' page 2 The Observer ♦ POPE JOHN PAUL II 1920-2005 Monday, April 4, 2005

“He traveled millions of miles “He was really important, not “[He] was a r and to every corner of the earth “I t ’s a huge loss fo r only to Catholics but to the shaper of worl to bring his personal message of the Church. ” whole world. I feel like I lost a one o f the m faith, hope and love to all of the part of my family ." figures in recer Emily Ledet world, not just Catholics. ” Walsh sophomore Cassie Belek Father Ed) Father Theodore Hesburgh Badin freshman Universit University President Emeritus John Paul II had global, human impact P ontiff reached out to millions, modernized

than ever before. by 20th century theologian Karl of the iron curtain, Matovina said. Church teaching, Pope John Paul By EILEEN DUFFY In the face of such challenges, Rahner to characterize Pope John “Not many people have the II was quite different from his In Focus Writer Appleby said, “his presence, his Paul IPs papacy. moral gravity to be part of that predecessors. Pope Paul VI, visibility, his charisma ... assured “Rahner said that following counter-force,” Matovina said. Appleby said, was “unpopular” In contrast to his immediate that the Church and particularly Vatican II, we’re moving from While the pope was not effective and “retreated” from the public predecessor Pope John Paul I, the pope would be at the center of being a Western European church in ending communism in Cuba near the end of his life. In con­ who served for only 33 days attention.” to a truly world church,” today, his visit nonetheless meant trast, Pope John Paul II “provided before dying, Pope John Paul II “He brilliantly brought the Matovina said. "... [Blecome a a great deal to Catholics in Cuba, answers at a time when there served for 27 years, the third- Church to the media and global world church, that’s happened in whose w o rsh ip had been so were a lot of questions,” longest papacy in history. age,” Appleby said. Pope John Paul IPs papacy.” restricted by the 40 previous Cummings said. He entered the papacy during a Pope John Paul II made 104 Matovina offered the diversity of years of communism, Matovina For example, Cummings said time of world tumult. While the trips outside Italy and more than bishops as evidence of the global­ said. Cummings called John Paul many thought the Church’s stance Church was bouncing in the wake 150 within Italy during his papa­ ization of the church. While IPs ecumenical work with Jews on birth control and female ordi­ of Vatican II, an iron curtain was cy. He visited every continent, European bishops used to travel one of the highlights of his papa­ nation was going to change with cloaking parts of the world. Later, except Antarctica. to places like Africa, South cy. Vatican II — it did not. The time lightning-fast progress would According to the Chicago America and Asia, more and “His moral voice was heard following that was a period of strike, sparking a storm of Tribune, the pontiff’s penchant for more bishops native to these con­ throughout the globe,” Matovina “tumult and change,” she said. changes. world travel stemmed from his tinents are emerging. said. “ But [Pope John Paul II] was not The pope was never afraid. He first trip abroad as pope, when he The pope did not hesitate to Humanity apologetic,” she said. “He defined seized the new opportunity that visited Mexico in 1979. One of his enter countries that, due to com­ The pope should be remem­ these things as central to Catholic air travel presented, eventually first stops there was the Basilica munism, outlawed the very reli­ bered for his humanity, Matovina teaching.” becoming the most-traveled pope of Our Lady of Guadalupe, where gion he represented. He visited said. Law professor Vincent Rougeau in history. He visited places where he spent more than an hour pray­ Poland twice when it was under Appleby agreed, noting that also highlighted the pope’s rigid he was unwelcome or his mes­ ing alone. martial law, once in 1979 and “[t]he Church often emphasizes adherence to Catholic teaching. sage was rejected. And he always “It was while praying to then again in 1983. He also made the divinity of Christ,” but that “He was a very traditional pope kissed the ground of those places Guadalupe, the pope later said, a trip to West Germany in 1987, Pope John Paul II said what we for people who thought that there when he deplaned, a tribute to that he had an epiphany,” the two years before the end of com­ learn from Christ is to be human. might be more conversation the humanity of Jesus Christ. Tribune article said, “suddenly munism, and to Cuba in 1998. “His gestures — hugging chil­ about the role of women ... he John Paul II always defended understanding that it was his mis­ During these visits, as always, dren, kissing the ground after get­ shut that conversation down,” he human rights, especially in the sion to become the pilgrim pope, the pope stressed religious free­ ting off a plane — are all signs of said. face of communism. He also bringing the word of God to peo­ dom, Appleby said. his presence in humanity,” he While he defended male-only defended the Church’s post- ple around the world.” “ He was a great champion of said. ordination and urged women to Vatican II stances, despite their Indeed, the pope did not limit freedom — the freedom to fulfill “ On the one hand he empha­ seek out roles as mothers and unpopularity in radical or liberal his travel to any one area of the your destiny as a human being, to sized aspects of the Church that wives, Cummings said, John Paul parts of the world. world, although he personally vis­ fu lfill your destiny in God, to be are hierarchical, patriarchal,” II also decided to classify sexism The changing world was not a ited almost all of Rome’s 334 fully in touch with the spirit of Cummings said. “But he also as a sin. problem for Pope John Paul II. parishes. love and forgiveness,” Appleby made the papacy seem more Integrity in death Even Vatican City now has its own Born and raised in Poland, he said. human with his willingness to “People may disagree with him, Web site. “really embraced that relation He was always concerned with embrace and be embraced.” but there’s no doubt he was a Global reach with Poland and Eastern Europe,” human rights, which he called And just as his arms were open faithful and holy man,” Cummings Pope John Paul II became the said Kathleen Cummings, associ­ “non-negotiable, inviolable, not for an embrace, his mouth was said of the reaction to John Paul leader of an ancient establish­ ate director of the Cushwa Center something that’s transitory,” open about the pain he endured II’s death. ment on the “threshold of the and professor of history. Appleby said. near the end of his life. “We’re seeing various world globalized media world,” said his­ John Paul II was also “tremen­ Some of these governments “On his trip to Lourdes [in leaders complement the pope [fol­ tory professor and director of the dously beloved in Latin America,” were profoundly changed follow­ August of 2004], he talked about lowing his death],” Matovina said, Kroc Institute for International said Timothy Matovina, director ing these visits. One month after suffering,” Cummings said. “He “and that’s unprecedented. Not Peace Studies R. Scott Appleby. of the Cushwa Center, for his the pope’s second visit to Poland, shared his suffering with the everyone agrees with him, but With air travel reaching new “commitment to justice, consider­ the current leader there, Gen. world.” people admire his integrity.” possibilities and the arrival of the ing these countries struggle with Wojciech Jaruzelski, ended mar­ Leading the post Vatican II Internet, the papal office had poverty.” tial law. The pope was also “one Church Contact Eileen Duffy at more globalization opportunities Matovina referred to an article of the primary causes” of the fall When it came to defending [email protected]

May 18, 1920 Pope John Paul I I was bora Karol Joseph W o jty k in Wadowice, The Life of Po{ Poland, to his father, Karol, a foundry worker, 1954 and mother, Emilia, a school teacher. His mother October 16, 1978 W o jty k became a professor o f theology at died when he was 9 years old. At 58, W ojtyk is eh Catholic University in Lubin, Poland. the 264th pope, the ft Poknd and the first n November 1, 1946 1964 pope in 455 years. Woftyla is ordained W ojtyk is installed as as a priest. bishop o f Krakow. A

1920June 1938 1958 1979 Wojtyk enrolled at Jagidlonian W o jty k is consecrated as John Pa Unhnersityin Krakow, Poland and I aratiliary bishop o f Krakow. States, v attended an underground made th seminary in 194% U he 1948 1967 Wojtyk graduated mmma W ojryia is elevated cum laude from Angelkum Pontifical University j» Rt " 2 5 - / ^ \ T H E O b s e r v e r The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marys VOLUME 39 : ISSUE 116 MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2005 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Notre Dame remembers Pope John Paul II Community mourns, Pontiff impacted celebrates life of Catholic universities , Church leader ND presidents

By MADDIE HANNA By MADDIE HANNA Associate News Editor Associate News Editor

When Pope John Paul II passed Although Pope John Paul II away Saturday afternoon, the never stepped foot on God Basilica bells tolled for an hour, Quad or worshiped in the alerting the campus of his death Basilica of the Sacred Heart, and immediately drawing mourn­ a number of indirect yet sig­ ers to the Grotto. nificant ties exist between the Since the news hit Notre Dame late pontiff and Notre Dame. this weekend, students, adminis­ Catholic universities trators, faculty, staff and mem­ Perhaps the pope’s most bers of the South Bend communi­ lasting impact on Notre Dame ty have lamented the pope’s death is his influence on Catholic and celebrated his life in a variety education. In an April 25, of ways. 1989 address entitled “ On the Approximately 400 people Catholic Universities,” the attended a rosary service pope stressed the necessity of Saturday night at the Grotto led Catholic institutions in a by Vice President for Student world filled with challenges. Affairs Father Mark Poor man, “This Catholic character University President-elect Father does not distort the university John Jenkins, Basilica Rector or restrict its legitimate Father Peter Rocca, Director of autonom y as a place o f m oral Campus Ministry Father Richard formation and of free Warner, student body president research; it recognizes and Dave Baron and vice president even confirms this autonomy, Ei/zi Shappell. helping the university to real­ Those in attendance shielded ize its true nature and to their Grotto candles from the overcome the dangers of dis­ wind while singing “Ave Maria," tortion,” John Paul II said. swaying to the Alma Mater and During this time period, praying in a way that Warner said M alloy jo in e d tw o other U.S. was one of the pope’s favorites. educators on a 15-member “Simple, yet profound, I the commission to help revise the rosary| still remains on the dawn pope’s Apostolic Constitution, of the new millennium,” Warner a draft document released by told the crowd. “ It is a prayer of the World Congress on great significance." Catholic higher education in When the prayers ended, those November 1989. holding candles flooded forward In the Sept. 26, 1990 issue to place them in the Grotto, many of The Observer, Malloy said lingering long after to say silent the draft “recognizes the sig­ prayers. nificant role played by lay Following the service, Warner people la n d ] is s tro n g in ... said it was meant to “grieve his affirmation of academic free­ I the pope's] passing but celebrate TIM SULLIVAN AND CLAIRE KELLEY/The Observer dom .” Notre Dame honored Pope John Paul II by displaying an image of him in the Basilica of the Sacred see POPE/page 8 Heart, top, holding vespers Sunday evening, bottom left, and organizing a rosary service Saturday. see IM PACT/page 6

University explores selling WNDUFirst Pro-Life Youth

kerage firm was hired to help cause for possible sale. By KATE ANTONACCI with the evaluation. In Sept. 2003, WNDU-TV Rally hosted at ND Associate News Editor Though the firm has been decided not to air the comedy hired, Affleck-Graves said television show “Coupling” The University has hired that no decision has been because of its racy subject who helped organize the Kalil and Co., a brokerage made at this time. matter. The board of direc­ By KATIE LAIRD event. Two groups of RTL firm based in Tuscon, Ariz., “The financial officers of tors of MTC unanimously News Writer formed an outreach program to look at the possible sale of the University are always voted after receiving advance last year to reach out to high Michiana Telecasting Corp. making evaluations of how copies of “Coupling” episodes. The Notre Dame Right to school students to advocate (MTC), the operator of the money can best be put to Four officers from the Life (RTL) Club hosted its first chastity and to create abortion WNDU-TV, according to a use,” University spokesman University were involved in annual Pro-Life Youth Rally on awareness. statement released Friday by Matt Storin said. the voting. Saturday, where more than “We wanted to connect with Executive Vice President John Though the subject of sell­ Though viewers voiced con­ 100 high school students and the high schools in local areas Affieck-Craves. ing the station has come up cern, the University was cau­ youth group members gath­ with our students here as well “In recent months we have before, it has never been tious about the sensitive ered together and learn and to as other organizations.” received a number of examined to this degree, nature of the show and the listen about abortion aware­ Grossu said. “It is an opportu­ inquiries from parties inter­ Storin told South Bend effect its airing may have had ness and virtuous living. nity to come together.” ested in acquiring Michiana Tribune. on WNDU’s business relation­ From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Aimee Shelide was the Telecasting Corporation,” Storin would not speculate ship to NBC. students, volunteers, coordi­ emcee of the event and works Affleck-Graves said. as to why Notre Dame is look­ WNDU’s President and nators and Notre Dame under­ to help organize Notre Dame “The University feels it has ing into selling Michiana General Manager Jim Behling graduates assembled in volunteers w ith RTL. She was a responsibility to evaluate Telecasting Corp., whose sta­ had no comment about the Lafortune Ballroom for the pleased with the rally’s out­ such inquiries in a fiscally tion WNDU is located on possible sale. rally, celebrating with famous come. prudent manner. ” Notre Dame’s campus. The University has owned speakers, music, food and a “There’s a lot of positive Due to the University’s "lim ­ Sources close to WNDU said the station since 1955. prayer service. energy,” Shelide said. ited knowledge of the broad­ the content o f some NBC pro­ Arina Grossu is the Youth The rally included two casting industry,” Affleck- grams over the last five to 10 Contact Kate Antonacci at Education Outreach commis­ Graves said the outside bro­ years may be considered a [email protected] sioner for ND Right to Life see RALLY/page 8 Page 2 The Observer ♦ PAGE 2 Monday, April 4, 2005

I n s id e C o l u m n Question of the Day: W hat d id you do w h e n you h e a r d a b o u t the death o f the p o p e ? Real men eat food

The other night I enjoyed a lovely dinner at Chili’s with some friends. Oddly enough, the table was split by gender. Chris Garibaldi Johnny Mospan Tony Jannazo Nicholas Battafarano Joe Guintu Katie Jannazo One half of the group indulged in fre s h m a n ju n io r se n io r fre s h m a n se n io r fre s h m a n two appetizers, entrees and Eileen Duffy F ish e r F ish e r O ff-cam pus F ishe r F ishe r C avanaugh dessert. One per------son o rd e re d a A s s is ta n t 7 went to the “I turned on the “I went to “I prayed.' “I prayed the “I prayed for chocolate milk- N ew s E d ito r Grotto. ” news and Mass. ” rosary with a him. He was a shake to go. The other half talked to my rosary which he great man. ” only had water to drink; their hands friends in Rome blessed when I did not stray near the godforsaken about it ." was in Rome ." chips and salsa. Even salads were a no-no for this group, since they came with croutons (carbohydrates) on top. Guess which sex sat on which side? Wrong. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you an epidemic sweeping across the campus: men eating like women. Newsflash, guys, this is more unat­ tractive than those extra pounds I n B r ie f would be. One of the boys I was w ith at Chili’s that night opened his menu to the David Orr, chair of environ­ “Light Fare” and scoffed at the choic­ mental studies at Oberlin es. College, w ill give a lecture “600 calories?!” he wailed in a sus­ today entitled “The Fifth piciously feminine voice. “How many Revolution: Connecting calories are in the rest of this shit?” People and Places.” It is Or take this, for example. My room­ sponsored by the School of mate recently dined at Hooter’s with Architecture and will being two gentlemen, one of whom bravely at 4:30 p.m. in 104 Bond ordered fried pickles as an appetizer. H all. After three (I repeat, three) of the quarter-sized delicacies, the other boy Andrew Rippin of the leaned back and whined, “I think I’m University of Victoria w ill fu ll!” speak at 4:30 p.m. today in Please. You m ight as well take out a McKenna Hall in a lecture compact and start powdering your entitled “Syriac in the nose at the table. Quran: Muslim Theories.” Another friend of mine was recently The talk is part of the invited to a luncheon with a male com­ “Towards a New Reading of panion. Everything was going peachy the Qur’an” conference. until they ordered. After requesting a B.L.T. on low-fat The softball team will face wheat toast, the boy smiled at my off against Eastern Michigan friend as the waitress moved to a dif­ in a doubleheader Tuesday at ferent table. Suddenly a look of panic 3 p.m. and 7 at Ivy Field. CLAIRE KELLEY/The Observer crossed the boy’s face. Michael Kimmelman, chief art critic for The New York Times, shows slides dur­ “Waitress!” he screamed, almost Ray Ofden, of the depart­ ing a lecture Sunday at the Snite Museum entitled “The Accidental falling out of his chair. “ Can you make ment of mathematics at the Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa.” sure there’s no mayo on that?” Then, University of Glasgow, will turning back to the girl, he giggled, speak Tuesday on blushed and explained that just the “Biomechanics of Soft sight of mayonnaise “makes him Biological Tissue: Structure squeamish.” O f fb e a t and Modeling.” The lecture Talk about a turn-off. is sponsored by the depart­ If you really do care, boys, my advice Thief robs apartment, does In addition, “clothes and tomers in parts of Dutchess, ment of aerospace and would be never to talk about it. Girls household chores dishes had been washed Ulster, Putnam and Orange mechanical engineering and just don’t want to hear about how the RICHMOND, Va. —A and dried,” according to the counties. takes place in 138 DeBartolo carbs in those 15 beers you drank last woman’s apartment was police report. Hopewell Junction resi­ H all. night went straight to your butt, or cleaned out, and cleaned up Police Capt. Karl Leonard dent George Morton about how the fare at South Dining by a burglar, police said. said it’s possible the burglar returned home from Palm The South Bend Center for Hall is so greasy and preservative- According to police, the knew the woman was going Sunday Mass and turned on Medical Education is spon­ loaded. Be a man, for crying out loud. woman returned home to be gone for a while and his television to see a soring a lecture by Gary Last Sunday I was pleasantly sur­ Thursday after being away may have decided to take striptease contest. Fromm, M.D., entitled “ Sleep prised to see a young man carrying a for a week and discovered up residence in the interim. “I thought, this is terri­ Disorders” Tuesday at 7 p.m. plate piled high with eggs, sausage, her television, computer ble,” Morton said. “I don’t in 102 DeBartolo Hall. hash browns and toast. That, I and other items missing. TV channel accidentally get HBO or anything like thought, is my kind of man. The burglar had also airs naked dancers that.” The baseball team faces Then he proceeded to cover the helped himself to food and POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — Cablevision said Thursday Toledo Tuesday at 5p.m. in entire plate w ith cheese, sticking it in booze. Viewers expecting to see it was not a public access Eck Stadium. the microwave as he headed back for But this was not a the latest local meeting on program and that a “pro­ a donut. thoughtless thief. Police their public access channel gram switching error” To submit information to be I practically proposed on the spot. said the rear sliding glass got an eyeful recently when occurred. included in this section of As Kate Gales wrote earlier this door, which the woman had Cablevision played a tape of The Observer, e-mail detailed year, real men drink beer. left open, was closed and nude dancers accidentally. Information compiled information about an event to Yes, they do — but they also eat a locked when she returned. The mistake affected cus­ from the Associated Press. [email protected]. pizza afterwards. And they aren’t ashamed to get pep- peroni on top. TODAY TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY The views expressed in the Inside CXL Iti Column are those of the author and not necessarily those o f The Observer. Contact Eileen Duffy at 3 [email protected]

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Vatican begins preparations fo r funeral and conclave

Associated Press some fought back tears, when Sandri announced that the late VATICAN CITY — John Paul’s pope prepared the prayer himself earthly remains lay clothed in before he died — perhaps one of crimson vestments, his head on John Paul’s last written docu­ golden pillows and adorned with ments. a white bishop’s miter. His hands “It’s a historic event, ” said held a rosary, a pastoral stall' was Ercole Ferri, a 72-year-old Roman tucked under his left forearm. who proudly showed off a list of Swiss Guards stood watch on the six popes he has lived either side. through. “It’s not something sad Karol Joseph Wojtyla was finally for me. I think of all that he has at peace, the lines of pain erased done.” from his face after years of crip­ “1 think more about how hard it pling disease. will be for a new one to follow in “It was very satisfying for all of his footsteps,” he added. us to see him so serene,” said “John Paul held his hand to us Cardinal Roger Mahony o f Los young people,” said 21-year-old Angeles, one of many church offi­ Alessio Bussolotti, who drove to cials, diplomats and politicians Rome with his fellow Boy Scouts who paid their respects at the from the Italian city of Ancona. papal bier. “ Ilis life is finished and “Now we have to give him ours.” he gave up his spirit.” Once the Mass ended, cardinals, Television images from the prelates, Italian government offi­ Vatican’s frescoed Apostolic cials and diplomats gathered in Palace on Sunday gave the public the Sala Clementina of the its first view of Pope John Paul II Apostolic Palace, where John since he died the night before. Paul’s body lay in state. Starting Monday, the pope’s body Newscom His crossed hands clutched a was to lie in state at St. Peter’s Church officials recite prayers over the body of Pope John Paul II in the private chapel of the rosary, and his pastoral stall' was Basilica for public visitation. Vatican Sunday. The pope’s body will lie in state beginning today in St. Peter’s Basilica. tucked under his left arm. An estimated 100,000 people At their meetings beginning turned out at St. Peter’s Square around the world. builder of bridges between the tradition, Cardinal Camillo Ruini, Monday, the cardinals will read for a morning Mass and thou­ John Paul, who was 58 when faiths, noting how he had the late pope’s vicar for Rome, John Paul’s final instructions, sands more — tourists, Romans, the cardinals elected him the first embraced Holocaust survivors issued a formal announcement of including his choice of burial young and old — kept coming non-Italian pope in 455 years, with kindness and maintained John Paul’s death to the people of place. Most popes in recent cen­ throughout the day, filling the also left a legacy of conservatism. friendships with Jewish friends Rome early Sunday. turies have asked to be buried in broad boulevard leading to St. I le opposed divorce, birth control from childhood. Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the the crypts below St. Peter’s Peter’s Basilica. They clutched and abortion, the ordination of In Rome, officials were scram­ Vatican’s No. 2 official, gave the Basilica, but some have suggested rosaries and newspaper photos of women and the lifting of the bling for a huge influx of pilgrims homily at Sunday’s Mass at St. the first Polish-born pope might the late pontiff, standing shoulder- celibacy requirement for priests. — up to 2 million of them — seek­ Peter’s. “ For a quarter century, he have chosen to be laid to rest in to-shouldor and praying for the The mourning stretched from ing to pay final respects to the late brought the Gospel of Christian his native country. soul of “our beloved John Paul. ” the pope’s native Poland, where pontiff. hope to all the piazzas of the In addition, the cardinals will “Even if we fear we’ve lost a 1 ()(),()()() people filled a Warsaw The College of Cardinals — the world, teaching all of us that our arrange for the destruction of point of reference, I feel like square at the spot where he cele­ red-capped “princes of the death is nothing but the passage John Paul’s Fisherman’s Ring and everybody in this square is united brated a landmark Mass 26 years church” who now officially govern toward the homeland in the sky,” the dies used to make lead seals with him in a hug,” said Luca ago, to the earthquake-devastated the 1 billion-strong Roman he said. for apostolic letters — formal ges­ Ghizzardi, a 38-year-old nurse Indonesian island of Nias, where Catholic Church — was to hold its The written text of Sodano’s tures meant to symbolize the end with a sleeping bag and a hand­ a priest led special prayers. In first meeting Monday, a pre-con­ homily called the late pope “John of his reign and to prevent forger­ made peace flag at his feet. Paris, the great bell of Notre clave gathering expected to plan Paul the Great,” a title usually ies. Early Sunday, a text message Dame sounded 84 times — once and set a date for the funeral later designated for popes worthy of On the sidelines, cardinals will had circulated on cell phones in for each year of the pontiff’s life. this week at St. Peter’s Square. sainthood, such as Gregory the certainly be sizing each other up Rome, asking people to light can­ In New York, U.N. Secretary- President Bush was expected to Great and Leo the Great. Sodano as possible “papabili, ” or having dles in their windows. “ May they General Kofi Annan and former attend the funeral, which will did not use the title when he deliv­ the qualities to be the next pope. light up the road to God for him, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani joined draw other world leaders as well ered the homily, and there was no Cardinal Bernard Panafieu, one the way he did for us,” the mes­ parishioners who packed St. as Vatican hierarchy and ordinary explanation. Vatican texts, howev­ of five French prelates who can sage said. Patrick’s Cathedral for a standing- faithful. The conclave must begin er, are considered official texts vote, said Sunday he was hoping Around the world, bells tolled room-only Mass. 15 to 20 days after the pope’s even if they are not pronounced. for someone “who dynamizes the and worshippers prayed in “He showed us how to live and death. After the Mass ended, people — God’s people — as John remembrance of the man who he showed us how to die,” said John Paul died at 9:37 p.m. Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, who Paul II did. At the same time, a reigned for longer than all but two one parishioner, Joan McDermott, Saturday in his apartment of sep­ became the pope’s public “voice” man who has an international of his predecessors and was cred­ “lie reached out to people of all tic shock and cardio-circulatory in the final weeks of his life, read sense, of the opening of ited with helping bring down faiths, not just Catholics and collapse, the Vatican said. the traditional Sunday noontime Catholicism to the world. An open communism in Europe and Christians.” The mourning began with an prayer, which John Paul delivered man and at the same time, a man spreading a message of peace In the Holy Land, Israelis overnight vigil in St. Peter’s throughout his pontificate. faithful to the great traditions of during his frequent travels remembered John Paul as a Square. In keeping with Vatican The crowd applauded, and the Church.”

Pope's final images: Releasing a dove, touching his throat

Associated Press planned to have it framed. silent appearance at a window to Rome’s time: They used photos of John Paul kiss­ “ It’s a memory that cannot be meas­ Gemelli Polyclinic hospital after doctors ing babies or tenderly making the sign of VATICAN CITY — He released a dove ured,” he said. fitted him with a breathing tube. It was the cross with a thumb over their fore­ from his apartment window, and chuckled Images of the pope during that appear­ “almost as if he wanted to apologize,” the heads. in delight as it flew back into his room. ance are among the most indelible now Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano Some of the most touching images of the He touched his throat, struggling to that he’s gone. commented at the time. pope were captured on Jan. 30, probably speak from his hospital room after surgery Newspapers and television stations cap­ There was the pope on Palm Sunday, the day he came down with the flu — the to insert a breathing tube in his windpipe. tured a gaunt John Paul in the window of back in his Vatican window, pressing a beginning of his rapid downward spiral He pounded a lectern in apparent frustra­ his apartment overlooking St. Peter’s. As hand to his head and thumping a lectern and a two-month struggle that finally tion after trying — and falling — to greet TV cameras zoomed in, he made a dra­ with a fist after failing to manage even a ended Saturday evening. the faithful. matic attempt to say a few words but simple greeting to 50,000 pilgrims gath­ The pontiff was addressing thousands of These were some of the last poignant managed only a rasp, his mouth open and ered on the square. young people from an Italian Catholic public images of Pope John Paul II, who his face contorted in pain. There was the pope a week later, on organization who marked January as a spent his final days shielded from a world Realizing he simply couldn’t speak, the Easter Sunday, coughing and uttering just month to promote peace. He was flanked so accustomed to seeing him. pope swatted at the microphone in front of a few unintelligible sounds before resting at his studio window by a pair of 8-year- Millions were moved Sunday as video of him in a gesture to have it taken away. He his hands on the lectern in apparent olds — a boy and girl — who urged the the pope’s body lying in state at the was then wheeled away from the window defeat. world to remember children who live in Vatican’s Apostolic Palace was beamed and the white curtains were drawn closed To be sure, other far more cheerful countries wracked by war. around the globe. But for many Roman — the last time, until his body was dis­ images w ill endure: photos of the pope in Each of the children at his side sent a Catholics, the photographs and footage of played on Sunday, that he was seen. his prime, on skis or in hiking boots and a dove flying, only to watch helplessly as the John Paul in the last weeks of his life stir There were other affecting recent parka, or jokingly cupping his fists over his white birds darted back into the apart­ even deeper emotions. moments immortalized in film, replayed eyes as though peering through binoculars ment. Giuseppe Gobbato, a 62-year-old gas over and over since his death as — for years a hot-selling Rome postcard. John Paul’s face creased with laughter. station attendant who joined thousands on reminders of the frailty and vulnerability Though Monday’s edition of He grabbed one of the doves, shooed it St. Peter’s Square to pray for the pope, — as well as the courage — of John Paul’s L’Osservatore Romano, out on newsstands out the window and playfully patted the said he snipped out a newspaper photo final weeks. Sunday, ran a black and white photo of the boy on the head. After a quick flight over taken on Wednesday — the last time John There was the pope brushing a hand dead pope’s face on its front page, three of the square, the bird winged its way back Paul appeared alive in public — and over his throat in late February during a Rome’s main dailies recalled a happier and flew inside. The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEWS Monday, April 4, 2005 Notre Dame hosts Observer, staffers honored at ICPA Observer Staff Report articles on Chris Thomas lead­ Story/Review for an article on ing the Irish in their upset over The Passion of the Christ], annual Spring Vis The Observer was named the No. 5 Connecticut. Lozar [Best Sports Feature second-best Indiana daily stu­ Other first place honors went Story for an article on the 30th dent newspaper at the annual to Soukup in the Best Column anniversary of Notre Dame as necessary entertainment for Indiana Collegiate Press category for “Never Forget,” ending the 88-game winning By KATIE PERRY the visiting students. Association awards ceremony his farewell column in the streak of the UCLA men’s bas­ News Writer “You can’t expect to have the Saturday, with 75 percent of its 2004 senior issue, and to fo r­ ketball team) and photo editor prospective students do home­ entries in writing categories mer assistant managing editor Claire Kelley I Best Sports This weekend more than 150 work — or at least watch their earning first, second or third Joe Hettler in the Best News Photo for two photos of the prospective African American, host do it — and go to the Grotto place honors. Feature category for “Serving Notre Dame-Michigan football Asian American, Latino and and pray or participate in folk The Observer staff earned with Honor,” an article on for­ game]. Native American students choir in order to I have] the ND first place in the Best Single mer Irish basketball player and Third place honors went to flocked to Notre Dame to find experience,” Doan said. Issue category for its Dec. 1, Iraq veteran Danielle Green. Heininger I Best Non-Deadline out first hand what life is like Events like Spring Visitation 2004 issue, which added eight Second place honors went to News Reporting for an article under the illustrious — albeit weekend demonstrate the con­ pages of special coverage of Downes and editor in chief on Malloy’s response to the scaffolded — golden dome. certed efforts of administrators the firing of head football Claire Heininger in the Best unexplained barring of Muslim Spring Visitation Weekend to increase campus diversity; coach Tyrone Willingham. Breaking News Reporting cate­ professor Tariq Ramadan from kicked off Thursday with the however the perception of Notre The staff also earned first gory for “Monk Moves On,” the U.S.; Best News Feature for arrival of a distinguished group Dame in this area is far from place in the Best News or their coverage of University an article on Notre Dame grad­ of minority prospective students. pristine. Feature Series category for President Father Edward uate and 9/11 panel member The annual event was planned Earlier this year the Princeton February 2004’s “Diversity at Malloy’s April 2004 decision to Tim Roemer], former scene and coordinated through the Review ranked the University Notre Dame,” a comprehensive step down from the presidency editor Maria Smith [Best Office of Undergraduate among the nation’s top 10 most three-day series coordinated after June 2005. Soukup, .man­ Entertainment Feature Admissions. homogenous student popula­ by former editor in chief aging editor Pat Leonard and Story/Review for an article on “The weekend’s purpose was tions. Additionally, the abrupt Andrew Soukup and former assistant managing editor King Lear],Van Hoegarden, to answer the questions and dismissal of head football coach managing editor Meghanne Heather Van Hoegarden Leonard and Justin Schuver ease the concerns of some of the Tyrone Willingham sparked Downes. earned second place in the I Best Sports News Story for a best and brightest students from accusations of racial discrimina­ The 2004-05 editorial board Best Stand-alone/Pullout package of articles on the under-represented populations tion from the media as well as earned both second and third Section category for “A Decade Willingham firing] and former throughout the United States,” students, faculty and staff within place in the Best Staff Editorial of Decline,” the Irish Insider graphics editor Mike Harkins assistant recruitment coordina­ the Notre Dame community. category for “Preserve for the 2004 Blue-Gold game. [Best Informational Graphic for tor Son Nguyen said. The apparent racial strains Academic Freedom” and Others earning second place a graphic summarizing the In this aim is the underlying such incidents have placed upon “Homosexual Community were Heininger and Kevin 2003-04 Year in Sports], goal of attracting talented stu­ the University led to “prep Deserves Equality,” respective­ Allen [Best Non-Deadline News Other Notre Dame media dents who may contribute diver­ work” implemented by the ly Reporting for a package of sto­ groups represented at the ICPA sity to the University, sophomore event’s coordinators in order to Numerous staff members ries on gay and lesbian student convention included the student coordinator Covington assess the issue, Doan said. captured a variety of individual groups at Notre Dame], Janice Juggler, named the second- Doan said. Doan participated in “A forum was held to gather honors as well. Flynn [Best Investigative Story best literary magazine; the program as a high school student input as to how they see Soukup and former editor in for two articles on Opus Dei], Scholastic, named the top news senior. the campus now,” Doan said. “A chief Matt Lozar won first scene editor Rama magazine; and the Dome, “Ultimately, Spring Visitation number of Spring Visitation vet­ place in the Best Sports News Gottumukkala [Best named the second-best year­ weekend is an admissions erans offered their input as to Story category for a package of Entertainment Feature book. recruitment tool. The prospec­ what went well and what didn’t tive students come here to hear onjheir [visit] and what they felt first hand what students have to needed to be done this year to say and have their questions help alleviate any tension that answered,” Doan said. was present.” High school seniors represent­ Nguyen said that aside from ing a wide array of ethnic back­ calling two meetings with minor­ grounds shadowed both minority ity students to gauge the current and non-minority students cur­ atmosphere on campus, not rently enrolled at Notre Dame. many things were done differ­ The prospects experienced near­ ently regarding this year’s ly every facet of campus life, Spring Visitation weekend. from parietals and professors to “Is this Spring Visitation dorms and dining halls. Weekend more of a priority to “The hosts do a major service the University than the past to the University by personally Spring Visitation Weekends? welcoming the prospects into Most definitely not. Increasing community life at Notre Dame,” campus diversity at Notre Dame Nguyen said. “Our hosts took has always been one of the top their prospects to class, dis­ priorities of the Undergraduate cussed student life issues, Admissions Office and will walked around campus and rem ain so,” Nguyen said. showed them a glimpse of the But Doan says that the ambi­ ND social scene.” ence on campus this year indeed In addition to partaking in the affected the weekend. daily campus bustle, visiting stu­ “I cannot comment for every­ dents attended such culture-ori­ one, but I feel as though ented events as Latin [Willingham’s] dismissal had an FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS AT: Expressions on Friday and impact on Spring Visitation Saturday’s BCAC Fashion Show. weekend, but it did not make In past years admissions officials [the weekend] any more or less www.nd.edu/-issa/Festival have taken heat from members important than it always has of the Notre Dame community been for the University,” Doan who label the planned activities said. “We ask students to be who as “deceptive diversity.” they are and to be honest and April 4-9, 2005 But according to Nguyen, genuine when speaking to these events are not arranged prospective students — that has A Week of Global Warming brought to you by solely for the purpose of Spring not changed throughout the Visitation weekend. They are years, but it may have been instead part of a larger diversity stressed more this year given ISSA* Notre Dame Food Services*GSU*Le Cercle Francais* Department series that spans the entire the current state of the scholastic year. University.” of East Asian Languages and Literatures *Hammes Bookstore *Hesburgh “Latin Expressions and For Nguyen and other Library*OLA*Athletics Department*University Village*Pakistan Student Fashion Show fall along with University administrators, other signature events like Asian amplifying the importance of Association*Legends*Snite Museum Of Art*Chinese Friendship Allure | in] early fall and Fiestang culture and diversity on campus I in] late winter,” Nguyen said. is a continuous mutual goal that Association*Russian Club*IWC*Sahaja Yoga Club*Alumni Association* Doan said that planned events will benefit both current stu­ are functional in that they serve dents and incoming students IAND*10,000 Villages*and the students and scholars of over 100 nations! from different backgrounds. “ It is our hope that these stu­ dents come to the realization that Notre Dame can enrich Offering their lives just as much as they a ffo rd sblB can contribute to Our Lady’s flying lessons University,” Nguyen said “These Do you have a story idea? horn Smith Band students bring with them amaz­ Regional Airport ing life stories and will most cer­ Would you like to write for news? tainly be tremendous assets in our pursuit of excellence.” Call Heather and The Observer News Department at 1-5323. 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Palestinians take on militants RAMALLAH, West Bank — After weeks of hesitation, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas Citizens lament death of native son has finally made moves to challenge the pow­ erful militant groups sowing chaos across the West Bank. Hundreds of thousands gather in Warsaw square to remember Pope John Paul II In the end, he was spurred into action by domestic concerns, including an audacious rampage by gunmen through Ramallah and Associated Press the very real fear of impending electoral defeat, rather than by persistent U.S. and WARSAW — About Israeli demands that he crack down on armed 100,000 Poles mourned groups. John Paul II on Sunday at “The Palestinian Authority has been crippled the Warsaw square where and it's become very evident to the people,” the Polish-born pope cele­ Palestinian political analyst llani Masrl says. brated a landmark Mass “It reached a point where people were won­ that inspired opponents of dering what value is there in having a leader.” the communist regime 26 years ago. Ceremony honors tsunami dead In John Paul’s hometown of Wadowice in the south, BANG MUANG, Thailand — Pressing their a large bust of the pope hands in a gesture of respect, hundreds of was brought from the town tsunami survivors crowded Sunday into a hall and placed in front of Buddhist temple in southern Thailand that St. Mary's Basilica, where was a makeshift mortuary for those killed by be was baptized. It is to the deadly waves on Dec. 2b. remain there until a statue Until just a lew weeks ago, the grounds of of John Paul replaces it. the Bang Muang temple were filled with thou­ Poles returned Sunday to sands of bodies, as officials struggled to cope the spot as many as 1 mil­ with the crushing number of corpses from the lion people turned out in tragedy. 1979 to hear newly elected The bodies are now gone, moved to a cus­ John Paul II's call to tom-built facility elsewhere. But those who “renew the face of the gathered to pray for the souls of the victims Earth” — credited by many are still haunted by the December disaster. with inspiring the “1 am still alive but it’s as if I am dead. I Solidarity trade union have lost everything," said Savitri Chanakul, movement led by Lech 38, a vendor who lost both of her children and Walesa that toppled a grandson. Communism. “From the symbolic place where John Paul II lit the flame of freedom, dignity N a tio n a l N e w s and solidarity, Warsaw is praying for mercy for the Holy Father,” Bishop Piotr Amtrak train’s engine derails Jarecki told the crowd WHITE SALMON, Wash. — The engine of an gathered for the special Amtrak train derailed Sunday in a Washington service. state gorge, sending at least 10 passengers to People were “praying People pray at St. Anna's church for Pope John Paul II's health In Warsaw hospitals, officials said. that, in each of us, in our Friday. The Pope’s death was seen as a great loss for Poland. The Portland, Ore.-bound train was carrying town in Poland, in Europe 115 people when the locomotive’s wheels left and the modern world, we screen. ernment worker, recalled church during his last visit the track, leaving four passenger cars leaning can see the fruits of the life Red-and-white Polish the pontiff’s words: “The to his homeland on Aug. upright against an embankment in the and mission of John Paul II flags with mourning bands pope said, Don’t be 17,2002. Columbia River Gorge in southern Washington, to the end,” Jarecki said of black cloth attached afraid,’ and I’m not. He During World War II, the Amtrak spokeswoman Marcie Golgoski said. from a platform in (lew around the city. brought Poles closer to young Karol W ojtyla used Hospital officials said a pregnant woman Pilsudski Square, formerly “It’s a great loss for God, fulfilled his mission to pray at a chapel in an was admitted to a hospital for observation. Victory Square. Poland,” said Jozef and now he has left.” adjacent convent on his One man had a shoulder injury and was Police officials put the Romanzuk, 40, a business­ In Krakow, where John way to forced labor under expected to be treated and released. Eight oth­ crowd at around 100,000. man standing in front of Paul served as archbishop, Nazis at the nearby Solvay ers were being examined. The number was difficult St. Anne’s. “The pope was hundreds laid flowers, salt quarry. to estimate because the a symbol of the new placed candles and stood “ I was born in 1982 and King’s assassination remembered throng spilled over into Poland. Now, we are begin­ in silent contemplation to me, the pope is a Pole.” ATLANTA — The voice of Martin Luther surrounding streets. ning a new history, in under the window, where said Ann Pszczol, a 23- King Jr. boomed again from the pulpit of Churches elsewhere which we Poles are left John Paul used to appear year-old student of Slavic Ebenezer Baptist Church on Saturday as overflowed with crowds, alone.” to talk to people during his languages at Krakow’s dozens of people gathered to commemorate with several thousand peo­ Jaroslaw Sikorski, 24, visits to Poland as pope. Jagiellonian University who the 37th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s ple jammed into a Mass at said, “We have been left Outside Krakow, thou­ came to the service. assassination. the St. Anne’s Cathedral in orphans. That means we sands stood in a meadow “I cannot imagine now Excerpts of several King speeches were Warsaw’s Old Town. must be strong. And the an open-air Mass at how 1 w ill accept a new played over a loudspeaker at the church Thousands more stood out­ word of John Paul II gives Lagiewniki, where the pope. I have a sense of where King preached from I960 to 1968, side and watched the serv­ us this strength.” pope consecrated a large, great loss and emptiness including his “ I’ve Been to the Mountain Top” ice on a large television Barbara Zielinska, a gov­ modern concrete-and-glass now.” speech, delivered in Memphis. Tenn., just hours before his death. Among the crowd was U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a lieutenant of King's during the civil rights movement who became a follower as a teenager after hearing King on the radio dur­ St. Peter's Square fills with mourners ing the Montgomery Bus Boycott. the marble steps of St. Peter’s attended Mass, with about 20,000 Associated Press Basilica. more spilling into the surrounding VATICAN CITY — Hoisting children Some clutched photos of the pope boulevards. Around the Vatican, bike Lo c a l N e w s onto their shoulders and holding as a younger, more energetic man, riders in spandex and sleek helmets cherished photos, tens of thousands before illness left him grimacing and stopped to peer past the colonnades Mayor endorses stadium idea stood silently shoulder-to-shoulder stooped. In them, he beamed, blessed at the crowd. First aid staff readied Sunday at a Mass for the late Pope babies or led processions with a gold­ stretchers, and sniffer dogs checked INDIANAPOLIS — Mayor Bart Peterson John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square. en staff. Each time the giant screens trash cans. Guides holding up endorsed major parts of the governor’s plan Gradually, though, tears gave way to lining the colonnades showed a close- umbrellas led tourists to the square’s to finance a new Colts stadium and an fond memories. up of John Paul’s picture, the crowd edge. Indiana Convention Center expansion Some people had camped out in applauded. Emergency health services said late Saturday but insisted the city should have sleeping bags overnight on the cob­ “ Even if we fear we’ve lost a point Sunday that they were called to assist ultimate control over the project. blestones. Underfoot were melted of reference, I feel like everybody in the faithful in St. Peter's Square 115 The question of how the project would be candles and flower petals left during this square is united with him in a times during the day. overseen is emerging as possibly the major the vigil. hug,” said Luca Ghizzardi, 38, a Most of the injuries were cuts and s tic k in g p o in t betw een R ep ub lica n Gov. As an organ sounded the first notes nurse with a sleeping bag and a broken bones from people who had Milch Daniels and the Democratic mayor as. of Mass, many people held up cam­ handmade peace flag at his feet. fallen or fainted. Three of the cases the two race toward a deal in these final eras to photograph the ceremony on Police said about 80,000 people were life threatening, officials said. weeks of the 2005 legislative session. page 6 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEW'S Monday, April 4, 2005

higher education and toured er than water” has any merit, locations in Poland frequent­ then the pope has one essen­ Impact ed by the late pontiff in his tial and quasi-familial link to continued from page 1 childhood. the surrounding Notre Dame “I visited the church where community. South Bend, Ind. Malloy added that the docu­ he was baptized and the and Czestochowa, Poland are ment “promoted a positive house where he lived in most sister cities — Czestochowa and friendly relationship of his life, ” Malloy said. being the site of John Paul II’s between local bishops and University President childhood home. Catholic institutions.” Emeritus Father Theodore Indiana governor Joe However, when the pope’s Hesburgh met John Paul II Kernan originally formed the Ex Corde Eccelsiae came right after the former Karol sister city agreement in 1992 under the scrutiny of the Woityla assumed the position after visiting Poland when he nation’s bishops in November at the Vatican, according to was serving as mayor of South 1999, Malloy called the docu­ the South Bend Tribune. Bend. ment’s potential impact on In a statement Saturday, A press release from cur­ Catholic universities “positive­ Hesburgh referred to John rent South Bend mayor ly dangerous,” according to Paul II as a “Pope for the Stephen Luecke outlined the an article in the Nov. 18, 1999 W orld,” explaining that he reasons for the agreement. issue of The Observer. “traveled millions of miles, to “Along with the large Polish R. Scott Appleby, professor every corner of the earth, to community of South Bend that of history and director of the bring his personal message of draws much of its heritage Kroc Institute for faith, hope and love to all of from cities like Czestochowa, International Peace Studies, the world, not merely to the two cities are also similar explained that Ex Corde was a Catholics.” in size and in their common comprehensive, broad-rang­ ND appointments and titles appeal to religious communi­ ing statement about higher The pope has appointed at ties because of the University education unrelated to the least two priests with Notre of Notre Dame’s Sacred Heart 1990 Apostolic Constitution. Dame connections to higher Basilica and Czestochowa’s “It was a papal document — positions in the church. renowned monastery complex Malloy had noth­ In 1997, the of Jasna Cora, the home of ing to do with it,” pope named the famous Black Madonna,” Appleby said. “I ’ve been with him Father Daniel the release said. He said the Jenky as an aux­ in his chapel in the CLAIRE KELLEY/The Observer controversy was iliary bishop for Contact Maddie Hanna at A crucifix given to University President Emeritus Father Theodore related to the Vatican a couple of the diocese of [email protected] Hesburgh by Pope John Paul II sits on a table in the Basilica. issue of academ­ times, and th a t’s a Fort Wayne- ic freedom and very moving South Bend. Prior especially the to the nomina­ pope’s mandate, experience. ” tion, Jenky, a which requires Holy Cross priest, e ------local bishops to Father Edward Malloy served as the Saint Mary's College approve theology University President rector of the professors at Basilica of the NOTRE DAME • INDIANA Catholic univer­ Sacred Heart. sities. Theology department chair “Malloy led the voices of John Cavadini said the pope those who wanted implemen­ later appointed Jenky to bish­ tation of the papal document op of Peoria, 111. to reflect academic freedom,” In 1995, the pope appointed Appleby said. “Even though Rev. Charles Schleck Titular Expanded May Term/Summer 2005 [the University] is Catholic, Archbishop of Africa. Schleck the underlying principle is graduated from Notre Dame DATES: May 16-June 3,2005 academic freedom, and in 1948 with an undergradu­ Father Malloy is very much in ate degree in philosophy and TUITION: $332 per credit hour (Ex: $996 for a 3 hour course). A deposit of 1/2 total tuition is due that tradition. There’s no served on the University’s fac­ by April 29. Financial aid is not available for May Term. question that he wants to be ulty for a short period. Catholic but also a top-rate In addition to making HOUSING: On-campus housing will be available to students attending SMC May Term classes. university.” appointments, John Paul II Housing applications are available in the Education Department, the Office of the Registrar and Appleby said Malloy’s dis­ made the Sacred Heart agreement was not with the Church a minor basilica in the Office of Special Events in the lobby of O’Laughlin Auditorium. There is no board plan avail­ pope or the general statement 1992. In a Jan. 17, 1992 able; students must dine off campus or use the kitchen facilities in the residence hall. No linens will but the method of implemen­ Observer article, Jenky said be provided. ta tion. the title was “a papal recogni­ However, Appleby said the tion that Sacred Heart is a Double room rate, 3 weeks: $398 approval o f Ex Corde by U.S. church with an international Additional week: $133 bishops has not greatly reputation; it is a center for harmed the academic freedom prayer, pilgrimage and devo­ Due to housing limitations, single rooms may or may not be available. Completed Housing applica­ of Catholic universities. tion and a place where the tions must be submitted to the office of Special Events by April 15,2005. A housing contract will “Very few bishops have liturgy is done with amplified interpreted the mandate as richness.” be completed at this time. requiring them to scrutinize The pope’s gift SCHEDULE OF CLASSES is available via PRISM. Select “Class Schedule,” then “Summer in great detail everything that Those attending Mass in the goes on in the classroom,” Basilica of the Sacred Heart 2005.” Click on “Summer” to view all courses offered or use the PRISM search feature. Appleby said. are undoubtedly drawn to the NOTRE DAME STUDENTS IN EDUCATION must complete the summer application form Malloy and Hesburgh large painting of John Paul II remember surrounded by flowers. and be advised in the Department of Education, 321 Madeleva. The SMC/ND Co-Exchange “I’ve been with him in his However, just to the left, a Program is not in effect during the summer. Transcripts must be requested for grades to be for­ chapel in the Vatican a couple small crucifix sits unobtru­ warded to Notre Dame. of times, and that’s a very sively on a table. moving experience,” This simple crucifix was University President Father actually a gift presented by Edward Malloy told The the pope to Hesburgh, accord­ Observer Thursday. “He’s ing to a plaque in front of the QUESTIONS? clearly a man of deep prayer.” display. 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CANADIAN $ 1.2159 investigators on April 11, and Greenberg the follow­ ing day. Berkshire Hathaway has AP I n B r ie f said that Buffett was not Berkshire Hathaway’s chairman and CEO, billionaire investor Warren Buffett, was aware of how the transac­ unaware of the improperly-booked transactions, the company said. tions were structured “or ATA declares net loss of $817 million on any improper use or Howard Mills, acting apparent lack of accounting company’s financial state­ INDIANAPOLIS — The parent company of purpose” of the transac­ superintendent of New controls at AIG is alarming, ments. If there is no risk ATA Airlines Inc. reported a not loss of more tions. York state’s insurance in our view.” transfer, the deal shouldn’t than $800 million for 2004 in its annual report Greenberg, who is 79 and department, which is also AIG shares dropped be booked as insurance. filed Thursday with the U.S. Securities and led AIG for nearly 40 years, participating in the investi­ $1.04, or 1.8 percent, to In the case under review, Exchange Commission. was forced out as CEO by gation, called AIG’s state­ close at $57.16 in AIG purchased reinsurance The $817 million loss included a $100.2 mil­ the board earlier this ment “pretty significant” Wednesday trading on the from Berkshire Hathaway’s lion operating loss on revenue of $1.5 billion, month and has said he w ill and added: “These are very New York Stock Exchange. General Re Corp. in the and $638.5 million in expenses related to ATA’s resign shortly as chairman serious issues, and their Berkshire Hathaway shares fourth quarter of 2000 and Chapter 11 reorganization. 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Analysts at Morgan purchased by insurance AIG said Wednesday that sell its Chicago Express commuter airline and a AIG said, however, that Stanley said that “some companies like AIG. its accounting for the trans­ hearing on the potential sale was scheduled the known errors and investors may take comfort Reinsurance traditionally actions with General Re Friday in bankruptcy court in Indianapolis. changes in accounting that details are beginning has been used to spread “was improper and, in light would reduce the compa­ to emerge” on AIG’s side. out risk among insurers of the lack of evidence of Living will software sales surge ny’s $82.87 billion in capi­ They added, however, but, in some cases, it has risk transfer, these transac­ KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sales of computer soft­ tal by about $1.7 billion, or that “the depth and been used for the question­ tions should not have been ware to create living wills are surging amid the 2 percent. breadth of troubles and able purpose of polishing a recorded as insurance.” high-profile debate over Terri Schiavo, the severely brain-damaged Florida woman who died Thursday. "We’ve never seen sales like this," said Clark Miller, a spokesman for Nolo.com Inc., the cre­ ator of Quicken WillMaker Plus 2005. “The liv­ Digital photo era changes photography ing w ill has simply become a part of American consciousness in a way it hadn’t been before.” W illMaker Plus sales rose 63 percent in the As the digital revolution sidelines Digital cameras are now in about 43 Associated Press five days after March 18, when Schiavo's feed­ film, the photo industry is having to million homes in America, and that 40 ing tube was removed, compared to the prior ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jesse rely more heavily on high-margin percent penetration could reach 70 five days. At Kansas City-based H&R Block Inc., Eisenberg came w ithin a technological services and supplies — inks, chemi­ percent by 2007. The more main­ spokesman Tom Linafelt said sales of the com­ whisker of losing all her honeymoon cals, paper — that go into making stream they become, some analysts pany’s Wl 1.1 .Power program jumped 95 percent snapshots. prints. argue, the more likely that old printing last week. Other software makers — including The 31 -year-old lawyer’s digital Yet the picture is not quite as it habits will re-establish themselves. Carson, Calif -based Cosmi Corp. and Socrates images, stored on an online photogra­ seems. “Everybody treasures memories, Media LLC — also reported spikes in sales. phy site, vanished while she was in the While there’s no hint of a falloff in and what makes memories more vivid “What happens in a case like this, it becomes hospital this winter having her first the desire of Americans to freeze- than a photograph, a print?" said a bellwether for folks to become aware about child. She had given up all hope of frame the world around them, the Ulysses Yannas of Buckman, Buckman an issue that normally they wouldn't,” said retrieving them when they suddenly overall number of images converted & Reid in New York. That impulse, he Michael Kahn, a spokesman for Chicago-based reappeared on her computer more into prints has been slipping since the thinks, “w ill not fade, it’s human Socrates. than a month later. dawn of the 21st century. nature.” Software industry analyst Chris Swenson of “I can’t believe we got them back!” The drop-off coincided with the Bolstering Yannas’ belief is a recent research firm NPI) Group, said will-writing soft­ she exclaimed. “Oh my God, I’m going lightning transition to a world without frenzy of acquisitions of online photo ware and other legal programs have seen a 63 to be printing all day today.” film. A few years ago, there wasn’t a startups, which are projected to churn percent increase in sales over the past quarter, It’s a refrain that sets the photo framework in place to help digital out 700 million prints this year, up compared with the previous three months. industry’s heart racing. shutterbugs print easily or cheaply. from 400 million in 2004. page 8 The Observer ♦ CAMPUS NEV(7S Monday, April 4, 2005

service was an appropriate way Rally Pope to pay their respects to the pope, whose passing was unfortunate continued from page 1 continued from page 1 but not unexpected, they said. “I wish he was still here, but world-renowned speakers, I | his life.” heaven’s a better place because of Dan DiSilva and Trish Short. “We have had the opportunity him,” freshman James Carlson DiSilva, a musician who has to see him give real meaning to said. played around with world the universality of our faith,” “I thought that [the service] was w ith m usicians such as James Warner said. a nice way to commemorate his Taylor, the Chieftains and B.B. He placed the prayer service in death,” sophomore Rebecca Moss King, spoke to the crowd the context of Notre Dame’s uni­ said. “I was glad they had it about his experiences. After versity setting. planned before.” 10 years of touring, DiSilva “I think that this service and Carlson said he wished more formed the band Crispin, a these services all around the people had attended the service, Catholic funk band that uses world will show us all again so especially considering Notre its music to spread the many people loved John Paul II, Dame’s Catholic identity. Catholic message to listeners. but that he had a special love for “I expected [the crowd] to be DiSilva spoke to the students young people,” Warner said. out to the road,” Carlson said. about chastity, basing his Touching on what he consid­ “You don’t see a pope die every talks on the Theology of the ered remarkable aspects of the day, or every year, for that m at­ Body writings by Pope John pope’s life, Warner said John Paul ter.” Paul 11. II grew up in poverty, studied the­ A memorial Mass w ill be cele­ Short, a former model and ology underground during the brated today at 5:15 p.m. in the actress turned producer and Nazi occupation and was a “great Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The director who for the past 10 sportsman.” Mass w ill be preceded by a 4:30 years has been producing pro­ “Since he was such a holy man, rosary service. life videos and music for pro­ TIM SULLIVAN/The Observer it’s clear he is with God right life ministries throughout the Approximately 400 people gathered at the Grotto Saturday now,” he said. Contact Maddie Hanna world. She spoke to youth evening to say the rosary at a service for Pope John Paul II. Students thought the prayer at [email protected] about the power of purity and charity and the role of faith and scripture in today’s cul­ ture. OK, SO MY SUBS REALLY AREN'T GOURMET AND Lisa Bonadies and Elizabeth ESTABLISHED IN CHARLESTON, IL WE RE NOT FRENCH EITHER. MY SUBS JUST TASTE Johnston are two sophomores IN 1983 TO ADD TO STUDENTS GPA A LITTLE BETTER, THAT'S ALL! I WANTED TO CALL IT JIMMY JOHN'S TASTY SANDWICHES. BUT AND GENERAL DATING ABILITY. from Marion High School in .y#MV to » \, MY MOM TOLD ME TO STICK WITH GOURMET. South Bend who attended the SHE THINKS WHATEVER I DO IS GOURMET, BUT rally and listened to the I DON'T THINK EITHER OF US KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS. SO LET'S STICK WITH TASTY! speakers. “I think they really got their Since 1W ■ ■ 1983 point across,” Bonadies said. “(DiSilval really communicat­ ™ ™ / ^4.75 \_ ed with kids,” Johnston said. _A 3.7S V _ In addition to the speakers, g J^O R LD -S GREATEST s ------' X ' ------RTL members performed skits 8" SOB SANDWICHES s a n d w i c h * I giant club sandwiches on chastity and showed a All of my tas ty sub sandwiches are a full 8 inches of My club sandwiches have twice the meat and cheese, try it power point presentation on homemade French bread, fresh veggies and the finest on my fresh baked thick sliced 7 grain bread or my famous abortion awareness. There meats & cheese I can buy! And if it m atters to you, homemade french bread! was also a prayer service and we slice everything fresh everyday in this store, right music performed by DiSilva. here where you can see it. (No mystery meat here!) #7 GOURMET SMOKED HAM CLUB Vendors from Indiana RTL, PLAIN SLIMS™ A full 1 /4 pound of real applewood smoked ham, provolone Reason Enough to Act and ND #1 PEPE® cheese, lettuce, tomato. & real mayo! (A real stack) RTL were at the rally selling Real applewood smoked ham and provolone cheese Any Sub minus the veggies and sauce garnished with lettuce, tomato, and mayo. (Awesome!) T-shirts, and handing out SLIM I Ham & cheese #8 BILLY CLUB® pamphlets other literature to Roast beef, ham, provolone, Dijon mustard, lettuce, #2 BIG JOHN® SLIM 2 Roast Beef inform students. tom ato. & mayo. (Here's to my old pal Billy who Medium rare shaved roast beef, topped with yummy SLIM 3 Tuna salad The Women’s Care Center invented this great combo.) mayo, lettuce, and tomato. (Can't beat this one!) SLIM 4 Turkey breast was also there showing sup­ port for their message. #3 SORRY CHARLIE SLIM 5 Salami, capicola, cheese #9 ITALIAN NIGHT CLUB® “We’re here to support what SLIM 6 Double provolone Real genoa salami, Italian capicola, smoked ham, and California baby tuna, mixed with celery, onions, and provolone cheese all topped with lettuce, tomato, onion, they’re doing,” said Judy our tasty sauce, then topped with alfalfa sprouts, mayo, and our homemade Italian vinaigrette. Madden, the Director of cucumber, lettuce, and tomato. (My tuna rocks!) (You hav'ta order hot peppers, just ask!) Education for the center. Low Carb Lettuce Wrap “They’ve got a friend here in #4 TURKEY TOM® Fresh sliced turkey breast, topped with lettuce, #10 HUNTER'S CLUB® the community.” A full 1/4 pound of fresh sliced medium rare roast beef, tomato, alfalfa sprouts, and mayo. (The original) MMIP The W omen’s Caro Center is provolone, lettuce, tomato, & mayo. (It rocks!!!) a resource center that was Same ingredients and price of the started 20 years ago by a #5 VITO™ sub or club without the bread. The original Italian sub with genoa salami, provolone, #11 COUNTRY CLUB® Notre Dame professor, and Fresh sliced turkey breast, applewood smoked ham. capicola. onion, lettuce, tomato, & a real tasty Italian has extended to 12 care cen­ provolone. and tons of lettuce, tom ato, and mayo! vinaigrette. (Order it with hot peppers, trust me!) ters and extends assistance to (A very traditional, yet always exceptional classic!) over 10,000 women. It reach­ #6 VEGETARIAN ® es out to women who face #12 BEACH CLUB® © Several layers of provolone cheese separated by real BOX LUNCHES. PLATTERS. PARTIES! unexpected pregnancies. It is avocado spread, alfalfa sprouts, sliced cucumber, lettuce, Fresh baked turkey breast, provolone cheese, avocado the biggest provider for this tomato, and mayo. (Truly a gourmet sub not for vegetarians DELIVERY ORDERS will include a spread, sliced cucumber, sprouts, lettuce, tomato, and type of work in Northwest only...... peace dude!) delivery charge per item. mayo! (It's the real deal folks, and it ain't even Califnrnia.) Indiana. E-mails and flyers about the J.J.B.L.T.™ * * * ★ JIMMYJ0HNS.COM #13 GOURMET VEGGIE CLUB® rally were sent to 7 diocese Bacon, lettuce, tomato, & mayo. Double provolone, real avocado spread, sliced including Chicago, Fort Wayne (The only better BIT is mama’s BIT, this one rules!) cucumber, alfalfa sprouts, lettuce, tomato. & mayo. (Try it on my 7 grain whole wheat bread. This veggie and Grand Rapids areas. sandwich is world class!) However, many high schools were on spring break this THE J.J. #14 BOOTLEGGER CLUB® week and were unable to ★ SIDE ITEMS ★ * Soda Pop...... S1.19/S1.39 Roast beef, turkey breast, lettuce, tomato, & mayo. attend the rally. GARGANTUAN™ An American classic, certainly not invented by J.J. but * Giant chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin cookie... $1.25 “This could have been dou­ This sandwich was invented by definitely tweaked and fine-tuned to perfection! bled ... if it were at a different * Real potato chips or jumbo kosher dill pickle.... $0.90 Jimmy John's brother Huey. It ’s huge time,” Grossu said. “We want * Extra load of m e a t...... $1.25 enough to feed the hungriest of all #15 CLUB TUNA® this to grow into something * Extra cheese or extra avocado spread $0.75 humans! Tons of genoa salami, sliced The same as our # 3 Sorry Charlie except this one has a smoked ham, capicola. roast beef, lot more. Homemade tuna salad, provolone. sprnuts. ND RTL is known for. Notre * Hot Peppers...... $0.35 Dame as a prem iere Catholic turkey & provolone, jammed into cucumber,lettuce. & tomato. (I guarantee it's awesome!) one of our homemade French buns university in the nation and in FREEBIES (SUBS 6 CLUBS ONLY) then smothered with onions, mayo, the world should have a real #16 CLUB LULU™ Onion, lettuce, alfalfa sprouts, tomato, mayo, sliced lettuce, tomato. & our homemade Fresh sliced turkey breast, bacon, lettuce, tomato. & voice in spreading the pro-life cucumber. Dijon mustard, oil & vinegar, and oregano. Italian dressing. mayo. (JJ’s original turkey & bacon club) message to the youth of the n atio n.” Grossu is optimistic about the future of the rally. “I’m so WE DELIVER! 7 DAYS A WEEK S excited about the feedback we’re getting from the media,” she said. “It sur­ passed my expectations.” SOUTH BEND 54570 N. 574.277.8500 The rally ended with a mass in the basilica which included singing by the ND Women’s "YOUR MOM WANTS YOU TO EAT AT JIMMY JOHN'S!" Liturgical Choir. ©Z O O S J IM M Y JOHN'S FRANCHISE INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. We Reserve The R ig h t To M a ke Any M e n u C hanges. Contact Katie Laird at [email protected] Monday, April 4, 2005 The Observer ♦ NATIONAL NEWS page 9 Schiavo case spurs statehouse debate, unique coalition

Associated Press a re-examination of when and what their wishes are, what evi­ aren’t going away. several states. how our lives come to an end. dence is needed to prove it. The debate is an effort to strike Legislation has also been intro­ The arguments surrounding So far, only a few legislators in None have yet become law and a new balance between one duced in Alabama, Hawaii, Terri Schiavo will live on in a handful of states have sought the chances for most, if not all, stance that argues that medical Louisiana, Minnesota and South statehouse debate and new laws significant changes to their laws, are slim this year, with some leg­ care and morality mean life must Dakota. The Louisiana bill is if an emerging coalition of dis­ which define the fundamental islatures finished and many far be pursued in nearly all cases, called the “Human Dignity Act”; ability rights activists and right- elements at stake — how a per­ along in their work for this ses­ and another stance, crafted over Alabama’s is the “ Starvation and to-lifers succeed in turning the son can set limits on their med­ sion. But both Republicans and decades of changing views about Dehydration Prevention Act.” national agony over her case into ical care, who gets to decide Democrats say the arguments death, that some may choose to Many measures predate recent end drastically damaged lives weeks of attention to Schiavo, that depend on artificial means. though some drew their inspira­ “I really wanted to make sure tion directly from the agonized NOTRE DAME CENTER FOR ETHICS AND we gave a default for life and not public debate over the 41-year- RELIGIOUS VALUES IN BUSINESS for death,” said Kansas state old woman’s death — like one in Rep. Mary Pilcher-Cook, a & Missouri introduced last Republican who helped revive a Thursday, the day Schiavo died. INST ITUTE FOR ETHICAL BUSINESS WORLDWIDE measure that would give courts a “1 was gripped by what 1 was greater chance to review deci­ watching and couldn’t believe sions to end life-sustaining care, the state of Florida would let this PROUDLY PRESENT lessening the role of guardians woman die in this manner,” said or doctors. “Our most vulnerable GOP state Hep. Cynthia Davis. citizens are in fa#t in the most Her bill would bar anyone from Amy Domini danger of losing their life without directing that artificially supplied Founder and CEO of Domini Social Investment, LLC any recourse.” food and water be withhold or who will be honored with the She was joined in her effort by withdrawn without a specific I lesburgh Award for Business Ethics disability activists, many aligned written directive from the with liberal causes, and patient. Democrats in the state House. There’s also a slew of legisla­ and The measure stalled in the tion around living wills and other Kansas Senate, however, as the end-of-life issues that wouldn’t Professor Robert Audi session ended for the year last further the aims of this emerging Cl alio Chair in Business Ethics Friday. group — like a Nevada measure University of Notre Dame “We don’t want to get into the that would let a guardian end politics of the right or the left or life-sustaining measures even if Speaking on whomever,” said Michael it’s against a patient’s known Donnelly at the Disability Rights wishes, as long as it’s in their “Ethical Leadership and Leadership Center of Kansas. “This isn’t best interests. about politics, this is about how The views of medical care and in E t h i c s ” we value or don’t value the lives ending life have shifted over the people with disabilities have.” past 30 years as the country As the 2005 Frank Cahill Lecture His group had been working grappled with brain-damaged or for years to revisit the issue, and coma-bound patients whose Tuesday, April 5, 2005 came together with several con­ families said they shouldn’t be Jordan Auditorium, servative legislators to move the forced to live a life they wouldn’t bill forward. Elsewhere, the want, starting with Karen Ann Mendoza College of Business National Right to Life Committee Quinlan in 1975, then to Nancy 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. has produced model legislation Cruzan in 1990 and now to and is working with legislators in Schiavo.

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L e t t e r s to t h e E d it o r Filling in 'the whole truth' New dimension to The column of Professor Rice on March 24, as a Catholic University. An approach so "The whole truth, and nothing b u t...” falls exceedingly limited, so legalistic, and so inflex­ the dome debate short of delivering the whole truth as prom­ ible is contrary to the intellectual spirit of the ised. In at least one respect, the column University. Moreover, quoting the argument to I have been reading the letters to the editor surrounding the resembles Dan Brown’s runaway bestseller discourage those who seek justice — civil controversy between the graduating class and the administration “The Da Vinci Code. ” It deploys enough truth to rights and social acceptance in society and the regarding the re-gilding of the dome. I have to say that I strongly be credible but not so much as to be accurate Church — for gays and lesbians is contrary to support the students’ point of view. or fair. the core of the Catholic message: the enor­ I vehemently disagree with the statement of Executive Vice To compare Rice’s viewpoint to the contro­ mous love that Christ had for humankind. President John Affleck-Graves that graduation is not about the versial novel may strike some as inappropriate No one can forget the scandalous love Christ physical dome. You don’t remember standing in front of it getting and misleading. I felt the same when I read demonstrated for humankind, a love of such your picture taken. It will be 30 years this May since I stood in Rice equate several different inclinations: scandalous proportions — breaking bread with front of the dome to have my graduation picture taken with my smoking, problem drinking, shoplifting, eating sinners and dicing on the cross in t(ie manner parents and I vividly recall the event. That picture stands on my disorders and homosexual feelings. Rice per­ of a common criminal — that the radical desk in my study. 1 look at it everyday and remember the sists in the clumsy, one-dimensional compari­ example lives on today. I hope the example moment. son because he prefers the University be res­ will continue to challenge assumptions and Also, I remember the first time that I saw the dome as my par­ olute and uniform in its opposition to so-called question convention at Notre Dame. I applaud ents and I drove off the Indiana Turnpike. Every time since I look disordered inclinations. Rather than be sensi­ all the members of the University, past and for that same view when I go to Notre Dame, The physical dome tive to the complexity of human experience present, who are open to the radical experi­ symbolizes Notre Dame and w hat it means to be a Notre Dame and the reality of what science teaches us ence of that love and who feel challenged by it graduate. Therefore, the meaning of graduation is very much about human development, he prefers the enough to open their hearts and their minds to symbolized and remembered by the physical dome and standing University proclaim “the inclination to any dis­ the idea of change. in front of it to have your picture taken with your family. ordered act is itself disordered ” and explore no more. Edward Cottrell Patrick J. Kennedy While the argument may be technically cor­ alumnus alum nus rect, according to its source at least, it is not a class o f 1994 class o f 1975 big enough idea to fulfill Notre Dame’s promise M arch 31 April 1

U-WlRE Whatever happened to 'Hello?'

My first experience with “real” dance parties was here up behind her. Finally, and I’m sorry to alarm my more happened next still haunts me. on the Farm. While at these parties, 1 observed an alarm­ sensitive readers, but this is actually true, you begin ram­ In a split second this girl latched herself onto me with ing phenomenon that I just can’t keep to myself. It might ming your pelvis into her from behind. Once this “ request” three of her four available limbs (thankfully saving one for just be that I’m old, but when I was in middle/high school, is made, the female expresses her approval or disapproval standing purposes) like I was the last pint of water on the way to ask a girl to dance was: in an equally non-verbal and rudimentary way. After tak­ “ Survivor: Palua” and began bucking like a rodeo bronco. "Hi, do you wanna dance?” Old Adam ing a quick glance back, and surveying the opinions of her And just like in rodeo, after the first eight seconds, I want­ Lichtenheld fashioned, I know, because then surrounding friends of the would-be suitor, she either cir­ ed off. But I was awash in confusion and guilt. Perhaps in we’d just pop in an 8-track and Stanford cles away or pushes back against this ramming in acquies­ this brave new world of sneak-attack pelvic thrusting and Frankenstein the night away. (You University cence. Ah, young love. backing that thing up, my simple greeting had a new and do remember the Frankenstein Stanford Daily At first, I was shocked, and I asked some of my under­ frightful meaning. I held on until rescued by friends but school of slow dancing, right? grad female friends about this. They all immediately wondered secretly: Had I brought this on myself? Locked arms, stiff legs and rocking expressed their disapproval and disgust. Yet, not a week I suppose my question really is: Whatever happened to side to side?) Well, apparently, in modern times, the way to later, I saw two of them personally engaging in this very “hello?” Are we just so smart that the simple habits of ask a girl to dance is a little more Discovery Channel, if you same behavior. Neat. polite society no longer apply? Is it wrong that there are will. What’s worse, I tried my old method and got an even communication majors doing this? From my observations, here’s what you do: First, spot a more shocking result. One night, as I moved through the girl you’d like to dance with who is, strangely enough, crowd at a dorm party, I came face to face with a young This column originally appeared on March 2S in the already dancing— usually in a circle of her closest female lady. Now, to be honest, she was a little bit of a linebacker Stanford Daily, the daily publication at Stanford or gay male friends. Then — and this is important — you to my sort of wide-receiver, if one was to compare University. wait for her to turn away from you. At that point, you physiques, but I thought I’d at least say hello. Now, the only 'The views expressed in this column are those o f the quickly — because she might turn back around — sneak words that left my mouth were “Hi, how’s it going?” What author and not necessarily those o f The Observer.

College, contraception and strategies against stupid things

We all do stupid things. Especially as stressed, over­ on spring break.” turbation causes pregnancy, and abortion leads to sterili­ worked, poor, alcohol-loving college students away from Now, I am far from being able to claim understanding of ty. school for a week on an exotic beach crawling with gor­ the female psyche, but somehow I feel that the availability It truly is ironic that those who wish so desperately to geous members of the opposite sex — we all do stupid of contraceptives does not act as the main sparkplug for prevent abortions adamantly seek to deprive individuals things. women’s desires to partake in sexual activity (and I can of the means to practice safe sex and prevent unwanted Recognizing this reality, a pre- personally assure you that it is not the primary determi­ pregnancies. They live in a fantasy world where young Adam spring-break campaign by University nant for men). Though most individuals wisely seek pro­ people never yield to their sexual desires and believe that Health Services advertised “stocking Lichtenheld tection beforehand, being able to have safe sex is not the students’ decisions will be influenced by the opinions and up ” on various contraceptives (includ- University of main reason people decide to have sex. lectures of politicians or the provisions of restricting legis­ ing the morning-after pill) before Wisconsin Personal opinions on premarital relations notwithstand­ lation. College students are going to have sex — as it is a University of Wisconsin students hit Rndaer H erald ing, the urge of young people’s uncontrollable hormones personal choice — and it can be done safely or stupidly. the beckoning sexual havens scattered and drunken-inflated feelings of unrestricted lusting will But that should be a responsibility of the individual, not along the coasts of Mexico and Florida. not be deterred by the inability to access contraceptives. the government. The rationale behind the UHS advertisements was rea­ Rather, failing to make safe sex tools available would only It is disturbing to witness the eroding of the availability sonable — it would be difficult for individuals to obtain ensure that the risks of pregnancy and disease would rise of safe sex methods, motivated by the fanaticism of the contraceptives in unknown places and having resources significantly. Indeed, college students having sex is not the religious right and ultra-conservative wing of the at hand “just in case” would be wise lest something were problem. Unwanted pregnancies that lead to abandoned Republican Party. Their attempts to infringe unnecessary to happen. children and abortions arc the problem. Sexually trans­ government regulations based on personal beliefs is nau­ But according to Republican state representative Dan mitted infections and the HIV virus, which has become a seating, particularly when it entails abolishing individu­ LeMahieu, the willingness of health services to provide global epidemic, are the problem. als’ rights of choice and denying people resources to pro­ prescription birth control to students is both a waste of LaMahieu’s proposed legislation follows the illogical fed­ tect themselves. Perhaps we should just adhere to the taxpayer dollars (even though the UHS campaign was erally funded approach to sex education in schools that advice of Matt Groenig’s “ Basic Sex Facts For Today’s funded entirely by student segregated fees) and a motivat­ preach “abstinence only” and fail to teach students either Youngfolk,” “When authorities warn you of the sinfulness ing factor in their decisions to explore their sexual same-sex practices or stone-cold facts. Let us recall the of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not desires. report issued several months ago by U.S. Representative have sex with the authorities. ” In response, LeMahieu is drafting legislation that would Henry Waxman that revealed severe Haws and outright prevent UHS from advertising the morning-after pill or lies featured in the teachings of the Bush administration’s This column originally appeared on March 31 in the supplying it to students, lie was quoted as saying that he sex-education policy. Among the misinformation that Badger Herald, the daily publication at the University of is “outraged that our public institutions are giving young young people were spoon-fed was that condoms fail to Wisconsin. college women the tools for having promiscuous sexual prevent HIV transmission in 31 percent of cases, half of The views expressed in this column are those o f the relations, whether on campus or thousands of miles away all homosexual teenagers are HIV positive, mutual mas­ author and not necessarily those o f The Observer. T h e O bserver

Monday, April 4, 2005

P e r f o r m a n c e R e v ie w Latin Expressions lights up weekend

ERIC SALES/The Observer Left, two musicians play in the band for the act “Duelo.” Mariachi ND members showed off their musical talents as well in “Popurri de las canciones eclecticos.”

permeated their fabulous performance. Without a doubt, though, it was Their stage presence was like a sponta­ By CHRISTIE BOLSEN After shouting to “watch us do it now,” “Machetes” by Ballet Folklorico Azul y neous party had broken out onstage Assistant Scene Editor they stomped, clapped and danced Oro that stole Act I and possibly the and everyone was invited to share in away a seductive routine. entire night. With collars open and the fun. In a sold-out performance that Lyons sophomore Gabby Obregon’s bandannas tied around their heads, a The Selena Act began with a dramat­ almost shook down the chandeliers in “Tanguillos” stood out spectacularly in stage full of very brave men danced ic recreation of the movie scene where Palais Royale, Latin Expressions let a night full of standout acts. Wearing a among flashes of huge, gleaming the kids are playing around instead of everyone celebrate all that is Latino in brilliantly colored dress, she smiled her knives that they wielded easily in their practicing seriously, until their father an absolute revelry of a show on Friday way through a solo hands fo r a n e rv ­ chastises them into putting their talent night. dance with confi­ ous audience. to use. Yadira Huerta, wearing a slinky The 15th annual show had too many dence. Her feet Latin Expressions 2005 Weapons flying Selena-like outfit, was dead-on ih her highlights to count, with each act w e re a f lu r r y o f high and specta­ singing, with her powerful, gorgeous impressing the rowdy audience for a movement while "Raices" tors tensing, they voice bringing the singer’s hits back to different reason. The Masters of her arms were Executive Director: April Garcia tossed and swished life in renditions of songs like, “I Could Ceremonies, Fred Eicon and Nicole smoothly graceful, Assistant Director: Yadira Huerta away calmly. Fall in Love.” This prompted the bal­ Orozco, elicited riotous response from as she spun Producer: Dennis Bonilla Gasps resounded cony spectators to whip out their light­ the crowd throughout the night by around and flour­ Publicity: Jackie Ramirez when they sudden­ ed cell phones and wave them slowly cracking well-placed ethnic jokes. ished her ruffled Opening Act: Guadalupe Gomez and ly shouted, from side to side. “This is not your standard variety skirt. Miguel Luna “Blindfold!” and Performers from throughout the show,” Eicon said. “Fuego,” with Fundraising: Grisel Ruiz pulled their ban­ night danced through the aisles to pull “This is a Latino show,” Orozco said, Tessa Garcia, dannas down over up audience members as the Selena to a round o f cheers. Natalia Munoz and Grisel Ruiz, lit up their eyes, continuing with the pace tribute brightly picked up the tempo. They did suggest to the audience not the stage with a fiery, sparkly dance turned up a few notches. It was a mag­ Soon, the exuberant venue was as to throw their “chones” up on stage, number featuring colored ribbons, nificent display of skill and hotness. bumping and crowded as a party in a telling people if they didn’t know what shoulder shimmying and hip shaking Act II featured powerful poetry and little South Quad dorm room. The last “chones” were to ask the person next energy. Their talents meshed perfectly more talented performances. As act of the show captured the spirit of to them. in their performance, in a riveting expected, Project Fresh was a refresh­ the evening in that dancing — fun, After kicking off with dancing and number with plenty of sultry moves ing blast of the unexpected that can diverse and proud of it. singing acts, the First Class Lady and raucous cheers coming from the only be described as cool. It was inno­ Steppers switched gears when they other performers waiting on the upper vative, even humorous, and combined Contact Christie Bolsen at took the stage with an attitude that balcony. raw street moves with polished talent. [email protected]

ERIC SALES/The Observer “Fuego," left, lived up to the translated name “fire” with a sultry dance. Ballet Folklorico dancers wowed the crowd by each wielding machetes in both hands. T h e O bserver

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O p e r a P r e v ie w Opera Verdi Europa coming to Morris

nally written by famed Italian By CHRIS McGRADY composer Guiseppe Verdi. Scene Writer Verdi was born in 1813 as the son of an innkeeper and A taste of opera and European culture showed promise on the organ. will bo coming to campus, thanks to Ironically, he was denied NDPresents, the University-established entrance to the Milan group in charge of scheduling well- Conservatory because of known artists and bands. “inadequate training. ” In lieu Opera Verdi Europa, an opera troupe of this, he studied with out of Bulgaria, will be performing “La Lavigna of La Scala and wrote Traviata” tonight at the Morris his first opera “Oberto, conte Performing Arts Center in downtown di San Bonifacio” in 1839. South Bend. Opera Verdi Europa was Verdi was a huge admirer of created in 199b by artist director Ivan Shakespeare and wrote sever­ Kyurkchiev and is now considered by al operas that were based on many to be one of top opera groups in Shakespeare’s works, namely Europe and is now bringing their abun­ “Macbeth” and “Othello,” the dant talents to the United States. later of which was the master­ The fact that famous opera singers piece of his later life. “La such as Orlin Anastassov and Dario Traviata” was written in the Volonte started their careers with middle of his career and Opera Verdi Europa is a testament to secured his establishment as a the consistent quality of the company. major force in opera. Now This will mark the second time Opera Verdi is considered by many Verdi Europa has come to the Notre to be the foremost Italian Dame campus, the first time being last composer of opera and is one year’s performance of “Le Boheme” at of the most imitated and Photo courtesy of Patrick Ryan the M orris Center. revered men in the opera cul­ Opera Verdi Europa, the opera troupe out of Bulgaria, will be performing “La Traviata" The group is well-known for perform­ ture. ing opera in a style that many other “La Traviata” is based on a tonight at the Morris Performing Arts Center. companies cannot achieve. The group play by Alexander Dumas and fuses the characteristics of several dif­ is a tragic story of a beautiful However, “La Traviata” has withstood played by Silvia-Sorina Muntoanu. The ferent cultures, namely blending the courtesan and the sacrifices she makes that test of time and is now considered opera w ill be conducted by Nayden Bulgarian style with other European for love. Originally, when the opera pre­ to be one of the greatest operas ever Todorov. styles, creating a multicultural experi­ miered at the Tealro la Fenice in created and is also one of the most Admission to the performance ranges ence that is second to none. They have Venice, Italy in 1853 it was not well often performed. The opera will be per­ from $20 to $45. Tickets are available performed operas including “Othello," received by its first audience. Believing formed in its original Italian form with either by calling the Morris Center box “Madame Butterfly," “Carmen” and that his opera was ultimately doomed English supertitles. The main character office toll-free at 800-537-6415 or on “The Pearl Fishers” as well as produc­ for failure, a frantic Verdi wrote to a of Alfredo Germont will be performed the web at www.MorrisCenter.org . tions of the Mozart and Verdi friend the following night, “La Traviata by tenor Rumen Shterionov, Violeta “ Requiems." last night was a fiasco. Is it my fault or Valery w ill be performed by Yanitsa Contact Chris McGrady at The three-act “La Traviata” was origi­ that of the singers? Only time will tell.” Nesheva and Flora Bervoix w ill be [email protected]

E x h ib it R e v ie w Creative student art impresses in Snite exhibit area where his or her art is displayed surrounded by mostly blue tones. John “Collecting Grief. ” The piece is essen­ Fine arts students show as a collection. The variety and con­ Lambert’s installation sculpture made tially a stand selling the product, their talents with varied temporary nature of virtually every from clay focused on the “x” symbol, “Eternaplast,” a product to which one piece in the exhibit ensures there truly which is a symbol he considers to “rep­ can “Just add ashes!” of loved ones artistic mediums in is something for every visitor’s taste. resent the essence of structural that have died and been cremated. Some of the art was a bit more tradi­ strength.” Mark Cook presented a graphic piece contemporary display tional in terms of medium, but chal­ Many of the pieces were not as tradi­ satirically focused on the common lenging in subject. For instance, Megan tional due to the medium chosen. dependency on fossil fuels. Lloyd’s collection of ultra chrome Tomas Rivas presented a variety of The industrial and product design By BECCA SAUNDERS prints features men and women with pieces including a piece carved on pieces were also intriguing. Alex Lobos Assistant Scene Editor less-than-desirable figures in lingerie white drywall and a piece composed of designed a new kitchen system, and sexual poses. Allyson a pins and thread drawing on the wall. focused prim arily on a dishwashing Many of the exhibits featured at the Klutenkamper’s collection also featured Mary Prendergast’s piece called system based on the principles of the Snite Museum of Art are interesting to prints, but the prints focused on female “Patternity” focused on the influence a ocean, as w ell as a system based o ff a handful of people on campus with figures that appeared lost and confused woman’s relationship with her father the principles of rivers. A safer I'orklift knowledge or interest in a certain area in a variety of settings. Another atten­ has on her own well-being and future called “Levisafe ” was designed by Mike of history. But this is not always the tion-grabbing set of ultra chrome relationships. The piece is presented as Elwee! and a broom that doubles as a case — as has been proven by the cur­ prints was Rachel Ourada’s collection a series of clothing patterns, showing vacuum cleaner, called “CleanSweep,” rent Snite exhibit featuring the work of that focused on the idea of possessions the type of father that produces a was designed by Selim Nurudeen. Notre Dame graduate and undergradu­ as an extension of the self. The prints daughter with certain strengths and Kathryn Colarco designed a shoe to ate students. visually focus on the connection weaknesses. Matthew Searle presented meet the needs of elderly people who The Masters of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) and between snapshots and material items a collection called “The Internal are diabetic. Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) students that people may associate with the Theatre” that was composed of three All in all, the M.F.A/B.F.A. exhibit is present contemporary pieces of art memory of the snapshot. black boxes with a small peep hole that not to be missed. And it would be hard shown in a variety of mediums and Rhett Roche’s collection was called the view er looks into-and sees the sur­ to miss it, considering the show will covering a vast assortment of contem­ the “Allegory of the Luscious and the real scenes created by Searle, “con­ run through May 15 at the Snite, which porary issues. Lecherous” and consisted of two acrylic structed to reveal something about the is free and open to the public. The All of the pieces throughout the paintings on panel. The subject of one viewer." Allison Traynham’s piece was work of the extremely talented art stu­ M.F.A/B.FA. exhibit are thought-pro­ of the paintings was a woman sur­ a collection of graphic images focused dents of Notre Dame deserves to be voking and artistically impressive. The rounded by a “luscious” scene com­ visually around house and conceptually seen and the M.F.A/B.F.A. exhibit abun­ range of the mediums of art includes posed almost entirely of pink tones; the around the idea of the scattered family dantly proves that point. prints, paintings, carving on drywall, painting displayed directly next to it in the independent world of today. sculpture, graphic pieces and much was a mirror image of the woman and The show includes a few borderline Contact Becca Saunders at more. Each student has an individual her setting, but the subject is a male satirical pieces such as Eric Monger’s [email protected] page 14 The Observer ♦ CLASSIFIEDS Monday, April 4, 2005

NBA Bryant injures leg; Grizzlies blow out Lakers

straight on the road. with 18 points, and Chucky Marion and Johnson The Lakers, already short- Atkins added 13 points. lead Suns to victory handed with Chris Mihm hurt Memphis built a 32-14 lead and Lamar Odom placed on in the first period as the over Houston 91-78 the injured list before the Lakers struggled from the game, got limited time from field. Bryant had nine points Associated Press Bryant, who left the game in while the rest of the team The fading Los Angeles the second quarter with a right missed 11 of its 12 shots. Lakers lost Kobe Bryant and leg injury. Los Angeles also The Lakers actually got an yet another game, falling 102- lost Brian Grant in the second offensive spark in the second 82 to the Memphis Grizzlies on quarter to a pair of technicals, half after Bryant left the game. Sunday. leaving the Lakers with a Butler keyed the rally with Mike Miller scored 22 points makeshift lineup the rest of nine points, and Sasha Vujacic to help the Grizzlies move into the way. had eight as Los Angeles cut a tie with idle Denver for sev­ Memphis led by 27 in the into the Memphis lead. The enth place in the Western first half and the Lakers never Grizzlies carried a 79-64 lead Conference, 8 1/2 games in cut the deficit into single dig­ into the fourth quarter. front of the lOth-place Lakers. its. Cavaliers 100, Mavericks 80 Memphis and Denver are three Lorenzen Wright added 16 LeBron James kept his cool games ahead of ninth-place points for Memphis, while when his teammates lost Minnesota, which beat Brian Cardinal had 15 points theirs. Sacramento on Sunday. off the bench. Pau Gasol had James scored 37 points and Los Angeles has lost 11 of its 13 points and 10 rebounds. Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 21 last 12 games and eight Caron Butler led Los Angeles to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Dallas Mavericks Sunday despite the ejection of two players. The Cavaliers, who led by 20 points in the second quarter, looked like they would implode late in the third quarter when Robert Traylor and Drew Gooden were tossed for argu­ ing Traylor’s foul on Jerry Stackhouse. Traylor threw his Cleveland Cavaliers guard LeBron James drives in the lane aga- arm band into the crowd, and gainst the Dallas Mavericks Sunday. James scored 37 points in Gooden followed by whipping a 100-80 Cavaliers victory. his head band into the seats. “LeBron came up right after that and said I’ve got it,”’ first lead. Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 Cavaliers coach Brendan But Finley was flagged with points and Stackhouse added Malone said. “When you have a technical after getting in an 16. The loss ended the a player of his caliber saying official’s face over his foul on a Mavericks’ four-game winning I’ve got it,’ you got it.” 3-point attempt by James, who streak. James played every minute made all four free throws to Cleveland held a 64-34 for the fourth time in nine make it 60-59 at the end of the rebound edge and played games, including two that period. aggressively from the opening went to overtime, and is aver­ Asked if that was the pivotal tip after losing to Dallas eight aging nearly 32 points a game play in the game, Mavericks days ago, 117-86. over that span. coach Avery Johnson respond­ “They came out and they had “No matter how many min­ ed: “What’s the next ques­ payback on their mind,” utes I play, I ’m so determ ined tion?” Mavericks guard Jason Terry to get to the playoffs right now The four-point play sparked said. that I can’t afford to get tire d ,” the crowd and the Cavaliers. After an awful shooting first said James, who added 10 Ilgauskas scored eight of the half, the Mavericks climbed rebounds and seven assists. next 11 points on a 13-2 run to back in it with a 21-5 run late The win keeps the Cavaliers open the fourth quarter, mak­ in the third quarter. (38-34) tied with Indiana for ing it 69-61 and securing the Finley, who was 8-for-8 from the sixth playoff spot in the lead for good. 3-point range against Eastern Conference, and “‘Z’ was struggling until the Cleveland last week, shot 3- snapped their string of eight fourth quarter and then he for-7 from beyond the arc and straight losses to Dallas. came alive,” Malone said. finished with 13 points. The Following the ejections, Ilgauskas scored 15 "of his Mavericks were just 6-for-22 Stackhouse hit four straight points in the second half, and from 3-point range. Newscom free throws to tie the game at had 16 rebounds. Anderson “This was a very disappoint­ Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant looks for a shot against 56. Michael Finley added a 3- Varejao stepped up in ing game,” Johnson said. “You the Memphis Grizzlies Sunday. The Grizzlies won the game 102- pointer on the next possession Gooden’s absence, scoring nine really have to give Cleveland 82 as Bryant suffered an injury to his right leg. to give the Mavericks their with eight rebounds. some credit."

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S w im m in g W o m e n ’s NCAA T o u rn a m e n t Phelps edges record-holder Michigan St. knocks off Tennessee

Crocker in 100m butterfly The Spartans’ last two baskets “Wow! That’s a good team we Baylor upsets No. 1 were their only fast-break points just beat,” said coach Kim LSU to advance to of the night. Mulkey-Robertson, who looked 15-year-old Katie H uff third-place Peter Verhoef. Only Michigan State’s rally tied the misty-eyed as she pumped two the winner of each event is championship game largest in Final Four history. In fists up to the roaring Baylor matches Phelps with guaranteed a spot on the U.S. 2001, Notre Dame came back fans. team for the world champi­ Associated Press from 16 down to beat The Lady Bears (32-3) have three wins at trials onships in. Montreal on July Connecticut. But the Spartans brought a new feeling of pride to 24-31, although the second- INDIANAPOLIS — Michigan didn’t pull off the night’s only a campus stained by scandal in Associated Press place finishers likely w ill be State’s climb to national promi­ jaw-dropping return to life: the men’s basketball program. added to the roster depending nence took the Spartans all the Baylor had to overcome a 15- They’ll take a 19-game winning INDIANAPOLIS — Michael on how others qualify in m ulti­ way over Rocky Top. point deficit in the game before streak — the longest one going Phelps wasn’t as generous this ple events. Down by 16 points in the sec­ to take out overall No. 1 seed in NCAA women’s basketball — time around. “Against Michael, if I’m ond half, Michigan State rallied LSU. into the title game Tuesday night Phelps, who yielded his spot going to win the race, I’m — tying the largest comeback in Baylor, whose uplifting tale of against Final Four newcomer on the U.S. gold medal 400- going to have to be ahead at Final Four history — then fin­ redemption is the feel-good story Michigan State. The Spartans meter medley relay to Ian the 50 [meters] because he’s ished off Tennessee with a pair in this tournament, advanced to beat six-time national champion Crocker at the Olympic Games such a strong finisher,” of fast-break baskets to com­ its first national championship Tennessee 68-64 in the second last summer, caught his long­ Crocker said. “Just be ahead plete the 68-64 upset Sunday game with a 68-57 victory. semifinal. time friend and rival at the but not so far that I can’t hang night. The win sets up Tuesday’s The Spartans (33-3) danced LSU (33-3), seeded No. 1 over­ finish and won the 100 butter­ on in the last 25. I think I’m title game with Baylor, another and hugged in a circle as the all in the NCAA tournament, fly Sunday night at the U.S. t r i­ getting better at timing that unlikely championship con­ final horn sounded on their jumped out to an early 15-point als for the world champi­ and getting the adjustments tender. game. McCallie said it wouldn’t lead but the Lady Bears came onships in July. rig h t.” “This team has the heart of a take long for her to get started storming back to tie it at half- It was the third victory of the The 51.34 was just over two- lion,” Michigan State coach preparing for the Lady Bears. time. The Lady Tigers, who meet for Phelps, who trailed tenths of a second slower than Joanne P. McCallie said, her “By Midnight,” she said. looked restless at times on Crocker by more than a half- Phelps’ best time in that event. players bouncing and hugging “Baylor’s a fantastic team, and offense, then built a six-point second at the turn but pulled He also held the world record with wide-eyed looks of disbelief they had a terrific game also, lead in the second half, only to ahead to win in 51.34 seconds. at 51.47 before Crocker broke on their faces. and we’re very excited, and mid­ w ilt again. Crocker, who holds the world it two years ago. Trailing 45-29 with 16:02 left, night, we got til about mid­ “We have a quote in our locker record of 50.76, finished at “I didn’t feel very good this Michigan State wouldn’t quit night.” room that says you don’t always 51.45. morning, I didn’t feel good in and finally caught the Lady Vols Baylor 68, LSU 57 get what you want, you get what “ I always feel I have to be at warmup. But the times speak at 62-62 on two free throws by Baylor’s comeback ranked you earn,” LSU coach Pokey a certain place when I race for themselves,” Phelps said. Victoria Lucas-Perry with 1:20 among the best in Final Four Chatman said. “I don’t think our Ian,” Phelps said. “I know he “I’m definitely happy with left. Moments later, Michigan history. Its defense was deter­ kids did enough to earn it. We has a faster first 50 than I do, 51.3. Two-tenths off my best State point guard Kristin Haynie mined and incredibly stingy. got beat in the paint, we got beat so I always feel like I should time, I can’t be disappointed at made a steal and layup to put The Lady Bears were simply in execution and that right there be within striking distance, a ll.” the Big Ten champions ahead. better — and now the end of was the ballgame.” within a half a body length of Crocker called his rivalry Tennessee’s Loree Moore then their remarkable, uplifting Baylor frustrated LSU to such him. I saw him coming off the with Phelps “a challenge.” tied it with a runner in the lane, redemption story w ill be told on an extent with its 3-2 zone that wall and I just tried to do “Both Michael and I, we race but Spartans senior center Kelli the final night of the season in only four players scored for the everything I could to get our friends all the tim e,” Roehrig scored underneath to the national championship Lady Tigers, who held their own hom e.” Crocker said. “They’re our make it 66-64 with 35 seconds game. on the boards but still got Crocker beat Phelps at the friends out of the pool, but to play. Baylor got 21 points from outscored 32-24 inside. The 2003 world meet and at the when it gets down to business, The Lady Vols (30-5) then Sophia Young and major contri­ comeback was the third-largest 2004 Olympic trials. But they’re your rival no matter missed a 3-pointer and two butions from Emily Niemann in a Final Four game. Michigan Phelps won the Olympic gold who they are, and you want to inside shots before the ball and Abiola Wabara to beat LSU State overcame a 16-point in that event and then gave his beat them. dropped in the hands of Roehrig, in an impressive Final Four deficit in the second semifinal to spot in the 400 medley relay “If we can just keep that in who fed Lucas-Perry for a layup debut for a program that not tie the record set by Notre Dame so Crocker could have another mind, I think we have a pretty w ith 2.7 seconds left to complete long ago was the worst in the against Connecticut in the 2001 chance for a gold medal fol­ good friendship.” the remarkable comeback. Big 12. semifinals. lowing a poor swim in an ear­ Phelps earlier won the 200 lier race. Crocker swam the and 400 freestyle races. butterfly leg in the relay as the In the other events Sunday, American team won the gold the third of six days of trials, in world-record time. Tara Kirk, who finished sixth “I love to race Ian. He’s at the Athens Olympics last probably one of my favorite year, won the 100 breast­ competitors to race,” Phelps stroke; NCAA champion Kara said. “With the friendship we Lynn Joyce of Georgia won the have, and the competitive edge 50 freestyle; Olympian Jason we both have for that race, it Lezak won the men’s 50 free; just makes it that much more and 15-year-old Katie Hoff exciting. ” matched Phelps as a triple­ Phelps and Crocker were winner with a victory in the almost 2 seconds faster than 400 individual medley.

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Baseball America College MLB Top 25 team record prev 1 Texas 2 3 -4 4 2 Cal St. Fullerton 1 7 -6 1 3 Georgia Tech 2 1 -4 5 4 T u la n e 2 1 -5 2 5 LSU 1 9 -6 3 . . -T \ .. 6 Mississippi 1 9 -5 7 7 F lo rid a 1 9 -7 11 8 Miami (Florida) 2 2 -7 6 9 A rkan sas 2 1 -4 8 1 0 A rizo na 1 8 -1 0 1 3 11 North Carolina 2 0 -5 1 6 1 2 S tan fo rd 1 4 -8 1 2 13 R ic e 1 8 -9 1 5 1 4 South Carolina 1 9 -5 9 15 B ay lo r 1 6 -1 0 1 0 16 T e xas A & M 1 9 -9 1 4 1 7 Florida State 2 7 -5 1 7 18 Oregon State 1 9 -4 1 8 1 9 Coll. of Charleston 2 0 -4 1 9 2 0 N eb ra ska 2 1 -3 2 0 21 Mississippi Stale 1 7 -4 2 4 2 2 Long Beach State 1 8 -1 0 NR 2 3 Auburn 1 9 -8 NR 2 4 Arizona State 1 8 -1 3 NR 2 5 Central Florida 2 5 -5 2 5

ESPN/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 s m m team record prev. 1 Michigan (17) 3 1 -1 1 i~m.ii, in i n> i i i‘« i'i , AP 2 Arizona (3) 2 6 -2 2 3 C a lifo rn ia 2 9 -3 3 Randy Johnson led the New York Yankees to a 9-2 defeat of the Boston Red Sox Sunday in the opening 4 T e xas 2 6 -4 4 game of the MLB season. Johnson gave up just one run in six innings in his first game as a Yankee. 5 T e n n e s s ee 3 7 -4 5 6 T e xas A & M 3 1 -2 T 7 7 S tan fo rd 2 3 -4 6 8 B ay lo r 3 1 -4 T 7 Johnson, Yankees down Red Sox 9-2 9 O k la h o m a 3 3 -6 9 10 UCLA 1 8 -6 1 0 Matsui leaped in left to rob scene of their improbable huge ovations in his first 11 A la b a m a 3 6 -7 11 Associated Press 1 2 G e o rg ia 2 8 -7 1 2 Kevin Millar of a two-run triumph staring directly at game in pinstripes since NEW YORK — The tallest 1 3 F lo rid a 2 7 -6 1 4 homer in the third, Giambi the 6-foot-10 Big Unit, 2001. 14 Louislana-Latayette 2 2 -7 1 3 Yankee ever began the big stretched to reel in two bad brought to the Bronx to Since New York moved 1 5 Oregon State 1 9 -6 1 5 task of putting the Boston throws by shortstop Derek help the Yankees win then- within three outs of sweep­ 1 6 M isso uri 2 7 -3 1 6 Red Sox back in their Jeter, Alex Rodriguez made first title since 2000. ing the Red Sox in the AL 1 7 W ashington 1 6 -9 1 7 place. a diving stop at third on Giambi, back at first base championship series last 18 Fresno State 2 0 -7 1 8 Randy Johnson shut down Edgar Renteria, and l ino following injury, illness and October, the Red Sox had 1 9 Iow a 2 5 -5 21 Boston in his New York Martinez made a backhand a reported admission of won eight straight, becom­ 2 0 Arizona Stale 2 5 -7 2 2 debut, dominating his new 21 Georgia Tech 3 2 -7 2 3 dive at first to prevent an steroid use, received a pair ing the first major league 2 2 N ebraska 2 0 -1 1 T 1 9 team’s old rival. He out- extra-base hit by Johnny of standing ovations from team to overcome a 3-0 2 3 Northwestern 1 8 -9 2 4 pitched David Wells, got Damon. the sellout crowd of 54,818 postseason deficit, then 2 4 Creighton 2 2 -4 NR help from llideki Matsui By the time Matsui hit a and went 1 -for-2 with a blowing out St. Louis in the 2 5 LSU 1 7 -1 1 T 1 9 and a rejuvenated Jason two-run homer off Malt single and two hit-by-pitch- World Series. Giambi and led the Mantei for a 8-1 lead in the es. But following an offseason Yankees over the World eighth, it was almost piling Gary Sheffield, back from of joy in New England, the Series champions 9-2 on. offseason shoulder surgery, Red Sox started with a Big East Baseball Sunday night in the major With Boston taking the hit a go-ahead single in a thud, pitching poorly, mak­ league opener. field as champions for the three-run third inning ing a pair of errors and los­ Already, there were bad first time in 86 years, the against Wells, and ing their fifth straight sea­ team overall conf. omens for the Red Sox: Red Sox returned to the Martinez received two son opener. 1 Boston College 1 6 -6 4-1 2 R u tg ers 1 3 -9 3 -1 3 N O TRE D A M E 1 3 -1 0 3 -1 1 2 -9 4 S t. Jo hn's 2 -1 n rief 5 V llla n o v a 1 4 -7 3 -3 I B 6 G e o rg e to w n 1 5 -1 3 3 -3 7 Connecticut 1 5 -7 2 -2 Cubs place ace Prior on DL healed, but since the right-hander players’ union agreed they would not 8 West Virginia 1 1 -1 6 2 -4 to start the season needs more work, it was better to disclose the exact substance for 9 P itts b u rg h 1 3 -9 1 -4 PHOENIX — Although he doesn’t put him on the DL to make room for which a player tests positive. 10 S e to n H a ll 6 -1 4 1 -4 like it, Mark Prior will start the sea­ another pitcher on the active roster. Sanchez said he was surprised by son on the disabled list for a second Prior, who said that he understands the suspension, adding that he uses straight year. the Cubs’ move even if he doesn’t milkshakes and multivitamins to “ 1 didn’t want to go on the DL. I still like it, will be activated and start build his energy — and blaming the don’t want to go on the DL,” Prior against San Diego on A p ril 12, bar­ positive test on something lie bought said before the Chicago Cubs’ ring any setbacks. over the counter. “I'm going to fight it, because I’ve worked out at Bank One Ballpark on Sanchez suspended for vio­ never taken steroids or anything like Sunday. “I don’t consider myself lating steroid policy around the dial that. ...I never lake any steroids injured like last year when I couldn’t ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa because 1 don’t need them. ” said even go out and throw.” Bay outfielder Alex Sanchez was sus­ Sanchez, who was released by Manager Dusty Baker said that pended 10 days for violating base­ Detroit in mid-March and signed by ball's new policy on performance- because Prior couldn’t throw for a the Devil Rays. enhancing drugs, the first player M e n ’s N C A A T o u r n a m e n t week because of a sore elbow, he Sanchez, 28, who hit .322 with 19 C hampionship needs to build up his endurance. He’s publicly identified under the major stolen bases in 79 games for the North Carolina vs Illinois 8:21 p.m., CBS scheduled to start for Triple-A Iowa leagues’ tougher rules. Tigers last season, said he was drug in its season opener at Albuquerque The suspension begins Monday tested while he was with Detroit. He on Thursday. when Tampa Bay opens its season was to be the Devil Rays’ center MLB Last season, Prior started on the DL against Toronto, the commissioner’s fielder on opening day. Kansas City at Detroit 12:05 p.m., ESPN2 with Achilles’ tendon and elbow office said Sunday. Devil Rays general manager Chuck NY Mets at Cincinnati 1:10 p.m., ESPN problems and missed two months. Under the new policy that took LaMar said the team would have no Chicago Cubs at Arizona 4:10 p.m., ESPN2 This year, though, Baker said the effect last month, steroids and other comment on the suspension. elbow inflammation that sidelined performance-enhancing substances “It's surprising,” manager Lou Prior in spring training and had are the only drugs to draw a 10-day Piniella said. “That’s all 1 have to say bothered him since early March has suspension. Baseball officials and the on that.” page 18 The Observer ♦ SPORTS Monday, April 4, 2005

M e n ’s La c r o s s e Irish fall to Dartmouth 10-9 in second one-goal loss of year

before Notre Dame could score learning the lessons we need to By MIKE GILLOON again. be learning as we go through, Sports Editor “The most encouraging thing both from the wins and the of the day is that we gave our­ losses.” Notre Dame fell 10-9 at selves a chance to win the Dartmouth fired 51 shots on Dartmouth Saturday, tallying game,” Corrigan said. “We did goal compared to Notre Dame’s its second one-goal defeat of that without playing well and 32, but Irish freshman goalie the season. that is a good sign for a team.” Joey Kemp made 23 saves to “I feel like we didn’t play Walsh, currently second in keep his team within reach. particularly well,” Irish coach the NCAA in scoring, continued “Joey was terrific,” Corrigan Kevin Corrigan said. “I was his hot streak by netting two said. “I honestly think Joey was disappointed in the way we goals and one assist. The Great the reason we had a chance to played and I take full responsi­ Western Lacrosse League play­ win at the end. He was out­ bility for it. I don’t think I had er of the week has totaled at standing all day. I think he’s us as prepared as we needed to least three points in every proving to be just a tremen­ be.” game this year. dous talent in the cage.” Dartmouth led 8-7 at the Notre Dame took the early Notre Dame is currently in a beginning of the fourth quarter lead with two Matt Ryan goals position to determine its NCAA but Notre Dame tied the match in the first eight minutes of the Tournament fate. The Irish when attack Pat Walsh tossed game. Dartmouth then tied the need to win their remaining in a goal with 7:11 left in the contest with two goals of their four regular-season games contest. • own coming at the 2:51 and (Denver, Air Force, at Fairfield, The Big Green answered 1:50 mark of the first quarter. at Ohio State) to win the con­ back quickly with two goals in The victory was Dartmouth’s ference and automatically the final three minutes to first ever over Notre Dame. qualify for the NCAA cement the win. M idfielder Ben With their only two losses Tournament. Grinnell weaved his way this seasons coming by a com­ “If we win our next four through the Irish defense and bined two goals, Corrigan we’re going to win our league scored with 2:54 remaining. believes Notre Dame m ight be and go to the tournament,” His teammate, midfielder Alec better than its record indicates. Corrigan said. “That’s what we Hufnagle, notched the winning “I think we have tremendous need to be focused on now and goal 1:27 later. potential,” Corrigan said. “I’ve I think we’re going to need all The Irish mounted a come­ seen some great signs from the experience that we’ve back with freshman midfielder this team throughout the sea­ gained throughout the season.” Michael Podgajny scoring with son in terms of their approach LUKAS MENDOZA/The Observer 19 seconds remaining, but the to things. At the same time, the Contact Mike Gilloon at Notre Dame’s Jim Morrison receives a pass from a teammate in final seconds ticked away important thing is, are we [email protected] his team ’s win over Butler on March 19.

B a s e b a l l M e n ’s NCAA T o u rn a m e n t Rutgers doubleheader Illini hope to finish No. 1

postponed until today Associated Press Often during their interviews to the NBA soon, as will the Sunday, though, they found sixth man, freshman forward ST. LOUIS — The best team in themselves defending the way Marvin Williams. p.m. the country all season is an they’re perceived — as the “They’ll have a lottery pick By JUSTIN SCHUVER Junior Tom Thornton and underdog today. By now, Illinois unsung group of guys who coming off their bench,” Illinois Senior Staff Writer sophomore Jeff Samardzija is used to it. “play the game the right way,” forward James Augustine said. ar% the probably starting Even though they’ve only lost compared to Carolina’s group “They’re obviously more talent­ Inclement weather condi­ pitchers for Notre Dame, once, have tied the NCAA of stars. ed. But when it comes down to tions in New Jersey forced the while Rutgers is expected to record for wins and have been “We have NBA people at our the situation, it’s who’s the bet­ postponement of Notre send O.J. DeChristofano and ranked No. 1 in the country games every time,” Illini coach ter team” that w ill win. Dame’s scheduled double- Aaron Kalb to the mound. since December, the Illini (37-1) Bruce Weber said. “We’re going Nobody has won more than header against Rutgers Notre Dame (13-10, 3-1 in have had trouble getting their to have some guys drafted, Illinois — ever. With their 72-57 Sunday. the Big East) hopes to contin­ due much of the season. whether it’s this year or next victory over Louisville in the The teams w ill attempt to ue its season-long four-game Never has that been more year. But we don’t have quite semifinals, the Illini matched make up the two games today winning streak against the true than in the buildup to the names, 1 guess, and athletic Duke (1986, 1989) and UNLV at Frank Eck Stadium in a Scarlet Knights (13-9, 3-1). Monday night’s championship guys that maybe they have.” (1987) for the most wins in a doubleheader that starts at 11 The Irish have outscored their game, when the Illini face The reason the fa r Heels get single season. a.m. opponents 36-11 over that North Carolina (32-4) in a the edge starts w ith Sean May, Like the Tar Heels, the Illini In accordance with Big East four-game span. matchup being billed as Team the 6-foot-9 center who aver­ have stars and NBA talent, policy, the length of today’s The Irish w ill remain at vs. Talent. ages 17.1 points and 10.9 starting with guard Deron doubleheader will be limited home to face Toledo Tuesday. Illinois is the “Team. North rebounds this season. North Williams, a tenacious defender because of Notre Dame’s trav­ Carolina has the “Talent.” Carolina also has Rashad and super ballhandler who may el schedule — no inning will Contact Justin Schuver at The Illini say they don’t take McCants, Jawad Williams and have played himself into the be allowed to start after 4:30 [email protected] offense to the comparison. Raymond Felton. They’ll all go NBA lottery, as well.

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N D W o m e n ’s T r a c k a n d F ie ld M e n ’s T e n n is Team qualifies 7 Irish hobbled by injuries in 5-2 loss Squad drops all but for Big East finals one match to No. 46 Southern Methodist orous weekend at Stanford and By RYAN KIEFER ran in the 1,500 meters as a Sporrs Writer training exercise. This allowed By RAMA G O TTU M U K KALA the Irish to dominate this event Sports Writer Despite what tho results may scoring six of the top nine say, the biggest winner this places, including the top three. Freak injuries lurk in any weekend at the Poehlein Meagher was followed by sports contest, biding their time Invitational was Mother Stephanie Madia and Elizabeth and striking at inopportune Nature. Webster to complete the 1-2-3 moments. This weekend, the Athletes battled 20 to 30 mile finish. Coach Connelly was Irish saw the injury bug rear its per hour winds Saturday at pleased by the results, but ugly head. Purdue University and were wasn’t worried about his Facing a rallying, motivated forced to settle for slow times team’s times this week. Southern Methodist team, the on the track and short dis­ “Everything was slow Irish men’s tennis team strug­ tances in the field events. because of the conditions. The gled on Sunday, losing a 5-2 In spite of the conditions, the kids knew this and just ran to match to the No. 46 Mustangs women’s team emerged with win races. I was proud of their (11-9). No. 29 Notre Dame (15- four victories and effort,” Connelly 6) dropped all but one singles seven Big East said. match as they found themselves qualifications. 7 was proud, of The 4-by-100 battling minor injuries to sever­ Kerry Meagher relay team of al players. their hffort. ” won the 1,500 Brienne Davis, “I think we learned that meters in her first Maryann you’ve got to bring it every race since the Tim Connelly E r i g h a , day,” Irish coach Bobby Bayliss cross-country Irish coach Domenique said. “I think SMU played prob­ season and quali­ Manning and ably their best match of the fied for the Big 0 k e c h" i year — that’s what their coach East meet. Lauren King dupli­ Ogbuokiri also impressed, w in­ told me and I have no reason to cated Meagher’s performance ning in their first race together. doubt it. It was close enough in the 5,000 meters, winning in “They got the stick |baton) but we got outfought in a cou­ her first attempt of the track around nicely, and they worked ple matches. If anything, we DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer Ryan Keckley returns a shot in a doubles match against season, and qualifying for con­ well together for the lirsl time need to be more aggressive. We Michigan on March 26. ference. out,” Connelly said. have to look for offensive King dominated the competi­ Stacey Cowan won the high opportunities a little bit more tion, winning by over 18 sec­ jump, qualifying for the Big and in at least three or four of problems of his own. Although slot, sophomore Stephen Bass onds. The return of King and East meet in the process. the matches, that was the he won the first set, Keckley lost a 6-2, 6-3 decision to SMU’s Meagher to the distance team Two other high jumpers, case.” struggled with severe cramps in Paul McNaughton. Sophomore solidifies an already strong Cassie Gullickson and Emily Despite getting the early 1-0 the second set and dropped Irackli Akhvlediani and junior portion of the Irish’s squad. Loomis also earned places in lead after winning the doubles both of the last two sets in a 4- Patrick Buchanan also dropped Coach Tim Connelly was the Big East meet. point, the Irish had trouble 6, 6-4, 6-2 decision. quick decisions to SMU players, pleased to have two of his vet­ Davis’s time in the 100 against an aggressive SMU The sole Irish singles victory losing 6-3, 6-4 and 6-3, 6-3 at erans back in the lineup. meters and Manning’s 100- team that attacked across the came from freshman Sheeva the No. 4 and No. 5 slots, “It was great to see Kerry meter hurdle effort rounded board in each singles match. Parbhu, who won a three-set respectively. Playing at the No. run w ell,” Connelly said. “ We out the Big East qualifiers. But in the first match of dou­ match with scores of 6-3, 3-6, 2 position, sophomore Barry wanted to get her and Lauren The Irish will have next bles play, both senior captain 6-4 against SMU’s Federico King lost a close match to on the track after they missed weekend off and will focus Brent D Amico and junior Eric Murgier. Gwinyai Chingoka, 3-6, 6-4, 7- indoor. Lauren was very strong their efforts during the next Langenkamp were hobbled by “[Parbhul continues to show 6. in the 5K. We're going to keep two weeks on training for the injuries and the Irish’s No. 1 an awful lot of poise for a fresh­ “Barry King played a coura­ her in the 5,000 for a while Mt. SAC Belays, traditionally a duo dropped an 8-4 decision. man,” Bayliss said. “He won the geous match but lost 7-6 in the because she's not ready for very competitive meet, which “SMU played really well,” first, lost the second and won third set,” Bayliss said. speed work yet. We re just glad begins A pril 15. Bayliss said. “Brent D Amico the third. Murgier was very “Chingoka was relentless in his to have them both back.” has been a little iffy all week solid off the ground but Sheeva ability to make Barry hit pass­ Notre Dame’s best distance Contact Ryan Kiefer at w ith a h am string [in ju ry ]. He was a little more aggressive, lie ing shot after passing shot. runners were coming oil" a rig­ [email protected] played doubles but late in the was able to dictate and had the That’s a tough way to win a doubles match, it tightened up guts to step up and hit some big match because you really have on him. Eric had a groin pull shots late in the third.” to play twice as good as the and Brent had a hamstring The other singles matches other guy. Barry played as hard injury, so neither of them was went poorly for the Irish, as the as he could play and very available for singles play.” team faced the added pressure courageously but just didn't Sophomore llyan Keckley of playing at higher spots have the confidence to come to Dept, of Irish Language & Literature stepped in for the Irish in sin­ across the board. the net, which was the differ­ gles play but faced some injury Playing at the No. 1 singles ence in the match. ” The lone bright spot for the Irish was their doubles play in the second and third doubles Roinn Thcanga -j Litriocht na Gacilge matches, which were both solid victories. After shuffling their doubles lineup at the end of March, the Irish are seeing some dividends with the new combinations. Keckley and King beat SMU’s Peter Oredsson and Henrik Soderberg 8-5 at the No. 2 dou­ bles position and Bass and Parbhu beat the duo of Chingoka and David Kuczer 8-4 in the third slot. “It was a big win for third doubles because SMU has fairly solid doubles I Loams),’’ Bayliss said. “They don’t give away any free points by loading up at the No. 1 or No. 2 spots. They have balanced and solid teams. I Fall 2005 Course Offerings think that the fact that we were 1RLL 10101 Introduction to Modern Irish 1 able to win a match at No. 3 was a real plus and hopefully 1RLL 10102 Introduction to Modern Irish II it’s something we can build 1RLL 20103 Intermediate Irish Language upon.” I RLE 20105 Introduction to Old Irish With almost a week until IRLL 30107 The Hidden Ireland: Issues in 18th-Cent. Irish Poetry their next match, the Irish will rest up before facing Ball State I RLE 60303 Poetry and Politics in Early Modern Ireland 1541-1688 at home next Saturday at 1 p.m.

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SMC Ten n is ND Women’s Basketball Team opens year with Current and future Irish shine

9-0 scrimmage victoryBatteast and Schrader both perform well in close matches, but everybody By KATE SERYAK pulled out a win and did a real­ Indy all-star games Sports Writer ly good job,” sophomore Kelly Barnett said. “The doubles On Saturday, younger mem­ teams worked really well By JOE HETTLER bers of the Belles tennis team together despite not having Senior Staff Writer traveled three hours to Albion, much of a chance to practice Mich., to scrimmage a team with each other.” Notre Dame’s departing star that is usually in the MIAA con­ The Belles are using every and its incoming one both ference but wasn’t this year due opportunity they can this early performed well in the to lack of players. in the season to get ready for Women’s Basketball Coaches The Belles did well, winning their big matches against con­ Association Night of All-Stars all of their singles and doubles ference rivals Hope, Kalamazoo Saturday at Indianapolis. matches, 9-0. Although it was and Albion. Senior Jacqueline Batteast, only a scrimmage, this match “Those three are our biggest who finished her career as served as a stepping-stone for challenges, we always look for­ Notre Dame’s fourth all-time several of the younger players ward to those and take a lot of leading scorer, had 11 points, on the team. pride away when we win,” five rebounds and three steals “ Because we lost our top five Harthen said. “Those are the in 29 minutes of the All-Star players who were seniors last ones we prepare for the most Challenge. year, we have a really young and look forward to.” The game featured 20 of team that needs experience like Even though Saturday’s college basketball’s best sen­ this to get them ready for future match was important, the ior players. matches,” senior Katie Harthen Belles still enjoyed themselves. Lindsay Schrader, who will said. “ It was a good match and we arrive at Notre Dame in the GEOFF MATTESON/The Observer Irish recruit Lindsay Schrader defends North Carolina recruit For several Belles, this was had fu n,” H arthen said. “ We fall, tallied 10 points in 22 Rashanda McCants in the McDonald’s All-America Game Thursday. their first time playing in a col­ were out there for practice and minutes of the High School lege match. to have a good time and that’s All-America Game. She “It was a lot of fun. I got to exactly what we did. It was a drained a key 3-pointer in the Schrader was recently man to play in the WBCA play with one of my friends in a good practice for us. 1 think second half before her Red named Miss Basketball in game. doubles match which we won that we’re doing well so far and team eventually lost to the Illinois and is the fourth Alicia Ratay, Katy Flecky and I was really happy about that we’re looking really good.” White team 92-88. incoming Notre Dame fresh­ and current Irish junior that,” freshman Jackie Sias Courtney LaVere also partici­ said. Contact Kate Seryak at pated in the exhibition. “There were some really [email protected] The Bartlett, 111. product played in the 2005 McDonald’s All-American game March 30 at the Joyce Center. She averaged 2 1 SMC G o l f points, 10 rebounds and three steals during her high school career and was a three-time all-state selection. Belles best of 13 teams Schrader w ill be one of' the players trying to help replace the graduating Batteast. The South Bend native was at Ohio tournament recently named one of 10 members of the Kodak All- Saturday at 10 a.m. in Angola, Am erican squad. She became By THOMAS BARR Indiana. The team has been P just the second Irish player to Sports Writer working hard to fix weaknesses ever earn such an honor. Ruth and maintain strengths that Riley was named to the team The Belles rang in the new were evident at Foxfire. in 2001. season with a tournament victo­ “Our ball striking has been The Big East coaches tabbed ry. solid,” Hamilton said. “Weather Batteast as the conference’s The team took first place in the has hindered us from getting out player of the year this season Capital University 2005 Purple on the course to practice. This after the senior posted 16.9 and White Golf Invitational in affects mental preparedness and points and 6.6 rebounds per Foxfire, Ohio, this Friday and our short game. ” game. Saturday. 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M e n ’s T r a c k ND Women’s Tennis Irish compete at Purdue Team bounces back,

ND athletes take crushes Long Beach five titles, including Irish win five matches matches for us,” Irish coach Jay pole vault, 800 meters Louderback said. en route to blowout The first of four singles wins came from Lauren Connelly at the By JOHN EVERETT victory over 49ers No. 3 position by topping Long Sports Writer Beach’s Rocha 6-4, 6-3. This is her third out of four matches since is By DAN TAPETILLO moving up to the No. 3 position for The Irish traveled to West Sports Writer the team. Lafayette, Indiana this past The second win came from and weekend to compete in the No. 44 ranked Catrina Thompson Mike Poehlein Invitational on After falling to Wisconsin 4-3 at No. 1. She defeated Boufiler 7- the campus of Purdue last week, Notre Dame (9-8) was 5, 6-3. University. not just hoping to rebound from But it was the victory from The Fighting Irish won live the loss with this weekend’s match Sarah Jane Connelly at No. 5 that events on Saturday, four of versus Long Beach State. The secured the victory for the Irish. them individual events and Irish were also looking to restore Connolly beat Carroll 6-2, 7-5 at one was a relay victory. their confidence heading into the No. 5. Louderback had only words Selim Nurudeen far out­ final stretch of the season. of praise for the senior captain. paced the field in the 110- Notre Dame topped the 49ers 5- “ 1 was really impressed with all meter high hurdles. 2 Saturday at the Eck Tennis of the matches, but especially with Nurudeen ran the race in Pavilion, but is just beginning Sarah Jane’s [performance]," 13.96 seconds, not his fastest what the team expects to accom­ Louderback said. “She had to time this year — his fastest plish by the season’s end. come back in the second set to time was 13.92 seconds last “[This match] was extremely clinch the match for us and she week at the Dr. Pepper important after losing to did it while staying calm.” Invitational — but consistent­ Wisconsin,” junior Lauren The final win came from Liz ly strong, which encourages Connelly said. “We went into this Donohue at the No. 6 position. optimism for the rest of the match as it was the first of the Donohue topped Claudia season. Irish hurdler Geoffrey season so we could get a fresh Argumedo 6-2, 1-6, 6-2. This vic­ Bennett also qualified for the start and gain momentum and tory is her third straight, improv­ Big East in the 110-meter confidence for the next several ing her record to 17-12 on the hurdles. matches.” season. Adam Currie led a strong The Irish began the contest with The two losses came from Irish effort in the 800-meters. BETH WERNET/The Observer an impressive sweep in the dou­ Stastny at No. 4 and No. 100 Buck Currie won the event in 1 Irish distance runner Kurt Benniger runs In the Meyo bles matches. at No. 2. Stastny fell to Porsz 3-6, minute, 54.22 seconds, a Inviational Feb. 5. The Irish competed at the Poehlein First off the court was the No. 2 7-5, 1-0 (10-8), while Buck mark which is just .58 sec­ Inviatlonal at Purdue Saturday, winning five events. doubles team in the nation of dropped the match to Bengson 6- onds shy of the Big East qual­ sophomore twins Christian and 4, 0-6, 6-2. Louderback said the ifying standard. Catrina Thompson, playing at No. victory over Long Beach State was This was Currie’s first per­ Kyle Annen, Garrett Koxlein ditions. “ 1 for the Irish. The Thompson’s a confidence-booster for the Irish. formance of the 2005 outdoor and Kevin Moffett all quali­ The Irish relay victory came defeated the 49ers’ team of Nicole “This win was so important season. Following Currie in fied. in the 4-by-100 meter relay. Bouffler and Sandra Rocha 8-1. because Long Beach was a team the 800 for Notre Dame were Many field competitors at Nurudeen, Zach Labrecque, They were followed by the that fought hard. It was also Eric Morrison in third at the meet were adversely Christopher Jacques and Irish’s No. 3 team of senior cap­ important for us mentally because 1:54.84 and Brett Adams in affected by the strong 30 Tommie Lee combined to run tain Sarah Jane Connelly and jun­ we have won so many doubles fifth at 1:58.15. mile-per-hour winds at the the relay in 42.79 seconds. ior Kiki Stastny. Connelly and points and couldn’t come up with Two of Notre Dame’s victo­ site of the event. However, Jacques and Lee also q u a li­ Stastny topped Stephanie Bengson three singles points,” Louderback ries came in the field, with Viken was very pleased with fied for the Big East in the and Kiystina Katayama 8-3. said. David Viken claiming the pole how the Irish responded to 100 meters. The final team to walk off the Lauren Connelly attributes the vault title and Derek Goguen the challenge. The Irish have no meet this courts was the No. 2 Irish team of win to the team’s mentality during outdistancing his competitors “The wind was really a coming weekend. freshman Brook Buck and Lauren practice. in the javelin. problem for a lot of the peo­ Their next meets w ill be Connelly. They handed the 49ers’ “This week in practice we Viken’s vault of 4.75 meters ple who competed; they even April 15-17 when the team Alanah Carroll and Rachael Porsz tried to be positive because we and Goguen’s throw of 55.06 had a hard time keeping the will send athletes to both the an 8-4 defeat. could have easily of been nega­ meters were both good crossbar up for the pole Mt. San Antonio College Coach Jay Louderback said the tive after the loss to Wisconsin. ” enough to qualify for the Big vault,” Viken said. “I "was Relays in Walnut, Calif., and team’s impressive performance in she said. “But everyone has East Championships. really pumped because 15’7” the Indy Relays in doubles was crucial to their later practiced hard and it showed Notre Dame field athletes is a |personal record] on the Indianapolis. success in singles. today.” also achieved several Big East season for me. I think all of “We played well in the doubles qualifying marks in the ham­ the field athletes did as well Contact John Everett at matches and some of the momen­ Contact Dan Tapetillo at mer throw, as Chip Roberts, as they could under the con­ [email protected] tum carried into the singles [email protected]

I ND Women’s Softball I I I Showers wash out eastern road trip I 25% OFF I Villanova today, with starts at Irish extended their winning By JUSTIN SCHUVER 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. streak to six games. I Senior Staff Writer REGULAR PRICE The doubleheader against Starting pitcher Heather I Rutgers has not yet been Booth came up one out short in I PACKAGES AND LOTIONS April showers have put a rescheduled.Because the team her bid to pitch the second no­ damper on Notre Dame’s Big will remain on the road hitter of her career, allowing a I FOR STUDENTS WITH VAUD, ID- East season so fa r this year. Monday to make up the games hit to Loyola’s Tricia Oberhaus I The Irish were scheduled to against the Wildcats, with one out left in the bottom WCAT/C'ES VMD roiA ^w ia participate in road double- Notre Dame’s doubleheader of the seventh inning. I headers against Rutgers against Eastern Michigan Senior Megan Ciolli paced Saturday and Villanova Tuesday has been pushed back the offense with three hits, two I " " V a r m • m m . i Sunday, but inclement weather from 3 pm. to 4 p.m. RBI and three runs. M-J in the northeast United States Thursday night, Notre Dame Sophomore Stephanie Brown I forced the postponement of defeated Loyola-Chicago on the had three hits and an RBI. both series. road 10-0, pounding out a sea­ I Notre Dame is scheduled to son-high 16 hits in the contest. Contact Justin Schuver at I make up its games against With their win over Loyola, the [email protected] I I I F u n T a n I IT’S MORE FUN IN THE DARK. Write Sports. Call 1-4543 I

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Isban had the best individ­ tunity to play these [topi ual total for the Irish at 228 teams,” he said. “We feel that Augusta (12-over par), good for a tie we can play with anyone in continued from page 24 for 14th while Baldwin tied for the country now.” 25th overall with a 17-over That confidence will be piv­ 10th, Gustafson was still at 233, second on the team. otal for the Irish in the three-under after 14 holes. “I had a couple stretches of upcoming weeks. Despite a double bogey on bogeys and doubles that really First, they tee off in the the 15th hole and a bogey on hurt my position,” Isban said. Texas A&M Invitational Apr. the 16th, Gustafson finished “But fortu­ 16-17, with a the round at even par, the nately I was field just as fourth-best score for the third able to come “This definately gives us tough as this round. He finished the tourna­ back w ith a little momentum and a week’s. ment in a tie for 38th individ­ two or three Then, it’s ually, good for third on the birdies each little more confidence. back home to team. round that at We’ve got another hig Warren for Before Gustafson’s big least held event coming ... and we the Big East round, Cole Isban and Mark me in there.” Championship Baldwin had carried the Irish F o r the know we can play well. ” Apr. 23-24. for the first two rounds. team, this For now, the Isban and Baldwin shot w as a b ig Scott Gustafson Ir is h a re matching 75’s in the morning confidence happy with Irish golfer round Sunday, and Isban had booster. what they’ve a four-over 76 to begin the “This defi­ done th is tournament. Those two nitely gives week and will rounds left Isban in a tie for us a little bit of momentum use it as a platform for future sixth and Baldwin tied for and a little more confidence,” tournaments. 14th after two rounds. Gustafson said. “We’ve got “This week was great for “We had high expectations, another big event coming up us,” Isban said, “to see how myself and for the team,” in Texas A&M with a similar far we have come and yet Isban said. field, and we know we can have so much more we could DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer We knew that this was a play well.” do.” Sophomore Cole Isban takes a shot in the Notre Dame top-notch field with a lot of Isban echoed Gustafson’s Invitational Sept. 19. The Irish finished sixth at the Augusta top 25 teams here and we sentiments. Contact Ken Fowler at State Invitational this weekend. were excited.” “We love getting this oppor­ [email protected]

Brophy, who shot a par 154, good enough for third place Lacrosse Indiana overall; senior Karen Lotta, continued from page 24 continued from page 24 who finished 11th with a 157; sophomore Stacy Brown, who midfielder Lena Zentgrafs first next week in the Lady shot a 163; and junior Sarah collegiate hat trick. Boilermaker Invitational in Bassett, who finished with The pivotal conference week­ West Lafayette, although she 173. end began on a rather optimistic might have to rest during the Grand Valley State placed note for the Irish. week. three golfers in the top 10, but In search of its first Big East “She’s just going to have to their leader, Merissa Sneller, victory, Notre Dame charged out d o c to r it a lit t le finished one shot behind of the gates, netting a 2-0 advan­ bit,” King said. 7 was proud that tage on a pair of goals by Foote Notre Dame was Brophy and and Jackie Bowers, respectively, a h e a vy fa v o r ite we went out and nine shots in the contest’s first 2:07. going into the tour­ proved why we b e h i n d While Connecticut was able to m. nament, but King Nakazaki. BETH WERNET/The Observer said the win was were the favorite.” Minnesota secure a 3-2 lead over the next Notre Dame midfielder Lena Zentgraf attacks the Rutgers still valuable head­ shot a 634 to eight minutes with three consec­ defense during Sunday’s contest. Zentgraf scored three goals utive goals, the Irish immediate­ ing into tougher Debby King place third, one in a 12-9 Irish victory. shot ahead of ly responded, tallying three con­ competition in the Irish head coach secutive goals of their own to weeks to come. fourth place regain a two-goal advantage at of goals while Bowers and attack Foote once again sparked an “You still have to Ohio. Toledo, 5-3 with just over 12 minutes Mary McGrath also found their Irish rally, beating Rutgers goalie stay tough mentally, she said. led by Storck, finished tied remaining before the break. way onto the score sheet with Lyndsey Feldman for her second “I was proud that we went out with Marshall for fifth. After trading goals a pair of single tallies. goal and the first of five consecu­ and proved why we were the Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, goal with the Huskies, however, Focused on preventing the tive Notre Dame scores. favorite. Purdue and Ohio Arkansas-Little Rock, Indiana, Notre Dame’s wheels began to slow starts that has put the team Leading 7-4 at half time, the State are very tough fields. St. John’s, Xavier, Ferris State, fall off as Connecticut rallied off in an unconquerable hole time Irish lead would eventually grow We’ll need the experience.” Ball State, Bowling Green, seven straight goals — four and time again this season, the to seven at 12-5 before the The Irish shot a 20-over-par Indianapolis and IPFW round­ before halftime — and nine of Irish refused to allow the visiting Scarlet Knights used a late four- 620 as a team to beat out sec­ ed out the field. the next 10 en route to a domi­ Scarlet Knights to run away and goal rally to make the score ond place Grand Valley State nant 13-7 lead 11:53 into the hide. respectable by the contest’s final by nine strokes. Scoring for Contact Chris Khorey at first half.The Irish refused to Weathering a quick Scarlet whistle. the Irish were junior Katie [email protected] give in, scoring the game’s final Knight burst that staked Rutgers Foote believes the big confer­ three goals, but it was a case of to an early 3-1 advantage after ence victory w ill only make the too little too late as Notre Dame 4:26 of play, the Irish went to Irish more dangerous as they squandered Foote’s four-goal work. head down the stretch. performance and fell to 0-2 in Foote picked up her first goal After taking the week off, the Big East. of the game at the 7:27 mark Notre Dame w ill finish out a five- In dire need of a victory, the with Bowers and Zentgraf fol­ game home stand against a cou­ Irish reversed Friday night’s for­ lowing suit. ple of non-conference opponents The Baditi Art Show tunes as they rode hat tricks The Irish lead increased to 5-3 when No. 5 Duke (8-2) and from both Zentgraf and Foote to on Zentgraf’s third goal of the Stanford (6-4) come to town April 15-17 a crucial 12-9 victory over afternoon before Rutgers found Friday and Sunday, respectively. Rutgers Sunday.Mid fielders the back of the net to bring the Caitlin McKinney and Brittany Scarlet Knights within one at 5- Contact Matt Puglisi at Call for entries!! Fox each chipped in with a pair 4. [email protected] Cash prizes awarded 1st place: $75 2nd place:$50 3rd place: $25 crew’s effort; I was just disap­ “The second varsity eight pointed in the results,” Irish and novice eight are growing Open to all students San Diego coach Martin Stone said. “The better and getting faster,” All media accepted continued from page 24 effort was definitely there. We Stone said. were facing three crews that The Crew Classic, along with Dame battled neck and neck w ill most likely be in the most major spring season Entries due April 13 w ith Oregon State and Texas. NCAAs.” regattas, has serious implica­ With only 20 strokes left to The second varsity eight tions regarding the end of the Show Opening at 7pm Friday, April 15 go, the Notre Dame women crew completed the weekend year NCAA Championships. Prizes awarded at 7:30pm trailed both opposing crews. In ninth-overall after a fourth- Stone is undaunted by the a testament to conditioning place finish in the junior varsi­ results of this weekend. and gut effort the women dug ty B heat followed by finishing “Our chances to make the deep and passed Texas to third in the Petite race. NCAAs would have been Interested? Contact place seconds in the Petite The novice eight crew had a helped had we made the finals race, a little more than a half sim ilarly successful Petite [of the Jessop-Whittier Cup], Watch for further information coming soon second behind first-place OSU. heat, finishing in first, beating but by no means are they in the Dining Halls The finish placed the crew in out second place Southern gone,” he said. eighth overall for the Jessop- California by six seconds. The W hittier Cup. novices garnered seventh Contact Kyle Cassily at “ I wasn’t disappointed in the overall in the Novice races. [email protected] Monday, April 4, 2005 The Observer ♦ TODAY page 23

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M e n ’s G o lf W o m e n ’s C r e w Irish defeat five ranked opponentsTeam has Gustafson leads Notre Dame to sixth place finish in field with 10 top-25 teams success in

By KEN FOWLER Sports Writer San Diego

Against one of the toughest fields they have ever faced in a regular-season tournament, the By KYLE CASSILY Irish captured a tie for sixth, besting five top-25 Sports Writer teams and tying another in the Augusta State Invitational this weekend. The boats of the Irish plied Despite finishing 29 shots behind host school the waters of Mission Bay, San and champions Augusta State, Notre Dame Diego this weekend at the Crew achieved essentially every expectation the team Classic with the best women’s had coming into the weekend. crew teams the country has to While the Irish “didn’t play our best,” junior offer. Scott Gustafson said, “we still beat a lot of top- The results were mixed, with 15 team s.” no overall top-3 finishes pres­ For a team ranked in the 60s nationally, that’s ent, but the experience and saying something. chance to work together in After shooting consecutive 310s on the hilly actual competition w ill gain Forest Mill Golf Club in windy conditions dividends later on in the sea­ Saturday and Sunday, Notre Dame had its best son. team round on Sunday. The first varsity eight crew Gustafson led the Irish in the final round with competed in the prestigious a stellar round of even-par 72. He rallied from a Jessop-Whittier Cup on Saturday 82 and Sunday-morning 81 to post the Saturday afternoon and gar­ sixth-lowest round of the tournament Sunday nered a fourth-place finish. afternoon. The eight finished with a time “I was kind of down on myself after finishing of 7 minutes, 3.21 seconds, that second round of play,” he said. “I was look­ trailing victor California by 17 ing for any kind of momentum I could get.” seconds. Washington State fin­ lie found it immediately. ished ahead of Notre Dame by With the shotgun start Sunday afternoon, a little under than three sec­ Gustafson teed off on the par-five sixth, and got onds for third place. the round off to a fast start with a birdie four. The following day proved Three holes later, he birdied the par-five ninth. more fruitful for the first varsi­ Then, on his ninth hole of the afternoon, he ty eight in the Jessop-Whittier made birdie three to reach three-under at the Petite race, a race consisting of halfway point. crews finishing out of the top After rebounding with a birdie on the 11th and DUSTIN MENNELLA/The Observer two in its’ first heat. The race making two consecutive pars after bogeying the Junior Dan Klauer tees off in the Notre Dame Invitational Sept. 19. The Irish came down to the wire as Notre made a major national statement this weekend, finishing ahead of five see AUGUSTA/page 22 ranked opponents at the Augusta State Invitational. see SAN DIEGO/page 22

N D W o m e n ’s G o lf W o m e n ’s La c r o s s e Nakazaki leads the way ND splits weekend games to victory at Indiana Irish lose to UConn

a tournament. 13-10, bounce back By CHRIS KHOREY It was also the first individual against Rutgers Sports Writer victory of Nakazaki’s collegiate career. The Irish won their second “That’s a big step for her By MATT PUGLISI tournament in a row this past mentally,” Irish head coach Associate Sports Editor weekend at the Indiana Debby King said. “Getting her Invitational in Bloomington, first collegiate win is a big besting an 18-team field in the deal.” It was a weekend of firsts weather-shortened tournament Despite the win, the weekend at Moose Krause Field this at Indiana University Golf Club. was not perfect for the Irish, weekend. Windy conditions and a wet who watched senior co-captain After falling to visiting Connecticut (6-2, 1-1 Big course forced tournament offi­ Suzie Hayes withdraw from the cials to cut the competition first round with a hand injury. East) 13-10 Friday night — from 54 holes to 36. “ She came up to me d u rin g the first home Irish loss to Irish sophomore Noriko the first round,” King said of the Huskies in program his­ Nakazaki Hayes. “Her left hand had tory — Notre Dame (3-6,1-2 was the event’s individual swelled up and she couldn’t Big East) bounced back champion, shooting a 2-over grip the club.” Sunday afternoon to knock par 146, beating out Toledo’s Hayes returned to action off Rutgers (3-6, 1-2 Big Natalie Storck by one stroke. Sunday and shot a 78. She is East) 12-9 for its first Big BETH WERNET/The Observer East win of the year behind The win represented the third expected to be able to compete Irish defender Heather Furguson, left, spins around a Rutgers time the Irish have taken both defender during Sunday’s game. Notre Dame won the game 12- the individual and team titles at see INDIANA/page 22 see LACROSSE/page 22 9 thanks to a hat trick from midfielder Lena Zentgraf. t/i ND MEN'S TRACK NO WOMBfS TENNIS NO WOMEN'S HOOPS SMC TENNIS MEN'S TENNIS ND WOMEN'S TRACK Irish w in five events Notre Dame 5, Batteast, Schrader SMC 9, SMU 5, Team qualifies seven at Purdue's Poehlein Long Beach 2 play well in Indiana­ Albion 0 Notre Dame 0 members for Big East GC 3 Invitational. Irish bounce back polis all-star games. Belles open year with Injuries hobble team finals at Purdue CS from loss to Wisconsin. 9-0 scrimmage victory in 5-2 loss to SMU Saturday. O page 20 over Albion. Saturday. page 21 page 21 page 20 page 19 page 19 Q. CO Monday, April 4, 2005 The Observer ♦ POPE JOHN PAUL II 1920-2005 Page 3 nan of faith, a “It is certainly a very “His papacy was a great gift ‘The pope was a champion o f d events... and great loss, not just to Catholics, and an all types of people and of ost influential for Catholicism but for all inspiration to all people human dignity." t world history.' humanity.” of good will. ” ward Malloy Jerry Strabley Father John Jenkins Thien-An Nguyen-Vu I President Notre Dame security University President-elect Morrissey freshman Church turns attention toward next leader Cardinals will follow complicated process

death, the cardinals already in selected. According to church.” Begoglio, archbishop of By KATE ANTONACCI Rome must wait 15 days for CNN.com, a chemical is mixed One figure that has been Buenos Aires, Argentina, was In Focus Writer those who are absent to travel with the ballots to produce the brought up as a possible can­ also listed as a candidate. If to the Vatican, Cunningham black smoke. When a new didate is Cardinal Francis elected, Begoglio would Pope John Paul IPs death on said. pope is chosen, the ballots are Arinze of Nigeria. Notre Dame become the first Jesuit pope. Saturday marked the end of Once the cardinals are at the burned alone without chemi­ is presenting him an honorary The process of choosing a his 27-year term as leader of Vatican, they may not commu­ cals, and white smoke doctorate at the University’s new pope is not easy, as there the Catholic Church. The nicate with anyone outside the emerges from the Palace. Commencement ceremony in are many factors to be consid­ responsibility of choosing a area until a new pope is cho­ “No one knows who it is May, Cunningham said. ered. new pope lies in the hands of sen. going to be,” Cunningham “If [Arinze is elected pope] “Do you try to replicate the members of the Sacred Cardinals under the age of said. he obviously will not be at the [John Paul II], or do you bring College of Cardinals, who have 80 are eligible to vote. Though Professors Dolan, Rougeau com m ence­ someone in who 20 days following the death of there are over 150 cardinals, and Cunningham all cited an ment,” Cunn­ will focus more the pope to call a meeting of only 117 cardinals are eligible old Italian saying when asked ingham said. “We’re not going to on managing cardinals to the Vatican. to vote. They will meet in the for predictions about the Arinze, 72, the Church as At this time, nothing is Sistine Chapel each day until future pope — “ W hoever goes has been a key have a black pope. an institution?” known beyond speculation they reach a 2/3 vote, into the conclave comes out a fig u r e in ... The church w on’t s a id R. S c o tt about who the next pope will Cunningham said. ca rd in a l.” arranging inter- make two bold moves Appleby, history be, said theology professor According to CNN.com, the “The person who is favored faith dialogue professor and Lawrence Cunningham. blank ballots are rectangular to be pope never becomes it,” among Cath­ in a row. ” director of the “There’s a pretty formal in shape and must Dolan said. olics, Muslims Kroc Institute process. They do a good job bear, in the upper Pope John Paul and Hindus. Father Richard McBrien for Inter-nation­ at keeping it secret,” said half, the world II was the first Arinze was al Peace Stud­ “No one knows theology professor Vincent Rougeau, associate “Eligo in Sum- non-Italian pope close to John ies. “The new professor in the Law School. mum Pontificem,” who it is going in 455 years, Paul II, accord­ pope w ill have “They are, however, supposed . m e a n in g “ I e le ct to be. ” Cunningham ing to CNN. If to deal with to be th inking about the good as supreme pon­ said. The corner­ elected pope, he would be the three issues: the poor in the o f the Church.” tiff.” The cardi­ stone of his first black pope since Gelasius world, the world of Islam Lawrence Cunningham Catholics around the world nals write the papacy was in 492. [and] advances in science and have responded to the death of nam e o f a c a n d i­ theology professor global outreach However, Father Richard biotechnology.” the pope and are anticipating date on the lower and it is because McBrien, theology professor Under Pope John Paul II, the the appointment of a new half and fold it in of his great at Notre Dame, told the “Church moved to the right leader. two. The elector then walks to interest in the world that some Boston Herald that it is and got very conservative,” “The thing I’m amazed at is an altar in order of seniority are speculating that the next u n like ly a black pope w ill be Dolan said. the tremendous outpouring of and places the ballot onto a pope may be from a Third elected. Many agree that the cardi­ people in prayer and support small disc and drops it inside World country, another non- “We’re not going to have a nals may choose someone and mourning for his death a chalice. Italian or possibly a non- black pope. ...The church more moderate in their views. and also a tribute to his mem­ If there is no winner, anoth­ European. won’t make two bold moves in Dolan compared Pope John ory,” said Jay Dolan, professor er vote is taken, Cunningham “There’s been some specula­ a row,” he said. Paul II to Pope John XXIII, emeritus of history. “He obvi­ said. tion Central and Latin CNN listed Cardinal Joseph who introduced Vatican II and ously had a major impact on “If after 30 ballots they don’t American cardinals and also Ratzinger, John Paul I I s chief called the Second Vatican the entire world.” have a 2/3 vote, they can some from Europe of course,” theological adviser; Cardinal Council, to describe his con­ Following the death of a agree that the simple majority Cunningham said. Dionigi Tettamanzi, archbish­ servatism . pope, a period of mourning would do to elect a new pope,” “It would be good to have op of Milan, Italy; Cardinal “He [Pope John XXIII1 want­ begins and runs for nine days. Cunningham said. someone from say Africa, Ivan Dias, archbishop of ed to let the windows of the The mourning period began The ballots are burned after which has the fastest growing Mumbai; Cardinal Godf'ried church and let some air in,” Sunday morning, Cunningham votes are counted. If black Catholic population, or Latin Danneels, archbishop of Dolan said. “1 think John Paul said. smoke emerges from the roof America,” Cunningham said. Mechlen-Brussels, Belgium II closed those windows.” Though the conclave of car­ of the Vatican Palace, those in “I think it would be a terrific and others as potential candi­ dinals must be called no more waiting in St. Peter’s Square thing for the Church — after dates. Contact Kate Antonacci at than 20 days after the pope’s know that a pope has not been all the Church is a Catholic Cardinal Jorge Mario [email protected]

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ever known it,” she said. “So many “The whole city feels the effects of a blessing at the end. I was there with By KAREN LANGLEY people have been out either driving or this event — St. Peter’s Square is the the Notre Dame crowd again, and In Focus Writer ju s t w alking near St. Peter’s, but even only place in the city that is crowded everyone was cheering and clapping among them it has been almost silent. at all, which is unusual for a week­ when he appeared at his window,” When Ashley Sinnott arrived at St. There is an overwhelming feeling of end,” Murray said. “It’s amazing to be Sinnott said. Peter’s Square Saturday, the news of sadness, but also of respect.” in Rome right now. I really feel like “A microphone was given to him, but Pope John Paul II’s death had been Mullaney called the cycle of praying Pm living a part of history.” he couldn’t speak. He waved, and kept reverberating around the globe for for the pope before and after his death Notre Dame students studying putting his hands to his cheeks, like he more than three hours. The square “ s u rre a l.” abroad in Europe were drawn to Rome was crying. It was really emotional, itself, however, remained suspended “Since Friday, I think most people on Easter weekend for a reunion because I think everyone knew this in tim e. over here have been aware that it was organized by Campus Ministry. would be his last Easter — there was “Even though I didn’t get there until only a matter of hours, and we had “There were students that traveled no way we could have realized it around 1 a.m., the piazza CNN on constantly, wait­ from Dublin, London and would be his last public was still filled with thou­ ing for the latest news,” Spain to meet at the appearance, or his last sands of people singing, “Rome has been Mullaney said. Colosseum for Stations of “I t ’s amazing to be Sunday Mass.” crying and clapping,” the quieter than I “It was incredible to be the Cross on Good Friday. in Rome .... I really As the week went on, Notre Dame junior said. have ever there with thousands and Apparently, Good Friday fee l like I ’m living students were aware that “There were backpackers thousands of people — and the events that the pope was nearing his with pillows sleeping known it. ” Catholics, Christians and accompany it have a part of history. ” final hours. under the columns, there non-Christians all coming always been very special “I would say the overall were tiny altars set up all Laura Mullaney together to pay their for the pope, even more Caroline Murray mood that I’ve experi­ around the square, there respects and say some so than Easter,” Sinnott enced in the last day is Notre Dame junior Notre Dame junior were people with rosaries prayers. said. one of sadness, but also staring up at the pope’s “I know I will never for­ “So TV monitors at the relief, because he’s been window. It was very intense because get how it felt to stand under the Colosseum broadcasted images of his so sick there last few months,” Sinnott everyone present was so emotional.” pope’s window with countless others, watching our gathering. It was really said. Sinnott, who is studying in Rome this the smell of scented candles burning a memorable experience to be in the “I know that when the original semester, was not the only Notre throughout the night, and the sound of middle of Rome with Notre Dame kids announcement was made to the Dame student to experience the imme­ one group in particular singing songs from all over Europe, watching the square, they said John Paul has diate aftermath of the 84-year-old accompanied by a guitar.” ceremony with the pope.” returned home,’ and everyone pope’s death. Junior Caroline Murray agreed, Students were also present at the clapped.” The impact of John Paul II’s death adding she does not expect the com­ pope’s last public appearance, which was felt intensely on the city streets, munity’s intensity to drop in the com­ occurred Easter Sunday. junior Laura Mullaney said. ing weeks as the Church works toward “Easter Mass wasn’t said by [John Contact Karen Langley at “Rome has been quieter than I have selecting John Paul IPs successor. Paul II] obviously, but he came out for [email protected]