after voters approved the ship leaves the Vatican as the only state best-known artist.

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Allied aircrafts bomb Iraq facility: ‘N Sync star left grounded on earth: Rhode Island diocese settles lawsuit: Allied aircraft struck Iraq for the third time in a Pop star Lance Bass’ dreams of going into space The Providence Diocese said Monday it has reached a week, bombing a military facility southeast of have officially gone “pop!” The Russian Space $13.5 million settlement with 36 people who say they Baghdad Monday morning, defense officials said. Agency notified NASA on Monday that the 'N Sync were molested as youngsters by members of the cler­ The attack came after Iraqi forces fired on one of singer won't fly to the international space station gy. The settlement covers all but two of 38 men and the U.S.-British patrols in the no-fly zone, and it fol­ next month. Bass had hoped to rocket away from women who sued in the early 1990s, accusing 11 lowed bombings on Thursday and Saturday, Kazakhstan on Oct. 28, boosted by corporate spon­ priests and a nun of abusing them. The diocese said it Pentagon officials said. It brought to 37 the number sors and a seven-part television documentary. But will seek both internal and external financing to cover of strikes reported this year by the United States TV producers failed to raise the estimated $20 mil­ the cost of the settlement. and the United Kingdom coalition put together to lion fare, and Russian space officials last week patrol zones in the north and south of Iraq following kicked Bass off the upcoming crew. Boston gangster’s brother sentenced: the 1991 Gulf War. A retired police officer was sentenced Monday to 10 Storm Gustav hits N. Carolina coast: years in prison for hiding an arsenal of weapons for Bus crashes in Turkey leave 17 dead: Waves 8 to 10 feet high pounded North Carolina his brother, convicted gangster Stephen “The Seventeen people were killed in separate bus crash­ beaches Monday as Subtropical Storm Gustav head­ Rifleman” Flemmi. Federal prosecutors said Michael es Saturday, including two members of a profession­ ed for the Outer Banks with a threat of coastal Flemmi, 64, hid the guns for the Winter Hill Gang, run al Turkish soccer team. A bus carrying players for flooding and erosion. By mid-afternoon, the center by his brother and James “Whitey” Bulger, a fugitive the second-division club Sakaryaspor flipped over, of the storm was still more than 200 miles out to on the FBI's “Most Wanted” list. Flemmi, a 30-year killing five people, and injuring 22 others, news sea, but rain had started falling on some of the police veteran, was convicted in May of perjury, reports said. chain of coastal islands and wind gusted to 26 mph. obstruction of justice and weapons charges. page 6 Jhe Observer ♦ NEWS Tuesday, September 10, 2002 Russell takes charge U.S. government advises caution tinues to be received and Associated Press nature of the Sept. 11 attacks of SMC Residence Life investigated by the FBI,” the — people who have had no WASHINGTON bulletin said. “Several of these contact with al-Qaida but are Fearful of new terror attacks threats make reference to the moved to action by bin Laden. the procedures of the Residence but armed with little specific events of Sept. 11, 2001, and to U.S. military bases went on By SARAH NESTOR Life department and learning information, the government New York City and alert Monday out of an abun­ Saint Mary's News Editor the day-to-day operations of the warned potential targets to be Washington, D C.” dance of caution and not in department. Russell has imple­ on high alert in the run-up to Other events mentioned on response to any specific threat, When Dana North stepped mented few changes at this the Sept. 11 anniversary. the Web site as warranting government officials said. down last spring as the point but hopes to be an active While officials say they have increased awareness include At the State Department, Residence Life director after part of the community. no details outlining an impend­ the Sept. 10-20 U.N. General spokesman Richard Boucher six years with Saint Mary’s, the “My goal is that students see ing attack, they’re taking no Assembly session in New York said a cable was sent to all search for a new director residence life as approachable chances. and the Sept. 25-29 World diplomatic posts advising them brought Michelle Russell to and know that we’re not only The FBI told police, utilities, Bank and International to maintain a higher state of campus. here for discipline, but to offer banks and the transportation Monetary Fund meetings in alert Wednesday. A worldwide Russell, a native New Yorker, emotional and physical sup­ industry to be wary. U.S. mili­ Washington. July 1 caution urging came to Saint Mary’s looking for port,” Russell said. “I’m looking tary bases and diplomatic mis­ The warnings are based on Americans to take care a change. She completed her for student input and hope stu­ sions worldwide also are on information from all U.S. intel­ remains in effect. undergraduate and graduate dents will become involved in high security alert for the ligence sources, from tele­ The U.S. Embassy in Manila studies, earning a masters in hall councils." week. phone calls to interviews with in the Philippines was believed counseling from Saint Russell has weekly staff meet­ White House press secretary detainees at the U.S. Navy base to be of particular concern for Bonaventure University in New ings with resident advisors and Ari Fleischer said Monday the in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, potential terrorist strikes. And York, where she also spent four the hall directors where they threat of new attacks remains according to a senior law in nearby Indonesia, U.S. offi­ years as a hall director. will address the concerns of stu­ a worry to U.S. officials. enforcement official. cials barred the public until While small Catholic colleges dents. Russell wants residence “Anniversaries can be — not Information from detainees, further notice from the Saint Bonaventure and Saint life to become a visible, active necessarily always — can be most of whom have been out of embassy in Jakarta and the Mary’s share similarities, part of campus. occasions for heightened ter­ circulation for months, has consulate in Surabaya after Russell believes there is “some­ “I have a great understanding rorist activity,” Fleischer said. proven false previously. U.S. receiving “credible and specific thing unique” about the Saint and love of the college experi­ “Just given the fact that it’s a officials have said they act on it threat information” Monday Mary’s community. ence,” Russell said. “I’m com­ one-year anniversary, we re only when corroborated that the embassy is at risk of “I’ve only been here for a little passionate towards the journey going to be on our toes.” through multiple sources. terrorist attack. while but so far my interaction a student takes and I hope to The State Department issued Recent terror plots in The FBI bulletin did not cite has been very positive, especial­ guide students on their journey, a worldwide caution Monday Afghanistan and Germany specific intelligence of an ly with the resident advisors and from living on their own, to night urging Americans to have not been linked to al- attack at the United Nations administrators,” Russell said. “It graduation and in to a educat­ remain especially vigilant this Qaida, said a U.S. counterter­ but said such a New York City has been an easy adjustment ed woman.” rorism official, speaking event in the general time frame which I credit to the communi­ week. In the past few days, U.S. Monday on condition of of the Sept. 11 anniversary ty.” Contact Sarah Nestor at anonymity. “represents a potentially Currently Russell is assessing [email protected] intelligence agencies have detected what officials now In Germany, a Turkish man attractive target for terrorists.” describe as a marked increase and his American fiancee, The bulletin said the World in terrorist “chatter,” informa­ arrested last week on suspicion Bank demonstrations are tion from monitored communi­ of plotting to bomb a U.S. mili­ planned by a “loose alliance of cations and other sources that tary base in Heidelberg, are left-wing groups.” are used as a barometer of the thought to have been inspired “It is expected that some likelihood of potential attacks. by Osama bin Laden, but U.S. individuals plan to engage in and German officials doubt the criminal activity aimed at dis­ The FBI’s National pair is connected to the organi­ rupting the meeting and draw­ Infrastructure Protection zation. ing attention to their cause,” Want to write for News? 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NEW YORK 1,304.60 +9.30 Laid-off WorldCom Inc. employees demanded S&P500 Monday that the bank­ rupt telecommunications giant cough up tens of 902.96 +9.04 millions of dollars in sev­ erance and health bene­ fits that were promised AMEX but not paid. With legal help funded 866.49 +6.83 by the AFL-CIO, more than 40 ex-WorldCom workers from around the NYSE country asked the U.S. B ankruptcy Court in 489.14 +4.50 Manhattan to require the severance payments to at least 4,000 employees TOP 5 VOLUME LEADERS and possibly thousands more. COMPANY % CHANGE $GAIN PRICE John Sweeney, the AFL- CIO’s president, sent let­ PALM INC (PALM) -2.47 -0.02 0.75 ters to the heads of AOL NASDAQ-100 INDEX(QQQ) +1.01+0.23 23.08 Time Warner Inc. and Metropolitan Life NEXTEL C0MM-A (NXTL) -1.13 -0.09 7.89 Insurance Co., two of WorldCom’s biggest cred­ CISCO SYSTEMS(CSC0) -0.54 -0.07 12.96 itors, asking them not to INTEL CORP(INTC) -0.86 -0.14 16.08 stand in the way of the severance request. “These WorldCom workers believed in their AP Online company and worked Pat Rochester, a former employee for MCI WorldCom, speaks at a news conference, hard for their company — outside U.S. bankruptcy court yesterday. Ex-WorldCom workers asked the judge to and in return they were grant WorldCom’s request to pay foil severance to terminated employees. n rief I B robbed of their 401(k’s, their jobs and health had been promised much payments they haven’t month. He has been Qwest CEO confident of turn around care,” Sweeney said. better packages. seen. shelling out nearly $400 The head of Qwest Communications sounded With W orldCom in WorldCom itself asked The exact number of a month to keep his old a confident note Monday, discounting talk of Chapter 11 bankruptcy the court last week to let additional workers — and coverage while he tries to bankruptcy as he discussed efforts to cut costs proceedings — in the it pay $36 million more in the total value of such find new work. and increase revenue. biggest such case in U.S. severance it had payments — is unclear, “I’ve seen things, “In the 90 days I’ve been here, that word has history — the court must promised — and to cancel said Lowell Peterson, an frankly, that make me not come up in my presence other than from approve virtually every lucrative severance pack­ attorney for the former want to cry,” said Kate dollar the company ages it had given to 19 Lee, 44, who oversees a outside the company,"chairman and chief exec­ employees. spends and hear objec­ executives. The company The union wants small fund created by utive officer Richard Notebaert said during a tions from creditors. said those actions would WorldCom to pay the sev­ W orldcom w orkers to telecommunications conference held by Morgan In the four months improve the morale of its erance in lump sums, as help former colleagues in Stanley. before filing for bank­ remaining employees. the company traditionally dire straits. Lee says she Notebaert said Qwest’s recent $7.1 billion sale ruptcy on July 21, The m otion is sch ed ­ has done, rather than in is still owed $40,000 in of its yellow pages business, its renegotiation of WorldCom laid off or said uled to be heard Oct. 1. installments, and make severance after being cut $3.4 billion in bank loans and securing of $750 it would fire 12,800 peo­ The AFL-CIO — which health coverage available as senior manager of million in cash were important early steps on a ple. did not represent the retroactively. internal communications. long, difficult road to recovery for a company When bankruptcy pro­ WorldCom workers when That issue is especially Daniel Golden, an attor­ saddled with $26 billion in debt. ceedings began, the court they were with the com­ important for Ben Barile, ney for the committee of allowed WorldCom to pay pany — praised the com­ 42, of Poughkeepsie, WorldCom creditors, did $22 million in severance pany’s motion but said N.Y., a 14-year not immediately return a PG&E creditors approve bailout to about 4,000 workers several thousand addi­ WorldCom veteran who call seeking comment. Creditors owed $13.5 billion from Pacific Gas who had been let go. tional workers, people lost his job developing Neither did representa­ & Electric Co. overwhelmingly approved the util­ Each worker’s check was laid off later in billing systems. Barile is tives of WorldCom, ity’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan capped at $4,650 even WorldCom’s collapse, HIV-positive, and his MetLife and AOL Time Monday. though many employees also are owed severance medicine costs $2,000 a Warner. The plan, accepted by the bulk of investors, is to transfer billions of dollars worth of transmis­ sion lines, power plants and other assets away from state oversight and into new companies that would be regulated by the federal govern­ Conseco's debt pressures ease ment, then borrow against those assets to clear its debts. The developments came after a The ratings agency also warned that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali is not Associated Press pair of Sunday deadlines passed, St. Paul, Minn.-based Conseco bound by the vote to approve the creditors’ rec­ INDIANAPOLIS including a requirement that Conseco Finance Corp., a wholly owned sub­ ommendation, which was certified Monday. A Conseco Inc.’s short-term debt make an interest payment on a $545 sidiary that offers mobile-home hearing is set for Nov. 12. pressures eased Monday as the million loan that enabled company loans, is also at risk of default. insurance and finance company said insiders to buy stock in the then-high Fitch’s action was the latest in a Gap CEO Exercises Stock Options it had won temporary waivers from flying company in the late 1990s. string of downgrades that could hurt Gap Inc.’s chief executive officer, Millard creditors to extend repayment dead­ Sunday also saw the expiration of a Conseco’s ability to operate during “Mickey”Drexler, exercised 14.5 million of his lines. 30-day grace period triggered when reorganization. stock options Monday in a move likely to leave However, Conseco also said it had Conseco stopped interest payments Coupled with the negative news investors guessing about his motives. defaulted on one commitment, trig­ on $45 million in bond obligations. about Conseco’s finances was word gering a downgrade of its credit by The disclosure comes at a sensitive time for Conseco said Monday that its fail­ from the company that it had won Fitch Ratings. ure to make those payments has put waivers from lenders. the clothing retailer, which has been trying to Meanwhile, the company continued it in default. The waivers expire Oct. 17, giving persuade Wall Street that it’s poised to rebound negotiations with debt-holders, aim­ Fitch Ratings cited the announce­ the company breathing room as it from a humbling sales slump that has lasted ing to restructure its $6 billion in ment when it cut its rating of tries to avoid a bankruptcy filing that more than two years. Drexler characterized the debt and avoid bankruptcy. Those Conseco’s public debt and preferred it has warned is possible unless it decision as part of his retirement planning. talks began last month. stock one notch to “default” status. can restructure debt. The Observer ♦ PAID ADVERTISEMENT Tuesday, September 10, 2002 CSC V * v i / k Center fo r SociaC Concerns i c U k CENTER SOCIAL f n nTJl JlTn H1 CONCERNS http://centerforsocialconcerns.nd.edu * 631-5293 * Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8AM-10PM Fri. 8AM-7PM Sat. 10AM-2PM Sun. 6PM-9PM

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visa at the American Embassy Al-Ississ wrote in an e-mail. By LAURA DORGAN hospitalized after fall in Jordan, another of the 26 “While being sympathetic to my Harvard Crimson countries subject to new situation, they did not allow me restrictions, on July 28. to join later than that because tim’s entire day to learn what CAMBRIDGE, Mass. But on July 26, Al-Ississ classes have been well under­ By ADAM FABIAN she was doing and who she Today, Adrian Ow Yung Hwei received a phone call from the way.” Daily Collegian was with. is slated to register as a first- embassy, informing him that The Business School offered “You want to be safe and year with the rest of the Class “new instructions” would mean him a spot in next year’s class, UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. explore all the angles,” of 2006. But Hwei can't step a considerable delay for his which he has accepted. A 20-year-old Pennsylvania Gardner said. “You want to foot within U.S. borders, since visa. Meanwhile, Mather has State University student suf­ look and see if alcohol was a he has yet to receive his visa. Al-Ississ is still in Jordan, scrambled to put a residential fered serious injuries early factor and stuff like that. You Because Hwei is from waiting. tutor into the suite reserved for Sunday morning after she fell don’t want to discount any pos­ Malaysia — one of 26 countries “No one could give you a Al-Ississ, and they don’t have from an eighth-floor balcony at sibilities.” for which the State Department guarantee by what date it will an in-house business tutor. Beaver Terrace apartments, Greg Sailor witnessed the has created new, strict, post- be done,” said State As a College graduate who 456 E. Beaver Ave, the State accident and came to the assis­ Sept. 11 visa policies — no one Department spokesperson then worked at a major con­ College Police Department said. tance of the injured woman. “I can guarantee when his visa Stuart Patt. sulting group for two years, Al- The woman was initially couldn’t believe it. I was so will arrive. Patt said a significant backlog Ississ was uniquely well- taken to Centre Community freaked out,” he said. Hwei is one of handful stu­ prevents new visa applications equipped for the job, said Hospital. She was then trans­ Sailor said he was in an dents slated to enroll at from getting immediate atten­ Mather House ferred to the Trauma Center at apartment on the floor below Harvard this fall who are cur­ tion. Master Leigh Hafrey, adding Altoona Hospital, and has since the balcony the victim fell from rently in a state of limbo, won­ Patt declined to describe the that Mather will try to make a been taken to the Hershey when the incident occurred. dering if their paperwork will new security procedures for spot for him next year. Medical Center, where she may He said the victim was com­ arrive in time for them to make visa applications, saying only In the meantime, Al-Ississ is have undergone surgery pletely horizontal during the it to class. that all U.S. security organiza­ looking for a job in Jordan and Sunday, police said. fall and did not hit anything on These students, now waiting tions are involved. trying to get past his draining Police would not release her the way down. Beaver Terrace in countries including Jordan, “We’re as anxious as anyone months. name Sunday because they had apartments have air-condition­ Saudi Arabia and Sudan, face a to see to it visas don’t take too “It is logistical, financial, and not contacted all of her family. ing units on the ground around convoluted new security system long,” Patt said. “We are [also] personal devastating experi­ She fell at about 2:55 a.m., the area where she fell. still in its forming stages, and more concerned that security ence,” Al-Ississ wrote. landing on her face in the rocks “I sprinted down there — I tight-lipped officials who can’t checks be done.” Hwei, whose education is on the west side of the 11-story took the steps, the elevator was tell them what is going on-or For Al-Ississ, who has devot­ being paid for by the Malaysian apartment building. taking forever,” Sailor said. when they will get their visas. ed many hours to lobbying for government, faces similarly Police said she fell from the Sailor said that as soon as he As of July 25, Mohamed Al- his cause, the paperwork is distressing options. balcony at her apartment and arrived where the victim was Ississ was set for this year-he already too late. Business He has received special per­ they do not believe there was a lying, he and others flipped her had a slot as a first-year at the School students of the Class of mission from the Freshman party in the apartment. on her back and turned her Business School and, as a resi­ 2004 registered on Aug. 23, Dean’s Office to arrive in four State College Police head to the side. dent tutor in business, a suite and a 10-day extension he days, on Sept. 13 — but only if Department Sgt. John Gardner “As soon as I got to her I in Mather House with his name received from the Harvard his visa has arrived by then. said police are canvassing the checked her pulse and every­ on it. He would be spending the Business School has come and Meanwhile, his scholarship is building looking for anyone thing,” Sailor said. “She wasn’t term with his fiance, also a gone. at stake, he said-the govern­ who might have witnessed the breathing consistently.” Harvard graduate student slat­ “The Harvard Business ment controls the funding, and fall. He also said police are He also said the victim was ed to graduate in 2004. School has a very strict policy the terms are not under his attempting to retrace the vic­ bleeding when he arrived. He expected to pick up his on zero tolerance for absence,” control.

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Bush appreciated the talk of a bin Laden. “You’d be wise to hang it up — At a conference in Associated Press quick deadline, one adviser “They are not relating it to al- go find other employment. The Washington on U.S.-Arab rela­ said. Qaida at the moment,” Chretien WASHINGTON United States is deadly serious tions, Gen. Tommy Franks, White House officials took said. about winning the war on terror The White House said inter­ commander of U.S. forces in the note of remarks by other world national opposition to military Bush foreign policy advisers ... and if that means, as it prob­ region, said more than 4,000 leaders, including: continued a blitz of TV inter­ ably does, using our forces to do action against Iraq — at least as ♦ Dutch Prime Minister Jan- views to make the president’s so, we’re prepared to do that.” U.S. troops are in Kuwait “to a last resort — is softening as Peter Balkenende said Iraq case. He did not specifically men­ prevent miscalculation by a more world leaders have said should accept weapons inspec­ Vice President Dick Cheney, in tion Saddam, though White regime that has flouted Security Saddam Hussein cannot be tors and military action should an interview with Fox News House officials said he probably Council resolutions from the allowed to snub U.N. weapons be used as a last resort. Channel, warned terrorists: had the Iraqi leader in mind. first, in 1991." inspectors. ♦ Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Officials from France, Spain, Denmark’s prime minister and Denmark and the Netherlands president of the European denounced Saddam in excep­ Union, called Saddam a “mad tionally blunt terms Monday, dictator.” U.S. officials said and some allies said military Rasmussen made it known he action cannot be ruled out if might support the concept of Bush works through the United “coercive inspections.” Under Nations to confront Saddam. that concept, also being consid­ Got Football? The comments, a subtle but ered by Bush, Iraq would be potentially significant shift in forced to open suspect sites; tone among wary U.S. allies, thousands of American or came as senior administration multinational troops would be officials said Bush planned to deployed in or near Iraq to urge the U.N. on Thursday to launch an attack if inspectors demand that Saddam open his MSI TICKET LOTTERY were denied. weapons sites to unfettered ♦ The head of NATO’s panel of inspections or face punitive military chiefs said the threat of action. military force should not be In his address Thursday to ruled out as a last resort. TIME CHANGE the U.N. General Assembly, ♦ The Vatican’s foreign minis­ Bush is not expected to set a ter warned of the consequences deadline nor spell out the con­ of war, but seemed to leave the sequences — leaving the finer door open to action sanctioned points to U.S. and U.N. diplo­ 5:30-7:30 (not 8:30) by the U.N. mats who may produce a for­ Bush pressed his case in a TODAY mal resolution — but his face-to-face meeting with X address will make it clear that LaFortune Ballroom Canadian Prime Minister Jean military action will be taken if Chretien while the pair promot­ Iraq doesn’t comply, officials ed safe-border initiatives in said. Detroit. The officials, speaking on con­ He also telephoned President dition of anonymity, said Bush Bring your student ID Ahmet Necdet Sezer of Turkey, is convinced Saddam will pro­ United Nations Secretary Only 1 1D per person voke military action. 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India Remembering September 11 Train crash Prayers for Peace H ealing kills at least 100

least 100 injured. ♦ Officials suspect He told the station that secu­ Bells tolled at: sabotaged tracks rity forces have been sent to 7:45 a.m. AA Flight 11 crashed into North Tower (8:45 a m. EDT) derailed train the site. Authorities were not ruling 8:30 a m. VIA Flight 175 crashed into South Tower (9:03 a m. EDT) out sabotage as a cause of the 8:45 a m. AA Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon (9:43 a m. EDT) Associated Press derailment, saying it appeared that the train tracks had been 9:10 a m. LVA Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania(10:10 a m. EDT) PATNA tampered with. An express train traveling “Our preliminary reports say from Calcutta to New Delhi that this is sabotage,” You am invited to take a moment o f silence for the victims and their jumped its tracks and plunged Dattatreya told the station. families as well as to pray for peace and justice throughout the world- into a river Monday, and at “Clearly some forces are least 100 passengers were behind it.” The Associated reported dead, officials said. Press could not immediately Prayer cards available outside the chapels and the Great Hall of Le Mans The Rajdhani Express reach Dattatreaya for an inter­ plunged into the river at about view. 10:40 p.m. near the village of Deepak Sandhu, a spokesman Rafiganj, about 100 south of for the Indian railways system, the Bihar state capital of Patna, said six railroad cars had fallen Interfaith Memorial Prayer Service federal telecommunications into the river, though witnesses Noon, Regina Chapel official R.K. Singh told The at the scene said only one car Associated Press. was submerged in the water. “Several train cars are hang­ Singh, who said he was in ing from the bridge. The other touch with rescuers at the coaches are just thrown scene via satellite phone, said Mass for Peace and Justice around,” Singh said. “The bod­ that at least one train car was ies are being taken out slowly. fully submerged in the water 9:30 p.m., Holy Spirit Chapel, Le Mans Hall Many are dead. The river is and that the engine and two very deep and that is a problem other train cars were still dan­ for rescuers.” gling from the bridge. Bandaru Dattatreya, the Officials said an Indian army Office of Campus Ministry Saint Mary's College junior minister for railroads, rescue team was leaving from NOTRE DAME • INDIANA told Star News TV th at 100 New Delhi, as well as a special passengers were killed and at train for families of passengers. % Iraq Officials reject o f th e NOTRE DAME COMMUNITY U.S. evidence

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Letter s to the E ditor How should we react on Sept. 11? Reflect on America' Put politics aside and reconsider foreign remembrance

No doubt, this Sept. 11 will see a campus clad in red, white and blue. Flags will hang I think both Anna Nussbaum and Thomas Witherspoon made some good points in out of windows, and people will strut on the quads in their latest trendy America- their letters of Thursday and yesterday, respectively, but I disagree to some extent themed T-shirts. As highly educated students of one of the finest institutions for higher with both of them. The American flag means many things to many people, and I learning in this country, please do not succumb to the jingoistic and ethnocentric fervor think that is where we run into trouble in waving it. I believe that Nussbaum is say­ that will likely sweep the nation one year after the tragedy that occurred in New York. ing it has a negative connotation and a lack of empathy with other nations, and that Use Sept. 11 as a day for quiet reflection or intelligent discussion about the patriotism is not necessarily a good thing. “Patriotism” is defined as “love and direction of this great nation. devotion to one’s country.” Let’s hope that this love of our country will Yes, Sept. 11 was a horrific tragedy, the likes of which have never not stand in the way of loving other countries as well. been visited upon American soil. Yes, many Americans died tragi­ Witherspoon wants us to hang the flag in order to “propa­ cally and heroically in the events that transpired on Sept. 11. In gate our superior values that it stands for in opposition to no way do I intend to detract from the sorrow and misfortune the evil values of terrorist nations.” In addition, we should surrounding the most heinous crimes in American history. wave it “to convert the entire world to its patriotism.” I As an educated society, we need to use Sept. 11 not just as looked up ‘pride’ in the dictionary and I was surprised a day for mourning our dead and celebrating the great­ to find under its definition “an excessively high opin­ ness of our nation, but as a day to continually reevaluate ion of oneself; conceit.” People, myself included, all aspects of American society. have used this word thinking it has a positive con­ While thousands of Americans died in New York one notation. year ago, we seem to forget that many Afghani civil­ Please don’t misunderstand me, for I am against ians have perished as a result of our wide-scale bomb­ terrorism. However, we should not act as if we are ing campaign in Afghanistan after Sept. 11. Countless better than everyone else, and we should not try to other civilians were driven from their homeland into convert everyone on the basis of “we know what’s refugee camps along the Pakistani border, where food, best.” Consequences have to be assessed before water and medical care were in short supply. Our actions are taken and other countries, besides our actions in Afghanistan have punished an entire country own, should be included in the decision making for the actions of a terrorist group supported by a govern­ process. We can’t exclude everyone else on the theory ment that had no mandate from the population. that we are a superior nation. Let us use this anniversary to reconsider American foreign Well, obviously there is a conflict here. Having people policy throughout the world. As our actions in Afghanistan dur­ all over America wave the flag shows unity, but unity in ing the Soviet-era helped sow the seeds of discontent and hatred what? Unity in fighting other nations until everyone with “evil for Americans that now manifests itself in the 21st century, we seem values” is dead, along with the millions of others caught in the to be approaching another breaking point as we creep closer to war with crossfire? Is our unity in pride for our nation? A friend of mine told Iraq. Saddam Hussein retains his death grip on Iraqi politics because of the me that he understands being happy where you live, but half the people U.S.-led embargo on Iraq. As Saddam’s people starve, he vilifies the United States for who are so avid about the United States have no idea what’s going on anywhere causing the famine with our embargo. Without the embargo and a popular enemy, else. They haven’t seen impoverished countries; they don’t accept people trying to Saddam would have little choice but to feed his people or face wide-scale revolt, as his make a better life here because they are “invading their country.” Where exactly hold on power would be dramatically eroded. did everyone else here come from? On Sept. 11, wave your American flags, wear your America T-shirts, but please use I don’t have the answers to these tough questions, but I do propose a temporary the day as a day to reflect on the direction of America. The events that occurred on Sept. solution. On Sept. 11, we should remember all of those who died in that terrible 11, rather than merely muster our patriotism, should instead act as an impetus for tragedy, and even those who have died in previous tragedies all over the world. improvement of our grand nation. How about for one day, we forget politics and just hope that something like this will never, ever happen again. I believe that is something we call all be unified in. Darren Luft sophomore Angelina 2^hrbach Zahm Hall sophmore Sept. 9 Farley Hall Sept. 9

Diversity workshop Student cried wolf with bluntness had a point police brutality’ claims I find it amusing that Matt Roberts is crying about the officers putting their automobile in a I am responding to the Sept. 2 article on the Diversity Matters police brutality in his letter yesterday after a ‘No Parking Zone.’ If he or anybody calls the Workshop entitled, “Diversity talk raises questions.” South Bend cop grabbed a female student’s police, does Mr. Roberts want them to delay Francis E. Kendall, Ph.D., began her presentation on diversity by tear­ arm when she tried to walk away from him their response time by searching for a legal ing us from our comfort level and propelling us into controversy. Her while being addressed. I would like to see Mr. parking spot for their police car before arriving message was shocking and blunt for the audience comprised mostly of Roberts explain to Rodney King and Abner on the scene? You have to be kidding me, white women. Dr. Kendall explained that white women have privileges Louima why the incident he witnessed is right? that allow them to view everyone as individuals without considering “police brutality at its best.” Police brutality is I want to assure all of those confused schol­ themselves as part of a racial group. White privilege gives a choice to a very serious issue, and albeit a rare occur­ ars who were intrigued by Mr. Roberts column address racism and discrimination, whereas men and women of color do rence, it needs to be exposed when a legiti­ that what you were given was a half story and not have this luxury. mate claim surfaces. from what details were included I can tell you Kendall is correct in saying our education has done a great disservice Mr. Roberts failed to address a few questions right away that the use of the phrase “police to us if we cannot keep ourselves open to realities within our society. about the incident that I would love to have brutality” is shameless and misguided. I guar­ Racism is institutionalized whether it’s the opinions of administrators or answered: Obviously the girl was drinking, but antee that the officers who confronted Mr. laws of the past that have repercussions on today’s generations. The pur­ was she actually 21? (He never actually says.) Roberts would have something very different pose of Kendall’s presentation was not to put white women on the Did Mr. Roberts have a perfect view of the to say and it would probably make more sense. defense but to offer hope. Kendall challenged the white women of the encounter in which he could hear everything The public and the police must work together audience to recognize who they are so that they may become agents of said? Was Mr. Roberts drinking himself? Were to eliminate legitimate brutality claims. This change within our communities. the police called there by somebody, perhaps cause can not be furthered when seemingly an angry neighbor? Did he think to ask? Does irrational young adults cry wolf. Katherine Kelly the South Bend City code allow for public alco­ freshman hol consumption? (The answer is no.) If the Timothy Malin McCandless Hall students were partying, did they keep the noise 13th Precinct, NYPD Sept. 5 down when they were first asked? class o f '99 I particularly enjoyed it when he complained Sept. 10 O bserver Scene page 14 Tuesday, September 10, 2002 Coldplay constructs a masterpiece tener's heart bleed along with his. melody showcases a man tortured by his dency to overanalyze relationships to death. By LIAM FARRELL Ambient strings lifted from the dance own mistakes, stating that “I started look­ “The Scientist” is an example of what Scene Music Critic clubs of London mix with dancing guitar ing for a warning sign when the truth is I Coldplay does best, a desperate love song lines heavily influ­ miss you.” filled with great melody and lyrics. The From the opening chords of 2000's enced by The “In My Place,” signer urges his lover to “come back and "Yellow,” it was obvious that Coldplay had Smiths' Johnny the album's first haunt me,” and he marvels at how she does enormous talent and potential in songwrit- Marr and U2's The Coldplay single, gives the a not know the power of her own beauty. ing and performance. Their album Edge on “Clocks,” listener a first hand Overall, one of the most gorgeous songs Parachutes was easily one of the best “Daylight” and “A experience of the written during our lifetime. debuts of the past decade and the Grammy Whisper” heavily remarkable musi­ The album ends on a powerful note, winning album was filled with lonesome produced songs cianship Coldplay with the gentle “Amsterdam,” where the ballads that accompanied any late night. with tragic lyrics. commands. The singer seems to resolve himself to his loss of Sadly, most of the promising bands that The beat of the piercing guitar love. He sings “I know I'm dead on the sur­ have appeared in recent memory have had drums ticks away strain is one of the face but I'm screaming underneath,” and poor sophomore albums, The Counting the time the singer most beautiful he feels himself fading without her love. Crows and Live being the most depressing spent wondering if pieces of pop music The song ends quietly, disappearing along examples of bands with solid and moving he is “part of the written in recent with its singer, leaving only the tragic beau­ first efforts but wholly forgettable second cure or part of the years, with an ty of the preceding music. albums. With the newly released A Rush of disease” in “Clocks” equally amazing Rarely does any band record an album Blood to the Head, Coldplay not only avoid and in “A Whisper” melody and chorus filled with originality, infectious hooks, and being placed on such a list, but they also he pleads with his accompanied by constant strength. With “A Rush of Blood establish themselves as the most talented lover to “come back Chris Martin's to the Head,” Coldplay succeed in creating and significant band to appear in the post­ and look for me voice soaring into such an album. There are few records that grunge world. By turns uplifting, melan­ when I'm lost.” the upper register. have songs so haunting that days later the choly, sparse and full, Coldplay has created “Green Eyes” is a The singer's pleas melodies will still be bouncing around in an album that few artists will ever be able nod to Nick Drake of “how long must your head; it is an album as addictive as it to match. and Tim Buckley you wait for him” is necessary. Few artists possess the capa­ From the building, insistent block with its folk compo­ are true, rare emo­ bilities to reach the emotions of its listeners chords that start the angry “Politik” to the sition, and “A Rush A Rush Bleed Te tion in a bankrupt on so many levels. lonely closing ballad “Amsterdam," the of Blood to the pop music world. The eleven songs on this album are musical and lyrical compositions of Head” uses a slow The Head “God Put a Smile incredible in their depth and are a neces­ Coldplay's songs are brilliant and haunting. beginning and con­ on Your Face”, a sary part of anyone's music collection. In Very few artists have the ultimate com­ trasts of volume to concert favorite, is time, perhaps A Rush of Blood to the Head mand of melody and production that is pre­ show the failing an unorthodox, will be recognized as the landmark album it sent throughout the album, as it is filled mind of an unre­ mainly acoustic truly is; if not, then it will remain in the with soaring hooks, intense bridges, and quited lover who is number with a same category as Nick Drake's “Pink layers of musical lines. The album's lyrics willing to “buy a good groove and Moon,” a collection of beautiful songs to lis­ form an almost cautionary tale about unre­ gun and start a war if you can tell me great contrast of tension and release. ten to late at night. quited love and loss, as lead singer Chris something worth fighting for.” The slower, Easily the best song on the album is the Martin's delicate falsetto voice creates an gentler “Warning Sign” is a more contem­ plaintive piano ballad “The Scientist,” a atmosphere of yearning that makes the lis­ plative song, as the primarily electric song wherein the singer aches at his ten­ Contact Liam Farrell at [email protected] The Vines entangle listeners with new album decorum. His voice means business, and anything. but at times may be overdone. And the By DANIEL McSWAIN itis a risky one at that. This is more than “Get Free”, the albumis first single, is an choral thing doesn’t work for Nicholls. He Scene Music Critic evident from the start with Nicholls’ wails unapologetic car crash of a song with has a very definite style for his voice, and and less than sunny lyrics: “If you feel low/ twisted metal and broken glass used as a the attempt at cherubic crooning sounds McDonald’s makes food products. The you can buy love/ from a pay phone.” The landscape for disgust, despair, and all more like inappropriate caterwauling than Vines make music products. McDonald’s complimentary vocals swell as the track around musical the seraphim wraps food in warm, friendly wax paper. progresses. Half harmony, half lumbar Armageddon. Not choir Schnapf The Vines package their music in very inof­ shattering scream, this unique blend of to mention a teen may have envi­ fensive, innocuous cellophane. McDonald’s voices makes for a jarring and unforget­ angst anthem if sioned. tastes like a tribute to unhealthy food and table listening sensation. By the end of the there ever was Highly Evolved guilty pleasure. track, the listener one. In the guitar comes together The Vines sound is devastated. After driven songs, like with such a span like a tribute to ninety seconds of this one, The of genres that its unhealthy life The Vines pure, misdirected, Vines opt for a hard to pin the styles, with gener­ post-Cobain-par- duck and cover album down. ous sides of guilt tum disgust, youfre guerilla-style gui­ Unlike other and pleasure. What left drooling, sens­ tar solo. The bands that have exactly goes into a ing the promise sound rears its discarded the McDonald’s burg­ that this little un- head when least genre classifica­ er? What, exactly, Happy Meal of an expected, and, tion/restriction, it would you call The album must have just as quickly, sounds like The Vines’ musical in store. fades. This Vines have style? How did “Outtathaway”, a whiplash-induc­ instead tried to singer/guitarist very similar but ing gyration dri­ become several Craig Nicholls, more engaging and ves the song into different genres. bassist Patrick developed song, an frenzy, only to Like a severely Mathews, drum­ opens with total climax and then misguided tribute mer Dave Olliffe feedback chaos. phase into a bal­ album, Evolved and guitarist Ryan Pounding away on lad. shoots the spec­ Griffiths meet the cymbals, newly With the gears trum from fan­ working at instated drummer set securely in tastic and tear- McDonald’s in their Hamish Rosser drive, The Vines Photo Courtesy of Capitol Records inspiring to native Australia establishes an do frequently Australia’s own The Vines (from left to downright awful and form The uptempo beat that (and almost unex- right), Patrick Matthews, Craig Nicholls, and tear-inspir­ Vines? Some things he keeps for most plainably) down­ Hamish Rossner and Ryan Griffiths. ing. are better left Highly Evolvedof the record, shift. After the Now the unknown. adding a strange blistering opener, choice is theirs. Composed of one sense of security to “Autumn Shade” The right path part burger-fiippin’ an otherwise trickles out unexplicably. Complete with can still be taken. Plain and simple, The self-destruction and volatile record. pass-the-bong lyrics that float around airy Vines can rock. The Vines can also roll. two parts fast food Garage rock gui­ guitars, the song loses sight of its goal, if it Roll their way right into ill-advised disas­ rage, their debut tars build towards even has one. “Country Yard ” and “Mary ters that should have been left on the cut­ Highly Evolved is a veritable smorgasbord a shockwave of overdriven crunch as the Jane” (please, there must be better drug ting room floor. But hope springs eternal of musical styles, ranging from full throttle chorus explodes. The song comes close to song titles out there) sound like Oasis from for these Aussie lads. And not unlike those thrash to (no joke) ethereal drug balladry. sounding like a bandwagon clone, but the early, early years, but lack the bravado trademark arches, the future of The Vines Highly Evolved leads off with the track by manages to carve its own niche, probably that made those tracks so cocksure. Rob looms on the horizon, big and golden. the same name, arguably the album’s best. due to Nicchols’ very unique post-grunge Schnapf (Beck, Elliot Smith), the album’s Nicholls bursts in with no intro, his guttur­ scat. Think Julian Casablancas trying to producer, took two months with the band Contact Daniel McSwain at al snarl ripping through any facade of hail an NYC cab before The Strokes were in the studio. The production is seamless, [email protected] O bserver Scene Tuesday, September 10, 2002 page 15 Dave Matthews Band blows away Windy City Band continues popular resonance, while still remaining true to smiling and laughing By JULIE BENDER the familiar DMB sound. with his band between Assistant Scene Editor Familiar was what the second song songs. Playing a lovely of the night was, with the highly recog­ rendition of “Seek Up,” To Dave Matthews Band fans, sum­ nizable bass-line of Stefan Lessard Matthews sang the sweet mer has pretty much become synony­ leading into the gorgeous “Crush.” intro “Fall back again” mous with a concert tour. Summer just Matthews pleading vocals soared before leaping into the wouldm't be complete without a DMB through the music, complemented by disillusioning lyrics, “Oh, concert to liven things up. Last the rest of the band, each member dis­ late at night, with TV’s Thursday evening thati's exactly what playing his particular expertise on his hungry child/ His belly the band did for their Chicago branch instrument. Leroi Moore gave a phe­ swells/ Everyday things of fans. Despite some setbacks early nomenal show with his saxophone change, basically they on, the band delivered a solid set engineering, forming the back-bone to stay the same.” Floating reflecting every phase of their reper­ many of the songs. On drums Carter into the next song, “Pig,” toire. The band seemed as cohesive as Beauford was as enthusiastic as ever, Matthews offered advice ever, feeding off one anotheris energy perched high and central on the stage. and inspiration about and spicing the set with mini-jams Boyd Tinsley too played solidly, at life, “The time is short between each song. Matthews himself, times meandering through the music, but that’s all right/ a man of few words, thanked the audi­ and other times drawing the eyes and Maybe I’ll go in the mid­ ence often, but gave them their true ears of the audience with a violent dle of the night/ Take reward through the music. storm of fiddling. Equally endearing your hands from your With the audience shouting along, was the keyboarding of Butch Taylor. eyes, my love/ All good the band tore up the stage with the A focus of many of the jams, Taylor things must come to an opener “Grey Street,” a tune off the displayed his impressive ability to float end some time/ But don’t bandis latest effort Busted Stuff his piano above the music introducing burn the day away.” released this past July. An audience a jazzy flavor to the nightis melodies. Moving into some favorite, “Grey Street” is formerly of Living up to their reputation as the newer songs, the band broke into their latest single “Where Are You Going,” which has been Photo Courtesy of www.dmb.com a familiar hit on the air­ The Dave M atthews Band (from left to right), LeRoi waves this summer. Moore, Carter Beauford, Dave Matthews, Boyd Next, the band subdued Tinsley and Stefan Lessard. the audience with the gentle “Digging A Ditch,” also off of the Busted Stuff again, so the fans on the lawn could at album. Switching to an electric guitar, least enjoy a strong closing to the Matthews closed the set with “What show. You Are,” a number off last yearfs With their flames held high, the audi­ Everyday album. Although the ence howled for more music when the Everyday was a commercial success, band left the stage after the final song. many hard-core fans were unhappy After several minutes, with the audi- with the tight, radio-friendly songs. enceis anticipation at its max, Instead, they preferred the looser and Matthews humbly re-entered the stage more fluid stylings of earlier albums. solo, equipped with only his acoustic “What You Are,” however, is one of guitar. Strumming with intensity, he the stronger songs off the album, and sang the bold lyrics, “Grave digger/ has shown up numerous times in the When you dig my grave/ Would you setlists for this summons concert tour. make it shallow please/ So I could feel The highlight of the nightis show the rain,” hushing the anxious crowd. came in the jam sessions and mini­ All knew w hat w ould be next. It interludes between the songs. The wouldn’t be a DMB show without the ability to read one another and con­ re-entry of the entire band and one nect through the spontaneous music is final number complete with a drawn a talent few possess, but the Dave out jam. Matthews Band has made it into an art The audience got what they came form. Each band member had their for. On this particular night the band chance to shine with their individual gave a fantastic rendition of the style pouring forth from the music. beloved lTwo-Step,! the intricate num­ Teasing the audience, the band fluxed ber off the 1996 album, Crash. Starting between climactic build-ups and tor­ the song with the anxiety-ridden turous slow-downs before diving into strumming of a single chord, the band the recognizable intro of the next took off with Beaufordis smash of the song. Such musical surprises are truly drums and flooded the Tweeter Center what the experience of live music is all with song. The audience was carried about. No studio album can deliver away as Matthews sailed through the quite the same thrill of being a witness ever-quotable lyrics, “Celebrate we as a band creates music together. will/ ’Cause Life is short but sweet for Although the show was spectacular certain/ We re climbing two by two/ To for those fans actually inside Chicagois be sure these days continue/ Things we Tweeter Center, the fans who pur­ cannot change.” chased lawn seats were not so fortu­ As the concert drew to a close it nate. For at least half the show one of became undeniable that the summer the speakers facing the lawn was not was drawing to a close and with that functioning correctly, sputtering out the concert season. For Dave Matthews bits of the show now and then, but fans, however, there is promise of mostly remaining mute. Fans on the more summer tours to come and of lawn had to struggle to hear any course more music. Despite the speak­ Photo Courtesy of www.dmb.com vocals at all, and were left deaf to er outage for those on the lawn, and Singer Dave Matthews has grown to become one of the most popular rock-pop some of the most intricate jamming. the unruly traffic both before and after artists in recent times. Some major factors in the band’s success have been When Matthews played the delicate the show, DMB fans showed their their endless touring schedule and strong fan base. “Loving Wings,” a song with quiet devotion to the band in their outpour­ vocals and guitar, much of the lawn ing. The band too, lived up to their audience gave up struggling to listen reputation and played with their all the unreleased tapes that fans have best live act in the country, the band and conversed among themselves until while on stage. And so, DMB fans taken to calling the Lillywhite Sessions filled the night with songs of classic a louder, more familiar song was wonit be lying dormant in the lapse of after producer Steve Lillywhite. allure. Songs like iRhyme and Reason,! played. It was unfortunate that so time before another live show comes to Unhappy with the original recordings, “One Sweet World,” “So Much to Say,” much of the concert was lost to these town. Instead, in the words of the band shelved the Lillywhites last and “Too Much,” had the mostly high fans, especially when the band was Matthews himself, “Celebrate we will.” year, only to resurrect many of the school and college-age crowd up and playing so strongly for those who could songs on the Busted Stuff album. The dancing in no time. Matthews himself actually hear. Luckily, for the encore reworked songs create an energetic seemed in a particularly good mood, the speaker was up and working once Contact Julie Bender at [email protected] page 16 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Tuesday, September 10, 2002

F ootball MLB Miami secures top spot in poll A's beat Angels 2-1 Welcome to Week 3, against a decent Fresno State the season. Sendwich Index fans. Okay, so team. The Ducks take on Sendwich Index Top you’re probably not Sendwich Idaho and Portland State in 25 Through Week 3 Associated Press fans yet, seeing as Notre the next two weeks, but don’t Blue Raiders, who Raiders? Dame is ranked No. 28, but expect them to stick around The unheralded team to Bank Team Points ANAHEIM, Calif. give it some time and every­ the top five once they begin watch this year just may be W-L Last week rank The Anaheim Angels found thing will tough Pac- Middle Tennessee State. The out that 10-game winning w ork out 10 play. Blue Raiders impressed with a 1 Miami Fla 9.52789 streaks mean nothing to Tim just fine. 5-point shootout loss at 1-0-1 Hudson and the Oakland Alabama and a 23-point loss Athletics. With sev- Rams Take 2 Oregon 5.60709 e r a I at powerful No. 4 Tennessee. 2-0 4 Jermaine Dye and Terrence intriguing First Despite a current 0-2 3 Florida 5.34579 Long homered as the A’s won m atch-ups Battering record, MTSU could easily win 1-1 2 for the 23rd time in 24 games, and som e T h e out and finish 10-2. They face 4 Tennessee 5.31594 beating Anaheim 2-1 Monday minor “Least a weak Sun Belt conference 2-0 3 night. upsets, Surprising schedule and their only chal­ 5 Florida State 4.68898 “It’s always important to this w eek­ Eric lenge remaining may come 2-0 7 win the first game of a series, Eric Chanowich Surprise of end turned Sendelbach the W eek” next game against Kentucky. 6 Texas 4.58246 and we had the right man on out to be a award goes 1-0 5 the mound to get us going,” decent one 7 Oklahoma 4.20360 Oakland manager Art Howe Sports Sports to UCLA for Irish steam Boilers for college handing Despite looking less than 2-0 6 said. “It’s probably going to be football Columnist Columnist C o lo r a d o impressive on offense once 8 Nebraska 3.93552 nip-and-tuck with them fans. S tate its again, Notre Dame pulled off 3-0 8 because both teams are solid first loss. a quality home win against a 9 Michigan 3.59712 in every department. I just hope we score more than Hurricanes blow by Gators CSU is a solid team, though pesky and perhaps underrated 2-0 17 them.” Former Sendwich No. 1 and too highly regarded after Purdue squad. The Irish 10 LSU 3.56943 Garret Anderson homered 2 teams squared off as Miami securing two quick road wins. moved up 20 spots to No. 28. 0-1 10 for the Angels, who had their traveled to the Swamp to take After beating an overrated 11 Washington State 3.50355 10-game winning streak on Florida. The Gators actual­ Colorado and a mediocre The views expressed in this 2-0 9 snapped — one shy of the club ly held a 10-6 lead midway Virginia, a road loss to UCLA column are those of the 12 UCLA 3.44707 record set in 1964. through the second quarter doesn’t seem all that shock­ authors and not neccessarily 1-0 24 The Athletics, who had their until Miami rallied off 35 ing. UCLA was a top five team those of The Observer. 13 Georgia Tech 3.26319 AL-record 20-game winning more points to Florida’s 6. last year before they fell apart 2-0 13 streak snapped Friday night This game served as the from off-field issues and 14 Wisconsin 3.15521 Contact Eric Chanowich at at Minnesota, increased their first real challenge for new injuries. With the win, the 3-0 16 Eric.M.Chanowich. 1 @nd.edu lead to three games over the Florida head coach Ron Zook. Bruins halved their ranking, 15 Ohio State 3.10294 and Eric Sendelbach at Angels in the AL West. His team looked unprepared jumping 12 spots to No. 12 2-0 27 Anaheim remained four and unmotivated. The defeat We wouldn’t be surprised to 16 Washington 2.99719 ahead of Seattle in the wild­ was Florida’s worst home loss see UCLA come out on top of 1-1 23 card race. in 23 years. the Pac-10. If the Bruins can Top 5 Games To 17 Georgia 2.99641 The game pitted Hudson Welcome to the Ron Zook get by the Huskies in Wash­ 1-0 20 Watch for Week 4 against Kevin Appier, two era at Florida. ington, they have home games 18 Michigan State 2.96934 streaking pitchers from staffs We can’t knock Florida too against Colorado, Oregon, 2-0 11 with the two best ERAs in the much for the beating they Washington State, and USC. 19 Mississippi 2.92590 9 Michigan at AL. took, as it looks like nobody 2-0 18 28 Notre Dame “Hudson and those guys will be able to stop the ‘Canes 20 Arkansas 2.90835 were just one step ahead of this year. Miami’s Sendwich Oklahoma barely rides tide 1-0 32 11 Washington State at us. He really did a great job, points are through the roof In a battle of teams that 21 Stanford 2.88142 15 Ohio State had good stuff and kept the right now. combined for 13 national 0-1 12 ball down. Those guys played The Hurricanes remained championships, Oklahoma 22 N. Carolina State 2 87570 narrowly upended Alabama. 34 USC at 2-0 33 some terrific defense behind No. 1. while Oregon jumped to 27 Colorado the No.2 spot followed by Can someone please tell us 23 Louisville 2.75716 him to squelch any chances why Oklahoma came into this 1-1 25 we had.” Florida at No. 3 and 6 Texas at Tennessee at No. 4. Florida game ranked No. 2 and 3 in 24 Toledo 2.64532 Hudson (13-9) retired the State rounds out the rest of the national polls? The touted 45 North Carolina 1-0 29 first 10 Angels en route to the top five. Sooner defense fell apart in g i l l 25 Hawaii 2.60812 winning his sixth consecutive the second half, giving up 224 0-1 15 decision. He allowed one run Sitting Ducks yards. To make matters on six hits in 7 1/3 innings, Good-but-not-great Oregon worse, Oklahoma lost starting 28 Notre Dame 2.41798 struck out four and walked got all they could handle quarterback Josh White for 2-0 48 none.

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opened last year. Associated Press Chech out the... A sale could take months to ARLINGTON, Texas complete. Sacrament o Dallas Stars owner Tom “We will take as long as Hicks has hired a company to needed to explore a sale, and explore and manage a possi­ if the right owner does not Are you a baptized Catholic who has received ble sale of his NHL team and step forward, I won’t sell,” his half-ownership of the Hicks said. their first Communion but has never been Confirmed? company that manages and Hicks said the sale of the operates the American Stars would help him concen­ Airlines Center where the trate more of his efforts on team plays. the Rangers, who will finish Are you wondering whether you need to be Confirmed Any sale wouldn’t affect his last in the AL West for the ownership of the Texas third straight season. The to get married in the Catholic Church? Rangers, his major league team won the AL West title baseball team. the two years before that “As much as I love hockey after Hicks bought the team and the Stars, I have met and from a group that included Would you lihe to prepare for Confirmation with other Notre exceeded the goals I set six President George Bush. Dame students who are dedicated to growing in their faith? years ago,” Hicks said in a “I am totally committed to statement Monday. “After transform the Texas Rangers much thought and private dis­ into a team that competes cussion with my family, I have every year for the division decided this is an appropriate title and eventually win its It's not too late to join the time to become a one-team share of World Series champi­ owner rather than a two-team onships,” Hicks said. Confirmation Preparation Program! owner.” “Hopefully, this alignment of 6 Hicks purchased the Stars in my personal interests and 1996 for $84 million, and the schedule will accelerate our team won the Stanley Cup strategies and tactics for the Room 330 Coleman-Morse f i three years later. The Stars baseball team.” missed the playoffs last sea­ The Stars and Rangers are on Tuesday, Sept. 10th son for the first time under owned through Hicks’ a t 7:00 pm Hicks’ ownership, which Southwest Sports Group, resulted in the firing of coach which controls his personal Ken Hitchcock midway sports and entertainment through the season. investments. Southwest Sports For more info: J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., also owns the Mesquite the company hired by Hicks, Championship Rodeo, a half­ Fr. John Conley, CSC at 631-7888 declined to specify a proposed interest in a minor league or stop by the Office of Campus Ministry purchase price for the Stars team that begins play in in the Coleman-Morse Center with any questions C-M and the half-ownership in the Frisco next year and is the Campus Ministry Center Operating Company developer of a 75-acre sports that operates the $420 million complex and mixed-use pro­ American Airlines Center that ject where that team will play.

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you are 20 games out of first, Associated Press you have to go out and give the same effort every day,” CHICAGO Sosa said. Sammy Sosa wants the “I don’t think Sammy is say­ Chicago Cubs to “clean up the ing anything that we all don’t mess” after another losing feel or that he and I haven’t season and restock the roster already talked about,” Cubs with players who can make general manager Jim Hendry the team a contender. said Monday. “Nobody is “No question they got to happy with the way we played. clean the house, including Everyone thought we were myself. If I got to go, if some­ going to have a better club, body has got to go, no mat­ including Sammy. In the win­ ter,” Sosa said Monday. “They ter he was every pleased with got to bring in some new peo­ the team going into the sea­ SANTIAGO, CHILE ple next year, people who son. It just hasn’t worked out.” want to go out there and give The Cubs haven’t had back- it the effort we are looking for. to-back winning seasons in 30 INFORMATION MEETING “I don’t want next year to be years. With Carmen Nanni the same in September and “We’ve got to make some then go home. Hopefully, next decisions and we’ll address Student Returnees year they clean up the mess that when the season is over. they need to clean and, you It’s not like you have to get rid know, we go to the playoffs.” of 20 of 25 people,” Hendry Sosa’s comments came one said. “We’ve got some good day after interim manager young players and pitchers Tuesday, September 10,2002 Bruce Kimm unleashed a pro­ here. We’ve got to get the fanity-filled tirade at his team right pieces.” 129 Hayes-Healy for its lack of effort following a The Cubs won 88 games a 3-1 loss in St. Louis. year ago, but made some “I think it was the right time changes, let go of veterans 6:00-7:30 p.m. for it. In September sometimes Michael Tucker, Ricky a lot of people think the sea­ Gutierrez and Eric Young. & son is over,” Sosa said. They won just eight of their The Cubs were 60-83 going first 25 games this year, and into Monday night’s game manager Don Baylor was fired Wed.. Sept. 18. 2002 against Montreal. in early July when the team Last month a frustrated Sosa was 34-49. 129 Hayes-Healy said he would seriously con­ “I don’t regret anything I sider exercising his right to said. I guess the one thing I become a free agent after regret is that when I get hot, 4:45-6:15 pm. 2003 and leave Chicago for a the profanity I use,” Kimm Application Deadline: Oct. 1, 2002 for Spring 2003 winning franchise. said. “When a team struggles, On Monday, he insisted he you can’t just sit back, you got Dec. 1, 2002 for Fall ’03 and All Year 2003-04 wanted to stay with the Cubs. to do something. I felt it was Applications Available: www.nd.edu/~intlstud/ “We are all professionals something that I needed to, here and we all know we have both for the club and also a job to do. It doesn’t matter if myself.”

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there just to stabilize it and Associated Press speed up the healing process.” The three-time Pro Bowl NASHVILLE, Tenn. defensive end has never Tennessee Titans defensive missed an NFL start in his end Jevon Kearse had a screw first three seasons, a stretch inserted into his broken left that reached 49 games foot Monday, and could return Sunday. He has had 36 sacks, The Sound of Freedom in six weeks. which trails only Michael Kearse broke the fifth Strahan of the New York metatarsal bone, located on Giants (37) during the past CD’s Celebrating the Anniversary of 9/11 the outside of th re e s e a ­ Original Music by ND Students his foot, on sons. the second “It was not a serious Kearse was Only $8 play from fracture. The screw was not the only Proceeds go to Feed the Children s c r im m a g e placed there to stabilize Titans player Sunday in a injured in On sale at LaFortune 27-24 victory [his knee] and speed up Sunday’s against the healing process. ” game. Tight Wednesday, September 11 9am 5pm Philadelphia. end Shad He im m edi­ Meier dislo­ Jeff Fisher ately reached cated his for his foot coach shoulder, after hurdling running back teammate Robert Henry Ford while chasing Holcombe strained his hip, Eagles quarterback Donovan and linebacker Randall McNabb. Godfrey and tight end Erron “It was not a serious frac­ Kinney hurt their ankles. All ture,” Titans coach Jeff Fisher four players had MRIs on said. “The screw was placed Monday. Tuesday, September 10, 2002 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 19

NFL Several key players out with injuries

formance. had nine catches for 134 yards, tackles and recorded a sack. played for Cowboys offensive “They had a good scheme and said the problem was a couple of Because Nguyen should be coordinator Bruce Coslet in Associated Press a good game plan against us,” missed blocks. back around midseason, the Cincinnati. He signed with Barber said. “They were con­ “If we can get a running game Cowboys do not plan to put him EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Jacksonville in the offseason and stantly trying to put eight men in going, we’re going to be a tough on injured reserve. New York Giants halfback was released Sept. 1 when the the box and they always had a team to stop,” Toomer said. “We’ll get him back whenever Tiki Barber has more than a Jaguars re-signed Jimmy Smith. safety jumping up into the play. If Barber’s injury does not he’s healthy,” coach Dave pulled hamstring to worry about Shoulder injuries limited Scott You have to hope to break one improve, Ron Dayne would start. Campo said. “Dat is very instinc­ for Sunday’s game against the in training camp, and he hardly and we didn’t get that done." The former Heisman Trophy tive, a guy who makes plays. St. Louis Rams. practiced. He finished the pre­ Giants coach Jim Fassel didn’t winner gained 10 yards on six We’ll miss him.” Barber said after practice season with three catches for 59 seem overly concerned about carries against the 49ers. Keith Adams, who played in Monday that he sprained the yards. Barber’s injury, which is on the “I’m more disappointed we four games as a rookie last sea­ second toe on his right foot dur­ “I know the playbook in and same leg as the hamstring he lost,” Dayne said Monday. “I’m son, mostly on special teams, ing Thursday’s 16-13 loss to the out,” Scott said. “I hope I can pulled in a preseason game not disappointed with the work. likely will replace Nguyen at San Francisco 49ers. The injury come in and contribute. I’m not against the New York Jets on There will be games where I get middle linebacker. was so painful that Barber had coming in to take anybody’s job. Aug. 24. 15 or 16 carries and Tiki only Campo said he does not want trouble walking after the game. I came in to help the team win.’ Not practicing Monday means gets five or six.” to move outside linebackers Barber missed Monday’s prac­ Barber will have five full days of Kevin Hardy or Dexter Coakley tice and said he plans to practice rest when the team returns to to the middle. He also prefers Conway's career could be over Nguyen breaks wrist Wednesday. He expects to play practice Wednesday. keeping Markus Steele as a Brett Conway’s career could Dallas Cowboys linebacker Dat against the Rams. “We definitely want to run the backup on the outside. be over because of a torn leg However, the injury is some­ Nguyen had surgery Monday on muscle. ball better than we ran last Also Monday, the Cowboys thing the Giants have to be con­ his broken right wrist and is out Conway hurt his leg kicking a week, and I think we can,” said signed receiver Darnay Scott cerned about, especially after 6-to-8 weeks. field goal in the first half of the quarterback Kerry Collins, who and cleared room for him on the their poor rushing performance Nguyen, who recorded the Redskins’ 31-23 victory over roster by releasing offensive in the season opener. threw for 342 yards and three second-most tackles in team his­ Arizona on Sunday. He arrived New York gained 43 yards on interceptions last week. “We tory with 172 last season, was lineman Char-ron Dorsey. Scott at Redskins Park on Monday 22 carries. Barber led the Giants have the guys to do it. It’s just a injured during a 19-10 loss to is expected to be a third or holding a large white envelope with 29 yards on 15 carries. matter of continuing to work at the Houston Texans on Sunday fourth receiver starting Sunday that contained his MRI exam Barber said his injury had it.” night. He continued to play and against Tennessee. results. nothing to do with the poor per­ Receiver Amani Toomer, who tied for the team lead with seven Scott is a good fit because he “It shows a lot of tears in it,” Conway said. “It’s probably the worst I’ve seen.” The tears are in the quadri­ ceps muscle, and it’s the fourth major injury in Conway’s career. Last month, he was sidelined with a hip flexor. At 27, he real­ izes his career is in jeopardy. “The hardest thing is finding out why this keeps happening to me,” Conway said. “We can’t even figure that part out. It’s tough. As an athlete, you never want an injury to force you out of the game. You want to be able to walk away from the game and retire on your own, but sometimes that’s not the case. “I’ve got a lot of emotions in my head right now. I’ve had a lot of great times here. Eventually, I’m going to have to step down and not kick any more. This might be it.” In six NFL seasons, Conway has hit 55 of 72 field goals, including a career-long of 55 yards. He also is 83-of-84 on extra-point attempts. Coach Steve Spurrier said after this, the corporate ladder Monday he is looking at James Tuthill to replace Conway. Tuthill spent a few days with w ill be a piece of [c a k e ]. the Redskins in August before the final cuts, but his only NFL regular season experience came when he spent a few days on the Green Bay roster last year with­ out being activated. 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of expectations, one Tressel appears to have settled on is huge at any level,” he said. safety Mike Doss, the By TODD BROMMELKAMP hopes his team can live up to. senior Craig Krenzel over fel­ “It’s something you can’t teach Buckeyes will pose a threat for The Daily Iowan “Our expectations are low senior Scott McMullen, in practice, and right now, we even the highest powered understood, and both of don’t have a lot of experience offenses in the Big Ten. IOWA CITY, Iowa we are ready for whom at that position.” Doss chose to return to You c a n ’t spell Buckeyes the challenge of “Our expectations are have An inexperienced running Columbus for his senior sea­ without the letters “BCS.” the great Big Ten understood, and we are spent the back has also stepped to the son despite the very high That’s something Ohio State conference,” he majority spotlight when true freshman probability of being drafted by coach Jim Tressel should keep said. ready for the challenge of of their Maurice Clarett rushed for 175 the NFL. He led the team in in the back of his mind as he But will the Big the great Big Ten time in yards and three touchdowns tackles a year ago, recording continues his second season in Ten be ready for a conference. ’’ Columbus against the Red 87 stops, Columbus. After the way the bigger, badder on the Raiders on Aug. 10 of Buckeyes have begun the sea­ version of the sidelines 24. Clarett came “My spirit told me to stay which son, a Big Ten championship Buckeyes? Jim Tressel waiting back to earth one more year, and enjoy went for a and Bowl Championship Series So far this sea­ coach for the against the it, and give it all I ’ve loss. berth may not be out of the son, Ohio State departure Golden Flashes, “My spir­ question for No. 6 Ohio State. has used its bal­ of Steve rushing for 64 got." it told me Tressel did well his first sea­ anced offensive attack and Bellisari. Krenzel was a near­ yards and one to stay one son in Columbus after Ohio defensive dominance to perfect 12-of-14 passing score, but he Mike Doss more year, State fired John Cooper, lead­ trounce two opponents, Texas against Kent State Sept. 7, appears to have and enjoy strong safety ing the Buckeyes to a 7-5 Tech. 45-21, and Kent State, totaling 190 yards and one completely over­ it, and give record and 5-3 finish in the 51-17. The Buckeyes will face touchdown. For the Ohio State shadowed sopho­ it all I’ve Big Ten. More importantly to their stiffest challenge to date fans who spent the last several more tailback got,” Doss fans of the scarlet and white when No. 10 Washington State years pining for the Bellisari’s Lydell Ross for said. was Tressel made good on his comes to Ohio Stadium this exit, the early season efficien­ the moment. “Hopefully, by January 4 [the promise to beat arch-rival weekend for an early show­ cy of the senior duo comes as The 96 points Ohio State’s day after the national champi­ Michigan, something Cooper down of Top 10 teams. welcome news, but it doesn’t offense has scored provides onship Fiesta Bowl] we’ll know failed to do more often than After entering the season make up for their lack of game plenty of insurance for one of how right the decision was.” not. But with the arrival of the wondering who would be his experience to Tressel. the league’s stingiest defenses. Doss highlights a defense 2002 season comes a new set starting quarterback, Tressel “Experience at quarterback Led by All-American strong that features just one under­ classman, cornerback Dustin Fox. Three-year starter Donnie Nickey, who plays opposite Doss, returns as do five experienced linemen led by All-Big Ten pick Tim Anderson at tackle.

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F ootball Watson still recovering from viralinfection

the Boilermakers this year. By KATIE McVOY Duff intercepted Kyle Orton’s Associate Sports Editor pass in the fourth quarter to break a 17-17 tie and, ulti­ Despite the fact that mately, give the Irish the vic­ Courtney Watson was still tory. first on the depth charts for “I saw a collision because it the Irish, he was not on the was special coverage that we field on Saturday. The only had to double up on a couple returning starting linebacker of their receivers,” Irish for the Irish again watched coach Tyrone Willingham said his teammates from the side­ when asked about the inter­ lines. ception. “There seemed to be The Irish linebackers had a collision and then, all of the another stellar performance, sudden, out of the dust and led by junior Mike Goolsby. out of the collision came Goolsby had 11 tackles and Vontez [Duff]. And when he forced a fumble that was gets his hands on the ball he returned for a touchdown. can do some marvelous “Sometimes we don’t want things.” to get off the field,” Goolsby said. “After we got that touch­ Staying cool despite the down, I want to get right back heat out there.” There are a few items on Brandon Hoyte added nine Willingham’s list that are con­ tackles and, despite allowing sidered inexcusable. One of Joey Harris to get some long them is being out of shape. runs, the Irish defense man­ “I tell our team that there aged to shut down part of a are a couple of things that very dangerous Boilermaker make him a coward on the attack. field. One is lack of condition­ ing,” Willingham said. “If Mmmm ... Duff you’re not in shape, then you Vontez Duff has scored Observer file photo can’t raise your level of play.” Notre Dame linebacker Courtney Watson tackles a Purdue player at a game last season. touchdowns in three straight The Notre Dame defense Watson has missed the first two Irish gam es this season with a viral infection. games for the Irish. Last sea­ seemed to be conditioned son the junior cornerback had enough. At game time, NBC a career-long 96-yard kickoff reported that the temperature on Orton. The defense record­ the D-line, all of us were well and seventh in the AP Poll on return against Purdue in on the field at Notre Dame ed two sacks. conditioned. So all of us still Sunday. Under coach Lloyd Carr, the Wolverines are 32- Notre Dame’s final game. Stadium was 100 degrees. “It was pretty tough, espe­ had the energy to compete.” 10 when ranked in the top 10. He added a 76-yard punt Despite the heat, the Irish cially in the end,” said safety Dangers in the rankings return against Maryland last defense managed to put a Gerome Sapp. “Coming into The Michigan Wolverines Saturday and came up with stall on Purdue’s running the homestretch, the defen­ were ranked sixth in the Contact Katie McVoy at an interception return against game and keep the pressure sive backs, the linebackers, ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll [email protected]

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M e n s S o c c er Irish reach highest ranking in school history

♦ Clark leads team rival Connecticut at No. 7, and Rutgers (No. 14), Boston to national College (No. 19) and Pittsburgh prominence in (No. 20) comprise the rest of the Big East’s contingent in the second year as top 25. head coach The Irish also climb to No. 1 in the NSCAA/Adidas Great By BRYAN KRONK Lakes regional ranking, swip­ Sports Writer ing the top spot away from local rival Indiana University. All it takes is a look at the The Irish currently stand at 2002 promotional poster for 2-0-1 on the season, and the Notre Dame men’s soccer already have a 1-0-1 record team to realize the goal of this against ranked opponents, with year’s squad. a 1-1 tie That goal, in against No. a word: 19 Creighton Emerging. The leap in the polls for Sept. 1. Notre Dame the Irish is a result of its The Irish showed that it 4 - 0 drubbing of Big East squad, under is well on its second-year way to its goal, rival No. 6 Seton Hall coach Bobby as it jumped six Saturday. Clark, has spots in the lat- m arked a e s t huge com e­ NSCAA/Adidas back for Coaches’ Poll Notre Dame released Monday, to bring the men’s soccer. After several Irish to a No. 5 national rank­ sub-.500 seasons, the Irish ing, which ties the Irish with its returned to postseason play previous high ranking, attained both in the Big East and the by the 1995 squad in early NCAA, and finished the season September. 12-7. The leap in the polls for the The Irish also jumped eight Irish is a result of its 4-0 drub­ spots in Monday’s Soccer bing of Big East rival No. 6 America poll, climbing from Seton Hall Saturday. No. 22 to No. 14. Notre Dame currently stands second in the rankings among Big East opponents, with St. BRIAN PUCEVICHZThe Observer John’s standing at No. 3 above Contact Bryan Kronk at Irish player Rafael Garcia sprints away from a Seton Hall defender In Notre Dame’s 4-0 victory the Irish. Also in the top 10 is [email protected] over the Pirates. The Irish movecj up to no. 5 In the rankings. AROUND THE NATION page 24 COMPILED FROM THE OBSERVER WIRE SERVICES Tuesday, September 10, 2002

Major League Baseball NFL American League East team record Parc. last 10 GB New York 89-53 .627 6-4 « Boston 80-62 .563 5-6: 9 Baltimore 64*77 .454 1*9 24.5 Toronto 64-80 ,444 6*4 26 Tampa Bay 48-95 .336 4-6 41.5 American League Central team record perc. last 10 GB Minnesota 83-61 .576 3-7 , ' Chicago 70-74 .486 8*4 13 Cleveland 64-79 .448 6-4 18.5 Kansas City 55*88 .386 2-8 27.5 Detroit 52-92 .361 2-8 31 American League West team record perc, last 10 GB Oakland 91-52 .636 9*1 lilllfl Anaheim 88*55 .615 9-1 3 Seattle 84-59 ,587 6-4 6.5 Texas 66*777 .462 8*4 24.5 National League East team record perc. last 10 GB Atlanta 90-51 .638 7-3 . Philadelphia 70-73 .490 3-7 l l i i i Montreal 70-74 .486 4-6 215 Florida 69-73 .486 5*5 21.6 New York 68-74 .479 7-3 22.5 National League Central team record perc. last 10 GB SI Louis 82*61 .573 8-2 Houston 77-67 *535 5*5 5-5 Cincinnati 70-73 .490 4*6 12 API P h o to Pittsburgh 63-81 .438 3-7 19.5 New England's Terrell Buckley returns an interception during the Patriot’s 30-14 victory over the Steelers on Chicago 61-83 .424 5-5 21.5 Monday night. Pittsburgh committed five turnovers in the loss. Milwaukee 51-93 .354 4*6 31.5 National League West Brady leads Patriots to Monday night win team record perc. last 10 GB Arizona 88*66 .611 4-6 San Francisco 82-61 .573 7-3 5.5 ♦ Quarterback Bowl. Throwing 25 straight just last week, had two of Los Angeles 82-61 .673 5*5 5.5 It was a huge start to times during the second the three New England Colorado 65*79 .451 4-6 11231 throws 3 TDs the season for the Patriots and third quarters, he interceptions, and Victor San Diego 61-83- .424 4-6 against the team they broke open a 10-7 game Green, one of the many Associated Press upset 24-17 on the road in with two TD passes in the ex-New York Jets on the the AFC cham pionship first half of a 17-point Pats, forced and then FOXBORO, Mass. game last season. third quarter. One went recovered a fumble by Eye on Irish Opponents Tom Brady remains the Pittsburgh entered as both for 40 yards to Hayes, a Jerome Bettis that set up same. It’s just the sup­ a favorite to win the con­ free-agent signing, and a TD. It was the first fum­ porting cast that’s ference title and as a 3- the second to Branch, the ble by Bettis in 760 car­ changed for the New point favorite on the road Patriots’ second-round ries. England Patriots. against the defending draft choice. Other than Brady, who Brady led New England champions. Trailing 30-7, Pittsburgh completed 29 of 43 pass­ to a 30-14 victory over the But Brady, an obscure got a consolation touch­ es, the only Patriots hero NOTRE DAME vs MICHIGAN Pittsburgh Steelers on backup who ended up as down on the game’s final from last season to con­ Monday night, passing for Super Bowl MVP after tak­ play when Kordell Stewart tribute to the scoring was MICHIGAN STATE vs California 294 yards and touch­ ing over in the second went in from 1 yard. Adam Vinatieri, who downs to Christian Fauria, game for an injured Drew New England’s defense kicked the 48-yard field Donald Hayes and Deion Bledsoe, demonstrated also was sparked by new­ goal that won the Super Branch, none of whom that rather than a fluke, comers. Bowl. He had field goals of were with the Patriots last he belongs among the Veteran cornerback 45, 28 and 27 yards. season during their sur­ game’s elite quarterbacks. Terrell Buckley, signed RlfTGERS vs Army prising run to the Super

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AIRFORCE Bone chips removed from night after the nasal fracture was Williams earns will be added to his BOSTON COLLEGE discovered, and Dr. John Yu per­ base salary in subsequent seasons. NAVY pitcher’s nasal passage Los Angeles Dodgers rookie left­ formed a two-hour operation to For example, Williams’ perfor­ hander Kazuhisa Ishii, hit in the remove chips. mance against the Lions put him on forehead by a line drive, had a two- A small titanium plate was inserted pace to rush for 1,776 yards. That hour operation Monday to remove during the surgery, Johnston said. would mean a $1.6 million bonus bone chips from his nasal passage. Ishii was removed from the intensive this year, and his base salary in He will remain hospitalized for at care unit Monday. future years would also increase by least a few days, Dodgers head train­ $1.6 million annually. around the dial er Stan Johnston said. New incentives could This season, Williams’ base pay is A CT scan after the operation was boost Williams’ earnings the NFL minimum of $450,000. deemed normal and the Japanese The Miami Dolphins are so happy .Williams qualifies for a bonus by pitcher was eating and walking, with Ricky Williams that they sweet­ reaching 750 yards rushing, 35 according to the Dodgers. Ishii also ened his contract before he even receptions, 300 yards receiving or MLB sustained a small skull fracture and played a game. seven touchdowns. Those minimums a concussion. The Dolphins and their new run­ are lower than under the old agree­ Mets at Braves 6:30 p.m ., WTBS Ishii, who turned 29 Monday, was ning back agreed to a revised incen­ ment. White Sox at Royals 7 p.m ., FOXCH struck by a line drive hit by tive package that makes it easier for He can also receive bonuses for Houston’s Brian Hunter in the fourth him to earn bonuses, senior vice playing time and each postseason POOL inning of Sunday’s 6-2 loss to the president Rick Spielman said victory. Astros. Hunter drove the 3-2 pitch so “This is just more realistic for WPBA Classic Tour 8 p.m , ESPN2 Monday. hard into the left side of Ishii’s head The deal was sealed on the eve of him,” Spielman said. “If he is pro­ that the ball ricocheted to the back­ Sunday’s opener, when Williams ran ducing and doing well for us, we stop. Hunter wound up with an RBI for 111 yards and two touchdowns to w ant to have a contract that will double. help Miami beat Detroit 49-21. compensate him fairly.” Johnston said Ishii was moved to One change in the contract, which The new agreement doesn’t affect Cedars Sinai Hospital late Sunday runs through 2006, is that any bonus Miami’s salary cap this season. Tuesday, September 10, 2002 The Observer ♦ SPORTS page 25

MLB Phillies loss means Braves clinch divison

♦ Atlanta captures Trailing 3-0 in the seventh, the Mets loaded the bases with its 11th straight one out against reliever Mike NL East title Timlin (4-5) on singles by Ty Wigginton, Raul Gonzalez and Associated Press pinch-hitter Jeromy Burnitz. When Phillies manager Larry PHILADELPHIA Bowa kept Timlin in the game, The Atlanta Braves clinched Valentine called Vaughn back their 11th straight division title to the dugout and sent John when the New York Mets beat Valentin to the plate. the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 Valentin cut it to 3-1 on a Monday night behind Mike sacrifice fly. Timlin then Piazza’s grand slam. walked Roger Cedeno and Philadelphia’s loss wrapped Roberto Alomar, forcing in a up the NL East for the Braves. run. The Phillies, who began the Jose Santiago replaced day in second place, are a stag­ Timlin, who was ejected by gering 21 games behind plate umpire Larry Vanover for Atlanta. arguing on his way back to the The Braves secured a post­ dugout. season berth earlier than any Piazza hit a 2-0 pitch from team in Atlanta history. The Santiago over the left-center 1975 Cincinnati Reds have the fence for his 27th homer and earliest clinching since divi­ 14th career slam. sional play began in ‘69, wrap­ Josh Phelps, Vernon Wells ping up the NL West on Sept. 7. and Eric Hinske each homered Piazza went deep in a six-run and drove in three runs to lead seventh inning as the Mets set the Toronto Blue Jays over the a season high with their sev­ Cleveland Indians 11-9 Monday enth consecutive victory. night. The Mets, swept by the Jim Thome hit his 44th home Phillies at Shea Stadium last run to help the Indians over­ weekend, completed their sec­ come a 6-0 deficit. ond four-game sweep at He extended his streak of Veterans Stadium. reaching base to 38 consecu­ tive games, the longest current The other came in 1972. API P h o to They haven’t lost since setting string in the majors. Mets Raul Gonzalez’ beats the tag of Phillies second baseman Marlon Anderson during New an NL record with 15 consecu­ York's 6-4 win Monday night. The Phillies loss clinched the division for the Atlanta Braves. tive home losses. Reds 9, Pirates 8 The Phillies have lost seven Jose Guillen hit a grand slam Guillen, who played three his first win in three decisions runs as the Twins finished with of eight since reaching a sea­ and drove in career high-tying years for the Pirates, was with since Aug. 10. He improved to nine hits, nearly matching their son-high three games over five runs against his former the Arizona and Colorado sys­ 3-5 since being acquired by the 10-hit output over the previous .500. team, leading the Cincinnati tems this year before joining Reds from Florida on July 11. two games. Jeff D Amico (6-10) pitched Reds past the Pittsburgh the Reds on Aug. 27. Rick Reed (14-7), the most two scoreless innings in relief Pirates 9-8 Monday night. His fourth career slam made Twins 5, Tigers 2 consistent sta rte r in for his first victory since July The announced attendance of it 9-3 in the sixth. Dustan Mohr hit an RBI dou­ Minnesota’s injury-plagued 23. 13,434 was Cincinnati’s small­ Guillen hit his sixth homer of ble and scored twice as the rotation this year, gave up two Armando Benitez got three est home crowd of the season. the year and second in two Minnesota Twins ended their runs and seven hits in 6 2-3 outs for his 32nd save in 36 Guillen’s shot gave the Reds a days, connecting off reliever A1 20-inning scoreless streak and innings. chances, allowing an RBI single team-record eight grand slams Reyes. beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2 Eric Munson, promoted from to Mike Lieberthal. this season. Ryan Dempster (8-13) earned Monday night. Triple-A Toledo over the week­ After being shutout in con­ end, hit his second homer in 11 secutive games by Oakland major league at-bats this sea­ left-handers Barry Zito and fel­ son to bring the Tigers within low lefty Mark Mulder, the AL 3-2 in the seventh. Central leaders broke through J.C. Romero pitched 1 1-3 against lefty Mike Maroth. scoreless innings and Eddie Jacque Jones drove in two Guardado worked the ninth. Orthodox Christian Fellowship Club

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NBA U.S. O pen Webber indicted Final draws high ratings

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felt like that towards the end of By KATIE McVOY the game.” Associate Sports Editor Holiday’s passing woes were not solely his fault. Purdue’s defense was a far cry from the Following the Maryland game, weak Maryland defense Notre the question was how to get the Dame faced last week. Joe Irish offense to produce in the Tiller’s team blitzed - a lot. The red zone. Following this week’s Boilermakers sacked the Irish football game, the question is signal caller four times and how to get the Irish offense to Holiday spent a lot of time produce — period. scrambling while he looked for In four quarters of play against an open receiver. Several of the Purdue, the Irish put three offen­ 15-of-22 passes that were sive points on the board. Notre incomplete came in an attempt Dame had 50 passing yards and to prevent another sack. It was a averaged just a little more than group effort that allowed that to three yards per carry. The Irish happen. were inside the Purdue 20-yard “What we were doing with our line just once. Joey Hildbold had protection up there, it may not to punt eight times. have all been on the offensive So what, exactly, went wrong? line,"said offensive coordinator “There probably wasn’t a fac­ Bill Diedrick. tor that didn’t contribute to The offensive line and the run­ it,"said Irish coach Tyrone ning backs were missing their Willingham. “We just couldn’t blocks and Purdue was hitting get ourselves going.” hard. There may have been several “I thought Purdue did a good factors that contributed to the job with their blitz poor offensive production, but packages,"Willingham said. there was one key that was miss­ “Especially coming in and out of ing from this week’s game — a it ... sometimes it put us in pro­ successful pass offense. tections that worked against us.” Willingham’s fabled “West The Irish receivers have some Coast Offense "was referred to as work to do as well. Only two a “Great Lakes Offense”by NBC receivers caught the ball __ commentators on Saturday after Carlos Campbell and Omar Holiday didn’t complete a pass Jenkins. Tight end Gary Godsey until there were only seven min­ had the most receptions for the utes remaining in the first half. Irish. Although Arnaz Battle was ANDY KENNAZThe Observer That’s quite a turnaround for a Hobday’s target several times, he Irish running back Rashon Powers-Neal escapes a tackle against Purdue in Notre Dame’s 24-17 quarterback who, just the week couldn’t keep his hands on the before, had a career-best 226 ball once. victory Saturday. The Irish offense has not scored a touchdown in eight quarters this season. yards and completions to eight “For a pass game to work you stellar either. The running backs Despite the offensive woes, the “We’re going to break different receivers. have to have great routes, you showed some promise, but Ryan coaching staff still remains confi­ out,"Holiday said. “It’s going to “It’s frustrating,"Holiday said have to have great protection Grant found himself going up the dent that the Irish can get the happen.” after the game. “Myself and a and you have to have your backs middle several times to no avail. job done. The offense has yet to couple of guys on the team feel integrated into all of “I’m trying a lot,"Grant said. score a touchdown, but that very embarrassed. I guess we it,”Wibingham said. “Don’t think that because I didn’t hasn’t hampered the belief that Contact Katie McVoy at shouldn’t feel like that, but we Notre Dame’s run game wasn’t look good that we didn’t play.” this team will get the job done. [email protected]

W o m e n s V olleyball Irish look to bounce back after 2 road losses

very determined team against a variety of reasons. match against Colorado. important to execute the funda­ By M A T T LOZAR [Saint Louis University].” “Against Saint Louis we were “I thought [Henican] did well. mentals well,” Brown said. “If Sports Writer “We passed well and that up by a lot so we could get a lot She is really very good at pass­ we serve and pass well, the rest allowed us to hit for a very good of people in,” Brown said. “In ing and defense. I thought she of the game will take care of Looking to rebound from a percentage. We just struggled in the other two matches, we were did a particularly good job itself. It is good to go on the disappointing weekend at the the first two matches and it was trying to find a combination that there,” Brown said. “I think she road and get to experience a Loyola Marymount Classic, the good to see the team come back worked. In the Colorado match, hit some good shots but she also different environment. We only Notre Dame volleyball team — after seeing the team playing one person off the bench that made some errors.” have two returning players on travels to Valparaiso today to poorly — and play very well, ” played well was Kim Fletcher. The Crusaders won their first the back row so the more we face the Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. the coach added. We just didn’t have anybody match of the season last week­ can play, the more experience The difference for the Irish (4- In their two losses, the Irish else play well enough to help end. Valparaiso defeated Austin we get.” 2) in their win and losses this had hitting percentages of .106 her.” Peay 30-16, 30-18, 30-19. Notre Dame has defeated weekend was very simple. and .274, while in their win Against the Buffaloes, Outside hitter Marion Hansen Valparaiso the past four sea­ “Pretty much everything,” they hit .430. Fletcher had 10 kills and two led the Crusaders with 12 kills sons. Last year the Irish won Notre Dame coach Debbie Despite the losses, Notre blocks. and 11 digs. As a team, 30-22, 30-12 and 30-17 at the Brown said. “We didn’t execute Dame did take some positives Meg Henican also played well Valparaiso recorded 13 blocks Joyce Center. the fundamentals very well from the season’s first road trip. in Los Angeles. The freshman while Austin Peay only had one. against Loyola Marymount or Brown was able to get more outside hitter had two kills, two “It’s a little bit of the same [as Contact Matt Lozar at Colorado and I think we were a players into game action due to assists and seven digs in the the w eekend m atches]. It is [email protected]

SOCCER Polls Club Sports f O m I*™ o cel Irish receive highest rank ever New Sendwich Index poll Water polo Notre Dame's mens soccer team is ranked fifth in Check out the new poll that students on campus Team competed in tournament over the weekend. os the country. This ties the 1995 team's record for have produced. See their results inside. Q. 6 highest ranking in a season. m page 23 page 16 page 17