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The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Marj's VOLUME 38: ISSUE 7 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2003 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM Housing Locked doors heighten donn security project By CLAIRE HEININGER News Writer 1\s move-in weekend drew to a close and the steady flow of underw-ay futons. fridges and 24-packs of blue Powerade entering Developers plan to Notre Dame residence halls dwindled, many students were start off-campus surprised to find their dorms locked last Tuesday. complex this year According to a new directive from the Office of Hesidence By MIKE CHAMBLISS Life and Housing. all entrance News Writer doors to both male and female dorms must remain locked 24 /\ new housing development is hours a day, with a student lD being planned for the residen­ necessary for access. tial area directly east of Notre Unlike previous years. stu­ Danw's campus. dent residents and nonresi­ Dev1dopers Dan Foley and dents do not have to enter Nicholas Tyszka. who boast five their birth date when opening Notn~ Dame degrees between a door before parietals; after tlwm. plan to build a subdivi­ hours, however, the code is sion of upscale duplex villas and required and only dorm resi­ single-family homes called dents may enter. "Irish Crossings." The final change applies to The development. contingent students visiting residence on a Sept. lJ St. Joseph County halls that are not their own. Council vote. is slated to be Previously, students could located on an 8.2-acre lot enter through any door before between Burdette Street and parietals with a quick swipe of ANDY KE:NNN I he Ubserver Willis /\venue. Between 30 and their lD card. This year, visit- A student swipes his ID card to unlock the door to a residence hall on Tuesday. A new 60 units would be constructed campus-wide policy designed to ensure dorm security at all hours of the day was on the lot, ranging in price from see DOORS/page 6 Implemented last week. $189,000 to $300,000. The lot was last the site of a prior attempt to build an exclu­ sive tailgating park by develop­ er Kay Pangraze of Go Park Enterprises. Due to strong Hours added to SMC/ND shuttle schedule objections from community members. many of whom profit service on the weekends, leaving that adding hours on Friday and accommodate our students," from game-day parking busi­ By ANGELA SAOUD the shuttle running nearly 30 Saturday was most important." Timm said. ness, the tailgate area proposal News Writer hours less than it did last year. Shuttles will now run until 2 In the event that Saint Mary's was voted down by St. Joseph Both Notre a.m. on students need transportation County Council. Saint Mary's refused to com­ Dame and "My concern is that our Saturday and after shuttles stop running, they Foley and Tyszka claim that promise safety for schedule reor­ Saint Mary's students use the shuttle Sunday morn­ may call Saint Mary's security every horne in their design ganization of the shuttle between will continue ings. from the Grotto. Timrn and other would be owner occupied, thus the College and Notre Dame, to share the often on the weekends." During shuttle school officials are considering helping prevent deterioration or taking on the sole financial bur­ cost of shut­ schedule reor­ moving the call location to a the possibility of turning into den of extra weekend hours. tle operation, Linda Tlmm ganization, more secure area with better student rental property. Tyszka Earlier this semester, Linda but Saint Timm received lighting. anticipates that the develop­ Tirnm, Saint Mary's vice presi­ Mary's will vice president for student affairs several parent Regardless, Timrn advised that ment. estimated at a total value dent of Student Affairs, received solely cover phone calls "students should try their best to of $12 million. will be horne to an e-mail detailing cuts in the the cost of regarding stu- get back during the time the many Notre Dame faculty mem­ budget allowance for shuttle the additional hours it requested. dents' safety. shuttles are running." bers. administrators and alum- services. The new plan sched­ "My concern is that our stu­ "It was comforting to be able uled shuttles until 10 p.m. dents use the shuttle often on the to tell parents that we were Contact Angela Saoud at sec HOUSING/page 6 Monday through Friday with no weekends," Timm said. "We felt already looking for ways to [email protected]

necessary. the change will ultimately prove By JOE TROMBELLO "The arrival of the Notre Dame beneficial to all parties and News Writer Federal Credit Union to the base­ noted that additional services, ment of LaFortune last year such as hours until 7 p.m. on The Notre Dame Federal Credit resulted in duplication of certain Thursday and Friday at both the Union will replace many of the functions performed by both the LaFortune and the Douglas Rd. services offered by the defunct Cashier's Office and the Credit branches, will improve the serv­ Cashier Services Office, formerly Union, particularly as they per­ ices offered. located in the Main Building, tained to student banking servic­ "We're hoping that, after the said associate controller Tom es," Guinan said. "The Credit transition period is complete, Guinan. Union indicated that they would students, faculty and staff will Guinan said University officials also be willing to perform other find that the Credit Union and agreed to close the Cashier's key functions handled by the the University have developed Office at their spring meeting Cashier's Office, namely process­ plans to not only maintain the and operations ceased June 30. ing departmental deposits and key services formerly provided The decision was made based student tuition payments." by the Cashier's Office, but also on a variety of factors, Guinan "With the Credit Union pro­ to enhance them," he said. said, although the addition of a cessing such payments, deposits Michael Cruise, vice president Notre Dame Credit Union branch and payments would be placed in of branch operations for the to the LaFortune Student Center the bank a day earlier and Notre Dame Federal Credit ANDY KENNAffhe Observer made the services of the armored pickups at the Cashier's Union, said the credit union is A sign outside of Cashier Services In the Main Cashier's Office - including fee­ Office would no longer be neces­ expecting an increase in business Building notifies members of the campus community free cashing of student personal sary," he said. that transactions will now be handled in LaFortune. and work checks - no longer Guinan said that he believes sec SERVICES/page 6 page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Wednesday, September 3, 2003

INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE BOOM IN THE SQUIRREL POPULATION ON CAMPUS? The perfect day for 21 Almost everyone has a crazy story to tell about their 21st birthday. After years of drinking with an underage label, and having to bug Liz Luther Colleen Traeger John Dee John Abdo Joe Heleck Kyle Lin older friends to Senior Junior Senior Junior Junior Senior go to the store for Off-Campus Keenan Hall Keough Hall Keough Hall Siegfried me, the day that Mike Harkins Walsh Hall had been marked on the calendar Graphics "There will be "More things to ''I'm excited "I like it; I like "Great big gobs "It's mating was finally here: Editor more spicy sea remind me of because I have furry little of greasy, grimy season by the Monday, Sept. 1, 2003. No longer nuggets in the my little sister." I 7 new friends fellows." gopher guts. " radiation was I barred from the bars. It was dining hall. " already." building again. " time to enjoy my freedom in the world of alcoholic beverages. My day started out great. I had to wake up early in the morning to go to class on Labor Day. While admin­ istrators at Notre Dame and friends from state schools were enjoying their day off, I was in class on my 21st birthday. Perfect. No problem; I could make it through a day of school. All that IN BRIEF mattered was what was to come afterwards. My mom, dad, brother Tryouts for student speakers for and 2-year-old nephew took the this Friday's Pep Rally for the time out to come out to South Bend Washington State game will be and treat me to lunch. It was great held today in the Notre Dame to see the people I'd grown up with Room of LaFortune at 7 p.m. for my 21 years and to share this Questions? Contact Bill at wbon­ milestone with them. [email protected] or Erinn at When they were gone, it was time [email protected]. to throw down a few with friends. We had been talking about this day Have your chance at tickets for for months, about how much fun it the Michigan away game through would be to all go out to the bar a lottery in the Gold Room of North together. All the friends I'd been Dining Hall today from 3 to 5:30 looking forward to partying with p.m. came by to say "Happy Birthday" - and that they had homework to do "El jardin de Eden" will be pre­ and would not be able to go out. sented by the Kellogg/ILS film Perfect. series, Looking Out, Looking In: No worries; a couple of my friends Latino and Latin American were cool enough to go out regard­ Perspectives on today from 7 to 9 less. So we drove out with hopes to p.m. in the auditorium of the hit bar after bar in the attractive Hesburgh Center. city of South Bend, getting the sat­ isfaction that comes with flashing Learn about Saint Mary's clubs your real driver's license. And drive ANDY KENNNThe Observer and organizations at Activities' from bar to bar we did, only we Students circulate among tables at Tuesday's Activities' Night held In the Joyce Night today from 6 to 8 p.m. in the couldn't get into any of them Center Arena. The annual event allows both on- and off-campus organizations to basement of Regina Hall. because they were all closed. Oh display their activities and services. yeah, it was Labor Day. Perfect. Enjoy free food from all Fortunately, we were welcomed LaFortune eateries at the Taste of into the friendly confines of LaFortune today from 9:30 to Belmont Beverage. After stocking 10:30 p.m. in the LaFortune up, we came back to campus to cel­ Ballroom. ebrate on our own. We popped in OFFBEAT "Old School," sat back and enjoyed Join the ND Right to Life Oub for the movie. And we did a lot of Man In Thailand promotes 60 miles northeast of "Bridezilla" after police great music and free food at the drinking during it. Okay, only I did "Diet of worms" Bangkok. said she went on a ram­ ND Right to Life Concert a lot of drinking during it. Although BANGKOK, Thailand -A "One day, I was sitting page at her wedding recep­ Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. on the it wasn't at a bar, I had ultimately worm a day keeps the doc­ there waiting for a fish to tion pleaded guilty Fieldhouse Mall. reached the initial goal for the tor away - at least for a eat my bait for hours and Thursday to a reduced night. The rest of the night is a firefighter in central was starving. Suddenly, I charge of creating a public Dillon's annual pep rally will blur, but several people have let me Thailand. realized fish don't die from disturbance. take place Thursday from 7 to know that they saved IM conversa­ Paisit Chanta, 39, told eating worms so I shouldn't Adrienne T. Samen, 18, 8:30 p.m. in front of Dillon Hall on tions with me from that night. So to The Associated Press on either. I ate them until I was fined $90. South Quad. all of you who did, I'm looking for­ Tuesday that he has been was full," Paisit said in a Samen, of North Haven, ward to reading them. eating a live worm every telephone interview. was arrested on criminal Enjoy the talents of campus I knew turning 21 would be an day for nearly three He now loves worms, mischief and breach of musicians at SUB's AcoustiCafe experience I will never forget, and decades, and that it's been and has become accus­ peace charges on Aug. 16 Thursday from 9 p.m. to midnight also one I will partially never the secret of his health. tomed to chew them after police responded to in La.Fmiune. remember. And to those people that His story was featured instead of swallowing them her wedding reception at made it happen on what turned out Tuesday in a major news­ whole. The Mill on the River To submit information to be to be the most un-perfect day, paper, Thai Rath. restaurant in South included in this section of The thank you Paisit's unusual habit "Brldezllla" fined $90 for Windsor. Observer, e-mail detailed informa­ Almost everyone has a crazy story started when he was fish­ wedding rage tion about an event to to tell about their 21st birthday. ing in his native village in MANCHESTER, Conn. - Information compiled [email protected]. Now I have my own. Nakhon Nayok province, A woman dubbed from the Associated Press. Contact Mike Harkins at mharkins@n d. edu.- The views expressed in the Inside Column are TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY those of the author and not necessari­ a:: LIJ ly those of The Observer. ::1: ~ LIJ

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Indiana's policy regarding Peace Studies degree from By ASHLEY DYER abuse in foster care. Hancock the University of Notre Austrian Fulbright News Wrircr has previously served Saint Dame. She also served as a Mary's as an adjunct profes­ researcher on the Human Dame Innsbruck program sopho­ sor in the social work and Hights Watch as well as the Saint Mary's has granted By NATALIE BAILEY more year that turned Baltes anthropology departments "I Euro-Med Human Rights I 0 fellowships this year News Wrirer towards other abroad opportuni­ enjoy [the fellowship] Network. through the Center for ties. immensely," Hancock said. "I Belinda Laumbach comes Women's Intercultural Leticia Baltes, a Saint Mary's "Coming back to Austria will be love teaching in the depart­ to Saint Mary's from Leadership (CWIL). alumna, departs for Weiz, Austria like coming back to a familiar ment of social work because Hainsville, New Mexico. The fellows, all of whom this month as part of the Austrian place," she said. the students Laumbach has an extensive are women, Fulbright Program. Baltes enters the program hop­ come want­ background in teaching, spe­ study a vari­ Baltes received one of the one ing to break down common stereo­ "It is exciting to be a part ing to cializing in the scope of bilin­ ety of aca­ hundred nominations to the U.S. types many Europeans hold of of an intellectual learn." gual education. She has demic fields. English Language Teaching Americans. Hancock worked on the university ranging community embedded in Assistantship Program in Austria. "I hope to teach my students to also serves level for nine years and is from psy­ This program differs from other look beyond the media. to think for a community of on the furthering her study in chology to Fulbright programs in that themselves and to keep an open activists. " board of minority participation on social work grantees are insured and paid mind," she said. directors of school boards. Her current to women's through the Austrian government, Baltes also plans to seize this the Prevent work focuses on determining studies. Isis Nusalr not the U.S. State Department. opportunity to submerge herself in Child Abuse if women and men have Each fellow Baltes earned a Bachelor of Arts the Austrian culture. is required faculty Council. equal leadership positions I s i s within the Latino culture. from Saint Mary's in 2001 with a "I really want to immerse myself to incorpo- major in humanistic studies and in Austrian life and I think that will rate CWIL's Nusair joins Laumbach is helping to minor in public relations, in addi­ be possible, as I will be the only intnrndating components the CWIL fellowship program supervise education students tion to a minor in German from American teaching in the small through her medium of as a faculty member in the with their final graduate town ofWeiz," she said. women's studies department. preparations and student Notre Dame. study. These include scholar­ Six months following graduation, Graduating seniors or recent "It is exciting to be a part teaching. ship and research, leader­ Baltes volunteered with the Holy graduates are encouraged to apply ship and change, and teach­ of an intellectual community All but one CWIL fellow Cross Associates, serving in a for various Fulbright programs. ing and learning. In addition, embedded in a community of have offices on the first mez­ homeless shelter in Phoenix, Ariz. The campus application deadline each component is to be activists," Nusair said. zanine in the Cushwa­ She then returned to her home­ for the Fulbright Study Grant, comph~ted in context of gen­ Nusair is currently com­ Leighton library. They town of Dayton, Ohio and worked which requires a University nomi­ der affecting culture and pleting her dissertation ana­ emphasize their availability as a substitute teacher until nation, is Sept. 18. The Austrian society. lyzing three generations of to both the Saint Mary's and accepting the position of assistant Fulbright Teaching Assistantship Professor Patricia Hancock Palestinian women and their Notre Dame communities. general manager of the Dayton application deadline is Feb. 15. of Saint Mary's social work relationship to Israel in con­ Courtyard by Marriott. department is beginning the text of generational prob­ However, it was her experience second renewed year of her lems. Before coming to Saint Contact Ashley Dyer at Contact Natalie Bailey at studying abroad through the Notre fellowship, investigating Mary's, Nusair received a dyer [email protected] [email protected] Have You Made Your Mark?

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The other explore in their classes. Each sor of anthropology, Karen the community. that will be internally run." said eight venues involved in the corresponding discipline then Richman. Manier feels that the course, Smith. "The policy recommenda­ project are Michiana area implements the theme. Using the grant, Jacob expanded entitled "Addiction, Science and tions are intended to help us museums, galleries and aca­ The Department of Art at her Conversational Spanish Values", will not only get students accomplish that goal." demic institutions. Saint Mary's will continue the course, allowing students to build interested in how the brain works, Richman's grant course will The number and variety of theme in a series of events their oral proficiency while servic­ but will serve as an invaluable explore the Mexican migrant pop­ the institutions involved throughout the semester. ing the area's Hispanic community. learning experience. ulation of South Bend through the reflects the complexity of An upcoming performance Through the Community "Working with recovering use of ethnographic research of identity, said Marcia Rickard, by the Guerilla Girls will fol­ Alliance to Serve Hispanics addicts is like going to boot camp the community's households. busi­ Saint Mary's interim associ­ low the "i.d/a.d./2003" open­ (CASH) students participate in to learn why human beings need nesses, media organizations and ate dean of faculty and direc­ ing reception on September weekly experiential learning ses­ the virtues," Manier said. "These social service agencies. tor of the Center for 19. The Center for Women's sions with native speakers off­ students will need to learn how to These new additions to Notre Academic Innovation. InterCultural Leadership campus, doing such work as be real friends to the less fortu­ Dame's academic offerings will "To add to that complexity, (CWIL). in conjunction with teaching English as a Second nate, as college educated 'depend­ open up new opportunities for stu­ each of these institutions has M.A.G. and the art depart­ Language at the CSC-sponsored ency workers.' That will require dents of all years and improve a different constituency to ment, is sponsoring their visit Robinson Community Learning and provide a lot of self-knowl­ relations with the university and address, from the university as part of the identity series. Center, tutoring Hispanic students, edge." community. audience to the inner-city The Guerilla Girls are a working as an interpreter at the As of yet, specifics of the train­ "We know that student learning neighborhood," she said. group of anonymous female Saint Joseph Clinic, the Indiana ing program and community work is enhanced in community-based The project is connected artists, film makers, perform­ Health Center, and the Memorial are undefined, but there have learning courses," said Mary through coordinated pro­ ers and writers who expose Hospital, or teaching Spanish to been strong initial responses from Beckman, associate director of gramming, publicity and issues such as racism and the children of Notre Dame's fac­ such local organizations as the academics at the CSC. "We also speakers, she said, "to sexism. Since 1985, they ulty and staff at the Early Life Treatment Center, the St. Joe want to encourage in students a encourage connections and have toured throughout the Childhood Development Center. County Court Substance Abuse commitment to become involved awareness among all of the United States, publically For those who wish to remain on­ Program, Michiana Dismas in their own communities, not only exhibitions for all constituen­ appearing in gorilla masks to campus, opportunities for teach­ House, and the Rescue Hope while they're in school, but when cies." hide their identities in their ing English to Hispanic members Mission. they leave the university as well." Each gallery, museum or fight against discrimination. of the University's staff are also Smith and Bada used their academic institution involved They use the names of available. grant to create a course aimed at in the Museum Consortium deceased women artists as A native of El Salvador. Jakab finding the root of unemployment Contact Amanda Michaels at will present exhibitions, pseudonyms and performers has been integrating experiential and discrimination problems with- [email protected] films. lectures and classes are rumored to be famous. revolving around the com­ M.A.G.'s last exhibition for mon theme of identity. the year will begin in An artist reception and November. giving first-year opening for "i.d./a.d./2003" art students a chance to show will be held at M.A.G. Sept. their projects dealing with 19 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. the academic theme. The fall fb.qagb.t about Participating artists include schedule at Moreau Art Pilv~.;y~~ -~ Amy O'Neill, Greg Stadler, H. Galleries provides a wide Hammond-Hagman, Jessica range of events open to the .. ·~~:.~· ..:llc··· .. l..l,,t.jJ,J,~:;"-g····.· :. .JE>.~,l··;g·~~· Ji. ·.·.:.. :t·o···11': · ...\l;.J. ·..a·"""d · ... t..J; ·.· Bader, Kathryn Long and public. t Kristin Powers-Nowlin. 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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Israelis call for rubber bullet ban Kerry announces candidacy JEHUSALEM - The Israeli army must remove rubber bullets from its arsenal, a Associated Press human rights group said Tuesday, after a commission of inquiry ruled they are too MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. deadly for crowd control. - John Kerry, maintain­ The Israeli military considers the rubber­ ing that "George Bush's coated steel pellets non-lethal and soldiers vision does not live up to routinely fire them at Palestinian stone the America" the decorat­ throwers in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. ed war hero once defend­ Dozens of Palestinians have been killed by ed, officially declared his rubber bullets in the past 15 years, Israeli candidacy for the and Palestinian researchers said. Democratic presidential The use of rubber bullets was reviewed by nomination Tuesday. an official commission that issued a report Using the aircraft carri­ Monday on the killing of 13 Israeli Arabs by er USS Yorktown as a police in riots in October 2000. Three of the backdrop, the Vietnam protesters were killed and dozens wounded War veteran presented by rubber bullets. himself as the alternative to the Hepublican leader Guatemalan drug gangs flourish - and the Democrat with LOS /\MATES, Guatemala - Starting as a the credentials to emerge small-time smugglN deep in the countryside, from the crowded field of a trucking company boss has become Central nine aspirants and seize America's most-wanted drug suspect, using the party's nomination. platoons of pilots, !ishermen and truck driv­ "In challenging times we ers to turn Guatemala's sliver of Caribbean need leadership that coast into a major pipeline for Colombian knows how to make cocaine. America safer, that knows U.S. and Guatemalan officials say Otto how to put America back llerrera succeeded in building a small but to work," Kerry told the powerful smuggling gang because crowd. "The president has Guatemala's government did little in recent misled America and he years to stop the drug trade. has made our path more Now, facing increasing pressure from difficult as a result." Washington, Guatemalan President Alfonso The four-term senator Portillo is taking steps to crack down on drug made his formal smugglers. But even one of the country's top announcement after drug investigators acknowledges more needs months of campaign-style to be done. appearances and debates with fellow Democratic presidential hopefuls. Reutets "I reject George Bush's U.S. Sen. John Kerry looks over a sea of banners at a campaign rally Sept. 2 In Des Moines, Iowa where he officially declared his candidacy for the Democratic NATIONAL NEWS radical new vision of a government that comforts presidential nomination. the comfortable at the At least I 00 death sentences tossed expense of ordinary While the bulk of his the U.S.-led war against former Sen. Max Cleland SAN FHANCISCO - A federal appeals Americans," Kerry said. speech was aimed at Iraq. Dean, who has of Georgia, who lost both court threw out more than 100 death sen­ "George Bush's vision Bush, Kerry also took aim called for repealing all of legs and an arm in tences in Arizona, Montana and Idaho on does not live up to the at his Democratic foes. Bush's tax cuts, vaulted to Vietnam combat. It is all Tuesday because the inmates were sent to America I enlisted in the "Some in my party want a 21-point lead over Kerry part of Kerry's core argu­ death row by judges instead of juries. Navy to defend." to get rid of all tax cuts - in New Hampshire. ment that his military The case stems from a 2002 decision by John Forbes Kerry has including those for work­ "Today, with confidence experience gives him the U.S. Supreme Court. in which the high the initials of a one-time ing families," he said. in the courage of our peo­ unique credibility among court found that juries, not judges, must Democratic president - "That's wrong. We need to ple to change what is the Democratic con­ render death sentences. JFK - and a comparable be on the side of wrong and do what is tenders to confront Bush In an 8-3 vote. the San Francisco-based pedigree - Ivy League America's middle class right, I come here to say on national security .s, Bassal al-Ani told The Associated Acting Baghdad police chief and was a "non-hostile" incident, according to police reports. Press there were no fatalities. Hassan al-Obeidi has offices in the said Spc. Anthony Heinoso. page 6 The Observer + NEWS Wednesday, September 3, 2003

we provide the groups of the although Tyszka claims that able feedback," he said. "The Student Union," he said. Univer~ity officials have offered neighbors understand that it Services "With the return of students Housing largely positive responses dur­ will make their homes exponen­ continued from page 1 back to campus and the continued from page 1 ing initial discussions. tially increase in value." increase of traffic to NDFCU. "We are neither for or against Although wary of the prospect at its LaFortune branch and we have seen a slow-down in ni. it," said University spokesman of another unkempt rental prop­ has added additional staff to the service NDFCU is able to Optimistic about the long-term Dennis Brown. erty complex, local property compensate. provide, but I expect that success of the project, both The plan, which has already owners are hopeful that Irish "With our campus office this will change." Tyszka and Foley have reserved garnered half a dozen inquiries, Crossings will benefit their locations at Douglas Road Catherine Dulcet, senior homes themselves to be among is geared to work to the benefit neighborhoods. and LaFortune, as well as 11 student service representa­ Irish Crossings' first residents. of the university and the neigh­ on-campus ATMs and tive in the Office of Student The University is taking a neu­ borhood residents, Tyszka said. Contact Mike Chambliss at Internet on-line banking, we Financial Services and for­ tral stance on the project, "We have only received favor- [email protected] are able to conveniently mer University Cashier of serve the banking needs of Cashier Services, said the the students," Cruise said. adjustment was initially dif­ He said students will not ficult for her. "In the past, residence halls "It's nice to be able to enter be required to open an "It took some getting used had the power to unlock their any hall during the daytime." account at the credit union. to the idea that we would no Doors own doors during the day at While the new entrance sys­ longer have our offices and The union will allow stu­ continued from page 1 their discretion," he said. "Now tem promotes equality and dents to cash personal our positions anymore," she that it's all controlled by a security, many students have checks up to $200 per day, said. "We miss seeing all of ing students' access to each computerized system, we have found it inconvenient. in addition to work-related our students and staff." hall is limited to one main door a more standard across-the­ "I don't know what it accom­ checks made payable by Dulcet said that she feels that has been designated with board policy that should be plishes," said Sorin junior Dave Notre Dame. These services fortunate to have retained a green dot sticker as a gener­ easier for students to under­ Blakeman. "We all think it's will not include a fee and her position as an employee al access entryway. Only at this stand." unnecessary, especially during students need only bring a of Notre Dame, although the door can a nonresident's ID Des,pite the initial confusion, the morning and afternoon valid student identification job change has meant she card be used to enter. most rectors echoed hours when you are just trying card. must learn a variety of new While the policy came as a Kachmarik's opinions. to get into your dorm." Students displayed mixed skills. shock to some, it had been in "Of course it's less conven­ Shannon Leemings, a sopho­ reactions regarding the ''I'm learning a whole new the works for over a year, said ient, but we're living in the more from Howard. agreed as effect the closing of Cashier process here than [what] I Scott Kachmarik, associate real world," said Sister Patricia she struggled to balance her Services will have on them. was doing at Cashier director of Residence Life and Dearbaugh, rector of books and umbrella while Morgen Doty, a junior in Services," she said. Housing. Cavanaugh Hall. "It's like living swiping her ID card Tuesday Welsh Family Hall, said the Dulcet said the three other "We couldn't implement it in an apartment building afternoon. change will not affect her. employees of Cashier until all 27 residence halls had where you have to buzz up to "I understand the reasons for "The closing of Cashier Services have been employed some kind of card access," be let inside. We like to think doing it after parietals, but Services has had little effect by the Notre Dame Credit Kachmarik said. it's different at college, but it's during the day it just makes on me," she said. "The serv­ Union, yet have not retained Computer systems were probably a lot safer this way." things more complicated," she ices I used their status finalized over the summer, "It's clear that Student said. that were "It took some getting a s enabling the campus-wide poli­ Affairs has the good of the In an effort to promote stu­ provided by University used to the idea that we cy to be put in place. whole campus in mind," she dent understanding of the new them have employees. "It's really a continuation of said. policy, Kachmarik said that now been would no longer have our She said last year's security," Father George Rozum, rector ResLife planned to send out an taken over by offices and our positions that one Kachmarik said. "The thinking of Alumni Hall, found the e-mail by the end of this week the Notre former is that having one main door changes in his dorm to be min­ to explain the details. Dame Federal anymore." employee for people to come and go will imal. He said that, aside from Kachmarik also said his Credit Union. works in be sufficient. It may not be as the newly computerized door office plans to discuss alarm I simply go Catherine Dulcet t h e convenient, but I would think at Main Circle, the "other bells with a campus locksmith. there instead LaFortune senior service representative it's better than in the past doors are as they always were. "Right now, they all sound of the Main branch of when students were scram­ Key access is still available at between zero and 45 seconds," Building." the Credit bling to call upstairs so others all hours, but to hall residents Kachmarik said. "Once again, Student Union treasurer Union, another in the could come down and let them only." the goal is to have a standard Don Norton, however, said Douglas Branch and the in." Rozum and Dearbaugh both way of dealing with this." the change has definitely third as a teller who floats Kachmarik also emphasized said equality among dorms is impacted his office because between branches. the importance of having a important. they frequented Cashier "When NDFCU took over standardized. consistent policy "Every student must have Contact Claire Heininger at Services. the functions of our office, for all dorms across campus. equal access," Rozum said. [email protected] "My office used Cashier they offered jobs to all of us. Services on a daily basis to It was very generous of deposit funds from the NDFCU [to do so]." she said. dorms, groups, clubs and Guinan said all four other organizations that we employees maintained the monitor and advise," he same salary and benefit lev­ said. "The closing of the els as they had in their posi­ Seniors Cashier Services has forced tions at Cashier Services. us to change the way we Dulcet noted that the operate." • Credit Union will not com­ Norton said that, although pletely take over all tasks the change from using performed by Cashier Applying for the Cashier Services to patroniz­ Services. For example, while ing the Notre Dame Federal students could add funds to Credit Union has been "a their Domer Dollar accounts fairly seamless transition," in the Main Building, they Fulbright Scholarship he has noted a decrease in may now only do so in the the speed of the banking basement of South Dining services. Hall. "At this time it is difficult This information session will attempt to answer all to gauge how this will affect Contact Joe Trombello at our office and the services [email protected] of your application questions and discuss the procedures necessary for securing the university's nomination regarding this great award.

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Wednesday, September 3, 2003 USINESS Page 7 MARKET RECAP Notre Dame selects licensing finn Dow 9,523.27 + 107.45 By MATT BRAMANTI jones News Writer i~ Snmt Gnnposite Vol11me: 28 0 2,267,956,000 Notre Dame has chosen if~ the Collegiate Licensing AMEX 978.24. .if}}/9 Company to be its trade­ mark licensing firm in a NASDAQ I ,841.48 +31.03 three-year deal reached NYSE 5,732.27 +72.11 earlier this year. S&P500 1,021.99 +13.98 While the agreement focuses on protecting the COMPANY %CHANGE $GAIN PRICE integrity of the Notre Dame brand and trade­ ORACLE SYSTEMS (ORCL) +4.36 +0.56 13.39 marks, CLC will also MICROSOFr CP (MSFT) +2.79 +0.74 27.26 advise the University on licensing and retail mar­ INTEL CORP (INTC) +0.52 +0.15 28.74 keting initiatives. CISCO SYSTEMS (CSCO) +2.35 +0.45 19.59 Pat Battle, president SUN MICROSYS (SUNWl +2.31 +0 09 3.99 and CEO of CLC, praised the agreement on behalf of his firm. calling Notre Dame "a tremendous IN BRIEF addition to the CLC family of colleges and universi­ Dollar and euro fall against the yen ties." NEW YOHK - On a day dominated by Asian "Notre Dame is one of exchange rate policies, the dollar and euro fell the most recognizable brands in the world," sharply against the yen Tuesday as U.S. Battle said. investors, returning from a long holiday week­ That brand includes end, tested the resolve of the Japanese govern­ such famous symbols as ment to keep its currency weak to help a nas­ the Leprechaun, the inter­ cent export-led recovery. The challenge locking ND. the Fighting appPared to be met in early New York after­ Irish team name and the noon trade, when strong bids from Japanese Golden Dome. Royalties banks pushed the yen back slightly from a from sales of licensed three-month high against the dollar and a five­ merchandise provide mil­ TIM KACMAR!The Observer month pnak against the euro. lions of dollars annually Notre Dame named the Collegiate Licensing Company as Its tradmark licensing to the University's general firm and signed a three-year contract with the company. The company will advise fund. the University on marketing and licensing. Traders pushed aas, oil futures down The University will con­ Energy traders observed Labor Day, the tinue to set its own licens­ unofficial end of the summer driving season, ing policies, including its specific financial informa­ not affect Notre Dame's and merchandise related on Tuesday by pushing gasoline and crude oil code of conduct, which tion, but said that the deal authority over its trade­ to the University's athletic futures down sharply. aims at improving work­ made economic sense. marks, adding that the programs. Unleaded gasoline for October delivery fin­ ing conditions for employ­ "We concluded that University's current on­ "From a student's ished the day at 85.2 cents per gallon, down ees who manufacture CLC would provide Notre campus licensing depart­ standpoint, nothing has 7.6 cents. or 8 percent, on the New York Notre Dame-branded Dame with the resources ment will remain in oper­ changed," Barr said. Mercantile Exchange. merchandise. and relationships needed ation. That department In becoming part of the The expectation of softening demand for David Harr, Notre to take the university's licenses Notre Dame Atlanta-based consortium, gasoline triggered a selloff in October crude Dame's vice president for licensing program to a trademarks for student. Notre Dame joins over futures. which declined $2.16, or 7 percent, to auxiliary services, said new level of success." faculty, and departmental 200 other colleges and $29.41 per barrel. the arrangement had Harr said. use, including club T­ universities, as well as A week ago, gasoline futures traded at $1.08 been in the works for "We got a very favor­ shirts. major bowl games and a gallon. while crude futures traded at $31.95. quite some time. "We did able deal for the universi­ Nor will the CLC the NCAA. It could take a couple of weeks for the post­ a year-long review," Harr ty." arrangement affect adi­ Labor Day dropoff in gasoline futures prices to said. Harr emphasized that das' deal to provide Notre Contact Man Bramanti at filter down to retail markets, but analysts said He declined to provide the contract with CLC will Dame-themed apparel [email protected] the worst is most likely over for motorists, who saw average nationwide pump prices skyrocket to $1.75 per gallon last week. A year ago. retail prices averaged about $1.41 per gallon. "There's absolutely no question that we're Nasdaq soars to 17-month high way past the highs for the year," said Tom Kloza. din~ctor of Oil Price Information Service, "The market anticipated most of some early selling on doubts created a Lakewood. N.J .-publisher of industry data. Associated Press that (positive datal earlier in the by a mixed economic report. That may be true for gasoline, but tensions in year," said Matt Brown. head of The Institute for Supply manage­ the Middln East, Venezuela and other crude­ NEW YOHK -The Nasdaq com­ equity management at Wilmington ment reported that its index tracking producing regions could keep prnssure on oil posite index soared to a 17 -month Trust. activity in the manufacturing sector pricns longer term. That could be bad for con­ high Tuesday following a string of Shaking off an early loss of 6.15, rose in August for the second con­ sumers who rely on heating oil, <:.crude deriva­ upgrades of such tech heavyweights the Nasdaq jumped 31.03, or 1.7 secutive month. But the incremental tive. once the home heating season begins. tra­ as IBM Corp. and Dell Inc. The buy­ percent, to 1,841.48, its fifth straight improvement got a lukewarm recep­ ditionally at the end of October. ing intensified late in the day and gain. The Nasdaq hasn't seen a high­ tion from investors. spread across the market, sending er closing level since April 1, 2002, Wall Street was also unhappy with U.S. secretary talks to Olinese officials the Dow Jones industrials up more when it finished at 1,862.62. a poor showing in the report for BEIJING- The U.S. treasury secretary said than 100 points in the final hour of The Dow rose 107.45, or 1.1 per­ employment in the manufacturing Wednesday that he had "good, frank, open" trading. cent, at 9,523.27, its highest closing sector, suggesting that a recovery in discussions with Chinese officials about con­ Analysts attributed the rally - level since June 19, 2002, when the that key area of the economy may be cerns over their tight currency controls, and which also lifted the Dow and blue-chip average stood at 9,561.57. some ways off. that both sides will likely make progress on Standard & Poor's 500 to new 14- The S&P 500 advanced 13.98, or Analysts cautioned against reading the issue. month closing highs - to momen­ 1.4 percent, to 1,021.99. The last too much into Monday's rally, saying John Snow, who was in Beijing for a two­ tum and increasing optimism. time the S&P stood higher at the end it was driven more by momentum day visit, met Chinese officials including the "The technical (investor] types are of the day was June 18, 2002, when than improving economic fundamen­ country's finance minister and central bank jumping on board, because the mar­ it was at 1,037.14. tals, especially where tech was con­ governor. ket averages are making new highs," The Dow's biggest winner was cerned. A main point in the talks is the Chinese gov­ said Larry Wachtel. market analyst IBM. which soared $3.75 to $85.76 "Tech sometimes has a life of its ernment's control over the yuan currency. at Prudential Securities. after Goldman Sachs upgraded com­ own on a momentum basis," Brown Critics say its fixed exchange rate is a protec­ For much of the day, the market puter hardware stocks. Dell, includ­ said. "As that happens you need to tionist attempt to keep down the price of moved unsteadily, rising initially but ed in that upgrade, rose 97 cents to watch valuations." China-based exports in the world market. then dipping lower before recover­ $33.59. Outside technology, shares of "I think we had good discussions and good, ing in the afternoon. Analysts Goldman Sachs also raised its rat­ Vivendi Universal SA climbed $1.35 frank. open review of the issues, and that's a blamed the market's meandering on ing on software makers, which lifted to $18.25 and shares of NBC parent foundation for progress, Snow told reporters the fact that stocks have been rally­ Microsoft Corp. by 74 cents to General Electric Co. rose 87 cents to Wednesday morning. "We're laying out our ing for nearly six months, trading $27.26 and PeopleSoft Corp. by 62 $30.44 on news the companies were point of view and (the Chinese] are listening well above the lows they hit in mid­ cents to $18.67. in exclusive talks over the sale of and responding." March. The upgrades appeared to offset Vivendi's entertainment assets. page 8 The Observer + PAID ADVERTISEMENT Wednesday, September 3, 2003 e, here at Campus Ministry, would like to welcome you to Notre Dame ••• if you're a freshman back from studying abroad if you transferred here back from a rejuvenating summer back from an exhausting summer if you're a first year Grad student if you are a new member of the faculty or staff if you're still reading this and invite you to . •• sing in a choir go on a retreat this year join an Emmaus faith-sharing group get involved in the faith life of your residence hall mass visit our new website at campusministry.nd.edu be a sponsor for someone who is being confirmed or becoming Catholic go with some friends on the Sophomore Road Trip - Destination:Unknown teach religion to young children in parishes around South Bend serve in the Basilica as a lector, eucharistic minister, altar server or usher play bells in the Notre Dame Handbell Choir explore culture and ethnicity on a Learning to Talk abour Race retreat lead a Confirmation retreat in an area parish pray with us at Interfaith Christian Night Prayer take a one-credit Know your Catholic Faith course & come to the CoMo for our Campus Ministry Open House on Wednesday from 5:30-7:30 eat some snacks get some info sign-up for stuff meet the staff Wednesday, September 3, 2003 The Observer + ENTERTAINMENT NEWS page 9 File-sharing searches Griffith adds dazzle to ''Chicago''

Associated Press Hart and Velma Kelly, two little more than a gimmick. murderers at the Cook County The New York Post declared tnay have been illegal NEW YORK - This sum­ Jail. Hart has killed her Griffith the worst Hart ever mer, Melanie Griffith has been boyfriend, tries to frame her seen, while Newsday said she nas, accuses "nycfashiongirl" of something of a working girl. husband and then fakes a "has no business" being in the Associated Press ofl'ering more than 900 songs by Instead of sunning at a lux­ pregnancy to win publicity. dance-driven musical. But the Rolling Stones, U2, Michael ury beach resort, she came to "Roxie is the underdog. The Associated Press said she WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Jackson and others for illegal this steaming, teeming city. She's the one who's least like­ "brings something new" to a New York woman accused of download, along with 200 other Instead of lazy evenings, ly to succeed. She's the one the role, "an appealing inse­ unlawfully sharing music over computer files that included at there have been cartwheels, who is pushed into a corner. curity born out of a weird the Internet suggested Tuesday least one full-length movie, show tunes and climbing lad­ She's the one who's had to mixture of desperation and the recording industry acted ille­ "Pretty Woman." ders in her underwear. fight and claw. But at the drive." gally when it investigated her The defense team said it also "It's tough, it's tough," says same time, she's been dealt a The New York Times was online activities and that a search may argue that the music indus­ Griffith, sipping a frothy cof­ bad hand - it doesn't mean even kinder, declaring Griffith of music files on her computer try was improperly affiliated with fee drink and inhaling deeply she's a bad person. I think she "sensational." While warning may have been unconstitutional. law enforcement and thus its on a cigarette a few hours has a big heart," Griffith says. she "has only minimal com­ The lawyers - Hichard S. perusal of music files allegedly before transforming into the When the curtain rose on mand of the skills traditional­ Ugclow, Glenn W. Peterson and available on the woman's com­ latest murdering, celebrity­ her first performance, Griffith ly associated with musical Daniel N. Ballard - arc asking a puter violated Fourth crazed Roxie Hart in the long­ had some choice words for comedy," the Times said, "The federal magistrate to delay at Amendment protections against running "Chicago" at herself. .''I'm so stupid. What vultures who were expecting least until Sept. 10 ordering the unreasonable searches. Broadway's Ambassador do I think I'm doing? Who do to see Griffith stumble ... will woman's Internet provider to RIAA vice president Matt Theater. I think I am?" she recalls, have to look elsewhere." turn over her name and address Oppenheim called the defense "I just turned 46, and I raking a hand through her Griffith has read only the to the Hecording Industry arguments "surprisingly shal­ imagine if you're 20 and you spiky, blond hair. "I was so Times' review, mainly Association of America, the trade low," adding that the claim rais­ start this, it's a whole differ­ scared the first night that because her husband excited­ group for the largest labels. ing questions about the woman's ent deal. When I started the time was suspended at that ly woke her up on the morn­ In court papers, the lawyers Internet address "reflects a fun­ first show, I was wheezing point. ing it hit the street and read it said they may argue that the damental misunderstanding of and I couldn't get enough air "But I like challenges. And to her aloud. She tried to read HIAA violated state and federal how the Internet works." and I was exhausted," says you know what'? I feel like another review, but put it laws by intercepting the woman's Oppenheim also said the RIAA Griffith, a movie celebrity now I could do anything. I down when it got nasty. Internet address as its investiga­ was not affiliated with law who, by her own admission, don't think that I'm the great­ "I thought, 'It's hard enough tors scoured file-sharing net­ enforcement, so restrictions hasn't danced or acted on est singer, dancer or Roxie to get out there every night works looking for songs to down­ against unreasonable searches stage in decades and who has that's ever lived. But I get into and believe in myself and hit load. do not apply. never publicly sung. it really heavy and I know I a couple of notes that are not The woman, identified in court "The Fourth Amendment clear­ "It was like jumping on a make people feel something. right and keep going,"' she papers only as "nycfashiongirl," ly doesn't apply to private par­ freight train." And that's more important says in her tiny, baby-doll is contesting a copyright subpoe­ ties. You learn that in first-year The star of such movies as than looking good." voice. "I don't need to go na served by the music industry law school," Oppenheim said. "Working Girl" and Some reviewers have through that." ·on her Internet provider, Verizon An outside lawyer agreed. "Something Wild" has compa­ agreed, others have not. Griffith, who makes her Internet Services Inc., to turn "Those are two more straws to ny on Broadway; her hus­ Though ticket sales are more home in California, was ini­ over her name and address in grasp at," said Evan Cox of band, Antonio Banderas, than healthy, some sniffed tially approached to play preparation for filing a lawsuit. Covington & Burling, who has works across the street, star­ that slotting Griffith into the Roxie Hart a few years ago, She is the first to resist such a worked with the Business ring in a revival of the musi­ role defined in the Bob Fosse but declined because she did­ subpoena. Software Alliance on piracy. cal "Nine" at the Eugene musical in 197 5 by Gwen n't want to be far from her The HIAA, which has served "They're not going to get any­ O'Neill Theatre. Verdon and in this 1996 three children or her hus­ more than 1,300 such subpoe- where with that." "Chicago" tells the tale of revival by Ann Reinking was band.

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Debating satne-sex tnarriage

The legal recognition of same-sex relationship that homosexual persons entitlements dependent on marriage, marriage will be an issue this year. seek to enter." Dissenting Justice such as retirement benefits, inheri­ Mention here of some details may Antonin Scalia said of this disclaimer, tance and property rights, immunity help to put the discussion in context. "Do not believe it." Scalia's predic­ to testimonial compulsion and others. In Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme tion is a good bet. "Today's opinion," Vermont law recognizes same-sex Court held he said, "dismantles the structure of "civil unions" entitled to all the legal unconstitutional constitutional law that has permitted incidents of marriage. a Texas law that Charles Rice a distinction to be made between het­ An alternative Marriage Protection forbade as a erosexual and homosexual unions, Amendment would prevent legisla­ crime "deviate insofar as formal recognition in mar­ tures as well as courts from confer­ sexual inter­ Right or riage is concerned." ring the name of marriage or any of course," as Wrong? An effective legal response to its legal incidents on any same-sex defined in the Lawrence requires a constitutional union: "Marriage in the United State statute, between amendment. The federal Defense of shall consist only of the union of one persons "of the same sex." Justice Marriage Act (DOMA) defines mar­ man and one woman. Neither the Anthony Kennedy held that the con­ riage as a union between "one man United States nor any State shall rec­ viction denied "due process of law" and one woman" and provides that ognize any other union as a marriage because it sought "to control a per­ no state is required to recognize a or as entitled to any of the legal inci­ sonal relationship that ... is within same-sex marriage from another dents of marriage as such incidents the liberty of persons to choose with­ state. As a statute, DOMA can be held are defined by law." out being punished as criminals." unconstitutional, as can the 37 "state The Catholic Church teaches that Justice Sandra Day O'Connor con­ DOMAs". The text of the Constitution the inclination to homosexual acts is curred in the 6-3 decision on the wisely left the definition of marriage not sinful but is "objectively disor­ ground that the convictions deprived to the decision of the states. But dered" and that persons with homo­ the defendants of the "equal protec­ Lawrence indicates that the Court is sexual inclinations are entitled to tion of the laws". poised to mandate the content of that respect and should not be subjected One can oppose the Court's decision definition for every unit of govern­ to unjust discrimination. But the without approving the statute which ment, state and federal. A merely Church also teaches that homosexual dissenting Justice Clarence Thomas statutory response will not suffice. acts are intrinsically wrong. In June called "uncommonly silly." The law The Federal Marriage Amendment 2003, the Congregation for the served a symbolic purpose despite (FMA) (H. J. Res. 56) provides that Doctrine of the Faith with the the rarity with which such laws were "Marriage in the United States shall approval of the Pope, declared that enforced. But as Thomas Aquinas consist only of the union of a man Catholic politicians are obliged to said, "human laws do not forbid all and a woman. Neither this oppose "[!]ega! recognition of homo­ vices." Otherwise, the law would be Constitution or the constitution of sexual unions or placing them on the unenforceable and "despised" and any state, nor state or federal law, same level as marriage [because "greater evils" would result. Such a shall be construed to require that such] would mean not only the potentially intrusive prohibition marital status or the legal incidents approval of deviant behaviour, with could be harmful to the common thereof be conferred upon unmar­ the consequence of making it a model good. ried couples or groups." in present-day society, but would also The highest court of Massachusetts The FMA would prevent courts obscure basic values which belong to is expected soon to rule that same­ from construing any constitutions or the common inheritance of humani­ sex couples are entitled to marriage laws to require that "marital status ty." licenses under the state constitution. or the legal incidents thereof' be I hope that mention of these points If it does, the Supreme Court will conferred on same-sex couples. But it will contribute to useful discussion. decide whether another state may unclear as to its effect on legisla­ refuse to give "full faith and credit" tures. The proponents of FMA dis­ Professor Emeritus Charles Rice is to such a "marriage." Lawrence indi­ agree as to whether it would permit on the Law School faculty. His col­ cates that the Court will rule uncon­ or forbid state legislatures to enact umn appears every other Wednesday. stitutional the restriction of marriage "civil unions" enjoying the legal inci­ He can be contacted at to heterosexual unions. The dents of marriage, so long as such plawecki.l @nd. edu. Lawrence Court said the case "does unions were not called "marriage." The views expressed in this column not involve whether the government The legal incidents of marriage, are those of the author and not nece­ must give formal recognition to any defined by each jurisdiction, include sarily those ofThe Observer.

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GUEST COLUMN The great downloading war EDITORIAL CARTOON

Two immovable forces stand on able downloaders are realizing· the brink of mutual destruction.!\. that they will be better off if they world waits with bated breath as pursue music in ways that do not hordes of lawyers fight over copy­ lead to rampant copyright right laws.!\. lone Kazaa user infringement and precipitous thinks, "Screw drops in the revenues of the them. it's not recording indus try. like I'm Brian Wagner !\. recent survey by the Pew shoplifting from Center found that 80 percent of a store," while downloaders don't care if they are a music indus- The Columbia sharing copyrighted music, which try exec happily !Jaily 5peclalor indicates a serious problem. counts his mil- Copyright laws are some of the lion-dollar most commonly invoked laws in bon us. The tone has been set for our country, yet they are also the final showdown - or has it? some of the least understood. The The battle of wills and lawyers Motion Picture Association of that rag1~d between the Hecording America, also a victim of down­ Industry Association of America loaders, is taking a positive step and people who download music by developing an ad campaign seemed to be endless. explaining the importance of Napster had been disabled, yet copyright law and of protecting Kazaa had sprung up to fill the intellectual property. void. People following the legal The people who ignore - or are struggles prophesied death, ignorant of- these laws turn to destruction, and the mass crimi­ downloading because they want to nalization of the Internet genera­ get a few songs without having to tion. buy the entire CD, don't want to Yet the situation has taken a pay at all, or are trying to find I RO-dngree turn in the past few music they can't find in their months. Hncent events have led to record stores. People like those at the most improbable of improba­ the Electronic Frontier bilities: !\. compromise, an under­ Foundation, who believe that standing. an online peace. swapping music shouldn't be ille­ The Internet has become home gal since 60 million people are to a newly successful form of doing it, have a dangerous view of GUEST COLUMN music seller, the MP3 retailer. how law works. The Internet gen­ Stores like Apple's iTunes and eration must realize that the BuyMusic.com have finally helped Internet, as a CNet columnist realize the dream of the Internet wrote, is not a legal vacuum. generation: Music at your finger­ While there may have been little Bush protnotes negative legacy tips, all legal. Creations such as law enforcement in the past, the BuyMusic have not come easy, Internet is not exempt from the In 2000, Bush campaigned upon mean­ When Bush leaves oftice next year, he though, as the two sides have con­ laws of governments. ingless slogans and the fact that he was a will not leave behind a better or stronger tinued their legal battles. Still, the RIAA, long playing the former president's son. His true vision for America. In fact he will leave behind a The HI/\/\, whatever its numer­ role of the technological dinosaur, America did not appear until after Sept. 11. much weaker and poorer nation. When ous failings, is standing on the has begun to thaw in its stance Looking at past presidents, those who Bush was selected into oftice, he inherited legal high ground when it comes and to accommodate the younger entered into office more than a $5 trillion surplus and has to music downloading. listeners who want instant access with a firm vision of turned it into a $4 trillion deficit. What The- mainly- young adults to music. The RIAA must accom­ where they wanted Paul Campbell does he have to show for it? Only tax who share music online are com­ modate these extremely powerful America to be when breaks for the richest Americans and a war mitting copyright infringement, so consumers if it wants to survive. they left became the The New in Iraq that costs $1 billion a week, not to the RI!\.A has a right to bring suit Downloaders cannot understand most successful in Mexico Daily mention the Joss of an American soldier's achieving their agen­ life almost everyday. Bush will leave behind in court. But from a business how they can pay $0.99 for a song Lobo standpoint, the RIAA will never online, meaning they can buy a das. 25 million Americans without health care, win if its solution to the problem whole album for $12 or less, Franklin Roosevelt, an economy that has only become worse is to release its attack dogs at while still paying $18.99 for the John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Bill since he came into oftice, an educational every infraction. average retail CD. The packaging Clinton are just a few presidents in the last system that is ready to fall apart and a The industry will be much more isn't worth $6.99 to Internet­ century who have been able to dream of a Veteran Affairs Department cut by billions. successful in finding common savvy individuals. better America before taking office. All of After Sept. 11, the President missed the ground with customers if it focus­ Online music stores are the these presidents have come from complete­ opportunity to ask Americans to dream of a es on creating online ventures retailers of the future, yet they ly different eras with completely different safer and more secure America. Bush that allow users to access all will only flourish if the RIAA mod­ problems, environments and situations that could have echoed the message that types of music at reasonable ifies its business to embrace the surrounded them as they took office. And Secretary Tom Ridge told Pennsylvanians prices, as opposed to following online medium and if download­ yes, each of these presidents has had indi­ when he resigned as their governor, "Do the advice of United States ers modify their habits to pay for vidual faults. As different as they are, the what you do every day, but only do it bet­ Senator Orrin Hatch, who sug­ what they get. The RIAA has a common thread that sews these great pres­ ter." Bush could have asked Americans to gested that the U.S. government legal right to fight for its business, idents together is that they had the charac­ take an even deeper part in each of our usc a virus to destroy download­ but it has a moral obligation to ter to challenge Americans to be even own communities by volunteering at local ers' computers. serve its customers. Downloaders greater than what we were before. When food banks, schools, hospitals and commu­ Music downloaders. however, have a moral right to expect good these presidents left office, they left nity centers. Bush could have asked must also adapt. The advent of service from the music industry, America, as well as the world, a much bet­ Americans to join organizations such as Napstcr and Kazaa was a sort of but they have a legal obligation to ter place for future generations to build Teach Internet boom that created the obey copyright Jaws. Thfl two for­ upon. For America and AmeriCorps. Bush could best situation possible: free merly immovable forces have What is the current administration going have firmly told America that even though music. But as with the stock mar­ recently proven to be more open­ to leave behind for future generations? By terrorists had attacked us on our homeland ket boom, this bubble had to minded than was expected, but playing upon the fears that Americans have and took the lives of loved ones, they will burst, and now the more reason- revolutions take time and effort­ concerning terrorism, the Bush administra­ never, never take away the freedoms, liber­ and make no mistake, we are wit­ tion has been able to get what it wants by ty and justice that make America so infi­ nessing both an Internet and a simply calling opponents "evil." nitely better than any other country on the music revolution. As a result of this political strategy, Bush face of the planet. shoved the Patriot Act through Congress, Only we could take away what it means This column first appeared Sept. which happens to be one of the largest des­ to be an American and Bush slowly is. 2 in The Columbia Daily Spectator ecrations of the Bill of Rights. Need I and appears here courtesy of U­ remind Bush that it is the Bill of Rights that This column first appeared Sept. 2 in The Wire. separates our American Republic from New Mexico Daily Lobo and appears here The views expressed in this col­ Saddam's Iraq and Kim Jong-Il's North courtesy of U- Wire. umn are those of the author and Korea? This raises the larger question that The views expressed in this column are not necessarily those of The if we are taking away our civil rights, what those of the author and not necessarily Observer. are we fighting for? those of The Observer. ------

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ALBUM REVIEW Ben Lee changes his tune

The album starts off with the hook­ By RYAN RAFFERTY heavy "Running With Scissors," which Scene Music Cri ric immediately shows off Lee's amazing Hev You, Yes You ability to write catchy pop songs Ben Lee first broke onto the seemingly at the drop of a hat. Hey Australian music scene in the early You, Yes You is a very accessible pop '90s, fronting the band Noise Addict; album, which is shown perfectly within a few years, he left the group through "Something Borrowed, to pursue a solo career. His catchy Something Blue." This track is a sure­ Ben Lee acoustic folk songs and witty lyrics fire radio hit with a catchy chorus and earned him the distinct honor of being an infectious guitar riff. layered over a a teenage music hero, even though his heavily synthesized drum loop. Other first album, Grandpaw Would, was not tracks, like "Music 4 the Young and F-2 Music immensely successful outside of his Fresh" and "Dirty Mind," draw heavily homeland. Australia. Lee didn't itrike on producer Dan the Automator's hip­ gold overseas until the single hop background, featuring heavily "Cigarettes Will Kill You," off his third sampled drum and keyboard loops. album, Breathing Tornadoes, became These heavy drum loops contrast very popular on the radio. Then Lee took nicely with Lee's acoustic guitar riffs. some time off to reflect and write his The first half of the album showcas­ latest album. Hey You, Yes You. es Lee's pop sensibilities very well. but Lee said that, on his latest album, Lee gets sensitive on the second half. ''I'm trying to express on this record The majority of the songs on the first poppy and radio-friendly, fnake no piano. which contrasts greatly with the same things I'm trying to express half could easily be hits on any pop mistake about the sound. The songs the drum machine, acoustic guitar, in my life right now. It's all about leav­ radio station, such as "After Taste," are still very heavily produced and violins, keyboards and multiple sam­ ing rough edges, keeping it dirty, not on which Lee sounds like a dead layered heavily with drum loops and ples used on the studio version. judging it." ringer for Damon Albarn in a Goril!az keyboards. Overall, this is a fun and refreshing But Iley You, Yes You doesn't have a song. But fans of Lee's earlier acoustic Lee uses the studio setting perfectly. pop album. Every song on this album rough edge to be seen. In fact, it is a music don't have anything to fear Every track on Hey You, Yes You is could essentially be a hit on the radio. perfectly smooth and polished pop from the poppy, radio-friendly first seamlessly pieced together and layers Lee doesn't miss a step in this latest album. Lee teams up with producer half. Songs like "No Room to Bleed" hip-hop beats with acoustic guitars release and flawlessly creates a won­ Dan the Automator, known for his and "Chills" showcase Lee's softer wonderfully. The extras on the album derful pop gem. Fans of any musical work with the Beastie Boys and his side. Both songs feature a beautifully show just how much Lee used the stu­ genre, from hip-hop to folk, will rap skills on Goritlaz's hit song "Clint played piano and light acoustic guitar. dio to his advantage. A live version of appreciate Lee's incredible ability to Eastwood." His pairing with a produc­ In the later songs, Lee strays from his "Chills" is included on the album, and write foot-tapping good tunes. er known more for his work with hip­ self-centered lyrics to more romantic it differs greatly from the actual stu­ hop groups gives Lee's music a fresher and contemplative pieces. Even dio version. The live version features Contact Ryan Raffertyr at feel. though the second half seems less only Lee and his acoustic guitar and a [email protected]

ALBUM REVIEW Led Zeppelin wails on live release

proportions of Led Zeppelin's ability to With each approaching the 25-minute By EMILY TUM BRINK perform. Luckily, the wait for enlighten­ mark, Page is given free reign of the Assistant Scene Editor ment is over. How the West Was Won is stage with lengthy guitar solos that a three-disc set of two 197 2 perform­ showcase his skill. John Paul Jones' Easily one of the greatest bands of all ances that Jimmy Page, guitarist for the addition of a mandolin to the acoustic time, Led Zeppelin has had a lasting band, re-discovered as he was gather­ classic "Going to California" is another impact on music since the release of ing materials for a DVD. These per­ interesting touch that sets this live per­ their self-titled debut in 1969, and their formances showcase the band's talents formance apart from anything ever influence and popularity continue to during their heyday, just after the released by Led Zeppelin. John this day. release of their masterpiece Led Bonham's extended drum solo on However, until only very recently, fans Zeppelin IV and immediately prior to "Moby Dick" gives this talented drum­ of Led Zeppelin, especially those of a Houses of the Holy, and feature songs mer the recognition that he deserves in younger generation, could only experi­ mainly from these two albums. a way that is only hinted at in the stu­ ence the band's music -through their During the nearly three-hour jam ses­ dio recording. By listening to each of studio releases. There was no live sion that forms How the West Was Won, these talented musicians in this live for­ album in existence that truly captured Page's talents on guitar truly come to mat, it becomes clear that they thrived the essence of the Led Zeppelin live life. Recently named one of the top 10 in the loose environment of live per­ experience, and fans who were too guitarists of all time by Rolling Stone formance. an environment that allowed young to have the privilege of witness­ magazine, Page definitely lives up to his them to wail in a way that is impossible ing the band in concert were left com­ reputation, especially on "Dazed and on the more restrained studio albums. pletely in the dark about the truly epic Confused" and "Whole Lotta Love." With a trac.k listing that includes such classics as "Black Dog," "Over the Hills and Far Away," "Going to California," "Whole Lotta Love," and "Stairway to Heaven," How the West Was Won is an How the West Was obvious choice for those who are fans of Led Zeppelin. The changes to many of Photo courtesy of rollingstone.com Won the songs highlight the band's talents Jimmy Page was recently named one and also further illustrate their many of the top 10 guitarists of all time. influences, including blues, bluegrass Led Zeppelin and Celtic folk music. The 23-minute version of "Whole Lotta Love" contains fit from experiencing their music in live short covers of music by Elvis Presley, performance. The noticeable variations Atlantic Records Muddy Waters, James Brown and oth­ between the live and studio-recorded ers, and allows the band to pay homage versions of the songs included on How to their roots. Though this release is a the West Was Won definitely make this few decades late, How the West Was album a worthwhile purchase. Won is definitely worth the wait. Those who have even the slightest apprecia­ Contact Emily Tumbrink at tion for Led Zeppelin's music will bene- tumbrink.l @nd.edu ~rHE OBSERVER

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Radiohead concert other worldly British Band dazzles Wisconsin audience with live performances from their recent release

percussive spectacle in store for the rest forced out of his face. By DANIEL McSWAIN or the night. llis voice mimicked his Scene Music Cri

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Photo courtesy of concertlivewire.com Photo cou~esy ot conce~llvewire.com Radlohead, displaying a finely-tuned clock-like dynamic, began to draw the Thom Yorke, lead singer of Radlohead, demonstrates his ability on plano for packed Wisconsin crowd Into their primordial ooze of sound, light and madness. many of the band's songs In addition to his talents as a guitarist and vocalist. page 14 The Observer • CLASSIFIEDS Wednesday, September 3, 2003

NATIONAL LEAGUE Cubs and Cards split day-night doubleheader ('"''

seven with the Cubs. Associated Press "After you play 15 innings, I don't think you have any energy left. But that was a big one for the team. We played Cubs 4, Cardinals 2 (1st game, 15 so hard to be where we are." innings) Augie Ojeda, recalled from the minors Cardinals 2, Cubs 0 (2nd game) Monday, was 0-for-21 with the Cubs Matt Morris outpitched Kerry Wood this season when he singled to left off and Jim Edmonds hit his second horner Jeff Fassero (1-7) to start the bottom of of day as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the 15th. the Chicago Cubs 2-0 to split their day­ One out later, Sosa connected on an night doubleheader Tuesday night. 0-2 pitch. .... Sammy Sosa hit a two-run horner in Fernando Vina doubled to lead off the the 15th inning to give the Cubs a 4-2 14th- the Cardinals' first hit since the win in the four-hour, 47-rninute opener. seventh - and moved to third on a fly Morris (9-4) allowed five hits in seven ball before Mark Guthrie (2-3) retired scoreless innings. He got his first win Mike Matheney on a comebacker to end since June 25 and ran his career record the threat. against the Cubs to 10-2, including 3-0 Palrneiro saved the Cardinals in the this season. bottom of the ninth, leaping into the Jason Isringhausen pitched the ninth vines in left field to make a spectacular for his 17th save in 18 chances. catch of Martinez's two-out drive with Cubs reliever Antonio Alfonseca and the bases loaded. left fielder Moises Alou were ejected in the eighth inning after an angry con­ Pirates 3, Marlins 2 Getty frontation with third-base umpire Jason Kendall had four hits and two Shortstop Alex Gonzalez of the Chicago Cubs completes a force play on catcher Justin Klemm. In the bottom of the sev­ RBls as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chris Widger of the St. Louis Cardinals in the seventh inning of the first game of enth, Klemm had called Alou's bases­ Florida Marlins. a day-night doubleheader in Chicago Sept. 2. The Cubs won 4-2 in 15 innings. loaded drive down the line just foul. Kendall, who went 6-for-11 in a As the Cubs took the field in the three-game sweep of the Marlins last over the Montreal Expos. eight innings. eighth, Alfonseca charged out of the week, had three singles and a double The Phillies have won four of five bullpen area along the left-field line for the Pirates, who snapped a two­ since losing six straight, and moved intc Brewers 4, Reds 3 and screamed at Klemm and then so game losing streak. a tie with Florida for the NL wild-card Keith Ginter hit a two-run homer and did Alou, who had to be restrained by Kip Wells (7 -7) allowed two runs and lead. Eddie Perez drove in two runs as the teammate Kenny Lofton. six hits in seven-plus innings to beat the The Expos have lost five straight since Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati -- Edmonds, who also homered in the Marlins for the second time in less than sweeping a four-game series against Reds. opener, led off the second with his 36th a week. the Phillies in Montreal last week. Perez hit a tiebreaking double, his of the season. He left in the eighth with Julian Tavarez pitched two innings of After Endy Chavez gave the Expos a third hit of the game, off Danny Graves a bruised right knee. perfect relief for his fourth save. 3-2 lead on an RBI infield single in the (4-15) in the bottom of the eighth after The Cardinals added a run in the sev­ Dontrelle Willis (11-6) fell to 0-4 in eighth, the Phillies came back against the Brewers squandered a 3-0 lead. enth when Cubs third baseman Ramon his last five starts for the Marlins, Javier Vazquez (12-9). Milwaukee has won 13 of 15, includ­ Martinez made a double error on whose four-game winning streak was Jim Thome walked with two outs in ing a 10-garne winning streak. Morris' easy bouncer, missing the stopped. Florida began the night one the eighth and Mike Lieberthal doubled. Cincinnati tied it in tl,e seventh on a grounder and then picking up the ball game ahead of Philadelphia in the NL Ricky Ledee was intentionally walked to two-out, two-run homer by Wily Mo and throwing it past third as Tino wild-card race. The Phillies played load the bases and Utley followed with Pena off Wes Oberrnueller, who was Martinez scored. Montreal on Wednesday night. his first career triple, a liner to left-cen­ bidding for his first major league victo­ The Cardinals restored their lead over Willis, who had two hits and an RBI, ter. ry. the Cubs in the tight NL Central to 1 1/2 allowed three runs - two earned - Rhea! Cormier (5-0) pitched the He had allowed only three hits in the games. Houston, which was tied with and six runs and struck out eight in 6 eighth for the win, and Dan Plesac fourth inning until Pena connected. He St. Louis at the start of play Tuesday, 2-3 innings. Willis, who made the All­ worked the ninth for his second save. struck out four and walked four over faced the Dodgers on the West Coast. Star team as a rookie, has three wins in Thome hit his 38th homer and seven innings. Sosa didn't play the second game 12 starts since July 2. His last win came Amaury Telemaco allowed two runs in Scott Podsednik led off the first inning after giving the Cubs a dramatic win in on Aug. 6. seven innings for the Phillies, who are with a single and Ginter followed with the first one. in the middle of a stretch of playing 27 his 11th horne run of the season off "My goodness. I think it was one of Phillies 5, Expos 3 consecutive days. Paul Wilson. The Brewers added a third the longest games we've played," Sosa Chase Utley's bases-clearing triple Vazquez hadn't allowed a run in his run on an RBI single by Perez that fol­ said after hitting his 32nd homer. It was with two outs in the eighth inning lifted last three starts, spanning 26 innings. lowed walks to Richie Sexson and Wes his ninth career game-winning homer, the Philadelphia Phillies to a victory He gave up five runs and eight hits in Helms.

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Athletics go extra innings to extend winning streak to 10

Associated Press against llentgen came in the the couple's first child, Ismael Jr.. fourth. Eric Chavez singled with on Saturday night in McAllen, BALTIMOHE - Mark Ellis one out and took third on a two­ Tex. Valdes rejoined the Hangers drove in the liebreaking run with out double by 1-Iatteberg before on Monday. a 12th-inning sacrifice fly and Hamon Ilernandez hit a fly ball to Ryan Drese pitched three Chris Singleton added an HBI sin­ left. innings of shutout relief then gle as the Oakland Athletics won The 1'\s missed a chance to take loaded the bases in the ninth with their lOth straight Tuesday night, the lead in the second when none out. 2-0 over the Baltimore Orioles. Tejada was thrown out by Mora Cordero relieved and gave up a It was the ninth consecutive while trying to score on Erubiel sacrifice l1y to Angel Berroa, an loss li>r the Orioles. four of which Durazo's lly. HBI double to Joe Handa and a have come against Oakland. 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Trot Nixon and Gabe Kapler hit said Ramirez wasn't being pun­ his 10th win since Aug. 12, going Zito allowed four hits, striking Hangers starter lsmael Valdes solo home runs, and John ished, but it's clear the Red Sox 0-2 in his last four starts. He was­ out seven and walking two. (8-8) allowed three runs and six Burkett finally got his lOth win as aren't happy with him. n't his sharpest Tuesday, hitting llentgen yielded just three hits. hits over five innings. He struck the Boston Red Sox beat the Ramirez missed the weekend three batters, but he was still too The right-hander struck out six out two and walked two. Chicago White Sox. series with the New York Yankees much for the White Sox. and walked three in his best out­ Valdes was away from the team It was the ninth win in 12 with pharyngitis - the same ail­ Burkett (1 0-7) scattered three ing of the season. over the weekend to be with his games for the Hed Sox. who are ment that forced pitcher Pedro hits and a run over six innings, Oakland's most serious threat wife. Karina. who gave birth to four games behind the AL East- Martinez to miss a start the pre- striking out four. Byung-I-Iyun Kim pitched the ninth for his 12th save in 15 chances. Bartolo Colon (12-12) was daz­

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NBA Bryant's lawyers making preparations for trial judge to quash the subpoenas Meanwhile, an Iowa college Attorneys subpoena and destroy the records already student pleaded innocent hospital to see rape sent to him, citing medical priva­ Tuesday in federal court in cy laws. Denver to making a death threat accuser's medical The woman's attorney told the against Bryant's accuser in a hospital she has "explicitly not profanity-laced telephone mes­ records waived her medical privilege," sage last month. the filing said. John Roche ignored reporters Calls to the accuser's attorney outside the courtroom. He Associated Press and Bryant's defense team were remains free on $250,000 bail. not returned Tuesday. Attorneys U.S. Magistrate Patricia Coan for the hospital also did not barred Roche from drinking DENVER - Kobe Bryant's return a call. alcohol and limited his travel to lawyers have subpoenaed a hos­ Bryant is charged with sexual­ Colorado and Iowa. A Nov. 3 trial pital to see his accuser's medical ly assaulting the Colorado resort was scheduled. records - the first indication employee June 30. The Los Roche's attorney, Nathan they might make her mental Angeles Lakers star has said the Chambers, said there was a good health an issue if the sexual sex was eonsensual. An Oct. 9 chance of a plea bargain, but he assault case against the NBA star hearing will determine whether would not elaborate. goes to trial. there will be a trial. Some Web sites have disclosed The subpoenas were disclosed Information about the woman's the identity of Bryant's accuser, in a court filing by a hospital in mental health might never be and the judge in the case has Greeley where the 19-year-old presented to the jury if the case said some letters sent to authori­ accuser was treated in February goes to trial, a legal expert said. ties included death threats. Also, after police at the University of "WhethP.r that would be the father of Bryant's accuser Northern Colorado determined allowed depends on whether called police at least twice in she was a "danger to herself." there's anything else there other recent weeks to report suspi­ Campus police have refused to than [attempted] suicide, some cions incidents. say whether the woman attempt­ other indication of mental insta­ Roche, a University of Iowa ed suicide, saying only that the bility or something that would student, is accused of leaving a hospitalization was for a mental point toward her being an unre­ message on the woman's health issue. liable observer or witness," said answering machine July 27. The L.A. Lakers star basketball player Kobe Bryant rises in the Attorneys for the North Christopher Mueller, a professor caller threatened to assault the courtroom at Eagle, Colo., County Justice Center Aug. 6. Colorado Medical Center and its at the University of Colorado law woman with a coat hanger and Bryant's lawyers recently subpoenaed a hospital to see his psychiatric care center asked a school. repeatedly vowed tu kill her. rape accuser's medical records.

NCAA Study shows athletes graduate at better rate than peers said. "But it is not yet com­ Female athletes had a 70 per­ The greatest progress came in 42 percent an1ong all men's Associated Press plete." cent graduation rate, a 1 point men's basketball, where scores basketball players and a 10 The numbers showed almost increase from last year, accord­ have traditionally been the low­ point increase, from 28 to 38 INDIANAPOLIS - Division I across-the-board increases. The ing to the NCAA study. Male est. percent, among black players in college athletes are graduating only declines were among white athletes wHre at 55 percent, The report showed a 6 per­ the highest echelon, Division I­ at a record rate of 62 percent male basketball players (52 also a 1 point increase. centage-point improvement to A. and are more likely to graduate percent) and white football than non-athletes, according to players (61 percent). Both rates an NCAA study. dropped by 1 percentage point. The report showed athletes But it was mostly good news with a 2 percentage-point over­ for the NCAA, which has been all increase in the graduation hit by numerous scandals in the rate compared with last year past year. Two schools, Georgia and a 3 point advantage over and Fresno State, withdrew ·~Banks didn't value any.. the rate of non-athletes. their men's basketball teams The study covered athletes on from postseason play last win­ business and they don~t have scholarship who entered college ter because of academic fraud. .nine ATMs on campus··~,--Nolrt• in 1996 and measured the per­ Richard Lapchick, director of centage of students who gradu­ the Institute for Diversity and Dante Federal Credit Union ated within six years. Ethics in Sport at the University The NCAA has tracked gradu­ of Central Florida, was opti­ does. I can even make Student ation rates since 1984, but this mistic but not convinced that Account Payment~ at the was the first study compiled the NCAA study was reflective since more stringent academic of a broader trend. I.aFonune Branch.~· requirements took effect. "This is a one-year snapshot," "This shows that academic he said. "We try to look in the reform is making progress," longer term, like four to 10 NCAA president Myles Brand years."

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL USC happy with impressive start to the season

a big deal to us, to play our lirst Coach Pete Carroll home game. We know that to wants to make sure have a great season, you have to be strong at home." lzis team doesn't get USC plays BYU (1-0) at the Coliseum on Saturday, then is too arrogant home again against llawaii (1-0) the following weekend. The Trojans were underdogs at Associatc:-d Press Auburn. but showed they could handle the hostile crowd, the LOS ANGELI~S- Impressive pressure of playing on national as it was. Southern California television, and the Tigers, who roach Pete Carroll wants to entered the game ranked No. 6. makn sure the Trojans don't get This weekend, USC will be at too giddy over home and is till' i r () rw n i n g favored by three victory. "We're really pleased touchdowns, so USC picked Carroll is con­ up right where to get off to that kind cerned about a it ldt oiT last of start." letdown. snason. beating "That's always Auburn 23-0 a thought," he on tlw road on Pete Carroll said. "However, Saturday. The USC coach we need to find win. which out if this year's Ill o v !HI tlw team uPder­ Trojans up four spots to No. 4 in stands how to stay focused and tlw national rankings, was their come back. W1~ really learned ninth in a row. how to do that the last couple of "Wn'n• n~ally pleased to get oil' years. I'm proud of that, that we to that kind of start and get oil' to could play on a consistent basis. a big day at Auburn. A lot of "That is paramount to our suc­ good things happened. a bunch cess, if we can figure that out of positive things and a lot of and not be up and down with our USC Trojans tailback Reggie Bush is tackled by Auburn Tigers defensive end Jay Ratliff In their opportunities for us to teach our performance. We need to stay game Aug. 30. The Trojans defeated the No. 6 Tigers 23-0 to open their season. football kids how to get better in focused, not just for BYU, but to quarterback Matt Leinart, a red­ all areas," Carroll said Tuesday. poised upperclassman and veter­ "Unfortunately, we can't linger handle it all the way down the shirt sophomore who has taken an guy, we were thrilled about "Jiopnfully we can put that on that and enjoy it. The next schedule." over for lleisman Trophy winner that," Carroll said. game in iL-; place. take it in stride one is coming up," added Chow, Carroll mentioned a number of Carson Palmer. Offensive coordinator Norm and get really directed and a longtime assistant at BYU young players he thought played Leinart. who played in three Chow was similarly impressed. pumped up for coming home. It's before joining Carroll's staff at well against Auburn, including games last season but didn't "I thought the Auburn game usc. throw a pas;;, wa~ 17 -of-30 for was outstanding for our young The Trojans finished fourth in 192 yards and a touchdown at quarterback and our young foot­ the final poll last season - Auburn and didn't commit a ball players," Chow said. "In Carroll's second as their coach­ turnover. what you would expect from a going 11-2 including a surpris­ "He managed the whole thing quarterback in managing a ingly easy 38-17 win over Iowa extremely well, played like a game, he was terrilic. in the Orange Bowl.

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NFL Couch beginning to cope ·with nevv role as backup QB

Former No. 1 overall ready when it happens."Couch playing elsewhere in 2004. played much better i~ last Until then, or until the draft pick willing to week's preseason finale against Browns need him, he'll be the Atlanta, going 7 -of-8 for 144 highest-paid backup ($6.2 mil­ sacrifice playing time yards, including a 57-yard TD lion salary) in the league. pass to Dennis Northcutt. Couch has taken enough hits in for good of the team As Northcutt tiptoed into the four seasons to know Holcomb end zone, probably Couch raised "Even though it's a won't make it Associated Press his index fin­ through all ger in the air tough time, you've got to 16 games. CLEVELAND - No injury and sprinted be upbeat and you have "I have to the length of be ready," he hurt Tim Couch as much. No to be positive. " loss has been as tough for him the field to cel­ said. "If to forget. ebrate with his something When Couch was stripped of teammates. Tim Couch happens to his job as the Cleveland It was as if Browns backup quarterback Kelly, I'm Browns' starting quarterback a nothing going ~o few weeks ago, his world changed. come in and briefly crumbled. lie had not "I really needed that, to get we're going to win football been a backup since his first back on the football field and games. Right now, I have a pos­ game as a rookie, and the 1999 have fun again," he said. itive attitude about everything. No. 1 overall draft pick did not "That's what I missed the most; I'm working hard at practice, handle the demotion very well. it hadn't been fun for me for a and I'm just trying to get better while." and get myself ready. Icon SMI But time has helped, and Cleveland Browns quarterbacks Kelly Holcomb and Tim Couch Couch has finally come to Couch isn't worrying about "If something happens and I terms with his new role as next year. Depending on how go in. I don't want to be the look over plays during Cleveland's exhibition game at home Kelly Holcomb's backup. this season unfolds, he knows reason why we lose. I want to against the Atlanta Falcons Aug. 28. Couch, a former No. 1 "It's never an easy thing," he it's likely he or Holcomb will be be the reason why we win." overall draft pick, was recently named the backup to Holcomb. said. "But this is where I am and I'm going to do the best I can with it. I just realized there is no reason to go through this season miser­ able," he said. "Even though it's a tough time, you've got to be upbeat and you have to be positive and you have to do what's best for the team. "This team isn't about how I feel." Instead of practicing with the first-team offense, Couch is on the sideline watching Holcomb hand off to William Green and Looking for a fresh & honest conversation fire passes to Kevin Johnson as the Browns prepare for their about coUege UfeJ faith and everything else that reaUy matters? opener Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. Couch isn't in this week's ·.··rn··.· game plan. The Browns are :.···e·······.. ·.··.·.·.. ,·············a··.,·...... :·11····.··'.·, · l(i.. .··, ..···,·CJ····. ·····ii······.·, o· ·· · 0 .. ··.··.···r··,··.· 0 '.'.,.·t·· 00 ··~·· 00 0 •n.:.tt· 00 0 00 0000 Holcomb's team now. They 000 0 0 0 ··H·:: : O •• ' .::' : ' ••••' •••·',,· •• •• • :: 00 o:: •••••• •••• o , • : ° have been since Cleveland IIIf :•.•.... '.. 00 00 0 0000 00000 coach Butch Davis decided to go with his "gut feeling" by naming Holcomb as his starter ~·: ·M·,:.··.u· r.l·,c· .. l .. T.. i ... ::... to begin the year. Last week, Couch admitted ~~ • COMMUNITY • PRAY~ Davis' decision was a blow he never expected. He struggled :-:·:·::-.:-:·:'~·:-:·:·:·:·:·:·:-:-:·:·:·:·i·::~:;:::::J.~~;.;::::::::::::::.-::::::.;:::::::~:::~;:;:-:·:·:.. :-:-:-: -:·:·:-:·:·:·:-=-:~:·:~---:-:-:·:·.·:~»'!;;::·:···:··..:·:-:---··· to accept it, trying to figure out what he had done wrong to lose his job. He acknowledged he allowed the decision to affect his preparation for an exhibition game in Detroit. Couch replaced Holcomb in the third quarter and fumbled his first snap. On Cleveland's next pos­ session, he 'hrew an ugly interception. Couch's body language that We have an exci"ting opportunity night at Ford Field said it all. His shoulders drooped, and his for YOU 'to heip prevent youth chin was down. violence in South Bend! Learn "I wasn't into the game emo­ tionally," he said. "I just felt ways to help reduce: violence while like I was going through the motions, and that's not some­ Talk. It Out •• ~ having fun itrter-acting with children thing that I was trying to do. It irl area schools ~ was just a tough week for me." w•atk lt Out.~~ To survive this season, he knew he had to change his out­ • Becon1e a rnen•bcr of a Take Ten tcan1 an,

MLB Bonds returns home after exhaustion attack

Bonds returned to Pacific Bell before taking the field for bat­ a Phoenix hospital, but they'll few moments before Sunday's As.ociatrd Press Park on Tuesday night for his ting prar.tice 2 1/2 hours before keep an eye on the superstar game. He wondered if he was !'irst home game with the San the Giants· game against slugger during San Francisco's having a heart attack during SAN FHANCISCO - Barry Francisco Giants since the Colorado. five-game homestand. batting practice, and the Giants Bonds took a seat in his big death of his father, Bobby, on The Giants don't anticipate Bonds had a rapid heartbeat, sent him to the hospital. leather recliner and let out a Aug. 23. any reoccurrences of the shortness of breath, dizziness An EKG exam revealed atrial contented 'iigh. lie was home He relaxed on the big chair in exhaustion that prompted and chest pains when he was fibrillation, and he was kept again. front of his bank of lockers Bonds to spend Sunday night in scratched from the lineup a overnight for observation. But the symptoms had disappeared by the time he got the game­ winning hit in the ninth inning of San Francisco's win over Arizona on Monday. SMC ·wind Ensemble announces ... "I think the emotion trig­ gered a few things, but he's SAINT pretty good at checking those Openings for emotions," trainer Stan Conte MARY'S said Tuesday. "I think it's still COLLEGE Winds, Brass, Percussion more about the exhaustion. In NOTRB DAMB, IN a situation where it's potential­ ly dangerous and potentially life-threatening, you want to be as careful as possible." Bonds had blood tests in the Who: Open to students and faculty at Saint Mary's & Notre Dame hospital last weekend, and the results will be revealed later in Where: Campus of Saint Mary's College, Moreau Hall, Room 114 the week. Conte will do "noth­ ing special" to keep an eye on When: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Bonds this week, he said. How: Auditions begin Thursday September 4th ... 6-9:00 p.m. Bonds initially returned to the Giants last Saturday, hit­ For More Info & to schedule audition: Call Dept of Music at SMC at 284-4634 ting his 653rd career homer off Handy Johnson. He's just seven homers shy of tying his godfather, Willie Mays, for Look for the S SMC Wind Ensemble at ... third place on baseball's career list. ND Activities Night- Tues, Sept 2 (JACC, Notre Dame, 6-9:00 p.m.) But he has barely slept since SMC Activities Night- Wed, Sept 3 (Regina Hall, Saint Mary's, 6-9:00 p.m.) Aug. 14, when he took his first stint on the bereavement list to spend time with his father. who had been ill for nearly a Be a part of the musical excitement at SMC! year with lung cancer, a brain tumor and other ailments.

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TENNIS Agassi advances to quarterfinals of U.S. Open

first match. That's not Wd.Y you pone;nent: the retirement ~ere­ Dent went out on the court to es to start on other courts. Associated Press want it. to end," Agassi said. "It mnny for Micha.el Chant< that warm up. They played 34 min­ including Todd Martin against started to become apparent he was supposed to be held utes, long enough for Agassi to French Open champion Juan NEW YORK - A long, rainy was struggling with the leg. I between the night matches at go up 5-4 in the first set, before Carlos Ferrero, and No. 5 day turned into a short one for was surprised he was unable to Arthur Ashe Stadium. rain returned and they walked Guillermo Coria against Jonas Andre Agassi. continue." The tournament referee's off. A little more than an hour Bjorkman. Crowds of 100-to-200 The two-time champion moved Their match was the first one otlice was the site of the biggest later, the match resumed, with spectators were at those encoun­ into the U.S. Open quarterfinals that started and the only one buzz of activity Tuesday after­ Dent breaking back to 5·5 and ters. Tuesday night when Taylor Dent completed because of off-and-on noon. Rain washed out chunks of then winning the set on a 109 When Agassi and Dent quit because of a hamstring showers. action for a second day, and offi­ mph second-serve ace while rain resumed, they traded service injury with Agassi leading 6-7 Top-seeded Kim Clijsters and cials said thf> tournament might fell. breaks early in the second set. (5), 6-4, 7-5. No. 5 Amelie Mauresmo were not fmish on time. During the changeover after That's when Dent began favoring It goes into the books as sent home at 5 p.m .. when their "The forecast right now is not the set, referee Brian Earley his right leg- which he original­ Agassi's 200th career Grand quarterfinal was postponed. all that optimistic," said Arlen carne out to check the court, say­ ly hurt in practice a few days ago Slam match victory. If he wins Other matches pushed back until Kantarian, U.S. Tennis ing to Agassi and Dent: "If you - and was massaged by a train­ the tournament, he'll tie Pete Wednesday: No. 3 Lindsay Association CEO of pro tennis. He guys both want to stay out here, er during two changeovers. He Sampras at 203, the third-most Davenport vs. No. 24 Paola was talking about the weather, we'r

COLLEGE FOOTBALL Purdue features younger players in key roles on team

Tuesday. "It wasn't 5ignificant. comer lining up Saturday. said. "The fact he came in at he expected the freshman to Associated Press but in the head-to-head per­ The Boilermakers two-deep 221 instead of 210 has been a see, but acknowledged all five formance, it was a little better." depth chart is littered with big help. It's one of the reasons are likely to see significant INDIANAPOLIS - Purdue will Void's job, for now, is to be freshman who will likely see he'll be on the field Saturday." action throughout the season. open the season with 16 the Boilermakers' feature back. significant playing time. Ingraham will be joined by a For a team loaded with veter­ returning starters and a fresh He replaces Harris, who ran The most intriguing prospect handful of classmates, includ­ a,1s, it's a different tact. And look. for 1,115 yards and eight is Kyle Ingraham, a 6-foot-9, ing tight end Garret Bushong, Tiller says he can't remember When the 16th-ranked touchdowns last year after 221-pound wide raceiver who defensive end Ray Edwards, the last time he's had so many Boilermakers host Bowling wresting the starting job from has impressed the coaches with strong safety Bernard Pollard freshmen so high on the depth Green on Saturday. five fresh­ Montrell Lowe. his hands, speed and intelli­ and defensive end Doug Van chart. man will be playing key roles It· seemed a foregone conclu­ gence. Dyke. Part of the explanation is that and coach Joe Tiller will have a sion that Janes, a sophomore, "The only thing about Tiller, starting his seventh Tiller needed depth, but the new running back - sopho­ would get the first shot after Ingraham that remains is how season as Purdue's coach, did bigger issue was that they more Jerod Void. running 127 times for 668 he handles the game," Tiller not say how much playing time earned the jobs. Void was a surprise choice yards J.nd three TDs last sea­ over Brandon Jones, who son. He was Purdue's second­ appeared to be the front-run­ leading rusher. ner when Joey Harris was But Jones hurt his shoulder declared academically ineligi­ and was held out of contact ble last month. The plans drills for a few days last week. changed when Void outplayed Void took advantage by winning Jones in practice. his first college start. As a "We feel like Void has had a freshman, he gained 156 yards little better training camp than in 45 carries. Brandon," coach Joe Tiller said Void won't be the only new-

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team 1 usc (65) 2 Hawaii AIW~re 3 florida Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett looks on from the sidelines during the Buckeyes 28-9 victory over 4 Stanford Washington Saturday night at Ohio Stadium. 5 Nebraska 6 Northern Iowa 1 uc Santa Barbara 8 Peppenline Clarett likely to miss entire 2003 season 9 Penn State 10 Arl~ona Associated Press the second-ranked tory over Washington from things." 11 UClA COLUMBUS, Ohio - Buckeyes. the bench. The NCAA and Ohio 12 Georgia Tech Ohio State athletic direc­ For the first time, Geiger said Clarett was State began an investiga­ 13 Minnesota tor Andy Geiger said Tressel said Clarett would suspended for multiple tion in July into Clarett's 14 Kansas state Tuesday night that he miss much of the season. games because he misled claim that more than 15 Long Beaell State doubted sophomore tail­ "It appears ... the sus­ investigators, a violation $10,000 in clothing, COs, 16 louisville back Maurice Clarett pension is going to be sig­ of NCAA Bylaw 10 that cash and stereo equip­ 17 North Carolina would return to the nificant. It's going to be deals with ethical behav­ ment was stolen in April 18 Ohio State defending national cham­ long," Tressel said. ior by student-athletes. from a 2001 Chevrolet 18 Missouri pions this season. On Aug. 22, Tressel and "We put great stock, as Monte Carlo that Clarett 20 Santa Clara Geiger announced 21 NOTRE DAME ''I'm not optimistic about does the NCAA, in forth­ had borrowed from a local 22 California any number of games at Clarett's suspension from rightness and straightfor­ dealership. Clarett later 23 Washington this point," Geiger said. the team. However, they ward answers to questions said he exaggerated the 24 Wisconsin Earlier Tuesday, coach said Clarett would be per­ that are bathed in truth. value of the items stolen. 26 Michigan State Jim Tressel said Clarett mitted to practice with the We have yet to get there, Geiger said if Clarett would no longer practice Buckeyes while the NCAA which is distressing," had told the truth from with the team until ques­ and an Ohio State panel Geiger said Tuesday. the beginning. "This might tions about his eligibility looked into off-the-field Geiger also said Clarett have been over in July." are answered - an problems and charges of violated NCAA's Bylaw 12, Clarett's attorney. Scott abrupt reversal from 10 academic fraud. which deals with ama­ Schiff. did not immediately days earlier when he was Clarett watched teurism, "improper bene­ return telephone mes­ allowed to work out with Saturday night's 28-9 vic- fits and all those kind of sages seeking comment.

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Lions' Stewart out for year at the injury, he is going to require game rehab stint at Triple-A ALLEN PAHK. Mich. - Detroit surgery at some point in time. We Charlotte, he was 0-1 with a 4.91 Lions running back James Stewart have been told there is an 85 percent EHA. will miss the season after separating chance the thing would come out "It went well. My arm feels good, his right shoulder in the final exhibi­ again. which is No. 1," Koch said. "The last tion game. "The best thing to do is to get the two times out I felt real good out Stewart was placed on injured surgery now, because it has to be there. I threw the ball where I want­ reserve by Detroit. which acquired done." ed to, which is the biggest thing. My Olandis Gary on the weekend to Within minutes of Stewart's injury, mechanics were good, arm didn't replace him. Detroit's leading rusher Millen was talking to Buffalo presi­ hurt, and like I said. that's the the past three seasons was hurt dur­ dent Tom Donahoe about acquiring biggest thing." around the dial ing Thursday's preseason game Gary, who now will carry the brunt Koch was the AL's top reliever last against Buffalo. of the team's rushing assignments. year. going 11-4 with a 3.27 ERA and Coach Steve Mariucci said the next He rushed for 1,159 yards in 12 a career-high 44 saves for Oakland. day he hoped Stewart would return games as a rookie in 1999, but knee But he's struggled in Chicago, and TENNIS by the sixth week of the season. and leg injuries have limited Gary to lost his closer's job in early July. He Tuesday's move eliminated that pos­ 455 yards over the past three sea­ is 5-5 with a 5.55 EHA. and hasn't U.S. Open 11 a.m., USA sibility. sons. had a save since June 24. Stewart, 31, spent five seasons He is 11-of-15 in save opportuni­ MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL with Jacksonville before joining Koch activated from DL ties this year. St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 1 :20 p.m., WGN Detroit in 2000. The Lions' running CHICAGO - The Chicago White While Koch still wants to close, he's Atlanta at New York Mets 12 p.m., ESPN game was devastated by the sudden Sox activated former closer Billy unlikely to get that job back this sea­ retirement of Barry Sanders just Boston at Chicago White Sox 7 p.m., Koch from the disabled list before son. Tom Gordon has made nine before training camp in 1999. Tuesday night's game against the straight scoreless outings. and ranks ESPN2 "The best thing for James and for Boston Red Sox. among the top AL relievers in strike­ the team is to put him on IR," Lions Koch went on the disabled list Aug. outs, fewest homers per nine innings president Matt Millen said. "Looking 12 with a sore right elbow. In a four- and wins. page 22 The Observer + SPORTS Wednesday, September 3, 2003

FOOTBALL Jones has an offensive role, but only the coaches know

Willingham keeping Schmidt fully realized how far weeks. he came from being a spring "We're excited to get started. I quiet about how he season walk-on his freshman think we've had a very good year to the backup behind camp and I know we're really will use two-time Rashon Powers-Neal this season excited to get on the field and as a junior for the Irish. just get to a game," Diedrick leading rusher Schmidt was walking in from said. practice and was unsure Diedrick also added that quar­ By JOE HETTLER whether his name had been terback Carlyle Holiday has Sporrs Editor called for an interview in the looked impressive in practice press room. Instead of asking, and that the offensive line is Notre Dame coach Tyrone Schimdt simply assumed it was continuing to show improve­ Willingham is keeping quiet someone else's name because he ments. about the role of returning run­ was never interviewed before. "With Carlyle's progress, he's ning back Julius Jones, which After the reporter waited for continued to make progress doesn't surprise anyone. over 40 minutes, a Notre Dame during camp and I feel very, "I prefer not to give away sports information official went very positive that he feels very exactly what those are," looking for Schmidt and found confident and comfortable now Willingham said. "Traditionally, him eating dinner. Finally realiz­ within the offense," Diedrick as a coach, I'm reluctant to do ing that his name had actually said. "With the offensive line, that because as soon as I say been called, Schmidt raced we're beginning to get that how many minutes he's playing, downstairs only to see that the chemistry together and our and he doesn't play it, he's very reporter had left for the day. rotation is looking good. We're disappointed. I've learned you Fortunately, Schmidt was able not as far as we want to be and don't get into that area. It will to give his interview later that we'll be farther along by mid­ happen. You know we want to week. season, but we're so much far­ get him in." But for a guy that wasn't on ther along then we were before Jones returned to the Irish the team during his freshman fall camp." after being dismissed in the fall, the experience of being a Hilliard likely will play for summer of 2002 from the definite figure in Irish football Saturday University after his third season has been exciting. Nose tackle Cedric Hilliard has on the field. He was reinstated "There are a lot of differences. missed the last few practices this past summer after spending From strictly running just scout with a sprained left ankle, but time working out and taking team work to being with the the fifth-year defensive lineman classes at Arizona State. first offense is a big difference," said he will be ready for Willingham welcomed Jones Schmidt said. "It's nice not hav­ Saturday against Washington back to the football team and ing to go against the No. 1 State. definitely has a plan for Jones defense." "[The left ankle] is feeling and 1,000-yard rusher Ryan Schmidt was on the fourth­ pretty good and I'm ready to go Grant. team last season and played late play football again," Hilliard "I can't shed any light on what in the game against Rutgers. But said. the role will be, but Julius has his steady improvement, along Hilliard, who started the past had an excellent camp," with the loss of several fullbacks year and a half for the Irish Willingham said. "He's done all to graduation left the door open alongside Darrell Campbell, was of the things that I've requested for Schmidt to become a integral named to the All-American third of him and that the university part of the team in 2003. team by Athlon last season after has requested of him. recording two sacks and 31 total Offensive line coming together tackles. Senior Greg Pauly will "He's put himself in a position Irish offensive coordinator Bill to be a major contributor for also see action at nose tackle Diedrick knows his offense is against the Cougars. our team. We've got a pretty ready for Saturday's contest good combination to work with." against Washington State. He ANDY KENNAffhe Observer From walk-on to backup believes the team has made Contact Joe Hettler at Running back Julius Jones puts his helmet back on at a fall Last week, fullback Josh solid improvement in recent [email protected] camp practice on Aug. 20.

experience to the line and able experience that will help ing the quarterback even Washington State three days want to end their careers on a him in his second year as an more important. away, Mattison knows his unit D-Line high note. Campbell recorded Irish starter. He will be oppo­ "Coach Mattison always is eager to play against an continued from page 24 six sacks last season, while site Tuck at left end. harps that a good defensive opponent. Hilliard added two sacks and Senior Greg Pauly will unit starts up front," Campbell "They're probably thinking and was used as a pass rush­ five tackles for a loss. The two switch in and out with both said. "It always starts up front to themselves that they can't ing specialist for most of last have played together the last interior lineman and is so we need to make it easier wait to play someone differ­ season. two years expected to contribute signifi­ for [the defensive backfield] to ent," Mattison said. Tuck's together on cantly to this year's unit. He capitalize on miscues by the improvement the line. played in just under 100 min­ offense." Contact Joe Hettler at in stopping "It always starts up "[Cedric] utes last season in 13 games. With the first game against [email protected] the run has and I are Campbell understands the helped him front so we need to always in success of the entire defense become an make it easier for the trenches begins with the front four. The every down [the defensive backfield] all the defensive line had success last player. t i m e , " season by pressuring the "It's easy to to capitalize on miscues Campbell quarterback throughout go run and by the offense. " said. "We're games, without the aid of a get the quar­ battleworn blitz. This freed up the Irish Bookmaker's Pub & Sports Bar and ready. secondary and allowed them terback. But Darrell Campbell when you In his first to have an extra player roam­ J have to stop Irish defensive tackle year as a ing on pass plays. [ formerlv Coach's and play run starter, This year the defensive and take on Budinscak backs have to replace players blockers had three like Shane Walton and along the way, that's some­ sacks and six tackles for a loss Gerome Sapp, making the Completelv Remodeled . ) thing that's not natural if in 2002. He also gained valu- defensive line's job of pressur- you've never played that 2046 So. Bend Ave.

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FOOTBALL SMC VOLLEYBALL Ready at a moment's notice Injuries Practices focus on developing depth for season's unexpected test Belles'

Campbell, Cedric Hilliard By JOE HETTLER and Kyle Budinscak. They depth Sports Editor also have experience in jun­ ior Justin Tuck and senior Darrell Campbell knows Greg Pauly, who will rotate By JUSTIN SCHUVER what makes a good defensive in the interior. Sports Writer line become a great one. He One of defensive line coach also knows Greg Mattison's goals for Saint Mary's will have to deal the Irish practices was to improve not with more than just a boring ride have that See Also just the starters, but their on the road when they open their element Jones has an backups, too. MIAA season at Albion College this season. ''I'm really pleased with today. " Y o u r offensive role, the development of some of According to coach Julie defensive but only the the younger kids," Mattison Schroeder-Biek, three of the line is only coaches know said. "That's what we tried Belles' key players might miss as good as to get out of camp - to try the Albion game. the guy page 22 and establish a kind of two­ Libera Anne Cusack has strep behind deep rotation of some sort, throat and will more than likely y 0 u . and I think we're heading miss the game. Outside attackPr Campbell said. "Anybody can closer and closer to that." Michelle Turley has a foot injury go down at any Last year's and will probably also miss tlw time, so it's unit will have contest. important to "Your defensive to replace Outside attacker Alison Shevik have everyone graduate sustained an ankle injury and on the same line is only as Ryan Roberts, will probably miss the match. but page just as good as the guy who lead the her coach said there is a slight good as the No. behind you., defensive line possibility she may still play 1 guy. From that with eight Wednesday. standpoint, sacks. To fill Regardless of her starting ros­ everybody has Darrell Campbell that void, ter, Schroeder-Biek feels her to be as good as Irish defensive tackle Mattison team has the capability to deal or better than moved in with the adversity. the guy ahead of Tuck, who "We've got good depth and I ANDY KENNA/The Observer them when they go in there." converted from linebacker feel that people will step up," she Irish defensive end Justin Tuck sacks Pittsburgh Rod The Irish return three said. Rutherford last season at Notre Dame Stadium. starters from a year ago: see D-UNE/page 22 Albion (3-1, 0-0 MIAA) is com­ ing off a weekend tournament in which they placed third with - wins over Ohio schools SMC SOCCER Heidelburg and Bluffton. The Britons also lost in five games to Franklin, Ind. The Britons are led by Eliza Lee, who dished out 905 assists Belles go on the road looking to go 3-0 in her first year with Albion. She was also the team leader in serv­ free and will be bringing a few ice aces (67) and second in digs By ERIK POWERS extra reserves on the short (230) in the 2002 season. Sports Writer road trip. Ai this early point in Krystie Weeks had an equally the season, the team's rotation impressive season last year and The undefeated Saint Mary's remains a work in progress. is expected to help pace the soccer team will travel across "We're trying to get pieces to Britons offensively this season. Indiana today to face Taylor fit," Haring said. "I got a good Weeks led last season's team University of Grant County as indication of who to rely on with 243 kills and ranked second the Belles continue their tough [over the weekend] ... After two on the team with 56 blocks. early road schedule. games I'm beginning to see Saint Mary's (0-1, 0-0 MIAA) Last weekend at Marietta who is comfortable playing has previously had several com­ College (Ohio). Saint Mary's got with one another." petitive matches with Albion, and off to a solid start, defeating Saint Mary's will continue to Schroeder-Biek doesn't see any State University of New York­ rely on Jen Concannon for reason for that to change this Brockport (SUNY) 3-1. SUNY scoring. The junior already has year. has been successful the past three goals in only two games. "They are very comparable to three seasons. recording dou­ Freshmen Ashley Hinton and us as a team," she said. "We're ble-digit wins in each of those Carolyn Logan each have goals, each at about the same stage of years. The Belles built off that and Logan also had two assists. growth." momentum to defeat host The freshmen's early contribu­ Schroeder-Biek believes that Marietta 2-1 in double overtime tions came as no surprise to opening conference play on the Today's opponent, Taylor (1- Haring road will be a good experience 0-1), won a Massachusetts "A lot of recruiting last year for her young team. tournament over the weekend was emphasized on players for "I do like traveling early in the and scored five goals in one the attack," Haring said. season, because it's a good bond­ game. Taylor joins the MIAA The Belles hope to do what ing experience for the girls," she next year. no Saint Mary's team has done said. "We love playing at home "We'll approach this as a con­ before- open the season 3-0. with our crowds, but there's also ference game to set the tone Saint Mary's plays at Taylor a good group of parents that fol­ [for the conference schedule]," today at 4 p.m. lows us when we're on the road." coach Peter Haring said. Staff Report Saint Mary's should be at full Contact Erik Powers at Two Saint Mary's soccer players participate In a scrimmage Contact Justin Schuver at strength. The Belles are injury- [email protected] last month. [email protected]

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