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Senate Group passes resolution to amend clause Members ask University to add sexual orientation to Notre Dame’s nondiscrimination clause By MARISA IATI and businesses. News Writer “Now we’re behind the times, basically, among peer institu- Student Senate passed a reso- tions, regardless of whether lution Wednesday requesting they’re universities or what- the University add “sexual ori- ever,” Baugh said. “Remember entation” to the nondiscrimina- that this applies not just to stu- tion clause and publicly address dents, but to faculty and staff.” why the phrase is not currently Student body vice president included. and president-elect Brett Ro- The group also discussed res- cheleau said the Board of Trust- taurant contacts in the LaFor- ees ultimately decides what is tune Student Center. included in the nondiscrimi- The resolution to amend nation clause. He said he will the nondiscrimination clause share Senate’s opinion when the passed with 18 votes in favor Board meets in May. and one opposed. Six members Rocheleau also said if Campus of Senate abstained from vot- Life Council passes a similar ing. resolution, the Vice President Third-year law student Ste- for Student Affairs is required ven Baugh told Senate that to respond to it. Notre Dame’s exclusion of “sex- Baugh said there is currently ual orientation” from its non- no legal action a student could PAT COVENEY/The Observer discrimination clause makes it In 2010, demonstrators asked University President Fr. John Jenkins to add “sexual orientation” an anomaly among universities see CLAUSE/page 3 to the nondiscrimination clause. Senate passed a resolution Wednesday requesting the addition. Notre Dame to create new research facility in local park

By MARY KATE NELSON press release, ND LEEF is in stream, pond and wetland News Writer part of a larger initiative at ecosystems, as well as on dry Notre Dame called the Envi- land. The facility will also Notre Dame and St. Joseph ronmental Change Initiative feature advanced technology County Parks launched a new (ND-ECI). One of the goals of available to researchers. partnership last week to cre- ND-ECI, the release stated, is “We can test the research ate an environmental re- to monitor the effects of cli- we do in the field in a con- search and education facility mate change, land use and trolled environment,” Tank at St. Patrick’s County Park. invasive species in different said. Plans to build the Notre ecosystems — specifically wa- The facility will use cut- Dame Linked Experimental ter resources. ting-edge sensor technology Ecosystem Facility (ND LEEF) ND LEEF Director Jennifer so students and researchers at St. Patrick’s County Park Tank said the new facility will can monitor experiments in were finalized Feb. 14. allow researchers and stu- According to a University dents to study these effects see ND LEEF/page 5 ELISA DE CASTRO | Observer Graphic Professor talks about Students create flash mob

By ANNA BOARINI beauty, globalization News Writer On Wednesday night, diners at By KEELIN McGEE ucts — particularly whiteness North Dining Hall were treated News Writer creams. to a special surprise when they “After traveling back to In- swiped in around 6:30 p.m. — a Globalization influences beau- dia on my summer and winter piece of live performance poetry. ty consciousness throughout the breaks, I started noticing the As a way to promote the Si- world, Sonalini Sapra, assistant daily media bombardment of lent Disco event at Legends this professor of political science and whiteness creams,” Sapra said. Saturday, senior Britt Burgeson, women’s studies at Saint Mary’s “In India, fairness or whiteness who is on the marketing team for College, said. equates with beauty and every- the nightclub, decided to coordi- Sapra conducted an educa- thing good in society.” nate her own version of the Mp3 tional workshop titled “Global- The obsession with lightening Experiment. ization and Beauty: Prevalence skin tone has been prevalent in “The Mp3 [Experiment] is a of Whiteness Creams and Cos- India for a long time, Sapra said, flash mob of sorts,” she said. “It’s metic Surgery” as part of Love but has blown up in recent years. a 21st century happening.” Your Body Week on Wednesday. Many women and some men use The Mp3 Experiment is the She said she became interest- these whiteness creams to ap- brainchild of Improv Every- ed in the globalization of beauty pear a few shades lighter in the where, a New York City-based after returning home to her na- advertised four to six weeks. prank group. Staged yearly in ASHLEY DACY/ The Observer tive country, India, and seeing Notre Dame students participate in a flash mob in North Dining the frequent use of beauty prod- see BEAUTY/page 5 see MP3/page 5 Hall on Wednesday to promote the Silent Disco at Legends.

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SGA Association approves new council constitutions

By CAILIN CROWE This week SGA passed con- constitutions is significant for faculty and students, she said. pose is “to promote class ac- News Writer stitutions for the Student Aca- underclassmen, especially ju- According to the CCC con- tivities and create any class demic Council (SAC), Council niors. stitution, the purpose of the conscious legislation or pro- Saint Mary’s College Student of Committee Chairs (CCC), “Passing the constitutions is Council is “to identify concerns posals.” Government Association (SGA) Council of Activities (COA) and significant for the SGA juniors and issues of all Saint Mary’s Brink said the CCB will has moved one step closer to- Council of Class Boards (CCB). because we have the opportu- students through the imple- maintain communication be- ward finalizing its new struc- “We are really excited that nity to implement these chang- mentation of various commit- tween the four class boards ture by passing four new coun- the four constitutions passed,” es as seniors,” Cuevas said. tees.” and encourage those members cil constitutions, Emma Brink, Brink said. “The groundwork “We look forward to working The CCC will also address and executives to fulfill its executive secretary, said. for SGA’s structure has been with the new structure and important areas of student life goals. “As part of SGA’s new struc- established and is almost com- new council and committee and act in the interest of the SGA concluded the weekly ture, each individual council plete.” members.” student body, Brink said. meeting by announcing that has created a constitution,” Silvia Cuevas, mission com- According to the SAC con- The purpose of the COA is “to the “Proud Past, Promising Brink said. missioner, said passing the stitution, the purpose of the coordinate the programming Future” leadership series will Council is “to foster the aca- for the campus community to occur Feb. 27 in Carroll Au- demics at Saint Mary’s College meet the needs of the entire ditorium. The series will fea- through collaboration of aca- student body,” according to the ture a motivational speaker, demic departments.” Council’s constitution. Chad Gaines, who will discuss Brink said SAC will fulfill its The COA will ensure that ev- how to develop and transform purpose by raising awareness ery board properly fulfills its young leaders. of each major of study among role and duty to the College, Saint Mary’s students. SAC Brink said. Contact Cailin Crowe at will also be a liaison between The CCB’s constitution’s pur- [email protected]

rector for Student Government isting non-compete clauses. The Clause and vice president-elect, said options currently in discussion although there is concern about include Panda Express, Papa continued from page 1 alumni support, an unofficial John’s, Pizza Hut Express, Moe’s GLBTQ alumni association has Southwest Grill and Taco Bell. take against the University to been disappointed with some Rocheleau said Pizza Hut Ex- address perceived discrimina- of the University’s positions on press and Taco Bell could both tion on the basis of sexual ori- same-sex issues. be added to the basement of La- entation. “This is a civil rights issue Fortune. “The second [the addition of and not so much something we Administrators are also con- ‘sexual orientation’ to the non- should be concerned about what sidering adding a food estab- discrimina- the alumni lishment to the Hesburgh Li- tion clause] have to say, brary, Rocheleau said. gets approved, “This is a civil rights because we “The room in the library if someone issue and not so much would hope where there are all those vend- were to be something we should be that they have ing machines, they’re looking subjected to concerned about what some of the at making a new café or new some kind of the alumni have to say, same values,” healthier option that would take action that because we would hope Rose said. that place there,” he said. would qualify that they have some Baugh said Senate approved junior Han- for legal re- the legaliza- nah Burke, current president of course under of the same values.” tion of same- the Club Coordination Council, the nondis- sex marriage for the same position for the crimination Katie Rose in Indiana 2012-2013 term. The group ap- clause … gender issues director would com- proved junior Ashley Markows- that person Senate plicate the ki as the next Board Manager could use that effects of the for the Student Union Board. against the addition of Senate also passed two reso- school,” Baugh said. “Whoever “sexual orientation” to the non- lutions regulating the technical it is would have to prove that discrimination clause in ways aspects of Student Government’s they were fired or whatever not completely foreseeable at operations. One resolution, ef- because of their sexual orienta- this time. fective April 1, made constituent tion.” Senate also discussed adding services a permanent depart- The addition of “sexual ori- a new food establishment to La- ment and changed the multicul- entation” would apply mainly Fortune when Sbarro’s contract tural affairs department chair to situations involving employ- expires at the end of the aca- into a multicultural affairs liai- ment, expulsion or removal demic year. son from Diversity Council. from a residence hall, Baugh Rocheleau said the business said. must be franchised or leased Contact Marisa Iati at Katie Rose, gender issues di- and must not interfere with ex- [email protected]

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structions from a track down- weekend’s Silent Disco to be MP3 loaded on your phone — they a unique experience because are varied and ridiculous,” she when people enter Legends, no continued from page 1 said. music will actually be playing. She said the MP3@ND event Instead, people will pick one brainchild of Improv Every- came into being during a Leg- of two tracks to listen to with where, a New York City-based ends marketing meeting. their headphones. prank group. Staged yearly in “I was in charge of promot- Burgeson said it was fun to New York City, the group also ing the Feb. 23 to 25 events, watch students’ reactions to tours college campuses and one of which is a silent disco,” MP3@ND. international festivals. she said. “I was unfamiliar “It was interesting, and I en- According to Improv Every- with the term — this is Leg- joyed watching people who had where’s website, improvevery- ends’ first time hosting this no idea what was going on,” where.com, the group puts an nightclub. I wanted to make she said. original Mp3 file online that sure people knew what the ‘Si- She said members of NDTV people download and trans- lent Disco’ would look like.” filmed the event and will cre- fer to their mobile devices. Burgeson said participants ate a YouTube video to be post- Participants will head out downloaded an almost sev- ed on the Legends YouTube to the same public location en minute Mp3 file to their channel. and at the same time, every- phones, iPods and other mobile While Burgeson enjoyed her- one presses play. Participants devices. Students then showed self and said the event went carry out coordinated instruc- up at North on Wednesday smoothly, she said she is not tions that are delivered to night and followed the instruc- sure if she would coordinate a their headphones, confusing tions on the track. similar event again. outsiders. Sophomore Nicole Brooks “This is the beauty of perfor- Burgeson decided to bring said she enjoyed participating mance art — it happens once, the Mp3 Experiment to cam- in the event. and if you miss it, you miss it,” pus after experiencing one “This was a really fun idea she said. “I just hope people of the events this summer in to go and bring attention to can enjoy watching it again on New York City. what’s going on with Silent the video.” “I was involved in one event Disco,” she said. “Plus, it is fun this summer at Battery Park,” to do something insane.” Contact Anna Boarini at she said. “You follow the in- Brooks said she expects this [email protected]

adults continuing their educa- chitecture to design the facility. ND LEEF tion and nontraditional learn- Tank estimates that construc- ers, she said. tion may take four months to continued from page 1 Notre Dame will collabo- complete. rate with the St. Joseph County She said this new facility will said. Parks System to create appro- be one of a kind. “It’s a beautiful area with priate curricula for these pro- “There are experimental fa- quite a bit of land,” she said. grams. The facility will also cilities all over the country,” Conversations between the cater to visiting scientists and Tank said, “but no one has ever St. Joseph County Parks System researchers from other aca- done one where you have all and Notre Dame regarding the demic institutions. of the systems linked together. project began two years ago, ND LEEF is still in the design This makes it very different.” Tank said. and development stage, Tank Tank said she is excited for ND LEEF will benefit various said. She estimates the design the project to begin. members of the community. will be finalized in April or May, “It’s totally new, totally inno- The St. Joseph County Parks with construction beginning in vative,” she said. System plans to provide envi- June. ND-EIC staff is working ronmental education through closely with faculty members of Contact Mary Kate Nelson at ND LEEF to local K-12 students, the Notre Dame College of Ar- [email protected]

said. She said these advertise- get the girl, have hero status, get Beauty ments send a message to their jobs and go to all the parties.” audience that lighter skin leads One thing that is not includ- continued from page 1 to social and economic mobility. ed in these advertisements, “In ads for women, they tar- however, is the level of toxic- said. “Although the app was get modern, upwardly mobile ity found in whiteness creams, removed because people called women with themes that light- Sapra warned. She said beauty it ‘blatantly racist,’ the app er skin will help them not only comes at a cost when using these generated almost 80,000 likes, transform their complexion, but creams. which goes to show that it was also their personality, marital “Mercury, hydroquinone and popular.” prospects, jobs prospects, social corticosteroids are typical sub- Advertisements are persua- status and earning potential,” stances in these creams,” she sive in generating the use of she said. “Men with light skin said. “A Harvard researcher these whiteness creams, Sapra are also portrayed as those that found mercury poisoning in groups of women and their chil- dren in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Tanzania and directly at- tributed the poisoning to skin bleaching creams.” Efforts to transform the color of skin are not the only methods used around the world to achieve “beauty,” Sapra said. She said people are known to undergo cosmetic surgery in order to at- tain more of a “Western” face. “There are surgeries hap- pening around the world where women are trying to achieve the ‘ideal female face,’” she said. “Women want the small, narrow and sharp-pointed nose that is a dominant trait among Western women.” Sapra concluded that the leg- acy of colonialism is one of the main contributors to this global- ization of beauty. “Certainly these surgeries and creams are complicated issues, but they seem to go back to co- lonial times in Africa and Asia,” she said. “Colonials would say that white people are smarter, more beautiful and more capa- ble of governing, and I believe these ideas are still permeating in postcolonial areas.”

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Obama beats opponents Syria in early election poll Two journalists killed in Syria Associated Press ing further ground and political Washington had strongly op- credibility with the West and posed arming anti-Assad forc- BEIRUT — Syrian gunners Arab allies. On Wednesday, es, fearing it could bring Syria pounded an opposition strong- helicopter gunships reportedly into a full-scale civil war. Yet hold where the last dispatches strafed mountain villages that the mounting civilian death tolls from a veteran American-born shelter the rebel Free Syrian — activists reported at least 74 war correspondent chronicled Army, and soldiers staged door- across Syria on Wednesday — the suffering of civilians caught to-door raids in Damascus, has brought small but poten- in the relentless shelling. An in- among other attacks. tially significant shifts in U.S. tense morning barrage killed The bloodshed and crack- strategies. It remains unclear, her and a French photojournal- downs brought some of the however, what kind of direct as- ist — two of 74 deaths reported most galvanizing calls for the sistance the U.S. would be will- Wednesday in Syria. end of Assad’s rule. ing to provide. “I watched a little baby die “That’s enough now. The re- The toppling of Assad also today,” Marie Colvin told the gime must go,” said French could mark a major blow to BBC from the embattled city of President Nicolas Sarkozy after Iran, which depends on Damas- Homs on Tuesday in one of her his government confirmed the cus as its main Arab ally and a final reports. deaths of Colvin, 56, and Och- pathway to aid Iran’s proxy He- “Absolutely horrific, a 2-year lik, 28. zbollah in Lebanon. old child had been hit,” added The U.S. and other countries “We don’t want to take ac- Colvin, who worked for Britain’s have begun to cautiously exam- tions that would contribute to Sunday Times. “They stripped ine possible military aid to the the further militarization of it and found the shrapnel had rebels. U.S. Secretary of State Syria because that could take AP gone into the left chest and the Hillary Rodham Clinton heads the country down a dangerous President Obama welcomes guests to the White House Music doctor said, ‘I can’t do any- to Tunisia for a meeting Friday path,” White House press sec- Series saluting Blues Music on Tuesday. thing.’ His little tummy just kept of more than 70 nations to look retary Jay Carney said. “But we heaving until he died.” at ways to assist Assad’s oppo- don’t rule out additional mea- WASHINGTON — A surging didates remains tepid and inter- Colvin and photographer nents, which now include hun- sures if the international com- Rick Santorum is running even est in the contest is cools. About Remi Ochlik were among a dreds of defected military offi- munity should wait too long and with Mitt Romney atop the Re- 6 in 10 Republicans in the poll group of journalists who had cers and soldiers. not take the kind of action that publican presidential field, but say they are satisfied with the crossed into Syria and were “This tragic incident is an- needs to be taken.” neither candidate is faring well people running for the nomina- sharing accommodations with other example of the shameless The U.N. estimates that 5,400 against President Barack Obama tion, stagnant since December activists, raising speculation brutality of the Assad regime,” people have been killed in re- eight months before Americans and below the 66 percent that felt that government forces target- U.S. State Department spokes- pression by the Assad regime vote, a new survey shows. that way in October. Only 23 per- ed the makeshift media center, woman Victoria Nuland said of against a popular uprising that Obama tops 50 percent sup- cent are strongly satisfied with although opposition groups had the killing of the journalists. began 11 months ago. That fig- port when matched against each the field and 4 in 10 said they are previously described the shell- In Saudi Arabia, the state ure was given in January and of the four GOP candidates and dissatisfied with the candidates ing as indiscriminate. At least news agency described King has not been updated. Syrian holds a significant lead over each running, the poll found. And two other Western journalists Abdullah scolding Russian activists put the death toll at of them, according to the Asso- deep interest in the race is slip- were wounded. President Dmitry Medvedev — more than 7,300. Overall fig- ciated Press-GfK poll. Republi- ping: Just 40 percent of Republi- Hundreds of people have one of Assad’s few remaining ures cannot be independently cans, meanwhile, are divided on cans say they have a great deal of died in weeks of siege-style at- allies — for joining China in confirmed because Syria keeps whether they’d rather see Rom- interest in following the contest, tacks on Homs that have come vetoing a U.N. Security Council tight control on the media. ney or Santorum capture the compared with 48 percent in De- to symbolize the desperation resolution this month condemn- On Wednesday, the U.N. said nomination, with Newt Gingrich cember. and defiance of the nearly year- ing the violence. that Secretary-General Ban Ki- and Ron Paul lagging behind. It’s “It seems like in the last month old uprising against President But even Moscow said the on- moon would dispatch Valerie a troubling sign for the better- or so everything’s just chilled Bashar Assad. going bloodshed adds urgency Amos, the undersecretary-gen- funded Romney as the GOP race out,” said James Jackson of Fort The Syrian military appears for a cease-fire to allow talks eral for humanitarian affairs, heads toward crucial votes in his Worth, Texas, a 40-year-old in- to be stepping up assaults to between his regime and oppo- to Syria to assess the situation. home state of Michigan, in Ari- dependent who leans Republi- block the opposition from gain- nents. No date was set. zona and in an array of states on can. “I just haven’t been follow- Super Tuesday, March 6. ing it lately.” “I’d pick Santorum, because it Santorum remains Romney’s seems Romney may be waffling biggest threat. He won GOP con- on a few issues and I’m not sure tests in Iowa, Minnesota, Mis- I trust him,” said Thomas Steh- souri and Colorado, stunning the lin, 66, of St. Clair Shores, Mich. GOP establishment that Romney He thinks the Detroit-born son of has methodically courted since a Michigan governor is facing a his first bid for the GOP nomina- strong challenge from Santorum tion in 2008. The poll suggested in his home state because of his more people are getting to know tangled answers on the auto in- and like Santorum, with 44 per- dustry bailout. cent of all adults saying they have Also, he says, there’s this: a favorable impression of him, Romney, the self-described can- compared with 25 percent in De- do turnaround artist of the cor- cember. The share with negative porate world and the troubled views has grown as well, with 42 Salt Lake City Olympics, with his percent having an unfavorable millions of dollars, has been un- opinion of Santorum. able to vanquish his political op- Among Republicans in that ponents. time period, Santorum has shot “That may be the reason right from 37 percent to 70 percent fa- there,” said Stehlin, a retired vorable. government worker and a Re- There’s evidence that Santo- publican. “He spends lots of mon- rum’s comments about social ey and he doesn’t get anywhere.” issues may not have hurt him so Nationally, Republicans are far among women. evenly split between Romney The former Pennsylvania sen- and Santorum. The poll found 33 ator has been unapologetic in his percent would most like to see opposition to abortion and his Santorum get the nomination, concerns about working moms, while 32 percent prefer Romney. women in combat and contra- Gingrich and Paul each had 15 ception — some of the many ex- percent support. amples he cites while making the Romney’s fall from presumed case that he would draw a clear- front-runner to struggling es- er contrast than Romney against tablishment favorite has given Obama. his opponents an opening as he For all that, there’s little evi- tries to expand his support. His dent gender gap between Romney Republican rivals have stepped and Santorum, the AP-GfK poll in claiming to be a more consis- showed. Santorum, who made tent conservative and viable op- some of the comments while the ponent against Obama, and each poll was being conducted Feb. of the last three AP-GfK polls has 16-20, runs even with Romney found a different contender bat- among both Republican men and tling Romney for the top spot. But women. And Republican women Santorum, the former Pennsyl- may be rallying to his defense: vania senator and abortion foe, Seventy-five percent of GOP has hit his stride at a key moment women have a favorable impres- in the nomination contest. sion of Santorum, compared with Santorum’s spike comes as 66 percent of Republican men, satisfaction with the field of can- the poll found. Thursday, February 23, 2012 The Observer u News ndsmcobserver.com | page 7

Israel Israel approves plan to build houses in West Bank

Associated Press way constructive to getting both The officials spoke on condi- sides back to the negotiating ta- tion of anonymity under minis- JERUSALEM — Israel gave ble. And we want to see clearly try guidelines. preliminary approval on a comprehensive settlement that But Yariv Oppenheimer, direc- Wednesday to a plan to build delineates borders and resolves tor of Peace Now, a dovish group 600 new homes in a settlement many of these issues.” that opposes settlement con- deep inside the West Bank, a Israeli-Palestinian peace talks struction, called it the biggest move that drew rebukes from have been stalled for the past settlement construction plan in the United Nations and Palestin- three years over the issue of the West Bank since Netanyahu ians and threatened to raise ten- Jewish settlements. took office three years ago. sions with the U.S. as the prime The Palestinians, who claim Construction is to take place minister prepares to head to the the West Bank and east Jerusa- in Shiloh, a hardline settlement White House. lem for a future state, say there nestled in the heart of the West Israeli officials tried to play is no point negotiating while Is- Bank. Peace Now claimed that down Wednesday’s decision, rael continues to expand its set- Wednesday’s approval also in- saying construction was years tlements. Israel, which captured cluded retroactive legalization away at best. the areas in the 1967 Mideast of about 100 homes built without But the timing of the move may war, says negotiations should permits. Defense officials could AP further hinder already troubled begin without preconditions. not confirm the claim. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a press Mideast peace efforts. It casts The international community “The government is giving a conference speech in Jerusalem on Wednesday. a shadow over a trip by Prime opposes all settlements. prize to building offenders and Minister Benjamin Netanyahu A low-level dialogue launched continuing the system by which to Washington in March, in last month in Jordan failed to every time the settlers build which he is expected to discuss make any breakthroughs. On without permits, the govern- Iran’s nuclear program and oth- Tuesday, Jordan blamed Israel ment approves the construction er regional issues. for the impasse, citing Israel’s and allows them even more con- The U.N.’s Mideast envoy, Rob- “unilateral policies.” struction,” Peace Now said. ert Serry, called the Israeli an- Israeli defense officials played Palestinian spokesman Ghas- nouncement “deplorable” and down Wednesday’s decision, san Khatib said Wednesday’s said it “moves us further away saying it was made by a low-lev- approval “shows how Israel has from the goal of a two-state so- el planning committee under the no respect for the international lution.” control of the Defense Ministry. community or international Speaking to reporters, State One official said the project laws, while at the same time Department spokesman Mark was in the “embryonic” phase sheds a light on the ... lack of ef- Toner declined to comment and would require “multiple fective actions by international about the announcement, but stages of authorizations,” in- community toward Israeli set- said the U.S. policy on settle- cluding approval by top leaders, tlement policy.” ment activity is clear. that would take years to com- Netanyahu’s office did not re- “We don’t believe it’s in any plete. turn requests for comment. Romney, Santorum spar in debate

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MESA, Ariz. — Primed for a fight, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum traded fiery ac- cusations about health care, spending earmarks and fed- eral bailouts Wednesday night in the 20th and possibly final debate of the roller-coaster race for the Republican presi- dential nomination. With pivotal primaries in Arizona and Michigan just six days distant, Romney and Santorum sparred more ag- gressively than in past de- bates, sometimes talking over each other’s answers. Texas Rep. Ron Paul chimed AP in from the side, saying with Mitt Romney, right, and Rick Santorum face off in the 20th a smile that Santorum was Republican presidential nomination debate Wednesday. a fake conservative who had voted for programs that he supported then-Sen. Arlen There was another differ- now says he wants to repeal. Specter, who later switched ence, as well, in the form of Former House Speaker Newt parties and voted for the law polls that underscored the Gingrich acted almost as a Obama wanted. gains that Obama has made in referee at times. “He voted for Obamacare. If his bid for re-election. The most animated clash of you had not supported him, if An Associated Press-Gfk the evening focused on health we had said no to Arlen Spec- poll released Wednesday care. ter, we would not have Obam- found that Obama would de- Santorum, surging in the acare,” Romney contended. feat any of the four remaining presidential race, said that Santorum was the aggres- Republican contenders in a Romney had used govern- sor on bailouts. hypothetical matchup. It also ment funds to “fund a feder- While all four of the Repub- found that the nation is show- al takeover of health care in licans on the debate stage op- ing more optimism about the Massachusetts,” a reference posed the federal bailout of state of the economy, the dom- to the state law that was en- the auto industry in 2008 and inant issue in the race. acted during Romney’s term 2009, Santorum said he had But for two hours, Romney, as governor. The law includes voted against other govern- Santorum, Paul and Gingrich a requirement for individuals ment-funded rescue efforts. had a different campaign in to purchase coverage that is “With respect to Gover- mind, their own race for the similar to the one in President nor Romney that was not the Republican nomination and Barack Obama’s landmark case, he supported the folks the right to oppose Obama in federal law that Romney and on Wall Street and bailed out the fall. other Republicans have vowed Wall Street — was all for it — After a brief lull, the cam- to repeal. and when it came to the auto paign calendar calls for 13 In rebuttal, Romney said workers and the folks in De- primaries and caucuses be- Santorum, a former Pennsyl- troit, he said no. That to me tween next Tuesday, when vania senator, bore responsi- is not a principled consistent Arizona and Michigan have bility for passage of the health position.” primaries, and March 6, a care law that Obama won The debate had a different 10-state Super Tuesday. from a Democratic-controlled look from the 19 that preceded Romney is campaigning Congress in 2010, even though it. Instead of standing behind confidently in Arizona, so he wasn’t in office at the time. lecterns, the four presidential much so that his campaign He said that in a primary rivals sat in chairs lined up has not aired any television battle in 2004, Santorum had side by side. ads. page 8 The Observer | ndsmcobserver.com Thursday, February 23, 2012

Inside Column A case for fair taxation Education in We should tax the rich people bankers? Or is it the successful small People of means are not the problem; more. It makes sense, doesn’t it? business owners who own a chain of the politicians are the problem. Politi- You have just fallen into the trap. successful restaurants or service pro- cians manipulate the ignorant to pass the arts You have accepted the premise put viders? blame to the innocent for their own on by liberals to separate a group of The great thing about America is personal gain, when it is actually they Some of the most brilliant minds in people, your fel- there are a lot of wealthy people among who cause the problem in the first the human race have mastered visual low Americans, Mark Easley us. Most of them are self-made, reward- place. Washington bureaucrats are on arts, but most modern students stop and to treat them ed for the positive contributions they a money high with the taxpayers’ dime, learning visual expression techniques differently. Nega- Elephant in have made to society by our free market racking up debts like there is no tomor- after the clay snowmen they make tively. It literally the Room system. Yeah, you get the occasional sil- row. All our deficit troubles will go away in middle school. is the same as ver spooners and trust fund babies, the if we can make real lasting cuts in our Leonardo Da Vinci Brandon Keelean saying we should tax African-Amer- old money aristocracy, but they are far outrageous spending, without having to used drawing to icans more, or we should tax Jewish from the norm. In America’s meritoc- raise taxes on anybody. If you cut deep explore the human Graphics Editor people more. It discriminates against racy, most of us earn what we get. The enough, you can even lower taxes. We form, and the late them, creates class envy at the mini- rich don’t always stay rich. Wealth can haven’t had conservative fiscal policy Steve Jobs often explained how a typog- mum and class hatred and bigotry at be lost with poor decision making. In for many years, and that is hurting us raphy class he took in college helped the worst. These are the same type our country, success is something to be now. We need real tax reform, such as him in his work at Apple. of tactics used by socialists to spark celebrated and emulated, not punished. a flat tax, instead of gimmicks like the I am from Michigan. Our government failed and bloody communist revolu- Even if a rich person just sits on his/her Bush tax cuts. This would even the play- passed legislation increasing the speci- tions across the world only decades money, it is likely in a bank or invest- ing field and let the upper, middle and ficity of requirements for high school ago. These are the same type of ment that gets loaned out to others in lower classes of America coexist instead graduation in 2006. The new law did tactics used by racists and extrem- order to potentially create more wealth of being driven apart. not go into effect until the graduating ists to eventually justify violence or and progress for society. Let me share All Americans should pay a fair share class of 2011, so I was spared the strin- genocide. It’s dangerous thinking. with you the big, bad secret: Without in taxes. However, if the system is gent new requirements of four years of The problem we are facing is the rich people, we couldn’t get anything inherently unfair, what is a fair share? math and English and three years of large and unsustainable deficit the done. No new businesses, no great Our tax code needs monumental reform history and science. My brother, how- federal government has accumulated charities, and no new research came in favor of simplicity and closed loop- ever, was not. These new requirements, after a decade of intense spend- into existence without wealthy backers holes. Then we might get a better grasp and others like them around the nation, ing by both parties. For a short who risked their money to see financial of who really is paying what into this represent a movement away from arts term solution, it’s easy to make a returns and social progress. country. education. scapegoat out of the “wealthy.” Who Demonizing the rich only makes them I received an education in art start- are the wealthy, anyway? Are we want to leave. They aren’t stupid people. Mark Easley is a senior computer ing at a young age. My parents sent talking about the top one percent If it is bad enough, they are going to science major. He can be contacted at me to art camp at the age of eight; I like Warren Buffet and Bill Gates? pick up and move. And nobody wants [email protected] had the opportunity to take a number Are we talking about the CEOs and to live in an economy where there isn’t The views expressed in this column of arts classes before I came to Notre senior executives of Fortune 500 enough wealth to drive wealth creation. are those of the author and not neces- Dame and I have continued my arts companies? The fat cat Wall Street That is what we call societal regression. sarily those of The Observer. education here. An education in basic visual communication methods is one that would benefit any student, regard- less of their intended career path. Let’s Letter to the Editor explore why. First, an understanding of drawing or modeling is an invaluable skill to communication. To explain a complex On Lenten sacrifice problem or method, the ability to sketch it out on a piece of paper or build a This morning, I read “Lenten should not be announced to all our declares Sunday as a day of feasting. model that represents the solution can Promises: A How-To Guide,” (Feb. friends, and definitely not Facebook or However, this “Sunday free pass” is not communicate faster than words. Like 21) by Ms. O’Donnell, and although I Twitter, as suggested, for everyone to permissible in all situations. If you are they say, a picture is worth a thousand appreciate the reminder for Lenten see. Bishop Gilberto Fernandez (previ- giving up a sin (such as pride, arro- words — and I challenge you to find a sacrifice, I must respectfully dis- ous auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese gance, lust, etc.), you should not give career path that does not require you agree with a few points. of Miami, who passed away last Sep- yourself Sunday as a day off. Originally, to communicate. The article’s first “how-to” is tember) stated, “Our sacrifice is not Sundays were a time of feasting in con- Second, even if you are not an artist to “one-up your friends”. I deeply intended to feed our pride, but to follow trast with the major fasting that used yourself, you will likely work with an discourage doing so, as the Lenten Christ more closely and serve those to occur, but nowadays, very few truly artist of one form or another at some season is not a contest. By viewing it in great need.” On the other hand, I fast during the whole season of Lent. It point in your career. Design, illustra- as a competition (even for the inten- completely support having an account- does not really apply if we are giving up tion and 3D modeling, among others, tion of giving up more), we shelter ability partner for the Lenten season: a small specific food, such as chocolate. affect so many of the things we see in ourselves from the deep meaning someone who can be there for you and We need to truly view Lent for what the world. Every ad, program, logo, and spirituality of Lent, and in- pray for you when struggling in your is was meant to be, and when Eas- picture and app you see was created stead focus only on the physical and fast. ter comes and our fasting is over, we by an artist. (Maybe it wasn’t exactly a materialistic side. Lent should be The next suggestion: “Don’t give up should rejoice in our Lord’s resurrec- good artist who created them, but they used to become closer to Christ, and something you need” is definitely a tion! We should not rejoice in the sweet were created nonetheless.) When you all actions should have Him as our true statement, but the examples listed taste of chocolate that we have missed are trying to articulate a concept to motivation. completely obscure the meaning of for so long! these creative professionals, it will help The article continues, suggesting “need.” If you “cannot function without So yes, give up something that will to have walked in their shoes. You will that we “make sure everyone knows” a morning cup of coffee/tea/Diet Coke,” be difficult for you or strive to help out know what they have to do in order to what we’re giving up. I had a conver- Lent is the perfect time to rid yourself and give back to the community as accomplish what you’ve asked of them. sation with a close friend last year of this addiction. These things are Ms. O’Donnell states in her final point. Third, and perhaps most importantly, who asked me why so many people absolutely not necessary; at least use Just make sure that your sacrifice is it gives you a way to express yourself. went around telling what they were this time to cut back on them. Ending between you and God, and that you are The catharsis that artistic expression giving up. She pointed me towards the explanation with “your wallet will doing it for God, not for other people. can provide should not be taken lightly. Matthew 6:17-18, “But thou, when also thank you” brings about another And when you struggle, do not underes- Child psychologists sometimes ask thou fastest, anoint thine head, and point. The purpose of this is not to save timate the power of prayer. children to draw in order to explain wash thy face; That thou appear not money! Everything that we are commit- their feelings because visual expression unto men to fast, but unto thy Father ting to accomplish during Lent should Jake Bebar is an instinctive way we communicate. which is in secret: and thy Father, be solely for God. freshman Just like writing in a journal can help which seeth in secret, shall reward As for Sundays, we should defi- Knott Hall clear your thoughts, painting, drawing, thee openly.” Our Lenten sacrifices nitely not fast, as the Church explicitly Feb. 22 pottery or any number of other artistic methods allow you to express what you feel. I cannot promise that by taking an Quote of the day Weekly Poll art class you will become the next Da Vinci or Jobs, but you will probably What are you giving enjoy it and it will definitely benefit you in your life and career. “Energy and persistence up for Lent? So, when you are considering what conquer all things.” to take for your fine arts requirement, Huddle candy think seriously about the visual arts Benjamin Franklin Facebook stalking classes offered in Riley Hall. U.S. author, inventor & politician Super Smash Brothers Naps Contact Brandon Keelean at [email protected] Vote by 5 p.m. on Thursday at The views expressed in the Inside ndscmobserver.com Column are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer. Thursday, February 23, 2012 The Observer | ndsmcobserver.com page 9 A case for increasing taxes on the rich

Unprecedented inequality, a weak Security, Medicare and Medicaid, the 25.1 percent. 700 billion over a decade. economy and rising deficits have pro- programs that provide for elderly, sick At a time when the richest Ameri- Many Republicans argue that letting pelled the question over whether or not and poor Americans. Any major deficit cans have seen unmatched income taxes rise on these Americans would to increase taxes on the richest Ameri- reduction must come from reforms in growth, it is common sense that they hurt small business owners (people cans to the forefront of the American these three programs. Changing how should help soften the financial hit that who own businesses that file their political discourse. health care is delivered in America the elderly, sick and poor Americans business earnings as income taxes). Based on America’s Adam Newman could reform Medicare and Medicaid will take over coming decades. This is While this claim has been used very ef- current and future without having seniors pay more, but not a punishment of successful people fectively politically, it is wildly exagger- fiscal situation, Scientia these reforms are complex and politi- or a call to end free enterprise, but ated. A report from the non-partisan along with the Potentia Est cally difficult. As a result, almost all simply part of a balanced plan to get Tax Policy Center projected that in growth in income current deficit plans will force elderly, America’s fiscal house in order. 2011, 774,000 out of 36 million taxpay- inequality over the past 30 years, I will poor and sick Americans to pay more The best approach to increasing ers who report business income would make the case for increasing taxes on for these programs and receive less in taxes on the rich would be to limit see a tax increase if the Bush tax cuts the richest Americans. benefits. It is not a question of “if?” but their tax expewnditures. Expenditures expired for the two highest marginal Even as the economy improves “how much?” could be limited for the rich by taxing income tax brackets. This means over the next decade, America faces As political leaders contemplate the capital gains at ordinary income levels, that ending the Bush tax cuts for the massive deficits. While America can structure of deficit reduction, one trend limiting the tax exclusion for employer- wealthiest Americans would only affect sustain high deficits temporarily dur- cannot be ignored: the rising growth sponsored health care benefits and two percent of small business owners. ing a weak economy, it eventually has of income inequality in America. A limiting the deduction for mortgage in- I am always very hesitant to embrace to embrace deficit reduction through a recent report issued by the non-parti- terest. This method could raise revenue the language of “us versus them,” combination of higher taxes and lower san Congressional Budget Office (CBO) while allowing tax rates to stay the “American versus anti-Americans” or spending (economic growth can also highlighted the disturbing increase in same (this is important because raising “one percent versus the 99 percent” help decrease the deficit, but it is very inequality for after-tax income growth rates would discourage work). because divisive language will never hard to predict the amount of growth between 1979 and 2007 (adjusted for However, the power of special in- be able to unite Americans together to certain policies will create). inflation). The CBO found that the terests in protecting favorable provi- face the major fiscal challenges that lie Most economists agree that America incomes of the wealthiest one percent sions in the tax code makes this type ahead. So yes, let’s raise taxes on the needs at least four trillion in deficit of the population grew by 275 per- of tax reform unlikely. As a result, rich, but only as a part of a “shared reduction to stabilize the national debt cent. The income of Americans in the the simplest way to raise taxes on the sacrifice” where everyone does their over the next decade. It is mathemati- wealthiest two to 20 percent grew by rich would be to let the Bush Tax Cuts part. In the end, America rises and cally possible to create an “all cuts” 65 percent. The income of Americans expire for the wealthiest two percent falls as one. deficit reduction package. But many in the middle 21 to 80 percent bracket of Americans (individuals with in- who promote deficit reduction with just grew by 40 percent, and the income of come over $200,000 and families with Adam Newman is a junior cuts and no tax increases do not un- Americans in the bottom 20 percent income over $250,000). This would finance major. He can be reached at derstand, or simply ignore, the human of income earners only grew by 18 increase the two highest marginal tax [email protected] cost of their decisions. By 2015, rough- percent. During this time, the aver- brackets, currently at 33 and 35 per- The views expressed in this column ly half of all spending will come from age tax rate for the highest 20 percent cent, to 36 and 39.6 percent, respec- are those of the author and not neces- the main drivers of the debt: Social of wage earners declined from 27.5 to tively, increasing revenue by roughly sarily those of The Observer.

Letters to the Editor Leprechaun Legion A Lenten proposal I want to applaud the article, “Legion today remains true to its initial mis- Expands to Unify Irish Fans at Sport- sion of being created by students, for ing Events,” (Feb. 20) written by Drew students and supported by thousands A great number of people in past Food Services to stop serving anything Pangraze in Monday’s issue. As a dedi- of Notre Dame fans around the world.” years have been concerned about unhealthy during Lent. The major cated fan of all Irish athletic teams, I With the Legion quickly emerging as Notre Dame’s policy of not serving food groups of sweets, desserts, frozen have seen a number of positive changes the leading authority of the Notre Dame meat in the dining halls on Fridays yogurt and bread should not be avail- surrounding our teams directly sup- student section, including it in the during Lent. However, neither side of able anywhere on campus. The dining ported by the Leprechaun Legion. From design and mission of The Shirt ap- the argument ever addresses the fact halls and cafes should only offer fruit, basketball and hockey to soccer and pears to be an ideal solution for allow- that the dining halls are not doing vegetables and a few other options. volleyball, the Legion has taken the ing this accomplished group to bring its enough to support the Lenten season. Subway should eliminate meat, bread lead in unifying our student body in talents to Notre Dame Stadium, as well Everyone knows the meaning of and cheese and Sbarro should be shut support of our entire athletic family as spreading its name and influence Lent centers around giving up the down permanently. and produced amazing results. No one across Irish Nation. most unhealthy food one currently This is a chance for Notre Dame to can deny the wonderful job the Legion The Leprechaun Legion and The Shirt consumes in order to become closer make up for all its past mistakes. This does with men’s basketball as our team expound the similar goal of unifying to Jesus’ experience leading up to his is a chance to right a wrong that has consistently ranks among the national the Notre Dame student section, so why crucifixion and eventual resurrection. been crippling Notre Dame’s poten- leaders in home winning percentage. not unite these groups for the common Yet each year as Lent rolls around, the tial. By eliminating every food-related Arguably one of the most memorable good of all Our Lady’s students? Why dining halls only take away meat, and temptation during Lent, the students of events of my years at Notre Dame took not give the Legion an opportunity to only on Fridays. How are Notre Dame Notre Dame will finally be able to ful- place during our upset victory over do what it does best — help us win? I’m students supposed to succeed in their fill their promises. Plus, spring break then-No. 1 Syracuse, and I thank our not saying The Shirt is flawed, but win- Lenten promises if they are constantly is coming soon. now nationally ranked men’s basketball ning talks at this University, and no one faced with temptation? What are they team and the Legion for making that can deny that the Legion wins, consis- to think of a Catholic institution that Cate Ryan special day possible. The Legion’s cre- tently. I have no doubt that if the Legion would ignore such a cornerstone of senior ativity and unyielding passion for sup- is allowed a greater presence at Notre Lenten experience and expression? Pasquerilla West porting Irish athletics has helped take Dame Stadium, with support from The The only solution is for Notre Dame Feb. 22 our athletic program to new heights, Shirt, we will usher in an exciting new and it will only continue to grow with era of Irish athletics centered around their new social media outreach initia- the unity and dedication of our student tive and expansion into other sports. athletes and unwavering support of our The Legion’s record demonstrates student body. Day of Man its willingness to serve the students of Including the Legion in football Notre Dame, and I believe that we, in would allow us to focus on more press- turn, should help expedite the process ing issues than how many times we Dear Notre Dame community, for their inclusion in all Irish athlet- play “Crazy Train” on third down. Thank you for making this year’s Day of Man such a success. With your ef- ics. As we all know, no student athletic Personally, I’m thinking about mak- forts, we were able to raise about 5,000 dollars for the South Bend Center for organization at Notre Dame is complete ing room for a crystal football in Coach the Homeless this year. without a presence at football games, Kelly’s office. Your donations really showed solidarity with the homeless and we all thank and dialogue with The Shirt Committee you for your generous contributions. The point of this fund-raiser was to raise is exactly what the Legion needs. Joe Peluso awareness about how the homeless struggle through the harsh winters with not In a viewpoint published on Jan. 24, junior much shelter and protection. Your donations are going directly to fighting this President Andrew Alea of The Shirt Morrissey Manor problem. Committee claimed, “The Shirt Project Feb. 22 Although the Day itself is over, donations will still be accepted throughout the month of February. Checks can be sent to Fr. John Conley C.S.C. at 100 Sieg- fried Hall, or directly to the South Bend Center for the Homeless at: Develop- ment Center for the Homeless, 813 S. Michigan St., South Bend, IN 46601. Once again Notre Dame, thank you for making this year’s Day of Man so successful.

Johnny Dang sophomore Siegfried Hall Feb. 22 page 10 The Observer | ndsmcobserver.com Thursday, February 23, 2012

By COURTNEY ECKERLE that. They’re like, ‘Can’t you do that an acoustic guitar just in time for a Scene Writer on GarageBand?’” whole year laid up in bed, in pretty Legends will be an intimate ven- much a full leg cast. I started writ- “It’s no problem — I’m just sit- ue for Costa, who has toured with ing songs. A friend had lent me a ting here, learning some songs on acts like Jack Johnson (he is on 4-track recorder.” the guitar,” Indie-folk crooner Matt Johnson’s label, Brushfire Records), It was the first time Costa felt con- Costa said when I called him Tues- Oasis and Modest Mouse. Costa said fident in his skills, he said. day afternoon. the craziest venue he’s played at was “I could hear myself back and “I can’t give away my secrets,” he Hyde Park in front of 50,000 people start laying things back on top of it, quipped before admitting he’s mess- with Johnson. and all of a sudden it made sense ing around with “just some bossa “If 50,000 people wanted to come ... It sounded good instead of just nova stuff,” referencing a Brazilian see me everywhere, I wouldn’t con- bouncing my voice off a guitar and style of music. “Stuff you always test to that, but I just like playing a wall,” he said. “For me, that’s how hear and you’re like, ‘Someday, I’m music, so any opportunity to play it all started. Then I met a bunch of going to learn that,’ and today was songs and see other musicians,” he people who helped me out along the that day.” said. “You know, that’s kind of the way. Gearing up to record a new al- best thing about those big shows, “It’s in the simple,” Costa said of bum, Costa will be gracing the Leg- I’ve gotten to play with people that good music. “The good thing about ends stage this Saturday night at I look up to a lot ... That’s kind of the music is ... you could spend a lot of 10 p.m. When I asked him why he coolest thing of doing those tours is time writing a great story and put would leave sunny Southern Califor- seeing those guys play every night the simplest chords behind it. Or nia in the middle of winter to come and seeing them work in the back- you can do the opposite. You can say to Indiana, he responded in true ground. You learn a lot from that one line and put a bunch of music rocker fashion. sort of thing.” behind it, and all of a sudden you’re “The thing is, when I first heard Costa has been touring for “eight taken someplace equally as good.” about it I thought I was going to Par- or nine years,” and that has to get Now instead of trading guitars for is and agreed to it. And they’re like, tiring, right? skateboards, Costa surrounds him- ‘No, you’re going to Notre Dame, the “I feel like a veteran in some self with them. school,’ and I was like, ‘Aw, man’ — ways,” he said, “because you feel like “I’ve got so many guitars around No, I’m just kidding. Notre Dame is you have to roll with the punches in my house, closets and outside and a nice excuse to go play some songs, the sense that sometimes you have on the ceiling — for real, I’ve got one you know?” to eat beef jerky and peanuts when hanging off of the ceiling.” Costa is an inadvertent fan but a you’re at a road house. But I still feel As for what he does when he fan nonetheless of Notre Dame (the like every tour is fresh because there doesn’t have a guitar in his hand, school) because of some childhood [are] always new thoughts coming Costa said he has been culturing confusion on his part between a in the brain as far as inspiration. himself. school in his hometown of Hunting- I always feel like I have something “I’ve been working on my Span- ton Beach, Calif., called “Mater Dei” new to share with whoever. It’s ex- ish recently, traveling around. I like and Notre Dame. In his defense, the citing. It’s more like a conversation to read, I like to go into nature and two school’s logos are very similar — ‘Oh, check this out,’ [and] bounc- taking walks.” — an ‘M’ instead of the Notre Dame ing that off of each other.” Costa added that another source ‘N’ ensnares the ‘D.’ Music stemmed from his first of inspiration is his other, less dan- “When I was a kid it was the first love, skateboarding, which he start- gerous hobby: eavesdropping. place when I wanted to go to school,” ed around the same time he discov- “I like to drive around and go Costa said. “I don’t know why I be- ered guitar. His friends played an to diners and hang out for a little came a fan of Notre Dame ... There’s instrumental role in the develop- while. See what I see; listen to other a school right by called Mater Dei. I ment of both passions. people’s conversations.” confused the two I think, but I end- “I started skateboarding and You’ve been warned. Look out for ed up getting the Fighting Irish hat, playing guitar when I was twelve,” Costa at Nick’s Patio after the show and ever since then I’ve been a fan, he said. “I’d see my friends after on Saturday night and watch what and that’s true.” school skating in the parking lot. you say. It might end up on his new Currently gearing up to record a Eventually somehow or another album. new album, Costa claims it will be I came up to them and ended up As for what to expect from Sat- different from the last one. chasing their skateboards around urday’s show, Costa said he likes to “The last record [Mobile Chateau] when they messed up on a trick and keep it simple. was more of an experiment, trying tried to ride it. Eventually, I saved “I’m just going to be coming there out a lot of sounds that I heard for a up a bunch of lunch money and I and playing songs, a mix up of ev- long time. I just wanted to immerse bought a skateboard. erything that I’ve done so far,” he myself in my songs and in that world “Then when I went to those kid’s said. “[I will] probably play some for a little while, doing more of sort houses, I realized they all had gui- new songs that I’ve been working on of a 60’s sound ... some psychedelic, tars too. Then it was the kind of for the record.” not crazy psychedelic, but like Beach thing where they’d put down the Boys and Zombies.” guitar and I’d play it and learn some Contact Courtney Eckerle at Costa has lots of ideas for the new Nirvana songs or whatever, and [email protected] album, but isn’t sure what type of then I kind of continued down that inspiration will strike when he actu- path and started doing both those ally sits down in the studio. things.” “Some of the songs will be more But a decade ago, the choice be- On campus complete stories and probably folk- tween hobby and profession was ier, with more elaborate arrange- made for him. Costa was on track to ments and ... prettier, maybe,” he become a pro skateboarder when he said. “But I don’t even know — I’m injured himself. While laid up for a What: Matt Costa about to go and do it pretty soon, so year recovering, he started writing who knows once you get in there.” songs. Where: Legends Recently Costa has been drawing “When I was 18 — I had sold my from an unlikely muse in classical guitar actually. I traded it for a pair When: Saturday at music: “I’ve been listening to a lot of shoes and a skateboard — I was of different symphonies and com- skating heavily and I broke my leg. 10 p.m. posers and things like that. If I can Then I think [about] two months convince my label to try to arrange before I broke my leg, I got a new an orchestra, then I would try to do acoustic guitar ... So I finally got ELISA DE CASTRO | Observer Graphic Thursday, February 23, 2012 The Observer | ndsmcobserver.com page 11

By MEGHAN THOMASSEN tunity to make “Antigona Furiosa” friends.” Viewpoint Editor as visually compelling as possible. As a second semester senior, Sar- Inspired by Richard Serra’s “Tilted lo’s experience performing in “Blithe “Antigona Furiosa” renews the Arc,” the set is minimalistic and Spirit” in 2010 spurred him to take ancient grief and pious fury of the black, mimicking at the same time a advantage of his free time. Greek tragedy “Antigone” in light of swooping wave, a city wall and a pit “I’m having a lot of fun doing this Argentina’s “Dirty War” disappear- of death. show,” Sarlo said. “And I heard so ances. The play is abstract and dia- Props are distinctly missing from many stories about Anton, I felt I logue-driven, but has a visual pres- scenes which would appear depen- knew him. He was knighted twice — ence so strong it’s almost visceral. As dent upon them, such as two gentle- impressive.” Antigona calls out for the burial of men sitting down to tea, or women As for Ruas, her major in Film, her brother, the cries of the mothers tending to their relatives’ corpses. Theater and Television is a reflection of those executed by the Argentinian The costumes consist of avant-garde of her long-term interest in acting. government merge voices into a mov- unitards and veils, even further em- “I had a class with Anton, and I ing furious dirge. phasizing the idea of the unknown. was really interested in working with For those of you unfamiliar with “If you begin from an image and vi- him,” she said. “We’ve been working the plot of “Antigone,” the source sual expression and you get a sound with the representation of the ex- of conflict is the decree from King sense of the body, it moves from the tremes, ways we can push people and Creon of Greece forbidding Antigone, gut to history,” Juan said. “That’s the ways we can ask questions of people.” daughter of Oedipus, from perform- whole journey.” Both Ruas and Sarlo said Juan ing the funeral rites for her brother The play also masters a musicality wanted to make the Greek tragedy Polyneices, who fell in battle against in a vocal and physical sense. The di- pointed and relevant. the state. alogue gains a pulse though the rise “He wanted to take it from the mi- After proclaiming her innocence and fall of monologues and chants. crocosmic to the macrocosmic,” Sarlo based on a higher divine law than Statements are often punctuated by said. Creon’s word, Antigone is walled up foot stamps, crow calls and wailing. “Antigona Furiosa” will be playing and given a noose to hang herself if This play is disorienting in every as- at Debartolo Performing Arts Center she so chooses. In essence, the trage- pect, but the student actors perform Feb. 23 to Mar. 4. General admission dy lies in her fate: She is unable to ful- with such earnestness, sincerity and tickets cost $15. Tickets cost $7 for fill her role as a living woman, with a classical awareness, the audience students. husband or children, but is also un- cannot help but be curious about able to join the ranks of the dead, just what they have to say. Contact Meghan Thomassen at like her unburied brother. The play features senior Stephanie [email protected] Herein lies the connection with the Ruas as Antigona, whose brilliant Argentinian kidnappings. Citizens unbridled exposition on pain carries considered too extreme by the Ar- the play through to the end. gentinian government from 1976 un- “The most challenging part for me til 1983 were abducted, questioned was dealing with a script so far from On campus and disposed of without a trace. The realism,” she said. “Anton was coach- alarming rate of disappearances ing me to bring it to a classical level.” spurred the mourning mothers to This is where “Antigona Furiosa” What: “Antigona join together and publicly demand shines. Kevin Sarlo plays both Cre- their children, dead or alive, be re- on and the leader of the chorus and Furiosa” turned to them. The ambiguity of serves as the comedic relief to Anti- death or life and the aspect of with- gona’s outrage. The chorus sporadi- Where: Debartolo holding grief creates a terrifying void cally mocks Antigona and her piety, in which pain and doubt fester all the but its mockery both amuses and dis- Performing Arts worse. gusts. Their banter is witty and full Anton Juan, a professor in the of modern references even the least Center Department of Film, Theater and Greek-literate can appreciate, but its Television, directs the show. An in- cacophonous laughter is sometimes When: Thurs. through ternationally recognized playwright so harshly timed, the audience might and director, Juan has been knighted not know whether to laugh or cry. Sat. at 7:30 p.m., Sun. twice by the French government, “I repeat ‘nothing’ over and over the Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et again. It’s one of my favorite lines in at 2:30 p.m., Feb. 28 Lettres and the Chevalier de l’Ordre the show,” Sarlo said. National de Merit. Ruas said her favorite line was one through March 3 at “My goal is to transport audiences featured later in the play. into other realities — painful realities “’The living are the great sepul- 7:30 p.m., March 4 at — out of their comfort zones to have chers of the dead,’ or something like them see the world with fresh eyes,” that,” she said. 2:30 p.m. Juan said. The rehearsal process was both Despite their dependencies on a a challenge and a pleasure for Ruas How Much: $15 for budget and other resources, the pro- and Sarlo. duction team has developed creative- “I really enjoyed it; I got to work general admission, $7 ly ever since the show was selected with new people,” Ruas said. last year. The costumes were a source of mo- for students “It allows you to have an aesthetic tivation for the entire team to hit the based on minimal demands … The gym. Learn More: concept becomes more essential to “We’re literally throwing ourselves what the text wants to say rather against the walls,” Sarlo said. “But performingarts.nd.edu than spectacle,” Juan said. we’re never offstage, so when you But Juan still took every oppor- come to the theater, you make new

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Sports Authority PGA Messi should move Woods, Els move on in WGC to EPL to be the best Associated Press MARANA, Ariz. — Luke In every sport there are And the world’s best player Donald won’t be playing the plenty — those who go beyond has done all this by 24, an 18th hole at Dove Mountain athlete and venture into the age at which most players are this year, either. status of worldwide celebrity. barely hitting their prime. Donald, so dominant in Their But Messi is not the greatest winning the Match Play aura of all time yet. He must do two Championship last year that escapes things to become the best: one he closed out every match through radical, one plausible. before the 18th hole, became the gates First, the striker must only the third No. 1 seed to of the improve on the international lose in the opening round arenas stage and win a World Cup. Wednesday in another pre- and In the 2010 World Cup, Messi dictably crazy day on Dove floods didn’t score a goal. Mountain. into the And now for the shocker. Ernie Els, who only got into city that For Messi to truly sur- the 64-man field when Phil sur- pass Pelé, he needs to make Mickelson took his family on rounds Andrew the transfer to the English a ski vacation, delivered the it. Gastelum Premier League (EPL). By biggest shocker in the first We see season’s end, he will add round with a 5-and-4 victory. the Tom Sports Writer a few more trophies to his “I don’t think it would have Bradys, legacy and be Barca’s all-time mattered who I played today. the leading scorer. What more I just didn’t play well,” Donald LeBrons, the Derek Jeters and can he do in La Liga? There said. “I struggled. I gave away know they represent much are only a few games per year too many holes and made too more than just the sport they that matter in that league and many mistakes. You can’t do play with their celebrity super- they all consist of Barcelona that in match play against stardom. vs. Real Madrid; the rest of La anyone, let alone Ernie.” One defies the odds in sports Liga would have trouble even Tiger Woods nearly found today. making it in the EPL. that out against Gonzalo Fer- He stands at 5’6” and weighs Right now, Messi is what nandez-Castano. in at 150 pounds, perfect for makes Barcelona the power- Woods had to play left- a gymnast or maybe even a house it is. If Messi were truly handed in one of his three jockey. the best, he would continue journeys into the desert. He But Lionel Messi plays the scoring at this record pace trailed the Spaniard with world’s game for the world’s in any league, including the four holes to play, and both people, defying the odds every more physical Premier League of them looked beatable. That step of the way. where the world’s best compe- changed when Woods drove AP Rather than being an athletic tition resides. the par-5 15th green to win Tiger Woods chips during his first-round match at the Match Play specimen since birth, Messi With Manchester City, with a two-putt birdie, won Championships on Wednesday in Arizona. struggled with a growth hor- United, Tottenham, Arsenal, the 16th with a par and then mone disorder which almost Chelsea and Liverpool all reg- closed out the Spaniard with shelved his extraordinary istering as five-star squads, an 8-foot par putt for a 1-up start to his season. but it cost him when he was — a career before it even started. Messi would play the best de- win. A year after becoming the first left-handed shot out of the desert Rather than signing a multi- fenses in the world (outside of “We both made our share player to win money titles on the on No. 2, too much club that sent million dollar signing bonus, Real Madrid, Barcelona and of mistakes, there’s no doubt PGA and European tours, he was him over the 11th green and into Messi signed his contract with AC Milan) every week instead about that,” said Woods. “But not a factor at Abu Dhabi or Riv- the desert. But he settled down FC Barcelona on an extra nap- of Bilbao and Levante. somehow, I was able to move iera, and this the first time he’s right about the time the Span- kin in a grungy bar. And with the fanaticism on.” had three straight events out of iard began to struggle with the Rather than appearing like that puts all American sports That was the only objective the top 30 since August 2009. putter, missing putts inside 10 the others on the covers of GQ to shame, England is the best in this World Golf Champion- “I’m not sure where to start,” feet on the 15th and 16th holes and Sports Illustrated, Messi place for the world’s best. The ship, a single-elimination for- Donald said. “I just didn’t play that enabled Woods to take the conquers the cover of Time Barcelona star has at least mat in which the only proper very well. It’s disappointing. I’ve lead. Magazine because he is that four years left in his prime, use of the word “upset” is the been working really hard. To “I think if there was one day kind of a story. and with rumors of Ronaldo mood of the 32 guys who are lose control of the golf ball like to beat Tiger Woods, this was He transcends the celebrity returning to the UK, Messi headed home. I did today is really frustrating, it,” Fernandez-Castano said. athlete simply by being the needs to make the move be- Among them: but I believe the hard work will “I didn’t take the opportunity. underdog, the little guy who fore he is all that is left in La U.S. Open champion Rory start paying off soon.” I missed a few shots. And of made it big. He is more than Liga. McIlroy won four straight Fernandez-Castano got some course, you can’t miss spots the usual unblemished, celeb- It seems sacrilegious to holes on the back nine to attention this week for saying if you want to beat one of the rity face of the sport. He is the even think about pulling him seize control against George Woods was “beatable” and not greatest in history.” sport. from the Barca stripes, but Coetzee. He was 2 up with at his best. “He’s beatable, too,” Next up for Woods is Nick Wat- The striker averages an as- imagine the competition. two holes to play. Lee West- Woods replied, and the way they ney, who had little trouble dis- tonishing 0.71 goals per game Don’t worry, all the Barce- wood never trailed in his played, both were right. posing of British Open champion in his career, in a game where lona fans will follow, because 3-and-1 win over Nicolas Col- Woods lost the opening two Darren Clarke. Woods has not one goal by both teams means all the Barca jerseys you see saerts of Belgium. The test for holes and looked as though he made it out of the second round a lot. are because of him. Westwood comes on Thurs- might fall 3 down until making the last two times he has played. The same guy who wasn’t Go to a five-star EPL team day against Robert Karlsson, a 10-foot par save. Woods won Els moves on to play Anders supposed to even play profes- and become the best Leo, just when he tries to advance to three of the next five holes, one Hansen, who beat K.T. Kim, 5 sional soccer has made 18 ad- stay away from City, Totten- the third round for the first of them with a 50-foot birdie and 3. The Big Easy is in dire ditions to the Barcelona trophy ham, Liverpool, Arsenal and time. Martin Kaymer easily putt, and that’s when the match need of ranking points as he case, including five La Liga Chelsea. dispatched Greg Chalmers, became a case of give-and-take. tries to get into the next World titles and three Champions while Steve Stricker outlasted Woods was on the verge of go- Golf Championship at Doral in League championships. Contact Andrew Gastelum Kevin Na. ing 2 up until he three-putted two weeks, and tries to get into Last season, Messi scored at [email protected] McIlroy and Westwood now the ninth and Fernandez-Casta- the top 50 by the end of March more goals than any La Liga The views expressed in this have a chance to replace Don- no got up-and-down for bogey. to avoid missing the Masters for player with 53 and looks to Sports Authority column are ald at No. 1 in the world with Three holes later, Woods had the first time in nearly 20 years. break the record again this the views of the author and a win this week. to make a par to avoid falling 2 He managed to escape Dove year, as he already scored 42 not necessarily those of The Donald will head home to down. Mountain without talking about with over 20 games remaining. Observer. Florida to shake off a poor He wasn’t wild all the time, his big win.

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controlled the early round of the round with the same strategy as Paape fight with quickness despite being he had in the first. He did not have pushed to the ropes. much movement but made his hits continued from page 14 In the second round, Dear con- count. Partway through the round Woods, Els move on in WGC tinued to push Neville against the Lischke landed a series of punch- Carnevale’s shoulder, the fight- ropes, but Neville continued to slip es, but seemed to tire as the round ing continued, with Paape con- away and counter. came to an end. trolling the match until the end In the final round, however, In the third round, Lischke of the round. Dear started to land better punch- backed Rompf up twice against The third round was consis- es as Neville started to tire out. the ropes, but Rompf jabbed his tent with the other two rounds. The solid third round was way out of it quickly. Then with a Paape was in charge the whole enough to earn the split decision powerful right jab Rompf, contin- time and Carnevale had a lim- for Dear. ued to be in control. Rompf won in ited use of his right arm. The a split decision vote. round finished with the unani- Brian “Caesar” Salat def. David mous victory going to Paape Fosselman Daniel Yi def. Mike Voge Junior Brian Salat capitalized Coming out aggressively, soph- Chris “Stubbs” Sarkis def. Evan on his versatility, making adjust- omore Daniel Yi gained the ad- “Heavy Duty” Escobedo ments throughout the match to vantage and did not let it go. He The fight started with both beat senior David Fosselman. In was on the offensive much of the boxers coming out aggressively, the first round, both fighters trad- time, landing numerous blows. exchanging blows. Junior Chris ed punches. Fosselman started off At the end of the round, Yi almost Sarkis seemed to be gaining the well with high activity and precise knocked freshman Mike Voge upper hand, but with a strong shots. over with a right hook. punch, freshman Evan Escobebo Salat responded by coming out The second round looked much brought him to a knee briefly. in the second round with more ag- the same as the first round, with The second round began with gression. Salat broke down Fossel- Voge on defense much of the time. Sarkis gaining the advantage, man’s guard by working the body. Early in the third round, Yi forcing Escobedo on the move for Fosselman tried to swing mo- threw a strong string of punches, the first part of the round. Sarkis mentum back in his direction by dazing Voge. The ref had to count then got Escobedo against the increasing his aggression in the Voge back in, and shortly after, ropes but Escobedo fought out of third round, but Salat finished off Yi brought blood to Voge’s nose it with some strong jabs, ending the fight by using his reach to win with a right jab. Yi ended the fight the round well. the exchanges. with a right hook, causing Voge TOM LA/The Observer Sarkis started the third round Salat earned the unanimous to stumble. At this point the ref Freshman Kevin Katalinic, right, delivers a shot to freshman John by forcing Escobedo up against victory. stopped the contest, giving the Garvin in the quarterfinals. Garvin took the unanimous decision. the ropes twice with a storm victory to Yi. of swings, but Escobedo fought Heavyweight right hook that showed good ac- allowed Ellixson to still land a them off with a few good combos. Nate “Catdome” Arnold def. Rob curacy. few punches. Toward the end of the round, John Rompf def. Sean “Too Tall” “The Professor” McKenna Then in the second round, Ar- Ellixson began the second Sarkis gave Escobedo a bloody Lischke Law student Nate Arnold nold finished off the match with round with quick combinations nose with a right jab. From there The first round demonstrated a showed off his strength in a con- a high energy level. Arnold’s con- that forced the referee to pause until the end of the fight, Sarkis contrast of styles as senior Sean vincing victory against sophomore stant activity left McKenna with the fight. After the pause, Jones was in control, earning him the Lischke had a lot of energy, while Rob McKenna. Arnold used an un- little opportunity to respond. used precision to counter Ellix- unanimous decision. law student John Rompf preferred usual combination of overwhelm- Arnold’s dominance forced the son’s aggressiveness. taking calculated shots when ing power and quick hits to end referee to stop the contest in the In the third round, Ellixson Bart “The Guv’nor” Dear def. Lischke let his defenses down. the match early. second round despite McKenna’s overwhelmed Jones by pres- Ricky “Scooter” Neville Rompf landed a string of strikes In the first round, despite a good will to continue. suring him into the corners. El- Senior Bart Dear outlasted ju- and ended the round well with a guard from McKenna, Arnold’s lixson’s quick punches made it nior Ricky Neville in one of the strong right jab. strength pushed McKenna back. Brrian Ellixson def. Tony “Happy difficult for Jones to escape the closest fights of the night. Neville Rompf continued the second Arnold also landed a devastating Puppy, Bulging Biceps” Jones corner. The referee stopped the In the last fight of the night, contest in the third round to law student Brian Ellixson out advance Ellixson into the final matched freshman Tony Jones round. with strength and technique. Ellixson kept up a high-energy Contact Mike Monaco at rate that did not allow Jones any [email protected], Peter Steiner at time to respond. [email protected], Ernst Cleofe at Ellixson started the fight with [email protected], Brian Hartnet at aggressiveness that forced Jones [email protected] and Isaac Lorton at to back away, but good footwork [email protected]

NBA Lakers beat Mavs 96-91 as season hits midpoint

Associated Press a 3-pointer. Bynum was smil- ing broadly when he ran and DALLAS — Andrew Bynum hugged Fisher when Dallas had 19 points and 14 rebounds called timeout. as the Los Angeles Lakers hit Fisher’s driving short jumper the halfway point of their sea- with 3:41 left ended a 9-0 run son with a 96-91 victory over that made it 89-82. The Lakers the defending NBA champion held on despite missing six con- Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday secutive free throws after that. night. Bryant missed two free Bynum had a huge smile on throws with 37 seconds left. his face when he grabbed a re- After Nowitzki’s tip-in got the bound of his own miss and was Mavericks within 93-91, Gasol fouled trying to go back up with was fouled and missed both of 5:29 left. He made both free his free throws with 20 seconds throws to break an 82-all tie left. and finally put the Lakers (20- But Matt Barnes grabbed the 13) ahead to stay after 13 ties rebound and was quickly fouled. and 10 lead changes. He ended the Lakers’ charity- Pau Gasol had 24 points for line slump with two free throws. the Lakers, while Kobe Bryant Bynum had one more big play and Derek Fisher each had 15. in that closing streak, with an Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points alley-oop dunk from Bryant and 12 rebounds to lead the with 1:05 left for a 93-86 lead. Mavericks (21-13), who played The Lakers have one more their final game before the All- game before the All-Star break, Star break. Vince Carter had on Thursday night at Oklahoma 20. City. After the Mavericks failed to Lamar Odom missed the take advantage of a turnover game for the Mavericks against by Bryant when Jason Terry his former team. Odom was the gave it right back, Bynum was NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year for underneath the basket with the the Lakers last season and won ball. But he instead passed it three NBA championship rings to Fisher in the left corner for in seven years in Los Angeles. page 14 | ndsmcobserver.com The Observer u Sports Thursday, February 23, 2012

Skelly took definitive control Joe of the match in the final round, unleashing an aggressive attack continued from page 15 that Kraska could not counter. Skelly continued to attack high punches. and landed a few headshots, de- Neither fighter showed any spite Kraska’s efforts to evade signs of fatigue in the third Skelly’s punches. round, as they attacked each oth- As a result of his continuous er with a series of wild punches. aggression, Skelly took the fight Joe landed a demonstrative right by unanimous decision. hook to Cooley’s head, knocking him into the ropes with mere Brian “Not Chris” Salvi def. seconds left in the fight. Joe won Dan “Beardo” Winnike the fight by unanimous decision. Law student Brian Salvi earned the early victory against Ryan “Dirty” Alberdi def. Zach sophomore Dan Winnike with “Dallas” Harris strong technique. In a bout of juniors, Ryan Al- Salvi opened the fight by land- berdi defeated Zach Harris in ing strong punches that over- one of the few fights stopped whelmed Winnike’s defense, before the third round. Alberdi but his long windup also left started the fight with great pre- him open to Winnike’s counters cision as he broke down Harris’ when Salvi missed his mark. guard, using his reach to get Salvi’s aggressiveness in the around the block and opening second round helped push Win- Harris up for straight punches. nike into the corners and let In the second round, Alberdi Salvi unleash powerful hooks. kept up his momentum, work- Late in the round, Salvi landed ing on Harris’ body and opening a combination that caused Win- him up once again. After Alberdi nike to fall. SARAH O’CONNOR/The Observer landed multiple combinations, In the third round, Winnike Junior Casey Allare, right, punches freshman Eric Tommarello on Wednesday in the Joyce the referee stopped the contest tried to come back but Salvi was Center Fieldhouse. Allare earned the win in a unanimous decision. handing Alberdi the victory in opportunistic, choosing key mo- the second round. ments to counter strongly. After right hook, Salvi knocked Ianiro unanimous decision. 204 lbs. one such precise counter, the to the mat. At this point, the ref- Jeff “Little Bear” Ulrich def. referee stopped the fight to give eree called the match, awarding Brian Tower def. Matt Enzwei- Reid “The Captain” Paape def. Luke “Cool Hand Luke” Murphy Salvi the victory. the victory to Salvi. ler Tom “Son of Ted” Carnevale Junior captain Jeff Ulrich used In a tight fight between two The first round started off methodical quickness to trump Nick “The Lancaster Disaster” Frank “The Tank” Conway def. aggressive fighters, senior Bri- with junior Reid Paape on the sophomore Luke Murphy. Grasberger def. Hank “The John Mapelli an Tower earned the victory offensive. Partially through the Throughout the match Ulrich Tank” Duden Sophomore Frank Conway de- against junior Matt Enzweiler. round, senior Tom Carnevale used his quickness to dodge In a slow, strategic match, se- feated sophomore John Mapelli In the early round, Tower was dislocated his right shoulder and Murphy’s punches and move into nior Nick Grasberger outmatched with quickness and intensity. successful by pushing forward the medical staff on hand had to counter. sophomore Hank Duden in close Conway started the fight with and keeping Enzweiler on the pop it back into place. Despite In the first round, Ulrich’s spaces to earn the victory. a high work rate and moved Ma- ropes. the injury, Carnevale continued strategy was successful as he The first round featured both pelli into the corners. As the fighters became more and finished off the first round. could easily set up for the coun- fighters trading blows, with In the second round, Conway comfortable, the match was Carnevale’s shoulder injury ters. The second round contin- Grasberger getting the better of kept up the same energy, trying decided as both fighters en- put him on the defensive. He ued to see Ulrich dance around the exchanges late in the round. to break down Mapelli’s defense croached on each other’s space. used his right arm sparingly the ring and start to land bigger Grasberger showed off his quick with accurate punches. In the second round, Enzwei- and tried to avoid the flurry punches. punches in the second round Mapelli responded better in ler seemed to be the better of of Paape’s punches. Carnevale The third round almost saw while the two fought in tight the third round, starting to use the two in close spaces. But in tried to throw a punch with his a momentum shift as Ulrich quarters. his length and jab to keep Con- the last round, Tower improved right arm when a gap opened up, slipped in the ring and seemed In the third, Duden started way away. Mapelli finished the in the short ranges and landed but his shoulder again separat- to limp after the fall. But Ulrich to become more aggressive and match strong after the change in cleaner hits. ed. After another break to reset made up for limited mobility attack Grasberger’s body. But strategy, but it was not enough Tower narrowly snatched the with more precise hits, earning Grasberger keyed in on his lack as Conway still earned the victory in a split decision. see PAAPE/page 13 him the victory by unanimous of defense and landed more head decision. blows. Grasberger earned a trip to the semifinals after a unani- 180 lbs. mous decision. Joe “Send in the Troll” Garrity 188 lbs. def. Eric “P-Rex” Palutsis Senior Joe Garrity controlled Adrian “Yo Adrian” Moreno def. the pace of the fight in the first Tim Crowley round, getting in the first punch- In this battle of seniors, both es and moving freshman Eric boxers came out swinging, at- Palutsis around the ring. Palut- tacking each other with a wild sis responded with a series of series of punches to open the quick jabs, but Garrity mixed first round. Tim Crowley used a in several punches and forced strong left hook to drive Adrian Palutsis toward the ropes. Moreno toward the ropes, but Garrity continued to impose Moreno managed to land a few his will in the second round, us- upper body shots on Crowley. ing a flurry of low body shots and The second round saw both an intense right hook to Palut- fighters display moments of sis’ head to force the freshman dominance. Crowley came out against the ropes twice during with aggression and landed sev- the round. eral high jabs that drove Moreno Palutsis displayed a strong into the ropes. Moreno, however, performance in the final round, responded with a strong recov- as the lanky lefty threw in a se- ery, driving Crowley back to the ries of low body shots and hooks center of the ring and landing a to stop Garrity in his tracks. hard punch to Crowley’s mouth. His efforts were not enough to Moreno took control in the fi- overcome Garrity’s early perfor- nal round, using his height ad- mance though, as Garrity won vantage to move Crowley against the fight by unanimous decision. the ropes. Crowley landed a few shots to Moreno’s head, but Connor “The Skellator” Skelly Moreno countered with a strong def. Steve “Kraska, Steve” series of low body shots. Kraska This strong final round helped Senior captain Connor Skelly Moreno win the match by unani- started off the fight on the at- mous decision. tack, landing several upper body shots on junior Steve Kraska. Chris “Not Brian” Salvi def. When Skelly attempted to land a Carl Ianiro high jab, however, Kraska coun- In the first round, senior Chris tered with a right hook to Skel- Salvi came out swinging, gaining ly’s head, knocking Skelly to the the upper hand quickly and put- ground. ting sophomore Carl Ianiro on Both fighters put in impres- defense much of the time. Ianiro sive showings during an evenly was only able to land a few solid contested second round. Skelly punches in the opening round. started the round by landing nu- The second round was not merous headshots, but Kraska much different than the first, ex- recovered to pin Skelly against cept for Salvi’s intensity. Halfway the ropes at one point. through the round with a strong Thursday, February 23, 2012 The Observer u Sports ndsmcobserver.com | page 15

a flurry of headshots early in Somers the second round, forcing him onto the ropes at one point. Fes- continued from page 16 sler nearly knocked Hlavaty to the ground with a quick jab, but ropes. Hlavaty returned to mix with a In a very evenly-fought fight, few more upper body shots as Somers won in a split decision. well as a right hook to Fessler’s head. Garrity “Biscuit” McOsker def. The final round saw both Josh Whelan fighters land punches at differ- The freshman Somers came ent points. Fessler went on the out firing on all cylinders in a attack to begin the round and wild first round, using his lon- connected on some lower body ger reach to force the senior shots, but Hlavaty displayed Dupont into the ropes. Dupont success in attacking with mul- countered with a strong display tiple headshots. of his own, using numerous With power and determina- high jabs to force Somers into tion, Hlavaty won the fight by the corner. unanimous decision. Dupont looked to take control early in the second round, pum- 158 lbs. meling Somers with an array of high body shots. Somers kept up Greg Cunningham def. Mark his aggressiveness to recover, Felder MACKENZIE SAIN/The Observer swinging wildly at Dupont and In a tight contest, senior Greg Sophomore Dan Greiss, left, absorbs a hit from senior Chris LaCosta on Wednesday. Greiss landing a few headshots. Cunningham did enough in the defeated LaCosta in a split decision in the quarterfinal bout. The final round saw both box- big moments to defeat graduate ers go at each other in a high- student Mark Felder. The first Sophomore Nick Yulan came one point. His performance was down. Late in the round, Choe energy battle. Dupont landed a round started off slow with nei- close to stealing the match, not enough to overcome Leicht’s responded by landing a big powerful shot to Somers’s head ther boxer landing a solid hit. but a big third round was not strong two rounds though, and right hook that caused Lester to and engaged him in an intense Late in the round though, Cun- enough to defeat junior Joey Leicht won by unanimous deci- topple once again. sequence of jabs along the ningham finally landed a series Kim. sion. In the final round, Choe ropes. of punches that pushed Felder In the first, Kim used his sealed the win by coming out In a very evenly-fought fight, to the ropes. length to keep Yulan away from 165 lbs. with aggression and keeping Somers won in a split decision. The second round was a con- his body. Kim continued to use Lester off balance. Lester was tinuation of the early first round his jab in the second to push Dan Griess def. Chris LaCosta knocked down a final time, the Joel “Hashtag” Hlavaty def. with both exchanging punches. Yulan back, jumping on Yulan Both boxers displayed re- referee called the fight in the Andrew “Fess the Mess” Fes- Felder finally broke through as he backed away. markably high energy levels in third round giving Choe the vic- sler with a strong punch that opened In the final round, Yulan re- the first round, as they went af- tory. The sophomore Hlavaty be- Cunningham’s guard. sponded in a big way. Kim left ter each other with several wild gan the fight with a strong ef- The third was another even down his guard and Yulan series of punches. Though both Dallas Bunsa def. Steve “One fort, driving the senior Fessler match until Cunningham land- capitalized with a series of fighters landed several punch- Man” Wandor toward the ropes in a matter ed a couple of combinations quick jabs. Yulan started to es, senior Chris LaCosta dished Junior Dallas Bunsa earned of seconds. Fessler responded to seal the win. Cunningham duck under the jab and close out a few more successful shots the unanimous victory by with a quick recovery, striking earned the close victory in a the distance, which left Kim in the first round. matching his junior Steve Wan- Hlavaty with an intense upper split decision. unprepared. Yulan dominated The fighters continued their dor’s strategy. body shot and moving him into the third and Kim left almost aggressiveness in the second Despite Wandor backing the corner late in the round. Joey Kim def. Nick “El Toro” dazed. round, with neither taking a away from Bunsa’s aggressive Hlavaty attacked Fessler with Yulan But the third round did not clear-cut advantage. LaCosta attack, Bunsa landed a few solid offset Kim’s success in the first began the round on the at- punches in the corners. two as Kim won in a split deci- tack, landing a few headshots When Wandor came out ag- sion. on sophomore Dan Griess, but gressively, Bunsa responded Griess recovered by hitting with quick punches in the close Sean “Dark Side of the Moon” LaCosta with a strong left hook spaces. Wandor tried to finish Mullen def. Peter “Ye Ye” and moving him against the the fight with more intensity Teneriello ropes on one occasion. but Bunsa still was able to push In a bout between two se- With an intense two rounds Wandor into the ropes, earning niors, neither boxer was able concluded, the pace of the fight himself the unanimous victory to establish control early on, as slowed considerably in the final and a trip to the semifinals. the first round saw few punches round, as both boxers displayed hit their targets. Mullen went on signs of fatigue. Griess estab- 171 lbs. the attack for much of the first lished his presence in an early round but was unable to capi- attack, landing upper body Patrick Spittler def. Pat “The talize with any major blows. shots on LaCosta. Hit Man” Bishop The second round saw an In a close fight, Griess won by The first round largely set the impressive display of sparring split decision. tone for the remainder of the in which both fighters landed fight, as it was an exhibition some powerful punches. Mullen Alex “El Gatito Loco” Oloriz of strong defenses. Junior Pat began the round by throwing a def. Alex “Goodness” Grace Bishop went on the attack for few headshots, but Teneriello Despite being a few inches the majority of the round, but countered with a headshot that shorter than MBA student Alex senior Patrick Spittler largely briefly knocked Mullen to the Grace, junior Alex Oloriz estab- fended off his jabs. ground. lished his presence in the first After playing the role of de- Both fighters showed little round, swinging wildly at Grace fender for the first round, Spit- sign of slowing down in the fi- with a series of rapid shots. tler came out swinging for the nal round, but Mullen came out Oloriz targeted Grace’s lower second round, mixing in a flurry to take the advantage. After body with a flurry of punches, a of upper body shots. One head- taking a few initial shots from strategy that would continue for shot left Bishop with a bloody Teneriello, Mullen went on the much of the fight. nose, which would persist for attack, landing a variety of Grace came at Oloriz with a the remainder of the match. headshots to keep Teneriello on series of upper body shots to Bishop made a strong last- his heels. commence the second round, gasp attempt in the final For his final round efforts, but was mostly unable to take round, throwing the majority of Mullen won the fight by unani- control of the match. Oloriz punches in the round. Spittler mous decision. moved Grace into the corner continued his defensive prow- and added a few headshots ess though, utilizing his speed Danny Leicht def. Tim “Tim- to his numerous lower body to get away from Bishop’s at- bow Slice” Kissling punches. tempts. Spittler won the fight by In a matchup of Dillon Hall Grace landed a right hook to unanimous decision. residents, the junior Leicht went Oloriz’s head to begin the third on the attack for the majority round, but Oloriz countered by Jake Joe def. Bryan Cooley of the first round, successfully assailing Grace’s lower body Neither boxer had much of an landing powerful uppercuts on with a quick series of punches advantage in the first round, the senior Kissling to take con- that Grace was unable to de- as they both were largely un- trol early. fend. able to land punches. Junior Leicht picked up right where Oloriz won the bout by unani- Jake Joe attempted to use his he left off in the second, throw- mous decision. longer reach to land headshots, ing a hard upper body shot that while freshman Bryan Cooley left Kissling wobbling toward Inoh “Lights Out” Choe def. displayed quickness in evading the corner. Leicht added a few Murphy Lester several big punches. more uppercuts to his attack In a fight that saw both fight- Joe controlled both the offen- and successfully forced Kissling ers and the referee fall, senior sive and defensive fronts in the into the corner, continuing to Inoh Choe persevered against second round though, throwing control the tempo of the match sophomore Murphy Lester. Both in high jabs and knocking Cool- despite a height disadvantage. sides started the fight with solid ey onto the ropes. Cooley went Kissling made his response hits as each fighter was knocked on the attack at different points, in an even final round, land- down twice in the first round. but Joe fended off most of his ing upper body shots and mov- In the second round, Lester ing Leicht against the ropes at caught Choe as he let his guard see JOE/page 14 page 16 | ndsmcobserver.com The Observer u Sports Thursday, February 23, 2012

Will “The Thrill” Peterson def. ters. Seim Willie O’Laughlin The second was more of the Sophomore Will Peterson, a same, with Power connecting continued from page 17 defending champion, was in with some left jabs and Brogan complete control in his first fight countering. Each fighter had no real outbursts, the final of the year after getting a first- spurts of furious punching, but stanza was a different story. round bye. He began by landing neither could gain a definitive Seim came out on the attack big shots to the head but senior edge. and connected with punches Willie O’Laughlin hung in there Both boxers again came out to the head. Frego hung in and landed some punches of his aggressively to commence the there and managed to land own. final stanza. Brogan ducked some shots of his own, but The two O’Neill residents and countered many of Pow- Seim’s aggression was enough came out in round two look- er’s best efforts. Brogan then to land him the win by unani- ing to gain the advantage. snapped off some left jabs be- mous decision. O’Laughlin increased his ag- fore connecting with a power- gressiveness, but Peterson was ful right hook. Power, however, 142 lbs. content to wait for opportuni- turned it around and managed ties to counter. Peterson landed to land some strong punches, Nick “Bronco” Bortolotti three straight combinations which were enough to earn him def. Charles “Charlie” Lee to the head, which seemed to the win by split decision. The bout got underway with swing the fight in his favor. quick punches from junior The final frame saw Peterson Ben “Danger Zone” Eichler Charles Lee and senior Nick work O’Laughlin all around the def. Tighe “One Tough Son of Bortolotti. With his quick ring. The senior emptied the a” Beach and potent punches, Borto- tank and connected on some Sophomore Ben Eichler took lotti knocked down Lee twice punches of his own. In the end, control of the fight right from in quick succession. The first though, Peterson won by unani- the beginning, landing multiple round ended with Bortolotti mous decision, advancing one punches to the head just sec- holding a clear advantage more round in defense of his onds into the bout. thanks to his strong combina- title. Senior Tighe Beach tried to tion of jabs and hooks. gain some momentum by going TOM LA/The Observer Lee made an effort to start 148 lbs. on the attack, but Eichler made Senior Kevin Ortenzio, left, and junior Alex Calderon face off the second round strong, but him pay, as he landed a strong during Wednesday’s quarterfinals. Ortenzio won the match. Bortolotti continued his cam- Kevin “The Commissioner” series of punches. paign and landed yet another Ortenzio def. Alex Calderon Eichler capped the fight with Hemington had moved Choe The freshman Somers came knock down. The third knock- At the referee’s whistle, the a hard left uppercut, which left into a corner, but Choe coun- out firing on all cylinders in a out caused the referee to end bout commenced with both ju- Beach dazed and unable to con- tered with a continuous on- wild first round, using his lon- the bout 45 seconds into the nior Alex Calderon and senior tinue. The referee ended the slaught of right and left hooks to ger reach to force the senior second round. captain Kevin Ortenzio entering fight in the first round, giving Hemington’s head. Hemington Dupont into the ropes. Dupont Bortolotti, who received a the fray quickly. While Calder- Eichler the victory. was not afraid to go on the at- countered with a strong display first round bye, will move on on held a slight advantage to be- tack, though, and stayed in the of his own, using numerous to the semifinals after the gin the match, Ortenzio quick- 154 lbs. match with his fearlessness. high jabs to force Somers into quick fight. ly gained it back by trapping The fast pace continued in the corner. Calderon against the ropes and Sunoh “What is This? I don’t a more even third round un- Dupont looked to take control John “The Forgetful House- landing mighty jabs. Ortenzio Even” Choe vs. Calvin Heming- til a pause by the referee to fix early in the second round, pum- cat” Garvin def. Kevin “Kat asserted himself quickly with ton Hemington’s bloody nose. Af- meling Somers with an array of Daddy” Katalinic his one-two jabs, but Calderon The bout between the sopho- ter the pause Hemington came high body shots. Somers kept up Sophomore John Garvin stayed in the frays, landing a mores from O’Neill Hall com- running after Choe, who stayed his aggressiveness to recover, displayed his power and skill few punches to Ortenzio. menced with Sunoh Choe land- calm and countered, eventu- swinging wildly at Dupont and right at the bell by landing a Ortenzio displayed his stam- ing quick hooks on Hemington. ally knocking Hemington to the landing a few headshots. flurry of punches on freshman ina in the second round, not While Hemington stayed in the ground. In a unanimous deci- The final round saw both box- Kevin Katalinic. After a series letting up on Calderon with a fray, Choe continued to connect sion, Sunoh was proclaimed the ers go at each other in a high- of strong punches, Garvin flurry of punches. Both box- on blows. Near the end of the winner and earned a trip to the energy battle. Dupont landed a forced Katalinic into a corner, ers looked strong, but Orten- round, Hemington countered semifinals. powerful shot to Somers’s head and the referee paused the zio used his footwork to move with a strong left hook, gaining and engaged him in an intense contest. The round ended the Calderon around the ring. back some ground. Keegan “Unicorns and But- sequence of jabs along the way it started — with a strong The third started out evenly, Choe initiated the second terflies” Somers def. Andrew performance from Garvin. but Ortenzio, who often dodged round with potent jabs. Soon “The King of Sting” Dupont see SOMERS/page 15 Katalinic began the second and then fired in return, con- round better than the first nected on a few strong punches by avoiding some of Garvin’s in a row, causing the referee punches and landing a few to pause the round. After the of his own. But the patient pause both boxers traded blows Garvin would wait for an op- at a furious pace, but in the portunity and then land a end, with his quick, strong jabs, jab on Katalinic. The round Ortenzio defeated Calderon in a ended with Garvin connecting unanimous decision. on both right and left hooks, taking advantage of Katalinic Casey “Man Beast” Allare def. dropping his gloves below his Eric “Squirrel” Tommarello head. Junior Casey Allare initiated The tussles in the third the fight with his left and right round were similar to those in jabs, but freshman Eric Tom- the first — combinations from marello returned fire. The first both boxers in the middle of round ended with Allare con- the ring. Katalinic gave a val- necting on four strong jabs to iant effort through all three Tommarello’s head, giving Al- rounds, but Garvin’s accura- lare the slight edge after the cy and power of his punches first. gave him the clear advantage. The second round began again Garvin prevailed in a unan- with strong punches from the imous decision. junior. Tommarello continued his efforts, but Allare’s blows to Nick Rowek def. Chris the head of Tommarello put him “Heavy Hands” Hinman on top after two rounds. Allare The opening round was fair- was patient in his attacks and ly even as both boxers landed was able to move Tommarello punches early on. Law student around the ring at will. Hinman and junior Rowek The final round was reminis- then both showed the ability cent of the first two, but while to block shots to the head be- Tommarello showed his stam- fore Rowek managed to land a ina, Allare stayed on top with few to close out the frame. potent punches. After a pause In the second round, the to take care of Tommarello’s two fighters came out drilling bloody nose, Tommarello came each other in the head to start running out of the gate and con- the stanza. Hinman then tried nected on two strong punches. to gain the upper hand by go- There was not enough time for ing on the attack, but Rowek a comeback though, and Allare stood strong and landed some prevailed in a unanimous deci- counters. sion. The final frame began in the same fashion as the previ- Ryan “Ho-Cro Heart” Power ous one with the two boxers def. Joe Brogan landing punch after punch. The Fisher residents were Rowek seemed to gain control evenly matched throughout the of the fight using a combina- bout, with senior Ryan Power tion of jabs and hooks and ul- landing some punches to begin timately won by unanimous the round, but freshman Joe decision. Brogan deployed strong coun- Thursday, February 23, 2012 The Observer u Sports ndsmcobserver.com | page 17 SMC Basketball Bouts continued from page 20

Belles prepare to face Tony “Lucky” Lucisano def. Andy Fausone The fight between junior Calvin in tournament Tony Lucisano, who had a first round bye, and fresh- man Andy Fausone began By PETER STEINER dition to finishing this year’s with Fausone moving Luci- Sports Writer regular season at the top of the sano into the corner, where MIAA, the Knights also took Fausone landed a few strong After losing to No. 5 Calvin home the MIAA tournament punches. The round contin- twice in the regular season, the crown last season. ued as a drawn out tussle, Belles hope the third time will Much of Calvin’s strength as both fighters avoided be the charm when they square comes from junior forward each other’s punches. Strong off against the Knights tonight Carissa Verkaik, who leads punches from Fausone closed in the first round of the MIAA the MIAA in both scoring and out the first as he trapped conference tournament. blocked shots. Controlling the Lucisano in the corner again. Despite two double-digit loss- impact Verkaik has on the game The second round got un- es at the hands of the Knights will be a deciding factor in the derway when Lucisano at- (15-1, 23-1 MIAA) earlier this Belles’ success tonight, Henley tacked and connected on a year, Belles’ coach Jenn Henley said. few blows to Fausone’s head. has faith in her team’s ability to “We have got to find a way But soon the fight was back get the victory this time around. to shut down Verkaik,” Henley on even ground with both “I believe in our team very said. “She is the heart of their fighters landing right and much,” Henley said. “I think team. She averages almost 20 left hook combinations. it’s hard to play anybody in this points and 10 boards a game The final round started league three times. We are going and can block anything. We’ve again at a furious pace. to be very familiar with Calvin. got to find ways to limit her Though Fausone would trap They do have home court advan- touches offensively, and we’ve Lucisano against the ropes tage, but at the end of the day it’s got to find ways to score while and in the corner, Lucisa- MACKENZIE SAIN/The Observer tournament time, so anything she’s not in the paint.” no was still able to return Junior Alex Oloriz, right, lands a punch on MBA student Alex can happen.” Just this year, the MIAA fire with strong jabs while Grace during his quarterfinal victory by unanimous decision. To defeat the Knights, the switched to a new conference against the ropes. Belles (9-7, 13-12) will rely upon tournament format in which Even though Fausone made both boxers landing headshots. then got Frego on the ropes the play of seniors Kelley Mur- only the top four teams make strong attacks, Lucisano pre- The southpaw Decker soon briefly, but both fighters re- phy, Patsy Mahoney, Jessica the postseason instead of the vailed in a split decision with gained the upper hand in the turned to their game of dodg- Centa and Maggie Ronan. Mur- top eight. While it was more dif- his more powerful punches. fight by connecting on some ing and ducking. Toward the phy and Mahoney both average ficult to make the cut, the Belles strong right hooks. end of the opening frame, the about 14 points per game, plac- are now only one game away Joe “Sweet Cheeks” Decker Collins began the final frame freshman connected with some ing them in the top five in scor- from the championship game. def. Dan Collins by throwing some good punches headshots. ing in the MIAA. According to “This is what we’ve worked for Both boxers came out near the ropes, but Decker de- Seim opened the second round Henley, the seniors’ experience all season long ⎯ to get into the of the gates throwing and flected some of Collins’ best at- by trying to get his opponent on of playing in the MIAA confer- tournament and get a chance dodging punches. Law stu- tempts. the ropes, but Frego escaped ence tournament three times to compete this week,” Henley dent and captain Dan Collins Decker maintained the status and the two avoided engaging before will be an advantage. said. “We have done that, so we started to connect on some quo in the end to close out the one another. Seim then con- “It helps a lot [to have seniors are ready. We had a good game counters after slipping some fight, winning by unanimous nected on some punches to the with experience in the post- on Saturday and now we are just of Decker’s jabs, but Decker decision. head and ducked Frego’s coun- season],” Henley said. “They’ve focused on Thursday night.” soon recovered and managed ters. After two rounds, neither been there before. They know The Belles will tip off on the to block some of Collins’ head “Tough As” Niels Seim def. boxer seemed to have separated what to expect and they’ll lead road against the Knights tonight and body shots. Decker then Mark Frego himself from the other. us through this.” at 7:30 p.m. got Collins on the ropes and The fight opened up unevent- While the first two rounds With only one loss on the sea- connected with a few punch- fully as both fighters kept their saw few flurries of punches and son, Calvin enters the game as Contact Peter Steiner at es to close out the first round. distance and looked for chanc- a formidable opponent. In ad- [email protected] Round two opened up with es to attack. Junior Niels Seim see SEIM/page 16

of November and December, of Grant getting better for New York City … in the Big East tournament. continued from page 20 We still can get better.” The Mountaineers jumped can keep this going throughout out to a 17-11 lead in the first the tournament — the Big East half before Brey was assessed a and NCAA technical foul tournament. during the We’re just second media playing well. timeout. It’s how we “I don’t re- want to play “We talked about, even ally ever get every day.” during the tough times of many [techni- Brey said cals] … Did it the Irish, who November and December, get our guys clinched their of getting better for New going a little sixth straight York City … in the Big bit? Maybe,” 20-win sea- East tournament. We Brey said. “It son Wednes- still can get better.” got the build- day, have de- ing going a lit- veloped into a Mike Brey tle bit I think, special team Irish coach so maybe it that can still was help- improve as it ful from that prepares for standpoint.” the final three The Irish games of the return to ac- regular sea- tion at Madi- son heading into postseason son Square Garden when they play. take on St. John’s on Saturday “I’m really proud of our at noon. group,” he said. “We really went after it … We talked about, Contact Andrew Owens at even during the tough times [email protected] page 18 | ndsmcobserver.com The Observer u Sports Thursday, February 23, 2012

out there every day, but it’s nice the North Carolina Invite on Sat- Wright to see how much they love soft- urday and Sunday against Penn ball and how that was us when State, North Carolina and Min- continued from page 20 we were little.” nesota. The Irish return to the dia- But there are other less en- mond this weekend as they look Contact Laura Coletti at viable responsibilities of the to right the ship, competing in [email protected] position, especially calling an even balance of balls and strikes during practice. “It’s my least favorite thing about catching,” Wright said. “Trying to help the pitch- ers when they are throwing makes the batters kind of mad, so you have to have the right balance.” Though Notre Dame (1-4) is off to a rocky start, Wright is trying to reestablish her- self as Notre Dame’s go-to player behind the plate. She started 56 games in 2010 as a sophomore, calling the pitches for then-junior Jody SARAH O’CONNOR/The Observer Valdivia, who finished as Big Irish senior right wing Billy Maday controls the puck during Notre East Pitcher of the Year. In Dame’s 3-2 home loss to Bowling Green on Feb. 4. two starts so far this season, she has recorded nine putouts weekend against Michigan and a perfect fielding percent- Maday State. It wouldn’t seem that the age. team would need any extra mo- “She is playing like she’s continued from page 20 tivation for such a huge series, got nothing to lose, and it’s but the Irish plan on bringing a always nice to see a senior as they still have a lot of work little more to send Maday and playing like that,” Irish coach to do if they want to have home the rest of their seniors out in Deanna Gumpf said. “She’s court advantage in the CCHA style. not playing with a chip on playoffs and make the 16-team “As an underclassmen, [se- her shoulder, but with a new NCAA tournament field. The nior day] is just as important sense of drive and determina- approaching end of the regu- for us,” Gerths said. “It’s a tion.” lar season has cranked up the great way to honor the seniors, Along with their athletic pressure on Notre Dame as to get a win and to work as endeavors, Wright and her it searches for crucial points, hard as you can to give that to teammates are active philan- which has forced Maday to them, just as a small payment thropically during their free adapt his leadership style in for how much they’ve done for time. They routinely perform order to keep the team steady. us.” community service by visiting “I’ve definitely tried to lead And if the Irish find them- schools and putting on soft- by example through a time like selves needing to fight back ball clinics. this, but you’ve got to be a little again on senior night, the rock “These clinics are awesome more vocal because guys are of the team will be there once because it reminds you of why trying to listen a little more,” again. we play softball,” Wright said. Maday said. “I’ve kind of added “I think it’s up to me as a “[The girls] love the game so that to my leadership reper- leader,” Maday said. “If I don’t much and they are all so ex- toire. I’m not known for being a stay poised and confident and cited to be there and to get vocal leader, but I’ve been try- keep hope for the rest of the better, and we all use that as ing to do that a little more. The year, I don’t know how the rest a kind of inspiration. Some- guys are listening, and I really, of our team can. So I’ll do the times we can take the game truly believe we’ll work our best I can. I’m really excited for granted because we are way out of this.” about this weekend, and I think After four years in a Notre the rest of the team is, too.” Dame uniform, Maday and his classmates will play their Contact Jack Hefferon at last regular season series this [email protected]

Americans at the end of the Doubles season,” Frilling said. “We want to hopefully have a great continued from page 20 regular season in doubles ac- tion.” ship this year.” To improve their doubles The pair has gone 5-2 on the play, Frilling said she and season, dropping matches only Mathews have been focusing to Maryland and Tennessee. on the smaller parts of their That record puts them just be- game in order to put more hind sophomore Brynn Boren wins under their belts. and freshman Sarah Toti of “We’ll take it match by Tennessee and junior Mallory match, focusing on the little Burdette and sophomore Ni- things,” Frilling said. “The lit- cole Gibbs of Stanford. tle details will give us success The top ranking comes as no later in the season.” surprise to the seniors them- Mathews said that she is selves, who have had their also impressed with the other sights set on success all sea- Irish doubles teams who, de- son. After losing in the second spite having been rearranged round of the National Indi- several times this season, have vidual Indoor competition Nov. found success. 3, Frilling said that she and “We have great doubles Mathews have both been look- teams,” she said. “We have ing to prove their worth. some people really stepping up “A little revenge after the in practice and in their perfor- fall season would definitely be mances.” sweet,” Frilling said. Mathews added she and Despite the loss, the tandem Frilling will continue to work still excelled in the fall season, on teamwork as they enter the and Mathews said she hopes to heart of the spring season. build upon that success in the “We need to be more ag- spring half of the season. gressive at net in our doubles “We want to pick up where play,” Mathews said. “We need we left off,” she said. “We want to make sure we make solid to keep improving on all of returns and set one another our dual matches through the up.” spring season.” The seniors will keep those Frilling, reigning Big East things in mind as they re- Player of the Week, said her turn to action Friday at home standards are high for what against Indiana. she and Mathews wish to ac- complish. Contact Katie Heit at “We’re looking to be All- [email protected] Thursday, February 23, 2012 The Observer u Today ndsmcobserver.com | page 19

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Men’s Basketball ND Softball Striking gold C atcher Irish ride dominant second half to 71-44 victory over West Virginia provides By ANDREW OWENS Associate Sports Editor leadership It had never been done before in school history. It was un- imaginable when they had an By LAURA COLETTI 11-8 record in mid-January. But Sports Writer a nine-game Big East winning streak has become a reality for Between planning her wed- the Irish after a 71-44 win over ding and working for a public West Virginia on Wednesday. relations firm in San Diego, Notre Dame (20-8, 12-3 Big Irish senior catcher Kristina East) buried West Virginia (17- Wright will be busy after grad- 7, 7-7) with a 20-4 run to start uation. But there are still a few the second half, a stretch that more things left to accomplish gave the Irish a 50-32 lead. on the senior’s athletic to-do list “When you have a chance to before that time comes, includ- put somebody away, this group ing bringing a national champi- has shown a cruelty to go for the onship to Notre Dame — a per- jugular,” Irish coach Mike Brey fect graduation gift to herself. said. “That’s what I really love “[A national championship] is about us, and I think that can our ultimate goal this year, and really help us in March.” we work hard every day to get Notre Dame shot over 61 per- there,” Wright said. “I want to cent on the evening on 27-of-44 spend time and have fun with shooting, including a 9-of-16 the girls on the team. I want to mark from behind the arc. have a good year and play well.” “When we’re home we always PAT COVENEY/The Observer Wright, who was reluctant knock down threes,” junior for- Irish sophomore guard Jerian Grant takes a shot during Notre Dame’s 71-44 defeat of West to play catcher when her high ward Jack Cooley said. “Some Virginia on Wednesday. The Irish topped the Mountaineers for the second time in two tries. school coach first tried her out of us weren’t shooting well in at the position, now relishes any practice, so by the law of aver- ian Grant fueled the offensive still, and I’m thrilled with his after their defeat of then-No. 1 chance she has at throwing out ages we’re going to shoot well in attack with 20 points on 8-of- improvement and his develop- Syracuse on Jan. 21, the vic- a player trying to steal a base. the game. Once we tightened up 11 shooting and a 4-of-5 mark ment and really his overall con- tory that started the current “It’s such a rush and it’s the [on] getting offensive rebounds, from beyond the arc. fidence. He was going for the nine-game winning streak. best feeling when you know you we knew we could run away “Jerian … was almost figur- jugular tonight, and he has that “We’re playing well right were faster than the runner,” with this game, and that’s what ing out tonight how good he in him.” now,” he said. “We hope we she said. happened.” is,” Brey said. “He’s an excep- Grant said he and the team Irish sophomore guard Jer- tional talent who’s growing up realized how good they could be see GRANT/page 17 see WRIGHT/page 18

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By MIKE MONACO, PETER Doan got underway with quick quick footwork and combina- during rough stretch STEINER, ERNST CLEOFE, punches from both sides. tions gained him an even bigger BRIAN HARTNETT and ISAAC Lally was clearly on the at- advantage after two rounds. LORTON tack, landing a flurry of punch- Doan started the third round By JACK HEFFERON his five-on-three tally was the Sports Writers es to Doan’s body and head. with renewed energy, but soon Sports Writer only goal Notre Dame man- While Doan connected on a few Lally reasserted his dominance. aged all weekend. According 133 lbs. swings, Lally’s right hook and In the end, Lally defeated Doan February has not gone accord- to his teammates, Maday is strong uppercuts gave him the in a unanimous decision, pro- ing to plan for Notre Dame, as it one of the squad’s elite players Jack “Rico Suave” Lally def. advantage after the first round. pelling the junior one more has scored just six goals over six in all facets of the game. James “Golden” Doan As the second round started round toward defending his games and lost its last five con- “He does all of the little At the referee’s whistle, the up, Lally landed powerful left title. tests in the month. In the face of things,” sophomore center Da- bout between junior captain jabs to the face of Doan. Doan adversity, though, the team has vid Gerths said. “He’s always Jack Lally and senior James continued his efforts, but Lally’s see BOUTS/page 17 been able to turn to senior cap- the one that’s prepared to tain Billy Maday as the team’s play, prepared for any situa- rock, keeping the young Irish tion. He always works as hard squad on track to achieve its as he can. He takes the body, ND Women’s Tennis goals. he makes smart plays with Maday has been one of Notre the puck and stuff like that. Dame’s elite players through- But he also plays a bigger role. out his entire career, but he has He’s the guy we want to put Senior pairing experiences success preferred to let his play doing out on the ice.” the talking. Over the course of But for all he does on the the season, the right winger has ice, Maday may not make his By KATIE HEIT gradually evolved into his role as most important contribution Sports Writer captain. to the team until he gets back “It’s been a big learning ex- into the locker room. While The doubles team of senior perience for me,” Maday said. he may not be the most vo- captains Shannon Mathews and “Being able to wear a letter has cal leader, Maday is always a Kristy Frilling has seen its fair been a tremendous honor for me. willing sounding board and share of success this season, ris- I’ve been learning throughout source of advice for the team’s ing to No. 3 in the International the year, what works and what 17 underclassmen. Tennis Association rankings. doesn’t, and I put a lot of respon- “Billy’s great on the ice, but Mathews and Frilling, who have sibility on myself to lead guys in as good as he is on the ice, been doubles partners for two the right direction. It’s had a lot he’s an even better guy off the consecutive seasons, have both of impact on me, and I want to ice,” Gerths said. “He’s a great been ranked individually over the see this team do well.” captain and a great leader. course of their collegiate careers. On the ice, Maday has been a He’s one of those guys that you Mathews, who is currently No. 39 bright spot in an Irish offense don’t have any problems going in the country, said that she and that has had a tough time find- to talk to him about problems her partner are looking to make ing the net. He ranks among the that you’re having on the ice, their final year at Notre Dame GRACE KENESEY/The Observer team’s top five in goals, assists, Irish senior Shannon Mathews hits a shot during Notre Dame’s points and power play goals, and see MADAY/page 18 see DOUBLES/page 18 sweep of Missouri and IPFW on Jan. 22.