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Monday, December 8, 1997 • Vol. XXXI No. 66 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S London Program increases student enrollment By SARAH HANSEN expand substantially the num­ neering, business administra- ed to direct the reorganization, international studies. News Writer ber of students able to study in tion and science colleges which Assuming the title of director of The London curriculum has London.” previously haven’t been able to the undergraduate London pro­ changed as a result of Gutting’s After a massive reorganiza­ The University’s new gram, Gutting plans to vast experience as a consultant tion effort within Notre Dame’s London facility, con­ E HOPE TO INVOLVE main tain the populari­ and reviewer of humanities and selective London program, structed in 1906 and MORE STUDENTS ty of the London pro­ study abroad programs at other nearly 120 students may gain located at 1-4 Suffolk St., gram while further prominent United States univer­ the opportunity to study abroad originally served as the WITH MAJORS ... WHICH developing its academ ­ sities. in 1998, up from the p resen t home of the Oxford and PREVIOUSLY HAVEN’T BEEN ic rigor. Her contributions include the maximum enrollment of 90 stu­ Cambridge Men’s Club “Dr. Gutting has requirement of three in a series ABLE TO SEND LARGE NUM­ dents. and most recently was done a phenomenal of one-credit courses in ballet, “It seems a logical time to do occupied by the British BERS t o L o n d o n .’ job taking the Arts and art, music, opera and theater. this,” said Father Timothy School of Osteopathy. Letters program Assuming Gutting’s position of F a t h e r T i m o t h y S c u l l y Scully, vice president and senior The reorganization through a difficult director of undergraduate stud­ associate provost of the plan also includes a more SENIOR ASSOCIATE PROVOST OF THE UNIVERSITY early period to its pre­ ies in London will be Paul University. diverse curriculum, sent national reputa­ Bradshaw, professor of theology “In the fall of 1998, we will enabling students from colleges send large numbers to London,” tion for high academic stan­ at the University. open an outstanding new facility other than Arts and Letters to Scully explained. dards and popularity among “It’s helpful finally to have a in London on the northwest cor­ attend. Anastasia Gutting, head of the students as a most rewarding permanent faculty person in ner of Trafalgar Square. With “We hope to involve more stu­ Arts and Letters London pro­ experience,” said Michael London to direct matters there,” this new space, we intend to dents with majors in the engi­ gram for over a decade, is slat- Francis, assistant provost for added Francis.

# ON OTHER CAMPUSES Vandalism on campus 0 MULTICULTURAL BEAT similar to crime at IUSB By HEATHER COCKS to stay in touch with IUSB as News Editor the investigation proceeds. “We’re actually thinking As part of the investigation that the vandalism here [seat- into Thanksgiving break’s slashing and paint vandalism] vandalism on campus, Notre was two separate acts,” Dame Security/ Police consid­ Rakow said. “If people were ered the idea SEE ALSO: prepared to damage a lot of that the crime things outside with paint, why m ig h t be • “Crime wouldn’t they have done that related to a Stoppers offers inside as well? So we’re prob­ similar act at $1,000 for ably looking at two unrelated Indiana information” incidents here.” University- He said several students South Bend. telephoned the office with tips; On Nov. 22, vandals slashed in an effort to find more clues, seats in one of lUSB’s audito­ Notre Dame Security plans to The Observer/Thi Link Chojnacki rium classrooms, cutting up contact people that it knows A s i a n cords and projector screens, remained on campus during according to Marty Gursey of the Thanksgiving holiday, he A l l u r e IUSB’s security division. added. “We have been in contact Any students with informa­ S tudent models of with Notre Dame police to tion about the vandalism all races and eth­ share information, but there’s should contact police at any nicities turned the nothing yet to suggest a con­ time, Rakow said, offering the Washington Hall nection between the two Notre Dame Security Web site stage into a runway on Saturday night for as a method of giving anony­ events,” Gursey said. the second annual As of Sunday, neither IUSB m ous tips. Asian Allure. The nor Notre Dame Security had Called “Silent Watch,” stu­ program featured pinned down a suspect. dents can submit information members of FASO, “1 guess we cannot deter­ about any campus crime by VSA, IAND and the mine whether there’s a con­ filling out a form on the Hawaiian Club, who nection until someone is Internet. gave cultural dances caught,” said Rex Rakow, The Web address for Silent and presentations. director of Notre Dame W atch is http://www.nd.edu/ Security, adding that he plans -n d sp d l. Livingston prompts listeners to address sexuality By COLLEEN McCARTHY “In our churches and soci­ sexuals,” she said. If one is News Writer______eties, sex is not dirty, but it was homosexual, “the issue then put in us by God himself,” becomes one of how can I live, As part of the ongoing effort Livingston said. She also accept and embrace my sexual­ to further the dialogue of emphasized a desire to learn ity with integrity.” issues of sexuality, Patricia a b o u t o n e ’s ow n se x u a lity Genital sexuality, Livingston Livingston delivered a lecture when discussing the issue of claimed, is an aspect of sexual­ at Saint Mary’s College last sexual preoccupation as part of ity which involves desires, Thursday to help people growing up. urges and physical reactions. improve their understanding of Livingston then focused on Livingston emphasized that the various aspects and feel­ three aspects of sexuality: pri­ many people question the place ings that go along with sexuali­ mary, genital and affective. of this aspect of sexuality in ty. When thinking of primary sex­ their lives. Livingston, a counselor, uality, Livingston encouraged “All of us will have different nationally known speaker and people to realize what it means seasons and cycles; but culture, former associate director of the to be male or female. hormones and life experience Center for Continuing “We must learn that our bod­ all play an important part in Formation in Ministry at Notre ies are not suitcases we carry our genital sexuality,” Dame, began the lecture by around, but rather they are Livingston said. introducing what she referred who we are,” Livingston said. Finally, she spoke about dif­ to as the “framework” of the Livingston also asked meme- ferent ways that people evening. This framework was bers of the audience to address express closeness towards each based on a quote by James their sexual orientation. “We other as part of affective sexu­ Carroll that says, “The yearn­ need to ask ourselves whether ality. She added that many The Observer/Manuela Hernandez ings of our hearts are mes­ we experience ourselves more Patricia Livingston, former associate director of the Center for Continuing sages from God.” as homosexuals or as hetero­ Formation in Ministry at Notre Dame, discusses sexuality. see SEXUALITY / page 4 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Monday, December 8, 1997 INSIDE COLUMN Leave Poor t h e D o m e Compiled from U-Wire reports Matt Alone Texas police bust A&M freshmen for vandalism prank Socrates: “If we harm a horse, do we make it better, or worse?” AUSTIN, Texas school we play. But I'm sure our stu­ Polemarchus: “Worse, by Zeus!” While the Longhorns weren't able to dents do the same thing too.” Some say that the novelty of ousting student stop Texas A&M University from win­ Griggs said no charges would be body president Matt ning the Nov. 28 football game, UT filed against the corps mem bers, cit­ Griffin from office will David Freddoso police were able to stop four Aggies ing that there was no monetary or lead many to sign the Assistant News Editor from vandalizing the campus early substantial loss to the property. Lingenfelser petition. Tuesday. Essary said the corps members were This is true. Once someone starts the ball UT police officials said Thursday not at the alumni center for more than rolling, everyone will think that this is one big they won’t press charges against four 10 minutes before the officer arrived. joke at Griffin’s expense. It won’t be difficult to members of the Texas Aggie Corps of He said he and his friends planned to get 50, even 75 percent of the students to sign. Cadets arrested outside the Lila B. write the 27-16 score with Brasso, a But does he deserve to be removed? Etter Alumni Center after attempting spray used to shine metal. The Scholastic editors say yes, because to vandalize the building's statue of “The whole intention was to Brasso Griffin’s alleged antics make him a poor “vox Bevo and steal the Texas flag above it. the score on, like w hat we did when populi.” Because people do not take him seri­ A UT police officer apprehended we won 13-0,” Underwood said, refer­ ously, they say, students have “lost their voice” A&M students Ben Rogers, Pete ring to an incident in 1916 when in their ongoing war of words against the Underwood, George Myers and Jordan Aggies successfully branded the score administration. Essary at 3:20 a.m. before they were 13-0 onto the live UT mascot. Then again, who is at war? Is student gov­ able to vandalize the brass Bevo stat­ to permanently emboss the score of But Neil Sheffield, a UT senior in ernment really supposed to be a political body ue with graffiti, said UT Police Captain the Texas-Texas A&M game, 27-16, architectural engineering, called the which represents the students’ opinions before Silas Griggs. onto the statue. No damage occurred. attempted prank unoriginal. the “powers that be?” The four freshman corps members “This happens every year,” Griggs “It's been done. They need to come I answer: No. Student government officials — or fish, as they're called in College said. “It's something we look for and up with something new,” said represent no one other than themselves. Station — told police they were going expect. Not just with A&M, but any Sheffield. Sure, we elected them. (Or at least, those who bothered to vote elected them.) That does not change the fact that there is only one kind 0 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 0 WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY of person who runs for or becomes involved in student government. Our officers, for the most Former student to be tried for murder ID numbers appear on Internet part, all have the same ideas and the same opinions. They form what is essentially a uni­ LOS ANGELES WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. versity-funded clique. Now and then, instead of A judge ruled Thursday that there is sufficient evidence Information recently acquired by the Old Gold and going to Bridget's together to get trashed, they to proceed with the trial of Linda Chu, the former USC stu­ Black newspaper indicates that student identification try to get in the administration’s face and lead dent charged with killing her newborn baby last spring. numbers were available over the Internet for an a rally about something or other. Chu, who was enrolled as a sophomore majoring in busi­ unknown amount of time. The ID numbers are no longer These are our leaders. ness last spring, stipulated that she was the biological available. Reportedly, the information became available The ideal student government, on the other mother of the baby in the pre-trial meeting held in the Los when campus personnel inadvertently changed the file hand, has just two functions. It sets a virtuous Angeles County Court building, said prosecuting deputy attributes of a file named “itcpq.txt,” accidentally mak­ example which leads the students to admire district attorney Cheryl Newman-Gaines. The body of the ing the information accessible over the Internet. Anyone their officers, and then it gives the students newborn baby was found in a plastic grocery bag in the entering a student name into the university home page's perks for which they are grateful. President X, trash receptacle of Century Apartments on the morning of search engine several weeks ago would have received whom we elect next term, should be a good May 7 by a USC maintenance worker. Chu allegedly gave the “itcpq.txt” file as a possible hit. Clicking on the file looking, cheerful guy (or gal) who just shows birth to the baby by herself in her apartment at Century name would have then revealed the last names, identifi­ up everywhere demonstrating his (or her) gen­ after concealing her pregnancy by wearing baggy cloth­ cation numbers and card numbers of every student on uine magnanimity by giving us neat stuff, like ing. Evidence that the baby was alive at birth and then campus in addition to those of many faculty members. kazoos, extended dining hall hours, etc. strangled was presented at the two-hour pretrial hearing, Such numbers are used to keep track of expense President X would have no political agenda. said Los Angeles Police Department Det. Steven Hales, accounts and meal plans, tracking the fate of millions of If there are rallies on campus, he will be in the supervisor of the Child Abuse Unit. Chu's former room­ dollars of students’ money. Students have obtained the library studying to get straight A’s. He really mate at Century Apartments identified several items found information at least twice, as the Old Gold and Black has would be our representative, though not in any with the baby. received two identical copies of the file in question. political sense — a sort of poster boy whom we would trust and whose fortunes we would 0 YALE UNIVERSITY 0 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY count as our own. He would be like a Pericles or Lincoln without a war to fight (hopefully bet­ Billing errors plague med school New policy protects animal rights ter looking than Lincoln, though). If you are in student government, then you NEW HAVEN, Conn. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. probably think I am joking. But I respond: A glitch-plagued accounting system coupled with com­ In the near future, you’ll need Florida State University’s People would probably take my model of the plicated health care billing practices has caused the Yale permission if you want to use chickens at student events. Student Union at least as seriously as they take School of Medicine another headache. Last Tuesday, After chickens were killed at a fraternity function last yours, if not much more. Danielle Baum-Smith testified in Hartford that the medical spring, Kathy Keen, president of FSU’s chapter of Students Instead of picking people who have great school billed her more than $11,000, despite the fact that for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, joined Edward “political” ideas like the demolition of Stepan she received Medicaid and was not responsible for the Dandrow, a student senator and former senate president, Center, maybe we will just choose “the good charges. Baum-Smith had received a letter asking for pay­ and FSU administrators to create an animal rights com­ m an” to rule in the next election: highest GPA, ment for the treatments which Yale provided between mittee. “That incident triggered me to think that this best character. You really can’t go wrong if you 1988 and 1994. Eventually she received a court order shouldn’t be allowed to happen,” Keen said. The commit­ elect someone like that. declaring that $252 be deducted from her paycheck. Yale tee crafted a provision that would bar students and stu­ I just hope that someone from outside the was able to resolve the ongoing dispute only half a year dent organizations from using animals for anything except clique tries to run for office this time. ago, and the University returned the money, Yale’s direc­ educational purposes. “Obviously, a fraternity couldn't Now, if you have read this far, you are prob­ tor of public affairs B. Jay Cooper said. As a response to just bring chickens because they thought it went with the ably wondering why I began with a quote from this and other billing errors, Yale will completely revamp theme,” Keen said. "... (People) couldn't have a rodeo or Plato. Here’s why. Look at the accusations its billing system for the second time in four years. an alligator wrestling contest on the Union Green.” against Griffin: the drinking, skipping Mass, skipping his retreat, mismanagement, etc. If all this is really true (and I hope it’s not), SOUTH BEND WEATHER NATIONAL WEATHER then we shouldn’t impeach the poor guy. Just 5 Day South Bend Forecast The Accu-Weather forecast for noon, Monday, Dec. 8. let him be: he’s probably miserable enough as AccuWeather® forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. it is, and he poses no real threat to anyone. Don’t harm the poor guy: it can only make him worse. 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$1,000 for information - Blues Festival 1997 - Observer Staff Report tinued. Approximately 150 student, M usicians let their emotions flow at Friday South Bend Area Crime faculty and staff cars parking in night’s annual Student Union Board- Stoppers, Inc., has joined the University lots, along with build­ sponsored Blues Festival. The event, which investigation of the Nov. 29 ings, benches and other areas, took place in the LaFortune Ballroom, fea­ campus vandalism by offering were defaced over the tured performers including Christian Barilla, up to $1,000 for information Thanksgiving holiday, and Stamper Bob and the Off the Wall Blues Band leading to the arrest of the per­ University officials are continu­ with Dave Meyers who traveled from Chicago son or persons responsible for ing their investigation of the to be a part of the event. the acts of vandalism. matter. “Our Security/Police organiza­ Anyone with information tion is investigating the incident regarding the vandalism should w ith the call 288- u t m o s t u r S e c u r i t y /P o l ic e o r g a ­ STOP or 1- diligence, 8 0 0 - 3 4 2 - n i z a t i o n IS INVESTIGATING and we o; STOP. are m ost THE INCIDENT WITH THE UTMOST Callers will apprecia­ DILIGENCE.’ be given a tive of code and Crime can remain S toppers’ F a t h e r W i l l i a m B e a u c h a m p anonymous. assistance EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE A n y o n e in offering wishing to U n i v e r s i t y this contact re w a rd ," Notre Dame said Father William Security/Police directly regard­ Beauchamp, executive vice ing the incident may call 631- president of the University, in a 5555. recent press release. People with information can “The crime was an unprece­ also get in touch with Security dented invasion of our campus, electronically with e-mail at which is not only our place of [email protected] or by click­ study and work, but also home ing on “Silent Watch” on the to many thousands of us — stu­ World Wide Web at dents, faculty and staff,” he con­ httpyAvww.nd.eduA-ndspd.l. The Observer/Thi Link Choknacki STUDENT ACADEMIC COUNCIL Saint Mary’s to participate in world-wide College Bowl By KARA KEZIOS the issues discussed at the Saint is the first year Saint Mary’s will schools, including Purdue, Notre Carroll Auditorium — “buzzers News Writer______; Mary’s Student Academic participate in the competition, Dame, Valparaiso, the University and all,” according to SAC chair Council last Tuesday. which is played at colleges and of Illinois and Indiana University. Lori McKeough. Students are A kick-off for the January Under the guidance of SAC universities throughout the The winner of the regional especially encouraged to come to College Bowl contest was among member Genevieve Morrill, this world. competition advances to nation­ the event if they are interested in In the contest, team s answer als in April at the University of signing up to compete in the trivia questions relating to such Texas-Dallas. The winner of this contest. topics as sports, math, history round goes to England to com­ “We’re all excited about this and current events. The winning pete in the All-Star tournament competition. We want to give team goes on to compete in a which will be televised in everyone a chance to show off regional competition held Feb. Britain. what they know. It will be a lot 20-22. Student government officials of fun and maybe bring a little The Saint Mary’s region covers and faculty will compete in the bit of campus rivalry,” most Indiana and Illinois kick-off Wednesday at 7 p.m. in McKeough said.

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A u s t r a l ia Clinton threatens use Chutes fail, two Americans die Associated Press media reported. His girlfriend, ried about," Melius told of nuclear weapons Seattle’s KIRO Television. Beth Melius, told the Seattle Associated Press bombers, land-based missiles Sydney, AUSTRALIA Post-Intelligencer she heard The company refused to and missile submarines — and Two Americans and an about Mulholland’s death release names of the victims WASHINGTON basic reliance on nuclear Austrian attempting a sky dive from his parents in Indiana, pending notification of rela­ T urning U.S. nuclear policy weapons as a mainstay of at the South Pole died Sunday who were contacted by com­ tives. toward a emerging threat, national security. when their chutes failed to pany officials. All the ju m p e rs w ere men, P r e s i d e n t .... The document breaks new open properly, sending them Mulholland was a former Michael McDowell of Clinton has ground by abandoning the con­ plummeting to the ice. Adventure Network said by employee of Antarctic Support decided the cept that the United States The victims were among six telephone. Associates, the civilian con­ United States should plan for a protracted sky divers on a jump orga­ The six jumped from a Twin tractor that supplies and staffs will consider nuclear war that it could “win " nized by Adventure Network U.S. Antarctic bases, and was Otter “aircraft at about 8,500 using nuclear and by allowing nuclear tar- International, which has been feet, McDowell said. one of the organizers of the weapons geters to expand the list of flying tourists to the South South Pole skydiving trip. Two hit the ground without against potential targets that could be Pole since 1988. their parachutes ever open­ “It was just a sky dive. For a t t a c k e r s struck in China in the unlikely A 36-year-old Seattle resi­ him th a t’s a walk in the park. ing, and the chute on the third w ho hit C linton event of war with that nation. dent, Steve Mulholland, was He jumps off 300-foot objects. did not open fully, McDowell A m e r i c a n “We felt that the concept of among those killed, Seattle This was nothing 1 even wor­ said. forces with chemical or biologi­ protracted nuclear war never cal weapons. had a great deal of credibility,” often results from feelings of “1 think she hit so many The policy, made explicit in a Robert Bell, a senior m em ber Sexuality loneliness,” Livingston said. areas and presented them well. classified presidential directive, of Clinton’s National Security On the issue of casual sex, Personally, she hit on a lot of marks the administration’s first Council staff, said Sunday in continued from page 1 Livingston believes that the issues I am currently struggling instruction to the Pentagon response to reporters’ in a Catholic Church offers insight. with and offered answers as shaping a nuclear strategy 1981 Reagan administration times, the family surroundings “The best wisdom from the possible solutions,” Wisniewski against the increasingly worri­ directive. in which people were brought Catholic tradition is that sex is said. some possibility that nations “There was an anomaly,” Bell up influence the level of affec­ not trivial. It matters. It is Kelly Curtis, a junior at Saint such as Iraq might turn chemi­ said: “The president’s own tion displayed toward others. m eant to be life and l'ove-pro- Mary’s, said, “Tonight’s discus­ cal or biological arsenals guidance to the Strategic The ways in which these ducing. It is holy,” Livingston sion was open and candid. As a against U.S. troops. Command ... was unrealiz­ three aspects of sexuality are said, adding that the media way to open up discussion on A senior Clinton administra­ able.” interconnected can have either often portray the message of issues of sexuality, 1 thought tion adviser said Sunday the Senior military officers have positive or negative influences sex as trivial. this was an excellent presenta­ policy conforms with two been warning that arms reduc­ on a person, according to In all three areas of sexuality, tion." decades of White House state­ tion agreements no longer Livingston. In an example of Livingston said that college Judy Fean, the director of ments on the possible “first make such a conflict even fea­ how affective sexuality influ­ provides tremendous pressure Campus Ministry, fell that the use” of nuclear weapons. But it sible, let alone winnable. As a ences the primary, Livingston in all of the areas. lecture was another step adds presidential weight to the result, Clinton ordered his said, “If you are loved, you get “I think college campuses are toward continuing the dialogue emerging concern about “rogue reassessment last February. more beautiful, there is a light force fields of hormones,” on sexuality at Saint Mary’s. states” that has replaced the Worries about all-out nuclear in your eyes, a glowing in your Livingston said. She empha­ “I do think discussion has nuclear terror of the Cold War. war have been replaced by skin, and you walk with a cer­ sized that existing pressures, been opened, and this is anoth­ Approved last month by concerns that an adversary tain grace.” particularly for women, include er way to create an environ­ Clinton, principal elements of such as Iraq might use chemi­ Livingston then gave another looking good, pondering one’s ment in which women can talk the “Presidential Decision cal or biological weapons example of how loneliness may career, marriage and issues of about relationships, intimacy Directive,” or PDD, were against U.S. forces. oftentimes have a negative sexual orientation. and what it means to be a reported Sunday by The As a result, Bell said, the effect on people. After the lecture, students, woman,” Fean said. Washington Post. In many presidential directive discusses “If we are lonely, we eat including Saint Mary’s junior She added, “At a Catholic col­ respects, the directive follows in far greater detail than in peculiarly. It’s not about filling Liz Wisniewski, expressed lege, we are called to seek who long-standing policy on nuclear past directives responses the your stomach but trying to fill approval regarding Living­ we are as God’s creative peo­ weapons, including continued United States should have your heart. Also, casual sex ston’s message. ple.” support for the nuclear triad — available. guide c a m p u s la u n d ry

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A s s o c ia t e d P r e ss WASHINGTON Republicans threatened IRKUTSK, Russia Attorney General Janet The crew of a military cargo jet Reno with contempt of said nothing before their fiery crash Congress on Sunday in to provide clues to what had gone connection with her deci­ wrong, Russian safety officials said sion to forgo an indepen­ mg Sunday, baffled by the disaster in a dent counsel’s investiga­ Siberian city. tion of White House cam­ Investigators were studying at least paign fund raising. One eight scenarios for Saturday’s crash GOP senator, Orrin Hatch Reno — including contaminated fuel or of Utah, said he’s asking inadequate de-icing in the 5-degree FBI director Louis Freeh to bypass Reno, his weather — but had few leads as to boss, and investigate allegations of what actually happened, said Democratic impropriety in fund raising. “I Emergency Situations Minister Sergei have no doubt that the political appointees in Shoigu. the department who have been influencing “We’re not trying to hide. We’re her are doing nothing but protecting the just trying to get you the truth,” president,” Senate Judiciary Committee Shoigu said. chairman Hatch said on CBS’ “Face the The jumbo jet-sized air force plane, Nation.” Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, shot back: carrying 23 people, crashed about 20 “Was it protecting the president when she seconds after takeoff, plowing into a appointed four independent counsels that all five-story apartment building and took aim at the White House?” Before the clipping an orphanage with its wing. cameras were turned on, Glenn Bashed Reno The 100 tons of aviation fuel in its a thumb-to-forefmger OK sign and told her tanks exploded, engulfing surround­ he admired her for standing up to her princi­ ing buildings in flame. ples on the independent counsel decision. “There was fire. Flames. There were no people. Nothing but flames,” Israeli labor strike settled said Galina Dmitrovna, one of the first emergency workers to arrive. TEL AVIV, Israel On Sunday, 1,400 rescue workers Hard-pressed union and government searched the charred wreckage, negotiators struck a deal Sunday to end a hunting for more victims beyond the nationwide public-employee strike that had 62 adults and children confirmed shut down much of Israel for five days. The dead. walkout by more than 600,000 workers had Twelve people — including four stranded travelers at the national airport children — had been hospitalized and closed banks, post offices, kinder­ with burns. Many were in serious gartens and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. condition, officials said. Histadrut union leader Amir Peretz Pools of aviation fuel dotted the AFP Photo announced Sunday that a meeting with ruined neighborhood, and the stench A firefighter hoses the still smoldering remains of a building which was damaged by Finance Minister Yaakov Neeman produced of burned wood and fuel hung over A a Russian Antonov AN-124 “Ruslan” cargo plane that crashed into a housing area a compromise over pensions, sending strik­ the area. in Irkutsk II, an industrial suburb of this Siberian town. ers back to work late Sunday. The massive Residents climbed among the frag­ means we have something like an takeoff; pilot error or improper de- protest had been prompted in part by a ments of their homes, looking for elbow,” a distraught Shoigu said. icing. Finance Ministry proposal to roll back a belongings. Ice covered many of the He denied Russian media reports T h e p l a n e ’s b la c k box flig h t pension agreement signed by the previous gutted apartments — water from that the pilot radioed he had lost recorders were recovered and sent Labor government. Army Radio said talks on firefighter’s hoses had frozen in tem­ power in two engines just seconds to Moscow, but air force officials said ways to honor the agreement would begin peratures that fell to 20 degrees after taking off. it would take days to analyze the immediately. The government has already below zero overnight. “They didn’t manage to say any­ data. agreed to cancel plans to retroactively tight­ One woman, whose husband was thing about what was happening,” he All An-124s have been grounded en the conditions of retirement savings missing, sobbed as she pointed at the said of the crew. until the cause could be determined, plans, the radio said. “I hope the citizens of burned shell of her apartment. The 11-year-old An-124 had just a Defense Ministry spokesman said. Israel have understood the need for this “All 1 can find are my kitchen passed a safety inspection in He declined to give his name. strike despite the hardship it brought knives,” she said, begging people to November, officials said. President Boris Yeltsin ordered an about,” Peretz said. Neeman maintained find her husband. Scenarios being considered includ­ investigation and Prime Minister that “most of the things agreed upon now Most of the remains found so far ed the possibility that the plane was Viktor Chernomyrdin toured the could have been worked out days ago with­ were minute or badly burned, mak­ loaded with substandard fuel that crash scene Sunday, promising aid out the need for such a crippling strike.” ing identification almost impossible, caused the engines to stall; the cargo and new homes for the survivors. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he investigators said. may not have been properly secured Russian military prosecutors opened was pleased that the work stoppage was “When I say we have a fragment, it and could have broken loose during a criminal investigation. over, Israel TV reported.

S o u th A fr ic a Market Watch: 12/5 AMEX: Dow 670.27 Apartheid era killers seek amnesty +4.47 /ONES A s s o c ia t e d P r e s s after being driven naked anti-apartheid movement at the inquest, has been Nasdaq: and without medical atten­ at home. hired again by the family 1.633.90 JOHANNESBURG tion 660 miles to the His short life — Biko was to oppose amnesty. 8,149.13 +20.48 The confessed killers of Pretoria prison. 30 when he died — was Col. Harold Snyman, a black civil rights leader Five former policemen the subject of thel987 who led the team that NYSE: were to resume their quest have admitted accidentally film, “Cry Freedom ,” star­ interrogated Biko, and 514.31 for amnesty Monday in the killing Biko. Their testimo­ ring Denzel Washington. +4.87 Capt. Daniel Siebert testi­ Indian Ocean city of Port ny was interrupted to Biko’s alleged killers fied in September. Another S&P 500: Composite Elizabeth, where Steve allow a national celebra­ applied for amnesty earli­ applicant, Lt. Col. Gideon 983.79 Volume: Biko last was seen alive. tion of the 20th anniver­ er this year from the Truth Nieuwoudt, has applied for +98.97 + 10.69 561,000,000 At September hearings sary of Biko’s death on Commission, a panel amnesty in 10 other before the Truth and Re­ Sept. 12. investigating apartheid- killings.

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His death pro­ Longtime anti-apartheid because it denied Snyman SECTOR COMM INC SECTD 33.33 -0.875 1.750 PIERCE LEAHY PLH 29.83 -6.563 15.438 hours. voked international out­ lawyer George Bi/os, who amnesty in a separate ASD GROUP INC ASDG 22.03 -0.813 2.875 CUMBERLAND CUMB 21.43 -0.750 2.750 Biko died within a week, rage and mobilized the represented Biko’s family case. page 6 The Observer • N E W S Monday, December 8, 1997 Board reveals Dylan, Heston among honorees parate political views of Dylan “Throughout a career span­ Kennedy and Heston, but praised all the ning nearly four decades, Bob cause of ‘96 crash honorees as “artists and Dylan has been perhaps the sin­ Americans who have had an gle most influential and contin­ Center honors i n d e l i b l e ually compelling presence in the nearly empty center fuel impact on the American popular music, and tank before the plane took off Overheated achievers performing the foremost songwriter of our were as high as 145 degrees, arts and the time,” says the Kennedy Center much higher than the 100 Associated Press fuel likely led national % citation. degrees at which an explo­ character.” Heston, 73, was a radio-gun­ sion can be touched off. WASHINGTON “ T o n i g h t ner on bombers in World W ar “This is the big issue,” said Political opposites Bob Dylan to disaster we pay trib­ II. He once turned down a Peter Goelz, an NTSB and Charlton Heston shared the ute to five chance to run against former Associated Press spokesman, saying a full two spotlight Sunday as the m en and Dylan Sen. Alan Cranston, D-Calif., days of this week’s hearings Kennedy Center honored them w o m en w ho and said he could have won. BALTIMORE likely will be needed to focus for lifetime achievement. have spent their lives living “I’d rather play a senator Temperatures in TWA on the issue of volatility of The rebel rocker and their hearts and lifting our than be one,” he explained. Flight 800's center fuel tank vapors and fuel in fuel tanks. Republican actor-activist sat were likely well above explo­ hearts,” Clinton said at a pre- Nonetheless, Heston has spent Goelz said his agency was with centrist President Clinton sive levels even before the ceremony White House recep­ plenty of time around politics. encouraged when the FAA and his wife, Hillary, as well as tion in the festively decorated He campaigns for Republican jumbo jet took off, the last week agreed to take a three other honorees, soprano East Room. candidates and is a spokesman National Transportation closer look at NTSB recom­ Jessye Norman, screen siren Dylan, whose folk-rock for the National Rifle Safety Board said Sunday. mendations made a year ago Lauren Bacall and ballet star embodied the anti-establish­ Association. Last month in Thousands of pages of to reduce the volatility of Edward Villella, for a gala two- ment sentiment of the 1960s, Washington state, he helped information representing vapors. The FAA has insisted and-a-half-hour performance to what has been learned since was idolized by young radicals defeat a proposed law that that the problem can be be aired Dec. 26 on CBS. devoted to the civil rights move­ would have put new restrictions the July 17, 1996, tragedy resolved by eliminating any Clinton did not note the dis- ment. on gun ownership. were released a day before ignition source near the tank. the NTSB begins a week-long “Our most important prod­ 0 CAMBODIA hearing into the explosion uct in the end is our safety today. All 230 passengers and recommendations,” Goelz crew members aboard the said. “Our job is to m ake rec­ 747 were killed when it Leader urges end of violence ommendations so that these crashed off the coast of Long accidents don’t happen Associated Press Sam Rainsy — who returned to Cambodia last Island. again." week for the first time since an armed coup this The documents indicate the The reports showed the PHNOM PENH summer — urged Cambodia’s warring factions NTSB is arm ed w ith facts it NTSB has conducted hun­ A newly returned opposition chief led thou­ to call a cease-fire. will use to pressure the dreds of tests, including firing sands of marchers Sunday in Cambodia’s largest He appealed to all politicians to “compromise Federal Aviation Administra­ 105 gunshots at aluminum demonstration in years, urging an end to the and to resolve all national issues by peaceful tion to adopt potentially cost­ material to determine the blood-soaked nation’s chronic political violence. m eans.” ly recommendations to type of hole that would be cut For Sam Rainsy, it was a peaceful, sometimes, In July, Second Premier Hun Sen ousted First reduce temperatures in fuel by a high-velocity object. The joyous repeat of a march that ended in disaster Premier Prince Norodom Ranarridh, ending four tanks to prevent other explo­ holes were unlike most holes last spring, when a grenade attack killed 16 years of relative peace in a country wracked by sions. found in the Flight 800 protesters and wounded more than 100 others, violence since 1970. The NTSB revealed the wreckage. including Sam Rainsy. Ranarridh and many of his followers remain results of tests last July in The FBI investigated the Sunday’s procession tripled in size as it wound in exile or in remote border areas, where they which it used another Boeing possibility that a bomb or a through the capital’s suburbs, drawing in dis­ are battling Hun Sen’s forces. 747 to try to duplicate the missile brought down the abled soldiers and saffron-clad monks among Sam Rainsy gathered considerable popular conditions faced by Flight plane. But two weeks ago, it the marchers. At times, supporters bounced the support as an independent critic of the Hun 800. suspended its probe after opposition leader on their shoulders. Sen-Ranarridh coalition government, accusing During the simulation, the finding no evidence to sup­ At the climax, about 3,000 Cambodians it of widespread corruption and human rights agency found temperatures in port a criminal theory. clapped and chanted, “Peace! Peace! Peace!” abuses. Notre Dame Council on International Business Development

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Seven-inch Pacific storm IDAHO WYO. ease global warming Forecasters predict a severe storm, with large amounts of moisture provided by the El Nino effect, Associated Press Environment ministers from flood causes will rip across the Southwest this weekend. scores of other countries were KYOTO, Japan 7 a .m . Sacramento Q Carson City Salt Lake to address the historic confer­ death of hiker F rid a y City Vice President A1 Gore, faced ence Monday and Tuesday as # S an Francisco with European demands for the pace picked up toward a NEVADA UTAH COLO. 7 p .m concessions in negotiations on Wednesday conclusion. Associated Press F rid a y 7 p .m . global warming, offered new The U.S. vice president, long CALIFORNIA \ LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. S u n d a y U.S. “flexibil­ a champion of environmental :\ V egas ity” Monday The marquee on the movie causes, landed before dawn 7 a .m . (h on cutting theater said it all Sunday: S u n d a y Monday on a lightning one-day “The Rainmaker” and 7 a .m . g as e m is ­ visit to Kyoto, and headed S a tu r d a y G rand # Flagstaff sions. “Closed.” C anyon straight to a breakfast meeting But G ore, This art colony was busy A ngeles Natl. Park with the U.S. delegation to ARIZONA N.M. addressing review the status of the negoti­ cleaning up a day after a pow­ 7 p .m . th e 150- erful Pacific storm dumped S a tu r d a y © P h o e n ix ations. nation cli­ more than 7 inches of rain During his flight from here, flooding mobile home mate confer­ G ore Washington, he gave no assur­ parks and dropping snow in ence, said ance the conference would pro­ the Southern California moun­ MEXICO the United States would not duce an agreement acceptable “promise w hat we cannot do.” tains. to the United States. Source: Accu-Weather AP/Wm. J. Gastello At least one death is being The vice president’s rem arks “It’s a very tricky situation nonetheless set a conciliatory and success is far from assured. blamed on the storm. Inches of mud were inside Beach mobile home parks as tone for the remaining two days ... A lot of issues are undecid­ In northern Los Angeles the restaurant. water rose several feet deep. of meetings. ed,” he told reporters. County, searchers found the In L aguna Beach, sandbags Amtrak’s San Diegan train After consulting by telephone Gore’s Japan trip followed a body of missing hiker Karen proved useless when the storm service south of Los Angeles with President Clinton early Saturday stopover at the Tellez, 40, in the snowy saturated hillsides and sent was restored at midmorning Monday, Gore said, “I have Florida Everglades, a region Angeles National Forest. The torrents of brown runoff from Sunday. Flooding had dam­ instructed our delegation to scientists say might eventually woman became separated the steep canyons into the aged tracks between Los show increased negotiating be threatened by the rising from friends Friday and is streets and stores of this arts Angeles and San Juan flexibility — as long as basic waters of global warming. believed to have died of expo­ community. Capistrano the day before. principles of the U.S. position Negotiators in the highly sure. No dam age totals w ere avail­ A new but weaker system are preserved. technical Kyoto talks were jug­ Most injuries from the storm able, but many stores moved into the Sierra Nevadas In his public address, Gore gling a bagful of adjustable fea­ were minor. Rain-related traf­ remained closed Sunday. on Sunday, where it was offered no detailed changes in tures — timetables, reduction fic accidents Saturday caused The California Department expected to dump 6 to 12 the U.S. proposal. levels, the gases to be covered two deaths in the Los Angeles of Transportation workers inches of snow. He reminded delegates that — in an effort to find a U.S.- area. used bulldozers and heavy Mountains farther south the Kyoto session is only a first European compromise. Bulldozers pushed mud out equipment to clear mud from were expected to get up to 2 step in protecting the atmos­ “The differences are not of downtown Laguna Beach, state Highway 133, a main inches of snow as well, the phere. “If we get off to the right enormous. They’re capable of where runoff turned into a downtown street, which weather service said. start here, we can quickly build being overcome in the next few torrent that threatened the remained closed. Up and down the streets of momentum as we learn togeth­ days,” said U.S. Senator Joseph stability of an oceanfront Laguna Beach, which draws Laguna Beach’s business dis­ er how to meet this challenge,” Lieberman, an observer at the boardwalk. Light rain fell a worldwide audience for its trict, shopkeepers worked he said. talks. through the day and was annual arts festival, is no with hoses, brooms and scrap­ European governments, envi­ But the Connecticut Democrat expected to continue through stranger to natural disasters. ers to push mud out of sodden ronmentalists and others had was less optimistic about anoth­ Monday. An October 1993 fire damaged shops. been looking for a more ambi­ er dispute: the U.S. effort to win “Everybody was sandbagged or destroyed 441 homes. “W hen you live in California, tious U.S. offer on reducing car­ concessions from developing and everybody knew it was Losses were pegged at $528 this is the bottom line,” said bon dioxide and other green­ nations on emission reductions, coming,” said Mike Janson, an million. Bobbin Maddox, assistant house gases that trap heat in a feature the Senate demands employee at Johnny Rocket’s The two-day storm flooded manager of the Big Dog the atmosphere. “The United for eventual ratification in restaurant. or damaged dozens of homes sportswear shop, which had States can do much more,” Ritt Washington. “But ... the firefighters said in several counties, including two inches of mud on the Bjerregaard, the European The 10-day conference wraps the sandbags would have had more than 20 in neighboring floors. Union environmental commis­ up two years of negotiations to to be 3, 4, 5 feet high to keep Riverside County. “You get fires, and floods sioner, said earlier in the day. strengthen the 1992 Climate what was coming down from Dozens of people were an d m u d slid e s a n d i t ’s a Without taking sides, Japan’s Change Treaty, by setting legal­ the canyon out of the doors.” forced to flee two Huntington beautiful place,” said Maddox. prime minister, Ryutaro ly binding limits on 34 industri­ Hashimoto, preceding Gore to al nations’ emissions of carbon the podium, said only “high- dioxide and other greenhouse level political decisiveness” will gases, mostly byproducts of fos­ W lyOTVCNotre LJ (1771 e ^ produce “an agreement which sil fuel burning. The United can be handed down to future States produces 24 percent of generations with pride.” global carbon dioxide. Differences between Europe International scientists Shenanigans and America over cutback tar­ reported in 1995 that global gets stood as a major obstacle temperatures had increased to completion of the Kyoto about 1 degree in the past cen­ Protocol, an unprecedented tury, apparently in part Singing and Dancin global agreement to control because of the greenhouse energy use in the 21st century. effect.

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GUEST COLUMNIST ■ G od W Life Call Me Carmen San Diego The Purpose of Advent Let’s play a little game. Let’s call it where hand dryers and paper towels are a “Where is in the World is Carmen San rarity. Diego?” Ready ... Here is hint No. 1. Still confused about Carmen’s location? W ith the coming of Thanksgiving, the “holiday season” begins, with its Carmen, a stranger in a strange land, Ok, then it is time for the final clue. round of parties, shopping and decorating. The Catholic Church, and walks into what appears to be a normal Carmen decides to go out to a restaurant a number of other Christian denominations, observe Advent during public bathroom. She opens the stall door, with her friends. They pick a quaint look­ this time — a different way of preparing for the Christ who comes at Christmas. and begins to sit down on the toilet. ing restaurant and go in. After taking off Living Advent in the weeks before Christmas goes far beyond the usual cus­ However, she is quick to notice that their shoes, they are seated by their wait­ toms of charity: donating money to the Salvation Army bell ringers, giving coast there is no toilet. In place of a toilet there er. The room smells of smoke, but this is to Goodwill, or participating in food drives. This kind of charity should, ideally, appears to be a porcelain hole in the not unusual because in this strange land be practiced year ‘round. Advent is a time when we can look at the past, apply smoking is allowed in any building, it to our present, and set the w hether it be an office building, a school course for our future — eternity. ~*~ or a restaurant. Carmen and her friends We can take a moment to review are craving some good ol’ spicy Mexican how we prayed in our younger Erinrose food, so they each order a taco. Thinking days, and if that style of conversing that they had done a good job translating with God worked better for us than Julie the menu, they are shocked when the how we do it now. Prayer doesn’t Murphy waiter brings out their orders. Last they have to be steeped in formal recita­ knew a taco did not have eight tentacles tions. It is more of the exchange Ferraro and live in the sea. Hmmm ... I guess they between a toddler and his parent forgot that in this land a taco is an octopus — the toddler asks and the parent ------and tacos are Mexican food. Sometimes gives what is needed. Or. it can be ground with pipings and a flush handle making a word plural can make all the compared to the relationship rising up out of the hole. She is confused difference in your appetite. between friends, a sharing of good and bad, and a source of strength and about how to use this contraption, but she Those of you who figured that Carmen is encouragement. If we’ve reached the point where God is an impersonal “out supposes it is better than the electronic in the Land of the Rising Sun were proba­ there" sort, Advent may help us see how the Divine is always in us and with us. toilet that will clean you after you have bly here last year or the year before. As the semester winds down, it is natural to assess our present situation. finished relieving yourself that she Those of you who did not, do not fret, Some students might be so exhausted from the rigors and stress of classes that encountered last week. these are the kind of stories they usually they don’t want to return after break for the spring semester. Others may be Haven’t figured out where Carmen is do not tell you before you do study abroad. graduating and wondering, “What next?” There may be a few who try to for­ yet? Then here is another hint. Carmen Now time for the final Jeopardy question. get all that and just enjoy the holidays. The present, however, with its daily gets on the subway. She sits down and Have any of you figured out who Carmen opportunities to serve, to grow, to live, cannot be ignored. ignores the people staring at her without San Diego is? Advent places the present squarely before us. More than ever at this time of actually looking at her. Some of the glares I think that I will leave that answer for year we see need, and we can determine how best to meet that need on a regu­ are curious and some are unfriendly, but another time, but first some advice to lar basis. Volunteering, private projects, even dorm sponsored activities can she has been through this routine every those of you who come to the Land of give continual aid over the 12-month period. If others don't seem willing to day for the last couple of months so she is Sticky White Rice and Chopsticks. Be care­ handle the organizational duties, take the initiative and do it! Proof of God’s not bothered by this unwanted attention. ful not to grab every flier handed out to love is the way we find strength to “beat the odds” when we think it’s impossi­ After settling in for the ride, Carmen looks you at the subway entrance. Chances are ble. up at the crowd growing larger and larger that you may be grabbing discount tickets And, as we learn from our past and use our God-given talents in the present, with each stop on the subway line. Among to the infamous love hotels where busi­ we will create a future, both individually and collectively, that is brighter. Like the passengers though. Carmen notices nessmen take their mistresses or direc­ tilling the earth and fertilizing combine for Rowers to grow, so taking a look at another stranger in a strange land. This tions to the opening of a new drag queen the broad spectrum of our lives will enable us to grow spiritually. stranger has a cold though, and needing club. Sayonara or as we say here while Amid the hustle and bustle of the next few weeks, remember to celebrate to blow his nose, he pulls out a handker­ waving with both hands “jaanee, bye-bye.” Advent. It’s surprising how much more meaningful Christmas will be. chief to do the job. Carmen cringes because he is about to do a no-no in this Erinrose Murphy is a junior Arts and Julie Ferraro is a local administrative assistant. strange land. Here, handkerchiefs are only Letters major studying in Japan. The views expressed in this column are those of the author and not necessar­ used to wipe the sweat off your face on a The views expressed in this column are ily those of The Observer. hot day or for drying your hands after those of the author and not necessarily washing them in the public bathroom those of The Observer.

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m a n , m a ra N ervous? B.P.,1 FONT KNOUJ RELAX, ITS JUSTA FOOTBALL ABOUT ANYONB HBRE-YBT. BANQUET. LOOK, THERE'S N O W AY WAY, PURE. TURNOUT.' TSNTTT B.P, IM SHE P /P FULL I OWN A M A 2IN 6 LUH/TTA S O N E P - WHAT? 1U1ANTTOMAKE SOME GUTS FROM THE TEAM-HAVE/ FRONTAL TN t h e TAPE, U/INNIN6 SEASON VOUS ■ A COOP IMPRESSION "PORKY'S''/ OKA/? II71/Fan is the only animal \ CAN PO? j A T THE COLLEGE, BE TAKEN SERTOU5LY/ 1V Ithat blushes, or n eed s to .” * —Mark Twain Monday, December 8, 1997 VIEWPOINT page 9 0 GUESTLCOLUMNIST ■ Letter to th e E d ito r Evidence Suggests that Jesus was Black Controversy “The angel of the Lord appeared to down” Eurocentric maps!) According to Christians to justify anti-Semitism, leading Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take Herodotus, Egypt was a significant civi­ to centuries of bitter Jewish persecution the child and his mother with you, and lization as early as 10,000 B.C., long and, eventually, the Holocaust. Speaking Just One of escape into Egypt, and stay there until I before significant Caucasian civilizations. of Jews, wasn’t Jesus Jewish, and aren’t tell you, because Herod intends to search Negroid people then dominated Egypt’s Jews light-skinned? Yes, but early Jews for the child and do away with him.’” history, evident with artifacts like were much darker, arising from an Many ‘Jokes’ — Matthew 7:13-15. Tutankhamen’s tomb and the Sphinxes admixture of Canaanites (dark-skinned (although Napoleon later did “corrective Africans) and nomadic white tribes. Can’t we all just get along? Have you ever tried arguing with seven- surgery,” blasting off the African noses During the above persecution, Jews fled to This new Notre Dame controver­ year-olds? When they know something, and lips of Sphinxes when France invad­ Northern Europe (i.e. Poland), assimilated sy about Matt Griffin’s impeach­ they know it, and there’s nothing you can ed). It’s hard to argue, given Egypt’s quite readily, and grew European in ment is a classic. I particularly do to convince them otherwise. prominence and proximity (few hundred appearance and orientation. Centuries loved Thursday’s Observer, in Five years ago, for Christmas, I and my miles with no natural barriers), that the later, following the Zionist movement, which the Student Senate ques­ fiance’s daughter drew the manger scene “Near East” (never referred to as Africa) their descendants returned to the Middle tioned Jeremy Lingenfelser from Luke’s gospel. W hen Martell began could arbitrarily be designated East, settled in Palestine and created about the validity of his claims looking for a crayon, “cray’m” as she “Caucasian” without this flawed assump­ Israel. — especially since they and Matt tion. True, Greece conquered Egypt Finally, not all “pictures” of Christ ARE Griffin had already said they around 300 B.C., and Rome did likewise white!! Hundreds of paintings and sculp­ were true in previous interviews. around 70 B.C. Still, African slaves and tures portray Madonna and Child, and At least all the actions in ques­ descendants, during 400 years of other biblical people, with dark skin. tion were committed at the American slavery, were often forced to Some scholars insist they are the dark- beginning of the year, because Mel beget children with Caucasian slavemas- skinned Egyptian goddess and son, Isis that obviously makes it all bet­ ters, but later generations — albeit a and Horus. Others claim the artifacts ter. Further, I’d like to point out shade lighter — retained the dark, were damaged by smoke, ala Rembrandt’s to everyone that without Matt Tardy Negroid features of their African ances­ “The Night Watch.” Many works have Griffin’s leadership and innova­ tors. Thus, a mere 300 years of Greco- been misguidedly “restored” with tion, there would be no Campus Roman rule would not have “whitened” Caucasian tints, or washed to the point of Hook-Up. Go Jeremy! I, for one, Egypt by the time the Holy Family hid destruction, in attempts to scrub away am tired of the Hook-Up cutting there from Herod, in effect, “passing” for “dirt.” into my ‘Right Reason’ reading always put it, to color in Jesus, I handed Egyptian. Still, significant evidence survives to time. her a brown crayon. Bewildered, she then A third flawed assumption is that the support the dark-skinned theory. For Perhaps my favorite part of said, “No, Mel, I need a cray’m for Jesus ... Bible supports a light-skinned Jesus. example, Lucia Birnbaum’s book, “Black this little farce is the conspiracy you know, JESUS!” I replied, “I know William Mosley, in “What Color Was Madonnas” (1993), documents that St. theory angle, in which Jeremy is Marty. Use the brown one.” Jesus?”(1987), says “Ezekiel, Daniel and Luke (author of the familiar Christmas the frontman for nefarious Then, in her seven-year-old way, Marty Revelations depict God Himself or the Son story) was an artist, whose surviving Student Senate forces. Matt, per­ tried to break things down so I could of God with hair like ’wool’ and with bodi­ paintings of the Virgin Mary are all dark- haps foreseeing a modern-day understand: “Noooooo, Mel, JESUS! You ly parts the color of brass’ and ‘amber.’” skinned! Also, says Birnbaum, “Before the ‘Ides of December’ in which he is know, the baby?! ... in the manger?! I Africans have hair like wool or brown skin Byzantine era, in the Catacombs of (back)stabbed by his own sena­ need a WHITE CRAY’M, Mel!!” Abruptly, I like brass or “bronze,” but Europeans do Priscilla at Rome, the earliest depiction of tors on the steps of the Dome, sighed, then explained "Marty, Jesus not. Moreover, Mosley uses genealogical Mary is brown: ‘Hers is a rich cocoa color uses mean words to uncover his wasn’t white. Jesus lived in Africa and had tables in Matthew and Luke to trace Jesus’ that has withstood the centuries Still detractors. I can hardly wait for the same color skin that WE do ... maybe lineage back to Ham, son of Noah and another example is the famous Shrine of tomorrow’s insightful Observer even darker. Use the brown crayon.” father of Cush [Ethiopia!, Mizraim [Egypt], the Black Madonna in Czestochowa, front page to see how the story Caught off-guard, she replied, “Mel, Jesus Put [Libya] and Canaan [ancient Poland. unfolds! wasn’t no African! Jesus is white! We Palestine]. Scholars generally agree each Despite such arguments, people rarely I personally don’t care if Matt have pictures at school, and He’s white!” of the latter to be dark-skinned Africans. concede. Instead, they counter with Griffin shows up for a Student “Well, the pictures at school are wrong, Next is the question we began with: “What difference does it make?!” Well, if Government meeting wearing a Marty.” “Mel! How come every picture of Why are all “pictures” of Jesus white? it makes no difference, why not clearly dress and high on crack. Let’s Jesus, he’s white? LOOK!! ... on your First, early Christian artists, influenced by state the truth! Is it too difficult kneeling be honest — student government WALL!” she shouted, pointing behind me. Greek Hellenism and pagan art, often before an image the West has symbolically and Student Senate are only so Sure enough, there was my Sacred Heart painted Christ (from the Indian “Krishna,” oppressed? Offering a blue, red, multicol­ useful. The only mourner if nei­ picture, with a fair-skinned, thin-haired or “Black One”) white and beardless, as in ored or abstract image of Jesus, instead of ther existed would be The Jesus. I stared solemnly at the image, the Greek’s Apollo. When Rome convert­ a brown one, is cowardly. It merely Observer, whose in-depth cover­ before which I’d said many a prayer, ed, Christians emerged from catacombs avoids the issue and perpetuates the lies age of student government’s var­ thinking “How could you do this to me, with a Greco-Roman image of Christ. for future generations. ious plans to condemn the God? How can I possibly explain this Then, Christianity — with its “white How silly would Hitler have looked pro­ administration and form com­ now!” Jesus” figurehead — became a galvaniz­ claiming Aryan supremacy if everyone mittees to offer resolutions and When I was first presented the idea that ing force for the splintered, nomadic white knew Jesus, son of God, had brown skin? recommendations (historically Jesus was African — and dark-skinned — populations in Europe. The Crusades — How else could Christian America have shown to never accomplish a I similarly thought: “Oh, now the by whites — affirmed the light-skinned morally justified slavery and racism? damn thing) makes for terrific Afrocentrics have gone too far!” I was 26 Jesus in people's minds. Moreover, Roman Undeniably, events of the past 1900-plus college journalism. Heck, by years old. Catholic, and recently rejuve­ (Byzantine) popes had artists like years would have been different had the removing such articles, we could nated by a trip to Medjugorge, Yugoslavia. Donatello, Leonardo, and Michelangelo West not adopted the above assumptions. allow more room for aspiring Still, 1 decided to allow this faith chal­ prominently (albeit, not maliciously) affix When my fellow dark-skinned peoples campus cartoonists! lenge, seeking resources to help establish such images to structures like the Sistine wallow in poverty and underachievement, But, you all ask, what’s your the truth; for if truth and untruth collide, Chapel. (Michelangelo even depicted yet ironically reject Jesus — the “blue­ point? Can you be proactive? only truth will emerge unscathed. This is Asians as Greco-Roman). In essence, they eyed God of crusading Whites” — it mat­ Absolutely. I propose a fundrais­ what I’ve found: created God — and everyone else — in ters. Moreover, when my Caucasian er: An Ultimate Mud-Wrestling We know that one lie inevitably breeds THEIR own image. brothers and sisters believe that they can death match between Matt and more lies. Yet we, as “educated” men and Second, Cain Hope Felder’s book, “Stony morally ignore institutional racism in the Jeremy. We construct a chain- women, believe that Jesus was white (i.e. The Road We Trod” (1991), claims the Catholic Church without consequence — it link octagon in Stepan, with all European), based on “lies” — flawed Babylonian Talmud, unlike it’s contempo­ matters. interested Student Senate dissi­ assumptions. Scholars haven’t challenged rary sources, added the mysterious story Notre Dame boldly claims to be “a place dents standing by slinging mud this because the lies are so heavily lay­ of plus Noah placing a curse upon his where the Church can do its thinking,” but (masks will be available to those ered. one could dig deep and still reach grandson, Canaan; cursed because if we refuse to consider evidence suggest­ of you who weren’t roused from the same conclusion. Nevertheless, calling Canaan’s father, Ham, stumbled upon his ing a Black Jesus, we are no better than anonymity by Matt’s harsh lan­ ourselves “well-educated” without chal­ naked, drunk father, Noah. The “crime” those learned scholars of Galileo’s era, nor guage). Pre-title bout entertain­ lenging the assumptions risks sharing a hardly justifies punishing Canaan’s inno­ even seven-year-olds. I believe that we, at ment could be a Jarious-Ron QB history footnote with scholars who doubt­ cent offspring to eternal servitude. Notre Dame, CAN boldly, scholarly, and Challenge and a Davie vs. Holtz ed Darwin, Copernicus, or Galileo. The Indeed, why condemn Canaan’s offspring spiritually reflect on the truth, because Sega college football match-up. Catholic Church burned Galileo’s books to dark skin when he and his Hamitic I’ve allowed — and survived — such chal­ To draw the SMC contingent, we and arrested him for heresy. Why? He brothers were already dark-skinned! A lenge myself. I loved Jesus when I thought could get those two ND sopho­ taught that the earth orbits the sun — later version extended a similar curse to He was “white.” My love for Him has not more girls in a dunk tank out­ contrary to Biblical notions that the uni­ Cain, an ancestor of Canaan. Suddenly, grown nor lessened simply because I now side Stepan at $1 a throw. verse orbits the earth! this accepted “version” of the Old believe He entered the world “black.” That ought to clear up just Similarly, we assume that hum ans and Testament, introduced perhaps a few hun­ Jesus’ message of eternal salvation about every controversy’ on civilization originated in Europe (i.e. the dred years after Christ, had all dark- remains the same, as does “a rose by any campus. We could donate the world revolves around Europe). This is skinned people originating from the sin of other name.” I will keep the faith. admission money to the incorrect. Cheikh Anta Diop’s book, “The an ancestor! Nevertheless, I pray that, one day, the Generations campaign so our African Origin of Civilization” (1974), Scholars suggest such curses subcon­ Child from the manger who disappeared tuition increase can be reduced meticulously argues that hum ans and civi­ sciously made Caucasians disassociate into Egypt will emerge again. One fine, to only three or four times the lization originated in Africa; probably themselves — and Jesus, or “God” — from Christmas morning, while serenely gazing rate of inflation. I bet more than dark-skinned Nubia (ancient Ethiopia, blacks. Slowly, they undermined the sig­ upon nativity scenes, perhaps the truth 15 percent of the student body now Sudan; just south of Egypt). From nificance — and histories — of will indeed set us free. would show up for this baby. there, Africans populated the world. the“accursed” dark-skinned people (moti­ What a joke. Don’t blame me Caucasians likely arose when the fourth vation for our second assumption?) Mel Tardy is an '86 and '90 graduate of — I voted for Booker. glaciation stranded nomadic tribes in Moreover, these biblical passages were Notre Dame. He currently serves as an Europe. later cited by Christians to justify slavery, assistant professional specialist in the Brian Miller A second assumption is that Egypt, or subjugation of “barbaric” African peoples First Year of Studies. He can be reached Senior “North Africa,” was Caucasian. Diop and guilt-free plundering of Africa’s many at: melvin.r.tardy. 1 @nd.edu. Carroll Hall claims civilization migrated up the north- riches: gold, ivory, land, animals and oil. The views expressed in this column are December 5, 1997 flowing Nile River, from dark-skinned Before you say that sounds far-fetched, those of the author and not necessarily Nubia, to establish Upper Egypt (oddly, remember, a slightly different reasoning those of The Observer. positioned below Lower Egypt on “upside —“Jews killed Jesus” — was used by page 10 Monday, December 8, 1997 ‘Midnight’ Madness?

with Williams. During the elements cannot find a party, Williams gets in a right fit for each other; Midnight in the Garden quarrel with one of his out­ the film plays like a jig­ side workers named Billy — saw puzzle in which Billy wanted money for som e of the pieces fit of Good and Evil booze and drugs, but together, but they can­ Directed by Clint Eastwood Williams refuses. After not form a whole. After everybody from the party contemplating the enig­ Starring John Cusack and Kevin Spacey has gone home, Billy is m ur­ matic aspects of the dered, admittedly by film (how does a | Williams. But here’s the voodoo queen relate to catch: Williams claimed self- an art-dealer involved ~*X defense. He claims that Billy in a murder?), I can try (out of five shamrocks) fired at him first. to force a fit. But Clint Nevertheless, there are no Eastwood, the director witnesses, and Williams is (yes, that Clint By MIKE MCMORROW indicted for murder. The Cusack charac­ Eastwood) does not- Accent Movie Critic ter, all along, has been watching from draw any direct con­ both the outside and inside. nections for us. Well, he first and last shots from T So there’s the setup for “Midnight.” It “isn’t that our job?” “Midnight in the Garden of Good is not uninteresting, and the setting is you might ask. To an and Evil” are the best. It opens especially pleasing. Savannah, from extent, yes. But, you with a montage of fade-ins and fade- w hat we see, is a town that looks like a outs of Savannah, Geor., and ends with have to realize that a huge antique shop — filled with ancient movie needs a central a shot of a statue in a garden in houses, all looking restored. There are drive that is powerful Savannah (the statue shot is in the open­ many other characters who give enough to carry two ing montage). The statue is of a goddess Savannah an especially m acabre feeling. and a half hours of holding two bowls, each supposedly There is the showgirl/comedian who screen time. And this symbolizing good and evil. We are set tries to most humorously seduce every­ “central drive,” of up, therefore, for some sort of payoff to one she meets. There is the juror and which I speak, needs to support the film’s ending and beginning. town nuisance who attaches files to him act like a pen that And perhaps we get something of the with a string. There is the voodoo queen draws some sort of sort. But “Midnight” does not have the who takes Spacey and Cusack out to the direct link through all energy or uniting drive to get us from photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures cemeteries and tries to recall the dead. the events in the movie. those virtuoso opening and finalizing Kevin Spacey portrays wealthy antiques dealer Jim Williams This is all done in sort of a cryptic And with “Midnight,” in “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.” shots, and that is a most fundamental atmosphere. One thing “Midnight” does the pen is out of ink. problem. succeed in doing is to create an isolated The performances are credible. But isolated. “Midnight in the Garden of The film stars John Cusack as a New world — one which sets its own stan­ his is not a movie that can be saved by Good and Evil” is perhaps the most York writer, named John Briscol, who dards for normality. interesting “bad” movie that I have ever has been hired by a magazine (by the the characters (one of the first movie I enjoyed many of the cinematic that I have ever seen where this state­ seen. Either Eastwood should have name of Town and Country) to review aspects of “Midnight.” The frame to ment applies). Cusack and Spacey are taken that pen and drawn some connec­ the infamous Christmas party of the very frame transitions are graceful, and tions between his scenes and ideas, or wealthy art trader Jim Williams (Kevin fine in their roles. And the supporting many of the camera angles prove them­ characters all have fun in making their perhaps he should have taken that pen Spacey). Briscol goes to Savannah to the selves to be quite interesting and fresh. characters shine in their isolated and crossed “Midnight” off his list before home of Williams, and goes to the party But the reason that I give it such a nega­ the printer even finished printing off the and develops an interesting relationship moments. But, as I have spoken of tive review is because all these different before, those moments are genuinely screenplay adaptation. Agent Wallace Ritchie: License to laugh

major who fell so far behind in his classes that during the timed just perfectly by the actors, as the real bad guys think The Man Who Knew approaching finals week his only consolation and shred of that Murray is a master spy. The dialogue is cleverly written so hope was the saying “‘D’ is for Diploma!” Just kidding — sorry as to make sense with respect to both how Murray sees the sit­ about letting my personal problems affect my article. Seriously uation and how the real spies see the situation. Too Little though, the film is a comedy of errors where an innocent man The film starts off a little slow, as I more than once was ambles his way through a dangerous espionage scheme, never tempted to ask those around me “This is a comedy, right?” But Directed by Jon Amiel knowing the reality of the situation. eventually things get rolling, and the film is amusing. A scene Bill Murray plays Wallace Ritchie, a child-like American, in which Murray improvises as a Russian dancer had the Starring Bill M urray, Joanne W halley, who never got any closer to his dream of being in film than entire audience laughing quite hard, as it was the film’s climax Peter Gallagher, Alfred M olina working for Blockbuster Video, or visiting his brother (played in both plot and humor. While this movie isn’t at the caliber of by Peter Gallagher) in London. Wallace’s brother wants to get Murray’s Saturday Night Live sketches, it will provide that > » » him out of his house and away from his dinner guests, so he unique entertainment expected from a Bill Murray movie. signs Wallace up for “Theater of Life,” a group which performs OVERALL: It’s a funny movie, and I did enjoy it. If you’re as ^ X in the actual buildings and streets of London with one audi- big a fan of Murray as I am, then this is definitely worth seeing. (out o f five shamrocks) WOULD I RECOMMEND IT TO MY FRIENDS?: Yes, but my Mends are smart enough to know that I would like anything with Bill Murray in it, unless of course he has anything to do By JOHN BARRY with “Home Alone IV” or “Hanson The Movie: Cat-Eight with Accent Movie Critic The Spicegirls.” But I respect Mr. Murray enough to believe he would never do such a horrid thing. T here are three kinds of movies. There are those where ACTING: Well, no, Murray doesn’t act: he’s just Bill Murray, you can say “Yes, I recommend to you, my Mend, that and that non-chalant ambling is what makes his performance you go see this movie. It is good for such-and-such a rea­ great. As for the supporting cast, they’re just kind of there so son.” Your Mend might not be clear on what you mean by Murray can have someone to exchange dialogue with and “such-and-such,” but being your Mend, and not wanting you react to, so I guess that they’re not worth mentioning (besides to stretch your vocabulary to come up with a better and more saying that they’re not worth mentioning, which I suppose is coherent description, he or she will think “Okay, I’ll part with really a form of mentioning). the $3.75 and give it a shot,” and there’s really no risk DID YOU SEE ANY GOOD PREVIEWS?: Yes! My favorite involved. Specific examples of such a movie would be part, as always, was the previews. Over Christmas break, you “Anything with Julia Roberts, Except ‘Mary Reilly.’” should all go see “Titanic,” “Tomorrow Never Dies,” and The second kind of movies are those where you tell your “Scream 2.” Unfortunately they also showed the preview for, Mends “If you ever speak of going to see that movie again, we you guessed it: “Home Alone III,” which was enough to make are no longer Mends.” An example of such a movie would bo photo courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures me want to mimic Oedipus Rex and gouge out my eyes. They Bill Murray and Joanne Whalley run headlong into trouble in “Home Alone III.” Although not yet released, and with my lack the secret agent slapstick “The Man Who Knew too Little.” almost ruined the entire movie-going-experience! of telepathic capabilities, my Inner Critic can still instantly tell I LIKE CAR CHASES. WILL I LIKE THIS FILM?: Yes! There’s that it is the kind of film that you would suggest to your profes­ ence member at a time, as they become part of the story. This one of the funniest car chases I’ve ever seen — definitely a sor after he/she just announced that the mean for the exam is Wallace’s big chance to perform, to show off those acting highlight of the movie. I know that it’s hard to think of a car was a 75 when you know perfectly well that it could NOT have skills. chase as “funny” instead of “exciting” or “like my first driver’s been higher then a 12. If I was told that I either had to watch Wallace receives a phone call which he thinks is the start of test,” but trust me, it’s humorous stuff. “Home Alone III ” or listen to the Hanson album straight the theaMcal performance, but instead it entangles him in a MORAL OF THE STORY: I urge you to start a petition to ban through, I would have to choose to spontaneously combust. real-life drama. Much of the film’s humor comes from bad previews before good movies. Also, I think “Homo Alone And then there’s the third kind of movie, where it’s just a big Murray’s total cluelessness: his inability to see what is really III ” is Matt Griffin’s fault. And I think I have Mr. lingenfelser’s “O.K.” neither worthy of RUSH TO THE THEATER NOW AND going on around him, and having a great time doing it. In support on this crucial issue. BUY ALL REMAINING TICKETS nor LEAVE THIS PLANET TO “What About Bob?” he thought that Richard Dreyfuss’s TO VIEW OR NOT TO VIEW: I’m not urging you to just study AVOID SEEING IT! “The Man Who Knew Too Little” is funny attempt to kill him was the ingenious new “Death Therapy.” for finals all next week — especially since my classes are in parts, but only after a slow start. Yes, this movie has “Video Not quite as funny, Murray this time thinks that all of the real almost all graded on a curve — but I’m just saying that there Rental” written all over it. spies, call girls, and politicians are just actors. He stumbles are better films out there now that are worthy of the Big “The Man Who Knew Too Little” is about an engineering through one near disaster after the next, thinking it was all Screen viewing, and you can save this film for video. 1997 Women’s Soccer Final Four Nothing’s finer Connecticut Notre Dame in Carolina

The Tar Heels shut down UConn 2-0 in 2 - 1 Sunday’s final to m continue their amazing domina­ Player of the Game Key Stat Quote of the Game tion of women’s col­ Jenny Streiffer UConn scored on two of “Today we got beat by legiate soccer. The sophomore forward six shots while the Irish the game." — Chris scored ND’s only goal on a converted only one of 28. Petrucelli see page 2 spectacular diving header. Huskies end Irish season Notre Dame fails to reach the title game for the first time in four years

By KATHLEEN LOPEZ Assistant Sports Editor

GREENSBORO, N.C. The Irish witnessed their dream season collapse into a nightmarish end. It seemed like a recurring nightmare to Irish goalkeeper LaKeysia Beene as she once again faced a one-on-one with Connecticut’s Sara Whalen. Just 23 minutes ago, she had faced the exact same situation. This time Beene charged out of goal to cut the angle of an accel­ erating Whalen, but fell a few inches shy and witnessed the game-winning goal sail past her outstretched arms. The Huskies went up 2-0 to secure a chance to play for the title. Later on Notre Dame would rally but still fall short, 2-1. “I don’t think the story of the game was their goals,” Notre Dame head coach Chris Petrucelli said. “The story was our inability to finish our goals.” Notre Dame had numerous opportunities in the first half to jump out to a commanding lead. Ironically, the Huskies had only a minuscule amount of chances. Whalen capitalized on the team’s first offensive opportunity by tucking a goal in between the post and Beene. “1 don’t think a question of motivation was even there,” senior tri-captain Kate Sobrero said. “Obviously in the first half, they only crossed midfield three times and scored once. They got lucky.” Luck was a major factor in Friday’s finish. The Huskies had a total of six shots on goal and converted on two of them. Notre Dame took 28 shots at The O bserver/John Daily Connecticut goalie Heather While Connecticut coaches and players celebrate in the background, Notre Dame’s Monica Gonzalez (left) and Shannon Boxx react to the end Stone, but only one went in. of their season immediately following the 2-1 loss to the Huskies. Stone saved nine of those while the rest missed the mark. “We did a good job of making the goal­ 0 IRISH INSIGHT keeper look real good today,” Petrucelli said. “We hit a lot of balls at her. I don’t know that she had to dive to save them all. Even without a And she had some help from the post.” Stone’s play in Friday’s game landed her on the all-tournament team, along with Irish still one defender Carey Dorn, midfielder Jennifer Tietjen, and Whalen. Also, Whalen was GREENSBORO, N.C. helped the underdogs slay the mighty Goliath, admitted named first team all-American. As the final second ticked off the game that this year’s Notre Dame squad had the edge over In the past, Whalen anchored the clock at University of North Carolina at perennial powerhouse North Carolina. Huskies defense but most of this year she Greensboro Soccer Stadium Friday, a So what happened to the Irish that fateful December spent on offense. Her goals on Friday gave frustrated Irish team stared in disbelief. afternoon? her a team-high 64 points. She scored 21 The Connecticut Huskies had just Absolutely nothing that they could control. goals and had 22 assists this season. handed the Irish their first loss of the The Irish team that had beaten the Huskies twice already “I don’t believe we overlooked them,” season, a 2-1 defeat in the NCAA Final in 1997 played 90 minutes of dominant soccer, keeping Petrucelli said. “We played well. We pressure on Connecticut goalie Heather Stone for a majori­ played with emotion and passion. This No one could believe their eyes — Allison Krilla ty of the game. But on that day, the players that amassed wasn’t a case of us overlooking Notre Dame, arguably the nation's best Sports Writer 134 goals in Notre Dame’s previous 24 contests could man­ Connecticut.” women’s collegiate soccer team, was age only one tally. While the Irish may have not overlooked going to be watching the rest of the tournament from the Notre Dame outplayed, outhustled and outshot the Huskies, they may have underestimat- sidelines. Connecticut, but its luck just ran out. The crossbar and Even Connecticut’s Sarah Whalen, whose two goals see END/ page 2 see INSIGHT/ page 3 page 2 The Observer • IRISH INSIDER Monday, December 8, 1997 Tar Heels shut out Huskies to capture 14th NCAA title Associated Press the 16 years that the NCAA has Mullinix. The shutout was the staged the event. 22nd of the season for North GREENSBORO, N.C. The Tar Heels wrapped up Carolina, tying a school record Cindy Parlow and Robin an undefeated 27-0-1 season for most in a season. Confer scored goals to beat in style, peppering Connecticut The Tar Heels outscored Connecticut 2-0 Sunday and goalkeeper Heather Stone with their opponents 16-1 in their lead North Carolina to its 14th 20 shots and allowing only five five m atches in the NCAA tour­ NCAA w om en’s soccer title in shots on Tar Heels goalie Siri nament. After the Huskies dominated the opening five minutes of play, UNC seem ed to find its rhythm at the 40-minute mark and dominated play the remainder of the first half, out- shooting the Huskies 8-2. The Tar Heels got on the scoreboard at 20:03 when

junior forward Cindy Parlow The Observer/Brandon Candura scored her first game-winning North Carolina goalkeeper Siri Mullinix allowed only one goal in two goal of the season. games to lead the Tar Heels to their second straight championship. The goal was set up by sophomore midfielder Lindsay bling to the right of center to In its 19-year varsity history, Stoecker, who was a last- beat defender Carey Dorn. North Carolina has now won minute addition to the starting Stone finished with eight 15 national championships, lineup when first-team all- saves for Connecticut. Mullinix including the Association for American midfielder Laurie was credited with three saves, Intercollegiate Athletics for Schwoy could not play because and named the tournament’s Women (AIAW) title in 1981 of a pulled hamstring. Stoecker most valuable defensive play­ and 14 NCAA crowns. served a ball into the er. Sunday’s national champi­ Connecticut box w here it was The game marked the third onship effort was led by flicked by the head of fresh­ time the Tar Heels and Huskies Carolina’s tough defense and man forward Raven McDonald. have met for the NCAA cham­ by a pair of all-star forwards Parlow finished off the play pionship. North Carolina won — Parlow and Confer — who when she volleyed the ball out 2-0 in 1984 and 6-0 in 1990, each contributed a goal to the of the air past Stone. and is now 52-2 overall in winning effort. Confer, who scored with two NCAA tournament games. For the season, UNC minutes remaining in the C arolina’s all-time record in outscored its opponents 117-8. match, was named the most 19 years of varsity play, all With the 27 wins, Carolina also valuable offensive player of the under the tutelage of head set a school record for victories NCAA tournament. She. also coach Anson Dorrance, 46, is in a season. scored the deciding goal in now 417-16-11. Connecticut finished its sea­ North Carolina’s 2-1 semifinal The game was played before son at 23-4-0 with the loss. victory Friday over Santa a crowd of 9,460 at the UNC- The Huskies came into Clara. The Observer/Brandon Candura Greensboro Soccer Stadium, Sunday’s match as the No. 3 Confer’s goal came on a 25- Robin Confer, shown here in action against the Irish in September, the largest crowd ever to view seed in the NCAA tournam ent snagged offensive MVP honors at the NCAA championships in yard blast after collecting a a co lle g e w o m e n ’s so c c e r and the No. 5-ranked team in Greensboro. pass from Nel Fettig and drib­ game. the NSCAA poll.

End ■ A ll-T o u r n a m e n t T e a m continued from page 1 Manthei, Streiffer add Blue and Gold to all-tourney team ed the amount of revenge which the Huskies were seeking after losing 6-1 to the Irish in the Big East championship. Carolina tops “We know we have something to prove to everyone,” Connecticut senior Sarah the list with six Barnes said about wanting revenge. “That was a nationally televised game, players selected so we want to prove ourselves. By DAN CICHALSKI Sometime you slip and don’t play your Assistant Managing Editor best game. We know that is what hap­ pened [in the Big East championship].’’ GREENSBORO, N.C. Prior to the semifinal game, While Notre Dame’s Connecticut’s Whalen felt that speed women’s soccer team could would be the key. not bring home its second “They can’t match up against our national championship last speed if we use our speed in the right weekend, the Irish also left way,” Whalen said. “Most teams play a North Carolina with only slower, more possession game. Our two players selected by the team likes to go forward. I think that if media for the all-tourna­ we are using our strategy correctly, then ment team. we are going to be hard to stop.” Senior midfielder Holly The strategy worked well for the Manthei and sophomore Huskies. The pure speed of Whalen led forward Jenny Streiffer her team to victory. Petrucelli knew represented the Irish in early on that Whalen would be a factor Greensboro after the team in the game. left with a 2-1 semifinal “It is interesting to match up with loss to Connecticut. them because you never know where Manthei sent the crossing Whalen is going to play,” Petrucelli said pass in front of the goal prior to Friday’s game. that Streiffer dove for and The bright spot came for the Irish dur­ headed into the net for ing the 76th minute of play when sopho­ Notre Dame’s only goal in more Jenny Streiffer soared through the the 1997 Final Four. air and connected with senior Holly Santa Clara — also a 2-1 Manthei's corner kick to give the Irish a semifinal victim, to eventu­ glimmer of hope. It was Streiffer 20th al champion North Carolina goal of the season. Her spectacular goal The Observer/Brandon Candura — was represented by the and overall performance landed her on Notre Dame's Kelly Lindsey (left) tries to keep the ball away from Connecticut's Sara Whalen. Whalen two players responsible for scored both goals against the Irish Friday afternoon to earn a spot on the all-tournament team. the all-tournament team. Manthei also the Broncos’ only goal. was named to the all-tournament team. Forwards Mandy Clemens Prior to Strciffer’s goal, Petrucelli sub­ tion sheets following Friday's Whalen's second goal, made er of the tournament. She was and Jacqui Little team ed up stituted in freshman Monica Gonzalez semifinal games. up the Connecticut contingent joined by forwards Cindy for the Santa Clara goal that and sophomore Jenny Heft to give the Sara Whalen, who scored on the all-tournament team. Parlow and Robin Confer, who gave the Broncos a 1-0 lead in Irish more offensive threats on the field. UConn's two goals; goalie Not surprisingly, North earned the tournament’s Friday’s first semifinal game. Despite all the added offensive fire Heather Stone, who stopped Carolina placed the most play­ offensive most valuable player Four Connecticut Huskies power, Notre Dame could not convert on nine Irish shots; defender ers on the team. honor. made the team, based on the their opportunities. Carey Dorn, who postered the Goalie and Greensboro Midfielder Tiffany Roberts performance against Notre “Sometimes you get beat by your Irish offensive arsenal all native Siri Mullinix headed the and defenders Staci Wilson Dame. Members of the media opponents and sometimes you get beat afternoon; and midfielder Jen list, and was also named and Lorrie Fair rounded out had to turn in their nomina­ by the gam e,” Petrucelli said. “Today Tietjon, who assisted on defensive most valuable play­ the roster. we got beat by the game.” Monday, December 8, 1997 The Observer • IRISH INSIDER page 3 Huskies prove they came to play NCAA Division I Stone or right at the posts and crossbar. “It was a lot of pressure and I think we kept our 1997 Soccer Chamofo Whalen, Stone carry UConn heads and broke down their attacks again and again,” Stone said. “You always play for the N. Carolina to final matchup with UNC moment, and until the ball is in the net, they By DAN CICHALSKI haven’t scored.” N. Carolina In holding the Irish offense to just one goal, Assistant Managing Editor (1-0) Connecticut shut down an attack that averaged Harvard GREENSBORO, N.C. 5.63 goals per game heading into Greensboro. N. Carolina Even Notre Dame’s 28 shots were two below the In just three Big East seasons, Notre Dame and Clemson (2-1) Connecticut have developed quite a rivalry in season average. The Irish certainly had their women’s soccer. chances, but Connecticut sucked them up. “I think seeing Heather as an addition to our Santa Clara With Friday’s 2-1 Husky upset over the Irish in (3-0) the NCAA semifinals, that rivalry just got m ore team has helped us,” Tsantiris said. “She hadn’t Santa Clara played with our team until August. We knew that intense. The victory was only UConn's second Semifinals Final North Carolina against Notre Dame, the first coming in the teams’ her athletic ability and the mental part of the game Connecticut Dec 5 Dec 7 (2-0) first meeting in 1995; alter that, the Irish won six were there. I felt she would be the one to emerge straight before this season. In 1997, Notre Dame this season, and she did. She did a great job. She Connecticut National benefitted from a little bit of luck in the 1-0 regu- felt comfortable playing and came up big today. I Champion think everything was there today for us.” (4-0) lar-season victory, and a lot of firepower in a 6-1 William & Marv triumph for the Big East title. The Huskies did have it all there, scoring two “I think my players and I feel we accomplished goals against a team that gave up only seven oth­ Connecticut something great today,” Connecticut coach Ten ers during the season. North Carolina is the only UCLA (2-1) Tsantiris said. “We beat the odds. I thought Notre other team to find the back of the net twice in one Dame and Carolina were the best teams, but on a game against the Irish in 1997. Notre Dame given day it’s who’s going to play. We played well And no player had as good a game against the (8-0) enough to win, and we had some outstanding Irish in 1997 as Whalen did. Nqtre Dflmg defending. We were lucky.” “I was going to the goal early in the game and That luck appeared in the form of two UConn dribbled one ball out of bounds,” the senior all- goals by senior Sara Whalen on just six Husky American said. “And after that, I promised my Connecticut 2, Notre Dame 1 shots, and one Irish goal on 28 shots — and at teammates that I wouldn’t miss another chance least six of those ricocheted off posts or the cross­ like that. On the first goal, Jen Carlson got a great At Greensboro, N.C. bar. pass through and I was able to break down the left Connecticut 1 2 side. The second goal was similar, and Jen But luck was not the only factor. It was a well- Notre Dame 0 • 1 (Tiejten’s) ball was very tactical and had a great played game on both sides. At the very least, it was First Half an evenly-played game; Notre Dame may have pace on it, which is difficult to do with that pass.” 41:01 — (UC) Sara Whalen goal from four yards (assisted by even had the edge. Everything came together despite Notre Dame’s But the Huskies would not break under the Irish persistence and relentless pressure. The Irish con­ Jen Carlson). pressure. trolled the ball and the pace of the game for much Second Half “The last two games that we played Notre Dame of the contest. 64:37 — (UC) Whalen goal from six yards (Jen Tietjen). “Notre Dame is a good team,” Tsantiris said. this year, we tried to match up with them and we 76:01 — (ND) Jenny Streiffer header from four yards (Holly did fairly well.” Tsantiris said. “We saw what hap­ “We like to possess the ball, and you have to have Manthei). pened the last couple games that we played them. the post. Notre Dame did a good job of not letting Today we tried to pack (the defenders) in and it us possess the ball and go forward with it. We have Goalies (Saves) — Connecticut, Heather Stone (9); Notre worked. We have great speed on the outside and always practiced to defend players coming through Dame, LaKeysia Beene (1). up front. I though we’d be able to penetrate, but I us, but we didn’t practice to defend inside the box. Fouls: Connecticut 19, Notre Dame 11. Actually, Notre Dame forced us back there. You wasn't sure how tough our defense would be.” Yellow Cards: Connecticut, Jen Carlson (69:08), Sara Barnes, The defense turned out to be tough enough to have to do what you have to do.” 78:28. force the Irish to take screened shots, many of The Connecticut Huskies did what they had to which were either right at Husky goalie Heather do: They won. Corner Kicks: Connecticut 0, Notre Dame 10.

■ G a m e Q uo tes Insight Notre Dame head coach Chris Petrucelli on his team’s semifinal loss to Connecticut: “Sometimes continued from page 1 you get beat by your opponents, sometimes you get beat by the game. Today we got beat by the game.” posts wore Husky blue and white, deflecting half a dozen Irish shots away from the net. Petrucelli on the play of Connecticut goalie While Chris Petrucelli praised his team’s effort, you couldn’t help but hear the sadness in his voice Heather Stone: “I think we did a good job of making for what could have been. The 1995 Irish national their goalkeeper look real good (on Friday). We hit championship team took the post-season by storm a lot of balls at her. I don’t know if she had to dive with heart, desire and a gutsy overtime perfor­ to save a ball, and she had a lot of help from the mance in the final game. But this year’s team had post.” all that and more — it had talent that was second to none. Holly Manthei on the team ’s feeling being down Talent to the tune of three 50-plus point scorers and three more 40-plus point scorers, with fresh­ hy one goal at halftime: “I think the whole game, men Anne Makinen and Meotis Erikson and we felt like we were in it. If you were to compare sophomore Jenny Streiffer leading the way. this game to last year’s (NCAA) semifinal, when we Talent in the form of senior all-American defense- went down two goals, there was obviously a drop in man Kate Sobrero and rising stars Jen Grubb and our mentality last year at halftime. But there wasn’t Kelly Lindsey. Talent in the shape of the nation’s that feeling at the half. We kept plugging away for career leader in assists, senior Holly Manthei. Then what was it that left Manthei and Sobrero 90 minutes, and there wasn’t a minute of this game with tears in their eyes and the already soft-spo­ where we dropped our heads and said, ‘This game’s ken Streiffer even quieter? over.”’ Dreams of a national title placed just beyond their reach in a game that wasn’t supposed to end Petrucelli on the quality of the opposition in this this way. tournament: “I saw some of the (North Carolina- Before the game, seniors Manthei and Sobrero Santa Clara game), and after watching our game, spoke of the team chemistry and its legitimate shot at the title. I’m very biased about this, but I thought we were But it was fate that had other plans for this the best team here. Unfortunately, we’re not playing Notre Dame team. Sometimes there are circum­ anymore.” stances beyond your control — the outcome of Friday’s game was one of them. Connecticut head coach Len Tsantiris on his What you do when things don’t turn out the way team’s strategy against the Irish: “The last two you expect is what affects your life. games we played Notre Dame we matched them up. Instead of looking at the end of the season as a loss, and the end of Manthei’s, Sobrero’s and Julie But I thought we would try to put four players in the Maund’s careers as a disappointment, let’s look at middle and Sara Whalen and Naomi (Stone) in the what was accomplished. front. I didn’t know how patient our players would For four straight years the Irish reached the be because we had to constantly defend against NCAA Final Four, following a first-round tourna­ Notre Dame. But for the last three days we worked ment loss in 1993, Notre Dame’s first trip to the on it, our players felt comfortable and it worked.” Big Dance. These last four years have brought Notre Dame’s women’s soccer program into the national Huskies forward Sara Whalen on what it means spotlight. Notre Dame is uttered in the same to beat Notre Dame and play for the national breath as North Carolina in elite soccer cirples. championship: “We’re all really excited, but per­ North Carolina has now won 14 national champi­ sonally I feel that Notre Dame has the edge over onships in the 16 years of the tournament’s exis­ North Carolina. So going into the final game on tence, while Notre Dame women’s soccer pro­ gram has only been around for 10 years. Sunday, 1 think we’re all going to be completely The Observer/John Daily inspired and in awe of the situation.” Notre Dame freshman Anne Makinen gets a head up on a This season may have ended with a loss to the Connecticut defender in Friday’s semifinal contest. Huskies, but the legacy of Irish soccer has just begun. The Observer • IRISH INSIDER Monday, December 8, 1997

The Observer/John Daily The O bserver/John Daily UConn's Sarah Barnes" (9 in blue) and Heather Stone (with braid) celebrate with another teammate just after the clock Anne Makinen jumps to trap a ball Friday after­ expires on the Irish Friday. Notre Dame's Monica Gerardo (far right) and Jenny Streiffer (far left) leave the field after wrap­noon. The freshman midfielder led the Irish with ping up a 23-1-1 season. 23 goals and 58 points in 1997.

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The Observer/Brandon Candura Kara Brown (left) races with Jen Laccone for p ossession of the ball Friday. Despite con­ trolling the ball for most of the gam e, Brown and the Irish could only score one goal on their 28 shots in the 2-1 loss.

The Observer/Brandon Candura Notre Dame senior Holly Manthei (right) set up the lone Irish goal Friday to end her career with an NCAA-record 129 assists. Her 34 assists this year areOhe second- most in a season, 10 short of her record of 44 set last year.

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The O bserver/John Daily The Observer/Brandon Candura Jenny Streiffer outruns Sarah Barnes (9) and Chrisy McCann (10) in the semifinal match Freshman forward Meotis Erikson (in white) is slide tackled from behind by between UConn and Notre Dame. Streiffer broke through the Husky defense to score Connecticut’s Chrisy McCann. Erikson was one of several Notre Dame players who Notre Dame's only goal with 14 minutes left in the game. The diving header was nailed the goalposts with shots more than once in Friday’s loss. Streiffer’s 20th goal and 58th point of the season. Monday, December 8, 1997 page 11 The Soap Opera Wrap-up

By GENEVIEVE MORRILL By NAOMI FREEMAN, General Hospital Correspondent KRISTINE HOWARD, and NICOLE PAULINA G eneral Hospital delivered some major action this week. Stefan Days of Our Lives’ Correspondents skulked around the grounds at Serenity before gaining the courage to approach Katharine. He explained all the dirty H appy Holidays, DAYS fans! Since this is our last column of the details to her and expected her to jump into his arms. He is most year (and Kristy will be abroad next semester), w e’d just like confused when she does not. Kathy tells him where to go and he to thank everyone who enjoyed reading our updates. It’s nice refuses. Way to hang in there buddy! She finally gave into Stefan’s to know that there are others who obsess about this show as much wiles after he admits that he loves her. They then proceed to get as we do. Now, to bring everyone up-to-date on the events in Salem naked and go for it. Memo to the producers: billowing chiffon and since Thanksgiving: tons of candles make for an inferno and I’m not talking about the John and Roman both planted kisses on Marlena during the Break, lovers. After their night of love, they decide to date. How quaint, sex hoping to rekindle their romances with Doc (unbeknownst to each then dating! other). Unfortunately for John, it seems that a Roman/Marlena rec­ I.uke tried to get the scoop of Alexis and Stefan’s fight, then called onciliation is in the works. Eric and Kristen both pressured John to her little sister. Seems he has been digging. Alexis is Natasha. She step aside, and he made the mistake of letting Roman see his frus­ tried to play dumb but has her mother’s ring. Her mother, Kristin tration. This prompted the ever-clever Roman to question John for Bergman, was a famous opera singer. She retired to have her lover’s details of his “marriage” with Kristen. Privately, John and Marlena baby and four years later was found with her throat slit and vocal both lamented that they must continue to deceive the sick Roman. cords torn out. Since the knife was in her hand, her death was ruled To maintain the ruse, Marlena even gave John his engagement ring suicide and no one ever found out what happened to her daughter. back. Ouch! Alexis only remembers the Cassadincs and believed that she was the The big story is still Jennifer’s kidnapping. Jack’s escape, Travis’ daughter of Alexei and Sonya Cassadine Davidavitch. Luke tells her homicidal tendencies, and Peter’s mosquito bite. After a series of the “interesting history” about the ring and how the stones suppos­ misadventures we don’t even CARE to describe, Jack found out that edly protect the wearer from harm. She tells him that if Helena ever Jen was being taken to the Grand Canyon and that she and Travis discovered that she raised her husband’s illegitimate daughter and were traveling in disguise. Jack survived a car accident, being held that she is a threat to Nik’s inheritance, she will be dead too. at gunpoint, and Laura’s hysterics (via telephone) to discover that Alexis refuses to allow Luke to use her against Stefan. She desires the rendezvous spot with Peter was probably this cabin down in the more time to come to terms with everything and discover her moth­ canyon. At the same time, Peter himself was making his travel plans er’s murderer before Helena is alerted. Luke offers her the chance and fending off a nasty case of jungle fever that apparently gives him for revenge. A Spencer and Cassadine teaming up? Lock the doors the strength to rip a sink out of the wall. Look out Jack! and hide, it could get ugly. Back in Salem, Lucas rebuffed Sami’s offer of friendship. After Tess and Jimmy watch Mac and Felicia and seem to want to take giving Carrie a big promotion at Titan, Kate was forced to give Sami over Mac’s life, but we are still not clear on that. Tess and the faux one as well. The Queen of Mean might be in danger, though, Mac try to get information from Felicia and the real Mac. because Franco seemed a little suspicious of his new partner in Tony tries to get information about Lorraine, but it is like squeez­ crime. If she doesn’t keep up her end of their bargain, everyone’s ing blood from stone and our Dr. Jones is not the sharpest knife in favorite male model might have to teach her a lesson. Could Franco the drawer. He offers her a job in exchange for the real scoop and already be stalking Sami? she reads him the riot act about controlling Carly and not trusting As usual, Bo and Hope continued to walk in on each other in com­ her. Bobbie admits to Carly that she doesn’t want her around and promising positions while still mooning over each other in private. Carly tells the witch that no matter what she’s got the baby and Billie started to get nervous as she prepared to testify against Max, therefore Tony. thinking he will reveal she had been hooked on drugs again. (Do we Lucy pitches the new campaign to Brenda as a television special, care???) Unfortunately for her, Hope has already run into Max at “Behind the Scenes with Brenda ” or some such nonsense where the jail and learned the truth about Billie's mysterious Roman “food Brenda will share hair care tips. Not being a fool, Brenda wants to poisoning.” approve all of the questions beforehand. The producers are fine As she strays farther and farther from the Road of Sanity, Kristen with that but want to focus the special on her twisted relationship tried to coax Susan into giving her little Elvis, saying it's the only and nasty break up with Sonny. That guy gets more air time off the way to protect him from DiMera influence. For some reason, Kristen show than he ever did on it. She freaks and fires the guy. thinks that she can use her step-dad’s spawn to recapture John’s Lizzie convinces Lucky that Sarah is in danger. The only danger is love. While out buying baby things at Salem place (a slightly prema­ in her head, as Sarah is receiving several doses of Nikolas’ loving. ture decision, in our opinion), Kristen then ran into Marlena, who Hey if that is danger bring it on! Sarah and Nik decide that they are was immediately suspicious of her nemesis’ purchases. Meanwhile, not ready for sex and figure out that Lizzie planted the condoms. thanks to some sage advice from Celeste and Sister Mary Moira, Jason is still holding on to his territory by allowing the organiza­ Susan decided to lay low at the convent. Stefano doesn’t know tion to think that he killed Sonny and that he will be ready if there is where she is, but Kristen does! another move against him or Brenda. Luke will have the party of the Well, as they say, “like sands through the hourglass, so are the year on Monday and by the end of it bullets and fists will be flying. days of our lives.” Good luck on finals everyone, and stay tuned for So tune in and don’t worry about those finals ... Nik and I will see the appearance of Eileen Davidson’s FOURTH character: Thomas you next semester. Banks! Happy holidays!

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CHICAGO Alonzo Spellman made a tackle and was booed. Bryan Cox sacked the quarterback and was booed. Rick Mirer merely entered the game. More boos. So much for home-field advantage. Despite getting such nasty treatment from their own fans — those who showed up, anyway — the Chicago Bears played their best all-around game this season in beating the Buffalo Bills 20-3 Sunday. “It’s tough here in Chicago. If you have a winner, this is the best place in the world to play. But like anybody, no one wants to see mediocrity,” said Erik Kramer, who atoned for two first-quarter interceptions by passing for 270 yards and two touchdowns. “I don’t want to be a part of it and I don’t blame them for not wanting to see it.” Mediocrity would have been a kind word to describe the Bills (6-8), who w ere ripped by coach Marv Levy after failing to get a touchdown against the NFL’s most generous defense. Buffalo gained only 160 yards, looking nothing like the high-powered offensive team that made the playoffs in eight of the last nine years and reached four Super Bowls. “It’s the worst we’ve played that 1 can remember,” said Levy, whose team has lost four of its last five games. “Never, never, not in the 12 years I’ve been here” have the Bills played so poorly. The loss, combined with victories by New England and Miami, eliminated the Bills from the playoff race. Chicago (3-11) has allowed 380 points, the most its 78- year history, but played well defensively for the second time in three games. After giving up at least 20 points in each of their first 11 games, the Bears have sandwiched two solid defensive performances — this game and a 13- 7 victory over Tampa Bay — around a 55-20 Thanksgiving loss at Detroit. Many Bears credited an impassioned Saturday night talk by coach Dave W annstedt, who is fighting for his job. “It was one of the best speeches he’s ever given,” defensive tackle Jim Flanigan said. “He told us that we’ve got nothing to lose, that we should have fun and make plays.” Kramer, one of several potential free agents, said Wannstedt told numerous players that they were "audi­ tioning” for 1998 jobs. The Bears were bolstered by the return of Spellman, who missed the previous nine games with a shoulder injury. During his absence, Spellman was suspended by the team for refusing to undergo recommended surgery and suspended by the NFL for failing to take a steroid test. The league action is under appeal, and Spellman said KRT Photo he has since passed the test, but he still was booed when The Bills could only complete 13 of 32 p a sses on a day where nothing seem ed to go right for Buffalo. his name was announced after making a second-quarter tackle. no-shows, perhaps fitting for two non-contenders playing called it “probably the most frustrating game I’ve “I don’t think I have to win over fans,” Spellman said. in freezing weather at Soldier Field. It was the fans’ last played.” “Fans look at the way you play and judge you by your chance to boo the Bears this season because the two Kramer, meanwhile, rebounded strongly. His 23-for-33 character off the field. And I think I’ve passed all those remaining games are on the road. Chicago finished 2-6 performance included second-quarter touchdown passes tests.” at home. of 30 yards to Ryan Wetnight and 3 yards to Ricky On the following play, Cox was booed when credited The Bills, averaging an AFC-low 15.7 points, couldn’t Proehl. Kramer also connected with Curtis Conway seven for a sack; fans consider him an overpaid troublemaker. take advantage of Kramer’s early mistakes. Todd Collins times for 115 yards. Mirer, a bust since being acquired in an offseason trade, had a miserable day, consistently missing open receivers Raymonl Harris rushed for 59 yards before leaving in got razzed when he trotted into the game in the fourth and completing 13 of 32 passes for 138 yards. the third quarter with a broken left leg. He finished the quarter to mop up for Kramer. “He had a bad day but he wasn’t alone,” Levy said. season with 1,033 yards, becoming the seventh back in Paid attendance was 66,944 but that included 27,160 Collins, in his first season as Jim Kelly’s successor, Chicago history to reach 1,000.

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Herman Moore caught Olindo Mare’s 42-yard field al6-yard touchdown pass and goal on the final play gave a two-point conversion pass Miami a 33-30 victory Sunday from Mitchell. night despite Sanders’ 137 Marino threw two touch­ yards rushing. down passes and Miami forced Sanders, who carried 30 five turnovers, while Detroit times, broke Marcus Allen’s blew two extra-point attempts. NFL record of 11 consecutive “We made it hard on our­ 100-yard games and took over selves,” Mitchell said. “You the league rushing lead from just can’t turn the ball over Denver’s Terrell Davis. against Miami.” “Sanders is probably the Marino completed 24 of 39 best back that ever played, passes for 310 yards, includ­ and we got a win against ing touchdowns of 27 and 23 him,” Miami defensive line­ yards to Troy Drayton. Marino man Shane Burton said. also had an interception “That’s big.” returned for a touchdown for The Dolphins (9-5) remained the third time in three games. tied with New England for Detroit’s Bryant Westbrook first place in the AFC East, made his first career intercep­ and they could clinch a playoff tion and raced 64 yards to berth with a win Sunday at m ake the score 23-22 with 14 Indianapolis. minutes remaining. Detroit (7-7) lost for the first “He got a good jump on the time in four gam es but stayed ball and made a great play,” Marino said. “You have to give in the running for an NFC KRT Photo wild-card slot. him credit. All I know to do is Barry Sanders’ 137 yards rushing broke the NFL’s record for consecutive 100-yard rushing games. Dan Marino moved Miami 54 to keep going 100 mph, and yards in six plays in the final things worked out.” snapper Mike Compton, who Marino moved the Dolphins pass to trim Miami’s lead to 68 seconds to set up Mare’s Following Westbrook’s hurt his hand in the first half. 57 yards in the final 49 sec­ 23-16 in the third period. fourth field goal. score, the Lions blew their “Our special teams play was onds of the first half to set up Dolphins running back “Ooohhh, man alive,” an second extra-point attempt in just atrocious,” Lions coach Mare’s 33-yard field goal for a Lawrence Phillips, hoping to exhilarated coach Jimmy a row when holder John Jett Bobby Ross said. “That and 20-10 margin. Mare also con­ restart his troubled career, Johnson said at the start of his mishandled the snap to throw turnovers were the difference nected from 19 and 21 yards. dressed but didn’t play. The postgame news conference. off kicker Jason Hanson’s tim­ in the gam e.” The Dolphins mounted former first-round draft “Y’all stunned? We w ere on ing, and his attempt bounced Three Detroit fumbles cost touchdown drives of 70 and 76 choice was cut by St. Louis the edge of our seats. When off the right upright. the Lions a potential touch­ yards on their first two pos­ last month and signed with we had to have it, Dan Marino On the previous try, a bad down and led to two Miami sessions. Marino hit Drayton Miami last Tuesday. was fantastic.” snap by Tony Semple forced field goals. Mitchell fumbled with a 27-yard TD, and Karim “I w anted to play him if the Marino went 4-for-4 for 46 Jett to attempt a desperation twice — giving him 14 this Abdul-Jabbar scored on a 1- opportunity presented itself,” yards in the final drive. pass, which fell incomplete to year — and was intercepted yard run on fourth down. Johnson said. “I’m looking for “It’s something we work on leave Miami with a 23-16 twice in the fourth quarter by Mitchell hit Johnnie Morton Lawrence to be a player for us all the time — going down and lead. Semple was subbing for Terrell Buckley. with a 35-yard touchdown next year.”

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■ S a in t M a r y' s B a sk e tb a ll SWIMMING Saint Mary’s winless in Roundball Classic By ANGELA OLSEN Mary’s played an aggressive Saint M Sy’s Spores Editor game, but could not pull out the win, losing in overtime, 76-67. Despite a strong effort, the Huntington jumped out to an Saint Mary’s basketball team early lead, but the Belles contin­ could not emerge from the ued to put pressure on the annual Saint Mary’s College Foresters throughout the half. Roundball Classic with a victory. “We were ready to play with The Belles hosted Huntington our heads on today. Yesterday College, Bethel College, and [against Bethel], we weren’t The Observer/Kevin Dalum Indiana University-South Bend even in the gym,” Nikes said The Notre Dame women's swimming team took second place at its own invitational last weekend. (IUSB), the defending champion, Saturday. during the weekend tournament Hoban hit two key three-point­ held at the Angela Athletic ers for the Belles to keep her Women take second at Invitational Facility. The Belles lost both squad close. With seven minutes Special to The Observer their matches, dropping their to go, Saint Mary’s enjoyed its records with her time of a time of 2:19.75. record to 2-4. The championship biggest lead, 22-18. Huntington 16:44.91 in the 1,650-yard Records fell once again on The Notre Dame women’s game was played on Saturday quickly took back control and at freestyle. Gallo’s time also the third day of the Notre swimming and diving team afternoon between Bethel the half the Belles were down bested the NCAA B Qualifying Dame Invitational. Besides captured second place at the mark in the event. Sophomore College and IUSB with IUSB 26-30. Gallo's record, five other pool Notre Dame Invitational as it coming away with a 85-70 win. Huntington forward Amy Gina Ketelhohn was the only and meet records were set, all finished with 753 points to a On Friday night, the Belles Bechtel created problems for the other winner for the Irish as by the Michigan women. strong Michigan squad, which faced Bethel College to kick off Belles all afternoon. The sopho­ she won the one-meter diving Michigan swimmers set records took first place with 1,035 the tournament play. Bethel more scored a game-high 27 competition with 372.70 points. in the 200-yard backstroke, points. walked away with a 74-54 win points and took down 14 Notre Dame sophomore 100-yard freestyle, 200-yard Notre Dame senior Linda after a second-half scoring lapse rebounds. Shannon Suddarth again swam breaststroke, 200-yard butter­ Gallo continued to shine for the by Saint Mary’s. The Belles The second half was a see-saw well as she finished second in fly, and the 400-yard freestyle Irish as she set pool and meet played with Bethel the first half, battle for control. Both teams the 200-yard breaststroke with relay. and at halftime, Saint Mary's were connecting with the bas­ was trailing by a mere point. ket, and no one held a lead Senior co-captain Julie McGill greater than three points Irish pick up pair of home wins was a force throughout the throughout the half. With the By MATT YUNG a huge momentum boost. In the icing on the Irish’s cake. score tied with 12 seconds to go, game. Besides 19 points, McGill Sports Writer day’s second race, freshman Sophomore Herb Huesman had 13 rebounds and five Saint Mary's brought the ball James Scott-Browne emerged looked untouchable, winning blocked shots. "McGill is always down the court but could not get Recently, the Notre Dame from the pack and destroyed his both the one and three-meter really strong," praised Saint the ball into the hoop. men’s swimming and diving own school record in the 1000 diving events, while recording Mary’s assistant coach Lynn Tied at 62 points, the game teams picked up a pair of home free-style, dropping over 10 sec­ the eighth best Irish three-meter Wolfinger. “She works really went into overtime. “The team wins against West Virginia and onds to a spectacular 9:25.74. diving performance of 319.87. hard no matter what." really gelled today; that’s really Air Force. The Irish edged Air Scott-Browne sped to another Freshman butterflyer Scott At the start of the second half, a difference from what we did Force 131-110 and smothered victory in the 500 free-style, Koziar commented, “We focused things took a turn for the worse last night," said Wolfinger after West Virginia 151.5-73.5. while sophomore teammate on Air Force and expected the for the Belles. Head coach Dave the game. The two victories illustrate John Lubker followed in second, meet to be closer, but we blew Boeder’s squad got off to a bad Huntington could not be exactly how far Notre Dame has as he also did in the 1000 free. them out. We just stepped it up.” start to begin the second half of stopped, however, in the over­ come in a year. In 1996, the Senior Ron Royer combined Coach Tim Welsh also antici­ play, and for the first eight min­ time play. The Foresters jumped Irish lost to both West Virginia brute strength and finesse in his pated faster times from the Air to an early lead and never utes, the Belles failed to score. and rival Syracuse, but this year, blazing 21.5 second 50 free-style Force Falcons, based on their In the meantime, the Lady Pilots looked back. The Belles could the team bounced back to defeat win. Junior Scott Zumbach high altitude training in found the basket and built a not find the basket and kept both conference foes. recorded yet another Irish victo­ Colorado Springs, an elevation of huge lead. putting the Foresters on the free Notre Dame’s 400 medley ry by edging out an Air Force nearly 6,000 feet. Koziar credit­ "We weren’t creating opportu­ throw line. relay team (Chris Fugate, Steele swimmer in the 200 individual ed much of the team’s success to nities for ourselves, ” commented “We didn't take care of the Whowell, Ryan Verlin, and Ron medley. Junior Chris Fugate the leadership of the upperclass­ senior co-captain Brenda ball," said Nikes. "These things Royer) flamboyantly won the won the 200 backstroke in men, team unity, and an excel­ are so fixable it’s frustrating." Hoban. “Our mistakes started to opening race and gave the Irish 1:54.63, putting the proverbial lent work ethic. catch up on us, and they started The Foresters hit their shots to capitalize on what we were and created a lead too big for doing wrong." the Belles to oven challenge in Turnovers were a major prob­ the last minute. “We didn’t exe­ lem for the Belles. The squad cute the way we should have," committed 34 which the Lady commented Wolfinger. Pilots converted into 29 points. Hoban finished the game with Senior point guard Darcy a team-high 17 points in 37:07 Nikes finished with eight points, minutes of play. 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Refreshments will be served!!! All films will begin at 7:00 pm Everything is Free!!! Monday, December 8, 1997 The Observer • SPORTS page 15 A game with the Tigers was also the only chance that the Bowl Irish would have had to crack Regionals the top 25 in the final rank­ continued from page 20 ings. LSU is ranked No. 15 in continued from page 20 the nation in both the such negatives as the emotion­ Harris, followed by an ace Associated Press and coaches’ al and home-crowd advan­ moments later. Arkansas polls, while the Irish fall tages for LSD, offers the Irish closed to 13-6, but a wide somewhere around No. 30 the best opportunity to attack forced game point for according to the number of improve their ranking, some­ the Irish. The Razorbacks bat­ votes they are currently thing that Notre Dame officials tled back from game point sev­ receiving. have consistently stressed. eral times, but Harris finally pushed home the winner to give Notre Dame a 2-1 edge. Facing elimination, the Razorbacks fought hard in the final game. After taking a quick 7-3 lead, Arkansas used its offensive power in an attempt to hold off the Irish squad. The lead was stretched to 13-10 when Lee managed a crosscourt slide attack to give the team possession. Two kills from Treadwell and Lee brought the game to within one point, while two blocks gave the Irish a 14-13 lead. Arkansas battled back from three match points before tying the game, but a quick hit from Girton gave Notre Dame pos­

session. The Observer/Joe Stark A joint block from Treadwell Lindsay Treadwell played a key role in the team’s wins over Liberty and Girton gave the Irish the and Arkansas, an upset victory that put the Irish in the regionals. lead for good before Lee knocked down the final kill to with eight kills. With the loss, eight Notre Dame losses this finish off the stunning upset. Arkansas ends its season at 30- season. “Arkansas was a very good 6, as well as an 18-match win­ “It was a really exciting team,” Treadwell remarked. ning streak that stretches back match,” Brown said about the “But they seemed a little flat. It to Oct. 5. It also m arks the first win. “We fell behind, but we seemed like they w eren’t play­ loss at home for the were able to come back very ing as if it was the last match of Razorbacks since midway well. We played with more their season, and that’s the way through the 1996 season, a emotion during that match than we were playing.” total of 18 home contests. we have all year. Our intensity Notre Dame was once again The win against the and emotion were key in the led by the duo of Lee and Razorbacks also ends three win.” Harris, who each had 19 kills. years of Notre Dame defeats at Notre Dame, now 25-8 on the Leffers overcame a rocky start the hands of nationally-ranked season, will head to the Central in the first game to post 15 opponents. The last time the Regional for the first time since kills, while Treadwell tallied 13 Irish volleyball team defeated a 1995. The team will head to kills on a team-best .321 hit­ ranked team was a 3-0 victory Madison, Wis., next weekend to over then-No. 15 Colorado on The Observer/Katie Kroener ting. face No. 4 Wisconsin, who Bob Davie and the Irish accepted a bid to return to Louisiana again Girton, after being in a recent Sept. 24, 1995. Ranked oppo­ defeated the Irish early in the and face LSU for a second time in the Independence Bowl. hitting slump, helped the cause nents have accounted for all season in four games. TAKE A CHANCE & DART SMART These Freshmen did and they are taking off to New Heights!

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Sheila McMillen, had a dif­ That was how Notre Dame Notre Dame went into the ficult time finding open head coach Muffet McGraw locker room with all the looks, finishing with just sum m ed up Saturday’s loss to momentum after Julie five points. the second-ranked Connecticut Henderson scored on a layup “I definitely think they Huskies. UConn's superstar as the buzzer sounded in the defending her very well,” had a perfect game, hitting all first half to bring her squad to McGraw said. “They did 10 of her field goal attempts within striking distance. w hat they needed to do to for 21 points in ju st 26 m in ­ “I feel that we came out less shut her down.” utes as she paved the way for intimidated, and we had a lot After Connecticut’s nine- the Huskies’ 78-59 victory. of energy and that showed in point run to start the sec­ “I think she did everything a Niele’s confidence,” forward ond half, the two teams good player is suppose to do,” Kari Hutchinson said. “I think battled each other the rest McGraw said of Sales’ play. these games will be beneficial of the way as the lead “She got to us right from the for us.” remained around 14 points get go, and we didn’t have an But the second-ranked team for most of the second half. answer for her.” in the nation answered the Things will get a bit easi­ Sales ignited UConn in the Irish challenge. The Huskies er for the Irish, though not early going, scoring eight came out of the locker room much. points in the first four minutes and went right back to w here Notre Dame will take on of play. The Huskies did most they were most effective — two more ranked oppo­ of the damage from the paint working the ball inside to nents as it travels to on easy looks, as they had 31 Sales. Sales played 18 minutes Wisconsin tonight before points with 9:38 left in the first of the second half which com­ returning home on half. pletely changed the flow of the Wednesday when it hosts In the first 10 minutes, Notre game. Purdue. Hopefully for the Dame was plagued with some­ “I think they are a complete­ Irish, they will be able to thing that had been a problem ly different team without her build on this effort against in the past several games — on the floor,” McGraw said. Connecticut. turnovers. McGraw’s squad When UConn’s leader came “In spurts, we did a lot of turned the ball over 12 times back on the floor, Notre Dame good things as a team ,7 in the first half with most of lost its leader as Peirick, who McGraw commented. “I those coming in the first 10 had a team high 13 points, think we can learn from minutes. was forced out of play for the this.” The Irish found themselves first five minutes of the second “I think it was a real good on the short end of a 33-16 with a bloody nose. experience because we score with just over eight min­ “I thought it hurt us when learned that we can play utes left, but they m anaged to Mollie Peirick went out of the with these big team s,” Ivey take Sales out of the game. game,” McGraw said. “We said. “But we need to get Sales picked up her second need to have her on the floor. control of the turnovers, foul in just eight minutes of She’s our leader and has been and I think we beat our­ play in the first half and was doing a great job in that role.” selves tonight. forced to watch on the side­ The Huskies scored the first “We had a couple spurts lines. nine points of the half. Finally, and then we’d turn it over Sophomore guard Niele Ivey Sheila McMillen’s jumper with and then we’d put our and senior co-captain Mollie just under 16 minutes left heads down. I think we Peirick led the Irish on a 14-2 broke the ice in the second can learn a lot from this run to end the half down by half. Despite a couple of three- game and get our heads just five. Ivey and Peirick both pointers from Peirick, Ivey, back up and play hard had seven first-half points. and Hutchison, Notre Dame against all the other tough The Observer/Joe Stark “I was really pleased with could not put together a run as competition that we have Mollie Peirick, who normally wears No. 3, had to change her jersey dueto Niele Ivey today,” McGraw UConn had the answer for on our schedule.” blood from a blow she sustained in the loss to Connecticut. said. every threat, and the Irish “I thought she did a great job could not get over the turnover coming off the bench and giv­ bug. ing us a spark.” “It’s a problem that we’re In a physical and som etimes having, and it’s been a prob­ sloppy game, in which the lem,” McGraw said about the teams totaled 46 turnovers, turnover issue. “We’re work­ ALUMNI-SEN I OR CLU Ivey was a spark on both ends ing on that, and it’s a mental of the court with 11 total thing. 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“Renaissance at Rockne’s" - a visual Fight Poem in tribute to Notre Dame, its people and programs at this time of Thanksgiving. . . For A LUMNI-SEN I OR CLUB Michael ‘95, Nancy ‘96, and Caroline Fenocketti.(cJ1997 Leon Fenocketti. Monday, December 8, 1997 The Observer • TODAY page 19 MEN ABOUT CAMPUS DAN SULLIVAN YOUR HOROSCOPE EUGENIA LAST Aries: Your face is your for­ legal issues today. Question the tune today, and your heart is on motives of a bully. Whether in your sleeve. You can easily make business or in the supposed com "clea RMC e s a l e / your future happen. Remember fort of your relationship, you that people will notice everything could be up against a force more you do. powerful than you imagined. Taurus: Expect to be frustrat­ Scorpio: Other may accuse you ed by forces beyond your control. of excessive hair-splitting today. The things you most want to Let them complain — it is better complete are stalled beyond to be safe than sorry when it moving. 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0 VOLLEYBALL Irish advance to regionals with upset victory

By BILL HART to the NCAA Central Regional. game easily. Sports W riter The Irish began their quest Harris led the Irish with 17 for postseason excellence with kills on .371 hitting. She was After two losses to highly one of the most dominating aided by fellow senior Jaimie ranked opponents ended the post-season wins in the pro­ Lee, who totaled 14 kills on 31 longest winning streak of the gram’s history, defeating the attempts. Notre Dame’s mid­ season, many doubted whether Liberty Flames in three games, dle blockers continued to make N o t r e 15-9, 15-3, 15-2. a strong impact, as junior Dame’s vol­ The Flames jumped out to an Lindsay Treadwell had seven leyball team early 8-4 lead in the first game kills on .462 hilling while Mary coufti carry before the Irish offensive Leffers totaled eight kills and the m o m en ­ stormed back, led by senior four blocks. With the loss, tum to move hitter Angie Harris. Despite Liberty ends its season at 26-9 far into the strong back row attacks by on the season. NCAA to u r ­ Liberty, the Irish proceeded to “1 think we had some first- nament. go on a 11-1 run to take the game jitters,” head coach However, in Harris first game. After regaining its Debbie Brown said about the a way typi­ composure, Notre Dame went match. “Liberty gave a great cal for the Irish, the team on a 9-0 run to open the sec­ effort — they didn’t give up answered its critics with two ond game, and used the and that was good for us to impressive wins as it advanced momentum to take the third see. Once we were able to set­ tle down, we were fine.” The win against the Flames set up a Saturday clash between the Irish and eigh­ teenth-ranked Arkansas. The Razorbacks defeated their state rival Arkansas Little-Rock in another lopsided match, 15- 11, 15-3, 15-3. However, in one of the most surprising upsets of the tournament, the Irish overran the Razorbacks in four games, by a score of 9- 15, 15-7, 15-10, 16-14. The Observer/Joe Stark Mary Leffers totaled eight kills and four blocks in the Irish’s three- The opening game was tied gam e sw eep of Liberty. at 6-6 before Arkansas wont storming back. Leffers took on a seven-point run, high­ later, a long attack by lighted by three straight ser­ advantage of an overpassed set Arkansas completed the 13-0 vice points from Razorback to give the team possession, Irish run. After a stalled Kim Storey. The Irish attem pt­ followed by a kill by Treadwell. comeback by the Razorbacks, ed to rally but were unable to After an Arkansas timeout, Notre Dame evened the match battle back from game point as Leffers and Treadwell sus­ at one game apiece. the host team took a quick 1-0 tained the rally with a joint In the third game., both lead. block while a kill from Harris teams battled to a stalemate In the second game, pushed the Irish ahead 7-5. before the Irish tallied eight Lee served six straight points Arkansas kept its momentum straight points and 11 of the The Observer/Joe Stark and took a 5-1 lead before a for the Irish, followed by four next 12, sparked by a kill from straight points from Leffers, After losing the first gam e, Jaimie Lee and the Irish stormed back to balanced Irish offensive came win the final three gam es against Arkansas. for a 13-5 Irish lead. Moments see REGIONALS / page 15

■ F o o t b a l l Notre Dame heading back to Bayou for rematch By BRIAN REINTHALER Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, with LSU. Assistant Sports Editor Fla., was the most prestigious “As far a playing LSU again, and most coveted by Irish sup­ it would be a good gam e but In a decision that surprised porters. we’ve played LSU,” Denson some and disappointed others, Junior tailback Autry explained. “Usually when you VS Notre Dame accepted an invi­ Denson was also excited by a play a game in a season, its /.. . 0 / t ■*.... tation to the Poulan potential invitation to play in like a chapter in a book. Once Weedeater Independence Bowl his home state of Florida on you get past it, you don’t go on Sunday. The game will be back. You don’t read chapter played on Dec. 28 in three, then go back and read P m tk m Shreveport, La., and will chapter one again. I’d like to showcase a rematch between play someone else, but I’d just the Irish and Lousiana State. be excited to have a chance to The Independence Bowl was play." believed to be the most proba­ When it was announced that ble post-season contest for the North Carolina would not be Irish until it became evident invited to an Alliance bowl, that LSU would be the Irish however, the Tar Heels were opponent. Judging from state­ automatically slotted to play in ments made by Irish athletic the Gator Bowl, removing any W s director Michael Wadsworth possibility of a Jan. 1 game during halftime of Notre featuring Notre Dame. Dame’s final home game ver­ C arolina is required to m ake sus West Virginia, it appeared New Y ear’s Day. the trip to Jacksonville that any bowl scenario that “I hope we go to the Gator because of its commitment as ence would create a rematch situa­ Bowl, bad,” commented the No. 2 team in the Atlantic tion for the Irish would be Denson. We’d get to play a Coast Conference. avoided. higher-ranked team.” The Independence Bowl con­ Of the remaining bowls to Before Sunday’s announce­ test with the Tigers, despite Shreveport, Louisiana which Notre Dame had a ment, he expressed his lack of interest in another showdown chance of receiving a bid, the see BOWL / page 15 December 28,

vs. LSU, Women’s Basketball, at Independence Bowl, Wisconsin, Irish fall to No. 2 Connecticut December 28, 1997, Tonight, 7 p.m. Shreveport, La., 8 p.m. (ESPN) see page 18 Men’s Basketball, at Wisconsin, # vs. Marathon (Exhibition) Garrity leads Irish over Pittsburgh NCAA Regionals, December 9, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 13, see page 16 at Wisconsin, 7 p.m. December 10, 7 p.m.