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In the Line of Fire by MatthewZiegler ·12 COVER: Scholastic takes a look at the place of deadline: » Around the World in 40 Years by Danica Skeoch 08 the. ROTC ana Catholic campus and how SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT NOON Notre ~arne~sROTC prograrnsfit in. » I Believe by Sean Dudley and Kristin Steckbeck 10

» New Goals by David Murray 22 Rebuilding the House of Rockne "20' by Gerard Meskill , ' , » Feliz Navidad by Kathleen Corte 25 INowthatbavie has been durnped, the Irish seek. a replacernent... . See who tops. the list. » A Modern Twist by Tracy Evans 29

The Rest Splinters 17 }he 1,~ Days of Christm~s," "', "'2' 6'" From the Editor 2 Out of Bounds 28 by Came Sweeney .' ", ' " Letter to the Editor 3 Week in Distortion 30 ,I Get i~tothe ~()Hd.aY~Pirit with a previe~of ND Notebook 4 Calendar 31 area winter activities and events. • . Campus Watch 16 Final Word 32 COVER DESIGN COVER PHOTOS TABLE OF CONTENTS PHOTO PAGE AND ILLUSTRATION MICHAEL KATE MICHAEL GRIFFIN GRIFFIN FOSTER Statue of Jesus on God Quad opens His arms to all. V 1 0

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In the Line of Fire by MatthewZiegler ·12 COVER: Scholastic takes a look at the place of deadline: » Around the World in 40 Years by Danica Skeoch 08 the. ROTC ana Catholic campus and how SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 AT NOON Notre ~arne~sROTC prograrnsfit in. » I Believe by Sean Dudley and Kristin Steckbeck 10

» New Goals by David Murray 22 Rebuilding the House of Rockne "20' by Gerard Meskill , ' , » Feliz Navidad by Kathleen Corte 25 INowthatbavie has been durnped, the Irish seek. a replacernent... . See who tops. the list. » A Modern Twist by Tracy Evans 29

The Rest Splinters 17 }he 1,~ Days of Christm~s," "', "'2' 6'" From the Editor 2 Out of Bounds 28 by Came Sweeney .' ", ' " Letter to the Editor 3 Week in Distortion 30 ,I Get i~tothe ~()Hd.aY~Pirit with a previe~of ND Notebook 4 Calendar 31 area winter activities and events. • . Campus Watch 16 Final Word 32 Vol. 143, No. 07 • 06 DEC 2001 SCHOLaSTIC LETTER TO THE EDITOR -1 Editor in Chief r ! Michael P. Griffin NY's Spi rit is Managing Editor ,I Matthew Barr I,. Associate Editor Stronger than Ever I Jessica L. Daues Executive Editor There's hope for the future as the city rebuilds Sarah Childress

News Malthew C. Ziegler, editor Dear Editor, next funding will come from, joined tons Jeffrey Drocco, assistant IKatie Freddoso, assistant I am writing in response to the letter to of other offices in ordering lunch for its Campus Life the editor ("The Spirit of New York is entire staff once or twice a week to keep Jacklyn D. Kiefer, editor Kristin A. Kramer, assistant Dead") published in Scholastic's last issue. local eateries afloat. My boss changed her Responding to irrationality Sports I am genuinely sorry that Alison feels New screen saver to read, "Seize the day." Gerard J. Meskill, editor York has lost its spirit since September 11 Perhaps the most noticeable change is one foot~all season that started with great expectations has ended with great dis­ David Murray, assistant A and hope she finds happiness in her trans­ of the silliest, but one of the most telling. appomtrnent. But should that incur irrationality in students? Entertainment Kathleen Corte, editor fer to New Jersey. But I feel compelled to There's a basic commuter rule on any type In a 30 November 2001 letter to the Observer Viewpoint section, Vinnie Zuccaro Carrie E. Sweeney, assistant share with all of you what so many of us of mass transit: Don't talk, don't make eye questions the need to educate the football team. Why should we? "GPA doesn't Departments end up on the scoreboard or in the rankings," he writes. I mean, what else is there? , Cristin E. Fenzel, editor here in New York have seen - not the contact. But now, it's OK to talk to people Design bleakness Alison describes, but rather a on the subway. I see people breaking the Zuccaro calls for a loosening of the standards to the point where it doesn't matter Crissy Manary, editor Jessica A. Chamberlain, assistant fresh, growing spirit and a renewed appre­ old rule more and more often. "if our football recruits aren't smart enough to tie their own shoes before the game Brendan Condon as long as they can win." (That's a real quote; I didn't make it up.) " Nick Dailey ciation for the city and for each other. In the first weeks after that day, people Eric Doversberger Perhaps Zuccaro would prefer our football players not to take any classes at all. Ryan Greenberg I work about five blocks from the World came for miles to see Ground Zero, to weep Beth Murphy Then they could practice more and sacrifice even more of themselves and their Trade Center. Nothing I have ever experi­ over its ashes. The cops and troopers prod­ Photography enced in my life compares to the things I ded us along. But people have begun to re­ futures in order to make money for the university and satisfy little whiny sopho­ Katherine A. Foster, editor saw and did on September 11. But even in build their lives and to focus on what's left mores who think that a national championship is the only thing with which these Graphic Arts Michael M. delaRosa, editor the middle of the horrors, I marveled at how rather than what's gone. At Ground Zero, players should ever concern themselves. What good is a knowledge of business or Maryn Necel, assistant people responded to the tragedy. The out­ like any other place in New York, you can of engineering when you can just focus on football? Copy I think that in the excitement of the game, we have lost sight of the point. The Adam M. Aroian, editor pouring of love never stopped, not for one tell the tourists now - they're the ones who k look for Jennifer L. Wahoske, assistant sentiments of Zuccaro, and others like him, completely devalue the players as Cecilia Hadley single second. You've heard about the he­ stand still, cameras in hand, while the rest L: ~~SUE 8 Soquel Harding humans and as students of our university. The truth is that most collegiate players, roes of that day, the firefighters and rescue of us have learned to keep walking, to prod JAN 31 Distribution ourselves along and get back to living life. k no matter how successful their alma mater, will never make it to the NFL. But Felisia Johns, manager workers who gave up their lives to save oth­ ers, the passengers of Flight 93 who sacri­ New York has kept going in the past three they're treated sometimes as though that is all that is important - as if they can't Advertlsfng , Jessica B. Potish, manager fIced themselves in Pennsylvania. But what months, and it has shown the resilience and r be successful in any other pursuit in life. Kyle Zuaro, assistant you may not have heard is the simple truth: character that so long ago made this city f: So if some care so little for the players or their futures, for whom or for what are Online they rooting? Not the University of Notre Dame, for a "university" supports the Jamie L. Moran, manager Everyone was a hero that day. In big ways famous. And- it's the incredible people here Advisor and small, everyone helped everyone else. who have kept it going with all the courage ideals of higher learning, which implies the mixing of academics and athletics - Robert E. Franken '69 or other activities - to promote the well roundedness of its students. For what may have been the first time, ev­ they can muster. People who returned to Could some of us want ND to win just to satisfy some inner pride, regardless of eryone cared. work, even when no one could see the point. the harm done to the players? Disce Quasi Semper Viclurus Sure, it was natural for people to bond, People who fInd little ways, day after day, Vive Quasi Cras Morilurus And no, I don't care if the third-string cornerbacker or fIrst-string quarterback to cling to each other on that extraordinary to make this unutterably changed place doesn't want to work hard academically. If they choose not to work hard in their day. But the magical thing that's happened seem almost normal again. People who fo­ is that this spirit, this atmosphere of togeth­ cus on the lesson learned - that when you classes, fIne. What bothers me is the call for a change in the sy»tem - to a struc­ Published biweekly at the University of Notre Dame ture that devalues the need for success in academics. But I love Notre Dame foot­ ,', and printed at Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, IN, erness, has persevered. As we lost hope for get right down to it, all that will matter is 46556. The entire contents of Scholastic magazine is ball because we hold ourselves to a high standard, academically and athletically. I Copyright © 2001. All rights reserved. No contents of the missing in the World Trade Center, as whom and what you love. And people who this magazine, either in whole or in part, may be attention shifted to anthrax and the war in strive to be just a bit cheerier, a bit friend­ love Notre Dame because our players are real students, not thoughtless mercenar­ reproduced in any manner without wrilten consent of ies. the publisher. Scholastic magazine does not assume Afghanistan, there's still a palpable differ­ lier than they might have been a few months liability for unsolicited manuscripts or material. All correspondence should be sent to Scholastic ence in the city. A native New Yorker I work ago, because you never know when it will magazine, LaFortune Student Center, Notre Dame, IN with summed it up: "People are kind to each mean something. ur cover story this week focuses on another realm where students are pulled 46556. To be published in the next issue, lelters must Oin different directions: ROTC cadets have to balance schoolwork with their be received by 5:00 p.ni. Monday before the issue. All otht!r." And that is indeed a difference. The city I never wanted to work in has letters must include the writer's name, address and training, but for years, many have questioned the existence of the ROTC in an , phone number. All letters must be signed. Names will In the days after the attacks, people hung grown on me since I started working here a " be withheld upon request in certain instances. signs all over the city proclaiming, "I love year and a half ago. But on September 11, I academic setting. On page 12, Matthew Ziegler explores some new aspects of the S~holastic reserves the right to edit letters for space. debate and fInds that compromise may be the best answer. Cnssy Manary is the official office Lance girl. Stay NY more than ever." Anytime anybody saw its heart for the first time. And I can 'NSyncl Requests for corrections made more than 21 This is the last issue of Schoiastic for the semester. Best wishes for the holidays days after publication cannot be guaranteed. The called someone else in the city, no matter honestly join all the others here when they subscription rate is $35 per year. Available back issues how ill-acquainted they were, the first line say: I love New York. Now, more than ever. to all. are $2.50 per copy; please specify volume and number, or date. Copies of the annual football review was always, "How are you? Are your friends ", are .available at $5 per copy. Advertising rates :: available on request. The opinions expressed in and family all right?" My little company, a - Meredith Salisbury Scholastic magazine are not necessarily those of the start-up constantly wondering where the 2000 Scholastic Editor ;I!E..{f!:. University of Notre Dame or the student body.

2 SCHOLASTICFROM THE EDITOR SCHOLASTIC LETTER TO THE EDITOR 3 Vol. 143, No. 07 • 06 DEC 2001 SCHOLaSTIC LETTER TO THE EDITOR -1 Editor in Chief r ! Michael P. Griffin NY's Spi rit is Managing Editor ,I Matthew Barr I,. Associate Editor Stronger than Ever I Jessica L. Daues Executive Editor There's hope for the future as the city rebuilds Sarah Childress

News Malthew C. Ziegler, editor Dear Editor, next funding will come from, joined tons Jeffrey Drocco, assistant IKatie Freddoso, assistant I am writing in response to the letter to of other offices in ordering lunch for its Campus Life the editor ("The Spirit of New York is entire staff once or twice a week to keep Jacklyn D. Kiefer, editor Kristin A. Kramer, assistant Dead") published in Scholastic's last issue. local eateries afloat. My boss changed her Responding to irrationality Sports I am genuinely sorry that Alison feels New screen saver to read, "Seize the day." Gerard J. Meskill, editor York has lost its spirit since September 11 Perhaps the most noticeable change is one foot~all season that started with great expectations has ended with great dis­ David Murray, assistant A and hope she finds happiness in her trans­ of the silliest, but one of the most telling. appomtrnent. But should that incur irrationality in students? Entertainment Kathleen Corte, editor fer to New Jersey. But I feel compelled to There's a basic commuter rule on any type In a 30 November 2001 letter to the Observer Viewpoint section, Vinnie Zuccaro Carrie E. Sweeney, assistant share with all of you what so many of us of mass transit: Don't talk, don't make eye questions the need to educate the football team. Why should we? "GPA doesn't Departments end up on the scoreboard or in the rankings," he writes. I mean, what else is there? , Cristin E. Fenzel, editor here in New York have seen - not the contact. But now, it's OK to talk to people Design bleakness Alison describes, but rather a on the subway. I see people breaking the Zuccaro calls for a loosening of the standards to the point where it doesn't matter Crissy Manary, editor Jessica A. Chamberlain, assistant fresh, growing spirit and a renewed appre­ old rule more and more often. "if our football recruits aren't smart enough to tie their own shoes before the game Brendan Condon as long as they can win." (That's a real quote; I didn't make it up.) " Nick Dailey ciation for the city and for each other. In the first weeks after that day, people Eric Doversberger Perhaps Zuccaro would prefer our football players not to take any classes at all. Ryan Greenberg I work about five blocks from the World came for miles to see Ground Zero, to weep Beth Murphy Then they could practice more and sacrifice even more of themselves and their Trade Center. Nothing I have ever experi­ over its ashes. The cops and troopers prod­ Photography enced in my life compares to the things I ded us along. But people have begun to re­ futures in order to make money for the university and satisfy little whiny sopho­ Katherine A. Foster, editor saw and did on September 11. But even in build their lives and to focus on what's left mores who think that a national championship is the only thing with which these Graphic Arts Michael M. delaRosa, editor the middle of the horrors, I marveled at how rather than what's gone. At Ground Zero, players should ever concern themselves. What good is a knowledge of business or Maryn Necel, assistant people responded to the tragedy. The out­ like any other place in New York, you can of engineering when you can just focus on football? Copy I think that in the excitement of the game, we have lost sight of the point. The Adam M. Aroian, editor pouring of love never stopped, not for one tell the tourists now - they're the ones who k look for Jennifer L. Wahoske, assistant sentiments of Zuccaro, and others like him, completely devalue the players as Cecilia Hadley single second. You've heard about the he­ stand still, cameras in hand, while the rest L: ~~SUE 8 Soquel Harding humans and as students of our university. The truth is that most collegiate players, roes of that day, the firefighters and rescue of us have learned to keep walking, to prod JAN 31 Distribution ourselves along and get back to living life. k no matter how successful their alma mater, will never make it to the NFL. But Felisia Johns, manager workers who gave up their lives to save oth­ ers, the passengers of Flight 93 who sacri­ New York has kept going in the past three they're treated sometimes as though that is all that is important - as if they can't Advertlsfng , Jessica B. Potish, manager fIced themselves in Pennsylvania. But what months, and it has shown the resilience and r be successful in any other pursuit in life. Kyle Zuaro, assistant you may not have heard is the simple truth: character that so long ago made this city f: So if some care so little for the players or their futures, for whom or for what are Online they rooting? Not the University of Notre Dame, for a "university" supports the Jamie L. Moran, manager Everyone was a hero that day. In big ways famous. And- it's the incredible people here Advisor and small, everyone helped everyone else. who have kept it going with all the courage ideals of higher learning, which implies the mixing of academics and athletics - Robert E. Franken '69 or other activities - to promote the well roundedness of its students. For what may have been the first time, ev­ they can muster. People who returned to Could some of us want ND to win just to satisfy some inner pride, regardless of eryone cared. work, even when no one could see the point. the harm done to the players? Disce Quasi Semper Viclurus Sure, it was natural for people to bond, People who fInd little ways, day after day, Vive Quasi Cras Morilurus And no, I don't care if the third-string cornerbacker or fIrst-string quarterback to cling to each other on that extraordinary to make this unutterably changed place doesn't want to work hard academically. If they choose not to work hard in their day. But the magical thing that's happened seem almost normal again. People who fo­ is that this spirit, this atmosphere of togeth­ cus on the lesson learned - that when you classes, fIne. What bothers me is the call for a change in the sy»tem - to a struc­ Published biweekly at the University of Notre Dame ture that devalues the need for success in academics. But I love Notre Dame foot­ ,', and printed at Ave Maria Press, Notre Dame, IN, erness, has persevered. As we lost hope for get right down to it, all that will matter is 46556. The entire contents of Scholastic magazine is ball because we hold ourselves to a high standard, academically and athletically. I Copyright © 2001. All rights reserved. No contents of the missing in the World Trade Center, as whom and what you love. And people who this magazine, either in whole or in part, may be attention shifted to anthrax and the war in strive to be just a bit cheerier, a bit friend­ love Notre Dame because our players are real students, not thoughtless mercenar­ reproduced in any manner without wrilten consent of ies. the publisher. Scholastic magazine does not assume Afghanistan, there's still a palpable differ­ lier than they might have been a few months liability for unsolicited manuscripts or material. All correspondence should be sent to Scholastic ence in the city. A native New Yorker I work ago, because you never know when it will magazine, LaFortune Student Center, Notre Dame, IN with summed it up: "People are kind to each mean something. ur cover story this week focuses on another realm where students are pulled 46556. To be published in the next issue, lelters must Oin different directions: ROTC cadets have to balance schoolwork with their be received by 5:00 p.ni. Monday before the issue. All otht!r." And that is indeed a difference. The city I never wanted to work in has letters must include the writer's name, address and training, but for years, many have questioned the existence of the ROTC in an , phone number. All letters must be signed. Names will In the days after the attacks, people hung grown on me since I started working here a " be withheld upon request in certain instances. signs all over the city proclaiming, "I love year and a half ago. But on September 11, I academic setting. On page 12, Matthew Ziegler explores some new aspects of the S~holastic reserves the right to edit letters for space. debate and fInds that compromise may be the best answer. Cnssy Manary is the official office Lance girl. Stay NY more than ever." Anytime anybody saw its heart for the first time. And I can 'NSyncl Requests for corrections made more than 21 This is the last issue of Schoiastic for the semester. Best wishes for the holidays days after publication cannot be guaranteed. The called someone else in the city, no matter honestly join all the others here when they subscription rate is $35 per year. Available back issues how ill-acquainted they were, the first line say: I love New York. Now, more than ever. to all. are $2.50 per copy; please specify volume and number, or date. Copies of the annual football review was always, "How are you? Are your friends ", are .available at $5 per copy. Advertising rates :: available on request. The opinions expressed in and family all right?" My little company, a - Meredith Salisbury Scholastic magazine are not necessarily those of the start-up constantly wondering where the 2000 Scholastic Editor ;I!E..{f!:. University of Notre Dame or the student body.

2 SCHOLASTICFROM THE EDITOR SCHOLASTIC LETTER TO THE EDITOR 3 "All unattended vehicles will be ticketed $100 and towed. Good 'til the Last Drop ... God bless America." 39 Years Ago ) - sign at South Bend Regional Airport I Battle of the Books I Explaining the shrinking-juice-box mystery he following appeared in the February JEFFDROCCO I think Del Monte," he says. "Then they year. "We thought about getting a bigger T16 issue of Notre Dame Scholastic in 1962: made their juice boxes smaller, so we size and charging for two sides, but we "Are you sure that's a woman and not a coach?" Entries are now being acceptedfor Fa­ id your last Grab 'n' Go lunch leave switched to Mott's. Now Mott's made knew some people wouldn't be happy .. -·student referring to Jesus the Teacher ther Hesburgh:S- private library contest. This Dyour palate a little drier than usual? their boxes smaller." with that either. So we took the smaller ) statue near the bookstore contest, which is in its second yem; is open Not quite able to pinpoint what's The story seems to show, literally, that size and figured people could take two if to all undergraduate students and carries changed about your favorite combo of there's no such thing as a free lunch. Says they wanted." of prize of $100 to the Notre Dame Book­ one entree and four sides? Chances are Patterson: "We were getting a great deal Hopefully, Food Services can solve the store. Entries for the contest must meet the the oddity you found in your sack of from Mott's before. I think they realized problem of the mysterious shrinking juice "And Clinton got lucky ... wait, that's not the best way to following qualifications: vittles was a small decrease in the size this and figured they had to either make boxes soon. In the meantime, maybe you put it." 1) A !islofbooks bought during the present - economics professor of your juice box, noticed by many the boxes smaller or raise the price." should look for a water fountain. 0 academic year must be submitted. Textbooks Grab on' Go regulars. The boxes of But students shouldn't start boycotting > will not be considered but books which are apple juice, orange juice and fruit Grab on' Go just yet. At least one divi­ recommended reading for a particular punch, once eight ounces, now only sion within Food Services is at work look­ course may be included. carry 6.75 ounces of refreshment. ing for other options. "Purchasing is look­ "You see, that's why I hate the business school - I've 2) The contestant must prepare a statement Ready to shake your head at the Golden ing into getting orange juice from Prairie forgotten how to think." of 500 words on his purpose in acquiring a ..• .. - member of student government Dome for counting its pennies at the ex­ Farms," Patterson says. "We can get that ) private library and the reason he chose these pense of student lunches? Hold up a sec­ in half-pint cartons, like the milk." But pa11icular books ... : ond, says Dan Patterson, one of the man­ this wouldn't replace the apple juice or The prize will not necessarily go to the long­ agers of South Dining Hall. "What hap­ the fruit punch. est list,· a shorter list ofclosely related books, pened was Mott's changed the size of the Never fear, however. Although satisfy.: "You know, it wouldn't be a Lifetime movie if it didn't involve together with a good statement, will receive boxes on us," he says. "It's not some big ing the appetite of the college student is paralysis." much consideration. The entries, which must ploy to try to save money." no easy task, Food Services seems accus­ ) - overheard student in Reekers be submitted by May 4 to 356 O'Shaughnessy, According to Patterson, the nickel-and­ tomed to the difficulties of the job. "We will be judged by selectedfaculty members. diming is on the side of the juice indus­ had the same issue with the waters," says These people actually had time tQ read try. "Something like two years ago, we Patterson, referring to the mini water something other than their textbooks? Fas­ were buying from a different company - bottles that appeared at Grab 'n' Go this cinating. - Cristin Fenzel

Chances are that if you live on campus, actually supposed to play them as they haven't you? fans, but we were wondering if the Irish play? Ten Questions you've heard them - even Scholastic has, marched in front of the band, but that didn;t Yeah, we practice Tuesday and Thursday Bagpipes ever receive any - er - com­ Hmm, I don't know about my favorite, but and we're in the basement of SDH. The really work, because it was cold and they nights in Crowley - they don't like us very plaints about their playing? the ideal place is somewhere out in the open, Irish Bagpipes haveJnade a vociferous didn't really know how to play, so they ended much there - and then we march around cam­ Yes, we have. People have shouted out of preferably with people watching and listen­ comeback this year, so we tracked down up dropping the bagpipes. They reappeared pus. We also perform on football Saturdays. their dorm windows that they're studying, and ing. sophomore Dan McCabe, the official "Pipe in the mid-80s with some students who knew at one point Father Malloy came out of his Master" ofthe club, to find out more about how to play, and this year we have our big­ What do your duties as the Pipe Master office and asked us to practice somewhere We've all heard aboutthe Irish Guard and Pipe Master of these "noisemakers." Shown here cuddling gest group, with 15 pipers and two drummers. entail? else. We have some guys in Stanford who are their kilts. Do you, uh, wear anything the Irish his bagpipes, Dan told us that you don't I'm responsible for the instruction of new just learning to play, so they'll go outside and under your kilt? Bagpipes even have to know how to play the bagpipes How did you get to be the Pipe Master? members, selection of the music, the march­ practice there and people from Stanford and All I have to say is that those November to join - this accounting major from Did you have to smoke out any other ing that we do and all the other club stuff. Keenan yell at them from their windows. football games get pretty cold. Stanford Hall will teach you. Could things guys for the job? get any more exciting? We actually had an election at the end of When did you start playing the bagpipes? What's another use for your bagpipes Do you ever receive illicit late-night phone last year. There were four guys with experj­ I started playing back in seventh grade. other than playing them? calls soliciting your services as the Pipe Tell us, 0 mighty Pipe Master, about ence, and I won. My grandfather played the drums in a band, Some people have suggested we start bon­ Master? your minions, the Irish Bagpipes. and I always liked [the bagpipes]. fires with them. I haven't yet, but I'm looking forward to They originally appeared on campus in the Call us stupid, but you guys have been a it. From the ladies, that is. late 1940s with the Irish Guard, who were little more audible on campus this year, Now we at Scholastic are big bagpiping What's yC?ur favorite or ideal place to - Kristin Kramer

4 SCHOLASTICNOTEBOOK SCHOLASTICNOTEBOOK 5 "All unattended vehicles will be ticketed $100 and towed. Good 'til the Last Drop ... God bless America." 39 Years Ago ) - sign at South Bend Regional Airport I Battle of the Books I Explaining the shrinking-juice-box mystery he following appeared in the February JEFFDROCCO I think Del Monte," he says. "Then they year. "We thought about getting a bigger T16 issue of Notre Dame Scholastic in 1962: made their juice boxes smaller, so we size and charging for two sides, but we "Are you sure that's a woman and not a coach?" Entries are now being acceptedfor Fa­ id your last Grab 'n' Go lunch leave switched to Mott's. Now Mott's made knew some people wouldn't be happy .. -·student referring to Jesus the Teacher ther Hesburgh:S- private library contest. This Dyour palate a little drier than usual? their boxes smaller." with that either. So we took the smaller ) statue near the bookstore contest, which is in its second yem; is open Not quite able to pinpoint what's The story seems to show, literally, that size and figured people could take two if to all undergraduate students and carries changed about your favorite combo of there's no such thing as a free lunch. Says they wanted." of prize of $100 to the Notre Dame Book­ one entree and four sides? Chances are Patterson: "We were getting a great deal Hopefully, Food Services can solve the store. Entries for the contest must meet the the oddity you found in your sack of from Mott's before. I think they realized problem of the mysterious shrinking juice "And Clinton got lucky ... wait, that's not the best way to following qualifications: vittles was a small decrease in the size this and figured they had to either make boxes soon. In the meantime, maybe you put it." 1) A !islofbooks bought during the present - economics professor of your juice box, noticed by many the boxes smaller or raise the price." should look for a water fountain. 0 academic year must be submitted. Textbooks Grab on' Go regulars. The boxes of But students shouldn't start boycotting > will not be considered but books which are apple juice, orange juice and fruit Grab on' Go just yet. At least one divi­ recommended reading for a particular punch, once eight ounces, now only sion within Food Services is at work look­ course may be included. carry 6.75 ounces of refreshment. ing for other options. "Purchasing is look­ "You see, that's why I hate the business school - I've 2) The contestant must prepare a statement Ready to shake your head at the Golden ing into getting orange juice from Prairie forgotten how to think." of 500 words on his purpose in acquiring a ..• .. - member of student government Dome for counting its pennies at the ex­ Farms," Patterson says. "We can get that ) private library and the reason he chose these pense of student lunches? Hold up a sec­ in half-pint cartons, like the milk." But pa11icular books ... : ond, says Dan Patterson, one of the man­ this wouldn't replace the apple juice or The prize will not necessarily go to the long­ agers of South Dining Hall. "What hap­ the fruit punch. est list,· a shorter list ofclosely related books, pened was Mott's changed the size of the Never fear, however. Although satisfy.: "You know, it wouldn't be a Lifetime movie if it didn't involve together with a good statement, will receive boxes on us," he says. "It's not some big ing the appetite of the college student is paralysis." much consideration. The entries, which must ploy to try to save money." no easy task, Food Services seems accus­ ) - overheard student in Reekers be submitted by May 4 to 356 O'Shaughnessy, According to Patterson, the nickel-and­ tomed to the difficulties of the job. "We will be judged by selectedfaculty members. diming is on the side of the juice indus­ had the same issue with the waters," says These people actually had time tQ read try. "Something like two years ago, we Patterson, referring to the mini water something other than their textbooks? Fas­ were buying from a different company - bottles that appeared at Grab 'n' Go this cinating. - Cristin Fenzel

Chances are that if you live on campus, actually supposed to play them as they haven't you? fans, but we were wondering if the Irish play? Ten Questions you've heard them - even Scholastic has, marched in front of the band, but that didn;t Yeah, we practice Tuesday and Thursday Bagpipes ever receive any - er - com­ Hmm, I don't know about my favorite, but and we're in the basement of SDH. The really work, because it was cold and they nights in Crowley - they don't like us very plaints about their playing? the ideal place is somewhere out in the open, Irish Bagpipes haveJnade a vociferous didn't really know how to play, so they ended much there - and then we march around cam­ Yes, we have. People have shouted out of preferably with people watching and listen­ comeback this year, so we tracked down up dropping the bagpipes. They reappeared pus. We also perform on football Saturdays. their dorm windows that they're studying, and ing. sophomore Dan McCabe, the official "Pipe in the mid-80s with some students who knew at one point Father Malloy came out of his Master" ofthe club, to find out more about how to play, and this year we have our big­ What do your duties as the Pipe Master office and asked us to practice somewhere We've all heard aboutthe Irish Guard and Pipe Master of these "noisemakers." Shown here cuddling gest group, with 15 pipers and two drummers. entail? else. We have some guys in Stanford who are their kilts. Do you, uh, wear anything the Irish his bagpipes, Dan told us that you don't I'm responsible for the instruction of new just learning to play, so they'll go outside and under your kilt? Bagpipes even have to know how to play the bagpipes How did you get to be the Pipe Master? members, selection of the music, the march­ practice there and people from Stanford and All I have to say is that those November to join - this accounting major from Did you have to smoke out any other ing that we do and all the other club stuff. Keenan yell at them from their windows. football games get pretty cold. Stanford Hall will teach you. Could things guys for the job? get any more exciting? We actually had an election at the end of When did you start playing the bagpipes? What's another use for your bagpipes Do you ever receive illicit late-night phone last year. There were four guys with experj­ I started playing back in seventh grade. other than playing them? calls soliciting your services as the Pipe Tell us, 0 mighty Pipe Master, about ence, and I won. My grandfather played the drums in a band, Some people have suggested we start bon­ Master? your minions, the Irish Bagpipes. and I always liked [the bagpipes]. fires with them. I haven't yet, but I'm looking forward to They originally appeared on campus in the Call us stupid, but you guys have been a it. From the ladies, that is. late 1940s with the Irish Guard, who were little more audible on campus this year, Now we at Scholastic are big bagpiping What's yC?ur favorite or ideal place to - Kristin Kramer

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I Judgment Calls THE CD REVIEW (I Opinions and observations lliiy~terr-~Cld, .,,:,,)':: 'c;>r:/] The Grand Pecking Order THEPURDUETR~NNO~E LABEL: WEA/ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT This seriously ranks up there with RELEASE DATE: 2 OCT 2001' that stupid USC song as one of the most annoying celebratory Story by noises in college football. I Joanne Davidson

fter former members of Primus, Phish position. Anastasio and Claypool shared Aand Police performed a stint together much of the writing on The Grand Peck­ DAVIE'S DISMISSAL ., Study in the • Applications for Fall in New Orleans, many wondered whether ing Order, but it seems that this album was t And there was much rejoicing. But then again, a part of us feels the collaboration would become a perma­ more Claypool's brainchild. Phish's lyr­ sorry for the pathetic creature. nent force. With their recently compiled al­ ics, although exceptional, were often odd nation's capitol 2002 & Spring 2003 bum, The Grand Pecking Order, the answer and whimsical at best. The tracks remain seems to be yes. short, but with enough are now being After successful summer tours, Les room to jam during live -Work in an Claypool of Primus, Trey Anastasio of Ph ish shows. /fyou like the Beatles ... accepted online BIG 10 OFFICIATING and Stewart Copeland of the Police teamed Oysterhead also uses internship As one student put it, "You are of up at The Bam in Vermont to produce this their new album to make You'll love below average mental capacity!" innovative and original album. social and musical com- Oysterhead. The Grand Pecking Order oscillates be­ ments. In "Mr. Oyster- -Open to tween Anastasio's and Claypool's influ­ head," they ponder new • Fulfill philosophy, ences, supported constantly by trends in music, singing "I Sophomores, ++ CONSTRUCTION BY Copeland's drumming. Oysterhead's lyri­ remember the day I When music folk had theology, and fine STONEHENGE cal eccentricity often is reminiscent of a lot to say I Now I sit, hope and pray / Juniors, and Seniors Sure, just make it harder to get to late, experimental Beatles's albums such Someone will come along and show the arts requirements the library before finals. But, then as Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely way~" again, maybe someday they will Heart's Club Band. "Birthday Boys" eas­ Oysterhead sets the standard for new in­ from all colleges replace the mysteriously missing ily could be off a Phish album, but songs novative music. As with all good things, sidewalk ... such as "Army's on Ecstasy" and "The however, there are some drawbacks: With • Study public affairs Grand Pecking Order" are inherent mani­ the continued success of the Claypool, festations of Oysterhead members. Anastasio and Copeland collaboration, the FINALS SCHEDULE Despite the obvious influence of reunion of Phish will continue to be put • Live in an exciting city One fewer day to drive to' Anastasio's imaginative lyric and song­ on hold. But, in the meantime, Oysterhead Chicago. writing, the album definitely brims with provides an exciting outlet for these three strong evidence of Claypool's darker dis- great musicians to 'expand their talent. 0 John Eriksen, Director 346 O'Shaughnessy Eriksen. 1 @nd.edu I DomeLights Who's after your Lucky Charms? Lots of people, according to the North Dining Hall's 2001 Cereal Survey. Here are the top 10:

Source: Barry Bowles, manager, North Dining Hall

Top 10 most consumed cereals:

1. Frosted Bite-Size Mini Wheats 6. Golden Grahams 2. Cinnamon Toast Crunch 7. Crispix 3. Lucky Charms 8. Oatmeal Squares 4. Fruity Pebbles 9. Wheaties 5. Cheerios 10. Peanut Butter Cap'n Cn.~nch

6 SCHOLASTICNOTEBOOK NOTEBOOK

I Judgment Calls THE CD REVIEW (I Opinions and observations lliiy~terr-~Cld, .,,:,,)':: 'c;>r:/] The Grand Pecking Order THEPURDUETR~NNO~E LABEL: WEA/ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT This seriously ranks up there with RELEASE DATE: 2 OCT 2001' that stupid USC song as one of the most annoying celebratory Story by noises in college football. I Joanne Davidson fter former members of Primus, Phish position. Anastasio and Claypool shared Aand Police performed a stint together much of the writing on The Grand Peck­ DAVIE'S DISMISSAL ., Study in the • Applications for Fall in New Orleans, many wondered whether ing Order, but it seems that this album was t And there was much rejoicing. But then again, a part of us feels the collaboration would become a perma­ more Claypool's brainchild. Phish's lyr­ sorry for the pathetic creature. nent force. With their recently compiled al­ ics, although exceptional, were often odd nation's capitol 2002 & Spring 2003 bum, The Grand Pecking Order, the answer and whimsical at best. The tracks remain seems to be yes. short, but with enough are now being After successful summer tours, Les room to jam during live -Work in an Claypool of Primus, Trey Anastasio of Ph ish shows. /fyou like the Beatles ... accepted online BIG 10 OFFICIATING and Stewart Copeland of the Police teamed Oysterhead also uses internship As one student put it, "You are of up at The Bam in Vermont to produce this their new album to make You'll love below average mental capacity!" innovative and original album. social and musical com- Oysterhead. The Grand Pecking Order oscillates be­ ments. In "Mr. Oyster- -Open to tween Anastasio's and Claypool's influ­ head," they ponder new • Fulfill philosophy, ences, supported constantly by trends in music, singing "I Sophomores, ++ CONSTRUCTION BY Copeland's drumming. Oysterhead's lyri­ remember the day I When music folk had theology, and fine STONEHENGE cal eccentricity often is reminiscent of a lot to say I Now I sit, hope and pray / Juniors, and Seniors Sure, just make it harder to get to late, experimental Beatles's albums such Someone will come along and show the arts requirements the library before finals. But, then as Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely way~" again, maybe someday they will Heart's Club Band. "Birthday Boys" eas­ Oysterhead sets the standard for new in­ from all colleges replace the mysteriously missing ily could be off a Phish album, but songs novative music. As with all good things, sidewalk ... such as "Army's on Ecstasy" and "The however, there are some drawbacks: With • Study public affairs Grand Pecking Order" are inherent mani­ the continued success of the Claypool, festations of Oysterhead members. Anastasio and Copeland collaboration, the FINALS SCHEDULE Despite the obvious influence of reunion of Phish will continue to be put • Live in an exciting city One fewer day to drive to' Anastasio's imaginative lyric and song­ on hold. But, in the meantime, Oysterhead Chicago. writing, the album definitely brims with provides an exciting outlet for these three strong evidence of Claypool's darker dis- great musicians to 'expand their talent. 0 John Eriksen, Director 346 O'Shaughnessy Eriksen. 1 @nd.edu I DomeLights Who's after your Lucky Charms? Lots of people, according to the North Dining Hall's 2001 Cereal Survey. Here are the top 10:

Source: Barry Bowles, manager, North Dining Hall

Top 10 most consumed cereals:

1. Frosted Bite-Size Mini Wheats 6. Golden Grahams 2. Cinnamon Toast Crunch 7. Crispix 3. Lucky Charms 8. Oatmeal Squares 4. Fruity Pebbles 9. Wheaties 5. Cheerios 10. Peanut Butter Cap'n Cn.~nch

6 SCHOLASTICNOTEBOOK GLOBE-TROTTER A former diplomat and translator for the U.S. diplomatic contact between Cuba and the Kamman's family, particularly his wife, ship at Notre Dame. It was suggested that during the cold war, Curtis Kamman United States, he was reassigned to Russia. has been fortunate to share these unique ex­ upon his retirement Kamman contact pro­ currently is teaching a government "I was able to go to the Soviet Union for periences with him. "My family was with fessor James McAdams in the government class at Notre Dame. my first assignment, not in the embassy but me at luckily all the assignments that we and international studies department. As it in small exhibits traveling around the coun­ had when the family could be along," he stands, Kamman is teaching at Notre Dame try," he says. 'That was extremely good back­ says. Due to the lack of American schools only for this semester; there are no concrete ground for further work on the Soviet Union." in Moscow during his time there, Kamman's plans for next year. In his words, though, Time in the Division of Language Ser­ three sons attended prep school in the "At this point I'm still enjoying the modest vices as a translator and his travels as an United States, but they visited Moscow on pleasures of living a little bit quieter life." interpreter deepened Kamman's involve­ their school breaks. Here at Notre Dame, Kamman is doing ment in u.S.-Soviet relations to the point Though they grew up in a Foreign Ser­ his best to teach his students about the real­ where he found himself vacationing with vice household, none of Kamman's sons ity of diplomatic relations, both through lec­ the World in Soviet Premiere Nikita Khrushchev. While followed in his footsteps. He suspects that tures and personal anecdotes. Those who serving as an interpreter for Secretary of this is related to a dip in the respectability have taken his class can attest to his end- State Stewart Udall, he swam with the ~ secretary and Khrushchev at the Soviet "[America] can't afford the luxury of being isolationist; we have (j];ears leader's vacation house on the Black Sea. All of his experiences - both ev­ to be part of the global society that is not always friendly to us eryday and extraordinary - with the major players of international diplo­ but also presents us with some great opportunities." macy helped lead him to the position Visiting professor of deputy chief of mission at the Ameri- - Professor Kamman relates his experiences can embassy in Moscow. The former Soviet Union, however, as a U.S. diplomat is not Kamman's only interest. His profi­ afforded to government jobs since the time less wealth of amazing stories. Though they ciency in Spanish made him a logical choice he entered the State Department. "I think involve such things as writing speeches, ne­ for participation in the politics of Latin we're swinging back now to a point where gotiating elements of· treaties and even DANICASKEOCH America and the Caribbean. Although his government is seen as a somewhat more re­ tracking down the Vatican's secretary of original assignment to Havana had fallen spectable, even maybe noble profession, at state during Midnight Mass at St. Peter's through, Kamman later returned to Cuba as least more necessary," he says. "More Basilica in Rome, his favorite story holds fficially class is over, but profes­ the chief of the U.S. interests section in people, I hope, are considering govern­ more personal significance: Osor Curtis Kamman stops everyone Havana. Though not an official embassy, it ment." . "In September of 1991, [Estonia, Lithuania in their efforts to pack up. He tells is the main channel for the United States to Kamman encourages Notre Dame stu­ and Latvia] had proclaimed their indepen­ them to open their course packets for just a maintain some form of diplomatic contact dents to·consider the Foreign Service an dence from the Soviet Union .... The inde­ moment and look at the copy of Nikita with the Communist government of Fidel option. "The Foreign Service exam is hard, pendence this time was recognized by the Khrushchev's letter to President Kennedy re­ Castro. "You can see immediately why he but I think most Notre Dame students who parliament in Moscow, the Supreme Soviet, garding the resolution of the Cuban Missile cast a spell over people, from reporters to have a fair background in history, econom­ which made it no longer just a drean). but a Crisis. Kamman directs their attention to a set visiting congressmen," he says of Castro. ics and government could pass the written reality. And I was sent by President Bush to of numbers at the top of the document - these "He just has that sort of personal magnetism. exam," he says. "Where you really have the those three capitals, Tallinn, VIlnius and Riga, numbers identify the State Department trans­ Presidential Distinguished Service Award, He credits his early interest in interna~ I don't admire what he's done in Cuba, but major hurdle, real tight competition, is the to sign an agreement reestablishing Ameri­ lator who translated the document from its the federal government's highest honor for tional affairs --.:.. as well as his classes in he's certainly a personage of the recent past." oral examination." can relations with those three couniries after original Russian. The number given is T94. civilian career empI9Y~s. More recently, Russian - with giving him a head start on Kamman's nominations and confirma­ Oidy about one in 20 people pass this test, a break of 50 years. I thought it was maybe "I would submit to you," he says deadpan, he received the Order of Boyaca, the high­ his career. "I was a year and a couple of tions to three separate ambassadorships in which qualifies one for a diplomatic posi­ about the most exciting moment in terms of "T94 is yours truly." Kamman cracks a small est distinction the Colombian government months into Russian when Sputnik went up, Latin America - to Chile, Bolivia and Co­ tion in the Foreign Service. He has advice being part of a great historical event." smile as everyone stares at their course pack­ can give to a civilian. and that's when people got very interested lombia - have made the concerns of those to individuals considering a career in the Kamman is careful to explain why he feels ets in amazement. Born in Chicago but raised in Tucson, and started to pay a lot more attention to nations near and dear to his heart. He saw State Department. "Every student who has that imparting his knowledge to students and This semester Kamman is a visiting pro­ Ariz., Kamman began his diplomatic career what was happening in the Soviet Union," their struggles against militaristic dictators an interest in foreign policy and interna­ young people is important. "I think many fessor with the government and interna­ after graduating with highest honors from he says. "It was also not too long after Stalin and the lingering effects of communism and tional affairs should consider the Foreign Americans have come to realize since Sep­ tional studies department, but his experi­ Yale. He took the Foreign Service Exam and died, so all of this proved to be good timing the war on drugs. He feels that his position Service," he says. "Prepare yourself if you tember 11 [that] our fate is tied up with what ences go far beyond the field of academics. taught Russian for a year at Yale before be­ because I was about two years ahead of a in Bolivia was the most interesting post. have an interest; take a good mixture of his­ happens in the world," he says. "We can't af­ In his 40 years as a career diplomat with ginning graduate school at Harvard. Not far lot of people who decided they would study "Bolivia is a fairly exotic place, and yet it's tory, social science [and] economics ford the lUXury of being isolationist; we have the Foreign Service, Kamman ha~ held into his Harvard education, representatives Russian." It was his-knowledge of th~ lan­ a place in which you can feel very much at courses; and learn to write." Other ways to to be part of the global society that is not al­ countless positions in Washington as well of the Foreign Service offered him a posi­ guage that led him to a position where he home very quickly," he says. "It's an abso­ prepare include learning a foreign language ways friendly to us but also presents us with as abroad. Most recently, before retiring, he tion in their next class. That was the oppor­ was in contact with the two centers of the lutely beautiful country, and [it is] our high­ and spending a semester abroad. some great opportunities." served as the U.S. ambassador to Colom­ tunity he had been waiting for, and, as he Cold War world. est embassy. The office building is at 11,500 A Notre Dame alumnus who worked for His parting words to future diplomates: bia. He is highly regarded within the diplo­ says, "that was the end of my career at His first assignment was supposed to be feet, the airport is at 13,000 feet [and] our Kamman in the U.S. embassy in Bogota, "Stay in touch with the great, the mighty, matic community, and in 1991 he won the Harvard." Havana, Cuba, but due to the cessation of house was at only 10,500 feet." Colombia, inspired his visiting professor- the small and the weak." 0

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8 SCHOLASTICCAMPUS LIFE SCHOLASTICCAMPUS LIFE 9 GLOBE-TROTTER A former diplomat and translator for the U.S. diplomatic contact between Cuba and the Kamman's family, particularly his wife, ship at Notre Dame. It was suggested that during the cold war, Curtis Kamman United States, he was reassigned to Russia. has been fortunate to share these unique ex­ upon his retirement Kamman contact pro­ currently is teaching a government "I was able to go to the Soviet Union for periences with him. "My family was with fessor James McAdams in the government class at Notre Dame. my first assignment, not in the embassy but me at luckily all the assignments that we and international studies department. As it in small exhibits traveling around the coun­ had when the family could be along," he stands, Kamman is teaching at Notre Dame try," he says. 'That was extremely good back­ says. Due to the lack of American schools only for this semester; there are no concrete ground for further work on the Soviet Union." in Moscow during his time there, Kamman's plans for next year. In his words, though, Time in the Division of Language Ser­ three sons attended prep school in the "At this point I'm still enjoying the modest vices as a translator and his travels as an United States, but they visited Moscow on pleasures of living a little bit quieter life." interpreter deepened Kamman's involve­ their school breaks. Here at Notre Dame, Kamman is doing ment in u.S.-Soviet relations to the point Though they grew up in a Foreign Ser­ his best to teach his students about the real­ where he found himself vacationing with vice household, none of Kamman's sons ity of diplomatic relations, both through lec­ the World in Soviet Premiere Nikita Khrushchev. While followed in his footsteps. He suspects that tures and personal anecdotes. Those who serving as an interpreter for Secretary of this is related to a dip in the respectability have taken his class can attest to his end- State Stewart Udall, he swam with the ~ secretary and Khrushchev at the Soviet "[America] can't afford the luxury of being isolationist; we have (j];ears leader's vacation house on the Black Sea. All of his experiences - both ev­ to be part of the global society that is not always friendly to us eryday and extraordinary - with the major players of international diplo­ but also presents us with some great opportunities." macy helped lead him to the position Visiting professor of deputy chief of mission at the Ameri- - Professor Kamman relates his experiences can embassy in Moscow. The former Soviet Union, however, as a U.S. diplomat is not Kamman's only interest. His profi­ afforded to government jobs since the time less wealth of amazing stories. Though they ciency in Spanish made him a logical choice he entered the State Department. "I think involve such things as writing speeches, ne­ for participation in the politics of Latin we're swinging back now to a point where gotiating elements of· treaties and even DANICASKEOCH America and the Caribbean. Although his government is seen as a somewhat more re­ tracking down the Vatican's secretary of original assignment to Havana had fallen spectable, even maybe noble profession, at state during Midnight Mass at St. Peter's through, Kamman later returned to Cuba as least more necessary," he says. "More Basilica in Rome, his favorite story holds fficially class is over, but profes­ the chief of the U.S. interests section in people, I hope, are considering govern­ more personal significance: Osor Curtis Kamman stops everyone Havana. Though not an official embassy, it ment." . "In September of 1991, [Estonia, Lithuania in their efforts to pack up. He tells is the main channel for the United States to Kamman encourages Notre Dame stu­ and Latvia] had proclaimed their indepen­ them to open their course packets for just a maintain some form of diplomatic contact dents to·consider the Foreign Service an dence from the Soviet Union .... The inde­ moment and look at the copy of Nikita with the Communist government of Fidel option. "The Foreign Service exam is hard, pendence this time was recognized by the Khrushchev's letter to President Kennedy re­ Castro. "You can see immediately why he but I think most Notre Dame students who parliament in Moscow, the Supreme Soviet, garding the resolution of the Cuban Missile cast a spell over people, from reporters to have a fair background in history, econom­ which made it no longer just a drean). but a Crisis. Kamman directs their attention to a set visiting congressmen," he says of Castro. ics and government could pass the written reality. And I was sent by President Bush to of numbers at the top of the document - these "He just has that sort of personal magnetism. exam," he says. "Where you really have the those three capitals, Tallinn, VIlnius and Riga, numbers identify the State Department trans­ Presidential Distinguished Service Award, He credits his early interest in interna~ I don't admire what he's done in Cuba, but major hurdle, real tight competition, is the to sign an agreement reestablishing Ameri­ lator who translated the document from its the federal government's highest honor for tional affairs --.:.. as well as his classes in he's certainly a personage of the recent past." oral examination." can relations with those three couniries after original Russian. The number given is T94. civilian career empI9Y~s. More recently, Russian - with giving him a head start on Kamman's nominations and confirma­ Oidy about one in 20 people pass this test, a break of 50 years. I thought it was maybe "I would submit to you," he says deadpan, he received the Order of Boyaca, the high­ his career. "I was a year and a couple of tions to three separate ambassadorships in which qualifies one for a diplomatic posi­ about the most exciting moment in terms of "T94 is yours truly." Kamman cracks a small est distinction the Colombian government months into Russian when Sputnik went up, Latin America - to Chile, Bolivia and Co­ tion in the Foreign Service. He has advice being part of a great historical event." smile as everyone stares at their course pack­ can give to a civilian. and that's when people got very interested lombia - have made the concerns of those to individuals considering a career in the Kamman is careful to explain why he feels ets in amazement. Born in Chicago but raised in Tucson, and started to pay a lot more attention to nations near and dear to his heart. He saw State Department. "Every student who has that imparting his knowledge to students and This semester Kamman is a visiting pro­ Ariz., Kamman began his diplomatic career what was happening in the Soviet Union," their struggles against militaristic dictators an interest in foreign policy and interna­ young people is important. "I think many fessor with the government and interna­ after graduating with highest honors from he says. "It was also not too long after Stalin and the lingering effects of communism and tional affairs should consider the Foreign Americans have come to realize since Sep­ tional studies department, but his experi­ Yale. He took the Foreign Service Exam and died, so all of this proved to be good timing the war on drugs. He feels that his position Service," he says. "Prepare yourself if you tember 11 [that] our fate is tied up with what ences go far beyond the field of academics. taught Russian for a year at Yale before be­ because I was about two years ahead of a in Bolivia was the most interesting post. have an interest; take a good mixture of his­ happens in the world," he says. "We can't af­ In his 40 years as a career diplomat with ginning graduate school at Harvard. Not far lot of people who decided they would study "Bolivia is a fairly exotic place, and yet it's tory, social science [and] economics ford the lUXury of being isolationist; we have the Foreign Service, Kamman ha~ held into his Harvard education, representatives Russian." It was his-knowledge of th~ lan­ a place in which you can feel very much at courses; and learn to write." Other ways to to be part of the global society that is not al­ countless positions in Washington as well of the Foreign Service offered him a posi­ guage that led him to a position where he home very quickly," he says. "It's an abso­ prepare include learning a foreign language ways friendly to us but also presents us with as abroad. Most recently, before retiring, he tion in their next class. That was the oppor­ was in contact with the two centers of the lutely beautiful country, and [it is] our high­ and spending a semester abroad. some great opportunities." served as the U.S. ambassador to Colom­ tunity he had been waiting for, and, as he Cold War world. est embassy. The office building is at 11,500 A Notre Dame alumnus who worked for His parting words to future diplomates: bia. He is highly regarded within the diplo­ says, "that was the end of my career at His first assignment was supposed to be feet, the airport is at 13,000 feet [and] our Kamman in the U.S. embassy in Bogota, "Stay in touch with the great, the mighty, matic community, and in 1991 he won the Harvard." Havana, Cuba, but due to the cessation of house was at only 10,500 feet." Colombia, inspired his visiting professor- the small and the weak." 0

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Catholic, feeling like an outsider is some­ groups welcome people of all faith back­ Center. President Craig Kline says, "What times hard to avoid. Kevin O'Leary, a fresh­ grounds in the Notre Dame community. we want to do is basically glorify Christ in man biochemistry major, came knowing he Even the Notre Dame Encounter, one of the community." would fall into the religious minority. It most popular retreats offered at Notre Dame, Davis gets a lot out of Campus Fellow­ doesn't bother him, though. "I came because is headed by a non-Catholic, Jeff Shoup, ship, a group that meets on Thursdays at 7:30 it's Notre Dame," he says. "I came for all director of Residence Life. p.m., upstairs in South Dining Hall. "Fel­ . the other reasons why people come here. Inarguably, it is more of a challenge for a lowship is much more like the faith back­ Nobody's ever given me crap for not being non-Catholic student to matriculate into the ground I came from," she says. "It helps me Catholic." religious life on campus than a Catholic stu­ connect with the way I am accustomed to Notre Dame's educational philosophy dent. The Catholic Mass may be intimidating worshipping." obviously is Catholic, but it strives to wel­ and unfamiliar to students of different faiths. In addition, Morissey Manor hosts interfaith come students of all faiths. The Rev. Will­ There also is a tendency for non-Catholics to prayer nights every Wednesday at 10 p.m., and iam Beauchamp, executive vice president feel excluded during certain parts of the Mass, the Rev. AI Delonzo offers a Bible study to .' '.. emeritus' and specialassistantto the presi­ such as the Eucharist. "One thing we cannot anyone who wants to come at 7 p.m; on Tues~' dent, says: "We're not here to proselytize. extend [to non-Catholics] is the invitation to days. Campus Ministry can be contacted for This is simply a place that stresses a value­ Communion," Wack says. "And I know that more infonnation on any of these groups. oriented education." is a very painful moment. But we are more Even those outside the Christian faith tra­ Campus Ministry is here to help students than happy to have everyone come to Mass to dition can feel a part of the Notre Dame faith in the process, and it looks beyond just join us in as full a way as possible." family. Michele Gelfman, an assistant staff Catholics when developing programs. Junior Julie Davis, an Assemblies of God professional specialist in the department of I Believe Priscilla Wong, an assistant director and ad­ Christian, has come to appreciate what the physical education, is a refonned Jew. Hav­ ministrator of Campus Ministry, says: "We Catholic Church can offer her as a non-Catho­ ing taught at Notre Dame for 16 years, she wantto help students develop their spiritu- . lic participant. "At Mass I feel very welcome," . says: "The religious aspect of being Jewish ality, it doesn't matter whether they're she says. "Going up and getting blessed at here at Notre Dame affords me the oppor­ Even in Notre Dame's predominantly Catholic or Protestant, Buddhist, Hindu, etc. Communion makes me feel extra welcome." tunity to share that with other people. I also The spirit is there that challenges each stu­ Davis doesn't feel learn a lot. One of Catholic environment, non-Catholics, that the university the great· things dent to deepen his or her faith." "Whether it's Catholic or too, can grow and share their faiths Each year, Campus Ministry updates a list and Campus Min­ about being here is of places of non-Catholic worship in South istry go a great Jewish or Protestant, I think that it lets me be Bend to make it easier for students of other deal out of their all religions can work well who I am. faith traditions to continue practicing their way to embrace together. [As a reformed Jew,] "Whether it's religions. Although the university does not her and others of Catholic or Jewish provide a transportation service to local non-Catholic I can talk to a priest here on or Protestant, I churches, synagogues and mosques, some backgrounds. campus ... and feel at think all religions of these off-campus houses of worship have "But I don't ex­ peace." can work well to­ offered transportation for students. pect them to and I gether," she contin­ The Coleman-Morse Center also has a knew that coming - Michelle Gelfman ues. "I can talk to a SEAN DUDLEY & KRISTINSTECKBECK meditation room, which is designed for people in here," she says. priest here on cam­ of all faiths. Every Friday, Muslim students "Still, there's nothing they do that particularly pus without any problems, or a brother, and "T here has always been a strong sense on campus use the facility for weekly prayer excludes me." feel at peace, and I think that's very impor­ of community at Notre Dame," the services. The room even features a wall foun­ The Rev. Peter Rocca, rector of the Ba­ tant. I've never been made to feel that my Reverend Theodore Hesburgh once tain specifically for the Islamic purification silica of the Sacred Heart, believes that cer­ being Jewish is a detriment to my teach­ said. "Much more than at most universities ritual of washing feet prior to services. Oth­ tain aspects of the Mass are truly universal ing, nor a detriment to the fact that this is or other human institutions I have known." ers from any faith tradition always are wel­ among all Christians. "One of the things we a Catholic university." . Fewer qualities are more quickly impressed come to use this space for quiet reflection and share with [other] baptized Christians is our Living in a community so infused with upon incoming freshmen than those of com­ group prayer as well. love for sacred Scripture," he says. "So, for spirituality might even strengthen the be­ munity and the storied "Notre Dame" family. "I know a lot of people can feel like example, the Liturgy of the Word is some­ liefs of non-Catholics in their own faiths. Socially, academically and spiritually, students they're not part of the family," says the Rev. thing that Christians can certainly share to­ "I attend the Masses every week and have and alumni are united under the Golden Dome. Bill Wack, director of the freshman retreat gether." never felt unwelcome at them or any other But while it's easy to feel like a family when program and vocational counseling, "but I He adds, "We all believe in the one God religious meeting," says sophomore everyone links arms for the alma mater on a hope we're changing that." He continues: that we profess in our creed Sunday after Divish Ranjan, a practicing Hindu. "I football Saturday, non-Catholics might feel "Put pressure on us to help you find people Sunday. Many Christians profess that same would say I am much more of a believer, . differently the next night when their section- of your spiritual faith. I think that's so im­ creed, so we are all one in terms of the God be it in my own religion, than I was be­ mates head to donn Mass. . portant.Put the burden to Campus Minis­ we worship." fore coming to Notre Dame." "I felt estranged from the institutional re­ try, because we have many things that people Numerous groups throughout campus pro­ Beauchamp stresses the need to respect ligion at Notre Dame," says pasto~ Bob don't know about." vide opportunities for students of differen.t all the members of the Notre Dame com­ Heimach '81, a Presbyterian minister. "I Wong also emphasizes that all Campus - Christian traditions to come together and munity. "Notre Dame is clearly a Catho­ practiced religion more at a personal level Ministry events are open to everyone. Re­ share faith. Iron Sharpens Iron, for example, lic.university," he says. "We want to make through prayer, study and journaling." treats, Emmaus faith-sharing groups and is an ecumenical group that meets on Thurs­ sure it is a place where everyone feels On a campus that is 88 percent Roman Campus Ministry-sponsored ecumenical day nights at 10 p.m. in the Coleman-Morse welcome." 0

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Catholic, feeling like an outsider is some­ groups welcome people of all faith back­ Center. President Craig Kline says, "What times hard to avoid. Kevin O'Leary, a fresh­ grounds in the Notre Dame community. we want to do is basically glorify Christ in man biochemistry major, came knowing he Even the Notre Dame Encounter, one of the community." would fall into the religious minority. It most popular retreats offered at Notre Dame, Davis gets a lot out of Campus Fellow­ doesn't bother him, though. "I came because is headed by a non-Catholic, Jeff Shoup, ship, a group that meets on Thursdays at 7:30 it's Notre Dame," he says. "I came for all director of Residence Life. p.m., upstairs in South Dining Hall. "Fel­ . the other reasons why people come here. Inarguably, it is more of a challenge for a lowship is much more like the faith back­ Nobody's ever given me crap for not being non-Catholic student to matriculate into the ground I came from," she says. "It helps me Catholic." religious life on campus than a Catholic stu­ connect with the way I am accustomed to Notre Dame's educational philosophy dent. The Catholic Mass may be intimidating worshipping." obviously is Catholic, but it strives to wel­ and unfamiliar to students of different faiths. In addition, Morissey Manor hosts interfaith come students of all faiths. The Rev. Will­ There also is a tendency for non-Catholics to prayer nights every Wednesday at 10 p.m., and iam Beauchamp, executive vice president feel excluded during certain parts of the Mass, the Rev. AI Delonzo offers a Bible study to .' '.. emeritus' and specialassistantto the presi­ such as the Eucharist. "One thing we cannot anyone who wants to come at 7 p.m; on Tues~' dent, says: "We're not here to proselytize. extend [to non-Catholics] is the invitation to days. Campus Ministry can be contacted for This is simply a place that stresses a value­ Communion," Wack says. "And I know that more infonnation on any of these groups. oriented education." is a very painful moment. But we are more Even those outside the Christian faith tra­ Campus Ministry is here to help students than happy to have everyone come to Mass to dition can feel a part of the Notre Dame faith in the process, and it looks beyond just join us in as full a way as possible." family. Michele Gelfman, an assistant staff Catholics when developing programs. Junior Julie Davis, an Assemblies of God professional specialist in the department of I Believe Priscilla Wong, an assistant director and ad­ Christian, has come to appreciate what the physical education, is a refonned Jew. Hav­ ministrator of Campus Ministry, says: "We Catholic Church can offer her as a non-Catho­ ing taught at Notre Dame for 16 years, she wantto help students develop their spiritu- . lic participant. "At Mass I feel very welcome," . says: "The religious aspect of being Jewish ality, it doesn't matter whether they're she says. "Going up and getting blessed at here at Notre Dame affords me the oppor­ Even in Notre Dame's predominantly Catholic or Protestant, Buddhist, Hindu, etc. Communion makes me feel extra welcome." tunity to share that with other people. I also The spirit is there that challenges each stu­ Davis doesn't feel learn a lot. One of Catholic environment, non-Catholics, that the university the great· things dent to deepen his or her faith." "Whether it's Catholic or too, can grow and share their faiths Each year, Campus Ministry updates a list and Campus Min­ about being here is of places of non-Catholic worship in South istry go a great Jewish or Protestant, I think that it lets me be Bend to make it easier for students of other deal out of their all religions can work well who I am. faith traditions to continue practicing their way to embrace together. [As a reformed Jew,] "Whether it's religions. Although the university does not her and others of Catholic or Jewish provide a transportation service to local non-Catholic I can talk to a priest here on or Protestant, I churches, synagogues and mosques, some backgrounds. campus ... and feel at think all religions of these off-campus houses of worship have "But I don't ex­ peace." can work well to­ offered transportation for students. pect them to and I gether," she contin­ The Coleman-Morse Center also has a knew that coming - Michelle Gelfman ues. "I can talk to a SEAN DUDLEY & KRISTINSTECKBECK meditation room, which is designed for people in here," she says. priest here on cam­ of all faiths. Every Friday, Muslim students "Still, there's nothing they do that particularly pus without any problems, or a brother, and "T here has always been a strong sense on campus use the facility for weekly prayer excludes me." feel at peace, and I think that's very impor­ of community at Notre Dame," the services. The room even features a wall foun­ The Rev. Peter Rocca, rector of the Ba­ tant. I've never been made to feel that my Reverend Theodore Hesburgh once tain specifically for the Islamic purification silica of the Sacred Heart, believes that cer­ being Jewish is a detriment to my teach­ said. "Much more than at most universities ritual of washing feet prior to services. Oth­ tain aspects of the Mass are truly universal ing, nor a detriment to the fact that this is or other human institutions I have known." ers from any faith tradition always are wel­ among all Christians. "One of the things we a Catholic university." . Fewer qualities are more quickly impressed come to use this space for quiet reflection and share with [other] baptized Christians is our Living in a community so infused with upon incoming freshmen than those of com­ group prayer as well. love for sacred Scripture," he says. "So, for spirituality might even strengthen the be­ munity and the storied "Notre Dame" family. "I know a lot of people can feel like example, the Liturgy of the Word is some­ liefs of non-Catholics in their own faiths. Socially, academically and spiritually, students they're not part of the family," says the Rev. thing that Christians can certainly share to­ "I attend the Masses every week and have and alumni are united under the Golden Dome. Bill Wack, director of the freshman retreat gether." never felt unwelcome at them or any other But while it's easy to feel like a family when program and vocational counseling, "but I He adds, "We all believe in the one God religious meeting," says sophomore everyone links arms for the alma mater on a hope we're changing that." He continues: that we profess in our creed Sunday after Divish Ranjan, a practicing Hindu. "I football Saturday, non-Catholics might feel "Put pressure on us to help you find people Sunday. Many Christians profess that same would say I am much more of a believer, . differently the next night when their section- of your spiritual faith. I think that's so im­ creed, so we are all one in terms of the God be it in my own religion, than I was be­ mates head to donn Mass. . portant.Put the burden to Campus Minis­ we worship." fore coming to Notre Dame." "I felt estranged from the institutional re­ try, because we have many things that people Numerous groups throughout campus pro­ Beauchamp stresses the need to respect ligion at Notre Dame," says pasto~ Bob don't know about." vide opportunities for students of differen.t all the members of the Notre Dame com­ Heimach '81, a Presbyterian minister. "I Wong also emphasizes that all Campus - Christian traditions to come together and munity. "Notre Dame is clearly a Catho­ practiced religion more at a personal level Ministry events are open to everyone. Re­ share faith. Iron Sharpens Iron, for example, lic.university," he says. "We want to make through prayer, study and journaling." treats, Emmaus faith-sharing groups and is an ecumenical group that meets on Thurs­ sure it is a place where everyone feels On a campus that is 88 percent Roman Campus Ministry-sponsored ecumenical day nights at 10 p.m. in the Coleman-Morse welcome." 0

10 SCHOLASTICCAMPUS LIFE SCHOLASTICCAMPUS LIFE 11 In the Line of ANGELA CAMPOS

Ideals there ... are many Catholic soldiers with too-un­ Scholastic examines the state of ROTC in the Pax Christi has been outspoken in its criticisms questioning an obedience to their commanding of ROTC over the last few years, but it is misun­ officers and [to] Catholic institutions which are too derstood by many students. It is not the monolithic, quick to cooperate in military projects. Finally, I midst of national and on-campus opposition "get-rid-of-ROTC" group that many at Notre [Notre Dame's ROTC] program, as it stands now, r BY MATTHEW ZIEGLER Dame perceive; it is a nationwide Catholic orga­ requires no Catholic war-ethics course for its stu­ nization devoted to "the transformation of society dents." through nonviolence," and to advocating "peace­ The Rev. Michael Baxter agrees with these ar­ The debate over ROTC's pr~sence on campus has gone on so long that it seems to making as a priority in the Catholic Church in the guments, and he wishes to start taking action with United States," according to its mission statement. the last. He cites the Just War Theory, a military have become background noise to life at Notre Dame. Is the Reserve Officers Train­ Its members - many of whom are active on col­ ethical code outlined by the U.S. Bishops' Pasto­ lege campuses - hold varying opinions as to what ral Letter on War and Peace in 1983 as a guide for ing Corps compatible with the mission of a Catholic university? The opinion gap should happen to the ROTC as a system for mili­ training Catholic officers. "The Catholic Church does not appear to be narrowing, particularly as the United States becomes once tary recruitment and training; but their objections teaches that the state has the right to defend itself to it are rooted in the same beliefs. if it follows [the Just War Theory]," he says, "but again embroiled in conflict overseas. Since 1990, the number of campus ROTC This variety is expressed by Notre Dame's own are the officers here at Notre Dame trained in it?" chapter of Pax Christi. For example, Tom Feeney, According to him, by the Just War Theory, it is I programs nationally has decreased from 413 to fewer than 270, under the pressure of a sophomore member, takes a hard-line approach "always wrong to take the lives of innocents"; I to the ROTC's presence on campus, saying, "If hence, U.S. military actions from Hiroshima to both peace lobbyists and, recently, gay rights advocates. Notre Dame, with its large you were to ask me if ROTC has a place at a Catho­ Iraq, where U.S. sanctions have caused the cor­ lic university, I would say no." While he insists ruption of the civilian water supply, are against :,1 ROTC program and its prominence among Catholic schools, holds a special place in 1;1 that he does not speak for all of Pax Christi, his Catholic teaching. Thus, for Baxter, "the military ':.1 objections to the ROTC are common among mem­ has proven itself incapable of adhering to Just War ! the peace debate, and, remarkably, appears to be standing against national trends. bers. "First, the U.S. military has a history of act­ Theory," and it should not receive further support ing irresponsibly and unjustly," he says. "Second, from Catholic institutions.

12 SCHOLASTICCOVER SCHOLASTICCOVER STORY 13 In the Line of ANGELA CAMPOS

Ideals there ... are many Catholic soldiers with too-un­ Scholastic examines the state of ROTC in the Pax Christi has been outspoken in its criticisms questioning an obedience to their commanding of ROTC over the last few years, but it is misun­ officers and [to] Catholic institutions which are too derstood by many students. It is not the monolithic, quick to cooperate in military projects. Finally, I midst of national and on-campus opposition "get-rid-of-ROTC" group that many at Notre [Notre Dame's ROTC] program, as it stands now, r BY MATTHEW ZIEGLER Dame perceive; it is a nationwide Catholic orga­ requires no Catholic war-ethics course for its stu­ nization devoted to "the transformation of society dents." through nonviolence," and to advocating "peace­ The Rev. Michael Baxter agrees with these ar­ The debate over ROTC's pr~sence on campus has gone on so long that it seems to making as a priority in the Catholic Church in the guments, and he wishes to start taking action with United States," according to its mission statement. the last. He cites the Just War Theory, a military have become background noise to life at Notre Dame. Is the Reserve Officers Train­ Its members - many of whom are active on col­ ethical code outlined by the U.S. Bishops' Pasto­ lege campuses - hold varying opinions as to what ral Letter on War and Peace in 1983 as a guide for ing Corps compatible with the mission of a Catholic university? The opinion gap should happen to the ROTC as a system for mili­ training Catholic officers. "The Catholic Church does not appear to be narrowing, particularly as the United States becomes once tary recruitment and training; but their objections teaches that the state has the right to defend itself to it are rooted in the same beliefs. if it follows [the Just War Theory]," he says, "but again embroiled in conflict overseas. Since 1990, the number of campus ROTC This variety is expressed by Notre Dame's own are the officers here at Notre Dame trained in it?" chapter of Pax Christi. For example, Tom Feeney, According to him, by the Just War Theory, it is I programs nationally has decreased from 413 to fewer than 270, under the pressure of a sophomore member, takes a hard-line approach "always wrong to take the lives of innocents"; I to the ROTC's presence on campus, saying, "If hence, U.S. military actions from Hiroshima to both peace lobbyists and, recently, gay rights advocates. Notre Dame, with its large you were to ask me if ROTC has a place at a Catho­ Iraq, where U.S. sanctions have caused the cor­ lic university, I would say no." While he insists ruption of the civilian water supply, are against :,1 ROTC program and its prominence among Catholic schools, holds a special place in 1;1 that he does not speak for all of Pax Christi, his Catholic teaching. Thus, for Baxter, "the military ':.1 objections to the ROTC are common among mem­ has proven itself incapable of adhering to Just War ! the peace debate, and, remarkably, appears to be standing against national trends. bers. "First, the U.S. military has a history of act­ Theory," and it should not receive further support ing irresponsibly and unjustly," he says. "Second, from Catholic institutions.

12 SCHOLASTICCOVER SCHOLASTICCOVER STORY 13 Still, Baxter insists that he does not and attitudinal roots. even though I got better scholarships at other schools without Air And so, it appears that Pax Christi and other campus peace wish to eliminate ROTC from cam­ Arata responds to the claim that the military has proven itself Force." activists are a long way from achieving their tangible goals. pus. His immediate goal is to force incapable of acting in an ethical manner by saying: "Have we In attempts to curb a rising dropout rate, beginning in spring But raising awareness is a different issue, and many Catholic amendments to the military curricu­ done things in the past that are open to [moral] interpretation? 2002, the Army ROTC will raise its level of financial assis­ campuses have begun creating cultures of informed ethical con­ lum at Notre Dame that would ensure Sure. So have people operating under the aegis of the Catholic tance to meet all tuition costs of undergraduates at Notre Dame sideration of military issues through peace-studies departments. that ROTC students were trained ac­ Church. Does that make it a bad institution? No." Arata does and a selection of other top-end schools, and it will eliminate Colman McCarthy wrote in the September 29,2000 National cording to Catholic military prin­ not outwardly defend any particular military abuses in the past, mandatory early-morning physical training sessions. The Navy Catholic Reporter that "the University of Notre Dame under­ ciples. He doubts Notre Dame's but he is careful to point out that, abuses of power do not give program offers students $90,000 towards their undergraduate graduate course catalogue uses four pages to describe 34 ROTC present effectiveness in creating a grounds for breaking down the system within which they oper­ educations. Air Force cadets can tailor their scholarship amounts, military courses ranging from 'Amphibious Warfare I and II' to truly different breed of officers. ated. "Regardless of how carefully you monitor an institution, depending on the amount of service they plan to perform after 'The Evolution of Warfare I and II.' Peace studies receives less "Some people say that ND should you cannot control the individual," he says, adding that "if we graduation. All ROTC programs give students a one-year grace than a fourth of a page." But the program is doing better than have ROTC in order to 'Christianize were to look, we'd find Notre Dame graduates in business, law period - typically the freshman year - during which students this may imply, particularly after September II. the military' ... but is the behavior [of - even theology - who have done bad things." So, despite can drop ROTC without owing back any of their tuition money Notre Dame's undergraduate peace-studies minor department, ND-educated officers] palpably dif­ the authoritative dangers inherent in a military setting, Arata or having to serve' any further. After this point, most students which recently has applied for supplemental major status, has ferent from those of other schools?" rejects that the military itself is in any way flawed. are given an additional year to determine their futures without approximately 90 students. Hesburgh founded it as a program he asks. Until the ROTC curriculum here is realigned with the obligation of military service should they choose to drop by which Soviet Russians and Americans could live together, Catholic teaching, Baxter believes, there is no hope of achiev­ The financial question out; however, they must pay back their tuition money as they but it has grown into a broadly international think tank. Like ing this hoped-for "Christian" military. He laments that too many Last year, the U.S. government paid $6.2 million in tuition would an interest-free loan. Usually, after the sophomore year, other peace-studies departments, Notre Dame's incorporates an officer cadets "think the teaching of Christ is some disembod­ fees to Notre Dame in exchange for the service of its 279 ROTC students are required to commit to military service. element of Pax Christi-like grassroots campaigning with seri­ ied ideal," rather than a real expectation of behavior. students. This incentive, according to Baxter, Feeney and oth­ Arata admits that a number of cadets - "smaller than a small ous political and military involvement. Cynthia Mahmood, a Feeney agrees. "When you live in a country that doesn't share ers, makes it very difficult for some students to choose military minority," he says - do join ROTC purely for the money. But, professor of anthropology who works with the department, ex­ [Christian] values, you're going to need to have them firmly service with a clear conscience. "Most students are in ROTC he says, these students "generally do not stay after the first year." plains the mindset: "We do have an element of activism in our ingrained in your own conscience," he says. for financial reasons," Baxter says. Poorman agrees: "The people Despite these concessions, many critics still feel that students' ethos, but we are also grounded in policy-making," she says. The Rev. Mark Poorman offers some defense of the Christian who are in ROTC often do it for financial aid," he says. "I don't decisions to join the military will be colored by money. Such an Mahmood senses no contention at the institutional level be­ character of the Notre Dame ROTC program, but he admits think you can get around that." Many peace activists are con­ alternative is not unheard of. During the mid-1990s, the Massa­ tween her fellow peacemakers and the military; in fact, she that the military curriculum might lack a hard Catholic focus. cerned that the military coerces students into service that may chusetts Institute of Technology faced growing pressure to abol­ claims that in her work studying terrorism, "the military is of­ He notes that, as a whole, ND's ROTC students "are service­ be against their moral beliefs by offering them an alternative to ish ROTC because the military's homosexual stance was in­ ten the voice of restraint." Mahmood extols the relationship that minded people" with strong personal convictions and devotions student loans and employment. But students' devotio~ to the compatible with the school's nondiscrimination policy. By this can be fostered between the armed forces, with their real expe­ that match their military fidelity. He cites the Rev. Theodore . ROTC, in many cases, at least, runs deeper than money. point, most of the Ivy League had already abolished ROTC (most rience of violence, and the peace lobby, with its devotion to Hesburgh, a strong defender of ROTC at Notre Dame during "If you're doing it for the money, you might as well not be notably Harvard, whose students depend on the neighboring ethical consideration, in the creation of a peaceful society. his tenure as university president: "[Hesburgh] defended [ROTC in ROTC," says· Charlie Longanecker, a sophomore in the MIT program to fulfill their training). Instead of following suit, based on its] very strong formational aspect - heart, mind and Army ROTC. Longanecker, who attended a Catholic high however, MIT created a program for service-minded homosexu­ Hope for the future spirit," he says. Poorman is more confident than Baxter that school that mandated two years of Junior ROTC service, was als whose public stance bars them from the military. Under the So, while ROTC and the peace lobby will never be completely Notre Dame can enrich the military through the Christian ide­ offered a university scholarship equal to what the Army pro­ system, created in 1997, any homosexual student can apply for in agreement, they can be reconciled. This is evident at several als it imbues in students, but he acknowledges that "the burden vides. He chose to join the Army, he says, for "the security loans equal to the ROTC scholarships, and after graduation, other colleges, where Pax Christi chapters and other similar or­ remains on the institution, as to whether that happens." As a result, of having a job after college, and because it's a great stepping MIT will forgive these loans provided that the student performs ganizations have joined into such mutualistic relationships with he joins Baxter in questioning how Notre Dame aids the formation stone into civilian life." some sort of full-time public service, such as the Peace Corps, their ROTC counterparts. of a Christian military conscience: "How are we promoting the Ruben Medina is a sophomore from Mexico in the Air Force or even teaching at a public school. The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. may be the analytical development of the [military mind]?" he asks. ROTC. Since he is not an American citizen, he is ineligible for Baxter wants to create a similar system here at Notre Dame, best example of such an alignment. Through the efforts of the peace The last thing that I would ever characterize any one in the military as is an Unl91Uudce({j mll~s~~e. Everyone of our sO!,diers is trained in the just application of force. -Lt. Col. John-Arata

Lt. Col. John Arata, U.S. Army retired, is a professor of military the usual military scholarships given to ROTC students. "I joined and he is calling upon the administration to fund it. "Wouldn't studies department and the members of ROTC and Pax Christi, the science at Notre Dame. He claims that there is a "rigorous and it because I want to be an aerospace engineer," he says. "It's it be interesting if, just as homosexual students [at MIT] are two previously opposing sides share members and engage in open comprehensive educational program for all our soldiers in ethics been my dream to design military aircraft for most of my life. found unfit for military service, Christians were found unfit dialogue. Nathanael Shea, a sophomore peace-studies minor, re­ and military law." Arata continues: ''The last thing that I would Why not [study with] the best Air Force in the world?" Medina because of their baptism?" he muses. Fittingly, then, Notre Dame ports that "Pax Christi and the ROTC used to be very much at ever characterize anyone in the military as is an unguided missile. points to the military's reputation for character development as could create a scholarship program for those who are willing to odds, especially during the Vietnam War." He says: "In fact, a lot Every one of our soldiers is trained in the just application of force." another reason for his participation: "[The Air Force] is a bunch serve, but whose moral principles prevent them from engaging of people were in both, and ended up leaving ROTC because of While the military obviously does not abide by any particu­ of great people," he says. "They really teach you to be a leader." in military activity. As for the payment of such scholarships? their convictions, but they eventually came to an agreement that lar religious standards, its code of ethics bears many similari­ He adds: "ROTC's goal is to develop leaders for the Air Force "There's money floating around this place," Baxter contends. they're not so fundamentally opposed that they can't work together ties to the Catholic Just War Theory. Students are versed in the and better citizens for the nation. They teach you honesty, cour- Poorman approaches this issue delicately. "It's a great pro­ to achieve the same ends. They may not use the methods, but their Hague and Geneva conventions, which, among other things, tesy and devotion." , pos~il, but it would have to be worked out practically," he says. ends are the same." include directives to treat prisoners humanely, to protect civil­ Christopher Baughman is another example of a student who While he does not deny that the university could afford such a By the same token, Notre Dame's peace lobby and its ROTC ians wherever possible and to refuse orders which violate the is not doing it for the money. Also a sophomore in the Air Force, scholarship program, he acknowledges the complications that program can infOlm each other and accomplish peaceful ends more laws of just war. Cadets also engage in a series of case studies, Baughman had planned to attend the Air Force Academy, "but would arise with financial aid and the administration if such an effectively. But it will require willingness on both sides to for­ in which they examine apocryphal war crimes and abuses - then I realized I wanted to live a more normal, college-student idea were to materialize. As of now, the administration has not get past name-calling and to moderate opinions for the sake of and even popular military chants - for their unethical content life," he says. "I chose Notre Dame because it has a great ROTC, formally considered this type of program. a common goal. 0

14 SCHOLASTlcCOVER STORY SCHOLASTICCOVER STORY 15 Still, Baxter insists that he does not and attitudinal roots. even though I got better scholarships at other schools without Air And so, it appears that Pax Christi and other campus peace wish to eliminate ROTC from cam­ Arata responds to the claim that the military has proven itself Force." activists are a long way from achieving their tangible goals. pus. His immediate goal is to force incapable of acting in an ethical manner by saying: "Have we In attempts to curb a rising dropout rate, beginning in spring But raising awareness is a different issue, and many Catholic amendments to the military curricu­ done things in the past that are open to [moral] interpretation? 2002, the Army ROTC will raise its level of financial assis­ campuses have begun creating cultures of informed ethical con­ lum at Notre Dame that would ensure Sure. So have people operating under the aegis of the Catholic tance to meet all tuition costs of undergraduates at Notre Dame sideration of military issues through peace-studies departments. that ROTC students were trained ac­ Church. Does that make it a bad institution? No." Arata does and a selection of other top-end schools, and it will eliminate Colman McCarthy wrote in the September 29,2000 National cording to Catholic military prin­ not outwardly defend any particular military abuses in the past, mandatory early-morning physical training sessions. The Navy Catholic Reporter that "the University of Notre Dame under­ ciples. He doubts Notre Dame's but he is careful to point out that, abuses of power do not give program offers students $90,000 towards their undergraduate graduate course catalogue uses four pages to describe 34 ROTC present effectiveness in creating a grounds for breaking down the system within which they oper­ educations. Air Force cadets can tailor their scholarship amounts, military courses ranging from 'Amphibious Warfare I and II' to truly different breed of officers. ated. "Regardless of how carefully you monitor an institution, depending on the amount of service they plan to perform after 'The Evolution of Warfare I and II.' Peace studies receives less "Some people say that ND should you cannot control the individual," he says, adding that "if we graduation. All ROTC programs give students a one-year grace than a fourth of a page." But the program is doing better than have ROTC in order to 'Christianize were to look, we'd find Notre Dame graduates in business, law period - typically the freshman year - during which students this may imply, particularly after September II. the military' ... but is the behavior [of - even theology - who have done bad things." So, despite can drop ROTC without owing back any of their tuition money Notre Dame's undergraduate peace-studies minor department, ND-educated officers] palpably dif­ the authoritative dangers inherent in a military setting, Arata or having to serve' any further. After this point, most students which recently has applied for supplemental major status, has ferent from those of other schools?" rejects that the military itself is in any way flawed. are given an additional year to determine their futures without approximately 90 students. Hesburgh founded it as a program he asks. Until the ROTC curriculum here is realigned with the obligation of military service should they choose to drop by which Soviet Russians and Americans could live together, Catholic teaching, Baxter believes, there is no hope of achiev­ The financial question out; however, they must pay back their tuition money as they but it has grown into a broadly international think tank. Like ing this hoped-for "Christian" military. He laments that too many Last year, the U.S. government paid $6.2 million in tuition would an interest-free loan. Usually, after the sophomore year, other peace-studies departments, Notre Dame's incorporates an officer cadets "think the teaching of Christ is some disembod­ fees to Notre Dame in exchange for the service of its 279 ROTC students are required to commit to military service. element of Pax Christi-like grassroots campaigning with seri­ ied ideal," rather than a real expectation of behavior. students. This incentive, according to Baxter, Feeney and oth­ Arata admits that a number of cadets - "smaller than a small ous political and military involvement. Cynthia Mahmood, a Feeney agrees. "When you live in a country that doesn't share ers, makes it very difficult for some students to choose military minority," he says - do join ROTC purely for the money. But, professor of anthropology who works with the department, ex­ [Christian] values, you're going to need to have them firmly service with a clear conscience. "Most students are in ROTC he says, these students "generally do not stay after the first year." plains the mindset: "We do have an element of activism in our ingrained in your own conscience," he says. for financial reasons," Baxter says. Poorman agrees: "The people Despite these concessions, many critics still feel that students' ethos, but we are also grounded in policy-making," she says. The Rev. Mark Poorman offers some defense of the Christian who are in ROTC often do it for financial aid," he says. "I don't decisions to join the military will be colored by money. Such an Mahmood senses no contention at the institutional level be­ character of the Notre Dame ROTC program, but he admits think you can get around that." Many peace activists are con­ alternative is not unheard of. During the mid-1990s, the Massa­ tween her fellow peacemakers and the military; in fact, she that the military curriculum might lack a hard Catholic focus. cerned that the military coerces students into service that may chusetts Institute of Technology faced growing pressure to abol­ claims that in her work studying terrorism, "the military is of­ He notes that, as a whole, ND's ROTC students "are service­ be against their moral beliefs by offering them an alternative to ish ROTC because the military's homosexual stance was in­ ten the voice of restraint." Mahmood extols the relationship that minded people" with strong personal convictions and devotions student loans and employment. But students' devotio~ to the compatible with the school's nondiscrimination policy. By this can be fostered between the armed forces, with their real expe­ that match their military fidelity. He cites the Rev. Theodore . ROTC, in many cases, at least, runs deeper than money. point, most of the Ivy League had already abolished ROTC (most rience of violence, and the peace lobby, with its devotion to Hesburgh, a strong defender of ROTC at Notre Dame during "If you're doing it for the money, you might as well not be notably Harvard, whose students depend on the neighboring ethical consideration, in the creation of a peaceful society. his tenure as university president: "[Hesburgh] defended [ROTC in ROTC," says· Charlie Longanecker, a sophomore in the MIT program to fulfill their training). Instead of following suit, based on its] very strong formational aspect - heart, mind and Army ROTC. Longanecker, who attended a Catholic high however, MIT created a program for service-minded homosexu­ Hope for the future spirit," he says. Poorman is more confident than Baxter that school that mandated two years of Junior ROTC service, was als whose public stance bars them from the military. Under the So, while ROTC and the peace lobby will never be completely Notre Dame can enrich the military through the Christian ide­ offered a university scholarship equal to what the Army pro­ system, created in 1997, any homosexual student can apply for in agreement, they can be reconciled. This is evident at several als it imbues in students, but he acknowledges that "the burden vides. He chose to join the Army, he says, for "the security loans equal to the ROTC scholarships, and after graduation, other colleges, where Pax Christi chapters and other similar or­ remains on the institution, as to whether that happens." As a result, of having a job after college, and because it's a great stepping MIT will forgive these loans provided that the student performs ganizations have joined into such mutualistic relationships with he joins Baxter in questioning how Notre Dame aids the formation stone into civilian life." some sort of full-time public service, such as the Peace Corps, their ROTC counterparts. of a Christian military conscience: "How are we promoting the Ruben Medina is a sophomore from Mexico in the Air Force or even teaching at a public school. The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. may be the analytical development of the [military mind]?" he asks. ROTC. Since he is not an American citizen, he is ineligible for Baxter wants to create a similar system here at Notre Dame, best example of such an alignment. Through the efforts of the peace The last thing that I would ever characterize any one in the military as is an Unl91Uudce({j mll~s~~e. Everyone of our sO!,diers is trained in the just application of force. -Lt. Col. John-Arata

Lt. Col. John Arata, U.S. Army retired, is a professor of military the usual military scholarships given to ROTC students. "I joined and he is calling upon the administration to fund it. "Wouldn't studies department and the members of ROTC and Pax Christi, the science at Notre Dame. He claims that there is a "rigorous and it because I want to be an aerospace engineer," he says. "It's it be interesting if, just as homosexual students [at MIT] are two previously opposing sides share members and engage in open comprehensive educational program for all our soldiers in ethics been my dream to design military aircraft for most of my life. found unfit for military service, Christians were found unfit dialogue. Nathanael Shea, a sophomore peace-studies minor, re­ and military law." Arata continues: ''The last thing that I would Why not [study with] the best Air Force in the world?" Medina because of their baptism?" he muses. Fittingly, then, Notre Dame ports that "Pax Christi and the ROTC used to be very much at ever characterize anyone in the military as is an unguided missile. points to the military's reputation for character development as could create a scholarship program for those who are willing to odds, especially during the Vietnam War." He says: "In fact, a lot Every one of our soldiers is trained in the just application of force." another reason for his participation: "[The Air Force] is a bunch serve, but whose moral principles prevent them from engaging of people were in both, and ended up leaving ROTC because of While the military obviously does not abide by any particu­ of great people," he says. "They really teach you to be a leader." in military activity. As for the payment of such scholarships? their convictions, but they eventually came to an agreement that lar religious standards, its code of ethics bears many similari­ He adds: "ROTC's goal is to develop leaders for the Air Force "There's money floating around this place," Baxter contends. they're not so fundamentally opposed that they can't work together ties to the Catholic Just War Theory. Students are versed in the and better citizens for the nation. They teach you honesty, cour- Poorman approaches this issue delicately. "It's a great pro­ to achieve the same ends. They may not use the methods, but their Hague and Geneva conventions, which, among other things, tesy and devotion." , pos~il, but it would have to be worked out practically," he says. ends are the same." include directives to treat prisoners humanely, to protect civil­ Christopher Baughman is another example of a student who While he does not deny that the university could afford such a By the same token, Notre Dame's peace lobby and its ROTC ians wherever possible and to refuse orders which violate the is not doing it for the money. Also a sophomore in the Air Force, scholarship program, he acknowledges the complications that program can infOlm each other and accomplish peaceful ends more laws of just war. Cadets also engage in a series of case studies, Baughman had planned to attend the Air Force Academy, "but would arise with financial aid and the administration if such an effectively. But it will require willingness on both sides to for­ in which they examine apocryphal war crimes and abuses - then I realized I wanted to live a more normal, college-student idea were to materialize. As of now, the administration has not get past name-calling and to moderate opinions for the sake of and even popular military chants - for their unethical content life," he says. "I chose Notre Dame because it has a great ROTC, formally considered this type of program. a common goal. 0

14 SCHOLASTlcCOVER STORY SCHOLASTICCOVER STORY 15 !I 1I Ii What is it like to be the team's captain Jerry's Jabber l' as a junior? It's an honor to be chosen by your team­ On Sunday, Athletic mates, but it's also a big responsibility. I Director Kevin White fired head football coach Bob I' try to lead by example and play solid. I' Davie. No successor has I been named yet. ... The What has been the highlight of your I Notre Dame football team appy Holidays, Gipperlings. The their romantic exploits resulted in the pro­ career thus far? completed the 2001 Hpast few weeks have been disturb­ duction of ... don't look, Mom ... "their My highlight was scoring a breakaway season last Saturday, ing for the Gipper - not only was own special brand of whitening-action" goal with about 40 seconds left in a defeating Purdue 24-18 in his favorite coach given the old heave-ho toothpaste, which they promptly applied to game to beat Bowling Green. West Lafayette, Ind. CB (that's 300 words of material per column the bristles of the' former item. Now the Vontez Duff returned a - gone), but he received a couple of ut­ "evil, heartless wench" has a gleaming, What music do you listen to before a kickoff for a 96-yard score, and CB Jason Beckstrom terly disgusting tips to boot. Now, the pearly smile. Unless he finds out her identity, game to get pumped up? returned an interception 29 Gipp loves dirty stories, but his mother the Gipper is going to play it safe and never Techno. Dance music gets me pumped up. yards for a touchdown. OB reads this column, so forgive the Gipper kiss a girl again. Carlyle Holiday for his reliance on suggestive language to The Gipper received another tip involv­ Do you ever find yourself on the rink completed seven of 15 get the point across on these next two tips. ing procreative bodily fluids, but he's had saying, ''Damn, it's cold out here?" passes for a total of just 31 Maybe she won't get it that way. enough of the subject, so he'll leave it with I actually find myself saying, "Damn, yards. The Irish amassed this: keep your clothes out of the Zahm laun­ it's hot out here." We wear a lot of just 162 yards of total z Oral Considerations dry machines. o equipment, so it can get pretty hot. offense ... , The volleyball ~ The first tip was sent in by two young ::;: team fell in the first round 0:: of the NCAA tournament men who call themselves "The Dental Hy­ An Early Epiphany What is more fun - playing ~ last Friday, losing 3-1 to gienists." In their own words, these fellows OK, Gipplings, you can finish your dinner ~ hockey on an indoor rink or ~ No. 20 Michigan State. "had the misfortune to be involved with a girl now - the worst is over. And if you're at after much debate, he gave up trying to talk 0:: outside on a frozen pond? oa. Kim Fletcher led the Irish who could best be described as an evil, heart­ en North, take a look over at the nativity scene. her out of it and seized the poor old man from u.' It's definitely fun to play pick up in kills, tallying 16 while less wench," and they felt compelled to Something missing? Apparently, according her lustful grasp. Hugh Hefner, step aside. 0 1 hockey outside. Playing in front of a fu hitting .355 .... The strike back for some past occurrences. En­ to a trio of tipsters, one of the wise men has W big crowd is great, too. women's basketball team ti: ::::l lost to No. 16 Michigan ter two items: the "evil, heartless wench's" managed to escape. He's known by his res­ Father's at Four o toothbrush, and an amorous couple. Now, cuers, with whom he now resides, as Ifyou're near Stanford Hall, you may want (,) What in the world is the blue line? Sunday, 78-63. GAlicia Ratay led the Irish attack, this couple must have been married, because "Melchior." They insist that he just wants to stop by the rector's room and down a forty ;-'-,.':.,. That's an interesting question. It's the " ~:. :',', ~ ,.' " -, .' ~ , scoring 19 points and to live as a college stu­ with Pops. According to a pair of loyal tip­ .. , .~ line that determines off-sides. . '. grabbing seven rebounds. dent for a couple of sters, he recently confiscated something on , - . ,- - . . . ~ . ~ ~ :;"', . " F Jacqueline Batteast weeks before returning the order of 114 of them. The story: A group Do you have any superstitions? added 17 points and nine to NFC to fulfil his duty of students, whom one tipster calls ''Taskforce Before a game I always eat two rebounds .... The men's as a bearer of frankin­ 40," made the mistake of pulling their car cookies for two points. basketball team lost for the I cense at Jesus' birth. up to Stanford to unload 4,500 ounces of first time in eight games, I And so, in order to the wonderful yellow liquid. Father, who IRISH What kind of cookies? falling 76-75 to Indiana. show the wise one a good must have been scoping the liquor store It's kind of a chocolate chip and has The win was Indiana's 13th time, Melchior's room­ waiting for just such a day, pulled up next macadamia nuts. Sometimes the dining straight over the Irish in Bloomington, and its mates took him to Purdue to them and diverted their intended distri­ hall doesn't have the right ones. I. seventh straight overall in (last weekend. Apparently bution around the dorm into his suite. No EYES the series. PG Chris he was a real hit with the word on what has become of the forties, but Have you ever driven a zamboni? Thomas scored 24 points ladies, who, being from if you see the Stanford dog dancing on a ON No. I definitely want to. We've talked for the Irish, while F Ryan Purdue, instinctively table at Reckers with a shower curtain to the rink manager, and I think I will Humphrey added 23 started "getting it on" around its shoulders, you'll know. Evan Nielsen is a junior defenseman and captain . [drive one] by the time I leave here. points, 12 rebounds, and with the old boy at par­ Well, Gipplings, that's it for this issue. six blocks .... The hockey ties across campus. In Have a Jolly Noel . for the Irish hockey squad. He hails from Evanston, What is your favorite part about team continues to recover fact, one young woman's and a Happy New Year. . Ill., and is majoring in government. With his 6- Notre Dame? from its early-season newly awoken libido Drink plenty of 'nog foot-3, 212-pound frame, Nielsen is a force on the Parietals. That way I don't have to police woes, improving to 4-6-4 after a two-game sweep of took her so far as to try myself; the university does it for me. to keep in good cheer. ice, combining excellent skating skills with intel­ Lake Superior State. Rob to steal the old fellow. (Not the cartoned kind - ligent play. In the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, Nielsen Globke scored twice in - Luckily, one of his ever­ the stuffwith rum.) What are your goals for the future? "The Dental Hygienists" requested a signed photo of the Gipp. was an eighth-round selection of the Atlanta Sunday's victory over the Unfortunately, the Gipper is fresh out of pies, so please accept vigilant roommates And please, send a tip I just want to make the most out of Lakers. The Irish are 4-2-3 this substitute of Melchior having a ball at Purdue. tracked her down and that doesn 'tinvolve ... Thrashers, but he chose to remain with the Irish. every day - hopefully that includes in their last seven games found her in a bedrpom; uh, Merry Christmas, Mom. some hockey. . after opening the season - Lynn Olszowy 0-4-1. 0

16 SCHOLASTICCAMPUS WATCH SCHOLASTICSPORTS 17 i: !I 1I Ii What is it like to be the team's captain Jerry's Jabber l' as a junior? It's an honor to be chosen by your team­ On Sunday, Athletic mates, but it's also a big responsibility. I Director Kevin White fired head football coach Bob I' try to lead by example and play solid. I' Davie. No successor has I been named yet. ... The What has been the highlight of your I Notre Dame football team appy Holidays, Gipperlings. The their romantic exploits resulted in the pro­ career thus far? completed the 2001 Hpast few weeks have been disturb­ duction of ... don't look, Mom ... "their My highlight was scoring a breakaway season last Saturday, ing for the Gipper - not only was own special brand of whitening-action" goal with about 40 seconds left in a defeating Purdue 24-18 in his favorite coach given the old heave-ho toothpaste, which they promptly applied to game to beat Bowling Green. West Lafayette, Ind. CB (that's 300 words of material per column the bristles of the' former item. Now the Vontez Duff returned a - gone), but he received a couple of ut­ "evil, heartless wench" has a gleaming, What music do you listen to before a kickoff for a 96-yard score, and CB Jason Beckstrom terly disgusting tips to boot. Now, the pearly smile. Unless he finds out her identity, game to get pumped up? returned an interception 29 Gipp loves dirty stories, but his mother the Gipper is going to play it safe and never Techno. Dance music gets me pumped up. yards for a touchdown. OB reads this column, so forgive the Gipper kiss a girl again. Carlyle Holiday for his reliance on suggestive language to The Gipper received another tip involv­ Do you ever find yourself on the rink completed seven of 15 get the point across on these next two tips. ing procreative bodily fluids, but he's had saying, ''Damn, it's cold out here?" passes for a total of just 31 Maybe she won't get it that way. enough of the subject, so he'll leave it with I actually find myself saying, "Damn, yards. The Irish amassed this: keep your clothes out of the Zahm laun­ it's hot out here." We wear a lot of just 162 yards of total z Oral Considerations dry machines. o equipment, so it can get pretty hot. offense ... , The volleyball ~ The first tip was sent in by two young ::;: team fell in the first round 0:: of the NCAA tournament men who call themselves "The Dental Hy­ An Early Epiphany What is more fun - playing ~ last Friday, losing 3-1 to gienists." In their own words, these fellows OK, Gipplings, you can finish your dinner ~ hockey on an indoor rink or ~ No. 20 Michigan State. "had the misfortune to be involved with a girl now - the worst is over. And if you're at after much debate, he gave up trying to talk 0:: outside on a frozen pond? oa. Kim Fletcher led the Irish who could best be described as an evil, heart­ en North, take a look over at the nativity scene. her out of it and seized the poor old man from u.' It's definitely fun to play pick up in kills, tallying 16 while less wench," and they felt compelled to Something missing? Apparently, according her lustful grasp. Hugh Hefner, step aside. 0 1 hockey outside. Playing in front of a fu hitting .355 .... The strike back for some past occurrences. En­ to a trio of tipsters, one of the wise men has W big crowd is great, too. women's basketball team ti: ::::l lost to No. 16 Michigan ter two items: the "evil, heartless wench's" managed to escape. He's known by his res­ Father's at Four o toothbrush, and an amorous couple. Now, cuers, with whom he now resides, as Ifyou're near Stanford Hall, you may want (,) What in the world is the blue line? Sunday, 78-63. GAlicia Ratay led the Irish attack, this couple must have been married, because "Melchior." They insist that he just wants to stop by the rector's room and down a forty ;-'-,.':.,. That's an interesting question. It's the " ~:. :',', ~ ,.' " -, .' ~ , scoring 19 points and to live as a college stu­ with Pops. According to a pair of loyal tip­ .. , .~ line that determines off-sides. . '. grabbing seven rebounds. dent for a couple of sters, he recently confiscated something on , - . ,- - . . . ~ . ~ ~ :;"', . " F Jacqueline Batteast weeks before returning the order of 114 of them. The story: A group Do you have any superstitions? added 17 points and nine to NFC to fulfil his duty of students, whom one tipster calls ''Taskforce Before a game I always eat two rebounds .... The men's as a bearer of frankin­ 40," made the mistake of pulling their car cookies for two points. basketball team lost for the I cense at Jesus' birth. up to Stanford to unload 4,500 ounces of first time in eight games, I And so, in order to the wonderful yellow liquid. Father, who IRISH What kind of cookies? falling 76-75 to Indiana. show the wise one a good must have been scoping the liquor store It's kind of a chocolate chip and has The win was Indiana's 13th time, Melchior's room­ waiting for just such a day, pulled up next macadamia nuts. Sometimes the dining straight over the Irish in Bloomington, and its mates took him to Purdue to them and diverted their intended distri­ hall doesn't have the right ones. I. seventh straight overall in (last weekend. Apparently bution around the dorm into his suite. No EYES the series. PG Chris he was a real hit with the word on what has become of the forties, but Have you ever driven a zamboni? Thomas scored 24 points ladies, who, being from if you see the Stanford dog dancing on a ON No. I definitely want to. We've talked for the Irish, while F Ryan Purdue, instinctively table at Reckers with a shower curtain to the rink manager, and I think I will Humphrey added 23 started "getting it on" around its shoulders, you'll know. Evan Nielsen is a junior defenseman and captain . [drive one] by the time I leave here. points, 12 rebounds, and with the old boy at par­ Well, Gipplings, that's it for this issue. six blocks .... The hockey ties across campus. In Have a Jolly Noel . for the Irish hockey squad. He hails from Evanston, What is your favorite part about team continues to recover fact, one young woman's and a Happy New Year. . Ill., and is majoring in government. With his 6- Notre Dame? from its early-season newly awoken libido Drink plenty of 'nog foot-3, 212-pound frame, Nielsen is a force on the Parietals. That way I don't have to police woes, improving to 4-6-4 after a two-game sweep of took her so far as to try myself; the university does it for me. to keep in good cheer. ice, combining excellent skating skills with intel­ Lake Superior State. Rob to steal the old fellow. (Not the cartoned kind - ligent play. In the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, Nielsen Globke scored twice in - Luckily, one of his ever­ the stuffwith rum.) What are your goals for the future? "The Dental Hygienists" requested a signed photo of the Gipp. was an eighth-round selection of the Atlanta Sunday's victory over the Unfortunately, the Gipper is fresh out of pies, so please accept vigilant roommates And please, send a tip I just want to make the most out of Lakers. The Irish are 4-2-3 this substitute of Melchior having a ball at Purdue. tracked her down and that doesn 'tinvolve ... Thrashers, but he chose to remain with the Irish. every day - hopefully that includes in their last seven games found her in a bedrpom; uh, Merry Christmas, Mom. some hockey. . after opening the season - Lynn Olszowy 0-4-1. 0

16 SCHOLASTICCAMPUS WATCH SCHOLASTICSPORTS 17 i: PAID ADVERTISEMENT he should have remained at Notre Dame. The ing to Hampton and Davidson? In Chapel timing for his move to North Carolina couldn't Hill? That should never happen to a program have been worse, and if he can't make ends like North Carolina, no matter what the roster. WHAT DO YOU HAVE meet, it will be his head that rolls for it. Doherty never should have left Notre Dame. Carolina has just two seniors on its 2001-02 Fans believed he was the solution to the ills THAT HEMINGWAY AND PICASSO DID NOT? roster, meaning Doherty's Tar Heels lack that plagued Irish basketball. His enthusiasm A chance to be published in The Juggler. RANT experience. They've proven this, as North was embraced by the Notre Dame commu­ BY GERARD MESKILL Carolina opened up 0-3 for the fIrst time since nity, and he received nothing but praise from before the Great Depression. the fans and media alike. By recent standards, Submit work for the Spring 2002 issue of The weakness in North Carolina's roster is his recruiting was stellar, and indeed, Notre Notre Dame's annual student literary not Doherty's fault. After Dean Smith retired Dame still is reaping the benefIts of his efforts, magazine. in 1997, Bill Guthridge replaced him on an as two top-lOO prospects have signed intents interim basis. He was never intended to be to attend Notre Dame next fall. In just one Short stories, poetry and essays Smith's replacement, but other schools took year, Doherty had become king of the Notre to the box outside the Scholastic office in advantage of the situation to steal recruits Dame campus, overshadowing even Bob the basement of SOUTH DINING HALL from the Tar Heels. Davie and his football team. by FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th Thus, it's hard to blame Doherty for the And then he relinquished his throne. He bid (poetry written in Spanish, French or Italian is Word§of····· team's recent failures. But those who fol­ farewell to the shocked faces staring at the encouraged) lowed ND under Doherty know that he has a hero who was abandoning them. Some wished Artwork and design submissions wJsqornfrom .... .'V track record of doing two things: winning big him well. Some swore never to forgive him. games and dropping ones he shouldn't lose. All felt betrayed. Doherty had left us to chase to 212 Riley Hall st Sch o/as tic's own ."'...: ...... ~ :....• Such inconsistency made for exciting basket­ his dreamjob at his alma mater. by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 (please submit any large sports expert ···V ball at ND, since the Irish had not seen the And it is that school that will eventually or three-dimensional work in slide form) NCAA tournament in more than a decade. dismiss him. You see, Matt Doherty is not a When Matt Doherty left the Irish for Irish fans overlooked losses to Pittsburgh and good basketball coach. Mike Brey' s Irish squad North Carolina, ND fans were de­ Rutgers forwins against Connecticut and Saint proves this, demonstrating a stability that vastated. But now, one year later, the John's. Doherty's team lacked. Under Doherty, the Doherty can't expect such an attitude from Irish ran a slow offense that consisted of Irish are 7-1 under coach Mike Brey, Tar Heels fans. First of all, there's no such hurling the ball around the arch until someone [email protected] ... make Ernie and Pablo proud. and Doherty's Tar Heels began the thing as an upset win· at Chapel Hill; North could bounce it in to Troy Murphy. If that season 0-3. Irish fans now can see Carolina is supposed to be able to beat anyone. didn't happen, then someone fIred a three, Doherty for what he really is: a More importantly, they aren't supposed to usually at a totally inappropriate time for such mediocre coach. lose in the second round of the NCAA tourna­ a shot. No one could drive the paint, or so it SUBSCRIBE TODAY ment to a heavy underdog. But that's what seemed, since no one ever tried. It wasn't to the only student-produced magazine serving Notre Dame students, parents and alumni happened last year when number seven seed Doherty's basketball savvy that made him Penn State knocked off No. 2 North Carolina. successful at Notre Dame; rather, it was his he North Carolina Tar Heels have made The disappointing loss sent Carolina home tremendous enthusiasm, great charisma and T27 consecutive appearances in the NCAA a couple of weeks early. And then when the even-greater recruiting instincts. These quali­ Tournament, a streak unmatched in America. Tar Heels fInally did take the court again, they ties were more than sufficient at a school ISSUES DOLLARS Will they make it 28? After opening the opened with three straight losses. While the where basketball had been in the doldrums 13 35 season with losses to Hampton, Davidson and state of recruiting at Carolina to this point is prior to his arrival. At Carolina, such qualities Indiana, this question has rare validity. But not Doherty's fault. he still must take the don't mean anything unless they bring Final head coach MattDoherty isn' tafraid of break- blame for what happens on the court. Caro­ Four appearances and national championships ing the streak. "If! was afraid of those streaks, lina, arguably collepe basketball's most sto­ with them. And while it's still early, Carolina I would have stayed at Notre Dame," he told ried and consistent powerhouse, got whooped looks like a team that will be fortunate even to The Sporting News last week. at home by two mid-conference schools. make the NCAA tournament. For better or for SCHOLaSTIC It's too bad Doherty wasn't afraid, because The Tar Heels are inexperienced. But los- worse, Doherty will be blamed. 0 INFORMED. INTELLIGENT. OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

The Irish got their first taste The Irish played their first 90ming off a zero-point r--~~--~-~-~~----~~--~---~-~--~--~ of legitimate Division I-A off-game all season on performance against basketball in Bloomington Tuesday, and Indiana Indiana, Matt Carroll will [PLEASE PLACE ME ON XOUR~@:ffillPi]f@:;lJ LIST., SEND THIS FORM AND , Tuesday, and they nearly barely squeaked by them. torch the Red Hawks for 20- $35.00 PAYMENT TO: SPORT: MEN'S BASKETBALL I NAME: '-', SCHOLASTIC MAGAZINE , OPPONENT: MIAMI OF OHIO' overcame an early 14-point Notre Dame won't take long plus points. No more fooling ., 315 LAFORTUNE STUDENT CENTER , deficit. ND will put up a to regain its aggressive WHERE: OXFORD, OHIO around: Irish win, 81-63. ADDRESS: NOTRE DAME, IN 46556 WHEN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, more consistent effort this rebounding and perimeter .. ' , 3:00 PM Saturday, taking Miami of shooting touch, and it will ., , Ohio by 7. stomp Miami, 88-70. ., , - Gerard Meskill - David Murray - Matthew Barr Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor Managing Editor

18 SCHOLASTICSPORTS PAID ADVERTISEMENT he should have remained at Notre Dame. The ing to Hampton and Davidson? In Chapel timing for his move to North Carolina couldn't Hill? That should never happen to a program have been worse, and if he can't make ends like North Carolina, no matter what the roster. WHAT DO YOU HAVE meet, it will be his head that rolls for it. Doherty never should have left Notre Dame. Carolina has just two seniors on its 2001-02 Fans believed he was the solution to the ills THAT HEMINGWAY AND PICASSO DID NOT? roster, meaning Doherty's Tar Heels lack that plagued Irish basketball. His enthusiasm A chance to be published in The Juggler. RANT experience. They've proven this, as North was embraced by the Notre Dame commu­ BY GERARD MESKILL Carolina opened up 0-3 for the fIrst time since nity, and he received nothing but praise from before the Great Depression. the fans and media alike. By recent standards, Submit work for the Spring 2002 issue of The weakness in North Carolina's roster is his recruiting was stellar, and indeed, Notre Notre Dame's annual student literary not Doherty's fault. After Dean Smith retired Dame still is reaping the benefIts of his efforts, magazine. in 1997, Bill Guthridge replaced him on an as two top-lOO prospects have signed intents interim basis. He was never intended to be to attend Notre Dame next fall. In just one Short stories, poetry and essays Smith's replacement, but other schools took year, Doherty had become king of the Notre to the box outside the Scholastic office in advantage of the situation to steal recruits Dame campus, overshadowing even Bob the basement of SOUTH DINING HALL from the Tar Heels. Davie and his football team. by FRIDAY, JANUARY 18th Thus, it's hard to blame Doherty for the And then he relinquished his throne. He bid (poetry written in Spanish, French or Italian is Word§of····· team's recent failures. But those who fol­ farewell to the shocked faces staring at the encouraged) lowed ND under Doherty know that he has a hero who was abandoning them. Some wished Artwork and design submissions wJsqornfrom .... .'V track record of doing two things: winning big him well. Some swore never to forgive him. games and dropping ones he shouldn't lose. All felt betrayed. Doherty had left us to chase to 212 Riley Hall st Sch o/as tic's own ."'...: ...... ~ :....• Such inconsistency made for exciting basket­ his dreamjob at his alma mater. by FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1 (please submit any large sports expert ···V ball at ND, since the Irish had not seen the And it is that school that will eventually or three-dimensional work in slide form) NCAA tournament in more than a decade. dismiss him. You see, Matt Doherty is not a When Matt Doherty left the Irish for Irish fans overlooked losses to Pittsburgh and good basketball coach. Mike Brey' s Irish squad North Carolina, ND fans were de­ Rutgers forwins against Connecticut and Saint proves this, demonstrating a stability that vastated. But now, one year later, the John's. Doherty's team lacked. Under Doherty, the Doherty can't expect such an attitude from Irish ran a slow offense that consisted of Irish are 7-1 under coach Mike Brey, Tar Heels fans. First of all, there's no such hurling the ball around the arch until someone [email protected] ... make Ernie and Pablo proud. and Doherty's Tar Heels began the thing as an upset win· at Chapel Hill; North could bounce it in to Troy Murphy. If that season 0-3. Irish fans now can see Carolina is supposed to be able to beat anyone. didn't happen, then someone fIred a three, Doherty for what he really is: a More importantly, they aren't supposed to usually at a totally inappropriate time for such mediocre coach. lose in the second round of the NCAA tourna­ a shot. No one could drive the paint, or so it SUBSCRIBE TODAY ment to a heavy underdog. But that's what seemed, since no one ever tried. It wasn't to the only student-produced magazine serving Notre Dame students, parents and alumni happened last year when number seven seed Doherty's basketball savvy that made him Penn State knocked off No. 2 North Carolina. successful at Notre Dame; rather, it was his he North Carolina Tar Heels have made The disappointing loss sent Carolina home tremendous enthusiasm, great charisma and T27 consecutive appearances in the NCAA a couple of weeks early. And then when the even-greater recruiting instincts. These quali­ Tournament, a streak unmatched in America. Tar Heels fInally did take the court again, they ties were more than sufficient at a school ISSUES DOLLARS Will they make it 28? After opening the opened with three straight losses. While the where basketball had been in the doldrums 13 35 season with losses to Hampton, Davidson and state of recruiting at Carolina to this point is prior to his arrival. At Carolina, such qualities Indiana, this question has rare validity. But not Doherty's fault. he still must take the don't mean anything unless they bring Final head coach MattDoherty isn' tafraid of break- blame for what happens on the court. Caro­ Four appearances and national championships ing the streak. "If! was afraid of those streaks, lina, arguably collepe basketball's most sto­ with them. And while it's still early, Carolina I would have stayed at Notre Dame," he told ried and consistent powerhouse, got whooped looks like a team that will be fortunate even to The Sporting News last week. at home by two mid-conference schools. make the NCAA tournament. For better or for SCHOLaSTIC It's too bad Doherty wasn't afraid, because The Tar Heels are inexperienced. But los- worse, Doherty will be blamed. 0 INFORMED. INTELLIGENT. OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

The Irish got their first taste The Irish played their first 90ming off a zero-point r--~~--~-~-~~----~~--~---~-~--~--~ of legitimate Division I-A off-game all season on performance against basketball in Bloomington Tuesday, and Indiana Indiana, Matt Carroll will [PLEASE PLACE ME ON XOUR~@:ffillPi]f@:;lJ LIST., SEND THIS FORM AND , Tuesday, and they nearly barely squeaked by them. torch the Red Hawks for 20- $35.00 PAYMENT TO: SPORT: MEN'S BASKETBALL I NAME: '-', SCHOLASTIC MAGAZINE , OPPONENT: MIAMI OF OHIO' overcame an early 14-point Notre Dame won't take long plus points. No more fooling ., 315 LAFORTUNE STUDENT CENTER , deficit. ND will put up a to regain its aggressive WHERE: OXFORD, OHIO around: Irish win, 81-63. ADDRESS: NOTRE DAME, IN 46556 WHEN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, more consistent effort this rebounding and perimeter .. ' , 3:00 PM Saturday, taking Miami of shooting touch, and it will ., , Ohio by 7. stomp Miami, 88-70. ., , - Gerard Meskill - David Murray - Matthew Barr Sports Editor Assistant Sports Editor Managing Editor

18 SCHOLASTICSPORTS I J " ' J. , COMMENTARY- \' 100 career wins have averaged 10 wins per The Rest season or better, a feat that Coughlin has ac­ Many other names are swirling around the Rebuilding the House of Rockne complished with the Jaguars. In six full sea­ rumor mill. Notable among them are sons of NFL football, Coughlin matched Stanford's Tyrone Willingham, Georgia With Davie gone, Jon Gruden is an early favorite to lead the Irish back to glory Davie's .583 winning percentage at Notre Tech's George O'Leary, Wisconsin's Barry Dame. Keep in mind that lofty long-term Alvarez and Washington's Rick Neuheisel. winning percentages do not come as easily While all of these men are excellent football GERARDMESKILL ghost, the best word I can use to describe it than half of its recruiting class signed. Even in the NFL as they do in the NCAA, making coaches, none of them deserve much con­ is chilling. Every time I see Notre Dame on with a vacant office, the entire country is Coughlin's record appealing while Davie's sideration until Gruden, Coughlin and Bellotti t's almost eerie the way recent major TV, it gives me goose bumps." aware that a big name is highly likely to is appalling. Furthermore, Coughlin's record all get the opportunity to tum down the Irish. Ievents for Notre Dame football happen Enough said. Jon Gruden loves Notre succeed Davie. So, if anything, the rest of includes Jacksonville's expansion year, a 4- But in my opinion, the offer sheet won't get to correspond to the liturgical calendar. Dame, and, right now, Notre Dame loves Notre Dame's prospects should be enticed. 12 season that set the record for most wins past the top man on the list. 0 In 2000, Kevin White arrived in South Bend Gruden right back. But that doesn't answer No matter how long it takes to fill the void, by an expansion team in the NFL. to take the helm as athletic director just one two very important questions: One, will Jon rest assured that the Irish recruiting class Like Gruden, Coughlin is respected as an day after Palm Sunday. Just as Christians will be strong. offensive mastermind, demonstrated by celebrate the anniversary of Jesus' trium­ The best person to answer questions about Jacksonville's NFL leading numbers in pass­ phant arrival into Jerusalem as they await prying Gruden from the Raiders is none ing (1996) and rushing (1999). Such statis­ Easter, Irish fans celebrated White's arrival other than Gruden, himself. And guess tics show the versatility of Coughlin's as the beginning of a resurrection in Notre what? He isn't saying anything. Gruden's playbook, which would revive Notre Dame's Dame football. silence is all the more reason to believe he's own stale offense. The 2001 Irish ranked Nineteen months later, White has made coming to South Bend. He knows full well 110th in total offense, a statistic more shame­ his first major stride toward such a rejuve­ that all he needs to do is definitively say ful than Davie's three 6-10ss seasons. ' nation. On Sunday, the first day of Advent, that he isn't interested in the Irish head­ Unfortunately, Coughlin also is under White informed the college football world coaching job, and all of the hype will fade contract. However, his team's disap­ that Bob Davie had been dismissed. True to away. If he really weren't interested, this is pointing season means he will not be form, as that Sunday marked the beginning exactly what he would do. Yet he chooses working this year's NFL playoffs, of the vigil for the birth of Jesus, so too did not to say anything definitive, even at the making him easier for the Irish to ,I it begin the wait for Notre Dame's savior. expense of being distracted from his duties access should they decide not to wait I Of course, there's no real connection be­ as an NFL coach. Don't be misled; Jon for Gruden. I tween religion and Notre Dame football. Gruden is very interested in this job, and if (Basilica bells ringing after home football he receives the right offer, he's coming back Mike Bellotti wins is just a coincidence.) Nevertheless, THE CHOSEN ONE Jon Gruden, well­ to South Bend. If the Irish choose to go with a col­ known as an Irish supporter, is many fans' after Davie's lackluster five-year tenure, the favorite to replace Bob Davie. The Will he receive that offer? Is he the best lege coach, Bellotti probably will be Irish faithful are not willing to settle for unexpired contract he holds with the man for the job? The answer to both of those at the top of their list. His .690 win­ much less than a football god at the team's Oakland Raiders is, however, a factor that questions should pe "yes." In four ye~s with ning percentage in six full seasons helm. must be considered. the Oakland Raiders, he transformed them with the Ducks is second in school Such job requirements eliminate 99 per­ from a 4-12 team into a Super Bowl con- ' history, ranking only behind legend­ cent of the football world. What remains is tender. Gruden is considered one of the best ary Hugo Bezdek's tenure from a short list, of football deities, namely the Gruden leave Oakland for Notre Dame? And offensive minds in football today, a quality 1913-17. For the past two seasons, . Oakland Raiders' Jon Gruden, the Jackson­ two, is Jon Gruden the right man for the job? sorely needed at Notre Dame. Unlike most Bellotti's Ducks have challenged for ville Jaguars' Tom Coughlin, and the Uni­ The answer to the first question is fiercely NFL coaches, he favors a running-based of­ the national championship, ringing in versity of Oregon's Mike Bellotti. Here's a debate. According to ESPN's Joe Theismann, fense, which makes him an even more valu­ an era of success never before experi- breakdown of why any of these three grid­ there's no chance. "If I could pick one NFL able commodity to Notre Dame, a school enced at the University of Oregon. iron titans would make a perfect elixir for coach I would want at Notre Dame, it would whose offense has been tailored to the run­ More enticing to the Irish is what ails the Irish: be Gruden becaus6 I know him and his com­ ning game both by playbook writing and Bellotti's offensive numbers at Oregon: mitment and his passion and love for the uni­ recruiting. He is a charismatic leader who' 55,000-plus total offensive yards and Jon Gruden versity," he says. "But it ain't going to hap­ demands excellence and produces results. sixty-six 30-point games, both of which Now that Davie is officially gone, specu­ pen - period." , He's perfect for Notre Dame. He should be are Oregon records for the time period lation has reached a crescendo that Gruden I'm not wholly convinced, though. Yes, the next coach of the Fighting Irish. in which they have been amassed. might be headed to South Bend. His wide Gruden is locked up by the Raiders through However, it is difficult to tell whether appeal with the Notre Dame community is next season. Yes, his team looks poised to Tom Coughlin ornot Bellotti will leave Oregon for Notre obvious. He grew up in South Bend an ar­ make a run at the Super Bowl. And yes, all What if Gruden doesn't work out? The Dame. On one hand, he has achieved un­ dent Notre Dame fan. His mother painted a of this means that the Irish would have to next best answer is Coughlin. True, his team paralleled success during his time at Or­ mural of Notre Dame Stadium on his base­ wait until late January or early February to is 3-7 and hasn't been competitive lately, egon. Yet, it is also questionable whether ment wall. His father was an assistant under get the man in here. But it still is not hope­ but losing at the pro level has much less to he can improve the Oregon program any SHOES TO FILL Bob Davie is widely Dan- Devine. Gruden was even quoted re­ less. do with the coaching staff than it does in more than he has, which may lead hiln to acknowledged to have run a clean program, but cently as saying: ''To see that marching band It doesn't really matter that the Irish would collegiate football, since player acquisitions his fortunes on the field were mixed. This year's seek a change. Also, it is important to re­ lackluster 5-6 season prompted the university to walking across campus at 8 o'clock in the have to wait. The buzz has been that leaving are the responsibility of a front office and member that Kevin White has Pac-lO ties fire him after the Purdue game, a five-year morning, to look up and see Touchdown the office vacant that long will hurt recruit­ not the coaches themselves. Of all coaches from his time at Arizona State, which may contract notwithstanding. Jesus and the Golden Dome, to feel Rockne's ing. The truth is that Notre Dame has more in NFL history, only five with more than help him bring Bellotti to Notre Dame.

20 SCHOLASTICS PORTS I J " ' J. , COMMENTARY- \' 100 career wins have averaged 10 wins per The Rest season or better, a feat that Coughlin has ac­ Many other names are swirling around the Rebuilding the House of Rockne complished with the Jaguars. In six full sea­ rumor mill. Notable among them are sons of NFL football, Coughlin matched Stanford's Tyrone Willingham, Georgia With Davie gone, Jon Gruden is an early favorite to lead the Irish back to glory Davie's .583 winning percentage at Notre Tech's George O'Leary, Wisconsin's Barry Dame. Keep in mind that lofty long-term Alvarez and Washington's Rick Neuheisel. winning percentages do not come as easily While all of these men are excellent football GERARDMESKILL ghost, the best word I can use to describe it than half of its recruiting class signed. Even in the NFL as they do in the NCAA, making coaches, none of them deserve much con­ is chilling. Every time I see Notre Dame on with a vacant office, the entire country is Coughlin's record appealing while Davie's sideration until Gruden, Coughlin and Bellotti t's almost eerie the way recent major TV, it gives me goose bumps." aware that a big name is highly likely to is appalling. Furthermore, Coughlin's record all get the opportunity to tum down the Irish. Ievents for Notre Dame football happen Enough said. Jon Gruden loves Notre succeed Davie. So, if anything, the rest of includes Jacksonville's expansion year, a 4- But in my opinion, the offer sheet won't get to correspond to the liturgical calendar. Dame, and, right now, Notre Dame loves Notre Dame's prospects should be enticed. 12 season that set the record for most wins past the top man on the list. 0 In 2000, Kevin White arrived in South Bend Gruden right back. But that doesn't answer No matter how long it takes to fill the void, by an expansion team in the NFL. to take the helm as athletic director just one two very important questions: One, will Jon rest assured that the Irish recruiting class Like Gruden, Coughlin is respected as an day after Palm Sunday. Just as Christians will be strong. offensive mastermind, demonstrated by celebrate the anniversary of Jesus' trium­ The best person to answer questions about Jacksonville's NFL leading numbers in pass­ phant arrival into Jerusalem as they await prying Gruden from the Raiders is none ing (1996) and rushing (1999). Such statis­ Easter, Irish fans celebrated White's arrival other than Gruden, himself. And guess tics show the versatility of Coughlin's as the beginning of a resurrection in Notre what? He isn't saying anything. Gruden's playbook, which would revive Notre Dame's Dame football. silence is all the more reason to believe he's own stale offense. The 2001 Irish ranked Nineteen months later, White has made coming to South Bend. He knows full well 110th in total offense, a statistic more shame­ his first major stride toward such a rejuve­ that all he needs to do is definitively say ful than Davie's three 6-10ss seasons. ' nation. On Sunday, the first day of Advent, that he isn't interested in the Irish head­ Unfortunately, Coughlin also is under White informed the college football world coaching job, and all of the hype will fade contract. However, his team's disap­ that Bob Davie had been dismissed. True to away. If he really weren't interested, this is pointing season means he will not be form, as that Sunday marked the beginning exactly what he would do. Yet he chooses working this year's NFL playoffs, of the vigil for the birth of Jesus, so too did not to say anything definitive, even at the making him easier for the Irish to ,I it begin the wait for Notre Dame's savior. expense of being distracted from his duties access should they decide not to wait I Of course, there's no real connection be­ as an NFL coach. Don't be misled; Jon for Gruden. I tween religion and Notre Dame football. Gruden is very interested in this job, and if (Basilica bells ringing after home football he receives the right offer, he's coming back Mike Bellotti wins is just a coincidence.) Nevertheless, THE CHOSEN ONE Jon Gruden, well­ to South Bend. If the Irish choose to go with a col­ known as an Irish supporter, is many fans' after Davie's lackluster five-year tenure, the favorite to replace Bob Davie. The Will he receive that offer? Is he the best lege coach, Bellotti probably will be Irish faithful are not willing to settle for unexpired contract he holds with the man for the job? The answer to both of those at the top of their list. His .690 win­ much less than a football god at the team's Oakland Raiders is, however, a factor that questions should pe "yes." In four ye~s with ning percentage in six full seasons helm. must be considered. the Oakland Raiders, he transformed them with the Ducks is second in school Such job requirements eliminate 99 per­ from a 4-12 team into a Super Bowl con- ' history, ranking only behind legend­ cent of the football world. What remains is tender. Gruden is considered one of the best ary Hugo Bezdek's tenure from a short list, of football deities, namely the Gruden leave Oakland for Notre Dame? And offensive minds in football today, a quality 1913-17. For the past two seasons, . Oakland Raiders' Jon Gruden, the Jackson­ two, is Jon Gruden the right man for the job? sorely needed at Notre Dame. Unlike most Bellotti's Ducks have challenged for ville Jaguars' Tom Coughlin, and the Uni­ The answer to the first question is fiercely NFL coaches, he favors a running-based of­ the national championship, ringing in versity of Oregon's Mike Bellotti. Here's a debate. According to ESPN's Joe Theismann, fense, which makes him an even more valu­ an era of success never before experi- breakdown of why any of these three grid­ there's no chance. "If I could pick one NFL able commodity to Notre Dame, a school enced at the University of Oregon. iron titans would make a perfect elixir for coach I would want at Notre Dame, it would whose offense has been tailored to the run­ More enticing to the Irish is what ails the Irish: be Gruden becaus6 I know him and his com­ ning game both by playbook writing and Bellotti's offensive numbers at Oregon: mitment and his passion and love for the uni­ recruiting. He is a charismatic leader who' 55,000-plus total offensive yards and Jon Gruden versity," he says. "But it ain't going to hap­ demands excellence and produces results. sixty-six 30-point games, both of which Now that Davie is officially gone, specu­ pen - period." , He's perfect for Notre Dame. He should be are Oregon records for the time period lation has reached a crescendo that Gruden I'm not wholly convinced, though. Yes, the next coach of the Fighting Irish. in which they have been amassed. might be headed to South Bend. His wide Gruden is locked up by the Raiders through However, it is difficult to tell whether appeal with the Notre Dame community is next season. Yes, his team looks poised to Tom Coughlin ornot Bellotti will leave Oregon for Notre obvious. He grew up in South Bend an ar­ make a run at the Super Bowl. And yes, all What if Gruden doesn't work out? The Dame. On one hand, he has achieved un­ dent Notre Dame fan. His mother painted a of this means that the Irish would have to next best answer is Coughlin. True, his team paralleled success during his time at Or­ mural of Notre Dame Stadium on his base­ wait until late January or early February to is 3-7 and hasn't been competitive lately, egon. Yet, it is also questionable whether ment wall. His father was an assistant under get the man in here. But it still is not hope­ but losing at the pro level has much less to he can improve the Oregon program any SHOES TO FILL Bob Davie is widely Dan- Devine. Gruden was even quoted re­ less. do with the coaching staff than it does in more than he has, which may lead hiln to acknowledged to have run a clean program, but cently as saying: ''To see that marching band It doesn't really matter that the Irish would collegiate football, since player acquisitions his fortunes on the field were mixed. This year's seek a change. Also, it is important to re­ lackluster 5-6 season prompted the university to walking across campus at 8 o'clock in the have to wait. The buzz has been that leaving are the responsibility of a front office and member that Kevin White has Pac-lO ties fire him after the Purdue game, a five-year morning, to look up and see Touchdown the office vacant that long will hurt recruit­ not the coaches themselves. Of all coaches from his time at Arizona State, which may contract notwithstanding. Jesus and the Golden Dome, to feel Rockne's ing. The truth is that Notre Dame has more in NFL history, only five with more than help him bring Bellotti to Notre Dame.

20 SCHOLASTICS PORTS ting discouraged, the team responded by rat­ Maryland in the frrst round of the NCAA Tour­ was just a glimpse at what we are capable of," tling off six consecutive victories, five of nament. Though the Irish felt they were get­ Sawyer says. "We still have a long way to go Under new leadership, the men's which were against conference opponents. ting stronger as the game wore on, their hopes before we reach our full potential. If things NEW GOALS soccer team gets back to the basics "At the beginning of the season, we had at advancing were all but dashed when Mary­ go the way we are planning, we should make a very tough schedule," says junior fullback land scored the frrst goal of the game with a strong run through the NCAAs next year, Justin Ratcliffe. "From our record, you under two minutes remaining. Notre Dame and tum a few heads in doing so." might have thought that we started out kind continued to battle valiantly for the remain­ Clark believes that the team progressed DAVIDMURRAY tistics. "I think our goals are pretty simple," This year, we all wanted to work for each of slow. We did in some ways, but we picked der of the match, but to no avail. and showed a lot of promise this year, and he says. ''They are just things like coming to other, and we would do anything for our it up in the middle of our season with the "It was a game that we thought we should he thinks that the possibilities for the future ver the past couple of years, not practice every day, practicing well and being teammates. We are learning how to be the long winning streak." have won, and we thought we had a good grip are endless. "I think we were able to get O much has been said about the Irish the best team that we can be. It's all goals like best team, not the best individuals." Freshman goaltender Chris Sawyer, who on it," Detter says. "Now we can only use the things back on even keel," he says. "Hope­ men's soccer team. While the that. Can we reach our full potential? Can Junior tri-captainAndreas Forstner agrees allowed only one goal during that streak, bitter tastes in our mouth to build from. We fully, we can give it a bit of stability for a women took over the soccer spotlight, ad­ everyone get a 3.0 [GPA]? I don't ever put that the players developed more into team said that the team never lost heart because expect to be playing in December next year." few years now and build from that." 0 vancing deep into the NCAA Tournament myself or the team under pressure. The only members this year. "I think this year's team of the new philosophy that Clark had in­ Almost everyone on and consistently ranking in the top 10, their thing we are under pressure to do is to be the was a team without stars," Forstner says. stilled in the players. "The key is to take it the team feels that the male counterparts found the going to be best that we can be at training, in the class­ "Everyone had to play a certain role, and one game at a time," Sawyer says, "and fo­ current Irish squad al­ tough - until this season. In 2001, under room and in the games." each player knew that every role was cus on the performance of each game, not ways had the talent to be the direction of coach Bobby Clark, the Throughout the season, Clark continually equally important." the result." successful and that the team's third head coach in as many years, reminded his players that they needed to Though Clark's emphasis. on the team Two ingredients contributed to the team's addition of Clark was the the Irish compiled an impressive 12-7-0 mentality was important, he also took the success on the fIeld. One was certainly the fmal, crucial piece to the overall record and reached the NCAA Tour­ team's work ethic to a new level. Junior for­ stellar play of a number of freshman and puzzle. nament for the fIrst time since 1996 before "I don't ever put myself or ward Erich Braun says that this development sophomores. Just as important, according "Without Coach falling to Maryland in the fIrst round. Thus, the team under pressure. began immediately in the offseason workouts. to Clark and most of the team members, was Clark, none of this would after two mediocre seasons, it appears that the "We matured as a team out of the effort in the senior leadership. Clark calls the seniors have been possible," men are ready to establish themselves among The only thing we are the spring," he says. "Our success this sea­ "inspirational, a terrific group to work with, claims sophomore tri­ the top teams in the Big East, and the coun­ under pressure to do is to son is not surprising for the team [because] and role models for all the younger boys." captain Greg Martin. try. be the best that we can be we put in the proper effort in the spring." Clark and Braun both specifIcally admired Riley agrees. "I think our After their 9-6-3 season in 1998, the Irish Detter feels that the team developed a the work of seniors Tim Storino and B.J. team has great players, encountered a number of obstacles, most no­ at training, in the higher level of work and effort. "One of the Cotter. but having a great coach­ tably the tragic loss of coach Mike Berticelli classroom and in the biggest pieces to our success this year was "They are great competitors and they con­ ing staff on top of that to a sudden heart attack following the 1999 becoming a 'blue-collar team' and working tributed so much over this season," Braun makes everything come season. Berticelli was an extremely success­ games." harder than every team we play. In almost says. Clark says that Cotter was a particu­ together." ful coach who had built a reputation of get­ every game we won this year, we outworked larly valuable asset to the team. "[He was] The lessons that the ting along well with his players. He had guided - Bobby Clark the [opponent]. It's a great mentality to have, someone who played a support role all Irish players learned this the Irish to a 104-80-19 record in his lO-year and it has propelled us to the next level." year," Clark says, "but every time he was year and the growth they tenure as head coach, though in his fmal sea­ Despite their intense offseason prepara­ called on, when [senior tri-captain] Griffin underwent as a team son they were only 8-9-3. Chris Apple, a work hard. He pressed them to get better tion, the Irish were able to muster only three Howard was injured or someone else was in­ makes it likely that they former assistant of Berti celli, stepped in as the every day so that they would gradually ap­ wins in their first seven games. This period jured, he came on and did a wonderful job." will be far more than a interim coach for the 2000 season. Apple had proach their full potential. The players included crushing defeats by Clemson and Unfortunately for the Irish, their strong sea­ one-hit wonder. only marginal success, helping the Irish to a bought into his system, in part due to his Big East rival Rutgers. But, instead of get- son ended with a loss in a tough game against "I believe this year 7-8-2 fInish. successful career prior to being hired at Enter Clark, the former Stanford head coach Notre Dame. who was handed the reins of the program in "He taught a sy~(em that was proven and January 2001. Clark had compiled an eye­ that he believed in," sophomore midfielder popping 71-21-12 record with the Cardinal, Chad Riley says. "He knows what it is to and he came to South Bend with a clear vi­ make a team. He told us that the beginning sion of what his new team was lacking. ''They of the year would be tough, but if we were had a rough time with the circumstances of a good team that we would continue to im­ losing Coach Berticelli," Clark says. ''The way prove while other teams lost their way." it happened, it would have taken its toll on One of the most notable goals has been any team. I think Chris Apple did a great job developing a team concept, rather than one with the boys. The one thing I tried to do was focused on individuals. Sophomore give [the players] a little bit of stability." midfIelder Justin Detter claims that this was Tl}e plan that Clark imposed on "the team a key problem from the previous season that was rather basic. He began by convincing the needed to be addressed. "One of the weak­ players that this season would represent a fresh nesses within the team last year was indi­ start, unrelated to the previous seasons. Clark vidualism," he says. "A lot of times, people also laid down goals that were more oriented were more worried about scoring a goal than to fulfilling potential than to accumulating sta- winning the game, and that hurt the team.

22 SCHOLASTICSPORTS SCHOLASTICS PORTS "23" ting discouraged, the team responded by rat­ Maryland in the frrst round of the NCAA Tour­ was just a glimpse at what we are capable of," tling off six consecutive victories, five of nament. Though the Irish felt they were get­ Sawyer says. "We still have a long way to go Under new leadership, the men's which were against conference opponents. ting stronger as the game wore on, their hopes before we reach our full potential. If things NEW GOALS soccer team gets back to the basics "At the beginning of the season, we had at advancing were all but dashed when Mary­ go the way we are planning, we should make a very tough schedule," says junior fullback land scored the frrst goal of the game with a strong run through the NCAAs next year, Justin Ratcliffe. "From our record, you under two minutes remaining. Notre Dame and tum a few heads in doing so." might have thought that we started out kind continued to battle valiantly for the remain­ Clark believes that the team progressed DAVIDMURRAY tistics. "I think our goals are pretty simple," This year, we all wanted to work for each of slow. We did in some ways, but we picked der of the match, but to no avail. and showed a lot of promise this year, and he says. ''They are just things like coming to other, and we would do anything for our it up in the middle of our season with the "It was a game that we thought we should he thinks that the possibilities for the future ver the past couple of years, not practice every day, practicing well and being teammates. We are learning how to be the long winning streak." have won, and we thought we had a good grip are endless. "I think we were able to get O much has been said about the Irish the best team that we can be. It's all goals like best team, not the best individuals." Freshman goaltender Chris Sawyer, who on it," Detter says. "Now we can only use the things back on even keel," he says. "Hope­ men's soccer team. While the that. Can we reach our full potential? Can Junior tri-captainAndreas Forstner agrees allowed only one goal during that streak, bitter tastes in our mouth to build from. We fully, we can give it a bit of stability for a women took over the soccer spotlight, ad­ everyone get a 3.0 [GPA]? I don't ever put that the players developed more into team said that the team never lost heart because expect to be playing in December next year." few years now and build from that." 0 vancing deep into the NCAA Tournament myself or the team under pressure. The only members this year. "I think this year's team of the new philosophy that Clark had in­ Almost everyone on and consistently ranking in the top 10, their thing we are under pressure to do is to be the was a team without stars," Forstner says. stilled in the players. "The key is to take it the team feels that the male counterparts found the going to be best that we can be at training, in the class­ "Everyone had to play a certain role, and one game at a time," Sawyer says, "and fo­ current Irish squad al­ tough - until this season. In 2001, under room and in the games." each player knew that every role was cus on the performance of each game, not ways had the talent to be the direction of coach Bobby Clark, the Throughout the season, Clark continually equally important." the result." successful and that the team's third head coach in as many years, reminded his players that they needed to Though Clark's emphasis. on the team Two ingredients contributed to the team's addition of Clark was the the Irish compiled an impressive 12-7-0 mentality was important, he also took the success on the fIeld. One was certainly the fmal, crucial piece to the overall record and reached the NCAA Tour­ team's work ethic to a new level. Junior for­ stellar play of a number of freshman and puzzle. nament for the fIrst time since 1996 before "I don't ever put myself or ward Erich Braun says that this development sophomores. Just as important, according "Without Coach falling to Maryland in the fIrst round. Thus, the team under pressure. began immediately in the offseason workouts. to Clark and most of the team members, was Clark, none of this would after two mediocre seasons, it appears that the "We matured as a team out of the effort in the senior leadership. Clark calls the seniors have been possible," men are ready to establish themselves among The only thing we are the spring," he says. "Our success this sea­ "inspirational, a terrific group to work with, claims sophomore tri­ the top teams in the Big East, and the coun­ under pressure to do is to son is not surprising for the team [because] and role models for all the younger boys." captain Greg Martin. try. be the best that we can be we put in the proper effort in the spring." Clark and Braun both specifIcally admired Riley agrees. "I think our After their 9-6-3 season in 1998, the Irish Detter feels that the team developed a the work of seniors Tim Storino and B.J. team has great players, encountered a number of obstacles, most no­ at training, in the higher level of work and effort. "One of the Cotter. but having a great coach­ tably the tragic loss of coach Mike Berticelli classroom and in the biggest pieces to our success this year was "They are great competitors and they con­ ing staff on top of that to a sudden heart attack following the 1999 becoming a 'blue-collar team' and working tributed so much over this season," Braun makes everything come season. Berticelli was an extremely success­ games." harder than every team we play. In almost says. Clark says that Cotter was a particu­ together." ful coach who had built a reputation of get­ every game we won this year, we outworked larly valuable asset to the team. "[He was] The lessons that the ting along well with his players. He had guided - Bobby Clark the [opponent]. It's a great mentality to have, someone who played a support role all Irish players learned this the Irish to a 104-80-19 record in his lO-year and it has propelled us to the next level." year," Clark says, "but every time he was year and the growth they tenure as head coach, though in his fmal sea­ Despite their intense offseason prepara­ called on, when [senior tri-captain] Griffin underwent as a team son they were only 8-9-3. Chris Apple, a work hard. He pressed them to get better tion, the Irish were able to muster only three Howard was injured or someone else was in­ makes it likely that they former assistant of Berti celli, stepped in as the every day so that they would gradually ap­ wins in their first seven games. This period jured, he came on and did a wonderful job." will be far more than a interim coach for the 2000 season. Apple had proach their full potential. The players included crushing defeats by Clemson and Unfortunately for the Irish, their strong sea­ one-hit wonder. only marginal success, helping the Irish to a bought into his system, in part due to his Big East rival Rutgers. But, instead of get- son ended with a loss in a tough game against "I believe this year 7-8-2 fInish. successful career prior to being hired at Enter Clark, the former Stanford head coach Notre Dame. who was handed the reins of the program in "He taught a sy~(em that was proven and January 2001. Clark had compiled an eye­ that he believed in," sophomore midfielder popping 71-21-12 record with the Cardinal, Chad Riley says. "He knows what it is to and he came to South Bend with a clear vi­ make a team. He told us that the beginning sion of what his new team was lacking. ''They of the year would be tough, but if we were had a rough time with the circumstances of a good team that we would continue to im­ losing Coach Berticelli," Clark says. ''The way prove while other teams lost their way." it happened, it would have taken its toll on One of the most notable goals has been any team. I think Chris Apple did a great job developing a team concept, rather than one with the boys. The one thing I tried to do was focused on individuals. Sophomore give [the players] a little bit of stability." midfIelder Justin Detter claims that this was Tl}e plan that Clark imposed on "the team a key problem from the previous season that was rather basic. He began by convincing the needed to be addressed. "One of the weak­ players that this season would represent a fresh nesses within the team last year was indi­ start, unrelated to the previous seasons. Clark vidualism," he says. "A lot of times, people also laid down goals that were more oriented were more worried about scoring a goal than to fulfilling potential than to accumulating sta- winning the game, and that hurt the team.

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NOTRE DAME ISN'T A FOOTBALL FACTORY. iFeliz Navidad! IT'S A PRIEST FACTORY. Notre Dame continues traditional Latino celebration of Las Posadas KATHLEENCORTE with a reception in the Coleman-Morse we sing at home,' " he says. In past years, Center. the songbook, printed so that all partici­ our team of recent ND alums ... ethlehem probably wasn't this cold, In some places, it is considered a great pants can join in the singing, has included Band the tall gingerbread-house honor to be chosen for the parts of Mary traditional carols such as "Campana Sobre dorms on South Quad are a far cry and Joseph in the Las Posadas celebra­ Campana" and "Noche de Paz," as well from the inns of yore. But with the Mexi­ tion. Bednar plans to ask for volunteers as English favorites like "The Little can tradition of Las Posadas, Campus for the parts, but he says that the Notre Drummer Boy." Ministry and Coro Primavera bring the Dame version might not have specific At each dorm, the procession asks for ancient Christmas story to life, right here people representing the couple. "We all lodging through song. Bednar plans to on campus. represent Mary and Joseph," he says. meet with the cultural commissioners of Las Posadas, which originated in "We're all on a pilgrimage." each dorm and ask them to gather a group Mexico but is celebrated in other Latin of students, who will then respond in American countries as well, means "the song, refusing to let Mary and Joseph stay inns" in Spanish. "It's a dramatization of ANGELA CAMPOS at their inn. "Once the singing is over, we the pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph invite them to join us," Gomez says. "We through Bethlehem, looking for room at usually start off small, but when we get the inn," explains the Rev. Tom Bednar, to the dorms, people join in." director of cross-cultural ministry. After Mary and Joseph finally are wel­ Traditionally, the event takes place in comed at the last dorm, the Las Posadas neighborhoods, with different families celebration will finish with the reception. volunteering their houses as the inns. Two Gomez remembers dishes like tamales, parishioners portray Mary and Joseph. rice and beans from the feasts at home, They lead a procession from house to but Notre Dame's celebration will con­ house, knocking on doors and pleading for clude with hot chocolate, flautas and lodging, only to be turned away. After churros, a deep-fried sweet bread filled this, Bednar says, "The family would join "It's a dramatization of with cream. up with the group and follow them to the According to Gomez, the Las Posadas next house." the pilgrimage of Mary celebration is a way for Hispanic students Carrying- candles and singing Spanish to carryon with familiar Christmas tradi­ Christmas songs, the group finally comes and Joseph through tions while at Notre Dame. "I think it's a to the last house, where Mary and Joseph Bethlehem, looking for way for all the people to feel at home," are welcomed and all are invited inside he says. for a reception. room at the inn." But both Gomez and Bednar emphasize The Notre Dame version of Las Posadas that all students are invited to join in the will preserve the main aspects of the cel­ - Rev. Tom Bednar, Las Posadas processi'on, regardless of ebration, with some minor changes, in­ director of cross-cultural ministry background or knowledge of the Spanish cluding the duration of the celebration. .language. "The people in the dorms Discover Your Vocation At Notre Dame. "Here at ND, we do it all in one night," struggle through the words, but they get says junior Andy Gom·ez, co-president of the job done, and they have smiles on their Coro Primavera, ND's Spanish choir. "But Nor will the participants in Notre faces," Gomez says. "It's great to see how at home with my church, we do it over a Dame's Las Posadas be costumed. But they want to get involved in other tradi­ week-long period." Traditionally, the one important aspect of the celebration tions." event lasts nine days, commemorating the will be preserved: the Spanish caroling. "It's something Latino students can of­ nine months of Mary's pregnancy. "It's Led by Coro Primavera, the procession fer to the campus," Bednar says, adding like a feast for every day," Gomez says. will carry candles and sing carols as it that Las Posadas is a way for Latinos to www.nd.edu/-vocation On a college campus, dorms serve as walks from dorm to dorm. say, "This is something we're proud of­ inns for the reenactment. Last year's cel­ Gomez remembers being pleasantly celebrate with us." 0 ebration took place on North Quad, so this surprised the first time he took part in ANSWER ~ The Las Posadas procession will begin THE CALL. '

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NOTRE DAME ISN'T A FOOTBALL FACTORY. iFeliz Navidad! IT'S A PRIEST FACTORY. Notre Dame continues traditional Latino celebration of Las Posadas KATHLEENCORTE with a reception in the Coleman-Morse we sing at home,' " he says. In past years, Center. the songbook, printed so that all partici­ our team of recent ND alums ... ethlehem probably wasn't this cold, In some places, it is considered a great pants can join in the singing, has included Band the tall gingerbread-house honor to be chosen for the parts of Mary traditional carols such as "Campana Sobre dorms on South Quad are a far cry and Joseph in the Las Posadas celebra­ Campana" and "Noche de Paz," as well from the inns of yore. But with the Mexi­ tion. Bednar plans to ask for volunteers as English favorites like "The Little can tradition of Las Posadas, Campus for the parts, but he says that the Notre Drummer Boy." Ministry and Coro Primavera bring the Dame version might not have specific At each dorm, the procession asks for ancient Christmas story to life, right here people representing the couple. "We all lodging through song. Bednar plans to on campus. represent Mary and Joseph," he says. meet with the cultural commissioners of Las Posadas, which originated in "We're all on a pilgrimage." each dorm and ask them to gather a group Mexico but is celebrated in other Latin of students, who will then respond in American countries as well, means "the song, refusing to let Mary and Joseph stay inns" in Spanish. "It's a dramatization of ANGELA CAMPOS at their inn. "Once the singing is over, we the pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph invite them to join us," Gomez says. "We through Bethlehem, looking for room at usually start off small, but when we get the inn," explains the Rev. Tom Bednar, to the dorms, people join in." director of cross-cultural ministry. After Mary and Joseph finally are wel­ Traditionally, the event takes place in comed at the last dorm, the Las Posadas neighborhoods, with different families celebration will finish with the reception. volunteering their houses as the inns. Two Gomez remembers dishes like tamales, parishioners portray Mary and Joseph. rice and beans from the feasts at home, They lead a procession from house to but Notre Dame's celebration will con­ house, knocking on doors and pleading for clude with hot chocolate, flautas and lodging, only to be turned away. After churros, a deep-fried sweet bread filled this, Bednar says, "The family would join "It's a dramatization of with cream. up with the group and follow them to the According to Gomez, the Las Posadas next house." the pilgrimage of Mary celebration is a way for Hispanic students Carrying- candles and singing Spanish to carryon with familiar Christmas tradi­ Christmas songs, the group finally comes and Joseph through tions while at Notre Dame. "I think it's a to the last house, where Mary and Joseph Bethlehem, looking for way for all the people to feel at home," are welcomed and all are invited inside he says. for a reception. room at the inn." But both Gomez and Bednar emphasize The Notre Dame version of Las Posadas that all students are invited to join in the will preserve the main aspects of the cel­ - Rev. Tom Bednar, Las Posadas processi'on, regardless of ebration, with some minor changes, in­ director of cross-cultural ministry background or knowledge of the Spanish cluding the duration of the celebration. .language. "The people in the dorms Discover Your Vocation At Notre Dame. "Here at ND, we do it all in one night," struggle through the words, but they get says junior Andy Gom·ez, co-president of the job done, and they have smiles on their Coro Primavera, ND's Spanish choir. "But Nor will the participants in Notre faces," Gomez says. "It's great to see how at home with my church, we do it over a Dame's Las Posadas be costumed. But they want to get involved in other tradi­ week-long period." Traditionally, the one important aspect of the celebration tions." event lasts nine days, commemorating the will be preserved: the Spanish caroling. "It's something Latino students can of­ nine months of Mary's pregnancy. "It's Led by Coro Primavera, the procession fer to the campus," Bednar says, adding like a feast for every day," Gomez says. will carry candles and sing carols as it that Las Posadas is a way for Latinos to www.nd.edu/-vocation On a college campus, dorms serve as walks from dorm to dorm. say, "This is something we're proud of­ inns for the reenactment. Last year's cel­ Gomez remembers being pleasantly celebrate with us." 0 ebration took place on North Quad, so this surprised the first time he took part in ANSWER ~ The Las Posadas procession will begin THE CALL. '

SCHOLASTICENTERTAINMENT 25 you do have a test scheduled, you probably should have gone back to campus last night.) If you're still with us today, head to Michi­ Friday, December 14 gan Avenue for some Christmas shopping Monday, December 17 Upon arriving home from Michigan, de­ along the Magnificent Mile. Then stop by the We know you'll be tired after four days of of cide that you're just not ready to hit the Daley Plaza, on Washington and Dearborn excursions in other states, so today's plan is Christrrfas books - or stay in Indiana - quite yet. Take Streets, which is home to an 85-foot-tall easy. Take a study break or celebrate surviv­ A day-to-day guide to holiday cheer in South Bend a final or two, and then head to Chicago for Christmas tree, as well as places to grab ci­ ing yet another day of fmals and swing by the weekend. It's virtually an ND admissions der, buy holiday gifts and have your picture Winding Brook and Winding Woods roads. requirement to either live in the city or have taken with Santa. End the night at the Audito­ Located on Day Road, about 15 minutes from t this point, it's not exactly begin­ of weeks before the event, we go up to a tree park is an outdoor skating rink in South Bend at least 18 friends who do, so invite yourself rium Theater, located at 50 E. Congress Park­ campus off of Grape Road, they're known for Aning to look a lot like Christmas here farm in Michigan and pick out the tree and and promises to provide an effective means to crash at their houses at night and then de­ way, with a performance of the Joffrey Ballet's their outrageous light displays. Juniper and in northern Indiana. Contributing to then have it delivered. It is a really great event, of procrastination and escapism. mand that they act as tour guide in the city The Nutcracker. Or, if you took our advice and Cleveland roads also are home to some more­ the decidedly un-holiday-ish attitude around and we usually get a nice-sized crowd.~' Af­ during the day. Start at the Marshall Field's at already saw the Morris Center's version of it, impressive displays of electrical Christmas this place are. the unusually balmy tempera­ terwards, everyone's invited back into Carroll 111 North State Street, which features elabo­ check out A Christmas CalVI. Call (312) 902- cheer - namely, two houses that hang strings tures oflate and the before-break forecast call­ to warm up with hot chocolate and cookies. rately decorated storefront windows every 1500 for tickets and times. of light at the height of their trees. Earlier this ing for a whole lot of rain, not flakes, to fall holiday seasqn. After checking out this year's year, NewsCenter 16 featured a clip on these from the sky. Throw in a campus-wide sense 'fuesday, December 11 theme, which is The Night Before Christmas, festive abodes, so they're worth the effort re­ of irritation (or, maybe more aptly, panic) re­ a"n Dulci Jubilo. ·,1 Catch a performance of the Southold it's time to actually set foot inside the store, quired to drag yourself away from the books. garding the always-colossal amount of pre­ Dance Theater's Nutcracker at 2 p.m. at the do some shopping and then head up to the Then head to Macri's Bakery, at 214 N. Niles break work to be done, and you don't get a Saturday, December 8 Morris Performing Arts Center. Even if seventh floor for a meal in the Walnut Room, Sunday, December 16 Avenue in South Bend, to sample some Christ­ warm and fuzzy Christmas-y feeling in your Arrive back on campus in time to catch you're not a ballet enthusiast, the music will The restaurant features a 45-foot-tall tree in Spend yet another day on the city sidewalks, mas cookies or hot chocolate and kill some heart. the Glee Club's annual Christmas concert, get you in the mood for a very merry Christ­ the center, a roaming Christmas fairy princess shopping and eating, and make sure to swing time in the ltalian-themed store. The cookies, But things can change. Living in South In Dulci Jubilo, at Stepan at 6 p.m. and mas. Call (219) 235-9190 to order tickets, who sprinkles magic dust on diners and sea­ by Millennium Park on Washington Street. according to a rather chipper store employee, are Bend does not necessitate a blue Christmas. 8:30 p.m. "The concert has always been which range in price from $9.50 to $24.50. sonally appropriate desserts, such as Yuletide The park features a large outdoor skating rink "really cute - with, like, sprinkles and stuff," so Consider this an early present from us here at a tradition of ours," says senior Aaron cakes and Frosty the Snowman cookies. Quite that is scheduled to open on December 15, so it doesn't sound like you can go wrong here. Scholastic - 12 ideas, some perhaps better Trul1ey. "We playa mix of music, from satisfactory, indeed. the ice should be virtually brand new and That's it. If you've persevered' and suc­ than others, to get you in a festive mood. Here old standbys like 'Jingle Bel1s' to more unscuffed. Call it quits by late afternoon and cessfully completed each of the 12 days, they are, arranged in ever-so-convenient cal­ religious songs." Most of the songs also iZ1i~$.ki/th,e;:day}aWa~,);;}\'>/':;I· jump in the car to get back to campus and the well, you're incredible. Throw in a Christ­ endar form, to help you transform ND into are featured on the 'club's new Christmas Wednesday, December 12 i!~eifi.&tsflrn'i~eash;;1 gloomy reality of a week of tests. mas CD, hang some mistletoe around your something of a winter wonderland, whether CD, which will be on sale at the conpert. Study days - what better time for a room and enjoy your last it wants to be or not. Tickets are available at the LaFortune In­ (very mini) roadtrip? Pile 'some friends Saturday, December 15 few days of the semester. formation Desk for $3, and proceeds will and ski equipment in your car and head Assuming that you don't have a final to­ You, no doubt, are fully benefit the South Bend Center for the 45 minutes north to Jones, Mich., where day, it's OK that you're still in Chicago. (If imbued with the holiday Homeless. the Swiss Val1ey Ski Area is located. It spirit at this point, which offers 11 runs and lighted courses for. will come in handy when Thursday, December 6 night skiing. F:or you intense people, the you're frantically pack­ Go hear the ND Chorale perform excerpts club features'races and other events ing up and braving the el­ from Handel's Messiah in Washington Hall throughout the. season. For those of you ements and crowds on at 8 p.m. "It's pretty much our biggest con­ Sunday, December 9 who might not even know what a chair your journey home. If, at cert of the year," says junior soprano An­ Go sledding at Bendix Woods, located 10 lift looks like, there's also a rustic ski shop any time, however, you gela Zawada. "We perform with a chamber miles west of South Bend on Timothy Road ful1 of cute winter apparel, so you can kill begin to notice that your orchestra, and there are several solos." Tick­ in New Carlisle, Ind. Call (219) 654-3155 to some time comparing the merits of dif­ cheeris faltering, refer to ets for the concert, which usually lasts about get directions to 195 acres of sledding possi­ ferent snowflake-patterned wool mittens the top of the list and start an hour, are on sale for $J to $6 at LaFor- . bilities. The park ~lso proudly claims to en­ while everyone else in on the slopes. the process all over tune. compass "the second-highest point in the Check out www.skiswissval1ey.com be­ again. county," which is a pretty impressive claim, fore you go to find out the conditions and And have yourself a given the many formidable hills in competi­ upcoming events. When you're finally merry little Christmas.O 2 CarrbllGhristrn'as .....:;] tion for such a title here in the Midwest. Take done skiing for the day, cram everyone r--~-----~-----; the challenge and try to make it down this into a room at the nearby (and relatively I " Friday, December 7 monster slope in one piece. cheap) Holiday Inn (www.holidayinn.com f IN THE BLEAK MID- ! Make the trek out to Carroll to watch its for reservations). I WINTER Chicago I gets decked out for fourth annual Christmas tree lighting cer­ I the season (top left), ., emonyat 7 p.m. "The Glee Club will sing, I the Glee Club brings j and the tree will be blessed by one of the cheer through song , ! university's administrators who's a priest, Monday, December 10 i (bottom left) and the i Carroll Hall Christmas i usually Father Scully or Father Poorman," Set aside a few hours tonight to stop by Thursday, December 13 ! .tree brightens the far i says dorm president Kevin Thomas. 'The tree Howard Park and ice skate under the stars. Wake up and continue skiing, or shop­ I side of 8t. Mary's i is usually around 30 to 40 feet tall. A couple Located downtown near the Emporium, the ping, as the case may be. t Lake (right). . J

26 SCHOLASTICENTERTAINMENT SCHOLASTICENTERTAINMENT '27 you do have a test scheduled, you probably should have gone back to campus last night.) If you're still with us today, head to Michi­ Friday, December 14 gan Avenue for some Christmas shopping Monday, December 17 Upon arriving home from Michigan, de­ along the Magnificent Mile. Then stop by the We know you'll be tired after four days of of cide that you're just not ready to hit the Daley Plaza, on Washington and Dearborn excursions in other states, so today's plan is Christrrfas books - or stay in Indiana - quite yet. Take Streets, which is home to an 85-foot-tall easy. Take a study break or celebrate surviv­ A day-to-day guide to holiday cheer in South Bend a final or two, and then head to Chicago for Christmas tree, as well as places to grab ci­ ing yet another day of fmals and swing by the weekend. It's virtually an ND admissions der, buy holiday gifts and have your picture Winding Brook and Winding Woods roads. requirement to either live in the city or have taken with Santa. End the night at the Audito­ Located on Day Road, about 15 minutes from t this point, it's not exactly begin­ of weeks before the event, we go up to a tree park is an outdoor skating rink in South Bend at least 18 friends who do, so invite yourself rium Theater, located at 50 E. Congress Park­ campus off of Grape Road, they're known for Aning to look a lot like Christmas here farm in Michigan and pick out the tree and and promises to provide an effective means to crash at their houses at night and then de­ way, with a performance of the Joffrey Ballet's their outrageous light displays. Juniper and in northern Indiana. Contributing to then have it delivered. It is a really great event, of procrastination and escapism. mand that they act as tour guide in the city The Nutcracker. Or, if you took our advice and Cleveland roads also are home to some more­ the decidedly un-holiday-ish attitude around and we usually get a nice-sized crowd.~' Af­ during the day. Start at the Marshall Field's at already saw the Morris Center's version of it, impressive displays of electrical Christmas this place are. the unusually balmy tempera­ terwards, everyone's invited back into Carroll 111 North State Street, which features elabo­ check out A Christmas CalVI. Call (312) 902- cheer - namely, two houses that hang strings tures oflate and the before-break forecast call­ to warm up with hot chocolate and cookies. rately decorated storefront windows every 1500 for tickets and times. of light at the height of their trees. Earlier this ing for a whole lot of rain, not flakes, to fall holiday seasqn. After checking out this year's year, NewsCenter 16 featured a clip on these from the sky. Throw in a campus-wide sense 'fuesday, December 11 theme, which is The Night Before Christmas, festive abodes, so they're worth the effort re­ of irritation (or, maybe more aptly, panic) re­ a"n Dulci Jubilo. ·,1 Catch a performance of the Southold it's time to actually set foot inside the store, quired to drag yourself away from the books. garding the always-colossal amount of pre­ Dance Theater's Nutcracker at 2 p.m. at the do some shopping and then head up to the Then head to Macri's Bakery, at 214 N. Niles break work to be done, and you don't get a Saturday, December 8 Morris Performing Arts Center. Even if seventh floor for a meal in the Walnut Room, Sunday, December 16 Avenue in South Bend, to sample some Christ­ warm and fuzzy Christmas-y feeling in your Arrive back on campus in time to catch you're not a ballet enthusiast, the music will The restaurant features a 45-foot-tall tree in Spend yet another day on the city sidewalks, mas cookies or hot chocolate and kill some heart. the Glee Club's annual Christmas concert, get you in the mood for a very merry Christ­ the center, a roaming Christmas fairy princess shopping and eating, and make sure to swing time in the ltalian-themed store. The cookies, But things can change. Living in South In Dulci Jubilo, at Stepan at 6 p.m. and mas. Call (219) 235-9190 to order tickets, who sprinkles magic dust on diners and sea­ by Millennium Park on Washington Street. according to a rather chipper store employee, are Bend does not necessitate a blue Christmas. 8:30 p.m. "The concert has always been which range in price from $9.50 to $24.50. sonally appropriate desserts, such as Yuletide The park features a large outdoor skating rink "really cute - with, like, sprinkles and stuff," so Consider this an early present from us here at a tradition of ours," says senior Aaron cakes and Frosty the Snowman cookies. Quite that is scheduled to open on December 15, so it doesn't sound like you can go wrong here. Scholastic - 12 ideas, some perhaps better Trul1ey. "We playa mix of music, from satisfactory, indeed. the ice should be virtually brand new and That's it. If you've persevered' and suc­ than others, to get you in a festive mood. Here old standbys like 'Jingle Bel1s' to more unscuffed. Call it quits by late afternoon and cessfully completed each of the 12 days, they are, arranged in ever-so-convenient cal­ religious songs." Most of the songs also iZ1i~$.ki/th,e;:day}aWa~,);;}\'>/':;I· jump in the car to get back to campus and the well, you're incredible. Throw in a Christ­ endar form, to help you transform ND into are featured on the 'club's new Christmas Wednesday, December 12 i!~eifi.&tsflrn'i~eash;;1 gloomy reality of a week of tests. mas CD, hang some mistletoe around your something of a winter wonderland, whether CD, which will be on sale at the conpert. Study days - what better time for a room and enjoy your last it wants to be or not. Tickets are available at the LaFortune In­ (very mini) roadtrip? Pile 'some friends Saturday, December 15 few days of the semester. formation Desk for $3, and proceeds will and ski equipment in your car and head Assuming that you don't have a final to­ You, no doubt, are fully benefit the South Bend Center for the 45 minutes north to Jones, Mich., where day, it's OK that you're still in Chicago. (If imbued with the holiday Homeless. the Swiss Val1ey Ski Area is located. It spirit at this point, which offers 11 runs and lighted courses for. will come in handy when Thursday, December 6 night skiing. F:or you intense people, the you're frantically pack­ Go hear the ND Chorale perform excerpts club features'races and other events ing up and braving the el­ from Handel's Messiah in Washington Hall throughout the. season. For those of you ements and crowds on at 8 p.m. "It's pretty much our biggest con­ Sunday, December 9 who might not even know what a chair your journey home. If, at cert of the year," says junior soprano An­ Go sledding at Bendix Woods, located 10 lift looks like, there's also a rustic ski shop any time, however, you gela Zawada. "We perform with a chamber miles west of South Bend on Timothy Road ful1 of cute winter apparel, so you can kill begin to notice that your orchestra, and there are several solos." Tick­ in New Carlisle, Ind. Call (219) 654-3155 to some time comparing the merits of dif­ cheeris faltering, refer to ets for the concert, which usually lasts about get directions to 195 acres of sledding possi­ ferent snowflake-patterned wool mittens the top of the list and start an hour, are on sale for $J to $6 at LaFor- . bilities. The park ~lso proudly claims to en­ while everyone else in on the slopes. the process all over tune. compass "the second-highest point in the Check out www.skiswissval1ey.com be­ again. county," which is a pretty impressive claim, fore you go to find out the conditions and And have yourself a given the many formidable hills in competi­ upcoming events. When you're finally merry little Christmas.O 2 CarrbllGhristrn'as .....:;] tion for such a title here in the Midwest. Take done skiing for the day, cram everyone r--~-----~-----; the challenge and try to make it down this into a room at the nearby (and relatively I " Friday, December 7 monster slope in one piece. cheap) Holiday Inn (www.holidayinn.com f IN THE BLEAK MID- ! Make the trek out to Carroll to watch its for reservations). I WINTER Chicago I gets decked out for fourth annual Christmas tree lighting cer­ I the season (top left), ., emonyat 7 p.m. "The Glee Club will sing, I the Glee Club brings j and the tree will be blessed by one of the cheer through song , ! university's administrators who's a priest, Monday, December 10 i (bottom left) and the i Carroll Hall Christmas i usually Father Scully or Father Poorman," Set aside a few hours tonight to stop by Thursday, December 13 ! .tree brightens the far i says dorm president Kevin Thomas. 'The tree Howard Park and ice skate under the stars. Wake up and continue skiing, or shop­ I side of 8t. Mary's i is usually around 30 to 40 feet tall. A couple Located downtown near the Emporium, the ping, as the case may be. t Lake (right). . J

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' ••• ~", c' ••<: _ ..... ~ '1 i i ~ Strange Gifts Galore A Modern Twist 008 seeks out the Web's weirdest Not-Sa-Royal staging of Othello relates a classic tragedy to a modern audience his season, insure your gifts against Fruitcake Syndrome: A bicycle that transforms into a suitcase TMake them so unique (or so absurd) that no one would dare Within about 30 seconds, this contraption ($999.95, TRACYEVANS , re-gift them. You don't even have to leave your room to enter into www.harnmacherschlemmer.com) converts from a normal suit­ the presence of strange presents (that little play on words was my case with room for a slim briefcase or laptop to an actual bicycle ~ giftto you!). All of the following weirdo gifts are available online: that an actual adult can ride. OK, so it weighs 34 pounds - can n stage, Othello bellows a gut­ f you think of a better way of making sure your bike isn't stolen? O wrenching proclamation of de­ !i An entire buffalo spair. Beneath him, his wife, Desdemona, lies in a crumpled heap as direc­ ,:,'I'i 1 For $15,000, the nice folks at Heartland Buffalo The only seven-person tricycle (www.heartlandbuffalo.com) will butcher, portion and ship you Incidentally, Harnmacher Schlemmer also sells the world's only tor Matt Holmes watches the scene from the i,ll' glass-encased director's booth. "I - I am completely serious - a whole buffalo. Hide included. seven-person tricycle ($16,000, www.hammacher ~: Head, suitable for mounting, also is included, so you can look the schlemmer. com). Its base is a heptagon with seven sets of pedals. "It's a challenge to keep them real instead son of a gun in the eye while you're eating. The meat is vacuum The person sitting in the back steers and controls the brakes, and of, well, psychotic," Holmes says. Most au­ packed and shipped in 20-pound increments. For an extra $5,000, the other six ride along facing each other. It can reach speeds of diences don't think of Othello as being rel­ a gourmet chef will personally prepare the buffalo (or any part up to 18 mph and has a 13-foot turning radius. evant to contemporary life, but the Not-So­ thereof) at a dinner party of your choosing. I can see it now: Royal Shakespeare Company hopes to change Extremely Posh Person: Dahling! This buffalo is absolutely Undies you can't help but wear over your clothes this perception. divine! It's much, much classier than caviar. Smashing dinner Click on the "When price is no object" link under the "Gifts" Founded in 1993, the Not-So-Royal Com­ party, really. heading on the Victoria's Secret Web site (www. pany seeks to bring Shakespeare to students, Host: Oh, it's nothing - I've got gobs more in the freezer. victoriassecret.com), and you'll find the Heavenly Star Bra and by students. In recent years, productions have Would you like to see the skin? Panty Set. The bra alone weighs in at more than 320 carats and included Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing. FYI: $15,000 worth of buffalo yields 20 filet mignons, 40 New costs more than $12 million. The panty, set with sapphir~s and This semester, Holmes chose LESS IS MORE The minimalism of Othello's set allows the audience to focus on the power of the play. York strip steaks, 40 rib eye steaks, two standing rib roasts, 100 diamonds, will set you backjust $750,000. one of Shakespeare's most popular tragedies. The actions of Othello (Adel Hanash, left) and lago (Tom Conner, righO are easy to follow in this sparse pounds of ground burger, 50 pounds of minute steak, 50 pounds A second-year law student, Holmes brings to setting. ' of fajita meat and 40 pounds of London broil. ' Jedi-worthy Christmas tunes the stage seven years of experience, includ­ ing an acting career of his own as a Notre Iago, for example, wears a starched business as particularly modem, one that can be un­ Sure, you could always give the Jingle Cats' Here Comes Santa suit. Aside from these changes, Holmes does derstood equally well by a Domer and an A dancing Christmas flamingo Claws or the Jingle Dogs' Christmas Unleashed (I am holding Dame undergrad. For many, the daunting mystique that sur­ not alter the play in any way. His purpose sim­ Elizabethan peasant standing beside the stage Make noise (clap, sneeze, yell obscenities at your family dur­ out for the Jingle Lemurs), but why not take a more decisive step ply is to make the characters "contemporary at the Globe Theatre. "People think ing Christmas dinner), and this flamingo ($24.99 at rounds Shakespeare originates in their memory " toward absurdity and give the Star Wars Christmas Album, Christ­ and accessible." Shakespeare's plays are wordy and boring, but www.stupid.com)plays .. JingleBells .. andtapdances.This thing of high-school English classes and long hours mas in the Stars ($11.97, www.amazon.com)?Thenyourfriends The majority of the actors in Othello are Othello has the most real application of all," kicks that little butt-shaking Santa's, well, butt. can open the rest of their presents while they listen to C3PO sing spent begrudgingly flipping between the text of the play and extensive line-by-line explanations. unusually young. Both leads - Adel Hanash Holmes says, with a look of sheer admiration ''What Can You Get A Wookie for Christmas? (When He Already (Othello) and Tom Conner (Iago) - are for the art. "It's a play about truth and reality The services of one of Vermont's finest Jersey cows Modem interpretations like the movie 0 repre­ Has a Comb)." "" ' sophomores who are new to the Shakespeare and what happens when our concepts of it At www.rentmothemature.com. you can rent a Jersey cow for sent a pared-down, C1iffsNotes-like reaction to stage at ND. They have had previous acting erode. It describes the failure of trust." $49.95. You select the cow and the milking day, and they send the challenge of understanding Othello. For Unique snow domes experience, though, and their young age be­ Holmes speaks excitedly about one of his you three seven-ounce wheels of Brie. You can also rent a sheep, Holmes, this is not enough. ''What's great about Who doesn't love simulated winter in a plastic bubble? Check out lies their level of maturity in handling the pro­ favorite scenes in the fourth act of the play, an alpine dairy goat, a lobster trap and a variety of trees (maple, the play isn't just the story but the subtlety and the incredible snow-dome seleGtion at Global Shakeup duction. "I would say that we conduct our­ shortly before Othello kills Desdemona. On apple, coffee, peach or pistachio). (www.snowdomes.com). a company that claims iUs a "family busi­ perfection of the language," he says. ''It elicits / emotion in the line." selves most like a professional company," stage, Desdemona, played by senior Katy ness dedicated to snowdomes and floatpens and their responsible use Holmes says. "There is an understanding that Wilcox, gently rocks back and forth, distraught The Internet Urinal Holmes orients his production of Othello and enjoyment." Isn't that refreshing? It's about time somebody stood this is an artistic endeavor and something to by her humiliation by Othello. At her side, Perfect for that someone who can't bear to stop surfing the around the actors as direct portrayals of the up and addressed the snow-dome abuse going on in this country! My be passionate about." her maid extends tender words and embraces. 'Net, even when nature callS. The Internet Urinal ($4.99, characters. His set design is minimal; the stage picks: the Spam Snowdome ($10.50), da Vinci's Last Supper Theater at Notre Dame calls for a unique From the stillness of this exchange between www.stupid.com) holds 32 ounces and comes in fashionable col­ consists of a single multipurpose wood block. Snowdome ($7.50), and the Popsicle-shaped Indiana: Crossroads of level of involvement, given the course loads heroine and confidant to chaotic scenes of con­ ors. It also comes with a "female adapter," which is, unfortunately As the play progresses, this block changes America Snowdome ($5). Justdon't ctare anyone to drink snow-dome that the actors must balance along with the frontation, the Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Com­ (or, perhaps, fortunately), not described on theWeb site. contents. And, please, shake responsibly. 0 smoothly from benches to tables to the eerie deathbed upon which Desdemona gasps her play. Holmes recognizes the commitment of pany has produced a living rendition of a well­ last breath. The engaging motions of the ac­ the cast and says that their interest is "intense known play. In the words of one of the perform­ tors, who boldly throw both venomous lines without being forced." He provides an atmo­ ers, ''I only wish I could watch it myself!" 0 and jealous fists at one another, draw the sphere in which the cast can interact readily audience's attention away from the set and to with the play. "Matt is probably an actor's Othello will be peifonned in the auditorium the meaning behind Shakespeare's words. dream," Hanash says. "He lets us experiment ofthe Hesburgh Centerfor Intemational Stud­ The only other visible change to the play is with movement and characters, and if it ies on December 5 thmugh 8 at 7:30 p.m. Tick­ the contemporary, urban costumes that add an doesn't fit with his vision, he'll tell you." ets can be purchased at the LaFortune Infor­ additional dimension of reality to the scenes. Holmes sees the message behind Othello mation Deskfor $5 for students, $7for adults.

II 28 SCHOLASTICOUT OF BOUNDS SCHOLASTICENTERTAINMENT ·29 -' '.

' ••• ~", c' ••<: _ ..... ~ '1 i i ~ Strange Gifts Galore A Modern Twist 008 seeks out the Web's weirdest Not-Sa-Royal staging of Othello relates a classic tragedy to a modern audience his season, insure your gifts against Fruitcake Syndrome: A bicycle that transforms into a suitcase TMake them so unique (or so absurd) that no one would dare Within about 30 seconds, this contraption ($999.95, TRACYEVANS , re-gift them. You don't even have to leave your room to enter into www.harnmacherschlemmer.com) converts from a normal suit­ the presence of strange presents (that little play on words was my case with room for a slim briefcase or laptop to an actual bicycle ~ giftto you!). All of the following weirdo gifts are available online: that an actual adult can ride. OK, so it weighs 34 pounds - can n stage, Othello bellows a gut­ f you think of a better way of making sure your bike isn't stolen? O wrenching proclamation of de­ !i An entire buffalo spair. Beneath him, his wife, Desdemona, lies in a crumpled heap as direc­ ,:,'I'i 1 For $15,000, the nice folks at Heartland Buffalo The only seven-person tricycle (www.heartlandbuffalo.com) will butcher, portion and ship you Incidentally, Harnmacher Schlemmer also sells the world's only tor Matt Holmes watches the scene from the i,ll' glass-encased director's booth. "I - I am completely serious - a whole buffalo. Hide included. seven-person tricycle ($16,000, www.hammacher ~: Head, suitable for mounting, also is included, so you can look the schlemmer. com). Its base is a heptagon with seven sets of pedals. "It's a challenge to keep them real instead son of a gun in the eye while you're eating. The meat is vacuum The person sitting in the back steers and controls the brakes, and of, well, psychotic," Holmes says. Most au­ packed and shipped in 20-pound increments. For an extra $5,000, the other six ride along facing each other. It can reach speeds of diences don't think of Othello as being rel­ a gourmet chef will personally prepare the buffalo (or any part up to 18 mph and has a 13-foot turning radius. evant to contemporary life, but the Not-So­ thereof) at a dinner party of your choosing. I can see it now: Royal Shakespeare Company hopes to change Extremely Posh Person: Dahling! This buffalo is absolutely Undies you can't help but wear over your clothes this perception. divine! It's much, much classier than caviar. Smashing dinner Click on the "When price is no object" link under the "Gifts" Founded in 1993, the Not-So-Royal Com­ party, really. heading on the Victoria's Secret Web site (www. pany seeks to bring Shakespeare to students, Host: Oh, it's nothing - I've got gobs more in the freezer. victoriassecret.com), and you'll find the Heavenly Star Bra and by students. In recent years, productions have Would you like to see the skin? Panty Set. The bra alone weighs in at more than 320 carats and included Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing. FYI: $15,000 worth of buffalo yields 20 filet mignons, 40 New costs more than $12 million. The panty, set with sapphir~s and This semester, Holmes chose LESS IS MORE The minimalism of Othello's set allows the audience to focus on the power of the play. York strip steaks, 40 rib eye steaks, two standing rib roasts, 100 diamonds, will set you backjust $750,000. one of Shakespeare's most popular tragedies. The actions of Othello (Adel Hanash, left) and lago (Tom Conner, righO are easy to follow in this sparse pounds of ground burger, 50 pounds of minute steak, 50 pounds A second-year law student, Holmes brings to setting. ' of fajita meat and 40 pounds of London broil. ' Jedi-worthy Christmas tunes the stage seven years of experience, includ­ ing an acting career of his own as a Notre Iago, for example, wears a starched business as particularly modem, one that can be un­ Sure, you could always give the Jingle Cats' Here Comes Santa suit. Aside from these changes, Holmes does derstood equally well by a Domer and an A dancing Christmas flamingo Claws or the Jingle Dogs' Christmas Unleashed (I am holding Dame undergrad. For many, the daunting mystique that sur­ not alter the play in any way. His purpose sim­ Elizabethan peasant standing beside the stage Make noise (clap, sneeze, yell obscenities at your family dur­ out for the Jingle Lemurs), but why not take a more decisive step ply is to make the characters "contemporary at the Globe Theatre. "People think ing Christmas dinner), and this flamingo ($24.99 at rounds Shakespeare originates in their memory " toward absurdity and give the Star Wars Christmas Album, Christ­ and accessible." Shakespeare's plays are wordy and boring, but www.stupid.com)plays .. JingleBells .. andtapdances.This thing of high-school English classes and long hours mas in the Stars ($11.97, www.amazon.com)?Thenyourfriends The majority of the actors in Othello are Othello has the most real application of all," kicks that little butt-shaking Santa's, well, butt. can open the rest of their presents while they listen to C3PO sing spent begrudgingly flipping between the text of the play and extensive line-by-line explanations. unusually young. Both leads - Adel Hanash Holmes says, with a look of sheer admiration ''What Can You Get A Wookie for Christmas? (When He Already (Othello) and Tom Conner (Iago) - are for the art. "It's a play about truth and reality The services of one of Vermont's finest Jersey cows Modem interpretations like the movie 0 repre­ Has a Comb)." "" ' sophomores who are new to the Shakespeare and what happens when our concepts of it At www.rentmothemature.com. you can rent a Jersey cow for sent a pared-down, C1iffsNotes-like reaction to stage at ND. They have had previous acting erode. It describes the failure of trust." $49.95. You select the cow and the milking day, and they send the challenge of understanding Othello. For Unique snow domes experience, though, and their young age be­ Holmes speaks excitedly about one of his you three seven-ounce wheels of Brie. You can also rent a sheep, Holmes, this is not enough. ''What's great about Who doesn't love simulated winter in a plastic bubble? Check out lies their level of maturity in handling the pro­ favorite scenes in the fourth act of the play, an alpine dairy goat, a lobster trap and a variety of trees (maple, the play isn't just the story but the subtlety and the incredible snow-dome seleGtion at Global Shakeup duction. "I would say that we conduct our­ shortly before Othello kills Desdemona. On apple, coffee, peach or pistachio). (www.snowdomes.com). a company that claims iUs a "family busi­ perfection of the language," he says. ''It elicits / emotion in the line." selves most like a professional company," stage, Desdemona, played by senior Katy ness dedicated to snowdomes and floatpens and their responsible use Holmes says. "There is an understanding that Wilcox, gently rocks back and forth, distraught The Internet Urinal Holmes orients his production of Othello and enjoyment." Isn't that refreshing? It's about time somebody stood this is an artistic endeavor and something to by her humiliation by Othello. At her side, Perfect for that someone who can't bear to stop surfing the around the actors as direct portrayals of the up and addressed the snow-dome abuse going on in this country! My be passionate about." her maid extends tender words and embraces. 'Net, even when nature callS. The Internet Urinal ($4.99, characters. His set design is minimal; the stage picks: the Spam Snowdome ($10.50), da Vinci's Last Supper Theater at Notre Dame calls for a unique From the stillness of this exchange between www.stupid.com) holds 32 ounces and comes in fashionable col­ consists of a single multipurpose wood block. Snowdome ($7.50), and the Popsicle-shaped Indiana: Crossroads of level of involvement, given the course loads heroine and confidant to chaotic scenes of con­ ors. It also comes with a "female adapter," which is, unfortunately As the play progresses, this block changes America Snowdome ($5). Justdon't ctare anyone to drink snow-dome that the actors must balance along with the frontation, the Not-So-Royal Shakespeare Com­ (or, perhaps, fortunately), not described on theWeb site. contents. And, please, shake responsibly. 0 smoothly from benches to tables to the eerie deathbed upon which Desdemona gasps her play. Holmes recognizes the commitment of pany has produced a living rendition of a well­ last breath. The engaging motions of the ac­ the cast and says that their interest is "intense known play. In the words of one of the perform­ tors, who boldly throw both venomous lines without being forced." He provides an atmo­ ers, ''I only wish I could watch it myself!" 0 and jealous fists at one another, draw the sphere in which the cast can interact readily audience's attention away from the set and to with the play. "Matt is probably an actor's Othello will be peifonned in the auditorium the meaning behind Shakespeare's words. dream," Hanash says. "He lets us experiment ofthe Hesburgh Centerfor Intemational Stud­ The only other visible change to the play is with movement and characters, and if it ies on December 5 thmugh 8 at 7:30 p.m. Tick­ the contemporary, urban costumes that add an doesn't fit with his vision, he'll tell you." ets can be purchased at the LaFortune Infor­ additional dimension of reality to the scenes. Holmes sees the message behind Othello mation Deskfor $5 for students, $7for adults.

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How five letters and a star changed our lives COMPILED BY CRISTIN FENZEL ! \~;/ ... ~,':,'. ":'.v:'/::"'::'\:',/ .": .. ',, ;-: :-'::::.~), .• -:."-O"".f:;"",,' ~"..c..',,",-• "",-.:;,-::~::'.=: ...... ,= .... ='",'-':>-c::;' ...... ; ·":'··'}{/:SSl JENNYWAHOSKE & JACKIKIEFER complement Jenny's three-foot Justin radio while lounging by her pool in mid-July, L.. sticker, Jacki bought the matching three-foot she heard one of her friends win tickets to EDITOR'S CHOICE LECTURES hen we last counted, there were JC, even though a sticker of Chris came in the 'NSync concert in Indianapolis - only • Thu 06 Representation's Coup: The W 68 pictures of Justin Timberlake the same package. We both find Chris to be five days away - but, alas, the friend A Poem for You Violence in Subalternity, 7:00 PM, (yes, that curly-haired, nasal­ rather creepy. Ah, the sacrifices one must couldn't go. Jacki was more than happy to Room 138, DeBartolo. voiced 20-year-old god of the boyband - make when in love with a boyband: The relieve the friend of her two tickets, and - 'Tis the night before deadline • Thu 06 Hope at the Margins: Peace Communities in Columbia, 12:30 though they prefer to be called a vocal group creepy one is an inevitability (case in point: And to my chagrin being the ever-faithful roommate - she PM, Room C1 03, Hesburgh Center. - 'NSync) on the walls of our dorm room. Danny Wood of NKOTB). called Jenny to share the good news. Jenny There's nothing to tell you 'bout what's Add to that another 50 or so pictures of In our quest to embrace our inner teeny­ became enraged, thinking Jacki had called happenin'! Justin's band-mate JC Chasez and a few boppers, Thanksgiving marked a major to rub in the fact that she had tickets to CINEMA posters and pinups of the other guys - Joey event in our lives: our one-year anniversary 'NSync. ButJacki had actually called to in­ I sit alone weeping, • Thu 06 Risky Business, 7:00 PM, Fatone, Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick as 'NSync fans. We know you've all been vite Jenny to Indianapolis for the concert. consumed with despair, Hesburgh Library Auditorium. - and you've got some colorful walls. asking yourselves, "How do two twenty­ Jenny's mom offered to buy her a plane For it seems this month's calendar's dread­ • Thu 06 Ten Things I Hate About You If this room belonged to two 12-year-old something girls fall in love with a ticket to Indy for the concert, and all was and 0, 10:00 PM, 101 and 155 fully bare. girls, you all would nod and smile and say, boyband?" So we'll explain. Last year, we well. DeBartolo. • Fri 07 and Sat 08 Ten Things I Hate "How cute." But because it belongs to two spent Thanksgiving at the Kiefers' . As the Sure, there's the usual holiday stuff, We learned several things at the show in About You and 0, 7:30 and 10:00 seniors in college, you are Indianapolis, but this was the but I chose those things last year - you've PM, 101 and 155 DeBartolo. shocked and horrified. Why? most intriguing: We discov­ all had enough. • Thu 13 Mallrats and Jay and Silent Perhaps we have merely ac­ ered that one can tell which And so, in conclusion, the Calendar Elf Bob Strike Back, 10:00 PM,.1 01 and cepted and embraced our inner 'NSyncer a girl likes just by 155 DeBartolo. 12-year-olds. Is there anything looking at what she is wearing. Is going to bed. This time, • Fri 14 and Sat 15 Mallrats and Jay wrong with that? Some fans took the direct ap­ Choose for yourself! and Silent Bob Strike Back, 7:30 and Jenny's inner 12-year-old proachand declared their love 10:00 PM, 101 and 155 DeBartolo. owns a Justin marionette pup­ by spelling it out for the world - Cristin Fenzel pet; a three~foot-tall wall to see. (Jenny's handmade shirt STUDENT LIFE sticker of Justin; 'NSync lip proclaimed "I'm a Justin • Fri 07 Christmas Foam Making at balm, candy hearts, fruit snacks girl!") Others just dressed to SPORTS ND Crafting Corner, 9:00 PM, and greeting cards; the 'NSync their favorite boy's tastes. • Thu 06 Basketball: ND women at Purdue, Dooley Room, LaFortune. 2001 calendar; thelustin 2001 (J acki wore a shirt with a large 7:00 PM, West Lafayette, Ind. calendar; and a Justin gel pen. g0ld horse galloping across the • Thu 06 through Sat 08 Swimming: ND Justin is the main character in front of it, which was deter­ women and men Notre Dame Invitational, THE ARTS a short story she has written for mined to be right up JC's fash­ 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM, Rolfs Aquatic Center. • Thu 06 and Fri 07 ND Chorale • Fri 07 and Sat 08 Hockey: ND at Bowling presents Handel's Messiah, 8:00 i)er senior thesis here at Notre ion alley - or detour, as the Dame, and she brings 'NSync Green, 7:00 PM, Bowling Green, Ohio. PM, Washington Hall. case may be.) Some girls, how- • Sat 08 Basketball: ND men at Miami, 7:00 • Sat 08 Glee Club Christmas Concert, folders to all of her classes. She . ever, went with the timeless PM, Oxford, Ohio. 6:00 and 8:30 PM, Stepan Center. has seven videotapes of 'NSync "skanktastic" look, which I • Sun 09 Basketball: ND women vs. Southern • Sun 09 Carolyn Plummer, violin, with TV appearances and performances from two of us were digesting our leftover tur- would be considered unseemly even at such California, 1 :00 PM, Joyce Center. Scott Holshouser, 2:00 PM, which she has edited out all the commer­ key sandwiches and flipping through the South Bend hotspots as the Kitty Kat • Wed 12 Basketball: ND women vs. Western Annenberg Auditorium, Snite cials, and Justin sings "Gone" on her voice channels, we came across what has be­ Lounge. (Yuck.) Indecent exposure aside, Michigan, 7:00 PM, Joyce Center. Museum. mail. come our Holy Grail: 'NSync Live at what the concert taught us was that there are • Sun 09 Notre Dame Jazz Bands, In Jacki's world, things are a little differ­ Madison Square Garden on HBO. Of others out there like us - some of them are 3:00 PM, Band Building. ent. Justin was voted Male Hottie of the Year course, it had been live in July, not No­ even in college. at this year's Teen Choice Awards, so liking vember, but we hadn't been interested in So, yeah, it's been a year. Lots of people Alicia Ratay dribbles around a Michigan defender. him might have some credence - bufJC? 'NSync injuZY: Maybe there was some­ .. get over things in a year - for instance, al­ You mean the guy who is usually a walking thing in the turkey at the Kiefer h6use~ cohol and drug addictions - but for us there fashion disaster and has penned such clas­ hold, but when we spotted a flurry of boys is no 12-step program. Now, when asked sic tunes as "Space Cowboy"? Yep, Jacki in blue and silver costumes dancing up a why we like aband whose name consists of THE WEEKENDER Post your event in Scholastic's likes him as much as Jenny likes Justin. Want storm, Jenny yelled: "Stop! Let's watch five letters and a star, we just respond as the What: The Temptations perform their greatest hits and Christmas songs Coming Distractions. proof? Jacki has the JC bobble-head doll that this!" That was the beginning of the end. ever-articulate JC Chasez did when asked When: Fri 14 at 8:00 PM Get the recognition your event deserves. E-mail your Best Buy released for the holiday season­ Our infatuation snowballed from this point by Jay Leno why a millionaire like him feels Where: Morris Performing Arts Center submissions to Cristin Fenzel at [email protected]. even though, according to a friend, "He on and culminated in this summer's concert that he must save all his money: "Because Cheapest Seats: $24.50 For Tickets: Visit www.morriscenter.com. looks like an insurance salesman." To experience. As Jacki was listening to the ... yes." 0 • All submissions are subject to Scholastic approval.

30 SCHOLASTICWEEK IN DISTORTION SCHOLASTICCALENDAR 31 "What's the Deal with this Pop Life?"

How five letters and a star changed our lives COMPILED BY CRISTIN FENZEL ! \~;/ ... ~,':,'. ":'.v:'/::"'::'\:',/ .": .. ',, ;-: :-'::::.~), .• -:."-O"".f:;"",,' ~"..c..',,",-• "",-.:;,-::~::'.=: ...... ,= .... ='",'-':>-c::;' ...... ; ·":'··'}{/:SSl JENNYWAHOSKE & JACKIKIEFER complement Jenny's three-foot Justin radio while lounging by her pool in mid-July, L.. sticker, Jacki bought the matching three-foot she heard one of her friends win tickets to EDITOR'S CHOICE LECTURES hen we last counted, there were JC, even though a sticker of Chris came in the 'NSync concert in Indianapolis - only • Thu 06 Representation's Coup: The W 68 pictures of Justin Timberlake the same package. We both find Chris to be five days away - but, alas, the friend A Poem for You Violence in Subalternity, 7:00 PM, (yes, that curly-haired, nasal­ rather creepy. Ah, the sacrifices one must couldn't go. Jacki was more than happy to Room 138, DeBartolo. voiced 20-year-old god of the boyband - make when in love with a boyband: The relieve the friend of her two tickets, and - 'Tis the night before deadline • Thu 06 Hope at the Margins: Peace Communities in Columbia, 12:30 though they prefer to be called a vocal group creepy one is an inevitability (case in point: And to my chagrin being the ever-faithful roommate - she PM, Room C1 03, Hesburgh Center. - 'NSync) on the walls of our dorm room. Danny Wood of NKOTB). called Jenny to share the good news. Jenny There's nothing to tell you 'bout what's Add to that another 50 or so pictures of In our quest to embrace our inner teeny­ became enraged, thinking Jacki had called happenin'! Justin's band-mate JC Chasez and a few boppers, Thanksgiving marked a major to rub in the fact that she had tickets to CINEMA posters and pinups of the other guys - Joey event in our lives: our one-year anniversary 'NSync. ButJacki had actually called to in­ I sit alone weeping, • Thu 06 Risky Business, 7:00 PM, Fatone, Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick as 'NSync fans. We know you've all been vite Jenny to Indianapolis for the concert. consumed with despair, Hesburgh Library Auditorium. - and you've got some colorful walls. asking yourselves, "How do two twenty­ Jenny's mom offered to buy her a plane For it seems this month's calendar's dread­ • Thu 06 Ten Things I Hate About You If this room belonged to two 12-year-old something girls fall in love with a ticket to Indy for the concert, and all was and 0, 10:00 PM, 101 and 155 fully bare. girls, you all would nod and smile and say, boyband?" So we'll explain. Last year, we well. DeBartolo. • Fri 07 and Sat 08 Ten Things I Hate "How cute." But because it belongs to two spent Thanksgiving at the Kiefers' . As the Sure, there's the usual holiday stuff, We learned several things at the show in About You and 0, 7:30 and 10:00 seniors in college, you are Indianapolis, but this was the but I chose those things last year - you've PM, 101 and 155 DeBartolo. shocked and horrified. Why? most intriguing: We discov­ all had enough. • Thu 13 Mallrats and Jay and Silent Perhaps we have merely ac­ ered that one can tell which And so, in conclusion, the Calendar Elf Bob Strike Back, 10:00 PM,.1 01 and cepted and embraced our inner 'NSyncer a girl likes just by 155 DeBartolo. 12-year-olds. Is there anything looking at what she is wearing. Is going to bed. This time, • Fri 14 and Sat 15 Mallrats and Jay wrong with that? Some fans took the direct ap­ Choose for yourself! and Silent Bob Strike Back, 7:30 and Jenny's inner 12-year-old proachand declared their love 10:00 PM, 101 and 155 DeBartolo. owns a Justin marionette pup­ by spelling it out for the world - Cristin Fenzel pet; a three~foot-tall wall to see. (Jenny's handmade shirt STUDENT LIFE sticker of Justin; 'NSync lip proclaimed "I'm a Justin • Fri 07 Christmas Foam Making at balm, candy hearts, fruit snacks girl!") Others just dressed to SPORTS ND Crafting Corner, 9:00 PM, and greeting cards; the 'NSync their favorite boy's tastes. • Thu 06 Basketball: ND women at Purdue, Dooley Room, LaFortune. 2001 calendar; thelustin 2001 (J acki wore a shirt with a large 7:00 PM, West Lafayette, Ind. calendar; and a Justin gel pen. g0ld horse galloping across the • Thu 06 through Sat 08 Swimming: ND Justin is the main character in front of it, which was deter­ women and men Notre Dame Invitational, THE ARTS a short story she has written for mined to be right up JC's fash­ 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM, Rolfs Aquatic Center. • Thu 06 and Fri 07 ND Chorale • Fri 07 and Sat 08 Hockey: ND at Bowling presents Handel's Messiah, 8:00 i)er senior thesis here at Notre ion alley - or detour, as the Dame, and she brings 'NSync Green, 7:00 PM, Bowling Green, Ohio. PM, Washington Hall. case may be.) Some girls, how- • Sat 08 Basketball: ND men at Miami, 7:00 • Sat 08 Glee Club Christmas Concert, folders to all of her classes. She . ever, went with the timeless PM, Oxford, Ohio. 6:00 and 8:30 PM, Stepan Center. has seven videotapes of 'NSync "skanktastic" look, which I • Sun 09 Basketball: ND women vs. Southern • Sun 09 Carolyn Plummer, violin, with TV appearances and performances from two of us were digesting our leftover tur- would be considered unseemly even at such California, 1 :00 PM, Joyce Center. Scott Holshouser, 2:00 PM, which she has edited out all the commer­ key sandwiches and flipping through the South Bend hotspots as the Kitty Kat • Wed 12 Basketball: ND women vs. Western Annenberg Auditorium, Snite cials, and Justin sings "Gone" on her voice channels, we came across what has be­ Lounge. (Yuck.) Indecent exposure aside, Michigan, 7:00 PM, Joyce Center. Museum. mail. come our Holy Grail: 'NSync Live at what the concert taught us was that there are • Sun 09 Notre Dame Jazz Bands, In Jacki's world, things are a little differ­ Madison Square Garden on HBO. Of others out there like us - some of them are 3:00 PM, Band Building. ent. Justin was voted Male Hottie of the Year course, it had been live in July, not No­ even in college. at this year's Teen Choice Awards, so liking vember, but we hadn't been interested in So, yeah, it's been a year. Lots of people Alicia Ratay dribbles around a Michigan defender. him might have some credence - bufJC? 'NSync injuZY: Maybe there was some­ .. get over things in a year - for instance, al­ You mean the guy who is usually a walking thing in the turkey at the Kiefer h6use~ cohol and drug addictions - but for us there fashion disaster and has penned such clas­ hold, but when we spotted a flurry of boys is no 12-step program. Now, when asked sic tunes as "Space Cowboy"? Yep, Jacki in blue and silver costumes dancing up a why we like aband whose name consists of THE WEEKENDER Post your event in Scholastic's likes him as much as Jenny likes Justin. Want storm, Jenny yelled: "Stop! Let's watch five letters and a star, we just respond as the What: The Temptations perform their greatest hits and Christmas songs Coming Distractions. proof? Jacki has the JC bobble-head doll that this!" That was the beginning of the end. ever-articulate JC Chasez did when asked When: Fri 14 at 8:00 PM Get the recognition your event deserves. E-mail your Best Buy released for the holiday season­ Our infatuation snowballed from this point by Jay Leno why a millionaire like him feels Where: Morris Performing Arts Center submissions to Cristin Fenzel at [email protected]. even though, according to a friend, "He on and culminated in this summer's concert that he must save all his money: "Because Cheapest Seats: $24.50 For Tickets: Visit www.morriscenter.com. looks like an insurance salesman." To experience. As Jacki was listening to the ... yes." 0 • All submissions are subject to Scholastic approval.

30 SCHOLASTICWEEK IN DISTORTION SCHOLASTICCALENDAR 31 Different, but Welcome by Eric F. Mason

am a son of the rural South, population 15 mil­ My approach is to reveal my background on the first Ilion or so Baptists. There are barely enough other day of class, assure students that I make every effort assorted folks mixed in to prevent an ecclesiasti- to be respectful and accurate when discussing Catho­ cal monopoly. Catholics are rare in the area of middle lic teachings, to stress that pushing my Baptist views Tennessee that I call home. I personally knew only is neither appropriate nor my goal, and to be honest one Catholic family there, and those three brothers with students if they ask Catholic-oriented questions were not exactly candidates for the priesthood. We that I simply cannot answer. This, along with an ef­ did, nevertheless, engage in modest ecumenical dia­ fort to anticipate class subjects about which Catho­ logue, as I once traded a book of Baptist Sunday school lics and Protestants historically disagree, has served lessons for some back issues of Our Sunday Visitor. me well. Even when I have failed - such as a few So, unlike most undergraduate students at Notre semesters ago when I assumed we were beyond the Dame, I grew up neither Catholic nor knowledgeable tricky stuff, the class launched into a discussion of about the Gipper. Thus it was very unexpected that I James, the brother of the Lord, in Acts 15 and decided to enter graduate school here to study the Galatians, and noticed 39 puzzled'faces before some­ Bible. Somewhat surprisingly, I found most of my one finally uttered, "Jesus didn't have any brothers!" friends and mentors supportive, though one former I have found students sympathetic and eager to con­ grade-school teacher expressed obvious dismay that sider other perspectives, knowing they are free to dis7 I would be attending "that northern, Catholic school" agree with me. Even a decision about what Bible to (emphasis on both adjectives intended). use in this course requires careful consideration by Attending Notre Dame as a graduate student has Protestant instructors. Catholic professors tend to re­ allowed me to experience life here as a Baptist from quire study Bibles produced primarily by mainline. two perspectives: student and instructor. Many people Protestant scholars. We Protestants, however, tend to are surprised to learn that numerous graduate students use the Catholic Study Bible, with its explicitly Catho­ and professors in biblical studies are Protestants. We lic study notes (including some very nice ones on the study history, languages and ancient texts rather than identity of James) and the standard Catholic Bible church doctrines. This is not to say that we claim total translation. I hope it assures students that what I dis­ objectivity, but we do not focus on denominational cuss in class is not just some sort of Protestant heresy. distinctions. For ex­ Plus, as an "outsider" seeking to present Catholic Many people are surprised to learn ample, I honestly cannot views fairly, I find that imprimatur oddly comforting. remember disagreeing Despite my fears, several students have commented that numerous graduate students on religious grounds that they actually prefer not having a Catholic profes-· and professors in biblical studies with a Catholic class­ sor in this course. They feel a Protestant can add per­ mate about the transla­ spectives different from those they are accustomed to are Protestants. tion of a Greek verb. hearing. But most students, especially those who did The Catholic charac- not attend a Catholic high school, have a very differ­ Eric F. Mason is a ter of our program, however, is unmistakable. For me, ent concern - they enter the course convinced that Ph.D. candidate in the best thing is an atmosphere in which academic all their classmates already know much more about Theology (New biblical study is approached with art appreciation of, the Bible and theology than they do. They quickly Testament) and an not disdain for, faith. All my professors and classmates realize that theological study at a university is a new American Baptist have been respectful and supportive of my faith com­ ballgame for virtually everyone. The comments I ap­ minister. He and his mitments, as I have sought to be of theirs. For ex­ preciate most are from students who say that our wife, Jackie, afirst­ ample, two of my Notre Dame mentors, one Protes­ class helped them better understand their own faith grade teacher, have a tant, one Catholic, read Scripture at my ordination tradition, whatever that or their high-school pedigree five-month-old service for Baptist ministry. I can think of no better might be. da/fghter, Anastasia. place to study, and my friends at other universities Likewise, being at Notre Dame has been a new are quite envious. ballgame for. this Baptist. My understanding of and My more-interesting experiences as a Baptist here appreCiation for Catholicism .has come a long way have come while teaching the required undergradu­ since a hot August day our firs! year here when my ate Foundations of Theology course. I suppose all thirsty wife and I hesitated to drink from the water Protestants who teach this (and there are several) ap­ fountain at the Grotto, unsure if it was for sprinkling proach it with· a bit of trepidation. We recognize that or drinking. I am sincerely grateful for how Notre undergraduates' parents do not expect that an expen­ Dame has embraced me. Though I often remind my­ sive Catholic education will include instruction in The­ self - especially when teaching - that I am a guest ology from a Protestant ... and especially a Baptist! here, I am also a member of the family. 0

32 SCHOLASTICFINAL WORD Different, but Welcome by Eric F. Mason

am a son of the rural South, population 15 mil­ My approach is to reveal my background on the first Ilion or so Baptists. There are barely enough other day of class, assure students that I make every effort assorted folks mixed in to prevent an ecclesiasti- to be respectful and accurate when discussing Catho­ cal monopoly. Catholics are rare in the area of middle lic teachings, to stress that pushing my Baptist views Tennessee that I call home. I personally knew only is neither appropriate nor my goal, and to be honest one Catholic family there, and those three brothers with students if they ask Catholic-oriented questions were not exactly candidates for the priesthood. We that I simply cannot answer. This, along with an ef­ did, nevertheless, engage in modest ecumenical dia­ fort to anticipate class subjects about which Catho­ logue, as I once traded a book of Baptist Sunday school lics and Protestants historically disagree, has served lessons for some back issues of Our Sunday Visitor. me well. Even when I have failed - such as a few So, unlike most undergraduate students at Notre semesters ago when I assumed we were beyond the Dame, I grew up neither Catholic nor knowledgeable tricky stuff, the class launched into a discussion of about the Gipper. Thus it was very unexpected that I James, the brother of the Lord, in Acts 15 and decided to enter graduate school here to study the Galatians, and noticed 39 puzzled'faces before some­ Bible. Somewhat surprisingly, I found most of my one finally uttered, "Jesus didn't have any brothers!" friends and mentors supportive, though one former I have found students sympathetic and eager to con­ grade-school teacher expressed obvious dismay that sider other perspectives, knowing they are free to dis7 I would be attending "that northern, Catholic school" agree with me. Even a decision about what Bible to (emphasis on both adjectives intended). use in this course requires careful consideration by Attending Notre Dame as a graduate student has Protestant instructors. Catholic professors tend to re­ allowed me to experience life here as a Baptist from quire study Bibles produced primarily by mainline. two perspectives: student and instructor. Many people Protestant scholars. We Protestants, however, tend to are surprised to learn that numerous graduate students use the Catholic Study Bible, with its explicitly Catho­ and professors in biblical studies are Protestants. We lic study notes (including some very nice ones on the study history, languages and ancient texts rather than identity of James) and the standard Catholic Bible church doctrines. This is not to say that we claim total translation. I hope it assures students that what I dis­ objectivity, but we do not focus on denominational cuss in class is not just some sort of Protestant heresy. distinctions. For ex­ Plus, as an "outsider" seeking to present Catholic Many people are surprised to learn ample, I honestly cannot views fairly, I find that imprimatur oddly comforting. remember disagreeing Despite my fears, several students have commented that numerous graduate students on religious grounds that they actually prefer not having a Catholic profes-· and professors in biblical studies with a Catholic class­ sor in this course. They feel a Protestant can add per­ mate about the transla­ spectives different from those they are accustomed to are Protestants. tion of a Greek verb. hearing. But most students, especially those who did The Catholic charac- not attend a Catholic high school, have a very differ­ Eric F. Mason is a ter of our program, however, is unmistakable. For me, ent concern - they enter the course convinced that Ph.D. candidate in the best thing is an atmosphere in which academic all their classmates already know much more about Theology (New biblical study is approached with art appreciation of, the Bible and theology than they do. They quickly Testament) and an not disdain for, faith. All my professors and classmates realize that theological study at a university is a new American Baptist have been respectful and supportive of my faith com­ ballgame for virtually everyone. The comments I ap­ minister. He and his mitments, as I have sought to be of theirs. For ex­ preciate most are from students who say that our wife, Jackie, afirst­ ample, two of my Notre Dame mentors, one Protes­ class helped them better understand their own faith grade teacher, have a tant, one Catholic, read Scripture at my ordination tradition, whatever that or their high-school pedigree five-month-old service for Baptist ministry. I can think of no better might be. da/fghter, Anastasia. place to study, and my friends at other universities Likewise, being at Notre Dame has been a new are quite envious. ballgame for. this Baptist. My understanding of and My more-interesting experiences as a Baptist here appreCiation for Catholicism .has come a long way have come while teaching the required undergradu­ since a hot August day our firs! year here when my ate Foundations of Theology course. I suppose all thirsty wife and I hesitated to drink from the water Protestants who teach this (and there are several) ap­ fountain at the Grotto, unsure if it was for sprinkling proach it with· a bit of trepidation. We recognize that or drinking. I am sincerely grateful for how Notre undergraduates' parents do not expect that an expen­ Dame has embraced me. Though I often remind my­ sive Catholic education will include instruction in The­ self - especially when teaching - that I am a guest ology from a Protestant ... and especially a Baptist! here, I am also a member of the family. 0

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