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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's VOLUME 43: ISSUE 124 FRIDAY. APRIL 17.2009 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Brennan Bolhnan named valedictorian University Senior biological science major, peace studies minor earned 4.0 GPA, plans to attend medical school appoints

professors to their houses. we're an amazing group of sophomore year working in a By MADELINE BUCKLEY Our learning doesn't have to young people." Catholic worker shelter for gameday News Editor be confined to classes and Bollman, a biological sci­ women and taught English in homework and clubs." ence major and peace stud­ Cambodia the following sum­ Brennan Bollman, the class Bollman said she is grate­ ies minor from St. Joseph, mer. Both service projects of 2009 valedictorian, ful for the Mich., said she will attend were organized through the director earned a 4.0 grade point opportunity medical school next year in Center for Social Concerns average, but she said many to speak to the hopes of becoming a (CSC). By IRENA ZAJICKOVA of her most valuable learn­ her class at doctor, but she said a career "Living in that shelter is News Writer ing experiences from the graduation. in medicine was not always what really got me engaged past four years have hap­ "I know her goal. in social issues," she said. "It At the request of the ad hoc pened outside of the class­ that my "I came to Notre Dame was really a transformative Committee on Safety, room. class is full thinking I would go more experience." Security and Hospitality, "One of the things I've of incredi­ along the lines of biomedical Bollman said her experi­ University President Fr. John enjoyed most about being at b I y research," she said. "But it ences helping individual peo­ Jenkins has appointed Notre Dame is spending time e n g a g e d Bollman was doing the summer serv­ ple through service projects Michael Seamon as director with friends who will engage and accom- ice programs that reawak- drew her away from of gameday operations, issues beyond the class­ plished people, and I'm just ened me to the idea of being research and towards medi­ according to a University room," she said. "I have one of them," she said. "I a doctor." cine as a career. press release. groups of friends who will will just work hard to speak Bollman spent 10 weeks Seamon, the current assis­ cook dinner and invite their well on our behalf because during the summer before see BOLLMAN/page 8 tant vice president for University events and proto­ col, has accepted the addi­ tional position. His responsibilities include Jenkins faces criticism; asks to meet coalition managing the football game­ day safety, security and hos­ pitality operations that run Group of alumni launch President withdraws through various University organizations. Web site to tally sum invitation to meet after In an Oct. 14 article, The Observer reported the ad hoc of withheld donations group makes requests committee was formed in response to complaints of By MADELINE BUCKLEY By AARON STEINER aggressive behavior from News Editor News Writer police and ushers. The committee released a Seeking a "change of leadership" University President Fr. John report in March, detailing at Notre Dame, a group of alumni Jenkins formally extended an invita­ recommended actions the launched a Web site Thursday to tion to meet with a student coalition administration should take, attempt to quantify the amount of group, ND Response, which has including installing a game­ money the University will lose in voiced concerns about the invitation day operations director. donations as a result of University to President Barack Obama to speak Seamon said a large part of President Fr. John Jenkins' invita­ at Commencement, but Jenkins his job is to make sure Notre tion for President Obama to deliver declined to meet with the group after Dame continues to have a the 2009 Commencement address, they made several specific requests in lasting effect on those who said David DiFranco, a founder of a reply to his invitation. visit its campus. the site. IAN GAVLICK/The Observer According to a press release from "In my conversations with Students participate in prayer rally held by the see ALUMNI/page 6 NO Response coalition Sunday April 5. see JENKINS/page 8 see SEAMON/page 6

Sophomore. plays Hogwarts comes to Notre Dame 'Wheel of Fortune' Event features Harry Potter-themed dinner, decorations boredom. By CASEY KENNEY By IRENA ZAJICKOVA "All my buddies back home News Writer News Writer are on the quarter system, so I was home by mys.elf for a solid South Dining Hall was filled with Notre Dame sophomore Nick month and I was bored out of magic and enchantment Thursday Normandin has fulfilled a dream my mind," Normandin said. evening when the Freshmen Class that many college students may "One day my mom suggested I Council and Notre Dame Food Services secretly have - to appear on a try out for a game show, so I hosted Notre Dame's first Harry Potter widely watchnd game show. decided to do 'Wheel of Night. Tonight, millions will sen him Fortune' bBcause I'm good at The event was planned a<> a fun occa­ appear on the popular gamP that." sion that would appeal to a wide audi­ show "Wheel of Fortune." The auditions took place in ('nce, according to Vineent Lau, a fresh­ Normandin. a science-busi­ Los Angel('s, which is a 45- man and the coordinator ofthe event. ness major from Zahm House, minute drive from Costa Mesa, "The idea f(,r the event arose bPcause auditioned and secured a spot Normandin's hometown. He said so many people notir.ed the similarities the experience was unlike any between South Dining Hall and the din- on the show last summer. PAT COVENEYfThe Observer Normandin said that he was South Dining Hall features decorations and mainly motivated to do so by see WHEEL/page 6 see HOGWARfS/page 6 food from the Harry Potter series Thursday.

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INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SPOT ON CAMPUS? Winter is worthwhile

During the cold winter months, I often question why it is I chose to go to school at Notre Dame. I Angela Carothers Jordan Matulis Johanna Kirsch Sarah Spieler Stephen Santay have never been a fan of the cold, and while the winters in senior freshman junior freshman sophomore Connecticut aren't that much Badin Howard McGlinn PW Alumni warmer, they aren't nearly Liz O'Donnell ''My room ... "The Pink "O'Shag "Starbucks ... "Leighton as bad as they are here in except Lounge in stairwell because you Concert Hall in lovely South News Production apparently rm Howard Hall. window bays ... can't use flex the DPAC ... Bend. It is Editor alergic to it." It's pink and it's fun to scare points off great concerts., days like yes­ fi , terday that I un. people" campus" remember why I decided to go to school north of the Mason Dixon line. As I sit out on the lawn behind McGlinn writing this column, I have become aware of just how Have an idea for Question of the Day? E-mail [email protected] little I would accomplish if I went to school in Florida. It is currently 62 degrees and IN BRIEF 2:30 in the afternoon, and I have no intention of doing anything for the rest of the dav other than sit­ An exhibit entitled ting outside and soaking up the "BFA/MFA Candidates' rays (and of course attending the Thesis" will held in the Harry Potter dinner in SOH). If I O'Shaughnessy Galleries in went to school anywhere down the Snite Museum of Art on south, 62 degrees would probably Friday. The exhibit opens at constitute a breezy spring after­ 10:00 a.m. Admission is free. noon. After my first winter here in South Bend, I have come to The "Italian Drawings recognize anything over 55 Seminar'' exhibition will degrees as acceptable for warm begin at 10:00 a.m. on Friday weather. For that matter, since in the Scholz Family Works returning from Spring Break, I on Paper Gallery in the Snite have refused to don anything but Museum of Art. The exhibit flip flops. will have 16th and 17th cen­ Lets hypothetically say that tury drawings by Italian mas­ Notre Dame was set in Miami. I ters. have to imagine the rate of atten­ dance of classes would drop sig­ The Ten Years Hence nificantly. Speaking for myself, I Lecture Series entitled can tell you that I would be much "Future Think: How to Put more inclined to spend my after­ Change in Perspective and noons at the beach than sitting in See More Clearly What is some building learning about Coming'' will be held in Machiavelli or Darwin. But, there PAT COVENY/Observer Jordan Auditorium in the is a downside to this. We pseudo­ Students break dance Thursday afternoon outside of South Dining Hall for Mendoza College of Business. Eskimos in Northern Indiana can Project Fresh, a club that educates students about the four elements of hlp The lecture will begin at appreciate days like yesterday hop, while students watch. 10:40 a.m. on Friday. where the weather is beautiful. While on Spring Break, some "Community Organizing: friends who went to school at the Getting at the Root of the University of Tampa came down Problem" will be held at 1:00 to Naples to visit. Their idea of OFFBEAT p.m. on Friday in 131 Spring Break was to make the DeBartolo Hall. four-hour trek along the Gulf Michigan man helps wife has an additional child ment last month. Coast. While my friends and I deliver surprise baby boy from a previous relation­ Detectives said two peo­ "The Shirt" Unveiling opted to bake ourselves in the sun MONTCALM COUNTY, ship. ple were sleeping inside Ceremony will begin at 4:00 all day, the boys slept late and Mich. A western Following the successful their apartment about 3 p.m.on Friday. Former Notre barely left the house. We thought Michigan man helped delivery, the dispatcher a.m. on March 18 when Dame head football coach Lou this was strange, but then we deliver his wife's baby talked the man through the man broke in. Holtz will be speaking. remembered that they could take boy despite not knowing post-birth procedures. Police used video sur­ the weather for granted because she was pregnant. The The child was taken to a veillance systems at the Finish on the 50 5K run and it is the same all year round. Grand Rapids Press local hospital. apartment complex to one mile fun walk will begin While this may not seem to have reported the man called help identify the suspect. at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. a point, I do. We go to school at 911 early Thursday as his Man caught stealing $82 Police said one of the Runners can register at Notre Dame because we love it wife was in labor. The worth of chicken wings stolen frozen food items http://recsports.nd.edu. There here, and we can appreciate the man told the dispatcher NEWARK, Del. - Police was found at his home will also be registration the warm days where the weather is that he had not known said a 2 2-year-old man and he was arrested. day of the race. The registra­ perfect. Oh, and we also have his 27 -year-old wife was broke into an apartment Police said he tried to tion fee is five dollars. some incentives to get good pregnant. He said they to steal $82 worth of enter six other apart­ grades. When discussing GPAs recently quit smoking and chicken wings and Hot ments but the doors were To submit information to be over dinner, one of our friends at thought her recent weight Pockets. Police arrested locked. included in this section of The Tampa announced he had a .83. If gain was related. the man on Wednesday Observer, e-mail detailed nothing else we have incentive to The couple has two and charged him with Information compiled information about an event to get good grades so we won't have children, and the mother breaking into the apart- from the Associated Press. obsnews@nd. edu to live in -35 degree weather for the rest of our lives. 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tary is to give people in our to be beautiful like that too." By IRENA ZAJICKOVA audience the opportunity to The coalition of citizens that News Writer travel to Haiti without actual­ hope to promote development ly going there," Bmndon said. throughout Haiti was formed Justin Brandon, the director "It gives people an inside look on April 24, 1988 and has and producer of the docu­ and a close look at rural been working ever since to mentary "The Hoad to Haiti. I hope that when peo­ improve the country, hoping Fondwa," said he wants to ple see it, they are moved by that one day, the rest of the show viewers the positive side the story." world will stop seeing Haiti in of Haiti, one of the poorest "The Road to Fondwa" tells such a harsh light. countries in the western the story of the people of the "The international commu­ hemisphere. village of Fondwa and their nity devalues Haiti," one vil­ "A lot of people go into see­ involvement in developing the lager said. "They don't give ing a film about Haiti and country. Haiti its true worth." they think they're going to The people initiated proj­ Brandon said the citizens of see really sad stuff," Brandon ects such as opening a bank Fondwa are aware that devel­ said. "This isn't that; it shows to fund local businesses and opment is an ongoing process, more of a hopeful message of teaching villagers how to but are optimistic that the the people of Fondwa, who manage money. The people improvements will continue. have come together and are also founded the University of "We're still fighting so that developing." Fondwa to promote education we can live," another Fondwa "The Road to Fondwa" among teens and a health resident said. "We hope that ZHIBIN DAI!The Observer played at 6:30 p.m. and 8 clinic to prevent disease. one day we may truly live Editor and producer Justin Brandon stands outside the screen­ p.m. Thursday in the A street cleaner in Port-au­ well." ing of his movie "Road to Fondwa Thursday. Montgomery Auditorium in Prince said in the documen­ The film took five weeks to the LaFortune Student Center. tary that he hopes the city shoot and about 18 months to desire to get involved with the film with Notre Dame Brandon, who graduated wil1 one day be free of the edit. What began as 45 hours helping Haiti develop. graduates Brian McElroy and from Notre Dame in 2004, garbage that litters its of footage was slowly trans­ "We are hoping to raise Dan Schnorr. McElroy served said he and the other film­ streets. formed into a 37-minute doc­ funding for the University of as executive producer and makers wanted to give view­ "In Haiti, there is a lot of umentary. Fondwa," Brandon said. "And Schnorr also worked as a ers a detailed view of life in trash," he said. "Do you see Brandon said proceeds from we hope people will want to director. Haiti when they made the that in the United States? We the film will go towards edu­ get involved after they see the film. have never been to the United cation in Haiti, and he hopes film." Contact Irena Zajickova "The goal of the documen- States ... we would like Haiti the documentary evokes a Brandon collaborated on at [email protected]

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ByJENN METZ global hyperpowers News Writer

Conservative political activist Yale professor discusses her thesis from new book Alan Keyes joined anti-abortion activist Randall Terry on stage at the Hilton Garden Inn on Indiana Empire, or through commer­ 933 Thursday in what organizers By MEGAN LONEY cial expansion as the Dutch called a "rally for life" and a "bat­ News Writer Empire. tle for the heart and soul of Notre Chua said the problem that Dame." The Mongol, Persian and as a democratic power, the Over 100 people were in atten­ 17th-century Dutch Empires United States faces some of dance to listen to the two speak all have one thing in common, the same problems as these in effort to cancel President according to Professor Amy hyperpowers. Barack Obama's appearance as Chua of Yale Law School. All "The United States faces the the principal speaker at the May these empires can be classi­ same fundamental problem faced by every hyperpower in 17 University Commencement IAN GALVLICK!The Observer fied as hyperpowers. exercises, as well as the confer­ Conservative political activist Alan Keyes speaks during a Chua used these specific history: the problem of glue," ring of an honorary Doctor of rally at the Hilton Garden Inn on Indiana 933 Thursday. empires as evidence to her she said. "Only ancient Rome Laws degree on the pro-choice thesis presented in her solved this problem, which politician. newest book "Day of Empire: helps to explain its longevity." Keyes, who will remain in town his wife and four young children, "The great and egregious how Hyperpowers Rise to Rome turned large numbers to participate in Terry's planned told the crowd during his intro­ error," Keyes said, is the notion of Global Dominance - and Why of common men into Roman rallies this weekend, is a former duction for Keyes. "We are here honoring Obama as a symbol of They Fall" during a lecture citizens. By extending this diplomat who has run three to recruit you." black America. titled " The Rise and Fall of citizenship, Rome managed to times for president and has been Keyes, who was received with "That's a fraud, and it's being Hyperpowers: Tolerance, 'Romanize' its territories by nominated three times for the a standing ovation from the perpetrated on historic grounds Intolerance and Lessons for creating common unity and United States Senate. A long-time crowd, identified himself as being and on historic proportions," he America" Thursday in Haggar loyalty. advocate of pro-life politics, in a unique position as a black said. Parlor. The United States can do no Keyes, as a Republican, lost in American and a Roman Catholic. Describing abortion as the "key Chua introduced her lecture such thing, Chua said. the 2004 race challenging "That the institution that still moral issue of our time," Keyes by reinforcing the definition The United States does not Obama for a bid in the United proposes to identify itself as a admonished Obama's stance on and the rarity of hyperpowers want to make foreign nations States Senate representing Catholic institution," he said, and the protection of life, claiming the throughout history. its citizens, especially as a Illinois. University President Fr. John only thing the two men have in They are not just any democratic nation, Chua said. Terry, anti-abortion activist and Jenkins would choose to invite common is the color of their skin. empire, not just great powers, The great mistake lies in founder of Operation Rescue, has President Obama to be honored The black community's recep­ not even super powers, but assuming that the spread of set up a temporary office in at the Commencement, plays into tiveness of Obama as a leader the rare category of hyper­ American ideas and culture South Bend, and has committed what he deemed "the key moral "validates the ugly premise of powers, which barely make would . be enough to himself to stopping the president issue of our time." racism," he said, stating that as up more than a handful in all Americanize others, Chua from being honored at the Keyes said conferring an hon­ human beings, groups of people of history, Chua said. said. University as part of what he orary degree on Obama because should not be identified by solely In her thesis, she uses a "Wearing Yankees baseball called "the fight against child he is the President of the United physical characteristics. very strict definition of hyper­ cap and drinking a Coke does killing." States is a violation of Catholic power. not turn a Palestinian into an "We are not here to entertain belief because he is "deeply [... ] Contact Jenn Metz According to Chua, the American," Chua said. you," Terry, who appeared with committed to abortion." at [email protected] nation's economic and mili­ Though there is talk of tary powers must surpass China taking the United those of other nations in the States' position as the world world in order for a nation to hyperpower, Chua does not be defined as a hyperpower. believe this will happen. "To be world dominant, a "If my thesis is correct, society has to be at the very China cannot become a hyper­ llllY f)F SILI~NCI~ forefront at the world's mili­ power because it is a quintes­ tary and economic frontier," sentially, ethnically based Chua said. "The world's best nation," she said. "It is not APRIL 17, 2009 ···~· human capital at any given able to pull in the world's best moment cannot be found in and brightest. any one cultural group, reli­ "China is a great test case gion, or ethnicity." for my thesis. It has 1.3 bil­ In her new book, Chua said lion people," Chua said. "My she argues the important role thesis says that that fact of tolerance or ·intolerance in alone will prevent it from the rise and fall of hyperpow­ becoming a hyperpower. The ers. worlds' best human capital Every hyperpower was will not be found in any one strikingly tolerant and plural­ ethnic group." istic in the rising, at least by This may suit China just the standard of their time, fine; it may not want to be a and their decline coincides hyperpower, Chua said. Even Please understand my reasons for not speaking today. I am with intolerance, Chua said. if China doesn't become a In the context of her thesis, hyperpower, the United States participating in the Day of Silence, a national movement protesting tolerance does not hold the could lose its hyperpower sta­ the silence faced lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and same meaning as what we tus. We could go back to a by usually associate with the world with just superpowers, :; - ~ term "tolerance," Chua said. she said. their allies in schools. My deliberate silence echoes that silence, which *% Tolerance is the degree of While the United States is is caused by harassment, prejudice, and discrimination. I believe that freedom in which people are. currently facing several permitted to co-exist. It's a issues, Chua said she remains ending the silence is the first step toward fighting these injustices. relative concept, meaning optimistic about its hyper­ Think about the voices you are not hearing today. that the nation is more toler­ power status. ant than its rivals, but now "There is no other country that it is tolerant to an ideal better suited than the United standard, she said. States to be a hyperpower. WHAT ABE YO(J GOING TO DO TO END THE SILENCE? Chua said she believes tol­ "Where else will the world's erance is necessary, but not best and brightest go?" Chua solely sufficient, for world said. dominance if a nation aspires The event was co-sponsored to be a hyperpower. by the Center For Women's • She continued with specific Intercultural Leadership, and examples of empires she the departments of Business The 2009 Day of• Silence at Notre Dame i~ sponsored by: names as hyperpowers: Administration and The Core Council for Gay and Lesbian Students • The Gender Relations Center Persia, Rome, Mongol, the Economics, Political Scienee, The Universitv Counseline: Center • Student Government 17th-century Dutch, Great Justice Education, History Britain and the United States. and Intercultural Studies. For more information, please visit our website at corecouncil.nd.edu Chua's examples outline two main methods of becoming a superpower - through land Contact Megan Loney expansion as the Persian at mloneyO 1 @saintmarys.edu ant to write news? Call574-631-5323. Friday, April 17, 2009 CoMPILED FROM THE OBsERVER's WIRE SERVICES page 5

INTERNATIONAL NEWS OA officials not charged for waterboarding Bolivian police uncover plot LA PAZ, Bolivia - Police say they broke up No prosecution for operatives who used 'harsh' methods; secret men1os released an international band of assassins plotting to kill President Evo Morales during a half-hour shootout in eastern Bolivia on Thursday. Three suspects were killed and two arrest­ Associated Press ed in the lowland city of Santa Cruz, the cen­ ter of Morales' political opposition, after they WASHINGTON - Seeking resisted arrest, exchanged gunfire and deto­ to move beyond what he calls nated a grenade that blew out the windows a "a dark and painful chapter of a hotel, police said. There were no other in our history," President victims. Barack Obama said Morales said he ordered the attack after Thursday that CIA officials receiving word of the plot against him and who used harsh interrogation Vice President Alvaro Garcia. tactics during the Bush administration will not be Suicide bomber attacks Iraqi base prosecuted. BAGHDAD - A suicide bomber struck an The government also Iraqi military base Thursday in an attack released four memos long that Iraqi officials first said killed 16 sol­ held secret by the Bush diers but later maintained no one died but administration in which its the attacker. lawyers approved in exten­ The conflicting death counts came at a sive and often graphic detail time when Iraqi officials are under increas­ the tough interrogation ing pressure to stop attacks. Last week, methods used against 28 ter­ angry Iraqis in Baghdad hurled stones at ror suspects, the fullest and police and soldiers because they failed to now complete government stop a car bombing. accounting of the techniques. The suicide attacker wore an Iraqi mili­ The rough tactics range from tary uniform in Thursday's bombing - the waterboarding - simulated fourth major attack on Iraqi security forces drowning - to using a plastic in a week. That raised troubling questions neck collar to slam detainees about insurgents' ability to infiltrate the into walls. country's armed forces or to receive help Even as they exposed new from inside their ranks. details of the interrogation U.S. officials have based their hopes for program, Obama and Iraq's future on building a professional Iraqi Attorney General Eric Holder, military capable of securing the country as offered the first definitive the U.S. draws down its forces this year. assurance that those CIA otli­ cials are in the clear, as long as their actions were in line with the legal advice at the AP time. Attorney General Eric Holder addresses a dinner at West Point Military NATIONAL NEWS Obama said in his state­ Academy Wednesday in West Point, N.Y. ment and a separate letter WTC towers may be delayed sent directly to CIA employ­ Justice Department," Holder nal acts. detainees naked for long NEW YORK - Construction of several ees that the nation must pro­ said. "Prosecuting violations of periods, keeping them in a ground zero office towers could be put ofT for tect their identity "as vigilant­ As current CIA Director the law is not about laying painful standing position for decades because of the failing real estate ly as they protect our securi- Locn Panetta put it in a mes­ blame for the past, it's about long periods, and depriving market, the site's owners said Thursday, cit­ ty." sage to employees: "CIA ensuring that those crimes them of solid food. Other tac­ ing an analysis that projected one skyscraper "We have been through a responded, as duty requires." don't happen again," she tics included using a plastic might not be built and occupied until 35 dark and painful chapter in The CIA has acknowledged said. neck collar to slam detainees years after Sept. 11. our history," the president using waterboarding, a form The memos produced by into walls, keeping the Developer Larry Silverstein and the Port said. "But at a time of great of simulated drowning, on the Justice Department's detainee's cell cold for long Authority of New York and New Jersey have challenges and disturbing three high-level terror Office of Legal Counsel in periods, and beating and been talking on and off for months about disunity, nothing will be detainees in 2002 and 2003, 2002 and 2005 were kicking the detainee. Sleep­ rewriting a 3-year-old agreement that gives gained by spending our time with the permission of the released to meet a court­ deprivation, prolonged the developer rights to build three out of five and energy laying blame for White House and the Justice approved deadline in a law­ shackling, and threats to a towers planned at the Sept. 11, 2001, terror the past." Department. Former CIA suit against the government detainee's family were also attack site. Holder told the CIA that the Director Michael Hayden said in New York by the American used. government would provide waterboarding has not been Civil liberties Union. Interrogators were told not N.Y. bill would allow gay marriage free legal representation to used since, but some human In addition to detailing indi­ to allow a prisoner's body NEW YORK - Gov. David Paterson intro­ CIA employees in any legal rights groups have urged vidual techniques, one memo temperature or caloric intake duced a bill Thursday to legalize same-sex mar­ proceeding or congressional Obama to hold CIA employ­ also specifically authorized a to fall below a certain level, riage in New York, comparing the effort to the investigation related to the ees accountable for what method for combining multi­ because either could cause fight for the abolition of slavery. program and would repay they, and many Obama offi­ ple methods, a practice permanent damage, said Paterson, whose job approval rating has any financial judgment. cials, say was torture. human rights advocates senior administration offi­ plunged below 30 percent, is making a political "It would be unfair to pros­ Stacy Sullivan of Human argue crosses the line into cials. They discussed the gamble that he can ride the momentum of other ecute dedicated men and Rights Watch said Obama is torture even if any indhddual memos on condition of states that have recently allowed the practice, women working to protect "dead wrong" to say that methods does not. anonymity to more fully and it's unclear how the legislation will play in America for conduct that was nothing would be gained by The methods authorized in describe the president's deci­ New York. • sanctioned in advance by the examining the past for crimi- them include keeping sion-making process. The proposal is the same bill the Democratic­ controlled state Assembly passed in 2007 before it died in the Senate, where the Republican majority kept it from going to a vote. Democrats RUSSIA now control the Senate, but opponents are vow­ ing to make sure this one fails, as well. Medvedev ends Chechen operations said 21-year-old student Isa Musayev. Associated Press tered the region in the last 15 years - LOCAL NEWS involved curfews and limits on civilian "We spent those years in constant fear Gary police chief sentenced GHOZNY - Chechens danced in the air flights and limited access for jour­ for our lives." HAMMOND, Ind. - A former Gary police streets and waved flags to celebrate nalists, among other measures. Kadyrov, who has steadily strength­ chief has been sentenced to nearly 3% years Russia's decision Thursday to end its Its cancellation boosted the authori­ ened his grip on power since his elec­ in federal prison for using unreasonable decadelong counterterrorism opera­ ty of the region's Kremlin-backed tion in 2007, had long pushed for an force in kicking a handcuffed suspect he tion in the war-weary southern President Ramzan Kadyrov, who end to counterterrorism operation in believed had rubbed his house. region. joined several thousand people order to reduce federal military pres­ Sixty-six-year-old Thomas Houston was The order by President Dmitry Thursday in dancing in a square in ence in Chechnya and remove restric­ convicted last fall on one count of violating !Yiedvedev paves the way for the with­ central Grozny. tions which hampered trade. the suspect's civil rights during a June 2007 drawal of tens of thousands of federal Motorists blared horns and waved "This is a victory over evil which we raid prosecutors said he orchestrated after a troops, whose presence has been Chechen and Russian flags from car have fought over the last 15 years," burglary at his home. He was cleared of hugely unpopular amid allegations of windows, as schools and a university Kadyrov said in a statement. "A punching a woman and carrying out an ille­ widespread abuses against civilians. interrupted classes to let students to peaceful and prosperous Chechen gal search and wrongful arrests, and a for­ The counterterrorism operation - join celebrations. Republic in the united family of peo­ mer deputy chief and sergeant were acquit­ launched at the start of the second of ''I'm very happy that the horrible ples of Russia - that is our strategic ted of all charges. two separatist wars that have bat- years we saw will never come back," course for the future." page 6 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Friday, April 17, 2009

we will not sit idle," he said. Seamon said that he hopes less if they are a fan or a "It does affect our ability to I most of the changes will be guest with the opposing Alumni give money in good con­ Seamon in place by next fall. team," he said. continued from page 1 science." continued from page 1 "Our goal will be to imple­ Seamon said that he antic­ University spokesman ment as much of [the ipates the positive gameday The site, www.replacejenk­ Dennis Brown declined to Fr. Jenkins in the past report's suggestions] as we atmosphere present in past ins.com, asks alumni and comment on the Web site in both he and I and everyone can over the summer," he years to continue and other donors to sign a petition particular, but said the here is keenly aware and said. improve based on the rec­ with contact information and University has received both extremely proud of the fact An important part of his ommendations of the ad hoc the total dollar amount they positive and negative feed­ that Notre Dame is very spe­ job is improving how infor­ committee. plan to withhold. back. cial place," Seamon said. "It mation is distributed to visi­ "My hope is that the stu­ "AI though we love Notre "We've known since before it leaves an impression on peo­ tors, Seamon said. dents and all of our fans will Dame, our conscience requires was announced ... that there ple when they visit here." "We want to enhance our continue to enjoy Notre that we withhold all financial would be people that would be He said his primary communications and inter­ Dame and all that we have support from our University opposed to the invitation and responsibility is "to work actions with our fans, and to offer on our home football until such time as Father people in support of the invita­ with the various depart­ provide the best experience weekends," he said. Jenkins is replaced as Notre tion, and we've received both ments on campus to create a possible," he said. "This Seamon said he is pleased Dame's President with some­ responses," he said. more coordinated effort on involves providing people with his new responsibilities one who will be more loyal to Brown also declined to com­ how we serve the Notre with all the information nec­ and is looking forward to the teaching of the Catholic ment on the University's rela­ Dame community on game­ essary so that they can taking on his new duties. Church," the site states. tionship with its donors. day weekends." experience all of the differ­ "l'm excited about it," he DiFranco said a group of The Web site states that the Jenkins has also given ent opportunities football said. ''I'm excited about the seven - six alumni and one group supports academic free­ Seamon the responsibility of weekends provide." University going forward in supporter of the University - dom, but DiFranco said he implementing several rec­ Seamon said providing a this initiative." decided to set up the site to believes Obama delivering the ommendations given by the safe environment for all visi­ ascertain how much Jenkins Commencement address does ad hoc committee as soon as tors is a priority. Aaron Steiner contributed will cost Notre Dame. not fall under that category. possible, as well as begin­ "We want to create an to this report. "We thought, 'why don't we He said Jenkins' statement ning to employ other recom­ environment that is safe and tally that sum and show it to that the invitation offers a mendations in the near hospitable to everyone that Contact Irena Zajickova at the leaders of the University,"' chance for dialogue with the future. comes on campus, regard- [email protected] he said. president does not apply DiFranco said he could not because the speech is a divulge the sum alumni have "monologue." pledged to withhold so far, but DiFranco said many alumni he said he believes the amount have been upset about several will be substantial. of Jenkins' past decisions as Hogwarts "The figure grows by the well, such as allowing the pro­ continued from page 1 hour," he said. "We are in duction of the "Vagina communication with some Monologues" on campus. ing hall in the Harry Potter very, very significant donors." The site states that signers movies," Lau said. The amount will be released of the petition will continue to Paying tribute to the book and when it "reaches a balance withhold donations to the movie series, the east side of that is newsworthy," he said. University until Jenkins is South Dining Hall was converted DiFranco said the group is in replaced. into the Hogwarts Great Hall. the process of following up The room featured four long with the people who have sub­ Aaron Steiner contributed to rows of tables with candles - mitted sums of money they this report. duplicating the effect of the four plan to withhold to ensure tables in the series - and a vari­ there are no "bogus amounts." Contact Madeline Buckley at ety of Harry Potter signs were "This is our way of saying [email protected] hung from the ceiling. Upon entering the dining hall, student" were sorted into one of f ase'r ll,ti:'het! the four houses of Hogwarts. (t'ralJJh l'horo h.t(9/Yfl'itt(~ • (/r nr4;;,, Ih ~·i',JI.'; • lJ;~~> ()('IV However, students could make ,'/igns " f.'\V(trd /'liAfih·s • titus-: ttchhh:' 4 \'omc· I{ty•:i their own seating choice at these PAT COVENEY/The Observer Students enjoyed a Harry Potter-themed dinner Thursday Nubh,·,r S/umih" l/eiq}:~<'' 'rttt't• ., f't,.'-/i}/U Affn~'dUir,:·., Slytherin, Havenclaw, Huffiepufl' in South Dining Hall. ( >ishiNti::,,a' f:.S~hhF' or Gryfl:indor-themed tables. "I knew when I sat down at Slytherin table that I wa" home," and treacle tart'i. "I think I even saw Father senior Drnw Reynolds said. "Once I saw the pumpkin pie, 1 Jenkins dressed as The serving area of the dining knew this wa" going to be good," Dumbledore," sophomore Danny /2f:>:?J ,1;;-phhO(\J /.Ufk hall was transformed into the senior Adrienne Murphy said. Osburn said. , /

Normandin said. "But the one from Michigan State wheel is a lot heavier than I University and one from Wheel thought it would be. It's small­ Baylor University in Texas. He continued from page 1 er than it looks and about said that both were worthy eight times as heavy. There competition. he'd ever had. were people that couldn't spin "The two girls I went up Notre Dame Apartments "It was the weirdest thing it right away and had to keep against, I could tell they were are a Notre Dame tradition! I've ever done," Normandin trying." both pretty smart," Normandin said. "There were freaks Normandin said he enjoyed said. "I went in thinking I was­ 2 Bedroom, 1,200 sq. ft. Apartments galore - people saying it was meeting the show's hosts and n't going to win anything." their fifth audition and stuff the students he competed As a result, Normandin Newly Remodeled like that." against. made it his main goal to have Normandin auditioned, but "1 didn't meet Pat Sajak until fun and enjoy the experience. Free Internet did not hear back from the the taping, but I met Vanna He got third place in his show's producers until this [White] before that," he said. episode, which will air tonight Free Water February. "She's 52 years old and smok­ at 7 p.m. on local Channel 12. "I never got a letter so I kind ing hot." Despite coming in third, of forgot about it," he said. According to Normandin, his Normandin still ended up win­ On-Site Laundry "Then in February, I got a call friends were very excited ning a substantial amount of asking me to come represent when thPy discovered that he money. Off-Street Parking Notre Dame for the show's would appear on the show, "I tried to have fun with it College Week." although they did discourage and not take it too seriously," Only Three Blocks from Campus Normandin flew out to him from saying hello to them Normandin said. "I just kind of California for the taping sever­ on air. kept my head down, bought *These apartments rent quickly­ al weeks ago. All five episodes "(My roommates] told me I some vowels, and came out a were taped on the same day, couldn't give shout-outs to winner." call Kramer Properties today and each took about 25 min­ them," Normandin said. "So He plans to use his winnings View all of our town homes, apartments and houses at utes to film. instead, I yelled 'friendship' as extra spending money when He said the studio was differ­ www.kramerhouses.com instead of 'big money' when I he studies abroad in London in ent in person then it appeared spun the wheel. Hopefully . the fall. on television. they'll hear it when it airs." (574) 234-2436 "The studio is small, not big Normandin competed Contact Irena Zajickova at like it looks on TV," against two female students, [email protected] l

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MARKET RECAP Stocks Signs imply recession may be easing Dow Recipients of jobless benefits grow while encouraging indicators emerge Jones 8,125.43 +95.81 Up: Same: Down: Composite Volume: Associated Press I}~ 2,914 85 847 3,470,587,707 AMEX 1,413.11 +4.89 WASHINGTON - Housing construction unexpectedly NASDAQ 1,670.44 +43.64 plunged, the number of ·.·~~·-·:·-::. ~NYSE 5,454.27 +69.30 people receiving jobless S&P 500 benefits grew and 865.30 +13.24 JPMorgan Chase & Co. said NIKKEI (Tokyo) 8,755.26 0.00 its first-quarter profit FTSE 100 (London) 4,052.98 +84.58 dropped compared with last year. That was the bad news. COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE But those same reports CITIGROUP INC (C) +1.01 +0.04 4.01 Thursday included some sil­ ver linings suggesting the BK OF AMERICA (BAC) ~0.10 ·0.96 10.34 recession may be easing. S&P DEP RECEIPTS {SPY) +1.47 +1.25 86.50 The pace of new-home FINANCIAL BULL 3X (FAS) +1.98 +0.18 9.04 construction seems to be nearing a bottom. First-time Treasuries jobless benefit claims fell 10-YEAR NOTE +2.57 +0.071 2.83 more than expected for the 13-WEEK BILL -10.71 -0.015 0.12 second straight week. And JPMorgan's profits were 30-YEAR BOND +1.78 +0.065 3.71 larger than analysts had 'I 'I 5-YEAR NOTE +4.19 +0.071 1.77 expected. In the past week, ' Commodities two other banks. Wells Fargo & Co. and Goldman UGHT CRUDE ($/bbl.) +0.73 49.98 Sachs Group Inc., issued GOLD ($/Troy oz.) -13.70 879.80 positive earnings reports, too. PORK BELUES (cents/lb.) +0.20 87.00 All told, growing evidence Exchange Rates indicates the economy may be stabilizing. YEN 99.5500 "The economy is still very EURO 1.3185 weak, but there are some encouraging signs that sup­ CANADIAN DOLLAR 1.2079 AP port cautious optimism." A woman interviews for a job at The Counter in Los Angeles Wednesday. Hundreds of BRffiSH POUND 1.4927 Dennis Lockhart, president jobseekers showed up for the thirty positions advertised. of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, said in a speech slowing of the pace of eco­ The Commerce ing. The Federal Reserve Thursday. nomic decline compared Department said construc­ reported Wednesday that The Commerce with even worse conditions tion of new homes and the number of people shop­ IN BRIEF Department said construc­ earlier this year. Recovery is apartments fell to a season­ ping for homes is beginning tion of new homes and still at least months away, ally adjusted annual rate of to rise, leading to a scat­ DirecTV, Comcast fined $3.2 million apartments fell 11 percent they said. 510,000 units in March. It tered pickup in sales. WASHINGTON - Satellite television in March. But economists "What would have been was the second lowest pace Separately, the Labor provider DirecTV Inc. and cable company noted that the drop was bad news last September is on records that go back 50 Department said its tally of Comcast Corp. will pay out a combined $3.2 driven by a steep fall in new good news today," said years. initial unemployment claims million to settle claims that they broke the apartment building. The Diane Swonk, chief econo­ Applications for building dropped to a seasonally law by placing phone calls to people who construction of new single­ mist at Chicago-based permits, considered a good adjusted 610,000 from a had asked the companies not to call them family homes matched Mesirow Financial. barometer of future activity, revised 663,000 the previ­ again. It's the second time DirecTV has been February's leve I and On Wall Street, stocks also fell in March to an ous week. That was far hit with such a fine. remained above January's rose, partly in response to annual rate of 513,000 below analysts' expecta­ The Federal Trade Commission made the record low. the economic news. The units. But that suggests tions of 655,000 and the announcement Thursday. The consistency in home Dow Jones industrial aver­ housing starts will remain lowest level since late The FTC said DirecTV agreed to pay $2.3 construction, even as the age closed up 95 points, stable at around 500,000 in January. million to settle charges that it violated do­ economy shrank, signals while broader indices also April, economists said, Initial unemployment not-call provisions of a restriction called the that single-family home rose more than 1 percent. albeit near record low lev­ claims reflect the pace of Telemarketing Sales Hule by having a tete­ building "is now at or near Both President Barack els. layoffs by companies and marketer call people who had specifically a bottom," Robert Dye, sen­ Obama and Federal Heserve "Hight now, stable looks are considered a timely. if asked DirecTV to put them on the compa­ ior economist at PNC Chairman Ben Bernanke good." Dye said. volatile, measure of the ny's internal do-not-call list. In 2005, Financial Services Group, have mentioned some Low housing prices and economy. While declining, DirecTV settled FTC charges that telemar­ wrote in a note to clients. recent signs of progress this record-low mortgage rates they remain much higher keters called households listed on the Economists cautioned that week, while adding that the may finally be spurring sus­ than a year ago, when national Do Not Call registry and paid $5.3 the figures largely reflect a recession is far from over. tained interest in home buy- claims stood at 369,000. million to the government. Comcast wil1 pay out $900,000, the FTC said, to settle charges that it called people who had specifically asked the company to stop calling them. The agency said it's a vio­ lation of that telemarketing rule, which pro­ hibits such calls. Obama plans high-speed rail network

$40 million of fuel stolen from army Associated Press "This is not some faneiful, pic-in-the­ Initially, regional transportation offices ALEXANDHIA, Va. - A former Army con­ sky vL'iion of the future," Obama said dur­ will compete for the $8 billion included in tractor convicted of stealing $40 million ing an event at the Ei'ienhower Ex<'Cutive the $787 billion economic stimulus worth of fuel from a military base in Iraq is WASHINGTON - President Bara<~k Oflice Building, whieh is adjacent to the spending package for high-speed rail. helping authorities in a global search for Obama on Thursday outlined plans for a White I louse. "It is happening right now. bolstered by $1 billion a year for five other suspects in the case, according to high-speed rail network he said would It's been happening for decades. The years mquested in the federal budget. court records. change the way Americans travel, draw­ problem is it's been happening else­ The $8 billion is part of $(>4 billion in One suspect has already been arrested in ing comparisons to the 1950s creation of where, not ht~re." the stimulus package for roads, bridges, the Philippines and now awaits indictment the interstate highway system. The United States trails other devel­ rail and transit. what Obama called "the from a federal grand jury in Virginia. Obama wa" careful to point out that his opnd countries in developing high-speed most sweeping investment in our infra­ Lee W. Dubois of Lexington, S.C.. pleaded plan was only a down payment on an rail. The Spani'lh can trawl the 386·milcs structure since President Eisenhower guilty last y<>ar to theft of government prop­ ambitious plan that. if realized, could from Madrid to BarcPlona at spePds aver­ built the Interstate Highway System in erty and faef~s up to I 0 years in prison. A connect Chicago and St. Louis, Orlando aging almost 150 miles pPr hour. Japan's the 1950s." sentencing IH~aring scheduled Thursday in and Miami, Portland and Seattle and Shinkansen links il'i major cities at Sp<'eds Obama said the first round of money Virginia was postponed. dozens of other metropolitan areas averaging 180 mph and France's TGV would go to upgrading and increasing The thefts occurred in 2007 and 2008 around the country with high-speed train averages about 133 mph in carrying speeds on existing lines where people from Camp Liberty in Baghdad. Dubois trains. pas..'!engers from Paris to l.yon. eould quickly be put to work. The second admitt<>d that lw and othPrs stoln mon• than Ther4:''s no guarantee that the nation The only U.S. rail service that meets the and third phases would fixus on high­ 10 miliion gallons of jet fuel and diesel fuel has the political will - Congress has Federal Hailroad Administration's 110 speed rail planning and money to jump­ from the base. They used fraudulent paper­ often tried to rPduce support fot Amtrak mph threshold to qualify as high-speed start eorridors not yet ready lbr construc­ work so that fupl trucks could drive in and - ur the hundreds of billion" of dollars rail is Amtrak's 9-year-old Acela Express tion. The Transportation DPpartment is to withdraw tens of thousands of gallons a and decades it would take to build a eom­ route connPcting Boston to Washington, announce first-round grant.." before the day. prehen-,ive fast rail system. D.C. end of the summer. page 8 The Observer + CAMPUS NEWS Friday, April 17, 2009

"In the midst of a really be a problem of language." She said the requests set keen intellectual ability, she's The letter ND Response sent forth in her reply to the invita­ Bollman got a strong moral compass," Jenkins to Jenkins read: "rWJe have tion were made "so we could continued from page 1 he said. "I think she's really continued from page 1 certain requests that we have a confirmation from Fr. put her education at the serv­ respectfully make of you in Jenkins and the administra­ "I want to be a doctor not ice of the world's needy in the student group, ND advance of any meeting with tion" of their commitment to to go into research or teach­ the United States and inter­ Response asked Jenkins to you." the University's Catholic mis­ ing, but to focus on one-on­ nationally, especially in Haiti affirm the University's commit­ Also in the letter, the group sion and the pro-life cause, one interaction with and Cambodia." ment to pro-life causes before asked, "that you (Jenkins) which Daly said stems from patients," she Kollman said they met, including requests to promise to take the following that mission. said. ''I'm really Bollman has make a public "promise" not to actions," followed by two Daly said the first request - interested in "I know my class is worked exten­ allow practices offensive to the requests. a public promise not to allow practicing pri­ full of incredibly sively with the pro-life cause and appoint a The first was that the ad min­ practices offensive to life - mary care med­ C.S.C and is pro-life ombudsperson. istration "publicly makes the would "be a reaffirmation of icine in under­ engaged and committed to University spokesman Dennis institutional and permanent what's already there," refer­ served areas accomplished people, social justic~ Brown said Jenkins withdrew promise that the University of ring to the University's either in states and I am just one of both locally his invitation to meet with the Notre Dame will not engage in, Catholic mission. or likely inter­ them.·· and globally. group because "they issued a promote or allow practices The second request - the nationally." "She's just set of demands as a precondi­ offensive to life," noting appointment of a pro-life Bollman did really an out­ tion to meeting." research initiatives. ombudsperson - stemmed her undergrad­ Brennan Bollman standing The group also requested The second was the from Daly's belief that the uate research valedictorian example of the Jenkins change the terms of University "will appoint a pro­ majority of pro-life initiatives for the Notre kind of student the meeting in their reply, life ombudsperson at the level on campus are not initiated by Dame Haiti Notre Dame is namely that it be open to all of associate provost to ensure the administration. Daly com­ Program working to elimi­ glad to receive and benefit coalition members and that a that appropriate attention is pared creating such a position nate the disease that causes from and also help produce," transcript and video of the paid to life issues at the begin­ to the emphasis the University Elephantitis, and she said she he said. meeting be made available ning of life in both teaching put on sustainability by creat­ got the chance to spend seven Bollman said her four years after its conclusion. Jenkins and research." ing a dedicated office for that weeks in the at Notre Dame originally requested that the Daly said she was "sorry" issue. country imple­ have given her meeting be private and limited that the letter's requests were "Seeing as there's the sexual menting her ..In the midst of a an awareness to 25 students, Brown said. in interpreted as preconditions to assault ombudsperson, and the research dur­ really keen of the "tough order to make the meeting meeting. Office of Sustain ability, ... we ing the summer intellectual ability, problems" that "more productive." "They were respectful rwould like] a designated per­ before senior her generation Mary Daly, a leader within requests, and that's how we son or role that paid attention year. she ·s got a strong faces. ND Response and the author of wanted them to be read, not as to these specific issues, .. Daly "I love the moral compass. •· "l haven't the reply to Jenkins' invitation, demands at all," she said. "It said. country." she learned how to said that the terms they set was our intention to state Daly said all the requests said. "It Fr. Paul Kollman solve anything forth in their response to things that we hoped to dis­ included in the letter were absolutely fas­ in my four Jenkins may have been misin­ cuss." meant to be "constructive and cinates me." professor of Theology years h ere, .. terpreted. Brown earlier told The positive." Bollman said she said. "But I Brown told The Observer Observer Jenkins would be ND Response, which stated she would like have learned that the administration "did "happy to discuss" the "we pledge ourselves to acts of to go back to Haiti in the that there are very important not think it was appropriate to requests made in the letter, witness" in an earlier press future as a doctor. issues that I will need to respond ... with a set of but indicated that they were release, has organized other Theology professor Fr. Paul address either directly demands as preconditions to interpreted as preconditions. activities including a Prayer Kollman taught Bollman in through my work, or indirect­ meet." ND Hesponse is still open to Hally, which took place on the theology class, ly by being a global citizen." Daly said the Jetter did not meeting with Jenkins, accord­ April 5, and an ongoing cam­ Christianity in Africa, and he use the words "demand" or ing to Daly. Brown said any paign to pray one million said she is an excellent stu­ Contact Madeline Buckley at "precondition," and stated the further discussion about meet­ rosaries "for a conversion of dent. [email protected] misunderstanding "might just ings between the Jenkins and heart for President Obama." the group would be private. The group is also promoting The original invitation was the first March for Life on extended "in the spirit of open Notre Dame's campus, which dialogue to talk about this takes place today beginning at issue," Brown said. 6 p.m. at the Grotto. The event "LFr. Jenkins] wanted to hear is sponsored by Notre Dame face to face from the students Hight to Life and the campus their concerns and to be able Knights of Columbus council. to in turn speak with them According to organizer Jeff about why he made the invita­ Tisak, Charles Hice, professor tion," Brown said. emeritus of the Notre Dame Daly said she was "pleasant­ Law School, will speak at the ly surprised" when she, on event. behalf of the coalition, first received Jenkins' invitation to Contact Aaron Steiner at meet. [email protected] Leasing now for 2009- 2010* Lafayette Square Town homes

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Friday, April 17, 2009 The Observer + NATIONAL NEWS page 9 Transgender woman killed Gov't officials disagree Prosecutor insists that accused killer knew true gender in advance with extremist report

and Zapata communicated near­ Nieto showed jurors partial and local law enforcement offi­ Associated Press ly 700 times via text message, transcripts of tape-recorded jail Associated Press cials. GREELEY, Colo. - An accused cell phone and computer calls in which Andrade allegedly WASHINGTON - Civil liberties The report on right-wing killer knew for at lea'it 36 hours between July 12 and July 16 as told his girlfriend that he officials at the Homeland extremists cites the 1995 that an 18-year-old transgender Zapata was apparently searching "snapped" and that "gay things Security Department did not Oklahoma City bombing by mili­ woman was biologically male for a roommate. She said need to die." agree with some of the language tary veteran Timothy McVeigh and beat her to death with a fire Andrade did not make a snap In another transeript, Andrade in a controversial report on as one instance of a veteran extinguisher because he didn't decision but rather decided to kill downplays the slaying. "It's not right-wing extremists, but the becoming a domestic terrorist. like that, a prosecutor insisted Zapata after the pair spent hours like I went up to a school teacher agency issued the report any­ Several lawmakers, the Thursday. in Zapata's tiny one-bedroom and shot her in the head, or way. American Legion and Vets for But an attorney for Allen apartment. killed a straight law-abiding citi­ The intelligence assessment Freedom took offense to the Andrade said the case is about Andrade could have walked zen," he said in the transcript. issued to law enforcement last intelligence review. The the woman's deception and away once he learned Zapata Martin said the jail calls were week said some military veter­ Veterans of Foreign Wars Andrade's reaction to that decep­ was biologically male, Nieto said. taken out of context as Andrade ans could be susceptible to defended it as an assessment, tion, not whether Angie Zapata's Martin, who repeatedly joked with his girlfriend about a extremist recruiters or commit not an accusation. lifestyle was right or wrong. referred to Zapata as "Justin," crime he knew he didn't commit. lone acts of violence. That Napolitano said, "We do not "This girl that he had just said the deception started with Andrade was arrested July 30, prompted angry reactions from mean to suggest that veterans as spent the last day with, was in Zapata's profile on a social net­ nearly two weeks after Zapata's some lawmakers and veterans' a whole are at risk of becoming fact a man, and Allen snapped," working site that said she was a sisters discovered her body groups. violent extremists." defense attorney Bradley Martin straight female. under a blanket in her apart­ Homeland Security spokes­ She also said: "I apologize for declared in opening statements. The two met July 15 and spent ment. Andrade told investigators woman Amy Kudwa said the that offense. It was certainly not Andrade, 32, would face a the day together. Martin said. that he struck Zapata twice in report was issued before offi­ intended." mandatory life sentence if con­ Zapata's clothing and other the head with a fire extinguisher cials resolved problems raised The top Republican on the victed of first-degree murder and details in her apartment indicat­ and thought he had "killed it" by the agency's civil rights divi­ House intelligence committee, between eight and 24 years in ed she was female, the attorney before striking her again as she sion. Kudwa would not specify Michigan's Pete Hoekstra, has prison if convicted of second­ said. struggled to get up, the arrest what language raised the con­ asked the director of national degree murder. Other charges Andrade told investigators that affidavit said. cerns. intelligence's ombudsman to against him include bias-motivat­ Zapata performed oral sex on Andrade is believed to be the Homeland Security Secretary investigate the Homeland ed crime, which carries three him but wouldn't let him touch first person tried for a hate crime Janet Napolitano defended the Security report for "unsubstanti­ more years, and habitual offend­ her, according to an arrest affi­ under the sexual orientation sec­ report Thursday, but she said ated conclusions and political er, which could mean decades davit. tion of Colorado's hate crime law, the definition of right-wing bias." more in pri'ion. Left alone in the apartment, according to the New York and extremism that was included in The senior Democrat of the Prosecutor Brandi Nieto said Andrade noticed photographs Los Angeles-based Gay & a footnote should be changed. House committee with oversight Andrade killed Zapata because that Jed him to question Zapata's Lesbian Alliance Against In the report, right-wing of the department said the she was transgender and "he gender. When he confronted her, Defamation. Colorado is one of extremism was defined as hate­ report raises privacy and civil didn't like that." she answered: "I am all woman," 11 states to have such designa­ motivated groups and move­ liberty issues. "This report Nieto told jurors that Andrade according to the affidavit. tions in their laws. ments, such as hatred of certain appears to have blurred the line religions. racial or ethnic between violent belief, which is groups. "It may include groups constitutionally protected, and and individuals that are dedicat­ violent action, which is not," ed to a single issue, such as Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., opposition to abortion or immi­ wrote in a letter to Napolitano. Mystery donor gives $45 million gration," the report said. The department's definition of "If there's one part of that left-wing extremism in the report I would rewrite, in the March 26 draft report includes a reference to violence, stating Associated Press The gifts ranged from $8 mil­ from a law firm or another word-smithing, Washington-esc lion at Purdue to $1.5 million representative. that goes on after the fact, it these groups that embrace anti­ DES MOINES, Iowa -A mys­ donated to the University of All the schools had to agree would be that footnote," capitalist, communist or socialist tery is unfolding in the world of North Carolina at Asheville. not to investigate the identity Napolitano said Thursday on beliefs seek "to bring about college fundraising: During the The University of Iowa of the · giver. Some were Fox News. change through violent revolu­ past few weeks, at least nine received $7 million; the required to make such a prom- The same definition was tion rather than through estab­ universities have received gifts University of Southern ise in writing. · included in the agency's March lished political processes." totaling more than $45 million, Mississippi, the University of "Our chancellor was called to 26 draft report on domestic These reports are part of the and the schools had to promise North Carolina at Greensboro a Denver law office and had to extremism. Both reports were department's routine analysis of not to try to find out the giver's and the University of Maryland sign a confidentiality agree­ marked "For Official Use Only." intelligence information to give identity. University College got $6 mil­ ment that she would not try to The department said the draft to law enforcement agencies One school went so far as to lion each; the University of find out," said Tom Hutton, has been recalled and is being guidance on possible security check with the IRS and the Colorado at Colorado Springs spokesman at the University of edited before it is sent to state threats. Department of Homeland was given $5.5 million; and Colorado at Colorado Springs. Security just to make sure a Penn State-Harrisburg "Once the chancellor signed it, $1.5 million gift didn't come received $3 million. she was emphatic that we from illegal sources. It's not clear whether the don't try to find out." "In my last 28 years in gifts came from an individual, Each was delivered since Employee wounds one, fundraising ... this is the first an organization or a group of March 1 and came with the time I've dealt with a gift that people with similar interests. same stipulation: Most of the the institution didn't know who In every case, the donor or money must be used for stu­ kills another, himself the donor is," said Phillip D. donors dealt with the universi­ dent scholarships, and the Adams, vice president for uni­ ties through lawyers or other remainder can be spent on versity advancement at Norfolk middlemen. Some of the money various costs such as research, The suspect was found dead State University, which came in cashier's checks, while equipment, strategic goals and Associated Press near the second victim, he said. received $3.5 million. other schools received checks operating support. LONG BEACH, Calif. - A hospi­ "It is with a really heavy heart tal employee shot another that I say we lost two members of employee to death, critically our employee family and a third is wounded another and then killed critically injured," said Diana Model unit himself Thursday, police said. Hendel, the hospital's chief execu­ Police Chief Anthony Batts said tive officer. "Our first priority was OPEN NOW! the gunfire erupted just before to ensure that our patients were noon at Long Beach Memorial safe and well cared for and I can Medical Center. assure that our patients are well Batts would not identify those cared for and are completely involved but said all were male. safe." He said the motive remained Hendel said the victims' families under investigation but noted the were receiving counseling through violence came amid a flurry of the hospital's chaplain service. recent shootings in the country. City gas department worker "This is a trend of active shoot­ Dave Chamberlain told KCAL-TV ers that you have seen nation­ he heard shots and then saw a wide," Batl'i said at a news con­ man waving a gun outside the ference. "This is becoming a hospital shoot himself. national trend, probably because "We heard five shots and we of the tension that's going on in took cover as well, and then ... we Just north of Toll Road access our society today." could see a man with a gun point­ Roseland Square Condos Batts said officers responding ed at himself," he said. 107 Dixie 1*1y North (IN 933) to the shooting found one victim A woman, Charity Perez, told Sb: o11e level co11dos with ill view of inside the hospital and then dis­ the TV station her husband, a covered a second victim outside, hospital valet, knew the gunman Contact liS at (574) 271-8961 Notre Da1ne alld Sai11t Mary~ on the north side of the hospital and identified him as a worker at (Jr visit II'S online at: outside the emergency room. a pharmacy. The police chief www.RoselanliTecll.com Both were taken t.o the emer­ would not confirm that, pending A lllliq11e opport11ni~l' inn high vi.fibility location! gency room; one was dead and notilication of the employees' fam­ the other was critical, he said. ilies. THE OBSERVER p page 10 Friday, April 17, 2009 THE OBSERVER Things Notre Dame students like P.O. Box 779, Notre Dame, IN 46556 024 Sourh Dining Hall, Nmre Dame, IN 46556 In my seven-plus semesters at Notre Dame student feels like he or she is to think that they know more about the EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dame, I have noticed a lot of things about swin1ming in it. Even worse are the thick­ state of the football team than the next Jenn Metz the student body. Some of these things ness and the length of the sleeves that guy. Every student reads Rivals.com and are good, some bad, and some are just are always sure to keep us extra warm ND Nation as if they are i1idden gems of MANAGlNG EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER plain silly. With the help of fellow on those sunny August Saturdays. Notre knowledge tucked away on some mystery Bill Brink John Donovan Observer Dame students will, without fail, com­ machinH known as the internet. AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Kara King Columnists Andrew plain about these shirts for the entirety of Invariably they read posts by crazed AssT. MANAGING EDITOR: Aaron Steiner Miller and Brad the football season, despite the fact that alumni and feel the need to tell every­ Blomstrom, I have they are not being forced to wear them. bodv about their inside information. compiled a list of 85 The amazing thing about Notre Dame Sor;y bros, everybody knows that Coach NEWS EDITOR: Madeline Buckley things that Notre students and The Shirt is that after they Weis tried to woo Homeo Crennel here to SPORTS EDITOR: Matt Gamber Dame students like. spend weeks and months complaining be the D-Line coach. ScENE EDITOR: Jess Shaffer Ranging from the about it, almost every Notre Dame stu­ The greatest source of inside informa­ SAINT Mo\RY's EDITOR: Ashley Charnley silly (No. 7: UGGs in dent will proceed to wear The Shirt to tion however, comes from the students PHOTO EOITOR: Ian Gavlick Snow} to the serious almost every football game. Whether the who claim they know players on the (No. 10: Giving Bob Kessler students Jove to be dressed the same or team. Students love to say things like, "I GRAPHICS EDITOR: Andrea Archer Peace) this list can simply can't help but do what they are don't understand why Weis doesn't run ADVERTISING MANAGERS: Theresa Bea help students told, everybody comes into the stadium James [Aldridge] more. He (Aldridge) Mary Clare Rodriguez understand each House of Stix wearing The Shirt and the student sec­ tells me that he's been doing great in AD DFSIGN MANAGER: M.ary Jesse other, parents tion becomes a massive field of practice." When a Notre Dame man CONTROLLER: Stacey Gill understand their blue/green/yellow. Notre Dame students claims that he is friends with a football SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR: Mike Moriariry children, alumni understand the new love it so much that everybody has failed player, it almost certainly means one of generation and our children understand to notice the increasingly apparent Curse two things: a} they live in the same dorm, OFFICE MANAGER & GENERAL INFO (574) 631-7471 us years from now when we are old and of The Shirt (the fact that the Irish have or b) they are in Professor McKenna's FAX even more indignant. Most importantly, failed to win a single National Human Ethology class together. (Sidebar: (574) 631-6927 however, I hope that this list will help us Championship since the project began). if a Notre Dame woman claims she is ADVERTISING to better understand ourselves. This year promises to be no different. friends with a football player, it probably (574) 631-6900 [email protected] So here it begins with the items most With the unveiling of The Shirt scheduled means they had sex or are going to have EDITOR-IN-CHIEF relevant for this Blue-Gold Weekend. for this afternoon, the committf~e is sex.) (574) 631-4542 [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR No. 2: Complaining About The Shirt promising that it will be the best The Inside information about the football (574) 631-4541 [email protected] and then wearing it. Shirt of all the The Shirts. The color and team does not exist because the only peo­ ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR Every year on the day before the spring slogan will be revealed to triumphant ple who happen to be insiders as well as (574) 631-4324 [email protected], [email protected] game, a committee of students unveils fanfare, only to be brought down a cou­ normal students are the football man­ BUSINESS OFFICE the next year's rendition of The Shirt, the ple notches when everybody realizes how agers. They have such a self-proclaimed (574) 631-5313 t-shirt that the entire student body is much they don't like it; and the complain­ level of stature that they would never NEWS DESK (574) 631-5323 [email protected] expected to wear to earh and every home ing begins. reveal anything of importance to retain VIEWPOINT DESK football game the next year; and every No. 8: Claiming to have inside informa­ their self-perceived aura around campus. (574) 631-5303 [email protected] year on the day before the spring game tion about the football team. Although my sources do say that SPORTS DESK students almost unanimously begin to If there is one thing Notre Dame stu­ Kapron Lewis-Moore has been looking (574) 631-4543 [email protected] complain about the new edition. Whether dents love to do it's going to football really good in practice, and don't be sur­ SCENE DESK it is an ugly yellow color (2005}, putting (574) 631-4540 [email protected] games, and if there is one thing they like prised to see Goodman play QB in a SAINT MARY'S DESK the current coach in the skies amongst to do at these football games it is claim­ spread look. acharnO l @saimmarys.edu legends of yesteryear (2006) or having ing to have inside information about the PHOTO DESK sayings that make absolutely no sense football team they know and love. When Bob Kessler is a senior majoring in (574) 631-8767 [email protected] (almost always) Notre Dame students Jimmy Clausen overthrows a receiver political science and economics. Read SYSTEMS & WEB ADMINISTRATORS love to complain incessantly about the voices can be heard throughout the stu­ more of Things Notre Dame Students Like (574) 631-8839 current year's incarnation of The Shirt. dent section saying things like, .. Dayne such as No. 5: Dressing Up to Go to Dive THE One of the main reasons why Notre Crist has been looking really good in Bar at www.thingsnotredamestudents­ OBSERVER ONLINE Dame students love to complain about practice" or "I hear that Nate Montana is like.com. You can contact him at www.ndsmcobserver.com The Shirt is because it never seems to fit gonna make a play for the starter's job rkessler@nd. edu POLICIES them correctly. Without fail every shirt is next year." 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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Protest Church's intolerance Eddy St. Commons A couple weeks ago, there was an article in The time of our country's need. Some may joke that When the Eddy Street Commons (ESC) plan was Observer that there was a "disconnect" between the Georgetown is not Catholic, but Jesuit. I counter by announced, Notre Dame's Office of Business Operations current students and alumni concerning the debate of saying Notre Dame is not Catholic, but wishing to be presented it as "a showcase for both Notre Dame and the the granting of an honorary degree to the President of Arizona State. City of South Bend." the United States- positing that 70-plus percent of I applaud the ten C.S.C. priests who have spoken out ESC promised a partnership between town and gown, students were in favor, and 70-plus percent of alums in dissent against Fr. Jenkins. A'i a product of the and was supported by the city with tens of millions in tax were against. Mathematical sophistry. Those numbers '60's, I support their right to protest. I have no vow of increment financing. But it now seems Notre Dame has only reflect the immediately stimulated individuals obedience either, so I can slam my church. I also decreed for itself an out-of-state pleasure dome. To date from both sides who decided to submit a letter to the believe that the senior class and other students should these tenants only are announced: Chipotle, a six story editor, and hardly a statistically valid survey. Where is take aggressive action/dissent against those non­ Marriott, a Follett Bookstore, a Hot Box Pizza, Doc our Math Department when we need them? Christian activists who have vowed to turn your grad­ Magrogan's, Noodle and Co, a Springhill Suites and I posit the contrary: alums are probably more sup­ uation into a "circus." I, for one, advocate aggressive Kildare's. Far from a 'showcase' for South Bend, these portive of POTUS than our current, a bit more conser­ resistance to this right-wing advocacy to disrupt in the merchants respectively hail from Denver, Washington vative, student body. Mr. Donahue ("Slamming the name of a phony, political issue, my University and D.C., Chicago, Indianapolis, Philly, Broomfield, Colorado, door," April15) is spot-on. This Church, these critics your graduation. Protest, protest, against your Washington D.C. again and Philly again. of this University, are so myopic in being non-Catholic Church's intolerance. Chain businesses typically funnel dollars out of local (non-universal) that it drives real Catholics away. areas more quickly than indigenous counterparts. They Not only am I Notre Dame '64, but I'm also K Eric Gisleson arrive with developed and out-of-area supply networks Georgetown Law '68, where yesterday our President alumnus and management structures, and depend less on local was greeted with a standing ovation and with enthusi­ Class of 1968 suppliers and services. The current proposal for ESC asm for his·economic policies and social justice in this April15 demonstrates lack of awareness of how local economies are sustained and little respect for the South Bend com­ munity's contributions to ESC. Further, it is difficult to determine that the University has considered Catholic Social Doctrine and its emphasis on solidarity and sub­ Students not the Pharisees sidiarity in economic affairs. South Bend has recently benefited from growth in This is in response to the "Slamming the door" faith's core values. locally owned businesses, from Fiddler's Hearth and the letter (April 15) written by Mr. Donahue and his The Holy Mother, our God and this University Tire Rack, to the South Bend Chocolate Co. and Better condemnation of the actions of our students in offer reconciliation, but offering forgiveness to a World Books, for example. These join outstanding tradi­ keeping with the teachings of our Church. I feel penitent heart and publically honoring Obama tions near campus like CJs, Parisi's, Rocco's, insulted that any person, especially an alumnus, with a degree and speaking platform are very dif­ Studebagels, Lula's and many others, each well articulat­ would compare the students to the Pharisees. I ferent things. The USCCB holds itself to only the ed within the Notre Dame-South Bend community. With also oppose his implication of praise on those who highest of authorities, and to suggest that they these, Eddy Street could have more in common. are in favor of letting the most pro-abortion presi­ should bow to the influence of civil authorities is Notre Dame enjoys final approval of all tenants with dent in our nation's history speak (which is in disrespectful. Donahue saying this move would be Kite Realty, the site's developer. The University could direct defiance of the USCCB) as being humble a continued "stiff-arm" to powerful civil authorities shorten the slack on Kite's string and direct its retail worshipers of God. suggests that the bishops are conspiring and not recruiters to the local area. It could also specify that Perhaps Mr. Donahue was speaking only to out­ upholding the holy teachings of the Church. future vacancies from current tenants prefer local entre­ side protesters, but as for the students, we do not The bishops act with the apostolic authority that preneurs. At another level, Notre Dame could expand its deserve this condemnation for publically support­ has passed down from the Apostles. Donahue salutary programs to engage faculty with Catholic Social ing the view of the Church through protest. Are the addresses two problems: the staining of Notre Doctrine to members of the University administration, so many bishops that have spoken out about this Dame's image, and the lowering numbers of faith­ that current and future economic initiatives exhibit being self- righteous? Was John Paul II "proudly" ful. He seems to claim that those in protest will virtues of Catholic social thought. condemning the culture of death in the West? only serve to worsen both issues. Kite Healty, an out of town developer with no previous For anyone to say that promoting the dear and Notre Dame stands for God over country, for the experience in South Bend, has not thus far visibly or suc­ non-negotiable view of the Church as tarnishing dignity of human life over the popularity and pres­ cessfully recruited local businesses. If this pattern per­ the image of the University is offensive and ridicu­ tige of an elected civil oflicial. If we ignore this, sists, the stretch from Edison Road to Napoleon Street lous. Notre Dame is indeed a beautiful University Notre Dame willlea\-e a legacy of lost priorities. cannot be considered a bridge between Notre Dame and and has been a great Catholic institution. Here it And to blame protest against the culture of death South Bend, but a stumbling block. The city deserves bet­ has a great opportunity to uphold the holy teach­ for the empty pews is unfounded, to say that ter, and the University could do much more. ings of the Church. But to suggest that Notre Dame enforcing doctrine is driving Catholics from wor­ should allow Obama to speak here merely because ship. Richard Klee of his civic position is not a legitimate position for The actions of Randall Terry may be unfortunate alumnus Notre Dame. We should hold ourselves to the same in how he fights for life, but to call the faithful stu­ Class of 2002 authority the holy Catholic Church does, the dents and bishops (who uphold the sanctity of life April 15 revealed Word of God, and we should thus respect with dignity and respect) Pharisees is shameful. I the guidance of the Church and humbly respect the do not wish to condemn Mr. Donahue or the presi­ bishops. dent, only those views that tarnish the authority of What offends me the most is Donahue's sugges­ the Church and the dignity of all human life and tion that the Holy Mother would embrace her Notre Dame's role in these issues. Right kind of pride University honoring a man whose pub1ic policy has directly led to the increase in the murder of the Erik Bock Pride? Four years ago I was overcome with pride when innocent. It is that honor that we protest; we are freshman my son was admitted to Notre Dame. His attendance not opposing dialogue, but opposing giving a Stanford Hall here buoyed our extended family as everyone learned, pedestal to a man who fundamentally rejects our April16 and I re-learned, so many fine Irish traditions. We have long looked forward to graduation day as a celebration of his achievement and that of his classmates. Our pride grew further when we learned the president, who so inspires the young and in whom we have all Save PigTostal placed so much hope, would speak to his class at Commencement. Those who intend to protest the presi­ Every school has its day. Unoflicial St. Patrick's to road trip down to Notre Dame this weekend, dent's presence ask too much of Notre Dame families. Day at Illinois. Cedar Fest at Michigan State. Little and, if you have been there before, you can't really The pro-life movement has always asked us to ignore the 500 at Indiana. Halloween at Wisconsin. Mardi say that you have preemptively written "gre~test distinction between sins that, because of broad societal Gras at SLU. Hash Bash at Michigan and so on and day ever" in Saturday's box in your Jonas Brothers consensus, are also condemned as civil crimes (like mur­ so on. Every school has that day where thousands calendar. But it is something. And as a student you der) and those (like abortion and adultery) that are not. not attending that school can blow off a weekend must stand up for your right to stand up in a back­ They further demand that fealty to the Church's official and road trip, because "dude, *insert event* at yard, with an empty cup, no girl because you're position on abortion be the only litmus test for our politi­ *insert school* is going to be sick this year. I didn't not an athlete, and wish you would have gone to cal leaders, regardless of that leader's stand on other go last year, but my buddy that goes there said its the Blue Gold game. I heard Weis even guaranteed critical issues of life and death. for sure legit." an Irish victory (Notre Dame football joke). But the protestors seek yet one more thing here. They Racking my brain, Notre Dame has no such So, in ending, to ResLife: please don't take ask that we, who have with tears of pride and much sac­ event. Unless, of course, you count PigTostal. And PigTostal from us. It's all we have and, trust me, rifice, cheered and consoled and supported our children now, rumors have been flying about how the you can take away our fun much more effectively these four long years, now turn this moment over to University has decided that the next front in the elsewhere. And to the students, go and enjoy the them in order to advance a cause. That's pride, but not war on fun is this event. ResLife and its red headed stepchild that is PigTostal. Love it the good kind. Dometroopers have begun in their attempts to because it's yours. Bring your friends. If they won't My answer is simple: No. May 17 belongs to my son take from us this, our one "event." To be sure, come, tell them it's an anti-Obama rally. Go Dome and his classmates. They earned it. They are my only PigTostal really isn't even that great. It's kind of a or Go Home. cause on that day. bummer. It's what most students do every week­ end with the addition of specially printed plastic Matt Paletta Nick Simeonidis cups and an unfavorable ratio of shirtless dudes to semor alumnus available beer. And you have to buy a ticket for it. off campus Class of 1986 Now, nobody at nearby schools has been itching April16 April 16 THE 0BSERVEP page 12 E Friday, April 17, 2009

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COMMENTARY Don't take Blue-Gold results too seriously

How much stock can we place if Jimmy Clausen throws four in the outcome of the Blue-Gold touchdowns. In fact, facing a I game? It depends what outcome defense he's watched play for ., we're talking about. two years and that he has prac­ It helps Irish fans not at all if ticed against all spring, I hope Gold beats Blue 45-37. Two he has a good day. Conversely, if main interpretations of spring­ the defense holds Clausen to 7- game performance exist: the of-24 for 87 yards and picks him positional performance and the off twice, it wouldn't faze me. unit performance. Both get They've seen the man play for coaches and two seasons and practiced fans into trou­ against him. His mannerisms • ble if they read and style should be well-docu­ too much into mented. J either, but the So rather than look at the play performances of the individual players or the can also pro­ units facing their teammates, vide nuggets of look for aspects of play that bode information well for the season. For exam­ about the Bill Brink ple, can the offensive line create upcoming holes for the running backs? season. Sports Writer New 0-line coach Frank \ Look at Verducci's got the linemen work­ positional ing. Tackle Paul Duncan said the \ performance first. The fact that coaching staff has individualized a second-string linebacker has instructions for all of the line­ IANGAVLICK/The Observer 11 tackles, an interception and a men. Expect the line to get off Irish defensive linemen Ethan Johnson (9) and Morrice Richardson compete in spring drills during a March blocked punt in the spring game the ball this season. 25 practice. Johnson is one of several young players looking to secure playing time this spring. means nothing. It's like a pitcher Will the running backs make it throwing seven scoreless innings through those holes, should they running this way and that, wildly hint. But finally, look at the team surprise me if things got a bit in spring training: you hope it materialize? The team averaged gesticulating to each other, as a whole. It's last time out, tense. carries over to the regular sea­ 3.3 yards per carry last season, they're still learning the commu­ remember, the team traveled The team has talent, the play­ son but have no insurance that it and that needs to improve to nication process. Harrison five time zones to face Hawaii in ers know they can play better wilL take pressure off of the passing Smith's move from linebacker to a bowl game and stomped the than they did some games last In fact, the spring game bal­ game. Can Clausen look off his safety won't help. Warriors in their house on season and they're on a roll ances all praise or criticism for receivers, or will he still watch Same deal in the secondary, Christmas Eve. Confidence after the Hawaii Bowl. Look for the players. Should a player them down the field? Costly which lost safety David Bruton to should be sky-high right now. passion, excitement and big struggle, they can chalk it up to interceptions against North graduation. Safety Kyle The players talk about having plays come Saturday. pre-season rust that will wear Carolina and Michigan State last McCarthy is back for a fifth year, "good practices." Receiver The spring game can tell you off by the time Nevada rolls year stopped drives and and cornerback Darrin Walls Robby Parris said the players all you need to know about around. If they shine, the skep­ switched momentum, and returns as well. In fact, the are flying around at full speed. I Notre Dame's prospects for the tics will point out that they Clausen's helmet looked like it match-up to watch is between bet that continues. Remember upcoming season - if you look shined in the spring game and had a string attached to his the receivers and the secondary. last spring game when running for the right things. who knows what will happen in receiver both times. The Irish have the most talent in back Armando Allen got laid out the regular season. This catch- How will the linebackers those units. down near the goal line? The views expressed in this 22 makes it impossible, there­ adjust to the absence of five-year In spite of all my negative Something like that will happen column are those of the author fore, to take too much away stalwart Maurice Crum Jr.? Can thoughts about the usefulness of again. Remember last spring and not necessarily those of The from individual performances. they effectively communicate the spring game in predicting game when the 0-linemen got Observer. It's the same with the play of plays and coverages? Watch performance next season, those into it with some defensive guys Contact Bill Brink at the units. I wouldn't be surprised them before the snap. If they're aspects should provide a helpful after a touchdown? Wouldn't wbrink@nd. edu

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Friday, April 17, 2008 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 3 New faces, new places Weis brings in Frank Verducci, Randy Hart and Tony Alford to shake things up

By SAM WERNER in his first press conference. Associate Sports Editor "To join a place with the tradi­ tion and history of Notre Dame is very exciting and I'm grate­ Last season's late-season col­ ful to Coach Weis for extending lapse has been analyzed, dis­ me this tremendous opportuni­ sected and torn apart by Notre - ty." Dame fans all over the country. Hart was the final piece to Many of those fans were even the puzzle, joining the staff in calling for Irish coach Charlie late February, more than a Weis' job. month after Verducci and Weis wasn't fired, but he did Alford were hired. The 61- shake up the coaching staff in year-old Hart had spent the a big way. Former running previous 21 years as the backs coach Michael Haywood defensive line coach at left to become the head coach Washington but was not at Miami (Ohio), and offensive retained when the Huskies and defensive line coaches hired new head coach Steve John Latina and Jappy Oliver Sarkisian. left to pursue other opportuni­ "I'm thrilled to add someone ties. Replacing them were with the resume and personal­ / Tony Alford at running backs, ity of Randy Hart to our coach­ Frank Verducci at offensive ing staff." Weis said at Hart's line and Randy Hart at defen­ introduction. "As I discussed sive line. last week, there were certain IAN Verducci was the first new attributes and qualities I was Offensive line coach Frank Verduccl watches sophomore guard Andrew Nuss ( 76) go up against coach hired, just a week after looking for in this hire. First junior guard Chris Stewart In practice April 15. Latina resigned. Like Weis, he and foremost, he had to have is a New Jersey native, and great chemistry with Jon exposed to before. mentation of your scheme," sive line coach has been gained most of [Tenuta, defen­ "But in many ways, assign­ Hart said. "It's an experimen­ known to keep up with players his coaching sive coordina­ ment-wise, this is the same tation of personnel." more than 40 years his junior. experience in "As long as the effort's tor] and Corwin offense they've been in, and So far. the early returns from "He is just wired for sound," the NFL. [Brown, associ­ we spend time before practice the players have been nothing Weis said with a laugh. Verd ucci had there, and I can see on ate head coach]. trying to put them in as many but positive. Part of Hart's job description been in the pro the field that they're Second, we situations as possible. Mental "He's an energetic guy, fun to is mentoring new defensive ranks since grasping what we're wanted someone errors to me are more disturb­ be around," freshman defen­ graduate assistant, and former 2001 coaching that was a high­ ing." sive end Kapron Lewis-Moore Irish defensive lineman, the Dallas trying to teach them ... energy coach Alford was less technical, said. "He's a little tough, but Bryant Young. Cowboys, that's encouraging., that could devel­ saying he was more concerned he's fun to be around." "I think Handy might be Buffalo Bills op our young with the confidence and men­ Similarly, the offensive line­ wearing him out as the time and Cleveland Frank Verducci defensive line." tal state of his running backs. men have responded enthusi­ goes on," Weis said. "I bet Browns. Prior The new "They have to understand astically to Verducci's detail­ [Bryant] never thought that to that, though, Irish offensive line coach coaches didn't how good they can be. They oriented approach. Senior would happen, but you've got he had spent have much time have to feel that they can be tackle Sam Young said his new to keep going to keep up with nine years to get acclimat­ good before they will be good," coach was making him rethink [Coach Hart]." coaching the offensive line at ed to South Bend, with spring he said. "We want to be com­ small details such as whether Alford, on the other hand, the University of Iowa. practice starting just a month plete players, being able to to dominate with the inside or has used his recent playing "Frank provides an excellent after the staff was set. run, being able outside hand experience as a way to connect background on both the offen­ "It was pretty much all busi­ to block, being when pass­ with his unit. He played run­ sive line and run game in gen­ ness the first time I met able to carry, blocking. ning back at Colorado State eral from two perspectives, [Verducci]," senior guard Eric not putt-ing it ''They {the running "Honestly, it and was an All-WAC selection having coached several years Olsen said. on the ground. was like learn­ in 1989. in professional football and at All three new hires said they That's what backs] have to ing how to "You have a coach that the Division I level, predomi­ knew what they wanted to we're looking understand how good walk again," knows what he's talking about nantly in the Big Ten," Weis accomplish when they arrived, for, just the they can be. They have Young said. in the film room, and then said in Verducci's introductory though. Verducci, for example, consistency of "I've been when he gets on the field can press conference. "His experi­ said he wanted to focus mostly making plays to feel that they can be taught one way translate the same thing and ence will be an asset both to on the technical aspects of all the time." good before they will since I started still have as much energy as if our players and our staff." blocking. II art was be good. , playing foot­ he was playing the game," Alford was the next hire, just "As long as the effort's there, probably faced ball, and now sophomore running back five days after Verducci. The and I can see on the field that with the it's different." Armando Allen said. new running backs coach they're grasping piece by piece biggest chal­ Tony Alford Olsen echoed Alford inherited a unit that came to the Irish from what we're trying to teach lenge of the Irish running backs coach his teammate, has been high on potential, but Louisville, where he coached them and the changes we're new staff, tak­ saying that a low on production the last few for two seasons after nine sea­ trying to make, that's encour­ ing on a defen- new approach years. While the phrase "run­ sons at Iowa State sandwiched aging," he said. "Technical sive line that is was necessary ning back by committee" has around one at Washington. errors right now I can under­ arguably Notre Dame's most to keep the veteran linemen on been the hot phrase recently, "Notre Dame is the epitome stand because a lot of things inexperiencp,d unit. their toes. Alford said that wouldn't nec­ of college football," Alford said I'm teaching they haven't been "Spring practice is experi- "Coach Verducci definitely essarily be the case this year. brings a new approach to the "Everyone's got a role," offensive line, which is good Alford said. "That role might for me personally," Olsen said. be 7 5 snaps, that role might be "Going into my fourth year, 40 snaps, that role might be 10 getting a little comfortable in snaps. You will dictate your the system, that changeup is role by what you do in practice definitely a good thing." every single day." Verducci himself admitted Though it's only been 15 that he might be a little more practices, Weis said he likes concerned about the little what he sees from his new things than your average col­ staff. lege coach. "They are good teachers and "In college football, the pri­ they go, go, go, go, go," Weis ority is development. In pro said. "I appreciate good teach­ football, the priority is details," ers, but I especially appreciate Verducci said. "So it's details good teachers with high levels versus development. I guess of energy, and that's been what I've tried to do here is infectious at their positions as mesh the two of them. We have well." to challenge them to develop, Despite the early success, all but in the same instance I can the coaches know kickoff show them details to acceler­ against Nevada is a long way ate that development." away, and the ultimate judg­ As for Hart, it's hard for any­ ment of their success or failure one to say much without men­ won't be made until the 2009 tioning the intensity he brings season is in the books. to practice. Despite his unas­ "We're moving in the right suming appearance - Weis direction," Hart said. "But the joked that he originally name of the game is work." IAN GAVLICK/The Observer thought Hart was a lost profes­ New running backs coach Tony Alford watches sophomore halfback Armando Allen during prac­ sor looking for the philosophy Contact Sam Werner at tice on April 15. Alford was hired from Louisville this January. department - the new defen- [email protected] page 4 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, April 17, 2009 -

Players to watch Projected d~

Crist may be the Tate showed last surefire backup season that he could heading into the be more than just season, but this will the go-route special­ ·-~., .. be the first look at ist he was as a Jimmy Clausen's freshman, and the heir apparent on a Irish need him to big stage. Weis has continue his develop­ been high on Crist's ment into an elite competitiveness all receiver alongside QB Dayne Crist spring. Michael Royd. WR Golden Tate

With James Injuries gave Aldridge likely to Parris a chance to see significant re-assert himself reps at fullback this spring, and next fall, Hughes Weis said he has needs to step into taken advantage. the role as the pri- He's being pushed mary bruising by John Goodman, back behind though, and needs Armando Allen, the to continue to RB Robert Hughes more elusive back. impress. WR Robby Parris

Duncan missed Ragone looked last year with an good in last year's injury, but he'll be spring game but back on Clausen's missed all season to blind side. The left injury. He'll look to tackle position is pick up where he left always one of the off and establish most crucial on himself as a sound the field, especial­ option alongside ly for a throwing starter Kyle OL Paul Duncan team. Rudolph. TE Mike Ragone Editor's Note: The depth charts above are based on those released at the beginning

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pth charts Players to watch

A top recruit a Williams has year ago, Filer is bat- flown under the tling for playing time radar at times, but in a crowded line- he's shown that he backer corps that can use his frame will receive a boost to be a force on the with the arrival of Interior defensive Manti Te'o in the line - which will fall. He has all the be critical to Notre tools to be an Dame's run LB Steve Filer impact player now. defense. DL Hafis Williams

Weis said Smith Johnson show­ would be the start­ cased his natural ing Mike linebacker ability in limited if the Irish opened action a year ago, their season today. and his ability to He needs to show play both inside a consistent ability and outside will to defend the pass give the Irish if he wants to keep options with their a spot in the line­ pass rush in obvi­ LB Toryan Smith up. ous situations. DL Ethan Johnson

Smith asserted Lewis-Moore was himself with a big listed atop the play in last year's depth chart to spring game, and begin the spring after seeing action despite not seeing at various posi­ the field as a fresh­ tions in the fall, man, and Weis was he's made the full­ impressed with him time move to safe­ enough during the ty, his more natu­ spring to keep him of spring practice and take into account injuries and other developments. DB Harrison Smith ral position. there. DL K. Lewis-Moore

GAME FORMAT & SCORING ADJUSTED FOR 2009 BLUEreGOLD GAME 80th Annual Spring Game Will Feature the Offense Against the Defense GAME FORMAT POINT SYSTEM . DAME CLOCK OFFENSE DEFENSE Two 30-minule halves with a running clock Missed Extra Point Clock stoppages only~ to injuries or timeouts Normal c/ode rules apply to the lasl two minutes of each half Dtfensive Stop TIMEODTB Sack &ch team is allowed three timeou.ts per half Missed 2-Point Conversion HALFTIME 3 FieldGoal 3and0ut Halftime will last 10 minutes. Missed/ Blocked Field Goal 8------I'·CDI.TOBB Touchdown Turnover · A prelimtiuuy coin toss (Wed~ April 15) determines jersey color 10------­ and sidelines for the offense and defense. Tumover for Touchdown ·s A cnemonial coin toss at the beginning of the Blue-Gold game deter- , mines which end zone the defense will defend. DTBEB BOLES Players in red jerseys must be tagged off with two hands to be down, A hit to a player in a red jersey wiD result in a 15-yard pmonal..foul pen· ·· ally. All other players are live. &ch posession Sla11ing a half, following a score or after a defensive stop will begin on the 35-yardline. If the ball is punted then the drive will begin from the spot of the return. Their will not k any ldckojji A scoring point system (right) will determine the winner of the game. There will not Nan own~ period should the score be tied at the end of regulation. page 6 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER Friday, April 17, 2009 Early enrollees adjust to football, life at ND things I would usually do as a guard Chris Stewart dominat­ By MATT GAMBER senior, like going to prom and ed Stockton in a one-on-one Spom Editor going to my senior football drill and then proceeded to banquet, things like that." stand over and slightly taunt While it's been reported that Though Banks hasn't yet him, Weis told Stockton not to Irish coach Charlie Weis seen the field as he continues be afraid to stand right back wouldn't encourage his own to rehab a knee injury, it's up and get in the upperclass­ child to skip the end of high been a productive spring for man's face. school to get a jumpstart on the future Irish defensive "That was just my introduc­ spring football practice, Notre back, Weis said. tion to college football," Dame's three early enrollees "He's really been just recu­ Stockton said. "I realized I are glad they did. perating, getting ready to go, have to play really aggressive, E.J. Banks, Zeke Motta and and that's gone really well," really stay low on bigger guys Tyler Stockton all decided to Weis said. like that, and its just the forgo the second semester of And not just on the field. tempo - it's faster, guys are their senior year of high Banks said that while he cer­ bigger, and I have to use my school, instead choosing to tainly wants to play now, he quickness." enroll at Notre Dame and has reaped the benefits of Stockton isn't a lock for begin their careers as college becoming better adjusted to playing time in the fall, as sev­ student-athletes. the rigors of college academ­ eral other young defensive "I thought that the positives ics. linemen are also competing kind of outweighed the nega­ "When I first got here I was for limited spots. But he has a tives as far as coming in overwhelmed, but slowly but positive outlook on his spring early," said Motta, a product surely they have helped me experience, even if it doesn't of Vero Beach (Fla.) High. "I along and I think I've gotten immediately pay dividends. just think that it's going to be through the transition pretty "I know this is going to help real beneficial to me - getting smoothly," Banks said. me out in the long run," some classes out of the way, Stockton, who played his Stockton said. "Its better to learning the system of college high school ball at The Hun come in now, get adjusted to life and football life." School (N.J.), has already guys like Chris Stewart and IAN GAVLICKfThe Observer But it hasn't been a clean worked his way into the mix Eric Olsen - going against Irish linebacker Zeke Motta is one of three recruits - along with E.J. break from high school for the on the interior defensive line, these guys and really knowing Banks and Tyler Stockton - to enroll early this spring. three early enrollees. In fact, Weis said. what to expect. Now coming it was the chance to head back "As he's worked his way into into summer practice, I really damentals and techniques." over the place, but right now home and enjoy the end of his shape he's shown what we have no excuses. I just have to Motta played primarily we've got to get him to run to prep career that made Notre thought he'd be," Weis said. show what I can do." defensive back in high school, the right spot." Dame an attractive choice for "[He's] a really quick guy at The start of classes and but the majority of his looks As for now, Motta is focused Banks. the line of scrimmage who's a practice are typically viewed with the Irish have been at on running out of one spot: the "That was one thing that I pain in the butt and can pene­ as the two biggest changes for linebacker. He's still learning tunnel of Notre Dame was really concerned about trate. We're very encouraged an early enrollee, but for the ropes, but his athleticism Stadium. when I was talking to the with his play on the defensive Motta, it was something else has impressed Weis, who said "It's something to look for­ coaches doing my recruiting." line because he did not look - a South Bend winter. he could start immediately on ward to," Motta said. "I've said Banks, who played quar­ out of place." "Obviously coming up here all four special teams units. been looking forward to it my terback and defensive back at Stockton was the subject of in January has been a little "He's been probably one of whole life, and I've heard Montour (Pa.) High. "Coach much conversation after Notre cold, but everythings going the best-conditioned guys on Weis was probably the best Dame's lone open practice of good," Motta said. ''I'm enjoy­ our team," We is said. "He can Contact Matt Gamber at about saying I could do other the spring on March 28. After ing it and working on my fun- run fast and he can run all [email protected] Receivers take advantage of spring chances

you're probably not going to can't be too tight if you're By BILL BRINK play. going to play good." Sports Writer "To be a complete receiver The receivers, Parris said, all you've got to block, be smart, have a little character in them, Jimmy Clausen's worst night­ catch the ball, finish every­ even the ever-business-like mare, believe it or not, can thing." Floyd. They all have nick­ benefit the Irish receiving The way the receiving corps names, too, but Parris isn't corps. is structured, Kamara said, snitching. Not having the tandem of helps the unit improve as a "We all got nicknames for freshman Michael Floyd and whole. The players spend time everybody around here, but we sophomore Golden Tate around together off the field and have gotta keep those on the hush­ to catch passes can't be fun for a good time during practice. hush," he said. the sophomore quarterback, "I spend time with almost all While more reps means more but it has allowed the rest of of the guys, work for the the Irish receivers to get more when we're in receivers, it also work in spring practice. Floyd the dorms it's ../ used to be kind of means more has practiced on and off like Deion and the clown ofthe focus on other because of a knee injury and Floyd," Kamara aspects of the Tate has spent the spring as said. "If we're group, and now I just offense. the starting left fielder and out on the week­ kind of ease in there "It's tough not leadoff man for the Irish base­ ends it's more and make sure having those ball team. But their absence Robby and everyone's not guys out there, lets receivers like Robby George [West]." not being able ...... Parris. Duval Kamara, John That closeness screwing around to throw the .r ·-·~· ""·~·:';,~·--~-:;··~1'";'" -~·"-~ .. ; Goodman and Deion Walker goes hand-in­ too much.,, ball to them . get more work. hand with a but it helps us "It's still competitive because tight balance in other ways," you know we have guys like between living it Robby Parris Clausen said. Goode and Deion out there," up and putting Irish wide receiver "We can work Kamara said. "The competition in hard work. on the run game hasn't went down. I'd just say Parris said that, as an older a little bit more and get better it's more reps, if anything." member of the unit, he's the at that." Floyd and Tate combined for one who keeps the balance. Parris said the reps are start­ 1799 yards and 17 touchdowns "I used to be kind of the ing to even out, and that the last season. Kamara finished clown of the group, and now I receivers are getting more with 206 yards and one touch­ just kind of ease in there and rest. But the practice speed, he down and Parris had 50 yards make sure everyone's not said, indicates a team working receiving. Both Kamara and screwing around too much," hard to prepare itself. Parris said they wanted to Parris said. "It's been more up-tempo improve their consistency this But it's hard for Parris to than it has been in the past, spring. shed the fun-loving persona because we know we have tu "To be a consistent receiver that he said coaches have tried get ready for the season," he you gotta block, you've got to to limit since he arrived. He said. "Even if it's not full go, catch, you've got to run routes, makes sure to liven up the everybody's running around, you've got to know what to receiving corps as well. hitting people. making sure do," Parris said. "If vou're a ''I'm also the one who likes to we're trying to get ready for receiver and you can.'t block, have fun too," he said. "So I the game." PATCOVENEYfThe Observer you're probably not going to kind of make sure everyone's Duval Kamara Is one of several Irish wide receivers vying for playing play. If you're a receiver and in check, but not in check at Contact Bill Brink at time this spring with the absence of several key pass-catchers. can block and can't catch. the same time, because you [email protected] ______...... •

Friday, April 17, 2009 The Observer+ IRISH INSIDER page 7 Irish welcome return of five fifth-years

past performance in the com­ By MICHAEL BRYAN ing season. "I feel like I didn't Associate Sports Editor play up to the potential that I had," Duncan said. "The way I After four years, they still approached things, I feel like have some unfinished busi­ I could have done a lot more." ness. McCarthy also will have a Five seniors will return for a starting role as a fifth year, fifth year this fall - offensive returning at strong safety lineman Paul Duncan, safeties after a strong performance in Kyle McCarthy and Ray his first year playing a bigger Herring, linebacker Scott role in the Notre Dame Smith and special teams star defense. Mike Anello. After under­ "I set my goals high this whelming performances by year," McCarthy said. "I want the Irish their junior and sen­ to be one of the best defensive ior seasons, each returns hop­ backs in the country, flat out." ing to contribute and conclude The Ohio native led the Irish his career on a high note. in tackling with 110 in 2008, "There's a lot left on the and also recorded two inter­ table the last four years, ceptions and forced a fumble. opportunities that I could McCarthy said he was confi­ have had that I left there," dent heading into the season Duncan said. "So now I'll be that he would perform well able to come back and get this replacing NFL draft-pick Tom fifth year, I'm excited to right Zbikowski. that ship." "I knew I could do it, I don't Duncan will provide more know if you guys knew that," leadership to an improved McCarthy said. "You have to offensive line whose success have confidence playing in the ALLISONAMBROSEn"he Observer will be critical for the Notre defensive backfield. Hopefully Irish senior safety Kyle McCarthy Intercepts a Mark Sanchez pass during Notre Dame's loss at Southern Cal Dame offense. He looks to be we can build on last year and on Nov. 29, 2008. McCarthy is one of five Notre D-dlne players who was granted a fifth year of eligibility. the presumptive starter at left continue to move forward." tackle, and has drawn praise McCarthy has also adjusted stir-crazy." after that I said. this is the 2009. from new offensive line coach in the spring to communicat­ Anello began seeing the best game of my life. Then the Herring will return behind Frank Verducci and head ing with a new safety along­ field as a gunner in punt cov­ Michigan game happened," McCarthy at strong safety, and coach Charlie Weis in spring side him, as rising junior erage as a walk-on during his Anello said. will like Anello hope to make practice. Harrison Smith has taken junior season, and earned a Anello's season ended early an impact primarily on spe­ Weis, who could not speak over at free safety after David scholarship for his senior after breaking his tibia cial teams. Last season specifically about the seniors Bruton's departure. year. against USC, but he said the Herring also appeared in until they were officially "It's different, but the guys "It's exciting [coming back] recovery process was going every game and tallied 1 7 approved for a fifth year and we have in are coached so because ... the opportunity to well. He was recently named tackles. added to the roster, men­ well that we know how to do come back and play another to the Lott Trophy watch list In order to qualify for a fifth tioned Duncan as a player it and we're trained to do it, year is something I couldn't for 2009, an award given to year, players must have who had caught his eye. so it's a pretty smooth transi­ have dreamt about. I'm really top defensive players who remaining NCAA eligibility, "There's a left tackle that has tion," McCarthy said. "As a excited about it," Anello said. have the biggest impact on have graduated by the end of been one of the more pleasant young guy coming in a couple Listed at 5-foot-1 0 and 170 and off the field. spring semester, and enroll in people for me to look at so far years ago, it's been fun pounds, Anello had 12 tackles When asked, Anello said he graduate studies at Notre in camp," Weis said. "It's been watching [Harrison] develop on special teams in 2008, didn't know he had been Dame. a good thing to watch." into an every-down player." forced two fumbles and recov­ named to the watch list, but "We are happy to officially Duncan missed the entire The former walk-on and ered one. He played a key role was excited. "I hope I can live include all fi.ve players onto 2008 season because of a hip special teams standout Anello in the early-season victories up that, eh?" Anello said. our roster," Weis said after injury. He started all 12 will bring his energy and over San Diego State and Scott Smith will return and the group was approved for games of his junior season, toughness back for one more Michigan, where he had a bring depth and leadership to another year. "Their leader­ with two starts at left tackle season, and the senior is forced fumble aTid a recovery a young but talented corps of ship is greatly appreciated." and 10 at right tackle. champing at the bit to return. that set up an Irish touch­ linebackers. Smith recorded Individually, Duncan said he "I just can't wait to get out down. 12 tackles, including a sack, Contact Michael Bryan at feels he can improve on his there," Anello said. ''I'm going "The San Diego State game, and played in all 13 games in [email protected] Notes: Weis clarifies Chicago Tribune story

ligent in lhisJ responsibility." team defense, Weis simply said, By MATT GAMBER "Did I think I was going to quit "the majority." Sports Editor and walk out the door? That's Last year, the lack of a backup not what I came here for," Weis quarterback to Jimmy Clausen An article in Sunday's Chicago said. "Even in that article, it said forced the Irish into an offense Tribune reported that Charlie very clearly that that's not why versus defense scrimmage. This Weis considered leaving Notre we came here. We came here to season, it is a shortage of offen­ Dame after last season, but the get Notre Dame back to the top sive linemen - or rather, the Irish coach clarified that state­ of the heap and that's what we lack of two complete, cohesive ment after his Wednesday press intend on doing." units, Weis said. conference. "We had 10 guys to put out The article said Weis briefly Steaks or hot dogs? there, but a couple of the guys contemplated a potential return It's not a done deal, but Weis that you would have put in that to the NFL as a coordinator, but said there's a good chance the second offensive line, it would Weis said that while he Blue-Gold game will feature the have been a fire drill," We is said. addressed the possibility of a job added incentive of a friendly "So what do you do, go put change with his family, he fully wager. Dayne out there and then every intended on staying with the Last year, the offense won on a time he goes to pass the ball he's Irish. last-second touchdown, and to getting hit in the face by some­ "Not that anything that was in the victors went the spoils - in body right there? the article was totally wrong. I this case, steaks as the post­ "We just didn't think that that think that the interpretation of game meal. The defense had to made a lot of sense." what the intent and from my end manage with hot dogs. and from the story are just a little So will Weis, who will call plays Manning the sidelines bit different," Weis said. "The Saturday and during the season, The addition of several new question was clearly asked to me be hoping the offense can work coaches to Weis' staff made 'Did you talk to your family about the defense up and down the headlines this spring, but on leaving.' I said 'Well, yeah.' field? Saturday, there will be four even "Uke anyone who has a situa­ "Hell yeah," Weis said. "When new facers on the sidelines. tion that is uncertain, as any hus­ I'm the offensive coordinator, you This year's honorary coaches band and father would do, you betcha I do. are Justin Tuck, Bertrand Berry, know, you address it with your · ''I'm a sore loser. I don't want Jeff Faine and Reggie Brooks. wife and address it with your to eat hot dogs, OK?" They will address the players kids and you talk about the what- during Friday's team meeting, us.:~ " Ones versus ones Weis said. We is said if he hadn't Asked how much of Saturday's PATCOVENEY!The Observer addressed the situation with his game would feature the first­ Contact Matt Gamber at Irish coach Charlie Wels looks on as his players stretch family. he would have been "neg- team offense against the first- [email protected] before a March 20 practice. page 8 The Observer+ PAID ADVERTISEMENT Friday, April 17, 2009

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By NICHOLAS ANDERSON but with his newest effort we have to Mathers LP." Undeniably, "The Real first two albums which contribute to Scene Wrirer ask, was his act ever really that good? Slim Shady," the first single off the Eminem's success; his flow is accessible, To answer this question, one must start album, made him a household name. the crafty balance between humor and An Oscar for Best Original Song, at the beginning. Controversy surrounded his lyrics: darkness provides a dramatic tension, three-time winner of The Source's lyri­ "The Slim Shady LP" was released parents found the the anger fueling cist of the year, three Grammys for Best slightly more than ten years ago. After music sexist, pro- his lyrics is unre­ Rap Album, four Grammys for Best Rap hearing Eminem freestyle on a radio fane, sexually strained without Performance, best selling rap artist show, Dr. Ore signed him to the label explicit and violent. When it comes down to it. no being out of place twice, NME's best rap act, ranked 82 on Aftermath and released his first album. While these allega­ and the production Rolling Stone's "The Immortals," named With itr.pressive hype surrounding the tions hold true, oth­ one should feel comfortable features Dr. Ore in best rapper alive by Vibe in 2008, release following the huge underground ers found value in listening to Em in em ·s first two near perfect form. fastest selling rap album in history, four success of "I Just Don't Give," the song his humor and albums. His early work was When it comes platinum albums. "My Name Is" delivered. social criticism. down to it, no one Eminem has a few honors already In his first album, Eminem was Remarkably, after a rarely fun and would ceratinly should feel com­ racked up. engrossed in his Slim decade of examining be out of place at a club. fortable listening to On April 7, Shady persona. Each these songs, it is still Eminem's first two Eminem song walks a balance hard to tell when he albums. His early released his Six years ago. Eminem was between funny and is joking. work was rarely latest single, dark, charming and Two more songs off his sophomore fun and would certainly be out of place "We Made unparalleled in his combination of troubled, smug and album stand out as examples. Both "The at a club or party. You" off of both critical and commercial sympathetic. The Way I Am" and "Stan" are incredibly At the same time, Eminem really was, his highly success but with his newest effort lyrics jump freely dark and aggressive rants responding to for a few years. the voice of a genera­ anticipated from his drug abuse his fame. tion; the only problem is most of his new album we have to ask, was his act ever to his stunted child­ The former is a violent, selfish song audience didn't give him the chance to "R e I apse, " really that good? hood, his frustrated where Eminem lashes out at his fans, act as such. which is love life to his broken critics and record label. As he's released more material, scheduled for home, and from car­ The latter tells the story of an EminPm gradually lost some of his grace release May toonish violence to obsessed fan and a compassionate in vocalizing his anger and began to feel 19. threats aimed at his family. artist. Surprisingly, .. Stan," the least manufactured. A

MLB Cardinals stay hot with win over rival Cubs

Astros edge Pirates behind Berkman's sixth inning homer to lead Houston's rally over Pittsburgh his own to make it 6-4. reaction to Vanover's call, Cubs Associated Press Things didn't go as smoothly manager Lou Piniella said only: CHICAGO - Chris Duncan is for Duncan in left field. He failed "What do you want me to say?" back and better than ever - at to catch a popup that led to the Though television replays made the plate, anyway. Cubs' frrst-inning run off of Adam it appear Wainwright (2-0) Despite some adventuresome Wainwright and he dropped a received a generous call, he said fielding, the St. Louis Cardinals routine fly to get Wainwright in the pitch "was too close to take." are happy to have Duncan back trouble in the sixth. Making his first start of the in the lineup every day. Wainwright responded to the year for the Cubs, Sean Marshall "When he's healthy, he's bases-loaded, one-out situation left after five innings with a 4-3 clutch," manager Tony La Russa by striking out Bradley and get­ lead. The bullpen then imploded, said Thursday after Duncan ting Alfonso Soriano to fly out. as has been the case often this atoned for some adventurous "After I dropped that ball and season, wasting Kosuke fielding with a home run, two sin­ he was able to get out of that jam, Fukudome's three-run homer. gles and three RBis in the that just set the tone," Duncan Aaron Heilman served up Cardinals' 7-4 victory over the said. "I think I broke back and Kahlil Greene's tying homer in Chicago Cubs. then tried to make up for it and the sixth, David Patton (0-1) In winning for the seventh time started running hard. I went at it walked pinch-hitter Joe Thurston in eight games, St. Louis struck and didn't slow down, so it kind to lead off the seventh, Neal Cotts first in a 16-game season series of bounced off me. I just flat-out gave up Duncan's run-scoring against its longtime rival. The missed it." single and Angel Guzman allowed Cubs' frustration showed when Said La Russa: "I liked the fact Brian Barden's eighth-inning Milton Bradley was ejected for that (Wainwright) picked up Chris homer. arguing a called strike in the on that play. Chris would have Twice, a perturbed Piniella sixth inning. been walking the streets tonight instructed pitching coach Larry St. Louis, which leads the if that leads to the inning that Rothschild to make changes on league in scoring, battered five beats us." the mound. Piniella, who like AP Chicago pitchers. Duncan, back Instead, Bradley ended up most managers usually makes Astros outfielder Hunter Pence rounds the bases after hitting a after missing the second half of being the angry one. such moves himself, later got solo home run during Houston's 6-3 win over Pittsburgh. last season with a degenPrative Ever combative and com­ more agitated when asked about disk in his neck, is batting .389 bustible, the Cubs' newest $30 it. with 10 RBis. million acquisition got in umpire "What's the difference whether game that he gets some outs." was trying to bury it down and "His toughness is off the Larry Vanover's face after the the pitching coach, the manager, in and left it over the plate." charts," La Russa said. "You see strike-three call. Bradley had the hitting coach or the third­ Astros 6, Pirates 3 Pirates manager John Russell it the way he plays, the way he been on his best behavior since base coach ... makes pitching Two at-bats made all the dif­ allowed the left-handed Burnett runs the bases, the way he joining the team and had down­ changes?" he said. ference for the Houston Astros. to pitch to Berkman, even defends, the way he takes at­ played his reputation as a hot­ ''I'm not trying to make a point The first ended with Lance though right-banders are hitting bats. He's never going to give in." head. about anything. You guys want to Berkman hitting the decisive .326 against him the last two Duncan's two-run homer gave He left the clubhouse before the make a big deal out of who home run and the other after seasons compared to .167 by St. Louis a 3-1 lead and he fol­ media was allowed to enter and makes pitching changes. lt does­ reliever Chris Sampson needed left-handed hitters. lowed Yadier Molina's go-ahead was unavailable for comment. n't matter. \'\'hat matters is when what seemed like a game's Burnett called it "really frus­ single in the seventh with a hit of When asked about Bradley's the pitcher comes into the ball- worth of pitches to get a key trating," saying, "I got two quick out. outs and let it slip away and Berkman made up for an ear­ gave the game away." lier missed opportunity with a An inning later, Sampson go-ahead three-run homer in needed 17 pitches before retir­ the sixth inning and the Astros ing Sanchez on a fly ball to cen­ overcame an early two-run ter during an extended at-bat deficit to beat the Pittsburgh with runners on first and sec­ Pirates on Thursday. ond and one out. Hunter Pence added a solo Often, a hitter wears down a home run as the Astros won the pitcher during an at-bat that final two games of the three­ requires so many pitches. game series. Before that, they'd "I think they brought a whole lost five straight during a 1-6 new case of balls in for that at­ start, their worst in 25 seasons. bat," Sampson said. "I threw Berkman left the bases loaded everything. I threw my whole by flying out in the fourth inning repertoire. I threw curveballs with the score tied at 3. He early in the at-bat, I threw slid­ made up for it with a drive into ers, I threw sinkers, I threw the left-field seats in the sixth four-seamers, I was like, 'Man, I off reliever Sean Burnett (0-1 ), wonder what pitch can I invent who retired two batters before to throw up there?' I didn't . Michael Bourn doubled and know if I should go sidearm or ' Miguel Tejada drew one of underhanded to him." '·' ~ Houston's seven walks off six A couple times, Sampson said, pitchers. he and the 2006 NL batting 'i Burnett got ahead in the count champion exchanged smiles 1-2 but, successfully throwing that acknowledged the extended Berkman a slider in the dirt, left duel. ' • another slider over the plate. "That was a tough battle," 'I 'i "If it doesn't [stay up], I prob­ Sampson said. "Thankfully I l ably miss it," said Berkman, came out on top. You can't give whose average was down to in. Somebody was going to win . AP . 200. "You don't hit home runs He got the runner over and I got Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright throws towards the plate during St Louis' 7-4 win over on good pitchers' pitches, it's the out, so I guess we both Chicago on Thursday. Wainwright pitched six innings and picked up his second win of the season. usually a mistake. I'm sure he won."

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1 Virginia 81 2 Mississippi 76 3 Ohio State 73 4 Georgia 70 5 Tennessee 70 6 Southern California 67 7 Baylor 67 8 Stanford 64 9 UCLA 61 10 Florida 58 11 Illinois 54 12 Texas A&M 53 13 Texas 51 14 Kentucky 50 15 Alabama 49 16 Florida State 44 17 Pepperdine 42 18 Arizona 36 19 Boise State 36 20 NOTRE DAME 34 21 Washington 33 22 Virginia Tech 33 23 Miami (Fla.} 33 24 South Carolina 32 25 Wake Forest 32

USILA Division I Men's Lacrosse Top 20 team record points Fonner Oakland Raiders coach John Madden speaks during his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1 Princeton 10-1 178 Canton, Ohio on August 5, 2006. His last day as a broadcast analyst was Super Bowl XUII. 2 Virginia 12·1 165 3 NOTRE DAME 10-0 152 4 Syracuse 9-2 149 5 Cornell 8-2 149 Madden retires from broadcasting 6 UMBC 9-2 135 7 Hofstra 8-1 129 8 Duke 9-3 125 Madden's exuberance enough to notice when lived." 9 Johns Hopkins 5-4 106 Associated Press for football and blue-col­ he's gone. Madden traveled by bus 10 North Carolina 9-4 98 NEW YORK - John lar persona endeared him "The thing that made it because of a fear of flying, 11 Navy 9-3 86 Madden's last game as a to TV viewers for three hard is not because I'm and with the two Bay Area 12 Maryland 6-5 66 football announcer was a decades. Boom! As sudden second guessing: 'Is it the teams struggling and not 13 Colgate 9-3 65 thrilling Super Bowl as his signature call, he's right decision?' But I hosting any Sunday night 14 Brown 9-2 58 decided in the final sec­ leaving midway through a enjoyed it so damn much," games, he would be on the 15 Loyola {Md.) 7-4 57 onds. six-year contract with Madden said. "I enjoyed road and away from his 16 Massachusetts 7-3 57 The perfect ending to a NBC's "Sunday Night the game and the players family the entire season. 17 Harvard 5-4 44 run as one of sports' m0st Football." and the coaches and the Not that Madden 18 Bucknell 7-6 29 "I think his work ethic film and the travel and expects to sit at home all 19 Villanova 8-4 popular broadcasters, 10 now that Madden called it and passion and love for everything." the time. He'll keep using 20 Albany (N.Y.) 6-4 9 a career Thursday. Yet it the game made him apart Cris Collinsworth will the bus and stay busy with didn't fit Madden's style to from everybody else," said replace Madden, moving his many endorsements. think about his retirement longtime broadcast part­ over from the network's His "Madden NFL that way. ner Pat Summerall. studio show, NBC Sports Football" is the top-selling IWLCA Division I Women's ''I'm a grinder," he said Madden said his health chief Dick Ebersol said. sports video game of all on his Bay Area radio is fine, but at the age of Collinsworth filled in time. Lacrosse Top 15 show. "You just grind and 73, he wanted to spend when Madden took a Still, he noted this wiJl get through it and when more time with his family. game off last October. be his first season away team points it's all over, you think I lis 50th wedding anniver­ Ebersol called Madden from the sport since he about it. You don't rush sary is this fall, and his "the absolute best sports was a freshman in high 1 Northwestern 400 into any decisions." live grandchildren are old broadcaster who ever school. 2 Maryland 375 3 Penn 365 4 North Carolina 327 5 Duke 311 IN BRIEF 6 Georgetown 309 Celtics' Ainge hospitalized Castroneves tax evasion Garnett could miss 7 Princeton 282 after heart attack trial still incomplete playoffs with injury 8 Syracuse 266 BOSTON - Boston Celtics gener­ MIAMI - A federal jury reached a WALTHAM, Mass. -The Big Three 9 NOTRE DAME 240 al manager Danny Ainge was hos­ partial verdict Thursday in the tax is down to Two. 10 Virginia 214 pitalized Thursday after suffering evasion trial of Brazilian race car Celtics star Kevin Garnett, the cen­ 11 Boston 185 U. what the team described as a driYer and "Dancing With The terpiece of Boston's 2008 champi­ 12 Vanderbilt 175 Stars" champ Helio Castroneves, onship and a key to its hopes of a 13 Ohio State 159 minor heart attack. 14 Dartmouth 143 The team issued a brief state­ but was hung up on several counts. repeat, could miss the playoffs 15 Stanford 128 ment saying that Ainge, 50, was Federal Judge Donald Graham because of a knee injury that has taken to a Boston hospital but pro­ said he would not immediately read limited him to four games over the vided few other details. the verdicts on two tax evasion final two months of the season. "Danny Aingc is recovering at counts against Castroneves and told Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Massachusetts General Hospital jurors to continue deliberating on Thursday that Garnett will not be after having a minor heart attack. four other tax evasion counts and ready ((>r Game 1 against the Chicago around the dial He is recovering nicely," the team one conspiracy count. The jurors Bulls and possibly won't be back at said. "Mr. Ainge is expected to left without taking further action at all. remain in the hospital for a few the end of their fifth day of delibera­ "It's not official that he's out for the MLB days." tions. They were expected to return entire playoffs, but it's oflicial as far St. Louis at Chicago (N.L.) A spokeswoman for Friday to continue deliberating. as I'm concerned." Hivers said before Massachusetts General Hospital Castroneves, 33, is charged with practice at the team's workout facili­ 2:20 p.m., WGN referred comment to the team. conspiring with his sister and ty. "I just don't see how. I hope I'm The news was first reported by lawyer to evade more than $2.3 mil­ wrung, but I just don't see it." NHL Playoffs WCVB, a Boston TV station. lion in U.S. income taxes. Garnett has been the Celties' inspi­ Philadelpia at Pittsburgh "All of Celtics Nation is thankful The jury said it also reached a rational leader since joining them in a 2007 trade that. completed thf' new 7 p.m., Versus that Danny got incredible medical partial verdict on eharges against care so quickly and so effectively," Katiucia Castroneves, 35, who is her Big Three and propelled the fran­ Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck said. brother's business manager. chise to its record 17th NBA title.

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MLB NBA Indians spoil Yankees' Starters may return to Magic

hope he will be, but I just don't Toronto, New Jersey and opener at new stadium Associated Press know at this point," Van Gundy Milwaukee - all teams that ORLANDO, Fla. - Orlando said. "I think they'll be out there, I missed the playoff..., - in the final Dolan was on hand, as was coach Stan Van Gundy said do. But until it's game time and two weeks, costing them the Associated Press rapper Jay-Z. injured starters Rashard Lewis they're.. out there, I don't know for East's No. 2 seed. Poor defensive NEW YORK - Babe Ruth, They saw the Yankees botch and Hedo Turkoglu might be able sure. play, turnovers and lack of effort Lou Gehrig and other stars numerous chances in the first to play in the Magic's frrst-round The Magic (59-23) fmished with made Orlando look anything but from the New York Yankees' five innings, when they playoff series against the the second-best record in fran­ the team with the league's best famous pinstriped past would stranded 10 runners while Philadelphia 76ers beginning chise history, one win shy of the record back in January. have been embarrassed. going 0-for-7 with men in Sunday. 1995-96 team led by Shaquille "The past few weeks, we've After an 85-year run in a scoring position against Cliff Those injuries combined with O'Neal and Penny Hardaway. But been turning the ball over too stadium that was home to 26 Lee (1-2). The primary cheers spotty play during the regular there are plenty of questions sur­ much," guard Anthony Johnson World Series champions, the were for Jorge Posada, who season's final weeks raised con­ rounding Orlando heading into said. "That's a concern. We have Yankees opened baseball's hit the first home run in the cern for a franchise with a hL-,tory the postseason. to take care of the ball and play fanciest and priciest ballpark ballpark's history, a fifth­ of early playoff exits. Until last year, Orlando hadn't some solid defense if we want to Thursday with a humiliating inning drive that that landed "I don't know how ready we been past the first round of the be successful in the playoffs." 10-2 loss to the Cleve land in Monument Park behind are," Magic guard Rafer Alston playoffs since 1996. The franchise The Magic's funk led to a sea­ I, I ~ Indians. center field. said. "We have some days in­ still hasn't made it past the sec­ son-high, three-game losing "It felt like we disappointed ''I'm going to remember the between here and hopefully we ond round since that year, when streak before beating Charlotte in quite a few people today," home run, no question about can refocus." they were swept in four games by the finale Wednesday night. Even Johnny Damon said. it, but right now it's a little Turkoglu missed the last two Michael Jordan and the Chicago if the Magic get Lewis and Fans in the sellout crowd of disappointing," Posada said. games with a sprained left ankle, Bulls in the conference finals. Turkoglu back, it may take some 48,271 and players alike bub­ CC Sabathia, pitching in and Lewis missed the last three "It's up to us to bring it in the time before Orlando can find its bled about unprecedented pinstripes for the first time with right knee tendinitis. Van playoffs," forward Tony Battie groove. amenities on a picture-perfect since signing a $161 million, Gundy said Lewis wanted to play said. "With everything on the line, "The biggest thing is we have to sunny afternoon. New York's seven-year contract, allowed in the regular-season finale with the intensity up, it's up to us just play. We don't need to be out hitters then fizzled and its an RBI double to Kelly Wednesday night but told him to get it done this year." there thinking too much about bullpen came apart in the for­ Shoppach in the fourth just during warm-ups his knees Orlando was having problems what we need to do and what we mal debut of the new Yankee after third baseman Cody weren't ready. before the injuries surfaced. should do," center Dwight Stadium, a $1.5 billion monu­ Ransom threw out Peralta at "I think he will be ready, and I The Magic lost to New York, Howard said. ment to the Yankees' wealth the plate on Ben Francisco's and power. grounder. But Sabathia left Jhonny Peralta broke a 1-all after 122 pitches and 5 2/3 tie in the seventh with a two­ innings in his first start Why Holy Cross College? run double off Jose Veras, and against his former team Grady Sizemore hit a grand "The park still looks kind of By Robert Kloska, Nl> '90 slam into the right-field seats like the old stadium," he said. Notre Dame is not n,r everyone. Sayers calls them. A true liberal Thirty four years later, we off Damaso Marte. "But it's a weird feeling, too, arts ~ducat ion is the most liberating are no longer tht· same place By the time Victor going out, you know, it being I know, I'm an alum. So are dozens education possible. Students learn we were back then. Yes, Martinez's solo homer capped a clean slate, a new era of the nine-run inning, just as Yankee baseball." of my colleagues on the thculty, how to ask the right questions. dozens of students still success­ the shadow of the famous After Edwar Ramirez and sran: and administration here at fully transfer from Holy Cross to frieze was about to creep past Phil Coke finished the sixth, Holy Cross College. lfs true thai over the years we've Notre Dame every year. However. home plate, angry spectators Veras {0-1) failed to retire been rather quiet about our success. the majority of our students come who paid up to $2,625 list per anyone in the seventh, walk­ While this may sound strange The Brothers of Boly Cross have a to Holy Cross College fully intend­ ticket taunted the Yankees ing Mark DeRosa and allow­ in the Observer, you've got to long~standing tradition of humble ing to stay. with chants of, "We want ing a double to Martinez admit that it's true. As wonderful service. \Vc love them and respect Swisher!" before Peralta's double into as Notre Dame is, not everyone this attitude. But now they've put ·J1:.,day we are a liberal arts the right-field corner. That was a reference to would thrive at. a large, interna­ New York right fielder Nick "I feel bad. Better to happen us laypeople in charge of recruit­ Catholic college following the Swisher, who pitched a score­ now than later in the season. tional research university. ing students. And we feel that the educational traditions of Blessed less inning during a blowout I know I can be better than best approach is t.o hmg a little. So Basil Moreuu, the man who sent loss at Tampa Bay on Monday. that," Veras said. Holv.. Cross is not for ~vcf\ont•. let's just say that after more than Fr. Sorin to tag al()ng with the six "It's not how you want to Marte hit Shin-Sao Choo either. t(mr decades of continued success, t'loly Cross Brothers who finmdt•d start a new stadium, but one with a pitch, loaded the bases we're rather confident about what Notre Dame. (Okay, maybe Sorin game is not going to make the when he fielded Francisco's It all depends on what a student we can do fcJr our students. did more than just •·tag along.'') history of this Yankee sacrifice and threw too late to wants. Not everyone would thrive We oner a unique experiential Stadium," manager Joe third before giving up an RBI in a small, relationship-based, Although we're very proud of our curriculum that includes Girardi said. single to Shoppach and walk­ liberal arts college. But students own accomplishments, we've got Cleveland, whose only ing Trevor Crowe one out professional internships. service Series titles were won in 1920 later with the bases loaded, who are a good tit for Holy Cross do to admit that most of us also cheer. learning, a senior Capstone pr~icct thrive-and since so manv of our cheer f6r old Notre Dmnc! For ami a global perspective experience and 1948, enjoyed its accom­ making it 5-1. " plishment against a super­ "I didn't throw the ball students have strong ties to Notre years we have marched in the band, at one of the many CSC Brothers. power whose $201 million inside or outside. I threw it Dmne~'""Hol)' Cross may be a done push·ups at football games, appostolates around the globe. payroll dwarfs the $82 million down the middle and I paid J!.\'rfect Ot for vour brother. drilled in ROTC, and worked to­ the Indians spent. for it," Marte said. sister, friend, ~on ordau~;htf.~r. gether in many student clubs and But even now. alter aU the improvc­ Steinbrenner, who watched "To come in here and do organizations. mentsonourcampus the past dccadt~ the first five innings from an what we did is something Our students h:wc gone on to or so, we have stayed true to our we'll always remember," outdoor seat in his luxury Sizemore said. suite, quickly went inside. muny top graduate schools And yet. we arc very distinct. mission, It is virtually impossible On April 18, 1923, Ruth From the pricey seats to the including Comell. Dartmouth and ,<\t Holy Cwss, we have tw·elvc ftJr a student to take a class without homered as New York opened $5 obstructed-view bleacher Harvard. Others have entered varsity athletic tean1s that play in the professor kno\\,'ing his or her exciting careers in business, the NAJA. Although this year we name. Some things never change. the original Yankee Stadium spots, fans started emptying ... ~ . with a 4-1 win over the out. education, st•rvice, and g

ND WOMEN'S GOLF !OJ/C£!1 Of §Ae([f,flllfflt ~ ~ ·. Irish seek fourth Big East title

posed to kill us," Holt said. ByALEXWEST Trying to duplicate her "We ended up winning by strong 2008 performances Sports Writer nine strokes." will be junior Annie Brophy Even with the title of who took home medalist hon­ The defending Big East defending champions, the ors at last year's tournament. champion Irish will put their team is looking at this week­ Brophy also took home all­ title on the line when they end's championship as just Big East honors last season. compete in the Big East another tournament. Holt's only concern with Championship this Sunday at "It's been one of our main the team this year is that it the Jovita Golf Club in Dade goals all year to win the Big hasn't been playing up to City, Fla. East Championship," Holt expectations all spring. Last year, Notre Dame sur­ said. "But, there's really no "We haven't been playing prised heavily favored need to bring anything more particularly well this spring Louisville to win its third Big to the round than we normal­ and we know that." Holt East Championship in school ly would." said. "If we can find a way to history. Once again, the No. Holt, previously head coach play up to our potential, we 15 Cardinals are the at the University of South could once again bring home favorites, but Irish coach Florida, will be making a the championship." Susan Holt says her team has homecoming of sorts when been there before. she returns to the Jovita Golf Contact Alex West at "Last year they were sup- Club, the Bulls' home course. [email protected]

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SMC SOFTBALL MEN'S GOLF Irish set to make title I .) Belles drop doubleheader il son for a while now." easy feat as the Bulldogs By CHRIS MICHALSKI Even with the losses, boast an impressive 29-3 run at Big East Champs 'l Sports Writer however, Saint Mary's still record on the season and controls its own destiny are coming off a sweep of Fortner, who has seen regular \ By MICHAEL BLASCO action his entire collegiate \ The Belles' run towards with four league games Calvin College. If that was­ an MIAA championship title remaining in the season. As n't daunting enough, Sports Writer career. }l hit a speed bump as they it stands now, the Belles Adrian was recently named "We've gained a lot of experi­ \ dropped both games of a are hanging on to the the top-ranked team in the Th(~ Irish have been unable to ence this season," Kubinski said. ~ put together a solid string of "If you look at our roster, just ,\ doubleheader to Hope NCAA Division III Central \ College on Wednesday. Region. rounds over the past month, about every player other than ~ I The losses were the first Looking further into the resulting in three straight disap­ [Fortner] either played their first ' for Saint Mary's (22-6, 6-4 future, the schedule doesn't pointing finishes outside the top event as a college player or dou­ MIAA) at home in almost a "We struggled a little get much easier as Saint 10. And Notre Dame coach Jim bled or tripled what they had month and come just as its bit with hitting but I Mary's finishes its MIAA Kubinski knows that will be the played previously." bid for the MIAA playoffs schedule with a double­ key at this weekend's Big East Despite their youth, leaders seemed to be falling in think we have a good header against two-time Championship tournament if his have emerged in the ranks of place. attitude so I think we reigning champion Trine team plans on snagging a top fin­ underclassmen. Freshman Max The team managed just will be ready for our University. The Thunder ish. Scodro has played in five tourna­ two runs total between the boasts a 23-7 record and is "We don't need the spectacular. ments this spring with a solid games, which is a disap­ next game." coming off two close wins We need only a focused and con­ 76.29 scoring average, including pointing number consider­ over Albion. sistent effort," he said. an eighth-place finish at the ing the dominant offensive Kate Mitchell Despite the high level of The Irish will need to put all Caputo Invitational. Sophomore numbers it has put up this competition that awaits the the pieces together if they are Jefl' Chen has also matured into a '· Belles freshman I season. Belles, Mitchell feels her going to mount a serious charge strong leader, carrying a team­ ~ at the Big East Championships at best 74.67 scoring average. I~ "We struggled a little bit team will be ready. with hitting but I think· we "We are not nervous, we Lake Jovita Golf and Country "I saw [Chen's] confidence have a good attitude so I are not scared, we are a Club in Dade City, Fla. Notre grow with each event," Kubinski think we will be ready for fourth spot in the stand­ confident team and I think Dame captured its last Big East said. "He now knows he can our next game," freshman ings, but they still need to this weekend will prove Championship in 2006 under compete at this level. I've really third baseman Kate win three of their next four that," she said. Kubinski. That year, the tourna­ appreciated his approach and his Mitchell said. "It's more games to avoid being left The doubleheader against ment was also held at the Lake consistency. Even when he does­ mental than it is physical out of postseason play. Adrian is scheduled to Jovita Golf and Country Club. n't have his golf swing where and I think with a day off it The Belles hope to right begin at 1 p.m. tomorrow. "Lake Jovita was 'our place' he'd like it, he doesn't panic. He will help us regroup our­ the ship against Adrian the last time we competed there just goes out with what he has selves. We have been look­ when the two teams meet Contact Chris Michalski at in winning the [2006 Big East and competes." ing for the end of the sea- Saturday. This will be no [email protected] Championship]," Kubinski said. The 7,153-yard, par 72 Lake "We have great, great memories Jovita course will be the setting of doing something rarely done. for the Big East Championships, We came from 12 shots back on which begin Sunday morning the last day to beat Louisville and conclude Tuesday evening. SMC TENNIS after firing.16-under that day. The Irish hope to duplicate their We'll have positive vibes." success from the last time they The Irish have struggled in played on this course. recent events, including back-to­ "Lake Jovita is a good test," Saint Mary's seeks second MIAA win hack lOth place finishes at the Kubinski said. "There are some FAU Spring Break Championship very good holes but a player can and the Robert Kepler make some birdies if he hits the cross-town rival Bethel and one junior, the Belles By MOLLY SAMMON Intercollegiate tournament. shots. I like what we're bringing College. boast a large amount of young While individual golfers have to the event from one to five in Sports Writer "We played Bethel, which talent. excelled, a complete team effort our lineup." was a solid win for us," "We need to work on our has been lacking for the Irish Still, Kubinski understands that Saint Mary's will continue Gebert said. "We have been confidence in singles play," since they grabbed top-five fin­ nothing can be taken for granted, their search for a second down lately, and a win was Gebert said. ishes at a pair of events over especially considering Notre MIAA Conference victory crucial to our overall confi­ At the forefront of the com­ Spring Break. Dame's struggles this spring. when it faces Kalamazoo this dence." petition at this weekend's "From one to five we're as "The guys know this is it," Saturday in Kalamazoo, Mich. event will be the doubles tan­ good or better than every team Kubinski said. "They know "Just like Calvin and Albion, dem of Gebert and sophomore in our conference," Kubinski what's at stake and how an we know that Kalamazoo is "We should have won Jillian Hurley. Jessica Kosinski said. "It's just a matter of playing entire season of work comes one of the better teams in the and Betsy Reed will hold down solidly over 54 hol~s. The team down to this. We don't see it as I and it was an .\ conference and they play like the No. 2 doubles spot for the understands that." pressure, though. We see it as ( .. 'I it," junior captain Camille important conference Belles. The lack of consistency can be opportunity." Gebert said. match for us. •· "It will be important to start chalked to up to an extraordinar­ The Belles (6-7, 1-2 MIAA) strong and win at least two of ily young line-up, featuring no Contact Michael Blasco at got their first conference win the three doubles points," seniors and only one junior, Doug [email protected] at the expense of Alma earlier Camille Gerbert Gebert said. in the season, but tough losses Belles junior Aside from delivering in against Calvin and Albion both singles and doubles play, have set them back since the Belles have a few other . I then. Even after the win against areas on which to work to "Our match against Albion Bethel College, this weekend's secure the win on Saturday. last Saturday was very disap­ match proves to be of utmost "We need to close matches, pointing," Gebert said. "We importance to the success of expand on leads, fight back should have won, and it was the remainder of the season. from deficits - all the things an important conference "If we want any chance at a we know how to do," Gebert match for us." good draw for the conference said. "We must implement Despite a disappointing tournament, we need to pull them into our match play." overall record, Saint Mary's through with a win this has some momentum coming Saturday," Gebert said. Contact Molly Sammon at off Wednesday's win over As a team of all sophomores [email protected]

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ND WOMEN'S TENNIS MLB Irish enter tourney on top Dodgers defeat Giants

By ALEX BARKER about the seedings," he said. much it means to his team to for fifth straight victory Assistant Sports Editor "We will have to beat the best get started on the right foot. teams to win it." "We really want to start each Notre Dame has handily match out well in the dou­ and four walks. He also hit For the 13th time in the past defeated each of its conference bles," he said. "We are just Associated Press two batters and struck out 14 seasons, No. 4 Notre Dame opponents so far this season going to worry about how we LOS ANGELES - Rafael four. will enter the Big East and the team knows what play and not our opponents." Furcal hit a leadoff home run Last Friday in his season Championship tournament as stands in the way of another The Irish have had a and the Los Angeles Dodgers debut, he gave up four runs the top seed as it title. tremendous season thus far beat the San Francisco Giants and seven hits over four begins its run for "We had 5- and have high expectations for 7-2 Thursday night for their innings in a 7-3 loss at San a second straight 2 matches the postseason. After begin­ fifth straight victory. Diego. title today in "We have had a with both ning the season ranked out­ Eric Stults (2-0) allowed two Zito, in the third year of a Tampa, Fla. really good year up s 0 u t h side the top-15, the Irish wast­ runs and five hits, Casey Blake seven-year, $126 million con­ The Irish (21-4, to this point.·· Florida and ed little time climbing up to and pitch-hitter Doug tract, is 21-32 with a 4.95 3-0 Big East) DePaul so the No. 3 spot after victories Mientkiewicz each had two ERA in 6 7 starts for the earned an opening we know over Stanford and Baylor in RBis, and Matt Kemp hit a Giants. Last season, the 2002 round bye as a Jay Louderback they are the ITA National Indoor cham­ run-scoring triple, helping AL Cy Young Award winner top-four seed and Irish coach very good," pionships in February. send San Francisco to its sixth gave up 102 walks, struck out will take the court Louderback "We have had a really good straight loss. 120 batters and lost 17 games for the first time said. "There year up to this point," said It's the first time the Giants - his worst totals over a full today at 9 a.m. are also Louderback. "Our schedule have lost their first six road season in the majors. He also against Pittsburgh. The some other good teams we was very tough and I think our games since moving west with became the first Giants pitch­ Panthers knocked off could face in the draw." kids did a great job each time the Dodgers after the 195 7 er since Jesse Burkett in 1890 Cincinnati 4-3 in first round For the most part, when the we played." season. The last time they to start a season 0-8, accord­ eompetition yesterday. Irish have played well this sea­ If the heavily favored Irish dropped their first six on the ing to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Irish have had good sue­ son, they have come away get past Pittsburgh, they will road was in 194 7 - the year Zito left in the sixth after cess in this position, taking with the victory. And the key to move on to face the winner of Jackie Robinson made his big nicking Russell Martin with a eight titles· in 12 previous tries their success has undoubtedly the Marquette-Rutgers league debut with the pitch and walking the next as the top seed, but coach Jay been the doubles portion of matchup in the quarterfinals Brooklyn Dodgers. two batters. All three scored, Louderback isn't getting the match. The team is 1-3 on on Saturday. Three-time All-Star Barry as Brandon Medders gave up caught up in hype. the season in matches where it Zito (0-2) had another rough Blake's saerifice fly and "Our goal is to win the Big hasn't clinched the doubles Contact Alex Barker at start, allowing six runs over Mientkiewicz's two-run double East so we really don't worry point. Louderback knows how abarker l @nd.edu five-plus innings on four hits into the right field corner.

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"We got owned," Goodnight Kristi Braunlich from Smith said. "Also, my horo­ I captain Katie Kohler com­ Goodnight said. "We just scope said I was going to GWLL Bookstore mented after liked to keep have a five-star day today." continued from page 24 continued from page 24 the game. up with the It was right. "Goodnight game after "We'd like to thank the Flying from Connecticut to in this outcome as enchantEe Bookstore." ..My horoscope said I playing in high other team for their kind­ South Bend on Saturday cruised to an easy 21-3 vic­ However, the was going to have a school." ness," Saint Mary's junior \ night could prove tiring. tory over Goodnight Moon in senior- laden Meanwhile, Megan Hooper said. "[The 'I)·, \ jive-star day today.·· \' Coach Kevin Corrigan is not a game that took less than team from enchantEe tournament is) all about overly concerned about this 20 minutes. Saint Mary's attributed their camaraderie." factor. Rather, Corrigan fore­ EnchantEe opened up a 5-0 was still happy Sarah Smith success to their Smith summed up sees the Irish rolling through lead early and never looked to have played enchantEe player number one enchantEe 's feelings of the as they have all season. back from there. Leading 11- in the tourna- fan, sophomore game best, simply saying: "It "We are not short on 1 at halftime, enchantEe out­ ment. Erica Ramirez. was good." momentum right now; we played and outhustled "We knew "Erica have not lost yet this year," Goodnight from start to fin­ we were up against some Ramirez motivates us with Contact Alex West at Corrigan said. "But I don't ish. serious basketball players," her bongo beat," Sarah [email protected] know how much that will I\ I,'. really affect this weekend. I; We just have to go in with t·h the mindset of outplaying NHL them and outworking them for 60 minutes." The second game of the Blackhawks take down Flames in overtime back-to-hack weekend is at home, and Notre Dame different or didn't make the Khabibulin, who has a 22-5- Chicago star Patrick Kane, seems to play well at home. Associated Press call because of the excite­ 2 regular-season record sending him into the boards Along with the undefeated 10 CHICAGO - The Chicago ment of overtime." against the Flames and beat and then to the ice in the game start to the season, the Blackhawks waited seven Game 2 of the Western them in the 2004 Stanley second period, an example Irish have not yet lost at long years to get back to the Conference quarterfinal Cup finals while with Tampa of the approach applied by home. In fact, the Irish have playoffs. In a matter of sec­ series is Saturday night in Bay, made 23 stops. the Flames. not lost at home in the past onds, thanks to Martin Chicago. "He (Havlat) has scored a But the Hawks began to 24 games. The team last lost Havlat, they had a victory. "We can expect them to lot of big goals for us this match the physical play as at home on April 7, 2005, to Havlat took a pass from come out with a better year," Khabibulin said. the second period pro­ Denver. Dave Bolland and his quick game," said Chicago's Cam "Tonight he put us on his gressed and Barker's goal The seven seniors have wrist shot from between the Barker, who tied it at 1 in back." gave them a lift to carry into never lost at home, and on circles 12 seconds into over­ the second. "It might have Chicago won the regular­ the final period. Kane had a this senior day will look to time Thursday night beat taken us a little bit to get season series 4-0, outscoring breakaway attempt with 3 7 add to the 45 victories they Miikka Kiprusoff and gave into this game, but once we the Flames 19-7, but seconds left in the period have amassed in their four the Blackhawks a rousing 3- did, we started making more Calgary's physical play from but Kiprusoff flicked it away years. That is the most victo­ 2 victory. pays.I " the outset Thursday night at the last second with his ries over a four-year span in "It doesn't matter who Mike Cammalleri gave showed that the regular sea­ glove. the history of Notre D arne scored the goal. We got the Calgary a 2-1 lead about 4 son has little bearing once Moss, parked in front of men's lacrosse, and the team first game the hard way," minutes into the final period the postseason starts. the net, chopped a shot past still has season left to add to Havlat said. "I know when he scored on a 2-on-1 "We established a pretty Khabibulin-the score com­ the record. (Andrew) Ladd was in front. break, taking a nice pass good road game to start ing after a 3-on-2 for the Senior goalie Scott Rodgers I took the pass from (Dave) from Daymond Langkow. with, but we couldn't sustain Flames. Craig Conroy took will look to continue to make Bolland and went to the But Chicago got even with it in the third period when it the first shot that bounced the most of his first year of net." 5:33 left when Havlat scored was most necessary," off Khabibulin before Curtis playing time. Having sat After tying it late in regu­ on his own rebound after Keenan said. "And to win on Glencross retrieved it and behind three-time All­ lation, Havlat delivered the Kiprusoff stopped his initial the road, you have to be able pushed it toward the goal American Joey Kemp for his third-fastest overtime goal shot from the right circle. to push back when there is a where Moss converted at first three years in South in playoff history, and sent David Moss opened the momentum. You look after 8:38 of the first. Bend, Rodgers made his first the towel-waving crowd at scoring for the Flames in the the details and stay assertive Chicago had a first-period ,. collegiate start 10 games the United Center into a first period. and stay forceful in terms of power play opportunity after ago, and now he finds his frenzy. Havlat was 3 seconds off your defensive posture and Kiprusoff flipped the puck name on the short list of "We were patient, sticking the NHL record of 9 seconds not get on your heels a little over the glass for a delay of nominees for the Tewaaraton to the plan until the end. set by Brian Skrudland for bit, which I think we did." game penalty, but the Trophy, given each year to There wasn't planning going Montreal in 3-2 victory over The Blackhawks have only Blackhawks couldn't con­ the nation's best player. into overtime," Havlat said. Calgary on May 18, 1986, in 10 players with postseason vert. This weekend Rodgers and "I was shooting to score a the Stanley Cup finals. J.P. experience and it took a Chicago's Jonathan Toews the six other seniors look to goal." Parise of the Islanders while for them to adjust. was assessed a double minor earn two victories in one Calgary coach Mike scored in 11 seconds of OT Barker's tying score in the for high-sticking, giving the weekend hundreds of miles Keenan said there could against the Rangers in 1975, second came as he skated Flames a 4-minute power apart. If they do, the team have been interference and Chicago's Pit Martin also along the left circle and sent play that carried over into would remain the only unde­ called on the play. scored at 12 seconds in 197 2 a wrist shot past Kiprusoff, the first 28 seconds of the feated team in the country, "I believe it was Ladd who against Pittsburgh. who was screened on the second period. But Calgary, and extend the record home did not try to stop his move­ Kiprusoff finished with 25 play by teammate Anders which was 0-for-43 on the streak one more game. ment toward the net and saves, including one on Erikssson. power play over its final 10 that's goaltender interfer­ Bolland to preserve the tie in Ex-Blackhawk Rene regular-season games, failed Contact Douglas Farmer at ence," Keenan said. the closing seconds of regu­ Bourque delivered a crush­ again with the extra man, dfarmer l @nd.edu "However, the officials saw it lation. Chicago's Nikolai ing hit on 20-year-old getting off only one shot.

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Francis also tested the waters following their junior years, NBA but chose to return for their continued from page 24 senior seasons. You've Come aLong Way! In all three cases, Brey said, game. His goal is to impress his players made the correct enough people and raise his move and he hopes Harangody Announcing the Notre Dame Federal Credit Union draft stock to the point where makes the right decision, Student Relocation Loan. he can leave Notre Dame for regardless of whether he good. comes back to Notre Dame or "Right now, as me and coach goes pro. said, I don't think we're going "Troy Murphy and I were into this thing 50 percent," going through it and he said, Low Rate .90% Harangody said. "We're going 'Coach I think I have to go.' APR to go full speed. We're going in And I said, 'You do have to go of to go into it, not to just see if I because you're going to be in only need to improve on anything. the top 15. We're proud of you We're just going to go and try and we'll lead the parade and to get this thing done." congratulations,"' Brey said. Harangody said there is no "I've been down that road Apply today! definitive pick number that'll before and I've been down two make him jump for the pros other roads where guys were and that he might not make his smart enough not to stay hang­ decision until a few days ing out there on draft night." before the June 15 deadline. Harangody knows the obsta­ It's a decision he'll make after cles that lie ahead of him. He receiving feedback from the knows some think he's under­ teams he works out for, his sized and knows he needs to coach and his family. improve his post defense, but "I've talked to a lot of people Harangody heard the same and gotten a lot of input," things when he came to Notre Harangody said. "It's too early Dame. Two All-American selec­ to tell how things are shaping tions and a Big East Player of up right now. I think that's one the Year award later, thing I'm going to know as the Harangody said he's ready to process goes on." show his doubters what he can Harangody will be the fourth do. player under Brey to declare "I do see it as a challenge. I for the draft before his senior talked about this with coach year. the other day. When I came "My feeling was after we into college, that was a chal­ went through it last year and lenge, to get playing time, get a the year that he had, in starting position," Harangody January, I really felt he owed it said. "This is going to be exact­ to himself to do this," Brey ly the same way. I feel like I said. "Everything he's done for have to prove myself again and our program, as consistent as that's fine with me. I like that he's been in this league, play­ type of challenge." ing against NBA frontline peo­ "I've talked to a lot of people ple, especially this year, you and gotten a lot of input. It's take advantage of the rule to too early to tell how things are get out there and do it." shaping up right now. I think Troy Murphy decided to that's one thing I'm going to enter the draft folJowing his know as the process goes on." New Ownership .. IOOVISA,, junior season in 2001, and was selected with the 14th overall Contact Chris Hine at Ready for· Gift Card pick. Chris Thomas and Torin [email protected] Fall2009 Lease Signing Bonus Multi Million relaxes us. From that stand­ Huskies point, if the attack is strug­ Dollar gling a little bit early, it continued from page 24 makes us a little more tense. Renovation If we're scoring early, it will "Our focus is shifting back relax us a little more and to the Big East," Irish Coach maybe we'll play better." ft)rn1erly Tracy Coyne said. "I think Notre Dame will also honor Turtle Creek it's good to get back to our its seniors before the game goal of winning the Big East on Saturday. Byers, along Apartments Championship. We need to with Shannon Burke, Erin take care of business Goodman and Beth Koloup Saturday against Connecticut will be honored as they play and then start preparing for in their last home game this really tough competition in weekend against the the Big East Tournament." Huskies. The Huskies recently "Everyone's going to be defeated Holy Cross, snap­ really motivated to go out ping their three game losing and play well for the seniors streak. Connecticut (3-12, 2- and thank them for their 4) comes into the match with contributions to the program its Big East tournament and honor them with a great berth hopes on the line. game," Coyne said. The Irish are 8-2 all-time The class of 2009 has been against the Huskies, winning one of the most successful in four out of the five matches Irish history, appearing in played at home. In the three Big East tournaments, teams' previous meeting a two NCAA tournaments and year ago, Notre Dame accumulating a 49-21 career defeated Connecticut 18-11. record, the best in team his­ Scoring has been a tory. strength for the Irish this "[The seniors have] had a sea son, as they come in to huge impact on the success the matchup averaging near­ of the program in terms of ly 16 goals per game. good elevating our overall profile for first in the Big East. Five on the national level," Coyne Irish players enter the con­ said. "I think they've test with point streaks, brought a certain level of including senior Jillian Byers intensity, commitment and and sophomore Shaylyn competitiveness that's Blaney, who are each riding allowed us to compete with 15-game point streaks, and the top teams in the coun­ junior Gina Scioscia, who try." enters the contest with a 13- The meeting between the

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MEN'S BASKETBALL WOMEN'S lACROSSE Early departure laxers take Harangody announces on Huskies plans to enter draft in finale By CHRIS HINE Senior Sports Writer By ERIC PRISTER When Luke Harangody Sports Writer arrived at Notre Dame three years ago, he was just worried No. 9 Notre Dame hopes to about getting a few minutes of bounce back in its final playing time and finding a match of the regular season niche in the competitive Big when it faces Connecticut on East. How life can change Saturday at Alumni Field. quickly. The Irish {11-4, 4-2 Big On Thursday, Harangody East) are coming off two ,·'' announced he will make him­ tough losses against No. 8 self eligible for the NBA Draft Syracuse, which is tied atop and potentially forego his sen­ the Big East standings, and ior season to fulfill his dream non-conference foe No. 12 of playing professional basket­ Vanderbilt. Notre Dame's ball. Harangody will not hire conference record has it sit­ \" ,I ...' ~ an agent, which will allow him ting in third place behind to withdraw from the draft by the Orange and Georgetown. June 15 if he so wishes, but The Irish have already Harangody isn't entering this clinched their spot in the Big process of the draft just to East Championships on April have NBA teams critique his 24 and 26. Irish junior forward Luke Harangody goes up for a dunk during a74-62 loss to West Virginia in see NBA/page 21 the Big East Tournament. Harangody announced Thursday that he will enter the NBA draft. see HUSKIES/page 21

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leader Louisville and 1 1/2 "Whether we win depends against Towson. son with three more Big East By LAURA MYERS games behind Depaul. 100 percent on how we play, The Scarlet Knights, who are doubleheaders. Assistant Spons Editor The games this weekend will not on how our opponents last in the Big East, have also The first contest at Villanova wrap up a seven-game road play," Irish coach Deanna won three of their last six. will begin at 12 p.m. Saturday Notre Dame looks to gain trip for the Irish, the longest Gumpf said. However, the team lost both with the second to follow. The ground in the Big East this of the season. The Wildcats have had games of its last Big East dou­ first game against Rutgers will weekend as it travels to con­ Notre Dame will travel first mixed success lately, winning bleheader against begin at 11 a.m. Sunday with ference bottom-feeders to Villanova (19-15, 4-11) for three of their last six. Connecticut. the second game immediateJy Villanova and Rutgers. a doubleheader Saturday. The Wildcats senior Meghan After this wee,kend, the Irish after. The Irish (26-13. 9-3 Big squad will then head north to Morese, who leads her team in will return home for three East) currently sit third in the face Rutgers (16-25, 3-11) on hits with 37, hit her 200th non-conference games and Contact Laura Myers at conference, two games behind Sunday. career home run Thursday then will end the regular sea- [email protected]

MEN'S lACROSSE BOOKSTORE BASKETBALL Undefeated Irish to play two Police Squad defeats BOOM in long contest By DOUGLAS FARMER Sports Writer pull away and get the win By ALEX WEST after over an hour and 15 Notre Dame will get a taste Sports Writer minutes of action. of the past and a taste of the "Their height got us," future in its two matches this South Bend Police Squad BOOM! captain Sarah Trent weekend. - You're Screwed (SBPS) commented after the game. The No. 3 Irish (10-0, 3-0) defeated BOOM! Roasted in "We just came up a little ·-- face GWLL foe Quinnipiac (3- a lengthy, physical and short." 7, 1-2) on Saturday and host equally matched game 21- Kaitlyn Lynch of the SBPS future Big East foe St. John's 14 on the bookstore courts was excited not only about Sunday. Thursday night. her team's performance, but The Saturday matchup with The game started slowly also about their fan base. the Bobcats will be the with neither team taking "It was great!" Lynch said. penultimate GWLL regular control early in the first "We have some hardcore season game for Notre DamP. half. It wasn't until a five­ fans that r~nmn to evnry On April 25. the Irish face point run by SBPS gave ganw." Ohio State at Columbus in a them an early advantagP. Tiz Shadley of SBPS was prequel to the Buckeye SBPS lead 11-7 at halftime. also inspired by the team's spring football game. In the second half, the fans. Next season, men's lacrosse· game remained evenly "Once we heard our is joining the Big East confer­ • matched. After SBPS started cheering section we knew ence and Notre Dame will be the second half with a three we were going to win." leaving the GWLL. point run to open the lead to The weekend presents two -"' seven points, BOOM! enchantEe 21, Goodnight matchups in two days, brought the game back to Moon 3 halfway across the country. DAN JACOBS/The Observer four with a run of their There wasn't much doubt Irish senior midfielder Peter Cristman defends an opponent dur­ own. see GWLL/page 20 ing Notre Dame's 9-7 win over Villanova on March 31. SBPS was finally able to see BOOKSTORE/page 20