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Wednesday, A p ril 2, 1997 • Vol. XXX No. 115 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER SERVING NOTRE DAME AND SAINT MARY'S BUSINESS BEAT Duke downs ND in case contest H ow to be H all P residents... By M ICHAEL LEWIS participated in the inter-uni- answering questions,” Paul News Writer versity competition. Conway, supervisor of the Ilennekes said three students event, said of Notre Dame’s Duke University’s team of prepared the case, two pre performance. “They had a good MBA students came out on top sented it and three of those five strategy for the presentation. at Notre Dame’s Invitational went to competition. The rules “The judges were apparently Case Competition, held — ____ unaware of what their March 23-25. actual solution was, so According to judges and he whole idea of case com they didn’t communi other students, Notre petitions is to learn how to cate that w ell,” he said, Dame’s team would have adding that “ Ohio State been second or third, but analyze a situation and develop a was the best at answer only the winner received solution in a short period of time.’ ing questions.” recognition. Conway emphasized David Ilennekes, a mem that different observers ber of the Notre Dame David Ilennekes would likely disagree team, said the competition with his views of the gave the students a chance schools’ performances. to sec how they compared with of the invitational call for As for the winning team from groups from other schools. teams of three members. Duke, Conway said he thought This was something they could Regarding the benefits of the they did very well. He said they not get out of the intra-univer- competition, Ilennekes said, had a good presentation, a sity competition that deter “Number one, the whole idea good strategy and a good set mined who would represent of case competitions is to learn up of the problem. Notre Dame at the invitational how to analyze a Situation and “They presented the alterna event. develop a solution in a short tive courses of action, had a Ilennekes. Richard Crandall, period of time. good plan for implementing Cheryl Reid, John Drumm and “Just anecdotally, most of the their strategy and answered Geoffrey Rohrbacker com students and judges said we the questions w ell,” he said. “ I The Observer/Katie Soby prised the winning team within were in third or second place,” thought it was between Duke New Hall Presidents’ Council co-presidents Mark Fennell and Katie the Notre Dame competition. Hennekes said of his team. and [the University of] Marchetti ran their first meeting yesterday. The council addressed Crandall, Hennekes and Reid “They were the weakest in Maryland.” upcoming events and described methods for being better hall presidents.
Final Four A ction Annual Fund helps with tuition woes By ALYSSON COOK your bills, especially when you’ve News W riter just graduated and may or may not have a job yet,” said Nellie Sanford Attention Saint Mary’s College Aranowski, Class of 1994 and students: Your tuition will not be SMC human resources assistant at Bosch increasing extensively next year. Wednesday Braking System in South Bend. Because of the Saint Mary’s “If you equate it to all the things College Annual Fund — a program Feature you do and divide the $50 a year by which solicits unrestricited mone 12, it’s not even a movie or a tary gifts from alumnae, parents pizza,” she said. and friends of Saint Mary’s College “We want to educate the younger — each student can breathe a huge to do the same,” she said. alumnae to get into the habit of sigh of relief. Tuition and fees are the major remembering Saint Mary’s,” said The Annual Fund includes the source of income for Saint Mary’s, Mary Lou Mullen, assistant director Senior Leadership Campaign and yet they only provide about 80 per of the Annual Fund. “Their contri the Reunion Gift Campaign. Last cent of operating revenue. It is the butions help the College to remain night, the committee members of Annual Fund that supplies the competitive in attracting the caliber the Senior Leadership Campaign remaining 20 percent. The Senior of students’that keep Saint Mary’s met in Haggar Student Center to Leadership Campaign plays a key ranked by U.S. News and World find out what it exactly they will be role in that 20 percent. Report as number one in the doing from A p ril 7 to May 12. This year’s Senior Leadership Midwest Regional Liberal Arts “Before this evening, I was Campaign is asking members of the Colleges and Universities category unaware of the impact that the class of 1997 to consider an annual for the third year in a row.” alumnae donations have on the gift of $50 during the next three Most Saint Mary’s students bene institution and the individual stu years. This total of $150 is in fit from the Annual Fund. In 1996- dents,” said Ashley Ratcliffe, a recognition that the class of 1997 is 97, over 66 percent of all full-time Senior Leadership Campaign mem Saint Mary’s 150th graduating students received need-based ber. “1 am looking forward to giv class. and/or merit based financial assis- ing back to Saint Mary’s and “The $150 might sound over whelming when you look at all of encouraging my senior classmates see FEATURE / page 4 Walsh: Real E.R. as exciting as on show
ety of specialists to diagnose and cure patients. Physicians treat a wide range of He also credited President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” program, which furthered Social Security and patients and problems Medicare. These programs ultimately freed up the funds that led to the development of most of the emer By TOM MORAN gency medical technology used today. News W riter Walsh next discussed the issue of who should or shouldn’t visit the emergency room. He pointed out The diversity of patients and symptoms encountered that in one study, 37 percent of the people visiting the in an ordinary emergency room can rival that of those E.R. were sent away because their cases did not found in TV’s “E.R.,” according to Dr. Mark Walsh. require urgent care. This was caused, he said, by the Walsh, director of Medical Education at St. Joseph’s fact that the E.R. is generally more convenient and Medical Center, lectured last night on what it means to quicker than conventional medicine, and also because work in an emergency ward. Walsh, a Notre Dame it offers more medical expertise. He also noted that for graduate, is also an attending physician in emergency the poor, elderly, o r’handicapped the E.R. is often their The Observer/Brandon Candura and internal medicine at St. Joseph’s. only option. “We are it,” he said. Walsh began the lecture by detailing the history of Walsh addressed the problem of long waits for med Katryna Gaither, seen here shooting over Pashen ical attention, noting that 3 percent of patients eventu Thompson, was the second highest scoring player in the emergency room. According to him, the modern the NCAA women’s basketball tournament this year. emergency room came about as a result of the glut of ally give up and leave the E.R., after waiting an aver She helped Notre Dame reach the Final Four for the general practitioners at the time of the post-World War age of 6.4 hours. Seventy-five percent needed medical first time ever, even though the Irish lost to eventual II baby boom. As a result, he said, many boomers care within the next day or two. However, he continu- champions Tennessee. See back page and pages became medical specialists, and ultimately emergency 22 and 24 for complete coverage. medicine became a matter of using the skills of a vari- see M EDICAL / page 4 page 2 The Observer • INSIDE Wednesday, A p ril 2, 1997
» INSIDE COLUMN 0 WORLD AT A GLANCE It’s Easter, not Air Force cargo plane crashes in busy Honduran street TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras notification of relatives. No one on the A U.S. Air Force cargo plane overshot Caribbean Sea 100 miles ground was reported injured. Soto said Groundhog a runway, crashed into a busy street logjcm it was not clear what caused the crash. and burst into flames Tuesday, killing The Air Force was investigating. three of those aboard. HONDURAS ^ „ v ” The plane was part of the 440th After touching down on the runway of Airlift Wing based at General Mitchell Day Tocontin International Airport in the International Airport in Wisconsin and Honduran capital, the plane rose into was flying out of Howard Air Force SALVADO U.S. military the air again. Base in Panama. U.S. officials said it This past Sunday the C-130 car Then it dropped down again, went off Pacific A NICARAGUA plane crashes was carrying food and goods for U.S. priest of the church I the end of the runway and slid 200 servicemen based in Honduras. went to opened his Easter yards and into the road, said Col. Ocean The United States has at least 800 homily with a story about Fernando Soto, chief of the government UNITED STATES personnel based at Palmerola air base, a first grade class he visit civil aeronautics office at the airport. 40 miles north of the capital. The three ed just outside of Detroit. The plane caught fire as it came to a BX\Cd'ffulf o / v most seriously injured were taken there He asked the kids what stop on a major artery often crowded for treatment. they thought Easter was, with cars and pedestrians and lined P acific Col. Jose LaGuardia, chief of the and he received some with offices, stores and fast-food restau Tegucigalpa fire department, said the funny responses. Eduardo Llull rants. It wound up about 100 yards Oceat plane spilled more than 4,500 gallons One kid told him that Associate Viewpoint from two gasoline stations. Detail area of fuel as it slid from the runway to the Easter was when his E d ito r “ I had just gotten off of a bus when I street. mom cooks that big saw the plane was coming right at me,” said Luis Pedro Atala, whose farm equipment dealership was turkey. Montoya. “ I ran desperately for the other side of the near the crash, said he gave first aid to some of the sur Another kid thought it was when they street. It is a miracle I am safe, but I am still frightened.” vivors. “ I carried three of them to my offices and helped received presents and decorated the The spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy, Marti Estell, them there. Then I called the police and fire depart Christmas tree. said three people aboard the C-130 died and all seven ment,” said Atala, whose white shirt was stained with Finally a boy raised his hand and said that others were injured. Their names were withheld pending ashes from the fire. Easter was when Jesus died on the cross. They buried him in a tomb and rolled a boul der in front of it. After three days he rose, rolled the boulder away, and went outside. Clinton joke a real knee slapper Columbia launch may face delays He saw his shadow, went back inside the WASHINGTON CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. tomb, and we had six more weeks of winter. President Clinton announced today NASA encountered several problems Tuesday as the It was a fuifny story but also served to that press secretary Mike McCurry had countdown proceeded toward a launch of space shuttle make a point about Easter. Most people do torn a tendon in his leg and his job was Columbia, the largest one a coolant loop that was not understand exactly what it is we cele now in danger. April Fools! Clinton installed without thermal insulation.Engineers are trying brate. I remember watching a television pro made a surprise appearance in the to determine whether insulation needs to be added- gram once where a panel was discussing White House briefing room just before before Thursday’s launch to prevent water in the line why Christians celebrate the death of Jesus. McCurry’s daily appearance to joke from freezing in orbit, NASA spokesman Bruce These types of misconceptions are what keep with reporters. Still hobbled from his Buckingham said Tuesday. The installation, if required, the business world from grasping the mean knee surgery, Clinton dcadpanncd that would delay the science mission of a duration of one or ing of Easter enough to create a commercial McCurry had “ made a fooi of himself” by falling down two days. While the shuttle has flown before without the ized season out of it like they have and hurting his knee. “ So until we can bring him back to insulating layer on the coolant loop, Columbia’s mission Christmas. full health, Chris Engskov is going to do the daily briefing this time is longer than usual — 16 days. And Columbia’s Christmas is the biggest commercialized today and lie will be my press secretary during Mike’s flying position could be a thermal concern, too, holiday in the world. Easter, despite serious absence,” Clinton said. Engskov, 25, is an Arkansas Buckingham said. Across the Atlantic, officials also attempts to commercialize, has remained native who works in the press office. “ I thought we ought debated what to do about a malfunctioning antenna at a low key. The Easter Bunny pales in compari to have a presidential secretary who doesn’t have an shuttle emergency landing site in western Africa. son to Santa Claus; colored eggs are no accent,” Clinton quipped. Getting into the spirit of things, Columbia, NASA’s oldest space shuttle, is scheduled to match for presents; the joy and magic of reporters asked Clinton a series of lighthearted ques blast off at 2:01 p.m. Thursday with seven astronauts Advent surrounding the shopping days is tions. Will McCurry ever get his job back? “ 1 think who will spend most of their time conducting laboratory more appealing than Lent and the act of McCurry’s job is in real danger now,” Clinton said. experiments. Good weather is expected. Lenten sacrifice; the intimacy of bringing the family together during the cold winter months outdoes the atmosphere caused by the unsure weather of the beginning of spring. These perceptions come from the Environmentalists go after Canadians Hepatitis hits the lunch line clarity of one holiday and the mystery sur WASHINGTON LOS ANGELES rounding the other. Environmentalists said they will ask an oversight panel As many as 10,000 Los Angeles youngsters and adults The idea of a child’s birth is easier to to the North American Free Trade Agreement to investi may have been exposed to hepatitis A through possibly grasp than His Resurrection. For this rea gate Canada’s alleged failure to enforce hydropower reg tainted berries that were also distributed to at least six son, the commercial planners of the world ulations intended to benefit fish. Conservation and fishing other states. Frozen strawberry and blueberry fru it cups have had to leave the holiday of Easter alone groups in the United States and Canada said Tuesday the served last week in 18 Los Angeles public schools may for us to discover its meaning for ourselves. Canadian government is turning a blind eye to violations have been contaminated with the virus that causes In its meaning, we find our purpose as at hydropower dams in British Columbia operated by the hepatitis A, school officials said Tuesday. The public Christians. government-run B.C. Hydro. Failure to protect the fish is health alert came from the U.S. Public Health Service, If we fail to grasp the importance of this a violation of the environmental side agreement to the said Patrick Spencer, a school district spokesman. The holiday we are no different than those first NAFTA, which was signed by the United States, Canada berries were distributed by the Agriculture Department, graders. It is through the Resurrection of and Mexico, said Patti Goldman, a lawyer for the Sierra Jesus that we find our faith. Christmas is an he said. “ This is surplus food coming from USDA,” Club Legal Defense Fund in Seattle. While U.S. power Spencer said. “ Apparently it went to a number of states.” important time, and a time to celebrate. But producers are being forced to alter operations so as to Strawberries that may be tainted with the virus also were we need to remember that it was because He reduce impacts on endangered Northwest salmon runs, delivered to schools in Iowa, Arizona, Florida, Tennessee, was resurrected that we celebrate His birth. the Canadian dams operate unabated, the complaint said. Illinois and Michigan, where nearly 200 suspected cases So, maybe Easter is not as fun as The complaint is to be filed Wednesday with the North of hepatitis A — a mild form of the virus — have already Christmas. I stood there in mass on Sunday American Commission on Environmental Cooperation, at been reported. The only illnesses so far have appeared in thinking that it is probably better this way. its offices in Washington, Mexico City and Ottawa. Michigan, the Food and Drug Administration said. Without the excess commercialization that surrounds Christmas, we can reflect on Easter’s true meaning. By doing this we realize that we celebrate Jesus rising on the NATIONAL WEATHER third day, not to see His shadow, but to prove that He overcame sin by conquering 5 Day South Bend Forcast The AccuWeather®forecast for noon, Wednesday, April 2. death. AccuWeather® forecast for daytime conditions and high temperatures This way, through the celebration of Lines separate high temperature zones for the day. Easter, we solidify our faith. 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We also want to see how receptive Security auctions found goods continued from page 1 our class is and if they have the same feelings we have.” Observer Staff Report Chevy Blazer; Rakow noted tion of the m ajority of items up “We belong to an incredible that they usually go to mem for bid. “The bikes are really tance. sisterhood and it is a powerful Missing a bicycle, stereo, or bers of the community. “1 think rideable, and we have lots of The gifts donated are essen thing and an honor to be a part camera? Looking for a used we did sell one to a student, them to sell,” Rakow stated. tial in order that Saint Mary’s of it,” said Jo Ann MacKenzie, vehicle? but it’s usually the area resi All items have been in the faculty and academic depart director of planned and special Notre Dame Security is hold dents that bid on the cars.” possession of Notre Dame ments remain competitive in gifts. “Our goal is to maintain ing an auction tonight to sell The semi-annual auction is Security since the auction in their fields. Saint M ary’s as self-determ in the items that have been open to the public; according September 1996; Rakow Money will also help to sup ing and it is very important to turned in or recovered from to Rakow, student attendance encouraged anyone whose port purchase of computers, the future of the College.” various break-ins. tends to be lower than that of property was stolen or lost to books and equipment, student The announcement of the “We have all kinds of stuff,” South Bend residents. come to the auction and services, career planning and Class of 1997 gift w ill be at the said Rex Rakow, director of “Sometimes, rival dorms replace it. placement, and the counseling Alumnae/Senior Brunch on Notre Dame Security. “Jewelry, show up and try to outbid each “ People can get really good center. Thursday, May 15. If the calculators, CD players... any other, turning it into a compe deals at this event,” he assort “When you give something, seniors make an initial pay thing that was found and never tition or something,” Rakow ed. you don’t expect to get some ment before May 31, those who claimed.” laughed. “But the turnout is f he doors of Stepan Center thing back," said Aranowski. pledge w ill have their name Two old police cars will be always good.” w ill open to the crowd at 6:30 “It’s when you realize that listed in the 1997 Honor Roll of auctioned — one Ford and one He stressed the good condi p.m. tonight. maybe you’re helping someone Donors in the presidential issue who will come after you get to of the Courier. inspections and quick treatments to compli Saint Mary’s that you receive “A tradition as rich as Saint the greatest gift.” cated scans and invasive surgery. Mary’s is not an accident. It is Medical What he continually explained was that Senior Leadership Campaign deliberate,’’said MacKenzie. continued from page 1 without the complex medical equipment co-chairs Molly Sanford and “We don’t talk about survival Kelly Roman said, “Now that available in the modern E.R., a number of because we are stronger than these patients’ maladies would be overlooked we are entering the real world, th at.” ally defended America’s medical system, we are excited to be able to and left untreated. because systems that attempt to move As for the televised version of the emer patients through too fast ultimately tend to gency room, Walsh gave NBC’s “E.R.” credit skimp on important tests and miss serious for its realism. medical problems. “With the exception of that crazy guy that Only in America, he pointed out, could an [sleeps withl all the nurses, Clooney, it’s a emergency room doctor be able to request qualitatively accurate show... in terms of the CAT scans and radiology tests in the middle cases that come in.” If you see news of the night. Overall, Walsh presented a picture of an In order to give an idea of what it is like to emergency room as a hectic place, where ho w ork in an E.R., Walsh described a variety of might treat over 30 patients in an eight-hour cases that he might encounter in a typical shift, and where his correct diagnosis and happening, call day. swift treatment often means the difference Among these cases ho described multiple between life and death. victims of a car-crash, a 72-year-old cocaine- It is a difficult job, he said, and requires addicted pimp, a 16-year-old shot in the head “gobs of humility” because of the importance The Observer and a lumberjack on whom a tree had fallen. of always being correct in treating patients. All of these, he asserted, were real patients Walsh finished by professing his love for his of his, and the cases he described were an job. accurate cross-section of the diverse cases “I have unbridled enthusiasm for what I encountered in the emergency room every do... 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ZAIRE Rwandan refugees on verge of death Hutus, Tutsis clash; By DIANNA CAHN 200 miles SUDAN Monday and move 12 miles Associated Press W riter Faradje* y • south. 200 km \i Isiro. On Tuesday the rebels forced 140 die in violence KISANGANI, Zaire Congo v Kisangani: them still further away — One hundred thousand River i A some as far as 25 miles. Ass cd Prc National Council for the Rwandans are camped in dense UNICEF w orker Marie de la J Bjukavuf Defense of Democracy led by forest along a road in eastern / ZAIRE Soubiere said many of the chil Approx. BUJUMBURA, Burundi former Defense Minister Zaire, and rebels forcing them area of h dren being cared for at the At least 140 people died in Leonard Nyangoma have slowly southward are making it V -1 Kinshasa rebel 1 now-disbanded camp four control A \ a week of clashes between been fighting the predomi hard for aid workers to reach miles south of Kisangani were Manono* \ \ government troops and Hutu nantly Tutsi army since Tutsi them with food. ANGOLA in no condition to walk. rebels in southern Burundi, paratroopers assassinated U.N. officials say the relief There are few very young Air Cl an army spokesman said the country's first Hutu presi workers’ task is even more dif Kamina children among the refugees / 1 today. d e n t in a ficult than in November, when because most died during their Lubumbashi M a j . foiled coup 600,000 Rwandans walked out five-month trek through the ZAIRE UGAND ZAMBIA Mamert attempt in of the Zairian forest and all the forests of eastern Zaire, U.N. Area shown S i n a r i n z i October way home. the U.N. refugee agency, said spokesman Fred Eckhard said told inde- 1993. This time, the refugees have Tuesday in Geneva. in New York. pendent Since then further to go — at least 300 “ If the alliance does not allow U.N. workers found the bod radio Studio RWANDA at least miles — and rebels fighting to us to stabilize the health situa ies of 50 refugees among the Ijambo that 1 5 0,000 end President Mobutu Sese tion now, there may be very huts at the camp, Eckhard said. Kigali © the number people, most Seko’s 31-year dictatorship are few refugees to return to The refugees are the last of of dead in o f them pushing them ever southward, Rwanda.” more than one million the fighting civilians, despite their exhaustion. Near collapse after months of Rwandans who settled in that began have died in The Zairian rebel alliance walking and deprivation, most camps just across the Zairian Wednesday W the violence won’t let the refugees near don’t have the strength to border in 1994. had not in this cen Kisangani, a major river port return home on foot, and the The people, mostly ethnic been co n Kinhama tral African the rebels captured March 15. rebels have restricted food Hutus, had fled their homeland (suburb) firmed but BURUNDI nation. It insists the refugees turn shipments to the area to keep in fear of retribution for the that at least Major around and go home. the refugees from settling in. Hutu-led massacre of a half 140 people Bujumbura Pierre “This is not only inhumane, it The rebels ordered the million minority Tutsis and had been Bururi B uyoya, a will also make it logistically 20,000 refugees closest to moderate Hutus. killed. province T u ts i who impractical to reach them,” Kisangani to leave their camp In November, Rwanda urged The arm y Bururi seized Pam O’Toole, spokeswoman for four miles from the city on its exiled Hutus to come home TANZANIA sent a team power in a and said they should not be to B u ru ri 40 miles coup la s t afraid of the Tutsi-led govern province to July, says he ment. More than 600,000 investigate, 40 km is w illin g to walked out of the Zairian forest he said. talk with the H ap py 21st and returned to their com Chief army spokesman I t. rebels about power-sharing munes, taxing the tiny coun Isaie Nibizi said on state tele but only if they put down try’s resources. B irth d a y vision today that the army their arms first. Two weeks ago, Rwanda’s sent in aircraft to end the vio With the exception of the powerful vice president and lence. four-month period when Stacy defense minister, Paul Kagame, The m ilitary also said Hutu called for the 100,000 still in Melchoir Ndadaye was presi rebels killed five people in dent in 1993, Tutsis, who central Zaire to return as well. the Kinhama neighborhood of make up 14 percent of Roonie But for now, it is up to the aid Bujumbura late Sunday. Burundi’s 5.6 million people, workers to care for the The victims were reported have controlled the country refugees. The cost is stagger to be Hutus who had recently ing. The U.N. refugee agency since independence from returned from refugee camps Belgium in 1962. Hutus make appealed last month for $115 L o v e , outside the city. up 85 percent of the popula million for its work in the The rebels of the Hutu tion. region. 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Most of the com and six alternates. The deadline for dozens of Monestersky, a Navajo spokes and couldn’t believe the young ments, however, have dealt Michael Tigar, the lawyer for Navajo families to acknowledge woman. man with tlie buzz cut, blue with the blast itself and its co-defendant Terry Nichols, sat that the land they live on Demonstrators at each rally oxford shirt and quick smile aftermath rather than the state just behind a table filled with belongs to the Hopi expired as said the plan violates Navajos’ could be a terrorist bomber. of the evidence. McVeigh’s legal team. Nichols, protesters around the nation religious freedom by requiring He looks like a nice kid,” Only one prospective juror, who turned 42 on Tuesday, will criticized the plan aimed at permits for certain ceremonies said the middle-aged woman. an agent for photographers and be tried separately. No date has solving a cen and forbid “ It’s overwhelming for me to artists, said she’s already made been set. tury-old land d in g them think that this person who up her mind that McVeigh’s The courtroom was filled UTAH COLO. feud. from burying looks like the average type of guilty, based on what she seen mostly with reporters. Fewer 5 their dead. person could do such a thing.” of media reports. than a dozen bombing sur Navajo fam /N avajo reset ilies had until “ I do think But the soft-spoken woman All but one of the candidates vivors and their relatives were midnight these grave said she could still recommend have said they would be willing present. In a theater 600 miles M onday to < Grand yard sites of death for whoever was respon to recommend execution — a away in Oklahoma City, only 30 Can van 1 sign leases Hopi my ancestors sible for the April 19, 1995, requirement to serve on a capi people showed up to watch a reservation acknowledg NEW are the roots blast that tore apart the tal trial in federal court. closed-circuit telecast of the ing the MEXICO holding me Oklahoma City federal building Given the exhaustive interro trial. Phoenix rugged patch there,” said and killed 168 people, including of desert in o Roberta 19 children. 100 miles northern ARIZONA Blackgoat, a As jury selection crept along 231 Dixieway North Arizona 100 km N avajo in — only 11 prospects had been between Cleveland belongs to the Flagstaff who interviewed after a day and a MEXICO and Douglas on other tribe. refu sed to half — the woman was the lat Those w ho sign a lease. est prospect to reveal strong US31-33 didn't sign lose their claim to “ 1 can’t leave the sacred songs feelings about the case. land that holds religious signifi and sacred prayers of my Her emotional questioning, cance for them — and perhaps ancestors.” however, gave way to the after F or a change o f pace, eventual eviction. Navajos also contend that noon’s heady questioning of By late Monday, Navajos from Hopi officials want them off one of the more colorful jury more than 60 of the 80 affected their land so they can open it prospects: a philosophy profes w ithout draining homesites had signed the leas up to coal and mining interests, sor who said he was w illing to es, also called “ accommodation a charge Hopis deny. consider the death penalty yo u r w allet, agreements,” allowing them to The Hopis stand to get up to “just as I’m willing to consider stay on the land for 75 years, $50 million from the federal that we’re all just dreaming.” said Hopi tribal spokeswoman government if 85 percent of the A devout Roman Catholic and try KICKERS! Kim Secakuku. Navajos agree to the leases. Rush Limbaugh fan whose doc Estimates of how many The Hopis plan to use the toral thesis deals with the Navajos live on the Hopi reser money to expand their reserva philosophical underpinnings of Wed: D ollar N ig h t & vation range from 300 to more tion by up to 500,000 acres. science and theology, he daz O p e n J a m than 1,000. The dispute began in 1882 zled and dismayed the judge “ If they don’t sign, they don’t when the federal government and lawyers with his highbrow have any legal rights or legal set aside 1.8 m illion acres for — and sometimes tart — Thurs: B ucket N ight & protections,” Secakuku said. use by the Hopis and other answers. Several times, he said ‘‘All we can say is we have Indians living on the disputed he was being asked questions d j Dance Party tried to work with them. We land, which was occupied with flawed wording. Free Dart and Pool lessons for have always been clear that almost entirely by Navajos who The most sticky issue cen [the accommodation agree refused to move out. Hopis, tered on whether he would be ladies - 8pm ment] will always allow them to however, says they were there willing to recommend execu practice their religion.” long before the Navajo arrived. tion. He said that he would bo In New York, San Francisco Despite assurances from Hopi generally against the death and Flagstaff, there were ral tribal officials that their reli penalty on religious grounds, lies Monday to protest the plan. gious beliefs won’t be trampled but “ I could consider death, A lw ays open ‘til 3 a m More than 100 protesters with if they sign the leases, also.” M-F open at 3pm, Sat open at noon took to the streets of San many Navajos are still afraid. 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Many had “ If you don’t buy now and mates of current stocks, with WASHINGTON were eligible. hoped Brazil’s record crop pay whatever premium, you’ll the new figure pointing to pos Farmers have offered to The largest acreages offered would cut into demand, but a probably miss the boat,” he sible shortages by summer. remove nearly 26 million were in Texas, with 3.4 million series of port problems has said. “ It’s like musical chairs, Corn futures also rose. acres from production and acres; North Dakota, w ith 2.5 kept foreign reliance on where you have 10 chairs and In other markets, coffee other uses in the government’s million; and Montana, with 2.3 American soybeans high. 11 players.” futures rose strongly a fourth multibillion-dollar conserva m illion. Corn futures rose in step with Mexico and Guatemala had session on supply anxieties, tion program, the Agriculture The Agriculture Department soybeans. With soaring soy record exports in January and while silver futures fell. Department said Tuesday. said it would notify producers bean prices, farmers expect to February, and Brazil and The Agriculture Department “ Preliminary figures from by the m iddle o f June as to plant huge tracts of that crop Colombia had healthy exports said it overcounted soybean the field show that we got w hether th e ir land had been this spring, the USDA reported as well. March figures are not reserves held in Mississippi in approximately 301,650 offers accepted. Monday. That has increased in yet, but analysts believe they its quarterly stocks report for almost 26 million acres,” Officials initially expected to worries that the other crops should be strong, too. released Monday, boosting the Secretary Dan Glickman enroll about 30 million acres will be overlooked at planting Still, U.S. stockpiles currently figure by 2 percent. After announced. But he cautioned in the first offering. reviewing the numbers, the time, leading to tight supplies are 30 percent lower than the the figures are preliminary The Clinton administration down the road. same time a year ago despite a agency said that as of March 1, and the final numbers may decided to reduce that by 2 Soybeans for May delivery 90 percent jump in coffee there were 1.056 billion vary. million acres this fiscal year to bushels of soybeans left nation rose 19 3/4 cents $8.75 1/2 a futures since December. Glickman said 8 million provide the funds to pay a bushel on the Chicago Board of Supplies of quality arabica wide until the next harvest, the acres were proposed for first company $65 million to aban Trade; May corn rose 3 cents to beans stored in warehouses lowest for that date since 1994. time enrollment in the don a gold mine near $3.13 a bushel. owned by the Coffee, Sugar & The revision indicates the Conservation Reserve Yellowstone National Park. Coffee futures rose to the Cocoa Exchange in New York nation's soybean stocks are in Program. Brian Johnson, a spokesman highest level in three weeks at 44 percent below a year ago. serious danger of depletion by The remaining 18 million for the Council on amid concern supplies could May green, arabica coffee September. are enrolled in contracts due Environmental Quality, which “ If demand continues at the run out. settled 3.15 cents higher at to expire in September. crafted the agreement with Shipments tightened greatly $1,943 a pound, the highest current pace, prices have to go The 10-year program, which the Canadian mining compa early this year but have risen in since March 12. higher in old crop to ration will cost $1.9 billion a year, ny, Crown Butte Resources recent weeks as producers The stock market, edged demand,” said analyst Steve gives producers annual rental Ltd., has said 2 million addi Freed at ADM Investor Services rushed to sell much of their lower Tuesday after falling payments for establishing var tional acres would be funded harvest. Some investors believe sharply in the previous two Inc. in Chicago. ious kinds of protective cover next year. Domestic and foreign demand producers have little coffee left trading days. on suitable farm property to But the administration pro protect and improve air, posal, which requires congres water, and soil quality and sional approval, met with wildlife habitat. strong opposition from farm- Rents are based on local state legislators. market rates and acreage is Eventually, the program chosen to yield the greatest calls for enrolling a total of f benefits, based on an environ 36.4 million acres by 2000. 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By T IM W H IT M IR E lead to new methods for early b reast cancer. And it raises the possibility of ed in part by the American Associated Press W riter detection and treatment of Malbon said elevated levels of breast cancer treatments based Cancer Society and involved breast cancer, Malbon said in a MAP kinase also were found in on “ programmed cell death,’’ examination of tissue speci NEW YORK telephone interview with The the lymph nodes of breast can he said. In such treatments, mens from more than 25 Researchers have isolated a Associated Press. cer patients whose cancer doctors would introduce to can patients — some with normal molecule believed to trigger Malbon said the migration of spread to other parts of their cerous cells special molecules breast tissue, some with breast breast cancer, a scientist said MAP kinase into the nucleus of body, making the molecule a designed to “ turn off” the MAP cancer and some with other Tuesday. a cell signals the cell to begin marker for those so-called kinase cell breast diseases. Levels of the molecule, mito replicating itself, causing can metastatic cancers. In cases of early-detection An editorial in The Journal of gen-activated protein kinase — cer. The discovery could allow breast cancer, such targeted Clinical Investigation called the or MAP kinase — are between - “ The trip switch is this mole doctors to test for high levels of treatment can be preferable to researchers’ discovery “ an five and 20 times higher in can cule and its migration into the MAP kinase in breast cells, the more scattershot approach extremely exciting finding that cerous breast tissue cells than nucleus,’’ he said. allowing detection of breast es o f ra d ia tio n th e ra p y or has the potential of identifying in normal breast tissue cells, Previous research has shown cancer even before noticeable chemotherapy, Malbon said. an important therapeutic tar according to Dr. Craig C. that MAP kinase signals cells to tumors develop, Malbon said. The two-year study was fund get.” Malbon of the State University proliferate, Malbon said. The of New York-Stony Brook. new research, he said, estab The discovery, reported in the lished a link between extremely April issue of The Journal of high levels of the molecule and The N otre D am e A frican Students’ Association Clinical Investigation, could the growth and spread of
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Discussions w ill follow. Refreshments w ill be served. Council Presented bv the NDOIBD in honor of Dean Keane Wednesday, A p ril 2, 1997 The Observer • NEWS page 11 Cult weapons found Unexpected Palestinians injured in local warehouse snow buries in two bomb blasts By M ATTH E W FORDAHL warehouse where it w ill be East Coast Associated Press W riter ______studied with other evidence. By IBRAHIM BARZAK rible disaster was prevented.” The discovery came as By JON MARCUS Associated Press W riter Palestinian police comman authorities indicated the case SAN DIEGO Associated Press W riter der Brig. Gen. Saeb el-Ajez said Assault rifles and other was winding down. NEZARIM, Gaza Strip a suicide bomber exploded one weapons belonging to the And a week after the deaths BOSTON Two bombs exploded near mile from Nezarim, adding that Heaven's Gate suicide cult were uncovered, the Spanish- Jewish settlements in the Gaza no Israeli bus was in the area New England towns had were discovered Tuesday in style mansion where wide- begun putting their plows away Strip on Tuesday, killing the at the time of the explosion. two rented storage sheds. eyed cult leader Marshall two Palestinian , Israeli after a winter of below-average Four sheriff's detectives Applewhite and 38 followers snowfall, and hardware stores suicide attack police offi searched the sheds and took their lives stood vacant. ers and wound Detail area cials said had set up their displays of uncovered the collection, the A road crew worked on patio furniture. Then, April ing several the second North County Times reported. Colina Norte, the dead-end Fool! other Arabs, _ West blast, near lane leading to the home, but Bank “ Several assault rifles, shot Boston started digging out police said. the K fa r guns and handguns were otherwise the low-key hum of Tuesday after its biggest snow Israel radio GAZA Darom set taken from the storage shed,” luxury life had returned to the fall ever in April, a Nor’easter said the suicide STRIP tle m e n t , ISRAEL an unidentified sheriffs offi wealthy community in rolling that blew away the tip of one of bombers had occurred JORDAN cial told the newspaper. hills a few miles from the the masts on the USS apparently when a cart It was not clear how many Pacific Ocean. 25 miles Constitution, the sturdy frigate timed attacks EGYPT loaded with weapons were found, or why Some cars on the main road to coincide with explosives known as Old Ironsides. 25 km the cult had them. slowed as they passed the the normal went off. Snow piled up nearly 3 feet Thirty-nine cult members blocked cul-de-sac, but there deep from New Jersey into travel schedule They said carried out a suicide ritual was nothing to be seen and Nezarim Massachusetts, shutting down of school buses several last week in their exclusive they moved on through the from Jewish Palestinians airports, closing schools and suburban hideaway in lemon-scented landscape of knocking out electricity to hun settlements. were hurt. Rancho Santa Fe. citrus orchards, eucalyptus One of the ISRAEL P a le s tin dreds of thousands of people, Lt. Jerry Lipscomb, the and pepper trees. some of whom won’t see their blasts was first Khan 4 miles ian police sheriffs lead homicide detec “ People recognize that this thought to have Yunus said tw o power restored for days. tive, would not confirm that was an unfortunate thing that “ It’s a practical joke. It’s exploded next Palestinians weapons were found but told could happen anywhere. to a school bus were hurt. April Fool’s Day,” Christie Rafah Israeli border The Associated Press that any Rancho Santa Fe is a pretty Humphrey told her astonished leaving the crossing “ A t 7:00 such discovery would not be quiet town and it would take 2-year-old son, Sam, as he Jewish settle o Israeli settlement there was a EGYPT significant. a lot to reform it,” he added. looked at the snow in North ment Nezarim, tremendous “ Weapons were not used in The cult had lived there but a Jewish leader said the explosion and the whole house Andover. the death of any members of since October, making little Strangers to the area thought bus had been delayed. shook,” said Shela Shoshan. the cult,” he said, adding contact with neighbors. The “ There was a huge blast,” The explosions were the first differently. there was no evidence the car wash, however, was one “This is what I think of in a said Nezarim settler leader attacks in Israel since a March cult used weapons “ either for place where they left a void. 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By M ICHAEL H ILL her grandmother kneeled in demanded that James leave. night. On Feb. 21, after nine hours Associated Press W riter ____ prayer and cursed God for leav James lunged at Betty, and put When she confessed, she said, of deliberations, jurors rejected ing the girl with her. Older said. her in a choke hold. He took out she was merely tolling police the lesser count of manslaugh KINGSTON, N.Y Then, in October 1994, a kite string and pulled it with what they wanted to hear. ter and found her guilty of sec When her grandmother died, Wendy met James Evans. his foot at the base of her neck. “ I never literally meant I ond-degree murder. 13-year-old Wendy Gardner James was older — 15 — and When he told Wendy to say wanted my grandmother to Wendy cried and was led was supposed to have the last he stole bikes and tortured her lines, she was too upset. So die,” she testified. from court with a jacket over word. cats, prosecutors said. Trial James said, “ Remember this, Smith, the psychiatrist, testi her head. Wendy had planned to say, psychiatrists diagnosed him as bitch, you’re never going to be fied that Wendy was emotional Ulster County District “You beat me ... now it’s your a sociopath. able to hit her again.” ly stunted and saw the murder Attorney Michael Kavanagh has turn to get beaten.” But she Before long, Wendy began Wendy and Kathy hid plan as just the game. said he w ill not seek the maxi confessed that even before her skipping school. Her grades upstairs. And the demand to “ Just do mum sentence of nine years to boyfriend pulled the kite string dropped. Wendy, according to Later, Wendy and James had it” ? Wendy told Smith it life when Wendy is sentenced around Betty Gardner’s neck, Older, was becoming like sex in the same room where referred to showing some Wednesday. She may serve as plans had gone astray. James. Betty was killed. She helped Christmas presents. little as five years. “ Just do it,” she said. Then Dr. Kevin Smith, a psychia James stuff the body into the But the image of this defen But barring a successful she fled upstairs and lay down; trist who testified in Wendy’s trunk of Betty’s 1984 Mercury. dant as a victim was undercut appeal, she w ill grow to adult she sang “ Jingle Bells” to blot trial, said there was a logic to The body stayed in the trunk by the matter-of-fact tone in hood in state custody, and it out the carnage below. the relationship. James for the next three days as which Wendy discussed the seems she’s trying to make the Wendy Gardner is polite and received affirmation for his James — who had no license — crime on a tape played to the best of it. pretty with a round face and behavior; Wendy — operating drove Wendy to buy video jury, and by testimony from her She’s doing well in school long brown hair. In school, she on the emotional level of an 8- games, sneakers, candy and sister. again. earned A’s and B’s. She plays year-old — had a rebel lingerie with some $880 stolen the flute — pretty, sweet boyfriend to complement her from the dead woman. With the melodies — and keeps a diary. own angry and rebellious feel body in the trunk, and a teddy In it, she has fantasized about ings. bear in the front seat, they MUSLIM STUDENTS' ripping an old boyfriend’s flesh “ They were truly a perfect went for fast food. They went to pieces. match,” he said. “ It’s like a bowling, twice. ASSOCIATION The contrasts — darkness lock and key system.” Kathy was made to sit in the and innocence — are typical of By Christmas 1994, Wendy back seat sometimes. She did AND this child of drug users: A pros had essentially lived with as she was told and stayed titute mother who died after James and his mother for two quiet. But three days later, she PROGRAM IN MIDDLE EAST contracting the AIDS virus. A weeks. Betty Gardner ordered snuck out to a neighbor’s father who boasted of how his her granddaughter home. house. STUDIES own father dropped dead dur According to a confession The neighbors called 911, but x/ou/ Sdeotii/Mi' (On-- ing an argument between them, Wendy gave days after the the operator wouldn’t take the according to testimony at killing, the young lovers had call — it wasn’t an emergency BY Wendy’s trial. other plans. They talked about because Betty Gardner was Betty Gardner took both marrying — on a boat, five already dead. Then they called MR. SHERMAN JACKSON Wendy and her sister Kathy m iles offshore so it would be Saugerties police, who found Associate Professor in Islamic Studies at Wayne State into her home in the Hudson legal. They talked about killing the young couple in the University, Ml. Valley town of Saugerties. Betty Gardner. . Gardner house and the corpse W endy was 5, K athy was 3; “ If I kill her, will you love in the trunk. d a t e : FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1997. their grandmother was a widow me?” James asked, according James Evans was convicted in who fervently believed in God to Wendy’s confession. “ And I July of second-degree murder TIM E : 5:00 P.M. and discipline, and sometimes said ‘Yeah, but I don't think and is serving a nine-years-to- the girls were slapped or pad- you’ll do it.’” life sentence. VENUE : HESBURGH LIBRARY died. “ Want to bet?” he asked. Wendy’s subsequent trial in AUDITORIUM The prosecutor, Michael Wendy said James considered February presented more Miranda, said this was merely using a gun (they didn’t have nuanced questions: Was she t o p i c :" FOLLOWING THE old-school discipline. But one); chopping her to death (too under the influence of James at defense attorney Lisa Beth bloody); stabbing her (ditto). the time of the killing, or did PROPHET: PROPHETIC ACTIONS Older said there was actual They decided to snap her she manipulate him? abuse, much of it psychological. neck. Two years after the killing, a AS THE SOURCE Betty Gardner, 67, would tell The night of Dec. 28, 1994, poised Wendy Gardner told Wendy she was going to turn James went with Wendy to her jurors she loved her grand O F LAW." out just like her mother. Once, grandmother’s house. mother, the woman who tucked Wendy was made to watch as According to Wendy, Betty her in and kissed her good
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Mad to Chef I America, CMS Department 43695, One Faecett Drive, Del Rio, TX 78840, 30033 Wednesday, A p ril 2, 1997 The Observer • NATIONAL NEWS page 13 Staff sergeant charged Clinton attacks TV beer ads By SANDRA SOBIERAJ deadlocked 2-2 on the question. of beer drinking. with sexual misconduct Associated Press W riter Hundt hoped Clinton’s “ Alcohol is basically alcohol,” announcement would sway dis said Karolyn Nunnallee, presi By DAVID DISHNEAU the court-martial of a drill WASHINGTON senting commissioners James dent-elect of Mothers Against Associated Press W riter ______sergeant facing 25 charges of President Clinton, who scored Quello and Rachelle Chong, and Drunk Driving. “ When beer is rape denied a defense request political points in taking on the allow the investigation to pro the number one alcoholic bev ABERDEEN, Md. to interview high-ranking Army tobacco industry, targeted ceed. erage of choice among our Another instructor at the officials who last fall called for liquor distillers’ TV ads While saying he'hoped the youth, it just doesn’t make Aberdeen Proving Ground was “ zero tolerance” of sexual mis Tuesday. industry would voluntarily sense that these beer ads would charged Tuesday with sexual conduct. “ Liquor has agree to stay off the airwaves, not be targeted also.” misconduct involving female Lawyers for Sgt. Delmar no business Clinton said that if the agency Elizabeth Board, spokes subordinates, making him the Simpson argued during a pre with kids,” finds liquor ads harmful to woman for the Distilled Spirits 11th man charged in the ongo trial hearing that comments he declared. youngsters, “ I think the FCC Council of the United States, ing sex scandal. made by Secretary Togo West But even as has grounds to act.” noted that the major national Staff Sgt. Marvin Kelley, 33, and other Army officials made Clinton Pressed several times to networks still refuse to run had improper relationships if impossible for Simpson to argued he explain why beer and wine ads liquor ads and only 50 of some with six trainees and one receive a fair court-martial and was protect were left out of the directive, 1,000 cable stations have female soldier stationed at led Aberdeen commanders to ing children Clinton Clinton said: “ I think the liquor accepted ads since November. Aberdeen, the Army said. charge him with rape when he and helping industry itself once thought that By contrast, she said, beer Kelley was also charged with may have had consensual sex. parents, he struggled to explain there was a distinction to be commercials saturate the air two counts of obstruction of “ It is our sense that the Army why his move against liquor drawn, if for no other reason waves — $2.5 billion worth justice, five counts of failing to needs somebody to hang rape ads — which stopped just short than alcohol content, between since Clinton took office. obey an order prohibiting such on,” said defense lawyer Frank of recommending a regulatory beer and wine and hard liquor, “ If the administration is seri relationships, one count.of J. Spinner. ban — did not touch the far which is why they observed this ous about children and wants making a false statement, and But the judge, Col. Paul more pervasive television distinction for 50 years. ... I to look at the issue of alcohol three counts of adultery, the Johnston, said he reviewed advertising for beer or wine. think they were right." and advertising, we have no Army said. newspaper clippings and He acknowledged that his He appeared to leave open quarrel about that. But they No further details on the broadcast news reports and did aim, for now, is a return to the the possibility of broadening cannot do it by ignoring 99 per charges were released. An not believe they showed Army status quo last fall — before the FCC study, saying that “ if cent of the alcohol advertising Army spokesman Tuesday officials unduly influenced distillers lifted their 50-year, there is no difference, if there on television," said Board. night did not know Kelley’s Simpson’s court-martial. self-imposed ban on radio and are p ro b le m s, the FCC can Former Sen. George race. The other 10 men Simpson, 32, is charged w ith TV ads. Vintners and brewers, evaluate whatever evidence McGovern, spokesman for the charged with sexual miscon scores of offenses involving as a politically powerful lobby that comes in.” National Council on Alcoholism duct at Aberdeen are black; many as 28 female soldiers. If spends millions of dollars in But White House spokesman and Drug Dependence, agreed most of their accusers are convicted, he could face life in Washington, have freely adver Mike McCurry later told that “ seductive” beer and wine white. prison. His trial begins next tised all along. reporters, “ I’m not aware of ads posed the greater threat to Also Tuesday, the judge in Monday. “ I think we ought to start anyone foreseeing a next step young people, but said he with the principle of no back that suggests that you look at understood the political reality sliding,” Clinton said in outlin beer and wine. I think we’re Clinton faced in taking on ing his request that the Federal just taking it one step at a broadcasters and the advertis Communications Commission tim e.” ing and liquor industries. study the impact of lifting the Cracking down on tobacco “ I’ve learned long ago you ban and make recommenda industry ads aimed at children have to be satisfied with partial tions for possible federal action. proved a good issue for Clinton steps on an explosive issue like “ We must do nothing — noth in his re-election campaign. this,” said McGovern, who lost ing — that would risk encour Tuesday’s liquor announce a daughter to alcoholism. WILLIAM INGE aging more of our young people ment, which mostly reiterated On Capitol Hill, Rep. W.J. to drink hard liquor,” Clinton past policy statements, was Tauzin, R-La., chairman of the CENTER THEATRE said in a Roosevelt Room cere; meant to reinvigorate a similar House Commerce subcommit mony with Vice President A1 ly good “ pro-fam ily” issue that tee on telecommunications, Gore. Clinton first seized upon in a scrapped plans for public hear APRIL 13 at 2:30 p.m Distillers voted in November Father’s Day radio address last ings on the issue. He is instead to end the ban after Seagram’s year. pursuing behind-the-scenes Saint Mary's College ran a limited number of ads in But distillers were quick to negotiations with industry rep For ticket information Texas. Ever since, FCC cry hypocrisy Tuesday. And resentatives for voluntary 219/284 Chairman Reed Ilundt has some groups denounced any restrictions on ad content and sought an official inquiry but distinction between hard placement that would cover L3 the commission remained liquor’s harm and the dangers beer, wine and liquor alike.
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WHERE I'M CALLING FROM Fear of the apocalypse pervades modern media culture When I was in fifth grade, my sadistic, ping along behind the Hale-Bopp. Either through Hollywood and the media. Movie work of merit, looking at the wasteland of twisted, complex-ridden schoolteacher way, it’s over for us. companies are spitting out endless repro modern cinema that is so ruled by the thought it might be fun to spend a few In the tradition of Sports Illustrated’s ductions of mindless natural disaster almighty dollar that it nominates such days of religion class covering the fun-to- weekly installments of signs of the apoca flicks and aliens destroy the world trite treasures as “Jerry Maguire” for best read and easy-to-understand Book of lypse, 1 have come up with a few of my movies. Fires, volcanoes, twisters, man picture. I am a supporter of rereleasing Revelation. Needless to say, after a col own. And you don’t have to look up into eating viruses, earthquakes, motherships the classics, but I lament such a develop lective protest from parents whose chil the cosmos to see them, unless of course laying waste to civilization, etc. And it’s ment as well — when classics become dren couldn’t sleep at night with visions you are wearing black Nikes, have a $5 not just the movies — television shows are contemporary, when they replace current emblazoned in their pre-pubescent minds bill and some quarters in your pocket, exploiting America’s appoca-lust, crank creations instead of existing as a refer of multi-headed beasts, plague- spreading have your bags packed for Mars and are ing out serials about omnipresent UFO's ence point for new and fresh work, they devils on horseback and Catholic school not afraid of a little friendly castration, in and approaching doom in the next millen are evidence of the fact that ours is a cul which case you might want to look up — nium, aliens coming to live in happy bliss ture which is becoming unoriginal, art the mothership might have a beam left for on the third rock from the sun — specula less, meaningless — a stale society that is you. tion about the grandiosity of the future running out of stories to tell. The first sign on my “The end is and its inevitable collapse is an insatiable Look at television — we have replaced Thomas approaching list” would undoubtedly have market. the art of storytelling, the art that is at the f t to be the impending doomsday otherwise And 1 am begging for a respite from it all core of who we arc and how we under known as graduation. T-minus 1.5 as I can only stomach so much of the fan stand our existence, with “ real life” sto Coyne months to G-day 1997. The day when tastic. Blame it on my literacy or my dis ries. We don’t want to write stories and J S u credit lines dry up, when bills with your interest in trailer-park mythology, but I construct our lives, we merely want to name on them mean you actually have to have a hard time believing in the apoca watch our lives through cameras that pay them yourself, when you have to go lyptic scenarios bombarding me at every capture cops chasing criminals and twen kiddies being dropped into the fires of out and get a, I can barely say it, ja, ja, turn. When was the last time seven ty somethings experiencing growing pains damnation for forging their parent’s sig job. And you thought the stuff in the twisters tore through your town on a in plush domiciles. The line between nature on spelling tests, our lessons in the movies was scary. When I walk out of the Sunday afternoon? Seen any good dor reality and story has become dangerously apocalypse came to an abrupt end. Joyce Center on that Sunday in May, mant volcanoes in a highly populated blurred in this age of multi-media, facts at But the damage had been done and my diploma in hand, draped in my tacky area erupting lately? Sorry about that your fingertips, the real deal in your face, own fascination with the end of the world gown and sporting my goofy tasseled cap, time the aliens came down to your farm straight from the front lines information was born. I prognosticated at the age of I’m hoping that the parking lot w ill open house and abducted your wife, but who explosion. The end is coming for a cul 10 that the end would occur on New up and swallow me whole. Eternity holds can you blame? Oh yeah, the federal gov ture that has sacrificed its imagination, its Year’s Eve of the year 1999 at the stroke more promise for an English major than ernment, because according to that guy creativity, its curiosity and opted for docu- of midnight. It was simple — God, being the real world. from the FBI, they’re all in cahoots. dramas and downloaded facts and fig the logical being that He is, would want to Another sign that something is out of Spare me. If the world doesn’t end in ures. Without story, reality is the most end things on a nice round number. But order in the gentle balance of the cosmos the year 2000 (which I kind of hope it bitter of pills. An unoriginal world is one since then, 1 have rethought my calcula is the enigma of the Notre Dame athletic does, if for no other reason than to make that might as well be over. tions. I’m not even sure we have that programs. With our flailing football pro Prince’s “ 1999” a number-one hit yet Twenty years ago, our world was closer long. gram trying to schedule St. Joe’s for the again) we might w ill the world to end with to the reality of global annihilation than You heard it here (and a myriad of other 1997 schedule (the m ilitary academics our tremendous desire to discern and ever before, the threat of nuclear war places — street corners, soap boxes, and proving to be all too mighty opponents) dramatize the way things are all going to hanging over every head, and yet the web sites all being hotbeds of apocalypse and the only sports bringing any pride to come down. Some wacko is going to apocalypse was rarely discussed and rhetoric): the end is coming! Prepare ye this campus being the traditional Fighting watch “Twelve Monkeys" enough times never romanticized — perhaps because, selves! The Heaven’s Gate debacle should Irish fortes of fencing, women’s soccer and figure out how to actually do it, and at the time, the threat was more fact than be proof enough that the apocalypse is and women’s basketball (no offense judging by the American penchant for fantasy. Now that the Cold War is behind around the corner. Not to be insensitive ladies, it’s just a bit out of the ordinary), apocalyptic fantasy, he’ll probably think us and our anxiety that we are going to or write in bad taste (neither of which 1 one of the biggest boys clubs in America is he’s giving us what we want. burn up into piles of radioactive dust is have ever tried to avoid before), but an becoming the playground for its loyal And if Hollywood isn't busy pumping out assuaged, we have invented new enemies. act of such unfathomable insanity sug daughters, marching onward to victory. fresh sci-fi-adventure-destruction We have found new threats to our sur gests one of two things: either the human Oh, I forgot about men’s basketball, but if garbage, it’s busy rereleasing old films to vival in nature, plagues, and aliens. I will species is doomed because there is ho their success isn’t a sign of the apoca fill the artistic void left by such cliched never understand why we have to be star lim it to the capacity of individuals to lypse, I don’t know what is. and predictable drivel. From “Star Wars” ing at death to feel fully alive. refuse to use their brains; or Mr. La Tee 1 am not alone in my end of the world to “The Graduate” to “The Godfather, ” Do was right, and we arc all screwed anxiety — it extends beyond our little production companies have made the R. Thomas Coyne is a senior Arts and because we missed the mothership bop campus and has gripped the nation wise decision to look in its closets for Letters major.
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5 0 YOU JUST P I- POINTLESS? YOU I O F COURSE f I HA VENT DISAPPEARED! VORCEP? JU5 T h a v e HAVE A CHIU?! I I S E E 1 HA VENTABANPONEP NO, THATS OH, EXCUSE M E! rhoever wants to LIRE THAT? NO BEEN P O YOU E V E R I HER, MOM... HER! I'M NOT PLANNING ON NOTLUHAT I THOUGHT ATTEMPT AT RE PO/NT- S E E H E R N O W ? DROPPING OUTOFHER LIFE 1 MEAN... MAYBETHATS u w ; know the heart and CONCILIATION? NO # 5 % FOR SEVEN YEARS, IF „ mind of America had better COUNSELING MOM THATS p/HAT YOU MEAN! MEANT? 7 learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game — and do it by watching first some high school or small-town team s.” —Jacques Barzun Wednesday, A p ril 2, 1997 page 15 Get Your Hands Dirty with the Environmental Coalition
By N ATH AN IEL MARX This is accomplished through environmental commis grams involving the environment. On Thursday, April Accent Writer sioners who oversee the recycling programs in their 10, the Terra Club will be hosting an environmental respective dorms. The Recyclin’ Irish do more than career fair as part of the Earth Week celebration. handle trash, however. The group started the The final member of the coalition, Students for N otre Dame’s environmental organizations are ShamROCK Greenfest, one of the outdoor events fea Responsible Business, is not a purely environmental busy getting ready for a week-long celebration of tured during Earth Week. organization. Nevertheless, Blank, the group’s com the natural world beginning this Sunday. The The Irish Outdoors Club promotes respect for nature munications director, points out that ethical business events of Earth Week ‘97 are being coordinated by the through direct exposure. The club owns backpacks, people “have to take into account environmental Notre Dame Environmental Coalition, a relatively tents, stoves, and other necessities for hiking and effects” of their decisions. Blank believes that the informal board that has representatives from each of camping. Past excursions include mountain biking in group’s membership in the coalition allows them to six environmental groups on campus. The coalition southern Indiana and snowshoeing in Michigan. Irish share different perspectives and information on issues was first organized in October of 1995 by Karen Outdoors will host an Earth Week hike at Indiana of importance to the environment and to business. Cardinal, current co president of the Recyclin’ Irish. Dunes on Sunday, A p ril 13. President Eric Nielsen Notre Dame is the first university to offer membership Cardinal says that the coalition “increases dialogue admits that “this year the club has been pretty much in this national organization to undergraduates as well between groups” and allows them to work together inactive.” However, Irish Outdoors hopes to gain new as to MBA’s. more efficiently in their efforts to members and become more Each of these groups is represented in weekly meet increase environmental awareness active next fall. The joint ings of the coalition. Still, the coalition itself is not a and concern. “Our big objective this efforts of the coalition should university-sponsored club, and it has only one officer semester is Earth Week,” Cardinal help. — Cardinal, the coalition’s “organizer.” Nevertheless, explains. However, the coalition also Environmental laws and reg Notre Dame’s environmental organizations place great hopes to hold a joint festival in the ulations are of primary interest value in the Environmental Coalition. Stancati notes fall when now members can be to the Environmental Law that the coalition provides the broad perspective and encouraged to join these organiza Society. President Sarah motivation that the Environmental Law Society cannot tions. Stancati worries that “care for supply on its own. Cardinal adds that the coalition As the original environmental the environment doesn’t come “ gives us a larger base off which to promote environ group on campus, Students for through enough in the curricu mental awareness.” Blank agrees that the different Environmental Action remains active lum” of the law school. knowledge and opinions that each environmental orga in using education and service to However, she says, “You cannot nization brings to the coalition allows them all to spread information about the state of practice law without coming “work together to get a better solution” to the prob our environment and increase appre upon environmental law.” The lems of the natural world. ciation for the natural world. Among group hosts speakers and facili their accomplishments, president tates discussions that improve Brian Blank includes the creation of awareness of environmental a program in which members teach issues. As part of the coali elementary school students about tion’s week-long Earth Day Earth Week '97 conservation, recycling and endan activities, the Environmental gered species. Law Society will present a April 6 - Plant a Tree. Meet with Students for Environmental Additionally, SEA has investigated panel of speakers on Thursday, Action in the Main Circle at 12 p.m. issues of local importance such as the April 10 to discuss controversial use of pesticide on Notre Dame's clean air regulations that have April 7-10 - Recycle on Campus. Volunteer to help Recyclin’ Irish lawns and the presence of lead and recently been proposed. from 9-5 daily (call Sheila 1-5615 for details). other heavy metals in the paint of Representatives w ill be on hand Environmental Career Fair. Learn about Companies who South Bend’s older houses. Many of from the Indiana Health Care from 12-4 p.m. at the Center for Social Concerns. the upcoming Earth Day events are Department, the St. Joseph A ir Pollution Discussion. Meet with officials from organized by SEA, including an County Chamber of Commerce the Environmental Law Society from 3-4:30 p.m. in Environmental Mass and a tree and the Green Party of Indiana. room 121 of the Law School. planting project on Sunday. Usually, Stancati is quick to point out around 50 students and volunteers plant between that her group does more than discuss legal issues. 1,700 and 2,000 trees on a local property. As part of The society organizes hikes and other events that April 12 - Clean up Campus. Meet with the Irish Outdoors club their effort to inform the campus about environmental allow its members, many of whom are hard-working from 12-1 p.m. at the Fieldhouse Mall to keep our issues and club projects, SEA maintains a website at law students, to simply enjoy the outdoors. The campus beautiful. http://www.nd.edu/~sea/ . Environmental Law Society is not restricted to law stu Tye-Dye, Sing and Dance. Recyclin' Irish sponsors The Recyclin’ Irish was originally a program run by dents — graduates and undergraduates from all disci ShamROCK Greenfest from 1-5 p.m. at the Fieldhouse Mall. SEA. It became a group unto itself due to its great suc plines are welcome. Mass at the Grotto with Fr. Hesburgh at 5 p.m. cess and growing size. Its self-proclaimed mission is Engineers at Notre Dame also have their own envi “to maintain, improve and encourage the recycling ini ronmental organization, the Terra Club. Also a spon April 13 -Take a Hike. Join the Outdoors Club for a trip to the tiative on the campus of the University of Notre Dame sor of camping trips and outdoor activities, the Terra Indiana Dunes State Park. Meet at 12 p.m. at the and beyond.” The group is primarily responsible for Club has taken a trip to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. Main Circle. the recycling of paper, aluminum cans, and other solid The club helps students interested in geology and engi waste in each dorm and in other buildings on campus. neering to find jobs, internships and graduate pro
■ Accent Speaks Mother Earth fallen short somewhere in our environ Do we honestly think we are making matters any bet mentally conscious lives? ter by addressing a group of students, a majority of The answer is, NO! Although loving the environment whom drink, that only weak, distraught, and unstable By JACKIE M ARTINEZ and preserving it for our children seems to be the new people need alcohol in their lives? I think not! What Accent Copy Editor trend which has overtaken high school and college we need to do is show students the good that they are aged students alike, this common thread is something doing and that they can be doing more of it rather to be praised and not ridiculed. The only problem is, than concentrate on the bad in the world, if they take I t is the grassloss, muddy, make-shift pathways we here at Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College, how a better look at the good. And the good is the environ stampede through each day as we cut corners, many of us are TRULY aware? How good of a job does ment, our earth, our future. (Do I sense a poster?) scrambling to get to class on time. It is the frozen our school REALLY do as far as pounding into our When we choose to tackle topics such as this, we tundra wind whose stinging bite either takes out the brains the importance of recycling and the necessity of choose to do something which can make us feel good unsuspecting victims in its path or causes them to con purchasing items which are biodegradable? Aside about ourselves. It is true what they say — a little tort their bodies to the best chill-repellent position. It from the recycling bins that dorms have enthusiasti help can go a long way. In other words, we have suc is the trees whose leaves we trample over and whose cally promoted (placing them directly in the walking cessfully taken the first step in improving the turmoil branches seem to interrupt the flying path of frisbees path of every student) and which have proven to be a which the environment is in by actively participating in and footballs on a sunny day. It is even the permeat success, what else have we done for the environment, its betterment. ing stench of ethanol which, although unpleasant, whose ozone layer continues to deplete and whose So, the next time you sort through your discarded strikes a familiar note and brings a somewhat com land-fills continue to plague our efforts to better the paper, neatly placing the colored, white, newsprint, forting feel to the hearts of students as they return to world? and magazines in their appropriate bins, don’t stop campus from a semester break. No, it is not a call Too often, our concerns seem to focus on the nega there. Ask yourself if there is something more you from heaven's gate made possible by the rapidly tive rather than the positive. I cannot begin to count could be doing, aside from an excellent job of separa tippi uaclimg Hale-Bopp. It is ... the environment. how many alcohol seminars, alcohol educational meet tion. If so ... do it! It w ill not only make you feel good Whether caught up in cursing the never-ending five- ings, and alcohol discussions I have been to, as well as about yourself but also about the earth you are helping month frost that seems to extract any ounce of happi informational meetings on stress handling and eating to save. ness left in our hearts or blinded by the holy arrival of disorders. (I wouldn’t be surprised if students turned It is the soft bed of grass you lay your blanket on to a ray of sunshine which miraculously breaks through to drinking or developed a disorder after being sub soak in some of the warm beating sun. It is the rocks the dense, dark sky which hovers over the Notre Dame jected to such attacks on our moral character and you throw into the lakes after perfecting your form, community. Domers seem to have gotten lost in the strength!) True, these are important issues which hoping to ace a m ultiple skip. In a way, it is even the shuffle of what it REALLY means to be environmental need to be addressed, but are we not tiring of the mutant squirrels who haunt the deep, dark crevices of ly aware. I mean, sure, there are those of us who same old concerns and accusations which force stu the campus, randomly appearing wherever a morsel of recycle our Coke cans and have even made the BIG dents to look down on themselves? food can be found. Yes, it is the Notre Dame campus, switch from aerosol to non-aerosol spray cans (Stop I have always wondered if, perhaps, it is such nega- but it is also the environment of an earth that spreads the presses!), but have our strenuous efforts to save tive attacks that only further students’ hopelessness. much farther and which we can all save. page 16 The Observer • SPORTS Wednesday, A pril 2, 1997 MLB Indians begin with new look Expos walk away By DENNIS GEORGATOS November and is the cleanup tional team who is beginning his Associated Press W riter batter in place of Belle. second full season with the A’s. Marquis Grissom and Dave “ I’m excited, but not ner OAKLAND Justice, both integral parts of vous,” Prieto said. “ I don’t have with first victory For the most part, the Atlanta’s NL championship nerves. I’m facing a good team Associated Press Cleveland Indians’ signature team, were acquired last week but I’ll have no problem. We’re players from the 1995 AL cham as part of the trade that sent a good team too.” MONTREAL pionship team and last year’s Lofton to the Braves. Two young catchers, George Montreal walked its way to the first win of the 1997 baseball division-winning club are else Williams and Justice said they Williams and Izzy Molina, take season. where as the new season begins. and the other newcomers have over the catching job from Terry Pinch-hitter Sherman Obando drew a bases-loaded walk in the Slugger Albert Belle signed been able to fit right into the Steinbach, who left Oakland as a ninth inning Tuesday, giving the Expos a 2-1 win over the St. with the Chicago White Sox as a locker-room mix and veteran free agent for Minneasota. Louis Cardinals. free agent. Bullpen closer Jose teammates such as Kevin Likewise, Tony Batista is at The Expos opened the year against the NL’s Central Division Mesa, charged w ith rape, is on Seitzer have filled them in on shortstop for Mike Bordick, now champions before 33,437 at Olympic Stadium, the fourth small trial and will miss at least the the nuances of playing in the with Baltimore. Scott Spiezio, est opening day crowd in 21 seasons at the ballpark. start of the year. American League. after playing most of his career Rondcll White and Shane Andrews had two hits each for Kenny Lofton, Julian Tavarez, “ Everybody’s cool here,” at third, has been moved to sec Montreal. Jose Vizcaino, Eddie Murray Justice said. “ It’s made for a ond. Willie McGee and Delino DeShields had two hits apiece for the and Carlos Baerga all have been smooth transition.” Geronimo Berroa and Canseco Cardinals. traded in a series of deals that are expected to split time at Dll With the score tied 1-1 in the ninth, Rondell White led off with began last July. Added Williams “ We’ve got a and in right field. Ernie Young an infield single against reliever Rich Batchelor. Loser Tony So, it w ill be a n e w -lo o k number of guys who have been returns to center and Jason Fossas relieved and Henry Rodriguez singled to right, sending Indians team that opens the sea around a long time, helping me Giambi is in left. Each of the White to third. son Wednesday night against out, who know how to hit. four hit 19 or more homers last David Segui was intentionally walked to load the bases for the Oakland Athletics, an over They’re getting sick of me be year. pinch-hitter Andy Stankiewicz, who hit a grounder to third base achieving club last year that cause I’ve been picking their McGwire, whose 52 home man Gary Gactti. Gaetti quickly tagged out White for the first out traded for Jose Canseco during brains as much as I can.” runs led the majors last season with Rodriguez taking third. the offseason to reunite him Cleveland’s pitching remains and helped Oakland set a team Obando then worked the count to 3-2 before drawing the with fellow power hitter Mark strong and stable, with the re record with 243 homers, has game-winning walk. McGwire. turn of Charles Nagy, Orel been bothered by back problems Ugueth Urbina pitched one inning for the win. The Indians are anything but Hershiser, Jack McDowell and this spring but is expected to be Trailing 1-0, the Cardinals tied it in the sixth when DeShields patchwork, though. Paul Shuey, Chad Ogea. in the opening lineup. tripled and scored on a wild pitch by Expos starter Jim Bullingcr. off a strong spring, assumes the Nagy, who went 17-5 with a “ The hitters are ready to start Mark Grudzielanek’s RBI single had given the Expos a 1-0 lead closer role in Mesa’s absence. 3.41 ERA and started the All- the season,” Oakland manager in the third off Cardinals starter Todd Stottlemyre. Matt Williams, who hit 247 Star game last season, pitches A rt Howe said. “ Hopefully, the Stottlemyre, making his second career opening day start and home runs in nine years at San opening night against Ariel pitching will be where we want first for St. Louis, allowed a run and four hits in seven innings. Francisco, was acquired in Prieto, a star for the Cuban na it to be.” Tigers open season with late inning loss to Twins
By RON LESKO make mistakes, make aggres Starter Doug Brocail, cruising fifth. He scored on a wild pitch “ We can’t have that happen Associated Press W riter sive mistakes,” Meares said. to that point, gave up three by Brocail, and, after Chuck if we’re going to win on a con “ We’re not a team that’s going runs in the bottom of the fifth. Knoblauch’s double and Rich sistent basis,” said manager MINNEAPOLIS to win every night on a three- Reliever A.J. Sager came on to Becker’s two-run single, Sager Tom Kelly, a fanatic about fun It was a bad night on the run home run. We’re going to pitch three scoreless innings, replaced Brocail. damentals. bases for the Minnesota Twins. have to take the extra base and but Dan Miceli got whacked in But baserunning mistakes by It happened again in the Pat Meares made sure it wasn’t put pressure on some of the the eighth. Marty Cordova and Paul eighth. a bad night in the clubhouse, outfielders to throw guys out. Molitor on the same play cost M olitor singled off Mic'eli too. That was just a sign that we’re “ Any time you lose a game the Twins a chance to score loading off the eighth, Cordova Meares’ two-run, two-out going to keep pushing and keep that you felt you played well more. With one out and run and Lawton walked to load the homer finished a four-run pushing the entire game.” enough to win, it hurts,” said ners on first and third, Matt bases and Terry Steinbach — a eighth inning as the Twins ral The Twins’ rally also was a Detroit manager Buddy Bell, Lawton hit a deep fly to left- New Ulm native playing his lied from a five-run deficit on sign that the Tigers’ pitching whose opening-day roster center. Molitor tagged at third first game for the Twins — hit opening night to beat the staff could be in for another includes 18 new players from and should have scored easily, a broken-bat single to make it Detroit Tigers 7-5 Tuesday. horrible year. the 1996 opener. “ The execu but Cordova was well around 5-4. The winning rally included Detroit, which set an AL tion was there. Danny just left second and was doubled off Newcomer Greg Colbrunn one of three potentially costly record with a 6.38 ERA in 1996 some balls over the plate and first for the final out. followed with a sacrifice fly, baserunning mistakes for the en route to a 109-loss season, he walked a few people. You Molitor slowed nearly to a but Lawton was thrown out Twins, who also lost first base self-destructed again after tak can’t do that, especially in this walk and touchefi home after easily at third for the second man Scott Stahoviak for up to ing a 5-0 lead on Melvin ballpark.” Cordova was retired. The run out. Meares followed with his four weeks when he broke a Nieves’ three-run homer in the Meares started Minnesota’s would have counted had game-winning homer on a 3-0 finger sliding into second. fourth and Tony Clark’s two- comeback, with a bloop triple to Molitor scored before the third count, a 404-foot drive to cen “ I guess if you’re going to run double in the fifth. shallow center leading off the out. ter.
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Vancouver lost its NBA-worst away at the start of the third Back in January, Nick Van Exel promised he’d buy everyone Robinson, coming off a 30- 63rd game of the season and quarter, going 5-for-7 to open on the SuperSonics a gift worth less than $100 if the Lakers point performance in Sunday’s 20th of its last 21. a 70-56 bulge. The Grizzlies, didn’t win the Pacific Division title. 99-97 loss at Denver, sparked Minus center Bryant Reeves meanwhile, missed their first it was just trash-talk then, but the fourth-year guard is stick a 15-1 run at the start of the (tendonitis left knee), the seven shots, failing to score ing w ith his boast. He backed it up by scoring 30 points in the third quarter as the Bucks won Grizzlies were outmatched their first field goal until rook Lakers’ 99-97 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday for only the third time in their down. It didn’t help ie Chris Robinson hit a 3-point- night. last 13 games. Robinson, who Vancouver’s cause when rook er with 6:03 remaining. “ If we don’t win the division, I’ll pay up,” Van Exel said. “A lot fouled out with 44 seconds loft, ie power forward. Aaron Vancouver went on an 13-5 of people wrote us off because of the injuries. Now but we’re has led the Bucks in scoring 30 Williams, getting his first run to cut the Bucks' lead to just trying to build up some momentum and get our team times this season. career start, picked up his 96-88 with 1:34 left, but failed healthy.’’ Sherman Douglas added 21 fourth foul early in the third to get any closer. The victory didn’t come without a cost as the injury-riddled points and nine assists while quarter. He eventually fouled The Grizzlies got to the free- Lakers lost two more big men to injuries. Elden Campbell suf center Andrew Lang, playing out three minutes into the throw line only 17 times, in fered a bruised a right buttock in the first half and left in the only his second game after fourth. cluding three in the first half, third quarter, and Travis Knight suffered a bruised right knee in missing more than a month of Also, Grizzlies rookie for compared to the Bucks’ 32. the first quarter and never returned. action, chipped in 12 points ward Roy Rogers had to be Milwaukee, in the midst of a Both are listed as questionable for Wednesday night’s home and nine rebounds as all five helped o ff the flo or when he seven-game road trip (its game against Denver. Milwaukee starters scored in fell awkwardly late in the longest in nine years), is at The injuries only seemed to strengthen the Lakers resolve. double figures. fourth quarter. Seattle on Thursday. “We knew coming in that if they won. that pretty much gave them the division,’’ Van Exel said. Sonics coach George Karl had a 20-minute closed door meet ing with Gary Payton after the game. When Karl met with the C h r i s - . media, he was distraught. “ Why our minds are de-energized at this time is a concern,” Karl said. “ This is the third or fourth game in a row that our beginnings have stunk.” Horsey Hawkins had 19 points on 4-for-13 shooting and was dismayed with the way he and his teammates played. P l e a s e “ This was the most im portant game of our season to date and 5K & 10K RUNS look how we played,” Hawkins said. “ We’re so-called pros and PLUS we didn’t play that way.” The Lakers won their fourth straight game and closed within a 2 MILE WALK R e c y c l e half-game of first place in the Pacific Division. The Lakers are SATURDAY, APRIL 12,11:00 AM trying to w in their first division crown since the 1989-90 season. STEPAN CENTER Van Exel’s free throw with 3.1 seconds left gave the Lakers a 99-95 lead that clinched the victory. 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He came off the bench to lead the Sonics with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Payton and Hersey Hawkins had 19 points C lieerleading & Leprechaun each. Van Exel’s layup gave the Lakers a 65-50 advantage, but the Sonics rallied with a 10-0 run after Campbell left the game. C linic S chedule Kemp had nine third-quarter points as the Sonics closed to 71- 68. Byron Scott’s 3-point shot with 10 seconds left in the first half Joyce C enter, G ym 4, 5:30 pm gave Los Angeles a 50-39 halftime lead. Van Exel had 12 points and Jones 11 for the Lakers. Kobe Bryant scored nine on 4-for-4 shooting off the bench, and Van Exel had two baskets and an A p ril 1, 2, 3 assist in a 9-3 run that closed the half.
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By BILL HART a three-game skid which The Irish then swept the last their matches. where Tennessee’s Whitney Sports W riter began on March 9 w ith a loss three matches to jump out to a On Monday, the Irish faced Dill managed to come from to Wake Forest. 4-2 lead at the end of singles 29th-ranked Tennessee at the behind to defeat Gates in three Notre Dame’s 1 2th-ranked In singles play, four players play. Kelly Zalinski, Darcie UT Varsity Courts in Knoxville. sets, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. They iced women’s tennis team had each posted singles wins for Sweet, and Kelley Olson all fin Despite a tight struggle, the the match when Manisha mixed results this weekend, Notre Dame. In the first ished off their opponents in Lady Vols squeezed out the Malhotra and Lepsi, the defeating a local rival before match, Jennifer Hall defeated straight sets. win, 6-3. nation’s eighth-ranked doubles falling to a national one. Purdue’s Mary Beth Maggart. In doubles play, Zalinski and The Irish were led by team, registered an 8-5 victory The Irish began their week They played one set, 6-1, Velasco defeated Purdue’s Velasco and Zalinski, who won over Gates and Hall. end schedule by defeating before Maggart retired from Jennifer Embry and Shannon the only matches of the day. With the win, the Lady Vols Purdue 5-4 on Saturday at Eck play. Senior Tiffany Gates lost Tahany at No. 2 doubles, 8-0, Velasco defeated Margie Lepsi improved their record to 12-7 Tennis Pavilion. The win ends a close third match in three to finish off the Boilermakers. in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, while and tied a season high with its sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3. The other two Irish duos lost Zalinski defeated Kristin fourth straight win, while the Bachochi, 6-3, 6-0. Later on, Irish fell to 10-8 on the season. the two teamed up to claim the Notre Dame returns home on only Irish doubles victory of Saturday to face William and the day, 8-3. Mary at the Eck Tennis The turning point in the Pavilion. The match begins at P r e v i e w match came at No. 3 singles, 3 p.m. H a p p y 2 1 s t festival N i g h t B i r t h d a y M a r k !
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They lost and Wayne Turner. Mercer Kentucky became a more bal expectations for a Kentucky ing up with ways to win and twice to South Carolina in the would develop into an All- anced team. team that wasn’t necessarily ways to win, and we kept next 23 games before the cham American and Turner would Jared Prickett and Nazr great. And the Wildcats nearly advancing,” said forward Scott pionship game. emerge as a floor leader. Mohammed played solidly pulled it off. Padgett. “ And 1 think that shows Tony Delk, Walter McCarty, Anderson, the team’s leading around the basket while Allen Kentucky, returning two the true heart of this team. 1 Antoine Walker and Mark Pope scorer, was having a stellar sea Edwards, Scott Padgett and starters from its 1996 NCAA don’t think we have anything to were NBA draft picks from the son when he went down with a Cameron Mills gave a lift with national title team, failed in its hang our heads about.” championship squad. Derek knee injury on Jan. 18. their perimeter shooting. has some experience catching tent pitcher.” wayside. None of the games first of nine consecutive home Baseball the Irish ace. “You can always Offensively, Wagner added a will be rescheduled. games for the Notre Dame, who count on him to give you seven pair of doubles to his recent hot “ It’s never good to get rained has played all but four games continued from page 28 (strong) innings.” streak, leftfielder Allen Greene out,” Wagner commented. away from South Bend this After jumping out to a 4-0 belted another home run, and “ Every game in the Big East is year. starting to come around.” lead in the top of the first, catcher Mike Amrhein extended im portant. We w ant to dom i “It’s somewhat difficult to The win over Central Schmalz and the Irish experi his hitting streak to 19 games nate the Big East from here on play on the road,” said Wagner. Michigan capped an undefeated enced their only shaky with a fifth inning double. out.” “At home, you’re familiar with three-game homestand for the moments of the day. The Blue and Gold played the The team will be back in your surroundings, you have Irish and gave them the confi Connecticut used a one-out Huskies to a 4-4 tie through action this afternoon at Frank your home fans, and you’re dence they were looking for as homer, along with a walk and three innings in the nightcap, Eck Stadium as they take on re able to relax. It’s just more they headed into what was sup two other hits, to cut Notre before a storm washed away gional opponent Eastern comfortable” posed to be a busy weekend Dame’s lead to two. any chance of completing the Illinois. The Irish shut out the If things go well over the next with doubleheaders on the road This was as close as the contest. The squad faced more 1996 Ohio Valley Conference week-and-a-half, the Irish can versus Connecticut and St. Huskies would come for the of the same after traveling to champions 5-0 in the only use their home field advantage John’s. remainder of the contest St. John’s on Easter and two meeting of the two teams last to create a comfortable cushion The weekend certainly start though, as Schmalz blazed more potentially important season. between themselves and the ed well, as senior hurler Darin through Connecticut’s order for conference wins went by the The contest w ill mark the cver-pesky .500 mark Schmalz limited the Huskies to the next eight innings, allowing just two runs on four hits over just one more hit. nine innings to record his third “That's his style,” praised complete game of the season. Wagner. “ He likes to go right “That’s just how Darin pitch after the hitters. He is a consis es,” explained Wagner, who especially here at Notre Dame, Baker want to be taken seriously and are backing up that desire with continued from page 28 performances that can’t bo denied their merit. championships by North As Notre Dame celebrates 25 JSTO TR E JO^LIY IE G O E F COURSE Carolina last season, in the last years of co-education this year, Rockne M em orial three years the team boasts a there is no better testament to national championship and two it than the women’s athletics Student daily 9 hole rate $5 A dd'l 9 $3 runners-up. tradition that has stemmed Student C lub Rental $5 Even down to the women’s from that decision. And the lacrosse players. Although they tradition will continue. C all <53 1-6425 fo r Tee Tim es have not quite had a chance to prove themselves, they fought their way to earning the title and amenities of being a varsity sport, and now are looking for the chance to get their names in the record books. Overall, the Irish female ath letes are making a statement. Unlim ited Tanning In fact, it is a bit unfair to refer to them as “female athletes.” A football player isn’t referred to as a male football player. 1 w e e k They are athletes, regardless of gender, race, or whatever. Granted, male athletes are bigger, stronger, and often faster, and it w ill be a long time, if ever, before we will see women playing men on the col lege basketball court or soccer field. But women everywhere, Voted: SUMMER HELP WANTED A r e a ' s B e Job Coach Tanning Maryville Academy-City of Youth, Illinois’ largest private Residential G r a d u a t i o n Child-Care facility has part-time posi tions available. We are seeking ma ture, energetic individuals who have or want experience working with trou bled children. 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It’s good to have one 12-1 victory, allowing one run Murray sparked the offense and two RBIs to pace Notre through nine hitters that can on four hits. It was spring cleaning time against the Pirates in the first Dame. The highlight of the 6-2 become impact players. That’s After a sub-par start, the this weekend in South Orange, game of Saturday’s double- Irish victory came in the fifth one of the strengths of this Irish have been scorching of N.J., as the Notre Dame soft header, contributing two hits. inning when co-captain team.” late, compiling a 14-5 record ball team swept two double- Third baseman Kara McMahon Murray and freshman phenom Murray and Marten com in their last 19 games, all on headers against Big East rival and outfielder Liz Perkins also Sarah Mathison slammed bined for five hits in the first the road. Murray attributes Seton Hall. added two hits apiece for the back-to-back home runs. game of the series on the team’s recent success to The Irish opened their Irish. Pinch hitter Amy Mathison finished with three Thursday. A fifth inning explo improved team chemistry, as conference schedule with a Laboe’s single in the sixth hits, as the Blue and Gold sion led to six Irish runs, and a well as a tough spring tourna bang, defeating the 7-11 inning plated two runs, allow pounded out 12 hits as a team. large enough cushion for ment schedule. Pirates by an average margin ing the squad to end the game Senior Joy Battersby picked up Angela Bessolo, who picked up “It was great to play all the of more than seven runs per after the sixth, by virtue of the her third win of the season, al her team-leading eighth win of tough teams in the spring be game over the four game mercy rule. Kelly Nichols lowing six hits and two runs. the season w ith the 7-1 victo cause these are the teams we’ll series. Improving its record to picked up the 9-1 complete Murray believes that her ry- face in the post-season,” 16-12 overall and 4-0 in the game victory, her fifth of the strong offensive performance Marten also dominated the Murray said. “We know that Big East, the team put on a season, by hurling a one hitter. and that of fellow captain second game on Thursday, go they will improve, but so will offensive clinic, while the “ It feels good to be the ones Marten is a result of the team’s ing 3-3 with two runs scored we. It’s a good bench mark for pitching staff continued to to end the game early, instead ability to evenly distribute the and one RBI. Perkins and where we need to be.” dominate the opposition. of having (the game) end early, w ork load. Mathison each added three Up next for the Blue and “(The games versus Seton from a losing perspective,” “We (Murray and Marten) hits, including two doubles. Gold are the Boilermakers of Hall) were good for us to get said Murray. put a lot of pressure on our Notre Dame demolished the Purdue, with.two games slated more comfortable and gain In the final game of the selves,” said Murray. “In the Pirates’ pitching with 14 hits, for tomorrow in West confidence,” said co-captain weekend, Seton Hall tried to early part of the season, other while ace Kelly Nichols com Lafayette. Meghan Murray. “Offensively slow down the red hot Irish ■ S ports B riefs Climbing Wall Orientations are available at from 6-7:15 p.m. Classes are held in the Joyce C a s t in g & A n g l in g the climbing wall in the Rockne Memorial every Center, Rolfs and campus lakes. Equipment is Sunday at 1 p.m. and Wednesday at 6 p.m. Sign provided, but participants are encouraged to up outside the wall. bring their own. The fee is $8 for the class and C l in ic Advanced Scuba—RecSports will be sponsor is open to students, staff and faculty. Advance ing Advanced Scuba Classes. 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MICHIGAN SOUTH BEND (219) 234-5200 page 22 The Observer • SPORTS Wednesday, A p ril 2, 1997 The Observer/Brandon Candura Junior Mollie Pierick attempts to block the shot of Kellie Jolly ball handlers as Mollie Peirick and Jeannine Augustin had Game trouble with Tennessee’s taller continued from page 28 guards, who helped to cause 23 Notre Dame turnovers leading Center Katryna Gaither was to 21 UT points. dominant in the paint as she “We’ve really been trying to had 14 points in the first half on emphasize our defense lately, her way to a team high 28. and we played with a lot of Besides Holdsclaw’s 13 for 25 intensity,” Tennessee coach Pat performance from the field she Summit said. “We made a lot of drew the assignment of defend big time plays on defense.” ing Morgan. “1 thought they had good pressure on the ball, and that’s The Observer/Brandon Candura “1 viewed it as a challenge de Senior center Katryna Gaither struggles to wrestle a rebound away from Pashen Thompson. fensively,” Holdsclaw said. the key to good defense,” McGraw said. “1 thought that “Going out playing as poorly minutes into the half, but three answered, it was Abby Conklin their way to a 43-34 edge in for 40 minutes they played very as we played is disappointing pointers from Morgan and who was 3 of 4 from behind the that category. The 14-point aggressively, and it was a great but a good team w ill do that to Sheila McMillen brought the arc and had 11 points, or it was margin marked the largest lead defensive effort on their part.” you," Morgan said. Irish back into the contest as Kyra Elzy who added 14 points the Volunteers had throughout That defensive effort pre Tennessee extended their first they refused to go quietly. of her own. the game as McGraw saw her vented Irish guards from being half lead on a jumper by The Irish got back to within “We felt really good at that team’s remarkable season come able to get the ball in the paint Holdsclaw with 6:14 left, but three, but Holdsclaw took point but we just needed a de to an end. But it didn’t end to Gaither in the first 10 min Rosanne Bohman scored four of advantage of an Irish turnover fensive stop and some re without them proving them utes of the .second half. her six points on consecutive and dialled long range herself bounds,” McGraw said. selves. McGraw commented on Whenever Gaither got the ball trips down the floor and a layup to give her squad a bit of But the Irish could not stop where she thinks her team in the post she usually scored or by Gaither at the buzzer to breathing room. the Volunteers down the stretch ranks. was fouled as she shot 10 for 15 bring the score to 29-28 in fa Morgan drained another as they shot 52 percent from “I think this team proved that from the field and 8 for 8 from vor of the Vols. three to bring the score to 45- the field in the second stanza. they are on of the best of the the charity stripe. Coming out of the locker 43 with just over 10 minutes They also beat the Irish off the country and this season is The Volunteers extended room, the Volunteer defense left in the contest. But if it boards as they took advantage something we are very, very, their lead to seven points three continued to hound the Irish wasn’t Holdsclaw who of 20 offensive rebounds on proud of.” But it was her dominating ef live was able to consistently get points in the next minute and a it. She can do it all.” Vol fort against the Irish that really an open look despite the rather half as the Vols pushed a one- Teammate Abby Conklin was cemented the award. intense attention of the Irish point half-time lead to six. a bit more succinct in assessing continued from page 28 Not only did Holdsclaw lead defense. To combat the onslaught, Holdsclaw’s impact on the Lady the game in scoring, she Holdsclaw was 13-25 from McGraw soon shifted to a box- Vols with the tournament’s best loss since grade school. chipped in a marvelous effort at the field and 5-6 from the line. and-one on Holdsclaw, but even one-liner. She wasn’t about to let that the defensive end, particularly She was especially instrumental that was too little, too late. Responding to a reporter’s change. in the second half. early in the second half when “She’s outstanding,” said question of where would the Already a two-time All- With 17:06 left, for example, UT took command of the game. McGraw. “She’s talented. She team be without Holdsclaw, American, Holdsclaw only Holdsclaw stripped Irish guard Leading by three at the 17:55 works hard. She can put the Conklin shot back, “Spring added to her growing legend by Mollie Peirick and raced to the mark, Holdsclaw scored six ball on the floor. She can shoot break.” pouring in 31 points, as she led other end and converted the her Lady Volunteers to an 80- lay-up. The four-point swing 66 victory over the Cinderella put the Lady Vols in front 37- Irish. 30, marking their biggest lead “She was a human highlight to that point. She added three film ," praided Notre Dame more steals in the second stan coach Muffet McGraw. “I think za. . she is the best player in the na The scorer also turned stop tion.” per, as the extremely athletic McGraw may have a good ar Holdsclaw did her part in gument, especially when one putting the clamps on Irish star considers the kind of success Beth Morgan. Though Morgan Holdsclaw’s teams have had. did manage 18, Holdsclaw pro The 6-foot-2 Holdsclaw vided a taller and quicker de brought four high school state fender and frustrated Morgan championships to Knoxville and throughout the contest. hasn’t let up since. “ She’s a great player and did Tennessee’s 68-59 victory a great job defensively,” said over Old Dominion in the title Morgan. “ She’s got those long, game Sunday night marked the lanky arms that seem to go for second time in two years that ever.” Holdsclaw, who tallied 24 in the But Holdsclaw’s effort at the contest, could call herself a other end of the floor could not “champion." In addition, she be overlooked either. was named the tournament’s Fluid and able to create her most outstanding player. The Observer/Rob Finch own shot, the Astoria, N.Y., na- Despite the tough defense of Mollie Pierick and Jeannine Augustin, Chamique Holdsclaw scored 31 points. Wednesday, A p ril 2, 1997 The Observer • W OMEN’S BASKETBALL page 23 Luck of the Irish runs out L ast Friday night, the clock Finally struck mid night for the Cinderella story of the Notre Dame women’s basketball team. But before they were done they made history, and lots of it. After their 80-66 loss to the eventual NCAA cham- p i o n T e n n e s s e e Volunteers, head coach M u f f e t M c Craw j oe c avat0 walked into Assistant Spom Editor the press conference room. Her opening remarks were not about the team's 23 turnovers or being beaten off the boards. They were words of pu ide in her squad’s remarkable season. “Wo just finished the most outstanding run in the history of Notre Dame basketball,” McGraw said. “ I couldn’t be prouder of these two people be side me (Both Morgan and Katryna Gaither). I think that they’re both All-Americans. They had tremendous seasons, tremendous NCAA tourna ments. I can't say enough good things about the way they have taken our program from nowhere to the Final Four.” McGraw went on to comment on the character and heart of her team that overcame nu merous adversities in many forms to finish the year 31-7. "Although we’re disappointed with our performance. I could not be prouder of these two or my team. 1 don't think there was any other team in the country that has been through The Observer/Brandon Candura what we've been through, and Irish senior forward Rosanne Bohman fights off Volunteer defender Niya Butts in an attempt to score in the semifinal battle. to win 31 games is an outstand Adrienne Jordan, to have the classmates as she became only ing accomplishment.” Big East conference and won ent into the spotlight that too best four-year class record in Accomplishment is something the third Irish freshman to lead its first NCAA tournament many times has gone unnoticed Notre Dame history with a the team in scoring while the that this team, particularly the game over Purdue. by the national media as well mark of 97-32, good for a win team enjoyed a 22-7 record seniors, know all about. This year the Irish began as the students — who prob ning percentage of .758. Everyone knows about the and earned its second NCAA with their best start ever, ably didn’t realize how good The two years before the tournament bid. school’s top two leading scorers knocking off two top 10 teams this team really was. and first two 2,000 point scor class of ‘97 stepped foot on The following year the Irish in the WNIT, rising up to a pro “It was a great experience,” campus McGraw’s squads were ers, All-Americans Morgan and had a 21-10 mark while win gram best seventh ranking in Morgan said. “The Final Four trapped in mediocrity as they Gaither. Morgan and Gaither ning two of their three games the polls. is a great accomplishment of had marks of 14-17 in 1991-92 combined with their class in the women’s NIT. In its The Irish were rolling but our team and our program. and 15-12 in 1992-93. Morgan junior campaign McGraw’s mates, Jeannine Augustin, then more injuries hit, and it Going out and playing as poorly saw the most action of her Rosanne Bohman, and squad finished second in the looked as if the season fu ll of so as we did is disappointing but a much promise might be in jeop lot of players go through a pro ardy. However the veteran gram and don’t get a chance squad refused to make excuses that we did. I think looking as the Irish bounced back from back we’re very proud of that.” the injuries and several losses As they should be, and now to unranked foes to regain everyone knows how special a momentum. They continued to team this was as they were one make marks in the “W” column of the Final Four. Despite their shattering the previous record loss to the now five-time for wins in a season of 23. champs Tennessee, they will be Their NCAA tournament run, remembered how McGraw will eliminating the No. 3, 2, and 5 remember them and exactly seeds, surprised everybody but how they should be — as w in themselves. It finally brought ners. their accomplishments and tal 1997 NCAA ; i< Semifinals Notre Dame 66 Tennessee women's final four. 80 The Observer/Rob Finch Senior guard Beth Morgan looks to pass out of the Tennessee double team in Friday’s game. The Observer/ Melissa Weber 24 The Observer • SPORTS Wednesday April 2, 1997 Katryna Gaither (left) found her self caught in a physical battle as the Vols were a force on the boards as well as on the perimeter as Sheila McMillen (below) and the other guards were hounded by an intense defense. E n d o f t h e d r e a m Notre Dame’s first ever trip to the Final Four was cut a bit short as the defending champs knocked the Irish out of the tournament and ended their remark able, record-breaking season. Jeannine Augustine realizes that their NCAA run has come to an end. Katryna Gaither and Rosanne Bohman (above) try to solve the mys tery of how to defeat the now five time NCAA champs. Head coach Muffet McGraw (right) walks off the floor after she coached her team to the best season in the history of ND women’s basketball. Photos by Rob Finch Wednesday, A p ril 2, 1997 The Observer • SPORTS page 25 0 MEN S LACROSSE Irish defeat ranked opponent in overtime thriller By CHARLEY GATES Dusseau agreed. “They had “I wouldn’t use the word ‘con come.” “At that point we were just Sports Writer played two games before this — cerned’ to describe us at half- And come the goals did, as the thinking, ‘Let’s end it here,”’ one well and one not so well. time,” recalled Corrigan. “They Domers scored four unanswered observed DeRiso. “ We were a The Notre Dame men’s But they played very well on were playing very well. The goals of their own. Sophomore man-up, which is an ideal situa lacrosse team didn’t invent Saturday.” ‘good’ Hobart team definitely midfielder Brad Owen initiated tion in overtime, and we just lacrosse (they left that to the The game was a see-saw bat showed up. Their goalie espe the run with 13:21 left in the wanted to give them no oppor Native Americans); they just tle in which the lead changed cially was playing well.” third quarter. Goals from tunities and to get a goal our perfected it. Twelfth-ranked hands seven times. Notre Dame Hobart goalie Mike Cullen fin Dusseau, Stedman Oakey, and selves.” Hobart was the latest victim of began the scoring just 1:40 into ished with 16 saves for the Ned Webster quickly followed — Notre Dame did not have to the men’s rampage, falling 10-9 the contest when junior mid Statesmen, a feat which DeRiso all came within 1:26 of each w ait long. DeRiso tossed a no to the Irish in overtime on fielder Burke Hayes beat Hobart described as “ phe no m e na l.” other, giving the Irish a 7-6 lead look pass to Dusseau who quick Saturday, afternoon on a messy goaltender Mike Cullen for a 1-0 “ To get that many saves is in with 8:30 remaining in the third ly whipped a shot that deflected Moose Krause Stadium field. lead. Hobart notched the next credible,” he quipped. “He really quarter. The lead changed off Cullen and into the net for a “This was a great win for us,” two tallies, but the Irish came had a tremendous day.” hands several more times, but 10-9 Irish victory. stated head coach Kevin marching back to take a 3-1 “We knew [at the half] that Webster gave Notre Dame a 9-8 “This was important for us,” Corrigan. “They were a team lead on back-to-back unassisted they were playing well,” ex advantage with four minutes left stated Dusseau. that was playing very well, and goals by senior attackman Will plained Dusseau, “but we were in the contest, but Hobart “It was nice, but I don’t look at we beat them.” DeRiso. Hobart, however, playing very well, too. We were notched the game with 2:44 games too carefully during the “Hobart was a strong team,” closed out the half with four getting lots of good opportuni remaining and forced an extra regular season,” stated sophomore attackman Chris decisive goals to nab a 5-3 lead. ties; we were doing everything stanza. 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Stepan Center - s s s s e 6 Member FDIC University of Notre Dame Are you frustrated at the Wednesday, A pril 2nd 6:30 PM lack of DIVERSITY on camp The University of Notre Dame Security/Police The Multicultural Executive Council Department will be auctioning abandoned is looking for new members. bicycles, calculators, watches, stereo and jew elry items, an older stair stepper exercise machine, and 2 University vehicles. Doors open at 6:30 pm , bidding to start at 7:00 pm . Call 631- 8340 with questions. Public invited-cash only. Applications are available in the Notre Dame community members may write Student Activities Office, 315 LaFortune checks. All items sold "as is." All sales final. and are due back to this office by April 4, 1997. page 26 The Observer • CARTOON QUEST Wednesday, A p ril 2, 1997 B u r IdE11- H*V$ "fe y ~ g f j L ^ © s e Y jp u r —r •_ I . Tv .... ^ & wn Adventure T T TTzo «£;/// /b//ow in the path of Dave Kellett and Ed Leader as the next cartoonist for-The M /t/ Observer? Each of these candidates has his eye set on being the next. And the decision is V V up to you. That’s right: your vote w ill determine which comic strip appears in The Observer. This week we continue our contest to find the next cartoonist. The ballots for voting w ill appear below this week. Clip, snip or rip them out during lunch and put them in the ballot boxes located next to the doors as you leave the dining hall. Ballots can also be dropped off at The Observer, 314 LaEortune. A L o n g W a y F r o m S o m e w h e r e Kevin Trovini 4 '. ' ; . ' .. ' A Long Way From Somewhere looks at the chaos and comedy of undergraduate life at Notre Dame. The strip cen Xow k»voWy X J p rJ f Take this pierCy-Fbr ters around the life of A.J., a shy but friendly undergrad, and Think. 3 f t campi-LS art is never looked his outgoing roommate (currently unnamed). A.J. is always fV -ta l loopiy symbolizing ST-jeKfS, finding himself caught up in some wacky misadventure (often ugly. Tom ju yt hav£ To fo rm an irvlivijilalc. r in g th e KD Urvlccvfand w kyf I f during his work-study position at the South Dining Hall) and ^OmmmnjTy. The $o|,"-fary TfCfi tends to bring his unwilling roomie along for the ride. Whereas represents -TO finjO y it. in thd mi M e n A b o u t C a m p u s Dan S ullivan ..AMt> v N.D.C.D. B l u e s J ohn H lavaty The main characters of N.D.C.D. Blues are a nameless koala bear and a penguin, and the strip’s setting will vary. In general, I will mock events happening around and to me. Since I am a Notre Dame stu dent, obviously Notre Dame events will play a role in the strip’s theme. H ey! y/| 5 h... But I’ll also explore all aspects of my life here, which means I don’t ovtt toOwVfL. / Vjxvwxcx want to focus solely on Notre Dame. These first seven strips demon D/ 5«7 (TV?) strate this. None of them deal directly with Notre Dame, but of the events surrounding it. The jokes regarding the Huddle, the dining hall food, the sports teams, etc., have been done ad nauseam. I hope to put a slightly fresher perspective in this strip. John Hlavaty T h e L il y p a d J eremiah C onway Pete/ Qe(come) &redt The strip is about Ron, Pete, and everyone else’s crazy lives here at ND. 1r\ov3 jKoi\,aM if . < vy The Stars o’ the Show: toas foicr :J ^oor*? Viafwyiwa..y r A ? / '/ Ron is pretty delusional, and Pete tends to be more sane, as I V < does Lissa when compared to her roommate, Jen. Lissa is an engineer, and Jen is an architecture major, although that may change. Crazy Bill is the demented next-door neighbor of Ron and Pete; he’s pretty messed up. The Two Giant Squirrels are friends of Crazy Bill on the Bookstore Basketball team. Lenny, a chupacabra, lives in Pete's pillow. M Jeremiah Conway Submit you vote for your favorite comic strip Vote A L o n g W a y F r o m S o m e w h e r e M e n A b o u t C a m p u s Today! N.D.C.D. B l u e s T h e L il y p a d Place ballots in the boxes by the dining hall doors Wednesday, A p ril 2, 1997 The Observer • TODAY page 27 MIXED MEDIA JA C K O H M A N YOUR HOROSCOPE JEANE DIXON HAPPY BIRTHDAY! IN THE the cooking and clean-up chores will NEXT YEAR OF YOUR LIFE: give you more time to enjoy your Courage will help you find success guests. FOlK$ ARC in business and happiness in love. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): POW ERFUL WORR'ER Refuse lo be bullied or nagged into Those who give more than they about an doing something that does not feel demand will eventually gain their y o u , D !,,. right. Although teamwork is the key heart’s desire. Focus on removing to swifter career advancement, there an obstacle to your love life by will be times when you must work peaceful means. Finesse, not force, alone. 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Z E C C H 1 N 0 S U 1 T 0 R 23 "Not " 41 The word Annual subscriptions are available for the 1 N T E R N E T A C C E D E ("Think nothing 42 Rock’s Siouxsie best of Sunday crosswords from the last L E S L 1 E S W E E D E D of it”) and th e 50 years: (800) 762-1665. A “Drink” * 12-ounce beer *10-ounce wine cooler * 3-ounce glass of sherry or port * 4-ounce glass of (12%) wine * 1.25 ounces of 80 proof distilled liquor * 1/2 ounce (12 grams) of pure ethanol :'H P m Sponsored by the Office of Alcohol and Drug Education Let's s e e , w e a llju s t had one d r in k — right? SPORTS page 28 Wednesday, A p ril 2, 1997 0 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 0 Irish Insight March Sadness Women’s sports on the rise here’s a trend forming in the sports world. If T you don’t know about it, ask any of the Notre Dame women’s basketball players. Or for that matter, any of the f e m a 1 e ______a th le te s Betsy Baker at N otre Associate Sports Editor Dame. ------From a universal level to right here in South Bend, Ind., women’s athletics is gaining momentum. Starting with the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and looking forward to this year's inaugural Women’s National Basketball Association, the female athlete has begun to receive unprecedented recog nition. Don’t think for a second that it is undeserved either. Following the ‘96 games in Atlanta in which the United States won the medal count with 101 medals (Germany was second with 65), the United States Olympic Com m ittee elected the U.S. women's basketball team as The Observer/Rob Finch the Team of the Year. The Junior Kari Hutchinson looks on in despair as the dream of a national chamionship for the Irish fades in a 80-66 loss to the Volunteers. women hoopsters barely edged out the “Magnificent Seven” women’s gymnastic Holdsclaw Experience lead team (who can forget Kerri Strug’s dramatic Finish to win By JOE CAVATO tournament games and were struggled as the Irish shot 35 the team gold?) by one vote. dominates Assistant Sports Editor making their first trip past the percent from the field com It doesn't end there. second round, saw their dream pared to the Vols who shot 32 In third place was the gold By TIM SHERMAN In the battle of old versus season finally come to an end. percent and the 4-4 score with medalist women’s softball Senior Sports W riter new, it was proved that experi Chamique Holdsclaw, who 14 m inutes left in the stanza team, and in fourth, the gold ence does pay off. poured in 31 on the evening, resembled a grade school score medalist women’s soccer Entering Friday’s NCAA The Tennessee Volunteers, and a seasoned Tennessee rather than a NCAA semifinal. team. Remember that the semifinal matchup against winners of Five NCAA champi squad that has the experience A relentless Volunteer defense category wasn’t WOMEN’S Notre Dame, Tennessee for onships in 11 years and who o f playing 18 top 25 teams on held Notre Dame sharpshooter Team of the Year, just Team ward Chamique Holdsclaw have made 10 trips to the Final the year, were simply too much Beth Morgan to 1 for 9 from the of the Year. had not ended a season w ith a Four, simply had too many for the Irish who saw their sea field for just three points. The same is true here at answers for Notre Dame. The son end with a 31-7 record. Notre Dame. see V O L/ page 22 Irish, who have won five NCAA In the First half, both offenses see GAME / page 22 While the male athletes are working hard to maintain the 0 BASEBALL outstanding tradition created long ago, the women are cre ating their own. Irish shut down Huskies Although Muffet McGraw's squad lost to national champi By BRIAN REINTHALER for Notre Dame, as the team broke the on Tennessee in the semi 10-run barrier for the third consecutive Assistant Sports Editor finals, the team completed a time and pounded out 19 hits against historical season for the pro There is good news and bad news. the Chippewas. gram and Irish basketball in The other major highlight from the The bad news is that three of Notre general. contest came in two parts from the bat Dame’s four scheduled Big East con A week and a half ago, the tests were canceled due to rain. The of sophomore Jeff Wagner. Wagner, Irish fencing team placed sec Irish had been looking forward to those who won Big East Rookie of the Year ond at the NCAA national games, both as a measuring stick for honors last season and started strong in championships, and leading their progress thus far, and as a means 1997, fell into a bit of a slump in recent the way for it was freshman to improve their 0-3 conference record. weeks. However, the sophomore slug Magda Krol, national champi The good news is that the squad took ger has begun to pull it together. on in the women’s epee divi Wagner went yard for his second and advantage of the one game that they sion. Right behind her was were able to complete, shutting down third home runs of the year and was sophomore All-American Sara the Huskies of Connecticut, 7-2. Due to four for five with six RBIs on the day. Walsh, who placed second in a 14-9 victory over Central Michigan “ I started off the season well,” noted women's foil championship last Thursday, Saturday’s win over the designated hitter, “but I developed for the second consecutive Connecticut gave the Irish a four-game some bad habits.” Wagner attributed year. winning streak, which equals their his turnaround to seeing the ball from Add the women’s soccer the time it leaves the pitcher’s hand. longest of the season. team to that equation. On Thursday, centerfielder Randall “When I was in the slump,” said Although the Irish were edged Brooks became the second player in Wagner, “I wasn’t seeing the ball. I’ve out of back-to-back national The Observer/Rob Finch eight days to tie the Irish record for been working hard on it though and it’s Senior catcher Mike Amrhein is currently in the midst most hits in one game. Brooks’ five hits of a 19 game hitting streak. keyed yet another offensive explosion see BASEBALL / page 20 see BAKER / page 20 vs. Eastern Illinois vs. William & Mary Today at 5 p.m. April 5, 3 p.m. Mens lacrosse defeats H obart SFOES at Purdue Men vs. Hofstra Tomorrow at 2 p.m. April 5, 3 p.m. ’V see page 25 vs. Purdue Women vs. Ohio State Women’s tennis has mixed results April 5, 1 p.m. April 6, 12 p.m. C/D see page 19 mm f l